The Blind Side


The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film. It is written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis.[2][3] The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School (a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School in the suburbs of Memphis, Tennessee[4]), his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, and on to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football. For her performance, Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. The film itself also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Besides Bullock, the film stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, and Kathy Bates as Miss Sue.[2] The movie also features appearances by several current and former NCAA coaches, including SEC coaches Houston Nutt and Ed Orgeron (Oher's coaches in college, though Nutt represented Arkansas at the time and therefore does so in the film) and Nick Saban (who was at LSU at the time and represents it in the film), former coaches Lou Holtz, Tommy Tuberville, Phillip Fulmer, as well as recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.[5]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Side_%28film%29

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/

From Elinor.

台灣成功大學發現的海嘯逃生術





結論是逃入有樹的林中，很有效，有時間的去看短片就知道。





以下影片為台灣成功大學水工試驗所發現的「海嘯逃生術」:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94wUy38Tg8E&feature=player_embedded wjm



我們國人真的很厲害，經由這位老兄搏命實驗中得知有很多防範措施是可再深入探討與改善。想想很多人還不知道這設備其實就在台灣的成大，感到十分可惜...



而同樣都是海島國家，日本電視台願意來台採訪，並做這樣的節目來教育民眾。

相形之下，台灣的電視台教育性節目卻過度缺乏..... 最諷刺的是，這樣的技術是在台灣拍攝，但我們台灣人卻是透過日本節目得知，令人不勝唏噓.....

From Elinor.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jbV5dGvJWyo


教你打電腦不會腰酸背痛

長時間坐在辦公室，盯著電腦螢幕，手離不開電腦鍵盤的上班族們，對於電腦會造成的文明病一定相當熟悉。這部影片中也點出，不對的電腦使用方式，將會讓你在使用電腦時腰痠背痛，而影片中這隻「神秘的手」，也會替你迅速恢復正確的姿勢，遠離惱人的電腦病。

電腦幾乎已經和現代人的生活形影不離，不管是辦公時要用電腦，就連下班時間也要靠著電腦和親戚朋友們聯絡感情。雖然的確成功地讓「天涯若比鄰」，但電腦螢幕的輻射，以及長使用電腦時姿勢不當，都會讓健康亮起紅燈。

而這部由電信公司沃達豐(Vodaphone)所製作的影片中，1隻「神秘的手」會隨時調整電腦族的不良姿勢，包括桌椅的位置、上班族是否平視電腦螢幕，或甚至是來自窗外的光源，都與上班族的健康息息相關。

除了電腦使用姿勢需要調整以外，影片最後也指出，在使用電腦30分鐘後，最好也能夠外出運動30分鐘。只是這對上班族來說，可能是很難實現的夢想。

From Elinor.

Get it here.

From Futari.

Welcome to Chinese Wal-Mart




We thought our Wal-Marts had it all.



Crocodiles.





Bulk Rice.




Mixed Meat for the choosing.

(I'm sure they all washed their hands first!!!)




Turtles and
Other stuff.



You guess!

(It looks familiar, but definitely not something that I've eaten,)

(or going to!!!)




Walmart Brand
Spirits




Rib Cages.

(From what?) (or who?)




Assorted Dried
Reptiles.
(I was actually craving that!!! Honest)




Beautiful Boxes
Of Liquor.



Frogs.


A Large Selection Of
Chopsticks.



Ducks on a rack

(They say it tastes just like chicken!!!)



Great Value Brand Beef
Granules.



Pig Faces.

(I'm drooling all over my shirt!!!)



Antibacterial
BikiniUnderwear For Men.



Diet Water. (HMMM.)





Meat Water.

(Notice the flavors on the bottles)



Specialty Pickles.

(Just like "Cracker Jacks" a prize in every jar!)




100% Powdered Horse Milk

(no ponies!).


Gosh . .. . And American Wal-Marts only
Have crazily dressed people ! ! ! !

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=otaku

Otaku is extremely negative in meaning as it is used to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc)

Would you explain the meaning of this title "The Blind Side"?


Thanks a lot.

1. 「宅女」也可稱 "otaku"

2. "otaku" 已被汙名化



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%85%E5%A5%B3

視線死角?

Contribution from Futari.


As everyone knows, the tsunami in Southeast Asia was devastating both in the loss of life and economically to the region.
However now that the cleanup is underway in the region, deep sea creatures that live too deep to be studied are being found scattered throughout the wreckage. These creatures were washed up on shore when the waves hit.