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• Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 543
              Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. Read more here: Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]
  23 hours ago

• Early Self Esteem: A Triathlete Amputees Dating Experience, part 2

  
  Blogs — Authority: 160
  "Our stories are in us from a long time ago," says DeeDee Myers  a leadership trainer, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children. One pivotal story happened on her first date at age 16. She met a cute boy at a football game. It was a chilly day so she had on a jacket. When the boy arrived ...
  2 days ago

• Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different than Picking a Pair of Glasses? [Aimee Mullins]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 543
            I think technology has evolved enough to let us be earnest about the fact that a consumer of a prosthetic is the same consumer buying an iPod or glasses or a couch for their house. You want options Read more: Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different than Picking a Pair of Glasses? [Aimee Mullins]
  5 days ago

• This week in shoes

  
  ShoeBlog — Authority: 131
  Okay, so this one is from several weeks back: - Hundreds of shoes from Imelda Marco’s infamous collection were rescued from rising floodwaters by dedicated museum workers at the Marikina Shoe Museum. - In shoe-throwing news, a shoe is thrown at the former Australian Prime minister John Howard , while ...
  5 days ago

• US Army Helps Amputees With Second Life Treatment

  
  Second Life Update — Authority: 433
  AVESS which is the Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space will be launching to help the amputees in the United States Army. The project is a partnership with Virtual Ability Inc . Funding is provided by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. The project will use the Second Life Enterprise ...
  1 week ago

• Conference Will Present "2009 Spot Courage Award" to Molly the Ponys Caregiver Team for Exemplary Awareness and Prevention of Support-Limb Laminitis

  
  Fran Jurga's "HoofBlog": Up-to-the Minute News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal — Authority: 123
  5 November 2009 | Fran Jurgas Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comMolly the Pony will be an honored guest at the Laminitis Conference in Florida this weekend. Her caregiving and medical team will receive the Spot Courage Award for their diligent care of Molly with a goal of preventing laminitis in her "good" front leg. (Pam ...
  1 week ago

• Calf Gets Prosthetic Legs

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 511
  Here’s the heartwarming story of the day: Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter, Martha, found Meadow on a neighbor’s property. The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. [...] Doctors amputated a portion of Meadow’s hind legs in August and fitted her with the ...
  1 week ago

• Mariatu Kamara. Victim of Sierra Leone’s war.

  
  Times LIVE Blogs - Posts — Authority: 149
  In a book, The Bite of the Mango, a 23-year-old woman, recounts horrific tales of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. After being raped at 12 by an older man in her village, Mariatu Kamara was captured by rebel soldier boys who brutally chopped both her hands off. I didn’t feel any pain. But my legs [...]Related ...
  2 weeks ago

• Double Amputee Needed to Complete Epic Star Wars Costume

  
  Geekstir — Authority: 634
  I agree with this guy. The scene when Chewbacca carries the half assembled C3PO on his back is a great scene. It’s also a great idea for a costume. If I had no legs, I would definitely reply to this ad and proudly become the C3PO upon his back.
  2 weeks ago

• Hallows Eve Recap

  
  Meyrick Jones Racing — Authority: 114
  The Hallows Eve 10km on Sunday was a lot of fun. Its been quite a while since I ran a race with over a dozen people I know so that made it different for sure. Here are some of the IF crew... many not pictured. I went into the race with no plan whatsoever other than to enjoy myself. I knew I wanted to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Jimmy Carr Amputee

  
  GrumpyOldTwat — Authority: 471
  Only one word from me. Cunt. TheEye has a few more  here
  2 weeks ago

• Plain Wrong Star Wars-Halloween-Costume-Ad

  
  Nerdcore — Authority: 639
  Wie strange muss man drauf sein, um tatsächlich so eine Anzeige bei Craigslist zu schalten? Und wie strange bin ich drauf, wenn ich mir dann tatsächlich vorstelle, wie so ein Halloween-Kostüm aussehen würde? Die Antwort auf beide Fragen lautet: Sehr! Das Bild der Original-Anzeige gibt’s hier in groß, hier ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craigslist Ad By A Horrid Excuse for a Human Being [Wrongmodo]

  
  KIJO — Authority:
  If you begin anything with "this might seem strange and offensive," then stop. Seriously, just stop. Dont be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. Click on the image for a closer look at the ad. Im ashamed to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craigslist Ad A Horrid Excuse For A Human Being

  
  autotechie.com — Authority: 155
  If you begin anything with “this might seem strange and offensive”, then stop. Seriously, just stop. Don’t be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. (more…) View post: Craigslist Ad A Horrid Excuse For A Human ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craigslist Ad By A Horrid Excuse for a Human Being [Wrongmodo]

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 462
  If you begin anything with “this might seem strange and offensive,” then stop. Seriously, just stop. Don’t be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. Click on the image for a closer look at the ad. I’m ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craigslist Ad By A Horrid Excuse for a Human Being [Wrongmodo]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 895
  If you begin anything with "this might seem strange and offensive," then stop. Seriously, just stop. Dont be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. Click on the image for a closer look at the ad. Im ashamed to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craigslist Ad By A Horrid Excuse for a Human Being [Wrongmodo]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 543
      If you begin anything with “this might seem strange and offensive,” then stop. Continued here: Craigslist Ad By A Horrid Excuse for a Human Being [Wrongmodo]
  3 weeks ago

• Are you a double amputee with a good sense of humor? If so, someone on Craigslist would like to have a word with you…

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 586
  Physical deformations are never something to joke about. That is unless the person featuring the unfortunate deformation has fun with it themselves. If you’ve ever gone to an actual Halloween costume party, you know, one where the attendees actually get into and go over the top, you may have seen a full fledged ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tales From Newgate: June 6, 1865 – The Interdimensional Employment Agency

  
  Authspot — Authority: 540
  Before the war, finding people employment in other dimensions was relatively easy.  With the one the slaves called Sad Lang transporting escaping slaves through the “magic wagon” to Newgate, all that was needed once they reached the town was to shift them to other dimensions.  They were found to be hard-working ...
  3 weeks ago

• northvillestate:(via FilmDrunk)I see the beginning of a...

  
  Never Mind The Bolex — Authority: 142
  northvillestate : (via FilmDrunk ) I see the beginning of a great buddy film.
  3 weeks ago

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