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It’s official

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It’s official - it has been 54 years since my first photo watching dolphins until I had to wear reading glasses. Not a bad run methinks. #alanstraton @specsaverssa #mype #portelizabeth @timseamanpe #glasses #optometrist - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about It’s official

MST changing lives, one pair of glasses at a time

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MST changing lives, one pair of glasses at a time: A primary school learner taking an eye test in a MSH mobile clinic Photo: Courtesy MSH For most of us, being visually impaired means going to an optometrist and having the correct glasses prescribed. Unfortunately, thousands of people in South Africa, and millions globally, do not have access to these services due to a lack of funds or services in their areas. Despite the fact that the restoration of sight and blindness prevention strategies … [Read more...] about MST changing lives, one pair of glasses at a time

Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood by The Firefly Photo Files: Having a food and wine lover on a road trip means the trip is likely to be interrupted at some stage or another to indulge, or at least enjoy in moderation, either or both of these.  This is what happened on a recent road trip to Cape Town with fellow tourism peeps and Geocachers Shefetswe and Erenei.  We just left Storms River … [Read more...] about Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood – Featured Blog

Project Glass – Creating a Further Disconnect?

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You see them sitting at work, the dinner table or in a pub - beavering away on their mobile devices and not taking note of the social happenings in their immediate surroundings. I predict that the next scarce employable skill will be face to face conversation. Fighter pilots have heads up displays so Google reckoned; "Why not develop heads up displays for the masses and wire them into the internet on a 24/7 basis". Google Project Glass's prototype version look like a very polished and … [Read more...] about Project Glass – Creating a Further Disconnect?