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Turning a blind eye is an idiom describing the ignoring of undesirable information. The Oxford English Dictionary records usage of the phrase in 1698. [1] The phrase to turn a blind eye is often associated with Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
R. Kenton Nelson, now known as Kenton Nelson, was born in 1954 in Pasadena, California. [1] [2] [3] His great-uncle, whom he was named after, was Roberto Montenegro, a Mexican muralist who was friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo (who married in his garden). [2] [4] His father worked at General Motors and his mother was a housewife. [2]
Star Trek: The Next Generation, a 1987–1994 TV series, features blind character Geordi La Forge, who makes use of technological devices that allow him to see. "Many, Many Monkeys" is a 1989 episode of The Twilight Zone, in which an epidemic of blindness is described as a judgement upon society for "turning a blind eye" to the sufferings of ...
Nelson used the expression "the Nelson touch" on more than one occasion, and its origin has been the subject of debate amongst historians. A favourite suggestion is that it derives from a line in Nelson's favourite play, Henry V (Shakespeare): "a little touch of Harry in the night" describing how the king would calm his soldiers on the eve of battle. [1]
This list contains songs written by American country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, including those where he is credited as co-author. The 344 songs are arranged alphabetically. The 344 songs are arranged alphabetically.
The U.S. has to reevaluate its foreign policy priorities, and realign them with its values and long-term strategic interests in the Middle East.
The question, therefore, is what makes some generalizations lawlike and others accidental. This, for Goodman, becomes a problem of determining which predicates are projectible (i.e., can be used in lawlike generalizations that serve as predictions) and which are not. Goodman argues that this is where the fundamental problem lies.
Love Is Blind is casting for its future seasons in Denver, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and Washington D.C. Here are the questions on the casting application asks.