eyeglasses News Archive

11-Feb-2009

 

  • How to get the right fit for a bike, bra, eyeglasses and more (The Kansas City Star)
    Any woman who has ever tugged on a bra strap sliding down her shoulders will tell you: When it comes to many things in life, fit is everything. Here’s a guide to fitting some of them.


  • Gift of sight starts with Allendale donations (MLive.com)
    Since 1964, the Allendale Lions Club has been providing eye-care assistance at home and abroad. Last week the club met to present more than 1,100 pairs of used eyeglasses to Dr. Gary Anderson, of Jenison, who will distribute them in other countries.


  • Library of Congress Displays Lincoln Items (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
    Imagine what we would see if we could pick up these eyeglasses and view America through the eyes of Abraham Lincoln.


  • Village Park to show 'Mamma Mia' movie (Post-Tribune)
    The popular, fun musical "Mamma Mia," starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, will be shown at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Village Park Enrichment Center at Banta. All seniors are invited to attend. The movie and popcorn are sponsored by Home Helpers.


  • Italian Stocks: Banco Popolare, Fiat, Snam, Pirelli, Pirelli Re (Bloomberg)
    Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Italy?s benchmark S&P/MIB Index fell for a second day, losing 245, or 1.3 percent, to 18,007. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today. Share symbols are in parentheses.


  • Italian Stocks Fall, Led by Seat Pagine, Telecom Italia, UBI (Bloomberg)
    Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Italy?s benchmark S&P/MIB Index fell for a second day, losing 112, or 0.6 percent, to 18,140. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today. Share symbols are in parentheses.


  • Physicist's vision for helping world's poor: self-adjusting eyeglasses (PhysOrg)
    Joshua Silver, a lifelong tinkerer, was fiddling around one day with a cheap, water-filled lens he'd built as an optics experiment when he noticed something interesting.


  • Confiscation at courthouse (Salem Statesman Journal)
    Stored in a box at the Marion County Sheriff's Office is a heap of items, including keys with slide-out razor blades, Leatherman tools, butterfly knives and crack pipes.


  • Three suspects arrested in stabbing that seriously injured one (San Jose Mercury News)
    Three Redwood City residents have been arrested in connection with a Monday night stabbing that left one person seriously injured, police reported.


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