eyeglasses News Archive

15-Nov-2008

 

  • Legacy Entertainment's Atari-style joystick isn't as old as it looks (Engadget)
    Filed under: Gaming , Peripherals There are plenty of reasons to return to the classics: maybe they're better than the currents, maybe it's an ironic move (like listening to Kajagoogoo and wearing giant eyeglasses), or maybe you're just aged and yearning for old-timey days. Regardless, Legacy Entertainment's classic controller looks exactly like an Atari joystick, but it's Windows / ...


  • Vision Correction Procedure Hits a Milestone (Carteret County News-Times)
    (ARA) - More than 150 million Americans, or approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population, require eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct common vision problems. For these people, waking up in bed and reaching over to the nightstand for eye glasses is a normal ritual.


  • Burglars loot shop but miss a gem: John Lennon's old spectacles (San Jose Mercury News)
    His eyewear store in a San Rafael mall was ransacked and some $200,000 in cash and merchandise stolen, but optometrist Hermann Dungs was upbeat: Burglars missed his most valuable item ? a pair of John Lennon's eyeglasses.


  • As Olympics Loom, Sochi Hurries to Be Ready (New York Times)
    Beachgoers enjoy the Black Sea waters at Sochi, Russia. FROM where I was standing, Tolstoy seemed to have gotten most of the details right. A clear, rapid stream lay behind me, and in front there were dark, mysterious forest-clad hills.


  • People and Places (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
    The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., will offer professional family photos taken in a classic setting for holiday greeting cards or a family portrait from noon to 5 p.m. today. Photo prices start at $4.75; regular museum admission applies.


  • Safilo Cuts Forecasts Again, Ousts Tabacchi as Chief (Update1) (Bloomberg)
    Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Safilo Group SpA cut annual sales and margin forecasts for the second time in four months after demand for designer eyeglasses crumbled and ousted Massimiliano Tabacchi as chief executive officer.


  • Death becomes him: JI reporter gets a zombie makeover (Journal Inquirer)
    There is absolutely no such thing as too much fake blood. This is one of many lessons I took with me after the Hartford Stage Company successfully transformed me from happy-go-lucky reporter into the kind of creature that goes bump in the night.


  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch community calendar (Dallas Morning News)
    Keep Carrollton Beautiful will hold Texas Recycles Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15. Recyclables may be dropped off in the parking lot at Newman Smith High School, 2335 N. Josey Lane. Items accepted at the drive-through event include are computers; electronics other than (but no televisions); printers; cellphones; eyeglasses; durable medical equipment (such as crutches, chairs, and canes); ...


  • Harlem Globetrotters to visit Gaylord (Gaylord Herald Times)
    GAYLORD -- The legendary Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their ?Spinning the Globe? World Tour to  Gaylord High School on Tuesday, Jan. 27 with their completely unique brand of exciting family fun, sure to create enduring memories that will be cherished for a lifetime.


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