Thaksin country Mar 13, 2010
Prachob was splitting bamboo to make a basket, occasionally leaning over to borrow the one pair of reading glasses the couple share, as his wife explained her devotion to Thaksin Shinwatra. During his time in power, Thaksin introduced cheap healthcare for the poor. (BBC News)
Markazi: Nelson's return a welcome sight Mar 12, 2010
"I don't wear contacts; they got knocked out too many times during games. I need them to drive, but I play without them. My dad jokes with me and says if I wore them I would shoot a higher percentage. I had them in high school and they get knocked out on the floor and you can't find them and I just said forget it. I put on my glasses in classes because I need to see the board.". Apparently he doesn't need them to see the backboard. (ESPN -- College Basketball News)
Saving sight Mar 10, 2010
People who are short-sighted (have bigger eyeballs) dont have angle-closure glaucoma but people who dont wear glasses are more at risk. Short-sighted people, however, are at risk of open-angle glaucoma, which is a silent disease. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Executive profile: Russ Wilcox Mar 2, 2010
With short dark hair and glasses, he looks a little like the actor Matthew Broderick. He grew up in Boxford and received both a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Harvard University. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Wow! The Republicans were right about the stimulus after all Feb 24, 2010
Take off your rose colored glasses. RW-(the original). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
PRK and Lasik Laser Eye Surgery Dif... Feb 20, 2010
Laser Eye Correction Surgery: No More Glasses. Laser Eye Treatment Helps Vision Correction. (Suite101.com)
Heart racing, knees weak? Here's why Feb 15, 2010
"The guess is that when individuals are falling in love, they are walking around with rose-colored glasses," he said. Share this on. (CNN)
Super Bowl TV Spot Brings Leno, Letterman Together Feb 8, 2010
Filming took place last Tuesday at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, home of "Late Show." According to Burnett, Leno arrived in disguise: hooded sweatshirt, dark glasses and fake mustache. (Viewers might recall that, last Tuesday, NBC's "The Biggest Loser" was extended by an hour, pre-empting Leno's soon-to-end "Jay Leno Show" and enabling his round-trip dash to New York. (KERO 23, CA)
Whats going on with Toyota? Feb 5, 2010
Spanky, when was the last time you actually looked at an American car without the Toyota colored glasses that we have all been wearing for years. Dan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Remodeling complete, Seniors ready to come back Jan 30, 2010
The counter provides storage space to keep clean cups and glasses out of sight when not in use. The food preparation area also has new cabinets, with plenty of room to store pots, pans, bowls and other cooking utensils. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Used eyeglasses can help Jan 21, 2010
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:10 AM HST LIHU E Used prescription glasses will be collected from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at locations around the island. The five Lions Clubs on Kaua i will be joining other Lions Clubs in the state and around the world in asking people to look through dresser drawers, closets and desks for used eyeglasses and to donate them to the Lions Recycle for Sight program ... By dropping off used glasses, including reading glasses, people will be helping... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Orange Slices Jan 19, 2010
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:22 PM EST. Ryan, The Citizen's sports editor, offers observations on the world of Syracuse University athletics in this space, and he loves to hear from SU fans. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Chubby? Blame your kitchen Jan 18, 2010
Your glasses are wide People serve themselves more soda and juice when using short, wide glasses than they do with tall, skinny ones, according to recent research ... Solution: Use skinny glasses for soda and juice, and fill wider ones with water and other calorie-free quenchers. (MSNBC -- Health)
* Blind operators taught to sell at Russia call center Jan 17, 2010
A tall, striking figure in satin shirt and dark glasses, Romanov studied history and worked as an academic before going to work at a telecoms company because he needed to earn more to support his three children. He said that when he started as a phone operator himself, he was the only disabled employee out of 4,000 at his company. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
More of your stories Jan 13, 2010
Maybe it was a trick of the light or maybe I just need new glasses. But that doesn't explain why I once heard the "tick-tick-tick" of her paws clicking down the hallway at night, nearly a year after her death. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Growing vision sees sight for all Jan 12, 2010
"Simple prescription glasses can be the difference between someone who is legally blind and someone who sees 20-20. A 15-minute cataract procedure can cure someone who has been visually impaired for a number of years.". Founded in 2008, KCFEC became the first of its kind locally to provide accessible visual health services to the Kansas City Metro by creating a nexus between concerned health professionals, organizers and patients in the community. (University News, MO)
Technology Live Jan 10, 2010
Now we're going to ask those same people to spend between $2,000 and $4,000 to get a good 3DTV set with just two sets of active shutter glasses. "The technology is interesting, he says -- but it will take years before it's widely adopted.By Michelle KesslerTags: 09:48 AMCommentRecommendCES is home of some of the best -- and strangest -- tech goodies on the planet. Check out this short video of waterproof cameras, home automation systems, and other interesting things (andpeople)we've seen... (USA Today -- Tech)
Abby Johnson and What Motivates a Womans Stance on Abortion Jan 10, 2010
Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses: not every baby that's born is automatically an angel. what's spawned of sin is likely to be spawned of satan. (Slate)
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants Jan 10, 2010
1: Camera on glasses views image 2: Signals are sent to hand-held device 3: Processed information is sent back to glasses and wirelessly transmitted to receiver under surface of eye 4: Receiver sends information to electrodes in retinal implant 5: Electrodes stimulate retina to send information to brain ... These are then sent back to the glasses and wirelessly on to a receiver just under the surface of the front of the eye, which in turn feeds them to the electrodes at the rear. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
4 ways the budget hits home Jan 10, 2010
Goal: Provide vision screening and eyeglasses to low-income Arizonans ... For Gail Woods, the Sight Conservation Program was her best chance in 20 years for a new pair of glasses ... The program, operated through the Department of Economic Security, provided free eye exams and no-frills glasses to adults who aren't covered by the state's Medicaid program. (AZCentral -- News)
Site for sore eyes Jan 10, 2010
Media Credit: A volunteer at the Olathe family optometry office measured 10-year-old Zaria Craig's eyes for a new pair of glasses ... Some patients even qualified for glasses at no cost through a program called ReadyFrames, which was also founded by a UMKC student ... In addition, KCFEC's VisionBridge initiative aims to provide free glasses to students in the Kansas City Missouri School District. (University News, MO)
