Attention riders: Protect your eyes Aug 3, 2008
I don t. So please enjoy riding, save gas, but take a few of those bucks you save on gas and purchase eye protection (just sunglasses will suffice) for both you and your passenger and hope they never get cracked ... toxicair wrote on Aug 1, 2008 5:06 PM:" Regarding eye protection, wear safety glasses. Anything with a glass lens is bad news. Some fancy, high cost glasses are also rated as safety glasses. If you ride at night and during the day, you'll need clear lenses. Regarding helmets. If your... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Time to exterminate this infestation of bride larvae Aug 2, 2008
I haven't been so gobsmacked since I turned on the TV in Venice and saw Lina Wertmuller judging the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing (yes, she still wears the crazy glasses) ... At the risk of seeing the world through pink glasses, this seems to have made a difference. (Globe and Mail)
Nigeria Health Minister urges action on Visions 2020, 20-2020Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Health Minister Hassan MuhammadLawal has challenged health stakeholders to fast-track measurestowardsmaking Nigeria a healthy nation and a leading economy by 2020. 01/08/2008 Full Text... Aug 1, 2008
More than half (57%) of them could have their vision improved by a simple pair of glasses (refractive errors) while another quarter would not have a problem with their sight if they had a cataract operation. The survey was carried out by two teams of Nigerians, who used the latest ophthalmic equipment and methods, including automated measurement of refractive errors, screening for visual field defects and digital imaging of the back of the eye. (Panapress.com)
Lions Club works to make a difference in Paragould Jul 31, 2008
We provide money for those who can t afford eye exams or glasses ... He said the club budgets 5,700 a year to assist with glasses and vision care. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Amnesty: China broke human rights promise Jul 30, 2008
"We hope Amnesty can take off the tinted glasses it has worn for many years and see China in an objective way," he said during a regularly scheduled press conference. Several Chinese lawyers and activists pressing for lifting censorship, stronger judicial protections and improved treatment for AIDS patients, told Reuters the Games had brought pressure for some improvements but was making life difficult for them. (MSNBC -- Sports)
China rebuffs human rights report Jul 29, 2008
Beijing: Accused Amnesty of looking through tinted glasses ... Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: "We hope Amnesty can take off the tinted glasses it has worn for many years and see China in an objective way.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Older, Wiser, and Available Jul 28, 2008
Sally LaRochelle, a 49-year-old two-time divorcee and administrative assistant in Dover, New Hampshire, sporting ultra short white hair and dark-rimmed glasses, was turned off by the potential suitors. "On a scale of one to 10 . . . they're probably like twos," she says. (Boston Globe)
One million Nigerians blind, says govt survey Jul 28, 2008
More than half (57 per cent) of them could have their vision improved by a simple pair of glasses (refractive errors) while another quarter would not have a problem with their sight if they had a cataract operation. " The team of researchers say the survey not only provides invaluable information for the Ministry of Health in Nigeria, but will also provides insights into the frequency and causes of blindness in neighbouring countries which share similar ecological zones with Nigeria. The survey... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
How one careless phone call ended Radovan Jul 27, 2008
As he left the shop, he cut his usual distinctive figure, dressed in a black T-shirt and trousers, sandals, his long white hair bound with an elastic band into a top knot and his face buried beneath an enormous white beard and oversize glasses. In retrospect, Uros, the shop s owner, realised that his customer may have found comfort in the shop s name, Leotar a famous mountain in the Serbian part of Bosnia that Karadzic ran as president of the self-styled Srpska Republic. (Times Online)
Climbing Kilimanjaro Jul 24, 2008
The duo took 10,000 pairs of donated glasses to a village populated by 1,500 Kuna Indians ... In the end, everyone who needed them was fitted with glasses. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Wyoming man competes in Veterans Wheelchair Games Jul 24, 2008
He peers at the targets through a new pair of glasses, sweat building on his brow. He takes another shot, bulls eye. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
War Crimes Suspect Hid In Plain Sight Jul 23, 2008
This two picture combination shows: on the left, Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic in April 1996 during a Bosnian Serb assembly session and on the right, Karadzic in an undated photo at an undisclosed location in Belgrade with glasses, long white hair and a beard. (AP PHOTO). (CBS News)
HEALTH BLOG: Mental health news and notes Jul 23, 2008
Mental health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Study: Viagra might help some women. (USA Today -- Money)
Wily War Criminal Hides in Plain Sight Jul 23, 2008
A photo of Karadzic released today showed him in disguise, with a thick white beard, a wild head of hair and oversized glasses. "His false identity was very convincing," war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said. (ABC News)
Can developments stem outflow? Jul 21, 2008
Faced with the city's losing record, Downtown Jackson Partners President Ben Allen insists he is not looking at the situation through rose-colored glasses. Still, he thinks several housing developments already under way or on the drawing board are signs the city's population has bottomed out. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Taking a Chance: Harrington set for stem cell treatment Jul 13, 2008
Or, as his eye doctor once explained, Tim's vision can be simulated by taking a normal pair of glasses, rubbing a thick layer of Vaseline on them, and then trying to see. On Monday, his family hopes that will all start to change. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
OCEANSIDE: Day care center builds kinship in kids Jul 13, 2008
"It's no different than if you --- or someone you know --- wears glasses (for poor eyesight). You learn to make accommodations for your disability, and then you and others learn to accept that accommodation.". A new way of looking at differences. (North County Times)
He left Iraq, but the war followed him home Jul 13, 2008
In that one, he's wearing a tightly strapped helmet and wire-rimmed glasses that only accentuate his wide-eyed, bucktoothed innocence. When you think of the demons he continued fighting once he left the battlefield, you have to wonder whether that was innocence in his eyes after all. (News & Observer)
Looking forward Jul 8, 2008
Miriam discovered in her teens that she was short-sighted, and was overwhelmed at being able to see the leaves on trees when she first wore glasses. There was little in life that she took for granted and, as an artist, she was highly aware her enjoyment of nature and of art would have been greatly diminished without the sense of sight. (BBC News)
Injured Boy's Mom Campaigns Against Paint Guns Jul 7, 2008
"It's frustrating," said Chrestein, who has slowly started playing baseball again with the help of special glasses that resist breakage if they are hit by a baseball. Early in Chrestein's recovery, Smith feared his dreams of being a professional baseball player may have been derailed. (FOX61, CT)
'On assignment to teach' (8) Jul 7, 2008
rwayne wrote on Jul 5, 2008 3:20 PM:" A fine article that provides information about these young people and their beliefs.I have always wondered if Mormons believe that the story of Joseph Smith, the angel, the magic glasses et al is literally true. Could someone respond with the information. ". Lodian wrote on Jul 5, 2008 1:57 PM:" s & W 500: It seems no one respects the "NO Soliciting" sign at the door anymore. I'm getting really tired of it. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
LASIK Eye Correction Surgery Jul 4, 2008
LASIK surgery has improved the vision of many people allowing them to permanently discard their glasses and contact lenses ... Glasses and contact lenses are designed to compensate for these problems, but because of the distance between their artificial lens and the natural lens neither can provide perfect vision. (Suite101.com)
Police boost patrols on Constitution Trail after man exposes himself Jul 3, 2008
A white male described as about the same age but wearing glasses reportedly exposed himself to a woman around 5:30 p.m. June 22 on the trail near Shelbourne Drive, police said. Theres nothing to indicate that (these three incidents) are connected. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The Gift of Sight for all who are in need ... Faye McIntyre to retire from over 22 years in courthouse ... Exchange students seeking host families in Lake Region ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Saturday, June 28, 2008 Look into my eyes. This woman is getting her eyes examined at the Gift of Sight event held at Fort Totten. The Gift of Sight for all who are in need Jun 28, 2008
LenseCrafters is one of their 600 companies around the world and they have travelled to the Spirit Lake Nation to provide free of charge vision tests and glasses for anyone who needed them ... Busloads of people, young and some not-so-young came from the Turtle Mountains today to get their vision tested and if they needed glasses, get them made and fitted professionally by the team working with Wasoski ... Then, if it was found that glasses were needed, they would be directed to choose a frame... (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Editor's Notebook: I'll never understand fireworks Jun 26, 2008
I also consumed zero glasses of lemonade, rode zero Slip n Slides, and unfortunately saw one fireworks show. Unfortunately, one eye- and ear-popping display of fireworks. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
LETTERS: NCT, June 25, 2008 Jun 26, 2008
Read your own first e mail without your myopic glasses. And, all bloggers pretty much say what they please so long as it does not irritate the editor. (North County Times)
Doctors seeing steady increase in patients with Computer Vision Syndrome Jun 25, 2008
"The human eye is just not evolved to sit in front of a computer for eight hours a day. Vision on a computer is still a more demanding task than reading a book," Meetz said, "Yes, we can set up an Rx to make that more comfortable, but few patients spend the money to get those glasses that are set for that use."This actually floors me more than anything ... But they want one pair of glasses to do everything that visual tasks demand of their eyes for eight-plus hours a day ... The top, oil layer... (Munster Times, IN)
Youk doesn't start, plays field in ninth Jun 25, 2008
06/24/2008 11:54 PM ET Youk doesn' 00004000 t start, plays field in ninth First baseman wears protective glasses after taking ball to eye By Mark Remme / MLB.com. Kevin Youkilis wears special glasses to protect his right eye in the ninth inning. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Federal Report: Warming = More Harmful Climate Extremes Jun 23, 2008
If you want censorship pro views through rose coloured glasses then why don t you post on forums in Russia, Burma or Iran where their constitutions guarantee such censorship. Posted by fred moore. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants Jun 22, 2008
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)
EBay Tries to Buy a Little More Love from Sellers Jun 22, 2008
Looking through the MBA glasses one can not see or appreciate how much of e bay s success came from the sense of community so many of their smaller sellers and buyers came to enjoy. To use a fishing analogy, the small sellers were the chum that brought so many of the buyers to their site. (New York Times)
Thrashers' biggest offseason Jun 19, 2008
DW has proved himself to be of NO value to the team take off the rose colored glasses will you he/she PE teacher. By Alan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Wine with a cause Jun 18, 2008
--- Under a sun-splashed sky, smartly dressed wine-lovers stroll past fluttering white tents, glasses of Napa's finest at their manicured fingertips. Oprah Winfrey ambles by, surrounded by an entourage. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Exclusive: A to Z guide of the secrets behind Wayne and Coleen's ... Jun 10, 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, raise your glasses to the happy couple and drink in our guide to the biggest event in football this season. By Kate Jackson. (Mirror.co.uk)
Latest arrest interrupts offseason serenity Jun 5, 2008
Cover the team like the rest of the beat writers on the staff, not with the red-tinted glasses you have on ... AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I DONT KNOW WHY KIDS MAKE DUMB DECISIONS BUT U NEED TO TAKE THOSE RED AND BLACK GLASSES OFF OPEN YOUR EYES AND FACE IT SON JEREMY SHOOT EM UP LOMAX IS A THUG AND HE NEEDS TO BE KICKED OFF OF THAT SORRY A## TEAM OF YOURS AND TELL THE PUPPY NATION TO GET READY 4 ANOTHER BEATDOWN THIS TIME TEBOW WILL BE HEALTHY GO GATORS. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Read more. . Jun 4, 2008
Williston Korner Lions collecting eyeglasses Saturday ... In observance of Helen Keller Day, the Williston Korner Lions will be collecting used prescription eyeglasses and prescription and non-prescription sunglasses from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Economart ... Becky Rhodes, chair for the Helen Keller Day Project Committee, said the collected glasses will be cleaned and prepared for distribution in developing countries where eye care is often unaffordable and unaccessible. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
AARP promotes clear view of driving during Healthy Vision Month Jun 3, 2008
Ask about getting separate glasses for day and night driving; *Avoid driving at dawn, dusk and night when visibility is at its worst ... Have a good pair of sunglasses readily available to counter daytime glare. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Spinning spells: Determining the symptoms of dizziness Jun 2, 2008
Investigate the need for new glasses or hearing aids. Use a cane, walking stick, or walker for support and to give additional pressure and touch orientation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pulp fiction Jun 1, 2008
Chill thoroughly for an hour or more, then serve in pretty glasses or bowls with crisp biscuits such as brandy snaps. . (Guardian Unlimited)
Carnival benefit to be held in Mandan May 31, 2008
There is little chance that Crew will ever gain normal vision in his left eye, but with the help of contact lenses or glasses, he may have some sight out of it. "This isn't something that they're going to be able to completely fix," his mother said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Don't go there, Sen. Clinton May 23, 2008
All I hear is that BO has never done or said anything wrong no matter what BS he has done as much under habded crap as the rest We as a people need to take off the rose colored glasses and see him and his wife for what they are BO used the senate floor to attack McCain yet all that is reported is that McCain attacked BO for not serving his country By the way any one ever ask BO why he never joined any military branch Certainly being such a server he would have at least joined the guard back... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
'No alcohol in pregnancy' advised May 21, 2008
It replaces existing advice that one to two units such as a couple of glasses of wine per week is acceptable. The change follows concern from some sectors that there is no safe amount of alcohol that mothers-to-be can drink. (Yahoo News -- Alcohol and Alcoholism)
Though legally blind, Alyce does Walk for Hunger May 15, 2008
She wears trim glasses to keep anything from banging into my eye. She had trained herself to make her own kind of eye contact by looking directly toward the sound of a voice. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia May 13, 2008
Schepens study opens way for high-power permanent version of the glasses and larger new study. Boston, MA Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that blinds half the visual field in both eyes ... The peripheral prism glasses, which were invented by Dr. Eli Peli, a Senior Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute, were evaluated in the first community-based multi-center trial of such a device, which is... (EurekAlert!)
Headsets getting some cachet May 12, 2008
There is enough space above and beneath the lenses for you to find your seat on the Green Line, if you are too cool to take the glasses off ... If you wear glasses because you need to, you will find the Myvu frames don't fit over them. (Boston Globe)
The big picture May 10, 2008
Soberly, he regards the teenager through round glasses and recalls returning to Ghana earlier this year. The girl had changed dramatically since the photo was taken. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
And the Earth shall be scorched May 10, 2008
Johnny Hobo to Rocket wrote on May 9, 2008 11:36 AM:" Hey sonny boy, I think thee needs to get some glasses or go review your third grade reading skills. I said, "a middle name," not, "her middle name. " (Diane, but the way, for you folks scoring at home.) As usual, Jimmy's middle name screed a few days ago was full of ignorance and only matched by his arrogance. Use of three names, i.e., John Wilkes Booth, Barrack Hussein Obama, is as old as the republic itself. Again, Jimmy has retarded... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Not A Thrill Ride May 9, 2008
But when a movie can make even a bottle of peanut butter look beautiful - and when whole sequences feel like you just put on new glasses after years of being nearsighted - that's something. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a racing prodigy with a tight family, a mom played by Susan Sarandon and a dad played by John Goodman, not to mention a little brother with a chimpanzee. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Living with vision loss May 8, 2008
She has special reading glasses, which allow her to read by holding the material close to her face. There is a monocular, which allows her to see things at a distance. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Old Eyeglasses, New Focus May 8, 2008
Bright and early Monday morning, Dan and Kathy Walther led a group of friends down to the basement of their Washington home to reveal a treasure trove - hundreds of pairs of old eyeglasses ... The couple are part of a local group collecting old eyeglasses to take on a mission trip being planned for this fall by the Washington Circuit of Lutheran Churches to Juarez, Mexico, where volunteers will set up an eyeglass clinic, testing the vision of local residents and matching their prescription as... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
LASIK: FDA hears warnings of risks, but local doctors say they aren't seeing major complications May 8, 2008
And some are, quite frankly, better suited to staying with their glasses and contacts ... The goal is to reduce a patient s need for glasses, but there is no guarantee you can throw those glasses away in the garbage, Freedland said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Take care of your eyes May 7, 2008
The recommended 8 to 10 glasses a day being ideal. Quit smoking. (iAfrica.com)
What perks should a restaurant offer? May 3, 2008
I understand they have to make money off the soft drinks, but, come on, at two bucks a glass, you d have to drink forty glasses before you cut into the money on that one. For me, the following would make me a regular customer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Feds: Is LASIK surgery too risky? May 3, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A panel of medical advisers -- mostly eye doctors wearing glasses -- listened to tales of woe and wonder Friday from people who sought to get rid of their specs through LASIK surgery ... Like golf star and famed recipient Tiger Woods, they're hoping to throw away their glasses, just as the ads say ... Meanwhile, FDA's mostly glasses-wearing advisers recommended adding more clearly worded warnings about the risks to the brochures that every would-be patient is supposed to... (CNN -- Health)
Lasik worries? Some may see better with alternatives May 2, 2008
And some are, quite frankly, better suited to staying with their glasses and contacts. With Lasik, doctors peel back a flap in the cornea s surface and zap the underlying layer to reshape the cornea and ease either nearsightedness or farsightedness. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Federal panel seeks clearer warnings on Lasik eye surgery May 2, 2008
Like golf star and famed Lasik recipient Tiger Woods, they're hoping to throw away their glasses, just as the ads say ... The FDA advisers a group of mostly glasses-wearing eye doctors recommended that the agency make more clear the warnings it already provides for would-be Lasik patients ... And spell out that anyone whose nearsightedness is fixed by Lasik is guaranteed to need reading glasses in middle age, something that might not be needed if they skip Lasik. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Patients share complaints about Lasik surgery May 2, 2008
But not everyone's a good candidate, and an unlucky fraction do suffer life-changing side effects: poor vision even with glasses, painful dry eyes, glare or inability to see or drive at night ... How many are less harmed but unhappy that they couldn't completely ditch their glasses ... I love not having to mess with contacts or glasses anymore, but the night vision issue before the touch-up scared me and made me question my decision. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Surgery risks May 2, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) Lost in the hoopla of ads promising that laser vision surgery lets you toss your glasses is a stark reality: Not everyone's a good candidate and an unlucky few do suffer life-changing side effects lost vision, dry eye, night-vision problems ... "As long as you know any ophthalmologist that's wearing glasses, don't get it done," says Steve Aptheker, 59, a Long Island lawyer who was lured by an ad for $999 Lasik and suffered severe side effects that required seven additional... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope' Apr 22, 2008
The artificial eye, connected to a camera on a pair of glasses, has been developed by US firm Second Sight. It said the technique may be able to restore a basic level of vision, but experts warned it was still early days. (BBC News -- UK)
Two blind men are given partial sight by implant Apr 22, 2008
A small camera and transmitter mounted in a pair of glasses then sends a wireless signal to the implant. Advertisement. (Mirror.co.uk)
Viewing the 1960s from my 60s Apr 21, 2008
What makes that time the source of so much nostalgia for so many people of my age -- the incessant folk songs, the tie-dyed shirts and blouses, the granny glasses, the bongs, the infantile anti-establishment content that permeated so much popular culture -- made me yawn even then ... What makes that time the source of so much nostalgia for so many people of my age -- the incessant folk songs, the tie-dyed shirts and blouses, the granny glasses, the bongs, the infantile anti-establishment content... (Townhall.com)
This. Trip. Must. End. Apr 18, 2008
They still use those big-ole belly-washer tea glasses too. Their ribs and steak are heavenly also. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Get involved, says Linda Jenkins Apr 15, 2008
By being a member of the Lions Club, I have been able to provide eye glasses and hearing aids to those who need them ... There are a lot of people that can t afford glasses unless someone points them to the Lions Club. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Wii can do it, too Apr 14, 2008
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. Welcome to The Age Online. (The Age)
Is Your Kitchen Keeping You Fat? Apr 12, 2008
The style of your plates, glasses, and bowls can seduce you to overeat; so can lighting and temperature. "Whether you're struggling to lose weight or just want to eat healthier, the first step is to make your kitchen work for you," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D., a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. (CBS News)
