Potential hazards of contact lenses Oct 13, 2008
A lens that is fitting too loosely may rub against the eye lids' inner lining and cause an abrasion and complications leading to infections. Conversely, a tight lens may hug onto the eye, not allowing adequate tear exchange, nutrient supplement or oxygen perfusion. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 4, 2008
Cogito wrote on Jun 3, 2008 8:48 PM:" Voter, i think those paper lids are called "pogs" and are valuable collectibles if you still have any. " ... voter wrote on Jun 3, 2008 8:36 PM:" Milk in glass bottles and a wire carrier from Milk Stop. They ran promotions where you collected the paper lids which featured presidents or states. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Chili Cook-Off and Soup Cook-Off Jan 17, 2008
Stomp is a high-energy, percussive symphony, coupled with dance, played entirely on unconventional instruments, such as garbage can lids, buckets, brooms and sticks. Founded on the simple idea of using ordinary objects to create extraordinary rhythms, it is a movement of bodies, objects, sounds even abstract ideas made completely original in a dynamic celebration of sound and movement. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Fair Creative Arts entry deadline nears Sep 26, 2007
Jars and lids must be clean and rust free. Unsealed jars will be disqualified. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Faberge and other things fabulous Sep 22, 2007
Aussie collectors have been invading British salerooms again, this time in hot pursuit of what must be among the world's most curious collectables - antique pot lids. These are the ceramic lids of vessels that contained the potions and lotions applied by our ancestors in the 1800s in the hope of curing their ailments ... Pot lids are decorated with words and sometimes illustrations attesting to their contents, origins and curative powers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Urban Explorations Aug 21, 2007
" Final mission: Going underground Two weeks before meeting Tunnelbug at the tuna factory, the second day of the Central California meet started on the side of a two-lane highway north of San Luis Obispo. We head east for an hour over parched hills and snaking lines of mountain bikers to a dirt parking lot. There are others in the lot, and they watch us curiously as we pull flashlights, headlamps, water bottles and gloves from our trunks and head up a small trail. "There's a rope down here;... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
EVERYDAY HEROES — Altavista Senior Recreation Friendship Club Jul 26, 2007
In the past, the club had their own "kitchen band," with pot lids, spoons, washboards and a kazoo. "We're going to get that going again, I hope," Price said. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Kitchen keepsakes Jun 24, 2007
They are a mint green with metal screw on lids ... And last, from my mother, after much nagging, I received her canisters with red ceramic lids and cream bottoms. (Pensacola News Journal)
Beauty experts health warning on lipsticks Jun 3, 2007
Dukes also recommends keeping lids screwed on tight and keeping products out of sunlight. The best test, says Sebastian Parsons, managing director of the cosmetics and toiletry company Dr Hauschka, is to use your eyes and nose. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Sometimes It Can Pay To Save Your Trash Apr 7, 2007
In 1930 pictures of animals or presidents were added to Dixie cup ice-cream lids. Movie stars were featured in 1933, war planes and ships in the 1940s, then baseball players in 1952. (The Ledger)
Shopping Greener in 2007 Jan 8, 2007
Use glass containers with lids to store your leftovers. Products made with PVC, which can contain endocrine-disrupting phthalates. (Suite101.com)
