Ghana: Give Access to All in Eye [editorial] Oct 10, 2009
A simple sight test and glasses could restore sight to most of these people. Expert opinion is that the inability to see clearly can dramatically impact on quality of life for individuals, families and communities. (allAfrica.com)
Schools to have free vision, hearing testsLions club to be in area for three weeks doing testing Oct 5, 2009
Cleland and Pickrell said the Lions program also includes collected used glasses, which are often distributed to people in Mexico and other third world countries. Pickrell, who has traveled to countries to help distribute glasses and provide vision screenings, said the glasses are well used ... Some of them have never seen their grandchildren and when they get glasses they go, Wow. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
OBAMA DATE NIGHT: CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNI... Oct 5, 2009
Obamas' night out: First WH anniversary: The Swamp. Posted October 3, 2009 10:15 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Obama's Good Week at the U.N. Sep 25, 2009
Revelers Raise Their Glasses at the 176th Edition of the Beer and Folk Festival in Munich, Germany. A Cat, Nicknamed "Sticky," Was Found Abandoned and Duct-Taped from Head to Paws. (CBS News)
Retinal Implant Could Help Restore Some Vision Sep 24, 2009
Patients who received the implant would wear a pair of glasses with a camera that sends images to a microchip attached to the eyeball. The glasses also contain a coil that wirelessly transmits power to receiving coils surrounding the eyeball ... receives visual data from a camera mounted on a pair of glasses. (Science Daily)
Democrats try to move on health bill; GOP objects Sep 23, 2009
Rosey Glasses wrote on Jul 21, 2009 8:22 AM:" Northender; I have been a democrate for over 20 years, concervative. I will be changing my political affiliation before the next presidential election due to the taxorates positions on illegal immigration and health care. I don't believe that the nation owes anyone health care, I don't believe we ower anyone that smuggles an unborn child to gain entry anything. I believe that if we quit giving out welfare to those that come here illegally, even if... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Making eye contact Sep 22, 2009
Prescription reading glasses had Cathy Bemus bound, but bifocal contact lenses turned out to be her key to freedom. The glasses made her job as a physician scheduling coordinator a lot easier since she constantly looked back and forth from the computer screen to paperwork ... At her wits end, she considered buying a chain to hang the glasses around her neck. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A Chip For The Eye? Artificial Vision Enhancers Being Put To The Test Sep 22, 2009
There it receives data from a small camera installed in glasses worn by the patient and likewise converts these into impulses for the nerve cells. This is the principle employed by the retina prostheses developed by the two other German research teams. (Science Daily)
Stein: Democrats Are Elitists and Fat Cats Sep 21, 2009
Says Party's Contempt for Tea Party Protesters is Un-American, and Not Helpful at Polling Booths. Just who are the Democrats now. (CBS News)
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants Sep 21, 2009
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)
Baird takes a close look at Corps' levee project in Castle Rock Sep 20, 2009
Rosey Glasses wrote on Sep 19, 2009 6:17 AM:" Nature wants her space back... LOL ". Don'tMakeMeComeInThere wrote on Sep 19, 2009 7:42 AM:" Can't help but notice that Baird said, "putting Americans back to work. (Longview Daily News, WA)
'The Informant!' uses satire to punctuate a serious topic Sep 18, 2009
Portly Damon packed on 30 pounds for the role and sporting a ridiculous mustache, dorky wire-framed glasses and an unmoving helmet of hair, he's almost unrecognizable in the role of , a corporate whistle-blower who is not what he seems. Damon is superb as a demonically smart guy who comes across as rather dim. (USA Today -- Life)
This is the President. Get Used to It. Sep 14, 2009
Joe Wilson Gets Loud. Monday, September 14, 2009. (Slate)
Thousands march to US Capitol to protest spending Sep 14, 2009
think wrote on Sep 13, 2009 10:39 AM:" Tim, keep looking at the US through rose colored glasses. This country is on the boiling point of a bloody revolution. We have massive unemployment that is getting worse. Cash for clunkers was a little blip. Obama has taken over GM and they are still going down. Foreclosures are just a way of life. Next time, there maybe 500,000 that march with arms on DC. I will also remind you we have few troops in this country now. Besides, the US army fired once on WWI... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
And with the first pick, Miami takes not Matt Ryan! Sep 12, 2009
Take off your turquoise colored glasses. Looking forward to stomping that @-$-$ sunday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Spies Dont Get Dates Sep 11, 2009
Nosy is putting on the detective glasses, trench, hat, the whole nine yards setting up cameras in his house, watching him when he leaves work, putting a tracking device on his car. now that s creepy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Stroke cures man's failing sight Sep 4, 2009
Malcolm Darby, 70, of Oakham, Rutland, had worn glasses since measles damaged his sight at the age of two ... But when a nurse walked past he realised he could read the words on a newspaper under her arm, which he would have been unable to do without one of six pairs of glasses beforehand ... He said: "I realised I could watch television without my glasses. Now I only use one pair of reading glasses if I'm trying to read and it's dark.". (BBC News -- Health)
Africans With Albinism Face Ridicule, Torture and Death Sep 3, 2009
Persons with albinism therefore are characterized by long-sleeved clothing, hats and prescription glasses as a measure of protection against the sun. To preserve and ensure protection and dignified life for children, men and women with albinism, robust and extensive awareness and public education programmes particularly at the grassroots' are sorely called for. (allAfrica.com)
Work of These Clowns No Laughing Matter Aug 30, 2009
"Patients can be worried, frustrated, lonely," says Cohort Tommy Moore, a professional comedian in checkered pants and red glasses. "A clown breaks through that.". (The Pilot Newspaper)
A final farewell Aug 30, 2009
We re going to climb that hill together, even if it takes us all day, his son recalled from the pulpit, removing his glasses to rub away tears. Sure enough, he held me around my waist, and we slowly made it to the top. (Boston Globe)
Farmington cuts ties with superintendent early Aug 29, 2009
You still see the world through rose colored glasses. Things are not always as they seem. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
New limits, regulations on tap for duck season Aug 28, 2009
With the regular resident waterfowl season-opener set for Sept. 26 and the youth season a week earlier, now would be a good time to dust off the field glasses and get in a little scouting. The last four seasons with the hunter's choice limits have been an exercise in being able to ID birds on the wing. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
All Men are Liars: Aug 20, 2009
My dad was on the dole and I was that kid with sticky taped glasses with holes in his shoes, same clothes every other day etc. There was never any money for anything and I wore hand me downs from class mates as their mothers felt sorry for me. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Dont give ObamaCare supporters ammunition Aug 19, 2009
Liberals are whining bed wetters who see the world through distorted rose-colored glasses. Grow up for crying out loud. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness Aug 18, 2009
Glasses were desperately rare even in the capital until last year. During the 22 years of Sudan's bloody north-south war the only way to get glasses was to travel to Khartoum, North Sudan, or to the neighbouring countries of Kenya or Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
Citrus packers hope for top dollar season Aug 16, 2009
With the start of the local citrus packing season, crops such as lemons will end up in many people's glasses of water, pies and other culinary creations. Yuma's citrus packing companies could have a good lemon season, said Glenn C. Wright, associate research specialist for the division of horticulture and crop sciences with the University of Arizona. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Hanover's Betty Staples celebrates 100 years Aug 13, 2009
Toasting their mother, daughter Martha McCaffrey and son Staples raised small glasses of champagne. I hope you will join me as we raise our glasses for my mother, a choked up Staples said, as he fought back tears. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Driver whose 3 sons drowned fell asleep Aug 13, 2009
Before the crash, witnesses told police that Turley attended a party with her children in Conway County, where she had about 2 1/2 glasses of cola and cinnamon schnapps. Partygoers also passed around a marijuana pipe that was refilled "two to three times," the report shows. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Town Hall Violence Aug 11, 2009
And after it was done, I got up, kind of dazed, looking for my glasses. And the one guy actually was coming at me again, and that's when the police came in and, you know, cordoned off everything and started, you know, started arresting people. (Fox News)
Mass WWII Grave Brings Poles, Germans Together Aug 10, 2009
But they found no documents, clothes or personal belongings, save for a child's pair of glasses. There also are no known witnesses to the burial. (CBS News -- World)
Kumbungu hospital gets 80,000 dollars worth of equipment Aug 9, 2009
The Director of the NGO said sight problems were very common in the area and had in the past donated eye glasses for the visually impaired, hospital equipments and used clothes to improve the living conditions of the people. Madam Zenabu commended the Agape Samaritan International of USA for assisting the NGO with the equipments. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
On Giffords visit, health care takes spotlight Aug 8, 2009
Space wrote on Aug 7, 2009 4:12 AM:" To Single Payer, Yes the VA, Been waiting 2 months for a dental appointment, have to wait 6 weeks for eye glasses, upwards of 3 months for a medical appointment, NO walk-ins in SV VA clinic, and the list goes on. Government contract goes to the lowest bidder with little quality control, VA care is good as long as you don't need it. And going down hill fast, No cuts? NO INCREASES either! How many new Vets, compared to new doctors and staff for us? You don't... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
What I hate about eating out Aug 6, 2009
The two teensy tables shoved into the window alcoves necessitate constant juggling of plates, glasses etc ... Insufficient room on the table for plates, glasses, sides ... They then give you however many glasses you need and you serve yourself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Art and The Caf Jul 29, 2009
Beraud does a fine job detailing the marble table, the half-filled glasses and wisps of smoke rising from the young man s cigarette, and by not having his couple face each other, he creates intriguing possibilities as to just what is going on between them. Is this a first encounter or are they breaking up. (Suite101.com)
Treating Alcohol Addiction: Can a Pill Replace Abstinence? Jul 29, 2009
Normally he would have downed several glasses of wine before dinner, he says, but that night, after taking baclofen for two weeks, he found himself sipping soda water instead, engrossed in conversation. "I realized I wasn't having that nagging feeling in my head, 'I should really get a drink,'" says Bob. (Time.com)
Prepare for road trips with lots of food, entertainment for kids Jul 28, 2009
Parents revel in their kindergartners and first-graders taking on the big books, their rousing playground games of Quidditch on improvised brooms and trick-or-treating with big round glasses and greasepaint thunderbolt scars. Enthusiastic young readers and healthy imaginations. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Tiny Telescopes Help the Blind See Again Jul 21, 2009
The new bionic eyes are connected to a camera on a pair of glasses, so they aren't the. An experimental new cure is currently being tested on our feline friends, with light-sensing chips being placed at the backs of their eyes to restore sight. (Newsmax)
Technology Info applications turning to users for data Jul 19, 2009
And people may want their augmented-reality view of the world to come to them not through devices they pull out of their pockets, but through some sort of wearable technology, like special glasses or contact lenses. Such devices are still in prototype stages. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Six-year-old blind from Stevens-Johnson Jul 14, 2009
Even if he has to wear glasses. At this point right now he can barely get around. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Free eye treatment at Dormaa Ahenko Jul 8, 2009
A total of 700 eye patients received eye glasses, while 90 others underwent cataract surgery, and nine others benefiting from laser surgery. At a review meeting at the end of the 10-day eye camp, Mr. Effah-Yeboah commended the US team for their voluntary spirit and urged people in responsible positions to emulate the Americans. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
VAFB team in Costa Rica Jul 7, 2009
878 received pairs of glasses provided through the Lions Club program ... For instance, hundreds of optometry patients now can see clearly for the first time in years after receiving eyeglasses, he said. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Click to read:Obama Seeks New Start in U.S.-Russia Ties Jul 6, 2009
Obama Seeks New Start in U.S.-Russia Ties - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News)
Read the story Jul 6, 2009
Obama In Russia For Summit - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News -- Evening News)
KGW investigation: LensCrafters selling used glasses as new? Jul 4, 2009
KGW investigation: LensCrafters selling used glasses as new ... KGW investigation: LensCrafters selling used glasses as new ... Turns out those expensive new glasses you just purchased might have already been worn by another customer. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Click to read:Crackdown Drains Iranian Dissidents Jun 28, 2009
"Where are my glasses ?". by cbsantispin June 27, 2009 6:42 PM PDT. (CBS News)
TotalVision Eye Care Health Center celebrates grand reopening this weekend Jun 27, 2009
In Newington, new spacious quarters on Willard Avenue add to the experience of eye care that not only include eye exams and picking out the right set of glasses or contacts. It also includes a comfortable waiting area with the calming sound of falling water, a large children's play area and the latest testing techniques such as a tonometer, a small hand-held device that offers a much more comfortable way to test for glaucoma. (Newington Town Crier, CT)
The Citizen's Cinema Jun 24, 2009
" at almost every turn of the film. The product placement - fast cars, caffeinated soda, etc. - is obnoxiously omnipresent, if appropriately targeted. Perhaps the only highlight of the movie is Shia LaBeouf's surprising charisma as Sam Witwicky, the horny high school student who mistakes his first car - a '76 Chevy Camaro sheathing a benevolent Transformer named Bumblebee - for a babe magnet. Well, Bumblebee tries to be a babe magnet too - when it plays romantic music through its radio as Sam... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
NTSB: Indications Train's Emergency Brakes Were Applied Jun 24, 2009
"I was in the front, where the train split apart," he recalled "I only realized later my shoes were gone, my glasses were gone and my lower back was hurting.". WMATA crews are still working to disassemble the damaged cars. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Appreciates landfill research Jun 21, 2009
To Spoon wrote on Jun 19, 2009 7:02 AM:" Put your glasses on and go to The Save Lake Peigneur site & you will see plenty of bubbles.Kudo's to you, Ms. Crowley, on a well written factual letter. ". Spoon wrote on Jun 18, 2009 2:38 PM:" I'm still looking for bubbles in Lake Peigneur. ". (New Iberia, LA)
Wisconsin Woodsmoke: Summer officially arrives with solstice on Sunday Jun 20, 2009
They have a habit of looking over their glasses at you, rolling their eyes. OUTDOORS. (Forest Republican, WI)
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa: Isn't It Time To Say Farewell to Arms? Jun 5, 2009
He started the vehicle and on the way he heard a noise as if particles of broken glasses were falling down. He stopped to check and what he saw amazed him. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Taiwan collector sees footbinding as forerunner to modern fashion Jun 4, 2009
He also has around 10,000 accessories, including stockings, buckles, cases, drawings and shoe-shaped wine glasses, all carefully stored in his private hospital in Taipei county. For his books he interviewed 300 elderly women who had their feet bound as children, and describes the practice as a "cultural legacy" and an inspiration for modern fashion. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Carol Roskey fell into a cholla and got into trouble. Photo by Jaime Richardson/Green Valley News May 30, 2009
He was lanky-tall in his official khaki uniform, He wore a pair of dark cowboy boots and opaque wrap around sun glasses. And, like me, a broad straw hat. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Nuggets' golden fan » May 30, 2009
Maybe it's been his sharp outfits or his circular glasses or his corny jokes or his whopper smile ... "With his personality, it was hard to say no. With his beautiful smile and his little circle glasses that he always wears you want to hug him, lift him. But it was hard for me, too. I think, 'Why is he like that? Why not me? Why was I lucky, he was not lucky?'". (ESPN -- Golf News)
Cannes: Winners/Losers May 28, 2009
The often stuffy festival stepped up to the times, passing out 3-D glasses to the opening night black-tie glitterati at the Palais. Disney also took advantage of the global media to introduce the motion capture pic Christmas Carol, bringing director Bob Zemeckis and Jim Carrey to the Croisette for a snowy photo opportunity. (Variety)
Does the Prez even UNDERSTAND the BCS? May 23, 2009
BTW, the ole people in glasses houses throwing stones definitely applies to you. Auburn along with one another sec school I won t mention is tied for 3rd most major NCAA infractions cases with 6. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Advocates for blind rally to keep agency May 22, 2009
Orchard is legally blind, and even with glasses her sight is only 20/200. The commission contacted Safeway to see if Orchard could get a job with the grocery store and then initially paid her salary. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants May 22, 2009
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)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
Still it's a big winner, getting a standing ovation from the tough opening crowd of industry types and critics -- who all wore those geeky plastic glasses with their tuxes and gowns. They're all kids today. (USA Today -- Life)
FRESH OUTLOOK May 17, 2009
McCann envisions better season with glasses ... Catcher Brian McCann intends on wearing his new sports glasses for hitting, especially ... All is calm for now, as McCann, behind the snazzy new sports glasses he modeled at home for the first time Friday, tries to raise his batting average to more familiar heights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
LETTER: Bible does discuss marriage, homosexuality May 14, 2009
Hammbone wrote on May 11, 2009 5:20 PM:" LOL Ms Humphrey's and her JC Glasses again,Only see's what she wants to see.According to her.lol I get a laugh everytime i read her blither LOL roflol ". shumphreys wrote on May 11, 2009 7:41 PM:" Heavens Deep Thoughts, I have certainly never said that Jesus wasn't a real person that was crucified, there are authorities outside the Bible that attest to that. Now as to whether he arose, there is no proof, only your hopes. Now as to whether some of the... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Cannes Looking Up as Festival Turns Lighter May 13, 2009
" While organizers deliberately chose a lighter movie to open things, the big-name lineup was at least partly a coincidence, said festival director Thierry Fremaux. "If it is a year of big names, it is not a year of discoveries. Last year was a year of discoveries. (Time.com)
Mom's greatest gift -- to you! May 9, 2009
When the mirror reflected my braces, clunky navy blue glasses, the body of a 12-year-old boy, and that horrific perm, I wanted to doubt her, but she was so steadfast and convincing that I didn't. --Eileen Costanzo, Broomall, Pennsylvania. (CNN)
Mac’s back for big series May 9, 2009
OK the stuff you care about: Braves are only two games behind the division-leading Phillies, and we re expecting McCann to be in the lineup tonight after giving his new prescription sports glasses and hockey goalie helmet mast a trial run last night in a rehab game at Triple-A Gwinnett. He laced a double in his first at-bat in the glasses, and also drew a walk and threw out a runner ... Looks like Mac s glasses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sudden sight loss drives architect to aid blind May 3, 2009
Still, he could get his work done with the aid of glasses. His eyeballs looked fine, but an MRI revealed a non-malignant golf-ball-size growth causing the blind spots. (San Francisco Chronicle)
