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Eyeglasses Summary
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Eyeglasses are corrective lenses mounted in frames that help those with vision problems see clearly. The lenses are shaped in order to bend light rays so that they will focus at the back of the eye, the retina. Some people who can see distant objects...
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Glasses Information
3,569 words, approx. 12 pages
Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles are frames, bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. Modern glasses are typically supported by pads on the bridge of the nose...


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Glasses Quotes
81 words, approx. 1 pages
Quotes about glasses "The optimist looks at the world through rose-tinted spectacles." ~ English proverb "Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses" ~ Dorothy Parker "When you're a kid that sees through plastic With a harness of elastic So the...


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Man Allegedly Seeks Revenge Over Glasses
9/28/2006: 265 words, approx. 1 pages
A man upset that his neighbor's children helped break his wife's eyeglasses is accused of trying to bomb the neighbor's house in retaliation. David Michielsen, 27, of Hammond is charged with detonating a destructive device with intent to intimidate or destroy and...
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Man sentenced in glass-eating scheme
10/5/2007: 274 words, approx. 1 pages
A man was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison for his role in a multistate insurance fraud scheme in which federal prosecutors said he and his wife intentionally ate glass fragments and collected more than $200,000 in compensation.Ronald Evano, 49, also was...
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Window slams on alleged glass thieves
7/25/2007: 353 words, approx. 1 pages
A trio of thieves found a window of opportunity in the homes they burglarized. Starting in late May, police said, the thieves dressed as construction workers as they raided vacant homes that were either clearly being renovated or for sale in the Twin Cities area,...
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Glass House, icon of modernist architect
6/18/2007: 1,110 words, approx. 4 pages
By design, Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House evokes openness and accessibility.For decades, however, only the late architect's friends and guests could visit the famed 1949 home and explore the surrounding 47 acres of New England countryside.That changed when invitation-only tours of the Glass House began...
 


 

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