Meaning of life found in sour candy and dried banana
Kathy Kish Johnson, Daily Telegraph lifestyles reporter, reflects on life’s purpose sparked by tasting a dried banana and sour apple candy. She ties the idea to experiences, nature at Camp Creek State Park, and a wish to experience everything with minimal regrets, ending with a note about litter near the falls.
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Camp Creek State Park
P.S
Camp Creek
Popular sunglasses brands and tips for eye safety
Local optometrists discuss best summer eyewear focusing on UV protection and brand choices. They warn cheap sunglasses may distort vision and lack proper power, advise seeking UV coatings, and note risks from sunbeds and tanning. Popular frames include Serengetis Ray-Bans and Bugle Boy styles.
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Opticians
Monfried Optical
Diane Jenkins
Manfried Optical
Linda Evans
Joan Collins
Polo
Ralph Lauren
Jenkins
Donald Taylor
Taylor Optical Company
Taylor
Reducing VDT Related Eyestrain From Reading Too Much
Eye irritation blurred vision and heavy eyelids may stem from VDT work. Solutions include place screen away from reading distance adjust top of screen eye level minimize focusing changes ensure good lighting reduce glare use hood or filter and consider glasses fixed at typical VDT distance. Doctor Joel M. Solomon notes reading glasses or VDT focused glasses may help.
Navy reuse program saves millions through hazardous material reuse
Seaman Apprentice Randy K. Perdue Jr. aids at Naval Station San Diego in a reuse facility that collects sorts and redistributes hazardous materials to military commands. Since 1992 the program has saved about 1.1 million dollars and serves over 100 customers across vast distances while tracking more than 1,000 items.
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U.S. Navy
Randy K. Perdue Jr
Randall Perdue Sr
Bluefield
Naval Station San Diego
Navy
Perdue
Vane
Helping Children Find Friends and Form Bonds in Adolescence
A 1993 reader advisory on aiding children to make friends and gain social confidence. Experts counsel parents to be proactive, expose kids to varied activities, and allow reasonable self-expression while noting group formation often hinges on appearance.
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Thomas Berndt
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Dana
Ruth Shaw
California
Shaws
Dana Shaw
Berndt
Robert B. Brooks
McLean Hospital
Belmont
Mass
Guerrilla consumerism targets green claims in postal protest
Rick Moon urges tough action against eco claims by brands. A reader describes a mail back protest against a soda package marked recyclable, noting local recycling limits. He folded the carton to a business envelope and mailed it to the company, arguing the claim is deceptive and urging restraint on impulse buys to save funds for stamps.
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Old Mother Hubbard
Johnson
Sol
Copsi
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