RAY-BAN: ThE hISTORY Of ThE TOp SELLING EYEwEAR BRANd wORLd wIdE 1936 Birth of Ray-Ban Eyewear For aviation‚ both military and civil‚ the 1920s was a decade of remarkable advances. Air traffic grew as a result. With the development of new aeroplanes that could fly higher and higher came altitude-related problems. Pilots were suffering from headaches and nausea because of glare and the great distances that they had to traverse. In 1929‚ General MacCready asked Ray-Ban for a new type of air force
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Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc (BD) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick‚ the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer‚ with dual layer discs (50 GB) being the norm for feature-length video discs. Triple layer discs (100 GB) and quadruple layers (128 GB) are available for BD-XL re-writer drives.[2] The major application of Blu-ray Discs is as a medium for video material such as feature
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Parker Ray was born on November 6‚ 1939 and died May 28‚ 2002. David was suspected to be a serial killer and well-known torture killer of many women‚ although no bodies were ever recovered. David was eventually discovered when many of his accomplices came forward with accusations regarding the murder of around eight women. On top of these known victims‚ police also believe that Ray may be responsible for the murders of up to sixty women near and around Truth or Consequences‚ New Mexico. Ray had
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doi:10.1038/nature07378 L ETTERS Correlation between nanosecond X-ray flashes and stick–slip friction in peeling tape Carlos G. Camara1*‚ Juan V. Escobar1*‚ Jonathan R. Hird1 & Seth J. Putterman1 Relative motion between two contacting surfaces can produce visible light‚ called triboluminescence1. This concentration of diffuse mechanical energy into electromagnetic radiation has previously been observed to extend even to X-ray energies2. Here we report that peeling common adhesive tape in a
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Cathode ray tube is used for producing images‚ when an electron beam hits the surface made out of a phosphorescent‚ and the cathode ray tube is basically a vacuum tube. An example of a cathode ray tube is a computer desktop and the picture tubes in television are similar to the cathode ray tube in television. There are numerous components of cathode ray tube‚ which are the Electron gun‚ Anodes‚ Coil‚ Phosphor-coated screen‚ electronic beam and the spot through which the beam passes through. In a
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The poem is based on a strong father-son relationship which is contrasted by the film Billy Elliot. In the poem‚ the Boy seeks ambition through his father whom he sees as God-like and a great encouragement. Analysis of FOLLOWER by Seamus Heaney An analysis of "Follower" by Seamus Heaney "Follower" is a poem which relates back to Seamus Heaney’s past memories which he had experienced when he was at a younger age‚ they are memories of him and hisfather and their relationship. From the poem
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distinct difference between Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. In a recent piece by Jon Caramanica‚ the Times breaks down the professional and personal trajectory between the two rising starlets‚ comparing their similar beginnings and their increasingly divergent paths. In it‚ he writes‚ "Of late‚ Miley Cyrus‚ 20‚ and Selena Gomez‚ who turned 21 on Monday‚ have each been pushing back in different ways — Ms. Gomez with her role in the film Spring Breakers‚ and Ms. Cyrus with her sometimes erratic‚ sometimes
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Herman Melville and Billy Budd Herman Melville was born on August 1‚ 1819 in New York City. He was born to Allan and Maria Melvill (Meltzer 9). Herman grew up in a family who struggled to make enough money. The family moved around trying to run a profitable business. Allan’s efforts to feed his family did pay off but led to his death. Allan Melvill passed away in 1832 (Baym 2256). Herman faced many difficulties in finding jobs during the Panic of 1837 and eventually ended up going on voyages abroad
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Billy Sunday once said “Let’s quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ.” This wasn’t Billy Sunday’s mindset his whole life‚ he wasn’t even a christian until his older adult life. Billy Sunday is an extraordinary muckraker and christian evangelists‚ even best know as one of the best evangelists of all time. Before Billy Sunday turned into an evangelist he was an even greater baseball player. It may not seem like Billy Sunday did much to greater the world but he actually
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John Alvin Ray‚ or best known as Johnnie Ray‚ has an incredible story. Johnnie was a popular singer/songwriter back in the 1950’s. Sure‚ this is an accomplishment for him‚ but his songs alone weren’t exactly what made him who he was. Johnnie Ray had a past‚ present‚ and a future and he knew what and where he wanted to be a few years down the road‚ and made it happen. At the young age of thirteen‚ Johnnie lost his hearing in his left ear from an accident at a boy scout activity. Him and the family
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