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Sunglasses – A brief history
The birth of sunglasses is of Chinese origin as an accessory that was by no means designed to block sun rays as they are now. For many centuries it was routine for Judges in China to adorn tinted quartz lenses in order to hide their eye expressions within court rooms in order to maintain secrecy about their own leanings in court cases. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that sunglasses as we know came to the fore as an invention of the entrepreneur Sam Foster in 1929. The first pair of sunglasses were put on sale in Atlanta, New Jersey and within the year that followed sunglasses became a must have accessory for all in the region, particularly for those who spent their time on the beach.
The next key event in the history of sunglasses followed in 1936 when sunglasses were polarized making them a safer product to wear when experiencing the gaze of the sun. This advance came about through the endeavours of the Army Air Corps in 1930 who developed polarized spectacles in order to protect pilots from the dangers of glare at high altitudes. The smart invention was the result of perfection of the special green tint that absorbed light which fell into the yellow band of the spectrum creating the polarized effect.
As a fairly low key phenomena in America and within the military, it was not until the 1960’s that a chic sunglasses advertising campaign ran by the comb and glass firm of Foster Grant encouraged well-known fashion designers, as well as Hollywood stars to escalate the sunglass craze in the ‘70s with their brand-name lines.
In a relatively short period of time the giant sunglasses industry had been born where only a few decades earlier none existed. Much like how women since ancient times hid seductively behind an expanded fan or a dipped parasol, the modern woman discovered an allure in wearing sunglasses, regardless of the advantages of avoiding solar glare.
In most recent times sunglasses have utilised technology with Oakley Sunglasses adding a music player to their sunglasses and a number of Japanese prototypes emerging that carry a small interface in the lenses. Whilst still at a conceptual stage the idea of being able to interact with a computer and connect to the World Wide Web through the lenses within your glasses and control the interface with neuron connection is not a million miles away. If further advances are made with sunglasses it would mark the completion of a remarkable journey from the court rooms of China through to cyberspace via simple eye protection and a tool to aid air to air combat!
About the Author:
John Pierce is a sunglasses enthusiast based in London
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Sunglasses – A brief history
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Foster Grant Fashion Reading Glasses The Core FosterGrant Collection offers thirty-six different styles, with acrylic A-grade aspheric lenses, which are thin, light, and distortion free. Along with scratch resistant lenses, optical quality spring hinges, and comfort rocking nose pads…. |
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Foster Grant Fashion Reading Glasses, 1.00 Strength, Dustin $25.00 The Core FosterGrant Collection offers thirty-six different styles, with acrylic A-grade aspheric lenses, which are thin, light, and distortion free. Along with scratch resistant lenses, optical quality spring hinges, and comfort rocking nose pads…. |
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Foster Grant Fashion Reading Glasses, 1.00 Strength, Preston $25.00 The Core FosterGrant Collection offers thirty-six different styles, with acrylic A-grade aspheric lenses, which are thin, light, and distortion free. Along with scratch resistant lenses, optical quality spring hinges, and comfort rocking nose pads…. |
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Betty Foster’s Adapting To Fashion $1.9 Betty Foster’s Adapting To Fashion |
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Foster Grant P4000 $91.99 Foster Grant P4000 Eyeglasses for Women are available at BestBuyEyeglasses.com in the following colors: Blue, Brown. The style is Oval and the frame material is Plastic. These frames accept prescription lenses. |
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Betty Foster Fashionmaker: Introducing Fashion With A t $3.39 Betty Foster Fashionmaker: Introducing Fashion With A t |
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Foster Care $22.2 Each title in the Allyn & Bacon Johnson & Grant Casebook Series presents three to four in-depth cases in a different topic area, prefaced by an introduction to generalist social work practice. Allyn & Bacon Casebook Series for Foster Care, First Edition by Jerry Johnson and George Grant provides students with personal and intimate glimpses into the thinking and actions of experienced practitioners working with children and families to address issues of foster care. The contributors to this casebook combined many decades of social work experience and teaching to create a one-of-a-kind tool for students to study and analyze how practitioners think about practice. The authors move beyond the belief that practice involves finding correct interventions to solve client problems, and instead invite students to review and challenge the work of others to help them understand what compromises important practice decision with real clients in real practice settings. |
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On Foster…Foster on $5.77 On Foster…Foster on |
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David Foster (Composer) – David Foster $6.97 Recorded at Lighthouse Studios, North Hollywood, California.DAVID FOSTER won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Producer, Nonclassical."Personnel: David Foster (vocals, keyboards); Olivia Newton-John (vocals); Michael Landau (guitar); Rev. Dave Boruff (saxophone, synthesizer, programming); Gary Herbig (saxophone); Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Bill Rickenbach, James Pankow, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams , Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider (horns); Marcus Ryle, Andrew Thomas , Willie Alexander, Michael Boddicker, Randy Waldman, Bo Tomlyn (synthesizer, programming); Lee Ritenour (guitar synthesizer); Gregory Hines (taps); Richard Page (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Humberto Gatica.Recording information: Lighthouse Studios, North Hollywood, CA.Photographer: Aaron Rapoport.Unknown Contributor Roles: Marcus Ryle; Chicago Horns; Andrew Thomas ; Gregory Hines; Willie Alexander; Jerry Hey; Michael Boddicker; Randy Waldman; Bernie Grundman; Bo Tomlyn.Arranger: David Foster.The instrumental "Love Theme From St. Elmo`s Fire" by mega producer David Foster from his self-titled album hit the Top 15 in 1985, following the number one success of Foster`s production of John Parr, also from the film St. Elmo`s Fire. Foster`s work overshadowed larger-than-life producers who came before him — Jimmy Miller, who was signed to a CBS label as a vocalist before his stellar career with Blind Faith and the Rolling Stones, as well as Bob Crewe, who was produced by Jerry Wexler when he released the Motivation disc. One would think Foster could have launched himself further into the mainstream given his tremendous success — or the fact that, unlike Crewe and Miller, he actually had a hit with Skylark in 1973, the Top Ten "Wildflower." An instrumental of that classic would have lent itself well to this Atlantic recording featuring a bevy of name session players from Carlos Vega to the horn section from the group Chicago, as well as Olivia Newton-John appearing on the tune "The Best of Me." Richard Page helps out with backing vocals on the Asia-sounding "Who`s Gonna Love You Tonight," and "Saj¿" is a very nice conclusion to the disc, which is all first class. ~ Joe Viglione Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
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Various Artists/Stephen Foster – Stephen Foster Songbook $7.19 Selections recorded 1958 and 1961.Personnel: Stephen Foster (vocals); Louise Natale (soprano); James Wainner, Grant Williams, Clayton Krehbiel (tenor); Thomas Pyle (baritone); John Cali (guitar, banjo).Liner Note Author: Langston Hughes.Recording information: Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY (05/27/1958-06/17/1961).Unknown Contributor Role: Robert Shaw .Arrangers: Robert Shaw ; Alice Parker. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
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Canadian Mountain Climbers: William Grant Stairs, John Clarke, Arthur Oliver Wheeler, William Wasbrough Foster, Edward Oliver Wheeler $19.99 Canadian Mountain Climbers: William Grant Stairs, John Clarke, Arthur Oliver Wheeler, William Wasbrough Foster, Edward Oliver Wheeler |
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Cary Grant $22.83 With rare and never-before-published photographs, personal letters, and documents, this groundbreaking book reveals the style secrets that helped make Grant a fashion icon. |
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Politicization of Foster Care in New York City, by Grant $1.95 This book is in Used condition |
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Grant Green – Live At Club Mozambique [TBA] * $14.01 Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Grant Green; Clarence Thomas (sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Foster (organ); Idris Muhammad (drums).Liner Note Author: Bob Belden.Recording information: 01/06/1971/01/07/1971.Live at Club Mozambique was, according to Bob Belden`s liner notes, rumored to exist for decades in Blue Note`s Grant Green discography, but was never released. His explanation as to why is satisfactory — Green`s star had waned considerably — and makes some sense, but the label had 15 unissued albums by the guitarist by 1971. This date recorded at the famed Detroit jazz club (Green was living in the city at the time) is the second such set of grooves to be issued from the club floor — Lonnie Smith`s was the first. The band consists of Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Foster, Houston Person, and the all but unknown Clarence Thomas, and the two tenor saxophonists (Thomas also played soprano here) laid out heavy, deep funk on the tunes that were chosen. Foster and Muhammad were symbiotic as a rhythm section. Foster`s grooving under-the-cover basslines matched the soul groove style of Muhammad. They locked onto Green and couldn`t be shaken loose. Obviously created for an inner-city audience and the jukebox crowd, this set was recorded a scant five months after Alive!, but bites a lot harder. The tunes include a simmering read of the Clarence Carter vehicle "Patches" with Green stretching the melody to the breaking point, and the horn section fills egg him on. "One More Chance" was written by the Corporation (the Mizell Brothers) and recorded by the Jackson 5. It`s got that soulful ballad sweetness just over the top of some sparkling chops — Thomas` soprano here is a perfect foil to both Green and Person. Green`s reliance on those low strings for his melody is special; it`s meaty and stays in the pocket, allowing for more ensemble interplay — though his solo is a thing to behold, all knotty yet still full of warmth and vigor. When he starts twinning with Foster near its end, the joy just bleeds from the speakers. The read of "Walk on By" is soulful without being overly ornate. Thomas` "Farid" and the opener, "Jan Jan," written by M. Davis (not Miles), are for the hard jazz fans here. The horn charts are tight and elaborate in their fashion, and Green pulls out the stops layering blues, jazz, and soulful funkiness into each of his lines. And to hear this rhythm section simmer and pop is glorious. Highly recommended. ~ Thom Jurek Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
