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POPSLasik Surgery The site focuses heavily on the new buzzword, lasik surgery. It is discussed in great details as to what it actually is. It is quite interesting reading about what to consider before opting for this latest technology.
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POPS7 Incredibly Speedy Ways to Read Web Pages Faster 6. How to avoid squinting so you can read faster Rather than reaching for your reading glasses or struggling to read small fonts on a webpage simply hold down CTRL and use your mouse scrollwheel in order to zoom in and out of a web page. This tip works for both IE and Firefox. 7. How to convert text to speech so you DON’T have to read faster OK, maybe you’ve just given up reading faster :) For those people in this category, you can always try out Text to Speech so you can turn catch up on your reading in your car, or on your iPod by turning text into a sound file. Here’s an excellent resource for this. * *6 Online Tools for Text to Speech you would not want to miss http://www.dancewithshadows.com/tech/text-to-speech.asp
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POPSOptical4Less - discount eyeglasses When my mother turned 45 she had to get reading glasses, and oh did she complain about it. My response was, "I've been wearing glasses since I was 7. NO SYMPATHY!" *sigh*
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POPSReading tarot cards - dancing with the devil, or does it really work? There is much speculation as to whether or not Tarot reading is legitimate. Indeed there are many arguments for, and against this mystical pastime. What is your thoughts and views? personally I am quite open minded and would like to believe there are more things which we dont understand about the world and mind
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POPSGlasses don't make you a nerd Or geek - There's more to it... There was another article a few months ago that studied myopia amongst Asian students, due to rates that are seen as high. It was suggested there that myopia, rather than being inherited, was a result of lack of exposure to light. Students with myopia didn't tend to get out as much. Science can have have trouble qualifying things that are a result of more than one reason. experiments that support or prove theories, are better if only one thing can change. They are missing the point. The reason geeks, and nerds don't 'socialize', or 'get enough light' isn't because they are unsociable, but perhaps because they 'travel' in a different social circle, which is cyber, and global, through the internet. Perhaps they can develop terminal screens that emit the wavelengths of solar radiation so chronic computer users avoid developing myopia.
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POPSBullies Love Him "It remains unclear why Billy became a target at age 12; schoolyard anthropology can be so nuanced. Maybe because he was so tall, or wore glasses then, or has a learning disability that affects his reading comprehension. Or maybe some kids were just bored. Or angry." Whatever. The truth of the matter is that everyone has the right to enjoy their lives without being harassed either emotionally or physically. One can say that it's just kids being kids, but I've seen my share of those kids "grow up" into cyber bullies. I, for one, don't get any perverse pleasure from tormenting others and those who do? Well, my patience grows thin very easily with jerks. "In ninth grade, a couple of the same boys started a Facebook page called “Every One That Hates Billy Wolfe.” It featured a photograph of Billy’s face superimposed over a likeness of Peter Pan, and provided this description of its purpose:
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POPSSeven great medical myths #4 is particularly relevant today, Christmas day. Here it is: * Eating turkey makes you drowsy It does contain an amino acid called tryptophan that is involved in sleep and mood control. But turkey has no more of the acid than chicken or minced beef. Eating lots of food and drink at Christmas are probably the real cause of sleepiness.
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POPS Top 13 Lessons Learned From Comic Books # Never build a nuclear power plant anywhere near a genetics lab. # You can find out what your friends are thinking by reading the bubbles over their heads. # With great power come really impractical outfits.