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  2. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

  3. Film capacitor - Wikipedia

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    Film/foil capacitors or metal foil capacitors are made with two plastic films as the dielectric. Each is layered with a thin metal foil, usually aluminum, as the electrodes. Advantages of this construction type are easy electrical connection to the metal foil electrodes, and its ability to handle high current surges.

  4. Aviator sunglasses - Wikipedia

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    Aviator sunglasses. F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, with AN 6531 sunglasses (1942) Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that was developed by a group of American firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses.

  5. Nvidia is now the most valuable company in the world. Here’s ...

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    Shares of the company have skyrocketed so much that the company instituted a 10-for-1 stock split earlier this month. Its gains have accounted for a third of the total value added to the S&P 500 ...

  6. Tin - Wikipedia

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    Tin is most commonly alloyed with copper. Pewter is 85–99% tin, [93] and bearing metal has a high percentage of tin as well. [94] [95] Bronze is mostly copper with 12% tin, while the addition of phosphorus yields phosphor bronze. Bell metal is also a copper–tin alloy, containing 22% tin. Tin has sometimes been used in coinage; it once ...

  7. Why some lawmakers say maybe they shouldn't be banned from ...

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    Momentum appears to be building for a ban on congressional stock trading. But working out the fine print will be tricky, a point that an increasing number of lawmakers are making even if perhaps ...

  8. Noranda Mines - Wikipedia

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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Products. Copper, gold, zinc, aluminum. Main shaft headframe, Horne mine, Noranda, Quebec circa 1926. Noranda Inc. was a mining and metallurgy company originally from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. It was listed on the TSX under the symbol NRD.LV. After eventually acquiring a large interest in rival mining company ...

  9. Nvidia stock surges as chip stocks lead market rebound - AOL

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    Nvidia stock continued its upward momentum in premarket trading Friday, building on Thursday's 6% surge along with other chip stocks, as tech led a sharp market comeback.The rebound came a day ...