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  2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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    The initial Europe wide ban only applied to general-purpose, non-directional incandescent bulbs, so did not affect any bulbs with reflective surfaces (e.g. spotlights and halogen down lighters) or special purpose bulbs including those used in devices such as household appliances, traffic lights, infrared lamps and automotive lighting. The sale ...

  3. Sunglasses - Wikipedia

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    The Ray-Ban Wayfarer is a (mostly) plastic-framed design for sunglasses produced by the Ray-Ban company. Introduced in 1952, the trapezoidal lenses are wider at the top than the bottom (inspired by the Browline eyeglasses popular at the time), and were famously worn by James Dean , Roy Orbison , Elvis Presley , Bob Marley , The Beatles and ...

  4. 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.

  5. Rorschach test - Wikipedia

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    MeSH. D012392. The Rorschach test is a projective psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.

  6. 1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions - Wikipedia

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    Broadcasting Act 1981. From October 1988 to September 1994 the British government banned broadcasts of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist groups on television and radio in the United Kingdom (UK). The restrictions, announced by the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, on 19 October 1988, covered ...

  7. Edwin Hodge Feared Something Would Go Wrong at ‘FBI: Most ...

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    Edwin Hodge and Caroline Harris Mark Schafer/CBS Edwin Hodge is just like Us and was worried that Special Agent Ray Cannon wouldn’t make it down the aisle on the season 5 finale of FBI: Most Wanted.

  8. Censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Censorship of stage plays was exercised by the Master of the Revels in England by about 1600 until the English Civil War in 1642.. In 1737, partly as a result of political attacks by Henry Fielding against Robert Walpole, Parliament enacted a law that established "the Examiner of the Stage" (an official in the Lord Chamberlain's office) to censor plays on the basis of both politics and morals ...

  9. Film censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Film censorship in the United Kingdom. Film censorship in the United Kingdom began with early cinema exhibition becoming subject to the Disorderly Houses Act 1751. [1] The Cinematograph Act 1909 was primarily concerned with introducing annual licensing of premises where films were shown, particularly because of the fire risk of nitrate film.