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  2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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    Various governments have passed legislation to phase out manufacturing or importation of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy- efficient alternatives. The regulations are generally based on efficiency, rather than use of incandescent technology. However, it is not unlawful to continue to buy or sell existing ...

  3. 1980s in fashion - Wikipedia

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    Small metal framed glasses made a return to fashion in 1984 and 1985, and in the late 1980s, glasses with tortoise-shell coloring became popular. These were smaller and rounder than the type that was popular earlier in the decade. Throughout the 1980s, Ray-Ban Wayfarers were extremely popular, as worn by Tom Cruise in the 1983 movie Risky Business.

  4. Ray Davies - Wikipedia

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    Ray attended William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School in Muswell Hill along with Rod Stewart (now called Fortismere School). His first Spanish guitar was a birthday gift from his eldest sister Rene, who died at the age of 31 from a heart attack on the day before Ray's 13th birthday, while she was out dancing at the Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand ...

  5. Horn-rimmed glasses - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban introduced the Wayfarer sunglasses in 1952. Plastic eyeglasses mounted in popularity throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, ultimately supplanting tortoiseshell as the most popular material for eyeglass frames. [citation needed] Buddy Holly iconisized the horn-rimmed style, with his upbeat pop culture rock and roll music.

  6. Billy Ray Cyrus - Wikipedia

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    Billy Ray Cyrus (/ s aɪ r ə s / SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia.

  7. Wholesale banking - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Wholesale banking is the provision of services by banks to larger customers or organizations such as mortgage brokers, large corporate clients, mid-sized companies, real estate developers and investors, international trade finance businesses, institutional customers (such as pension funds and government entities/agencies), and services ...

  8. Death ray - Wikipedia

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    The death ray or death beam was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon first theorized around the 1920s and 1930s. Around that time, notable inventors such as Guglielmo Marconi , [1] Nikola Tesla , Harry Grindell Matthews , Edwin R. Scott , Erich Graichen [2] and others claimed to have invented it independently. [3]

  9. Bulk foods - Wikipedia

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    The Rungis International Market in France offers wholesale bulk foods. Bulk foods are food items offered in large quantities, which can be purchased in large, bulk lots or transferred from a bulk container into a smaller container for purchase. [1] Bulk foods may be priced less compared to packaged foods because they are typically packaged in ...