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KETCHUM, ID (BRAIN)This fall REI and Smith Optics will join forces to bring Smiths premium Rx sunglass services to REI customers. The new offering, dubbed Rx in a Box, will provide a convenient, in-store alternative for both near- and far-sighted customers shopping for corrective sunglasses designed for use in outdoor pursuits. Rx in a Box provides REI customers with a simple two-step process in shopping for Smith Optics prescription products. First, customers purchase the custom-packaged Rx in a Box ($250 retail price). Inside they will find a unique one-time use ATM-like card containing a unique purchase code, along with details for submitting their prescription information. Second, the purchaser visits the secured Smith Optics Prescription Portal (www.smithoptics.com) and enters information from the card to order their prescription shades, eliminating the need to visit an optometrist or other licensed optical dispenser.
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But as the potential benefits began to materialize, it didn't take long for the big picture to start coming into focus. "Companies soon realized that the rates fluctuated so significantly that just beating their utilities might not be the best objective," McLeish explains. "Instead, many found that it was better to get on a risk management platform with a supplier, looking for opportunities when the market dips and trying to avoid exposure to price spikes." .
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Secret city reservoir to save Sydney from drought
AN abandoned network of railway tunnels stretching under the Sydney CBD could be used as water storage facilities to serve the city in times of drought. The Daily Telegraph has learned the State Government is considering a feasibility study into using disused railway tunnels under the CBD as a way of providing additional grey water to public and private buildings. Transport Minister John Watkins said yesterday he would ask RailCorp to investigate the feasibility of using the network as storage. "The Government will consider any means of providing additional water to Government buildings in the CBD especially during the drought," he said. "Using the rail tunnels may be possible and I'll ask RailCorp to investigate." The proposal was discussed as four giant rainwater tanks were yesterday hauled on to the roof of State Parliament House in the first phase of a move to turn the city green.
Bow a beacon of rediscovery
Winter storms pounding the North Spit continue to whittle away at the foredune that once encased the remains of a mysterious wooden ship. As of Wednesday afternoon, the dune behind the ship revealed that only the bow section and a wooden mast are all that remain on the beach about half way between the wreck of the New Carissa and Coos Bay's north jetty.-World Photo by Lou Sennick .
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KETTERING — James Free Jewelers will announce Friday plans to build a new showroom, according to Dave Tellman, marketing director for the jewelry company. "We're going to tear down the existing building," Tellman said of the current showroom, located at 3100 Far Hills Ave. Once the new building is built, the location of the current building will turn into parking lot for the new building. .
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5. CDA Cops write tickets because they are concerned about public welfare, not because they have to meet a "quota".
6. President Bush is qualified to hold his office.
7. There is a good reason we are fighting in Iraq.
8. All taxpayer-generated money is spent wisely by Kootenai County.
9. Jim West is a fine, upstanding, honest politician.
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