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          sunglasses.  This is because the assembler "must produce the                
          acceptable and marketable sunglass product."  Mr. Nieh noted that           
          sunglass parts are not sold to ultimate consumers.  He also                 
          detailed the reliance of the assembler of quality sunglasses on a           
          trained and experienced work force and the quality procedures               
          that must be utilized by that assembler to ensure that the sun-             
          glasses produced meet the consumers' standards for appearance and           
          fit.  Based on his experience in the sunglass industry, Mr. Nieh            
          concluded that B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong conducted "manu-               
          facturing operations" and that "the sunglass industry would                 
          certainly recognize B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong as engaged in             
          the manufacture and sale of 'quality sunglasses.'"                          
               In addition to the testimony of Mr. Nieh, we also rely on              
          the testimony of Mr. Davis who testified as a fact, and not an              
          expert, witness.  From 1963 through the early 1980s, Mr. Davis              
          was an employee of Polaroid U.K., which marketed and distributed            
          sunglasses in the United Kingdom.  At the time he joined Polaroid           
          U.K., it sold sunglasses that were assembled for it by Polarizer            
          U.K., an unrelated company, from lenses that Polaroid U.K. im-              
          ported from the United States and from frames purchased by                  
          Polaroid U.K.  After joining Polaroid U.K., Mr. Davis, acting as            
          a representative of that company, became the production manager             
          of the assembly operations conducted by Polarizer U.K.  His work            
          included improving the quality control of the vendors supplying             





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