The FDA’s War on Dietary Supplements.

The United States Food and Drug Administration is trying to implement new guidelines that will effectively kill the nation's supplement industry. The guidelines were reviewed by the Alliance for Natural Health, and the alliance determined them to be onerous and punitive.

The FDA’s War on Dietary Supplements

July 13, 2011 by Bob Livingston      http://www.personalliberty.com/author/bob/

The United States Food and Drug Administration guidelines will apply to supplements developed since 1994.

The United States Food and Drug Administration is trying to implement new guidelines that will effectively kill the nation’s supplement industry.

A draft of the guidelines was issued July 1 to comply with the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notification protocols called for in the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). In the 17-plus years since the act was passed, supplement manufacturers have had little information to help them determine what makes a NDI and when or how to file NDI notification.

Now, we know the FDA wants to destroy the supplement industry.

The guidelines were reviewed by the Alliance for Natural Health, and the alliance determined them to be onerous and punitive. For example, any supplement developed since 1994 is now subject to FDA approval under the NDI.

Many important supplements have been developed since 1994. Under the new guidelines, those will have to come off the market for at least 75 days while the FDA decides whether it wants to approve them. On top of that, any supplements that were “grandfathered” in by the DSHEA that have been altered in any way — prepared by a different process, dosage increased, harvested from the plant at a different point in the life cycle, recommended for use by another demographic group, etc. — must also be pulled from the market and sent to the FDA for approval. And the kicker is that the FDA is under no obligation to approve them.

If any changes are made or unapproved substances are added to a supplement, the FDA considers it adulterated. As a result, the supplement could be confiscated by the FDA, the supplement manufacturer would be subject to severe sanctions and the manufacturing company’s officers could be imprisoned.

Additionally, any new supplement being considered for manufacture must have an NDI completed for each ingredient, regardless of whether those ingredients had been previously approved by the FDA for use in other supplements, or the same substances had been previously approved for manufacture by a different company. This will drown supplement manufacturers in paperwork and result in increased costs and the closure of many supplement companies.

It’s obvious the FDA and Big Pharma want to destroy the supplement industry and are not interested in letting Americans make their own health choices.

Call or email your Senators and Representative and tell them the FDA should not be imposing such draconian guidelines on the supplement industry. You can find the contact information for your Senators at www.senate.gov and your Representative at www.house.gov. Or you can call 1-800-333-4636.

                                 

Online photos often give away your location.

Koeppen: Easy to tracked you via phone pics; Also, how to change your settings to avoid this data collection

(CBS News)  If you're one of the millions of smartphone users who post pictures online, you may be putting up more than you think. There's more than meets the eye with photo uploads.

With the touch of a button, you can show the world your photos. However, you can also reveal information you may not want to share - like the exact location of where you live, work, play and go on vacation.

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On "The Early Show" Thursday, CBS News Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen reported there are more than 100 billion photos -- of kids and pets, vacations, graduations, etc. -- currently posted online, with thousands more being uploaded every minute.

But what you see online is only half the story. Tech expert John Rettinger, president of Techno Buffalo, a tech news website, points out most smartphones have a GPS chip built into them. So when you're taking a picture, it actually takes your location and stores it on that photo.

Rettinger says the same technology that helps people see real-time traffic updates and find directions on their phones also leads to GPS coordinates being attached to pictures.

Not only can you know exactly what was taken, you know exactly the time that the picture was shot, Rettinger said.

Koeppen said all it takes to find someone's location based solely on a picture is the right computer program, and just a couple of minutes.

 How easy is it to do this?

"Extremely easy," Rettinger said. "If you know where to look, it's one button to hit download and you are done."

Koeppen decided to see just how easy it really is. A producer took pictures of just her face at several locations around Los Angeles. They posted them on my Koeppen's Twitter account, and asked Rettinger to figure out where she was.

Within seconds, Rettinger told Koeppen she was shopping on Rodeo Drive, at Griffith Park and Grauman's Chinese Theater. Just by right-clicking on all of the photos, Rettinger was able to pinpoint her exact locations using GPS coordinates.

With more than 70 million Americans currently using smartphones, smartphone tracking has become a hot-button issue. Just this month, executives from Apple and Google were questioned about it on Capitol Hill. But the good news for smartphone users is you can turn off the location of your pictures by adjusting the settings on your phone by turning off the location of your pictures.

Rettinger said, "Oftentimes you just go to settings and it says geolocation and you switch it off. That's all you need to do.

Koeppen added on "The Early Show," "And it's interesting to note that our expert had never tried to read the location of a picture before but he said it took him a total of 10 minutes to get the right program off the internet, and then learn how to do it. And once we posted our pictures, it took them less than 30 seconds per picture to find my locations."

Co-anchor Erica Hill said, "That's just creepy to just one word to describe it. We saw briefly in your piece the expert was showing us how to turn off these settings so people can't figure out where you are."

Koeppen said, "So we used an iPhone to take our pictures. What you're going to do is find settings, go to settings, then go to general. Then you're going to find location services. And where it says camera you just want to have it turned to 'off.'"

Facebook helps find a lost and forlorn dog.

 A sweet shy pit bull/Doberman mix named Siobhan, part of the largest cruelty case in Georgia history, had found new life at LifeLine Animal Project in Avondale Estates, Georgia. She got up to 40 pounds, regained her health and finally discovered how to play with toys. 

Over Easter weekend, this three-year-old's foster parents took her to Beaufort, South Carolina for vacation. But Siobhan ran away, nowhere to be found. When she was spotted in town, the  skittish Siobhan fled from help, only to be hit by a car. She then scampered off into the salt marshes surrounding Beaufort.

For days a crew from Lifeline and her foster family searched frantically yet fruitlessly for her in the dangerous marshes. So Lifeline turned to Facebook, posting about her plight and offering a $500 reward for her safe return.

On Siobhan's fourth day lost in Beaufort, nursing student Faith Wade, who had reposted the original Facebook plea, got a tip from a local business: They spotted  Siobhan in a nearby marsh. Wade called Debbie Setzer from Lifeline, and after buying a pair of rubber boots, this wife of a deployed marine joined Setzer, the pair wading through the vine-choked marsh calling Siobhan's name over and over again. And then, a sound that Wade and Setzer may always remember. 


"I'll never forget hearing Siobhan answer my calls for her with her beautiful, strong, deep bark, or her pretty eyes, just calmly looking at me through the marsh grass when I first saw her," Wade posted on Lifeline's Facebook page after finding Siobhan on April 27th.  "It was a wonderful day."
Wade, and the folks at Lifeline, credit Facebook for pointing them to Siobhan. "SHE'S FOUND - THANKS TO YOU, FACEBOOK FRIENDS!!!," Lifeline posted on its page. "You responded to our pleas for help and spread the word. You saved her!"

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Police Spying Backfires As Criminals Use Facebook/Twitter For Surveillance

May 11, 2011 by Marcy Bonebright, Staff Writer 

Recently, there has been a lot of public outcry against police officers using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to spy on supposed criminals. Now, it looks like the criminals are giving the police a taste of their own medicine.

According to a Foxnews.com article, police officials are worried that social networking is putting officers at risk.

The article stated: “Criminals are using [social networking] sites to identify and investigate law-enforcement officers, including undercover police. In addition, hostage-takers and suspects who barricade themselves in buildings are monitoring social media to track police movements in real time, and gang members are launching their own surveillance operations targeting police.”

The criminals likely got the idea to use social networking to this end from police, though.

According to iNews880.com, this practice is extremely commonplace, and police from different precincts are sharing the secrets of online surveillance with other officers. “Gang expert George Chavez, a police detective in Wisconsin, said today in an interview that gang members feel secure in putting up information on the Web. But he says police are using tactics to gain access to their sites to gather pictures of suspected gang members and find out about proposed meeting places and activities.”

But an editorial on PCMag.com argues that social network spying has become commonplace — not just for police and criminals, but for everyone.

“To get the details you want, you can look over people’s Facebook pages and LinkedIn pages to get a reasonable amount of background info. You can then check if they have a Twitter account. If so, what do they harp on? Do they use a goofy name? If they have a blog, they’ll probably link it on one of these services. If they do, what is it about?” the editorial said.

“But people should at least be aware that they might be scrutinized based on their online information, even when it is supposedly ‘private.’ While I cannot view people’s private postings, you can be sure the government can.”

Every move you make online is being tracked.

Every move you make online is being tracked.

Identity thieves are not the only prying eyes on the internet. Mainstream Web sites and their advertising partners track your cyber moves as well. Some is innocent, and some is beneficial. However, online tracking often crosses the line with a worrisome invasion of our privacy. 

Sites routinely sell information about you to other companies and entities, all of which they eagerly gather simply by installing tracking files onto our computer, without our permission. This allows tracking companies to lurk unseen on their sites, gathering scads of information about us.

Not only are the shopping sites guilty, but also Media companies who then sell information on what articles we read, as do some Charities about what interests us. And, then there is the ever hungry government agencies that are compiling files of all sorts of information about us.

It's just a fact that there are many many eyes associated with these online sites including such Gov't. agencies as, IRS, FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, ATF, INS, and including unions, neighbors, friends, enemies, con-artists, etc. 

All are super thrilled that they have uncovered an authenticated stream of personal information on most Americans, and including a recent photo, birth date, friends, relatives, likes, dislikes. All foolishly but innocently volunteered by us on social sites spread out all over cyber space.

Singles, and dating sites are chocked full of all sorts of intimate statistics you are required to submit when signing up for membership. Nowhere else could this information be gathered regarding your most personal and intimate details that we trustingly post online for so many abusers to view, and possibly exploit.

This unauthorized sharing of your personal information targets your weaknesses, your passions, your reading agenda, your sexual preferences, and on, and on , and on.

What can you do?

1.   Use an ad-tracker tracker: These programs don’t stop the spying process but do alert you that you are being watched and then decide if you choose to visit those sites in the future.

2.   Opt out of tracking: Many online advertisers and companies that sell information allow internet users to opt-out of internet tracking by signing up with an opt-out service. Some Opt-out services include: www.AboutAds.info ….   www.PrivacyChoice.org …..and www.NetworkAdvertising.org

Several web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are  starting to offer ways to permanently otp-out of ad tracking. However, less ethical advertisers do not participate in these opt-out programs. 

Other suggestions are, to clear your cookie cache from your computer. If you do, you will however have to replace some information to those sites that you want to access quickly such as online-banking, and sites that recognize your cyber-cookie-footprint when you visit them. Other options include: Adjusting your browser settings for greater privacy, and by avoiding sites that do a poor job of protecting user privacy.

SMOKING HABIT ERASED by famed scientist, Dr. Linus Pauling. And, it’s a Delightful, Enjoyable Natural Cure.

Nobel Prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling came up with this odd-sounding natural remedy, and it was soundly retested by a British research group. In just 3 short weeks, the folks who used oranges were smoking an average of 79% less — and many had kicked the habit completely! Incidentally, when you take a piece of orange instead of smoking a cigarette, first suck the juice out and then eat the pulp.

For a more detailed regime to follow,  and how-to prepare your juice cure go to: http://www.ehow.com/how_5568485_stop-smoking-using-oranges.html 

As a bonus, click on this site for a whimsical, & musical smoking cessation greeting card you can send to a friends and loved ones.

http://www.alighthouse.com/quitsmoking.htm

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Weight-loss guru and women’s health advocate Suzanne Somers has a customized new weight-loss program. Suzanne will help you uncover the hidden obstacles preventing you from losing weight. And she’ll give you all the tips and tools you need to lose weight.

FDA looks to crack down on misuse of painkillers.

U.S. health officials unveiled Tuesday a new plan to try to curb misuse of extended-release and long-acting opioid pain killers such as OxyContin, morphine and methadone.

The new Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) is part of a larger multi-agency initiative announced Tuesday by the White House to reduce overall prescription drug abuse in the United States.

"This new REMS will provide tools to doctors and other prescribers for appropriate pain management to reduce risks and at the same time preserve access for patients and appropriate management of pain for those suffering from moderate to severe pain," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency that launched the new program.

For now, the initiative will be limited to extended-release and long-acting products, which, Woodcock said, "have a much greater risk than immediate-release because they contain more medicine."

She did not rule out the possibility that the approach could be expanded to include immediate-release drugs in the future.

Right now, the action affects 16 companies that make both branded and generic products. The products affected are known under their generic names as hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, transdermal fentanyl and transdermal buprenorphine.

According to Woodcock, about 23 million prescriptions are dispensed each year for extended-release and long-acting opioids, which represented about 10% of the opioid market in 2009.

But, abuse and misuse is also extensive, with the FDA estimating that 33 million Americans aged 12 and older used such a drug for non-medical purposes in 2007, up from 29 million people in 2002.

Some 50,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were related to opioids, officials said.

"This is a large and growing problem and, despite a number of efforts over the years, it continues to grow," Woodcock said. "It's clear we have a huge problem on our hands."

One of the main components of the new FDA program will be educating doctors and other prescribers on proper ways to prescribe opioids, as well as how to identify appropriate patients for these drugs.

"If a prescriber has a concern that a patient might unintentionally or intentionally misuse the drug, they need to know how to spot these individuals," Woodcock said.

Doctors will also get materials on how to educate their patients, not only on proper use of opioids but also on proper storage and disposal.

Manufacturers will be required to use one central system to provide these educational materials, Woodcock said. And the FDA will monitor company-generated literature to make sure it isn't promotional but is effective, she added.

Companies have 120 days to issue a draft REMS and Woodcock hoped matters will be completed by early 2012.

"In the meantime, doctors should be prescribing opioids as they have been doing and we hope they thoroughly discuss risks and benefits with their patients," Woodcock said. "People taking opioids should continue to take them as directed and, if they have concerns, should consult a health-care professional."

Does taking multivitamins help prevent heart attacks?

A Swedish study found evidence that it does. Scientists followed nearly 34,000 Swedish women for 10 years to ascertain if multivitamin use would decrease the risk of developing a heart attack. Compared to women without heart disease who did not take a multivitamin, women who took a daily multivitamin had 27 percent less chance of having a heart attack. The women who took other supplements (in addition to a multivitamin) had a 30 percent lower risk of heart attack.

In women who had a prior history of heart disease, those who took a multivitamin had a 41 percent lowered risk of heart attack compared to women who did not take a multivitamin.

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Tattooed Zombie Becomes Fashion Model and Lady Gaga's Co-Star

Getting tattooed to look like a cadaverous zombie was the best career decision Rick Genest ever made.

Seriously.

 Yeah, there were some people who thought Genest was crazy 10 years ago when he made the fateful decision to tattoo his entire body to look like a cadaver. To be fair, many of those same people probably haven't changed their minds about whether it was a wise decision for Genest to make his outsides look like his insides.

Read the whole amazing story at:  

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/07/tattooed-zombie-rick-genest-becomes-fashion-model-and-lady-gaga/

Microwave toxins.

Even "microwave-safe" products release the toxin bisphenol-A (BPA) when heated. BPA has been shown to cause neurological and developmental damage in laboratory animals. It is found in hard clear plastic, the linings of metal food cans, trays for frozen food, microwaveable soup containers and plastic baby-food packaging. Researchers are especially concerned about how the chemical affects fetuses and newborns, whose systems are not fully developed. Manufacturers have begun to remove BPA from their products. In the meantime, do not microwave or heat food in any type of plastic container.

Sexual predators remains a major concern .

(CBS News)  The issue of online sexual predators remains a major concern for law enforcement and parents across the nation. Now, actor David Schwimmer, of "Friends" fame, is making viewers think about the issue a little more closely. He's the director of a movie called "Trust," about a 14-year-old girl who meets an online predator. Schwimmer said on "The Early Show" he was drawn to the subject of the film because of his work over the past 14 years with The Rape Foundation in California. He's been on the organization's board of directors for 10 years.

Read more:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/30/earlyshow/living/parenting/main20048792.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea

There are many shots now being fired across the bow of the Federal Reserve. Some states proposing their own currency.

Shots Across The Bow

March 28, 2011 by Bob Livingston …Subscribe Today!

There are many shots now being fired across the bow of the Federal Reserve. Some states proposing their own currency.

The latest occurred in Utah where the governor has a bill on his desk that would allow shops to accept gold Buffalo and Eagle coins, and silver Eagle coins as legal tender. The bill also ends State taxes on the transfer of gold.

There are at least 13 other State legislatures that have already begun consideration of or are about to consider similar bills, according to the Constitutional Tender Act website. They are Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Georgia’s seems to be the one closest to approval.

The Statists don’t like it—and neither does the Fed. They and their liberal mouthpieces in the media are dismissive of anyone desiring to follow the Constitution.

For instance, in an article in the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., the bill that would allow North Carolina to issue its own legal tender backed by gold and silver was covered this way:

“Mike Walden, an economics professor at N.C. State University, said the notion of North Carolina reverting to having its own currency is outlandish.

“‘We dealt with this issue about 100 years ago when the Federal Reserve was established,’ Walden said. ‘If North Carolina were to have its own currency, that would put us at an extreme competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis other parts of the country and other parts of the world.’

“State Treasurer Janet Cowell joked that Bradley’s precious metals proposal could increase efficiency in state government by providing a good use for her department’s old basement vault, which is currently used for storage.

“‘I look forward to engaging in an important public policy debate about whose face should be on the gold coin,’ quipped Cowell, a Democrat.”

Never mind that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution reads: “No State shall… make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in payment of debts.” This means that every State in the Union has made some other “Thing” a tender by accepting Federal Reserve Notes.

Walden considers Constitutional currency outlandish. What is outlandish is what has happened to our wealth since the establishment of the Fed—an institution that is not a part of government and does not hold any reserves.

The Fed is a cartel of big banksters formed to steal the wealth of Americans. Begun under the auspices of stabilizing the economy—at least that is the claim of proponents from the time—it has presided over the crashes of 1921 and 1929, the Great Depression of 1929 to 1939, recessions in 1953, 1957, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1990 and 2008. So much for stabilizing the economy.

They called it the Federal Reserve in order to deceive the people who were opposed to a central bank. The people knew of the dangers of a central bank, but the elites were clever and used double-speak and sleight of hand to fool the masses.

As Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The central bank is an institution of the most deadly hostility existing against the Principles and form of our Constitution. I am an Enemy to all banks discounting bills or notes for anything but Coin. If the American People allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the People of all their Property until their Children will wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered.”

Like all the big banksters and political elites, Fed Chairman helicopter Ben Bernanke loves inflation. He no longer tries to hide this fact. In fact, he said the last round of quantitative easing (QE2), begun last fall, was to spur inflation.

But inflation is a hidden tax on Americans. It is the way wealth is transferred from “us” to “them.” Bernanke believes he can control inflation. He thinks he is smarter than the money creators before him who caused inflation but let it get away from them to become hyperinflation.

It will not end well. Already inflation is getting away from Bernanke, but he doesn’t see it. He also didn’t see the crash coming until it was here. His track record is not good.

The dollar has lost 95 percent of its value since the Fed was formed in 1913. But States are fighting back. More and more people are becoming aware of the scam perpetrated almost 100 years ago.

Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) has led the fight against the Fed. Paul’s followers chanted “End the Fed” at Paul rallies during the last Presidential primary. Now the States are taking up the fight as well.

Isn’t it obvious to all that the Fed has failed its charter? Isn’t it obvious to all the Fed must go?

Superfocus eyeglasses showcased at Int’l. Vision Expo. Super hi-tech.

(CBS News)  The International Vision Expo kicks off today in New York City, showcasing cutting-wedge eyewear technology coming to the market in 2011.

More than 149 million adults wear eyeglasses. And while one pair of glasses may seem like one too many, often, that's simply not enough.

An estimated 50 million Americans carry multiple pairs of specs, since one might be needed for reading, another for working, a third for driving, and yet another for just watching TV.

"Early Show" contributor Taryn Winter Brill reported it's often caused by a condition called presbyopia.

Optometrist Dr. Terri Haberman explained, "Presbyopia is something that occurs to people over age 40. You lose your ability to see up-close, little by little. And then when you hit age 40, you run out of arm."

But a new all-in-one technology is emerging. "Superfocus" glasses change the strength of their liquid lenses, enabling you to see different distances by moving a tiny, adjustable lever.

And while the superfocus glasses were met with an overwhelming response for their function, they received mixed reviews for their style.

One person interviewed by Brill said, "Looks like I'm a kid all over again. Who is that, Harry Potter?"

But Superfocus glasses are hardly the only new ones being rolled out.

On "The Early Show," Justin Bazan, optometrist and spokesperson for The Vision Council, focused on some other new eyeglasses about to hit the market.

What are some of the major trends we're going to be seeing?

Bazan said, "Over the next year, there are going to be big developments happening in eyewear. Before, we were just talking about glasses that had the ability to see things at a certain focal point. This year, we're seeing dynamic lenses with the ability to auto-focus on things. They're going to revolutionize and change things in the coming years."

He continued, "As an optometrist, this is huge news because we have premium products coming out that are going to solve a multitude of issues in people's lives. It's also going to make practicing more fun because we'll have several options available to the people that consult with us."

Bazan weighed in on the following glasses advancements -- including the Superfocus glasses Brill tried out.

Superfocus glasses: The Superfocus is a new piece of eyewear tech that allows you to customize your prescription for whatever you're looking at. There's a little slider built into the glasses that allows you to focus or fine tune the things you're looking at. You've no more need for other glasses with progressive lenses in a small zone of the glass. This is a whole pair of glasses that allows you to change the prescription at the push of a slider. They're built around your regular distance prescription and you can modify it depending upon where you're looking. Right now, the technology is limited to a circle frame because as the lens is flexed (by turning the dial), the flexing has to be uniform and a circular shape is the best way to do that. Pricewise, they're about 30 percent more than the lenses we see out there today.

emPower glasses: The emPower glasses are super as well and are empowered by a little electrical impulse that excites a certain area on the lens allowing it to change its focus. The lens technology itself utilizes a multifocal technology that allows you to see all the way down the street, but then with the touch of a hand or a tilt of your head, allows you to read up close. There's a power supply built into the frame itself and a charge should last between two and three days. The beauty of the emPower lens and what separates it from the Superfocus glasses is that the lenses can be cut into a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Like the Superfocus, emPower glasses are expected to run about 30 percent more than a regular pair of glasses, but they've been approved for coverage by insurance companies, so people won't have to worry about paying full price.

 Switch Vision Boreal glasses: The Switch Vision Boreal glasses are for people who need different sets of glasses for different activities. Their slogan is "See right in every light." Changing the lenses in your glasses can not only enhance their fashion, but their function as well. A green lens is recommended for playing baseball and golf as it enhances the baseball and golf ball against the green background. (There's yellow tint for skiing, orange/amber for trails, etc.) Different lenses enhance your performance in different sports. What makes these glasses so great is how easily you can switch the lenses out. They're the first of their kind and are magnetically interchangeable. If you have a prescription, you can use an insert on the inside of the lens. They take your basic prescription and allow them to be inserted right into the frame. They'll cost between $119 to $189.

 Columbia Interchangeable glasses: The Columbia Interchangeable concept is that one pair of glasses can be turned into several pairs of glasses simply by changing the "temples." (Columbia isn't using the word frames, but is introducing this new word.) One temple can be straight black that you wear to work, but then you can swap it out for something more colorful. These glasses will run you about $275.

 Transitions glasses: Transitions have been around for regular glasses and have adjusted their lens by adapting to changes in light. They'd start clear and then end up dark if light intensity increased. SOLFX are the first light-sensitive sunglasses to come to the market. Their level of darkness will actually change depending upon the amount of light they're exposed to. Initially, they're being sold by Callaway and Oakley who usually run a couple of hundred bucks a pair. The technology used for Transitions sunwear is the same as the technology used for Transitions everyday photochromic lenses - it's the market that's changed and pointed to a clear opportunity for Transitions. SOLFX is the result of recent consumer trends toward customization of products (they are activity-specific sunwear products) and the growing market for sport-specific performance enhancing products. For example, there are hundreds of running shoes on the market today, when 10-15 years ago the running market was dominated by a few select brands.

 Consumers are looking more and more for products that will help them play/perform better at the activities they love. These products fit perfectly into that trend.

 PURE glasses by Legacie: Some people always complain about how heavy their glasses are or that they don't fit right. Legacie was determined to come up with a pair of glasses that would be stronger but remain light, so they took this new alloy, Xandium, and made a strong thread that's treaded through the glasses as a frame. It's as close to having lenses floating in space over your head. You hardly even notice them on your ears and face. The frame is super flexible and has memory so it pops right back into place upon bending. Because the alloy is relatively new, they'll run you about $275.

 Gunnar OPTIKS: Gunnar Optiks has figured out what most of us already know. Starting at computers is tough and causes eye strain. Our eyes aren't built for it first, because we sit so close to them. Second, because we concentrate on the light and tend not to blink. Finally, pixels are hard to focus on. So, they developed Gunnar Optiks Indoor, which are built for wearing while you're using a computer. Gunnar Optiks help reduce the symptoms of eye strain, plus they're inexpensive and run about $75 to $100.

 LightSpecs by Foster Grant: They remind me of DJ glasses. People trying to read small print in the dark usually have a tough time until they turn on some light. These glasses have some high-powered LEDs built right into the frame. They're great for people reading in bed who don't want to turn on a lamp. Plus, they're really inexpensive and you can pick up a pair for about $25 at a local drug store.

 MODO Eco Glasses: My practice is in a very green neighborhood and people are very conscious of the environment. A new trend among people is purchasing vintage frames instead of new ones. Now, instead of having to do that, MODO has a new line of Eco glasses that are actually made out of recycled materials. With Eco glasses, you're getting a pair of glasses on its second life. Plus, rather than using huge plastic cases, MODO ships its glasses in sturdy, corrugated cardboard. You can also mail your old pair in to get recycled into a new pair of glasses. And, the kicker is that for every pair of glasses they sell, they're going to plant a tree. Prices range from $150 to $250 dollars.

 For more information on the Vision Council, visit:

www.thevisioncouncil.org/cbsearlyshow 

How to b e a better lover!

The secret to being a great lover is not always a matter of knowing erotic techniques in bed. It's more about developing an attitude of openness and curiosity--and making a commitment to keeping  passion alive. Here's how to be a better lover…..

1. Show appreciation to your partner for any accomplished worthy event, or even praise a non-glaqmorous achievement.

2. Pay Attention: Call during the day. Make their day better. Praise an event, make them a cup of coffee, etc.

3. Be Adventurous: Talk about and share experiences, take a impromptu trip, or share an adventure together.

4. Plan Closeness:  Planning doesn't necessarily mean just about sex. Plan things to do together that will bring on  pleasure, and will likely lead to impromptu sexual engagement. Sometimes the best sex is not planned.

5. Touching: Touching is the most powerful way to connect. The more you touch, the more you'll want each other. Stimulate the senses.

6. Avoid Psychic Sex: Talk with your partner about what turns them on, and focus on these turn-ons. Dim lights, snuggling.

7. Kiss Creatively: Remember the old song lyrics "It's in his kiss." Break the norm. pattern. Make it wild & passionate.

8. Stimulate the Senses: Engage all your senses. Smell, hearing, touch, taste, and sight., change lighting. Get creative!

Mainly, make it a fun adventurous, and get totally in to one another.  The sparks will surely fly!

The FDIC has more financial institutions on its "Problem Bank" list than at any point in recent memory.

The FDIC has more financial institutions on its "Problem Bank" list than at any point in recent memory. Based on data from the fourth quarter 2010, 884 banks are in the danger zone. That means roughly one bank in 12 is in hot water.
The good news, insofar as there is any, is that banking failures likely peaked last year. The bad news, however, is that it probably will take another four or five years to cull the herd and rid the financial system of its weakest members. Ongoing failures should eventually bring the number of banks on the Naughty List down to the 125-150 range, where it has been historically.  Full story at:
http://www.investinganswers.com/a/10-troubled-banks-could-fail-within-days-2258?utm_source

Lexiphiles (lovers of words…you know—you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish or…

Lexiphiles (lovers of words…you know—you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish or… 

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me….etc.)

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles , U.C.L.A.

The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground.

The batteries were given out free of charge.

A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.

A will is a dead giveaway.

You don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'll show you A-flat miner.

You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

Local Area Network in Australia : The LAN down under.

A boiled egg, is hard to beat.

When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.

Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left side was cut off? 

He'sall right now.

If you take a laptop computer for a run you could jog your memory.

A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.

In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's yourCount that votes.

When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

He had a photographic memory which was never developed.

Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.

When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.

Acupuncture: a jab well done.