Eyeglasses don't have to cost a fortune

I was searching for some cheap eyeglasses for my aunt and guess what – I really did find cheap eyeglasses. Why was I looking for cheap eyeglasses ? The answer is : economy nowadays.

I stumbled upon ZenniOptical.com. They sell stylish prescription eyeglasses online starting at $8. You can choose from a huge selection of frames, with single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens.

Sounds like good quality, right ? Why so cheap ? Because ZenniOptical.com sells only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget. This means that the eyeglasses are shipped directly to you ( shipping fees apply of course ) but at least you know you don’t pay extra money only because a “middle man” bought the glasses at a price and sells them to you at a higher price.

So if you have eye problems go take an eye exam and order your $8 eyeglasses. You can also read another ZenninOptical review at The Examiner.

Cat Watching TV

My cats love watching TV but sometimes they fight for the best seat in the house and I was thinking about buying a 32 hd tv.

Why ? Because I’m tired of cleaning all that fur they leave on the couch after a good cat fight .

Do you own a big screen TV at home and would you recommend it to me ?

GORDONSVILLE, VA., December  2 , 2009—PBM Products, LLC, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of   Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula.  Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant formulas, suggesting they do not provide the same nutrition as Mead Johnson’s brands.  PBM’s store-brand infant formulas cost up to 50 percent less than Enfamil® LIPIL®.  The $13.5 million in damages awarded by the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest damages awards ever for a false advertising case.

“This decision by a jury of the people confirms that Mead Johnson’s ads have been false in suggesting that there is a nutritional difference between our store-brand formula products and their products, when in fact the only major difference is price,” said PBM CEO Paul B. Manning.  “Despite Mead Johnson’s scare tactics, parents are assured that PBM’s formula products are as high quality and nutritious as Mead Johnson’s.”

U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer issued his written rulings yesterday following the November 10^th jury verdict. Judge Spencer’s written rulings permanently enjoined Mead Johnson from making any false statements concerning PBM’s infant formula, including the claims Mead Johnson previously made in Enfamil advertising that "It may be tempting to try a less expensive store brand, but only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development," and "there are plenty of other ways to save on baby expenses without cutting back on nutrition."  The Court also ordered Mead Johnson to retrieve from the public domain all advertising or promotional materials containing these or any other false claims about PBM’s store brand infant formula.  

The details of the decision and the complaint are posted online in full at:

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf

The nutritional supplements under examination in the case are two fats, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), which Mead Johnson calls “LIPIL®” solely for marketing purposes and touts as promoting infant brain and eye development. PBM’s claim focused on Mead Johnson’s direct mailing to more than 1.6 million parents of an alarming blurry picture of a child’s cartoon duck next to a clear picture of the same image which suggested that anything other than the Enfamil LIPIL® blend of ingredients is inferior and will result in poor eye and brain development.  Other parts of the false advertising campaign consist of statements that only Enfamil LIPIL has been proven to confer visual and mental benefits on infants, and store-brand formulas are a “cut-back in nutrition” compared to Enfamil. 

PBM successfully argued that these advertisements were false and misleading especially since PBM store- brand infant formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels as Enfamil.  PBM infant formulas are formulated to contain DHA and ARA, and are sourced from the same supplier in amounts which equal or exceed the DHA and ARA in Mead Johnson’s Enfamil LIPIL®. 

This decision marks the third time PBM Products has sued Mead Johnson for false advertising claims. On the prior occasions Mead Johnson admitted that it made false claims about PBM’s products.  It is also the first false advertising case to focus on the issue of DHA and ARA nutritional ingredients in formula, which were introduced into the market in 2003 and have become a staple in recent years by many brands as key components for infant development.

“This jury verdict should send a significant and clear message to Mead Johnson about the way it conducts marketing and advertising for its brands,” said Manning.  “This lawsuit also demonstrates our complete commitment to defending our products and the valuable brands of our retail partners.”

“As a parent and supporter of children’s medical research, I take a personal responsibility in assuring our customers that the products we produce are healthy and nutritionally equivalent to brand names like Enfamil® LIPIL®.  It is important, especially now, for parents to know that there are lower priced yet highly nutritious store-brand formulas that will provide the same benefit to their children as any national brand name formula product,” Manning added.   

The U.S. infant formula market is estimated at $3.4 billion and the global market is estimated at $7.9 billion.

All of PBM’s formulas, and for that matter all of U.S. infant formulas, are subject to the exacting standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to the Infant Formula Act of 1980.  This legislation vested FDA with the authority to ensure that all infant formula products sold in the United States provide the necessary levels of identified nutrients required for the growth of healthy babies. For more information, visit this FDA link.

PBM Products was represented by the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  Partners from the firm’s advertising practice, Harold P. Weinberger and Jonathan M. Wagner in New York, led the team.  

About PBM

PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA.  PBM companies specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit www.pbmproducts.com.

Enfamil® LIPIL® are registered trademarks of Mead Johnson & Co.

This means that you won’t have to check TV schedules to see the time of your favourite show or when your children’s favourite cartoon starts. Charter on Demand has 6,000 movies and shows to watch at any time you want. And if you’re a busy person and you just missed your show or movie you can easily watch it for free the day after and avoid the fuss or going to a rental to get the movie you missed or waiting for it to arrive in your mailbox.

This is also great for parents. Children probably don’t understand TV schedules or just don’t have the patience to wait for their favourite cartoon to come on and start screaming, crying and so on. With Charter on Demand you can easily do your chores while your children are on the TV enjoying their cartoons no matter what day or time it is.

You can learn more at charter.net/ondemand. If you use FaceBook you can also get updates and fun extras on Charter’s Facebook page.

Is your dog itching, scratching and stinking beyond belief ? And I bet you know that dogs usually stink if not washed at least once a week. I know mine does and trust me that I tried all kinds of shampoos and even gave my dog a bath every 2 days but still no results and a lot of fuss, wet clothes, yelling, laughing and chasing. I guess it’s time to try the dog shampoo made by Dinovite called Dogosuds ®.

Here are some of the benefits of Dogosuds ®:

• makes your dog smell clean and wonderful for a long time
• lathers beautifully and also rinses easily
• contains 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oils that have natural, healing properties
• gentle soothing shampoo – works well for sensitive skin
• a natural flea deterrent
• contains no chemicals, no perfumes and no fillers
• removes skunk odor – yes … dogs love playing with skunks

This truly is a great shampoo and you should try it as well. Your dog will smell better, be much happier and cleaner. And you will be too.

You can also check out Dinovite on twitter for cool new updates!

No dog on earth will stay put in the bath tub and wait for you to rinse him off. This is why after your dog is clean you will have to clean the bath first and take a shower after.

Dinovite has come with a new dog shampoo that makes your dog smell clean for a long time and is a natural flea deterrent. The shampoo also contains no chemicals, no perfumes, no fillers, nothing to irritate or dry your dog’s skin.

Oh, and let’s not forget to mention that the shampoo also removes skunk odor from the first wash and contains 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oils that have natural, healing properties like coconut oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, tea tree oil and much more.

You can buy a bottle for only $9.49 and you can choose from 4 different blends: essential oil blend, lavender, peppermint/tea tree or unscented if you don’t care for scented shampoos.

If you are looking for a way to kill bed bugs fast, then look no further. You have already found Alliance. Our ThermaPureHeat treatment kills bed bugs in about three hours – not three days, like fumigating.

Killing Bed Bugs can be done without using chemicals. To kill bed bugs in your linens, pillows, upholstery, drapes, and other textile-covered surfaces, many exterminating services fumigate your entire home with toxic chemicals. This, of course, does get rid of the pest problem. However, it may create the need for air duct cleaning in your home. After all, fumigation chemicals are designed for killing bed bugs. So, how safe can these lethal formulas really be for you and your family?

If you would like to find a way of killing bed bugs in your house without the use of poisonous chemicals, the Alliance Environmental Group can help you out. We attack these microscopic pests using a non-chemical process called ThermaPureHeat. This treatment kills bed bugs by heating your home to a temperature that is high enough to kill the annoyance pests.

How about saving energy for your children and your children’s children ?
I’m not saying you should close your computer right now, unplug the refrigerator or even take the power off your door bell.
With the new Dirt Devil from AccuCharge you can save up to 80% energy while cleaning up your house. From hand vacuums to canister vacuums or stick vacuums to carpet cleaners they got it. And yes … they all have a very low energy consumption. This is why they have Energy Star‘s approval.

What I really like is the cordless hand held vacuum KURV (Spice) because it has a simple, elegant shape that you can proudly display in any room. As the latest design from Karim Rashid, the KURV is a rechargeable, cordless hand held vacuum cleaner created with convenience in mind. Use the KURV for daily upkeep and for crumbs and dust and spills that happen frequently. KURV the way you think about vacuuming. If you buy it you also get a 3 year warranty.

So what are you waiting for ? Start saving energy yourself by any means. Accucharge thought on saving energy while cleaning up the house which is great. Start doing that and spread the word to.