| Not quite, Mr. McCain
Lose those rose-colored glasses, John McCain, at least if you're serious about impressing the American public with your credentials to be president. Myopia is profoundly disappointing on the part of someone who once built a national reputation on brutal honesty. Here's Mr. McCain, back from a trip to a Baghdad market on Sunday that required precautions fit for, well, war. Bulletproof vests for Mr. McCain and his delegation, helicopter cover above and Humvees on the ground. Mr. McCain's message? We're apparently not getting the full picture, or the whole truth, about the Iraq war and the progress that's being made -- thanks to a media that won't function the way the Republican senator from Arizona would prefer. Sounds like the White House line, only from a once-heralded figure in that very same media seven years ago -- when he was the only thing between George W.
Younger Joffe leaves LCA-Vision
Craig Joffe, son of founder and former CEO Stephen N. Joffe, has resigned as LCA-Vision Inc.'s chief operating officer and general counsel effective Friday, the company announced Tuesday. Joffe has also resigned from the company's board of directors, the company said, declining to give a reason for his departure. Craig Joffe, who joined LCA-Vision in March 2003, took over as interim chief executive when his father abruptly departed in February 2006. But the younger Joffe was passed over for permanent appointment as chief executive when the company hired Steven Straus in November. .
President Kufuor commended for promising neutrality
A final year student of the Department of Optometry of the Kwame Nkrumah University f Science and Technology has commended President Agyekum Kufuor for saying that he will be neutral in the election of a flag bearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The student, David Atta-Acheampong who made the commendation told the Daily Graphic in Kumasi that the Presidents decision was one of the best as it would definitely be in the interest of the party.
Mr. Atta-Acheampong said when he read from the political page of the March 20 edition of the Daily Graphic that the President addressed the first International Delegates Conference of the NPP in London, where he made the statement; "I felt that the President's acclaimed maturity was at display.
He also referred to another statement by the President that the processes outlined by the party would enable it to select a flag bearer who would be able to unite the party and win the forthcoming elections.
Veterinarian Offers 7 Tips for Feeding Your Pet, In Response to ...
Tampa, FL (PRWeb) April 6, 2007 -- The information is constantly changing and evolving. So, it's no surprise that pet owners are worried and even confused about what to feed their pets, in wake of the recent pet food recall. "Toxicologists are still struggling to know how this all happened," according to Dr. Sonja Olson of Florida Veterinary Specialists & Cancer Treatment Center, in Tampa. "The dilemma is targeting the exact ingredient and the source, so that we can determine which products are safe and which ones are not." So, while scientists work hard to pinpoint the problems, how exactly is a pet owner supposed to feed their pet? Dr. Olson offers these 7 tips: .
Economic Impact of Vision Loss in the United States Estimated at ...
CHICAGO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevent Blindness America today released a new report estimating the costs associated with adult vision problems in the United States at $51.4 billion. The Economic Impact of Vision Problems: The Toll of Major Adult Eye Disorders, Visual Impairment, and Blindness on the U.S. Economy provides both the costs to the individual and their caregivers, and the impact on the U.S. economy of vision conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy, primary open-angle glaucoma, refractive error, visual impairment and blindness. This report marks Phase III of a concerted effort by Prevent Blindness America to address the critical need for better eye health and to ensure that sufficient governmental resources are dedicated to the research, treatment and prevention of eye-related diseases.
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