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Recipe: Grapefruit margarita
Grapefruit margarita
Total time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Wedge of lime
2 teaspoons coarse margarita salt
14 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice, with pulp (about 3 medium grapefruits)
1 ounce lime juice
5 ounces reposado tequila
2 ounces triple sec...Tags: Grapefruit, Salt, Limes
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Halloween contact lenses are not a good idea
HealthMakeup? Fine. Mask? Go for it. Hair dye? Just do it. Decorative contact lenses? Hold on there. Pennsylvania's opthamologists want to remind Halloween partiers that they should take a pass on those discount store contact lenses. It's illegal to sell them... -
Anthem Parent To Buy Eyewear Retailer For $900 Million
The Hartford CourantHealth insurer WellPoint Inc. said on Monday it plans to buy contact-lens and eyewear retailer1-800 Contacts Incto diversify into a higher-margin business. The companies did not release terms of the acquisition, which is expected to close in the third...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Clothing Accessories, 1-800 Contacts Inc., Economy, Business and Finance
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Contact Lenses Sold as Halloween Accessories Can Pose a Health Risk
Health Press and CommunicationsThe Pennsylvania departments of Health and State today warned that decorative or cosmetic contact lenses sold without a prescription can pose a serious health risk. Such lenses are popular during the Halloween season. The joint warning notes that federal...Tags: Religious Festivals, Halloween, Holidays, Allergies, Health and Medical Professionals
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A closer look at online shopping for eyeglasses
Armed with a prescription and some patience, consumers can save hundreds of dollars — and maybe some time — by buying eyeglasses online.
For most, the major concerns are cosmetic ones. But an important risk is often overlooked: the quality...Tags: Services and Shopping, Clothing Accessories, Newspaper and Magazine, E-Commerce Industry, Instrument Engineering
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Unprescribed 'decorative' contact lenses for Halloween can be dangerous
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comWhen ghosts, pirates and superheroes knock on your door Oct. 31, some may be looking through a dangerous accessory as they seek sugary treats. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that decorative contact lenses, popular Halloween costume...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Halloween, Religious Festivals, Safety of Citizens, Services and Shopping
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Optometrists warn consumers about Halloween contacts
Press ReleasePeople who wear decorative contact lenses without medical guidance or without a valid prescription are at risk for ocular inflammation, bacterial infection or mechanical damage to the eye, with the potential for blindness. The Indiana Attorney General...Tags: File Sharing, Halloween, Lawyers, Holidays, Consumers
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Beware decorative contact lenses
For Halloween revelers, turning their eyes from blue to otherworldly with over-the-counter, decorative contact lenses may enhance holiday fun, but health experts warn these devices can lead to serious vision-threatening problems.
According to the Food...Tags: Halloween, File Sharing, Ophthalmology, Medical Specialization, Holidays
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Achieving Beervana in Portland, Ore.
I can't believe they want coffee.
Granted, it is 9:30 a.m. when I pick up my friends Jim and Lenora at the Portland airport. But in the weeks I've anticipated their visit, I've had beer on my brain.
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FOR THE RECORD:
Portland...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Oregon, Dining and Drinking, Trips and Vacations, Germany
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Michael Jackson: king of style
Fashion CriticWearing one glove, Michael Jackson reached into the pop culture zeitgeist and influenced an entire generation, giving pieces as simple as military badges and a fedora an imprint that, for a time, was as powerful as his music. At the height of his...Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Sexual Assault, Surgery, Fashion Shows, MTV (tv network)
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