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Oregon AG Files AVCs With Clothing Stores For Unlawfully Selling ...

...Named in Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) filed in Marion County Circuit Court are Kim Jinchul of Wilsonville, doing business as Best Wear in Gresham, and Oregon corporation Forest, Inc., doing business under the name of Best Clothing in both Hillsboro and Salem.

Neither AVC admits violation of law.

“These retailers not only weren’t qualified to sell prescription-only The cases were referred to the Oregon Department of Justice by the Oregon Board of Optometry.

Under the settlements, both companies have stopped selling the lenses and agreed that they would no longer represent that they were qualified to sell the lenses.

Each retailer paid $5,000 to the Department of Justice Consumer Protection and Education Fund.

Consumers wanting more information about this case or consumer protection in Oregon may call the Attorney General’s consumer hotline at (503) 378-4320 (Salem area only), (503) 229-5576 (Portland area only) or toll-free at 1-877-877-9392.

The Department of Justice is online at www.doj.state.or.us.

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Flinder's keeps his eye on the ball

...Flinders' biggest fear is a lense falling out during the match.

He is, by the way, not alone in the Albion dressing room.

Manager Dean Wilkins discovered that when the seat next to him at a recent review of a match video was too far from the screen for one of his players!

Flinders is, however, probably alone with his favourite hobby.

The clue was on that bedside table again, a Gordon Ramsay book.

"I fancy myself as a cook," he said.

"Ever since I did cookery lessons at school I've really enjoyed it.

"Gordon Ramsay is an absolute legend.

I watch or tape all of his TV programmes." What of those strange match day habits?

Albion fans with sharper eyes than Flinders will have spotted that he hugs goalkeeping coach John Keeley at the end of the warm-up.

"I always tend to do that with everybody, even at Crystal Palace, whether it be the sub goalkeeper or the coach," said Albion's on-loan custodian.

This expression of cameraderie emphasises the rapport Flinders has established with Keeley in his two months with the Seagulls.

"John is an absolute credit to the club and I have learnt so much off him in a short space of time," he said.

"I really enjoy the training with John and his commitment.

With the backing of Michel (Kuipers), John Sullivan and the other young keepers I think Brighton have got a really promising futu...

Optometrist Jonathan D. Sher recommends annual eye exams to ...

...Sher said keeping Wearing some types of “I see infections every day in my office because people are abusing their contacts.”Part of contact-lens care is storing them in cleaning solution and replacing them every four weeks or, in some cases, every two weeks.“When you over-wear your lenses, it causes chronic inflammation of the eye,” Sher said.Sher said 95 percent of his patients wear soft A few wear hard “They're much, much smaller than soft.

Hard contacts are more rigid material.”Like other parts of the body, Sher said a balanced diet filled with fruits and vegetables will play a role in eye health.“The regular things that help the rest of your body are going to help your eyes,” he said.Contact staff writer Stefanie White at swhite@acnpapers.com.

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