Food Supplement Safety

Food Supplement Safety
The food supplements sold by CFS Nutrition are well known micronutrients that have been scientifically studied and used for many years, establishing them as extremely safe when used by adults in the recommended daily quantities.

The quality we deliver is the highest available. Our products have all been produced and packaged at FDA (Food and Drug Administration) inspected and approved US manufacturing facilities. All of our supplements meet USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) standards for quality, purity, and potency
Skeptics and critics in the medical community continue to publicly raise questions regarding the safety, efficacy, and "dubious" origins of food supplements. These views are widely publicized in the media. The conclusion drawn by those expressing these opinions is usually a call for stricter controls by the FDA, and for requiring the involvement of MDs in the prescription and supervision of people taking food supplements, "for the publics safety".

We quote Jesus Christ in the introduction of this topic because he best describes the antics of those whose "bread is buttered" by prescribing pharmaceutical drugs, provoking controversy over food supplement safety. Lets explore briefly the issues of dubious origins, the safety record, proven efficacy, and FDA regulation.

Micronutrients naturally occur in the foods, herbs, and spices we eat. These substances are utilized by the body to perform the many inherent chemical processes of life, almost always without the potential for unwanted side effects when ingested in moderate quantities.

Pharmaceutical drugs on the other hand do not show up naturally in foods, and are intended to intervene, or interfere with life's inherent chemical processes to produce a specific outcome. These substances almost always have the potential for unwanted, severe, and even fatal side effects when taken in the prescribed doses.

Many over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and food supplements are produced by the same manufacturing companies, putting these suppliers under constant FDA scrutiny. Raw materials for food supplements come from companies ranging from "Archer Daniels Midlands" a Fortune 500 company with billions in revenue, to "Mom and Pops Echinacea Farm", run by Mom and Pop with thousands in revenue.

What all reputable food supplement manufacturers demand, and all reputable raw material producers provide, is a "certificate of analysis" detailing a laboratory analysis of the raw material and its contaminants. Manufacturers audit their suppliers by conducting independent analysis to verify the trustworthiness of the "certificates of analysis" they receive. Raw materials and suppliers who don't stack up are rejected. This is how quality is controlled in the industry, using free market principles. Everyone wants to be successful in business, and concern for public safety is paramount. While not perfect, this system is self correcting and self cleansing.

from - http://www.cfsn.com/safety.html

Sony Internet TV with Google TV review

Sony Internet TV with Google TV review
Sony Internet TV with Google TV review
Sony Internet TV with Google TV review
If you're interested in being an early adopter of Google TV, for now you can choose a separate passthrough box like the Logitech Revue or Sony's Blu-ray player, or plop the whole experience into the display with Sony's new Internet TV line. We spent some time with the Sony Internet TV NSX-32GT1, and we're a bit surprised to find that it could feature the best implementation of the Google TV experience of them all. But is that enough? After you've digested our impressions of the platform as a whole, check out our review of the Internet TV to find out

This review is primarily of the Sony Internet TV hardware -- make sure you read our full Google TV review to get a feel for the platform itself!

Strictly as a display, the appearance of the Internet TV is different from most HDTVs on the market, with a white curved back and rather unique stand. Ultimately they're just aesthetic differences, though, and getting it set up wasn't terribly complicated, although the power cord's winding entrance into the back of the TV reduced its length to something slightly shorter than we were accustomed to. Despite packing the Google TV-standard 1.2GHz Intel processor, it's not noticeably deeper or heavier than a standard 32-inch LCD using CCFL backlighting, but relatively chunky compare to an edge-lit LED TV. We didn't pick up on any fan noise, and while there's some warmth at the upper left rear of the unit, we don't anticipate keeping things cool to be problem. As far as what you have to actually look at, the display performance is about average, with good colors and decent black levels.

We didn't notice a lot of the bloom or uneven backlighting that can occur in edge-lit units, but negatives included relatively shallow horizontal viewing angles left and a very shiny, glossy, reflective finish. Even though it's a 60Hz display and not 120Hz like many newer TVs, we didn't notice any motion blur issues while watching sports or playing games. In general, the 32-inch Internet TV performs about where it's priced as a mid-range HDTV option, although it's frustrating that buyers who want more features in their HDTV -- faster displays, 3D -- can't get them from the Internet TV line.
Our Internet TV came equipped with four HDMI inputs, four USB ports, two IR blaster ports, optical audio out, integrated WiFi, and an Ethernet jack, plus a couple of elements unique to this hardware from other Google TV implementations: component ins and coaxial cable jack with an integrated QAM tuner. One of the HDMI jacks includes HDMI 1.4's Audio Return Channel so you can pipe sound back down to a connected receiver while the integrated speakers continue the "adequate, not outstanding" theme. The included IR blaster used easily stuck onto our Comcast-provided DVR unit, but it's not intended to cover the input, so it simply hung over the top of the box, and performed its function adequately. Two of the HDMI jacks and all four USB ports are side mounted for easy access, along with a button for syncing the RF remote and a headphone jack. One notable quirk of this TV is the lack of hardware volume or input buttons on the unit itself. It's a minor omission,


but that'll be missed when you can't locate the remote and a commercial starts blasting. The display settings app appears to be fully featured and integrated with Google TV -- it's accessible through the menu or through a function key shortcut on the control pad, and it also allows for the glowing "Sony" logo on the front to be disabled at will Oh and the remote, that many keyed monstrosity that has so been derided as 80s-ish, a Jaguar design reject, too complicated, too useless? It's actually pretty easy to get used to. One-handed or two-handed, it's light and well-balanced for a good feel in-hand, and features mostly familiar controls. We're still not in love with the optical trackpad at the upper right -- although we got better at using it to mouse around after a few days, we never got 100% accurate or experienced the level of responsiveness we'd like to see. As a universal remote controlling the cable box via IR blaster, it was still effective, however.

The playback keys mapped naturally to the DVR and were very responsive, but we did find a few things that will probably prevent it from being your one and only remote on the living room table: jumping back to a previous channel was confusingly and unintuitively mapped to the Tab key, and while it was easy to use once we found it, there's no indication of what button does what during setup. We also were unable to find a way to replace certain functions of our cable TV remote, like paging up and down through the guide, so it's possible you'll need to keep that around for the time being. The keyboard itself had a quality,

responsive feel and we were able to fly though text input when necessary. Unfortunately there's no support at this time for programmable or learning functions, so you're stuck with what it's capable of out of the box. There are no remote apps available currently, so we couldn't test out what control from a phone would be like

from - http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/sony-internet-tv-with-google-tv-review/

What do guys think about virgin girls?

What do guys think about virgin girls?

- guys would much rather have their girlfriend be virgin its a good thing for them to know that no other guy had had them in a sexual manner. and well as when it comes down to sex it changes a little if they are looking for fun no strings attached they would kinda rather have a girl that is not a virgin so that they can be dealing with a women that is a bit more experienced. but also they would want a virgin so that they feel special about being the first one whether they keep it to themselves or later on go off and brag about being the first one

- It's flattering to know that someone wants you to be there first sexual partner. But this is nothing to judge a person by.

Through your life time you will meet partners that have little experience and some who have a lot. There are benefits to both. Someone with experience may be more responsible, mature and might make the experience more rewarding for all concerned. Someone who is not is probably looking for intimacy on a more emotional level. The fact that they have chosen you suggests that you are someone they feel they can trust to share in this experience. It may be more exciting to you that they are inexperienced and you are "breaking them in". As long as you are honest and responsible and safe then what attracts you to a person is entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong
as long as you are not being abusive or hurting the other person.

The sexual experience changes as we mature and age. What you want today wont be the same as what you want at 25 or 30 or 45.

- Im a virgin i think they like girls who are virgins more
boys are very judgement know a days they think every girl is the same like if a rumor gets spread about you tounge kissing A guy or whatever ur title will be SLUT see its the same with a girl if you bang 1 dude he'll think your a slut but sum dudes dont care not every1 is the same

High-tech Japanese home of the future

High-tech Japanese home of the future
TOKYO (Reuters) - Imagine getting home from work to be greeted by the family robot, which recognizes your voice and reminds you that you've forgotten your spouse's birthday before alerting you that the hospital has just called.

You go to the study and use a touch panel to activate your video messages on a display that takes up half the wall. A doctor appears: "I've been monitoring your urine on the Internet. You're too fat, your sugar level is high and you drink too much beer."
This may sound like a scene from "The Jetsons," the popular science-fiction cartoon from the 1960s that provided a glimpse of what the home and society could look like in 2062, but your home might look more like the Jetsons' in just a matter of years.

Japanese corporations, from toilet maker Toto to electronics makers like Matsushita, are pouring millions into developing products for this home of the future where every appliance is connected to a network, accessible from anywhere at anytime.

"Since the amount of information available will grow tremendously, much will depend on the ability to search intelligently," said Tetsuji Miyano, head of the new business planning office at Matsushita Electric Works (MEW)

"But I think we will see human lives improve in terms of saving time and travel costs" in step with the networking of the home.

MEW is a building materials subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial, maker of Panasonic branded electronics.

While a house full of networked gadgets raises sticky issues such as how to protect private information, the future home will no doubt be kinder to the elderly and disabled, easier on the environment and more connected to the outside.

Matsushita Electric Industrial's vision of the home beyond 2010, on display at its Tokyo showroom, comes complete with a talking robot, a study that looks more like a spaceship cockpit and an iris scanner at the front door.

Naturally, the dining room is high-tech as well. It features a kitchen table with a touch-screen surface that displays images beamed from a projector below. A wide-screen display and vibrating glass speakers are on the adjacent wall.

Sit down for dinner and a jellyfish known as an "agent" swims your way. Each family member has his or her own "agent," which contains personal information and can be commanded with a simple device to download text or images from the Web
A family might plan a trip together at the table with each member using the Internet to explain where he or she wants to go.

As Matsushita sees it, communication in the future home will be more interactive and computers will be more intuitive -- operated mainly by touch, voice or simple one-button commands.

"The agent knows each family members' hobbies and tastes...and you don't have to use the PC directly," said Nao Kurosawa, a guide at Matsushita's Panasonic Center where the showroom is housed.

"Many elderly and children aren't that comfortable using the (keyboard-operated) PC," she said.

High-tech toilets, privacy concerns
But with consumers unlikely to shell out the extra money for such products and with issues such as the availability of sufficient bandwith not yet resolved, a fully networked house as envisioned by Matsushita is still several years down the road.

For now, the Osaka-based company is testing a service called "Kurashi Net" on a limited basis in the Kansai region in western Japan.

The service allows consumers to control appliances like air-conditioners or microwaves through a central control pad or mobile phone. This means you can switch on your air-conditioner to cool your house before you arrive or use your cell phone to get the oven going for dinner as you drive home from work.

Kurashi Net (kurashi means 'home life' in Japanese) also offers a sensor-based security service that notifies the homeowner's cell phone when a specified window or door is ajar.

But perhaps some of the most interesting work being done by Japanese corporations is in the bathroom, an area in many Japanese homes that is already awash in high-tech gadgetry.

While toilets in Western countries tend to have one basic function: flush, a Japanese toilet might come equipped with a heated seat, a flush sensor and a remote-controlled bidet.

Toto already sells a toilet that tests a person's urine for sugar, useful in treating diabetes and generally monitoring a person's health. Japan's largest toilet maker is working on a networked version of the machine.

"We are doing joint research with a communications firm on how best to gather and store data (from the toilet) and send it safely to the doctor," said Kaoru Nogami, general manager of Toto's restroom product research and development.

At the earliest, Nogami said it would take three years to produce this product. He said that today's version of the Internet was probably not reliable and that one of the main hurdles would be making sure that the network was secure.

Indeed, protecting the private information of consumers will be a major legal issue for manufacturers like Toto and electronics firms looking to outfit the future networked home.

Critics say companies should be doing more to address this concern.

"They talk about how convenient it will be, but they haven't explained to the public about the risks involved or what measures they have made," said Tsutomu Shimizu, a Tokyo-based lawyer.

"Electronics makers will probably be the first party to become the target of a lawsuit if something goes wrong."

from -http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/technology/personaltech/japanese_future.rb/index.htm

nuclear meltdown in japan

Snap analysis: Japan may have hours to prevent nuclear meltdown
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) is racing to cool down the reactor core after a highly unusual "station blackout" -- the total loss of power necessary to keep water circulating through the plant to prevent overheating.
Daiichi Units 1, 2 and 3 reactors shut down automatically at 2:46 p.m. local time due to the earthquake. But about an hour later, the on-site diesel back-up generators also shut, leaving the reactors without alternating current (AC) power.
That caused Tepco to declare an emergency and the government to evacuate thousands of people from near the plant. Such a blackout is "one of the most serious conditions that can affect a nuclear plant," according to experts at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a U.S. based nuclear watchdog group.
"If all AC power is lost, the options to cool the core are limited," the group warned.
TEPCO also said it has lost ability to control pressure at some of the reactors at its Daini plant nearby.
The reactors at Fukushima can operate without AC power because they are steam-driven and therefore do not require electric pumps, but the reactors do require direct current (DC) power from batteries for its valves and controls to function.
If battery power is depleted before AC power is restored, the plant would stop supplying water to the core and the cooling water level in the reactor core could drop.
RADIATION RELEASE
Officials are now considering releasing some radiation to relieve pressure in the containment at the Daiichi plant and are also considering releasing pressure at Daini
signs that difficulties are mounting. Such a release has only occurred once in U.S. history, at Three Mile Island.
"(It's) a sign that the Japanese are pulling out all the stops they can to prevent this accident from developing into a core melt and also prevent it from causing a breach of the containment (system) from the pressure that is building up inside the core because of excess heat," said Mark Hibbs, a nuclear expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
While the restoration of power through additional generators should allow TEPCO to bring the situation back under control, left unchecked the coolant could boil off within hours. That would cause the core to overheat and damage the fuel, according to nuclear experts familiar with the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania in 1979.
It could take hours more for the metal surrounding the ceramic uranium fuel pellets in the fuel rods to melt, which is what happened at Three Mile Island. That accident essentially frozen the nuclear industry for three decades.
Seven years later the industry suffered another blow after the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine exploded due to an uncontrolled power surge that damaged the reactor core, releasing a radioactive cloud that blanketed Europe.
The metal on the fuel rods would not melt until temperatures far exceed 1,000 degrees F. The ceramic uranium pellets would not melt until temperatures reached about 2,000 degrees F, nuclear experts said.
If it occurred, that would ultimately cause a meltdown, with the core becoming a molten mass that would melt through the steel reactor vessel, releasing a large amount of radioactivity into the containment building that surrounds the vessel, the Union of Concerned Scientists said.
The main purpose of the building -- an air tight steel or reinforced concrete structure with walls between four to eight feet thick -- is to keep radioactivity from being released into the environment.
While there has not been any indication of damage that would undermine the building's ability to contain the pressure and allow radioactivity to leak out, there is a danger that if pressure builds too much then the walls could be breached

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/121974/20110312/japanese-massive-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear-meltdown.htm#ixzz1Gg1rFHQl

Junk food delicious Are there Really Any Junk Food

Junk food delicious Are there Really Any Junk Food
If you want to eat a delicious organic Fuji apply you might have to spend around 75 cents. However, commonly value meals are provided at the cost of merely 99-cents. The cost of the food itself might be only 24-cent if general expenses are considered. If a big delicious Fuji apple cost 75 cent how is it possible to provide a whole meal at the cost of only $99 cents.
How is it possible to sell a meal for less than a dollar knowing that providing the meal carries various expenses like; ingredient, table & chairs, wages for cooks and servers, refrigeration equipment, restaurant rent, advertising and utility bills?


The real question is, how is it possible to sell wholesome food at 99 cents while equally generating a profit?
In America nearly 70 percent of the population is overweight. Other developed countries are also slowly adjusting to the trend. There are hundreds of junk food dealers like Pizza Hut, Mars, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Kraft, which are selling foods to attract customers. Humans are genetically programmed to consume delicious food and junk food has captured this unique feature of having a nice flavouring taste.
Humans are genetically programmed to store fat. In the past, our predecessors lived under periods where they were exposed to famine. Those people who had the best ability to store fat were those who survived. This is why our genes have this inherited ability to save food when there is a surplus of food available. This is why junk food is a problem to society. It is cheap and available in quantities. Moreover, carbohydrates of junk food are easily changed and stored as fat. This is why an increasing number of people are obese and children are now suffering from Type II Diabetes.
In other words, those commercial deals entitled value meal are causing damage to our body. They are also triggering premature death, not directly from the food but from pathologies that develop with time after consuming junk food.
Additionally, food dealers have found that people are effortlessly addicted to sugars as well as simple carbohydrates. So marketers find simple but tasty food solutions for customer. They are not necessarily healthy but rather tasty. This is why there is an increasing volume of junk food on the market.
In fact, the “value Meal’s” that is being sold by various food dealers do, in reality, poison our body. Companies claim that they are providing great affordable products; however, what’s really in the food is another question

Business model converts innovation to economic

Business model converts innovation to economic value for the business.
Abstract: On the Internet, the advertising business model is a cornerstone of many service businesses. In this paper, we propose an advertising business model for machine-oriented

The business model spells-out how a company makes money by specifying where it is positioned in the value chain. It draws on a multitude on business subjects including entrepreneurship, strategy, economics, finance, operations, and marketing.

Simply put, a business model describes how a business positions itself within the value chain of its industry and how it intends to sustain itself, that is to generate revenue.

In the most basic sense, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself – that is, generate revenue.

Old business models don't work in the new economy. "The classic business model that has dictated the structure of every company from General Motors to Microsoft is so at odds with contemporary economic currents that is must and will disappear."2
Business models are perhaps the most discussed and least understood aspect of the web. There is so much talk about how the web changes traditional business models. But there is little clear-cut evidence of exactly what this means. As part of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel, there is a need to address internal factors that relate to the ongoing operation of the company. This will involve defining the departments and divisions within the company, along with the procedures that govern the creation of positions and job responsibilities within each department. Management of all the departments is also an important component of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel, as is the definitions of the responsibilities of the executives within the organization. BusinessBusinessBusiness operations such as manufacturing facilities, defining the production process, and allowing for the labor needs to produce the products are also part of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel.

External factors also are part of a comprehensive businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel. Chief among these elements is defining the target consumer audience for the goods and services produced by the corporation. This one single element of identifying the target audience will influence the form and function of both the marketing and sales efforts of the company, which in turn will impact the overall cost to produce each unit of a product. The businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel will take this information into consideration and set retail pricing that will allow the company to operate at a profit, assuming a certain level of sales is realized consistently.


BusinessBusinessBusiness operations, sales and marketing concerns and forecasts, labor costs, and organizational structure are all essential components of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel. Operating with a comprehensive modelmodelmodel helps a company to maintain focus on a core mission, while periodic reviews and updates help to keep the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel relevant to current economic conditions and consumer demands.


In the most basic sense, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself -- that is, generate revenue. The business model spells-out how a company makes money by specifying where it is positioned in the value chain.

Some models are quite simple. A company produces a good or service and sells it to customers. If all goes well, the revenues from sales exceed the cost of operation and the company realizes a profit. Other models can be more intricately woven. Broadcasting is a good example. Radio and later television programming has been broadcasted over the airwaves free to anyone with a receiver for much of the past century. The broadcaster is part of a complex network of distributors, content creators, advertisers (and their agencies), and listeners or viewers. Who makes money and how much is not always clear at the outset. The bottom line depends on many competing factors.

Internet commerce will give rise to new kinds of business models. That much is certain. But the web is also likely to reinvent tried-and-true models. Auctions are a perfect example. One of the oldest forms of brokering, auctions have been widely used throughout the world to set prices for such items as agricultural commodities, financial instruments, and unique items like fine art and antiquities. The Web has popularized the auction model and broadened its applicability to a wide array of goods and services.

Business models have been defined and categorized in many different ways. This is one attempt to present a comprehensive and cogent taxonomy of business models observable on the web. The proposed taxonomy is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive. Internet business models continue to evolve. New and interesting variations can be expected in the future.

Japan's Adult Industry Given Access to Blu-ray

Japan's Adult Industry Given Access to Blu-ray
While the effect of adult films on the format war may be a heavily contested, the fact remains that there is a huge demand for this type of material. In Japan, the ability to release adult material on Blu-ray just got a whole lot easier. Assist Corp, who has handled most of the early adult Blu-ray content in Japan, has partnered with a company based in Taiwan to begin replication of adult titles. They are expected to begin production next month. Sony has long mandated that, while they will not allow their own production facilities to replicate adult material, they will assist any company which wants to do so. With the addition of this new production facility (which purchased the manufacturing equipment directly from Sony), adult content producers now have an additional outlet to manufacturer their features in high definition