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...Fix your vision while you sleep. That's the promise of a new contact lens made by Paragon Vision Sciences of Mesa, Ariz. The firm's Corneal Refractive Therapy lens is worn overnight to flatten the top layer of the cornea. In the morning the contact comes out, and the wearer has normal vision for one to three days, until the cornea gradually reverts to its normal shape. Similar contacts have been around for decades, but these are the first approved by the FDA for wear during sleep. They are especially attractive to athletes and those who find daytime lenses...
...help fix the reputation of Citigroup's Global Corporate and Investment Bank--formerly Salomon Smith Barney--Lago will oversee the legal-compliance and business practices of the division beginning this month. Citi recently agreed to pay $400 million to settle accusations that Salomon misled investors by touting stocks of its investment-banking clients. Lago, who was once head of international affairs at the Securities and Exchange Commission, knows a thing or two about enforcement...
...don’t know when they’re going to fix it,” she said. “It looks ugly from the outside...
...These timelines seem wildly optimistic. Iraq is economically, socially and politically crippled. It is unlikely that a quick fix solution will be found. The country will have to be totally rebuilt, a task that requires not only the sustained political, economic and military involvement of the U.S., but also the cooperation of other nations. It will also need the assistance and coordination of dozens if not hundreds of NGO's and their activities. Some roadblocks on the road to recovery...
Summers and Kissinger, along with about 20 American and five European experts on business, government and public policy, will consider the sources and severity of the current rift and how to fix it, ultimately recommending American policy changes...