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For at-risk & early AMD patients, EyePromise are the best eye vitamins for macular degeneration:
EyePromise® eye vitamins feature a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Should you have a problem or issue with any of our products, simply call our Customer Support team toll-free at 866-833-2800, or drop us an email at email@example.com, and we'll issue you a full refund or provide an exchange if so desired.
Daily recommended dose is one or two softgels.
EyePromise Restore rebuilds macular pigment, a key risk factor of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness of over age 55 affecting more than 15 million people. AMD destroys central vision, has no cure, and is irreversible.
There is a natural 2:1 ratio in the fovea, which is in the center of macula in the back of your eye. Studies show that 2 EyePromise Restore can increase macular pigment up to 54%. Zeaxanthin is very difficult to get through the average US diet, and 1 Restore softgel has the same amount of Zeaxanthin as approximately 20 ears of corn!
More than 300 studies have been published on nutrition, macular pigment, and MPOD (macular pigment optical density) testing, and 50 of the most recent and relevant abstracts can be found on our corporate website. Click here to go there now.
Results may be patient dependent, however many patients report reduced sensitivity to bright light or photophobia, increased contrast sensitivity, increased color saturation, improved fine detail discrimination, improved night vision and night driving, better visual acuity, and better dark adaptation. Healthy macular pigment level has also been scientifically demonstrated to reduce risk of age-related eye disease.
EyePromise is manufactured to the FDA government cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) standard to ensure the highest quality production standards. All ingredients are evaluated for purity, composition, strength, and quality. Testing occurs before, during, and after manufacturing. ZeaVision also conducts third party analysis of finished product to ensure EyePromise content is consistent with product labeling. (See quality statement on ZeaVision website; www.zeavision.com)
The level of dietary Zeaxanthin in EyePromise is patent protected and the highest level available. The Zeaxanthin in EyePromise is an all natural form of dietary Zeaxanthin. Zeaxanthin is less common in the average diet than lutein and EyePromise is uniquely designed to fulfill this important need. EyePromise has the right mix of ingredients scientifically demonstrated to be
essential for healthy vision.
Vitamins C and E are powerful antioxidants; Omega 3 is an important constituent of the retina modulating inflammatory processes; Zinc is involved in enzyme catalytic function and metabolism; Zeaxanthin is a superior photo-protectant and antioxidant; Lutein is also a photo-protectant and antioxidant and Alpha Lipoic Acid is another powerful antioxidant that
recycles vitamins C and E.
If the consumer is allergic to shellfish or seafood or they are taking a large number of other vitamins contained in EyePromise Restore, a Zeaxanthin only supplement may be preferred. For instance, if one is taking an eye supplement with a low level of Zeaxanthin or no Zeaxanthin, adding EyePromise 10mg. to one's daily supplement regimen may be desirable.
The original AREDS formula contains a high level of zinc. (80mg zinc oxide) At this zinc level, copper must be added to a supplement formulation to minimize the risk of copper deficient anemia. This is the reason copper was added to the original AREDS formulation. The AREDS II formulation contains a reduced zinc level of 25mg. because of the original AREDS study findings. EyePromise Restore contains only 15mg of zinc per softgel to mitigate these concerns and is safe to take with a multi-vitamin containing zinc. The recommended upper daily level of zinc is 40mg.
The AREDS I supplement formulation contained a high level of beta carotenewhich was found to increase the risk of lung cancer in previous or current smokers. EyePromise contains no beta carotene. EyePromise contains a low level of zinc at 15mg vs. the 80mg level in the AREDS formulation. High levels of zinc can cause G.I. upset, genitourinary complications and it has been implicated in prostate issues, as well as, Alzheimer's. EyePromise also contains Zeaxanthin, alpha lipoic acid, Omega 3, lutein, and mixed tocopherols scientifically demonstrated as important to healthy vision. These ingredients are not found in the AREDS I formulation. However, zeaxanthin, lutein and omega 3's were thought to be important enough to include them in the new AREDS II study, currently underway. Results from that trial are not due until 2015.
ZeaVision sells EyePromise in the professional channel where Eye Care Professionals can properly explain the benefits of specific supplement ingredients and proper quantity to maintain healthy vision. Retail stores typically sell a confusing array of eye supplements and it's often very difficult to identify important differences between products.
First, by demonstrating on successive MPOD testing that their macular pigment has increased. With use of the QuantifEye device, the benefit of taking a supplement can be demonstrated. Eye Care Professionals should contact patients shortly after their initial visit to determine whether the patient is complying with your supplement recommendation. This will also allow the Eye Care Professional to assess whether the patient has experienced any functional improvements such as reduction of photophobia,
improved glare recovery and night driving, contrast improvement, increased color saturation, night vision, dark adaptation or going from a lighted room into a dark room. Any positive experience reinforces supplement
Patients diagnosed with AMD should take EyePromise Restore. If you feel compelled to offer an AREDS formula to these patients, it is recommended that you add EyePromise 10mg. to the patient's supplement regimen as the AREDS formula contains no Zeaxanthin. Zeaxanthin was not commercially available when the AREDS I formulation was developed. Over the past decade
significant science has demonstrated the importance of Zeaxanthin for AMD patients.
Animal research suggests that Zeaxanthin prevents diabetes-induced increases in retinal damage and increases in VEGF and ICAM-1. EyePromise Restore contains the highest available level of dietary Zeaxanthin.
EyePromise supplements should be taken with a meal, preferably a meal that contains at least a small amount of fat, such as a piece of buttered toast.
Although the safety of much higher daily doses has been documented, ZeaVision only recommends the dosages listed in the label; one or two EyePromise softgels or one EyePromise 10mg. veggie cap per day. The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the scientific advisory body to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, has set the acceptable daily intake for the antioxidant ingredients, alone or in combination, at up to 2 mg per kilogram of body weight. This means for a 160lb./72.6 kg person, approximately 145 mg of lutein/zeaxanthin would be considered safe. That said, ZeaVision recommends a maximum dose of two EyePromise softgels per day, a combined dose of 24mg of Zeaxanthin and lutein.
Yes, EyePromise Restore is scientifically formulated with that in mind and it is recommended that the patient take a multi-vitamin each day along with EyePromise.
Consult with your eye care and family doctor regarding consumption of EyePromise if under the age of 18. It is believed much of the eye damage that manifests late in life occurs during our younger years. Mounting evidence also suggests that consuming Zeaxanthin may provide functional improvements. Some patients report these improvements within six months
of beginning EyePromise supplementation. Improvements such as reduced light sensitivity, increased contrast sensitivity with more saturated colors, improved night driving and overall night vision are reported. Adults should follow the dosage recommendation provided on the label.
250 mg. of fish oil per day is consistent with 2 servings of cold water fish consumption per week, the recommended weekly dietary intake. All EyePromise ingredients are the highest available quality. In spite of the associated cost related to high quality, ZeaVision is focused on minimizing per serving cost to consumers while providing a formulation that delivers optimal eye protection. Additionally, adding more fish oil would increase the number of softgels required daily and significantly increase the size of the softgel, both of which are undesirable. In general, ZeaVision agrees more Omega 3's would be healthy; however, ZeaVision balanced consumer cost, softgel size, and required softgel servings per day to meet the needs of the majority of consumers. EyePromise is scientifically formulated with the right ingredients and dosage to provide optimal eye health benefits, at a low cost.
Refer the doctor to the ZeaVision website. (www.zeavision.com) If they have specific questions, ask them to contact ZeaVision (314) 628-1000 and ask for Chris Barber or Dr. Dennis Gierhart.
To maintain your macular pigment level after you reach the desired level, you must continue to take EyePromise. Once you achieve the target level, your doctor may lower your prescription to one softgel per day if you were taking two softgels. If you stop taking EyePromise your macular pigment level will return to your baseline level over time. Additionally, you should make the
lifestyle changes your doctor recommends to receive the maximum benefit of EyePromise.
The macula contains both lutein and Zeaxanthin and the eye preferentially accumulates Zeaxanthin in the center of the macula where the highest density of visual cells reside. Supplementing with lutein will increase macular pigment; however, the most crucial area of the macula may have deficient protection without Zeaxanthin and recent science demonstrates unique differences between the two carotenoids.
The FDA does not approve vitamins and supplements. Three Zeaxanthin safety studies have been conducted and submitted to the FDA and approval obtained. ZeaVision takes safety and quality very seriously.
The decision to incorporate a 2:1 Zeaxanthin to lutein ratio in EyePromise is based on the actual ratio in the center of the macula rather than the AREDS II formulation which contains a dietary ratio of 5:1 lutein to Zeaxanthin. Although lutein is more readily available than Zeaxanthin in the diet, the eye still chooses to place a 2:1 ratio of Zeaxanthin to lutein in the center of the macula, the area with the highest concentration of visual cells.
Zeaxanthin and lutein are molecularly similar however they each orient themselves differently in the cell with Zeaxanthin having two ends reactive for antioxidant activity, and lutein only one. The deposition of these antioxidants in the eye varies as Zeaxanthin is in higher concentration in the cone rich center of the macula and lutein is in higher concentration in the peripheral area of the macula. The eye preferentially deposits Zeaxanthin in the fovea, suggesting a distinct and different role for each.
Meso-zeaxanthin is a stereoisomeric form that is ONLY found in the macula of the eye. It is not found in the blood stream, other organs, or food supply. Human safety data on meso-zeaxanthin has not been submitted to the FDA. Meso-zeaxanthin is not in the food chain. Some indicate meso zeaxanthin is found in the skin of an Asian fish, or in the carpace (shell) of a crustacean, but not in the food supply. Since human safety studies have not been conducted, long term effects of ingesting meso-zeaxanthin are unknown. Furthermore, marketed meso-zeaxanthin is synthesized by a harsh chemical treatment of lutein, thus meso-zeaxanthin is synthetic.
Both carotenoids provided in EyePromise are derived from natural sources. The Lutein utilized in EyePromise is derived from marigolds and the Zeaxanthin is derived from red paprika peppers. Meso-zeaxanthin is not natural.
Meso-zeaxanthin is not in the food supply, nor is it found in human blood or organs. All marketed supplements containing meso-zeaxanthin contain synthetic meso-zeaxanthin, created by a harsh chemical treatment of lutein. The long-term effect of ingesting meso-zeaxanthin is not known. Mesozeaxanthin is only found in the macula of the eye and it is theorized that
meso zeaxanthin it is created by lutein conversion into this intermediate molecule. It is hypothesized that meso-zeaxanthin is created when the eye doesn't obtain adequate dietary zeaxanthin. No meso zeaxanthin human safety studies have been filed with the FDA.
Yes, the technology has been scientifically validated in multiple clinical studies. These studies may be reviewed in the research tab of the ZeaVision website. (www.zeavision.com) As the exam is "psychophysical", there may be very slight variance from test to test, however measurement results should not vary more than .05 on average. More importantly, the software generates a graph for each patient so the operator knows if the patient understands the exam and is responding to the target appropriately. This is vital to achieving accurate results and the QuantifEye device is unique in this regard. It is important to position the device in the practice where there will be minimal distractions while the patient is taking the exam. The operator should also remind the patient to blink frequently during the exam.
Call David Taylor at (314) 628-1000 or his direct number (314) 415-1307.
Central graphs typically appear as a "stretched-out S" on its side or a broad "U" shape, like a necklace. A key indicator of a good graph is a clearly defined minimum point on the chart line. Although all data points do not have to be directly on the data average line, multiple and significant variations are indications of a patient not pushing the button at the same time, each time they begin to see the flicker. This may result from the patient trying to anticipate the flicker or they do not truly understand the instructions. The patient should be reminded to press the response button when the target first begins to flicker and they should repeat the exam, should the graph be unacceptable. When in doubt, test again to validate the results. You can also contact ZeaVision for printed graph interpretation training materials and assistance.
If the graph line goes up at or near a 45 degree angle, this generally indicates that the patient has extremely low macular pigment and their starting point is the minimum value because they have little or no absorption of blue light. (very rare) Test again to see if this is repeated. If the same result is obtained, the patient should be prescribed two EyePromise® softgels per day and return for re-measurement in six months. Adequate pigment build should occur during this time to achieve a reading. For the graph line that trends down at or near a 45 degree angle and never turns up, this generally means the patient has very high macular pigment. The test may time out, as the graph never turns up to form three consecutive points up. Repeat the test and ask the patient to enhance their concentration to obtain a result. If a measurement cannot be achieved (very rare) an assumption of high macular pigment should be made. The patient may or may not need EyePromise® supplementation dependent upon other AMD risk factors and their retinal exam.
Data collected from clinical studies and QuantifEye devices suggests a macular pigment density level below .25 is low, .26 to .45 is the defined mid range, and a macular pigment density of .45 and above is high.
The patient should visit their eye care professional to obtain a baseline macular pigment level reading and repeat the measurement every six months until the macular pigment level reaches .45. After the patient's macular pigment level reaches the target level, the eye care professional will recommend continued EyePromise supplementation to maintain a healthy level, and schedule future measurements based on individual patient needs.
Patients with low macular pigment will generally begin to notice positive changes after initiation of supplementation with EyePromise after 3 to 6 months. Measureable macular pigment improvement can be obtained at 6 months, if the patient has been compliant taking EyePromise Restore.
The macular pigment scale is 0 to 1. The macular pigment density average in the US population is .34. Approximately 43% of the US population is reported to have low macular pigment, meaning they are below the US average. Based on extensive data collection, .45 is the desired target level as this is the high end of the mid range and low end of the top tertile. Data suggests that 80% of the US population is below the preferred macular pigment level of .45. The ever increasing diagnosis and prevalence of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) suggests that the US macular pigment average is not adequately protecting eyes. It is estimated that 15 million Americans have some degree of AMD.
Data demonstrates an average macular pigment increase of 54% after 6 months of EyePromise Restore ingestion.
If the intraocular lens implant is one of the "yellow" lens used for protection against UV light, a peripheral reading must be performed to obtain an accurate reading, as the yellow in the lens will be additive to the macular pigment.
Perform a peripheral measurement in addition to the central measurement or set the patient's age at 21years in the software program. Setting the patient's age at 21 years of age in the software program is the preferred approach as a central measurement will suffice.
Any contact lens that has more than "handling tint" needs to be removed before the exam. Handling tint does not affect exam accuracy and the patient may wear their contact lenses. However, if the patient has cosmetically tinted contacts, they need to be removed prior to the evaluation.
Patients may wear their correction or not, whatever feels the most comfortable for them. In most cases, the patient will feel more comfortable when they can see clearly, whether with or without correction. Colored lenses (contacts or glasses) beyond handling tint for contacts need to be removed.
A patient should take a peripheral and central measurement when a visible cataract exists or has a "yellow" intraocular lens implant or the patient is aphakic, having no lens or in the case of the "yellow" intraocular implant.
A marketed device measures carotenoid level in the skin and scientists have attempted to correlate data obtained from the device to increased macular pigment. However, since the device measures carotenoid accumulation in the skin beyond the eye pigments zeaxanthin and lutein, studies have not demonstrated a useful correlation to what is occurring in the eye. Zeaxanthin and lutein accumulate in the skin; however the amount of skin deposition is dependent upon the amount of adipose tissue (fat) in an individual patient. Science has demonstrated Zeaxanthin accumulation in the skin and increased SPF and this may provide important skin protection for those regularly exposed to sun exposure.
When doing a central only reading with the estimate, the software contains a formula based on data obtained from thousands of cases and is a linear progression of yellowing dependent upon age (older = more yellowing.) Clinical confirmation of using the estimate versus doing the peripheral has validated the accuracy of utilizing the software estimate.
Access the patient's data on the main screen and click on "Test/View." On the lower left side of the screen you will see where you can scroll back through previous graphs and exam results.
This can be done with a small, free PRINT SCREEN program available via the Internet. The laptop computer provided with the device must be connected to a printer to print the image. If the laptop is not connected to a printer, another option is to simply perform a print screen by pressing that key on the laptop and then open the Windows Paint Program which can be found by
clicking on START – ALL PROGRAMS – ACCESSORIES FOLDER – PAINT and press "CTRL V" to paste it into PAINT. The operator would then save the image to a USB drive as a jpeg file. At this point the operator can take the USB drive to a computer with a printer attached and print the image.
ZeaVision provides a USB flash drive with every QuantifEye device that contains two programs: One to back up patient data and one to restore the data to the laptop when/if needed. Back up of data should occur on a frequent basis. It is recommended to back up data at the end of each day or first thing each morning to minimize the risk of losing data.
At the present there is no means of transferring data directly from the device to an EMR program. Depending upon the EMR system employed, one option is to take a screen shot of the graph and data as a jpeg file and save them electronically. At this point one can transfer the data to the patient's record in the EMR system.
The primary AMD risk factors are age, genetic pre-disposition or family history, smoking, and low macular pigment. Secondary risk factors are female gender, light colored skin and eyes, high body mass index, unprotected exposure to the sun, and poor diet. Some risk factors are modifiable and some are not. Increasing macular pigment is an important modifiable risk.
Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies (www.zeavision.com) reflect the overwhelming evidence that low macular pigment is a risk factor for age related macular degeneration. (AMD). Low macular pigment is but one risk factor for AMD and therefore an absolute correlation to a single risk factor cannot be determined. This is analogous to maintaining a healthy cholesterol level. Science has demonstrated that maintaining a healthy cholesterol level correlates to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and
stroke, however managing this single risk factor does not guarantee one will not suffer a heart attack or stroke.
ZeaVision sells EyePromise in the professional channel where Eye Care Professionals can properly explain the benefits of specific supplement ingredients and proper quantity to maintain healthy vision. Retail stores typically sell a confusing array of eye supplements and it's often very difficult to identify important differences between products.
EyePromise is one of the most affordable supplements in the eye supplement category with a per-serving cost of .51 per day. This is particularly compelling when one compares the number and quality of ingredients provided in EyePromise Restore. EyePromise Restore also has the highest available level of all natural dietary Zeaxanthin, a very expensive and important ingredient for eye health. Please see the cost per serving and ingredient comparison chart in the community section of the ZeaVision
website. (www.zeavision.com)
There have been no serious adverse reactions reported with EyePromise. The most frequently reported adverse event is nausea. In the strong majority of reported instances of nausea, the supplement was taken on an empty stomach. In more than 10 million doses over eight years, there have been fewer than a dozen minor adverse events such as headache, diarrhea, or constipation have been reported following EyePromise consumption. In most instances these patients were of advanced age and taking multiple drugs, making it challenging to fully understand cause and effect. To date there have been no consistent or serious adverse events reported following EyePromise consumption. Report any adverse events to ZeaVision (1-866- 833-2800 or 314-628-1000), so they can be properly catalogued and followed up.
The shelf life of EyePromise is two years from date of manufacture.
It is recommended that patients, on a blood thinner, confer with their doctor before starting any vitamin or supplement regimen. EyePromise Restore or EyePromise 10 has insignificant affect on blood thinners at the recommended dosage. Confusion occurs because zeaxanthin and lutein are found in leafy green vegetables and doctors often tell patients taking blood thinners not to eat them. Leafy green vegetables contain vitamin K, a contraindication for patients taking blood thinners. EyePromise does not contain vitamin K. The amount of fish oil or vitamin E in EyePromise Restore is not at a level to be a concern for patients on blood thinners.
Brochures can be obtained by contacting ZeaVision at 1-866-833-2800. ZeaVision also provides an extensive array of education and marketing tools to assist the eye care professional or consumer regarding the importance of increasing and maintaining
healthy macular pigment density to protect the eye.]
"I'm a patient who has beginning Macular Degeneration, and I have a lazy right eye. My doctor prescribed EyePromise, and after 3 years my right eye was able to read two lines when for years the only thing I read was the big E. I will continue to take EyePromise and tell all my friends of my excellent recovery."
Terry M.
"The first time I had my eyes tested to evaluate my risk factor for macular degeneration, my results were classified as a higher risk — a little bit of a concern since my father was diagnosed with this disease in his 30's. At my doctor's suggestion I tried EyePromise Restore. It wasn't a full year later, my eye exam showed a 7 point improvement. I will definitely keep using EyePromise."
Nancy B.
"Last year I had gone in for an eye exam for Lasik. The doctor told me that I had a spot that is sometimes indicative of future problems with AMD. He suggested EyePromise. I bought some from them and have continued taking it. This year I went back for another exam. The Dr said my eyes are in good health and do not show that spot anymore! Of course, I am continuing to take Eye Promise. Thank you for making me a believer."
Marci R.
"Eye Promise was recommended to me by my optometrist who, 18 months ago, said I had the beginning of AMD. In subsequent check-ups, every six months I show no progression of the disease. It is easy to swallow and leaves no residual taste. I will continue to take it on a regular basis in order to prevent worsening of AMD. Also, the price is right and who would put a price on ones eyesight!"
Joyce J.
"I am on my 3rd or 4th order of 3 bottles – EyePromise has improved my dry eye. The sensitivity has lessened, and my overall vision has improved. I take another supplement along with EP as well. Prayerfully my numbers will improve, if not the stability is as encouraging."
Glenn D.
"I've been using "EyePromise Restore" for over a year now. I went to the eye doctor last week and he took a picture of my macula and compared it to the one I had last year. He said to me "there is just a slight difference in this year picture to last year. I am not even going to discuss it with you." He said "Do you take your EyePromise Restore?" I said YES. I'm so grateful for your product. I feel I've been given a new lease on my eyes. What a great feeling! Thank you!"
Francis D.
"My mother suffered from macular degeneration. My eye doctor has told me that I am a prime candidate also because I have a hereditary disposition and have light blue eyes. He recommended that I start with EyePromise. At my last visit (after 6 months taking the vitamin), my test results had improved so much that he jokingly said that I should become a "poster-child" for the product. That was definitely good news!"
Donna M.
"I have been taking EyePromise for a few months and now have clearer, more defined vision."
Wally B.
"Just a note to convey my success with EyePromise Restore… Back in 12/06 when I was in for my annual eye check-up, my doctor informed me that my MPOD score was .24 and he suggested I begin taking a daily dose of EyePromise Restore in an effort to increase my score. I agreed since I wanted nothing to do with Macular Degeneration. In 12/07 my score had improved to .38, which was a dramatic improvement. At my 11/08 exam my score had grown to .43 for which he was elated. I am continuing to take EyePromise Restore daily in hopes of raising it even more."
Lawrence W.
"I've been using EyePromise for about 3 years. It was recommended to me by Dr. Gaterbaum in Orlando, FL. We noticed a change in my eye pressure after the first 6 months of using EyePromise. I have continued to use the product and have continued to have low pressure. I recently changed eye doctors to Dr. Aker in Titusville, who had not heard of your product. I took the bottle with me to my appointment, where he examined it. He was very pleased with the results, too. I will continue to use EyePromise, as I value my eyesight and the health of my eyes above almost everything else."
Alice T.
"I wanted to give you an update on my latest MPOD score. Prior to taking EyePromise Restore my score was 0.24. Now, after taking EyePromise Restore for six months (one a day) my score is 0.31 and my light sensitivity has decreased."
Lisa D. Certified Paraoptometric Mt. Pleasant, IA
"Thanks for the super service from ZeaVision! I am a very senior citizen who has macular degeneration. My ophthalmologist referred me to ZeaVision, and I am thrilled to tell you that in 6 years of treatment with Eye Promise, my vision seems to have stabilized. I am more than grateful to the scientists in your employ who search for ways to improve ocular health!"
Greeta B.
"Since I have been using EyePromise Restore my vision has improved over the past 3 or 4 years. I feel EyePromise supplements are great for people with macular problems such as myself. I notice the improvement over a six months period. Thanks to EyePromise Restore."
Janice A.
"I started taking just one Eye Promise tablet a year ago after having my testing done for macular pigmentation and according to my annual testing results, my scoring has doubled in that time. I have recommended this product to my brothers since our mother suffered from ARMD and eventually lost her eyesight because of the disease."
Bonita O.
"I am an only child (70 years old) and am now the sole caregiver to my 95-year old mother. My mother has had AMD for many years and now what little vision she has is extremely limited. When she was first diagnosed, no one recommended Zeaxanthin to her. When she moved in with me five years ago, it was recommended that she see a Low Vision Specialist. Because I worry about AMD being hereditary, I now go to the same doctor. He highly recommends Zeaxanthin to help prevent AMD or lessen its effects. I have been taking EyePromise for a couple of years now and, so far, all of my eye exams have been very good. Thank you for making this wonderful product available and affordable."
G. Blythe
"I have taken Eye Promise 10 veggie capsules (as I am vegan) for more than a year on the recommendation of my optometrist. It has nearly doubled the pigmentation in my macular. I am excited about this because it minimizes my potential of having macular degeneration later in life. I am into prevention. Taking Eye Promise 10 daily is an important part of my preventive lifestyle. I am also recommending EyePromise to my siblings as we have fair complexions."
Vialo W.
"My husband and I have been taking Eye Promise since the product was offered, and before that, a Zeaxanthin 5mg product which was offered by ZeaVision. We both have family histories of AMD. Our Dr. follows us closely and so far results are good. I cannot report any positive change in vision since we have taken it so long. I can report that we have no complaints and at age 65 no problems with light sensitivity or problems with night driving. I have not found another product that has the quality of Eye Promise. Most also have high doses of Vitamin A that I want to avoid with a history of smoking. We have used the automatic shipping option for 4 years and have been very pleased. The shipments are timely so we never have to think about reordering."
Midge S.
"I started taking EyePromise about a year ago. I was having trouble with floaters or what seemed to be cellophane passing around my eyes. My vision was blurry and I had trouble reading. My optometrist recommended this med and I noticed an improvement within a couple of weeks. After my sight cleared I stopped taking this med for a couple of months and the floaters returned. I have since returned to the med and my eyes are once again clear. I would recommend this med to anyone having a similar situation with their eyes. Good job!"
Sue B.
"I would like to tell you my experience and what happened to me and my vision before and after using EyePromise. I am extremely near-sighted and was very worried about losing my vision as a result and I am only 50. Each time, I would try and read the eye chart, it was a struggle and both I and the assistant knew it. The letters were unclear and fuzzy and it took a long time to try and read the letters on the row. An objective test revealed that at one point I was below "1″ in one eye and just over "1″ in the other eye. I was worried and didn't know if I was going to lose my sight. Then on another visit, my Ophthalmologist recommended EyePromise. Initially, I took it once daily and saw improvement in my vision. So then the doctor told me to take it twice daily, and I was not always consistent in my directions. It was better, but the doctor said I could be over "3″ and that was where he wanted me to be as a target. So I started to take it religiously twice daily and rarely missed a dosage. At the next visit, I am pleased to report that it was significantly over "3″ in both eyes and best of all, I can read that Eye Chart like a teenager! All the letters were crisp and clear and I could read the tiniest font they had on the chart! I'm so pleased! My vision is crisp and clear and at mid-life, I feel blessed to have such a wonderful product to help save my vision for a lifetime! Thank you for creating EyePromise."
Julie J.
"Thanks to a friend of mine in my hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas I started taking EyePromise Restore about two years ago. Since that time I have not lost any more vision from ARMD. As a matter of fact I seem to have improved. Recently I started sending them to my son in Bagdad. I tried other highly advertised products and never felt as though I could tell any difference in my vision. I AM CONVINCED THAT I AM IMPROVING WITH EYEPROMISE RESTORE!!!!! Thank you very much."
Claudette F. Hot Springs, AR
"I have been taking Eye Promise daily for three years now and my macular pigment scores have increased yearly: from 0.38 to .049 to .058. Frankly, I can't say that I've noticed any appreciable improvement in my vision (although having taken a test at my doctor's office annually that measures peripheral movement, I was told that my eyes are picking up movement that I wasn't picking up two or even one year ago.) I'm just happy to have lowered my risk of macular degeneration."
Ken H. Overland Park, KS
"I was diagnosed with ARMD in 1987, when I was 50 years old. At that time the regimen for treatment was zinc. Later I moved to the antioxidant regimen, along with extra doses of zinc. I have continually, since 1987, followed research and development of treatments available either by prescription or over the counter. I have annual assessments of my macular degeneration, and have had many photo-mapping procedures done. I've been taking EyePromise since it first was introduced. At the same time my Doctor did a photo-mapping procedure. At my most recent evaluation, he expressed amazement that my ARMD had not progressed since I began taking EyePromise. I trust EyePromise to help me retain my eyesight for many years to come."
Bob B.
"My husband has used EyePromise Zeaxanthin for over three years to prevent progression of his 'dry' macular degeneration. We do believe it has slowed the progression of his disease. I am a retired Registered Nurse have reviewed the available literature which appears to support the use of this supplement. Since no other treatment, with the exception of cutting edge, cost prohibitive experimental implant surgery being performed in Britain, is available for 'dry' Macular Degeneration, it certainly is the most reasonable available intervention."
Donna M.
"The EyePromise vitamins have helped me a whole lot. My dad and my aunt have macular degeneration and I am 48 years old and at the age to start getting it. My dad has taken your vitamins for his eyes for over ten years when they told him he would be blind in 6 months, but because of your eye vitamins he is still able to see and do things he wants to do at 72 years old. My aunt will not take any vitamins and she is 70 years old and cannot see well at all now. So I believe the eye vitamins help and I will continue taking them. Thank you!"
Rhonda S.
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In my prior life I spent eight years working in higher education public relations where I heard over and over again that "any publicity is good publicity." But I've never understood it.
A football team has the longest losing streak in the nation can get publicity, but is it good?
However, I whole-heartedly agree that any publicity is an opportunity to provide a positive side to a story — if it is managed properly.
For example, let's take a situation I witnessed just this summer. A Columbus, Ohio, man was murdered on the front-steps of his rental home. Of course, the local television stations covered the story with the same gusto as TMZ heading after Paris Hilton's alleged cocaine habit. The home is currently for sale, and the REALTOR® sign and the listing agent's name were all prominently featured throughout the shots — on all three networks. If that wasn't enough, the home's owner was on one station saying something to the effect of "this is a common situation in this area, you hear gun shots all the time – day or night." Continue reading »

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Stanley | Wruble | 315 N. Main St., South Bend, IN 46601 | 574.282.2200 | email@example.com |
| Stan Wruble is a criminal defense attorney practicing in South Bend, where he represents clients charged across the spectrum of criminal conduct - misdemeanor through murder - in both state and federal courts. He is a part-time Public Defender for St. Joseph County and an Adjunct Law Professor at the Notre Dame Law School, teaching Advanced Criminal Justice Extersnhip. Mr. Wruble previously taught trial advocacy at Northwestern Law School from 2005-2010. He received his bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University and his J.D. from University of Notre Dame Law School in 1997. Prior to starting Wruble & Associates in South Bend, Mr. Wruble practiced at several law firms in Chicago. | Advanced Criminal Justice Externship | Adjunct Faculty | |||||||||||
Stephanie | Pries | Eddy Street Commons | 574.631.6627 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
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Stephen | Smith | 3162 Eck Hall of Law | 574.631.3097 | email@example.com | http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=797563 | http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/faculty/cv/smith_cv.pdf |
| Stephen F. Smith came to Notre Dame Law School in 2009 from the University of Virginia where he was the John V. Ray Research Professor. He taught criminal law and an appellate advocacy seminar in the fall 2008 semester at Notre Dame Law School as a Visiting Professor. Smith earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. As a student at the law school, he served as articles editor for the Virginia Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Raven Society. Upon graduation, he clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States. Before returning to the law school, Smith served in the Supreme Court and appellate practice group of Sidley & Austin in Washington, D.C. He also served as associate majority counsel to a 1996 House of Representatives select subcommittee investigating U.S. involvement in Iranian arms transfers to Bosnia and as an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law. He is actively involved in a number of community service organizations and civic projects. Smith's area of research is criminal law and criminal procedure. He teaches courses on criminal law, criminal adjudication, and federal criminal law. | /assets/5375/fullsize/smith.jpg | LAW70451, Criminal Adjudication Appellate Advocacy Constitutional Criminal Procedure (Adjudication) Criminal Law Federal Criminal Law. | Articles Overcoming Overcriminalization, 102 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 537 (2013). Fixing Federalization (in progress). The Criminal Justice System as the Enemy of Liberty (reviewing William J. Stuntz, The Collapse of American Criminal Justice (Harv. Univ. Press 2011)). Localism and Capital Punishment, 64 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 105 (2011). Taking Strickland Claims Seriously, 93 Marquette L. Rev. 515 (2010). Clarence X?: The Black Nationalist Behind Justice Thomas's Constitutionalism, 4 NYU J.L. & LIB. 583 (2009). Proportional Mens Rea, AM. CRIM. L. REV. 127 (2009); The Supreme Court and the Politics of Death, 94 Va. L. Rev. 283 (2008). 'Innocence' and the Guilty Mind (in progress) Proportionality and Federalization, 91 Va. L. Rev. 879 (2005). Activism as Restraint: Lessons from Criminal Procedure, 80 Tex. L. Rev. 1057 (2002). Book chapters Criminal Procedure After Rehnquist (forthcoming, 2012). Essays/Book Reviews Response to Michael Sandel,_ in _Symposium: A Common Morality for the Global Age: In Gratitude for What We Are Given, 3 J. L. PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE (2009). Jail for Juvenile Child Pornographers? A Reply to Professor Leary, 15 Va. J. Soc. Polây & Law ---- (2008) (Issue 3) Cultural Change and âCatholic Lawyers,â 1 Ave Maria L. Rev. 31 (2003). (solicited piece for inaugural issue) 'We the Protestants', First Things: The Journal of Religion in Public Life, Dec. 2002 issue, at 43 (reviewing SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE by Philip Hamburger). The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Procedure, 73 U. Colo. L. Rev. 1337 (2002) (symposium). Taking Lessons from the Left? Judicial Activism on the Right, 1 Geo. J. L. & Pub. Polây 57 (2002) (solicited piece for inaugural issue) | | Professor of Law | Tracy Zielke | ||||
Stephen | Yelderman | 2112 Eck Hall of Law | 574.631.2264 | 574.631.4197 | email@example.com | http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1884890 | http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/faculty/cv/yelderman_cv.pdf |
| Professor Stephen Yelderman teaches Intellectual Property, Patent Law, and Copyrights. His research examines ways that intellectual property rights protect, impair, and stimulate competition. Prior to joining the faculty of Notre Dame, Professor Yelderman served in the Telecommunication and Media section of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. In this capacity, he investigated and litigated a variety of cases involving merger and non-merger conduct in the cable and wireless industries. Previously, Professor Yelderman was an early member of Ocean Tomo Intellectual Property Auctions, the first group to sell patents in a live open outcry auction format. He also worked as a Patent Agent in Silicon Valley, representing inventors from Google, Apple, Cisco, and Honda's humanoid robotics laboratory before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Professor Yelderman graduated with High Honors from University of Chicago Law School, and holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He clerked for the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. | /assets/110109/original/yelderman.jpg | Intellectual Property Patent Law Copyrights | Articles International Cooperation and the Patent-Antitrust Intersection, 19 Tex. Intell. Prop. L.J. 193 (2011). | | Associate Professor of Law | Gloria Krull | |||
Susan | Good | 3309 Biolchini Hal | 574.631.3470 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
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Susan | Hamilton | 2361 Biolchini Hall | 574.631.5671 | email@example.com |
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Thomas | Broden | F. | 1118 Eck Hall of Law | 574.631.7834 | 574.631.4197 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
| A member of the Law School faculty since 1950, Professor Thomas F. Broden's academic and personal accomplishments have encompassed a broad range of service to humanity. He earned his LL.B. from the Notre Dame Law School in 1949, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1950. He served as assistant dean of the Law School from 1965 to 1967, and is responsible for the Law School's early involvement in neighborhood-based legal services programs. At various times during his tenure at Notre Dame, he served the government in numerous ways. In 1956, he was integral to the creation of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. As counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, he was the staff attorney-in-charge of the first Civil Rights bill passed since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. In 1965, he worked with the federal government to start the nationwide Legal Services Program to assist low-income persons, and the program he started with Notre Dame and the surrounding South Bend community served as the model for programs later initiated at other law schools. From 1967 through 1969, he directed training and technical assistance for the federal Anti-Poverty Program. And in 1970, he began the University's Institute for Urban Studies and served as its director for 20 years. Under his leadership, the institute conducted research and educational activities to promote equality of opportunity, to develop strategies to assist the church in urban ministry, and to find ways to improve the lives of those living in poverty. He co-founded the ecumenical United Religious Community of St. Joseph County (Indiana), and has served on the boards of the Indiana Catholic Conference and the Legal Services Program of Northern Indiana. He has served as principal investigator on a number of community projects, including most recently, the Battered Women and Cooperative Legal Services Program. He has been a board member of the South Bend Fair Employment Practices Commission, the Coordinating Committee for Civil Rights of South Bend, the Urban Coalition and the United Way. As professor emeritus of law, Professor Broden has taught courses in subjects such as law and poverty. | /assets/73827/original/broden.jpg | LAW75727, Law and Poverty | Books Materials on Administrative Law (Temp. ed., University of Notre Dame 1965). Jurisprudence: Cases and Materials, with Robert E. Rodes Jr. (University of Notre Dame 1964). Law of Social Security and Unemployment Compensation (Callaghan and Company 1962). Articles A Role for Law Schools in OEOâs Legal Services Program, 41 Notre Dame Lawyer 898 (1966). How the Economic Opportunity Act Can Supplement Present Efforts to Extend Legal Services to Indigents, 36 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2367 (1965). The Straw Man of Legal Positivism, 34 Notre Dame Lawyer 530 (1959). The Legal Status of Joint Venture Corporations, 11 Vanderbilt Law Review 673 (1958). Congressional Committee Reports: Their Role and History, 33 Notre Dame Lawyer 209 (1958). Monographs St. Joseph County, Indiana, Strategy for Anti-Racism Effort Involving the Church (submitted to Irwin-Sweeney Miller Foundation). National Youth Advocacy Training Program (submitted to the American Public Welfare Association and Catholic Church of America). Evaluation of St. Joseph County Youth Advocacy Program (submitted to the Urban Coalition of St. Joseph County). St. Joseph County Social Indicators (with others, submitted to the State of Indiana Department of Community Affairs). Evaluation of Northern Indiana Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs (submitted to Northern Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency). Northern Indiana Strategy for University Involvement in Community Affairs (submitted to the Indiana Department of Community Affairs). Other Publications National Network of Neighborhood Organizations, with the National Neighborhood Research Consortium (Notre Dame Institute for Urban Studies 1984). Youth Advocacy Handbook, with others (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice 1980). Handbook on Neighborhood Identification, with others (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 1979). Neighborhood Conservation, with L. John Roos (South Bend Urban Observatory 1976). Saving Residential Neighborhoods: An Analysis of the City of South Bendâs Policy and Practice in Substandard Housing, with others (South Bend Urban Observatory 1976). Proceedings of Multicultural Education Workshop (Notre Dame Institute for Urban Studies 1975). Congressional Testimony Legislative and Executive Oversight of the Administrative Process and Ethical Questions: Hearing Before the House Special Committee on Legislative Oversight, Subcommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 85th Cong. (1958). | Professor Emeritus of Law | Rebecca Ward | |||||
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| Thomas L. Shaffer, the nation's most prolific legal author, has written nearly 300 scholarly works in his varied areas of expertise including estate planning, law and religion, legal ethics, and most recently, clinical teaching and legal counseling. He earned his B.A. from the University of Albuquerque in 1958 and his J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame in 1961, where he graduated first in his class and served as editor-in-chief of the law review, Notre Dame Lawyer. In 1983, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas) honored him with an LL.D. In 2008, he received an honorary doctor of laws from Valparaiso University. Professor Shaffer joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty in 1963 and taught primarily in the area of estate planning. From 1969 to 1971 he served as associate dean, and from 1971 to 1975 as dean. He rejoined the Notre Dame faculty in 1988 as a chaired professor. For most of his recent tenure, he has been a supervising attorney in the Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic, teaching clinical ethics and guiding the legal practice of the law students who serve the needy of the South Bend area. Admitted to the Indiana Bar, Professor Shaffer practiced law in Indianapolis with Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd from 1961 to 1963 before beginning his teaching career. While on the faculty of Washington & Lee University Law School from 1980 to 1988, he served as the director of its Frances Lewis Law Center (1983-85) and was named the Robert E.R. Huntley Professor of Law (1987-88). His expertise has given him numerous visiting scholar opportunities including visiting professor of law at the University of California at Los Angeles (1970-71), visiting professor of law at the University of Virginia (1975-76), Frances Lewis Scholar at Washington & Lee University (fall 1979), visiting professor of law at the University of Maine (summers 1982 and 1983), Richard Huber Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Boston College Law School (fall 1992), and Edward Godfrey Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Maine (fall 1998). His membership in professional organizations includes the Society of Christian Ethics (since 1985), the Jewish Law Association (since 1986) the AALS Executive Committee (1975-76) and the ABA Accreditation Committee (1975-81). From 1970 to 1977, and again from 1981 to 1985, he served on the board of advisors of the Journal of Legal Education. Professor Shaffer honors and awards includes the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Journal of Law and Religion, the Cardinal O'Hara Award (2007) and the Father Michael McCafferty Award (2012) from the Notre Dame Alumni Association, The St.Joseph County Bar Association now named its annual pro bono award the Thomas L. Shaffer Award, and Dean Newton named the Law School's Public Interest Law Fellowships the Shaffer Fellowships (2013). | Professor Shafferâs nearly 300 published works span a wide range of topics, with his most recent works concentrating on legal ethics. Selected Books The Planning and Drafting of Wills, with Carol Ann Mooney & Amy Jo Boettcher (Foundation Press 2007). Property Law, 3d ed. (with Johnson, Salsich, & Braunstein, 2006) (in process). Legal Interviewing and Counseling in a Nutshell, 4th ed. (with Elkins, Thomson/West 2005). Moral Memorandua from John Yoder: Conversations on Law, Ethics, and the Church between a Mennonite Theologian and a Hoosier Lawyer (Wipf & Stock 2002). The Planning and Drafting of Wills and Trusts, with Carol Ann Mooney and Amy Jo Boettcher (Foundation Press, 4th ed. 2001). Lawyers, Clients and Moral Responsibility, with Robert F. Cochran Jr. (West Publishing Co. 1994). Property Law: Cases, Materials and Problems, with Peter W. Salsich Jr., Sandra H. Johnson and Timothy S. Jost (West Publishing Co. 1992); with Michael Braunstein (2d ed. 1992). American Lawyers and Their Communities, with Mary M. Shaffer (University of Notre Dame Press 1991). Faith and the Professions (Brigham Young University Press, State University of New York Press 1987). Text, Readings and Discussion Topics in American Legal Ethics (Matthew Bender 1985). On Being a Christian and a Lawyer: Law for the Innocent (Brigham Young University Press 1981). Legal Interviewing and Counseling, with Robert S. Redmount (Matthew Bender 1980). Lawyers, Law Students and People, with Robert S. Redmount (Shepardâs, McGraw-Hill 1977) Death, Property and Lawyers (Dunellen Press 1970) (monthly selection of Lawyersâ Literary Club). Selected Book Segments The Radical Reformation and the Jurisprudence of Forgiveness, in Christian Perspectives in Legal Thought (Carmella et al. eds., Yale University Press 2001). The Moral Theology of Atticus Finch (Atticus Finch is a Hero Because the Truth is an Innate Part of His Character), in To Kill a Mockingbird (Terry O'Neill ed., Greenhaven Press 2000). Stories of Legal Order in American Business, in The Moral Imagination 95 (Rev. Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C., ed., University of Notre Dame Press 1998). Surprised by Joy on Howard Street, in Labors from the Heart: Mission and Ministry in a Catholic University 221 (Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., ed., University of Notre Dame Press 1996). The Moral Theology of Silas Lapham, in A Virtuous Life in Business 163 (Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C., and John Houck eds., Rowman and Littlefield 1992). Selected Articles Business Lawyers, Baseball Players, and the Hebrew Prophets, 42 VALPARAISO UNIV. L. REV. 1063-80 (2008) Roman Catholic Lawyers in the United State of America, 21 Journal of Law and Religion 305-13 (2006). The Democratic Virtues, our Common Life and the Common School: Trust in Democracy: anabaptists, Italian Americans, and Solidarity, 21 Journal of Law and Religion 413-25 (2006). Symposium: Client Counseling and Moral Responsibility, with Robert F. Cochran, Jr. et al, 30 Pepperdine Law Review 591-639 (2003) Lawyers and the Biblical Prophets, 17 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 521-40 (2003) Lawyers as Prophets, 15 Saint Thomas Law Review 469-84 (2003) The Biblical Prophets as Lawyers for the Poor, 31 Fordham Urban Law Journal 15-35 (2003) Using the Pervasive Method of Teaching Legal Ethics in a Property Course, 46 Saint Louis University Law Journal 655-64 (2002) The Irony of Lawyers' Justice in America, 70 Fordham International Law Journal 1857 (2002) On Tending to the Ethics in Legal Ethics: Two Pedagogical Experiments, 12 Legal Education Review 11 (2001) Nuclear Weapons, Lethal Injection, and American Catholics: Faith Confronting American Civil Religion, 14 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 7-23 (2000) More's Skill, 9 Widener Journal of Public Law 295-304 (2000) Towering Figures, Enigmas, and Responsive Communities in American Legal Ethics, 51Maine Law Review 229-39 (1999) Should a Christian Lawyer Sign Up for Simon's Practice of Justice, 51 Stanford Law Review 903-17 (1999) On Teaching Legal Ethics with Stories About Clients, 39 William and Mary Law Review 421-37 (1998) Faith Tends to Subvert Legal Order, 66 Fordham Law Review 1089-99 (1998) Forgiveness Disrupts Legal Order, 4 Graven Images 127 (1998) The Christian Jurisprudence of Robert E. Rodes, Jr., 73 Notre Dame Law Review 737-72 (1998) The Jurisprudence of John Howard Yoder, 22 Legal Studies Forum 473 (1998) On Teaching Legal Ethics with Stories about Clients, 39 William and Mary Law Review 421-37 (1998) Is This Appropriate? with Julia Meister, 46 Duke Law Journal 781 (1997). On Teaching Legal Ethics in the Law Office, 71 Notre Dame Law Review 605 (1996). Erastian and Sectarian Arguments in Religiously Affiliated American Law Schools, 45 Stanford Law Review 1859 (1993). A Christian Theology for Roman Catholic Law Schools, Vasey Symposium Lecture, University of Dayton (Ohio), January 25, 1989); also faculty colloquia at Marquette University and the University of Notre Dame (with Robert E. Rodes Jr.); published in 14 University of Dayton Law Review 5 (1988). The Legal Ethics of Radical Individualism, 65 Texas Law Review 963 (1987). The Return of the Gentlemen to Professional Ethics, Willis G. Cunningham Memorial Lecture in Law and Medicine, Queenâs Law Journal (Canada), February 9, 1984, published in 10 Queenâs University Law Review 1 (1984); also abridged in Alumni Magazine of Washington and Lee University (September 1984). Jurisprudence in Light of the Hebraic Faith, 1 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 77 (1984). Other Items Footnotes for Friends: A Backyard Wordwatcherâs Dictionary (1987). | Robert and Marion Short Professor Emeritus of Law |


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News New Whitney Houston Hits Album Due This Fall August 09, 2012 3:10 PM EDT The first authoritative greatest hits album from the late singer Whitney Houston is due out this fall in the U.S. on RCA Records. While a tracklist, title and release date has not been announced, sources have suggested it will be the first compilation to span her entire career and include the familiar hit versions of her Billboard chart-topping singles.
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February 22, 2009
Angel Lindle - South Carolina Teacher Charged With Repeatedly Having Sex With 14-Year-Old Boy
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Ninety Six, South Carolina (The Weekly Vice) -- Angel Simmons Lindle, a 37-year-old science teacher at Edgewood Middle School in Ninety Six, South Carolina has been arrested on charges of repeatedly having sex with a 14-year-old student.
According to the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, Lindle was arrested Friday and charged with seven counts of criminal sexual conduct with a child.
An investigation was launched early Friday after the alleged victim filed a complaint with the Ninety Six Police Department on Thursday. Authorities obtained a warrant, gathered items at the suspects home, conducted interviews and then arrested Lindle at her home at 1:00 Friday afternoon, according to Sheriff tony Davis.
"The victim, who was 14 at the time but is 15 now, told us of numerous incidents between he and the suspect," said Davis.
The Sheriff's Office considers the investigation ongoing, and cautioned against ruling out additional charges.
"During the interview (with Lindle), I think some more information came out for us to follow up on," Davis added.
The Weekly Vice Opinion:
The investigation started Friday morning and yet they had her arrested by a little after noon the same day? That's a mighty fast investigation, I have to say. Perhaps a little too fast unless she confessed.
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i'm starting to wonder if all these sick teachers went to the same college and got taught that it was "ok" to have sex with there students...seriously though i didnt realise how often this happened and i feel bad for the kids cause all the teachers i've seen arent that great looking.
- February 23, 2009 at 3:51 AM
- Menalipa said...
"and i feel bad for the kids cause all the teachers i've seen arent that great looking" --
So you wouldn't feel bad for the kids if the teachers were great looking? - February 23, 2009 at 5:56 AM
- magnificentjay said...
either she confessed or there were creditable witnesses or had super damning evidence just laying around openly for others to see
or maybe the cops are incompetent/ better than the ones on Law and Order: SUV
who knows.... - February 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- magnificentjay said...
she admits.....
http://www.gwdtoday.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=12472&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2071&hn=gwdtoday&he=.com - February 23, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- magnificentjay said...
damn lack of width.....
According to Greenwood County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) reports, Lt. Enlow met with an officer from the Ninety Six Police Department on Thursday, where the alleged victim originally reported the relationship between him and Lindle. The boy said the relationship began nearly two years ago, when he was 14-years-old.
During their interviews with the alleged victim, investigators say the boy gave them three bottles of pills Lindle had allegedly given to him. He said Lindle told him they would build muscle.
The victim alleges that about two years ago Lindle, who was his teacher at the time, hugged and kissed him and told the boy she wanted to have sex with him. The boy reported 40 – 50 sexual encounters with Lindle, saying 25 of them occurred at Star Fort in Ninety-Six. The victim said Lindle took him to McCormick County and Abbeville County to have sex with him. He said she also took him to Augusta, Georgia.
Major John Murray of the GCSO told WYFF News 4 that the evidence against Lindle is more than just empty allegations.
"We removed several items from her clothes, which confirm that there was some activity going on," he said.
According to arrest warrant affidavits, Lindle admitted to seven sexual encounters with the boy, all occurring in Greenwood and McCormick Counties. She reportedly admitted to three sexual encounters where the two parked on Warner Road in Ninety Six, two incidences at the Economy Inn in Greenwood, one incident while parked in the K-Mart parking lot in Greenwood and one incident at Lindle's home in Donalds. The seven encounters Lindle reportedly admitted to occur between August 2008 and February 2009.
According to reports, the boy told investigators that he had been trying to end the relationship with Lindle, but she kept calling and text messaging him. He said Lindle told him she would kill herself if they could no longer see each other. The boy said Lindle wrecked her car on Thursday while she was text messaging him and had to be treated at a local hospital. He said he was scared that when she was released from the hospital she would try to find him and hurt him.
Lindle continued on to post messages to her Facebook page as her arrest came closer on Friday. Her last message, posted just before 1:00pm, said "Goodbye to everyone." Lindle was arrested just after 1:oopm on Friday.
According to her Facebook account, Lindle had been a teacher at Edgewood Middle School since 1996. District 52 Superintendent Dr. Dan Powell said Lindle has been on medical leave since September. Powell said the district is cooperating with law enforcement and that Lindle will be suspended pending the outcome of the charges against her.
A bond hearing was held for Lindle on Saturday. She is currently being held at the Greenwood County Detention Center on a $126,000 cash or surety bond. - February 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Danny Vice said...
Good find. It also sounds like there may be additional charges coming out of this.
The Sheriff's Office was hinting that other students might also be involved.
It sure goes to show you that these cases are not simple cases of a boy being lucky enough to "nail" a teacher.
These teachers sometimes get quite psychotic in the manner they pursue these boys after the initial sex.... and there inlies the problem.
A lot of times the female teachers aren't in it just for the sex, they are addicted to the attention and go to extravagant means to hang onto it. - February 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
I actually went to the school that she taught at. At the time I was there she wasnt yet married and I knew her as Ms Simmons. At that time she taught 8th grade science and I did not personally have her as my teacher but I did know her, she was a very nice and pleasant person, she did have some medical problems with severe headaches from a wreck that she was in when she was younger. I did not ever personally witness anything that was unprofessional about her but I will say that there were several people that made comments that she was a little flirty with the boys in her classes. Ninety Six is a very small town and now of course alot of people are really shocked that this has taken place in our small town. And now there are alot of gossip about what happened and who it was with and I have heard now that there were other guys over the years and not just this one boy. But that is just gossip at the moment. I do not know the truth and I know alot of people who at are completly baffled by this and can not believe she could ever do such a thing and then I also know alot of people who do not seemed suprised in the least by the things that she has been accused of doing. I just thought I would give a little personal knowledge of her on here even though from what has came out it seems like whether or not it is shocking that she could do this it seems like she is indeed looking very guilty.
- February 24, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Thanks Ninety Six, that's good insight... and if true, I'd say she's been working towards finding a way to get something started with one of her students for awhile and was finally sucessful.
Then once she got what she wanted, she was desperate not to lose it - especially since it was such a risk to her to begin with. - February 24, 2009 at 9:22 AM
the town is called ninety six?
- February 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Yeah Ninety Six is a small town in Greenwood county. Ninety Six got its name around 1730 because it was believed to be 96 miles from here to Keowee, which was a Lower Cherokee town, which would place it around Clemson, SC today. Ninety Six today is a very small town but back then it was a large trading post. Ninety Six is also the home to Star Fort which is an important Revolutionary War Battle site.
- February 25, 2009 at 7:51 AM
She posted a 75,000 bond yesterday.
My sister lives in the same town as this woman, the whole community was shocked she said. Friends and Family said she was wrongfully accused, but I guess there's proof or she wouldn't have been arrested.
Gwdtoday.com is not the only news source, you can check out the index journal as well.
http://www.indexjournal.com/articles/2009/03/10/news/c0311%20teacher.txt - March 12, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Looks like we will not have to worry about this teacher anymore. Seems she put her brains all over her ceiling this past Saturday.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/18984260/detail.html - March 23, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Haley said...
Yes, she took a gun to her head.
There is still alot to this story.
The young fellow she had sex with for two years to tried to break it off with her. She somewhat became obsessed and told him if he left or broke the whole sexual arrangements she would kill herself.
If you read above what magnificentjay has posted directly from gwdtoday.com's site, it states this in the report.
Cleary she had some psychological issues.
What she did was wrong in all kind of ways. The relationship started when the boy was 14, 2 years later he tries to end it, and she said she would kill herself. she wrecked her car trying to text him, when she was released the boy was afraid she would come find him and hurt him.
First of all, I feel for the boy! I cannot imagine what he is going through right now.
She laid one hell of a guilt trip on him, but in the end she put the ultimate guilt trip on him.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the young boy at this time.
This woman should have never ever caused so much ordeal in his life, this will be something he will remember forever. - March 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Damn, so she um "blew her top" all over some underage teenage lover....Brutal.
- October 26, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Well i wanna no who the boy is cause i have a feeling i know him infact i think i know him well enough to say that its weird he basically has a website were ppl tlk bout him but i wanna no who u think he is cause i need to no so i dont say the wrong thing to him.... if u no send me a message my yahoo is ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) i have a yahoo and myspace plz help me i dnt wanna hurt his feelins if i didnt already do it......
- May 31, 2010 at 10:35 PM
its me again miss anonymous lol well i still wanna no who he is so my number is 864-980-6328 plzzz help
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Virginia Blood Services (VBS), the sole supplier of blood for more than 20 hospitals throughout the state of Virginia, is in need of blood donors to help replenish the local blood supply over the holidays.
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The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
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