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Wednesday market menu consisting of ingredients from the market such as a grass-fed burger and a special market salad.� Buying a truckload of broccoli or carrots and showing up claiming to be a local farmer is not allowed. The market is one of 31 certified by the San Mateo County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures, which requires that the goods are being sold by the people who produced them. “Truly a farm-to-table transaction,� Ms. Foard noted.
The public is invited to get personal finance questions answered for free at the Silicon Valley Financial Planning Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto. About 40 certified financial planners will meet with people and answer questions, said event spokesman Gary Rous-
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selo. There will be presentations on investing, taxes and saving for retirement. The church is at 505 East Charleston Road. The event is sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of Silicon Valley. Visit tinyurl.com/Plan-103 for more information and to register.
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LIKE DAY AND NIGHT For wearers of prescription eyeglasses, the development of “photochromic� lenses may seem like an answer to a fervent wish. These lenses exhibit “photochromism,� the mechanism by which they darken outdoors (when exposed to ultraviolet rays) and fade back to their initial transparent state indoors (or behind UV-blocking windows). This transformational process is possible because of the naphthopyran molecules embedded in the lenses, which change shape due to a chemical process when exposed to UV light. Their new molecular structure
then absorbs portions of visible light, which causes the lenses to darken. The benefit for wearers of glasses with photochromic lenses is that they do not have to switch eyewear when going outdoors and back inside. No one wants to carry around two pairs of glasses. When you’re driving or walking during a sunny day, you no longer need to switch from your clear glasses to sunglasses. Please bring your eyewear prescription to MENLO OPTICAL at 1166 University Drive, on the corner of Oak Grove Avenue and University Drive. We can help you choose from a variety of lenses, including photochromatic lenses and polarized lenses. We carry frames that suit many personal preferences. Call us at 322-3900 if you have questions about eyewear. P.S. Because an automobile windshield blocks most, or all, UV light, photochromic lenses will not darken in cars and therefore may not be suitable as driving sunglasses. Mark Schmidt is an American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners Certified Optician licensed by the Medical Board of California. He can be easily reached at Menlo Optical, 1166 University Drive, Menlo Park. 650322-3900.
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