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A system and method for using a light source to treat tissue with NIR light. The operation provides for generating higher temperatures in deeper layers of tissue relative to higher layers of tissue. The increased temperature in dermal layers can operate to induce collagen shrinkage, or remodeling. One of the light sources for providing a broad spectrum of NIR light is a filament light. The light from the filament lamp can be selectively filtered, and after filtering this light is applied to the skin, where the selective filtering can enhance the ability to elevate the temperature of deeper layers of tissue, relative to layers of tissue which are closer to the surface of the skin.
1. A method for treating dermatological tissue using a filament light source having a broad wavelength spectrum, the method comprising:
directing a treatment exposure from the filament light source to a treatment area;
driving a filament of the filament light source with electrical current so that the treatment exposure has duration of between about 1.2 (one and two-tenths) seconds and 5 (five seconds).
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wherein the driving the filament light source includes applying a plurality of electrical pulses to the filament of the filament light source;
sensing a light produced by the filament, and when the power of the light produced drops below a first power level, applying a pulse of electrical current to the filament.
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7. In a system for treating dermatological tissue using a filament light source having a broad wavelength spectrum, a method for generating a temperature profile in a dermatological tissue area being treated, the method including:
applying electrical current to a filament of the filament light source, and wherein in response to the applied electrical current, the filament light source generates a broad spectrum of light including a near infrared component;
applying a cooling surface to an upper surface of the tissue area being treated;
filtering out part of the light generated by the filament light source, and directing light which has not been filtered out to the tissue area being treated, and wherein some of the light filtered out corresponds to wavelengths which are strongly absorbed by water;
wherein a temperature of an upper layer of tissue area being treated can be increased by one or more of the following operations (a) by reducing the amount light filtered out of the light generated by the filament; and (b) by increasing the temperature of the cooling surface.
8. In a filament light system, a method for treating tissue, the method including:
cooling an area of tissue to be treated for an initial time period;
applying a light treatment exposure from a filament light source to the area of tissue; and
cooling the area of tissue for a period of time after the applying of the light treatment exposure.
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cooling the area of tissue while applying the light treatment exposure.
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wherein the applying a light treatment includes applying an electrical current to a filament of a filament lamp.
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filtering wavelengths of light which are strongly absorbed by water.
12. A filament light source for providing a thermal treatment to a tissue area to be treated, the light source including:
a filament lamp which includes a filament having a least a first portion which is disposed in a first tube, and the first portion of the filament includes a second portion which is formed into a helical shape have a first diameter;
wherein the first tube has a second diameter;
wherein the ratio of the second diameter relative to the first diameter is such that the filament lamp cannot be effectively air cooled, when the lamp is driven to provide the thermal treatment to the tissue area;
a flow tube disposed around the first tube which forms an annular flow area around the first tube; and
a cooling fluid disposed in the annular flow region.
13. The filament light source of claims 1 wherein the ratio of the second diameter to the first diameter is less than 5:1.
14. The filament light source of claims 1 wherein the ration of the second diameter to the first diameter is less than 2:1.
15. A method for tightening skin, comprising:
providing a filament light source for delivering light energy to an area of skin; placing a transmissive material in contact with an upper surface of the skin to be treated;
transmitting light energy from the light source through the transmissive material to the skin;
cooling the transmissive material;
wherein the light energy transmitted to the skin and the cooling of the transmissive material create an inverted temperature profile in the skin, such that the upper surface of the skin is cooler than an area of skin below the upper surface, wherein the skin is tightened as a result of heating of dermis in the area of skin below the upper surface.
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23. A method for tightening skin, comprising:
providing a broadband light source for delivering light energy to an area of skin;
placing a transmissive material in contact with an upper surface of the skin to be treated; and
transmitting light energy from the light source through the transmissive material to the skin, wherein light energy is transmitted through the transmissive material to the skin for a continuous period of time of between approximately 1.2 (one and two-tenths) seconds and 5 (five) seconds.
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cooling the transmissive material; and
wherein the light energy transmitted to the skin and the cooling of the transmissive material create an inverted temperature profile in the skin, such that the upper surface of the skin is cooler than an area of skin below the upper surface, wherein the skin is tightened as a result of heating of dermis in the area of skin below the upper surface.
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28. A Dermatological treatment system including:
a filament lamp;
a power supply coupled to the filament lamp, wherein the power supply provides electrical current to the filament lamp to drive the filament lamp to output light to provide a dermatological treatment to an area of skin;
a controller coupled to the power supply; and
a sensor for detecting an amount of light output by the filament lamp, and for providing a feedback signal to the controller, wherein the controller operates to control the operation of the power supply based on the feedback signal.
29. The dermatologic treatment system of
30. The dermatologic treatment system of claims 28 or 29 wherein a filter is positioned between the filament lamp and the area of skin, and the filter operates to filter light energy which is strongly absorbed by water.
31. The dermatologic treatment system of claims 28 or 29 wherein a filter is positioned between the filament lamp and the area of skin, and the filter operates to filter light energy which is strongly absorbed by water, wherein the filter is a water filter which is positioned around the filament lamp.
The present application claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/540,981, filed Jan. 30, 2004, entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENTS UTILIZING MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES, AND FILAMENT LIGHT SOURCE TO BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH THE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENTS, which is incorporated herein by reference, and the present application claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/497,745, filed Aug. 25, 2003, entitled OPTICAL DEVICE FOR HEATING SKIN USING NIR LIGHT TO PRODUCE TISSUE SHRINKAGE, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Devices using radio frequencies have been reported to be useful in heating skin at depths of a few to many millimeters. Such treatments may produce tissue remodeling or shrinkage, resulting in clinically useful changes in the morphology or appearance of the skin. The RF power can be problematic to apply to skin in that the contact electrode geometries and superficial hydration of the skin can greatly affect the coupling of power into the skin. Attendant complications include superficial burns, uneven application of energy. One reference which discusses the uses of a device for applying radio frequency to the skin is U.S. Pat. No. 6,453,202 U.S. Pat. No. 6,453,202, entitled Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of collagen tissue
Some prior system have provided for a combination of a light source in combination with use of RF electrodes to obtain relatively deep heating of dermatological issue. Additionally, some efforts have been directed toward developing systems utilizing a filament light source to apply light energy to the skin to achieve collagen shrinkage. However, prior systems have exhibited different significant limitations.
One embodiment herein provides a number of advantages over some prior systems, such as no electrical contact with patient and reduced sensitivity to surface hydration. Also using a relatively broadband light source allows for tailored spectral profiles by filtering. Further, an embodiment herein provides for a broadband spectrum light source, which can be driven to output a range of different treatment fluences, and allows for control of the skin temperature to reduce the risk of unwanted thermal injury.
The device herein can use an incandescent lamp with significant optical output in the near-infrared range (NIR) from around 750 nm to 3000 nm. The lamp can be a quartz-tungsten-halogen lamp (�QTH�), but other, longer wavelength lamps may be useful (e.g. ceramic or carbon elements). A housing serves to couple NIR light to skin. The lamp is driven with high current supply, and could potentially utilize a modified version of the high voltage power supply described in the pending patent application filed Jan. 27, 2003 DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT FLASHLAMP DEVICE AND METHOD, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/351,981, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The desired skin absorbance profile is largely determined by water-based absorption in the NIR range, because the dermal layers targeted are generally located 1 to several mm deep.
In general, different effects of due to collagen shrinkage can be achieved by controlling the temperature profile in tissue being treated. In some circumstances a treatment may target both relatively shallow skin tissue, including possibly tissue in the epidermal layer, and to also heat deeper tissue in the dermal layer. In some other circumstances the treatment can be targeted at heating the dermal layer in the range of 1-6 mm, while minimizing the heating the upper dermal layer and the epidermal layer. Regardless of the specific treatment, it is generally desired to provide for some relatively deep tissue heating in the dermal layer.
To produce deep tissue heating and potential remodeling, or collagen shrinkage, a relatively large volume of skin must be heated. Associated thermal relaxation times are measured in 100 s to 1000 s of milliseconds. Existing art using lamps to heat skin is largely limited to volumes relaxation times below 1000 ms. Thermal relaxation time for deep bulk skin heating will allow exposures >1 second, and in general to deposit sufficient NIR energy, exposure times will be >1 second. Thus, as recognized herein a device may then be turned on for as long as several seconds to produce the desired thermal profile, said profile is based on the knowledge that tissue held at temperatures above 50� C., and preferably above 60� C., for any significant length of time will experience thermal damage, and in the case of collagen this thermal damage can result in remodeling or shrinkage.
A simple calculation provides a rough illustration of the heating required to produce collagen-changing temperatures. For this calculation consider a cylindrical slug of water 3 mm thick and 6 mm diameter and having a thermal relaxation time of approximately 10 seconds. So, heating such a volume could happen more or less adiabatically in a second. If the goal is to pre-heat skin (water) by 20 C in this time, this volume of water (approximately 0.1 cm3) would require (20 C)(4 J/C*cm3)(0.1 cm3)=approx. 8 J. That is 8 J/1 sec=8 watts. Assume the electrical to delivered optical efficiency of the light source is 5%, then 160 watts of electrical power is required. To obtain this efficiency, the source can be smaller in its dimensions (e.g. width) than the treatment snot size (which is approximately 6 mm in diameter). So, if it is a filament, it would ideally have a minimum electrical rating of at least 200 watts and be only a few mm in size.
In one embodiment, a source delivering peak powers in the NIR between 10 and 100 W per cm2 is therefore required. Many generally available 600-1000 W quartz-tungsten-halogen lamps operated at rated power are unlikely to be useful as direct sources, since typical power densities at the lamp envelope are on the order of �1000 W/20 cm{circumflex over ( )}2=50 W/cm{circumflex over ( )}2, with the power density or irradiance falling rapidly with distance. The NIR portion of this results in power-in-band densities at the envelope in the low 10's of W/cm{circumflex over ( )}2. Getting higher power densities can be achieved through utilization of different possible techniques. One possibility is using a filament light source for a limited life of operation and overdriving the filament lamp. Another option, which could be used alone or in conjunction with overdriving the filament lamp is collecting the output light from the entire envelope filament lamp and directing it to skin by means a reflector. Another option which could be used in combination with the above options, or alone, is employing water cooling of the quartz envelope of the lamp to enable the use of smaller lamp envelopes.
Light sources other than filament light sources could also be used, but one of the challenges is finding an economical light source that outputs light of spectrum which is useful for heating water, or more specifically for outputting light across desired parts of the NIR range. For example, it is known that Nd:YAG laser light penetrates too deeply to effectively heat water in skin at appropriate depths to perform skin remodeling. The effective penetration depth is a function of the reduced scattering coefficient and the absorption strength of (mainly) water in skin. It is desirable to use somewhat more shallow penetrating light by seeking a waveband in which absorption is somewhat stronger than 1064 nm in water and in which scattering is no greater than the 1064 nm wavelength in skin. Light falling between 950 and 1400 nm has an absorption depth in water that varies between 1 and 28 mm. Taking into account scattering in a simple model, the effective penetration of NIR light in skin in this wavelength range varies from approximately 0.3 to 2.0 mm. Filtering the NIR light produced by a filament lamp can result in an effective penetration depth (function of scattering length and absorption depth) that can be tailored to aid in creating a desired thermal depth profile in tissue being treated. However, no matter what the spectral shape may be, the light intensity in tissue, and the absorption and temperature profiles can only have a shape that is a sum of decaying exponential curves, since the absorption characteristic of each wavelength in skin follows a Beer's Law like profile. The consequence is that the thermal profile has the same basic shape, and that the spectral profile can only alter the general depth and strength of a Beer's Law-like thermal profile.
Useful bands for providing thermal remodeling can include 1150-1400 nm, and perhaps 1500-1850 nm, and in fact light up to 3000 nm range can be beneficial. In the former, scattering is somewhat reduced with respect to 1064 nm light in water, and the absorption depth in water is deep to moderate, ranging from 4-12. Considering the optical penetration depth that applies in skin, including the effects of scattering, the actual depth of penetration is approximately 3 mm. In the latter, scattering is significantly reduced compared to 1064 nm in water, and the absorption depth is relatively shallow (1-2 mm). Light from 1350-1550 nm is strongly absorbed and will only contribute to relatively deep epidermal heating.
In one mode of treatment the desired result is to produce higher temperatures in deeper thermal layers relative to the temperature at the epidermis. Heat is primarily deposited in a Beer's Law type profile, which subsequently transfers heat to the bulk of the skin. Absent some cooling applied to the surface of the skin, the application of light energy would generally be higher in the epidermis than in the dermis.
The filament lamp and the flow tube are disposed in a housing 412. The housing can be formed of a metal such as aluminum. The inner wall of the of the housing can be coated with a highly reflective metal, or it could be highly polished aluminum. In one embodiment a highly reflective gold coating is provided, where gold is used because it is highly reflective for NIR light. The housing is provided with a small aperture 414 which allows for a photodetector 416 to be disposed such that it can sense the light output power transmitted by through the flow tube 408. Depending on the sensitivity of the photodetector, and the output power, the photodector can be provided with an attenuator 418. The reflective housing is coupled to a sapphire block 420. A filter 422 can be provided such that additional undesired light can be filtered out prior to transmitting light from the reflective housing 412 into the sapphire block 420. In one embodiment the filter 422 is a non absorbing NIR and IR transmitting wavelength filter. The interface between the filter 422 and the sapphire block 420 is provided with an anti reflecting coating on the surface of the sapphire block to minimize power loss which can occur as light is transmitted through the filter 422 into the sapphire block. The lateral sides of the sapphire block 420 can be coated with metal surfaces 426. These metal surfaces should be as reflective as possible to minimize losses as the light is transmitted through the sapphire block. It should be recognized that an embodiment of the system might be implemented without the metal coating on the sides, and the total internal reflection of the sapphire block could suffice, so long as other elements were not in direct contact with the sapphire block. In one embodiment the metal used is Aluminum, as this metal has reasonably good reflective properties and easily adheres to the surface of the sapphire block. A cooling system is provided to control the temperature of the sapphire block, and the system can use thermoelectric coolers disposed on the metal surfaces 426. These thermoelectric coolers 428 operate to control the temperature of the sapphire block 420. The operation of thermoelectric coolers, which is known in the art, is such that by application of the electrical current to the thermoelectric cooler, one side of the thermoelectric cooler can be made cooler, while the other side of the thermoelectric cooler becomes hotter forming an electrically driven heat pump. In the embodiment shown, the cool side of the thermoelectric cooler is adjacent to the sapphire block. Additionally, although not shown in
As discussed above the umbilical cable connects to the lamp system to provide control signals, electrical power and cooling fluid to the system 400.
To achieve the type of tissue heating described above consideration must be given to the temperature of the sapphire block and the driving of the filament lamp. When a user has activated the filament hand piece, by for example stepping on the activation switch 1016, the controller and power supply coupled to the filament lamp hand piece by the umbilical cable are activated to provide a treatment. In one embodiment the user will be able select an amount of fluence for a treatment exposure using the user interface 1008. Once the user has selected an amount of fluence, the controller will determine how long the filament light source will be activated to generate light to output the desired fluence. The system is designed to provide a fluence range of from 10 J/cm2 to 50 J/cm2. Of course these amounts could be modified if desired. Once the user has selected the desired amount of fluence, the hand piece 1014 is positioned so that the sapphire window is against the area of skin to which the exposure is to be applied. The user can then step on an activation pedal which will cause the treatment to begin. Upon stepping on the activation pedal, an LED 434 will light to indicate that the treatment has begun and that the user should not remove, or move, the handpiece and sapphire window relative to the area of patient's skin being treated. Initially, the system will operate to apply electrical current to the thermoelectric coolers and the temperature of the sapphire block will be brought to a treatment temperature. In one embodiment the treatment temperature is 20� C., but this could be set to a different temperature. The cooled sapphire block will continue to be pressed against the patient's skin for the initial cooling period where the sapphire will operate to cool the surface of the patient's skin. In one embodiment this initial cooling period will last for period of approximately 1 second. After approximately 1 second the power supply will operate to provide electrical energy to the filament of the filament lamp for a period of time until the desired fluence as been delivered to the patient's tissue. Depending on the desired fluence light will be transmitted from the filament to the patient's skin for a period of time ranging from slight more than 1 second, an appropriate minimum could be for example around 1.2 seconds, and an appropriate maximum could be around 5 seconds. As will be discussed in more detail below, the power supply will stop applying electrical current approximately 1 second prior to the end of the treatment exposure and the hot filament light will continue to emit light until it has cooled sufficiently. The amount of time for which the filament radiates after current application is stopped depends on the thermal mass of the filament and the operating filament temperature, and can range form 0.1 to 2 seconds. During the application of the light from the filament lamp, the cooling system including the thermoelectric coolers will continue to cool the sapphire block, ideally keeping the temperature at the initial treatment temperature. After the filament light has stopped outputting the treatment exposure, the cooling system will continue to cool the sapphire block for a post treatment exposure time period, and the sapphire block will operate to dissipate heat from the patient's skin. The LED 434 will remain lit through the initial cooling time, the time when the treatment exposure is being applied, and through the post cooling time period. By keeping the LED lit, the user will know not to remove the hand piece and the sapphire block until the treatment exposure has concluded, and the post cooling time period has ended. In addition to the LED turning off to signal the end of a treatment, an audible signal could be provide to indicate to user that a treatment has been completed.
The filament can also be driven continuously by a supply, it is not a requirement to pulse the filament current at intervals during the treatment. This was actually a method developed to obtain filament capability using the same power supply that drives flashlamps. Other variations and different methods could be utilized such as providing a higher current during the preheat phase of the pulse, in order to bring the lamp up to heat quickly. This could be combined into one long pulse with higher current in the beginning and lower current at the end. An alternate control method would be to control the voltage applied to the lamp. The voltage would ramp up at a controlled rate to limit the inrush current. Alternately the voltage control would be a step applied and the current limit of the supply would limit the current.
The above described operation of the power supply driving a filament light source, illustrates an aspect of an embodiment of the present system. Specifically, a filament light source is normally considered a relatively low current, low voltage device. However, the filament light source can be driven with the same power supply which is used to supply high current and high voltage that is required to drive a flashlamp. As describe above the ability to control the power supply to short pulses of relatively high current, allows for the controllable power supply to drive the filament light source in a manner for providing effective treatments.
In another embodiment of the system herein, the filament lamp could be driven with lower current power supply which would apply a more continuous, but lower amplitude current to drive the filament. As one of skill in the art will recognize a variety of different power supplies could be used to drive the filament lamp.
In an embodiment herein, the controller of the power supply 1112 receives signals originating from the user interface 1114 and possibly sensors in the hand piece management unit which can determine when the handpiece 1102 has been removed from a seated position, and based on these signals determines how to drive the filament lamp when the user activates the filament lamp, by stepping on a foot pedal switch for example.
The operation of the power supply will be described in the context of the situation where a user has removed the handpiece 1102 from a hand piece management unit, and initiated the activation of the filament lamp 1104 of the hand piece 1102. In this situation when the hand piece 1102 is removed from a resting or seated position and activated the filament lamp, the operation described above will be performed.
The energy storage capacitor 1122 is charged to by the main electrical supply 1134 to a level allowing the desired energy to be delivered without unacceptable lamp voltage droop, where driving the filament lamp, at the desired current. When switch 1124 is closed current ramps up current through the filament lamp 1104, inductor 1126, and switch 1124. When the appropriate output power or current is reached, the controller 1112 opens the switch 1124 and the current now diverts to the diode 1128. When the current flow or output power drops to an appropriate level the controller 1112 again turns on the switch 1124 and the cycle repeats until a pulse is complete.
This toggling of switch 1124 on and off during a treatment exposure results from the photodiode 1132, or use of a voltage sensing circuit, determining that the optical power has reached a maximum value, and in response the controller opens the switch, and when the optical power drops to a low target level the switch closes, which increase the current through the filament lamp. It should be noted that as discussed in connection with
Given the ratio of the diameter of the tube to relative to the coil in the embodiment of the lamp discussed above, and the amount of current which is used to generate a treatment exposure, traditional air cooling would not be sufficient to keep the lamp cool enough so that it would not become damaged and fail. Thus, the flow tube and liquid cooling discussed above is utilized to cool the lamp.
It should be recognized that the filament light source discussed herein is advantageous over some other light sources in that it is relatively inexpensive, and outputs a broad spectrum of light in the NIR range. At present flashlamps do not appear to provide as good a source for producing a broad range of power in the NIR spectrum, but some flashlamps might be suitable to produce such a range of light, and could be considered for use in a system for providing deep thermal heating.
While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example, and not limitation. It will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. This is especially true in light of technology and terms within the relevant art(s) that may be later developed. Thus, the present invention should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.
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A couple of the new posts make sense. The baby knowing "dad" wasn't there. The revenge factor.
But in the long run, none of that matters. What matters is whatever makes YOU comfortable. Lots of dads aren't there, and there's lots of reasons for it. That's a way in the future issue.
You need to deal with the here and now. On the upside, if he is there, you can abuse him and yell at him a lot; everyone does during delivery. . .
C'mon baby! We wanna hear about you!
So frustrated for you that you had to go home.
Stay hydrated. It will come....
I do think Alonelyagain and Devastated30 bring up good points though, especially considering many couples actually manage to R after all. If you end up divorcing, in the long run, would it matter to you if he was there or not?
I hope all works out smoothly for you during delivery! Keeping my fingers crossed! Good luck and congratulations!
D-day #2 Jan 18, 2014: 12 month EA/PA (AP#3)+ admission of 5 month EA/PA in 1994 (AP#1).
D-day #1 May 2001: 2 month EA/PA (AP#2)
Please keep us posted, I at least, and I think we all, are on pins and needles.
About the sweet baby, and your decision.
I truly hope all is well.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29
Planing on giving birth, then sorting things out.
*update* perfect little boy born
My SLAWH was deployed when our first was born. We've tried to focus on that being unique and positive, but I know there are times she feels less special and less important. If I could have given her a daddy in that birthing room, I'd do it. Granted, he hadn't cheated then, so I realize that from a mother's standpoint, it's apples and oranges, but from a baby's, it's exactly the same.
I think it pays to be magnanimous here. If he's being supportive, allow him to stay. He'll always be the daddy even if he isn't always the husband.
More than anything, best wishes and hugs. You truly should NOT be worrying over something like this at a time like this. I'd love to have a magic wand and make it all poof. Much love.
(((and strength, and a speedy, easy delivery))))
Good luck, speedy and painfree (lol) delivery wishes to you.
Keep up updated please.
And whatever you decide, it will be the right decision for YOU. And you matter. . . .
Grabbing the popcorn..
Good luck Doe!
DDay - June 7, 2014
Me - 43
DD - 6 and 3
Pulling the Plug
On the other hand, you can let him in and show him that you are a better person!
May God bless you and your baby!
The emphasis is what makes this good for YOU.
Not your husband.
Not your extended family.
Not your kids in the future. (You can tell them any reason he wasn't there--including the truth.)
You, right now.
If you want him out, put him out.
If you want him in but only attending to business with no lovey-dovey, do that.
If you want to pretend all is well for the duration of your labor and do the love-dove thing, do that.
Giving birth is a life and death exercise. You do whatever it takes to get you and the babe through. You are not the first nor last woman whose child's father will not be in the delivery room, if you make that choice. Please understand it is not a revolutionary nor life-altering choice. You are the one who counts right now.
6 years of TT, hidden STD & false R
Separated 5 mos+; he will not commit
Someday I will be okay

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What is the source of all happiness?Submitted by Lars on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 01:07
The recognition of one's innate Divinity, and the regulation of one's daily life in accordance with that Truth are the guiding stars for those who are caught in the currents of strife and struggle. Without that Self-Knowledge life becomes a farce, a mockery! Acquiring this awareness of the Self makes life earnest, sweet and fruitful. Many people are not aware of this noble goal in the pilgrimage of life. They put their faith in things outside themselves and plan to derive joy from and through them, and end up experiencing pain and disaster. Know that all joys spring only from the heart within you. When you experience joy from worldly objects or people, realize that it is your own joy being reflected back to you.
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Answer: Knowing who you really are and Living it.
fearless brave joyful peaceful loving grateful, compassionate
Im reminded of the interview with John Lennon
where he relates a childhood memory of his mother telling him at age 5 that "Happiness is the key to life".
He goes on to say that when later, in school, he is asked of his headmaster what he wants to be when he grows up, he answers "Happy". The headmaster rebukes; "You don't understand the question."
To which John replies; "You don't understand life."
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Thought you was gonna say "drugs".
haha -
yeah the drug of love, friendship and freedom.
The waking up manual: http://www.dailypaul.com/168937/the-waking-up-manual-how-to-...
I am not reading anything here except the OP title
I will read the thread tomorrow... I just wanted to answer the question posed...
Q: What is the source of all happiness?
A: Love
(which means truly understanding what love is)
just my 2cents
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In my NOT reading the thread, I didn't realize I was the first to answer ----> until I clicked on the save button lol
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Consumers skewed their consumer electronics shopping to the first few weeks of the holiday season, according to global information company The NPD Group. U.S. consumer electronics sales* were strongest at the beginning of the holiday season and declined through the remainder of the five week holiday period (November 18 - December 22, 2012) according to NPD's Weekly Tracking Service**.
Forty-six percent of sales took place in the first two weeks, the highest share in the past four years, while the last three weeks of sales accounted for 54 percent of sales. Overall sales declined 7 percent with consumers spending $13.7 billion. Sales for the first two weeks declined 3.7 percent over 2011 while the last three weeks fell more than 11 percent.
"For the third consecutive year sales trends worsened in the later part of the holiday season," said Stephen Baker, vice president, industry analysis at NPD. "The hyped-up promotion of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now Thanksgiving Day has proven remarkably effective in moving sales into the early part of the holiday season. Trends like online shopping and self-gifting have intensified the focus on the more event -driven early part of the holiday season."
Most categories struggled, as they have done all year but sales of notebook computers and flat-panel TVs both exceeded $2 billion in total dollars sales, while no other single segment accounted for over $1 billion in revenue.
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No. 6 Syracuse beats No. 25 Notre Dame, 63-47The Associated Press | February 05,2013AP Photo
Syracuses C. J. Fair scores against Notre Dames Tom Knight on Monday.SYRACUSE, N.Y. C.J. Fair had 18 points and 10 rebounds, freshman Jerami Grant scored a season-high 14 points, and No. 9 Syracuse beat No. 25 Notre Dame 63-47 on Monday night to snap a two-game losing streak that had dropped the Orange three spots in the rankings.
Syracuse (19-3, 7-2 Big East) was coming off consecutive road losses against Villanova and Pittsburgh and has only three conference losses in its last 32 Big East games. The Orange have now won a school-record 36 straight games at home, the longest active streak in Division I. Notre Dame (18-5, 6-4) had won three straight.
It was the first meeting between the teams since the Irish handed Syracuse its only conference loss last season, 67-58 at Purcell Pavilion last January. The Orange, unbeaten at the time and ranked No. 1, were missing shot-blocking, 7-foot center Fab Melo in that game because of an academic issue, and on Monday night senior James Southerland, the teams most consistent outside threat and third-leading scorer, missed his sixth straight game because of an eligibility matter related to academics. Southerland had 15 points in the loss to the Irish last year.
On this night, it didnt matter as the Syracuse defense clamped down. Notre Dame finished 6 of 20 on 3-pointers and shot 34.6 percent (18 of 52) for the game as the Orange outrebounded the Irish 32-28 and blocked seven shots. It matched the season low for points for the Irish, who were held to 47 in a home loss two weeks ago to Georgetown.
Rakeem Christmas had 12 points and four blocks and Michael Carter-Williams had five points, eight assists and three steals for Syracuse.
Jerian Grant, Jeramis brother, finished with 15 points and Jack Cooley had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his 15th double-double of the season for the Irish. The game was the first in college between the Grant brothers.
The Irish fell behind 41-28 midway through the second half as the Orange put together a 13-4 spurt spanning halftime to assume control.
Syracuse stretched its 30-24 halftime lead back to 10 in the opening minutes of the second. Christmas hit a foul-line jumper at the shot-clock buzzer after corraling the rebound of a miss by Carter-Williams and Fair followed with a dunk off a steal by Carter-Williams.
Christmas then converted a follow dunk off a miss by Brandon Triche, Trevor Cooney sank a 3 from the wing, and Christmas hit again off the glass to boost the lead to 43-28 at 11:05.
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Syracuse entered the game limiting opponents to 32.3 percent shooting on 3-pointers while Notre Dame was hitting 39.6 percent from behind the arc. Five Irish players Camero Biedscheid, Scott Martin, Pat Connaughton, Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant were real threats from long range, having combined to make all but one of the 150 3-pointers Notre Dame had in its first 22 games.
The Irish found few openings in the interior of the Syracuse 2-3 zone in the opening half and the Orange struck quickly, scoring the first 10 points of the game while forcing three turnovers as the Irish missed their first four shots.
Unfazed, Notre Dame responded with an 11-point spurt keyed by its long-range attack. Eric Atkins hit a pair of 3s from the wing and Jerian Grant added another from the top of the key to quickly erase the double-digit deficit and give the Irish a one-point lead midway through the first half.
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The study focused on fine particles, a dangerous component of secondhand smoke released by burning cigarettes. Its author, Dr. Mark Krahling of the University of Southern Indiana, says the level of fine particles in the air in 33 restaurants around the state has dropped by 85 percent since the law took effect in July 2012. The particulate levels now, in fact, are slightly lower than the average level in the outdoor air.
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Our air is probably much cleaner than air in the restaurants Krahling measured, said Jill Leal, executive director of Tobacco Free Allen County. We are always at the forefront of tobacco control.
Fort Wayne's ordinance bans smoking in most workplaces and restaurants. But the local rule also bans smoking in bars and forces smokers to stand 20 feet away from public entrances; the Indiana law sets an eight-foot rule.
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Allen County residents outside city limits are not so lucky, though. The state law applies, of course, but taverns and bars are still allowed to be havens for smokers, with the 8-feet-from-the-entrance rule, which still may be close enough for smoke to seep inside an establishment. The situation also makes for a lot of confusion.
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Certain Milwaukee aldermen are famously professing outrage, betting their bippies and refusing to pay 50 cents for the Mona Lisa over a proposed city expenditure of $60,000. The money would pay the city's portion of bringing a charming little art project to a charmless part of Downtown.
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Correction: As an alert and temperate reader has pointed out, the US-Canadian exchange rate has tilted since the last time I checked. It now stands at 1.24127 Canadian to $1 US. Round that up and Toronto is spending a mere $36 million USD on the arts. So the arts budget of Toronto vis-a-vis (as they say in Montreal) Milwaukee now stands at a far more modest and respectable 225 to 1. So we should all feel great about that. We're catching up! »Read Full Blog Post
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Current exchange is $1.00 US = $1.23 Canadian. Which means the US dollar is worth MORE than the Canadian. This also means that they are spending about 229 times as much, not 282.
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