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Overall Comfort
Feels very comfortable.
Motion Isolation
Can't feel shaking or disturbance when my partner moves.
Initial Comfort
Really comfortable when new.
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Develops body impressions. Sleeping surface gets lumpy or uneven over time.
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Gets saggy or mushy after a while. Loses its back support over time.
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For a mattress that has been used on for only 1 yr, the plush surface is beginning to show some body impressions. I probably would have been best off with a firm mattress for the same price.
But the customer service provided by Greg was by far the best in any industry. He was always attentive. I almost was going to switch up to a firm before the first 30 days but he recommended i give it a full 30 days and once the first 30 days was complete the comfort and support was better as my body needed to adjust to the new mattress. However over time the support level diminished and it was too soft for my back. By then it was beyond the swapping period.
The purchase was handled professionally from start to finish. The finance terms could not be beat. And, the free TV was the frosting on the cake. We are very satisfied and we will definitely consider Gardner White and seek out sales associate Lenny B. for future purchases.
was suppose to maintain shape not our shapes--can tell where have slept as a thicker middle of mattress is present
So far, so good. We got this mattress 2 weeks ago and have been sleeping well without back pain or losing circulation. We'd had a Beautyrest previously and had been happy for about 5 1/2 years until we started feeling like we were sleeping in two canyons on either side of the bed... Because I'm a light sleeper I had a non-negotiable committment to buy another BeautyRest. Just to compare we did try some Sertas and some TempurPedic. Sertas almost felt like waterbeds compared to the BeautyRest. The TempurPedic was actually better than BeautyRest at reducing motion transfer but we weren't willing to spend that much. I'd say the durability score is preliminary because we've only had it for two weeks but I'll try to update after a few months...
Awesome first month, 1st black replaced with 20 year warrantee at 2 years second mattress failed after 3 years but warrantee won't cover due to coffee stain $3000 should last. if I could have left the 1* off I would have. Worst mattress ever.....
The sidewall collapsed within 3 years of owning the mattress. The extra sidewall support was one of the reason we purchased the mattress. The mattress retains your body impression. I have a cal king and we have a hump (feels more like a hill when you are sleeping and try to move to the middle) in the middle of the bed as my wife and I sleep closer to the edge of the bed.
We have had this bed for over a year. My husband and I have both have back and neck problems. We paid 2,000 for this mattress. We can't afford to replace it! Worse mattress ever!
If you want to spend thousands on a mattress and box spring that you cook on and when you complain receive a, letter that Simmons doesn't warranty comfort, then this is the mattress for you. I wouldn't recommend this mattress or company to my worst enemy.
After about 8 years the foam top has permanent impressions, almost 2" in some spots.
Buy a less expensive mattress and a good quality foam top so you can replace just the foam top when it breaks down.
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A pungent nose of herbal and floral notes display added breadth in the form of resin, citrus and yellow orchard fruit aromas. There is good volume and concentration to the rich, delicious and overtly opulent middle weight flavors that possess plenty of mouth coating extract before culminating in an admirably persistent finish. This isn't a classic example but it's attractive in its fashion all the same. Drink 2014+
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I spent huge parts of my early childhood there in Duane Street with my Dad's parents. Later they moved to the condo and I used to sit on the balcony with my Daddy's aunt, Eleanor. She with the sunglasses that covered her face almost completely. She was blind, almost unable to walk and had a pacemaker which was easy to be seen, as she was so skinny. When staying at my Grandparents' I used to stay in a room with her, and till I fell asleep I watched the pictures on the wall and the bottles of Holy Water someone brought her from Lourdes.
Anyway, sitting on the balcony with her was incredible, as she always ... and I mean ALWAYS ... and everyday at 5 p.m. she drank a glass of gin. Five minutes later my Grandma - her sister-in-law - came out, in sorrow ... as the hospital had called ... again ... to ask if Eleanor was alright. They say she did that ever since way back her living in Santa Barbara, California.
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More than 7,000 southwest properties without power
More than 7,000 properties in the Bristol and Bath area have reportedly been left without power as a severe storm battered England and Wales overnight.
Widespread flooding hit southern parts of the country as rain and winds of almost 100mph arrived from the southwest.
Trees have been brought down by high winds, damaging properties and power cables, while a number of roads are impassable due to floodwater.
Death of girl, four, crushed by wall is ruled 'accidental'
The coroner at the inquest of a four-year-old girl who died after a wall collapsed on her has recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Surranna Stonestreet died in the back garden of her home in Bath in May. Her father was demolishing the garden wall when she became trapped underneath.
See ITV West Country for more on this story.
Boy hit by ambulance is in a 'stable condition'
A spokeswoman for South Western Ambulance Service said the boy hit by an ambulance in Bath is now in a "stable condition".
"He was transferred to Frenchay Hospital because he is suffering from head trauma and the hospital has a specialist major trauma unit," she added.
Schoolboy hit by ambulance believed to be aged 10
The schoolboy who was hit by ambulance in Bath who was thought to be 14 is now believed to be 10.
He was taken to the city's Royal United Hospital after the accident at the junction of London Road and Snow Hill near the River Avon, she added.
Schoolboy transferred to Frenchay Hospital
A schoolboy who was hit by an ambulance in Bath has been transferred to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. He was initially taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath. South Western ambulance service say he suffered from 'serious head injuries'.
Witness says schoolboy's friends were in "deep shock"
A schoolboy was hit by an ambulance on his way home from today. Domenica Oatley, who works at the community centre across the road witnessed the aftermath of the crash. She took in the boy's friends until their parents arrive.
Ambulance involved in crash returns to the scene
The ambulance that hit a little boy on London Road in Bath earlier today, has returned to the scene. It initially took the boy to the Royal United Hospital in Bath because he has serious head injuries.
Teenager hit by ambulance on 999 call
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Class of 2018 photo upload for DePauw ID card deadline approaches. #ConnectITJune 5th, 2014 by Lynda S. LaRoche
As the June 13th deadline approaches for you to upload your photo for your DePauw ID card, it is exciting for us to start getting familiar with the faces that we will soon see walking around campus. Although your high school senior pictures and other creative poses are impressive, they do not fall within the required guidelines for us to use for your DePauw ID card.
The photo you upload should be passport-style taken within the last six months that meets the following guidelines.
NOTE: Please follow these guidelines carefully because
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- The photo should not have flash reflections, glare, or shadows.
- The background must be uniform, plain, and white. You may want to consider using a plain white sheet or towel or a large sheet of white paper as a backdrop for your photo.
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Windows displays UAC prompts on the "secure desktop" when certain security-related operations need to be performed. There's obviously some API somewhere that creates the secure desktop and creates a window on it, but I have no idea where I would find out about the mechanisms involved. I guess I could reverse engineer the UAC mechanisms, but I'm not that good at that level of reverse engineering (and I'm pretty sure there's some legal ramifications involved...)
Anyway, I know there's an API to create new desktops on the current session, but there's no mention of secure desktops in any documentation I can find. Out of curiosity, I'd like to know how the whole secure desktop / UAC prompt creation works.
Disclaimer: This is purely theoretical, and I'm not looking to deploy this in any of my code.


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I upgraded to an iPhone 3gs last July and signed up for a deal working out at 45 euros a month (thats 40 standard and 5 insurance). Pretty much every month since then my bill has been twice that despite only using the internet at home or anywhere I can get a wifi signal and disabling most of the settings that would cause the iPhone to connect to the net to update.
The worst of the bills was on Christmas Eve when I had to 120 for the month! Ridiculous!
Anyways due to a severe lack of funds in my bank along with other utilities that must be paid, I have to get out of this contract and sign up with someone else or go back to buying credit. One other company is offering me a deal at 40 a month 750 texts or 350 minutes plus free data for life!
What I need to know is how do I go about terminating my contract? Would I still have to buy it out even though I've paid the 12 months in effectively 3?
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Day 183 of my captivity...
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture.
Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded -- must try this at the top of the stairs.
In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair -- must try this on their bed.
Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in an attempt to make t! hem aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was. Hmmm, not working according to plan.
There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed insolitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the food. More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.
I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird on the other hand has got to be an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured.
But I can wait, it is only a matter of time...
Dead Bears, the only good kind.
Somebody has to speak for these people. Y'all got on this boat for different reasons, but y'all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything, I know thisthey will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, ten? They'll swing back to the belief that they can make people...better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave. Mal Reynolds Serenity/Firefly
One of ours.
Oh dern....
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Fascinating how different things are towards cats here in Australia compared to the USA.
We have our cat lovers as well and a few hunters also have them as pets but there's a vast majority that will shoot a cat on sight in the bush as we have a very big feral cat problem here mostly because of people who in the past have released them into the bush because they couldn't bring themselves to have them put down or sold and so have let them go in the bush.
As we all know cats are natural predators and soon revert to their "natural" status as hunters and our unique fauna suffers accordingly with the gut contents of a lot of feral cats showing things like lizards,birds, some of our very small possums like sugar gliders and sometimes rabbits.
I have no great love of cats but will tolerate them if they're pets and well looked after and not let out at night to fend for themselves as this is when they seem to do the most damage to our native fauna.
I've shot feral cats that are the size of small dogs and 1 particular cat that my b-I-l shot years ago was as long as him(he's about 5'7").
Here's a picture of 2 cats that were taken in our Northern Territory a while back by 2 of the Aborigines and as you can see they do get a bit of size about them.
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IBM Unveils zEnterprise EC12 Mainframe ServerAugust 28, 2012 9:39 am | News | Comments
The new zEC12 offers industry-leading security and robust support for operational analytics that can help clients efficiently sift through large volumes of raw data and transform it to gain knowledge that can be used for competitive advantage.
Crisis Team Leadership DevelopmentAugust 28, 2012 9:20 am | News | Comments
Crisis Team Leadership Development is a three-day course that teaches public and private sector leaders how to work in a team and make clear decisions under extreme conditions, and how to manage problems that develop when managing crisis events.
US General: We Hacked The Enemy In AfghanistanAugust 27, 2012 9:15 pm | by RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press | News | Comments
The U.S. military has been launching cyberattacks against its opponents in Afghanistan, a senior officer says, making an unusually explicit acknowledgment of the oft-hidden world of electronic warfare. Marine Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills' comments came last week at a conference in Baltimore during which he explained how U.S. commanders considered cyber weapons an important part of their arsenal.
Gov: Irene Made Vt. A Leader In Disaster ResponseAugust 27, 2012 9:10 pm | by DAVE GRAM, Associated Press | News | Comments
Vermont has become a national leader in how to respond to natural disasters, Gov. Peter Shumlin says, and there's little he'd change about the state's handling of flooding after Hurricane Irene. Shumlin made the comments during an interview in his office ahead of the anniversary of Hurricane Irene hitting Vermont as a tropical storm.
Disgruntled Worker Opens Fire Outside Empire State BuildingAugust 24, 2012 11:08 am | by COLLEEN LONG & TOM HAYS, Associated Press | Videos | Comments
Two law enforcement officials in New York City say a recently fired store worker shot a former colleague to death and then randomly opened fire on others near the Empire State Building. The officials say eight other people were struck by bullets but those injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
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The Indian government's attempts to block social media accounts and websites that it blames for spreading panic have been inept and possibly illegal, a top Internet expert said Friday. Earlier this month, thousands of people from the country's remote northeast began fleeing cities in southern and western India, as rumors swirled that they would be attacked in retaliation for ethnic violence against Muslims in their home state.
Isaac Headed For Gulf, May Reach Hurricane Strength On MondayAugust 24, 2012 9:54 am | News | Comments
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Continuity Insights speaks with Len Pagano, President & CEO of Safe America Foundation, about the advantages of using text messages during a disaster, the lack of awareness surrounding preparedness and how business continuity professionals can use their exercising skills to promote community resilience.
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Year After Irene, New Yorkers Ponder Sea BarriersAugust 24, 2012 8:44 am | by JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press | News | Comments
Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield the city from a storm-stirred sea.
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Obama Declares Major Disaster In Ohio After StormsAugust 21, 2012 12:47 pm | News | Comments
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Ohio and ordered federal aid for areas affected by severe storms in the state earlier this summer. Obama announced Monday that federal aid would be used to repair and replace damaged facilities in more than three dozen counties.
DC Gunman Targeted Christian Conservative OrganizationsAugust 21, 2012 11:45 am | News | Comments
The shooter, who strongly supported gay rights, had a backpack full of Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a box of ammunition when he said words to the effect of "I don't like your politics" and shot a security guard.
Hackers Claim To Target UK Justice Ministry SiteAugust 21, 2012 11:19 am | News | Comments
The loosely-organized group of hackers known as Anonymous claimed it was targeting the ministry's website to protest Britain's treatment of Assange, who is taking refuge inside Ecuador's embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sexual misconduct.


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2 separate units possible where micro/wall oven combo is now?
When we did our kitchen 20 years ago, we built a cabinet to hold the single unit appliance that is a wall oven on the bottom and a microwave on top. If we look for a similar 27" unit now to slide in there, there are not many choices. We are thinking instead of getting two separate appliances--a wall oven and a microwave--for the opening. But, this means that we need to do some alterations to the current opening.
Has anyone done anything similar? If so, how difficult was it? Would you do it again or just stay with what you had as a configuration? Do you have any photos? Thanks.
It's possible, but the cabinet will need to be remade. Do you have any leftover material from the original kitchen project? You'll need some filler or other material to form a separating rail between the two units as well as to build an extra platform for the two units. A good custom cabinet person could probably do some experiments to stain and finish a piece to match as well as do the other cabinet alterations. It's one of those "small" big jobs though that take a lot of fiddling and end up being more costly than most people thing it "should" because of the time and the customization.
You'll also need to add in a dedicated 110 electrical circuit for the MW, and the difficulty of that can be simple or complex. Only an electrician on site can assess how easy it will be to pull the wire from the panel to behind the oven. If you have a basement, it's usually easier than if you don't, but that's not even a sure thing.
We do not have filler in between the oven and the MW. Ours was new construction. I have several pictures and an explanation at the very bottom of this linked thread. (Sorry I can't post a picture of it here, I'm on the iPad)
Here is a link that might be useful: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0206313721622.html
Thanks to the three of you for the input and ideas.
This is a rather simple birch cabinetry piece ( built to match the vintage in our early 1900s house). My husband can do wiring, and we have a basement so I am not worried about that. And, I still have the stain so that could be matched.
One of the reasons I'd thought about this option rather than just sliding in a complete new unit was because I know that today's appliances do not seem to last as long as the older ones. (Mine are still functional but are looking a bit tacky and long in the tooth.) And, with an integrated unit like this if the microwave goes, the entire appliance is no longer any good.
But, this is perhaps now sounding like it may be more bother than it is worth. Fiddling around to reconfigure the cabinetry I'd probably end up spending the same amount of money as just buying the more expensive replica unit. With two singles rather than one integrated set I'd get more options to choose from. But, frankly, I already have a nice, new Wolf range so this would be a secondary oven. And, to me, a microwave is a microwave is a microwave.
I guess I'll have to do some more thinking the whole thing through.
Thanks again for all the help.
"And, with an integrated unit like this if the microwave goes, the entire appliance is no longer any good."
That is exactly why we didn't go with a combo unit for our recent reno, as well them being more expensive than separate appliances. We've had to replace a burnt out microwave before but have never have had an oven die on us.
Can you post a photo of your cabinet?
We must have been posting at exactly the same time since your comments and photos weren't there when I wrote my response post.
Your cabinet looks fabulous and is really a great re-configuration of space. I'd assumed you hired a carpenter to do the work until I re-read your comment about you doing the work. My husband has the electrical skills, and I have the staining and finishing skills. But, we'd need to hire a cabinet maker to do the work. Thanks for taking the time to post photos. I'll have to see if I can get some of my current set up to give people an idea of what I'm talking about..


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A method for photodynamic treatment of diseases using a source of noncoherent light energy with filtering and focusing devices for producing radient energy in a broad bandwidth, the radient energy is transported to an area for disease treatment through a flexible fiber optic light guide. The light guide includes filtering and focusing devices in the light guide for selecting radient energy of a particular wavelength in order to photoactivate a specific theraputic disease treatment.
1. A method for producing and delivering photodynamic radient energy for theraputically treating diseases comprising:
a) generating a noncoherent radient light energy,
b) focusing, filtering and power controlling said generated radient light energy to produce light energy in a wavelength that will include a desired radient energy for said theraputic treatment of diseases,
c) passing said focused, filtered and power controlled light energy to a flexible, fiber optic transporting means,
d) in said transporting means further focusing, filtering and treating said transported light energy to produce light energy in substantially the exact light energy wavelength needed to photoactivate a specific theraputic disease treatment,
e) and directing said exact light energy to a diseased area to perform said photoactivated photodynamic theraputic treatment of said disease.
2. A method for producing and delivering photodynamic radient energy for theraputically treating diseases comprising:
a) generating a noncoherent radient light energy,
b) focusing, filtering and power controlling said generated radient light energy to produce light energy in a wave length that will include a desired radient energy for said theraputic treatment of diseases,
c) passing said focused, filtered and power controlled light energy to a flexible, fiber optic transporting means,
d) in said transporting means further focusing, filtering and treating said transported light energy to produce light energy in the range of about 10 mw to about 500 mw per square centimeter and a wave length of about 300 to 800 nm and including substantially the exact light energy wave length and power range needed to photoactivate a specific theraputic disease treatment,
e) and directing said substantially exact light energy to a diseased area to perform said photodynamic theraputic treatment of said disease.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said generated noncoherent radient light energy is about 300 to 400 watts and a broad wave length for said focusing, filtering and treating in said transporting means.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein said filtering and focusing of said generated noncoherent radient light energy is to produce light energy in a broad wave length range and a broad power range for said focusing, filtering and treating in said transporting means to photoactivate said theraputic treatment.
5. The method of claim 2 employing a plurality of transporting means each adapted for transporting a different wave length range of light energy in said range of about 300 to about 800 nm wave lengths and each including means for focusing, filtering and treating input radient light energy, the selection of one of said plurality of transporting means, and filtering, focusing and treating said transported radient light energy in said selected transporting means to produce output radient energy for said substantially exact light energy wave length and power range need to photoactivate a specific theraputic disease treatment.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein focusing, filtering and treatment of said transported light energy in said transporting means produces a light energy to a diseased area in a spot size of about 1 to about 100 square centimeters.
7. A method for delivering electromagnetic radient energy for photodynamic theraputic treatment of diseases in accord with predetermined medical protocols including pharmaceuticals which respond to radient energy of a prescribed wave length and of a prescribed power range, using an apparatus including:
A) a source for generating broad wave length noncoherent electromagnetic radient light energy, said source including radient energy filtering and focusing means, said filtering and focusing means comprising means for providing controlled radient energy in a broad wave length range and broad power range at an output connection from said source,
B) a plurality of selectable, removable and changeable flexible radient energy transporting means, means for removably connecting said selectable transporting means individually to said radient energy source at said output connection, means within each of said selectable transporting means for controlling output radient energy from said transporting means, said controlling means comprising means in said transporting means for focusing, filtering and power regulation of input radient energy from said source to provide controlled output radient energy from said transporting means, said plurality of selectable transporting means including individual transporting means for supplying output radient energy in the range of prescribed wave length and prescribed power range over a prescribed spot size,
the method steps comprising:
a) generating said noncoherent radient light energy in said source, said generated light energy being about 300 to 400 watts and a broad wave length,
b) focusing, filtering and power controlling said generated radient light energy in said source to produce light energy in a wave length within said broad wave length range and broad power range that will include a desired radient light energy for said theraputic treatment of diseases,
c) selecting from said plurality of flexible radient energy transporting means the transporting means that is identified with a predetermined medical protocol, and connecting said selected transporting means to said source at said output connection,
d) passing said focused, filtered and power controlled radient light energy to said selected flexible radient energy transporting means at said output connection,
e) in said radient energy transporting means focusing, filtering and treating said transported radient light energy to produce radient light energy in the range of about 10 mw to about 500 mw per square centimeter and a wave length of about 300 to 800 nm and including substantially the exact light energy wave length and power range needed to photoactivate said predetermined medical protocol including pharmaceuticals for a specific theraputic disease treatment,
f) and directing said substantially exact radient light energy by said transporting means to a diseased area in a spot size of about 1 to about 100 square centimeters to perform said photodynamic theraputic treatment of said disease.
This application is a Divisional application from Ser. No. 08/697,957, filed Sep. 4, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,849,027 by the present inventor for PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY METHOD AND APPARATUS.
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering photodynamic therapy treatments to body parts and surfaces. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for producing and delivering optical light energy in controlled frequency and intensity for theraputic treatment of various dermatological and internal diseases in a convenient manner and with a convenient delivery apparatus.
The medical community has long investigated the increased healing effects of the sun on dermatological diseases. The advent of modern medicine continues this investigation and numerous research facilities are now documenting these healing effects. As most medical conditions require a unique light source the rush to implement these procedures has been impeded. It is also known that theraputic creams and ointments have enhanced effects when combined with light activation, but each disease and its photo theraputic cream or ointment may require a specific light source. The dedication of a light source to a specific treatment could require the unnecessary duplication of equipment and consume large areas of space just for accommodating the equipment. Physicians, hospitals and clinics might have the required space but presently lack the required funding for the duplicative required equipment. One solution to this problem is the use of one base unit with electromagnetic spectrum adapters which control, regulate and administer the correct exposure as directed by the attending physician.
It has become known that some medications are more effective or only operative when activated by certain controlled light energy applications. Numerous drug companies are experimenting with the possibilities of medicines which can be activated by external light sources. Also, several Universities are researching the healing effects of various light frequencies on human tissue. All these programs require different frequencies within the electromagnetic spectum. It is apparent that there is a need for one device which can operate at many frequencies with suitable controls that will allow doctors, clinic and home treatment with theraputic light for the diseases and the types of medicants that can produce the desired treatments when properly combined.
Many medical suggestions have been made for using laser light to treat or control diseases; however, laser light sources are expensive to construct and control and the delivery of the benefits of laser light can become lost if the cost of delivery becomes prohibitive. The use of controlled noncoherent light for medical treatments at much less expense than laser light has introduced the need for a useful and reasonably inexpensive means for controlling and delivering light energy to an area where medical treatment is to be effected.
Theraputic lamp equipment is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,010,452, Krebser et al where an apparatus is disclosed for delivering polarized light for biostimulation. U.S. Pat. No. 5,441,531, Zarate et al discloses an apparatus for delivering photodynamic therapy light to a patient. United Kingdom application 2 272 278 of Colin Whitehurst discloses an incoherent or non-laser light source employing a high intensity lamp, filters and focusing means arranged to yield a light beam having a desired output intensity over a desired area and in a desired bandwidth. Each of these patents illustrates the need for generating preferred light energy in selected frequencies or bandwidths for the medical treatment of a patient.
Missing from these disclosures is an economical and convenient apparatus for controlling the intensity, power and frequencies of the light energy to be delivered and an economical and convenient apparatus for safely delivering and further controlling the light energy in directing and applying the light energy to the desired area on a patient to be treated.
The present invention includes a photo therapeutic light device in which numerous electromagnetic radiated frequencies can be generated, transported, filtered, focused and power output controlled using the apparatus disclosed. Photodynamic theraputic treatment light energies range from near ultraviolet (about 400 nanometers) to extreme infrared (about 800 nanometers) and, as contemplated here, the range of light energies is about 300 nanometers to about 800 nanometers. The present invention includes a light source with power supply, cooling system, light filament bulb or other suitable source, lenses and filters and a transport mechanism which incorporates fiber optic materials for filtration, focusing light source sizing, and control for intensity of emitted light energies through a mechanically flexible system for delivery of the theraputic light.
An object of the present invention is a convenient combination of a light generating source including filtering, focusing, and power control elements for producing a desired light energy and the addition of a convenient means for transporting, filtering, focusing and power controlling the light energy to deliver the energy to an area to be treated.
Another object of the present invention in accord with the preceding object is the provision of an economical means for developing and delivering photodynamic therapy light energy for theraputic treatment of diseases.
Another object in accord with the preceding object is the use of a fiber optic light transporting device for the delivery of the light energy to the area to be treated.
Another object in accord with the preceding objects is the use of a flexible fiber optic light transporting device in delivering the light energy.
Another object in accord with the preceding objects is a means for coordinating the generating source and the transporting device for particular and designated light energy bandwidths or frequencies to prevent inadvertent connection and delivery of improper theraputic light.
Further objects and features of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the appended drawings and specification illustrating a preferred embodiment wherein:
FIG. 1 is an assembly drawing showing the light generating source and the transporting means.
FIG. 2 is a representation of the elements within the generating source of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a plan view partially in section of the transporting means of FIG. 1.
The present invention is an assembly 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1 including a light generating source 12 and a transporting means 14. The source 12 and transporting means are attached to each other at connector 16. The transporting means is flexible and terminates in an exit end at 18 where photo theraputic light energy is radiated. The light generating source 12 will contain the electronic or mechanical systems and components required to provide regulated power for the source, electronic controls and circuitry for controlling the source, light source monitoring and feedback safety circuitry for control of the generated light energy and mechanical interconnect elements for passing the light energies to the transporting means 14.
FIG. 2 is a representation, partially schematic, of the elements that are included within the light generating source 12; those elements including focusing, filtering and power regulating means for the light energy generated within the source with sensing and feedback means for control of the elements. The source includes a power supply 20 and a means for generating noncoherent light energy 22 powered by the supply. The means for generating noncoherent light energy may be a vacuum rare gas filament bulb or bulb of other conventional design and may include multiple bulbs if greater power is needed. The multiple bulb light source can have the several bulbs arranged in a arc around a reflector that will direct the accumulated light to the filtering and focusing means or other suitable means for focusing the light onto a lens which would collimate the light into one beam. The bulb should be large enough to generate output power in the range of 300 to 400 watts, or higher if needed. A suitable cooling fan and heat extractor 24 is provided to remove excess heat. The bulb should be capable of generating radient energy in the visible and near visible range and be capable of delivering the photodynamic radient energy in desired wavelengths for theraputic treatment purposes. The power generated by the bulb as measured in watts is determined by the medical requirements and can be increased or decreased as required to meet the medical needs.
Between the bulb 22 and the connector 16 there are a group of elements that are used to shutter, filter, focus and power control the generated light energy. An outer shutter dump 26 having a function of controlling the aperture through which the light energy will pass is designed for controlling the beam size of the generated light energy. At this point heat may have to be extracted from the beam and the dump portion of this element accomplishes that purpose. An infrared filter 28 is adapted to extract the light energy in the infrared range to permit the generated and transported light energy to be in the visible and near visible range without the heat rays of infrared. A broad range band pass filter 30 then permits the transmission of the desired photo theraputic energy light rays in the range of 300 nm to 800 nm wavelength. A second band pass filter 32 is provided for fine filtering the transmitted light into specialty frequency ranges for particular theraputic treatments. The filtered transmitted light is then focused first in a gross focusing lens 34 and then, optionally, in a final focusing lens 36. The filtered and focused transmitted light is then passed through a conditioning and density control filter 38 for preparing the transmitted light for exit from the source 12. The conditioned and density controlled transmitted light is then passed to an interconnection system 40 for interconnecting the light to a fiber optic interface at the connector 16. The connector 16 includes a suitable heat sink to withdraw heat from the transmitted light to prevent damage to the fiber optic system, patient or practitioner from excessive heat.
The source 12 includes a control panel 42 with the usual and conventional controls that would be used to control the power to the bulb and the monitoring of the filtering, focusing and power control of the generated and transmitted light energy. The monitoring devices for connection to the control panel are shown in dotted lines; the controls are conventional elements well known in the control arts for sensing the frequency, intensity and spot size of the focused, filtered and power controlled light energy. The controls can be for preliminary or gross adjustments of the light beam with final adjustments made in the transporting means 14 as will be further described hereinafter.
The generated, filtered and focused light energy available at the connector 16 is then to be used for the theraputic treatment of diseases either external or internal on a patient, but that light energy has to be delivered in some convenient manner to the area to be treated. For that purpose, the electromagnetic energy transporting means or light guide 14 of FIG. 3 is provided with this invention. The transporting means 14 is provided with a connector 44 adapted to be mated with the connector 16 on the light generating source 12. As will be further described later, the connector 44 is preferably constructed and coded to be used for selected light energy transmission and is adapted to be used only with a selected light energy or power to avoid incorrect or improper uses. The transporting means 14 is preferably constructed of fiber optic elements 46 assembled in a bundle within the transporting means and the entire bundle is encased within a shielding exterior cover 48 in a manner to be completely flexible. It should be understood that the transporting means 14 and its interior bundle of optical fibers can be of a wide variety of outer diameter sizes so as to be adapted to be used internally or externally in theraputic treatment programs. The total fiber bundle can range from 0.1 mm to larger than 1.0 cm if the treatment mandates such requirements in deliverable energies or larger spot sizes. Each fiber within the bundle can range from about 0.001 mm to 1.0 mm or larger.
At the input end of the transporting means 14 the connector 44 is provided with a narrow band pass filter 50 which may be selected for a number of separate desired applications; the band pass of this filter will be related to the desired theraputic treatment to be provided. Inside of the filter 50 and between the filter and the fiber bundle a fiber bundle and filter interface 52 a is provided to couple the light energy from the generating element 12 to the transporting means 14.
At the exit end 18 of the transporting means 14 the fiber bundle terminates in another fiber bundle and filter interface 52 b for coupling the fiber bundle to a final focusing and filter assembly 54 to finish the adjustment of the optical energy if that becomes necessary. The filter assembly includes a final narrow band pass filter 56 which may be optional and used to adjust the output energy in about +/−25 mn, a focusing iris 58 for final beam size, a conditioning filter and focusing lens adapter 60. The adapter 60 terminates in an output lens or window 62. These elements at the exit end of the transporting means are provided to permit the user to produce the final adjustment of the spot size, intensity and frequency of the theraputic light energy transmitted along the fiber bundle.
Both the input end of the fiber bundle and the exit end 18 may be provided with end caps 64 a and 64 b, respectively, to protect the optical portions of the transmitting means when not in use or when disconnected from the light source 12.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the input end of the fiber bundle 14 at connector 44 is provided with a threaded female adapter for connection to the male threads at the output connector 16 of the light source. These two elements can be provided with additional adapters that will be fitted to the fiber bundle or the generator for selected light frequencies or power and can be color coded, or otherwise distinctly identifiable, for the selected uses. With that adaptation of the connectors, the user of the theraputic apparatus can be visually or sensibly alerted to making the proper connection of fiber bundle and light source.
The fiber bundle 14 can be designed for many different uses both in diameter of the bundle and its length. Limitations on the length and size are mostly economic in that smaller individual optical fibers can be more costly. The total length of the entire fiber bundle and the distance from the light generating source to the patient is one of customer's needs. The fiber bundles can range from several inches (about 10 inches) to several feet (3 feet to 10 feet or more). Smaller diameter bundles will be needed for interior theraputic treatments and larger bundles may be desirable for external treatments.
The fiber bundle may also be provided with a support means 66 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. This support means, or others suitably adapted, can support the fiber bundle for holding, aiming and targeting an area that is to be treated while allowing the user of the apparatus to have hands free for other uses.
The drawings show, by dotted lines, a feedback and control connection between the control panel 42 and the filtering, focusing and power control elements of the apparatus. In FIG. 1 the control panel 42 is shown in phantom lines as separated from the light generating source 12 for the purpose of illustrating the placement of the control panel nearer to the user or the patient or the target area or at some other remote area away from the source. It is intended that these feedback and control connections should include monitoring means for spot size, frequencies, intensities, and other conditions such as temperature. The individual elements of the filtering, focusing and power control elements will include appropriate adjustment means, mechanical or electrical, for adjusting the conditions being controlled. The user of the apparatus can also control those elements from the control panel to produce the desired output light energies or the elements within the source 12 can be changed to produce a desired output condition. The control of the filtering and focusing can be done in a broad sense within the light generating source 12 prior to exiting the source at connector 16. The fine tuning and final adjustment of the light beam for spot size, intensity and wavelength can be accomplished, mechanically or electrically, at the filtering and focusing means in the fiber bundle transmission means 14. The final beam exiting from the fiber bundle can be monitored, either internally in the fiber bundle or by a portable meter to measure beam dynamics prior to exposing the patient to the treatment, and the results of the monitoring can be sent to the control panel as represented by the dotted line from the bracket at 54 to the control panel, or the monitoring results can be returned to the control panel through an optical fiber connection. It is also contemplated that a particular setting of filters and focusing means can be �keyed� into the control panel for a particular treatment protocol and those settings could then be accomplished in the light source unit or in the fiber bundle transmission means when it is connected to the light generating source. In that way a single source can be used and a desired theraputic treatment may be more successfully accomplished by transmission tuning. One source can be used to provide a variety of treatments.
It is believed that the present apparatus can be adapted for the treatment of internal and external diseases in humans and other animals. The combination of the controlled photodynamic therapy light energy with selected medications that will be either activated by or enhanced in their effectiveness by the light energy and the ease of directing the light energy to the treatment area makes the present invention economically attractive. It is possible to have a single light energy generating source 12 with broad filtering and focusing adjustments and a plurality of separate transmission means 14 adapted to fine tune the light energy and to direct it to the treatment area. Each of the individual elements such as shutters, filters, focusing means and couplers are intended to be easily changed or replaced as needed to meet additional light energies which future treatments might require. One source can serve several fields of use by adjusting the light source and by attaching the appropriate transmission means. Special connectors can be used to prevent the attachment of an incorrect transmission means to the light source.
Another feature of the transmission means light guide of the present invention is that it can be sterilized easily by the presently know sterilizing processes. In many cases, if an element of a disease treatment apparatus is to be reused by the same or different patients, it is a necessity that the apparatus be sterile or the apparatus cannot be reused. In the case of the present invention, it would be cost prohibitive to consider the transmission means as a disposable item. In that regard, the fiber bundle light guide of the present invention can be sterilized by being autoclaved, irradiated or chemically treated to produce the sterile condition needed for reuse.
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for delivering radient energy for theraputically treating diseases in a combination of a source of noncoherent radient light, means for focusing, filtering and power controlling the light to produce a first level of control of the light, a flexible transmission means connected to the light source for transporting the light to a treatment area, means for filtering and focusing the transported light to produce the desired frequency, power and spot size in the radient energy, means for directing the radient energy to a desired treatment area, and a control system for monitoring the focusing, filtering, power level and spot size of the radient energy. The transmission means includes a flexible fiber optic bundle connected to the light source and the connection may be adapted to code individual transmission means to particular treatment protocols with means for preventing incorrect interconnections of the source and transmission means.
The source contemplated herein is a non laser source of electromagnetic energy including radient and light energy generated by a vacuum rare gas or other suitable bulb, for example a halogen bulb, capable of producing energies in about 300 to 800 nanometer wavelength. The source generates a broad band of energies and the transporting means light guide may then narrow that bandwidth to the desired photodynamic energies for theraputic treatment of disease. It should be understood that the fiber optic light guide can include adjustable elements, replaceable elements or could be preset with elements for developing a desired wavelength of energy.
While certain preferred embodiments of the invention have been specifically disclosed, it should be understood that the invention is not limited thereto as many variations will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the invention is to be given its broadest possible interpretation within the terms of the following claims.
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feather throw pillows shedding, help!
What can I wrap around my down pillow inserts that will keep them from poking feathers through the inserts and through my throw pillows? There must be something I can wrap them with to stop them from shedding. The 20" pillows have zippered access to the down inserts.
I did find these from BBandB but I'd need to cut them shorter to fit 20" throws. At $5.99 for two that's pretty cheap. Anything better out there? I need 8 total cases of them for the living room.
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14181598&RN=36&KSKU=109091
I asked this same question a while back. Those feathers are sharp!!
Apparently there is a fabric known as down-proof that you could encase them in. The cases you linked to don't mention that, so they might not help you. If you find something quick and easy that works, please let us know.
I have down cushions in my leather sofa, it's several years old and when new those feathers poking through the leather drove me nuts (and sometimes hurt!). I finally put a thin layer of batting over the down and it slowed it quite a bit. A few years ago I got some silk throw pillows with down in them. (Silk is a zippered case.) I put multiple layers of thin synthetic batting around the down inserts. You'd think if the occasional stray feather still pokes through leather they'd poke through the batting + silk on the pillows, but it's not been a problem (maybe a stray one here and there). Perhaps because there isn't a lot of pressure and movement shoving the feathers around inside the pillows as there is on the sofa?
The cases I linked are down proof:
"Zippered Pillow Protector (Set of 2), 100% Cotton, 250 Thread Count
Keep your pillows clean and fresh with these zippered pillow protectors that encase your entire pillow. Feather and down proof, they will extend the life of your pillows for years to come. 100% cotton, 250 thread count. Machine wash. Imported. Set includes two pillow protectors"
I was just hoping to find ones I didn't need to alter.
Down and feathers are not the same thing.
100% down pillows won't have "feather pokes"...but lots of down feather mixtures will have enough feathers to poke through.
Make cases of heavy count percale or micro fiber for the pillows....don't replace your nice feather/down throw pillows with cheap foam or dacron.
Linda C
Hey guys! I've done some research on this subject because I have the same problem. My couch is all down feather filled. It seems like a foolish idea now because when you sit down you are guaranteed to get poked by a sharp feather.
some material needs to be put between the pillow and the pillow case to stop the feathers from coming through
Plastic- will work obviously, but it may come at the risk of your couch having a plastic feel and sound coming from it.
Fabric- a high thread count means that the fabric is thicker and therefore harder for the feathers to
penetrate. What thread count will stop down from coming through.
200 or more thread count will slow the rate at which feathers penetrate and that rate will be determined by the fabric used. 200 however is the universal safe number for ultimate down feather stoppage!
NOW... saying that, there is this magic material designed just for the purpose of stopping the down feather assault it is called TICKING. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticking
It is what your grandmothers old chair was covered in. It is common at all fabric stores and I used it between my pillows and covers of the couch. since then I have not seen a feather nor felt one! the thread count on ticking is 220. It comes in different patterns as well so it can be used as the outer cover of furniture .
hope this helps,
DGMarie, long time no see. Sorry about your pillows. Some of my European needle points did the same thing. I changed out the entire stuffing to some kind of phony shredded stuff. It's okay. They are just for decor anyway. I hope you find a better solution.
Hahaha. Too funny!
How completely crazy to see that I am googling this problem and find MY own post from five years ago.
And NO I still have the problem! Same pillows. Feathers everywhere. I wrapped them in multiple layers of old pillow cases and now those feather are BACK. Well, time to do something I guess.


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