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F&B Consulting Sessions
Sign up for IAAPA's Food and Beverage (F&B) Consulting Program, and get advice from some of the best brains in the industry on how to improve your F&B operations. Bring your ideas, challenges, floor plans, or menus, and get a fresh, expert perspective on how to deal with these issues. Consultations last one hour and must be scheduled prior to Expo for times between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m..
Advance registration and scheduling required. Space is limited.
Fee: IAAPA members US$99; nonmembers US$139
Create the Best Menu Mix for Your Operation
To maximize revenue and profits, not all menus should be the same. In this session, learn how guest demographics, length of stay, season pass holder trends, proximity to competitors, operational policies, kitchen capacity, and staff expertise influence what to sell and how to sell it. The session will explore various service concepts and formats (quick-serve, full-service, etc.) and the best types of menu items to maximize your per caps while providing a great guest experience.
Speakers: Ken Whiting, Whiting's Foods; Terry Riddle, Food Director/SDC, Herschend Family Entertainment Corp.
Food & Beverage 101
Join us for an interactive session on the ABCs of cash handling/internal controls, basic employee/supervisor training, and identifying and implementing cost control programs. This session will provide you the tools necessary to create a simple cash control process along with an employee training program leading to more productive and efficient daily operations. Our presenters will guide you through basic "cost of goods" instruction and provide inventory control strategies to positively impact your operation. The target audiences for this session are new operators with minimal Food Service experience/knowledge or current industry members looking for a new and fresh perspective.
Speakers: Bob Amoruso, Adventureland, Long Island; Jon Vigue, Director of Food and Beverage, Lake Compounce; Sophia Zulli, Director of Food and Beverage, Hersheypark
Food Trends 2012
Stay current with 2012's latest food trends from successful theme parks, water parks, zoos, and family entertainment centers. Learn about new products, and food-related promotions in this informative session. The session will examine quick-service, signature services, and international trends; and include time for attendee questions.
Speakers: Albert Cabuco, Vice President F&B, Palace Entertainment; Bernie Campbell, Northeast Regional VP of Sales, Whirley DrinkWorks!; Christopher Seaton, General Manager, Mulligan Family Fun Center; Jason Martin, Director of Food & Beverage, Holiday World and Splashin' Safari; Terry Riddle, Food Director/SDC, Herschend Family Entertainment Corp.
NEW in 2012!
Operators' Roundtable
Enjoy lunch, networking, and stimulating conversation at the IAAPA Operators' Roundtable. Whether your job is in facility operations, finance, IT, human resources and training, food and beverage, or you wear multiple hats in your attraction, you are sure to get some useful ideas and make meaningful connections at any one of the discussion tables. Discuss challenges you and your peers are grappling with, share your stories and experiences with colleagues, and take away new industry contacts who have experiences to share in these operational areas.
Lunch: Boxed lunch and beverage
Advance ticket purchase and Expo registration required. Space is limited. You must be 18 years or older to attend.
Ticket Price: IAAPA members US$10; nonmembers US$20.
Constituency Lunch for FECs: Food and Beverage Case Study
Participate in an open forum and examine what works, what doesn't, and what's new. Veteran operators and food service gurus Ken Whiting and Lenny Freund, will present a case study of the F&B service at Funopolis Family Fun Center, including complete evaluation, before-and-after recommendations, and the financial results of the changes implemented at Funopolis. The case study will lead into discussion with Rick Iceberg, CJ Barrymore's; Chris Seaton, Mulligan's Family Fun Center; Ken Whiting, Whitings Foods; Lenny Freund, Freunds Foods; and members of the Family Entertainment Center (FEC) Committee as they explore food and beverage service in FECs.
Advance ticket purchase and Expo registration required. You must be 18 years or older to attend. Space is limited to the first 150 registrants.
Ticket Price: IAAPA members US$10; nonmembers US$20. Includes a boxed lunch and beverage.
Speakers: Chris Seaton, General Manager, Mulligan's Family Fun Center; Ken Whiting, Whiting's Foods; Lenny Freund, Freund's Family Foods; Rick Iceberg, Owner, CJ Barrymore's Sports and Entertainment
Wednesday, Nov 14
Food & Beverage Lessons from Floriade 2012: World Horticultural Expo
Learn about the four-year process of design and development preceding the 180-day Floriade 2012: World Horticultural Expo. Hear background stories, anecdotes, and the strategy for offering food and beverage during the event, which includes five main restaurants and numerous kiosks with a total capacity of 3,500 seats plus banquets and VIP catering.
Speaker: Mark Wijman, Project Manager Hospitality, Floriade 2012
NEW: IAAPA's First Brass Ring Awards for Excellence in Food & Beverage
Brass Ring Awards
Everyone is invited to join friends and colleagues at IAAPA's biggest, fastest growing awards event: the Brass Ring Awards. Be there when IAAPA presents the top honors for excellence in live entertainment, marketing, retail, human resources, family entertainment centers, new products, trade show displays, and - new in 2012 - food and beverage excellence.
The Wanda Group Presents the IAAPA Theatre
For the first time in the history of IAAPA Attractions Expo, several special networking events, receptions, and awards ceremonies will take place on the expo floor thanks to the generous support of The Wanda Group.
Silver Sponsor: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
Supporting Organizations: Heartbeat Productions, Inc.; Holy Land Experience; Matt Davenport Productions, Inc.; RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc.
Thursday, Nov. 15
Corporate Social Responsibility for Attractions Large and Small
Learn how to create and promote a Corporate Social Responsibility plan, regardless of facility size.
Speakers: Barbara Heffernan, Vice President of National & International Affairs, SeaWorld Parks & Resorts; Roi Ewell, VP of Industry & Government Affairs, SeaWorld Parks & Resorts
Friday, Nov 16
Incident Management Symposium
Learn ways to better prepare your company for the unexpected when you attend this interactive session on crisis incident management. Experience crisis decision making in a dynamic setting, and learn best practices on incident management, command structures, critical response teams, and maintaining essential business operations. The event will include a simulated crisis disaster scenario where attendees will participate, make decisions, and begin to adapt these best practices to your unique company needs.
This Symposium will lead participants through a variety of scenarios. Working in small discussion groups, participants will explore key elements and factors to consider in each scenario.
This session is not open to the media.
Speakers include: EdwardGabriel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services
Register for the Incident Management Symposium to reserve your seat. (There is no separate fee - this Symposium is part of the General Interest Education Program; however space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended to reserve your at. The General Interest Education Program is free for IAAPA members, or US$329 for nonmembers.)
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What Makes Us Different?
What sets us apart from other child sponsorship organizations? We are church-based, child-focused and Christ-centered.
How Do We Focus on Children?
Staff members, Kurt Birky, Emily Sarmiento, and Bob Cleary, spend some time sharing the "Child Focused" perspective of our ministry.
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Our ministry is Christ-centered, child-focused and church-based. But what does this really mean and how are we set apart, or different, from other child development organizations?
Featured Chapel Speaker: Bill Hybels
When everything else in life is swirling out of control, one Bible verse, or a life verse, can keep you centered. Willow Creek Senior Pastor Bill Hybels shares his life verse with us — 1 Corinthians 15:58 — and how it has kept him centered on Christ for more than 30 years.
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Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Film as Which Iconic Character?
Can you handle Daniel Radcliffe as a hunchback?
The adorable Harry Potter star is in talks to star as Igor in the new film version of Frankenstein, according to Deadline.
Igor is the hunchbacked lab assistant to Dr. Frankenstein, who was not in the original Mary Shelley novel but first appeared in the 1931 film adaptation.
This new version is being scripted by the writer of Chronicle.
This continues Daniel's tendency for choosing somewhat creepy films, following last year's The Woman in Black and its upcoming sequel.
We probably prefer Daniel to star in films where we can swoom over his handsome looks, but we know that Daniel is going to be amazing in any film he chooses — and we love his versatility.
His new film Kill Your Darlings premiered at Sundance earlier this year.
To paraphrase the originaly Frankenstein film, theres no question that Daniel's film career is definitely "alive"!
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Heart disease. Cancer. Stroke. These are three of the leading causes of death around the world. Meanwhile diabetes is at epidemic levels even among adolescents. Across the globe millions suffer from a form of degenerative disease. What if this could all be avoided If these ailments could be controlled or perhaps even reversed Forks over Knives connects the relationship between mass food consumption and the escalating rates of declining health among the greater populace. The evidence will stun you. The current dietary paradigm which consists of animal-based meals and processed foods must be reduced. Dont doubt it. The meticulous research and compelling details here outline the causes, effects and ultimately, avenues to solution. Forks Over Knives is an important film for everyone physicians and their patients included.
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ResourceWest works with people in the west metro to connect them with community services. They also partner with organizations for back-to-school supply drives, food distribution, help with job searches, children's dental care and more.
Saturday, January 26th, ResourceWest hosts its 20th Birthday Gala at the Golden Valley Country Club starting at 6 p.m.
KARE 11's Dave Schwartz emcees along with his wife, Shannon Slatton-Schwartz.
The evening includes social hour, dinner with music by the Golden Strings, live auction and after dinner social hour with Jazziblu.
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Victoria Defrancesco Soto: Whether it's salsa or gun legislation, there are some things Americans may not embrace from the Big Apple. Michael Bloomberg's $12 million gun violence ad campaign is a case in point.
Friday Feedback: Planned Parenthood Not Evil Genocidal Racists
The distortions about Planned Parenthood are meant to paint them as evil genocidal racists. Nothing could be further from the truth. The dedicated people at Planned Parenthood provide our schools with curriculum and materials to teach youth how to prevent pregnancy and disease transmission, they provide low cost and free women's health exams including cancer screening, and they provide access to birth control and counseling.
Friday Feedback: Our Present Immigration Policy Is a Disaster
Our present immigration policy is a disaster for all American workers. It is one that benefits Oligarchs in the United States, Mexico, China, primarily, and other places in the world like Ireland, to a lesser extent. In the specific case of Mexico, since that's where most of the heat and so little light is being placed in this argument.
Anti-Immigrant Front Group Launches Ad Campaign Claiming Reduced Immigration Will 'Save The Earth'
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ias Against Dark-Skinned Women within the Black Community, also known as "colorism" has reared it's ugly head again. There's been another attack on Black Women by one of our own! Diddy's CIROC Vodka sent out a cattle call looking for and I quote, "White, Hispanic and Light-skinned African American" women to represent his vodka. By […]
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Czech born, Schindler (Neeson) owns a factory in Poland where he exploits the cheap jewish labour found there. When he witnesses the atrocities of Aushwitz he creates a list - turning his factory into a safe haven and rescuing over 1,100 Jews.
Necessary holocaust movie made for a Western audience. At times over sentimental when the subject matter hardly needs any dressing up, this is a beautifully crafted, hopeful movie.
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Wildlife: It was almost 11:30pm and Lungten Dem, 44, was close to dozing off when she heard a friend calling.
She knew why.
Pulling aside the bamboo mat that serves as a door to the temporary watch-house in the middle of her paddy fields, she shouted at the top of her voice. It is pitch dark and raining outside.
That was to chase away wild boars, she believed, were heading to her fields. "My friends chased the boars from their fields and they're informing me," Lungten Dem said.
Since it was raining heavily, she could not go out into her fields to check and stayed put in front of the watch house shack.
"I spend most of the nights here, as I can hear the boars entering my fields," she said. "If I'm inside it's difficult to hear."
That night she had gone inside the shack, as it was raining and she was tired.
This season, wild boars have twice rampaged through her 70 decimal paddy field, damaging substantial portions of the crop.
Sitting under an umbrella tied close to the opening of the watch house, Lungten Dem said much of the hard labour her family of six put into the paddy field is lost to the boars. "I feel like killing myself when I can't guard the crops," she said.
Three hundred metres away, Choki Wangmo is shouting at the top of her voice and boasting how she managed to chase away the boars that had just entered her fields. "If I didn't wake up on time, I could have lost my crops," she said.
Choki Wangmo said there were eight to nine boars in the pack that tried to enter her fields. She claimed she counted them by the light of her dim torchlight.
As the valley resonated with echoes of people shouting and talking to each other to chase the boars away, it did not feel like it was midnight.
Yangchey, 22, pulled the bamboo pitched in front of her wooden shack. Her 17-month old son slept in the hut while she stayed outside. "I go inside only to feed him," she said. "It's difficult to chase the boars, once they get inside the fields." Her husband and brother-in-law guard the crop from either side of the field.
Further up, Kunza Om, 71, sat by the light of a kerosene lamp, lamenting about her paddy ravaged earlier that night. "My daughter and I were having dinner when the boars entered the fields," she said.
Her fields, located amidst an encroaching forest, have been ravaged more than five times this year. Kunza Om estimates that would not be able to harvest even a quarter of what she sowed. "The boar problem had worsened in recent years," she said.
All farmers of the nine villages in Nub Chutoe area of Trongsa have to guard their crops every year.
Villagers of Gagar, Karshong, Jongthang, Pang, Bemji, Kaba, Daba, Simphu and Dengzhing started guarding their paddy crop by mid August until late October.
Kunza Om blamed the men in her village for being unable to set traps and snare the boars. "The animals aren't scared of people anymore. The boars hide near the fields," she said.
More than 29 men from the village took the battle to the forest last month and tried to chase the boars away, but they were back in the fields the same night.
Farmer Lungten Dem said it would be better to leave the farm and work as construction and roadside workers.
"I hate the farming season," Sangha Lham said, adding that her sisters berate her every time the boars rampage the fields.
Farmers also fence their fields with bamboo mats, planks and even use cloth, build scarecrows and perform rituals to keep away the wildlife.
Villagers said the bamboo fences they use are too weak for the wild boars. "We need meshed wire fencing," a farmer said.
When dawn broke, Lungten Dem walked around her fields. Her shouts had managed to keep away the boars for another night. She then walked home with friends, who narrated how boars rampaged through their fields.
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Auburn is was just more interesting last year. Hoping Auburn can restore order next year, after all it has been a better program the last 30 years.
This is more simple than people want to make it. His wife ran her mouth, if the offense had produced this year he would be staying. He could stay with his wife running her mouth and the offense playing so poorly. Kristi probably cost him the Kansas job, maybe not the NC job because they got a better hc than bringing in someone inexperienced.
Coach should have been fored right after the game. You can beat Southern Miss and Central Florida, but can't beat the other terrible teams on the schedule. NC needs to go.
Who knows what kind of record Coach Chizik will have over the next few years, but he is a classy leader.
And we would want to believe Houston Nutt about anything? Pretty obvious the kid saw a chance to get away from a sinking ship before he got onboard.
I don't buy the young and inexperienced label. Msot positions are two deep with a good bit of previous playing time. I guess AJ Greene hasn't fully recovered, he is behind a redshirt freshmen and he would have started last year. Overall probably more talent than the last two years.
I think you have a short memory on Bama, win a NC on probation, players arrested, drugs, all very recent.
Pretty obvious there are more Bama fans. What's interesting is that over the last 30 years is that Auburn's football program has been equal to if not better than Bama's.
Yes Bama is Scam University. You may want to worry about your own back yard. Winning a national title while on probation.
I think it looks like an 8-4 year. Better only if the defense improves.
Consistent top ten? Versus loser? Bama does have 1 more NC in the last 30 years, 2 less SEC championships , 5 fewer top 25 finishes, and a losing record against Auburn. How dominating, not.
You can't deny Saban is a quality coach. He is 2-2 versus Auburn in his 4 years at Alabama. Lifetime he is 4-5 against Auburn. He does have two national championships, 1 more than Gene Chizik, Les Miles, Larry Coker and Mack Brown.
Cam was enrolled at Auburn for one full year. Bama fans are upset for many reasons. They are upset that their own national championship is diminished because Auburn won a nc. Bama fans have always believed Auburn could not win unless they cheated, never mind that Bama has been caught cheating before and was on probabtion last year.
Tigers shoot down the Ducks
Sound familiar, no.
Comments from Allen Berra are interesting. Does he still think Bama can't lose? Or maybe that was Yogi Berra that said that.
There are a lot of ways to funnel money through a church.
I can't believe Hollis didn't pick LA Monroe, he blew his streak.
We don't have enough to go on to be sure what Coach Chizik mean by " God thing", he could very well mean that it was an opportunity to deal with a tough situation and keep a positive effort going, but that's probably a little deeper than you want to go.
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When I wanted to learn a new song I used to sleep with my headphones in with the song on repeat. It worked for me.
I also did this when learning songs years ago (though I think what made me memorise them off was consciously listening to them).
Here are a few questions you should ask:
1. How many times did you hear the song before you finally nodded off?
2. Were you just listening to it exclusively at night in this fashion or did you have a few listens at other times too?
3. How complex were the songs?
There are just so many other variables here that you're not accounting for. Repetition while awake is one thing; but while you're asleep is quite another.
There's a rather loud motivational industry out there that will convince you subliminal learning works but is that because it appeals to our instant gratification (a shortcut to learning) or because it is backed up with empirical evidence that demonstrates its effectiveness? Despite numerous studies demonstrating that subliminal tapes are worthless, people continue buying them in large numbers.
In saying all this, listening to songs at night isn't worthless. With your eyes closed and the music getting your (near full) undivided attention, it will count as a normal listen but once you fall asleep, it's lights out!
But the OP was questioning how listening to a click at night would improve his skillset. I don't even think listening to a click by itself when you're awake is much good.
The best way to gain skill with a click,
is to practise drums to a click.
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The Abolition of Modern SlaveryBy
What is the story behind headlines like this: "FBI rescues over 100 child sex trafficking victims"?
Well on the same day that the story broke about a week ago, I received a visitor to my office who gave me an insight into that story. He has been working against human trafficking for a few years now through a new abolitionist movement, a movement that I believe is the new frontier for pro-life activity, and may be a movement that can finally unite "social justice" Catholics and pro-life Catholics.
Nicholas Canuso is the Director of Faith Abolitionists. My conversation with him was enlightening and chilling. It was a happenstance visit that I will not soon forget as I sat and listened to his stories of modern day slavery. That's one of the first things that struck me about his story. Human trafficking is something we think about happening in other nations, in Southeast Asia or in Africa. And in those cases, we tend not to think of it as what it is: slavery. Slavery exists. Slavery is alive. And because there is modern day slavery there are modern day abolitionists. But what I discovered is that slavery is alive and well here in the United States. It is everywhere and all around us… even here in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nick told me about "magazine crews," about which I had never heard. This story sums it up thoroughly. What I learned from Nick and my own research is that people are promised a chance to travel and make money. Sometimes the victims are young adults not doing well at school who are promised a chance to earn experience and money. Sometimes it is people down on their luck just looking for some work. Sometimes the parents even grant consent to complete strangers who offer to feed and house their kids and help them child earn money for college. These young people, raised on T.V. shows that teach them more about shopping than about common sense, leave their homes to go on the road to sell magazines. Travel and income. Who wouldn't go? But once on the road, it turns out that magazine sales are required to earn food and hotel rooms. No sales? No food. No room. No rights.
The crew members turn to hustling, taught by their handlers, so that they can bring in quotas for their bosses. "Buy a subscription and we send a dollar to St. Jude's," is one line they use… anything to get more sales. Why are they so desperate? Bosses are sometimes physically violent, certainly verbally abusive. Some crew members are just left by the side of the road, away from any resources if they don't produce or aren't willing to hustle and lie. Before long, the crew members are deep in debt and have to find other ways to pay off their obligations. Slave labor turns into forced prostitution.
The breadth of this problem is so vast that it is no wonder we don't like to think about it. Last week, the FBI rounded up around 150 pimps in 76 different cities. Children as young as 13 are caught up in it, and the numbers are getting worse. It is big business and, yes, it is mostly slavery in the sex trade. Gangs and organized crime target vulnerable young people and children regardless of their socio-economic situation. Nick told me about girls recruited right from under their parents' noses. Worse, it is not always recruitment. Sometimes it is out and out kidnapping.
What is driving human trafficking? Porn and a media culture that is forever convincing us that the most important thing in life is sex. When there is the World Cup or the Olympics or a Super Bowl, prostitutes are flown in to handle all the extra "business." Those women are not part of circuit of professionals. They are slaves. Free, constant access to pornography has, surprise surprise, driven higher demand for prostitution along with more lurid forms of pornography including child pornography and rape pornography.
Oddly, conservatives and liberals defend pornography and rail against any censorship by the State. David Cameron, the Prime Minister of England, wanted to protect children by censoring pornography on the internet. Perhaps his approach will work or perhaps it won't. But I stood confounded by the response by conservatives like Charles C. W. Cooke who called it a "power grab" by the ever-intrusive English State. Liberals argued that the plan would never work because the filters don't and seemed to shrug their collective shoulders "Oh well." Meanwhile children are kidnapped and women are violated in the name of liberty. Hail Britannia.
This line from Cooke's piece is particularly disturbing:
Well, I do not watch 'rape porn,' nor do I want to; nor, for that matter, do I imagine that it does no harm at all. Who honestly knows? But the defense here is not of 'rape porn,' it is of the liberty of consenting adults, of the capacity of private companies to provide access to legal material without state preemption, and — most important — of a spectacularly successful Internet whose astonishing, inexorable growth has been the product of its remaining unregulated, decentralized, and ultimately backed up by the American First Amendment.
Do we see now by Pope Gregory XVI called freedom of conscience an insanity? The FBI agents in America who deal with human trafficking know the harm done, Mr. Cooke. The mothers of the 13 year old girls and boys know. It does great harm. It is not merely about consenting adults, for that's the great lie of pornography. They want us to believe that the women engaged are happy to be doing this work. But they are not happy, for they are not free.
I learned last week that I need to know more about how to fight against human trafficking and about being a modern abolitionist. I was also affirmed in knowing that the Church's teachings on sexuality are not means of repression but truly the way to free us from the real slavery that afflicts our culture. And I learned that the work for the pro-life movement must expand not just to religious liberty and conscience rights in the face of a hostile government but to the question of modern slavery. I pray that we all become abolitionists.
To learn more about what the FBI does about human trafficking, visit their Innocence Lost Project. Also, check out Nick Canuso's work with Faith Abolitionists through Facebook.
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God bless all for the good work of saving the victims of sex trafficking. I am praying hard for the rescuers and victims for success. Hoping I would be able to really help in person, besides prayers. God help us.
You guys should all watch a documentary called Nefarious: Merchant of Souls through Exodus Cry. Exodus Cry (non-Catholic) is a prayer movement to end slavery. They are a great organization. They are in the process of making a second documentary on the role pornography plays in sex trafficking, prostitution and underage abuse.
We need to pray for the end of sexual abuse in all its forms.
The last girl I dated had been sexually abused a twice in her life: when she was a child and for a few years as a teenager. The man who did it is in prison for a long sentence. It took her for me to get aware of these issues and the true damage that is caused. We as Christians must have our hearts broken so that we can love those who are abused. Its sickening. These are the people Christ mentioned when he said, "What you did to the least of these little ones, you did to me."
Please love and please pray for the liberation of those in bondage.


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A tunable dye laser has been found particularly suited to selective photothermolysis. A longer pulse duration which makes the system suitable for a wider range of applications is obtained by modifying the laser to generate a spatially noncoherent beam. The optical system at each end of the laser cell, which may include a lens or spherical mirror, refocuses the aperture of the dye cell near to itself so that substantially all light emanating from the dye cell is returned to the dye cell until the light passes through one of the optic systems as a noncoherent laser beam. A tunable intracavity element tunes the laser across the gain curve of the dye solution. The pulse duration of the laser beam can be selected from a range of durations up to about one millisecond.
1. A method of phothermolysis of biological tissue comprising:
energizing a liquid dye medium in a dye cell including an aperture at each end thereof to an energy level at which the medium has net optical gain thereby producing an output beam from said dye cell;
from each end of the cell returning into the cell substantially all light other than the output beam, within a wavelength band emanating from the cell, such that the light traverses the cell with internal reflections off cell walls and the cell amplifies the light, the light being returned including other than spatially coherent light traveling coaxially in the cell, the output beam being of at least one hundred microsecond duration and at least one-tenth joule; and
illuminating the biological tissue with the output beam from the cell.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 including the step of amplifying the light to form a beam of light which is spatially noncoherent and has a directional concentration to a solid angle of about 10-4 steradian or less.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of reducing the bandwidth of the output beam by means of a tuning element.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the step of collecting light includes returning the light to at least one end of the cell by a mirror spaced from the cell.
5. A photothermolysis method of treating cutaneous vascular lesions comprising;
energizing a liquid dye medium in a dye cell including an aperture at each end thereof to an energy level at which the medium has net optical guide thereby producing an output beam from said dye cell;
from each end of the cell returning into the cell substantially all light other than the output beam, within a wavelength band emanating from the cell, such that the light traverses the cell with internal reflections off cell walls and the cell amplifies the light, the light being returned including other than spatially coherent light traveling coaxilly in the cell, the output beam being of at least one hundred microsecond duration and at least one-tenth joule; and
illuminating the lesions with the output beam from the cell.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 including the step of amplifying the light to form a beam of light which is spatially noncoherent and has a directional concentration to a solid angle of about 10-4 steradian or less.
7. A method as claimed in claim 5 further comprising the step of reducing the bandwidth of the output beam by means of a tuning element.
8. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the step of collecting light includes returning the light to at least one end of the cell by a mirror spaced from the cell.
9. A multiple pass light amplifier comprising;
a cell having a medium excitable to an energy level with net optical gain and apertures at opposite ends thereof, a Fresnel number of the cell being significantly greater than one, the cell being bent along the optic axis between the apertures;
means for raising the energy level of the medium to have net optical gain; and
an optical system at each end of the cell including means for returning light from the cell into the cell such that the light traverses the cell with internal reflections off cell walls and the cell amplifies the light to form a spatially noncoherent beam of light, the light being returned including other than spatially coherent light traveling coaxially in the cell.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/939,262, filed 12/8/86 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,824,262 which is a file wrapper continuing application of application Ser. No. 06/664,525 filed on Oct. 25, 1984, abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to lasers and in particular to laser systems suitable for medical applications such as selective photothermolysis.
2. Background
The use of lasers in selective photothermolysis has been reported by Greenwald et al., "Comparative Hystological Studies of the Tunable Dye (at 577 nm) Laser and Argon Laser: The Specific Vascular Effects of the Dye Laser", The Journal of Investigative Dermatology 77:305-310, 1981, and by Anderson and Parrish, "Selective Photothermolysis: Precise Microsurgery by Selective Absorption of Pulse Radiation", Science 220:524-527, 1983. In this technique, targeted tissues are heated by laser light, the wave length of which is selected to be specifically absorbed by the targeted tissues. The laser pulse duration is tailored to the size of the target. Tissues surrounding the targeted structures are spared.
The above studies highlight the need for selecting lasers which meet both the spectral requirements of a given application and pulse duration requirements. It is important that the laser be tunable to select the color of the source to match some spectral property of the targeted tissue. The special spectral features of targets require specific wavelengths, but only require moderate linewidths (1-4 nm) to induce selective effects. Proper laser pulse duration is important to heat target tissue to denature the tissues without boiling or vaporization. The temperature limits are tight, from body temperature of 35 C. to a temperature well below boiling point, about 70 C. Ordinary calorimetry states that temperature rise is proportional to energy and inversely proportional to target volume irrespective of the time it takes to deliver the energy. If thermal diffusivity is added there is a pulse duration criterion and the energy must be deposited quickly to minimize heat dissipation to surrounding tissue. However, selective photothermolysis heat must not be deposited too quickly so as to exceed the boiling point in the targeted zone.
The situation gets more complex if small absorbing chromophores such as hemoglobin in blood cells are used as absorbers to treat blood vessels which are an order of magnitude larger. The radiation must be added at low intensities so as not to vaporize the small cells, left on long enough to heat the blood vessels by thermal diffusion to the point of denaturation and then turned off before the surrounding tissue is damaged.
Some control in intensity is available by the adjustment of the spot size of the pulsed radiation source. A source capable of delivering more than a joule is necessary so that spot sizes do not become too tiny with a concomittant increase in treatment time.
The above studies have shown the dye laser to be particularly suited to selective photothermolysis. Dye lasers are readily tunable to selected wave lengths by means of the choice of dye, wavelength selective filters in the cavity and the like. Further, dye lasers can provide high output energies and short pulse durations. Unfortunately, the typical dye laser pulse duration of only a few microseconds or less is too short for many applications using selective photothermolysis. Dye lasers with nanosecond or shorter pulses are preferred for subcellular organelle targeting and microsecond or shorter pulses are preferred for cell targeting. However, dye lasers do not typically provide the millisecond pulses which are best for blood vessels and other small structures.
It is generally recognized that the quenching of a dye laser after microseconds may be due to the accumulation of dye molecules in the triplet state by means of intersystem crossing from the singlet state. Laser action in a dye laser starts from the singlet states. Molecules which cross over to the triplet state often absorb at the laser wavelength and inhibit laser action. The triplet state effect has been investigated and triplet state quenchers have been reported for specific dyes. However, triplet quenchers for all dyes used in lasers have not been identified. But, even with the use of triplet quenchers, pulse durations of several hundred microseconds have only been obtained at low energy outputs of not more than a few tenths of a joule.
A second problem that makes it difficult to generate long pulses in a dye laser is the distortion of the liquid amplifying medium by absorbed, conducted and convected heat from the laser excitation source. Such distortions are unavoidable but must be minimized for laser action to continue for milliseconds.
A laser has been developed which is more suitable for selective photothermolysis because the laser pulse duration is adjustable to durations approaching one millisecond. The present laser is based on the recognition that thermal distortion in the laser medium results in changes in the index of refraction in the medium and loss of resonating modes for which the laser is designed.
In accordance with principles of the invention, a multiple pass light amplifier, which may be considered a spatially noncoherent laser, comprises a cell having a medium excitable to an energy level with net optical gain and having apertures at opposite ends of the cell. The Fresnel number of the cell is greater than one, distinguishing it from wave guide lasers. Means such as a flashlamp is provided for raising the medium to an inverted energy configuration. An optical system at each end of the cell images each aperture upon itself. As a result, substantially all light emanating from the aperture, within a wavelength band determined by the dye solution and any tuning element, is returned to the cell through the aperture. The optical system at one end of the cell allows part of the light to escape and be used.
The resultant beam of light which passes through one of the optical systems has directional concentration to a solid angle substantially less than one steradian, in the order of 10-4 steradian, although that concentration is somewhat less than the solid angle of 10-8 steradian of conventional lasers. A pulse length greater than 100 microseconds, even approaching one millisecond, is possible even with output powers of over one tenth joule. In fact, a pulse duration of 500 microseconds has been obtained with output powers in the order of joules.
In one form of the embodiment, the means for imaging the aperture on itself is a spherical mirror located a distance from the aperture about equal to its radius of curvature. In another embodiment, a lens is positioned between the aperture and the flat mirror. The lens is positioned at about its focal length from the aperture. The light emanating from the cell is collected by the optical system and reflected back into the cell. The light traverses the cell in a number of total internal reflections off other cell walls. The dye solution in an excited state amplifies the light rays traversing the cell. The gain medium has a continually changing index of refraction, light rays traversing the cell have no fixed pattern and resonator modes are not established; rather, the spontaneous emission localized in a cone determined by the reimaging optics is amplified on successive round trips through the cell throughout the duration of the laser pulse.
In a system designed specifically for selective photothermolysis, the power supplied to the flashlamp is provided with a variable pulse length circuit which provides for variable length pulses in the range of at least about 10 to 500 microseconds. Preferably, the system allows for pulses of up to one millisecond duration. An output of at least about one joule is provided.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed on illustrating the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is an illustration of an alternative embodiment of the invention using spherical mirrors.
FIG. 3 graphically illustrates a typical laser pulse plotted over the flashlamp excitation pulse and showing thermal distortion in the laser pulse.
FIG. 4 is a graphical illustration of a laser pulse over the flashlamp excitation pulse in a system embodying the present invention.
FIG. 5 is yet another embodiment of the invention having a bent gain medium.
The earliest work in generating long pulses with dye laser concentrated on reducing triplet absorption effects. Dissolved oxygen and other chemicals considered to be triplet quenchers were added to the dye solution to deactivate any triplet states generated by long excitation pulses. Our present studies show that the additives or triplet quenchers do help to increase pulse duration. However, the additives may also help increase pulse duration because they lower laser threshold levels rather than minimize triplet absorption.
The early termination of laser action during a long excitation pulse is considered to be primarily of thermal origin. Heat is absorbed by the solution and heat is convected from the lamp to the dye cell if the pulse is long enough. Acoustic velocities are in the order of 0.5 mm/microsecond, and with a dye cell bore of 4 or 5 mm there will be density and index of refraction gradients throughout the cell when laser pulses are longer than ten microseconds. If the gradients are very large, the result is a loss of identifiable resonating modes and quenching of the laser output.
A laser system embodying the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. The system is a modification of a conventional flashlamp excited dye laser. In such lasers, a laser medium in the form of a dye carried by a liquid is directed through the dye cell from one end to the other. Through external temperature control equipment, the medium is maintained at a uniform and constant temperature. To excite the laser medium, a high voltage developed in a power supply 14 is applied across a flashlamp 16. As in conventional flashlamp excited dye lasers, a small simmering current may be applied from a supply 17 to the flashlamp prior to starting a pulse from the supply 14 in order to develop a significant level of ionization in the flashlamp prior to discharge.
Light energy from the flashlamp is directed inward to the laser medium by means of a reflector 19. The energy from the flashlamp is absorbed by the laser medium and moves molecules in the medium from the ground state to excited singlet states. As in conventional lasers, as those molecules return to their ground state they emit photons of a particular wavelength. Part of the light emanates from apertures 18 and 20 at each end of the dye cell. The light is returned through the apertures into the cell by respective mirrors 22 and 24. The returned photons react with molecules of the laser medium in the excited singlet state to cause those molecules to return to the ground state and themselves emit photons of the particular frequency. The thus emitted photons are in phase with the photons striking the molecules and are directed in the same direction as the original photons.
In a conventional laser, the optics at each end of the dye cell 12 are designed such that the photons travelling back and forth between the two mirrors 22 and 24 follow specific paths such that the photons resonate in particular modes. The photons resonate at a common frequency and phase. Finally, the light between the mirrors reaches an intensity such that a measurable amount passes through the mirror 22, which is not a full reflector, as a beam 26. In a conventional laser, the beam 26 is coherent and the divergence of that beam is very small, in the order of 10-8 steradians. To provide the resonating modes of a conventional laser, the laser optics must be precisely designed. Thermal distortions in the laser medium result in gradients in the index of refraction of the medium which in turn destroy the precise optic specifications of the system. The result is a loss of resonating modes and quenching of the laser output.
In the system of FIG. 1, lenses 28 and 30 are provided between respective apertures 18, 20 and mirrors 22, 24. In accordance with the present invention, the optics at each end of the dye cell are designed to return substantially all of the light emanating from the apertures 18 and 20 back into the dye cell rather than to return just the spatially coherent light which travels substantially coaxially in the system. There is no attempt to establish resonating and coherent modes in the present system.
The lenses 28 and 30 are positioned at about their focal lengths f from the apertures 18 and 20. As a result, each aperture is reimaged onto itself through the lenses and flat mirrors. By thus selecting and positioning the lenses, substantially all of the light emanating from the apertures, independent of resonating modes, is returned to the dye cell.
The optics mix the resonating rays and thoroughly homogenize the beams. Any thermal distortions which are induced by the flashlamp are of little consequence because there are no resonator modes. The rays traverse the cell and are amplified but do not follow a precise path determined by the optics. Those rays that are highly deviated as to miss the dye cell are lost. The homogenization is random and there is no phase relation at the wave front. The modes if any are randomly oriented and completely homogenized. The randomness is spatial as well as temporal. Spatial coherence is not preserved but monochromaticity can be partially preserved with suitable wavelength selective elements. The medium has gain and a definite threshold and therefore is classified a laser.
As in conventional lasers, a tuning element 31 may be provided to tune the laser output within the gain curve of the dye solution. The tuning element can reduce the bandwidth of the beam to less than 0.01 nanometers and is used to match the absorption band of the target to enhance the desired physiological effects. The most effective tuning elements are those that do not depend on this spatial coherence. The tuning element may be an etalon, a birefringent filter or a prism.
FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention in which the optics at each end of the dye cell are replaced with spherical mirrors 32 and 34. Each mirror is positioned at a distance from the aperture 18, 20 which about equals its radius of curvature R. Each spherical mirror reimages the aperture back on itself as do the optical systems in the prior embodiment.
The systems of FIGS. 1 and 2 do not provide the coherent radiation of a conventional laser, and their output beams diverge across a solid angle of 10-4 steradians. However, in an application such as selective photothermolysis, the large depth of field obtained from coherent radiation is not required. The concentration of light, though not as great as with the conventional laser, is significantly greater than the one steradian obtainable with nonlaser radiation and is adequate for selective photothermolysis. The advantage of the present system, as applied to selective photothermolysis, is that the beam is not limited by thermal distortion to a pulse duration of less than ten microseconds. Rather, pulse durations approaching one millisecond are possible.
There is a relation between laser pulse duration and the aspect ratio 1/d where 1 is the cell length and d is the bore. A 12" gain length with a 4 mm bore cell lases for 125 microseconds before beam break up occurs. An 18" gain length laser with a 4 mm bore using the same set of optics lases for over 400 microseconds. The larger aspect ratio a/1 where a is the radius of the dye cell bore and 1 the length of the cell, the longer are the pulses. The pumping intensities are kept constant by controlling the current density through the flashlamp. Energy levels up to five joules have been measured.
With the longer pulse durations available with the present system, the dye cell is now suited to a wider range of applications. Further, the pulse duration can be made variable to meet a number of different applications. To that end, a pulse forming network 36 is provided to generate electrical pulses and transmit the pulses to the flashlamp 16, through a relay switch 38. The pulse width may be selected from the range of 10 microseconds to 500 microseconds and preferably to as high as one millisecond.
Standard plane-plane or confocal laser resonators show thermal effects at times in the order of ten microseconds. The symptom for thermal distortion is an instability in the amplitude of the laser output pulse. In general, flashlamp excitation pulses have a smooth envelope and the laser output pulse closely follows the excitation pulse. If thermal effects distort the laser medium, then the laser intensity will show an amplitude fluctuation. FIG. 3 shows the output of a laser with a standard laser configuration; the laser pulse shows amplitude fluctuations after ten microseconds. Such amplitude fluctuations are seen in all long pulse dye lasers that use standard laser resonators. FIG. 4 shows the same laser with a laser resonator configuration according to this invention that compensates for the thermal effects; the amplitude fluctuations are eliminated.
This system is similar to a waveguide resonator in that the sum of the focal lengths is less than 1, the optical length between the mirrors. However, it is not a waveguide resonator for the following reasons. (1) There is no restriction on the Fresnel number of the guide. The Fresnel number is equal to a2 /λ1 where a is the radius of the dye cell, λ is the wavelength, and 1 is the length of the cell. The waveguide resonator works with guides that have a Fresnel number less than one. Typical Fresnel number for the long pulse dye laser is 6 to 10 or even larger. For example, for a typical system a equals 2 mm, 1 equals 0.5 to 0.5 meters and λ equals 0.5 micrometers. (2) The waveguide laser has resonator optics that match the free space TEMoo mode to some of the lower order waveguide modes such as the HE01 or HE11 mode. There is no such restriction in the present system. There is no unique curvature for the mirrors to go with the aperture of the waveguide as in the true waveguide laser. (3) Resonating modes are absent in the present sytem, and any ray that is reimaged on the exit/entrance aperture can have net gain. The beam divergence is large but still less than that emanating from a guide with a given numerical aperture, or from a tube whose optical beam divergence is defined by the aspect ratio of the tube. Because of the large beam divergence, tuning elements that depend on minimum beam divergence are not effective as line narrowing elements. However, etalons are effective and linewidths to 0.03 Angstroms have been obtained using the present system. Birefringent filters have also been used to tune the present system.
The present laser advantageously satisfies the criteria for selective photothermolysis. A dye laser emitting at 575 nm with pulse durations up to 400 microseconds has been developed for the treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions such as birthmarks. Such birthmarks are caused by a high density of blood vessels close to the surface of the skin. These blood vessels can be eliminated by selective photothermolysis. The selective photothermolysis laser should emit at 575 nm where blood has secondary absorption maxima at least an order of magnitude larger than that of pigmented tissue of fair skin. The laser should emit pulses about one millisecond long to couple energy into the blood vessels which are several hundred microns in diameter. The vessel will then be heated to denaturation temperature without vaporizing the blood cells. The laser should then be turned off before tissue surrounding the blood vessels is damaged.
A laser with variable pulse duration can be used in selective photothermolysis for a number of medical treatments other than the treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions. These include hemostasis of bleeding ulcers, suppression of choroidal neovascularization that leads to blindness, and hemostasis after the removal of eschar in burn therapy. If exogenous chromophores can be selectively injected into target tissue, the principle of selective photothermolysis treatment with tunable, variable pulse duration lasers can be extended to cover many medical applications too numerous to mention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a modification of the system of FIG. 1 which is possible with the present system. Because the primary parameter of importance is the relation between the focal length of the optical system and the distance to the dye cell aperture and not the length of the dye cell itself, a bend as shown in the dye cell 36 of FIG. 5 is possible. With a conventional laser, that bend would provide different path lengths through the medium which would destroy the resonating modes of the system.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Chattanooga at Furman
Timmons Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 15, 2014
Head Coach Jim Foster
On the tough road win at Furman:
"They play hard all of the time, but they were undefeated in the league at home this year and they feel good when they play here. I thought we did a terrific job in the second half."
On the play of Taylor Hall:
"She is as good an all-around basketball player as I have coached. Sometimes she gets a little too excited and we have to calm her down a bit. Sometimes she wants to win so badly she starts to do it herself. We just have to slow her down and remind her…when she is firing on all cylinders she just has so many attributes that you love in a basketball player. Her settling down allowed a lot of us to settle down our freshmen."
On the post players performance:
"We got great production out of our center position. You get 23 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and five blocked shots out of the center position, and that is a lot of productivity."
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Now this was a great wedding. As always the beautiful Wonder Valley Ranch offers wonderful backdrops for the Bride and Groom. We were able to get some great footage from this couple. They were so carefree and open for anything and definitely had fun. They were very open to get more Kiss shots anything to lock lips again. We had the pleasure of working with Marriano Photography. Together we were able to get some amazing stuff. And of course we can never predict the weather and we got the ultimate surprise of rain. Luckily it was after our incredible photo/ video session. These things happen so we were forced inside. There was never a dull moment and still a very fun night. Enjoy some still from there video and look for the trailer which will be uploaded soon!
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It was such a pleasure to celebrate with Ani and Jordan on there big day. They had a wonderful Armenian ceremony. We always enjoy shooting traditional wedding ceremonies. They are so beautiful and you can really feel the love and commitment that these two are making to each other and to God. You know they are going to last and have a wonderful life together. Stay tuned for there trailer it will be coming soon!
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We were so honored to be asked to be apart of the Wilson Wedding. They are our good friends and we loved being there for them on there big day. They got married at the beautiful Wolf Lakes. With both of them being from different parts of the west coast it was nice to include all of us from Fresno in there wedding video plans. We worked with there wonderful photographer and was able to get some amazing shots. We tried a lot of new techniques with them getting out of the box so stay tuned for there trailer, its coming soon.
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This is probably the Funest wedding we have ever filmed! From the wedding march played by the guest during the wedding march to the wave broken out mid wedding! If only more weddings were this fun! Congratulation to Kamray and Alex we wish a fun crazy life together! We will get there trailer up soon so you can all enjoy this awesome couple. We can't wait to see all the photos done by Rees Photography!
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We had such a blast filming the Vue Wedding. Kao and Srey congratulations and we wish you the best. We always love filming at Copper River Country Club. They have such a beautiful grounds that makes our wedding cinematography just stand out. They are such a fun couple and gave us a lot to work with. We had the pleasure of working with our photographer Kevin Rees and we've seen some of the photos and they look awesome.
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The Chapman's are such a fun couple. We had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with them. We had a blast getting to know them during there love story shoot and even better to film there wedding. They got married at the new location at Copper River Country Club. It has a beautiful back drop of the vineyards. Copper River Country Club also supplies beautiful landscapes and wonderful opportunities to get gorgeous footage. They make our job easy. We also had the pleasure of shooting with our house photographer Kevin Rees. Every time we sneaked peaks of his photos it just made us more excited to shoot more and more. We can't wait to show you there trailer and let you enjoy Tessa and Kevin as much as we did!
This is a great time to capture those last moments before the big I Do! We will film your rehearsal and your rehearsal dinner. From the beginning to the end this is a great opportunity to capture your feelings before the big day and all the toast from your family and friends. $400
With getting ready we arrive when you arrive. We capture all the pre-wedding gitters and all those thoughts and feelings before you walk down the isle. We have a camera men focused on the bride and another focused on the groom to capture everything. This is almost a must for all brides because it sets the stage for the big day. $500
Motion Picture Weddings shoot all of our ceremonies with a minimum of 3 cameras. All filming is done in High Definition 1080p. We like to capture many different angles to make all of our shots interesting. We plug our sound equipment directly into your DJ or Venues sound board to get clear and crisp audio. Our team also get many shots of your ceremony before any of your guest arrive so that you can remember all the hard work you put in to it. $1000
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The golden moments! Filming your portraits is when we have the opportunity to get fun a creative. Our time to direct you and get those gorgeous shots the happy couple. This portion of your video reflects your love for each other and a great time for your personalities to shine through.
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This is your love story! or your engagement video. We take you out and film you two and what you do best being in love! We interview you two separately about your love story. How you first met and how you knew they were the one. This is a great video to show at your wedding to show all your guest your story and let them see a little glimpse into your lives. $750
A smaller version of the Love Story instead of showing your story through film we show it through pictures. The photo montage is compiled of about 100 photos of baby pictures and together photos to show your story of how you got to your wedding! All of your photos are made into a slideshow and put to your music selections. $300
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer is on an extended tour, his first following a three-year hiatus, behind his recently released sixth album, "Paradise Valley." The album, released in August, debuted at No. 1 in four countries, ranking in the Top 10 in another eight. Mayer is widely known for his guitar skills and his numerous hit songs, including "Waiting on the World to Change," "Your Body Is a Wonderland," "Say" and "Daughters," among others. Also performing will be Season 11 "American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips, known for his songs "Home" and "Gone, Gone, Gone." Mayer is using the tour to raise funds and awareness of the effects of post-traumatic stress on military veterans. One dollar from each tour ticket sold will go to the Northern California Institute for Research and Education.
When: Thursday, doors open at 6 p.m.
Where: North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive
Price: $49.50-$69.50
For more info: www.johnmayer.com, www.northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com
Gabriel Iglesias
Most recently making high-profile appearances on the big screen in the film "Magic Mike" and his voice being used for a character in Disney's "Planes," Gabriel Iglesias is one of the most successful stand-up comedians today, performing to sold out audiences all over the U.S. and abroad. With TV and DVD specials such as "Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy," "Hot & Fluffy" and "I'm Not Fat ... I'm Fluffy," Iglesias uses a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects in his stand-up comedy to bring his personal experiences to life. His unique and animated comedy style makes him popular among fans of all ages, so you won't want to miss his Lowcountry visit.
When: Thursday, doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.
Where: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive
Price: $39
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Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Part of the Charleston Listening Room Series, an ongoing joint project produced by Awendaw Green and Suncoast Promotions, this program will feature folk-rock duo Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion. Both come from creative backgrounds: Guthrie is the youngest daughter of Arlo Guthrie and granddaughter of Woody Guthrie while Irion is the grand-nephew of author John Steinbeck and his mother, Rubilee Knight, is a classical violinist. Married in 1999 and nearly a decade after they put out their first album together, the duo says they feel like they finally hit their stride with the August release, "Wassaic Way." Local group Danielle Howle + Firework Show will open with their authentic roots/Americana sound.
When: Saturday, doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.
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Seizures in utero
I'm 27 weeks pregnant. I've been feeling my baby kick, punch and roll since 14 weeks. I have even felt her hiccup. I've been noticing different movements. It seems like she is having a seizure. It feels like her whole body is spasming for a couple seconds and is completely different feeling from a kick, punch, roll or hiccup. I keep forgetting to bring this up with the Dr. when I go into my appts but I also figure since she is still moving around that she is fine. I have another appt at the end of the month where I'll bring it up. I guess I don't want to bother the Dr. if it's normal movement. Has anyone else felt anything like that?
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I've felt the same thing twice and I am kind of panicking about it. Should I go in for an emergency appointment?posted 07/16/2015 by millynewbold
Thank you so much for all the information! This site has literally helped me keep my sanity throughout this pregnancy. I ahve also been feeling this trembling sensation for about a week now( I am 23 weeks and 3 days), and have been blaming myself for being stressed or overworking! I am so glad other pregnant women have experienced the same thing. Thank Again:)posted 05/23/2014 by Vyvette83
Thank goodness! I've been experiencing this sensation for a couple of days, and I had just asked my husband about the possibility of fetal seizures.posted 08/25/2013 by camcdaniel24
I looked at this forum question when I was 32 weeks pregnant as I was experiencing symptoms like the baby having a seizure. It is definitely not the baby making the moments however. My DD is now 1 week old and after feeds my uterus spasams exactly like the ones when she was in utero. At first it even felt like "the baby's moving", but of course it can't be when she's not in there any more! Hope that helps put a few minds at rest. :-)posted 07/13/2013 by michelapinner
i felt it too..that is why i hurriedly go to baby center to check if guys areexperiencing the same.. since most of us have the same experiencei wouldnt have to worry much.. ill just ask my OB why is this happening.. i just hope hat my doctorwould know how to answer it..posted 07/02/2013 by bebeko0813
OMG! Thanks so much for this post! I'm 35 and pregnant with my first child and when I felt this sensation I immediatley began to worry. I thought sure my baby couldn't be moving this fast at 22 weeks. I rushed right over here to the baby center to research this and I found you ladies on here experiencing the SAME THING! This is a HUGE relief! I'm still going to talk to my doc about it but at least I'll be able to sleep knowing I really don't have to worry. I pray healthy babies for all of us!posted 01/10/2013 by msvel
Thank you so much for this post. I am 33 weeks along experiencing same movement, thoughts, and concerns. I am very relieved as I hate make a mountain out of a mole hill but it doesn't hurt to ask. No question is a dumb question. Thanks ladies for braving it and being tenacious enough to seek resolve. Peace of mind is crucial during pregnancy.posted 12/29/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Pheeewwwww! Thanks guys! :Dposted 10/24/2012 by ashleyrae43
For all those doctors who say fetal seizures are impossible, here is a documented case study of fetal seizures continuing to seizures after birth http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2580021/posted 08/30/2012 by hismelaei
I'm 28 weeks and have felt the same thing for about a week now. It reassuring to see similar posts and I'm convinced everything is normal since most everyone posting similar stories are all around the same timeline in their pregnancies. Looks like this is something that can happen around 27-32 weeks or so. I'll bring it up to my doctor but I feel better now.posted 08/17/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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