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"Bjorn Rebney's a scumbag," White said Wednesday night. "The guy says, 'Yeah, we're going to let him go. Let's just part ways.' You ain't f---ing parting ways with him. He's got a matching right and all that bulls---. This guy is a fucking typical boxing piece of s---. Everybody knows the guy is a scumbag.
"We'll see what happens with Ben. First they say they're going to let him go. They're not going to let him go. They'll probably end up suing him too and make him sit out and lose a bunch of money and f--- him in a deal. Bad guys. They're bad guys."


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An officer noticed a familiar car in a gas station parking lot one day. The window was smashed out of the vehicle which caught his attention. It turns out the officer dealt with this subject just a month prior during a domestic violence incident.
The officer knew from that incident that the mans licence was suspended. However, he had dispatch run the tag to be sure. Then he waited. The suspect eventually came out of the gas station and got in his car and drove off. The officer followed him and conducted a traffic stop.
He asked the driver for his license, to which the driver replied he didnt have it on him.
The officer then told him he knew his license was suspended. Thats when the driver admitted that he had not signed up for a driving class he was required to take from a DUI he got in 2007 in Florida. He said because of this he could not get a South Carolina license.
He was charged with driving under suspension and released.
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A broad plan for potentially upgrading downtown Sylvania was presented to City Council members, the mayor and a group of about 30 citizens on Jan. 18.
"Creating and Promoting a Cultural, Historical and Arts District for the City of Sylvania" is the result of more than a year's worth of work by Bill Sanford, economic development coordinator, with the Poggemeyer Design Group, a consulting group. A steering committee of about 12 city officials and downtown merchants also has been meeting and giving input.
"In fall 2010, we made a decision to go after one of these planning grants, which we were aware of through Poggemeyer," Sanford said. That grant was part of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), administered by the Ohio Department of Development. Sylvania received $15,000 from the CDBG, which it had to match, to fund planning the possible downtown and historic district revamp. In May, the city must submit its "threshold" application, along with a market survey.
The plan was presented by Sanford, Randy Mielnik and Danielle Steinhauser of Poggemeyer and Tad Krear of Land Design Studio.
Krear, who did the bulk of the presentation, displayed mockups of what Sylvania could look like with specific improvements, focusing on creating more of a cultural, historical and arts district. He cited making the downtown and historic district more pedestrian-friendly by converting alleyways and parking spaces into walkways and creating additional crosswalks.
He also touched on building renovations, like putting more windows in storefronts, creating sidewalk cafes and adding signs to businesses. Krear stopped at one slide and remarked, "OK, it takes some sweat equity and money, but in 20 years, wouldn't this make a great bed and breakfast?"
Community gardens and sidewalk art were some of the other suggestions, in addition to adding informative signs on historic spots.
Councilman Mark Luetke praised Sanford's efforts with the plan: "I think it's fair to say that Bill's given the city another set of arms and legs to keep track of these things."
Later at the City Council meeting, Mayor Craig Stough said he was satisfied with the number of consultants.
"I think it's a strength," he said. "We do need different viewpoints."
At the city council meeting, the administration moved forward with another step for the CDBG — spending $12,000 to have Sharon Woods of Landuse USA, a professional location analysis company, create the market study needed for the application.
CDBGs total of $2.4 million in Ohio with $100,000 earmarked for planning grants like the one Sylvania received. If approved, the city stands to receive $400,000, which it will need to match. Steinhauser said the city will likely find out if it's been approved in July and will need to submit a "full application" by October. The grant will be awarded January 2013.
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~ Charles Dickens
Sometimes occasions come around that inspire the need to take action. We have each done our part, made a gesture no matter how small, to bring about awareness for a good cause or donated money, goods or time to help someone in need. From leaving a pile of old coats and cuddly sweaters for the homeless person who lives in a makeshift shack outside of Paris as winter sets in to dropping a few coins in a hat on a street corner, from purchasing too many boxes of cookies from the adorable daughter of our next door neighbor to making phone calls for our candidate of choice, from taking to the streets to giving our time in a shelter, we have all made an effort. Now, as I sit at my laptop in the comfort of my own home, surrounded by my family (listening to my husband and son chatter together amid the noise of puttering) and enjoying good health, I think of those close to my heart who have suffered at the hands of one evil or another. I have sat with one of my college roommates as she received chemo; I have spent hours upon hours, weeks and months listening to the labored words of my husband as he had to make decisions on his own father's behalf; I have telephoned my cousin to tell her about my brother's illness and death only to end up discussing her own brave fight against breast cancer; I have been stunned and amazed by the courageous behavior of two very close friends made through the internet as they face their own struggle with cancer, blown away by their humor and grace in dealing with something so dreadful. I have lost my own father and brother to an illness still, sadly, without a cure.
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It is Pink October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I cannot but remember the two times I entered a clinic to have lumps removed, confused, stunned and trying to deal with the fear of the unknown. I was one of the lucky ones, educated, informed and having the means with which to do something about it. Others are not so lucky, like the poor woman I found standing in front of the banks of elevators at the Breast Clinic in Manhattan, alone, hysterical, crying for help as the tears coursed down her cheeks, one woman, one moment that is seared into my memory. And I know that no matter how small and insignificant my words or my actions, if I can reach out and help one person or be the means of educating one single man or woman then I will feel as if I have made a difference. Deeba and I selected Pink October as our monthly Mac Attack Challenge theme for the second year in a row. We understand the importance, the urgency of spreading the awareness of this still incurable disease. We understand that there is still a long way to go not only in research and finding that cure, but in simply making more women (and men) aware, educating them that they have the power to anticipate, screen themselves as I did those many long years ago, and at least begin to take matters into their own hands and help themselves.
A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
~ Oscar Wilde
Pink is the color of October. Now, one thing that I have learned along the way is that a most crucial element in dealing with a challenge such as an illness is friendship. Kind words. A hug. Support, encouragement and laughter. Sharing the burden just a little, making us forget the pain and worry for even a few minutes or a few hours. Chocolate and chick lit where a chick flick isn't possible, when distance divides. And baking together. From Mactweets, where we gather together each month a bevy of Macpassionate bakers in our virtual Macaron Kitchen to Bake Together where Abby Dodge offers us her recipes, shares her love of baking, her encouragement and her own virtual kitchen to bake together across space, miles and continents, there is always a place for the healing power of friendship, camaraderie and conviviality. And food.
I will share two recipes from these two groups that offer each of us a way to spend just a little time with friends, to spread laughter, help each other face challenges whether in baking or in life, a way to get to know each other a little better and widen our circle of friends and support. This is one reason we have all come to food blogging, knowing that we will meet like-minded souls, many of whom will become allies and companions, collaborators and mentors, friends with whom we can share our woes and successes, our knowledge and our support. Today I offer you… French Macarons for Pinktober! As I have only one macaron eater chez moi and he really loves my chocolate macs the best, I have used my regular recipe, adding 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the dry ingredients and about ¼ teaspoon pink food coloring paste whipped into the stiff egg whites to get a cocoa macaron with a faint pink tinge. I sprinkled the shells with candied rose petal bits or cherry-flavored sugar crystals then sandwiched the halves together with a thick, rich semisweet chocolate ganache swirled with a dab of my favorite cherry jam. Luscious…to be eaten in moderation. And with a friend or two.
Please find the basic and my favorite Chocolate Macaron recipe and well as the best Chocolate Ganache filling HERE. Adjust to taste by adding cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla or any other flavored sugar as you please.
And this month of October: THINK PINK!
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Monday, January 14, 2013
A bill pre-filed today in the S.C. House of Representatives would amend South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act to make government much more transparent and responsive.
This is the second attempt by Rep. Bill Taylor (R-Aiken) to reform the FOIA. Last spring his similar bill won approval in the House 101-1, but stalled in the State Senate in the final days of the legislative session.
This is about opening up government to the citizens who pay for it; they have a right to know what their government is doing, said Taylor.
Loopholes in the current FOIA allow state agencies, school districts, towns, cities and other government entities to drag their feet on requests, sometimes for months on end.
A law that is not enforceable is not a law at all," said Rep. Taylor. There is additional teeth in the bill so if citizens seeking information from government feel they are getting stonewalled they can seek immediate relief in Magistrates Court rather than waiting many months or more to have their grievances heard in Circuit Court, Taylor said. Magistrates would be able to order the government unit to comply and would be able to fine those responsible for not complying with the FOIA to be in civil contempt.
Bill Rogers, executive director of the S.C. Press Association, lauded the bill for adding considerable heft to the FOIA. A major weakness in our law is enforcement, and this change would make it much easier for a citizen to get a public record without the expense of hiring a lawyer, he said. The bill will also prohibit the exorbitant fees some agencies charge for copies of public records.
The key provisions of H. 3163 would:
Cut the length of time from 15 calendar days to 7 days to initially notify a person if their FOI request can be met.
Cut compliance time from 30 business days to 30 calendar days.
Prohibit state and local entities from charging fees for staff time spent complying with FOIA requests.
Allow state and local government entities to charge only prevailing commercial rates for copying records.
Disallow charging for documents available in digital format.
Increase fines for FOIA violations from $100 to $500 (1st violation), $200 to $1,000 (2nd violation) and $300 to $1,500 (3rd violation).
Allow for Magistrates to provide immediate legal relief and enforcement who could hold individuals in government in civil contempt for failing to comply with the FOIA requests.
This legislation monumentally strengthens South Carolina's open-government law by not allowing government officials to hit FOIA requestors with large, punitive research and copying fees which have the practical effect of stymieing transparency, said Rep. Taylor.
USC law professor and FOIA expert Jay Bender agrees. In response to this legislation several government-funded special interest groups will complain about the cost of making public records public. That argument is fraudulent. If the General Assembly has found, as it has, that it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner, it is incumbent on public bodies to anticipate requests for records and budget and staff for a timely response. That is the price of democracy.
Rogers said grassroots support is needed to move this bill forward. Passage of this important legislation needs to be a grassroots effort. Every citizen should demand open and transparent government.
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I must say that I really do enjoy the fractals design. The boss fights so far have all had a unique mechanic (2 have been range spank but still had a diffent mechanic). However, they haven't been very hard (granted I've only done 5 out of possible 89). I hope the Agony system isn't just a crappy "you take constant damage" mechanic though (haven't triggered it yet). And the drops are decent.
So far, I'm on level 3 and each chest has only dropped 5 fractals. The grind, in terms of sheer tokens, to get ascended pieces is really really steep so far. However, it feels less like a grind because its not the same dungeon every time you go in. But, if you dont like dungeon crawling, which is what this system boils down to, then you won't like it period and it will be a worse grind for you. After about 2hrs I've made just over a gold and replaced some gear.
I also still dislike the power creep, but I need to see the different stats attached to the ascended upgrades to know for sure if it really is more powerful than exotics.
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Oh I still plan on quitting if it proves to be as bad as it appeared. But I wanted to try out the dungeon to see if it was done well.
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For the brief time I spent in there, I got to complete 3 of the dungeons and I actually enjoyed doign so. lol
This is the right direction in terms of boss design. There's a lot of movement required and in the right places, observing the environment more than just "red circles" and great use of spell effects and general scenery. I thought the jellyfish fight could've been better, but before that, I was an effing dolphin! That was FUN!
None of these things exclude certain professions or inherent encourage elitism and were really enjoyable. All the extra stuff is still on "we'll see" but I'm agreeing with the OP a lot here. If there's a good part of this update, it's that those dungeons are very enjoyable the first times through.
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Originally posted by TheIronLegion
For someone who had their underoos in such a bunch over the game, I noticed that he sure seems to be pretty active on the GW2 sections lately. Some people will never be satisfied. /shrug
As to the new dungeon, I can't say yet since I haven't ran it yet. near 400 hours in and I dont have an 80 yet, just a couple over 70. Guess the game caters to my playstyle :). I was looking for some good reading on the new stuff though. Was a little surprised that the topic was approached by someone that uninstalled and has been vocally bashing. Glad to hear you enjoyed it OP and anxiousely await your flip flop in a day or so.
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Originally posted by FlawSGI
I haven't flip flopped. I wanted to try the new dungeon out since I liked how it sounded. It doesn't mean I like anything else that goes along with it. The fact that it'll take more than 60hrs to get 1 piece of ascended gear is a little rediculas IMO. And, not all the Ascended upgrades recipies have been found yet so we dont' know how much better they may actually be. I started to change my tune yesterday after I did the math on exotic sigil stacking. Its possible that certain sigil combination will be better, stat wise, than ascended armor unless the ascended armor also has HIGHER ARMOR Rating, which it probably will. However, I also said they are doing treadmill the right way (its still a treadmill) because they are releasing 2-3 pieces every 3-6 months instead of whole sets. Thats the way foward. I'd rather have character progression without gear grind treadmills though, espeically in game were you can play more than one build (it just adds to the grind).
Back on topic. After I posted the OP I did another complete run. Some of these dungones are just going to be insanely hard to do with pugs. Apparently the official forum is already asking for a nerf to the swamp one. The swamp one requires you to run 3 items from one area to another in a given amount of time. Since its a time limit, you have to retun all three of them at the same time. On top of this, a tree will fall blocking a stright path to your turn in point (and sometime trap you). Uncorrdinated pugs will have a hell of a time doing it, I had a hard time doing it my first run.
Another dungone, the Dredge one, requires you to pull an ice mob under nearth molten buckets of lava and dumb it on him in order to damage him. But, if you don't keep leading him around, from bucket to bucket, he'll sit and fully heal. It was easy to figure out what to do, but because of the process it takes a REALLY LONG time. It was easy, just long. Hopefully there aren't too many like this.
I'll also agree with one of the other posters in this thread. This is how bosses should be done. Nifty little mini-puzzles. Hopefully, they get more complicated. The only thing I'm disappointed by FOTM is that, if your entire party dies, you don't fail the dungeon. With removal of waypoints I was hoping it would mean that you could actually fail the dungeon. Sadly, it just means you can fully wipe and can death zerg any of the content.
Edit: I'm also wary of LFG Ascended tier 3 only groups poping up. The loot does seem to get better and better with each itteration. I went from getting nothing but blues, to getting nothing but greens, to gettin a mixture of blues and yellows and 1 exotic. I'm only level 3 fractal. But, since the tokens don't scale with diffculty, it doesn't gate content currently (assuming Ascended upgrades won't be required to start future content), just rewards in the current.
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I'm not a dungeon guy, with most of my playtime devoted to WvW, but I had a blast.
Originally posted by Size-Twelve
Simply due how the mechanics work on some of these dungeons, it will take at least 60hrs to get 1 ring component to make the ascended ring. I doubt even the hard core will get all 3 in the first month.
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I seriously doubt anyone will get legendary gear in the first month...*watches a guy run by in full legendaries*...oh. Guess I was wrong.
It won't take all that long mate. if youre complaining about 60 hours then I don't think MMO's are your thing. There are other MMO's out there that demand far more than 60 hours.
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I got to complete 4 of the fractals today and they were a lot of fun with some neat tricks to keep you enterained while working them out. The only problem I had was people dropping part way through were difficult to replace (Storm in Brisbane lost us a couple of teammates when their power went out).
The four I did were,
The swamp one. Very tricky to work out how to get all the wisps back at once. Eventually we got it with the help from my mesmer portal and lots of practice. The boss at the end was easy enough after that.
The underwater one. We died once in the dark water part but worked it out after that. A pretty easy dungeon in the end although we were hampered by not having level 80 underwater weapons so the final fight took a bit longer that it could have. Interestingly I think everyone in the group got a level 80 rare underwater weapon from the chest at the end.
The Ascalon one. This was actually the toughest one because we died a bit at the start due to the oil and at the end when we rushed the centre near the statue and got overwhelmed.
The giant statue one. We didn't complete this one because we lost two teammates at the top of the statue. It was an interesting mechanic with the hammer and the seals. The other enemies were pretty weak but enough of them to keep things interesting. I'd like to see what happens at the end of this one.
The Enlightened take things Lightly
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the wise man changes his mind.
the fool never does.
I typically don't like themepark games because of the gear treadmill games like DAoC, SB, DFO, EvE (with a better combat system) are more my thing.
But that's not the point. To just get enough tokens to buy the RING componet appears to take at least 60hrs, and that's if you get lucky with being given bonus tokens. Then you need to get the other components to make the ring, and then the components to get useful Ascended upgrades. Its going to take awhile to get 3 pieces. People will have it in the first month. I just hope ANET doesn't add the next couple of pieces for at least 4 months.
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The idea of Ascended gear sucks. Why couldn't they have released this content without the need to have special stuff? It forces you to play the game a certain way if you want to see this content. What is so wrong about releasing content like this that does not require people to have to spend time getting special items? They could have kept the dungeons challenging through puzzles that require coordinated groups to solve without forcing what is in my opinion an out-dated game mechanic on everyone. So in that sense, they could be the best designed dungeons in the entire MMO industry, but their overall design to work with specific gear is highly flawed in my opinion.
Really, what makes this any different from endgame WoW with a gearscore? Sure, there might not be any ingame mechanism to bar a player from going into the dungeons, but I doubt highly that other players will group up with someone who is not geared properly for this.
I guess I am just a bitter vet who was hoping for a game that did not have this sort of design philosophy in it, and I believed the promises of ANet since they pretty much kept this out of GW1. I am very disappointed.
I am quite surprised that the OP cried about this quite vocally but is quite happily running the dungeons. I think this is pretty hypocritical. In my case, I will be watching what ANet does, because between the addition of a gear treadmill that I think does not belong in GW2, I am upset that they are changing classes so much. It is the dreaded spectre of what they did in GW1 and one of the reasons why I stopped playing that game.
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Originally posted by xpiher
lol. So much for the thread...
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Who's done the Dredge fractal?
Impossible eh?
This link shows you every Fractal: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fractals_of_the_Mists
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Fractals dungeons restored my faith in Arenanet making dungeons. I am pleased.
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Originally posted by Zeus.CM
I told you so, Arenanet knows what they are doing :). Enjoy :D.
Originally posted by blooddrawing
Compleled the drege fractal without dying. It was easy.
@ MurlockDance
The only reason I did the dungon is to find out if it was well designed, to see how much grind it would take to get the items, and to hopefully see what kind of stats ascended upgrades would add. It is possible, but very slim mind you, that a full set of sigil buffed gear may be better for a character stat wise than a full set of ascended. I also wanted to see how quickly Agony kicked in. I made it to fractal level 3, thats 9-12 mini dungeon, agony hasn't kicked in yet. I want to trigger it to see if its a stupid constant damage debuff or something that actually takes thought. Like I said in the first reply to this thread, I still plan on quitting if it proves to be as bad as I initally though; however, I think ANET has done a good job with the dungeon. I also think, as I stated yesterday in a post that wsa quickly locked, that ANET did treadmill correctly if they plan on releasing 2 pieces every 3-4 months. This makes it a very slow treadmill, which makes it less grindy and less "keeping up with the Jones's"
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Originally posted by blooddrawing
isn't that the one with the oil ? I know i did it last night, was good fun.
Completed 3 round of 3 bosses (so 45 of those fractal thingy's). I must say i think it's an amazing dungeon!
By the end of level 3 we got allot of rare's and im curious to see when the excotics start dropping :)


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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Google Maps Satellite Imagery Update
Google Earth received a large image update on the 19th February. The update now seems to have been rolled out to Google Maps.
Here is the full list of changes from the Google LatLong blog:
New high resolution:
- Canada: Significant amount of British Columbia, Oxford County (Ontario)
- USA: Madera (CA), Fernly (NV), Silver Springs (NV), Yerington (NV),
Cambria (CA), Creston (CA), Delaware, Connecticut
- Spain: Avila, Burgos, San Sebastian
- Portugal: Lisbon
- South Africa: 2.5m imagery for western half of the country
Asia & Oceania:
- New Zealand: Auckland, Wanganui Province, Tararua Province
- Australia: Sydney, Newcastle
Updated Imagery:
- Canada: Vancouver
- USA: Portland (OR), Bay Area (SF, Oakland, Peninsula), San Simeon (CA),
Morro Bay (CA), Garden Farms (CA), San Louis Obispo (CA), Arroyo
Grande (CA), Nipomo (CA), Santa Maria (CA), California City (CA),
San Bernardino County (CA), Riverside County (CA), Salt Lake City (UT),
Denver (CO), Kalamazoo (MI), Detroit (MI), Hardee County (FL),
Martin County (FL), Tampa (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Boston (MA)
Onodaga County (NY), Norfolk (VA), Island County (WA), the state of
Hawaii, the state of Ohio, the state of Louisiana, the state of Virginia,
and the state New Jersey.
- Cuba: Havana - Brazil: Sao Paolo EMEA:
- France: Tours - Italy: Torino
- Spain: Almeria, Logrono, Pamplona, Santander, Segovia, Valladolid, Alicante,
Bilbao, Castellon, Cordoba, Coruna, Costa Blanca, Elche, Gijon, Huelva,
Leon, Oviedo, Salamanca, Vigo, Vitoria, Catalunya, Andalucia
- UK: Kent, Norfolk
- Switzerland: Zimmerburg, Pfannenstiel
- Denmark: Copenhagen
- Finland: Helsinki
- Norway: Oslo
- Iceland: Reykijavik
- Ukraine: Kiev
- Latvia: Riga
- Serbia: Belgrade
- Kenya: Nairobi
- Senegal: Dakar
- Turkmenistan: Ashkhabad
- Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
- Myanmar: Rangoon
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Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, various beam focusing techniques to reduce scattering and/or other techniques for reducing the cost and/or increasing the efficacy of optical radiation for use in hair removal and other dermatological treatments. A number of embodiments are included for achieving the various objectives indicated above.
1. A photocosmetic device comprising:
a head adapted for applying radiation to skin,
a motion sensor coupled to the head and adapted to generate one or more signals indicative of a rate of movement of the head as it is moved over the skin, and
controls coupled to the head for receiving said one or more signals and for controlling operation of an output of the device in response to said one or more signals.
2. The photocosmetic device of
3. The photocosmetic device of
4. The photocosmetic device of
5. The photocosmetic device of
6. The photocosmetic device of
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8. The photocosmetic device of
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/274,582, filed Oct. 21, 2000, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/634,981, filed Aug. 9, 2000, entitled Heads for Dermatology Treatment now U.S. Pat. No. 6,511,475, which claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/078,055, filed May 13, 1998, entitled Method and Apparatus for Dermatology Treatment now U.S. Pat. No. 6,273,884 which application claims priority from provisional application Nos. 60/046,542 filed May 15, 1997 and 60/077,726 filed Mar. 12, 1998, the subject matter of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to apparatus for using optical radiation to treat dermatological problems and, more particularly, to heads for such apparatus which heads provide an elongated focus area at a selected depth and/or selected preconditioning, for example heating and/or cooling, of a treatment area.
Lasers, lamps, and other sources of electromagnetic radiation, particularly in the optical wavebands, are being increasingly utilized for various dermatological treatments and, in particular, for the removal of unwanted hair, spider veins, leg veins, other veins or other blood vessels which are visible through the patient's skin, lesions, port-wine stains, tattoos, and the like. In performing such treatments, it is desirable that the cost for the treatment be kept as low as possible, consistent with achieving desired results, and that risk of injury to the patient be minimized.
Since continuous wave (CW) lasers and other CW radiation sources are typically substantially less expensive than pulsed sources of comparable wavelength and energy, for cost reasons, it would be preferable to use CW sources rather than pulsed sources for such dermatological treatments. However, in order to avoid injury to the patient, the duration of energy application to a given area of the patient's skin must be controlled, this generally resulting in the more expensive pulsed light sources being used for the various dermatological treatments.
Further, since the only way to get radiation to areas where treatment is desired, which areas are normally in the dermis, is to transmit the radiation to such area through the overlying epidermis, some portion of incident radiation is absorbed in the epidermis creating the potential for damage thereto. This is a particular problem where melanin is being targeted in the dermis, as is for example the case for various hair removal treatments, since there is a substantial concentration of melanin in the lower portion of the epidermis at the dermal/epidermal (DE) junction. Further, the deeper in the dermis that treatment is desired, and/or the larger the element being treated, the more energy must be used, this generally involving the use of a more powerful laser or other radiation source and/or operating such source for longer time durations. This further increases the potential for epidermal damage.
Some attempts have been made in the past to scan a CW radiation source, such as the laser, over a treatment area, which has been done with the radiation source spaced from the skin in order to facilitate movement of the source. However, techniques currently utilized for protecting the epidermis frequently involve contact cooling of the epidermis and, for certain treatments such as hair removal, performing the treatment with pressure applied to the patient's skin is also desirable. Irradiation by use of a head in contact with the skin also permits more efficient transfer of energy into the patient's skin, thereby reducing the size of the source required for a given treatment energy density and, therefore, reducing the cost of such source. This cost could be further reduced if the radiation source is not the only source being utilized to heat the area under treatment.
Another problem in performing laser dermatology treatments, particularly when such treatment is to be performed over an area larger than the optical aperture of the applicator being utilized, is to obtain substantially uniform irradiation over the area so that sufficient radiation is applied to all portions of the area to achieve the desired treatment, while no portion of the area has so much radiation applied thereto as to cause thermal damage to the skin. Such uniform irradiation is very difficult with a pulsed source which typically utilize a circular aperture. Typically, the procedure followed is to irradiate a spot with a given pulse and to then reposition the head to an adjacent spot for irradiation. If the spots do not overlap, there will be portions of the area under treatment which do not receive radiation and, unfortunately, the radiation output is frequently not uniform over the entire optical aperture, being greater near the center, and less at the edges. Therefore, there is generally some overlap between adjacent spots. However, this results in some portions of the area under treatment receiving at least a double dose of radiation, which poses a potential danger of thermal damage in these overlap areas. Substantially uniform irradiation of a treatment area is therefore virtually impossible with a pulsed radiation source utilizing existing techniques.
Another problem which increases the energy required from the radiation source utilized is that, for existing systems, heating of the target to achieve the desired therapeutic effect is accomplished solely by radiation from the radiation source. If the temperature of the target could be increased by some type of preheating of the target volume, the amount of energy required from the radiation source to complete the job would be substantially reduced. However, such preheating must be achieved in a way such that the cost of such preheating is not greater than the savings achieved by reduced requirements on the radiation source.
Similarly, in order to protect the epidermis, many procedures require that the epidermis be cooled, preferably to the DE junction, to at least a selected temperature, for example 10░ C., 0░ C., or even slightly lower, before radiation is applied. If contact cooling starts when the head is over the target area, this means that there is some delay, perhaps half a second to a second, between the time the head is applied to the patient's skin and the time the radiation source is fired. With CW, such a delay once the radiation source is over the target area is difficult to achieve and it is therefore preferable that precooling of the epidermis occur for the target area before the radiation source is thereover. An ideal procedure would be to preheat the skin down to the target depth and then to precool to the DE junction, leaving the target depth preheated. Mechanisms in general, and heads in particular, for achieving such precooling and/or preheating followed by precooling have not heretofore existed.
It is also desirable to be able to focus the optical radiation at substantially the target depth. While heads have heretofore existed which are capable of achieving such a focus on a given spot, faster operation, particularly when operating in CW mode, although also when operating in pulse mode under some circumstances, can be achieved if there is a line focus at the target depth rather than a point focus. Mechanisms for achieving such a line focus have also not heretofore existed.
A need therefore exists for improved apparatus for utilizing optical radiation to treat various dermatological conditions, and in particular, improved heads for use in such apparatus which facilitate preheating and/or precooling of the target area, particularly when operating in CW mode, but also when operating in other modes, and which also facilitate achieving of a line focus for the radiation at a selected target depth for enhanced, and in particular, more rapid treatment.
In accordance with the above, this invention provides various heads for use in apparatus for effecting a selected dermatologic treatment in an area of a patient's skin. For some embodiments, the head includes a block formed of a material having good thermal transfer properties, a plurality of first optical waveguide elements and a plurality of second optical waveguide elements extending through the block, the first and second optical waveguide elements being angled at first and second angles respectively, which angles are selected so that light passing through the first and second optical waveguide elements converge at a selected depth. The optical waveguide elements have radiation applied thereto which is appropriate for the selected dermatologic treatment. The selected depth is in the area under treatment at which the dermatologic treatment is to occur. For some embodiments, a recess is formed in a surface of the head in contact with the patient's skin, the recess being at the distal end of the optical waveguide elements, and the selected depth is at a selected location in the recess. For these embodiments, a means is provided for moving skin in the area under treatment into said recess as said recess passes thereover. This means may, for example, include a source of negative pressure connected to the recess. For preferred embodiments, the block also has a skin contacting surface which retroreflects radiation leaving the patient's skin. A mechanism may also be provided for controlling the temperature of either the entire block or selected portions thereof.
For other embodiments, the head includes an astigmatic lens having an elongated outer surface, one side of said surface contacting the patient's skin in the area to be treated along an elongated line. A mechanism is provided which delivers light of a wavelength suitable for the dermatologic procedure to the lens on a side thereof other than the side contacting the patient's skin, the lens focusing light delivered thereto to a selected depth in the patient's skin. The lens may be a cylindrical lens with a diameter such that light delivered thereto is focused to the selected depth, and may be mounted to be either stationary or rotating as the head is moved over a treatment area. For some embodiments, the lens is treated so as to normally have total internal reflection, the total internal reflection being broken at a surface of the lens in contact with the patient's skin. To achieve the desired focus, the radius of curvature of the cylindrical lens for some embodiments is less than or equal 10 mm. For some embodiments, the selected depth is that for a portion of a hair follicle responsible at least in part for hair growth, for example, the hair bulge or the hair bulb. The selected depth may, for example, be 1 mm to 5 mm.
The mechanism for delivering light to the lens may deliver light along a line substantially parallel to the elongated line contacting the patient's skin surface and/or may cause light to be delivered to the lens at a variety of angles. A cooling mechanism may also be available for the patient's skin before the lens makes contact with the skin and/or while the lens is in such contact, the cooling mechanism for some embodiments, including a mechanism for cooling the lens. For some embodiments, the lens focuses light at said selected depth to an astigmatic focus area having a long dimension substantially parallel to the elongated line of lens contact with the skin. Finally, for some embodiments, the mechanism delivering light to the lens scans along the lens in its elongated direction, the scanning being at a selected rate.
More generally, the invention includes a focusing element having a light receiving region, a light delivery region which is adapted to be in contact with the patient's skin and a region which focuses light entering at said receiving region, the focus, when such element is in contact with the patient's skin being to an elongated astigmatic focus area at a selected skin depth. A mechanism is included which delivers light of a wavelength suitable for the dermatologic procedure to the light receiving region. The selected depth for some embodiments is the depth for a portion of a hair follicle responsible at least in part for hair growth, for example the hair bulge and/or hair bulb, and may be approximately 1 mm to 5 mm into the skin. A cooling mechanism for the patient's skin may also be provided, which mechanism is operated before the element makes contact with the skin and/or while the element is in contact therewith.
In accordance with still another embodiment of the invention, the head includes an optically transparent channel for delivering optical radiation of a wavelength appropriate for effecting the treatment in the area, a head portion of a thermally conductive material mounted relative to the channel so that it moves over each segment to be treated of such area before the channel, and a thermal component which controls the temperature of the head portion, and thus of each skin segment prior to treatment. In particular, the component may cool the portion, and thus each skin segment prior to treatment and/or the component may heat the portion, and thus heat each segment prior to treatment. The head may include a block formed of a material having good heat transfer properties, the block being adapted to move over the area during treatment, the channel being formed through the block and the portion being a portion of the block which is forward of the channel as the block is moved over the area. The head portion forward of the channel may be divided into a first thermally conductive portion which is heated and a second thermally conductive portion which is cooled, which portions are thermally insulated from each other, the first portion heating the patient's skin to the depth where treatment is to be performed and the second portion then cooling the patient's epidermis prior to irradiation. The head may also include a portion of a thermally conductive material mounted relative to the channel so that it moves over each segment to be treated of the area after the channel; and a thermal component which cools such rear head portion, and thus each skin segment after treatment.
While for preferred embodiments, preheating of the skin in the treatment area is accomplished in conjunction with the use of CW radiation and movement of the head over the treatment area, this is not a limitation on the invention, and preheating of the treatment area is also advantageous when employed with a pulsed radiation source. For such applications, preheating could be achieved by heating the waveguide or the portion of the head in contact with the segment under treatment prior to treatment to heat the skin down to at least to the depth where treatment is desired to a temperature which temperature is below that at which thermal damage occurs; and to then cool the surface in contact with the epidermis to cool the epidermis before irradiation begins. This results in the area under treatment having an elevated temperature when irradiation begins, thereby reducing the energy required from the radiation source. Alternatively, a low energy radiation source, which can be either the same or different than that used for treatment, can be used to perform the preheating operation.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent in the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The apparatus of this invention includes an applicator 22 which may be mechanically driven, but which, for purposes of the following discussion, will be assumed to be hand operated (i.e., translated over the skin surface by hand). Applicator 22 includes a head 24 in contact with the patient's skin in the treatment area and a handle 26 which may be grasped by an operator to move head 24 in for example direction 28 across the patient's skin while preferably maintaining contact between head 24 and the patient's skin. Such contact should be under sufficient pressure between the surface of the head and the skin surface so as to, for preferred embodiments, assure good thermal and optical contact therebetween. Such pressure can be achieved by pressing the head against the skin, by using negative pressure to press the skin against the head or some combination of the two.
For some embodiments of the invention, a source of optical radiation 30 is connected to a light pipe 32, which for the embodiment of
While in
Before discussing specific embodiments for head 24 and the manner in which the system of
Handpiece 24A has three sections, an optical channel 50 which is shown in
Sections 52 and 54 are each formed of a metal or other material having good thermal conduction properties. Sections 52 and 54 may be formed as a single block of a single material, with optical channel 50 being formed in the block, or, where sections 52 and 54 are to have different temperature profiles, the sections may, as will be discussed later, be two separate sections of the same or different materials secured together with a layer of thermal insulation therebetween. In
For the embodiment of
The temperature profile at the depth z is a function of the initial temperature of the skin and of the temperature of the section 52, 58 for head 24B. The length of the segment L1 and scanning velocity V are also factors in determining the final temperature at depth z. An estimate of skin temperature at depth z can be made using Thomson's equation as follows:
The embodiment of
Radiation passing through waveguide or other optically transparent component 50 is directed through the epidermis, which has preferably been pre-cooled to the target, which may have been pre-heated, in order to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. In determining the time during which the target is irradiated, account must be taken of the fact that, due to scattering in the patient's skin, the beam width at the target can be greater than L2, the width of radiation at the skin surface, by a value A. Value L2+Δ can be minimized by focusing of the beam. Thus, the exposure time T2 of the target to CW radiation is given as,
Another concern when employing the teachings of this invention for dermatologic treatment is that the temperature rise at the target be sufficient to achieve the desired effect. Where the treatment being performed is hair removal utilizing techniques similar to those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,735,844 issued Apr. 7, 1998, it is necessary to heat the hair bulb to a temperature of approximately 65░ C. to 75░ C. The maximum temperature of a hair bulb undergoing irradiation is given by the following equation,
For the destruction of a hair bulb, λ is in a range of 600-1200 nm and is preferably in a range of 670-1100 nm. In this range, k(λ) varies from 1-0.1 and decreases with increasing wavelength. ψ(z, λ) in this range increases with wavelength because of the weakening of the skin scattering properties and decreases with depth. At a depth of 3-5 mm where a hair bulb in its anagen stage is typically locate, this value, which is sometimes referred to as radiance attenuation, is in the range of 0.1-0.5. This value may be significantly increased where focusing techniques to be described later are used. With focusing, the reflection coefficient of light from the skin can be 20%-70%. Further, reflection of light scattered from the skin back into it by various means to be described increases the radiance in the zone of the hair bulge or in a hair bulb 1.2-2.5 times. Thus, the devices of this invention can allow ψ(z, λ) to be increased to 0.5-1.
From the above, it can be seen that, once the geometry of the systems has been
When V is less than Vm, the average temperature of the hair bulb does not change with changing velocity, but selectivity of thermal damage decreases. Thus, by decreasing the velocity of scanning, it is possible to increase the diameter of the zone of thermal damage around the hair bulb. Maximum scanning velocity depends on the hair bulb dimension and decreases as the size of the follicle increases.
Thus, for hair removal, and regardless of the embodiment utilized, the following parameters would apply:
1. Wavelength: 600-1200 mm;
2. average power per length unit: 5-150 W/cm;
3. width of beam along direction of scanning: 0.05-5 mm;
4. scanning velocity: 0.01-10 cm/s;
5. temperature of cooling: −20░ C.-+30░ C.
For preferred embodiments, optically transparent section 50 is also cooled by thermal element(s) 56 b so as to prevent, or at least limit, heating of epidermis 12 in the treatment area during irradiation. This cooling effect is also a function of the scanning velocity and is particularly critical where irradiation used is of a wavelength which preferentially targets melanin, as is for example the case for certain hair removal treatments. Since there is a high concentration of melanin at DE junction 16, it is desirable that V be slow enough so as to permit heat produced at the DE junction to be removed through the cooled waveguide or other cooled optically transparent element 50. The maximum scanning velocity at which the cooling effect becomes noticeable for a
Further, as indicated earlier, the pressure applied to the skin by head 24 in general, and by the skin-contacting surface of element 50 in particular, has a number of advantages, including improving the optical transmission (i.e., reducing scattering) for radiation passing through the skin. The head moving in the direction 28 over area 10 of the skin also stretches the skin in the direction of scanning resulting in an additional increase in skin transmission and thus the depth of electromagnetic wave penetration into the skin. Further, when the target is for example a hair follicle, the stretching of the skin turns the follicle to cause the radiation to impinge on a larger portion of the follicle and brings the follicle nearer to the skin surface.
Section 54 continues to cool the epidermis after irradiation to further guard against potential thermal damage to the skin. Unlike lengths L1, L2 and L4 which are fairly critical, the length L3 is not critical. The purpose of this section is to assure that the epidermis is not overheated and, if the prior sections are effective in keeping the epidermis temperature down, section 54 may not be required.
Since it is generally desirable to decrease the time element 50 is over the target, it is generally desirable that L2 be kept small. However, in order to achieve more rapid treatment, a significant beam aperture is desirable. This suggests that the dimension of the beam perpendicular to the direction of movement should be relatively large, resulting in an aperture for the skin contacting surface of element 50 which has an astigmatic shape, which shape may also be asymmetric.
Further, in order to deliver the radiation to a significant depth (i.e., greater than 1 mm) efficiently, large diameter beams are generally required to overcome the effect of scattering. With astigmatic beams of the type shown in
One problem with radiation treatments is that a significant percentage of the radiation applied to the skin is reflected back or backscattered by the skin and lost. Various schemes have been proposed in the past for retroreflecting such radiation back into the skin, including for example putting some type of reflector in section 50. Sections 52 and 54 might also have a reflective coating on their skin contacting surfaces to reflect such radiation back into the skin. Section 72 is particularly useful for this purpose since the entire skin-contacting surface 80 of this section may be formed of highly reflective material, or have a highly reflective coating formed thereon. By redirecting most of the radiation back into the skin, the intensity of radiation inside the skin can be increased 1.2 to 2.5 times.
While in
While for the embodiments of the invention described so far radiation energy is applied in parallel along the length of the head during irradiation,
While a number of embodiments and variations thereon have been described above, it is apparent that these embodiments are for purposes of illustration only and that numerous other variations are possible while practicing the teachings of this invention. For example, while in the discussion above it has been assumed that head 24 is manually moved over the treatment area, this is not a limitation on the invention and various types of mechanical scanners could also be utilized, either alone or in conjunction with manual control. Further, while optical and kinematic movement measuring mechanisms have been shown, suitable thermal, electronic and magnetic
movement measure mechanisms could also be used. Controls 34 would function to maintain the required scan velocity for such scanner. Thus, while the invention has been particularly shown and described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the foregoing and other changes in form and detail may be made therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention which is to be defined only by the appended claims.
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