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Prediction of Treatment Response and the Effect of Independent Component Neurofeedback in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind StudyKopřivová J.a, b · Congedo M.d · Raszka M.a, b · Praško J.a, c · Brunovský M.a, b · Horáček J.a, b
aPrague Psychiatric Center, and bThird Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, and cDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; dTeam ViBS (Vision and Brain Signal Processing), CNRS (Centre National de la recherche Scientifique), GIPSA-lab, Domaine Universitaire, Grenoble, France
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Aims: The goal of this study was to assess the effect of independent component neurofeedback (NFB) on EEG and clinical symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Subsequently, we explored predictors of treatment response and EEG correlates of clinical symptoms. Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, parallel design, 20 inpatients with OCD underwent 25 sessions of NFB or sham feedback (SFB). NFB aimed at reducing EEG activity in an independent component previously reported abnormal in this diagnosis. Resting-state EEG recorded before and after the treatment was analyzed to assess its posttreatment changes, relationships with clinical symptoms and treatment response. Results: Overall, clinical improvement in OCD patients was not accompanied by EEG change as assessed by standardized low-resolution electromagnetic tomography and normative independent component analysis. Pre- to posttreatment comparison of the trained component and frequency did not yield significant results; however, in the NFB group, the nominal values at the downtrained frequency were lower after treatment. The NFB group showed significantly higher percentage reduction of compulsions compared to the SFB group (p = 0.015). Pretreatment higher amount of delta (1-6 Hz) and low alpha oscillations as well as a lower amount of high beta activity predicted a worse treatment outcome. Source localization of these delta and high beta oscillations corresponded with previous EEG resting-state findings in OCD patients compared to healthy controls. Conclusion: Independent component NFB in OCD proved useful in percentage improvement of compulsions. Based on our correlation analyses, we hypothesize that we targeted a network related to treatment resistance.
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Alternatively, altered gut microbiota may alter the exposure to obesogenic and diabetogenic environmental chemicals . Furthermore, altered gut microbiota may Eltanexor increase proinflammatory cytokine secretion, which may be related with the low grade Selleck Bafilomycin A1 inflammation found in obesity and diabetes . The present study has some limitations. Firstly, two main phyla of bacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, were measured in the feces of Kazakh children; however, specific genus and species were not isolated. Schwiertz et al.  reported that the number of Ruminococcus flavefaciens in overweight or obese subjects was lower than that in subjects with normal
weight. In addition, obese subjects had significantly reduced numbers of Clostridium leptum and Bifidobacterium. Therefore, specific genus and species will be analyzed in further studies. In addition, the limited amount of DNA obtained from the participant samples prevented the inclusion of 16S sequencing, additional qPCR primer sets, and/or metagenomic shotgun sequencing analyses. Finally, the mechanism by which BMI influences Bacteroidetes level
or vice versa was not investigated in the present selleck chemicals llc study. Conclusion In summary, this study revealed an significant decrease in the number of Bacteroidetes in the feces of obese Kazakh girls; no significant changes in Firmicutes numbers were noted. Although the number of study subjects is greater than many previous studies, further studies with larger sample sizes are required to confirm our findings as well as identify the mechanism governing this gender difference in the regulation of intestinal microbiota. Acknowledgements This study was supported by grants from the Regional Science Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81060072) and the General Project of Natural Science Foundation of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2010211A42). References 1. Saulnier DM, Kolida S,
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Description: Butterfly Hall
Date Listed: 23 April 1986
English Heritage Building ID: 282083
OS Grid Reference: TM3535881356
OS Grid Coordinates: 635358, 281356
Latitude/Longitude: 52.3796, 1.4567
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2/9 Butterfly Hall
House. Mid C16 core, later exterior dated 1878. 2 storeys. Timber-framed,
encased in red brick, partly patterned in white and black bricks; clay
pantiles. An internal chimney-stack with a plain square red brick shaft and
one end stack, 5 cross windows to each floor. An enclosed porch, contemporary
with the facade, has a high arched front of patterned brickwork concealing a
flat roof; C20 plank door. The front has patterns in black headers between
the windows, including St. Andrew's crosses, and below the upper windows is a
brick band of several courses patterned in white and black. Similar but
larger patterns in black are on the west gable, including the date 1878. The
east gable and back walls are in plain red brick. The interior has a basic 3-
cell lobby-entrance form, with a considerable amount of the timber frame
surviving: the central 2-bay ground-floor room has a very heavy chamfered main
beam and exceptionally close joists, the spaces between them being less than
the width of the joists themselves. At the east end, the upper room has
studding and reversed bracing exposed. Roof inaccessible.
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Information technology has not been a hot topic during this legislative session, not even a tepid one. But maybe it should be, given that we are at a tipping point for IT performance in the state, with the ability of all state agencies to fulfill their missions efficiently and effectively at stake.
On the one hand, reforms and initiatives by the Hogan administration in the last couple of years have raised IT capabilities and improved IT service considerably, albeit with much room for improvement.
On the other hand, the structure and strategy for IT in the state has only very recently begun to match the so-called Enterprise IT model that is used across the country in business and government for reliably obtaining IT improvement and excellence.
Thus, being neither long embarked nor firmly chartered, the emerging Enterprise IT model for the state remains vulnerable. And if certain rumored changes from the Hogan administration prove this summer and fall to be the actual plan for state IT, the encouraging recent progress toward proper Enterprise IT will founder.
IT getting stronger
Before getting to the rumors, let me be clear: The Hogan administration has vastly improved IT from the conditions that prevailed when it took office in early 2015.
At that time, the problem wasn’t only that budgets were too low. It was that although the O’Malley administration to its credit had launched the Department of IT (DoIT), raising IT to the Cabinet level, the governance structure and operational model for IT in the state were wrong, as evidenced by the oversight failures that caused the Health Benefits Exchange to implode upon launch.
Also, the mindset was wrong, as evidenced by a deputy secretary at what is now the Maryland Department of Health who refused to allocate funding to upgrade desktop operating systems, declaring that the strategy for the roughly $2 billion unit would instead be to wait for a data breach, then use the headlines and outcry in order to solicit the General Assembly for a larger budget.
That kind of ineptitude and irresponsibility has largely been rectified by the Hogan team, with governance for major IT projects now generally being sound and commitment to data security now generally being strong, though IT budgets still need to be larger and IT capabilities still need to be improved. (As is normal for IT, regardless of the organization.)
Of even greater note, the Hogan administration has sponsored several major IT initiatives that either will deliver first-in-the-nation service transformation or will address decades-long budgetary neglect.
The foremost example of a transformation initiative is the so-called MD-THINK program, which will integrate and coordinate the whole range of health and human services that are delivered by roughly a dozen state agencies to vulnerable and needy Marylanders. An example of an initiative to reverse decades-long budgetary neglect is the two-prong effort by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Health Department to implement modern systems for electronic health records for the patients to whom they administer health care services at their respective facilities.
IT potentially going wayward
But as valuable as such IT initiatives eventually will be for Marylanders, they are as much cause for concern as comfort.
The reason being: The recent progress might represent a merely fleeting period of solid IT improvement and performance for the state, due to a rumored plan within the Hogan team that, if implemented, would disempower IT as a voice and force within this and future administrations by dismantling DoIT and shifting the IT function (not just IT procurement) to a restructured Department of General Services (which potentially could become a broad-reaching Department of Administration).
The idea is baffling, even troubling, depending on what is being contemplated.
It potentially relegates IT to un-empowered residence within a general control agency, as it was prior to the O’Malley administration. It signals a mistaken belief that managing IT solutions and services is not much different than managing physical assets like office buildings and vehicle fleets.
Again depending on what is being contemplated, the rumored changes could scuttle the promising Enterprise IT model that is finally taking sail in the state; could stifle the voice of IT expertise within the cabinet and to the governor; could dilute accountability for a critical service that affects the performance of all State agencies.
Sustaining IT improvement
The rumors surely get their legs from uncertainty and risks regarding the Office of State Procurement that will launch within DGS this fall.
If constrained in its IT authority to administrative functions, and if genuinely imbued with a customer-service mindset, the Office of State Procurement might well prove itself a productive partner to DoIT in achieving proper Enterprise IT for the state. But if not, OSP will become a millstone — maybe even worse, if its authority over IT were to extend beyond administering procurements and contracts that are planned and managed by IT professionals at DoIT and the larger state agencies under a so-called matrixed governance model.
Given the OSP IT rumors (which the governor’s office has declined to speak about), along with the fact of modern Enterprise IT being so newly launched and poorly understood in the state, the Hogan team and the General Assembly should seek occasion to commit publicly to Enterprise IT prior to the legislative session coming to a close and OSP being launched this fall. The model is depicted in the accompanying graphic and summarized in the next few paragraphs.
Under Enterprise IT, the IT organization is conceived as a transformation agent and customer-service center. It is structured under a federated governance model that accounts both for the different kinds of IT services and solutions that exist in the IT world and for the different needs of state agencies with their various missions, programs, funding sources, and scale.
Under the model, the IT organization offers so-called shared services and maintains centers of excellence to support its customers (i.e., the citizens and the other agencies in the state), while simultaneously consuming shared services, notably including procurement services, from the administratively oriented agencies.
Under Enterprise IT, the IT organization ought to offer routine IT personnel and products from a limited set of pre-qualified vendors under the so-called IDIQ approach (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) that is prevalent in the federal government; that would be a replacement for the failed CATS approach (Consulting and Technical Services) that was supposed to operate like the IDIQ model for the state but has instead become a case study for bureaucratic inefficiency and ineffectiveness.
As innovations in addition to IDIQ, Enterprise IT for the state should include an independent advisory IT commission along the model of the capable and influential commissions governing key aspects of health care in the state; should create new job classifications with higher pay for specialized IT skills (e.g., cybersecurity) along the model by which the Health Department offers higher pay to medical doctors in state service; and should ensure that IT is as strong a voice in the cabinet along the model that prevails in the boardrooms of modern corporations.
Committing to Enterprise IT
The point here has not been to belabor IT theory and practice. It has been to raise awareness of 1) long overdue state progress toward modern Enterprise IT, and 2) potential threats to this progress and the aborning Enterprise IT model, depending on the scope of IT authority granted to the forthcoming OSP.
If the worst of the DSG/OSP rumors are to be believed, the plan in the governor’s office may even be to dismantle DoIT as an agency, demoting IT in the state back to the auspices of a general control agency, as was the case prior to Gov. O’Malley.
Instead, and regardless of rumors, the governor’s team and the General Assembly should be reinforcing state commitment to Enterprise IT, entertaining IT innovations such as those cited above, and clarifying plans for procurement office responsibilities related to IT.
Nothing less than the ability of agencies throughout the state to fulfill their missions is at stake. Debate and comment on the portentous rumors would therefore seem to be in order.
— DAVID LASHAR
David Lashar is a senior adviser and leader for IT-enabled business transformation. He served in top posts at the Maryland Department of Health in the Hogan administration, then ran for Congress as a Libertarian candidate in 2018. Lashar will provide commentary in Maryland Matters about once a month, focusing on the themes of political competition and choice; information technology and civil liberties; and behavioral health and the opioid crisis.


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WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2001 (LSN.ca) – An international consortium of scientists with the resources needed to achieve human cloning have announced their plans to clone humans within two years. The two scientists of the group who identified themselves are Panos Zavos, a professor of reproductive physiology at the University of Kentucky, and Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori.
Zavos is co-founder of a fertility clinic in Lexington, an andrologist and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the nation’s largest society of reproductive professionals. Antinori has gained a reputation in Italy for his successful efforts to help post-menopausal women become pregnant, including at least one woman who gave birth in her sixties.
Members of the scientific community who are horrified by such developments have scheduled meetings in New York to seek to address the problem. The conference on “Globalization and Technology” to be held on Saturday and Sunday February 24-25 will address the issues.
For more information on the conference see: https://www.ifg.org
For media coverage of the human cloning plans see: https://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53307-2001Jan26.html https://www.latimes.com/print/20010128/t000008216.html https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1144000/1144694.stm


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Lessons in Driving Large Scale Change: the CALP Network’s reflections from the Humanitarian Innovation Exchange
The scaling of cash programming, enabled by mobile money, represents one of the most significant recent innovations in the humanitarian sector. In two guest blogs for Elrha (Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance), our Director Karen Peachey explores the CALP Network’s role in driving change.
This blog post is based on the keynote presentation delivered at the Humanitarian Innovation Exchange, which took place on 26 June 2019. The event was jointly organised by Elrha, Leiden University’s Centre for Innovation and the Dutch Coalition for Humanitarian Innovation (DCHI).
“The use of cash in humanitarian response is not innovative per se. Cash has been used in relief operations since the Franco-Prussian war of 1870–71, and we even find reference to cash as part of a flood response in the Old Testament of the Bible.
This century, cash has been used in various humanitarian responses but, until recently, those examples were ad hoc, occasional and unconnected. More recently, as its use has grown and greater emphasis has been placed on its transformative potential, its innovative and disruptive nature has become more apparent.
At scale, the use of cash entails changes in the way we plan, implement and work together, it changes power dynamics, and, ultimately, challenges the way we think about our role as humanitarians.
When we look at the change that has happened, it is important to acknowledge that the humanitarian system is, on the whole, change resistant. It is decentralised and there is no single executive authority, so the process of scaling innovation cannot follow a blueprint plan. Rather, the case for doing things differently must be made with the many interconnected actors that make up the ecosystem. Creating change demands flexibility, networked thinking, a huge degree of determination and lots of patience.
Through our work we have learnt many lessons about how to drive large-scale change in the humanitarian system…”
This is an excerpt from the two-part series, hosted on the Elrha blogging platform.
Read Part 1, How the Cash Learning Partnership supports the scaling of cash, here: https://medium.com/elrha/how-the-cash-learning-partnership-supports-the-scaling-of-cash-aee3bbbdc26c
Read Part 2, Lessons from the Cash Learning Partnership in driving large-scale change, here: https://medium.com/elrha/lessons-from-the-cash-learning-partnership-in-driving-large-scale-change-bb8616fd4b0f
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Remarks by Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch
Film Screening in honor of Women’s History Month – RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
Wednesday, March 21, 2019
Ohene Koama, Director of the Castellani House
Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, Judge of the Supreme Court
Nazima Raghubir, President of the Guyana Press Association
Lauren Dundas, President of the U.S. Embassy Youth Action Network
Ladies and Gentlemen
Good evening. Thank you for including me tonight. I’m pleased to be here.
As the Embassy observes Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to generations of women who have made extraordinary contributions to their nations and the world. Women like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who made her way from Columbia Law School to the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming renowned along the way for her staunch advocacy for the fair treatment of women. Without giving away too much about the film, we will learn tonight how Justice Ginsburg’s early legal battles have changed the world.
A week ago last Friday marked the 110th observance of International Women’s Day. Things first got started 111 years ago, in fact, at the 1908 “women’s strike” in New York, where women went on strike to protest unreasonable working conditions. A year later, at a meeting in Copenhagen, it became an internationally designated day, when over 100 women, from 17 countries, met to honor the women’s movement and build support for achieving universal suffrage for women.
Women’s suffrage. Yes, this was 1909, and women were not then allowed to vote. I’d like to pause for a moment here, especially for the younger women in the audience, while we give this historical fact its due consideration. There was a time in both of our countries when women could not vote. Our opinions and decisions were discounted and mainly ignored. Isn’t it hard to imagine any country getting away with that today?
Back to International Women’s Day. The United Nations declared 1975 International Women’s Year and began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8.
In my work, from time to time, I’ll run across someone who questions why we need to have a day, let alone a month, to celebrate women. But the thing is, what we’re doing throughout March is reflecting on the many achievements women have made around the world towards gaining equal status with men. Getting to vote in elections is one of many. How about being able to own property in our own name, without a father or husband having to be involved. What about the simple right of being able to keep the wages we earn.
We enjoy each one of these rights, and countless others thanks to the tireless work of many women, and men, who came before us.
What you young women in the audience will reach for, and teach the rest of us, and all of Guyana, I look forward to seeing.
A previous U.S. Secretary of State once said that no country can ever hope to advance if it leaves half of its population behind. Today, the United States is committed to advancing gender equality through U.S. foreign policy, because it is critical to security, prosperity, and peace.
Guyana is at a crossroads in history where a population of less than one million people will boldly chart a path forward. I am confident that Guyana’s future is bright with influential leaders like those represented on our panel here this evening. Leaders like Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, whose passion and pursuit for justice led her to commence service at the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic, providing free or subsidized legal advice and representation, especially for those less advantaged. Today, she serves as a Puisne (pyo͞onē) Judge of the Supreme Court, upholding the balance of justice.
A journalist and the first woman elected to lead the 74-year-old Guyana Press Association, Nazima Raghubir said, “the advancement of women rights should not be seen as a partisan movement, this requires all to ensure that every girl is educated and every woman has the right to make decisions about herself and body.” As a leading journalist, Nazima embraces that philosophy in raising awareness on various social, political and economic issues and ensuring the citizenry is kept informed, thereby allowing them to hold government and democratic institutions accountable.
Young people are a country’s greatest asset and contribute to sustainable efforts in the long term. I am pleased to see the U.S. Embassy’s Youth Action Network managed by its first all-female Council under the leadership of Lauren Dundas. We continue to see positive returns when emerging leaders such, as you three, are committed to fulfilling their social responsibilities towards the development of their country by making positive contributions in their communities.
Thank you all for coming tonight. I hope you enjoy the film we have selected to honor and celebrate the occasion.


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Eye paralyses / by John Amory Jeffries.
- Jeffries, John A.
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Boston : Damrell & Upham, 1892.
29 pages ; 20 cm
Reprinted from the Boston medical and surgical journal of October 20 and 27, 1892
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
I got bored again and dyed my hair dark chocolate brown and cut some blunt bangs. I'm really happy with it and even went to get my blonde eyebrows and eyelashes tinted for the first time. The eyebrows turned out awesome. I've never been able to see them before just the powder shadow I fill them in with. I was hoping having tinted eyelashes would mean no more mascara...not really the case. Without makeup you can see all the way to the tips of my lashes now but they aren't black enough for me personally not to wear mascara. Either way I still feel like it was a worthwhile investment.
Today's list: tibi crochet dress, dvf leggings, ysl bag, balenciaga sunglasses
Friday, November 19, 2010
I have a tendency to save things. Call me a hoarder if you want, but as an artist, I feel like there will be a use for everything. Today I realized that I had enough postcards to hang them together... so the use for this frame finally became apparent. I took eyelet screws from a regular picture framing kit and hung string between them in three rows. Then paperclipped the postcards to the string, simple right?! I already have plans to buy some regular closepins to hang watercolors in the same manner to even larger frames I've been keeping on my balcony for two years while I thought of a reason to use them. Hoarder maybe, but I'm glad now I kept them!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
I recently bought a couple sally henson nail art pens, then went back and bought a couple more. They are so much fun! These horrible pics are of an Indian inspired design and a nail corset design I did recently. Maybe because of the daily nail, but I am recently much more interested in playing with nail polishes. Did you hear that American Apparel just added 12 new colors! I want them all! Especially Hunter and Manilla. They are 3 free like Butter London but half the price. Too bad you can't mix and match the 7-packs. Every one of them have at least one color I don't want.
Today's list: Ben Sherman pants, thrift store sweater, steve madden shoes, banana republic chain top, scarf bought in a tibetan store in Denver, ysl bag, and prada glasses.
Which reminds me, they help me to see my computer but at the end of the day I get a headache. Is there an adjustment period when you first wear glasses after your eyes have been straining or do I have the wrong rx...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
This outfit was from a few weeks ago. I haven't had enough time to post lately. I'll try harder.
Today's list: aiko hoodie, gap capris, toms shoes, 7 for all mankind top, ysl easy patent bag, prada shades

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Even in death, Whitney Houston‘s ties to “American Idol” remain strong.
Her songs have long been a staple of over-reaching “Idol” wannabes and Sunday’s Grammy Awards will close with a tribute sung by one time “Idol” contestant Jennifer Hudson. And come this August, her final film starring Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks will get its theatrical release.
Houston, who’s last feature film with 1996’s “The Preacher’s Wife,” optioned the remake of the 1976 film (which starred Irene Cara) 12 years ago in 2000. She will play the mother of three sisters who form a 1950s girl group before being torn apart by one’s drug addition and another — Sparkle’s (Sparks) — rise to solo fame.
Aaliyah was originally meant for the Sparkle role prior to her death in a 2001 plane crash.
Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Harwick and Cee-Lo Green also star.


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'High' is an interactive short film experience that seeks to engage youth and simultaneously educate them on "the challenges and choices relating to drug abuse." The awareness-raising short is directed by Royston Tan, in collaboration with Singapore's National Council Against Drug Abuse and Dentsu Aegis Network.
The interactive short film is effective in stressing the importance of staying informed and making the right decisions. Each choice that viewers make results in life-defining moments and consequences in the movie's narrative. Viewers "watch and experience the highs and lows of drug abuse through the film's characters" and can share their individual film endings on social media to spark conversations amongst their peers. Individuals can also learn about the highs and lows of different drugs through a chat-format FAQ session.
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The United States and its European allies do not possess the wit nor the will nor the might to fix whatever it is that ails much of the Islamic world. This is the principal lesson that the long Iraq war has to teach. The beginning of wisdom lies in recognising that fact.
So yes, to address the plight of innocent people at immediate risk, let us airdrop lifesaving bundles. If nothing else, doing so allows fatuous pundits like Richard Cohen of the Washington Post to preen about the United States doing ‘the right thing’, thereby ‘saving many lives and our honour as well’. But let us not confuse moral imperatives with the obligations and complexities inherent in national security policy.
No doubt the ‘Islamic State’ poses a danger of sorts. But for the United States and for Europe, that danger is negligible. Regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran are both more directly threatened and far better positioned to deal with it. Offering whatever indirect assistance might be helpful, the United States would be better served simply to butt out. We’ve done enough damage.


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DISTRIBUTION: List archives OK, anyone else just ask. Archived on Elegant Slumming http://www.obsessedmuch.net/elegant_slumming/
SPOILERS: None really, set after the end of season one.
CLASSIFICATION: Whitney/m/m. (Random anonymous dirtiness)
SUMMARY: Whitney wants to get his life back on track; but this isn't the way to do it.
FEEDBACK: Think of it like karma.
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Whitney just nods his head, it doesn't matter to him where they hell they end up. Nothing really matters when he's unable to have who he really wants.
Tonight the guy's blonde and insists on telling Whitney his name; not that he'll remember it anyway. Or that it would even make a difference. He'd just slid has hand under the waistband of the guy's jeans and tugged him along. He'd led him through the scattered edges of the crowd and into the darkened recesses of the hallway leading out back of the club.
Loud thrum of music fills his ears, so loud that Whitney can't think. Instead he just feels. That's the way Whitney likes it. Strong smell of alcohol and sweat, too many bodies cramped tightly into a too small space and Whitney's as horny as fuck. When he closes his eyes it's all he can smell and when he breathes in that scent his cock grows hard. Wants release.
It's inky black and Whitney can't bring himself to care that he can't really catch a glimpse of the guy that's pawing him. Indiscernible features and anonymity are what he's looking for anyway. Fingers spreading against the clammy warmth of his stomach as the guy fumbles at his belt.
Whitney rests his hand on a shoulder and pushes him down, propels him to his knees on the sticky and slightly damp floor. Strong smell of cigarette smoke imprinted on his fingers, on his clothes and it eats its way into his skin.
"Yeah, here. Now," and when he speaks his voice no longer cracks or breaks like it used to. One of the many things about Whitney that's changed.
The wall he's resting himself against is cooler and dewy against his shirt, which presses against his skin. Tight, black. It didn't take long for Whitney to realise how to dress to get what he wanted.
His eyes flutter closed as he feels the warmth surround him; flicker of tongue against the head of his cock as he gets harder. Sticky heat envelops him and he thrusts forward, hand clasping tighter. It burns a trail of fire along the length of his cock.
It's a little quieter here; away from the dance floor, but the music still echoes and that sound travels through his body. Raises the hairs on his arms in more than just anticipation.
Whitney catches movement out of the corner of his eye and lets his eyes drift open as he thrusts forward. Somebody else stands a few feet away, short-cropped hair, dressed all in black. Hair almost short enough to not be noticed in the darkness.
Whitney knows all about being almost good enough.
Whitney smiles at him, slows his movement, slides his cock deeply into a mouth that's warm and inviting.
All the invitation that's needed and Whitney watches him move closer; palm of his own hand flat against the outline of his cock. The smile on Whitney's face grows larger.
A hand pulls at the tight material of the shirt Whitney's wearing, pushes the material up to expose golden hued skin, flat hard muscle of his stomach. Whitney doesn't still his pace and pushes his cock forward, fucks the mouth of the guy kneeling on the floor before him.
Slow thrust of his hips and warmth of mouth now kissing along his abdomen, each lick and bite exciting Whitney even more. Quickly exposing more skin in a rush, with one hand and Whitney feels a trail licked up to one nipple. Guy on his knees still working his cock, another mouth surrounds one of his nipples in a rich inferno of heat. Sucks hard and Whitney can feel the blood rush to the surface of his skin, half-light obscuring the deep coloured nipple that grows harder.
Rough feel of skin against the smoothness of his chest makes Whitney want this even more.
Whitney begins a rhythm, moves his hips, twist of his body and there's alternate warmth that he can feel build from his cock and chest and spread through his whole body.
Whitney threads his hand through the short-cropped hair and presses the warmth even closer, hard nip of teeth against his nipple and Whitney can hear himself moan. Deep throaty sound that echoes in the cramped space and can be heard over the harsh beat of the music. Pressure, wet and hot against his heat-flushed skin.
Matched rhythm and Whitney feels himself losing control. Feels the build through his body, his breath catching and his own voice sounding so much deeper than he recognises. Broken syllables that no longer resemble words.
Cock buried deep, sharp nip of teeth and flat of tongue against his nipple and Whitney gulps in air. Before he even registers the fact he feels himself coming, his cock greedily sucked, body convulsing as the guy on his knees holds him deep. Flicker of tongue on his now softening cock, one hand stroking the flat of his stomach as he gulps in air.
And for the first time Whitney actually manages to stay silent, manages not to call out a name that he doesn't want to hear. That he's pretty sure doesn't belong to either of the two guys that are still staring at him hungrily. The only way to get used to controlling the urge to scream out that name when he comes is through practice and Whitney's more than happy to put in the effort if he has to.
Whitney pushes both of them away, opens his eyes again and takes a few moments to focus his vision as he attempts to tidy himself up. To push his shirt down, skin damp, trails of saliva over the muscles of his stomach, both nipples hard points that brush tantalisingly against his shirt.
Neither of the guys move as Whitney turns away, does his belt up and starts walking back towards the heavy bass. Music once again grows louder.
And this time he doesn't look back.
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The low-cost, low-power sensors feature an accuracy of ±2°C from 0°C to +70°C (MCP9700A/9701A) and ±4°C from 0°C to +70°C (MCP9700/9701) while consuming 6 μA (typical) of operating current.
Unlike resistive sensors, e.g., thermistors, the Linear Active Thermistor IC does not require an additional signal- conditioning circuit. Therefore, the biasing circuit development overhead for thermistor solutions can be avoided by implementing this low-cost device. The Voltage Output pin (VOUT) can be directly connected to the ADC input of a microcontroller. The MCP9700/ 9700A and MCP9701/9701A temperature coefficients are scaled to provide a 1°C/bit resolution for an 8-bit ADC with a reference voltage of 2.5V and 5V, respectively. The MCP9700/9700A output 0.1°C/bit for a 12- bit ADC with 4.096V reference.
The MCP9700/9700A and MCP9701/9701A provide a low-cost solution for applications that require measurement of a relative change of temperature. When measuring relative change in temperature from +25°C, an accuracy of ±1°C (typical) can be realized from 0°C to +70°C. This accuracy can also be achieved by applying system calibration at +25°C.
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F’real Foods, makers of on-the-go frozen blended beverages, is partnering with multiple convenience store chains to reboot the organization’s “Choose Your Alternate F’reality” campaign. As part of the campaign, the company is launching “f’real Shake Run”, a custom-branded mobile game that can be activated during the product’s blending process.
The campaign will feature TikTok creator activations as well as a Twitch streaming event. These activations will be available online, on mobile and social platforms, and in c-stores nationwide.
“As we thought about extending our #FrealAF campaign into new territory, gaming simply made sense. Our consumers have embraced gaming as a form of escape and a way to socialize responsibly,” said f’real Senior Director of Marketing Hayden Perry. “Tapping into gaming culture and encouraging our consumers to share their Alternate F’reality experience with friends is an effective way to provide them with a moment of respite while generating awareness that a f’real shake or smoothie does exactly that.”
Customers can now access “f’real Shake Run” via f’real blender screens across the country. Users just have to scan the on-screen QR code to play the game.
The Profit‘s Take:
It’s fun to see games infiltrate every corner of our lives, especially with non-endemic brands like this one. However, who actually plays these games?
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The green papaya salad called som tam is my preferred litmus test for judging Thai restaurants. When done right, the shredded papaya is crisp and the sauce is tangy and light, and not overpowering in terms of heat or fish sauce. When I ordered som tam the other night at May Thai the waitress asked “How hot?”
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A DUI (driving under the influence), otherwise known as “drunk driving”, refers to the operation of a motor vehicle while the operator is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs with their ability to drive safely being in question.. An example of this crime would be a person going to a bar in order to have a few drinks. After leaving the bar, on their way home, they are stopped by an officer for running a red light. The officer approaches them, only to notice the smell of alcohol on their breath, prompting the officer to give that person a breathalyzer test. The test reports that the person’s BAC is above the legal limit in their state and that person would be arrested.
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All in a bid to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with the service chiefs and the heads of other security agencies.
The meeting, which started at 10am, is taking place in the conference hall of the office of the first lady, state house, Abuja and it’s the third meeting in 12 days.
However, the agenda of the meeting has not been unveiled, but it is expected that the current security situation in the country will be discussed.
As mentioned earlier, the meeting follows two previous ones that held on April 30 and continued on May 4.
Those who attended the previous meetings were Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF); Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president, and Babagana Munguno, national security adviser (NSA); Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Lucky Irabor, chief of defense staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Zubairu, chief of naval staff, and Ishiaka Amoo, chief of air staff.
Others were Bashir Magashi, minister of defense; Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, and Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs.
Usman Alkali Baba, acting inspector-general of police (IGP); Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the department of state services (DSS); Ahmed Abubakar, director-general of the national intelligence agency (NIA), and Samuel Adebayo, chief of defence intelligence, were also in attendance.The security threats in the country have failed to abate, with daily attacks and deaths recorded in different states.


text: Naughty Dog have released a 15 minute gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated Last Of Us. As you would expect from the creators of the Uncharted series, it look amazing. Beautiful environments, lighting and character animation combine to offer a truly immersive experience. The only downside being that it’s another PS3 exclusive. I really am going to have to get one.


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DOCUMENTS is the publishing imprint of the Centre for Expanded Poetics at Concordia University, Montreal. Our aim is to publish work attesting to the multiplicity of practices, techniques, and modes of theoretical intelligence that inform contemporary poetics. If poetics refers to the theory of poetry (its forms, histories, critical categories) it is also the theory of poiesis (of making), and this larger field draws it beyond the boundaries of poetry as a specifically literary activity. As we study this tension between poetry and poiesis, we want to document its current transformations by publishing texts that have shifted and sharpened the focus of our attention to philosophical problems, embodied histories, political contradictions, artistic experiments, and scientific models of structure and form.
Edited by Nathan Brown and Michael Nardone, each text in the series is printed in an edition of 250 on the Centre’s Risograph MZ1090, bound and distributed by our collaborators at Anteism Books in Montreal.


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Amazon will pay you to abort your baby if you have to travel to do it. They will reimburse their US workers up to $4000 for travel to abort their babies. And as we found out in 2019, babies are bad for business.
Reuters: “Amazon to reimburse U.S. employees who travel for abortions, other treatments”:
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, told its staff on Monday it will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for non-life-threatening medical treatments including abortions, according to a message seen by Reuters.
The decision makes the online retailer the latest company after Citigroup Inc (C.N), Yelp Inc (YELP.N), and others to respond to Republican-backed state laws curbing abortion access, helping employees bypass them. It shows how companies are eager to retain and attract talent in locations that remain important to their operations despite legal changes impacting employees’ health.
If you want to abort your baby up to the moment of birth, get a job at Amazon. From there, head for New York, and have them do what you probably wouldn’t do to your cat. This way you don’t have to “burn it all down.”
BABIES ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS
In June 2019, 180 corporation executives signed a letter saying that banning abortion is bad for business.
The letter, which appeared as a full-page ad in the Monday edition of The New York Times under the title “Don’t Ban Equality,” called on companies to “stand up for reproductive health care.” CEOs from media, fashion, beauty, food, and tech companies were among those listed as signatories.
It’s Against Their Values- China Says the Same Thing
“Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health, independence, and economic stability of our employees and customers,” the letter stated. “Simply put, it goes against our values, and is bad for business.”
“It impairs our ability to build diverse and inclusive workforce pipelines, recruit top talent across the states, and protect the wellbeing of all the people who keep our businesses thriving day in and out,” it added.

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After passing a suite of gun laws last year, lawmakers are proposing measures including purchase waiting periods, 3D printing bans, and looser magazine limits.
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Gotta Catch’em All!!! #pokemon #3ds
I can’t wait to get home and give an early Christmas gift to my younger brother. I hope he likes it.
Apparently Anet has responded to the harsh backlash over the new skin and will be redoing it. I’ll miss the old skin, but hopefully they can put in something even more amazing. Kinda sad I don’t get to keep my look, but I’m hopeful that it might end up looking even better.
Oh interesting. So they DO listen to the player base.
I’ll just hope that it’s not going to be Countess Anise’s dress with random particle effects. I’d flip my shit.
Bought one for my female norn… too bad… I hope it’s gonna be as revealing… I want them tattoos to show… norn armor tends to be too covered up for lights… I’m sort of excited to see the new skin though… XD
TYPHOON HAIYAN RIPS THROUGH CENTRAL PHILIPPINES
Typhoon Haiyan is a Category 5 storm, the strongest typhoon of 2013 and said to be the “most powerful ever” to make landfall (with winds near 195-200 mph). Perspective: Superstorm Sandy was at 95mph when it hit New Jersey; Hurricane Katrina at 129mph when it hit land.
- Pre-emptive evacuations affect more than 161,000 families or more than 790,000 people in 37 provinces
- Typhoon Haiyan as seen from space
- Haiyan makes 6 landfalls - it affected an island chain in the central Philippines, making landfall in six islands. It gained wind power as it traversed through waters in between.
- Haiyan traverses areas affected by magnitude 7.1 earthquake - The earthquake left more than 200 dead dead on October 16; 1000 injured; 350,000 displaced. The survivors have been living in tents and evacuation areas. It passed through Leyte, Samar, Cebu (2.5 million residents), among others. All with densely populated cities, some of which are the poorest provinces in the country.
- 100 people killed in Tacloban — first estimate of casualties in the city reported today, November 9. Because the communication lines are down, the news centers have yet to take stock of the full extent of the damage. But the numbers are still expected to rise. The devastation was described as if a tsunami had wracked through it.
- 2:03PM 11/9: An estimated 4 million people have been affected by the typhoon
- 4:20PM 11/9: 90% of Baco Town in Oriental Mindoro flooded
- 4:55 PM 11/9: Bodies still scattered in Leyte as Visayas in shock
- 5:19PM 11/9: Negros Occidental under a state of calamity
- 7:34PM 11/9: Local officials expect the number of bodies found in Tacloban to reach 500
- eta: 7:45PM 11/9: Iloilo and Palawan declare state of calamity
- eta: 8:04PM 11/9: Update: 134 reported dead
- eta: 8:30PM 11/9: Thousands homeless in Ormoc, Leyte
- eta3: 10PM 11/9: Red Cross estimates 1,200 casualties
- eta3: 3AM 11/10: Aerial photo of Bantayan Island after Haiyan
- eta3: 3:23AM 11/10: At least 200 believed dead in Eastern Samar
- eta4: 11/0: Latest death toll could be 10,000
The victims need all the help they can get. Cities have been leveled, buildings made of concrete were destroyed by strong winds and storm surges. Communications have yet to be reestablished in most of the areas affected by the typhoon. The full picture left behind by Haiyan has yet to be established yet the devastation reported on television is already extensive. The government is bracing for large-scale relief operations. Virtually 1/3 of the country has been ravaged by this natural disaster. And we need help.
HOW THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
- donations via the Philippine Red Cross (including PayPal)
- donations via Habitat for Humanity
- donations via ANCOP Foundation USA
- eta: donations via UNICEF Philippines
- eta2: donations via CARE Australia
- eta2: donations via Caritas Internationalis
- eta2: donations via GMA Network (credit card)
- eta2: donations via World Vision
- eta2: donations via AmeriCares
- eta2: donations via Samaritan’s Purse (Canada)
- eta2: donations via Canadian Red Cross (or you can text REDCROSS or ROUGE to 30333 to donate $5)
FOR THOSE IN THE PHILIPPINES
- text donations via Globe
- Red Cross and DSWD relief operations (infographic)
- list of ongoing relief operations via Rappler
- donations via ABS-CBN News
- eta: relief operations via University of the Philippines
- eta: relief operations via the Department of Education
- eta: pick-up locations for donations via Air 21
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I did not know it was this severe.
Whenever your faith in people is lost, remember these pictures.
There is still good in the world. :)
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Madonna’s secret? XD
people get so caught up on one small thing they don’t like, like their nose or something
things like salt and baking powder go into a cake and those things are gross alone but the cake is pretty damn delicious
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According to the latest report from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), the June 2017 (latest data available) estimate for small-scale (less than one megawatt in capacity) solar photovoltaic (PV) output reached a new monthly high of 1,480 gigawatthours (GWh). This represents a year-over-year increase of 34.4 percent compared to the June 2016 level.
Total capacity has also been growing year over year. Capacity was 2.68 gigawatts (GW) in June 2014, 4.0 GW in June 2015, 6.35 GW in June 2016 and 8.57 GW in June 2017.
According to the EIA, growth is being driven largely by decreases in the price of solar PV technologies, state policies that encourage solar investment (e.g., net metering, renewable portfolio standards, etc.) and the emergence of third-party operators that facilitate net metering arrangements.
Most residential small-scale solar PV systems are very small, averaging about 5 kilowatts, are usually installed on residential rooftops, and provide electricity directly to the homeowners. In cases when the PV generation exceeds residential use, the surplus electricity flows into the connected utility distribution system, allowing residential customers to get (in some cases) monetary credit, depending on that state's net metering rules.
Where do most of these units reside? According to the EIA, the two main regions are the Southwest, where high solar irradiance is conducive to solar PV; and the Northeast, where a number of state policies encourage residential solar PV and where retail electricity rates/prices are high.
The top ten states are: California (684 GWh in June 2017), Arizona (121 GWh), New York (82 GWh), New Jersey (77 GWh), Maryland (60 GWh), Hawaii (57 GWh), Massachusetts (54 GWh), Texas (43 GWh), Colorado (33 GWh) and Nevada (31 GWh).
These ten states total 1,242 GWh of the nation's 1,460 GWh.
The three states that experienced the greatest percentage increase from June 2016 to June 2017 were Texas (105 percent), Maryland (71) and New Jersey (45). Though, the EIA report says, "Interestingly, in the 'Rest of U.S.' category, all the combined states outside the top ten grew by 54 percent, exceeding the national rate of growth of 34 percent."


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According to James Wagner of the Washington Post, Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos will be placed on the paternity leave list on Tuesday.
Ramos and his wife are currently expecting their first child. The Nationals will likely call up either Sandy Leon or Jhonathan Solano to take his spot on the roster for the next three days.
Ramos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run tonight against the Orioles. The 26-year-old backstop has been limited to just 50 games this season due to hamate bone surgery and a hamstring injury, but he’s been very productive when healthy, batting .295/.343/.400 with four homers and 26 RBI.
Manager Robin Ventura’s contract with the White Sox expires after the season, but the club will offer him a new contract if he wants to stay in Chicago, Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports reports.
Ventura’s five seasons at the helm of the White Sox haven’t gone well. The club has crossed the 80-win threshold only once, in his first season back in 2012. Entering the final five games of the season, Ventura has a 373-432 record (463) overall.
The White Sox have also had a handful of controversies under Ventura’s watch, including the fiasco concerning Adam LaRoche and his son Drake, as well as Chris Sale‘s displeasure with wearing retro uniforms. Ventura is not exactly a fan favorite, either. It’s interesting that the White Sox want to keep him around, to say the least.
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com just tweeted that the Cubs will soon announce a five-year contract extension for president Theo Epstein. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that it’s worth in excess of $50 million.
He’s earned it. When he took over the Cubs in October, 2011 the Cubs were a last place team with an aging roster and a front office that was several years behind the state of the art in every conceivable way. Last year the Cubs made the playoffs and this year they are baseball’s best team by a large margin and the franchise looks poised to continue its success for some time.
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What is LASIK?
LASIK is an acronym for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. It is the most popular and trusted laser eye surgery for the treatment of myopia hyperopia and astigmatism.It is a completely pain-free treatment and takes only 15 minutes for both the eyes.LASIK uses a laser to change the shape of the cornea. In the myopic eye, the cornea and lens are too curved and focus the image to a point in front of the retina, the image then appears blur.
Laser lightly flattens the cornea which is the curved rounded front surface of the eye. the image is then clearly focused on the retina in the LASIK Eye Surgery.In the hyperopic eye, the cornea and lens are too flat and focus the image to point behind the retina, leading to the image appearing blur.After laser correction the cornea is slightly more curved; the image is then clearly focused on the retina. The result is that the hyperopic patient can see clearly for distance after LASIK eye laser treatment.
In astigmatism, the eye is oval like a football, and not spherical. The image is formed at two different points inside the eye. In the treatment of astigmatism, irregularities in the shape of the cornea are smoothened to even out the focusing power.
Are you a Candidate for LASIK?
When to see a doctor
Make an appointment for an eye exam if you notice any changes in your vision. If you develop sudden vision changes, such as double vision or flashes of light, sudden eye pain, or sudden headache, see your doctor right away.
LASIK Eye Surgery Cost in Surat
The cost of LASIK surgery varies in various hospitals. It starts from as low as few thousand rupees to over more than a lakh. There is no standard cost of this surgery.
The laser eye surgery cost is completely dependent on the technology used at the center and the expertise of the surgeon. Your eyesight is precious, hence we would request you to select a laser center after doing proper research about the technology they use.
It is irrational to compare the surgeries and choose a centre based on the laser eye surgery cost. You might have seen many advertisements promising a LASIK surgery at a very low cost which may seem like a great bargain. But sometimes these advertisements have many hidden charges and don’t cover all the fees.
Don’t be surprised if you find the prices rising after the consultation. Some centres use old technology with minimal medical safety and quality. Newer technology offers more reliable surgery with less risk of complication and a precise LASIK Procedure.
For LASIK surgery at Savani Eye Hospital selected Wavelight Ex 500 is used to ensure that our patients have the most advanced technology available to provide the highest quality outcome. Using Advanced Wavefront Optimised technology, the Alcon ex 500 laser creates a map of your eyes and their unique characteristics to assist your surgeon in creating a personal vision profile for you. It represents the state of the art in the LASIK laser eye surgery.
SAVANI EYE HOSPITAL Selected the Alcon WaveLight Ex500 to ensure our patients have the most advanced technology available to provide the highest quality outcomes. This vision correction surgery is keeping pace with our increasingly faster lifestyle. But only a combination of years of experience and cutting-edge technology precision can ensure the safety of your valuable eye.
First, an ultra-fast FEMTO second Laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea, then an excimer laser is used to reshape the underlying corneal tissue to correct your vision.
The flap is then returned to its original position. The Femto laser eliminates the need for a bladed surgical tool to create the corneal flap in the LASIK eye surgery.
Speed & Precision
Each burst of the Alcon EX 500 Laser Lasts mere billionths of a second before the laser shifts to its next position-up to 100 times faster than some lasers. The Alcon EX 500 Laser uses a small-spot laser beam, which allows LASIK specialists to shape the cornea in finer, more gradual increments for a smoother surface with eye-tracking technology 8 times faster than some of the competition.
Simplicity & Personalized Procedure
The Alcon EX 500 Lasers integrated cross-line projector provides the surgeon with an exact alignment of the heads and eyes position by generating a red-light cross on the eye for accuracy.
Using advanced wavefront Optimized technology, the Alcon EX 500 laser creates a nap of your eyes and their unique characteristics to assist your surgeon in creating a personal vision profile for you.
Blade versus Bladeless LASIK
LASIK Surgery can be done using a surgical blade known as a microkeratome or blade-free LASIK. In Bladeless LASIK, also known as Femto LASIK, your surgeon uses two types of lasers for the vision correction procedure.
You may be a good candidate for Bladeless LASIK if you meet the following criteria
The LASIK Procedure
Corneal flap is cut
Laser sculpts the cornea
Corneal flap is put back into place
The LASIK procedure is complete
You may be a good candidate for Bladeless LASIK if Why LASIK over contact Lenses and Spectacles?
Contact lenses and spectacles may seem like a convenient option at first. But it is more complicated and tedious than it looks like. Maintaining the contact lens is a difficult task. It requires careful maintenance of the lenses otherwise it may lead to more serious eye problems. It also includes the cost of the contact lenses, the cost of the solution, risk of losing the contact lenses and time required to maintain contact lenses every day. Spectacles, on the other hand, is a barrier on a normal day to day routine. You may not be able to play your favorite sport or enjoy an outdoor activity like golf, trekking, hiking, water sports, etc. Getting freedom from spectacles by a LASIK eye surgery allows you to participate in all the activities. Spectacles may also be cosmetically unappealing for some. Spectacles is also a major hindrance for careers like merchant navy, modeling, pilot, etc. Contact lenses in such cases can be expensive to purchase as well as maintain. Laser eye surgery is a one-time investment and you don’t have to worry about constant maintenance cost like contact lenses.
LASIK is also a quick and efficient laser eye surgery. It takes only about 15 minutes and you can go home the same day. If you are tired of vision correction devices and you want to know more about LASIK surgery Savani Eye Hospital is the place to start. Come visit our hospital and consult with Dr. SANJAY SAVANI. During consultancy you will have the opportunity to ask questions and clear all your doubts.
Blade versus Bladeless LASIK LASIK Surgery can be done using a surgical blade known as a microkeratome or blade-free LASIK. In Bladeless LASIK, also known as Femto LASIK, your surgeon uses two types of lasers for the vision correction procedure. First, an ultra-fast FEMTO second Laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea, then an excimer laser is used to reshape the underlying corneal tissue to correct your vision. The flap is then returned to its original position. The Femto laser eliminates the need for a bladed surgical tool to create the corneal flap in the LASIK eye surgery.
How long does the surgery take?
As in most of the patients, both eyes are treated in the same sitting, your procedure may last for 10 to 15 min
Is it painful?
LASIK is a pain-free procedure after putting anesthetic drops. some patients might feel pressure sensation for a few minutes.
When can normal daily activities be resumed?
You can resume your activities in 3-4 days time. Swimming and eye makeup should be avoided for one month.
How long should I be off contact lenses for LASIK workup?
One week for soft contact lenses and two weeks for RGP ( Rigid Gas Permeable ) contact lenses.
Is treatment permanent?
Yes, However you will need reading glasses once you reach presbyopic age.
Is LASIK safe?
LASIK is one of the safest surgeries in the human body. However, as with any medical procedure, there are certain risks involved which a candidate may understand and accept before surgery. please make sure you have discussed your case in detail with your surgeon and understood all aspects of the procedure
Myths about LASIK Surgery busted: Freedom from glasses in 5 minutes with Bladeless LASIK
38 year old Ashish Shah used glasses since he was a teenager and was apprehensive about undergoing LASIK surgery. His corneas were thin and steep and hence a conventional blade based procedure was not suitable for him. However the doctors found him fit for Bladeless LASIK. He underwent the pain free, bladeless LASIK and and was back to work within two days. He was able to see clearly without glasses within five minutes after the procedure.
Are you interested in laser vision correction surgery but are fearful of any bladed surgical instrument near the eye or are unfit for it? If so Bladeless LASIK may be the solution you are looking for.
LASIK has been around for 4 decades and millions of people have benefited from it. LASIK can be done using a surgical blade called as a microkeratome or completely bladefree. In Bladeless LASIK also called as Femto LASIK your LASIK surgeon uses two types of lasers for the vision correction procedure. First an ultra fastFemto second laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea( clear from surface of the eye). Then an excimer laser is used to reshape the underlying corneal tissue to correct your vision. The flap is then returned to its original position. The Femto laser eliminates the need for a bladed surgical tool to create the corneal flap.
With the newer advanced LASIK techniques previously unfit patients may now be eligible for surgery. While every patient may not be fit for surgery, certain tests evaluating the cornea can determine if LASIK will work on a patient , says Dr. Sanjay Savani, Cornea, Cataract and LASIK Centre, at Savani Eye Hospital, Surat.
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I can wholeheartedly recommend Bridge Constructor Portal as a rich, challenging puzzler with plenty of brain-twisters in store across its 60 levels. The pacing and methodical iteration it encourages meant it only ever taxed my mind, not my nerves. As a Portal fan's nostalgia piece, it's really not much better than a kitschy, amusement park gift shop recreation of the world many of us know and love – but the little nods serve well enough to enhance an already enjoyable puzzle game.
There are not different materials for supports or road decks, and this is more of a puzzle game than an actual bridge construction simulator. It is a lot of fun though, and since Valve refuses to actually make games anymore, it's likely this is as close as you'll get to a new Portal game for years to come.
The Bridge Constructor series gets a lot out of being combined with Portal, resulting in a quirky and engaging new twist on this physics-based puzzler. It could have gone further, whether upping the challenge you can aim for or actually giving you the portals to play with, but what's here is pleasingly inventive and has more than few tricky brain teasers.