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Therefore, the expectation of patients undergoing
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Therefore, the expectation of patients undergoing LASIK is unduly high. But LASIK is a surgical procedure and it?s bound to have a few potential complications and risks. Patients who conjure up an image of LASIK, believing it to be an ?elixir for the eye?, are often thwarted at the outcome of the procedure. Satisfactory results often require realistic expectations.
In most patients, LASIK is capable of enhancing un-corrected vision (without the aid of corrective lenses). Over 90% of patients with low to moderate myopia are imparted 20/40 vision, which is the benchmark for qualifying for a drivers? license in most of the US states. Over 50% of LASIK patients are expected to achieve Snellen 20/20 vision. However, a 20/20 post-LASIK vision does not necessarily mean that you would enjoy crisp and sharp vision.
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Hazy, incomplete thoughts cloud our thinking and we feel confused.
Confused and scarred about what? About life in general.
In today?s culture, it is easy to divert our attention to what society is trying to sell us through the media or in the marketplace. ?Product A is better than product B. Buy Now!? The seduction factor is strong, and this frenzy adds pressure to an already hectic pace.
Competition fosters thoughts of ?Me first? and ?Look out for #1.? We?re conditioned to ignore the ?other guy? and thoughts or practices of brotherhood. Only personal tragedy or national disaster alters our perceptions, attitudes and actions, and then only for short periods of time until we pass the crisis.
It seems we’re always being told to ?hurry,? ?rush,? ?do it now? in many situations at home and on the job.
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Parker-Fries sewer dig to start
0 Comments | Buffalo News, Jul 5, 2010 | by Janice L. Habuda
If you’ve driven around the northeast section of the Town of Tonawanda lately, you’ve seen evidence of the massive sewer project about to start:
A bumper crop of utility flags on lawns, dimensions and directions spray-painted on streets, and construction equipment parked in residential neighborhoods.
Street cuts were done last week, with the serious work beginning Tuesday at the intersection of Glenalby Road and Parker Boulevard.
“July 6th is when they actually start digging,” said Ken Maving, director of water resources for the town. Construction will continue for the next two years.
About 11,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer line will be replaced in the first part of the four-part Parker-Fries Road project.
The $30 million price tag includes replacement of a 12-inch water line along Parker, once the sewer line is installed.
Kandey Co. of West Seneca is the general contractor
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Print company looks to expand after first year
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Print company looks to expand after first year
0 Comments | Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 28, 2010
A CITY print management company is looking to expand after a successful first year.
Visual Print, in Stapleford Avenue, was set up by Graham Hunstone, 33, based on his 20 years’ experience in the industry.
He said: “Having worked for some large printing organisations, I spotted gaps in the market, especially relating to pricing structures, and so decided to set up my own business.”
The company manages printing projects for businesses and organisations, using extensive printing contacts to seek out the best price.
“We give a very personal service for which we have received positive feedback,” said Mr Hunstone.
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Klein-Davies hungry as ever following his break
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Klein-Davies hungry as ever following his break
0 Comments | Gloucestershire Echo, The, Jul 17, 2010
JOSH Klein-Davies says a year out of professional football has renewed his hunger to succeed in the full-time game.
The 21-year-old striker has been on trial with Cheltenham Town for the past fortnight, playing 45 minutes in the friendly matches at Leamington and Cirencester Town. The former Bristol City trainee scored the Robins’ second goal at the Corinium Stadium last Tuesday night and also played a part in the move that resulted in a penalty, converted by Wesley Thomas.
Klein-Davies made 10 first team appearances for Bristol Rovers, scoring on his full debut in a 3-2 home defeat by Huddersfield in March 2008.
He spent time out on loan at Yate Town, Luton Town, Newport County, Lewes and Bath City before being released by Rovers in April 2009.
Bristol-born Klein-Davies, who has represented Wales at Under-17 and Under-19 level, spent a season in non-League football with Weston-super-Mare and Weymouth and he is now determined to earn another chance in the Football League.
“Dropping out for a year has given me so much more hunger that I didn’t have before,” Klein-Davies said.
“It’s a great feeling to be around these professional players and something I want to get back into. I love training every day and I want to earn a contract here.”
Cheltenham Town Ladies will take on Gloucester City Ladies at Whaddon Road today (1pm) before the men play.
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Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Investigation of XenoPort, Inc.
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Business Wire, July 29, 2010
SAN DIEGO — Robbins
Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of
fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by certain officers and
directors at XenoPort, Inc. (“XenoPort” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:XNPT).
XenoPort is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing
internally discovered product candidates that utilize the body’s natural
nutrient transport mechanisms to enhance the therapeutic benefits of
drugs. The Company was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara,
California.
Robbins Umeda LLP’s investigation concerns whether the Company’s
directors and officers caused the Company to make materially false and
misleading representations regarding XenoPort’s Phase 3 clinical program
for an extended-release tablet and development stage drug called
Horizant, also known as XP13512 (“512″)
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Campbell avoids assault charge over bruised chauffeur
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Campbell avoids assault charge over bruised chauffeur
0 Comments | Evening Standard; London (UK), Mar 3, 2010 | by Alistair Foster
NAOMI CAMPBELL will not be charged with assault after being accused of hitting her driver in New York.
Police investigated claims that the supermodel struck the chauffeur from the back seat, causing his head to hit the steering wheel and bruising his eye. However, the driver has decided not to pursue the matter so it is unlikely Campbell will face charges.
The 39-year-old has a string of assault convictions in both Britain and America.
Her spokesman Jeff Raymond said: “There shouldn’t be a rush to judgment. Naomi will co-operate [with police] voluntarily and there is more to the story than meets the eye.”
The driver, 27, apparently hired just for the day, claimed he was attacked from the back seat before the supermodel jumped out and ran away. Police yesterday issued a “harass-ment report”, which does not carry any penalty, as no officer witnessed the alleged attack. It comes days after Campbell admitted she was “not perfect” at a fund- raising event.
In June 2008 she was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service for kicking and spitting at police after going “berserk” on a plane.
She screamed abuse at the captain of a British Airways flight waiting to take off from Heathrow when one of her bags went missing
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Caroline Steinman Nunan
0 Comments | Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era; Combined Saturday edition, Jul 27, 2010
Caroline Steinman Nunan “Carrie,” 85, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late James Hale and Louise Tinsley Steinman. She was a graduate of the Shippen School for Girls in Lancaster, the Greenwood School in Maryland and the Katherine Gibbs School in New York.
Carrie was a director of Steinman Enterprises, which includes Lancaster Newspapers Inc., owner of the Intelligencer Journal/ Lancaster New Era, Sunday News, Lancaster Farming and Lancaster County Weeklies.
Other Steinman Enterprises with which she was involved are the Intelligencer Printing Co., Delmarva Broadcasting Co., with radio stations in Delaware and Maryland, and Steinman Park Restaurant Inc. She was a partner in Steinman Development Co., owner of coal and gas lands in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Carrie was also the chairwoman of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, a private foundation created in December 1951 for the purpose of providing grants to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, primarily those serving the citizens of Lancaster County.
At the time of her death, Carrie was a trustee emeritus of Franklin and Marshall College, a board member of the Lancaster Summer Arts Festival and a director of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County.
Carrie is widely credited with helping to shape a thriving cultural climate here through her tireless volunteerism, generous charitable giving and remarkable fundraising capabilities.
She was a founder and past president of the Lancaster Summer Arts Festival, the free festival of visual and performing arts that has grown in popularity since its inception in 1963. She was also a founding member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music and received the nonprofit cultural landmark’s “Director’s Award” in 1993.
Carrie supported arts programs for young people as well. She contributed to the Fulton Opera House’s Youtheatre program, which provides programs for at-risk, disabled and disadvantaged teens. In 2005 she helped bring the Classical Music for Urban Kids program to the Crispus Attucks auditorium during the Summer Arts Festival. In April of this year, Carrie received the “Outstanding Leadership and Service in Arts for Youth Award” from Gov. Ed Rendell.
Carrie’s legendary philanthropic efforts extended far beyond the arts, into historic preservation, public health, education and the environment.
She was a life member of the Lancaster County Conservancy and was given the conservancy’s Partnership Award, its most prestigious honor, in 1999. That same year, Franklin and Marshall College named its campus, which is a designated arboretum, the Caroline Steinman Nunan Arboretum at Franklin and Marshall College.
Carrie’s numerous board memberships included the American Red Cross, which she served for 15 years as a Gray Lady volunteer at Lancaster General Hospital
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3 plead not guilty in Massachusetts school bullying case
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Apr 7, 2010 by Stephen Singer Associated Press
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Three Massachusetts teenagers pleaded not guilty through their lawyers Tuesday in the bullying of a 15-year- old girl who committed suicide after what prosecutors call months of threats and harassment.
The teens were not required to appear at the hearing in Hampshire Superior Court.
Sean Mulveyhill and Kayla Narey, both 17 and from South Hadley, and 18-year-old Austin Renaud, of Springfield, will remain free on personal recognizance on the condition that they stay away from the family of Phoebe Prince, the girl who died.
Mulveyhill and Renaud are charged with statutory rape. Mulveyhill and Narey are also charged with violation of civil rights resulting in bodily injury, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly.
They are among six teens charged in what prosecutors said was the “unrelenting” bullying of Prince, who hanged herself Jan. 14. Prince, who had emigrated from Ireland last summer, was a freshman at South Hadley High School.
Authorities said she was harassed and bullied after having a brief relationship with a popular boy. They have not identified the boy, but friends said it was Mulveyhill, who was a star football player at South Hadley High School.
Prosecutors said the bullying went on for three months and included insults and threats made in school and through cell phone text messages. Prince killed herself after a day of near-constant bullying, including being hit with a beverage container as she walked home from school.
Renaud’s lawyer, Terrence Dunphy, would not comment on the relationship between Prince and Renaud or the statutory rape charge against him. He said lawyers have not received any information yet from prosecutors on what evidence they have.
A pretrial hearing for Mulveyhill, Narey and Renaud was scheduled for Sept. 15.
The three others — Ashley Longe, Flannery Mullins and Sharon Chanon Velazquez, all age 16 — are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Franklin-Hampshire Juvenile Court in Hadley. They are charged with violation of civil rights with bodily injury.
The three also face simultaneous charges of juvenile delinquency.
Several news outlets have been reporting since charges were announced last week that a total of nine youths had been accused in the case
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