Editor's Note: "When I founded CineMalin: Film Commentary four years ago, I consciously avoided preparing lists of 'the best' films of any year for a few reasons. Even the most critically engaged and intellectual film criticism on the internet devolves at the end of every year into list-writing; and under my own editorial supervision after years of freelance writing, I felt no such need to cast those judgments. To this day, we have not published a yearly list from any of our contributors, and I am quite proud of this.
Disney/Marvel has once again developed formulaic sequences and a plot that you cannot help but enjoy as our favorite superhero team rips itself apart for our viewing pleasure. Aside from the well-written jokes and eye-candy fight scenes, what made this film so much more enjoyable than its predecessors is its villain. As played by Daniel Bruhl, Zemo is one of the few bad guys ever featured in a superhero franchise whose motivation is not to take over a city or world, but simply to cause friction amongst its protectors.
The second consecutive Disney/Lucasfilm masterpiece to feature a strong female lead (after Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) does a great job of showcasing the events immediately leading up to Episode IV (A New Hope). Stunning vistas and new leaps forward in computer-generated imagery allow fans of the originals to see another side of major players in the episodic trilogy that started it all. What particularly entranced me here were the imperfections within members of the Rebel Alliance, and the revelation that the Rebels were not all-pure, all-benevolent seekers of justice.
On the nonfiction side of cinema, Austin-based writer/director Jeff Nichols brings us to the trials of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who fought to secure a legal marriage license in the state of Virginia. A more intimate slice of a greater civil rights movement, the Lovings won a landmark Supreme Court case which banned laws forbidding miscegenation in the United States. Amidst the harassment of their neighbors and disapproving law enforcement, Joel Edgerton (Richard) and Ruth Negga (Mildred) paint the passion of this historic couple on a canvas of frightening consequences and untenable living situations. Even as the Lovings fight and make hard choices about their associations, the measure of love exchanged between this husband and wife becomes undeniably justified.
Desmond T. Doss was the first conscientious objector to earn the Medal of Honor. Through the performance of Andrew Garfield, Desmond is brought to life as a man deeply indebted to his faith and his love for his wife, but who nonetheless enlists to serve the U.S. Army in the Second World War as his country turns to the campaign for the Pacific. The detail and gore, viciousness and uncertainty of battle are brought to bear in this film as it presents the most unrelenting depiction of war – Mel Gibson's specialty as a film director – in 2016.
Invasions by extraterrestrial organisms are almost always the plots of action movies with ridiculous special-effects work. Yet while Arrival still entrances the viewer with marvelous computerized tricks, visual work, and a killer soundtrack to accompany the screenplay by Eric Heisserer, the film does not feature scenes of warfare so much as a curious investigation. As Louise Banks (played by Amy Adams) walks us through the development of a language of communication with visitors to Earth, editor Joe Walker interlaces scenes of her life separate from these events to tell another story of her loss and acceptance. For those viewers steeped in philosophy, Banks's actions invite questions of her ethics that many will think on and remember long after this beautiful drama has ended.
Two brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) go on a bank-heist rampage through Texas, catching the ire of Texas Ranger Marcus (Jeff Bridges) and the bank set to foreclose on their family home. Playing fast and loose with each other, this brief glimpse into the lives of desperate vigilantes puts the viewer in the precarious position of rooting for the lawbreakers AND the law, ultimately tapping into the unrequited hate for banks left behind in our society from the housing market crash of 2008.
Captured within this movie of (much-admired but) constantly discomforting dialogue is a brilliant screenplay of what happens when charismatic Patrick Chandler, played by Lucas Hedges, is forced into contact with an immovable man: his uncle Lee, played by Casey Affleck. What makes this already-legendary Sundance movie so fascinating to watch is the seemingly lost Lee coping with the death of his brother and the ensuing legal obligations he is faced with. All the while, Patrick seems to welcome his new circumstances and does his best to accept them and move on. Among my very favorite films of 2016, writer/director Kenneth Lonergan's unique take on the aftereffects of death in a family and the unexpected decision making of our protagonist touch a nerve for those of us who have known such a loss.
Bryan Cranston hits us with yet another stellar performance, this time undertaking the guise of undercover U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur as he delves deep into the criminal underworld of Pablo Escobar. Similar to your typical familiar casino heist plot – think Ocean's Eleven by way of Narcos – you are left with powerful feelings of relief and awe for all the characters involved as the master plan falls into place.
As miraculous as the "miracle on the Hudson" of 2009 was, Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart remind us that the incredible feats of Captain Chesley Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeff Skiles were neither easy, nor unpunished. As Sully deals with the post-traumatic stress of his successful water landing, Clint Eastwood reminds us of the gruesome interrogations pursued by the airline industry and aviation insurers to pin the costs of the crash on Sully, Skiles, or both. The climax of this Todd Komarnicki's screenplay happens not in a cockpit, but in the private deliberations of the national investigation that sought to prove human error caused the crash, regardless of the sentient ingenuity that saved the lives of all 155 passengers of the doomed plane.
One of my favorite films of the year was this comedy-romance featuring Ryan Reynolds as our lead. Forget the X-Men Origins: Wolverine debacle that was Deadpool, this adaptation does right by fans of the comic and movie goers looking for a hilarious bit of action. Despite numerous pitfalls in pre-production, the delivery of this movie was a shocker to the box-office and a welcome new take on the superhero genre with an R-rated feature.


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I am Louise, and have been a member of the AFA since 2003. My family has been built through inter-country adoption with the Philippines program. My husband, Henry, and I have two beautiful and energetic boys (Aidan 9, and Henry 5). I'm looking forward to catching up with old AFA friends and new over the year.
We are the proud parents of Meiya, aged 11, and Anya, 6, both born in Taiwan.
My husband Stuart and I made Canberra our home 7 years ago and underwent the adoption process in three states; NSW, Tasmania and finally Canberra. I have a keen interest in post adoption support (both personally and professionally as a social worker). I currently facilitate a monthly chat group for parents, and look forward to contributing to teen/tween activities and generally as a committee member throughout 2015. I feel the AFA has much to offer the Canberra adoption and permanent care community.
I'm Jo Schell! First and foremost I'm mum to my delightful daughter Elly who was born in China in 2001 and came home in 2002. After that I work in the Department of Health and I'm taxi service and general support person to a busy teenage girl!
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2009-09-23 Assigned to ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. reassignment ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV, WIDENHOUSE, CHRISTOPHER W.
A surgical access device is provided that includes a housing having at least one access port therein for receiving a surgical instrument therethrough, and at least one elongate flexible instrument channel extending from the housing and having a lumen extending therethrough and in fluid communication with the at least one access port in the housing. The instrument channel is adapted to move from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough.
The present invention relates to surgical access devices for providing access into a body cavity.
Laparoscopic procedures generally involve insufflation of the abdominal cavity with CO2 gas to a pressure of around 15 mm Hg. The abdominal wall is pierced and a 5-10 mm in diameter straight tubular cannula or trocar sleeve is then inserted into the abdominal cavity to create a channel into the body. A laparoscopic telescope connected to an operating room monitor is used to visualize the operative field, and is placed through a the trocar sleeve. Laparoscopic instruments (graspers, dissectors, scissors, retractors, etc.) are placed through two or more additional trocar sleeves for the manipulations by the surgeon and surgical assistant(s). While it is necessary to create channels into the body in order to perform procedures, it is also necessary to maintain a seal through the devices to prevent unwanted fluid and other materials from passing through the channel formed into the body cavity.
Accordingly, there is a need for improved methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity while maintaining a seal therethrough.
The present invention provides various devices and methods for providing access to a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided and includes a housing having at least one access port therein for receiving a surgical instrument therethrough, and at least one elongate flexible instrument channel extending from the housing. The instrument channel has a lumen extending therethrough and in fluid communication with the at least one access port in the housing. In an exemplary embodiment, the instrument channel is adapted to move from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough. The elongate instrument channel can be in a natural resting state in the first collapsed configuration. The device can also include a retractor coupled between the housing and the instrument channel and including an opening extending therethrough and first and second flanges configured to engage tissue therebetween. The housing can have various configurations, and can include a plurality of access ports therein. Each access port can optionally include an elongate flexible instrument channel extending therefrom. Each access port can also include a seal therein that is configured to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough and/or seal the access port when no instrument is inserted therethrough.
The instrument channel can have various configurations. In one embodiment, the elongate instrument channel can be twisted in the first collapsed configuration and untwisted in the second expanded configuration. In another embodiment, the elongate instrument channel can be curled longitudinally in the first collapsed configuration and straightened in the second expanded configuration. The instrument channel can also have various shapes, such as a substantially planar cross section in the first collapsed configuration. The instrument channel can also include various additional features, such as at least one sealing element disposed therein and configured to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough. The instrument channel can also include at least one stiffening element extending longitudinally therethrough and configured to provide longitudinal strength to the channel for preventing inversion of the channel while allowing for radial flexibility of the channel. The instrument channel can also form a seal around instruments of various diameters.
In another embodiment, a surgical access device is provided and includes a housing having an access port extending therethrough for receiving a surgical instrument, and an elongate flexible instrument channel extending from the housing and having an inner lumen extending longitudinally therethrough and in communication with the access port in the housing. In one embodiment, the inner lumen can include at least one stiffening element extending longitudinally along the channel and configured to provide longitudinal strength to the channel for preventing inversion of the channel while allowing for radial flexibility of the channel. The at least one stiffening element can extend from a distal end to a proximal end of the elongate instrument channel along or within a wall of the elongate instrument channel. The stiffening element can have a variety of configurations. For example, the at least one stiffening element can be in the form of at least one longitudinally-extending surface feature, or at least one wire or spring disposed within a longitudinal groove formed in the channel.
The elongate instrument channel can be adapted to move from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough. The device can also include a retractor coupled between the housing and the instrument channel and including an opening extending therethrough. The retractor can have first and second flanges configured to engage tissue therebetween. The housing can include a plurality of access ports therein, and each access port can optionally include an elongate flexible instrument channel extending therefrom.
Methods for accessing a body cavity are also provided, and in one embodiment the method can include forming an access hole through tissue, and positioning a housing on a surface of the tissue such that an elongate flexible instrument channel coupled to the housing extends into the body cavity. Positioning the housing can include positioning a flexible retractor coupled between the housing and the channel in the access hole in the tissue to retract the tissue. The method can further include inserting an instrument through an access port in the housing and through the elongate instrument channel to move the channel from a natural resting state in which the channel is in a first collapsed sealed configuration to a second expanded configuration. The instrument channel can move to the second expanded configuration in a variety of ways. For example, the elongate flexible instrument channel can untwist as it is moved to the second expanded configuration, or can unroll as it is moved to the second expanded configuration. In one embodiment, the method can include removing the instrument from the channel. The channel can, for example, twist or curl as the instrument is removed. In one exemplary embodiment, the instrument can be inserted into a second access port in the housing and through a second elongate flexible instrument channel to move the channel from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration.
FIG. 12 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the instrument channel of FIG. 11 showing the stiffening elements extending therethrough.
The present invention provides various methods and device for accessing a body cavity. In general, a surgical access device is provided that includes an elongate flexible instrument channel that is adapted to move between a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to prevent fluid flow therethrough and a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough. In the expanded configuration, while not necessary, the channel can form a seal around the instrument. The flexible instrument channel can be in a resting state in the first configuration such that the channel is self-sealing when no instrument is inserted therethrough. The use of a self-sealing channel can eliminate the need for additional sealing elements in the access port, thereby allowing for a reduced-profile housing and a lower cost housing. However, additional sealing elements may still be used in conjunction with the self-sealing channel. For example, while the channel forms a seal when no instrument is inserted therethrough, it may be desirable to have an instrument seal in the access port and/or in the channel that forms a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough. The use of a self-sealing channel can also be advantageous in an access device having multiple access ports as the channel or a separate sealing element in the channel can maintain a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough while the instrument is being flexed and manipulated in various directions. In addition, the self-sealing channel can accommodate surgical instruments therethrough having various sizes as the channel can collapse around the instrument to form a seal therearound. For example, a seal can be formed around instruments that range in diameter from 5 mm to 15 mm.
FIGS. 1-5 illustrate one exemplary embodiment of a surgical access device 10 that generally includes a housing 54 having at least one access port 14 therein for receiving a surgical instrument 18 therethrough, and at least one elongate flexible instrument channel 16 extending therefrom and having an inner lumen extending therethrough. The inner lumen in the instrument channel 16 is in fluid communication with the access port 14 of the housing 54 to allow the surgical instrument 18 to pass through the access port 14 and into the inner lumen of the instrument channel 16. The instrument channel 16 is adapted to move from a natural resting state in a first collapsed configuration in which the instrument channel 16 is substantially sealed, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of the surgical instrument 18 therethrough, as shown in FIGS. 4-5.
The housing 54 of the surgical access device 10 can have a variety of configurations, and the instrument channel 16 can extend from any housing having an opening therethrough for providing access to a body cavity. In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1-5, the housing 54 is substantially rigid and has a cylindrical shape with a planar top surface 54 t and a sidewall 54 s extending distally from the top surface 54 t. A housing o-ring 74, which can be flexible or rigid as needed, can be disposed within the sidewall 54 s of the housing 54 to form a seal between the housing 54 and a retractor 58, which is discussed in more detail below. In one embodiment, the housing 54 can be threadedly secured to the retractor 58 via mating of threads formed on the housing 54 and the retractor 58 such that the housing o-ring 74 is secured therebetween. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that various other techniques can be used to mate the housing 54 to the retractor 58, such as a snap-fit or other mechanical interlock. The housing 54 and the retractor 58 can also fixedly mate to one another, or they can rotatably mate to one another. In other embodiments, various portions of the housing 54 can be flexible. Such flexibility can not only help to maintain a seal around instruments disposed therethrough as the instruments are being manipulated into various angular orientations, but it can also allow a broader range of movement of instruments inserted therethrough thus facilitating better positioning of the instruments relative to a target site.
The housing 54 can include multiple access ports formed in the top surface 54 t thereof. While any number of access ports 14 can be formed in the housing 54, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-2, three access ports 14 extend through the surgical access device 10. In general, each access port 14 can include a port housing 96 which can be fixedly or freely rotatably seated within a port opening formed in the top surface 54 t of the housing 54. The port housing 96 can have any shape, height, or angular configuration, but in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-5, the port housing 96 has a cylindrical shape with a planar distal end 98 that couples to the top surface 54 t of the housing 54, and a proximal end 100 that extends at an angle relative to the top surface 54 t of the housing 54. The angle at which the proximal end 100 extends can determine the entry angle for an instrument inserted therethrough, as will be discussed further below. Each access port 14 can also have a sealing element 60 disposed therein and configured to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough. Various types of sealing elements can be used. By way of non-limiting example, the sealing element can be an instrument seal that forms a seal around an instrument but otherwise does not form a seal when no instrument is inserted therethrough, a channel seal or zero-closure seal that forms a seal when no instrument is inserted therethrough, or a combination seal that both seals the working channel when no instrument is inserted therethrough and forms a seal around instruments inserted therethrough. Exemplary seals include flapper valves, duckbill seals, conical seals, multi-layer seals, diaphragm seals, gel seals, etc. In certain exemplary embodiments, the sealing element is an instrument seal, such as a multiple layer seal. The sealing elements 60 can also extend in various planes that are different from one another as determined by the angular orientation of the proximal end 100 of the port housing 96.
Other exemplary embodiments of access devices are disclosed in U.S. patent application No. [ ] filed on even date herewith and entitled "Surgical Access Device," [Atty. Docket No. 100873-310 (END6485USNP)] which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that any of the various embodiments disclosed in the aforementioned application can be used in any combination with the present invention.
As noted above, a retractor 58 can extend from the housing 54, and in one embodiment, the retractor 58 is a substantially flexible member having a proximal flange 78 and a distal flange 80 with an inner elongate portion 82 extending therebetween. An opening 59 extends through the proximal flange 78, the inner elongate portion 82, and the distal flange 80 of the retractor 58 to define a pathway for receiving surgical instruments. As discussed above, the proximal flange 78 can be configured to mate to the housing 54 using various techniques, such as by an adhesive, sealant, or any other attachment mechanism known in the art. The o-ring 74 can be positioned between the retractor 58 and the housing 54 to help form a seal therebetween. The retractor 58 can also include a rigid o-ring 94 that can be disposed within the distal flange 80 thereof and can be configured to maintain the shape of the distal flange 80 of the retractor 58. Such support may be necessary where the channel 16 mates to a distal support surface 80 s of the retractor 58, as shown in FIG. 3. The support surface 80 s can extend longitudinally across the opening 59 of the retractor 58, and it can include a central opening 80 c formed therein for allowing fluid communication between the opening 59 in the retractor 58 and the channel 16.
The instrument channel 16 extends distally from the retractor 58 and is in fluid communication with at least one of the access ports 14 of the housing 54 via the opening 59 in the retractor 58. The channel 16 can be coupled to the retractor 58 or the housing 54 in a variety of ways. In the illustrated embodiment, the instrument channel 16 includes a first mating ring 102 on a proximal end 16p thereof that is positioned adjacent to a distal surface of the support surface 80 s of the retractor 58 and circumferentially around the central opening 80 c. The first mating ring 102 can be coupled to the instrument channel 16 in a variety of ways. For example, the mating ring 102 can be formed on the proximal end 16 p of instrument channel 16 or can be coupled thereto using any technique known in the art. The mating ring 102 can include a plurality of holes 104 formed therein that correspond to holes 106 formed in a second mating ring 108 disposed on a proximal surface of the support surface 80 s of the retractor 58. The first and second mating rings 102, 108 can engage the support surface 80 s around the opening 80 c and mate to one another to mate the channel 16 to the retractor 58. A plurality of pins or screws 110 can be used to extend through the holes 104, 106 formed in both mating rings 102, 108 in order to mate the mating rings 102, 108 to one another and formed a seal therebetween. A person skilled in the art will appreciate, however, that the mating rings 102, 108 can be mated together using any technique known in the art, and that various other techniques can be used to mate or integrally form the channel 16 with the retractor 58. Moreover, the channel 16 can be mated to a proximal portion of the retractor 58 or to the housing 54. The instrument channel 16 can be coupled to any component of the device 10 in any manner that allows the instrument channel 16 to be in fluid communication with at least one of the access ports 14.
As explained above, the instrument channel is adapted to move between a first collapsed configuration and a second expanded configuration upon insertion of a surgical instrument therethrough. The instrument channel can be in a natural resting state in the first collapsed configuration, in which the channel is closed and sealed to substantially prevent fluid or any other material from flowing therethrough. During insertion of an instrument through the channel to move the channel from the first collapsed configuration to the second expanded configuration, the instrument channel can open and expand, however it may still collapse around the surgical instrument to create a seal around the surgical instrument. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that the instrument channel can have any configuration that allows for movement between a first configuration in which the instrument channel is sealed, and a second configuration in which a surgical instrument extends through the instrument channel.
In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1-5, the instrument channel 16 is curled longitudinally in the first collapsed configuration, and is straightened in the second expanded configuration. The instrument channel 16 can be curled along the entire length thereof, or can be curled along portions, e.g., from a distal end 16 d to a location distal of the proximal end 16 p of the instrument channel 16, as illustrated in FIGS. 1-3. The instrument channel 16 can also include a non-curled tapered region 17 in a proximal end thereof to increase the ease of inserting a surgical instrument 18 therethrough. The tapered region 17 can decrease in diameter in a proximal-to-distal direction. The instrument channel 16 can have a variety of configurations, but in the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a flexible elongate tube having a substantially rectangular cross sectional shape. In particular, the instrument channel 16 is formed from two substantially planar surfaces having opposed sidewalls formed therebetween. In the first collapsed configuration, the planar surfaces are substantially adjacent one another to achieve a seal through the instrument channel 16. In the second expanded configuration, the planar surfaces of the instrument channel 16 expand outward between the opposed sidewalls as a surgical instrument 18 moves therethrough, thus creating space therein for the instrument 18. The instrument channel 16 is adapted to extend into a body cavity and thus can have a length sufficient to allow the distal end 16 d of the instrument channel 16 to be positioned within the body while the proximal end 16 p can coupled to the access device 10. The instrument channel 16 can be formed from a variety of materials, including a variety of biocompatible materials that have properties sufficient to enable the instrument channel 16 to be inserted into the body.
In the natural resting state, as shown in FIG. 3, the curled channel 16 achieves a seal to prevent fluid flow therethrough. As a surgical instrument 18 is passed through the curled instrument channel 16, as shown in FIG. 4, the instrument channel 16 is uncurled by the surgical instrument 18 as it is moved distally through the instrument channel 16. Any portion distal of the distal end of the surgical instrument 18 will remain curled to maintain a seal in the instrument channel 16. While not necessary, the instrument channel 16 can also collapse around the surgical instrument 18 as it is passed therethrough to form a seal therearound to continue to prevent fluid or other materials from passing through the instrument channel 16. The surgical instrument 18 can be passed through the instrument channel 16 until a distal end of the surgical instrument 18 extends from the distal end 16d of the instrument channel 16 to allow the surgical instrument 18 access to the body cavity, as shown in FIG. 5. When the surgical instrument 18 is removed from the instrument channel 16, the instrument channel 16 can being to curl at its distal end 16 d, and will continue to curl up to a location just distal of the location of the surgical instrument 18 as the surgical instrument 18 moves proximally out of the instrument channel 16.
In another exemplary embodiment, illustrated in FIG. 6, an instrument channel 16′ can extend from a housing 54′ that includes a single access port 14′ formed therein. A person skilled in the art will appreciate, however, that the instrument channel 16′ can extend from any housing with any number of ports, including the housing 54 shown in FIGS. 1-5. The instrument channel 16′ is twisted in the first collapsed configuration, and is untwisted in the second expanded configuration. The instrument channel 16′ can be twisted along the entire length thereof, as illustrated in FIG. 6, or it can be twisted along portions, e.g., from a distal end 16′p to a location distal of the proximal end 16′p of the instrument channel 16′. The instrument channel 16′ can be in its natural resting state when twisted, as shown in FIG. 6, to achieve a seal to prevent fluid flow therethrough. The instrument channel 16′ can have a variety of configurations, but in the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a flexible elongate tube having a substantially planar cross section that is twisted in the first collapsed configuration such that opposed planar surfaces of the instrument channel 16′ are substantially adjacent one another to achieve a seal through the instrument channel 16′. In the second expanded configuration, the opposed planar surfaces of the instrument channel 16′ are configured to untwist and expand outward as a surgical instrument moves therethrough, thus creating space therein for the instrument. Similar to instrument channel 16, instrument channel 16′ is adapted to extend into a body cavity and thus can have a length sufficient to allow the distal end 16′d of the instrument channel 16′ to be positioned within the body while the proximal end 16′p can coupled to the surgical access device. The instrument channel 16′ can be formed from a variety of materials, including a variety of biocompatible materials that have properties sufficient to enable the instrument channel 16′ to be inserted into the body.
Similar to instrument channel 16, instrument channel 16′ is untwisted by a surgical instrument as it is moved distally through the instrument channel 16′, but remains twisted proximal of the surgical instrument to maintain the seal of the instrument channel 16′. The instrument channel 16′ can also collapse around the surgical instrument as it is passed therethrough to form a seal therearound to continue to prevent fluid or other materials from passing through the instrument channel 16′. When the surgical instrument is passed through the instrument channel 16′ until a distal end of the surgical instrument extends from the distal end 16′d of the instrument channel 16′ and into a body cavity, the instrument channel 16′ is fully untwisted along its entire length and can be collapsed around the surgical instrument to form a seal along an entire length thereof. When the surgical instrument is removed from the instrument channel 16′, the instrument channel 16′ can being to twist at its distal end 16′d, and will continue to twist up to a location just distal of the location of the surgical instrument as the surgical instrument moves proximally out of the instrument channel 16′.
It may be advantageous to have more than one surgical instrument with access to a body cavity at a given time. In order to accommodate multiple surgical instruments, in one embodiment multiple instrument channels can extend from multiple access ports. In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 7-8, three instrument channels 16 a, 16 b, 16 c extend from a housing and are in fluid communication with the access ports disposed therein to provide multiple surgical instruments access into a body cavity simultaneously. While FIGS. 7-8 illustrate instrument channels 16 a, 16 b, 16 c that are in a twisted configuration, a person skilled in the art will appreciate that any type of instrument channel, including the curled configuration shown in FIGS. 1-5, can be used and in any combination thereof. A person skilled in the art also will appreciate that any number of instrument channels can be used to allow for any number of surgical instruments to be passed through the device 10 for access to a body cavity.
The instrument channel can also optionally include features to aid in sealing the instrument channel. While many configurations are possible, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, one or more sealing elements can be disposed in the instrument channels 16 a, 16 b, 16 c, for example, in the proximal and/or distal ends of the instrument channels 16 a, 16 b, 16 c and the sealing elements can be configured to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough and/or to seal the instrument channels 16 a, 16 b, 16 c. The sealing elements 30, 31 can have a variety of configurations, but in the illustrated embodiment are in the form of two o-rings 34, 36 that are disposed within a proximal housing 33 of the channel 16 a and two o- rings 38, 39 that are disposed within a distal housing 35 of the channel 16 a. The o-rings 34, 36, 38, 39 are configured to engage an instrument inserted therethrough. A person skilled in the art will appreciate, however, that any number of o-rings can be disposed within the channels to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough, and that various other types of sealing elements can be disposed in the instrument channel in any location that is desired to facilitate sealing of the instrument channel around an instrument. Moreover, a person skilled in the art will appreciate that sealing elements can be used with any embodiment of the instrument channels disclosed herein, including instrument channel 16 shown in FIGS. 1-5 and instrument channel 16′ shown in FIG. 6.
The instrument channel can include various additional features to facilitate movement between the first and second configurations. In one embodiment, the instrument channel can include one or more stiffening elements extending longitudinally along the instrument channel for providing longitudinal strength to help prevent inversion of the channel during instrument removal, while still allowing for radial flexibility of the channel. The stiffening elements can be formed at any location along the instrument channel, including along inner and outer surfaces or within the sidewall, and they can extend along the entire length of the channel or along any portion thereof in order to facilitate prevention of inversion of the instrument channel. The stiffening elements can have a variety of configurations. In one exemplary embodiment, the stiffening elements are in the form of a plurality of surface features 40, shown in a cross section of the twisted instrument channel 16′ in FIGS. 9-10. The surface features 40 can be formed in the instrument channel in a variety of ways, including being molded and extruded in the inner wall of the instrument channel 16′. The surface features 40 can be, for example, in the form of elongate ridges that extend longitudinally along the instrument channel 16′. The surface features 40 can also aid in controlling movement of the instrument channel between the collapsed and expanded configurations. For example, FIG. 9 illustrates two larger surface features 40 a disposed on opposed sides of the channel 16′, and a plurality of smaller surface features 40 b positioned along the planar sidewalls such that the larger surface features 40 a have a greater stiffness than the smaller surface features 40 b. As a result, the sidewalls can more easily compress and expand relative to one another. FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment in which the surface features 40 along the planar sidewalls decrease in cross-sectional diameter towards the midpoint of the sidewall. As illustrated, the decreasing cross-sectional diameter of the surface features 40 allows the planar sidewalls to compress toward one another, thus facilitating a tighter seal through the instrument channel 16′ when the channel 16′ is in the first collapsed configuration. In addition to facilitating movement between the first and second configurations, the surface features 40 can also reduce friction between the instrument channel 16′ and the instrument inserted therein as the instrument only comes into contact with the surface features 40 and not the entire inner surface of the instrument channel 16′. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that the shape, size, and location of the stiffening elements can be optimized to achieve a desired result.
In another embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the stiffening elements can be in the form of longitudinal grooves or channels 42 formed in the wall of the instrument channel and having springs and/or wires disposed therein that are adapted to prevent inversion of the channel. In one embodiment, the springs and/or wires can be pre-stressed such that the springs and/or wires are naturally in the first collapsed configuration to help facilitate movement from the second expanded configuration back to the first collapsed configuration. A person skilled in art will appreciate that any number of stiffening elements can be used. Further, similar to the surface features 40 shown in FIGS. 9-10, the size and shape of the longitudinal grooves can be varied to vary the cross section of the instrument channel.
The present invention also provides methods for accessing a body cavity. In one exemplary embodiment, an opening can be formed in tissue, for example, in the abdominal wall or umbilicus, and the retractor 58 can be positioned within the opening to engage the tissue between its proximal and distal flanges thereby forming a pathway through the tissue. In one exemplary embodiment, the proximal flange of the retractor 58 can be positioned on an external tissue surface, and the distal flange of the retractor 58 can be positioned on an internal wall of the body cavity. As a result, the housing 54 will rest against the external tissue surface, and the instrument channel(s) will extend from the retractor 58 into the body cavity, e.g., the abdominal cavity. A surgical instrument can be passed through an access port 14 in the housing 54 of the device 10 and into the instrument channel extending therefrom. As the instrument is moved through the instrument channel, it will force the channel to move from the natural resting state in a first collapsed configuration in which the instrument channel is sealed, for example, either curled as in the instrument channel 16 or twisted as in the instrument channel 16′, to a second expanded configuration, for example, the uncurled or untwisted state. As the instrument is being inserted, the instrument channel can collapse around the instrument to form a seal therearound. A sealing element(s) located in the housing and/or instrument channel can additionally or alternatively form a seal around the instrument inserted therethrough. The instrument can be passed into the channel until a distal end of the instrument extends distally from the distal end of the instrument channel to allow the instrument access to the body cavity to perform a procedure therein. The instrument can then be removed from the instrument channel, during which the instrument channel will either curl or twist as the instrument is being removed to create a seal. Longitudinal stiffening elements formed in the instrument channel can help prevent inversion of the instrument channel, for example, by preventing the instrument from pulling the instrument channel into the housing 54 when the instrument is being removed therefrom. Other exemplary embodiments of methods for performing gastrectomies are disclosed in U.S. patent application No. [ ] filed on even date herewith and entitled "Methods And Devices For Performing Gastrectomies And Gastroplasties," [Atty. Docket No. 100873-317 (END6488USNP)] which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
at least one elongate flexible instrument channel extending from the housing and having a lumen extending therethrough and in fluid communication with the at least one access port in the housing, the channel being adapted to move from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough, the elongate instrument channel being in a natural resting state in the first collapsed configuration.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate instrument channel is twisted in the first collapsed configuration and untwisted in the second expanded configuration.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate instrument channel has a substantially planar cross section in the first collapsed configuration.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate instrument channel is curled longitudinally in the first collapsed configuration and straightened in the second expanded configuration.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate instrument channel includes at least one sealing element disposed therein and configured to form a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the channel includes at least one stiffening element extending longitudinally therealong and configured to provide longitudinal strength to the channel for preventing inversion of the channel while allowing for radial flexibility of the channel.
7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a retractor coupled between the housing and the instrument channel and including an opening extending therethrough between first and second flanges configured to engage tissue therebetween.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a plurality of access ports therein.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein each access port has an elongate flexible instrument channel extending therefrom.
10. The device of claim 1, where the at least one access port includes at least one seal therein and configured to form at least one of a seal within the access port when no instrument is disposed therein and a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate flexible instrument channel can form a seal around instruments of various diameters.
an elongate flexible instrument channel extending from the housing and having an inner lumen extending longitudinally therethrough and in communication with the access port in the housing, the inner lumen including at least one stiffening element extending longitudinally along the channel and configured to provide longitudinal strength to the channel for preventing inversion of the channel while allowing for radial flexibility of the channel.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one stiffening element extends from a distal end to a proximal end of the elongate instrument channel along the elongate instrument channel.
14. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one stiffening element is in the form of at least one longitudinally-extending surface feature.
15. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one stiffening element comprises at least one wire.
16. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one stiffening element comprises at least one spring disposed within a longitudinal groove formed in the channel.
17. The device of claim 12, wherein the elongate instrument channel is adapted to move from a first collapsed configuration in which the channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration upon insertion of an instrument therethrough.
18. The device of claim 12, further comprising a retractor coupled between the housing and the instrument channel and including an opening extending therethrough forming a pathway through tissue.
19. The device of claim 12, wherein the housing includes a plurality of access ports therein.
20. The device of claim 18, wherein each access port has an elongate flexible instrument channel extending therefrom.
inserting an instrument through an access port in the housing and through the elongate instrument channel to move the channel from a natural resting state in which the channel is in a first collapsed sealed configuration to a second expanded configuration.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the elongate flexible instrument channel untwists as it is moved to the second expanded configuration.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the elongate flexible instrument channel unrolls as it is moved to the second expanded configuration.
24. The method of claim 22, further comprising removing the instrument from the channel, the channel twisting as the instrument is removed.
25. The method of claim 23, further comprising removing the instrument from the channel, the channel curling as the instrument is removed.
26. The method of claim 21, wherein positioning the housing includes positioning a flexible retractor coupled between the housing and the channel in the access hole in the tissue to retract the tissue.
27. The method of claim 21, wherein the instrument is inserted into a second access port in the housing and through a second elongate flexible instrument channel to move the second elongate flexible instrument channel from a first collapsed configuration in which the second elongate flexible instrument channel is sealed to substantially prevent fluid from flowing therethrough to a second expanded configuration.
MX2009010636A MX2009010636A (en) 2008-09-30 2009-09-30 Surgical access device with flexible seal channel.


The reveal of the Tesla Model X raised some good points when it comes to sharing parts from one of its cars to another, and even though 60 percent of those parts come from the popular Model S there are more than enough differences to cater for a different market.
It makes perfect sense to do this, as it will not only keep costs down but there will not be the issue of reliability issues because they already know more than half of the parts being used for the upcoming CUV are tried and tested. Whiles it's easy to focus on the positives we shouldn't forget about the negatives as well, so we need to consider the impact of the weight.
The Model X is around 10 percent heavier than the S and when you consider they will use the same 60 kWh or 85 kWh battery packs the range will be less than the smaller model. Many potential customers will overlook this but it's still something that needs to be considered before you part with $60,000-$90,000 before tax credits, which is the expected price you will be paying for this latest EV.
So we know most of the Model X will share the same technology as the Model S, but it will be the other 40 percent that will make the newer model very different. The importance of this will be seen the moment you start to look at the other features of the car, such as the seven seats, the different doors and room for extra luggage — again this will have an impact on the overall range of the vehicle.
Having said that while there may be an issue with the range when compared to the Model S where the CUV will excel is in the performance, so it's easy to tell that Tesla has tried to find the perfect balance with their latest creation.
In a recent article we can see that the entry level Model X will achieve 0-60mph in just 4.4 seconds and will come with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive options.
Upon further investigation into the range of the new Model X it looks as though the entry level 60-kWh battery will be good for 200 to 210 while the more-powerful 85-kWh battery should be good for a range of 260 to 270 miles. Both these figures are far greater than the Nissan Leaf but then again you will only be paying around $28,000, which is at least $32,000 cheaper.
Why are you comparing the Model X and S with the Leaf? They are completely different cars, it's like comparing a 5-Series to a Golf. Dont compare the two.


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Study asks: What would it take for a nuclear-powered world?
By Suzanne Jacobs on Sep 14, 2015
If renewable energy sources were characters from The Big Lebowski (stay with me here), solar would be The Dude — an insufferably chill ringleader whose reliability and good nature make him the obvious hero. Wind would be Donny — a well-intentioned naif just doing his thing in the face of non-stop criticism. And nuclear would be Walter, a fear-inducing loose cannon who puts everyone on edge but is ultimately the guy you'd want by your side when shit hits the fan.
And, folks, shit is hitting the fan. The world is burning, ice sheets are melting, and delusional narcissists are trying to take control of the country. So in a study published in the journal PLOS One, two researchers mapped out what exactly it would take for the world to go completely nuclear. Scientific American has the scoop:
"If we are serious about tackling emissions and climate change, no climate-neutral source should be ignored," argues Staffan Qvist, a physicist at Uppsala University, who led the effort to develop this nuclear plan. "The mantra 'nuclear can't be done quickly enough to tackle climate change' is one of the most pervasive in the debate today and mostly just taken as true, while the data prove the exact opposite."
Qvist and his colleague Barry Brook, a professor of environmental sustainability at the University of Tasmania, studied the rapid adoption of nuclear energy in Sweden and France to make their projections. Sweden started researching nuclear power back in the '60s as a way to reduce its need for foreign oil and protect its rivers from hydroelectric dams. Within 24 years, the country was generating half of its electricity from nuclear power. France, also wanting to rely less on foreign fuels, built 59 reactors in the '70s and '80s, and now, 80 percent of the country's electricity comes from nuclear power, Scientific American reports.
Here's what that means for the rest of the world:
Based on numbers pulled by the research team from the experience of Sweden and France and scaled up to the globe, a best-case scenario for conversion to 100 percent nuclear power could enable the world to stop burning fossil fuels and start fissioning uranium for electricity within 34 years. Requirements for this shift of course would include expanded uranium mining and processing, a build-out of the electric grid as well as a commitment to develop and build fast reactors—nuclear technology that operates with faster neutrons and therefore can handle radioactive waste, such as plutonium, for fuel as well as create its own future fuel. "No other carbon-neutral electricity source has been expanded anywhere near as fast as nuclear," Qvist says.
But this doesn't seem like a very likely scenario, given the current state of nuclear power around the world. Here in the U.S., nuclear power is on the decline because natural gas and wind power are so cheap, Scientific American reports, while nuclear power in Japan is still limping back to life after the Fukushima disaster. Germany, meanwhile, is phasing out nuclear power completely, and although China is actively growing its nuclear fleet, the country is still drowning in coal power.
Of course, economics aren't the only reason nuclear is on the decline in so many places. Safety concerns, which can be overblown, also play a major role, Brook told Scientific American:
"As long as people, nations put fear of nuclear accidents above fear of climate change, those trends are unlikely to change," Brook adds. But "no renewable energy technology or energy efficiency approach has ever been implemented on a scale or pace required."
And so here we are, at a crossroads, where we must ask ourselves: Is it time to deploy Walter? Sure, in a perfect world, The Dude would get the job done on his own without any drama, and we'd all live happily ever after. But The Dude's running out of time, and while Walter has had some Fukushimas of his own, he won't hesitate to beat the shit out of some nihilists if we ask him to. And should The Dude ultimately fall down on the job and get an ominous warning in the form of a severed toe, good ole' Walter will always be there to pick up the pieces:
The World Really Could Go Nuclear	, Scientific American
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The tweets are in reference to their casting — Elba is the gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and McConaughey is the man in black (known by many names, but usually Walter Padick or Walter O'Dim). Both characters are trying to reach the tower that stands the pinnacle of space and time. Roland is seeking to save the world, while the man in black seeks power to rule over it.
Both King and Nikolaj Arcel, who is the movie's director and co-writer, spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the movie, which begins shooting in South Africa in seven weeks and is set to be released Jan. 13, 2017.
King reveals that he's pretty insistent the movie open with the first line from the first book, which is what he tweeted Tuesday (March 1) when he revealed the movie news. However, the movie will not be encompassing all eight novels, nor will it start at the beginning.
While they won't say where exactly the story starts and which books it will encompass, Arcel says that "a lot of it takes place in our day, in the modern world," which EW speculates means the movie will start in "The Waste Lands," which is the third book in the series.
The interview also does not rule out the possibility of more than one film, or a TV series.
In 2010, Ron Howard's plan was to make a trilogy of movies accompanied by a cable TV series that would serve as a prequel, filling in backstory. Howard is still involved with "The Dark Tower" movie as executive producer and King says a successful film could revive Howard's previous plan, which is why the earlier part of Roland's life will not be a part of the film.
"They're still holding on to this idea that they can do a TV series, and they've got it pegged for that," says King.


The Invitation is undoubtedly gorgeous to look at. It's just a shame that it doesn't do nearly enough to hook, before laboriously meandering to its foreseeable conclusion.
An hour into The Invitation, you'll be pleading for it to finally get to its point. Having begun up with an ominous opening scene that immediately set a twisted tone the film then grinds to a halt once it arrives at the home that the titular summons has asked them to.
The Invitation starts with Will (Logan Marshall Green) and his new girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) driving to the house that Will used to share with his ex-wife, Eden (Tammy Blanchard), who now lives there with her new husband David (Michiel Huisman). Also in attendance is a hoard of Will and Eden's old friends, who haven't all gathered together since the former couple's child tragically died at a party in the same house. Obviously, this makes things slightly awkward and tense, which is only exacerbated by the fact that Eden and David are acting very peculiar, and have a specific reason for inviting their guests into their home.
The sinister intentions of David and Eden tepidly boil underneath The Invitation, but it takes too long for its twist to occur. And once it does, it's been danced around and teased so much that you're left nonplussed and disappointed that this was all The Invitation had to offer.
On the plus side, this is what finally jolts The Invitation into action, as it becomes clear why Eden and David asked the group to attend. But even though there's a lot more energy and action, the final act quickly loses its momentum and starts to drag, too.
The Invitation is also stunted by just how awkward the gathering actually is. None of the characters actually want to be there, but rather than making us -- as a viewer -- uncomfortable in a tense and oddly thrilling way, it just does so in a tedious and bored way. These circumstances means that it's impossible to invest or be intrigued by anyone from this posse of friends, none of which are memorable or actually that fun to be around. Plus, there's just too many of them to keep track of, which stops any sort of camaraderie or genuine friendship between them from growing.
That's not to say that I found myself repelled by any of the performances, which were all admirable. Logan Marshall-Green emanates a concerned paranoia in a compelling fashion, Michiel Huisman is an odd concoction of both appealing and creepy, while Tammy Blanchard masks her frail emotional state in a mystifying yet subtle manner.
Which makes it all the more frustrating that The Invitation doesn't build upon its intriguing set-up to deliver the requisite thrills that are implied from an entry into the thriller genre. Director Karyn Kusama shows some nice touches, while Bobby Shore's cinematography is undoubtedly gorgeous to look at, but the use of flashbacks to show Eden and Will when they were married feels tacky and forced.
This stops the sentimentality and emotional heft that Eden and Will are feeling because of their child's death from manifesting. In fact the dialogue and even the flashbacks skirt around the tragedy so much that you just don't care about it. If it had been more prominent it could have anchored the weight of the film and even made it more compelling.
Without it there's not enough to feed on. The Invitation isn't chilling enough to be scary, or psychological enough to be disturbing, and since it never does enough to hook you into the plot you'll have long given up the ghost before it plods to its dreary end.


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Here We Go, Yet Again
By Jeff Kaplan
Funny thing, desperation.
A man of principles. A man of convictions. He'll stick to his guns, as long as he's not facing serious heat. But he's human, after all. And when he's up against it? When he knows it's all just slipping away? He changes.
His principles? His convictions?
He'll trade 'em all, to save his skin.
Oh, sure, Mike Singletary held out longer than most. I mean, how many times? In these wasted years, how many times did it seem at last he was ready to cave? How many times was it simply clear, at last he'd switch to a pass-first O?
It seemed pretty clear after Houston, when Alex Smith ran the spread to perfection. It seemed pretty clear after Jacksonville, when Singletary commended his players for begging for "more spread." Remember this year's training camp, when Alex swore we'd "evolved," we'd "play three wides, get guys in space, [and] throw it all over the field"? How 'bout after Kansas City, when Singletary fired the prehistoric Jimmy Raye--possibly even voluntarily--and replaced him with spread-enthusiast Mike Johnson? Or how 'bout after St. Louis, when Troy Smith, subbing for an injured Alex, racked up nearly 400 yards and Johnson vowed to "encourage his daring"?
At each point, it was simply clear: at last we'd scrap our running O--our embarrassing "keep it close" mentality--and run a modern, passing one. Yet at each point, Singletary wouldn't yield.
It was noble, in a way. STUPID, but noble.
So why would the loss of Frank Gore make a difference? Singletary nipped THAT thought in the bud, swearing we wouldn't be "any more creative." But after our running game stunk in Green Bay, Singletary was out of time. Next up was Seattle, and its #30 passing D. If we lost, we'd be done, and so would Singletary.
So, at last: bye-bye, principles. So long, convictions. Shockingly (at least to me), desperate measure #1: we'd pass.
Desperate measure #2, of course, was bringing Alex back.
Singletary's explanation, as usual, was exasperating. "At this time of the year with the games that we have left it's a matter of being able to use the entire playbook," he said. "I think right now we need everything that we can possibly have." I see. When you're, say, oh-and-five, there's no need for creative game-planning or play-calling. But when you're four-and-eight and facing elimination, NOW you need "the entire playbook."
Ah, Singletary. I just can't wait to be rid of you.
Look, I'm all for using the entire playbook. But just for the record I'll say it again: I'd have stuck with Troy. He might not know the entire playbook--though after three months I'm not sure why he wouldn't--but when Singletary lets him play, he knows enough to win. I'll admit it, though: in part, my support for Troy was borne of my fatigue with Alex. Six years now, of ups and downs. Of hopes raised and quickly dashed. Honestly, I'm just exhausted, and I simply didn't wanna go back.
But Singletary played a hunch, and, surprise (at least to me): it worked.
Oh, at first, it didn't look good. First down, incompletion. (Boo.) Second down, incompletion. (Boo!) Third down, and not a stretch to say the biggest down of Smith's career; go three-and-out, and the crowd might well have dragged him into the parking lot. But Smith hit Vernon Davis for 22 and, later, for 42 and the score.
True, our second drive was our umpteenth run, run, pass, punt--hey, we were desperate, not crazy--and Seattle answered by slicing through our D with ease. But then our field-goal try was blocked and went through anyway, and then Seattle simply imploded. A pick set us up in their end, and we added three; a fumble set us up in the RED ZONE, and Smith connected with Josh Morgan for the score; Seattle missed on fourth down, and Smith hit Brian Westbrook on a 62-yard catch-and-run (leaving Singletary mind-blowingly "thankful that we didn't use Brian very much early on"); a pick set us up in the red zone AGAIN, and we added another three; and Dashon Goldson's pick-six let us cruise to the end. With those huge assists from Seattle, we scored 30 for the first time all year, and 40 for the first time in SEVEN years.
Naturally, the raves rolled in for Smith, whose rating was a career-high 130. And, indeed, he made sound decisions and avoided his trademark "bonehead play." But...with Smith, it seems, there's always a "but." Smith threw not a single pass deep; of his 255 yards, 208 were after the catch. Plus, we didn't sustain offense as much as cash in on Seattle's gifts; as Smith put it, "we really let the game come to us," which was pretty easy when the 'Hawks were so willing to give it away.
Still, there was Davis, swearing that Smith--stop me if you've heard this one--was reborn. "It was like a totally different person out there," he said. Right. Totally different, just like always, until he shows he's still the same.
So here we go, yet again. No one does the meaningless late-season surge quite like Smith and the Niners. Oh, sure, there's "meaning" here, in the sense we could win this awful division. But it's just another illusion, like five-and-four and eight-and-eight, to make you think there's something there. To trick you into believing.
Enough. Please, God, enough already.
Congratulations, Coach; I'm glad your desperation knocked you out of your stupor. And nice game, Alex; to your credit, you made the 'Hawks look every bit as bad as they are.
But by now we know better.
This time, your illusions won't save you.
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Jeff it seems to me the 49ers would have everything to lose by making the playoffs. It's obvious they are a bad team and making the playoffs under such ridiculous conditions would deprive them of the benefits afforded. From what i'm hearing if they make the playoffs and lose, the best they draft would be 21st, while everyone else in the division drafts according to actual records.
Let's hope the Yorks' egos are getting what they deserve for ignoring the basic, honest way of owning and managing an NFL football team when you have no idea how to do it. Unfortunately they took a great franchise and all its fans down with them. For all we know they're just treading water until the franchise is worth another 200 million because of natural appreciation and then they'll dump it. Hopefully, they'll dump it asap. Think of the arrogance and stupidity of firing Mariucci (without a replacement) because he might want to see what other opportunities were out there that were better than working for a jerk like John York. Think of hiring Dennis Erickson. Think of hiring Mike Nolan, who had never been a head coach, and making him the total boss of the football side of the business. GM? We don't need no stinkin' GM. Think of promoting Mike Singletary, who had never even been a coordinator, and had been out of football for many years, to be the new head of everything/face of the franchise. Think of promoting a mediocre personnel guy, Scot McCloughan, as your GM. Think of firing your weak GM two weeks before the draft. Think of not being able to hire a top offensive coordinator.
Oh, and another thing the Niners have ZERO of..... SWAGGER! Unless they get rewarded for bonehead plays. Matt Millen said it best last night, folks. "You can't make this stuff up."
49ersswagger... Now you see why Geoff wasn't buying it? I would somewhat agree with your take on continuing to fire coaches and replacing them with the same garbage, but the bottom line is that Sing has lost this team. He also is not a good head coach. Do you really want to continue to have him learn on the job while we waste the prime years of Gore, Davis, Willis, etc.? Clearly this team does not play for him and if they do, then that should tell you all you need to know. It's pretty bad that a team this talented can't win a division that nobody else wants to win. It ALL falls on the coaching! Mike Singletary didn't learn last year and here we are at 5-9 and he still has not opened up the offense. And WTH calls a play that starts off going backwards when you only have 6 inches to get??? That was horrible!! Also, if there is ONE THING I would expect from a Mike Singletary-coached football team, it's discipline. This team has ZERO discipline. Probably couldn't beat Stanford.
Boy, didn't we look great last night against the Chargers? I hope Jeff isn't too negative in his next column and only points out all of the positives to come out of that performance.
49ersswagger
I'm so tired of losing as well, we need to fire singletary, release Alex and get a real head coach with expertise in the west coast offense. Draft a real qb, after watching last night I'm sick of losing. I watched Steve Mariucci cut our balloon saying we would not make the playoffs and with the way our team is playing I wouldn't want to see us get whipped like that anymore. I can't wait until next year, Jed please listen we hate being the laughingstock of the entire NFL, we need a new staff, OC DC HC, everybody was outcoached so bad last game. Why play ten yards off wrs who aren't even that fast, Manusky's defense has no pass rush, soft zone coverage, he made philip rivers look like the next coming of joe montana and we could stop tolbert all night. The offense is pathetic, deion sanders said it after the game, how can you draw up a game plan where your best player vernon davis has no catches until the 4th qtr when the game is already a blowout. Mike Singletary's greatest failure is he knows nothing about offense and chose a rb coach jimmy raye as offensive coordinator, fired him and now we have mike johnson who is predictable & boring offensively. The offense is the worst in the NFL. Alex Smith is a huge bust, cut him asap.
Response: I'm not sure I can stand all your negativity, Swag.... :)
I agree that greatness is out there. I do acknowledge the need for the return of the WCO. I would love to have Mike Holmgren or Jon Gruden as the head coach if Singletary fails to make the playoffs. I'm not a fan of firing a coach that took his team to the playoffs and won a division under any circumstances. I know the NFC west is super weak but that is our division. If somehow we become the 1st team to go 0-5 and make the playoffs and win a division, I know you would even admit that's progress for a team that hasn't made the playoffs since Steve Mariucci left. I am not a blind supporter of Mike Singletary & if we can get a great coach in the offseason like J. Gruden or M. Holmgren I say go for it. But the last thing I wanna see is another D. Erickson or M. Nolan. If that's the case we would be better off keeping Mike Singletary and hiring an OC with knowledge of the west coast offense like Dennis Green or Brad Childress. I hated the years when we had M Nolan & D Erickson, we were not even competitive. I have watched every game this season & we almost beat ATL 14-13, if nate clements didn't fumble we win that game. We only lost by 3 points to the Saints, Eagles & Panthers. Tonight's game is must win, GO 49ers.
I don't believe it is all Sing or Alex's fault for where we are now. The media (writers) tell us this is the year, the wait is over. Truth is, they don't really know. Dallas, Min, and even Ind are not playing to expectations. Instead of firing Sing, give him time to put his offense together. Alex is and always has been an option/spread QB and will only succeed in that type of offense. He will be a great backup to Peyton, Brady, or Matt Cassell. We are so quick to get rid of coaches because of the expectations brought on by the media. All he needs is his own choice QB, a CB, and a true pass-rush LB. Give Sing the time he deserves!!
Response: Nah.
Jeff, I appreciate the response to my comments. I read the article several times and you do give a little credit to Singletary and Alex. The thing that bothers me is no matter winning or losing it seems like the 49ers are dragged over hot coals on a weekly basis not just by you but by everyone in the media and some of the so-called 49er faithful. I am sick of watching my 49ers lose so I don't want to see them lose anymore. I watched as the Yorks ran Steve Mariucci outta town after we made the playoffs and won the game vs the giants. I'm tired of the constantly changing coaches and offensive coordinators and gm's. This is not the blueprint bill walsh laid down that won us 5 superbowls. Sometimes patience is a virtue. If Eddie D fired Bill Walsh based on his 1st two seasons as coach, his record was under .500, I think he was 2-14 and 6-10, we would have missed out on the glory years and the 5 rings. I am not comparing Singletary to Bill Walsh the Genius but what I am trying to say is sometimes you have to stay the course to find out where the path leads. The 49ers put up with d erickson & m nolan for at least 6 seasons combined and neither coach had a season over .500. Singletary isn't great but I've seen worse.
Response: I hear you, Swag. We all want the same thing, and that's for the losing to stop. And you're right: in general, changing coaches every couple of years is no recipe for success. But I think we've seen enough of Singletary to know that mediocrity (regardless of whether it's enough to make the playoffs) is the best he can do; philosophically, he's just an albatross. And just look at the coaching talent that's out there, particularly the talent that's part of the Walsh tree. GREATNESS is out there, Swag. Let's go get some.
You people are unbelievable. Do you really think this is a good team? Are you seriously talking about the playoffs with a straight face? As George W. Bush once said, "There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
Nice follow-up to your last foolish article on how much of a mistake it was to go to Alex Smith. I wonder what you'll write next if we somehow beat the Chargers.
I cannot stand to read your articles, you are the most negative writer i have ever read. I was sure after a blowout win you would have something positive to say about my 49ers. It seems like you hate Singletary, Alex Smith and everything from ownership down to the players. I am a diehard 49ers fan, we are one game back in the NFC west. We have a chance to win the west and host a playoff game. Your last article blasted Singletary for putting Alex Smith back into the lineup as starter. One week later you refuse to admit you were wrong about Alex Smith and Singletary's decision to play him. Why can you not give Mike Singletary credit for a good coaching decision to start Alex Smith who had the best game of his career last week. Alex Smith's qb rating 130 was the best in the NFL, better than tom brady and peyton manning. I thought this was a 49ers website but all this negative talk about my 49ers after a win just makes me sick to my stomach. Be a man, admit you were wrong and for God's sake please write a positive article about my 49ers once in a while.
Response: Swag, if you can stand it, please read the article again. I admitted that Singletary's switch to Alex worked (at least against Seattle). And I admitted that I was surprised, i.e., that my prediction for what would happen (at least against Seattle) with Alex back was wrong. And I commended Alex for how he played (though I pointed out how his numbers were a bit inflated by all the yards after the catch). But I'm done with elevating these late-season surges into some indication of a quality team. And I'm certainly not gonna celebrate the fact that we're still in the running for the least-deserved playoff spot in the history of time, especially if winning that spot will result in keeping Singletary. If that's the case, I pray to God we don't win it. And if that's being negative, then negative I'll be.
CanadianFaithful
Jeff, I think you were looking for style points last Sunday. There are no style points in football. You, as I, were spoiled by the great 9er teams that made every opponent look foolish and gave us something to crow about. That is not today's NFL. There is way too much parity. I know... you are saying Tom Brady/Patriots. As I mentioned to you a few weeks ago Alex will become a serviceable QB on another team next year. If I was his agent I would advise him to get as far away from this bad situation as possible. He has not been put in a position to succeed. I think that is the best storyline you have here. Singletary has not played to Alex's or his own team's strengths. I am positive Ditka once said you play to the strengths of your best offensive player not players! He had Payton, Sing had Gore. Alex was not the focus. Now with Gore out he is. Alex will have some solid games and then get the hell out of SF. Next year when he starts to succeed we will be left asking why he could not do it here. Just like I am doing watching other former 9ers right now. Pascoe/Hill. They need to look inside. Front office/coaching. Not at Alex's lack of being Montana/Young. There are no style points Jeff!
ALEX SMITH HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY COACHED--THE NINER COACHES HAVE ALL BEEN TERRIBLE W/ THE EXCEPTION OF NORV TURNER. THERE IS NO "CONTINUITY" IN SAN FRAN. I WISH ALEX THE BEST WHEREVER HE ENDS UP -IT COULD BE AS A BACKUP TO RIVERS NEXT YEAR. LET'S SEE WHO THE NINER FANS BLAME THEN......
Stupid is as stupid does. Sing had Martz. He knew the offense was pitiful with the exception of when Turner was here. Instead of getting a top flight OC he went to the caveman approach. Last year he did the same thing, his D isn't dominant, his run game isn't fysical and they had to win by passing. He is ignorant, and until he realizes his BS doesn't work on the pro level, he will continue this circle of mediocrity. But who cares anyway. If the owners are willing to put up with it what can the fans do but bend over?
49er fans, take a look at the Bengals; TWO winning seasons in the last 20 years. That is what 49er fans have to look forward to. The Yorks have turned the 49ers into the west coast version of the Bengals. It all starts at the top, as long as the 49ers are led by Jed "Lucky Sperm" York and Daddy Clueless York, 6-10 type seasons will be the norm and futility and frustration will be the rule! 49er fans: DO NOT RENEW SEASON TICKETS! DO NOT be FOOLED by the Yorks trotting out another coach and pep rally at the end of the season. The Yorks are a CANCER, drive them out, or just start watching the Bengals!!!
49erlifer
Before the year started I was thinking I mean I wanted 10 wins. That at the time seemed logical. I was so far off base! Jeff please I understand your rants, I feel for you but please CHANGE IT UP DUDE! I mean every week you say the same thing! Look I agree, I have been a 9er fan for 37 years! I have been patient and still we are going noplace! We could have had Colt McCoy in the 2nd round but we take Taylor Mays. Now Mays can play and he will be a stud in years to come. I believe when you rebuild a franchise you start with a QB and not with Alex Smith for any reason, he should have been gone 2 years ago! Look at guys like Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Sam Bradford and yes this one stings and just guts me every time I watch this kid play is Aaron Rodgers. How and why did we let this guy get away? We have guys like Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford, Cam Newton, QB, Auburn, Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas and Jake Locker, QB, Washington. One of these kids will be available when we pick and in a perfect world we will draft one of them. I am hoping Singletary will be gone. I would love to see Gruden coaching this team and he will not. Jim Harbaugh would be the perfect fit and I think he's ready for the NFL.
Jeff, Alex is simply an overall better qb than Troy. That is what Sing sees. Troy is more or less a gunslinger with above average run ability (very similar to Nate Davis). That clarified, Alex is not good enough to take a team to the playoffs. "Good enough to get beat". It seems to me every Niners game Billick does he brings up his "accuracy issue". And he's right. Troy is not accurate at all and Alex often misses his receivers or his throws are behind or at least not at the spot the throws should be. We need a new one but make sure the accuracy thing is there.
Team York
Enjoy the articles every week Jeff. Sounds like some readers are tired of the same theme every week. Let's not kill the messenger, Sing is incompetent and I think Jeff is just expressing how he needs to be replaced. Jeff, keep pounding on that drum. There is no way in hell I'm watching this team next year if he is still the coach. By the way has anyone noticed that Sing is wearing shades during the game? Congratulations Coach! You have learned to sleep standing upright. Progress, definite progress! Remember, the less input in the team, the more time you have repeating nonsense.
Well Jeff, you're begging for some hate mail. I'll humor you. This week Singletary wins, at least he did something new. Two things even. He passed first, and he won a game decisively. However, you Jeff have replied with the same crappy, whiny dribble that you shovel out on us week after week. It's sad that between you and Singletary, the one who insists he has no need for creativity is the one who shows us something new.
Great article, Jeff. I agree with every word of it. Of course it was nice to see us put up a very crooked number on the scoreboard against a divisional foe. However, we should have scored 60. Without our defensive takeaways and Seattle leaving Davis WIDE OPEN on the first drive we would have lost and looked like the same old team. I don't expect our defense to be able to come alive like that on Thursday against SD and I see our offense once again showing its true colors. We might start out aggressively and maybe even put together a sexy opening scoring drive but after that I predict the offense to stall like always with the RUN-RUN-INCOMPLETE PASS mentality. SD is still fighting for their season and will be very tough to beat IMO. One last thing about A. Smith, I wasn't impressed with him a whole lot, the Davis TD was busted coverage. What I did like was the TD to Westbrook. He had a HUGE rush in his face and instead of rolling out and throwing it away he found his hot receiver and good things happened. More of THAT kind of QB play would do a lot for this offense.
Jeff, I have taken a few steps back from the 9ers this year for a couple of reasons, the first being this year has played out pretty much as I anticipated, won/loss wise. The second being the only way to enjoy the "DRAMA" which surrounds this team is to be somewhat unattached. Man and has there been drama with them these last few years. Jeff, by being able to watch and comment on this team, you have given me endless hours of entertainment. Thanks and do keep up the great work... I am hopeful that the next year will give me a reason to go back and watch and cheer these guys on!!!
Response: Thanks, Paul. I truly appreciate your support.
Smith "good enough to break your heart" is probably accurate. Good fortune rolled into Candlestick last weekend and the Niners capitalized. It's happened before when we've played bad teams. Smith's first completion easily could have been dropped, high and behind, but Davis, in this case, made the catch. Some other passes were good, but they were sprinkled in with balls that were typically high or off target...it just didn't cost us...this time. Considering how the game played out, plugging in Alex was a good call. I'm not sure how good it would have been against a quality team. I'm not sure if Troy would have been the answer against a quality team. I am sure that Troy would have won this Seattle game. They gave it to us. I don't know what to expect from the San Diego game, but I think it will be close. It's likely that we won't be able to keep up in the 2nd half, but we'll see. Alex may make the signature bonehead play that costs us, but I really don't see Troy pulling it out either...not with the offense we're willing to call with him behind center. Whether we complete the run or not, SF is not a very good football team...not even that fun to watch.
Jeff, you speak the painfully obvious. Yet there are fans that will stand by Alex to the death, to forgive anything, to put this putz on a pedestal every time he completes a pass? I just don't get it! Even against Seattle he looked like a marginal QB. I watched the game twice. Almost ALL of his throws are marginal whether they are caught or not. I feel awful, I want the 49ers to win... but not if that means keeping Alex & Sing.
Oh, Geoff!! We all get it!! Why don't you offer up some suggestions or insight instead of the same boring garbage every week. I'm not sure you can beat this thing into the ground any further. Any realistic head-coaching candidates? Any realistic QB trades? ANYTHING of substance?? I'm guessing you have none. So, since dingleberry has illusions, are the players supposed to give up? You want the team to roll over? I'm not doing cartwheels over a possible 7-9 playoff berth, but it is what it is... The Niners are 1 game out, and it at least gives the team something to play for after a very disappointing season. That's all that matters! Ding sucks, Alex sucks, ownership sucks... WE GET IT!! I'm sure you already have your outline together for next week's thrashing. Can't wait to see what "creative" analysis you come up with next. I don't disagree with your article, but you are beating a dead horse here. Changes aren't going to come with 3 games left. So, why don't YOU go and make some changes, and offer us 49er fans some suggestions for next year that we can all debate on. I'm tired of your Ding ranting, give us something else to read or go away already.
The_Real_Randy
Question: Has Alex really been a good (if not great) QB this whole time and idiots running our offense since Norv Turner left are just too dumb to know how to use him properly? I feel it's time to move on and cut him loose, but I can't help but get the feeling that he'll blossom in an organization that knows what it's doing.
Response: As usual, Randy, the truth is probably somewhere in between. Smith's been cursed with woeful coaching, but he also just doesn't seem to have those uncoachable instincts that the really good ones seem to have. I think, at his core, he IS good, but only good enough to break your heart.
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Gullruten es una ceremonia de galardones anual de Noruega, otorgada por la Fundación Gullruten, establecida en 1998 por la Asociación Noruega de Productores de Cine y Televisión. El comité de premios cuenta con representantes de las principales empresas de televisión nacionales, NRK, TV 2, TV3 y TVNorge.

Categorías

En la ceremonia se otorgan premios principales y premios especializados.

Premios principales

Las categorías han cambiado con el tiempo, en 2019 se entregaron premios en las siguientes áreas:

Mejor espectáculo de entretenimiento
Mejor reality de competición
Mejor realidad
Mejor telenovela documental
Mejor drama de televisión
Mejor programa de comedia
Mejor espectáculo infantil o juvenil
Mejor programa de estilo de vida
Mejor programa de noticias o deportes
Mejor documental de televisión
Mejor serie documental
Mejor actor
Mejor presentador
Participante del año (participante en una serie de telerrealidad o docu-jabón)
Novedad del año
Premio honorífico del año
Momento televisivo del año
Premio del público

Premios especializados

Además de las categorías principales, también se han concedido premios especializados desde 2009. Actualmente existen las siguientes categorías:

Mejor dirección, varias cámaras
Mejor cámara, una cámara
Mejor director, una cámara
Mejor entretenimiento de edición
Mejor documentación de edición
Mejor drama cinematográfico para TV
Mejor director de drama de televisión
Mejor edición de drama televisivo
Mejor guion para drama televisivo
Mejor mezcla de sonido
Mejor diseño de iluminación / escenografía / producción
Mejor diseño gráfico / efectos visuales
Mejor vestuario
Mejor maquillaje
Mejor música original
Innovación del año
Premio honorífico

Historia

El premio tiene sus raíces en 1984, cuando el premio Næringslivets Film- og Videodag fue otorgado por primera vez bajo los auspicios de NHO. En 1994, NHO unió fuerzas con ITVA para crear un festival anual en Lillehammer. Los premios se entregaron aquí bajo los nombres de Gullruten y Sølvruten, principalmente a películas comisionadas y auncios, pero también para producciones de televisión. La distribución tomó su nueva forma en 1998 cuando los canales de televisión noruegos comenzaron a colaborar en la distribución y la Asociación de Productores de Cine y Televisión de Noruega estableció la fundación Gullruten. La distribución se trasladó a Bergen y desde entonces se ha distribuido en relación con los Nordic Media Days. Al mismo tiempo, el precio estaba más dirigido al medio televisivo que a los comerciales.

Después de que Gullruten se mudara a Bergen y la estableció como fundación, la ceremonia de galardones se transmitió en TV 2 durante un tiempo. El primer año, la ceremonia de galardones se llevó a cabo en Forum Kino y fue alquilada por Nadia Hasnaoui en colaboración con Frode Alnæs. Desde 1999, se lleva a cabo en el Grieg Hall y fue alquilada por Dorthe Skappel.

Desde entonces, los precios a los anuncios comerciales han desaparecido de la ceremonia de galardones, y Gullruten aparece hoy como un premio televisivo puro.

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Clear Channel Media & Entertainment has cut a deal to pay performance royalties to Fleetwood Mac for songs from its recently released "Extend Play" EP that are broadcast on its 850 terrestrial radio stations. According to Clear Channel, it's the first rights partnership between a radio company and an artist.
But nothing is getting played anyway, so what difference does it make? They should have put out "Miss Fantasy" instead of "Sad Angel" as the single. It has the classic Fleetwood Mac sound and is the only one of the four songs on the EP that could potentially be a hit for them.