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The SFFaudio Podcast #285 – READALONG: The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Triptree, Jr.
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The SFFaudio Podcast #285 – Jesse, Scott, Luke, and Jenny talk about The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Triptree, Jr.
Talked about on today's show:
Alice Sheldon, why no audiobook?, how James Triptree, Jr. died, the award, the Virginia Kidd agency, the PDF version, who owns it?, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips, Her Smoke Rode Up Forever, she was a spy, Racoona Sheldon, a murder/suicide or a suicide pact?, nearly blind, what would Seth think of that?, Huntington D. Sheldon, OSS -> CIA, Cordwainer Smith, Jesse is glad "new wave" is dead, re-reading, you must pay close attention, grammar, a potential audio version, caps and italics, Scott's proto-cyberpunk, story summary, holographic TV, a "waldo" system, product placement advertizing, the 1998 TV adaptation for Welcome To Paradox (was very faithful), emotional, internal, the weird framing style device, is it NEW WAVE?, J.G. Ballard, an ancient version of the singularity, the reader needs to do a lot more work, Day Million by Frederik Pohl, who is the narrator talking to?, "Listen zombie, believe me…", the truth is in question, Scott is falling down the Jesse Well, Evel Knievel, media and money, someone goes time traveling, the sharp faced lad, Luke goes biblical, why do we need firm ground?, P. Burke, a media controlled dystopia, post-modern stream of consciousness, its set in the 1970s, "Nixon Unveils Phase 2″, a loopy temporal anomalyizer project, bringing the horrible future into being, investment opportunities, what do people do in this future?, the Wikipedia entry on product placement, "gods", media consumers, Kyle Marquis @Moochava tweet: "Yearly reminder: unless you're over 60, you weren't promised flying cars. You were promised an oppressive cyberpunk dystopia. Here you go.", dystopic is this?, reserving the word dystopia, "a bad place", Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, a world community, "the world is a dystopia for poor people", buying into it, required consumption, a softer opt-in dystopia, Wool by Hugh Howey, the lack of truth, the six people in the GTX tower, Rupert Murdoch, government control vs. corporate control, biography of Anonymous, Wikileaks, Amazon.com, PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Russia, Jony Ive, Jeff Bezos, Google, this one person, this relationship, the emotional part of the story, a suicide attempt, "her eyes leak a little", the godlings, media stars, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the family and the fourth wall, a tax-dodge marriage, the narrator is full of contempt for everything, a soap opera and the show around that, Jean Harlow's story, the actress in that movie vs. the person in that life, her Prada bag, her Jimmy Choo, her iPhone 6, the meta-story, the movies remind us why they're famous, South America, they're just shows that happen to love soap (not soap operas), another allusion, Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson, Rima the Bird Girl, Audrey Hepburn, tragic end, "your brain is a dystopia for you", tragedy, what of the empty body?, the best expression of the system, a plastic brain, a red herring?, was she trying to kill her biological body?, plugged in emotionally, I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein, old man becomes young woman, grandfatherly lust, P. Burke thinks she is Delphi, The Matrix, if this is the start of the technology, The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series, vat-grown avatars, Wii miis, World Of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, unique trumps beauty, the second smartest man in the world, scars are cool, trans-humanism, did anyone enjoy this book (story)?, Jenny loves this story, Scott liked it, the value of short fiction, James Triptree, Jr. writing is not like other people's, it feels like an artifact, hey you daddy-o, Luke is the dissenting voice, Luke doesn't like short fiction very much, Rudy Rucker's Software and Wetware, Cory Doctorow, the futuristic patois, Luke doesn't like the punk in cyberpunk, "it kind of just flops there", KCRW's Bookworm, Reading Like A Writer by Francine Prose, using people, "the real hairy thing…love?", the narrator's cynicism, Isaac Asimov's thoughts on New Wave, New Wave as the literary version of SF, style over content, what Rudy Rucker was doing, what is the first cyberpunk book?, Anne McCaffrey's short story The Ship Who Sang, what it's not, who wants straightforward?, addressing the reader directly, Peter Watts, infodumping, "As you know Jim…",
On this day I want to tell you about, which will be about a thousand years from now, there were a boy, a girl and a love story. Now although I haven't said much so far, none of it is true. The boy was not what you and I would normally think of as a boy, because he was a hundred and eighty-seven years old. Nor was the girl a girl, for other reasons; and the love story did not entail that sublimation of the urge to rape and concurrent postponement of the instinct to submit which we at present understand in such matters. You won't care much for this story if you don't grasp these facts at once. If, however, you will make the effort, you'll likely enough find it jam-packed, chockfull and tiptop-crammed with laughter, tears and poignant sentiment which may, or may not, be worth while. The reason the girl was not a girl was that she was a boy.
"There's a great future there", All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein, it's not a time travel story?, newspapers, typewriters, telegrams, has writing gotten worse or is it just evolving?, brid -> bird, Luke thinks it's all cyclical, this is just another princess, this is Princess Diana's story, we are complicit, the message, everyone should have to read the news in a second language, being two steps removed from current events, the value of the short story (it's short), speed dating books, good luck.
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The SFFaudio Podcast #282 – READALONG: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
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The SFFaudio Podcast #282 – Jesse, Tamahome, Bryan Alexander, and Julie Davis discuss Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie.
Talked about on today's show:
a recent novel, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, a long novel, a genderless society, an absence of vocabulary, a politics-biology-language fusion, a light space opera, a murder mystery, a multi-body perspective, foreshadowing a sequel, confusing historical allusions, empire, imagination, personal story, dialogic, magnetic fiction in space, a puppet-like main character, mysterious actions, an unsatisfactory explanation, slave women, a fight for emancipation, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, auxiliaries, the story of Spartacus, Roman family bonding, Jane Austen, dystopia, slaves into servants, expected violence, Roman colonization, a distinct approach to human ethics, the Old Testament, old-fashioned faith, short stories, key words, views of reality, spiritual progress, omnipotent deities, reconstructed ancient religions, J.R.R Tolkien, Lieutenant Ahn, Hindu deities, tea, Jo Walton, coffee, Japanese morality, Shintoism, Horrible Histories, Scholastic books, Frank Herbert, religious engineering, Hellstrom's Hive by Frank Herbert, government religion, Dune by Frank Herbert.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Review of Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Pump Six and Other Stories
By Paolo Bacigalupi; Read by Jonathan Davis, James Chen, and Eileen Stevens
11 CDs – Approx. 13 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: December 1, 2010
Themes: / Science Fiction / Dystopia / Biopunk / Politics / Society/ Environmentalism / Technology / Food / Death / Thailand / Asia /
The eleven* stories in Pump Six chart the evolution of Paolo Bacigalupi's work, including the Hugo nominated "Yellow Card Man," and the Sturgeon Award-winning story "The Calorie Man," both set in the world of his novel The Windup Girl. This collection also demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Bacigalupi's work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience.
Let me get the praise out of the way first: Paolo Bacigalupi is an imaginative genius with a message. At times the writing is brilliant. "The Fluted Girl" is excellent, well-written, surely a classic. Every idea in every story is worthy of exploration and consideration and the three narrators are just fine, thanks. His views of dystopia are clever warnings; his ideas endlessly fresh and characters sympathetic. Slow pace is forgivable in his stories, like home-cooked food, worth the wait. James Chen's reading of the Chinese accents is a great addition to the appropriate stories.
But there are problems. I don't like having a book of short stories that doesn't list the names – I shouldn't have to look on-line for names of the stories and the order in which they appear. I also feel strongly that there is a missing editor. Some of the stories feel as though they are not in final draft version. If I had the print version, my teacher's red pen would have been in hand marking suggestions for edits. Some information seemed more than unnecessary to the stories (these are short stories after all). It is disappointing that such genius is allowed "out" without polish. Is it possible that the world he created in Pump Six, where literacy has all but disappeared, is actually at its beginning, or did Paolo do it on purpose to see if we are paying attention?
Should you listen to this audiobook? Yes. Brilliant, not perfect, but should definitely not be missed.
*Only ten stories included in the audiobook:
Pocketful Of Dharma • (1999) • novelette • read by James Chen
The Fluted Girl • (2003) • novelette • read by Eileen Stevens
The People Of Sand and Slag • (2004) • novelette • read by James Chen
The Pasho • (2004) • novelette • read by Jonathan Davis
The Calorie Man • [The Windup Universe] • (2005) • novelette • read by Jonathan Davis
The Tamarisk Hunter • (2006) • short story • read by Jonathan Davis
Pop Squad • (2006) • novelette • read by Jonathan Davis
Yellow Card Man • [The Windup Universe] • (2006) • novelette • read by James Chen
Softer • (2007) • short story • read by James Chen
Pump Six • (2008) • novelette • read by Jonathan Davis
Posted by Elaine Willis
Review of The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne
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The Girl in the Road
By Monica Byrne; Read by Dioni Collins and Nazneen Contractor
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication Date: 20 May 2014
[UNABRIDGED] – 11 hours, 7 minutes
Themes: / fantasy / near-future / dystopia / road trip / Ethiopia / Djibouti / India / ocean / metallic hydrogen /
Publisher summary:
In a world where global power has shifted east and revolution is brewing, two women embark on vastly different journeys—each harrowing and urgent and wholly unexpected.When Meena finds snakebites on her chest, her worst fears are realized: someone is after her and she must flee India. As she plots her exit, she learns of The Trail, an energy-harvesting bridge spanning the Arabian Sea that has become a refuge for itinerant vagabonds and loners on the run. This is her salvation. Slipping out in the cover of night, with a knapsack full of supplies including a pozit GPS system, a scroll reader, and a sealable waterproof pod, she sets off for Ethiopia, the place of her birth.
Meanwhile, Mariama, a young girl in Africa, is forced to flee her home. She joins up with a caravan of misfits heading across the Sahara. She is taken in by Yemaya, a beautiful and enigmatic woman who becomes her protector and confidante. They are trying to reach Addis Abba [sic], Ethiopia, a metropolis swirling with radical politics and rich culture. But Mariama will find a city far different than she ever expected—romantic, turbulent, and dangerous.
As one heads east and the other west, Meena and Mariama's fates are linked in ways that are mysterious and shocking to the core.
This book defied my expectations at every turn. It is near-future but in two different times and locations. Mariama is in a caravan heading to Ethiopia across land, and Meena is heading to Ethiopia from India, across the Arabian Sea, on a floating road made of metallic hydrogen. Interesting concepts for the near-future, and nice to have African and Indian characters and settings. The writing is my type – emotional, internal dialogue, pondering greater meanings.Everyone keeps calling it sci-fi, I imagine because of the brief technology mentions, but I think it fits more in fantasy – people who may or may not be human/gods/ghosts, the quest/journey, the lesson, the good vs. evil, the superhuman moments – feels like fantasy to me! The cover also claims the book is like a hybrid of Neil Gaiman, Erin Morgenstern, and Margaret Atwood. I don't see Gaiman or Morgenstern except for fantasy, but that is a pretty broad paintbrush, one that seems to grasp at the most popular authors in a genre that has better examples to draw from. Atwood maybe in the sense of timeline and natural disaster themes. Otherwise, I see this more like the fantastical imaginings of J.G. Ballard (such as The Unlimited Dream Company) with the setting and world building of Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death?). So if we have to compare it to something, let it be those two instead.
I want everyone to read this book so we can discuss the ending. I listened to the last disc three times because I'm not entirely sure what happened. I'm still not. I have questions that will make no sense until you've read it. Questions like, "Where is Djibouti?" and "Is everyone insane?" I keep telling friends about the book and thinking about it, and it has one of the few five-star ratings I've given out in GoodReads so far this year. A week after finishing, I got into a conversation about metallic hydrogen and man-made floating islands in Facebook because a person had posted about Kiribati, a nation that is destined to disappear into the ocean. Their leader is seriously considering building a place to keep his people together, because what else can you do if your country slips beneath the sea? Monica Byrne touches on this same question.
The two readers, Dioni Collins and Nazneen Contractor, do a brilliant job in the performance of this book, particularly in the slipping between India and Africa the way any immigrant would, and that is crucial to the character of Meena.
Posted by Jenny Colvin
The SFFaudio Podcast #266 – READALONG: When The Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells
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The SFFaudio Podcast #266 – Jesse, Luke, and Juliane Kunzendorf discuss When The Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells
Talked about on today's show:
Julianne's first SFFaudio Podcast, what do we call them?, readers and talkers, 1899/1910/1923, When The Sleeper Wakes, The Sleeper Wakes, The Sleeper Awakes, Blackstone Audio's audiobook version, the serialization in The Graphic magazine, the 1910 preface, "an editorial elder brother", going to the original sources, a forecast of technology, technological changes between the revisions, aeroplanes and aeropiles, the introduction to the 1923 edition, "fantasias of possibility", "suppose these forces go on novel", H.G. Wells thought the rich were evil geniuses (prior to meeting them), "rather foolish plungers", "vulgar rather than wicked", Ostrog, "a nightmare of capitalism triumphant", capitalist/socialism (kind of like Japan), The Unincorporated Man is pretty much the same story, yay Marxism!?, when Graham wakes up, Chapter 7, there only audiobooks in the future, The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling, The Madonna Of The Future by Henry James, Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, phonetic spelling, an H.G. Wells way of writing, is it the nature of a serial, the reader transplanted into the year 2100, The War Of The Worlds, suicide, Isbister, Warming, Ostrog, Lincoln, "body fag is no cure for brain fag", "while he was breaking his fast", the language, lying in a crystal box, a passive character, establishing the genre, space elevators, Buck Rogers has the same premise, Idiocracy, Eine Billion Dollar by Andreas Eschbach, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, the importance of money, the gilded age, wealth disparity, the labour company, a dystopia along the lines of Brave New World, the Martian invasion, The Time Machine, is this the start of the Morlocks and the Eloi?, 1984 by George Orwell, the proles, the pleasure cities, distractions, the value of work beyond being paid, a class trap, what is Wells saying?, Wells' ambivalence towards the proles, there are no more school examinations, is this a meritocracy?, technological dystopias (like 1984), social dystopias, Brave New World is a medical dystopia, genetic dystopias, knowing you live in a dystopia, North Korea, knowledge of other societies, the time before Big Brother, Julia, the Anti-Sex League, genetically dumbified, Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, religious dystopia, advertizing Christianity, prosperity gospels, church revivals, advertising, the babel machines, movies and television, what will this culture do to the culture?, "people don't read", airplanes, heavier-than-air aircraft, smashing airplanes into other airplanes, aerial ramming, flying machine vs. aeroplane vs. airplane vs. aeropile, My First Aeorplane by H.G. Wells, rocketships, the pilot's union, the look of the airplane, the clothing, Victorian age dresses, the church, hanging in the air, the Thames has run dry, megalopolis, the building material, the Eiffel Tower, steel, concrete, plastic, glass, carbon fiber, biotech, Pandora's Star, a coral house, 3D printing, Ikea Hacks, print on demand houses, economics, factories and automation, The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein, The City And The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke, slide-walk, edamite, Ostrog, Ostrogoths, Lincoln, foment a revolution, race and racism, Senagalese, ostrog as "fortress", a Serbian Orthodox Church, Ostrog will boss the show, "in bounds", are these are revolutionary names?, Che Guevara, Abraham Lincoln's freeing the slaves, thug force, Berlin, June 17th, 1953, the Berlin Wall, outside forces, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Gurkhas, "see we're all friends", smiling bright shiny teeth, "they are fine loyal brutes", racism is in there but it is not the point of the book, The War Of The Worlds, a little hypocritical, we can't see the issue, massive economic suppression, calculating boys, hypnotism, economic slavery, the wealth gap, the White Council, the blaring speakers, the media firehouse, talk radio, people wearing their headphones everywhere, podcasts, each one of those streams are newspapers, a newspaper for everybody, broadsheets vs. tabolids, your newspaper tells your class, daily free newspapers, Jack The Ripper, Melville Macnaghten, Michael Ostrog (thief and con-man), the symbolism of the aircraft, the three books, Helen is the Madonna of the future, it's a joke, the novel's end, 'my Graham dies without certainty of victory or defeat', ambiguous airplanes, "literally that's his dream", flying dreams, cliffs and high places, Isbister and Warming -> Lincoln and Ostrog, "its fun", "in such a fall as this countless dreams have ended", dream falling, the different endings, the future of that future, Olaf Stapledon's The Last And First Men, many futures, Olaf Stapledon takes what Wells does a little farther, Graham as a Christ figure, risen from the dead… etc., in Graphic detail, full colour holographic Jesus, the empty tomb moment, allusions to other literature in the Bible, Arthur C. Clarke, the Son of Man, A Story Of The Days To Come, the emptying of the countryside, the enclosures, Scotland, Canada, Glasgow, Berlin, well more than 50% of the world's population lives in cities now, Among Others by Jo Walton, Wales, the merits of country living, the economic theory behind everything, access to internet, staring at the internet, services, live entertainment, "my choice of Christian girls was three girls", poor Luke.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Review of Archetype by M.D. Waters
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Archetype (Archetype #1)
By M.D. Waters; Read by Khristine Hvam
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Publication Date: 2 February 2014
[UNABRIDGED] – 10 hours, 22 minutes
Themes: / dystopia / reproduction / romance / near future / suspense / thriller /
Publisher summary:
Emma wakes in a hospital, with no memory of what came before. Her husband, Declan, a powerful, seductive man, provides her with new memories, but her dreams contradict his stories, showing her a past life she can't believe possible: memories of war, of a camp where girls are trained to be wives, of love for another man. Something inside her tells her not to speak of this, but she does not know why. She only knows she is at war with herself.
Suppressing those dreams during daylight hours, Emma lets Declan mold her into a happily married woman and begins to fall in love with him. But the day Noah stands before her, the line between her reality and dreams shatters.
In a future where women are a rare commodity, Emma fights for freedom but is held captive by the love of two men – one her husband, the other her worst enemy. If only she could remember which is which….
This audiobook kept me listening until I finished. I couldn't stop! Comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood are unavoidable with this book, but in this world where women are valued and imprisoned in order to bear children, M.D. Waters has also added in an element of romance. This means descriptions of the men Emma is interested in, and sex. I don't mind romance, but I think if I were a woman being controlled and manipulated by men, I would be less obsessed with marriage and sex. But Emma has very little memory, and at first no reason not to trust her husband. All she wants is to get past her accident and back to normal life. She can't fully recover because of her dreams.
I can't say much more without giving it away, and the best part about the book is how all the details are revealed. Archetype is suspenseful and creepy up until the end, and the end leads nicely into the setup for the next novel (Prototype) while being its own self-contained story.
I enjoy Khristine Hvam as a narrator – I had listened to her performance of Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and her voice is well suited to a near-future dystopian romance.
Posted by Jenny Colvin


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absolutely magnificent artwork, so beautifully rendered, wonderful talent. hugsxxx
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House votes to decriminalize possession of quarter-ounce or less of marijuana
If the Senate and Gov. Maggie Hassan agree, which is unlikely, possession of the small amount would still be a crime, but it would be a violation subject to a fine of up to $200, rather than its current status as a misdemeanor.
Hassan spokesman Marc Goldberg said Hassan supports allowing access to medical marijuana for patients if "appropriately regulated with controlled and limited dispensing,."
But he said, "She does not support further decriminalization measures" as called for in the bill passed Thursday.
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee had recommended that the House kill the original bill, decriminalizing possession of an ounce or less of marijuana.
The House refused to do that on a 229-100 vote, and then adopted an amendment decriminalizing the smaller amount, 214-155.
Before the votes, Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, said the bill would bring "some sanity to our marijuana laws."
"It is the least we can do in keeping with what the House did in each of the past two sessions," Vaillancourt said.
Vaillancourt said marijuana is "rather benign and is "less harmful than legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco.
"No one has ever died from using too much marijuana."
Many who died from alcohol and tobacco would be alive "if their drug of choice was marijuana," he said.
Rep. Dan Eaton, D-Stoddard, also supporting decriminalization, said that with the current prohibition, "We are making billionaires out of mobsters."
But Rep. Linda Harriott-Gathright, D-Nashua, said, "If you approve this, what's going to be the next drug to be desired because it's illegal to use?
"Marijuana can have a variety of adverse short and long term effects especially on your pulmonary and cardiac health,'' she said.
Rep. Joel Winters, D-Nashua, called the bill "a common sense measure that passed the House under both Democratic and Republican leaders.
"A criminal offense and a criminal record can do much more harm than a small amount of marijuana," Winters said.
Rep. Laura Pantelakos, D-Portsmouth, however, called marijuana "a gateway to harder drugs."
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The invention relates to a resealable port (2), or an injection site (24), for use with a syringe cone (16), the port being formed with a housing including a conduit (1) sealed by a resealable diaphragm (7) wherein a sealing annulus (6) is juxtaposed to, and interacts with, the diaphragm (7) to form an annulus and diaphragm assembly whereby the arrangement of the housing and the assembly is such that action of the syringe cone (16) as it passes through the diaphragm generates a cantilever action about a point (12) which serves to seal the diaphragm and the annulus in the housing.
1. A resealable sampling port and sealing assembly for use with a syringe terminating in a blunt syringe cone, said port being formed with a housing including a conduit sealed by said sealing assembly comprising a resealable diaphragm and a sealing annulus, said assembly being retained in a portion of the housing defining a centrally disposed chamber of a first diameter and wherein the assembly is retained in said housing by a retaining cap; characterized in that the sealing annulus has a diameter less than the first diameter, thereby creating an annular space between the sealing annulus and the chamber, and forming a laterally slidable seal within said annular space, such that the action of a syringe cone as it passes into the assembly within the housing generates a cantilever action of the assembly against the housing and thus against the cap portion which serves to seal the sealing assembly within the housing.
2. A port according to claim 1 wherein the resealable diaphragm is disposed between the sealing annulus and the retaining cap.
3. A port according to claim 1 wherein the sealing annulus is disposed between the resealable diaphragm and the retaining cap.
4. A port according to claim 1 wherein the sealing annulus comprises a frusto-conical central opening such that withdrawal of the cone from the diaphragm exerts an increased pressure between the cone, and the assembly to seal the same against the withdrawing cone.
5. A sampling port according to claim 1 wherein the sealing annulus and resealable diaphragm are integral and are provided with a rib portion extending radially therefrom along a minor portion of an axial dimension thereof, wherein said rib portion contacts the retaining cap.
6. A sampling port according to claim 1 wherein the diaphragm is pre-slit.
7. A sampling port according to claim 1 wherein the retaining cap further comprises an axial bore of a diameter less than the maximum diameter of the blunt syringe cone.
8. A sealing assembly sealing a resealable sampling port for use with a syringe, the sealing assembly mounted in a housing having a chamber of a first diameter, said sealing assembly comprising:
a resealable diaphragm; and
a sealing annulus retained in said housing between a retaining cap and the diaphragm, and within said chamber,
wherein the sealing assembly has a diameter less than the first diameter, thereby defining an annular space between the assembly and the chamber, and forming a laterally slidable and expandable seal,
whereby when the syringe passes into the assembly a cantilever action of the sealing annulus against the diaphragm, the housing and the retaining cap seals the resealable sampling port.
9. The resealable cap of claim 8, wherein the retaining cap defines an inlet port and the resealable diaphragm is disposed adjacent the inlet port.
10. The resealable cap of claim 8, wherein the retaining cap defines an inlet port and the sealing annulus is disposed adjacent the inlet port.
11. The resealable cap of claim 8, further comprising a centrally located frustoconical opening in the resealable diaphragm.
12. The resealable cap of claim 8, wherein the resealable diaphragm defines an outer surface and an axial dimension, and further comprising a radially extending rib portion having an axial dimension that is a minor portion of the axial dimension of the resealable diaphragm, whereby the rib portion acts as a pivot for said cantilever action.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/834,467, filed Feb. 12, 1992, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to resealable sampling ports and injection sites, particularly for biological materials. Sampling ports and injection sites can be used to extract or deliver a fluid from, or to, a conduit without introducing microorganisms into the conduit and without allowing the contents of the conduit to leak after a syringe has been withdrawn. The port or site may be swabbable either by being flush with the housing or by being accessible in a reasonable manner for example by cotton wool. Swabbing is necessary to disinfect the external surface of the diaphragm to prevent contamination of the conduit contents and also to stop growth of bacteria in residual fluid resulting from extraction of a sample of the conduit contents.
Such arrangements are known to be provided with a resealable diaphragm which may optionally be pre-slit. Whereas resealable diaphragms are satisfactory for use with a needle, since the puncture in the resealable septum or diaphragm is small, there are problems associated with utilising a syringe having a cone for introduction through a pre-slit resealable diaphragm since the external bore of the cone is much larger than that of the needle and presents a challenge to the resealability of the diaphragm.
It is obviously desirable to use syringes for sampling where possible because their use avoids the problem of needlestick and because syringes can remove and deliver much greater quantities of liquid more rapidly than needles. Further, the cost of replacement needles is saved, and the problem of needle disposal is reduced.
Conical resealing valves for cooperation with Luer-type syringes are known in the art. One such example was made by Rusch in Germany in 1967 and comprised a resealable septum in a bore which was adapted to accommodate the syringes. Such devices are more suitable where the septum does not require to be disinfected for example by swabbing. Also they cannot prevent flash-back of fluid into a pre-entry portion of the valve. Foley urological catheters, commonly have a pre-slit diaphragm to accept a Luer syringe cone.
WO89/06553 (Baxter) provides a shaped pre-slit resealable bung retained in an annular recess coaxial therewith. The recess is a precise fit in the radial direction and is provided with an annular space into which bung material may be forced as the syringe cone slides through the slit in use. Since the syringe cone has a taper increasing force upon the syringe acts to progressively deform the bung during interengagement. However, the design of the bung is such that the arrangement cannot be used with a standard Luer taper due to the inbuilt radial compression exerted on the diaphragm by the housing assembly. Thus a special adaptor cannula must be fitted to the syringe before engagement with the bung. This arrangement thus relies upon radial deformation of the bung into the annular space to open and reseal repeatedly. The arrangement as shown in Baxter is therefore unsuited to smaller sampling ports, and even with pre-slit injection sites requires a relatively high interengagement pressure. One of the problems with the withdrawal of blood by a needle or syringe cone has been that blood tends to be left, after withdrawal of the needle or syringe cone on the housing or exterior of the needle or cone.
This has been addressed in Baxter WO89-06553 by swabbing the top of the septum and the cone as appropriate and with this in mind the target area of the septum is convex. Another approach to this problem has been in discussed in GB-A-1444210 which provides a bung with a bore terminating in a resealable septum and being provided with an inwardly directed annulus adapted to contact the needle to wipe the blood from the exterior faces thereof. In an embodiment of the present invention this is improved by the use of (a) an arrangement for ensuring that the withdrawal of the cone temporarily increase the wiping pressure; and (b) by providing a double wiping action.
One object of the present invention is thus to provide an annulus and diaphragm assembly for cooperation with a housing of a sampling port or injection site, which assembly allows for the easy introduction of a syringe cone, while ensuring a good biological seal between the cone and the assembly. A further object is to provide an annulus and diaphragm assembly wherein a cantilever action is used to apply a point loading against the exterior of the cone as it is either introduced or withdrawn from the injection site or sampling port.
Another object is to provide an injection site incorporating a double cantilever effect for sealing purposes which is particularly, although not exclusively, suited to an injection site.
Another object for the invention is to provide a sampling port, or injection site, in which sealing can be effected between the cone and the annulus and diaphragm assembly without the undue pressure and deformation of the diaphragm previously required.
Another object of the invention is to provide an annulus an diaphragm assembly which in its at-rest condition forms a laterally slidable seal within the housing of a port or injectable site, which seal is reinforced by cantilever action between the housing and the assembly on introduction, and optionally withdrawal, of a syringe cone.
Accordingly rather than cause a radial deformation of the septum as required in the Baxter disclosure, the present invention provides in essence means whereby a cantilever action is employed to seal the diaphragm assembly while the syringe cone is introduced and to reseal the said assembly as the cone is removed.
Sealing against the syringe cone is achieved at least in part by a cantilever action of the diaphragm on entry of the cone. This approach makes possible a light and compact port and/or an effective injection site.
Accordingly specifically therefore to the present invention there is provided in first aspect a resealable port for use with a syringe, terminating in a blunt syringe cone, said port being formed by a housing including a conduit sealed by a resealable diaphragm; characterized in that a sealing annulus is juxtaposed to, and interacts with, the diaphragm to form an annulus and diaphragm assembly, and in that the arrangement of the housing and the diaphragm is such that the action of a syringe cone as it passes into the diaphragm generates a cantilever action which serves to seal the diaphragm and annulus in the housing and against the cone.
In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a resealable diaphragm and sealing annulus assembly formed of a biologically acceptable resilient material and comprising a generally planar portion to form the diaphragm having a pre-slit channel disposed generally centrally thereof; and coaxial of said channel an upstanding or downwardly depending sealing annulus, said annulus having a bore approximating to the external dimensions of a syringe cone with which it is to be used; said diaphragm being capable of flexing about the pre-slit channel to urge the adjacent portion of the sealing annulus into abutment with the cone in use. Preferably the syringe cone in accordance with the present invention has a defined taper and may for example be a standard Luer syringe cone having a 6% taper. The material to be withdrawn, sampled or introduced, is most preferably a biological material such as blood or urine; or a biologically active agent such as for example insulin.
The resealable diaphragm should be capable of a slight centering action if possible relative to the housing to accommodate inaccuracy in locating the syringe cone in the diaphragm.
In a preferred form of the invention the annulus and the diaphragm are integrally formed. In such an arrangement the peripheral portions of the integral annulus and diaphragm units may be provided with a central channel thereby to define outwardly directed portions. The annulus and diaphragm are preferably loosely retained by the housing perpendicular to the axis of entry of the cone, thereby to accommodate an eccentric cone. It is also preferred that the opening of a sampling port should be in the form of a bowl or well having a diameter less than that of the diaphragm to provide a cantilever point.
In a preferred form of the invention the diaphragm is pre-slit and the annulus has an at-rest diameter slightly less than that of a coaxial bore in a retaining cap. By this means the act of passing the syringe cannula through the bore in the cap until said syringe is in contact therewith, also seals the annulus against the syringe cone; which seal is reinforced by the action of the diaphragm on the sealing annulus.
In such an arrangement it will preferably be arranged that the displacement of annulus on interengagement of the syringe cone with the annulus also serves to seal the annulus and the diaphragm against the housing and the retaining cap.
The invention will now be described, by way of illustration only, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 shows a vertical cross section through a sampling port in accordance to the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows a side view from above of the port as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows a side view of the FIG. 1 in use;
FIG. 3a depicts the view of FIG. 3 showing the relationship of cone 16 and bore 5.
FIG. 4 shows in vertical cross-section the arrangement of FIG. 1 applied to an injection site;
FIG. 5 shows a vertical cross-section of another form of diaphragm and annulus assembly of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 shows in vertical cross-section a further form of diaphragm and annulus assembly; and
FIG. 7 shows in vertical cross-section an arrangement of FIG. 6 in use with a syringe cone.
With reference first to FIG. 2 a cylindrical bore defining a conduit 1 is provided at its remote end with a connector portion 3 of standard type. Disposed about the conduit 1 is a generally annular sampling port 2, provided on its upper face with a retaining cap 4 provided with a retaining cap bore 5 adapted in use to accommodate a Luer syringe cone (16).
Turning now to FIG. 1. The conduit 1 is provided on its upper face with an upstanding portion forming the sampling port 2. The inner face of the sampling port 2 is provided with a channel 9. The circular floor of the sampling port 2 is depressed to form a well 11 which forms a generally bow shape in cross-section so as to provide a connection through into the conduit 1. The well 11 terminates at a cantilever point 12. The floor 14 extends radially outwardly from the point 12 towards the inner periphery of the sampling port 2.
The sampling port 2 also accommodates a coaxial retaining cap 4 provided on its outer face with a rib 9a for cooperation with channel 9 to lock the said cap into the port 2. Alternatively, the retaining cap may be welded or bonded in situ. The retaining cap 4 is provided with a retaining cap bore 5 which is generally coaxial about the well 11. Retained in the space formed by the retaining cap 4 and the floor 14 is a diaphragm and annular seal assembly, wherein the diaphragm is designated 7 and the annular seal designated 6. It will be noted that the annular seal 6 is provided with an internal blind bore 15 terminating at its lower most end in the diaphragm 7. The diaphragm 7 is provided with a pre-slit channel 8. It will be appreciated that in its normal at-rest condition the annular seal and diaphragm assembly is a firm sliding seal between the lower face of the retaining cap 4 and the floor 14. A strong pressure exerted on a side of the annular seal 6 will allow a slight lateral movement of the assembly to a limited extent, as in the normal at-rest condition there is a firm seal between the conduit and the exterior.
In use as shown in FIG. 3 a cone of a Luer syringe 16 is passed through the bore 5 and into the annular seal 6. Since such a Luer cone has a 6% taper initially it will pass through the annular seal 6 with a minimum deformation. Further urging of the cone towards to the conduit 1 causes the tip of the cone to enter the pre-slit channel 8 and deform the diaphragm downwardly into the well 11. At the same time the extra penetration causes the outer periphery of the cone to come into contact with the edges of the retaining cap bore 5.
The effect of this arrangement is to force the center of the diaphragm downwardly about the cantilever point 12. Because of the bulk of the cone, the diaphragm is distended outwardly in a radial direction whereby the point (a) is forced into compression with the inner face of the wall of the retaining cap. Further, the cantilever moment about the point 12 forces the point (b) of the annular seal into compression against the underside of the retaining cap 4, while because of the geometry of the bore in the annular seal a point (c) is forced more firmly against the wall of the cone.
Because the annular seal and the diaphragm are formed of a biologically acceptable resilient material such as natural rubber, the cone when fully introduced is locked into the sampling port by means of its contact with the bore 5 in the retaining cap 4, the point (c) of the annular seal and because it is distended through the pre-slit channel 8. In this condition biological materials flowing in the conduit 1 can be extracted or additional components added to the said conduit as desired.
Withdrawal of the cone from the pre-slit channel 8 allows the assembly to return to its at-rest condition as shown in FIG. 1 without allowing any leakage and without any collateral damage to the diaphragm 7 itself.
When the tip of the cone 16 has been sampling blood, for example, it is desirable that as much blood as possible is removed from the cone as the cone exits the sampling port. This arrangement achieves this with facility. As cone 16 is withdrawn, the diaphragm 7 is urged upwardly until the upper face of the annulus 6 abuts the underside of the cap 4. At this point the cone is relatively withdrawn from the annulus and diaphragm assembly. Because of the shape of the bore in the annulus sliding contact between the cone and the annulus is not only maintained but is also slightly increased as the cone is withdrawn. Thus blood is wiped off the cone and particularly from the tip thereof as it passes through the diaphragm and annulus assembly, in part at least because of this "reverse cantilever" action.
It will be appreciated that in the arrangement as shown the diaphragm and the annular seal are made of the same material and are integral. However, a device can equally well be made where the annular seal and the diaphragm are made of different biologically acceptable forms of material and are separate; said separation may be physical, or may be via an adhesive layer if appropriate.
FIG. 3a depicts the preferred size relationship of cone 16 and bore 5. The cone is preferably of a larger width than that of the bore.
FIGS. 4 to 7 relate to different forms of an injectable site. In FIGS. 4 to 7 injection sites formed with a female Luer lock screw thread are shown. A male Luer lock screw thread can be substituted.
With specific reference to FIG. 4 there is provided an annular seal 6 and a resealable diaphragm 7 substantially as shown in FIG. 1 and which operates substantially in accord with the arrangement shown in FIG. 3. This modus operandi has been already described with reference to FIG. 3 and will not be described further with the exception that it will be noted that the conduit 1 is coaxial with the annular seal and resealable diaphragm assembly rather than disposed perpendicular thereto. The housing 24 is formed with a cantilever point 12 substantially as shown in FIG. 1. The housing 24 is also provided with coaxial Luer screw threads 25 of known type.
While the arrangement of FIG. 4 works satisfactorily it presents a problem that the surface of the diaphragm 7 is not readily swabbable for the purposes of sterilization. Accordingly, in the arrangement shown in FIG. 5 the annular seal 6 and the resealable diaphragm 7 are reversed such that the resealable diaphragm 20 is positioned superior to the lower sealing annulus 20. It will be noted that the introduction of a cone 16 into the resealable diaphragm 20 causes a cantilever action of the diaphragm and a deformation of the annulus outwardly.
The arrangement of FIG. 6 presents an improvement of the arrangement of FIG. 5 in that the annular seal 22 is formed with a fusto-conical space 23. This arrangement, shown operational detail in FIG. 7, provides for a double seal against the cone of the syringe 16 as it is introduced into the injectable site. On withdrawal of the cone 16 the initial action is to increase the sealing pressure between the diaphragm 20 and the annular seal 22 before a sliding action is engendered. The double seal as shown in FIG. 7 is particular useful in preventing contaminants from being left on the cone after withdrawal.
By use of the present arrangement it has been found that a large number of introductions of a Luer cone of standard dimensions can be accommodated without degrading the natural rubber diaphragm and allowing organism entry. The invention therefore provides a novel resealable sampling port and/or an injection site and a combined resealable diaphragm and sealing annulus for use therewith. Further the retaining cap provides a bore to lock the taper of a syringe cone when the cone is fully inserted into the port when the device is utilised for a resealable sampling port.
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How about an "On next attack* that had different effects based on certain variable conditions within Kass' control.
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On Kassadin's Next attack, he gains an additional XX true damage - in addition Nether Blade has the following effect IF...
If Target is silenced - Kass gains XX mana.
If Target is slowed by Force Pulse - Kassadin Gains XX life
If Kassadin is at full Force Pulse Charges - Spends all charges, Kass is immune to CC for XX seconds
If Kass has 5 or more riftwalk stacks - His next Riftwalk is free and the cooldown resets.
Once again - I love risk/reward. By making reward so variable, it will make kass judge his next move SO much more carefully, rather than just bursting his a** off. Give it a 15 second cooldown or so and you have a clutch decision to make, when to blow the nether blade.
Once again, kass doesn't really need a buff right now, it's just annoying that he has a worthless skill.
PS. You DID respond to an earlier idea, where nether blade dispels from the target... I mentioned that having it dispel 1 effect would be random and crappy, What I suggested was having it dispel EVERYTHING (buff and debuff alike) at the cost of all force pulse charges. I even recommended swapping this to his ult and making cakewalk a base skill. (Because... cmon, he's just not Kass without it.)
From Spooks Champ:Skill 1: Hero slams his staff, creating a fissure in the ground, zig zagging forward in a linear fashion. From the fissure emerge shadows, shackling all enemies units standing on the fissure. Length of shackle, length of fissure and damage increase per level
-> Wow wtf, I just thought that we need a champ with THIS EXACT ability (i even thought about the shadows)
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ez u ever think about giving kassadins W bonus magic dmg on hit when its active cause his W seems like a wasted skill unless u go dps kassadin
also do u have plans for any more global ults or innate champion auras?
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I've prepared this fairly long analysis of Malzahar. Would like your comments on some of the changes I suggest. Especially the Rupture like change to Q. I think it would solve his escape problems + Allow him to get more use out of Null Zone. Among other things.
Anyways here it is. I make changes every few days. Just thought I would post it here since your the one who designed him.
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Breathtaking. Nature at it's best! Your own pond, picturesque 10 ac grounds barn, 2 sheds and 2 paddocks! This home has been upd......
Subdivision: None Available
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath2,390 SqFt 10.86 SqFt Lot10.8600 Acres
Welcome to farmington drive in prestigeous dominion development in marlton!!close to transportation,and major highways wow this ......
Subdivision: Dominion
Farm Real Estate (added on 11/23/14)
3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath2,339 SqFt 0.29 SqFt Lot0.2900 Acres
Lovely contemporary in desirable country farms, super curb appeal, fenced yard encloses plenty of lush lawn to enjoy plus a ceme......
Subdivision: Country Farms
4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath2,307 SqFt 0.27 SqFt Lot0.2700 Acres
2 Car Garage
Location, location. Backing to private farm. Desirable reynard run in marlton. This beautifully maintained "durham model" unit h......
Subdivision: Reynard Run
Reduced by $3,000 (1.56%) on 10/09/14
3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath1,656 SqFt 0.04 SqFt Lot0.0400 Acres
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