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May 10, 1955 N. M. SULLIVAN APPLICATOR FOR INSERTING PREFORMED METALLIC SUTU Filed Sept. 20, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VE NTOR firmanMJzQZ/zvan ATTORNEY N. M. SULLIVAN APPLICATOR FOR INSERTING PREFORMED METALLIC SUTURES iled Sept. 20} 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 J a 2 u w h Er w J i 9 a a, 7 6 z Z w /N(@ i M M a L p x w 2 w a 5 Z/am G W 4/ 3 7 Z .7 .v ala a z I/ m w F Af r-m anMSuZZz'van ATTORNEY y 1955 N. M. SULLIVAN 2,707,783
APPLICATOR FOR INSERTING PREFORMED METALLIC SUTURES Filed Sept. 20, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Juli-J EE: 9
INVFNTOR V Mrmezn MSuZZavan ATTORNEY United States Patent Q APPLECATOR FOR INSERTING PREFORMED METALLIC SUTURES Norman M. Suiiivan, Cincinnati, Ohio Application September 2t), 1950, Serial No. 185,716
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This invention relates to an improved surgical suture and in other of its aspects to a novel method and means for applying and utilizing the suture. More particularly, my invention is concerned with sutures of the metallic type, as distinguished from thread or other readily flexi ole sutures.
In suturing surgical and other bodiiy incisions or wounds with the use of threads or wires, there is a decided tendency on the part of such sutures to cut or shear the flesh. The ordinary looped suture, such as that pro duced by a thread or wire, usually exerts a cutting or sawing action, so that the tissue is apt to shear between the openings therein through which the sutures pass and the wound or incision to be closed. Such wound disrupture by conventional sutures is deemed to be at least in part attributable to the rounded substantially U-shaped formation of the looped ends of the suture in the regions where the same pass through flesh openings produced by needles employed in advancing the sutures through the tissue. The U-shaped loops of such sutures are thought to restrict blood circulation, causing accelerated tissue disintegration, so that ordinary tension or pull on the sutures produces a cutting action which causes the sutures to become loosened in the tissue, thereby losing their securing or holding properties.
An object of the invention, therefore, is to provide an improved suture or ligature embodying a preformed metallic clip, and wherein the clip is so constructed as to offer through its functional design high resistance to wound disrupture, that is, to forces tending to cause the suture to cut the flesh and pull out of position before the wound or incision closed thereby is completely healed.
Another object of the invention is to provide a metallic suture clip presenting a straight longitudinally extending body which at its ends terminates in spaced downwardly directed legs having inturned feet, the arrangement being such that the spacing between the body of the clip and the inturned feet will receive, when the clip is operatively applied, ilesh strata penetrated by the clip, with the leg portions of the clip maintained in extended surface engagement with the flesh tissue, whereby to hold thecontiguous edges of the wound or incision against separation and preventing the suture from exerting forces which are apt to produce tissue disintegration and suture release.
it is a further object of the invention to provide a suture clip of the character set forth which includes a straight longitudinally extending body-forming web so shaped that its ends terminate in inwardly directed substantially U-shaped hooks, the latter being laterally offset in part with respect to the plane of the body-forming web in order that the offset portions of the flanged or hooked ends of the clip may offer a frictional binding resistance in the guides of the applicator tool through which the clips are advanced, whereby to require the application of positive forces on the part of the applicator tool in eifecting movement of said clips toward the region of clip application. g g
It is another object of the invention to provide an ap- "ice plicator appliance for advancing said suture clips one by one through positive operation of the appliance into secure incision-closing engagement with the membranous tissue in which said clips are to be embedded.
It is another object of the invention to provide an applicator appliance for dispensing successively metallic suture clips, and wherein the appliance is so constructed that a surgeon using the appliance may at all times obtain a full and clear vision of the flesh tissue in which the clips are to be inserted.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an applicator in which manually operated ejection means are provided, the same being so formed as to require positive operation to advance the clips through the applying head of the tool, the construction being such as to insure for each operation of the tool the delivery of but one suture clip to the region of application.
A further object is to provide a magazine-type suture applicator which involves in its construction the employment of relatively stationary and movable tissue-penetrating prongs in which clip-guiding channels are formed, the tool further including manually operated means for moving said prongs toward and away from each other in the use of the applicator.
It is another object of the invention to provide an applicator tool for handling in grouped order suture or ligalure clips of the character set forth, and wherein the tool includes a clip-ejecting plunger or ram in effecting the final positive advance of a forward or terminal clip through the channels of the tissue-penetrating prongs of the tool, the said plunger or ram possessing magnetic properties when in contact with a metallic suture clip to cause the latter to move in unison with the ram or plunger, preventing failing or other uncontrolled movement on the part of the clip.
It is another object of the invention to provide an ap plicator tool having tissue-penetrating prongs formed with guide channels for the passage of the suture clips from a storage magazine, contained in the body of the tool, to the ends of the prongs for application to the tissue at the site of the wound or incision, and wherein provision is made for causing the clips to move in said guide channels during such transit thereof between positions of storage or retention and application.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description.
illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a suture clipapplying tool formed in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tool;
Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the tool;
Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the tool on the plane indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is a similar view on the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. i;
Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view takm through the forward end of the tool and disclosingthe tissue-penetrating prongs when initially inserted into the tissue preparatory to the application of a suture clip, the prongs being shown in their separate order;
Fig. 8 is a similar view disclosing the prongs of the applicator tool when brought together to place the tissue between the prongs under compression and to thereby crowd and close the adjacent edges of. an incision;
Fig. 9 is a similar view disclosing the prongs of the tool in a position receiving and advancing longitudinally 3 through the guide channels thereof from the magazine of the tool one of the suture clips;
Fig. 10 is a similar view disclosing the suture clip in its position of application retaining the walls of an incision against separation and permitting of the removal from the tissue of the prong members of the applicator tool;
Fig. 11 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the prongs of the applicator tool on the line 1111 of Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a similar view disclosing a modified form of prong in which the latter is of the rounded or spreading type;
Fig. 13 is a side elevational view of one of the suture clips of the present invention:
Fig. 14 is a top plan view thereof;
Fig. 15 is a transverse horizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 15-15 of Fig. 7;
Fig. 16 is a detail vertical sectional view disclosing a modified form of prong construction.
Fig. 17 is a detail longitudinal sectional view taken through the forward end of the implement on an enlarged scale and on the plane indicated by the line 1717 of Fig. 2;
Fig. 18 is a detail transverse sectional view taken through the handle portion of the implement on the line 1818 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 19 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken through the head of the instrument on the plane disclosed by the line 1919 of Pig. 7.
Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the hollow handle of a suture-containing and applying tool incorporating therein the features of the present invention. The handle terminates forwardly in a downwardly curved region 2, the latter, in turn, terminating in a forwar ly directed foot extension 3. region 2 of the tool (Fig. 1) is a substantially rectangular vertically disposed slot 4. In this slot there is positioned a transversely extending rod 5 on which is mounted for rocking movement the hub portion of an oscillatory lever 6. This lever includes an arcuate finger-engaging extension 7 which is disposed beneath the curved region 2 of the tool body in a position so that one grasping the handle 1 of the tool in one hand may, with the fingers of that hand, engage the extension '7 to rock the lever 6 about its pivotal mounting provided by the rod 5. The swinging movement which may thus be imparted to the lever is utilized for the purpose of advancing suture clips 8 to positions of use and also for operating a movable suture clip inserting jaw member 9.
The body extension 3 includes a horizontally extending oar-shaped region It and a pair oi spaced depending vertical side flanges 11. One of the flanges, as shown in Figs. 1 and 17, terminates short of the forward end of the tool in an angular surface 11a. Mounted for oscillating movement on the under surface of the bar region it is the movable jaw member 9, the latter turning about the cylindrical portion 12 of a headed stud 13, the latter being formed with a threaded end which is received within a correspondingly formed opening provided in the bar region 10.
At its forward end, the region 1.! terminates in an integral horizontal stationary jaw member 14 which cooperates with the forward movable end 14:: of the jaw member 9. The members 141 and 14.11 are each formed with a circular opening 15 (Fig. 15) which communicates with a transversely disposed open-ended slit 16. Positioned in each of the openings 15 is the headed upper end 17 of a tissue-penetrating prong or needle 18, one of the latter being carried by each of the jaw members, so that said prongs are transversely spaced from each other and the spacing is capable of being increased or diminished by the movement of the jaw member 9, as will be presently explained. The headed end of each prong is retained in association with its receiving opening 15 by means of a set screw indicated at i These set screws are threaded Formed in the (ill into the jaw members with their inner ends engaging the headed upper end 17 of said prongs to retain the latter positively in mounted positions within the openings 15 of said jaw members.
it will be noted that in registry with the slit 16, the said prongs have their inner faces formed with longitudinally extending guide channels 20 for the travel of the suture clips shown at 8, the clips being advanced from a magazine structure, forming a part of the applicator tool, through the guide channels of the prongs to positions of insertion in membranous tissues. In transverse cross section, the prongs may be substantially triangular to produce the sharp cutting edges 21 indicated in Fig. 11 of the drawings or the same may be semicircular or half rounded as indicated in Fig. 12. Also, the outer surfaces of the prongs are offset or laterally shouldered as at 22 (Fig. 7). The shoulders 22 act as stops in limiting the insertive movement of the sharpened lower ends of the prongs into the tissues.
The operation of my improved applicator is perhaps best illustrated in Figs. 7 through 10 of the drawings. in Pig. 7, it will be observed that the channeled prongs or needles 18 of the applicator have been inserted through the cutaneous membrane or tissues indicated at 23, with the prongs entering the membrane or tissues on opposite sides of a surgical incision or other similar wound 24 present in the membrane or tissue. In Fig. 7, the prong members have been shown as first inserted and in their relatively separated positions, with a forward or terminal suture clip held in the magazine portion of the applicator tool above the slit 16 and the upper ends of the guide channels 29. In this position, the forward terminal clip is retained in part in a supported position by magnetic attraction exerted on the clip by the flexible steel ram 25, which is positioned for sliding movement in appropriate guideways provided in the stationary head 26 of the applicator.
Fig. 8 discloses the next stage of operation of the applicator and shows the movable jaw member in the position which it occupies in response to rocking movement applied thereto by the manually operated lever 6, disclosing the forward end 14a of the movable jaw member in its position of greatest approach to the stationary jaw member 14. This movement of the movable jaw member causes the tissue confined between the prongs or needles 18 to be forced together, producing crowding and some overlapping of the contiguous edges of the incision 24.
Following such movement of the jaw members and the prongs carried thereby toward each other, continued movement of the lever 6 results in the reciprocation of the flexible ram 25, which advances the pilot suture clip engaged with the ram from the magazine region of the applicator tool through the channels 20 of said prongs or needles until the hook-shaped inturned ends 27 of the thus advanced suture clip are in horizontal registry with the edges of the openings 28 (Fig. 9) formed in the tissue through the penetration of the prongs or needles 18.
Thereafter, following release of the lever 6 (Fig. 10) and the return of the latter to a normal position under spring pressure, as will be presently explained, the jaw members again separate while the prongs are retained in the tissue relieving the compression on that region of the tissue embraced by the suture clip. The hook-shaped ends of the latter, however, are locked around the edges of the openings 28 so that when the applicator tool is removed, the suture clips remain in their positions of application, holding the edges of the incision or wound 24 against separation. It will be observed from the construction thus described, that the suture clips in their movement through the tool are guided by the channels in the prongs or needles 18 and this fact accounts in large measure for the positive and reliable operation of the instrumentality.
If desired, I can by imparting permanent magnetic a qualities to the ram 25, or to the head 26, cause the metal aromas suture clips to be attracted and held thereby so that the clip in engagement with the forward or lower edge of the ram will not fall or wedge into the channel guides, but will be advanced in a horizontal plane without tilting in the channel guides to a position of application. It is preferable in some instances, see Fig. 14, to offset slightly the hooked ends 27 of the clips with reference to the vertical plane occupied by the straight longitudinally extending webs 29 of said clips. Such offsetting produces a frictional binding action between the ends of the clips and the channel walls, so that positive movement on the part of the ram is necessitated in moving the clips into positions of use.
In Figs. 7 through 10, it will be noted that the shoulders 22 on the prongs or needles engage the outer surface of the cutaneous membrane or tissue penetrated thereby limiting the insertive movement of the prongs. This is particularly true when the shoulders 22 are adjusted through actuation of set screws 19 so that said shoulders are positioned below the plane defining the bottoms of the fixed and movable jaws of the implement in which the prongs 18 are contained.
The transverse cross-sectional shape of the prongs or needles, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, is in my opinion of importance, in that the shape of these parts is such as to stretch the tissue or membrane being penetrated tightly across the face of the prong or needle, so that no tongue" or tissue protrusion extends into the channel guides, since such a tongue or protrusion would tend to interfere with the movement of the clip and the insertion thereof. The stop shoulders 22 on the outside of the prongs or needles serve, as previously stated, to definitely limit the degree of tissue insertion of the instrument in relation to the outer penetrated surface of the membrane, and at the same time provide a desirable view to the doctor or operator of the area about to be sutured.
With reference to the suture clip itself, attention is again directed to its angularly offset hook-shaped ends which produce a twist in the wire clip, causing it to exert a binding action within the channels of the needles or prongs through which it is advanced. By this means, the possibility of dropping a suture clip is eliminated, it being necessary to force the suture clip to effect its movement through the prongs. The hooked ends of the prongs may be barbed as at 30, if desired, to enhance its holding properties. After the incision has healed, the metallic suture clips may be removed if externally accessible by severing their webs in the center thereof which facilitates manipulation of the separated ends, allowing the same to be readily withdrawn from the membrane. If inserted under the skin in muscular tissue, the clips remain permanently in place.
The construction of the applicator tool for the suture clips, as above defined, provides for a crowded adjacent positioning of the adjoining edges of the incision of the membrane in their required relative order upon inserting the suture. The applicator tool is designed to pull the edges of the incision together and overlapping them somewhat to permit insertion of the suture, and thereafter allow the edges to return to proper position and to be held in such position by the suture after the applicator tool has been withdrawn. These steps are believed to constitute a novel mode of procedure in mechanically suturing surgical incisions.
Another interesting feature of the invention is the capacity of the suture to hold, when applied, without a tendency to cut or shear the skin. The ordinary looped suture, such as that produced by a thread or flexible tightening wire, exerts a cutting or sawing action so that the tissue is apt to shear between the opening in the skin or tissue through which the suture passes and the incision. However, I have found that this tendency can be largely overcome and the condition improved by the employment of the side arms shown at 31 on the hook-shaped ends on the suture clips.
It will be observed that these arms are of some considerable height and extend substantially at an angle of 82 degrees to the webs 29, thus producing an elongated surface area of membrane contact which overcomes the shearing effect of the rounded or looped type of suture. This shape of the hooked ends of the suture clip is of importance in the reduction of wound disrupture. By this, I refer to the particular capacity of the suture to resist pulling or cutting out before the wound is completely healed. This is a serious problem in certain classes of surgical work and considerable medical research has been done thereon. It is believed that the holding power of my improved suture clips, as compared with clips of conventional design, comprises a distinct improvement in the art.
To oscillate the movable jaw member, my improved applicator tool is constructed so that the rear end of the movable jaw member includes a cam surface 32, which is adapted to be disposed in the path of oscillation of a cam 32a provided in connection with one of a pair of upright arms 33 carried by or integrally formed with the lever 6. As the finger engaging portion 7 of the lever is moved upwardly, the arm or arms 33 swing forwardly and a web 34 of said lever on which the cam 32a is formed contacts the cam surface 32 on pivoted jaw 9, causing the latter to shift laterally about the axis provided by the headed stud 13, such movement being against the resistance offered to movement of the jaw member by a coil spring shown at (Fig. 2), the latter being confined in the slot 4 between one of the stationary walls thereof and an adjoining side of the jaw member. Thus initial movement of the lever 6 causes the outer end 14a of the jaw member to move inwardly, effecting relative approach between the prongs or needles 1 8, as previously described. The construction and registration of the cam surface 32 and the cam 32a is such that when the lever 6 is first oscillated, the initial movement thereof, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 moves the movable jaw member 14a so that the prong 18 carried thereby will have its clip passage outlet or channel 20 brought into registration with a channel provided in a guide insert 22:: formed in connection with the inwardly disposed walls of the head 26. After the initial movement of the lever 6 effects adjustment of the jaw member 14a and prong 20 to cause the same to assume the position of Fig. 8 by the contact of the cam surface 32 with cam 32a, the developed shape of the cam surface is such that further rocking movement of the lever 6 in the same direction has no effect on the movable jaw. Such further movement, however, of the lever 6 through the arm 33 moves the advancing ram 25 from the positions disclosed in Figs. 7 and 8 to the position of Fig.
9, in which it will be noted that the clip 8 is in position for final engagement with the skin tissue adjoining an incision. Thus a lost motion connection is provided which permits of operation of the lever of extension 7 in a given direction by which initial movement of the lever 7 controls the movement of the movable jaw of the implement and additional or continued movement of the lever 7 produces final operation of the clip-advancing ram.
Also, the arms 33 of the levers 6 are connected at their upper ends, as at 37', with a ram-operating rod 36. This rod has its forward end pivotally secured as at 37 to the rear end of a sliding block 38 on which the flexible steel ram 25 is attached at its rear end. The rod 36, contiguous to its pivotal connection with the arms 33, is provided with a nut 39 which acts as a seat for one of a coil spring 40, this spring surrounding the rod 36 and has its forward end positioned against a seat provided by the rear curved end of the stationary head 26. Thus, as the lever 6 is manually oscillated, its movement is resisted by the spring 40, but reciprocating movement is imparted to the block 38, causing the flexible ram to move from the magazine region of the tool to guide and force a suture clip through the prongs 18 of the tool.
The ram 25 is preferably in the form of a resilient steel reed and as the same is advanced, it is flexed around curved head surfaces, shown at 41, so that said ram is positioned substantially vertically as it is moved to advance a clip through the prong channels. A leaf spring, shown at 42, may be applied to the outer surface of the forward end of the head 26, with the free end of the spring provided with a lip, indicated at 43, to hold the suture clips on a fixed magazine bar 44. As the ram is actively advanced, a terminal clip is removed from the forward end of the bar 44, forced past the lip 43 and moved into the channels of the prongs.
The clips are arranged in grouped or side by side order on the magazine bar 44, with the hook ends of the clips entering grooves 45 provided in the side walls of said bar. A sliding follower 46 is mounted on the rear end of said bar for engagement with the clips to force the latter forwardly as the same are used into registration with the head 26 and the ram 25. The follower may be spring-pressed by providing the same with a stud 47 to which is pivotally connected the forward end of a rod 48, the latter being supported in part in the hollow handle structure 1 of the tool. In this instance, the rod is provided with a nut or collar 49 against which is seated the forward end of a coil spring 50 which surrounds said rod, the opposite end of the spring 50 having seating engagement with a spider 51 formed in the handle. By this construction, the tendency of the spring 50 is to apply forwardly directed sliding movement to the rod 48, and this movement, in turn, is imparted to the follower and the clips positioned on the magazine bar 44. The suture clips are adapted in practice to be mounted in aligned side by side order on a holder, not shown, and with the follower 46 retracted and removed from the bar 44 the clips are, by group sliding movement, removed from the holder and positioned on the bar. The follower 46 is then restored to its operative position on the bar 44 to advance the clips longitudinally thereon.
The head of the applicator is so constructed as to insure the feeding of but one suture with each operation of the appliance. The construction is such that a suture can not accidentally become freed and drop uncontrollably, or without being noticed, into a body region undergoing suturing. Such accidental release or falling of the suture is prevented by: one, the action of the spring detent 42; two, the magnetic ram strip 25; third, by the angularly offset formation of the legs of the side arms or legs 31 of the suture clips, the latter exerting resiliently a binding action on the walls of the guides or channels through which the clips are advanced by the ram, this frictional action being sufficient in itself to prevent the clips from 'falling freely through the head of the appliance.
Preferably, the side arms or legs 31 of the suture clips are, when viewed in front elevation, inclined inwardly, for example, at an angle of approximately 82 degrees with respect to the plane of the straight body portions 29. Thus, when a pull, caused by respiration or normal tension of the membranes, is applied to the clips, the inclination of the side arms or legs moves the tissue somewhat toward the body webs 29, enabling said straight webs to absorb more fully the pulling forces applied to the suture which said webs can do to better advantage than the laterally extending side arms or legs 31.
Another feature of advantage resides in the horizontal cross-sectional configuration of the prong or prongs 18 and 130, which configuration is such as to stretch the tissue over the open sides of the guide channels through which the clips pass when being advanced from magazine positions within the applicator tool to their points of use. By reason of the construction, the channels are maintained free and open for the travel of the clips and the protrusion of obstructing matters, such as flesh tabs, is avoided.
In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 16, the needles or prongs 18 are provided with downwardly and angularly diverging external surfaces 18'.
When the needles or prongs are withdrawn from the body tissue, the surfaces 18' serve to stretch or place the membrane 23 under tension, drawing the same positively into the hooked ends 31 of the suture clips, so that said clips are retained against loss of position during withdrawal movement of the tool.
While I have described my improved fastening applying tool as being specifically adapted for the application of wound ligatures or sutures, it will be understood that I reserve the right to employ the appliance in any capacity to which it may find application. Also while I have set forth herein certain explanations and reasons underlying the constructional features of my improved appliance, nevertheless, it will be understood that such reasons are offered by way of explanation and to facilitate a further understanding of my invention, and if any of the hypotheses and theories offered should be proved to be incorrect, the same will not necessarily have any effect on the operation of my improved instrument as a whole.
I claim:
1. A suturing clip applicator comprising: a longitudinally extending body member formed at its forward end with a head and at its rear end with a handle; a clip holder formed with said body for the reception of a plurality of suture clips disposed in sliding longitudinally aligned order; yieldable retaining means carried by said head and engaging with a forward or terminal clip on said holder to maintain the same in removably held order on the holder, spring means urging said clips forwardly and longitudinally on said holder to maintain terminal clips in engagement with said retaining means; a manually operated lever rockably mounted on said body member; slidable ram means movable in said head, means linking said lever and ram means to actuate the latter upon rocking movement of said lever; a tissue-penetrating prong rigidly carried by and depending from said head; a jaw movably carried by said head; a second tissue-penetrating prong carried by and depending from said jaw in spaced parallel order with said first-named prong; said prongs having inwardly facing surfaces provided with complemental clipreceiving guide channels; and spring means resisting rocking movement of said lever.
2. A suture applicator comprising: a longitudinally extending body member formed at one end with a head; a holder provided in said head for the sliding reception of a plurality of suture clips arranged in longitudinally disposed order with a forward or terminal clip in vertical registry with a clip outlet provided in said head; resilient means engaging a forward or terminal clip to retain the same on said holder in alignment with said outlet; spaced tissue-penetrating prongs carried by said head, and manually eperated ejector means for moving such a forward or terminal clip from its retained position in connection with said holder into engagement with said prongs.
3. A device for applying suturing clips and the like comprising: a longitudinally extending body formed at one end with a head; a stationary prong carried by and depending from said head; a member movably mounted on said body; a prong carried by the forward end of said movable member in parallel relationship with and transversely spaced from said stationary prong; a holder carried by said body for the sliding reception of a plurality of suture clips disposed in longitudinal order; means urging the clips on said holder forwardly of the device; a movable clip ejector carried by said body for advancing said clips from the forward portion of said holder into active positions between said prongs; manually actuated lever means movably mounted on said body; and means controlled by the operation of said lever means for effecting relative movement of said prongs and the positive advancement of clips from said holder into engagement with said prongs.
4. A device for applying suturing clips and the like as set forth in claim 3 in combination with spring means acting on said movable member to maintain said prongs normally at their maximum distance of relative spacing provided by the device; and cam means actuated by said lever means for moving said movable member against the resistance of said spring means to bring said prongs into their closest position of relative approach provided by the clip ejector carried by said body for advancing said slips from the forward portion of said holder into active positions of insertion lying between said prongs, said ejector including a flexible ram confined for longitudinal movement in curvilineal guides formed internally of said head; and manually operated means for imparting movement to said ejector.
6. A device for applying suturing clips and the like as defined in claim 5, and wherein the flexible ram of said ejector is magnetized.
7. In a suturing clip applicator, a longitudinally extending body formed at its forward end with a head having an outlet slot therein, holder means formed with said body for the reception of a plurality of suturing clips, manually actuated means carried by said body for removing in single successive order suturing clips from said holder means and transferring the same to said outlet slot, a stationary tissue-penetrating prong carried by and depending from said head; a complemental movable prong arranged in parallel relationship with and transversely spaced from said stationary prong, the spacing of said prongs when the same occupy their closest positions of relative approach approximating the length of each of said clips, said prongs having inner faces formed with guide channels arranged in vertical registry with the clip outlet slot of said head; and means carried by said body for moving said movable prong toward and away from said stationary prong.
8. In a suturing clip applicator as specified in claim 7 and wherein said prongs are provided intermediately of their lengths with lateral shoulders for governing the depth of insertion of the prongs into tissues undergoing suture.
9. In a suturing clip applicator as defined in claim 7 and wherein said prongs are formed with outer surfaces diverging downwardly and angularly from the portions of said prongs adjoining said head.
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The young Black Cats will head to Portman Road on December 11 to take on the Tractor Boys in a third-round tie.
"Everyone puts a bit of prestige and emphasis on the FA Youth Cup," McNamee told safc.com.
"Over the years we've had some decent runs. Ipswich away will be a difficult game but playing at Portman Road will be a good experience for the lads.
"We're under no illusions – it'll be difficult.
"But we've won there before going back quite a few years. I think Grant Leadbitter scored the goal in a 1-0 win and if we can come away with the same scoreline, that'll do me."
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Paddle Steamer
This Paddle Steamer is a fun craft to make for a summer afternoon in a pool or a pond.
Two plastic bottles
Two elastic bands
Lolly pop stick (Magnum) or plastic spoon
Toilet roll
Tape (Electrical)
Ice cream container lid
Margarine tub.
Tape the two bottles together. Place the elastic band around the two top ends. Put your lolly stick through the centre of the band and hold it in place by wrapping the smaller band around it. Wind up your lolly stick and check it turns OK, trim down if necessary. Cut your Ice cream tub lid to the right size and glue or tape it to the top of the bottles. Glue on a upside Margarine tub for the wheel house. Glue on your tube for the funnel. Wind up your band and have a bath or visit a pond! The steamer will propel itself across the water.
Hints: You may need to adjust the 'Draft' (How deep it sits in the water) of the steamer so that the paddle is in the water. This is done by adding some water to the bottles. This exact method is used in real ships and called 'Ballasting'.
To make the Steamer go further and slower try to regulate the speed of the paddle by attaching a plastic flap to the bottle that the paddle pushes against each time it turns.
If you visit a lake or pond attach a long piece of string to the steamer so you can pull it back at the end of its journey
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'I'm excited to be back.'
On what he needs to do now that he's back:
'Getting back into a routine is important. There's a lot we have to do.'
On how he dealt with not being on the sideline during the season:
'It's difficult. You try to draw an analogy to it. I found myself in a routine on game day. Of course I would get the coach's copy (of the game tape) the middle of the week. I had that available. You're watching from afar and there were certain things you would see. At times it becomes frustrating. With the situation as unique and unprecedented as it was. I was thankful to the staff.'
On watching the team struggle:
'You feel frustrated. The amount of time you spend together with the players and fellow coaches, you want to see them do well, you want to see them have success. I think the hardest part, was not football. The hardest part was so many of these people we're talking about Mickey Loomis, Mr. Benson, a number of the players you're used to talking to them on a regular basis... the more difficult part for me was not having the personal interaction, not necessarily football related, but as a friend.'
On whether he would do anything differently with regards to the things that got him suspended:
'Oh surely. We're in the business of teaching. We ask our players all the time to learn from our mistakes. There's certain things when you have a chance to look back on it that I would want to differently and would want to handle differently.'
On how much he missed the game:
'Quite a bit. You miss that competition. That element of what it feels like when you're winning. When you have success, the butterflies on Sunday morning.'
On whether he thought punishment was fair:
'It was more or less something you can't control. To dwell on it, with the time that I had, the first week or so it was difficult. I felt a lot of different emotions. At that point you have to move on, regardless of how you felt, because 'there's eight more months here,' we'll drive ourselves crazy if we continue to hold those thoughts... or whether or not you thought it was fair or not. Turning the page was important. It's no different than what we teach our players when you feel like a call doesn't go your way. It was a much bigger scheme of thing, (but) had to be the same approach by me.'
On the player appeals of their suspensions:
'Being away from it, I followed the process, but I wasn't really privy to how those appeals went the specifics and still not.'
On whether, once the players' suspensions were vacated, whether he wondered about his suspension:
'I didn't. Clearly there were two different things taking place. There's the players and the players' union and I'm the head coach. As the head coach, it all falls under your umbrella. That's why, as much time and energy as we spent in the draft and in free agency, creating the right culture in the locker room and getting the right guys has been a huge part of our success and a big part of our mission statement and it really is something we did a good job with and the same challenge is with us in hiring assistant coaches. I was so far into a routine that I wasn't going to emotionally going to get invested or uninvested to get upset.
Directly asked if Saints ran a bounty system:
'I appreciate the question, but both of us (commissioner) that the specifics were not going to be what we met on and certainly not what I'm going to visit on with everyone right now. It's time for closure. It's time for us as a team, as a league, to take this next step forward.'
On his contact extension being negated and re-done:
'There was no way I was going to another team. The issue was a minor technicality. What became challenging was being out of the building and then trying to work through the specifics to get the contract done. In the prior contracts... I had that two-three week period where Mickey and I would visit and then it would get to the agents and the attorneys and this time that didn't exist. I understand and appreciate the speculation... the reason I feel I have the best job is the relationship I have with the general manager and Tom Benson is fantastic. That's what makes the job special, because that, in our industry doesn't exist with all the teams... There's great respect and the friendship that exists with Mickey and I, I don't take for granted at all. There was never any attempt with regards to leverage. I couldn't be involved with specifics.'
What's on his to-do list:
There's a checklist of a lot of things going through my mind right now... that will be different than what might be the norm. But, the norm for us recently hasn't been in the Senior Bowl. If you're in the championship game or deep in the playoffs, you normally won't come.
The decisions not so much on free agency, and the draft, but the decisions on your own team and the evaluations on your own team, I can be a part of.
Will his teams still be as physical as before:
'It was one of the discussions that the commissioner and I had, we've grown accustomed to what the expectations are as regards to hits above the head, hits on the quarterback... I know this, those are challenging calls for the officials. We teach getting low. I thinkt he players in our league are more educated and aware of the rule changes. You always want to be a physical team but you want to be teaching the right thing you don't want 15 yard penalties and you don't want people getting hurt.
On his team's record in 2012: 7-9:
'When you play the way we played defensively, it's going to be hard to win. When you struggle to run the ball the way we did in the first half of the season, it's going to be hard to win. We struggled at times in special teams against the Giants I have no idea how many yards they got in return game these things keep you from winning games.'
On expectations the team will return to winning now that he's back:
'Coach Parcells said to me, 'you gotta make sure that this mindset that you're back and all of a sudden you're back to winning 11, 12, 13 games doesn't exist because you could well win five games next year.'
On the support he received from Saints fans:
I am grateful and certainly humbled by it. The region has been unbelievable. That's helped me a lot. At times when I was back in New Orleans for functions, that was something that was overwhelming.
Why he didn't consider going to another team:
This was clearly the team I was returning to. When we started in 06 post Katrina, it felt like a business start up. There was just too much invested in the people in the building. When you start trying to identify what makes a job good, it's when you're working with the right people... with our fan base, I'm forever grateful. At times it was even embarrassing (the level of support) but I'm certainly grateful.'
How this city should treat Commissioner Goodell and the NFL during the Super Bowl:
'One thing this city does better than any. They know how to entertain and feed you and there's no better city in the world to host a super bowl and they'll do a great job with that. The most important element is closure and moving forward... this next step is important. We have so many other challenges... move on.'
'I think it should be the way our city hosted the previous nine (Super Bowls). I think it should be outstanding, gracious. I think that's our responsibility. We're still the top destination for this game. We're not getting in Towne Cars and driving 45 minutes to some venue. You're right down the street from the finest hotels, the finest restaurants... that would be my answer to anyone, especially the commissioner.'
Has he, or does he want to talk to Gregg Williams:
'I've never talked with him (the commissioner) at all about Gregg, nor do I know about Gregg's status. 'Would you want to talk to him?' No, I have no interest in talking to Gregg.'
On the work ahead:
We've got a lot of tough meetings ahead. That's what 7-9 is.
Has he talked to Drew Brees:
'I got a text. I knew he was heading to Hawaii. He was excited. I told him to stay healthy over there. He is going to be spending some time here before heading to California and I'll sure he'll come by.'
Did Brees' contract issues or Payton being gone affect Brees' play:
He's been in this system and takes such good care of his body. There are certain players you worry about when they're not in the building, but he would not be one of those players. To look at how much of me not being there that's not going to be our reason for the good things or the bad things. There's a lot of things that take place. If you're not playing good defense and you're not running the football, then I'm going to show you a quarterback who might struggle.


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–Fang, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Character History
Fang's mother was thought to have been a teenager and a drug addict who had put him up for adoption, according to Fang. Although it is not proven, it was also believed that Fang's mother thought he was adopted and she is therefore not a target of the School. Other sources say that she is told that Fang died, so that she might have actually wished to keep him.
In Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, Fang is infuriated when Max rescues Ari Batchelder, the Eraser son of Jeb Batchelder and her half-brother (as later revealed) from the School after learning of Ari's expiration date, which had appeared on the back of his neck. Fang refused to get along with or even travel with Ari, so he left the Flock, along with Iggy and the Gasman, while Max, Nudge, Angel, Total, and Ari tried to stop Itex.
Fang has olive-toned skin and is about 6"2 in height. His eyes are black, and his shaggy hair is black, along with most of his clothing. He is implied to be stronger than the others in the flock and also to have the DNA of a raven. (This is assumed due to his wing color -- "pitch black but purple in the light"—and size—ravens have enormous wings in comparison to their bodies.)
Fang is usually reserved and keeps to himself. He cares deeply for the Flock and has a soft side for Angel. He is very witty and sarcastic and opens up more around Max. He is silent, mysterious and brooding. He will do anything for the Flock, especially Max. He's paranoid and always checks emergency exits. He can be very difficult and irritating when talking to whitecoats or other humans.
Fang is also great at masking his emotions. He rarely smiles, cries or shows any other emotions and is brilliant at keeping a straight face. He is once described as "a dark shadow come to life".
Fang's first "self-mutation" is discovered when he fades into near-invisibility while the Flock is camped in a state park. The rest of the Flock is unable to find him until he moves, instantly revealing himself. Fang says that he was never gone, and thus his new skill is discovered. This skill, invisibility, complements Fang and his personality perfectly; he is known among the Flock for sitting quietly for such extended periods of time, such that they sometimes forget he is there.
In MAX, a spy records that he can fly to speeds of 250 mph. He believes he gained this ability from the blood Max gave him in School's Out Forever.
Breathing Underwater
Fang (like Max) also developed gills in MAX.
Potential Immortality
It is revealed in Nevermore that his DNA holds the key to immortality and as a result he is more likely to survive an incident as opposed to the other Flock members.
Advanced Senses and Reflexes
Like the rest of the Flock, Fang's body is equipped with enhanced reflexes which are displayed in combat and sudden danger. In addition, his sight is greatly enhanced and is referred to as "raptor vision". Also like the Flock, he has an internal compass which can gauge distance, wind currents, and magnetic direction.
Maximum "Max" Ride
Fang and Max are best friends who later fall in love. He always has her back and admires her for her leadership and warrior skills. The two usually consult and discuss with each other first before the others.
As Shown In The Angel Experiment
Max ends up kissing Fang being intensely worried about him in this book once Ari seriously injures Fang.
As Shown In School's Out - Forever
In this book, Fang understands Max and can read her like an open book. He consoles her after she sees her reflection as an Eraser, and then kisses her forehead before walking out of the room. Once Anne lays out the decision to attend an actual school Max storms out to which Fang waits outside for her to return with a glass of water. He reassures her that Anne could never replace her. Max sees Fang kissing Lissa which makes her feel jealous, much to her surprise. When Max confronts Fang about Lissa he replies with "you're girly enough, as I recall," referring to the kiss between Max and himself in The Angel Experiment.
When Max gets extremely upset and stressed about everything that's going on lately on the way to Florida, she flies away to the beach, waiting for the rest of the Flock to catch up. In a moment of extreme stress, she grabs a broken seashell and starts cutting at her arm in an attempt to get the chip out. Fang then stops her from cutting any deeper. Later the two share a conversation about it while the others are playing in the ocean, and Fang admits Max almost gave him a heart attack and not to every scare him like that again.
As Shown In Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
In this book, Fang kisses Max again, but she clears her head, denies it again, and flies away. However, there is a moment when Max enjoyed kissing Fang.
As Shown In The Final Warning
Max becomes jealous when Dr. Brigid Dwyer and Fang start to spend time together in this book.
As Shown In MAX
During this book, Fang kisses Max passionately after Max flies off. He also tells Max that he "chooses her", and they end up kissing. He later turns down dinner with Brigid to have a date with Max. She decides to leave the submarine to rescue Angel despite everyone's protests. Fang stops her to tell her good luck, and that he has her back, showing her his plans in case things don't work as well...which makes Max realize how amazing Fang is and how perfect he is for her. They share a kiss in front of the Flock.
As Shown In FANG
Fang and Max have a lot of moments in this book. Throughout the book, he and Max are often flying off to share romantic moments without the rest of the Flock. However, Fang soon leaves the flock at the end of the book after Total and Akila's wedding because of Dylan , who is supposedly Max's perfect other half. He is also afraid of putting the Flock in danger, (especially Max) after Angel predicts that Fang will be the first to die. Everyone is upset about this, especially Max. She finds a letter that he wrote for her which is very emotional. He promises that if he's still alive and the world hasn't fallen apart, they'll meet up in 20 years in the cliff where they used to learn to fly like the hawks.
As Shown In ANGEL
In this book, Max and Fang grow apart to like other people. Fang calls Max and tells her to come to where they are staying because they are both working on defeating the Doomsday Group. The two leaders get into an argument about Maya and Dylan. Max thinks Maya is her replacement, leading to an argument with Max saying that Maya is her clone and Maya telling Max that she is not like Max, that she isn't just a clone. Much to Max's dismay, Fang sides with Maya saying that she is unique. According to Angel, however, he's only really been in love with Max.
As Shown In Nevermore
In this book, Fang hears the Voice and comes back for Max after breaking one of his wings. He and Max grow back together after he abandons his Gang. Soon, they love each other again and Max realizes that she wants to be with Fang for the rest of her life. When Dr. Valencia Martinez (Max's mother) takes them and the Flock to Paradise, he and Max resume their previous relationship, where they say "I love you" to each other.
Max II (Maya)
After leaving The Flock, Fang builds his own gang of enhanced kids. One of which is Max II who chose the name of Maya to set her apart from Max. Eventually Fang begins to build a "half-way" relationship with Maya, similar to Max and Dylan. However, before the relationship can officially take shape, Maya is killed by Ari III in Nevermore. Fang insisted that he originally chose her for her for her amazing fighting skills (similar to Max) but he began to cave in to her Maxness as well as her not-so- Maxness.
Fang's Stuff
Also be sure to visit the pages: Fang's blog and "Fangstuff" Folder.


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it's worth noting that original BMW brake shoe material can get extremely hard. either from age and/or very hard to begin with. while it's normal for brake drums to wear a little. most of the wear needs to come from brake shoe materials.
assuming your drum is still within tolerances... to save what left of your G/S drum. take your drum and old shoes to a local brake/clutch repair shop. find one that will custom fit shoe to drum. if there's wear on drum, thickness for shoes needs to be slightly thicker. reason is max braking occurs at beginning of brake rod travel. when brake cam is in optimal position.
new shoe material will be much softer than OEM. much rather brake shoe wear vs drum. had no clue just how hard shoe material had become. until I tore into my G/S drum to track down why my rear brakes were so underpowered. getting brake shoes relined with slightly thicker/softer brake shoe lining fixed problems of excessive drum wear and lack of braking power.
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Backup Exec 2014: VM Job keeps running ( never ending )
Anyone else is experencing this bug?
Randomely, my Backup Exec job hangs... The status is "running" , the job rate doesnt drop..I see 4320MB/min but the job is running since the last 3 days.
NormallyIt should take 2-3 hours to run.
It happens when I run VMware Incremental Backup, cancelling the job doesnt work, the GUI doesnt respond to my command..and I waited hours.
Stopping servies doesnt work either. I have to kill the process and restart the service.
I didnt have this issue with Backup Exec 2012. Sounds like an error condition that BE doesnt handle properly.
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This issue (having to kill services) has been around for ages and it means BE is waiting for something to stop before it in turn stops the services.
Have you made sure that BE 2014 is fully patched? Was this an upgrade or a clean install?
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Yes , I'm fully patched ( 2 patches are available for public right now ).
Initially I did an upgrade of 2012 and I had to reinstall from zero, because I had tons of applications errors happening on a daily basis.
So now, it's a clean install.
Sounds like a case to Symantenc Support and weeks of troubleshooting until a new patch is release.
...you might need to open a support case!
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Update: I have the same issue on another installation in Europe. This time, the job is a physical to tape.
it's an incremental backup.
the job is stuck, nothing is happening, no activity. this job takes about 20 minutes to run . Now it has run for more than 8 hours.
Now I'm thinking to uninstall 2014 and reinstall 2012. Only issue I had with 2012 is the VM incremental backup not working properly for some locations... and Symantec have spend days to find the problem without success.
I think I have found the source of the problem.
The vCenter is shared across 3 sites.
All 3 sites sites are running BE2014.
Site A is running the vCenter.
When Site A is starting a Backup of the vCenter Server, Site B, Site C hangs. ( its new with BE2014 )
I think when BE2014 lose the connectivity with vCenter for 2-3 seconds, the reconnection is not made and BE cannot recover and run undefinitely ( Services Hangs ) .
To test, I had removed this morning the vCenter from the Backup Schedule to validate the jobs can run properly.
We didnt have this problem with BE2012.
More to come..
Update: last week end 2 sites have experience issues with jobs hanging.
I opened a call with Symantec and they asked to add a registry key.
I had restarted my backup jobs and will see if it fix my issue or not.
they key is MaxRPCDataBlockSize under BackupExec\Server
I put a decimal value of 1048576 (DWORD ).
This key didnt exist by default.


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A policy change by President Barack Obama's administration that may give some undocumented immigrants facing deportation a chance to stay and apply for work permits was praised by immigrant-rights advocates in El Paso.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that authorities will focus on deporting immigrants with criminal convictions while a case-by-case review will look at immigrants facing deportation in federal courts.
Immigrant advocates in El Paso said the policy shift, though favorable, falls short of demands for reforms to immigration laws that would provide a path to citizenship to many of the estimated 11 million to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
"My first reaction is that this is a good step in the right direction," said Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, an immigrant rights group based in El Paso.
"Everybody was questioning why the Obama administration and especially President Obama, who said he was more sensitive to immigrants and the Latino community, why his administration was deporting more people than under the Bush administration," Garcia said.
"This (change) is the result of the outcry of many in the community on the administration -- questioning why are there more deportations, why there are mothers, sons, students being deported," Garcia said.
Garcia said an estimated 1 million to 1.5 million undocumented immigrants are in Texas.
The Associated Press reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton sent a memo to agents in June outlining the use of discretion in immigration cases. It included taking into account whether a person has a criminal record or a spouse and children who are citizens.
A senior administration official told The Associated Press that delaying deportation decisions in non-criminal cases would allow quicker deportation of convicted felons. The policy change would not provide a path to legal residency but would let immigrants apply for a work authorization card on a case-by-case basis.
Some Republicans criticized the changes as a type of unapproved amnesty and argued that immigrants are competing for jobs with citizens while the nation has a nearly 10 percent unemployment rate.
Karen Diaz Morales, 21, came to the U.S. from Mexico without papers when she was about 7 years old. She became a citizen a few years ago and works for the Border Network for Human Rights.
Diaz has cousins who are undocumented who could benefit from the changes, but she said it does not do enough to help children who aren't citizens and grew up in the United States.
"I still do have two of my cousins who are A honor students. One will go to the university. But OK, she won't get deported, but what about when she wants to get a job? It kind of still leaves a lot of people stuck," Diaz said.
"My cousins are the ones that inspired me to get involved in the whole human rights stuff," Diaz said. "Because of them, I feel we can't stop our fight. We want to contribute to our society."
A Department of Homeland Security report stated it detained nearly 517,000 foreign citizens last fiscal year, 83 percent of them from Mexico. ICE last year removed 169,000 immigrants with criminal convictions.
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso assists about 1,000 people with immigration cases a year, said Executive Director Louie Gilot. She said the policy change was a positive move by the Obama administration.
"There is nothing more heartbreaking than to see families torn apart by the deportation of one of the parents, especially when that person is not a violent felon but only someone trying to provide for his or her family," Gilot said. "It is time we look at immigration issues more humanely."
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The Chandler Hard Pro Maple Wood Baseball Bat (OT19 Adult) will have a larger barrel and be an end-loaded offering from Chandler. The most balanced offerings that JustBats provides from Chandler will be the Chandler Hard Pro Maple Wood Baseball Bat (DB9 Adult) or the Chandler Texas Pride Hard Maple Pro Wood Baseball Bat (CB271).
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Chandler does not always list what type of turn model the bats will be similar to. However a C271 turn is very similar to a 110. The Chandler Hard Pro Maple Wood Baseball Bat (CB271) would be similar in balance and design to a 110 turn model but it has a quicker taper between the barrel and the handle.
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The Russian Tea Room Dining Experience
- Lunch or dinner at the Russian Tea Room in Midtown Manhattan
- Enjoy modern continental cuisine with Russian flare
- Located near to the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Central Park
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The menu at The Russian Tea Room (see itinerary section below) is in keeping with the restaurant's luxurious atmosphere, created to lavish your taste buds with Russian and continental cuisine. The restaurant's classic dishes include the Borscht, Chicken Kiev, Beef Stroganoff and Vareniki.
The Russian Tea Room is a New York City attraction that should not be missed. Visit for a memorable lunch or dinner, or why not make your day extra special and enjoy a pre-theater dinner before viewing a show at the Carnegie Hall? Whatever your New York visit includes, make sure the Russian Tea Room is on your list!
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By Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald
Jun. 18–The first of two Lynn public elementary schools scheduled to close for good shut its doors yesterday, part of a sweeping round of budget cuts that calls for the layoff of as many as 160 teachers.
Yesterday was the last day of class for the Washington Community School's 200 pupils, and Friday will mark the final day for the William R. Fallon Elementary School's 132 students. The schools won't reopen in the fall, and the students will be reassigned to other schools.
"It's a very sad day for the city of Lynn, an extremely sad day for the teachers who are going to be losing their jobs, and I think it's devastating for the children," said Alice Gunning, president of the Lynn Teachers Union. "They're going to be getting short-changed next year because of larger class sizes."
As of yesterday, she said, the layoffs included 90 certified teachers, 70 teachers who had been working toward certification, 20 teacher aides and one occupational therapist out of the 1,600 teachers, paraprofessionals and therapists the union represents.
Gunning accused city officials of relying on state aid to fund the district's schools. But Mayor Edward J. Clancy Jr. said the city budgeted an additional $503,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. He blamed the school closings and layoffs on a $4 million increase in the cost of health insurance for city employees and a citywide enrollment that has declined from 15,201 students in fiscal year 2003 to 13,995 in fiscal 2008.
"The teachers do a great job, but to continue the same level of services would have required an additional $6 million. We don't have it," Clancy said.
The cuts will cause some "blips" in class size over the next school year, he said. But he is hoping to hold class sizes to no more than 25 in grades 1 and 2, and no more than 30 in other grades.
That came as little consolation to parents including Evelyn Gomez, whose 7-year-old son Andy had grown accustomed to classes as small as 20 at the Washington Community School.
"They didn't even tell us the school was closing; I found out from another parent," Gomez said. "Then we got a letter saying he was being transferred to another school. It's not a great school, but what else can we do?"
The Department of Education will not know how many other schools will be closing until later this summer, when superintendents will be required to notify the department. Over the past school year, 13 schools closed statewide.
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Banham Named to Big Ten POW Honor Roll
Jan. 13, 2014
University of Minnesota junior guard Rachel Banham was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll Monday after averaging 30.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in games against Iowa and Northwestern last week.
Banham scored 32 points on 12-for-22 shooting from the field at Iowa on Wednesday night, before notching her fifth-career double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds in the Gophers' victory over Northwestern at home on Sunday afternoon. Banham also matched her career-high with seven assists and added a 12-for-13 performance from the free throw line against the Wildcats.
On the week, Banham registered a .452 (19-42) field goal percentage, which included a .429 (6-14) three-point field goal percentage. Banham also had a .941 free throw percentage, connecting on 16 of her 17 attempts from the line.
The junior currently ranks seventh nationally and leads the Big Ten with a .473 three-point field goal percentage, while also ranking 11th in the NCAA in total points (349), 17th in points per game (21.8) and 40th in three-point field goals per game (2.75). Her total points and points per game also tops in the league.
Ohio State's Ameryst Alston was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, with Iowa's Samantha Logic and Michigan State's Annalise Pickrel joining Banham on the honor roll. The Spartan's Aerial Powers earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
The Gophers return to action Thursday as they are set to face No. 18 Nebraska on the road at 8:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on BTN.
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Seasons collide for hunters on Saturday
Lower Otay is having some very good fall bass fishing. Pete Mayberry, Chula Vista, baited shiners in Harvey Arm for a limit of five bass totaling 10.55 pounds with a 3.85-pounder. Dave Brokewicz, Spring Valley, also pinned on shiners in Bushlow Cove for a limit of five bass totaling 10.55, including a 4.3-pounder. Mel Williams, San Diego, used swimbaits and plastic frogs for five bass totaling 14.6 pounds, including a 4.2-pounder. Mayberry and Brokewicz kept their's, but Williams released his.
Waterfowlers had sub-par shooting at Barrett Lake. The 20 hunters on Wednesday shot 27 ducks, but 18 were ruddys. Saturday's 18 hunters shot 22 ducks, with 13 being ruddys. There was much better shooting at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area, where shovelers, greenwing teal and pintail dropped in good numbers. The numbers: Wed., 149 hunters, 419 ducks; Sat., 186 hunters, 391 ducks; Sun., 48 hunters, 69 ducks.
A second 300-pound plus tuna has been landed by one of the long-range boats. The American Angler reported it has a 353-pounder caught by Jeff Bracey. The first one, a 312-pounder, was caught by Mark Shimozaki on the Intrepid with captain Kevin Osborne.


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Seed Bank Funding Threatened By Financial Crisis
The doom of the global financial crisis is now threatening an important seed bank attempting to collect every type of plant in the world, Reuter's reported on Thursday.
Director Paul Smith of the Millennium Seed Bank Project said their aim is to archive 300,000 different plant species known to exist in order to ensure future biodiversity and protect a vital source of food and medicines.
He said the project is on track to collect 10 percent of the total by 2010, but the financial crisis is drying up funding and casting serious doubts on future collections.
The National Lottery funds about half of the project, with the rest coming from corporate donations.
But now with the economic downturn and preparation for the 2012 London Olympics using up lottery money, the funds for the project are looking grim.
Government money and international groups will likely have to step up to fit the nearly $14 million per year needed to keep the bank going. But Smith said if that doesn't happen, new collections and research would be forced to stop.
"We would say that this is an exceptional bank and that the assets within it, the capital that we have built up, is unique and we can't squander this," Smith said, during a tour of the facility south of London.
It costs around 2,000 pounds ($2863) to collect and store each type of seed.
Smith said the Millennium Seed Bank Project is the only project of its kind in the world that's attempting to collect and conserve all the planet's wild plant diversity.
Flora and fauna have been endangered by human activities like forest clearing. Scientists agree that since most of the world's food and medicines come from nature, protecting plant species is critical to human survival.
It was merely 30 years ago, for instance, that Catharanthus roseus, a small pink plant also known as the Madagascan periwinkle, was found to contain compounds used in cancer drugs.
"Thirteen million hectares of forest are cleared every year — that's an area the size of England — and of course the plant species which occur there are going the same way," Smith said.
So far, he added, there are 1,400 other seed banks in the world that store about 0.6 percent of the world's plant diversity. The Millennium Project run by Kew Gardens — one of the world's oldest botanical gardens — aims to collect the rest.
At the Millennium Seed Bank Project, seeds from across the globe arrive at the bank in packets of all sizes, where they are catalogued, tested and experimented on.
The specimens are then separated from husks, cleaned and dried again before final storage in a temperature-controlled underground vault, where they can last for up to thousands of years. The vaults are even designed to withstand a nuclear accident.
Smith warned that a third of the planet's plants are categorized as threatened with extinction, which could have dramatic effects on human life, trade and the environment.
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