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STORYTIME for preschoolers will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Yadkin County Public Library. STORYTIME is an early literacy program specifically geared for preschoolers 2-5 years old.
The theme for this week's program will be "I Love the Library," featuring the letter "L" and highlighting the literacy skill, print motivation. All STORYTIME programs are free and open to the public. Make plans now to bring your child or grandchild for an entertaining and educational experience, with stories, music and crafts as we help get them "Ready to Read" with the "Every Child Ready to Read @ your Library" program.
The Yadkin County Public Library, in partnership with Yadkin Christian Ministries, will be providing free tax preparation through the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. The mission of these programs is to provide free basic tax return preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers, elderly taxpayers and taxpayers with disabilities, limited English proficiency or military.
To qualify, families must have an income of less than $50,000. Free tax preparation will be held at the Yadkin County Public Library, beginning on Wednesday, February 6, 2012 and Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and will continue each Wednesday and Thursday until April 11, 2012. Tax assistance is a free service that is on a first come, first served basis.
Highland Canines will be here on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10:00 am for a program on service dogs. Students from Yadkinville Elementary School will be here to attend. This program is free and open to the public.
NWRL will host their annual Traveling Photography Contest. Contest is open to all registered patrons of the Northwestern Regional Library system, with the exception of individuals whose primary source of income is photography. The fees for each entry are $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for youth with no limit on total number of entries. Entries must be received no later than Friday, February 22, 2013 at any NWRL branch. A photography workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:30 pm, followed by the opening reception at 6:45 pm. For more information about the contest or to pick up an entry form, please visit your NWRL branch.
The library is holding a book sale in the front entryway. Like new hardcover books are available for $1.00 and movies are 25 cents or 5 for $1.00, making them a great bargain! All proceeds will be used to purchase new books.
On display at the library will be a collection of snowmen. These are part of a larger collection owned by Elaine Munday of Statesville and will be on display through the end of February.
The Yadkin County Public Library is a member of the Northwestern Regional Library system, comprised of libraries in Alleghany, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties. The library's normal operating hours are as follows: Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 am – 6:30 pm and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.


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(NewsUSA) - America's most used drug -- caffeine -- is also one of its most maligned. The nation drinks more coffee than any other beverage, yet thoughts about the morning mood-booster remain mixed. Does coffee amp brain power or blood pressure? Does it cause or prevent disease?
Studies suggest that coffee's safe. An analysis of 10 studies showed that, contrary to popular thought, drinking coffee doesn't increase health disease risk. In fact, one Iowa Women's Health Study of 27,000 women found that drinking moderate amounts of coffee -- no more than three cups per day -- reduced cardiovascular risk by 24 percent.
Harvard Women's Health Watch reported that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, gallstones and Parkinson's disease. Caffeine enhances physical endurance and mental alertness. Coffee also contains antioxidants, which help prevent cell damage and boost immune function.
Of course, coffee does have its drawbacks. Dark beverages can stain teeth, and coffee proves no exception. To many, coffee can result in irritability, insomnia and upset stomachs.
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I need more AR mags. 30 rounders. With that new anti tilt follower thing.
.223... Who has em. What should I get. The C products seem o.k.
Hell I dont know. Just want them too work. Thanks in advance.
I need more AR mags. 30 rounders. With that new anti tilt follower thing.
.223... Who has em. What should I get. The C products seem o.k.
Hell I dont know. Just want them too work. Thanks in advance.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
i don't think there is anything wrong with the c-prod made mags. hell even the 30 round 7.62x39 mags seem to work like clockwork for me. i just spent 6 full 30s of 7.62's the other day not a hiccup.
since the weekend is close i would hold off till CDNN puts up their weekend/holiday sale.
i have been getting a lot of mag deals from them lately.
as far as what brand of mag to get D&H, DSG gi mags, c-products, and the mag-pull P-mag are top bang for buck picks.
last time i was over at copes they had the D&H mag with the no-tilts for $9.99 IRRC not bad.
fusil and lancer also make good mags i have been told.
if you shop around you could find some deals.
copes, CTD, aim surplus, bravo co usa, midway USA,44mag.com ,palmetto state armory, are all top places to shop for good mags cheap.
the best prices i have seen were the $5 DSG mags from CTD, the $6.99 C-prod mags from CDNN and the $9.99 7.62x39 mags from palmetto --though these are "blowout prices"
i would expect to pay around $10 for a good 5.56 mag generally speaking.
i rally like the magpull-p mag but it is rarely on sale for less than $14. that will buy two of the on sale C-s or nearly three of the on sale DSG's--LOL yea i am CHEAP--LOL
this is what i have been buying. they are good mags too.
Ten Pack of DSG Black Teflon Coated 30rd Magazines w/ MAGPUL Anti-tilt Follower
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams
those are the same ones i got from CTD a while back. they are made by D&H a us government contractor. they got the mag-pull no tilt follower installed--at a tough to beat price of $8.50 each if you buy a 10 pack.
i have bought a number of things from DSG there a good company.
Specials it seems they are going to have some good 20 rd mags on sale for $5
the 30s are still running around $9-$10 if you get a good brand.
they also have the 40rd c-prod mag i bought a while back for $15 --not bad but not a sale price.
they have some ak and 1911 mags on sale though. links to the sale and the AR mag page.
if you wanting good 30s 4th that DSG 10 pack is the best priced deal around today.
otherwise i would say get a couple of the 20s from CDNN and throw in a couple of those 40s--
besides 4th you NEED a mag that is longer than super-shorties 7" barrel! LOL!
AR-15/M-16 Mags
That is a good deal eldogg put up there. Thank you..
Not sure on the 40 rounders j4. Us Mall Ninjas like too keep a low profile.
When we go into Mall Ninja mode. We like too stay low too the ground like a stealth, karate, become one with the earth anti zombi type guys.
The 40 rounders, on the mall Ninja forum I belong too, are not real popular.
We dont stand up much. We crawl and become one with the earth.
40 would cause us too hold our weapons too high. Giving our position away.
I am into my second week of cane fighting. Just finished the close in knife fighting course. Got a "B" not bad.
Next week our instructor is going too teach us how too kill with a paper clip..
I better stick with the 30s.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
yea $8.50 per mag delivered is about the best price around.
those DSG mags i bought from CTD were $5 but i had to add a mag-pull follower so that added $1 then i had to add shipping so they were around $8 each by the time they arrived at my doorstep.
so hell yea this DSG mag package is a very good deal. free shipping to boot.
if i needed mags i would buy some of these DSGs. but i got a couple foot lockers full of 30rd mags.
the only reason i am buying the 40 round C-products mags is because i don't have any 40 rd mags. there is no real need for them other than the liberals/commies cringe at big mags--so damn it i am going to get some!--LOL!


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Put on your boots and jeans, saddle up your pony, and giddy on up to the historic Stanley Hotel! Giddyup Kitty is back in town with a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. Celebrate spring and have fun on Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m., with this award winning bluegrass band as they return to Estes for a high-energy performance of country-grass music.
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Roy E. Reinholds, age 83, of Longmont died of pneumonia on March 8, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Mr. Reinholds was born in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, to Carl and Arlene (Hallberg) Reinholds. After graduating from Lane Tech high school, Roy worked as a metallurgical lab technician for manufacturing companies in Chicago. He was drafted
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March 13, 1927 – February 21, 2013
Ronald D. "Ron" Morton, age 85, of Lyons, passed away in Ft. Collins on February 21. He was born March 13, 1927 in Loveland, to Clarence and Martha (Bell) Morton. Ron served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he married Georgia Michel in 1948, and she preceded him in death in 1982. Ron married Joanne Ritter in 1984, and she preceded him in death in 2011.
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Former Lyons resident John M. Veltien died January 26 at his home in Dacono, Colorado; he was thirty-nine years old. John was born May 6, 1973 to John and Tina Veltien in Lyons, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Niwot High School. John married Tanya Gajewski and they later divorced. He was currently employed at V&S Molding in Dacono, working as an injection-molding technician. John adored his children attending many
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Dr. Sidney "Sid" Wolf, age 78, passed from this earth on January 10, 2013 in Longmont, with his wife Amber by his side.
Dr. Wolf was born December 30, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland to Morris and Anna Wolf. He received his Ph.D. from Catholic University in 1970, his Master's Degree from American University in 1964, both in Washington, DC; and his Bachelor of Science from The University of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1960. Sid was recognized internationally as an author, researcher, spiritual counselor, educator, body worker, and healer. He began his career taking part in landmark studies of the therapeutic benefits of LSD used in conjunction with psychotherapy: treating alcoholics, psychiatric patients and the terminally ill. In addition to his valuable contribution to mental health and medical research, he served his community as the director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for
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"I thought for a while about it (when UFC offered the change), but I didnt want to disappoint and frustrate the UFC," Machida told MMAFighting.com. "The date wasnt that bad. I was already training hard for my fight, so I decided to take it. They were both main events, but this is a better one because Mark Munoz is better ranked and its not a (Fight For The Troops) card."
Munoz has one submission and six knockouts on his record, while Kennedy finished eight of his 16 wins by submission. However, Machida sees some similarities in their games.
"Theyre not that different," he said. "They both have similar styles, but Tim Kennedy likes to go for the takedown from the body lock and Munoz moves more. But they basically have similar styles."
One advantage against Munoz, which Machida wouldnt have over Kennedy, is the fact that they used to train together.
"We were training together so thats a little complicated, but thats inevitable here in California," he said. "We always look for better training so we ended up training together. Its complicated, but its tough for both of us. Ive learned some things from his game, but he did too.
"Mark Munoz was always very friendly, gave me tips during trainings," he continued. "We helped each other a lot. But we were training together, its not like he was teaching me. You test yourself a lot during sparring."
Following a frustrating and controversial unanimous decision loss to Phil Davis at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro, "The Dragon" wants to leave no doubts in Manchester.
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We are deeply moved by the outpouring of concern and support from our guests and friends, and it is our hope that this web page will keep you as informed as possible on the ever changing news and conditions at Tassajara.
Tassajara is very well prepared with the help and hard work of many people: the Jamesburg crew, Tassajara students, the Forest Service and our friends Ted Marshall and Stuart Carlson. The Forest Service is no longer keeping fire crews at Tassajara because they are more urgently needed elsewhere, but they have expressed their intention to return when the fires come closer to Tassajara.
There are currently 20 students at Tassajara, plus Stuart Carlson and his son. A sprinkler system is now in place on the roofs of the Zendo, Kitchen, Office, Bath House, Stones and Pines, Dining Room, Kaisando, Cabin 1 and the Abbot's cabin. With the fire crews gone and the bulk of the clearing done, Tassajara has moved into a holding pattern to wait for the fire. They have gone to a work period schedule, which means there is morning and evening zazen and people are able to take some time off.
Meanwhile, the Basin Complex fire has moved a little closer in the past 24 hours, within 2.5 to 3 miles from Tassajara. Right now, the fire is not expected to 'hit' Tassajara in one felt swoop. Rather, it is expected that there will be small incidents here and there from various directions.
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The Broadway Campus of KidsPeace, located in Bethlehem, PA, has been undergoing many changes over the past few years thanks to donations by individuals and organizations and assistance from state legislators. A total of $5 million was raised to build a new residence that will be safe for our children in residential care and campus renovations that will also ensure that outpatient and ambulatory children receive services in a safer, more healing environment. The planning and fundraising began in 2005, and the project is now 70% complete. In fact, KidsPeace was able to rebid the project earlier this year and save significantly on construction costs.
In late November, KidsPeace invited a group of legislators to a gathering to thank them for their assistance and support for the project and to take them on a tour of the construction site. Each state legislator was presented with a plaque to express KidsPeace's gratitude and taken on a tour of the new building, which will serve as a temporary home for children receiving treatment for such issues as depression, attachment disorders, self injury, abuse, eating disorders, ADHD and a variety of other conditions that require residential treatment. The legislators were grateful for their plaques and impressed with the new building.
The attendees at this warm morning of appreciation included: Representative Karen Beyer, Representative Joseph Brennan, Representative Julie Harhart, Representative Jennifer Mann, Representative Doug Reichley, Representative Steve Samuelson, Senator Patrick Brown and Kurt Derr, District Chief of Staff Senator Lisa Boscola. On hand from KidsPeace were President and CEO Will Isemann, Executive Vice President for Marketing and Business Development Michael Slack, Executive Vice President and CFO Tim Richards, Operations Director Paul Tewes, Vice President of PA Residential and Hospital Programs Susan Mullen, Vice President of Programs Grace Fornicola, Director of HR Kevin Burgess and Interim Director of KidsPeace Hospital Bud Megargee.
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NORTON, Mass. — More than any other PGA Tour player, Erik Compton can do without the additional stress.
But there he was again last Friday, two shots over the cut line with two holes to play at The Barclays, needing to make the cut to at least have an outside chance of moving on to the next tournament in the FedEx Cup playoffs. He already had played 31 holes that day because of a rain delays, and his tank was empty.
But his heart? No one questions that.
This is the scrappy Florida kid who took up golf after a heart transplant when he was 12. The same guy who suffered a heart attack in 2007 and, with his heart pumping at 15 percent capacity and his foot on the accelerator, drove himself to the hospital while calling everyone to tell them he loved them because he thought it was over. He had his second heart transplant six months later.
He went birdie-birdie at The Barclays to make the cut.
"Some guys focus like every hole is the last hole. And I need to play like that every week," Compton said. "Your energy level plays a major factor in how you think. Sucking it up, basically that's what I've been doing my life – figuring out how to play golf when you're not at your best."
Two days later, Compton was 3 under for the final round and projected to be inside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship. He made bogey. Then another one. And then he chipped into the water on the 16th and faced a 10-foot putt for bogey.
More stress he didn't need. More clutch golf he always seems to deliver. He made the bogey putt, made a birdie putt on the next hole from the same distance and then saved par on the final hole with a 5-foot putt that allowed him to head north to the TPC Boston this week.
"Everyone says I'm going to give them a heart attack," Compton said, smiling at his metaphor. "But I've already had a couple of those."
Compton is on his third heart and has an endless supply of perspective. After going through a second transplant, and showing off a scar that runs the length of his chest, he once said, "I've been dead twice."
The next day, the 33-year-old Compton was on "CBS This Morning" with Jeff Glor, talking about his amazing life and his work with Donate Life America and Genentech to raise awareness of organ donation and transplants.
"I guess my story's like a movie," Compton said. "It's not a made-up story, but it's real. It just doesn't faze me anymore. We all have issues, right?"
"Yeah, but this is a pretty big one – with all due respect," Glor said as the audience laughed.
"Yeah, but I trade some of the bad issues and bad things that have happened," Compton replied. "I have a lot of great things."
He has a wife and a daughter. He has a job on the PGA Tour, right alongside Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy. And that might be the most amazing thing of all in his remarkable life. Through it all, Compton earned his way to the highest level of golf.
And this year, for the first time, he stayed there.
He first reached the big leagues in 2012 through the Nationwide Tour money list. He lost his card and went back to Q-school, surviving six rounds to get back to the PGA Tour. Going into the Deutsche Bank Championship, which starts Friday, his ranking is three spots behind Ernie Els, two spots ahead of Justin Leonard. He belongs.
Trouble is, that's not how Compton views his job.
The public tends to look at him as a sympathetic figure, a walking miracle with two heart transplants and a PGA Tour card.
Compton sees himself as a golfer who would be more inclined to celebrate a victory than merely keeping his card. It was like that at the Honda Classic this year when he tied for fourth for his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour. Everyone wanted to pat him on the head. He was kicking himself in the rear for a bogey on the last hole.
"It seems like a bit of tug-of-war going on inside there," said Scott Piercy, who played with Compton last weekend. "He knows he's living a dream. I think a little in his mind it's like, 'OK, I'm lucky to be here.' But I know a competitor lurks in there, too. Because at the end of the day, there's a lot of fight in that kid, for sure. He wants to win."
Compton understands that. He says he'll be at home, sitting alone on the couch, and his wife will ask him what's going through his mind. His answer more times than not: How to get better. How to win.
"I want to be a top 50 player in the world," Compton said. "I have to keep getting better. I'm bound to have a win and have a good season. It's not impossible. I have a good swing. The guys out here are really, really good. But I'm really good, too. I'm not just a dead guy walking."
He does not take his position lightly. Compton has given countless hours to "Donate Life America" to get out the message that kids are waiting every day for an organ to survive. He already was planning to be in the Boston area this week to speak about it. And now he gets to play golf, and even greater platform.
It will take another big week for him to advance to the third playoff event in Chicago. But at least it's a chance.
"I want to see how far I can go," Compton said. "I see a win in my future – next week, next year."
And then he grinned.
"There's only 99 guys I have to beat, right?"
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Can somebody within airing distance of the WBZ program (Anne mentions it in a separate thread in the "Massachusetts" forum) please plan to tape record the radio program? Contact me directly so I know you are committing to doing this and I can give you particulars. It is an hour-long program so you'll need a 60 or 90 minute cassette tape.
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Acquisition expands Zimbra's collaboration suite, offering cloud storage and file-sync-and-share capabilities to service providers, governments and companies worldwide (DALLAS) July 15, 2014 – Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, today announced its acquisition of Mezeo , a software company that provides secure file sharing and cloud storage capabilities for service providers, governments...
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Fri, Jun 6 2014
VNC & Zimbra Take Email Collaboration to a New Level
Zug/Berlin – June, 6 2014 – Virtual Network Consult (VNC) is a leading Commercial Open Source Solutions specialist, providing proven open source solutions to clients around the globe. Zimbra , a leader in unified collaboration software, is a cornerstone of the VNC Business Cloud, which consists of commercial open source applications that cover a full range of business needs, from groupware, portal solutions...
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Thu, Jun 5 2014
Zimbra Named a Leader in Enterprise Social Platforms by Independent Research Firm
Zimbra's social suite receives highest possible score in partners, access control and user-delegated security categories DALLAS – June 5, 2014 – Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, today announced that it has been recognized by Forrester Research, Inc. as a leader in its "The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Social Platforms, Q2 2014" report. The report evaluated...
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Wed, Jun 4 2014
Zimbra Announces Move to OSI-based Licensing for Zimbra Collaboration 8.5 Open Source Edition
Public beta of version 8.5 available today includes licensing improvements that demonstrate commitment to community-powered open source innovation DALLAS – June 4, 2014 – Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, announced today that it is making key changes to its open source software licensing. In order to build an even stronger foundation for community-powered innovation, the company...
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Thu, May 29 2014
Zimbra Announces Availability of Zimbra Desktop 7.2.5 Email Client
New release reaffirms the company's commitment to open source and dedication to anytime, anywhere, any device user experiences Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, announced today the availability of Zimbra Desktop 7.2.5, a free and open source email client application that provides users online and offline access to all of their email accounts in one place. Zimbra Desktop supports today's...
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Tue, May 27 2014
Bounty Revamps Digital Experience for Mums with Sitecore
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Thu, May 15 2014
EY Announces Zimbra CEO Patrick Brandt Is an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award Finalist in the Southwest Region
EY announced that Patrick Brandt, Zimbra CEO, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Southwest region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Brandt was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. This...
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Tue, May 6 2014
Zimbra Appoints Olivier Thierry as New Chief Marketing Officer
Tech marketing veteran joins as company continues rapid global growth Dallas – May 6, 2014 – Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, today announced the appointment of Olivier Thierry as the company's new chief marketing officer (CMO). Thierry is responsible for the oversight of all global marketing activities for Zimbra, including product marketing, product management, partner...
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Tue, Mar 11 2014
Zimbra Community 8.0 Offers Social Business Engagement Anywhere on Any Device; Introduces Free Edition
New release and free edition enhance customer support and increase employee productivity for organizations of all sizes (DALLAS) March 11, 2014 — Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration and community software, today introduced the latest version of its community software solution, Zimbra Community 8.0, which extends the power of online communities for customer support and private social networking to...
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Tue, Feb 11 2014
Zimbra Strengthens its Leadership with Executive Appointments in Customer Support, Channels and Sales
(DALLAS, TX) February 10, 2014 — Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software, today announced three new executive moves within its senior leadership team. Thom O'Connor was promoted to senior vice president of global support, Steve Poncini was appointed senior vice president of worldwide channels, and Alan Elliot was appointed vice president of sales for the Americas. "These three executive...
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Fri, Jan 3 2014
AlfaVAD enters distribution partnership with Zimbra
Athens, Greece, January 3 — AlfaVAD announced today that it has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Zimbra , a global leader in unified collaboration software. Under the terms of the agreement, AlfaVAD will expand its portfolio to include the complete line of Zimbra products. The organization plans to sell the products through the extensive channel of value-added resellers and system integrators in...
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Mon, Oct 28 2013
Zimbra (Telligent) CFO Named Finalist for Dallas Business Journal CFO of the Year Award
Dallas – October 28, 2013 — Zimbra , formerly Telligent, today announced that its chief financial officer, Kristin Reichert, was selected as a finalist for the Dallas Business Journal CFO of the Year Award. The award recognizes Dallas-area financial executives for exceptional performance in their roles as corporate financial stewards. Under Reichert's leadership, the company has grown nearly 500%...
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Wed, Sep 25 2013
Zimbra Unveils Integrated Team, Culture and Vision for People-Centered Collaboration at User Group Conference
New Company Symbolizes the Integration of Traditional Collaboration and Social Collaboration DALLAS – September 25, 2013 – Zimbra, formerly Telligent, today introduced its vision for people-centered collaboration by introducing its integrated executive management team, brand strategy and culture at its user group conference, The Big Social. The three-day conference took place in Dallas from Sept. 23 to...
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Tue, Sep 17 2013
Telligent (Zimbra) Positioned in the "Visionaries" Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Dallas – September 17, 2013 – Telligent (Zimbra), a leading provider of social community software, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Visionaries" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace." (1) Gartner selects and positions vendors in the Magic Quadrant based...
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Wed, Sep 11 2013
Three Telligent Customers Announced as 2013 Constellation SuperNova Award Finalists
Independent research firm recognizes Telligent customers for being champions of disruptive technology in the future of work and next generation customer experience categories Dallas – September 11, 2013 – Telligent , a market leader in enterprise social software, announced today that three of its customers – Dell, Tyler Technologies and Beck Ag – were selected as finalists in the third annual...
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Thu, Aug 22 2013
Population Reference Bureau Selects Telligent to Transform Engagement with Stakeholders
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Surge in Phoenix area new-home sales signals market rebound
GILBERT, Ariz. -- Kori Rockwell said it was exciting to see her dream home being built from the ground up.
She, her husband and three daughters have been in love with every aspect of the four-bedroom house since they moved into a KB Home development last month, Rockwell said.
"We wanted a house that hasn't been lived in, we wanted a house that didn't have somebody else's problems associated with it," Rockwell said. "It was exactly what we wanted, and there wasn't anything in it that we didn't like."
Rockwell is just one of many Valley residents who have been snapping up newly constructed homes this year.
According to a report by Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business, 1,021 new single-family homes were sold in the Phoenix area during October, an 85 percent increase from the same month last year.
For the year, 7,399 new single-family homes have been sold, up 37 percent from the same period in 2011.
"It's certainly hotter than it was," said Mike Orr, author of the ASU report and director of the W.P. Carey School's Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice. "It's not returned back to normal yet, but it's increasingly getting there."
New home sales held 12 percent of residential property market share in October, up from 7 percent in 2011, the report said.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 10,357 single-family building permits had been issued in Maricopa and Pinal counties this year through October. For all of 2011, the number was 7,297.
Orr said the strong growth will not lead to another real estate bubble.
"A bubble occurs when people forget that bubbles are possible," he said. "Right now everybody is very very aware that we went through a bubble, so the chances of another bubble in the next 10 years is almost zero."
Jim Belfiore, president of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting, a Phoenix-based residential property research company, said the new home segment started to recover 18 months ago and the resurgence will continue into next year.
"In the spring of 2013, you are going to see that the new housing market is better than it has been in the past six years," Belfiore said. "It is going to be an astounding spring."
David Godlewski, president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, said Tucson lags Phoenix in single-family home construction but will follow the Valley's lead in coming years.
"We are starting to see some improvements," Godlewski said. "I'm optimistic that we will be able to sustain and see increases in 2013."
Connie Wilhelm, president of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, said low interest rates are encouraging buyers to enter the market.
"It allows people to get into a home and afford mortgage easily," Wilhelm said. "It's a great incentive."
At the same time, a dwindling supply of foreclosures has pushed prices higher and left loan-burdened traditional buyers in a worse position to compete against cash-rich investors. She said this motivates traditional buyers to enter the new home segment.
The rebound is also spurring residential property investors to buy land in the Valley. Last month, two deals were sealed in Mesa.
In mid November, a New York City-based real estate investor, GTIS Partners, bought 563 acres in southeast Mesa near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
The investor plans to develop 400 residential lots for 3,900 single-family homes and 50 acres of commercial lots for hotels, shopping malls and offices.
"We invest across the country, but we are particularly excited about the Phoenix market," said Teddy Karatz, vice president of GTIS Partners. "It has all the makings: It's a top-tier city and it's highly affordable."
Shortly after that deal, a Scottsdale-based home builder and community developer, AV Homes, and another New York City-based residential property investor, JEN Partners, announced a co-purchase of 527 acres of land adjacent to the parcels GTIS bought.
AV Homes plans to build 1,000 homes, and JEN Partners will develop 550 sites to sell to home builders.
"We are definitely coming out of the worst home-building cycle ever, and our job growth is coming back," said Carl Mulac, vice president of AV Homes. "A lot of things are pointing to the right direction right now for recovery."
Nate Nathan, president of the land brokerage firm Nathan and Associates, said his company has done 131 transactions in the last five months in the Phoenix area, up from 80 in all of last year.
"It's an absolute frenzy to buy finished lots or platted lots, the busiest my company's ever been," Nathan said.


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Ummm...clear on day one? Known quantity? From the very article you summarize:
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Events are posted in date order.
Summerville Walking Tours
The Summerville Dorchester Museum is offering two guided walking tours of Summerville (one of old planter Summerville and the other of West End and its railroad history). Walks cover about a mile and take about an hour. They are available daily by appointment. For further information call 875-9666 or visit www.summervilledorchestermuseum.org.
Flowertown Players Present "Grease"
Friday and Saturday, August 2 -3; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 8-10, 15-17 ? 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, August 4, 11, 18 ? 2:00 p.m.
The Flowertown Players present "Grease" on the dates and times listed above. Tickets are $25. Please note that the season tickets for the 2013 - 2014 season are available for purchase at very reasonable prices.
Contact information: 875-9251 for box office; www.flowertownplayers.org
Location: James Dean Theatre, 133 S. Main Street, Summerville
The Singers of Summerville Auditions
Sunday, August 12 ? By Appointment only, 6 - 8 p.m.
The Singers of Summerville will hold auditions for the Fall Concert Series from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 12. The series features the music of John Rutter.
Contact information: Julie at 875-7795 or go to the Singers Auditions Website to schedule an audition
Location: Summerville Library, Room 234, Bethany United Methodist Church, 118 W. 3rd South Street, Summerville
It's a Mystery to Me Book Club
Thursday, August 15 ? 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
It's a Mystery to Me Book Club meets at the Summerville Library on Thursday, August 15, from 7 - 9 p.m. to discuss "In the Frame" by Dick Francis. Upcoming publishing events will also be reviewed. Sponsored by the Friends of the Summerville Library. Books can be picked up at the front desk of the library at no charge to the reader. If the books are all checked out, please notify the point of contact below. New members are always welcome.
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Location: Summerville Library, 76 Old Trolley Road, Summerville
Summerville DREAM Third Thursday
Thursday, August 15 ? 5 - 8 p.m.
Summerville DREAM Third Thursday offers a variety of cultural events and an art walk for every interest
at Hutchinson Square, Main Street and Short Central from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on August 15. Stores and restaurants remain open late to support Third Thursday. Contact information: (843) 821-7260 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Location: Downtown Summerville (Short Central and Hutchinson Square)
Talking About Books at the Timrod
Sunday, August 17 ?3:00
The Timrod Library sponsors a book discussion on the Third Sunday so readers can chat about the books they are enjoying. Refreshments are served.
Contact information: 871-4600, www.thetimrodlibrary.org
Location: Timrod Library, 217 Central Avenue, Summerville
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Douglas Outpatient Services drug treatment center is a treatment facility located in Austell, GA. that an individual can enter in order to treat a drug addiction or alcoholism problem. Through therapy and education at Douglas Outpatient Services, individuals are rehabilitated using various treatment methods which can enable them to lead productive lives. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend Douglas Outpatient Services in Austell. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.
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Premarital counseling helps couples prepare for marriageWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | firstname.lastname@example.com
Engaged couples spend countless hours and thousands of dollars planning their weddings, but most spend far less time preparing for the marriages that follow, say area counselors and religious leaders who offer premarital counseling.
"It's so easy to get caught up in all that activity," said deacon Joe Malenfant of Maumee St. Joseph Catholic Church. "Don't get me wrong; I'm all for receptions and parties. But it's very easy to focus on the hall, the caterer, the dress, the tuxedos, the limo and all of those things and forget that's planning for the wedding. What we're trying to do is plan for the marriage."
Ryan Osier, owner of Reiso Resources, which specializes in relational counseling, agreed.
"[Marriage] takes work," Osier said. "Couples think it will just naturally happen and that is a misconception. We will spend years and years getting our education for a career we want for 20 to 30 years, but we won't do much for our relationships we say we want for the rest of our lives."
Osier has spent 10 years developing a relationship assessment that helps couples see how each perceives love and their relationship.
"We don't force couples to do it, but I have found this eliminates having to do eight to 10 sessions," Osier said. "It narrows it down in one or two and gives you a good picture of what's going on."
The assessment evaluates the person on agape (unselfish or security love), eros (chemistry or erotic love) and phileo (compatibility or friendship love). Most people are naturally stronger in one area, but ideally the three will be balanced equally, Osier said.
"There's nothing like being intimate with your friend and there's nothing like being vulnerable to a person you are passionate with," Osier said. "When you start bridging it all together, relationships will last through all times, stages, children, death — whatever comes your way, you can make it work."
Just as President George W. Bush didn't know his presidency would be defined by 9/11, no one knows what challenges their marriage will bring, Malenfant said.
"I ask couples, 'Where was Bush on Sept. 10, 2001?' He was in Toledo with [Mexican president] Vicente Fox and they were talking about immigration. The next day everything changes," Malenfant said. "That's what marriage is like. Anybody getting married really doesn't know what the issues of that marriage are going to be. What we're trying to do is help them build that foundation so that whatever the issue is, they can get through it."
Many churches, including St. Joseph's, require couples to go through premarital counseling.
"A lot of couples will come in and you can tell we're sort of a hoop for them to jump through," Malenfant said. "But most end up appreciating that it gave them a time to think and be reflective. I would encourage it to anyone getting married, whether it's through the Catholic Church or wherever."
Premarital sessions often raise issues that may be uncomfortable, but are important to discuss, such as children, finances, sexuality and faith, Malenfant said.
"My job is not to tell you to get married or not. I see my role in this as a discussion starter," Malenfant said. "In every marriage there are issues that will probably never be resolved, so you need the good communication skills and so forth so you are able to work around them and not let them be destructive to the relationship."
Premarital counseling also allows the officient to get to know the couple better, Malenfant said.
"It's great because we build a relationship," Malenfant said. "I don't just show up and do their wedding and forget their last name or whatnot because we've spent a lot of time together."
Couples getting married at CedarCreek Church go through a pre-marriage mentoring program, meeting with a married couple for several months and working through a book called "Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts" by Les and Leslie Parrott. Couples who have been married before use the book "Saving Your Second Marriage Before it Starts."
"We've tried different things, but to have one couple sit down with an engaged couple, we find they open up so much more and become so much more honest," said Donna Eoff, community care pastor at CedarCreek's Perrysburg campus. "The mentoring couple usually makes themselves vulnerable with what they've struggled with in their own marriage. We've found the couples gain awareness and are more willing to get some help later if problems surface. They come away with a plan for how to handle things when things do go awry."
Zak and Emily Hermiller of Perrysburg went through CedarCreek's pre-marriage mentoring in 2011.
"My husband and I had dated for about five years before we were engaged so we knew a lot about each other, but really diving into God's design for marriage, talking about how we're supposed to love and respect each other and having these mentors was super impactful," Hermiller said. "You're communicating so much — reading the book together, answering questions separately and then going over what your answers were. It was cool to find out things about each other and come to a common ground.
"The No. 1 thing that was communicated through it was to talk to each other," Hermiller said. "Not to go to your sister or your best friend, but to always communicate with each other first. I think that's been huge in our relationship and our lives."
Eoff said she wishes there had been a premarital counseling requirement when she married 45 years ago.
"I bet we didn't even spend 15 minutes with this pastor that married us," Eoff said. "We know we can never truly prepare someone for marriage, but we just like to plant a lot of seeds that shows them it's a lot of work, but they don't have to do it alone."
Toledoans Tim and Kelly Keefer dated for two years and were engaged for two years before marrying in 2011. Neither are religious, so they met over the course of several months with Maumee-based counselor Dianne Haslinger.
"Tim and I were both older, very set in our ways, very independent," Kelly Keefer said via Facebook. "It was going to be hard combining our worlds and we knew it. We wanted to learn the best way to become a couple and still keep our independence. … We really just wanted to learn how to make our relationship the best it could be."
One major topic was handling arguments and disagreements, Keefer said.
"We really did already have a great relationship, with very open communication, but our fights were horrible. We could communicate great as long as everything was happy, but if something made us unhappy, we both had issues getting it across how or why," Keefer said. "I can honestly say we have not a huge fight like we did before we saw her. It has changed our communication immensely. We definitely learned more about each other."
Mark Haskins, vice president of program operations with Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio, said many couples decide to do premarital counseling because they want the input of an uninvolved third party. Some end up deciding not to get married after all, he said.
"We start with what the clients are looking for in terms of their goals and then we go from there," Haskins said. "We just ask questions, challenge them. It gives you an opportunity to put things on the table."
Church leaders who are not certified counselors said they will refer couples to a professional if issues arise that they feel are beyond their skills.
"Sometimes we quickly need to know our limitations," Malenfant said. "There have been couples where I have said, 'You really need to see a trained professional counselor' and then I make recommendations and they either do or they don't. We don't force them."
Even if marriage counseling is not required, Eoff recommends considering it.
"Your wedding day is not the end. It's the beginning," Eoff said. "Put some time into it. You can discover a lot of things about each other even going through books on your own. Just doing something is worth all the time you invest in it."
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AIRPORT GARDENS – The lights will shine one last time over Paul Ray Alexander Field Friday in what is likely to be an emotional evening as an era of high school football spanning five decades on that field comes to an end. The Perry Central Commodores will play their final home game this week before moving to a new facility for the 2013 season.
The field, which was at first known as Napier Field and served as the home gridiron for the M.C. Napier Navajos, was just a cornfield and pasture before it was transformed into a football field and opened in 1960. In 1994, the consolidation of M.C. Napier and Dilce Combs high schools resulted in Perry Central, and the field became home to the newly formed Commodores.
For the past 52 years, however, that field has remained one of memories for the young men who played upon its surface, and that includes current Perry Central Athletic Director Randy Napier.
"It's sort of a bittersweet time for guys like me that played on this field and watched all the games and grew up in this neighborhood," Napier said. "To see it all come to an end, it is sort of bittersweet, but it gives you an opportunity to come back and revisit all those memories and bring it to a close."
Napier, who played for the Navajos from 1969 to 1973, and whose brother David also played for M.C. Napier, announced last week that this Friday's game against Harlan County will also be an opportunity for the former players and coaches of M.C. Napier and Perry Central to return to the field. Any former players or coaches will be asked to identify themselves at the gate, and they will be escorted to a special hospitality area where they can meet other former players. At halftime, they will be escorted to the 50-yard line and introduced to the home crowd one final time.
Napier urged former players and coaches to spread the word in hopes of getting as many former Navajos and Commodores back to Airport Gardens as possible.
Since the field's opening in 1960, a lot of history has occurred there. Nearly 300 high school games have been played on its surface in that time. Hundreds of Perry County students played there, and thousands more spent time in the stands cheering on their team or rooting against a cross-town rival when the Hazard Bulldogs came to play.
And a lot has also changed in the past five decades, from the solid metal fence that once surrounded the field to the chain-link fence that now runs the perimeter, to an upgraded press box and aluminum stadium bleachers. When the field first opened, the Navajo players used the basement of the band room at M.C. Napier High School as the locker room and rode a bus to the field. In 1971 the team moved its locker room to the basement at Dennis Wooton Elementary.
The field has also undergone a few name changes, from Napier Field to Commodore Field, and later to Paul Ray Alexander Field, named after the late board member who played for the former Dilce Combs High School in the 1960s.
Napier noted that the field, which sits in flood plain near the North Fork of the Kentucky River, has been flooded at least five times, in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1977, and 1984.
But for people like Napier, the field has been more than just a playing surface for high school sports; it was a place where "boys became men" through the competition there that ultimately changed their lives. Each decade produced players who would make their mark there as a Navajo or Commodore. In the 1960s names like Jerry Brewer, Jessie Harris and Calvin Beatty came to mind, Napier noted, and in then in the 1970s Kenny Miller and David Napier, and Larry Napier and Jeff Gillum in the 80s.
Perry Central, of course, produced top-notch players as well, including Timmy Neace, Al Holland, Jr., Twayne Willis and Matt Robinson among others. And it was these young men who supplied the memories on that field every Friday night.
"It's got a lot of memories for a lot of people in different years," Napier said.
And for the thousands of fans who have come to those games over the decades, those memories are just as real.
"Think about the thousands of people – not just the people that played their games here – but the students and fans that attended here every Friday night," Napier continued. "A lot of people met their husbands and wives here."
There is still one chance to make new memories at Napier/Commodore/Paul Ray Alexander Field. There's still one chance to see the glare of the lights off the players' helmets, to watch the competition on the field, and hear the roar of the crowd as the home team breaks the end zone, and maybe even takes a victory.
And it's not as if the memories will truly end. The football tradition will continue for Perry County Schools with the completion of a new football field as part of a state-of-the-art athletic complex next to the planned East Perry Elementary. So, there's a bright future to look forward to and new memories to be made, even if Friday night will mark the end of an era for a generation of Perry Countians.
"We feel like it's time to move on," Napier said. "It's going to be a beautiful place that we've got up here and we look forward to that, but it's kind of tough to say goodbye to this."


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The surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly, an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism for articulating a tool assembly. The articulation mechanism includes a first gear rotatably mounted on a transmission shaft and configured to engage a second gear, a clutch interconnecting the second gear and a main shaft; and a yoke shaft coupled to the main shaft and adapted to linearly advance a J-channel, the J-channel operatively connected to an articulation link. A motor assembly may rotate the transmission shaft of the articulation mechanism. Alternatively, the articulation mechanism may include an articulation knob. Users may manually rotate the articulation knob to articulate the tool assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus.
1. An articulation mechanism for a surgical instrument, comprising:
an articulation link;
a frame operatively connected to the articulation link;
a main shaft;
a yoke shaft coupled to the main shaft and adapted to linearly advance the frame;
an articulation knob operatively used to allow a user to manually rotate a transmission shaft; and
a clutch that disengages as the articulation knob rotates to prevent back driving from a motor assembly.
2. The articulation mechanism of
3. The articulation mechanism of
4. The articulation mechanism of
5. The articulation mechanism of
6. The articulation mechanism of
7. The articulation mechanism of
8. An articulation mechanism for a surgical instrument, comprising:
a motor assembly;
a speed reducing mechanism operatively interconnected to the motor assembly;
a main shaft operatively interconnected to the speed reducing mechanism;
a yoke shaft coupled to the main shaft and adapted to linearly advance a frame, wherein the frame is operatively connected to an articulation link, wherein rotation of the main shaft results in rotation of the yolk shaft, and wherein rotation of the yolk shaft results in linear-advancement of the frame and actuation of the articulation link;
an articulation knob operatively used to allow a user to manually rotate a transmission shaft; and
a clutch that disengages as the articulation knob rotates to prevent back driving from the motor assembly.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/204,843 filed on Sep. 5, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,648,055, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/724,733 filed on Mar. 15, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,431,188, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a surgical stapling apparatus. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an endoscopic surgical stapling apparatus that includes a mechanism for articulating a tool assembly.
2. Background of Related Art
Surgical fastening devices, such as surgical stapling apparatuses, are well known in the art. These devices typically include two elongated jaw members to capture or clamp tissue. One jaw member carries a staple cartridge that houses a plurality of staples arranged in at least two lateral rows while the other jaw member has an anvil that defines a surface for forming the staple legs as the staples are driven from the staple cartridge. For the most part, the stapling operation is effected by cam members that travel longitudinally through the staples cartridge, with the cam members actuating upon staple pushers to sequentially eject the staples from the staple cartridge. A knife may travel between the staple rows to longitudinally cut or open the stapled tissue between the rows of staples. Examples of this kind of instrument are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,079,606 and 3,490,675.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,499,591 also discloses a stapling apparatus with a pair row of staples on each side of the incision. The patent discloses a surgical stapler that has an upper jaw member and a lower jaw member. The upper jaw member includes a disposable cartridge while the lower jaw member contains a disposable anvil having a series of staple-closing depressions aligned with a plurality of staple-carrying grooves of the cartridge. In operation, a cam member translates through an elongated guide path between the two sets of staple-carrying grooves. Staple drive members are located within the grooves and are positioned in such a manner so as to effect ejection of the staples from the staple cartridge. Other examples of such stapling instruments are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,429,695 and 5,065,929.
Each of the instruments described hereinabove is designed for use in conventional surgical procedures wherein surgeons have direct manual access to the operative site. Endoscopic or laparoscopic procedures, however, are performed through a small incision or through a narrow cannula inserted through a small entrance wounds in the skin. To address the specific needs of endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical procedures, surgical stapling devices have been developed and are disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,040,715; 5,312,023; 5,318,221; 5,326,013; 5,332,142; and 6,241,139.
Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, the assignee of the present application, has successfully manufactured and marketed endoscopic stapling instruments, such as the Multifire ENDO GIA™ 30, Multifire ENDO GIA™ 60 and Multifire ENDO TA™ 30 instruments, for a number of years. An articulating endoscopic stapler known as the ENDO GIA™ Universal stapler has also been marketed. Typically, these devices include an articulation mechanism having an articulation lever operatively engaged with a cam member having a stepped camming channel. Current stapling instruments allow manual operation of the articulation lever. These instruments have provided significant clinical benefits. Nonetheless, improvements to these instruments are still possible.
It would be desirable to provide an improved articulation mechanism for a surgical stapling apparatus. It would also be desirable to provide an articulation mechanism capable of being operated either manually or electromechanically.
Accordingly, it is an object of this disclosure to provide an improved articulation mechanism that articulates the tool assembly of a surgical stapling apparatus by electromechanical means. It also the object of this disclosure to provide an improved articulation mechanism that will allow a user to articulate with minimal effort and with only one hand the tool assembly of a surgical stapling instrument.
Another object of the disclosure is to provide an articulation mechanism capable of very accurate and fine position adjustment at a speed that can be easily controlled by a variable speed switch.
Still another object of the disclosure is to provide an articulation mechanism with a manual override for additional reliability and safety.
The present disclosure describes a surgical stapling apparatus having a handle assembly, an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism. The articulation mechanism may include a first gear rotatably mounted on a transmission shaft and configured to engage a second gear, a clutch interconnecting the second gear and a main shaft, and a yoke shaft coupled to the main shaft and adapted to linearly advance a J-channel operatively connected to an articulation link. The yoke shaft of the surgical stapling apparatus can include a pin slidably secured on an elongated slot of the J-channel. The J-channel, in turn, may have a projection extending therefrom. Moreover, an articulation knob operatively connected to the main shaft may be mounted on the distal end of the handle assembly.
The surgical stapling apparatus may further include a motor assembly operatively coupled to the transmission shaft. A battery pack may be positioned on the proximal end of the handle assembly to power the motor assembly. The stapling apparatus may have a switch mounted on the proximal end of the handle assembly for activating the motor assembly.
A surgeon can articulate the tool assembly of the described surgical stapling apparatus by rotating the transmission shaft. The transmission shaft may be rotated electromechanically by activating the motor assembly. Alternatively, a user may manually rotate the transmission shaft by rotating the articulation knob.
The embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views.
In the drawings and the description that follows, the term "proximal", as is traditional, will refer to the end of the stapling apparatus which is closest to the operator, while the term "distal" will refer to the end of the apparatus which is furthest from the operator. Terms such as "above," "below," "forward," "rearward," etc. are simply used for convenience of description.
Surgical stapling apparatus 10 is an endoscopic apparatus and includes a handle assembly 12 and an elongated body 14 extending therefrom. A loading unit which is replaceable and may be disposable, or DLU 16, is releasably secured to the distal end of elongated body 14. While the drawings illustrate a DLU 16, it is understood and within the scope of the present disclosure that a single loading unit (SULU) or other end effector can equally be used in cooperation with surgical stapling apparatus 10. DLU 16 includes a tool assembly 17 having a cartridge assembly 18 housing a plurality of surgical staples and an anvil assembly 20 movably secured in relation to cartridge assembly 18. As seen in the
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Upper housing half 250 and lower housing half 252 are contained within an outer sleeve, shell or casing 251. The proximal end of upper housing half 250 includes an insertion tip 193 extending proximally therefrom. Insertion tip 193 includes engagement nubs 254, preferably a pair of diametrically opposed engagement nubs 254, extending radially outwardly therefrom, for releasably engaging the distal end of body 14. Nubs 254 form a bayonet-type coupling with the distal end of body 14. Housing halves 252 and 252 define a channel 253 for slidably receiving axial drive assembly 212 therein. A second articulation link 256 is dimensioned to be slidably positioned within a slot 402 formed in upper and lower housing halves 250, 252. A pair of blow out plate assemblies 255 are positioned adjacent the distal end of housing portion 200 adjacent the distal end of axial drive assembly 212 to prevent outward buckling and bulging of drive assembly 212 during articulation and firing of surgical stapling apparatus 10. For a detailed discussion of the structure and operation of blow out plate assemblies 255, reference is made to International Application Serial No. PCT/US02/32031, filed on Oct. 4, 2002, entitled "Surgical Stapling Device", the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
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In one embodiment, optionally, a locking member may be supported on engagement section 270 of axial drive assembly 212. In operation, when axial drive assembly 212 is actuated, by applying a predetermined force to movable handle member 24 to advance axial drive assembly 212 distally, the locking member provides an audible and tactile indication that surgical stapling apparatus 10 has been actuated. For a detailed discussion of the structure and operation of the locking member, reference is made to the aforementioned International Application Serial No. PCT/US02/32031, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. The locking member may also prevent inadvertent partial actuation of DLU 16, such as during shipping, by locking axial drive assembly 212 at a fixed position within DLU 16 until a predetermined axial force has been applied to axial drive assembly 212.
Handle assembly 12 includes a stationary handle member 22, a movable handle member 24, and a barrel portion 26. A rotatable member 28 may be mounted on the distal end of barrel portion 26 to facilitate rotation of elongated body 14 with respect to handle assembly 12. Two retraction knobs 32 are movably positioned along barrel portion 26 to return surgical stapling apparatus 10 to a retracted position. An articulation knob 13 is mounted on the distal end of barrel portion 26 such as on rotatable knob 28 to facilitate articulation of tool assembly 17. The operation of the articulation knob 28 and its operative structure is set forth in detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/544,203, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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In a further embodiment, yoke shaft 10 a is attached to, or integral with, second gear 8 b. To avoid overloading motor assembly 5, a current sensor is used to shut down motor assembly 5 when the motor assembly 5 current reaches a predetermined limit or threshold.
In operation, when motor assembly 5 rotates transmission shaft 7, first gear 8 a rotates and causes the rotation of second gear 8 b. The rotation speed supplied by motor assembly 5 is reduced by the interaction of first and second gears 8 a, 8 b. Slip clutch 9 transfers the rotation of second gear 8 a to main shaft 11. Main shaft 11, in turn, transfers its rotation to yoke shaft 10 a. As yoke shaft 10 a rotates, pin 16 moves within elongated slot 15 a. The movement of pin 16 causes corresponding linear translation of J-channel 15 to advance the articulation link. The first articulation link moves axially in combination with the other structural elements discussed above to articulate tool assembly 17. When the limit of articulation is reached, or when a predetermined force is otherwise reached, slip clutch 9 will disengage, thus preventing a sudden stop of motor assembly 5. The disengagement of slip clutch 9 will produce an audible click to alert the operator that the articulation limit has been reached.
Alternatively, a user may articulate tool assembly 17 manually. A surgeon may manually rotate articulation knob 13. As articulation knob 13 rotates, slip clutch 9 disengages to prevent back driving motor assembly 5, and main shaft 11 moves upwardly with respect to yoke shaft 10 a. The rotation of articulation knob 13 will also cause the corresponding rotation of the main shaft 11. Yoke shaft 10 a rotates in response to the rotation of main shaft 11 to move pin 16. The motion of pin 16 along the length of elongated slot 15 a causes the linear movement of J-channel 15. The translation of J-channel 15 advances the articulation link to articulate tool assembly 17. The connections between the switch 3 and power source 4 on the one hand, and the motor assembly 5 and gears 8 a, 8 b, J-channel 15, on the other, accommodate rotation of rotatable knob 28. By way of example, a circular sliding contact may be provided between battery pack 4 and switch 3 in the handle assembly 12 and the motor assembly 5 in the rotatable knob 28. In alternative embodiments, the knob 28 is omitted and the body 14 is fixed.
It will be understood that various modification may be made to the embodiments disclosed herein. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting, but merely exemplifications of embodiments. For instance, the described surgical stapling apparatus 10 may be utilized in combination with a servomotor, position sensor, slide ring, electric brakes and electronic controls to add functions such as positioning articulation knob to its initial position, sensing limits of articulation with an automatic stop, among others. Those skilled in the art will envision other modification within the scope and spirit of the claims appended hereto.
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The two seeded teams in the US Open National Playoffs Mixed Doubles Championships kicked off their campaigns at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., easily winning their opening round matches to advance to the semifinals.
No. 1 seeds Hilary Barte and Nicolas Meister were in control from the start of their quarterfinal match, winning 11 consecutive games on their way to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over American Meghan Kelley and Daniel Quiceno of Colombia. The pair didn't face a break point on their serve throughout the match and only dropped seven points in the second set.
Meister wrapped out a standout college tennis career at UCLA this year, while Barte did the same at Stanford last year, but Meister has since turned pro and is currently ranked No. 562 in singles on the ATP Tour. The pair have known each other since they were junior players competing in southern California.
"We first met when we were 13 and always ended up playing the same tournaments growing up," said Meister. "It only took me 10 years to ask her to play with me!"
Meister also competed in the Men's Singles championships of the US Open National Playoffs last week, where he lost in the finals. While he is looking to win the mixed event here and make his debut at a Grand Slam with the coveted wild card, Barte has already competed at the US Open twice by way of winning the NCAA Women's Doubles Championship in 2010 and 2011, reaching the second round in doubles at the US Open in 2011.
"I think it's really exciting to have the opportunity to get back to the US Open," said Barte. "There's no other way to put it. Especially going with someone like Nick, who's such an amazing player. It would be so much fun if we make it there."
The No. 2 seeded team of Nicole Melichar and Brian Battistone also easily moved into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Americans Madison Westby and Blake Boswell. Battistone retired last year after five years as an ATP Tour doubles specialist playing almost exclusively with brother Dann. He reached a career high ranking of No. 88 in 2010 and competed in the main draw of the men's doubles event at the US Open that year.
The American-Australian team of Lindsay Lee-Waters and Marcus Hurtig also continued their strong form by winning the first eight games of the match on their way to a 6-0, 6-3 win over the American-Latvian team of Sonia Abelson and Pjotr Necajevs. Lee-Waters is still active on the WTA Tour after a 15 year career and now plays as a doubles specialist currently ranked No. 102. Shortly after the match, she also won her quarterfinal match in the women's doubles event at the New Haven Open with American Megan Moulton-Levy. The women's pair will play its semifinal on Friday afternoon.
The American husband-wife team of Ryler DeHeart and Megan Fudge rounded out the final four by rallying from a break down in the second set to prevail 6-3, 6-4 over Alison Ramos of the U.S. and West Nott of the Marshall Islands. DeHeart competed on the ATP Tour for five years, reaching career high rankings in 2010 of No. 174 in singles and No. 120 in doubles before retiring in 2011. He also reached the second round of the US Open in 2008, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. DeHeart recently accepted a coaching position on the men's tennis team at the University of Alabama.
Both semifinal matches in the US Open National Playoffs Mixed Doubles Championship will take place on Friday. No. 2 seeds Melichar and Battistone will take the court first against Fudge and DeHeart, while No. 1 seeds Barte and Meister will play Lee-Waters and Hurtig on stadium court in the evening session.
The tournament concludes on Saturday and the winning team will receive a wild card into the main draw of the US Open Mixed Doubles Championships, held from August 27-September 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY.
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Ryler DeHeart and Megan Fudge, United States, def. Alison Ramos, United States, and West Nott, Marshall Islands, 6-3, 6-4
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