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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Apr 14, 1987
|Filing date
|Jul 10, 1985
|Priority date
|Jul 10, 1985
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Lester J. Lifton
|Original Assignee
|Jayco Pharmaceuticals
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (45), Classifications (8), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to a device for use in removal of foreign objects from a tract of the human body such as the gastrointestinal tract.
It is often the case that foreign objects will enter the human body through regions such as the gastrointestinal tract, for example, by swallowing. Typically, when it is desired to remove a foreign object through the tract of the human body, often damage is caused by removal of the object. Up to now no device has been designed for use, for example, with an endoscope or other like device for removing such objects.
One prior art device which at first glance appears similar in structure, but fails to provide the necessary function is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,719,190. This patent discloses a heart stimulation eletrode with a conical positioning parachute. The structure of the parachute responds to the blood flowing in a vein to draw the electrode into the heart. When the electrode is withdrawn from the heart the parachute inverts allowing for withdrawal of the electrode without damage to the vein tissue. However, this patent fails to disclose a device for permitting withdrawal of a foreign body from the human cavity and instead, the functioning of the parachute is merely for the purpose of preventing damage caused by the parachute itself. There is no means provided for covering the electrode upon withdrawal through the vein.
Also related is the device disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 724,913 which relates to a syringe nozzle suitable for irrigating, for example, the rectum. The syringe nozzle includes a bell-shaped member secured to the tip of the syringe with the bell-shaped member sealing against the which the syringe is being employed. This device merely provides a sealing function and the problems of removing a foreign object, with a device which inverts to provide a protective function, from the human cavity through a passage thereof is not addressed.
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide a device for facilitating removal of foreign objects from cavities and through tracts in the human body while preventing damage to the passage tract or cavity of the human body caused by the foreign object upon removal.
It is another object of the present invention to provide such a device for use in combination with an endoscope and instruments for facilitating grasping and removal of the foreign objects from the human cavity. Upon further study of the specification and appended claims, further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
In accordance with the invention a device is provided for protecting an internal tract of a human body during removal of a foreign object therethrough. The device comprises protecting means which is movable between a first-position to permit passage thereof into and through the tract of the human body to the region wherein a foreign object is located, and a second position for covering the foreign object when being removed for preventing contact between the foreign object and the walls of the tract of the human body. In addition, attachment means is provided for attaching the protecting means to an instrument to be passed through the human tract to retrieve the foreign object.
In a more specific aspect, the invention is directed to a protecting means sized for passage through a relatively large human body tract such as the gastrointestinal tract. The attachment means is adapted for attaching the protecting means to an endoscope and/or forceps or other like retrieving devices used to retrieve the foreign objects from the human cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the device is a latex hood which is sufficiently flexible to be passed in a folded back position through the gastrointestinal tract to the location of a sharp pointed or cutting foreign body. The protector hood, once the foreign object is grasped by forceps or other accessory is then automatically flipped into the open position by pulling the instrument back through the lower esophageal narrowing. The bell-shaped latex protects the esophagus and posterior pharynx from the foreign body during its removal.
When used with an endoscope, the device provides advantages by flipping back during insertion to permit full visualization. The narrowing at the junction of the esophagus and stomach are then used to cause automatic straightening out of the bell-shaped hood. In addition, the narrow end of the hood is such that it easily attaches to the endoscope by stretching over the end and then securing it in place. A rubber band can also be used to additionally secure it in place.
Various other objects, features and attendant advantages of the present invention will be more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is schematic diagram showing the device of the invention as mounted, for example, retracted or folded back position on a device such as an endoscope after having grasped an object in the human body cavity.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the device of the invention in retracted or folded back position attached to an endoscope and ready for insertion through a tract of the human body;
FIG. 3 is a view showing the device of the invention after having been folded back into the open position for protecting the walls of the human body tract from damage by the grasped object;
FIGS. 4a and 4b respectively show a view from the open end of the device of the invention and a cross-sectional view of the device of the invention showing the structural details thereof; and
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate another embodiment of the invention showing actuation with a drawstring.
As shown in FIG. 1, the device of the invention is shown in a retracted position after having been inserted through the tract of a human body with a foreign object attached to the instrument, for example, a probe such as an endoscope 1, for being retrieved from the human body cavity. As shown in FIG. 1, the device of the invention 7 which is a foreign object protective hood 7 would generally be attached at a tubular flexible extension 15 to the endoscope 1. It includes a generally bell-shaped section 13 which opens into a wide mouth area 17 having a peripheral edge which engages the wall of the track so that when being retracted it folds back into a protective position by bending at a generally more flexible region 9 of the bell-shaped portion 13 with the wide expanding portion of the bell-shaped portion 13 being a thicker region 11. In this embodiment, the endoscope is shown with a magnetic attaching means 5 which is used to secure a pin 3, for example, which has been swallowed by a child.
The figure of FIG. 2 shows the device 7 attached to the endoscope 1 in position for being passed through the tract of the human body just prior to entering the cavity region wherein the object to be retrieved is located in much the same manner as shown in FIG. 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the device of the invention is shown in a protective position. The inversion of the hood 13 was caused typically by contact with the walls of the tract of the human body upon withdrawal, and preferably a narrowing of the walls which is sufficient to exert enough force upon retraction on the more flexible region 9 of the bell-shaped portion 13 to cause it to invert upon retraction of the device by means of retracting the endoscope 1 with the foreign object to be removed firmly protected and secured within the hood portion 13.
As shown in FIG. 4a, the wide open mouth 17 of the device tapers into a connecting portion 15 for attachment to for example, an endoscope 1. Other uses can be as an atachment to forceps or other like devices for retrieving foreign objects from the body.
FIG. 4b shows a cross section view along the side along lines FF of FIG. 4a showing the various detailed features of the invention. As shown therein, there is a connecting portion 15 which has a wall thickness of sufficient rigidity to be securely attached by frictional engagement to a device such as an endoscope for passage of the protecting hood into the body cavity. However, the wall thickness of connecting portion 15 must also be of sufficient flexibility to permit stretching thereof for passage over the end of the endoscope 1 to be attached thereto. A region 9 having internal radius of curvature R' combined with external radius of curvature R2 generally shown by a region designated as C is provided which is of reduced thickness to permit flexibility in flipping the protecting hood from one position to the other. The selection of the wall thickness and flexibility is well known to one of ordinary skill in the art once the body cavity within which the protective hood is to be used is known.
For example, a body cavity connected by a tract which does not substantially reduce its diameter would require a region C of greater flexibility and thus thinner wall thickness which would move from one position to the other with little or no force depending on the movement of the endoscope in the tract of the body and with minimal wall engagement. On the other hand, a tract which decreases in diameter on withdrawal would not require such a reduced wall thickness as compared to the rest of the device since the frictional engagement with the walls upon retraction could be employed to generate sufficient force to cause the inverting from one position to the other of the protective hood. Region B of the protective hood 7 hood portion 13 generally flares outwardly expanding toward the wide mouth 17 and terminating in a region A which generally tapers into parallel extension with the portion 15 used to connect to the endoscope.
As noted, the device can be made of latex or other flexible material with latex being the preferred material. The material employed must be such that the hood is sterilizable since it is to be used within the body to prevent the risk of infection. To this end, the materials which can be employed are conventional and would be well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
Included among these materials are such as silicone rubber, shaped by an injection molding techique. More particularly, any material that is bio-compatible, flexible and elastic would be suitable.
In addition to the above discussed embodiment, the hood can be made of a size such as to fit into a catheter small enough to fit through the accessory channel of an endoscope. In this case the hood will be positioned over, e.g., a grasping type forceps or other instrument, to grasp a foreign body. By withdrawing the hood into the catheter, this will cause it to fold onto itself.
In actual use, once the catheter is passed through the endoscope, it is withdrawn, allowing the hood to expand to provide protection against the foreign body. In this case the hood will not flip into a protecting position since it will already be in the protecting position. Instead, it will be sufficiently flexible to be collapsible so as to be in a collapsed position when located in the catheter. When the catheter is withdrawn, it expands to provide the protection desired. This embodiment will look very much like that of FIGS. 3, 4a and 4b, except that it will not flip back as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
A still further embodiment is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 involves the use of a drawstring arrangement. As shown in FIG. 5 the arrangement includes a channel 19 at the open end of the hood 7. A drawstring 21 extends through the channel 19, and backward along the endoscope 1 and is held in proximity thereto by string support means 23. The string support means are shaped as blunt as possible to avoid injury to the body cavity in which it is employed.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the foreign object is safely contained within the hood 7, the string 21 is pulled to close the open end of the hood 7 into a sacklike configuration.
From the foregoing description, one skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions.
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"So, what did you think of turning twelve?" Rory asked, as they walked through the door of Logan's apartment and flipped on the lights, hanging their coats up on the coat rack by the door.
"Huh?" he asked, cocking his head to the side to look at her in confusion.
"The ice skating. It was birthday number twelve," she reminded him, pulling one of the stools out from under the island between the kitchen and living room and taking a seat.
"Oh right, silly me." He grabbed the furry, Russian ushanka off his head and leaned over her to set it on the counter, giving her a quick kiss in the process. "It was a blast." It really would have been a blast if he hadn't been so preoccupied with his impending financial ruin, but she didn't need to know about that—she had her heart set on giving him the best birthday ever and he was going to help her achieve that goal. "Although you seemed to be spending an awful lot of time on your ass."
"Well, no one ever said I was Michelle Kwan. Now," she started, changing gears, "what's next? We have birthday number f;ive that would be the pin the tail on the moose; the piñata was seven—I had to skip number eight, I heard the clown was back in prison…"
"Long story," she waved her hand at him dismissively. "So what'll it be? Take your pick; you're the birthday boy after all." Her smile was so big he thought he could probably count all her teeth and she was literally bouncing in her seat.
He scanned the room around him—balloons and steamers, banners and tinsel brightened the loft. The entire apartment looked festive, and happy. He had been happy; he had been happy all day until that call from Phillip. Damn Phillip; couldn't he have waited until tomorrow to give him the bad news? All he wanted was one day of celebration and happiness. He wanted his Ace to show him what real birthdays were all about. Well screw it—screw the damned belly up business deal. He was going to enjoy these last few hours of his birthday, all he needed was a little distraction. He let his eyes roam the apartment once more and this time, they landed on the Twister board laid out on the floor. He shifted his gaze back to his girlfriend in front of him, her crossed leg swinging back in forth in a subtle, yet extremely sexy way. Distraction—check!
"I choose…Twister," he said, grinning one of his patented Huntzberger smirks.
"Ooh, Twister, my first slumber party," she replied excitedly, jumping up from her seat, grabbing his hand and pulling him towards the game board.
He groaned at the thoughts that had just been created. Yep, good distraction indeed. "So now, if you'll just take off all your clothes—"
She stopped suddenly and turned to give him a pointed glare.
"What? You mean that's not how you normally play?" he asked her; his best "innocent" look plastered on his face.
"Oh yes, all the thirteen year olds play it that way," she rolled her eyes at him.
"OK, I'm going to pretend I didn't hear the thirteen part and just substitute eighteen in my head."
"Thirteen," she repeated. He cringed. "Thirteen, thirteen, thirteen," she taunted in a sing song voice.
"Stop! Just stop. You're evil," he glowered at her. "Now I have some very disturbing images to erase from my mind."
"Well that's what you get for being a pervert," she scolded.
"I'd protest but—" He shrugged his shoulders lazily. "Now just give me a moment here," he said, holding up a hand while he pushed the bad thoughts out of his head and replaced them with ones of a very legal, twenty two year old Ace and a twenty five year old him all tangled up and naked on the Twister board. His smirk was now firmly back in place. "Much better."
"Is that so?"
"Uh huh," he confirmed. "Now come here," he requested, lacing an arm around her waist and drawing her close. He brought his head down and kissed her firmly, slipping his tongue into the warm sanctuary that was her mouth. His hands roamed her body eagerly and she melted into his touch. She was so consumed that before she could realize what was happening he'd already pushed her hoodie of her shoulders, untied the draw string of her sweat pants and unclasped her bra through her t-shirt which was suddenly being drawn up her body.
She pulled back slightly as he lifted the shirt over her head. "I don't remember this from any of my birthdays," she mumbled.
"Now that's not true," he whispered into her skin as he nipped his way down her neck and slipped her bra off her shoulders. "There was twenty-one which—"
He paused as she pulled away from him and he looked up to see her staring at him with a knowing smile and raised eyebrows. "—We had to forego due to the lack of invisibility suits," he finished. "Well there was still twenty-two which—" he realized she was still smirking at him. "—Was some pretty damn good text sex," he finished lamely. "Fine, but when it's time for twenty-three I'm going to make it my mission to thoroughly corrupt your birthday traditions. They don't call it a birthday suit for nothing."
"Is that so?"
"Yep," he nodded enthusiastically.
She sighed in defeat. "Fine, since you're the birthday boy and—" she glanced down at herself, "—I'm already half naked—we can play this your way. I just have one stipulation."
"And what would that be?" he asked with a chuckle.
"You can't be completely naked."
"And what, pray tell, would you have me wearing?" he asked, quirking an eye-brow at her.
"Your birthday crown of course," she replied with a smile, reaching behind her to grab for the ushanka.
He laughed as she set the hat firmly on his head. "Of course," he agreed. "Now," he said, leaning in for another kiss. "About these pants." He smirked against her lips and he fingered the waist band of her sweat pants before pulling them, along with her panties, down her legs. He looked up at her, admiring her naked form before slowly standing.
"You know, this seems more than a little unfair," she commented without much real conviction. "I think it's time you started stripping, Mister."
"Nuh uh uh." He shook his head in protest. "I do believe I'm the one with the birthday crown on," he said, patting the furry Russian head wear. "I think that means I'm in charge. Now spin," he instructed, drawing a small circle in the air with his finger.
Rory looked at him like he was crazy. "You're crazy."
"Crazy for you." He smirked.
"Cheesetastic flattery will get you no where," she warned him with a small smile.
"Please," he pouted.
"But I'm naked!"
"Exactly!" He laughed when he noticed her cheeks flaming bright red. "You're blushing."
"No I'm not," she said defensively, bringing her hands up to her cheeks.
"Listen," he instructed, reaching out and drawing her body flush to his. "It's just me. I've seen you naked many many times, from every possible angle and I have always admired the view. It's a little late for modesty, don't you think?"
"I can't help it," she pouted.
"Well then, that's just something we'll have to work on. First step—spinning for me."
She glared up at him. "Come on," he instructed. "You can't deny the birthday boy a birthday wish."
She continued to glower at him but backed away a few steps and spun around as quickly as she could. "Slowly!" he commanded. Her eyes grew even narrower and her lips puckered up even more but she did as she was told. She could feel his eyes roaming over her as she turned and once she was facing him again she saw that he was grinning madly.
"You suck."
"Maybe, but not until after Twister," he teased in a low, husky voice.
"Why do I put up with this?"
"Because I'm so hot."
"You keep telling yourself that."
"Hey, you're the one who wants to play naked Twister with me," he shot back.
"No, babe; that was you."
"Oh, right," he smirked. "Well then, I guess it must be because you love me."
She pouted. "Maybe," she reluctantly admitted.
"No 'maybe,' you know you love me," he replied cockily.
"Hmph." She crossed her arms over her bare chest.
"Come on, admit it. You know you want to."
"Fine." She rolled her eyes and he pulled her in for a hug. "I love you," she mumbled petulantly.
"I love you too," he answered sincerely, holding her close for a moment and placing a soft kiss to the top of her head. "Now," he said, pulling away. "You want to help me get rid of these pesky clothes?" he smirked.
"Now that's more like it." She smiled as he shrugged off his jacket. He began working on the buttons of his dress shirt as she undid his belt. They worked together, peeling off all his clothes until he was completely naked except for the furry ushanka.
"So," she said, standing up on her tippy toes to press a kiss to his lips. "Twister time?" she teased.
He kissed back, running his hands down her sides, over her hips to the globe of her ass. He squeezed slightly as he pulled her closer. "I'm sorry, I was a little distracted, what was that?" he mumbled.
"We're supposed…to play…Twister," she breathed out; growing anxious herself as she felt his arousal growing and pressing against her.
"Well then," he said, pulling away suddenly. "Twister it is."
"But you…I…we…" she stuttered, confused and disoriented. She didn't really think he still wanted to play Twister.
"Come on," he implored.
"But who's going to spin the wheel?" she asked.
"I'm a man of many talents, Ace," he assured her, picking up the spinner.
"This is crazy."
"You set all this up for me, we wouldn't want it to go to waste, now would we?" he reminded her with a smirk.
"You're serious?"
He simply smiled, and flicked the plastic spinner. "Right foot blue," he instructed.
Rory sighed but smiled inwardly, before moving to put her right foot on a blue circle. Logan spun again. "Right foot red." He set the spinner down and put his own right foot on the red circle next to Rory's blue circle.
"OK what now?" Rory asked.
Logan bent down to the spinner and hit it. "Left hand green." Rory bent over and placed her hand on a green spot.
Logan spun again. "Oh how I'm loving this game," he said cheekily as he looked down at the pointer. He lifted his left foot up, stepped over Rory and placed his foot down on a green spot so that he was now straddling her from behind.
"Behave yourself, mister."
"Oh, now there's no chance of that," he admitted, placing his hands on her hips and running them gently up her sides, caressing the outsides of her breasts before sliding them down her back again.
She stifled a moan of gratitude, not wanting to give him the satisfaction. Right hand yellow was called next. Rory took her right hand and placed it on a yellow circle next to her left.
"Left hand green." Logan leaned over Rory and placed his left hand on the same green circle as hers.
"Left hand red." Rory tried to get a look at the board and saw that the red squares were all the way to her right. She didn't think she could reach by crossing over. She took stock of their positions and a thought suddenly came to her mind. That game Logan had been playing a few moments earlier, she was going to play too. She lifted her left hand up and twisted around backwards so that her breasts rubbed against his arm as she moved. He let out whimper.
"Right hand blue." He brought his right hand down so that he was on all fours and his mouth was hovering just above her left tit.
"Hah! What are you going to do now that you're right hand isn't free for—"
She stopped short as he flicked his tongue over her nipple before taking her into his mouth more fully and sucking.
This time she was unable to stifle her moans and she let her head lull back and her eyes flutter closed. He finally pulled away. "I'm sorry, you were saying something?"
"That's what I thought," he smirked. He lifted his right hand quickly, spun the dial and immediately placed the hand back where it had been, until the next move was called.
The game continued on for a few more minutes; each of them finding ways to subtly—or not so subtly torture the other with each and every move.
"Left foot yellow." Rory took in their positions. She was bent over backwards in a bridge position and he was still on top, hovering over her. She picked up her left foot off the red square it was currently occupying, and ran it up the inside of Logan's right leg, just barely touching skin to skin. He inhaled sharply as her foot reached his groin and she ran a feather light path down his hardened shaft with the tip of her big toe, before setting her foot to the ground.
Logan took a moment to compose himself before quickly lifting his hand to the spinner, hitting it and then replacing his hand. "Right hand green." He pushed off with his right hand trying to make it over her and to the row of green circles but he finally lost his balance and came tumbling down, taking Rory with him so that he was lying flat on his back and she was on top of him.
"Hi," he said sheepishly.
"Hi," she giggled.
"After all that, you're still wearing your ushanka."
"Hmm, does it make you hot?" he asked, pulling her head down to whisper huskily in her ear.
"Not really," she giggled. "But it's probably making you hot. Up to forty percent of body heat is lost through your head."
"Hmm, I should probably take it off then," he agreed, reaching up and pulling the hat off. "I expect to be creating a lot of body heat very soon."
She wiggled a little on top of him to feel his erection pressing into her stomach. "Hmm, I can tell," she admitted, itsting up. She reached for his hand. "Come on."
"Where are you going?" he asked pulling her back down on top of him.
"To the bed," she laughed.
He looked over his shoulder towards the bed room region of the loft. "It's too far away."
"It's like, ten feet away."
"I like here better," he pouted.
"I'm not doing it on the hard floor when there's a perfectly good bed right over there," she insisted.
"Fine," he agreed reluctantly.
Rory stood, grabbing his hand and helping him up. They stumble over to the bed at collapsed onto it.
Logan shimmied his way up to the top of the bed but Rory stayed put where she was.
"OK birthday boy, close your eyes."
"Oooh, do I get a birthday surprise?"
"Only one way to find out."
He looked down at her with raised eyebrows but then settled himself on the bed and closed his eyes.
Rory waved her hand in front of him a couple of times and when she was sure his eyes were closed, she lowered her head.
His eyes immediately popped back open as he felt her warm, wet tongue being dragged slowly along the underside of his shaft. "Fuck, Rory," he groaned.
She looked up at him with a smile, beaming from the reaction she had elicited. He was sure there was no site more beautiful than her bright blue eyes staring up at him from their current location. The next thing he knew she was grabbing his balls with her left hand and massaging them gently while her right hand gripped the base of his dick and she continued to lick him all over. "God, that feels so fucking good."
When her tongue had touched every throbbing centimeter of him she took his tip into her mouth and sucked. "Oh god, Rory, fuck." He moaned.
She continued to take him in her mouth, sucking all the way down and then slowly back up again. She released him from her lip hold and he let out a guttural groan at the loss of contact. She moved up so that she was hovering over him and leaned down to give him a kiss. "Happy birthday, baby," she smiled at him.
"Oh hell yeah," he managed.
She pulled back and positioned herself over him, lowering herself down and letting him slide into her.
"Oh yeah, Ace." He moved his hands to her hips, sliding them up over her sides and down her arms, clasping his hands with hers. She leaned into him, bringing their hands up over his head and she began rocking back and forth.
"Oh, god, baby, yeah," he grunted, thrusting his hips up to meet her gyrations. They continued to move frantically against each other, building towards their growing release. He exploded inside of her and his last few thrusts sent her spiraling over the edge. She collapsed on top of him.
He circled his arms around her and gently stroked her back. "Thanks, Ace," he whispered in her ear. "I think that is officially the best birthday surprise I've ever gotten."
She giggled, finally rolling off of him. "I'm glad you enjoyed it. This has been quite the day for you, hasn't it?"
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, an almost pleasant birthday dinner with your Dad, the whole Gilmore hoopla, your deal, and of course the most recent birthday activities," she smirked, not noticing the way his body tensed when she mentioned his deal.
"Rory—" he started.
"Yes Mr. 'Young Visionary Entrepreneur?'" she asked.
He took a good look at her. She was smiling brightly and her eyes shone with pride. He sighed; he couldn't do it. She was so excited for him—so proud of him. She was the one thing that could keep him smiling when everything was falling apart. He couldn't stand to have her looking at him any way but how she was looking at him at that very moment. "I love you."
"I love you too," she said, snuggling into his side. And for a moment he was able to just hold her and be happy.


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Jon (41) is currently head of KPMG's Financial Services team in the North, leading the firm's relationships with a wide variety of businesses including Swinton, Royal London and Chesnara plc. Before taking on this pan-northern role, he led the financial services practice in KPMG's Manchester office, growing the team to more than double its size.
Commenting on his appointment, Jon said: "It is a privilege to be given this opportunity to lead one of KPMG's largest regional offices in the UK which employs more than 700 people, and has over 50 partners and directors.
"With signs pointing to an upturn in confidence amongst the region's businesses, the enormous breadth of services that we offer from Manchester puts us in an excellent position to help clients embark on renewed plans for sustainable growth."
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"As we look forward to the move to our new office at One St Peter's Square in 2015, there are undoubtedly exciting times ahead for KPMG in the city."
Jon takes the reins from Jonathan Hurst, who has been KPMG's Manchester Office Senior Partner for five years. Jonathan will continue in his role as KPMG's Chairman in the North from his Manchester base, maintaining his relationships with local clients and supporting Jon and other senior partners across the region on the development and roll-out of KPMG's growth plans. He will also continue to represent the region on KPMG's UK board.
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I can't get an Apple Watch, but every celebrity known to man has been seeded one to make them look cool. Who's using who? And if you think it's the musicians who are coming out ahead, you own no Apple stock.
Used to be different. Players weren't rich. They were in it for the dope, the sex, the hang and the music. It was a lifestyle. What did Donald Fagen sing in "Deacon Blues"…"I cried when I wrote this song, sue me if I play too long"? There are no blues in popular music today. No one's crying, unless it's about the loss of recorded music revenue as they charge a zillion dollars for a ticket.
Once again, watch this video:
In it you'll see how rich Jay Z and Madonna and the rest of the Tidalites truly are. Turns your stomach, makes you lose sympathy.
Ever know any bluebloods?
I certainly did. Back in Connecticut. They wore chinos and Topsiders and drove old Fords, they didn't flaunt their wealth, it was unseemly. Now it's all about showing how rich you are. Then again, a lot of the techies don't. Zuck wears a hoodie and doesn't brag about flying private, that's for the "artists."
No wonder no one believes in them.
That's the Tidal story. It's got nothing to do with streaming and everything to do with income inequality. Once upon a time it was about forming a tribe, a fan base, people who heard your music and followed you everywhere. No one wanted to follow anybody to Tidal. Why?
The story was completely missed by the media. Because the goal is to write a book and go on a lecture tour. Used to be writers were outsiders who were in it for the alcohol and the truth. Now they're wannabe stars themselves, who don't want to offend anyone on their way up.
Once the artist is divorced from his fan base, he's screwed.
Your fans are all you've got. Life is long. You want them in your pocket after your hits dry up. And they will. No one has ever sustained.
But the players play on.
The classic rockers didn't know there was that much money in it. Go back and read the interviews. Ringo figured he'd become a hairdresser, everybody was out on a lark, having fun before their real lives began. No one thought being a rock musician was a role you could play to the end of your days.
But today Ringo hypes Skechers.
Explain this to me Mr. Starkey… Do you want to buy a baseball team? Don't you have enough cash? Or are we supposed to believe you just want the rest of the world to be turned on to a great product.
But that's food. Something evanescent that everybody's talking about. Remember chefs? The unheralded nobodies? Then they were in the right place at the right time and they became rich and famous. The stardom comes AFTER!
But today everybody believes it comes before.
They want to be famous, they want to be rich.
They don't want to be musicians.
A musician is someone who practices, ALONE! Explain that to today's social media darlings.
And a musician is someone who is oftentimes ignored. Sometimes for his entire career. And a musician never bitches he can't get paid, he's privileged to be playing.
But not today! Today everybody with a YouTube clip feels entitled to be wealthy. They'll spam you to watch and complain if you don't. As if everybody could make it. What, are we living in Lake Wobegon?
How about saying no. How about ending the fashion parade and the ghost writes and sitting down and hammering it out yourself. How about testing limits and blowing our minds.
But that can't happen. That's too hard. It might piss somebody off. Remember the Dixie Chicks?
Most of their contemporaries have faded in the rearview mirror. Because if you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing.
We want people who stand for something. We're a nation of followers looking for leaders.
They used to be musicians.
No longer.
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Higgins and Shaggy go head to head in a rap battle to determine who's the better Shaggy.
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The price? A COOL TEN BILLION! It had to happen. Apple's stock rises when it has a monopoly. And despite all the iPhone profits, Android has greater worldwide market share. This is not the iPod revolution, wherein a seamless hardware/software combination, of iPod iTunes and FairPlay DRM, ensured that no other player could gain traction….Read More
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Check out the two songs side by side: Their are some sonic, but not melodic, similarities: Its a bum jury decision . . .
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Last week we saw Sarah McLachlan setlist Kings Theatre, Brooklyn; the show was as a delightful as she is.
A few snaps from the show and the setlist are below, but be sure to check out the pictures of the newly renovated 1929 Kings theater after the jump — its spectacular.
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MONEY We're impressed when you make it, and continue to make it. The more zeros the better. CONTINUITY Momentary blips are not stars, they're comets. If you don't last, especially in today's overloaded, evanescent world, you're irrelevant. DO IT YOURSELF Screw the millennial teamwork/group construct. We want to see individuals triumph, it's the American Way….Read More
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Last week, Roben Farzad turned the tables and gave me the full podcast treatment on his show, Full Disclosure Radio. He was gracious and way too complementary. (Remind me one day to explain how the whole horse thing came about).
It was a fun conversation. We chatted for about an hour, and if the feed wasn't scheduled to cut off, we probably could have gone another hour. You can download it on iTunes, stream it on Soundcloud, or just click after the jump to listen.
Every now and again, being reminded what its like on the other side of the interview is good for my MiB process. Be sure to give it a listen.
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Once upon a time live albums were de rigueur, part of the cycle, a way to cash in on fans and those who want to hear all the greatest hits in one place at one time. But then the internet destroyed album sales and you were able to see endless performances on YouTube and live…Read More
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I find this song to be infectiously charming: Miranda Lambert – Little Red Wagon (57th GRAMMYs) Album version Little Red Wagon" is available on Miranda Lambert's album, Platinum. Download or listen: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/mlplatinum AmazonMP3: http://smarturl.it/amzmp3platinum Spotify: http://smarturl.it/mirandaspotify
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Kim Kardashian attended the Paper Magazine Break The Internet Issue Release Party to celebrate her cover held at 1111 Lincoln Road on Thursday (December 4) in Miami, Florida.
The reality star donned a sexy two-piece look, consisting of a Mugler bandeau and J. Mendel maxi skirt with a thigh-high slit.
Yes, it's another belly-baring look, but here she serves up just a slice.
What struck me about this look was how effortless this look was.
For once the hair wasn't strictly slicked back, the makeup was more neutral and didn't feel too heavily contoured, and even the accessories were kept to a bare minimum, with just a few diamonds and gold-embellished sandals to speak of.
Effortlessly chic or bland by her standards?
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PLOT: a newsman's view of Nazi Germany from the inside.
William L. Shirer and his wife Tess are living in 1930s Berlin and they view from the inside the Nazi preparing for War. This written in diary form. This starts with the march on the Rhine. This shows us first hand a glimpse into the mind set of Hitler and his Henchmen. We see the people put on rations so the Nazi War Machine can go full force against most of Europe one country at a time. Especially interesting is the Nazi Propaganda hiding the "bombings" on England to give the German People motive to continue the War. We see first hand how far the Nazi Lies go to motive, hide and deceive both the German People and the world. Shirer is both articulate and interesting as he gives us his view of the "inner circle" of Hitler. and we see first hand how FAR the lies of the Nazis go. Included in the start of the "euthanasia" in German with the mentally ill and disabled and why the German excuse of "ending their suffering" was both a threat and lie fulfilled. The READER if first rate and this is both an excellent audio plus a view inside the making of the Nazi climb to power and how they stayed there. I just purchased The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich because this audio was so very good. Typically history is not this interesting. and so very revealing of the "German" mindset and the ruthless way Nazis used it to get a foothold into power and so effectively used it to achieve total control of the German People. Especially effective is the use of Propaganda and total control of the information people received by Newspapers and Radio which "ADDED" to the 'control and motivation' on the road to World War 2. 5 STARS~~~
"A WWII classic"
Yes, In order to keep reminding myself of what can happen to a nation of sheep.
Author's understanding of what was going on on in Germany.
It shows what can happen in a country when the people of a nation become mesmerized by a leader who demonizes a group in society in order to assume complete power. In Germany it was Jews who were blamed, Here it is "the rich".
"Outstanding delivery of an amazing story."
A fascinating first hand story of the history of Germany during the rise of Hitler. The life of a foreign correspondent during incredible times is wonderful.
"Good book, Rise and Fall is better"
An interesting take on pre-War and early War Germany. It was interesting to see what rationing looked like in Germany. A lot wasn't surprising. However, what he published so early didn't see to get wide dissemination before the war ended. It's an interesting contemporary look at Hitler's Germany. I preferred Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, but this is still worth reading.
"Unique perspective on the buildup and early years of WWII."
Unique perspective on the buildup and early years of WWII. But it is a diary.
"Day by day account"
It was interesting to hear a reporter's day by day account of Germany's advances during WWII as country by country is taken over. The reader read a little to fast to be able to take in all the details, but nevertheless, it gave a perspective about the war unlike others I have read.
There was one chapter on cryptography and I found it fascinating...
"Spectacular... He had 20/20 vision for the future!"
I don't know have print version, but certainly the narrator was wonderful!
There are no "characters" here... This is all REAL historical figures. I guess the writer is my favorite guy, obviously, as he figures most heavily in the story...
He has such a wonderful narrator's voice - passionate, yet soft!
It made me sigh - sigh at the stupidity of European Continental policy before WWII... when so many signs pointed to war, they took the then seemingly "easy" way out... doing nothing.
"Excellent book!"
Fascinating and riveting documentary of the European experience in the early stages of World War II in Berlin and Vienna. Edward R. Morrow figures prominently.
"One of the best books of WWII"
Never has a book kept my from wanting to hear more. Such a horrible time in history but how wonderful to hear a Americans point of view .
History, historical fiction and mysteries are my faves, but a fan of all genres.
"Couldn't put it down...."
Early days and successes of Nazi Germany, told by a Shirer who was there to see it all. Reads like a novel.


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The top National Universities choices are pretty predictable: Every year, the three or four top Ivies shuffle places with a few massive state schools—not surprising, since nearly half each college's score is based on a) What administrators at other schools say about a college and b) how much the college spends per student. What is worse, the U.S. News guide pretty much pretends that campus politics, classroom bias, and threats to free expression aren't problems—which is rather like ranking restaurants without worrying about their hygiene. To supplement U.S. News' 2010 Liberal Arts Colleges and National University rankings, I'd like to honor the three Most Politicized Colleges in the country:
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. (#13): Politically monolithic, Wesleyan makes a cult out of "diversity," defined by sexuality and demographics—not ideas. One of its special-interest houses on campus is the Open House, "a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, flexual, asexual, genderf**k, polyamourous, bondage/disciple, dominance/submission, sadism/masochism (LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM) communities and for people of sexually or gender dissident communities." Yep, they use all the letters.
Barnard College, N.Y., N.Y. (#30): Barnard's radicalism is so pervasive that most students have, according to one professor, "no awareness that what they're being taught is varieties of 'leftism.' It's just different aspects of the truth, since there is no alternative ever contemplated.... If the only perspectives on offer are variants of leftism, then the choice is simple: Become 'active' in a leftist cause of one sort or another, or else 'apathetically' confine your leftist ideas to the classroom and don't do anything to put them into action."
John Zmirak is editor of All American Colleges and Choosing the Right College.
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Man injured in I-80 rollover
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A man was being flown to a hospital Monday after his car rolled on Interstate 80 in Summit County.
The man was driving west near Echo Reservoir about 8:15 p.m. when his vehicle rolled, said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Altenes. The driver was in serious to critical condition, Altenes said. No one else was in the car.
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and I'm about to coujur up the ghosts of Orson Beane and Kitty Carlisle to get someone here on MGoBlog To Tell The Truth
a terrible blight on our fine country
and I'm about to coujur up the ghosts of Orson Beane and Kitty Carlisle to get someone here on MGoBlog To Tell The Truth
Will the real slim shady please stand up?
Please stand up, please stand up.
"Why is everyone looking at me?
I'm Cole.
I like how he could totally have come out during this thread and nobody would have known it was really him.
My name is Dr. Andre Nowzick. And I am an expert witness?
I've often wondered this when it comes to radio as well.. seems like 97.1 (metro area) seems to bring up current topics. Like we're doing their homework or something for them.
I'm pretty sure BKFinest is some sort recruiting expert. He probably works for ESPN.
And I am a drinking thread....
Ya man you are the only person Ive heard of, that has ever refered to Murfreesboro as the "Murf". If I did hear "the Murf", I would assume that it is a reference to MTSU's basketball arena the Murphy Center. For a random middle Tennessee town, it seems Murfreesboro is fairly well represented on MGOBLOG. Another interesting fact, per the 2010 US Census the population of Murfreesboro, TN 111,327, and for Ann Arbor, Michigan 114,925 so we do have a few more than 11 houses in the "Boro". I look forward to making my annual pilgramage back to Ann Arbor, this year it will be for the MSU game on Oct 20th. Repn the 615
Just because there are over 111,000 people, doesn't meant there are over 11 houses unless of course you count mobile homes as houses. It is, after all, "the Murf" we're talking about.


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Sunset Bay Marina (Stuart, on the South Fork St. Lucie River)
Here's a different point of view on Stuart's Sunset Bay Marina. Heretofore, the messages received here on the Net concerning this facility have been overwhelmingly positive!
8 March 2010. It looked like it would have been a great marina but available only to folks who book six months in advance. When we asked for a one-night transient dock, we were told to come back in June! There were empty slips and a big inside protected fuel dock that no one was on. Something wrong here.
Obviously no transient slips were reserved, despite the Waterway Guide claim of there being 60. This was the first marina we encountered that had nothing available for transients, keeping in mind our size usually guarantees a spot can always be found for us.
The facilities for the mooring field were excellent but as noted by others, it is completely open to high speed waterway traffic, subject to gunnel-to-gunnel rolling and wet dinghy rides. And why is there no bum boat available for such a large mooring field?
Two of the three other marinas in the area also claimed to be filled, with only the Harborage Yacht Club and Marina having transient places available. One said they don't take sailboats despite the visible masts. For short term stayers like ourselves, Stuart wasn't that attractive of a place. We anchored up the North Fork after the first rolly day on a mooring, moved to Harborage for a day for provisioning, walking over the bridge, cabbing back.
Fair winds and following seas,
Austin Whitten
S/Y "Discovery II", Vancouver 27
Below is a response from the management at Sunset Bay Marina:
As Assistant Harbormaster at Sunset Bay Marina I can tell you that our marina is always available to transients and since we opened last year we have not had to turn down, due to lack of availability, any transients who have wished to come in on a daily basis. We offer side to ties on our fixed docks for transients of all size vessels from 25′ to 125′. We have, however, had to put those who own vessels under 40′ and who wish to have a long term dockage on a waiting list as all of our slips that accommodate those size vessels filled up almost as soon as we opened last year. We are trying to accommodate these vessels on our waiting list as soon as slips become available.
The Okeechoobee Waterway traffic problem that we have had in the past has been addressed as the entire area surrounding the mooring field and the marina has just recently been designated as a no-wake zone by the State of Florida and slow no-wake signage has been installed.
As far as the "bum boat" goes, unfortunately we do not have one but we have always personally patrolled our mooring field several times each day with our carolina skiff and constantly offer assistance to our mooring field guests in any way we possibly can, helping them with provisions, etc.
We apologize for any misunderstandings that may have occurred.
Ruth Conrad
Click Here To View the Cruisers' Net's Eastern Florida Marina Directory Listing For Sunset Bay Marina


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Last week, Carrie Underwood's 'Two Black Cadillacs' ran over their competition Rascal Flatts 'Changed' with over 60% of all of your votes.
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