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Solve A Neurologic Mystery
This is a case study involving an elderly female with complex medical history who presented with altered mental status of unclear etiology. The patient in this case is unable to give a history. There are no reliable sources who witnessed the events leading to her presentation making it more difficult to ascertain the etiology of her condition. The author hopes to elicit a discussion of her case among peers in critical care nursing.
Solve this neurologic mystery:
RS is a 70 year old, lady who lives independently in a first floor apartment in the city. She has no close relatives but has neighbors who know her very well and check in on her from time to time. She hires a cleaning lady that does her house cleaning and laundry every week. Her nearest relative is a niece who lives in the same state but is 8 hours away by car. Her medical history includes anxiety disorder, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, and mild kidney insufficiency. She has a 40 pack/year history of smoking.
She has no known allergies and takes the following medications: Paroxetine 20 mg daily, Lorazepam 1 mg daily as needed for anxiety, Losartan 100 mg daily, Amlodipine 10 mg daily, Simvastatin 40 mg daily, Tiotropium 18 mcg inhaled daily, and Albuterol MDI 2 puffs 4 times a day as needed.
On the day of her ED admission, her niece had been calling her phone and had been unable to get hold of her. Her niece called a neighbor who stated that she has not seen RS in 3 days. Concerned about RS's condition, the neighbor knocked on her door and heard no response. Luckily she was able to open the door as it was unlocked. Upon entering the living room, the neighbor found RS lying unconscious on the floor. She has frothy secretions from her mouth and has urinated on herself. She immediately called 911. She was intubated at the scene by EMS responders for airway protection due to her altered mental status. Her VS were: BP 180/100, HR 110, RR 32, T 38.5 C, O2sat 88% on RA prior to intubation.
In the ED, RS pertinent labs showed a WBC of 15,000 mm3, a lactate of 2.5 mmol/L, and CPK of 20,000 U/L. Neurologic exam was significant for agitation and inability to follow commands with sedation wean. She was hyperreflexic with increased muscle tone. She is moving all her extremities equally and has no abnormal pupillary response. She is sedated on Propofol. CV exam reveals sinus tachycardia with BP of 110/50, her skin is warm to touch. Respiratory exam reveals rhonchi in upper lung fields with moderate white secretions via ET tube, ABG: 7.36, 38, 82, 19, -3, 100% on ACVC: 16X400, FiO2 of 0.5 PEEP of 5. CXR reveals mild cardiomegaly, a hyperinflated lung silhouette and mild RLL opacity. Non-contrast CT Scan of her brain showed focal vasogenic edema in the basal ganglia. The rest of the exam revealed normal findings.
The ED was particularly busy that evening so RS was immediately transferred out to ICU without further testing in the ED. Because of her complex medical condition, she was transferred to the MICU under your care as her primary RN. What thoughts run in your head that could possibly explain what caused RS's presentation? What further testing would you anticipate? How would you care for RS as her nurse?
For this exercise to be fun and informative, answer in the following manner:
1. List possible explanations you would expect to hear from her medical team that could explain her neurologic presentation and why.
2. Tests you would anticipate.
3. Interventions you would provide as the bedside nurse and why.
Note: this is an actual case and the outcome is already established.Last edit by Joe V on Jun 17, '13About juan de la cruz, MSN, RN, NP
Juan De La Cruz, RN, NP, CCRN-CSC is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner working with a multidisciplinary team of intensivists in a number of multi-specialty Adult Critical Care Units at a university-affiliated tertiary medical center in the West Coast.
juan de la cruz has '20+' year(s) of experience and specializes in 'APRN, Adult Critical Care'. From 'California'; 45 Years Old; Joined Nov '06; Posts: 2,974; Likes: 2,858.
7Jun 16, '13 by Lev <3, BSN, RNWill give this a try...
My first thought was carbon monoxide poisoning, but I decided on this.....
1) Cardiac arrhythmia that converted itself/MI (elevated CPK), possibly secondary to some electrolyte imbalance (hyperreflexia, increased muscle tone, agitation), that led to passing out, loosing bladder control, and hitting her head (vasogenic edema) leading to further decrease in LOC. Plus pneumonia/sepsis (increased WBC, lactate, agitation, sputum, Rhonchi) (which is not helped by smoking all those years and COPD) contributing to compensated respiratory acidosis (which is probably somewhat already existing because of COPD) and decreased LOC, maybe she has left sided heart failure too that lead to pulmonary edema (frothy sputum).
2) Troponins, Pro-BNP, blood cultures
3) elevate head of bed, suctioning, monitor for signs of sepsis and arrhythmias, electrolyte replacement, ABX, monitor for decreasing LOC
Thoughts?Last edit by Lev <3 on Jun 16, '135Jun 16, '13 by Twinmom06, ASN, RNI have no clue as I'm a new grad but this is really interesting
I was thinking possible CVA - and also was she suffering from rhabdomylosis from laying for so long?4Jun 17, '13 by barrymedicShe is on multiple meds that should be used with caution in the presence of renal insufficiency, causing electrolyte imbalance followed by altered LOC. She goes unresponsive and develops pneumonia from lying on the floor for extended period. She has now become septic.
Full urine and blood screen including drug screen. CT/MRI to rule out CVA and possible fractures. Obtain a better history of the patient prior to last known normal from neighbors and daughter.
Monitor ABC's, V/S, watch for cardiac dysrhythmias, change in neurological status because these things can change quickly in the presence of sepsis. Monitor effects/side effects of any treatments that are already being provided. IV antibiotics for pneumonia.3Jun 17, '13 by barrymedicThinking about serotonin syndrome also. An over dose of her paxil may have caused it.2Jun 17, '13 by jadelpn GuideAspiration pneumonia secondary to new onset seizures. A CVA. Basal Ganglia disease. High ammonia levels? Liver disease. (and I would throw in there has she been drinking ETOH? Any hidden bottles in her home?) Seratonin syndrome.
I also would want more information regarding her ability to take on a regular basis her meds at home--has she taken them regularly? This information could be helpful in determining if her BP has been out of control for any length of time.
I would expect serial triponins, liver profile, ammonia levels. EKG, on the monitor to check for any arrythmias. Blood cultures--what was her temp? Urinalysis and culture. Finger stick for blood glucose.
Keppra as a precaution, IV antibiotics. Not sure what to do about the Paxil, as abrupt stop is not encouraged. Better blood pressure control.
This is really an awesome exercise. Would love to know what it ended up being, and what happend with this patient.juan de la cruz and barrymedic like this.


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The City Ministry Initiative and the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Covenant Seminary are teaming up with Resurrection Presbyterian Church (PCA) to host Ray Cannata, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in the New Orleans Garden District, March 10-12. Ray will be screening the upcoming PBS documentary The Man Who Ate New Orleans, as well as preaching, teaching, and hanging out with us during his visit to St. Louis.
The Man Who Ate New Orleans is the story of a New Yorker who sets out to accomplish something no one in the 300-year history of New Orleans has ever done – eat a meal at every restaurant in the city. His name is Ray Cannata, and he's a Presbyterian minister who moves to New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina to help revitalize a tiny church there. At his first service after the storm, he boldly challenges the seventeen people present to build a church around a commitment to help rebuild the city.
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Dr. Beth Sutton-Ramspeck
Personification in "Mirror"
"As we grow older...the beauty steals inward" (Ralph Waldo Emerson, republished on Quotations Page). As one reads Sylvia Plath's "Mirror," it becomes clear that the speaker of the poem, a mirror, realizes this truth but cannot communicate it effectively to an aging woman that looks into the mirror. As the mirror describes what it sees throughout its "life" on a wall, the poem becomes gloomier because the woman ages. Given human qualities such as seeing, possessing a heart, and meditating, the mirror is also the objective judge of outward appearance. The woman wants to reject the truth revealed by the mirror because the truth is not always beautiful. By rejecting the truth, the character traits that make up the woman become horrible. In "Mirror," a personified mirror reveals the character of a woman who becomes emotionally attached to it. The objective observations of the mirror tell the woman the truth about her image, while the personified mirror tells the reader about her character.
Throughout the poem, the mirror claims numerous human abilities. The first stanza contains most of these assertions. The mirror says that it can see (2,7), and it swallows what it sees immediately (2). Swallowing obviously can mean an act done when eating. There are two other applicable denotations of "swallow" which could point to humanness or non-humanness, which include to put up with or believe without question. The former implies a human quality because putting up with something or someone usually implies a need for patience, something humans possess. On the other hand, the latter definition implies a non-human object since no thought is involved. However, some humans think very little, so swallowing most directly points to humanness.
Another quality that personifies the mirror is the statement that the mirror is not cruel (4).
Only a living being can be cruel or perform cruel acts, so this definitely points to the humanness of the mirror. Next, the mirror says that it "meditates" (6), which, when analyzing its definition, is a pun. "Meditate" means to reflect on or contemplate. Although this also points to literal, physical reflection that the mirror performs for the woman, reflection in the human sense requires thought since one of its denotations is serious thinking. By using the second part of "meditate"'s definition, contemplate, one can conclude that this reflection is describing the human qualities of the mirror. In fact, the mirror even claims the act of thinking in line eight when it says, "I think it is a part of my heart." Also contained within that assertion the fact that the mirror possesses a heart, again adding to the humanness of the mirror. Finally, the second stanza emphasizes these human traits when the mirror says it sees again (13).
These elements of personification mix paradoxically with a purely objective and truthful judge–the mirror. At some points the mirror acts as a human, and at others, it performs its inanimate duty of reflecting the truth of the woman's image. So the mirror makes the claim that it is objective and truthful in its representation of beauty. It says that it is exact and has no preconceptions (1). The word "unmisted," used in line three, is not even a word. However, breaking down the word into its prefix and base yields a plausible definition. The prefix "un" means "not" and "mist" means "fog or cloudy," so "unmisted by love or dislike" suggests an unclouded or undistorted view or opinion. Then the mirror states outright that it is truthful in line four. If the mirror is telling the truth, or observing anything, for that matter, it could act human and inanimate simultaneously. This paradox between impartiality and personification strengthens the reader's image of the woman.
In stanza two, assertions of truth continue. The mirror implies that it is truthful and other objects lie, when it states, "Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon." (12). Then "reflection" is used again when the mirror says, "I see her back, and reflect it faithfully." "Reflect" has another denotation, which means to make apparent or manifest. "Faithfully" possesses two denotations, which include worthy of trust or belief and consistent with truth. "Faithfully" also suggests connotations which include a parent that is always looking out for one's best interests or unconditional assurance of integrity and honesty. Combining both "reflect" and "faithfully", the mirror makes the lofty claim that it only reveals the truth, in that it is looking out for the best interests of the woman. It is up to her to realize the truth of her dying beauty and fading character. The mirror also lets the reader know that it is giving the most factual information so that he can be acquainted with the woman's traits. Again, the use of the word "reflection" points to the mirror's personification and inanimateness concurrently.
Since the mirror is objective, it strengthens the feelings the woman has when she sees herself in the mirror because she does not want to accept what she sees. In describing her reactions to the reader, the personified mirror deepens the reader's knowledge of the woman and allows the reader to see her more clearly. The mirror states that the woman "bends over me," (10) which has numerous denotative meanings. "Bend"'s definitions include "to render submissive, to subdue, to apply oneself closely, to concentrate, or to stoop" (American Heritage College Dictionary). Certainly one can assume the most obvious meaning here–that the woman literally stoops over the mirror to concentrate on her reflection. However, one could also apply the submission definition to conclude that the woman is a slave to her image in the mirror. She feels so strongly about her appearance that her life revolves around the mirror's reflection. This
definition brings about a connotation of an extreme, strong emotional attachment to the mirror, almost as if in a trance. Also contributing to this argument of passionate attachment to the mirror is one meaning of "woman" (17)–a female servant or subordinate. Combined with "old" in line 17, and the fact that a young girl used to exist ("In me she has drowned a young girl" (17)), this suggests that the woman is becoming more and more emotionally attached to the mirror as she advances in age. Additionally, in the first stanza, the mirror states that it acts as "The eye of a little god," (5) which, when one has considered the definitions of eye (vision) and god (image), can conclude that the mirror is a way for the woman to see herself. However, because the word "god" is used, it also suggests connotations of worshiping an image and idealizing oneself. Clearly, this woman is attached to the mirror.
Only through personifying the mirror and choosing specific, descriptive words in observing the woman's reactions does the reader gain insight into the extreme emotional attachment that the woman has to the mirror. The mirror's human observations and truthfulness combine to augment the emotional attachment to the mirror when the woman "comes and goes" (15) because "I am important to her." (15). There is more evidence supporting this attachment when the mirror states, "She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands." (14). "Agitation"'s meaning of extreme emotional disturbance definitively points to a woman that is severely affected by what she sees in the mirror and then wrings her hands in response to what she sees, all the while crying. There is another denotation to "hands," in that it can also mean a style or individual sample of writing. This could mean that the woman writes in a journal furiously in response to what she sees in the mirror. Journals have often been associated with being places of emotional outlets in written form. Also, the mirror states that the woman is
"Searching my reaches for what she really is" (11), which implies that the woman is currently on some journey and has not found her true self. The reader, however, comes to know her through the mirror's observations.
When the mirror continues to make observations, it only talks about the outward appearance of the woman and the room it hangs because it only sees the superficial. However, because it has been personified, it can reveal much more about its environment. It sees pink (7), which can literally mean a pink wall or flowers, with speckles. However, this speckled pink begins to flicker, and the mirror sees faces and darkness instead of the pink (8-9). Then the mirror sees a lake (10), a woman (10), her back as she looks out a window(12-13), and her aging body that at times resembles a terrible fish rising out of the lake's water (17-18). Eventually, she drowns her young self in the lake that the mirror has become (10,17). Many of these images could have deeper or symbolic meanings, just as a person has more than their appearance. These meanings arise out of the accurate observations of a personified mirror.
mirror reflects more than the outward appearance, as evidenced when one
considers the alternative denotations to what it sees. The mirror sees a speckled pink in the first
stanza, but when it sees a lake, things become gloomier. "
qualities are used in conjunction as the mirror states, "Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness." (16). Finally, the mirror reveals even more when it says that "In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman / Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish." (16-17). Before, the mirror stated it saw a lake, which also reflects like a mirror, and can symbolize the outward appearance of a person. Used with lines 16 and 17 quoted above, the mirror is saying that it sees a terrible person rise out of that water. The fish can simply describe what the woman looks like in the mirror, but it could also come to take on the less obvious denotation of "a person, especially one considered deficient in something" (American Heritage Dictionary). Because the mirror is personified, it allows the reader to observe this deficiency in the woman–the need to only be beautiful. Her character, symbolized by the fish coming out of the depth of the lake, is rising out of the superficial appearance of the lake to show the reader not only her dying beauty, but also her poor character underneath. She has drowned herself, literally, in her reflection in the mirror, and figuratively, as her character deteriorates.
Combining the literal and symbolic meanings of the mirror's observations, it is clear that the woman develops a strong emotional attachment to the mirror because it is both humanlike and inanimate in its ability to tell the truth. The mirror asserts its humanness in a number of ways, including seeing, possessing a heart, and meditating. It also says it is exact, not cloudy in its representations, and only truthful. However, the one truth that the woman fails to "hear" the mirror tell her is that there is more to a person than the outward appearance. The mirror even states that she is still searching for who she really is. Only in analyzing the observations of the personified mirror thoroughly does the reader even realize this truth the mirror is communicating. The mirror sees this in the fish that rises out of the lake, or the deficient
character that rises out of an aging woman. The reader knows this from the observations made by a personified mirror. This woman should take the advice of the mirror, and that of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and realize that as one ages, beauty is found underneath, not in outward appearance.


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Bow Wow Freestyles to Miguel's 'How Many Drinks'
How many drinks would it take you to leave with Bow Wow? The 106 & Park hypeman hasn't released a proper studio album since signing with Cash Money, but that's not stopping him from churning out one freestyle after another. The latest finds Bow Wow rapping about his "good girl" over Miguel's "How Many Drinks." He also tackles Three 6 Mafia's "Sippin On Some Syrup" where he gets back to the usual rhymes about signing a record deal for $30 mil and buying his first Ferrari at 22.
Since dropping the Lil' from his name, Bow Wow has been working on his grown ass man hip-hop cred. He'll get there.
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Money Measurement Concept is a accounting idea that every event or transaction recorded in a company's accounts is assessed in monetary terms. For a business, the money measurement concept means that items that are not quantifiable in monetary terms like goodwill, customer service quality and staff skill levels are not included in account records.
In financial accounting a record is made only of information that can be expressed in monetary terms. In other words. no accounting is possible for an event or transaction which is not measurable in terms of money.
Money Measurement Concept Example
passing an examination. delivering lecture in a meeting. winning a prize etc. These are events no doubt. but since these are not measurable in terms of money. there is no question of their accounting.
Measurement of business events in money helps in understanding the state of affairs of business in a much better way. For example; If a business owns. 1500 kg of stock. one car. 1500 square feet of building space etc. these amounts cannot be added to produce a meaningful total of what the business owns. However. if a these items are expressed in monetary terms such as stock Rs.24000. car RsJOO.OOO and building Rs.500.000. all such items can be added in better way and precise estimate about the assets of the
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Hi All, I am moving into a 1960s ranch style home, which has a reachin closets in all 3 bedrooms. As part of remodel, our contractor had widened the opening of the master bedroom closet from standard 8ft wide to 106". Initially I was not interested in sliding doors for the closets, as that would prevent easy reach and direct view of all the stuff. But our contractor called up few doors company and confirmed that there are no bi-fold doors available for that width and the only option is to go with a sliding doors. The dimensions of the closet are 106" (l)* 25"(w)*96"(h). I wanted a mirrored door for the closets. Kindly suggest, what all options do I have relating to closet doors. Also I am looking for suggestions relating to closet organizers for this closet. I do not like Elfa system since it is wired. Greatly appreciate your inputs. Thanks |
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You might want to post your question on the Home Repair forum for questions about doors. If you had your heart set on bifold doors, you could make double bifold doors with each panel 26 inches wide. You might need commercial grade hardware for the additional weight of the doors. You could do tri-sliding doors so that 2/3 of the closet could be exposed. |
- Posted by gladys1924 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 11:12
If you want mirrored doors, why don't you go to a glass company and get them made there? I'm pretty sure they would make them to the size you would need, although I don't know about the cost... |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 16:38
The link below takes you to a list of suppliers of closet organizers. (I thought Elfa had a non-wire solution, but I could be wrong.) Big bummer about the bifold doors; too bad your contractor didn't find the doors first and size the closet afterward. These guys make custom doors, plus they have 4-door sets for widths greater than 8 feet. Here's hardware (they bill themselves as "replacement," but maybe they'll sell stuff for a new install): |
Here is a link that might be useful: Better Homes & Gardens roundup of closet organizers
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UW's admissions director offers advice for applicants
The head of admissions at the University of Washington has several pieces of advice for high-school seniors still putting their applications together, including: your chances of getting in are better than you might think, but your essay is crucial so don't put it off another day.
Seattle Times higher education reporter
If the Thanksgiving gathering at your household includes an anxious high-school senior sweating over college application essays, this advice from the University of Washington's head of admissions, Phil Ballinger, might be helpful:
• It's an urban myth that it's difficult for Washington students to get admitted to the UW, Ballinger says.
Nearly 60 percent of in-state freshmen applicants were admitted last year. Compare that to the University of California, Los Angeles, which admitted 19 percent of in-state freshmen who applied.
So if you think you're on the edge, go for it anyway.
Ballinger thinks too many Washington students are self-selecting themselves out of the UW applicant pool: "Students sometimes are amazingly inept at assessing themselves."
• Those essays — should you be agonizing over your words? Yes.
They're truly important, Ballinger said, because they give the admissions staff a glimpse of the context and fabric of your life.
But he adds: "There is no right answer to written statements. There's only your answer. Don't try to guess what Philip Ballinger is looking for."
Your essay should speak to "who you are, and what you're going to bring, and what's important to you."
• There is no single "right" college out there for you, Ballinger says. There are many colleges where a student can do well. Choose your schools well, but know that "if you don't get admitted, honestly, you'll get over it."
• With the deadline for incoming freshmen to apply to the UW coming up on Dec. 1, it may be a little late for this advice, but Ballinger offers it anyway: "Procrastination is evil. Students are awful procrastinators, and it gets them in all sorts of awful trouble."
So get busy.
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I'm curious as to what these could be. A little background -my grandfather used to own a textile mill. Lots of odd bits of looms and other oddities in the basement. These were found all together, without any other sorts of tools. There were originally about 10 of them, but some were given away. They look like bone or ivory. Any ideas? |
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I would guess a bone awl...used in leather craft....can't think they would have much to do with a commercial operation. |
Probably more to do with weaving than with poking holes. Perhaps for blocking fabrics or pegging into shape before or after fulling. |
Could it be a more recent version of pin-beaters used in pushing down the logitudinal threads in weaving? |
They look like bone stilettos. These were used to to insert eyelets. |
Thank you for the wonderful help and suggestions. I think I'm leaning toward the bone stiletto or bodkin. Much appreciated! |
It's not a bodkin, because there is no way to use it to thread something. I think Calliope's analysis is the most apt. |
Thanks lindac. There are a few definitions of bodkin that are akin to the stiletto definition, no eye or threading as the primary function. Just a slender pointed tool used to make holes. |
It's not a bodkin, because there is no way to use it to thread something. I think Calliope's analysis is the most apt. |
You have been most helpful. I am not disagreeing with Calliope's analysis, just adding an additional term that I have discovered may be, in some cases, interchangeable. Main Entry: bod·kin 1 a : dagger, stiletto b : a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth c : an ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto |
I have another guess. Just a guess. Perhaps they are fids. A sailor's tool use for splicing rope. Old ones were often made from ivory or bone. The size looks right. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fids
They look really cool, whatever they are. |
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Paige Thomas took a big risk by defying the wishes of her coach Demi Lovato, who wanted her to lose the crazy dresses and all the dancers and deliver a stripped-down, vulnerable performance. She wanted her to be nude! But they ended up compromising and Paige wore a white tank top, black leather jacket, and roughly 60 percent of a pair of light jeans to drawl a slow rendition of "Never Gonna Give You Up." Paige's version of Rickrolling us involved her seducing a smoke-surrounded ladder, grinding up against a pole on a stark metal platform, then finally joining Her People (a whole slew of backup dancers) for the last third of the song.
Dare I say this was her best performance yet? Obviously hers isn't the greatest voice in the competition, but she's a good little actress and I like that Paige has a vision for herself as a "total package artist" -- don't hate the player, right? -- and isn't afraid to just blatantly go the sex route. The way Paige slipped one hand into her pocket while sauntering over to the next stop on her obstacle course was almost as sensual as L.A.'s "I just sniffed something" reaction to her glory note re: not doing it for any other guy.
Simon kept interrupting Demi re: her failure to coach, and I don't feel it's worth transcribing, but just know that they're "fighting" this week.
The death of little Ally's grandpa took over Fifth Harmony's segment to the point where I'm not sure it mattered what they sang. I was in tears throughout their rehearsal package from the footage of Ally telling her grandparents about The X Factor, then receiving the doom call and being consoled by her four new soul sisters. God, they are good together. I'm talking about just as people -- you couldn't cast a better group of girls to interact with each other not in song. I dig all the shoulder squeezes and hand-holding and love bugging that's going on.
I don't know if I'm quite as convinced about them as a girl group onstage, but maybe that's because "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" suffered from too little movement by the humans and WAY too much movement by the giant animations of the girls posing sexily in front of threatening flames. I agreed with L.A. (the horror!) that it made no sense to have the girls sing in unison. But I do have to hand it to Lauren for soloing most of the song, front and center. She sounded, and they all looked, amazing.
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There is, in my opinion, no better place to blow the cobwebs away and relieve you of the daily stresses and strains, than a walk in the woods. Couple this with completely still, misty, "golden" conditions and you have the perfect tonic. As a professional photographer, I am always on the look-out for exciting (commercial) images and occasionally lose touch with why I love nature photography so much. Those four hours I spent, a few days ago, wandering and losing myself in the intoxicating solitude, reminded me so and was one of the most rewarding forays I have ever had. Oh, and as I retraced my steps along that woodland path, a fox walked across it, right infront of me!


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DRM Inaugural Broadcasts Slated for June 16
Geneva - Apr 17, 2003 - The world's first Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcasts will be transmitted across the globe on June 16, 2003. The precise moment of DRM's inaugural broadcasts will occur during the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) World Radio Communication Conference (WRC 2003) in Geneva, marked by a reception at the Château de Penthes.
Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) was the first broadcaster to announce its participation. The DRM consortium has been led by Peter Senger, DW's executive director of marketing, distribution and technology, since its inception in 1998. Deutsche Welle will broadcast 12 program hours per day in German and English to target regions in Europe.
DRM is a non-proprietary, digital system for short-wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave with the ability to use existing frequencies and bandwidth.
FCC Delays Coordination Deadline Thanks to the SBE
Washington - Apr 15, 2003 - The FCC released an order granting the request for a temporary stay to delay the effective date of prior coordination procedures adopted by the FCC's Report and Order in the proceeding for most fixed point-to-point aural and TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) stations. The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) requested the stay to allow BAS licensees time to provide and to correct BAS receive site information in the FCC licensing database, the Universal Licensing System (ULS), to ensure that the new procedures effectively avert interference to existing systems. The FCC has granted the request relief for six months, delaying the effective date to October 16, 2003. The original effective date was April 16, 2003.
The complete Order can be viewed online with one of the following links:
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The original Report and Order required that fixed aural BAS stations above 944MHz and fixed television BAS stations above 2.11GHz begin using the same methods that currently apply to Part 101 users.
The SBE requested a one-year stay. The commission noted that the database issues raised by the SBE are valid and have merit, which shows high praise for the SBE from the FCC.
XM and Weather Works to Launch Real-Time Weather
Washington DC - Apr 7, 2003 - XM Satellite Radio and Weather Works, an affiliate and licensee of Baron Services, have introduced a weather service to deliver real-time, detailed, graphical weather data to mobile users in the marine, aviation and emergency management markets. The new service will use Weather Works' patented Storm Cell Identification and Tracking technology, together with its real-time NEXRAD Radar, as currently provided to hundreds of TV stations with a viewing audience of more than 200 million across the United States.
XM has assembled what it calls a "dream team" for creating this service. The companies who have entered agreements to deliver the advanced weather service include Garmin International; Heads Up Technologies, an aviation digital audio and integrated systems specialist; LiveTV, a provider of real-time entertainment and information services to commercial aviation; and Weather Works.
Real-time, graphical weather information will be overlaid on map display devices in the cockpit of aircraft, at the helm of marine vessels and on board emergency response vehicles. The data-only weather service will be available on a subscription basis from XM later this summer.
The NAB has opposed XM's use of terrestrial repeaters and further opposes XM's continued development of a subsequent patent filing covering technology that would allow the satellite broadcaster to originate local programming from the repeaters. The NAB filed a letter with the FCC arguing that XM's intent to offer localized weather is another step toward the national service becoming a local service.
The terrestrial repeaters currently operate under Special Temporary Authorization from the FCC. The NAB wants XM to disclose its local terrestrial plans before issuing permanent licenses.
Poll Shows One-Third of Consumers Open to Paying for Content
Santa Monica, CA - Apr 10, 2003 - As consumers continue to fuel the market for paid online audio and video content, attitudes about paying for content appear to be warming, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Synovate of Chicago for Ramp Rate, a technology advisor and purchasing index for IT sourcing services.
Fielded in March, the Ramp Rate/Synovate Enation survey polled 1,383 online Americans to determine attitudes about paying for streaming Internet audio and video content. The new study reveals that roughly one-third (32 percent) of respondents no longer mind paying for streaming audio and video. Another 47.5 percent hold to the principle that the Internet should be free, and 20 percent agree with the statement that paying is "cumbersome and a turn-off." Among paying customers, 11 percent prefer pay-per-view to a monthly subscription.
At the same time, Ramp Rate announced that the company will begin to survey consumer attitudes regarding paid streaming media on a quarterly basis, as part of a broader educational effort to raise awareness of the variety and value of premium content online. Ramp Rate delivers customer-focused solutions from one or more technology concerns (vendors, solution providers and integrators) to create new and improve existing, streaming media and content delivery applications, paid and free, for content owners, while pursuing maximum ROI for all parties.
Whatever their attitudes about paying for online streaming content, consumers haven't been shy about opening their wallets, according to recent reports. In the Online Publishers Association's latest U.S. Market Spending Report, consumer spending for online content in the United States totaled $1.3 billion in 2002, an increase of 95 percent over 2001. Affirming that trend, Jupiter Research reported that the paid online market is expected to grow 20 percent annually until 2007, when it will reach about $5.4 billion.
In recent weeks, the momentum toward premium streaming content appears to have accelerated with Yahoo's new Platinum subscription-based audio and video service leading the charge. Priced at $9.95 per month, the service includes clips of news, entertainment and sports content. Paid or free, more than 3.9 billion video streams were served during 2002, a 52 percent increase over the number recorded the previous year, according to Accustream Imedia Research.
Kahn Proposes Alternate Digital AM Scheme
New York - Apr 11, 2003 - After a press release issued by Kahn Communications on April 5, 2003, discussions followed on the show floor at NAB2003 about the proposed AM system. Called Compatible AM Digital (Cam-D), Kahn Communications makes several claims about the system being developed.
In a follow-up call from Radio magazine, Leonard Kahn stated that he intends to make his point with the FCC and not through the trade press. Specific details of the system have not been released, but some information from the press release has been offered.
Kahn Communications claims that Cam-D will restore a 15kHz audio bandwidth and not increase co-channel or adjacent-channel interference, allowing it to function at night and during the day.
The system is touted as being fully compatible with existing AM radios, and even promises to improve the performance of the existing radio base. The 15kHz audio improvement can only be realized with new receiver hardware.
Kahn Communications is currently negotiating with stations in Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin to serve as test stations for the system. These stations range in power from 500W to 50kW. The stations are being told that their existing transmitters and antennas will work with the system without any modifications.
In addition to the enhanced audio bandwidth, Cam-D will also supply a low-rate data path. The Cam-D system is based on a number of patents held by Leonard Kahn.
While specific details are not yet available, Kahn expects to release more information once field test commence.
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BBC Radio Scotland Upgrades Sadie System
Las Vegas - April 7, 2003 - BBC Radio Scotland is upgrading its existing Sadie Classic systems to the new Sadie Series 5 systems.
BBC Glasgow will receive 25 of the new PCM4 and PCM8 systems, while BBC Aberdeen and Inverness will be incorporating an additional 11 PCM4 systems, including a fully configured portable unit for use on location with a laptop computer. The new portable configuration incorporates a Magma PCI expansion chassis, which houses the PCM4/8 processor board for simple attachment to the host laptop computer.
Other BBC Radio regional centers are following suit, such as BBC Wales in Cardiff, which recently acquired two PCM8s, equipped with the Cedar Retouch, which is a noise removal tool specifically for use on orchestral recordings. It has also purchased a PCM4 for all general-purpose editing and production work.
ADR-32 Provides Flexibility to Alaskan Radio Stations
Las Vegas - April 7, 2003 - The ADR-32 digital audio router from Audioarts Engineering was installed in two Alaskan public radio stations in early March. A large factor in the decision-making process was that KBBI, an AM station located in Homer, and KDLL, its FM counterpart located in Kenai, have distinct programming feeds. KBBI sends a customized program stream to KDLL via a T1 fiber optic circuit.
The ADR-32 features front-panel X-Y control and a built-in monitor speaker. The router can be populated with modular I/O cards for up to a 32 x 32 matrix. Protocol software allows the router to be controlled by an automation system, which will automatically record programs from the public radio satellite and play it back at specific times.
Wheatstone's D-8000 Finds a Home in LA Station
Las Vegas - April 7, 2003 - KJLH FM, Los Angeles, is receiving a new control room, complete with a Wheatstone D-8000 digital audio console and a Wheatstone Bridge audio router. Wheatstone custom configured the console and router to meet the station's specific needs.
The Bridge audio network router KJLH currently uses shares 24 digital inputs, 24 analog inputs, 16 digital and eight analog outputs, has four rack mount control heads and is equipped with software GUI control. KJLH was looking to expand, and the router capacity can grow to as many as 2,048 x 2,048 signals by the addition of cards and card cages.
KJLH was also looking for quality digital equalization and dynamics, both extremely important for a studio that does live in-studio music and traditional on-air production. The D-8000 console from Wheatstone offers multiple mix-minus outputs, stereo AUX sends and storage and recall of custom console configurations.
Pristine and Cartworks Merge
Las Vegas - April 7, 2003 - Kevin Loper, president of Pristine Systems, and George Thomas, president of Cartworks, have confirmed that the merger of the two companies is complete. Since 1993, DBM Systems, the parent company of Cartworks, has been developing digital audio products for the radio industry. Pristine Systems has been providing digital storage and delivery systems such as on-air systems, music scheduling and production software for 20 years.
Nebraska Controls Networks with ILC's Maxview
Washington, DC - Feb 26, 2003 - Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) develops and delivers state educational radio, television and multimedia programming. NET has selected ILC's Maxview network control software to expand the monitoring, management and control of its network.
Currently, NET uses the Maxview to automate the control of its satellite system. Now it will use it to monitor and control nine terrestrial broadcast transmitter sites located throughout the state of Nebraska.
Rates Meet Ratings with Arbitron, RCS' Help
White Plains, NY - April 7, 2003 - Arbitron's Tapscan software can now use RCS' Prorate yield management software. With Prorate yield management, a station can integrate its rates and cost per point data automatically into the Tapscan software suite's Reachmaster proposal system.
"By adding Prorate's pricing to our schedule builder module inside the Tapscan software suite, the sales staff can create a schedule without having to manually enter rates or calculate cost per point," said Scott Musgrave, senior vice president, Arbitron Radio.
Azcar Acquires Shares of Megahertz Broadcast Systems
Cambridge, United Kingdom - April 9, 2003 - The Canadian technology integration company, Azcar, has acquired an 80 percent shareholding of UK-based systems integrator Megahertz Broadcast Systems.
The deal will provide Megahertz Broadcast Systems with a stronger financial base. This will allow the company to attract larger projects. The deal provides opportunities for Azcar to increase its reach into Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Klotz Digital Restructure Sharholdings, Realigns Regional Focus
Munich - Apr 11, 2003 - Klotz Digital AG has restructured its international organization to act as a holding company that will oversee three independent subsidiaries. Two of these subsidiary companies, Klotz Digital America and Klotz Digital Asia-Pacific have been incorporated for several years. As of this month, Klotz Digital AG adds Klotz Digital Europe.
The new subsidiary, located in Munich, is responsible for sales, marketing, project design/installation, service and support for customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The holding company maintains control over R&D and production of Klotz Digital's product range.
"The objective of this restructuring is to separate international strategic management from regional operational management in our worldwide operations," said Thomas Klotz, CEO of Klotz Digital AG. The company anticipates this structuring to provide increases in operational efficiency, support a more transparent cost structure and establish financial independence for the subsidiary companies.
In parallel to these organizational changes, Klotz Digital AG also announced a restructuring of its shareholdings. After a long-standing relationship, Klotz Digital AG and its institutional investors are going separate ways.
"The principle reason for [the separation] is the closure of the funds their investments were held in." The financial institutions have "decided not to stand in the way of the company's further growth," Klotz said.
Klotz Digital AG has orders in hand in excess of nine million Euro and says that it plans for an annual revenue of more than 20 million Euro in its current financial year ending March 2004. The company's revenue for the previous year was 17 million Euro.
"To finance our continued growth rate, we required additional investment that could not be provided by our current shareholders," said Klotz. According to the company, intensive negotiations with potential investors have been underway for some time and are expected to be concluded shortly. An additional round of investment is scheduled for later in the year, according to Klotz.
Dielectric Tapped for Colorado Tower Project
Raymond, ME - Apr 8, 2003 - Dielectric Communications has been chosen by The Hunt Media Group to design and construct a 2,000-foot radio broadcast tower and FM antenna systems in Sterling, CO. The system will draw on Dielectric's services including its Central Tower and Flash Technology products and services.
The tower will accommodate KLES-FM and KBRU-FM as well as local 911 and cellular antennas that will service the Denver area. Dielectric's Central Tower unit will be responsible for the site layout; project management; tower design, fabrication and construction; and installation of the antennas and transmission lines. The tower was designed with Dielectric's Frequency Matched tower sections for the two Dielectric 10-bay DCR-M antenna arrays. In addition, the stations will use 2000 feet of the company's 4-1/16 inch EIA transmission line and two bandpass filters.
Topping off the system will be a Flash Technology lighting system. The system provides 24-hour monitoring of the tower lighting system using Flash's patented ARC technology.
Satellite Radio Report Card
Washington, DC and New York - Apr 15, 2003 - The two satellite radio providers have been working hard to make their services succeed. While Sirius trails XM in the number of subscribers, Sirius has been actively marketing its service. At the end of March, Sirius expanded its agreement with Hertz to offer Sirius-capable radios in 33 airport rental locations.
Meanwhile, XM has celebrated its own milestone by reaching the one-half million subscriber mark at the beginning of April. XM traditionally releases its subscriber numbers each quarter but issued this announcement in advance of the scheduled date.
Dielectric Awarded $9M Contract by BBC
Raymond, ME - Apr 8, 2003 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has awarded Dielectric a $9 million contract for a turnkey installation, including more than 24 high-power short wave transmitting antenna systems for one of the BBC World Service's major transmitting stations.
The contract calls for the removal of the existing antennas at the BBC station and replacement with Dielectric's TCI high-power short wave antennas. Dielectric also has responsibility for project management, design, provision of civil works, installation, commissioning and testing of the antennas.
Entercom Begins RBDS Project
Seattle - Apr 11, 2003 - The Seattle-based company, The Radio Experience (TRE) is working with Entercom to equip 54 FM stations with TRE's Dynamic Data Initiative technology by mid-summer. According to TRE, the DDI system traces its beginnings back to the 1990s the company first used wireless messaging to activate electronic billboard displays via a Radio Broadcast Data System subcarrier.
Entercom has tested DDI in two markets. While RBDS is not a new technology, there is a base of receivers available. TRE has also planned to make its system available for use with IBOC.
WRHI Upgrades With Radio Systems Turnkey
Rock Hill, SC - Apr 14 , 2003 - WRHI celebrates its 60th anniversary next year, and in preparation of the big event, the station recently completed a facility rebuild.
Station co-owners Manning Kimmel and Al Miller have replaced everything from the floor carpet to the broadcast consoles in this complete facility upgrade. Among the equipment used in the rebuild is the Radio Systems Studiohub+ wiring system and Millenium studio consoles. The studio furniture was built and installed by Studio Technology and acoustical treatments were provided by Accoustical Tackable Surfaces.
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Hansen Named DK-Audio Sales, Marketing Manager
Copenhagen - April 9, 2003 - As the new sales and marketing manager for DK-Audio, Anca Hansen will be based at the company's main office in Denmark. Hansen previously held the job title of area sales manager at Barco and UBS. At these companies she was responsible for handling sales in geographic regions including Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, India, Turkey and Israel.
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Burk Intros Drill-Down Capability in Lynx 4.1
Littleton, MA - Apr 15, 2003 - Now available from Burk Technology is the Custom Views feature in the Lynx 4 transmitter remote control software. Custom Views allows operators to design a personalized software interface to broadcast sites monitored by the Burk GSC3000 and VRC2500 transmitter remote control systems. By designing screens with increasing levels of detail, operators are able to build a drill-down site-management approach to quickly zero in on any trouble areas.
With the ability to customize how the software displays site data and control functions, broadcasters can use an interface tailored to their operation. Because users can control the amount of viewable data, Custom Views reduces the time spent tracing the cause of out-of-tolerance conditions. Custom Views are included in the latest release of Lynx 4.1, which is a free download for current GSC3000 and VRC2500 users from the Burk website at www.burk.com.
Dielectric Expands its Service
Raymond, ME - April 7, 2003 - Traditionally known for its line of broadcast antennas and systems, Dielectric Communications is expanding its offerings with the Single Source Solution. Single Source Solution is an integrated service program offering custom designed packages to meet broadcaster's needs through a coast-to-coast network of Dielectric locations and trained technicians.
Dielectric's Alarm Response Center (ARC), which is headquartered in Franklin, TN, will be in charge of this service network. ARC provides coverage 24 hours a day and currently supports more than 17,000 sites nationwide. The network service will now provide testing, inspection, preventative maintenance, remote monitoring around the clock and diagnostic service through its Web-enabled portal.
The Dscope Test System is Now Shipping
Cambridge, UK - April 7, 2003 - The Dscope Series III from Prism Sound is now shipping. This audio test system provides the standard audio test facilities, but also incorporates many new features needed to work with new audio techology. The system offers carrier waveform and eye-pattern display, hitter measurement and AES3/IEC958 channel status generation. FFT analysis can be performed up to 256,000 points, allowing for quick and accurate assessment of a range of commonly tested results.
Sennheiser Adds Online Repair Tracking
Old Lyme, CT - Apr 14, 2003 - Sennheiser has launched a new online repair service registration and tracking website. Accessible at www.sennheiserusa.com/service, the Sennheiser Service System allows customers to enter information into the company's Eclipse service database to return faulty equipment and track repair status.
The site allows Sennheiser end-users to register, enter pertinent information and receive shipping instructions using a three-stage process. The final step generates a service return authorization (RA) number and a printable shipping label for affixing to the shipping carton containing the item for repair. The RA number can then be used to log on and track the progress of an item through Sennheiser's service department. On the tracking page, information on the status of the repair and "progress" meter shows the approximate degree of repair completion. When the progress meter reaches 100 percent the item is fully repaired and shipped back to the customer.
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