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Escape the stress of everyday life to Penthouse Dream. Directly beachfront, our newly remodeled and updated 4 bedroom Penthouse condo is located on the top floor (7TH) of Carlos Pointe Beach Club. Enjoy privacy, peace, and quiet, while taking in breathtaking views of The Gulf-of-Mexico, white sand beach, and amazing sunsets.
The moment you step inside, you will notice the detail and grandeur of this brand new, spacious, redesigned floor plan; offering over 2,000 square feet of beach front elegance.
Crown moldings/trim, stainless appliances, custom hardwood cabinetry, granite, stone, Tommy Bahama ceiling fans, built in custom closets, wood blinds, six panel doors, all new high impact windows, sliders and double glass front door, security deadbolt lock on front door, lighting, tiled bathrooms, comfort height toilets, and imported marble floors throughout. Our vacation home is professionally decorated with all new furnishings, window treatments, mattresses, linens, paintings/art, TV's, and much more....
Our Penthouse offers 2 separate private screened lanais: one off the living room and the other is off the Grand Master suite. The screened living room lanai is a corner wrap around, and offers a patio set with 6 chairs, and an outdoor couch for that afternoon nap, or family gatherings. The Grand Master suite screened lanai offers two chase lounges: the perfect romantic retreat when you just need to get away.
The large bright open and airy living room is complete with overhead Tommy Bahama ceiling fan, wet bar with granite top, and tumbled stone backsplash. You will find all leather furniture in the living room including a comfy leather couch- sleeper sofa, love seat, sitting swivel chairs, overstuffed chair and ottoman. A beautiful imported area rug, with alternating stripes of hand loomed splendid colors of reds, oranges, greens and yellow, a 48 inch LCD wall mount TV, C.D player and iPod (iHome) docking station. A professionally made cornice board with pleated drapes outlines the sliding glass doors that open to the large corner wrap around screened beach front lanai.
Our kitchen is open to the dining and living rooms, with Gulf-of-Mexico views, and offers unique custom hardwood cabinetry, granite counter tops, tumbled stone backsplash, and full size stainless appliances including a French door refrigerator. Stunning glass blown, red globe lamps with dimmer control hang from the ceiling.
The dining room offers a hardwood dining table, and 8 chairs with ebony finishes, covered in rich tropical fabric for casual dining. Two additional folding chairs can be found in our master closet for additional seating to accommodate 10. All set below our dramatic designer light fixture, complete with dimmer switch for a candlelight dining ambiance.
For the bedrooms we offer the (TBISC) THIS BED IS SO CLEAN; we do not use bedspreads. We use duvet covers that are removed after each check out along with other bedding linens that are washed in hot water and detergent. You can rest assured you are sleeping in a fresh and clean sanitized bed from head to toe!
The Grand Master bedroom suite is large and spacious overlooking the Gulf-of-Mexico. Our extraordinary furniture collection is sleek, contemporary, and sophisticated with cognac finishes. You will find a plush pillow top king size bed complete with headboard, footboard and side rails, hardwood dresser/mirror and night stands, overhead Tommy Bahama ceiling fan, wall mount flat screen TV, iPod (iHome) docking station, walk in closet . A gleaming wall of glass sliders with custom pleated blackout curtains and crisp white sheers open to a private secluded beach front lanai complete with two chaise lounges.
The Grand Master bathroom is roomy, romantic, and luxurious. This stunning bathroom overlooks the Gulf-of-Mexico; the tiled master bathroom boasts a deep soaking tub for two people, and is equipped with a flat screen wall mount T.V. You will find a separate walk in tiled shower, new custom hardwood vanities with granite tops, oil-rubbed faucets and fixtures, with double sinks and full length mirror.
The Junior Master suite has a seperate thermostat control, a plush queen pillow top bed, custom closet with built in drawers, overhead Tommy Bahama ceiling fan, wall mount flat screen T.V, iPod (iHome) docking station, full tiled bathroom with walk in shower, new custom hardwood vanity, granite top, brushed nickel faucets and fixtures, and full size front-end washer and dryer . Our Junior master suite is ideal for your Nanny or in-laws.
Our third bedroom has two twin beds, custom closet with built in drawers, overhead Tommy Bahama ceiling fan, a wall mount flat screen T.V, and iPod (iHome) docking station.
The fourth bedroom has a plush queen pillow top queen bed, custom closet with built in drawers, overhead Tommy Bahama ceiling fan, flat screen wall mount T.V and iPod (iHome) docking station.
The third bathroom is located off the hall between the third and fourth bedrooms. It is fully tiled and offers a shower and tub combo, new custom hardwood vanity, granite tops with double sinks, and brushed nickel faucets and fixtures.
Our family understands the importance of sanitizing and disinfecting to avoid the spread of harmful bacteria and viruses etc. This is what sets us apart from other rental's. We have a trained housekeeping staff, not a cleaning company. Not only do we change the duvet covers each check out; we completely sanitize and disinfect all the door handles, T.V remotes, light switches, a/c controls, floors, counter tops, faucet, sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, cabinet door handles, front door handles, closet handles, sliding glass door handles etc . We also spray Lysol to eliminate any airborne germs.
Penthouse Dream will sleep 10 people: perfect for family vacations, corporate retreats, golf, fishing, or girlfriend getaways.
Penthouse Dream is the finest 4 bedroom on the island. Our pictures tell it all to you.
Free Wireless internet in our condo.
Carlos Pointe is a no smoking and no pet property.
No smoking inside the penthouse or on the lanais.
You must be 30 years of age to rent. Well behaved children please.
We want to thank you for visiting our page here on VRBO. We appreciate your time and recognize how important you are to our success, and how important we are to providing you with a spectacular vacation home with all the comforts of home.
Keywords: Penthouse, Condo, 4 bedrooms, Getaway, Beach Vacation. Island Getaway, Beaches, Southwest Florida, Beach front condo,
My husband and I grew up on the beaches of Southwest Florida. We could never get the sand out of our shoes, so we keep coming back year after year. Please be sure to read our reviews.
Stacey purchased this condo in 1981
This is the best of the best!
7th floor, semi private, and only for 3 penthouse residences. Spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico. Top floor in Carlos Pointe.
Our quest is to give you and your family the ultimate beach vacation. Our penthouse is totally remodeled and updated offering the best of the best. Our (TBISC) This bed is so clean, and the fact we completely sanitize and disinfect each checkout, sets us apart from other condo rentals in cleanliness.
I rented the apartment in order to have room to bring my children and grandchildren on vacation. There were ten of us and the condo was large enough that it never seemed crowded. The apartment was well equipped with everything we needed and very nicely furnished. Stacey, the owner, was really great to deal with and when we did have a problem with a toilet running she had it fixed immediately. The location is ideal. There are wonderful views from the balconies and the apartment is close to several good restaurants. I wouldn't hesitate to rent again and I can highly recommend this property.
Our stay at Carlos Pointe was wonderful! We hated to leave. The only negative was you couldn't even listen to soft music by the pool with your group, even though it was surely drowned out by the other conversation and kids swimming and having fun. Our PH was lovely with a beautiful bay/gulf view. Would definitely go back
The property was just as described. Amazing views, fairly quiet, perfect! We hope to come back soon!
Loved it
Very nice property and building. Definitely quiet which our family, even with younger children, greatly appreciated. Kitchen is very well stocked with everything need to cook and eat. Towels are plush and bedding is very comfy. Had a few minor maintenance issues but they were immediately addressed and the owner is extremely easy to contact and communicate with. The beach is very clean. Vanderbilt and barefoot are very short drives away if you want a nearly shell free experience. Wish I could give it 4.5 stars. Just short of a true 5 star experience.
We stayed in this condo for a week with our five kids. It is nicely situated at the south end of Estero Island. You can wake up to beautiful, unobstructed views of the Gulf and Big Carlos Pass.
The beach was beautiful. It was full of large pretty shells and plenty of sea life. We snorkeled in shallow water just off shore and saw star fish, a sting ray, a huge hermit crab, and lots of large conchs and fish. Sometimes the water was murky, but sometimes it was clear and perfect for snorkeling. There is some kind of bird nesting sanctuary out on the beach, where you can see nesting gulls and snowy plovers up close.
There are a lot of fun things to do in the area. We drove a few minutes up the beach and went parasailing. We rented a boat from a local marina for a day and rented jet skis on another day.
The condo was the perfect place to rest and relax in the evening with ample room for all of us. The decor was tasteful and the condo was in great shape. The owner was very responsive to communication via email. The owner left several beach chairs, a beach umbrella, large rolling cooler, and beach toys for us to use. The kids loved the beach and the pool.
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
Summer Special
22 Jul 2017 - 28 Jul 2017
7 night minimum stay
Summer Rate
22 Jul 2017 - 11 Aug 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Fall Rate
12 Aug 2017 - 17 Nov 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
18 Nov 2017 - 24 Nov 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Early Winter Rate
25 Nov 2017 - 22 Dec 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
23 Dec 2017 - 29 Dec 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
New Years
30 Dec 2017 - 5 Jan 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
January Rate
6 Jan 2018 - 2 Feb 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Winter Rate
3 Feb 2018 - 2 Mar 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Spring Break
3 Mar 2018 - 6 Apr 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Spring Rate
7 Apr 2018 - 25 May 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
|Exit Cleaning fee
|£345.55 + Tax
|Property Damage Protection
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Rates are subject to change until confirmed.
Cancellation is 60 days prior to your arrival for a full refund. If you cxl after 60 days prior to arrival, we will not refund unless we can re rent the property for the same terms and conditions.


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English actor Idris Elba – and a few dozen of his famous friends – have respectfully requested that the British TV industry spend more money on programs for ethnic minorities.
In a firm open letter published Wednesday in The Guardian, the star of The Wire and the U.K. crime drama Luther and his colleagues urge the BBC, ITV and other broadcasters to start putting funds into black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) programming.
The letter opens with, "We are dismayed at the poor numbers of black, Asian and minority ethnic people both on our screens and working behind the camera."
Along with Elba, the letter is signed by no fewer than 80 celebrities, including James Bond star Daniel Craig, actors Bill Nighy, Matt Lucas and Emma Thompson and renowned graphic artist Neil Gaiman.
The letter points out that only five per cent of those employees currently working in the U.K. creative industries have minority backgrounds, even though minorities comprise 12.5 per cent of Britain's total population.
For the record, the letter was written and sent to The Guardian before the recent commitment from British pay-TV service BSkyB to increase their ethnic minority staff – including on-air talent – to at least 20 per cent by the end of next year.
Earlier this summer, BBC director-general Tony Hall made a similar promise to boost onscreen representation of minority ethnic groups from 10.4 per cent to 15 per cent by 2017. Hall also pledged that BBC staffing would increase from 8.3 per cent to 15 per cent by 2020.
But those long-range plans "are not sufficiently radical to effect significant change," according to the letter.
Instead, "We propose, therefore, a solution that would almost immediately stimulate growth throughout the BAME creative community: a ringfenced pot of money for BAME programs."
According to the Oxford Dictionary, ringfencing is defined as protecting a particular sum of money by putting restrictions on it so that it can only be used for a particular purpose.
The letter suggests that ringfencing funding for minority programs was a better move than establishing quotas since it would put the focus on "quality of programming, not quantity."
In the view of letter signees, ringfencing would also "create a more stable space for BAME talent on screen and behind the camera."
And the letter closes off by saying, "The effect of this fund would be to engender and encourage television that would reflect one of Britain's greatest strengths – our diversity."
Julianne Hough will return to Dancing with the Stars, but this time she'll sit on the judging panel. The dancer and actress, who has won the glitzy reality competition two times, will join the show as a judge on the upcoming 19th season, sitting alongside regular judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. "I'm so excited to be back with my Dancing With the Stars family on a regular basis," said Hough. Dancing With the Stars returns September 15 on ABC and CTV.
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The Fox series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey has already collected four primetime Emmys, but the more telling kudos have been coming from marijuana aficionados. In the past few months, the weekly science lesson hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has earned an honourable mention on the website WeedPornDaily's "Ultimate Stoner TV Show" list and received a Twitter shout-out from High Times magazine. Cosmos was also recently included in the web-streaming service Hulu's "Veg Out" showcase.
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All signs point to a looming breakup between Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. The New York Post's Page Six claims the singer and the America's Got Talent host are currently "living separately." According to an anonymous source, "He hasn't been staying at their home, He's been living out of hotels. They're fighting a lot." Carrey, 45, and Cannon, 33, married in 2008 and are the parents of three-year-old twins. Carey was previously married to record executive Tommy Mottola from 1993 to 1998.
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A woman who appeared on the reality show Dating Naked is suing the show's producers for alleged indecent exposure. Professional model Jessie Nizewitz, 28, claims that she was repeatedly promised by producers that her private parts would be "blurred out" (or pixilated on-screen) when her episode aired on the U.S. cable channel VH1 last May. But Nizewitz says all those promises were broken and has filed a $10-million (U.S.) lawsuit against Dating Naked's creators in Manhattan court. "I felt lied to, manipulated and used," said Nizewitz. "I was horrified."
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Tony Shalhoub has joined the cast of Nurse Jackie. Best known for his long-running stints on the sitcom Wings and cable series Monk – where he earned three best actor Emmys – the TV veteran will assume the role of Dr. Bernard Prince, an emergency room physician working alongside Edie Falco's titular Jackie character. Shalhoub's most recent TV role was on CBS's short-lived 2013 sitcom We Are Men.
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In his first year as coach of the Jeannette softball team, Zac Karas has a problem. But you won't hear him complain about it.
Jeannette (6-2, 6-0 Section 3-A) has the luxury of fielding three starting-quality pitchers, meaning Karas must decide each game whether he'll hand the ball to senior Nicole Hall, sophomore Mary Katherine Paulone or freshman Scarlett Stein.
Hall has earned the bulk of the work as a third-year starter, including shutouts against Ellis School and Vincentian Academy this season. But Paulone has more than proven herself after bursting on the scene by tossing a no-hitter in her first start as a freshman.
Although Stein has been used mostly in relief, Karas said he is just as confident in what the newcomer brings to the table.
Hall is used to having other talented pitchers around from her experience playing travel softball, and enjoys knowing the relief is there if she needs it.
"It takes a lot of the stress off," Hall said. "It's nice for coach as well to know that after I leave there will be other people to take my place."
Assistant coach Erica Bartholow — a four-year pitcher and 2013 graduate of Gannon — has used this time to work with the underclassmen to develop a new breaking pitch.
For all the talent the Jayhawks have put on the mound this year, they may have an even stronger collection in the batter's box. In their six section wins, they're averaging more than 14 runs per game.
"It's coincidental in the best possible way," Karas said. "We have five seniors who all just hit the crap out of the ball. It's a great combination of players."
For Jeannette to take the next step, it will have to do more than just rely on talent. The best teams in the WPIAL don't take plays off, Hall said, and fielding mistakes and other mental errors have at times kept Jeannette from reaching that same level of championship contention.
"You might not think it's a big deal to hit the cutoff man when you're up 15-0, but in the close games those things can come back to bite you," Karas said. "We need to understand that it's important in all games."
Jeannette was eliminated in the WPIAL quarterfinals last season, losing 15-0 to eventual runner-up Carmichaels, and wasn't prepared for the quality of opponent it would face in the playoffs, Karas said. This season the Jayhawks scheduled games against Class AAAA McKeesport and Penn-Trafford to simulate games between playoff-caliber opponents with strong pitching.
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The following contribution is by CDR Phillip E. Pournelle, USN. CDR Phillip E. Pournelle is a Surface Warfare Officer and an Operations Analysts. He currently serves as a military advisor to OSD's Office of Net Assessment.
Lazarus' essay entitled Naval Supremacy Cannot be 'Piggybacked' on Small Ships attempts to rebut essays of Captains Hughes, Kline, Rubel and Admiral Harvey (here and here) advocating the employment of small missile combatants operating as flotillas in the littoral environment.
Technological changes underway today will increasingly challenge the way we conduct business today. The United States will have to adapt to retain its lead. In order to adapt, debates such as these must be part of a larger Cycle of Research, an ongoing iteration of wargames, analysis, and fleet exercises.
Lazarus has constructed a straw man to knock down, because no one has suggested a flotilla of small combatants can replace the big ships in the current fleet, which was designed to either dominate the open oceans or project power efficiently over the land when the sea is a safe sanctuary.
Lazarus argues the original authors have neglected critical concepts such as historic effectiveness, geography, strategy and logistics. Lazarus' arguments against the flotillas are drawn from history and historic analogies centered mostly on the time periods before and during World War II. However, he neglects to address the significant technological changes which have occurred in the missile age and now in the robotics age. He also neglects the significant number of such vessels which can be employed for a modest budget and the impact of numbers in the increasingly offensive dominant environment of the ocean today and in the future. We will address each of his arguments and show why the addition of the Flotilla concept is far superior to the all big ship strategy currently being pursued by the US Navy. But in the end the United States Navy is not building a balanced fleet, but one of few large vessels risking a potential catastrophe.
Small combatants are and will continue to be the bane of capital ships daring to enter the littoral environment. Lazarus argues small combatants with capital ship killing weapons, with the possible exception of submarines, have historically never lived up to their reputation and larger ships' adaptations neutralized their effectiveness. He cites the poor performance of torpedo boats which were only successful in night or stealth conditions. Later in the essay he returns to the topic and cites the poor performance of the US Asiatic fleet, including torpedo boats and submarines, in the opening days of World War II. What he leaves out is that the "big gun" navy neglected the Asiatic Fleet (a recurring theme) and the ineffectiveness of their primary weapon, the torpedo. Admiral Richardson has often cited the badly flawed torpedo combined with the risk adverse personalities of fleet submarine commanders as greatly reducing their effectiveness [comments before the Center for Naval Analysis in 2012]. Once both factors were addressed, the effectiveness of submarines increased greatly. The same might have been said of torpedo boats, but there weren't any in the Asiatic Fleet.
The value of missile boats is not necessarily in their effectiveness against capital ships but in their effectiveness in sea denial missions, particularly against commercial and amphibious operations. In WWII, PT boats and other light craft were noted for their defectiveness against German and Japanese resupply efforts. Further PT boats were employed to screen against their German counter part (E Boats) during landings at Normandy.
Lazarus neglects to address the significant technological changes of modern times and differences between torpedo boats and missile boats. To start, even with advances in the range of torpedoes in WWII, they still required the boat to close well within the range of the rapid firing weapons of their targets, and the screening torpedo boat destroyers. Modern Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs) are very effective when fired from over the horizon. Large warships operating with their very unique electronic signatures make it easy for an opponent to locate, track, and identify them. In contrast the small combatants are much harder to locate in the clutter of the littoral environment.
Modern missile technology has made small combatants very lethal and their continual improvement will make them more so in the future. Lazarus cites the poor performance of early missile armed combatants such as those which sank the Israeli Navy Ship (INS) Eilat, (a destroyer) in October 1967. He further points out the historic ineffectiveness of missile corvettes in the Falklands, Libyan, Iranian, and Iraqi conflicts. In particular he cites the effectiveness of air power in neutralizing these ships. In all of those cases those fleets never sailed in force or made a concerted effort to fight. He leaves out the large number of successful ASCM engagements and their increasing effectiveness over time particularly by the Israelis who were willing to fight. ["An Analysis of the Historical Effectiveness of Anti-ship Cruise Missiles in Littoral Warfare" NPS thesis by John C. Schulte 1994. (PDF)]
Another striking conclusion of the Schulte study is its historical review of the ineffectiveness of hard kill systems in combat against ASCMs. The increasing effectiveness of ASCMs, as their sensors capability increases, reinforces the already offensive dominant tactical environment of the sea.
A force of smaller combatants is far more survivable than those made up of larger combatants. Lazarus accurately notes a smaller combatant when hit with a large weapon such as an ASCM is likely to be lost, probably with all hands. These smaller combatants are more likely to take with them a larger proportion of their crew when struck, but their crews are on the order of 20 to 40 in comparison to modern destroyers with upwards of 500. When such ships, such as the HMS Sheffield were struck they lost 20 ratings and officers. He further cites the arguably flawed and biased study by Secretary Lehman stating the larger the ship (the secretary was addressing aircraft carriers, not ships in general) the less vulnerable to attack it is. However detailed analysis presented by Captain Hughes in Fleet Tactics and Chris Carlson's Variable Damage Effects (PDF) in Naval Wargames 2008 demonstrate very vividly ships gain very little resiliency to damage as their size (and costs) grow. Further the larger a ship is, the larger its radar cross section and other signatures, increasing the probability of being hit.
Finding the ships of a flotilla is far more challenging than a cost equivalent force of larger ships. To illustrate this we will compare the cost equivalent force of one Arleigh Burke destroyer (DDG), and four Soliman Ezzat class missile patrol craft (PCM). We will assume the ability to track and detect a destroyer and a PCM are the same 50%, despite the fact the PCM probably has a smaller radar cross section. The probability of locating the entire destroyer force is 50% while the probability of detecting the four PCMs simultaneously is 6.25%. Finding, tracking and planning an engagement against four PCMs is similarly challenging.
Numbers in naval warfare matter. Lazarus misapplies one of Napoleon's maxims regarding the value of large battalions. What Napoleon was citing was the importance of numbers in the offensive dominant environment he was fighting in. The same is so at sea. To illustrate this point we will compare two cost equivalent forces the US could deploy today. The first is a new Arleigh Burke destroyer (DDG), and the second four new Soliman Ezzat class PCMs. The destroyer costs about $1.5B to acquire while each PCM costs less than a quarter that. We will assume optimistically the DDG can take three Exocet missile equivalents to be rendered out of action while each PCM would only take a single hit. An enemy force desires to have an 80% confidence it can wipe out the entire force. We will assume the enemy has ASCMs each with a 50% probability it can hit either a destroyer or a PCM. The probability of hitting the destroyer is actually greater than that of the PCM due to its larger RCS, but we will credit its hard kill systems with making up the shortfall (though history does not support this theory). To have an 80% confidence at least three missiles will hit and take out the destroyer an opponent would have to launch at least eight. To have an 80% confidence of taking out the PCM force, an enemy would have to have sufficient confidence in striking each of the four to meet the total confidence. The fourth root of 80% is just shy of 95%. The enemy commander would have to have a 95% confidence of hitting each PCM to have an 80% confidence of wiping out the entire force. To have a 95% confidence of hitting each PCM at least once would require 5 apiece. Thus an enemy commander would have to devote 20 missiles to the PCM force, vice just 8 to take down the destroyer; a significant increase in resources and a much tougher coordination effort. Disbursing combat capability across several platforms greatly increases the resilience of a combat force and modern combat networks enable them to mass force effectively when necessary. [See Distributed Networked Operations by Jeff Cares, 2005]
The resilience of a flotilla is a strategic advantage in a crisis situation. The level of effort and coordination required to destroy the flotilla significantly reduces the first mover advantage of an opponent. Quite simply numbers matter in this kind of environment. This is what Napoleon was talking about.
With proper doctrine and preparation geography and logistics favor flotillas of smaller vessels. While in general logistics do favor larger ships, technology and ship designs have improved the endurance of smaller ships. The Sentinel class coast guard patrol boat (WPC) of 353tons has a long range endurance enabling it to cross the Pacific Ocean in the same manner as the LCS and its design makes such a journey easier on the crew. Further advances in ship stability systems, navigation, engineering, and weather avoidance have markedly improved the effectiveness of smaller vessels in the open ocean.
It is true nations operating flotillas of smaller vessels close to home gain significant advantages in the employment of interior lines of communications and logistics in both the operation and support of such a force. This is why Captain Hughes and company advocate the development of forward operating bases and related capabilities to support such a force overseas in countries under threat. Given China's bellicose behavior of late in the South China Seas, countries in the region have been and should continue to explore the opportunity to make themselves a harder target to intimidate or attack. This hedgehog strategy reinforces the main concept behind Colonel Hammes distant Blockade strategy of local nations only having to protect themselves in a crisis or conflict. However, other maritime nations take their cue from the United States Navy and would be more likely to employ these effective platforms if the US Navy took them more seriously and trained with them.
Flotillas of smaller vessels are more survivable in the ballistic missile environment. China has developed long range missiles which can target fixed ports and airports. They have also been developing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBMs) reportedly designed against Aircraft Carriers. They do not have an unlimited supply of such missiles, particularly long range versions. Therefore the ability to disburse logistics capabilities increases survivability just like that of the combat force. If the United States continues to concentrate logistics capabilities in few large ports able to take the few large Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) ships, then it will continue to make itself vulnerable to long range ballistic missiles, similar to what occurred in WWII. PCMs have a 2 meter draft and are able to operate in a wide range of small ports, fishing villages, protected anchorages, etc. If flotillas are combined with a mobile land logistics component and the use of offshore supply vessels, they can distribute the logistics nodes and remove the brittleness of overly centralized logistics enemy ballistic missiles are designed to take advantage of. ["Rethinking Littoral Logistics" by Captain David C. Meyers and Commander Jason B. Fitch, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy, Proceedings August 2012]
Modern weapons development makes combat in the littorals too dangerous for carrier or land based aviation assets against a near peer competitor. Airfields in a contested environment are increasingly becoming vulnerable to precision strike regime weapons such as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unconventional forces armed with guided rockets, mortars, and artillery (G-RAM). Further ASBMs, ASCMs and other proliferating weapons are increasing the risk of Aircraft Carriers to operate in the littorals. Aircraft Carriers have an extremely large signature making them vulnerable to attack from over the horizon or the clutter of the littorals. Further the loss of a few patrol vessels is less likely to trigger existential angst to the American public than a burning aircraft carrier.
Flotillas are more survivable in the littoral environment as commerce raiders than larger ships when there is a loss of air cover. Lazarus questions the survivability of flotillas given the threats from the air cover as described in the previous paragraph. If the Chinese were to eliminate our land and carrier based aviation capabilities in their initial attack, the flotilla would be more likely to survive if operated correctly. Open ocean commerce raiding missions without air cover against an opponent who has air superiority became dangerous and ineffective in World War II, but employment of flotillas in littoral environments in a contested air environment was common then and can again work to their benefit. Properly employed to take advantage of the clutter of the littorals the effectiveness of air launched ASCMs would be greatly neutralized. Meanwhile advances in shipboard weapons such as the rolling airframe missile give corvettes an effective weapon to neutralize the flight profiles most aircraft require to employ bombs, rockets, etc. Further, combining the use of modern obscurants with missile boats' small size will make them a challenging target in any engagement. In contrast large combatants are far less capable of hiding in the littoral environment. Due to their high profile and small numbers, they raise their profile higher by constant radiation, making them more likely to be attacked and more likely to be hit by weapons with dual seekers employing anti-radiation modes.
The current and potential proliferation of advanced cruise and even targetable ballistic missiles makes the use of flotillas even more important than ever. All ships are increasingly at risk from attacks like the C-802 which hit the INS Hanit in 2006. As described earlier, larger ships are not able to take much of a hit in relation to their size and cost. Further larger ships are more likely to be hit in such a circumstance. Left out of most discussions was the fact two C-802 missiles were fired in the INS Hanit incident in 2006. One of the missiles hit and sunk a much larger Cambodian-flagged freighter. Unalerted and not employing decoys or other electronic techniques INS Hanit was struck by only one missile. Had she been a larger ship in similar circumstances, she might have been struck by both weapons and sunk. More importantly the INS Hanit incident marks the proliferation and possibility of surprise by such weapons. This creates an offensive dominant environment, the logical response to which is numbers. Similarly Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Cheonan incident of 2010 demonstrated the willingness of some opponents like North Korea to attack without warning. ROKS Cheonan was struck by a torpedo which a larger vessel such as an Arleigh Burke would not have survived either. This is not the environment for a small number of large vessels. Larger numbers provides the ability of a force to absorb such an attack and still be able to respond.
The ability to produce large numbers of smaller vessels would give the United States a significant strategic advantage in a potential conflict. Having built, operated and developed proper doctrine for the use of flotillas the US would be in a position to take advantage of rapid production in the event of a conflict. Smaller, cheaper, and easier to build than their larger cousins, missile corvettes and missiles boats can be built in a much larger range of shipyards and factories, many not adjacent to the ocean, far more rapidly than destroyers and larger vessels. This would signal to a potential adversary the ability of the United States to reconstitute its forces in an extended conflict, a critical element in the calculus of anyone planning such a move.
Lazarus argues for a balanced fleet. However, the United States Navy is not a balanced fleet. It is unbalanced towards a small number of large ships. The LCS promised as a replacement for PCs, frigates, and minesweepers has too large of a signature to survive in the littoral environment of the future. Captain Hughes and his compatriots in the seminal work A New Navy Fighting Machine describe in great detail how a modest portion of the shipbuilding budget (about 10%) can produce a large number of small but lethal missile boats. These vessels, if properly employed, can have an outsized impact on maritime strategy and give the United States strategic stability necessary in a very dangerous future environment.
The United States needs to employ a cycle of analysis to properly address these issues and many others. The power of flotillas of small ships and other concepts require serious analysis and research. The alternative analyses presented by Captains Hughes, Kline, Rubel, Admiral Harvey, Lazarus and others is but one element of the Cycle of Research codified in Dr. Peter Perla's The Art of Wargaming (Page 288). The other elements include extensive wargaming and fleet exercises. The iteration of cycles of wargaming, analysis, and fleet exercises conducted years after year between World War I and II were critical contributions to the success of the United States in World War II (See Kuehn's Agents of Innovation and Nofi's To Train the Fleet for War). The technological changes underway today demand the recreation of the Cycle of Research to prepare the fleet for the future. There are changes underway today just as radical, if not more, than occurred during that previous interwar period and they demand serious exploration.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official view, policy, or position of the Department of Defense or the United States Government.
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Pretty Lights is a man from Colorado. His real name is Derek Vincent Smith. He makes party music. And he has built a legion of dedicated fans around the world.
His blend of hip-hop and funk with glitched-out EDM has changed the game. It set him apart from the EDM masses and inspired a whole new urban-hippie raver movement. How many producers can say that?
Smith also runs the label Pretty Lights Music, a showcase for friends — including Michal Menert, Break Science, Gramatik, Paul Basic, Super Vision, Paper Diamond, and Eliot Lipp — who make like-minded beats. The Pretty Lights crew's energetic and eclectic approach to jamming out makes Smith and his pals perfect for music festivals. Their sample-heavy style and sophisticated yet trippy stage design set it off every time.
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From his humble beginnings in a Colorado college town to becoming the mastermind of this funky glitch-hop movement, Smith has done everything he can to keep it real. His honest approach to the music business has struck a chord with fans and brought him more success than he could have ever imagined.
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47. That's the number of dates on Pretty Lights' Illumination tour. The show at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Tuesday will be Smith's 35th in just over three months. The cross-continental trek kicked off in July and runs through November, making stops all over Canada and the United States.
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12. To date, there have been a dozen Pretty Lights releases. In six years, Smith has released six albums, three EPs, and three live sets. He dropped his last full album, Passing by Behind Your Eyes, back in 2009. But his latest single is 2012's "You Get High."
$0. That's how much money Smith and his labelmates have made from selling their music. Yes, you can donate some cash if you're feeling generous. But all Pretty Lights Music products are available as free downloads. Smith believes this is the best approach to the post-Napster music industry, especially when you consider the fact that even superfamous contemporary musicians make most of their money on the road, not from record sales.
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July 25, 2009, marked the 100th anniversary of the first flight across the English Channel, made in a Bleriot XI monoplane. "Flight's" major set piece is an exhaustively researched replica of the aircraft flown by many aviation pioneers. The director received construction help from the actors in the production, which save them a unique hands-on feeling for the courage required to fly one of the fragile wooden-and-canvas planes.
Other actors include graduates Jen Burry and Eric Bultman, undergraduate theater major William Shuler and guest Lee Fitzpatrick. Another MFA graduate, Brian Hanscom, is assistant director for the production.
"Flight" is the third in a trilogy of original plays that Pearson calls "riffs" on the works of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. In all three plays, Pearson uses a different Chekhov play as inspiration to create a new work. The first, "Balance," was a reverie on Chekov's "The Three Sisters." The second, "Gravity," used the play, "The Cherry Orchard," as its jumping-off point. "Flight" references characters and themes from "The Seagull."
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text: BCI looks very cool. You (or someone in our group) has a copy? You know what Research Plus costs? Maybe we could get a few people to throw in a little bit a piece and we could buy a copy. Mitch. Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:43:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [EEG] Fwd: Emotiv Developer Program : SDK & Headset Available Now From: jean.rintoul at gmail.com To: maltman23 at hotmail.com CC: rachel at instructables.com; eeg at lists.noisebridge.net No, they are not giving out the hardware spec as far as I know, otherwise everyone would try to get the raw eeg and save some money instead of buying the super research version with the extra data recording tools. I think they are hoping to make a little money before it gets hacked. If the signal could be decrypted from the wireless dongle, it could very easily be hooked into the BCI2000 program. BCI2000, runs on windows and you have to write a little configuration file to change the sample rate, and number of electrodes... and then it works with any EEG. http://www.bci2000.org/BCI2000/Home.html I can't see why this wouldn't work unless anyone has looked into this further? BCI2000 format can readily be sucked into EEGLAB and other things which would make it pretty handy for further analysis. Other than that, I think the Research Plus is the one to buy. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote: Yeah, we should definitely have access to the raw EEG. Do you know if they give the spec for interfacing to the hardware? If so, then we can write our own software for getting the raw EEG, and the Research Standard could work for us (though, it'd be more work to write the software). If not, then the Research Plus is the one. You know the pricing for these? Thanks, Mitch. Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:31:11 -0700 Subject: Re: [EEG] Fwd: Emotiv Developer Program : SDK & Headset Available Now From: jean.rintoul at gmail.com To: maltman23 at hotmail.com CC: rachel at instructables.com; eeg at lists.noisebridge.net The EEG is still encrypted when you get the Research Standard. You get the detection suites which are awesome, but if you want to try looking at ERP's and alpha coherence, or applying ML techniques over signals, they won't be available. The Research Plus, gives you tools to see and record the raw EEG. In both these versions, the hardware stays the same, it's just the software you get which is different. That's about as much as I picked up. Jean On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote: The Research Standard license may be worth checking into. Has anyone checked it out? If not, lemme know, and I'll check into it. Mitch. --------------- > Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:12:49 -0700 > From: rachel at instructables.com > To: eeg at lists.noisebridge.net > Subject: [EEG] Fwd: Emotiv Developer Program : SDK & Headset Available Now > > FYI... > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <enquiry at emotiv.com> > Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 7:53 AM > Subject: Emotiv Developer Program : SDK & Headset Available Now > > Dear Rachel > We are very pleased to announce that the Emotiv SDK including an SDK > headset is now available for immediate license. This product ship > worldwide. > The Emotiv SDK- Standard Edition includes an SDK Headset and our > proprietary software toolkit that exposes our APIs and detection > libraries. This is now available to independent developers and > independent researchers for only $500. To license the SDK, please > visit http://www.emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_6.htm > > Enterprise, Enterprise Plus and Research Plus Editions of the SDK are > also available for license. More details on the Emotiv Developer > Program can be found below. > Choose an SDK License that best suits your development needs: > If you are an indepedent developer or commercial enterprise: > Introductory (SDKLite) - An introduction to the Emotiv SDK and APIs. > For application developers who want to get started immediately. This > introductory package includes a hardware emulator in place of the SDK > neuroheadset. > Standard - Single license - For indepedent developers who are creating > free and commercial applications for the Emotiv EPOC that will be > distributed exclusively through our Emortal online application store. > Enterprise - Up to 5 licensed users - For companies that are creating > propietary applications using the Emotiv EPOC. > > If you are a researcher or educational institute > Emotiv is committed to supporting the research community in developing > more detections/applications that further improve the capability of > Brain Computer Interface (BCI). 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The White House is condemning riots in Egypt that have left at least 26 people dead, most of them Coptic Christians who protested an attack on a church and signs of discrimination by the military government there.
"As the Egyptian people shape their future, the United States continues to believe that the rights of minorities -- including Copts -- must be respected," said the statement from White House press secretary Jay Carney (not President Obama).
The violence in Cairo is another sign of further difficulty as Egypt seeks to forge a more democratic government after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
The Associated Press is reporting that "Egypt's Coptic church blasted authorities Monday for allowing repeated attacks on Christians with impunity as the death toll from a night of rioting rose to 26, most of them Christians who were trying to stage a peaceful protest in Cairo over an attack on a church."
"The clashes Sunday night raged over a large section of downtown Cairo and drew in Christians, Muslims and security forces.
They began when about 1,000 Christian protesters tried to stage a peaceful sit-in outside the state television building along the Nile in downtown Cairo.
The protesters said they were attacked by "thugs" with sticks and the violence then spiraled out of control after a speeding military vehicle jumped up onto a sidewalk and rammed into some of the Christians."
Carney's statement in full:
The President is deeply concerned about the violence in Egypt that has led to a tragic loss of life among demonstrators and security forces.
The United States expresses our condolences to the families and loved ones of all who were killed or injured, and stands with the Egyptian people in this painful and difficult time.
Now is a time for restraint on all sides so that Egyptians can move forward together to forge a strong and united Egypt.
As the Egyptian people shape their future, the United States continues to believe that the rights of minorities -- including Copts -- must be respected, and that all people have the universal rights of peaceful protest and religious freedom.
We also note Prime Minister Sharaf's call for an investigation and appeal to all parties to refrain from violence.
These tragic events should not stand in the way of timely elections and a continued transition to democracy that is peaceful, just and inclusive.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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The long warfare which he carried on against the Duke of montefeltro ended in his discomfiture.
The great Frederick of Urbino was, perhaps, no montefeltro at all.
The House of montefeltro rose into importance early in the twelfth century.
The black eagle of montefeltro; sometimes it is mounted on a tortoise, alluding to Duke Federigo's cautious policy.
But when he saw the stranger he knew that it was the rich and generous Count of montefeltro.
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That small city was the capital of montefeltro, although-78- this honour has been claimed for Penna di Billi.
It was begun in 1648 by Frederigo di montefeltro, on the site of a former palace of a century before.
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Chief Rabbi Meir Levin of Moscow will attend a European rabbinical conference here November 4 and 5, it was announced today. Rabbi Levin will be the only delegate from a community in Eastern Europe. Attendance at a conference outside the Soviet Union by the Moscow Chief Rabbi is virtually unprecedented in recent years.


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The relationship between personality structure and entrepreneurial activity appears to be rather robust.
The research is now clear that states with stricter gun control measures have fewer gun-related fatalities.
The rise in core city populations isn't only happening in large metros.
Another wrinkle in the density discussion.
A design firm favors tossing out lectures and bringing collaboration to class.
A new study gauges the relative contribution of U.S. metros to population, innovation, and economic growth.
The latest evidence of this time-tested connection.
The flow of entrepreneurial talent and which metros are "producing," "exporting," "importing," and "consuming" it.
Beyond any impending bubble in education and health care spending, these two sectors are not a source of economic development in the first place.
Turns out human capital is vastly more important than trade when it comes to generating regional growth.
India is becoming an important global player in entertainment.
Jakarta bests New York and L.A. as well as Tokyo, London, and São Paulo, according to a recent study.
The latest research finds arenas are "not the cause of development so much as they are the effect."
A new study details the rise of abandoned properties in Buffalo.
Research reveals why highly creative people who are open to new experience find themselves drawn to certain places.
Researchers are working on better understanding the interrelated shifts of retail, demographics, and hyperlocal economies
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Armsy (adj.): The act of moving arms a lot. This may included, but is not limited to flailing, flapping, and reaching. And yes, I made this word up.
Christian has always been able to move his arms since even being in the PICU. Of course, early on it was reflexive or lacking any purpose, but eventually, he put two and two together and started exhibiting some purposeful reaching.
It took some time, though. And the purposeful stuff was never consistent. Especially if he was going through something - a cold, crappy medication, diet changes - he would just cease all movement.
I'm pretty stoked to report that he's been rather handsy lately. And armsy. He's not that excited about reaching while sitting and he keeps his hand movements pretty small and close to his body. He fiddles with his g-tube, he's even disconnected it a few times and he likes to toy with the buckles on his safety belt.
That's why his IPad works so well for him. It can sit right up underneath him and it doesn't take much action to make it work. The picture shown above is a xylophone app. But he seems to prefer the piano app. I think because it's a softer, more melodic sound. I know he likes the piano app better because he'll play with it for longer and vocalize. But when he plays with the xylophone app, the sounds are louder and heavier. He vocalizes his contempt in about fifteen minutes.
Back to the subject of armsyness, Christian is reaching for toys while laying on the floor on his back. And he's doing it pretty consistently. Of course, he has his preferences as to what he'd like to reach for. So if you test him, make sure it's interesting or he'll stick his nose up at you and walk away. Or the Christian equivalent - he'll do nothing.
But here, he was doing something.
"I'm gonna get that ball."
"Watch me go!"
"Are you watchin', Mom?"
"I'm too fast for the camera!"
Let's try it from another angle.
"I know it's there!"
"Maybe if I flap my arms like a bird, I'll get it!"
"Let me try again."
"Great! Now I've knocked it out of reach!"
He is our baby Blackbird, you know.
You'll notice he's not really using his vision much while reaching for the ball. That's because it's a hard skill to master while trying to reach at the same time. He knows the ball is there. He wants it. But he also knows that if he flaps his arms, he'll eventually hit it. So, he technically doesn't need to use his vision. And he won't if he doesn't have to.
Take 2:
"Mom! My hand is stuck!"
These subtitles aren't far from the truth at all. I put this toy down next to him, walked away, and then I heard him yell.
I came back to find his hand stuck inside the winding wire. But it made me laugh because it happened over and over again after each time I set his hand free.
"Maybe this time I'll get those beads."
"Mom! Stuck again!"
And then he hooks his fingers around the wires and gets really stuck. I like this toy, though, because he always responds to it.
So I've made armsy the word of the week.
Something else I'm trying to get on film...
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This survey's findings are crucial because they debunk the common myths that rape is a female-only issue and the perpetrator is a stranger who jumps out of the bushes. Culturally, rape victims are assumed to be young, attractive women who cocktease and dress suggestively, which perpetuates the victim-blaming "she was asking for it" mentality. In accordance, their perpetrators are often imagined as lone men lurking in the shadows. Only after we realize the majority of victims and rapists fall outside of this stereotype can more effective prevention and rehabilation programs come into place.
Additionally, this study should to be lauded for its exploration of sexual violence beyond the terms of forced penetration, and the investigation of prominent, yet less publicized issues such as intimate partner violence and stalking. After all, a need for power is at the root of all violence, sexual or otherwise. It makes sense to frame domestic violence and stalking that way as well.
What is your response to the study? Are you surprised by the findings?
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Catherine Tate, Frances de la Tour and Philip Glenister have been cast alongside David Walliams in his all-star new BBC1 sitcom Big School.
The series, set in the dysfunctional staff room of an urban comprehensive, sees Little Britain favourite Walliams play a jaded chemistry teacher.
Funnygirl Tate plays Greybridge School's enthusiastic new recruit Miss Postern – a French teacher who has never been to France.
Glenister, best known as 70s cop Gene Hunt in Life on Mars, takes the role of a lothario gym teacher while de la Tour – Rising Damp's Miss Jones – is the no-nonsense headmistress.
Other characters include a nosey drama teacher and near-to-retirement geography teacher, who's counting down the days until he can leave.
There is also a music teacher who still clings to his dream of being a rock star.
Walliams, 41, says the show, which he co-wrote, is a tale of "unrequited love and interactive white boards".
BBC comedy boss Mark Freeland said: "Led by David Walliams, it's an absolute privilege to work with such a brilliant cast and production team.
"Like my Latin GCSE, nothing can go wrong. At least that's what I thought at the time."
It is being made by the team behind Mr Stink, Walliams' festive special for kids, and will be shown later in the year.
Meanwhile his Little Britain sidekick, Matt Lucas, is being lined up in a Mr Bean-style silent comedy series BBC1, Pompidou, in which he plays "an elderly aristocratic English oddball who has fallen on hard times".


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October 8, 1997
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
I appreciate the Subcommittee's consideration of the serious case before it today.
In June 1996, Mr. John Floyd Martin, a hemodialysis patient being treated by the VA for more than 25 years, died during one of his dialysis treatments at the Miami VA Medical Center as a result of a massive blood loss. When informed of Martin's death, I immediately convened a Board of Investigation. Later, a Root Cause Analysis was completed. A brief summary of the nature of the circumstances of the case; the findings and conclusions related to the case; and the remedial steps taken follow.
It should be noted that prior to the tragic death of Mr. Martin, the outcome statistics for the Miami VAMC Dialysis Unit were above the national average, and our mortality rates are below the national average. In addition, there had been no adverse events related to staff performance in the estimated 135,000 dialysis treatments that have been performed since the unit opened in 1966.
I. Nature of the Circumstances of the Case.
On Saturday June 22, 1996, the dialysis nurse who was scheduled to give Mr. Martin his dialysis treatment arrived a few minutes late for duty. She immediately proceeded to connect Mr. Martin to the dialysis machine. She observed a problem with the venous pressure transducer. Unable to resolve the transducer problem, the nurse requested assistance from a dialysis technician. They worked together to correct the problem. During this process, the dialysis nurse was notified that she had a telephone call. She left the bedside to answer the telephone in the nurses' station. The dialysis technician remained at the bedside, troubleshooting the machine. The nurse completed her call and returned to the bedside. The technician replaced the transducer and was leaving the area, when she heard a hissing sound. She returned to the patient's bedside and observed blood overflowing from the 2-liter collection container located on the side of the dialysis machine. The nurse and the technician investigated and discovered that the venous dialysis line was not connected to the return port in the patient's vascular access. The primary nurse had failed to connect the venous line to the patient. This resulted in the loss of more than 1800cc of blood. The nurse and the dialysis technician then attempted to replace the blood loss with large amounts of physiologic saline.
The dialysis technician proceeded to clean up the blood spill. The blood-filled container was removed from the dialysis machine for disposal by the dialysis technician who called a second nurse to show her the blood-filled container and informed her that the blood was Mr. Martin's. The second nurse immediately rushed to Mr. Martin's bedside to assist. The technician emptied the container of blood and returned to the bedside to complete cleaning the area.
The patient appeared to stabilize briefly after the administration of saline. During the course of these events, one of the above-mentioned three staff members obtained a blood sample and sent it to the laboratory for determination of hematocrit.
An employee of the Environmental Management Service arrived on the Dialysis Unit at approximately 7:15 a.m. and proceeded to clean the area. He stated that he spoke to Mr. Martin when he first approached the bedside and that the patient responded to his greeting. He stated however, that when he left the area, "the patient didn't look good."
The patient's condition began to rapidly deteriorate. A third dialysis nurse was called to the scene from a separate room to assist with the care of the patient. She was not informed of the blood loss. Shortly thereafter, at approximately 7:30 a.m., a dialysis nurse called a code.
The code team physician reported that when he arrived on the scene, the other team members had already started the appropriate life saving measures. He stated that he questioned the staff at the bedside as to what had happened. He was told that the patient had developed abdominal pain followed by hypotension (low blood pressure). All three individuals (Mr. Martin's nurse, the second dialysis nurse, and the dialysis technician) knowingly withheld information concerning the blood loss from the code team. Knowledge of the loss would have been of great importance to the team in the proper assessment and management of the patient. At no time during the code did any one of the three caregivers inform the code team that the patient had lost a large quantity of blood or that it was replaced with physiologic saline. The patient was pronounced dead at 8:25 a.m. June 22, 1996 by the code team physician.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., the nephrology fellow questioned the nursing staff involved in this incident. They failed to advise him that the patient had lost blood, or to provide him with the flow sheet documentation of the dialysis treatment. The staff also failed to notify the Chief of the Nephrology Section of the blood loss when he questioned them at approximately 11:30 a.m.
On the morning of the incident, Mr. Martin's primary nurse called her supervisor (the Nurse Manager of the Dialysis Unit) at home and informed her about the incident. There is conflicting testimony as to what was actually relayed during the conversation.
The second dialysis nurse called the Nurse Manager of the Dialysis Unit at home the following day to inform her of the extent of the patient's blood loss. The Nurse Manager of the Dialysis Unit instructed the second dialysis nurse to report to work on Monday, June 24, 1996 (her scheduled day off) to further discuss this incident.
The Nurse Manager of the Dialysis Unit failed to inform her supervisor of the incident until the afternoon of Tuesday, June 25, 1996..
II. Findings and Conclusions Related to the Case.
Proximate factors contributing to Mr. Martin's death were massive blood loss and the cover-up of the blood loss. In addition, there were other factors that are believed to be related to this tragic event.
A. The Massive Blood Loss.
B. The Cover-Up of the Blood Loss.
Mr. Martin's nurse, the second dialysis nurse, and the dialysis technician were negligent when they attempted to handle the emergency upon discovery of the blood loss, without immediate notification of a physician, and when they did not inform the Code Team about the massive blood loss.
C. Other Related Factors.
III. Remedial Steps Taken.
A. Personnel Actions.
B. Other Remedial Actions.
IV. Conclusion.
From Mr. Martin's death, we at the Miami VAMC have learned many lessons. We have taken remedial personnel actions, have improved the Dialysis Unit's operating procedures, and have conducted intensive education and training of staff members.
Again, thank you for allowing me to explain the circumstances surrounding this tragic deviation from the high quality care that has been the hallmark of the care provided to our veterans in the thirty-one years since the Dialysis Unit opened.
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