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Early Years
Carter was born about 1707 to Robert "King" Carter, a land baron and member of the governor's Council, and Elizabeth Landon Willis Carter. It was the second marriage of both his parents. His elder half brother John Carter (d. 1742) became secretary of the colony and also a councillor, and his younger brother, Landon Carter, served with him in the House of Burgesses. Carter and his brothers were educated in England. After his return to Virginia early in 1724 he moved to one of his father's estates near Urbanna, in Middlesex County. The governor appointed Carter naval officer, or customs official, for the Rappahannock District on November 1, 1729, and on the following April 29 named him a justice of the peace for Middlesex County.
Political Career
Lieutenant Governor William Gooch recommended Carter for the governor's Council late in 1742, but another man received the appointment. Throughout his career in the assembly Carter usually served on committees appointed to frame petitions to the Crown or to draft bills and major state papers on such topics as finance. In the October 1748 assembly session Carter succeeded Edwin Conway, who had temporarily retired from the House, as Robinson's right-hand man. Carter chaired the Committee of Propositions and Grievances and routinely presided during debate in the committee of the whole, which allowed Robinson to exercise his power effectively without fear of adverse rulings from the chair. Until his death, Carter remained, next to the Speaker, the most influential member of the House of Burgesses, even as the next generation of legislators, such as Richard Bland and Peyton Randolph (d. 1775), emerged early in the 1760s. Along with Robinson, Randolph, his kinsman Carter Burwell, and his brother Landon Carter, he was appointed in 1756 as one of the directors to oversee the colony's financing of troops to protect the Virginia frontier during the Seven Years' War.
Advocate for Economic Diversification
Carter was equally committed to the diversification of the colony's economy and the development of the Piedmont and the backcountry. He worked in the 1750s with other colonial gentlemen to obtain grants to large tracts of land in the West, and in 1754 he persuaded George Washington to survey the Potomac River above the falls in pursuit of their mutual interest in opening the upper regions of that river to navigation.
In 1759 Carter sponsored a bill to create a committee to encourage economic diversification in Virginia and award "bounties or premiums for the more speedy and effectual bringing to perfection any art or manufacture of service to the public." As committee chair, he initiated an extended correspondence with the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, in London. Carter shared the results of his experiments and the trials other planters made with a variety of raw goods and manufactures, ranging from hemp and salted fish to naval stores and viticulture. The society awarded him a medal in 1763 for his attempt to produce wine in Virginia. Carter hoped to improve the colony's economy and the profitability of its plantations by fostering new exports to replace tobacco, which he feared would saturate the European market. Carter was one of the pioneers in transforming the plantation economy of northern Virginia from tobacco production to grains and other commodities.
Later Years
When Carter wrote his will in 1762 he sought to extend his vision of economic improvement under the direction of a secure class of planter families. He instructed his executors to implement his full plan of agricultural reform at Cleve, and he granted a favored slave, Benjamin Boyd, a continued role in the maintenance of the estate's manufactures, as well as an annual income. Carter made substantial provision for all of his children, daughters as well as sons, and younger sons as well as his firstborn, and he ordered that his younger sons study law in London in order to prepare themselves for their varied business affairs in the colony. Carter used his will as an attempt to instill in his family a code of behavior that shunned material ostentation and emphasized genteel manners. Carter died at his home in King George County on April 26, 1764, of "a dropsey" that may have been induced by the use of narcotics to relieve pain or reduce fever. He was buried probably on his estate at Cleve.
Time Line
ca. 1707 - Charles Carter is born to Robert "King" Carter and Elizabeth Landon Willis Carter.
1724 - Charles Carter returns to Virginia after receiving his education in England. He moves to one of his father's estates near Urbanna, in Middlesex County.
ca. 1728 - Charles Carter marries Mary Walker, of Yorktown. They will have three daughters and two sons.
November 1, 1729 - The governor appoints Charles Carter naval officer, or customs official, for the Rappahannock District.
April 29, 1730 - Charles Carter is named a justice of the peace for Middlesex County.
1732 - After the death of his father, Robert "King" Carter, Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) inherits Stanstead plantation in King George County, and moves there.
September 1734 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) stands for election to the House of Burgesses from King George County, loses, and unsuccessfully challenges the result.
1736 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) is elected to the House of Burgesses from King George County. His victory is contested on the ground that Carter had offered life leases to one or more men to make them qualified to vote, but the challenge is dismissed.
December 25, 1742 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) marries Anne Byrd, the daughter of William Byrd II. They will have six daughters and two sons.
ca. 1746 - Construction begins on the seven-bay house at Cleve, Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764)'s plantation in King George County.
1756 - Carter Burwell, Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764), Landon Carter, Peyton Randolph, and John Robinson are appointed as directors to oversee the colony's financing of troops to protect the Virginia frontier during the Seven Years' War.
September 11, 1757 - Anne Byrd Carter, the wife of Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764), dies.
1759 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) sponsors a bill to create a committee to encourage economic diversification in Virginia and award "bounties or premiums for the more speedy and effectual bringing to perfection any art of manufacture of service to the public."
1762 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) writes his will and instructs his executors to implement a full plan of agricultural reform at his plantation, Cleve.
June 9, 1763 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) marries Lucy Taliaferro. They will have one daughter.
April 26, 1764 - Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764) dies of "a dropsey" at his home in King George County. He is buried probably on his estate at Cleve.
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Cite This Entry
- APA Citation:
Ragsdale, B. A., & the Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764). (2013, November 6). In Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved from http://www.EncyclopediaVirginia.org/Carter_Charles_ca_1707-1764.
- MLA Citation:
Ragsdale, Bruce A. and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography. "Charles Carter (ca. 1707–1764)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 6 Nov. 2013. Web. READ_DATE.
First published: June 17, 2013 | Last modified: November 6, 2013
Contributed by Bruce A. Ragsdale and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography.


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Welcome to the largest online photo gallery for Magaluf ( Magalluf), Palma Nova and surroundings.
A fantastic range of photos have been taken by the Shagalluf photo team during their weekly visits to Magaluf and Palmanova and uploaded here after popular demand from holidaymakers in Mallorca. Browse the photos by clicking on the relevant year or the date on the albums. As many fabulous events as possible are photographed each year on the magical island of Mallorca, and by clicking on an album in the gallery you can browse all the images taken at a particular event, club, bar, restaurant or party venue. All the cool workers parties are featured, including the infamous annual Daiquiri 4th of July celebrations in Magaluf and the Workers Oscar´s nominations, plus the incredible Workers Boat Parties. If you were there, but can´t remember the whole event, take a look at our fab photos to remind yourselves of some of the best annual events in Magalluf and Palma Nova. Magalluf and Palmanova are resorts for all seasons, and our massive collection of images show hundreds of tourists and workers enjoying this wild isle throughout the year.
If you are interested in a copy of any of the photos to keep as a souvenir of your holiday or a keepsake of your working life in Mallorca, then just add the image to the shopping cart and follow ordering procedures. The prices are next to the photo print size. The images are of high quality and easy can make prints up to A4 and larger.
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MedSun: Newsletter #73, June 2012
This section contains a sample of reports from all the MedSun reports received during a particular period. The reports were submitted by MedSun Representatives. In some instances the reports have been summarized and/or edited for clarity. The entries that follow represent a cross section of device-related events submitted by MedSun reporters during the period March 1 through March 31, 2012. All other reports can be searched under the 'MedSun reports' menu pane. Note: the two month delay is due to quality control and follow-up.
Type: Laser, Transmyocardial Revascularization
Manufacturer: Cardiogenesis Corporation
Brand: Sologrip Iii
Model#: 705-37020
Lot #: TA-03797
Circulator attempted to open outside packaging to deliver tray with the instrument to the sterile field. In doing so, the peel-away corner of outer wrap either bent back or otherwise made RN think that the inner package had been contaminated. The inner package has semi-rigid tray with a cover (both plastic) that is in turn covered with a peel-back plastic-like covering layer. RN would normally never remove this peel-back covering but would hand tray over using outer paper packaging. Because this product costs $6,000, the RN attempted to peel off the inside cover so she could hand over the tray in open condition. The catheter in the tray flipped out of the packaging and was contaminated. Therefore the product was unusable. Photos can be supplied to demonstrate the conditions.
Manufacturer response for Laser catheter to create new cardiac collateral circulation (TMR), Sologrip III 43% (per site reporter)
"Have never seen this happen before."
Device 1:
Type: Monitor, Physiological
Manufacturer: GE Healthcare
Brand: Solar 8000i
Model#: Solar
Device 2:
Type: Monitor, Physiological, Module
Manufacturer: GE Healthcare
Brand: Patient Data Module (Pdm)
Model#: PDM
Other #: Software Version 1.4
During the course of routine general anesthesia, the noninvasive blood pressure monitor (NIBP or NBP) which was set to Auto mode with 2.5 minute interval stopped cycling without warning, notification, or apparent cause.
The monitor was GE Solar 8000i with a PDM (multi-parameter module) with Version 1.14 software. The software version was confirmed with photo of same because software version 2.0 was known to have this problem and was recalled and was removed from use in this hospital. Two physicians observed that there was no blood pressure measured for nine (9) minutes and used the control knobs and touch screen to turn the NIBP back to Auto mode and reset the interval to 2.5 minutes. The location was in an OR. We downgraded our PDM software to version 1.4 and are still seeing the same problem with the PDM's in the OR.
Manufacturer response for Noninvasive blood pressure monitor, Patient Data Module (PDM) software version 1.4 and Solar 8000i (per site reporter)
We have not let the manufacturer aware as of yet; however, we will after this is submitted.
Type: Pacemaker, Implantable
Manufacturer: Medtronic, Inc.
Brand: Sigma 300 Dr
Model#: SDR303B
The patient's pacemaker was implanted 6 years ago. As the pacer was nearing end of life, the patient was transmitting data monthly via telephone. The patient placed a transmission device over the pacer and the pacer stopped working. The patient passed out and awoke as the transmission device fell away. He was brought to an outside hospital. A tech rep met the patient at the outside hospital ED and attempted to interrogate the device. The device malfunctioned and the patient became asystolic for approximately 10 seconds and passed out. The device was moved away from the pacer and it resumed working and the patient awoke. This patient is pacer dependent. The patient was transferred to the hospital for pacer placement. He underwent the procedure and has been discharged home. The pacer and leads (Pace Setter 1388TC were given to the Medtronic rep).
Manufacturer response for Pacemaker, Sigma (per site reporter)
No response yet
Type: Nasal Packing Foam
Manufacturer: Gyrus ACMI
Brand: Posisep X
Lot #: 1110760A
Cat #: 9210584
A trial of a new product that had shellfish ingredients (internal nasal sinus surgery dressing/foam) was applied after the surgery was done as per instructions from the doctor. No one was aware the product had shellfish product until after the surgery was completed. Patient is allergic to shellfish.
The vendor, Gyrus ACMI, notified Dr. after the surgery was done that the trial product has small amounts of shellfish derivative in it. Dr. immediately returned to O.R. to remove the packaging. The patient had no symptoms or signs of allergic reaction during his stay. The patient was monitored and observed per Doctor's orders then discharged home. This packaging comes in a container with five individual packs. The complaint from the staff was they did not know the product contained shellfish derivatives. After conferring with the manufacturer it was discovered the packaging did indicate it had shellfish derivatives, but it is hard to find on the packaging. The suggestion is this caution needs to be more visual.
Manufacturer response for Nasal packing foam, Posisep X (per site reporter)
Reported this issue to the manufacturer through the local sales rep. We were told he will write up the report and email a copy to our facility. Nothing received at present.
Device 1:
Type: Clip Applier
Manufacturer: Covidien
Brand: Autosuture Endoclip Ii
Lot #: NIE0799
Cat #: 176657
Device 2:
Type: Clip Applier
Manufacturer: Covidien
Brand: Autosuture Endoclip Ii
Lot #: J2A0004X
Cat #: 176657
During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the endoclip applier times two was not operating properly; the clips dropped out. Retrieved clips that did not close and replaced clip applier with one that did function correctly. Instrument involved was reference number 176657 (10 mm medium/large clip), lot# J2A0004x and NLE0799. All clips were retrieved under visualization. There was no harm to the patient.
Type: Instrument, Robotic Surgical, Tip Cover Accessory
Manufacturer: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Brand: Da Vinci
Model#: 400180
During robotic assisted total hysterectomy with right salpingo-oophorectomy, the PA reported that an arc was seen coming from the da Vinci monopolar curved scissors tip cover accessory. No flame seen.
Instrument removed and tip cover replaced with a new one. Procedure resumed. No further incidents. QA performed a FDA Maude database search for similar reported problems across the United States. We found many reports regarding tears and holes in the Monopolar Tip cover Insulator accessory part # 400180 used with the Curved Scissors which resulted in some situations arcing or energy being delivered to unintended nearby tissue.
Intuitive Surgical had sent a Customer Safety Notice Letter in October 2011 to customers with Safety Recommendations and Suggestions to prevent this situation from occurring. The main bullet points from the letter to minimize this risk are:
*Avoid Instrument Collisions.
*Carefully Install the Tip Cover.
*Straighten wrist prior to removal.
*Inspect cannula prior to use.
*Do not exceed maximum monopolar cautery settings.
*Only use Validated ESUs.
*Be aware of critical anatomy in contact with the instrument.
*Change Tip Cover in cases with extended cautery use.
Each of bullet items listed above has detailed explanations in the letter. This information has been shared with Surgical Services Management and Administration.
Type: Instrument, Robotic Surgical, Tip Cover Accessory
Manufacturer: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Brand: Da Vinci
Model#: 400180
During procedure monopolar curved scissors (hard shears) #420179 was used and electrical arc was observed to uterus by PA and physician.
Scissor and tip were removed. A round hole was seen by scrub technician and circulator in tip cover. We put new tip cover accessory on scissor, no hole was observed and we continued with procedure, without difficulty (slight burn to uterus from arc, but uterus removed in scheduled surgical procedure), so no harm was done to patient.
QA performed a FDA Maude database search for similar reported problems across the United States. We found many reports regarding tears and holes in the Monopolar Tip cover Insulator accessory part # 400180 used with the Curved Scissors which resulted in some situations arcing or energy being delivered to unintended nearby tissue.
Intuitive Surgical had sent a Customer Safety Notice Letter in October 2011 to customers with Safety Recommendations and Suggestions to prevent this situation from occurring. The main bullet points from the letter to minimize this risk are:
*Avoid Instrument Collisions.
*Carefully Install the Tip Cover.
*Straighten wrist prior to removal.
*Inspect cannula prior to use.
*Do not exceed maximum monopolar cautery settings.
*Only use Validated ESUs.
*Be aware of critical anatomy in contact with the instrument.
*Change Tip Cover in cases with extended cautery use.
Each of bullet items listed above have detailed explanations in the letter. This information has been shared with Surgical Services Management and Administration.
Device 1:
Type: Ligature Loop, Endoscopic
Manufacturer: Ethicon Inc.
Brand: Endoloop W/coated Vicryl
Model#: EJ10.01
Lot #: CMS273
Device 2:
Type: Ligature Loop, Endoscopic
Manufacturer: Ethicon Inc.
Brand: Endoloop W/coated Vicryl
Model#: EJ10.01
Lot #: AHX032
OR nurse opened two new packages of Endoloop Ligature made with coated Vicryl and discovered the foil packaging had pin prick holes in them. Because the packages had holes this compromised the sterility of the device. The packaging and devices were sequestered. Manufacturer notified. This incident is not new to our facility. We have reported this same incident over a month ago. We have reported at least 5 incidents related to this type of packaging. The other incidents were Endoknot products from the same company; it appears this packaging is not durable enough. Since this is not new to our facility the OR nurses are now checking every single package before they use the device to ensure the sterility of the device. Nurses should not be doing this time consuming process.
Type: Medline Sterile Drape
Manufacturer: Medline Industries, Inc.
Brand: Medline CSection Sterile (Pack)
Lot #: 11LB2814
After start of cesarean section, drape was noted to have large opening at the seam across the patient's chest. Sterile towels were used to cover the area. MD ordered additional antibiotics for the patient post-op.
Device 1:
Type: Renal Vein Retractor
Manufacturer: Omni-Tract Surgical
Brand: Renal Vein Retractor 1" X6"
Cat #: 3101
Device 2:
Type: Splanchnic Retractor
Manufacturer: Omni-Tract Surgical
Brand: Splanchnic Retractor 2" X6"
Cat #: 3099
Female patient with severe degenerative disease of the spine underwent an anterior exposure of the spine L4 - L5 - S1 spaces for spinal fusion. Surgery and immediate post-operative recovery were unremarkable. She was re-hospitalized the following week with left ureteral injury which required transfer to tertiary care center for surgical repair of her left ureter.
Device 1:
Type: Stapler, Anvil Assembly
Manufacturer: Coviden, Formerly US Surgical A Division of Tyco Healthcare
Brand: Dst Series Orvil
Model#: EEAORVIL21
Lot #: N1K0120U
Cat #: EEAORVIL21
Device 2:
Type: Stapler, Anvil Assembly
Manufacturer: Coviden, Formerly US Surgical A Division of Tyco Healthcare
Brand: Dst Series Orvil
Model#: EEAORVIL21
Lot #: N1E0393U
Cat #: EEAORVIL21
Device 3:
Type: Stapler, Surgical
Manufacturer: Coviden, Formerly US Surgical A Division of Tyco Healthcare
Brand: Dst Series
Model#: EEAXL21
Cat #: EEAXL21
Device 4:
Type: Stapler, Surgical
Manufacturer: Coviden, Formerly US Surgical A Division of Tyco Healthcare
Brand: Dst Series
Model#: EEAXL21
Cat #: EEAXL21
First case; EEAORVIL21 anvil assembly is the product. This OrVil device would not mate to the EEAXL21 stapler. Upon inserting a new OrVil device the two did mate and the case was completed.
Second case; EEAORVIL21 anvil assembly is the product. This OrVil device again would not mate to the EEAXL21 stapler. Upon inserting a new, second OrVil device, there appeared to some mating issues upon the onset of use of the second OrVil, but then they did connect and we were able to fire the stapler. The firing did not result in a complete anastomosis. The surgeon was required to over sew the anastomosis. Over-sewing was done laparoscopically. Upon performing a leak test, there were bubbles which indicated that the anastomosis was still not complete, which resulted in the surgeon deciding to open in order to gain the needed access to the site for repair of the anastomosis.
The OrVil in the first case has been set aside for a return to Covidien. Both OrVil's and the EEA stapler that was utilized in the second case have been set aside to be returned to Covidien. I have filled out Covidien Field Technical Reports for both cases and will provide a FTR number as soon as I receive it. Covidien will send a box to put all the products in for a shipment back to Covidien Quality Assurance Department. Let me know if you need any additional information and I will provide that to you.
Type: Catheter, Intraspinal
Manufacturer: Medtronic
Brand: Intrathecal Indura 1p
Lot #: N310091010
Cat #: 8709SC
Patient with metastatic breast cancer, and a history of chronic opiate use, is now status post intrathecal pump placement. She was doing well on morphine and bupivacaine, however, recently had a dramatic increase in her pain.
She underwent a side port study under fluoroscopy guidance a few weeks ago, which demonstrated a functioning pump, from which CSF was not able to be aspirated. The catheter lead appeared to have migrated out of the intrathecal space. At that point she was scheduled for an operating room revision of the indwelling intrathecal catheter.
Type: Catheter, Intravascular, Short
Manufacturer: BD
Lot #: 1339507
RN started the IV with a 20 qauge BD Nexiva IV start kit just above the patient's left wrist. Before I hooked it up to the primary bag tubing and the patient, a few drops of blood was noticed on the tubing connected to the hub. There was a tiny hole there which was dripping blood. I removed the IV, and checked the next kit before I started the IV. There was a visible hole in the tubing in that one as well.
I had to use a different type IV that is now connected and infusing well.
Type: Catheter, Iv
Manufacturer: Smiths Medical
Brand: Jelco
Lot #: ST2139217
Cat #: 3067
While placing an IV catheter, the nurse tried to fully retract the introducer needle by sliding back the grip pads. However, they appeared to stick before reaching the full extent of their travel. When the needle guard and hub were removed from the catheter, the introducer needle was still exposed, presenting needle stick hazard.
Type: Catheter, Picc
Manufacturer: Angiodynamics
Lot #: R43455
Cat #: 12102618
This involved a triple lumen PICC. Unable to advance catheter over nitinol wire included in PICC kit. Access maintained, new kit opened and PICC placed without further difficulty. No adverse effects or complaints from patient. Supply sent to Materials Management and Angiodynamic Rep notified of issue. Will meet to identify alternative wires to replace nitinol coated wire in triple lumen PICC kit.
Type: Catheter, Port, Implanted
Manufacturer: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Brand: Powerport
Lot #: REVI0840
Cat #: 1808060
Port catheter had to be removed due to leaking. Upon removal, a longitudinal fracture halfway between the port and tip was noted.
Type: Closed Iv Catheter System
Manufacturer: BD Medical
Brand: Bd Nexiva
Model#: 383537
Lot #: 1333507
Cat #: 383537
Other #: N/A
When IV inserted into patient, the blood started flowing into tubing and then started running all over the bed. Upon inspection there was a hole in the tubing where the clamp sits. The patient was stuck another time due to defective tubing. Prior to use on two more patients in the same department, the same problem occurred. Additionally, three more problems were found for a total of six problems. The devices were returned to the manufacturer for evaluation. Due to numbers, the entire lot# was pulled from use in the facility. There were more found where the defect could be seen while in the packaging. Not every product in the lot was affected at least visually, but all were pulled as a precaution and replaced by BD. All cuts in tubing are in the same exact location on all samples.
Type: Rongeur
Manufacturer: Aesculap, Inc.
Brand: Kerrison Rongeur
Model#: AESCULAP FF 661R
A lumbar laminectomy tray was opened in the OR suite and it was noted the Kerrison Rongeur had tried bone in the tip of the instrument. This particular model does not come apart. The instrument had been cleaned prior to the procedure per the manufacturer's recommendations. There are no special cleaning tools that are provided with this device. This instrument did not reach the patient.
Type: Stimulator, Vagus Nerve
Manufacturer: Cyberonics, Inc.
Brand: Vagus Nerve Generator
Model#: 103
Upon evaluation of patient, doctor identified that the patient's vagal nerve stimulator was reporting out a very high impedance -specifically greater than 10,000 ohms. This is an unacceptably high impedance from the binary report on the device test. The device did not appear to be at the end of its service life
Type: System, Eeg Monitoring
Manufacturer: Natus Medical Incorporated
Brand: Stellate
Model#: HSYS-REC-EAMP
Other #: hospital tag 208241
Patient was undergoing long term (several days) EEG monitoring on a patient floor. At some point, the patient was leaving to use the restroom within the patient room and the EEG data stopped being captured although the equipment remained in the record mode. The nurse paged the EEG tech and he unplugged and re-seated different connections. Some miscommunication occurred between the nurse and the EEG tech and each felt the problem was resolved but in fact it was not. The following morning the neurologist was attempting to review the study and found no brain activity recorded. This time the 'head box' and 'connections' were re-seated AND the machine was re-booted and the equipment operated fine. The OEM trained biomed investigated and in his opinion, determined that the head box was disconnected upon the patient's trip to the bath room which caused a 'glitch' in the software that did not re-initialize so the PC continued to record zero signal. His alternate theory is that the head box may never have been plugged back in. This incident was not reported to clinical engineering because the EEG and nursing staff felt the problem was simple and was resolved easily. I am reporting this almost a year post incident. I don't know for sure if this was a software glitch or human error. We could not reproduce the problem. The equipment has run for 12 months without further incident.
Device 1:
Type: System, Eeg Monitoring
Manufacturer: Carefusion
Brand: Nicolet One Neeg
Model#: NicoletOne nEEG
Other #: Hospital tag 207642
Device 2:
Type: System, Eeg Monitoring
Manufacturer: Carefusion
Brand: Nicolet One Neeg
Model#: NicoletOne nEEG
Other #: Hospital tag 207667
Device 3:
Type: System, Eeg Monitoring
Manufacturer: Carefusion
Brand: Nicolet One Neeg
Model#: NicoletOne nEEG
Other #: Hospital tag 208040
Reported to the Clinical Engineering manager that "Nicolet EEG equipment is frequently bumped off line, several times per day, in the middle of procedures...in the OR during cases... We've been working directly with the OEM under our contract... FYI
"The Clinical Engineering manager promptly visited and asked the staff to complete incident reports every time this occurs and to please notify us to work with both the OEM and the hospital's Network Teams in order to resolve this."
Type: Constellation
Manufacturer: ALCON LABORATORIES INC (SURGICAL DIVISION)
Brand: 25+ Totalplus Vitrectomy Pak
Lot #: 1245923H
Cat #: REF 8065751462
OR nurses had set up for a 25 gauge vitrectomy with our new Constellation machine. The machine had been primed and calibrated. The patient was brought into the room, prepped and draped. The surgeon started the case and said that the 25 gauge vitrector was not working correctly. We do not have 25 vitrectors separately, so another set up was obtained. We replaced the vitrector, re-primed etc. The machine noted low cut rate vitrector and the machine still did not work correctly. Additional help for third set-up was called. Help came in and opened yet another 25 gauge set up. This set up was re-primed and it worked.
Type: Application, Fixation, Spinal
Manufacturer: Stryker Corporation
Brand: Reflex Hybrid Revision Driver Draw Rod
Lot #: 109527
Cat #: 48511906B
The tip of Stryker Revision Driver Draw Rod broke off in screw during anterior cervical diskectomy. Screw removed with tip of driver in place. No foreign body retained in patient. No patient harm.
Type: Curette, Vertebroplasty
Manufacturer: Medtronic, Inc.
Brand: Kyphon Express Curette
Model#: A13A
Lot #: unk
Cat #: A13A
Patient was undergoing kyphoplasty of thoracic 10 and 12 for vertebral body fracture, osteoporosis and low back pain. A core biopsy of the thoracic 10 vertebral body was taken. The space was drilled and a curette was used to enlarge the space. The curette broke, "would not fire", and had shirring. The surgeon felt the curette was problematic. No patient injury sustained.
Type: Linear Accelerator
Manufacturer: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Brand: Varian Ix-s
Model#: Ix-S
Other #: B300487
A patient was scheduled for external beam radiation therapy on a medical linear accelerator (LINAC). As part of the set up for treatment, orthogonal X-ray images of the patient are acquired. The LINAC involved has an on-board imaging (OBI), consisting of an X-ray source and digital X-ray detector, system mounted on the LINAC gantry. The source and detector are mounted on retractable arms which are extended for imaging and retracted for treatment. After taking orthogonal X-ray images, the X-ray tube arm was directly over the patient. Therapists were outside the room at the treatment console. Therapists started to retract the OBI and noticed device errors as well as the device going in the wrong direction. Upon entering the room, the X-ray tube support assembly was observed to have descended to within 6 inches of the patient. There was no harm to the patient. The motion was not expected and was traced to a failed motor assembly in the X-ray tube support arm.
Type: Media, Coupling, Ultrasound
Manufacturer: Pharmaceutical Innovations, Inc.
Brand: Other-sonic
Model#: NDC 36-1111-25
Other #: 250 mL
In late December 2011, the Department of Epidemiology identified an increase in the number of patients undergoing surgery who developed colonization or infection with P. aeruginosa. An immediate investigation was begun. The patients were localized to one unit, among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. Colonization/infection was confined to the respiratory tract. No surgical wound infections, device-associated infections, or bloodstream infections were identified.
A total of 16 patients eventually were found to harbor P. aeruginosa. The majority of cases were either asymptomatic (colonized) or had mild tracheobronchitis. Molecular typing of 10 case isolates were similar. Dates of onset were from early December, 2011 through mid-January of 2012. Cases were found to be more likely to have TEE probes in place for longer periods of time than non-cases. Therefore, the TEE probes were inspected and cultured - all culture results were negative. Since TEE probes are inserted with an ultrasound transmission gel, the 250mL dispensers of "bacteriostatic" ultrasound transmission gel were removed from all OR's as a precaution and replaced with single dose sterile ultrasound gel (pending culture results). After this intervention, no further cases developed.
The 250mL dispensers of "bacteriostatic" Other-Sonic ultrasound gel manufactured by Pharmaceutical Innovations, Inc., Newark, NJ (Ref #NDC 36-1111-25) were cultured and found to harbor various organisms including P. aeruginosa matching the case strain by molecular typing. Unopened bottles of Other-Sonic gel were cultured as well to exclude intrinsic contamination. At least 2 of the sealed bottles are growing microorganisms (presumptively, P. aeruginosa) to date.
The hospital has internally recalled the Other-Sonic gel in question in mid-February of 2012.
Type: Nuclear Gamma Camera
Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems
Brand: Brightview
Model#: 50084759
Patient was on imaging table having nuclear stress test pictures. Patient's arm became wedged in detector. Sensor did not engage and stop camera. Patient was eventually freed from camera but stated she then had left arm pain.
Vendor completed service call. Tested camera under same conditions to ensure that motion would stop when a collision is detected. Pressed on the corner or edges of the collimators at 90 degrees and did not cause collision detection. When the collimator FOV (field of view) was pressed, instead the black outline, all motions stopped. The areas that are not sensitive on the collimator face and edge are due to electronics being housed inside those areas. The electronics are related to auto body contouring. A customer complaint about the collimator design and an incident report about the patient collision have been submitted to the manufacturer.
Type: Shield, X-ray, Mobile
Manufacturer: Fluke Biomedical (formerly Nuclear Associates)
Brand: Clear-pb Mobile Barriers
Model#: 56-604
The patient was undergoing coronary angiography. The attending physician was walking across the procedure room in order to insert some documents into the patient's chart. Since fluoroscopy was ongoing, he was moving the mobile x-ray shield across the room so that he would remain behind it. Just after he let go, the upper portion of the window snapped off just above the vertical mounts on both sides. The cracked edge was smooth but not sharp like glass. The piece that fell to the floor did not shatter nor strike anyone or anything that would have compromised the procedure.
Staff fortunately saved the two parts of the broken window. It's made of plastic, not glass so the part that fell didn't shatter. The device is considered a radiation safety device by the manufacturer. My opinion is that there was a notch near one of the side support channels and that the continued flexing and handling of the unsupported upper portion of the window over a long period of time resulted in a crack growing from the notch until this catastrophic event occurred.
Type: X-ray System, Cath/angio
Manufacturer: GE Healthcare
Brand: Innova
Model#: 2320045-5
Patient on table for Cardiac Cath Lab procedure, but procedure had not started. Table instantly dropped, falling abruptly. No one was near table to accidentally press buttons or levers. Attempted to raise table to proper height again, and the same thing happened. No adverse outcome.
GE Healthcare replaced the table lift assembly to repair the issue.


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2001 N Ocean Blvd has a Walk Score of 20 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
This location is in the Central Beach Alliance neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale. Nearby parks include Coral Ridge Park, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park and Jack & Harriet Kaye Park.
The closest school is Bayview Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Whole Foods Market, Jenny Craig Weight Loss Center and Jenny Craig Weight Loss Center.
Nearby coffee shops include Shooters Waterfront, Sage French Cafe and Pangogh. Nearby restaurants include Ocean 2000, Chart House and Beef's Callaway Inc.
2001 N Ocean Blvd is near AutoNation Headquarters and Keiser University.


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5 Predictions for 2003
by William Grosso
Well, it's that time of year again. Retrospectives and predictions abound; people are scurrying 'round talking about the events of 2002 and predicting what will happen in 2003. Since I'm all in favor of a little mad scurrying, I'm going to join in the fun.
I'm a little late out of the gate with this (What can I say? We started celebrating even earlier than Ted), but here are my top five technology predictions for 2003:
5. JBoss moves past 50% marketetshare in the EJB space. This is pretty much a no-brainer. JBoss is free, it works well, it's got a large and growing number of users, and it's just nice. I also don't agree with Ted that EJB will be dead by year's end, but that's a different story entirely.
4. A massive shakeout in the CRM space. There's just too many companies. And far too many of them are still venture-backed and looking for a profit. The combination of shaky finances and Microsoft looming on the horizon is going to cause buyers to pause. And that's going to start the dominos falling.
3. $300 linux boxes at Walmart (and other low-end retailers) will become the standard system for home users. I honestly think that the introduction of these boxes by mass-market retailers was was the most significant tech news for 2002, and that the significance was mostly missed. Walmart is lowering costs by using linux. And they're producing PCs which are more than good enough for most applications. This is huge, and along with Apple's resurgence, signals the re-emergence of Java on the client side.
2. Broadband will hit 5 million new households a quarter. Right now, in the United States, broadband adoption is approximately 1.7 million households per quarter. And it's growing at a rate of 9% per month. Since the report is from the third quarter, if we just assume the 9% figure holds steady, compounding the 9% monthly gets us to more than 3.5 million new broadband connections in Q4 of 2003. That's a safe and reasonable prediction. But I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, by Q3 of 2003, as the United States firmly leaves this recession behind, broadband adoption will be skyrocketing.
1. The emergence of P2P strategy and simulation gaming networks. What happens when $300 linux-based servers(#3) can run free enterprise class servers (#5) from the basement using a broadband connection (#2)? And when a significant percentage of them are also running wi-fi networks? In the short run, I'm guessing one hell of a finely detailed version of Axis and Allies. In the long run? The rebirth of the internet.
And that's it-- my top 5 predictions for 2003. I'm finding it a little weird that I didn't mention XML, web-services, Mozilla, wireless devices, or SDForum. Who would've predicted
Am I off base? What would you have included here?
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2003-01-01 17:58:41
Not a chance
I'll eat my hat if $300 Linux boxes are going to be the "standard system for home users."
2003-01-02 10:09:08
Most of those $300 Wal-mart Linux boxes...
... will be running a pirated copy of Windows within a week of purchase.
2003-01-02 13:25:55
just one prediction
Java will die a slow death, so will Sun
2003-01-02 18:54:33
... the ingredients are there
A combination of quality open-source software (Linux, OpenOffice, MySQL, etc) and for zip make these predictions a possibility for 2003.
2003-01-03 07:56:42
JBoss and EJB and J2EE
I think Ted's prediction about EJB may be correct. Note, this is a prediction about EJB, not J2EE. If Ted is correct, the next version of JBoss, v 4.0, will be in a primo position to take up the slack. With its AOP architecture, it will be possible to create advanced services that way go beyond what the EJB spec now mandates.
2003-01-03 13:15:12
linux boxes
I am using Linux (Red Hat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0) on my "old" 300 MHz PII-300, and am very, very satisfied. Connection setup for the high speed ADSL service was particularly easy. I hope Linux is here to stay and prosper. I'll do my best to help it.
2003-01-04 16:17:00
Do I care?
Do I care what software my inexpensive TV, Sat Receiver, Dolby Surround use?
2003-01-07 22:59:57
Java is dying
I'll second the comments of the other anonymous poster. Java and Sun are dying. Java on the client side is a pipe dream Sun gave up long ago. In a similar manner Sun is giving up the ghost on EJB and J2EE and running towards cell phones and J2ME.
2003-01-12 09:49:10
People make claims like "X is Dying" all the time. But what motivates the claim? Do you have evidence? Everything I see points towards Java's continued growth as a programming language.
2003-05-08 08:58:29
Not a chance
I hope you are hungry......
2003-05-08 08:59:14
Most of those $300 Wal-mart Linux boxes...
2003-07-17 11:11:56
Java is dying
It's all money ! Microsoft still keeping so much billions to keep it driving. while Sun is hanging around with very few millions.
2003-09-12 21:27:42
Java is dying
At our company Java it is already dead. Budget called for massive layoffs and those who stayed are pre-dot-com guys who knew how *things* actually work, down to the driver level. Some groups actually tried to code critical realtime apps with Java. While they were "theoretically" getting better code done, and faster, the projects never worked up to the required standards. In the end, it cost us big time. We are re-writing everything in C now. Indeed, we had some code that dated back to the late 70's (before most of you were even born) and it still worked fine. Going to Java was a big mistake.


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Blue Cross to Build New Headquarters in R.I.
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But Governor Carcieri immediately questions the $114-million project slated for Providence.
PROVIDENCE - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island plans to build a large office building in Capital Center, and will consolidate its now-scattered operations into this new site. The health insurer, which serves 700,000 customers in Rhode Island, currently operates six offices in Providence for its 1,100 employees.
The insurer plans to leave these buildings and construct a 325,000-square-foot, roughly 12-story building on top of a parking garage already under construction in Capital Center by Intercontinental Development, which is building two residential condominium towers on the same two-acre lot.
Blue Cross hopes to start construction on the building late this year and occupy the site in early 2010. The design is subject to approval by the Capital Center Commission, which should review the project at its meeting on Tuesday. The building is expected to cost $114 million to complete.
But Governor Carcieri immediately expressed his skepticism about the proposal, saying through a spokesman that the project appeared too costly. In selecting such a high-value location, Carcieri said the insurer failed to take into account the impact such an expense would have on its customers, who are dealing with ever-increasing rates.
Of the six Providence locations it uses now, Blue Cross owns two of the buildings, at 15 LaSalle Square and 1 Empire St. The insurer expects to sell the two buildings for $20 million and put that money toward the construction of the new building.
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Well I've managed to get one of my photography based projects for 2012 off the ground already. Got a website set up now so I can start recording some of my work away from the clutter of Flickr (much though I love Flickr to bits). I've also got my blogging head together so I will be posting on or via Posterous as well as putting photos on Tumblr and tweeting about my activities as well. I'm not sure I can face Facebook just yet but I'll keep that idea for later.
Website:AWestruck Photography
Tumblr: andyw1x.tumblr.com/
Posterous: andyw1x.posterous.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/andyw1x
All of the above are still in the 'under construction' or development stage and I'm not certain where all this is heading of course but at least I'm starting to pull things together in a way that makes sense to me and I hope I might make some new contacts along the way.
Of course I'd welcome feedback on anything I do - whether that is related to my photography or any of this online stuff.
The image is one I took in the Dordogne, summer 2011.
I've been trying to reduce the size of the images I post online as they've been far larger than they need to be. I'm starting to add a 'save for web' stage to my disgital workflow. Hopefully I haven't overdone it with this!
The image was shot on an Olympus OM1n, 28mm f2.8, Delta 100 film, developed in HC110 solution B.


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Ordinskaya Cave is located on the left bank of the Kungur river, the Perm Region. It's the longest underwater cave in Russia and the second longest underwater cave in Eurasia. Here you can read more about Russian caves.
The cave consists of a "dry" and an underwater part. The length of its underwater passages is more than 4,600 m while its dry part is 300 m long.
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Sporting a 21-8 record, the New York Knicks have brought winning basketball back to the Big Apple. Thanks to unworldly three-point shooting and the additions of a slew of proven veterans, they're grasping firmly onto the second seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing just the Miami Heat for the top spot. Simply put, they're in a good position. Still, a decline seems inevitable.
As aforementioned, New York started the season shooting the three-point ball at a historical rate. They won six straight games right out of the gate, which was almost entirely due to their uncanny three-point shooting. Seemingly every Knick was shooting for career-highs in the three-point department—Jason Kidd and Carmelo Anthony to name a few. The thing is, they still are living beyond the arc with only a shade of decline to be had. But that's the problem.
See, rarely does solely good three-point shooting get a team anywhere. I wouldn't even go as far to say that it's "good" three-point shooting. Instead, the catch and chuck scheme is resulting in few contributions from other areas of the floor—27th in fast-break points (9.4 points per game), 29th in points in the paint per game (33.2), and average the fourth fewest assists per game as well.
From that, we can declare that there are no good indications that the Knicks will coast through the entire season shooting the ball like they have been lately. History is against them, their age is against them, and just common sense manifests that praying for great three-point shooting from night to night won't yield the results the Knicks want come April.
With this, comes questions.
What will happen when their three-point shooting comes back to some form of reality? How will they make due without Raymond Felton for the next month-plus?
Both are good questions. Neither has a clear-cut answer, though. So far, we've only seen the perimeter version of the Knicks. We haven't seen any form of consistent interior play, or any signs that something of such will save them when their shots aren't dropping.
For one, head coach Mike Woodson doesn't have a reliable go-to-guy on the block. Tyson Chandler doesn't resemble a scorer by any means, rather a defensive force, but that's irrelevant. Rasheed Wallace, meanwhile, is far past his prime, and Marcus Camby is a poor man's Chandler with a better spot-up shot from 14 feet out.
Perhaps Amare Stoudemire will be the dominant inside presence that New York needs. Still, when 34 of their points per game come from three-pointers (league-high), switching to a different approach will be a tough transition, especially at this juncture.
What should also be noted is the Knicks' canniness in close games. They have the second highest "close game" winning percentage in the league. Even so, this isn't much an eye-opener. The Knicks' veteran-navy roster does include one of basketball's best closers in Carmelo Anthony, and a tough-shot maker in J.R. Smith (yes, I'm referring to his game-winner against Phoenix on Wednesday).
But given their unsustainable three-point shooting, they won't be able to be in and win as many close games as they have been. The games just won't be as tight with a slippage in three-point production.
Even more concerning, Raymond Felton's fractured finger will put him on the shelf for a minimum of four weeks with six weeks being more realistic. He was an indispensable part of New York's hot start, consistently orchestrating a lethal offense. So, the Knicks will likely have to make do with internal options. Meaning, they better hope Jason Kidd can turn back the clock for a month or so.
Kidd has certainly opened some eyes this season with his imposing three-point shooting, as he is shooting a career-best 45 percent from beyond the arc. Still, his durability is up for debate. He's averaging just a tick under 30 minutes per game, and at 39-years-old, he isn't getting any younger. It's easy to say that the Knicks can't put too much fate into Kidd filling Felton's void effectively.
So what's next?
Well suddenly, the Knicks find themselves in a similar situation—the ball constantly in Carmelo's hands. Given the strides they've taken towards limiting the constant on-one-on play, this would practically be erasing all the progress they've made this year. 'Melo's usage rate is nearly at an all-time low, yet he hasn't lost an of his scoring aptitudes. I think they'd like to keep it that way, as their offense is noticeably more versatile when Anthony isn't a revolving black hole.
In other words, the Knicks are back to the Knicks that struggled under Mike D'Antoni last year. Those Knicks were not title contenders. These Knicks have the potential to reach that platform with a few upgrades. Until then, the Knicks will live and die by the three-pointer, which hardly ever leads to playoff success, or even regular season success for that matter.
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Vintage U S Navy Air Transport coat. Goatskin leather with genuine wool collar and alpaca lining. In decent condition for it's age; photos tell the story. Complete (even has the belt & buckle) and all original buttons in place and good shape. Satin lining solid except at top and underarms w t are small worn/torn areas. No appreciable wear spots I can find on the inside alpaca or collar. The original size "42" tag is not t, but own several of these coats and this fits me like a 42. FWIW: I ordinarily wear a size 46 jacket or coat and this would fit me with a light sweater or shirt. Leather mostly smooth and supple, with some flaking, scratches but not excessive for a 70+ year old leather item. I own a number of these coats and this is decent, but it's still a 70+ year old coat. Made by the Gordon and Fergusson Co., Inc., Contract No. N2383-12608 as best I can read it. From the information I have, these coats were made from about 1933 up to about 1941. With the outbreak of World War II and improvements in heating of planes cockpits, heavy, long coats were no longer as necessary and these required a whole lot of leather that would need to be directed to making G-1 and A-2 flight bomber jackets. I have several old photographs of admirals wearing these (Halsey and Nimitz, as I recall). A decent example of the style, claen and wearable as it is. Lining satin is red maroon as shown.I will ship overseas (Europe, Japan) as long as firm payment (no credit cards, etc.) is made up front, promptly, and all items then are "as-is". Shipping estimate to Japan for example is: $70.95 Express Priority Mail® International 6 - 10 Days, $63.20 Priority Mail® Flat Rate Box 6 - 10 Days, & $37.00 for Standard Flat Rate Box (Don't know if Flat Rate is an option due to size). Thanks.
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