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Elgin-Franklin Offshore Field, North Sea, United Kingdom
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Elgin and Franklin lie in the UK North Sea's Central Graben, approximately 240km east of Aberdeen and in water 93m deep. Elgin is located in blocks 22/30b, 22/30c and 29/5b. Franklin is located approximately six kilometres south-east of Elgin and lies within block 29/5b. Elgin was discovered by Elf in 1991, with the well 22/30c-8. Franklin was discovered by Ultramar, in 1986, by well 29/5b-4 and was appraised by wells 29/5b-6 and 29/5b-8.
As the two fields are adjacent the joint development of their reserves was a good option. In 1995 the project partners reached agreement on a development plan comprising two wellhead platforms - one on each field - tied into a shared processing and export platform.
Total's 100% subsidiary EFOG operates the field by holding the largest stake of 46.2%. The other stakeholders are: ENI 21.8%, BG 14.1%, E.ON Ruhrgas 5.2%, Esso Exploration & Production 4.4%, Chevron 3.9%, Dyas 2.2% and Summit Petroleum 2.2%. Total's share increased from 35.8% to 46.2% when it acquired GDF Suez's interest in the two fields for €590m in December 2011.
Elgin-Franklin offshore reserves
Reserves are estimated to be approximately 60 million cubic metres of condensate and 50 billion cubic metres of gas. First production from these two adjacent gas fields was brought on-stream in March 2000 and this is expected to continue until 2022.
The sour condensate gas, which has an average carbon dioxide content of 3.5% and up to 40ppm of hydrogen sulphide, required purpose-designed equipment and an innovative development plan under which commercial gas would be produced on an offshore processing platform.
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Largest high-pressure / high-temperature development
Elgin-Franklin is the world's largest high-pressure / high-temperature (HP / HT) development. Due to the extreme reservoir conditions - an initial pressure of approximately 1,100bar and temperatures of 190°C and complex geological structures - the fields pose a considerable development challenge.
Brought on-stream in 2001, by March 2002 the fields had achieved peak production of 140,000 barrels of condensate and 485 million cubic feet of gas a day.
In 2003, a new, record-breaking well was developed from the Elgin-Franklin platform to the West Franklin reservoir, which is the hottest, highest-pressure reservoir in the world. The well was drilled to a depth of 6,100m and stepped out 1.5km to tap an accumulation with a temperature of 197°C and a pressure of 1,155bar.
Wellhead platforms at Total's Elgin offshore gas field
The field is controlled by normally unmanned wellhead platforms on Elgin and Franklin, which are connected to and remotely controlled from a single production / utilities / quarters (PUQ) platform on Elgin.
The Elgin wellhead platform consists of 1,743t topsides and a 2,715t, four-leg steel jacket containing 12 platform slots. The Franklin platform consists of a 2,800t jacket supporting 2,093t topsides. It contains nine platform slots.
The jackets supporting the topsides were constructed at Stornoway and transported, by barge, to their offshore sites, where they were positioned in and piled into the seabed. Santa Fe's drilling rigs Galaxy 1 and Magellan continued the drilling programme through the jackets, until the topsides were lifted into place. The rigs drilled five production wells (and reconnected two existing appraisal wells) on Elgin, then drilled five production wells on Franklin. The drilling programme took 2,883 days.
So far Total has invested more than £1.65bn (€2.8bn), in the two fields including €33m for R&D. At peak production the fields were turning out approximately 220,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, or around seven percent of total UK production.
Production / utilities / quarters (PUQ) platform
The wellhead platforms were connected to an integrated, permanently manned PUQ platform on Elgin. The Elgin drilling platform is linked by a 100m access bridge (along which hydrocarbons will be piped), while the Franklin platform is connected via an interfield pipeline system.
The PUQ platform is of a jack-up-style TPG 500 design, conceived by Technip Geoproduction. This was chosen in preference to a conventional fixed production platform, because it could be built onshore as one complete unit, reducing the need for heavy lifts offshore. The majority of the hook-up and commissioning work was carried out onshore before sailaway.
The contract for the fabrication, installation, hook-up and commissioning was won by a consortium of three companies - Technip UK Limited, McDermott Marine Construction Limited and BARMAC.
The TPG 500 was towed out to the Elgin field and manoeuvred into position, where its legs were lowered. On contact with the seabed, its 24,500t deck was be jacked-up by 34m.
Hydrocarbon exportation and liquids pipeline
To transport the liquids via the Forties System, a new 24in-diameter spur line, called the Southern Spur, was constructed, running from the PUQ to a subsea connection close to BP's Marnock platform. Liquids from the nearby Shell-operated Shearwater platform are also transported through this spurline, via the Shearwater Spur, tied in at a 'T' piece, about two kilometres north of the Elgin PUQ.
Elf was the operator throughout the design, construction and pre-commissioning phases, but BP now operates the Southern Spur, and Shell the Shearwater Spur.
Gas export pipeline - Shearwater Elgin area line (SEAL)
A new 34in-diameter 468km-long pipeline - the SEAL pipeline - exports the commercial-quality gas from the Elgin-Franklin development and Shell's Shearwater development to the SEAL terminal in Bacton, Norfolk (operated by Shell). The pipeline originates at the Shearwater platform, with the Elgin-Franklin development also tied in with a subsea 'T' connection.
From there, the gas is routed one of two ways - either through a 450m, 24in pipeline to the Transco Terminal, or through a 900m, 34in pipeline called SILK (SEAL Interconnector LinK) and operated by Total E&P UK to the Interconnector terminal.
Although the gas produced from Elgin-Franklin and Shearwater is processed offshore to meet sales gas specifications, the new facilities at Bacton adjust the temperature and pressure of the gas and meter its delivery to the Transco and Interconnector terminals.
From the Transco terminal, it is sent to the UK's National Grid, and from the Interconnector terminal it is sent to Europe (Belgium).
Proposed future developments at the North Sea field
In 1999 Total E&P UK discovered the Glenelg accumulation in Block 29/4d, located just four kilometres west-south-west of the Elgin PUQ platform. Development of this discovery was being worked on even before Elgin-Franklin started production.
Glenelg has a difficult geology in that it is a tilted fault block structure. The reservoir lies around six kilometres below the seabed, where the pressure is 1,100bar and the temperature is 200°C, which is similar to Elgin-Franklin.
The exploration well, 29/4d-4, was drilled by the heavy-duty jack-up rig, Transocean Nordic, in 1998/99. Oil and gas were encountered in the Upper Jurassic Fulmar sandstones below a depth of 5,400m with initial tests indicating a daily flow rate of 0.65 standard cubic metres of gas and 2,100 barrels of condensate. First production from Glenelg was brought on-stream in March 2006.
In October 2007, production started from the F7 well of West Franklin. The F9 of West Franklin well was spudded in June 2007 and production started in August 2008, boosting reserves to 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
The company also drilled Franklin Infill Well in 2007 and demonstrated the potential to drill infill wells into depleted HP/HT reservoirs. This technological advancement paves the way for future phased development of HP / HT fields. West Franklin Phase II development, including three additional wells and a new platform, was approved in November 2010. The production is expected to start by the end of 2013.
By 2010, two infill wells were drilled on the Elgin field, also known as EIA. The company completed extended well test on Kessog discovery appraisal well 30/1c-9 in 2009.


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Antonio Lopez is not only a green-armored brute hero but is Wild Tiger's best friend. His bull-themed costume includes advertising for Japanese barbecue restaurant chain Gyu-Kaku.
Kotetsu T. KaburagiEdit
Antonio has known Kotetsu since high school and is very close with him. He used to be a bully towards Kotetsu, even leading to a fight between them. But somehow they managed to grow together as friends, and fought daily to train one another. When Kotetsu has problems, he occasionally goes to Antonio for advice. When half the heroes were sent to the hospital by Jake, he could tell that Kotetsu was still injured while the others thought he had completely healed with his 100 fold power.
Abilities and PowersEdit
It is not specifically told what his power is, but it is most likely super strength, increased endurance or something that increases his physical ability, making him capable of lifting even a large truck. Although in the second episode it is shown that he, even alongside Blue Rose, Sky High and Wild Tiger, is unable to stop the ice rink from falling, meaning his strength is limited to some extent. It is revealed in the first Tiger & Bunny movie that Rock Bison's power is the ability to harden his skin, making him impervious like a rock.
Rock Bison also has a launcher as shown in one of the openings and in episode two, allowing him to propel himself to high or distant locations.
His suit has two giant drills, which can spin and be used for ramming and drilling through things.
Rock Bison's costume/armor gives him the appearance of a bull. He is given the nickname "Bull Tank of the West Coast" because of how he charges through enemies using his thick-head, or giant drill shoulders. Also, his drills are functional, he has used it a couple of times to tackle enemies and walls.
- His picture on Kotetsu's phone is that of an African buffalo.
- He and Kotetsu are the only known heroes to have known each other before becoming NEXT heroes.
- There is a similar hero in the manga titled "Ratman"

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It's been a tough couple of years for "The Sixth Sense's" M. Night Shyamalan. First, he had to endure the worst reviews of his career and the complete box office failure of 2006's "The Lady in the Water." The situation became a meltdown when the behind-the-scenes book he'd authorized, "The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale," ripped him for being a complete egomaniac out of touch with the industry as well as his audience. Looking to get back in Hollywood's good graces, he followed that up two years later with what turned out to be another critical dud, "The Happening." However, that Mark Wahlberg thriller was really just meant to prove Shyamalan could still deliver a hit without causing tons of drama or red ink. After a $163.4 million worldwide gross, not all was forgiven, but he was no longer a social pariah on the studio backlots. It lead to Shyamalan coming on board the very expensive family flick "The Last Airbender." At this juncture, pre-release polling has the film opening very strongly. Perhaps then, it's no surprise the writer/director is pitching his follow up to "Airbender" to studio heads all over town.
The Philadelphia native is still playing the secretively cagey game he made studio executives endure in his "Signs" heyday where a studio executive has to immediately return the script after they have read it (in theory it should make the project a "hot" commodity). According to Heat Vision, little is known about the new film except that Shyamalan's "Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" star Bruce Willis is attached along with Gwyneth Paltrow and Bradley Cooper to star. So, if the decision maker at a studio says yes, not only are they getting the notorious one on the comeback trail, but with a ready made cast as well.
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All-Breed Equine Rez-Q open house, fundraiser set for April 21
MARYSVILLE — The All Breed Equine Rez-Q in Marysville has made great strides in recovering from the flooding that devastated its already tenuously held-together facilities last year, so the group's volunteers want to thank the community for their support, while also enlisting their aid in completing the last of the repairs and improvements needed to give their horses a safe and happy home.
On Saturday, April 21, the All Breed Equine Rez-Q is inviting the community to attend an open house fundraiser at its stables, located at 2415 116th St. NE, any time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., to see what their donations have helped to build, as well as to tour the grounds and visit the horses, with pony rides available for the kids. Liberty trainers will be giving a show between 1-2 p.m. The group welcomes all ages and will even be taking signups from anyone who's interested in volunteering themselves.
Dale Brooks, president of the All Breed Equine Rez-Q, touted the group's repairs to their stables' roofs, barns and floors from the flood damage, but noted that only 17 of their 30 stalls are serviceable enough to accommodate horses. She added that it costs about $2,400 a month to keep their non-profit up and running, with vet bills alone costing between $500 and $1,000 each, even with an all-volunteer crew of roughly a dozen full-timers each working 12 hours a day for three days a week to care for the horses and maintain the grounds and facility.
You can RSVP by calling Dale Squeglia at 425-263-6390.
You can also donate directly to All Breed Equine Rez-Q's vet bill by calling the North West Vet clinic 360-629-4571, or mailing them at 8500 Cedarhome Dr., Stanwood, WA 98292. You can likewise donate directly to the group's feed bill by calling the Snohomish Co-op at 360-568-2104, or mailing them at 168 Lincoln Ave., Snohomish, WA 98290. Direct donations can also be made through the All Breed Equine Rez-Q's website at www.allbreedhorserezq.com, or to the group's mailing address at P.O Box 442, Snohomish, WA 98291.
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A late-night fire in Kingston on July 29 could have spelled disaster for buildings in the village's downtown core.
Fire departments from Canning to Annapolis Royal were called to help fire a major structure fire in Kingston July 29 that destroyed the former Capital Paper building.
Deputy Chief Troy Bruce reported members of the Kingston and District Fire Department were called to the scene of a fire in a two-and-a-half storey structure of wood construction in the centre of the village at 11:10 p.m.
The building, which housed the former Capital Paper business, was located at the west end of the Kingston Lions hall parking lot, directly behind Frasers Pro Home Centre and the former Foodland and liquor store outlet.
Not long after the Kingston department responded, they sent out a call for mutual aid from all Valley fire departments from Annapolis Royal to Canning was placed. Firefighters from 14 Wing Greenwood were also called in.
Bruce said the biggest concern about the large fire was the many exposures around the building.
"There are a lot of buildings in that area, including a number of homes directly south. This fire had the potential to spread to the Lions hall, the Legion and Frasers and beyond."
The Lions hall sustained slight damage, including some melted siding. The former Capital Paper building, which had been used most recently for storage, was destroyed by the fire.
Bruce said it took about three hours for fire fighters to get the fire knocked out. RCMP remained on the scene into the morning hours. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the fire marshall's office.


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I've been running one of our Releng(C-I) teams since January. My specialty is to optimize $stuff at Mozilla. My team is full of like-minded people.
Here is a short summary of various improvements done this year:
- Get 4x better value for each dollar spent on Amazon AWS (so we can use it for more stuff)
- Sped up build times: try, inbound (values in seconds)
- wrote a new pull-request review tool on top of reviewboard. See mailing list. Bugzilla guys are standing it up for testing
- Setup http://ask.mozilla.org for knowledge transfer
Long Story: Put up or Shut up
Our infrastructure is an awful artifact of the project roots and people working on it going back to the 90s. Buildbot made sense when running on a dozen computers, it makes less sense on 5000. Building our own issue tracker(sadly bugzilla is still competitive), version control hosting made sense when alternatives were worse. However, the world moved on and we ended up with a dead evolutionary branch (rooted in the 90s!) of a lot of these technologies. Things are often slow, because of either lack of ownership or wrong ownership(eg management fail).
It hurts to see new people join and ask "why are you guys such special snowflakes?", it also hurts to see our elders reply "because Mozilla is different". Everyone working with me is sick of our infrastructure. We have our best people working days (and often weekends to get us out of the mess we are in).
Instead of lamenting about the situation we dug ourselves into, we are working hard on getting out of the hole, presenting PoCs, etc.
Here are some things being worked on atm:
- Faster builds: the goal with builds is to get them to as fast as possible. We'll halve our build times a few times this year. 2 people are on this fulltime with part-time help from others. Most of these wins will happen on our infrastructure, however our local builds will also be best in class.
- Efficient, cloud-oriented, modern flexible job C-I system: taskcluster.net, blog. This will cut latency during scheduling, test execution and be mostly self-serve.
- Moving everything we can move into the public cloud, running rest as a private OpenStack bare metal cloud. The plan is to offload private parts to public clouds as soon as viable(mac, bare metal, etc) options appear on market.
- Excellent review tools: in addition to setting up reviewboard, we'll support a proper github pull req flow without CVS-style-everybody-can-commit-to-TRUNK artifacts
- Everything is being designed with self-serve operation in mind. The idea is that if someone is sick of something they have all the APIs they need to do something about it, or they can shut up. Historically obtuseness of a lot of our infra prevented this.
- sccache(eg multimachine ccache). This now works as a ccache replacement on Windows in addition to being a big speedup on our infra.
Note I spend a lot of time evaluating alternatives (ninja, phabricator, github, etc) before embarking on projects. Sometimes it's easier to fix existing infra, other times it's better to switch tools. We'll try to use 3rd-party infrastructure where possible because domain experts are usually better at what they do. For example, it's unbeliably hard to stand up something on our infrastructure vs calling APIs on Amazon (eg hours of dev vs months of meetings).
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Some movies were made for IMAX. (Others might have been made for the rental store). You'll have plenty of choices this weekend as Celebration Cinema brings four very different films to screens in West Michigan.
The two wide releases include Pacific Rim, which has director Guillermo Del Toro returning at the helm of a "giant robots vs. giant sea creature aliens" battle. Welcome to summer.
Meanwhile, Adam Sandler has decided that Grown Ups deserved a sequel and is delivering Grown Ups 2 with the same comedic cast joined with Taylor Lautner, Shaq, and Selma Hayek.
On limited screens is Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing but set in modern times... but in black and white... but directed by Joss Wheedon (plenty of paradoxes to go around.) Wheedon most recently gave us The Avengers so he's showing some range with this film.
Finally, a Sundance Film Festival favorite is getting a wider release in Kings of Summer. It's a coming of age story of three teenage boys who decide to build their own house in the forest and make their own rules while struggling to find their identities.
Get the inside look as MLive movie critic John Serba offers full reviews of some of the films on MLive.com. You can check the comments section below for links once they go live.
In the meantime, you can see the official full-length trailers below .
But first, check out Celebration Cinema's Ron Van Timmeren along with MLive.com's John Serba and Todd Chance for your informal preview of the newest releases for your shot at free movie tickets.
Within each week's 3 Men and a Movie video is a contest for free movie tickets. The random trivia question is called the Popcorn Pop Quiz.
Watch the video and then put the correct answer in the comments section below. Next week, we'll draw a winner from all of the correct guesses and award that person a pair of movie tickets good for any show running at any Celebration Cinema (excluding IMAX and DBox).
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Planting their hopes
POULSBO True to its arts-based nature, West Sound Academys new campus groundbreaking Sunday was not limited to just a ceremonial shoveling of spadefuls of dirt by local dignitaries.
While the 7-year-old college preparatory school did christen the land where a new $3 million campus off Highway 305 between Poulsbo and Suquamish is to be built, school officials were less interested in shoveling and more into planting.
The theme of the day, The planting of our hopes and dreams, was symbolically carried out by having participants of the event write those dreams on sunflower seed paper, which was then planted using the traditional shovel approach by the events dignitaries.
In any case, the day gave those associated with West Sounds earliest years in its current rented location a reason to celebrate the start of the schools permanent presence in the North End.
This is a wonderful day for us, said WSA Head of School Nellie Baker. Weve waited seven long years for this day.
WSA Board of Trustees chair Eric Quitslund was quick to give kudos to the schools founders, Ann and Edward Frodel. The Frodels, he said, wanted both to provide a choice for parents but also to create a school that engaged students in a way no school in Kitsap County ever had. They had a build-first, and then they will come attitude, Quitslund added, noting that judging by WSAs enrollment of about 80 students, their gamble paid off.
Were going to build a home for that school, Quitslund said, referring to the Frodels vision.
Baker added praise to the Frodels but remarked on a mission of her own for what she hopes the new campus will become.
We dream of being an educational force in Poulsbo, Bainbridge and Kitsap County, she said.
State Sen. Phil Rockefeller (D-Bainbridge Island) spoke about the need of having an educated citizenry equipped to deal with the problems of a more interdependent world. Private schools like WSA which supplement state-run school districts provide a thorough and engaging education where each individual student is a priority.
No assembly line here, thank you, he said, referring to one of the notorious pitfalls of large-scale public high schools.
The education you receive here is the foundation for what youll be tomorrow, Rockefeller added. Congratulations to each and every one of you for helping this dream come true.
Dignitaries at the event included Poulsbo City Councilman Jim Henry and Mayor Donna Jean Bruce, Bainbridge Mayor Darlene Kordonowy, Kitsap Commissioner Chris Endresen, Clarence Moriwaki representing U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and Sen. Rockefeller.
The 20-acre parcel of land above the Northwest College of Art that WSA purchased is largely an open meadow of small, rolling hills abutted by thick forests on nearly all sides. Stakes connected with various colored tape provide a silhouette of where the future campus buildings will soon stand.
The facility will include seven general classrooms housed in four individual buildings. Also in the works are a dance studio, two science labs, a visual art studio, a drama room, computer lab, library and administration area. As an integrated curriculum is a part of WSAs educational mission, several common areas for students and teachers to gather will also be included.
West Sound Academy has been renting a facility in Suquamish, near the downtown area, for the past seven years. The school acquired the new property in 1999, but through a deal with Norum Properties, sold it in an agreement that the real estate company would oversee the project of building the new school. Through Norum, Frontier Bank is loaning the funds for the project and Tim Ryan Construction will build the facility.
The new West Sound Academys grand opening is targeted for the start of the 2005-06 school year.
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While getting up from the table after lunch at John Harvard's Brew House at the base of Jiminy Peak Resort in western Massachusetts yesterday afternoon, the woman in the next booth over asked if she had overhead correctly that I live in Ewing Township.
It wasn't a butting in kind of thing since we had some social interaction earlier in the meal. My dining companion, Chris Dehnel, a ski columnist from Connecticut was wearing a Jets jersey. The woman's husband was wearing a Steelers hat. I had just suggested they determine the better team by mud wrestling.
I'm always looking for the often nonexistent New Jersey angle to my ski adventures, so the "small world" Ewing question started a conversation.
Laurie Holsneck grew up in Ewing, and when to St. Hedwig's School in Trenton. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Lawrence.
She married Steelers fan Mike Houff and they live in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Her parents now live in Hamilton Township, N.J.
After the customary chitchat that New Jersey people do about the miserably high property tax rates, I found out that the Houffs were killing time waiting for their 13 year-old son Alec to race.
I've written before that ski racer parents are the true saints of the industry. The Houffs spent 10 hours at the mountain to watch their kid compete for about 80 seconds. Laurie and Mike also spend time on weekends watching their daughter compete in volleyball. They have another daughter in college.
This season I've been avoiding the crowds and in base lodge cafeterias and alternate dining experiences. It's a pleasure not having fight for messy tables or eating with abandoned booth bags stored underfoot. There's often a better select of food choices at the sit down restaurants and the cost isn't much more than the cafeteria
John Harvard's Brew House is known for comfort foods like chicken pot pie, meatloaf and gourmet burgers, but Chris had the Calamari Caesar Salad and I ordered the Crispy Buffalo Chicken Salad. Both were $11.99. I was thinking healthy when looking at the salad list, but blew it with the Buffalo Chicken extravaganza.
The server and I had a miscommunication and she delivered the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich instead - with a side of fries. I could have asked for a redo but decided the extra calories would help keep me warm on an extra cold day.
Jiminy Peak's non cafeteria dining options also include pub food at Christiansen's Tavern (Nachos, burgers, salads, sandwiches and wraps, vegetarian specialties and chicken wings).
As for Chris and his Jets jersey. If we ever run into the Houffs again, he'll be eating crow.


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UPDATE (via Fox Sports Jeff Goodman)
According to a source close to the Celtics,
Pierce's new contract is a 4-year, $61 million deal.
Source also told
FOXSports.com that all four of Pierce's years on his new deal will be
I think we were all hoping that fourth year wouldn't be guaranteed. But with the money being thrown around yesterday, I'm not surprised if Danny was forced to do it.
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I would like to supply a different view from those cited in the Feb. 3 article, "Some former Boy Scouts see progress made on gay policy."
The Boy Scout Oath states, "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the Scout Law, and to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."
Duty to God requires loving and obeying what He loves and commands. He says to "abstain from immorality." Bible passages refer to the deeds of homosexuals as "an abomination."
How can one claim to be "mentally awake" and accept the idea that allowing into the Boy Scouts males who are sexually attracted to males will not result in a great increase in molestation? How can either a homosexual leader or scout claim to be morally straight when homosexuality can be viewed as a prime definition of immorality?
Do not misunderstand. God states that all men should repent of their wickedness and be saved. No one should hate a homosexual person, but they should work to help free them from their enslavement.
May the moral people of this country cry out and pray that the Boy Scouts will flee from a moment's thought of allowing gay members. If they do condone it, they will be maintaining a meaningless oath. That makes as much sense as allowing al-Qaida members into the U.S. military.
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On Christmas morning we had these cinnamon buns from King Arthur Flour. A few years ago we made fancy yeast-raised cinnamon buns on Christmas morning, and they were great, but took a lot of time, and so Christmas morning became more about taking a break to bake something.
The buns we made this year were so easy it was kind of dumb. I felt like I was making that Ritz Cracker Mock Apple Pie or something, like these were Mock Cinnamon Buns. All you do is make biscuits (I made ones from How to Cook Everything), shape the dough into balls, roll the balls in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar, and then throw them in a pan. The dough recipe I used fit perfectly in an 8×8 pan. Then you wrap it up and stuff it in the freezer, and when you're ready, put it in a 350 degree oven for an hour.
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The cinnamon buns look divine. Do you have to do the freezer part?
Sean and I, in dire need of something sweet took those popnfresh dough biscuit things, and put melted butter and cinnamona and sugar on them and baked as directed. Even those were good for an emergency. Yours look ten times better!
We used to do that with the pop'n'fresh dough when we were kids. We were thrilled that my grandmother found the suggestion (can't really call it a recipe) in a magazine. They were pretty tasty!
The recipe we made sounds exactly like the pop-n-fresh dough one (let's see how many different ways we can all punctuate "pop n fresh"), with the slightly weensy extra step of homemade biscuit dough. And yeah, I don't know if you have to really do the freezer part. Some of the people commenting on the King Arthur Flour blog seemed to be questioning that, but the King Arthur people were saying it does make a difference. I mean, though, I'm sure it's still going to be really good, what with the butter and cinnamon and sugar and all. I liked the make-ahead factor of freezing it. (I think they did say, also, that if you stick it right in the oven, that it won't need to bake for as long.)
julie these look crazy good. i did a brunch the day after christmas and made these "quick orange rolls" with pillsbury french bread dough, the kind of ladies home journal baking i would normally scoff at, but i can't tell you how yummy they were! i think it's just hard to go wrong with any kind of gooey/cinnamon-y roll.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- News of Airbus bringing 1,000 manufacturing jobs, and as many as 3,000 construction jobs, to the Brookley Aeroplex, had top civic and business leaders praising Europe as well as the United States during the week of Independence Day celebrations.
But in the margins, where a majority of citizens live, there's a different buzz building, as thoughts of all those blue- and white-collar workers start to permeate the masses.
Local business owners now find themselves wondering where these men and women will fill their bellies and kick back and relax after hard days working at a facility that has brought broad, international attention to Mobile.
There is arguably no place closer for workers to wet their whistles than Papa Buddha's bar on South Broad Street near Fort Whiting. For 20 years the business has served libations 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Owner Willie "Buddha" Barnes died four years ago and left the business to his family. According to Barnes' son Harry, who helps his mother manage the bar, business has been lean over the past few years, and the thought of thousands of construction workers needing a cocktail or a cold beer is worth celebrating.
"We're just looking to get five or 10 percent of the actual working force," Barnes said. "If we've got to expand a little bit, we'll expand.
Similar considerations were in the offing over the past couple of years, he said, when the U.S. Department of Defense originally awarded EADS and Northrop-Grumman a contract to build tanker planes at Brookley. Sensing a "done deal," the Barnes family discussed expanding the interior capacity of the bar, as well as building an outdoor area for special events and overflow.
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To accommodate future customers that might come from European shores -- Airbus is a French company -- Barnes said he'd consider adding soccer to the usual fare of nightly TV entertainment, alongside NASCAR and football.
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Other nearby businesses also are looking to fill every available space, starting next year when crews start arriving after the groundbreaking at the Airbus facility.
"That's a lot of people eating lunch and dinner," said John Thompson, owner of Callaghan's Irish Social Club in the Oakleigh Garden District, which is about two miles from Brookley. "Even if you only get 10 more people a day at happy hour, it's a good thing."
And it's more than just hopeful thinking for Thompson, who already serves Airbus employees from its existing engineering center at the aeroplex.
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There's sure to be a boon for the hospitality industry in general once ground is broken on the new $600 million facility next year.
Caterer Alec Naman, who once operated Naman's Middle Bay Café at Brookley and now has a food service café at Airbus's current site, said he expects the company's assembly plant to be a huge benefit to the entire hospitality and entertainment industry.
"Something this size aids the entire economy, especially the downtown area and Brookley," Naman said. "Most enterprises of that nature try to spread it around so no one person gets it all.
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Alec Naman Catering was in line to pick up a lot of work at the aeroplex with the tanker deal, but the business was among the many left wanting after Boeing fought to have, and eventually had, the contract overturned.
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The 2014 NCAA tournament has been completely unpredictable—as it is every year—and brackets have gone down in flames as a result.
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BEIJING, Dec. 10 (UPI) — China is the second most attractive place in the world to invest in renewable energy, says an Ernst & Young report released Wednesday.
China ranked just behind the United States and has moved ahead of Germany for the first time in the reports' six-year history due to its increased commitments to reduce emissions through its carbon intensity reduction plans, according to the study. China's ranking has progressed from number four in 2008 and number six in 2007.
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Shi Pengfei, vice president of the China Wind Energy Association, said China will have an additional 10 million kilowatts of installed wind power capacity this year, and the total installed capacity will exceed 30 million by 2010, a decade ahead of the target set in 2007.
The Global Wind Energy Council, based in Brussels, estimates China to become the world's biggest producer of wind energy by 2013.
"I do see changes every time I visit China," said Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the council, noting the increase in the country's wind power.
"Certainly the main driver has been government policy and clear signals it has sent to the market, and I'm sure the spirit of Chinese entrepreneurs has also contributed to the rate of growth," said Sawyer.
Yet China faces challenges in its wind energy sector. Up to 30 percent of the country's wind capacity was not connected to the grid in 2008, according to a report by the China Greentech Initiative, a consortium of U.S. and Chinese companies, including Cisco Systems and Westinghouse.
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Kudos to the collaborative emergency centre mobile care team in New Waterford.
With the winter we are having, and being unable to use a mobility scooter, my physician, Dr. Peter Littlejohn, got the mobile medical team to come to my home.
It is truly a terrific advancement for our area. The team members were very efficient and experienced, and followed up on all of the doctor's recommendations.
This is so great for the very sick or disabled. I'm proud to see such a groundbreaking unit get its Canadian start here in the New Waterford area.
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Thunder Project Data Collection Completed
Data collection for Thunder Project II has been completed, and analysis of the extensive data from more than 6,000 patients is under way.
A total of 161 sites participated in the multisite research project, which studied the pain perceptions and responses of critically ill patients to six commonly performed clinical procedures—tracheal suctioning, nonburn wound care, drain removal, turning, femoral sheath removal and central line placement.
The study included children age 3 and older, as well as adults. A total of 21 sites collected data on children. Femoral sheath removal, turning and tracheal suctioning were the most common procedures at sites studying adult patients. Turning and tracheal suctioning were more prevalent at pediatric sites.
Results of the study are expected to be analyzed and a manuscript ready for submission by the end of the year. The Thunder Project II Task Force is also scheduled to present the findings at the National Teaching Institute,™ May 20 through 25, 2000, in Orlando, Fla.
The task force thanks the nurses who coordinated study activities and participated in data collection and the institutions that served as study sites for their valuable contributions to this project.
Thunder II Data Collection Coordinators and Sites
Work Group Pursues Ways to Enhance Advanced Practice
Participating in the meeting of the Advanced Practice Work Group were (from left, front row) Paul P. Logan, Learning Connection partner Bernice Coleman, Kathleen M. Vollman, Marilyn P. Hravnak, Chairperson Jill T. Jesurum, Steven W. Branham, Carol Lynn Thompson and national office representative Marilyn Herigstad, and (from left, back row) Tom Ahrens, staff liaison Megan Whalen, board liaison Connie Barden, Karen K. Giuliano and Judy Trivits Verger.
By Steven Branham
Member, Advanced Practice Work Group
Strategies to support the contributions of advanced practice nurses are being developed by the Advanced Practice Work Group for 1999-2000.
The group met in August in Irvine, Calif., to discuss specific goals for the year. Charged with providing continued insight and feedback on issues related to advanced practice within the AACN membership, all members of the group are clinical nurse specialists or nurse practitioners who are involved in education or clinical practice throughout the acute care continuum. Regardless of the advanced practice role, many fundamental issues confront advanced practice nurses, who are on the front line each day.
Helping to plan the curriculum for AACN's Advanced Practice Institutes, held in conjunction with the National Teaching Institute, as well as for graduate-level educational programs is a fundamental goal identified by the Advanced Practice Work Group. The API in 2000 is set for May 20 through 25 in Orlando, Fla.
In addition, the group addressed the potential development of resources to assist advanced practice nurses. Other work group initiatives will be presented in future issues of AACN News.
Chairing the Advanced Practice Work Group is Jill T. Jesurum, RN, PhD, CS, CCRN-R. Other members are Tom Ahrens, RN, DNS, CCRN, CS, Steven W. Branham, RN, MSN, CCRN, ACNP, Karen K. Giuliano, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, ANP, CS, NP, Marilyn P. Hravnak, RN, MSN, CCRN, ACNP, CS, FCCM, Paul P. Logan, MSN, CCRN, CS, NP, Carol Lynn Thompson, RN, PhD, CCRN, ACNP, FCCM, Judy Trivits Verger, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, NP, and Kathleen M. Vollman, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS. Connie Barden, RN, MSN, CCRN, is the liaison for the AACN Board of Directors. Advanced Practice Director Megan Whalen, RN, MS, is the national office staff liaison.
The group's recommendations will be forwarded to the AACN Board of Directors,
Current members of the Advanced Practice Work Group sincerely appreciate prior work group members for the clear foundation they laid on which this year's group could build. Anyone wanting to provide insight on advanced practice issues can contact the work group through Megan Whalen, RN, MS, AACN advanced practice director, at (800) 394-5995, ext. 333.
Sharing Feelings About Crisis Is the Best Remedy
Jacqueline L. Claiborne-Wright, RN, BS, is primary nurse in the cardiac surgery ICU at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond. She received a 1999 Excellence in Caring Practices Award. Following are excerpts from the exemplar that Claiborne-Wright submitted in connection with her award, which is part of AACN's Circle of Excellence recognition program. For more information about Circle of Excellence awards, call (800) 899-AACN (2226), or visit the AACN Web site at
http://www.aacn.org and click on "awards."
By Jacqueline L. Claiborne-Wright
L.C. was transferred to my hospital on an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. She was a 40-year-old wife and a mother of two girls, ages 12 and 2.
Her preoperative assessment was within normal limits. Although the leg with the IABP was slightly cool, the signal pulses were decent.
Following her surgery, I was shocked to find L.C. receiving multiple inotropic drugs, many at maximum or high doses, and on a ventricular assist device (VAD). She was sedated and paralyzed. The IABP leg was cold, mottled and lifeless.
L.C. had undergone a four-vessel CABG, a bilateral intramammary artery graft and a left radial vein graft. After 48 hours, she was scheduled to return to the operating room for removal of the VAD.
L.C.'s husband wept when he returned to her bedside. He was overwhelmed by the stampede of physicians needing his signature on consent forms for every potential procedure. After all the forms were signed and witnessed, I contacted the hospital chaplain to provide support.
The night before the procedure, I asked the attending physician to schedule a family conference to discuss the risks, including death, loss of limb and postoperative complications. He told the family that he would attempt to wean L.C. from the VAD, but would reinsert it for up to two days if she was not able to maintain. Reinsertion of a VAD had never been attempted at our hospital.
Fortunately, the VAD was successfully explanted and the IABP discontinued. Although L.C. remained sedated, paralyzed, ventilated and on multiple inotropic drugs, she was off to a good start.
Her status deteriorated in the next 36 hours. We could not find a pulse in one of L.C.'s feet. She became acidotic, secondary to necrosis of the leg. Amputation was the only alternative. L.C.'s husband, already overwhelmed with his wife's condition, was being forced into making these life-altering decisions. I explained that L.C. would not survive this acidotic state. Her husband signed the consent form, frustrated and concerned about how this decision would affect their lives.
Following the above-the-knee amputation, the acidosis was quickly corrected and L.C.'s vital signs stabilized. We began slowly weaning L.C. from the sedative, paralytic and inotropic drugs.
L.C.'s husband was focused on the amputation. He frequently lifted the sheets to see the stump. Angry and wanting to find blame, he asked questions about the IABP. "Had it been necessary?" "Why wasn't it removed sooner or changed to the other leg?"
L.C. awakened neurologically intact. The goals now were to tell her about the life-changing events in the past five days and to support her through her loss. I involved the psychiatric nurse liaison, the primary care team and her husband in the support process. We helped her husband find the words to to tell her he loved her and reassure her that the loss of the limb would not alter their relationship. Holding her hand, he informed L.C. that her leg had been removed. She lifted the sheet to see the stump and briefly wept; then she asked if she could get out of bed. Her strength and fortitude inspired me every day.
L.C. became stronger and more determined. She progressed so well that her physician decided she could be transferred directly to the rehabilitation unit. I was careful to pass on the details of her care, as well as what was still needed, such as following up on a dental consult about repairing teeth that loosened during intubation.
I regularly visited L.C. in the rehabilitation unit. In a short time, she was transferring herself from the bed to the wheelchair. She also had taken over managing all forms and making and returning phone calls. It was easy to see her in the managerial role at home.
On one of my visits, L.C. told me that her husband had become very possessive of their youngest daughter and was not going to work, because he didn't want anyone else to take care of her. In addition, he had begun drinking with his brothers.
Given the stress he had experienced, I believed that he was releasing tension and venting anger. He had not shared his own experience with her, so I related what went on during the five days when her life hung in the balance. I gave L.C. the number of the chaplain and the psychiatric liaison nurse for support. L.C. stopped by my unit every day to update me or to seek advice.
I also encouraged L.C.'s husband to share his feelings with his wife about what he had been through. I told him I had been aware of his anger, frustration and feelings of hopelessness, but that his wife had no way of knowing. As a result, L.C. and her husband began communicating about the crisis they had endured separately, but now were able to share.
Practice Resource Network: Dealing With Issues of Age
Q:Can you refer me to age-specific competency resources for critical care nurses who work in a general intensive care environment,
especially in units that accept children?
A:Many adult units are now dealing with this issue. Several resources may be helpful. Among the best is A Framework for Assessing Age-Related Competency, by JoAnn Grif Alspach, RN, MSN, EdD, which has been published in two parts.
Part 1, Distinguishing Attributes of Various Age Groups, summarizes the distinguishing characteristics of nine age groups: neonate, infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescent, young adult, middle age and later adult.
The full scope of age-related competency development content is described in Part 2, Staff Competencies & Program Design Strategies. This includes clinical practice implications of the distinguishing attributes of the nine age groups summarized in Part 1. These are presented in the form of competency statements, which allows users to select the competencies that are most relevant to the staff positions involved.
Included are some JCAHO survey process-related hints from the National Nursing Staff Development Organization. For example, NNSDO cautions that teaching in this area must not be equated to appraising competency, because JCAHO will not accept instruction as evidence of staff appraisal.
In addition, the appendix provides an extensive list of resources related to age-specific competency. These resources are divided into books, journal articles and audiovisual programs.
Both parts of A Framework for Assessing Age-Related Competency are available through NNSDO, 7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, Fla.; phone, (800) 489-1995.
In an interview published in the December 1998 issue of Critical Care Nurse, Fran Hazinski, RN, MSN, outlines the types of expertise that are needed in caring for children in the mixed ICU setting. In addition to actual critical care skills, Hazinski the bedside nurse in a mixed unit must have knowledge of how children differ from adults and their anatomical, physiological and psychosocial differences.
AACN has many other resources that can help you meet age-related care challenges. Many of these can be found in the AACN Resource Catalog, which is also available online at
http://www.aacn.org. Click on "Bookstore."
Grants Provide Funding for Studies Relevant to Critical Care Nursing
Grants to support research relevant to critical care nursing practice are available from AACN. Grant deadlines vary. Following is information about grants for which deadlines are approaching. To request application materials, call (800) 899-AACN (2226).
Clinical Inquiry Grants
Funded by an anonymous donor, this grant awards up to $250 each for clinical research projects that will directly benefit patients or their families. Funds are awarded to projects that address one or more AACN research priorities and link with AACN's vision.
The principal investigator must be an RN, a current AACN member, employed in a clinical setting and directly involved in patient care.
Applications must be received by Jan. 1, 2000.
Small Projects Grants
Sponsored by Medtronic/Physio-Control Corporation, this grant supports projects that focus on aspects of acute myocardial infarction and resuscitation. Up to $500 will be awarded to projects selected.
Eligible projects can include patient education; staff development or competency-based educational programs; continuous quality improvement or outcomes evaluations; and small research studies.
Applicants must be an active or affiliate member of AACN and not currently conducting another study funded by an AACN research grant.
Applications must be received by Jan. 15, 2000.
Mentorship Grant
Cosponsored by AACN and Mallinckrodt Inc., this grant awards up to $10,000 to a novice researcher to work with an experienced research mentor on a study that is relevant to critical care nursing practice.
The novice research applicant, who must be an RN and current member of AACN, should have only limited or no experience in the area proposed for investigation. The research funded may be used toward an academic degree.
The mentor must have research expertise in the area proposed for study by the novice researcher. The mentor cannot be designated as a mentor on another AACN mentorship grant for two consecutive years and cannot be conducting the research toward an academic degree.
Proposals for this grant must be received by Feb. 1, 2000.
Critical Care Research Grant
This grant provides for one award of up to $15,000 to a nurse investigator who is actively involved in acute and critical care nursing practice. The study selected must be relevant to critical care nursing practice.
The principal investigator must be an RN and a current AACN member. The proposed study may not be used to meet the requirements for an academic degree.
Proposals must be received by Feb. 1, 2000.
To obtain grant applications, call (800) 899-2226, or visit the AACN Web site at
http://www.aacn.org. For more information, call the AACN Practice and Research Department at (800) 809-2273.
New Grant: AACN Certification Corporation Research Grants
These grants, funded by AACN Certification Corporation, provide up to $10,000 each for four studies related to certified practice. Examples of eligible projects are studies that focus on continued competency; the Synergy Model; the value of certification as it relates to patient care or nursing practice; and credentialing concepts. The proposed research may be used to meet the requirements of an academic degree.
Although AACN members are encouraged to apply for this grant, AACN membership is not required. However, if all other factors are equal, AACN member applications will be given preference.
Proposals must be received by Feb. 1, 2000.
Clinical Nurse Researchers Draw Out Hidden Knowledge
Nursing practice is rich in hidden knowledge that, if shared with other practitioners, will help validate clinical practice, Barbara J. Riegel, RN, DNSc, CS, FAAN, emphasized in the Distinguished Research Lecture at the 1999 National Teaching Institute™ in May in New Orleans, La.
A professor at San Diego State University School of Nursing in California, Riegel titled her lecture "Uncovering What We Know: Adventures of a Clinical Nurse Researcher."
The role of the clinical nurse researcher complements and supports that of the practicing clinician, she noted. Revealing what the researcher knows allows others to see its value.
Her presentation focused on helping participants analyze the process of uncovering this knowledge, describing contributions of clinical research in a practice setting and generating strategies that practitioners and researchers can use to build clinical practice knowledge.
Riegel outlined the roles that clinical nurse researchers fill in practice, research, consultation and education. She said her own research themes have included managing pain, teaching patients and treating myocardial infarction and heart failure patients. Her special focus has been on the role of the family in supporting patients.
As a clinical nurse researcher, Riegel said she had to combat perceptions about her role and re-educate co-workers. She worked to overcome perceptions
that there was a lack of relevance or staff time to accommodate her role by being visible and available to her peers, and also conducting mini-courses about her role.
She said she facilitated the research being conducted at her facility by forming nursing research committees and unit-based journal clubs. By consulting on ideas, she was able to facilitate the conduct of research.
Riegel said that the need to collaborate was one of the most important lessons she learned.
"Doing research with someone else was a lot more fun and a lot more productive than doing it alone," she commented.
She cited the following keys to building nursing knowledge through collaboration:
• Valuing one another and the unique contributions
• Seeking collaborative situations
• Minimizing competition
• Communicating openly
• Consulting early in the process of change
• Sharing successes and failures
• Publishing results of research
The annual Distinguished Research Lecturer Award is part of AACN's Circle of Excellence recognition program.
Nov. 1, 1999, Deadline to Apply for Distinguished Research Lecture Award
Nov. 1, 1999, is the deadline to apply for the Distinguished Research Lecture Award for 2000, which is part of AACN's Circle of Excellence recognition program.
This award will honor a nationally known researcher, who will present the annual Distinguished Research Lecture at the 2001 National Teaching Institute,™ scheduled for May 19 through 24 in Anaheim, Calif. In addition to a $1,000 honorarium, the honoree receives $1,000 toward NTI expenses.
For more information or to obtain application materials, call (800) 899-AACN (2226), or visit the AACN Web site at
http://www.aacn.org. Click on "Awards."
Geriatric Corner: To See or Not to See
How often do you do a head-to-toe patient assessment? Somewhere near the beginning of any assessment , an evaluation of the eyes, including pupils and vision, will be done. Do you know the normal changes that occur when an eye ages?
Normal Changes
Ocular Structures
• The conjunctiva is the thin mucous membrane covering the sclera. Its goblet cells produce mucin, which is essential for lubricating eyelid movement and providing a protective layer to slow evaporation of tears. With aging, the number of mucous cells decreases and may lead to dry eyes and a scratchy sensation.
• The conjunctiva, or lining of the eye, can be inflamed or infected. This is a common eye problem in the elderly, particularly because the elderly are prone to dry eyes. Dry eyes may predispose the conjunctiva to infection by bacterial or viral agents. Conjunctivitis is associated with a red eye and purulent discharge, but discomfort is minimal. A painful red eye may signal iritis, glaucoma or an abrasion.
• The conjunctiva can also undergo metaplasia and hyperplasia, in which an accumulation of tissue may occur at the nasal or temporal junction of the sclera and cornea. This tissue is called pingueculae. Although it may increase in size with advancing age, it is benign and generally causes no vision problems.
• The sclera is seen most clearly when the overlying conjunctiva is thinning. The sclera is normally white, though it is uniformly yellow in patients with jaundice. In elderly people, the periphery of the sclera may be yellow, due to fat deposits that show through thinned scleral membranes. Arcus senilis is a striking finding in the eyes of some older people. Initially seen as a thin line that is limited to the upper portion of the eye, it becomes thicker and denser, and completely encircles the cornea. Although arcus is found with other signs in people with familial hypercholesterolemia, many people with arcus will have normal cholesterol levels.
• The major age-related change of the cornea is degeneration of the endothelial cells lining its surface. This normally does not interfere with vision. However, if corneal edema develops, the cornea will become hazy, and immediate referral to an opthalmologist will be required.
• The iris contains two sets of muscles that regulate pupillary size and reaction to light. With age, the pupil aperture becomes smaller (pseudoptosis), reacts more sluggishly to light and dilates more slowly in the dark.
• The lens of the eye produces new fibers throughout life, but loses none. These accumulate in the center of the lens, increasing its density and contributing to the development of senile cataracts, which are generally bilateral. The lens loses its elasticity with advanced age so that the eye becomes farsighted (presbyopia). This loss of lens elasticity with age results in reduced ability of the lens to change shape when focusing on close objects.
• The pupils may react more sluggishly to light, but should be of an equal size. Many disorders can cause asymmetry of the pupils, including central nervous system lesions and diabetes. Asymmetry can also be caused by drugs. After iridectomy, the pupil may be irregular.
• Because of a decline in extraocular muscle function, many people over the age of 70 are unable to rotate the eye upward more than 15 degrees from the horizontal plane.
Extraocular Structures
• The loss of orbital fat with age gradually displaces the eye backward into the orbit (enophthalmos). Thus, sunken eyes are not necessarily a sign of dehydration in the elderly. The margin of the lid may also roll backward toward the eye so that the eyelashes brush against the cornea, causing entropion, which may result in a slight obstruction of peripheral vision.
• Each eyelid has a central, relatively rigid tarsal plate that, in advancing age, may become lax, leading to ectropion (eversion of the lids), which exposes the eyes to drying and infection. Age-related changes of the eyes also include darkening of the skin around the orbits and crow's feet. Xanthomas are fat deposits that are sometimes seen in the skin near the eyes and may be associated with elevated levels of blood lipids. Loss of the lateral third of the eyebrows, which can be a classic sign of hypothyroidism, may also be a normal finding in some elderly people.
Nursing Implications
• Comfort: A false foreign-body sensation may be related to a dry eye condition, entropion, chronic fatigue of the eye muscles from lack of sleep, poor health and edema.
• Headache: In the elderly patient, a complaint of a headache may be related to eye-muscle pain or to an acute ocular disorder, such as acute glaucoma.
• Light: The older person, perhaps because of diminished pupil size and increased thickness and opacity of the lens, needs more illumination to compensate than someone younger, and will often complain about the darkness or dimness of their environment.
• Effects on vision: Glare may be a frequent complaint and is related to changes in the lens and vitreous, which increase the scattering of light in the ocular media. Haziness, flashing lights and moving spots can be attributed to vitreous floaters. The vitreous humor is normally clear, but with age, opacities or structural changes may lead to a general haziness. Although these changes are not serious, they may be upsetting, requiring an explanation and reassurance. If complaints about these visual disturbances are not accompanied by decreased vision or change in visual function, they usually need no further evaluation. However, if they persist, a feeling of a veil over the eye or a decrease in the visual field develops, the patient should be immediately referred for evaluation of a potential retinal detachment.
Some Age-Related Eye Diseases
• Cataracts: Opacity of the lens reduces the visual acuity to 20/30 or less.
• Macular degeneration: This is a major cause of visual disability in the elderly. The macula, the region of the retina with the sharpest acuity, is affected. Although visual acuity is decreased, peripheral vision is preserved. Special studies by an ophthalmologist may be required to establish a diagnosis of macular degeneration.
• Glaucoma: The intraocular pressure is elevated and there is contraction of the visual field.
• Diabetic retinopathy: This is associated with diabetes mellitus. The reduced vision may be a result of microaneurysms and macular edema, and without treatment, can result in an irreversible loss of vision.
Suggested Reading
1. Gallo JJ, Reichel W, Andersen, LM. Handbook of Geriatric Assessment. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc; 1995.
2. Abrams WB, Beers MH, Berkow R, eds. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 2nd ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc; 1995.
Have you made changes to your practice because of information presented in the "Geriatric Corner" column? Was this type of information useful in caring for the older patient? Is there a clinical assessment, intervention or disease process that you would like to have featured here? Contact AACN Clinical Practice Specialist Justine Medina, RN, MS, at (800) 394-5995, ext. 401; fax, (949) 448-5520; e-mail,
ACNP Review Course Now on Video
The ACNP Review Course presented at the 1999 NTI is now available on video, as well as audio. Recorded from the 1999 NTI preconference, this six-hour course offers study tips for advanced practice nurses who are preparing to take the ACNP certification exam. A comprehensive syllabus accompanies both the video and audio program. In addition, sample questions and the ACNP testing blueprint are included. This program offers 8.0 contact hours of Category A CE credit.
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