...Adam Smith BY124L Case Study November 19th, 2014 Analysis of “The Hot Tub Mystery” Part I 1. The paramedics found empty wine bottles on the ledge surrounding the hot tub, and the bodies of Roma and Clint Underhill on the bottom of the hot tub. The water of the hot tub seemed way too hot and the Underhill’s had both been dead for a while when the paramedics arrived. 2. The maid should be asked the following questions about the situation: Is the water usually this hot? If so, what temperature? When did you arrive at the home? When did you discover the bodies? Were the Underhill’s taking any medications? 3. Clint Underhill had taken a medicine called Lasix directly before he went into the hot tub. The Underhill’s were drinking wine in the hot tub and the tub seemed very hot to the paramedics. 4. Lasix, also called furosemide, is a water pill, used to reduce the swelling and fluid retention that can be caused by various medical problems such as heart or liver disease, and it is also used to treat high blood pressure. It causes the kidneys to get rid of unneeded water and salt from the body into the urine. Lasix can make the person taking it very dehydrated, so it is important to try staying hydrated. In addition, drinking too much alcohol affects many parts of the body. It can be especially harmful to the liver, the organ that metabolizes (breaks down) alcohol and other harmful substances. Alcohol not broken down by the liver goes to the rest of the body,...
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...The physiology of the human body works like a single, intricate machine with one part affecting the whole. In like manner, every single condition that the human body experience has an effect to another system and its function. This idea can be further explained by studying the conditional effect of some of the cardio-pulmonary system with the nervous system, the kidney and the adrenal glands and vice versa. One of the best examples of this idea is the heart rate. It is an obvious fact that the heart rate of the person can be influence by certain emotional factor determined by the nervous system. Feeling of fear is known to drastically increase the heart rate of an individual thus emphasizing the direct correlation between the two. Also, the adrenal glands and their secreted hormones can also influence the heart rate of an individual such as the effects of adrenaline to the heart rate and others. In like manner, the peripheral resistance, venous return, stroke volume, blood viscosity, cardiac output and end systolic and diastolic volumes are also affected by the conditions of the nervous system and the adrenal glands. During moments where there are intense emotions and need for survival arises, the nervous system drastically increase most of the cardio-pulmonary condition such as the ones mentioned to increase oxygen intake and body reaction to cope up with the situation. In like manner, the hormones of the adrenal glands also drastically hasten up the functions of the said...
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...A banheira de hidromassagem mistério: A história de uma grande banheira de hidromassagem Herbert House Departamento de Biologia A ELON University, CAROLINA DO NORTE, Elon Parte I - A descoberta Elenco de personagens • Sam Garrison Detetive • Roma e Clint Underhill casal Kavita Dickson e Larry Gonzales-emt paramédicos • Renee Volenbach-fisiologista do Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Noletown. Sexta-feira, 19 horas Roma e Clint Underhill, ambos tiveram um longo dia. Eles são os proprietários de uma bem-sucedida empresa imobiliária em Desert Palm. Cada uma tinha vários clientes, e o esforço do atual mercado imobiliário foi chegou a eles. Este tinha sido um dia frio incomum para o mês de Janeiro, com temperaturas oscilando ao redor 60° graus. Ao chegar em casa, decidiram relaxar na banheira de hidromassagem com alguns vinhos. Enquanto Roma mudou sua roupa de trabalho, Clint disse que iria acompanhá-la na banheira de água quente, depois ele tomou o seu Lasix . Sábado, Oito da manhã … Por favor, indique a sua emergência. "Oh , Oh, EU ... EU ... Acalme-se e me diga o endereço." "Eu acho que…, sim, OK, … Oak Creek Drive." "Qual é o problema, por favor?" "Eu sou a empregada dos Sr. e a Sra. Underhil le… e eu não estou encontrando-os em casa quando cheguei esta manhã, assim, olhei ao redor e na parte de fora. Eu acabei de encontrar na sua banheira de hidromassagem para fora da parte traseira. Eles estão debaixo da água. "Sim, estou alertando os...
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...Case Study: The Hot Tub Mystery This case study describes how Clint & Roma Underhill were discovered dead in their hot tub. The day of their death was described as unusually cool (though it was only ~15ºC… must be nice to live in Desert Palm... ). Empty wine bottles were surrounding the couple, and when the ambulance personnel arrived they observed that the hot tub was very hot - 115ºF. Mr. Underhill had also been taking a drug known as Lasix. The following are the facts submitted by the medical examiner: * BAL (blood alcohol level) of the couple was 0.20 * Roma weighed 120 lbs; Clint weighed 160 lbs * There was a therapeutic amount of Lasix present in Mr. Underhill’s blood, but none in Mrs. Underhill’s. * The couples’ hot tub was unusually hot (should not be over 109ºC) Determining the cause of death: There are many pieces to this puzzle and when attempting to determine the cause of death for the couple, you must consider the following physiological affects: Lasix: * Diuretic used to treat congestive heart failure, edema (swelling of tissues) and hypertension (high blood pressure) * Increases circulation of blood through kidneys lowers blood pressure Blood alcohol level (BAL): * Concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood (mass per unit volume) * BAL ≥ 0.2% represents serious intoxication (over 0.08% is too drunk to drive!) Alcohol effects: * Include diuretic (increasing kidney output lower blood pressure) leading...
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...Hot Tub Mystery Answers Part I 1) The paramedics on the scene observed empty bottles of wine around the perimeter of the hot tub. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill lie at the bottom of the tub which had a noticeably above average temperature. The couple was determined to have been dead long before the paramedics arrived. It was also mentioned that Mr. Underhill had taken Lasix before entering the hot tub. 2) Based on these observations the investigators should ask the maid why the hot tub was at an unsafe temperature. Other areas of concern include the medication Mr. Underhill was on, what time the maid got home, and how long the Underhill’s had been dead upon arrival. 3) The assumed physiological effects of this scenario include, blood alcohol level, the medication Lasix used to lower Mr. Underhill’s blood pressure, and the hazardous heat of the hot tub. 4) Alcohol causes hypertension, or an increased blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart attack or stroke. It also acts to expand blood vessels and raise the body temperature to unsafe levels rapidly. Common side-effects of consuming alcohol in a hot tub include; loss of consciousness, heart attack, or injury due to fainting. Mr. Underhill’s medication Lasix, is classified as a water pill, which causes the kidneys to remove unneeded water and salt from the body through the process of urination. Lasix also makes those using it more susceptible to dehydration. Anyone on blood pressure medication...
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...wants to change some of the company’s current marketing actions in the hot tub department because the company has failed to meet its projected sales every year. Hot tub sales represent around 25 percent of the company’s total revenue, making the hot tub division a critical one. Since Surfside has no current marketing strategy nor competitive plan, Jentzen wants make a viable one in order for the company to retain its market share and its ability to be competitive. In 2004, more than 12 competitors have moved to Newmarket’s area, and the current climatic conditions were not helping the hot tub’s seasonal business. The general manager previous efforts to motivate sales included incentives, performance appraisals, apprenticeships programs and a program termed “a marketing revolution”. Jentzen has thought about a number of options to make his hot tub lines more profitable. Some of his thoughts are regarding whether the company should carry both of hot tubs lines of not. He has also thought about if investing more in human resources or if changings to the floor plan of the retail store could help generate an increased sales level. However, the biggest question regarding Surfside’s hot tub division is:: how should Jentzen spend his $75,000 advertisement budget in order to revitalize it? B. Critical Analysis of Issues: Hot tub Industry in Canada and its consumers In Canada, approximately 80% of all hot tub sales come from only 8 manufacturers, and Ontario represents about 39%...
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...and accessories, barbeques and patio furniture, hot tubs, etc. Community relationship: Well-respected by the community, the winner of Readers’ choice award from 1998 to 2004. * Highest quality products/ Exceptional expertise/ good customer services Change since 2004: * 12 different competitors entered newmarket area * Poor weather * No previous marketing strategy/ owners poor management skills/ difficult to confront with the issues Jentzen Ideas: Renew hot tub divisions Previous Jentzen’s implementation plan: Enhance both profitability and employee relations Employee relations * Incentive system/performance appraisals Profitability: * Sponsorships/in-store seminars/direct mail campaigns/promotions Do not have enough positive impact on its hot tubs sales situations. Canadian hot tubs sales: Ontario was the largest seller of hot tubs, representing 39% of all Canadian hot tub sales. Consumers: Three categories: Price-sensitive/quality-conscious/ dealer loyal * Price-sensitive: Best value and lower price (inflected by sales promotions and flashy add-ons)/ entertainment value. * Quality-conscious Focus on High quality/ relied on friends’ opinion/did lots research/ took a longer time to commit to purchase/motivated by health/therapeutic needs. Dealer/Brand Loyalty * Prefer brand dealers’ suggestions/ have close relationship with dealers Research Data: Hot tubs buyers: age 35 to 55 married couples/ female...
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...The Fully Realized Hot Tub Human -Marilyn Owen Poet and speaker, David Whyte, likes to sprinkle his talks about poetry, creativity, and philosophy with wry references to the “fully realized hot tub humans in California”. (1) I understand the stereotype he gently mocks; those who believe enlightenment will come easily through the pursuit of pseudo-spiritual states of ‘bliss out’. The remark never fails to make me smile and wince, because I am one of those humans. Sort of. Here’s the case for my thesis. You be the judge. My love affair with hot tubs started, appropriately, with sex. Not just any sex, but passionate, sensual, first-of-its-kind cosmic sex in a backyard Jacuzzi. You don’t have to be a brain scientist to imagine the neurological frenzy that ensued of mapping the erotic pleasuring of the body with heated water and air jets. Scientifically speaking, repetition of the experience created a finely tuned sequence of synaptic firings that ensured a conditioned response. In other words, just dipping my toe into hot water began to make me feel happy. And this was good. Then came the first visit to Esalen, where I went to look for myself during my early 30’s. I was transfixed by the nirvana of those mineral baths, perched above the cliffs, full of contentedly naked people. Being considerably “plus-size”, it took a lot of courage to bare all in order to join the Esalenites in their sacred spring. But this act of bravery proffered the most important gift of that...
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...the terms and concepts (that we discussed in class) listed under “Essay” in your answers to any questions where it is relevant (especially Part III). “The Hot Tub Mystery” by Herbert House Page 1 Part I—The Discovery Cast of Characters • Sam Garrison—Detective • Roma and Clint Underhill—The hot couple • Kavita Dickson and Larry Gonzales—EMT paramedics • Renee Volenbach—Physiologist in the Biology Department at Noletown University Friday, 7PM Roma and Clint Underhill had both had a long day. They were the owners of a successful real estate company in Desert Palm. Each had several clients, and the strain of the current real estate market was getting to them. It had been an unusually cool day for January, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. On coming home they decided to relax in their hot tub with some wine. While Roma changed from her work clothes, Clint said that he would join her in the hot tub after he took his Lasix. Saturday, 8AM “911… Please state your emergency.” “Oh, Oh, I… I… ” “Ma’am, please calm down and tell me the address.” “I think…, yes, OK, it’s… it’s 2560 Oak Creek Drive.” “What is the problem, please?” “I’m the maid for Mr. and Mrs. Underhill and… and I didn’t find them in the house when I came in this morning, so I looked around outside. I just found them in their hot tub out back. They are under the water. Please come, please come now!” “Yes, ma’am, I’m alerting the EMTs and an ambulance will be on the way. Please go out front...
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...The Hot Tub Mystery PART 1 1. The paramedics noticed the empty bottles of wine, the temperature of the water, and the length of time the couple has been dead. 2. Did any of them have an alcohol problem? Did any of the Underhill’s have health issues? Could you notice any signs of suicidal actions? Where they stressed people? 3. The pill Lasix is used for swelling and fluid retention, also used to treat high blood pressure. Also the stress from their everyday job could have had an influence. 4. For Mr. Underhill to potentially have high blood pressure the alcohol helps to expand blood vessels in the body and increase body temp. Alcohol also has the same effect and both of them together plus his high blood pressure could have cause him to have a severe heart attack or stroke. As for Mrs. Underhill, she could have pass out because of dehydration and drown. 5. I believe they died because of the alcohol and the hot temperatures of the water. Drinking dehydrated the body and with the hot water causing them to sweat also they where dehydrated at an unhealthy level. The depressant feeling in alcohol plus the hot temp of the hot tub could cause one to fall asleep or lose consciousness. PART 2 1. I believe Mr. Underhill taking the medicine, drinking, and in the hot water lowered his blood pressure to unhealthy levels causing him to pass out, and Mrs. Underhill, I believe she passed out from her alcohol consumption and died from going under water. 2. Side...
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...friends. It’s evident that Spencer is affected by this competition, when Sara Shepard writes: “she never quite reached Melissa’s level of perfection” (Shepard 51). Spencer and I both compete with others in regards to our grades and indelible achievements. Being able to connect with characters in a novel makes the book easier and more entertaining to read, and I’m glad that most authors try to attempt this. The town of Rosewood is the perfect representation of the type of place that I want to live in when I’m older. Sara Shepard describes the town in such a perfect way: Here in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, a little suburb about twenty miles from Philadelphia, you were more likely to live in a twenty-five room farmhouse with a mosaic-tiled pool and hot tub, like Spencer’s house, than in a prefab McMansion. Rosewood smelled like lilacs and mown grass in the summer and clean snow and wood stoves in the winter. It was full of lush, tall pines, acres of rustic family-run farms, and the cutest foxes and bunnies. It had fabulous shopping and Colonial-era estates and parks for birthdays, graduation, and just-‘cause-we-feel-like-it fêtes… This was Philadelphia’s Main Line. It was full of old, noble bloodlines, older money, and practically ancient scandals (Shepard 7). This is such an amazing way to describe the town, because it makes it so much easier to imagine what type of town this is. I just visualize stately farmhouses with rolling acres of farmland on the outskirts of town, with the downtown...
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...Cheat Codes Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + C during game play to display a prompt in the upper left corner of the screen. Enter the following codes to activate each cheat. Note: Enter [Exclamation point] at the prompt to repeat the last cheat entered. Enter a [Semi-colon] between codes to enter multiple codes at the same time. Additionally, most of the codes will only work with the unpatched version of the game. Effect | Code | 1000 Simoleons (unpatched game version) | klapaucius | 1000 Simoleons (patched game version) | rosebud | Add new family history stat to the current family | hist_add | Appends the route destination list to AllRoutes.txt every time a route is found | write_destlist | Architecture tools automatically set the level as needed | auto_level | Automatically import and load indicated FAM file | import <FAM file> | Automatically load indicated house, no questions asked | house <house number> | Check and fix required lot objects | prepare_lot | Completely flush app to VM file when running Windows NT | flush | Crash game | crash | Create moat or streams | water_tool | Create shrunk_text_#.bmp files | shrink_text <font_size> <text> | Create-a-character mode | edit_char | Display personality and interests | interests | Draw all animation frames disabled | draw_all_frames off | Draw all animation frames enabled | draw_all_frames on | Draw colored dots at each person's origin | draw_origins | Dump entire memory...
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...This is a free bonus version of 101 Romantic Ideas. Feel free to forward to or make copies for your friends. TheRomantic.com 101 Romantic Ideas 101 ROMANTIC IDEAS by Michael Webb, Founder, TheRomantic.com IDEA # 1 If your partner is going away for a few days, tell her that you are worried about her so you have organized a bodyguard to look after her. Then give her a small teddy bear. IDEA # 2 Buy a packet of glow in the dark stars and stick the stars on the roof above your bed to spell out a message such as "I Love You" When the lights go down, your message will be revealed! IDEA # 3 On a special occasion, buy your partner eleven real red roses and one artificial red rose. Place the artificial rose in the center of the bouquet. Attach a card that says: “I will love you until the last rose fades.” IDEA # 4 Buy the domain name of your partner's name if it is available for example www.TanyaJohnston.com. Create a web page containing a romantic poem and a picture of a rose. When your partner is surfing the web, casually ask whether she has ever checked to see whether her domain name is taken. Let her type it in to discover her page. TheRomantic.com 101 Romantic Ideas IDEA # 5 Buy a stylish hand mirror and give it to your partner as a gift. Include a card in the box saying “In this mirror you will see the image of the most beautiful woman in the world.” IDEA # 6 Take a book that your partner is reading and using a pencil, underline letters in a section of the book she has...
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...English as a Second Language Podcast A Day in the Life of Jeff Episode 1 – Getting Up www.eslpod.com GLOSSARY to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one’s bed * This morning I got up very quickly because the baby was crying. to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping * She always leaves her curtains open so that she can wake up with the sunlight. to handle – to manage; to deal with; to control * Are you sure that you can handle taking six classes this semester? covers – the layers of fabric that cover a bed; the cloth material that covers a bed and that keep one warm * When my husband sleeps, he always steals the covers and then I get so cold at night! comforter – the top-most, thickest cover for a bed, usually made of feathers or other warm material * In the winter, they sleep under a very thick comforter, but in the summer they don’t use it. light blanket – a thin cover for a bed, made of wool, cotton, or other material * When Marcos saw Maria sleeping on the sofa, he covered her with a light blanket so she wouldn’t be too cold. pillow – a soft cushion for one’s head in bed, usually filled with feathers, cotton, or other material * Why do people decorate their beds with so many pillows? I only need one to sleep on. pillowcase – the fabric covering a pillow; the material that covers a pillow to keep it clean * They bought new pillowcases to match the color of their bedroom walls. sheets – two pieces of large, thin fabric placed on a bed – one to lie on and one to lie under...
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...ALSO BY NEIL STRAUSS The Long Hard Road Out of Hell WITH MARILYN MANSON The Dirt WITH MOTLEY CRUE How to Make Love Like a Porn Star WITH JENNA JAMESON Don't Try This at Home WITH DAVE NAVARRO THE GAME PENETRATING THE SECRET SOCIETY OF PICKUP ARTISTS Neil Strauss Regan Books An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Cover silhouettes are from the following fonts :Darrian's Sexy Silhouettes by © Darrian (http://westwood.fortunecity.com/cerruti/445/), Subeve by © Sub Communications (http://www.subtitude.com),NorpIcons 1 and Norp Icons 2 by © DJ Monkeyboy (http://www.djmonkeyboy.com). "The Randall Knife": Words and Music by Guy Clark © 1983 EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. and GSC MUSIC. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission. In order to protect the identity of some women and members of the community, the names and identifying characteristics of a small number of incidental characters in this book have been changed, and three minor characters are composites. THE GAME COPYRIGHT © 200 5 BY N E I L STRAUSS. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. HarperCollins...
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