A method and system for providing a read magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface is described. During normal processing for etching of the metal layers, the shorting bars are removed without additional processing requirements. When any antenna beam to be used in the proposed communication would not interfere with any antenna beam used 10 by any first wireless device in any existing reservations for the time slot, the wireless device transmits an information element or reserving the time slot for communication with the second wireless device. The invention also has potential application to for diagnosis andor treatment of certain mental and other disorders, and in other situations where a form of companionship may be provided the user. The bodies of transistors 305\u2013306 are coupled to a supply voltage to cut off leakage current.