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Create a task once and it will execute automatically. Configure time and days of week when you want it to repeat. Morning, daytime, night, weekdays, weekends, you name it! Save battery by switching off unused functions when you don't need them.
Here's an example:
- Switch ringer off at night and switch it back on in the morning.
- Wake up to your favorite music by launching your internet radio app.
- Make your screen brighter during day time and keep it darker in the evening to save battery.
- Switch WiFi on when you get home and switch it off when you're off to work.
- Automatically turn off mobile data when you go to bed to save battery and turn it back on when you wake up
Phone Schedule runs in background, so once you setup your tasks, you won't need to reschedule them manually, everything is done automatically.
*** Mobile Data ***
Mobile data is available on all supported Android versions. I have tested it on stock OS. However it may not work on some phone models, it depends on the device maker.
I'm very sorry if this function doesn't work on your device, very often manufacturers block this and there's nothing i can do about it :(
*** Airplane mode ***
Starting with version 4.2(Jelly Bean) Android no longer allows third-party apps to switch airplane mode due to privacy concerns. If you have a rooted device you may be able to work around this with the help of a third-party app. Go to Settings -> My device is rooted, and then create a new "Airplane mode(root)" action.
List of supported actions:
- Silent/Vibration/Normal mode
- WiFi on/off
- Bluetooth on/off
- Airplane mode on/off
- Ringer/media/alarm volumes
- Switch ringtones/notification tones
- Brightness(Auto/Custom/Dim)
- Launch an app
- Mobile data on/off
- Reminder
- Auto-sync on/off
The list of actions is continuously growing, stay tuned for updates!
- Translations: English(default), German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian and Turkish. Contact me if you would like to translate Phone Schedule into your native language.
* Access network state, Change network state - To enable/disable mobile data
* Full internet access - for crash reports, this greatly helps to debug the app and prevent crashes
* Change your audio settings - to set silent/vibration/normal modes and change volumes
* Automatically start an boot - to start working on your tasks automatically on boot after you reboot your phone
* create Bluetooth connections, Bluetooth administration, change WiFi state - to switch WiFi and Bluetooth On and Off(No data transmission!)
* Modify global system settings - To enable/disable Airplane mode
* Prevent phone from sleeping - to execute your tasks when your phone is sleeping
* Toggle Sync on and off - to switch auto-sync
* Read external storage(Test access to protected storage)/Write to external storage - to save schedule to a file and import it
* Control Vibration - required on some devices to show action notifications(notifications are optional)
What's New
Power Schedule
Please update your rating on Google Play!
The new version was completely rewritten and allows you to set individual control over Wifi, Bluetooth, Phone, Data Connection, Ring Profile. You can have as many events as you like - and they can repeat on each day you want.
If the application is not working for you or you have some improvement ideas, please write me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Power Schedule is a lightweight app, designed for Android. It allows you to set an On/Off schedule for Airplane Mode (Telephony), WiFi, Bluetooth and Data connection. Ring Profile can be automatically switched between Silent and Normal
For example, you may want to set WiFi to off when you leave for work in the morning. Then back to on when you're home again and in range of your personal wireless network.
You can set a different schedule for the Phone or Bluetooth. For example, set your phone to off while you sleep at night, so you're not bothered by any unwanted calls.
Setting the phone to off will not completely power off your Android device, so you'll still have your alarms active.
Please don't leave a negative comment if it's not working for you - let me know what I can do to improve it first.
Thank you.
Profile Scheduler
These are just a few scenarios. You can create your own rules.
Dear users, I am aware of crash issues happen on some phones and will try my best to fix it. As this doesn't happen on my 3 devices, it makes debugging really difficult. Please bear with me while I try to fix this.
Btw, debug log only helps in understanding app behaviour but not if application crashes. Please submit the crash report when it happens. I will need your help and understanding to improve this app. Thanks.
Profile Scheduler lets you change volume, wireless and other phone settings quickly and easily.
Simply set and forget!
Activate profile by just a click or by rules : Scheduler, Location(GPS or Network [cells, Wifi, cell-id]), Calendar, Headset, Car Dock, Power, Battery Level, Wifi, Bluetooth, Orientation, Periodic Timer, or a countdown timer! You can even set the priority for the rules.
It comes with 5 default profiles: Normal, Meeting, Silent, Night and Outdoor. If you don't like them, simply change them or create your own. You may consider the following profiles:
Car – GPS on, Bluetooth on, Wi-Fi off, screen never timeout.
Power Saver – Mobile data, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth off, low brightness, short screen timeout, auto-sync off
The following profile settings are supported:
- Volume for ringtone, notification, alarm, media, voice and system
- Vibrate for incoming call and notification
- Phone Ringtone
- Notification Ringtone
- Airplane mode (Issue on 4.3 and 4.4)
- Mobile Data
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- GPS (May not work on some phones due to Google blocking it)
- Speaker Mode
- Haptic Feedback
- Audible touch tone
- Brightness - Automatic, Default or Custom
- Screen timeout - 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, Never
- Auto-sync
- Wallpaper from Gallery or File Manager.
- Launch app
- Close app
Other features
- 2 widgets
- Support 'Volume Locker'
- Backup & Restore user data
- Option for to disable rule/whitelist
- Rule prioritization
- 12/24 hours display
- Countdown timer
- Lock active profile
- Rule prioritization
- Whitelist contacts: customise ringer/sms volume for certain contacts regardless of profile. Can be used as blacklist. (Known issue: unable to suppress vibration)
- Save location (paid version)
- Activate profile through widget (paid version)
- Profile shortcut (paid version)
We (just myself) have been trying very hard to improve this app and your support is very important. If you like the app, please help me share it with your friends.
For bug report, please refer to:
For suggestion, please refer to:
Full features and without ads:
- unlimited rules
- save location
- up to 50 whitelist contacts
- widget to activate and lock profile, activate countdown timer
- profile shortcut
Users are encouraged to try out the free version before purchase!
Follow us on Twitter @wetpalm4android.
My Work Schedule
My Work Schedule is a simple app to manage your work schedule. My work schedule constantly changes so I wanted an app that features one click entry, retrieval and updating of the schedule. This version is ad supported.
Auto Tasks Plugin
All-In-One Toolbox is Free for Download at:
★Where to find Auto Tasks Plug-in:
- Install Auto Tasks Plug-in
- Open All-In-One Toolbox > Tools > Plug-ins > Auto Tasks Plug-in
★Shortcut and widget:
- Open All-In-One Toolbox, Tools-Plugin, long press the icon of Auto Tasks Plugin, you are able to create a shortcut to homescreen
Long press the blank area on your home screen-Widget-All-In-One Toolbox Customizable widget-Pick Auto Tasks Plugin, then you are able to use it together with other tools from All-In-One Toolbox.
★Major features:
- Auto Booster
- Auto Cache Cleaner
Clean cache at set interval, no need for manual clean any more!
- Wifi Manager
Turn on/off WIFI at set time, to save battery and make your life more convenient!
- Airplane Mode Manager
Turn on/off airplane mode at set time to avoid interruption. (Please note that starting from OS4.2, airplane mode can not be turned on automatically, so the feature is removed for devices with OS4.2 and above. But you can manage it manually)
- Do Not Disturb Mode (Silent Mode)
This plugin aims at freeing up more memory, and saving on your battery as well automatically, and at your preferable timeslot.
- User friendly interface
- Time saver, help to save your time with the auto features
- Battery Saver, with the management on Wifi and Airplane mode, you are able to save on your battery to the most.
- Free of charge
Profile Scheduler+
These are just a few scenarios. You can create your own rules.
Dear users, I am aware of crash issues happen on some phones and will try my best to fix it. As this doesn't happen on my 3 devices, it makes debugging really difficult. Please bear with me while I try to fix this.
Btw, debug log only helps in understanding app behaviour but not if application crashes. Please submit the crash report when it happens. I will need your help and understanding to improve this app. Thanks.
Profile Scheduler lets you change volume, wireless and other phone settings quickly and easily.
Simply set and forget!
Activate profile by just a click or by rules : Scheduler, Location(GPS or Network [cells, Wifi, cell-id]), Calendar, Headset, Car Dock, Power, Battery Level, Wifi, Bluetooth, Orientation, Periodic Timer, or a countdown timer! You can even set the priority for the rules.
It comes with 5 default profiles: Normal, Meeting, Silent, Night and Outdoor. If you don't like them, simply change them or create your own. You may consider the following profiles:
Car – GPS on, Bluetooth on, Wi-Fi off, screen never timeout.
Power Saver – Mobile data, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth off, low brightness, short screen timeout, auto-sync off
The following profile settings are supported:
- Volume for ringtone, notification, alarm, media, voice and system
- Vibrate for incoming call and notification
- Phone Ringtone
- Notification Ringtone
- Airplane mode (Issue on 4.3 and 4.4)
- Mobile Data
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- GPS (May not work on some phones due to Google blocking it)
- Speaker Mode
- Haptic Feedback
- Audible touch tone
- Brightness - Automatic, Default or Custom
- Screen timeout - 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, Never
- Auto-sync
- Wallpaper from Gallery or File Manager.
- Launch app
- Close app
Other features
- 2 widgets
- Support 'Volume Locker'
- Backup & Restore user data
- Option for to disable rule/whitelist
- Rule prioritization
- 12/24 hours display
- Countdown timer
- Lock active profile
- Rule prioritization
- Whitelist contacts: customise ringer/sms volume for certain contacts regardless of profile. Can be used as blacklist. (Known issue: unable to suppress vibration)
- Save location (paid version)
- Activate profile through widget (paid version)
- Profile shortcut (paid version)
We (just myself) have been trying very hard to improve this app and your support is very important. If you like the app, please help me share it with your friends.
For bug report, please refer to:
For suggestion, please refer to:
Full features and without ads:
- unlimited rules
- save location
- up to 50 whitelist contacts
- widget to activate and lock profile, activate countdown timer
- profile shortcut
Users are encouraged to try out the free version before purchase!
Follow us on Twitter @wetpalm4android.
Profile Scheduler
Are you fed up with frequently changing the phone mode manually?
Then this app will make your phone smarter by changing the phone mode automatically based on configurations. You just need to set the time(start and end), day and mode(silent/vibrate/normal) then rest of the things are taken care by this app.
- Quite simple and easy to use
- No special permissions required
- Small is size (less than 400 KB)
- Last but not the least, It's FREE !!!
If you love this app, feel free to DONATE to the developers. This will help us to improve the app and come up with new such apps.
For comments/suggestions, contact "email@example.com"
Few Reviews: (★★★★★)
- Good app for regularly changing of profiles time to time
- Perfect, simple, functional The developer did a good job focusing on the functionality and not filling with frills. Very easy to use and just what I needed. It puts the phone in silent mode when I go to bed and turns it back on again in the morning.
- Very good Highly configurable. Since this is an Android smart phone I always use. So do not spend one night at a time during the day, there is the usual quiet tevekwnysegem never left the mute
- Perfect! Works great on LG G3. Wanted a good profile scheduler to auto-activate vibration profile from midnight to morning in certain days and this app does the job. Thank you!
- Simple and neat
- Simply good The app is kept fairly minimalist, but allows me that I can go on working days at other times between the profiles than on weekends. Had this once used other apps, but which do not really get clear with Android 5.0.1. That being said, Google has here the access possibilities further restricted so that change really except between the 3 predefined sound profiles, hardly anything is left over. This change has mastered this app here properly.
- Good jobs It make my life easier
- Very Useful, Simple I was looking for an that will mute my phone for a particular time window. This app does exactly that. Another good part is, no unwanted permissions are needed to install this app. 5/5.
- Cool app! Tiny and useful, that's what I need!)
- Does the job very well, and it's free I was looking for an app to mute the phone at different times, and dates. This one does the job well.
- Nighttime silent mode Awesome app. Don't have to remember to silence my phone at night
- Profile scheduler Just perfect, everything I need.
- Tried and tested! Working nicely! Simple and straightforward! Perfect! Thanks!
- Excellent 5 stars for this simple, effective and minimalistic application.
- Great job. They simply do the job. Occupy little space, not bothering with anything. No claims for access to anything. Thumbs Up!
- good my phone was ringing in the quite class room but now it's never happend thank you very much
- Works Been using this app for a while, has yet to disappoint :)
- Very practical application. I'm doing very well for the job. It is easy to use
- Awesome. Thanks guys Was missing my simple Sony profile scheduler. This app is even better and simpler
- Great app Was searching such an application.happy to find it.and the initial experience is good.hope it will remain the same. It could b much better if profiles include different options like sms notifications and calls.even otherwise the application is appreciable
- Excellent Yes I got what I want, Just make one time setting and forgot about profile changing. Excellent work hats off guys. Only one in Google play which is the best profile manager.
Phone INFO ★Samsung★
Have you ever wanted to know the Country of Origin behind the label 'MADE BY SAMSUNG'? When the phone was manufactured? How frequently the phone was used? How many times it has been connected to the Charger? Do you want to know the Knox Warranty Void status without entering to the ODIN Download Mode?... Then this app is for you.
☆ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phoneinfosamsung/
☆ XDA thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609045
★ 'Secret Codes'
- List all of Samsung secret codes (HiddenMenu) on your device. Note: You may need ROOT to launch secret codes (use 'Launch 0' method).
★ 'Firmware Browser'
- Browse for the stock firmwares available online, for your phone and for any other Samsung model.
- View firmware's details, and redirect to the SamMobile.com website for the download link.
★ 'Other Tools'
- 'CSC Changer': Change the CSC. WARNING: Changing the CSC will Factory Reset your device (wipe all user data). This tool requires root + multi-CSC stock firmware.
- 'CSC Verifier': It is Samsung built-in tool. Requires root + stock firmware.
- 'ServiceMode MAIN MENU': It is Samsung built-in tool. Requires root + stock firmware.
- 'S/N Decoder': Obtain information about Country of Origin and Manufacturing Date from Samsung serial number. You can enter serial number from ANY Samsung phone (including OLD phone, FEATURE phone and NON-SMART phone).
- 'IMEI Analyzer': Check the IMEI for the validity by calculating the Check Digit (according to Luhn algorithm).
★ 'Refurbishment Check'
- Supports ALL Samsung models (formerly '[Note 3] Fake / Clone Detector').
- 'Device Usage Counter'
★ 'CSC Code Lookup' (CSC - Consumer Software Customization, aka Sales Code, or Region Code)
You can search for the CSC code (e.g. XME or BTU), or the country/network name (e.g. Malaysia or Vodafone...).
★ Main Features: Displays the following information about your phone.
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Phone Model
- Device Type
- Product Name
- Country of Origin
- Manufacturing Date
- Knox Warranty Void
- Mobile Operator Name / Mobile Network Code
- Original CSC Code
- Firmware's CSC Code
- Active CSC Code
- CSC Country
- CSC Country ISO
- CSC Product Code
- Samsung Serial Number
- Bootloader Version
- Baseband Version
- PDA Version
- CSC Version
- Kernel Version
- Changelist
- Build Number
- Build Fingerprint
- Build Description
- Build Date
- Android Version
- Colour / Internal Storage
- Hardware / Board
- Platform / Chip
- Modem Board
- Hardware Revision
- Total RAM
- Screen (physical size in inches, resolution in pixels)
- Battery (technology, capacity in mAh, health)
- Headset Connect Counter
- Charger Connect Counter (root required)
- S Pen Detach Counter (root required)
Please be noted that S Pen Detach Counter is available for Galaxy Note series only.
NOTE: This app works properly with the Stock Firmware. On Custom ROM some info may not show correctly.
Now users can choose to use this ad-supported version or a donated (Plus) version.
For those who have donated to me, you can still update this app without ads.
But if you uninstall it and re-install again, you can not enter the donation key anymore.
In that case you can purchase the Plus version, then tell me your Order number so I can do the refund for you.
☆☆☆ Ability to Remove Ads and Export info to the SD Card (Plus version only) ☆☆☆
Power off
If you are not aware whether or not your phone has root access, you probably don't have root access.
Create shortcuts on your home screen to power off (shutdown) with one click.
There is a known issue where this does not work on phones with Sense (EVO, Inc, etc).
TaskBomb task scheduler
See the website for lots of info, help, and tutorials: http://androidideas.org/taskbomb
* Automate many of the things your phone can do:
- Automatic app running
- Automatically open some given file or url with some given app
- Play a song, playlist, or online stream
- Open a browser to a web page
- Automatic shortcut running
* Add-ons to do things like
- Change the volume or gently raise it at a given time
- Check if an online music stream is available
- Run SL4A scripts at a certain time
- Turn on and off Wi-Fi, Sync, and Bluetooth
* Relative scheduling system allows you to create reusable sets of tasks to run at any time.
* Snooze offered for any task or schedule you choose.
# Note: Make sure task killers aren't interfering
Task Bomb is an automation app (sometimes called "task scheduler", "job scheduler", "batch processor", etc.) that allows you to schedule apps and actions to automatically run. It's similar in function to the cron command on Linux and somewhat like an alarm clock (you can set alarms and snooze actions). TaskBomb aims to be small and simple, and leverage the power of the apps you have on your phone.
One of Task Bomb's greatest assets is its unique and flexible scheduling system that allows you to create modular, reusable schedules that can be run at any time, attached to alarms, or added to other schedules.
With home automation as a growing application of Android, this app could just be what you need to serve as a master controller for the bits and pieces you want to automate.
You can schedule things ranging from very simple:
"Play this song at 8:00 AM on weekdays."
to more complex:
"Run some scripts of mine before bed. 7 hours later start playing my favorite streaming radio station, or my second favorite one if that's not available, or a local playlist if neither are available. Increase the volume gradually over 3 minutes. If I'm still not up after 10 minutes, switch to a playlist of sad songs."
Put another way, Task Bomb is basically an Android job scheduler. Job scheduling is sometimes synonymous with batch scheduling, although batch schedulers typically use the command line.
This app uses the internet permission in order to show ads through third party ad networks such as AdMob and MoPub. These are disabled if you purchase the Taskbomb Premium Unlocker, which can be found at http://androidideas.org/taskbomb/premium/google-play/
School Scheduler - Lite
Note: School Scheduler full version has been updated to include Calendar Sync along with import/export. Buy now and save! See full version page for more details https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryptopone.SchoolScheduler
School Scheduler is the perfect app to keep track of your courses, lectures and assignments for the school term. Perfect for university and college students, this app allows you to carry around your school schedule and homework info wherever you go!
Paid version with full sync functionality and other features is available from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryptopone.SchoolScheduler
For Android 2.1 and up.
Key Features:
* Add courses and store additional optional information such as course webpage, email address, office or notes (Notes are for full version only)
* Sync functionality (Limited to 1 course in Lite version). Requires Google Calendar to be installed on the device. Check the settings options in the app to see if your device is supported.
* Mark days off or cancel individual courses or classes over a period of time.
* Add classes to a course with one-time/weekly/bi-weekly occurrences
* Import/Export your schedule to other android devices (Full version only)
* Create tasks and classes out of existing Google calendar events (Full version only)
* Identify classes for a course by tagging them as a lecture/lab/tutorial/seminar/exam (Full version only)
* Add tasks to track upcoming assignments or non-class specific chores
* Review upcoming lectures and due assignments using the handy day planner
* Dates and times are displayed in the device's locale. There's no need to learn new formats!
* Choose whether you want classes/exams/tasks to sync to calendar (exams only available in full version)
* Localized to German and Polish (based on phone language settings)
* Tablet layout support
* Now with light and dark themes
Note: Internet connection permissions needed for crash reporting and Google Analytics. Google Analytics is only used in the free version and is not included in the full version of the app.
Find My Lost Phone!
• Track a lost, stolen or missing device whether it belongs to you, your spouse or your child
• Locate smart phones and regular (also known as feature) phones via Find My Lost Phone's superior phone tracker technology
• Enjoy a more diverse array of features and benefits than those currently available from Androidlost, the Free Lost Phone Tracker, Plan B, the Lockwatch Find Stolen Phone, Lost Droid Finder or SeekDroid
• Determine the location of any family member's phone. The ability to track other member's phones is a unique feature not found on many other phone tracker apps
• Keep tabs on a lost or missing device with real-time location updates. When the missing or stolen phone is moved, its location is updated instantly on the app's map and the Find My Lost Phone website
Find My Lost Phone contains a superior phone tracker tool and uses state-of-the-art GPS navigational technology to locate lost or stolen phones. It is the essential app for anyone who has experienced the stress, worry, and inconvenience associated with a lost phone or even worse, a stolen phone. What's more, the app is a free download for iOS, Android and Windows devices.
Lost Phone Found, With Find My Lost Phone
Find My Lost Phone makes it easy to pinpoint the location of a missing phone whether it's a smart phone or a feature phone. Better still, the app's navigational assistance can guide you to it, making lost phone retrieval quick and easy. To locate smart phones, Find My Lost Phone uses state-of-the-art GPS tracking technology. For lost feature phones, the app accurately pinpoints the phone's location via "triangulation," just like they do on the television programs "CSI" and "Law and Order"! Essentially, cell phone companies know a mobile device's distance from cell phone towers. Find My Lost Phone secures this data from cell phone companies and displays the phone's whereabouts on the app's map. From there, it's easy for you to retrieve the lost feature phone.
Use the Phone Tracker To Locate Missing Phones. It's easy to locate missing or stolen phones with Find My Lost Phone or our website.
Find My Lost Phone's phone tracker feature helps you pinpoint the location of a missing phone using state-of-the-art GPS technology. Note: For this phone tracker feature to function, the app must be installed on the phone you're looking for and on your own phone. Simply check the app's map on your phone and there will be an icon indicating the location of the lost or stolen phone.
In the event a family member is not reachable, you can also locate the lost or stolen phone via our website. Once you've installed the app on your iPhone, Android or Blackberry, just log into our website. You'll see a map showing the location of your lost phone. The map also features directions to the device's exact location. Another key feature is real-time updates on both the app's map and our website. These maps are instantly updated whenever the phone moves.
Find My Lost Phone Can Find A Stolen Phone.
Nothing is more worrisome and upsetting than a stolen phone. Thankfully, Find My Lost Phone includes a navigational setting that, as long as the location app is running, tracks the whereabouts of a stolen phone and guides you (or better yet, law enforcement) to its exact location, quickly and easily.
Android Lost? Find My Lost Phone Works with a Lost Android!
Droid users benefit from Find My Lost Phone. Simply use a family member's phone to track the location of the lost Android. As long as Find My Lost Phone is running, it can provide the navigational assistance needed to locate your missing or lost Android.
Find My Lost Phone Finds Feature Phones, Too.
Even if you or another family member don't have smart phones, Find My Lost Phone can still help. The app will track up to three locations a month for free.
Mobile Number & Phone Location
★ Browse your Mobile Phone Contacts sorted by locations (at Country/State/City level).
★ Block Calls and SMS from unwanted mobile phone numbers & Callers.
★ It will also show Telephone Operator of the mobile or landline phone number initially assigned to.
Note: Mobile Number Portability(MNP) not supported
★ Support for multiple Themes
★ For all incoming calls, it also tells time of last communication with that mobile or landline phone number.
★ Following countries are supported: USA, Canada, India, United Kingdom(UK), China
Note: This application will not show the actual physical location/GPS location of the caller. All location information is at State/City level only.
★★★★ Support for multiple premium themes
★★★★ No advertisements
Landline and Mobile number series updated for India.
Std codes updated for India with district information.
All Area Codes updated for USA and Canada.
This app will tell you location and not the Caller ID.
It has many advantages over other Caller ID apps.
It has offline support and works even without internet connection.
★ Displays Location(Country/State/City) of Incoming and Outgoing mobile calls automatically on Call Screen Display.
★ Position to show Call Details Screen can be changed by dragging the Screen displayed on Call Screen while making/receiving Calls.
★ Browse PhoneBook Contacts sorted by Location (at Country/State/City level).
★ Displays time of last Communication with any phone number.
★ Notification about geographic location(at Country/State/City level) of Incoming Calls.
★ User friendly and robust User Interface for app navigation.
★ Trace/Search any phone number for its location.
★ View Recent Call Log/PhoneBook Contacts with geographic location(at Country/State/City level)
★ View Operator details for all Phone numbers.
★ Block Calls and SMS from unwanted phone numbers.
Note:It will tell the Country/State/City of the phone number initially assigned/registered to and not the current location of the caller (i.e. actual physical location or GPS location or actual city while in roaming).
For India, it will show at state level for mobile numbers and at city/district/state level for landline numbers.
Use Case:
1.Trace location(city or state) of unknown phone numbers.
2.Browse your mobile contacts sorted by city or state.
3.Trace location(city and state) of any mobile and landline telephone numbers.
4.Block unwanted Calls & SMS.
It's an ad supported free application.
Google Chrome to Phone
Phone Tester (sensors, GPS...)
You'll be able to test the following:
Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor, pressure sensor... You'll be able to check which sensors are supported by your phone and all the information and values provided for each sensor.
You'll be able to check your LAN status: internal & external IP, gateway, DHCP server...
Signal, network type, external IP, SIM data...
You'll see the real data provided by the GPS: satellites, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed...
Level of charge, time on, temperature, health...
How many points of contact does your device recognize?
Information about hardware and software like CPU, RAM, kernel version, screen...
This app is similar to EVEREST or AIDA64, but apart from showing the components and system information, it also shows sensors readings.
The Pro version of Phone Tester displays more information (CPU speed, phone memory, sd card memory) and removes the ads.
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Genuine Galaxy - Phone Info
Better know your phone by -
1. check the phone's detail hardware information;
2. run performance test and compare with other phones in the world.
This is a tool for Samsung Galaxy S3/4/5 & Note 2/3/4 users to check if their phone isn't a cheap fake clone. It highlights device information that does not match Samsung Galaxy S3/S4/S5/Note 2/Note 3/Note 4 and helps users to tell if their phone is genuine.
Example of FAKE GALAXY S4 -
cpuFreq: 1209Mhz
processorCount: 4
cameraResolution: 1258.29
deviceBrand: alps
cpuName: ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
totalRom: 1008.29MB
deviceModel: N9500
cpuHardware: MT6589
screenResolution: 1280 * 720
totalRam: 971.62MB
Support list of Galaxy S4 variants:
Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Active
Support list of Galaxy S3 variants:
Support list of Galaxy Note 2 variants:
Offical website of this app: http://xihuanat.com/galaxy


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CME Clostridium difficile–associated colitis Mark W. Hull, MD Paul L. Beck, MD, PHD, FRCPC ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To review the basic microbiology, pathogenesis of disease, and diagnosis of the nosocomial pathogen Clostridium difficile and to examine therapies recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE MEDLINE was searched using MeSH headings. Controlled trials for therapy were sought, but case-control studies and observational reviews were included. MAIN MESSAGE Clostridium difficile causes approximately 20% of cases of diarrhea associated with antibiotics, including clindamycin and the second- and third-generation cephalosporins. Diarrhea is usually mild, but can be severe; extreme cases develop toxic megacolon. Diagnosis is dependent on demonstrating presence of clostridial toxin in stool specimens or of pseudomembranes through sigmoidoscopy. First-line therapy for C difficile diarrhea is restricted to metronidazole. Second-line therapy for treatment failure is vancomycin. For relapse, a second course of metronidazole is recommended; tapering courses of vancomycin and probiotics are used for multiple recurrences. CONCLUSION Clostridium difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen requiring prudent use of antibiotics and strict infection-control policies to prevent large health care costs. RÉSUMÉ OBJECTIF Faire le point sur la microbiologie, la pathogénicité et le diagnostic de l'agent pathogène nosocomial Clostridium difficile et examiner les traitementss recommandés par le Groupe de travail canadien sur la médecine préventive. QUALITÉ DES PREUVES MEDLINE a été répertorié à l'aide de mots clés MeSH. On a retenu des essais thérapeutiques contrôlés, mais aussi des études cas-témoins et des études d'observation. PRINCIPAL MESSAGE Le C.difficile est responsable de 20% environ des cas de diarrhée associés à des antibiotiques, notamment la clindamycine et les céphalosporines de troisième génération. La diarrhée est généralement bénigne, mais elle peut être sévère, avec complication de mégacôlon toxique dans les cas extrêmes. Le diagnostic repose sur la découverte de la toxine du Clostridium dans les selles ou de pseudomembranes à la sigmoïdoscopie. Le métronidazole est utilisé seul comme traitement initial, avec la clindamycine comme second recours. En cas de rechute, on recommande une nouvelle cure au métronidazole. Les rechutes multiples exigent l'utilisation de vancomycine et d'agents probiotiques. CONCLUSION Le C. difficile est un important agent pathogène nosocomial qui requiert une antibiothérapie prudente et de strictes mesures de contrôle d'infection afin éviter des coûts de santé élevés. This article has been peer reviewed. Cet article a fait l'objet d'une évaluation externe. Can Fam Physician 2004;50:1536-1545. 1536 Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien d VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 Clostridium difficile–associated colitis CME A ntibiotic use is now commonplace both colitis, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The within hospitals and in the community at search was limited to English-language articles, large. Diarrhea is a common complication clinical trials, and review articles. Publications thus of antibiotic therapy: quinolones and macrolides are selected were then reviewed for additional perti- associated with rates of 2% to 5%, while other agents nent references, and a final list of original articles (such as amoxicillin-clavulanate and cefixime) lead to was compiled for inclusion. diarrhea in 10% to 25% of treated patients (Table 1).1 Table 1. Common antibiotics associated with C difficile diarrhea Microbiology and pathophysiology Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic Gram-positive MOST COMMON bacillus capable of spore production. These spores Clindamycin are heat resistant and can survive in the environ- Penicillin derivatives (especially amoxicillin-clavulanate) ment for many months despite desiccation and Cephalosporins (especially third generation) exposure to disinfectants. There have been reports LESS COMMON of viable spores being found on clothing and hos- Macrolides pital furniture and equipment. Thus, these spores Quinolones contribute to exogenous exposure to C difficile via Tetracyclines the fecal-oral route. Spores survive ingestion to RARE germinate in the colon to form vegetative bacilli Metronidazole capable of growth and toxin production. Vancomycin Pathogenic strains of C difficile cause diarrhea and colitis via toxin production.4 Two major toxins Approximately 15% to 20% of cases of antibiotic- have been identified: toxin A is a 308kD enterotoxin, associated diarrhea are caused by a single bacterial and toxin B is a 269kDa cytotoxin. Both toxins are entity, Clostridium difficile.2,3 Clostridium difficile capable of stimulating production of proinflamma- infections are an increasing problem; C difficile is tory cytokines4 that have been implicated in the recognized as the most common nosocomial gas- pathogenesis of pseudomembranous colitis. 3 The trointestinal infection. Originally isolated in 1935, toxins act by altering the regulation of cytoskeletal C difficile was initially thought to be a component protein, resulting in cell rounding and ultimately of normal flora, and was not identified as a patho- cell death.5 Animal models demonstrate that toxin gen until the 1970s when colitis associated with A induces epithelial desquamation and increased clindamycin use was further investigated. In this mucosal permeability leading to increased fluid update we review C difficile disease emphasizing secretion.6 Toxin B lacks significant enterotoxic pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment from effects in animal models and was not considered a family physicians' perspective. substantial contributor to human disease. Recent in vitro data using human colonic epithelial cell lines suggests, however, that toxin B is 10 times Quality of evidence more potent at inducing colonic injury than toxin A MEDLINE search was conducted using the key A.7 This finding is consistent with clinical evidence words Clostridium difficile, pseudomembranous indicating that toxin A–negative—toxin B–positive strains can account for nosocomial disease, as evi- Dr Hull is a Fellow in the Department of Medicine denced by a recent outbreak in Winnipeg, Man.8 and Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of In addition to toxin production, C difficile can British Columbia in Vancouver. Dr Beck is an Assistant harbour specific antibiotic-resistant gene cas- Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of settes such as the ermB gene, which encodes a 23S Gastroenterology at the University of Calgary in Alberta. ribosomal methylase responsible for resistance to VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 d Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 1537 CME Clostridium difficile–associated colitis macrolide-lincosamide-streptogrammin (MLS) anti- Table 2. Clinical presentations microbial agents. This MLS marker has been iden- MILD tified in several outbreaks of C difficile in which Diarrhea exposure to the antibiotic clindamycin, a derivative of Abdominal cramping the lincosamide group, was shown to be a trigger.9 Tenesmus Clostridium difficile requires a perturbation in Low-grade leukocytosis the normal colonic flora microenvironment for MODERATE overgrowth, increased toxin production, and thus clinical disease to occur.2 Indigenous intestinal flora Leukemoid reaction exert a protective effect referred to as coloniza- Fever tion resistance, which generally limits colonization Dehydration by pathogenic microorganisms. Antibiotic therapy Nausea, vomiting disrupts these protective flora allowing coloniza- Abdominal tenderness tion and overgrowth by C difficile. SEVERE Sepsis or shock • Acidosis Clinical manifestations • Multisystem organ failure Clostridium difficile disease presents in a variety Tachycardia of ways, ranging from asymptomatic carrier status Acute abdomen (colonic perforation) to moderate diarrhea and life-threatening pseu- Toxic megacolon domembranous colitis.10 Symptoms usually mani- Ascites fest as profuse diarrhea that is watery or mucous, Paralytic ileus sometimes accompanied by abdominal pain and Hypoalbuminemia fever (Table 2). Leukocytosis is a common indica- Diarrhea can actually lessen in severe disease tor of C difficile infection; white blood cell counts greater than 30.0 x 109/L can occur11 (Table 2). friability.17 Characteristic lesions are yellow plaques Extraintestinal manifestations are rare, but can 2 to 10 mm in diameter with normal mucosa inter- include cellulitis, bacteremia, abscess formation in posed (Figure 1C). In patients with more severe the viscera, and reactive arthritis.12 disease, these lesions enlarge to cover substan- Patients with more severe disease might have tial portions of inflamed mucosa, but can be easily marked abdominal pain and distention, some- stripped off (thus the term pseudomembrane).13 times accompanied by peritoneal signs. In addi- Surgery is usually unnecessary, except for 0.4% to tion to the diarrhea, systemic features of anorexia, 5% of patients who fail to respond to medical ther- fever, dehydration, hypoalbuminemia, and electro- apy or have impending multiorgan failure, toxic dila- lyte disturbances can appear3,13 (Table 2). Severe tion, or perforation.18,19 The procedure of choice is a pseudomembranous colitis can have serious con- subtotal colectomy and ileostomy. Other approaches, sequences14; patients can present requiring emer- including segmental resections and diverting stomas, gency care, acutely ill with life-threatening colitis.15 have higher associated failure rates and complica- Radiographic investigations can show evidence tions.20 Mortality for mild cases in collected series of toxic megacolon with colonic dilation on plain ranges from 1.1% to 3.8%; mortality for severe cases film (Figure 1A). Computed tomography findings requiring surgery can exceed 30%.18-20 include colonic wall thickening, pancolitis, and pericolonic inflammation16 (Figure 1B). Endoscopic evaluation can show diagnostic Epidemiology pseudomembranes or lesions suggestive of non- While neonatal and infant carriage rates of C difficile are specific colitis, such as erythema, edema, and as high as 50%,21 colonization is usually asymptomatic. 1538 Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien d VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 Clostridium difficile–associated colitis CME Figure 1. Features of C difficile colitis: A) Plain film of abdomen showing bowel wall thickening, loss of haustral markings (thin arrow) and dilation of the ascending and transverse colon (thick arrow); B) Computed tomographic scan of abdomen showing colonic dilation (thin arrows) and bowel wall thickening with stranding (thick arrow); C) Endoscopic view of classic C difficile–associated pseudomembranous colitis (arrows mark pseudomembranes). B C A Colonization among healthy adults is low (0 to 3%), overgrowth of C difficile. Disease can occur after reflecting exogenous acquisition as a precursor for dis- a few days of antibiotic therapy or up to 2 months ease.14 Studies have implicated hospital environments after use.13 Clindamycin has been identified as a pre- for nosocomial acquisition of C difficile. In one study, eminent agent in this regard, a finding confirmed by 21% of patients acquired C difficile after admission with recent epidemics where clonal strains of C difficile a median of 12 days between admission and testing resistant to clindamycin by virtue of the ermB gene positive for C difficile; most (63%) remained asymp- have been isolated.9 Other antibiotics commonly tomatic.22 Other studies have shown that length of found to predispose patients to infection include the stay influences acquisition; the incidence of C difficile second- and third-generation cephalosporins and increases greatly after 4 weeks in hospital.23 McFarland penicillins.25 Less common agents include the qui- et al22 identified positive environmental cultures in 49% nolones, sulfonamides, and metronidazole.3 In addi- of rooms occupied by symptomatic patients, in 29% tion to antibiotics, cancer chemotherapy is a risk of rooms occupied by asymptomatic patients, and in factor.26 Other important risk factors are increased only 8% of rooms occupied by patients whose C diffi- age and severity of underlying illness. cile cultures were negative. These data clearly show the importance of person-to-person transmission of C dif- ficile within hospitals. Acquisition is more likely with Diagnosis prolonged exposure to contaminated environments. Laboratory testing serves to confirm C difficile– The community rate of C difficile is estimated to be associated disease in patients with underlying risk between 7 and 12 cases per 100 000 person-years.24 factors and clinical profile. A variety of tests have Incidence for nonepidemic hospital settings ranges been developed for testing diarrheal stools for C from 0.1 to 30 per 1000 patients.14 difficile, and their availability depends on local practice in various health regions. Risk factors Enzyme-linked immunoassay for toxin. These Antibiotic exposure is the single most important risk rapid tests use monoclonal antibodies to detect factor, contributing to altered gut flora and allowing toxin, and are probably the most widely used assays. VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 d Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 1539 CME Clostridium difficile–associated colitis Commercial kits are available that detect toxin A, Treatment toxin B, or both toxins.27,28 These tests have lower Once C difficile diarrhea is diagnosed, inciting anti- sensitivity (63%-99%) than cytotoxin culture, but biotic therapy must be discontinued (if possible). high specificity (85%-100%).29 If test results are Antidiarrheal agents should be avoided and nar- reported negative, sending one or two additional cotics minimized in order to prevent colonic stasis stools on subsequent days could improve sensitiv- and decreased toxin clearance. Volume resuscita- ity.13 In addition, if toxin A alone is tested, diarrhea tion is necessary for dehydrated patients. Specific secondary to toxin A–negative—toxin B–positive treatment involves antibiotic regimens directed at strains will be missed.8,30 C difficile. Cytotoxicity assay. This test is positive when stool Metronidazole. Metronidazole is recommended filtrate inoculated onto cell culture monolayer as first-line therapy for C difficile diarrhea in non- demonstrates cytopathic effect due to the presence pregnant adults. It is inexpensive and generally well of C difficile toxin. It remains the criterion stan- tolerated; side effects include a metallic taste, nau- dard of detection. Sensitivity and specificity are sea, peripheral neuropathy, and disulfiram effect. 67% to 100% and 85% to 100%, respectively.29 The Clinical experience with the use of metronidazole test, however, is relatively expensive; it requires 24 is extensive: a review of 908 cases over 10 years at to 48 hours for completion; and inactivation of tox- an institution showed that 70% of patients were ins during transport, through dilution of sample, treated in this fashion, with a 1% intolerance rate and through age of the cell line gives rise to false- and 2% failure rate.31 Some prospective random- negative results. ized trials have involved metronidazole. In one study 94 patients with C difficile diarrhea were random- Other methods. Latex agglutination–based assays ized to 250 mg of metronidazole four times daily or recognize the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 500 mg of vancomycin for 10 days. Results indicated but lack sensitivity. Stool culture for C difficile is similar responses in both arms; two patients taking sensitive, but will also detect nontoxigenic strains.3 metronidazole had treatment failures.32 In another Genetic analysis via polymerase chain reaction similar trial the cure rate between the vancomycin is available, but confined to research settings. and metronidazole arms was identical (94%),33 giv- Endoscopy should be reserved for when a patient's ing level I evidence for metronidazole use. condition necessitates rapid diagnosis or when other diagnoses are being considered. Colonoscopy Vancomycin. Oral vancomycin is not well absorbed can detect cases not apparent during sigmoidos- from the gastrointestinal tract and has intracolic copy because C difficile infection can involve the effect, with response rates equal to that of metroni- transverse colon or ascending colon cecum with- dazole and superior to other therapies.32-35 There is out evidence of involvement of the more distal seg- level I evidence for vancomycin use. Initial studies ments of the colon. used dosages of 500 mg four times daily for 10 days; False-negative results can occur in any of these however, a dose of 125 mg four times daily has simi- assays, so if the clinical suspicion is high and the lar efficacy.36 Vancomycin is second-line therapy and, assay is negative, either the test should be repeated because of its cost and the need to prevent develop- or sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy should be consid- ment of vancomycin resistance in species such as ered. This is critical, for we have seen several cases Enterococcus, is reserved for patients whose treat- where the initial assay is negative and empiric C dif- ment with metronidazole fails to provide benefit.37 ficile therapy is stopped or the diagnostic possibil- ity of C difficile is abandoned, resulting in delayed Other therapies. Other antibiotics shown to be treatment and unfortunately serious adverse out- effective include bacitracin34,38 at dosages of 80 000 comes for some patients. to 100 000 U daily, although it is less effective than 1540 Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien d VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 FOR PRESCRIBING INFORMATION SEE PAGE 1580 ➛ Clostridium difficile–associated colitis CME vancomycin. Teicoplanin, another oral glycopeptide, series of 22 patients treated with a tapering oral has similar efficacy to vancomycin33,35 (level II evi- vancomycin schedule in which the 125-mg dose dence), but is not easily available. Fusidic acid has was administered four times daily but reduced been used in a few patients33,39 but had less success in to 125 mg twice daily and then again by half on a terms of overall cure, and relapse rates were higher. weekly basis until pulse doses of 125 mg of vanco- In patients who develop ileus, combination ther- mycin were administered every 3 days for 2 weeks42 apy with oral and intravenous agents has been sug- (level III evidence). The tapering treatments were gested (level III evidence).40 Some patients have been aimed at eliminating germinating spores over an treated with oral antibiotics administered through extended period. This regimen has received some nasogastric tube and metronidazole administered support in a post-hoc analysis of the placebo arm intravenously. Some evidence suggests that bacte- of a randomized controlled trial for Saccharomyces ricidal concentrations can be reached in the colon boulardii used to treat recurrent cases: placebo with intravenous metronidazole, but the treatment cases treated with tapering courses of vancomycin route of choice is still by mouth.41 There are also had significantly fewer recurrences.43 Vancomycin reports of using vancomycin-retention enemas and and rifampin combination therapy was shown to of infusing vancomycin into the colon via a rectally be beneficial in a small uncontrolled study of seven placed catheter for patients unable to tolerate oral patients44 (level II evidence). medications. Biologic agents. In a placebo-controlled trial, 124 Asymptomatic patients. Epidemiologic data dem- patients were randomized to receive either standard onstrate that C difficile can be acquired asymp- antibiotic therapy, or antibiotics and Saccharomyces tomatically within hospitals and subsequently boulardii, a yeast previously shown to be benefi- transmitted to other patients.22,23 Evidence that cial in animal models. Treatment with the yeast these patients should be isolated is lacking, how- for 4 weeks was shown to reduce recurrence rates ever, and as treatment with metronidazole and van- from 65% to 35% in patients with recurrent dis- comycin does not reliably eradicate spore carriage ease45 (level I evidence). Other agents that have in asymptomatic carriers, guidelines from both been studied include Lactobacillus GG, although at the American College of Gastroenterology and the present evidence is restricted to a case series of five Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America rec- patients and to preliminary data from a controlled ommend against testing stool samples from asymp- study46 (level II evidence). In cases of continued tomatic patients, including posttreatment tests for relapse, other therapies, such as rectal instillation cure (level III evidence), and recommend against of a mixture of anaerobic bacteria or rectal enemas treating asymptomatic patients (level I).13,29 of feces from healthy relatives, have been used to restore colonic flora.47 Recurrent C difficile diarrhea. Approximately 15% to 35% of patients (mean 20%) will have recur- rent disease, despite initial treatment.41 This could When to get help be from reinfection or from germination of residual There are no clear-cut guidelines on when to spores within the colon. There is no evidence that refer patients to specialists or when patients recurrent infections cause more severe disease.41 should be hospitalized. Because many episodes The first relapse should be treated with a repeat of C difficile colitis likely resolve without ther- course of metronidazole13 (level III evidence). apy or even a visit to a physician, we believe that Observational data indicate only 8% of cases many, if not most, cases can adequately be han- had more than one relapse.31 For cases of multiple dled by primary care physicians in the commu- relapse, treatment strategies vary, but support- nity. We suggest referring patients or seeking ive evidence is poor. Tedesco et al42 published a hospital admission if they: VOL 50: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2004 d Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 1543 ➛ FOR PRESCRIBING INFORMATION SEE PAGE 1582 CME Clostridium difficile–associated colitis • have trouble maintaining their volume status; EDITOR'S KEY POINTS • have any signs of systemic toxicity, such as high • Diarrhea is a common complication of antibiotic treatment: associ- fevers, marked elevations in white cell counts, or ated with about 2% to 5% of cases treated with quinolones and bandemia; macrolides and with 10% to 25% of cases treated with clindamycin, • have severe abdominal pain or tenderness; clavulin, and third-generation cephalosporins. • Clinical manifestations of C difficile range from asymptomatic carrier • have any peritoneal signs; state to the usual diarrhea and abdominal cramps, to sepsis, shock, • have any features of toxic megacolon; or and toxic megacolon. • have any signs of sepsis. • Rates of C difficile are much higher among in-hospital patients; risk Referral should also be considered when diagno- increases with length of stay. Diagnosis is based on testing for A and sis is in question, for those who fail to respond to B toxin. therapy, and for those with other serious comorbid • Treatment includes discontinuing the offending antibiotic, avoiding antidiarrheal agents, and supportive care for toxic cases. illnesses. If recurrent disease has relapsed after two Metronidazole is first-line treatment with vancomycin as backup. or more courses of therapy, referral to a specialist Recurrence is common and patients should be re-treated with should be considered. metronidazole first. POINTS DE REPÈRE DU RÉDACTEUR Conclusion • La diarrhée est une complication fréquente de l'antibiothérapie : elle survient chez environ 2-4% des patients traités par les quinolones et Clostridium difficile has become well recog- les macrolides et dans 10-25% des cas traités par la clindamycine, le nized as a major nosocomial pathogen asso- clavulin et les céphalosporines de troisième génération. ciated with antibiotic use within hospitals • Les manifestations cliniques du C. difficile vont de l'état de porteur and communities. Disease due to C difficile is sain au mégacôlon toxique, en passant par la diarrhée habituelle responsible for substantial strain on the hospi- avec crampes abdominales, la septicémie et le choc. tal system by increasing patients' length of stay • Le C. difficile est beaucoup plus fréquent chez les patients hospita- lisés, le risque augmentant avec la durée du séjour. Le diagnostic and increasing costs. Diagnosis should be con- repose sur la présence des toxines A et B. sidered if patients have diarrhea and a history • Le traitement inclut l'arrêt de l'antibiotique responsable, l'absten- of antibiotic exposure. Toxin detection assays tion d'agents antidiarrrhéiques et le support de l'état général en cas remain the first step in proving infection; how- de toxicité. Le métronidazole est employé en premier recours et la ever, sigmoidoscopy should be considered if vancomycine en second. Les rechutes sont fréquentes et exigent une patients have possible alternative diagnoses or nouvelle cure de métronidazole. if assay results are negative but clinical suspi- cion is high. Prevention of infection, by prudent restriction of antibiotic use, strict adherence to Correspondence to: Dr Paul L Beck, Division of hand washing, disinfection, and infection con- Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of trol precautions for infected patients, is crucial. 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Chapter One: Be Very Careful, He's Dangerous. . . .
Hi my name is Angela Newman. I am 22 years old. I am the youngest psychiatrist here at the Springville Insane Asylum. And if you'd ask me, I've done seen it all. My first day working here was total chaos. Human sh*t was thrown at me by the patients. I was even attacked by this woman who claimed I killed her dog. It's just crazy! It's a good thing I have a loving, supporting husband to go to whenever I need him. Michael Newman *smiles*. He's so amazing. We've been married for 3 years now. We married straight out of high school and broke as ever. It's a good thing we were smart and graduated from college. I had got my degrees and masters and all that good stuff to become a psychiatrist. It was just one of those days where I came into work and was immediately put to work. We were having a meeting with the owner of the asylum, Mr. Hayes. I walked into the conference room as I was greeted with many "Good morning Dr. Newman, lovely weather we're having." I smiled and greeted everyone just as Mr. Hayes walked in looking ready to get straight to the point.
"Okay ladies and gentlemen I have brought you all here today to inform you all that we are having a new patient being transferred here at the asylum. But here's the catch, he's no ordinary patient….no he is different. He is VERY and I repeat VERY dangerous. He was put on trial years ago for the various brutal murders of many innocent people. How were they killed, you might ask? Well he killed them cannibal style. Now I want you all to be very cautious of him because he has escaped jail many times and I'm sure he will try and escape this asylum. But anyway he is being transferred here under heavy security. Now is there any questions?" he asked looking around the room.
I quickly raised my hand.
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Annie Parker. Of all the killings, her death was the most cruel and inhuman. I don't want to get into too much details of it, but yes he had a rough childhood but that's still no excuse for his behavior. Anymore questions before this meeting comes to an end?" he asked looking around the room.
I raised my hand again.
"Yes Dr. Newman?"
"This man, what is his name?" I asked.
Mr. Hayes paused before responding.
"His name? His name is Christopher Maurice Brown. . . . . . "
Run it? (:
She was sittin up there saying they forgot about it, they probably wot like it and Dah Dah Dah Dah Dah I was like girl u BETTA post lol
Yes! Or else I'll shoot your other story to death -.- lol
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yes! please add to this! you got us all waiting for the new add
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This is a GREAT story. Why aren't you adding man? TF? lol.
See, you deserve more readers because I have been on this board for 4.5 years and I have NEVER read anything like this. It's so different. That's why I f***ing love this. I won't say this is the best story on here because then I'd be knocking other people. And I'm not about that, but this is one of the BEST. Almost the best. Love this s***....... Adore this s***. I would get a tat for this s***... Okay, I'm exaggerating like a b**** lol but run it!
DONT COME ON HERE SAYING YOU MIGHT. GET YO AXX TO WRITING NOW!! lol
LOL reading these comments and like damnnnn! I've been gone THAT long? Hmm... Well IM BACK! IM BACK! IM BACKKKKK!!!! :P
Okay I got to chapter 13...well the part when he nailed her...gag...this story got me f***ed...even had my best friends on the phone and he was acting dumb but omg i cant not today...ill probably finish sometime next year like around june...
Lol Tash, too much. lol!!
and Tramicia tell her she killing us. I was LOVING this story!!
ummmm so yeah, new reader, tryna read thru buttt i can't read this in one sitting. got to like chapter 7. had to put it down. gonna take me a month or so to catch up. im shaking in my bones....was finna take a shower...well idk if i can. lemme go pray...run it.
I'm tryin my best to convince this girl. Sorry y'all but my sis is stubborn as hell.......P.S. that movie Sinister was trashy as hell -.-
Where tf is Taquilla? Noooo she can't do this to us....
Taquillasamonejackson I am a very disgruntled reader because you have failed to update this story consistently. I am now going to read you the riot act....You will now be soley responsible for the institutionalisation of a certain reader (albeit silent so far) on grounds of aggravated insanity. Once in the looney bin I will assault my therapist making sure to sexually abuse him before making an amazing escape. I will then hunt down his wife, rip out her heart then find his parents, abuse them in every sense killing them before abducting his ass. I will then force feed him human remains and nail his feet to the floor for gagging and being ungrateful for the offer of great breakfast for which my humongous flesh eating dog will be envious. I will then beat him until he cracks his skull developing amnesia at which point I will pretend to be his dead wife and name him after my own dead husband whom he will resemble immensely. I will then have the best ever sexual encounter with him ( not couning the ones I have forced on him already which left him wishing he was dead)and he will act coy but love every moment and forget everything that I ever did to him before. At some point he will recover from his amnesia due to mild electrocution by a TV remote but then his thirsty ass will realise that everything I have done to him so far is amazing and he will be grateful that I did not allow him to escape even when we went for chinese and he tried to run me over. My delightfully pregnant self will bloom but I will leave him to believe I am dead and he will becomes an even more psychoatic murder than I...to prevent such trumatic events unfolding it is my most humble and sincere plea that you RUNNN this motherf***er immediately...PLEASE..,PPPPLLLLEEEEEAAAAAASE RUNIT RUN IT RUN IT...best story on this site by far LMAO!!!!!!
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KEEP THOSE GRADES UP! IF SHE TAKES THE LAPTOP, YU BETTER WRITE ON PAPER AND MAKE YOUR SISTER TYPE IT FOR YOU! lol!! You cant leave us hanging like that! smh.
i guess i can continue but if my grades are bad my mom's gonna take my lap top again :/
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What to do with undersized mandarins on a diseased tree?
Hi everyone:
I have a large mandarin tree that is absolutely bursting with fruit. Last year, before we moved in, the tree didn't produce anything. This year, after regular watering, it made up for lost time, despite its diseases, and produced a truly insane amount of very delicious fruit.
Unfortunately, about 60% of the fruit is quite small, ranging in diameter from the size of a nickle to a half-dollar. The full-sized fruit is all up at the top of the tree, where it got more sun.
I feel pretty terrible about just tossing the runts, but peeling and seeding them for marmalade would be very time consuming for not much flesh and juice. I'm hoping that someone might have some advice on what to do with the fruit, as well as ensuring that the tree will produce properly next year.
I did get some 3-in-1 for citrus trees to try to combat the scale and sooty mold. Not shown in the picture are the bare branches. This poor tree did not get enough love before we moved in!
Looks like the tree is suffering from a common mandarin ailment called alternate bearing. It overloads one year with tiny fruit and skips the next year's production entirely.
Citrus experts claim the best defense is to fertilize extra heavy on heavy bearing years. I have been experimenting with fruit thinning on heavy producing years, and have had some success, on several varieties. Take at least 1/3 of the crop off of a heavy fruit set. Take 1/2 off if you can. This is really hard to do and you have to be able to give your tree "tough love". You may even feel like you're so bad as if you were stomping on baby chickens, pulling off all those tiny fruit, but they will be larger, and juicier, and a lot easier to pick and will look better to boot. I thin twice. First time when they are about 3/8 to 1/2 inch dia. and again at about 1 inch for small mandarins.
As for the fungus, I would take a few leaves to your county (Co-operative) Extension agent, and get a rec. for spray.
Thanks Larry. The previous owners planted 7 citrus trees in a small area (!!!) and I'm still trying to identify all of the varieties and learn about their ailments. Today I stripped the mandarin tree of most of its fruit (a 10-gallon barrel's worth), as everything was ripe, if small. There's quite a bit up near the tops, still, but I'm having a hard enough time deciding what to do with the fruit I do have.
Do you thin the tree when they're green or just starting to ripen? Or should I have kept more of the fruit on the tree to let it grow to proper size?
Thin at the end of bloom when the fruit are very small. That way the tree can put that growth into producing larger fruit from what is left. As I said earlier, I usually thin twice, since it is often hard to find all the fruit the first time. I have found if I use about the same thinning as on peaches it works on small mandarins. Basically, leave the end most fruit on a branch and thin to about 4 to 6 inches between fruit. Also look at your limbs and be sure you have enough healthy leaves per fruit. This will help give enough sugar to make them tasty.
The very small ones, less than 11/2 in. diameter are hard to juice but if you have that many, it may be your best option.
I have heard people say to prune the blossoms, and I tried that, but they usually just re-bloom. Thinning has worked very well on Page, Kats, and even larger ones like Ponkan and Fortune. The big ones I prune to prevent limb breakage.
What is the active ingredients in your spray? Let's make sure that it will be effective in controlling the scale insects.
The black sooty mold will disappear on its own once the food source (excrement) from the scale insects goes away. In other words, your tree isn't "diseased"....it's infested with scale insects.
One more thing about thinning, if there is a small fruit near the end and the next one up is a little larger, leave the larger fruit.
Another thing with this is limb length. I am 73 years old and grow in raised beds and I don't like the trees getting too leggy which is hard to harvest off ladders on the soft soil.
So I pinch out the bud tips and make them branch-out. This helps a lot in protecting the wood of the tree in a freeze. I go for a compact umbrella shape . That makes for a hardier tree. More limbs every 8-16 inches means too many fruit. Then I am stuck with thinning.
Rhizo is right, I saw the scale too - after my first post.
Thanks so much everyone for all of your advice. I've pretty much done what I can with the existing fruit (10 gallons of fruit, 3 of which is being turned into marmalade, 2 gallons big enough for eating, and 5 gallons into... booze/cakes/??)
So now that I've harvested the tree, should I prune it back or just treat the scale, fertilize, and let it do its thing?


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Niagara Skilled Trades Academy
2C-227 Bunting Rd, St Catharines, ON L2M 3Y2 Get directions
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