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Help The Children SCV and Antelope Valley presents the Framing Hope Veteran Appreciation Day. Don't miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Help The Children wants to help honor veterans and active-duty military service to our country by giving veterans and active members free home improvement supplies. Free home improvement supplies are given out because ...Read More »
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A bill authored by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, to recognize the serivce of the nation's veterans at state parks passed committee unanimously Tuesday. Don't miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. AB 240 would allow recipients of special recognition military license plates free entrance to all California State Parks. "This bill is a small way ...Read More »
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American Legion Post 507, a Santa Clarita-based organization supporting veterans of foreign wars, named a new commander Thursday. Jeanine "Tootsie" Imperial was named the new commander, and former SCV Man of the Year Greg Nutter will remain first vice commander, according to J.D. Kennedy, who led the local chapter of the nation's largest wartime-service veterans organization for the last two years. "We're chartered by Congress to help veterans get benefits," Kennedy said. "We do that in many different ways -- we file the paperwork, assist veterans with access to their federal and state benefits -- but Post 507 has also worked with local businesses, the city, and other organizations to better serve veterans with any immediate needs they may have."Read More »
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Apparatus for forming an opening, such as a window or door, in a concrete structure comprises a form and a device for removing the form from the formed structure. The form has operating members and tension bars for collapsing the sides of the form inwardly. The device comprises a stand having a pair of adjustable length beams carrying hydraulically actuated claw members at their ends for engaging the interior of the form.
1. Apparatus for use in making an opening in a concrete structure utilizing a re-usable form which is cast into said concrete structure and removed therefrom when the concrete has hardened, the form including a frame which extends in a main plane and includes an external peripheral surface and an interior peripheral surface and means coupled to said frame for applying a first force at selected first locations along said interior peripheral surface and substantially parallel to said main plane and directed from said peripheral surfaces inwardly from said frame for achieving separation of said form from said concrete structure at said opening, said apparatus further including a stand for coupling to said form, said stand comprising a vertical support column, two verically spaced substantially horizontal beams, the length of each beam being adjustable, a claw member positioned near the ends of each of said beams for grasping said frame at separate places along its periphery, and power means in the form of hydraulic cylinders positioned relative to said claw members for coming into engagement against said concrete structure to apply a second force substantially in a plane normal to said main plane for withdrawing said form from said opening.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said claw members is pivotally mounted at a distance inward of an end of a respective of said beams and wherein one of said hydraulic cylinders is arranged at each of said ends.
The invention relates to a method of making openings, such as those for a window or door or the like when casting a concrete structure, e.g. a cast-in-situ wall, by utilizing a rigid, reusable form made from a frame with a smooth exterior surface. The method involves the form being loosened from the cast concrete structure and being taken out of the opening formed by it. By "rigid form" is intended that the form is rigid during use but may be dismantled, e.g. for storage.
The apparatus for carrying out the method includes a re-usable form made from bar sections, and means for removing the form from the opening formed during casting.
The Swedish patent application No. 84 00480-3 describes a method and apparatus of the kind mentioned above. A certain disadvantage with the technique known from this patent application is that the form must be relieved, i.e. its walls must be slightly sloping to allow it to be removed from the cast wall opening with the aid of the removal means described in the patent application. The form binds very solidly in the opening and large force is required to remove it. This may result in that the form and/or the concrete surface may be damaged if circumstances are unfavourable.
The present invention is directed to providing a method and apparatus of the kind described in the introduction, with the aid of which the form may be easily released from the cast opening without being subjected to impermissibly large forces. Furthermore, the form does not need to have relief, which makes it possible to have the opening square to the cast wall, i.e. without the slightly tapering shape. The characterizing features of the invention are apparent from the accompanying claims. The French patent No. 2,176,167 describes an apparatus intended to be used in casting heavily tapering concrete blocks without demands on dimensional accuracy and surface finish. The blocks are cast in a square form, the walls of which incline towards each other, i.e. the form is pyramidal. The form is released with the aid of gripping claws, using a jack which bears against the ready concrete block, to pull the form away from it. The pulling forces are directed substantially parallel to the chief plane of the form. It will be understood that the necessary pulling forces are considerable, in spite of the form having relief.
The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, on which
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the form in accordance with the invention
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the stand for releasing the form
FIG. 3 illustrates the stand in position for loosening the form
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detail in the stand
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of two levers included in the form in FIG. 1, seen from one side
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same levers seen from the other side
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the levers in FIGS. 5 and 6, mounted on the end of their repective tension bars and
FIG. 8 is a side view of the upper holder for the tension bar illustrated in FIG. 7.
FIG. 1 illustrates a form intended for making a window opening in a cast wall. Before casting the wall the form is placed at the desired height with the plane surface facing away from the observer in contact with an unillustrated shuttering wall forming the outside of the finished wall. After a suitable number of forms in accordance with the invention have been placed against the unillustrated shuttering wall, a shuttering wall, forming the inside of the finished wall is placed into contact with the chief plane facing towards the observer of the forms in accordance with the invention, and concrete is poured in between the shattering. After striking the unillustrated shuttering, the forms in accordande with the invention are thus cast into the wall and the technical task to be solved by the invention is now to remove the forms from the openings without damaging the forms or the concrete surface. To do this it should not be necessary to dismantle the form, so that after it has been taken out of the opening it can be used once again.
The inventive form comprises four bars 1, 2, 3, 4 of aluminium with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The exterior surface of the form is flat and clad with sheets 5 of a material having a low coefficient of friction, e.g. teflon, PVC-plastics or some other smooth material. In the illustrated embodiment, the outer contour of the form is quadratic, but it may be rectangular or round. The exterior surface of the form may have positive relief but may also be square to the finished wall, i.e. it may lack relief, in accordance with the present invention. Four adjustable tension bars 6, 7, 8, 9 are fixed inside the form in a configuration of the kind illustrated. As will be seen from the Figure, each tension bar is pivotably mounted in adjacent bars and at one end of each tension bar there is an operating means, in the illustrated embodiment depicted as an eccentrically mounted disc, with the aid of which the distance between the fixing points of the tension bar in the two adjacent bars may be adjusted. The operating members 10, 11 of the bars 6 and 9 are situated centrally on the vertical bar 4, while the operation members 12, 13 of the bars 8, 9 are situated centrally on the opposite vertical bar 2. The other ends of the tension bars 6 and 7 are pivotably mounted in holders arranged centrally on the horizontal bar 1 and in a corresponding way the other ends of the tension bars 8 and 9 are pivotably mounted in holders arranged centrally on the lower horizontal bar 3. When the inventive form has been cast in, the operating means 10-13 are set so that the distance between the fixing points for the tension bars 6-9 is maximum. When the form is loosened, the operating means 10-13 are turned so that the respective eccentrically mounted disc reduces this distance, whereby the bars 1-4 are deflected inwards and relinguish the concrete wall surfaces in the opening formed. The concave elastic deformation of the form size is schematically illustrated by the dashed lines 14. It will thus be understood that release from the wall surfaces of the opening formed will be maximum at the fixing points of the tension bars in the form and minimum at the corner areas of the form.
The deformation forces caused by the tension bar 6 are denoted by Fl. Corresponding forces are obtained from the other tension bars 7-9. These forces are thus in or parallel to the main plane of the form and are directed inwards from the sides thereof.
To withdraw the form from the opening created in the wall, the apparatus illlustrated in FIG. 2 is used, this comprising a column 15 in telescopic sections and downwardly carried by a truck or trolley 16. The column is provided with two transverse holders 17, 18 adjustable in height along the column and carrying their respective beams 19, 20. The length of each beam 19, 20 is adjustable, e.g. by the use of telescopic sections. At the end of each horizontal beam there is a hydraulic cylinder disposed as illustrated, i.e. it extends at right angles to the longitudional axis of the beam. The cylinders are denoted by the numerals 21, 22, 23 and 24. Spaced inwards of each hydraulic cylinder there is a claw pivotably mounted on the respective horizontal beam in a manner more closely illustrated in FIG. 4. These claws are denoted by the numerals 25, 26, 27 and 28. Each claw has the shape of a fork with two legs, which are pivotably mounted on a pivot pin 29 (see FIG. 4) extending through a sleeve 30 welded to the telescopic section of the horizontal beam 19 or 20. The free end of each leg has the shape of an arrow head the rear portion of which is intended to grip behind the leg of the U-shaped beam 2 or 4 in a manner described in detail below.
FIG. 3 illustrates the stand in position for withdrawing the form from the finished wall opening. The heigts of the beams 19 and 20 are set along the column and the length of the respective beam is adjusted so that each hydraulic cylinder is on the outside of the form a distance in on the ready-cast wall, and each claw 25-28 is hooked behind the form bars 2 and 4 against the leg facing towards the observer of the respective bar. After striking the shuttering used to make the finished wall, the operating members 10-13 are turned so that the distance between the fixing points of each tension bar will be minimum, whereby the form is deformed and the frame bars loosen from the wall surfaces of the opening. The members 10-13 are then turned back again to their original positions (maximum distance between the fixing points of the tension bars), the form then returning to its shape illustrated by full lines in FIG. 1. Since the bars 1-4 have been loosened from the walls of the opening to a less extent at the corner portions thereof than at the centre of the respective sides, where the distance between the deformed bar and the finished wall is maximum, as will be seen from the concave dashed lines 14 in FIG. 1, it is suitable to place the hydraulic cylinders and gripping claws at the corner portions of the form in the manner illustrated in FIG. 3. It will also be seen from FIG. 3 that the column 15 at its upper portion is tied to the trolley 16 with the aid of two struts 31. Hydraulic fluid is pumped from an unillustrated pump simultaneously to each of the cylinders 21-24, their rams the thrusting out and into engagement with the inner surface of the cast wall. Continued movement of the rams result in that the claws 25-28 pull the form out of the opening and in the vicinity of each cylinder the action there of causes the form to be subjected to a force F2 directed at right angles to the chief plane of the form. A hydraulic fluid line goes to each hydraulic cylinder from an unillustrated destribution valve, to which the hydraulic pump is connected. The hydraulic lines are indicated schematically at 32, 33, 34 and 35. There is a hydraulic valve in each line allowing individual operation of each hydraulic cylinder 21-24. These valves are arranged on a panel 36, easily accessible to the operator. It is also apparent from FIGS. 1 and 3 how the height of the horizontal beams 19 and 20 is adjustable by coaction between the holders 17, 18 and rails 37, 38 attached to either side of the column 15, the rails being provided with through holes at uniform spacing. With the aid of the bolts 39 provided with handles, the holders 17 and 18 can be adjusted in height along the rails 37, 38.
The operating member 10 is illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6. Remaining operating members 11, 12, and 13 are identical to the one illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 and are therefore not described further. The member 10 includes a shaft 40, a first lever 41 welded to one end of the shaft, a second lever welded to a first disc 43, which is eccentrically mounted on the shaft and rotatable relative the shaft 40, and a second disc 44 eccentrically and unrotatably mounted on the shaft 40. The disc 43 may also glide along the shaft 40, as indicated by the arrows in the figure.
The function of the operating member 10 is explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. The end of the tension bar 6 is unrotatably mounted between two bearing lugs 45, 46, which are welded to angle-section holder 46A extending transverse the bar 4. The end of the tension bar is flat and has a through hole 47 (FIG. 8). The bearing lug 46 has a through hole 48 and the bearing lug 45 has a through hole 49. As will be seen, the holes 48 and 49 are not concentric. The disc 44 is between the bearing lugs 45 and 46 and coacts with the hole 47 in the tension bar and has substantially the same diameter as this hole. The end of the shaft 40 facing away from the lever is mounted in the hole 49 in the bearing lug 45 with a given clearance. It will thus be understood that on turning the lever 41 the eccentrically mounted disc 44 will move the tension bar reciprocally in its longitudional direction, and this movement will be taken up by the mentioned elastic deformation of the bars 1-4. The disc 43 coacts with the hole 48 in the bearing lug 46 and has substantially the same diameter as this hole. For each setting position of the lever 41 it is thus possible to lock it in this position by turning the lever 42, the shaft 40 thus being slightly skewed and by wedging action the disc 43 locks the shaft 40 against rotation so that the lever 41 cannot be turned.
The locking effect can also be explained in the following manner. Since the opening 49 is displaced relative the centre of the opening 48, the eccentric disc 44 unrotatably mounted on the shaft 40 can be thrust in between the bearing lugs 45, 46 (only from the left in FIG. 7, as a consequence of the diameter relationships between the shaft and the disc 44) and in through the hole 47 only if the shaft 40 assumes a single predetermined angular position relative the bearing lugs. When the eccentric disc is actually between the bearing lugs 45, 46 (the width of the disc is less than the distance between the bearing lugs 45, 46, and is preferably just as great as the width of the end of the tension bar 6). The shaft 40 can then be turned freely in the bearing by turning the lever 41. Similarly, the disc 43 can then only be inserted in its bearing hole 48 only if the disc 43 assumes a single predetermined angular position relative the bearing lug 46. When the disc 43 has actually been inserted in its bearing hole 48 (by being thrust along the shaft 40), continued turning of the disc 43 in either direction results in that the shaft 40, due to its clearance in the hole 49, is skewed by the disc 43 and locked in the angular position it then has.
Although the operating member 10 and particularly the lever 42, acting as a locking means with its disc 43 eccentrically mounted in the hole 48, have been discribed in connection with their use in a form, it will be seen that they can also be used in apparatus in other technical fields, where it is desired to lock a shaft and/or an eccentric means a desired angular position.
The embodiment of the invention illustrated above can be modified and varied in many ways within the scope of the inventive concept.
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles
Camp Half-Blood is a media franchise encompassing two five-part novel series, two short-story collections, three graphic novels, two films, a video game, and other media.
- 1 Novel series
- 2 Short story collections
- 3 Other
- 4 Film adaptations
- 5 References
Novel series[edit]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians[edit]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos. All five books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like coming of age, love and teenage angst. Each book in the series is based on the story of a Greek hero: Perseus, Odysseus, Hercules, Theseus, and Achilles.
More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 10 countries.[1]
As of October 28, 2011, the series has been on the New York Times best seller list for children's book series for 223 weeks.[2]
The Heroes of Olympus[edit]
The Heroes of Olympus is a five-part series of books written by American author Rick Riordan[3] which ended with The Blood of Olympus in October 2014.[4] It chronicles the events of seven demigods and their obstacles involving the waking of the earth goddess, Gaea, and their efforts to stop her. It picks up a few months after the end of Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Themes include love and teenage angst, as well as dealing with homosexuality.
Riordan based some of his series on The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum.[5]
Short story collections[edit]
The Demigod Files[edit]
The Demigod Files is a collection of stories by Rick Riordan published on February 10, 2009.[6] It is a companion book to the main series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians. It contains three short stories, titled "Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot", "Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon", and "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades", as well as a preview of The Last Olympian. Additional contents include interviews with some of the campers, a picture of Annabeth's trunk, a map of Camp Half-Blood, and various crossword puzzles and other activities.[7] It is set between the fourth book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and the fifth book, The Last Olympian.
The Demigod Diaries[edit]
The Demigod Diaries is collection of short stories relating to The Heroes of Olympus book series. There are puzzles, games, and four short stories, 'The Diary of Luke Castellan','Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes',Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford','Son of Magic'.[8]
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods[edit]
This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about the Greek Gods as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was released on August 7, 2014.[9]
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes[edit]
This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about Greek heroes as narrated by Percy Jackson. It will be released on August 18, 2015.[10]
Film adaptations[edit]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief[edit]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (also known as Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief) is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is loosely based on The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010.[11]
The film cost $95 million to make.[12] In its opening weekend in North America the film ranked number two, and in its first weekend the film made $38.8 million.[13] The film made $226,497,209 worldwide.[12]
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters[edit]
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (also known as Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters) is a 2013 fantasy film and the sequel to the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. It continues the adventures of Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) and his friends, as they look for the golden fleece, in order to save Camp Half-Blood's magical borders from monsters. The film is based on the book The Sea of Monsters, and released on August 7, 2013. It was considered[by whom?] to not be very accurate to the book.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Disney Book Group Launches Rick Riordan's New Five-Book Series, The Heroes of Olympus, on October 12 with a Live Webcast from the Laydown Event for Book 1, The Lost Hero". Fox Business. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Best Sellers – The New York Times". New York Times. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ Riordan, Rick (20 June 2010). "The Lost Hero cover unveiled!". Myth & Mystery. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ A. Sellers, John (13 September 2010). "Disney Announces Print Run, Plans for 'Percy Jackson' Spinoff". 'Publishers Weekly'. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ Colum, Padraic (2010) [1928]. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles. Illustrated by Willy Pogany; Introduction by Rick Riordan. Random House. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-375-86709-5.
- ^ The Demigod Files on the author's website[dead link]
- ^ "The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series)". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ The Demigod Diaries on Amazon
- ^ "Exclusive sneak peek! Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods by Rick Riordan". August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/2014/10/percy-jacksons-greek-heroes.html
- ^ "Contact Information and FAQ:Rick Riordan". Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ a b Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "What Does The 'Percy Jackson' Opening Weekend Mean For Logan Lerman's 'Spider-Man' Chances?". Marshall, Rick. MTV. February 16, 2010.


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On July 1, 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC), the only permanent criminal tribunal set up to try genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, came into force.
"There is a perception or there is a politicisation of the ICC process in Africa and I think it is done as part of perpetuating impunity so you cannot win in the corridors of justice therefore perpetuate [a] political process."
- Hassan Omar Hassan, Kenyan National Human Rights commission
A decade later, it has been ratified by 121 states with another 32 intending to join. The US and China, however, have opted not to.
In its 10 years, the ICC has only made one conviction - Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese warlord found guilty of recruiting child soldiers.
Critics say the ICC has made slow progress, with much, if not all of its focus on Africa.
Apart from the case involving Lubanga, which took six years to reach a conviction, the court has issued arrest warrants for 20 individuals, notably Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi's son; Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president; and Joseph Kony.
"The bigh fish - the United States and the NATO nations - are free to violate the international law, to violate human rights with complete impunity. Since the ICC was founded, the United States invaded Iraq .... Israel attacked Gaza, targetted a civilian population ... so it seems these rules apply only to weak nations."
- Kimberley Margaret, editor of the website Black Agenda Report
There are currently five people in custody:
So far the office of the prosecutor has failed to pursue any investigations outside Africa. This criticism was put to Fatou Bensouda, the new ICC chief prosecutor, but she denied any bias against Africa.
"We are not in Africa by choice. We did not go to Africa to try cases because that's what we wanted to do. I have said and I continue to repeat that Africa is taking leadership in international criminal justice. And this has to be realised, and this has to be adjusted to," said Bensouda.
"I can cite the cases that we have in Africa and how we got there. All of the cases in fact accept the Kenya case are invitiations by the African states for ICC intervention," she added.
Inside Story asks: Can the ICC deliver impartial justice? And with only one suspect convicted so far, has the the Court fulfilled its basic mission?
To answer this question, presenter Ghida Fakhry, is joined by guests: Mark Kersten, a researcher at London School of Economics and specialist on the international criminal justice system, the ICC and conflict resolution; Kimberley Margaret, a senior columnist and editor for the website Black Agenda Report; and Hassan Omar Hassan from the Kenyan National Human Rights Commission.
"I will go to any place that the crimes under the jurisidiction of the court are being committed and nothing is being done to address them. Whether it is in Africa or outside of Africa. I'm not ruling out cases outside of Africa. But my mandate dictates that I go where ICC has jurisdiction, where the crimes are being committed and it is not being addressed at the national level."
Fatou Bensouda, the new ICC chief prosecutor
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Recognized by The National Law Journal in 2006 as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America, Barry Richard has been identified as a lawyer with the power to shape public affairs, launch industries, shake things up and get things done. He is listed as a top litigation and appellate lawyer in Chambers and Partners USA Guide, four and three years running, respectively. Barry, who was selected as one of two National Law Journal Lawyers of the Year in 2001, has been noted for his national reputation for compelling advocacy. The New York Post has referred to the trademark clarity and forcefulness of his argument and CBS anchor Dan Rather called his nationally televised argument before the Florida Supreme Court in the 2000 Bush-Gore litigation brilliant. Barry begins each representation with a careful analysis of the case both factually and legally to formulate strategy and tactics that maximize his client's strengths and opponent's weaknesses. 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Barry's honors include selection as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, which limits its membership to one percent of the lawyers in each state and Canadian province, and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, which limits its membership to 500 lawyers in the United States. In addition, he has been retained for more than two decades by The Florida Bar as its general litigation counsel, and has been retained by the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers to represent it before the Florida Supreme Court. Barry's capabilities in the area of government and election law are illustrated by the broad, non-partisan nature of his representation. Most notably, he represented President George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election litigation. In that capacity, he managed 46 lawsuits and personally argued several critical cases on behalf of President Bush. 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The CSV file is loaded from the memory of the phone/tab. At present only android is supported.
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Two Channels (CH1\CH2) supported.
Play/Pause waveform in the app irrespective of scope.
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Run measurements from menu.
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Play/Stop waveform in the application
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2. AWG Android App installed on the mobile device.
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The app has been tested on Android mobile devices with Android Version 4.1 to 4.3
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8 1280 * 800
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Font Style Default font
Font Size Normal
About Device
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Baseband Version T311DDUAMH1
Kernel version 3.0.31-1334189
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After alert app will get closed by itself.
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People's Bank Of China Advisor Hints At Liquidating U.S. Treasury Holdings
Discontent over the amount of U.S. debt being held continues to emerge from within the People's Republic of China. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of The Telegraph (UK) reported yesterday:
The debt markets have been warned.
A key rate setter-for China's central bank let slip – or was it a slip? – that Beijing aims to run down its portfolio of US debt as soon as safely possible.
"The incremental parts of our of our foreign reserve holdings should be invested in physical assets," said Li Daokui at the World Economic Forum in the very rainy city of Dalian – former Port Arthur from Russian colonial days.
"We would like to buy stakes in Boeing, Intel, and Apple, and maybe we should invest in these types of companies in a proactive way."
"Once the US Treasury market stabilizes we can liquidate more of our holdings of Treasuries," he said.
To my knowledge, this is the first time that a top adviser to China's central bank has uttered the word "liquidate". Until now the policy has been to diversify slowly by investing the fresh $200bn accumulated each quarter into other currencies and assets – chiefly AAA euro debt from Germany, France and the hard core.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
The Telegraph's international business editor warned about what such a liquidation could mean for bonds. Evans-Pritchard wrote:
It is bad for bonds – or will be. The money will go into strategic land purchases all over the world, until the backlash erupts in earnest. It will go into equities, until Capitol Hill has a heart attack. It will go anywhere but debt.
Yet another reason to be careful of 10-year Treasuries and Bunds below 2pc yields. There is a big seller out there, just itching to let go.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Li Daokui is also in the news for comments he made about the U.S. dollar. From Forbes' Agustino Fontevecchia on Wednesday:
Amid continued political riff-raff in Europe, EU President Jose Barroso commented on the possibility of Eurobonds, adding his team would present a report on the feasibility and practicality of the proposal by year's-end. At the same time, rumors of China possibly purchasing Italian bonds were reinvigorated by an advisor to the People's Bank of China, Li Dakoui, who said he favored selling U.S. dollars and buying Italian debt to support the Eurozone.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Stay tuned…
Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose. "China to 'liquidate' US Treasuries, not dollars." The Telegraph. 15 Sep. 2011. (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100011987/china-to-liquidate-us-treasuries-not-dollars/). 16 Sep. 2011.
Fontevecchia, Agustino. "Stocks Mixed After Moody's Downgrades SocGen And Geithner Rejects Lehman-Moment." Forbes. 14 Sep. 2011. (http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2011/09/14/equities-mixed-as-moodys-downgrades-socgen-and-geithner-rejects-europes-lehman-moment/). 16 Sep. 2011.
1 Comment to People's Bank Of China Advisor Hints At Liquidating U.S. Treasury Holdings
According to Zero Hedge, countries outside of the U.S. dumped 74 billion dollars in U.S. Treasuries, most of it over the weekend:
"Over the weekend, we observed the perplexing sell off of $56 billion in US Treasurys courtesy of weekly disclosure in the Fed's custodial account (source: H.4.1) and speculated if this may be due to an asset rotation, under duress or otherwise, out of bonds and into stocks, to prevent the collapse of the global ponzi (because when the BRICs tell the IMF to boost its bailout capacity you know it is global). We also proposed a far simpler theory: "the dreaded D-day in which foreign official and private investors finally start offloading their $2.7 trillion in Treasurys with impunity (although not with the element of surprise – China has made it abundantly clear it will sell its Treasury holdings, the only question is when), has finally arrived." In hindsight the Occam's Razor should have been applied. Little did we know 5 short days ago just how violent the reaction by China would be (both post and pre-facto) to the Senate decision to propose a law for all out trade warfare with China. Now we know – in the week ended October 12, a further $17.7 billion was "removed" from the Fed's custodial Treasury account, meaning that someone, somewhere is very displeased with US paper, and, far more importantly, what it represents, and wants to make their displeasure heard loud and clear. (Source)
Undoubtedly, the Chinese and other countries have recently discovered that Italy and Greece, with smaller debt to income ratios than the United States, are less riskier and carry a higher rate of return. This is because, unlike the US, the Rothschild/Rockefeller bond rating agencies have trashed their country's debt ratings, forcing them to pay a much higher interest rate than U.S. Treasuries. Hey, if you take the risk, you might as well earn the reward!
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Doctor On Demand is perfect for you or your children, to address mild infections, cough / cold / allergies / flu, pediatric questions, and emotional health concerns. Physicians focus on your care, with no interruptions or distractions.
See a psychologist, at a time and place that is convenient for you. Doctor on Demand allows you to connect with doctorate-level psychologists to talk through issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, life changes, loss, and many more. Plus, sessions with Doctor On Demand psychologists are about half the price of traditional in-office care.
Moms can quickly and easily meet with our specialists for pediatric care, lactation consulting, or post- partum health issues. Whether your child has the flu, you have a breastfeeding question, or you need to find out whether or not your baby is sick, Doctor on Demand's board-certified MDs and specialists can help.
- Cold, flu, cough, fever, allergies
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Pediatric fever, advice or other issues
- Vomiting/diarrhea
- Depression and anxiety concerns
- Possible sinus infections
- STDs
- Rashes / bites / skin problems
- Sports Injuries, Athlete's Foot
- Smoking cessation
- Back pain
- Heartburn
- Breastfeeding questions
- Mental and emotional health issues and concerns
- General medical questions, "Should I go in for this or not?"
Traditional MD and therapy appointments can require long wait times. You could spend hours in urgent care. With Doctor on Demand, you can have a live video visit with a doctor from the comfort of your home, without having to wait. You can easily make appointments (typically same or next-day) with physicians, pediatricians, psychologists or lactation consultants in advance.
This service is also not available in all states - we are available where state law permits.
Doctors on Demand
This is the patient/doctor facing app.
Get this turnkey Uber for Doctors from us and start or resell it to your nearby Hospital services.
Serve the patient of your doctor business like never before!
* One Click to request a doctor to come to your aid, no need of redundant phone calls to notify people of your location
* Amazing admin panel to control the user request, collect money, add/delete doctors (Think freelance doctors)
* One Click by the doctor to accept job and get exact details on map to go and serve patient
First Aid & Symptom Checker
OFFLINE EMERGENCY TOOL built on hundreds of thousands of real life emergency situations over the past four years. A unique search engine that is customized for you! Comprehensive Medical Health Guide & symptom checker designed to help in Emergency First Aid, at Home or Outdoors.
24/7 access to health information.
+ Now features "Quick Links" for easy First Aid and Emergency Medical content access and Symptoms Checker.
+ Lab values and tests.
+ Natural search, based on comprehensive information (like local conditions, medical history, vital signs, past search, and more).
+ Ranking emphasis on Medical First Aid and life threatening conditions. App is a result of about a million real time searches performed. Outdoors, home and car medical topics. + Internet connectivity is not required, after initial sync for the app to work.
+ Our content is original (no infomercials), 100% written and edited by MDs. We are uncompromising with the quality of medical content.
+ Based on our custom platform, we provide real solutions to life situations by professional ER team.
AR First Aid features :
~ Quick links
~ Content is available off-line, no connectivity required after the initial sync
~ Natural search
~ Voice Search
~ Human Atlas + Search.
~ Symptoms and signs checker
~ Articles are written for the purpose of this application and to help in mobile non-hospital conditions.
~ Emergency medical conditions ranking. Using a proprietary symptom medical chart and custom artificial intelligence (AI) to rank. AI auto-improvements based on the current usage data, symptoms, signs vitals and much more.
~ Emergency, life threatening and every day conditions. Most home medical remedies are covered. We are adding more and improving our existing articles based on the current usage data. Daily. Our app does not try to diagnose. It can't replace your MD's opinion.
~ Local medical service providers, on your finger tips, from Google
~ Medical Profile, used to rank search for First Aid and more
~ Articles specifically written for the application, not 'paid by' infomercials.
~ We constantly expand our database with more and more medical data. Wide variety of answers for new non-emergency conditions/cases are added every day.
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Our Emergency Response application is aimed to help untrained users to recognize and react to a medical situation. It is sometimes crucial to identify the most probable cause, depending on patient condition and medical history. We incorporate a separate time/location factors in order to rank the result set.
AR First Aid features a comprehensive search engine which evaluates the search query for known combinations of symptoms, signs, and conditions. Our basic IA ranks possible causes and identifies potentially dangerous situations given the patient medical history. AR First AID shows specific steps to perform for most common home/outdoor/sport conditions and injuries in plain language. Supported media includes videos, images and step by step instructions. In certain cases, when we need to further differentiate, additional options will be presented.
Last but not least, we try to find a medical professional or service near by. We are NOT affiliated to or profit from such services.
AR First Aid team is looking forward to bring the best experience and constantly updating its medical databases. If you can help us with the medical researches and articles, please let us know, we are ready to give credit where it is due.
NHS Health and Symptom checker
Getting health advice really couldn't be easier! Simply work through one of our clinically tested health assessment tools by selecting your symptoms and answering some short questions about how you're feeling.
Once you've finished, we'll instantly give you advice on the best course of action and, if you can look after yourself at home, we'll tell you how.
Key features
+ Health assessment on the move
+ A comprehensive range of symptom checkers
+ Personalised guides to looking after yourself
+ Option to save advice to your device
How to use the NHS Health and Symptom checker app
Checking your symptoms
Scroll through the list of symptom checkers, pick the one that best matches your symptoms and answer the questions.
Health advice
After working through our symptom checker, we'll give you advice on what to do next, whether that means seeing your GP, going to a walk-in centre or looking after yourself at home.
Looking after yourself
If you can treat your symptoms yourself, we'll provide you with a step-by-step self help guide on what you can do to make yourself better. You can save this information to your device so you can access it at any time.
Note: This app is provided for people living in England only. For health advice and information for people living in other parts of the UK, please visit NHS Northern Ireland (http://www.hscni.net/), NHS 24 Scotland (http://www.nhs24.com/) or NHS Direct Wales (http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/) as appropriate.
This popular app which is used by over 130,000 physicians worldwide has just launched a premium version, which is updated with latest evidence from series such as the Journal of the American Medical Assocation's Rational Clinical Examination Series.
**** 'The top 10 quick reference medical apps for iPhone released in 2013' - iMedicalApps *****
Diagnose is a novel medical app which aids clinicians in the diagnosis of common internal medicine conditions. The app allows users to incorporate validated findings from the history, physical examination and investigations to calculate an evidence-based likelihood of disease. This app is intended for use by internal medicine physicians and trainees, with the goal of improving patient care and medical education at the bedside.
Diagnose provides you with an evidence-based pre-test probability, validated likelihood ratios and a calculated post-test probability based on your findings for over 45 of the most commonly seen conditions in internal medicine. The data is validated from sources (JAMA Rational Clinical Exam Series, etc).
When examining a patient with a presumptive diagnosis, such as stroke, physicians can now see in real-time how specific findings on the history, physical exam and laboratory evaluation of patients alters the likelihood of disease.
"Diagnose is a fantastic app that encourages the application of evidence-based medicine in clinical practice."
- Daniel Schwartz, MD
The following evidence-based summaries are included in this app:
Acute Cholecystitis
Acute Otitis Media, Child
Alcohol Problems
Cancer, Family History
Cardiac Arrhythmia, Any
Cardiac Arrhythmia, Significant
Central Venous Pressure
Compliance and Medication Adherence
COPD (Multivariate)
Death after Cardiac Arrest
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Ectopic Pregnancy
Headache, Need for Neuroimaging
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hypovolemia, Adult
Hypovolemia, Child
Influenza, >60 years old
Influenza, any age
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Knee Injury, ACL
Knee Injury, Meninscal Tear
Meningitis, Adult
Myocardial Infarction
Osteomyelitis, Diabetic
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Pleural Effusion
Pneuomnia, Adult, Community-Acquired
Pneumonia, Infant and Child
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Renal Artery Stenosis
Septic Arthritis
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Temporal Arteritis
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Upper GI Bleed, Locating
Upper GI Bleed, Severity
Urinary Incontinence, Women
Urinary Tract Infection, Women
With MyChart you can:
• View your health information
• Stay in touch with your physician
• Manage your appointments
• Access your family's health information
You must first create an account through your healthcare provider in order to access your information through MyChart. If your healthcare provider is not listed, or if you require support accessing your existing account, contact them directly about accessing your account through the MyChart app.
Medical Dictionary
Medical dictionary is a free hand book more like a Medical dictionary for emergency lookup on disease names to assist individuals and to Physicians. Medical Dictionary is a leading medical word dictionary used by health care professionals today in this modern technology world.
This mobile application aids not only Specialists, General Physicians but also nurse routines at any given point of the day.
This App provides broad classification of medicines, symptoms of Sickness, expert prescribes, recommend drugs and information about adverse problems, Clinical diagnosis, Nursing central facts and patient care.
The Medscape app is the highest rated, fastest growing free mobile app for healthcare professionals with over 4 million registered users.
The Medscape app for Android™ is available for free.
All features are available for free. (Log in required only for the first time using the app. New users can register for a free account.)
Most popular features available in our app:
- Medical News:
Read the latest news available across 30+ specialties, covering FDA announcements, thought leader perspectives, conference news, important journal articles, plus physician business news and tips.
- Drug Information and Tools:
Look up adult and pediatric drug dosing information in seconds, check drug interactions, access medical calculators, and get health plan formulary information to support you with patient care.
- Disease & Condition Information:
Prep for patients by reviewing clinical presentation, workup, and treatment information for 4,400+ diseases and conditions. Authored and reviewed by expert physicians.
- Medical Calculators
Access 129 medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications directly through the calculator feature. Plus, 600+ drugs in our drug reference have integrated dosing calculators.
- Drug Formulary Information
Find out whether a drug is covered under a particular health plan and easily compare tier status for drugs in the same class to consider an alternative for your patient. Choose from our complete list of 1,800 plans across all 50 states.
- Continuing Medical Education Courses:
Complete accredited CME/CE courses for professional development and to fulfill licensure requirements. Courses available in 1,000+ topics across 30+ specialties.
- Offline Access:
Drug, condition, and procedure reference, plus drug interaction checker can be accessed without an internet connection when you select the option to download our clinical reference database.
For more information, visit medscape.com/mobileapp
Please remember, we aren't able to respond to you based on comments. If you have any suggestions to improve our app or are having issues using our app, please contact us through our online help center at help.medscape.com.
Supported Device and OS Information:
Supported Devices: Google Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III, Google Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Droid Razr, Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC Evo 4G, HTC Incredible
Supported OS: 2.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
NOTE: Users with 'rooted' devices and ad-blocker software installed may experience connectivity errors while using Medscape.
Please disable ad-blocker software before attempting to download Medscape's offline Clinical Reference.
Drugs Dictionary Offline: FREE
App Highlights:-
- Completely offline and free to download.
- List of drug name and uses.
- Detailed drug guide including the drug terms, brands and generics.
- Medication prescription for various diseases.
- The best choice for pocket drug dictionary and drug book for nurses with facts, doses and overdose information.
- Missed dose details describing the impacts of a missed dose and necessary measures.
App Features:-
- Search feature to lookup the offline drug index.
- Drug classifications computations and calculations.
- Very friendly and beautiful interface.
- Drugs Encyclopedia with complete information regarding their use and abuse, side effects and pill identification.
Medical Procedures Free
● Lumber Puncture
● Urinary Catheterization
● Venipuncture
● Blood Pressure Recording
● Nebulization
● Tracheotomy
● Endoscopy
● Intravenous Cannulation
● Nasogastric Intubation(Gastric Lavage)
● Tube Thoracostomy
● Blood Transfusion
● Intramuscular Injection
● Subcutaneous Injection
● Intra-dermal Injection
● Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
● Central Venous Catheterization
● Arterial Blood Gases
● Venous Cutdown
● Suprapubic Urinary Catheterization
● Ascitic Tap
● Pleural Tap or Thoracentesis
● Pericardiocentesis
● Arthrocentesis
These topics has been explained under the following topics
● Introduction
● Indications
● Equipment
● Procedure
● Contraindications
● Complications
If any suggestion or errors, kindly contact us. If you like this app, share it with your friends and rate us.
Medical Abbreviations
Drug Index & Guide
DrugIndex delivers frequently updated, comprehensive, practical information on over 30,000+ brand name and 2000+ generic drugs. This powerful app contains everything you need to provide better care to your patients including information on dosing and administration, safety, interactions and patient teaching.
It provides all the information required to protect themselves and their patients when administering drugs. This application delivers evidence base need to safely administer these drugs along with important patient monitoring instructions specific to each drug.
• Prescription & safety information of 2,000+ drugs and 30000 brands
• Drug / Brand Search Features
• Bookmark useful drugs / brand drugs to a personalized 'saved' list for easy access
• Special features of drugs, detailed information, safety details, available brands for each drugs etc.
• Default category based news channels (RSS feeds)
• Add or remove new changes
• Ability to save and email articles, share articles on Facebook and read offline without internet connection
• Supported OS: 4.0 , 4.0.3, 4.0.4 , 4.1
NOTE: Users with 'rooted' devices and ad-blocker software installed may experience connectivity errors while using drugindex.
Diseases Dictionary ✪ Medical
This medical disease hand book can act as a clinical advisor for self diagnosis and can also be used to look up symptoms, diseases and treatment. Medical diseases dictionary free download is like a FREE Doctor at home for common diseases and treatment codes.
Diseases dictionary FREE - Medical App Features:
- Works Offline without internet.
- Detailed description of all major medical conditions and diseases.
- Information regarding treatment of diseases for all medical conditions and symptoms along with medication information, medication interaction and drug side effects.
- Medical reference book and thesaurus covering all medical terminologies and abbreviations.
- Prescription drug info along with pill description is provided in the treatment section.
- Physicians desk reference and pharmaceuticals dictionary.
- A handy free pocket guide for nurses for use as an emergency guide.
Who can use this free disease dictionary:
Healthcare professionals, pharmaceuticals, physicians, hospital nurses, medical students, nursing professionals, pharmacy, physician assistants and for students who work in clinical practice & dispensary.
This app cannot and should not replace a pharmacist or a doctor consultation. App content is only for pocket reference & educational purposes. Consult a doctor before actual usage of any of the information in this app.
Medical Formulas
Medical Formulas is intuitive, easy to use and thoroughly tested. Oriented utility for physicians, doctors, residents, medical students and other health professionals.
Medical Formulas includes numerous criteria, functions and scores of different specialties: Internal Medicine, Nutrition, Metabolism, Endocrinology, Medication, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Infectology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Therapy, Intensive Care, Emergency, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Oncology, Hepatology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Surgery, Toxicology, Trauma.
Among the most used functions it highlights:
- Ideal Body Weight
- Body Mass Index BMI
- Body Surface Area
- Winter's Formula for Metabolic Acidosis Compensation
- LDL Calculator
- Anion GAP
- Maintenance Fluids Calculator
- Parkland Formula for Burns
- Pregnancy Due Dates Calculator
- APGAR Score
- Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade
- Corrected QT Interval
- Geneva Score for Pulmonary Embolism
- Mean Arterial Pressure
- Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score
- Well's Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism
- PSI Port Score: Pulmonary Severity Index
- Oxygenation Index
- Light's Criteria for Exudative Effusion
- Creatinine Clearence
- MDRD GFR Equation
- Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
- SIRS Sepsis and Septic Shock Criteria
- CURB 65 Severity Score
- CAGE Questions for Alcohol Use
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Score
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Shock Index
- Ramson's Criteria for Pancreatitis Mortality
- Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analyzer
- ABC Score for Massive Transfusion
- PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism
- King's College Criteria for Acetaminophen Toxicity
- Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality
- Absolute Reticulocyte Count and Reticulocyte Index
- Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score
- Calcium Correction for Hypoalbuminemia
- Pittsburgh Knee Rules
- Wells' Criteria for Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Pediatric Ins and Outs (per kg and per hour)
- Pediatric Endotracheal Tube (ETT) Size
- Injury Severity Score (ISS)
- Alvarado Score for Acute Appendicitis
- Hunt and Hess Classification of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Phenytoin Correction for Albumin Renal Failure
- Serum Osmolality/Osmolarity
- Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) for Narcotic Abuse
- Acetaminophen Overdose and NAC Dosing
- ATRIA Bleeding Risk Score
- TASH Score (Trauma Associated Severe Hemorrhage)
- Revised Trauma Score
- Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC)
- HIV Needle Stick Risk Assessment Stratification Protocol (RASP)
Human Anatomy
List of Contents
1. Cardio Vascular System
2. Digestive system
3. Endocrine - Central Nervous
4. Endocrine - Reproductive
5. Endocrine - Alimentary
6. The Eye
7. Female Reproductive System
8. Lymphatic System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Muscular System - Back
11. Muscular System - Front
12. Nervous System
13. Respiratory System
14. Skeletal System - Back
15. Skeletal System - Front
16. Urinary System
- Illustration of each biological system that can be zoomed using pinch touch.
- Description of each element represented in each biological system.
- Reference links to wiki for more thorough descriptions.
How To
- To view a specific biological system one has to select it from the main list. This will open a new view with an illustration of the biological system. The user can zoom the image to see details better by using the pinch zoom. To view more information about a topic, just click on the item. If the user wants a more detailed description there is a "More Information Wiki" button, which is available behind the menu button of the device.
Note: Ad supported application. For ad free version buy Human Anatomy Pro
Prognosis : Emergency Medicine
Prognosis: Emergency Medicine allows you to test your decision making skills in a risk-free environment while sharpening your clinical knowledge.
The interesting discussions at the end of each case scenario are useful for experienced physicians to refresh their knowledge and also serve as interesting practice material for residents embarking on a career in Emergency Medicine.
All clinical cases and discussions have been reviewed by our editorial board of 120+ physicians across 27 specialties.
Diseases Covered:
1. Acetaminophen Poisoning
2. Acute Appendicitis
3. Acute Compartment Syndrome
4. Acute Encephalitis
5. Acute Epiglottitis
6. Acute Glomerulonephritis
7. Acute Head Trauma
8. Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
9. Acute Myocardial Infarction (LBBB)
10. Acute Myocarditis
11. Acute Ovarian Torsion
12. Acute Pericarditis
13. Adrenal Crisis
14. Aortic Dissection
15. Asthma Exacerbation
16. Atrial Fibrillation
17. Bacterial Meningitis
18. Basilar-type Migraine
19. Bell's Palsy
20. Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo
21. Biliary Ascariasis
22. Boerhaave Syndrome
23. Botulism
24. Brugada Syndrome
25. Burns
26. Cardiac Tamponade
27. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
28. Cervical Epidural Hematoma
29. Chronic Subdural Hematoma
30. Deep Venous Thrombosis
31. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
32. Dieulafoy's Lesion
33. Digoxin Toxicity
34. Ectopic Pregnancy
35. Emphysematous Cholecystitis
36. Exercise Associated Hyponatremia
37. Fitz-hugh-curtis Syndrome
38. Guillain–barré Syndrome
39. Heat Stroke
40. Heterotopic Pregnancy
41. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
42. Hypertensive Emergency
43. Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
44. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
45. Ica Dissection
46. Infectious Mononucleosis
47. Insulinomas
48. Isolated Gall Bladder Injury
49. Kawasaki Disease
50. Lactic Acidosis, Metformin
51. Lateral Medullary Syndrome
52. Lemierre's Syndrome
53. Meckel's Diverticulum
54. Mesenteric Ischemia, Arterial
55. Multiple Sclerosis
56. Myasthenia Gravis
57. Myxedema Coma
58. Omental Infarction
59. Peptic Ulcer Disease
60. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
61. Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
62. Polymyositis
63. Primary Hyperparathyroidism
64. Prinzmetal's Angina
65. Pulmonary Embolism
66. Red Degeneration
67. Renal Artery Aneurysm
68. Retropharyngeal Abscess
69. Reye Syndrome
70. Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction
71. Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst
72. Salicylate Toxicity
73. Sigmoid Volvulus
74. Spinal Epidural Abscess
75. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
76. Stroke
77. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
78. Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
79. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
80. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
81. Temporal Arteritis
82. Tension Pneumothorax
83. Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
84. Tick Paralysis
85. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
87. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
88. Atrial Myoxma
89. Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
90. Prinzmetal's Angina
91. Omental Infarction
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The Link app can:
· Send a notification when the connected device is used to call for help
· Show that the device is on or off and current power level
· Locate the user's device on a map
GreatCall products are equipped with patented GPS technology. The Link app uses this technology to pull location information a few times per hour. Real-time location information is only provided upon app user's request, within the app. Location accuracy improves with use, over time.
"I want to thank you for creating the GreatCall Link App, it's absolutely wonderful! My mother is 81 years old and we signed up for Great Call about 3 years ago. It's been a relief knowing that she has it with her if she ever needed some emergency assistance. Because of her age and current health, we like to be aware when she goes out and about so that we don't worry that she's fallen at home and in trouble. The website would allow us to track her, but it often took some time, and you needed to be near a computer to log in… it's just wasn't so simple. Well now with the app, I get a pop-up when Mom leaves the house. So now I don't have to panic when she leaves the house because I already know she's out and about. I get another pop-up when she gets home, so I can call to check in on her and talk about her day.
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•Personal medication schedule
•Pill reminders and alerts when it's time to take your medications
•Log the pills you took
•Connect to your pharmacy to refill prescriptions
•Create a list of your medications for your doctor or health provider
•Look up pill and drug information
•Simple and easy to use
•Reliable alarm function
•Low battery usage
•Set multiple daily alarms
•Set multiple daily doses
•Automatic refill reminders
•Medicine details and information available
•Your data is backed up automatically
5Star Urgent Response With GPS
IMPORTANT: Download the app then register at greatcall.com/FiveStarSubscription to begin your FREE 30-day trial and start protecting yourself and those you love in minutes!
The 5Star app provides help anytime, anywhere. 5Star works as a senior medical alert system, personal safety app, ICE app and emergency help button.
Get immediate access to Certified Response Agents trained in CPR and other emergency procedures, who will identify your location by GPS, evaluate the situation, and can conference in family or friends, dispatch 9-1-1, connect you to a nurse, or provide any additional assistance, if needed.
Here's what people are saying about 5Star:
"…I am really happy to know I have 5Star in my car in case of emergency…"
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Key Features of 5Star:
•Immediate connection to 100% U.S. Based Certified 5Star Agents 24/7
•GPS location passed on to emergency services
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Chris Johnson will return to the Tennessee Titans under his current contract in 2013, coach Mike Munchak said Thursday.
Tennessee decided to keep Johnson after the star running back had a conversation Thursday with Munchak.
"Had a great 30min convo with coach munchak and we both look forward to making that next step," Johnson tweeted.
The Titans had to make a decision on Johnson by Saturday, when $9 million of his $10 million salary for 2013 would have been guaranteed if he was on their roster.
A three-time Pro Bowler, Johnson rushed for 1,243 yards and six touchdowns this past season.
Johnson became just the eighth player in NFL history to run for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first five seasons, joining Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett, Corey Dillon, Eddie George and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Munchak also confirmed Thursday that safety Michael Griffin will remain on the roster.
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