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A veteran of writing Rap lyrics and poetry since the age of 18, it wasn't until 2009 that Aaron Hamilton, Big Ham, Soul Rebel, started to record lyrics with friend Dante Thedford while in Afghanistan. Continuing to hone his craft over the past several years has led to the release of his mixtape Love of Hip Hop and Hustle vol. 1: Introduction of the Unheralded. His follow up is an untitled EP with friend/producer Jeffrey Alicea.
Big Ham's style is a reflection of the late 80's/early 90's era when lyrics and substance in your rhymes was a requirement along with originality. With an attention grabbing voice and an ability to craft songs and hooks, he's a true talent and his love of the culture will propel him into being mentioned with the great lyricist in the game.


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Climate and Environment of Lebanon
Climate and Environment of Lebanon Last updated on Wednesday 21st April 2010
Lebanon has a fertile coastal plain, where most of the population lives, with a mild Mediterranean climate making it rainy in the winter. The soil is very fertile because of rich alluvial deposits. Along the coast, a dry bush known as maquis grows, while vineyards, and wheat, olives, and oranges are cultivated. Cedar has become a national symbol. The Cedar wood was used in building the Phoenician fleet and temples; nowadays there are only little over 400 cedars left, ranging in age between 200 and 800 years old. The war has had disastrous consequences on the environment, causing soil erosion and loss of vegetation.
Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate -- hot and dry summers and cool, rainy winters. The sun shines 300 days a year. The annual rainfall on the coastal plain is around 35in, and more than 50in in the mountains. Humidity is high along the coast in summer and daytime temperatures average 30°C with night temperatures not much lower.
Beirut in summer becomes a commuter society as families move to the mountains to enjoy the cool dry climate. Winters on the coast can be dry and mild one day and wet and chilly the next.
Winter daytime temperatures average 15°C. In the mountains summer daytime temperatures average 26°C and the nights are pleasantly cool. Winters are cold and it snows at the higher elevations. The snow ensures good skiing from December through April.


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U.S. Report Finds Major Flaws In Reconstruction Plan for Iraq
By James Glanz
The first official history of the $25 billion American reconstruction effort in Iraq depicts a program hobbled from the outset by gross understaffing, a lack of technical expertise, bureaucratic infighting, secrecy and constantly increasing security costs, according to a preliminary draft copy dated December 2005.
The document, which begins with the secret prewar planning for reconstruction and touches on nearly every phase of the program through 2005, was assembled by the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and was debated last month in a closed forum by roughly two dozen experts from outside the office.
A person at the forum provided a copy to The New York Times.
The office of the inspector general, whose agents and auditors have been examining and reporting on various aspects of the rebuilding since early 2004, declined to comment on the report other than to say it was highly preliminary.
"It's incomplete," a spokesman, Jim Mitchell, said. "It could change significantly before it is finally published."
In the document, the paralyzing effect of staffing shortfalls and contracting battles between the State Department and the Pentagon, creating delays of months at a stretch, are described for the first time from inside the program. The document also recounts concerns about writing contracts for an entity with the "ambiguous legal status" of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
Seemingly odd decisions on dividing the responsibility for various sectors of the reconstruction crop up repeatedly in the document. At one point, a planning team decided to put all reconstruction activities in Iraq under the Army Corps of Engineers, except anything to do with water, which would go to the Navy. At the time, a retired admiral, David Nash, was in charge of the rebuilding.
"It almost looks like a spoils system between various agencies," said Steve Ellis, an authority on the Army corps at Taxpayers for Common Sense, an organization in Washington, who read a copy of the document. "You had various fiefdoms established in the contracting process."
One authority on reconstruction who attended the session last month, John J. Hamre, said the report was an unblinking and unbiased look at the program.
"It's gutsy and it's honest," said Hamre, president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, based in Washington. He was not the source of the leaked document. Even in the early stages of writing the draft, Hamre said, one central message on the reconstruction program was already fairly clear, that "it didn't go particularly well."
"The impression you get is of an organization that had too little structure on the ground over there, that it had conflicting guidance from the United States," Hamre said. "It had a very difficult environment and pressures by that environment to quickly move things."
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The TeamDaisy de Plume (Founder & Creative Director)
Hailing from NY's West Village, Daisy de Plume moved to Paris in 2004. As the daughter of an art historian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a second home to Daisy as a kid. To keep her focused – and quiet! – Daisy's mother created games with art, some of which had monetary incentives. Blending such aesthetical hoverings with entrepreneurial reward planted the seed of THATLou (Treasure Hunts At The Louvre) early on. With a degree in art history and a past in print publishing (Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveler), writing up the treasure of the Louvre and injecting a bit of light-hearted interaction with the camera was a logical next step. Daisy created THATLou in 2012 to share her passion for art and her unique approach toward making the museum experience fun and accessible to all. Daisy didn't foresee an Impressionist development across the Seine (THATd'Or was originally commissioned by the American Friends of the Musée d'Orsay) or the eventual London expansion across the Channel (The British Museum commissioned the first THATBrit for one of their Friday Lates). Thus rolling all the THATs into THATMuse, standing for Treasure Hunt at the Museum. Daisy met her Argentine husband and business partner, Hernan, in Paris where they had their two culturally-confused, trilingual boys, Storsh and Brooksie, in 2010 and 2015. email@example.com
Hernan Souto (Director)
Trained to be skeptical (a lawyer), Hernan Souto was initially doubtful of his overly-enthusiastic, ever-optimistic American wife's business idea (the fact that there wasn't an actual "business plan" was a sign), but ended up getting roped into THAT whole affair. First he cleaned up the THATLou books (what books?!?) as a favor, then as a one-off he translated a hunt (a native of Buenos Aires, he's fluent in Spanish, French, English and Italian); eventually Hernan joined his wife full time, when in 2014 they got a 150-person (American teenagers) commission to build THATRue in the Latin Quarter. Reluctant to get involved in content work, his facility for languages sometimes drags him back: He also built THATRue Marais for another 100 teenagers (this time Venezuelan) with Daisy and Storsh trailing after to inject a bit of silliness. Content aside, Hernan predominately remains the CEO and man-behind-the-scenes of THATMuse, Ltd. ensuring that the company runs smoothly in both Paris and London – and that we have numbers in those books! email@example.com
Alexandra Aldersley (Head of French Operations)
Originally from California, Alexandra moved to Paris in 2016 in search of new adventures. After working in local radio and teaching English at the Sorbonne, she was delighted to put her art history degree to good use and join the team as a THATLou representative in 2017. It only took hosting one hunt for Alexandra to know that working for THATMuse would offer a unique opportunity to share her passion for museums, history, and the arts. Since hosting countless hunts and getting to know all the hidden nooks of both the Louvre and the Orsay, she now serves as Head of French Operations. When Alexandra isn't working, you'll likely find her exploring the open-air museum that is Paris. email@example.com
Iasmina Tega (Head of Bookings)
Resident sweetheart to the youngest of the THATMuse tribe (Balthazar, Daisy and Hernán's toddler), Iasmina Tega was born in Romania. With a Ukrainian mother and a Russian father (where she gets her humor!), our Eastern European representative competes with Hernán on who's darker in their cynicism. Iasmina and her twin sister moved to the UK more than a decade ago, first to Cambridge for school, then down to London. With a background in Finance, Iasmina joined our ranks to head up our Bookings department after working at Booking.com (fitting, no?). With a creative mind and a passion for arts and crafts, one of Iasmina's bucket lists is to be a British Bake-Off contestant – or winner! Friendly by occupation and humble by nature, she's also patient as all get out when Boss Baby Balthazar requests (demands) her cuddles. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter, on @siminelle89 and @IasminaTega, respectively.
Bryan Pirolli (THATNat Creator)
Bryan is a journalist and academic who has been working in travel ever since his first internship at Condé Nast Traveler in New York. Since then, he has contributed to Time Out Paris and CNN as well as various travel guides while living in Paris. He has also given countless guided tours with various companies while completing his PhD at the Sorbonne. When he moved to London, he and Daisy hatched a plan for THATNat after Bryan casually mentioned an obsession with dinosaurs and all things related to natural history. The collaboration was a way to blend his research and tourism experience with the creatures beloved from his childhood. And his adolescence. And, well, his adulthood, too. He never misses a history museum when traveling, but the Natural History Museum in London is one of the world's best, in Bryan's humble opinion. He is excited that THATMuse has embraced this Temple to Nature – after all, Mother Nature is a fairly competent artist, right up there with Monet and Caravaggio, right?
Annie Caley-Renn (Marketing Consultant)
THATMuse's British contingent, Annie swapped her home of Yorkshire in the North of England for Paris in 2012, to study French at the University of London Institute in Paris. Just before graduating, Annie was excited to join THAT team in 2015 as a THATLou Rep. After learning the ins and the outs of the Louvre over the next two years, she popped home to England to get married, and was thrilled to return to Paris (non-French speaking husband in tow) and take the helm as Head of French Operations. A self-proclaimed bookworm, Annie consumes books by the dozen. In 2018, Annie was overjoyed to combine her two greatest loves, by creating THATMuse Harry Potter, a Harry Potter-themed hunt in the streets of Paris! Thanks to this hunt and all of her treasure-hunting verve she'll always be seminal to THATMuse. Annie has since taken a long-term, long-planned sabbatical, for a globe-trotting life & trip around the world with her husband. She continues to work for THATMuse as a marketing consultant and content manager. You can follow her travels or hire her as a freelance writer on her blog, Annie Caley-Renn.
Raelene (Musée d'Orsay Consultant)
Originally from Down Under, Raelene has a degree in fine arts and environmental science, and a background working for the Australian Government. In 2002, a posting at the Australian Embassy realised her dream of living in the City of Light. The spell cast, it wasn't long after returning home that Raelene was packing her bags to return, and she has now spent most of the past 10 years in Paris! Raelene discovered THATLou in 2013 while searching for a special way to celebrate her husband's birthday. She quickly commissioned Daisy to create a customised hunt just for him, and was thrilled to recognise a kindred spirit. It wasn't long before Raelene began working with Daisy, organising THATd'Or hunts at the Musée d'Orsay. When not in Paris, Raelene can be found daubing her own 'masterpieces' in her beachside studio south of firstname.lastname@example.com
Barbara (Graphics Consultant)
Barbara Brink has been an (Australian-Swiss-Brit) expat in Paris for more than 20 years. Multi-talented & wearing many a chapeau, Barbara is the director of an award-winning architectural practice Morrison Brink Stonor Architects, as well as consulting at UNESCO, and teaching at Paris's LISAA school of Interior Design and Architecture. Lucky for us she bikes up, down and around town, because she also keeps a stunning photographic blog called BBONTHEBRINK: Paris, a Visual Feast. You can see Paris through the lens of her eye on this website (the night scene au Louvre is particularly lovely). Barbara designed THATLou's Kid Pack as well as being our graphic consultant over the development of firstname.lastname@example.com


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If you have ever done online shopping, you are familiar with how it works. You will familiarize yourself further with the online shopping.
Read the retailer's privacy policy on any new store you wish to shop at. This will have the information on how the company collects, what's protecting the transaction, and what rules you should follow when shopping there. If you disagree with the store's policies, inform the merchant before making a purchase. Never buy from stores with disagreeable policies.
Take the time browsing through multiple online stores in order to compare their products. Choose one that offers the right features and price. Check out your favorite sites frequently so you don't miss new items they have for sale.
Many online shops offer coupon codes to help you use a "coupon code". They may be for free shipping or a couple minutes searching.
Amazon Prime is a must-have for those who shop online frequently. This also saves you a significant amount of money!
Look at the URL before you input any of your credit card number. If it starts with "https" it is okay to proceed as this means the website is protected and it is safe to submit information. If it is just HTTP, the your information isn't secure.
Find sizing charts on any clothing sites. It's hard to tell if clothes will fit you correctly when shopping online. This can save you from purchasing a lot of frustration in the end.
Many websites act as the intermediary when solving disputes. Others do not help in the case of a dispute.
Most online retailers use "cookies" to track your behavior by placing cookies on your computer. These cookies identify your surfing habits and store personal information. Read the privacy policy before you make any purchase so that you know how your information is going to be used.
Sign up to receive newsletters at your preferred online retailers. If you shop often, signing up for a newsletter may give you deals that aren't offer to the general public. This may help you purchase products before they sell out and help you plan your purchases accordingly to save you lots of cash.
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Check out message boards to help find shopping to save more money. This will enable you get alerts from others that are seeking deals too. You may find bargains you wouldn't have discovered any other way through a forum.
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As you increase your online shopping, you will find even more benefits and rewards. Online shopping shows no sign of slowing down, so delay no longer and dive in yourself. Make sure you remember everything you've read so that you can get more involved.


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A Student's Memory in Lebanon
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This is an audio story based on student, Leila Chammas's memory while on a recent trip to her family's country of Lebanon.
By Leila Chammas
Lebanon- It was 2 AM when we arrived at my grandparent's house in Lebanon. Jet-lagged and irritable; I hadn't slept but merely 4 hours in the past 48. We took a taxi from Beirut into our small of village of Amioun. The taxi ride felt like centuries. When we got there everything seemed so foreign.. I was already questioning staying the full 3 weeks. I followed my grandfather onto the patio leading into the house.
I was so focused on finding a bed to collapse on until this sweet, decadent scent blew by me.
This white tree hung there magically over the patio. I walked over to the tree and breathed it in a bit more. I was stopped in my tracks. All of my problems had suddenly disappeared. Take into mind, this is a smell that I hadn't smelt in eight years(the time I've been living in the states). It was so powerful that tears of joy rolled down my face. In a place that seemed so foreign, everything became so familiar.
I rarely thought about my time living in Lebanon until this very moment. Nothing had really brought it out in me, but this smell.
This smell was so powerful, it brought out hundreds of memories at once. Of course those were the good old days, and my life is unrecognizably different now.
I thought of this one time when my father was visiting our house from the states. We were playing and riding our bikes around in circles in our cement driveway because it's not safe enough for kids to ride bikes on the street in Lebanon. Dad heard something in the stone walls that border the house. He ran up next to it. The three of us(my sister, brother and myself) quickly got off of our little bikes and we followed dad up to the wall. He had a giant stick in his hand and he began poking around in the wall. Dad screamed at us kid "stay back!!", "don't get any closer".
We started running back toward the house because we recognized dad's change in tone and we knew to listen. Then we heard dad screaming again!
I looked back as he pulled out of the stone wall a 10-foot long snake; the poisonous kind. It thrashed side-to-side while hanging off dad's stick. He unhesitantly flung it to the field across the street from our house. It slithered off into the brush of the tall grass. I had never seen my dad so scared.
This memory is one of few that I can recall from when we all lived together at our house in Lebanon. It was a much simpler time.
As we were leaving, on my recent trip reuniting with Lebanon, I broke off a handful of the white flowers and wrapped them in a tissue. Now I can take my miniature time-portal back with me so that I can remind myself of our childhood memories while living in Lebanon.


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29 June 2011 by Luke McCormick
Travellers arriving into Britain are being warned to brace for 'severe' disruption after the UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced it would be taking part in industrial action.
The Public & Commercial Services Union, of which the UKBA is a part, has called a one-day strike, which will begin this evening at 6pm (Wednesday 29 June) and end at midnight on Thursday 30 June.
The strike will affect border controls at most airports and ports, however the UKBA says it is working to minimise disruption and match resource to demand.
The UKBA said in a statement: "People travelling into the UK may experience delays at border control. The impact of the strike will be different at individual ports, airports and international rail terminals. We have put contingency plans in place and will work hard to keep delays to a minimum.
"The priorities of the UK Border Agency will remain the security of the UK border and managing migration."
A spokesman for airport operator BAA, which manages Heathrow, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports, said the strike would only affect arrivals, as checks on departing passengers are carried out by BAA staff and not the UKBA.
However he warned, "Certainly there will be queues at immigration, there's no doubt of that."
Automatic gates such as IRIS and e-Passport will be available and non-operational staff be on hand to queue comb and ensure that adult passengers with chipped biometric passports use the e-Passport gates where available.
UKBA has also made it clear it will take advantage of new 'smart zones' on trial at Gatwick, Luton and Birmingham and ensure they are operational.
It is expected that as many as 500,000 thousand people will be affected by the action today, including passengers transferring flights in the UK, particularly non-EU citizens.


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18/01/2017 by Chris Green
I was once in a meeting where we were thinking about church planting. There were four people round the table, and as we chatted round the coffee mugs, it became clear that each of us filled a different role, because we each saw church planting from a different, but necessary perspective.
It was a very early days discussion of course, but even if none the ideas discussed ever happened, I learnt a valuable lesson that day in four perspectives on church planting, which anyone, from any church grouping, can share.
And, before we go any further, we should flag up prayer, of course. This is a spiritual task and a supernatural battle. We are told to 'watch and pray'; the four perspectives below fit under the 'watch' heading, I think, but we prayed, and not for the first or last time.
One person saw things from a city-wide perspective. He looks at transport links, infrastructure, and the potential for hub churches to train others in planting. He can see population density and moves, and spiritual need. He reads the city.
Whatever your church grouping, you need to get together with someone, or some other pastors, to see the big picture for the place where you live. Get the maps out, look at the bus routes, and see where the housing developments are coming up. Stand back and look.
The pastor aw things from the congregation's perspective, the congregation from which the plant would be commissioned. Pastors think people, ministries and resources: what do we need, who do we give away, how do we replace them, and how do we get into a rhythm of planting in the years ahead.
In the balancing of costs against benefits, Pastors will see the costs, but have to believe for the benefits.
Pastors inevitably take this view, and we need to realise that in the balancing of costs against benefits that we pastors will see the costs, but have to believe for the benefits. That is, if we give away X people, who give Y to our budget, then I will see the impact of both on our activities and our budgets. I have to believe that the transfer of X and Y to a new congregation will produce a greater kingdom impact than keeping them with us.
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The potential planter saw things from a potential perspective. He sees unused schools, warehouses, churches facing closure. He looks at parking restrictions, bus routes and wheelchair access, how close to the high street, how far up the hill. He looks at where people congregate, the movements during the day.
More than that, he'll probably be analysing several areas with a similar grid. should we look here, or there? Weighing, balancing, not committing too early to the decision, but trying out severable viable options
The planter was also offered a coach – and indeed, there was someone in the room being coached as well. Coaches see things from the perspective of the future of the planter: how can I help you to improve? What knowledge, skills or spiritual maturity needs to be in place before you can take the next step? How we can we make sure that, although this is your first plant, it won't be your last?
At the moment, because the planter is on a church's staff, his pastor will do a bit of that. But when he flies the nest, he's off that to-do list but on someone else's.
So that's my new lesson: how four, gospel hearted people, see the same task from four, necessary, complementary perspectives.
What else do we need to pay attention to? Pile in!
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Four helpful points. Thanks Chris.
I'd add "people" to this list – people not places, because a place is only convenient because we are trying to reach the people of that place. Jesus came for people, and all church planting is ultimately to reach lost souls. So people should always be the focus, with the rest helping work out how we reach them.
For the Christian, the church planter, the church, there are two kinds of people: those we know, and those we don't.
Any church plant needs to seek to reach the people we know, and have ways of reaching (in a meaningful way) those we don't. Some of those we don't know might come because a new building opens, a new service starts, or whatever (typically these will be people who've dropped out of church or had a particular experience which leads them to church, as opposed to a mosque or temple). But most people aren't queuing up to come to Jesus so we need to build trusting relationships with them, into which we speak the good news.


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Chris Huhne's ex-wife revealed the fact she had taken his speeding points in a bid to get revenge after he left her for another woman, a court heard today.
Vicky Price described her desire to "bring Chris down" and "nail him" in email exchanges with a journalist.
Former energy secretary Huhne was clocked speeding in March 2003 and persuaded his then wife Pryce to take his points so he could avoid losing his licence.
Huhne and Pryce were both charged last year with perverting the course of justice over the offence and were due to stand trial together.
But the former Cabinet minister dramatically changed his plea yesterday, admitting the offence and resigning as an MP.
His ex-wife still denies the charge, saying she was coerced into taking the points and is standing trial alone.
Opening the case at Southwark Crown Court today, prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said the points-swapping only came to light in 2010/2011 when Pryce told several newspapers in a bid to ruin her former husband's career.
Mr Edis told the jury of eight women and four men: "It became public because Ms Pryce told a newspaper, actually more than one.
"And she told the newspapers because by then, 2010/11, she had learned that Mr Huhne had been having an affair with somebody else and he, Mr Huhne, had told her, in a way which you may learn something about, that he did not want to be with Ms Pryce any more, it was over."
He said the ending of a long marriage in circumstances like that would undoubtedly be "a cause of immense distress to any wife, or husband come to that".
"And there is no doubt at all that Ms Pryce was distressed.
"But there is also no doubt at all that she was not only distressed but extremely angry and she wanted some revenge.
"And her revenge was in the end to pass the story about the 2003 crime to the newspapers so that it would be published in the end, that it would destroy her husband's career."
The jury was told of an email exchange dating from March 1 2011 between Pryce and Sunday Times journalist Isabel Oakeshott in which they discussed how to publicise the points affair.
Ms Oakeshott warned Pryce of the danger of facing criminal proceedings if she did reveal that she took his penalty points, and that the newspaper was discussing the issue.
Pryce wrote: "I would need some reassurance that it would bring Chris down."
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10 Reasons Why Your Hospital Needs an App: Hospital Mobile App Development Tips
Healthcare services are in high demand at all times. And today health has even turned into a real trend that leads to the medical area becoming highly competitive. That's why every clinic willing to succeed should go with the tides and fully meet the latest clients' expectations. This implies, among other things, mastering of IT mobile technology.
Yes, all modern hospitals and medical companies need their health apps. And if you're not among pacesetters, it's high time you ordered hospital mobile app development. In our article, we'll try to ground this view more firmly.
- Reasons why your hospital needs an app
- Who needs the hospital mobile app development?
- Examples of existing hospital apps
- Hospital mobile app features
- Cost of hospital app development
- Ways to earn using hospital apps
- How to start developing hospital apps?
- Hospital app development
- We offer
Reasons why your hospital needs an app
So, why should your clinic have its own mobile app? We can provide at least 10 reasons for this need.
#1. More loyal customers
A hospital app helps reduce the costs of retaining clients and positively affects customer loyalty. Undoubtedly, people are going to choose those clinics where they can get all the necessary information, make an appointment with the doctor or see the tests results anywhere and anytime.
#2. Improving efficiency
All medical apps being integrated with a centralized database allow doctors to take a look at the patient's electronic medical record, see the results of the tests and make a new record in a very easy and comfortable way. With all this information at hand, a physician is able to have more patients at the same time giving each of them more attention, and therefore, to improve the quality of services.
#3. An excellent promotion tool
Mobile apps can become an effective marketing tool. Use the push-notification system to inform users about news, promotions, special offers. This is the way to turn a one-time customer into the loyal one.
#4. Profitable financial investment
Of course, the hospital app development cannot be classed among the cheap services, but this is the very case when the game is worth the candle. Such a financial investment will pay off a hundredfold and bring an additional influx of grateful clients, satisfied with the high level of your medical services.
#5. A more productive management system
Of course, the task of hospitals and medical institutions of any type is to treat patients, but internal organizational processes cannot be avoided anyway. And an inefficient management system often leads to a lower level of services provided. Fortunately, this problem can easily be solved by developing a hospital app. Its effectiveness is due to the fact that hospital management mobile apps allow to set clearer missions and monitor their successful implementation really quickly.
#6. The company reputation
An app for a hospital is a great way to earn the reputation of a reliable modern medical company that offers its patients all the best.
#7. Correcting flaws
If you want not only to earn but also maintain a good reputation, you'll have to make some efforts. In particular, it is necessary to regularly "work on the mistakes". A mobile health app allows you to collect patient feedback and analyze user behavior. Having gotten this information, you can see your flaws and correct them in time.
#8. Successful competition
Today almost every clinic has its own mobile healthcare app. So, not having one, you fail in this "competition" (and a struggle for a client IS a competition, isn't it?). And by the way, a mobile application, inter alia, is a good opportunity to attract the best specialists to your clinic who will appreciate your concern for their work comfort (see # 2).
Read our tips on how to make apps like Health4me and get your profit.
#9. Convenient payment system
Another important reason to build hospital apps is the payment system optimization. It is beneficial to both parties: both you and patients.
#10. Always at hand!
And, finally, there is another important bonus to develop a mobile app: iPhones and other similar devices are always at hand. Thus, we're increasing the number of points of contact with patients who are also your potential customers.
Who needs the hospital mobile app development?
You should think about developing a hospital app if you are (so to speak) a…
- The medical center and private clinic
- Polyclinic and dispensary
- State hospital
- Laboratory and medical diagnostic center
- Sanatorium and rehabilitation center
- Dispensary and preventive center
- Private practitioners
- Pharmacy
- Reproductive, perinatal center and maternity hospital
- Plastic and aesthetic surgery
- Research Institute
- Psychologists and training
- Women's consultation
- Wellness center
- Surgical center
- Other medical institutions
Examples of existing hospital apps
Of course, there are ready-made medical apps solutions. They can not be considered the ideal response to your individual request, but it's useful to understand what the modern application market offers before proceeding any further. This will help you navigate through the hospital app development process more successfully.
#1. Cerner, CareAware Connect
CareAware Connect is a great example of a mobile healthcare application for optimizing hospital processes. The program allows viewing data on the status and progress of patient treatment, enables using the barcode for drug management and provides other tools to improve the medical efficiency.
#2. Epocrates
This is a medical app helping doctors to search for medical information and calculate different patient measurements. This app is almost free, but additional functionality requires extra costs (about $159.99 a year).
#3. DSS Inc.
DSS Inc., too, belongs to hospital management mobile apps. Coordinating the functioning of hospitals, it improves the effectiveness of patient treatment and reduces administrative costs. DSS offers a variety of tools that will be useful both in an emergency situation and for home healthcare.
#4. Isabel
Isabel is a diagnosis app for both iOS and Android platforms. Its database contains more than 6,000 disease symptoms and offers a lot of useful features for getting the right result. The app itself is free, but you have to pay a monthly subscription of $10.99 if you want to use its functionality properly.
#5. Marbella
Marbella is a mobile health service that can be used in clinics, hospitals, and other medical institution. This app allows representatives of the health system to monitor the status and condition of patients in the most convenient and simple way by using a smartphone.
Of course, you should understand that if you want to achieve a perfect and profitable result, you should build a hospital app for your specific requests. The service must exactly meet your needs, and therefore a ready-made solution is not your best option.
However, before you start looking for hospital app developers, you have to decide what exactly you want to get. Hence, it's time to think about such an issue as…
Hospital mobile app features
We hope we've explained to you why developing a mobile app is so important. Now let's see what features it can provide. Of course, the main functionality is being formed depending on the tasks set by the app owner but we can fantasize a little anyway.
#1. Interface language
This feature allows translating the program into any language convenient for you. In addition, you can work with several languages at once
#2. Patient medical records
A health app is an excellent opportunity to manage patient medical records. That's why hospital apps are so convenient both for patients and for doctors.
#3. Diagnoses
The mobile health program may include academic knowledge with a list of diagnoses divided into categories. This feature simplifies the treatment process by allowing doctors to save time and effort.
#4. Treatment protocols
This feature makes it possible to replenish the reserve of already drawn up and approved plans for the required examination and treatment. Again, this will be very useful for increasing the efficiency of doctors.
#5. Test results
Of course, medical apps allow storing all test results, and this is another advantage of hospital app development.
#6. Ultrasound
Adjusted filling of templates for patient examinations will help to optimize the work of all your specialists and get rid of paper documentation.
#7. Storing pictures
If you develop a mobile app that supports this feature, you will be able to attach pictures and any files to the patient history.
#8. Filling in forms
With this feature, any form may be defined as a template for filling. This is another way to simplify the process of interaction between the doctor and the patient.
#9. Booking an appointment with a doctor
Developing a hospital app with this feature will allow patients to avoid waiting in line. At any time, even at night, the user can take advantage of online booking system.
#10. Notifications
You can both implement the system of mass notifications (for example, informing your users about the news of the clinic), and set up sending of individual messages (for instance, a reminder of the appointment with a doctor).
#11. Online Chat
Due to this feature, the patient can contact the representatives of hospitals and medical institutions at any time and ask an urgent question online
#12. A voice message
A mobile health service that supports this feature can call a patient on behalf of your organization to voice any important information you want to communicate.
#13. Payment
Among other things, hospital app development will help you to simplify the process of paying for your services by connecting discount cards.
Want to know how to integrate payment gateway in Android and iOS applications? Read this article!
#14. Calculation and Medicines records
For all services, you can configure the calculation feature for automation of supplies write-off process.
For example, the health app can support automatic and manual write-off of drugs. In addition, this mobile technology can tell you for how long medicine reserves will last. Definitely, this data will allow optimizing the system of purchases and storage.
#15. Analysis of patient behavior
When developing a mobile app, you can implement a feature that allows you to:
- monitor the growth of your customer base and attract new patients with the help of modern mobile health features;
- find out which days of the week hospitals and medical companies have the most patients (this will allow managing the workload of each department);
- analyze the patient leaving statistics because, in addition to good reasons to leave (I've been cured!), there are many other options (an unqualified doctor, overcharge prices, etc). This will help you avoid the outflow of patients.
In other words, medical apps with this feature implemented will help you attract new patients and keep the old ones, as well as monitor the effectiveness of each hospital department.
#16. Emergency calls
This feature implements a possibility of a one-touch call on the hotline of the medical center (EK for home visits or sick calls).
#17. Services
It is also useful to provide the hospital app with a feature that lists the full range of your medical services and gives you the opportunity to learn more about each one.
#18. Feedback
The best hospital mobile apps necessarily allow their audience to leave feedback on the work of the institution, such as the level of services provided or the competence of a particular specialist. Such comments can sometimes be unpleasant, but they allow correcting one's strategy in time.
#19. List of specialists (doctors)
Of course, it is impossible to imagine a health app without a detailed description of the doctors, including their working hours, experience, skills, and regalia, as well as the opportunity to see free time for booking an appointment.
#20. Photo Gallery of Hospitals and Medical Institutions
We advise you also to provide the mobile health program with illustrations: medical center photos, images of the equipment used, pics of certificates, awards, licenses, etc.
#21. Contacts
This feature allows to not only learning the exact address of the medical center but also plotting the route in the hospital app itself.
#22. Debt management
A health app can also be supplemented with the report feature that shows which of the patients have not fully paid for the services rendered, or to whom of the supply contractors you still owe a debt.
#23. Analysis of advertising
Thanks to this feature, each of your marketing decisions will be taken into account and analyzed by the criterion of effectiveness.
#24. Statistics
This feature will allow you to get all the statistics on patients, services, and doctors for any convenient period of time in the form of visual reports
#25. Cost Control
With this feature, all financial movements will be under your full control. You can easily track what you spend the most money on (again, for any period of time).
Naturally, hospital apps can include any additional functionality, if required.
Cost of hospital app development
After compiling a list of the hospital mobile app features, you should determine what budget to prepare for their implementation.
As you understand, the process of developing a hospital app is a complex and multi-stage one, and therefore it is difficult to name the universal cost of services. But do not worry, we will provide detailed guidance on this matter anyway.
#1. MVP model
We've given you an extensive list of possible application features. It's clear that developing a mobile app that supports all of them would be a costly task. So we suggest that you think about creating the MVP model which will include minimal functionality. In the future, you can gradually expand it with additional features.
This approach to hospital app development is not only economical but also provides an opportunity to delight users with app updates from time to time.
The possible functionality of the MVP model (a short version of the extended list of features we've suggested above):
- Hospital apps for doctors:
- a structured navigation
- a list and information about preparations
- notifications of new drugs
- exchange of X-rays and analysis results
- patient medical records
- online chat with a patient
- interactive search
- video reviews of medicines
- means for the attending physician to monitor for patients
- a medical calculator for the rapid calculation of medical formulas
- Hospital apps for patients:
- remote record to the doctor with a few clicks.
- emergency call
- information medical reference books about medicines and illnesses
- special functionality for fitness, yoga
- a list of reminders about the use of drugs
- calculation of the drug dose (eg insulin)
- online chat with a doctor
- interactive search
- video reviews of medicines
- keeping a state of a health diary
- interactive location map
- General features:
- a list of all medical services provided by the hospital;
- promotions / discounts / news.
- user reviews.
- a list of specialists including a detailed description of doctors, their skills, and regalia.
- the image gallery. Photos of a medical center, its equipment, certificates, etc.
The implementation of these features will require much less time and, therefore, financial investments. In addition, if desired, even this list can be reduced.
#2. Search for hospital app developers
Of course, the price of hospital mobile app development mainly depends on the rate of experts hired by you. It would seem that the higher the quality of work, the more money a specialist requires... but is it really so? Pricing turns out to be a much more complicated task.
What determines the rate of hospital app developers?
- Company Size. You're often forced to pay only for the promoted name and reputation of the company. And, of course, that the bigger the agency, the higher its monetary requests.
- Small companies (2-3 experts): you should pay about $50,000 - $150,000 to build a hospital app;
- Medium-sized agencies. You need to have from $200,000 to $500,000.
- Big mobile development companies. These experts will ask more than $500,000.
- Location. I think you will not be surprised that hospital app developers in America are taking more money for their work than those who are located in Eastern Europe. This is explained by the simple fact that the standard of living in the US is much higher than, for example, in Poland or Ukraine. However, this does not affect the quality of hospital app development.
- The US, from $ 150 per hour
- Western Europe, $ 80-180 per hour
- Eastern Europe, $ 25-80 per hour (in rare cases - about $ 100)
- India - $ 20-50 per hour
- Quality of services. This factor also plays a role in the pricing process, but it is not as important as one would expect.
We advise you to hire a medium-sized company with a location in Ukraine. This is the most optimal option which combines good quality and reasonable prices.
In this article, you will find all the arguments in favor of Ukrainian developers
Of course, do not forget to evaluate the portfolio of potential mobile app development experts. Make sure that the company you are hiring has experience in creating applications and can meet all your needs.
Ways to earn using hospital apps
Of course, the main task of mobile healthcare services is to give you a powerful marketing tool attracting new customers to your hospital and increasing the loyalty of regular patients. However, there are additional ways to earn on health apps. For example:
- Thematic advertising. If you manage to make your hospital mobile app popular, you will be able to invite external advertisers. Thematic ads (for example, drug advertising) can either appear when the app is being launched or be permanently present on the display (in specially designated places that do not irritate the user).
- Lite and Pro versions. In this case, it's quite simple: you provide a free lite version of the medical app and offer a subscription for those who want to get access to advanced functionality. You need to find really reasoned arguments to convince a user that additional features can make his treatment process easier.
- In-app purchases. You can also sell new features from the app directly. That is, a client uses your service for free but can make in-app purchases if he wants. Again, you should be very persuasive.
How to start developing hospital apps?
First of all, you need to answer the question of who you are: a medical center, a pharmacy, a community of doctors, etc. Then you should…
- determine who your customers are;
- look for a real problem of users (chronic disease, search for medicines, etc.);
- create a service that helps to solve this problem. It's really important! In the process of app development, you need to build on the user's problem, not your own wishes (this false step is often being made). And these problems are not always obvious at first sight. However, experienced hospital app developers will recommend you the right approach to the issue.
For example, you have a laboratory. Your clients are people who want to take tests. And this process requires a definite preparation, right? So you should give detailed recommendations.
The next step is meant to provide a user with the possibility to read the results and understand their essence: print, share with the doctor in one click, save in history. In addition, it'll be important to see a graph of the change in test results.
After thinking over the working scheme of your hospital app, you can compile a list of features that your service should have, and then start searching for the developer. Now you are ready to explain to him what exactly you expect to get as a result.
Hospital app development
A typical pattern of developing mobile medical apps includes the following steps:
- Discussion + Agreement. As a rule, at this stage, developers are striking up an acquaintance with the client: all details of the hospital mobile app development are being discussed, a technical specification is being drawn up, a contract is being concluded.
- Design / interfaces / structure / navigation. Now it's time to create an appealing and easy-to-use UI/UX design including the app structure and all screens' interfaces.
- Mobile app development/testing. This is perhaps the most important stage of developing a hospital app. Experts should program the app logic, connect the server and database, and conduct thorough tests.
- The health app launch. Now you are ready to publish the application in Google Play, App Store or Web. You can supplement your mobile health program with icons and description and publish it with a clear conscience, for everything has been done, all the steps have been taken.
As you see, the hospital mobile app development is a really complex task. Don't cherish an illusion that you'll manage on your own, this is clearly not the case when saving money is needed. We strongly recommend that you hire experienced professionals.
In fact, we're willing to become your hospital app developers. Our team employs the most qualified experts deeply interested in their work. We have extensive practical experience and are ready to take up any challenge. Even more, we like challenging tasks!
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The Western Cape housing market is set to underperform this year while Gauteng's may be improving' according to FNB's Property Barometer. The annual report reveals home-buying and migration patterns in the various provinces. "While much interprovincial repeat home-buyer migration is driven by economic opportunity' we believe that it has increasingly been due to a greater search for 'quality of life' or 'lifestyle' by the country's higher income people," the report says. "This includes a significant number of working people who have the financial and increasingly the technological means to work remotely from their place of employment' or away from their business or their client base' and relocate across the country in search of greater quality of life." Retirees are also moving from major metros to coastal or rural areas. "The Western Cape province has over the past decade or so been benefiting from this search for quality of life' having managed to successfully brand itself as a great 'lifestyle' province' in addition to being one which has been relatively well run at provincial government level' as well as at local government level in many districts' including most notably the City of Cape Town metro." However' the drought that has been plaguing the Mother City in recent years and the subsequent water crisis means that the region's popularity has dwindled.
Professor Patrick Bond, of Wits University, said officials needed to adapt their policies to include possible natural disasters. "The ecological cycle is moving more quickly to extreme droughts' floods and sea-level rise. "This will not necessarily shift migration' but it will create micro-catastrophes in markets where urban managers have been slackers on climate change adaptation'" Bond said. "Regrettably' that includes every city in South Africa' but the storms and water shortages that have battered Johannesburg' Cape Town and Durban the last three years should alert every home-buyer to demand from their municipalities some clear evidence that climate change adaptation and also emissions mitigation will finally be taken seriously." The report indicates that even though the Western Cape retained its top position last year' it fared significantly poorer than in the past. "We believe that 2018 will see more improvement for Gauteng' and weakening in the net inflow into the Western Cape' the latter province being hampered by significantly worse home affordability along with a severe drought'" the report says. "Gauteng of late experienced a relatively affordable housing market' driving very strong recent first-time buying and' perhaps' beginning to persuade a greater number of aspirant 'semigrants'' especially to the Western Cape region' to stay where they are' at least for the time being." Professor Cyril Mbatha, of Unisa, warned that the Western Cape water crisis could lead to other catastrophes if not addressed urgently. "I think the rain drought will eventually also affect other aspects of life in the Western Cape." – TimesLIVE


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Loo-Kee Here! It's She-Ra and He-Man!
Don't let Loo-Kee fool you. Most of the time, this colorful woodland creature stayed hidden in the animated TV show "She-Ra" and revealed his hiding place (and the moral of the day's story) at the end of each episode. However, Loo-Kee was also brave enough to take on Skeletor and Beast Man. Yep!
By the Power of Grayskull, Loo-Kee matched wits with He-Man's rivals in a cross-over episode of the He-Man spin-off show "She-Ra" in an episode called "Loo-Kee Lends a Hand."
He-Man and Battle Cat (a green tiger) have been fighting off Skeletor since the early 1980s.
When I was a kid, I think my neighbor had every He-Man action figure. I only had one, and it was Battle Cat (a hard plastic toy with no moving parts, so I guess it was really just an accessory and not an action figure).
Put down those entertaining Mattel products, because it's time to watch He-Man on TV!
Mattel had been toying with the idea of a He-Man show, and turned to animation producer Filmation to create a series in 1983.
Mattel was thrilled with the success of He-Man, since their "Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour" did not do so well (as noted on an episode of "The Simpsons").
Marvel produced a Star Comics title for "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe."
Here we see He-Man fighting The Price Increase with R2-D2 and C-3PO from the Star Wars "Droids" series. Notice Spider-Ham (Marvel's own Spider-Man spoof, Peter Porker) is in combat mode here as well. Seeing one of the Care Bears joining them in the battle is especially hilarious.
Yes, Orko was friends with Snarf from "ThunderCats" and the Transformers, too.
Marvel's Star Comics made many different titles, including "Muppet Babies," "Alf," and "Silverhawks."
It was not unusual to see characters from different studios mingling together in comic book ads.
For publicity photos for Star Comics, Heathcliff defended his turf from Lion-O (from ThunderCats). An Ewok and a Care Bare fought over who was more cuddly. The Flintstone Kids were rocking with laughter because He-Man slayed 'em.
She-Ra was introduced in "He-Man and She-Ra In The Secret Of The Sword" in movie theaters in 1985.
This was not a big budget film. It was like a big episode of the TV show. Look at Mer-Man! Lots of fun villains in the He-Man universe.
There were two big things that made She-Ra so popular: Her personality and her courage. What did you think I was going to say?
She-Ra also had a big, pink flying unicorn. Those seem to be really popular these days. Maybe this post will show up in a lot of Google searches.
Here's a different poster for the He-Man and She-Ra Sword movie. This one has Hordak and Mantenna, two of She-Ra's foes. I watched an episode of She-Ra on hulu.com, and it reminded me of Hanna-Barbera's "Space Ghost." Very limited animation, but nice drawings.
Skeletor is standing next to another cool villain named Leech.
She-Ra also had a toy line. This is priceless. Meet Starburst She-Ra and Crystal Swift Wind. Meet their friends, Sweetbee, Perfuma, Peekablue, Frosta, Flutterina, Mermista, Entrapta and Angella. Meet their enemy, Scratchin' Sound Catra.
Dolls not shown: Lipglossia, Nailpolisha, Pillowfightina, Ticklefightina and Tamponica.
Would you like to see the She-Ra origin story? Here it is.
When there's trouble, you call Luke Skywalker, I mean, He-Man.
When She-Ra isn't a superhero, her name is Adora.
Instead of "By the Power of Grayskull" She-Ra says "By the Honor of Grayskull." Because she's a classy gal.
Catra clearly idolizes Eartha Kitt.
He-Man saves the day, but interrupts an entertaining catfight.
Spoiler Alert: She-Ra is He-Man's sister from the same mister!
This comic included an ad for a She-Ra Princess of Power Poster. It looks like one of the characters drove a glittery swan vehicle of some sort. I don't remember that in the TV show.
She-Ra and He-Man fought all sorts of kooky villains, including King Hiss and the Snake Men.
All the She-Ra and He-Man material here is from issues of Muppet Magazine and Marvel Comics published in the Eighties.
In 1987, Dolph Lundgren (as He-Man) starred in the live action movie, "Masters of the Universe." The film was directed by Gary Goddard, creator of theme park attractions all over the world, including The Monster Plantation (now called "The Monster Mansion") at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Fans of the TV series "Friends" can see Monica (Courtney Cox) and her Mom (Christina Pickles) along with Skeletor in "Masters of the Universe."
By the Power of Grayswamp, Kermit is He-Frog in a Muppet Magazine parody.
Forget Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Here, Miss Piggy connects Disney, Marvel, Warner Brothers, Six Flags, Hanna-Barbera, Alf, Star Wars, Transformers, Friends, Heathcliff, Courtney Cox, ThunderCats and He-Man and She-Ra.
Loo-Kee enjoys hiding in the forest so he can spy on She-Ra and her muscular friend.
Loo-Kee can get away with lurking in the background because he is a cute little woodland creature.
If you ever see Loo-Kee when you are in the woods, there are a few rules you need to follow. Don't shine bright light on him and don't feed him after midnight. But there is one rule that is the most important, and for Grayskull's sake, you'd better not break the rule. Never, EVER confuse Loo-Kee with "Loki" from "Thor."
Posted by Dan Alexander at 11:39 PM
Labels: He-Man, Loo-Kee, Marvel Comics, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, Muppet Magazine, Muppets, She-Ra, Star Comics, Star Wars
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I have fond memories of watching both He-Man and She-Ra with my young nephews. Funny though, I can't recall ever seeing the Loo-Kee character.ReplyDelete
Hey Snow White Archive! For the most part, Loo-Kee just wrapped up the show and told us the lesson that we should learn. I don't even know if he appeared on any merchandise. So I guess he disappeared into the background a little too well...ReplyDelete
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Mango New Lookbook; 2014 January
After New Year parties it is time to check out what popular brands have prepared for new month. Mango new 2014 January lookbook has prepared line of ultra modern and stylish pieces that will make you forget about cold winter days and get ready for spring.
2014 lookbook that is first represented in black and white tones then get colored so that we can enjoy all the beauty of new styles. As always Mango represented totally wearable pieces for the lovers of everything comfortable. New collection includes shorts, tops, cropped pants, leather jackets, dresses and many other new pieces that can be mixed and matched. Surely new lookbook will show you several great ideas on how to wear Mango clothes.
What about color palette? Well here everything is quite natural without any crazy colors and color combos. Most styles are monotone but there are several cute pieces with stripes and polka dots that are beautifully combined with monotone pieces.
What about accessories? Alas, Mango 2014 January lookbook included only pieces of clothing but you can already find the whole collection in the stores. You can now rush the stores and find brand new pieces for your wardrobe.
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Forever New: new collection, Urban Muse
Make a stylish move towards autumn in our new collection of dresses, coats and soft urban separates.
A classically cool colour palette reflects the shift in seasons. Look to timeless shades of black and white, softened with elegant pops of khaki and sky blue. Checks, pinstripes and romantic florals lead this season's print update.
Soft, structured silhouettes blur the line between form and function. Upgrade your workwear to off-duty wardrobe with safari-inspired shirt dresses, tuxedo jumpsuits and tailored separates designed to mix and match. Master the bouclé trend in a modern monochrome check blazer dress, or a double-breasted blazer and A-line mini skirt for an ultra-feminine take on power dressing.
Equally chic accessories are this season's perfect finishing touch. Think barely-there high heels to hints of delicate gold-tone jewellery.


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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is considering a run for U.S. President. All In host Chris Hayes asks Sanders if his presidential campaign would be for real.
Chris Hayes: 'Are you going to run?'
Bernie Sanders: 'I'll make a decision pretty soon.'
Chris Hayes: 'If you do run, are you going to run for real?'
Bernie Sanders: 'Yes. No question about that. Look. What's at stake here is not my ego. What's at stake is the millions of people who are struggling…. They want real change in this country. If I run, it is for real.'
— Bernie Sanders YouTube Channel
The Sanders Campaign
You can learn more about Sen. Bernie Sanders, and even join his political revolution, at BernieSanders.Com. If there is enough support from The People, Sanders will run for President in 2016 – not merely to amplify political discussion, but aiming to win the race. He will announce his decision soon.
You can support Sen. Bernie Sanders:
- Spread the word through social media
- Volunteer
- Make a contribution
Sen. Bernie Sanders does not accept corporate PAC money.
Sander's Agenda for America
This is the progressive Sander's agenda. Get details at 12 Steps Forward.
- Rebuilding Our Crumbling Infrastucture
- Reversing Climate Change
- Creating Worker Co-ops
- Growing the Trade Union Movement
- Raising the Minimum Wage
- Pay Equity for Women Workers
- Trade Policies that Benefit American Workers
- Making College Affordable for All
- Taking on Wall Street
- Health Care as a Right for All
- Protecting the Most Vulnerable Americans [Social Security, Disability, Veterans, Welfare]
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Expansion Board for Model 302
The Model 302EXPv3 is optimized for three axis DC motor control. The three channels of
proportional drive are suited for 12 or 24 VDC motors of up to 45 watts each in continuous
operation. Each proportional drive output channel can be individually isolated, or all
three can share a single power source. Linear actuators with potentiometer feedback will
provide excellent performance at a fraction of the cost of stepper motors. The precision
analog inputs (24-bit resolution) and other digital I/O provided by the combination of the
Model 302 and the EXPv3 stacking expansion board provide the needed interfacing for robotics,
materials handling, materials testing, and a wide variety of industrial equipment and instrumentation.
3 PDr2 Proportional Valve Drivers, both normally OFF (DAC channels 1, 2 & 3)
1 7.5 volt, 100ma buffered reference output.
1 set of three terminals for string pot connection (A/D channel 2)
1 set of three terminals for RTD or thermistor connection (A/D channels 3 & 4)
1 isolated input precision F-to-V converter (A/D channel 1)
8 250 ma current sink digital outputs for driving solid state relays, etc.
1 PWM output from DAC 3
Connector for jumpers to share power with the M302 board
4 tie point terminals for V+ connection for poppet valves, relays, etc.
Analog input features can be bypassed on an individual basis.
2 spare terminals, plus a prototyping area
The EXPv3 expansion board stacks on the expandable version of the Model 302 Data Acquisition System. The expansion board contains a mixture of interfacing circuitry suitable for a wide variety of acquisition and control applications. Inputs can be voltage, current, frequency, or resistance, with accomodation for RTD or thermistor temperature sensors or bridge sensors. Analog Outputs can be voltage, current, or PWM. The optically isolated current outputs can sink 2 amps or more. Digital outputs can sink up to 250 ma.
The individual interfacing blocks are based on proven, high performance products and are designed for use with our 24-bit data acquisition systems. High impedance analog inputs can interface directly to ion selective and pH electrodes. High resolution allows direct interfacing to bridge sensors or even thermocouples.
Three proportional drive circuits are provided. They are optically isolated power
drivers for solenoids, valves, DC heaters, DC motors, and other DC loads. Loads
can be inductive or resistive. These drivers provide a proportional current sink from
0 to 2 amps continuous. The current output follows an analog voltage from a
corresponding analog output on the Model 302 data system. For continuous
operation above 2 amps, optional heatsinks are recommended.
A proportional valve, a motor, and a heating element are examples of loads that can be controlled with resolution matching the analog control voltage. Expensive loop controllerscan be replaced for improved performance and much lower cost in many applications. DC motors with potentometers for position feedback can replace more complex and expensive stepper motors.
Control up to 2 amps continuous current at between 10 to 24 volts, optically isolated
Input side power supply, 12 to 20 volts, shared with Model 302
Input control voltage 0-5 volts
Efficient, so that no active cooling is needed.
Typical modulation frequency 20 KHz
Modulation frequency is preset, but can be factory set over a wide range
Load can be inductive or resistive
Built-in 5 amp freewheeling diode for inductive loads
Gain is adjustable via on-board trim potentiometer, 0 - 100% range
Output is monotonic
Linearity is excellent over the upper 90% of the range
A frequency or pulse stream can be converted to a precise analog
voltage. Resolution is good enough to see a single edge while still being
able to handle 380 kHz. The input can be from any sort of pulse or
frequency generator, including position sensors and radiation detectectors.
A proprietary Sigma-Delta demodulation approach is used for superior
accuracy and stability.
18 bit resolution, high stability counts-to-volts converter
Optical isolation on input
Dual sensitivity ranges, 0 to 7.5 kHz or 0 to 380 kHz
Edge triggered, duty-cycle independant
0.25 second time constant, or custom factory setting
See the Model 106 for more details
Eight current sink outputs are provided. These accomodate up to 30 volts at
250ma continuous current. 100% overcurrent can be sustained for a fraction
of a second.
4 digital inputs, logic level or contact closure, feed directly to the Model 302
digital input terminals.
Analog output number 3 is available as a duty cycle on a screw terminal
on the the expansion card.
Circuitry and connection points are provided for RTD or thermistor inputs.
Connections provided for string potentiometer or other ratiometric inputs.
Power connections are provided for powering a bridge circuit or other
powered sensor. The bridge excitation is 7.5 volts at 100 ma on the
standard board. Ask about factory options.
The expansion card is powered from the Model 302's power supply. The
expansion card adds approximately 25 ma plus 4 ma per active digital output
to the power requirement. Add the current required by the power reference,
if any. Proportional Drive and Digital loads can be be powered by the same
supply, if sufficient, or by external isolated or unisolated power sources. All
three proportional drive channels can share the same power supply, or each
can have its own, isolated, power supply.
As a rule of thumb, if the Model 302/Expansion board supply can provide 100 ma, plus any power reference current, it should be fine.
The system is designed to be easy to customize. Contact the factory for
a different mix of features, or entirely new capabilities.


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Southern banded snake eagle
The southern banded snake eagle, also known as the East African snake eagle or fasciated snake eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus) is a species of snake eagle in the family Accipitridae which is found in eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
|Southern banded snake eagle
|Scientific classification
C. fasciolatus
|Binomial name
|Circaetus fasciolatus
Kaup, 1850
The Southern banded snake eagle is a rather small, stocky snake eagle with a large, rounded head which has a hooded beak. It has a grey-brown head contrasting slightly with the mainly blackish-brown upperparts and whitish underparts. The tail has a white tip and shows three distinct dark bands on the underside. The large eyes are pale yellow eyes, the feet and cere are yellow and the bill us black. The juvenile lacks the grey head, has mainly dark upperparts and the whitish pale underparts are marked with dark streaks on the face, throat and upper breast. The total length varies from 55–60 cm with females larger than males.[2]
The Southern banded snake eagle is unobtrusive and is normally found due to its noisy, high-pitched call, "ko-ko-ko-kaw", repeatedly made either from a perch or while in flight.[2]
The Southern banded snake eagle occurs in a narrow band along the east African coast from southern Somalia to the north eastern Kwazulu-Natal and inland along the Save River into south eastern Zimbabwe.[3]
The southern banded snake-eagle is a forest species and it mainly occurs in evergreen coastal forest but also in dense inland forests close to wetlands, it is occasionally recorded from more open areas of woodland.[2]
As its name suggests the Southern banded snake eagle mainly eats snakes, hunting from a perch, scanning the surroundings for prey. If a large snake is caught, it is torn up into bite-size pieces before feeding, however smaller snakes are swallowed whole, head-first. It has also been recorded feeding on lizards, frogs and termite alates.[4]
The nest is constructed by both sexes and is an open platform of small sticks roughly 50–70 cm wide with an inner cup which is 17 cm across and is lined with fresh foliage. The nest is normally placed in the main fork of a tree. The single egg is laid from August–October and is mainly incubated by the female for about 50 days, although the male may take over for short stints early on in the incubation period. Both parents feed the young on a diet of ripped up snakes. At first the male does the majority of the hunting, while the female looks after the nestling.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Circaetus fasciolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Southern banded snake-eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus)". Wildscreen Arkive. Wildscreen. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm. pp. 452–454. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1.
- ^ a b "Circaetus fasciolatus (Southern banded snake-eagle)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums of Southern Africa. Retrieved 2016-11-02.


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I've been craving for something chocolatey these past few days, but couldn't get myself to actually eat an actual chocolate candy bar or any chocolate flavored dessert for that matter. Remorse is something I really don't want to deal with right now (😂) plus I'm trying to follow a stricter diet in the next few weeks. I've been a little loosey goosey with my food choices lately (ugh). I get lazy days, too. 😣✌
So anyway, last night, while daydreaming about chocolate, I thought of how it'd be so good to have a bowl of warm and chocolatey champorado. However, that meant basically eating spoonfuls of extra sugary white rice that just doesn't help my "I'm trying to follow a stricter diet" plan.
But since I was determined to have my champorado and thankfully, always willing to try and make healthier versions of dishes/recipes I love, I present to you, my Skinny Champorado.
My first idea was to use multigrain red rice from Benguet instead of white malagkit rice (because that's our rice at home), but that's still rice. If I wanted to make a significantly healthier champorado, then I'd have to replace the rice altogether. Next option was quinoa, but didn't have any on hand plus it might be too soft and mushy for this particular dish. I then thought of rolled oats, sure, but still a bit too mushy so I wasn't too convinced.


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ONCE AGAIN, THE NEW YORK Times has demonstrated that its primary interest lies in serving as a channel of Democratic propaganda. In an editorial on February 9, the Times made three dubious factual claims about the Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee scandal. I did not realize Jayson Blair had moved to the editorial page.
The Times has been prattling on about "Republican hackers" for some time and continued to do so in the editorial. The reality, as has been explained over and over, is that the Democrats stored their incriminating documents in a public folder on a shared server. It's the technological equivalent of posting the documents on a public bulletin board.
If, as the Times claims, double-clicking on a folder now constitutes "high tech espionage," I demand an honorary Ph.D in Computer Science. I hope they don't sue me for opening their web page with my elite hacker skills. The world would be a better place if the paper boosted its security so that nobody could visit nytimes.com.
The next factual inaccuracy is the claim that Republicans changed their story after it broke and took the offensive, chiding Democrats for not having enough security. The fact is that the Republicans said from the outset that the Democratic memos were available on shared space and were not secured; this is not a Clintonian case of "blame the victim," no matter how much the Times wishes it to be so.
The third distortion is the related suggestion that Republicans are trying to throw up a cloud of smoke by accusing the Democrats of unethical behavior based on the memos. The whole reason Republicans publicized the documents was because they contain evidence of, at the very least, serious misjudgments by Democratic Senators.
Holding up a nominee to influence the outcome of a case, as the Democrats actually did to a Sixth Circuit nominee during the Grutter affirmative action litigation at the request of the NAACP, reeks of inappropriateness. The memos also unequivocally reveal that, as has long been suspected, Democratic committee members are the willing pawns of People for the American Way.
The documents also confirm that Miguel Estrada was targeted for filibuster because he was Latino. It is unthinkable that in this day Senators would decide to keep a judicial nominee off the bench on the basis of his race, but apparently Democrats prefer to prejudge a nominee based on the color of his skin rather than the content of his character.
The litany of specific instances of Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members pandering to special interests contained in those documents is damning, but in the eyes of the Times the fact that they came to light is the real sin.
Jonathan Skrmetti's column appears biweekly.


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William Temple was one of the towering figures in the Church of England in the twentieth century. He was a philosopher, theologian, social reformer, bishop and archbishop. As Archbishop of Canterbury he guided a nation at war and helped pave the way of the new post-war society, coining the term 'the welfare state' and building support in the Church of England for radical social reforms.
This comprehensive volume draws on Temple's extensive publications, broadcasts, public speeches, sermons and private letters and reflects the broad range of his concerns:
* The case for Christian belief * The interface of theology and philosophy * Spiritual formation of the faithful * Christian social principles and political thought * Guiding a nation at war and envisaging a new society
Prefaced by an extensive introduction to Temple's life and times and an overview of the key aspects of his legacy, Stephen Spencer provides students with an authoritative guide to one of Anglicanism's most influential figures.
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Mr Ning's Chinese Restaurant Closing for Atwater Hotel Expansion
Mr Ning's
Mr Ning's Chinese Restaurant, unquestionably the most popular restaurant on the island, will be closing its doors this month so the Catalina Island Company can expand operations related to the Atwater Hotel.
With only a few days left to enjoy a meal at Mr Ning's, the restaurant is even busier than usual, with nightly crowds waiting outside for a table while wondering what life without Mr Ning's will be like.
On a recent afternoon, some of the faithful patrons along with the owner and waiters posed for a photo. The majority of our island residents will miss our only Chinese Food choice when Mr. Ning's closes.
Thank you to all Ning's staff for years of good food and service.


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SICP exercise 1.40
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Define a procedure cubic that can be used together with the newtons-method procedure from the text in expressions of the form (newtons-method (cubic a b c) 1) to approximate zeros of the cubic <math>x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c</math>.
Here's cubic:
(define (cube x) (* x x x)) (define (square x) (* x x)) (define (cubic a b c) (lambda (x) (+ (cube x) (* a (square x)) (* b x) c)))
And here's newtons-method and friends from the text:
(define tolerance 0.00001) (define (fixed-point f first-guess) (define (close-enough? v1 v2) (< (abs (- v1 v2)) tolerance)) (define (try guess) (let ((next (f guess))) (if (close-enough? guess next) next (try next)))) (try first-guess)) (define dx 0.00001) (define (deriv g) (lambda (x) (/ (- (g (+ x dx)) (g x)) dx))) (define (newton-transform g) (lambda (x) (- x (/ (g x) ((deriv g) x))))) (define (newtons-method g guess) (fixed-point (newton-transform g) guess))
Tests performed using Chicken Scheme 3.1 on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.5.
(newtons-method (cubic 1 1 1) 1)
(newtons-method (cubic 0 0 0) 1)
(newtons-method (cubic 0 0 -1) 1)
(newtons-method (cubic 2 1 2) 1)