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Fortunately, there are options. |
Healthcare organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based IT solutions, and SADA Systems has reported that the number of organizations living in the cloud could be as high as 89 percent. There’s a reason for the high percentage—cloud solutions are safe, scalable, and efficient. |
Hospital data safety is no small concern. |
In 2008, 9.4 percent of hospitals used EHRs. By 2014, the percentage had skyrocketed to 96.9 percent. The switch to digital records was necessary, but in the rush to modernize, hospitals were left more vulnerable to data theft than other industries that had migrated more slowly. |
According to Niam Yaraghi, healthcare systems are left with an additional concern. “Hospitals cannot tolerate the consequences of computer lockdowns,” writes Yaraghi. “If Wal-Mart gets attacked, it will likely shut down for a short period of time and fix the issue…Hospitals on the other hand, are dealing with patients’... |
Cloud-based IT solutions provide both reliable security and almost nonexistent downtime. |
Further arguments for cloud IT include the sheer number of patients hospitals see every year. Hospitals treat 136.3 million patients in the emergency room alone, according to cdc.gov, and believe it or not, that number is growing. Cloud IT accommodates growing demand seamlessly. |
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It's been a couple of weeks, and as i said in a previous post, i will be writing about my recent shoots with Theater Oberhausen, producing the imagery for their 2018/19 programme. |
Well, here comes the first in that series. |
The shoot for the theater's new programme involved photographing the permanent cast of the theater in various situations, performing 'other jobs' in the local area. We visited a hospital, funeral parlour, and a kiosk, to name just a few locations. |
Most of the shoots were carried out at night, in order to take a look in to what people are doing while the rest of us sleep. |
Midnight pizza |
Midnight pizza |
These shoots presented of course one major challenge; darkness. Something that can be overcome with knowing what you're doing, and a little trickery with lights here and there. |
One of the most challenging shoots however was the team photo. All the men and women who work behind the scenes at the theater, who of course deserve their place in the programme, joined by some of the cast who were around on the day. |
Photographing 50 plus people and making it look interesting isn't so easy. |
Thankfully, Franca, who i mentioned in a previous post, was on hand with some ideas and some sharp organisational skills!! |
The plan was: use the main stage in the theater, bring some props in, and get everyone to lie on the floor in some kind of organised way so it looked like they were doing their usual jobs - or somewhere close! |
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From a technical point of view, figuring out how to photograph the stage from directly above was a bit of a sticky point. |
Sending the camera up with the lighting rig was the simplest option. Then firing the camera remotely. |
Gaff tape and cable ties. A dream combo! |
Gaff tape and cable ties. A dream combo! |
Instead of using cables to connect the camera to a computer to take the shot, i opted for using my reserve camera, a Canon 6D, and using it's wifi function to connect to my mac and take the shot. Easy right - wrong! |
First, the proprietary software which Canon uses to tether the camera remotely is junk! The camera and computer can't see each other automatically like the camera can with Canons smartphone app. You need to first set up an ad-hoc network on the computer, then try and force the camera to see it. |
When you are finally connected, the connection drops every few seconds. And you can't use more stable software like CaptureOne - or at least, i couldn't get it to work. |
The dropped connection of course could be due to the distance between camera and computer, around 15 meters; but once i had moved myself, and the macbook up into the rafters nearer the camera, the problem continued. |
I tried my best to get as close to the camera as i could. This made communicating with the stage difficult. |
Franca meanwhile continued to coordinate things down on the stage, with me having to send a screenshot from the macbook over WhatsApp every few seconds. This was of course only possible while the connection to the camera was holding and i was able to see something. |
Several test shots later, we were ready to go - and of course, the connection dropped again. Wi-Fi off, Wi-Fi on, close EOS utility, open EOS utility - you get the idea of what a struggle it was!! |
We did however get there in the end, and managed to pull an image out with so many things to look at! |
The image features on the inside cover of the new programme, and can be checked out online here! |
There'll be more stories about the rest of the shoots coming in the coming weeks! |
Until then... :) |
Q&A: What do you think about dating a man that is not yet divorced? |
This question is from a former client (single female) who did the "Attract the Best" work with me. She gave me permission to share this with all of you. |
Q: I was wondering if you have any information or input on dating a man that is not yet divorced. I have been talking to an old friend that reached out to me. His divorce will be finalized very soon. After a week or so of communicating I respectfully told him that I feel that right now is not the right time for us to b... |
A: Short answer: You done did good! |
Longer answer: Here's why: |
1. I've seen soooooooooooooo many people who enter relationships with someone whose divorce "will be finalized very soon." Sometimes that's very much the case, sometimes it's not. Hard to know. Dating while still married ("yeah, but my divorce is almost final, so we're really only technically married..." Uh, no. Unti... |
2. Grief takes time. Just because he thinks he's ready to start dating (or even exploring a possible relationship) BEFORE he's divorced doesn't mean he is. Grief is a process. Naturally, you have no desire to be a rebound--even though he wouldn't think you were and would tell you (probably sincerely) that you weren't... |
3. Wait for someone who has taken the time to REALLY get past their divorce, grieve that loss or change, do their own work on themselves to prepare for a healthy, successful new relationship (all of which takes some time and work). This type of person whose taken the time and done their work is saying 1. that they ar... |
4. Most importantly, you trusted your gut/moral compass/instincts/intuition. ALWAYS a good call. |
I am glad that he respected your honesty and boundaries. My question for you is: Though I think I know why, I still want to ask to make a point: Why do you feel bad about making an intelligent decision, based on clear boundaries and good intuition? |
Her reply: |
Thank you so much for the validation. It means a lot. I think I feel more sad than anything. We have a history and I felt that I was closing those doors. Regardless of those feelings, I respect myself and my boundaries, and I'm not going to compromise my dignity for some attention. I feel good about what I did. But yes... |
Hey! All of the things that you taught me really do work! :-) They might be a little painful to do when you're not used to doing them, but they will lead you to a healthy and happy relationship. |
Thank you again for taking time to answer my question. |
Hi guys and welcome to the best guns for all classes in Battlefield 1. Most youtubers will tell you which guns they prefer when they make a video like this, but we’re not going to do that today, we are going to look at the cold hard facts. The guns that you will see in this video are truly the best guns in Battlefield ... |
When I say the best guns, it’s a very broad concept and it will mean different things for different people, so we will have to start off by asking, the best gun for what? We will have to determine a few criteria so that we know why these guns are the best ones and for which situation. Most people will say that gun A is... |
So here are the best guns in Battlefield 1 to kill 1 guy at 20 meters as fast as possible. Let’s start with the assault class. You already know how to dominate the battlefield by killing all the tanks, but what about infantry. The best gun to kill your next favorite victim is the Automatico M1918. This gun is a beast! ... |
That is second faster than the MP 18 because that gun needs 0.484 seconds to kill the same guy. When you first deploy on the battlefield you will start off with 25 bullets in your magazine and you will get another 125 for later. It needs seconds for an empty reload and only seconds for a reload with bullets left. It is... |
If you think that the recoil is too much for you and you don’t really need the better hipfire then go for the storm. In a way, the factory is a mix of both. Same spread as the storm and same recoil as the trench but with a better recoil decrease and a better spread decrease. What about the scout class? This class is a ... |
So I will give you a few options depending on your playstyle. If you are looking for the best gun available to the scout class, that can kill one single guy at 20 meters in the shortest time possible, then go for the Russian 1895 Trench. There is no other rifle available to this class that can kill faster at this range... |
You can do this with the trench version but it’s not exactly easy. You don’t have a scope so you can’t zoom in very much and this is not what we want as snipers. We want to be able to zoom in on our target so will we take a second look at the scout class, but this time we will only look at rifles that come with a scope... |
The biggest advantage of the Gewehr M.95 Marksman is that we can stay zoomed in on our target which will help you with finding your reference point and this will make leading your targets a lot easier. Even after 100 meters it will still kill a lot faster than all the other scoped rifles for the scout class, unless you... |
The problem is that it all depends on the situation, the map and the game mode. Sometime you will want a gun that has a sweet spot closer to you and sometimes you will need one where the sweet spot is a lot further away from you. So we will look at the best scout class weapon that has a scope, a sweet spot and that has... |
This is by far the best time to kill for any scoped sniper rifle that has a sweet spot, even beyond the sweet spot it is still the best time to kill that we have. On top of that it also comes equipped with a bipod so that is another benefit that we have available to us. Over to the medic class. The gun that is best sui... |
It only needs 3 bullets to kill up to a range of 47 meters, after 47 meters you will need 4 bullets to kill. All of these stats mean that you will only need 0.365 seconds to kill at 20 meters and this is by far the best time to kill of all weapons available to the medic class. When you first deploy on the Battlefield y... |
The Autoloading .35 Marksman has a strip clip size of 5 bullets and it will take you 1.567 seconds to reload that strip clip. You can always choose to reload one single bullet at a time and that will take you seconds per bullet. Just keep in mind that there is a pre-reload delay of seconds and a post-reload delay of se... |
It’s a large map and most of the time everybody is spread out, most of the time you will only have to deal with only one guy at a time and this is where this gun truly excels. Be careful when you decide to use it on a map like Amiens for example, you are very likely to run into a squad on this map so it might be wiser ... |
And finally the best gun for the support class, the BAR M1918 Telescopic. 21 maximum damage up to 20 meters, the damage will drop but not by a lot, it will settle at 19 damage at 25 meters and beyond. The BAR can fire 600 rounds per minute which makes this the gun with the highest fire rate for the support class. It ha... |
For the deploy time you will be looking at seconds. The BAR Telescopic is easy to use and you can use the bipod to your advantage to increase the accuracy and control of the weapon. The trench and the storm are also great versions with the usual difference in spread and recoil but they don’t come with the telescopic si... |
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In the latest move in an ongoing battle between the two tech giants, Qualcomm has made a massive accusation against Apple, alleging that the iPhone maker stole its trade secrets and handed that information to Intel. According to CNBC, a court filing by Qualcomm claims Apple stole “vast swaths” of confidential informati... |
These latest charges are part of a lawsuit filed last November where Qualcomm accused Apple of violating its agreement with Qualcomm by not ensuring that source code software and tools provided to Apple were being appropriately protected. Qualcomm original suit alleged that Apple was blocking it from its rights under t... |
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How Can Small Businesses benefit from Mobile Apps |
Mobile app development is no longer only for big business. With the need to stay connected to clients on the go, small businesses have to look for ways to use mobile apps to stay competitive. Mobile apps are becoming very useful for communication, marketing and productivity in small business helping connect to employee... |
How does a small business benefit from mobile app development? |
Better marketing targets |
Mobile is like a beacon pinpointing the user in a specific location. A small business can use geo-targeting to deliver offers to customers in that area. For example, if there is a discount in certain store, customers passing by that store can receive alerts to get in, show that SMS and get a discount. A business can go... |
Mobile payments |
Mobile payments are becoming the preferred payment method for many customers, especially in remote locations. A small business can use mobile app development to customize available payments like credit cards and bank transfers. A good example is Kenya’s M-Pesa where customers can transfer funds instantly from their acc... |
Improving customer loyalty |
A small business can use a mobile app to have a customer loyalty program. Instead of the traditional punch card, the customer can carry the loyalty points by mobile. This is easier, more convenient and better to track. The business can also use the app to deliver coupons and vouchers just like with email. |
Communication and collaboration |
A small business can make communication with customers easier using mobile apps. Current services like Slack allow real-time communication at little cost. Apps can also be used for collaboration within the workplace. For example, documents in Dropbox can be accessed by several people in different locations for better t... |
Better customer service |
A small business can improve customer service using mobile apps by among other things tapping into social media networks. An app can aggregate the social mentions of a business enabling easy access to crucial market data. Clients can raise support tickets from their mobile which the business can track and resolve easil... |
Recent surveys show that mobile usage is overtaking desktop usage in online purchases. This means small businesses have no option but to go where the customer is found. |
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15 Feb 2016 |
A guest post by author Sophie Childs |
Can you find love online? I didn't think so, but when I signed up for an internet dating site, I wasn't looking for love. I just wanted something to do. I'd recently come out of a long term relationship and wasn't interested in rushing headlong into another. I'd been with my ex since I was 18 and I wanted to have some ... |
At the time, I was working in the IT help desk department of a trading company. Although my role was essential to the smooth running of the business, there wasn't enough to occupy me full time, so I found myself twiddling my thumbs and looking for ways to entertain myself while waiting for the next cry for help. |
One of my colleagues was on a now defunct internet dating site called Love@Lycos, and some of his adventures were hilarious, so I decided to open up an account to take my mind off things. |
I didn't even have a photo on my profile to begin with, but it wasn't long before I was being inundated with messages from guys. Some were clearly blanket messages sent out to everyone they could find, but others were well thought out, talked about what we had in common and I found myself making friends quickly with qu... |
My attitude always was that if there was someone as cool as me on the site(!), there'd be my male equivalent and I was pleasantly surprised by just how many men I met who I enjoyed chatting to. That's not to say that there wasn't also a fair share of... well... interesting personalities is probably the best way of desc... |
There was the guy who messaged me, terribly excited because he lived in Stevenage and I lived in Welwyn Garden City, so clearly we were a match made in Heaven! It didn't matter that we didn't have any interests in common and I didn't find him physically attractive. He was just up the road in the next town! Perfect! |
I remember writing to him and politely explaining that he wasn't the man for me and his response was hilarious, telling me that he was probably living closer to me than anyone else on the site, so why didn't I just give it a go? When I finally managed to persuade him that location wasn't my number one criteria when loo... |
I hope that he found a lovely Stevenage lady and lived happily ever after without either of them having to move. |
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