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Each digital issue includes the print edition content as well as interactive content, stunning photos and eye-popping videos.

Here’s a rundown of the regular features of MARINES magazine:
• Sights: A look at some of the Corps’ best photography
• Scuttlebutt: The latest word on new weapons and technologies
• Get Some: Benefits, methods and insights on Marine Corps physical training
• On Liberty: News and ideas on how to spend those hard-earned hours away from the daily grind
• Portrait and Profile: Up close and personal with Marines making a difference
• From the Trenches: An inside look at battle-hardened devil dogs in their native habitat—around the globe
• Boondoggle: Those little things you may have wondered about or didn’t even realize you wanted to know

And MORE:
• Exclusive stories not found in the print edition
• Direct links to your favorite social media outlets
• High-definition videos
• Interactive content
• iPad-optimized reading experience
• Easy-to-use navigation that puts every article just a touch away

About MARINES Magazine
MARINES magazine is the official magazine of the U.S. Marine Corps. It’s the flagship digital magazine publication for news and features about the Marines, covering everything from combat to fitness, awards, editorials and more.

There are about 25 million acres of desert in California and Southern Nevada. That’s a lot of territory filled with all kinds of things to see and do. Whatever you enjoy, we built these pages to help you plan your desert adventure. Start here before you hit the road and you are bound to have a better trip. Our driving tours can lead you to treasured places and save you miles and miles out on the dusty trails. Other pages give you the weather, tips for safe travel, and a schedule of events to help you plan ahead. So follow one of the links and get going. Early explorers never had it so good! If you would like to know more about America’s Great Outdoors, please go to americasgreatoutdoors.gov for more information.

This application has been developed as a mobile version of the website www.CaliforniaDesert.gov for the public to use while they explore the deserts of the Southern California. This application will allow you to use the mapping service and data found on the website while also seeing where you are in relation to items on the map if you have your GPS turned on. Other features include the latest news, events and calendar so you can figure out what exciting events are going on around you through your mobile device.

QuitSTART provides tips to use during cravings. Use these tips to help you manage your mood and stay smokefree. To get more tips and support, you can also follow, “like”, or share @SmokefreeTeen, Smokefree Teen Facebook page, and Smokefree Teen Tumblr.

QuitSTART is a product of Smokefree Teen (SfT)—a smoking cessation resource for teens created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with tobacco control professionals and smoking cessation experts and with input from ex-smokers.

This App provides quick access to Indoor airPLUS:

• Construction Specifications, section by section
• Use the App to fill out and submit the Verification Checklist. You will be able to create PDFs of the completed checklist that can be submitted to complete requirements for an Indoor airPLUS certification.
• Technical Assistance via e-mail
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Videos
• Podcasts

The app will allow users to get location-specific reports on current air quality and air quality forecasts for both ozone and fine particle pollution (PM2.5). Air quality maps from the AIRNow website provide visual depictions of current and forecast air quality nationwide, and a page on air quality-related health effects explains what actions people can take to protect their health at different AQI levels, such as “code orange.”

With this app you can:

• Browse editions of the Congressional Record by date: January 4, 1995 (the 104th Congress, 1st Session) to the present
• Perform keyword searches within individual documents or sections within documents
• Share documents via email
• Save documents to your preferred iPad PDF reader
• Identify the latest bills and resolutions considered daily on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Identify the latest bills, resolutions, treaties, and nominations considered daily on the floor of the U.S. Senate

The Congressional Record contains the debates, proceedings, and activities of the Congress of the United States. The Congressional Record is published in four parts: House of Representatives, Senate, Extension of Remarks, and Daily Digest. The Daily Digest provides a summary of the day’s activities.

Use your smart phone (iPhone, Android, Palm) to access hundreds of frequently asked questions related to education. You can ask questions via Answers.ED.gov right on your phone. And, you can share answers ranging on a wide range of topics, including federal student aid, special education, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and so much more.

• Look up U.S. airport status and delays
• Read aviation news and press releases
• Look up any aircraft’s N-number
• Find and read advisory circulars (ACs)
• Locate a Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
• Report an aircraft wildlife strike

For details, see About FAA Mobile.

Colored blocks falling into columns on a grid represent small pieces of data. To save lives and protect expensive instruments, the GOES-R weather satellite must not lose any data. Users bundle like data types together by tapping to select three or more contiguous same-colored blocks, then tap on the GOES-R satellite to store the data before the grid overflows. Data blocks fall slowly at first, but arrive faster as the game continues. Each speed-up also brings a power-up tool players can use at any time to help clear the grid. They keep the game going as long as they can and try to beat their best time.

The game builds awareness of this important technical resource that most people never hear about. The game instructions also include basic information about GOES-R and geostationary orbits, as well as links to The Space Place, the NASA Science Mission Directorate’s website for elementary school kids; and SciJinks, the website about weather and Earth science for middle-school kids jointly sponsored by NASA and NOAA.

Every year more than 85 million people visit Florida. However, people are not Florida’s only visitors; Florida is also an inviting destination for invasive species that threaten to undermine the health of our environment. More than an inconvenience, invasive plants and animals can greatly alter our native landscape, adversely impact native wildlife, destroy agricultural crops and threaten our health. Invasions of exotic species cost Floridians over $500 million each year. The economic costs are small compared to the ecological ones. Florida has millions of acres of public lands; these lands furnish us the water we drink, the air we breathe and countless recreational opportunities. These public lands are highly vulnerable to invasion by exotic plant and animal species; it is estimated that more than 1.7 million acres of Florida’s natural areas have been infested by invasive species.

By reporting sightings of invasive animals and plants, we can better assess the extent of the infestations and hopefully eradicate new infestations before they become huge problems such as melaleuca or Burmese pythons. The goal of IveGot1 is to make identification and reporting easy and efficient as possible.
Features:

• Easy species reporting that captures your current location and allows you to submit an image of your sightings. IveGot1 allows for both online and offline reporting with reports saved on your phone for uploading when you have network connectivity.
• Images and information on Florida’s worst non-native invasive animals and plants.
• Real-time point distribution maps centered on your current location.

Get Involved – Join the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council or your local Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) through the Florida Invasive Species Partnership.

Powered by EDDMapS – The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health’s Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System. EDDMapS allows for real time tracking of invasive species occurrences using local and national distribution maps and electronic early detection reporting tools.

1. Learn about careers
2. Register to receive updates
3. Participate in career-focused forums

• Data and Statistics
• Diseases and Conditions
• Emergencies and Disasters
• Environmental Health
• Healthy Living
• Injury, Violence and Safety
• Life Stages and Populations
• Travelers’ Health
• Workplace Safety and Health

• Day-to-day lake level data
• Daily schedules of water releases at dams
• Monthly schedules of recreational water releases
• Detailed guides of how TVA manages individual lake levels
• Recreation information and history of TVA lakes
• Maps of lakes
• Information on navigating locks
• Navigation aids for boaters

• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
• Mental Health Services Locator
• Buprenorphine Physician and Treatment Program Locator
• Opioid Treatment Program Directory

The STL Mobile App gives you:

• An easy way to search for a treatment center either in the office or on the road
• General information about the treatment center (if it exists in the database)
• Search for a treatment center near you, or search by address
• Retrieve results within the following ranges: 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 miles
• View treatment center locations and get directions
• Bookmark information for retrieval later on
• Copy and send information using email or SMS

The app has three features:

Tour
Take a seven-stop walking tour of the area around the World Trade Center, accompanied by audio and photo narration. The events of the day and its aftermath are told by first responders, rescue workers, volunteers, and those who lived and worked in Lower Manhattan on 9/11. While the walking tour takes place in Lower Manhattan, the tour content is accessible to users anywhere.

Explore
View images related to the events of 9/11 and their aftermath taken nearby wherever you are. Photos may be viewed in Augmented Reality-technology mode, which overlays images on the camera view. All photos were contributed to the museum by survivors and witnesses through 911history.org.

Timeline
Explore this interactive timeline of the day’s events and aftermath. It includes links to witness photos taken during these time blocks.

The app can operate in an offline mode for non-U.S. visitors who have disabled data roaming. In this mode, all tour content is still accessible. The app includes a map of free WiFi hotspots near the tour route for downloading “Explore” photos from the vicinity.

The app is rated 9+ due to infrequent/mild realistic violence or infrequent/mild mature/suggestive themes.

For more information on the 9/11 Memorial, please visit http://www.911memorial.org/

The NHC mobile app allows you to access critical hurricane advisories and marine forecasts on your cell phone.

When you’re working in the heat, safety comes first. With the OSHA Heat Safety Tool, you have vital safety information available whenever and wherever you need it — right on your mobile phone.

The App allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers. Then, with a simple tap, you can get reminders about the protective measures that should be taken at that risk level to protect workers from heat-related illness—reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness.
Stay informed and safe in the heat, check your risk level.

For more information about safety while working in the heat, see OSHA’s heat illness webpage, including new online guidance about using the heat index to protect workers.

Features:

Map – Official National Park Service map of the central tourist area in Washington, D.C. Easy to use while outdoors, the map features large font sizes, walkways that are easily distinguishable from roads, and three zoom levels. By tapping the “Locate me” icon you will always know where you are.

Park Lens – Find out what is around you with augmented reality. Just hold up your device and look through the camera. Labels will appear identifying all sites on the National Mall.

Walking directions – Get from one place to another by following a line on the map or a list of directions. Estimated walking times are given.

Sites – Learn more about points of interest with lively text, professional photographs, and engaging podcasts under the “Album” button. The “Info” button includes the site’s location, hours of operation, nearest Metro station, and other essential information.

Tours – Follow a recommended tour depending on how much time you have or your special interest—from memorials to presidents to military monuments to destinations off the beaten path. You can even create personal tours with the “My Tour” feature—just tap the “+” at the bottom right of a site page. The app maps the route for you.

Events and News – Get up-to-date information from the National Park Service about what is happening at the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

Postcard – Send a digital postcard to friends and family from the National Mall with the tap of a button.

Accessibility – Audio described images combined with the built-in iOS accessibility features will let all people enjoy the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

Park Partner – The Trust for the National Mall strives to make the National Mall the best park in the world. Learn more about the essential assistance this organization provides.

Small size – Weighing in at 13.7MB, the app will download relatively quickly via a 3G cellular connection or the free Wi-Fi available on the east end the National Mall.

A pocket Congress – track elected officials, read the latest bills and laws, and more.

Want to know more about Congress?

• Find your representatives by your location
• See how they vote, read up on bills
• Stay on top of floor activity, committee hearings
• Be notified of new events

Answers to common questions:

• Legislators don’t have public email addresses.
• The app uses location only to find your local representative.
• It does not do anything on boot unless you enable notifications.
• The app cannot be moved to the SD card, because it uses background services for notifications.

COMMITTEE NOTE: House committee information is now available. Still missing some membership data, the House has not made everything public yet.

CUPCAKE USERS: This may be the last version of the app available for Android 1.5. Our apologies to anyone affected, but we need to start working to optimize the app for tablets soon, and doing this well means dropping support for Android 1.5.

These rates are established by the General Services Administration for destinations in the lower 48 contiguous United States, and by the U.S. Department of Defense for locations in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. territories. The U.S. Department of State sets rates for foreign travel locations.

This iPad application showcases 65 of the 350 works on view at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York including jewels, timepieces, fashion accessories and objects d’art by Van Cleef & Arpels, many of which were created exclusively for the American market.   Use the application to browse, share with friends and connect with the exhibition, which will examine the work through the lenses of innovation, transformation, nature as inspiration, exoticism, fashion and personalities.

Features:

- Spectacular images from NSF-funded institutions available in high resolution for download to your iPad
- Fun and engaging streaming video (WiFi or 3G connection required) on a wide range of topics
- Hundreds of images and videos to experience, with new content added weekly
- Share images and videos on Facebook and Twitter or via email
- Keep abreast of breaking stories in scientific discovery as they happen with the in-app news feed
- Pan through content in the unique 360 view or find content via keyword with a simple two finger touch
- With a single touch, save favorite images and video within the app so that they can easily be found again

The app uses a device’s built-in GPS, when available, to fill in exact location coordinates on the shortfin mako live release data form. The catch and release reports submitted via email allow fishermen to put their mako on the Shortfin Mako Shark Live Release Interactive Web Map at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/shortfinmako/Map/index.htm.

The submission form is easy to fill out and operates like the online submission form. Touching the latitude and longitude boxes provides an location when GPS is available. The app also includes information about shortfin mako stock status, fishing regulations, FAQs, and safe handling and release guidelines.

By submitting this live release information through the app, and putting their mako on the map, fishermen will be able to see how they are making a difference in the conservation of shortfin mako sharks and encourage others to do the same.

Overfishing is occurring on the North Atlanitc shortfin mako shark population. By releasing shortfin mako sharks that are unintentionally caught or caught for sport, U.S. fishermen will be leaders in encouraging fishermen from other nations to conserve this shark species. Get the Release Mako app and become a leader.

Learn more about Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/shortfinmako/index.htm

Key features of the app include:

• Interactive Decision Trees: Helps identify the best interventions and timing of services for patients in order to optimize quality of care and clinical outcomes.
• Symptom Management: Identifies clinical practice guidelines for the management of common symptoms following mTBI.
• Provider Assessments: Provides frequently used assessments and scoring of tools used with mTBI patients.
• Relevant DoD ICD-9 Coding: Consolidates all appropriate codes enabling efficient documentation.
• Interactive Links: Allows user to have direct access to additional resources with a touch of a finger.

Through repetitive practice and training, anyone can learn to gain control of your heart rate, emotions, concentration, and other physiological and Psychological responses to your body during stressful situations. This can dramatically benefit soldiers during stressful combat situations. Many of the techniques taught in this application were provided by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman from his book “On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace”.

Features:

• Introduction Narrative to the Benefits of Tactical Breathing
• Tutorial on how to use Tactical Breathing
• Practice Mode to help you learn
• Settings Page to change voice gender and graphics preferences
• Excerpt Page provided by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman that displays several chapters from his book

The NOS mobile site is the fastest and easiest way to get NOS information when you’re on the go. Here’s what you’ll find at m.ocean.noaa.gov:

• Ocean Facts. Quickly browse through the five most-recent NOS ‘Ocean Facts.’ Use ‘Search’ to quickly find a fact in our database by keyword. Browse through over 160 facts by category.
• News and Features. Have a couple of minutes? Browse through the latest NOS news, features, and profiles of NOS employees.
• Weekly New Briefs. Have less than a minute? Check out our news briefs, updated weekly with new bite-sized items.
• Podcasts. Listen to Diving Deeper and Making Waves audio podcasts on your phone while you’re out for a jog.
• Social Media. View our latest videos on Youtube. Surf through our image collection on Flickr. ‘Tweet up’ with NOS on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook.
• Tides and Coastal Conditions. Enter your city, state, or zip code to get quick access to tides and coastal conditions at the nearest live NOS tide station to your location.

The new NOS mobile website is available for all smartphones with web browsers. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

With Smart Traveler, you can create personal itineraries, add notes, and organize your trips.

Smart Traveler also provides access to the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Free STEP enrollment enables the State Department to better assist you in emergencies such as natural disasters, unrest in foreign countries, or lost/stolen passports overseas. During your travels, STEP can help your family and friends reach you in an emergency.

Smart Traveler also provides quick access to the Department’s Consular Affairs Facebook and Twitter pages. And for a bit of fun, you can shake your iPhone to get information on a random country!

Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark. Leafsnap currently includes the trees of the Northeast and will soon grow to include the trees of the entire continental United States.

Be Prepared
When disaster strikes, know when and where shelters have been opened to provide assistance.

Map View
Offered by the American Red Cross, the application maps locations and shelter details across the United States. Zoom in to the local area. View shelter details: the agency managing the shelter, capacity of the shelter and current population, the associated disaster event and the specific shelter address and location.

List View and Disaster News
View open shelters by state, jump to the latest disaster information via the Disaster Online Newsroom, and donate to help the American Red Cross respond to those in need.

National Shelter System
The application uses data about open shelters from the American Red Cross National Shelter System (NSS). The NSS contains information about 60,000 potential disaster facilities and is used to track and report on shelter information during disasters. The NSS enables emergency managers and disaster relief workers to identify relevant information for all shelters in use and to develop effective response strategies before disasters strike.

NSS information is available to assist FEMA, state and local emergency management officials, non-profit, charitable, and faith-based organizations manage and deploy effective mass care services.

Regularly Updated
Shelter information is updated from the NSS every 30 minutes. Current populations are typically updated every noon and midnight when shelters are open and providing assistance.

This application was contributed to the American Red Cross by VisionLink® in Boulder, CO, providing enterprise software (CommunityOS™) for multi-agency client and case management, community resource management and referral, and disaster relief solutions.

Offering emergency care protocols & guides, by the American Red Cross & Dr. Oz.

The American Red Cross and Dr. Oz have teamed up with Sharecare to create the ultimate emergency care app exclusively for Android mobile devices. The S.O.S. app provides step-by-step video narration by Dr. Oz and follow along demonstrations allowing people to quickly and confidently respond to common emergency situations with the goal of saving lives. This free app also includes an expansive Resource Guide for easy access to additional emergency care information.

Emergency care protocols for over 30 of the most common emergency care situations were developed and reviewed by prestigious medical and educational panels from both the American Red Cross and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). These protocols were then adapted for an Android app environment and are accompanied by dynamic videos that walk through clear and concise emergency action steps that are appropriate for any audience. Dr. Oz is the instructional voice of each video, reassuringly guiding users on how to provide emergency care. 3-D animations are included for the more complex techniques, specifically Unconscious Choking and CPR which also include an audio and visual counter for real time CPR compressions.

The Resource Guide covers over 50 common emergency care situations and was adapted from current American Red Cross training materials. It includes information on everything from CPR to seizures to broken bones, all in an easy to understand and browse Q&A format.

In addition to the emergency protocols and resource guide, the SOS app features 911 dialing that auto launches a helpful map with location information which becomes active while on call with emergency dispatch. Additionally, the SOS app provides the same helpful information for 911 calls manually dialed from outside the app. SOS app users can quickly access rich resource materials with voice recognition and keep personal emergency contact info handy at all times.

Using EyeNote, a user can have the denomination of a note scanned and communicated back to the user. EyeNote works on the iPhone 3G and 3Gs, the iPhone 4, the 4th Generation iPod touch, and the iPad 2.

This application does not authenticate a note as either real or counterfeit. Please refer to the license agreement on the iTunes App Store.

The NCI Summer Internship Program (NCI SIP) covers a minimum of eight weeks, with students generally arriving in May or June. The NCI and the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education sponsor a wide range of summer activities including lectures offered under the NIH Summer Seminar Series, attend career/professional development workshops, and participate in the NIH Summer Research Poster Day.

This app allows students to view schedules and registration details for seminars, lectures, and workshop, view campus maps, shuttle schedules, cafeterias, and much more.

Learn more about NCI at http://www.cancer.gov

• How Social Security’s services can help you and your family
• Caring for your infant
• Health insurance
• How to get information about toy and safety recalls
• Much, much more…

Features:

• Browse or search over 130 years of baby name data — over 45,000 unique names!
• Save your own favorite names list and share them on Facebook, Twitter, or via an email
• View baby name popularity trends
• Play our trivia game to test your baby name knowledge
• View government-approved baby and family related services and information

To find out more about the data, please visit http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/background.html

This DOL-Timesheet does not handle items such as tips, commissions, bonuses, deductions, holiday pay, pay for weekends, shift differentials, or pay for regular days of rest.

Disclaimer: DOL is providing this app as a public service. The regulations and related materials reflected in this app are intended to enhance public access to information on DOL programs. This app is a service that is continually under development and it does not include every possible situation encountered in the workplace. The user should be aware that, while we try to keep the information timely and accurate, there will often be a delay between official publication of the materials and their appearance in or modification of this app. Further, the conclusions reached by this app rely on the accuracy of the data provided by the user. Therefore, we make no express or implied guarantees. The Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations remain the official sources for regulatory information published by DOL. We will make every effort to correct errors brought to our attention.

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Éste es un horario para registrar las horas que usted trabaja y para calcular la cantidad que su empleador puede deberle. También incluye los cálculos del pago de sobretiempo a base de la tasa de tiempo y medio (1.5) de la tasa regular de pago por todas las horas que usted trabaje en exceso de 40 en una semana laboral.

Este Horario-de-DOL no calcula cuestiones de, por ejemplo, propinas, comisiones, bonos, deducciones, pago por día feriado, pago por fin de semana, turnos diferenciales, o pago por días regulares de descanso.

Desautorización: DOL (siglas en inglés para el Departamento de Trabajo) ofrece esta app como un servicio al público. Los reglamentos y los materiales relacionados que se reflejan en esta app tienen como intención mejorar el acceso del público a información sobre los programas de DOL. Esta app es un servicio que estará en desarrollo continuo y no incluye toda situación posible que se pueda encontrar en el lugar de trabajo. El/La usuario(a) debe estar consciente de que, mientras intentamos mantener la información al día y exacta, con frecuencia habrá un retraso entre la publicación oficial de los materiales y su aparición en, o modificaciones de, esta app. Además, las conclusiones a las que llegue esta app dependen de la exactitud de los datos que el/la usuario(a) proporcione. Por lo tanto, nosotros no damos niguna garantía explícita o implícita. El “Federal Register” y el “Code of Federal Regulations” siguen siendo las fuentes oficiales para la información reglamentaria publicada por DOL. Se hará todo lo posible por corregir todo error que se nos presente.

Using your iOS (iPhone and iPad) or Android device, you can chat live with a food safety expert on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST, and the app provides the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline number (1-888-MPHotline) in case you want to speak to someone directly.  You can share answers to food safety questions via email from Mobile Ask Karen.

AskKaren.gov and now mobile at m.AskKaren.gov

It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. Visitors can find information on a variety of topics including benefits & compensation, education & training, employment, family & caregiver support, health, homeless assistance, housing, transportation & travel and other services & resources. For help on how to find resources on the site, visit the How to Use this Site section of the NRD.

The NRD is a partnership among the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. The information contained within the NRD is from federal, state and local government agencies; Veterans service and benefit organizations; non-profit and community-based organizations; academic institutions and professional associations that provide assistance to wounded warriors and their families.

You can easily access this interactive guide to help keep you smokefree. The app allows you to search for content using keywords, save specific pages as favorites, and share information you are reading via Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail.

For more details about the app, please visit http://smokefree.gov/apps.

The Embryo App uses mobile telecommunication and multimedia technologies to add interactive capabilities to the digital information, enhancing our understanding of embryo development. This App is part of the National Library of Medicine’s program to fulfill the NLM’s role as a provider of medical, science and health care information using mobile technologies. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of child Health & Human Development has provided support for two components of the imaging project. Scientists at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center has supported the 3D-reconstruction of the collection to add visual dynamics to the images.

Features at a glance:
• video’s showing human fertilization
• photo micrographs of early stages of embryo development Stages (1 to 23)
• digital images of the early stages both in 2-D and 3-D using visual stack dissections
• pregnancy calculator
• related resources

This project is a collaboration between:
• National Library of Medicine
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• National Museum of Health & Medicine, Human Developmental Anatomy Center

The AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Glossary is a powerful tool that provides mobile access to over 850 pertinent HIV/AIDS glossary terms in both English and Spanish.

The AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Glossary has the following features:

• Over 850 HIV/AIDS-related terms in both English and Spanish, written in clear, easy-to-understand language
• Toggle between English and Spanish term and definition, which allows the user to use the app as a translation tool
• “Random” button that signals the app to randomly choose a term and definition to display

This app is designed as a resource to help health care providers, caseworkers, community-based organization professionals, and people living with HIV/AIDS and their families understand complex HIV/AIDS terminology.

AIDSinfo, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a trusted source for information about HIV/AIDS treatment, clinical trials, and medical practice guidelines for consumers and health care providers. AIDSinfo is collectively sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

First responders in general, and HAZMAT units in particular, must make many decisions quickly in handling hazardous-materials incidents. They need accurate information about the hazardous substances, the emergency resources available, and the surrounding environmental conditions to save lives and minimize the impact on the environment and physical property. The WISER application extracts content from TOXNET’s Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), an authoritative, peer-reviewed information resource maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and places that information into the hands of those who need it most.

Features of WISER

* Rapid access to the most important information about a hazardous substance by an intelligent synopsis engine and display called “Key Info”

* Intuitive, simple, logical user interface developed by working with experienced first responders

* Comprehensive decision support, including guidance on immediate actions necessary to save lives and protect the environment

* Access to NLM’s Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), which contains detailed peer-reviewed information on hazardous substances

* User Profiles enable users to specify the role they are currently playing at the scene of an incident: first responder, HAZMAT specialist, or EMS specialist. The key information presented to the user about a substance varies depending on this role, so that the information most relevant to the respective job can be quickly accessed.

* Radiological and biological substance support.

* Mobile support, providing first responders critical information where they need it, when they need it.

The National Postal Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is located in the old Post Office building next to Union Station in Washington, D.C. The Museum was created by an agreement between the Smithsonian Institution and the United States Postal Service in 1990 and opened to the public in 1993.

The Museum has two display facilities. The National Mall building in Washington, D.C. has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 command module, and a lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays many more artifacts including the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay and Space Shuttle Enterprise.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a telescope specially designed to detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes. Because X-rays are absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, Chandra must orbit above it, up to an altitude of 139,000 km (86,500 mi) in space. The Smithsonian’s Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA, hosts the Chandra X-ray Center which operates the satellite, processes the data, and distributes it to scientists around the world for analysis. The center maintains an extensive public website about the science results and an education program.

goSmithsonian.com organizes information about the 19 Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Zoo and the downtown Washington D.C., area. Visitors can use the site to navigate the city’s rich collection of museums and landmarks. Printable floor plans, maps of downtown D.C. and the surrounding area are available. Personalized itineraries and schedules can be created using our comprehensive calendar of events.

Access to local and surrounding area hotels, dining and transportation is also available with the ability to book air, ground and lodging through a customized booking engine. Seasonal rates and packages are also listed.

Whether looking at the history and cultures of Africa, describing our earliest Mammalian ancestor or primate diversity around the world, examining ancient life forms including the ever popular dinosaurs, or exploring the beauty of rare gemstones such as uniquely colored diamonds, the Museum’s temporary and permanent exhibitions serve to educate, enlighten and entertain millions of visitors each year. The main building on the National Mall contains 1.5 million square feet of space overall and 325,000 square feet of exhibition and public space; altogether the Museum is the size of 18 football fields, and houses over 1000 employees. With a growing network of interactive websites, the Museum is transforming itself into a hub for national and international electronic education, accessible to anyone with access to the internet.

This app puts everything NSA – job opportunities, news, and events – in the palm of your hand.

NSA carries out some of the Nation’s most important and sensitive intelligence activities. We intercept, decrypt, and analyze foreign adversaries’ communications. We protect U.S. Government information. In short, we preserve information security for America and its allies.

To help us accomplish our mission, we’re looking for the best and the brightest to join our team. If you think you’re up to the challenge and want to learn more, NSA Career Links will keep you in the know with:

* NSA jobs
* NSA career events
* NSA news
* NSA videos and employee testimonials

Zoom in on the high resolution images to get a closer look at the featured documents and photographs, use the calendar feature to select a specific date, or select “Surprise Me” to show a document at random.  Want to learn more?  Tap the “info” icon to read background information on the document and link to related websites.  You can even share documents via email, Facebook and Twitter, and add documents to your list of favorites by tapping the “star” icon.

1. Checkups when you’re well

2. Treatment when you’re sick

3. Complete care when you’re pregnant

4. Immunizations and checkups for your children

5. Dental care and prescription drugs for your family

6. Mental health and substance abuse care if you need it

Health centers are in most cities and many rural areas.  Type in a ZIP code and click the ‘Find Centers’ button to find health centers near you.

At a time when many Americans aren’t getting enough of each food group and are challenged with achieving a healthy weight, MyFood-A-Pedia is a mobile tool to provide consumers quick access to nutrition information for over 1,000 foods. MyFood-a-pedia includes: calorie amounts, contribution of a food to the five food groups, and number of “extra” calories in a food from solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol.

A picture and background information is provided for each individual.   The application also provides a link to submit tip information directly to the FBI.

This application allows you to quickly identify Most Wanted criminals or missing children. Additionally, it provides the means to submit a tip, conveniently from your iPhone or iTouch device while you are on the go.

We continue to add new relevant information, in both English and Spanish, working to ensure that Americans have easy access to the tools they need to prepare for and, when needed, recover from a disaster in their community. Future enhancements include the ability to check on the status of an application and update an existing application.

Services and information for veterans and dependents, including facility locations, information for returning service members, suicide prevention, benefits, and much more.

USPS Mobile gives you instant, on-the-go access to the most popular tools on USPS.com.  Track a package, find Post Offices and collection boxes, and look up ZIP Codes anywhere you go.

Browse the EPA Newsroom, learn about your environment, check out Greenversations (the EPA blog), contact the Environmental Protection Agency, and much more — all from your mobile device.

Note: To install the  Recalls.gov App on an Android device outside of Android’s App Market, you will need to enable Unknown Sources. On your Android phone, go to Settings > Application Settings and check the Unknown Sources checkbox. After the Recalls.gov App is downloaded and installed, you may uncheck the Unknown Sources checkbox.

When you’re buying and using products, safety comes first. And now, with this product recalls application, you have vital safety information available whenever and wherever you need it — right on your mobile phone.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Agriculture monitor the safety of thousands of products and issue hundreds of recall announcements each year of millions of products.

Now, those recalls are right at your fingertips, thanks to the new RECALLS.GOV mobile application. Whether you’re at your child’s day care center or a yard sale, whether you’re at a store or at home, you can now type a product’s name into your phone and learn immediately whether that product has been recalled because of a safety concern.  You can also see photos of recalled products and learn what to do with recalled products in your homes.

Stay informed, stay safe, check for product recalls.

One of the most popular tools on the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Web site is the BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator.  BMI is a reliable indicator of total body fat, which is related to the risk of disease and death.  The NHLBI BMI calculator receives 1.6 million visitors a month and ranks #1 on Google.  This mobile application provides results right on your phone along with links to healthy weight resources on the NHLBI Web site.

Use your mobile phone to search, find, and contact the nearest U.S. Embassy anywhere in the world. The State Department’s m.usembassy.gov gives international users maps and contact information for U.S. embassies and consulates along with access to travel alerts and warnings. The site is accessible on any Web enabled mobile device and requires no download of application software.