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Although scholars debate on whether the event actually happened, there's no denying the appeal of the story. A powerful man, doing whatever it takes to stay in power, including the massacre of children? It certainly resonates with anyone who's ever felt powerless in their lives — or, at least, anyone who cares about children.
At any rate, in the Philippines where roughly 80 percent of the population is Catholic, Niños Inocentes is considered an important day — but not for the reasons you might think.
Innocent = Gullible
If Westerners have April Fools' Day, Filipinos have Niños Inocentes. On this day, you have to be extra careful, because some Filipinos will take advantage of your "innocence" to play pranks on you.
The most common prank involves money. It's said that when someone borrows from you on December 28, you shouldn't expect to have it back any time soon (or ever). That's why Filipinos are strongly discouraged from lending money — or anything else — on December 28.
Another prank involves phone calls. If you happen to be right in the middle of something, and the phone suddenly rings, don't pick it up. Otherwise, you'll hear "Happy Innocents Day!" on the other end, and you'll belatedly realize that you just wasted a few seconds of your life for nothing.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Some pranksters pretend to be visitors to a house, and gobble up the meals meant for genuine visitors. To the pranksters, this is all in good fun. To the recipient of the prank, this is just plain annoying.
Luckily, Pinoys don't always take such a glib view of Niños Inocentes.
In Memory of the Innocents
Because the Holy Innocents are considered the first martyrs who died for Christ, Catholic churches offer special masses for them on December 28. If you attend one of these masses, expect the priest to make a sermon related to Niños Inocentes, or warn parishioners not to forget the real meaning of the feast. Parishioners are also encouraged to bring their infants for baptism during this day.
In Maloco, Aklan, people have their own take on the Holy Innocents story. They hold a play called Niños Inocentes, where King Herod succeeds in kidnapping the baby Jesus for ransom. But when he's given a sack of corn, he gives the child back without much ado. Talk about a funny (yet somewhat heartwarming) twist!
Niños Inocentes Around the World
Like Filipinos, Catholics in Spain and Hispanic America also play pranks on their neighbors on December 28. In these countries, the pranksters are known as bromas or inocentadas, while their victims are known as inocentes. It's said that the inocentes shouldn't get angry at the inocentadas, since the latter technically didn't commit any sin. Also, local news outlets will distort facts in good fun, so if you're taking a vacation in any of those countries on December 28, remember to take all the news you hear with a grain of salt.
Of the Niños Inocentes celebrations in Spain, one of the most famous is Els Enfarinats. Celebrated in Ibi, a town in Alicante, Spain, participants dress like members of the military and stage a coup d'état. At 8 A.M., they "take" Ibi under the slogan "New Justice," and after an hour, they hold an "election" to decide the Mayor of Els Enfarinats. For the rest of the day, the Els Enfarinats make a show of their might by instigating flour/egg fights, as well as fireworks. By 5 P.M., the Els Enfarinats give up their "authority" to give way to Dansà.
In Trinidad and Tobago, where Catholics make up a significant portion of the population, children have their toys blessed by the priests at the local church.
In the English mystery play "The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors," the events from the Annunciation (when the angel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary and told her she would conceive) up to the Massacre of the Innocents are portrayed. The play also includes the "Coventry Carol," a song performed by the mothers of the Innocents, who lament the fate of their children.
The Feast of the Innocents, Today and Tomorrow
Whether the Massacre of the Innocents happened or not, it's a powerful story that will undoubtedly get told by generations to come. Celebrate it any way you will, but never forget that the Innocents gave up their lives so that one Messiah can change the world forever.


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The work on our ensuite bathroom done by Christophe yesterday looks great and we're really happy with it. I also wanted to thank him for the touch ups he did in the main bathroom. Thanks again and we will definitely be in touch if we need anything else done in future!
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We just came back from holidays and saw the work that was done - it looks better then we could have imagined! So please pass on our thanks and "well done" to the guys.
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I am writing to thank Kristen of Tile Rescue on the Gold Coast for help with solving our problems with our bathroom in our investment property. The shower was leaking through the wall and the grout and silicone seals were discoloured and in some places mouldy. Kristen was punctual when coming to quote and clearly explained our options in tidying up our tired, leaking bathroom. Everything Kristen set out to do was completed with a very professional approach, including leaving the area clean and tidy. I highly recommend the services of Tile Rescue to anyone.
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Looking for the best escorts in Las Vegas? Finding an escort in Las Vegas need not be a hard nor scary nor confusing thing. It is very easy if you simply know the laws, and follow the following steps:
1. First of all, if you want to avoid unnecessary police drama relating to issues nothing to do with you, never find escorts at an incall location. Lots of drama happen there. Stick only to outcall escorts in Las Vegas, Nevada to stay drama free.
2. Second of all, don't bother walking down the streets to pick up escort cards in the Vegas strip. A far more efficient way to do this is to simply Google for such escorts agencies and websites. Tons of them will appear with their photographs as well. Just make sure to steer clear of Backpage as they are renowned for having lots of fake photographs. Most other sites are fine.
3. Third of all, stick to larger websites which verify their escorts if you want to ensure that the model who turns up actually looks like the person who is shown in the photographs on the website you visit. If you visit independent sites, there is a higher possibility of fake ones. Of course, this means actual escort website directories, and not classified ads sites as those are fraught with fake photos and profiles too.
4. Next of all, always make sure to think through who you want first. This means that you should think through and browse through the escort website directories to see who you are okay with, and then contact the agency. This is because not all escorts may be working on any given day – therefore, it will be better if you have multiple choices, and can opt for anyone of them depending on who's available that day or evening in Las Vegas.
5. Finally, there are usually two ways in which you can get verified so that the escorts will meet you.
A) Independent escorts usually ask you for your name, job, company you are working at, e.t.c. and ask for references. In my opinion, this is getting ridiculous. Most people just visit Vegas for the weekend or are there for a business trip, and it's unnecessary to give so much information. But of course, if you really trust and like her so much, then give it to her.
B) Most aggregated escort websites and agencies are far simpler, and will only ask you for your name and room number. They will then verify the information that you have provided and give you a call back or simply message you back. I generally prefer this, as I like outcalls anyway as explained above.


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(1) The torque listed in the service manuals which cover the screw-in rocker arm studs with positive stop shoulders is incorrect. The service manual states to pivot rocker arms in place, and then tighten nuts to 40 ft. Ibs. (54 N·m). The text should read, tighten the nuts (a) to 20 ft. Ibs. (27 N·m). Please make this correction to the appropriate service manuals.
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WASHINGTON -- For one day at least in this politically charged election season, Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill appear to have buried the hatchet.
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In the wake of the Federal Reserve's bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc., Mr. Bernanke's standing with Congress seems rockier than it has...


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Thought I would share something unique for those "shooters" in Indiana or surrounding areas. The local dive shop (of which I'm affiliated with in full disclosure) just purchased a building which has (2) indoor, 25' deep training wells. We are in the process of bringing it online and making it ready for the diving public. Thought those that can't get enough practice of testing various underwater artistic ideas would find this really helpful...I know I do. You will probably hear much more about this as the year progresses as there are a lot of publications that want to do a story on this, as well as a couple manufacturers that have expressed an interest in doing photoshoots here. Here are a couple pics of both topside and a few underwater. We are in the process of vacuuming up a ton of silt so there may be one picture that shows us stirring it up a tad (the bottom pic). The topside pic shows the area getting ready for fresh paint and new expoxy flooring...The bottom pic was shot with only ambient light only as I wanted to see how it would turn out with merely the overheads on and shooting with a flash would have illuminated a ton of particulate already suspended in the water column.
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We speak business
There's no doubting the power of Maximo – many analysts rate it as an outright market leader. However, in our experience, technical IT expertise is only part of the equation. What sets us apart is our ability in business understanding to ensure full alignment between business objectives and technical implementation.
We can help with:
- Strategy and planning
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- Project and program management
- Upgrades
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- And, of course, strong infrastructure skills
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Control of Work
Description: Custom solution to allow performing and area authorities create and approve permits.
Solution: New tab (CoW) in work order tracking application and new application Control of Work, report has been created to replace a paper version. Duplex printers have been used to print on carbon copy paper.
Benefits/Key features:
- Performing authorities can create permits for a WO in Maximo and send it to Area Authority for approval
- Area authority can validate and approve permits with all relevant information available in Maximo
- Routine permits are used for simple low risk jobs and can be valid for up to 1 year
- Planners can specify permit requirement on Job plans
Meridium Interface
Description: Meridium is an inspection program that has a standard Maximo interface. To support client business requirements the interface has been significantly modified.
The interface is using Web Services to communicate to Maximo. All calls are engaged by Meridium only. There is no mechanism to call Meridium from Maximo.
Solution: Maximo side of the interface has been modified. It included java classes to restrict information that is sent to Meridium and what and how Maximo work orders are updated from Meridium.
Smart Plan Instruments integration
Description: Integration with Smart Plan Instruments (SPI) has been built to allow assets and locations creation in Maximo
Solution: A combination of MIF (interface tables) and database solution allowed to build a one-direction integration
Benefits/Key features:
- Avoid double entry
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SAP integration
Description: Maximo is used for work order management and procurement processes. SAP is used as a financial system. Integration has been built between these system so financial transactions can be sent from Maximo to SAP and master data (companies and GL accounts) are sent from SAP to Maximo
Solution: A complex solution has been built to integrate these systems. Now two client offices are using the same solution.
Benefits/Key features:
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Invoice – integration with SharePoint
Description: Integration with SharePoint library has been built to allow invoice creation in Maximo on approval done in SharePoint workflow
Solution: SharePoint workflow queries Maximo for available funds and once approved creates invoice in Maximo via web service.
Benefits/Key features:
- Instant access to invoices from Maximo via a secure link in SharePoint
- Save time for Accounts Payable
- Avoid double entry
- Extra information about approval in Maximo
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Stone Barns Center is a truly special place to work. On our 80-acre farm in Westchester/Lower Hudson Valley, our team has the opportunity to live our values of sustainability and good food, grown well every single day. Together, we work to change the way America farms and eats by training young farmers, promoting agroecology, growing food citizens, and cultivating a farm-driven cuisine.
We are all involved on the farm, no matter our role, and there are regular opportunities to engage with work across departments. The gorgeous early 20th Century stone barns that make up our offices and event spaces are iconic treasures of the region.
We take great pride in our welcoming, warm team. Our staff are encouraged to participate in the wide range of programming and training opportunities that take place here. We come together frequently for community gatherings over food and make time to share meals together in our gardens and pastures. Our team is full of caring, dedicated employees, and we look forward to welcoming new teammates who join in our mission with a commitment to change and a love of great food and farming.
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At Stone Barns Center, interns have the opportunity to participate in our agroecological farming practices and our work to change the way America farms and eats. Like our staff, interns are passionate about our mission and the broader conversation about moving to a more sustainable food system.
Internships are available to those currently affiliated with a university or similar organization. Interns are required to present a final project summary at the end of their experience at Stone Barns. At this time, we are not able to provide financial compensation or housing.
Please see descriptions below for details and application process. These are the only positions for which we are accepting internship candidates.
We do not offer volunteer or internship opportunities for high school aged individuals. For high schoolers interested in engaging with our work, please explore the Stone Barns Summer Institute.
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While many companies have recently cut back on marketing efforts, the door is opened for you to gain greater brand awareness in a far less cluttered market. As a full-service marketing design and communications firm, Lynx Imaging offers friendly, reliable service focused on helping you better compete in the marketplace. We offer a wide array of marketing and design services that allows you to engage as much or as little support as you need. Through Brand Development, Marketing Support and Creative Services, we strive to deliver stunning results that span the online and print mediums - all at prices any business can afford.
Courtney has been a member of HASU since the launch in June 2013 and her pay it forward for HASU has been in marketing, developing event flyers, mailchimp, eventbrite and other marketing avenues for HASU.
She is also a speaker series facilitator for HASU. Thanks to Courtney for her give back and please check out her website and support her in her business ventures.


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"The young owners of the company, established in 1999, strong of having gained much experience as bayers in pret a porter brands, decided to transfered their knowledge to ready to wear, with the goal to create products following the strongest trends of every season.
MEY Italia is an Italian brand of women's "Fast fashion" ("pronto moda") with customers all around the world. In Italy it is distributed in Milan, Bologna and Brescia, the last one of which is also the location of the headquarter.
Mey is also present on the web with a site for online shopping, www.meyfashion.com, easy to use and, at the same time, clear in the description of the articles. The site is reserved to shops and wholesalers.
Mey features its presence on social networks like Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, Google Plus emphasizing its ability to communicate with their customers across a variety of medias".


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plate submitted by: Shawn
"why not apple 4?"
tell me there aren't four other drivers who think that this plate is cute enough to waste money on.
More catchy than Maroon 5.
"Come in Apple 5, this is Apple Leader"
The Education plate is very popular among teachers because some of the money goes into the state education fund. In the parking lot at work, I'd say about 40% of the cars have this style of plate. Not with "apple" though.
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the usb typewriter
There had to be a usb typewriter. With the clickety-clack and all.
When I thought of it recently, I googled it to see if someone has done it.
Someone has done it. And done it wonderfully. Great job! It even writes on paper.
this is the web: http://www.usbtypewriter.com
this is the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter
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Before we talk about how to market eLearning in your organization, let us see the reasons of why you need to market eLearning. Firstly, I think you have made significant investments into eLearning development and need learners to buy it and most importantly to avoid bad press from the management by demonstrating a clear ROI. So, how would you go about marketing the eLearning solution?
We all have experienced the power of advertising in our lives. Tap this means for all it is worth. You need to use advertising strategies for building awareness of the brand or drawing attention to your brand and communicating the key benefits to users at different stages of the eLearning PLC.
The goal of eLearning marketing effort should be to help learners move through these stages as quickly as possible. So, use various promotional activities at various steps as shown below.
|Provide a simple course that has content highly relevant to the selected learners' learning needs
|Provide a slightly less basic course
|Provide various delivery options for eLearning content
|Weed out courses/delivery options that failed
|Establish champions at the grass root level
|Roll out eLearning to selected high-impact groups
|Advertise them in-house via mail, offer certifications
|Continue to announce new courses by mail, but keep all marketing and promotional activities to the barest minimum
|Offer eLearning to the pilot group
|Intensify the announcements. Announce through screensavers, regular newsletters, login page and so on
|Highlight benefits in comparison to other modes of learning. Publish interviews with successful e-learners
|See if you can revive declining adoption by using better technology to deliver the solution
|Send email announcements. Make announcements in company magazines about upcoming launch
|Expose learners to various kinds of eLearning
|Give external publicity where possible
|Retire the product and come up with another learning solution
Thus, a scientific approach is required that systematically targets learners at various phases of the launch. You cannot randomly use marketing and promotional activities without having a very clear idea of what each of them is intended to do. Coming to one of the most common and costly mistakes many people make – they believe that the eLearning initiative will somehow take off on its own, simply because it is good. Unfortunately, that is a myth. You need marketing.
Also, I'd like to add that no amount of marketing and promotion activities can make up for a bad product. Ensure that what you are selling is worth selling!


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A while back I found the cutest tank top-type shirt on sale at Banana Republic for $9. Actually, to me the top is kind of weird but Jon said it looked "amazing" on me and demanded I purchase it. Well, of course the straps are awkward so I needed to buy a special bra to wear with the shirt so that I don't look trashy.
Enter Soma Intimates. I had never been there/heard of it so we checked it out. The sales girl helped me find the perfect bra (well, I felt more or less backed into a corner and I'm not one to say "no") and my $9 shirt turned into a $55 bra plus a $9 shirt.
The bra largely sat unworn in my drawer for the better part of a month. I did wear it once but only for an hour or so. This past weekend was my future sister-in-law's bridal shower so I decided to wear the bra to that. I ended up wearing it for most of the day and when I got home and took it off it almost felt like a piece of my skin got pulled. It hurt when I sat down on the couch but I just figured it had been on too tight and would feel fine later.
Jon got home from work about two hours later. It didn't take long for him to notice that I had welts on my back. WELTS.
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Growth Mindset Strategies
North Tyneside Education Action Zone
Free resources from Mindset Works
Growth mindsets - specialising in maths
Mindshift How We Learn (USA)
Habits of Mind (James Anderson)
Growth Mindset and Why It Matters
100 Percent Is Overrated (People labeled "smart" at a young age don't deal well with being wrong. Life grows stagnant) by James Hamblin (The Atlantic). Telling children they are smart at a young age -- instead of praising their effort -- actually may have negative effects later in life, some education experts say. "When we give kids the message that mistakes are good, that successful people make mistakes, it can change their entire trajectory," Jo Boaler, professor of mathematics education at Stanford University, said at a recent conference.
Creating the Context for Growth Mindsets in the Classroom by Elizabeth Stein (Education Week).
Growth Mindset: How to Normalize Mistake Making and Struggle in Class by Katrina Schwartz (Mind/Shift). How to foster "productive failure" in the classroom. Teachers should encourage students in "productive failure" and praise them for their problem-solving process, even if they come up with the wrong answer, according to research by a Stanford University psychologist. The university offers videos designed to help teachers foster a growth mindset in the classroom.
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Instead of setting yourself up for failure, be aware of what it takes to be a Writer with a capital W. Here are some of the (possibly not-so-pleasant, depending on your attitude) truths about the writing life you should prepare for.
Writing is Work, A Lot of Work
I hope you are one of those writers that has copious words dripping of your fingertips and onto the awaiting screen so fast you can't keep up. If you are not, then you have the challenge of creating something out of nothing, and some days, all you are grabbing onto is the Nothing. Even if the writing part comes easy, you still have to deal with "what comes next" in the writing life: making time to write, editing, finding places to submit your work, marketing, etc.
Decide what kind of writer you are going to be, and act like it. If your goal is to support yourself financially with your writing, plan for that. Do you have the money to keep you going until your writing starts to pay off? Are you willing to sacrifice to make it happen? If you are working another job in the meantime, are you prioritizing your writing time appropriately? There is nothing wrong with deciding to write as a hobby, or just as a way to share your creations, but even then, schedule time for it. So writing is not the thing you are hoping makes you rich or famous, but it's still a passion that you have, and you owe it to yourself to honor your dreams.
Writing can make you Worry
Rejection is as common to the writing life as ants are to a picnic. Are you ready to put your heart and soul into something only to have a faceless editor somewhere tell you it's not good enough? Are you confident enough not to over-think a "not for us at this time" rejection, and humble enough to take a helpful critique to heart? Prepare yourself, build up your armor.
There may be times when you write yourself into a corner, causing you to worry that you have been wasting your time. Be ready to scrap a whole day's or week's (or more) worth of writing because it's not working. The trick is to honor your "scrap pile." Like it or not, it was a place you had to go through to arrive at your destination (kind of like that crowded, hot flight you took to make it to the beach). Don't bury those scraps too deep, though, you may discover down the line that they can be useful after all.
Failure can Cost You
Rejections can wear on your soul, no matter how prepared you are. The time and effort spent on your writing can chip away at your self worth if you are continuously giving without feeling you are getting back anything in return. Make sure you can afford the losses. Build up your Writing Defense fund with gratitude for what you have achieved, joy for the miracle of creativity, and perseverance so you will keep trying.
Being a Writer = Being your own Boss? Not Exactly.
You are in complete control of those glorious first stages of a writing project. You get to decide the pacing, the characterization, maybe even the overwhelmingly sad ending. If you keep it for yourself, you don't have to relinquish any control--you've decided how much time you are giving it and exactly the direction it will go. But once you decide to share your work, your grip on it starts to loosen a bit.
Sharing your work means you want an audience. Your first audience may be your writer's group. You may consider changing some of your story based on their critiques, but not always. It becomes more difficult to ignore the suggestions, or the demands, once an agent or an editor is interested in your writing. Your creativity is now a potential product, and your audience becomes its potential consumers. Are you flexible enough to find a way for your original work to fit the market? Are you brave enough to survive carving out your own niche, even if it goes against those "in the know"?
If you have decided to take some freelance writing jobs, your audience is your client, and you need to adjust your writing accordingly. This may entail writing sales copy when you would rather be finishing your sci-fi novella or editing for someone who confuses 'there, their and they're' so much you can't follow the story. Of course, keep pressing on for those dream assignments, just remember, when a job is no longer just a dream, it is more likely to be weighed down with some hefty reality (stringent word counts, no kill fee if they don't use your hard work, etc). Even Carrie Bradshaw dealt with some bad bosses when she wrote for Vogue.
Writers Make Mistakes
Guess what? Nobody is perfect. No matter how many times you've read over your submission, there still may be something you missed. You may miss a deadline, and with it your chance to break into your favorite magazine. You may send off your next-to-last-draft instead of your final draft and get a note back wondering who Jeff is and why he suddenly showed up in chapter 15.
If you are obsessed with perfection, you will get absolutely nothing done, so it is important to take action. But realize, with action comes a chance to mess something up. Will a wrong turn devastate you, or are you willing to learn from it and move on? Take one of the best things about being a writer, the ability to create, and compose a new story for the day after the mistake. It's all up to you, as long as you keep trying.
Hopefully these warning signs are enough to keep you vigilant in your writing pursuits, but not scary enough to make you turn around. Buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride!


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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of heritable cardiovascular diseases, today announced that senior management will participate in a fireside chat at the RBC Capital Markets 2018 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. ET in New York, NY.
A webcast of the presentation will be available by visiting the Investors section of MyoKardias website at http://investors.myokardia.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the MyoKardia website for 90 days following the conference.
About MyoKardia
MyoKardia is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach to discover, develop and commercialize targeted therapies for the treatment of serious and rare cardiovascular diseases. MyoKardias initial focus is on the treatment of heritable cardiomyopathies, a group of rare, genetically-driven forms of heart failure that result from biomechanical defects in cardiac muscle contraction. MyoKardia has used its precision medicine platform to generate a pipeline of therapeutic programs for the chronic treatment of the two most prevalent forms of heritable cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). MyoKardias most advanced product candidate is mavacamten (MYK-461), a novel, oral, allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin that has been shown to reduce hypercontractility in early clinical studies and is currently being studied in the Phase 2 PIONEER-HCM clinical trial. MYK-491, MyoKardias second product candidate, is designed to increase the overall extent of the hearts contraction in DCM patients by increasing cardiac contractility. MyoKardia is currently evaluating MYK-491 in a Phase 1b study in DCM patients. A cornerstone of the MyoKardia platform is the Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry (SHaRe), a multi-center, international repository of clinical and laboratory data on individuals and families with genetic heart disease, which MyoKardia helped form in 2014. MyoKardias mission is to change the world for patients with serious cardiovascular disease through bold and innovative science.
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Have you ever thought about what your dreams mean ? Is it just meaningless events , a strange meaningless mixture of yesterday's events and a lot of imagination ?
In Sigmund Freud's book The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900 , also one of his major works , it could probably be that dreams seen as strange , but they are not meaningless . Let's start by looking at some of the most famous results of Freud's work on dreams :
1 ) Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious
2 ) dreams are wish fulfillment
3 ) Dreams often have nothing to do with childhood
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Freud believed in principle that man is ruled by instincts , which are not always aware of . We are not masters in their own house, or in other words : We can have desires that we ourselves are not aware of – and sometimes we carry out actions from motives that we do not even know about. Wishes is part of the unconscious in man. One of the things that preoccupied Freud in most of the period from 1880 to his death in 1939 , was how to find your way to the unconscious. And here he worked among others with dreams ( Freud also found in the unconscious elsewhere , for example in our incorrect actions (how often forget we do not show that we do not bother ) and the humor ) . The dreams were for the Austrian doctor an important source of the unconscious, and could not take into what lies beneath the surface , so the patient could get relief for his neuroses .
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The point about wish fulfillment is probably already enshrined in our language? For example, when we say " She dreams of becoming an actor." But all dreams really wish fulfillment ? Do we want what is happening in the dream to happen in reality ? Freud answered "yes" to the first . But what about the other? It depends on what dream we are talking about. If you dream that you 're looking for fresh drinking water , toilet facilities or get a day off , it is an expression of wish fulfillment on a specific plan . But what about dreams where someone dies or gets sick ? Through his practice registered Freud, that some of his patients had a dream in which a brother or sister died . Did they want when it ? No, said Freud, but the dream can still express a form of wish fulfillment ; it might be about the patients in their early years have had a hard time accepting new members in the family. The stork has come with the new baby , she gets to know. Can it not fly away with it again? That kind of thinking the child may well have been , he argues in the book.
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Through his research discovered Freud that often could be found elements from childhood dreams , such as in dreams, the patient had repeatedly since childhood. One of the book's case studies is about a man who decides to visit the city where he lived during the early years of his life . The night before the visit to the city he dreams that he is on a site that he does not believe they have seen before, and he meets someone , Mr T , who appears to him unknown . When awake, he recalls the name Mr T from his childhood, but can not remember how this looks. When he a few days after visiting the city , he finds the location and character of the dream. It is Freud's example that dreams sometimes gives glare from childhood forgotten world.
How do we analyze them so ?
First, Freud advised us to divide the dream into smaller components that nothing of trying to understand it all at once. Then you have to find your way to " dream ulterior motives " (page 92) by recalling parts of the dream and notice the thoughts that arise. The unknown face in the dream must be borne in mind in the waking state and allow the mind float freely . This is the idea that the dream has a meaning which we can clearly recall and possible . write down , it is called the manifest dream content , while a hidden content that you analyze through to ( latent ) . A brief explanation of the dreams have this duality says that the dream will tell us something that we at the same time trying to conceal ourselves. Some have called the last part of the process of censorship . But where censorship in general is about to remove something , eg all the dirty words in a movie , then the dream closer tend to distort the content. And here we also arrive at an explanation of why dreams are so weird . They occur in the middle of two opposing forces that destroy the dream intelligibility. At the same time the dream is also influenced by many other factors such as the external environment , as we sleep in as well as body condition. A dream of noisy church bells , eg owing the alarm clock ringing , or dream of moving around desperately to find a toilet because the urge to urinate .
Freud analyzed forward by asking the patient to talk about the dream. By a detail could Freud asking questions like " What thoughts do you have about this ? " . It is intended that the patient must make immediate whim, associations that can be interpreted by the person who sits next to the couch . The method can be difficult because often there will be resistance to dream essence . For what the dream hides , as already hinted often something that we might not want to get into the minds .
When you have run the whole dream through using this method, the pieces together for an interpretation of the dream. Freud's analysis ( as they appear in the book ) is really very simple , and does not use complicated terminology. They are trying to connect each element of the dream with something that makes more sense . For example, in the dream occur vrøvleord that do not immediately make sense , but the association method , for example , they may prove to be reformulations of ordinary words that have a meaning in the dreamer 's life. With the free associations , the patient may think of a particular person . But one never will , because in the dream strange universe confused things in mysterious mazes with condensations and displacements.
In volume two provides the reader with a more detailed review of the " dream job " , all the mysterious processes that take place when we dream . It is useful to gain an understanding of the whole thing and then have yet to acknowledge that " we basically never is sure to have deciphered a dream complete". Yes , maybe our own interpretations be trying to tune it out , as the dream really means us. And when you sometimes have the feeling that the dream really is quite simple, it is perhaps an expression of the same.
What Freud dreamed though ?
The book provides many thought-provoking examples of Freud's own dreams . Yes, I suppose you could almost consider certain parts of it as a kind of psychological biography satisfaction because many intimate details of Freud's own psyche .
Dissection of own feet
One night dream Freud , that he started to dissect himself, pelvic and leg , a task that he has been given a certain dr . Brücke . The innards are viewed from different angles – and as a reader is led reminiscent of Gothic scenarios , but according to the dreamer , there is no sense of Grauen at this time. That kind of gives rise to expressions such as " totally absurd dream ." But throughout the book , it is clear that everything has a purpose , even the absurd. Simply open mind for associations – and that makes Freud. The dissection is an expression of Freud's experience to spell out as many of the self- analysis personal details. And dr . Brücke was erindredes it , a doctor, as in psychoanalysis early days encouraged the young and cautious Freud to publish some research that would otherwise remain hidden . In time , he learns to publish intimate with themselves and others – without horror ! By reading you will understand very well why the publication of The Interpretation of Dreams was postponed for more than a year.


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Dalmore seems determined to get he best of Macallan. Macallan is preparing to auction a collection of six whiskies aged between 50 and 65 years for approximately $500,000. That sounds like a lot for a wee dram, and it certainly is — collectable Lalique bottles be damned.
But Dalmore is trying to up the ante and "out luxury" Macallan with its even pricer Paterson Collection. The collection is 12 bottles that can be bought directly from the distillery for $1.2 million.
So what justifies this frank unjustifiable price? First, age: the bottles are filled with whisky dating back as far as 1926. Then there is packaging: they come in custom crystal decanters by Glencairn and silver engraved by Hamilton & Inches. Of course, it come is a custom wooden cabinet made by Gavin Robertson. Finally, it's the story: the collection comes with a 200-page ledger filled with Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Richard Paterson's tasting notes and thoughts on the whisky. Each page foiled in silver and the book is bound in calfskin leather.
This definitely sounds like the ultimate whisky connoisseur's collector item. Still, some of us would prefer to drink our whisky, than talk about it.


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Illustrations for Ukrainian Fashion Week
A series of collages designed specifically for the hall of the showroom for Ukrainian Fashion Week, season A/W 2015-2016. By these illustrations, I wanted to show how fashion influences modern man. Maybe we will get lucky to witness the time when we will freely move around in the sky, and traveling to Mars will become a daily routine. Fashion trends will follow us not only from season to season, but they will also get an intergalactic status:)
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I dare you to find what's wrong with the invitation I was so proud to order for Melissa's upcoming birthday party:
If anybody figures it out (as if it's that hard), let me know in a comment and someone will be chosen to receive some of the favors (skates-shaped little chocolates). I'm totally serious! Unless you'll already be at the party, then I'll just let you have extra :).


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Herbal Anti vitiligo treatment in Dubai UAE
Vitiligo is a disease which has spreaded most in countries from middle east. Of which Vitiligo in Dubai is mostly found and spreaded to almost 2-3% of population. Common treatments include UV light treatments with topical or oral steroids which are of not great help and in the long they can compliacte a vitiligo case to worse. Homeopathic treatment sometimes aggravates vitiligo suddenly. So, taking chance is a great risk. Herbal medicine for vitiligo in UAE is considered as the most safe and successful in treating vitiligo and Leucoderma. Herbs for vitiligo have to the point action over melanin producing cells that helps in restoring the lost pigment over a white spot. And clinic like us assures no further aggravated spreading in taking herbal Ayurvedic treatment form Ayurhealthline Online.
Approximately 2-3 % of population is affected by vitiligo in DUBAI UAE. The dietary habits, continuous stress, lifestyle changes and genetical factors are on a high behind the cause of vitiligo in Dubai. Autoimmunity developed by these factors actually starts destruction of its own melanocytes cells which leads to absence of skin colouring pigments known as melanin. Child vitiligo cases are on a rise in Middle East countries now a days. Abrupt food combination and improper hygiene could be a considerable reason for this.
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Cities Displace Poor and Minorities for Luxury Development
''The wealthy working people have earned their right to live in the city. They went out, got an education, work hard, and earned it. I shouldn't have to worry about being accosted. I shouldn't have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people to and from my way to work every day."
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San Francisco tech entrepreneur Justin Keller wrote an open letter complaining that "riff raff" had spoiled both his celebration of Presidents Day and were ruining the city in general. The social media backlash went viral. ''I know people are frustrated about gentrification happening in the city, but the reality is, we live in a free market society," wrote Keller. He admitted he had only lived in San Francisco for three years.
Gentrification happens when the affluent move into previously neglected city neighborhoods. With them comes new investment – luxury high rises and upscale shops, improved open spaces, better schools and police protection. Crime decreases. Beautiful, but neglected, buildings such as Victorians are restored. And it's not all due to the "free market," despite Keller's assertion. Governments grant tax breaks to corporations and subsidies to developers to encourage this process. Urban planners promote it as a social good that encourages "walkable urban spaces" and "revitalization."
(A former resident of San Francisco's Mission District explains his experience with gentrification.)
Yet improvement comes at a price. Rents rise, as do costs for food and other necessities. This displaces many or most of the previous residents. Those few who remain become isolated from their social connections. The most vulnerable end up homeless. Working class communities, often minority-dominated, lose their character and culture.
San Francisco is the most gentrified city in the United States. The tech boom has washed a rising tide of newly-affluent millennial hipsters into the city during the past decade. The average rent for a one bedroom apartment has skyrocketed to over $3,200, far outstripping growth in wages. Disproportionately white, male and single, the new techies are rejecting the suburbs most of them grew up in. They instead seek the convenience, excitement and cultural benefits of an urban, typically car-free lifestyle.
Yet that comes at a heavy cost to low wage workers dependent on public transportation. Bay Area rents have risen most spectacularly near BART system commuter lines. Google, Genentech and other tech giants cater to thousands of new recruits by providing shuttles from the heart of San Francisco to the Silicon Valley, 40 miles away. The shuttles have become a focus of protests in recent years.
Housing rights activists complain that "affordable" housing incentives to developers are woefully inadequate. Applicants stand a one in ten chance of winning the city's lottery for "affordable" condos or apartments. Worse, such units are still unaffordable for the middle and working classes. "Affordable" housing mostly caters to upwardly-mobile, entry level tech workers earning near $70,000 per year.
Developers comply with the program to fast-track the building of more luxury units. Not surprisingly, the city's mostly working class black population has declined by over 44%, the most of any US city. "A lot of people can relate to feeling like an outcast in their city," laments Jimmy Fails, co-creator of the film Last Black Man Standing in San Francisco.
(An urban studies professor discusses gentrification in Jersey City, New Jersey.)
The gentrification trend encompasses most North American cities, but doesn't stop there. From Seoul to Melbourne, Barcelona to Berlin, gentrification is impacting cities across the globe. "I would say that all of the evidence points to the fact that poorer people are having to move out of inner London boroughs due to housing costs," Dr Alaisdair Rae, an expert on urban deprivation at the University of Sheffield, commented. As middle class families displace traditionally working class residents, protests have erupted in areas such as Brixton, Camden and Brick Lane.
Housing and Planning minister Brandon Lewis issued an official statement in 2015: "We are ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from a growing economy," and added: "Our affordable housebuilding efforts have exceeded ambitions and delivered more than 260,000 affordable homes." Yet, as in San Francisco, many point to the ongoing flight of London's working classes as proof that "affordable" housing really isn't affordable.
(Working class residents protest gentrification in London. Meanwhile, foreign investors and the those interested in vacation homes displace them.)
And, while rents skyrocket, the government is shutting down perfectly habitable council residences to make way for luxury highrises. Meanwhile, stringent restrictions are placed on struggling renters seeking council housing. It was intended during the pre-Margaret Thatcher era as decent, truly affordable housing for those of modest means. Only eight percent of Britons live in council residences today, down from 42 percent in 1979.
Pat Freeman, 55, recounts when her family moved into the Quaker Court residence near the City of London, teeming with young families, mostly long-term residents. "You practically knew every kid that was here, and you always had someone to play with," she says. "The parents got on brilliantly as well. If one of you was having a party, the whole lot of you would go. Do you know what I mean?"
A hostel at E15 Stratford evicted Jasmin Stone into homelessness when her child was a mere 13 months old. Having grown up in Newham, she met with the London borough's Labour mayor, Sir Robin Wales. He told her and the 210 other young women similarly evicted, "if you can't afford to live in Newham, you can't afford to live in Newham," she recounts in disgust. The hostel was torn down to make way for luxury flats.
(A 30 minute documentary on gentrification in London.)
Stone ridicules the idea of "affordable" housing that costs up to 80 percent of the superheated market rate. Instead of accepting public housing offered to her hundreds of miles away in Birmingham or Manchester, she squatted in a boarded up council residence near the Olympic Park. Stone explains how the government has been using "every trick in the book to get rid of the few remaining residents" there, including falsely claiming asbestos contamination. The goal is to clear the land for developers to build even more luxury housing.
She decided to form the Focus E15 Mothers campaign for decent, local social housing for all who need it. "The boarded-up house we have opened is in beautiful condition. It has running water, a power shower, working gas and electricity. Just by adding a sofa, table and chairs and some plants, we have turned this house into a home, and solved the housing crisis for one of the 6,500 rough sleepers or thousands of other homeless people in London."
Stone points to 2,000 more residences in similar condition in her complex alone, not to mention far more scattered throughout London. "But the council leaves them to rot and deteriorate through weather damage, so they are in a bad enough way for the council to say they are in an unlivable condition."
(Is gentrification without the negatives possible? A case study in Columbus, Ohio.)
So what can we do? Market urbanists make a valid point that zoning regulations are a tool of the wealthy. They have the clout in city government to shunt unwanted development off into poorer areas with less backroom pull in circles of power. Easing the governmental fetters of zoning and other regulation will allow developers to supply market demand and stabilize housing costs.
All well and good, but how long will that take? And how can that be easily accomplished when city governments actively encourage growth through tax breaks and other incentives to corporations, despite the social costs and lack of adequate infrastructure?
What can be done right now to prevent displacement and preserve the character, history and community bonds of neighborhoods? And to enable people of modest means to live near their jobs and established social networks? City tax coffers overflow with fees, property and sales tax revenues by encouraging luxury development. Shouldn't residents demand that cities apply more of that tax largesse to subsidize those adversely impacted by gentrification, instead of just showering services on affluent newcomers?
Is rent control a solution? It hasn't worked in either San Francisco or New York City. Manhattan is the fourth most gentrified market in the US, with Brooklyn not far behind.
(A millennial discusses how gentrification has impacted her home in Olympia, Washington. She worries about her college debt and the real possibility of homelessness. Can creating sustainable housing communities function as a safety net?)
Located adjacent to downtown San Francisco, the Tenderloin District is an island of affordability in a sea of gentrification. This is mostly due to a high percentage of single room occupancy hotels (SRO). San Francisco law prevents their destruction. Of course, the neighborhood is drug and crime ridden, and the accommodations are typically substandard.
Yet, like the far more successful council residences of Britain, the SROs of the Tenderloin District still prove that stopping gentrification is difficult, but not impossible. That demands educating ourselves, banding together, not accepting politicians' excuses, and demanding our tax dollars are spent in the interests of our communities – not showered upon those of big-money lobbyists. Cities have traditionally provided space for a mix of all economic classes and, in the US and many other nations, diverse races and ethnicities as well.
Gentrification is about crony capitalism and government corruption, not the "free market." No more. Not on our dime. It's long past time to stand up and just say no.
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Central Warehousing Corporation Navi Mumbai
Central Warehousing Corporation Navi Mumbai
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) Navi Mumbai is a prime Warehousing Agency in the country. CWC was launched in the year of 1957 offering logistics endorse to the agricultural sector, is one of the largest public warehouse operators in India providing logistics facilities to a various group of customers. CWC Regional Office is located at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra state in India.
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The World Health Organization, has listed mobile phones as potential carcinogenic. Governments state that the "precautionary principle" should be adopted for phone use, since there is enough information that usage could be harmful. There are enough reports of adverse reactions to take care, especially for young people. and to use proven technology to reduce the risk of harm.
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Beijing Institute of Technology, Aerospace Engineering School
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) is a public university with a traditional focus on science and technology but developing into other areas such as management and humanities. As a member university of National Key Universities, Project 211 and Project 985, it has been given priority sponsor from the Chinese government, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Ministry of Education (MOST) and the Beijing metropolitan Government.
BIT's main campus is located in Zhuongguancun area, northwest of Beijing, which is known as an area with high concentration of universities, research institutions, high-tech companies, as well as knowledge and information industries, namely the Silicon Valley of China. BIT is an institution focusing on engineering education and research for decades, which also make it ranked top in China. While maintaining its traditional strength in engineering, BIT also pays great attention to the balanced development of other disciplines.
The history of the School of Aerospace Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology can be traced back to 1957 with three designated directions including rocket design, rocket propulsion and rocket guidance technology. The school consists of four departments (Flight Vehicle Engineering, Flight Control, Launching and Propulsion Engineering, and Mechanics) and four research centers (Deep Space Exploration, Distributed System of Space Flight Vehicle, Dynamics and Control of Flexible Space Structures, and Autonomous Control of UAVs). The program of aerospace science and technology and the program of mechanics were ranked No. 6 and No. 9, respectively, by the Ministry of Education in 2012.
The School of Aerospace Engineering is honored to be the host of the following key research facilities: Key Laboratory of Flight Vehicles Dynamics and Control (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration and Autonomous Control (Ministry of Industry and Information), and 111 Talent-Attracting Program of Flight Vehicle Dynamics and Control (Ministry of Education). The direction in Flight Vehicle Designing in the school was named the National Key Developing Research Discipline. The school receives annual research funds of more than 100 million RMB. Sixteen research projects have been founded by NSFC in the year of 2012, including one for Creative Research Groups and one for NSFC's Major Program with the total fund of 3.4 million RMB. In recent years, the faculty members of the school have been awarded the National Prize for Advancement in Science and Technology for four times.


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Sunstone Winery Wedding: Christina & Tim
Venue: Sunstone Winery
Florist: Heavenly Blooms
Planner: So Happi Together
Dress: Monique Lhuillier
MUAH: Chiali Meng
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals, Found Vintage Rentals, Chiavari Chair Rentals
Dishware: Casa de Perrin
Catering: Omni Catering
Musicians: Santa Barbara String Musicians
Video: Wes Films
When mom starts to cry, everyone cries.
Before we went to capture photos of the boys getting ready, Christina said, "Hey, can you try to get at least one normal picture of them for me?." Haha. She already knew.
When Tim saw Christina for the first time he smiled at her and then said, "Oh my god, why is your bouquet so big? It's so freaking big…" She thought it was hilarious, and so did I. Haha. I LOVE that kind of intimacy. True friendship. <3
Whiskey and sweets. They like the exact same things that I like. Good taste, good taste. 😉
Tim said that if it were up to him, they would have had their wedding at Sam Woo BBQ.
After-party in the wine cave.
Congrats to this awesome couple. I keep seeing them at weddings because Christina pimps me out to anyone she knows who is getting married. The best clients I tell ya.
Such a pretty wedding! And I am obsessed with the reception details – such a beautiful color palette!
These pictures are lovely!
Beautiful capture! Love all the details!
What a beautiful wedding
Thanks so much for capturing everything so beautifully Christine! I pimp you out because you're the best and you're so easy to work with! 🙂


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The Friday brunch is something of a Dubai institution.
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Price: Breakfast brunch Dhs39 food only; Dhs29 for six-12 year olds; under sixes eat for free. All-day brunch Dhs65 food only; Dhs45 for six-12 year olds; under sixes eat for free. Unlicensed.
Time: Breakfast brunch 9am-12.30pm. All-day brunch 1pm-midnight.
Food: The buffet has a large choice of Afghani, Pakistani and Arabic dishes, from salads to lots of meat grills and traditional desserts. You can also order from the menu.
The set up: The indoor decor is cosy, with cushioned seating and wooden tables. The place manages to seat up to 300 people, with its mezzanine level and outdoor seating on The Walk.
Post-brunch plan: Being based on The Walk, there are plenty of places to go; but, after all that food, a good walk up and down the beach is highly recommended.
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Smooth, pretty, young looking skin….every woman wants it. Micro-needling is the newest technology to help get it.
Micro-needling works with tiny, vibrating needles that penetrate the skin, slightly injuring the skin to plump it up from the inside out. Patients say it doesn't hurt, however, a numbing cream is used before the treatment.
Our skin has to produce collagen in order to heal. We do this at the cellular level with Micro-needling. Therefore, we're in return building up collagen to plump and smooth the skin.
With a Micro-needling treatment patients experience the following:
• Skin tightening, lifting and rejuvenation
• Reduction of fine lines and wrinkles
• Improves stretch marks
• Minimizes pore size
• Improves keloid, surgical and acne scars
Before and after photos show how it can improve stretch marks, acne scars and wrinkles.
Micro-Needling with PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
Micro-needling with PRP is a designer procedure in which the body's own platelet rich plasma (PRP) is used to re-energize cells and boost collagen production. PRP is first applied topically to the skin followed by aeration of the skin with micro-needling, a process in which the skin is perforated with near microscopic holes, which allows for a transdermal delivery of the PRP. The growth factors in the PRP re-energize cells to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while improving the skin's tone and texture. Patients are pleased to see the overall tone, texture and quality of their skin is greatly improved. Patients can expect at least 2 days of social down.
What is PRP?
Platelet Rich Plasma is a concentration of platelets which circulate through the blood. Produced from an individual's own blood, this concentration of cells are critical for blood clotting. The liquid plasma and platelets of the blood are required for cell recruitment and essential for cell multiplication and cell specialization that is required for healing. After a blood sample is obtained from a patient, the blood is put into a centrifuge, which is a tool that separates the blood into its many components.
How is the procedure done?
The practitioner draws a similar amount of blood required for a basic lab test. The practitioner places the blood into a centrifuge and spins the blood at a very rapid rate to separate the platelets from the other components of the blood.
The platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is activated to release at least 8 essential growth factors and signaling proteins. PRP is a technology that deploys aspects of blood based biochemistry. Because all constitutes retrieved in PRP are exclusively from the patient (autologous in origin), there is virtually no risk of an allergic reaction or intolerance.
The PRP serum has all of the great factors of blood, plus platelets, which stimulate collagen growth. This makes new blood vessels and is great for your skin.
Only registered nurses use PRP in our office, your PRP is applied topically and then a micro-needling device is used to produce tiny channels to allow penetration of the sterile substance into the dermis of the skin. Over time, you can get around 10-15% more volume in your face, which can last for years. The procedure also gives you a better glow. It helps with your pores and your blemishes, and gives you overall healthier looking skin.


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Adam Charles Goldberg is an American actor, director, producer, and musician.
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Nothing surprises me when it comes to people in the entertainment business.Adam Goldberg
My celebrity has held steady since the day I began acting. I don't view it as celebrity. I'm just a worker.Adam Goldberg