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Some foreign nationals who wish to become lawful permanent residents (LPRs) face extended backlogs in visa number availability. Since visa number backlogs vary enormously by the country against which an applicant is counted or "charged," it is important to understand the options for favorable chargeability, including chargeability to a spouse's country of birth. The latest guidelines related to cross-chargeability are detailed in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
In a nutshell, when a Green Card applicant is subject to a waiting list, but is the child or the spouse of a person born in a country with more favorable quota, the applicant may cross charge to the most favorable quota.
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Runners have running watches, cyclists have cycle computers and power meters, triathletes have multi-sport watches and the rest of us have fitness trackers. But amateur footballers? Close to diddly squat.
That's not the case with pro footballers. Keep an eye on training camp pictures from the England World Cup squad and you'll inevitably see an image of them wearing what look like sports bras. These are in fact sports vests that carry a GPS tracker, the stats from which can be used by the coaches and players to analyse and improve.
One of the major companies operating in that elite space is Catapult, which works with roughly half the Premier League teams including Chelsea, Leicester City, Newcastle and Fulham. Catapult's now hoping to work with you, the everyday footballer, with Playr: a GPS tracker, "crop top" (as the packet it comes in unfortunately describes it) and app, a package that costs £200.
The sleek, buttonless GPS tracker powers on when slipped into the vest the right way (magnets trigger it into life), but doesn't start tracking until it senses enough movement so you won't track your journey from the changing room to the pitch. After the game it syncs over Bluetooth to your phone and it charges wirelessly on the cradle it comes with. From start to finish, it's a sleek, easy-to-use product.
The GPS tracker captures distance covered, top speed, sprint distance and something called "power movements", which could be sprints, quick changes of direction or rapid deceleration. There's also the chance to match a satellite image of the pitch to your tracked meanderings to give you a heatmap.
So far, it may sound like a toy most would soon get bored of, but Playr is hoping to turn this info into useful insight for people who take their football seriously. Playr benchmarks your performance against those playing the same position as you and in a similar demographic of Playr users (currently limited to under or over 18 years old, and male or female) and any pros Catapult has data on.
For instance, when we tried it out in a session hosted by Playr at Fulham's training ground we notched up 20 power plays, compared with the relevant Playr community's 22 and pro-level 42. For the aspiring elite player Playr caters to, comparing performance with that of peers and the elite is a compelling offering.
The other trick Playr has up its sleeve is that the app calculates load and intensity of sessions, and provides recovery advice and feedback on whether the work put in was optimal. That latter designation is mostly concerned with when your next training session and match is, which you enter on a calendar in the app.
The recovery advice is based on input from elite level coaches, like Tony Strudwick, head of performance at FA Wales and previously at Manchester United, and some of it may surprise the Sunday League regular. For instance, we saw a screenshot of swimming being recommended as a recovery device.
"Swimming's great for lung capacity," explains Strudwick, "and from the recovery perspective you're getting hydrostatic pressure and increased venous return, and from a mobility perspective it's great to move and recover."
Surprising, and perhaps this level of elite expertise is also a bit perplexing, but then the Sunday League regular just needs to know what to do, not necessarily why, which is what Playr offers.
After the session the app recommended we sat in a cool bath (not icy, mercifully) for 12-15 minutes within 24 hours of the session. Not something we had considered before, nor was it something we did, but then we're the five-a-side once-a-week if-we-can-cobble-a-team-together type and this tracker would be wasted on us.
There's more content in the app as well, including drills and it seems to be Playr's intention to offer an ever-growing coaching service derived from the elite-level expertise of people like Strudwick.
Playr is clearly useful as a sports science educational tool, and it could be very useful for assessing performance in a game, but there's a wrinkle. It appears that it wouldn't be allowed in an FA-sanctioned game, at least according to the FA's law four governing player equipment, restricting the use of Playr to training games.
Benoit Simeray, consumer CEO for Catapult, told Coach that FIFA has only just put in place a procedure for registering this type of equipment and Catapult's application is in. Still, at least for the time being it means you won't have to choose between tracking your performance and not getting stick from the opposing team for wearing a sports bra outside of your shirt.
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Z Corporation (commonly abbreviated Z Corp.) was acquired by 3D Systems on January 3, 2012.
ZPrinting relates to the z axis which adds depth to the other 2 axes x,y as does 3D printing.[1]
In 1993, a new 3D printing technology, ZPrinting, was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][3] As in many other rapid prototyping processes, the part to be printed is built up from many thin cross sections of the 3D model. In ZPrinters, an inkjet-like printing head moves across a bed of powder, selectively depositing a liquid binding material in the shape of the section. A fresh layer of powder is spread across the top of the model, and the process is repeated. When the model is complete, unbound powder is automatically removed.[4] Parts can be built on a ZPrinter at a rate of approximately 1 vertical inch per hour.
Color printing[edit]
Zprinters can print parts in full color, using inkjet technology that has been refined for decades in the 2 dimensional printing industry. The color science has been adapted for use in 3 dimensions. The color spectrum of their most capable machines is full cmyk, or up to 6 million colors. Due to this wide range of color choices, the machines are able to print gradient color patterns. This is how the machines differ from any other "color" 3d printing system.[5] Color can be used to simulate the appearance of other materials (as in architectural models or product prototypes [6][7][8]), to highlight surface structures or add annotations to models (as in models used to plan surgeries [9]), or to display the results of structural analyses (such as finite element analysis) directly on the model surface.
Zprinters originally gained recognition through applications in medical and architectural industry. More recently, they have been popular for creating 3d printed models of people from color 3d-scans, avatars from video games (Space Engineers, World of Warcraft, Assassin's Creed), artistic and realistic sculptures.
As of 2016, 3D Systems rebranded the Z Corp's 3D printing technology as Color Jet. Quickparts.com, the service bureau owned by 3D Systems, offers service from this printing technology.[10][11]
Printer modifications[edit]
In 2018, Scott Ziv modified a Z Corp Z402 (the first commercially available machine to use binder jetting) to use selective laser sintering to create 3D objects by fusing glitter.[12][13][14][15]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Origin of Company Name". Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Z Corporation 3D Printing Technology
- ^ Grimm, Todd (2004). User's Guide to Rapid Prototyping. SME. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-87263-697-2. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Sclater, Neil; Nicholas P. Chironis (2001). Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-07-136169-9. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Liou, Frank W. (2007). Rapid Prototyping and Engineering Applications. CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8493-3409-2. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Building Design
- ^ Experience Building Online
- ^ Civil Engineering News
- ^ The Journal of Cranialfacial Surgery
- ^ "ColorJet Printing (CJP)". 3D Systems. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Medical Modeling - Color Jet Printing". medicalmodeling.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Cutting Edge of 3D Printing Revealed At Last Weekend's Midwest RepRap Festival". Hackaday. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "3D Printing Talent and Creativity On Display at Midwest RepRap Festival | 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing". 3dprint.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Thomas Sanladerer (2018-03-28), The most fabulous 3D printer uses Glitter #MRRF2018, retrieved 2018-03-28
- ^ "The ReCorp: Restoring the oldest 3D printer… With Glam. | Dream the Impossible Dream". scottziv.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.


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Kings blank Sharks for series lead
Los Angeles, CA – There's no place like home for the Los Angeles Kings.
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Kings continued their dominance at Staples Center with a 3-0 Game 5 win over the San Jose Sharks.
The Kings' 13th straight victory at home, a run that dates back to the regular season, has given them a 3-2 lead in this Western Conference semifinal series. Los Angeles, which was coming off back-to-back 2-1 losses in San Jose, will look to finish off the Sharks on the road Sunday night.
Quick, who also blanked the Sharks in the series opener, earned his 27th career playoff win, a new Kings record. He had been tied with Kelly Hrudey for the most in club history.
"We played well. We played hard, came out with a purpose," Quick said.
The Kings got a late second-period goal from Anze Kopitar and third-period tallies from Slava Voynov and Jeff Carter.
Antti Niemi stopped 26 shots for San Jose.
"(The Kings) came hard right off the bat, but we got through that without getting scored on," said Sharks head coach Todd McLellan. "The rest of the night, we weren't very good and moving forward, maybe that's a good thing because we have a lot to improve on and need a better effort from a lot of people."
After making nine first-period saves, Niemi remained sharp between the pipes as the Sharks were pinned in their own end early in the second frame.
In a one-minute span, he made a blocker save to foil defenseman Jake Muzzin's bid through traffic before gloving a shot by rearguard Robyn Regehr.
Later in the period, it was Quick's turn to dazzle as he denied Patrick Marleau twice from close range. At the conclusion of those sequence of saves, Kyle Clifford went off for charging at 11:19.
Los Angeles followed up a successful kill with a fruitless power play when San Jose defenseman Jason Demers was whistled for boarding shortly after the penalty to Clifford had expired.
Niemi then made an impressive right-pad stop on Carter's wraparound try at the left post with about four minutes to go in the second.
Moments later, however, the Kings finally broke the scoreless deadlock. Clifford ripped a one-timer from the right point into heavy traffic. The puck was knocked down, creating a net-front scramble that resulted in Kopitar poking the puck behind a prone Niemi from the left side of the crease with 1:52 remaining.
Los Angeles extended its lead 53 seconds into the third period. Trevor Lewis bested San Jose captain Joe Thornton in an offensive zone faceoff, pushing the puck back to Voynov, and the defenseman fired a wrister from the right point past a screened Niemi.
Carter sealed the win with an empty-netter in the final minute after Mike Richards won a puck battle.
Game Notes
Only once in eight previous occasions have the Kings lost a best-of-seven series when up 3-2 ... Los Angeles has won seven straight home playoff games dating back to last year's Cup run ... Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power play.


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The Russell Crowe-Azealia Banks feud is now in the hands of police after the rapper filed a battery report over their fight in his hotel suite.
Sources connected to the case tell us ... Azealia went to Bev Hills PD Sunday afternoon after demanding Russell apologize for the incident, where he physically removed her from the room. We're told Crowe's reps said he wouldn't say sorry, because he insists he did nothing wrong.
TMZ broke the story ... Azealia allegedly made bloody threats during Crowe's dinner party. He bear-hugged her out of the room when Azealia grabbed a glass and cocked it back.
She claims he also choked her, spat on her and used the n-word while 86ing her from the party.


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It's been a lot of years, but I was looking for something green...
Shamrocks are nice, but they are so overused. Leprechauns would be okay, but nope...short little guys in pointy-toed shoes don't quite cut it for me.
So maybe a nice picture of Blarney Castle in Ireland?
That's nice and green. Or maybe a picture of Carrick Fergus Castle?
Hey...some of these castles are up for sale. Got a couple million pounds sterling? And you don't have to mow the lawns...they come complete with hungry sheep.
So enjoy wearin' the green...and have yerself a wonderful St. Paddy's Day.
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Her performance earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight in 2002, making her the youngest nominee in history. As a child actress, she went on to appear in high-profile films such as Man on Fire (2004), War of the Worlds (2005) and Charlotte's Web (2006). Fanning then began the transition to more adult roles with Hounddog (2007) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008).
Her recent film roles have included the eponymous character in Coraline (2009), Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010), Annie James in The Motel Life (2013), and Jane in The Twilight Saga (2009–12). Although the focus of Fanning's career is acting, she also has fashion-related jobs.
Her debut in modeling came in 2009 when she made the cover of various magazines like Elle, Vanity Fair, and Cosmopolitan, among others. She also appeared in the fashion week in New York in 2014, at the opening ceremony of Fashion Week New York Spring / Summer 2015.
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Voted one of the burgers you must eat before you die, one the best burgers in America I had to check this one out. Located just minutes from the space needle small little restaurant with little seating but customers seem to find a spot inside or on the benches out front.
Once inside place your order quickly find a spot to sit and wait patiently for your name to be called and look at all the nik nak decor around to pass the time, the original menu on the wall is nostalgic seeing what the prices use to be.
Looking at the grill from the counter you see the stack of bacon which one of their signature pieces and what customers have come to expect.
I also bought the Onion Rings and were not too bad, as the fries were good too....
Over all the burger was good and worth another visit I can see why this is a must eat place in Seattle, If you have never been its worth a visit and must stop by. On to the next best food in America let's see what I can find.


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Original Post Date: 20th April 2014
We sat on the couch, listening to the story shared to us by my mom's friend. I haven't had my dinner. Anyway, that's out of the point.
"They close the door whenever it gets too noisy, and sometimes, it can be a burden to his wife."
So wrong, yet quite right.
I'm sorry, are you lost here? Okay, let me try again. Let's start from last evening.
The time was 6.30pm, and I was home for my dinner. Mom's friend was sitting on the couch sharing the story of her friend when I joined in.
For the sake of identification here, let us call her friend, Ann. Ann has a 9-year-old daughter, and she has a husband (of course, you say? Well…?) who is, well, not exactly in good health.
During his last medical checkup, doctors estimated his remaining days to be not more than 3 weeks, and told her to be mentally prepared for his demise that would come anytime. Last night, as we were talking about this, 3 weeks had already passed, and he's into the fourth week, still in pain. You might think that it's a blessing, because he outlived the estimations of his doctors.
But think again.
He's in the final stage of liver cancer, and at this juncture, we can be certain that his cancer cells have spread all over his body. What does that mean?
That means he's in hell of a pain. So he'll groan. He'll moan. He'll stay awake because the pain is too much for him to sleep. That's part of the suffering he has to go through in his final days. Pain and agony.
But what about his family?
They have bills – including his medical bills – to pay, mouths to feed (elderly parents, daughter), mortgages and perhaps, other debts they might have that we do not know. So they need income.
Feeling sorry is not going to feed anyone; someone has to work.
But who? Ann's husband needs constant care and attention, and their daughter is still in school. Someone has to tend to the girl everyday – going to school, feeding (not literally, but still, making sure that she doesn't starve), schoolwork, and more. Okay, for now, let me just point us back to what we should look at: life goes on.
Ann can't go back to work anytime soon, because she has the same 24 hours as the rest of us. Ann's mother is helping Ann in taking care of her husband, rotating shifts with her, because love is not going to give Ann enough energy to go on 24/7. Two women taking care of a pretty little girl and a sickly man. Even with the help of her mother, Ann is burning out. Fast. As much as she didn't want to, and tried to tell herself that the slightest thought of it is wrong, she can't help it.
She wishes that her husband would just die.
Wrong? Maybe.
Juggling between 1 bedridden man and 1 school kid with no income is not going to be a survival plan. Her pay package from her boss did not include her time taking care of her husband, and there's no reason for her boss to be financially responsible for her husband's illness. She still has to report to work. Take a moment to understand the harsh reality.
Metaphorically, it's a choice between saving a sinking ship with everyone on board, or drown one and save the rest. Hard choice, but still.
I could see that Ann has reached the point of desperation. From feeling sad after knowing about her husband's illness, to pulling herself together so that she could focus on providing care, Ann did what she had to do to move on. Now, frustration is kicking in. She's frustrated.
She's frustrated because she has to stay awake every night to feed her husband morphine because he's in pain, and assure him that she's by his side.
She's frustrated because she has to make sure that her daughter still gets her education, and in the course of it, she had to relocate her husband to another place away from them.
She's frustrated because she has to juggle between 2 places to care for 2 persons.
She's frustrated because she has no income. Her leave days were used up, and she's now on unpaid LOA.
Her endurance is running out.
"He groans in pain all the time. They close the door whenever it gets too noisy, and sometimes, it can be a burden to his wife. The doctors have estimated his end in 3 weeks, but now, in the fourth, he's still groaning."
I can totally understand how Ann is feeling right now. On one hand, she doesn't wish to see her husband die, because which wife hopes to? On the other, the end of 3 weeks could be a relief for her when it finally comes. It'll mark the end of her husband's physical pain, and end of her emotional strain. Yes, she will be sad, and she will cry, but life goes on after tears are wiped. Yes, she'll have to live her life with a different pain, and that will be the pain of knowing that her husband is no longer going to be by her side. But time heals all wounds. The next chapter of her life will come only if her husband finally dies.
Her husband is still hanging on, and no one knows why. I had an urge to speak, and so I did.
"Has anyone assured him that the family will be well taken care of?"
"Yes. They told him that umpteen times."
"How about his daughter?"
"No. They're trying to not let her daughter visit her father because Ann doesn't want their daughter to be affected."
That moment, I found the answer to his strong willpower behind his fight with the grim reaper who has been waiting patiently by his bed.
As a father myself, I shudder to even think about what would happen if I were to die one day. Let's not talk about the "leaving them behind" bullshit that generates the whole deception called "greatness" .
I will not be able to see my sons' smiles; I will be deprived of the opportunity to see them growing up and maturing into men; I will no longer have the chance to see my younger one running to the door shouting "Papa!" when I am home from work, and I can't have the younger son inviting me to watch his favourite cartoon with him, if I die. I just can't imagine not seeing my kids; it is too horrible for me to even think about.
"Bring his daughter to him. Perhaps he's hanging on because he wants to see his daughter for the last time."
Mom's friend looked at me without an expression. I guess she (or Ann) did not realise that their daughter could be the string of hope that he's hanging on to.
"Now you have reminded me…I'll let Ann know."
I certainly hope Ann will do something about it. Let him see their daughter for the last time. Let him know him that their daughter will be in good hands. Assure him that he can leave in peace. Convince him that letting go will be a relief for him and the family.
Let him rest.
It is without doubt the word "death" is what many abhor to hear; yet it is also – in the case of Ann – a way to drop the burden that has long overstayed on the shoulders of the caregivers.
Andy Lawson is the average man on the street that you'll not even trouble yourself looking at him if he passes by you. He's sensitive to bullshit, and he hates mediocrity in most people. He is the author of his self-published book: Facts and Fiction of Fengshui: Facts that Masters are NOT Telling You. He doesn't have Facebook or Twitter, because he hates to be associated with people who tend to be passive-aggressive online, but he does have a very limited set of vocabularies, terrible grammar, a twisted mind that makes himself God in his own twisted world and an ability to communicate with people who wish to be his friend.


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World Lymphoma Awareness Day is on 15 September. Every year, along with our members, we bring together patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and others concerned and affected by lymphoma in 50 countries around the world to raise awareness of cancers of the lymphatic system.
This year, we're launching the Small Things Build Confidence campaign. Between September 9 and 15, patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and people concerned about lymphoma patients are invited to join the worldwide Facebook conversation on the Lymphoma Coalition page and share the small things that help you feel more confident.
Click HERE to find a WLAD event in your country.
Living with lymphoma can leave a person feeling uncertain, with many questions, worries and doubts. To truly help patients, we need to bring these uncertainties into the open and address them.
Patients live with significant concerns that their cancer will return, regardless of their actual risk or medical reality. This is rarely discussed by patients, healthcare professionals, or patient groups, but the absence of the conversation often leaves patients feeling very uncertain about their future and the decisions they make.
Year after year, research shows fatigue is the number one physical condition patients experience, but it's rarely talked about. Patients don't know if it is from the lymphoma or the medication, and what should be considered normal. Source: LC 2018 Global Patient Survey
When patients aren't told their subtype, they are left without the specific information about their particular subtype, treatment options and support services, which can leave them feeling like they only have half of the information they need.
A lymphoma diagnosis can leave a person feeling isolated and overwhelmed, without adequate answers to their questions. Repeatedly, research shows patients need more support than what is offered at the doctor's office. Source: LC 2018 Global Patient Survey
When we all start bringing the challenges and issues that patients face into the light, we can support them, empower them and help them build confidence.
For patients:
- Let's talk about patients' fear of relapse. Understanding the treatment protocol and follow up care plan can help alleviate the anxiety and uncertainty. Understanding will spark confidence in the decisions they make.
- Understanding the reasons for and realities of fatigue. Understanding fatigue is an issue can help patients live better, families understand them better and in turn, create more confidence in their daily lives to speak up on their behalf.
- Keep talking about the 80+ lymphoma subtypes. Knowing more about their specific type of lymphoma can help a patient make more confident decisions.
For healthcare professionals:
- Help build confidence in patients by providing information on their subtype and letting them ask their questions.
- Refer patients to credible sources of information about lymphoma so they are confident in the trustworthiness of what they are learning.
For the public:
- Ask questions about your health concerns and speak up on your own behalf. It is such a small thing but makes a big difference in care. Feel free to confidently speak to your doctor about any concerns or if you notice the signs or symptoms of lymphoma.
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World Lymphoma Awareness Day Brisbane
About: Dr. Greg Hapgood will be speaking on "Diagnosing & understanding lymphoma, including current treatments and future development" and Dr. Stephen Mattarollo will be seaking on "Mind-body connections in lymphoma development and treatment."
World Lymphoma Awareness Day Tweed Heads on Sept. 27th
About: Session topics include: Introduction to clinical trials, exercise and fatigue, strategies for living with uncertainty and more.
Legs out for Lymphoma Melbourne
About: Join us in Melbourne and get your "Legs Out for Lymphoma" to raise awareness and raise funds for Lymphoma Care Nurses. This is a fabulous and fun day out for the whole family! Get a group together, put on your best lime outfits, and join us to walk along the picturesque Yarra River. The event village will have live music and food trucks.
Linfoma: Prevenção, conscientização e tratamento
About: 15 de setembro é o Dia Mundial de Conscientização do #Linfoma e a Pense Pink Br organizará um evento especial no Novotel de Sorocaba para falar sobre o assunto, à partir das 09h. A Abrale apoia essa iniciativa e convida à todos da região para participarem.
Vancouver Patient Conference on Lymphoma
About: At this patient-focused educational conference, you will learn critical information about diagnosis, treatment, side effect management, and latest research advances from a panel of leading lymphoma specialists.
Lo que Coree por mis Venas
About: Lo que coree por mis venas conmemora el mes mundial de las enfermedades malignas de la sangre. Todos los pacientes con leucemia, linfoma y mieloma están cordialmente invitados a este maravilloso evento para celebrar la vida.
"Rak krvnih stanica postoji – Svjetski dan svjesnosti o limfomima"
About: A panel discussion at the "Blood Stomach Cancer- World Lifestyle Day" for patients, health professionals, representatives of the Ministry of Health, HZZO and state agencies.
Svetski dan borbe protiv limfoma
Jourenee Mondiale Des Lymphomes- Reunions D'information Ouvertes a Tous
About: A national operation to offer patients and their families the opportunity to meet local specialists, discuss their illness and exchange with each other in a friendly way.
Krebsaktionstag, Ulm
About: The program includes lectures and workshops on various types of tumors, treatment progress in oncology, personalized medicine, physical activity, nutrition, complementary medicine and much more.
Limfóma Világnap 2018
About: A doctor-patient meeting on World Lymphoma Awareness Day. All patients and loved ones welcome.
Két keréken a limfó másokért!
About: Mivel a limfóma színe a zöld, zöld pólókban, zöld dekorációval, bármilyen színű saját és zöld MOL Bubi kerékpárokon tesszük meg az utat. Kérjük, hogy ha zöld színű ruhában, kiegészítővel tudsz jönni, ezzel is fejezd ki a szolidaritásod!
Linfovita celebra il World Lymphoma Awareness Day 2016 a Milano
About: Presenza di gazebo per informare e promuovere la consapevolezza sul linfoma, controlli gratuiti dello stato di salute, Linforaduno Free Hugs a cura di Linfoamici, con la partecipazione dei Podisti da Marte.
Journée mondiale des lymphomes 2018
About: ECL organise une réunion d'information sur les lymphomes (symptômes, diagnostics, traitements et prise en charge ) Après l'accueil des participants et la présentation de l'association, il y aura les interventions de deux spécialistes que sont la professeur Quessar et professeur Mahmal. Chaque intervention sera suivie d'un débat avec la salle où chacun pourra poser des questions.
Dia Internacional do Linfoma
About: Palestra "Comentário" com o Sr. Nuna Catarino, o Dr. Pedro Mongado e o Dr. Fernado Labrador. Exposição Fotográfica "Sempre em Forma"
Kongres Pacijenata Obolelih Od Limfoma
Jornadas informativas - World Lymphoma Awareness Day
About: These information days will be organised in different reference hospitals at a national level and aim to address, from different perspectives, the difficulties that the diagnosis brings and the resources currently available to minimise them.
Patientensymposium 2018 - 15th World Lymphoma Awareness Day
About: Discussions on topics such as: "Mental and physical effects of (allogenic) stem cell transplantation", "Post Cancer Fatigue - Social Legal long-term consequence of cancer therapy", "New Therapeutic Approaches in Lymphoma" and more.
WLAD 2018 - Patientensymposium in Bern anlässlich des Welt-Lymphom-Tages
About: For those affected, relatives and anyone who wants to learn about lymphoma and topics related to the disease.


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Lyngen Alps 4/20- 5/8 Big Ole TR Part 4- Just the facts
Heres the first 3 parts
The trip was obviously incredible, and hopefully Ill go back in a couple years. Being out for 17 days is a long time, especially with the weather coming in for the second half. However, if it had been in and out weather the whole time then 17 days wouldve been perfect. We got super lucky with all those calm, bluebird days. We were fully sun soaked by the 8th day or so of high pressure, we were praying for clouds. Billy Goat plates or Verts are pretty crucial for the long bootpacks that we had to set. I highly recommend the Billy Goats. You have to carry your crampons as well, but they pack way better than verts. Besides, its nice to have the sharps on your feet. The Norwegian avalanche site, varsom.no is super vague. They dont throw out specific drainages or mountains in their discussions. That regObs app was more informative for sure. Going back, I would spend half my time in that Nordkjosbotn/ Vaggashytta spot, then the other half near Laksvelbukt. These seemed like the densest zones with the most options. While staying at those hotels, breakfast was the main meal of the day. I usually skip breakfast altogether, but it made sense to eat big at free breakfast, then snack for the rest of the day. I didnt include distances to the peaks because they were all fairly short approaches, less than 3 miles usually. Lastly, after skiing at 9-10,000ft in Montana, it was crazy easy to hike from sea level, up to 5000ft peaks. You feel almost super human.
Heres the detailed beta if you ever wanted to shred the shit out of Lyngen:
Yr.no is your Norwegian source for weather. It also has links to avalanche forecast (top right) and links to weather stations (lower left). Look at Lenangsstraumen, Jaegervasshytta, and tromso stations for temp and precipitation. You can also find historical data and averages for the last few years at least.
Get the reg Obs app on your phone, it has detailed maps and recent snowpack information. You can save map sections for use without cell service.
There are two guide books. The Lyngen Alps Skiing/Climbing/Trekking and Ski Touring in Troms. The Lyngen book is more detailed and has better photos. Pretty sure both are in English. Either are a great way to get stoked before your trip and have an idea of the zones you want to focus on. We took ropes and glacier rescue gear over there, but never got into the spicy shit, it was too good on the bigger roadside stuff. I can definitely see using this shit if you are up on the high flats, or later in the season. Seems like it was cold enough when we were there that we wouldnt have needed it even if we got up to those more interior glacial spots.
Everyone uses cards in Lyngen. I dont think you would need more than 1000 kroner (110 dollars) in cash for a good trip. What the fuck is 1 kr. Anyway? Its nebulous, like a nipple fuck, or a cunt hair. Theres no way to keep track of that. They ALL have little swipers, whether its on their wizard phone or the counter. Swipe on! Seems like its the desired mode of payment. I bet theres a brothel in Oslo that lets you swipe that Citi Blue Preferred tween her titties or in her butt cheeks.
There was decent cell service for my Verizon phone around the peninsula. I got an international data plan for 40 bones and went over on data, ended up spending like 80 dollars. Talked to some other people who got a Norwegian sim card, they had to jump through some hoops, and it was more like 60 USD.
There are lots of lodging options to choose from, Hotels, Hostels, Air BnBs, and backcountry cabins. We stayed at the Tromso hostel a couple nights, it was rad. We also stayed at a couple hotels, the Lyngen Gjestegard in Lyngseidet, and Vollan Gjestestue in Nordkjosbotn. Both had awesome breakfast buffets so we could stuff our pockets for lunch. We got an Air BnB up in Nord Lenangen for 3 nights that was right on the water, pretty dope. The 3 huts we stayed in were Vaggashytta, Rorneshytta, and Fastdalshytta. They all had stoves, mattresses, couches, and rad views. They are larger and better equipped than the Forest Service Cabins in Montana for sure. They are first come, first served. Seems like most tourists stay at hotels though. You can check them out at visit-lyngenfjord.com/en/ski-touring-norway/?Article=72. I think there are more cabins around, but youd probably need some on the ground local knowledge to figure those ones out. All in all, lodging was pretty cheap, with the hotels being the most expensive option at like 110 dollars/ night. Lots of people stay at Magic Mountain, Koppangen Bryyger, and Lyngen Havfiske and Tursenter, but we didnt need that kind of finery. Never did get that Norwegian Sauna though.
Do not stay at Solhov in Lynseidet unless you like the paranormal shit. Its an old mental hospital turned into a hotel. I walked around it, looked at a creepy ass room, and ran the fuck outta there. They dont even have free breakfast there. Id entertain the horror movie shit if the food was free.
If you need a guide, they can be found pretty easy. Theyll probably take you and about 12 Euros up a flat ass skin track to noodle 31° alpine meadows- EPIC.
You can drink from pretty much any stream in Norway, no need to filter your water. They dont have the disease carrying mountain creatures we have in the West I guess.
Stock up on groceries in Tromso. There is a huge Rema 1000 inside a mall at the first round about you hit leaving the airport. There are smaller ones dotted all over, but they are a little more expensive. The Rema 1000 in Tromso was about the same cost as stores in the US. We got hooked up with Harrys Rokt Laks through the outdoor store in Lyngseidet for some of the best smoked salmon Ive ever imagined, highly recommended.
Beer isnt sold on Sunday, only til 6PM Saturday, and til 8PM other days. Its mostly Mack Beer, which is like a sweet PBR. They have all different brews, but all taste like they use the same shitty Lager base. Barley pops will run you 15-20 dollars a sixer. 10 bucks/ brew at the bar if you go out.
Liquor is sold in different stores that have fucked up hours. Youll want to google that one. There are vinmonoplets (liquor stores) in that Tromso mall, and at the Extra grocery store in Lyngseidet.
There is a nice outdoor store in Tromso, Skandinavisk Hoyfjellsutstyr right downtown if you break some shit or forget your poofy coat. The outdoor store in Lyngseidet is Elektro Sport. They have a very limited selection, but did have the stove fuel I needed, were pretty knowledgeable on conditions, and super friendly. You can find nice paper maps of Lyngen both places, we got the Nordeca 1:50,000 ones.
We got a VW wagon from Hertz for like $800 for all 17 days, pretty cheap if you ask me. We asked for a ski rack, and got a rack you could put skis on, definitely not a Thule, but it worked with a couple extra straps. You can find rad vans and shit to rent if you have sponsors or your wife is a dentist, way more expensive. Watch out for the tunnels, especially right as you leave the airport in Tromso. Negotiating a subterranean 2 lane roundabout is extreme.
The Breivikeidet ferry is the fastest way to the North half of Lyngen, if you can time it right its only about an hour from Tromso to Lyngseidet. You can find the schedule pretty easy on google. Driving E8 out of Tromso will take you to the Southern part of Lyngen in about 45 minutes.
Skibsbroen is the bar to go to in Lyngseidet, its chill and on the water. The Vollan in Nordjkosbotn claims to have one, but I never personally saw it open in the 5 days we were there. I highly recommend Sivertsens Kafe, the Bastard Bar, and Blarock Café for spots in Tromso. Dont think that just because you heard they dont tip in Europe, that you can stiff some nice waitress on a $10 Mack beer. Youre better than that, giver a couple bucks, shell be stoked as shit.
All but 3 people we met in Norway spoke English, which made everything crazy easy and smooth. Everyone was super friendly, accommodating, and open.
We didnt go to a bunch of spots that would have been awesome. Jeagervashytta, Trollvastinden, Istinden, Peppartinden, The Godmother chute, Jiehkkevarri, All the stuff directly out of Laksvelbukt, Ellendaltinden chutes
Learned a handful of words:
Botn- Cirque
Breen- Glacier
Bukt- Bay
Dalen- Valley
Din Fart- Your Speed or that slight squeak the skimo lets out while hes reverse switchbacking up a steep ass face
Gjestestue- guest house
Gard- guest farm?
Hallo- Hi, you fucking tourist. No, I dont know where to get beer on International Workers Day.
Hei Hei- You must be Norwegian, hello. Ima hit you with a shit load of Norwegian, then be bummed when I find out you dont know what Im saying.
Hytta- Bad ass backcountry lodging. You may find a troll or non working stove.
Mack Beer- Palpable 4.2% barley pop
Piggtinden- Spike Peak
Rokt Laks- rare ass salmon that you should buy. Lasts at least 17 days from purchase unrefrigerated on the floor of your rental
Tinden- Peak
Venomoplet- Liquor Store use google to find the hours, subject to any and all applicable holidays that may be in affect.
Vatnet- Lake
There are Norwegian names as well as Sami (traditional) names for TONS of shit. Dont be surprised everything on the map has 2 different names.Turn Less, Jump More
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Dude, thanks for putting these details down for us to read!PE, Mechanical Engineering
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Finally got through the whole thing...WOW. Another place I would love to ski, but probably never will. That's the problem with this place, too many rad TRs.
Thanks for posting this, it was sweet.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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Thanks for taking the time to post all this beta. The Lyngen alps are definitely one of a handful of trips I hope to do in the next few years, and I'm sure I'll come back to this thread when planning."Alpine rock and steep, deep powder are what I seek, and I will always find solace there." - Bean Bowers
Late to the party here, but loved the TR and details. We spent time in Lofoten a few years back and loved it. Looks like we now we need to do both a Lofoten/Narvik trip and a Lyngen trip. Good work boys!
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Glad to see you like it in Norway. I have to say I disagree about the Varsom app being super vague. It gives you the information you need to know. Like, are there any surface hoar in the area? At what altitudes and aspects has it been seen? etc.


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What a weekend. The kids cricket matches have well and truly taken over my crafty time. On Sunday Tom had a match at the other side of York at 9.30am and Emma had a match in Goole at 12pm.....We finally arrived home at 7pm!! No clean school uniforms, no Sunday dinner....no crafty time!!
Here is one I made a while ago. This time no colouring required - just a lovely image from one of the Hunkydory Little books!
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog today and for all your comments and encouragement.
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"In a few days, I will be travelling to China with 25 Welsh companies who are working with Welsh Government to grow their share of the Chinese market.
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New Who brouhaha belongs in the loo
Forgive us, Brits, for descending into impolite language. But the current controversy over the latest regeneration of the long-running Doctor Who character is too crass to believe. Most fans seem to have taken the news in stride, but a vocal few have joined the ranks of ugly internet trolls, voicing their protest in not very nice terms.
(For those who don't follow this historic BBC sci-fi series, a few words of background: this series has been on the air since the 1960s, right around the time that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Part of its charm is that every so often, the lead character, the "Doctor," changes appearance, and becomes a new person, thanks to the new actor in the role. The latest reincarnation is a woman — actress Jodie Whittaker — the first time the Doctor has ever undergone a gender change!)
In light of what's been going on in the world these days, particularly the mess that is being caused by a number of traditionally male politicians, having a female Doctor should be the least of our concerns. Actually, in truth, it's a welcome relief. Perhaps at last she can bring some long-needed compassion, feeling, and sensibility to the role.
For the same reason that droves of women are marching on Washington, running for political office, and making their voices known, this revolution in the BBC's kingdom is something to be celebrated, rather than criticised or cursed. If Doctor Who can be thought of as a "religion," (which it is, for many fans), it's the equivalent of throwing out the carved-in-stone words of the Bible and starting all over again.
On a deeper level — which is what this Noofaith blog is all about — it marks a radical sea-change in the ways of the world. Traditional Western Christian spirituality, for far too long, has been unfairly dominated and monopolised by men. Without going into great detail, one of the earliest church theologians, St. Augustine, did the faith irreparable harm a long, long time ago with his rather prejudiced, sexist interpretations of the original tenets of Christ's teachings. Unfortunately, all the others who followed in his footsteps not only compounded his original sin, but made it even worse in the centuries afterwards, cementing his perspective in practically every aspect of religious practice, not the least of which was the "males only" requirement for the priesthood.
There was even a time in the Middle Ages when an infamous tract called Hammer Against The Witches became an unofficial misogynistic rulebook for male church leaders, equating women with witches and reinforcing their subjugation and domination by poorly-educated, ill-informed clergymen who feared their power being usurped by wiser, more loving, more visionary female representatives of the faith.
So, welcome, Jodie Whittaker! It's about time that this happened. It's been a long time in coming, and we're excited that the BBC has finally seen the light. May you have a long, fruitful, inspiring, and entertaining tenure in the role!


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Sit ups, they seem so simple and yet I always find myself having to concentrate on getting through them without losing my form.
They aren't fun and doing set after set can seem never ending, so there's every temptation to let your mind wander and forget your form, which can lead to injury.
remind yourself of the basics with this quick tutorial
Just don't forget these three rules.
1) Don't rush or let your mind wander
2) Know when to stop, if you're using your hands to pull you up, you're doing it wrong
3) Go for harder variations, sit ups build muscle. If you want to lose weight around the abs use aerobic exercise
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Car accident nyc: a young doctor died after being struck by an ambulance on 96th street on the Upper West Side
A third pedestrian died in a car accident on 96th street yesterday. 26 year old Samantha Lee, an anesthesiology resident at Columbia University Medical Center was crossing mid-block on 96th street between Broadway and West End when she was clipped by the mirror of an Ambulance. She fell on her face and was then run over by another car. She died at the scene of the accident. This is a very dangerous street. One of the problems is that it has two lanes for traffic going both East and West. It crosses Central Park West to the Eastside. It is thus a heavily travelled street. We urge pedestrians to constantly look both East and West when crossing. Also try not to be on your cell phone while crossing. No talking and no texting. Having represented hundreds of pedestrians injured in car accidents we know that the injuries can be severe and even fatal. Be careful out there.
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1. Know Your Gullibility Index by James Randi. For mental tools that'll make you less gullible, see previous post.
2. Parallel to the RH/RP debates and the thoughtless "Protection of the Unborn Child" Bill by Rolio Golez is a the story of Shuai, a depressed pregnant women who attempted suicide and was arrested.
That's right: according to the ways the laws are being applied here, the state of Indiana believes that any pregnant woman who smokes or lives with a smoker, who works long hours on her feet, who is overweight, who doesn't exercise, or who fails to get regular prenatal care, is a felon. And the list of ways these laws could be construed to unconstitutionally prosecute pregnant women goes on and on…
3. Would you look at that: not all Filipinos are Catholics. Other churches give their two cents on the RH/RP debates and the CBCP doesn't get a nod.


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Remember this shadow box from this post?
It's one of several being featured in an article about shadow boxes at About.com.
Go check out the others too. They are pretty clever.
that is sooo awesome that you were featured there! and yours is by far the best one in that article...congrats!
Congratulations! Well deserved, as you are so talented! Awesome!
I'm packing up my computer for tomorrow's move and saw my name of the sidebar. I closed my eyes when I saw where the s-- was and scrolled down really fast so I could tell you how cool this is. thanks for the warning, Jana!
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So, what follows is a very short summary of the end of February and most of March:
Becca played volleyball for the first time ever! It was a good experience overall, though with 52 girls and 4 teams the organization for the coaches was difficult, to say the least. This meant that we often didn't know which team/where Becca would play until the night before a game. That is REALLY frustrating for a planner like me. Honestly, I think it was frustrating for every mom of every girl on the team.
Volleyball has changed A LOT since I played in Junior High. This whole hand-holding and switching positions thing is new. The scoring system is different. The subbing system is different. It was quite a learning curve for me!
Becca and her teammates improved a lot over the season and it was fun to watch them work hard together and actually be able to get a good volley going. The best part was the friendships they built. I LOVED watching them support each other.
On Valentine's Day...
Bethany was voted Mrs. Servant Heart of the student body. I could not be more proud of her.
And Ed took me for a Valentine lunch at Boomer's Drive In because they had $2.99 burgers. He's extravagant like that.
Actually, it was my idea, so don't feel sorry for me. He also got my wedding ring fixed for Valentine's Day, which was pretty awesome. And I loved my burger date.
Elise finished a puzzle we got her for Christmas. It's now framed (Thanks, Dad!) and hung in our bonus room.
For some reason I said yes to babysitting the 5th grade class rats again. It's actually not too bad. I hide them upstairs and then pretty much stay downstairs for the weekend. I even got Bethany to bring them back to school this year on Monday morning!
The drama kids were missing each other, so they made up a 24-hour-play gathering so they could hang out again like during the musical. Basically, kids could sign up to write, direct, or act in a play and everything (including writing the script) is done in a 24-hour period. Bethany was in "Soccer Mom" - they were pretty silly, but so fun for them.
We *finally* finished watching all the original episodes of "Gilmore Girls", so we could watch the new ones that came out back in November. The first one we watched with Chinese food and Red Vines. We had some form of Gilmoresque food for each episode. It was fun and now I miss watching TV with Bethany.
We couldn't do our traditional chocolate fondue on Valentine's Day (again) so we did it near the end of March. We got to Skype with Sarah and she wished she were here.
Both Becca AND Elise auditioned for AND made it into the All-State Youth Choir. This year it was in Bellevue, which was really so much nicer than driving over the mountains in February!
Above are the 5 girls from our school who participated.
In March we celebrated Wacky Wednesday in Kindergarten. It's basically my favorite.
We also *finally* had our Dessert Social to celebrated the end of Cross Country...which ended in November. It was fun as always, listening to Coach congratulate and talk about each runner.
During mid-winter break, Bethany went to visit Sarah! So...the little girls & I had a fun shopping day in Seattle, which included some yummy frapps at Starbucks.
I love that these two are such good friends!
And then, there was the proposal...
Actually, it was a Junior-Senior Banquet (JSB) ask...a sweet boy from our church that Bethany is sweet on decorated a gazebo along our local trail and, with the help of Bethany's BFF, got her there to invite her to JSB with him. Don't worry, pictures of that event WILL get posted on the blog before June 11 when we leave for Zambia! It's my new goal!!


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In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th 2015, IRG Executive Search & Selection will be providing a series of points of view to prove the business case for gender diversity at the executive level.
In all aspects of life, our strongest relationships are often with those whom we have the most in common.
In recruitment processes, this is typified by a phenomenon called 'mini-me' syndrome. Hiring executives are naturally drawn to candidates similar to themselves, thereby forming a self-perpetuating specification for that role. A 'mini-me' hires a 'mini-me' of themselves, who does likewise and so on and so forth….
At times, we can subconsciously stereotype and categorise those who are different to us, forming thought patterns that can become default which in turn has greatly contributed to the lack of diversity at the executive level.
On this basis, the subconscious thought processes of hiring executives have previously excluded capable women. Affinity bias such as 'mini-me' syndrome can often lead to a male hiring executive having preconceptions of a female candidate, irrespective of her capability. The effect of 'mini-me' syndrome is not the sole plight of womankind and runs deeply throughout the corporate world, prompting prejudice in relation to a range of different aspects of identity.
Businesses can no longer afford to recruit in this manner. The war for talent rages on as employment rates begin to recover. Capable individuals are in high demand, multiple organisations are competing for the same skill sets and retention plays and counter offers are becoming standard practice. 'Mini-me' syndrome is restricting already limited talent pools and in order to sustain competitive advantage, organisations may consider educating all involved in the hiring process on this topic to overcome this global problem. Once the stereotypical profile has been dispensed with, capable women can certainly offer a solution to talent acquisition.
IRG is co-hosting a 2015 event in celebration of International Women's Day. The event embraces the UN's International Women's Day theme for 2015, "Making It Happen," and explores the theme, "Stepping Up Together". For real change to be implemented, IRG believes that men and women together need to fully commit to changing the imbalance in diversity.
We have already lined up some inspirational and motivational sessions and we'll be working with Care International UK, who will help us understand their latest campaign "Walk In Her Shoes".
For more information please visit: http://www.irgexecutivesearch.com/iwd-2015
International Women's Day (IWD)
Make it Happen – "Stepping Up Together"
5 March 2015| Mayfair, London
Michael Mcloughlin is the Managing Director and Aimée-Leigh Musgrave is an Executive Search Consultant with IRG Executive Search & Selection.


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London-shot 'Lilting' was produced as part of the low-budget Microwave scheme and went on to receive a BAFTA nomination and a prize at Sundance Film Festival. A Cambodian-Chinese mother mourning the untimely death of her son finds her life disrupted by the presence of a stranger, a young man who claims to be a close friend of her son's. We observe their difficulties in trying to connect with one another without a common language then, through a translator, they piece together memories of a man they both loved dearly. While they may not share a language, they are connected in their grief. A touching, intimate film about the events that bring us together, 'Lilting' features rousing performances from Ben Whishaw and legendary Chinese actor Cheng Pei-Pei ('Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon') and announces director Hong Khaou as a director of rare sensitivity and confident new voice in independent British cinema. ★★★★ "Switches between low-key realism, subtle ethereality and gentle romantic and culture-clash comedy" - Patrick Peters, Empire ★★★★ "An affecting, intelligent, unapologetically downbeat feature debut" - Jonathan Romney, The Guardian
91 minutes
Romance, Drama
United Kingdom
English, Mandarin
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For a long time before actually starting a blog, I had the idea in the back of my mind that it was something that I wanted to do. I loved the idea of it, getting to share your ideas and be creative. I've always been super connected to the Internet, I had been reading blogs for quite a long time (fun fact: Carly was one of the first bloggers that I discovered!) and it was something that I dreamed about. So why didn't I start sooner? Why didn't I just right into it if I knew that it was something that I wanted to do? The answer to that was doubt. I doubted myself.
The thing about starting a blog is that it really puts you out there. I had a million reasons why I shouldn't do it. I said to myself, you're too young, wait until you're a bit older, or I said, no one would read it. I think that my biggest set-back was excuses. I don't really know what changed, but I think that one day I just decided to step out of my comfort zone and go after it. The only thing that was holding me back was myself. I doubted what I was capable of and honestly, I wish that I hadn't.
I wrote a guest post on Blogger Babes a while ago and I wrote this one part that really resonated with me. "Eventually, I realized that there was no point in waiting. Yes, I may have had my whole life ahead of me, but what's life without following your dreams?" I think that this little bit best describes my change of heart. I still can't believe that I wrote that, because honestly that is that best advice that I could have ever given. The thing about following your dreams is that just because you can think of a million excuses doesn't mean that you should put it off. Time flies and before you know it, it'll be too late. Don't let that happen to you.
I think it is important to have dreams, and with that, to take risks. I don't have a particular moment in mind, and I think that is in part because I often hold my own self back - it is something I really need to work on! I think that it's important (although such a cliche) to do something as often as you can that takes you out of your own comfort zone. It's advice I shell out and have so much trouble taking, but it truly is something that is necessary to live a full life.
- Jamie Eimbinder (Fashion Newcomer)
The thing about dreams is that they seem so big and unrealistic that we assume that they're unattainable. They're just dreams, they're not actually going to come true. I'm just going to be blunt, that's not true. While dreams may seem like they're out of reach, the truth is that there's nothing that you can't do. Okay, maybe witchcraft, hopefully, but the point is that anything is possible, as tacky as it sounds. I saw this quote on Pinterest and I loved it.
I bet that half of the people that see this quote immediately think, "Oh, it's another cheesy inspirational quote." I know a lot of people that absolutely hate inspirational quotes. However, quotes like this speak the truth and I'm glad that they do. Dreams are scary. They seem terrifyingly impossible, like a task that's so enormous that it can never be fulfilled. Either that, or it's the fear of failure. We're so worried about dreams to the point that we end up never pursuing them. We let them scare us away. However, isn't the tiniest possibility of "making it" a million times better than no chance? Guess what? By not following your dream, you're eliminating any chance of it coming true. I believe that you should put yourself out there. Go for it. The worst thing that can happen is that you don't succeed. If you don't try, that will automatically happen. The best thing that can happen, even if you think you don't even have a chance, is that you can succeed. You can be that person that tells the story of how your dreams came true.
It all starts with taking that first step, even if it's more of a leap. While your doubts may hold you back, your passion will be what rescues you whenever you fall. When in doubt, let go of those doubts.
But how do we let go of those doubts?
one // remind yourself about your passions.Sometimes we get so caught up in how unattainable the dream is that we forget what we're pursuing and why we're pursuing it. I think that sometimes it's okay to get caught up in the fantasy of it. The fantasy is what reminds us what we're working towards. As long as you know what you have to do to make that fantasy reality, then it's okay to get a little dreamy sometimes. Get lost in your passion and stop thinking too much about being realistic. This is what you're working for and why. That itself should be enough to get you off your feet.
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New York, NY (PRWEB) January 24, 2011
Parse.ly (http://parsely.com), the intelligent personalization and optimization engine for content providers, raised $800,000 from Blumberg Capital, ff Asset Management, Scott Becker (formely co-founder and CTO of Invite Media), Don Hutchison (formerly principal at Netcom, Work.com), Jeffrey Greenblatt (senior principal at Ankyra Capital) and Jon Axelrod (formerly founder/CEO at MusicGremlin).
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"Our team was excited to see the platform go live last year," said Andrew Montalenti, CTO and co-founder of Parse.ly. "Existing P3 sites have put our technology in front of nearly 10 million users. On one of our more successful launches, Parse.ly generated nearly 500,000 additional pageviews/month -- not bad for a zero-cost integration."
Parse.ly provides site owners with a simple integration path to its platform. Integration ranges from self-service products that can be dropped in with a single line of JavaScript to custom integrations that can power entire layouts of pages. This gives site owners a way to ease-in to the Parse.ly Publisher Platform (P3) with no upfront investment.
Whereas 2010 was about scaling from several thousand to several million users, in 2011 the company will build upon that success with some new services that are in development. One is going to drastically change how and where users discover content on the web. The other will give site owners insight into their audience like never before.
Now that its early pilots have completed, Parse.ly is giving other, select publishers access to its platform to increase key, revenue-driving metrics. Additional information can be found at http://parsely.com or by contacting the CEO at sachin(at)parsely(dot)com.
Parse.ly (http://parsely.com) connects you with content you'll love. Our technology understands your unique interests to personalize your experience on content sites across the web. We also provide site owners with in-depth, interest-level analytics about the intersection of their content and audience for editorial and ad sales teams. Millions of readers already use our technology to explore and engage with content, and publishers are seeing their site engagement increase dramatically.
Parse.ly was originally incubated at DreamIT Ventures (http://dreamitventures.com) in the summer of 2009, and is now located in New York City. In 2010, its user-base grew from thousands to millions, with a lean team of three employees and no additional investment. Blumberg Capital, ffAsset Management, Scott Becker, Don Hutchinson, Jeffrey Greenblatt and Jon Axelrod join DreamIT Ventures as investors dedicated to supporting and sustaining the company's continued success.
For more information, please visit http://parsely.com or email us at hello(at)parsely(dot)com.
Blumberg Capital (http://blumbergcapital.com) is a classic, early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in innovative and disruptive Digital and Social Media, SaaS/Technology Enabled Services, Mobile Technology and Internet companies. Blumberg strives to collaborate with exceptionally talented entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas and scalable business models to drive innovation and economic growth. The firm structures syndicates with other like-minded groups to increase reach and reduce risk for investees. The Blumberg global team brings industry expertise, relevant operational experience and strategic relationships to be a value added investor.
ff Asset Management (http://ffassetmanagement.com) was founded by John Frankel to be focused on companies that can be the low cost disruptive player in their industry. These companies, coupled with the right management team and adequate financing, have the chance to grow significantly and become tomorrow's leaders.
Mr. Frankel has served on the boards of Alerts.com, ClearPath Immigration, Klout, Patents.com, Phone.com StrongTech, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, Track.com, and Voxy as well as the advisory boards of ORCAone and Transactis.


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Emanuela de Paula's ravishing features has probably given many a gazer some pretty sweet dreams.
The Brazilian born beauty has already deeply submerged herself in the modelling world at only 23 years of age, working with many big-wig clients. Her exotic looks has given her a spot on many centrefolds.
From a young age, she took to modelling. At 15 she signed with the Marilyn Agency who recognised her star quality. Since then she has come into her element and has firmly made her presence known in the world of fashion. She has done gigs for DKNY, Tommy Hillfiger, GAP, Victoria Secrets and so much more!
Naomi Campbell has openly sung her praises and we do too. Feast your eyes on the gallery below. To keep u up with the latest Emanuela de Paula news, visit the Emanuela de Paula Facebook Fan Page.


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This is a series I've been considering for over two years, and I've finally decided to do it. It's simple: I'm going to recommend a bunch of tracks I'm digging and want more people to know about. If I've already given an artist a full review or feature on One Note Ahead, whatever album or EP I've written about is off limits in the "Now Hear This!" series because it will get (or has gotten) a shout-out in the "Quick Takes" series; unrelated tracks by that artist can be included in "Now Hear This!"
If you've read enough of my work, you know what eras are my favorites, so I'll have some newer tracks (since the 1980s) and some older tracks (before the 1980s) each time I do this. If I can find these selections on iTunes, I'll let you know where to look for them so you can get the whole album or compilation if you want.
"Breakdown," Tim McGlone (available on Street Sounds)
This likable singer/songwriter is boys with Matt Duke and has had Jake Snider support him at two sold-out shows; I was inevitably going to get hip to this guy. While he runs through a variety of styles on his new album Street Sounds, "Breakdown" is the kind of rock 'n' soul you just don't hear much anymore: a production that's slick but edgy, a captivating arrangement (Tim's own), and a raw voice belting out lyrics most of us can relate to. Tell your friends and maybe it'll be on iPods all around the world.
"No Way Out," Jim Boggia (available on Misadventures In Stereo)
I've only mentioned Jim a couple of times, both in connection with last year's XPN festival, and that's just as well -- there are plenty of writers out there who simply adore him and have demonstrated as much. But I have been remiss in not saying anything about this particular song, a most off-kilter ode to drinking one's life away. There are some killer riffs in the dizzyingly over-the-top arrangement and it would make a hell of a production number for a burlesque show. Intrigued?
Jim Boggia and a huge supporting cast do "No Way Out" live:
"Plenty Good Reasons," Pete and J (available on Plenty Good Reasons)
Okay, you caught me: there's a connection here, namely that Pete and J played as a band with Jim Boggia at a recent show which kicked so much ass that they should all be arrested if they never do it again. "Plenty Good Reasons" is a proud slab of all-American folk-rock, marrying the great American folk song tradition to the driving rhythms of early rock 'n' roll. This is a rare offering that reminds us of this country's grand musical history while sounding fresh enough to light up today's radio playlists. (Recent experiences with various friends compel me to add that Pete and J are not the same act as my PR clients The Josh and Pete Band!)
"You're My Girl," The Everly Brothers (available on Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers On Warner Bros. 1960-1969)
The Everly Brothers might have been known for their sweet harmonies and clean-cut appearances, but some of their mid-1960s work was downright badass. Don and Phil with fuzz guitar, choppy drumming, and lyrics like "When I close my eyes and I think of you/You wouldn't believe what comes in view"? It's all here. This didn't become a hit. Maybe it wasn't commercial enough. Maybe Americans just didn't care about the Everlys in 1965. Too bad. This rocks.
"The World Through A Tear," Neil Sedaka (available on Sedaka Sings The Hits)
Also from 1965, by which time Neil Sedaka could no longer "down-doo-be-doo-down-down" and "doo-ba-bop-bop-o-doo-bop-she-down-down" his way to the top of the charts. But wait! Easy Listening was a still a viable market in 1965. And that was the field in which Sedaka made his comeback.......but in 1974, not 1965. Too bad, for "The World Through A Tear" is fabulous: a somber yet breezy ballad with a Latin beat and an unusually reserved vocal from the normally flamboyant singer. It made the charts at least, but it probably left Sedaka's loyal fans confused because -- it sounds nothing like a Neil Sedaka record! And he didn't write it, no matter what he might imply in this clip:
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top," The Hollies (available on Epic Anthology)
I remember when I raided my sizable collection of Hollies CDs to load a bunch of their tracks onto my iTunes library. I wasn't quite sure why I included this one, but I'm glad I did because I've come to realize how beautiful it really is. The Hollies scored two of their biggest US hits with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" in late 1969/early 1970 and "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" in 1972. Nestled between those records was this gem, a deliciously-harmonized love song with a spacious arrangement. A pre-stardom Elton John played piano on this track, which did quite well in the UK but barely registered in in the US.
I'm not going to post volumes in this series with any regularity, just whenever I can and feel like doing so. But stay tuned all the same!
Text copyright © 2009 S.J. Dibai. All rights reserved.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Now Hear This! - Vol. 1
Posted by Shaheen J. Dibai at 6/05/2009 06:09:00 PM
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Being Human
What happens if a ghost, werewolf and vampire live together?
UK TV Premiere Date Information
Latest/Next UK Season: 5
Latest/Next UK TV Air Date: 03 February 2013 at 10:00 pm
UK Channel: BBC Three
Country of Origin: UK
Additional Airing Notes:
Michael Socha and Damien Molony are back as Tom and Hal, with Kate Bracken having been bumped up to series regular as new ghost Alex, replacing Lenora Crichlow's Annie.
Previous UK Premiere Dates
Series 4 – BBC3 – Sunday 5th February 2012 at 9pm.
Series 3 – BBC3 – Sunday 23rd January 2011 at 9pm.
Final Season: 5 (Ending)
Status: CANCELLED/ENDING
Click here to see the full list of UK TV Premiere Dates.
Click here to see the full list of Cancelled/Renewed Shows.


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By: Andrew Huhn, 4th year PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program
Americans are abusing prescription painkillers at an alarming rate.
In 2012, 259 million prescriptions were written for opioid analgesics – that's enough for every adult in the U.S. to have their own bottle of pills, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Opioid analgesics are a class of drug that includes Vicodin, Percocet, and OxyContin; it's quite likely that you or a family member has been prescribed one of these after having surgery.
In addition to providing pain relief, opioid analgesics also activate the brain's reward system, making it easy to become addicted. Given their similar mechanism of action, prescription opioid use can lead to heroin use. After all, heroin has become significantly less expensive and doesn't require a doctor's prescription.
While the current heroin boom is getting a lot of press, prescription opiate addiction gets little attention even though it leads to more overdose deaths per year than heroin and cocaine combined.
But can you fix an addiction to pills…with a pill?


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I had been in the SCA for about 4 years when I all of a sudden found myself at a rainy event, bored to tears. I was quickly discovering that Archery is not a spectator sport, I should've brought my heavy cloak, and there were no unattached men available to flirt with. I was about to throw in the towel on the SCA all together as too expensive for an underemployed liberal arts major to enjoy at all when I asked myself the critical question, "What would make the perfect event, anyway?" I thought of springtime images from Camelot's famous "Lusty Month of May" routine, and I was immediately inspired. Men and women chasing each other in the safe-flirting, romantic world of the SCA was exactly what I wanted to see at an event. Of course, I needed to keep this in a period setting, so I had to discover something about period social arts. I also had a nagging desire to spend the entire day dancing at an SCA event instead of just a few minutes here and there or after court. So, upon discovering the following 1) nearly all contact with the opposite gender in period happened at a ball on the dancefloor 2) There were only 2 other events in the Midrealm that were focused on dance 3) I knew of a dance hall I could get for free... The Ball was born.
The first year was indeed the most difficult. I had no guidance from anyone more experienced and no established form of event to copy. The best I'd had to go off of was Crystal Ball, which I'd only heard stories about at that time. I did, however, have plenty of support from dance enthusiasts all over the knigdom and two very special supporters here in town.
Lady Robyn Wilderkin was, and currently is, a professor at Butler University, and Lord Quinton St. James was a Senior there. They had established a university club called The Butler University Medieval Society, B.U.M.S. Through this club, they helped me arrange to have a large ball room at the University and some hallway space for the event at no charge to us. We scheduled it for June 30, the weekend after Crown Tourney. The Barony of Sternfeld voted to approve my proposal -- especially after they heard it would be free.
Issues that came up after that were inumerable. Everything from advertizing to measuring the hallway space for merchanting. We argued with the caterers on site about bringing in snacks for lunch and desserts, but we had to fall back and punt. Lady Moira Mathews belonged to a church nearby that would allow us to have our dessert revel there, thankfully, but we had to drop the idea of a feast. The sound system in the hall wouldn't be accessible to us without major red tape cutting, and the lady in the office had decided she didn't like our group. The Barony's boom box wouldn't fill the room with music, and no one had a better box to offer. Music stands for the dance band were nowhere to be found, and musicians were difficult to sign on in the first place.
There were a million things that went wrong, but one thing went very right -- marketing. At first, no one outside my circle of friends knew about this little event, and if it were to ever have a life of its own, it needed to have a good attendance. This, suprisingly enough, is where the "orange thing" came into play.
I'd gone through a number of possible titles for the event including "Feast of St. Joan", "Lusty Day In May" and others I can't remember. The one that stuck came from the cloved orange game we have in the SCA that facilitates flirting. I really liked that because I felt there was just not enough free floating affection being shared in our uptight little community. So, we called it The Cloved Orange Ball, and I went shopping. I found some cheap, 100% cotton, orange and white striped fabric on the clearance table at Jo-Anne's. I can't sew worth a darn, so I figured this would make a festive, cheap, easy to sew, drawstring skirt for me to wear at the event. I also made fliers on orange paper and had the web page background color in orange.
Just after the event, I presented what I'd been using as my personal token to Baron Erick as a token he could offer to his people in recognition of their participation and support of the social graces. That token is a long, orange strip of bright orange trigger cloth with a small circle of lace sewed on the end. Underneath the lace are a few whole cloves making this token a "Cloved Orange." Later Baron Erick continued to use the token as a baronial award for courtesy. The token was and still is used as a thank you token for the staff of the Cloved Orange Ball since they work very hard in supporting the social graces and courtesy.
So, the next thing you know, people are calling me "The Orange Lady" and giving me orange stuff. I swear it happened on it's own. I was given everything from bright orange canvas to junky orange napkin rings (which I still haven't found a use for). I quickly discovered that people had latched onto the orange idea as a connection to the ball, so I took advantage of it. I wanted nothing more than for the event to survive, so I turned myself into a walking advertizement for the Cloved Orange Ball. I started watching out for orange stuff when shopping and buying it if I had any excuse to use it. I collected lots of stuff, but the clincher was Palymar and Aislinn's Coronation...
A friend of mine, Megan De Grinstead, wanted to teach me a new pattern for a houpelond. She told me to find some cheap fabric I wouldn't mind loosing if I screwed up the dress the first time around. So, I brought out this bright orange cotton I'd used as decoration swags at the Ball. I actually made a rather nice dress out of it, so I decided to wear it to Coronation. Little did I know that people would notice as dramatically as they did, but from then on, The Orange Lady was a nickname stuck to me for good.
It worked well, because the second year of the Cloved Orange Ball was a great success. Quinton had graduated, so I couldn't use the Butler club anymore since there were no other members. Finding a new site was a *bitch*, but I finally came up with the Schull Rauch House. It's an old victorian mansion in downtown Indy. It's beautiful, affordable,had a big grassy lawn, and it's run by another non-profit agency. The weather was hot, and the air conditioning was old, so we did have a few complaints, but all in all, people just soaked up that site. Our problem was that it was just a little too small for the SCA, and we needed to move to a new site for the next year.
The following year was actually this spring. We had another extraordinary, tortuous, horrible time trying to find a decent site, and we found one that satisfied most requirements. The Indiana Convention Center had a set of three conference rooms with movable walls such that we could have three separate rooms during the day, and take away the walls for the huge ballroom at night! It was amazing. The only problem was a lack of easy parking, but frankly, the other advantages of the site outweighed that problem. There were huge bathrooms, handicapp accessability to everything, plenty of space, tables and chairs provided to us, and a million other wonderful perks. They provided a sound system with microphones for our live band, we had a huge amount of space for people to spread out and dance, and everyone had plenty of water and comfy chairs. I owe a lot of the success of this year's ball to a man who asked to co-autocrat with me, Lord Seannan O'Daire. He was a capable autocrat and made it possible for me to relax and have a little fun this year.
This event creates an atmostphere of romance that no other event in
the Midrealm achieves. Flirting is strongly encouraged, silliness
lurks around every corner, and there's always a game or dance available
for newbies and seasoned SCAdians alike. My favorite thing about
the SCA is the otherworldly atmosphere we create when we gather for events.
My mission in creating the Cloved Orange Ball was to give some space to
the lost arts of the social graces. I'm deeply pleased every time
a new member comes up to me and says, "The Cloved Orange Ball was my first
event!" It's another step in the growth of the SCA into creating
a more detailed and authentic experience for lovers of the Middle Ages.
I hope it lives forever.


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