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ORGANIZER: Patti
EVENT DATE: Oct 17, 2015
Patti Carter Hilbert wrote -
When: October 17th, 2015 (5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person (Includes beer, soda and snacks) You may bring your own food and liquor as well.
Reserve tables available for groups of 6, 8 or more....please contact Patti at 636-578-1278.
Where: Harvester Lions Club, 4835 Central School Rd., St. Charles, MO 63304
We are hosting our 2nd Annual Mouse Race Fundraiser for Fanconi Anemia in honor of our grandson, Austin Jaros-Riley who passed away from this rare life threatening illness at the age of 16 years old in February of 2013. There is currently no cure for Fanconi Anemia and our fundraising purpose is to help raise awareness and funds that will support research for a cure and help support other families who are affected.
Austin was born 2.5 months early and weighed only 2 lbs 1.5 oz. with many medical issues. He spent the first 6 months of his life in the NICU at St. Louis Children's Hospital and many times was fighting for his life. We were so happy when he made it past all the medical complications he was born with and thought that the worst was over. He was born with a floating thumb on one hand and we knew around the age of 18 months they were going to have to amputate his dangling thumb and move his index finger over to make a thumb and functional hand for him as he grew. Austin had his hand surgery very close to being 18 months old and you would have never known he was missing a digit. Later in life he could master the piano and video games with only 4 digits on one hand like anyone with all their digits. What we didn't know was that he was misdiagnosed at birth with Towne's Brock syndrome only to learn at the age of 3.5 years he was developing leukemia cells which caused a test to be performed that revealed Austin had a life threatening illness called Fanconi Anemia. This meant that he would need a bone marrow transplant as soon as a donor could be found in order to save his life at the age of 3.5 years. We were devastated when we learned there was only a 13% survival rate at that time for Fanconi Anemia transplant patients. Austin received his bone marrow transplant from a non related donor from Weber City, VA named Dan Gmyrek. The transplant went well thanks to our gracious Lord and lots of prayers and a very generous donor.
One year later we were blessed to meet Austin's donor, Dan & his wife Jeanette (now deceased) whom over the coming years we were able to develope a strong and loving bond with the Gmyrek's. Dan was a pharmacist and a private pilot and once on a vacation to Virginia, Dan took Austin flying with him and he absolutely loved it. Of course Austin knew no fears ever. We shared many other visits with Dan and Jeanette over the years. At the age of 5 years Austin went on his Make-A-Wish trip to Disneyland with myself, his Mom and his Aunt Stacy and he thought he owned the placed by the special treatment he received. He loved it and so did we. We thought he had beaten the odds once again and thought Austin would finally have a somewhat normal life.
For several years Austin did get to do what most kids his age got to do. He loved baseball and played on a team with kids his age until his short stature (one of the attributes of Fanconi Anemia) became an issue with his size and the possibilities of an injury. He then joined the Challenger Baseball League where kids with disabilites could still enjoy their interest in baseball. Austin was an avid St. Louis Cardinal's baseball fan and we attended many games together. He knew some of the players personally and many of the workers at the stadium. Austin had a favorite stadium worker and she always let Austin sit in a better seat than our ticket allowed. He attended a local camp named Camp Rainbow for kids with cancer and blood disorders from age 5 until 16 years old. He also attended Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine for kids with life threatening illnesses every year from 5 to 16 as well. These were two of his most favorite places and he touched so many lives in both places over the years. In 2008, Austin developed graft vs. host disease of his liver and was put on a 2 year treatment with many medications in hopes to stop the GvHD from advancing. After 2 years we stopped all meds but Austin's blood counts were not returning to the normal ranges. He developed portal hypertension of his liver which is a large blockage to the main portal of the liver and carried low platelet counts which kept him at risk for internal bleeding or hemorrhages. He no longer could do activities that would put him at a bleed risk so his quality of life became much less. He survived one internal bleed after a surgery was performed to stop the bleeding but the risk for another was always present.
In 2010, I met my now husband, Mike Hilbert. He was such a blessing to both Austin and I and supported us and stood by our sides through everything. Since Austin was limited on his activities, Mike helped Austin join a youth bowling league and him and Mike would go every Saturday morning to the bowling alley together. We encourgaged him to take up piano lessons because he had such a love for music and was really good at it and he eventually started writing his own songs. He could listen to a song and 15 minutes later would sit at his piano and would teach himself how to play the song he just listened to. He loved music and became the DJ at his youth church where he was a youth member.
Austin had a love for God and belonged to two churches, Grace Church in Maryland Heights and Element Church in Wentzville, In November 2012, he asked to be baptized at Element Church which he did in November of 2012 and we are so thankful for his faith and belief in God.
At this time Austin's bilirubin counts were becoming extremely high and he was very yellow in color which meant his liver was failing. Around Christmas time he started retaining fluid in his feet and legs and could not wear his shoes and spent much of his time lying with his feet elevated. He loved Christmas though and was determined to be with his family for the holidays and not in the hospital. At the beginning of January, 2013 Austin began vomiting and could no longer hold anything down. They inserted a tube in his nose that led to his stomach to help drain the fluid and acid that was building in his stomach. He continued to worsen and spent the entire month in the hospital. He was becoming weaker each day and eventually could not eat at all and had to have a central line put in to feed him. His liver enzymes began to increase in numbers and he became more jaundice with time. He was a fighter and even though you could see the tiredness and pain he was having, he never once complained. He was incredibly strong and brave through all of this and on February 3, 2013 Austin lost his battle with Fanconi Anemia due to liver failure. He left this world only weighing 32 lbs and 51 inches tall but his courage and fight to the end left such a huge impact on so many lives. Our hearts were broken as we stood by his side helplessly watching and never wanting anyone else to ever endure this kind of pain.
Unfortunately, with this disease it does happen all too often and many of these kids and young adults never have a fair chance at life. We host this event to continue Austin's fight in helping to hopefully find a cure one day for others who are still battling this disease.
The night consists of 7 mouse races, Mouse Roulette, Chuck-a-Luck, raffle baskets, auction items, attendance prizes, snacks, beer and soda provided, music and a night filled with excitement and friends.
There are several ways you can help our cause:
Become a sponsor.....we have three types of sponsorship
- GOLD SPONSOR - Mouse "race" business sponsors (6 sponsors needed) - sponsor a race for $100 - your business card will be printed on the front of our evening placemats and your business card will also be displayed on our large screen throughout the event.
- SILVER SPONSOR - Individual event sponsor - become an individual sponsor for a $50 donation and your name will be displayed on our large screen throughout the event.
- BRONZE SPONSOR - "Mouse" sponsors - choose 1 of 36 mice racing during the evening event and sponsor that "mouse" for a $20.00 donation (pick a mouse name below to sponsor).
Romeo - Big Al - Flash - Tiny Dancer - Oreo - Lucky Louie - Whiskers - Pedro - White Thunder - Champ - Mousin Around - Mr. Cheez - Old Geezer - Mitty - Rusty - Hot Pants - Scooter - Speedy - Gus - Peanut - Lightning - Lee Lee - Velvetta - Secretariat - Speedy Ninja - Little Bullet - Stud Muffin - Dozer - GMoney - Angel - Heido Ho - Rat-a-2-e - Cheerio - Clyde - Thumbelina - Cruiser
Attend the event and enjoy an evening filled with excitement and friends.
If you cannot attend and would like to make a donation you can do so by clicking on the donate button to the right or if you prefer you can make a check payable to: Fanconi Anemia Research Fund and mail it to me at Patti Carter Hilbert, 31801 Chestnut Court, Foristell, MO 63348.
Please be sure to mention "Austin's" name when making any donations.
We are also in need of donated items for our basket raffles and silent auctions. If you have an item you would like to donate please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
All donations will receive a tax deductible donation letter sent by the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund.
COME PLAY FOR FA and help save lives and support our cause!!!
For more information on Fanconi Anemia visit our website at fanconi.org
Thank you for all your continued support.
Mike and Patti Hilbert & Marti Pearl (Event organizers)
The Team: $350 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Carrie Riley
In loving memory of my son Austin Jaros-Riley (02/28/96 - 02/03/13) You will always be loved, NEVER forgotten!! Mom Loves you always!! See you again!!! 3 years ago


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Today, I decided to get some exercise by walking. I have a cracky poppy knee and had to let up on bicycling for a week. I stressed it with a hammer ride. I forgot that my body is 56 years old. I walked to the library and received a blessing from heaven, (a euphanism for rain shower)/which was a curse. We have had plenty of rain so it is a bit of a curse and I was out with my tablet which is not water proof. A mother's day curse. This prompted me to stop and enter a building, buy some stationary and stop in at the new, very classy coffee wine bar. It is very sophisticated in decor and offerings. I am an unpretentious sophisticate. I don't really know how to act in a sophisticated way, but I make my own hummus, quiche, basil pesto, etc. I know good movies, like The Third Man and High Noon. I am not that adept at understanding Shakespeare, though. Perhaps I am a semi-sophisticated woman. Spell check is bothering me about euphamism/euphanism and the word semi-sophisticat. The bistro is sophisticated so I initially felt timid about entering it. The norm is Penn Yan is more homestyle diner. I ordered ginger non-caf-non mind control tea. I wear my dad's magnifying glasses. I miss my dad.
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It all started when Zach told me he had a roller hockey game down in WVC. We decided to make a date of it: we went out for some sushi and then made our way south to the rink. I was reminiscing about my days as a youngster, going to Valley Fair Mall with my mom and aunts. We would eat at the food court and then see a discount movie at the theater – when the mall was in it's prime. This was long before Gateway, by the way. Zach expressed the desire to see it, out of pure curiosity. I informed him it was worse [as in more ghetto] than New Gate Mall in Ogden, but he didn't believe me. Also, I find that people that are born and bred in Ogden always defend New Gate, like it is some precious landmark in their community. Every time I criticize that mall he says, "But New Gate used to have a Nordstrom!" 'Used to' being the important part of the phrase in my argument. We had some time to kill, so I drove him to the heart of the mall. He L O V E D it.
Truth be told, it was even worse than I remembered. Most of the popular retailers have moved out, and in their place are…no words:
By far my favorite was the Latino Bridal Store. Where you can have a wedding dress that resembles cotton candy for a mere $600.
We also stopped inside an "ALL A BUCK" store, where everything was 50% off. Zach purchased this gorgeous feather mask for me for a steal of a deal: 53 cents. I wore it the remainder of our experience through the mall – and to my disbelief nobody even gave me a second look.
Along with our superb shopping experience, we also…
1] Celebrated my boss' departure to China with a lunch at the Red Iguana.
2] Reached my Fuel goal [four times] with my Fuel Band.
3] Discovered MEGA Stuf Oreos at Walmart.
4] Watched the guys in the shop set up my completed Health Catalyst booth before the show in New Orleans. [This is only half of it, technically. Also, meet Rob and Yubei…two of my coworkers.
5] Had a date at Market Street Broiler – with too much sourdough bread and clam chowder.
6] Spent the morning with my grandfather. We picked out paint colors for his kitchen, discussed cabinet hardware, rearranged furniture, and then had brunch at IHOP. It wasn't a prime meal [he took one bite of his sausage and KNEW it wasn't pork] but we had fun discussing technology, current events, and my grandmother's biscuit recipe. I am making an honest effort to spend more time with my grandparents – I promised myself that after my Grandpa Orval passed away. Besides, I can't get enough of this sass mouth…I adore him.
7] Zach cleaned out our entire garage – quite the feat considering how much hockey gear, snowboarding gear, and other garb we have crammed into this joint…
8] We spent Sunday evening at the Henderson's eating a delicious dinner and then watched the Oscars. My favorite moment? When my lady crush, JL, fell on her way up to accept her award. This made me liker her even more, to be honest.
9] The icing on the cake was eating Jeanene's chocolate cake – Zach's favorite dessert of all time.
I'm excited to get this upcoming week started: my Dad finally returns home from Argentina. We can't wait to see pictures and stories of his adventures!


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Happy Monday Folks,
Not such a happy Monday for me as I finally got everything that everyone else in my family had….flue, strep, weakness, sneezes and body aches. I plan to be back in shape by next week.
Have a good one.
Sick Scott
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Happy Monday Folks,
Not such a happy Monday for me as I finally got everything that everyone else in my family had….flue, strep, weakness, sneezes and body aches. I plan to be back in shape by next week.
Have a good one.
Sick Scott
Happy Monday Yentees,
The Yenta is back with another installment of news a.k.a. gossip. Like I mentioned last time, I don't really consider it to be gossip since it really is all fact in spite of what some want to believe. The only thing is that it might be gossip to you since you haven't heard it until now. Before I get in to the heart of the Yenta for this week, I wanted to clarify one thing from the first Yenta installment. Regarding the contraction that I predicted in the fabric industry, you should know that the contraction will affect everyone including my companies too. Unfortunately, no one is immune. So in spite of what some might have thought I said, the contraction is hitting everyone, but it just hits everyone differently….some worse than others.
Anyway, last week I discussed the unfortunate demise of a couple companies/divisions to the benefit of the rest of the industry, but this week I am discussing the combination (mergers & acquisitions) of others. I have two to discuss:
Congratulations to all companies involved with these deals. Good luck!
My brief comments on the M&A are this. The Wyndham deal is a good one for our industry as it combines two entities that can now benefit from the synergies of being one combined entity. More deals like this would be welcomed in our industry as far as I am concerned. It would also help to reduce the number of suppliers as there is just an overabundance. On the other hand, the Troy/Midwest deal doesn't really have any major benefit to the future of our industry because it really just keeps Troy in the game under a new owner who isn't a big player in fabric at all. That being said, it is probably a good deal for Troy, but it doesn't help the other fabric distributors or convertors who are dealing with the contraction.
I unfortunately have some very sad news to report. This past Friday I got an email informing me that Mary Jo Cloninger of Mary Jo's Cloth Store in Gastonia, North Carolina passed away at 85 years old. Since I go down to the Carolina's most frequently on business, I often had the opportunity to work with Mary Jo on various occasions. The one thing I would never forget about Mary Jo was how she would always insist on 20-25 yard bolts. She would always say anything less than that is a remnant. She was always shocked to hear that the chain stores were taking 8 yard bolts. Anyway, the fabric industry is losing a true gem. Rest in peace Mary Jo, you will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.
On a lighter note, as a follow up to my previous blog about Monopoly changing their game pieces, it's official that the thimble, shoe, wheelbarrow and iron are gone. In is the rubber duck, penguin and Tyrannosaurus rex…really? They will join the Scottie dog, top hat, cat, race car and battleship. Next year, we fabric people should vote for the sewing machine. The Yenta is now out of ammo for the time being.
Until Next Week,
This is Scott Fortunoff the fabric yenta signing off.
The fabric yenta? Yenta is a Jewish/Yiddish word for a person who is a gossiper. Speaking of Jewish though, I would be remiss if I didn't say my piece about how disgusting it is that there are cowards making robo-calls to JCCs (Jewish Community Centers) throughout the US. They are trying to instill fear upon these amazing establishments and all the people that enjoy them (both Jewish and non-Jewish) on a daily basis. Not only that, but loads of other Jewish organizations are being bombarded with antisemitic threats too. Without going in to too much more detail on my fabric blog, my parting words to these cowardly haters, and all haters for that matter is, shame on you and get a life you disrespectful freaking losers! Finally, in case you were wondering what you could do to support a JCC, please check out this link as it contains some good ideas.
There is more though. Big shots in our industry i.e. the heavy hitters who we all know so well are losing their jobs. There are many stories like this, but I am not going to name all the names. I will speculate that companies can't continue to pay high earners what they are used to making because sales no longer justify it. It is as simple as that.
I am going to mention specifically what is going on at Fabric-Quilt, Inc. John & Sue, who I am sure you all know and thought owned Fabric-Quilt, Inc. (they didn't) were let go, fired, quit, separated, retired or something like that. You can classify it how you want, but long story short is that they are no longer with Fabric-Quilt, Inc. I have to tell you that the timing of that separation was flat out bad in my humble opinion. This is not the time to let go the people that are considered to be the faces of the company and the backbone too. I guess we will have to wait and see how that decision pans out….my guess is not so well.
There is still more though. Rumors of companies not able to pay their bills and bouncing checks. Sales reps not getting paid on time or not getting paid at all. Suppliers cutting their work weeks down to 3 or 4 days. Companies are cutting travel and the expenses that go with it. And of course, people are going to be shrinking their quilt market footprint or they are not going to attend at all. As for smaller regional shows, those too are struggling. The list goes on and on and the carnage continues to grow. People, our industry is in a mini-crisis and the dominoes are starting to fall. Please be careful and try not to be part of the bloodshed. With that, I would say it is time to take a gut check and evaluate if your business can survive what is clearly before us…the contraction.
To wrap this up, I wanted to let you know that you can rest assured that Jaftex and all its companies (Studioe Fabrics, Henry Glass Fabrics, The Blank Quilting Corp., A.E. Nathan Co., Inc. & Fabric Editions) are in a strong financial position and you can certainly rely on us as a loyal supplier and friend for many more years to come. Finally, for our competitors that are struggling, you know that you can always come and talk to us about joining our organization as we would welcome the opportunity to add more strong brands to our arsenal as well as your experienced employees.
Until Next Week,
This is Scott Fortunoff the fabric yenta signing off.
Happy Monday Everyone,
I know that this is really supposed to be my blog just for Studioe Fabrics stuff, but since I am the president of Studioe Fabrics and The Blank Quilting Corp., I sometimes need to blur those lines and mix things up. Who is kidding who? This is my blog and I can do as I wish, right? If you have a problem with that, you can start your own blog and write something unique and special every single week for the rest of your life. How do you really feel Scott (lol)? I digress. Anyway, I feel that this is an important message for all as this is for such a great cause and everyone could have some fun at the same time.
In any case, last year The Blank Quilting Corp. came out with a line called American Honor by Tana Mueller of Western Denim & Dirt. The American Honor line evoked a lot of emotions pertaining to American Soldiers who lost their lives protecting this great country. With those emotions came the idea of creating a contest using the American Honor fabric line. Here is a link to the American Honor line in case you haven't seen it. It is really something else in that it really hits home.
So, what I am here to tell you today, and for the whole month of March, is that the time has finally come for all entrants to start posting their projects on the contest landing page. As of the first week of March, we have not yet received one submission… WAAHHH! I am sure that everyone is putting the finishing touches on their masterpieces as they want to put their best foot forward to try and get their hands on one of the great prizes that are being offered. One special feature of this contest is that not only do top 10 contestants win, but also the top 10 contestants' shops of choice win too. Go to this link and skip down to the prizes section to see what the winners will get. You could also view all the rules and other info about the contest.
That is my message for this week. Keep in mind also that it is only March 6, so there is definitely still time to get out there and buy some American Honor fabric to whip up a quick contest submission before April 1. Speaking of April 1, 2017, that is when the voting will begin. So, even if you did not submit a project, you will still have the opportunity to vote on your favorite project. Please make sure to exercise your right to vote.
Wishing everyone the best of luck! May the best projects win! Thank you for participating and supporting this effort. We greatly appreciate your involvement. We hope you had fun.
Until Next Week,
This is American Honor Scott


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(Bloomberg) -- After selling his last company to IBM for $2 billion, Lance Crosby is now the one doing the acquiring. StackPath, a cybersecurity firm he founded last year, has already raised $180 million and bought at least four startups.
The strategy is unusual for a company just starting out. The financing, including a $150 million commitment from private equity firm ABRY Partners, is the second-biggest so far this year for a company at this stage, according to research firm PitchBook. (The largest was autonomous-car startup Zoox Inc.)
Crosby became a highly admired entrepreneur after founding SoftLayer in his living room just over a decade ago and selling it in 2013 to International Business Machines Corp. for $2 billion. The acquisition helped jumpstart Big Blue's cloud operations. After leaving IBM last year, Crosby said he spent three months studying the cybersecurity industry. He learned about the contentious relationship between software developers who like to ship code and their colleagues who want to make those products secure.
Many developers view security protocols as cumbersome and a deterrent to getting their work into people's hands quickly, Crosby said. Coders often ignore security policies completely, and as a result, security administrators see them as "enemies," he said.
To ease that process, StackPath is developing security tools that programmers can quickly hook into their code. The startup also offers tools that compile data from all the security software a customer is using, including those made by other companies. This portal is designed to find the most important alerts to help identify and eliminate threats to a system.
Businesses will be able to subscribe to StackPath services, similar to the way Amazon.com Inc. sells space in the cloud on a pay-as-you-go basis. The Dallas startup will initially target small internet companies, Crosby said. The software should be especially useful for consumer apps that may have security holes, he said.
"The world has just accepted that if it's a consumer application, it's not secure," Crosby said. "But there's no reason for that."
Thanks in large part to the four cybersecurity startups it bought, StackPath already has 30,000 customers, Crosby said. They range from small startups to some of the world's most valuable companies, he said.
StackPath has deployed virtual servers in 25 locations in highly populated parts of the world, including New York and Miami. Doing so allows StackPath to provide the fastest service, Crosby said. The startup has spent tens of millions of dollars to build up that infrastructure.
--With assistance from Jordan Robertson
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TissueMark, designed for the rapid and automated detection and analysis of tumor tissue on digitised, H&E stained tissue samples, now provides the pathologist with three separate automated methods to count % tumour nuclei on digital slides.
Belfast, UK (PRWEB UK) 3 December 2014
The tumour cell counting capability is powered by PathXL's Tissue Recognition Engine™ and is an extension to PathXL's current TissueMark range, designed for the rapid and automated detection and analysis of tumour tissue on digitised, H&E stained tissue samples. The software now provides the pathologist with three separate automated methods to count % tumour nuclei on digital slides. As with all of PathXL's products, the new TissueMark application has been carefully validated against known standards and results show strong concordance with time-consuming manual counts of tumour nuclei in lung, colorectal and breast whole tissue sections.
"Automated tumour cell counting is one of the most sought after applications in the field of digital imaging," said Des Speed, CEO of PathXL. "I'm proud of the work our team have done here in bringing together several different approaches to crack this problem. The new TissueMark product will prove hugely valuable to those labs that need to feed accurate tumor content information into the molecular pathology process and for those wishing to establish strong quality and audit trails"
Jonathon Tunstall, Director of product Strategy, added "we are continually looking at ways to extend the capability of the TissueMark product line whilst ensuring that we can make a real difference to lab workload by automating some of the more tedious and time-consuming manual processes. Digital pathology is a powerful technology with huge potential benefits but only if applied correctly within a friendly user environment. We've worked hard on the TissueMark user experience and I feel we've developed an important application here which will provide the pathology lab with really valuable time and cost savings."
PathXL's Vice President of R&D, Professor Peter Hamilton, will present the new version of TissueMark and provide further details on the separate % tumour assessment methods during the DPC meeting. The presentation will take place in the County Hall Suite, 11.45am, on December 5th.
About PathXL Ltd
PathXL is a global pioneer in the use of web-based solutions for digital pathology and provides innovative software for use in research, clinical and education sectors worldwide. The company focuses specifically on the oncology sector aiming to provide expertise and excellence in tumour analysis. PathXL's award winning product range, TissueMark® assists the Pathologist with an automated analysis of tumour boundary and % tumour content across a range of tumour types, greatly reducing errors due to the natural variability in human assessment.
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India speeding up civil construction to facilitate trade with PakistanSeptember 27th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by ANI
Poonch/Srinagar, Sept 27 (ANI): Civil construction work is progressing fast in Kashmir to facilitate trade with Pakistan administered Kashmir.
A trade centre and a truck terminal near the Chakan-da-Bagh crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) is under construction, authorities said.
"As the trade Chakan-da-Bagh crossing point on the LoC is to begin, we are constructing a truck tunnel for that. The project cost is little less than 200 million rupees. Ten per cent of the work is completed," said Muhammad Afzal Butt, district development commissioner of Poonch.
Kashmir''s main separatists welcomed the move.
"The way people Jammu and Kashmir trade with each other, people of Jammu do it with people of Kashmir, Kashmiri does with people of Ladakh, the people on both the sides of Kashmir should also be able to do it," said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Srinagar.
India and Pakistan agreed on arrangements to open a border route for bilateral trade in Kashmir on Monday.
The trade on the Poonch-Rawalakot route will begin from October 21 and on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route as well.
A joint working group comprising senior government officials from both countries met in New Delhi earlier this week to decide on the modalities of the trade.
The neighbours opened a landmark bus service linking Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in April 2005 and have put forth proposals to open more road links across Kashmir. (ANI)
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GBN Kiloforce Ltd are currently recruiting for a number of Fork Lift Truck drivers in and around the Colchester area.
The Role:
- You will be required to work within a factory environment
- Dealing with Goods In and Out
- Dealing with any ad hoc paperwork as and when required.
- Moving delivered stock into the warehouse and manoeuvring for dispatch
The Person:
- Must have an up to date and valid Counterbalance licence
- Must have full clean and current driving licence
- Must have proven working experience within a similar role.
- Flexible working hours
- Excellent rates of pay
- Free parking
Required skills
- Fork Lift
- Goods
- Warehouse
- Forklift Operator
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Movie Trailers - November 1922
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Popular trailers for movies released in November 1922
Total trailers found: 33
The Toll of the Sea Trailer (1922)
26 November 1922
When young Lotus Flower sees an unconscious man floating in the water near the seashore, she quickly gets help for him.
Puss in Boots Trailer (1922)
03 November 1922
A boy falls for a princess, his cat for hers. But her father does not like the idea of a commoner marrying a noblewoman and kicks him out.
Phantom Trailer (1922)
13 November 1922
Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is immediately infatuated with her.
The Young Rajah Trailer (1922)
11 November 1922
A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.
Day Dreams Trailer (1922)
15 November 1922
In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, Buster goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much nobler ones than those that he is actually attempting.
La jeune Belgique Trailer (1922)
23 November 1922
An episode of the glorious patriotic series, born after the Armistice: the martyrdom of a girl from Marcinelle, shot by a German soldier because she threw her brioche at a starving soldier in captivity.
Shadows Trailer (1922)
10 November 1922
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey.
Coster Bill of Paris Trailer (1922)
14 November 1922
Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years.
Brilliantine the Bull Fighter Trailer (1922)
21 November 1922
Brilliantino the Bullfighter (originally titled Flood and Sand) is one of the first spoofs of Blood and Sand, Paramount's smoldering matador melodrama that set box offices ablaze.
The Headless Horseman Trailer (1922)
05 November 1922
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York.
Farende folk Trailer (1922)
12 November 1922
On a farm in east-Norway lives Jonas Værn. He befriends a traveling finn Ahti who tells about his lost love and the man that took it from him.
Choose Your Weapons Trailer (1922)
04 November 1922
In many ways, this reminds me of another Bobby Vernon film, RENO OR BUST. That's because both films star Bobby and consist of him trying to rescue his lady from being forced to marry a man she doesn't love.
Tess of the Storm Country Trailer (1922)
12 November 1922
Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom.
Dr. Jack Trailer (1922)
26 November 1922
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
My Friend The Devil Trailer (1922)
19 November 1922
Silent romantic drama...
Young Sherlocks Trailer (1922)
25 November 1922
The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.
Triplepatte Trailer (1922)
17 November 1922
Robert de Houdan is indecisiveness itself. He keeps hesitating, shilly-shallying and never reach any decision in any way.
La revanche belge Trailer (1922)
23 November 1922
War drama about a woman hero, in love with a military engineer and coveted by his odious collaborationist krauts .
Our Gang Trailer (1922)
04 November 1922
An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.
Down to the Sea in Ships Trailer (1922)
21 November 1922
Story of the lives of the people in a small Quaker community and the adventures of a whaling ship.
The Village Blacksmith Trailer (1922)
01 November 1922
Partially Lost film. Difficult to know the plot.
Mud and Sand Trailer (1922)
13 November 1922
Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and becomes a local hero earning money.
The Lights of New York Trailer (1922)
12 November 1922
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Lights of New York (1928) was the first all-talking feature film, released by Warner Brothers (who had introduced the first feature-length part-talkie The Jazz Singer in the previous year) and directed by Bryan Foy.
Casey at the Bat Trailer (1922)
05 November 1922
In his career, De Wolf Hopper recited Ernest Lawrence Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" thousands of times.
Enter Madame Trailer (1922)
13 November 1922
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
A Maid of the Silver Sea Trailer (1922)
01 November 1922
A Cornish man working in a silver mine on a French island is framed for killing a girl's father and brother.
The Pride of Palomar Trailer (1922)
26 November 1922
Mike Farrell, the son of a Spanish don, comes home from his army service in Siberia to discover that his father is dead and his ranch, Palomar, is in the hands of John Parker.
Out of Place Trailer (1922)
18 November 1922
Directed by and stars Al St. John and the first half is a little below average. It's a variation on the sort of rustic comedies his uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, used to star in with Mabel Normand almost a decade earlier.
Felix Lends a Hand Trailer (1922)
14 November 1922
Trudging through the snow in his hometown, Felix sees a billboard advertising sunny Egypt, and says that he'd give four of his nine lives to be there rather than freezing in the snow.
La chica de la calle Florida Trailer (1922)
20 November 1922
A poor girl falls in love with a young rich boy who is the son of her boss.
Shine 'Em Up Trailer (1922)
04 November 1922
Paul's career as a shoeshine man is interrupted when he is mistaken for an escaped convict, but after the Station Master gives him a job at the train station he proves his worth.
A noi! Dalla sagra di Napoli al trionfo di Roma Trailer (1922)
30 November 1922
Official film of the days of the March on Rome and the born of Fascism.
Brawn of the North Trailer (1922)
12 November 1922
Brawn, played by Strongheart, rescues a young woman from a snowstorm and a human killer.


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Attending the tradeshow is complimentary and no download or app is required to have a personalized avatar walk around the tradeshow floor. Just use the following link to register and attend for no charge: http://EGMConnect3D.com
The theme for this tradeshow is "Going Off the Grid", a term that can involve many different areas of modern home ownership. Making a building well insulated and sealed to save heating and cooling energy but making the home a healthy, safe, durable and resilient environment to live in can involve other factors as well.
The Spring 2017 EGMC3D Tradeshow covers many off-grid topics inside the exhibitors booths and throughout both tradeshow pavilion floors. Here is a sampling of these topics:
Tight homes need ventilation: Air King is in the new "Off-Grid" Pavilion to help with this
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Building advanced homes can require research and built examples: The bookstore inside the EGMC3D tradeshow has a plethora of books around the 'off-grid' topic plus showcases advanced homes built by students in the new off-grid pavilion
Clean energy systems make going off-grid possible: The 'Clean Energy Host Home' offers design services for both residential and commercial projects plus photos of multiple installations
Other off-grid topics covered in the Host Homes, booths and video kiosks are: healthy home information, smart home automation & control, energy/green training & certification options, low-cost greenhouse and organic food products and more.
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*Amazon Echo Dot is a product of Amazon and no affiliation with Amazon is expressed nor implied by EGM Connect 3D Virtual Tradeshows and Doff Industries. The award winning 3D virtual platform that hosts the EGMC3D tradeshows tracks the most active personalized avatars during the three days that the tradeshow is 'live' and lists the top ten. From this list of the top ten one lucky avatar's owner will receive an Amazon Echo Dot just for being very actively involved in this spring 2017 tradeshow.
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Synthetic peptide conjugated to KLH derived from within residues 600 to the C-terminus of Human DDX5.
(Peptide available as ab22412.)
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab21696 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
|1/1000 - 1/5000. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval via the pressure cooker method before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval via the pressure cooker method with citrate buffer pH 6.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
|Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml.
|Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Detects a band of approximately 69 kDa (predicted molecular weight: 69 kDa).
Lane 1: Wild-type HAP1 whole cell lysate (20 µg)
Lane 2: DDX5 knockout HAP1 whole cell lysate (20 µg)
Lane 3: HeLa whole cell lysate (20 µg)
Lane 4: MCF7 whole cell lysate (20 µg)
Lanes 1 - 4: Merged signal (red and green). Green - ab21696 observed at 69 kDa. Red - loading control, ab9484, observed at 37 kDa.
ab21696 was shown to specifically react with DDX5 in wild-type HAP1 cells as signal was lost in DDX5 knockout cells. Wild-type and DDX5 knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. Ab21696 and ab9484 (Mouse anti-GAPDH loading control) were incubated overnight at 4°C at 1 μg/ml and 1/20000 dilution respectively. Blots were developed with Goat anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (IRDye® 800CW) preabsorbed ab216773 and Goat anti-Mouse IgG H&L (IRDye® 680RD) preabsorbed ab216776 secondary antibodies at 1/20000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature before imaging.
ab21696 recognizes a clear, strong band at ~ 69kDa corresponding to DDX5. A number of other, non specific bands are weakly recognized by the antibody. All bands are quenched by the addition of the blocking peptide.
ICC/IF image of ab21696 stained human HeLa cells. The cells were PFA fixed (3.7% PFA, 10 min) and incubated with the antibody (ab21696, 1µg/ml) for 1h at room temperature. The secondary antibody (green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Image-iTTM FX Signal Enhancer was used as the primary blocking agent, 5% BSA (in TBS-T) was used for all other blocking steps. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue). Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red).
ab21696 localises to the nucleus as expected. We believe the small amount of signal seen skirting the nucleus is due to inefficient fixation of the sample.
ab21696 staining DDXA in paraffin embedded Human adrenal gland. The tissue was incubated with ab21696 (1/3000 dilution) for 30 mins at room temperature. Antigen retrieval was performed by heat induction in citrate buffer pH 6.
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ab21696 staining mouse adrenal tissue sections by IHC-P. Sections were formaldehyde fixed and subjected to heat mediated antigen retrieval in citrate buffer (pH 6) prior to blocking. The primary antibody was diluted 1/1000 and incubated with the sample for 40 minutes at 20°C. A HRP conjugated goat anti-rabbit antibody was used as the secondary.
ab21696 staining human anal cancer tissue sections by IHC-P. Sections were formaldehyde fixed and subjected to heat mediated antigen retreival in citrate buffer (pH 6) prior to blocking in a commercially available blocking agent for 20 minutes at 20°C. The primary anibody was diluted 1/1000 and incubated with the sample for 40 minutes at 20°C. A HRP-conjugated goat anti-rabbit antibody was used as the secondary.
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She's not sleeping. Again.
Something's the matter.
I can't quite tell.
Is it teething or is it a Wonder Week?
After over a year of revelling in many a good nights sleep thanks to Lena hitting toddlerhood, having another baby has been more than just a little bit of a shock.
I've realised that I can survive with very little shut eye for oh... approximately two weeks. At which point I can feel my entire self melt into a rather unsightly zombie. Able to only function at the most basic level, unless fuelled by double shots of espresso. Thanks Mr. Nespresso! Without you I would be lost.
Needless to say the two hourly feeds that Marni brought with her after her birth wore me down pretty quickly. There was one day when I literally couldn't feel my cheeks, I was so tired. There was another daybreak feed where I swear I did it all whilst completely asleep, including the pre-milk nappy change.
I was feeling pretty rotten, desperate even. It's like she knew that she had pushed me too far. So she brought out the big guns... the smile! Plus a few good nights of sleep. Sleep! Ah my old friend. I felt revived and able to cope with any tantrum, explosive poo or gripe cries that either of them wanted to throw at me.
Evidently, her cunning plan was to lure me into a false sense of security. We had two weeks of what I would now consider excellent nights. Feeding at 8pm, 11pm, 4am and 8am. Laughable by my pre-baby standards of 11pm-oooooh until 11am if I could get away with it, but joyful nonetheless.
All of a sudden it's changed. We are now doing 8pm, 11pm, 2am, 4am, 6:30am.... SERIOUSLY!!
It's pushing me to the limit and there's no amount of white noise from Ewan the Dream Sheep that's helping this baby get back to sleep in a timely manner. If I'm lucky a quick and super adorable hand holding session does the trick, but mostly it doesn't.
The only way that I can stay sane is to find a reason. To remind myself that it's just a phase whilst also putting it down to a growth spurt and if she's wailing, teething. Call my an idiot, but it helps stop me from falling into a pit of sleep deprived despair.


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In my last post, I mentioned that we've just finished re-landscaping our front yard. My teenage sons want to put a grill in the flat gravel oasis we created among the trees, but I'd prefer a beautiful bench, or a small bistro table and a couple of chairs. That way, I can relax in my peaceful grotto and watch the sun set.
Fortunately, Rich's carries everything I could ever imagine to decorate my new outdoor space. In fact, Rich's features seven bistro collections from O.W. Lee: Amore, Cirque, Mira, Soleil, Café Ole, Corona, and Fiesta. Here's a slideshow of the bistro collections:
I'm looking for two main features in the bistro set I purchase: weather-ability and comfort. Turns out that the O.W. Lee collections earn top marks for both.
I spoke with O.W. Lee sales representative, Ed Joseph, and he told me that the wrought iron and wrought aluminum their furniture is constructed of is designed to be left outside. "It's very strong and it will withstand physical abuse and weight sitting on it better than any other type of outdoor furniture," Ed says.
When I expressed concern that the furniture might rust, Ed reassured me that O.W. Lee has tackled that issue: "They treat the metal to prevent it from rusting, so it's durable in the most extreme conditions, including salt water environments and in extreme heat or cold."
"O.W. Lee stands out in this category; they work extremely hard at creating ergonomic design," says Ed. They contour their chairs to form to the way a body sits on a chair, so it's as comfortable as possible. Their (optional) chair cushions are designed for outdoor use, so they withstand the elements and don't sag or get hard over time.
Recycled Materials: O.W. Lee uses recycled materials for the production of their wrought iron furniture. Ed told me that wrought iron is extremely strong, even when it's recycled. And I like the "green" aspect of using recycled materials whenever possible.
Special Orders: Rich's can special order any O.W. Lee furniture, regardless of whether it's on the showroom floor. O.W. Lee furniture is offered in 12 metal finishes and over 200 fabrics, so I can customize to my heart's content.
Okay; I'm sold! Now I just have to choose my favorite collection. I'm leaning toward the Soleil, Mira, or Cirque, because I love the old-fashioned ice cream parlor look and I think those collections will fit best in the space I have created. Please help me decide -- vote for your favorite in the Comments area.


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text: Toy Wars is a game in which you take the role of a group of Toys which fight in a house. It's heavily inspierd on Toy Commander, that great old game from SEGA Dreamcast. The Wii port has some issues like the absence of some animations (of walls and fences) and no lighting. Beside that the game workd pretty well. I'll try to update the errors this week if I have time. The controls The game is designed to be played with the classic gamecube controller. If you want to use the Wiimote+Nunchunk you'll need to copy the "config" file attached to the root of the SD card. Triggers: Accelerate/deaccelerate/Brake (both at the same time) Shoot: Button A & B (primary and sec.) Weapon change: X in combination with arrows (digital pad) Vehicle change: Y in combination with digital pad Start: pause. Digital pad: camera movement. You can and should check the Genesis Competition Toy Wars entry, you can find more info in case you need it. You can also check nintendomax for help if needed. Installation and download For the last version: just uncompress the ZIP. You should have boot.dol and toywars.wii.data in sd:/apps/toywars/ folder. Also you should have an empty folder at sd:/apps/toywars/profles/. You have also to choose a gamepad to play, you can use GC pad, classic pad or wiimote+nunchuk. I recommend the classic ones. Download the config file for your configuration and place it in sd:/apps/toywars/ and rename it to "config". Sorry for the inconvenience, but supporting so many configurations it's a little tricky. In the future I'll make an automatic config detection. Hope you understand! As you didn't say anything about splash screen I keep the nintedomax one. If you want me to put an splash just ask! ZIP file Config files Thanks! Videos [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAGI-DOom_4[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bNzPmuplvk[/youtube] Anything just ask and write here! Thanks!


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I have a question for those of you that have experience in a wirehouse. Over the past few months I have been talking to as many people as possible about this industry. One interesting thing I have come across is the way in which a few of the people I have talked to have greatly increased their chances of success.I have met three people who started at one firm (UBS, ML, and Ameriprise) and went through about 2 to 2.5 years in their training program getting paid a full salary (at least at ubs and ml) and building their book of business. Then, right as the are getting ready to go full commission, they switched firms and for some reason the new firm allows them to join their new FA program. Therefore, they start all over with a 2 to 3 year salary. But the difference is now they already have a small book of business and a head start. Plus the salary that their new firm offered them was pretty high because they bring experience and a book of business. Do you guys see this happening a lot? To me, it just seems like a way to give yourself new life IF (and only if) you are at the end of your current training program and you know the first year without commission is going to be too hard to make it. I even asked one of they reps that had moved from UBS to ML if his goals in the new PMD program were higher then a newbies and he said no. He still has to get 15 mil in two years, but he already has seven in the books when he started. Where I would be starting at zero. Just seems like that would encourage people to jump from one firm to another.
It's not quite so smooth as you make it sound. Ask your friends how exactly they handled their training contract, or if they waited until they had fulfilled the service requirement (typically 3 years, but can be longer depending on the firm) contained in that contract.
If you are contemplating this strategy, be very aware of the terms of your training contract as you may be obligated to write a big check to your old b/d, or convince your new b/d to do so as part of the terms of your switching.
The Catch 22 is new b/ds typically only are willing to cover that training buy out cost if you have already built up a good book, but if that were the case, why would you need to switch firms? No salary will exceed the money you can make from a good book.
Morphius,I read back over my post and I can see where you would think that I meant that I was contemplating using this strategy. Actually that is not what I meant to say. I can't imagine starting off in the business with this strategy because it sets you up for failure or at least the mindset of failing. I want to succeed wherever I start. What I meant to say is that it surprises me that SB, ML, etc allow reps with experience and a book of business to go through their training program as a newbie. To some extent, that will encourage jumping from one firm to another after your training is up. Also, the reps I were referring to in my first post didn't have any obligation as they had all completed the training program. That is kind of my point. As soon as they completed the salaried training program and went commission, they just joined another training program. You are correct in that I don't know all of the specific details of their change, but none of them mentioned anything about having to deal with a training buyout.
I would say rarely does someone early in their career make a jump like you are discussing unless they are not making it.
Thanks for the clarification, runner.
B/Ds absolutely protect themselves through the terms of their training contracts, which generally run at least 3 years AFTER you complete training and enter into regular production. This end of salary is typically not what defines the end of the required training length of service.
If you are referring to someone who has truly fulfilled their training LOS obligation, and then transfers to a new b/d as a trainee FA rather than as a transfer FA, I'd have to assume their "book" was non-existent or so small that they couldn't survive otherwise, as they would otherwise make more money through straight production that any training contract.
As for the new B/D, they figure their odds are not much better than taking a new/new trainee, but at least they don't have the cost of the licensing and non-production period, so all they are risking is the salary vs. the salary during non production plus training costs. Their motivation for doing this would probably be driven by the BOM's need to hit his recruiting targets for new trainees and/or transfer FAs, or perhaps because their production hurdles are much lower than those of the 1st B/D.
Bottom line is that this doesn't happen much. In the final analysis, if someone couldn't build a (transferrable) book they could live off of in, say 3-5 years at their 1st b/d, what are the odds they will be able to do it the second time around?
I suspect the details of your friends' situations are more than meets the eye, and more than they want to share with anyone. Better to sound like you cleverly manipulated the system than admit you barely survived.
I couldn't agree more. A lot of FAs are not fully honest when talking to clients. Why would it be different with colleagues? I also wonder how some of these FAs handle non-compete contracts when making transfers like this. If anyone could comment, I would appreciate input.
I have a friend of mine who is a bright individual. He used to work for a major wire (like SB,ML, or MS) and he left to go work for a bank as a FA in another city. He said he didn't have to sign the non-compete, or that he negotiated the non-compete from including clients he was already bringing to the wirehouse, can't remember which. At any rate, he told me, "You don't want to work for a wire. They have "fancy" Wall Street names, but they are all the same. They work you to death until you leave and keep the clients you brought in." I took his comments to heart, at first. However, after talking to others, I have the distinct feeling he either just could not bring in the assets or didn't get along with the office.
I'd imagine they are indeed barely surviving but have found a way to keep themselves in the business for a few more years.I have a friend who left Jones and went to a wirehouse recently, and he'll be on salary for two years. He was failing at Jones but wanted to stay in the business a little longer to see if all of his doorknocking would eventually pay off.


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I spend about 20 hours every weekend in oversized men's sweats for one reason only, they are comfy as hell. Though most of that time is spent binge-watching, I do venture outside for brunch, errands, and other things. None of those things explicitly require me to take off my sweats. I mean, if Kim K can rock mom sweats and a sports bra to dinner, I got this.
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We did a big clean up of all the junk, old toilets and boxes. The dumpster is almost full now.
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I finally got to see my new cabinetry get uncrated. Been waiting for months and hoping I made the right decision. I did, we love how it turned out and can't wait to see it installed.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
emergency room weekend
warning this is an extremely long post. congratulations if you make it to the end. sorry, i have sooo much to say!
well well well...
where would i even start? first of all, i am sorry i have completely abandoned you all. i had quite a hard time july 15th-22nd. friday the 15th was the day before a fundraiser that my aunt was putting on for me. i woke up in absolute terrible pain. so much pain that i made an appointment with my doctor and asked for an MRI to see if their had been any dramatic changes in my tumors. i also had my blood drawn and some xrays. well results came back that their had been no significant changes in any of my images and my blood work was ok as well. i was relieved of course. but i WAS a bit frustrated feeling like my body had no 'new' reason to be feeling such a dramatic difference of pain.
i knew i needed to rest up really well for the next day so i could be feeling fantastic for my fundraiser. i was going to show up no matter how much pain i was in. (or so i thought).
saturday 2am: woke up in a torturous pain. head to toe. i cant even describe the pain but i CAN tell you that i have felt a tumor removal surgery before because the surgeon only numbed my skin. and i would rather go through that again than to feel as i did saturday AND sunday. as i laid on my bathroom floor throwing up, i screamed. i howled. i punched things. slammed my head on things. said some things i shouldn't have. i...oh...my, terrible. cant describe it.
i refused to take pain killer. why? cuz i am so stubborn. i thought i could handle it. well, i went through this whole screaming, pacing the house, throwing up 'deal' about every 45 minutes that night.
i'm trying not to make this too long but its hard to spare some of these details.
here, less details more facts.
8am: called my mom told her of my night, said i may not make it to the fundraiser for a couple more hours.
9am: still throwing up.
10am: still throwing up. start having body shakes/convulsions. more crying and screaming.
11am: trying to drink water to take my anti nausea meds.
11:01: threw up water.
meanwhile i keep getting phone calls from family and eli to see how i'm doing and if i'm feeling well enough to at least make it to the lunch/auction.
12:00 my mom calls. hears my voice and knows its serious and that i need her.
12:20 mom arrives at my house.
12:45 keep throwing up, start convulsing harder.
12:50 mom takes me to ER.
finally i had an iv in me that gave me fluids. anti nausea meds and pain killer, and they took some blood. i was there for 5 hours. i had numerous visitors. i felt very loved. after a while i felt fine. so i was released and doctors told me it was the gleevec that had made me feel so sick because my labs were fine and i had no signs of anything wrong with me.
6:45 get home.
6:50 eli makes me toast.
6:55 throw up toast.
7:00 take anti nausea pill.
7:15 fell asleep.
1:00 am woke up...and went through the exact same thing as the night before. exact.
8:00 am called mom. asked her to come over...
we tried to handle it on our own, but we very quickly came to realize that i needed to go to the ER again. must have been the laying on the shower floor throwing up while having insaine body convulsions that did it for us both.
this time in the ER the IV started a lot quicker than the day before, maybe cuz i was on the 'red' side. (more serious side of ER). i have never actually been excited for an IV. until then. that day the doctors ordered the same tests as the day before, but they also added a pelvic exam and an abdominal and chest xray. apparently i'm fine!?! dr's never really gave me a reason as to why i was going through so much that weekend. they think i was on too much gleevec for my body size. we are all still confused.
i hear that your body can reach a point where it is in so much pain that you throw up. maybe that was it? maybe it was the gleevec? i know i didn't catch a bug. eli woulda been sick too.
so anyways, i begged the doctors to keep me over that night. i was terrified to go through a 3rd night of 'hell'. but they didn't want me! i wanted to be admitted so bad.
so anyways, i went to my moms for the next few days and lets just say i dont remember much at all. i was on so many pills that it is a blur. i remember my mom feeding me muffins. i remember my lovely friend addi bringing me flowers (that i have a pic of above). its like when you try to remember a dream and you only remember little pieces. for 3 days. apparently i walked around the house in my birthday suit. yea....my parents house. at least i have numerous pills to blame it on.
it took me a full 7 days to even feel like a human again...weird stuff was goin i tell ya. worst pain i have ever felt. i have been off of the gleevec for 13 days now....and i will go back on it. pretty sure my dosage will never get up to 6 pills a day ever again. but i will reach for 4. and be proud if i make it there.
things i learned from my torturous weekend.
1) my boyfriend is so incredible. he stayed with me in the ER. tried to crack jokes to make me laugh while i was getting pumped with fluid. he fed me food while i was recovering at my moms. he did other things...that i'm embarassed to admit. i am so lucky to have a man that doesn't let my health stand in the way of his feelings for me. he deserves a gold metal.
2) when i am sick, there is no comfort like what my mom can give, her home made muffins, helping me bathe, feeding me by hand...it was amazing to have her help me feel like it was going to be ok. that i didn't have to be strong, her strength allowed me to be weak.
3) eli tried to take me to ER but i didn't let him. i will still obey my mom. apparently my mother knows best. still.
4) iv's don't hurt all that bad. i have refused iv's through all of my 30+ MRI's and asked for a butterfly needle instead. well, iv's aren't that bad.
5) my body is not normal. i need to take way better care of myself. eat healthy and its ok if i take pain pills. i need to stop allowing myself to be in agony just because i am scared of addiciton.
6) my mom makes really good muffins.
7) my mom is better than yours....just kidding...maybe.
did you make it all the way to the end??? kuddo's for you! you may be the only one. sorry for the leangth. i just had so darn much to say!!
ps how cute is my parents dog 'rudy'? i have a lot of pictures that i took of him cuddling me during my recovery, but i dont remember it at all. =(
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Ugh this breaks my heart!! You are the toughest person I've ever met. (And I'm sure you're tough/strong enough to avoid getting addicted, too-- relieved to hear you're going to be a little more gentle w/ yourself in the future.)ReplyDelete
I came across your blog through another NFers.ReplyDelete
All that stuff you went through is crazy! I was in the Gleevec trial when it was still a pilot trial and was on 800mg. Didn't have much trouble on that dosage (I'm 5 1 and 125lb ish) and only got taken off by my home neuro, not Dr. R at IU when one of my normal meds I've been on caused a seizure and my home neuro wanted to be safe rather then sorry. I only found out for sure it was my other med years later because of newly published data that stated the generic version of that med released 25% of the 24hr dose in two hours.
I did have severe edema toward the end, like 20lb weight gain just due to the edema, but I'm pretty sure that was partly due to after effects of the seizure and not just gleevec. I wish I got to take it longer then 3 months I was on it.
Are you on zofran? they have under-your-tongue melty ones so you don't need water to take it. My insurance only covered 8 per month, so I said forget that and went to costco and paid around $50 for the 60 8mg. One months worth lasted me me around two since I didn't need it every day/dosage. The only downside is it tastes pretty gross, bitter strawberries. Blach. Who ever developed the drug and picked strawberries has never experienced severe nausea. I wished it was minty every time I took it.
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