A WOMAN is seeking life-changing surgery to deal with a colossal 40kg tumour on her left leg and hip. Karina Rodini, 30, from Curitiba, Brazil, has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a condition that causes tumours to grow along the nerves. Karina had small brown patches on her skin from the age of eight or nine, but at age 14 her more substantial “plexiform” tumours began to grow - including the one on her left leg and hip, which started as a freckle and expanded until it reached its present size. Karina says that the tumour’s size has attracted unwanted attention, including bullying as she was growing up. She said: “There was always bullying, because it’s something different. You walk on the street, people can see you are different, it’s impossible not to look.” Karina’s condition means she has to get a seamstress to custom-make her clothes and can only walk short distances. Karina has already had 10 surgeries but says each time some tumour tissue is removed, it grows back even faster. She said: “I am the first case in my family. When I have a surgery sometimes to remove 1kg, at the next surgery it’s already 2 or 3kg bigger.” Karina’s sister Patricia has found a surgeon willing to remove her sister’s largest tumour - but Karina now has to raise the funds needed for the operation, which will leave her hospitalised for six months after the surgery. Karina said: “I imagine living without this tumour, I imagine its complete removal, and I imagine a better quality of life - that’s what I hope for.” https://www.instagram.com/superandoaneurofibromatose/
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When you think of a small town, you immediately think of tiny houses that all somehow look alike, with people all knowing each other by their first name or some nickname and everything is so whimsical and cute. Is that the right assumption for these towns? Let’s see, shall we?
We start with the Villages in Florida. With its 34 golf courses, it is known as Florida’s Friendliest Retirement Hometown. So friendly in fact, that its population of roughly 70,000 has one of the highest STD rates in all of Florida! How ya doin’, neighbor?
PhinDeli Town in Buford, Wyoming is next on this list. Once known as just Buford, this town for just $900,000 to a Vietnamese coffee magnate. The new owner of the town renamed it into PhinDeli, his brand of coffee, which is also sold at the town’s single gas station. Welcome to PhinDeli Town, population:1.
We follow up with Slab City in California, a decommissioned, uncontrolled town of roughly 150 inhabitants, where they do whatever the heck they want. Its citizens vary from drug addicts, eccentrics, hippies and basically anyone that would like to be free. Sounds like a good idea.
Coming back to Florida, we have Miracle Village, set up by a minister to rehabilitate ostracized sex offenders. Over 100 registered sex offenders live in this small secluded town, with more applicants pending.
While in the Sunshine State, we visit Gibsonton, also known as Gibtown. Its citizens are all carnival workers, where 15,000 of them live there during their off-season. A swarf served as their police chief, while an 8-foot-tall man was their fire chief.
There are five more quirky cities to visit, so be sure to keep watching to learn about them. Who knows, maybe one of them is in your neighborhood!
While on the subject of peculiar towns, we just have to tell you of the Norwegian town that needs mirrors in order to see the sun! Now imagine living there!
At one point during the 12th century, Merv was the largest city on the planet, a bustling metropolis that seamlessly blended commerce and art into one prime Central Asia location. But then Genghis Khan crashed the party, and the rest, as they sometimes say, is bloody history.
Do you dream of living on Mars? Walking your Labradoodle on the green planet, fraternizing with your Martian neighbors, wearing those big glass helmets and floating in space.
We might have taken this from a page in a sci-fi novel, but the truth bis, people have been imagining about living on another planet for a very long time. Space expeditions are being sent all the time and scientists are looking for other planets like our Earth, that will help us sustain life and live it better. But before we take to the skies, maybe we should think of another surface on this planet that we could house on.
San Francisco's Seasteading Institute is looking to the world's oceans for both inspiration and solutions: could floating cities become areas of potentially self-governed technological and scientific exploration while also acting as a viable solution to the ever-growing problem of over-population?
As it floats now, the first step towards this concept will be a small one; a coastal community built in the waters of French Polynesia with 300 inhabitants, with a tentative move-in date of 2020.
The non-profit institute has spent almost a decade wishing that 1995 Kevin Costner movie had never been released, because it stand in their way of selling the idea of “special economic seazone”. If things go as planned, the Seasteading Institute is foreshadowing a future that will have thousands of these floating ocean communities and cities by 2050.
For all we know, it has already begun, albeit in the form of a liveable yachts” with luxury interiors and stilts that anchor and stabilize the homes during storms. Each floating house’s 4,350 square footage can be customized to its owner’s desires. They also are also pretty environmentally friendly, powered completely by solar panels on their roofs and equipped with systems that collect and purify rainwater.
Have you wondered how some things got their names? And why exactly did they got their names? Well, in this amazing video you will find out 10 products that were named after their inventors.
Number 10: Mesmerism. Franz Mesmer was an 18th-century doctor who thought he could cure patients with intense eye contact.
Number 9: Graham Crackers. Sylvester Graham was a 19th-century minister who preached that the secret to good health was good morals. His belief that a blunt diet cured “impure thoughts” inspired someone to create the Graham Crackers.
Number 8: Decibels. The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, streamlined sound recording and communication. Naturally, his name is used in measuring sounds as well, accounting for the bell in ‘decibel’.
Number 7: Salisbury Steak. A 19th-century doctor American doctor James Salisbury believed that fruit and vegetables are bad for you. He told his patients to eat his Salisbury steak 2 times a day with a glass of hot water.
Number 6: The Saxophone. Adolphe Sax envisioned an instrument that sounded like a horn but played like a woodline. He created an instrument that changed modern music forever.
Number 5: Macadamia Nuts. Chemist and politician Dr. John Macadam had nothing to do with the discovery of the Macadamia nuts. But, the botanist that did discover them was found of Dr. Macadam, that he named the nuts after him.
Number 4: Shrapnel. In 1784, Major General Henry Shrapnel came up with a weapon to reduce enemy ranks and deaths.
Number 3: Granny Smith Apples. Well-liked in her Australian neighborhood, Maria Ann Smith was called ‘granny’ in her old age. Once, a seedling sprouted in her yard bearing a new type of apple, Granny Smith was immortalized forever.
Number 2: Nachos. In 1943, a hungry group of army wives from Texas showed up at Ignacio “ Nacho” Anaya’s Mexican bar. Understocked, he improvised, melting cheese over peppers and tortillas, to create the legendary snack.
Number 1: Being Maverick. Samuel Maverick wasn’t like the other barons in 19th century Texas. Because it seemed cruel, he didn’t like to brand his castle, which set him apart from the rest of the herd.
We are all waiting for those vacation days and looking forward to spending some time to our self's by going somewhere and taking our minds off the "real world". Vacation can some times be a pain to organize and plan, especially if you don't feel like going alone. It is always nice to get help with suggestions as far as where to go and how to spend your time while there. However, once you get your travelling affairs in order, you can freely focus on relaxation and having fun.
We understand that travelling arrangements can be difficult, but in this case, that's why we're here. This videos contains locations which are not as famous as you might think. You feel like all the famous beaches and resorts are just too much for you, this is the video for you.
This video discloses 10 locations where you can find some exquisite monuments and really experience the regions from a whole different perspective. However, we would suggest a tour guide if so happens that you decide on visiting one of these 10 places. This video doesn't necessarily go into the deepest of details, but if it did, you would't see a reason why to visit.
Atlantis may steal the mythical city spotlight, but unlike that enigma these places once thought to be fiction turned out to be all fact. If you feel like quite the adventurer, these are the places for you!
Enjoy!