#gemsas

[meddlecine]

Fixing broken hearts in med school.

The hardest part about med school hasn’t been med school itself. (Although, I’m scrunching my eyebrows up as I write this, so maybe that’s not entirely true).  The hardest part about med school has been having a boyfriend.  Maybe that’s why I don’t have one anymore.

I moved out of our apartment in January, just one week before starting my second year of medical school. We agreed that me moving out would be best for the relationship. He would take over the lease, and I wouldn’t have to worry so much about money. Up until that point, I felt like I’d tried everything, from dyeing my soul every colour under the sun in the hope that he would fall back in love with just one shade. I tried, I really, really did. But the exhaustion from meticulously choosing every word and placating my tone in the anticipation of the next thing to go wrong, was unlike anything else. He wasn’t being rude, he insisted, just being honest. And if I couldn’t take it, then that was my problem.  I’d been seeing a psychologist, who eventually, after many sessions, shared that she couldn’t believe how much effort I was putting into this sinking ship. She suggested couples’ counselling. He refused.

Had it been going on for some time? Of course it had, but there was never a ‘good’ time to end things (is there ever?). What a laughable concept! “I’m a little busy this week, maybe we can break up next Thursday at 7pm?” To make matters worse and prolong the inevitable even further, I was always determined that there was something that I hadn’t tried yet. It didn’t matter though, because it kept happening over, and over, and over. No matter what I tried to change about myself, nothing worked. Not even the happiest of occasions could blunt the edge I was skating on: I was a bridesmaid for my best friend from school, and felt more alive and glowing than I had in months. But despite every determination to keep the makeup pristine, I couldn’t help let a few tears slip during the ceremony. The vows were beautiful, it’s true, but I think that part of me was quietly grieving as I grew to understand that the guy attending that wedding with me would never, ever love me in the same unconditional way that the groom loves my best friend. And I knew that he would never want to try, because he told me so. It didn’t matter how beautiful I looked that day on the outside. On the inside, I couldn’t help but feel my heart sink as it caught up to my head.

My spirit and self-esteem had been slowly pushed further and further into the ground to the point that I believed that maybe he was right. Maybe I am difficult, and stubborn, and dismissive, and unappreciative. In desperation, I reached out to an old ex of mine, a gorgeous Parisian lawyer who was always kind, honest, and made me laugh. He admitted that although it’d been a long time since we were together, there was no reason to ever justify such outbursts of anger, and assured me that I wasn’t any of those things that I’d listed above. “But of course, you’re not perfect!” he added. I smiled and raised my eyebrows at the message, grateful for his candour, all the while thinking that I probably could’ve done without the last comment. It’s a shame things never worked out with him; I can only assume he is happy with his life in France, as he very much deserves, but he at least serves as a sobering reminder for how I should be treated. I paused and cast my mind back. Our time together is a memory long gone now, but I still remember enough to know that I missed how I felt when we were together: calm, safe, my cheeks often aching from laughing at his quick wit. All things that I didn’t have now. His one small message of kindness after all these years made me realise how miserable I really was.

Because, when I thought about it... could I survive the next 3 years of medical school, plus my training with chaotically unpredictable ups and downs? I’d heard that medicine puts a strain on your relationships, but with or without med school, I don’t think I could survive this. Just a week prior, only a few days before my final exams for the year, we’d had a fight. Another one. No matter my attempts of resolution, they were met with jagged stares of contempt and crushing silence, and so finally, after three days of drowning in an ocean of anxiety, I pleaded for some kind of resolve. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or study from the stress-induced migraines, and was a complete mess at the idea that I would lose my relationship and fail my exams. “So it’s my fault if you fail your exams?” he scoffed. He told me to get over it. I patched things up as best as I could, determined to not let someone who could be so indifferent towards my feelings be my downfall. Miraculously, I passed my exams. But I knew that next time I might not be so lucky.

Moving out bought me one more month.  It sucks, but everything was clearly crumbling around me.  It wasn’t all bad—no one gets into a relationship with someone who’s like this at the start. There were many wonderful, fun, whimsical moments in the years we were together, and the guy I left isn’t the guy I first met.  In the end we just...  weren’t the right fit for each other.  So, I may be alone now, but I’m okay with that. For now, I love talking to the patients and hearing their stories, and I love seeing someone’s eyes light up when I ask them how they met the love of their life.

Hopefully one day I’ll get to share mine.

#medicine #med school #medschool #medstudent #med student #medical school #student #student doctor #gamsat #gemsas #graduate school #graduateschool #grad school #graduate medicine #postgrad #med #med school blog #med study #med studyblr #med school aus #med school australia #relationship #breakup #break up #heartbreak

[princess-lointaine]

gold earrings by gemsa london.

#my images #sparkles #gemsa london

[attrangijewellery]

What Are The Different Ways To Style An Outfit With Minimalist Jewellery?

One of the most popular trends that rank today's fashion world is the minimalistic jewellery look. The term wasn't clearly popular until the 1960s when the jewellery world started shifting from artworks to white spaces. Instead of wearing heavy jewelry with outfits, women prefer wearing fancy diamond earrings for an office look.

The minimalist look has been growing constantly and has grabbed the world as a whole. This gives a fresh look to women and flaunts their beauty in the most natural way. Here is an overview of some of the finest minimalist jewellery styles that have grasped the new world as a whole.  

Check out the different ways of styling a fancy diamond earring in a minimalist way

Given below is a list of the most beautiful pieces that can give styling tips for diamond jewellery. Let's take a look at them.

1.  Dainty Gems

A lot of people hold on to this misconception that minimalist jewellery is a no-color fashion. Well, they are wrong about it. Adding a pinch of colour to the monochromatic jewellery piece can give the dainty gemstone choker necklace set a beautiful statement look.

2.  Initial Jewelry

These are the second most versatile pieces of jewellery available in today's market. A round pendant with fancy diamond earrings should give a perfect understated look. A few additions like fingering enhances the outfit with a more whimsical look. These jewellery pieces mostly have a sentimental touch to them. These are perfect for daily wear and never go out of style.

3.  Bar Necklaces

Want to elevate the look with some simplicity? The Bar necklaces should be perfect. These come in a variety of styles and shapes and are best for office wear jewellery. Some even have names engraved on them which makes them even more personalized.

4.  Stacking Rings

Ring stacks are one of the best things to show off for a jewellery collection. It has perfectly mixed metals, with a sophisticated touch to it. Further, these textured metal rings mostly stick to monochrome and are good for pairing with a choker necklace set.  

5.  Pearls

These are one of the most classiest minimal jewellery. A fancy diamond earring with pearls attached as danglers is sure to make the woman stand out. It expresses true elegance, tradition, and poise and is perfect for wearing on special occasions. Thus, these can be considered a worthy investment for years to come.

6.  ID Bracelets

These have turned out to be one of the most unexpected trends in ID Bracelets. These fall under the category of traditional jewellery for men. Recently, improvements have been made to make it look a softer and good piece of jewellery for women too. They have a soft chain that is lashed with an engravable plate matches well for both Indian and western outfits.  

7.  Earcuffs

These have turned out to be one of the most appropriate office-wear jewellery for women who prefer a dainty, yet simplest look. Tying the hair into a ponytail or a slick back fashion should be perfect for such jewellery. These have the most prominent features and are a perfect solution for every kind of outfit. Some even go out for a second piercing due to their liking for the jewellery.  

In the present times, minimal jewellery has taken over almost the entire country, ruling everybody's heart with the mind. These jewellery pieces allow women to carry a beautiful look without wearing much jewellery. Even the body color and type can be ignored for these particular pieces of jewellery.

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#office-wear jewellery #office wear jewellery #fashion jewellery #ethnicjewellery #ethnic jewellery online #artificial jewellery

[medicallybl0nde]

the gammy is coming up fast, only 2 weeks till registration opens and about 4 months till the actual exam. I am freaking out a little. I don’t have a lot of time to give to studying for it since I’m already 5 units deep at uni this semester. I know I have next march as a back up as well (and if I do yr4 of my degree I’ll also have september 2020 and march 2021 as backups too) but my psychiatrist once heard me say that during a session and stopped me and gave me a stern lecture about how I have to go into the exam adamant that this will be the only time I need to sit it and I can’t go around thinking I have back up times I need to go in whole heartedly, and considering he’s been through med school I’m not about to argue. (this dude also has a son my age who is currently in med by umat pathway access and I kind of almost died when he told me he doesn’t think his son would be in med rn if he had to sit the gamsat, father of the year or what)

also at $500 a pop and like, a severe amount of stress- I really want to try hit a high score on my first time so for the rest of my journey into med I can just chill and focus on volunteering and my GPA and not spending $500 every 6 months to sit the 6 hour (7 if you count the lunch break) “one exam to rule them all” (yeah, a lot of people apparently call it that, I mean it has a fucking lunch break so you can sit and cry for an hour and people prepare for it like it’s an ultramarathon so it’s worthy of that title tbh)

so not only am I stressed about prepping for my 5 exams in 8 weeks, but also finding time to prep for what is actually one of the most important exams of my life (probably the actual most important)

(sidenote: has anyone on here spent a load of $$ on GAMSAT prep materials? was it worth it? there’s a lot of companies out there selling $600 bootcamps and $400 study packages and just like thousands of dollars worth of stuff but are any of them worth it? lmk. I need opinions)

#personal #GAMSAT #premed #GEMSAS #first timer #a baby gamsat-ist #pls give me tips

[nalkaria]

Sooo I keep forgetting the passwords to my several Tumblr accounts, whoopsie-doodles!

This is Gemsa, a Neverhood fancharacter that I created sometime in, like, 2010? I was in college!

She was initially designed by https://kloolass-larspawn.tumblr.com/ and then refined into this angry and jealous little lady ❤ She remains to this day one of my most favoritest characters ever.

#The Neverhood #Neverhood #Gemsa

[journeyanddream]

The Lurking Doom

Section II of the GAMSAT was my strongest and most confident section because writing is what i’ve practiced the most and I’ve also contemplated about it quite extensively...i attribute this to my sheer ability to “pull crap out of my ass” and “stretch an argument to the point of no return”. I was equipped with the creativity and imagination to do so; and it has always been this way. It was the norm for me to stretch topics, if i was given “creativity”, I can begin to talk about imagination and the ability to think and create, then I can proceed to talk about mortals trying to play god by delaying death and relieve suffering through medicine. Yet i could talk about the corrupted and flawed nature about creations, and how all of these are subjected to our own flaws: greed...like when Martin Shrekli, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company who inflated the price of a life saving drug by 5000%...and i could go on and on and on. This is me, and this is how i write, a inclination and clingingness towards philosophy and intangible concepts that are often embedded deep within our consciousness; yeah, i like to go there. 

I’ve written somewhere between 60-70 essays of varying length across 3 months time, not too impressive, and not that bad either, although i was aiming for at least 1 a day (obviously didn’t happen). I’d love to think all of these practices had made me a moderately capable writer if not good...but it didn’t seem to matter a single bit when you are under massive amount of stresses. The topics i was given in my tests were something I’d never seen, heard or even thought about before (celebrity and media); GREAT! definitely a good start. To write about something you’ve never thought about before was no easy task; my mind was as blank as the pages in front of me: crispy, white and without a word. I had spent the last 3 months writing about politics, humanity, emotions, life, death and love and now you want me to write about celebrity? Are we talking about Kanye West or Katy Perry here? It took me longer than usual to get a feel, despite my grandest effort. I’ve tried to focus by closing my eyes and think in my head, I sat there with my head tilted back and yet nothing worthy comes in mind: I could just write about how celebrities are great, they make movies and musics; and how media is awesome it delivers news to us, Oh! what a wonderful time; but they are simply not good enough, not much of an “argument”. It is always easier to find flaws and argue against something than to do the opposite. I immediately started my plan without hesitation: “Media is flawed, those who don’t read news are uninformed, those who do read are misinformed” and “Celebrity culture provides unrealistic expectations and stereotypes to our youth” were central arguments for both my topics. Doesnt sound bad right? but the hard bit is to convey what’s in my mind onto paper with flair. I was stuck on the first paragraph, every word choice and sentence structure seemed and felt inadequate, i disliked the notion of my essays from the very onset. However, it was not a good time to play “Let’s see who can find the best words” or “The perfectionist”, i just have to write, write anything down so i can actually finish on time. there were all pens and inks, light scratching and scrapings against the lines, it was a metaphysical transformation of materializing intangible thoughts into tangible inks. 

“You have 30 minutes left for section II”. 

I freaked out. I was barely onto my third paragraph and i was no where near finished. I knew instantly i had to compromise and cut short to move onto conclusion immediately. The conclusion was short, unsophisticated and lacks flair (but some conclusion is better than no conclusion right?). Without a break, immediately move on to task B and i decided to skip planning and go straight into it. I looked at the clock, roughly 20minutes for an essay. However, instead of carrying the momentum from the last essay, i spent yet another 5 minutes, i was stuck once again. Celebrities are not even on my radar and i havent given any attentions on these subject matter for long. “I hate the Kardashians and Taylor Swift had shitty songs”...is this good enough for an argument? At last i had decided to write about “the false representation and expectations of beauty and the associated danger with celebrity induced plastic surgeries”. But using sophisticated languages and analysis was hard on this one. Before i know i had to cut short again: with a full lengthed introduction, a full lengthed paragraph 1, a paragraph 2 that is barely longer than the conclusion that was 2-3sentences long. Abysmal! I didn’t finish! Again! I had managed to use up every second of the writing task, right until it was “pen down” time. I just sat there...my body leaned back, i was drained physically and emotionally...my hands are still throbbing with pain and pulsing rapidly from the intense writing.

At that moment, i knew i had gotten myself in a “shit storm”. Section 1 was horrendous and I had to guess 20 or so questions due to time allowance...section 2 was horrific with a poor time management, unseen question and underperformance of my usual self...i think im seeing a trend here: a trend that pronounces my failure and my inadequacy for medicine, a piece of test paper that is much alike my death sentence notice that will kill me from the inside out.  “If you don’t even possess an average performance, who are you to even dare to challenge the realm of medicine?”. Perhaps i should reconsider everything and finally realise I am not as talented, not as smart and not as hard working as I perceived. I was certain, regardless of my performance in section three, I am scoring below 50th percentile (that is, I am worse than half the students here, even after pouring out so much money to buy preparation materials and classes). I sat there, unable to move and speak...I wanted to leave so bad, what’s the point of sitting for rest of the test if I am just going to humiliate myself more and reveal more flaws. I felt a heat radiating to my face and head, my hands hang numbly from the side, resisting the temptation to just stand up, slam the desk and scream “F**K You! F**K you all! Screw this test! You are all C**TS and Im OUTTA HERE!, IM DONE” ... but i cannot, despite my rampaging instincts, my consciousness kept me in check, i had to sit through this to the very end no matter what. I’ve never believed in luck, regardless of how many times i come across the phrase “You’d never know, you might just get really good without knowing!”...i really don’t. I am a realist and a pessimist. No one in the world is going to miracally guess all 40 questions correct with a perfect score...no one. I believe in performance and hard work because those things will tell you and show “you’ve done well”...but sadly today wasn’t the day for that. 

I sit quietly....and waited for section III. Is it going to be even bloodier and gory than what i just endured? I questioned.

#GAMSAT #medicine #medicalschool #medicalstudent #medicalstudents #medical #mcat #usmlestep1 #usmle #usmle review #usmlestep2ck #gemsas #doctor #test #exam #destiny

[andrevasims]

Did you know that the Sims Makin’ Magic soundtrack was comprised entirely of songs licensed from the music libraries of APM & CPM Music?

This song isn’t in Makin’ Magic, but it may as well have been because Pierre-André Athané and his album Ciné Souvenirs, released in July 2000, make up half of the entire Makin’ Magic soundtrack.

Here they are in his album’s order:

• Rue en Pente (Build Mode 9)

• Marche des Étoiles (Build Mode 4)

• Via Napoli (Build Mode 5)

• Pas Vu Pas Pris (Magic Town theme)

• Hôtel des Bains (Build Mode 6)

• L'Autre Bal (Build Mode 7)

• Par La Forêt; Clarinet, Accordion, Double Bass Version (Build Mode 8)

• Marilu (Magic Town theme renamed "Foggy Shores")

• Sur Les Quais (Magic Town theme renamed "Magic Town")

--- Other Makin’ Magic song sources: ---------------------------

1989 Barrel Organ/Squeezebox by Brian Peters

• Flowers of the Thorn (Buy Mode 2)

• Cafe de Montmartre (Buy Mode 3)

1999 Pataphonic Dancing Circus ft. Xavier Demerliac

• Valsomatic (Build Mode 3)

1995 The Ethnic Sampler 3 (😬) ft. Daniel Jeannin

• La Ballade de Montmartre (Credits Theme)

2002 I Love Paris ft. Eric Gemsa & Bernard Rabaud

• Le Grand Manege (Magic Town theme renamed “Nutcase Land“)

• La Valse a Dede (Magic Town theme renamed “Ada-Quaint Place”)

1997 Cirque du Monde by David Grant & Ole Mathisen

• Anzane 2 (Magic Town theme renamed “Medieval Neighborhood”)

2000 G*psy Swing of Paris (😬😬😬) ft. Angelo Debarre

• Melancholy (Buy Mode 5)

2002 Zampano Magic Circus by Florence Caillon & Xavier Demerliac

• The Ring Master's Tango (Buy Mode 4)

2001 Cinema Francais by Jean-Michel Bernard

• La Nuit Enchantee (Buy Mode 1)

• Carrousel du Diable (Loading Screen - This one has an original remix in-game so the album version sounds different)

--- Other Sims music trivia posts: ---------------------------

• Urbz composer interview & unreleased Urbz songs

• English to simlish Urbz songs

• Artists who did songs for both The Urbz & TS2 Console

• Hot Date songs licensed from APM Music

• English to simlish Unleashed songs

• Nightlife DJs’ other 2000s music

#sims music #sims 1 #ts1 #sims 1 music #ts1 music #the sims 1 #sims makin magic #makin magic

[darkhhhhhh]

FFXIV Commission for Ruala Gemsa and Narius Lake. Since there were no 2 giant weapons in the scene , so I have enough space to arrange character's poses this time.I tried to make a different layout design for a 2 characters illustration. FINAL FANTASY XIV © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

__________________________________________ Sorry for the slow update.There were many things happened in real life that is very hard to tell. Thank you so much for all the people who follow my arts or waiting my commissions, I really wish I could 10 pairs of hands to draw, so I won't let you wait so long.

#artwork #commission #simple #FFXIV

[ticktockstuck-ezodiac]

TTSEZ: The EndStart-of-the-Year Review

This blog opened up shop in August of last year, and in the few months since then we’ve put out a current total of 263 signs! A good chunk of those are borrowed from the canon Extended Zodiac, or from real-world constellations, but the majority are all-originals and we’ve got plenty more of them coming to you in 2020!

A highlight reel of some our notable uploads in 2019:

Half of a jade quartet themed around compass directions, with the northeast-pointing [Virpent] and the southwest-pointing [Vircules].

[A full quartet of seasonal signs] based on real-world alchemical symbols.

Six different trios of signs all designed to link together into various vehicles.

A week of twin signs, with four pairs of signs in [honey], [emerald], [pastel blue], and [lilac].

We added two signs of dubious canonicity; the gold [Gemsa] and the rust [Artrix]! Artrix’s dream moon and aspect were decided upon in our first (but hopefully not our last) viewer poll!

Under the cut we have plans for the future and some stat-keeping for numbers nerds like me. For everyone else: the TTSEZ comes back at full steam on the 13th, so see you again real soon!

In 2019 we had an erratic upload schedule, part of which can be blamed on some unforeseen circumstances. Nevertheless, one of the goals moving forward into 2020 is getting us onto a more consistent schedule. While we’re going to start the year off basically like we ended last year (with a flexible per-day posting), once we get into spring the blog’ll be moving to a mostly one-sign-a-day format (exceptions made for real-world constellation or otherwise canon signs, since I feel I’d be cheating you out of a day’s slot otherwise).

The need for more consistency is one half of why we’re slowing down, but the other half is that maintaining the faster upload rate was starting to detract from main-blog TickTockStuck work. Which it very much was not supposed to be doing. Moving to once-a-day is not something I especially enjoy since it’s going to create some more distance between signs of the same type, but it’s going to let me prepare weeks in advance much easier and let me better focus on the actual AU this blog is based on.

With that out of the way, some stats! Our current goal is to have each caste and aspect have 7 representatives each (and any sitting at 7 aren’t getting more until everybody else catches up). Here’s where each of those categories is sitting:

Castes

7: Berry, Chocolate, Cyan, Gold, Lilac, Onyx, Plum, Steel, Stone

6: Cream, Honey, Lapis, Lepus, Moss, Peach, Plasma, Ruby, Sapphire, Verdigris

5: The Andromeda and Auriga castes, Amethyst, Azure, Emerald, Garnet, Indigo, Jasper, Lime, Mint, Peridot, Sugilite, Topaz, Turquoise, Wine

4: Crimson, Ivory, Malachite, Mauve, Mustard, Olive, Purple, Rust, Silver

3: The Cetus and Chamaeleon Castes, Bronze, Cerulean, Fuchsia, Jade, Rose, Teal, Violet

2: The Sculptor Caste

Aspects

7: Glut, Life, Lust, Mind, Mood, Speed, Strife, Void, Woe, Wrath

6: Breath, Greed, Jest, Shade, Sky, Sleep, Space, Wealth, Word, and the Ophiuchus Aspect

5: Blood, Chains, Heat, Hope, Lies, Null, Time, Vim

4: Doom, Glam, Grace, Grief, Heart, Land, Light, Pride, Rage, Rot, Sea, Sloth, Tricks, Tune, Want, Why, Will, and the Dorado and Orion aspects

3: Beast, Keys, Quest, and the Centaurus and Tucana aspects

2: Scorn

For clarity, Artrix was not a planned addition to the lineup coming into this phase of operations, so eventually these numbers are going to have Rust and Will at 8s. Gemsa was, though, so no golds until the rest of the castes catch up to it.

#TTSEZ #TickTockStuck #Extended Zodiac #Homestuck #Hiveswap

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

mystery skulls animated steven universe au, or gemsa for short

#haha geddit #the nemesis speaks #this au is always on the backburner in my brain i just havent finished anything for it yet

[meddlecine]

You haven’t studied, and it shows.

“What caused the jaundiced appearance in the patient?” the consultant asked expectantly of me.

“Errrr,” I paused, trying to give off an air that I had at least one piece of relevant information inside my head. The 5 other med students in my group stared nervously at me, probably grateful that they weren't being asked this question themselves. Or maybe they were nervous that I couldn’t answer such a simple question.

I looked up towards the ceiling as if that’s where the answer would be. (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.) An uncomfortable amount of time had passed in silence, and disappointingly, the answer still hadn’t magically appeared in my mind. Eventually, I looked back at the consultant and muttered, “I’m not sure, sorry,” as if he didn’t already know that I had absolutely zero idea.

Without any acknowledgement, he fired out the next student’s name. “Right, Oliver, what’s the answer?”

“Excess bilirubin,” Oliver confidently answered without missing a beat. Damnit. I did know that one.

The cycle of questions continued over and over and over, the consultant either being so skilled at hiding his disappointment in my lack of ability to answer a single question today, or, he simply did not care. For weeks now I’d been prioritising my job and clients over my studies, and today, it showed.

We headed back to the elevator. “One last one for today,” he began. Oh gosh. Here we go. “What food is high in potassium?”, he asked. Finally, something I could answer.

“Bananas!” I spat out, beaming with pride that I could show that I had a glimpse of knowledge. Still counts as a win, right?

But... lesson learned. So, here’s a question that you can all answer. How should you never, ever turn up to the wards?

I’ll tell you: completely unprepared. 

Take it from someone who just spent the whole day feeling woefully out of her depth. Let’s hope that I manage to get my act together before our next placement day...!

#medicine #medschool #medstudent #med student #med school #medical school #student #student doctor #doctor #gamsat #gemsas #graduateschool #graduate school #grad school #graduate medicine #postgrad #med school blog #med study #med studyblr #med school aus #med school australia

[journeythroughmedicine]

Hi there! If you feel comfortable sharing, could I ask what GPA you graduated with? I am only half way through my 3 year degree and my GPA is sitting at 5.1 (which is kind of a bummer because I tried so hard last sem). I feel confident that I can ace the GAMSAT, but I'm worried my GPA won't be good enough to stand out. Do you think a brilliant GAMSAT score could help overlook an average GPA? What's your experience with this? And I hope you're having an amazing time in med school!!! xx

Hi there, thank you so much for the message and kind words! Quick question: is your GPA of 5.1 from your University or is it the GEMSAS GPA? Because GEMSAS (what you use to apply for med school) calculate your GPA differently (good news, it generally goes up!!).

So I completed my undergraduate with a GPA of 6.1; however, my GEMSAS GPA (what was used for med school applications), was a 6.6! So definitely check out the website to calculate your current GPA. Please don’t be discouraged: some Universities only require a GPA over 5.0 as a hurdle, while others take lower GPA’s if you’re a rural candidate, and a few have a portfolio which contributes more than your GPA in interview selection. Of course there are some schools that require a higher GPA ( > 6.5 ). Depends what school you’re applying to.

Good luck xxx

[bobmorane]

Bonne chanson.

#Spotify

[yourgamecheats]

Pokemon Masters Producer Apologizes, Knows There Isn't Enough To Do In The Game

Pokemon Masters Producer Apologizes, Knows There Isn’t Enough To Do In The Game

Pokemon Masters arrived on iOS and Android back in August, and while the game quickly raked in a lot of money, it has also been plagued by numerous issues. Developer DeNA rolled out an update earlier this week that addressed some of these and included free Gemsas a makegood for the delay, and now producer Yu Sasaki has opened up about the state of the game and what the development team will be…

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#GameSpot

[itsworn]

1929 Ford roadster pickup equipped with a Four-Banger has V-8 Punch

If you’ve been a reader of STREET RODDER for the past decade or so you’ve probably seen the name Jeff Eischen pop up every couple of years. He’s certainly not a “household name” like some of the star hot rod builders who have their own TV shows nor does he have the big 50-foot car hauler parked at events across the country. Jeff has taken an almost opposite approach: he keeps a low profile (that’s his personality), and he turns out some truly spectacular cars (that’s his immense talent).

STREET RODDER first found Jeff at a Goodguys event in 2005 when it gave him a Top 10 award (since rebranded as the Painless Performance Products/STREET RODDER Top 100 program) for a little track-nose roadster he brought to the show. We found him again two years later with a Garage Scene profile on a 1929 roadster pickup he was working on.

Then, from 2008-2011, his cars started being featured annually in the magazine (Feb. ’08 a 1931 Ford tub; Jun. ’09 a T roadster; Sep. ’10 a 1932 roadster pickup; Sep. ’11 a 1929 Ford coupe), with a small break before reappearing in the Aug. ’14 issue with another 1929 Ford coupe.

After the first Model A coupe debuted, hot rodder and ex-IMSA Porsche 962 racer Bruce Leven started paying attention to what Jeff was doing and soon thereafter began a relationship with Jeff where Leven would underwrite the build with the stipulation Bruce’s Garage in Washington would become the eventual resting spot for the cars. The pair do work well together, as they have similar tastes, and there is a lot of discussion and back-and-forth when the cars are going together. The two first produced a 1929 Ford roadster pickup, then the second Model A coupe Jeff built in 2014, and now the pair’s latest effort: the Gemsa/Leven Ford Special.

The moniker may be a bit misleading as Joe Gemsa, the brilliant machinist from the ’50s until his death in 1995 (and who developed single- and dual-overhead cam conversions for the Model B engine), didn’t own or work on this car, but one of his rare and wonderful cylinder head configurations is one of the car’s highlights—of which there are many.

Much of what you see on this vehicle, and nearly everything you don’t see, was scratch-built by Jeff in his home garage, located a few miles outside Columbus, Ohio. For this roadster, he started with a computer-aided chassis design, which he then fab’d out of 2×4 boxed steel. He added a crossmember and X-member from Pinkee’s, and set the suspension up out back with a one-off hairpin design that bends inboard when it gets close to the bells of the Winters’ quick-change (4.11:1).

A pair of Andre Hartford 506 friction shocks (from London, England) connect with a set of quarter-elliptic leaf springs from Posies, and a Panhard bar keeps the quickie centered. Up front, a tube axle features another set of transverse-mounted Posies quarter-elliptic springs, another pair of Hartford friction shocks, plus another Panhard bar. Magnum spindles hang off the ends of the axle where a set of faux-Buick disc brake drums (from Alan Johnson) give off a vintage appearance but with contemporary stopping power.

Steering is accomplished with a TrackMaster Products’ side steer box (available in 16:1 or 24:1 ratios) aided by a steering column, Pitman arm, and an engine-turned, three-spoke, stainless steering wheel all fab’d by Jeff. The wire road wheels from Dayton (16×4 and 16×6) certainly evoke the look found on racing cars from a century earlier, but are shod with present-day Excelsior 500 and 750 rubber.

With the chassis out of the way, attention gets turned toward the drivetrain. Being the racer that he is, Leven picks the type of motor for his projects and, though Jeff’s own history is extensive (including stints with the racing programs of IMSA, SCCA, CART Indy, as well as a team member at the endurance races at Sebring and Daytona) and his penchant for using really unique engines in his rides (such as a Miller-equipped Model B banger), getting the motor working in this car required some outside help.

The 210-inch four-cylinder is from 1923 and was built and tuned by Dan Brewer at Shaver Specialties Racing Engines in Torrance, California. As the name implies, Shavers does build racing engines, both in crate form for any use as well as ones used (and abused) in off-road, circle track, and roundy-round tracks across the country, and they’ve been doing so for nearly four decades.

Internally, counterweights were added to the crank, and the assembly was built using Carrillo rods and JE pistons (0.060 over). The dual-overhead Gemsa camshaft configuration is pretty rare, and the head (set up with a 9:1 compression ratio) is fed by a pair of S&S Super G Shorty sidedraft carbs. Originally designed for the 1980-1990 Harley V-Twins and Sportster motorcycles, Jeff adapted the carbs by fab’ing his own log-type intake manifold.

Located throughout the engine compartment you’ll notice small (about the size of a stick of gum) sticker strips made by Thermax attached to temperature-critical parts (such as the radiator, intake manifold, or backside of the electric water pump) that gives the driver instant pinpoint analysis of the drivetrain’s operating temps.

Externally you’ll find a Meziere electric water pump, a Derale Performance fan for the Walker radiator, an ignition system that utilizes a Vertex ignition and solid cotton-wrapped wires, and an Eischen-designed and built exhaust system that starts with 2-inch stainless steel headers that work back down the passenger side of the roadster into 3-inch stainless tubing outfitted with a Stainless Works muffler insert. The ultraclean and tidy engine mounts to a 1939 Ford box (with a truck tailshaft), outfitted with a Ford tractor clutch, an aluminum flywheel, all operated by a Pinkee’s pedal assembly, modified by Jeff. Both the 12-gallon gas tank (made by Jeff) and the driveshaft (from Coleman Machine) are aluminum.

Like the engine, the design of the car featured input from several sources, including Brookville Roadsters (supplied the steel 1929 Ford roadster pickup body), Moal Coachbuilders (the bulbous track nose and its grille), and more of Jeff’s handiwork (such as the four-piece hood that features stainless steel mesh grilles in each of the pieces). And much of what attaches one item to another on this ride is secured with stainless steel safety wire.

Once Jeff was satisfied with the fit of all the body parts, everything was sent to Petar Brown of Brown Restorations, who has painted the last few cars for Jeff (though normally they’re black). This time British Racing Green was the preferred color, and Brown used PPG products to get the job done.

The headlights, which might be easily confused with a modern-day, flat-face, off-road type lens, are actually Ryan-Lite lamps, which were used on high-end cars back in the ’20s (think Stutz or Lincoln phaetons). The 3-in-1 stop/taillight, mounted above the exposed gas tank, is your average 1916 Cadillac unit.

Mike Barr, from Metal Brite in Dayton, Ohio, was responsible for the car’s nickel plating, which includes the subtle roll bar (bent by Tubular Technologies in Hilliard, Ohio) just barely poking up from behind the cockpit. Jeff also fab’d the windshield frame, which follows the top edge of the cowl and flows into integral posts, with tabs every 9 inches or so to help secure the Plexiglas windshield as well as the side glass at the door tops.

Inside the cockpit Jeff opted for a Brookville 1932 Ford roadster dash, which he finished in crinkle black paint before adding a pair of Classic Instruments gauges in a panel Jeff made. To their right another panel holds twin Meylan stopwatches—typically used by the navigator in a timed road course. Jeff tapped Robert McCarter, whom he’d used on previous builds, to complete the simple-looking interior. McCarter used square-weave carpet, complemented by custom speedster-type bucket seats covered in brown leather—the same material used to line the cockpit and doors.

Once the car was finished, it debuted at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show in Southern California. It was perhaps unfortunate where it was placed—in the shadow of the other car Bruce Leven had entered: a spectacular 1951 Ford Gran Turismo with a stunning road racing chassis. Most folks didn’t get a chance to study the incredible work that went into the little roadster but, if they had, they’d have come away with a new appreciation for how hard it must be to make something so simple look so damn good!

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