Another option many people use if they cannot find a donor through people they know is putting their name down on a donor list through their transplant center or their doctor. You may then find a donor once your turn comes on the list or if a suitable match for you appears through the transplant center’s list of donors. The donor list may be very long, depending on your transplant center and the need for kidney donors. But putting your name on the list will ensure that you have a possibility of finding a donor once your turn comes on the list. If you are not able to find a donor in your family or your group of friends, you may decide to look for a donor on social media. You may create a Facebook page and share it with your friends online to let everyone know you are looking for a kidney donor. Or you may post a message on your social media profiles to let everyone know of your need for a donor.  In your posting, you should outline why you need a kidney donation and how you are doing medically at the moment. Include information on what makes a good kidney donor, such as the age range for the donor, blood type, and a good medical history. Keep your posting personal and specific to you. Try to sound approachable and friendly in your posting so you can appeal to people that may not know you personally. For example, you may say, “This is hard to post but I feel I need to be honest about my health. My kidneys are currently failing and my doctor says they will likely shut down completely in the next few months. My hope is to get a transplant so I do not need to go on dialysis, but the waiting list is very long. So I am doing my best to educate everyone I can about my situation and appeal for a kidney donor in other ways.” You can also reach out to the online community by joining an online donor group. You may search for kidney donor groups or forums online on your own or ask your doctor to refer you to online donor groups.  Many of these forums can help you find support and guidance as you deal with your kidney issues. You may also be able to get a referral for potential kidney donors through other users in the group. Keep in mind about 24 percent of living kidney donations are done through living unrelated donors. Finding a donor that you do not know personally may feel challenging, but you can end up finding a suitable donor through reaching out to the general public.
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One-sentence summary -- Sign up for the donor list at your transplant center. Create a donor post on social media. Join an online donor group.


Make sure to observe how the person treats your personal space. If a coworker has a crush on you, they may move into your personal space more than if they had no feelings for you.  Does the person move into your person space in a warm and non-threatening manner? They may want to get close to you or to show you affection. Observe to see if your coworker enters your personal space to touch you on the shoulder, touch your hair, touch or pat your arm, or bump into you repeatedly. Always observe how people treat others around you before making a judgement about someone having a crush on you. Beware not to confuse “close talkers” or other people who don’t understand or respect personal space with people who have feelings for you. Another great nonverbal way to figure out if a coworker has a crush on you is to consider whether they go out of their way to be around you. If they do, it might be a sign that they’ve got a crush on you.  If someone has no useful or practical reason to be around you, yet they always are, they might have feelings for you If someone is around you a lot, but is around you out of necessity, they might not have feelings for you. Spend a little time and try to observe if your coworker looks at you a lot. Mixed with other signals, looking at you may represent the fact that they have a crush on you. Your coworker may have a crush on you if:  They steal glances at you throughout the day for no apparent reason. They stare at you, wink, or otherwise invite your interest with their eyes during meetings or other occasions at work. They check your physical features out regularly. Body language is very important in determining if your coworker has a crush on you. By paying attention to your coworker’s body language, you’ll get some important clues as to how they feel about you.  Is your coworker standing in a way that is inviting or relaxed? If they’re arms and legs are open and their posture is relaxed, they might be interested in you. Does your coworker send signals that they are closed off from you? If they stand with arms crossed or withdrawn, they could either be nervous or not interested in you at all. Always evaluate body language in conjunction with other signs and signals that the person sends to you.
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One-sentence summary -- Watch how the person treats your personal space. Observe whether the person finds reasons to be around you. See if your coworker is looking at you. Look at the person’s body language.


The imaging software is used to create the disc image, while the virtual drive is used to read it. Options in software can range from free, to shareware, to paid. These instructions will utilize free software (IMGBurn/WinCDEmu); steps may vary when using other software.  Popular disc image software: IMGBurn (free), MagicISO, PowerISO. Popular virtual drive software: WinCDEmu (free), Alcohol 120% (paid). Insert the game disc and launch the imaging software. With IMGBurn a quickstart screen appears upon launch. Press “Create Image File from Disc” to proceed to read mode. If the disc was not detected automatically, you can manually select its optical drive here. Other options include file destination, image file format, and read speed. When you have set your preferences, press the arrow to begin the image creation.  Image software utilizes many different file formats, including .img, .iso, .bin/.cue, .dmg (Mac only). The software will automatically select a file format based on basic data on the disc. This is typically the safest option to use since most virtual drive software will support all of them. Make sure you have sufficient disc space to store a disc image. They will typically be as large as the data contained on the disc (up to 700MB for a CD and up to 4.7GB for a DVD). Once the disc image is created you can remove the disc from the drive. Open the virtual drive software and press “Add Virtual Drive”. A new virtual optical drive will appear in the drive list. This drive will also appear in Windows Explorer and even be assigned a drive letter. Press “Add Image” and browse to the location of your disc image file. Upon mounting the image file the computer will respond as though the disc has been inserted into the drive. All of the data from the disc is there and can be browsed and accessed. With the mounted image file, the game will run normally as though the physical disc were in the drive.
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Pick your imaging and virtual drive software. Prepare the game for imaging. Set your disc image preferences. Setup the virtual drive. Mount your disc image to the virtual drive. Run the game.