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The Indonesian Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) is the cornerstone of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between Indonesia and the European Commission, which offers opportunities for Indonesian timber producers to benefit from increased market access to a major eco-sensitive market.
Significant progress has been made in the application of SVLK standards among large forestry enterprises and the prospects are good that full compliance can be achieved in the large-scale sector by the end of 2014.
Topic: timbers, forestry, enterprises, policy, industry
Geographic: Indonesia
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Obama and Netanyahu Use Propaganda to Cover Their Plan to Attack Iran
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu continues to decry that Iran is endeavoring to build a nuclear weapon and admonishes Obama's slow move toward military strike.
A "clear red line" must be set forth for Iran not to cross, suggests Netanyahu. "This is a brutal regime that is racing ahead with its nuclear program, because it doesn't see a clear red line from the international community. The greater the resolve and the clearer the red line, the less likely we'll have conflict."
Netanyahu claims that anti-Semitic remarks were made by Iran at a recent UN meeting. Allegedly, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel is "an insult to humankind".
Last month, more verbal bashing resulted from General Amir Ali Hajizadeh of the Revolutionary Guards supposedly saying that if Israel strikes Iran, they will be blown "into the dustbin of history." Hajizadeh continued:
Iran's response to any practical threat to or aggression against the Islamic Republic will be very fast, categorical, destructive, and overarching.
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The search is over for a 17-year-old Meriden boy who had been missing since being swept into the Connecticut River Sunday. His body was found Tuesday morning.
Jay Agli was swept into the Connecticut River in Haddam when he jumped in to save his 19-year-old sister, according to officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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A boater picker up the sister and the other family member, but there was no no sign of the 17-year-old until 11:45 a.m. Tuesday when the state police dive team found him south of Haddam Island, off Haddam Meadows State Park, near where he went into the water Sunday.
Coast Guard said Monday that they believe the teen probably could not have survived based on the cold water temperature and the time that's passed.
"All of them were taken by the current. A passerby in a vessel came and rescued the 19-year-old sister and another family member. The 17-year-old victim we're searching for was not recovered," Colonel Kyle Overturf, of DEEP Environmental Conservation Police, said.
Firefighters said this can be an especially dangerous time of the year to be in the river, with its strong currents and steep drop-offs, and they recommend that people swim in pools rather than in the Connecticut River.
"What may seem tranquil on the surface may not be what's happening underneath," Chief Robert Kronenberger, of Middletown Fire, said.
Officials were also trying to contact the boater who helped, asking the person to call 860-424-3333.
The State Police Dive Team, along with the state police helicopter, Trooper One, EnCon Police, U.S. Coast Guard, Haddam Fire Department, and Middletown Fire Department and Dive Team were all involved in the search.
People around the park Sunday said it was busy with people boating and cooling off in the water and regulars said the river can be tricky in the area.
"There's a very strong current on the outside of the sandbar, so you have to be very cautious when deciding to swim off the sandbar," said Amanda Katie Santos, of New York.
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Berlin, 27th November 2012 – The international multi-platform publisher Immanitas Entertainment has released the indie title Frozen Hearth today. Drawing its influences from various genres and games, Frozen Hearth skillfully combines RTS with RPG elements and is set in an exciting dark fantasy world. Players can now purchase the title from various digital download platforms for a price of 19.99 € / 24.99$ / 17,99 GBP.
The main storyline of Frozen Hearth, which can also be played cooperatively with another player, spans 22 missions divided into three acts. The homeworld of the Danaan, Amorra, is under Threat from the demonic Shangur, who are slowly turning the lush lands into a desolate, icy wasteland. The player takes control of a Danaan hero, who is leading a group of refugees to safety whilst amassing troops to fend off the advancing foes. Throughout the campaign the hero becomes more powerful and is able to use stronger weapons and magic and lead more units into battle.
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My statement on why I will no longer write for @lennyletter, and the behavior I witnessed firsthand from @lenadunham's friends.
It is time for women of color–black women in particular–to divest from Lena Dunham. pic.twitter.com/dxOWCLhTpA
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Once a year we break out the animal-safe paint and let the park residents try their paws at art. What started as a chance for just the wolves explore their artistic sides has now blossomed into every species getting a chance to play along. Some actively enjoy painting, some just like trailing for treats. Whatever their interest, it's enriching for both species and leads to some lovely pictures.
Renki had a hard time this year. Usually he enjoys painting but he moves in awkward lunges now and it was hard for him to balance on the paper. He ended up lying in the paint, which didn't do much for his artistry, but it led to a colorful wolf.
This was Timber's first experience with paint and she loved it. She's two, she's bouncy, and every new thing needs to be rolled in and explored. She turned herself very green and orange. Fortunately, she jumped into a splash tank as soon as she finished painting so she wasn't too badly stained.
The coyotes, on the other paw, are currently a mess. Twister and Monty the staff photographer made a game out of it and Twister is now very purple.
Intern Khaz had ideas about how bison could nose paint, so we drove out in the field armed with touch sticks, sweet feed and food coloring. The bison provided us with a variety of nose prints of their own. Khaz informs us that nose prints in cattle are as distinctive as human fingerprints and are used by farmers as a way of identifying cows.
Not everyone wanted to paint (Fiona ate a painting instead of stepping on it) but everyone had the chance. It's something novel and different which enriches their lives and ours. The paintings will be up for auction during Walk for Wolves. We might even try a few online if there is interest out on the internet.


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On the 22nd of September I went to the Yarra Valley Open Studios. I went with Mrs McLeod (the art teacher at B.L.P.S), Victoria (my class mate and one of the art captains), Karen (Victoria's Mum), my brother and my Mum.
We all met up at Berwick Lodge at 10 o' clock. When everyone arrived we set off to Healesville were the first artists studio was. The drive took forty-five minutes.
The first gallery we visited was Mim Kocher who was a sculptor and painter. I especially liked her sculptured people which she made out of magi-clay.
The second gallery we visited was mosaic artist Sandy Peeters and wood carver Josef Peeters. I loved how Sandy and Josef both used recyclable materials for their artwork.
After looking at Sandy and Josef's gallery it was about lunch time so we went to a picnic area and had a picnic. Connor, Victoria and I were very lucky to get some money from Mrs McLeod to buy an ice cream at the ice cream shop. I got rainbow bubblegum, Victoria got honeycomb and Connor got Mint.
Next we headed to our last art gallery which was Beverly Mann's who does textiles. She prints gum leaves on material squares which she then puts on clothing.
Overall, I had an awesome day and got some great ideas from the galleries!
Here are a few snaps I took on the day:
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Live preview: Tim Berne's Snakeoil
A spiky outsider partners with an esteemed jazz imprint.
Fri Feb 10 2012
Photograph: John Rogers / ECM Records
Since he founded Screwgun Records in 1996, Tim Berne has inhabited his own island nation. The saxist's label champions a handmade aesthetic: unadorned, even willfully raw recordings packaged in cardboard sleeves and annotated with Berne's caustic one-liners. Berne has partnered with other imprints during the Screwgun era, though none with as wide a reach as ECM, arguably the most prestigious still-active jazz label and the backer of Berne's latest, Snakeoil. The team-up isn't exactly a shock, since Berne has made a few sideman appearances on ECM in recent years. Still, you wonder: How will this spiky outsider mesh with an entity given to borderline-mystical austerity?
Interestingly, Snakeoil does present an ECM-ized Berne. The record's chamber-music-like hush has reared its head on previous Berne recordings, but rarely as prominently as it does here. Fortunately, this reframing doesn't register as a compromise, partly because it highlights the strengths of Berne's remarkable supporting cast, all on hand for tonight's gig. Drummer Ches Smith (of Xiu Xiu, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Secret Chiefs and tons more) functions as a one-man percussion section, as on "Spare Parts," where he moves from rumbling mallet work to chattery bongos and finally a cathartic full-kit backbeat. On "Yield," clarinetist Oscar Noriega adds gorgeously ghostly shadings to one of Berne's trademark robot-ballet themes, while pianist Matt Mitchell sustains the mood of uneasy repose. Overall, Snakeoil reaffirms that at its best, the artist-label union isn't just a business deal; it's a joint creative leap.
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Detcon1, this year's NASFiC, has announced the creation of an Award for YA and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction. Presented in conjunction with the Gold Duck Awards, given each year by SuperConDuckTivity, the Detcon1 Award is accepting nominations from the general public through February 28. The final ballot will be provided to members of Detcon1, who will select the winner, who will be announced at Detcon1 in July.
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A western Maryland grower of giant Christmas trees said he's sending refunds to the World Bank, the CIA and other Washington-area customers because heavy snow from Superstorm Sandy did so much damage to his crop.
Marshall Stacy of Pinetum Christmas Trees in Swanton said Monday he has refunded almost 70 percent of his orders for trees that were destroyed or damaged by 28 inches of wet snow in late October.
More than 3,000 trees suffered snow damage, Stacy said. Some snapped in two or toppled each other like dominoes.
Pinetum is among a few Christmas tree farms in the Eastern United States specializing in trees up to 40 feet tall.
Other Garrett County Christmas tree growers say the storm did little damage to smaller trees.
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The American Sign Language (ASL) Ministry provides spiritual support, accessibility, respect and cultural sensitivity to all congregational members who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Bradley United Methodist Church respects the linguistic and cultural richness of both ASL and English as natural human languages.
There are over 860,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing residents of Indianapolis and an interpreter ratio of 1/624. Bradley UMC realizes that qualified interpreters are needed in our community. Many deaf and hard of hearing individuals do not attend church regularly because they lack an avenue for accessibility. Thus, the Deaf population is one of the largest unreached groups in our society.
Bradley UMC believes church worship should be accessible to all people. To fulfill this commitment, church services are interpreted Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Upon request, Interpreters can be arranged for other Church services and activities. This furthers our goal of connecting in faith, growing in grace, and serving in love, specifically in "connecting." The interpreter's main job responsibility is to connect those in the congregation who may be Deaf or Hard of Hearing with the Word of God, their faith community, and the church staff.
Bradley UMC has enjoyed a great partnership with Vincennes University ASL Program and IUPUI's ASL/English Interpreter Training Program(ITP). We highly encourage students of these programs to come to Greenfield, IN to visit and connect with our community for observations or practicum opportunities.
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To significantly improve the condition of the roadway by removing the existing deteriorated pavement and replacing it with a new structurally sound pavement. To improve water system capacity and reliability by replacing the existing water main.
This project consists of the reconstruction of North Charles Avenue from St. Charles Road to Oak Street. The project includes combined sewer separation. The project also includes replacement of the existing 4'' water main. Some selective sanitary sewer system improvements are also included.
The Village's pavement management program has determined that the condition of the street has deteriorated to the point that pavement rehabilitation is needed. This project is to be partially funded by voter approved bond proceeds. The existing 4'' water main has insufficient capacity. The Illinois EPA Public Water Supply Loan Program (PWSLP) is expected to provide loan funding for the water main improvements.
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|Staff has reviewed the preliminary design plans submitted by the design engineer and provided the design engineer with review comments. A design progress meeting was held with the design engineer earlier this month. The design engineer is in the process of addressing the review comments and completing design.
|December 13, 2019
|A design progress meeting was also held with the design engineer this week.
|December 6, 2019
|Staff has reviewed the preliminary design plans submitted by the design engineer and provided the design engineer with review comments. A meeting to discuss the village's comments is scheduled for next week.
|November 29, 2019
|Staff is now working to schedule a meeting to discuss the Village's comments.
|November 22, 2019
|A meeting to discuss the Village's comments could not proceed as planned; staff is now working to reschedule that meeting.
|November 15, 2019
|Staff has reviewed the preliminary design plans submitted by the design engineer and provided the design engineer with review comments. A meeting to discuss the Village's comments is scheduled for today.
|June 28, 2019
|The design engineer has submitted preliminary design plans. Staff is in the process of reviewing those plans.
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|The consultant is expected to submit preliminary design plans within the next week.
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|Topographic survey, geotechnical investigation, and sewer main televising have been completed. The consultant is currently working to prepare preliminary design plans.
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|Topographic survey was completed this week. The project is currently under design.
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I am trying to create a new mobile project within Developer Studio, after choosing express setup and all pre-requisites are satisfied I click next. It is at this point I am giving the error "No templates are available in the current workspace." and the mobile App Template drop-down is empty.
How do I solve this problem and install some mobile app templates?
The message that you are getting is not expected.
The Express Setup wizard should show 4 templates.
I wonder if the issue is happening because you have been running Progress Developer Studio for a while already and somehow the connection "expired".
Also, there have been some intermittent network issues accessing s3 Amazon resources.
Progress Developer Studio obtains the configuration for the Mobile App Builder and templates from a file in s3.
This could also cause the error that you are getting.
Could you try again after re-starting Progress Developer Studio (File->Restart)?
Could you also report this issue to Technical Support?
I hope this helps.
Thanks for your reply, I tried as you suggested without luck so raised a call with Technical Support. The solution in the end was quite simple. Our OE Mobile subscription had expired, this has been resolved and all is working again.


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Do you suffer from allergies or asthma? It's a little-known fact that these two conditions are directly linked to each other. Asthma, which affects roughly one in 12 people according to the CDC, is characterized by spasms of the small airways and inflammation. Furthermore, about 90% of children under the age of 16 with asthma have allergies, while 70% of people between the ages of 16 and 30 have allergies, and 50% of adults over the age of 40 have allergies.
Many people who suffer from allergies and asthma simply mask their symptoms with drugs rather than seeking a treatment for the root cause. Both of these conditions involve an overreactions by the body's immune system to what it believes is a foreign invader. When you are exposed to an allergen (e.g. ragweed, pet dander, etc.), your immune system produces and abundance of inflammatory hormones, which subsequently cause the symptoms of allergies and asthma to manifest.
There are several alternative treatment options available for allergies and asthma, however, one of which is making dietary and lifestyle changes. We live in age in which far too many people choose to pick up convenient fast food as opposed to preparing and cooking fresh meals. There's nothing wrong with an occasional fast food burger, but basing the bulk of your diet around processed foods such as this will take a toll on your body. The lack of nutrients and increased intake of preservatives can disturb the immune system, causing greater sensitivity to allergens. A better choice is to consume a diet rich in lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains.
Herbal medicine is a time-tested alternative treatment for allergies and asthma. Some of the most popular herbs used to treat these conditions include stinging nettle, ginkgo biloba, green tea, and reishi, all of which contain heavy concentrations of antioxidants. These antioxidants are believed to fight harmful chemicals in the body known as free radicals, which if left unchecked, may irritate existing conditions like allergies and asthma.
Acupuncture is also known to improve the symptoms for allergy and asthma sufferers. This Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) involves stimulating the body's life force (Qi) by placing small, thin needles directly under the skin. When a person's Qi grows stagnant or experiences other problems, he or she is more susceptible to disease and illness. Therefore, correcting this problem through acupuncture will naturally deter allergies, asthma and other common problems.
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AUSTIN, Texas—St. David's HealthCare today announced the opening of St. David's Emergency Center in Leander, which serves as an extension of St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center. The 11,200-square-foot emergency center will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as a full-service emergency department. It is located at 601 St. David's Loop, between Highway 183 and the 183A Toll Road on San Gabriel Parkway.
"St. David's Round Rock Medical Center is pleased to bring comprehensive emergency care to the Leander community," Jeremy Barclay,
St. David's Emergency Center in Leander is staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians affiliated with St. David's HealthCare, as well as nurses who are trained in emergency care. It features 12 treatment beds and advanced testing capabilities, including radiological testing and a medical lab. Until
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center has named Dr. Will Davis as medical director of St. David's Emergency Center in Leander. Dr. Davis has worked at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for the past 11 years, and he is currently co-medical director of the hospital's emergency department.
Dr. Davis earned his bachelor's degree in psychology, and in ethics and religion from the University of Oklahoma. He attended medical school at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and completed his residency at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago.
The emergency center has hired 25 employees, including nurses, imaging personnel, laboratory personnel, registration staff and support personnel. The future opening of the community hospital will create more than 200 jobs.
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With more than 110 sites across Central Texas, St. David's HealthCare includes seven of the area's leading hospitals and is one of the largest health systems in Texas. The organization was recognized with a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence—in 2014. St. David's HealthCare is the third-largest private employer in the Austin area, with more than 9,000 employees.
St. David's HealthCare is a unique partnership between a hospital management company and two local non-profits—St. David's Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The proceeds from the operations of the hospitals fund the foundations, which, in turn, invest those dollars back into the community. Since the inception of St. David's HealthCare in 1996, more than $379 million have been given back to the community to improve the health and healthcare of people in Central Texas.
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Tomorrow, God willing, thousands of people will protest across the fruited plains in opposition to the US of A's Health and Human Services mandate under the Affordable Care Act (known more as "Obamacare.") The mandate requires all employer health plans to provide free contraceptives, sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, etc., regardless of any moral or religious objections.
Many really good people, like the folks at Stand Up for Religious Freedom, as well as those who are not Catholic, are on the good side, and, no doubt, plan to fight the good fight.
But when you come right down to it, this is a Catholic issue. Why do I say this?
Because, for the most part, although the other major faith groups in the world don't consider the "services" mandated by the Executive Branch of the United States of America all that bad. I'm sorry to have to say this, but it's true. Oh, sure, they're "not good," "regrettable," and even "tragic"...but they're not considered a damnation of a soul to hell unless repented via the Sacrament of Reconciliation. (Or are they in other religions? I sure don't think so, but if you know differently, by all means let me know.)
I'm grateful for to all the non-Catholics, including very thoughtful atheists, who oppose this mandate, and I pray to God that they will be rewarded.
But the bottom line? This is, I believe, one of the last steps in eradicating the practice of Catholicism in the United States. Which is, of course, "not good," "regrettable," and "tragic," indeed.
Yet remember: this isn't the first time this has happened in this magnificent world created by God. The Catholic Church, 2,000+ years ago, began as a persecuted institution. Fast-forward 500+ years later, let's say, just across The Pond, and the persecution continued. Hell, it's been going on for years throughout the world. And still is. There is, I daresay, at least one martyr receiving his or her glorious crown each and every day.
And now we come to The Great Experiment: The United States.
Where Freedom of Religion was supposed to be the watchword, or at least, one of them.
We'll fight. Of course we'll fight. The reason we'll fight is that we're supposed to be put here to spread the Good News, to go out to all the world in order to do so. To do our damn best to make sure that every soul we encounter is made safe for everlasting life with our Triune God.
There's a very good chance that we might lose this battle.
What I mean is, there's every chance that the government of this country will force the Catholic Church—or try—to eat pork, so to speak, as those guys tried to do to the old man in Maccabees. Some, tragically, will eat it. Some will flee. And, many, God willing, will either be punished, fined, imprisoned, or die before we'll do it.
So, remember: we might well lose this battle.
But the war? We've already won it! Or rather, that God Made Man won it for us...just look at your nearest Crucifix.
Hey, I love my country.
But I love my God infinitely more and His promise of eternal life is sweeter than anything imaginable.
So friends, continue to fight the fight. Keeping in mind that the war was won ages ago.
May God continue to bless you.
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What Is a Spinal Tap?
One test for epilepsy is a spinal tap -- also called a lumbar puncture -- that is performed by withdrawing fluid surrounding the spinal cord (called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) and examining it in a lab.
Why Is a Spinal Tap Performed?
This procedure may be performed to:
- Measure the pressure around the brain and spinal cord
- Relieve pressure in the head
- Give spinal anesthesia
- Inject dye for an X-ray test
- Inject medications (such as haclofen)
Testing the CSF can help in the diagnosis of disorders of the central nervous system that may involve the brain, spinal cord, or their coverings (called the meninges). The CSF contains glucose (sugar), proteins, and other substances found in the blood. When the CSF is examined in the lab, the following are evaluated:
- The number and types of white blood cells
- The level of glucose
- The types and levels of proteins
- The presence of bacteria, fungi, or abnormal cells
NOTE: Testing of the CSF may not be necessary if the spinal tap procedure is done to inject a drug.
What to Expect From a Spinal Tap
Preparation for a spinal tap
- Maintain your regular eating schedule. There are no dietary or fluid restrictions before the test.
- Ask your doctor for specific guidelines about discontinuing alcohol use, aspirin products, and blood-thinning drugs before the procedure.
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to latex or any medications.
- Make arrangements for transportation, as you should not drive immediately after the test.
Description of a spinal tap
During a spinal tap, you will either lie on your side with your knees drawn as close to your chest as possible and your chin toward your chest or sit with your arms and head resting on a table. After cleaning your back with an antiseptic, sterile cloths (called drapes) will be placed around the area. A local anesthetic (pain-relieving medication) will be injected into the area on your back. You may feel a slight burning sensation. When the area is numb, a hollow needle is inserted in the lower back between two lumbar vertebrae. This sometimes causes pressure. The spinal canal is penetrated and fluid is collected or medication is injected. The spinal cord is not touched by the needle during the test. You may feel some discomfort or have a minor headache. The needle is removed after the medication has been injected or fluid is removed. The area will be covered with a small bandage. A blood sample will be taken from a vein in your arm and tested, along with the spinal fluid, in the lab. If the spinal tap was done to inject medication, a blood sample may not be taken.
Side effects and risks of a spinal tap
- Approximately 10% to 20% of people develop a spinal headache (one that worsens when sitting or standing).
- The risk of infection is extremely low.
- Occasionally, a small blood vessel is pierced, causing bloody discharge. No treatment is needed.
- The procedure is usually not painful, but momentary twinges of pain may be felt if the needle brushes against nerve tissue.
Care after a spinal tap
- Once a spinal tap is completed, you will be instructed to lie flat. The time spent flat after the tap will vary depending on why you received the procedure.
- Avoid strenuous or vigorous exercise for a day or so following the lumbar puncture.
- If you have a headache, lay down as much as possible and drink plenty of fluids. Contact your health care provider if the headache persists.
- Drink 2 1/2 quarts of liquid the day of the lumbar puncture and the day after (regardless of headache).
When to Contact the Doctor After a Spinal Tap
After a spinal tap, call your local doctor immediately if:
- You notice any unusual drainage, including bloody discharge, at the puncture site
- You develop a fever
- Your headache persists
- Your pain symptoms worsen
After the Spinal Tap
You will be monitored for a few hours after a spinal tap procedure. At that time, the nurse will discuss post-procedure instructions with you. You will be provided with a written form of these instructions to follow at home.
The results of your spinal tap will be discussed within 24 hours with the doctor who ordered it, although some tests may take as long a week to be completed.


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Is there any way I can vote to say you're a miserable, grovelling, anti-working class piece of shit?
Steve McCabe MP
House of Commons
London SW1A OA
18 May 2007
Dear Jim,
I told you a couple of weeks ago that I would be backing Gordon Brown to be the next leader of the Labour Party. I am proud to tell you that I was one of 313 MP's who nominated Gordon this week.
As Gordon said in his acceptance speech yesterday "the scale of the nominations shows to the country a Party united in its determination not to retreat into the past, but going forward as new labour to address the opportunities and challenges of the future……..for me a new conversation with the country is just beginning."
I couldn't agree more.
It would have been good to have an all members meeting to allow you to have your say but I don't think that is going to be possible. However there is an Executive Committee meeting on May 24 and I would like to demonstrate to them that Gordon Brown has the backing of this constituency.
Please let me have your vote of support for Gordon Brown, return the reply coupon; email me on firstname.lastname@example.com or leave a message on 0121 622 4408, with your name and address. You need to do it quickly so that I have them by 4pm on Thursday 24 May.
I have nominated Hazel Blears for Deputy Leader. I'm a geat admirer of her no nonsense approach to getting things done. She's coming to Birmingham on Friday 29 May to open the new Allenscroft School and afterwards there will be an opportunity for you to meet her.
So, please join me and Hazel at 5.30pm-7pm, Friday 25 May, the Pavillion, Kings Heath Cricket Club, Alcester Road South.
You will have your chance to hear directly from Hazel and ask her questions.
One of the tragedies of Labour is that we can become so procedure driven that we forget that it's the members that really count. Gordon's promised a more open and inclusive politics. Let's get that off to a great start by ensuring a large ballot return from new Selly oak, add a personal message too and I will make sure that Gordon gets it.
Some may say it's a done deal or it doesn't matter but it does. Gordon needs your support. He will be our Prime Minister. Let's pull together and make sure he gets off to the best possible start.
Best wishes
Steve McCabe MP
( ) Yes, Gordon Brown has my vote for Leader of the Labour Party, pass this on to the Executive Committee
( ) Send me a copy of Gordon's acceptance speech
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( ) I would like to meet Hazel Blears on 24 May add my name to the guest list
My vote for Deputy leader will go to
Please return to Steve McCabe MP by 4pm Thursday 24 May
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Will said,
Not good.
stroppybird said,
how the fuck can he say its good that no one in the party was allowed to vote for leader.is the irony not lost on him ??
How is 'having your say' now, when there is only one candidate an endorsement ??
Oh and you must go along and meet Hazel:-)
Mike said,
Write back to the fucker saying it's absurd and offensive to invite people to say "my vote goes to Gordon Brown", because thanks to him no-one has a vote, for Brown or anyone else. Tell him that inviting people to vote when he's helped prevent there from being a vote shows him to be either clinically delusional or New Labour, which amounts to the same thing. Conclude that he ought to be thankful there are some people who will vote for a pile of horse shit with a Labour rosette on it, and ask him in the interests of the Party to stand down in favour of that pile of horse shit. It'll be just as Brown but it won't smell as bad.
susan calder valley CLP said,
De-select the bastard. And send the letter to Private Eye. I had just about calmed down………
Louise said,
Aaarrrgghh, Hazel "street fighter proletarian" Blears.
It is funny how she and Alan Johnson are banging on about their working class cred' when they have never gone on about it before. I mean, who cares, it is about what they do. Well, in both their cases it has been about fucking over the working class. And then they remember their proletarian roots. Opportunistic cynical bastards!
Oh, and Jim at least you had a reply from your MP. I am still waiting for a reply from my spineless toadying scummy bastard bastard of a Blairite MP (who is sponsored by Unite). They can all fuck off!
Ahh, feel so much better I got that off my chest…
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Have you heard about these? If you are not domestically inclined, than possibly not, but a quick search will turn up many for you. Well, I am building one.
Most of the blogs you will find discussing these are written by people with some sort of handle on running the household, or showing their finished products. I thought it would be more interesting to discuss my journey.
So what is a household notebook?
It is basically a file or a book, readily available for referencing, that holds the heartbeat of the household… all the appointments and notes, as well as schedules, meal plans, shopping lists, emergency numbers etc.
Mine will contain some of this stuff. At the moment we have other systems in place for other things. First things first, and I don't want this to become too cumbersome.
Why a household notebook?
Have you ever tried running a household? With three men of different ages, and different personalities, but each equally sure that they are the Alpha Male? Time to reclaim.
So…. where are you up to, Nash?
*ahem* *blush* Funny you should mention that *nervous giggle* Not very far, really. I have a binder. It is covered in spotty paper and contact. I have some subject dividers. I have sheet protectors. I have a thousand print-outs to read through…
Well, what is your next step?
You mean apart from reviewing all the print outs, I assume?
I am working on the daily routines at the moment. I am not very good at this. I get worn out and overwhelmed and discouraged, but I have a new weapon in my arsenal.
When beginning meal planning, I would write-up my menu and feel terrible if I ever deviated from it. Then I added a second page to it called, "What we actually ate". This way I could review at the end of each week and see what really was working in our family and what was not.
I intend to work on the routines in a similar manner; keeping a list of, "what we did, when" and working that into revised routines. We will see!
I also have some lists of weekly chores for Home Blessings, involving deep(er!) cleaning of the whole house, along with decluttering tasks. I am not even going to pretend that I will do a good job of these, but they will be in as my tasks for the time being.
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Depending on how many participants we get, we will probably be doing competitive, but if we get close to 16 or more we can always split up into smaller groups so we can play some co-op.
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Mezcal (3230 East Colfax Avenue) restaurant celebrated its fifth anniversary a few weeks ago and brought in a mariachi band as part of the festivities. Owner Jesse Morreale has been bringing live entertainment to the club for the past few years, mainly on special occasions, as the city allows him to do up to ten times a year. But he has to get a permit to do so every time.
At a city hearing tonight, Morreale will find out if the standard cabaret license for Mezcal he applied for in October is approved. Ideally, he'd like bring in mariachi and flamenco bands on a regular basis. Some members of Congress Park Neighbors voiced concerns over granting the spot a cabaret license, citing the number of liquor and cabaret licenses along Colfax Avenue, increases in noise and traffic and the amount of crime and trash in the neighborhood.
While some Congress Park Neighbors openly expressed their disapproval for the license, others praised Morreale for helping revitalize the area of Colfax near the Bluebird Theater as well as a few blocks west at Rockbar (3015 East Colfax Avenue) and the All-In hotel, formerly the Executive Inn Motor Hotel. Police calls at the motel have dropped significantly since Morreale purchased the hotel nearly three years ago.
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Even the names are young and confident and smack of immediacy.
Songs about Books/in Musings, My Reading Pile, On my music stand /by Mary-anne Scott
I love it when someone tells me they've just heard a great song that I should learn. Nothing is more tempting than a peep at another person's musical tastes or else a peep at what they believe are my musical tastes.
Bewitched/in Musings /by Mary-anne Scott
You know that all is well with the world when a man comes to clean your oven.
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man/in Musings, Writing news /by Mary-anne Scott
There's only one thing I can write about this week, and that's my father, Kevin Hayes Watson. He died just recently and although it wasn't a shock, it's always a shock.
Short and Sweet: Flash Fiction/in Musings, News, Writing news /by Mary-anne Scott
Flash Fiction — fast, free, fun
Judging a Book by it's Cover/in Musings, News, Writing news /by Mary-anne Scott
A book cover is born….
New Year Intolerance/in Musings, News /by mrdweb
There's always plenty of lenience for New Year hijinks…


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Updates Around Our House Part 1+ The Big Move
Last week's post about the way we talk to each other online generated more deep and substantive conversation than I could have ever hoped for. Not only did I feel like I got to know so many of you better, I also got to hear more about what you'd like to see (and not see) from us here at DS. Those comments and heartfelt emails inspired us to do a few things. First, we're launching two new columns here designed to further embrace — and give visibility to — the ups and downs of creating a home. One will focus on readers' homes and how we can help each other through tough spots and another will focus on professional designers and how we can learn just as much from their mistakes and challenges as their triumphs. We're working on interviews now, so stay tuned. And in the meantime, I heard your desire to see a more balanced representation of homes here on the site. We're currently emailing hundreds of new people in a wide range of places and stages of life, but today I wanted to start with the most personal place of all (for me): our home upstate. I figured that if I want us all to be more comfortable with sharing the good and bad parts of our house online, I should start with my own.
Before I jump into our work so far, the biggest news around our house is this: Julia and I have decided to move upstate full-time! After almost four months of living here part-time we can't believe how much happier we are. For me, I don't think I realized how much living in the city affected me until we left. I breathe more easily. I snap less. I relax more. I take better care of myself and the people (and pets) I love. Living in New York City felt to me like being given the greatest gift with an expiration date. A part of me always knew I would move away at some point, when I was ready to let go of the fear of missing out, the pace, the competition and the "idea" of being at the center of everything. I still think New York is the most exciting and inspiring place to live, but my priorities changed and I know that everything I need is right here at home with me. So today I'm excited to welcome you into our home and share some of the things we've been working on so far. These photos aren't professionally styled, altered or photographed. They're what I snapped around the house this morning with my phone and represent how we live at home these days. xo, grace
*This post will share photos of downstairs and outside. Stay tuned for a peek upstairs later this week.


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Something I continuously hear when our visitors walk in The Findery is "wow", and I mentally always respond, "I know Right?", but I truly believe this response comes from our focus on staging and making our store "shopable" for our guests. So I want to take a minute and encourage aspiring shop owners, interior designers, and anything in-between with a few tips and tricks we use to stage our store.
- What feel do you want your space to have?
When someone walks in the door I want them to find themselves taking in a deep breath, feeling the quiet mood in the air and taking in the smells of my favorite candles burning. It doesn't matter if it is in the store or if this is in my home, because when someone remembers a house they stayed in years ago or a shop they entered, it often times isn't just about what the store had on its shelves or how the house was decorated. It's about the whole experience. It's about how that space made them feel while they were in it, so these are the things I try to harness when staging.
- How will the guest relate to the space?
When it comes to staging it's all about the customer or client seeing the vision but being able to visualize it in their home. Keep it simple. Because here's the key: You want to continuously change the look of your space. Our goal is to always have the store evolve to keep people interested and wanting to come back to see what we will do next. If you can do this well you can be the ones to set trends, not just follow them— that's what we aspire to do.
3. What makes this space stand out?
I personally like to stage an entire living room and showcase found objects being used for a different purpose. This is where you can be creative and have fun. Use an old tool box on a coffee table for remote controls, use an old chicken coup (cleaned of course) hanging on the wall or sitting on the floor with rolled up blankets resting in it. Instead of using a new tv console, find an old vintage cubby or counter and add more storage to a space. If you don't have a coffee table use old bins stacked on top of each other . This week I used a cigar mold on its side and slid little white stemmed flowers out of the holes of the mold for a vase— Once you start looking for unique uses for these items the ideas will come flooding!
But it isn't always easy to jump into staging. It took me several years to really create my style of staging for The Findery. I needed to find what worked for me the same way you will eventually find your own staging style. The important part is to JUST START! You'll figure out what works for you along the way!


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Individual differences variables are characteristics that cannot be changed, they vary across the population. Examples of independent difference variable are race, gender, religious affiliation and age. For the researcher, it is a variable that they cannot assign an individual to, and therefore are called natural groups design. Research done with natural groups looks for relationships between this description and prediction of outcome. An example of this type of research is given by Shaughnessy, Zechmeister, & Zechmeister (2009), is that divorced individuals are more likely to receive psychiatric care, than married individuals. The description would be the divorced people, and the prediction is seeking psychiatric care. Manipulated independent variables are variables that are able to be altered, like foods eaten, bed time, a drug taken, or television show that is watched. No matter how many different foods someone eats, it will not change their age or religious affiliation.
We need to be cautious when drawing casual inferences from this type of data, for instance, in the above example regarding divorced individuals and psychiatric care, one may be tempted to infer that divorce causes psychiatric problems. The question is, how are we to know which came first? The divorce or the psychiatric illness?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 10, 2019, 1:48 am ad1c9bdddf
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What is Home Base Ankeny?
Over the next five years, the U.S. Armed Services will downsize by approximately 350,000 troops. The new Home Base Iowa initiative is a non-profit, private-public partnership that will connect servicemen and women to the many job opportunities available with Iowa businesses. Recently Ankeny, Iowa has been designated a Home Base Iowa community. Home Base Ankeny not only will provide veterans with the resources they need to find employment, but also will welcome them into a vibrant and growing community as they transition into civilian life. Currently, Iowa's unemployment rate is around four percent, but businesses need skilled workers. This program helps connect these businesses with qualified veterans looking for career opportunities. Countless resources help veterans and their families with education and in transitioning to a new community with focused support and individuals who want to help. For more information about the Home Base Iowa program, please click here.
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–Knives Are Quiet (Local West Michigan Spotlight)
—Knives Are Quiet: Self-titled ep (Local West Michigan Spotlight)
Very few bands, regardless of their locality or stature, possess a truly original sound. Many bands conspicuously ape one or two of their favorite artists or sub genres, while others may try to mash so many different styles into a song that it sounds like a convoluted porridge of musical slop. No, not so appetizing.
Then there's Knives Are Quiet, a band that epitomizes the descriptor, "unique." This instrumental heavy-rock trio from Grand Rapids, Michigan has been active on the scene for several years — they also have left their footprint regionally with past shows in Indiana, Toledo, and Chicago. But perhaps what most separates KAQ from their local contemporaries is their brilliant combination of ethereal atmospheres, hypnotic grooves, and headbanging riffs amidst a colossal wall of sound.
I first experienced the inimitable KAQ live show back in August of 2015, when they were playing with the excellent West Michigan hard rock/metal act Apostles at Mulligan's Pub in Eastown, Grand Rapids. Naturally unsuspecting of the forthcoming musical extravaganza, waves of gorgeous guitar arpeggios — enveloped in the warmth of reverb and digital delay — soothed my ears. Suddenly, crunchy, palm-muted riffs pummeled my senses; Kevin Keefer's downright filthy and cleanly-picked bass lines served as the perfect harmonic foundation. The drums, meanwhile, provided straightforward grooves while including enough tasty fills to keep things hopping. This KAQ initiation was emotive and unique, and the band immediately became one of my favorite local acts.
Needless to say, Knives Are Quiet — currently featuring Keefer, guitarist Mike Glover, and drummer Jeremy Gish — always deliver on the live front. Hard rock fans also can get a potent taste of the KAQ live experience via their 2014 self-titled ep. Dynamically combining elements of U2, Pink Floyd, King's X, Black Sabbath, and post-punk bands, songs such as "House of Cards" and "Path of Cinders" shine with irresistible grooves and shimmering melodies. "Diving Bell," the haunting middle track on the CD, simply needs to be heard to be appreciated.
Fans of instrumental hard rock need to check out Knives Are Quiet on Facebook or in a Midwestern venue immediately — if not yesterday.– Jonathan Kollnot
~ by jonnyboyrocker on October 22, 2017.
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Tags: alternative rock, Black Sabbath, Grand Rapids, hard rock music, heavy metal, instrumental rock, King's X, Knives Are Quiet, Pink Floyd, U2


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Cherishing holiday traditions
Traditions become so comforting and predictable that we take them for granted.
Monett's two grandest celebrations, the July 4 fireworks and the Christmas parade, are both post-World War II traditions. The generation that went away to war, and those who stayed home to literally keep the home fires burning, created big ways to honor and cherish the life they fought to preserve.
Over the years, Monett has had limited success expanding even the practice of parades. The July 4 parade after the National Guardsmen returned from Iraq proved to be a shining exception to the general lack of interest in such events.
As much as we look forward to Monett's Christmas parade, it often comes under trying circumstances. Temperatures in the 40s are hardly ideal conditions to stand around on Broadway for an hour. It beats temperatures in the 20s when the community Christmas tree was last lit at South Park 20 years ago, but it's still an effort.
There's something about a parade that's exhilarating: the colors, the creative ideas that go into the floats, the sound of a marching band. Nothing substitutes for being there. It may be an old-fashioned throwback. Except for the addition of lights, local parades are anything but high tech.
But there's also nothing high tech about a family moment together at curbside to watch the parade. After all, it is the children who have always marveled the most about the spectacle. It's worth the trouble just to watch their faces as the procession travels by.
Shared moments together makes holiday memories. The same thing that brings families together also brings communities closer.
Gather the family together this weekend and take in one of the many Christmas parades around Monett. It's an old-fashioned way of making memories together, just like other holiday experiences, like attending the Ozark Festival Orchestra Christmas concert on Sunday afternoon.
In our non-stop world, it seems to become harder each year to enjoy the simple pleasures of the holiday season, traditions included. May the spirit and whimsy of parade be part of your life this year.


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Sat 21 Sep 2019, 10am-4pm, Community Hall, Heeley City Farm, Richards Rd. S2 3DT
Forget the throw-away culture, many broken things can be repaired. Repair cafes are run by Repair Sheffield, on one Saturday every alternating month. A group of dedicated volunteers spend free time repairing everyday items such as vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, radios, and toys and gadgets. They are joined by BitFIXit, a group of volunteers and professionals which has been fixing computers since 2005 on a not-for-profit 'Pay-As-You-Can' basis.BitFIXit Repair Cafe
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WASHINGTON -- The Air Force intends to cut is headquarters staff on a much more aggressive time line than that required by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, according to Air Force officials.
Last summer, Hagel ordered all of the services to cut their headquarters staff by 20 percent by 2019. Hagel's directive was part of a larger Pentagon effort to save money at a time of budget austerity.
"You're going to see the Air Force do a bit better than 20 percent, a little bit more than 20 percent, and we're going to try to do it in one year, not five years," Deborah Lee James told an editorial board meeting at Gannett Government Media Corp., according to a report by Federal Times, a Gannett publication.
Capt. Erika Yepsen, an Air Force spokeswoman, confirmed the ambitious plans.
"We have five years to do it. But if we can frontload the cuts, then we will be able to reap the benefits of the savings across the five years," she said. "That's been our plan all along is to try to achieve the cuts as fast as possible so that we can get the maximum benefit of the savings ... Like everything in our budget, the sooner you cut it out, the savings sort of multiply over time because then you don't need to keep spending that money [every year]."
James said the shrinking of the headquarters staff will affect active-duty airmen, Air Force civilians and contractor personnel, and the bulk of those cuts will occur in fiscal 2015, according to Federal Times.
To trim the headquarters, James told the editorial board that the service will look to make consolidations among major policy command staffs that manage base support services, such as security, chaplain services, civil engineering and personnel, but the details are still being worked out.
"By next summer, we are looking to be done with this ... because we'll basically be shaped at about the right size," she said, according to Federal Times.
In addition to the headquarters staff cuts, the Air Force intends to slash its overall force structure so that the service can spend more money on new weapon systems and personnel readiness. James has said the Air Force wants to use voluntary retirement measures to reduce the force, and will only use involuntary measures if necessary.