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Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Print version ISSN 0034-7094On-line version ISSN 1806-907X
Rev. Bras. Anestesiol. vol.57 no.2 Campinas Mar./Apr. 2007
Conservative treatment of hematoma after spinal anesthesia: case report and literature review*
Hematoma después de raquianestesia tratado conservadoramente: relato de caso y revisión de la literatura
Daniel SegabinazziI; Betina Comiran BrescianiniII; Felipe Gornicki SchneiderIII; Florentino Fernandes Mendes, TSAIV
Ex-ME do CET da FFCMPA
IIME3 do CET da FFCMPA
IIIGraduando em Medicina da FFCMPA
IVResponsável pelo CET-SBA da FFCMPA; Mestre em Farmacologia pela FFCMPA; Doutor em Medicina pela FMSCSP; Professor de Anestesiologia FFCMPA
OBJECTIVES: Spinal anesthesia caries the risk of bleeding. Compression of
nervous tissue secondary to the formation of a hematoma can cause neurological
damage, which, if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion, can be permanent.
The identification of risk factors, diagnosis, and early treatment are important
for the prognosis. The objective of this report was to describe the case of
a hematoma after spinal anesthesia treated conservatively, and review the literature.
CASE REPORT: Male patient, 73 years old, 65 kg, 1.67 m, and ASA physical status III, underwent spinal anesthesia for removal of a peritoneal dialysis catheter. During the puncture, the patient experienced paresthesia of the right lower limb. Fifteen milligrams of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine without vasoconstrictor were administered. Twenty-four hours later, saddle anesthesia and lumbar pain persisted and, after 48 hours, the patient presented urinary incontinence. An MRI demonstrated the presence of an expansive subarachnoid process compressing the nerve roots (L4 and S1). After evaluation by the neurosurgeon, conservative treatment was instituted. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the 18th postoperative day, asymptomatic.
CONCLUSIONS: The case reported here presented a good evolution with the conservative treatment.
Key Words: ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUES, Regional: spinal block; COMPLICATIONS: hematoma.
Durante la realización de anestesia espinal existe el riesgo de que ocurran
sangramientos. La compresión del tejido nervioso, secundaria a la formación
de hematoma puede determinar el aparecimiento de lesión neurológica
que, si no se diagnostica y se trata a tiempo, puede ser permanente. La identificación
de los factores de riesgo, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento precoz de
la compresión son importantes para el pronóstico del paciente.
El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir un caso de hematoma después
raquianestesia tratado de forma conservadora y revisar los trabajos en la literatura.
RELATO DEL CASO: Paciente del sexo masculino, 73 años, 65 kg, 1,67 m, estado físico ASA III. Fue sometido a raquianestesia para retirada de catéter de diálisis peritoneal. Durante la realización de la punción hubo parestesias en el miembro inferior derecho. Se inyectaron 15 mg de bupivacaína hiperbárica a 0,5% sin vasoconstrictor. Veinte y cuatro horas después de la realización del bloqueo el paciente permanecía con anestesia en silla de montar y con dolor lumbar, y 48 horas después del procedimiento presentó una incontinencia urinaria. La resonancia nuclear magnética demostró la existencia de un proceso expansivo subaracnoideo, con compresión de raíces nerviosas (L4 a S1). Después de la evaluación del neurocirujano, se empieza el tratamiento conservador. El paciente recibió alta hospitalaria el 18° día de postoperatorio asintomático.
CONCLUSIÓN: El caso presentado mostró una buena evolución con el tratamiento conservador.
Even when performed with the proper technique, spinal anesthesia carries the risk of bleeding. Compression of the nervous tissue secondary to the formation of a hematoma can cause neurological damage 1,2, which, if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion, can result in permanent damage 3.
After regional anesthesia, bleeding disorders are the greatest risk factors for the development of spinal hematoma 2,3, although there are other known factors, such as difficult or traumatic insertion of the needle. Due to the lack of randomized clinical trials, the risk of hematoma is unknown in patients receiving antithrombotic treatment 4-6. Considering that the incidence of hematoma is extremely low, those studies would have to include a large number of patients, above 100,000, which is not feasible. The literature stresses the importance of monitoring the patient, especially taking into consideration that retrospective analysis demonstrated that the early diagnosis and surgical treatment, in the first eight hours after the beginning of the symptoms, could prevent or decrease the intensity of neurological deficits 3-5.
Male patient, 73 years old, 65 kg, 1.67 m, ASA physical status III (chronic renal failure, hypertension, stenosis of the carotid arteries, and prior history of TIA) was admitted for removal of a peritoneal dialysis catheter due to signs of peritonitis. Laboratory exams showed hematocrit 34%, hemoglobin 10.9 g.dL-1, prothrombin time 86% (reference value from 70% to 100%), partial activated thromboplastin time 43.6 seconds (control 35 seconds reference < 1.3 times control), and creatinine 7 mg.dL-1. He underwent spinal anesthesia through a median puncture with a 25G Quincke needle in the L2-L3 space.
During the puncture, the patient complained of paresthesia in the right lower limb, which improved after a slight retrieval of the needle. The cerebrospinal fluid was clear. Fifteen milligrams of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine without vasoconstrictor were administered. The surgical procedure was uneventful, and the patient was transferred to the recovery room. After five hours, the patient complained of paresthesia of the lower limbs, and in the dorsal and gluteal regions, without pain. Physical exam demonstrated partial bilateral motor blockade (partial flexion of the knees and total flexion of the feet). Neurological evaluation showed saddle anesthesia, hyposthesia in the right plantar region, and normal reflexes. Four hours after the initial evaluation, the clinical presentation remained unchanged, and a CT scan was done, which did not show any lesions in the lumbosacral spine. In another evaluation, 24 hours after the puncture, the patient remained with saddle anesthesia and complained of moderate lumbar pain. Although the strength in the lower limbs was normal, he could only walk with assistance. Forty-eight hours after the procedure, the patient presented urinary incontinence. An MRI of the spine revealed the presence of an expanding subarachnoid mass from L4 to S1, compression of the nerve roots, and an old fracture in T12. After neurosurgical evaluation, conservative treatment was instituted with physical therapy, analgesia with 750 mg of acetaminophen every six hours, and corticosteroids (dexamethasone initial dose of 20 mg IV and maintenance dose of 4 mg orally, four times a day for ten days). The patient was discharged from the hospital in the 18th postoperative day, asymptomatic. Thirty days after discharge, an MRI showed normal spinal cord cone and medullary canal.
Spinal anesthesia has advantages, such as reduced blood loss, and decreased incidence of deep venous thrombosis 7 and pulmonary complications 8. Large series demonstrated it is a safe procedure 3,9,10. The possibility of a hematoma (subarachnoid or epidural) is a source of concern for the anesthesiologist, because it can cause permanent deficits. Almost every case described involves patients that underwent spinal anesthesia and developed paraplegia. Typically, it begins with severe lumbar pain, which progresses to flaccid paralysis. Sensory changes usually occur after the motor changes, and surgical intervention, CT scan, MRI, or necropsy confirm the presence of a large mass compressing the spinal roots 10.
A literature review from 1911 to 1981 found 34 cases of subarachnoid hematoma.
According to the authors, only two patients did not have a history of bleeding disorders. In this series, four of the patients who developed epidural hematoma bled during the puncture and two were described as technically difficult 11. In a population of approximately 750,000 patients, Usubianga found eight epidural hematomas. Four of them received IV heparin after the blockade, in three the puncture was traumatic with bleeding, and only one did not have risk factors 1.
Several risk factors have been implicated in the physiopathology of subarachnoid hematomas, especially bleeding disorders. A study on subarachnoid hematoma post-lumbar puncture reviewed 26 cases reported in the literature 12. Most of them presented the following situations: association with antithrombotic therapy, thrombocytopenia, delay in diagnosing compressive syndrome of the spinal cord and nerve roots, need for surgical treatment, good postoperative outcome in half of the patients, and the prognosis was somber for patients with prior severe disease. Besides, it was verified that the risk to develop this type of complication could be high in patients with leukemia, especially in those with a tendency for thrombocytopenia (less than 25,000 platelets/mm3).
In 69 cases reviewed in a meta-analysis considered the etiology, diagnosis by imaging exams, and results of the treatment both conservative and surgical. The most common causes of subarachnoid hematoma were bleeding disorders (40.5%), including those induced pharmacologically, those that resulted from systemic diseases, diagnostic or anesthetic lumbar puncture (44.9%), and trauma (15.9%). The mortality rate was of 25.7%. Long-term followed up was possible in 50 cases. The surgical treatment was more common, with a good result in 93.5% of the 31 patients who presented a satisfactory neurological status on admission, and in 15.8% of those patients who presented severe neurological deficits upon admission 13. Thus, according to the authors, the result of the treatment depends on the initial neurological status of the patient, the degree of co-morbidities, the location of the hematoma, and eventual association with subdural hematoma 13.
In another study, Castillo et al. reviewed 20 cases reported in Spain 14. Eight of them were related with spinal anesthesia, eight occurred during epidural anesthesia, one during combined anesthesia, and one with diagnostic lumbar puncture. Risk factors that might have been the cause of this complication were identified in 11 cases, and in seven of them, the catheter was manipulated during the period of hemorrhagic risk due to antithrombotic treatment 14,15. Of the cases studied, eleven patients were treated surgically and the remainder with conservative treatment, with drugs and physical therapy. The neurological outcome was satisfactory in 14 cases (70%), which was considered a good result.
Surgical decompression is considered necessary in the treatment of epidural hematoma to prevent permanent neurological deficits 4,14-18. There were very few cases of spontaneous resolution of epidural hematoma published 19-21. Regardless of the cause, urgent decompressive laminectomy should be done in patients with epidural hematoma and signs of compression of the spinal cord. Lawton et al. reported that early diagnosis and urgent surgical treatment improve the possibility of neurological recovery, and that patients with complete nervous lesions or chronic spinal cord compression have better results with the surgical treatment 22. It is important to stress that the prognosis of the surgical treatment is related to time. The neurological outcome of the patient undergoing laminectomy depends on how long symptoms have been present. It is known that surgical decompression more than eight hours after the beginning of the symptoms is associated with a worse prognosis. Therefore, urgent laminectomy is very important for the improvement of the patient 23,24.
However, surgical treatment might not be necessary when the clinical symptoms do not evolve or when there is early improvement. There are cases of patients with epidural hematoma, both post-traumatic and spontaneous, in which the conservative treatment was satisfactory 25. The initial regression of the symptoms might be an indication for institution of the conservative treatment 26. Wagner et al. showed that, in patients with stable injuries, or in those whose neurological status is improving, conservative treatment and monitoring with MRI can be the treatment of choice 20.
In this case, neurological evaluation was done 48 hours after the block. Conservative treatment, with monitoring of the neurological status, was the choice. Since the patient presented a favorable evolution, the conduct was maintained. We did not find in the studies objective and reliable parameters that define when the conduct should be surgical or conservative. Thus, the severity of the symptoms, the evolution of the clinical status, imaging exams, and the experience of the team can orient whether decompression is necessary or not. To identify an expanding mass compressing the spinal cord or nerve roots, MRI is the imaging exam more accurate, and the myelotomography has better results than CT scan 25,27. In the hospital where this case was diagnosed, MRIs are done at another institution through an agreement, and the access is restricted. This is why a CT scan was initially done.
Paresthesia during the anesthetic block is an important predictive sign 28. The main symptoms of nerve root compression include hyposthesia and regional weakness in the area of the involved nerve root. If paresthesia persists, one should suspect of direct trauma by the needle or catheter. Auroy et al. reported 19 cases of nerve root compression, 12 of which presented paresthesia during the spinal block. Besides, two patients complained of severe pain 29. Yoshii et al. reported seven cases of persistent paresthesia after epidural anesthesia in obstetric procedures. Of those, two patients did not present resolution of the symptoms and in two the symptoms lasted for more than one month. They all experienced paresthesia during the insertion of the epidural catheter 30. In an expressive series, reported by Horlocker et al., 300 out of 4,767 spinal blocks (6.3%) presented paresthesia during the injection of the local anesthetic. Six cases (1.2%) had persistent symptoms. Four of those (66.6%) had paresthesia during the administration of the local anesthetic. The incidence of persistent paresthesia was of 1:75 in the group with symptoms during the procedure and 1:2,200 in the other group 31. In a study with 130 patients by Knowles et al., the incidence of paresthesia was 8.5% 32. These data show the predictive value of paresthesias as a negative event regarding the development of postoperative nerve root disease.
In this case, it is hard to correlate the complaint of paresthesia during the insertion of the needle with the neurological symptoms that the patient developed. The symptom is usually unilateral and, when the lesion affects more than one nerve root, it is a strong suggestion that the needle damaged the cone of the spinal cord 33. Although several anesthesiologists think they can identify the lumbar intervertebral space precisely, van Gessell et al. 34 demonstrated that 59% of the dura mater punctures were done one or two intervertebral spaces above the one the physician imagined. More recently, Broadbent et al. 35, studying a group of experienced anesthesiologists who believed they had identified the L3-L4 space, verified that in 85% of the cases, the space selected was one to five segments higher 35. Thus, due to the lack of precision of the method used to identify the lumbar intervertebral space, and the variability in the localization of the spinal cord cone, the hypothesis of direct spinal cord lesion caused by the tip of the needle cannot be discarded. However, the expansive lesion, demonstrated by the MRI, and the fact that the symptoms were bilateral, discard this hypothesis 33.
In conclusion, conservative treatment of subarachnoid hematoma with good clinical evolution, depends on the initial neurological status of the patient and its evolution. We did not find in the literature parameters to orient the safest conduct when choosing between the surgical and conservative treatments.
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Dr. Florentino Fernandes Mendes
R. Osmar Amaro de Freitas, 200
91210-130 Porto Alegre, RS
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Submitted em 19
de abril de 2006
Accepted para publicação em 12 de dezembro de 2006
* Received from Serviço de Anestesiologia da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre da Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (SCPA FFCMPA), Porto Alegre, RS


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Review based websites - what you need to know27th October 2011 | Jackie Hutchings
Many travellers, including scuba divers, use review based websites when the are planning a vacation or dive trip. We have come to a point where we rely on reviews and we make decisions where to go or not to go. Being present on these websites became important. Having a positive presence is even more important.
Why do millions of people per day use websites like TripAdvisor and Yelp? Because they can? I don't think so. Review based websites are here to serve us and make our life a bit easier.
Before we all had access to the Internet, you had to rely on pictures in a travel catalog, or the stories of your aunt who already went where you are planning to go.
Times are changing, and we do not always want to go where our aunt went. We rely more and more on what our (social) network tells us. Our kind of people. Those we trust.
Would you believe that many hotels and restaurants are relying on 80% of bookings through sites like Booking.com and reviews on TripAdvisor?
A potential customer will read the reviews from former guests and will decide to book or search for another hotel or restaurant depending on the given reviews. I'll bet you read reviews before you book a hotel or make reservation in a restaurant. Your customers are doing the same in the diving industry.
Am I right?
If there aren't any reviews for a business, you probably will skip it. If there are one or two telling you this is the best place on earth and there is nothing else like it in the universe you probably won't believe it. It is just like the real world. No place is perfect, you know that, it doesn't have to be. You just would like to know if there are people out there who could recommend to go or not to go.
Enough about hotels and restaurants. We are here to talk about Scuba.
According to PADI statistics, the median age of PADI diver in 2010 was 29. This means they are so called digital natives. These are your potential costumers. They will not use a travel catalog or take any tips from an aunt. They use their (social) network to figure out if they would make a booking or not.
First of all, ask your costumers to write you a review which you can use on your own site too. Your costumers are the best marketeers you can get. When you generate reviews, you immediately start generating fresh content. This is something the search engines love. In time your site will rank better within these search engines and your new visitors will love the reviews you have generated. In the end, you will help your visitors (potential new customers) decide to book scuba lesson with you.
Are you running a dive center or maybe a small hotel next to your scuba business? Get a listing on a site like TripAdvisor, Yelp or Booking.com. Make the most of location based sites, like Foursquare and Google Places. For diving businesses, register with Diviac for Business. You will maximize your online exposure and your online sales will grow using word of mouth marketing (WOMM). Chances are you will get people who never would have found you otherwise.
Go on, take the next step. Start generating costumer reviews and grow your online business. There is a whole generation out there waiting to hear from you.

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Planned bridge construction that has one lane of Route 50 west closed in Queenstown caused a 12-mile traffic backup Sunday afternoon, according to the State Highway Administration.
The backup stretched from the bridge over Route 301 in Queenstown to just before Old Skipton Road in the Cordova area, according to Charlie Gischlar, a SHA spokesman.
"That's a pretty major backup," he said.
Gischlar suggested drivers take Route 213 to Route 301 to avoid the backup.
The construction began last week to replace the driving surface on the bridge, which has been patched many times but finally needed to be completely replaced, Gischlar said. The bridge does not have structural issues, he said.
One lane of the bridge is closed, forcing two lanes of traffic to merge into one, he said.
The SHA planned the construction to begin after the beach season, and it will likely be completed in the spring, Gischlar said.
"We're trying to get in there and get it done quickly," he said.
Until Sunday, the lane closure had not caused major delays, he said.
Gischlar said he suspected the backup Sunday was caused by a flood of "people trying to get away one last weekend" to the Eastern Shore heading home all at once.


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AHL Game Night: 12-2-17 Senators at Crunch
Six straight for the Crunch puts them up over .500.
Connor Ingram allowed 4 goals on 24 shots before stopping 6 of 7 shooters in the penalty shot session for the SO win.
First Period
2:29 SYR Masin (4), (Spencer, Verhaeghe)
17:37 BEL Chlapik (4), (McCormick, Jaros)
19:12 SYR Stephens (3), (Peca, Cernak)
Second Period
1:59 BEL White (4), (Perron, Jaros)(PP)
12:29 SYR Bodie (2), (Bournival, Lynch)
Third Period
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3:47 BEL Paul (1), (DiDomenico)
19:12 SYR Erne (3), (Joseph, Bodie)(PP)
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Ty Loney and Adam Erne were the game's first and second stars.
Syracuse came within an eyelash of seeing their winning streak go up in smoke in a frustrating Third Period, but Adam Erne's tally with 48 seconds to go kept hope alive. Syracuse actually had a staggering 25-7 shot advantage through 40 minutes before Belleville started playing score effects hockey in the Third Period to pull ahead on the scoreboard, if only for a moment.
Thankfully, Syracuse's late game heroics moved them to a 10-9-1-2 record for the campaign and above .500 after banging their heads against the wall in multiple 1 goal losses the first two months of the year.
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Given that I've only recently had success with a cake I baked myself (packet of course!) I think it may be a tad ambitious to suggest that I'm in any way capable to creating something of this scale and beauty. In any case, it seems like a shame to eat these cakes anyway. They are far too pretty to even think about slicing!


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In my previous blog, I showed how to get started with Decision Model Notation (DMN) in Oracle Process Cloud Service and how to create a simple Decision Table. Picking up from there, we will now look into creating If-Then-Else rules, which should also be familiar to people who know Oracle's old Business Rules. We will also create a service and call it from a process.
Creating an If Then Else DecisionAs Input, I have created a TotalAmount object, which is the total amount of a Sales Order. Based on this TotalAmount, we are going to calculate a Discount Price, for which I have created a DiscountPrice type to make the service interface a bit prettier than just 'output'. To create an If-Then-Else rule, just click the + button next to Decisions, enter a name and set the output type to string, number or any other type, in this case DiscountPrice.
Now, Oracle will have created a rule for you, in which you only need to fill in the "if", "then" and "else". Since you've already decided your output object, we will not use that one in the expression, which is different from the old Oracle Business Rules. So just enter the value that you want for this object and you'll be fine. You can also create nested expressions, as shown below:
One thing that I don't like, is that all the nesting needs to be done in the "else" part. I hope for Oracle to acknowledge this and create a new "if" section (for example with indent), where I can happily nest away in a more user-friendly manner. However, it works (use the Test feature to verify) and if you don't make things too complicated, it's mainly a minor display issue.
Calling an If Then Else DecisionCalling any Decision from a process is super easy. Just make sure to have a service created for your Decision and deploy it, so the process can find it. In Oracle Process Cloud's Process Composer, you can then select "Decision" as a system task, select the Decision Model that you want to use and the service within that Decision Model that you want to call:
From here, you can make your data associations and you're done. Obviously, a process is generally not as simple as this one, but using Decisions within processes is.
So that's the second part of this blog series. The third part will be an overview of other DMN functionality: Expression, Relation, List, Function and Context. I still think that we will mostly be using If/Then/Else and Decision Tables though, so for most use cases, the information in this blog and the previous one should provide you with a nice kickstart.


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Great brochure pic!
A near thing to this style of closed bow boat might be Duroboats, the older ones had a short covered bow section.
The best solution might be to restore an old boat if you can find one. A friend of mine found an aluminum one in a barn in northern Idaho and had it re-done.
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Times to Charish
Last round James and his five grandsons arrived here in Prosperity Point. Times were tough until James met Wen, a townie from a neighboring town who goes to every freaking house in town. Wen and James were married and soon had a son, Vincent. James' grandsons, Zachary, Brendan & William went off to college. Bryon and Adrien grew from childern to teens.
Sim Rachel: Hi there Wen.
Wen: Hi there Rachel. Is SHE with you?
Sim Rachel: Who that annoying click? *looks around* Yeah there she is
Real Rachel: *waves* Hi.
Wen: ( to real Rachel) I hear you've been bad mouthing me all over town.
Real Rachel: Oh no, not bad mouthing you just show up at just about every house, its funny really. Except at the Dante's, that shower thing was weird.
Wen: I was just momentarily stunned that someone would shower outside. I wasn't gawking, I swear.
Real Rachel: * shrugs* Alright, well why don't you and sim me talk, the people are waiting for this to get a move on.
Sim Rachel: *under breath* Sim you, yeah right. *normal voice* Alright Wen, what's going on?
Wen: I have some friends over. Everyone goes right to that dance shere, it's a big mistake in most cases. Poor Quavi isn't feeling too well.
Wen: Candi's music sure is making Quavi feel better. Get down Quavi!!!
Bryon: Hey Rachel. This is Pania, she's new around here.
Sim Rachel: I bet you're looking around for someone to love.
Bryon: Yep, no luck yet though. Pania is nice and all, but there's no spark.
Sim Rachel: Keep looking, I'm sure you've find someone.
James: It's time for Vincent's first birthday already. Man I'm feeling old.
James: He got my blue hair though.
Wen: See, another neighbor was drawn to the sphere. Ariana Rosada, sure did fall for Adrien. Hehe, pardon the pun.
Sim Rachel: Wen, what happened?
Wen: The elevator cable broke?
Sim Rachel: Are you alright?
Wen: Yes, wait *pop* and pregnant.
Adrein: Isn't Ariana dreamy? My *scratches head* uncle, Vincent sure does love to dance to her music.
James: OK big boy I know you can do it. One foot in front of the other.
Sim Rachel: Another first kiss. Seems like everyones finding love.
Bryon: Hey!
Sim Rachel: Sorry Bryon. Still no luck what about this girl? She looks nice.
Bryon: This is Aroha Te Waiata. She's pretty and nice too, but just not for me.
Bryon: at least I've made best friends with Adrien. Family is SO great!
Real Rachel: Come on James it isn't that... my ears, my god my ears!!!!!!!!!
Wen: See what I mean, they can't stay away. This seems to have been a really bad idea considering his wings!
Wen: James get your sorry *** off the ******* phone, I'm having a baby!
Wen: Met our daughter O'Keefe!
Real Rachel: Each family in the hood will have a naming skeme to help me keep track of who is related to whom. Wen's kids will be named after famous artists. Vincent is named after Vincent Van Gogh and O'Keefe is named after Georgia O'Keefe, I didn't go with Georiga because eventually another family will be states.
Sim Rachel: Looking like everyone is thinking about the new baby.
Sim Rachel: Hey Bryon, this girl seems to really be into you.
Bryon: Yeah, this is Rose Forsythe. I ReALLY like her.
Sim Rachel: Great! Looks like things are looking up.
Sim Rachel: *clears throat* Happy Birthday dear Vinnnncent...
Sim Rachel : Love is in the air!
Wen: I have friends over a lot. This is Bacillus, if you remember him from last week.
Sim Rachel: Sure do.
Real Rachel: Shout out to Simaholic, so glad the families been saved!
Sim Rachel: Wow, another birthday, Happy Birthday dear O'Keefe...
Wen: She looks just like her momma.
Vincent: OK so 1+1=3?
Wen: Not quite dear, try again.
Vincent: Ummmm.... 2?
Wen: Excellent!
Wen: O'Keefe, say momma, momma
O'Keefe: Grabley
Wen: Mom-ma
O'Keefe: Mmmmmmmmmm
Wen: She said Momma!!!
Real Rachel: Yeah Wen sure she did.
Wen: Hey you! She said Momma, clear as day!
Real Rachel: OK, yes she said Momma.
James: I wanted to spent tiem with my baby girl while I still could.
Sim Rachel: What do you mean James?
James: I'm not a young man anymore, I'm afraid.... well, I'm enjoygin this while I can.
Sim Rachel: Well, I'll see you next week James.
James: I hope so.
Just 1 point again, for the new sim O'Keefe.


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2) All Things Equal Wedding Quilt:
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|Bright Stripes - Front
|Bright Stripes - Back
|Marriage Equality Side
|Star Side
|Bright Stripes - Front
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Loving your projects M-R. Good luck - you can do it!ReplyDelete
Two gorgeous finishes for Q3 and more lovelies to anticipate in Q4! Can hardly wait to see more on these projects, M-R. :o)
Like you, I'm going to go big this quarter. Glad to know I'll be in good company!
Lovely finishes and what an ambitious list (I'll probably only have five on mine)! I particularly love that scrappy bee quilt at the top of your list, I'd love to make something similar, is it a pattern? Good luck :-)ReplyDelete
You make such beautiful quilts! Good luck on your new goals!ReplyDelete
I feel much better about my list now, yours is filled with wonderful projects! I still love that giant red star quilt, I might have to make one like it one day.ReplyDelete
Beautiful projects! I have an equal sign quilt too! Love your giant star. I just love giant star quilts! http://waterpenny.net/equal-love-quilt/ReplyDelete
Awesome projects.go you can!!ReplyDelete
Wow you have been busy! Much eye candy! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
DANNNNNNG that round bargello is awesome!! And it looks like you are loving red and white, o canada :)ReplyDelete
That's quite a varied list of projects you've got there and most are way more "done" than mine. Good luck getting it all finished. I especially love the scrap bee top - and the names you've given like "thingie".ReplyDelete
Your scrap bee quilt is really interesting. Because of the arrangement of the lights and darks around the blocks look 3 dimensional. Fun!ReplyDelete
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Packer on the Christian Life: Knowing God in Christ, Walking by the Spirit by Sam Storms
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Having read several of the Theologians on the Christian Life series, this is the first one about someone who is still living. Not a biography, rather this book takes a look at the comprehensive amount of material that Packer has published and what his views are on theology and living the Christian life. The book starts off with his view of the atonement and then discusses other aspects of Packer's teaching through the years. He is extensively quoted throughout the book. Teaching on prayer and finding God's will are discussed as well as the huge impact that the Puritans, particularly John Owen had on Packer's own theology development. Overall this was an excellent resource summarizing Packer's teaching through the years.
"…he insists that God's ultimate end in his dealings with his children is not simply their happiness but his own glory. The purpose of the Christian life is God's glory, not ours."
"Knowing God is of central importance in living a life that is both productive for oneself and pleasing to God."
And the gospel summarized: "First, God's holiness and justice require that rebellion against his perfect law be dealt with retributively, namely, in the suffering of both spiritual and physical death. Second, we humans can do nothing about this. We are helpless to atone for self and are thus wholly at a loss to escape the wrath of God that our sin has incurred. Third, Jesus Christ, the incarnate God-man, has taken our place under judgment and received in himself the penalty that was our sentence, thereby laying the foundation for our pardon and immunity from divine prosecution. Fourth, each human must look in faith outside and away from self to Christ and his cross as the sole ground of forgiveness and future hope."
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Summer is always identical with some fun outdoor activities. An example of summer outdoor activity that is often done by many people is swimming activity. It becomes a fun activity when we can swim with our closer friend, and other activity.
Swimming activity becomes the most fun thing for any people who love water activity. For this reason, it is better to create a pool as a medium for any people to swimming. There are many pool designs that can be picked based on your favor. A common swimming pool is a long pool without any decoration. However, any people can add any decorations inside the swimming pool.
A great pool design becomes a great place to swim with other people. There are many ways to create beautiful pool based on our favor. The first thing that is needed to create beautiful swimming pool is creativity.
With creativity, any people can create unique swimming pool design that will make any people feel happy in the swimming pool. Afterwards, it is time to create a great pool design. There are many types of swimming pool such as indoor and outdoor swimming activity. We can create extraordinary pool with amazing design that will amaze any people who swim on it.
After picking a great interior design for the pool, we can add some decorations that will decorate beautiful swimming pool. The other idea of pool designs is infinity pool. Infinity pool is very famous nowadays since it is often used by any people.
It attracts any people with its amazing and limitless pool width. For this reason, we can feel a new experience in swimming since it has long pool that can be used by any people. It becomes a great place to have some fun with other people such as family member, friend, and etc.


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New 52 Week Highs RecoverPublished April 7th, 2010 in Market Internals
The number of new 52 week highs is one barometer for the health of a cyclical bull market. According to historical patterns, while the stock market itself can continue to climb higher even when the number of new 52 week highs drops, it eventually succumbs to the inevitable. After all, if the majority of stocks are not leading the charge higher, it doesn't make any sense for the index to continue to go up indefinitely.
This is a short summary of why I pay attention to this metric. There are few indicators of market tops so we have to take what we can get. While there is considerable lag built into it, this is about as good as the others. A few weeks ago I pointed out the collapse of new 52 week highs both in the NYSE and the NASDAQ markets. While this wasn't a major red flag, the divergence was rare enough to note and something to keep an eye on.
Since then, the number of new 52 week highs quickly recovered and reached a spike high similar to early January and before that October 2009. So with that, the concern from this early, early warning indicator also recedes. Below are the charts I referred to before. The NYSE 52 week highs:
Although since their recovery to 225 the NASDAQ new 52 week highs has dropped lower (just like the NYSE counter part) the important thing is that we did get a push higher rather than continuing to melt:
Even more impressive the ratio of NASDAQ new highs to new lows also recovered quite nicely - but did not reach a new spike high:
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But like you said none of them reached higher high even though indices made higher high. Negative divergence?
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I'm already getting calls and requests for babies. This makes me very happy. Here's a few photos of our little ones. They are now a week and a half old. Wow time flies bye too quickly here lately.
|This is Baps she's not understanding me talking to her...
Totally a usual occurrence from her.
We are about to breed our other rabbits for all our fair babies. It's already getting that time of the year. I enjoy our bunnies. We got into the rabbit business last February and it didn't take long to get attached to them.
I'm sure I will be posting news often.
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Like in previous years, the DCE Championships will be broadcast live this year and will be produced again by the Video Vault.
This year DCE had to take the decision that they can't provide this service for free anymore. Due to a considerable increase in the costs for broadcasting, the decision was made to provide a paid webcast. During the last couple of years, people were funding the webcast via crowdfunding. However, the board noticed that these incomes were very irregular and financially this resulted in the webcast making a loss.
Therefore the board of DCE have decided to put the webcast behind a paid website using the Video Vault website. Due to technical limitations of the current DCE Video Vault website a new page will be opened where everyone that wants to watch the webcast can register and pay for the webcast. In the week after the DCE Championships the videos will also be added to the regular DCE Video Vault. A current subscription to the regular video vault will not give access to the webcast. A separate one-off payment will need to be made. It will work similarly the other way around. A subscription to the webcast will not give access to the regular video vault.
The admission to watch the live broadcast is €15. With this, you will help DCE to cover a part of the expenses. More information on where and how to register will follow in the coming weeks.


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Introducing Em & Wit Design
Em & Wit Design: antique/vintage furniture with some of our finds and some of our refurbished pieces in the Seattle area, formerly the Wits in MN
The Two Finished Rooms of the House
I'd like to take the time to share the two rooms we have finished nearly finished in fixer upper house #2. 98% of the kitchen is done and, back in September, we completed our master bedroom. I wasn't kidding in that … Continue reading
It probably could go without saying, but we're obviously busy elsewhere and not posting much these days. If any of you are truly curious, you can see what we're up to through our Instagram account (anniewitkamp). Greg and I are probably … Continue reading
We Might Have House #2
Quick update: we found a house in King County WA (maybe I'll be more specific later), put an offer on it over the weekend, had it accepted and now have the inspection today. Yeah, crazy! It was a place we … Continue reading
2 Months In Washington & House Hunting
In a few days marks our 2 month mark here in Washington. I'm anxious to find our next fixer upper house. Right now we're in Federal Way between Seattle and Tacoma in a rental house. (A rental house we can't … Continue reading
The Pro Pics of the Minnesota House
As promised, this is the post with the professional shots of our old house. It feels strange to write "our old house" because that place will always have a part of Greg and I. It still feels a bit like … Continue reading
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Check out our meal ideas for making half your meal fruits and vegetables!
Feeding our kids healthy food doesn't need to be complicated. A few simple rules, summarized from the most recent dietary guidelines is a fast and easy pattern to follow. The latest 2010 dietary guidelines include:
- Balancing Calories: Eat less and avoid over sized portions
- Make half your plate fruits and vegetables! (2-3 cups per day combined)
- Switch to low-fat or fat-free dairy. (2- 2 1/2 cups per day)
- Reduce high sodium foods.
- Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
In the meal ideas below, we used our Choose MyPlate product for kids. We also have a pinterest board for more ideas!
|Bean salad with corn chips, green salad, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries
|Berries, avocado, muffins, and pumpkin seeds.
|BBQ chicken, nectarines, green beans, sweet potato fries, and potato wedges.
|We made a stir fry using a pork roast, and shredded the meat.. Rice, broccoli-onion-mushrooms, and watermelon on the side.
|Kids can build their own sandwich (nut butter, bananas and bread). That way, if they don't want their fixings on the bread, they can have it on the side and still eat a balanced lunch!
|Pumpkin bread, blueberries, bananas, mushrooms and an egg!
|Yum!! This delicious dinner includes, fruit salad, sauteed peppers, steak, and rice. (recipes here)
| Pecan Chicken Recipe Whole Wheat Bread wedges Green beans Grapes
|Hard boiled egg, rye crackers, peppers and celery, watermelon.
|Blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, peppers, chicken, whole grain tortilla.
|Salad bar!
|Peas, Swiss Chard manicotti, and watermelon
|Today's Kids lunch: 1 TBL Tuna, 1 slice of bread, 3 balls of watermelon, 4 small carrots! Cal. 152, Protein14 g, total fat1 g Carb21 g Fiber 2g Sugars, 6g
|Pecan crusted chicken, sauteed greens, cherries, and a whole wheat roll!
|Wild rice, chicken, corn and veggie salad, peaches.
|Pesto Pecan Chicken, Rice cooked in chicken broth, spinach, and cherry tomatoe
|Healthy and homemade SHAPED chicken nuggets! Get the recipe here!
|Apple juice, avocado, Rice Chex, low fat milk, and scrambled eggs!
|BBQ Chicken, peas, oranges, and sweet potato crescent rolls
|1 slice bread, 1oz sweet potatoes,1 egg, scrambled, 1 strawberry, 3 slices apple
|Balanced meal! Turkey burger, whole grain bun, strawberries, the fixings (and a few carrots)
|Mmmm, this avocado apple salad deserves two compartments since it has both fruits and veggies! We also have some hard boiled eggs and toast strips. Of course, some yogurt would balance this out very nicely!
|Fish Sticks, cabbage salad, brown rice and mandarin oranges
|Jumbo Stuffed Shells, Marinara Sauce with Ground Turkey, Steamed Broccoli, and Homemade Applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon.
|Crockpot potatoes, leftover turkey, homemade bread, mandarin oranges and kiwi


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Hearts midfielder Malaury Martin admits even ending Celtic's unbeaten run this Sunday would not atone for a sub-standard campaign at Tynecastle.
The Frenchman says he doesn't care about the Parkhead club's title plans because he simply wants to win to serve Hearts' own cause. Becoming the first Scottish team to inflict defeat on Brendan Rodgers may not stop criticism, though.
Hearts sit fifth in the Ladbrokes Premiership and have won only five of their last 18 matches in all competitions – a run that has incurred the wrath of some supporters.
Martin conceded that beating Celtic would not be enough to make up for the poor run of form.
"I don't know and honestly I don't care. People will love us one day, and they won't another," said the 28-year-old.
"This is part of the game and we all know that. When you win it is fantastic and when you play badly, you must take the responsibility for that. That is the case and we must look forward, work hard and fight.
"Honestly, it is not disrespectful for me to say I don't care what Celtic are coming here for. We are in fifth position now and it is vital for us to take the three points. I think they always try to have a party when they come here. Of course, this time is more massive, but it is always a big game to play Celtic or Rangers. We want to win the game and show we can make it difficult for them to come here.
"Why can't we be the first team to beat them? Why not? That is what we work towards. Everyone can see, how good they are. But this is one game and for us this is like a cup final. We believe we can do something special."
A win would give Hearts the ideal start to a week which could define their season as they meet Celtic, St Johnstone and Dundee. "For us, it is really important, for the fans and also for our own confidence," said Martin.
"It is a tough week and this could give us momentum to pick up more points. If we start on Sunday and have a bad game, then you go to St Johnstone and it will be tougher. If we start well on Sunday then, after that, it is more positive.
"We want to show character and show the fans how proud we are to defend our home, our castle, and not let Celtic come and take the trophy."
Repeating the performance which earned Hearts a 4-1 win over Rangers at the start of February would give the Edinburgh club a fighting chance this weekend.
"Rangers and Celtic are two different games with different challenges, but it is a good example of the qualities we have, and we have to repeat that performance," added Martin.
"It is not easy but, of course, that is our aim; to put them under pressure, close down the space. They are used to a bigger stadium, more space and we will try to put a lot of pressure on them.
"What can I say about Celtic's run? It is fantastic ... chapeau! But we are not there to admire them and say: 'Ooh, you are so good. Haven't you had a fantastic season?' We are there to beat them.
"The longer that run goes on, the more special it will be for one team to end that unbeaten run. However, we are focused on winning the game, and not so much on Celtic.
"At home we need to show character and say 'you will not come to our stadium and win and celebrate the Championship here'. It is not easy but we will do everything."


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Christianity in China, explained
Thanks to the Monitor for the Jan. 12 cover story, "China's church-state showdown." The piece raises a number of issues of great importance, such as the gaps in Christian teachings in the official churches, the Chinese Communist Party's plan to manufacture a "Chinese" theology, the growing ties between official and house churches, and so on. The quotes about love are precious and apply not just in China. Thanks for attention to a vastly underreported subject. Whether Xi Jinping can push back the tide of evangelical fervor – as some believe he has – remains to be seen.
– Julian Baum
Richmond, Va.
"China's church-state showdown" should have also included information about both the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions. The Taiping Rebellion (1850-64), whose rebels had a Christian-based philosophy, was a civil war that led to more than 20 million civilian deaths. The Boxer Rebellion (1898-1900), which was, in part, a response to Christian missionaries, ended in warfare, though it was much less bloody. The moves by the Communist government today may be driven by those old, deep-seated fears.
– Jay H. Russ
Silver Lake, Ohio
Future hope from past reflections
Regarding the Jan. 19 online article "#ReclaimMLK: how protesters pairing Martin Luther King, present issues" (CSMonitor.com): To say that 1968 was a watershed year in American history is an understatement. I was a sophomore in college when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. Two months later, Robert Kennedy was gunned down in Los Angeles. That summer, Chicago police were attacking protesters outside the Democratic National Convention.
Today, we are reminded of the ongoing struggle for civil rights, thanks to the blockbuster film "Selma." The grainy, black-and-white images of the marchers many of us watched on NBC's "Huntley-Brinkley Report" now jump off the screen in living color.
– Denny Freidenrich
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As I gear up to head out this morning Monday April 16th to do a little collecting at the South Colony Dunkin Donuts (I have the week off from work this week) we have formally wrapped up our first 15 days of the matching donation effort from the Campus at Greenhill
In March, Campus at Greenhill became the Fireworks Fund naming convention sponsor by making a $10,000.00 donation to the effort.
In April, they have upped the ante by offering an additional pledge to donate matching funds for all citizen / private donations for the month up to $5,000.00
Last week, the week ending April 14th, we collected $1,158.00. That plus last week's collections of $1,395.00 means we are sitting at $2,553.00.
Half way to the full $5,000.00 match at the half way point in time – perfect!
The last two weeks of April are going to be the toughest as my father will be away for vacation; that leaves us with just me collecting on Saturday mornings only for those two weekends.
I have one new volunteer that contacted me and I am psyched but I could use a couple more.
We need additional help from people that can spend a couple of hours in the morning, or really any time, standing around collecting – especially during those two weeks.
If you can help out let me know.
Also – if you were planning to make a donation, April is the month to do it as it is worth twice as much under the matching grant.
You can make your donations payable to the Wallingford Fireworks Fund and mail them in to:
Wallingford Fireworks Fund
c/o Jason Zandri
35 Lincoln Drive EXT
Wallingford, CT 06492
As always, if anyone has any questions of me please feel free to reach out by calling 860 614 6069 or via email at email@example.com.


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The Mission of Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter is to change the lives of homeless families by providing them with encouragement and the tools for achievintg self sufficiency.
The primary focus is an intensive transitional program in which families share one of our on-site apartments, make a contract with specific goals including: locating employment or job training, establishing a savings account, budgeting, locating quality child care, enrolling their children in school, and securing permanent housing.
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Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation
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Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation
WIngs for Life is a spinal cord injury charity who knows that there is a cure it is just a matter of when the cure will be found.
We strongly believe in achieving our goal.
Founded 2010
Mission statement
In most cases, paralysis is caused by acute damage to the spinal cord following a traumatic injury. Nerve fibres are disrupted and nerve cells at, and around, the site of injury are destroyed.
A lesion of the spinal cord not only impacts the ability to move your limbs; the injury also causes a large number of health-related complications and limitations in daily life.
The type of disability which occurs after the spinal cord is injured depends on the severity of injury and the location of the injured segment of the spinal cord. In cases of complete paralysis, all functions below the level of injury will be lost.
After a spinal cord injury, the nerve fibres which send motor signals from the brain to the torso and the limbs are impaired and this causes paralysis of the muscles. Destruction of sensory nerve fibres leads to loss of sensations such as touch, pain and the ability to distinguish between hot and cold.
Less well-known is that spinal cord injury can also severely limit bladder and bowel control, sexual performance and blood pressure.
The diagnosis of "paraplegia" following a spinal cord injury is likely to become a thing of the past because scientists agree unanimously: injured nerve cells in the spinal cord are capable of regeneration.
Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation aims to:
- To find ways to cure all people affected by spinal cord injuries
Established: January 2010
Registered Charity Number: 1138804
Board members: 5
Full time staff: 4
Part time staff: 1
Volunteers: 50
Phone number: 0203 117 2123
Address: 155-171 Tooley Street London United Kingdom SE1 2JPView charity accounts on the Charity Commission website


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Courage is a synthetic emotion that is a combination of fear, and love or hope.
The opposite emotion of fear is courage.
Courage is to overcome fear by suppressing it and taking action. There is no courage without fear. To feel absolutely no fear is not courage. Courage is being aware of fear but not taking action based on fear.
The reason we need courage is because as human culture developed situations in which fear is not an adaptive response increased. It is more dangerous if a person who encounters a bear just cowers in fear, even though the person has a hunting riffle.
There are two kinds of courage, courage with hope (self-confidence) and courage with love. Courage is not a specially fixed emotion, but is fear plus hope or fear plus love.
Acrobats do not fear heights when they walk a tightrope, this is because they have confidence to succeed, courage from hope.
For example a parent jumping into a river to rescue their child is courage from love.
We call it courage when a situation is scary and love or hope overcomes the fear. So without love or hope there is no courage. The strength of courage is in proportion to the strength of love or hope.
In an old book from China, the Analects of Confucius, it says, "a benevolent person is brave, but a brave person is not necessarily benevolent." This means that all people who are truly compassionate towards others can act with courage, but a courageous person is not necessarily compassionate.


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For my first blog post I'm going to give you a little glimpse into my daily routine. I am a member of the Integrated Design Solutions team where we plan and specify HON furniture for our dealers. This is what a typical project might look like.
Plan and Specify: You provide us with a rough sketch with the layout and size of the furniture you wish to place in the space and we provide you with a 2D and 3D drawing as well as a complete itemized parts list of HON products. We verify product compatibility as well as accuracy. Our work is always guaranteed for this free service.
With this service we do not show any architectural details (walls, windows and doors) but if an electronic AutoCAD or Giza file is provided for our use, we would be more than happy to place the furniture in the space.
Project sizes range from a basic L-shaped desk to several floors full of furniture. We accept all project sizes!
Rendering: This service most typically tags along with our specification service. We will provide a photo realistic rendering to help you visualize your furniture typicals. This is a limited service with 2-3 renderings per project. You can either provide us with the finishes you wish to see or we can place finishes that we feel will really showcase your design.
Don't forget this is a free service for our dealers, and we're always here to help!


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The Screaming Staircase - Lockwood & Co
By: Jonathan Stroud
Published: September 2013
The book sensation of the year from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.
Hauntings are our business . . .
Ghosts crowd the streets and houses of London. Anthony Lockwood, with his slightly grumpy deputy George, and his junior field operative Lucy, make up LOCKWOOD & CO, the small, shabby yet talented ghost-hunting agency.
After a series of calamitous investigations into the supernatural go awry, the team are desperate to prove themselves. Their opportunity comes in the form of a terrifying ghost, the Red Duke. But little do they know what perils lie in store for them at the haunted Bliss Hall . . .
I don't generally enjoy ghost books but this was a truly engrossing read - the intensity just kept rising.
Enter a world where ghostly activity has become the norm, with The Problem increasing around 50 years earlier. Two young researchers discovered its source and it has since been established that younger children, certainly those under 15, have much more
sensitivity to paranormal activity - meaning they are the ones who tackle The Problem. This mostly happens at night and under the supervision of an adult.
Not so with Lockwood & Co - a small investigative agency consisting of Anthony
Lockwood who can see the Visitors, investigator and Anthony's long term friend George, and new member Lucy, who has recently moved to London.
Lucy has the terrific skill of hearing the Visitors speak and being able to feel their suffering and fate through touch. But when our investigators come across a 50 year old skeleton and a murder mystery, their world and their agency are suddenly faced with a life or death situation— the perpetrator is now rich and powerful and wants to keep her secret hidden.
A marvellous first instalment of a series that will be a huge hit with those old enough to read it and cope with the HAUNTINGS!!!
This book was included in our September 2013 Secondary Standing Order selection.
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Pokhran - The Intelligence Failure
Why were America's intelligence agencies, with satellites, communications intercepts, agents and analysts, unable to detect India's preparations to test nuclear weapons? Underground nuclear tests would normally be detected by satellite imagery, since activity picks up at the site as heavy equipment is used to insert the warhead down a subterranean shaft, and to "stem" the shaft to prevent radiation leakage.
The Indian tests came at a time when there were tensions in many areas of the world. All were clamoring for attention from US satellites and the people who interpret the information they collect.
"When the BJP party came to power, we could have looked harder at our intelligence systems, to make sure that we got as much coverage as we possibly could, even at the expense perhaps of coverage in other areas.... there was activity and it was a question of identifying the degree to which it was unusual in the last few days before the test." Jeremiah News Conference
While Indian denial and deception activities may have complicated the task of monitoring test preparations, evidently there was little if any indication from the intelligence community of a heightened probability of Indian nuclear weapons testing. Among the failures was the fact that both administration policy makers and intelligence analysts accepted an 'underlying mind-set' that India would not test its nuclear weapons. They did not take seriously the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's [BJP] campaign promises to deploy nuclear weapons. On 03 February 1999 the Bharatiya Janata Party released its manifesto for the February-March Indian elections. In the manifesto, the party pledges to "exercise the nuclear option" and "declare India a nuclear weapon state" after coming to power. However, American analysts assumed that Indian politicians, like their American counterparts, would ignore their campaign promises once elected. According to Congressional testimony by Assistant Secretary of State Inderfurth, "We were told privately and publicly that India would continue to show restraint in the non-proliferation field, and would do nothing to surprise us." On 19 March 1998 the US State Department said it saw no new threat in the vow by India's just elected Hindu nationalist government to "exercise the option to induct nuclear weapons." On 21 March 1998 Defence minister George Fernandes announced that the decision to induct nuclear weapons would depend upon a thorough strategic review to be undertaken by India's National Security Council, leading observers to conclude that nuclear tests were unlikely in the near term.
This view was not universally shared. When the BJP-led Government declared its aim of "inducting" nuclear weapons, a warning was conveyed officially by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the major powers, and Pakistan's Foreign Minister expressed further concern on 19 March 1998 to the Conference on Disarmament. On 02 April 1998, the government of Pakistan warned the five nuclear states and other friendly countries that India was making preparations for the nuclear tests. Four days before the tests, a non-governmental group circulated a paper in Washington [based on Charhdi Kala International, a small newsletter published on 07 May 1998 by Sikh separatists in Canada] which reported that:
"Preparations for an Indian nuclear test has been further confirmed by our sources in India (who so far have never been wrong having millions of pairs of eyes and ears fixed to the ground) who report all kinds of feverish nighttime activities in the vicinity of Pokharan in Rajasthan state 60 miles from the Pakistan border."
Initial reports suggested that US intelligence agencies failed to detect any signs that India was preparing to conduct underground nuclear tests, and that India was able to very 'quickly and subtly' make preparations for the tests. By December 1995 Indian test preparations may have advanced to the point that India had acquired the capability to test very quickly without detection by US intelligence -- as happened in May 1998. According to former Indian President Venkataraman: "All preparations for an underground nuclear test at Pokhran had been completed in 1983 when I was the Defense Minister. It was shelved because of international pressure, and the same thing happened in 1995."
It is reported that on 08 May 1998, three days before the tests, a satellite recorded evidence of renewed activity, when bulldozers were seen near India's nuclear test site. Sometime between midnight and 0300 hours on the morning of 11 May 1998 an analyst examined satellite imagery showing fences being removed. This "clear-cut" evidence of nuclear test preparations was only revealed in satellite imagery just six hours before the tests. However, no CIA warning was issued because American intelligence analysts responsible for India's nuclear program had not expected the tests and were not on alert. It was not until around 0800 hours, nearly five hours later, that experienced officers arrived to review the evidence.
Other reports suggested that India had placed its nuclear testing equipment "underground" following the 1995-1996 episode that revealed details about US intelligence satellite monitoring of the test site. More generally, it was suggested that the diplay of American satellite imagery by US Ambassador Wisner in 1996 had compromised American intelligence "sources and methods" -- giving India a direct appreciation of the details of American monitoring activities and suggesting possible avenues for cover, concealment and deception. US officials, in discouraging the 1995-96 test, might have inadvertently shown India to evade detection of its pre-test activities in 1998. India may have been able to estimate the times that satellites passed over the site by analyzing the series of pictures presented by Wisner. It was also suggested that India tracked the orbits of American satellites and moved equipment only when they believed nothing was overhead. According to one report satellites were collecting imagery of Pokhran at intervals ranging from six to 24 hours. [SOURCE: J. Ransom Clark]
The failure to detect the preparations for the May 1998 series of tests may also have been due to an organised denial program. According to a 22 May 1998 news release Embassy of India in Washington, the Ambassador of India, Mr. Naresh Chandra, met senior US Congressmen and "rebutted strongly the allegations that have been made in some quarters about India having indulged in deception and having misled the US." Reportedly, for several years prior to the 1998 tests, India deliberately conducted activities at Pokhran, digging a new shaft or cleaning out an older one, to provide cover for actual testing activity. And published reports suggested that India had fooled the US intelligence community by creating a diversion with preparations at Balasore for missile tests that it really wasn't planning to do - diverting US attention. Indian nuclear researcher G. Balachandran reportedly quipped that "It's not a failure of the CIA. It's a matter of their intelligence being good, our deception being better." It has been suggested that Indian denial activities extended to measures such as the use of smoke to obscure test preparation, and the disposal of spoil from vertical shaft excavations along existing sand-dune contours. Reportedly the new book Weapons of Peace by Raj Chengappa contains additional details concerning Indian denial efforts.
The full extent of Indian cover, concealment and deception [CCD] is not known, and is probably not knowable. It is not in the interest of Indian operational security planners to disclose the entire scope of their activities. Nor it is in the interest of the US intelligence community to fully reveal the sources and methods that were applied against the Indian nuclear test program, nor to disclose those Indian CCD methods, if any, that complicated US intelligence operations. American analysts and collection managers may have been looking for the expected. Standard procedures would encompass generating templates of target signatures and matching data collected with these templates. This can help in interpreting imagery and signals intelligence, and defeating cover, concealment, and deception. But such templates can also contribute to failures to recognize or even search for unanticipated developments, and create the possibility of successful deception by an adversary.
The conventional interpretation of the failure of American intelligence failure to detect India's nuclear weapons test preparations is a microscopic structural analog to the macroscopic interpretation of India's overall nuclear program. It is generally held that India's nuclear weapons development program was a multi-decade effort that patiently and incrementally accumulated capabilities with the consent, if not active encouragement, of a succession of governments. All that remained in May 1998 was the permission of the government to conduct nuclear tests. Similarly, it is generally held that India's nuclear weapons test infrastructure incrementally developed over nearly two decades, and was substantially complete by the mid-1990s, if not by the early 1980s. According to this interpretation, all that was required in May 1998 was the rather modest activity required to actually emplace a handful of nuclear devices into pre-existing test shafts [presumably at Khetolai]. Given the modest scope of the activity required to complete preparations for actual testing, rather modest denial or deception activities by India coupled with modest inattentiveness on the part of American intelligence could predictably combine to produce a "failure" to detect test preparations.
According to one variant of this conventional explanation, the American demarches of 1996 facilitated Indian denial activities by disclosing "sources and methods" information, relating to specific interpretation keys that the United States was using to conclude that nuclear test preparations were in progress. Having learned of the signatures that had attracted the attention of American imagery analysts, the Indians could take precautions to avoid creating these signatures in the days leading up to the tests.
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I just think you are the BEST. You and your family... especially your parents...should be so proud of your sucess. You are an inspirtation to so many of us. Please come back safe to us after touring.
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Hi all!
I was doing a little squaring up today of some of my leaders and enders 16-patches and using my die-cutter to do it; so, I thought that it might be a nice little tutorial to show you how I quickly and easily square up these blocks, not with a rotary cutter and ruler, but, with my 6.5" square die instead.
When I am doing my leaders and enders projects my 16-patches come out to 6.5" square but usually need a touch of squaring up here and there. Once I got the 6.5" square die I wanted to use it to square these up instead of my rotary cutter - I mean who wouldn't!?
Lay the 16-patch (or 9-patch or whatever you are making) across the die and take a second to line it up so that it will trim properly. Because of the seam allowances this is instantly 3 layers so the maximum you can layer on the Go! is two 16-patches and on the Studio is three.
Put the mat on top and run it through! Voila! the little bits come off and you are left with a perfect square in just a couple seconds and one pass instead of all the lining up of the ruler, rotary cutting and flipping. Easy - and I like easy.
We often think about using our die cutters to cut out but why not use it to square up too? have you ever done this before? I know that this might be old-hat to a lot of you but to a few of you thins might be a new idea for using your die cutters!
Are you doing any Saturday quilting tonight?


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I first created the background. I really loved the pieces from Seth Apter's class that were circulating over on social media and I had to google the technique and I'm in love!
I don't have the Seth Apter "drip drop" dies - I don't even have a corresponding machine - so I designed my own and cut them on my Silhouette machine.
I glued them down on the background and outlined them with white paint pen.
Finally, I added some circles (EmmaGodfrey's set EEG 07) and also doodled some tiny circles using a paint pen.


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I don't know why I'm such a glutton for punishment. I'm joining the MOJO Monday challenge. (You know the place with all the STIFF competition and talent) whew, I'm definitely shaking in my boots whenever I enter over there. Those girls are some kind of awesome. Well, here's my attempt at the inspiration sketch.
Wish me luck! I have my fingers, toes...and eyes crossed!!! lol


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We have ported Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4 -games from PC to Playstation 4 and Xbox One, and we are familiar with the console specific certification processes. In addition to bringing our own title 'Stardust Galaxy Warriors' from PC to PS4 and Xbox One, we have also helped other developers with their own ports.
We offer a full art pipeline from concept design to finished game ready assets. We can create full assets from scratch, or step in as a part of a pre-existing pipeline.
Our audio team has extensive experience in producing and implementing sounds to games, as well as composing music. For example, Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax features a full-length album-quality soundtrack.


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Sense breaks through water debate
Sense breaks through water debate
Hallelujah! Finally some sense in the water debate.
After the rush to build desal plants around the country in the grip of the last drought, a new report in Victoria finds this: "the current system does not adequately support the use of alternative water sources (e.g. rainwater and storm water) for non-drinking needs".
The Living Melbourne, Living Victoria report must be music to the ears of the many voices who have been banging on for years and years about capturing and re-using rainwater.
This report might have been produced for Melbourne, but it should be read by urban planners across Australia.
Among a raft of other suggestions, the findings push for stronger building controls to catch stormwater at its source and store it – in some cases in rainwater tanks at properties, and in others in storage tanks big enough for a whole urban precinct.
When we have situations where more storm water flows out of a city each year than the city consumes (as is the case in Melbourne), it does seem crazy not to be tapping into the stuff as it falls from the sky.
The strategy aims to reduce the demand for mains water by using stormwater for non-drinking functions such as flushing toilets and washing clothes, and continues to support greater water efficiency in homes through low-use appliances and tap fittings.
The report suggests improved standards should apply to all new and significantly renovated buildings in Victoria.
The report models the outcomes of capturing more storm water and provides some interesting insights.
One of the scenarios uses a combination of enhanced household water efficiency and rainwater tanks to provide water for toilets, laundry and gardens. In this scenario, mains water was assumed to be used for personal washing and in the kitchen.
The modelling estimated these changes would cut potable water demand by 24 per cent, and lead to a 9 per cent drop in stormwater runoff and an 11 per cent fall in the amount of wastewater being discharged across greater Melbourne by 2050.
In another scenario, domestic rainwater was used for hot water and laundry, while storm water was collected and stored at a precinct or suburb-level, and supplied to households for toilet flushing and gardens.
The modelling shows the above would deliver a 38 per cent cut in mains water demand, an 11 per cent drop in stormwater runoff and a 32 per cent fall in the wastewater being discharged across greater Melbourne by 2050.
Putting the argument for better water collection in residences, the report noted that larger infrastructure, such as dams and desal plants had a "lumpy, long lead time" and run "much higher risks of saddling customers and/or taxpayers with excessive or unneeded investment" – as many residents across Australia are arguing they are now finding with various desalination plants.
Do you think it makes sense to collect rainwater in homes, or local storage facilities? If not, why not?


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TeamMONASH are playing in twelve gold medal matches and semi-final games today.
TeamMONASH was devastated to lose the overall trophy to Melbourne University at the 2013 Australian University Games. All 670 athletes are determined to win as many gold medals as possible and bring the trophy back home to Monash University.
With the help of Taekwondo's convincing win, TeamMONASH already have one gold medal under their belt, and are feeling confident to contend for victory on today's final.
The sports competing for the gold medal are: Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Netball, Softball, Tennis, and Tenpin Bowling.
Two of the most exciting competitions would be the Badminton and Football final, which TeamMONASH will face off against the University of Sydney, who claimed gold in Football and silver in Badminton last year; and the University of Melbourne, who dominated the games winning gold in Badminton, Football, and Baseball.
Show your support for TeamMONASH and stay tuned through the TeamMONASH facebook page.


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Strengtheninginspections over social insurance funds is essential given the hike in theirmanagement expenses in 2016 and 2017, heard the ongoing 24th sessionof the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on May 15.
An overview of the function - Photo: VNA
Lawmakers held that themanagement cost for social insurance funds was higher than that proposed by theGovernment in Report No.480/BC-CP dated October 9, 2015 for the 2016-2018period.
Specifically, the managementcost rose 6.2 percent to 612 billion VND or 26.7 million USD in 2016 and 13percent to 1.38 trillion VND or 60.3 million USD in 2017.
The figure is estimated toincrease 21 percent to over 2.4 trillion VND (104.8 million USD) in 2018.
Legislators asked theGovernment to pay more attention to ensuring the effective use of managementexpenses and encouraging more people to join social insurance, health insuranceand unemployment insurance annually.
They agreed with theGovernment's proposal of keeping the social insurance and unemploymentinsurance management spending rates at 2.15 percent in 2019, 2.0 percent in2020, and 1.85 percent in 2021.
Deputies recommendedreducing expenditure in case of failure to meet the estimates.
Vice Chairwoman of theNational Assembly Tong Thi Phong urged relevant insurance agencies to increasecommunication campaigns on the implementation of social, unemployment andhealth insurance policies in addition to improving the management of insurancefunds.
During the function,lawmakers reviewed the implementation of Resolution No.1083/2015/UBTVQH13issued by the National Assembly Standing Committee in 2015 on the managementcost of social and unemployment insurance in 2016-2018 and the transfer ofState budget to social insurance funds.


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|Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
More Attention to USERRA - A Bureaucratic Happening
It sounds as most, if not all, returning soldiers (and sailors, marines and air force personnel) will be well aware of their rights (or at least their understanding of what DOL told them about their rights) when they get back home. Probably makes sense for employers to be equally aware. One place to start is the recently released proposed rules under USERRA, discussed in this earlier post.


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Chase & Status (Saul Milton and Will Kennard) have teamed up with punk duo Slaves (Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent) for their new single 'Control'. The single premiered with Annie Mac as her Hottest Record (Feb 23) where Saul commented on the unique and exciting collaboration:
"We were big fans (of Slaves) for a long time. Their album was one of the most important records of last year. What they represent – the anarchy, the whole punk scene; reminds me of exciting times when music was really anti establishment. These guys are at the forefront. I felt we could do something exciting and I think we have."
Known for their unique 'UK sound', rooted in various genres from Dub to Reggae and Garage to Grime, Chase & Status continue to showcase their versatility working with the infectious punk-rock stylings of Slaves. It's abrasive, loud, rocky, anarchic, packed with energy and heavy bass-filled drops – everything you'd hope to expect from such a collaboration.
Having released their Grime inspired London Bars EP just before Christmas, Chase and Status are currently working on their forthcoming fourth studio album due later this year. (Release date TBC) Upcoming performances include Radio 1's Big Weekend. (May 28-29)
Slaves had an impressive year in 2015 with the release of their Mercury nominated debut album "Are You Satisfied', featuring singles 'The Hunter', 'Cheer Up London' and their incredible cover of Skepta's 'Shutdown'. Slaves are set to join Wolf Alice on the US leg of their tour this April as well as performing at Snowbombing in Austria (April 4-9)
'Control' is available now via Mercury Records. Check out the video below: