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[Highland Park] gutter downspout cleaning
by Alison Bogle 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Hello, Can anyone recommend a good and reasonable company to come clean out a gutter downspout that is giving us trouble? Thanks! Alison & Scott Bogle _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690331&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-U…

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[Highland Park] Fw: RE: Question About Vaccines
by Jessica Miller 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Below is my e-mail dialogue with the CDC regarding vaccine information. They have given links to the sheets (VIS) which are by federal law (a requirement of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986) supposed to be given out with vaccines (further below), as well as links to find all vaccine ingredients and possible interaction complications, etc. Jessica --- On Tue, 11/3/09, CDC-INFO <CDCINFO(a)cdc.gov> wrote: From: CDC-INFO <CDCINFO(a)cdc.gov> Subject: RE: Question About Vaccines To: kekikamiller(a)yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 1:48 PM Thank you for your additional inquiry to CDC-INFO. In response to your request for further information on the ingredients in the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine, we are pleased to provide you with the following information. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases provides a list of vaccine additives. Vaccine ingredients can be viewed and sorted by ingredient or by individual vaccine. This information is available online at: Ingredients in Vaccines: Fact Sheet http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/additives.htm The Reference Materials section of the website contains a PDF link to the various ingredients and tells you which vaccines contain them; while the second PDF link lists the various vaccines and their corresponding ingredients. While it may be more convenient to use the above online information, package inserts may have more up-to-date information on a vaccine. Your healthcare provider or pharmacist will be able to provide you with a copy of the H1N1 vaccine package insert when it becomes available. The package insert lists all of the ingredients in the vaccine. It also provides information about any known adverse reactions. Package inserts are also available for viewing from the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Institute's website is: Institute for Vaccine Safety http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/package_inserts.htm#Top For further information, please visit these websites: CDC: Vaccines and Immunizations http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ HHS Purchases Additional H1N1 Vaccine Ingredients http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/07/20090713b.html Additional information on the 2009 H1N1 vaccine is also available from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Please visit their websites to learn more: FDA: Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/QuestionsaboutVaccines/u… FDA 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Page http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm150305.htm Links provided to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links. Thank you for contacting CDC-INFO Contact Center. Please do not hesitate to call 1-800-CDC-INFO, e-mail cdcinfo(a)cdc.gov or visit http://www.cdc.gov if you have any additional questions. CDC-INFO is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). This service is provided by Vangent, Inc. under contract to CDC and ATSDR. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit CDC-INFOs Customer Satisfaction Survey and tell us about your recent experience with CDC-INFO. The survey results will help improve our services. The address for the survey is http://www.emtservices.org/cdcinfo/en/email_satisfaction_survey.htm. Thank you. KN - 997, 9865 [THREAD ID:1-1L7PQV] [SR No.:1-96114172] -----Original Message----- From: kekikamiller(a)yahoo.com Sent: 11/2/2009 08:08:28 PM To: cdcinfo(a)cdc.gov Subject: RE: Question About Vaccines Thank you very much for this useful information. I am pleased about the law about the information sheets being given out, and hope there is someone enforcing it. I am still having trouble finding information listing all of the ingredients in particular vaccines. I looked at several of the links you gave and could not find that. Jessica --- On Mon, 11/2/09, CDC-INFO <CDCINFO(a)cdc.gov> wrote: From: CDC-INFO <CDCINFO(a)cdc.gov> Subject: RE: Question About Vaccines To: kekikamiller(a)yahoo.com Date: Monday, November 2, 2009, 9:23 PM Thank you for your inquiry to CDC-INFO. In response to your request for information on vaccine VIS, we are pleased to provide you with the following information. VISs (Vaccine Information Statements) can be viewed and downloaded from the CDC Vaccines and Immunization website. VIS Inactivated Flu vaccine http://www.immunize.org/vis/2flu.pdf VIS Live Flu vaccine http://www.immunize.org/vis/liveflu.pdf VIS 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-inact-h1n1.pdf VIS 2009 Live, attenuated H1N1 intranasal vaccine (or LAIV) http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-laiv-h1n1.pdf These VISs must always be used*. Every time one of these vaccines is given regardless of what combination it is given in regardless of whether it is given by a public health clinic or a private provider regardless of how the vaccine was purchased regardless of the age of the recipient the appropriate VIS must be given out at the time of the vaccination. This information from the CDC website can be found at the following location: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/vis-facts.htm#faq Until you are able to get vaccinated, the best way to help fight 2009 H1N1 influenza (flu) is to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue away. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Stay home if you're sick, and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. During the current novel H1N1 flu outbreak, states have the lead responsibility. If you have not already done so, please contact your state health department for further assistance with your concerns. A directory of state health departments is available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html Flu Clinic Locator http://www.flucliniclocator.org/ Flu Clinic Locator http://www.flu.gov/individualfamily/vaccination/locator.html Links provided to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links. In addition, you may find the following resources useful. Flu.gov http://flu.gov/ Clean Hands Save Lives! http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/pdf/handwashing.pdf 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and You http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/swineflu_you.htm Seasonal Flu http://www.cdc.gov/flu/ CDC's website provides health information for your general knowledge. Concerns about a medical condition - either your own or that of a family member, should always be addressed to your primary care physician for advice and care appropriate to your specific medical needs. CDC does not recommend self-diagnosis or self-management of health problems that should be attended to by health care professionals. Thank you for contacting CDC-INFO Contact Center. Please do not hesitate to call 1-800-CDC-INFO, e-mail cdcinfo(a)cdc.gov or visit http://www.cdc.gov if you have any additional questions. CDC-INFO is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). This service is provided by Vangent, Inc. under contract to CDC and ATSDR. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit CDC-INFOs Customer Satisfaction Survey and tell us about your recent experience with CDC-INFO. The survey results will help improve our services. The address for the survey is http://www.emtservices.org/cdcinfo/en/email_satisfaction_survey.htm. Thank you. PHJEA/ 9002/BR [THREAD ID:1-1L3ND1] [SR No.:1-95933473] -----Original Message----- From: kekikamiller(a)yahoo.com Sent: 10/31/2009 11:06:19 AM To: cdcinfo(a)cdc.gov Subject: Question About Vaccines I hear that in Europe people receive a pamphlet of information about vaccines when they are given, just like we receive info about prescription drugs we are given. I even heard the vaccine info sheets are supposed to be given out by law every time someone receives a vaccine. I have never even seen a vaccine info sheet and am wondering if you can do anything to make sure they are given out. Jessica Miller

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[Highland Park] Cheap boxes
by Teresa Bedo 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

If you ever need packing or storage boxes and aren't interested in spending the time and effort required to traipse around from store to store where the boxes are dirty, torn, the wrong size, unavailable, etc. , I found the ultimate place to buy cheap used boxes. It is very close to here...an added bonus and they deliver if needed. M MALLINGER CO 301 Brushton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA Zip Code15221. Phone: (412) 242-4555 They have a huge warehouse full of neatly arranged stacks of clean, well organized boxes in every size, shape and quality you could want. I just bought 40 medium sized boxes for only $20. The people there are very patient and helpful in finding the right size for your needs. I wish I'd known about this place a long time ago. They are willing to negotiate the price and will buy back the boxes after you use them as well as recycle any that are unusable. Teresa Bedo tbedo(a)gmx.com

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[Highland Park] WANTED - washer and vacuum
by joseph breems 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Looking for reasonably priced clothes washer and vacuum. Please email me if you have information about either or call me at 951-236-8457. -Joseph Breems

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[Highland Park] Local Yarn Boutique Newsletter
by Tamara Hayes 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Hello Fellow Neighbors, If you or anyone you know enjoys to knit, crochet, spin and/or weave, check out Yarns By Design's November Newsletter ( http://ybdoakmont.homestead.com/news-letters.html) Interested in receiving our monthly newsletters? It is easy. Sign-up on our website ( http://www.ybdoakmont.com/contact.html) Warmly, Tamara Hayes Yarns By Design 527 Cedar Way, Suite 102 Oakmont, Pa 15139 412-832-0657 www.YBDoakmont.com

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[Highland Park] Hooping TONIGHT
by Erika Johnson 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Whether you're already a dedicated hooper, or you've been meaning to get AROUND to it, tonight's the night! Hoop Union Tuesdays CONTINUE EVERY TUESDAY 6:30 - 7:30 pm UNION PROJECT Corner of Stanton and Negley EVERYONE WELCOME, ALWAYS Tonight, if you're a beginner, we'll teach you how to keep the hoop up. If you're ready for the next thing, we'll work on the "Wild West", aka hooping over your head. November marks the beginning of our new series which will be a bit more like a class with a new skill taught each week. You can start at any time, and you don't have to come to every class. The requested class fee is $5 per class, or $20 for 6 weeks, but please just come and pay what you can. Many thanks to the Union Project for helping us keep hooping accessible to all. Hoop Union Tuesdays are brought to you by the Union Project,<http://www.unionproject.org>Spinster Hoops, and the Steel City Hoop Union <http://hoopunion.blogspot.com/>.

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[Highland Park] November Newsletter & Curbside Leaf Recycling
by Zelmanov, Elaine 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Office of Councilman Patrick Dowd, November 2009 News and Updates Iron City Brewing Back in the News. Despite an unpaid million dollar water bill, Iron City Brewing requested a demolition permit from the city to raze five structures at 3340 Liberty Avenue at an estimated cost of $500,000. Councilman Dowd, a PWSA Board member, has moved to halt the permit until the water bill is paid and any historical preservation questions are answered. Check out the story in the Post-Gazette <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09297/1008080-53.stm> , Tribune-Review <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_649616.html> , or on our website <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> . Lawrenceville's Library. Councilman Dowd and other state and city officials have been working together and working diligently with the leadership of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to develop both short-term and sustainable long-term funding plans to keep neighborhood libraries open. Councilman Dowd's statement on library closures is on our website <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> . Bike Racks in Business Districts. Councilman Dowd, Bike PGH, and other state and local officials kicked off a bike rack program in front of Enrico Biscotti Co. last week. 200 free bike racks will be installed throughout neighborhood business districts. Check it out <http://bike-pgh.org/2009/10/city-launches-bike-rack-program-rack-reques t-form-now-live/> . New Legislation Parking Garages & Meters. On October 27th, Councilman Dowd introduced legislation requiring the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to obtain Council approval before moving on a sale or lease of parking garages and meters. The sale of these assets may well be the most important policy decision the City faces in 2010 and Council ought to be part of the discussion. Press release <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> . Legislation <http://legistar.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/detailreport/Reports/Temp/1030200 9104143.pdf> . Endorsement by the Post-Gazette <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09302/1009099-192.stm> . Upcoming Events Council to Go. November 18: From 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Councilman Dowd and staff will be in Polish Hill at the Polish Hill Civic Association, 3060 Brereton Street. Public Meetings. November 12: ALCOSAN <http://www.alcosan.org/> will hold a public meeting at the Union Project at 801 N. Negley Ave at 7:00 pm to talk about sewage overflows and a regional sewage plan. November 17: The Union Project <http://www.unionproject.org/> is hosting a community meeting to gather input on a new and improved side yard. Join them from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Union Project's atrium. November 18: Councilman Dowd's legislation on notification requirements for specially planned developments will be in Council for public hearing at 1:30. More information on the legislation is on our website <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> . November 18: Councilman Dowd's legislation requiring better screening and landscaping for car lots will also be in Council for public hearing. To register to speak, call the City Clerk at 412.255.2138. Holidays. Council will be open during Election Day but closed for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving: November 11, 26 and 27. Because of the holidays, Council meetings will be rescheduled for November 9, 12 and 23. Did You Know? Recycle leaves curbside in November. The neighborhoods of Council District 7 can recycle leaves curbside during the week of November 9th - 13th. Remember to place leaves in paper bags. Leaves placed in plastic bags or placed out on any other week will not be accepted as recycling and will be landfilled. More information is available here <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/pw/assets/09_leaf_disposal.pdf> . To unsubscribe from Council District 7 updates, please notify Elaine Zelmanov at elaine.zelmanov(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us and you or your organization will be removed from our contact list. --- ELAINE ZELMANOV | Chief of Staff Office of Councilman Patrick Dowd | Pittsburgh City Council District 7 City-County Building, Rm. 510 | 414 Grant Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Tel 412.255.2140 | Fax 412.255.2419 elaine.zelmanov(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us <mailto:elaine.zelmanov@city.pittsburgh.pa.us> District 7 Schedule of Events Google Calendar <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> | 2008 Annual Report <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/assets/2008-Newsletter.pdf> [pdf]

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[Highland Park] Belly Dance Classes
by Mahaffey, Darcy 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Khafif Music and Dance Belly Dance Classes Class size is limited, Register soon! For more info, please call Sadira 412-979-3932 or visit khafif.com and click on the classes link Beginner 1: Core movements and foundations for belly dance Thursdays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm -- Private Studio in Sq. Hill November 5 - January 21 No Class November 26 and December 24 $90 for full session package (1 class free!), $45 for 1/2 session package ($5 discount) or $10 drop-in Beginner 2: Improved technique and choreography Completion of Beginner 1 level required Thursdays 7:15 pm -- 8:15 pm -- Private Studio in Sq. Hill November 5 - January 21 No Class November 26 and December 2 $90 for full session package (1 class free!), $45 for 1/2 session package ($5 discount) or $10 drop-in

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[Highland Park] wooden baby cradle, boppy pillow and swing for sale
by MiaCaraProvin Sanillo 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Hey folks, I have a boppy swing for sale. I bought it in July for my newborn...but no luck. She is not a 'swinger'. It sells for $70 at Target (see link). I am looking to sell it for $35. http://www.target.com/Boppy-Rock-Comfort-Travel-Swing/dp/B001H05LVA/sr=1-6/… I also have a wooden cradle for sale...it is beautiful...my daughter slept in it for the first 3-4 months. Let me know if you are interested...I can send a picture if you are interested. Finally, I have a boppy pillow. It was used a few times...found it didn't work for me. I have 2 covers for it. Email if you are interested in any of these. -- Cara

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[Highland Park] Music This Tuesday Night and then some!
by Tania Grubbs 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Greetings Neighbors, Jeff & I will be working at the Backstage Bar located in the Culture District downtown tomorrow night November 3rd from 8-11pm. We hope that you will be able to make it out. Daniel May will be joining us on Piano, and James Johnson III on drums. This event is free and they have wonderful nightly specials for all to enjoy. If your out and about this weekend, I will be singing at the opening of the NEW Settlers Ridge Giant Eagle-Friday November 6th, 1:30-3:30pm, Tania & Two Guitars, Ken Karsh & Mark Koch on the guitars. Then on Saturday November 7th from 11-1pm I will be at the Bethel Park Giant Eagle with Daniel May on Piano. I am doing the Market District Tour! We have so much fun and if your around come say hi! My Best, Tania Grubbs Vocalist American Classic Songs Need special music for a special event? I'm you gal!

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