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The magnificent Aztec civilization left an abundance of temples, pyramids, and ruins throughout Mexico and parts of Guatemala. The Mexico and Central America map published in December 1980 accompanied two articles on the Aztecs and a companion map entitled "Visitor's Guide to the Aztec World" was printed in the same issue.
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Growing up, Suzy and I were just about as close as two sisters can get. Suzy was the perfect older sister.
She was beautiful and kind and loving, not only to me but to everyone. She was the star of our hometown of Peoria, Illinois—the high school homecoming queen, the college beauty queen.
I, on the other hand, was bigger, heavier and taller than most of my friends and her friends. I developed my own way of getting attention. I was a tomboy and a mischief-maker and delighted in nothing more than spending hours galloping around on horseback. Suzy tried desperately to teach me about the pretty things in life: how to fix my hair, apply makeup and coordinate my wardrobe. None of it seemed to work. I was still a big, sort of clumsy girl with two left feet. The boys didn't know I was alive, except that I was Susan Goodman's younger sister.
Suzy came back to Peoria when she graduated from college and got a job modeling locally. Eventually, she married her college sweetheart, Stan Komen.
College, for me, was the first time I felt I belonged anywhere. I was active in many school projects and finally began to have confidence in myself. I felt independent and responsible and ready to take on the world. After graduating, I packed up my bags and moved to Dallas, Texas, home of my father's older sister.
Although we were separated by distance, Suzy and I spoke every day by phone in the late afternoon.
As if it were yesterday, I can remember the phone call I received from Suzy one Tuesday afternoon. Her doctor had found a lump in her breast that was not a cyst. He recommended a biopsy. A biopsy is the surgical removal and microscopic examination of tissue to see if cancer cells are present.
I decided to fly home to Peoria.
When I got off the plane, my father was waiting there alone with an expression on his face I will never forget. He didn't have to say a word. At the age of 33, Suzy had breast cancer.
What happened from this point on is still difficult for me to talk about because I am so much more knowledgeable on the subject today. If I had only known then what I know now.
The truth of the matter is that growing up in the small town of Peoria, our family had been treated our whole lives by one doctor. Suzy trusted him with her cancer the same way she did with her measles. Mistake number one.
None of us knew enough to inquire about seeking information from a major cancer center or from a group of physicians associated with one in Peoria. He was our doctor. Period.
The most difficult concept to grasp about cancer, I think, is the fact that when it is first detected the patient usually feels just fine. There is rarely any pain associated with breast cancer in its early stages. So when you are told you've got a life-threatening disease, and the treatment sounds more heinous than the thought of a little lump in the breast, it is understandable that a woman uneducated about cancer might opt for no treatment at all.
Such was the case with Suzy. My sister was terrified, naturally, but adamant against having a mastectomy.
Our family doctor called in a surgeon to review Suzy's case. It is important, if you are to learn from our mistakes, that I tell you a little bit about this surgeon. He was very handsome, very suave and seemed very self-confident. According to Suzy, this surgeon told Suzy he could cure her. Even the most respected cancer experts in the country (which he was certainly not) do not talk about recovery in terms of surviving cancer or remission. They refrain from using the word cure because cancer can recur.
But that, of course, is exactly what Suzy wanted to hear, and who could blame her? Like many women, and for that matter men, too, Suzy was of the frame of mind that the doctor was always right.
This surgeon suggested performing a subcutaneous mastectomy, a procedure in which the outside of the breast is left intact, but an incision is made and the breast tissue is removed. He would then do an implant ten days later. Suzy would be left with a small scar but no more cancer. She felt it was her best option.
After Suzy's surgery, my parents, Stan and I were all at the hospital anxiously awaiting the results. The surgeon walked confidently in the room and said, "You can relax, we got it all. I believe she's cured." My heart sank because I knew enough to know that cure is a very difficult word to use in reference to cancer. If it is used at all, it is more likely to be spoken after a five-year period has passed without a recurrence.
For the next five months or so, Suzy felt pretty good. She was convinced she was cured. When I suggested she secure a second opinion just to be sure, she became very sensitive. After all, her doctor had told her she was fine.
But before six months had gone by, our worst nightmare became a reality. Suzy found another lump. This time it was under her arm. Despite everyone's optimism her cancer had spread.
Suzy went next to the Mayo Clinic, where we learned that her cancer had metastasized (spread) to her lung and under her arm. There was a tumor the size of a quarter in the upper part of her right lung and suspicious shadows elsewhere. Their recommendation was 30 days of radiation and then to "watch it."
Well, I, for one, was tired of "watching." I wanted to see some results.
Terror, rage, sadness and above all, a feeling of complete and utter helplessness invaded me. Why was this happening to Suzy, of all people? What had she ever done to deserve to be so sick and so frightened? Although no one said anything aloud, we all knew my sister was now fighting for her life. And it all happened so quickly. She tried to keep up a brave front and would often talk of plans for the future.
A major turning point in Suzy's struggle for survival came from a surprising source, Mrs. Betty Ford.
The year was 1978, and while serving as First Lady, Mrs. Ford had finished a successful bout with breast cancer. The whole country was shocked and saddened with the news of her breast cancer and mastectomy. Her bravery touched a place inside of Suzy that none of us could possibly understand because we hadn't gone through it ourselves. In Betty Ford, my sister found new strength.
"Nan," she said, "if Mrs. Ford can admit she has breast cancer and tell the whole world she intends to fight it, well then so can I."
The doctors at Mayo suggested Suzy have radiation therapy, which is a treatment using high-energy rays to damage (burn) cancer cells and stop them from growing. She did have the radiation but it was not successful in slowing her disease. The cancer was out of control, and there wasn't a thing we could do about it. But we had to try.
Suzy decided to seek treatment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. When she arrived, she was a Stage IV cancer patient. This means that the disease had spread to other organs in her body and was still growing. It was a very critical situation. But, for the first time, Suzy was part of a team: Her new doctor and his associates made Suzy a partner in every decision. They were completely and totally honest with her and all of us about her condition. Suzy was not only allowed to ask questions, she was encouraged to do so.
Suzy's doctor's approach to the disease was an aggressive one. Thus began the saga of intense chemotherapy. The problem with chemotherapy is that it doesn't know the difference between the good guys and the bad guys, so a lot of important healthy cells are killed in the process, including the cells of the stomach lining and hair roots.
Chemotherapy is often accompanied by nausea, mouth sores, hair thinning, and sometimes total hair loss, depending on the type used. Suzy experienced all of that and more. Everyone given chemotherapy is warned that a side effect is hair loss, but nothing can prepare a woman for the shock and embarrassment of baldness. She bore up under the strain with all the dignity and grace she could manage, although I know she was devastated. Little did I know that even then, my sister was teaching me.
The stress and tension put on a family involved in a serious illness is unimaginable. You know you must stick together on the crucial matters, so often the tension released is by arguing about the little things. My father had a terrible time. He could not bear the sight of his precious daughter being so ill. As a result, it was our dear mother who bore the brunt of much of the burden.
It was especially difficult for her because during this time lumps kept appearing in my breasts. I had my left breast biopsied three different times during Suzy's ordeal. Once, she had to leave Suzy's side in Houston in order to be with me in Dallas. All three of my tumors were benign (noncancerous). I hated to worry my mother, but the truth is, I was scared. Every time I felt the slightest little abnormality, my heart began to race. I had learned that women whose mothers or sisters have had breast cancer have as much as three times the usual risk of developing the disease.
Whenever we felt as if we couldn't go on, that the load was just too heavy, it was Suzy's grace and humor that got us through the day. She was able to find something to smile about with every turn of the road, and her infectious, warm concern was felt throughout the hospital.
The one thing Suzy never found humor in, however, was the aesthetic conditions of the waiting rooms. The walls were empty, the chairs uncomfortable, and sometimes a patient would have to sit there waiting six or more hours for a scheduled appointment. Suzy was horrified and so was I. She was more concerned with the treatment of the patients while my concern was the treatment of her disease. I was outraged that more hadn't been learned to help my sister.
"Nan," she said, "as soon as I get better, let's do something about this. You can find a way to speed up the research. I know you can. And I want to fix up this waiting room and make it pretty for the women who have to be here. This isn't right."
For about fifteen months, the Houston doctors were successful in slowing down Suzy's breast cancer. But then, for reasons known only to God, the disease started to rage inside her once again.
Fully aware of her condition, but never willing to give up or talk about it, Suzy began a perilous and painful downhill battle. There was more surgery and more chemotherapy, but by now her body had built up a resistance to the drugs. Her cancer had gotten so out of control that it broke through the skin, resulting in grotesque sores all over her chest. She began to spend more time feeling awful and we spent more time feeling helpless.
None of us knew what to do anymore. Up until this point, we had always spoken enthusiastically about our future together. It was becoming more obvious with each new day that this was our future with Suzy.
One day, during the time when Suzy stayed in Houston, we were lying together by the pool at the hotel. She loved to sunbathe as often as possible, because she felt that having color on her face was the only thing that made her look healthy. As I watched her lying there reading, I took note of her thin, frail body and strained breathing. Fortunately, Suzy was into her book and paid no attention to me. Had she looked over, she would have seen my tears and known immediately what I was thinking.
Our time together was drawing to a close. In a flood of beautiful memories, I began to look back on the sacred relationship I shared with my sister. Frantically, I wrote my memories down, fearing somehow I might forget one later. I didn't realize then that memories so special are never forgotten. I also didn't realize that what I was writing that sunny afternoon was my sister's eulogy.
It was time to begin saying our good-byes. Our family had always been totally honest with each other, and breaking that trust at this point would hurt Suzy much more than help her.
After my sister was released from M.D. Anderson, I tried to come home every other week for a visit. One particular Sunday afternoon on the way back to the airport, Suzy spoke to me again about doing something to help the sick women in the hospital. This practically tore my heart out because here she was, hardly able to manage a whisper, and she was worrying about other people. I couldn't bear it.
When my father pulled up to the curb, I quickly kissed them both good-bye and jumped out of the car. I was just about inside when I heard a funny sound that sounded like my name. I stopped in my tracks and turned around. There was Suzy, standing up outside the car on wobbly knees, wig slightly askew.
With her arms outstretched, she said gently, "Good-bye, Nanny, I love you." I hugged her so hard I was afraid she might crumble. And then I ran to catch my plane.
I never saw my sister alive again. After nine operations, three courses of chemotherapy and radiation, she had lost her three-year war. By the time I flew back to her side it was too late. She was gone.
The months after Suzy's funeral were the saddest in my life. I wanted to stay near my parents because I knew they needed me (the truth is, we needed each other), but I had a son and a home that had been without any attention for a long time. It was time to get on with it, to pick myself up and start living again. Some things are easier said than done.
I spent a lot of time thinking about Suzy. There is no way to accurately describe the void her absence left in my life. I also spent a great deal of time questioning my faith and wondering why such a good person was taken from a family that needed her so desperately. I often wonder, as many people do when they've lost a loved one, what really happens to a soul when a person dies. Was Suzy watching me? Did she hear me when I called her name out loud? After much thought I came to the conclusion that I would never know until I died myself, but I sure didn't want to die in order to find out. Just in case, I wanted to do something to let her know how special she would always be in my heart. I was haunted by our last conversation and lay awake sometimes all night wondering what I could do to help other women with breast cancer.
Could one person really make a difference?
Early 1950'sThe NY Times refuses to publish an ad for a breast cancer support group stating that it would not print the words "breast" or "cancer."
1969The modern mammogram is invented.
1970'sThe standard treatment for breast cancer is a one-step surgical process in which a patient is put under anesthesia for a biopsy and, upon a positive result, is immediately subjected to a radical mastectomy without consultation.
1972Shirley Temple Black becomes the first in a series of well-known figures to publicly announce a breast cancer diagnosis.
1974First Lady Betty Ford openly discusses her diagnosis and mastectomy. Two weeks later, Second Lady Margaretta Rockefeller undergoes a double mastectomy.
1975Breast cancer patient Rose Kushner challenges the standard one-step process, opts for a less-invasive modified mastectomy and publishes the details of her experience in Breast Cancer: A Personal History and Investigative Report.
1980After a 3-year battle with breast cancer, Susan G. Komen dies at the age of 36.
1982Nancy Brinker establishes the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
1982Komen awards its first research grant for $28,000 to Dr. Gary Spitzer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1983The first Race for the Cure® takes place in Dallas, TX with 800 participants.
1984Komen founder Nancy Brinker is diagnosed with breast cancer.
1986The first Breast Cancer Awareness Month is held in October.
1991Komen establishes the pink ribbon as a national symbol for the cause by distributing one to every participant in the NYC Race for the Cure®.
1992Komen awards the first Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction to Dr. Bernard Fisher, and Dr. V. Craig Jordan
1993Fashion model Matushka exposes her mastectomy scar on the cover of New York Times Magazine.
1995Race for the Cure® events take place in 57 U.S. cities
1996The first breast cancer awareness stamp is issue by the U.S. Postal Service.
1998The first international Race for the Cure® is held in Costa Rica.
2002More than 1.3 million participate in over 100 Race for the Cure events in the U.S. and two other countries.
2007Komen awards the first grant for the Komen Tissue bank, the only biorepository of its kind collecting normal breast tissue to study the causes and prevention of breast cancer.
2008The Race for the Cure® celebrates its 25th anniversary.
2014150 Komen race events will be held worldwide, including in the U.S., The Bahamas, Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Puerto Rico and Tanzania.
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Warning signs on U.S. 281 pay off
A $500,000 experiment to stop wrong-way drivers on U.S. 281 with warning signs and flashing lights appears to be paying off — and possibly saving lives.
The Texas Department of Transportation installed the new wrong-way signs last spring on 27 exit ramps on 281 between downtown and North Loop 1604.
TxDOT announced Thursday that the rate of sightings of wrong-way drivers on that stretch of highway dropped by nearly 30 percent after the signs were installed, compared to a yearlong period before the installation.
Wrong-way incidents on 281 logged by TransGuide operators who monitor highway traffic fell from a rate of 2.6 incidents per month to 1.9.
During those same time periods, the incident rate of wrong-way driving on all San Antonio highways remained roughly the same — about 20 sightings per month.
No wrong-way drivers crashed into other vehicles on U.S. 281 after the signs were installed there.
Wrong-way drivers are a persistent and deadly problem in Bexar County. An analysis of crash data by the San Antonio Express-News last year showed nearly 30 people died in wrong-way collisions on major highways from 2007 to 2011, and Bexar County had higher rates of crashes than other major Texas counties.
Brian Fariello, traffic management engineer for TxDOT's San Antonio district who has been deeply involved in efforts to stymie wrong-way drivers, said he wasn't allowed to speak to the media about the agency's findings. But in a news release, he was quoted as describing the program on 281 as a success.
"Safety is our No. 1 priority at TxDOT," Fariello said. "And now that we have the numbers showing that our investments in highway improvements are working to save more lives, this is something all taxpayers and drivers can celebrate."
The wrong-way signs with flashing LED lights on 281 are hard to miss — and that's the point. They're designed to grab the attention of confused or inebriated motorists who drive into oncoming traffic on the highway.
Before the signs were installed, TransGuide logged 31 reports of wrong-way drivers on 281 during a 12-month period from March 2011 to February 2012. The signs were installed from March to June last year. After that, TransGuide logged 13 incidents in the seven months from July to January.
Local transportation and law enforcement officials began discussing ways to deal with wrong-way drivers when San Antonio police Lt. Billy Biesenbach Jr. alerted his captain in an August 4, 2010 email about a problem that "is not well known" to the public or even many police officers.
The warning was prescient. On March 15, 2011, SAPD officer Stephanie Brown was killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 35. The blood-alcohol content of wrong-way driver Christopher Baldaramos was three times the legal limit.
Brown's death sparked more cooperation between police, TxDOT and other agencies, and a wrong-way driver task force was launched in May 2011.
TxDOT plans on installing signs on other highways, and radar detectors on 281 to immediately warn authorities about a wrong-way driver.
Kimberly McGuire, whose cousin Erica Smith died in a wrong-way wreck on Loop 410 in December 2007, said the efforts on 281 were a promising sign in San Antonio, where officials had taken years to recognize the risk of wrong-way drivers.
"Whatever it takes!" McGuire wrote in a message to the Express-News on Thursday. "Victims' families are just happy that San Antonio acknowledges the problem."


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The first time I ever heard U2 was when one of their videos came on Top of the Pops and I immediately flicked a rubber band at the television screen. This wasn't intentional (unless on a subliminal level). I had been fidgeting with the rubber band and it just pinged out of my hands. "You've hit U2 (sic) right on the forehead!" laughed my mother. She'd never been so proud. My hatred of U2 is, then, at least partly indoctrinated. I think my parents' own loathing of U2 stemmed from Live Aid. As my father later observed during some Geldof-adulating anniversary rerun of the event, "Freddie Mercury's performance was all about the crowd, whereas Bono's was all about Bono." Mercury might have been one of the biggest show-offs in the history of popular music but compare the footage and you'll see the empathetic Mercury gives, gives, gives, striving to make everybody in the stadium (and at home) feel included. Bono just takes from the crowd, he sucks, sucks, sucks like a disastrously mulleted vampire. Even when he plagiarises Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' video from the previous year by yanking young ladies out of the crowd, it's rather sinister how he keeps lurching in to kiss them...
I don't remember the first time I heard Coldplay. It was probably on Radio 1's Evening Session. They seemed completely harmless. Another Travis or Embrace. Coldplay rapidly graduated to Jools Holland. As debut Later... performances go, theirs was hardly up there with KT Tunstall's loop-pedal theatrics or Cedric Bixler's bold punk-rock statement of waving a chair around. Fronted by the bleating Chris Martin with his curly barnet, the young Coldplay reminded me of the weaker moments on the second Cast LP. Confounding all expectations, soon they would far exceed Cast's success, and that of their tour-mates Embrace, and everyone else for that matter (apart from U2).
So with Coldplay's sixth album just out and a new U2 record lurking, when DiS head honcho Sean Adams needed somebody to categorically determine which group is worse, naturally I jumped at the opportunity to listen to the entire discography of two bands I inherently dislike only to ignore most of what I'd heard in favour of ad hominem attacks on their choice of headwear and wives just so their fans can call me a bitter jealous c%$£ on Facebook. Anyway, it's like that age-old debate, who's worse, Adolf Hitler or
Joseph Stalin a clone of Adolf Hitler?
Whose frontman is worse?
Bono, surely. Smug. Sanctimonious. Hypocritical. Flying his fucking trilby first class to Italy. Cosying up to every reprehensible, warmongering, corrupt politician under the sun, making them look hip (to people with no taste), making himself look influential (to people who don't understand how anything works) and failing to ever change any of the world's proper problems. And what are Bono's most pressing global concerns anyhow? The first of his 10 ideas that might make the next 10 years more interesting, healthy or civil was the 'Return of the Automobile as a Sexual Object'. Erm, what? If Bono wants to wiggle his dick around the interior of an warm exhaust pipe that's his business, but he shouldn't be encouraging the wider public to engage in such Ballardian mechanophilia.
Chris Martin is intolerable too, of course. Maybe he'll be a little less irksome now that he's split from that rampant quinoa junkie who's madder than a free-range field of organic frogs and who will never be forgiven for turning up on the BBC and slagging off our crap weather and "creepy" low-key sausage-roll-based children's birthday parties just because we don't have the audacity to bestow every single sprog with an annual obnoxiously dazzling jamboree complete with silken marquee and real elephants.
It's hard to get overly annoyed with Martin and his band because they're both so dull. Is it worse to be really, really bland or really, really revolting? I'd rather eat a tub of plain yoghurt than a steaming pile of rotten eggs. I'd rather share coffee with John Major than George Galloway. But, then, whose autobiography would you rather read? Who'd you rather book for a television debate? Not that U2 aren't bland. But they're more fingernails-down-a-blackboard bland than tune-it-out-and-think-about-something-else bland. Coldplay are easier to ignore.
Whose fans are worse?
Both groups of fans are (and I may be generalising here) unquestioning, non-sceptic C of E, Roman Catholic, fundamentalist or other denominational Christians who wouldn't recognise a decent spiritual song if it burst out of a gospel church and screamed ten decibels of pure soul directly into their pasty ears. Look at them stretching their hands in the air and going "ooooh" along to the chorus and taking a year out to teach the bible to foreign cultures. I don't mean to suggest that they're all abhorrent missionary racists (although some of them definitely, definitely are).
On the subject of indoctrination, I don't think that any Coldplay fan has ever tried to convert me to Coldplay. This is not the case with U2 fans. U2 fans are all about the desperate, frantic insistence of "oh you must listen to the early stuff" or "I know 'Beautiful Day' is wank, but have you listened to the whole of Joshua Tree?". Yes I have. It is also abundantly wank. Coldplay fans are more humble and tolerable. They know their favourite group are widely perceived as pretty rubbish, they know they ought to be ashamed of themselves, and they keep politely quiet about the whole awkward affair. They're like secret Tories. U2 fans are, then, more annoying. But, to be fair, that's probably because U2 are genuinely better, artistically speaking, and they probably do have some things going for them, but they always get lumped in with their lamer imitators (i.e. Coldplay).
Whose guitarist is worse?
"Hey, The Edge, this new song we've been jamming is pretty catchy but there seems to be some missing emotional component. It needs something more. Some je ne sais quoi that will raise the goosebumps and shiver the spines of our doting audience. Any suggestions?" "Erm... hang on... err... I know! I could put a shimmering effect on the guitar part!" "Perfect! You're a genius, The Edge. That's why we call you The Edge, I suppose. Could you also do it while wearing a cowboy hat and Gary Oldman's chin?"
"Hey, Johnny, you know this new song I've written about how sad I am to have consciously uncoupled from that dead-eyed Cup-a-Soup-phobic actress from Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow? It's pretty catchy but there seems to be some missing emotional component. It needs something more. Some je ne sais quoi that will raise the goosebumps and shiver the spines of our doting audience. Any suggestions?" "Erm... hang on... err... I know! I could put a shimmering effect on the guitar part, like what The Edge does!" "Perfect! You're a genius, The Edge. Sorry, I mean Jonny. That's why we keep accidentally referring to you as The Edge, I suppose. Could you also do it while wearing a silly cap and wobbling your head around a bit? (But not too much, this isn't Slayer you know.)"
Whose other two are worse?
The bassists and drummers? I wouldn't recognise any of them if they marched up to me in the street and signed their autograph directly onto my furrowed brow. Is one of them called Larry?
Whose album covers are worse?
U2's, obviously. They're either pretentious photographs of U2 or black-and-white pictures of young boys. Coldplay have that one that looks a bit like Tetris.
Whose music is worse?
U2's early stuff is edgier (no pun intended). Not as brilliant as the faithful will have you believe, mind. The young post-punk-ish U2 were never as great as the groups they imitated, they just weren't as bad as what U2 would become. Their whole career can be virtually summed up by 'An Cat Dubh' from 1980's Boy. It's dark, spiky, weird, very Siouxsie and the Banshees. It's interesting. And then it segues into 'Into The Heart', which sets the blueprint for the cheesy platitudinal anthems that would transform U2 from new wave chancers to multi-millionaire superstars who could afford to tour inside a gigantic flying lemon.
Coldplay were always shit.
But, in Coldplay's defence, at least they've never written an ill-fated piece of musical theatre based on The Amazing Spider-Man.
In conclusion:
Coldplay are worse. U2 are more annoying. But that's probably better than being Coldplay. But I'd rather be stuck in a lift with Coldplay. But if there was muzak being piped into the lift, I'd rather it was pan-pipe instrumentals of U2 songs than Coldplay ones. But what if we're trapped in there for so long that we have to draw straws and Jonny picks the short straw so we have to kill him and eat him? And then when we're finally released Martin's career is in tatters because how can he ever find a substitute guitarist who is as proficient at replicating The Edge's shimmering guitar sound as Jonny Buckland? And to make matters worse, Martin's ex-wife is waiting for him when we're rescued from the lift, and she instantly starts berating Chris for setting a bad example to little Apple and Moses by resorting to cannibalism because cannibalism is not part of any strict cleansing detox diet. And as our sickly, Buckland-nourished bodies are carried into the ambulances, we're stretchered past a man in sunglasses who looks like an insect and he's holding a spanner and what look like mechanical spare parts and a manual of lift instructions. And he's humming the melody to 'Elevation' and giggling and waving. And as the ambulance doors are closed behind Coldplay's lead singer and the vehicle pulls off in the direction of the hospital, the man's sunglasses follow the path of the ambulance's exhaust pipe as it fades into the distance. And then he stops waving, and The Fly zips up his fly.
DiScuss: Who's worse?


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Top Gear's Richard Hammond is returning for the second season of Crash Course, which begins filming next week in Texas. The new eight-episode, 60-minute season, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC America, will land Hammond in some tight situations.
Back in Season One, Hammond tackled America's most dangerous vehicles with some help from the locals. In one episode, he found himself in a tank firing off a cannon and, in another, wrangling the world's most powerful fire truck.
"This season, we're pulling Richard out of his comfort zone and putting him through the ultimate crash course," reports BBC America. "Hammond will immerse himself in uniquely American – often terrifying – vocations."
In each episode of Season Two, Hammond has less than five days to master his assigned job ranging from conquering his fear of heights and jumping from the top of a bridge as a Hollywood stuntman to mastering his mad skills in a Harlem, NY barber shop. No word on a premiere date for this upcoming season.
Watch Hammond as he talks his way out of a run-in with the police back in Season One:
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Hearty Midwest Maple Syrup Recipes
Maple Syrup Cake
Ruth Smiley of Parke County, Indiana, gave us her recipe for Maple Syrup Cake, which she makes in a fluted tube pan. We mixed up an easy maple syrup icing to drizzle over the top. Ruth's family produces maple syrup on land that's been in the family for five generations.Maple Syrup Cake recipe
Apple Pie Pancakes
Apple pie spice, apple juice and apples give these pancakes a triple dose of fruit. Both pancakes and maple syrup have a rich tradition in the Midwest, where winter and spring festivals celebrate the syrup harvest.Apple Pie Pancakes
Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns
Traditional sticky buns not quite sweet enough for you? Add sweet potato, maple syrup and syrupy pecans.Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns
Maple Date Nut Bread
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Professor Geri Schultz and the students in her international business class have arranged to have thousands of bottles of water transported to the drought-stricken town of Orme, Tenn., on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 20. A truck with the water will leave Lindenwood's campus at 7 a.m. for Orme, which is three hours from St. Charles.
The water and the trucking services have all been donated, thanks to the efforts to Schultz and her class, who took on the project after hearing about the town of 125 people, which is virtually without water service because of severe draught conditions in that region of the United States. The students' goal was to provide the water in time for Thanksgiving, and that is going to happen. A water project to connect the town to a more reliable water supply is still months from completion.
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Details emerge on Obama's $40B broadband stimulus
By: Ed Gubbins, Telephony Online
President-Elect Barack Obama is likely to direct up to $40 billion in grants and loans toward improving broadband availability and speeds as part of broader economic stimulus efforts, according to UBS analysts.
In a research note this morning, UBS analysts said they expect Obama's economic stimulus plan to include two main provisions for broadband: $5 billion to $10 billion in grants to expand broadband to unserved areas (at a minimum speed of 768 kilobits per second) and $30 billion in interest-free loans for boosting broadband speeds – to 50 megabits per second downstream and 20 Mb/s upstream for wireline networks and 10 Mb/s downstream, 2 Mb/s upstream for wireless networks.
A draft of the proposed $825-billion economic stimulus bill circulating on Capitol Hill today lists $6 billion for expanding broadband "so businesses in rural and other underserved areas can link up to the global economy," adding, "For every dollar invested in broadband the economy sees a ten-fold return on that investment."
The grant money will likely be used by telcos and municipalities to bring broadband to the 10% to 15% of American homes (about 13 million homes) that can't get it today, UBS said, adding that this provision could well aid the job-creation goals of the larger economic stimulus effort.
The loans will likely be used to speed rollouts of 4G wireless, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) and DOCSIS 3.0, rollouts major cable companies slowed last fall amid a broad slowdown in carrier purchasing.
"While we would not expect AT&T to change its strategy, we believe Verizon could be more aggressive with its current FTTP rollout," UBS analysts said.
In a presentation at an investor conference last week, Verizon Chief Executive Officer Ivan Seidenberg said the company would wait until next year, when it expects to reach its goal of passing 18 million homes with FTTP, to determine what to do next. At least one analyst expects Verizon to overbuild FTTP in adjacent areas outside its local service footprint.
At an industry event this week, Blair Levin, a key member of the Obama transition team, cautioned listeners not to confuse the broadband component of Obama's economic stimulus plan – which is focused largely on rapid job creation – with Obama's longer-term plans to address broadband availability, which will continue independently of the economic stimulus efforts he is expected to introduce as soon as possible once his term begins next week.
According to UBS, the equipment vendors best positioned to benefit from these broadband stimulus plans are Adtran and Arris, as they have the highest exposure to US capital spending. Other beneficiaries could include Ciena, Commscope, Juniper Networks and Tellabs to a lesser extent, UBS said.
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Authorities said they located a runaway teenager from Virginia inside a Manchester apartment building, along with three other people and a meth lab.
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The meth lab that law enforcement said they found inside the apartment on Village Circle Way is known as a "one pot lab," a mix that's usually contained in a bottle but is still potentially explosive.
The lab was discovered Tuesday night when U.S. marshals went to the apartment to find a 17-year-old runaway from Virginia.
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Michael Fleenor, 48, is being held on drug charges. Jackie Barr, 45, had an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from a parole violation. Cody Vinson, 22, had an outstanding warrant for aggravated domestic assault.
The three others are from Virginia.
"It's believed that she originally left willingly with her boyfriend and two other gentlemen, but when she realized what was going on, she knew she didn't want to be in this type of environment," Cargill said.
Cargill said the girl is being reunited with her parents while the three others are being held in New Hampshire.


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When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him. When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."
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Scottish Independence and Scotland's Future
Independence Debate
Nicola Sturgeon Sunday 27th
January 2013 with a reply
By NICOLA STURGEON
Published on Sunday 27 January 2013
Next year, Scots have a chance to chart a new and exciting course.
Nicola Sturgeon explains why Yes has to be the way forward.
AS SCOTLAND looks forward to a hard-fought referendum campaign that will
shape our nation's future, it is inevitable that the disagreements
between those who advocate independence and those who favour government
from Westminster will be amplified and exaggerated. We should embrace
vigorous debate because come referendum day it will be important for
every citizen to be aware of the arguments being put forward by both
campaigns – and understand what each choice means for the direction and
wellbeing of our country. However, between now and the referendum, it
is also important that we take some time to reflect on what unites us in
There are many aspects of modern Scotland that we agree need urgent
attention – first among them in my view is the fact that one in five
Scottish children live in poverty and 800,000 people in Scotland live in
fuel poverty. The Yes campaign argues that decisions on tax and welfare
would be better taken at Holyrood rather than Westminster so that we
have in our own hands the powers to eradicate these statistics – a
position supported by nearly two-thirds of Scots in the latest Social
Attitudes Survey.
We will have these and many other debates on the fairer society and
stronger economy we can build with independence, and I look forward to
However, it is worth considering for a moment that while we have not yet
reached a consensus about how Scotland should be governed in
constitutional terms (such a consensus will, I hope, emerge with a Yes
vote next year), there is widespread agreement that we should all work
within the system as it is at any given time to improve life in
Scotland. That may seem a straightforward point, but it underlines the
essential unity and cohesiveness of our nation and that is something to
Committed home rulers in the Liberal and Labour parties, and then in the
emergent SNP, did everything they could for their communities and
country at a time when Scotland was governed only by Westminster.
Previously, anti-devolution Tories have played their part in opposition
in a Scottish Parliament they did not want. The SNP worked from 1999 as
the main opposition, and since 2007 as – by general consensus – an
effective administration in a devolved parliament that doesn't reflect
the full measure of our aspirations. And we have always supported more
powers for Scotland while campaigning for independence.
So while there is profound disagreement about our constitutional
arrangements, we all work within them to improve the lot of Scotland and
to achieve our wider ambitions with the consent of the people.
That is the spirit in which the Yes campaign approaches the referendum –
and I am confident that we will emerge with the same national unity of
purpose in the new, broader and I believe better context of an
independent Scotland.
There is huge international interest in Scotland's referendum. The
process of a nation achieving independence by debate – in the most
transparent and participative way possible – is a positive lesson for
the wider world, particularly for those places which do not yet have the
freedoms we enjoy.
We shouldn't underestimate the fact that the Scottish experience is
regarded as an exemplar of democratic change – and in that regard I was
delighted to hear former Irish President Mary McAleese describe our
referendum as a "remarkable and wonderful phenomenon". We should all
take pride in this – and bring forward quality campaigns to match.
So let me set out my positive reasons for wanting Scotland to vote Yes.
Growing up in a working-class family in Ayrshire in the 1970s, and then
working as a lawyer in Drumchapel, my first and enduring political
beliefs were not so very different from those of my contemporaries who
supported Labour – a left-of-centre commitment to fairness and social
justice, and passionate opposition to nuclear weapons.
But I joined the SNP and supported independence because I thought then,
and believe now, that an independent Scotland is the best route to a
socially just Scotland. For me, an independent Scotland has never been
the goal in itself, but rather the means to deliver the vital objectives
of a fair society and dynamic economy.
The range of identities in modern Scotland – Scottish, British,
Pakistani, Irish, Polish and many more – will be encompassed in an
independent country, but they are not dependent on it. In the
since the 1707 Union, Scottish identity has endured, evolved and
strengthened. In a similar manner, British identity will continue in an
independent Scotland.
In other words, the case for independence does not rest on identity or
nationality, but rather on values of social justice, enterprise and
democracy. My concerns are not just about the nation of Scotland – they
are principally about the welfare of the people of Scotland.
The shocking poverty statistics cited above cannot be divorced from the
fact that the UK is the fourth most unequal country in the developed
world – a situation that will only worsen as a result of the cuts
imposed on working families and vulnerable citizens by the Westminster
Inequality in Britain actually grew over the period of the last Labour
government at Westminster, and my contention is that the UK has failed
Scotland over the long term and under successive governments of all
Despite our rich human and material resources, Scotland's average
economic growth rate has been 40 per cent lower than equivalent,
independent countries over the past 50 years.
In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 'where to be born' index for 2013 –
which analyses a range of quality-of-life measures – the UK ranked 27th.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark – countries with many similarities to
Scotland – were in the top five.
So on any scale, Scotland could and should be doing better. But in order
to chart a different course from the prevailing winds of Westminster,
our government has to have the vital policy levers in the areas of the
economy, social welfare, the environment, Europe and international
affairs that our neighbours in Scandinavia and elsewhere enjoy.
A prerequisite to fair policy in Scotland has to be representative
policy – and a debilitating feature of our national life for too long
has been the imposition of policies that do not carry our consent. Iain
Duncan Smith's unfair cuts to the welfare system will hit a million
working age households in Scotland, weakening consumer demand as well as
harming families. But 80 per cent of Scottish MPs opposed them – and to
add insult to injury Iain Duncan Smith refuses even to appear before
Holyrood's welfare reform committee to explain them.
Last Monday, in response to a substantial increase in requests for help
as a result of these cuts, I announced a £5.4 million package to support
front-line advice and assistance for people worst
affected. It is a
good package, widely welcomed. But our national politics should not be
focused on the amelioration of damaging measures that as a nation we
didn't support in the first place.
The damaging uncertainty about our place in the European Union created
by David Cameron's speech last week is another example – a process
driven entirely by Tory electoral fears about Ukip south of the Border.
In Dublin on Friday, I set out a distinctively Scottish case for
Europe's importance to Scotland and our importance to Europe.
This concern about Westminster governments' lack of a democratic mandate
in Scotland is not just a problem now, and has never been confined to
the SNP. For more than half of my life, Scotland has had a Tory
government from Westminster that we didn't vote for. And it was Jim
Wallace – ironically enough now the Lib Dem Advocate General in a
Tory-led government – who said in the House of Commons on this very day
25 years ago: "The Conservative Party in Scotland has no mandate, and it
is no use pretending that it has." I agree with the former Jim!
The overarching benefit of an independent Scotland is that we will
always get the governments we vote for. Therefore, our politics and
policy can be focused on a proactive agenda – rather than being obliged
to react to measures from Westminster that we have no control over and
don't support. Independence will be to the betterment of our national
life – as well as to the betterment of relations between Holyrood and
Independence means we can look to the future with clear eyes and a fresh
start. We have had many constitutional proposals over the years – and
all contributions about how, with more powers, we can improve the
quality of life for people in Scotland and build a more dynamic economy
are welcome.
But next year is the only guaranteed and certain opportunity to achieve
these powers – and more – with a Yes vote. A No vote is literally a vote
for nothing – other than the continuation of a Westminster austerity
agenda we didn't vote for, uncertainty about our place in Europe, and
complete certainty that Scotland would have a new generation of Trident
nuclear weapons dumped on the Clyde for another 50 years.
A No vote would relegate Scotland to the bottom of the Westminster
agenda – the idea that Holyrood would gain new powers in these
circumstances is fanciful. Scotland cannot afford the risk of a No vote
– or the loss of opportunity for renewal and revival that a Yes vote
It falls to few countries and few generations to choose their future in
the impeccably democratic way that we are doing – in that sense we are a
lucky country and a very lucky generation of Scots. After all, we don't
know if, as individuals or as a country, we will pass this way again.
Like most nations, Scotland's history is littered with fascinating "what
ifs". What if the Darien scheme hadn't happened – would the Union have
ever come about? What if the narrow Yes to devolution vote in 1979 had
been respected – would we already be independent? We cannot know for
sure. But what we do know is that next year we have the chance to set
our country on a new course.
At this exciting time, I believe that Scotland's interests are best
served by looking forwards and outwards with a Yes vote – not looking
backwards by wondering "what if" and lamenting a No vote, as I'm sure
many people would quickly come to do. Rather than years of
introspection, Scotland needs the ambition which is at the heart of the
case for Yes.
The Yes campaign will do all we can to persuade our fellow citizens to
make the positive choice of an independent Scotland, and embrace this
unrivalled opportunity. That is our responsibility – we will discharge
it with passion, commitment and integrity. And I hope and believe that
we, the people of Scotland, will say Yes
Reply from Am Beachdair
Ms Sturgeon claims she is devoted to the independence of Scotland. Why
then does she support the SNP doctrine of independent Scotland being a
member of the European Union?
She does not take into account the fact that an increasing number of
Scots believe membership of the EU would be as deleterious to the
interests of independent Scotland as Scotland's membership through the
UK is now.
Independent Scotland should become a member of the European Economic
Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EEA
provides open access to the Single European Market as well as the
European research and development facilities, allows participation in
drafting EU legislation, leaves Scotland its own fishing and agriculture
policies and more, and provides all the economic benefits Scotland
But most important, independent Scotland would be truly independent in
EEA/EFTA. If Scotland chooses the EU it would only be exchanging its
present vassalage to Westminster for vassalage to Brussels.
How can a patriot such as Ms Sturgeon support continuing vassalage?
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WASHINGTON -- Factors other than receipt of painkillers - including opiates - in the emergency department appear to be more important to patient satisfaction, as reflected in an analysis of Press Ganey® patient surveys to be published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Lack of Association between Press Ganey® Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Scores and Emergency Department Administration of Analgesic Medications").
"The lack of connection between painkillers and patient satisfaction is frankly the opposite of what we expected to find," said lead study author Tayler Schwartz of Alpert Medical School at Brown University in Providence, R.I. "Our research shows that emergency physicians can administer painkillers, including opiates, based on clinical and patient factors without concern for the effect on patient satisfaction scores."
Ms. Schwartz and her team analyzed Press Ganey® patient satisfaction surveys and electronic medical records for 4,749 patients discharged from two hospitals. Of those patients, 48.5 percent received analgesic medications in the emergency department, and of the patients who received analgesics, 60.9 percent received opiates.
After controlling for different variables, researchers found no relationship between Press Ganey® emergency department patient satisfaction scores and the receipt of analgesic medications or opiate analgesics. Higher patient satisfaction scores were connected to increasing age and male gender.
In some emergency departments, physician compensation is linked to patient satisfaction scores, which can exert pressure on physicians to comply with patient requests, even if those requests are medically unreasonable.
"The majority of emergency patients are in pain and emergency physicians face multiple challenges when treating them, including pressure to get high patient satisfaction scores," said Ms. Schwartz. "If emergency physicians believe that prescribing opiates will lead to high Press Ganey® satisfaction scores, they may be conflicted about what and how much to prescribe. Our study shows that while pain relief is a factor in patient satisfaction, it is far from the most important one."
Annals of Emergency Medicine is the peer-reviewed scientific journal for the American College of Emergency Physicians, the national medical society representing emergency medicine. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research, and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.
For Immediate Release
March 27, 2014
Contact: Julie Lloyd
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Life & Health Advocacy Management for Seniors and Disabled Individuals
For Professionals
IKOR offers an integrated portfolio of services in three main areas: Healthcare Advocacy, Financial Advocacy and Medical Management. Our team of Registered Nurse Patient Advocates and Personal Needs Coordinators can provide a vast array of services to help you provide better services to your clients.
For Families
IKOR understands tending to the needs of seniors and the disabled can often be stressful and draining in terms of both emotions and time. You may feel overwhelmed and perhaps believe you are not qualified to make the important decisions now confronting you. IKOR was founded to help you during these difficult times.
Case Studies
IKOR is different from other businesses serving the needs of seniors and the disabled. Every day, IKOR Registered Nurse Patient Advocates, Personal Needs Coordinators and National Certified Guardians help our clients maintain or improve the quality of their life. Our case studies take an in-depth look at how IKOR has helped our clients.
IKOR's History
While working one day, IKOR founder Patricia Maisano answered a call from a distraught woman. The woman told Patricia about her mother and the difficulty her family was having helping her with her needs. The services were not available to the general public, but that call set Patricia on a path to help those in need.
The IKOR Approach
Needs Assessment
Comprehensive review to determine current status and needs including medical, environmental, psycho-social and help with bill pay.
Life Management Advocacy Plan (Life MAP)
Development of both a short-term plan to address immediate needs and a long-term plan addressing on-going and future needs.
Coordination of Care
IKOR coordinates and oversees every aspect of a person's life.
Quality Assurance
IKOR takes responsibility for the consistent monitoring of the care services to ensure exceptional quality standards are met.


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Press Releases
November 17, 2011
On November 17, Anita Hill spoke at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University about her new book, Reimagining Equality.
Reimagining the City-University Connection Symposium
October 21, 2011
The "Reimagining the City-University Connection" symposium brings together scholars and senior practitioners from across Harvard University, leading US universities, and the City of Boston to discuss ways in which cities and universities can work together to improve the quality of research for scholars and the quality of life for citizens.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Holds Science Symposium on Molecules, Movement, and Motors
October 14, 2011
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University will host "Molecules, Movement, and Motors" to examine the mechanics of motors—from naturally occurring motors, such as those inside cells, to new synthetic motors made from DNA.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Holds Symposium on the Past, Present, and Future of Women in the Workplace
September 9, 2011
The Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University will host "The New Majority? The Past, Present, and Future of Women in the Workplace." The symposium will address how women's employment has transformed workplaces, households, and social life over the past half-century—as well as challenges that remain, especially in the current economy.
Radcliffe Institute Appoints Joanna Aizenberg, Leah Price, and Robert Sampson Directors of Academic Ventures
June 21, 2011
Aizenberg, Price and Sampson lead multidisciplinary work across university and beyond.
Ela Bhatt to Receive Radcliffe Institute Medal
May 24, 2011
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced that Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women's Association, will be awarded the 2011 Radcliffe Institute Medal.
Radcliffe Institute Awards Fay Prize to Harvard Senior
May 19, 2011
Today, the Radcliffe Institute named Matthew Smith Miller winner of the 2011 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize for his interdisciplinary work and extensive original research in his thesis, "Surely His Mother Mourns for Him": Africans on Exhibition in Boston and New York, 1860-1861.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Announces 2011-2012 Fellows
May 12, 2011
A leader among institutes for advanced study, the Radcliffe Institute accepted just 6 percent of its applicants for the 2011-2012 year. These 51 fellows are award-winning artists, academics, and professionals, including musicians, mathematicians, filmmakers, anthropologists, biologists, and writers who convene at the Radcliffe Institute for a full year to focus on individual projects and research while benefiting from a multidisciplinary community in the University setting.
A Conference about The Future of the Original Reading Device
October 29, 2010
Cambridge, MA - With the emergence of the Kindle, the Nook and the iPad, the time is right to ask "Why Books?" The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University is convening scholars from a variety of fields for a one-day conference--"Why Books?"--with a focus on the future format of books, as well as their storage, circulation, transmission and use.
Radcliffe Institute Appoints Alison Franklin Director of Communications
October 25, 2010
Cambridge, Mass. - The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has named Alison Franklin director of communications. A 1990 graduate of the college, she brings to the Radcliffe Institute 20 years of experience as a communications professional in government, politics and the nonprofit sector.


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Now a days all of you look excited about Windows Vista Ultimate DreamScene which will allow you to play high-definition video content as your wallpaper. Dreamscene is only available for Windows Vista Ultimate users, but do you know that, you can play video as a wallpaper on your Vista Home Premium or Basic version or even on Windows XP also?
Download VLC Media Player and open any video in it.
Right click on the video and click on "Wallpaper"
That's it. You have an animated wallpapers now!
If don't see the wallpaper option:
Settings > Preferences > Video > Output Modules > Direct X
Check the Advanced Options box in the bottom right hand corner.
Check Enable Wallpaper Mode. Now when you right click on your videos, you should be able to see a Wallpaper option.
Video Looping:
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What's Behind New Zealand's IPO Success
NZX has hosted a total of US$2.3 billion of IPOs so far this year, nearly double the $1.3 billion raised over the previous six years combined. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks with Mark Lister from Craigs Investment Partners about New Zealand's IPO success.
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Are you looking for a Roof Repair contractor in your area? Whether you need new tiles, tar, shingles, or a simple patch repair for your roofing project these 3 tips will show you exactly what to look for when selecting a good roofing repair service in your area. From experience, licensing, and a proven track record you will be set to call for your roofing project bid.1. Make sure that the roofing company that you choose has years of experience and are familiar with the different types of roofing repairs and construction. You can ask the contractor how long they have been doing repairs and if they have before and after photos or other examples of past jobs. Flat tiles, felt materials, slate materials, and other types of roofing examples should be available with an experienced roofer. 2. Is the company certified, licensed, and insured to do roofing work? Roofing jobs can be very dangerous and there is always a chance of a worker slipping and injuring themselves so be sure they are insured! Along with being licensed you will want to make sure the roof repairs being completed will pass fire code specifications for your buildings safety.3. What type of warranty or guarantee can the roofer provide to you with your purchase of their services? This is important because your roof is the main protection and preventative measure towards any future interior damages and deterioration. These damages can cause many dollars of damage! If you live in South Dakota there are many storms, rain, snow, heat, and extreme temperatures so make sure when selecting a Sioux Falls Roof Repair company they can assure you your roof repairs will hold up overtime through these conditions. By being aware of your locations weather conditions in Clearwater, getting a warranty to best suit your location, and by having an experienced and certified roofing service you can be sure your Clearwater Roof Repair needs will be completed in proper condition for a favorable price.
Overview of Working with A Roofer
Many clients are in a dilemma when it comes to choosing roofing contractors. Especially in my area, Houston, TX, because there are a multitude of roofing companies to choose from. In making your selection of roofing contractors you will want to know which one can give you the highest quality work at the lowest possible price. Of course, you want only the best for your home or business and to get the most for your money. To help you solve your quandary, here are some tips you might find useful.Get WarrantyThe warranty is as important as the actual job. Be sure to find the company that provides you with a longer warranty. Aside from this, check the customer's feedback about their responsiveness to clients' queries. Read the reviews and testimonials of customers. The best Houston roofing contractors have an excellent after-service communication.
At some time or another most people will be encounter a leaky roof on their home. Knowing roofing repair is a fairly easy task, especially if you are somewhat of a handyman. If not, it is still possible to do this on your own. There is no need to hire a expert. Since you have a leaking roof, it does not mean that it is time to change the entire roof, it simply means that one spot came loose. If you have a flat roof, where water is permitted to sit and rot away at the shingles, you are going to have more leak problems.The initial thing you'll need to do is determine if you have a shingle that is missing. It is usually easy to see, other times, it is not so easy. Look and see if the roof caulk is missing, this would be a good indicator of where to begin your roofing repair. If you can't tell exactly where the leak is coming from, you can go inside your home and try to estimate where exactly the leak is coming from, and go straight up from there. Of course there is no guarantee this will work.And just because you call a roofing repair company this doesn't always mean you'll end up having to get your whole roof repaired. Beware though, many local roof repair companies will try to get you to replace the whole roof when it may not really be necessary. Some of these roof repair companies are what I call "storm chasers". They will come into town after a big storm and pressure people into getting their roof replaced. The problem is that many of them do shoddy work and then when there are problems, the roofing company is not around as they have moved on to the next town.
Roofing Contractors - 3 Vital Tips for Choosing One
Preparing for a roof repair can be tricky business, and there is not really any one set number that you can assign to the job. It will just depend on a variety of factors that are specific to your home or building. However, roofing repairs should be taken seriously, because without them, severe structural damage could befall your home, and it could even pose a health risk should weak spots in the roof fall in on individuals in the living area underneath. You do not want that to happen to you or your family, so when the time comes make sure that you take the proper precautions and be prepared to calculate cost based on the following.Area of roofDetermining the area of your roof is really quite simple, and it is of the utmost importance if you are going to get an accurate repair figure for your home or building. Say that you live in a 2,000 square foot home. The roof area size will be about 1.5 times that, so you are looking at a size of 3,000 square feet for that particular home. Roofs are larger because they need to be able to channel water away from the main structure of the home in order to prevent falling in or any development of mold on the structure itself.Slant of roofNot all roofs are slanted the same, and each will require different amounts of money to repair. As homes ease up in steepness, the overall costs to replace and repair go down. The more inclined your roof is, the more that you can expect to pay. The reason for this is that slanted roofs are more difficult to work on and require additional equipment to do so safely and effectively. The difficulty of the roof will ultimately determine the next factor, which is:Average roofing contractor rates in your areaA labor intensive project such as roof repair will be largely dependent on what area you are living in. While materials may cost around the same wherever you go-and this is only true for some materials, of course-labor is tied in to the cost of living for your area. Naturally, contractors in the Los Angeles, California, area are going to charge more than what you would probably pay in a rural community. Contractors must know what their competitors charge approximately in order to be competitive and profitable at the same time. It is important to know that you often have wiggle room if you are the home or building owner. Instead of paying the asking price, shop around and see if you cannot get a better deal. Many are willing to work with you if it means getting the job.
Your roof will eventually have damage. And with that damage comes more problems. Leaks can occur, pouring water to the interior of your home. If you do not want this to happen, then you can try replacing your entire roof. But that would cost a lot, especially if you have shingles. An alternate method here would be roof repair. Roof repair can be done by you and with the help of your family or friends. So if you want to stop leaks without using a large sum of money, then you better try roof repair. How do you repair Leaking roofs? Here's how:The first thing that you have to do is to ready the materials you would need in the roof repair. You would need binoculars, flat-soled shoes, weighed markers, hammer, nails, metal bristles brush, rags, sharp knife, roofing cement, trowel, roof patching fabric and gloves.Fix any cracks and other source of leaks in flat roofing materials. Put roofing cement on it, then a piece of roof patching fabric and add roofing cement. With this, roof repair should be complete.
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