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A leading Liberal Democrat sparked renewed speculation about Andrew Lansley's future when he said David Cameron should find a new health secretary after the health bill becomes law.
The Lib Dem deputy leader, Simon Hughes, said he believed Lansley needed to "move on" in the second half of this parliament so the government could put the controversy over NHS reform behind it.
Hughes's comments will not be welcome in Downing Street, where Cameron has been defending Lansley in response to calls from the influential ConservativeHome website for him to be replaced and an anonymous briefing from a No 10 source saying Lansley should be "taken out and shot".
Hughes spoke out as the Labour party stepped up its attack on the health reforms by releasing an internal Department of Health letter saying that "too many patients" are facing unacceptable delays because trusts are failing to meet their waiting time targets.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, Hughes said: "I'm clear we need to move on from this bill." He went on: "My political judgement is that in the second half of Parliament it would be better [for Lansley] to move on."
When pressed as to whether he was saying that Lansley needed to be replaced, he confirmed that he was, although he also accepted that he needed to be "careful about the political sensitivities of this coalition".
Lib Dem ministers are expected to defend their coalition partners in government. Although Hughes is not a minister, he is the most senior figure in the party to call for Lansley to be replaced.
In an article for the Mail on Sunday, the Conservative MP Nadine Dorries claimed that last week's anonymous Number 10 briefing against Lansley must have been authorised by Cameron or George Osborne. "I fear the malicious briefings will continue and Lansley will be replaced as soon as Cameron and Clegg can agree upon a replacement ready to please the Lib Dems," she said.
A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times shows that only 18% of people say they support the government's NHS reforms. Another 48% oppose them, with 34% saying they are not sure.
In an article in the Sunday Times, Cameron offered fresh support to his health secretary. Arguing that the NHS needs to change, Cameron said: "That is why I am at one with Andrew Lansley, the reform programme and the legislation going through parliament."
Cameron also insisted that the changes in the health bill were "evolutionary, not revolutionary".
On Sunday Conservative cabinet colleagues offered Lansley their support. "Andrew is very committed to the health service," Eric Pickles told Sky. Pickles said that "of course" Lansley should stay and that, as communities secretary, he was "very supportive" of the bill "particularly as it enhances the role of local government".
Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary who has been tipped as a possible successor to Lansley, told the Andrew Marr show: "Andrew Lansley is absolutely the right person for this job. [He] is a decent man, passionate about the NHS and he knows what he is doing."
On Sunday Labour released a copy of a letter sent to all NHS chief executives on 2 February from David Flory, the deputy NHS chief executive, in which he says that in some areas waiting times are unacceptable.
"In November 2011, 47 commissioners and 30 acute trusts failed to meet the 90 per cent admitted standard," Flory wrote referring to the rule that 90% of patients should be seen within 18 weeks. "Performance in some treatment functions also needs to improve – most notably in Trauma and orthopaedics where the largest numbers of patients continue to wait longer than 18 weeks."
The letter goes on: "Waiting times are a key part of patients' perceptions of the NHS and their care and can impact on patient outcomes. It is unacceptable for performance to fall below the expected standards."
Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, said the letter showed that standards in the NHS were already getting worse.
"This confirms what Labour and health professionals have been telling David Cameron all along: the government is damaging frontline patient care with its distracting top-down reorganisation of the NHS," he said. "More people have waited longer than 18 weeks for their operations, one-year waits have gone up by almost 200 per cent and major A&E units have missed David Cameron's lowered four-hour target for the last six weeks in a row.
"With long waits up since the election and nurses being cut, David Cameron should listen to Labour, drop the bill and use the money saved to protect 6,000 nursing posts that are set to be cut by this Tory-led government."
Government sources accept that peers, who restart voting on the health bill on Monday, will inflict a series of defeats on the legislation, and ministers will have to concede more to rebels in order to get the bill on the statute book by the end of the parliamentary session in April.


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CD cover artwork rarely accurately recreates the music contained on the disc. Often the expressionist paintings and fuzzy photography are simply statements as artistic as the music itself. Every once in a while, a CD will (gasp!) feature a picture of the artist on the front. This introduces the artist to his/her audience and puts a face with a name. More established artists tend to shy away from this practice, as evidenced by Radiohead's complete lack of existence, at least art work wise, since The Bends. Thank God for Liz Phair. She bucks the trend by placing her face on the cover of Somebody's Miracle. In fact, each of her last two CDs has explained the music simply through its use of cover art.
Liz Phair was her attempt at mainstream success. After years without a record, Liz decided to show how youthful she remained and how pertinent she was to the current music scene. In order to show that, Liz spread her legs with only a guitar blocking the view of her crotch. It foreshadowed the whoring of her sound to commercial radio stations and weepy chick flick soundtracks, as well as her last ditch effort at shocking a stuffy nation (Exhibit A: "H.W.C.", which stands for hot white cum).
Somebody's Miracle finds Liz returning to form, or at least a diluted form of herself. Just look at the artwork. It features a close-up headshot, as if to indicate the rejection of the last album's studio sheen (sorry, Liz, I ain't buying it). More importantly it appears to by a photocopy of a photocopy. The black and white image is grainy and pixilated. Liz Phair's music on Somebody's Miracle reflects her current image: a bad copy of a bad copy. No longer is she trying to be shocking with "H.W.C." or spread legs. She's reserved and proper. And God dammit if that stance isn't the most boring fucking thing in the world.
I miss the Liz Phair of old, the one who seemed like she'd ask you over to meet her parents, then give you a blow job in the coat closet. And now that Liz is all grown up with a kid of her own, her life is one giant snooze fest. Unlike most people, Whitechocolatespaceegg was my introduction to Liz, and it's also a fine album. The studio polish that many critics attacked works well with the music because it's varied, and the songs are good. They're frequently inventive and witty. But when that studio polish has few good songs behind it, as on Somebody's Miracle, we're left with a void much deeper than is possible on lo-fi recordings.
The opener, "Leap of Innocence", has an awful verse melody. It's meandering and strained, and Liz weakly goes into her falsetto. But the chorus is a catchy pop statement, as catchy as anything she's ever written. This proves the overarching theme: frequent moments of crap followed by calculated/inspired pop bliss. "Wind and the Mountain" is repetitive but expertly crafted. That only pertains to the verse. The chorus is as bloody awful as the verse of "Leap of Innocence". "Stars and Planets" has its relative charm, but the word "shine" is repeated 54 times. Christ! The title track is pure schmaltz with a wah-wah guitar and undergraduate love poetry lyrics. The verse of "Lazy Dreamer" is as adventurous as Liz gets with rhythm (it's still 4/4 time, but the snare isn't always struck on two and four!). And, of course, the first single, "Everything to Me", is a terrible exercise is excess. That song could fit in with any adult contemporary genre, be it pop, rock, or country.
The CD is not all bad, and it's certainly not the complete disaster some critics want it to be. Sometimes Liz squeezes some life out of the muse, but those occasions are rare. Often the pop goodness overcomes common sense, the same way a song like "Toxic" can convert even the most grizzled pop music haters. The verse of "Count on My Love" is remarkably similar to The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights". The chorus is almost as killer, too. Then, the music drops out after the bridge (a listless bridge at that) to leave a beautiful vocal chrous. If you can remember to ignore the lyrics, "You can count on my love/ An umbrella when it's raining/ When you feel your hope is fading", you're in for glossy studio magic.
If you have few discriminating tastes and cannot read or speak English, this album might be your favorite pop record this fall. Liz could have even have turned the record into a keeper if she had limited the track list to ten songs and utilized a more discerning producer. As it stands, fans will have to wait a few more years before another possible Exile in Guyville Part Two. Guess what guys, it's never going to happen.

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It is estimated that nearly one in five people in Europe do shift work – so a lot of people will be worried by research showing a link between it and a reduction in the ability to remember and think clearly. The research, from the Université de Toulouse and Swansea University, assessed 3,232 adults in south-west France on a variety of cognitive tests. The study compared the results of those who had never done shift work with those who had done more than 50 days in a year. They then looked at how long people had done shift work for and how long it had been since they had stopped. They estimated that 10 years of shift work had the effect of ageing the brain by an extra 6.5 years, based on the results of the cognitive tests. They also concluded that it took five years to recover that level of function after stopping shift work. So is the "graveyard shift" really killing our brain cells? Or does this study just suggest an association, rather than prove that shift work damages the brain?
The solution
There is no shortage of research on how shift work is bad for health. But people often don't have a choice, many healthcare professionals included. The shifts suspected of causing most harm include nights, getting up before 5am, not being able to go to bed before midnight and rotating shifts (alternating morning, afternoon and night shifts). The cognitive tests included being asked to immediately recall a list of words after reading them three times, and matching symbols with numbers as quickly as possible.
There were differences in scores between shift and non-shift workers at the start of the study and these did not change – so it's hard to say that working patterns caused the differences in cognitive ability and memory. The differences in scores were also quite small.
However, research does suggest that shift work takes it toll – the chief mechanism being the disruption of circadian rhythms and physiological stress. In a review of the evidence, the Institute for Work and Health in Canada found that shift workers are more likely to injure themselves at work and to have mental health and gastrointestinal problems. There is some evidence of an increased risk of breast and colorectal cancer. Shift workers are also more likely to smoke, drink heavily and feel exhausted.
This study couldn't differentiate exactly which shifts were most troublesome and did not prove that such work damages the brain – but there is more robust evidence that while shift work does suit some people, it can precipitate health problems in others. Some research suggests that limiting night shifts to three in a row and giving employees some control over which shifts they work can help.


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NCAA Basketball: No. 6 Baylor dunks past Bethune-Cookman
WACO, Texas (AP) — Pierre Jackson scored 13 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and had consecutive assists on slam dunks that put sixth-ranked Baylor ahead to stay in a 69-42 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday night.
Jackson had a steal then a bounce pass to Deuce Bello for a dunk, and turned another Bethune-Cookman turnover right after that into a pass to Anthony Jones for another slam. That was part of an early 10-0 run that put the Bears (8-0) ahead to stay.
Baylor has won its first eight games for the first time under 10th-year coach Scott Drew. The Bears have won 25 consecutive non-conference home games over the past five seasons.
While the Bears had plenty of high-flying dunks, the highlight for many fans was Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III being honored at halftime. He is the school's first Heisman winner.
Garrius Holloman had 13 points and Anthony Breeze 12 for Bethune-Cookman (3-7), the defending MEAC champion.
Holloman's 3-pointer 5 minutes into the game put the Wildcats up 10-9. Bello tied the game with a free throw a minute later to start the 10-0 run, and the consecutive Jackson-assisted dunks came right after that.
All 10 Bears who played scored, half of them scoring at least eight points.
Quincy Acy was the only other Baylor player in double figures with 10 points. Acy became the 25th player in school history with 1,000 points, the seventh since Drew became coach, with a free throw in the closing minutes.
Griffin was greeted at halftime with the Superman theme and chants of "One more year! One more year!"
Fans chanted "RG3! RG3!" when highlights of the quarterback were shown, including Saturday night's presentation of him becoming Baylor's first Heisman winner. Griffin had a huge smile when he came out carrying the trophy before raising it over his head.
Soon after the halftime ceremony, Acy had one of the most dominating stretches of the game.
Acy had a two-handed slam when he reacted with a loud scream to put the Bears up 39-18. Right after that, he had a block when he swatted away a shot at the other end.
Jackson hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to make it 50-20, Baylor's biggest lead.
The Bears had a 42-16 scoring advantage in the paint, much of that coming on dunks against the much smaller Wildcats. They shot 56 percent (28 of 50) from the field, including 14 of 22 (64 percent) after halftime.
Baylor played for the first time in 10 days after final exams, having last played Dec. 4, a 69-41 victory at Northwestern. The Bears play their second road game of the season Saturday at BYU.


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National Contemporary Music Plan
Music Australia has developed a National Contemporary Music Plan . Produced in partnership with a broad alliance of all national music industry peak bodies and specialist agencies, this Plan provides a national blueprint for strategic industry growth.
We are grateful to our 13 industry partners and working group members for generously contributing their time and expertise to this project.
The genesis was a unanimous commitment from attendees at our inaugural 2015 Roundtable, to work together on a comprehensive industry wide plan. To our knowledge this is the first time a representative cross section of industry have come together to work towards a common action agenda.
This Plan is underpinned by six strategies:
- Increase Australia's music exports and international market share of music
- Ensure there is a robust and effective copyright framework as the foundation of industry growth and prosperity
- Increase consumer demand for both recorded and live music through audience development, public engagement and promotion
- Foster industry skills and business development to build capability and competitiveness
- Strengthen artist development to deliver a more secure vocational livelihood for musicians and a more globally competitive industry
- Deliver best practice regulatory environments, effect regulatory reform, and implement targeted investment incentives
These strategies are designed to address key challenges and needs, and can secure and enhance the social and economic benefits delivered by the music sector.
We believe that this this National Plan, if fully adopted, could have a transformative impact on Australia's music industry, and its contribution to our economy and culture.
The National Contemporary Music Plan was officially launched at Music Australia's Roundtable Conference, held at Customs House, Sydney August 3-4, 2016.


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Mix has been live for over a month now, and just before Christmas, Rich and Anthony dumped a bunch of bug fixes and new stuff. Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't. Many of these are ideas that people submitted, so this is the part where I say the system works.
This is also the part where I give props to Rich and Anthony. If you read here, you already know Rich rules. Anthony, though new to Ruby, is quickly taking to it, and the fact that he's a cyborg that never needs sleep helps him work all the time.You'll notice that David, his previous boss, misses him in Fusion Intercompany development.
Some quick hits on the first 6 weeks of Mix:
- More than 4,400 people have logged in at least once
- More than 60,000 visits
- The top non-AppsLab referrers are the December OTN TechBlast (thanks Justin) and oracle-base (thanks Tim)
- More than 150 ideas
- More than 200 groups
- Development Tools has the largest membership, but E-Business Suite has more visits
- The top ideas are still We need the Oracle clients (OCI, JDBC) for the Apple Intel OSX platform and Compile Oracle XE for Intel OS X
We didn't get analytics on Mix until after the initial week, so the stats are probably a bit higher. Anyway, without further ado here's the list of recent fixes and enhancements:
- Group pages now default to show messages as the default. Check it out here on the Oracle Mix group. The intent of group messages is to provide thin blogging capabilities for each group.
- You can now use simple HTML tags any place you see a text box, e.g. comments, profile, ideas, groups and questions.
- Searches no longer return 404 and 500 errors.
- Tags are more intelligent now, ignoring case and correctly parsing commas.
- Comments now show the avatar of the person who left the comment.
- We replaced Prototype.js with jQuery. Rich would know more about why.
- The email confirmation for non-customer email addresses is a bit more clear about why we need a "work" email address.
- Unanswered questions now sort newest-to-oldest.
- Ideas posted to private groups are now viewable only by members of that group. Before, the ideas were accessible directly by URL, and they appeared in the list of recent ideas.
- The product list no longer resets when you edit an idea.
- The product list is now sorted alphabetically.
- Searching for people now displays a correct count of the results and the correct pagination of the results.
- The People-In my groups view is working correctly, no more duplicates.
- We improved navigation. The browser back button works properly now, and when you're browsing ideas and editing, you're taken back to where you were, not back to the idea home.
- The IE security errors are gone. These are a bummer, but they never represented a security risk. This is the way IE handles a certificate mismatch. None of us use IE regularly, which is why we were blissfully unaware.
- Questions posted to a group, listed on the group home page, now have links to the question page.
- Fields on the create group form don't default empty_clob() any more.
- Given comments on profile pages now show the recipient of the comment and not the giver.
- The read more link shown for ideas on the group ideas page is working.
Probably the most important fix is one Eddie requested; we applied a beta to Mix. Some of this stuff may seem trivial, obvious or belated, but keep in mind, we have two developers.
Composite Pages
I wanted to highlight one feature that I'm not sure is obvious. Every object in Mix can have a products associated to it. This allows us to build what we call a composite page.
Clicking the product "Oracle Mix" on an idea takes you to a composite page showing ideas, groups, questions, employees and customers all of which are associated with the product Oracle Mix. As the community grows, we think a composite listing for each product is a killer feature.
We do something similar for tags. For example, if you click the tag "mix" on an idea, you're taken to a page showing all the ideas tagged mix. No brainer there, but in the right-hand column, you'll also be able to click over to see profiles, questions or anything tagged with "mix".
These are easy ways to find topical information within Mix.
On Deck
So, what's next for Mix in the New Year. The tentative goal right now is to come out of beta with a formal announcement and release to a few large Apps user groups sometime in January. Before then, we're planning to build out the groups feature significantly over the next few months, including improvements to group administration.
We're also testing ways to prevent duplicates (ideas, groups, etc.) and yes, RSS feeds and email notifications are a top priority. These should be coming very soon, and we know they're critical. Small features like the ability to see how many people have viewed an idea or question are also probably going to sneak in soon.
We'll also be ironing out UI issues with Safari, Opera and Firefox 3 too. If you see browser-specific issues, let us know. The Send feedback link is the method we use for reporting bugs or asking questions about Mix. We'll also be establishing a weekly schedule for deploying changes at some point. Watch the yellow bar for details.
If you're wondering, I'm in charge of finding people within Oracle to answer questions and address ideas. We've had good acceptance of Mix as a tool for listening to customers, but a lot of people are still nervous about communicating in the open. It's a work in progress for sure, but we'll keep plugging.
What are your thoughts on Mix so far? Any thoughts on improvements? Sound off in comments.


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Wasn't so long ago that the Dallas Public Library system appeared to be on life support, a victim of yet another round of city budget cuts. But at City Hall yesterday, during the council's Quality of Life Committee meeting, Interim Director of Libraries Corrine Hill insisted: Quite the contrary. Said Hill, the libraries -- both the central location downtown and the branches -- are upping usage and access; per her PowerPoint presentation, more than 10 million items were checked out during the last fiscal year -- a significant bump from FY '06-'07's 7,465,712 check-outs. Items are also getting thumbed through more often. It jibes with national trends: When the economy took a nosedive, folks stopped shopping and started borrowing. Ask Borders.
Hill then proceeded to outline further changes on the way, chief among them an app that will allow users to browse catalogs and read and write reviews from their mobile Mac devices. (Nothing for Droid users at the moment, so sorry.) That follows last May's launch of DPL's entry into the digital download business. The library wants to even let you pay fines using your smartphone.
Which doesn't mean DPL wants to tear down the brick-and-mortars: Most of the changes discussed are intended make the library more accessible -- including the new Children's Center scheduled to open next month and a planned redo of the J. Erik Jonsson that will turn the first floor, at least, into "an urban space designed to support downtown residents and business." Meaning: a cafe-coffee shop, just maybe, not unlike the one being discussed for Dallas City Hall. Perhaps Carolyn Davis can get her Starbucks after all?


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President Buhari congratulates Pa Ayo Adebanjo at 90
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated elder statesman and legal luminary, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on his 90th birthday.
Buhari, in a message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Tuesday joined family members, friends and professional colleagues in celebrating the elder statesman.
He thanked God for the grace that had taken Adebanjo to this landmark age.
The president, who noted with delight that Adebanjo had clocked 90 years, believed the politician and lawyer had contributed to national development through his profession and commitment to nation building.
He prayed that almighty God would grant Adebanjo longer years and strength to serve humanity.
Born on April 10, 1928, Adebanjo has been identified as one of the strong and die-hard associates of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Awoism.
Adebanjo, one of the chieftains of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has also been described as the "last of the original Awoists''.
He is also a leader of the Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group in the South-West region of the country. (NAN)


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systemd-tmpfiles, systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service, systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer - Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
systemd-tmpfiles [OPTIONS...] [CONFIGFILE...]
System units:
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
User units:
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
systemd-tmpfiles creates, deletes, and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on the configuration file format and location specified in tmpfiles.d(5).
If invoked with no arguments, it applies all directives from all configuration files. When invoked with --replace=PATH, arguments specified on the command line are used instead of the configuration file PATH. Otherwise, if one or more absolute filenames are passed on the command line, only the directives in these files are applied. If "-" is specified instead of a filename, directives are read from standard input. If only the basename of a configuration file is specified, all configuration directories as specified in tmpfiles.d(5) are searched for a matching file and the file found that has the highest priority is executed.
System services (systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service, systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service) invoke systemd-tmpfiles to create system files and to perform system wide cleanup. Those services read administrator-controlled configuration files in tmpfiles.d/ directories. User services (systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service) also invoke systemd-tmpfiles, but it reads a separate set of files, which includes user-controlled files under ~/.config/user-tmpfiles.d/ and ~/.local/share/user-tmpfiles.d/, and administrator-controlled files under /usr/share/user-tmpfiles.d/. Users may use this to create and clean up files under their control, but the system instance performs global cleanup and is not influenced by user configuration. Note that this means a time-based cleanup configured in the system instance, such as the one typically configured for /tmp/, will thus also affect files created by the user instance if they are placed in /tmp/, even if the user instance's time-based cleanup is turned off.
The following options are understood:
When this option is used, the libc Name Service Switch (NSS) is bypassed for resolving users and groups. Instead the files /etc/passwd and /etc/group inside the alternate root are read directly. This means that users/groups not listed in these files will not be resolved, i.e. LDAP NIS and other complex databases are not considered.
Consider combining this with -E to ensure the invocation does not create files or directories below mount points in the OS image operated on that are typically overmounted during runtime.
Implies -E.
This option is intended to be used when package installation scripts are running and files belonging to that package are not yet available on disk, so their contents must be given on the command line, but the admin configuration might already exist and should be given higher priority.
-h, --help
It is possible to combine --create, --clean, and --remove in one invocation (in which case removal and cleanup are executed before creation of new files). For example, during boot the following command line is executed to ensure that all temporary and volatile directories are removed and created according to the configuration file:
systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create
systemd-tmpfiles tries to avoid changing the access and modification times on the directories it accesses, which requires CAP_FOWNER privileges. When running as non-root, directories which are checked for files to clean up will have their access time bumped, which might prevent their cleanup.
On success, 0 is returned. If the configuration was syntactically invalid (syntax errors, missing arguments, ...), so some lines had to be ignored, but no other errors occurred, 65 is returned (EX_DATAERR from /usr/include/sysexits.h). If the configuration was syntactically valid, but could not be executed (lack of permissions, creation of files in missing directories, invalid contents when writing to /sys/ values, ...), 73 is returned (EX_CANTCREAT from /usr/include/sysexits.h). Otherwise, 1 is returned (EXIT_FAILURE from /usr/include/stdlib.h).
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Have a Question about Your Roofing Deductible?
Below are a few important facts to know before you do business with a company that offers to cover part or all of your deductible. There is no such thing as a no insurance deductible roofing company. We will provide you with a few important sections of the insurance law, as well as some standard insurance contracts for you to read through and understand. It is important you understand the law as it relates to you and your contractor.
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Can a Roofing Company Pay My Deductible?
In a word "No" . There really should be no debate over this, yet there are far too many unethical contractors in this world who take part in this practice. Never will you find someone from your insurance carrier telling you this practice is acceptable. You will never find a deductible covering contractor disclosing the details on an invoice.
What Does An Insurance Contract Say About Deductibles?
An insurance contract contains a good amount of fine print, but the basics are pretty easy to understand. In exchange for your monthly premium you receive coverage and protection against a big loss. Homeowners insurance is not meant as a solution for every small loss, this is why there is a deductible amount that must be exceeded before insurance coverage kicks in. The deductible always comes first.
For example if your deductible is $2,000.00 and you have damage that totals less than $2,000.00 your insurance owes you nothing. You are responsible the first $2,000.00 of any loss. This also holds true if your home is damaged by large hail and the total loss is much greater than your deductible. If you have a $20,000.00 loss due to hail damage, your insurance company would owe you $18,000.00 as first $2,000.00 (deductible) would be paid by you. In fact, for any loss above $2,000.00 your part would always be the same, the amount of your deductible.
Can Shopping For A Better Roof Price Save A Deductible?
Continuing with the previous example…what if a roofing contractor can do the job for $20,000.00 that your adjuster said would be around $22,000.00? Did you just discover a potential way to save your deductible? In a work, NO. Your deductible ALWAYS comes first. If the roof repair will cost a total of $20,000.00, your insurance company would only pay you $18,000.00 – there is no financial reward for finding a lower price & you often run the risk of lower quality craftsmanship.
The only way a deductible is 'saved' is by submitting a false invoice that reflects a higher dollar amount, not what you actually paid the roofing contractor. An unscrupulous roofing contractor can get you in big trouble with a false invoice. Approximately one third of all roofing claims are audited by insurance companies. A roofing contractor with a reputation for 'paying deductible' will be put on watch status by an insurance company and all their invoices are highly scrutinized.
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Below is the actual language in a standard insurance contract as it relates to misrepresentation of work or payments. There are variations of this in every homeowners policy.
2. Concealment or Fraud
This policy is void as to you and any other insured, if you or any other insured under this policy has intentionally concealed or misrepresented any material fact or circumstance, made false statements, or committed fraud related to this insurance, whether before of after a loss.
5. Cancellation
(2) if this policy has been in effect 90 days or more, we may not cancel this policy unless:
(c) you submit a fraudulent claim.
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A starlight feast on the airstrip delights guests on Denis.
Hotel residents on Denis Private Island enjoyed a special surprise for April Fools' Day, with a banquet-style buffet spread out on the island's landing strip.
About 40 of the island's guests were whisked through forest vegetation lined with torches, in a manoeuvre that was kept secret until their arrival at the runway.
There, the island staff prepared a barbecue featuring the island's famed local produce, set up under the starlight for guests to unwind in a most unusual makeshift "restaurant."
Denis' Resident Manager Werner du Preez indicated that the event went beyond all expectations.
"With the torches and the airstrip lights switched on, it was almost like entering the holy grounds of a tribal island colony," du Preez said. "The look of disbelief in the eyes of our guests told us that this was a really unique experience that would form a life-long memory."
Guests were also treated to welcome cocktails made from local rum, while a live saxophone performance added to the ambiance on the landing strip.
Denis Private Island PR, Branding and Communication Manager Nicole St Ange added: "This is one of those special events that so few tourism properties apart from Denis would have the ability to offer. The presence of our guests on the island contributes to our drive for sustainability and conservation, and in exchange this type of experience provides a clear reminder that the island is exclusively theirs to be a part of and enjoy during their stay."


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Professional societies / chapters and organising engineering events
NITKRacing is a student collegiate racing team which builds and markets an open-wheeled formula styled racing car. The team participated in FS Hungary 2012 and finished in top 10 in two events and finished a commendable 33rd place overall. The team spent considerable in IISc to optimize the cooling system and validated the car in IISc's wind-tunnel facility. The current car NR-XIII has been completely designed and built. The team has made it through the virtual round of SF India contest. The team is sponsored by leading automotive giants like Daimler, Bosch and Quest.
BAJA consists of a set of dedicated students who are building an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to participate in BAJA challenge to be held in Pithambur. NITK BAJA is the only team to have constructed 6 ATVs in 5 years. The awards won are as follows
2012- Marketing presentation award
2011- Design award and Marketing award
SAE INDIA is the technical club responsible for creating awareness about automotive technology in the campus. The club is building a efficycle, an electromechanical efficient tricycle and have made it through the virtual event. The club also hosts velocity 2.0, a radio-controlled car contest. It organizes events to promote automotive knowledge by having 'Under the hood' an event wherein a car is dismantled and its parts are explained to students. They also circulate a newsletter called "Pitstop".
Flying and hobby club
Being one of its kind, the club has risen in the last few years to be organizing many events that have developed interests among the students to take up aeronautical related activities during their free time and gain knowledge out of it. The hands on workshops organized to build interest among the students have stood out to be the most successful event judging by the turn out of the enthusiasts. Comprising students from various branches who are keen enthusiasts in the aero-modelling & aeronautical fields, the club aspires to reach greater heights in the years to come!
Robotics Club
The Robotics club in NITK was established with the aim to impart knowledge on robotics and associated fields to a vast majority of NITK student community and motivate them to explore deeper in this field. The club is a culmination of students from Electronics, Computer Science and Mechanical backgrounds.
In order to achieve its aim, the club conducts various workshops including a introductory workshop and a comprehensive hands-on workshop. The club is actively involved in the Institute's technical symposium, Engineer, by conducting various tutorial sessions for the students to tackle problem statements at the symposium. Robotics Club is also known for the projects it undertakes and its participation in diverse robotics competitions across various Techfest like Shaastra-IITM and Techfest-IITB.
Apart from these, Robotics Club is tasked with designing robots to combat problems for diverse sectors and is in the process of designing a Coconut Harvester Robot (COCOBoT), an autonomous robot to harvest coconut trees, where the industry has seen a huge decline in workforce. The project is taken up in joint with CPCRI, the central coconut plantation research institute. The first phase which involves the tree climbing part has already been realized.
Organisation of paper contests, design contests, etc. and achievements
Dr. Srikanth Bontha is the recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
Dr. Srikanth Bontha is the recipient of Young Leader Professional Development Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) for Year 2009.
Dr. Srikanth Bontha was Selected to represent The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) in the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) Capstone Training Program conducted in Denver, USA in November 2010
In 2011 NITK student team 'Metal Mayhem' won prize in SAE virtual BAJA competition along with best cost effective design prize. In 2012 the team has won Marketing presentation award
The NITK team participated in FS Hungary 2012 and finished in top 10 in two events and finished a commendable 33rd place overall.


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Photo: Barbara Garcia
By Robert Baird
Is it really possible that Don Juan could command the movement of Carlos' attention point or time reference point to another dimension that he calls the Nagual and the sorcerer's perspective? Can the adeptness of one person rise to know you better than you know yourself even at the level of the body conscious focus on the material world? Is INFINITY like the multi-dimensional soul which at some point is harmonized in ethics so much that it laughs at the stupidity of the soulful entities exploring the naive denial and rationalizing games our personalities playas we avoid the purpose of our soul? Could Don Juan shape-shift his alter egos and other dimension energy to become the reflection or mirror of the inner character of the student seeking to label something he knows so little about, in an "elaborate" construct that would be akin to a crook yet academically sound? Did he command this laughter response in another that easily?
Have you ever looked into yourself so deeply that you "didn't care to apologize" and "found the thought inadmissible"? What a life and so little holes in your soul you would have if only you were so wise and yet, what a curse and quite unlike 'any blessing it would be. Your knowledge of others and their intentions would make you feel so alone and so devastatingly unable to convey to others what games the ego does play. You might try to use intellect and be found arrogant. You might use love and empathy and be found invasive and intense. You might develop the austere distance of an impeccable warrior as Carlos was taught and then no longer need. No longer need! Anything! This is the world of Carlos Castaneda which calls out for humanity to look at itself and know how sensationally gifted our soul can be and in the final analysis how scary it would be not to actually care for another person at some intense level of need. But if there is no need in those dimensions what is there? Love and connectiveness as we have said; or purpose and productive involvement in creation on a collective and common basis, where each separate energy is never able to feel anything more than the most of whatever they want.
In Don Juan we see the laughter and his great power which has no application except to help the truly interested and committed student who sincerely commits to the path without knowing what is about to happen. The awe and inspiring nature of the courage makes the word warrior seem the only appropriate word to use. No Fear! This part of the Keltic Creed that the Toltecs knew and used so well in making other people rise within their own soul to achieve great oneness and beauty, is most important. Between the teacher and the pupil passes less than I would hope could be, but in the final analysis I envy Carlos, as I question Don Juan.
INITIATION: - What does it take to learn from the secrets of esoteric and adept scholars? Does one have to commit to pay money and be willing to attend endless lectures like Carlos did at UCLA under professors Meighan and Garfinkel? Perhaps it takes the willingness and intense desire he showed when he saw or felt an opportunity to learn the ways of the self-proclaimed last Toltec or a shaman of a lost culture? In some situations one has to go through so many hoops and hurdles with lots of tricks and traps that one wonders if there really is anything more than sorcery at work. Don Juan had to trick Carlos at first because he knew there was no way Carlos would really believe the simple truths of our cosmic and spiritual world. Is that a rationalization? Today you can learn a lot of these things from books and seminars. In most cases you should do this and then determine if there is some group who meets your own interests and requirements. Because we have just dealt with it as a highly shamanistic experience and because that is what the Druids and alchemists really were or are, and we recently dealt with that; we are going to quote a good explanation about shamanism that you can use as your own initiation if you so desire.
"shamanism Perhaps the oldest system of healing in the world, shamanism is prevalent in tribal cultures which, though isolated from one another, have developed beliefs and techniques with startling similarities {Unless you believe in long time world travel or astral and akashic cognition.}. The shaman is an individual who enters an ecstatic altered state of consciousness, which enables him to communicate with guardian and helping spirits and draw upon enormous sources of power. The primary purpose of shamanism is the healing of body and mind. It is also used for divination and to ensure good hunts and prosperity for a tribe or village.
According to archaeological and ethnological evidence, shamanism has been practiced for some 20,000 to 30,000 years. {The recent discovery of 90,000 year old drugs or herbal remedies in Neanderthal sites as well as the Mungo Man clearly moves this a long way back from a purely physical evidence point of view.}. It may be much older, perhaps as old as the human race. It is found all over the world, including very remote parts of the Americas, Siberia and Asia, Australia, northern Europe and Africa.
Shamanic systems vary greatly, but there are basic similarities in most systems {The Judaic Tree of Life and The Tree of Yggdrasil are more than just basic similarities.}. The shaman must function comfortably in two realities, the ordinary reality of the everyday waking world, and the nonordinary reality of the shamanic state of consciousness. The nonordinary reality is attained in a trance, which varies from very tight to deep coma and enables the shaman to see and do things that are impossible in ordinary reality. Once in a trance, the shaman enters the lowerworld by slipping into a hole or opening in the earth. In the lowerworld, he sees the cause of disease in a patient and knows its cure, and sees his guardian spirit and spirit helpers. He can shape-shift into these spirits and fly through the air. He performs his cures and can see into the future. When his shamanic work is done, he reemerges from the lowerworld back into ordinary reality. Shamans are also said to ascend to the sky in spirit boats or astride the spirits of sacrificed horses.
The nonordinary reality is as real to the shaman as is the ordinary reality. The things he sees are not hallucinations but are externalized. The shamanic state of consciousness is induced through drumming, rattling and dancing or, in some societies, by ingesting hallucinogens.
Shamans tend to be men {Women have more of these abilities in their natural state and require less altered consciousness.}, though women also can become shamans; some women shamans are extraordinarily powerful. In some cultures, shamans are involuntarily chosen by the spirits; they realize their calling in a transformational experience, often a serious illness that brings them close to death {For example Damion Brinkley of today.} and is self-cured. In other cultures, persons with natural shamanic gifts are selected at a young age, trained and initiated.
The shaman must obtain a guardian spirit, which is the source of his spiritual powers. The guardian spirit also is called a 'power animal', 'tutelary spirit', totemic animal' or 'familiar'. A common method of discovering and connecting with the guardian spirit is the solitary all-night vigil outdoors {It is often a death-defying experience to try to lie to your tribe about any ability if you cannot Do the work.}. The guardian spirit usually manifests as an animal, bird, fish or reptile but may also appear in human form. It is both beneficent and beneficial and brings to the shaman the, powers of an entire species {Or inanimate lifeforms with conscious wisdom like the trees and mountains.}. The shaman invites the guardian spirit into his body; it protects him from illness and from unfriendly forces in the lowerworld. Guardian spirits change over the years as the shaman's needs change.
After a guardian spirit is acquired, healing and divination may be performed. Healing techniques vary. A shaman may collect spirit helpers, which are the causes and cures of illness {The church believed this to the exclusion of the free will of people and the active ingredients of physical nature. Few good shamans would do this today, if they ever did.}. Spirit helpers are represented by plants, insects, small objects, worms and the like. When the shaman sees, in trance, the cause of an illness, he places one of these objects in the back of his mouth and one in the front. He then begins to "suck" the illness out of the body of the patient. The energy that causes the illness is absorbed by the spirit helpers in his mouth who protect the shaman from absorbing the illness himself. The helper in the back of the mouth acts as a backup, in case the illness gets past the helper in front.
In other techniques, the shaman descends to the lowerworld, or the realm of the dead, to bring back the soul of a patient or to retrieve a patient's guardian spirit. Some shamans exorcise disease-causing spirits in séancelike procedures or by invoking or cajoling them to leave the patient.
Sleight-of-hand tricks are sometimes used, but do not necessarily negate a healing.
Western interest in shamanism has been rising since 1951, when Mircae Eliade {Another Eranos Conference attendee.} published his landmark study, Shamanism. An increasing amount of literature has been written since about shamanic systems and the uses of hallucinogenic drugs.
Some traditions of contemporary Paganism and Witchcraft incorporate shamanic practices. Most of these concern raising energy, r, Otherworld journeys and healing. Some Witches, such as STARHAWK, consider Witchcraft essentially a shamanistic religion because raising energy, Otherworldly contact and healing are fundamental to it. Some Pagans say the same about various forms of contemporary Paganism. Pagan and Wiccan shamanism fosters a closer connection to the Earth and plays a role in the environmental and ecological interests of many individuals. It also plays a significant role in the creation of healing therapies especially tailored to Pagan and Wiccan spirituality.
Harner, Michael. The Way of the Shaman, New York: Bantam. 1982.
Harvey, Graham. Contemporary Paganism: Listening People, Speaking Earth. New York, New York University Press, 1997
Kalweit, Holger. Dreamtime & Inner Space: The World of the Shaman Boston, Shambala Publications, 1984." (7)
There are many things we would have to agree seem unlikely to have the attributions credited to them by people who have done these things for millenia. That does not detract from the actual result and it can easily be said that science has made some similarly false attributions. The difference for us should be that shamans were doing something and scientists seldom actually achieved any great result.
Author of Diverse Druids, Columnist for The ES Press Magazine, Guest writer at World-Mysteries.com
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Safe biking
One meter of bike lane per person: A minimum threshold for effective cycling networks
Sometimes a simple indicator makes a big point. While some studies look at how the quality and location of bike lanes impact how many people bike to work, a recent effort considers only the sheer size of the network per person. The result is striking:
At about one meter of bike lane per person, a quarter of people bike to work (on the graph that's 100 km per 100,000 people). After that threshold, this indicator by itself is insufficient to explain the variation between cities, as we should expect, since many other factors influence biking, including design and the distribution of homes and destinations. The chart does, however, suggest that a meter of bike lane per person is a useful minimum target for governments to aim for. Properly used, this target would then be supplemented by a careful analysis of bike-lane quality and location.
Providing a great deal of bike lane per person may not, by itself, be enough to convince more than a quarter of people to bike, but lacking bike lanes is sufficient to prevent people from biking. Cities with below 0.5 meters of bike lane per person have a consistently and substantially lower proportion of people who choose to bike to work.
The rest of the study models whether adding bike lanes creates greater health benefits than costs, comparing increases in physical activity with greater exposure to pollution and potential traffic accidents. They find the benefits outweigh the costs, but the trouble with such models is that the results depend on a long series of assumptions. They assume, for example, that everyone who takes transit walks a great deal, which is contracted by another recent study. Extrapolating from evidence that does not include variations in bike-lane quality will also underestimate the benefits for any city committed to quality, rendering the conclusions somewhat counterproductive. The objective evidence from today's cities may be more convincing than a predictive model to policy makers, communicating the magnitude of potential benefits without stacking uncertain assumptions.
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The moment I've started planning my fall wardrobe, this crazy summer heat came back in town. So when Sheinside.com asked me if I'd like to collaborate and review one of their items, I knew that this gorgeous floral maxi would be the best choice. I like absolutely everything about this dress, the combination of lovely color, pretty print and light fabric makes it the perfect summer outfit. You'll be surprised how many cutest clothes at the best prices you can find at Sheinside!!! And how adorable is this Izak tote I won on Sofia's blog. I'm a huge fan of Izak's art and carrying my art stuff in it is a pure joy, thank you Sofia for the gift!

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The Lift
Wet Picnic
Out There Festival
Saturday 19th September 2015 | 5.30 pm | Pitch 7, St. Georges Park, Great Yarmouth
Everyday a million moments sweep past in the blink of an eye; snatched conversations, passing images, whispered encounters.
The Lift, accompanied by three bellhops, is an elegant elevator in which some of these fleeting moments have been captured. With its comedic wit and British eccentricity this is a surreal experience you won't forget.
The Review
In Lift we see exactly that. A lift. An old fashioned lift, with three ushers in pristine red outfits, bell boy hats and all. The chief usher explains that they are here to make us happy, to give us a 'pick me up'… 'a lift'. They then take us to a few floors, using audience participants to give us all a pick me up. We see a secret agent floor, a love floor and one that ended in a huge celebration. All the roles on the floors are taken by members of the audience or by the ushers.
The great thing about this show is the audience participation. The performers are clear, concise and playful with the way they use them. The audience members are never the butt of jokes but instead are made to be the stars of the show. When used, they are given clear and recognisable masks so that they are never at a loss as to what to do. The things they are given to do are funny and silly, so they enjoy doing them – so much so that in some instances they will take what they are doing further and play with the performers. It is a real credit to the performers that they are able to create such a safe and enjoyable space for the participant,s that they will take chances with what they are doing. But also, if they just want to do what they are told, that works as well. Either way, to be picked in this show is not intimidating or scary. It looks fun and I would bet that each person who took part came away happier than they arrived.
This was also down to the content of each floor, secret agents and weddings, both very recognisable for the participant and the audience. We know these worlds very well. Seeing them being played with is great and it made safe spaces for the participants to sit in.
The physicality of the performers was very precise and slightly bizarre, providing a heightened version of our world. Taking us into another place gave us a permission slip to accept the silliness and have fun.
The premise of a lift is also smart, the constant feeling of 'what is going to come out next?' kept us intrigued as an audience and I would guess on the street this gives people a good reason to stay. I also thought the show was a bit sinister at times which was a lovely way to undercut the silliness.
I would say that the music was slightly too loud which meant that the performers seemed to have to shout at points and some of the patter maybe seemed a little tired.
Overall, this is a joyous piece where the audience participants are the stars. This is down to the skill of the performers and the techniques the show uses to make sure they have the easiest and best experience possible.
The Response
I agree with Nick, the use of the audience in Lift was fabulous, clever and very entertaining. It was great the way they pulled a small ensemble of strangers for each new story. Never once did it feel uncomfortable or threatening. The three central performers were excellent but I disagree with Nick about some of the material seeming tired – I never thought that. For me it is the cast that foster their audience and as a result produce something that is thoroughly entertaining and brave. They are in control and as result the audience trusts them to take them wherever they wish to go. And, not only that, whoever was pulled into the mayhem gave it their all. That's no small feat for which the actors should be applauded.
I loved the use of the recognisable stories, the lovers, the spies, and also the big crowd scene at the end, which was superbly organised and great fun. It was wonderfully silly and perfect for late Saturday afternoon festivities.
At times the music was a tad loud, which did mean the performers had to over compensate, but only a little and they coped well. And Nick is right, the physicality is precise and their clowning wonderfully entertaining and playful. The set is great, though the dance inside the lift at top of the show excluded quite a sizeable amount of people on the sides. But they didn't leave and as the show progressed they were joined by more and more. The finale, which involved the whole audience was an absolute triumph.
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Today was the day the one I've been looking forward to and dreading in equal measures... Our dressage re-debut. I say re-debut as we had a few outings together prior to him going lame but nothing particularly consistent - although we had always been in the ribbons.
First hurdle with Buddy is to actually get him on the lorry. We had a slight issue (ha ha) and he was a bit of a knobber to load. We were cutting it close and I was starting to think we might not make it but at the very last moment Buddy decided going to a party might be a nice idea so off we went.
I had chosen a small, low key venue for our first outing and it was the place I first took Buds to so I was happy we'd not have a meltdown. The major let down is that the car park is incredibly stoney and as he'd been slightly footie I was worried we'd go gimping across the car park but, as usual, Buds surprised me and stomped off towards the warm up!
|Posing for the camera (note the stony car park)
It was soon time for us to go in. The indoor they use can be pretty spooky and it has a open gallery where the judge sits but it is also a canteen so you often get people stomping up the stairs halfway through your test. Buds did tense up a bit but soon relaxed after a trot round and the bell rang and off we went.
I smiled my biggest smile and was enjoying every second. Buddy jumped the light on the floor in our first 20m circle which made me chuckle and then the bell rang.. I'd forgotten to do my walk for a horse length. Bugger! Went back, carried on - was pleased with my 1/2 10m circles - and whilst I internally congratulated myself I missed my second 20m circle. Arse! You'll be glad to hear we finished the rest of the test with no more errors and although he lacked a bit of energy I was so pleased with my donkey. He tried really hard and I couldn't have asked for more. As we'd had a couple of errors and the class was pretty large I wasn't planning on hanging round for my sheet so got Buds untacked and into his travel gear ready for the journey home.
Well, usually Buds is pretty good at loading to come home... Notice how I say usually... Hmmm the little swine enjoyed the party so much he didn't want to come home. So after over an hour of trying he realised we weren't giving up so decided to load. He was a proper knobber!
But that did mean the class had ended and I could pick up my sheet. I crept up the stairs and mine was the last sheet. There was a rosette.... A blue one. It was our rosette....
We only went and came second!! With almost 67%. I promptly burst into tears... What a journey we have been on and less than three months after coming home from Rockley we were back at a competition which, for me, was more than I'd hoped for but to actually be competitive and beat some pretty smart horses (without my errors we would have won) was just outstanding.
I cried all the way back to the lorry - Buddy was forgiven for being a knobber - and I felt like I'd won the lottery.. And then some!


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Home Selling Tip: Who's Buying Now?
Do you know who's most like to buy your house?
The National Association of Home Builders in partnership with Builder Magazine recently held a seminar discussing who today's home buyers are and what they're looking for in a property.
In this seminar they listed a number of trends and buying preferences based on a survey of 10,000 buyers and potential buyers in 27 U.S. metro areas.
The survey revealed that the most active group of home buyers were adults between 31 and 45 years old — the Generation X group. This group is the most mobile, with blossoming careers and the need to house a growing family.
Even though this group accounts for only 31% of the home buyers, versus Baby Boomers who account for 41%, many Baby Boomers are waiting for the market to pick back up, while the younger demographic wants to get going sooner. In addition, the 30 to 45 year-old group is growing due to immigration, making them an even stronger force in the marketplace.
According to the survey, here is what the Generation X demographic wants in a home:
- More space to expand a family
- A fireplace in the living room
- A great room (instead of separate, more formal spaces)
- A sense of flow between indoors and outdoors
- A separate shower and tub
- Ample storage space
- Dark wooden cabinetry (Maybe because it won't show peanut butter fingerprints as easily?)
- 70% said they would pay $5,000 extra for a green home
- 46% said they would prefer living in a suburban development with a larger lot, versus living in a smaller home in a walkable neighborhood.
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Some nerdy guy releases an album featuring songs about hot dogs, and they send it to me. I swear, do other bloggers get this kinda stuff? But I figured I should give it a listen since I doubt anyone else is gonna review it.
And I'm glad I did listen. Actually, not all of New Yorker McSAPPR's songs are about hot dogs, but they all are pretty silly. And pretty enjoyable. He gets deep into his subject, with songs even saluting the winners of the Coney Island Nathan's wiener-eating championships.
Musically, it's a quite unexpected return to '70s jazz-inflected "soft rock" - think Gerry "Baker Street" Rafferty, Randy Newman, Michael Franks, etc. Even in these retro-crazed days, I haven't heard too may folks go back down those "mellow" roads too often. Probably cuz you really need some serious chops to play that kinda L.A. session cat style, which these guys most certainly do. Imagine Steely Dan, only with lyrics by a five-year-old.
"Hot Dog Rock"
UPDATE: The link seems to have disappeared. Yo McSAPPR, where's your album?


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Switch to Watsons brand for more value for your money
As a practical mom, I'm always on the look out for items that gives me more value for my money. I believe that not all expensive brands have good quality and not all affordable brands have lower quality.
As a smart shopper, I choose to save on our personal care essentials such as toothbrushes, lotions, shampoos, etc… in order to afford the things that are more important like paying bills or stocking on food. Watsons also decided to expand the campaign to the pharmacy: Watsons Generics.
Last year, they created a campaign for those who are still hesitant to do the switch. They called it the Switch Test. I was there to witness and do a blind test. I was surprised to know that the items I have chosen that passed my criteria are mostly Watsons brand.
Last Thursday, I attended another Watsons event at Makati Shangrila Hotel. Watsons gathered together their celebrity endorsers (Christian Bautista, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Iya Villana, Kylie Padilla, Lorna Tolentino, and Edu Manzano). They showed us their latest TVC showing that they also went to the Switch Test.
Running the same blind test used in stores, Watsons asked each of the celebs the simple question, "What's the difference between these two products?" Their verdict- none! Not even our discerning endorsers could tell the difference between Watsons products quality and the leading brands'. There was, however, one big change they all noted. If you switch to Watsons, you can save up to 80%.
During the event, we also had a fun game, family feud style (yes the one with survey). My friend Badet and I was joined by Watsons newest endorser and the beautiful preggy mom Kylie Padilla.
Luckily, we won over Team Iya Villana.
For the mommies out there, I suggest that you visit any Watsons store near you and try out the Watsons brand and your brand and see the difference.


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Old Periodicals, a New Datatype and Spiderfied Query Results in Wikidata
#LoveMaps / Collections / Digitisation / Research - Posted 20-04-2018
Several years ago the National Library of Wales appointed the Worlds first Wikidata Visiting Scholar. The volunteer, Simon Cobb, has worked with the library ever since to share, enrich and explore the library's data using Wikidata – a massive open access linked data repository which contains tens of millions of pieces of data on just about every subject imaginable. In this guest blog, Simon presents his recent work, using open library data on periodicals, publishers and printers in conjunction with the latest Wikidata visualization tools. Jason Evans, National Wikimedian.
Recent developments in Wikidata have made it possible to display more items from the National Library of Wales' collections on a map. A cluster feature in the Wikidata Query Service map view has enhanced geolocation data visualisation and the new geoshape datatype provides access points for content discovery.
Previously, the display of geolocated images was hampered by only one item per coordinate location being shown on the map. Since a SPARQL query can return multiple results with an identical location this was never an ideal situation. The problem is, in fact, inherent to linked data because every item with a specific relationship to a place will appear at exactly the same point on the map. This is due to the coordinates being attached to the place rather than each individual item.
If the item is an image of Aberystwyth Castle, it depicts the castle and, conversely, the castle is depicted by the image. This is a semantic relationship between the subject (image) and object (castle). The location of the castle is recorded as latitude and longitude coordinates, and thus a query to show on a map the location that the image depicts will use these coordinates. Other images that depicts Aberystwyth Castle will also have these exact coordinates.
The marker cluster plugin was implemented to address this problem and it is now possible to view two or more items with the same coordinates. Nearby map markers are grouped using an animated clustering functionality to display an increasing number of clusters, with fewer markers in each, as one zooms in closer. The real gamechanger, however, is the spiderfied markers. Rather than having a solitary marker at a shared location, multiple markers now spiral outwards from a central point, with legs being used to retain their attachment to the precise location and thus show all items in situ.
Spiderfied markers of periodicals published in Carmarthen. Unexpanded clusters and single markers are also shown. Each marker contains the periodical's title, place of publication and cover image (if available). This map is available at: http://tinyurl.com/ycnjsylv.
Carmarthen is an important town in the early history of printing in Wales. Some twenty-eight titles in the Welsh Journals and Welsh Newspapers Online digital collections were printed in the town, with twenty-six being first issued before 1900. These periodicals have the same place of publication (i.e. Carmarthen), and thus appear on the map at their shared coordinates. The markers are spiderfied, colour coded according to decade of publication and arranged in a chronologically ordered spiral, starting in the centre with the earliest publication.
In late 2017, a new geoshape datatype was implemented in Wikidata. As the name suggests, it is for storing geographic information in a manner that will produce shapes on a map. Geoshape data can be a single marker at a specific point, a line between two or more points, or a shape, known as a polygon, which is the area enclosed by a point-to-point line, traversing at least four points, with the first and last point being identical. A line or shape is created by structuring geocoordinates to represent the relationship between a series of points; somewhat like a dot-to-dot puzzle. Additional data about a place, such as the address, postcode, website or Wikipedia article, can be attached to a geoshape.
The National Library of Wales was the UK's first Wikidata geoshape. The popup information box includes an image, link to the NLW Wikipedia article and SPARQL queries of the Library's collections. Markers indicate features of interest and provide images from different vantage points.
Since a geoshape can contain multiple points, lines and polygons, it is possible to store data about a group of related locations like, for example, buildings with a similar use. This is a great way to visualise the booktrade locations in Wales that have been added to Wikidata.
Multipolygon geoshape data showing book trade locations in Carmarthen, past and present. These locations and those in other parts of Wales are stored as a single geoshape in Wikimedia Commons (see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data:Book_trade_in_Wales.map).
Whilst the book trade locations geoshapes are relatively simple and, therefore, not burdensome to create manually, others, like, for instance, those of castles depicted in the Welsh Landscape Collection, are much more complex. The intricate geoshapes that are formed by sections of perimeter wall between towers or bastions and surrounding the bailey and keep of a castle can be slow and fiddly to make but, luckily, we can draw on linked data instead. A link is forged when an OpenStreetMap feature is tagged with a Wikidata ID and this enables a SPARQL query to retrieve OpenStreetMap data about Wikidata items in the results. Such linking can make a large amount of existing geoshape data accessible.
Geoshapes of buildings shown in the Welsh Landscape Collection prints shown in the historic counties of Wales. The buildings are OpenStreetMap features, tagged with the qid of a Wikidata item returned by a SPARQL query, imported as geoshape data and combined with historic county geoshapes from Wikimedia Commons.
Geoshapes of buildings shown in the Welsh Landscape Collection prints shown in the historic counties of Wales. The buildings are OpenStreetMap features, tagged with the qid of a Wikidata item returned by a SPARQL query, imported as geoshape data and combined with historic county geoshapes from Wikimedia Commons.
The results of a SPARQL query to retrieve images from the Welsh Landscape Collection can be visualised on a map with geoshapes to represent the building depicted. Shown above, the results for Tintern Abbey are spiderfied to expand a cluster of images with an identical geocoordinates from a single point within the geoshape. Previously, it was only possible to display one of these images on the map view results.
Simon Cobb, Wikidata Visiting Scholar at the National Library of Wales


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Putangirua Pinnacles
Standing like giant organ pipes, these 'hoodoos' were formed by rain washing silt and sand away, exposing the underlying bedrock. It's an eerie landscape, perfectly suited for its starring role as the approach to the Paths of the Dead in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The car park is signposted off Cape Palliser Rd. From here it's an easy 1½-hour walk to the lookout, or take the 3½-hour loop track past hills and coastal viewpoints.


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Farmer Friday: #FarmLove with Amanda Freund
East Canaan, Connecticut
There is #FarmLove in the air! In February 2014, a few of our Young Cooperators wanted to share the incredible scenery, cows, families, employees and hard work that they LOVE about dairy farming…and they invited other farmers to join them by using #FarmLove.
This week, Cabot Farmer Amanda Freund, co-founder and passionate champion of #FarmLove, offers a deeper look at what dairy farming means to her. Amanda, a Cornell University graduate, has served as a staffer to a Connecticut Congresswoman, a Farm Bureau grassroots coordinator and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia before returning to the family farm in 2014. Each generation has evolved the farm business, creating new opportunities to foster the next generation's success. They operate Freund's Farm Market & Bakery, as well as an innovative business called CowPots, which turns cow manure into nutrient rich gardening pots. Along with her siblings and cousins, Amanda represents the third generation on the Freund Farm in East Canaan, Connecticut.#FarmLove for the land. Family. Community. A happy herd. @CabotCheese #FarmerFriday Click To Tweet
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If you follow any of Cabot Creamery Cooperative's farming members on social media, you may have noticed a surge in the hashtag FarmLove during the month of February. Cabot's farming families are excited to promote all the reasons they love their farms, cows and the farming lifestyle. Even with all of the Cabot farm families being in the Northeast during one of the coldest months of the year, there has been no limit to the #FarmLove that fills my FaceBook newsfeed. So, on this Farmer Friday, I'm excited to share my top reasons for having FarmLove!
Farmlove for the land. My grandparents bought this farm in the early 1950's after my grandpa returned from the war. Three generations later, we are still tilling, seeding, fertilizing and harvesting from the same fields. Some of the tools we use have changed over the years to adopt more progressive conservation farming practices that improve soil health and our equipment has been upgraded (I really appreciate the air conditioned cab and satellite radio when it's time to mow hay in August). There is a deep rooted connection to our family's legacy on this land and even though my grandparents have passed away, we are still caring for the same fields and soil. In turn, it provides an annual crop to feed our animals and provide us wholesome and delicious milk. The land connects us to our past and makes us mindful of our future.
FarmLove for our family. Not too long ago at a doctor's visit, I was asked for my home, work and emergency contact's mailing address. At the time, all three addresses were one: Freund's Farm. The receptionist commented about how there is a world outside of 'that place'. I actually think about that comment a lot. My parents encouraged me to go explore that world the receptionist spoke of. I've traveled five different continents and lived in a mud hut in Zambia for 2 years while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer. But I came back to 'that place' because it is my whole world. I work with my mom, dad, 2 uncles, brother, sister and cousin. What could be better than that? My mornings begin with a cup of coffee next to my dad, in the same house that we both grew up in. Lunchtime at the farm house kitchen is like grand central station with each of us coming in from our different activities on the farm, but always taking a break together. My favorite memories are sitting on my dad's lap in the tractor mowing hay or chopping corn, and now I'm the one driving the tractor during harvest!
FarmLove for our community. Last year, my family and our neighbor farm family shredded nearly 10 pounds of Cabot Cheese and made Macaroni and Cheese to bring to our local fire department and feed the volunteers before their monthly fire training. We've hosted those same volunteers on our farm to practice heavy equipment rescues and to learn about the intricacies of farm facilities and equipment if ever an accident occurred. It's easy to get caught up in the daily routines and chores. But having dinner with our community's volunteer firefighters gave us an opportunity to recognize the people that support and protect us. These men and women depend on our farm to produce a healthy and nutritious product that they can put on their family's table and we depend on them to come to our aid if ever there was an emergency. We're glad that our community shares our farm love – it allows us to continue to be a vibrant small business in our town.
FarmLove for a happy herd. As I write this, we are just weeks away from moving our cows into a brand new dairy barn. In the new barn, we've installed waterbeds, misting fans for hot summer days, back scratchers for 'hard to reach' spots, a robotic feed pusher, alley scrapers to keep alleys clean and most significantly, 5 robotic milkers. Our cows will choose when and how often they want to get milked. In preparation for using these robots, each cow has been outfitted with collars that act like a Fitbit. We can monitor activity and chewing time for each cow as one more way to ensure all the cows are healthy. We finish each day feeling satisfied that we did everything we could to make sure that our cows are happy and comfortable. They depend on us as much as we depend on them.
The best part of making the concerted effort to use #FarmLove is that even on a bad morning, (farmers do have those once in a while), because the tractor won't start or I can't feel my toes because it's so cold, I get to remind myself why I farm. I will keep on sharing my daily snapshots and tag them #FarmLove as much for you as for me.
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Derrick Morgan, Brian Orakpo are second in NFL in combined sacks
Derrick Morgan is having the best season in his seventh year in the NFL, while Brian Orakpo on the other side of Tennessee's defensive line is just two sacks shy of matching his career high.
Together, the Titans linebackers are taking down quarterbacks as good as any duo in the NFL.
Morgan has eight sacks, while Orakpo has nine for a total of 17. Only Cliff Avril (10) and Frank Clark (7½) of Seattle have more combined sacks, and that's by just a half sack.
"Those two guys right there are game-changers, and when those two are rolling there's nobody out there that can stop them," Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said.
"So it's really hard for an offensive line to contain either one of them. And when you get guys like that rushing off the edge, it makes the game a lot easier for the guys in the middle and for the secondary, makes the game 10 times easier for them."
Morgan, the Titans' first-round pick in 2010 out of Georgia Tech, and Orakpo now find themselves in a race to see who can become the first Tennessee player to pile up double-digit sacks since Casey had 10½ in 2013.
"That's any edge defender's goal is to get to double digits," Morgan said. "That'd be something special if we were both able to get to double digits and finish off the year strong."
Orakpo had 11 sacks as a rookie with Washington in 2011 and had 10 in 2013 also with the Redskins. This already marks his best season since then, and Orakpo already has 32 quarterback pressures with five games left — five shy of what he totaled all of last season.
Padding the sack level to 10 or higher is much more special since the quarterback winds up on the ground.
"Oh, that'd be huge not only for me and him because of how hard we work together since day one, but for this franchise and organization." Orakpo said. "I love working with the guy. We both bring it. We both complement each other very well."
The Titans (5-6), who visit Chicago (2-8) on Sunday, haven't had this kind of production from a defensive duo since 2010 when Jason Babin (12½) and Dave Ball (seven) combined for 19½ sacks.
Defensive end Jevon Kearse (14½) and linebacker Eddie Robinson (six) combined for 20½ sacks in 1999 when this franchise reached its lone Super Bowl.
Two Titans each with double-digit sacks? That would be a first since 1999 when this franchise was renamed the Titans.
Morgan's production is special to the linebacker who has fought injuries since being drafted, playing a full 16 games only in 2012 and 2014.
He had 6½ sacks in each of those seasons, limited by not having a strong pass rush threat on the other side. He said he thanks God for his success, especially the teammates around him.
This is what the Titans envisioned when they signed Orakpo in March 2015 to a four-year deal and brought back Morgan with a four-year deal as well.
"I think you've seen the tale of two years," Titans coach Mike Mularkey said. "One year you don't, and then one year you do. You see really a force from both sides.
"You're seeing other guys getting involved with the pressure. It's evident when you can have two edge rushers that are having success, one can play off the other. … They're both having success because of each other."
Injury updates: Left tackle Taylor Lewan (left knee) was limited in practice. Tight end Phillip Supernaw (concussion protocol) did not practice. Running back DeMarco Murray (toe on right foot) and cornerback Brice McCain (knee) practiced fully.