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WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a daunting and uphill battle to win congressional authorization for a military strike on Syria, a USA TODAY Network survey of senators and representatives finds.
The comprehensive poll of Congress finds that only a small fraction of the 533 lawmakers — 22 senators and 22 House members — are willing to say they will support the use of force in response to the reported use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. Far more overall — 19 senators and 130 House members — say they will oppose a resolution that would authorize military strikes. There are two vacant seats in the House where lawmakers resigned and have not yet been replaced.
The largest group of lawmakers remains undecided, including a majority of the Senate and the House. That could create an opportunity for the president to persuade them in a string of six interviews with TV network anchors Monday and a televised address to the nation Tuesday. The Senate could vote as early as Wednesday.
"We cannot turn a blind eye to images like the ones we've seen out of Syria," Obama said in his weekly radio address Saturday. "Failing to respond to this outrageous attack would increase the risk that chemical weapons could be used again; that they would fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against us, and it would send a horrible signal to other nations that there would be no consequences for their use of these weapons. All of which would pose a serious threat to our national security."
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough made the rounds of the morning talk shows Sunday, making the administration's case.
Congress isn't convinced. In the survey:
•Democrats haven't fallen in line behind the president, at least not yet. Congressional Democrats are as likely to oppose the measure as support it, although most say they are undecided. At the moment, 28 Democrats support action; 28 oppose it.
•Republicans who have made a decision overwhelmingly oppose Obama, by nearly 8-1. Sixteen Republicans support action; 121 oppose it.
•In a majority of states, not a single member of Congress has gone on record endorsing the president's request for authorization of a military strike. That includes a dozen states that Obama carried in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections: Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
"I think it's an uphill slog from here," House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., one of the handful of Republicans who supports the president, said on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday. He said the White House has "done an awful job" in explaining the reason for a strike and added, "It's a confusing mess."
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was horrified by images of the chemical weapons attacks in Syria but warned that the strikes could destabilize the country or even increase the odds that opposition forces obtain chemical weapons. "I don't think we're going to do anything to Assad," he said of the Syrian leader.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said he has heard overwhelming opposition from his constituents. "And keep in mind, my district voted 77% for the president," he said on CBS. "I think the president has work to do, but I think he can possibly get the votes. But he's got to come before the Congress and the nation."
On this issue, Obama hasn't been able to count on the classic partisan divide that has defined the capital's politics through his tenure. Some liberal Democrats have aligned with Republican libertarians to oppose a military strike. Some GOP hawks who typically oppose him (including Arizona Sen. John McCain, whom Obama beat for the White House in 2008) argue for action.
Even African Americans in Congress, who have been among Obama's most reliable supporters on other issues, are resistant. Of 42 black lawmakers, two are committed to voting "yes."
"This is truly a momentous occasion in which the outcome is up for grabs," says Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. He notes the "high-wire act" for Obama as he returned Friday from his European trip. "The urgency you saw with the president hustling back to the States, the national address he'll give — all that is a signal of the urgency and perhaps the growing sense of foreboding in the White House."
A separate Washington Post count of congressional support Sunday reported different specific numbers but also found a tough road ahead for the president. In the Senate, the Post found 23 in favor, 17 opposed, 10 leaning no and 50 undecided; in the House, 25 in favor, 111 against, 116 leaning no and 181 undecided.
In the USA TODAY Network survey, journalists from USA TODAY and nearly 40 other Gannett-owned newspapers and television stations across the country reported on the views expressed by every senator and all but four members of the House, who couldn't be reached.


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Sean and the remaining Bachelor women were on the move to Whitefish, Mont., this week, where Tierra continued her reign of terror. But were her antics enough to send her packing? Not just yet. "I know America is going, 'C'mon, this is ridiculous,' but he really likes her," host Chris Harrison tells TVGuide.com. The Bachelor: Where are they now?
Sean and the remaining Bachelor women were on the move to Whitefish, Mont., this week, where Tierra continued her reign of terror. But were her antics enough to send her packing? Not just yet.
"I know America is going, 'C'mon, this is ridiculous,' but he really likes her," host Chris Harrison tells TVGuide.com.
The Bachelor: Where are they now?
Tierra aside, viewers got to see Sean get close with some of the lesser-seen women like Lindsay and Catherine. But how do their relationships stack up against early favorites Desiree and Lesley? Plus: Why did Harrison tell Sean that he's sometimes too good of a guy?
Lindsay had her first one-on-one date. Does she seem a little immature to you?
Chris Harrison: It's hard to say because of how she started this whole thing with the wedding dress and having too much to drink. I don't think she has any clue that she was on the chopping block on Night 1 and was so close to going home. So I wish she hadn't done that because they have this great chemistry and get along great, but you can't help but think every time they're together that she was the goofy girl with the wedding dress on.
The group date included a relay race that ended with Desiree downing goat's milk!
Harrison: Before the race she told me, "I don't care what it tastes like — I'm taking it down." I was standing right there and gagging; I had to turn away. It was coming out of her nose. It was just gross.
Bachelor's Chris Harrison on This Season's Villain: Tierra is not as savvy as Courtney was
Did the losing team have a right to be upset that they weren't going tohave the night part of the date?
Harrison: They had a right to be pissed because they lost, but I don't think Sean should've invited them. In fact, I just talked to him about it again last night. He has a fault in being too good of a guy, like giving a rose to Daniella because she needed reassurance or inviting the blue team because he doesn't want to be seen as a bad guy. The whole date was a race set up for that reason. Maybe it wasn't the best idea, but that's the way it was. Des chugged goat's milk out of a goat [for him] and it was all for nothing.
When Tierra showed up at the date, how could Sean not be sick of her antics already?
Harrison: I know America is going, "C'mon, this is ridiculous," but he really likes her and that's something you can't quantify. If you go back to Ashley Hebert and Bentley, it was the same thing. Tierra has a way with him. In the same way Lindsay is immature because of the way she started, Tierra got off on the right foot with the first impression and kind of stole his heart. So he's very protective of that.
Video: TVGuide.com tests Chris Harrison with 25 seasons of Bachelor trivia
Were you surprised Sean kept Tierra over Jackie on their two-on-one?
Harrison: I was surprised he kept Tierra, but look we all are. Tierra is good and knows how to play the game and if you go head-to-head with her you have to be ready to go. She knows exactly when to insert herself into a situation and she is a puppeteer.
During the cocktail party, Sean talked to Lesley about Tierra. Is that putting her in the "friend zone"?
Harrison: He talked to Lesley because Lesley is so damn cool. She's never in the drama, she's always so positive and he really likes her. It was kind of a friend move, but I think he respects her and her opinion because the other girls like Des and Robyn are too close to the situation, and she can give perspective.
We finally saw Sean and Catherine together. They clearly like to kiss, but is there more there?
Harrison: You know, I don't know. That's what I keep seeing too. They have great chemistry on one level, but I haven't seen the depth. It's a rather superficial relationship at this point. At this point, they giggle and kiss, and that's about it. But I know Sean likes to laugh and have that carefree relationship, and that's what both Catherine and Lindsay provide.
Check back on Tuesday night for Part 2 of our chat with Chris Harrison!


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Neurocutaneous Syndromes in Children
What are neurocutaneous syndromes?
Neurocutaneous syndrome is a broad term for a group of rare neurological (brain, spine, and peripheral nerve) disorders. These diseases are lifelong conditions that can cause tumors to grow inside the brain, spinal cord, organs, skin, and skeletal bones. The most common disorders found in children are skin lesions.
The three most common types of neurocutaneous syndromes include the following:
Tuberous sclerosis (TS)
Neurofibromatosis (NF): Type I, Type II, and schwannomatosis
Sturge-Weber disease
What causes neurocutaneous syndromes?
Tuberous sclerosis, NF, and Sturge-Weber disease are all conditions that are congenital (present at birth).
Although the true prevalence of tuberous sclerosis is not known, it is estimated that this disease occurs in one in 6,000 persons in the U.S. It is an autosomal dominant condition. Autosomal means that both males and females are equally affected and dominant means that only one copy of the gene is necessary to have the disorder. Many children born with TS are the first cases in a family, since the majority of TS is caused by a new gene change (mutation), and is not inherited. However, parents of a child with TS may have very subtle symptoms of the disorder, and should be carefully examined. Even if no symptoms are present, the parents are considered at a slightly increased risk to have another child with TS, greater than that of the general population.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), fibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) occurs in about one in 3,000 to 4,000 births in the U.S. NF1 is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a gene on chromosome 17, which is inherited from a parent with the disease (in half of the cases). Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) occurs less frequently, affecting about one in 25,000 births in the U.S. The gene which causes NF2 is found on chromosome 22.
A parent with NF has a 50/50 chance of having a child with the disease.
NF may also be the result of a new gene change (mutation). Thirty to 50 percent of NF cases are caused by a new mutation and not inherited. Males and females are equally affected, regardless of how the disease occurs. Schwannomatosis is a recently-recognized form of NF that is genetically distinct from NF1 and NF2. It occurs rarely, and only 15 percent of cases are the inherited form.
The cause of Sturge-Weber disease is unknown, and is considered to be sporadic (occurs by chance). Sometimes, other family members will have hemangiomas (a benign growth that consists of blood vessels) to a lesser degree than the person with Sturge-Weber disease.
What are the symptoms of neurocutaneous syndromes?
The child may have varying degrees of symptoms associated with each condition. The following are the most common symptoms of tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, and Sturge-Weber disease. Symptoms may include:
Tuberous sclerosis. Growths, called tubers, are often found growing inside of the brain and retinal area of the eye. Tuberous sclerosis affects many organs in the body including the brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, kidneys, skin, and skeletal bones in the child. Intellectual disability, developmental delays, seizures, and learning disabilities are also associated with this disease.
Neurofibromatosis (NF). There are three distinct types of NF, classified as NF I, NF II, and schwannomatosis:
Neurofibromatosis I. This is the more common of the two disorders. It is also called Von Recklinghausen's disease. The classic symptom of NF I is light brown patches of pigment on the skin, called cafe-au-lait spots. Benign (non-cancerous) skin tumors associated with this condition are called neurofibromas. Neurofibromas are often found growing on the nerves and in various organs of the child's body. There is a high rate of brain tumors in patients associated with NF. Less than one percent of individuals with NF will have malignant (cancerous) changes in the neurofibromas. Lisch nodules, which are small tumors on the iris (colored part of the eye), may appear around adolescence, but usually do not cause problems. Hearing loss, headaches, seizures, scoliosis, and facial pain or numbness may also be present. Intellectual disability is present in up to one percent of individuals with neurofibromatosis I, while other children may have learning problems and hyperactivity.
Neurofibromatosis II. According to the NINDS, this type of neurofibromatosis affects approximately one in 25,000 people, and symptoms are usually noticed between 18 and 22 years of age. It is known as bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis and is less common. This disease is characterized by tumors on the eighth cranial nerve, which can lead to hearing loss, headaches, problems with facial movements, problems with balance, and difficulty walking. Hearing loss may be noted as early as the teenage years. Other clinical signs of NF II may include seizures, neurofibromas (skin nodules), and cafe-au-lait spots (although these are not nearly as common as in NF I).
Schwannomatosis. The primary feature that distinguishes schwannomatosis from NF1 and NF2 is the growth of multiple schwannomas throughout the body except the vestibular nerve is not involved. Extremely intense pain is the main symptom, which occurs when a schwannoma becomes larger or presses on a nerve or nearby tissue. Other symptoms that may be experienced include numbness, tingling, or weakness in the fingers and the toes.
Sturge-Weber disease. The classic symptom of this disease is a port wine stain located on the child's face, typically near or around the eye and forehead areas. A port wine stain is present from birth and is a flat area on the child that varies in color from red to dark purple. The birthmark is caused by the formation of too many tiny blood vessels under the skin. There may also be associated brain abnormalities on the same side of the brain as the face lesion. Neurological changes that occur with this condition may include seizures, muscle weakness, changes in vision, and intellectual disability. Glaucoma (a condition that causes increased pressure in the eye) may also be present at birth. Unlike tuberous sclerosis and NF, Sturge-Weber disease does not affect the other organs of the body.
The symptoms of neurocutaneous syndromes may resemble other conditions. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
How are neurocutaneous syndromes diagnosed?
Tuberous sclerosis, NF, and Sturge-Weber disease are congenital (present at birth). The diagnosis is made with a physical examination and diagnostic tests. During the examination, the doctor obtains a complete prenatal and birth history of the child and asks if other family members are known to have any of these conditions. In older babies and children, the doctor will also ask about developmental milestones, since these disorders can be associated with other neurological problems and may require further medical follow-up.
Diagnostic tests may include:
Blood tests
Genetic testing. Diagnostic tests that evaluate for conditions that have a tendency to run in families.
X-ray. A diagnostic test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
Computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan). A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays.
Electroencephalogram (EEG). A procedure that records the brain's continuous, electrical activity by means of electrodes attached to the scalp.
Eye examination
Tissue sample of the tumor or skin lesion
Treatment of neurocutaneous syndromes
Specific treatment for neurocutaneous syndromes will be determined by your child's doctor based on:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
The extent of the condition
The type of condition
Your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Since neurocutaneous syndromes are lifelong conditions that are not curable, the focus is on medically managing the symptoms. A child is best treated with an interdisciplinary team that may include the following healthcare providers:
Pediatrician/family practitioner
Neurologist. A doctor who specializes in conditions of the brain, nerves, and spinal cord.
Neurosurgeon. A surgeon who specializes in operating on the brain and spinal cord.
Orthopaedic surgeon. A surgeon who specializes in conditions of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bone.
Ophthalmologist. A doctor who specializes in conditions of the eye.
Rehabilitation team (physical, occupational, speech therapy, audiology)
Surgery may be needed to remove tumors that may be cancerous, as well as for cosmetic reasons.
Lifelong considerations for a child with neurocutaneous syndromes
Since tuberous sclerosis, NF, and Sturge-Weber disease are lifelong conditions that are not correctable, management includes focusing on preventing or minimizing deformities and maximizing the child's capabilities at home and in the community. Positive reinforcement will encourage the child to strengthen his or her self-esteem and promote independence.
The full extent of the disease is usually not completely understood immediately after birth, but may be revealed as the child grows and develops.
Genetic counseling may be recommended by the doctor to provide information on the recurrence risks for these disorders and any available testing.


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The cap is the base of the wig onto which hair is attached. Wigs are available with several different types of caps, and each cap type has its own distinct advantages. The four cap designs are Capless, Standard, 100% Hand Tied, and Monofilament.
Read our blog post on cap types that explains the differences further!
4. Find the right fiber!
Alternative Hair fiber can be categorized into the following: Synthetic, Heat Defiant or Heat Friendly, Human Hair, Remy Human Hair, or Human Hair Blend. See the charts below for the descriptions of each fiber type.
Synthetic Fiber:
Wigs made primarily of modacrylic fibers that have the look and feel of real hair. This fiber is very low maintenance and convenient. The fibers have built in memory which allows the original style to be restored after washing.
Heat Friendly or Heat Defiant:
A synthetic fiber that can withstand a low amount of heat. A heat friendly wig is pre-styled, but you have the flexibility to curl or flat iron to change the look. Once the style has been changed with heat it will hold, even after washing, and a heat source must be used again to change it. The fiber also tends to have a coarser, moldable texture than standard synthetic.
Human Hair:
Wigs made of human hair are primarily cut in India and China. Wigs made with Human Hair are very durable, and can withstand heat and products just like bio hair. However, they require more upkeep than synthetic wigs and must be styled on a regular basis. Generally speaking, Human Hair wigs are much heavier than their Synthetic counterpart, and will typically hold up longer.
Remy Human Hair:
Human hair that has not been weakened by stripping. Unlike most human hair used in wigs and hairpieces, Remy hair is created by careful processing which leaves the cuticle in place. The result is stronger, superior hair. To avoid tangling, Remy hair strands must all be aligned so the cuticle runs in the same direction. Remy hair is more expensive than cuticle-free human hair.
Human Hair Blend:
A blend of human hair and heat friendly fibers. These wigs should be cared for as a heat friendly item as they are typically composed of a much higher percentage of heat friendly fibers.
5. Determine what Style and Length you are looking for:
We have a huge selection, equaling thousands of options. This can be a bit overwhelming to a new wig wearer. Take advantage of the filtering on our website to narrow down our styles by length, hair texture, or cap features. A great place to start is our customer's favorite page. You can trust these are tried and true favorites, as they are the wigs getting the best reviews from other wig wearers like you!
Check out our face shape blog for recommendations on what style types will work best with your face shape.
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7. Get the proper care products
8. Give yourself some grace!
You might not get the perfect wig on the first try. It takes time to get the hang of this wig thing, and sometimes a little trial and error to find what brand, cap, or style might work best for you. We were all new to the world of wigs at one time. Don't get discouraged, you'll be a wig expert before you know it!
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What do all those color numbers mean?!
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2. Check out the Top Ten colors for these brands (they are top 10 for a reason)! Color Tone Guide | NameBrandWigs.com We have organized them by tone to help you decide if you would like to go with a warm, cool, or neutral color.
3. YouTube! So many Youtube Reviewers have done an amazing job building a community that shares the facts and details on wig color, style, and more.
EXTRA TIP: When Searching For a Review - Notice the lighting you are seeing the wig in (natural or in-doors will look different), Note the reviewer's face shape and skin tone because it is likely different from yours.
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4. Model Color - Many times the model is wearing the color you are looking for. Always take a look at the listing of the color/s the model is wearing, listed on every product page.
5. Order a Color Ring - Color Rings | NameBrandWigs.com If you are wanting a tangible sample of hair then this is a great option. Our color rings give you a small swatch of each color. Color Rings are divided by brands and are fully refundable upon return, you just cover the shipping!
Keep in Mind - color swatches are small samples of the colors and will not show how the style comes highlighted.
6. Lastly, We have an amazing customer service team that is ready to answer your color questions! Bring your research to them and get their advice on a few options if you have gotten stuck choosing.
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Knowing what type of hair fiber you want can make all the difference when choosing a style. The main variations of fiber are: Synthetic, Heat Defiant, and Human Hair. Depending on your lifestyle you will probably prefer one of these options over another.
Synthetic Fiber = are modacrylic fibers that have the look and feel of real hair. Synthetic hair has the ability to return to its original hair pattern after washing.
Heat Friendly or Heat Defiant = a synthetic fiber that can take a low amount of heat. Once heat is used on the style it will hold even after washing. Heat will need to be used again to change the hair pattern.
Human Hair = Durable and versatile, real human hair that can withstand heat just as bio hair can. Human hair will need to be re-styled after washing.
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Extra TIP: The type of fiber, Heat Defiant or Synthetic - etc.. are broad terms that spread amongst manufacturers, but as you become a wig expert you will start to notice that the thickness of the fiber can also vary amongst manufacturers.
Cap Size
Get the wrong cap size and you may find your wig sliding up off your forehead or being so tight that you end up with a head-ache. Below is a chart to help know where you fall:
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This becomes important for making your wig look like the most natural fit on you. Cap construction also will have an impact on your daily styling needs or preferences. For instance if you are wanting to change the part on your wig then you will want either a mono/monofilament part or mono/monofilament top.
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Capless (or Open Cap) = light-weight and cool, not as versatile for styling
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General Wig Care Tips
How to correctly care for your heat friendly hair might be the most important key to the longevity of it. If you follow these directions and tips, it should be smooth sailing form here!
Make sure to use a wide tooth comb. Wire brushes strip heat-friendly fibers of their properties, making them deteriorate a lot faster than normal and they become more susceptible to damage. Using a brush also pulls the fiber down, and when it springs up it frizzes and tangles with fibers around it. Instead, use a wide tooth comb! These are much safer for regular synthetics as well.
It is very important to be gentle. Heat friendly fiber is prone to tangling and doesn't react to friction well. To help with that, try to limit the friction on your style. For example, try to use your fingers to brush and manipulate, versus using a comb all the time.
A good thing to do is to check your wig after every wear. Due to the delicate nature of this fiber, it is important to check it after every wear in order to prevent tangling and frizzing. The nape and any place that touches your body or clothing is the most vulnerable to friction and thus, tangling. If you notice tangling, make sure to tend to it right away. Mist 3-5 pumps around the wig, or directly target the affected area with Jon Renau's HD Smooth Detangler. Focus on the ends and nape, and stay away from any hand tied portions of the cap. Conditioners and detanglers will loosen knots and can cause hair loss in any hand tied areas. Use a wide tooth comb to remove any tangles, starting at the ends, and work your way up to the base of the cap.
Try an updo! With long wigs, be creative with your styling every once in a while to limit the friction of the wig against your clothing and neck. This will help minimize the frizzing. For example, braid the long hair, put it into a low pony, or a nice low bun to minimize the movement on your neck and back.
Lastly, we recommend storing your wigs either on a stand, mannequin head, or if need be, in the original box. Ideally, your wig will be stored with the hair fibers falling in a natural manner, and not being tousled, tangled, or rubbed frequently.
We recommend washing your piece every six to ten wears. While washing the style helps clean the wig and revive some of the curls and pattern, heat friendly fibers tend to be more susceptible to friction and frizzing during the process. Limiting the times you wash your wig will improve the longevity.
As said earlier, avoid conditioner on your monofilaments or lace fronts. Conditioner is meant to detangle, and will loosen the hand knotting, which can cause strands to eventually shed from your lace front or monofilament.
Another thing to avoid is brushing the hairpiece when it is still wet. This will stretch the fiber when it is in a compromised state.
Use shampoo and conditioner made specifically for synthetic wigs. This will keep your hairpiece looking their best. Regular shampoos and conditioners have added sulfates, chemicals, and dyes that can damage synthetic and processed human hair. If you want to ensure that you're getting the intended lifespan out of your style, make sure to use the correct products for that hair type.
Lastly, no setting is necessary after you wash the piece; curls will snap back into position when the hairpiece is completely dry. Make sure to store hair similar to the way it is to be worn.
Heat Friendly products are able to withstand a low amount of heat from styling tools. Always be aware of your styling tool's settings and do not go above 280 degrees.
Before you dive in to restyle your heat friendly wig, keep in mind it is extremely difficult to get the original style back. Once you alter the style with heat, it will stay in that style, even if you wash it, it will stay in the style it was heat baked to.
Something to keep in mind is heat styling your heat friendly wig will take longer than styling normal bio hair. When curling the hair, it is recommended to hold the curl in place until the fiber cools. If you let it go right away, the curl will cool in a flat position.
As said earlier, make sure to only use products specifically suited to synthetic hair fiber. We highly suggest using Jon Renau's Heat Defiant Smooth Detangler anytime you are wearing a heat friendly piece. We also recommend using a heat protectant when using heat to style your piece. This will prevent frizzing and will help your ends stay looking their best!
Below we have a video that breaks down what products we recommend and the process that is best for using heating tools for your heat friendly hair. The video goes through straightening the hair and curling it.
Check out our Heat Friendly Care products:
Many people out of habit will put their wig on or even adjust throughout the day using the front lace itself.
You NEVER want to pull on the lace front, as tugging on the lace will lead to tearing or fraying.
Conditioner is meant to de-tangle, and will loosen the hand knotting, which can cause strands to eventually shed from your lace front.
Also, take care not to brush too hard near the lace.
If the wig is too tight or big it will shift throughout the day.
Constant movement will contribute to rubbing and friction.
However, if you would like to cut your lace front further, or if you would like to cut a section that has started to fray you should always use a Pinking Shear.
This also gives your front hairline a softer finish.
(Just make sure to have a professional help with any altering, or experiment on an older style first).
The 6 Things You Need to Know About Washing Your Synthetic Wig
Let's talk wig care! You have been wearing your absolute favorite style… you know, the one you wear to the dentist, the doctors, your date night out, and pretty much everywhere! You start to notice it doesn't have quite as much bounce and vibrancy as it did when you first took it out of the box. I'm guessing, and correct me if I am wrong, there is a chance you haven't washed it in a while. No worries, this is bound to happen with the wig you love and don't want to put down. But now the question now is, where do you start?
Thankfully, washing your wig is a pretty easy process that will leave it looking instantly refreshed and back in action in no time. If you have never washed your wig before, the first couple times through the process might feel a little intimidating, but that is why we are here; to make the process as easy as possible. Your favorite wig is an investment, and one you want to not only take care of, but more importantly, not ruin. Fortunately, we have done our research and come up with our best tips for washing your wig.
To begin, gather the supplies you are going to need.
- An open and clean sink you can easily work around.
- A wide tooth comb.
- Shampoo and conditioner specifically formulated for the specific hair fiber you are washing.
- A soft, clean towel
- Wig stand
The essential basics of taking care of your wig
First let's break down the basics. We suggest washing your wig around every six to ten wears depending on your lifestyle. Some people decide they can wait longer to wash their wig and others find they need to wash it sooner. Lifestyle plays a role because if you tend to use more product on your wig then it creates build-up after a while. If you are the active type, then workout routines may result in some sweat building up in the cap of your wig. For synthetic hair, a good wash will not only clean the inside of the cap but, it will also refresh the built-in style or hair pattern.
1. Prep Your Wig
Before you even start the washing process gently brush through your wig, removing any tangles or knots. A wide tooth comb just like this one (Jon Renau - Wide Tooth Comb) is a favorite of ours for brushing all different hair types and textures. Using the correct comb for your piece can be essential to keeping the fibers safe. A wide tooth comb is a great option for most styles!
2. Rinse Your Wig
Place your hand inside the cap, holding the wig at the top. Turn the temperature of the water to lukewarm or cool (make sure it is not too hot) and run it over the entire wig including the cap and all of the hair. You can use your favorite shampoo formulated for synthetic hair. If you do not have one, take a look at some of our customer-approved name brand favorites:
Jon Renau - Fiber Love Shampoo for Synthetic Hair
Brandywine - Shampoo for Synthetic and Human Hair
3. Shampoo Your Wig
Once the hair is wet pour about a quarter size amount of shampoo in your hand to begin. Then slowly lather through the hair, only adding more shampoo as needed. Make sure the hair stays traveling in the same direction. You will also want to avoid excessive rubbing as this can be hard on the fiber and lead to tangling. Once the hair is well shampooed begin to rinse with lukewarm to cool water. As soon as the water runs clean and you are not seeing any suds or left-over soap residue in the hair you can begin the next step.
4. Condition Your Wig
While the wig is still wet you are going to want to apply conditioner. Conditioner is important because it will help protect your wig fiber. Here at Name Brand Wigs/Joshua24, there are two different types of conditioner that you could use. The first is a squeeze-bottle conditioner that you would apply to the wig just as you did with the shampoo. The other option would be a leave-in conditioner which many brands have started to provide.
If you choose the squeeze-bottle conditioner, take a small amount and gently run it through the hair, focusing on the bottom three-quarters of the wig. Make sure to keep the conditioner away from the roots and very top of the wig cap because it can loosen the knotting after a while. Rinse the conditioner out with lukewarm water.
If you choose the leave-in conditioner then you will want to first gently dry the hair with a towel so that it is still damp and not excessively dripping with water. Spritz the hair with a few pumps of conditioner and again, gently being the key word, use your fingertips to make sure it is well distributed. Even with this leave-in conditioner you want to focus on the ends of the hair to about halfway up the hair for longer styles. Remember to be especially careful not to get too much conditioner on the cap when it comes to lace or monofilament tops. Because the conditioner is meant to detangle, it will do just that and eventually loosen the hand tied knots on the cap causing strands to fall out. You do not have to worry about this as much with a traditional cap.
Here are some well loved synthetic fiber conditioners:
Jon Renau - Fiber Love Conditioning Spray
BeautiMark - Leave In Conditioner
5. Dry Your Wig
After washing and conditioning your wig (I bet she is smelling pretty fresh right now!) wrap the hair in a towel to pat off any excess water (do not rub the hair). Now place it on a wig stand and allow it to naturally air dry. If you have a very curly style, you can prop a book up underneath the curls to keep them from stretching and losing their form. This will take some of the tension off the curls as they dry.
6. The Finishing Touch
You are almost there, but we have one more helpful tip for you! Once the hair is dry you can apply some HD Smooth Detangling Spray to your wig and this will give it some extra protection along with keeping those fibers tame. This is highly recommended for heat friendly and mid to longer styles. When spraying it on, focus on the bottom of half of the hairpiece. We suggest using your fingertips or a wide tooth comb to evenly distribute it throughout your style. And there you go, you have made it! Your piece is fresh, vibrant, and ready for days of wear!
Summary of the essentials
Let's re-cap a couple of our most helpful tips:
- Keep in mind when conditioning, avoid the very top of your monofilament or lace front wigs. Conditioner is meant to detangle, and will loosen the hand knotting, which can cause strands to eventually shed from your lace front or monofilament.
- Another thing to avoid is brushing the hairpiece when it is still wet. This will stretch the fiber when it is in a compromised state.
- Always use shampoo and conditioner made specifically for synthetic wigs. This will keep your hairpiece looking its best. Regular shampoos and conditioners have added sulfates, chemicals, and dyes that can damage synthetic and processed human hair. If you want to ensure that you are getting the intended lifespan out of your style, make sure to use the correct products for that hair type.
- Lastly, no setting is necessary after you wash the piece; curls will snap back into position when the hairpiece is completely dry. Make sure to store hair similar to the way it will be worn.
Thanks for joining us on our wig-washing journey! We hope these tips bring your hair all the love it needs and keeps you feeling amazing!
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Background to Whistlin': interview with the composer Dave Stapleton
Louise Matthew
Louise Matthew studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and then at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Guildhall.
On leaving college Louise quickly established herself as a freelance flautist and teacher and since has worked in a variety of different educational settings including music centres, schools, private teaching practice, regional and national youth orchestras, for the organisation Flutewise, and on specialist flute days and residential courses including her own course, Tuttiflutey, and its associated events.
Louise now enjoys a diverse portfolio career working as an instrumental teacher, class music teacher, ABRSM classical and jazz examiner, flute player, workshop leader and music events co-ordinator.
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In less than ten years since graduating in classical piano from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Dave Stapleton has established himself as a musician, composer and label boss and become an important figure on the UK jazz scene.
His latest album 'Flight' marks his eighth release under his own name. It's his most ambitious album to date featuring the Brodowski String Quartet alongside saxophonist Marius Neset, bassist Dave Kane, drummer Olavi Louhivuori and, of course, Stapleton himself on piano.
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President Obama's approach to so-called "climate change" appears to include recycling old ideas.
In his State of the Union address, the president recycled the idea of spending more on education, though we are still getting unsatisfactory results. A fact he inadvertently acknowledged by saying we're not keeping up with other countries in science and math. He maintained there are tens of thousands of jobs available but companies can't fill them because public schools aren't teaching students what they need to know. We spend huge sums on education already, so money and achievement must not be related.
Infrastructure? We've heard that before, too. Why is nothing ever fixed with all the money that's been spent the last four years? Because it's about maintaining union jobs, not creating new jobs that produce products and services and grow small businesses.
The president mentioned the coming sequester, but Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the Congressional Budget Office, told the Senate's Committee on the Budget, that he can't score the proposal to replace the sequester because he hasn't yet seen "a specific proposal." The sequester was the president's idea, though he now suggests it came from Congress. The House has proposed targeted spending cuts that protect defense. Those proposals have gone nowhere in the Senate.
The president spoke of "...the basic bargain that built this country -- the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead." Yes, and if you do you will be taxed at ever increasing rates, labeled rich and powerful and accused of not doing your fair share.
What would be fair is for government to stop spending more than it takes in.
The president claimed his national health insurance is driving down medical costs. It's actually the reverse. ABC News reported on the conclusion of the nonpartisan Health Care Institute: "Spending on health care rose 4.6 percent in 2011 -- up $4,500 per person, on average." The network also noted a Kaiser Family Foundation report that said, "Health insurance premiums for individuals and families also climbed year-over-year, up 3 percent ($186) on average for an individual and 4 percent ($672) on average for a family."
The Washington Times reported, "President Obama's health care law will push 7 million people out of their job-based insurance coverage -- nearly twice the previous estimate, according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office..."
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By Patty Donovan, The Open Group
With hundreds of tweets flying at break-neck pace, yesterday's #ogChat saw a very spirited discussion on the Internet's movement toward a walled garden model. In case you missed the conversation, you're in luck! Here's a recap of yesterday's #ogChat.
The full list of participants included:
- Naomi Caietti, Administrative Office of the Courts Department of Business Oversight (@califgirl232)
- Charlene Li, Altimeter Group (@charleneli)
- Alan Webber, Altimeter Group (@AlanWebber)
- Ger Driesen, Challenge Stratching Talent (@gerdriesen)
- Sunil Gupta, Cognizant Business Operations (@SunilKGupta1)
- Chris Reyes, Dell (@subreyes94)
- Carlos Arturo Quiroga, IBM (@colaborative_IT)
- Allan Pratt, Infosec Island (@Tips4Tech)
- Indy Mitra, International Institute of Business Analysis (@MitraIndy)
- Jay Cross, Internet Time Lab (@jaycross)
- Gilbert Pilz, Oracle (@gilbert_pilz)
- Fahmida Rashid, PC Magazine (@zdFYRashid)
- Tony Bradley, PC World (@TheTonyBradley)
- Jim Hietala, The Open Group (@jim_hietala)
- Dave Lounsbury, The Open Group (@technodad)
- John Fontana, ZDNet – Identity Matters (@johnfontana)
- Dana Gardner, ZDNet – BriefingsDirect (@dana_gardner)
Here is a high-level a snapshot of yesterday's #ogChat:
Q1 In the context of #WWW, why has there been a shift from the open Internet to portals, apps and walled environs? #ogChat
Participants generally agreed that the impetus behind the walled garden trend was led by two factors: companies and developers wanting more control, and a desire by users to feel "safer."
- @charleneli: Q1 Peeps & developers like order, structure, certainty. Control can provide that. But too much and they leave. #ogChat.
- @Technodad: User info & contributions are raw material of walled sites-"If you're not paying for the service, the product being sold is you". #ogChat
- @Dana_Gardner: @JohnFontana What about the meta data that they can own by registering you? #ogChat
- In response to: @JohnFontana Q1 Eyeballs proved worthless; souls can make you some real money. #ogChat
- @charleneli: @Dana_Gardner re: Meta data — once you join a community, there has to be a level of trust. If they respect data, people will trust. #ogChat
- @AlanWebber #ogChat Q1 – People feel safer inside the "Walls" but don't realize what they are loosing
Q2 How has this trend affected privacy/control? Do users have enough control over their IDs/content within #walledgarden networks? #ogChat
This was a hot topic as participants debated the tradeoffs between great content and privacy controls. Questions of where data was used and leaked to also emerged, as walled gardens are known to have backdoors.
- @AlanWebber: But do people understand what they are giving up inside the walls? #ogChat
- @TheTonyBradley: Q2 — Yes and no. Users have more control than they're aware of, but for many its too complex and cumbersome to manage properly. #ogchat
- @jim_hietala: #ogChat Q2 privacy and control trade offs need to be made more obvious, visible
- @zdFYRashid: Q2 users assume that #walledgarden means nothing leaves, so they think privacy is implied. They don't realize that isn't the case #ogchat
- @JohnFontana: Q2 Notion is wall and gate is at the front of garden where users enter. It's the back that is open and leaking their data #ogchat
- @subreyes94: #ogchat .@DanaGardner More walls coming down through integration. FB and Twitter are becoming de facto login credentials for other sites
- In response to: @Dana_Gardner: @charleneli Are not #Google, #Microsoft, #Apple, #LinkedIn, #Twitter also seeking a FB-type garden? Wall envy seems rampant. #ogChat
Q3 What has been the role of social and #mobile in developing #walledgardens? Have they accelerated this trend? #ogChat
Everyone agreed that social and mobile catalyzed the formation of walled garden networks. Many also gave a nod to location as a nascent driver.
- @jaycross: Q3 Mobile adds your location to potential violations of privacy. It's like being under surveillance. Not very far along yet. #ogChat
- @charleneli: Q3: Mobile apps make it easier to access, reinforcing behavior. But also enables new connections a la Zynga that can escape #ogChat
- @subreyes94: #ogChatQ3 They have accelerated the always-inside the club. The walls have risen to keep info inside not keep people out.
- @Technodad: @subreyes94 Humans are social, want to belong to community & be in touch with others "in the group". Will pay admission fee of info. #ogChat
Q4 Can people use the internet today without joining a walled garden network? What does this say about the current web? #ogChat
There were a lot of parallels drawn between real and virtual worlds. It was interesting to see that walled gardens provided a sense of exclusivity that human seek out by nature. It was also interesting to see a generational gap emerge as many participants cited their parents as not being a part of a walled garden network.
- @TheTonyBradley: Q4 — You can, the question is "would you want to?" You can still shop Amazon or get directions from Mapquest. #ogchat
- @zdFYRashid: Q4 people can use the internet without joining a walled garden, but they don't want to play where no one is. #ogchat
- @Dana_Gardner: Q4 What of pay walls from such media sites as the #WSJ and #NYT? Premium content needs walls to survive, no? #ogChat
- @JohnFontana: Q4 I believe we are headed to a time when people will buy back their anonymity. That is the next social biz. #ogchat
Q5 Is there any way to reconcile the ideals of the early web with the need for companies to own information about users? #ogChat
While walled gardens have started to emerge, the consumerization of the Internet and social media has really driven user participation and empowered users to create content within these walled gardens.
- @gilbert_pilz: Q5 bluntly – "no", early web was academically idealistic #ogChat
- @JohnFontana: Q5 – It is going to take identity, personal data lockers, etc. to reconcile the two. Wall-garden greed heads can't police themselves #ogchat
- @charleneli: Q5: Early Web optimism was less about being open more about participation. B4 you needed to know HTML. Now it's fill in a box. #ogChat
- @Dana_Gardner: Q5 Early web was more a one-way street, info to a user. Now it's a mix-master of social goo. No one knows what the goo is, tho. #ogChat
- @AlanWebber: Q5, Once there are too many walls, people will begin to look on to the next (virtual) world. Happening already #ogChat
Q6 What #Web2.0 lessons learned should be implemented into the next iteration of the web? How to fix this? #ogChat
Identity was the most common topic with the sixth and final question. Single sign-on, personal identities on mobile phones/passports and privacy seemed to be the biggest issues facing the next iteration of the web.
- @Technodad: Q6 Common identity is a key – need portable, mutually-recognized IDs that can be used for access control of shared info. #ogChat
- @JohnFontana: Q6 Users want to be digital. Give them ways to do that safely and privately if so desired. #ogChat
- Technodad: Q6 If you're ID is under sole control of #walledgarden provider, you're stuck with their policies, business model. #ogchat
- @TheTonyBradley: Q6 — Single ID has pros and cons. Convenient to login everywhere with FB credentials, but also a security Achilles heel. #ogchat
Thank you to all the participants who made this such a great discussion!
Patricia Donovan is Vice President, Membership & Events, at The Open Group and a member of its executive management team. In this role she is involved in determining the company's strategic direction and policy as well as the overall management of that business area. Patricia joined The Open Group in 1988 and has played a key role in the organization's evolution, development and growth since then. She also oversees the company's marketing, conferences and member meetings. She is based in the U.S.


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Posey, Pence, Ellsbury among 81 to strike deals
NL MVP Buster Posey agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, teammate Hunter Pence got a $13.8 million deal and Jacoby Ellsbury settled with the Boston Red Sox for $9 million on a busy Friday as players and teams swapped figures in salary arbitration.
Eighty-one players reached agreements, leaving just 36 headed toward hearings next month in Phoenix from among the 133 who filed for arbitration Tuesday. Most of the cases are expected to settle.
San Diego third baseman Chase Headley had the largest request and the biggest spread, asking for $10.3 million while the Padres offered $7,075,000.
Boston reliever Craig Breslow had the slimmest gap. He sought $2,375,000 - that was $50,000 more than the Red Sox offered.
Teams won five of seven cases decided by three-arbitrator panels last winter, their 14th winning record in 16 years. Overall, owners lead 291-214 since arbitration began in 1974.
Posey was eligible for arbitration for the first time after hitting a National League-leading .336 with 24 homers and 103 RBIs and helping the Giants win their second World Series title in three seasons. Posey, who made $615,000 last year, cannot become a free agent until after the 2016 World Series.
Obtained by San Francisco from Philadelphia on July 31, Pence can become a free agent this fall, as can Ellsbury.
Among those left in arbitration, Cincinnati has a major league-high six players remaining. Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, acquired from Cleveland last month, asked for a raise from $4.9 million to $8 million, while the Reds offered $6.75 million. Right-hander Homer Bailey asked to be increased from $2.5 million to $5.8 million and was offered $4.75 million.
Mat Latos, eligible for arbitration for the first time, asked for a raise from $550,000 to $4.7 million after going 14-4 in his first season with the Reds. Cincinnati offered $4.15 million. The other Reds still in arbitration are pitchers Mike Leake and Alfredo Simon and outfielder Chris Heisey.
Two interesting settlements involved Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jason Vargas ($8.5 million) and Seattle Mariners first baseman-designated hitter Kendrys Morales ($5.25 million), who were swapped for each other last month.
Also reaching agreements were Baltimore catcher Matt Wieters ($5.5 million), Milwaukee closer John Axford ($5 million) and Atlanta outfielder Jason Heyward ($3.65 million).
Only two players got multiyear deals Friday. Toronto catcher Josh Thole, acquired from the New York Mets in the R.A. Dickey trade, got a $2.5 million, two-year contract, and Washington reliever Craig Stammen agreed to a $2,225,000, two-year deal.
The high-spending Los Angeles Dodgers settled with catcher A.J. Ellis ($2 million) and right-hander Ronald Belisario ($1.45 million). That raised the Dodgers' projected payroll to $214.2 million after an adjustment for cash received this year as part of last summer's trade with the Boston Red Sox for Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett.
Five players settled after the exchange of figures, with Boston and reliever Alfredo Aceves agreeing to a deal at the $2.65 million midpoint. Posey, Vargas, Washington reliever Tyler Clippard ($4 million) and Detroit reliever Phil Coke ($1.85 million) submitted the same figures as their teams, an indication they reached agreement shortly before the exchange and didn't finalize them until after the swap.


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Why the Justice Department's charge against the Boston bomber is ridiculous.
Maybe Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction after all.
Maybe Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction after all.
An 11-page federal criminal complaint charges Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving alleged Boston Marathon bomber, with "unlawfully using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction … against persons and property." The WMD in question was, the document explains, "an improvised explosive device."
Give me a break. Even granting that the language of the law is not the same as the language of everyday speech, it's ridiculous to call the bombs that went off in Boston "weapons of mass destruction." If any old bomb can be called a WMD, then Saddam most definitely had WMDs before the United States invaded Iraq 10 years ago. And if an IED is a WMD, then Iraq actually ended up with more WMDs after the U.S. invasion than before (and isn't entirely rid of them yet).
Please don't misunderstand me. I'm as horrified by the Boston Marathon bombings as anyone else. They were an act of senseless cruelty, killing three innocent people and injuring more than 200, many of them quite seriously. If Tsarnaev is guilty, he deserves to (and surely will) be punished to the full extent of the law. (Since this complaint was filed in federal rather than state court, the maximum penalty is death.)
But the crude Popular Mechanics-style devices used in the bombings — pressure cookers retrofitted with explosives — do not fit any logical definition of WMDs. To stretch the meaning of "weapon of mass destruction" this far renders entirely meaningless a phrase that was already too crudely propagandistic to warrant much respect.
The linguistic fault lies not with prosecutors but with Congress, which in the interest of expanding prosecutorial powers broadened the legal definition of "weapon of mass destruction" until, as Spencer Ackerman of Wired put it, federal statute could no longer distinguish "dangerous weapons from apocalyptic ones." Under 18 USC §2332a, a weapon of mass destruction might be what it's always been understood to be — a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon. But it can also mean any bomb, grenade, or mine, any rocket with a propellant charge exceeding four ounces, or any missile with an explosive charge exceeding one-quarter ounce. A July 4 cherry bomb, if deployed with sufficient malice, would suffice.
No one minds the hyperbole when it comes to the Boston attacks because the perpetrators of this crime committed an unusually gruesome murder. But the term "WMD" also applies to international relations. Mere possession of WMDs has, in the recent past, been used to justify invading a country and overthrowing its leader. Does the United States really want to put on notice every nation whose military arsenal includes bombs, grenades, and/or mines that they could be next? If we did, our only allies might end up being Andorra, Lichtenstein, Monaco, and the Vatican. (How many WMDs does the pope have?)
Obviously there's little danger of that; the diplomatic use of the term remains restricted to nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. But in truth the phrase "weapon of mass destruction" has always been overly broad. It was first used in November 1945, when the United States, Britain, and Canada jointly issued a statement calling for international control of atomic weapons (which these same countries had, three months earlier, dropped on Japan). Acknowledging that new technologies might bring about even more horrible weapons, the joint statement added, "and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction."
Happily, no category of weapon was ever invented during the succeeding 68 years whose destructive power could come close to matching that of nuclear weapons. Happier still, after 1945 no nation again resorted to nuclear warfare, which might have extinguished human civilization.
But in 1947 the United Nations adopted the phrase "weapons of mass destruction" to describe not only nuclear weapons, but also chemical and biological weapons. And although the latter two categories of weapon are indeed terrifying, and ought never to be used by any nation or terror group, they never, as a matter of simple fact, became as destructive as nuclear weapons, and should not be thought of in the same category. Chemical and biological weapons are not, at least as of today, capable of extinguishing human civilization.
This may seem a pedantic point, but the Bush administration used the WMD label to muddy the question of whether Saddam Hussein merely had chemical and biological weapons (a proposition for which it was thought there was much evidence, though it turned out he didn't), or whether he also had nuclear weapons (a proposition for which there was no plausible-seeming evidence even at the time). The confusion level got so high that the New Republic, in an editorial, demonstrated that it had come to think of chemical and biological weapons as the only weapons of mass destruction. The magazine justified invading Iraq on the grounds that Saddam was "the only leader in the world with weapons of mass destruction who has used them." In fact, as I noted at the time, U.S. President Harry Truman had possessed a much more fearsome category of weapon in 1945 and had, ahem, used it. Twice.
In characterizing the Boston Marathon bombers as wielding "weapons of mass destruction," we miss what was truly frightening about that event. It isn't only terrorist masterminds who can harm us with weapons of unimaginable power. It's also ordinary people moved by inexplicable hatreds using the simplest of tools. Weapons of minor destruction, in the wrong hands, are perhaps even more terrifying, because they're so much easier to acquire, and so much easier to set off.
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@phenigma can you please share info on how you managed to compile and install lmce on Raspberry Pi ?
Perhaps some meeting here would be beneficial to set up an official build server for ARM packages, as a starting point.-Thom
And this http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1839 is even more good news Hardware decode for VC-1 and MPEG-2 available.-Coley.
dce ip phone / video. ---kinda far away just because ive not had a chance to look at c# / qml interfaces yet. The plan is to utilize liblinphone to create our own ip qPhone (sorry about q' everything. lol) that we can utilize on mobile devices as well as the pi and mds. and it could support video as the linphone library supports it.


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Two of a Kind
"We don't take ourselves too seriously," Bill Stout said of the so-called rat rod world.
Except "rat rod" is not quite the right nomenclature. Street rod enthusiasts in the know realize there are rat rods, and then there are well thought out and well built rat-style rods. With the latter, the lack of paint and "shininess" is part of a creative plan and attention to detail, requiring as much or more work than any other hot rod.
That's why Bill Stout isn't too serious about the term rat rod. He prefers "hot rod," in the classic definition, for his latest two builds.
We ran across his 1930 Model A coupe at the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky this past August. The more we looked, the more we liked this coupe. The inside door handles are little pipe wrenches. The seats are genuine cowhide, purposely dyed a different color from bucket seat to bucket seat. Even the hood ornament is unique – an open-end wrench impaled on five tines of a fork appearing to explode through a radiator cap.
We also noticed a truck parked a few feet away wearing the same baby moon hubcaps and realized there had to be a connection. Bill built the coupe first and this pickup second. His intent was to give his son, coming up on 17 and his senior year in high school, a fun rod to drive. A second functional use was for rounding up parts.
Bill said, "I buy a lot of stuff at swap meets, and, that way, you can throw it on the back and haul it out."
This sentiment explains the flatbed. The pickup has as much intention to detail, but quite a bit more functionality in the hauling sense. The coupe is quite a bit hotter, weighing a trim 2200 pounds and able to burn rubber courtesy of the vintage Chevy 327 V-8, fed by a trio of Stromberg 97 two-barrel carburetors.
"Have you won any awards with these cars?" we wanted to know.
"Don't enter them. I just show them and drive them around."
Bill has a "shiny" hot rod for trophy-winning outings to car shows. He has "a lot" of these awards on his mantle at home. The shiny rod won a Mopar award a couple years ago at the Street Rod Nationals.
Refraining from entering the coupe and truck in competition doesn't translate to less recognition at car shows or less work on the build. Bill spent two years working on the coupe and the pickup. The attention to detail is amazing.
Bill said, "You can put them next to a high dollar, shiny car and really make that fellow mad, cause they'll pay more attention to these old cars than his."
Stout began with the purchase of a Model A coupe body in five pieces. He said, "Nobody else wanted it."
This is where expertise really makes a difference. Bill literally pieced the coupe together from five not so easy to find pieces – the two sides of the car, the rear window, the cowl and the trunk lid.
When assembled, the body was a patchwork of surface rust and rust-free panels. Bill actually treated the shiny, un-rusted panels with salt water so they would oxidize and match the rest of the car body.
One of the most interesting aspects of this build is the rustic body. That's rustic as in real rust. The rust color is actually the surface rust on the body. Bill chose not to paint the body because he liked the rust look so much. He refers to this texture as "Mother Nature."
We were curious how long the body could last without being destroyed by the rust. Stout explained "it takes forever" for surface rust to "rust through."
Forever is a long time. Bill believes the big rust problems take place on the backside of panels, where trapped water and dirt feed the oxidation process. Apparently, this surface-rusted body, kept dry and not fed by a pool of water, is in a state of near chemical equilibrium. Or, like Bill says, "When I got the body, it was rusted. It's been rusted for 50 years. Why stop [the rust] now?"
Bill bought the 1930 Model A frame separately. It's been lengthened four inches. He bought a late 1940s Ford front end with a dropped axle. The back of the frame has been kicked up about eleven inches and incorporates a 1960s Chevy rear end.
Bill selected a classic Chevy 327 small block for power. A friend had the bored out 327, already rebuilt, in his garage. It was a good buy.
Bill is a plumber by trade and is very familiar with copper. "I just kind of like copper. It's kind of a unique metal and has a patina all its own."
That patina is very much a color-coordinated match to what Mother Nature has done to the Model A body. As we photographed the rear of the vehicle in the shimmering glow of a Kentucky sunset, copper sparkled from the back glass.
Bill explained, "I stripped the insulation off copper wire and wove it."
The effect is the same as netting over the side glass of an old racecar. The sparkle gives the rod a patina of faded glory and a much different look from chrome.
Bill also custom-built copper stacks over the intake of each Stromberg two barrel. The stacks are shorter at the front of the car and longer at the cowl, with the tops cut at an angle. The copper accents the surface rust and reveals a rhyme and reason to the build. Some hot rods are rats because they are truly in poor condition. Bill's 1930 coupe is more like a gem.
Chopped and channeled, the Rustic Coupe hugs the ground and is "a blast to drive." Burning rubber is as easy as nailing the throttle with the GM THM 350 in first gear.
Bill describes the interior as "sparse." This look is a feat accomplished, rather than lacking substance. The first thing we noticed was that the two buckets don't match.
Bill said, "That's cowhide leather. I've tanned the seats in a way to make the upholstery look old and different. Of course, I've got a couple of brands on it."
Ranchers brand cattle. Bill Stout brands his hot rods. It makes sense. Even the leather top on the Model A bears the brand.
Bill built the pickup second, with less time and effort. It was built more for function and less for speed and sporty looks. The cab is a 1936 Dodge. As with the Model A, nobody wanted the body of this ancient American ironclad.
"It was rusted so bad, I cut about two inches off the bottom all the way around."
Bill lacked fenders for his build. Although he started with a 1992 Chevy S10 pickup, he wanted none of the body parts of the late model to show. His swap meet meanderings turned up a set of front fenders off an old GMC one-ton. The exact model year was open to question. Bill assumes a 1930 vintage.
The grille shell is from a Ford. Again, Bill doesn't know the model year of origin. He just knows the mid-1930s classic shape fit the build. His S10 was showing great promise. But what about a front bumper? The 1971 Camaro, of all models, supplied a working prototype.
"No big deal if I messed it up. I just paid ten dollars for it at a swap meet."
Bill cut off the 90 degree bends at the ends and made them straight. He re-shaped the rest of the bumper "a lot" to match the lines of the truck's front end. Finally, he painted the bumper a "silver hammered paint" that is textured and very popular today on outdoor furniture.
He custom-built the flatbed out of steel rails and added a wood floor. The gas tank on the bed is another swap meet find of unknown origin. For the third brake light, Bill plasma-cut the skull out of steel stock so the eyes glow.
Under the hood, he kept the V-6, but for ease of wiring replaced the computer with old school electronics and the fuel injection with an intake and a GM Quadrajet four barrel. The automatic transmission and rear end are stock.
The pickup follows a slightly different theme – Bill actually painted the body. However, it is a truck and would be used for hauling. It does have a flatbed in place of a box. He applied the flat black with a brush and a roller in "Rustoleum."
Bill describes the truck as "Nothing real fancy."
He said, "It's all about having fun. That's one of the things we focus on."
The result, of course, is a pair of hot rods that other people do focus on.
Hot Rod Coupe (Ford)
Bill Stout's 1930 Model A 5-window Rat Rod is the classic hot rod, factored down to its lowest common denominator.
Bill's mythical speed shop would have these initials.
This luggage rack provides some elegance and style.
Copper stacks form a 45-degree angle at the top, one over each Stromberg 2-barrel carburetor.
Need help opening the door? Simply pull this leather cord.
Chopped and channel five inches, this 1930 Model A coupe hugs the ground.
Barbed wire fits the rustic theme and doubles as grille bars in the Model A's radiator shell.
During our photo shoot, a panhandler wandered by asking for a handout. Before I could pull out a dollar, he walked over to view the 1930 Model A Hot Rod.
There's no bumper, just a "spreader bar" Bill fashioned from a piece of pipe.
The 1930 Model A Coupe has about one horsepower for every 7.3 pounds of weight.
Notice how the copper wires sparkle on the back window.
For no apparent reason, Bill added an Oldsmobile 88 emblem to the rear decklid.
The spinner from a hubcap of unknown origin helps with gas cap removal.
The cowhide top carries the car's brand.
Bill Stout's 1930 Model A is a work of art.
Pin-striping is by Wendell Burnett.
The hood ornament is a tribute to the open-end hand wrench.
Real cowhide awaits the driver and passenger, each with their own custom shade of leather.
Ample doses of copper on steering wheel and instrument panel accent the interior.
A small pipe wrench serves as the door lever inside.
Wires run through copper tubing inside the cab.
The trunk has a small space to carry things, including the gas tank.
Bill's 1930 Model A Street Rod attracts major attention at car shows.
Hot Rod Truck (Dodge)
Bill's truck was built from a unique selection of parts and pieces.
Bill "pinched" (narrowed) the S10 frame in the middle to fit the 1936 Dodge cab. Otherwise, the frame would have been wider than the cab.
Bill can easily toss parts onto the flatbed.
Bill modified the grille (of an unknown origin, but obviously of a 1930s vintage) with "an expanded metal insert."
The fanciest part of the truck is the pin-striping by Wendell Burnett.
Bill custom-made the hood to lift off for engine access.
Bill replaced the fuel injection and computer with a simple carburetor and distributor.
Water from the radiator flows into a Hire's Root Beer soda bottle.
The seat cover is material from an old trampoline – "for now." Bill plans a custom upgrade soon.
Bill mounted the gas tank on the flatbed just behind the cab.
Note the side exiting exhausts and the custom running boards hooked to the front fenders.
Bill hand-made the bed with real wood.
Published Dec 7th, 2015
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You won't be surprised that the fainting couches got some pretty heavy duty use at the Corner last night. I do hope they put the plastic covers on first because I imagine it's hard to get the stains out after 15 wingnuts have crapped themselves.
Over there there is very little about Ryan and his arguments. Rather they have post after post about how Biden was an oleaginous demagogue (Charles R Kesler), bizarrely impertinent (Michael Knox Beran), buffoonish (Victor Davis Hanson), a bully (Kathryn Jean Lopez), disgracefully rude (David Limbaugh – there's another fucking Limbaugh? Why the fuck wasn't I told?) and appalling and sophomoric (Rich Lowry).
All they have is screeching about how Uncle Joe had the gall to actually engage in debate in a fucking debate. Well, that and the CNN poll they are all trumpeting – a national poll with a grand total of 381 respondents, a higher than usual number of Republicans and a margin of error of 5%, which Congressman, sorry, Mr Ryan still only managed to win by 48% to 44%.
While the Village will almost certainly enable the wingnut freak-out, the reality as shown in the transcript is that Ryan sat there and spluttered and dissembled like a smug teenager who's been caught puffing on a joint, while Biden hit him with facts on topic after topic, in between taking every opportunity to stick on the shiv (Sarah Palin and Jack Kennedy, anyone?).
There are so many parts of the transcript that I want to read over and over – Ryan again being incapable of explaining how he and Romney would pay for their tax cuts, Ryan admitting that they wouldn't be able stop Iran getting a nuclear bomb in the first two months of a Romney presidency and that he was all for the US being involved in at least two more wars in the Middle East, Ryan saying that he really, truly wanted troops out of Afghanistan in 2014 as long as we didn't tell anyone that we were leaving and then trying to explain this strange concept of "winter" to us all.
However, I just want to leave you with two sections that give me great pleasure, where Biden managed to pin the Congressman as the lying, hypocritical, stick-legged granny-starver that he is. These are beautiful, so I will let Uncle Joe speak for himself. Oh, and Joe, anytime you want to rent a Trans-Am and go do burnouts on Mitt's front lawn, give me a call.
First, on the stimulus:
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: — months and months. They found no evidence of cronyism. And I love my friend here. I — I'm not allowed to show letters, but go on our website: He sent me two letters saying, by the way, can you send me some stimulus money for companies here in the state of Wisconsin? We sent millions of dollars. You know why he said he needed —
MS. RADDATZ: You did ask for stimulus money, correct?
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Sure he did. By the way — (inaudible) —
REP. RYAN: On two occasions, we — we — we advocated for constituents who were applying for grants.
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: (Chuckles.)
REP. RYAN: That's what we do. We do that for all constituents who are — (inaudible) — for grants.
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: I love that. I love that. This is such a bad program, and he writes me a letter saying — writes the Department of Energy a letter saying, the reason we need this stimulus — it will create growth and jobs. He — his words. And now he's sitting here looking at me — and by the way, that program — again, investigated — what the Congress said was, it was a model: less than four-tenths of 1 percent waste or fraud in the program. And all this talk about cronyism — they investigated, investigated; did not find one single piece of evidence. I wish he would just tell — be a little more candid.
and then on the economy where, instead of pointing out the sheer stupidity of Ryan telling an anecdote about people dying in a car crash during a debate with Joe Fucking Biden, Uncle Joe manages to tie up the 47 percent, George Bush, two wars, Mitt's deathwish for the car industry and a heartless Republican congress into a beautiful little garland and then hang it around Ryan's neck.
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: (Chuckles.) The idea, if you heard that — that little soliloquy on 47 percent, and you think he just made a mistake, then I think you're — I — I — I — I — I got a bridge to sell you.
Look, I don't doubt his personal generosity, and I understand what it's like. When I was a little younger than the congressman, my wife was in an accident, killed my daughter and my wife, and my two sons survived. I have sat in the homes of many people who've gone through what I get through because the one thing you can give people solace is to know they know you've been through it, that they can make it. So I don't doubt his personal commitment to individuals.
But you know what, I know he had no commitment to the automobile industry. He just let — he said, let it go bankrupt, period, let it drop out. All this talk — we saved a million jobs. Two hundred thousand people are working today. And I have never met two guys who are more down on America across the board. We're told everything is going bad. We have 5.2 million new jobs, private sector jobs. We need more, but 5.2 million — if they'd get out of the way, if they get out of the way and let us pass the tax cut for the middle class, make it permanent, if they get out of the way and pass the — pass the jobs bill, if they get out of the way and let us allow 14 million people who are struggling to stay in their homes because their mortgages are upside-down, but they never missed a mortgage payment — just get out of the way.
Stop talking about how you care about people. Show me something. Show me a policy. Show me a policy where you take responsibility.
And by the way, they talk about this Great Recession if it fell out of the sky, like, oh my goodness, where did it come from? It came from this man voting to put two wars in a credit card, to at the same time put a prescription drug benefit on the credit card, a trillion- dollar tax cut for a — very wealthy. I was there. I voted against him. I said, no, we can't afford that. And now all of a sudden these guys are so seized with a concern about the debt that they created.
I mean it Joe. Call me and I'm yours.


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