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The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent Federal agency and the official arts organization for the United States government, supports the advancement of artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation. We are motivated by the vision of a Nation in which the arts enrich the lives of all Americans and enhance the livability of communities. If you share our vision, please consider joining us.
This position is located with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the Office of the Deputy Chairman for Programs and Partnerships, Multidisciplinary Arts Division, in Washington, DC.
Recent Graduates Program: This program is for individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs and seek a dynamic, career development program with training and mentorship. To be eligible, applicants must apply within two years of degree or certificate completion (except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligation, who will have up to six years to apply).
Following the completion of program requirements, the selectee may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional (permanent) or term appointment. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Program requirements include but are not limited to:
· Successful completion of at least 1-year of continuous service;
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For additional information regarding the Pathways Program, please refer to the following website: www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads
Salary Information: GS-07: $42,631 - $55,421 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government salaries are normally set at the beginning of the salary range listed.
This is a great opportunity to join a mission-driven organization with a generous benefits package; paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health and life insurance, and excellent retirement package. Visit our website at http://www.arts.gov/ for more information about the NEA.
This is a great opportunity to join a mission-driven organization with a generous benefits package; paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health and life insurance, and excellent retirement package.
Visit our website at http://www.arts.gov/ for more information about the NEA.
As the Assistant Grants Management Specialist, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
· Convey information about the Arts Endowment, the Multidisciplinary Arts, and the application process to the field.
· Provide technical assistance and administrative guidance regarding the electronic grant application submission process and review timeline to applicants and advisory panelists, including work sample submission review.
· Assist with the collection of information from prospective panelists and drafting of panelist approval materials.
· Receive, review and process applications for funding, including organizing those applications for panel review, following through the Arts Endowment's complete review process.
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> My firewall rules are currently * * * for all interfaces setup. I'm assuming
> this allows all traffic. Still doesn't work for me for seeing other subnets.
> So if I am understanding you correctly, should I do the following?
no, I told you to leave it as is with one subnet on OPT1 and one on
OPT2. Though bridging will work too.
> Make OPT1 a bridge with the WAN interface. Then plug my OPT1 port into a
> switch from where I have the subnets coming from. Then I just have one
> interface but then what do I bind for addresses as both of these subnets
> currently have customers on them and their gateways cannot change. How then
> can I bind the IP's to an interface if it is a bridge?
You don't bind any IP's to that interface, you bind them to the Cisco.
m0n0wall is invisible in that setup. Like this -
> How will the subnets
> then now where to go or the gateway for that matter?
they'll still have a gateway IP on their subnet, it'll just be on the
Cisco if you're bridging.
Since you have a sufficient number of interfaces, unless you really
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Port Hedland harbour is arguably the most important piece of real estate in Western Australia, and some of the biggest egos are fighting over its lucrative turf. More iron ore passes through its gates than any other in the nation. It makes securing space at the Pilbara-based port the most precious commodity of all – and a high-stakes political game.
The Utah Point development was plagued by cost blowouts, while the South West Creek facility has been beset by disputes among mid-tier and big players angry that emerging miners will get access.
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting eventually got about half of South West Creek's capacity. The rest went to an alliance of junior miners. Beyond that, expansion of the port's capacity will hinge on BHP deciding whether to build a costly outer harbour.
Other companies could piggyback off that investment to drive their own developments. Which is why the official review announced yesterday, which will in part consider allocation policies including indirectly on that outer port, is so significant.
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LeBron James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 road games with a 100-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
James was in the starting lineup after missing the previous two with an injured right ankle, and the league's leading scorer recorded his 26th double-double. He entered the game averaging 30.0 points, 8.5 assists and 7.2 rebounds.
Mo Williams added 21 points, Delonte West contributed 17 and Anderson Varejao had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers (51-15), who own the league's best record. Cleveland also won for the seventh straight time at the Wachovia Center.
Cleveland's bench outscored the Sixers' 44-20. Cleveland played without forward Antawn Jamison, who didn't make the trip because of left knee stiffness.
Andre Iguodala led the Sixers (23-42) with 30 points, Elton Brand added 24 and Thaddeus Young had 15. Samuel Dalembert grabbed 12 rebounds for Philadelphia, which dropped its third in a row and fell to 10-21 at home.
Trailing 98-95, the Sixers had a chance to get closer, but rookie point guard Jrue Holiday committed a turnover and West followed with two free throws.
The Sixers led 85-80 with 9:52 remaining, but Cleveland responded with an 8-0 run to go ahead 88-85. Jamario Moon scored five points during the spurt.
Thanks to some suffocating defense, the Cavaliers had plenty of chances. Williams hit a 3-pointer with 4:05 left to give them a 94-88 lead.
West scored 15 points and Varejao added 10, and Cleveland shot 57 percent in the first half on its way to a 61-57 lead. The Sixers kept it close thanks to 16 points apiece from Iguodala and Brand.
NOTES: Former Sixers coach Larry Brown denied a published report that he advised Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider not to fire coach Eddie Jordan before the season ends. "No, I've had no direct conversations," Brown said. "I think I said it when I was in Philly. I don't think I said it the way you presented it, but I talked about what I thought about the coach, what I thought about the franchise and what I thought about their roster. I tried to be positive, because there's not a lot of positive stuff in the press about Philly." ... Sixers F Marreese Speights missed the game with a sprained right knee. ... Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy attended the game.


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JOHNS ISLAND, SC - Charleston County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a home invasion that turned deadly early Saturday morning. Deputies responded to Greenland Road on Johns Island shortly after 2:30 AM.
25-year-old Wadel Heyward told deputies that three men with guns kicked in the back door of the residence and assaulted him and a female victim, 27-year-old Donnetta Heyward of Charleston. While one of the suspects struck the male victim in the head, Donnetta Heyward was taken outside by the other two suspects.
Deputies said the suspects asked the victims, "Where is the money?"
The male victim says that he then heard two to three gunshots outside the home. Then the suspects fled the scene. Meanwhile, the incident report states victim's two children hid inside a bedroom.
Donnetta Heyward was transported to MUSC where she was later pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed by the Charleston County Coroner's Office to determine the cause of death. The male victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital where he was treated for head injuries and released.
Suspect one is described as a black male, 5'09 – 5'10", about 170 lbs. Suspect two is described as a black male, 6'0", about 210 lbs. And suspect three is describe as a light skinned black male, 6'01, medium build, about 185 lbs.
Deputies tell News 2, "It is obvious to us, that they were there for a reason."
Prior to this incident a late model green, four door Honda was seen in the area and was also seen leaving the area shortly after the gunshots were heard.
Deputies said there is no immediate evidence to suggest this incident is connected to the recent shootings that have occurred in North Charleston. Anyone with information about this incident is ask to call the Sheriff's Office at (843) 202-1700 or Crime Stoppers at (843) 554-1111.
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Patterns that support early algebraic thinking in the elementary school
Warren, Elizabeth & Cooper, Thomas J. (2008) Patterns that support early algebraic thinking in the elementary school. In Greenes, Carole E. & Rubenstein, Rheta (Eds.) Algebra and algebraic thinking in school mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA, pp. 113-126.
Over a period of three years, the authors conducted an extensive longitudinal study in Australia aimed at ascertaining teachers' actions, activities, questions, and conversations that support the development of early algebraic thinking in the elementary (primary) school classroom. The study was conducted in five classrooms and consisted of teaching experiments focused on the development of an understanding of equivalence and equations, functional thinking, patterning, and generalised arithmetic. In this article, they report on one of those experiments involving repeating patterns and geometric growing patterns. As the authors began their work, they were aware that students spend a great deal of time in their early years in school investigating repeating patterns, but they have little experience with geometric growing patterns. There are three major reasons for exploring geometric growing patterns in the elementary school classroom: (1) they are visual representations of number patterns, (2) they can be used as an informal introduction to the concept of a variable, and (3) they can be used to generate equivalent expressions. The specific purpose of the study was to identify and characterise activities that help elementary school students distinguish repeating patterns from growing patterns, to establish relationships between data sets, to extend patterns, and to develop an awareness of the synergy between patterns and tables of values. The article is organised by mathematical idea and illustrated with activities and students' work. They begin by describing how they distinguished repeating patterns from growing patterns.
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By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 03/07/2012
The Biggest Loser
thirteenth season eliminated Cassandra Sturos during Tuesday night's broadcast of the NBC reality weight-loss competition's tenth episode.
Cassandra, a 25-year-old in-home senior caregiver from Fowlerville, MI, became the tenth contestant ousted from the competition's thirteenth season after her Black team lost the tenth week's weigh-in by posting a lower total weight-loss percentage than the Red team, and in a twist, the Red team got to vote off one of the Black team's members.
"This has been a dream come true and it's so cheesy and cliche, but it's something that I needed my whole life and wanted my whole life and I didn't really think I would get. I just thought I'd always be a fat girl, just a fat dreamer. And now I feel like yeah, I'm still struggling to come to terms with who I am, but I will always think that this was the thing that started getting my dreams in motion and started it," Cassandra said following her ouster.
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tenth thirteenth-season episode began following Isaac "Chism" Cornelison's elimination after the season's previous weigh-in.
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host Alison Sweeney then met with the Red team -- who trained with previously new trainer Dolvett Quince, who returned to the show for his second season -- and the Black team, who worked under the guidance of veteran trainer Bob Harper.
Alison told the contestants they'd be switching trainers for the entire week, which meant the Black team would have to train with Dolvett and the Red team would be required to work under Bob's leadership.
Alison then explained that the team to win the upcoming weigh-in would be the only team allowed to cast votes at the next elimination. Those team members would be the ones to decide who would be ousted on the losing team from
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. As a result, both teams had to try their best to end up with the highest total percentage of weight-loss, because if they lost, they had no control over which of their own members would be sent home.
Afterward, both teams met with their temporary new trainers and worked out with them. Dolvett brought his team to a ballet studio where they could dance their weight off, and later brought them outdoors for a hike. Meanwhile, Bob was utilizing the gym for his team.
Throughout the week, the contestants discussed a lot of strategy. Emily Joy, a 29-year-old teacher from Huntersville, NC, talked to Cassandra about a plan in which they'd hope to join two other women in the Final 4. They got Kim Nielsen, a 38-year-old former professional wrestler from Roswell, GA, to hop onboard and also approached Conda Britt, a 24-year-old nutrition health services technician from Rockford, MI, to see if she'd be interested in joining forces with them.
However, Black team members Emily and Cassandra, along with Red team member Kim, were either forgetting or not taking into account Black team member Conda's close relationship with her brother Jeremy Britt, a 22-year-old banker from Rockford, MI -- who was on the Red team.
Conda decided to tell her brother's alliance -- which consisted of Jeremy, Allen "Buddy" Shuh, a 42-year-old pastor from Wayne, MI, and Mark Cornelison, a 43-year-old youth pastor from Magnolia, TX -- about what the girls' alliance was plotting. Therefore, the three men realized it would be important to get rid of those threats in the house and eventually break up their strong bonds to secure their own positions in the game and potentially in the Final 4.
After training, the contestants then met up with Alison again and learned they'd be competing in the week's challenge. For the challenge, weights of different sizes were hidden inside a mud pit. In a relay-style race, one at a time, the players had to take turns digging in the mud for the weights, and the first team to bring back a total of 40 weights would win the challenge. The heavier the weight, the more difficult it would be for a contestant to retrieve it.
The Red team ended up winning the challenge, and for their prize, they received a two-pound advantage at the weigh-in.
Both teams then participated in their last chance workouts.
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Alison explained to all the contestants and their trainers that the team with the lowest percentage of weight-loss would face elimination, but the team to win the weigh-in must vote to send someone home from the losing team. The person on the losing team to post the highest percentage of weight-loss would receive immunity and be safe from the vote.
Bob's Red team -- whom he was only in charge of for the week -- weighed-in first.
Mark was the first member to step on the scale. He started off the week weighing 215 pounds and dropped to 213 pounds after he lost two pounds, while Buddy fell from 294 pounds to 289 pounds after he shed five pounds.
Kim "Kimmy" Stone, a 48-year-old registered nurse from Dittmer, MO, lost two pounds after dropping from 169 to 167 pounds.
Jeremy then weighed-in on behalf of the Red team and fell from 289 pounds to 282 pounds after he lost seven pounds, while Kim lost a total of four pounds after she dropped from 186 pounds to 182 pounds.
Bob's Red team lost a total of 22 pounds and posted a 1.91% weight-loss percentage.
It was then time for Dolvett's temporary Black team to weigh-in.
Cassandra lost three pounds after dropping from 175 pounds to 172 pounds, while Christine Pickler, a 42-year-old who is self-employed and from Middlebury, IN, fell from 185 pounds to 184 pounds -- losing only one pound.
Megan Stone, a 21-year-old student and support staffer for an organization that assists disabled adults from Dittmer, MO, shed one pound after dropping from 205 pounds to 204 pounds, while Emily fell from 199 pounds to 195 pounds after shedding four pounds.
Conda then stepped on the scale and learned she had lost three pounds after she fell from 231 pounds to 228 pounds.
As a result, the Black team lost the weigh-in and the Red team would be required to vote someone on the opposing team off the ranch. However, Alison revealed the Red team could not vote for Emily because she had lost enough weight to earn immunity for the week.
The teams then deliberated and discussed their options. Cassandra begged the Red team to let her stay longer because she needed to be on the ranch. She admitted she had hated herself for so many years, while Chris also asked for more time because she said she was finally learning to stand on her own two feet without her husband Roy Pickler there to protect her.
Afterward, Megan chimed in and said she was doomed to fail if she got sent home, because she wasn't mentally stable enough to successfully lose weight on her own. She was afraid she'd gain it all back when faced with the temptations that got her into trouble with her weight in the first place.
Emily and Kim then expressed their support for Cassandra and tried to influence the Red team to avoid voting for her. The girls told everyone they should want to compete against a strong competitor like Cassandra, who was someone who posed a threat and worked really hard on the ranch, in the end.
Both teams then met Alison in the voting room. The vote came down to Chris or Cassandra because Megan was related to Kimmy, Emily was close to Kim and Conda had her brother Jeremy rooting for her. Cassandra and Chris were the only team members who didn't have partners on the opposing team.
Based on the episode's discussions amongst teammates, Cassandra seemed like the obvious choice to be eliminated considering the men knew she had formed an all-female alliance behind their backs and she was a consistent player each week.
The contestants then revealed their votes. Mark, Kimmy and Buddy all voted to oust Cassandra from
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, while Kim and Jeremy voted for Chris. Cassandra cried because she didn't feel like she was ready to leave the ranch yet, but she was unfortunately forced to.
In a post-elimination update, Cassandra said she lost 90 pounds and moved to New York City to pursue a writing and photography career.
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Two More Alleged Abuse Victims Sue Boston ArchdioceseAug 27, 2002 | The Boston Globe
Two more men who say they were abused in the 1970s by Catholic priests, including convicted pedophile John J. Geoghan, have filed lawsuits, charging the Archdiocese of Boston with ignoring earlier complaints about the priests' alleged sexual crimes.
The two lawsuits, filed late Friday in Suffolk Superior Court, charge church officials with negligence for allowing the two priests - Geoghan and Eugene O'Sullivan, a former priest at St. Agnes in Arlington - to work with children despite warnings that the priests preyed on them.
The Geoghan lawsuit names Cardinal Bernard F. Law, in addition to the archdiocese, as defendants. The O'Sullivan lawsuit names Thomas V. Daily, former vicar general in the archdiocese, and two unnamed archdiocesan supervisors as defendants.
The case involving O'Sullivan was filed by a man, now 35, who says the priest molested him repeatedly after Mass in the sacristy of St. Agnes in 1978. The alleged victim was an 11-year-old altar boy at the time.
Six years later, O'Sullivan pleaded guilty to raping another Arlington altar boy and received five years' probation. The lawsuit charges that church officials knew of O'Sullivan's pedophilia as early as the 1960s but that a succession of cardinals - from Richard Cushing and Humberto Medeiros to Law - continued to give O'Sullivan access to children.
The defendant says he lived for decades with memories of the abuse tucked aside in his mind. ''I never thought about it. It never came up. It was really something that was just hidden away,'' said the man, who asked that his name not be used. Although the man's name is listed in the lawsuit, it is the Globe's policy not to name alleged victims of sexual assault unless they agree to be named.
But when he read a June story in the Globe about Law's decision to transfer O'Sullivan to a New Jersey parish in 1985, after the priest had pleaded guilty to rape, he could no longer suppress the memories.
Although he had never before shed a tear over the abuse, he said, when he told his oldest brother about the molestation, he was so overcome he couldn't speak for 15 minutes. ''I think it was kind of a mixture of triggering everything and total outrage at the fact that the church knew,'' he said.
He has told only a few people about the abuse, he says. But he often struggles to talk dispassionately about the priest abuse scandal with acquaintances who don't know his own involvement.
''Sometimes it's hard to keep this kind of facade up,'' he said. ''I have days where I want to tell everyone.''
In a June deposition, Law said he allowed O'Sullivan to transfer to New Jersey because the priest had ''responded well to treatment,'' and also to avoid the ''possible scandal'' caused by publicity from the criminal case.
Both lawsuits were filed by attorney Roderick MacLeish, who is on vacation and could not be reached. An archdiocese spokeswoman did not return a phone call seeking comment.
In the second lawsuit, the alleged victim of Geoghan (who is now serving six years in prison for molesting a boy in the early 1990s) charges that he was abused by the now-defrocked priest between 1975 and 1977. Geoghan abused him, the alleged victim charges, after he became an altar boy at St. Andrew's Church in Forest Hills.
The boy, his four siblings, and their mother had recently moved to Jamaica Plain when Geoghan visited the family to welcome them to the parish. The priest often took the children out for ice cream, taking such an interest in the alleged victim that Geoghan became a surrogate father, the suit says.
After the child became an altar boy, the lawsuit says, the abuse began. Geoghan allegedly visited the boy's house at night, when his mother was working and he and his siblings were in bed.
To avoid Geoghan, the boy began slipping out at night, according to the lawsuit. He started hanging out with gangs, and began drinking, smoking marijuana, and committing small crimes. His delinquency escalated, the lawsuit says, and he has now spent most of his life in prison.


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by Johnson Research Group | February 7, 2013 12:37 pm
Healthcare stocks have continued their stunning trend in 2013, represented most broadly by the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLV[1]), which has jumped by more than 8% since Dec. 31. This sector has plenty going for it now as the positive fundamental story, drive by healthcare reform, combines with some seriously strong technicals to frame a bullish outlook for the group.
As if the sector needed it, though, there's a kicker. Sentiment toward the healthcare companies remains somewhat negative, suggesting that the sector is far from being a "crowded trade." This, of course, has us looking for opportunities to profit from a continuation of the healthcare trend.
Click to Enlarge For sector investors, the XLV exchange-traded fund is a great way to ride the friendly trend in healthcare. XLV shares offer exposure to companies like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ[2]), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE[3]), Merck (NYSE:MRK[4]) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT[5]). As of Monday, 83% of the companies that make up the XLV were trading above their respective 50-day moving average, putting the healthcare ETF among the stronger-performing ETFs from a technical breadth perspective.
What's surprising about the healthcare sector is the aforementioned lack of attention from analysts. For example, the most recent analyst recommendations shows that on average, only 54% of the recommendations in the sector fall into the "buy" category. That puts healthcare right in the middle of the pack on this basis, and shows that there's plenty of room for upgrades.
While the XLV is a great position for the portfolio, a few individual companies deserve a mention as great candidates to ride the intermediate-term trend higher. Here are a few lesser-followed stocks that should be roaring higher in the next few months:
Click to Enlarge Medical technology company Becton-Dickinson (NYSE:BDX[6]) develops, manufactures and sells medical devices and instruments.
Earnings have been on the mend lately as the bottom line is now beating analyst expectations, but the analyst community is only starting to produce upgrades. The current buy recommendations stand at 30%, signaling that there are plenty of potential upgrades to drive prices higher. Similarly, short interest data shows the potential for a short-covering rally as the current short interest ratio stands at 9.0.
Expect to see BDX break to $100 as new 12-month highs get the BDX bears into a buying mood.
Click to Enlarge Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX[7]) used to be one of the darlings of the sector … before it fell to single-digit territory. Now, with a new CEO — who hails from Johnson & Johnson — the company surprised with a top-line beat, a decent outlook and some restructuring.
The fundamental turnaround has the stock trending toward the $10 price level, despite analysts like Goldman Sachs (who reiterated its sell rating ahead of the latest earnings report) looking down on BSX.
For now, the fundamental developments, technical strength and pessimistic sentiment combine for an intermediate-term bullish rank on the stock with a target of $10.
Click to Enlarge Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC[8]) operates acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers and related healthcare facilities in the United States. Earnings have been volatile, but on average positive.
Healthcare reform has the potential to benefit service providers like THC. We've seen some upgrades in January and December as the fundamentals improve the outlook of the analysts. The stock is among the list of companies with the strongest and lowest volatility trends, signaling that THC's steady ascent is likely to continue.
For now, a target of $45 over the next two months appears reasonable.
As of this writing, Johnson Research Group did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Public Engineering
SchauspielHaus Public Engineering Webpage
Public Engineering Talk
Find out about the PublicEngineeringTalk on Saturday 22nd June at 5pm
Event Dates
Friday 21st June 2014 1800-2100
Saturday 22nd June 2014 1200 - 1900
Sunday 23rd June 2014 1200 - 1800
Event Location
Rotunde, Alter Bochumer Hauptbahnhof, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 3
The Project
Public Engineering is a project by artist Ross Dalziel for DAS DETROIT-PROJEKT, a project by Schauspielhaus Bochum and Urbane Künste Ruhr in collaboration with DasLabor a hackspace in Bochum the Ruhr region of Germany and DoESLiverpool a co-working maker space in Liverpool, which this webpage is part of.
This page is part of the project wiki which is the portal for all information on the event in Bochum Germany 21st-23rd June 2014. Like most wikis its a mix of essential information for the public, specialist info for organisers and various technical detritus and the occasional note to self.
It's part of a response to Bochum losing a big part of its car industry, a Vauxhall/Opel factory (General Motors) while counterpart GM factories remain open like the one in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool. Local cultural organisations in Bochum have set up artistic projects in response to this, one of which they invited Ross Dalziel to develop through curator Paul Domela.
PUBLICENGINEERING is his response; a family friendly event for local engineers, hackers, makers and industrial hobbyists. Its a way of putting the city's local hackerspace, DasLabor in a more public platform and as a model for social and economic practice . DasLabor already do yearly events like this but for PUBLICENGINEERING we wanted to setup a specific collaborative event based on an exchange between Ross Dalziel, DoESLiverpool the maker/co-working space Ross is based at, the DasLabor community and DoESLiverpool's engineer in residence Patrick Fenner
The project is a celebration of DIY engineering, maker and hackspace culture in the Ruhr region. It's an attempt to discuss strategies & practices that retain & support technical knowledge in a region that loses part of it's industry. The focus of the event is the #TLRN (Tri-Lateration) crane built by Patrick Fenner and a cardboard box press and production line built by DasLabor. The crane, controlled by the public uses 3 motors to move a grabber head to pickup and place cardboard units: alot like a robotic lego set. The production line makes up an installation and social space designed to spark up conversations about local engineering and manufacturing.
The main aim is to make local spaces like DasLabor more visible, valuable and accessible to the public and to get them involved in making and building something in a public space. Ross hopes that by visiting this public event and talking to the people who made it will open up alternative discourse around what industry, engineering and manufacture really means. When a major company closes operations, where does the technical knowledge go? Does it pull out with the company or does it seep and leak into alternative infrastructures, into the internet or spaces like DasLabor or DoesLiverpool
"If investment decisions are to be made more accountable, the criterion of efficiency has to be something other than profit. Efficiency ought to be measured by such things as: does it answer real, as distinct from manufactured, needs; does it enhance the quality of life; does it conserve rather than squander natural resources; and not least, does it provide an outlet for people's creative talents?"
Quote from "Merseyside in Crisis" by Merseyside Socialist Research Group, published in 1980. Via @amcewen
Das Labor
You can see some of the excellent stuff DasLabor get up to here
The hackspace is a really nice ever growing creative tech community that not many in the city really know about (not sure how true this is ;)) Their wiki for the project is here. And the Schauspielhaus site and description of the public event DasLabor and I will be making is here
The DOES / DASLABOR EXCHANGE
The basic idea of the project is to build an exchange and collaboration between DoES and DasLabor for a friendly public 'mini-maker-faire' / Maker Day style event in Germany; This has evolved into the cardboard box production line built by the Das Labor group.
= The DOES / DASLABOR EXCHANGE / MAKERDAY =
Kai Michaelis & Laurenz Halthoff from Daslabor took part in Maker Day at Doesliverpool back in May 2014 and apart from playing asteroids on an oscilloscope, worked out with Patrick Fenner the design of the TLRN Crane and how the event might work in Bochum. You can see development plans on the PubEngEventDesign page. You can see images and a short video from the day on this page; MakerDay
Information for DasLabor vistors
Have a look at the DoesExchange page
The Event / The Vibe
This is the vibe and scale in image form we want: somewhere between Mini-Maker-Faire-Manchester (not nearly as big) Robot Unicorn Invasion (maybe bit bigger with less stormtroopers) and Interface Amnesty I did in 2010 (which is about right scale wise). Then combine with Patrick Fenners crane The Schauspielhaus have released their online brochure here, with print already in the wild
Please check this page for event setup: PubEngEventDesign
8th & 9th May Patrick and I will set the crane up in the DoES Workshop.
Kai and Laurenz will visit DoES and experiment and play with the crane over the weekend. Ross will do all the hosting, looking after, buying of pizza and showing round. Ross will pick Kai & Laurenz up on Friday from Manchester and take them to Liverpool.
That date coincides with a DoES Maker Day which is a good chance for the Das Labor people to see some of the wider DoES community at work and also means we could have something else for people coming to Maker Day to see: Patrick and DasLabor guys and me would be playing/modding the crane all weekend basically
18th June 2014 Patrick and Ross arrived at DasLabor with the #TLRN flight case and help out at the workshop
To see progress of design have a look at NextSteps
If anyone at DoES can think of any issues or you would like to come to MakerDay and meet the DasLabor people please get in touch with me next week here or if I fail to respond try @cheapjack
Event Location
The Rotunde was originally a railway station especially built for a church congress. Since then it became an old well-known event location). It's got a big entrance hall with a round window in the roof (the "Rotunde", see pictures) and a few more rooms, but we would prefer the entrance hall. Using the main entrance there's only one stair, but there's also a side entrance without stairs at all. The Rotunde is near by the Schauspielhaus.
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Rapid-Scanning Doppler on Wheels Keeps Pace with Twisters
June 1, 2005
BOULDER—A multibeam Doppler radar that can scan tornadic storms every 5 to 10 seconds is prowling the Great Plains through June 30 in search of its first close-up tornado. Engineers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder helped build the Rapid-Scan Doppler on Wheels (DOW).
Together with a powerful analysis technique pioneered by NCAR scientist Wen-Chau Lee, the radar--newly enhanced for its first full spring of thunderstorm tracking--promises the most complete picture to date of tornado evolution.
The radar is being deployed this spring, along with another DOW unit, by NCAR scientific visitor Joshua Wurman (Center for Severe Weather Research, or CSWR) from a temporary base in Hays, Kansas.
Most Doppler radars transmit only a single beam, which takes about 5 minutes to make the vertical and horizontal scans needed for a three-dimensional storm portrait. But tornadoes can develop or dissipate in a minute or less. With its 5- to 10-second resolution and close range, the Rapid-Scan DOW can detail these critical steps in tornado behavior.
"The development of the Rapid-Scan DOW is an important advancement for meteorological research," said Steve Nelson, director of NSF's physical and dynamic meteorology program, which funded the radar's development. "The new radar will result in unique measurements of rapidly evolving meteorological phenomena such as tornadoes."
The first DOW was deployed in 1995. Since then, Wurman's group has collected data on roughly 100 tornadoes, intercepted the eyes of eight hurricanes, and profiled forest fires. On May 3, 1999, DOW measured a world-record wind speed of 301 miles per hour just above ground level in an Oklahoma tornado.
As part of a $1.6 million NSF grant, Wurman and Curtis Alexander (University of Oklahoma) are analyzing the entire DOW data set on tornadoes to uncover new information, such as how closely tornado diameters are correlated with top wind speeds. Other scientists at OU and Pennsylvania State University will also carry out DOW analyses through the grant.
"We can't answer even the basic questions about 'typical' tornadoes right now, such as how strong their winds are," says Wurman. "By looking at these 100 cases, we hope to understand the distribution of features across many types of tornadoes." These findings could be compared to storm types to help produce better warnings, Wurman adds.
Wurman and Lee plan to select a few tornadoes for more in-depth study. They'll use a technique called velocity track display (VTD), originally developed by Lee for hurricane studies, that allows scientists to extract three-dimensional winds using data from a single Doppler radar. The two scientists have already used VTD with DOW data to analyze a large and intense tornado that struck Mulhall, Oklahoma, in 1999. They discovered a central downdraft, similar to the eye of a hurricane, surrounded by a ring of updrafts blowing at near-hurricane force, with multiple small vortices rotating around this ring.
The structure found in the Mulhall tornado had been observed for many years in lab experiments and computer models, but it had never been verified by radar data. Lee expects to find a simpler structure in weak tornadoes, without the central downdraft observed in Mulhall.
"We want to use DOW data to analyze more tornadoes of different sizes and intensities and see how they compare to our laboratory work and our model results," Lee says.
Dubbed ROTATE-05, the field work is supported by the National Geographic Society. Design and construction of the Rapid-Scan DOW is funded by the National Science Foundation, which is also NCAR's primary sponsor.
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Eliza Dushku (kind of) in a Bikini
Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox hit the beach in Miami yesterday where Eliza attempted to circumvent the paparazzi bikini racket which obviously failed because you're looking at these pics. Granted, I'll post anything with a hint of boob, I like to believe this battle was won with nothing but sheer will and the power of the human spirit. (Hey, Rosa Parks. FACE.)
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The company was founded in 1929 by American cousins, Edward M.Knabusch and Edwin J.Shoemaker, who invented the first recliner in 1928. A comfortable concept, the folding wood-slat porch chair followed the contour of a person's body, both sitting and leaning back. Using orange crates to mock-up and refine their idea, the partners invented the reclining mechanism that would sweep the world off its feet.
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FLORENCE - Francis Marion University's Art Gallery Series will feature the recent ceramic works of FMU Professor of Art Doug Gray from Aug. 18-Sept. 24 in the Hyman Fine Arts Center gallery.
Gray was born in Knoxville, Tenn. and raised in Bowling Green, Ky. He earned a bachelor's degree in ceramics and creative writing from the University of Louisville and the M.F.A. degree in ceramics and art history from the University of North Texas School of Visual Arts. Prior to joining the FMU faculty in 1997, he taught at the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington, and Sul Ross State University. His artwork has been exhibited in juried and invitational exhibitions across the nation.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Israel ready to act on Syria weapons, warns Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands in Syria.
He said that if terrorists seized weapons such as anti-aircraft and chemical weapons they could be "game changers" in the region.
Israel has said its policy is not to get involved in the Syrian conflict.
Mr Netanyahu has given an exclusive interview to the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
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Residents in Harpenden are being urged to have their say on plans to extend Luton Airport by double its size.
A six week consultation period for residents to submit their comments about proposals to expand the airport will close on Monday, February 18.
Harpenden Town Council is urging residents to submit comments on Luton Borough Council's application that would see 18 million passengers pass through the airport every year.
Harpenden Town Mayor, Councillor Nicola Linacre said:"The airport expansion is going to have a significant impact upon Harpenden.
"We therefore wanted to ensure that residents are aware of what is being planned and where possible, comment accordingly."
Harpenden's town council has also been given a "critical" extension on the time they have to put forward their campaign. They will now have until March 8 to submit their comments.
Paul Smith, business and operations manager of the town council, said: "The expansion would have a knock on effect on Harpenden including an increase in traffic, noise and pollution.
"First and foremost the deadline is fast approaching and it is important members of the public submit their comments by Monday.
"This extension is critical because we want to make sure we formulate a response which will illustrate all our thoughts against the plans. This is important for all the residents of Harpenden."
Along with the town council, St Albans District Council and Hertfordshire County Council have also been granted an extension to put forward comments.
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Arnold Dreyblatt's 'Resonant Relations'
A visual aspect dominates the works of the American-born, Berlin-based composer Arnold Dreyblatt. Notes conspire to form textures and colors that bring touches of multimedia to one specific medium over the course of deliberate and meditative repetitions. Unsurprisingly, Dreyblatt is also a visual artist.
In just two tracks totaling roughly 45 minutes, Dreyblatt's newest disc, Resonant Relations is tantamount to the composer's evocative aesthetic. The title track builds on a single tone, the convergence point for the instruments of Dublin's adventurous Crash Ensemble, in a means of coming together that rings similar to Varèse's Tuning Up, diving into an equally Varèsian play on timbres and rhythms. Dreyblatt's unique tuning system weaves commonalities and differences between Crash's instruments—from harpsichords to wooden flutes to metal pieces—together as one. The major feat here, too, is Dreyblatt's ability to extend this stream-of-sonic-consciousness for over half an hour, moving like Joyce from one thought to the next, always in control but at the same time beguilingly abstract and surreal.
The pairing to Resonant Relations, twentyfive chords in twentyfive in ninety four variations, is as ambitious as its title suggests—once again focusing on Dreyblatt's singular means of tuning that employs unique harmonics and pitches to create hypnotically unsettling chords. Here, 25 of these chords are repeated in 95 distinct ways. What could be an exercise in tedium is, at the hands of Crash Ensemble, a meditative vinyasa through the composer's inimitable sound world.
Arnold Dreyblatt: Resonant Relations
Crash Ensemble
Cantaloupe Records
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He spends his mornings at DRC
He spends his mornings at DRC
BLOOMFIELD —There's no getting used to starting work at 4:30 a.m., even after two decades in the radio broadcast business, said Mike Stevens, co-host of Mike and Kim in the Morning, 102.9 DRC-FM's weekday morning show.
Stevens wakes up at 3:15 a.m. every weekday and drives from Wallingford, where he was raised, to the radio station's headquarters in Bloomfield. By 5 a.m., Stevens is on-air with co-host Kim Zachary, of Somers.
"By 5:15 a.m., we're usually in here laughing until we're crying," Stevens said.
While the hours aren't exactly ideal, Stevens and Zachary said they love their jobs. They worked together at DRC-FM 20 years ago before Zachary left for another job in Springfield. They kept in touch, and were only reunited on-air about three weeks ago. Zachary said she was hired to "give a female perspective" to the morning show. Between classic rock hits and sports, news and traffic reports, Stevens and Zachary engage in playful banter. Nothing on the show is scripted, Zachary said, even advertisements. The duo read advertisements off bullet points. They stay away from word-for-word scripts to keep the show conversational.
"We do well talking to the listener, not at them," Zachary said.
After being apart for 20 years, Stevens and Zachary have no trouble striking up conversation during their show, which runs until 9 a.m. Keeping the show light and entertaining is important, said Stevens, because often, their voices are the first thing people hear when they wake up.
"We're at the breakfast table with these people," he said.
There's no shortage of entertainment while working in radio, Stevens said. While songs are playing, the duo often look up interesting news stories to talk about on-air, or interact with fans through social media. Off-air conversations can go anywhere, and often focus on food. Sausage, pizza and breakfast all came up Monday.
"I eat lunch for breakfast," said Stevens, a self-proclaimed foodie who attended culinary school before shifting to the radio industry. "Breakfast in the morning reminds me of school."
The station's traffic reporter, Cindy Weightman, "has no filter," Zachary said.
When Stevens or Zachary cue Weightman up for a traffic segment, she responds by saying "roger" in different accents. The traffic reporter's antics are often the highlight of the day, Stevens said.
People who call into the station can also be interesting. Sometimes, said Stevens, people call just to practice for when there's a contest coming up. Contests create word of mouth and excitement for listeners and on-air personalities, he said. Stevens and Zachary were disappointed when one caller lost his chance at $1,300 Monday morning when he couldn't put a name to a short song clip.
"I get nervous doing this," Stevens said. "I don't know why; it's their money, not mine."
Stevens is proud to call Wallingford his hometown, and especially enjoys the east side of town.
"It's such a cool town," he said. "There's something for everyone, that's why I drive 32 miles a day, both ways."
Stevens got his start in the radio business while in Wallingford. The Lyman Hall High School alumnus was working at the Nautilus Fitness Center, which no longer exists in town. Through his work as a trainer at the gym, Stevens met someone who did a morning radio show in Meriden. The connection suggested he get into the business. Stevens was 24 years old at the time. Since that encounter, radio broadcasting has been his life.
Wallingford has another connection with DRC-FM besides Stevens. Franklin Malcolm Doolittle, a descendant of Abraham Doolittle—one of Wallingford's original settlers—established the radio station in 1919 when he created the Doolittle Radio Corporation, which is where the DRC name comes from. Doolittle was instrumental in radio history, broadcasting the state's first commercial AM (amplitude modulation) signal from the west peak of Meriden Mountain in 1936.
In 1939, Doolittle spent $20,000 to put America's first commercial FM (frequency modulation) station on the air, according to a historical timeline provided by the station. Doolittle, who died in 1979, sold the station to the Buckley-Jaeger Broadcasting Corporation of Connecticut in 1959. The station is still owned by Buckley Radio. Doolittle is buried at In Memoriam Cemetery in Wallingford, Stevens said.
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"All Americans can join in the celebration of our newest national monuments that recognize the importance of our Native American history and the living landscapes where Native culture continues to thrive today," said Wilderness Society President Jamie Williams.
The president is using a decades-old law to protect large stretches of the extraordinary Arctic Ocean ecosystem and underscore the nation's commitment to fighting climate change.
Cutting through one of the most celebrated hiking trails in America, the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline threatens wildlife habitat, recreational lands and the health of local Appalachia communities, while setting a terrible precedent of building energy infrastructure through our national forests.
More often than not, Rep. Zinke's voting record has followed the anti-conservation standard set by the rest of President-elect Trump's cabinet. He has sowed doubt about the well-established science of climate change, fought efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tried to halt long-overdue efforts to reform the federal coal leasing process.
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Proof That Bees Make Water Meter Honey
- 2009 Jun 28
Mmmmmm ... delicious water meter honey.
I came across this extremely busy hive (bees were zooming in and out of there like it was Christmas at O'Hare) in an alley running between some businesses and homes in downtown Encinitas, CA.
Did the bees think, "Who cares if it's a cement hole in the middle of the street? It looks just like a hive! Let's do it!"?
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The New York Times reported today on LDF's arguments in the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on remand to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals following the Supreme Court's decision this past June in which it declined to end the University's race-conscious admissions plan and sent the case back to the lower court for further proceedings. Josh Civin [3], Counsel to the Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), presented oral argument on behalf of LDF's clients the Black Student Alliance at the University of Texas at Austin (BSA) and Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc. (BEST).
The hearing focused on the extensive record regarding the race-neutral efforts the University of Texas (UT) employed prior to pairing those approaches with a race-conscious admissions component. And a significant portion of the argument also addressed the relevance of UT's history and experience in developing its policy. Judge Patrick Higginbotham, who authored a 2010 Court of Appeals opinion that upheld the constitutionality of UT's admission plan, noted the danger of stereotypes that race-conscious holistic review is designed to address.
Civin's arguments echoed the points articulated in the supplemental amicus brief [4] LDF submitted on behalf of BSA and BEST, and highlighted the constitutionality and meaningful impact of the University's admissions policy.
"Lawyers for the university as well as those representing black and Hispanic students argued that there were no race-neutral alternatives available that would allow it to achieve the benefits of diversity.
Many black students, they argued, experienced racial isolation on campus between 1997 and 2004, when the university did not consider race in admissions. During that period, they said, African-Americans never made up more than 4.5 percent of any freshman class."
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After months of delay, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released the final report on the Alternatives Analysis phase of the agency's three-year environmental study for the completion of the Long Beach (710) Freeway.
The 183-page report was posted on the Caltrans District 7 website at 3:50 p.m. Friday.
Document: Alternatives Analysis report for 710 study
The report, which was originally promised in October, details the process by which Metro's study team narrowed the options down to five final alternatives that it will study for environmental impacts: "No build," traffic management systems, light rail route, bus route and a dual-bore underground freeway tunnel.
Metro announced that it planned to move forward with these "final five" options to fill the 4.5 mile freeway "gap" between Alhambra and Pasadena in August. The final EIR is set for completion in 2014.
The report explains that the study team evaluated each of the 12 initial alternatives - which were already narrowed down from 42 - based on how well each option would minimize travel time, improve connectivity and mobility, reduce congestion on the freeway system, reduce congestion on local streets and increase transit ridership.
The team also looked at each alternative's impact on the environment and local communities as well as it's cost efficiency and cost feasibility.
The report estimates that the freeway tunnel will cost $5.4 billion, the bus route will cost $50 million, the light rail route, which will also be largely an underground tunnel, will cost between $2.4-$2.6 billion, the traffic management option will cost $120 million and the "no build" will not cost anything.
While the bus and traffic management alternatives would be completely funded by the county's Measure R money, the others would require additional funding. The report suggests that a toll could be an option to fund the freeway tunnel but that "no analysis of toll revenues has been conducted" in the Alternatives Analysis phase.
The light rail options, the report states, "score the lowest" for financial feasibility because "transit fare revenues generally do not exceed transit operating costs."
To determine the final five alternatives, the study team used a six-step evaluation process, involving numerical ratings and a mathematical formula.
Ultimately, the study suggests that "refinements" are added to each alternative as the study continues because "no single alternative performs most favorably on all eight project objectives."
Metro will host three community open houses next week to update the public on the report. The open houses will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Maranantha High School and Jan. 24 at San Marino Community Church, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Cal State Los Angeles.
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The 5'3'' Pink is proud to be showing herself off on the cover of the Jan/Feb issue of Women's Health. "I've worked hard for this body!" she says.
"Last year, when I was going through my separation [from competitive motocross racer Carey Hart], I was in Malibu running every day just to keep from burying myself in the sand—to get out, feel the ocean. You've got to make yourself feel good at times like that."
But for all the working out, she still has one bad habit: smoking. "[I started when I] was 9. It's awful. I hate the smell, the taste. I hate being around people when I smoke. I hate everything about it. I'm an asthmatic singing smoker! But for some reason, I look at it as the last remaining bit of me before all of this [fame and success]. I've definitely cut way back. At night, when I'm out drinking my wine, I'll have cigarettes rationed to me. But I don't smoke at home."
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US policy continues to stress the importance of movement in the Middle East peace process, writes Glenn Kessler.
President George Bush's emerging strategy for restarting the Middle East peace process is a throwback to a concept first articulated by his father in the 1980 presidential race: "the Big Mo". Momentum - or the appearance of movement - is the key to success. From that, officials believe, will flow additional momentum and even more success.
This approach appears to be based on a practical desire to be flexible. Though the Administration officially has embraced a peace plan known as the "road map" - a document drafted last year with the Europeans and the United Nations - Administration officials are prepared to largely abandon the plan's details.
By addressing Israeli concerns, the Administration was able to win reluctant endorsement of the plan from the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, last weekend.
That paved the way for a possible summit meeting next week between Bush, Sharon and the new Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas. That, in theory, would open the door for Israeli actions to ease the suffering of Palestinians and a Palestinian crackdown on terrorist groups. A CIA team has already departed for the region to help the Palestinians reform their security services.
But the quest for momentum has also caused officials to delay dealing with some of the hard issues that could derail the process.
It's unclear what would happen after the presidential summit - or even if enough momentum could be created to sustain the process through the presidential election season in the US, when candidates are wary of puting too much pressure on Israel.
The depth of the outstanding issues was illustrated this week when Israel disclosed the 14 conditions it has given the Bush Administration for full participation in the process, which envisages the creation of a provisional Palestinian state by the end of this year and a fully independent and sovereign state by 2005.
Palestinian representatives said the conditions would undermine the plan's scheme for building confidence between Israelis and Palestinians by having both undertake simultaneous steps towards reducing violence and restoring Palestinian control over the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"It was their whole wish-list," a senior Palestinian official said after reading the 14 conditions in Israeli newspapers. "It would gut any provisions that would have made it [the road map] meaningful to the Palestinians."
Israeli and US officials said the text overstated the seriousness of Israeli difficulties with the road map, and that it was drawn up to ease Sharon's domestic political considerations. Several officials said only three key points - mentioning a Saudi peace initiative in the road map, the right of Palestinians to return to their homes in Israel that they left during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and when to address the settlement issues - were said to constitute major Israeli objections.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are a major stumbling block. Israeli officials, in their discussions with US officials, have signalled a willingness to dismantle some of them.
The road map also calls for a settlement freeze in the initial phase. But differences have not been resolved over what constitutes legal and illegal settlements, whether settlements can grow "naturally" through population growth and whether "further action on settlements" will be taken before final status negotiations, as described in the plan.
While Bush has frequently said that he envisages a Palestinian state within three years, Sharon appears intent on a long-term interim arrangement that leaves the Palestinians with a provisional state for many years. It is unclear how the Administration proposes to bridge this gap in perception.
The Israelis have also made it clear that little movement can be achieved unless the Palestinians take real action against militant groups. But US officials glumly concede that the Palestinian security forces have fragmented almost into a warlord structure, with little effective control exercised by the new Palestinian security chief.
Still, momentum is the order of the day. An Israeli official said Sharon had noted an upsurge in global terrorism and the "stalling of things in Iraq", and concluded that Bush "needed a major success to move forward".
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Dude Rocks Out "We Will Rock You" On Bagpipes (VIDEO)
Bagpipes in the traditional sense aren't considered a staple of rock. AC/DC did pull it off in "It's A Long way To The Top" and the Dropkick Murphys can rock some bad ass bags but other than those two groups, it's pretty rare to see someone take a solo on bags during a rock song.
But – that was then and this is now. Fans of bagpipes fear not! The Badpiper is here to change the perception of this traditional and (for the most part) depressing sonic instrument. Watch as the Badpiper rocks out the Queen classic "We Will Rock You". In order to prevent public mocking the clever Badpiper incorporates some stomping participation from the crowd gathered around to watch. Witness the movement people cause it's going down.
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Fight Frizz Before It Starts
No More Frizzy Hair
Do you find yourself just throwing your hair in a ponytail day after day because it will inevitably end up that way anyways thanks to frizz that gets worse throughout the day?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, it's time you geared yourself up for a proper battle against frizz. You don't have to settle for frizzy hair and you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars trying every anti-frizz product available. With just a few frizz-fighting strategies that even the busiest people can work into their schedules, you can effectively fight frizz and let your hair hang down.
Before Your Shower
Give your hair a quick brush-through before you take a shower. Working through any tangles before you wash your hair allows your products to distribute more evenly and penetrate deeper. Plus, brushing your hair stimulates your follicles. Dry hair tends to have a lifted cuticle that allows moisture to escape, so you need all the extra hydration you can get.
If your hair is dry, or you just have some extra time for a little TLC, give yourself a conditioning treatment before you shower. Let the shower run for a minute so the bathroom gets steamy. Apply conditioner to dry hair and let it sit for a few minutes. Then jump in the shower, rinse, and shampoo and condition as you normally would.
A few minor changes to how you 'poo your 'do can make a world of difference. While nearly everyone lathers on the shampoo and piles their hair on top of their head while singing into the shower faucet, this is not the way to get the best results.
The root of your hair tends to be the oiliest, so you want to work up a lather there, gently massaging the scalp, then work down to the tips. Aggressively scrubbing your head can lift the cuticle, which will only lead to more frizz later. Don't worry; you can still do all the singing you want.
It's a little known fact that you should keep a comb in the shower, but it's a proven way to fight frizz. Combing conditioner through your hair allows for an even distribution and directs the majority of the conditioner to the ends of your hair where it's needed most.
Since the ends of your hair are the oldest and driest, start conditioning there and work up to the roots. Follow by combing through from root to tip. If you hair is in need of extra hydration, don't rinse the conditioner completely out. The leftover product will act as a leave-in conditioner and even helps weigh down hair and keep it from becoming poofy.
When you're ready to get out of the shower, give your hair a quick rinse with cool water. The cold will cause your hair's cuticle to lie flat by constricting it. Not only does this seal in moisture, but it causes light to bounce off your hair and give it a very shiny appearance.
After the Shower
You've spent your whole shower being gentle with your hair and trying to keep the cuticle flat, so the last thing you want to do is vigorously rub it with a towel to get it dry. Squeeze your hair gently to remove most of the water then blot until the excess is gone. After this, you can style as you normally would; just be sure to keep being gentle.
Try to keep from touching your hair throughout the day since that will only disrupt your cuticle and allow humidity to sneak in and hit the frizz trigger. While the battle against frizz is not an easy one, you only have to fight frizz during your morning routine; not all day long.
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