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As I enter into my 2nd year of (new-to-me) pool ownership, both my wife and I thought it would be nice to have our deep end light working this year. I have no idea when this light was last replaced, but I've read up on the forum about doing this and it seemed straight forward enough, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I'll try to keep this as brief as possible.
With a bit of a struggle, I was able to get my light housing out of my pool. Unfortunately, the original installer didn't install enough wire to lift the housing completely out of the water and onto to the pool deck (which I understand to be the norm). Also, the screw that holds the housing to the pool wall seems to have rusted completely away (the housing was siloconed in place). Attached is a pic of the light housing.
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3) This light looks like is uses one of the old style round car headlights, except that it had 3 places to attach wires to the back of it that were held in place with small screws. Is this normal?
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Where would a successful trader invest a hypothetical $100,000 windfall? In energy, information technology and utilities, according to Fidelity Investments inaugural survey of its top online traders.
The survey polled customers who made at least 36 trades over the past 12 months and whose total portfolio performance during this time was at least 20%.
The majority (70%) expressed concern that inflation will increase with almost as many (68%) identifying global economic instability as one of their top three investment worries for 2013. Because of this, traders planned to decrease their allocation to international equity by 10% in the six months following the survey, which was conducted from July 25 to September 9, 2012.
At the time of the survey, traders allocated 57% of their holdings to equities, 16% to cash, 10% to bonds, 7% to options and 5% to ETFs. They planned to increase their allocation to ETFs by 15% over the next six months, the largest planned increase to any financial product, according to Fidelity.
We view this survey as an excellent opportunity to look inside the minds of some of our best traders, Ram Subramaniam, executive vice president of Fidelitys retail brokerage business, said in a statement.
Almost half of the traders (47%) invested in options and of those 57% said their options investments performed better or significantly better than their other investments. The vast majority (80%) said they do their own research and make their own investment decisions.
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For the Alaska trip, we'll be using a personal navigation device so folks can follow along (and in case of an emergency!).
See our travels on DeLorme's map.
Our ferry north was cancelled due to the MV Columbia having engine trouble. And then there was an early winter storm. So we had to punt!
Revised itinerary
- Friday, 21 August. Lynnwood to Cache Creek, BC
- Saturday, 22 August. Cache Creek to Chetwynd, BC
- Sunday, 23 August. Chetwynd to Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, BC.
- Monday 24 August. Fort Nelson.
- Tuesday 25 August. Fort Nelson.
- Wednesday 26 August. For Nelson to Lake Watson, YT.
- Thursday 27 August. Lake Watson to Haines Junction, YT.
- Friday 28 August. Haines Junction to Haines, AK.
- Saturday 29 August. Day trip to Skagway.
- Sunday 30 August. Go fishing.
- Monday 31 August. Tootle around in a car. Rush to catch midnight ferry after we learn that the M/V Columbia is back in service and there's room.
- Tuesday 1 September. Ferry leaves Haines about 1:00 AM
- Juneau (scheduled, 1 hour in port)
- Sitka (scheduled, 3 hours in port)
- Wednesday 2 September.
- Ketchikan (scheduled, 2 hours in port)
- Friday 4 September. Arrive Bellingham WA
- Ride home
Original plan
- Friday, 21 August. Lynnwood to Bellingham, ferry departs at 6 pm.
- Monday, 24 August. Depart ferry at Haines AK. Lunch in Haines, ride to Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. Overnight at the Wanderer's.
- Tuesday, 25 August. Ride to Delta Junction, AK. Overnight at New Garden B&B
- Wednesday, 26 August. North (Arctic Circle) or west (Denali), depending on the weather. Clockwise or counterclockwise. 😉
- Monday, August 31. Head home (via YT/BC).
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One part moto, one part naval, our new Striped Naval Crew takes inspiration from our history building motorcycle clothes and from the late Bill Dehen who served as a sub-mariner in the U.S. Navy. Knit in house from U.S. spun yarn, then cut and sewn by our highly skilled craftsmen. A new style that would've looked just as good in 1920 as it does today, and will look just as good a decade from now.
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What I Wore
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Your so talented love reading your blog with a cuppa and and the what I wore Wednesday posts! Love the second outfit. Anita :)
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A class action allows one or more plaintiffs to file and prosecute a lawsuit on behalf of a larger group, or "class." This "class" must consist of a group of individuals or entities that have suffered a common injury or injuries.
Many people believe that a class action is a lawsuit filed any time a large number of people are hurt as a result of the wrongdoing of another. However, this is incorrect and leads to confusion about the public's legal rights.
We have provided information about the various types of class action lawsuits and your rights:
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Should your claim be prosecuted individually or on behalf of a group of similarly situated persons?
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Traditional Injury Cases
When a large number of people are hurt as a result of the conduct or negligence of another, the injured parties generally retain their individual right to seek compensation with a lawyer of their own choosing, in a court near their home.
For example, even though thousands of people have been harmed by asbestos, the cases that are prosecuted for asbestos-related injuries are done so on an individual basis.
However, a court will occasionally consolidate these individual cases for purposes of trial or pretrial proceedings. When this occurs, the individual still retains the right to decide whether or not to accept a settlement of his or her individual case and whether to try that case to completion before a jury.
Even though other cases may appear similar, they may not be handled in the same way, depending upon the circumstances and the court overseeing the case.
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If a case is prosecuted or settled on a class action basis, the situation is quite different. In a class action, only a few representative plaintiffs are involved in the prosecution of the case on behalf of many others. The plaintiffs in the case represent themselves individually and all others who are similarly situated, and who may never become directly involved in the prosecution of the lawsuit itself.
However, the individuals represented by the prosecuting plaintiffs may be bound by the outcome of the trial, or they may be entitled to the benefits of any settlement reached.
Class actions are increasingly being used as a means of resolving large numbers of claims. In fact, class actions are favored by some defendants precisely because they afford a means of binding people to the terms of a settlement or the results of a trial.
Why Class Actions?
Class actions historically involved commercial matters, not personal injury cases. In the past, these commercial class actions involved a situation where the amount of money at stake was so small that it would not pay for someone to prosecute a claim individually.
However, if the cases were combined together through a class action, the plaintiffs would be able to obtain adequate representation and fight the resources available to the defendant.
For example, if a company committed a fraud that led many people to lose $1,000, no single person would pursue his/her claim because the amount of damage is too small. The company would then be off the hook.
If the claims of many people were joined as a class action, then the company must face the prospect of paying a significant amount of money.
Mass Tort in Personal Injury Cases
In class action cases, one or several individuals represent their claim on behalf of a larger group of similarly situated individuals who have been exposed to a common practice or course of conduct and have thus suffered the same damage or injury. Personal injuries cases may be consolidated as a mass tort for the purpose of efficiency. This usually happens if many individuals are injured as a result of a defective product or drug which typically produce a wide range of injuries. Mass tort cases allow attorneys to tap into the wider investigation associated with the defective product or drug, pooling resources for effectiveness.
Your Rights as a Member of a Class Action Case
If you are a member of a class, you may be bound by the results of a trial or settlement that is reached with the defendant, even though you did not participate in the prosecution of the case.
Certain kinds of classes allow you to exclude yourself and prosecute your case individually while others may not.
Consequently, an individual who did nothing may find that, by his or her inaction, he or she has become a member of a class action.
How to Legally Protect Yourself
It is imperative that you consult a class action lawyer as soon as you believe that you may have a case. A knowledgeable class action lawyer can advise you on whether to prosecute your case individually or go through a class action.
In addition to protecting your ability to opt out of a class (if you are able to and so choose), there is also a statute of limitations that governs the time you have to bring a lawsuit. If you do not bring a case within that time period, you will be forever barred from obtaining compensation for your injury.
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Speaking of Research, a blog that seeks to provide university
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Foundation for Biomedical Research
National Association for Biomedical Research
Alternatives to Animal Testing, from the UC Davis website
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins University
Guide to the Care and
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Communities can now apply for grants of up to £5,000 via the Cycle Friendly and Sustainable Community Fund to deliver local cycling projects
The purpose of the Cycle Friendly and Sustainable Communities Fund (CFSCF) is to support community groups to encourage cycling in their community and increase the number of locals making journeys by bike.
This Transport Scotland funded grant scheme enables community groups to support and deliver sustainable projects. Reducing single occupancy car use and increasing active travel options will also result in reduced local transport related carbon emissions and increased health and wellbeing of the community.
Key Criteria
Encourage more journeys by bike in your community
Increase opportunities for people to cycle in your community
Meet the needs of the community
For more information on the fund and to download the application form and guidance notes, click HERE.
Deadline for applications is noon on Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
Development Grants of up to £20,000 available
Established community cycling groups can apply for development grants of up to £20,000 to assist in developing a cycling culture locally. The purpose of the Development Grant is to support community organisations to achieve Cycle Friendly Community status through implementing measures to encourage more people to cycle.
The Development Grant process is outlined below:
STEP 1: Self-assessment
Community group should complete a self-assessment form along with their Development Grant application form and submit to Cycling Scotland for review.
STEP 2: Field assessment
A Cycling Scotland Development Officer will visit your community and carry out a field assessment. This will follow a more in depth assessment (using the same criteria set as the self-assessment).
STEP 3: Panel decision
Following the field assessment, the Development Officer will provide comments and recommendations which will be discussed with you and then attached onto your Development Grant application. The Grants Panel will receive your application and any additional comments or recommendations and a decision will be made within four weeks.
You can view the award criteria in the Cycle Friendly Community Award Handbook or apply for a Development Grant online HERE.
Deadline for Development Grant applications is noon on Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
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University testing electronic textbooks in pilot program
Electronic textbooks are being tested at U-M with a pilot program in five courses this semester.
The campus E-Textbook Working Group, which comprises representatives from the U-M Library, the Office of the Registrar, Information and Technology Services (ITS), and LSA Instructional Support Services, is conducting an e-textbook trial in the following courses:
• English 229: Professional Writing
• Civil & Environmental Engineering 212: Solid & Structural Mechanics
• Mechanical Engineering 481: Manufacturing Processes
• SI 510-Special Topics: Data Security and Privacy: Legal, Policy and Enterprise Issues
• Urban Planning 539: Methods of Economic Development Planning
Students and instructors in these courses are receiving electronic access to textbooks via CTools, using the Coursemart platform. Throughout the semester, the working group will conduct surveys and focus groups to learn more about student and instructor expectations and actual experiences with e-textbooks. The data collected will be incorporated into a report with recommendations to campus leadership about e-textbook implementation.
According to the chair of the working group, Susan Hollar of the U-M Library, the Coursesmart platform provides Web access to textbooks for 60 percent less than the cost of new print copies, though access to the text ends with the semester, making the fees paid more akin to rent than purchase. Students can print from the e-textbooks, although printing is restricted to 10 pages at a time. For a small fee, students also can buy an e-version of the text when the rental period is over.
"We hope this pilot illuminates the advantages and disadvantages of actually using e-textbooks in courses. We also need to learn more about what motivates instructors and students to use e-texts. How much of a role does cost play? Do students still prefer reading print?" Hollar says.
And depending on how e-textbooks are implemented, it may not simply be a question of students making individual choices about electronic or print.
"For example, Courseload, another e-textbook platform, uses a different model. Fees are added to courses in exchange for student access to all materials," Hollar explains. This model likely would provide overall savings as compared to an entire class purchasing new printed texts, but doesn't take into account that some students don't purchases textbooks, and instead rely on library copies or other sharing mechanisms.
It will be difficult to fully assess cost issues, because access for students and instructors participating in the pilot is free. But Hollar says she expects to collect a great deal of information about issues like ease of access, portability, use of functions like highlighting and note taking, and the reading experience.
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Oppressor and Oppressed Nations: Sketching a Taxonomy of Imperialism (by Gabriel Kuhn)
In recent years, the left has shown a renewed interest in anti-imperialism. This is an encouraging development, since global economic injustice remains one of the most glaring contradictions of the capitalist order. After having been a central part of anti-capitalist struggles in the 1970s, anti-imperialism largely vanished from left radars. Among the reasons were the demise of socialist national liberation movements as well as the often disappointing record of them seizing power; the defeat of anti-imperialist armed groups in the metropolis; the fall of the Soviet Union and its consequences; the adaptation of anti-imperialist rhetoric by reactionary actors; the ...........READ MORE


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Salisbury falls 13 spots in AFCA Coaches' Poll after first Empire 8 loss
SALISBURY, Md. -- Salisbury has dropped to No. 21 in the latest AFCA Coaches' Top 25 Poll and No. 16 in the D3football.com poll, released on Monday.
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Salisbury (6-2, 4-1 Empire 8) fell 21-14 at Ithaca for the first time in Empire 8 Athletic Conference play on Saturday.
The Sea Gulls earned 216 points in the AFCA poll, 38 ahead of Concordia (Ill.). The top five teams remained the same with Mount Union (1,049 points, 41 first-place votes) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (1,006, one first-place vote) again sharing first-place votes.
In the D3football.com poll, SU received 230 points to finish ahead of Concordia-Moorhead and Heidelberg (186), which were tied for No. 17. The top six teams stayed the same from last week. Mount Union (24 first-place votes, 624 points) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (one first-place vote, 597 points) claimed No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.


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Published: 2009/04/14
A Hipster Tribute to Phish
With hipster elite like MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Yeasayer citing Phish as an influence, it seems appropriate that over 100 indie, freak folk and noise-rock artists have re-interpreted Phish's coveted Gamehendge saga to create the 82-minute Gamehenge '09. Described as a kaleidoscopic joyride through bizarre sound demi-genres, the hipster tribute to Phish will include performances by Larkin Grimm, Towering Heroic Dudes, Teeth Mountain, Antique Brothers and King Crab, among many others.
A statement about Gamehenge 09 explains, Whether you are a Phish fan or not, they have become a ritualistic-psychedelic necessity for a distinct and vast niche of the American people. The massive collection of new artists featured on Gamehenge 09 offer a refreshing vantage point from which to reconsider Phish's psychedelic music tradition and to shed light on possible future avenues. The point of this release is to breath new, forceful vision into this modern piece of Americana mythology.
Gamehenge 09 is will spun in its entirety along with visual aids this Thursday at Brooklyn, NYs Monkey Town in the hipster hub of Williamsburg. The project is also available for free download here.


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I take one tab in the morning and eat right and I do physical excercises too on daily basis.
What can I do to gain weght because I am going to be under weight soon if I do not stop lossing weight and gain at least 3kgs or so.
The diet suggestions I am getting is mostly for people who want to burn fat and loss weight and I do not at thi point.
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The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne is developing innovative techniques in numerical computing and computational mathematics. The Givens Associate positions are intended to encourage graduate students who are beginning careers in numerical analysis or computational mathematics. Candidates must be in an accredited Ph.D. program in mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related field at a U.S. university. Givens Associates will work actively with MCS scientists designing, analyzing, and implementing numerical and visualization methods.
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The MCS Division has strong programs in software tools and in numerical methods for automatic differentiation, optimization, partial differential equations, and linear algebra. Internationally recognized for innovative research in high-performance computing, the MCS Division supports an excellent computational environment that includes access to a Blue Gene/P cluster, two other Linux clusters, a scientific visualization laboratory, and a distributed computing laboratory. For further information, see http://www.mcs.anl.gov/group/applied-mathematics.
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10 to 12 summer weeks and may be renewed for a second summer
Appointees receive an hourly wage which is determined by the hiring division and the Educational Programs Office. Travel reimbursement is determined by the hiring division in accordance with laboratory policy. All travel arrangements must be made by the hiring division in order to receive any reimbursement.
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0entrue02/02/1998The Schneider SA board of directors approves the succession of Didier Pineau-ValencienneDidier Pineau-Valencienne has informed the Schneider SA board of directors of his decision to stand down from his position as Chairman of the Group in January 1999 and, with a view to ensuring continuity, has made the following proposal concerning his succession.

The board of directors has accepted his proposal to appoint:
> Henri Lachmann, member of Schneider's board since 1996, to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider to succeed Didier Pineau-Valencienne in January 1999.

> Jean-Paul Jacamon, Executive Vice-President of Schneider since June 1997, to the position of Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. It is therefore proposed to appoint him Director at the next General Shareholders' meeting.

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born on September 13, 1938 in Colmar (France)
Graduated from H.E.C. (in 1961) and as chartered accountant

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Member of the Supervisory Board of AXA-UAP and the Supervisory Board of Paribas

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REDgen's Community Health Subgroup consists of health professionals, parents, and other community members. We are committed to supporting the larger REDgen mission in the following ways:
Establish collaborative relationships with local health and wellness providers.
Explore and promote education and best practices that foster whole person wellness across the life course.
Assist with grant writing and administration.
Establish opportunities for open dialogue between parents, schools, primary care providers, other health/wellness providers and community leaders regarding whole person wellness and resiliency.
Identify current resources available in the health care community and work with other community organizations to establish a network of care across the region.
REDgen Community Health can also provide suicide prevention training.
QPR Training for Suicide Prevention
Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee has trained several REDgen members in QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Gatekeeper Training. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. These REDgen members are certified to train other community members in QPR, expanding our ability to identify those in our communities that need our help. REDgen QPR trainers have also received training in Somatic Knowing from Marcia Parsons, Professor of Dance at UWM Peck School of the Arts. Somatic Knowing practices are designed to help us connect mind, body and spirit. It helps teach individuals to recognize, observe and describe what is going on inside of them as a result of things around us. Somatic Knowing practices can help identify stress, places we hold stress within our bodies and how to relieve that stress. It also helps us to process and receive information more effectively by addressing things that can potentially block that process.
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The vital and transformative nature of art is a reminder of the power we wield as human beings susceptible to the creative process: our ability to express and discern meaning.
Renee Stout is an artist who makes objects that are themselves transformations. Her mixed-media work reflects her long search for manifestations of West African culture in the landscape of the United States, and represents both an inward and outward exploration of identity and language.
"My work is inspired primarily by my African-American roots, but also other cultures," she said. "As an artist, when I express myself honestly, I'm trying to access the curiosity of the child in me. That resonates with people because they are looking for some kind of truth and honesty, what it is to be a human being, period."
Her show, "Renee Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman," opens Friday at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and runs through Dec. 14. It features mostly new work created especially for this exhibition.
The work falls outside of categories, according to Halsey director Mark Sloan, who has known and admired Stout for many years. "She is a spiritual healer, she is driven by this," he said.
Stout, 55, said the cultural narrative she has constructed can seem strange, even threatening, to some viewers. It presents all the accoutrements of a traditional African medicine woman and challenges traditional Western values. That conflict, between a conjurer's natural and supernatural gifts and accepted American practice and identity, is among the issues explored in Stout's work.
When she was younger, she was very shy, so she invented an alter-ego, Fatima Mayfield.
Fatima, outgoing, even brash, practices hoodoo, a folk spirituality, and invokes her African ancestors, Stout explained.
"She works in the community. People come to her. But people are fearful because they don't understand her," Stout said. "They have to deal with who she is. She is a metaphor for how people reacted to my work."
"As a young child and adult, I was very shy, I didn't express myself fully," she said. "So the alter-ego became a projection that I could embody so I could embolden myself. But as I matured and became less fearful of who I am, I can say whatever I want to say."
Fatima, therefore, no longer needs to assert herself as an independent conjurer. "She's been absorbed."
Stout has found a fast friend in Ade Ofunniyin, a Charleston-born seeker and conjurer with a Ph.D. in anthropology. Ofunniyin was ordained a priest in the Yoruba tradition in 1980 when he was living in Harlem. So Stout's work resonates; he can relate.
"She somehow channels a spirit that wants to be here, that wants to be here in this time to break up some of the ideas and myths that people have about conjure — about African science, that conjure is," he said. "She's willing to do that, and be provocative doing it. She's not afraid."
Stout started making art with crayons as a kid.
"When I was 3 years old, I scribbled on my Buster Brown shoes with an ink pen," she said. "My mom didn't get mad; she figured I'd grow up to make art like her brother did. She knew the creative impulse when she saw it, so she started bringing me all kinds of art supplies."
One thing led to another.
As an older student, she trained as a painter at Carnegie Mellon University, located in her hometown of Pittsburgh. She had been fascinated by Edward Hopper's famous painting "Nighthawks," which portrayed three late-night customers and a server at a city diner's whose light seeps into the streets.
"I was intrigued by it because of the sense of mystery it had. It had a real narrative quality."
She was painting on canvas, mostly photorealism pictures. At about the same time, Stout was exposed to African art: power objects, fetishes, masks and other pieces meant to bridge the divide between this world and the spirit world.
She took it all in.
In the mid-1980s, she enrolled in a residency program in Boston.
"I didn't like Boston," she said. "I turned inward, started to express myself, thinking about who I was as a person."
She was processing all she'd seen, thinking about all she was.
It was time to leave Pittsburgh, she thought. So she went to Washington, D.C., and stayed with a friend for a while before settling in and making the city her own. It proved to be a good move, she said. She started showing her work in group shows. Her art was attracting attention.
Photorealism gave way to mixed-media, partly a result of her admiration for the artists Joseph Cornell (his "shadowboxes" and collages) and Betty Saar (her collages, assemblages and shrines that play with cultural stereotypes).
For a decade she gave up painting, preferring other media. When she started painting again in 2000, it was always on panel, not canvas. This gave the work a three-dimensional quality and allowed her to apply materials other than paint directly to the wood. Since then, she's added photography, drawing, sculpture and more to her oeuvre.
Despite the critical success her work garnered, Stout has remained an artist on the periphery, an explorer who strives to remain true to herself, Sloan and Ofunniyin said. "She found her way to that truth ... through struggle," Ofunniyin said. "You've got to realize there is a lot of misunderstanding, disdain, but that's the way to freedom."
Sloan first became acquainted with Stout in 1997, when he mounted the show "Wylie Avenue Juke" at the old Halsey gallery. That was just a few years after Stout's breakthrough: a 1993 exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, called "Astonishment and Power: Kongo Minkisi and the Art of Renee Stout."
That show featured ritual objects, "things that do things," that demonstrated her growing interest in fortunetelling and the healing power of African sprituality.
"It put her on the map," Sloan said of the show.
Flash forward to 2012 and an exhibit of Stout's work at Benedict College's Ponder Fine Arts Gallery in Columbia.
Sloan, once again mesmerized by the quality of her work, offered to organize a new show in Charleston, on condition that Stout create new art for it. She agreed (though a few already-made pieces will insinuate themselves into the Halsey).
"She's doing something that no other artist I've encountered does," Sloan said. It's joyful but serious work, often created in the guise of a permeable alter ego, he said. It occupies a "shadow world," known but rarely spoken of, populated by spirits, where Santeria and root medicine are practiced, where fortunes are told.
"My shows have become these kind of narratives that build on each other," Stout said. "They are an accumulation of identity expressed in different ways."
And now she is turning to other media, to fiction and filmmaking. Recently she bought a Canon EOS 70 camera, which can shoot high-quality video. It is part of her constant exploration.
"I'm challenging myself to step into things that I haven't been trained for," she said.
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Unified post-acute payment system nearly complete, MedPAC says
MedPAC's payment report will go to Congress in June
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is nearing completion of its prototype for a unified, site-neutral post-acute payment, the group said during a meeting on Thursday.
The new system would focus on patient characteristics, rather than type of post-acute care facility, and correct some of the "shortcomings" of the current prospective payment systems, MedPAC said. The prototype also includes high-cost and short-stay outlier policies.
The unified system would be used for skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals, but would have the most adverse effects on IRFs and LTCHs because the patients treated in these facilities can also be treated in lower-cost settings, Modern Healthcare reported.
Some MedPAC members suggested the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services test the system with volunteer post-acute providers, and that the agency shorten the timeline for implementing the new system.
MedPAC will vote on a the prototype system in April, and submit a final report to Congress for consideration in June.


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Soylent 1.1 Unboxing
When there was a lot of buzz about Soylent, I eagerly watched just about every video I could about it. I found the topic very interesting and exciting.
Here is a youtube video about it:
So, I decided to bite the bullet an order some. My order was placed on May 9th, 2014. It just came in today, 5 months later. Feel free to watch the unboxing video. Enjoy as you see me become increasingly confused and frustrated at the lack of an oil measuring implement or any information as to how much oil to add with a measure (provided) of the powder… (It's 1.5 teaspoons, btw.)
What I didn't realize by eyeballing it is that a packet of powder and bottle of oil is one full day's worth of nutrition. A packet contains 3 "meals," which means 6 half-meals. So, the included scoop is 1/6th of a packet of powder. I didn't understand what should have been immediately apparent, a packet is one full day of food which is divided into 3 meals. Why they chose to have a scoop the size of a half of a meal and not include an equivalent measure for the oil is probably due to the fly by the seat of your pants nature of the organization. A lot of things seem helter skelter with Soylent so far.
Anyway, here's the video:
The box it came in looked a little gimpy. There were several layers of packing tape over the top of the box, which shows concern about sealing the package properly but also demonstrates that they are running a kind of DIY shipping and don't have their business streamlined there.
The packages inside, however, had some polish. They were all sealed with a single, neat application of clear packing tape. The boxes inside were unblemished and uncrumpled with no holes, marring, or damage to them. I received a box with a pitcher and measuring cup and two boxes (I ordered the extra set of soylent) containing bottles of oil and packets of powder.
You get a card and a small pamphlet (images included below) with information and instructions. However, the material contains no instructions as to how much oil is supposed to go with a serving of one cup of the powder. Nor is there a measuring spoon for this amount. From what I've read, Soylent really needs to get their shit together. They've had problems with production and shipping as well as their formula causing people some intestinal distress and other symptoms.
I can understand some problems, but getting so much money from the kickstarter and having an engineer running the company… I have to think… wow. I figured an engineer would research and design the business better at the outset. But, then, maybe starting and running a big business is hard. I can't help but think, though, that some mismanagement has been involved. I hope they iron out their problems.
Anyway, the missing instructions I was looking for regarding the amount of oil per scoop of powder can be found on their website, here.
They should print that out and include it with every package they ship. Seriously. Or just include a slip of paper printed with a url where you can download the latest edition of the manual. It isn't rocket science.
So, without further adieu, let's look at some unboxing pics!
This is a pic of the box it came in with several items removed from their containers. The long skinny box on the left contained the pitcher and metallic scoop. It also contained a small card which can be seen above the pitcher, as well as a little black card with white letters which says "soylent" in the logo font. I guess this was supposed to be a magnet, but shit happens.
You can see the bottles of oil at the top and the manual to the right. There were 7 bottles of oil, I removed one. The two big white boxes contain bottles of oil and packets of powder.
Side of the large box containing the powder and oil.
Powder packet and oil bottle front.
Powder packet and oil bottle back.
Pitcher and scoop. The top of the pitcher looks to be water-tight when screwed in completely.
Here is the little black card which, in a more perfect world, was probably supposed to be a refrigerator magnet, and below is a card that was also placed with the pitcher.
This is the back side of the card.
Here are scans from the Soylent 1.1 manual:
That's all for now. Stay tuned for mixing it, and then, later, drinking it and my opinions on the texture, taste, and how I feel an hour after.


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In the sharpest attack on BJP Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that a person who caused riots could not become the Prime Minister of the country.
"Paisa deke publicity ho raha hai. BJP Prime Minister banega. Jo danga karta hai, woh Prime Minister kabhi nei ban sakta (A lot of money is being used for publicity. Those who indulge in riots can never become Prime Minister," Banerjee said speaking in Hindi at an election rally.
"Votes cannot be got by spending money and appearingon TV. People are wise enough and know whom to vote for," Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister said without naming Modi.
Alleging that BJP was a communal party, Banerjee said "BJP divides Hindus and Muslims. We will not allow riots to take place in West Bengal. We want to live in peace.We will resist those who cause riots," she said. Banerjee's vitriolic attack came in the midst of speculation in a section of the media of a possible understanding between BJP and TMC post-election.
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LAUREL, Md., — Red, green and blue have long been the foundational core colors of creative lighting. Laser lighting is no different, as laser diodes have produced red, green and blue hues for decades. As laser technology progresses, precision color mixing and advanced optics yield stunning creative light designs, yet red, green and blue remain critical to any setup. That point was X-Laser USA's focus while developing the new Aurora Crimson, Aurora Emerald and Aurora Cobalt quad-aperture projectors.
"We know we created something special with the Aurora series in 2015, so we wanted to provide new Aurora fixtures that were still affordable, simple, safe and bright," Adam Raugh, President of X-Laser USA, said. "We decided to go with classic red, green and blue options because those colors are consistently the most used and most versatile."The Aurora Crimson illuminates with 800mW of radiant red beams, while the Aurora Cobalt shines with 1200mW of bold blue. The Aurora Emerald, with 40 percent more power than the Aurora 4G, projects 280mW of gleaming green. For vibrant aerial beam shows with wide coverage or projecting bold liquid skies, the new quad-aperture Aurora models are up to the task.
Also new for 2017 is the Aurora Saber, which is a bolder alternative to the popular Caliente Aurora. The Aurora Saber boasts beams that are more than three times thicker than those of any previous Aurora model, making the Aurora Saber perfect for attention-grabbing aerial beam shows. While the Aurora Saber projects from only one aperture, it creates seven-color TTL effects to provide operators more creative lighting options.
The Aurora Crimson, Aurora Emerald, Aurora Cobalt and Aurora Saber all feature nine-channel DMX control as well as deep automatic and sound-active modes. All four of the new Aurora models also stay true to the X-Laser Aurora series' unique horizontal-only scanning, making them brighter, safer and more affordable than other entry-level laser effects. By providing bold options in time-honored laser colors, these new fixtures are getting 2017 off to a bright start.
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To promote his movie Blackhat — and to show us he's probably the brother with the loosest morals — Chris Hemsworth visited Jimmy Fallon and got wet and wild with a water cannon, half-assed compliments, and a deck of cards. The clip is as randomly wonderful as it sounds, even if it gets a little sensual by its end. P.S. If the last few seconds of this remind you at all of Chris Pontius's legendary "Party Boy," give yourself a pat on the back and then treat yourself here.


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You must configure your operating system to use the Oracle JDK 7 or 8, or OpenJDK 7.
Configure your operating system to use the latest version of Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment 8 or OpenJDK 7.
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From the directory where you downloaded the package, run the install:
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"Tasks" is the name of a new to-do list feature that is now available from the "Labs" section in Gmail.
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New Films From the Tories Are Steve Hilton: The Movie
The Tories have unveiled their new posters and election campaign films, with the slogan "I've never voted Tory before, but…" A cynic might say that there are Tory candidates on the A-list who have never voted Tory before, but put that thought to one side for a moment. After the Tories botched their general election launch in January — with a pretty dreadful poster that has been much criticized — they needed to try again. They have, and Tim Montgomerie has the posters and accompanying films collected together here.
This latest Tory campaign is so very Steve Hilton. Indeed, it is Hiltonism in action, representing the distillation, the culmination even, of the ubermodernizer's attempts to change the image of his party. It drips with his influence; it oozes the aroma of Cameroon conservatism. The mood is sunny and the camerawork naturalistic. The effect is akin to a long advert for Marks & Spencer, starring normal people rather than celebrities such as Twiggy and Dannii Minogue.
But this time just two of the three central characters in the films are straight from Cameron central casting. There's the aspirational young mother of two from North Wales who mucks in at the local charity shop and is most interested in family ties and her children's education. There's the charity worker from Brighton — worried about social breakdown and very much into her local church and community. Then there's the third, a man. He is much less classically Cameroon — he has children but he runs a hydraulics business (a hydraulics business!) and is worried about the economy. Several years ago this admirable gentleman wouldn't have gotten anywhere near one of Steve Hilton's films, but that was before the economy nose-dived and the Tories had to rapidly recalibrate.
The intended message is obviously that the Tory party is now a safe option even for those who have never even considered looking their way. But what are these three new voters buying? Is it Cameron? Is it Conservatism? Is it "Not Labour"?
Hilton is David Cameron's marketing guru, his close friend and one-fourth of the quartet of Cameron, Osborne, Hilton and Coulson that runs the modern Conservative party. Because of his background in marketing and his trendy predilections, he is often imagined by his critics not to be a Conservative at all. Hilton's defenders in CCHQ and a good few beyond will tell you that's nonsense: His argument always was that the rebranding was merely a way to create the space in which people who didn't like the Tory brand could look again at very Tory ideas. To that end he's obsessed with social breakdown (hence Broken Britain) and is an advocate of radical decentralization, localism, a smaller state, the family and community. (In passing, a big weakness of the Notting Hill Tory modernizers is that they have allowed the social action part of this territory to be colonized by patronizing members of their Joanne Cash tendency.)
However, the biggest problem for Hiltonism, or early Cameroon politics in general, is that it was never designed to have an economic component. Indeed it was quite explicitly post-economic. Hilton and others thought that there was a broad Brownite consensus that was accepted by the public on levels of public spending and taxation. The Tories even talked of "sharing the proceeds of growth," thus accepting the premise of Gordon Brown's argument about spending being an intrinsic good. They said in their quieter moments that Brown had pushed the limits quite a bit and, once the Tories won, maybe there might be some room for tax simplification and some reduction. But that wasn't the first priority. No, their priority was to reassure and then make their claim that Tory ideas on family, community and reform were more likely to deliver improvements than big statism.
And then the banks crashed and the economy spun into recession. This had not been in the script of those running the Tory party —- despite what they say now. In a hurry, they had to rethink.
That process of creating the economic component of Cameron conservatism has not, to put it politely, been smooth or easy. It has driven a good number of the party's natural supporters in the City and the media to distraction. And for the voters, the messages even at this late stage seem difficult to follow. As an observer who studies these matters fairly closely, I'm now baffled by what, precisely, the Tories think their position is.
What is happening, and what these latest ads suggest, is that Hilton and others are trying to construct a pitch for a Cameron conservatism better in tune with the uncertain aftermath of The Great Recession. In this way, in the adverts Hilton gives the father battling hard to keep his business going equal weight to the young woman from Brighton who works in a hostel.
I've long thought that it is right on that spot where Cameroon conservatism might get really interesting as a potential electoral phenomenon. The great Tory split is said to be Europe, and it certainly split them badly. But it obscured an equally interesting divide. Ever since the Conservatives' skirmishes over economic policy in the late 1950s, two wings of the party defined themselves against each other. There was the One Nation wing, and there was what became the Thatcherite wing. The One Nation side warned that the Thatcherites were uncaring, the Thatcherites said their Tory opponents were complacent. Some senior Tories straddled the cultural and ideological divide. (Heseltine did until he couldn't take it any more, resigned and started his party's war with itself.)
Yet fuse together the rhetoric and concerns of One Nation with economic dynamism (compassion and responsibility meet growth and efficiency) and Cameron might have something potentially very powerful and enduring.
But if that truly is what he or any of his fellow senior Conservatives are trying to do they are making quite a meal of serving it up to the watching public.