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In order to refute the arguments of Northern apologists, they had the novel idea of drawing from Union accounts and Northern historians of the war. They especially rely upon George Lunt's The Origins of the Late War. In addition to this work, they quote many Founding Fathers and famous men in the North to point out the friction between North and South even as early as the Revolutionary War, and how the idea of secession–at least after that first and most fortunate secession from England in 1776–originated in New England around the time of the War of 1812.
One of the most interesting topics is the shelling of Fort Sumter. Essentially, the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, and President Lincoln sent a convoy of troop transports and warships to the Federal fort in Charleston Harbor, while the situation of the fort was still being negotiated. South Carolina was earnestly negotiating for the evacuation of the fort while Stanton equivocated. Both Stanton and Lincoln felt that the flotilla sent to the fort would prove useful whether it succeeded (thus ensuring Federal control of the fort) or failed–uniting Northern states in a war against the South. The commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, received advance notice of the flotilla's mission, and wrote back: "I ought to have been informed that the expedition was to come. Colonel Lamon's remark convinced me that the idea, merely hinted at to me by Captain Fox, would not be carried out. We shall strive to do our duty, though I frankly say that my heart is not in the war which I see is thus to be commenced." (Tilley, John. Facts the Historians Leave Out (p. 44)) This and more evidence besides point to the American Civil War having been initiated by the North, while the South hoped to secede peacefully.
Those are just two points made in Tilley's book and the reports of McGuire and Christian. They also thoroughly defend the South's conduct during the war, and point out many other causes of tension besides slavery, which few Southerners outside of the Knights of the Golden Circle would have thought worth fighting for. Only five percent of Southern whites–one percent of the entire white population of the United states–actually owned slaves by 1860! Besides this, the books mention how Virginia and Georgia had banned slavery prior to the American Revolutionary War, but these bans were overturned by King George III. Many important slave owners thought it a point of honor to free their slaves upon their death. Virginia failed to succeed in banning slavery in 1832 only because they did not have the funds to repatriate the slaves. This idea sounds discordantly in modern ears but, had Lincoln himself survived longer, he would have been at the forefront of exiling freedmen.
But, I want to mention one barely substantiated point, which I thought it in poor taste for McGuire and Christian to bring up. A letter had apparently been written by a Union officer talking about a spoils system in Sherman's army for high ranking officers. This letter was held for some reason in a Southern town and released after the war. While Sherman's "bummers" or foragers had a notorious reputation, it goes too far to imagine Sherman's Army of the Tennessee being run like a pirate crew. Yes, many Union soldiers and even officers did pillage (cf. General Nathaniel "Spoons" Banks), but I had not heard it described as an organized system of booty apportionment anywhere else. Yes, Sherman broke the rules of civilized warfare, but he did not do it for personal profit.
McGuire and Christian's work concludes with a beautiful eulogy to Stonewall Jackson by Hunter McGuire. British military men remarked to him that the consensus was that the five greatest English speaking generals (as of 1900) were Wellington, Marlborough, Washington, Lee, and Jackson–three Virginians among them! McGuire himself had been a close friend and physician in Jackson's army, and his account is fascinating to read. I'll leave you with this one passage from McGuire's reminisces of Jackson:
A sad incident of the battle of Fredericksburg stirred him very deeply. As we stood that night at our camp, waiting for someone to take our horses, he looked up at the sky for a moment and said, "How horrible is war!" I replied, " Yes, horrible, but what can we do? These people at the North, without any warrant of law, have invaded our country, stolen our property, insulted our defenceless [sic] women, hung, and imprisoned our helpless old men, behaved in many cases like an organized band of cutthroats and robbers. What can we do?" "Do," he answered, and his voice was ringing, "Do; why shoot them."


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Best necklaces for sweetheart neckline
Everyone likes to create new, amazing and stylish outfits. It is very important to be very careful about the details when creating a new outfit, because there are so many things that can go wrong. You can use some accessories in order to make your outfit even better, but necklaces are one of the most used items. There are so many options when it comes to them, but if you want to look great you should take into account some aspects. The neckline is one of the first that you have to take into account.
How to wear urban necklaces and look amazing every single day
And now let's talk a little about the neckline, which is such an important aspect when we choose what to wear. The first thing that we have to take into account is your figure. There are some rules here and you should be very careful, but we will emphasize on the necklaces that can be worn assuming you already have a reason to choose this particular type. Luckily, there is more than one option that you can take into account. And, since they are so fashionable, you should also take into account the statement necklace. Small necklaces are also great, no matter if they are long or short. If you have an elegant top or dress, you should choose the same style of necklace. One that is made from gold or silver is perfect, especially for more formal occasions. You can find many urban necklaces that match a sweetheart neckline, but it has to match the color and the texture of the top or dress you are wearing.
You might want to try something new and this is a great idea. But, before wearing your new outfit, you should try it and eventually ask a friend for her honest opinion. There are many stores that sell urban necklaces. In order to make sure that you will be able to enjoy the product for a longer period of time, you should make sure you buy it from a store that has a good reputation among the buyers.


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Navigating heavily-congested thoroughfares, making tight turns in dense neighborhoods, assuring that everyone has paid their proper fare, seeing that senior citizens and disabled passengers have a seat—it's clearly not easy to be a bus operator. The fact that they often have to juggle all these duties at the same time only makes the job more difficult.
This Friday is an opportunity for passengers to recognize all the hard work that goes into a transit operator's job. March 18 has been designated as Transit Driver Appreciation Day—a national effort to commend the sterling efforts and dedication of our country's public transportation operators.
Whether it's a handshake, a pat on the back, a friendly smile or a word of encouragement, any gesture that can brighten up the day of a transit operator on Friday would be greatly appreciated. For passengers who want to document their acts of goodwill on social media, the hashtag #tdad will be used nationwide as a way of celebrating Transit Driver Appreciation Day.
With ever-increasing traffic conditions and steep, hilly terrain throughout the region, the Bay Area is a particularly tough spot to be a transit operator. SamTrans drivers deal with all the obstacles, while making sure that their passengers are safe and that buses arrive on time.
The hard work and attention to detail of the SamTrans bus operators has telling results. Last year, SamTrans' 337 Bus Operators drove approximately 5,880,655 miles, with an average of 72,600 miles between preventable accidents. That's the equivalent of travelling back and forth across the continental United States roughly 25 times without an accident.
Usually, the only time an operator is noticed is if something goes wrong. National Transit Driver Appreciation Day is a chance to thank operators for all the time that things go right.


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Monday, December 31, 2007
Bring on the Mariachis!
I will be assembling way too many appetizers for my small clan, but we will all get a bite of what we want, so I'm OK with that.
Nothing says New Year's Eve like a good Mariachi festival. Or something. Escondido is full of them today, so party on.
4 comments:
- KA said...
I'm surprised I'm the first one to tell you this, but your clan is not small.
- December 31, 2007 at 1:48 PM
- katzbox said...
My last experience with a live mariachi band was in my local WalMart on the fifth of May...scary...but festive!!!! Have fun and have a great 2008!!!
- December 31, 2007 at 7:56 PM
- frizzlefry said...
Nor are they quiet, sadly.
- January 1, 2008 at 11:28 PM
- kEllY said...
My last mariachi experience was at the grand opening of Tacos Tijuana which we didn't know was the grand opening but went in anyway and ordered food that cost way too much money and wasn't what we ordered but ate it anyway because the workers couldn't hear me tell them it was wrong because the band was too loud in a little space and we had to stay because we couldn't make it to the door to leave because the 6 or 7 piece mariachi band was in the way. That was our first, and last visit to tacos tijuana! Finally, the end!
- January 1, 2008 at 11:43 PM


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Golden parachute, a provision in an employment contract that grants lucrative severance benefits to an executive if control of the company changes hands, as by a merger. Most definitions offered by legal authorities stress three elements: (1) a lucrative or attractive severance package, (2) available to a few selected senior executives, (3) in a change-of-control situation for the company. Some also define it as compensation to a chief executive officer or other C-level executive for losing his or her job. Others do not so restrict its availability to those who actually lose their jobs, but extend it as well to those who lose job status in the event of a change in control.
In common usage, the term golden parachute refers to large severance payments made when a change of control results in job termination. However, for tax purposes, the crucial element is change in corporate control, and the payment need not be to compensate for termination but could be any type of compensation. It is also useful to distinguish a golden parachute from a normal severance payment. Usually, an employee dismissed for cause does not receive a severance payment, and the same is true when that employee leaves voluntarily. However, a C-level executive who is fired for cause or simply resigns may receive a golden parachute, depending on the terms of the employment contract.
As a way to further distinguish golden parachutes from severance payments, the amount of a severance payment is based on years of service to the company, while a golden parachute is based on the individual negotiation between the executive and the company. Even a CEO who serves for a short time period may wind up with a substantial golden parachute.
Scope of coverage
Golden parachutes are usually included in the contracts for C-level executives (chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and chief legal officer), but they sometimes appear in the contracts for executive vice presidents and other top officers as well. After the merger between Coors and Molson, 11 top executives at Coors resigned, since they had change-of-control payment provisions in their contracts. None of the Molson top executives resigned, though, as they were not covered by such provisions.
The pay components of a golden parachute may vary widely. It may include not only a cash payout, along with restricted stock or stock options, but also an annual pension, a departure bonus, medical benefits, and administrative and secretarial support. It may also include other imaginative perks, including payment of charitable donations in the executive's name or use of an executive jet.
In their golden parachutes, CEOs typically receive two or three times the value of the base salary and bonus, as well as benefits, stock options, and pension payments. Presidents, COOs, CFOs, and other C-level executives typically receive one to two times the base salary, plus bonus, benefits, stock options, and pensions.
Some CEOs negotiated golden parachutes that allowed stock options to vest immediately, and thereafter payouts skyrocketed, according to one compensation expert. Some golden parachutes had a platinum lining. For instance, Michael Ovitz received a severance payment exceeding $100 million from Disney; Philip Purcell had an exit package of $114 million after his dismissal as CEO of Morgan Stanley; and Jim Kilts, CEO of Gillette, received a golden parachute of $165 million after Procter & Gamble acquired his company. Those amounts raise questions of distributive justice, especially since a merger may trigger uncompensated layoffs of lower-level employees.
When a CEO receives a huge golden parachute after the company's stock value has plummeted, that offends shareholders and critics the most and raises questions of deservedness. Henry McKinnell of Pfizer, for instance, was granted a pension package of $83 million before his resignation and after the company had lost 46% of its stock value during his term of office.
The original and key purpose of the golden parachute, dating back to the 1970s and 1980s, was to protect CEOs and other top officers in the event of takeovers that might lead to their ouster. They would then enjoy security in a market where other CEO positions might not be readily available and would be more willing to take the job initially. Second, a golden parachute might better align the interests of CEOs with those of shareholders. Given the security that golden parachutes provide to CEOs and the compensation for future lost expected earnings, they would have no self-interest in resisting a merger or takeover that might enhance the value of shares, at least on a short-term basis. Top management would not have the incentive to interfere with the market for corporate control that includes potential takeover bids. In fact, some CEOs might view the sale of a company as a crowning event in their careers, and with golden parachutes the CEOs would benefit both economically and from any positive publicity attending the sale of the company.
Another purpose of golden parachutes might be to deter an unwanted or hostile takeover, since the raider then absorbs the burden of making substantial payouts to the CEO and other senior executives. In that sense, golden parachutes might serve as poison pills and defenses against takeovers. In fact, a company might institute golden parachutes as events triggered by a takeover offer. Furthermore, golden parachutes might serve as recruitment and retention incentives, attracting senior executives to a firm where they might expect a substantial payout some years down the road and causing them to stick with a firm until that eventuality. When other companies have adopted golden parachutes, defenders argue that an employer must adopt generous packages to keep pace and remain competitive.
A major criticism of golden parachutes is that they entrench existing managers in their jobs by deterring takeovers. In that sense, they subsidize existing management at the expense of shareholders. When the golden parachute is eventually paid, it subsidizes the then departing managers at the expense of shareholders once again. A golden parachute might also constitute a reward for failure when management hastens to sell the company in the wake of a plummeting stock value.
To the extent that adoption of golden parachutes might signal future takeover bids, stock values might increase, benefiting shareholders. However, negative market reaction is even more likely, as golden parachutes often signal to shareholders that additional antitakeover measures will follow to prevent the eventual sale of the company.
Defenders of golden parachutes maintain that they guard the objectivity of management and allow it to best serve shareholder interests by providing an incentive to get top dollar in a sale or auction of the company, rather than protecting their own jobs. To that argument, critics respond that management has a preexisting fiduciary duty to serve shareholder interests and should not require an artificial incentive to live up to their obligations.
Critics also cite instances of "golden bungees," where golden parachutes are abused. Rather than executives simply redeeming their golden parachutes when a change of control occurs, they also jump back into the company in a different position. For instance, when Washington Mutual acquired Providian Financial, Providian's CEO returned as head of Washington Mutual's credit card division while also receiving his golden parachute. Shareholders oppose this type of abuse and have urged a "double trigger" to control payouts, requiring termination of an executive's employment to trigger the golden parachute.
Legal controls
In normal circumstances, golden parachutes are completely legal. In abnormal circumstances, however, there could be legal constraints. In a bankruptcy situation, for instance, judges have disallowed golden parachutes as legitimate administrative expenses, while allowing retention pay for a broader base of employees based on years of service.
Directors, especially members of board compensation committees, might be found liable for violating their duties of due care and good faith to shareholders if they exercise insufficient scrutiny of exorbitant severance pay or golden parachutes. Although Delaware Judge William B. Chandler III ruled that the Disney board did not violate its fiduciary duty in approving a severance package of over $100 million for Ovitz, who had been fired without cause, the case may have raised the bar for future board conduct. That the court even decided to hear the case indicated growing judicial concern over such pay packages. In his ruling, Judge Chandler acknowledged that the Disney board's approval "fell significantly short of the best practices of ideal corporate governance."
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 reformed accounting controls and oversight, while also mandating other changes in corporate governance, but it had no direct impact on golden parachutes or severance packages. In fact, by prohibiting loans to C-level executives, it might have indirectly created more pressure for lucrative severance packages.
Tax aspects
There are three components of the internal revenue code that relate to golden parachutes. Section 4999 imposes a 20% excise tax, above and beyond the normal income tax, on "excess parachute payments," while section 280G makes such payments nondeductible to the corporation. Congress passed these provisions as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. Denying deductibility to the corporation provides an incentive not to provide golden parachutes, and the imposition of an excise tax provides an incentive to the individual executive not to receive them. These provisions apply to the top 250 employees of the corporation, not just to the top executives. Finally, section 162(a) of the internal revenue code denies deductibility of any compensation in excess of $1 million unless it is performance based. Rewarding an underperforming executive with a lucrative golden parachute would trigger that provision.
While the goal of these provisions was to limit the use and amount of golden parachutes, that goal has not been realized. The impulse to both provide and receive golden parachutes persists. Corporations have even used tax gross-ups to circumvent sections 4999 and 280G and to pay all the taxes of recipient executives, thereby preserving their incentive to receive golden parachutes. Tax gross-ups are very costly to corporations, but they remain willing to pay them in order to provide the incentives of a golden parachute.
Corporate governance aspects
Corporate governance relates to golden parachutes similarly to the way in which it relates to other executive compensation issues and in the same way it relates to the various components of golden parachutes. The composition and practices of the board compensation committee are important, as are the roles of shareholders in pressing for reforms of executive compensation. Regulations surrounding stock options and restricted stock, often components of golden parachutes, are also important.
Even when CEOs or former CEOs who sit on the compensation committee of another CEO are considered independent, they often approve excessive severance packages and golden parachutes for their fellow CEOs. Hence, boards dominated by outside directors have adopted golden parachutes even more frequently than insider-dominated boards. Studies of social networking also reveal that CEOs with some connection to members of the compensation committee receive larger packages than those lacking such connections.
When compensation committees do exercise some restraint on pay packages, they do so partly by hiring a pay consultant rather than leaving that up to the CEO. More than half of all Fortune 250 corporations follow that practice.
Although board directors may adopt golden parachute provisions without shareholder approval, shareholders are exercising downward pressure on golden parachutes in three ways. First, statutory stock options, often a component of such parachutes, require shareholder approval within 12 months of action by the board of directors. Second, shareholder activists sponsor resolutions that call for acceptable levels of benefits. For example, the California Public Employees' Retirement System has sponsored proposals calling for shareholder approval of severance packages in excess of 2.99 times the sum of an executive's base salary and bonus. Shareholder resolutions on golden parachutes are among the issues that have garnered the highest percentage of majority shareholder votes, and golden parachutes are among the business practices that correlate most heavily to negative shareholder value. Third, shareholders have withheld votes for directors who sit on compensation committees that grant large severance packages, pensions, or golden parachutes. At Pfizer, for instance, some pension funds and other institutional investors withheld votes for the four directors in 2006 who sat on the compensation committee that approved of the CEO's pension. Such shareholder activism, over time, may reduce the scope and incidence of golden parachute payouts to top corporate executives.
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I always start the day just doodling around a little bit. To loosen up and to warm up the drawingmuscles. Sometimes it turns out to be a start for the piece of art of that day, sometimes it is more of a reflection of what is going on in my mind. And sometimes I want to keep on working on it for hours, putting aside all the other things I was supposed to do. Did I tell you already that artists are easily distracted by what comes up around or in them?


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The communities of Fulda, Kratzberg and Huffman Mill, along with the Historic St. Boniface Catholic Church, will hold a celebration in honor of Spencer County's bicentennial on Saturday, September 29.
The day-long event will feature music, food, historic tours, children's activities and prizes.
The celebration opens at 1 p.m. Central Time on the parish grounds with a prayer and opening ceremony by American Legion Post 366.
Here are some of the events that will be held throughout the day:
1 and 3 p.m.: Guided tour of St. Boniface Catholic Church and cemetery, with an organist performing on the 1899 pipe organ. In 1980, the church became only the third Catholic church in Indiana named to the National Register of Historical Places.
Self-guided tours showcasing the history of the community, with costumed re-enactors on site to offer information about frontier life
2 p.m.: Performance by storyteller Susan Fowler
3 and 6 p.m.: Chain saw wood carving demonstrations, with the wooden pieces to be auctioned at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the auction will be used to establish an endowment for the Fulda Development Corporation through the Spencer County Community Foundation.
4 p.m.: Serving begins for barbecue chicken and pork chop dinners, dine in or carry out
5 p.m.: Mass at St. Boniface Church
Free children's activities, in a secure area
Refreshment stands offering a variety of food and drink from local organizations, including homemade ice cream, and a beer garden
Musical entertainment: Kelly Clark and Leo Gronquist, 1-4 p.m.; Evie Mae, 4-5 p.m.; Overdrive, 7-11 p.m.
9-10 p.m.: Drawings for free door prizes (Victrola, $200 gift card to Big Splash Adventure, 58" Samsung Smart TV). You must be present to win.
Information booths where attendees can learn about the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, purchase the Spencer County bicentennial book, etc.
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that can give a major boost to the career of unestablished
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Imitation Game: CultureHUB Film Review
I DEFY anyone with a love of narrative, a questioning mind questioning the nature of the human condition, an interest of history and the beauty of well thought out gripping cinematography and perfectly balanced acted piece of art not to love this film?
Yes, for the next five or six hundred words I'm going to gush about this mesmerising piece of cinema! This film deserves three exclamation marks, but personal taste won't allow me more than one. How, with its star line-up, it has only made it to independent /selected cinemas is a tragic waste of effort and love for the telling of a wonderful, heroic, tragic story annoys me.
And here we begin. Logic. That of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch, famous for Sherlock), rising star in the world of mathematics, professor at Cambridge and with a mind somewhere in the range of genius swerving towards the rainbow of Asperser's syndrome takes on a role which should defy his role as Holmes. Socialites are not where his talents lie. This film flips back forth, forth and back, they're spun and span, I always love a movie where there is humorous pun and plan in hree different decades: the 1920s, 40s and 50s involve the viewer in the but difficult elder actor portrayingturing through the mumps and measles of youth to a sad rejected man in his forties.
Hate to be an early doors' spoiler, but I insist in providing you with invitational spoon of the salivating plot Genius. Lack of social skills: Check. Down hearted by his success of nought: Check. He's applying for Bletchley Park and with an ice-cold mind, Turing ends up with many to stick up for him, often against their will. Enter Keira Knightley, another maths genius, and a bond soon forms, an engagement ring of sorts is offered and accepted. But, there's a problem: Turing is homosexual. What happens next is forage into the world of what is possibly the most troubled mind of the previous century. Equality of both men's and women's rights, double agents unearthed and kept in the dark or sometimes bright sunshine, scenes of war torn Europe as the Nazis take kingdom after country after republic and democracy supply the background of the plot. As the decades and years, events and developments run strangely through the film make this totally gorgeously watchable.
Tortured, engaged with the aid of a piece of machinery to wire and with a brain on fire, Turing attacks the war and all its spoils with arguably the most centred brain on offer to 1939. Waiting in Bletchley, Turing has an Eureka moment, the story twists like a rattler in defence mode and we're led into the realisation that Director, Morten Tyldum's choice of characters, screen writers, production crew and editing department have made a belter of a movie.
This film is what a hip-flask full of the finest Scotch is to what moving pictures should be about: plot, characters, filming, period outfits, authenticity, the list runs on. I beg and implore you to get tickets and watch this movie. Bafta? Definitely. Cannes? Without question. Oscar? Yes, yes, yes and with disregarding internet etiquette I will type 'YES' in large type. If one believes in justice… yes this should be globally watched, but with such a lack of promotion and media attention, this movie, for the love of your favourite God/Goddess/Gods and Goddesses, should be on your bucket list of flicks to watch.


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Book Review by Kate M
Faith on the Streets, Les Isaac & Rosalind Davis, 2014 Hodder & Stoughton
This book was inspirational and tells the story of The Street Pastors movement. Having recently seen a woman wearing a 'Street Pastor' T Shirt in Bath I felt called to buy this book when I saw it at a Christian Festival this summer. It didn't' disappoint as it explains the birth of this movement, the work Street Pastors do through the eyes of people who have encountered their help on the streets and how they work in community; a book of Christianity at work in our schools and on our streets today. This is something I would like to explore further.


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On March 26, 2008, I posted the following:
"Looking for a few stocks to go short as the bear market continues to run its course? check out these below, as of the morning of Wednesday, March 26th. The usual disclaimers apply, I take absolutely no responsibility and you have to make your own entry/exit calls. If you know how to make good trading decisions, this should be no problem.
Symbol Company Tuesday's closing price
ARGN Amerigon, Inc 16.15
CSGP Costar Group 43.55
GMCR Green Mtn Cof 31.79
LAMR Lamar Advertising 36.75
WFMI Whole Foods 33.21
TWI Titan Intl 31.97
TOL Toll Brothers 23.95
WGO Winnebago 18.14
And if you want more exposure on the short side, check out the ultrashort S&P 500 reverse ETF, (symbol: SDS). To profit from a decline in the spx you would go LONG this security."
All of these positions (with the exception of GMCR) are showing a nice gain. Three of these positions should be closed - ARGN, TWI, and WGO. ARGN's closing price yesterday was 2.5, TWI closed at 5.86, and WGO closed at 4.93. That means the returns on these positions were 84.5%, 81.6%, and 72.8% (using yesterdays close as the exit price). Not bad.... Also, I suggested to go long SDS on that day when it was at 62.86, it ended the day yesterday somewhere over 120 -- over a 90% gain.... -John Bardacino


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Thanks to the generosity of Herman Zaiman and his family, ASTMH proudly presents "Pictorial Presentation of Parasites," a famous collection of more than 2,000 slides of various vectors.
Dr. Zaiman, a longtime ASTMH member, spent his career as a radiologist and educator until retiring in 2000. He taught at Einstein College in New York. He also co-authored several medical texts, including "Photographic Case Studies in Gastroenterology: Diagnostic Tests for the Practitioner" in 1992. Additionally, his writing has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry and the American Journal of Pathology.
His "Pictorial Presentation of Parasites" is a seminal image collection that will remain a valued resource for those in the tropical medicine and hygiene field for decades to come.
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If you read a lot of articles, guides, tutorials and any other materials about basic search engine optimization, getting indexed to search engines is the most important part of SEO after you've created your site and optimized its content.
What will you do after you've uploaded those web pages, optimized the content as well as your meta tags? Getting listed in SERPs of course! Here's what learned about indexing web pages:
Submitting to Search Engines
Many would say that submitting your home page to search engines is just a waste of time. Well, if your trying to submit on all those search engines then you really are just wasting your time. You can still do this method but my advice is to submit only to what webmasters' call "The Big Three", namely Google, Yahoo and Bing (former MSN).
You can still get your web pages indexed without having to do this method. There are other ways, which I think are much better, that can help you get your site indexed and faster.
The Power of Social Bookmarking
If you haven't heard if Digg.com or StumbleUpon.com then you're way behind in search engine optimization. These are samples of a social bookmarking sites which is similar to the ordinary bookmark tool we have in our web browsers' menu bar. The difference between the ordinary bookmarking and with social bookmarking are:
- you can access your bookmarks on any computer you use just by registering an account;
- and share your bookmarked sites/links with other people.
Why Should I Submit to Social Bookmarking Sites?
Here are the reasons I've learned why we should submit to social bookmarking sites:
- For fast indexing - high traffic social bookmarking sites are more frequently visited by search engine spiders. If you submit your site, the higher the chance you have getting indexed.
- For traffic - people love interesting topics, important news, humor and tutorials.
- Increase more traffic - posts on Digg, and other social bookmarking sites, also appears in SERP, giving you an even higher chance of web visibility!
Social Networking Sites
Do you like Facebook or Twitter? These are social networking sites where you can add links to a post. Isn't that great?! Now the key to the successful use of social networking sites is you got to have lots of friends; mingle with other members, join different groups, share your profile and be active, don't just login to your account to post a link. This link building technique is very helpful if you use it properly.
I find social bookmarking and networking as a part of link building techniques that you can both use for work and have fun at the same time. Because you get to meet other webmasters doing link building of their own, you can exchange SEO tips and secrets, and the normal internet users you can interact with while doing work. And best of all you can even earn extra income by offering link building services to companies/sites that needs help with their search engine rankings.
XML Sitemap - This sitemap is used to inform search engines of pages that are available for crawling in a website.
HTML Sitemap - This sitemap is for your visitors. It is used as a guide/navigation for visitors who are looking for a specific page, product or service you might be offering.
Now, you'll find these search engine optimization techniques quite easy to learn and do. Submitting your site or blog to the big three search engines can take you at least five minutes to do, social bookmarking and networking can be time consuming but it's all worth it, and submitting sitemaps to search engines is a must-do if you want to get all your web pages indexed.


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Formal Definition
A type, the value of which consists of elements that are all of the same subtype (and hence, of the same type). Each element is uniquely distinguished by an index (for a one-dimensional array) or by a sequence of indexes (for a multidimensional array). Each index must be a value of a discrete type and must lie in the correct index range.
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type type_name is array (range) of element_type
type type_name is array (type range <>) of element_type
The array is a composite object, which elements are of the same subtype. Each of the elements is indexed by one or more indices belonging to specified discrete types. The number of indices is the number of dimensions, i.e. one-dimensional array has one index, two-dimensional has two indices, etc. The order of indices is significant and follows the order of dimensions in the type declaration (example 1).
An array may be either constrained or unconstrained. The array is constrained if the size of the array is constrained. The size of the array can be constrained using a discrete type mark or a range. In both cases, the number of the elements in the array is known during the compilation. Several declarations of constrained arrays are presented in example 1.
The array is said to be unconstrained if its size is unconstrained: the size of the unconstrained array is declared in the form of the name of the discrete type, which range is unconstrained. The number of elements of unconstrained array type is unknown. The size of a particular object is specified only when it is declared. Example 2 presents several declarations of unconstrained arrays.
Package STANDARD contains declarations of two one-dimensional unconstrained predefined array types: STRING and BIT_VECTOR. The elements of the STRING type are of the type CHARACTER and are indexed by positive values (i.e. counted from 1), and the elements of the BIT_VECTOR type are of the type BIT and are indexed by natural values (i.e. counted from 0). See string type and Bit_Vector for details.
Array elements are referenced by indices and can be assigned values individually or using concatenation, aggregates, slices or any mixture of those methods. See respective topics for details.
Example 1
type Real_Matrix
is array (1 to 10)
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Zack Snyder is stepping down from directing the upcoming Justice League movie due to a family tragedy. His wife, Deborah Snyder was also working on the project will be stepping down also.
Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter: "The demands of this job are pretty intense. It is all-consuming. And in the last two months, I've come to the realization … I've decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me. They are all having a hard time. I'm having a hard time."
Joss Whedon (Director of Avengers & Age of Ultron) will be taking over to finish off the film.
Now, this is awful news that Zack and his wife have to leave the project under tragic circumstances, but the best person to fill his shoes has to be Joss Whedon.
My thoughts go to him and his family at this difficult time.


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An Afterlife
Directed by Ryan Neil Butler
Written and Produced by Jeremy Rigby
Starring Joss McWilliam, Andrew Groundwater, Linda Millar and Kiki Towny
Release Date May 2017
Is there life after death?
Everyone has asked this question, but JASON (30) believes he knows the answer. He isn't a holy man, a psychic or even religious. He's a prisoner in the midst of being put to death by lethal injection.
Before his execution, he questions the afterlife. Is there a heaven? Hell? Or a promised land? His questions lead to one conclusion. When we die that's it, with one exception, the last few minutes of life. The brain knows it's dying and in one final burst of mortality allows a person to experience a dreamscape that can seem to take a week, months or even an eternity. The brain becomes the place known as the afterlife.
In Jason's world, MARY (50), Jason's mother, wants him to join her at church even though he's an atheist. SUE, his sister (20s), appears to be a gym junky. And Jason's father, JOHN (55), represents various aspects of Jason's life; from the MAN he appears to kill, to a PRIEST, a JUDGE and even the jury. Jason's afterlife seems to be set in stone and it leads down one path. Jason will rot in hell.
Jason succumbs to the lethal injection. The final moments of his brief visit on earth become a brain-generated afterlife and then it's over.
Or is it, because in an afterlife nothing is ever what it seems!


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Buying the Family Lake House
Debbie and her husband are on Baby Step 7. Her parents own a lake cottage they're about to sell. Debbie wants to keep it in the family and buy it but doesn't have the cash.
QUESTION: Debbie in Indiana and her husband are on Baby Step 7. Her parents bought a lake cottage 30 years ago. This past Christmas, her brother called to say he's advising their parents to sell the cottage because he thinks they'll need the cash. Debbie doesn't want it to leave the family and is interested in buying it. Debbie doesn't have the cash to buy it outright. Dave says they can't afford this house.
ANSWER: Your plan sucks. I'm not going to tell you to buy a house on the lake no matter what the story when you're borrowing money to do it—not on this show. I would not tell you to do that. I will try to figure out a way to fix this, though, and get the house for you.
You're not going to be able to buy the house. You're not close enough. You make $100,000. You could only throw $20,000 at it. You're getting ready to go $100,000+ in debt to buy a lake house 100% on emotion.
We're not going to borrow money from your rich aunt, but go to her and see what she presents. Maybe she wants to write a check and give it to the family. That's fine. I don't have any problem with that.
I would be okay with scratching up some more money. Here's where I was trying to go a minute ago. If we could scratch up substantial money… Let's pretend that the thing comes in at $150,000—actual appraisal. They agree to sell it to you for $130,000, which would be fair, and you could throw half of that at it and could come up with the other half pretty quick—like two or three years or something—I might option the thing for three years. Give them $20,000 today for an option to purchase it for $130,000 for the next three years and then save up the money and give it to them. Then you're not financed into it, and I think you can pull that off with your income. I'm a little bit worried that you're going to come up with that kind of money in two or three years if we don't come up with some more other than $20,000 down. You might be talking about a garage sale and some other stuff to scratch together some money. I don't know.
If I'm you, I'm going to try to keep it. I'm not discounting the fact that while I called this an emotional decision, emotions in these situations are a fair part of the equation as long as they don't cloud your judgment to the point you put your family in a mess. You have a real reason to be very motivated to try to find a way to do this deal without it being debt. I would not borrow the money from a mortgage company to buy a lake house. Pay cash for toys—even family toys you're very emotional about. Would I option it and scrape and save and work extra jobs and do some stuff to get to keep this in your family and you own it because you love the place? Yes, I would. Absolutely. And I don't know exactly how the great aunt factors into this. Maybe she'll give you as a gift a portion of the down payment or a portion of the purchase if not the whole thing. Then we can make it work that way. Avoid debt in this scenario. That'll give you a guideline. Once you say that, then you'll get creative to figure out ways to make this happen and keep it in the family.


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Bunscoil Chríost Rí Dedicates Hall
Date: 11 Dec 2017
Venue: Bunscoil Chríost Rí, Cork
Bunscoil Chríost Rí, Presentation School commenced their celebrations of the Tercentenary of the birth of Nano Nagle with a rededication of the school hall to Venerable Nano following extensive renovation and refurbishment to prepare for the exciting celebratory events in 2018. New outside signage and lighting attests to Nano's iconic acclaim in the school's inner city location close to the mother house at Presentation Convent, Douglas Street.
Bunscoil Chríost Rí Primary School, Turner's Cross, Cork was established in 2011 following the amalgamation of Scoil Chríost Rí Buachaillí and Christ King Girls, as the new co-educational establishment became the preferred model of the school community under the trusteeship of the Presentation Brothers Schools Trust. The school continues to develop and thrive while embracing the proud Presentation traditions of the former schools which were founded when the Presentation Brothers and Presentation Sisters were asked by Bishop Cohalan to establish primary schools in the emerging Turner's Cross area in the late nineteen thirties.
The name of 'Chríost Rí' is renowned for its' distinction in many academic, sporting, cultural and artistic areas while music and choral performance continue to be a source of great pride with the school's choir being famed for excellence at choral festivals and competitions. Indeed the choir under its' director, former teacher Mrs Anne Murphy, were the standout performers at a special concert to commence the re-dedication evening on December 6th last.
Invited guests, including Mr Jack O'Sullivan, Chairman, Presentation Brothers Schools Trust, members of the Presentation Brothers Leadership Team, local Presentation communities, staff and parents assembled in the new Nano Nagle Hall for a blessing ceremony by parish priest, Fr. Billy O'Sullivan. All were then addressed by guest of honour, Professor Padraig G Ó Sé, President of University College, Cork, who had been a pupil of the school in the nineteen sixties.
He recalled his fond memories of concerts on the stage that he had now returned to after several prestigious academic positions at universities throughout the United States. He highlighted the importance and significance of the Presentation traditions which have a distinct charismatic role in our educational system.
The school is now ready to embark on an ambitious development project to unite the former girl's and boy's school buildings with a modern designed link corridor and entrance while incorporating a new play area and sensory garden. Funding has been secured to commence works early in 2018 with completion later in the year.


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Chicken and Tomatillo Soup
Possibly some of you who are cilantro haters are groaning seeing another photo of a dish that has cilantro, but read on. It's actually the tart-flavored tomatillos (toe-mah-tee-ohs) that are the star of this soup. I just love the flavor of this intesting fruit which is called husk tomato, jamberry, husk cherry, mexican tomato, or ground cherry in different parts of the world. It's easily recognizable from the husk that surrounds the fruit.
Tomatillos are the key ingredient in fresh and cooked Latin American green sauces, and the flavor is sharp, slightly lemony, and tart. Raw tomatillos are a delightful addition to fresh salsa (with or without tomatoes), and the tomatillo is a key ingredient in Chile Verde, a mexican stew made with pork. Although tomatillos slightly resemble the flavor of unripe tomatoes, they are much more flavorful and in my opinion green tomatoes aren't really a good substitute.
Chicken and Tomatillo Soup
(about 8 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
8 cups homemade chicken stock (or use canned chicken broth)
1 can diced tomatoes (I prefer Muir Glen fire-roasted tomatoes)
2 tsp. chile powder, or more to taste (I used ancho chile powder from Penzeys.)
1 onion, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
1 tsp. dried oregano (preferably Mexican oregano)
2 T (or more) diced canned green chiles (I used Anaheim chiles, not jalapenos. Freeze the rest of the can for another time)
2 cups finely chopped tomatillos (about 8 tomatillos, remove husks, coarsely chop, then use food processor to finely chop tomatillos)
4 cups cooked chicken, diced in 1 inch pieces
2 cans pinto beans, not drained
1/2 – 1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
Add diced chicken and pinto beans with juice and simmer about 45 minutes. Turn off heat and add 1/2 – 1 cup finely chopped cilantro, if using. Serve immediately. Garnish with more chopped cilantro if desired.
(If you're a South Beach dieter, you may be surprised to see a recipe with beans for phase one, but actually beans are considered a "good carb" on South Beach and they're allowed for phase one, especially a dish like this where it's not all beans.)
More delightful tomatillo recipes:
Cafe Rio Dressing, Chicken and Rice from Kalyn's Kitchen
Tomatillo Salsa Verde from Simply Recipes
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa from Mental Masala
Chilled Tomatillo Gazpacho from Gourmetish
Salsa Fresca from Bakingsheet
Grilled Swordfish with Tomatillo Salsa Verde from Beyond Salmon
Chile Verde from Meathenge
Turkey on Pita with Tomatillo Sauce from A Veggie Venture
Joey and Karina's Fall Spinach Bake from Gluten Free Goddess
Chicken California from Fresh Approach Cooking
Ninfa's Green Sauce from Homesick Texan
Wild Mushroom Quesadillas from One Hot Stove
Turkey and Tomatillo Soup from Je Mange la Ville
Green Gazpacho from Christine Cooks


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Plays jesus loves me
This is a traditional Jewish item, often attached to a basinette or stroller.
Includes a "Chai" charm, "Evil Eye" bead, a hamsa charm, and a Teddy Bear charm.
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Sweet nursery plaque is ideal to give for new baby welcome, baptism and more
Engraved with a children's bedtime prayer
Has easel back for tabletop and hanger for wall
Camo Chique brings you this officially licensed Realtree APC pink camouflage super soft baby blanket + matching 2-pack of bibs
Blanket measures 34 x 34″ small receiving size – starts out as a receiving blanket, as she gets older becomes a favorite snuggie.
Blanket is polyester microsuede, receiving nursery swaddling size. Easy care machine wash/dry.
– Great decoration that looks hand painted on your walls after applying it.
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– Installation instructions are included. Color: MATTE BLACK
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– Great decoration that looks hand painted on your walls after applying it.
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– Installation instructions are included. Color: MATTE BLACK
Adorable baby bear decorates this Jesus Loves Me night light for little girls
Engraved with a children's prayer
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Solid metal crib medal, includes ribbon for hanging
Medal Reads "Guardian Angel, protect me as I sleep and play through the night and every day"
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Lovely prayer inscribed on front and back reads: From joyful Angels you have come, to fill our hearts with love; A Guardian Angel keeps her watch, protecting from above.
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Sweet cream plush lovie depicts a little lamb with hands in prayer and a noise-making rattle in the head, decorated with a silvery thread cross applique
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The latest fund-raising event to support a project to renovate a north Northumberland village hall takes place this weekend.
Last month, the Gazette reported how the ongoing scheme to revamp Boulmer Memorial Hall, which is in a dilapidated state and hardly used, was halfway to its total of £55,000. Now, the total sits at £40,000.
We also reported the surprising story of where the hall originally came from. The people of Boulmer paid £250 for a former barracks hut from Berwick, which had to be transported with difficulty over the old bridge and down the Great North Road.
This was all because it was covered in galvanised iron and therefore longer-lasting than the wooden huts from Alnwick Pastures, which were being auctioned off for £30.
The latest fund-raising event at the hall, on Sunday, runs from 10am to 3pm and will feature crafts, cakes, refreshments and a display of stories from Boulmer's history.
"It's been very interesting gathering material for the display," said Avril Meakin, of the Howick Heritage Group.
"There are so many fascinating stories, which local residents have told, and also in the archives.
One dates back nearly 500 years and concerns a shipwreck, gold and the country's divide between Catholicism and Protestantism.
Tomlinson's Guide to the County of Northumberland 1888 records that in 1565, a ship carring gold to Mary Queen of Scots was wrecked off Seaton Point.
Local fishermen later recovered 'a great masse of gold, which was found in one chest'.
It was reclaimed on behalf of the Duke of Northumberland, it was reported. It occurred in the same year as Mary married Lord Darnley, a very unwise move as he was next in line to the English throne. Elizabeth I was furious at the strengthening of the Stuart claim, although there were many on the continent keen to promote the Stuart, and Catholic, cause.
The shipwreck and loss of gold must have been a setback to Mary and certainly her fortunes were on the wane from that date. But with few details at present, it's difficult to speculate about how key the role Boulmer played in the history of the nation was!


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Mon 14 May, 2018
It's no secret that parenting is challenging and can be even more so when combined with the demands of modern day living.
But with so much information available on what to expect at every stage of a child's development, it can be difficult for parents to judge what is normal.
Two parent education sessions being presented by Banyule Council aim to shed light on what you can expect.
Banyule Mayor Cr Mark Di Pasquale acknowledged that being a parent can be one of the hardest jobs there is.
"It's important to remember that you're not alone," he said. "Parenting can be tough and Council has a number of services that can help.
"Our maternal and child health services offer New Parent Group sessions for first time parents. And two upcoming parent educations sessions will cover what to expect from your one year old and modern day parenting."
Your one year old: behaviour development and guidance
Where: Level 4, Banyule Council, 1 Flintoff St, Greensborough
When: Thursday 24 May, 2-3pm
Cost: Gold coin donation
Bookings essential online
Parenting in the 21st century
Where: Level 3, Banyule Council, 1 Flintoff St, Greensborough
When: Wednesday 30 May, 7-8pm
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential online


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A disproportionate number of women of color receive treatment at Catholic-owned hospitals, which may not provide certain reproductive care and procedures because of rules that govern care at those hospitals. Those were the findings of a study conducted by the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project at Columbia Law School. One of the project's leaders is Kira Shepherd, RLAW '11.
A panel of researchers and experts shared the findings of the study, called, "Bearing Faith: The Limits of Catholic Health Care for Women of Color" at a panel at Rutgers Law School this spring. The talk was sponsored by the Rutgers Center for Gender, Sexuality, Law and Policy; the Public Rights, Private Conscience Project at Columbia Law School; the Center for Security, Race, and Rights; the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS); and other sponsors.
"Women of color disproportionately give birth at Catholic hospitals in many states, including New Jersey," said Shepherd, the director of the Racial Justice Project of the Public Rights, Private Conscience Project at Columbia Law School. However, many Catholic hospitals prohibit certain kinds of contraceptive services, which may include sterilization, abortion, contraception or termination after an ectopic pregnancy.
Those women patients are usually unaware that the hospital has to abide by Ethical Religious Directives decided by the Conference of Catholic Bishops, she said.
Since 1990, there are fewer independent hospitals and many hospitals have merged or closed, leaving some patients unaware whether the hospital they're using is religiously affiliated, Shepherd said.
As a result, the project's research showed that there were instances where a woman of color went to the hospital for emergency care related to pregnancy, but were sent home or not fully informed that the course of treatment was related to the religious directives. "Patients don't know that's why they're being treated," said Shepherd. "We think it's really important to educate people on the directives."
The findings are also of concern because African-American women already face a disparity in childbirth-related deaths and are three times more likely to die in childbirth than Caucasian women, an issue that could be exacerbated if these patients can't get the care they need at hospitals.
"This is something that is hurting our communities," said Shepherd. She added that African-American and Latina women are more likely to be uninsured, have unintended pregnancies and lack access to comprehensive sex education and contraception. They may not know that up to 30 percent of Catholic hospitals nationwide do not offer tubal ligations, which may result in additional pregnancies.
Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Director of the Private Rights/Public Conscience Project, said current law protects hospitals who choose not to offer certain services and it is difficult to litigate against them for these practices. She said state and federal laws permit religious exemptions to health care, "We don't have a clear legal line where a patient's health has to take priority."
Tucked into the federal balanced budget act is a provision that doesn't require managed care programs to provide money or counseling for birth control or abortion services if the provider objects, she said. The Weldon Amendment of 2004 prohibits federal and state programs from discriminating against health care companies who refuse to provide contraception and abortion. She said providers are allowed to refuse any care they object to due to "moral or religious belief conflict." Some laws protect providers against criminal lawsuits, including one in Mississippi where providers face no liability for denying care that conflicts with the provider's morals.
She said such laws are couched in the language of "religious freedom" but do not take into account the beliefs of the patients who want these services, or the doctors who want to provide them. "I hope some of the lawsuits folks are currently pursuing shouldn't mean denial of information or of medical care," she said.
Ashley Grosso GSN '11, a research scientist who worked on the study, said many religiously-affiliated hospitals don't explain that certain types of treatment are not provided on their websites and do not give referrals to secular hospitals. She said women seeking post-partum contraception or sterilization at hospitals are denied such care and as a result, may end up with additional pregnancies.
Her research showed that women of color in New Jersey were three times more likely to give birth at Catholic hospitals, because, in part, the location of such hospitals are in or near ethnic neighborhoods. It also showed that 83 percent of Hispanic women giving birth did so at Catholic hospitals in New Jersey.
Renée Steinhagen, executive director of New Jersey Appleseed, traced the mergers and closures of New Jersey hospitals that has forced women – particularly women of color – seeking health care to congregate to a few hospitals, many of which are Catholic.
"It's a function of geography," she said, adding that her public interest law center seeks to form settlements before hospital mergers to ensure that women seeking care will still have information and access to birth control and other health care.


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