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Introduction of Abu Yahya's latest novel "Khuda Bol Raha Hai", narrated by Khalid Syed
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Abu Yahya is a Pakistani writer and scholar. He did his Bachelors (Hons) and Masters in Islamic Studies and Computer Technology with First class First whereas he has also completed M.Phil. in Social Sciences. He has completed his PhD in Islamic Studies. He has written more than a dozen and a half books which have collectively been published in hundreds of thousands. His most famous book is "Jab Zindagi Shuru Hogi" (English: "When Life Begins") which is among one of the most popular Urdu books. He performs the duty of Inviting to Faith and reformation. He is the founder of "Inzaar", editor of the monthly magazine "Inzaar" and has been delivering lectures on the Holy Quran for many years.
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The latest Pew Research Center study on Americans' views of their news media show falling trust, growing divides, and the emergence of media tribes. There's much to chew and choke on in this. Here are some of their findings and my musings:
News media continue to lose respect
That's not surprising news but it's still quite sobering. Though the majority of Americans still have generally favorable views about news media (from 60% favorable about national newspapers — specifically the New York Times and Washington Post — to, inexplicably, 79% favorable about local TV news), those numbers have fallen since 1985 (when 81% spoke favorably of national newspapers and cable news topped the list at 91%). For comparison: Favorable opinions of the Supreme Court are down 12 points and Congress 20 points since 1985; for the Democratic Party 8 points and the Republicans 12 points (to only 42%) since 1992. Only the military's rating has risen. So the nation is getting more critical of everyone. I'll get to a theory on that in a minute (hint: Fox).
But drill down to the specifics and MSM's grades get worse. Today a majority of Americans says stories are often innacurate (53% now vs. 34% in 1985). I'll get to why I think there's a bit of a turn there in a minute (hint: Bush).
A majority say that the media are biased (55% today vs. 45% in 1985). But a plurality has always thought news media are biased. I say it's time for news media to admit it and I also say that will improve their trust.
A plurality no longer thinks news media are moral (moral?): 46% today vs. 54% in 1985.
Yet 66% today think the news media are highly professional and — take this as good news — 44% think they protect democracy (36% disagree and 20% don't know).
That's the foundation. Now we'll see some intriguing trends and divisons Pew finds. . . .
The emergence of media tribes
Pew was most struck by the growing difference in opinions about media among people who use different media. Bottom line: People who use the internet as their primary source for news — who are also younger and better educated than the rest of the country — are the most critical of mainstream media (and probably the most likely to sneer at it as "MSM"). TV viewers are older and also less critical.
I see the emergence of media tribes.
Different groups use different media and have different views of that media. Perhaps that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. That is, the internet is used to criticize MSM and it attracts people who are critical of MSM and thus it is more critical of MSM. Or not. It could be that younger, better-educated people are already inclined to be critical of MSM and that is why they gravitate to a medium that gives them more choice, comparison, and control. Chicken, meet egg.
This is an inevitable outcome of the end of monolithic media: the death of The Press. Now that we have the means of comparison, we compare — and the old controllers do not compare well. I have long decried the allegedly grand shared experience of media that really lasted only three decades — from the 50s, when network TV killed second and third newspapers locally, to the 80s, when the cable box, VCR, and remote control gave us more choice, to the mid 90s when the internet gave us more control. I say it is a good thing to have more voices, more perspectives, more means to compare.
But I'll also note that this division of the media tribes means that we are each seeing different Americas. That will have ever greater implications for not only news media but also for politics and public policy as well as any consumer business. Of course, this means you can't just buy network TV to sell soap or ideas anymore. But it also means you're never talking to one nation.
Note again that the ratings are generally favorable. But there are clear differences. Some numbers from Pew: 60% of Internet users (that is, and I'll say this once, those who use the internet as their primary source of news) rate national papers — again, the Times and Post — favorably; that's the same for the population as a whole. But 68% of internetters rate local TV favorably vs. 78% of the nation; that's 62% of the internet vs. 75% of the nation favorable of cable news, 61% vs. 71% for network news, and 71% vs. 78% for local daily papers. In every case, TV viewers give these media higher favorable ratings.
Now to get more specific: 64% of internet users say that news organizations are politically biased (vs. 55% for the nation as a whole and 46% for TV viewers). 59% say that the stories are often inaccurate (vs. 53% for the nation). 68% of internet users say media don't care about the people they report on (vs. 53%, still a majority, of the nation). And — get this — 53% of internauts say the media are too critical of America (vs 43% for the nation). I think we'll see why that is next. . .
The growing political divide over the media
Pew found a growing partisanship in views of media. In 1985, we were unified with strong favorable opinions of network news: 88% of Republicans and independents and 92% of Democrats rated TV news favorably. Today, that's only 56% favorable for Republicans, 70% for independents, and 84% for Democrats. Same story for the national papers: Democrats' favorable ratings fell from 85% to 79%, independents from 80% to 60%, Republicans' from 79% to a very grumpy 41%.
This pattern — the growing divide — holds, of course, in specific views of media behavior. Is the press too critical of America? 63% of Republicans say yes vs. only 23% of Democrats. Does the press hurt democracy? 48% of Republicans say yes vs. 28% of Democrats. Are media politically biased in their reporting? 70% of Republicans vote yes vs. 39% of Democrats (and, for comparison, 61% of independents… to me this indicates that "bias" means "disagrees with me"). Is the press liberal? Guess what: 75% of Republican say yes vs. 37% of Democrats. This divide also shows in the parties' view of press performance. Are stories often inaccurate? 63% of Republicans say yes vs. 43% of Democrats. Note that in all these cases, the split is much greater than in 1985. The Republican-Democrat gap, as Pew calls it, grew from 9 to 40% in their views of whether the press is critical of America, from 6% to 20% over whether the press hurts America, from 6% to 31% over the question of political bias. These tribes are growing farther apart.
Why? Read on. . . .
Fox News, the great negativity machine
The Fox News tribe is markedly more critical of media and I don't think that's just because media are criticizing Bush and because Republicans — who, not surprisingly, outnumber Democrats 2-to-1 among Fox viewers — have long thought media to be biased and liberal. I think it's because Fox News is inherently negative and is effective at spreading that negativity. You'll find some justification for that view in the Pew numbers.
63% of the Fox tribe — that is, viewers who count Fox as their main source of news — believe that news media's stories are often inaccurate vs 46% of CNN viewers and 41% of network news viewers. Foxers say that the news media are too critical of America: 52% of Fox viewers say that vs. 36% for CNN viewers and only 29% for network news viewers. Are media unfair to George Bush? 49% of Foxers say yes vs. only 19% of CNNers and 22% of network people. Are media politically biased? 54% of Foxers vote yes vs. 46% of CNNers and 42% of network viewers (note again that this is a widely held view). Now getting to views of specific media, only 39% of Fox viewers think favorably of the national papers vs. 69% of network viewers. That's 72% vs. 83% for local daily papers, 59% vs. 87% for network TV news, 81% vs. 86% for local TV news.
More evidence for this Fox-negativity theory: CNN viewers are more favorable to Fox than Fox viewers are to CNN. That tells me that CNN viewers are nicer or at least less grumbly. They see the world through rose-colored TV lenses. The numbers: 79% of CNN viewers rate Fox favorably while 55% of Fox viewers say the same thing about CNN.
The divide over cable news carries into other media tribes. Says Pew: "Dislike of both major cable news networks runs notably high among Americans who count newspapers and the internet as tehir main sources of national and international news. One-third of people who count on the internet for most of their news express an unfavorable view of Fox, and roughly the same number (31%) feel negatively toward CNN." Pew adds that the polarized views of Fox and CNN, not surprisingly, "are most prevalent at the ideological extremes — conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats."
Now here's the interesting bit: Pew looked at "Fox-ified Republicans" — that is, data show that "being a Republican and a Fox viewer are related to negative opinions of the mainstream media. . . . Republicans who count Fox as their main news source are considerably more critical than Republicans who rely on other sources." Specifically, 71% of Fox-ified Republicans hold unfavorable views of the n national papers vs. 52% of Republicans in other media tribes and 33% of nonRepublicans. Note, by the way, that only 28% of Republicans are Fox-ified. That's an important political stat. That may be how the Democrats justified snubbing the Fox presidential debates, but I still say that was short-sighted.
The growth of demographic tribes
We know well that media usage varies by age. Some Pew numbers: Comparing 1995 (note the different year) with 2007, it's clear again how much the internet is affecting other media. Asked how they get their news about national and international newspapers (note that they could give two answers), 26 percent today use the internet vs 6% in 1999; it wasn't asked in 1995 (which was barely after the creation of the browser). Compare that with TV — 65% now vs. 82% in 1995, newspapers — 63% then vs. 27% now (OUCH), radio — 20% then vs. 15% now, and magazines — 10% then vs. 2% now (and one wonders why the newsmagazines are sputtering).
Now look at the impact age has on opinions of media. Favorable opinions of local TV can cable news rise with age but fall for network news and national and local papers. College education generally lowers opinions of news media. Note also that women and blacks are generally more favorable.
And now for some good news?
Pew finds encouragement in the enduring positive view of the press' watchdog role. Well, yes, except that view is declining and it is now a minority view among Republicans. In 1985, during the Reagan years, 67% of Americans — 65% of Republicans, 71% of Democrats — supported the watchdog view. Today that's 58% for the nation, 71% still for Democrats, but only 44% for Republicans (who fell below the majority line in 2003).
What is it about local TV news?
Finally, I remain befuddled by the continued high ratings for local TV news, which comes out only slightly behind local newspapers. Local TV news sucks. It's all fires, press releases, weather teases, and time-shifting ('Police this morning are searching for the criminals who allegedly performed a crime right here where I'm standing last night but in fact no one who's involved in the story is here right now and I could read this same script to you from the studio after I cadge it from the newspaper but standing here it seem so real and current, doesn't it? Back to the you, Sally Ann…'). There's no reporting. The faces we see are all transient as they head from market to market; they don't know our towns. They're often not too bright. But yet, they seem friendly. And I fear that the reason people like them is because they don't report. What's not to like about pap and predictability?
: RELATED (somewhat): Stowe Boyd writes about social networks and tribalism, inspired by Blonde2.0 on a survey of tribe members.

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Zhengui Xia
I am a Professor in the Toxicology Program and an Adjunct Professor in the department of Pharmacology. I am also a Faculty member of the two interdisciplinary graduate programs at U. of Washington- the Neurobiology and Behavior (N&B) Graduate Program and the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Graduate Program.
Our current research interests are to: 1) elucidate mechanisms that regulate neurogenesis (the generation of functional neurons) both during brain development and in adult brain, and the physiological function of adult neurogenesis in olfaction and cognition; 2) investigate whether and how exposure to environmental neurotoxicants, such as heavy metals lead and cadmium, may perturb adult neurogenesis and impair olfaction and cognition; 3) test the hypothesis that environmental factors and gene-environment interactions (GXE) may increase Alzheimer's disease risk and accelerate cognitive decline; 4) investigate potential sex differences on disease susceptibility upon exposure to environmental neurotoxicants; 5) identify window of susceptibility of exposure to lead and cadmium on impairment in olfaction and cognition; 6) identify mechanisms and strategies to mitigate the adverse effect of lead and cadmium neurotoxicity on cognitive impairment. Our lab is a medium sized lab that consists of post-doctoral fellows and students who are bright, motivated, collegial, and friendly.
Sean Rundell is a physical therapist and an epidemiologist. He's an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services.
Sean conducts epidemiologic and health services research of chronic musculoskeletal conditions, with a focus on low back pain and chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions in older adults. Within this research area, his interests include patient-centered outcomes research, improving care for chronic conditions, multiple chronic conditions, and social determinants of health.
Sean is a core member of the interdisciplinary Comparative Effectiveness, Cost, and Outcomes Research Center here at UW. Some of his collaborations within this group has involved using large electronic data sources and applying natural language processing to abstract information from free text data.
Dr. Heaton's research interests focus on access to dental care in adults with mental illness, incorporating non-dental healthcare professionals (such as pharmacists) in providing oral health recommendations to individuals lacking dental resources, and increasing dental treatment-seeking for individuals who avoid dental care due to fear and other barriers.
Since 2005, she has worked in the Dental Fears Research Clinic to help patients manage and overcome their dental fears and anxieties in order to receive regular dental care and maintain their dental health.
She also works in the Oral Medicine Clinic, helping patients develop means of coping with and reducing chronic facial pain.
Dr. Veenstra's primary research interests are the clinical, economic, and policy implications of using genomic information in healthcare.
His major research projects include evaluation of pharmacogenomics in diverse populations, decision modeling to inform research prioritization and stakeholder decision-making in oncology, and evaluation of the clinical, economic, and personal utility of whole genome sequencing.
Dr. Veenstra's other major research interest is the development of disease simulation, risk-benefit, and cost-effectiveness models.
Dr. Carlson's current research interests and work to date has primarily focused on the intersection of three areas:
1) genomics and emerging technologies in the field of personalized medicine,
2) uncertainty both in our decision-making processes and as the concept applies to the application of medical technologies in "real world" settings (i.e. outside of clinical trials) including comparative effectiveness research, and
3) economic and policy options to address these uncertainties as we seek to improve our healthcare system and the health of our population.
Dr. Ho studies the relationships between drug target distribution and its relationship to disease development in cancer, AIDS, and neurological disorders. Building on this understanding, he has developed a systems Approach to Drug Delivery and Targeting.
He is known for his expertise in bio-therapeutics, lipid-drug and -protein interactions, liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, pharmacokinetics, and the interplay between tissue targets and drug penetration. His research has led to enhanced HIV, cancer, and pain medication potency and safety.
In addition, he is an editor of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and author of "Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals: Transforming Proteins and Gene into Drugs."
Dr. Kost is interested in learning how to best educate medical students to meet the healthcare needs of urban underserved populations.
She teaches the second year introduction to clinical medicine course as part of her role as college mentor, advises students interested in pursuing a career in family medicine and is developing components of the new UWSOM curriculum.
Dr. Chi's research involves understanding disparities in access to dental care for publicly-insured children, the sociobehavioral determinants of children's dental care use, outcomes associated with dental utilization, and conceptual model building on health behavior.
Dr. Chi also has research interests in the determinants of dental care transitions for adolescents with chronic conditions, neighborhood-level health effects, and preventive health care decision making.
Dr. Mamani's research interests include: healthcare operations; healthcare delivery; public health policy, Supply chain coordination; incentives mechanisms, product diversions in supply chains, inventory Management, and new product development projects.
Dr. Forehand's research focuses on consumer identity and health marketing and has appeared in marketing, psychology and public health journals. Mark is an Associate Editor at Journal of Consumer Psychology and serves on the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Consumer Research.
Within public health, Professor Forehand is a science core investigator within the Health Marketing Research Center, a CDC-funded center of excellence at the University of Washington, has served as a Faculty Advisor for the START team in the Department of Global Health that works directly with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and has received grant support from the National Institutes for Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
He has participated in research on optimal intervention design and dissemination for issues ranging from smoking cessation, HIV testing among minority populations, and the promotion of healthy eating habits for children.
Rebecca O'Connor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Nursing and an Innovative Educator Fellow in the School of Nursing. Her early research identified a novel disease trend previously hidden by widely-used, but limited classifications of race and ethnicity: specifically that the prevalence rate of type 1 diabetes is 4 times higher in East African immigrant youth than in non-immigrant Black youth in King County. To explore why this might be, further research is needed but it became clear that these populations were not participating in ongoing low-risk type 1 diabetes research being conducted at the same location they were receiving their diabetes care.
Due in part to this observation, Dr. O'Connor's interest in issues of health equity have evolved and her teaching, research, and service efforts are now focused on 1) increasing the diversity of pediatric clinical research participants so that all populations may benefit from research advances, and 2) exploring how implicit bias among health care providers might play a role in persistent health disparities, especially among youth with diabetes. She has received funding from the ITHS Rising Stars program to explore the former, and her Innovative Educator Fellowship supports her work in addressing implicit bias among future health practitioners.
Dr. Pratt's research focuses on understanding patients' needs and designing new technologies to address those needs. She has worked with people coping with a variety of chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. Dr. Pratt has received best paper awards from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, and the Journal of the American Society of Information Science & Technology (JASIS&T). Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Library of Medicine, the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Intel, and Microsoft. Dr. Pratt is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.
Carina is the Benjamin Rabinowitz Assistant Professor in Medical Ethics at the Philosophy Department. She is also a member of the Program on Values in Society, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioethics and Humanities. She is particularly focused on research and teaching at the intersection of social justice and medical ethics, for example in public health ethics and policy, social-relational equality and its application to health, sufficientarianism, gender and racial inequalities, the social determinants of health, and health care policy and reform.
The overall goal of our research programs in cardiovascular disease are to enhance physical and psychosocial health and to reduce health care costs in patients and their family members. Within the program of research are 4 foci: intervention models to enhance adjustment, exercise interventions to improve function, cardiovascular disease management interventions, and interventions in end stage or advanced heart disease.
Dr. Unützer is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and an internationally recognized psychiatrist and health services researcher. His work focuses on innovative models that integrate mental health and general medical services and on translating research on evidence-based behavioral health interventions into effective clinical and public health practice. He has over 250 scientific publications and is the recipient of numerous federal and foundation grants and awards for his research to improve the health and mental health of populations through patient-centered integrated mental health services.
Dr. Unützer directs the AIMS Center (Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions) which has worked with more than 1,000 primary care practices worldwide to test and implement evidence-based Collaborative Care for depression. He works with national and international organizations dedicated to improving behavioral health care for diverse populations, has served as Senior Scientific Advisor to the World Health Organization and as an advisor to the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and holds adjunct appointments as Professor in the School of Public Health (Departments of Health Services and Global Health) and as Affiliate Investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. Dr. Unützer has advanced training in geriatric psychiatry, public policy and public health.
Micro- and nano-technologies together with sensing and wireless innovations have been emerging recently as essential assets to enhance healthcare and life-science investigations. Cost and care efficiency, quality and efficacy in hospitals, as well as pharmacology and science discoveries have obtained great benefits from multidisciplinary researches.
While micro- and nano-fabrication provided miniaturized sensors and systems with better sensitivity, selectivity and longevity at minimal power consumption; wireless technology and innovations in electronics helped in cutting healthcare cost, bringing convenience to patients and establishing distanced care which was recently defined as personalized- and tele-medicine of the mobile-health (m-Health) network.
Towards this end, the objectives of HERO laboratory are to introduce a paradigm shift of applying innovative engineering tools for biological investigations and to bridge expertise in different fields providing novel healthcare devices.
The long-term goal of my research program is to understand how epigenetic mechanisms facilitate responses to abiotic stress in plants.
I use maize (Zea mays) as my predominant organism of study. Maize is an essential agronomical crop; important to global agriculture and the United States economy. Maize yield can be significantly affected by environmental, abiotic stress factors such as drought, salinity, cold, UV-B radiation and nutrient deficiency. The impact of environmental stress can significantly affect global food security and the U.S. economy.
I use molecular, genetics and genomics approaches to understand stress response mechanisms at the transcriptional level. I am specifically interested in how epigenetic mechanisms, associated with modifications to chromatin, regulate plant stress response. Understanding the fundamental mechanisms of epigenetic responses to environmental stress factors will be useful in improving agricultural productivity.
Dr. Salathé conducts research on regional climate change and the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems. This research supports climate impacts applications in many fields including air quality, hydrology, agriculture, and human health with a focus on the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
His current research focuses on how local weather and land-surface processes can affect the regional response to the increased risk of flooding as a result of climate change. His teaching interests include climate science and applied mathematics.
Davis Patterson, PhD, is a sociologist and a research assistant professor in the University of Washington (UW) Department of Family Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He is Director of the Collaborative for Rural Primary care Research, Education, and Practice (Rural PREP), Deputy Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, and an investigator in the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies.
Dr. Patterson's research and evaluation activities seek to inform policy and improve rural and underserved populations' access to healthcare, with a particular focus on the health workforce. His current research includes studies examining which medical education programs produce rural physicians and how those programs can be supported, the potential for allied health providers to fill healthcare gaps, and factors affecting rural patient access to home health care.
Dr. Baldwin is a family physician and a Professor in the UW Department of Family Medicine. Her research focuses on implementing evidence-based practices into clinical care and ensuring equitable access to high quality health services across rural and urban areas. Dr. Baldwin brings particular expertise in facilitating research collaborations with clinicians and clinical organizations and in using electronic health record and administrative data to examine the quality and outcomes of clinical care.
As Director of the Institute of Translational Health Services' (ITHS') Community Engagement Program, Dr. Baldwin has developed a 58-clinic primary care practice‐based research network, the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) region Practice and Research Network (WPRN), which supports collaborative research between academic investigators and clinical practices. The WPRN includes a data sharing network, Data QUEST, that draws from diverse electronic health records across a subset of the WPRN clinics. Dr. Baldwin also has developed a collaborative regional clinical research network, the ITHS' Northwest PCI Network,involving 12 diverse clinical health systems and academic institutions in the five state WWAMI region. Dr. Baldwin works with these networks and with other academic researchers to disseminate effective health interventions into practice and to develop and test tools that promote clinical engagement and collaboration in translational research.
Dr. Cole is a family physician and researcher at the University of Washington in the School of Medicine. Her research program focuses on improving cancer screening through implementation of evidence-based programs in primary care practices and health systems. She is Associate Director for the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region Practice and Research Network and collaborates with diverse academic investigators and community-based primary care practices to support the translation of scientific discovery into population health.
Sharon S. Laing is an assistant professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, Nursing and Healthcare Leadership Programs and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Services Department, UW Seattle, School of Public Health.
Her research targets patient healthcare decision-making and self-care management; her current scholarship evaluates the effectiveness of health promotive mobile devices to advance patient-centered care and improve clinical outcomes for low-resource communities.
My research is based at the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) in the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health. HPRC is one of CDC's 26 Prevention Research Centers.
My work focuses on dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions. I have two primary focus areas. The first is cancer prevention and control. I am the principal investigator of the Alliance for Reducing Cancer, Northwest, a network focused on reducing health disparities in cancer screening.
My team's work in this area includes partnering with CDC, the Washington State Department of Health, and federally qualified health centers to implement and evaluate evidence-based colon cancer screening interventions. The second is workplace health promotion. HPRC has several projects focused on assisting small and low-wage worksites to implement evidence-based interventions to promote the health of their employees. Other projects are more focused on large employers, both private and public.
Our partners for these projects include the American Cancer Society, the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington State Health Care Authority, and several local health jurisdictions.
Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN is The Aljoya Endowed Professor in Aging in the School of Nursing and an investigator with the Health Promotion Research Center at University of Washington. She is the lead of the CDC-funded Coordinating Center for the Healthy Brain Research Network. Her scholarship focuses on improving the health of older adults through dissemination initiatives with a focus on physical activity interventions.
I specialize in occupational health services research, and in program and policy evaluation. My research interests include access to and quality of health care and other services provided through the workers' compensation system and the vocational rehabilitation system for injured workers, under-reporting and cost-shifting for work-related injuries and illnesses, the health care workforce, and improving and expanding data resources for occupational injury surveillance and outcomes research. I am also interested in the health and cost-related outcomes of interventions related to risky prescribing practices and substance use.
Exploring phenomena from the molecular to the global level, MAGH uniquely integrates approaches from social, cultural, medical, and biocultural anthropology into a comprehensive framework for understanding and addressing local and global health issues. With anthropology faculty renowned for their scholarship on population and health, and links to programs across campus addressing global health, the area of emphasis provides a venue for new insights, new approaches, and new opportunities for understanding health and well-being.
The mission of training in Medical Anthropology & Global Health is to provide a new generation of scholars and future health professionals with the skills necessary to identify and operationalize methods, analytical frameworks, and campus-community partnerships that contribute to addressing health challenges around the world. This track is unique in US undergraduate education. We also offer graduate training, and the possibility of a concurrent PhD/MPH.


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Understanding Plan Guides
SQL Server 2005 introduces the sp_create_plan_guide system stored procedure for creating plan guides to optimize the performance of queries. This procedure can be used when you cannot or do not want to change the text of the query directly. Plan guides can be useful when a small subset of queries in a database application deployed from a third-party vendor are not performing as expected. Plan guides influence optimization of queries by attaching query hints to them. In the sp_create_plan_guide statement, you specify the query that you want optimized and the OPTION clause that contains the query hints you want to use to optimize the query. When the query executes, SQL Server matches the query to the plan guide and attaches the OPTION clause to the query at run time.
Plan guides can be created and used only in the SQL Server 2005 Standard, Developer, Evaluation, and Enterprise editions. Plan guides can be dropped in all editions.
Queries that can benefit from plan guides are generally parameter-based, and may be performing poorly because they use cached query plans whose parameter values do not represent a worst-case or most representative scenario. The OPTIMIZE FOR and RECOMPILE query hints can be used to address this problem. OPTIMIZE FOR instructs SQL Server to use a particular value for a parameter when the query is optimized. RECOMPILE instructs the server to discard a query plan after execution, forcing the query optimizer to recompile a new query plan the next time that the same query is executed.
Another common hint to use with plan guides is the USE PLAN query hint. This query hint applies when you are already aware of an existing execution plan that can be substituted for the one selected by the optimizer for a particular query because you know it performs better. USE PLAN forces SQL Server to use a particular query plan, specified explicitly in the hint syntax, when executing the query. A plan guide that applies the USE PLAN query hint is especially useful when it is most convenient to get a good execution plan for a query by rewriting the query to force a join order, use join hints, or use index hints. For more information, see Plan Forcing Scenario: Create a Plan Guide to Force a Plan Obtained from a Rewritten Query.
For more information about RECOMPILE, OPTIMIZE FOR, USE PLAN, and other query hints, see Query Hint (Transact-SQL).
Plan guides that misuse query hints can cause compilation, execution, or performance problems. Plan guides should be used only by experienced developers and database administrators.
Plan guides can be created to match queries that are executed in the following contexts:
- OBJECT plan guides match queries that execute in the context of Transact-SQL stored procedures, scalar functions, multistatement table-valued functions, and DML triggers.
- SQL plan guides match queries that execute in the context of stand-alone Transact-SQL statements and batches that are not part of a database object. SQL-based plan guides can also be used to match queries that parameterize to a specified form.
- TEMPLATE plan guides match stand-alone queries that parameterize to a specified form. These plan guides are used to override the current PARAMETERIZATION database SET option of a database for a class of queries.
OBJECT Plan Guides
Suppose the following stored procedure, which takes the
@Country parameter, exists in a database application that is deployed against the AdventureWorks database:
CREATE PROCEDURE Sales.GetSalesOrderByCountry (@Country nvarchar(60))
FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader h, Sales.Customer c,
Sales.SalesTerritory t
WHERE h.CustomerID = c.CustomerID
AND c.TerritoryID = t.TerritoryID
AND CountryRegionCode = @Country
You notice that this stored procedure has been compiled and optimized for
@Country = N'AU' (Australia). However, there are relatively few sales orders that originate from Australia. Performance suffers when the query executes using parameter values of countries with more sales orders. Because the country where the most sales orders originate is the United States, a query plan that is generated for
@Country=N'US' would likely perform better for all possible values of the
@Country parameter.
You can address this problem by modifying the stored procedure and adding the
OPTIMIZE FOR query hint to the query. However, because the stored procedure is in a deployed application, you cannot directly modify the application code. Instead, you can create the following plan guide in the AdventureWorks database.
@name = N'Guide1',
@stmt = N'SELECT * FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader h,
Sales.Customer c,
Sales.SalesTerritory t
WHERE h.CustomerID = c.CustomerID
AND c.TerritoryID = t.TerritoryID
AND CountryRegionCode = @Country',
@type = N'OBJECT',
@module_or_batch = N'Sales.GetSalesOrderByCountry',
@params = NULL,
@hints = N'OPTION (OPTIMIZE FOR (@Country = N''US''))'
When the query specified in the
sp_create_plan_guide statement executes, the query is modified before optimization to include the
OPTIMIZE FOR (@Country = N''US'') clause that is also specified.
SQL Plan Guides
SQL plan guides apply to statements and batches that are frequently submitted by an application by using the sp_executesql system stored procedure. For example, consider the following stand-alone batch:
SELECT TOP 1 * FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader h ORDER BY OrderDate DESC
To prevent a parallel execution plan from being generated on this query, create the following plan guide:
@name = N'Guide1',
@stmt = N'SELECT TOP 1 * FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader h ORDER BY OrderDate DESC',
@type = N'SQL',
@module_or_batch = NULL,
@params = NULL,
@hints = N'OPTION (MAXDOP 1)'
The batch that contains the statement on which you want to create a plan guide cannot contain a USE database statement.
The values that supplied for the @module_or_batch and @params arguments of the sp_create_plan guide statement must match the corresponding text exactly as it was submitted in the actual query. For more information, see sp_create_plan_guide (Transact-SQL) and Using SQL Server Profiler to Create and Test Plan Guides.
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During my book "tour," radio hosts are forever asking me whether I believe that Obama is intentionally attempting to destroy America. It's a fair question, especially given the title of my book and because so many people legitimately believe he is.
I have never been too receptive to conspiracy theories, and I'm not particularly enamored of ones circulating about Obama. But unlike many other such theories, this one is about a truly unprecedented assault on the American idea and on those first principles that have made America the unique experiment in constitutional governance that it has been.
Ordinary people — not just a small fringe group of zealots — are really afraid today. They see the country they adore being attacked at all levels; they see their freedoms under assault, their life savings genuinely in jeopardy, an endlessly anemic economy, a longer period of sustained unemployment than we've experienced in a half-century and a national financial crisis, born of world-historic national debt, that this president will not help avert.
These are extremely troubled times. The government is on course to gobble up our health care system; businesses are afraid to hire because of the uncertainties caused by new taxes and regulations that will be unleashed with Obamacare — along with the largest tax increase in the nation's history, which is already awaiting us in January. Small businesses see an administration that not only is at war with the private sector but also appears to be on a mission to punish and obliterate our domestic energy sources and waste billions more in borrowed federal dollars on green energy projects doomed to fail.
Why? How can anyone explain this insanity? Does Obama truly harbor a grudge against America? What did he mean when he said he wanted to fundamentally change America? What did his wife mean when she said she'd never been proud of America in her adult life before he rose to power? What possesses Obama to deride and apologize for America? What drives him to instinctively distrust business and the private sector and to believe that federal planners ought to have enormously more discretion in how our income and wealth are distributed? What drives him to reject the American concept of equal opportunity and promote the notion of equality of outcomes? Why is he determined to energize labor unions and encourage a permanently adversarial climate between labor and management? Why is he so adamant about the United States deferring to international bodies in the conduct of its foreign affairs? Why is he hellbent on downscaling our nuclear and conventional forces and dismantling our military
space program and our missile defenses?
Are people not wholly rational in wondering just what in the world is going on?
My personal belief is that Obama, like so many leftist radicals, has a strong distaste for pre-Obama America and that he believes that the United States has been an imperialistic international bully, that we've consumed too much of the world's resources, that we've been an environmental felon and that our capitalistic system unfairly and inequitably distributes income and wealth — and I think he means to effect wholesale change to rectify those sins.
Do I believe that he wants to "destroy" America, as such? No. In his mind, as warped and foreign as I think it is, he doubtlessly believes he is helping to create a better America — a utopia of sorts. That is, he is intentionally trying to fundamentally transform America into something that he believes would be better but that most Americans — and infinitely more if they understood the full scope of what he is up to — would consider horrific, an America that we would barely recognize as the one bequeathed to us by our ancestors.
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You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to recognize the damage Obama is doing to the republic, and we haven't even touched on his unconstitutional and lawless usurpations of authority. The question isn't whether he is intentionally destroying America. The question is whether he is intentionally pursuing a set of policies that are definitely damaging America, irrespective of his motives.
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In 1923, Cola Franzen was born in Hart County, Georgia.
Franzen has published fifteen books of translations, among them poetry, fiction, and criticism by notable Spanish and Latin American authors. She has translated essays on photography as well as work by Cuban art critic and historian Gerardo Mosquera. Her recent publications include Dreams of the Abandoned Seducer, a novel (University of Nebraska Press, 1998; and The Collapsible Couple/ La pareja desmontable, a book of poems in bilingual translation (2000), both by Argentinian-born writer Alicia Borinksy. Other authors whose work she translates regularly include Saúl Yurkievich (Argentinian), Juan Cameron (Chilean), and Antonio José Ponte (Cuban). Her other tranlations include Poems of Arab Andalusia (1989, reprinted 1995) and The Challenge of Comparative Literature (1993), by Claudio Guillén, son of the poet Jorge Guillén.
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Details on AMD Bulldozer: Opterons to Feature Configurable TDPby Johan De Gelas & Kristian Vättö on July 15, 2011 12:00 AM EST
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Overview of Bulldozer Lineup
AMD's new Bulldozer-based CPUs are just around the corner. AMD has said the release of Zambezi CPUs will happen in Q3, which means any time from now. The latest word on the street suggests October release though. We know quite a lot about these CPUs already but there is at least one thing we didn't know until now and it may end up being a big thing in server market. AMD's John Fruehe has published an interesting blog post where he reveals that AMD's upcoming server CPUs, Operons, will feature a user-configurable TDP.
|AMD Bulldozer lineup
|High-end consumers
|Low-end servers
|High-end servers
|Core count
|8, 6 or 4
|8 or 6
|16, 12 or 8
|Supported CPU configurations
|Single CPU
|Up to dual CPU
|Up to quad CPU
Lets start with a brief on Bulldozer. It's AMD's first new micro-architecture since K10 (if we ignore Bobcat), which was released in late 2007, and frankly it's long overdue. It will be manufactured using GlobalFoundries' 32nm SOI, just like Llano. Some of the architectural changes are covered here, so lets not get into that.
The regular desktop CPUs are codenamed Zambezi and will feature up to eight cores. They will use the AM3+ socket and some AM3 boards will also support the new Zambezi CPUs after a BIOS update. These CPUs will not feature an integrated GPU (unlike Llano and Ontario/Zacate) and will support up to 1866MHz DDR3 in dual-channel configuration.
Bulldozer actually gets more interesting when talking about the server parts, Opterons. For low-end and power efficient servers, AMD will offer CPUs codenamed Valencia. Specification wise these CPUs are pretty similar to Zambezi, with 8-core and 6-core variants. The memory support is also dual-channel just like in Zambezi but will be limited to 1600MHz. Valencia will be released under the Opteron 4200 Series brand and will support single- and dual-CPU configurations. It will aslo be compatible with AMD's current San Marino and Adelaide platforms (Opteron 4000 Series) for socket C32.
For high-end servers, AMD's answer is Interlagos. It will feature up to 16 cores which is achieved by combining two 8-core dies into one package, similar to AMD's current 12-core Magny Cours. There will also be 12-core and 8-core variants. Interlagos has up to four Hyper-Transport 3.0 links, meaning that quad-CPU configurations are supported. Apparently, there will also be CPUs with only two links, aimed at dual-CPU configurations. Memory support will be quad-channel 1600MHz DDR3, just like Intel's Sandy Bridge-E (although we don't know the speed of DDR3 that SB-E supports). Interlagos will be branded as the Opteron 6200 Series and will retain support for Maranello platform (Opteron 6000 Series) which utilizes socket G34.
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stmok - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkKomodo is a CPU that replaces Zambezi. It does not have DX11 IGP. So that should be a "No" in that category. It is not an APU.
In the "Socket" category, both Trinity and Komodo will use some form of Socket FM infrastructure. AMD currently refers them as Socket FMx (where x = 1, 2, 3, etc). It doesn't mean that both will use the same socket.
See a thread I've created at Overclockers.com.au forums regarding AMD's 2012 lines.
=> http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t...
(I've collected a good number of official and leaked presentation slides.)
jjj - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkAlso about Komodo, it has 10 cores not 8.
Kristian Vättö - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkAll leaked slides suggest 8 cores. If you have something to proof the 10 cores, then please share it with us..
TimCh - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkHere you go
No need for leaks.
stmok - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkThe slide you point to is November 9th 2010 for AMD Financial Analyst Day.
The slide in the thread I've created is dated January 2011 for CES 2011.
Your info regarding 10-cores is out of date. Its 8-cores for Komodo.
inf64 - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkNo,look closely in the slide. There is a Correction at the bottom.
It says:
Correction,MArch 8,2011
So they corrected the IGP error in Komodo and corrected the core count number.Now it is 6-10 enhanced/NG Bulldozer cores.
So yes,Komodo will feature up to 10 Bulldozer+ cores.
mino - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkIn other words, Komodo is the C2012 part for desktops.
However there is one issue - Komodo will go for AM3+ OR FM1, it is VERY unlikely AMD would go for another socket in 2012.
And since there is no PCIe in AM3+ while also no IGP on FM1 chip ... it is more likely they go for FM1 with Komodo actually having Display controller but not having a GPU - the same as some embedded Brazos parts today.
Last (sensible) option is for AMD to go FM1 with the same setup as Lynnfield.
Topweasel - Thursday, July 21, 2011 - linkNothing you said in this makes sense. AM3+ has PCIe, There isn't an IGP on the chipset for FM1 because no CPU in that socket would be missing it, and Brazos has a barely capable IGP, (40SP unit?) but it isn't just some 2d display controller.
Kristian Vättö - Saturday, July 16, 2011 - linkI have updated the article to be up-to-date with the slide you provided.
Kristian Vättö - Friday, July 15, 2011 - linkEven the link you provided suggests that Komodo will feature a DX11 capable IGP. Note that it says GPU for Komodo but nothing for Zambezi.


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February 19, 2017
Adorable and cheerful as they are, handmade softies tend to accumulate in mass amounts around here if left unchecked. Multiplying mysteriously throughout the course of a month, it seems as though they spring forth out of the ether, entirely of their own accord. There's no stopping this home invasion, but there are certainly worse problems to worry about. When space is at a premium and not another square inch can be spared, at least this particular close-knit family of featherless fowl is happy to accommodate.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Ale-Steamed Mussels with Garlic and Mustard and Matchstick Potatoes
Naturally, my plan fell apart. The potatoes required more time for frying than I anticipated because there were more batches than expected, and of course, frying made a huge mess. The potatoes were peeled and then cut on a benriner with the medium slicing blade attached. They were soaked in water, drained, and dried with towels. Matchstick-size fries are simpler to fry than thicker ones because there's only one frying step. You don't have to blanch in oil and then re-crisp since they're so skinny. Just be sure to use a large pot with plenty of room, use a thermometer to check the oil temperature, and fry in small batches. Once the fries are removed from the oil, drain them on a rack set over a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and then keep them warm in a 250-300 degree F oven. Since I was hustling to finish frying all those batches of frites, I didn't pay much attention to the mussels. Thankfully, they don't require much attention. I soaked the mussels in water with some flour to be sure they were clean. Then, they were drained and rinsed. In another large pot on the stove, shallots and garlic were sauteed in olive oil. Some good Belgian ale was added and brought to a simmer, and then the mussels were placed in the pan, and the lid was set on top. When the mussels opened, they were transferred to a serving platter, Dijon mustard and butter were added to the ale mixture in the pot, and all of that was whisked to combine. The resulting sauce was poured over the mussels before serving. It all worked out in the end; it just took a little longer than expected.
To serve the frites, they were piled on a platter, sprinkled with chopped parsley, and I added a drizzle of white truffle oil. After tasting them, the time it took to make them and the mess from frying didn't matter anymore. They were pure, crispy goodness and with truffle oil were beyond words. I was thrilled with the mussels too, and I instantly thought this was the best version of mussels I've ever made at home. And, what about Kurt's steak? He chose bison instead of beef, and grilled it to his own exacting standards. The bistro concept worked out great, but how could it not with a big, shared platter of frites?
Posted by lisa is cooking at Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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moules frites!!! Looks gorgeous~!ReplyDelete
My two favorite frites: moules and steak!ReplyDelete
Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of mussels, but I love the idea and would be delighted to taste to those wonderful matchstick potatoes!ReplyDelete
Yummy! Looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
I love mussels and why not with fries? Those matchsticks look fab!ReplyDelete
Whenever I see moules frites on a menu, it doesn't matter what else is there - that's what I'm having! I always wonder if it's about the mayonnaise for the fries though since the mussel's sauce is always a bit boring. This sauce would definitely change my mind about that!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to Kurt, one of the luckiest individuals evaaaa!ReplyDelete
*kisses* HH
Wow, steamed with ale, lovely idea!ReplyDelete
I was thisclose to buying mussels at the market last weekend. Such a good, inexpensive meal!ReplyDelete
The matchsticks potatoes look super crispy and light! Love it! Complements the steamed mussels so well.ReplyDelete
looks so yummy!!nice clicks..ReplyDelete
Your fries look simply perfect! I like the touch of the truffle oil, will have to keep that in mind for future adventures...ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to Kurt!
Frites!!! These look and sound delicious! Maybe one of the few things worth the anxiety that is deep-frying... Lovely dinner!ReplyDelete
I could dive into these pommes allumettes like there's no tomorrow! the moules sounds great, especially with that mustard sauce!ReplyDelete
Oh I bet the mussels are very flavorful!ReplyDelete
I love mussels and fries but these fries are even better than the fat cut ones! :DReplyDelete
I am a huge proponent of the idea of a birthday week. (especially since my birthday is next Friday!) These frites look amazing...especially with those decadent mussels. Kurt is one lucky man!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:25 AM
That's an awesome super flavorful preparation of mussels and the matchstick potatoes look so wonderfully crispy, yum!ReplyDelete
I am normally not a big fan of mussels but I actually had a fantastic dish of them last week in an Australian restaurant, so I am now starting to think that I might learn to actually like them.. And your frites look delicious!ReplyDelete
Everything about this meal looks fantastic! I can imagine dipping the matchstick potatoes into the mussel nectar. Heaven!ReplyDelete
Those matchstick potatoes are the perfect foile for the mussels!!ReplyDelete
Those fries look amazing! I can just smell and taste the truffle oil. And I'm a huge mussels fan - although I've never used ale. I'll have to sub it in lieu of white wine next time I make a batch.ReplyDelete
So I have to know, what does adding flour to the soaking water for the mussels do?
Shelley: The mussels will open to eat the flour and then disgorge any sand or grit in the shells. When I buy them, I ask how well they've been cleaned and if I should do the flour trick. This time, the guy at the fish counter said 'ya, that works great.' So, I took that as a sign I should do it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 3:56 PM
These superthin fries ;, we call them in Dutch in Belgium: Steppe gras!ReplyDelete
I love mussels but rarely make them at home! Your mussels dish loks stunning!
Lisa, you might know this, but steam muscles and fries are two my favorite thing to eat. I admire how beautiful (and envious at the same time) those fries of yours, because I never attempted of making it myself.ReplyDelete
OH YUMMY! Truffle oil and matchstick potatoes, definitely the way to go :)ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a birthday WEEK! The matchstick potatoes look divine :)~ReplyDelete
This looks like something you'd get at a great restaurant! Definitely the perfect way to celebrate, Happy Birthday to Kurt!ReplyDelete
When you tweeted this, it made my mouth water. Seeing the photos? Pure torture!! I think this will be on the menu this weekend - we're expecting rain so this would be perfect!!!ReplyDelete
the greatest things in life take time, and those taters certainly fall into that category! what a thoughtful plate for your hubby, lisa. :)ReplyDelete
moules frites has got to be on of the most simplest of decadent pleasures....love the matchsticks!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Kurt :) This sounds awesome Lisa, i love the way you've made the mussels.... one of my favourites :)ReplyDelete
I hope Kurt realizes that he has it made. My goodness, what a series of treats he has for himself. Those skinny fries look simply divine and the mussels, well, that's just one of my favorite foods right there. Yup, just plain lucky.ReplyDelete


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It's not new to hear gripes that the iPhone's App Store review system is broken, but two recent incidents illustrate just how troublesome the user-powered system can be.
Hot off the press, Spotify's new iPhone app is already being met with mostly one-star reviews -- 1000 of them compared to 400 five-star ratings, by I4U News' estimate. Many of the negative ratings have little to do with the app's functionality. Instead, users are griping that a premium subscription, which costs about $10 per month, is required to stream Spotify's millions of music tracks.
A year ago, Apple tried to correct for baseless negative reviews by requiring people to download the app first. Unfortunately for Spotify, people can download the app for free but can't try it without a subscription, effectively opening the door for more negative reviews than usual. Any free-to-download, subscription-based app could face the same problem.
But a bigger issue is at hand: User ratings are easy to assign when an app is being deleted -- something you'd do if you didn't like the product -- but the process is fairly convoluted if the user wants to keep the app on the phone.
When deleting an app, a pop-up ratings box appears for easy thrashing. By comparison, reviewing an app you plan to keep requires visiting the app store, clicking on the section for user reviews, clicking "Write a Review," signing in to iTunes, and finally submitting a rating and review. This is not a system that favors positive feedback.
It's not surprising, then, that the system is ripe for cheating. MobileCrunch noted an example] last month, in which employees of a PR firm were writing positive reviews for their clients' iPhone games. The firm, Reverb Communications, denied that the reviews were fake, but acknowledged that employees were reviewing the games "based on their own game play experience." A Business Week story notes the extremes to which developers go to get recognition through positive reviews. (See also "Online User Reviews: Can They be Trusted?")
A better user review system would create reputations for writers. Maybe users who submit only ratings, without text, should have less impact on an app's overall score. And instead of listing user reviews chronologically, how about giving top priority to the most prolific writers? A more advanced system could even include social features for voting user reviews up or down.
Otherwise, the App Store's review system may be doing more harm than good.


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Pedro Alvarez Home Run Tracker
By Tom Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez has hit 31 home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Alvarez is the National League leader in home runs and is also tied for third with home runs in all of Major League Baseball.
Using photoshop, we had some fun taking a closer look at each of those homers.
El Toro's 2013 homerun tracker.
APR 18: Pedro Alvarez crushed a no doubter off Julio Teheran that finally landed yesterday. Video of the estimated 454 foot no doubter.
APR 19: Pedro Alvarez hit his second no doubter of the season off Atlanta's Tim Hudson. It was a towering shot that reached 125 feet at its apex and traveled 405 feet. Video LinkPedro Alvarez
second homer of the 2013 Season. The GIF
A Pedro Alvarez home run is so damn unique. Power is what defines Alvarez.
The first round pick out of Vanderbilt has a knack for cracking the bat with such power that it reminds us of some Pirates sluggers past. It's a gift. This powerful gift is why he is so unique to the Pirates lineup. Nobody wearing black and yellow has the ability to change the game so quickly.
A few Buccos players have power, but none have Pedro Power.
It's why there was only one Willie Stargell, one Dave Parker, –and why there will be only one Pedro Alvarez. We got some great help with the GIF which were created by Davidson Teacher. [Follow him on Twitter]
APR 22: Pedro Alvarez crushed an 83 mph softie from rookie Jonathan Pettibone 406 feet at Philadelphia. The laser shot had an average speed off the bat of 107mph. Here is the Video Link
Pedro Alvarez homers in Philly, gone in 1.5 seconds
APR 24 : Alvarez hit a solo homer off Antonio Bastardo in the seventh inning and his RBI single in the fourth was the only hit off Roy Halladay all night. Video
MAY1: The towering shot, 118 feet at its' apex, tied the game at one in the second inning. It came off an 82 mile per hour Hiram Burgos delivery and traveled 412 feet coming off the bat at 102.5 mph. Video More details on the ESPN tracker.
May 9: Alvarez crushed Latroy Hawkins changeup to tie the game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. The 433 foot bomb was smoked off the bat at a season best 108.7 mph. Video
MAY 17 A little over a week after his last bomb, Alvarez connected on a two-run blast that bounced into the river. It tied the game with Houston at four and the Bucs came back to walk off the Astros in the bottom of the ninth.
Pedro Alvarez hit number seven of the season a long way. Video
Here is the landing spot of Pedro's seventh bomb.
MAY 19 Do you notice a pattern yet? For the third time in 2013, Alvarez has hit a bomb in back-to-back games.
Pedro Alvarez hit his eighth homer of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Another key situation, another Pedro Alvarez home run. The Bucs and Astros were locked in a scoreless tie at PNC Park. Obviously, the key words in that sentence are 'were locked.'
A laser of the bat of Alvarez tucked inside the left-field foul pole for the 58th homer of his career. Video
Alvarez is now in fifth-place all time among Pirates third basemen.
Alvarez had his seventh career multi-hit home run day. It was his third against the Brewers. Both home runs were well, ridiculous.
The first was a rocket. Just an absolute rocket. Video
433 feet. Partiers in Milwaukee might want to walk carefully, we aren't sure this one has landed yet. Video
Pedro Alvarez homerun number 10 on the season at Miller Park
Pedro turns around a Mat Latos pitch for a 376-foot bomb and the Pirates are on the board. Video
Another daylight homer for Pedro Alvarez.
Mike Minor was a teammate of Alvarez at Vanderbilt. Minor doesn't respect the #ElToroPower. And he pays. The southpaw threw one too many fastballs in this at-bat.
El Toro crushes a 400-foot bomb to give the Pirates a 4-2 lead in Atlanta. Video
Mike Minor had a thought afterward…
Some Chicago Cubs fans were having a good time on the skyboxes on Sheffield Street. The only mistake they made was turning their back when Pedro Alvarez was at the plate. Video
Never turn your back when Pedro Alvarez is at the plate!
El Toro crushed this one 405 feet and it came off the bat at 109 miles per hour. The Big Bull didn't come close to getting all of this one. Watch the video…it was his sixth homer during the 22 day games the Bucs have played this season.
Alvarez went three-for-three during the debut of Gerrit Cole. The Big Bull crushed a George Kontos pitch 423 feet while Cole was being interviewed by the Bucco broadcasters.
Cole's response?
""That was a bomb."
Here is the Video
We had a unique perspective from behind home plate. Check out the Giants first baseman's reaction. He doesn't even move, he realizes it's mashed.
Fathers Day JUNE 16
With the score tied against Zack Greinke and the L.A. Dodgers, El Toro gave his Father a present. Yardwork. Be sure to watch the three-run blast that brought the Dodgers right-hander to his knees. Video
Alvarez did more than hit bombs today. El Toro drove in one run in the third with a single, he got his solo bomb in the sixth inning off Homer Bailey. Video The bases-clearing double in the seventh came with two outs and the score tied.
Alvarez crushed his 17th of the season off Jered Weaver.
El Toro got the Bucs on the board and jumped into third place in the NL Home Run race.
When Pedro Alvarez gets hot, it gets really ugly for opposing pitchers. You've been warned.
Joe Blanton was the victim of the Big Bull.
Donovan Hand served up number twenty. Video MLB Baseball said it went scuba diving in the Allegheny. Good stuff.
Alvarez blasted a three-run bomb off the Phillies John Lannan which appeared that the hot muggy air would hold it up, but with most of the fans at PNC cheering "Let's Go Bucs," El Toro had done it again. Video
Cool graphic that shows the monster pace by Alvarez in June and July
On the day that Alvarez was named to his first All-Star Game he ripped an opposite field laser beam came off Edwin Jackson at Wrigley Field. Video
After being snubbed by David Wright for a spot in the NL Home Run Derby lineup, Alvarez hit this monster shot. Video As Colin Dunlap said so eloquently, Wright off the batter eye.
Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
On the first pitch Alvarez saw after he was named as a replacement in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby, he launched this bomb 415 feet. Video We are running out of adjectives to describe what Pedro is doing this season. Maybe, just maybe he can grab the lead before the All-Star break, that would be cool with us and we are sure we could dig up an adjective or two.
Alvarez was in an 0-for-everything slump after the All-Star game. Taylor Jordan fixed that. Jordan served it up Pedro hit it out.
Pedro Alvarez. The Force.
Stephen Strasburg was dominant on this night. He didn't walk a batter, giving up just two hits to the Pirates. One of them was this Pedro Alvarez guided-missile out of Nationals Park. Video
Alvarez has an eight game hitting streak with three homers during the streak. The three-run homer in the first inning against St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jake Westbrook set the tone for the Bucs 9-2 victory.
El Toro now has 76 homers, tying him with Aramis Ramirez for second place on the franchise list at the third base position. Video
Alvarez took Chad Bettis deep in the second inning. This bomb went a true distance of 398 feet and according to the ESPN Home Run Tracker it was El Toro's fifth 'Just Enough' homer of the year.
Alvarez has 12 home runs classified as Just Enough which is most in the big leagues. The Bucco third basemen also has nine No Doubters which is three behind MLB leader Chris Davis. Video
With the Cardinals and Pirates locked up in a battle for the NL Central crown, Shelby Miller served up this 434 foot bomb to the Big Bull at Busch Stadium. 1-0 Pirates. Video
Trevor Cahill had a big 8-1 lead as the Diamondbacks were putting a beat down on Jeff Locke and the Buccos. Alvarez made it 8-4 in 1.5 seconds with his tenth no doubt homer of the season. Video
Alvarez crushed his National League leading 31st home run at Petco bringing Andrew Cashner to his knees. The baseball never had a chance. Video


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When you've got amazing technologies or strong magical powers, death doesn't have to have the final word. But is bringing the dead back to life always a good idea? We look the reasons it's better to say no to resurrection.
They Come Back, But Not Quite Alive
Torchwood: When Jack Harkness is understandably upset when Owen Harper is shot and killed. But at least he's got the Resurrection Gauntlet to bring him back to life, right? Well, sort of. Owen still walks and talks, but he's not precisely alive. His heart doesn't beat, his flesh doesn't heal, and his reflexes are gone. And, if that wasn't bad enough, he can't even enjoy food or sex anymore, and Weevils follow him everywhere.
Caprica: Granted, the consequences of bringing Zoe Graystone back from the dead are pretty far-reaching. After all, it results in the creation of the Cylons and the eventual decimation of humanity. But when Joseph Adama encounters a computerized copy of his dead daughter, her concerns with being back from the dead are more immediate. Without a living body, she has no pulse and just generally feels wrong, to the extent that she can't stand being semi-alive this way.
"Playback" Arthur C. Clarke: Caprica's borrowed a page from Clarke here, who wrote a tale of aliens who try to bring a pilot back to life after his ship explodes. They manage to restore all of his memories, but have no idea what kind of body he had, and he's a bit depressed to find that he's just a non-corporeal simulation.
"The River Styx Runs Upstream" by Dan Simmons: When a young boy's mother dies, his father has her body resurrected. Although her body has returned, her mind simply isn't there, and she wanders through life as an automaton. The boy's distraught father and older brother eventually kill themselves in their grief, horror, and shame, but the boy doesn't think resurrection's so terrible. He himself goes to work for the Resurrectionists, spending his free time with his resurrected family.
You Bring Them Back Wrong
Doctor Who "The Empty Child:" Well-meaning nanobots attempt to reconstruct a child killed during the London Blitz. But not knowing what a human child looks like, they bring him back as a mindless abomination, with a gas mask for a face and ever searching for his mother. Even worse, the bots decide that this is what all humans must look like, and proceed to transmute healthy children as well.
"The Monkey's Paw" by WW Jacobs: The mystical monkey's paw grants wishes, but never in the way you hoped. After the first wish Mr. White makes results in the death of his son Herbert, his second wish is for Herbert to return. Mr. White never sees his son, but he knows after a horrible accident and a week on the slab, Herbert probably isn't the same. His third wish takes Herbert away.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Forever:" Following the same vein as "The Monkey's Paw," Dawn tries to resurrect her dead mother via magic. She also never sees her mother, realizing that what comes back won't quite be her, and breaks the spell before her mother reaches their front door.
They'll Try to Kill You Afterward
30 Days of Night: Dark Days: After Eben Olemaun becomes a vampire to save the remaining citizens of Barrow, he turns to ash when the polar sun finally rises. This sets Stella Olemaun on a quest to bring her husband back to life. But when she succeeds, Eben is still a vampire — and a hungry one at that.
"Herbert West — Reanimator" by HP Lovecraft: Medical student Herbert West is fascinated by life and death, and develops a serum he believes will restart the machinery of the human body. The serum works, but turns the corpses into cannibalistic zombies. West is unrepentant , focused on new ways to find dead subjects for his experiments. Of course, eventually his zombie experiments turn on him.
Practical Magic: After Sally Owens' boyfriend Jimmy turns out to be abusive, she drugs him and accidentally kills him. Fearing prison, Sally and her sister Gillian cast a spell to revive him, but Jimmy's immediate reaction isn't exactly gratitude. He tries to kill Gillian, forcing Sally to murder him once again.
Pet Sematary: Any dead creature buried in the ancient Micmac burial ground comes back to life, just not quite the way you put it in. After losing his young son Gage, Louis buries his son in the graveyard. Sure enough, Gage comes back — and promptly murders his mother.
Lexx: You would think that, given the prophecy that the last of the Brunnen-G would kill His Divine Shadow, the last thing His Divine Shadow would do is resurrect a Brunnen-G corpse. But he did exactly that to Kai, making him one of the living dead as a Divine Assassin. It takes over 2000 years, but eventually Kai does get around to killing him.
Supernatural "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things:" College students and necromancy are always a recipe for trouble. When a broken-hearted boy tries to bring his dead crush back, she's of course got to go zombie and start chomping down on her loved ones.
God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert: For thousands of years, Leto Atreides has ruled over humanity, and always has a ghola — a copy — of his father's faithful friend Duncan Idaho to serve him. But the Duncan ghola's almost inevitably rebel against Leto and try to kill him, forcing Leto to kill all but 19 gholas. Still, Leto keeps bringing in a fresh Duncan ghola after each attempt on his life.
They Bring Death With Them
Pushing Daisies: When pie maker Ned touches dead bodies, they become reanimated, without regard for mutilation or decay. But if he fails to deanimate them after more than a minute, a random person in close proximity dies, taking their place. And for Ned, bringing the dead back to life is further complicated by not being able to touch them, lest they fall dead once again.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer "After Life:" Actually, bringing a body-stealing demon into the world of the living was probably the least of the disastrous consequences of resurrecting the Slayer. Still, when a demon gets loose in Sunnydale, the Scoobies have to kill it before it kills Buffy.
Carnivale: Ben Hawkins has the power to bring people back from the dead, but it comes with a price: one person of Hawkins' choosing must die in exchange for the life. And, try though he might, he can't choose himself.
Torchwood "Dead Man Walking:" Another fun consequence of Owen's walking death is that Death himself comes along for the ride. He's looking for 13 souls to consume so he can remain in the world of the living and slake his thirst for destruction.
It Will Come at Great Personal Cost
The Dresden Files: The sorcerer Hrothbert of Bainbridge committed a crime against his order by bringing his beloved Winifred back from the dead, prompting the High Council to hand down a severe and lasting punishment: they imprison his spirit inside his skull for all eternity. Hrothbert, now "Bob," has been around over a thousand years, but he can't interact with the physical world.
Torchwood "They Keep Killing Suzie:" The other Resurrection Gauntlet actually does bring the dead back to full-fledged life. But naturally there's still a catch: the resurrected person draws life energy from the living wearer, and permanent resurrection means the death of the living wearer.
Full Metal Alchemist: After their mother dies, Edward and Alphonse try to revive her through alchemy. Not only do they fail to bring her back from the dead, they lose physical pieces of themselves in the process, with Edward losing his left leg and Alphonse losing his entire body.
Supernatural: The Winchesters thrive on death and resurrection. When Sam is shot and killed, Dean trades his soul for Sam's life, with the bartering demon collecting in just a year. Sure enough, after a year, Dean dies and head off to Hell.
It Will Attract Unwanted Attention
The Outer Limits "Josh:" When reclusive Josh Butler resurrects a young girl through a strange electromagnetic pulse, it attracts the attention of a tabloid TV reporter looking for a scoop. Unfortunately, it also attracts the attention of the US Air Force, who promptly seize Josh and start performing medical tests.
The 4400: Shawn Farrell manages to bring a bird back from the dead, just one example of his amazing healing abilities. But not everyone is thrilled about his strange new powers, and they bring him to the attention of Jordan Collier, which is a bit of a double-edged sword.
It's Only Temporary
AI: Artificial Intelligence: The evolved mechas who find David frozen beneath the water are able to give the robotic boy his greatest wish: time with his long-dead adoptive mother Monica. The resurrection only lasts a day and can never be repeated. David's okay with the arrangement, since that one day is perfect, but it's a clear audience tearjerker.
They Were Actually Okay With Being Dead
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow assumed that Buffy's death by interdimensional portal had sent the Slayer to a hell dimension, and conjured up some ill-advised magic to bring her back. Unfortunately, Willow never considered that Buffy might actually be in Heaven, leaving her in a major season-long depression as she adjusts to inferior life back on Earth.
Supernatural: Okay, so Dean didn't exactly enjoy his stay in Hell, but he's dealing with some very Buffy-like issues on his return to Earth. He clearly remembers his agonizing time in Hell and got a real taste for torture. And God might have pulled him out of Hell, but his plans for Dean on Earth involve more havoc and torture.
Green Lantern: Maura Rayner is infected with a sentient virus sent by Sinestro and her son Kyle failed to get back in time to save her. He uses his powers to revive her, but she won't have any of it. She senses that, once dead, there's something wrong with being alive and begs him to let her be dead once again.
You Never Really Liked Them in the First Place
The Venture Bros.: Dean and Hank Venture are a tad on the death-prone side, so their father always keeps a few clone slugs around to imprint with their memories. But once they're alive again, he generally treats them as nuisances — or ignores them entirely. But he does find it handy to have a spare organ donor (or two) around.
Red Dwarf: Nearly the entire complement of the Red Dwarf is killed off in the first episode, only to be resurrected in the eighth season thanks to a little nanobot magic. Lister is no longer the only human in the universe, but he and his cohorts immediately run afoul of the newly reconstructed crew.
It Makes for Unnecessary Sequels
And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer: We said goodbye to several major characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series (as well as the entire planet Earth) at the end of Mostly Harmless. Presumably Eoin Colfer's sequel will see Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and Trillian ride again, and Arthur's none too pleased about it.


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By Barry Banther
Acting as a leader in a call center isn't just something you do; it's someone you become. But, that requires a personal transformation, not just a personal agenda. Roger hadn't learned that lesson. During an interview for a new leadership position, the hiring manager asked why he switched jobs, and sometimes companies, every few years.
Roger blamed the employees who stopped growing and doubted the organization's commitment to the goal they asked him to reach. In other words, it had to be the environment because Roger was a good manager. Roger was half right; it was the environment. But, he failed to recognize that he was responsible for creating that situation.
Lasting leaders, those who can weather economic downturns, and even seismic market shifts in their employees or customers, are the ones who know how to assemble a diverse team and bring out their best. As a leader, if you're not building relationships with your associates that will last, your success will be short-lived.
If we want to understand what really defines leaders, then we have to start by looking at their followers. The old motivational tricks no longer work. Employees become jaded from broken promises and failed dreams. Today, followers are drawn to leaders who show openness, invest time, listen, encourage, and show appreciation for the strengths their employees bring to work. These qualities are developed intentionally over time, but they pay dividends in both financial and personal performance for a lifetime.
Leaders who are held in the highest esteem for their success on both the bottom line and with the people they lead epitomize five key qualities. From their followers, you will hear phrases like these: "He was always there for me," "I felt like she really listened," and "He valued my opinion." The result is employee engagement at the highest level. These qualities are gifts that a lasting leader is willing to give freely to the people they lead.
1) The Gift of Being Open to Others: Every leader claims to have an open door policy. But, it's not a leader's door that needs to be open; it's an open mind that matters. Openness encourages employee engagement, and that is fundamental to business success. The Gallup Organization's study of employee engagement in 7,939 business units in thirty-six different companies found that "employee engagement was positively associated with performance."
2) The Gift of Investing Time in Others: Leaders are usually not solo inventors or lonely creative thinkers. They are called to assemble a team of people and enable them to be more productive together than any of them could be alone. Leaders can't create time, but when they invest their time to build profitable relationships with their employees, they are multiplying the results they can achieve. Choosing to spend time with employees daily is a leader's best return on time.
3) The Gift of Listening to Others: Trust between leaders and their associates is built upon a transparency that reflects a freedom to speak and be heard. Bad culture, where listening isn't valued, impacts organizations every day across America. An estimated 55% of a leader's work time is spent listening, but most leaders don't know how to do that. They confuse listening with hearing. When we are open to an employee's ideas and we invest the time to hear them, then we are more apt to understand what they are saying and, sometimes more importantly, what they are not saying.
4) The Gift of Offering Encouragement to Others: Employees can work for hours without food or water. However, they can't do quality work for more than a few minutes without hope: the hope that their work matters, the hope that they can get the job done, and the hope that their effort will be appreciated by their boss. You have few chances as a leader to show respect for employees that is more potent than surprising them with words that show you believe they have what it takes to get the job done despite their current challenges.
5) The Gift of Expressing Appreciation for Others' Abilities: When a leader gives away genuine appreciation, it is mirrored back in improved attitudes, stronger commitment, and better performance. Study after study documents that employees do not feel appreciated. The gift of appreciation is not about altering your associates' opinion of the leader; it's about changing their opinion of themselves. When a leader helps employees believe in their unique strengths, they build a work environment that works. Lasting leaders know how to bring out the best in others.
You can be appointed someone's boss but not their leader. Your followers ultimately determine your leadership. Had Roger developed these five skills, he might have still moved jobs every few years, but it wouldn't have been because he could no longer get results. It would be because he had developed a reputation for building a high performance team who followed his leadership, even under tough conditions. That kind of leader is always in high demand.
Barry Banther is the founder and CEO of Banther Consulting. With decades of experience as a business leader and corporate executive, he has become a trusted advisor, leadership speaker, and trainer for Fortune 100 companies, as well as midsize to large family-owned businesses across America. Barry's new book, A Leader's Gift: How to Earn the Right to Be Followed, will be released in April 2014. For more information, visit www.barrybanther.com.
[From the February/March 2014 issue of AnswerStat magazine]