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War is an ecological catastrophe
Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.
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In times of war, otherwise atrocious crimes against nature become routine.
The U.S. Department of Defense is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels in the world.
By polluting the earth to prepare for war, the Pentagon prepares a world in which war becomes more likely.
The '20s came roaring in with two explosive headlines: reports of Australia's inferno, and the speculation that the United States could be hurtling towards another war in the Middle East after the government's assassination of Iranian military leader, Qassem Soleimani.
The two events seem ominous harbingers of our future, if warfare and the inherent ecocide that comes with it continues into the next decade.
The environmental costs of war
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As power struggles between nations escalate to armed conflicts and hot wars, the environment and ecosystems remain silent casualties. War radically changes the parameters for normalcy, and otherwise atrocious crimes against nature become not only justified, but viewed as necessary.
In war zones, land and natural resources are often contaminated by the oil from military vehicles and chemical weapons. Depleted uranium from ammunition rounds used in Iraq, for instance, left behind radiation that poisoned the soil and water in Iraq, creating a carcinogenic environment according to studies that linked the chemical residue of the weapons to increased cancer in the country. Furthermore, there's the pollution caused by toxic fuel spills that can happen at air force bases, and the oil and chemical leaks that happen when infrastructure is damaged in war zones. Another problem is the deliberate destruction of oil fields and military base garbage that goes up in flames in burn pits.
In war-zones, deforestation can be another major issue. When wars drag out for a long time, people in those regions become internally displaced and need to migrate. In those situations, people try to heat themselves during the winter, causing deforestation further facilitated by warlords. In Afghanistan, cutting down timber and capturing wildlife for sale (like tigers) is encouraged by the Taliban to raise revenue for the group.
Fueling an army
War comes with major ecological consequences in terms of greenhouse gases emitted from mobilization, training, and combat.
Though it has cut back, the U.S. Department of Defense is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels in the world, and consequently one of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters. In 2017, the Pentagon's greenhouse gas emissions totaled more than 59 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. If it were a country, it would have carbon emissions larger than Sweden, Portugal, or Denmark.
Buildings and fuel are the main culprits of CO2 emissions. Forty percent of the greenhouse gases emitted are a result of the over 560,000 buildings and around 500 domestic and overseas military installations maintained by the Defense Department. Military operations account for the rest. For instance, in 2016 the Defense Department consumed approximately 86 million barrels of fuel for operational purposes. According to the Watson Institute at Brown University, the petroleum-guzzling vehicles and aircraft used by the U.S. military produces many hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide as well as CO2.
War as a climate feedback loop
The justification for war is often to protect citizens, but human beings aren't separate from the web of ecosystems that they are threaded within. For each violent act of war, there is an equally devastating reaction. Those ripple effects could soon be reaching U.S. shores.
According to Dr. Neta C. Crawford, Department Chair of Boston University's Department of Political Science and the co-director of the study group Costs of War, military aggression and preparation exacerbates environmental problems that could lead to greater security risks and more war in the future as natural resources are depleted, causing a global refugee crisis.
"The Pentagon is very worried about the stresses of climate change leading to displacement... and they're concerned about climate war," Crawford tells Big Think in an interview. "They believe that it's coming to a neighborhood near you."
The problem, she notes, is that the Pentagon is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases and perpetrator of environmental destruction that increases the probability of war.
"They're preparing a world for which the risks and consequences that they fear are more likely," says Crawford, who believes that to decrease the likelihood of climate war, the Pentagon needs to be part of a large scale turn towards clean energy and the reduction of greenhouse gases. "But they don't think that way, they just think war is coming, it will be caused by refugee crisis and fighting over resources such as fresh water, and we have to be prepared for it."
The other option
Crawford believes that if humans can work out ways to prevent the worst consequences of climate change, and work to peacefully prevent any conflicts that are associated with increased environmental stress, war can be evaded.
"We can work out water agreements, we can negotiate prices, or we can provide, instead of a wall, to climate migrants, welcoming and care," she emphasizes.
As tensions escalate with Iran, new war would pour gasoline over an earth already engulfed in flames, increasing the chance for more armed conflict. Perhaps at no time in human history have the stakes for maintaining peace been higher.
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Tom Brady to the Arizona Cardinals? A Boston writer thinks it is a great idea
With the Patriots' lack of Super Bowl success since 2004, one writer makes the case for trading Tom Brady to the Arizona Cardinals.
By Jess Root Jan 28, 2013, 7:00am MST
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The Arizona Cardinals need a quarterback. A guy like Tom Brady would be heaven sent, right? Well, if one Massachusetts writer has his way, the future Hall of Famer would be joining Larry Fitzgerald. And he was actually being serious.
First and foremost, the Cardinals can't hurt you. In the NFC West, Brady is as far away as possible. Unless he plays another five years - highly unlikely - the only place you'll encounter Brady again on the field of battle is at a Super Bowl.
The Cardinals have the ammunition to attract the Patriots to the negotiating table. Remember, they pick at No. 7, an attractive spot for this draft, which has already been fortified by over 70 underclassmen.
Arizona also has incredible need. Most draftniks currently have the Cards dabbling with the likes of USC QB Matt Barkley or West Virginia's Geno Smith in the first round.
Why take a shot and fail again, a la Matt Leinart? This franchise can have its own new face in a matter days, one that is proven and currently stands at the forefront of the game.
He thinks that the Cardinals could be amenable to trading their entire draft for Brady. Certainly, with the number seven pick, it is a desirable spot in the draft. New England does not have and late-round picks this April.
Clearly, this is something that would never, ever happen. Nobody trades away a franchise quarterback without someone already in place to take over. The Green Bay Packers did it to Brett Favre, but they had Aaron Rodgers in the wings. The 49ers did it with Joe Montana, but with Steve Young ready. The Pats don't have one of those guys ready. They have Ryan Mallett, but he doesn't exactly look ready to be one of those guys.
Tom Brady is 35 years old. But as we know, quarterbacks like Brady can and will perform at high levels up to and beyond age 38.
If the Patriots somehow put Brady on the market, would you make that trade for 3-5 years of one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game, even if it took almost all this year's picks -- a Herschel Walker type deal?
I know this is ridiculous, but I would do it two heartbeats.
And now that I have written this, I have to go roll on the floor laughing that someone would actually suggest it. He actually wrote that New England should just go get Matt Cassell back and roll with him. Funny.
Keep up with Cardinals news and opinions when you are not on the site. Follow Revenge of the Birds on Twitter at @revengeofbirds and "like" us on Facebook. You can follow me individually at @senorjessroot.

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June 2nd, 2011 - The Egyptian-European expedition discovered a huge statue of King Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC), who was the father of the first monotheist king, Akhenaton, and grandfather of the Golden King Tutankhamun. These discoveries have been made in the middle of archaeological excavations in the mortuary temple of King Amenhotep III in Kom al Haytan in Luxors West Bank. The statue is carved with alabaster and shows the king sitting, wearing a royal headdress, the nams, and with the beard properly decorated.
It is believed that this statue is one of two statues that were located at the entrance of the third edifice of the Amenhoteps temple, which is located 200 meters away from the Colossi of Memnon. These two statues were thought to have been crushed during the massive earthquake that hit the country in the Roman era, and which ruined all the temples and structures with the exception of the Colossus of Memnon.
The expedition also found the head of an idol 28.5 cm in length; this head depicts an idol wearing a wig which is part of the beard which has been found and that is in good condition. A text of 25 lines written in hieroglyphic letters that lists the name and the number of temples built by Amenhotep III has also been discovered. The plate is 7.40 m x 9 m.
An expedition in Luxor has unearthed new artifacts at Amenhotep III's temple.


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Sara Berman's Closet
by Maira Kalman, Alex Kalman
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2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist
Maira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and The Elements of Style, and Alex Kalman, the designer, curator, writer, and founder of Mmuseumm, combine their talents in this captivating family memoir, a creative blend of narrative and striking visuals that is a paean to an exceptional woman and a celebration of individuality, personal expression, and the art of living authentically.
In the early 1950s, Jewish émigré Sara Berman arrived in the Bronx with her husband and two young daughters When the children were grown, she and her husband returned to Israel, but Sara did not stay for long. In the late 1960s, at age sixty, she left her husband after thirty-eight years of marriage. One night, she packed a single suitcase and returned alone to New York City, moving intoa studio apartment in Greenwich Village near her family. In her new home, Sara began discovering new things and establishing new rituals, from watching Jeopardy each night at 7:00 to eating pizza at the Museum of Modern Art's cafeteria every Wednesday. She also began discarding the unnecessary, according to the Kalmans: "in a burst of personal expression, she decided to wear only white."
Sara kept her belongings in an extraordinarily clean and organized closet. Filled with elegant, minimalist, heavily starched, impeccably pressed and folded all-white clothing, including socks and undergarments, as well as carefully selected objects—from a potato grater to her signature perfume, Chanel No.19—the space was sublime. Upon her death in 2004, her family decided to preserve its pristine contents, hoping to find a way to exhibit them one day.
In 2015, the Mmuseumm, a new type of museum located in a series of unexpected locations founded and curated by Sara's grandson, Alex Kalman, recreated the space in a popular exhibit—Sara Berman's Closet—in Tribeca. The installation eventually moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show will run at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles from December 4, 2018 to March 10, 2019; it will open again about a month later at the National Museum of American Jewish History from April 5, 2019 to September 1, 2019.
Inspired by the exhibit, this spectacular illustrated memoir, packed with family photographs, exclusive images, and Maira Kalman's distinctive paintings, is an ode to Sara's life, freedom, and re-invention. Sara Berman's Closet is an indelible portrait of the human experience—overcoming hardship, taking risks, experiencing joy, enduring loss. It is also a reminder of the significance of the seemingly insignificant moments in our lives—the moments we take for granted that may turn out to be the sweetest. Filled with a daughter and grandson's wry and touching observations conveyed in Maira's signature script, Sara Berman's Closest is a beautiful, loving tribute to one woman's indomitable spirit.
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"An illustrated tribute to Maira Kalman's late mother, this book deconstructs the life and spirit of Sara Berman through items in her meticulously kept closet." - Publishers Weekly
"The installation of her small closet—garments and linens folded with tender precision, a potato grater, a bottle of Chanel No. 19—is a shrine to humility and intention." - The New Yorker
"A reflection on her experiences and a study of the value (monetary and not) of the things we keep." - Vogue
"A new way of looking at rooms and possessions and women's history." - Amelia Peck, curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Sara Berman's Closet" is like a living Maira Kalman painting: It's filled with poetic details and her signature elements of irreverent humor and warmth." - T Magazine
"An unexpected meditation on modern city life: a modest closet from a studio apartment in the West Village, filled with the curious, lovely and very particular personal effects of Sara Berman, a Belarussian and Israeli émigré who was the mother of Maira Kalman, the irreverent artist, book author and illustrator." - New York Times
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Top Diplomats of S. Korea, Japan Meet amid Expectations for Bilateral Summit
Written: 2022-09-20 08:08:06 / Updated: 2022-09-20 23:44:41
The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held talks in the United States ahead of a possible summit between their leaders in New York.
Following a 50-minute meeting at a hotel in New York on Monday afternoon, foreign minister Park Jin told reporters that he and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi had good discussions, agreeing to make sincere efforts to improve Seoul-Tokyo relations.
The top diplomats reportedly held an in-depth exchange on the issue of compensation for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor.
Minister Park is said to have explained to Japan possible solutions to the issue as discussed in a civilian-government panel, including raising victim compensation funds through the private sector.
Park reportedly conveyed the opinions of all levels of society as well, including the victims, calling on Japan to respond with sincerity.
A foreign ministry official said that the top diplomats agreed to continue dialogue and consultations between diplomatic authorities of the two nations.


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We fell in love with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel about 20 years ago when Dee got a tri-color bitch for her daughter. We could not resist them! Today, Charlie, Claire and Dee continue the tradition of quality for which Athercroft is known. We are proud of the many champions, performance titles and national specialty wins of the Athercroft Cavaliers. We are most proud, however, of the wonderful Athercroft cavaliers that have enriched the lives of the their owners, friends and communities.
We are members of the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club. Charlie serves on its Board of Directors and is a Director of the ACKCS Rescue Trust, a 501(c)3 dedicated to the rescue and placement of cavaliers in need. Charlie is also an AKC judge.
We have membership in the regional Blue Ridge Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club and the Middle Tennessee Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club. We are proud that our breeding program has achieved Breeder of Merit status with the American Kennel Club.
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The Unfinished Palazzo Life, Love and Art in Venice
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"A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created." —The Washington Post
Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Veniers waned during construction and the project was abandoned. Empty, unfinished, and decaying, the building was considered an eyesore until the early twentieth century, when it attracted and inspired three women at key moments in their lives: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse, and Peggy Guggenheim. Their extraordinary, acclaimed story is now available in paperback.
Luisa Casati turned her home into an aesthete's fantasy, where she hosted parties as extravagant and decadent as Renaissance court operas, spending small fortunes on her own costumes in her quest to become a "living work of art" and muse. Doris Castlerosse strove to make her mark in London and Venice during the glamorous interwar years, hosting film stars and royalty at glittering parties. In the postwar years, Peggy Guggenheim turned the Palazzo into a model of modernist simplicity that served as a home for her exquisite collection of modern art. Each vivid life story is accompanied by previously unseen materials from family archives, weaving an intricate history of these legendary art world eccentrics.
Judith Mackrell is a dance critic and author.
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Tehran (ISNA) - Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN, New York released a statement, reacting to the U.S. representative's baseless claims against Iran.
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Audi S8 D2 (Typ 4D) is a full-size luxury sedan in production from 1996 to 1998, whereupon it received a facelift. It was powered by a single naturally-aspirated V8 engine that displaced 4.2 liters.
Best known for its appearance in the film Ronin, the original D2 S8 featured Audi's trademark symmetric AWD paired to a 6-speed manual transmission. With the extensive use of aluminum in the form of "Audi Space Frame", the D2 S8 had handling characteristics that was unrivaled at the time for its class, despite being rather nose-heavy.
In some markets, the original D2 S8 used a 5-speed ZF 5HP24A automatic transmission. This was a rather weak unit, which did not match the characteristic of the car. Enthusiasts will find that current markets value the 6-speed manual much more as well.
Audi has made a good effort in aerodynamics, with a decent 0.28 coefficient of drag to show for it.
Drivers who appreciate handling will be pleased to know that the D2 S8 comes with multi-link suspensions at all four corners. This provides the best cornering performance and tunability, at the expense of cost and a little bit of durability.
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Dessy Boneva is an accomplished marathoner and has completed numerous marathons around the world
MIAMI, March 4, 2021 Dessy Boneva, MD, FACS, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Trauma Surgeon for her professional excellence in the field of Medicine & Surgery and her unwavering dedication at the Kendall Regional Medical Center.
As a board-certified trauma and critical care surgeon, Dr. Dessy Boneva has led an impressive career for the past 18 years. She is currently practicing at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, Florida, where she offers her knowledge and expertise in all facets of her work. Dedicated to her patients' well-being, Dr. Boneva demonstrates the highest level of professionalism, integrity, and compassion. In addition to her primary role, she also contributes to academics. She serves as Surgery Clerkship Director/Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Nova Southeastern University's Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Dr. Boneva remains abreast of her field's latest advancements. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Panamerican Trauma Society, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. In addition, she holds certifications in Advanced Trauma Life Support (Instructor), Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma, Advanced Trauma Operative Management, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support and Stop the Bleed.
At the start of her academic career, Dr. Boneva studied Mathematics and Engineering. After going to a Health Mission trip she was inspired to help patients and work in the medical field. Following medical school she later went on to perform her residencies in general surgery at the University of Maryland and Dartmouth College. This was followed by fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University in Surgical Critical Care and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Her passion is to help patients and save lives. With two decades of experience, she is board-certified in surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting. A trauma surgeon is a highly trained and specialized medical care professional who performs emergency surgeries on patients suffering from acute injuries and illnesses. They generally complete residency training in general surgery and often fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care. Among her volunteer experience, Dr. Boneva has served on health mission trips to Kenya, Moldova, Costa Rica, Russia, and Bulgaria. In addition to English, she speaks Russian and Bulgarian.
She has numerous awards, some of which include Who's Who among students in American Universities and Colleges, USA; International Who's Who of Professionals, Foreign Messenger Award, Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide and most recently was recognized as Top Trauma Surgeon in Miami by "Find a Top Doc". She has received a PRIDE Award for "Patient First" and a PRIDE Award for "Excellence" at Kendall Regional Medical Center.
In her spare time, Dessy Boneva is an accomplished marathoner and has completed numerous marathons around the world including the 6 Major World Marathons in New York, Boston, Berlin, Chicago, Tokyo, and London. She was the first person from Bulgaria to be awarded the "6 – star Abbot World Marathon Majors' medal. She also donates to various running charities and is a member of the Seven Continents Club.
Dr. Dessy Boneva dedicates this honorable recognition to her parents, to her patients and to her numerous mentors & people who have inspired her along the way and in her carrier. Some of the people she dedicates this accomplishment to are Dr. J.L Fitzpatrick, Dr. T. Scalea, Dr. Lipsett, Dr. Katzman, Dr. Elkbuli, Dr. McKenney and Dr. Dilova.
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Are we being manipulated? Of course we are. By pretty much everyone, and manipulating us in all sorts of directions. That's how news organizations operate, newspaper organizations operate, politicians operate, businesses operate. Chances are, even your friends, neighbors, and coworkers are manipulating you in some fashion.
1) In this day and age, we are not totally dependent on TV as our sole source of information. There are still the newspapers, which while still slanted towards their ideologies and trying to manipulate what you read, they do tend to go much more in depth in their coverage than TV does, and give more background information. And then there's the internet, and many different sources of information there. And in fact, with the internet, it's now easier to find opposing view points--and I regularly search out and read news from Canada, UK, France, and Russia, as well as other English language news from around the world so that I can get points of views from sources outside the US.
2) The news will address issues of importance, but they will only do so insofar as to present the issue from the viewpoint they support so as to try to manipulate our beliefs for the advancement of what they believe--but that's what individuals do as well. For instance, if you are having a debate about abortion, are you going to tell the person that you're debating that their position is just as correct for them as your position is for you? I just haven't come across that type of person--we hold onto our prejudices too strongly.
3) No, we aren't being conditioned into being niave, compliant, or gullible. That's a decision that we choose to make, or what happens when we decide to stop thinking for ourselves. In the end, there's no one to blame but ourselves for allowing that to happen.
Dragon, while my generalizations might miss describing your discipline and initiative in seeking alternative information sources, I believe my assessment to be accurate. The news outlets and media sources are increasingly held by one corporate head. American independent newspapers used to be the most fertile ground in the world for a vast range of varied opinions, but now days, the independent is extremely rare, as are deviations from the company line.... coverage is thin and trite... free choice is dying for lack of moral courage to buck the powers that be. Dragon, you are the exception, but you defy the typing of the vast majority.
As a society, we are like sheep. As individuals a few of us live outside the popular culture and have good lives and wonder why the masses continue to set themselves up for such sorrow.
There is a vicious ongoing battle to join the group of "powers that be" and the roster changes rapidly. I believe that most people will look for ways to get money (and power). Some people are better at it than others and everyone has different scruples. People with talent for manipulation and a thirst for power and money will try many things to influence as many people as possible to act in a way that the power hungry devils get what they want. This is only part of the problem. I see the naive, gullible, masses as also being the problem. No one forced anyone to get a no money down 130% mortgage with a fluffed up appraisal but the fact that so many people did it is sure causing a problem. There is a long list of things that are popular that are not making the word a better place (watching TV is one of worst). The bad behaviour is handing the world to the devils on a golden platter.
We are not being betrayed. We are getting what we desrve.
The gates are all down, the signals are flashing, the engineer is blowing the horn. So if you stay on the tracks, ignoring the facts, don't blame the wreck on the train.
Another great answer. Well reasoned and thought provoking. Thank you.
I believe that while the media will only write on what they believe in and some will write with both point of views. Most news that you hear are actually being monitored by big brother. You only hear and see what they want you to see and hear. They are afraid that if we all knew the truth what is going on then these big brothers will be out of office or they will be run out of town. Look what happened to the cigarette companies when they had to published on how bad smoking is for people, granted there is still a lot of people still smoke but now a quite of few people did file a law suit and won. Look at the pharmaceutical companies and how they pushed drugs on people and they really did not do a thorough testing on certain drugs, like celebrex, and those anti=inflammatory drugs. Now they have to put warning labels on them. Granted if you really want to research on any type of news that you want to read up on you have to look for it. Some people do not have the luxury on finding these news and or they do not have the time to do any research.
Vivacia, I agree wholeheartedly!!! Terms such as "The Man", "Big Brother", "The Establishment", "Big Money", the "Military-Industrial Complex", the "Status Quo", "The Powers That Be", etc., etc.... are all synonymous expressions referring to the consortium of the super-rich, super-influential, super-secretive who act as one, with a single overriding agenda: To preserve and multiply their ever increasing realm of control over the masses, and to continue adding to their vast treasure. Not only do they want to take OUR fair share of the abundance provided for ALL of us, they want to control our thought, our deeds... they want TOTAL authority and control over every aspect of our lives!!! (The "Dream Police"!) With the imperative to suppress and destroy ANY threat, challenge or opposition to their objectives, they have become "shadow tyrants", oppressors of TRUE independence and a very real threat to America's founding principles. The less than 1% who control more than 99% of the world's wealth know no limits to their unbridled and insatiable avarice, and the continued journey down the path they are so easily leading us will result in a world filled with misery and despair. What happened to the true nobility, the visionary protectors and guides, the principled, articulate, honorable beings who so well epitomized integrity, honor, and nobility!
These so call nobility, or the true visionary protectors and guides have been dead and gone and those who took their places took away everything that was good and just and put in place that warp and deny anything that is good.
This is a fascination thread - could someone start it up as a debate? I agree with most of whats been said, but I have to leave for Summer school so can't tarry here. Thanks to all, wonderful input.
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Rotary President-elect Sam F. Owori dies
Rotary International President-elect Sam F. Owori died unexpectedly on 13 July due to complications from surgery. Sam was a member of the Rotary Club Kampala, Uganda, for 38 years.
Rotary President-elect Sam F. Owori died Thursday, 13 July.
"Rotary has become a way of life for me – with the intrinsic value and core belief in mutual responsibility and concern for one another as a cornerstone," Sam said when he was nominated last year. "I feel immense satisfaction knowing that through Rotary, I've helped someone live better."
Sam's term as Rotary's 108th president would have begun on 1 July 2018.
"Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hardworking Rotarian he was," said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. "In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family, and Sam's millions of friends around the world in your thoughts."
Under Sam's leadership, the number of clubs in Uganda swelled from nine to 89 over the course of 29 years.
Sam saw in Rotary members "an incredible passion to make a difference," and wanted to "harness that enthusiasm and pride so that every project becomes the engine of peace and prosperity."
Sam was the chief executive officer of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda, whose mission is to promote excellence in corporate governance principles and practice in the region by 2020. Previously, he was executive director of the African Development Bank, managing director of Uganda Commercial Bank Ltd., and director of Uganda Development Bank. He has also served as corporate secretary of the Central Bank of Uganda.
He served as member and chair of several boards including FAULU (U) Ltd., (now Opportunity Bank), the Uganda Heart Institute, the Centre for African Family Studies, Mulago Hospital Complex, Mukono Theological College, and the Kampala City Council.
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Lessons in Love and Other Crimes
Tesya has reasons to feel hopeful after leaving her last job, where she was subjected to a series of anonymous hate crimes. Now she is back home in London to start a new lecturing position, and has begun an exciting, if tumultuous, love affair with the enigmatic Holly. But this idyllic new start quickly sours. Tesya finds herself victimized again at work by an unknown assailant, who subjects her to an insidious, sustained race hate crime. As her paranoia mounts, Tesya finds herself yearning for the most elemental desires: love, acceptance, and sanctuary. Her assailant, meanwhile, is recording his manifesto, and plotting his next steps.
Inspired by the author's personal experiences of hate crime and bookended with essays which contextualise the story within a lifetime of microaggressions, Lessons in Love and Other Crimes is a heart-breaking, hopeful, and compulsively readable novel about the most quotidian of crimes.
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Long Listed for The Asian Man Literature Prize when published in India as THE LAST PRETENCE. When Malika loses her longed-for daughter at birth, it is not the only loss in the family: the surviving twin -a boy – loses the love of his mother. He grows up needing to be the daughter his mother wants, the son his scientist father accepts, and more, with the guilt of being the one who survived. In a recently independent India, haunted by its colonial past and striving to find its identity, he struggles to find his own self. Sarayu Srivatsa has created a moving family portrait, richly-coloured by the vibrant culture and landscape of India, where history, religion and gender collide in a family scarred by the past and struggling with the future.
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Man With A Seagull On His Head
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Under the intense summer sun on the Essex coast a gull falls from the sky and strikes an unassuming local council worker sitting on the beach below. From that moment on he is obsessed, a crazed visionary repeatedly depicting the scene and the unknown figure within it who filled his view at the moment of impact. The mysterious beauty of his creations draw others to him, but can they lay hold of that which possesses him? And what of his anonymous muse? MAN WITH A SEAGULL ON HIS HEAD is an insightful exploration of art, love and creativity. We follow Ray Eccles and his unlikely muse, their lives becoming intertwined with others as they advance on their bizarre journey through the London art scene. We meet Grace Zoob, an insecure heiress in search of meaning, validation and love; Amanda Parsons, an ambitious girl from the suburbs who suspects there's more to life than marriage and children but finds herself consumed by both; and Grace's daughter, Mira, a beautiful, damaged young woman. Five very different lives, linked by a common thread, for all have experienced the true and extraordinary beauty of life, bursting through the veil of daily existence, only to disappear again before it can be fully grasped.
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J SS Bach is the story of three generations of women from either side of Germany's 20th Century horror story – one side, a Jewish family from Vienna, the other linked to a ranking Nazi official at Dachau concentration camp – who suffer the consequences of what men do.
Fast forward to 1990s California, and two survivors from the families meet. Rosa is a young Australian musicologist; Otto is a world-famous composer and cellist. Music and history link them. A novel of music, the Holocaust, love, and a dog.
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When Vladan Borojević googles the name of his father Nedelko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret. The story which then unfolds takes him back to the catastrophic events of 1991, when he first heard the military term 'deployment', and his idyllic childhood came to a sudden end. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey round the Balkans to find his elusive father. On the way, he begins to understand how the falling apart of his family is closely linked with the disintegration of the world they used to live in. The story of the Borojević family deals intimately with the tragic fates of the people who managed to avoid the bombs, but were unable to escape the war.


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There are the times when only fresh will do. That's when I make homemade pesto. And then there are times when certain measures must be taken to maintain sanity in the household. That's when I'm more than happy to use a flip of the wrist and dig into a jar of pesto straight from my pantry.
I love a good, herbacious basil pesto, but I do like to change things up and my man just gave me good reason to do so stat.
After way too many to count years together, the other day my husband announced that he simply isn't a fan of sun-dried tomatoes. What? How could he have hidden this from me all these years? I can only imagine the reason he made the statement is due to the fact he was eating a garden ripe tomato.
DeLallo's Simply Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato with Olive is the perfect antidote and peace keeper in the kitchen. It's a mix of sun-dried tomatoes and olives in a smooth and somewhat spicy bite that totally jives with my husband's tastebuds. And with a dose of half and half, it makes a killer creamy sauce for a one-pan chicken dinner.
Whether it's chicken, meat or pasta, for some reason I always think I need to add garlic and onion to a sauce. No need here thanks to the wonderworld of DeLallo's Simply Pesto. It has plenty of flavor for the whole dish. I did add a pinch or two of kosher salt to bring out the flavors just a bit more.
I added slices of baby bella mushrooms and fresh spinach to up the vegetable ante and work in a few more healthy gold stars in our diet. If you don't have them on hand, no big deal. The dish would be just as creamy and delicious. Or, consider adding in red bell pepper or zucchini instead.
I gave this creamy dish just a bit more creamy flavor with a sprinkling of tangy goat cheese. Salty parmesan or asiago would be fine substitutions.
After mixing the half and half and the pesto together , don't be alarmed if it looks to be separating. The sauce will come together as it cooks down and also as it cools upon serving.
I added the cooked fusilli pasta to pan to coat the pasta, but if you prefer, serve the plain pasta on the side of the plate and top with the chicken breast and sauce.
In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring once or twice then transfer to a bowl.
Meanwhile, season chicken with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan and add the chicken. Cook for about 12-15 minutes or until no longer pink (165 degrees F), turning once. Remove the chicken from the skillet and transfer to a plate.
Add the half and half to the skillet and whisk in the DeLallo Simply Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato with Olive. Season with kosher salt to taste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes then return the mushrooms and chicken to the sauce and mix to coat. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until sauce has reduced slightly. Mix in the spinach. If desired add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir to coat or serve the chicken and sauce over the plain pasta. Garnish with crumbles of goat cheese and parsley.
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gimme gimme. This looks delicious, fresh, easy and is packed with awesome flavors! Love this Heidi.
Oh, my …. yes, please! Delish!
I love dinners that can be made and served form one pan. This looks awesome!
Oh MAN, this one's a winner. That pesto sauce sounds crazy good!
Oh, that pesto. Man, that sounds good! Especially in this easy dinner!
Duh! I am all about the one pot/pan meals! This looks divine!
Holy yum, this look totally delicious! I need to go and find this sun dried tomato pesto asap!
The link in the post will lead you to it online. Have fun cooking!
Omg!!! This looks so so delicious!
I need to get my hands on that pesto! This looks so good!
This looks so delicious and uncomplicated, just what I'm after. Thanks Heidi. I always love your blog.
I heart simple, yet special weeknight dinners like this. Martha? Who needs her.
This looks so good! I'm in need for some new pasta recipes and this one looks like a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Totally delicious!! Love these ingredients!
I love sun dried tomatoes and this sounds fantastic!
Saw this on facebook and instagram, had to check it out. Can't wait to make it!
I found this on pinterest and it looks absolutely amazing! I can't wait to give it a try…I wonder how it would be with olives? Thanks for sharing!
One-pan dinners are always a hit here! The sun-dried tomato pesto sounds amazing! Pinning!
This isn't a "one pot" recipe – it's two pots, a bowl, and a platter. :( Wah. But I like the idea, and will try it tonight!
This is beautiful, you listed all the ingredients I have in my fridge weekly. I'm making this tomorrow with mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, pesto, and sun dried tomato because I don't have the combined kind…oh and adding onions and garlic because I believe it should be in every sauce too! Do you live in Pittsburgh or do they sell Delallo's products everywhere in the country?
Hi Ruosi, I don't live in Pittsburgh but I find it at my local Kroger store (Smith's Marketplace). Or, you can also purchase DeLallo online at dellalo.com. I really do love their pasta and sauces.
Oh I see-just asking cause in Pittsburgh we have a DeLallo's down the street but I'm in the South now so we also have a Kroger here.
Great tip on the curry powder Ruosi!
What is half and half? Like the sound of this recipe.
Hi Irene, Half and half is a dairy product consisting of equal parts light cream and milk, or in the UK known as half cream.
I want to try this recipe but I'm unsure what can I use instead of goat cheese?
I am having dinner party for 8 people, any suggestions for doubling recipe. Sounds really delicious!
I am having dinner party of 8 people, can I double the recipe without adjusting recipe? Thanks sounds so delicious!
I wanted to love this recipe, but I followed it to a 'T and my sauce consistency became a bit curdled after putting the mushrooms back in. Now it kinda looks like vomit because I did not use any meat.


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MLB betting market report: Daily picks, advice for Friday 8/12
By Adam Burke (VSiN.com)
Fourteen games are on the Friday card, as the Cubs and Reds enjoy a rare Friday off. The rest of the league is in action with a bunch of heavy favorites across both the NL and the AL. Our one interleague matchup also features big chalk. It's that time of year and September will be worse, at least in the games that aren't between contenders.
Let's see what the Friday card has in store.
Yesterday's Recap
Marlins/Phillies: The Marlins only mustered three runs once again, but Edward Cabrera and the bullpen combined on a seven-hit shutout to beat the Phillies. Cabrera struck out six over 5.2 innings. The Marlins have some strong pitcher development, but they just can't figure out how to develop hitters. If they ever did, they'd be a lot more dangerous in the loaded NL East. Not much to write home about in this game, other than a complete lack of quality contact from the Phillies.
Cardinals/Rockies: Another hot-weather over in Coors, as the Rockies won 8-6 behind six respectable innings from German Marquez. All the runs came late in this game, as the Cardinals bullpen surrendered six runs in the seventh and the Rockies pen made it very interesting in the eighth and ninth. Alex Colome has been unusable for the last two weeks, but Bud Black keeps throwing him out there. More on managers in a minute, but Cardinals won hard-hit balls 12-6 and still found a way to lose the game.
Pirates/Diamondbacks: JT Brubaker hung in there for five decent innings, but the wheels totally fell off for the Pirates in the seventh. The bullpen gave up seven runs to turn a 3-2 lead into a 9-3 deficit. This pen has been awful for the last little while and the offense just isn't good enough to give them any breathing room. I felt like the Pirates could be something of a play-on team with their starting pitching, but too many other areas of the ballclub are lacking.
Cubs/Reds: The pomp and circumstance of the pregame for the Field of Dreams Game was a lot of fun. The game started out hot with three runs for the Cubs in the first, but wound up being a dud with a 4-2 decision. Drew Smyly was strong over five shutout innings with nine strikeouts. Nick Lodolo settled down after his rocky first, but the damage proved to be too much. There were no homers hit in the game and the teams combined to go 4-for-28 with RISP.
Guardians/Tigers: With Emmanuel Clase unavailable, the Guardians had a ninth-inning melt from Trevor Stephan to erase 6.1 really good innings from Zach Plesac. Plesac's stuff looked strong with 14 whiffs and seven strikeouts. Trevor Stephan blew the save in the ninth, but the Guardians got a two-out single from Oscar Gonzalez and some gutsy relief work from Bryan Shaw for the win. The lead is 1.5 games in the division with Cleveland going to Toronto, where only RP James Karinchak is on the restricted list.
Rangers/Astros: The start I expected Cole Ragans to have against the White Sox actually came against the Astros at a much bigger underdog price. Ragans allowed five runs on six hits over 4.1 innings with three walks and homers surrendered to Alex Bregman and Martin Maldonado. Framber Valdez had eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings with 21 swings and misses.
I feel like we take for granted how good Houston is every season. This is still a loaded lineup. I'm a little surprised they didn't address the bullpen more at the Trade Deadline, though.
White Sox/Royals: It may be time to call it and say that the White Sox officially stink. Zack Greinke gave up nine hits and 12 hard-hit balls in 6.1 innings, but did not give up a run. The White Sox made it interesting late, but lost despite six innings of one-run ball from Dylan Cease. He had eight strikeouts and 19 swings and misses, but gave up a solo homer to Vinnie Pasquantino that proved to be the difference in the 1st 5.
The White Sox got the first two guys on in the second and didn't score. They led off the third with three straight singles and didn't score. They had first and third with one out in the sixth and didn't score. They left the bases loaded in the eighth. It was a mess. This team is a mess.
Orioles/Red Sox: Commence rant. I HATE when managers bring starters back out after the offense gets the team back in the game. Brandon Hyde did this yesterday. I mentioned that a rested Orioles pen would allow Hyde to pull Dean Kremer early if necessary. Well, somehow he didn't feel it necessary after the Orioles scored three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game. Instead of turning it into a bullpen battle, Hyde brought Kremer back out after sitting through a long half-inning with the third time through the order looming.
To be fair, Kremer got the first two guys out before walking J.D. Martinez after getting him down in the count 1-2. Nick Vespi gave up a long double to Eric Hosmer and even the slow Martinez scored. Baltimore mustered two hits the rest of the way against the Red Sox pen and lost 4-3.
Take your five innings and be happy with it. Bring relievers into clean innings. It's infuriating that managers insist on trying to force another inning from a starter. You might win 12-2 tomorrow. You might lose 11-4. Win today. Worry about tomorrow then. Frustrating.
Friday Resources
Weather: All is pretty quiet tonight. The weather isn't bad in any locale with reasonable temperatures and pretty standard humidity readings. The wind is blowing out in San Francisco, but the wind isn't a huge factor there.
Injuries: Check out our Injury Report right here at VSiN. This is also a good resource at FanGraphs (sort by date) HERE.
Line Moves
Braves (-130, 7.5) at Marlins: We've seen upwards of a 15-20 cent move at most shops to back Pablo Lopez at home against Atlanta. He does have some swing-and-miss upside, so I get it in this matchup, but we've also seen an auto-bet on Lopez and the Fish at home in most cases. I don't think influential bettors are keen on Jake Odorizzi either.
Padres (-250, 9) at Nationals: Juan Soto returns to D.C. in this one, and we'll see what kind of welcome he gets. I've mentioned how a lot of underdogs are taking money lately. This one is not. San Diego has gone north 20-40 cents depending on the book.
Phillies at Mets (-210, 7): This is another underdog that has become bigger, but that happens with Max Scherzer on the hill. The Phillies are sending Ranger Suarez out here, but Scherzer has gotten the "ace bump" in a big way.
Guardians at Blue Jays (-160, 8.5): We've got some dog money here, as the markets are backing Cal Quantrill and the Guardians against Jose Berrios and the Blue Jays. This line has dropped 15-30 cents depending on the book. Quantrill is a guy that the market isn't fond of, so this is a noteworthy move.
Twins (-130, 8) at Angels: Interesting line move here. Tyler Mahle and the Twins have jumped up about 15 cents against Patrick Sandoval and the Halos. I'm a really big Sandoval guy, so this move is a bit intriguing. Some books are showing a move towards the under with some -120 on the total of 8.
What I'll Be Watching
Tyler Mahle: Let's go ahead and look at Minnesota's starter. Mahle remains a positive regression candidate with a 4.49 ERA, 3.40 xERA and a 3.87 FIP. Great American Ball Park was his arch nemesis and he doesn't have to deal with that anymore. He gave up four runs on five hits in six innings with three homers at Target Field in his first start against the Blue Jays. He draws a much weaker lineup here after allowing five barrels in that first outing. I have to think he settles in a little bit better here.
Away from GABP in his career, Mahle has allowed a .243/.309/.373 slash with a .296 wOBA and has a 3.74 ERA with a 3.52 FIP. Those are all strong numbers and show what he's capable of when he's not pitching at Coors Field East.
Jose Berrios: Berrios goes on a couple extra days rest with Wednesday's rainout and Thursday's off day. He's got a 5.19 ERA with a 4.84 FIP and he deserves both given the rate of hard contact that he has allowed. He's got a 44.8% Hard Hit% and an 11.7% Barrel%. Considering he can't face his own team, which has been at the top of the league in Hard Hit% most of the season, the numbers are really ugly.
This will be an interesting start, though. For the season, Cleveland is 30th in Hard Hit% at 34%. They are last in Barrel% at 5.1%. Even with some of the dead weight shed from the lineup in the second half, Cleveland's Hard Hit% is down to 31.4%, better than only San Francisco. The Guardians have a 4.4% Barrel%. Berrios's biggest issue has been hard contact, but he now faces the lineup that makes the lowest rate of quality contact in baseball. The Guardians don't strike out much and Berrios has showcased bad command all season, so we'll see which side wins out.
Austin Voth: How about one more? Voth returned to the Orioles starting rotation on June 19 and has a 2.97 ERA with a 3.21 FIP in his 33.1 innings across eight starts. He's got 33 strikeouts against 10 walks and has only allowed three homers. This will be his fourth start against the Rays in that span. His Hard Hit% is just 38.1% with a Barrel% of just 7.2%, so he's been really solid, despite what the full-season numbers tell you.
Voth has a 5.53 ERA for the season, but a 3.97 FIP, a sign that his .363 BABIP and 66% LOB% have been major factors.
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Orioles/Rays Under 7.5 (-120): Since he decided not to use them yesterday, Brandon Hyde has a full bullpen at his disposal in this one between the Orioles and Rays. I just mentioned how Austin Voth has really improved of late and there are a lot of positive regression signs in the profile for him. He's also going to a ballpark that suppresses offense against a Rays lineup that has been suppressed for a while now. The Rays have scored 3.4 R/G in the second half.
Tampa Bay has only allowed 3.6 R/G at home this season, where they've scored barely over four runs per game. Tampa Bay is 33-21 at the Trop, so they've used that low-scoring environment to their advantage. Corey Kluber has also used the Trop to his advantage. He's held the opposition to a .298 wOBA at home and has a 3.70 ERA with a 3.14 FIP.
Kluber has allowed 15 earned runs over his last four starts covering 23 innings of work, but he's had a lot of bad luck in there. His Hard Hit% in that span is just 35.9% and he's only allowed three barrels. He's pitched better than those metrics would suggest. The Rays also have a very fresh bullpen having had Monday and Thursday off. Laying -120 on a total isn't always the most exciting thing, but this should be a low-scoring game in a low-scoring environment, so Under 7.5 is the play.
Yankees (-115) over Red Sox: This is a pure fade of Nate Eovaldi. The Red Sox right-hander has allowed 23 runs on 34 hits in 25.1 innings since returning from injury. His velocity is still down, much like it was when he went out, and his command has not been sharp either. In those five starts (including one against the Yankees), he's allowed a 47.3% Hard Hit% with a 9.9% Barrel%. Eovaldi's "good" start against Houston with two unearned runs allowed on four hits in 6.1 innings featured four barrels and 10 hard-hit balls from the Astros. Houston just had no batted ball luck in that game.
Boston's bullpen is also a major concern tonight. John Schreiber, Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier would all be in line for their fourth appearances in six days. Austin Davis has pitched three straight days and four of the last five. Kaleb Ort threw 48 pitches over back-to-back days on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Red Sox are likely to have some tired arms at the back end.
Meanwhile, the Yankees had Thursday off after a little bit bigger of a workload on Monday and Tuesday. This pen has definitely struggled lately, but the arms should be fairly fresh for the series opener in support of Domingo German. German has allowed five runs on 15 hits in his last 14.2 innings. He's struck out 11 and walked five. He allowed three barrels in his first start against the Astros, but has only allowed two in three starts since.
The Yankees should win the hard contact battle and have the better bullpen, along with the bullpen in better shape. If Eovaldi pitches well, so be it, but he's not locating well and he's not out there with his best stuff. In fact, his last start was his third-lowest of the season from a velocity standpoint, so there's still something going on there.
Twins/Angels Under 8 (-115): Tyler Mahle and Patrick Sandoval square off in this one out at The Big A, as the Twins desperately try to get back on track after getting pummeled by the Dodgers in a quick two-game series. Mahle's road splits certainly give me a lot of confidence in this matchup against an Angels team that has scored three or fewer runs 11 times in 19 games since the All-Star Break. They're stepping outside of the division for the first time since July 27, so there is a lot less familiarity between the lineup and Mahle.
I mentioned above that Mahle had allowed a sub-.300 wOBA and has a 3.14 FIP away from Great American Ball Park in his career, so he should be a good option in a lot of his starts moving forward. The Twins bullpen is also pretty well-rested, especially high-leverage relievers Jhoan Duran and Jorge Lopez, who haven't pitched since Saturday. Michael Fulmer has only pitched once in that span as well. There should be a lot of fresh arms to follow Mahle.
Sandoval owns a 3.41 ERA with a 3.10 FIP in his 95 innings this season across 18 starts. He's struck out 102 and has had a walk issue with 45, but the Twins have stopped walking since the All-Star Break. He's only allowed four home runs this season and has not allowed one in his last five starts. Minnesota is just slightly above league average against lefties, but they don't run into many like Sandoval.
Sandoval's .360 BABIP against is entirely too high for a guy with a 36.4% Hard Hit%. The Twins do make a lot of hard contact, but Sandoval limits that well. The Twins also face a lot of subpar pitching in the AL Central, which has propped up their numbers a bit. Their Hard Hit% in the second half is under 40%. I'm looking for a low-scoring affair here. Shop around since there are 8s at -110, but because there are some -120s as well, I'll split the difference and call it -115.
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Q: Why are there so many users with low "reputation" points? I see that many of the questions posted all have really low reputations points, from 1-50.  Given that you get points for simply editing and selecting answers, I find this hard to believe.
It makes me less likely to want to answer questions as it seems these users create accounts just to mine information and then open up another account for their next question.
Why not give users more incentives to use the site as an actual user and not just a place to mine information?
For example - the ability to delete down-voted posts, the ability to block users (trolls, etc.).  Basically any of the things popular social sites have?

A: The first thing to know and understand about Stack Exchange:

We are the anti-forum.

In fact, we're basically anti-anything that doesn't produce good answers to your questions, and that includes social networking (although it could be argued that we're actually the most successful at this, because we don't put up with the crap that is generated by most social networking sites).
OK, now on to some of your specific points:

many of the questions posted all have really low reputations points

Most questions asked on Stack Overflow are pretty pedestrian, and don't really warrant any votes.  "How do I fix this?"  A lot of our members have motives that are more altruistic than reputation points (we like to help), so we help when we can, but many questions are "under-specified" ... There's insufficient information in the question to answer it.
We save our upvotes for interesting posts for the most part.  It's an imperfect system, but it works.

The ability to delete down-voted posts, the ability to block users ( trolls, etc. ).

We do have that capability.  Now for what you were really asking:

Why are there so many users with low "reputation" points?

Would it surprise you to know that the vast majority of visitors to Stack Overflow probably don't even have an account?  The veteran users forget this sometimes (I know I do), but the audience for our website is not Jon Skeet or Eric Lippert; it is everyone on the internet who has an interest in programming.
Most visitors to Stack Overflow have one motivation only: they want to get an answer to their programming problem.  To get that, they can either find an answer that's already there and leave, or they can create an account, ask their question, get an answer and leave.  That's why you see so many 1 rep accounts.  These folks don't care anything about reputation or badges, and that's perfectly fine.
This, incidentally, is why Stack Exchange can make money.  We veterans never see advertising because we have enough reputation that ads are turned off for us, so we're baffled that Stack Exchange keeps hiring new people, but most users do see ads, and those ads can be specifically targeted to the site topic, whether it's bicycles or kosher meat.

A: You shouldn't really look at the user's identity or the user's reputation to decide whether or not to answer the question. You should decide based on the merit of the question itself.
The thing is, even though it looks that way, the OP is merely one of the many who would view the question. By answering the question, you're not merely informing the OP, you're also informing other users/visitors that have the same question (or those who simply came upon the question).
So if you think the question by itself is worth answering, then go ahead. It's not constructive to go speculating on the user's identity/behavior unless you have a very good reason to suspect some sort of foul play (for example, user B answers several questions of user A and user B's answer always get accepted despite the lack of upvotes).
As for the low reputation, it's likely that some users don't actively participate in Stack Overflow and only use it in the rare occasion when they need to ask a question.

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I see that many of the questions posted all have really low
  reputations points, from 1-50.  Given that you get points for simply
  editing and selecting answers, I find this hard to believe.
It makes me less likely to want to answer questions as it seems these
  users create accounts just to mine information and then open up
  another account for their next question.

The majority of programmers in the world don't even have a StackOverflow account. Why is it hard to believe that many of those who do use it for only a handful of questions?
There's no evidence that most users are creating multiple new accounts (why would they do this?) But even if that were true, why would it matter? Why would that change how you answer their questions?

Why not give users more incentives to use the site as an actual user
  and not just a place to mine information?
For example - the ability to delete down-voted posts, the ability to
  block users ( trolls, etc. ).  Basically any of the things popular
  social sites have?

"Make StackOverflow more like a social network" has been asked before and is always a very unpopular request. StackOverflow is not a social site: the point is not to talk to your friends about programming. Getting and giving information is exactly what it is meant to do.
As for "the ability to delete down-voted posts": it's unclear whether you mean your own posts or those of other users, but in either case we do have that ability. Diamond moderators or users with high reputation can delete other people's posts: see how does deleting work. If you mean your own posts: you can delete your own answers unless they have been accepted, and you can delete a question unless it has multiple answers or an upvoted answer.

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Q: How to run as admin an .Net exe with PSExec ( doesn't work on some of EXE) I use PsExec to run some exe with administrators right on a Windows Server 2016.
It works.
Saddly, i have a .net exe which run not in admin right despite the use of psExec. I think it's due to the exe itself. Anyone know a workaround ?
Here is my bat :
start /wait D:\PsExec.exe -i -d -accepteula -u XXXX\admin -p YYYYYYYYY D:\folder\myExe.exe

My exe launch itself, but not with admin right :(
Others exe run in admin with no issues.
Any ideas ?
Thanks a lot


Although the presence of a cardiac intensivist has been shown to reduce cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) mortality (1), and data from medical and surgical critical care research support multidisciplinary staffing models (2), the impact of collaboration between cardiologists and noncardiac intensivists on CICU outcomes is unknown.
We conducted a single-center, quasi-experimental study of consecutively admitted patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the University of Maryland Medical Center CICU. This tertiary, open, adult intensive care unit has 15 beds and an annual volume of approximately 2,000 patients with primary cardiac pathology, including acute coronary syndrome, pre– and post–heart transplantation management, inotropic or mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary hypertension therapy titration. The pre-intervention and intervention CICU staffing models and practices did not differ. Both consisted of 2 cardiology teams, 1 advanced heart failure service and 1 general cardiology service staffed with attending cardiologists, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists. The study period reflected the 1-year time spans before and after the implementation of a mandatory medical intensivist consultation for all patients receiving mechanical ventilation. The board-certified attending medical intensivists actively consulted on ventilator and sedation management. Patients with prior tracheostomy and those requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were excluded.
Primary endpoints included length of stay (LOS) (both in the CICU and for the entire hospitalization), 28-day ventilator-free days, charges associated with both CICU LOS and hospitalization, and in-hospital mortality. Endpoints were compared using the Student t test, and adjusted analyses were performed as indicated by baseline demographic differences.
A total of 363 patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the CICU were eligible for analysis, 162 in the pre-implementation group and 201 in the implementation group (Table 1). Baseline characteristics of both groups were similar except for mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, which was significantly higher in the post-intervention group (26 ± 6 vs. 22 ± 8; p < 0.001). The most common diagnoses included acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac arrest. The institution of an intensivist consult service was associated with significant reductions in mean CICU LOS (9.6 ± 0.94 days vs. 7.4 ± 0.59 days; p = 0.04) and mean hospital LOS (20.1 ± 2.1 days vs. 14.2 ± 1.2 days; p = 0.009). A significant increase in mean 28-day ventilator-free days was also observed (22.1 ± 6.0 days vs. 23.7 ± 3.4 days; p = 0.004). Institution of an intensivist consult service was also associated with a significant reduction in mean aggregate charge of CICU stay ($43,265.27 ± $3,239.28 vs. $30,067.25 ± $1,900.09; p < 0.001). Mean aggregate charge of hospitalization was also reduced in the intervention arm ($75,180.27 ± $12,236.02 vs. $51,293.46 ± $4,282.71; p = 0.067), although this did not achieve statistical significance. A nonsignificant reduction in in-hospital mortality was also observed (35.2% vs. 26.4%; odds ratio: 0.66; 95% confidence interval: 0.42 to 1.03; p = 0.085). After adjusting for Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, all noted differences remained robust. Importantly, significant reductions in mortality (odds ratio: 0.40; 95% confidence interval: 0.24 to 0.65; p < 0.001) became apparent.
Only 28% of CICU directors believe that implementing a full-time cardiac intensivist model is feasible at their respective institutions, largely because of an insufficient number of available cardiac intensivists (3). In that same survey, 81% of directors identified a potential benefit to critical care trained physicians in the management of CICU patients (3). Because few accredited dual training pathways in cardiovascular and critical care medicine exist (4), the most feasible staffing model at this time may be the one described herein.
Our study had several limitations. Although these data may be applicable to other level 2 CICUs at tertiary care referral centers, their implementation may not be consistent in other settings. Although our data were consistent in both adjusted and unadjusted analyses, multicenter, cluster-randomized outcomes studies will better parse the clinical and cost effects of a critical care consultation service.
We found that the implementation of a dedicated intensivist consult service for mechanically ventilated CICU patients was associated with significant reductions in CICU LOS, total hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality. Given its associated improvements in CICU care, this staffing model warrants further study.
(2016) The genesis, maturation, and future of critical care cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 68:67–79.
(2014) Cardiac intensivism: a view from a fellow-in-training. J Am Coll Cardiol 64:949–952.


For a few months after I broke up with my ex, I had this constant feeling that something was missing. I was always sad, always lonely and always wanting to talk to him, even though I knew it was the last thing I should do.
I lay in bed, sifting through old photos of us. I listened to depressing music while I looked out the window on my rainy bus ride to school. I swear it was like I was starring in one of those bleak Lifetime movies. You know the ones.
You really hope to have an uplifting ending, but it just never comes. Maybe I was a bit dramatic. But it was my first real love and my first real breakup, so cut me some slack.
My naive, 18-year-old self thought they were right. It made perfect sense. If I was missing a boy, all I needed to do was find a new one. Genius.
This was my first mistake. From this point on, I was dedicated to filling my void with a new face. To be quite honest, I didn't really care whose face it was. I was on the most superficial hunt of all superficial hunts for what I thought was happiness.
Fast-forward a few failed hookups and way too much partying. About four months later, I was right back in the midst of my Lifetime movie. Surprise, surprise: I was (dare I say it) even sadder than I was when my breakup was fresh.
But I couldn't for the life of me understand what I was doing wrong. Then, one day, I sat down and asked myself, what exactly had I been doing those past four months? Well, to be honest, I had been doing everything in my power to simply not be single.
Saying this out loud forced me to face the reality of my situation. No wonder I was still so hung up on my ex: I had never really given myself time to get over him. Instead, I was spending my days feeding off anyone who would give me even a little attention.
I was somehow making myself believe this was happiness. This realization quickly led to another very important question: Why? Why was I so adamant on immediately finding someone new, instead of letting myself feel what I needed to feel?
I traced my way back to that one small piece of advice: Find someone new. I had heard it from every friend, read it in every article and watched it in every chick flick. When you break up with one boyfriend, you go out and immediately get yourself another.
While this may be a solution for some people, it can also cause a lot of harm if you're doing it for the wrong reasons (like I was).
There is an endless list of reasons why people believe they need to hop back onto the relationship horse right away. One is the sheer societal pressure that comes with being "the only single one." It always seems like right when you and your SO break up, everyone around you is finding love, getting engaged and popping out babies left and right.
It's easy to be fooled into thinking these people's happiness is coming from the fact that they're no longer single. What you need to understand is this: These people aren't happy just because they are in relationships; they're happy because they've found their lobster (for all you "Friends" fans out there). Don't mix up actual love with the idea of being in love.
Another thing you may run into post-breakup is fear. I've known an astounding number of people who have found one partner after another because they're afraid of being alone. This leads to relationships of convenience, instead of real, loving partnerships.
I think one of the most common reasons people throw themselves into superficial relationships is the idea of "winning the breakup." After a breakup, you always want to be the one who wins.
You want to be the one who looks better the next time you run into one another. You want to be the one who posts more photos while having fun at huge parties. But most of all, you want to be the one who moves on first.
So many people live by this idealism. They will literally date anyone just to show their ex they won by moving on first. This is an extremely unhealthy and vicious cycle that will lead to a path of consistently sh*tty relationships with people, once again out of convenience. You will just never allow yourself to be single.
I soon realized I was poisoning myself with a mixture of these things in an attempt to feel happy again. In reality, I felt more like a trash can of unwanted emotions.
Luckily, I figured this out before I got caught up in that vicious cycle. I found my way out by deciding to simply be single for a while.
FYI, it's much easier said than done. This is especially true when we live in a society that tells us being single is pathetic and unfavorable. With all of these factors staring me in the face, I knew it wouldn't be an easy task.
Yet, I knew it was something I needed to do. I believe that you need time – especially when you are still young – to get to know yourself as a person. The better you know yourself, the easier it will be to know what you want from your future partner.
You can also sleep better at night, knowing you are no longer lowering your standards. Being content with your single self means that when you do get into a relationship, it will be for the right reasons.
I know, I know: That was cliched as hell. But it's the truth. Breakups are hard, and pushing yourself into something you just aren't ready for only makes things harder.
Just be content with who you are on your own. When the time is right, the perfect relationship will find you.


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