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Winter Wellness: 8 Strategies to Stay Healthy
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In this article:
- 1. Wash your hands
- 2. Moisturize
- 3. Hydrate
- 4. Perform neti
- 5. Eat right
- 6. Supplement
- 7. Exercise
- 8. Sleep
Staying healthy in winter can be challenging. During winter you're more prone to colds and the flu because the viruses responsible for these illnesses prefer colder temperatures and drier air and nasal passages. Plus, less sunlight can make you feel tired and sad, and low humidity, cold temperatures and central heating can dry out your skin.
Fortunately, there's plenty you can do to stay well in winter. Here are 8 strategies to keep you and your family healthy.
1. Wash your hands
Washing your hands with soap frequently, for at least 20 seconds, is a proven way to protect yourself from the germs that cause colds and the flu. To keep your skin from drying out use a moisturizing soap that contains ingredients such as calendula or shea butter. Another option is Castile soap, which has antibacterial properties.
2. Moisturize
Skin is your body's largest organ—on average adults have about 8 pounds and 22 square feet of skin. Skin protects your body from the sun's rays, extreme temperatures, chemicals and bacteria. To keep skin healthy in winter, exfoliate (I personally love exfoliating gloves) and apply a rich jar moisturizer, which will contain less water than a pump. Don't forget sunscreen, especially when there is snow and winter glare.
3. Hydrate
Drinking plenty of fluids in winter is just as important as it is in summer because dryer air can cause dehydration, which can leave you tired and more susceptible to colds and the flu. Staying hydrated helps your body maintain its proper temperature and can help prevent weight gain and fluid retention. In contrast to summer, you don't perspire as much and may not feel thirsty, so remember to drink fluids throughout the day, especially before and after exercise.
To make consuming water tasty and fun, buy a beautiful water bottle and add a few drops of a calorie-free water enhancer. On chilly days stay hydrated by sipping bone broth and teas. Consuming bone broth has numerous benefits including supporting the immune system, protecting joints and improving gut health. Drinking herbal teas that contain warming herbs like burdock, ginseng, licorice, cinnamon and ginger can help you feel cozy and grounded.
4. Perform neti
Developed in India hundreds of years ago, neti is a type of nasal irrigation using a special pot and saline solution that can help reduce cold and flu symptoms and relieve nasal dryness and sinus headaches. One study showed strong evidence that nasal irrigation can help improve allergies, sinus symptoms and asthma.
5. Eat right
Winter is the time of year to nourish your body with warming, comforting foods without overdoing calories. Cut back on raw foods like salads and fruit and eat more soups, stews, cooked vegetables and whole grains. Rather than reaching for sweets, which can decrease energy levels and increase your waistline, enjoy roasted squash and root vegetables or a comforting bowl of oatmeal.
Make sure to consume plenty of fiber to promote healthy digestion, keep blood sugar levels even and increase satiety so you don't overeat and gain weight. To support your immune system eat produce rich in vitamin C. Good choices include leafy greens (kale, chard and spinach), sweet potatoes, red peppers, tomatoes and citrus fruits.
6. Supplement
Even if your diet is excellent, taking a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement is a smart way to ensure that you get all the macronutrients your body needs to stay healthy. Because there's less sunlight and you don't spend as much time outside, it's especially important to get enough vitamin D. (About 42% of American adults are deficient in vitamin D.) The recommended intake is 400–800 IU/day, but some studies suggest higher amounts may be needed to maintain optimal levels.
A number of herbs also may help strengthen your immune system and help prevent or decrease the length of colds and the flu, including echinacea, elderberry, nettle, garlic, ginger and olive tree leaf extract. Taking a good probiotic can improve gut health and may offer more defense against the common cold and flu.
7. Exercise
Yes, it's easy to skip your workouts in cold, dark, slushy weather, but ditch the excuses, because exercising is one of the best ways to stay healthy in winter. Besides helping maintain weight, exercise reduces stress, boosts mood and enhances the immune system. But don't overdo it. Make sure to balance rigorous aerobic activities like jogging, spinning or cross-country skiing with rejuvenating, relaxing practices such as yoga and tai chi.
8. Sleep
While humans don't hibernate like bears, winter does influence your sleep cycle. As the days get darker and shorter you actually want to sleep more, but it's harder to sleep well. That's because your body produces less melatonin, a hormone that tells you it's time for bed. To improve sleep: Avoid caffeine in the afternoon, create a sleep routine, turn off electronics at least an hour before bedtime, keep your room cool and dark and don't eat anything three to four hours before dozing off. Take time to relax before bed with a cup of caffeine-free tea that contains calming herbs like valerian, chamomile or skullcap.
Follow these strategies and not only will you stay healthy this winter, but you'll also provide your body with the support it needs to transition easily from winter to spring.
- Accessed November 13, 2018: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits/index.htm
- Accessed November 13, 2018: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007165.htm
- Forrest KY1, Stuhldreher WL: (2011) Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults. Nutr Res., 31: 48–54.
- Rabago, D., Guerard, E., & Bukstein, D. (2008). Nasal irrigation for chronic sinus symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis, asthma, and nasal polyposis: a hypothesis generating study. WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 107(2), 69–75.


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Science Diplomacy and Twenty-First Century Statecraft
Science diplomacy is a central component of America's twenty-first century statecraft agenda. The United States must increasingly recognize the vital role science and technology can play in addressing major challenges, such as making our economy more competitive, tackling global health issues, and dealing with climate change. American leadership in global technological advances and scientific research, and the dynamism of our companies and universities in these areas, is a major source of our economic, foreign policy, and national security strength. Additionally, it is a hallmark of the success of the American system. While some seek to delegitimize scientific ideas, we believe the United States should celebrate science and see it—as was the case since the time of Benjamin Franklin—as an opportunity to advance the prosperity, health, and overall well-being of Americans and the global community.
Innovation policy is part of our science diplomacy engagement. More than ever before, modern economies are rooted in science and technology. It is estimated that America's knowledge-based industries represent 40 percent of our economic growth and 60 percent of our exports. Sustaining a vibrant knowledge-based economy, as well as a strong commitment to educational excellence and advanced research, provides an opportunity for our citizens to prosper and enjoy upward mobility. America attracts people from all over the world—scientists, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs—who want the opportunity to participate in, and contribute to, our innovation economy.
At the same time, our bilateral and multilateral dialogues support science, technology, and innovation abroad by promoting improved education; research and development funding; good governance and transparent regulatory policies; markets that are open and competitive; and policies that allow researchers and companies to succeed, and, if they fail, to have the opportunity to try again. We advocate for governments to embrace and enforce an intellectual property system that allows innovators to reap the benefits of their ideas and also rewards their risk taking. Abraham Lincoln himself held a patent on an invention, a device for preventing ships from being grounded on shoals. He said in his "Second Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions" in 1859 that patents "added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius, in the discovery and production of new and useful things."
The practice of science is increasingly expanding... from a national to an international scope.
The practice of science is increasingly expanding from individuals to groups, from single disciplines to interdisciplinary, and from a national to an international scope. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported that from 1985 to 2007, the number of scientific articles published by a single author decreased by 45 percent. During that same period, the number of scientific articles published with domestic co-authorship increased by 136 percent, and those with international co-authorship increased by 409 percent. The same trend holds for patents. Science collaboration is exciting because it takes advantage of expertise that exists around the country and around the globe. American researchers, innovators, and institutions, as well as their foreign counterparts, benefit through these international collaborations. Governments that restrict the flow of scientific expertise and data will find themselves isolated, cut off from the global networks that drive scientific and economic innovation.
While the scientific partnerships that the United States builds with other nations, and international ties among universities and research labs, are a means to address shared challenges, they also contribute to broadening and strengthening our diplomatic relationships. Scientific partnerships are based on disciplines and values that transcend politics, languages, borders, and cultures. Processes that define the scientific community—such as merit review, critical thinking, diversity of thought, and transparency—are fundamental values from which the global community can reap benefits.
Scientific partnerships are based on disciplines and values that transcend politics, languages, borders, and cultures.
History provides many examples of how scientific cooperation can bolster diplomatic ties and cultural exchange. American scientists collaborated with Russian and Chinese counterparts for decades, even as other aspects of our relationship proved more challenging. Similarly, the science and technology behind the agricultural "Green Revolution" of the 1960s and '70s was the product of American, Mexican, and Indian researchers working toward a common goal. Today, the United States has formal science and technology agreements with over fifty countries. We are committed to finding new ways to work with other countries in science and technology, to conduct mutually beneficial joint research activities, and to advance the interests of the U.S. science and technology community.
Twenty-first century statecraft also requires that we build greater people-to-people relationships. Science and technology cooperation makes that possible. For example, through the Science Envoy program, announced by President Obama in 2009 in Cairo, Egypt, eminent U.S. scientists have met with counterparts throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East to build relationships and identify opportunities for sustained cooperation. With over half of the world's population under the age of thirty, we are developing new ways to inspire the next generation of science and technology leaders. Over the past five years, the Department of State's International Fulbright Science & Technology Award has brought more than two hundred exceptional students from seventy-three different countries to the United States to pursue graduate studies. Through the Global Innovation through Science and Technology Initiative, the United States recently invited young innovators from North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to post YouTube videos describing solutions to problems they face at home. The top submissions will receive financial support, business mentorship, and networking opportunities.
Advancing the rights of women and girls is a central focus of U.S. foreign policy and science diplomacy. As we work to empower women and girls worldwide, we must ensure that they have access to science education and are able to participate and contribute fully during every stage of their lives. Recently, we partnered with Google, Intel, Microsoft, and many other high-tech businesses to launch TechWomen, a program that brings promising women leaders from the Middle East to Silicon Valley to meet industry thought-leaders, share knowledge and experiences, and bolster cultural understanding.
Science diplomacy is not new. It is, however, broader, deeper, and more visible than ever before and its importance will continue to grow. The Department of State's first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review highlights that "science, engineering, technology, and innovation are the engines of modern society and a dominant force in globalization and international economic development." These interrelated issues are priorities for the United States and, increasingly, the world.
The Department of State is committed to utilizing our capabilities in Washington, DC, and throughout the world to connect with scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators for the mutual benefit of all of our people. In addition to Environment, Science and Technology, and Health Officers stationed at U.S. embassies, almost fifty doctoral-level scientists and engineers work at the Department of State through the AAAS Diplomacy Fellows program and the Jefferson Science Fellows program. Through this cadre of science and foreign policy experts, the Department of State will continue to advance policies that bolster the global repertoire of scientific knowledge and further enable technological innovation.

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Set sail for Pirate's Cove! The first Adventure Pack is now available as a FREE update!
Become the ultimate Dungeon Master as you bribe, entice and coax your heroes through their adventures on a quest to restore your guild to its ultimate glory! Guild of Dungeoneering is a unique turn-based RPG with a twist: instead of controlling the hero, you build the dungeon around him. Using cards drawn from your Guild decks, you lay down rooms, monsters, traps and of course loot! Meanwhile your hero is making his own decisions on where to go and what to fight. But will he be strong enough to take on the dungeon's overlord? In between dungeon runs and card based battles, manage your Guild building new rooms to attract new classes of adventurer and to expand your decks of cards with more powerful items and events.
Guild of Dungeoneering will reward you for purchasing now by giving you all future content updates for FREE! As each content update is made we may be charging a little bit more for the game. Our first expansion pack, Pirates Cove, adds 30% more content to the game including a whole new region, 21 new quests, 3 classes, 23 monsters, and a ton of booty.
Does not require an online connection to play.
• A turn-based RPG card game with a truck ton of personality, unique pen and paper visuals, catchy music and hilarious writing!
• Take control of your fledgling group of heroes and lead them to victory! (after admitting to a few defeats of course)
• Entice, coax and bribe your heroes to clear the dungeons you build by strategically placing rooms, monsters and loot from the cards you are dealt
• Get to know each of your hero's personality and traits, upgrade your existing heroes, and add new heroes while you try out new strategies to keep from sending them to their doom!
• Manage your guild carefully and spend your hard earned 'glory' wisely to level up and unlock more rooms and equipment. Improving your guild means you'll have a better chance at beating the harder dungeons as you progress and take down the ultimate dungeon overlord.


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One Laptop Per Child's XO-3 tablet is ready to ship after years in the making, and working units will be shown next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, OLPC founder and chairman Nicholas Negroponte said.
The tablet has an 8-inch screen and will be priced at less than US$100 as originally planned, Negroponte said via e-mail. Like OLPC's XO-1 laptop, the XO-3 will be offered as an educational tool for children in developing countries. Negroponte declined to say if it will also be sold at retail.
The XO-3 was first announced in late 2009 with availability targeted for early 2012. At the time, skeptics questioned OLPC's mission, accusing it of losing its educational focus in favor of designing hardware at unachievable price points.
The XO-3's on-time release will help erase unpleasant memories of the XO-1 project, for which the laptop shipped late and at double the promised $100 price tag.
The XO-3 uses a Marvell chip with an ARM-based CPU running at 1GHz and will run Linux-based software such as Google's Android or Chrome operating systems. It will be offered with optional technologies, such as a power-saving Pixel Qi screen and a solar charger for the battery.
"[The XO-3] price will be $100 or lower. But this time there are options, so we cannot guarantee the final price," Negroponte said
The tablet provides about eight to 10 hours of battery life, though some audiences may choose a smaller battery capacity to reduce the purchase price, said Ed McNierney, chief technology officer at OLPC.
The internal batteries can be charged by "just about anything that produces DC power," he said. The charging options include solar panels or hand cranks, and a study is under way to see if the battery can be detached and the tablet powered directly through a solar cell.
"Our ability to accept erratic, variable, noisy power inputs is extremely important to us, and something no other tablet has even attempted," McNierney said.
The tablet is also available with a traditional LCD screen. But the optional Pixel Qi display absorbs ambient light to brighten the screen, reducing power consumption and extending battery life.
Eight inches is the right size for the display, McNierney said, because a 9.7-inch display is too big for children to handle, and 7 inches "seems too small to be usable."
Microsoft's Windows will not run on the device, only Linux-based OSes, Negroponte said. The nonprofit has abandoned its pursuit of Windows for tablets, even though Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 will work on ARM processors. Negroponte has said the tablet on display at CES will run Google's Android OS.
OLPC didn't share further specifics, but the tablet may include a camera and USB ports, according to some design details shared with IDG News Service in July, .
The XO-3 ultimately will replace the XO-1.75 laptops that are currently shipping, Negroponte said.
OLPC is not dependent on a specific manufacturer for the tablet and will work with "whomsoever wants to roll-out the tablet, for whatsoever purpose, at a very large scale," Negroponte said, adding the objective is to see prices plummet.
As part of a two-year project to study educational development among young children in developing countries, researchers will collect data from XO-3 tablets used by three-to-eight-year-olds in India, Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Software on the tablets will record audio and video and adapt a reading platform to the needs of the children without human intervention. The project will study how children interact with the tablet and will aid in the study of tools for self-learning and critical thinking among children. One goal is to provide basic comprehension and reading, which is important in countries where teacher training is inadequate.
"In the reading experiment, where we ask can a child learn to read on his or her own, we imagine many hours of use per day, as many as six or eight. Frankly, the reading experiment may be the most important thing I have ever done….if it works," Negroponte said.
The study will be run out of the MIT Media Lab and be conducted in partnership with Tufts University, Newcastle University, and OLPC.


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Toilet Training: Knowing When Your Child Is Ready
Topic Overview
It can be hard to know when and how to go about toilet training . Although your child should show physical and emotional signs that he or she is ready, such as letting you know when he or she has had a bowel movement and wanting to wear underpants, there usually is not a dramatic moment that clearly shows your child is ready.
Mixed messages from doctors, parents, and friends and past experiences with other children may all add to this confusion. The timing varies by child. Try not to compare your child to others or be concerned by stories about how early your parents or in-laws trained their children.
Your best strategy is to closely watch your child and look for the physical and emotional signs that he or she is ready. You can provide a potty chair or attachment to a standard toilet and talk with your child about the process and the good things about using the toilet. Consider your child's feelings and personality in your approach. As you start to understand your child's reactions, you will get a better sense of exactly when and how to gently encourage your child, and when to back off. Be patient, keep trying, and respect your child's abilities.
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A free account from beloved file-sharing and -storage service Dropbox nets you 2GB of space. Want to boost that to 7GB? You can, and it won't cost you a dime extra.
See, Dropbox is beta-testing a new desktop client that can automatically upload photos and videos to your account. If you're willing to take part in the test, you can get as much as 5GB of extra storage–in 500MB increments.
To get started, just download and install the latest version of the Dropbox beta (currently 1.3.12). (If you're already running the software, it might be a good idea to back up everything in your Dropbox folder first.)
Next, plug in your camera, smartphone, or memory card–anything containing photos or videos. Dropbox should automatically import them into a new Camera Uploads folder and sync them with your account.
Bam! You immediately get an extra 500MB of storage.
From then on, for every 500MB of photos and videos that Dropbox automatically uploads, you get an additional 500MB of permanent space in your account–up to 5GB, maximum.
Wait, what good is that if the extra space is already filled (with the photos and videos)? Well, part of the good is that you have an automated and easy backup of your important media.
However, you can also delete everything if you decide you're not interested in that feature–but the added extra space will remain. In other words, by investing a little time as a beta tester, you get the reward of more Dropbox storage. Sounds like a good trade to me!
Agree? Disagree? Tell me why in the comments.
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The 31,500-square-foot warehouse at 1211 Midas Cove in unincorporated Shelby County near Cordova has sold for $1.1 million.
An entity called EG Partners LLC bought the industrial property March 15 from Midas Cove Partners, which had acquired it in a 2001 quitclaim deed from Su Tsu Fon Lee and Peter Lee.
Built in 2001, the Class B warehouse sits on 1.6 acres on the west side of Midas Cove south of Cordova Park Road. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2012 appraisal was $1.3 million.
EG Partners also bought an adjacent vacant parcel, listed as 1207 Midas Cove, from Su Tsu Fon Lee and George Lee for $158,860. The assessor's 2013 appraisal of that property is $187,300.
No financing was associated with either purchase.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
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Pennsylvania-based Exeter Property Group has awarded the facilities management assignment of its newly acquired, 2.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors Asset Services LLC. The four buildings were acquired from DCT Industrial.
Mark Jenkins, principal of Commercial Advisors Asset Services, said in a release that it's an assignment his firm had previously with an institutional owner. Memphis-based Commercial Advisors manages and/or leases a portfolio of 24 million square feet in the Mid-South region. Commercial Advisors already works with Exeter as leasing agents on several of Exeter's other buildings.
The four Class A buildings in the Southeast submarket include Memphis Trade Center III – a 74.1 percent leased, 1 million-square-foot building at 3955 E. Holmes Road completed in 2001. Commercial Advisors also has the leasing assignment for the 269,000-square-foot availability in the multi-tenant building.
The other three buildings are all fully leased to single tenants. Completed in 2003, the 806,000-square-foot Memphis Oaks Phase II at 5140 Memphis Oaks Drive is fully occupied by Technicolor Inc. The 400,000-square-foot Southpoint building, at 5155 Citation Drive, was completed in 2000 and is home to AT&T Cingular. And Ozburn Hessey Logistics occupies Distriplex Farms, a 300,000-square-foot building at 6225 Global Drive built in 2000.
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John Alexander is the new CEO of Hunter Fan Co.
Alexander replaces Chuck Smith, who is transitioning to a senior advisory role for the company's board. Smith worked with Hunter for 14 years, including six as CEO.
Alexander spent most of his career at Whirlpool Corp. As vice president and general manager of Whirlpool's $3 billion Whirlpool brand, Alexander helped grow market share by creating customer loyalty programs, introducing new products, and working closely with key customers. As vice president of new business development and innovation, he led new high-growth businesses such as Gladiator, Commercial Laundry and Whirlpool's licensing business.
Most recently, Alexander was president of the Americas for Diversey Inc., a $3 billion leading global provider of cleaning and hygiene products.
During his three years at Diversey, Alexander helped introduce new products, expand international distribution, and led his organization to sustained annual profitable growth.
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The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, March 19, on third and final reading an ordinance that gives the police director the discretion to set conditions on parades, marches and demonstrations.
The conditions include requiring any group from outside Shelby County seeking a march permit to put up a surety bond or deposit that is half of the cost of providing police protection. It also bans those in the gathering from carrying guns under Tennessee law or wearing masks or other disguises.
The council began its consideration of the ordinance last month as a Ku Klux Klan organization announced its intention to demonstrate March 30 on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse. The organization later filed for a permit with the city and the permit was granted.
The ordinance's provisions for a surety bond or deposit for police services will not apply to the Klan march, Collins said, on the advice of city attorneys.
The council also approved a resolution designating four on-street parking spaces for car-sharing vehicles as part of a three-year pilot project run by the Downtown Memphis Commission.
The commission is working to find a company that will operate under contract to run the business in which customers could rent the cars on a short-term basis.
The parking spots will be free of charge to that company during the pilot period.
Two of the parking places are on the north side of Gayoso Avenue in the block between South Main Street and Nov. 6 Street. The other two are on the east side of South Main between Huling and Talbot streets.
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The Tennessee Department of Children's Services says more calls to its abuse hotline are being answered and the wait time for callers has dramatically decreased.
The Tennessean reported new data from DCS showed it usually took less than 40 seconds for a call to be answered. That's a marked improvement from the average of more than three minutes in 2012. In the call center's worst-performing months, calls sometimes weren't answered for more than five minutes.
The goal is to answer 90 percent of calls within 10 seconds – a standard used by emergency dispatchers.
The call center gets about 165,000 calls per year, with callers reporting cases of suspected abuse or neglect of children statewide.
Nearly two-thirds of the calls result in a caseworker responding. The other calls are about cases already under investigation or about situations in which the caller did not have sufficient information to warrant checking on, officials said.
The telephone number to report suspected abuse of children is 877-237-0004. Reports also can be made online at https://reportabuse.state.tn.us/.
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The developer behind a planned $1.1 billion steel mill in Northeast Arkansas says he hopes to break ground on the project this fall if everything goes as planned.
The Legislature still needs to approve $125 million in state financing for the proposed Big River Steel mill to be built near Osceola.
Developer John Correnti spoke Tuesday with Mississippi County officials regarding the project. According to the Courier News, Correnti says he hopes to have a construction and operating permit by the end of April.
Officials say the mill will create more than 2,000 temporary construction jobs and more than 500 jobs once it's up and running.
The Legislature is expected to discuss the financing next week.
Freddie Mac has sued 15 big international banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup, accusing them of rigging a key interest rate and causing huge losses for the government-controlled mortgage giant.
Freddie filed the lawsuit in federal court in Alexandria, Va. It names the banks that set the London interbank offered rate, known as LIBOR, which provides the basis for trillions of dollars in contracts around the world, including mortgages, bonds and consumer loans.
In a growing scandal, two big British banks and Switzerland's largest have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for manipulating LIBOR by U.S. and British regulators.
A U.S. watchdog has found that Freddie and its larger sibling Fannie Mae together may have lost more than $3 billion on their investments from banks' rate-rigging.
The banks schemed together daily to manipulate and hold down the value of LIBOR from August 2007 through at least May 2010, Freddie alleges in its suit.
Spokesmen for Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. declined to comment on Freddie's suit. JPMorgan Chase & Co. spokesmen didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Kareem leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden Arab ghetto of the mixed Israeli city of Lyd. A family tragedy brings him closer to his singer girlfriend, Manar, and motivates him to do something more with his life. When Kareem and his group finally get a chance to perform in a Tel Aviv hip-hop club, the star potential of the 'first Arab rapper' is quickly noticed. Although he raps that he isn't political, Kareem and the group use music to express their tough life as Palestinian youth. But the road to success is never easy... Kareem and his group must face violent nationalistic Jewish rappers, government-imposed gentrification and troubled drug-dealing friends. When Manar's family threatens to harm them if she performs publicly with him, the time comes for Kareem to either surrender to conservative tradition or stand up for the woman he loves, the artist he respects...
Starring Tamer Nafar, Samar Qupty, Salwa Nakkara
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This is an episode about race and it's important to understand that race is a signifier. It's not something that's biological, which is a big mistake a lot of people make. It's not in your DNA. My DNA is probably closer to someone from Kolkata, than somebody here in the United States. The thing is, in the United States race has become a significant signifier. It's something we inherited from the Europeans, from the European colonizers. And it was intentionally designed to create difference, to create an other. It's something that historically has been a great deal, and it's what we're going to investigate in this episode today.
It's wasn't simply branding people slaves that made slavery so insidious. It was the stamp of degradation and inferiority that really brought about the worst part of it. Also, what that led to, was incorporating those things into the legal system, and really classifying black people as shadow and not as property. The native Americans were treated similarly, but they were seen as savages and as heathens, but more as in the way. They weren't valuable the way slaves were because the economics of slavery. So the African Americans became part of the slave system, part of the legal system which enforced their enslavement. It led to their not being allowed to get education. It led to them not being able to protect their families. And these black codes as they were called, just re-enforced the system of degradation and inferiority culminating in the 1857 case; Dred Scott. The Dred Scott case in which he was ruled, in fact that every African American, free or slave, was not a citizen in the United States, was in fact a chattel property.
And that's the real insidious legacy of slavery that we still live with today.
If we're going to analyze slavery, let's use our analytical tool, the old good old G-GREASES acronym. Because that gives us a nice frame to analyze slavery. It also gives us again, that tool that we want to use when we write the document based question, or the free response essay.
So if we look, Geography, obviously slavery predominantly in the south. However it's important to note that in colonial times, there were slaves in the north. It just wasn't as profitable for the north to have slaves. And slowly but surely, especially because of religion, things like that, it disappeared in the north. In terms of the government, the key thing to recognize is that, slavery demanded compromises over and over again. Starting with the writing of the constitution, the 3/5 compromise in which the south demanded that every five slaves count as three people for representation in the House of Representatives. In the same formula, but the north in order to put the union together, compromised. The Missouri compromise in 1820, the compromise of 1850.
So in terms of legalisms, compromising on the government level, there really was this notion that somehow the slaves that when they come out of Africa, were Pagans or Heathens, and they had to be Christianized. So there was a strong, kind of religious aspect to slavery. And sometimes, very often which was used as a justification, that we were bringing these Heathens to Christianity. Economics of course is the heart and soul of slavery. This is what it's about. It's not just cheap labor, it's free labor. And if you're in business let's face it nothing beats free labor.
Art and Architecture, this is something that often gets overlooked. But Africans-Americans, even in slavery contributed a huge amount. They painted portraits of their masters' families, the wrought iron work. If you go to south Carolina and look at the incredible wrought iron sculpture and work there. Benjamin Banneker designs the city of Washington DC. He's an architect in the late 19th century. So the contribution of African workers to art and architecture throughout our history, is enormous.
Science and technology, the whole economy of textiles and weaving incorporates the African-American culture. Education, of course early on there were laws. There were slave codes that prohibited giving an education to African American people. White people were not allowed to teach them to read and write. And probably the person I would tell you to look up, to see why they were so afraid, is Frederick Douglass. Fredrick Douglass' speeches are brilliant. And if you read the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, they will be listed in the bonus materials, it really shows why there was a great fear in educating Africans, because they very clearly wouldn't want their freedom.
Social cultural values, probably the greatest contribution here is one of the great American art forms that comes out of originally the slaves out in the fields, that becomes the gospel music of the early slave churches. And it evolves into of course jazz and the blues, which later becomes rock and roll, hip-hop, rap, etcetera. But, the truly American art form of music, comes out of this slave culture.
So, by using the G-GREASES acronym to analyze slavery, we get a lot of information, again in a very short amount of time, very useful in your DBQ and your free response essay.
But very useful to kind of grease up your own thinking, and get your mind going and have some fun with history.
So the slaves developed a really thriving underground culture. And pretty much against all odds, in many ways even today, people talk about playing the race card. And race is still a huge issue in the United States. So, the challenge here, the ideas that you need to put into action, is to really think about how will the United States deal with the race issue in the 21st century. We've got some interesting events happening of course with the 2008 election and Barrack Obama's candidacy, which I'll talk about at a later point. But coming out of the background of slavery and oppression, where the blues were created, the race issue is something that America is destined to live with.
So your challenge is, and the ideas for you to put into action are, how do you think we're going to deal with it in the 21st century? Given that, one way that we might do that, is to do a survey. How many times do you encounter race during the day? Each day on TV, on the internet, at school, on the street and in what ways? It might be really interesting for you to start to record that. What do you see on television, in the movies, in your video games, in the music you listen to? What are the references to race? What do you see? And then, what I would recommend is you analyze that. You analyze that in historical terms, and also projecting ahead. The real question is, where do we fit in at this point? Why is race still such a huge issue in the United States?
Why is it still the issue that people don't want to talk about, that they are afraid of? Why won't we bring up issues about privilege, about white people having more privilege? Why is it still such a hot button issue?
But it really requires that you to do some serious thinking and research. Because I'll tell you something, if you really think about it, and you analyze it, you go back and use that little G-GREASE chart and maybe apply it to present day situation, you may find, that you've got some really interesting ideas and information that will not only help you with the DBQ, and the free response essay, but really help you to figure out where do you fit in and how does race fit in to the big picture.
So, I think if you do that again, you might have some fun with history. But you might also find that you're really thinking pretty seriously about some of the most important issues we've got on the table. So with that said we're going to head out now.


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Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been put on the disabled list because of an infection in one of his legs. Which leg? Don't ask the Globe.
Amalie Benjamin writes that it is a "a lower left leg infection",while Peter Abraham reports Salty has "a sore lower right leg".You'd think the press corps who peddled a fictitious tale about Manny's knees would get its facts straight about which leg is bothering Salty.
Update: Other reports followed the Globe. We can use them as tie-breakers. Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal says "lower right leg". The Herald's Scott Lauber tells us "lower right leg". Mike Petraglia of WEEI's Full Count posts: "soreness in his lower right leg".


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state Senate committee planned a hearing with California's chief energy officials Wednesday to discuss the lost electricity, lost jobs and other consequences of the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant that was announced last month.
The Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, chaired by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, was scheduled to hear from officials from San Onofre's operator Southern California Edison, commissioners from the California Public Utilities Commission and the chief executive of the California Independent System Operator.
Edison announced June 7 that it was permanently closing San Onofre. Its twin reactors hadn't produced electricity since January 2012, after a small radiation leak led to the discovery of damage to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water in nearly new steam generators. The problems arose just after a $670 million upgrade to the plant
San Onofre was a key part of California's energy supply both because of the more than 2,000 megawatts it produced but its strategic coastal location between San Diego and Los Angeles. It was able to power 1.4 million homes and was responsible for about 20 percent of the electricity used by San Diego and southern Orange County.
Since the shutdown, utilities have upgraded transmission lines and increased generation at other plants, businesses have been paid to shift consumption to off-peak hours and consumers have been paid to have their air conditioners automatically shut down during heat waves.


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1. Washington DC: Monuments by Moonlight Nighttime Trolley Tour
See the most popular monuments of the U. S. capital illuminated at night on a guided trolley tour. The route follows streets that have been traveled by presidents and makes three stops for you to get off the trolley and explore the memorials on your own and take photos. Enjoy entertaining commentary from a professional tour guide who will entertain you with stories about the Capitol's colorful past. The three stops on the tour are: 1. The Martin Luther King Memorial & the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 2. The Iwo Jima Memorial (aka US Marine Corps War Memorial) 3. The Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Besides stops at the major memorials, you will also get spectacular views of the Washington Memorial the White House, the National Mall, the Capitol Buildings, the Jefferson Memorial, the Smithsonian Museums and Castle, the FBI & Dept of Justice Buildings, and the World War II Memorial.


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As much as I love light, I love to close my eyes and stare at the back of my eyelids. Have you ever noticed how amazing, how beautiful the events that occur are when you rub your eyes and notice the instant star and explosion show that occurs in your vision? I always imagine it as I'm looking into the birth of a universe – each time I stare at my eyelids I see little exploding stars that each take about 2-3 seconds to fully ignite, explode, and become part of the other stars waiting for me to focus my gaze on them. Try it, it's a lot of fun! It is for me, at least. Perhaps I'm nutso. Still, AWESOME!
These little events are called entopic phenomena, meaning that they come directly from the eye itself. I'm pretty sure everyone's experienced the most common form of entopic phenomena, eye floaters. Right?
Eye floaters, whether or not they have a sarcastic retort like the ones in Family Guy, are entopic phenomena.
The light that you see when you don't see any light – whether it's the random star birth and death that I see when I close my eyes, or if I rub my eyes, or any of a few things that trigger it for me – are called phosphenes. That word is from two greek words, phos (light) and phainein (to show), and goes to explain most of the "hey there is light in my vision but there's no source" mysteries. The phrase "seeing stars," like from getting whacked in the head or from being dizzy is phosphenic. When people are deprived of light for long periods of time, phosphenes occur in the person's vision as well – this is referred to as "the prisoner's cinema." Isn't that just creepy and horrible? Apparently phosphenes can occur through several methods, from strong magnetic fiends, to just rubbing your eyes, to reports of astronauts seeing them when exposed to radiation in space.
Here's a good account of the Prisoner's Cinema, which also happens apparently to truck drivers, pilots, and other folk who have to concentrate on something for very long periods of time:
It has been widely reported that prisoners confined to dark cells often see brilliant light displays, which is sometimes called the "prisoner's cinema." Truck drivers also see such displays after staring at snow-covered roads for long periods, and pilots may experience phosphenes, especially when they are flying alone at high altitudes with a cloudless sky. In fact, whenever there is a lack of external stimuli, these displays can appear. They can also be made at will by simply pressing your fingertips against closed eyelids. In addition, they can also be produced by an electrical shock. In fact, reportedly, it was high fashion in the eighteenth century to have a phosphene party. It is noted that Benjamin Franklin once took part in such an encounter where a circle of people holding hands would be shocked by a high-voltage electrostatic generator, so that phosphenes were created each time the circuit was completed or broken.
The earliest account of phosphenes is given by the Bohemian physiologist Johannes Purkinje in 1819. These subjective images are called phosphenes (from the Greek phos, light, and phainein, to show). Oster (1970) suggests that, because phosphenes originate within the eye and the brain, they are a perceptual phenomenon common to all mankind. The visual areas of the brain at the back of the head (occipital lobe) can also be stimulated to produce phosphenes.
I find these very fascinating, these entropic events. Do you have them? How would you describe them? Please, leave a message in the comments, I am very interested in your phosphene experiences!
Check out this beautiful video representation of phosphene events portrayed artistically. So pretty!
Thanks to Wikipedia, and again, and Multiple Sclerosis Info, WiseGeek, MadSci, and MotiFake!


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Instructions: Follow instruction inside the game.