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(CNN) -- When travel author Beth Whitman was in Vietnam, she witnessed a group of young American male travelers rough-housing in the streets outside of the Rex Hotel.
Americans traveling to sites around the world like the Blue Mosque in Istanbul should be respectful.
"I thought to myself that those shirts probably cost maybe 20, 30, 40 dollars apiece, and here you are in a culture where the people may not be even making that much on a monthly basis.
"It's that sort of thing, just not being aware how off-putting that can be to the local culture."
Such behavior, while seemingly harmless, can help to cement the moniker of "the ugly American," which came to refer to loud, rude and thoughtless behavior of U.S. citizens abroad.
The term came about as a result of the book "The Ugly American," and more than 50 years after its publication, those from the United States continue to battle an image of arrogance and nationalism.
Written by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, the novel chronicled American foreign policy and diplomacy failures in a fictitious developing nation. In the book, the American ambassador to the country is portrayed as crude and inept.
That enduring legacy has not been easy to shake, and even the U.S. president knows the score.
During a recent trek to Turkey, President Obama said in his remarks at the Tophane Cultural Center in Istanbul that he knows the "stereotypes of the United States are out there."
"Sometimes it suggests that America has become selfish and crass, or that we don't care about the world beyond us," he said. "And I'm here to tell you that that's not the country that I know and it's not the country that I love."
Whitman, the author of the "Wanderlust and Lipstick" guides and publisher of "Traveling with Kids," often gives lectures and workshops -- many geared toward female travelers -- and speaks on the importance of Americans being stellar representatives of their homeland while abroad.
How to not be an 'ugly American'
There are some ways to not be considered an "ugly American'" when traveling.1) Research the area and its culture before you travel to your destination. Read guidebooks to learn about the region.
2) Learn some basic words in the language of the region you are traveling to. Don't expect everyone to speak English.
3) Travel with a desire to experience the local cuisine. Don't expect to get a hamburger.
4) Don't flash around money or expensive items like cell phones and cameras.
5) Try to really experience the culture. You are less likely to offend if you understand.
-- Travel experts Chris Baker and Beth Whitman
"It's about being respectful of the country and the culture, treating the people respectfully and not flashing around your money and your material possessions," Whitman said. "It's up to every individual to be that ambassador and portray their country well."
Author Ann Hulbert wrote a piece for The New York Times Magazine a few years ago about her desire not to be mistaken for an ugly American when her family traveled to Istanbul and the Turkish coast.
Hulbert took the step of vetoing one of her teenage son's T-shirts, worried that the message on it, "The Fighting Quakers. Beat them 'til they reach consensus," might be misunderstood in the Muslim country.
"I think that when you are a big and powerful country, it's easy for the rest of the world to feel that you don't deal with the kind of consideration and humility that other people do," said Hulbert, who researches the areas she visits prior to her trips. iReport.com: Ever been to the Netherlands? Share your travel pics
Christopher P. Baker, who is a Cuba travel expert and award-winning author of the best-selling guidebook "Moon Cuba," said he has concerns about what will happen if and when travel restrictions are completely lifted from that country.
He recalled two years ago when he was reviewing one of Havana's first five-star hotels that had just opened. Standing in the lobby with one of the hotel's executives, he witnessed a man, dripping wet from the pool and wrapped in a towel, emerge from the elevator.
The man walked through the bar, down the stairs and into the marble lobby just as the staff tried to intercept him, Baker said.
"I heard them say, 'We don't allow guests in the lobby dressed this way,' and the man said, 'Yeah, I know' in this deep American brogue," Baker said. "Behavior like that is not necessarily common to Americans, but it's the type of thing that can give Americans a bad name."
Manners and lifestyle expert Thomas P. Farley runs the site What Manners Most and said Americans tend to be seen as free-spirited and not nearly as guarded as natives of some of the other countries -- as evidenced most recently by first lady Michelle Obama putting her arm around Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
"That's something that maybe sent shivers up the spine of a lot Britons, but in the final analysis, people really looked at that as a nice gesture and something very American to do," said Farley, who added that travelers should be as respectful in other countries as they would be if they were in someone else's home.
The Obamas may actually be aiding in changing the perception themselves.
Travel writer Beth Whitman said the mere election of President Obama has helped to improve America's reputation worldwide.
"It helped to change how we are viewed, but the real key is the behavior once a person arrives in a country," Whitman said. "Some of [the ugly American perception] will exist no matter who is in office, and that's why everyone has to take responsibility for being the very best representative of their country that they can."


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ABB introduces articulated robot, linear gantry combination delivering greater working range, cycle times and flexibility
Overhead mounted system to increase robot utilization and reduce costs for many machine tending, material handling and assembly operations
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – ABB Robotics, a leading supplier of industrial robots, has developed a hybrid system integrating articulated robot automation with a linear gantry, delivering a unique combination of cost efficiency and performance benefits. The new IRB 6620LX is a 5-axis overhead robot arm mounted on a linear axis, providing improved flexibility, faster cycle times and an extended working range for machine tending, material handling, assembly and many other industrial applications.
With a 150kg (330 lbs) payload and large scalable work space, the IRB 6620LX offers greater versatility and cost effectiveness compared to customized linear handling systems. The linear axis can support up to two robots, and provides the ability to serve several stations or machines simultaneously or in programmed coordination, resulting in high productivity and machine utilization. The ability of the system to perform value-added processing tasks in addition to "basic" material handling increases robot productivity while reducing the overall capital investment.
To merge the articulated and linear technology ABB removed the first rotational axis from the robotic arm, enabling it to be mounted either upside down or sideways on the linear axis. The linear gantry acts as the first axis of the robot, providing the same agility as a standard 6-axis robot. The linear axis can range in height from 2.5 to 4 m (8 to 13 ft) and in length from 1.8 to 33 m (6 to 108 ft), and saves floor space by elevating the robot(s) over the work area. This inherent flexibility allows the system to be adjusted to serve different applications, and enables quick and easy changeovers for improved production uptime.
"The new IRB 6620LX will make it possible to access and manipulate work pieces in the tightest work spaces," said Joe Campbell, vice president of sales and marketing, ABB Robotics, North America. "The system will foster the development of improved logistics and production concepts while providing tremendous cost savings and ROI opportunities."
For many applications only one robot will be needed to replace the numerous complex material handling components typical of standard linear systems, offering further cost savings and reduced maintenance. The IRB 6620LX can be readily fitted or adapted to existing production lines and the support legs can be configured to suit the system specs and available floor space.
The use of standard, well-proven technology guarantees the highest possible performance and reliability. The unparalleled speed and acceleration on the linear axis secures the shortest possible cycle times with highest possible accuracy, even at large distances and with a full payload. The high performance is delivered as a result of sophisticated mechanical engineering and ABB's state-of-the-art motion control technology, TrueMove™ and QuickMove™.
In machine tending applications the IRB 6620LX offers better handling possibilities compared to conventional solutions as it can access machines either from the top or the side. In addition, overhead rail mounted robots provide open access in front of machines for manual operation, maintenance work, handling of short batches and quick changes. As a result, personal safety is improved, as the robot is not present if there is a need to operate machines manually.
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ABB Robotics (www.abb.com/robotics) is a leading supplier of industrial robots – also providing robot software, peripheral equipment, modular manufacturing cells and service for tasks such as welding, handling, assembly, painting and finishing, picking, packing, palletizing and machine tending. Key markets include automotive, plastics, metal fabrication, foundry, electronics, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. A strong customer focus helps manufacturers improve productivity, product quality and worker safety. ABB has installed more than 160,000 robots worldwide.


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Stimulation of the semicircular canals can artificially control human walking and balance
By applying electrical currents across the heads of people while they walk, researchers have improved our understanding of how our vestibular system helps us maintain upright posture; at the same time, the researchers found that the stimulus could be applied in a way that allowed a person who was walking straight ahead to be steered by "remote control" without her balance being affected.
The findings are reported by Richard Fitzpatrick and Jane E. Butler of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and the University of New South Wales, Australia, and Brian L. Day of University College London in the August 8th issue of Current Biology, published by Cell Press.
To investigate how the body's ability to sense head movements can contribute to balance control and guidance control--two critical aspects of bipedal locomotion--the researchers stimulated nerves that normally communicate signals from the so-called semicircular canals, structures that are part of the vestibular system that assists in orientation and balance. The researchers found that artificial stimulation of semiciruclar canal nerves afforded "remote control" that was accurate enough to keep subjects on pathways and avoiding obstacles while walking blindfolded through botanical gardens. The researchers also found that with a subject's head in another position, exactly the same stimulus could be used to disturb upright balance, causing the subject to lean in one direction or the other, but without having any effect on steering his walking.
Known as bipedalism, our habitual upright posture is unique in the animal kingdom and has arisen through specific complementary adaptations of the body and brain. It has been believed that the key to human balance has come from a precise sense of--and ability to align the body to--the direction of gravity.
However, the semicircular canals that the researchers stimulated to control walking and balance detect rotational movements of the head, not the direction of gravity. These findings therefore show that sensing movement is crucial for our upright posture.
The findings support interpretations made from fossil evidence of an evolutionary change in the development of the human semicircular canals. These evolutionary changes would allow for enhanced movement detection, and therefore also indicate that that controlled movement, rather than alignment to gravity, has been important for the development of modern human bipedalism.
This new work has important implications for understanding how the brain processes sensory signals.
According to the researchers, the findings indicate that from the single sensory organ that signals the movement of the head, the brain makes instant complex "mathematical" calculations to discard the parts not important to balance or steering, such as the movements we make when looking around, and then transforms the remaining signal into two components. One component is used to control steering, and the other to control balance. In a more practical view, this ability to produce illusions of movement, and then steer and balance the body by external control, leads the researchers to expect that stimulation techniques developed from the approach used in the new study will lead the way to diagnostic, therapeutic, and virtual-reality applications.
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Sister needs an attitude adjustment
Dear Dave,My older sister hasn't worked in two years. She hasn't even looked for a job, she's 36, and she's been living with our parents the whole time. They want to set her up in an apartment and pay the rent, but I think this is a bad idea. I love her, but what can you do for someone like this?Dee
Dear Dee,First of all, your parents aren't helping matters. She needs a job and a future, and she's not going to find either one as long as mom and dad are enabling her irresponsible behavior. It's sad for parents when they see their children harming themselves through their own stupidity and laziness. She's being both stupid and lazy, and unfortunately, these things aren't illegal.
There may not be a great ending to this story, because it all rests on your sister. She has the entire family tied up in knots, and in a sense, she's controlling everyone right now. But if you want my advice, here it is. Give her the address of the nearest homeless shelter, and send her on her way.
Right now, she's not just lazy and irresponsible, she's arrogant. And arrogance can only be erased after someone has been broken. When she's been broken, then she'll be coachable. In situations like this, you have to love someone enough to let them be broken. Otherwise, they'll continue in the same destructive behavior pattern.
This is sad, and I wish none of you were involved in such a mess. But she's had the opportunity to stop this inappropriate behavior at any point during the last two years. Chances are, if she'll change her attitude and become more humble and trainable, she can build from there.—Dave
Dear Dave,We're working on our debt snowball and are scheduled to become debt-free except for our home a year from now. The problem is I've got a very old car that's on its last legs. Would it be okay for us to put the debt snowball on hold for a month or two, and save up money for a newer, inexpensive used car that's in better shape?Jonathan
Dear Jonathan,I'd hold on to it if your car can make it a while longer. But if it's really on its last legs, and you're about to fall through a rusted floorboard, you might consider your plan. You need to ask yourself if you're just whining, or if it's an actual situation.
It sounds like you guys are doing a fabulous job so far of paying down your debt. Even if you take a month or two off to save up for a better car, you'll still have everything paid off except the house in about the same period of time. I'm not going to fuss about a couple of months' difference in this kind of situation.
Doesn't it feel great when you actually sit down and take a moment to think and formulate a plan instead of just wandering around lost? You guys have thought this thing out, and now you're ready to move ahead with a sensible idea!—Dave


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Ecolab Foundation Partners with Wine to Water to Provide Clean Water to 17,000 People Globally on World Water Day
Friday, March 15, 2019 -- Ecolab Foundation and Wine To Water have partnered together in celebration of World Water Day to create a global impact for clean water through sponsoring and assembling 1,700 filters. The filter uses the same technology as kidney dialysis to filter out 99.99999% of harmful bacteria which causes water-borne illnesses. Each filter will provide clean water to up to 10 people for 10 years, which means that 17,000 people will receive clean water as a direct impact from these events. Approximately 850 Ecolab employees from nine international offices will gather together for a fun, inspiring, hands-on CSR filter build experience where volunteers will engage in education around the global water crisis and play a integral role in transforming communities around the world through clean water. Following these events, the filters will be distributed to the global field through Wine To Water Field Offices, Implementing Partners, and in response to natural disasters. Ecolab is creating a generational impact for families and communities around the world and water is just the beginning!
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Wine To Water is a nonprofit organization committed to providing clean water solutions to those who need it most: individuals without clean water, whether displaced in a refugee camp or from a natural disaster, or living in a remote region or developing country. Wine To Water enlists the support of thousands of people around the globe who are committed to living, loving, serving and giving. More than 750,000 people in 30 countries now have clean drinking water through the Wine To Water community, and those numbers are growing daily. To learn more, visit winetowater.org or follow @winetowater on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $15 billion and 49,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
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Solvay Specialty Polymers has started the production of KetaSpire PEEK and AvaSpire PAEK compounds at its China facility in Changshu, Jiangsu province.
Chris Wilson, senior vice-president of the ultra-performance materials business line, said it's "an exciting milestone" and represents the company's commitment to the local production and supply of these materials for the Chinese market and for the regions in general.
"This is a key investment that places these very high-quality innovative materials at the doorstep of our fast-growing customers in the region," he said in a news release.
In addition, Solvay has established over the last two years new distribution centers in the Asian corridor, including Singapore, China, Japan, and South Korea.
The Changsu site was launched last July with an investment of 21 million euros.
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A second drone delivery of drugs made its way to prisoners at Matsqui Institution in late December before guards swooped in and seized fentanyl-laced methamphetamine and two cell phones,
Gordon Tanner, the assistant warden managment services at the Abbotsford prison, told The News a drone delivered contraband on Dec. 30, a week after guards had intercepted a drop-off of hash butter and tobacco.
Tanner said the second delivery was detected by closed circuit television cameras, and that staff then were able to watch as inmates picked up the contraband. Guards eventually connected seven different inmates with the contraband, which Tanner said was methamphetamine laced with fentanyl and valued at $12,162. Two cellphones, one of which was believed to have been dropped off by the drone, were also seized.
Tanner said it's believed the cellphones were used to co-ordinate the deliveries.
Last week, the prison announced that, on Dec. 23, guards had intercepted a package containing more than $26,000 worth of contraband – hash butter and tobacco – that had been dropped off by a drone.
Tanner said the arrival of that drone had first been detected by guards as it flew high above the prison.
"They could hardly see it, but they could hear it first," he said. The guards then watched as the drone landed, left its package, and flew off.
Tanner said the urban surroundings of the prison makes it almost impossible to find the drone or its operator. He said any suspicious circumstances should be reported either to the Abbotsford Police, or to corrections' tip line, at 1-866-780-3784. Callers to the tip line remain anonymous.
The prison is also limited in what technology it can use to hinder drones by both federal rules and by Matsqui Institution's location in a urban area near residential neighbourhoods.
Matsqui Institution isn't alone in finding itself challenged by the prevalence of drones. A CTV story from last February reported that drones were increasingly being spotted around prisons in Quebec and that two had been seized in 2016
Tanner said the prison is doing what it can to prevent future drops.
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Make Every Step Count at 19th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk in New York
Thousands to come together on April 27 to unite walkers and leading organizations to raise awareness and funds for research
KINGSTON, N.J., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help find the cause of and a cure for Parkinson's disease, The Parkinson Alliance is encouraging all Americans to register for the 19th annual Parkinson's Unity Walk, which will take place on Saturday, April 27, in New York City's Central Park. The Walk is the largest grassroots event for Parkinson's disease research in the in the United States; in 2012, more than 10,000 people – representing walkers and donors from all 50 states and U.S. territories and 23 countries – participated in the Walk, raising more than $1.8 million to help fund ground-breaking research on better treatments, and hopefully one day a cure for Parkinson's disease.
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"Currently, we have over one million people who are living with Parkinson's disease, and millions more impacted by the disease," stated Martin Tuchman, Chairman of The Parkinson Alliance. "Every nine minutes someone is newly diagnosed but, as of today, there is no cure. While there have been advancements in research and therapies to improve symptoms, we need to keep fighting, together. The Parkinson's Unity Walk is an excellent opportunity to unite with fellow advocates, families, friends, caregivers, sponsors, research organizations and leading Parkinson's foundations to truly make a difference."
The Parkinson's Unity Walk is more than a just a walk. It provides an opportunity for thousands of participants to learn more about Parkinson's disease and its management as they spend time at the booths of leading Parkinson's organizations and walk alongside people living with or impacted by this disease. Walkers will also join in a kick-off ceremony to honor those affected by Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects one in 100 people over age 60. It is estimated that more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson's disease, and 60,000 new cases – one every nine minutes – are diagnosed each year. Recent research indicates that there are more than five million people worldwide living with Parkinson's disease. The cause of Parkinson's disease is unknown, and while there is no cure, there are treatment options including medication and surgery, to help manage symptoms. To help people learn more about the disease, the Walk will also feature an "Ask the Health Care Experts" booth staffed by a movement disorders specialist and other healthcare professionals that typically make up the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of patients with Parkinson's disease.
The Parkinson's Unity Walk has also launched a "Walk for More Than Just a Cure" video campaign, stressing that the Walk is an event of community and education. "If you're living with Parkinson's disease, it's so important to surround yourself with support groups and educate yourself," said May May Ali, social activist, daughter of Muhammad Ali and Walk participant. "With wisdom there is power and empowerment. You will improve the quality of your life. Join me at the Parkinson's Unity Walk and be proactive in this fight."
Participants will also have the opportunity to visit sponsors' booths. Visitors to the booth of Premier Sponsor and Proud Partner, AbbVie, can have their pictures taken at the Messages of Hope™ Wall and write messages of encouragement for the Parkinson's disease community. AbbVie, a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company, will donate $15 to Parkinson's disease research for every photo and message collected.
Additional 2013 Walk sponsors include Teva CNS, UCB, Chelsea Therapeutics, LSVT Global, Medtronic, Novartis and US WorldMeds. The generosity of each sponsor allows the Parkinson's Unity Walk to donate one hundred percent of all donations to research. Since the Walk's inception, all donations are shared among: American Parkinson Disease Association, National Parkinson Foundation, Parkinson's Action Network, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, The Parkinson Alliance and The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center.
Courtesy of the Wilkins Parkinson's Foundation, the Walk hopes to increase awareness via "Make Every Step Count" ads that are scheduled to appear in New York City taxis, phone kiosks, bus shelters and subways throughout the month of April.
Make every step count. Register to start a team and donate at www.unitywalk.org. Visit the Parkinson's Unity Walk on Facebook and Twitter for more information and to interact with other participants leading up to the Walk. Participants can also stay connected and help spread the word before and during the Walk using the 2013 Walk hash tag #puw2013 on Twitter and Instagram.
About The Parkinson Alliance
The Parkinson Alliance® is a national non-profit organization, dedicated to raising funds to help finance the most promising research to find the cause and cure for Parkinson's disease; and is the umbrella organization for the Parkinson's Unity Walk®. Since its inception in 1994, one hundred percent of donations to the Parkinson's Unity Walk have gone to research and more than $12 million in research grants have been awarded. Additional information, including registration materials, is available at www.unitywalk.org or by calling 866-789-9255 (866-PUW-WALK).
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When you're at the park pushing a swing, shopping for diapers at Target, or simply walking down the street with baby in tow, do you ever find yourself staring at one of those mothers and wonder what you're missing? C'mon, you know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the Supermom. She runs 10 miles, does downward dog, and answers 50 e-mails before the sun and Little Johnny rise. She has perfectly coiffed hair, a body that rivals Heidi Klum, and doesn't need botulism Botox to look beautiful. She's CEO of everything, only prepares scrumptious organic meals, and has children that emit sunshine. Okay, so I exaggerate. The woman isn't that perfect, but she sure seems to epitomize this otherworldly, unattainable ideal of motherhood. And alas, I still find myself staring at this mythical heroine through the shield of my aviator sunglasses wondering how she balances it all (or at least fakes it to make it).
While I never expected to be like June Cleaver, I did imagine that I'd glide through motherhood like Claire Huxtable: smart, witty, rational mommy lawyer bringing home the bacon and managing family life with style and grace. Of course it was possible to be this version of a Supermom, especially because I'd previously kicked the butt of all multitasking villains and earned my cape as Superwoman sans baby. I worked in a high-powered career, shopped at the farmers' market for dinner, squeezed in yoga and friends, remodeled my bathroom, made cupcakes, and still had time for an episode of True Blood all before going to bed. Jeez, how hard could it be?
Daydream music comes to a screeching halt. Bubble bursts. Cue reality.
At the end of my real life episode as a work-at-home mom, I seriously feel and look more like Miranda Hobbes than Charlotte York. I am tired, slightly overworked, struggling with what we all struggle with—balance, imperfectly dressed, ready to collapse on the couch and enjoy Thai takeout, happy to be home, and struck by the daily realization that I didn't get anything done. You raise your eyebrow and ask, "How can you feel all of the above if you didn't get anything done? What the hell did you do all day?" I know, I know. It sounds crazy. But I can tell you that I am not the only new mom afflicted by this phenomenon, where one who used to be a multitasking maven now can barely manage to check off a few items if any from her "to do" list.
My dear friend and I recently commiserated about this very issue. She, like me, reaches the end of her active day as a mom feeling exhausted, as if she tackled a week's worth of errands and chores but in reality only made it to the Post Office. Maybe we were naïve to think that we'd emerge from the new parent sleep-deprived daze capable and ready to do it all, but we never thought in a million years that it would be so challenging to muster the energy to balance mommyhood with all the "other stuff," especially when we were no longer beholden to the law firm. As we confessed that our type-A personalities were having some difficulty coming to terms with the baby toys littering the living room floor, the dishes left undone, the pile of laundry reaching Everest-sized proportions, and our inability to make real meals unless you count Luna Bars, we also shared the secret that it was positively freeing not to be burdened with multitasking and the self-imposed pressure to be "productive."
After we ended our Skype chat, I kept thinking about how good it felt to openly reveal that we are happier individuals/women/mothers/wives/friends/you name it when everything isn't perfect. So, I'll also confess to you why I'm a (not so) Supermom:
- I hate that my son wakes up at 5:47 AM because I am not ready to play before the sun rises, so I bring him to bed with me in an attempt to lure him back to sleep for just a little while longer. I pretend to keep sleeping even when he crawls on my head.
- I wash my hair every other day, never blow dry it, and always wear it in a French twist, ponytail, or braid. Personal grooming takes too much energy.
- I look like the living corpse of Sarah because I never have time to put on concealer or any other makeup for that matter. Again, see bullet point above.
- I pretend to look pulled together by accessorizing my outfits with a brightly patterned scarf and flashy stud earrings. Hopefully, no one will notice that I've worn the same pair of jeans three days in a row.
- I feed my son frozen waffles, instant oatmeal, and vegetable puffs on an almost daily basis because they're quick and easy. Hey, at least they're organic.
- I gave up cleaning the kitchen floor after every meal and ignore the food crumbs and sticky tile until it becomes too unsightly. Mothers must've coined the phrase, "don't cry over spilled milk."
- I have stopped apologizing for the water-stained quartz countertops, dishes in the sink, mail on the dining table, and shoes collecting by our door. Because I'm not a candidate for the television shows about hoarders, I've stopped worrying about my mess.
- I buy cookies and cupcakes at the bakery, and I rely on Trader Joe's to get me through a dinner party. Yes, it's true, I used the store's delicious flash frozen mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving. Martha would not approve.
- 22 months later and I have not lost all the baby weight (if I can still call it that!). Instead, I wear a lot of black or use Spanx.
- Once my son goes to bed, I watch Glee and fantasize about being a pop star instead of attending to my "to do" list. A girl's gotta dream, right?
The list definitely goes on…
And while there is still a small part of me that occasionally aspires to be Supermom, I feel relieved that I can hang up my cape along with my star-studded hot pants and high heels and don't have to pretend to be something I'm not (I certainly don't want to fake it to make it). So, productivity be damned! Everything is perfect whether or not I clean the kitchen because I am free — I am free to live in the moment, free to focus my energy on what matters and spend my time with my son, and free to just be.
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(CNN) -- Three Kenyans tortured during a colonial-era rebellion can sue the United Kingdom for compensation, a London high court ruled Friday, potentially opening floodgates of abuse claims dating to the British Empire.
The plaintiffs said they endured torture at the hands of British forces, including castration, brutal beatings and detention. The abuse occurred during Kenya's struggle for independence about six decades ago.
In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, jubilant colonial-era fighters, balancing on walking sticks, gingerly danced after the ruling thousands of miles away.
Others prayed and wept.
"It's a great day. I am as happy as the day I was released" from the detention camp, said Wambugu Wa Nyingi, one of the three. "We believe that they (the UK) will do the right thing, now that they have accepted that it's the truth."
The other plaintiffs are Paulo Muoka Nzili and Jane Muthoni Mara, who are in their 70s and 80s. All three are in Kenya and did not attend the hearing in London. A fourth one died before the ruling.
Soon after the verdict, Nairobi lawyer Donald Rabala announced plans to file a lawsuit Monday on behalf of hundreds of colonial-era fighters.
The abuse occurred from 1952 to 1961, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement battled British forces for land and freedom. Colonial forces killed thousands of fighters and detained others, including Kenyans who were not part of the rebel group.
The African nation went on to gain independence from Britain in 1963.
Britain does not deny its colonial forces tortured detainees but had argued that a fair trial is impossible because the events occurred decades ago. It plans to appeal the ruling.
"The normal time limit for bringing a civil action is three to six years," the UK Foreign Office said in a statement. "In this case, that period has been extended to over 50 years despite the fact that the key decision makers are dead and unable to give their account of what happened."
The ruling will spark lawsuits from other nations colonized by Britain and will reverberate worldwide for years to come, said Martyn Day, a lawyer for the trio.
"The judgment means the government will now have to face potentially thousands of claims from Kenyans who suffered similar torture," the plaintiffs' lawyers said in a statement.
Last year, the London high court ruled that the UK government is the right entity to sue. Before that ruling, Britain had argued that it transferred the powers and liabilities of the colonial administration to Kenya after independence.
In July, the British government conceded for the first time that Kenyans had been tortured during the fight for independence.
CNN's Laura Perez Maestro contributed to this report.


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The ACA and the Medicaid Ruling: Let's Remember that Health Care is a Human Right
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Affordable Care Act may stand, but in light of international laws on the human right to health and health care, the United States has an obligation to do much more.
On June 28, the United States Supreme Court announced its ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Now widely known as "Obamacare," the act was signed into law two years ago, expanding health care coverage for millions of previously uninsured people. The Court has ruled that the central provision under examination – the individual mandate, or the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance – is, in fact, constitutional.
While the court has upheld the right of millions of young people in the US to be covered under their parents' insurance, and the right of millions more with pre-existing conditions to be covered in the event of illness, it has weakened the Medicaid provision which would have expanded coverage to millions of people living at or below the poverty line.
In the hurry by news organizations to cover the decision yesterday, this may all seem like political theater. But the US has a clear and crucial responsibility under international law to guarantee its peoples' right to health and health care.
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to a healthy life, including access to food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services; the United Nations adopted these principles in 1948.
The US has also signed international laws and treaties guaranteeing more specific rights to our most vulnerable citizens. The US signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in 1980, which includes Articles 12 and 14 upholding women's right to health care services. At a time when health care services specifically for women are under unprecedented assault at the state level and women's health care providers are being threatened and harassed, it seems impossible that we could ever have been even that committed to ensuring women's access to comprehensive health and reproductive care.
In 1995, the US signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which asserts in Article 24 that every child have access to the highest attainable standard of health and for "States Parties [to] strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services." Our government's ongoing fights over funding health care for economically disadvantaged children through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are just another example of the many ways in which our human right to a healthy life continues to be used as a political volleyball.
These treaties reveal a longstanding global recognition of the human right to health. We must evaluate the Supreme Court's ruling in light of this significant body of international law: an important step forward, but only one step on a long journey towards full human rights for all.
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(Originally published in Gapers Block on October 29, 2004. Vera Drake is now available on video and On Demand through Amazon, as well as on video through Netflix. I'll be posting a review of Leigh's latest film, Another Year, later today.)
Directed by Mike Leigh.
Starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wight, Eddie Marsan, Adrian Scarborough and Daniel Mays.
In Topsy-Turvy director Mike Leigh's new drama, Vera Drake, Imelda Staunton (Sense & Sensibility, Shakespeare in Love) stars as the title character, a wonderfully cheerful, caring wife and mother of two grown children who works as a housekeeper for a few wealthy families in post-World War II England. Vera helps care for a few of her neighbors and her elderly mother as well, out of the kindness of her heart, and whenever a problem arises, Vera puts on a kettle — because a cup of tea fixes everything. Leigh takes his time setting up what a remarkably kind woman Vera is, but he drives home this point one time too many when her brother-in-law comments to her husband, Stan, that "she's got a heart of gold, that woman." It may seem to be an insignificant moment of excess, but it is still somewhat significant considering Vera performs illicit abortions for women who can't afford or wouldn't be allowed a legal one.
In contrast to Vera's impoverished clientele, Susan (Sally Hawkins), the daughter of one of Vera's wealthy employers, is raped by a suitor and becomes pregnant. Going through the legal channels, she procures her abortion for the sum of 150 guineas. By comparison, Lily (Ruth Sheen), the woman who puts those in need of help in touch with Vera, charges two guineas for Vera's services. Vera is unaware of this, however; her own motivations are entirely charitable. While Susan is required to submit to a rather demeaning psychological exam, her ordeal is a simple one, on the whole. At the time, British law only permitted abortions when they were deemed liable to endanger the health of the mother, so Vera's clients — including a woman with seven children already and a woman who didn't want her husband to know she had cheated on him — would most likely not been granted one, even if they could afford one.
Vera administers the abortions by pumping soapy water (with a small amount of disinfectant, presumably for sterilization) into the woman's vagina through a rubber syringe until they feel full. After a day or two, they feel a pain, they go to the bathroom, and it all comes out. She does this for a number of women in the first half of the film, and all of them presumably turn out fine. (We are told later on in the film that this was considered the safest method by other back-alley abortionists. In any case, she's not scraping the women' insides with a coat-hanger.) Eventually, however, one of Vera's clients has complications and is taken to the hospital — the first of her clients to have any problems, to her knowledge, in her twenty or so years of administering them. While the girl's mother initially claims that her daughter is having a miscarriage, the doctors realize the truth of the matter and call the police.
Staunton's performance has already won her the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, and it is certainly riveting. Vera's two main modes in the film are cheerful benevolence, as she is in almost the entire first half, and tearful remorse, as she is in almost the entire second half. During the first hour, this constancy makes the role seem almost one-note, but with one absolutely heart-wrenching shot, spotlighting Vera's face as it transitions from the former to the latter as she realizes why the police have shown up at their home, Staunton masterfully demonstrates that trick lost on most Hollywood actors: subtlety.
Mike Leigh also shows an admirable amount of restraint, considering the film takes on such a hot-button issue. In one of the few times the film addresses the morality or immorality of abortion, Vera's disapproving son Sid (Daniel Mays) trots out the baby-killing argument, but this line of conversation is … er, aborted … before it collapses into a series of all the tired, cliché arguments from either side of the issue. Vera never denies that what she did was illegal — and, of course, few people would argue that it should be legal for people who are not registered medical practitioners to give abortions.
It's not really the morality of abortion in general that the film is really tackling, which I was tremendously grateful for, having always felt that the mainline arguments by pro-lifers and pro-choicers alike are utterly full of shit. What Vera Drake addresses is a much more practical subject: the morality of a society that only allows safe abortions to be accessible to the rich. Neither didactic nor melodramatic, Leigh has managed to create as objective a treatment of the subject as I can imagine. As such, Vera Drake is an effective condemnation of such a society — and, if that wasn't enough, it's just a damn fine movie.
Vera Drake is playing at the Landmark Century and the Century 12/CinéArts 6 in Evanston.


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Montecitans Pull Rank on Caltrans
MA Challenges Carpool Plan, Sends Letter to Governor
"This is not a Montecito problem," said David Kent, president of the Montecito Association (MA), about the project to add a Highway 101 carpool lane between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. From agribusinesses in the north, whose shipping lanes would be impeded, to tourist destinations along the coast, whose potential customers would be frustrated away, the reverberations of a poorly executed plan would be felt throughout the county, he maintained. What separates Montecito, however, is that its residents have the time, resources, and connections to wage a war against the bureaucratic behemoth Caltrans.
In a mounting effort to do just that, Kent and Richard Nordlund, the past Montecito Association president, signed a Valentine's Day–dated letter addressed to Governor Jerry Brown asking him to consider design alternatives to the five South Coast 101 HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) Project options Caltrans introduced in its draft environmental impact review (EIR) this past summer. The MA is lobbying to keep the four fast-lane exit ramps at the Cabrillo and Sheffield exchanges and to begin the carpool-only portion of the third lane at Ortega Hill in Summerland, three miles east of the current proposal.
Caltrans would like to remove all of the fast-lane exits. As a general rule, the agency no longer builds them, citing safety concerns. But Kent and Nordlund wrote in their letter, "These left-hand ramps have fewer accidents per million vehicle miles traveled than most of the comparable right-ramps located in the adjacent Santa Barbara area." They base their claim on California Highway Patrol data and argue that the exits are used by locals, for the most part. Kent estimates that the MA has spent about $50,000 on the campaign so far, hiring consultants such as former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters. When all is said and done, he expects to have shelled out twice that amount.
One of his most enthusiastic enlistees is Ron Pulice, scion of Pulice Construction, a Phoenix-based highway engineering and contracting firm that sold to a Spanish company in 2009 for $114 million. A resident of Montecito whose name may conjure generous contributions to area institutions, Pulice said he has overseen more than 100 operations the size of the lane-widening project. He figures that the project can be completed in two years — as opposed to the four years he predicted Caltrans would take — and at a $50-million savings, not to mention fewer costs to Montecito's business, beauty, and ecology.
Pulice also believes that Caltrans is banking on the ignorance of South Coasters to push through its project. A self-described business-friendly Democrat, Pulice asked rhetorically, "If we knew before we invaded Iraq that there were no WMDs, would we still have invaded?" but then answered his question by saying he hoped not. So he is lobbying businesses and organizations, proselytizing for the MA alternative.
Rather than cast Caltrans as malevolent Mongols trying to sack the South Coast's civilized beach cities, the MA has framed the state agency as a factory mass-producing "cookie-cutter" highways. "You have to realize that Caltrans is this very large bureaucracy," said Kent. "They gave [the South Coast 101 HOV Project] to their engineers that designed a freeway that wouldn't look any different if it had been put in the middle of L.A., or San Diego, or San Jose."
Caltrans project manager Scott Eades said that he and his colleagues worked with the community prior to the release of their EIR and that they have made design exceptions. They even added two new exchange configurations, but both still abolish the left-lane ramps. He conceded that Caltrans does not see "eye to eye" with the MA on "viable long-term options," but — at the direction of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments — Caltrans is assessing the MA proposal. "We are essentially taking their concept and designing it to the same level we did with the other proposals," he said. Caltrans wants to wait for the completion of that process before commenting on any conclusions.
The one element of the MA alternative that has received some blowback is a southbound onramp at Los Patos Way, although Pulice said that the ramp is not vital. Businesses there are afraid that they'd be crippled by snarled traffic. The City of Santa Barbara is not too thrilled with that idea either. On the other hand, transportation planner Rob Dayton said the city has always been in favor of keeping the fast-lane ramps. Santa Barbara would also want to add a lane and bike path on Cabrillo Boulevard underneath the Union Pacific railroad to accommodate a new southbound ramp, hopefully as part of the lane-widening project.
After this article was published Thursday morning, Rob Dayton, the City of Santa Barbara's Principal Transportation Planner, sent this email to city councilmembers and others:
Be advised that I was miss-quoted in the Independent today– "Rob Dayton says the city has always been in favor of keeping the fast-lane ramps." This is incorrect. The City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission is on record supporting a traditional-style diamond interchange at Cabrillo. The left-side ramps are not permitted by Caltrans for safety reasons.
I was merely acknowledging the Montecito Association and other concerned community member's 'idea' to leave the ramps to save money and protect the aesthetic quality of the area – good reasons. The 101 Project Team, which includes Caltrans, had the same idea with the recently completed widening project between Milpas and Cabrillo interchanges. That project extended three lanes southbound over Cabrillo Boulevard and retained the left-side southbound off-ramp. The 101 HOV project team looked at doing the same. This is no longer possible because Caltrans can no longer support the left-side ramps.


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[11-01-2010] Dilma's Victory in Brazil: "Restore Sanity" Beats "Keep Fear Alive"
By Mark Weisbrot - Guardian (UK)
Like the rally led by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of Washington DC on Saturday, Brazil's election on Sunday was a contest of "Restore Sanity" versus "Keep Fear Alive."
Dilma Rousseff of the governing Worker's Party coasted to victory against the opposition candidate Jose Serra, with a comfortable margin of 56 - 44 percent. It was a bitter and ugly campaign marked by allegations of corruption and malfeasance on both sides, and ended with Serra's wife calling Dilma a "baby-killer."
Religious groups and leaders mobilized for the Serra campaign and accused Dilma of wanting to legalize abortion, ban religious symbols, being "anti- Christian," and a "terrorist" for her resistance to the military dictatorship during the late 1960s. The whole campaign was all too reminiscent of Republican strategies in the United States, going back to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s, through the "Swift Boat" politics and Karl Rove's "Weapons of Mass Distraction" of recent years.
Serra even had a right-wing foreign policy strategy that prompted one critic to label him "Serra Palin." His campaign threatened to alienate Brazil from most of its neighbors by accusing the Bolivian government of being "complicit" in drug trafficking and Venezuela of "sheltering" the FARC (the main guerrilla group) in Colombia. He attacked Lula for his refusal - along with most of the rest of South America - to recognize the government of Honduras. The Honduran government was "elected" following a military coup last year, under conditions of censorship and human rights abuses such that only the United States and a handful of mostly right-wing allies recognized it as "free and fair."
But in the end, sanity triumphed over fear, as voters proved to be more convinced by the substantial improvements in their well being during the Lula years.
It is perhaps not surprising that Serra, an economist, would try to find a way to avoid the most important economic issues that affect the lives of the majority of Brazilians. The economy has performed much better during the Lula years than during the eight years of Serra's party (the Social Democratic Party of Brazil [PSDB] ): per capita income grew by 23 percent from 2002-2010, as opposed to just 3.5 percent for 1994-2002. Measured unemployment is now at a record low of 6.2 percent.
Perhaps even more importantly, the majority of Brazilians had some substantial gains: the minimum wage, adjusted for inflation, grew by about 65 percent during Lula's presidency. This is more than three times the increase during the prior eight years (i.e. the presidency of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, of Serra's party). This affects not only minimum-wage workers but tens of millions of others whose income is tied to the minimum wage.
In addition, the government has expanded the Bolsa Familia program, which provides small cash grants to poor families, with school attendance and health immunizations required. The program has been successful in reducing illiteracy, and now reaches about 13 million families. More than 19 million people have been brought across the poverty line since 2003. And a new program of subsidies to home owner shit has benefited hundreds of thousands of families, with millions likely to take part as it expands.
Although this brand of Republican campaign strategy was effective for most of the last four decades in the United States, it hasn't performed all that well as an export. The Brazilian electorate tired quickly of the mud-slinging, and swing voters wanted to know what Serra would do for them that would be better than what the Workers' Party had done. When he couldn't tell them, he lost their votes.
On the down side, the mudslinging and "Republican strategy" prevented the campaign from addressing some of the vital issues of Brazil's future. Brazil's financial elite, which dominates the central bank, has an influence on economic policy that is at least as bad - and as powerful - as that of Wall Street in the United States. This is one reason why Brazil, even under Lula, has had for many years the highest or near-highest real interest rates in the world. Brazil's growth performance has still not been on a par with the other BRIC countries (Russia, India, China), and the country will have to move away from some of the neoliberal policies of previous governments in order to achieve its potential.
Capital formation during the Lula years was not much different from during the Cardoso years, and was relatively low compared to many developing countries. Public investment was even lower, although it has recently begun to accelerate. The country will need a development strategy, and one that establishes new patterns of investment and consumption that advance the interests of the majority of Brazilians - some 50 million of whom remain in poverty.
The election has enormous implications for the Western Hemisphere, where the Obama State Department has continued with barely a stutter the Bush administration's strategy of "rollback" against the unprecedented independence that the left governments of South America have won over the last decade. A defeat of the Workers' Party would have been a big victory for them.
It also has implications for the rest of the world. In May, Brazil and Turkey broke new ground in the world of international diplomacy, by negotiating a nuclear fuel swap arrangement for Iran, in an attempt to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program. The State Department was probably more upset about this than anything that Brazil had done in the region, including Lula's strong and consistent support for the Chavez government in Venezuela. Serra had also attacked the Iran deal during his campaign.
Outside of Washington, the results of this election will be greeted as good news.
This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on November 1, 2010. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original:


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Mitchell Johnson showed his fiery bowling had not cooled from the Ashes as he ripped through South Africa's top order to leave the hosts 140 for six at the close of the second day of the first test against Australia at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
Johnson dismissed captain Graeme Smith, Alviro Petersen and Faf du Plessis in a devastating early spell that helped reduce South Africa to 43-4 at one stage.
He finished the day with four wickets - and a stunning one-handed catch - to stymie the home side's attempts at a comeback.
South Africa are 257 runs behind with four wickets remaining after bowling Australia out for 397 just after lunch. They need 58 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Paceman Johnson proved the central figure on a day of dominance for the tourists, as they added 100 runs to their overnight score and then put South Africa under pressure with the ball.
Only AB de Villiers, who was 52 not out at the close, provided any resistance for the top-ranked test nation.
Johnson continued where he had left off during the 5-0 whitewash of England by taking the wicket of captain Smith with his fourth ball and having Africa's other opener, Petersen (2), caught behind in his third over.
Smith, whose hand was broken twice by Johnson in Tests in Sydney and Durban five years ago, had made 10 when he tried to evade a short ball and top-edged it high, allowing Shaun Marsh to scramble backwards from first slip for a brilliant catch.
Du Plessis (3), promoted to No.4 in the order after the retirement of Jacques Kallis, lasted only five balls before being caught by Michael Clarke at first slip off a rising delivery in Johnson's fourth over, leaving South Africa in trouble at 23-3.
Hashim Amla was next out, trapped leg before wicket by Peter Siddle for 17.
De Villiers and JP Duminy offered some hope of a prolonged partnership, but after they had put on 67 for the fifth wicket, Johnson ran back from mid-off to catch Duminy one-handed at full stretch after the South African mis-timed a lofted shot off spinner Nathan Lyon.
Ryan McLaren (8) was bowled by Johnson for the sixth wicket.
Robin Peterson was unbeaten on 10 when a sudden thunderstorm brought an end to play, 30 minutes before the scheduled close.
Australia, 297-4 overnight, had waited almost an hour at the start of the day for Steve Smith (100) to get the nine runs needed to complete his fourth Test century. He lasted two more deliveries after reaching the landmark.
Marsh, who was 122 overnight, eventually fell for a Test-high of 148 in a stylish knock three days after arriving as a late call-up for the injured Shane Watson.
Johnson contributed a valuable 33 with the bat in the lower order before Australia were dismissed soon after lunch.
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Quickie Questions - Life - Humans
Date Answered | Questioner (age, location) | Question | Answer |
March 20, 2011 | keon(canada) | how many much energy in watts do you produce per foot step? | An adult human metabolism burns about 100 watts = 100 joules/sec. About 22% of that power is converted into mechanical energy, so lets say roughly 20 watts are produced while walking. A foot step takes maybe 0.5 sec of time. So I think the answer is 10 joules per foot step. |
March 20, 2011 | frank | I don't know what the "2012 riddle" is. I read that some people believe there will be a global transformation or catastrophe in 2012. Like many predictions, that one may or may not be true, but I find no scientific basis for believing it. Science is concerned with predictions that can be tested by experiment or observation. | |
March 20, 2011 | robert(oklahoma/us) | Hello. Please help clarify something. A friend of mine recently told me that the brain does not cause or create thoughts, it merely processes them. According to her, the heart has neurons just like the brain, so the heart actually can think. She also asserted that there is growing evidence from cellular memory and | Recalling my "Philosophy of mind" course at college, and after just a little catching-up reading, I feel safe saying that too little is known scientifically about thinking to distinguish between "creating" and "processing" thought. It seems obvious that the brain does both, so the onus on your friend is to explain what creates thought, if not the brain? Also, does merely having neurons imply a heart is thinking? A nematode worm has all its 302 neurons mapped by science, but does the worm think? |
May 11, 2010 | Richard (Britain) | At what height within the Earth's atmosphere does the air become too thin to breathe? | There is not an unique answer to your question. Different bodies reach their limits a different altitudes. However, Mount Everest (altitude 8,800 meters or 29,000 feet) seems to be at the limit at which the human body can survive. Most climbers cannot reach the summit of Everest without the help of supplementary oxygen, though there have been a few extraordinary individuals whose bodies have been able to successfully adapt. More information here. |
March 19, 2010 | rihanna (jamaica) | where in the body can you find the white blood cells | Most of the white blood cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes) are formed in the bone marrow. They can be found almost anywhere in the human body, including the blood and lymphatic system. |
December 28, 2009 | Sijan (Nepal) | What alteration on genes causes progeria? | Ninety percent of children with progeria have a mutation on the gene that encodes the protein lamin. More information here. |
October 19, 2009 | Heather (NC/USA) | Is the blood inside your veins blue? | Normal, healthy human blood inside our bodies is dark red. For a more detailed explanation, please visit this website http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug2000/966430232.Gb.r.html. |
May 12, 2009 | alondra (albuquerque,n.m.) | how could a women grow a baby with hair, lungs, heart,bones, etc,. | A very beautiful and complex process. In very few words, initially there are a bunch of undifferentiated cells. They are all identical and without a particular function assigned to them. They are called stem cells. They start dividing in more cells, and with time, the new cells start being different, and with an specific function in our body. Please, visit the web site of Stem Cell Information of the national Institute of Health for more information. |
April 16, 2009 | jacean (United States,New York) | okay iv always wonder since i was a baby and now im 13 and still no answer okay what are we made of okay i know where made of cromazone sbut what are they amde of and wahats that made of do u get me basucle what are humans made of | Humans, animals and EVERYTHING in the universe are made of elemental particles, which when combined create atoms, molecules, etc. |
March 4, 2009 | Mark (Australia) | Dear Scientist, Richard Dawkins, in his book ,The God Delusion, states that every atom of the human body is replaced over a period of time. On average, how long does it take for this to happen? Thank you. | There is no straight answer to this question. I would recommend to visit this Howard Hughes Medical Institute web page for a detailed answer. |
February 10, 2009 | cya (india) | why do onions make us cry? | There are enzymes released when a raw onion is sliced. These enzymes react with other substances released to form a sulfur compound, and the gas formed then reacts with the water in your eye to produce sulfuric acid. |
February 8, 2009 | David (England) | DO HUMAN BEING LIVE DURING THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS | The Mesozoic Era (248 to 65 million years ago) was the Age of Reptiles; dinosaurs flourished and then went extinct. Mammals, birds, and flowering plants also appeared for the first time. However, Homo Sapiens first appeared about 200 000 years ago. |
February 3, 2009 | Rosita (H-town) | Why is their life on earth | It is called The Goldilocks Theory: Just as Goldilocks found the porridge that was just right, the Earth seems to be just right for living creatures. The Earth seems to be the perfect distance from the sun for lots of water. |
January 23, 2009 | olivia (germany) | When did the Inuits exist ? | They still exist! Please, visit our web page Inuit Culture, Traditions, and History for an extensive information on this Artic people. |
November 4, 2008 | cya (india) | why are our tears salty? | In few words, there is a lot of salt in the human body. Salt can be found in every cell in our bodies, reaching an average of about 250 grammes (a cupful) for an adult. This is way our tears and sweat are salty. |
September 11, 2008 | cya (india) | there is a girl in our school who is totally white,her eyebrows and eyelashes are white and her hair are blond. she cannot bear the sun's heat. some children say that once she drank milk immidiately after eating fish and now her cells do not work. sir, could you please tell that what is the disease she is having and how can we cure it? | The student in your school is a case of albinism, characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair. Albinism is hereditary; it is not an infectious disease and cannot be transmitted through contact, blood transfusions, etc. It is not due to any kind of food ingestion. |
July 2, 2008 | Zach (FL,USA) | What Native Americans are there? | Adapted from the Encarta Enciclopedia article Native Americans of North America: Most Native Americans in the United States belong to federally recognized tribes. There are more than 550 such tribes, including more than 220 village groups in Alaska. The tribes vary enormously in size. At the time of the 2000 census, the only tribes with more than 100,000 people were the Cherokee, Navajo (Diné), Sioux, and Chippewa. Most tribes had populations of less than 10,000, and several California tribal bands had only two to three members. |
May 14, 2008 | megan (bahamas) | how do people live in the tundra? | The average winter temperature of Siberia and the sub arctic sections of central Asia, Canada, and central Alaska is about -20 F. Under this cold condition, people have to dress well and to have certain resources available. For example, they live in small communities with stores, churches and schools. They also eat a somehow different food, like seal, bear, fish, geese, etc. |
February 8, 2008 | Pascha (New Zealand) | Why does life exist on earth? | Just as Goldilocks (the character in the children tale) found the porridge that was just right, the Earth seems to be just right for living creatures. The Earth seems to be the perfect distance from the sun for lots of water. For more about this topic, visit our web page The Goldilocks Theory. |
December 21, 2007 | Christine (Il, United States) | How often are new body cells made? | Cells on the surface of the human skin rub and flake off steadily and are continuously replaced with new ones. About every 30 days, the human body produces a totally new skin, that is almost 1 000 new skins in a lifetime. But not all types of cells are replaced, once brain cells die, new ones are not created. |
December 10, 2007 | candy (philippines) | which contributes more to the formation of the child?the sperm or the egg cells? | Actually, the contribution from both parents is even, the mother contributes half of the hereditary material to the child and the father contributes the other half. |
July 13, 2001 | Heather (56, New Zealand) | Approximately how many people have ever lived on Earth? | I think the figure is usually estimated at 60 billion, which means that for every 1 person living now, 9 others have lived before. |
October 9, 2000 | Dan (Colorado, USA) | At what rate are humans populating the Earth? | Most people would say that the world's population is growing at an exponential rate. Those concerned about resources would say that the world's population is growing at an alarming rate. The U.S. Census Bureau has an estimation of the world's population that is in real-time. Between the time I looked yesterday and looking today, the world's population increased by almost 250,000 people. I'd can't say for sure whether that's exponential because I haven't looked for more than a day, but it is alarming! |
August 4, 2000 | Myleen (Philippines) | What is the importance of metals to industry and the human body? | Metals are obviously important to all sorts of industry, because very few materials have the same durability at low cost.
Many metals are very important to the human body because they're required as cofactors in many enzyme reactions. Fe, Cu, Co, Mg, and Zn, to name a few, are all important cofactors without which our metabolism wouldn't work. |
May 10, 2000 | Ilya (11, USA) | How many people are on this planet!?! | The number is always changing, but the latest estimates say there are over 6 billion people on this planet today. Whew, that's a lot of people! |
April 11, 2000 | Carla (North Carolina, USA) | It says in the bible that, God created Adam ( which is a man) first. I believe that, but what is puzzling me is, who was first the cavemen or Adam? can you answer that one? | I can't really answer that one for sure, but I would have to say that caveman probably came first. But that doesn't mean the Bible is false. Scientists are now saying that neanderthals, or cavemen, aren't human at all. Evidence has shown that humans and neanderthals have very different DNA. So, I guess we dodged your bullet this time! Of course, scientists are still arguing this one, so it may take a while before we can settle this debate! |
March 3, 2000 | Kyle (Ontario, Canada) | When I eat food, I turn some of it into energy and heat. How does that energy turn back into matter? Is the universe getting less mass, and more energy? | When we eat food, our body uses the energy found in the chemical bonds, but we can't convert any of the matter we eat directly into energy (this only happens in a nuclear reaction).
When we use this energy, we do convert some of it to heat and mechanical energy, and this energy is lost to our environment (for example, the warm chair I'll get up from in a few minutes). This energy is never really recovered. |
February 14, 2000 | Geoff (Wisconsin, USA) | What is the scientific name for the fear of the moon? | Selenophobia--and fear of the Sun is heliophobia. |
February 8, 2000 | Valerie (Washington, USA) | Why does your skin get wrinkly after you go swimming? | The wrinkling happens because the thicker skin on our hands and feet soaks up water. The swollen keratin (the thicker, callused part) causes the wrinkling. Notice that the thinner skin on most of the rest of your body doesn't get wrinkled, only the callused parts. |
December 24, 1999 | Wanda(Pennsylvania, USA) | What vitamins does the sun help humans produce? | Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a form of cholesterol in your skin to vitamin D. Only about 15 minutes a day in the sunlight is necessary. You can also get vitamin D from fortified dairy products, and in lesser amounts from tuna, salmon, and fortified breakfast cereals. |
November 16, 1999 | Robert (California, USA) | Why can't we breath in space? | Humans need oxygen to breathe. In outer space, there is essentially no oxygen at all--thus no breathing! |
August 16, 1999 | Leah (Michigan) | If you were to bleed in outer space, would the blood be blue or red? | Blood is normally a bluish color, but turns red when oxygen is present. That's why your blood looks red when you bleed! In space, there isn't any air, which means you blood should be blue if you get cut. |
June 1, 1999 | Sunday (Michigan, USA) | How is it that the sun can give people energy? | The sun can give people energy in a couple ways. When sunshine warms your body it is giving you some heat energy through radiation. The most important way the sun gives us energy is through the food we eat. Plants can convert the suns energy into food for itself, which we can eat. In fact, all the food we eat relies somehow on the sun. Kinda makes me hungry. |
May 24, 1999 | Adam (Pennsylvania, USA) | Do humans itch in space? | Humans do itch in space. Itching is a reaction to irritation of the skin, caused by insects, dust, air, etc. Although there aren't any mosquitoes in space, other stuff can cause itching. Astronauts have a lot of trouble scratching their noses and ears during a space walk. Their helmet gets in the way! |
May 21, 1999 | Lester | Why are full siblings (same mother & father) only 50% related genetically, when you would think that having the same parents they would be 100% related? | The 50% is not a strict rule, just a general average, and it does make sense with the way that fertilization occurs. Each sperm and each egg have exactly half the number of chromosomes of normal cells. Which half is randomly determined for each cell. During fertilization this genetic material combines to complete one full set. This method ensures that each parent passes on some of their traits to the next generation without doubling the number of chromosomes present. You can see how that would be a problem. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, if the number was not cut in half in eggs and sperm, the second generation would have 46 pairs of chromosomes, and the number would double in each successive generation, could get messy. |
May 18, 1999 | Shannon (Pennsylvania, USA) | What would it take (or what would we need) to live on Uranus? | Well, first of all, the atmosphere of Uranus is mostly methane gas. So we would need to transport and store a lot of Oxygen to breathe! Also, the average surface temperature is -200 degrees C. We would need some reall y huge heaters to keep warm! |
March 17, 1999 | Tom (California, USA) | Why do some people - including me - sneeze in the sun? | This is actually caused by a strange alergy called allergic conjunctivitis, which involves inflamation of the lower eyelid. The sneezing is caused by a reaction to the ultraviolet rays from the sun! |
March 8, 1999 | Stephanie (Korea) | How do optical illusions effect our eyes and brains? and what other things are there about optical illusions? | Optical illusions occur when the brain misinterprets visual signals. The brain tries to recognize what it sees...and sometimes it can be tricked into "recognizing" things that aren't there. |
October 15, 1998 | Kyle (North Carolina, USA) | How does air make us survive? How does air change temperature? | Well, for starters, humans get the oxygen we breathe from the air! Also, the air forms an atmosphere around the Earth, which protects us from harmful rays from the Sun. Air heats up when energy (from the Sun, for example) causes the molecules of air to move faster. It cools down when energy leaves the molecules and goes into something else, like the ground. |
September 1, 1998 | Bobby (Canada) | Is the world going to end in the year 2000? | Although a lot of people believe it will, we took a poll here in our lab - 100% unanimous vote that the world won't end in the year 2000. It would just be too predictable!. |
June 26, 1998 | Breona (California, USA) | How do humans benefit from mosquitoes? | I'll bet the last time you were bitten by one you probably thought they were good for nothing! Well, from a human's perspective, you're just about right. Mosquitoes can spoil an otherwise pleasant summer evening by their persistant harassment of us in an effort to suck our blood. And in some parts of the world, mosquitoes can be dangerous because they can carry deadly diseases, like malaria. But did you know that only female mosquitoes bite? Male mosquitoes sip nectar from flowers and are completely uninterested in your bare skin. In fact, some species of plants, including an endangered orchid, depend on mosquitoes for their pollination. Mosquitoes are also important to some animal species as food. Frogs, lizards, birds and bats are all quite fond of mosquitoes for snacking. In fact, a single little brown bat can catch and eat 600 mosquitoes an hour! My advice: if you don't like mosquitoes, make friends with a bat!! |
June 22, 1998 | Genevieve (New Jersey, USA) | I've heard that in the future, the Sun will turn into a red giant and swallow the first three planets (Earth being one of them). I know this will happen in about 5 or 6 billion years but is there any chance of life on earth moving to another location? What do you suppose will happen? | If humans are still around then, I think it would be completely reasonable to think that they could move to a different location. Some of the outer moons of Jupiter and Saturn would be a lot warmer then. They might even have liquid oceans at that point. My guess is that Earthlings will have figured out faster forms of travel by then so they could go to a completely different solar system...knowing how much has been accomplished in just 100 years on Earth, things beyond our imagination will be done in 5 billion years! |
March 27, 1998 | Woody (Florida, USA) | If you stay in space for too long, does your heart beat slower because it has to work harder? | Actually, in space your heart would beat slower because it would have to work less, not more. On Earth, your heart has to work against gravity pulling your blood to your feet. In space, since there is no gravity, your heart wouldn't have to work as hard. Because it wouldn't have to work as hard, your heart would beat more slowly and eventually get very weak. |
March 13, 1998 | Lauren (Missouri, USA) | Why do people blush? | People blush when blood rushes to just under their skin. Since the blood is red, it causes the face to look red also. This usually happens when people are embarassed. It happens more often to some people than to others. |
December 8, 1997 | David | Will we be able to live on other planets? | Probably. Mars is the most likely planet humans will try to colonize first since it is more similar to Earth than any of the other planets. NASA plans to send a manned mission to the Red Planet by the year 2020. See Audrey's question below for link s to other questions about inhabiting Mars. |


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Pennywise Singer Zoli Teglas Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Collapsing Onstage
Pennywise singer Zoli Teglas recently collapsed onstage in Germany during his band's set at the With Full Force Festival. Teglas had been experiencing back pains throughout the tour due to a herniated disc.
According to reports, the pain was so severe during the show that the singer was brought down to his knees, subsequently sending him directly to the hospital. Teglas was rushed to the emergency room where he was told that he would need immediate surgery on his back or risk the chance of paralysis.
The surgery took place on Saturday (June 30) and the band reports that it was a success, posting this update their Facebook page, "The surgery went as perfect as could be. He's recovering very well and is already up and slowly moving around. Zoli is in good spirits and is recovering nicely. Unfortunately due to his recovery time, the last leg of the tour will be canceled. The band will however be back out to finish the last scheduled tour date in Spain at the Aupa Lumbreiras Festival on July 13th."
Fans have been posting messages of support for Teglas on the band's Facebook page, everything from supportive comments like "Bros before shows" to messages wishing him a speedy recovery.
Pennywise had been out on tour with the Flatliners in support of their latest disc 'All or Nothing,' released in May of this year. Teglas replaced longtime Pennywise singer Jim Lindberg in early 2010.
As we reported earlier, the With Full Force festival was also marred by a lightning strike that injured more than 50 people. See the details below:


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Mel's Moonshadows Madness
Mel's Moonshadows Madness
TMZ has learned when an allegedly inebriated Mel Gibson left Malibu's Moonshadows restaurant in the wee hours of Friday morning, he walked past the valet attendant with his head down, hands behind his back and uttered "I'm f****d up."
Gibson, who had not valeted, then crossed the street to his car, pulled out, made a u-turn and proceeded to step on the gas, driving past Moonshadows at a fast speed.
Shortly thereafter, as TMZ first reported, Gibson was arrested for driving 87 mph in a 45-mph zone with a blood-alcohol level of 0.12 (the state limit is 0.08).
The valet says the deputy who pulled Gibson over was actually driving in the opposite direction as the actor, but made a u-turn when Gibson flew by.
In Touch Weekly obtained pictures of Gibson partying with fans at Moonshadows hours before being arrested.


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Today is St Swithin's Day - and if you believe the legend we're in for a bad summer
According to legend, if it rains on July 15, then the wet weather will continue for 40 days and nights.
And with rain forecast for parts of the UK, including the North-West of England and Belfast, it could make for a wash-out holiday season for some.
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Hide AdThe myth actually states that the weather on the feast day of the ninth century saint will continue for the 40-day period. So if that's the case, then the west can expect a generally cloudy month or so. Meanwhile, the east coast will see brighter skies, if not the warmer, sunnier days forecast (by the Met Office, as opposed to long-dead soothsayers) for the south-east.
As for the next 40 days, it's not exactly all gloomy skies. But it seems that the south-east's sunny period will continue, with the Met Office predicting that these more settled conditions will move northwards as we head into August.
"The wettest conditions are always most likely in the northwest where it may be rather windy at times too," a Met Office forecast read.
Into August, things, however, look more hopeful, with the prediction of "temperatures generally near or slightly below average in the north, whilst southern, and more especially southeastern parts could see some warm, or very warm temperatures at times."So could we see the St Swithin's myth busted once and for all? All we can do is wait and see, And carry a brolly - just in case...


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Talk about the flu – and ways to prevent flu – is in the news Big Time. It looks like a nasty case this year and the verdict is out as to whether the vaccine is doing its job. People are getting sick. Very sick. Some areas of the country are much worse than most.
New York's governor declared a state public health emergency due to the flu outbreak:
New York's Gov. Cuomo declares state public health emergency in response to severe flu outbreak – @nbcnightlynews
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) January 12, 2013
In hard-hit Boston, the emergency rooms are packed with flu patients and people are rushing to get vaccines.
Here's a state-by-state snapshot of the flu this year:
What's it like in your area? Between the flu, runny nose, a stomach virus that spreads quickly, and some intense upper respiratory viruses, our hometown has its fair share. Personally, I didn't get the vaccine. But I am actively trying to prevent it.
Ways to Prevent Flu
We know the standard prevention measures you will find if you search how to prevent any contagious illness. Wash your hands frequently, cough into your arm, drink liquids, get lots of rest, and stay away from other people. These are all good things to do.
The other thing you can do is to build your immune system so that it is strong enough to fight off invaders like the flu, colds, coughs, sore throats and other infections or viruses. One important way to build your immune system is also on the list above: rest. When you get good sleep at night it has many health benefits, including a healthier immune system.
What I do all year long to keep my immune system strong is to take all-natural supplements. Just like you take a daily medication EVERY DAY so that it helps with the medical problem you have, it's important to take your supplements every day to get the results you want.
Your cells are replicating every day. What you feed your cells determines your health. There are immune boosting supplements that can help make your immune system strong, and most have other health benefits as well. You will find more than what we talk about here. A few are zinc and garlic and various antibiotics. Let's look at a few that I use all the time specifically for my immune system, and can give testimony that they help.
Vitamin C
Your body can't make or store Vitamin C. It has been called the "do-everything" nutrient and has health benefits in almost every part of your body. Vitamin C is a water soluble Vitamin – that's the part that means your body won't store it. So it is most beneficial to take a sustained release supplement that gets released into your body over time.
There is lots of scientific research about the immune building benefits of Vitamin C, and how it helps to increase production of infection-fighting white blood cells in your body, and also antibodies like interferon that coat the cell surfaces to help prevent viruses from entering your cells.
Vitamin D
In the last couple of years chances are you have heard lots about Vitamin D. That's because doctors, through routine patient blood tests, are finding many people very low or deficient in this nutrient. It's very hard to get enough through your diet, especially if your levels are already low.
Dr. Oz states that if there was one vitamin that he could push to every American, it would be Vitamin D. The more we use sunscreen, the more your body inhibits making Vitamin D, and also as we age we get less efficient converting Vitamin D. Your immune systems benefit when you use this vitamin because it activates genes that help you fight viruses like the flu. Vitamin D works in your respiratory cells to boost respiratory immunity, and also can help with the pain and misery associated with the flu by having an effect on inflammation.
Did you know that somewhere between 70 and 90% of your immune system is in your colon. Probiotics help colon health and immune system health. When you take probiotics it is essential that they are delivered LIVE to your colon, the only place they will be beneficial. Many probiotic brands can deliver at most 10% of what's on the label. The good news is that it's so easy to take a tiny, triple encapsulated capsule that transports live beneficial bacteria safely through the acidic conditions of your stomach – all the way to your colon. And you get lots of digestive benefits as well.
From the Shaklee website: Optiflora Probiotic uses a patented triple-layer encapsulation technology. Three layers of encapsulation protect live probiotics. Optiflora is a unique, two-product system (Optiflora Prebiotic Complex and Optiflora Probiotic Complex) that provides dietary support for the normal, healthy balance of intestinal microflora. It promotes colon health by supporting the growth of healthy microflora naturally found in the colon.* It also delivers guaranteed live probiotics Bifidobacterium longum and Lactobacillus acidophilus, along with the prebiotics FOS and inulin and provides gammatocopherol, a nutrient associated with colon health.*
Natural Interferon
Quite possibly the most potent immune building supplement is an herbal blend that will naturally increase interferon in your body. Scientists and medical communities have identified interferon as critical to healthy immune function
NutriFeron from Shaklee is the only dietary supplement in the U.S. created by the discoverer of interferon that naturally increases the production of interferon in your body. What's great is that there are no side effects like those associated with interferon medications. Nutriferon works at the cellular level – helping your cells be healthier so they can better resist all kinds of illnesses.
From the Shaklee website: Contains MACH*, a patented blend of interferon-boosting plant extracts (500 mg) and a Shaklee exclusive. This proprietary blend of natural plant extracts is derived from pumpkin seeds, safflower flowers, plantago seeds, and Japanese honeysuckle flower buds, which have been clinically proven to support and stimulate the natural immune response process at the cellular level.*
Last.. but not least.
I can't forget about Echinacea. This is an immune boosting herbal supplement that you don't use every day. When you do feel something 'coming on', or you are directly exposed to an illness, or maybe you are unusually tired – which can signal that you are going to get sick or your body is trying to fight off something – this is when you take Echinacea.
It can help your body respond to seasonal challenges by giving your immune system what it needs to stay strong. To supercharge your immune system when you feel that first tickle, I take six tablets a day for five to seven days. I can't speak for all brands because there is the issue of ingredient quality. You need the active part of the echinacea plant to get the best results. Another reason to choose your brand wisely! To learn more about Shaklee's occasional immune boosting echinacea blend visit: Defend & Resist.


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