Trouble Falling Asleep? Try Replaying Everything You Did This Morning

If it takes you a long time to finally fall asleep because your mind keeps racing, use what you did earlier in the day to help you focus and drift off more easily.

Leo Babauta on Zen Habits posted this tip as part of an article on becoming an early riser (it's hard to wake up early if it takes you forever to fall asleep):

Close your eyes and get comfortable, then think of the first thing you did that morning - the very first thing, like turning off your alarm. Then think of the next thing, and so on, replaying your morning in as much detail as possible. I never get to mid-morning.

This is easier than counting the Fibonacci sequence to fall asleep to cure a monkey brain sleep problem.

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Republican Hagel faces GOP critics

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons.

The former two-term senator from Nebraska is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate confirmation to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Obama's second-term national security team. Two former committee chairmen - Democrat Sam Nunn and Republican John Warner - will introduce the nominee.

If confirmed, Hagel, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran, would be the first enlisted man and first Vietnam veteran to serve as defense secretary.

Hagel has the announced backing of about a dozen Democrats and the tacit support of dozens more who are unlikely to embarrass the president by defeating his Cabinet pick. One Republican - Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi - has said he will vote for his former colleague.

Six Republicans, including four members of the Armed Services panel, have said they will oppose Hagel's nomination. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top GOP lawmaker on the committee, has said he and Hagel are "too philosophically opposed" on issues such as defense spending, nuclear weapons and the Middle East.

Crucial for Hagel will be the questioning by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Hagel and McCain are fellow Vietnam veterans who once had a close relationship during their years in the Senate, but politics and Hagel's opposition to increased troop numbers in Iraq divided the two men.

McCain has praised Hagel's military service but said he had serious concerns about positions the nominee has taken on various issues. He said he is reserving judgment until after the hearing. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., earlier this month described Obama's selection as an "in-your-face" pick but was a bit less critical this week.

"Who are we getting - the guy today or the guy who said things before?" Graham said Tuesday after a 20-minute meeting with Hagel. Graham said he doesn't doubt Hagel's "personal integrity, but I do have real concerns about his policy positions."

The hearing will be the first time Hagel publicly addresses the barrage of criticism that he is not sufficiently pro-Israel or tough enough on Iran. In the past, Hagel has questioned the efficacy of unilateral sanctions on Iran, arguing that penalties in conjunction with international partners made more sense. He has also been criticized for his comments about the influence of a "Jewish lobby" and his view of gay rights.

He addressed several of the issues in a 112-page questionnaire to the committee in which he said his wartime experience would shape his decisions about using military force.

"I understand what it is like to be a soldier in war," wrote Hagel. "I also understand what happens when there is poor morale and discipline among the troops and a lack of clear objectives, intelligence and command and control from Washington. I believe that experience will help me as secretary of defense to ensure we maintain the best fighting force in the world, protect our men and women in uniform and ensure that we are cautious and certain when contemplating the use of force."

In his responses, Hagel adopted a hard line on Iran and its possible pursuit of a nuclear weapon. He echoed Obama's view that all options are feasible to stop Tehran, praised the rounds of penalties and warned of "severe and growing consequences" if Iran balks at international demands.

Questioned about all options, Hagel said, "If confirmed, I will focus intently on ensuring that the U.S. military is in fact prepared for any contingency."

He said that he would continue to put in place the "smart, unprecedented and effective sanctions against the Iranian regime" that Congress and the Obama administration have adopted in recent years.

The criticism of Hagel has surprised some of Hagel's strongest backers.

"This idea that's being propagated that he might be soft on adversaries. Chuck Hagel's not soft on anybody, particularly himself," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a member of the Armed Services Committee, in a conference call with Hagel allies. "He drives hard. He's someone who searches for the right approach and the right policy."

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Straight Men Should Come Out of the Closet

A new study shows that heterosexual men had higher levels of depression than gay and bisexual men.

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Research shows that LGBT people, especially those living in the closet, face disproportionate stresses, including higher risk of anxiety and depression. But a study published this week in Psychosomatic Medicine uncovered something surprising: Heterosexual men had higher levels of depression than gay and bisexual men. Less surprising but still important: Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals who are open about their sexuality had less stress than those who conceal it.

The authors gave several hypotheses to explain the surprising finding that straight men have higher stress than out gay men. Some were limitations to the study. The sample size of 87 was relatively small, and the respondents were drawn via online ads and word of mouth, likely producing a selection bias?gay folks who are most at peace with their sexuality might be more willing to participate than those still struggling. Other hypotheses related to the character-building component of surviving and rejecting years of shame and stigma. Perhaps this struggle produces coping skills that straight men never need to learn.

Or do they? One of the most important?and most maligned?contributions of both the multicultural and LGBT movements of the past decades has been how the attention to minority experiences impacts everyone, not just minorities. African-Americans are not the only ones with a race; women are not the only ones with a gender; immigrants aren?t the only ones who?ve left their homes to forge a new identity; gays aren?t the only ones with a sexual orientation?or a secret to conceal. Understanding that these aspects of identity affect us all is crucial to ensuring that they don?t govern our lives.

The oft-derided ?men?s movement? took this approach in its efforts to free men from the burdens imposed on them by unrealistic expectations. Growing out of feminism, the movement acknowledged that men had disproportionate and unjust levels of power but insisted this was not the unalloyed advantage it might appear to be. Men suffered from gender inequality, too, and faced a whole added level of stress born of the internalized belief that they must adhere to certain roles, especially those of breadwinner and protector, which discouraged them from expressing vulnerabilities, fears, and emotional needs.

These burdens have been built into our laws and culture for years. Recall that the rationale for the military?s ban on open gays had nothing to do with the abilities of gay people but was an accommodation to the special needs of straight men. The late sociologist Charles Moskos, who coined ?don?t ask, don?t tell,? testified before Congress that because of the ?sexual insecurities? of straight men, ?this is exactly why we need the ban.? All-male groups have homoerotic tendencies, he explained, creating anxiety around their own unwelcome desires. ?Once these homoerotic tendencies are out, the cat is out of the bag, then you have all kinds of negative effects on unit cohesion.? The solution was repression, achieved by coddling straight men.

When the law was repealed in 2011, it was celebrated as an LGBT victory. But it could also be seen as a reflection of new confidence in the modern male and a professionalized, all-volunteer military. The same could be said for last week?s announcement that the Pentagon would lift the ban on women in combat. The argument against women in combat (aside from George Will?s passionate case for upper-body strength) included the claim that women would distract men because of sexual desire. But in reality, resistance to equality was more complex, rooted in the fragile identity of the modern male. As I recently explained, both Moskos and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff opposed women in combat in the 1990s not because of ability or even distraction but because of their attachment to cultural ideas about gender. Gen. Merrill McPeak acknowledged he would select an unqualified man over a qualified woman even at the cost of military effectiveness, admitting, ?It doesn't make much sense, but that's the way I feel about it.?

Gay people have been dealing with this kind of ?logic? for years. And it has a silver lining. For all the added struggles of being LGBT, the experience of coming out to someone who says, ?I love you even so? can create a sense of acceptance and relief that many straight people never get to enjoy. Those who have never come out about anything as traditionally shameful as being queer remain silently burdened by responsibilities, roles, and a level of repression?often self-imposed?that add needless stress to their lives.

The dramatic leaps forward in LGBT equality over the past few years have not only been about legal equality but about replacing shame with dignity. In addition to the right to serve in uniform and marry in several states, gay people have enjoyed a new sense of liberation from needless emotional repression. If this movement is to amount to more than the simple assertion of one group?s right to be like everyone else, it must spread the lessons of liberation. And if straight men are to be free from the hoary notions that cause them their own undue stress, they should take a page from both the women?s and LGBT movements.

In 1993, Gerald Garvey and John DiIulio, then politics professors at Princeton, wrote an article in the New Republic explaining that the reason for the military?s gay ban was that, ?by military cultural definition, a soldier can?t be gay and be a part of all that is best or most cherished in military life and lore.? The same was true of women. Now it?s true of neither. Yet for straight men, the stresses of performing manhood persist. The authors of the study say their findings confirm the importance of disclosure. Hopefully straight men can recognize that they, too, inhabit a closet of sorts, from which they can liberate themselves.

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Remains of the Day: Windows 8 Pro Goes On Sale For Students

Students get a big Windows 8 discount, Twitter provides improved photo and video support, Google Play Music gets an update, and Google Forms gets brought up to speed.

• U.S. Window 8 Student Offer and University Campus Tour Coming in February Beginning in February, Microsoft will offer the Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition at a discounted price of $69.99 for students. All you'll need is a valid email address from a qualified institution and a computer running a genuine copy of Windows XP or later. However, do not despair if you aren't a student?with a bit of ingenuity, it's possible to get a discount anyway. [Windows Blog]
• Updates For Viewing Photos and Videos New enhancements to Twitter will allow you to see larger versions of photos from profile pages and search results without leaving the page. Today's update also displays videos from services like Vine and YouTube in media galleries along with more of the conversation related to a tweet when it's clicked on. [Twitter Blog]
• Google Play Music Updated, Brings New Default Album Art and More Google Play Music received an update today that extends instant mixes beyond 25 songs and adds new default album art. The patch also fixes a freezing issue for Galaxy S3 users. The update is now live at the Play Store. [Droid Life]
• Google Forms, Refreshed Today Google released a large update to it's Forms questionnaire webapp, bringing with it many features already available on other Google apps. You can now work and chat with others simultaneously in Forms just like you could in Google Docs. Auto-saves and keyboard shortcuts have also made the trip over. The update will roll out over the next few days. [Google Drive Blog]
• Syncing Google services with Windows Phone Windows Phone users no longer have to worry about any forthcoming change in sync protocols. Google has announced that they will continue to support Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync through July 31st instead of ending support today as was originally planned. This will allow Windows Phone users to stay fully connected to Google services while Microsoft prepares an update that will include Google's new CalDAV and CardDAV protocols later this year. [Windows Phone Blog]

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Electric vehicle: Light yet safe contender for city streets

Jan. 30, 2013 ? Can an electric vehicle be extremely light and safe at the same time? Researchers working on the Visio.M project aim to show that the answer is yes. Scientists as well engineers from Germany's leading technology companies have teamed up to develop a Visionary Mobility concept car to meet tomorrow's electromobility needs. They have chosen a sturdy monocoque body, state-of-the-art carbon fiber materials and a lightweight engine and transmission system. A Visio.M research prototype has already successfully negotiated drive and chassis tests.

Up to now, it has been a case of "either/or." On the one hand, we have the typical ultra-compact, lightweight electric car, where designers have had to compromise on safety. With larger e-cars on the other hand, the heavier frames and crumple zones come at the expense of battery range. But now researchers as well as engineers from some of Germany's top technology firms are looking to create the best of both worlds. The aim of the Visio.M project is to develop a mobility concept for an efficient electric vehicle, making the design as light as possible while still delivering the best possible safety protection.

The Visio.M engineers decided in favor of an innovative monocoque body structure. Typically used in racing cars, a monocoque chassis combined with lightweight materials enables good stability while keeping overall weight to a minimum.

Innovative materials

The developers are also breaking new ground in their choice of ultra-lightweight materials for the structure: The passenger compartment will be made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. Composite materials of this type are already used in the manufacture of aircraft and luxury sports cars. The downside is that they are extremely complex to produce and expensive as a result. So the Visio.M engineers intend to investigate the feasibility of carbon fiber materials in ultra-compact cars suitable for series production.

For the drive system, too, the Visio.M developers are looking to keep weight to an absolute minimum. The e-car they are designing will have an efficient and compact asynchronous electric engine. The transmission system will incorporate very light gears resting on hollow shafts. This would make the gears up to 15 percent lighter than conventional designs.

Safety first

The lightweight design innovations may be impressive, but driver and passenger safety is still the number one priority of the Visio.M project. The sturdy carbon fiber structure will incorporate various dedicated active and passive features addressing the specific safety challenges of an ultra-compact electric car. The ideas being investigated include specially adapted seatbelts as well as other innovative concepts to minimize potential injuries in the event of an accident. By the end of the project, the researchers hope that they will have achieved the maximum possible level of safety.

A research prototype vehicle has already passed some initial chassis tests. The Electronic Stability Program, i.e., the anti-lock braking system and the torque vectoring system, have been put through their paces at a test site near Munich -- marking another successful step in the move to develop a safe electric vehicle.

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Business and marketing consultant on Balearic Islands - SEO Ib?rica

Marketing is reasonably a central part of every business. It can of course take many forms, but without marketing it is often hard to expand your business.

When you talk about business and marketing on the Internet, it is very often directly measurable results the valuation is based on. It can be in the form of impressions, clicks or sales and leads. There are other interesting aspects such as search engine marketing and search engine optimization, it may well strengthen your brand greatly to have a first position at a large generic keyword.

You can often combine the traditional marketing efforts with SEO in a very successful manner. You can get very good synergy effect if you let search engine optimization be part of the overall marketing activities and strategy. It may well be used to capture the potential customers who would otherwise would be lost to your competitors. the once who have seen the advert on TV or newspaper but forgot the business name and ?Googled? the main competitor. It may well be used to reinforce itself, a good campaign should reasonably generate links to the company website and the links will if done right will lead to better search engine positioning and so on.

If you work in marketing, you know of course that you can not do some marketing, so either do it or you do not. An advertisement in a newspaper is not worth much and a single spot on the local radio does not do much. If you want to get results, you must do more. Search engine optimization does not work like that, in many ways it is more of a sales method than a marketing method.

There is surely things in your own marketing that can be paired better with other activities. Do you think of search engine optimization when you work with PR? Do you think of PR when working with search engine optimization? There is much to be gained by thinking through it again and think about how one leg can help the other.

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