In praise of ... second sleep | Editorial
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST
Sleep cycle runs over four hours, so why do we panic at failing to forcibly bolt two cycles together into an eight-hour slumber? You know the feeling. You stir in the dark, head buzzing first with thoughts about the day ahead, thoughts which soon yield to despair about getting through it after rest has been cut brutally short. Such anxiety may seem part of the human condition, but in fact it's a ... |
Sleep: why they used to do it twice a night | Laura Barton
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:11 AM PST
The need to sleep eight hours is the cause of much stress. But for centuries we happily woke up in the middle of the night With the exceptions of our sex lives and waistbands, there are few things so compelling to mankind as sleeping patterns. We fret over whether we sleep well enough, long enough, deeply enough. We dwell on bad nights and bad dreams, we chase insomnia cures, new mattresses, and ... |
The bizarre dichotomy of the NBA All-Star Game
NBC Sports: ProBasketballTalk Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST
Sunday night, 24 players will amble into the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Many of them will be hungover, sleep-deprived, or both from a night of partying at all the hot spots during the biggest nightlife year for the NBA universe. They will casually go through the media requirements, slowly get dressed, do some casual… |
The cancer of the Health system
Nine O'Clock Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST
Morphine is an indispensable drug in the treatment of cancer, with its name coming from Morpheus, the ancient Greek god of dreams. The strange Romanian administration recently succeeded changing the status of morphine, so it is its absence that leads to sleep. But only to the “eternal sleep.†|
Dying to Meet Him: Sleepless Nights, a Blessing in Disguise
The Christian Post Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:29 AM PST
Lately, I've been having the worst trouble sleeping. It was frustrating at first, but then I remembered something my mom told me a while back. Every time she had a night of not sleeping well, each time she would wake up, she would pray for someone, and then she could return to sleep. |
Apple issues Wi-Fi update v1.0 for Lion iMac users
MacNN Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:01 AM PST
Apple has issued an update over the weekend specifically for iMacs (late 2009 and newer) entitled Wi-Fi Update v1.0 that is said to correct an issue where the unit does not automatically re-connect to a known Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep. The update requires that users be running the latest version of Lion (10.7.3) and weighs in at 25.81MB. It's available for all supported OS X ... |
Amy Chan: Dating Advice: 3 Reasons You're Still Single
The Huffington Post Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:49 AM PST
Men want to sleep with you but don't want to date you. The cute guy you slept with from the bar still hasn't called. The guys that do contact you only text, (and only after midnight). |
How to fake a good night's sleep
KTVQ Billings Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST
(Health.com) -- No matter how dedicated you are to getting your shut-eye, sometimes a less-than-stellar night's sleep is inevitable. The good news: "One bad night's sleep isn't going to hurt you long term," says Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D., coauthor of "A Woman's Guide to Sleep." |
FULLY SCHEDULED: One internship, two jobs, classes and a bit of sleep
Winona Daily News Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:48 AM PST
Elisabeth Golat’s Thursday morning starts like the three previous ones: Her iPhone ’s alarm rouses her at 6:35 a.m. from six hours of slumber. She wants nothing more than to roll over and fall back asleep. Instead, she crawls out of bed and faces another day as a full-time student and full-time worker. |
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