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...praising God," he says. "All of a sudden, soldiers came in and told everyone to lay down." He escaped prison, and ran for three days and three nights, to the Kenyan border. He lived in a refugee camp for ten years. "I witnessed a lot of kids go to sleep, and never stand up again," he says. "It was one of those things - 'Well, it's his day today. Tomorrow could...
...like NEEM, we will finally understand our climatic past before meeting our uncertain future. The scientists here think we're running out of time--a concept that loses all meaning through the nightless arctic summer. I force myself to go to bed at about 11:30 and try to sleep despite the light. I wake up once to use the bathroom and stagger outside my tent. It's 2 a.m. The sun is bright and getting brighter...
...make his home in Chicago, he's said his native Hawaii holds a special place in his heart. He's written about how time spent there with his family recharges his batteries and gives him perspective. He will need it: after the coming week off, there will be little sleep through the naming of his Vice President, the Democratic Convention and the final two-month sprint to Election Day. And surely the Obama campaign won't mind some relaxed snapshots of the candidate partaking in typical summer-vacation activities - bodysurfing, playing with his girls, eating ice cream - especially...
...that yet. But JetBlue, an airline initially known for its innovative service and comfy planes, has taken the current mania for bolt-on fees to a new altitude by imposing a $7 charge for a pillow-and-blanket set. JetBlue played up the hygiene side of it: the sleep set, which you get to keep, "blocks all micro-toxins larger than one micron in size, such as dust mites, mold spores, pollen and pet dander," according to the company. The suggestion is that every airline pillow that ever touched your face before was first used as bedding by the pilot...
...athist. He was only an employee in the bank." Asked how she would confront the soldiers who killed her husband, she says, "I would ask them, Why did you do this to us? Look at our situation. We barely have enough space to sleep...