Word: sleeps
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...familiar scene: 3 A.M. at Heathrow Airport, and people are sprawled across plastic benches in various poses of contortion. To be in transit is to be disconnected, but for some of those sleeping here, the rootlessness is not temporary. Each night, scores of London's homeless men and women take advantage of modern travel delays by posing as stranded passengers in order to sleep in a warm, safe place. They play a cat-and-mouse game with police, often donning floral shirts, fanny packs and other travel accessories to blend in. And their increasing ability to disappear in Heathrow...
Date My House--and HGTV's Sleep On It, which has essentially the same premise--points up the shift in power between buyers and sellers. During the housing boom, it was the buyers who were afraid they might have to date (i.e., rent) forever. Your house was a coy Victorian maiden with eager suitors queuing up in the parlor. Now it's Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, facing squalor and destitution should it fail to find a suitable match. It's a contestant on The Bachelor, competing with a crowd of others and pining for a private date...
...often to get colonoscopies, and how many cups of coffee are safe for daily consumption. While science is like a cool older brother, the Science is like a nagging mother: “How much have you been drinking?” “Are you getting enough sleep?” “Have you been wearing your seatbelt?” “What about condoms?” “Why don’t you let me research more aspects of your personal life...
...years later, Anabel and I take separate classes, sleep in separate dorms, and attend separate colleges, miles away...
...that end, Taveras offers a few simple steps for parents: "Go to sleep at the same time every night. Remove things that will create a lot of stimulation before sleep - don't put a TV in the child's room. These are proven sleep hygiene techniques that will hopefully translate to more hours of sleep...