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In moving the clocks ahead one hour, we are effectively losing an hour of sleep. Without proper preparation for the time change, people end up sleepy. In honor of sleepy people, as well as a tribute to our men and women in uniform, here’s a great video.

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Dr. Alex Karev, of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy TV show, is seeking help from real doctors in real life, according to his publicist.

It seems Justin Chambers, the actor who plays Dr. Alex Karev, has checked himself into the UCLA Medical Center “to get help with a pre-existed sleeping disorder,” according to his publicist, Danica Smith.

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While working on creating a new corporate logo for Awake In America, I stumbled across a site called GeoGreeting. It’s really interesting, plus I got a great laugh from it. If I was a little more open and receptive to the idea of using “ransom note” style images for a corporate logo, I would have to consider the output of GeoGreeting’s engine.

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