benpayne ([info]benpayne) wrote,
@ 2008-05-11 09:51:00
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In the news
Of interest to me in the news today, Sudanese rebels approach Karthoum.

Also, courtesy of Boing Boing, the story of a three year old boy who never sleeps!

And from the New York Times, an excellent article on youth in Egypt, particularly on the turn toward religion in the face of disillusionment and despair over economic hardship.

“It brings us closer to God, in a sense,” Mr. Faragallah said, speaking of the despair he felt during the years he searched for work. “But sometimes, I can see how it does not make you closer to God, but pushes you toward terrorism. Practically, it killed my ambition. I can’t think of a future.”




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RE: Insomniac Three-Year-Old
[info]selfavowedgeek
2008-05-11 12:05 am UTC (link)
Amazing story. However, the family lives in Florida, not Russia.

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Re: Insomniac Three-Year-Old
[info]benpayne
2008-05-11 12:10 am UTC (link)
Oops! Fixed, thanks!

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[info]selfavowedgeek
2008-05-11 02:13 am UTC (link)
You're welcome. Weird thing is, I'd just closed out a window for Boing Boing beforing checking my Friends Page.

And, as a parent of two kids--a five year old and a three year old--I cannot begin to fathom the stress and dynamics of such a situation for that family. For many young/new families, nap time and nighttime are so valuable simply because the adults do need the break and the rest. The mind boggles, especially how the child is going to be affected by long-term lack of sleep, genetic anomaly or not.

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