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hink of it all - of the life that is! Study your friends and foes! Study the past! And answer this: "Are these times better than those?" The life-long quarrel, the paltry spite, the sting of your poisoned pride! No matter who fell it were better to fight as they did when the world was wide.

Boast as you will of your mateship now - crippled and mean and sly - The lines of suspicion on friendship's brow were traced since the days gone by. There was room in the long, free lines of the van to fight for it side by side - There was beating-room for the heart of a man in the days when the world was wide.

With its dull, brown days of a-shilling-an-hour the dreary year drags round: Is this the result of Old England's power? - the bourne of the Outward Bound? Is this the sequel of Westward Ho! - of the days of Whate'er Betide? The heart of the rebel makes answer "No! We'll fight till the world grows wide!"

The world shall yet be a wider world - for the tokens are manifest; East and North shall the wrongs be hurled that followed us South and West. The march of Freedom is North by the Dawn! Follow, whate'er betide! Sons of the Exiles, march! March on! March till the world grows wide!

~ Henry Lawson

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19 August 2008

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Loosing sleep over technology

"Sleep-deprived teenagers are at greater risk of high blood pressure and heart attacks - and their mobile phones, computer games and iPods could be to blame, research suggests.

A study of teens aged 13 to 16 found those who slept less than 6.5 hours a night were up to three times more likely to have elevated blood pressure.
[...]
"There are teens who text message or listen to music all night, compounded by early school hours. Adolescents need nine hours of sleep," Professor Redline said.
[...]
Fatigue is also implicated in a high proportion of car accidents, workplace injuries and cases of depression."

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Life is about balance. Don't get addicted to gizmos to the point where its taking away from other aspects of life: especially sleep. Sleep is vital for energy, vibrancy, a sense of purpose, and basically, happiness.

Treat your body well: it's better than any drug.

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