Couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship, say experts.
Sleep specialist Dr Neil Stanley told the British Science Festival how bed sharing can cause rows over snoring and duvet-hogging and robs precious sleep.
One study found that, on average, couples suffered 50% more sleep disturbances if they shared a bed.
Dr Stanley, who sleeps separately from his wife, points out that historically we were never meant to share our beds.
He said the modern tradition of the marital bed only began with the industrial revolution, when people moving to overcrowded towns and cities found themselves short of living space.

Crisis is not a word that’s used in Dubai’s Old Gold Souk. There is no over-reaction, no sense of permanent despair, but the traders are lamenting the fact that fewer people are buying their wares.
The tourists still come to see the sparkling goods brashly displayed in the window of shop after shop.
During the evening, the place continues to bustle until 10 o’clock - it’s one of the main tourist attractions in the city
However, people are not buying from the jewellers like they did before.

In his statement, reported by Fars, army chief of staff Gen Firouzabadi accused some EU members of supporting the riots, and demonstrating their hostility to the Iranian people.
The EU has yet to comment, but earlier urged Iran to avoid conflict with the international community.
Previously, Iran had aimed its allegations at Britain in particular and at the weekend detained the local employees of its embassy. Five were released on Monday, and a further three on Wednesday.
Iran says it is enriching uranium for power plants, but some Western countries suspect it plans to build nuclear weapons.
Three EU countries - Britain, France and Germany - have led negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, along with the United States, Russia and China.

Andy Murray goes into the Aegon Championships as the first Briton to be the top seed at Queen’s Club, following the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal.
The Scot, 22, will open against Italy’s Andreas Seppi or Robby Ginepri of the US, with Mardy Fish and Gael Monfils possible opponents further on.
Andy Roddick is the second seed and will first play Leonardo Mayer of Argentina or Belgian Kristof Vliegen.
Fellow four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt plays Eduardo Schwank.
Britain’s James Ward will meet fellow wild card Marcos Baghdatis in the first round, and Josh Goodall, who also received a wild card, begins against Gilles Muller and could face Murray in the third round.

I used to be a hoyden, oh, no, a butch girl exactly. In spite that my dressing was butch, I was not a noisy girl. In the past, I would be proud and happy when people said, “you look like a boy.” But when I entered the university, I don’t feel so any more. I clearly remembered that the first day of the drill a boy pat on my shoulder, and when I turned about, he immediately said sorry to me. He took the view of my back for a boy’s. How embarrassed I was! Another unhappy experience happned in the elevator. When I entered into the elevator, I found there only two boys. A moment later, I heard them talk secretly, “which do you think that is? Boy or girl?” They talked with undertone, but I still heard that. My feeling was so complex that I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry!

However, now there are few people mistake me for a boy, maybe that’s because of my long hair. Of course, some old friends still consider me “very man”; the reason is “you look very strong”.

A boy asked me for help.

He said he had fallen in love with a girl, but didn’t know how to express that.

In fact, he had had that problem for many times, and every time I gave the same answer, “just tell her directly that you love her!”

However, every time that guy said he dared not. Still he troubled me again and again with that question.

I was on the verge of shouting to him “you craven!”

Well, I had to say that I didn’t have any prejudice against him; I had merely the hatred that the iron can not be turned into steel.

I couldn’t imagine how timid he was to speak out the three simple words.

But when I thought of myself, or of somebody related to me, I dropped into silence.

For a long period I had had a similar problem with the boy.

I was always thinking of somebody, willing to talk to him, or to go out with him.

Whereas, I couldn’t be certain that I had fell in love with him. Always being alone, I had no experience of love, and he was the only opposite sex friend of mine at that time, I dared not express anything.

On the other hand, I hated to be regarded to have flattered myself. So I couldn’t make sure whether he loved me, either.

This phenomenon still existed in my life now.

I just didn’t have the right to blame the boy for his cowardice; for I was also a craven. And I think most of you, too, are cravens, with the precondition that you really fall in love with somebody.

I wonder whether to be emotional or to be rational when you deal with the relationship with your lover.

If emotionally, you might quarrel with each other and then break apart, for you have all his faults in your mind at that moment, and are puzzled what you love her/him for. However, this should not happen usually when your love is true love.

If rationally, the quarrel could be avoided. But love may not be as sweet as it should be. On this condition, you consider about so many things that you feel no more passion in love, as it seems like something that imposed on you, such as… responsibility. You think you have to love her/ him; you think you have to make her/him happy, but not for that you are happy as long as she/he is happy.

Love is in the category of emotion. Love is something buds deep in your heart. When love becomes nothing but responsibility, it doesn’t make senses any more.

We don’t plant banana, but when I was young, there were many plantain trees. Plantain doesn’t taste as good as banana. But perhaps it is much easier to bear fruits, so they could be seen all along the roadside of the village. By the roadside there were also lon gan trees, leechee trees, Chinese wampee fruittrees, guava and so on. However, they were not planted by the villagers, but grew by themselves after people throwing their seeds onto the soil.

Sadness aroused when the road was rebuilt. It had to be broadened so all the fruit trees had to be cut down and removed or buried. It was really a pity because the trees not only bore delicious fruits but also contributed a wonderful paradise for us children. I missed one of the big longan trees so much that I could not find any other one produces tastier longans, and I missed the little green house the small guava tree and the vines set up for us. By the way, I remembered there was a nice species of guava alongside a brook by the farm land, but, god, it was also be killed! I wonder whether it was because they adults were angry at us for as soon as the guava became ripe, they were all picked off by us children.

Continue yesterday…
I wake up everyday. The first thing I did is run to the washroom having a bad cough and bound to cough out some sputum from my throat immediately , otherwise, I will out of breathe and can not say any sentences . at one times, I coughed myself hoarse as well as my bosom was stuffy pain and then out of breathe about a few munities. Thus. I picked up my telephone as soon as possible, but then I mere could speak few words off and on whether my friends got It or not. In addition, my cough was constant in whole day, wherever I went. The important is I do not perceive my coughing fit, but other people point out this instead of my self. now, this habit already become subconscious in nature . on the other hand, my bad smell of smoke sent out wherever I went. who are familiar with me will speechless , on the contrary will keep at a distant against me , this smell will be embarrassed by me , such as, some people come to my office. There is have nothing to do with man, if a lady who is stranger will fed up with me at heart. They will think that I am dirty who is addicted to smoking so that put down my face finally.

So glad to create my first English blog now and can put down some real voices from my soul.
I am not aware of the existance of the God and am always keeping the idea in mind that I should count on myself forever. Maybe it has been well disposed towards the independence of myself. But I finally found it’s so difficult to make my dream come ture.Chance will determine the outcome. It’s only one aspect . And one’s character will matter greatly. To my great sorrow, nither meets me .
so it’s a dark 2008 to me . I feel so many pain and puzzlement the whole year . I felt myself on the horns of a delemma. Many people said that Chinese people don’t keep their beliefs. Maybe I should have some changes in future.
And in this year I am in my whole heart and soul to appeal the God’s blessing. Please show your great mercy to me and forgive all my sins before. Distrubute the fortune and blessing to me ,please. I’ll show my great honour and appreciation .
As the saying: Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate.Fortune favours the bold . I will take courage to exert my dream of passing the entrance exams for postgraduate school . so give me the fortune in the future. thx