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Headed to the Big Apple for the week. (@ Springfield-Branson National Airport – @flysgf in Springfield, MO) https://t.co/ZQ4QESSdlq

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I unsubscribed from 70 personal spam emails with @unrollme. Life is busy. Your inbox shouldn’t be. https://t.co/DDFdWMdKho

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Don’t like Firefox 3’s built-in download manager’s default behavior? The Mozilla Links blog points out five configuration tweaks that can customize it. Our two favorites: in about:config set browser.download.manager. showAlertOnComplete to false to remove the taskbar pop-up notification of a completed download. Also, on Windows, you can keep downloads from cluttering up your My Recent Documents folder by setting browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs to false. For more on about:config fun, see our useful Firefox 3 configuration tweaks.

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Made it! (@ Honolulu International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu, HI) https://t.co/50rtArea7S

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Before you reach for the sleeping pills when you’re having trouble grabbing some shut-eye, Yahoo’s Healthy Living weblog suggests six effective all-natural herbal sleep inducers you may want to try. Photo by Joi.

A couple of the suggestions probably won’t surprise you (namely chamomile and lavender, which are always among the first recommendations of this kind), but there are several you may not have seen before. They are:

• Valerian root
• Chamomile Tea
• Celery
• Lemon balm
• Lavender
• Hops

Before you get too excited about hops, keep in mind that a pre-bedtime beer can actually disturb your sleep according to the FDA. Instead, the post suggests a bag of hops under the pillow can be a great sleep inducer, particularly for women. Be sure to check the Yahoo post for details on how to use each. (Hint: Apparently valerian root is the most potent of all.)

On a similar sleepy food note, we’ve also heard that a lettuce-filled sandwich can help you sleep like a log.

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