Arik Air: Stranded passengers sleep on floor overnight at Lagos airport.

Despite resuming operations last week Wednesday after workers shut down operations over non-payment of salaries, stranded Arik Airline passengers were yesterday forced to sleep on the floor while waiting at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos State.

Some were said to have slept on the floor overnight as their flights were either not mentioned or cancelled for no cogent reason from the management.

One of the affected passengers, Tonye Ibiama, shared the photos on Facebook and wrote:

“I have not seen this type of wickedness from an airline. After people will say buy Naija to grow the Naira yet the naija is too mean to its own people.

 

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“How do you keep your passengers from 6am to the time of this write up without a word at the Lagos international airport?

“People have slept over night there without answers. I am a victim and this is my last with Arik air. I have tried so much but who send me?

“When you approach Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA to complain, they don’t even seem to have a hold or make this airline to speak to someone.

“Even the consumer protection means nothing in this country. God help us. Arik is a joke,” Ibiama added.

 

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Man Without Penis Reveals How He Was Able To Sleep With 100 Women

Andrew Wardle, known as the man without a penis, says that he’s slept with 100 women and most of them had no idea he didn’t have a penis. Thankfully, he’s finally revealed how. Wardle, who says he also hid that he has no penis from his girlfriend for over a year, explained the whole situation in TLC UK’s documentary special The Man With No Penis?, which aired Monday night.

The 40-year-old was born with a rare birth defect and because of it, he’s focused on what he can provide women in the bedroom, even without a penis. Wardle says his knowledge of the female body and mind is what made his one-night stands successful. “I was very confident in bed of what I could do to them so they wouldn’t come near me and they were finished and I was fine,” he said. (Which I assume means he got really good at going down on women, but that’s just a guess.) Wardle also mentioned a drug abuse problem, and would use being on drugs like ecstasy and LSD for the reason why he couldn’t perform.

An innovative surgery could possibly give him a functioning penis, which would use muscle and skin grafts taken from his forearm to craft a shaft. For now though, Wardle told ?People ?that “I’m talking it one step at a time and not expecting anything.” 

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Why Sleeping Naked Is Good For You…

Do you know wearing nothing at all in bed could boost your health? As you sleep tonight,try sleeping without clothes on.
Dr Sarah Brewer, a GP and nutritionist based in Guernsey, says sleeping naked can regulate your temperature, helping you get the best night sleep,’

This is because people tend to fall asleep more quickly, and have better quality sleep, when the temperature is lower.And ditching pyjamas could be one way of preventing overheating in bed, which can exaggerate pre-existing skin problems.Women who sleep naked are less likely to suffer from yeast infections.

Men who also sleep naked are not as prone fungal infections in their groin – also known
as the Jock Strap Itch.Going without pyjamas helps men keep normal testosterone levels too, as being too hot disturbs sleep, and testosterone production may be reduced.

Dr Brewer added that sleeping naked helps couples bond and increases intimacy.

‘Sleeping naked gives us a sense of freedom and may help you feel more sexy and loving,’ she said.‘Humans are highly-tuned to the sight of bare skin and this acts as a signal for sexual arousal.‘Sleeping naked can help improve intimacy between you and your partner and give you a boost of body confidence.’

For women experiencing menopausal symptoms, or men with testosterone-deficiency syndrome, keeping cool in bed can help avoid triggering a hot flush.

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Scientific Reasons Why You Need More Sleep

1. Sleep Helps You Form Memories

One study of mice conducted by New York University researchers found interesting insights into how the brain might consolidate learning into memory.

In their study of mice, the same areas activated while learning activities were reactivated during rest, and new activity on dendritic branches (related to learning) was observable. However, in mice that were prevented from achieving non-REM sleep, the dendritic activity associated with learning was not observed.

This discovery will prove very interesting for future research, as the mechanisms behind the precise memory-sleep connection were previously unknown.

2. Sleep Helps Solidify Learning

Another interesting discovery regarding sleep’s brain benefits involves learning while you snooze. Or, more precisely, solidifying knowledge of previously-learned information while at rest.

In a Swiss university study, researchers introduced two groups of participants to words of a new language. Half were kept awake learning, half went to sleep while listening to recordings of words.

After a few hours, those who slept performed better on the tests than those who stayed awake. But, this effect only extended to words the sleepers had learned while awake, not previously unknown words.

3. Sleep Helps Clean Up Your Brain

While you sleep, your brain is busy clearing out the gunk of the day. What gunk, you ask? Well, as you think and your brain works during the day, the chemical reactions created leave behind various byproducts.

During sleep, brain cells contract allowing these byproducts to be washed out so you can start fresh the next day. Researchers believe this process may provide some insight as to why poor sleep increases risks of Alzheimer disease.

4. Sleep Helps Reduce Risk of Depression

Researchers have known for awhile that mental health and sleep quality share connections. Two more recent studies published in the SLEEP journal looked at both adolescents and adult twins to learn more about the connections between sleep and depression, in particular.

The twin study found that short sleep duration and long sleep duration significantly increased genetic risk for symptoms of depression. The teen study found that sleep duration of less than six hours per night also increased risk of major depression.

What the studies can’t say for certain, and what future research will be looking at, is whether or not getting less sleep itself brings on depressive symptoms, or if other factors contribute to less sleep. For example, another recent study highlights how negative rumination can delay sleep, a trait that is associated with an increased risk of depression.

5. Sleep Can Aid Test Performance

For students, getting sufficient rest proves important for tests and exams. One largersurvey from Belgium showed that university students who got at least seven hours of sleep achieved grades 10 percent higher than those with fewer hours of rest.

Studies like these have also began paving the way for schools to move toward later start times, a growing trend in the end of 2014.

Even for those of us past test-taking years, studies like these highlight how important rest can be for information recall and attention at work.

6. Sleep May Boost Athletic Performance

If you feel tired, it’s easy to see how that could hold you back at the gym. One recent Stanford study put this idea to practice on their own Cardinal basketball team.

Researchers monitored the players’ performance for two weeks as they slept their normal schedules (averaging 6.5 hours of rest per night). Then, they were told to sleep as much as possible, during which they averaged 8.5 hours of sleep nightly.

During the longer sleep period of the study, players increased both free throw and three-point shooting accuracy, and every player showed improvements on their sprint drill times.

7. Well-Rested People Take Fewer Sick Days

Recent research has found links between sleep and immunity against illnesses like colds and flus, suggesting rest plays a role via reducing inflammation and other factors.

One study of Finnish workers published in the journal SLEEP actually found that indeed, well-rested people are less likely to miss work compared to their more sleepy counterparts.

Their research showed that both people sleeping under six hours and over nine hours were more likely to miss work, while people who slept between seven and eight hours had the fewest sickness-related absences.

8. Sleeping Well Helps Avoid Weight Gain

Several recent studies have aimed to uncover links between sleep and weight. The majority have found links between weight gain and reduced or irregular sleep patterns, suggesting that rest plays a role in metabolism and related hormones.

One recent study conducted by University of Pennsylvania researchers, touted as the largest and most-controlled to date, found similar results. In this study, 225 people were subjected to sleep deprivation and their weight and caloric intake was monitored over several days.

In the study, participants in the sleep restriction condition gained more weight. One interesting finding was that sleep deprivation led to more weight gain for African Americans compared to caucasians, and for men compared to women.

Similar to other past studies, the sleep deprived people also consumed more calories and chose higher-fat foods on delayed sleep nights, which researchers point to as the likely cause for weight gain. Essentially, more hours awake means more time to eat, equaling more calories and more pounds.

From weight to immunity to brain power, the science of slumber continues revealing just how important and beneficial sleep is to our overall well-being. And with 2015 just beginning, it will definitely be interesting to see what advances the next year sleep research brings, and what else we learn.

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