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Counting sheep is a mental exercise used in some cultures as a means of putting oneself to sleep.
In most depictions of the activity, the practitioner envisions an endless series of identical white sheep jumping over a fence, while counting them as they do so. The idea, presumably, is to induce boredom while occupying the mind with something simple, repetitive, and rhythmic, all of which are known to help humans sleep.
Although the practice is largely a stereotype, and rarely used as a solution for insomnia, it has been so commonly referenced by cartoons, comic strips, and other mass media, that it has become deeply engrained into popular culture's notion of sleep. The term "counting sheep" has entered the English language as an idiomatic term for insomnia. Sheep themselves have become associated with sleep, or lack thereof.
According to an experiment conducted by researchers at Oxford University, counting sheep is actually an inferior means of inducing sleep. Subjects who instead imagined "a beach or a waterfall" were forced to expend more mental energy, and fell asleep faster than those asked to "simply distract from thoughts, worries and concerns." In contrast to news reports about the experiment, the experiment and the resulting scholarly article did not explicitly address counting sheep. Sleep could be achieved by any number of complex activities that expend mental energy.
"And I" is a song written by American R&B singer Ciara, and produced by Adonis Shropshire for Ciara's first album, Goodies (2004). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on August 30, 2005 (see 2005 in music) in North America.
The song was originally the third choice for the fourth single. Ciara has mentioned in an interview that "Thug Style", "Hotline" or "Pick up the Phone" would be the fourth single, but when Ciara suggested "And I" to executives at her previous record label LaFace, they were unhappy because they wanted "Next to You" to be the fourth single.
At the time of the U.S. release of "And I", Ciara's collaboration with Bow Wow, "Like You", and her collaboration with Missy Elliott, "Lose Control", were at the height of their popularity. "And I" peaked at 96 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and 27 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, which were poor positions compared to those attained by the first three singles from the album Goodies. It was not released outside North America because of this, and it is Ciara's least successful single.
This is how Steve gets to sleep after a long day of mining. Thanks to CraftDynasty (http://youtube.com/CraftDynasty), Aaron 215 and tmcaffeine (http://youtube.com/tmcaffeine) for helping me film! Music is "Frost Waltz" by Kevin MacLeod. Donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business;=LD78TK88KGJZN&lc;=US&item;_name=SethBling&item;_number=SethBling¤cy;_code=USD&bn;=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted
This is a special piece of film to accompany the release of the live single ‘And Dream Of Sheep’. The vocal was performed live while filming Kate lying in the huge water tank at Pinewood Studios. This was to create a sense of realism, as the character in the song is lost at sea. However it became more realistic than Kate had imagined. She spent so long in the water during the first day of filming that she contracted mild hypothermia. She recovered after a day off and carried on filming. Everyone agreed it had added to the authenticity of the performance. This film was then projected onto a large oval screen which hung above the stage during the performances of her live show.
I look straight in the window, try not to look below Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees [Chorus] I wish I could fly From this building From this wall And if I should try Would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something might throw me Curse at the windstorms that October brings I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive I wish I could step from this scaffold Onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my ...
Stream or Download Castle On The Hill: https://atlanti.cr/2singles Pre-order '÷'. Out 3rd March: https://atlanti.cr/yt-album Subscribe to Ed's channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEdSheeran Follow Ed on... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/edsheeran Instagram: http://instagram.com/teddysphotos Official Website: http://edsheeran.com Director: George Belfield Producer: Tom Gardner DOP: Steve Annis Commissioner: Dan Curwin Production Company: Somesuch Exec Producer: Hannah Turnbull-Walter -- | LYRICS |-- When I was six years old I broke my leg I was running from my brother and his friends tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down I was younger then, take me back to when I Found my heart and broke it here, made friends and lost th...
Imagine this while you toss and turn in bed. Try to remember exactly what it looks like, the time between the waves..........why not?
Please support my map on the OFFICIAL forum thread and not the sites that are hosting my map. The ONLY place I have uploaded my map is on minecraftforum.net. If you are getting this map elsewhere, you may be forced to use ADFLY links which DO NOT support me. My downloads are Drop Box only (free to you with no ads). Please visit the official thread: http://bit.ly/CountingSheepMinigame Thank you so much for your support! ---------- Check out the sequel!: http://bit.ly/CS2ForumThread All of the redstone has been updated for 1.9! ---------- This is the trailer for my minigame map; Counting Sheep. I have been working on this map off and on, tweaking the details for over 3 years - and now it is finally ready! Take a look! Map Details: Minecraft Version 1.8.8 Multiplayer (& Single Player...
COUNTING SHEEP! IN CROSSFIRE! (PNG PLAYS) Lets Play CROSSFIRE! Awesome free to play first person shooter. More in particular the all new Sheep mode! Things get real crazy in this mode! Download and Play Crossfire free here: http://crossfire.z8games.com/signup/?from=175601&pc;=1&gclid;=CNnwssnFgMsCFQUFaQodiZIC0g
1. Fire works over Beijing 2. Family preparing fire crackers on a tree 3. Close up of fire cracker being lit 4. People watching fire crackers 5. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Voxpop "Our biggest wish is peace, no war." 6. Various of fire works display 7. Woman blocking ears while watching fireworks 8. Various of fire works display 9. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Voxpop "I just want to see what difference Spring festival in the capital city Beijing makes from that in my home town." 10. Fire work display 11. Medium tilt up from child to mother and woman watching 12. Medium of fireworks in night sky 13. Various of man playing with fire crackers 14. Wide exterior of Beijing Bell tower 15. People counting down in Mandarin "five, four, three two one" then striking bell to signal the Chines...
Lighting matches and clicking some petrified wood. :) You may want to turn down the sound in the match section at the end. My shaking the box is a titch too loud.
For more Play Doh/Disney Toys, subscribe!! http://bit.ly/1huxQDc Watch more Play Doh/Disney Toy videos!! http://bit.ly/1csGeoM Follow me on INSTAGRAM! ➞ http://bit.ly/1dbemIs Follow me on FACEBOOK! ➞ http://on.fb.me/1AHzjps Follow me on TWITTER! ➞ http://bit.ly/1Q1ZGgN I got my very first Orbeez playset! Check it out as I grow my own Orbeez and send them shooting down this awesome swirling slide thats lights up! ✦✦✦Watch more from AwesomeDisneyToys✦✦✦ HUGE Surprise Eggs Unwrapping My Little Pony Kinder Shopkins Micky Minnie Spider-Man Hello Kitty! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBShtGSaOg Beados Princess Starter Kit Playset | Easy DIY Make Your Own Magic Beads Princess & Castle Shapes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6SwibPNxE Play Doh Diggin' Rigs Chuck the Dump Truck Grinding...
This is how Steve gets to sleep after a long day of mining. Thanks to CraftDynasty (http://youtube.com/CraftDynasty), Aaron 215 and tmcaffeine (http://youtube.com/tmcaffeine) for helping me film! Music is "Frost Waltz" by Kevin MacLeod. Donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business;=LD78TK88KGJZN&lc;=US&item;_name=SethBling&item;_number=SethBling¤cy;_code=USD&bn;=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted
This is a special piece of film to accompany the release of the live single ‘And Dream Of Sheep’. The vocal was performed live while filming Kate lying in the huge water tank at Pinewood Studios. This was to create a sense of realism, as the character in the song is lost at sea. However it became more realistic than Kate had imagined. She spent so long in the water during the first day of filming that she contracted mild hypothermia. She recovered after a day off and carried on filming. Everyone agreed it had added to the authenticity of the performance. This film was then projected onto a large oval screen which hung above the stage during the performances of her live show.
I look straight in the window, try not to look below Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees [Chorus] I wish I could fly From this building From this wall And if I should try Would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something might throw me Curse at the windstorms that October brings I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive I wish I could step from this scaffold Onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my ...
Stream or Download Castle On The Hill: https://atlanti.cr/2singles Pre-order '÷'. Out 3rd March: https://atlanti.cr/yt-album Subscribe to Ed's channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEdSheeran Follow Ed on... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/edsheeran Instagram: http://instagram.com/teddysphotos Official Website: http://edsheeran.com Director: George Belfield Producer: Tom Gardner DOP: Steve Annis Commissioner: Dan Curwin Production Company: Somesuch Exec Producer: Hannah Turnbull-Walter -- | LYRICS |-- When I was six years old I broke my leg I was running from my brother and his friends tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down I was younger then, take me back to when I Found my heart and broke it here, made friends and lost th...
Imagine this while you toss and turn in bed. Try to remember exactly what it looks like, the time between the waves..........why not?
Please support my map on the OFFICIAL forum thread and not the sites that are hosting my map. The ONLY place I have uploaded my map is on minecraftforum.net. If you are getting this map elsewhere, you may be forced to use ADFLY links which DO NOT support me. My downloads are Drop Box only (free to you with no ads). Please visit the official thread: http://bit.ly/CountingSheepMinigame Thank you so much for your support! ---------- Check out the sequel!: http://bit.ly/CS2ForumThread All of the redstone has been updated for 1.9! ---------- This is the trailer for my minigame map; Counting Sheep. I have been working on this map off and on, tweaking the details for over 3 years - and now it is finally ready! Take a look! Map Details: Minecraft Version 1.8.8 Multiplayer (& Single Player...
COUNTING SHEEP! IN CROSSFIRE! (PNG PLAYS) Lets Play CROSSFIRE! Awesome free to play first person shooter. More in particular the all new Sheep mode! Things get real crazy in this mode! Download and Play Crossfire free here: http://crossfire.z8games.com/signup/?from=175601&pc;=1&gclid;=CNnwssnFgMsCFQUFaQodiZIC0g
1. Fire works over Beijing 2. Family preparing fire crackers on a tree 3. Close up of fire cracker being lit 4. People watching fire crackers 5. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Voxpop "Our biggest wish is peace, no war." 6. Various of fire works display 7. Woman blocking ears while watching fireworks 8. Various of fire works display 9. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Voxpop "I just want to see what difference Spring festival in the capital city Beijing makes from that in my home town." 10. Fire work display 11. Medium tilt up from child to mother and woman watching 12. Medium of fireworks in night sky 13. Various of man playing with fire crackers 14. Wide exterior of Beijing Bell tower 15. People counting down in Mandarin "five, four, three two one" then striking bell to signal the Chines...
Lighting matches and clicking some petrified wood. :) You may want to turn down the sound in the match section at the end. My shaking the box is a titch too loud.
For more Play Doh/Disney Toys, subscribe!! http://bit.ly/1huxQDc Watch more Play Doh/Disney Toy videos!! http://bit.ly/1csGeoM Follow me on INSTAGRAM! ➞ http://bit.ly/1dbemIs Follow me on FACEBOOK! ➞ http://on.fb.me/1AHzjps Follow me on TWITTER! ➞ http://bit.ly/1Q1ZGgN I got my very first Orbeez playset! Check it out as I grow my own Orbeez and send them shooting down this awesome swirling slide thats lights up! ✦✦✦Watch more from AwesomeDisneyToys✦✦✦ HUGE Surprise Eggs Unwrapping My Little Pony Kinder Shopkins Micky Minnie Spider-Man Hello Kitty! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBShtGSaOg Beados Princess Starter Kit Playset | Easy DIY Make Your Own Magic Beads Princess & Castle Shapes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6SwibPNxE Play Doh Diggin' Rigs Chuck the Dump Truck Grinding...
hello, I think I'm now awake
sorry I made the mistake of dreaming it was you
goodbye, to that castle in the sky
to my prince from lives gone by
I guess it was just a lie
the time, the time, the time keeps slippin away
chorus:
true love the idealistic daydream
close my eyes cause it's only when I'm asleep
lay me down idealistic daydream
forever counting your sheep
I just want to go back to sleep
so I ask you now
how'd you take my breath away
how'd you touch my soul that day
never intending to stay