And Joni Mitchell is back, wide awake, with new music and new art.

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Stepping out into Dogenzaka Crossing -- the busiest intersection in the world -- I was tweaked awake by a thousand new sights and sounds.

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Boyington is awake and talking at University Hospital in New Orleans, according to the source, who was not authorized to speak on the record.

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The new machines boot up in less than 15 seconds, and awake from sleep mode instantly.

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New recruits often sleep 45 to a room, and each minute they are awake is planned for them.

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So you might think that doctors would welcome a new brain wave monitor, made by Aspect Medical Systems, that indicates whether a patient is awake or asleep.

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