Now 13, Samantha's grades have slipped drastically and she's obsessed with texting, Facebook and her laptop, sometimes falling asleep in her clothes clutching her phone.

如今13岁的萨曼塔成绩一落千丈，沉迷于发短信、上Facebook、玩手提电脑，有时还抓着电话和衣而睡。

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Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. it is fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great peaks, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps.

商务纷繁复杂，但至少必须收支平衡。商务变化多端，时而冲至顶峰，时而又跌入低谷。

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The survey found that the kids sent an average of 34 texts per night after lights out, sometimes falling asleep with their phones beside their heads, only to wake again when a new text arrived.

这项调查发现，每晚熄灯后孩子们平均发送34条短信，有时手机放在枕边就睡着了，有新信息提示的时候才会再醒过来。

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"It was a complete balancing act," "Sometimes I had to prioritize family over schoolwork without falling behind, but I somehow did it,"

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But in authorities where efforts were being made to improve services, it was noted that the exclusion rate was falling, sometimes by as much as 70%.

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And indeed you know falling into despair is sometimes a c .... comfortable option.

BBC: Rocky times

Leaving OCD out of this, yes there are aspects of falling in love, sometimes, that are similar to temporary insanity.

BBC: Crazy little thing called love?