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		<title>New Information about Sleep and Shift Work</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2011/12/11/new-information-about-sleep-and-shift-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In situations where fatigue is a factor, decisions should be made by teams rather than individuals when possible.]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the Brownies!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baked World markets a brownie called Lazy Larry; they are filled with melatonin, a naturally occurring compound often used to treat sleep disorders.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Time Alone Good for You?</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2011/03/06/is-time-alone-good-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shift workers get time for solitude from their work schedules.  Use it well.]]></description>
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		<title>Want Happy Memories this Holiday Season?  Consider Scrimping on Sleep!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2010/12/21/want-happy-memories-this-holiday-season-consider-scrimping-on-sleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[sleep deprivation can help eliminate bad memories]]></description>
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		<title>Next Time Don&#8217;t Complain, Tell a Joke Instead!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2010/05/13/next-dont-complain-tell-a-joke-instead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost all serial killers are men. That&#8217;s &#8217;cause women like to kill one man slowly over many, many years.  (Robert Duchaine)
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Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in.  (Rita Rudner)
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I found out why cats drink out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You React to Stress?</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2010/04/16/today-%e2%80%93-april-16th-is-stress-awareness-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress can be managed.  When you allow yourself to feel the stress, if you are mindful of the causes, you are actually taking the first step towards making the changes necessary to more permanently alleviate your angst.  Don't run from stress or you'll be stuck in the status quo.]]></description>
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		<title>Try and Take Full Advantage of Recovery Days &#8211; Especially over the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2009/12/24/try-and-take-full-advantage-of-recovery-days-especially-over-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recovery days are important for health, safety, and productivity at home and at work.  Instead of finding other ways to cope with working shifts, use your recovery days to re-group and de-stress.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Music Calm a Shift Worker&#8217;s Soul – and Improve Sleep as Well?</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2009/12/10/can-music-calm-a-shift-workers-soul-%e2%80%93-and-improve-sleep-as-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to music can help shift workers reduce stress and lower blood pressure as well as having a healing effect on many of the other challenges that come from working shift work. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Research Proves – You are what you eat – More than Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2009/12/07/new-research-proves-%e2%80%93-you-are-what-you-eat-%e2%80%93-more-than-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low fat, high carb diets help shift workers raise serotonin levels. ]]></description>
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		<title>Plan Ahead for Ghosts and Goblins When Working Shift Work!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ideas for celebrating Halloween when you have to work that day.]]></description>
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