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  Sleep
Those who work the night shift ought to sleep when their bodies want to be awake, resulting in a contradictory relationship between sleep time and circadian rhythm.
The average sleep cycle for a night shift worker sleeping during the day is two to four hours shorter than that of the day worker sleeping at night.
If you eat while on the night shift, you fill your stomach with food at the time when it is not ready for digestion, and you leave it empty when all the acid secretions occur.
www.sleepsa.com /shiftworkerseng.html   (1035 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Night Shift: DVD: Jaid Barrymore,Cheryl Carter,Pat Corley,Corki Corman,Bobby Di Cicco,Cassandra Gava,Becky ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
In this film, he is teamed with a hangdog Henry Winkler as a pair of night attendants at a city morgue.
Night Shift was the first major release for recent Academy Award winning director, Ron Howard.
Nothing in Chuck's life is going right, his finance is a demanding shrew, he gets bumped from the day shift to the night shift as his supervisor's young nephew takes the preferred time slot, he never gets the right sandwich he orders and his neighbor's dog chases him down the hall everyday.
www.amazon.com /Night-Shift-Jaid-Barrymore/dp/B00000JGHP   (1549 words)

  
 Shift Workers | AHealthyMe.com
Night workers may feel they've turned their lives upside down to toil on a schedule that departs from social norms and works against the body's natural circadian rhythms.
People who are most successful at working nights, says shift work expert Janie O'Connor, are the ones who like their jobs and adopt constructive ways to cope with their shifts.
Avoid the urge to switch back to a night sleep schedule on your days off; it will be that much harder for you to get back on the day schedule when you go back to work.
www.ahealthyme.com /topic/shift   (1824 words)

  
 Courts start working the night shift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Silva jumped at the chance to have her final hearing at night instead of during the day, she said.
The added hours will allow the court to hear as a many as 5,000 additional family court cases annually and will allow the court to squeeze more use out of court buildings that normally are dark after 5 p.m., court officials say.
Night court is not a new idea in the Valley.
www.azcentral.com /rsslinks/238694   (412 words)

  
 MetroActive | Sonoma | the Night Shift
Atkinson says he was lured into his shift by the prospect of higher wages, but has come to relish the calm and solitude that often comes with the territory.
Aside from the prospect of such close encounters, there's also the specter of robbery and violent death lurking in the background of the night shift, especially for these workers who toil alone behind the counter at 24-hour retail establishments.
To a disturbing extent, the victims of this trouble are those other pillars of the low-wage night shift, cab drivers.
www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/08.15.96/nightshift-9633.html   (2205 words)

  
 Kev's Stephen King House of Night Shift
I read my first Night Shift stories when I was twelve, at the cusp of reading as an adult.
As with the rest of Night Shift, this story has stong thematic ties with King's longer work, specifically "The Body" and It in its motif of the how the loss of a sibling impacts one's own life.
The only story in Night Shift from a primarily female point of view, this subtle tale explores one of King's favorite themes: young adults given power beyond their comprehension.
members.tripod.com /~charnelhouse/nightshift.html   (2006 words)

  
 Night Maneuvers
During this time, many portions of the plant were still under construction, and one of my jobs on the night shift was to prepare some of the equipment that would be tested on the day shift.
On the night shift, there were only a few people to help, or ask questions to, so I learned to be self-sufficient.
And, when the bosses on the day shift arrived, there was no question as to who was responsible for the condition of my small domain of Units 1, 2, and 3, elevation 1486 to elevation 1417.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/coping_with_shiftwork/110749   (548 words)

  
 Shift work and Shift Lag - No-Shift-Lag Technical Specifications
Shift lag is a complex condition which occurs when working night shifts.
One tablet of No-Shift-Lag should be taken at the start of each night shift, another half way through the night shift, and another after the end of the night shift.
Pregnancy creates extra stresses on the body and working night shifts causes more stresses and this may be too much for the person working night shifts causing new medical problems for both mother and baby.
www.shiftlag.com /shiftlag7.html   (653 words)

  
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Women who work nights and those who are up frequently during the early hours of the morning may be at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
Breast cancer risk was higher among women who often did not sleep during the period of the night when levels of the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin are typically at their highest, the study indicates.
Women who work on rotating night shifts with at least 3 nights per month, in addition to days and evenings in that month, appear to have a moderately increased risk of breast cancer after extended periods of working rotating night shifts.
www.mercola.com /2001/oct/27/sleep_cancer.htm   (956 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Night Shift: Books: Stephen King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories, and features 20 tales.
Night Shift, which was first published in 1976, is the first of King's short story collections, bringing together twenty stories originally published in such disparate magazines as Cavalier, Penthouse, and Cosmopolitan (yes, Cosmopolitan) in the early to mid 1970s.
Some regard it as a weak contribution to Night Shift, but the story is a lot of fun despite its rather unbelievable nature.
www.amazon.co.uk /Night-Shift-Stephen-King/dp/0450042685   (2709 words)

  
 Night Shift - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
Studies show that one night's loss of sleep results in a 30 percent drop in cognitive performance, rising to 60 percent after two nights.
Comparing these results with a time-stamped test of the workers' accuracy and concentration throughout the night shift, Roenneberg found bright lights greatly improved the ability of this in-between group to cope with shift work.
Researchers at the University of Utah studied a family of extreme larks—a daughter, her mother and grandmother who all naturally fell asleep at 9 p.m., waking around 4 in the morning—and found that they shared a single genetic mutation.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6214314/site/newsweek   (1782 words)

  
 Night Shift = Toothpicks | Night Shift Cartoon from Stars 'n Toads
Night Shift All Night cartoons are free and pertinent for everyone who is treated like a bright star one day and a dumb toad the next.
Truthful Night Shift All Night cartoons and comics to say it like it is! Toady says what you'd like to say, but it's just not practical.
These Night Shift All Night cartoons are large enough that you can download them and show them on a screen or transparency.
www.workrfun.com /site/716323/page/666312   (333 words)

  
 Survive the Night Shift - Health Care Career Advice from Monster.com
It's an around-the-clock profession, and working evening or night hours is a way of life for many health professionals.
Such shifts can take a physical and emotional toll on workers, experts say, but there are ways to prevent the damage.
About 26 percent of the US workforce regularly works a shift where the majority of their hours are between 4 p.m.
healthcare.monster.com /articles/nightshift   (673 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Night Shift (Signet): Books: Stephen King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Night Shift is a collection of twenty short stories written by horror master Stephen King.
Night Shift is a collection of Stephen King's earliest stories that were first published in the 1970's in various magazines such as Penthouse and Cavalier's.
Night Surf- I was looking forward to this story, but it flickered then died.
www.amazon.com /Night-Shift-Signet-Stephen-King/dp/0451170113   (4246 words)

  
 A Hard Day's Night for Weight-Watchers on the Late Shift on MedicineNet.com
Working the night shift might be good for your paycheck, but it can be tough on your body.
"People working the night shift may consume large amounts of caffeine-laden beverages to stay awake, then--if they are parents--they may be forced to stay awake during the day in order to drive their children to and from school and other activities," she added.
Emily Mitchell and Rhonda Weidelman, both registered dieticians at Cedars-Sinai's Nutrition Counseling Center, advise night shift workers to exercise either before or midway through their shift, to help maintain alertness and overall cardiovascular health.
www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=77354   (675 words)

  
 THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- NIGHT SHIFT
While 1982's NIGHT SHIFT ($20) may not be the pinnacle of Ron Howard's directorial career, the film remains a risqué bit of good humor that has some funny moments.
After six years of dedicated service, Lumley finds himself demoted to the night shift, so that his boss can give the day job to his goof off of a nephew.
While I still get a kick out of NIGHT SHIFT; I'll be the first to admit that the level of comedy is the equivalent of watching an episode of THREE'S COMPANY with the addition of coarse language and nudity.
www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_reviews/night-shift-dvd.htm   (584 words)

  
 NIGHT SHIFT | Classic Rock & Country Band
Night Shift is a group of friends interested in performing live music.
Our inventory of music focuses on popular rock-n-roll classics and today’s country music that continue to be played on your favorite classic rock and country music radio stations.
It is Night Shift’s desire to be known as a tasteful band who supplies Michigan listeners with quality music that you’ll want to hear often.
www.nightshifttheband.com   (136 words)

  
 The Night Shift
The 2005 version of The Night Shift is one of continuous improvement.
He has earned the respect of customers and employees alike with his uncompromising attention to detail and dedicated service.The Night Shift has attracted top industry talent and has become the area’s leader in industrial contract cleaning.
The Night Shift has incorporated the Core Management Services continuous improvement process that mirrors many of the elements found in ISO 9000.
www.thenightshift.com   (429 words)

  
 PBS - Livelyhood - Shift Change - Mathematics Activities
Many employees who work the night shift have to balance time spent on the job with family time, personal activities, and leisure.
Due to our changing economy, the number of night shift jobs are increasing at a greater rate than are day shift jobs.
If there are an estimated X people working the night shift in the year 2000, and the rate of overnight jobs is increasing by Y percent, how many overnight jobs will there be in ten years?
www.pbs.org /livelyhood/classroom/nightshift/math.html   (663 words)

  
 Community Forums: Re: What does"fill the China night shift" mean?
I am in the process of filling the China night shift and will contact you as soon as possible.
I still don't know enough of the context but "night shift" means that you start work in the afternoon and you finish at night, usually quite late.
If they are working the night shift then they usually start work at 7 or 7:30pm and finish 12 hours later.
www.thelinguist.com /jive3/thread.jspa?forumID=77&threadID=3023&messageID=7318   (189 words)

  
 Night Shift - MontereyCountyWeekly.com
First, she has an eight-month-old daughter, and working late at night allows her to spend the whole day with the newborn.
Second, the night shift draws workers from the hospitality industry, who know how to leave a good tip.
Unlike the graveyard shift workers I have had the pleasure of meeting this evening, I find it near impossible to get my job done when my mind keeps wandering back to the comfortable cotton sheets on my bed.
www.montereycountyweekly.com /issues/Issue.11-16-2006/cover/Article.cover_story/print   (2744 words)

  
 ENW:   Night Shift Survival Tips
Loss of Inner Calendrical Rhythm, as years of nights and weekends (unlike the rest of the world) erase your sense of day, date, and lifestyle, or ultimately the ability to function happily in a daytime world in the manner of the old phrase "I've been upside-down so long ---it seems like right-side up to me!"
It's easy, when lifestyle consists of long night shifts and revolves around essential functions of work, sleep, and eating, to omit keeping the body in tune.
If you seek career-advancement and consistently work nights, you will have to find useful ways to overcome the "invisibility" of not being frequently seen by administrators and committees.
enw.org /NightShift.htm   (932 words)

  
 U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Work Hours - Night Work & Shift Work
Extra pay for working night shifts is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative).
However, the FLSA does require that covered, nonexempt workers be paid not less than time and one-half the employee's regular rate for time worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
A report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on the hazards associated with shift and night work.
www.dol.gov /dol/topic/workhours/nightwork.htm   (149 words)

  
 The Night Shift
Night Phlox: (Phlox 'Midnight Candy') at dusk, flowers open to release a honey/almond/vanilla fragrance.
Night Blooming Cereus: (Selenicereus) is known for its large, fragrant, night-blooming white flowers.
Candidates for the night garden are not limited to plants in the flower garden.
www.ext.colostate.edu /PUBS/COLUMNGW/gr020422.html   (658 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Night Shift: Books: Stephen King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
From the depths of darkness, where hideous rats defend their empire, to dizzying heights, where a beautiful girl hangs by a hair above a hellish fate, this chilling collection of twenty short stories will plunge readers into the subterranean labyrinth of the most spine-tingling, eerie imagination of our time.
Night Shift is both a terrific entry work for those who have never experienced King's writing as well as a continually solid read for those who have enjoyed his full offering.
This fruitful encounter gives birth to stories which are varied and more complex than they initially appear, and the best of them are usually those that go the farthest in blending the two approaches.
www.amazon.ca /Night-Shift-Stephen-King/dp/0451170113   (2443 words)

  
 National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) - Night Shift
Animals that are active at night are nocturnal.
They belong to a "night walker," or kinkajou.
Also an owl cannot shift its eyes from side to side.
magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngexplorer/0410/articles/mainarticle.html   (1085 words)

  
 Night Shift - Moviefone
Night Shift (1982) Night Shift on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
Night Shift Movie -The 80s Rewind « Night Shift -The 1982 comedy movie featuring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler at the award winning 80s Movies Rewind.
Night Shift - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /movie/night-shift/1025156/main   (140 words)

  
 Circadian Technologies: Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Optimizing shift schedules and implementing expanded hours of operations.
Whether your shift schedules no longer match operational requirements, or are causing excess absenteeism and turnover, CIRCADIAN can help you cut costs.
Maybe your health care and workers' compensation costs are spiralling out of control or you're worried about safety on the night shift - again, CIRCADIAN can help.
www.circadian.com   (299 words)

  
 Night Shift : Monterey County Weekly Newspaper
I pulled my share of late-nighters during the college years, but the current task of staying up all night is somewhat terrifying.
Tonight is a slow night, so Luersen, a former New York City cab driver with a ponytail and a goatee, keeps driving a big loop that takes us down Monterey’s Alvarado Street and then along Del Monte Avenue into Seaside.
In it, she is working a hectic graveyard shift at Denny’s while holding her eight-month-old daughter in one arm.
www.montereycountyweekly.com /issues/Issue.11-16-2006/cover/Article.cover_story   (2792 words)

  
 NightShiftPodcast
And both of us are dying to meet you.
We’re running some cool stuff like XBOX LIVE gamers night- email us for info.
If you find yourself talking shit while listening to the show, this can be your chance to voice chat us.
nightshiftpodcast.com   (117 words)

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