Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Is reduced salt intake linked to the fall in deaths from cardiovascular disease? - Medical News Today: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275507.php#.U0zsgJog1zU.twitter

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Prison crisis, Dutch style: too few prisoners http://bigstory.ap.org/article/prison-crisis-dutch-style-too-few-prisoners
Why Munich Went Ahead and Set Up 6 Official 'Urban Naked Zones' - Feargus O'Sullivan - The Atlantic Cities http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2014/04/why-munich-went-ahead-and-set-6-official-urban-naked-zones/8852/
Man with first name 'God' runs into credit-rating issues http://nyp.st/1naaual
 American teens don’t hang out at malls anymore. They eat at restaurants http://qz.com/197740 via @qz

Saturday, April 12, 2014

When she wants sex more
The stereotype is of a frigid wife, but plenty of women find themselves the more desiring partner

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/28/when_she_wants_sex_more/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Friday, April 11, 2014

A trial in Sweden is reducing work hours to just 30 hours a week


The experiment is based on the theory that after six hours, employees become tired and productivity is reduced.

Deputy mayor Mats Pilhem told the Swedish edition of The Local that a six-hour workday produced positive results at a car factory in the city, and he hopes that the trial will reduce inefficiency and create more jobs.

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/apr/09/new-work-life-balance-france-sweden-laws-countries-better-job-hours-work



#workplacepolicies #economics #WorkLifeBalance
"employees must ignore their bosses' work emails once they are out of the office and relaxing at home"

http://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2014/apr/09/french-6pm-labour-agreement-work-emails-out-of-office



#workplacepolicies #economics #WorkLifeBalance

Volkswagen turns off Blackberry email after work hours

Volkswagen has agreed to stop its Blackberry servers sending emails to some of its employees when they are off-shift.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16314901

#workplacepolicies #economics

Privacy and data protection

Privacy and data protection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNEPaGFApX4 #privacy #liberty #freedom In the digital age, data plays ...