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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
A ground worker for Federal Express was apparently so tired that he fell asleep while loading an airplane and did not wake up until the plane had almost reached its destination. The worker, who works two jobs, was tired and lay down inside the plane to rest. The crew did not see him and locked him in…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A small study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that waking up several times during the night may be worse for your mood the next day than sleeping less than usual. Researchers found that the group whose sleep was interrupted had a 31 percent reduction in positive mood the following day, when…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
In study published in nature magazine suggests that individual preferences for waking up early in the morning or staying up late could be due to their genetic makeup. The study was commissioned by a company that analyzes individual’s DNA to examine their ancestry or inherited medical conditions. Along…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Nineteen year old Taylor went to sleep and woke up nine miles away in a different town. Her journey included riding a bus, and walking in a convenience store, all while she was asleep. Taylor suffers from somnambulism, more commonly referred to as sleepwalking. Her father, Steve Gammel said, “She just…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Matt Carpenter is the star third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, who slumped at the beginning of the 2015 season. In May, he missed an entire series because of extreme exhaustion. Carpenter has a strong work ethic that includes arriving early and using his days off for batting practice. So Cardinals…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 140 views
Author Anne Lamont said, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Just as unplugging a computer and re-plugging it allows the computer to reset and start over, it is important for us to unplug at times. God knew this in the beginning, he made us to unplug…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Americans are working more and resting less. More than half of U.S. workers left vacation time unused in 2015. A balanced healthy lifestyle is important to health and happiness. Over the last few years, workers are taking four less days of time off per year. Not only is that harmful to personal and family…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
New research suggests that teens that get too little or too much rest are more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drunk driving. Researchers do not know is sleep issues cause the teens to take dangerous risks, or if they might indicate depression or other problems. They said the link is striking…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A China Eastern airplane had to abort its July 8, 2014 early-morning landing into the Wuhan airport because the air traffic controllers were sleeping. –Jim L. Wilson http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-china-airlines-investigation-idUSKBN0GJ0OK20140819 1 Corinthians 16:13 (HCSB) Be alert, stand…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Have you ever had a dream where you are free-falling, only to wake up in bed? Ryan Campbell, wasn’t dreaming when he fell down a 60-foot cliff in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky, but he was sleeping. He is OK, suffering only minor injuries. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/10/us-usa-kentucky-fall-idUSKBN0H52HP20140910…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Louisiana man who was on his way to California woke up on a dark, empty airplane at the Houston airport after apparently sleeping through the call to exit. Tom Wagner said, he was supposed to continue on to California, but slept through the calls to leave the plane and found himself locked inside the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
A very tired employee at a German bank fell asleep at the keyboard while entering a transaction and accidentally turned a small transfer into a $200 million order. The man was supposed to transfer 62.40 Euros from a bank account belonging to a retiree. Because he was nodding off, he accidentally entered…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
We have known for years that it was important for our health to get at least six hours of sleep per night. Now a new study indicates that getting more than nine hours is likewise unhealthy. That much sleep has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, cognitive problems, and premature death.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
It is a homeowner’s worst nightmare, to walk in on a burglary, but this time, it was more bizarre than scary—the homeowner in Hillsboro Oregon discovered the robber asleep on the floor, with his pockets filled with loot. Deputies believe he entered the home through an unlocked door. This story illustrates…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
According to an official report released recently, a groggy Air Canada pilot mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft and sent his airliner diving toward the Atlantic Ocean below. The incident, which took place in January 2011, injured 16 of the passengers and crew. The official report stated the misidentification…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Workers in the United States get a handful of national holidays off of work, in general they have the fewest number of days to relax when compared with workers in others parts of the world. Even when American workers get time off, they tend to be on call or are required to check their e-mail accounts…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Center for Disease Control has released new studies indicating a third of U.S. adults sleep less than seven hours a night. As a result, many of them report trouble concentrating, remembering, and driving. In one study, results indicated about 35 percent of people surveyed in 12 states reported they…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
The FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) is in a turmoil. It seems as if they cannot keep air traffic controllers awake during their shifts. Over the last few weeks, there have been several close calls and in one instance two Jumbo Jet liners were forced to land at Reagan National Airport without clearance…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
LAZINESS Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have invented an alarm clock that promises to help those who repeatedly hit the snooze button in the morning. The clock, nicknamed "Clocky," looks like something out of cartoon. The alarm comes complete with a set of wheels. When the sleeper presses the snooze…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 24 views
“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 16 views
“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 3 views
“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 11 views
A teenage sleepwalker was rescued after being found asleep on the arm of a 130ft crane, police have revealed. Police and firefighters were called to a building site in south east London, after a passer-by spotted the girl. The unnamed 15-year-old had apparently left her home near the site, climbed the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Worry I didn't sleep well all night. Our alarm clock broke a few weeks ago and we haven't gotten around to replacing it. "No big deal," I told Susan, "I'll just set the television to come on at 6:30 and it will wake us up." She agreed, and I congratulated myself on saving $5.99 for a new clock. The only…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 449 views
REST A new study suggests that companies that operate all-nights shifts to increase profitability may not realize the total cost of maintaining a third shift. The study by Circadian Technologies of Lexington Massachusetts suggests the night shift may cost companies upwards of $206 billion a year, roughly…