[SecurityRatty] tag: swedish

Sleep more and live longer

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:16:00 +0000

An interesting study was discussed on WTOP radio today.

It seems that two Swedish doctors conducted a sleep study between 1987 and 2006. Their findings have been published in the New England School of Medicine's records.

They discovered that 5% more heart attacks were recorded the Monday after clocks go forward. At the same time, there were less heart attacks documented on the Monday following the weekend period when clocks go backward.

The findings indicate the importance of getting a good night's rest. When the clocks are set forward an hour, people lose an hour of sleep. That was the time when more heart attacks were found to have occurred.

In the field of security, it is not always possible to get enough rest. Many times it is necessary to work a 12 hour shift and then drive home afterwards. If this is the case, the officer/agent should make sure that he/she gets adequate rest when they are off duty.

Unfortunately, there are other elements that add to a less than healthy lifestyle such as; drinking a lot of coffee, not eating balanced meals, lack of exercise, etc. Armed with the knowledge that sleep is so vital to our health, it is more important now than ever to ensure that we are taking proper care of ourselves.

Cleanup in aisle 5: A grocery store loss-prevention quiz

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 +0000

1. Which of the following weapons did a Swedish man use to rob a grocery store?

Sweden's snooping law faces European court challenge

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The debate over its recently approved snooping law continues to rage unabated in Sweden. Centrum för rättvisa (or Center for Justice), a Swedish public interest law organization, has lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), it announced on Wednesday.

Swedes Massively Protest Wiretap Law

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:50:03 +0000

In June the Swedish parliament passed a controversial surveillance law that gives authorities a mandate to read all email and listen in on all phone calls without warrant or court order. In response to the law, The Pirate Party organized rallies, bloggers and journalists turned into activists, and even Google decided to relocate their servers.

Swedish Data Inspection protects messy apartment dwellers

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The Swedish housing corporation Eslövs Bostads AB is not allowed to use log files collected from its electronic key system to keep track of who has made a mess in the common washing machine room, according to the local Data Inspection Board.

Vote on Swedish bugging bill delayed

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The Swedish parliament has delayed a vote on a bill that would allow local authorities to monitor e-mail and fax messages and telephone calls.

Swedish parliament approves bugging bill, after delay

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday evening the Swedish parliament voted to approve a bill that will make it possible for local authorities to monitor e-mails, fax messages and telephone calls.

Spam-free blog search goes public

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Swedish startup Twingly is going public with its blog search-engine, which is being built to deliver spam-free search results.

Sweden nears vote on e-mail, phone monitoring

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The battle for the hearts and minds of Swedish politicians is heating up. Next week the country's parliament will vote on a bill that would allow local authorities to monitor e-mail, fax messages and telephone calls. The vote could be very close.

Black Kids, Lesbians from Arkansas and a Swedish Bloke who plays guitar

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:02:00 +0000

http://www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock All I need to rock my iPod these days is Black Kids, Beth Ditto (doing the Skins classic (stay with the intro, trust me)) and I can drive home from the airport after a 12 hour flight and just feel alive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFExJzaO1c Throw in some Jose Gonsalez and the Audi TT purrs like a true [...]