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Here he is. >> im only here because this country educated my grandfather on the g.i. bill. when my father left and my mom hit hard times trying to raise my sister and me while she was going to school, this country helped make sure we didnt go hungry. when michelle, the daughter of a shift worker at a water plant and a secretary, wanted to go to college, just like me, this country helped us afford it until we could pay it back. so what drives me as a son, a grandson, a father, as an american is t...

[ applause ] and like nira, i take this personally. im only here because this country educated my grandfather on the g.i. bill. when my father left and my mom hit hard times trying to raise my sister and me going to school, this country helped make sure we didnt go hungry. when michelle, the daughter of a shift worker at a water plant and a secretary, wanted to go to college just like me, this country helped us afford it until we could pay it back. so it drives me as a grandson, a son, a father,...

To say about paying for a college education. >> when michele, the daughter of a shift worker at a water plant and a secretary wanted to go to college, just like me, this country helped us afford it. until we could pay it back. so what drives me is a grandson, a son, a father, as an american is to make sure that every striving, hard-working optimistic kid in america has the same incredible chance that this country gave me. >> and many will probably remember that the president and the first lady h...

Because i cannot afford to lose good workers. plus, i dont want to serve you flu with your food. >>dave: and, randy, would this hurt working moms? and is this a public health issue? >>guest: well, the bottom line, a shift worker, they can shift their work. if someone does call in sick, someone else takes care of them. the thing about having run a restaurant i know what it is like when a worker is sick. and, the thing that makes a good place to work is when that employee has more control. when th...

Medicine 20 years now. its not infrequent i see a patient experiencing a lot of trouble related to shift work. well evaluate him in the lab and make recommendations to improve their sleep quality. youll see more stage one and two nondream sleep in those individuals. almost 20% of the adult population now is working shift work. we see again eye movements right here. do you tend to me more insomnia in the shift worker. they often will have difficulty staying awake during their shifts, and many wil...

Enough already. making sleep a priority and not a luxury is very important. the sleep doesnt all have to be at time. it can be broken up. power napping is very important. >> really? i thought breaking up the sleep does not allow your to get the full rest. >> well, apparently research is showing that it does work that way. there countries like spain when people always have taken sleep in two segments. they have a siesta and as far as we know there is no detrimental effect to that. the main thing ...

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