There are fewer night shifts than day shifts, for example (it used to be the same).
Sleep researchers have found that people who have dealt with sleep deprivation over long periods — on night shifts, for example — can tolerate jet lag better than most.
And it's true there have been signs of some diplomatic shifts – for example Australia resuming the position as co-chair of the Green Climate Fund.
The matrix distinguishes between those which are 'fundamentally in conflict with sustainable development' (for example tobacco) and those which could address problems through strategic shifts (for example energy).
It would be fascinating, too, to examine the jobs they held: how many worked shifts, for example, and had less flexibility in organising their own extended leave.
But the inspector general found that Blackwater had hired more than a thousand independent contractors and treated them as if they were regular employees, with scheduled shifts, for example, which called the size determination into question.
