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Staff allowed to take 30-minutes afternoon nap
An Indian start-up has come up with an innovative solution for employees who fight an urge to take a nap during work hours.
The company, Wakefit Solutions, has announced that it will allow all its employees to take an afternoon siesta every day for half-an-hour.
In an “official announcement” on Twitter, the company said that all employees would have the “Right To Nap” between 2 pm and 2:30 pm. And the calendars of all employees wouldl be blocked during this time as “official nap time”, it said.
“We are also working towards creating cozy nap pods and quiet rooms in the office to build the perfect nap environment for our employees,” the company added.
The tweet by the company’s co-founder, Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, cited a study by NASA that suggested “afternoon naps are linked to better performance and productivity.” – ndtv.com
An Alberta baseball team hosted a Guinness World Record attempt involving an Australian shepherd jumping across the backs of 56 people.
The Edmonton Riverhawks, an amateur summer collegiate team in the West Coast League, hosted the record attempt for the most jumps between people by a dog in one minute during a June 14 game.
Chardonnay, a 4-year-old Australian shepherd belonging to dog trainer Jennifer Fraser, bounded across the backs of 56 fans arranged in a straight line in the outfield.
The record’s rules set a time limit of one minute, but Chardonnay managed to set the record in just 16 seconds.
Fraser said she trained Chardonnay to jump onto her back a few years ago, and her trick repertoire has since expanded.
“Jumping across backs is just one of her many skills,” Fraser said.
Firefighters and an animal control officer in San Francisco came to the rescue of a wild parrot that got its head stuck between panes of glass on a third-floor balcony.
San Francisco Animal Care & Control said on social media that Officer Mullen responded alongside the San Francisco Fire Department on Sunday when a parrot was spotted with its head stuck between two panes of glass on the balcony of an under-construction building.
Firefighters went to the roof of a building and lowered a ladder to the balcony, where they were able to slide the bird upward to free its head.
“They wrapped the bird in a towel and handed it off to Officer Mullen, who checked out the bird,” the post said. “Thankfully they were fine: their wings, legs and neck were all OK, so Officer Mullen released the bird.”
The parrot made its way to a nearby tree to rest on a branch. UPI.com
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