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These gifts — often consisting of cash and/or appreciated securities — benefit the university immediately and provide you, the donor, with immediate tax savings.
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The interview took a hostile turn.
The radio host of this How to Argue for Christianity show called me an "appeaser." I wasn't entirely sure what he meant by that, but it didn't sound positive. He was interviewing me because I'd written a book that recounted people experiencing faith in a very secular city — Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of Harvard and MIT and a reputed 2 percent churchgoing rate. But when he found out that whatever encouraging things had happened there had not involved anyone "courageously confronting secular culture," the knives came out.
Christians have been negotiating the relationship between churches and the wider, secular culture ever since there was a discernible "secular culture" — in America at least since the late 19th century. What's new now is who is doing the negotiating. Back then, Harry Emerson Fosdick and what we know as the liberal, mainline church emphasized Jesus-the-good-citizen and downplayed Jesus-the-miracle-working-savior-of-individual-souls. But, today, many young evangelical church leaders are learning to surf, rather than draw lines against, secular culture.
Evangelicals are left with three choices.
Kristina Kaiser, who pastors The River Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, runs film forums, Zumba classes, and tutoring programs like a good, liberal Christian. But she's also an evangelical who prays for miracles and hopes for people to follow Jesus. Rather than drawing lines, she says she focuses on the promise of joy and on storytelling as a way of coaching people to steer themselves toward an interactive God. She told me, "I know what we have heard in our church is: 'If this church didn't exist, I would be done with church.'"
She, like most pastors I know and work with, is quite familiar with the latest Pew Forum numbers that suggest what Robert Putnam and David Campbell have dubbed "the rise of the 'nones,'" the expanding number of Americans who identify with no religion — now a fifth of all Americans and a third of those under 30. This is a 5 percent rise in the last 5 years of surveying, which got these researchers' attention and gave this group a name. The "nones" constitute the only "religious" group that's rising in all 50 states, and it's now the second biggest U.S. "religion."
The reasons for their growth, we're told, are complex, but all surveys agree that a major factor has been the branding of churches with us-versus-them, right-wing politics and, for younger Americans, religion being perceived as anti-gay.
This trend should favor mainline churches, but their decline continues, as does the decline of Protestantism as a whole — which, in the last 40 years, has fallen from two-thirds of all Americans to less than half. Evangelicalism bucked this trend throughout the 1980s. Megachurches and "seeker" churches that focused on a felt-needs, easily digestible message were the hot trends. But that, too, had a shelf life as their "Boomer" target audience aged. Putnam and Campbell tell us evangelicalism has declined every year since 1992.
Today, evangelicals are left with three choices. Two are familiar. They can circle the wagons by "courageously" drawing lines against the evils both of secular people and "compromising" church people. New Calvinists like John Piper and Mark Driscoll embody this perspective. Or they can emphasize that they're "not your parents' church" by their ever-hip, ever-savvy professionalism. This is the megachurch strategy all over again.
The third option: they can focus on the message they preach (and try to live out) as being good news for all people, not just for church people.
Three Key Ideas for Surfing Secularism
The churches I see living out this option all work from three presuppositions:
1. It's not about "them." It's about "us." (In fact, maybe there is no "them.")
Ken Wilson, who pastors a thriving church in Ann Arbor and writes books with contributions from people like New York Times-favorite T.M. Luhrmann, told me:
Many of those who identify as secular are broken-hearted Christians. I think of my friend, Carl Safina, a world-renowned conservationist. He experienced a form of otherworldly Catholicism growing up, which offered no place for his growing love for nature, birds, fish, the ocean. To hear him speak or read his books is to hear something of the Spirit. But he could only give voice to it "outside the camp" of the church as an institution. Whatever the church becomes in the new millennium, it must become a place with room for the vision of a Carl Safina.
St. Paul, in Ephesians, argues that Jesus came to "break dividing walls," as if people will irresistibly drift towards tribalism and us/them to the point that breaking down this division will prove Jesus' divinity and power to the demonic world (2:14-16; 3:8-11). Maybe the line-drawers are fighting on the wrong team and there is no "them" at all, but only "fellow human beings" whom we can grow alongside.
2. It's not about the trappings. It's about the offer.
Marlin Watling, pastor of Mosaik Church in Heidelberg, Germany, told me he stays away from hipness. "Trying to be cool is not cool. There needs to be a real love for the city and for the people in it; for the mentality and the lifestyle." The update to evangelicalism is not in savvy trappings, but in the potency of the offer being made.
And about that offer: A great many evangelical preachers have really smart things to say about things like "a biblical worldview." But those insights are inferences rather than direct explorations of the life Jesus came to offer, and their goal is to draw lines against people who hold the "wrong" opinions as if holding "right" opinions will give us what we're looking for. St. Paul takes a hard stance against focusing on rules and lines, saying instead that what matters is a continually changed life (Galatians 6:15). Is such an allegedly supernaturally-empowered thing possible? If so, how does it, in point of fact, play itself out in the preacher's own life each day? Is it only in changed opinions about charged political and social issues? Or is there a need for observant Christians to coach interested listeners through a life of continued spiritual transformation — and then learn what they can from them as well?
Watling, Wilson and Kaiser each mention that secular people, like all people, want the richness of the "good news" Jesus talks about. But first, that richness has to exist.
3. Our culture doesn't equal God's culture.
A common discovery in these circles is how much we all import our culture into our theology. A trip to Lebanon with the cross-cultural trailblazer Carl Medearis introduced me to a small circle of "Muslims who follow Jesus." My Western, it's-either-this-or-that-but-not-both mind kept trying to call these people "Christians." But I was persistently rebuked as they explained to me that "Christian" in Lebanon was largely a term of ethnic and cultural identity. Actual churchgoing rates were quite low.
"So," I said to Carl, "on those terms, you — a product of many generations of church leaders — would be a 'Christian who follows Jesus' and I, a convert from atheism, would be a 'secular person who follows Jesus.'"
"Yes!" he said to me. "Now you're getting it!"
When our church in Cambridge first started, one of the first insights secular visitors offered me was how parochial our worship music was. I was stunned. It was cutting-edge, contemporary Christian worship. "Exactly," I was told. "It's earnest, white-person's music." Could we integrate at least two other cultures into our repertoire?
This move, I was told, would not only welcome visitors from those cultures, but would communicate to visitors from any culture that we understood there were different people in the world and that those people had value. So we did it, and it not only diversified our congregation, but also gave us a lasting major insight into the wider culture around us.
In a Western world in which secular culture appears to be rising like a tide, we can "courageously" engage in a doomed battle against it. Or maybe, in a win for all sides, we can surf it — we can double down on how the goodness of the life in God we're hoping to experience is a gift we can continue to discover with the help of all people.
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Railroad Earth is one of Americas greatest bands playing today, plain and simple. They sing of our nations changing landscape and social ills with a commitment reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, while interpolating instrumental timbres that could have been pulled from Celtic or Cajun culture. And as anyone who has caught them live will attest, their concerts are imbued with the fire-in-the-belly passion of straight-ahead, blue collar rock & roll. Then there is the newest album from the New Jersey sextet, which is the most cohesive embodiment of their myriad gifts to datehence the decision to simply call it Railroad Earthshowcasing nine new selections that draw strength and inspiration from an acknowledgment of our shared past, while also embracing new ideas and celebrating diversity just like America when she is at her best.


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As conscientious food choices go, coffee offers us a lot of them. Most visibly, in the areas of fair or direct trade, and sustainable farming. But what about the waste?
Though coffee is itself an organic, biodegradable product (it's fruit!) few of us live near enough to the source to eliminate the necessary evil of packaging. But as the coffee industry evolves into a more and more thoughtful direction, many specialty roasters are exploring the world of ecologically sensitive, compostable or biodegradable bags to hold their beans. Roasters like San Francisco's Wrecking Ball and Four Barrel, Portland's Heart, and New York City's Joe and Irving Farm have all introduced environmentally friendly bags into their retail repertoires. But do they work?
Yes and no, but mostly yes. First of all, no coffee bag worth its salt is going to be fully compostable and still keep your coffee fresh. In order for roasted coffee to age properly, gases have to be allowed to escape without oxygen (which has a deteriorative effect on the freshness of the bean) getting in. That's why your bags usually come with those little round valves, which so far no one has invented a compostable version of (though there are some biodegradable zippers out there). For any and all of these bags, you'll need to make sure to cut off any non-biodegradable closure mechanisms or valves before you compost.
This new generation of bags are made of all kinds of post-consumer space age materials that are neither quite paper nor plastic, like the polyethylene and calcium carbonate TerraSkin bags used by Joe, or the polyethyleyne TekPak bags (with biozippers!) used by Wrecking Ball. And what about that slick lining in your bag? Glassine-lined bags are a good alternative to foil, and can be composted as well.
By and large, friendly bags are able to keep coffee pretty fresh in the shorter term: none of the beans we tasted had dramatically less freshness or more flavor drop-off than we'd expect. But over time, bags like these—which among other things are lighter weight and may let in more light—preserve coffee for a shorter period of time, and once a coffee's sat for a week or two you'll notice a quality loss more than a foil-lined bag you'd procrastinated opening for the same period of time. But if you're able to buy these bags fresh and locally, chances are the coffee will taste great.
On a more technical note is the matter of durability, which is another reason to seek local product. Many eco-friendly bags seem to suffer greatly in transit, like air freight, and literally burst at the seams. (Four Barrel is one roaster that offers their biofriendly bags locally, but ships mailorder coffee in sturdier bags.)
If you're not already diverting your coffee waste to organic disposal streams, remember how great coffee is for your (or your friends') gardens. It's rich in nutrients, can accelerate the breakdown of your pile, and can be perfect for attenuating the pH balance of your soil. Plus, your garden—friendly coffee bags and all—will smell more awesome.
About the author: Liz Clayton drinks, photographs and writes about coffee and tea all over the world, though she pretends to live in Brooklyn, New York. She is currently compiling photographs of the best coffee in the world to be published by Presspop later this year.


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text: Withern Mill Trout Farm (2 reviews) from £12.00 to £16.00 Family + unit Contact Us Images Map Select Section Overview This is a Certificated Site (CS). These select sites are small, privately run campsites that operates under the Club's jurisdiction and can only accommodate up to 5 caravans or motorhomes and up to 10 trailer tents, unless express permission has been given by the Club to accommodate more. They range from secluded Hideaways to fully facilitated family friendly sites, and are often found in locations where larger commercial sites are prohibited so you could be camping close to a beach or in the National Park, for example. Site Details This site was last visited by a Site Officer in 2017. 0.5 acre, level. Adv bkg ad. Directions Directions to this site are available to members when logged in. Facilities Withern Mill Trout Farm has the following facilities on or around the site. Touring Caravans Trailer Tents Hardstanding only pitch Chemical toilet disposal point Recreation hall Tennis Pets welcome Electric hook-up Horse Riding Public transport within 1 mile Motorhomes Hardstanding with electric hook-up Flushing toilet Washing Machines Fishing (licence may be required) Payphone Designated dog walk Coastal Battery charging facilities Reviews Review Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Just got back from a weekend here. Tony & Dawn (Club Member) stayed Nov 2014 This review is for Withern Mill Trout Farm Just got back from a weekend here. Friendly owner, the wildlife was fantastic, regularly saw Kingfishers and heard a couple of Barn owls along with the usual aray of birds. We stayed here as we went to see the seals at Donna Nook on the Saturday the site is ideally located for this and is only 10 minutes from Mablethorpe. The only thing i would say/ask is to have a sign at the top of the road just to reassure you that you are going right way. We will definitely be going again next year. Towing: Easy Location: Country,Secluded,Lake Suitable For: Older couples,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Hard standings and level pitches. Toilet is shared ,but is clean and with h/c water. Peter & Nita. (Club Member) stayed Sep 2013 This review is for Withern Mill Trout Farm Hard standings and level pitches. Toilet is shared ,but is clean and with h/c water.all services are within easy reach and access.Lovely setting with ponds and river on site.with fishing, but not suitable young children .Easy reach of seaside and a large garden centre and good 18 hole golf at Woodthorpe ,just down the road. From Louth turn sharp right immed in Withern.We look forward to our next visit .Friendly and helpful owners Location: Country Suitable For: Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Pricing The fees for Withern Mill Trout Farm were last updated in 2017.The following fees are just given as a guide, so please always check with the site.The fee for staying on site for one night is :£12.00 - £16.00 for 2 Adults, 2 Children plus 1 Unit * Please note the site open dates are 01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017


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Puig OK after getting wind knocked out of him
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Cuban sensation Yasiel Puig gave his growing legion of fans a scare Friday when he had the wind knocked out of him trying to make a diving catch on a Brandon Phillips wind-blown fly ball.
Puig, however, said he was fine and expected to play Saturday night.
In an apparent miscommunication with left fielder Jerry Hairston, Puig raced over from his spot in center and made a desperate and late diving attempt. The ball dropped for what was ruled as an error and Puig remained on the ground face first.
Puig remained on the ground long enough for Hairston to wave for aid from the dugout. Trainer Sue Falsone and manager Don Mattingly responded. Puig arose and left the game under his own power, holding his lower left side below the ribcage.
A half inning earlier, Puig electrified the large crowd with a line hit down the left-field line, racing to second for a double and continuing to third when left fielder Ryan Ludwick bobbled the ball.
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text: Forty years after Roe v. Wade: State, national abortion rates declining By Lori Kersey January 21, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Four decades after the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion throughout the United States, the number of abortions performed on West Virginia women is fewer than half of what it was in the late 1970s, the most recent statistics available show.The number of women in the state terminating pregnancies by abortion has declined steadily from 6,170 in 1978 to 2,169 in 2009, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research agency that conducts a periodic census of known abortion providers, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision, which struck down a Texas law that made abortion a crime except when a woman's life is in danger.West Virginia's abortion rates have fallen in step with the nation's rates, though the national rates have historically been higher than those of the state.National abortion rates peaked soon after legalization, were constant during the 1980s and have declined since then, according to a Guttmacher Institute report.In 2008, the West Virginia abortion rate was 6.6 per 1,000 women of reproductive age, compared to 19.6 per 1,000 women in the United States, Guttmacher reports.While there may be many factors in the decline, no scientific research confirms a single reason, Dr. Michael Vernon, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at West Virginia University, said in an email to the Gazette.One short-term factor could be the recent economic turmoil in the country, Vernon said. He said such downturns have been shown to correlate with a significant drop in conception and birth rates."With this significant reduction in the national conception rate, it would seem logical that the need for abortions would also decline," Vernon said. "So, indirectly the decrease in abortion rate may be related to the economy."Another suggestion for the reduction in abortions has been an increase in the availability of contraceptives, but I am not familiar with any research in [West Virginia] showing a correlation between availability of contraceptives and the decline in abortions," he said.Margaret Chapman Pomponio, executive director of reproductive rights organization WV Free, said there are several reasons the state's abortion rates -- one of the lowest in the country -- have lagged behind national rates."[It's] one of the lowest in the country and I think there are a variety of reasons for that," Pomponio said. "We have a shortage of providers, and transportation is a challenge."Vernon said anti-abortion advocates have been successful in decreasing the number of medical sites that offer abortions in the state. Some women travel out of state for an abortion as a result, he said.West Virginia's only two abortion clinics are both in Charleston. For women in rural counties, getting to such a clinic can be a challenge, Pomponio said.Advances to the state's sex education and public family planning policies have also played a role in decreasing the state's abortion rate, Pomponio said. The state Department of Health and Human Resources, through the office of Maternal, Child and Family Health, offers free contraceptive methods, pregnancy tests and health education in addition to medical services through county health and other clinics. Pomponio called the state's family planning program one of the best in the country."It really shows we as a state value access to affordable birth control," she said.In 2006, the state's 148 publicly funded family planning centers gave contraceptive care to 53,700 women, including 14,000 teenagers, according to Guttmacher.In 2008, those services helped women in West Virginia avoid 11,900 unintended pregnancies, which would likely have resulted in 5,300 unintended births and 5,000 abortions. Guttmacher estimates that public family planning services saved the state and federal governments more than $55 million in 2008.The more the state can educate women and young people about family planning and sexual health, the fewer unintended pregnancies there will be and the greater chances for life opportunities there will be for women, Pomponio said. "When women decide when and how they have children, the chances for economic security and educations are much greater," Pomponio said. "And we're so lucky in the 21st century to live in a time where if we have access to reproductive health care, women can decide if and when and how they want to have children."Pomponio also credits the end of abstinence-only sex education with decreasing teenage pregnancy and abortion.West Virginia state policy mandates that sex education covers sexually transmitted infection, abstinence, contraception, STI and HIV, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Community development is a missing piece when it comes to reducing teenage pregnancies, Pomponio said."We've noticed in some areas where teenage pregnancy is high, there is very little for kids to do," she said. "High poverty rates, few jobs. We really need to just -- on a basic level, make more available to youth."Young people should be given a broad view of their lives so they know they have choices and they can put their reproductive lives in perspective, she said."Let's face it, your reproductive life is your life," Pomponio said. "It's intrinsically tied to what you're able to achieve."More could be done in the way of planned parenting and sex education, though, Vernon said."Every year there are approximately 6 million pregnancies in the United States and unfortunately 3 million of these pregnancies are unwanted pregnancies and of these unwanted pregnancies, one million are aborted every year," he said. "We need to expend more energy on decreasing the number of unwanted pregnancies through sex education and planned parenting."Although abortion remains legal, increasing restrictions have played a role in decreasing the rate for the procedure, advocates say.In 2011, states enacted a record-breaking 92 restrictions on abortion. Another 43 were enacted in 19 states last year, according to Guttmacher.In West Virginia, women must undergo mandated counseling and wait 24 hours before having an abortion. Additionally, one parent must be notified in the case of a minor getting an abortion.These and other restrictions are cause for concern, Barbara Ferarro, a former nun who, along with Pat Hussey, founded Charleston's social services hub Covenant House.Ferraro and Hussey will speak at WV Free's annual gala Tuesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Culture Center. (A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $50. Those interested in attended are encouraged to call ahead to 304-342-9188.)The two have been outspoken supporters of the pro-choice movement and critics of the Catholic Church's opposition of abortion, and Ferraro points to the church's influence as another factor for the decline of abortions.In the United States, there are more than 600 Catholic hospitals, she said, with one in every six hospital beds in a Catholic hospital. Such hospitals enforce ethical and religious directives that basically ban abortion, as well as sterilization, fertility services and providing contraceptives, she said.Ferraro said she's concerned that if restrictions continue, more women will die from unsafe abortions, just as they did before they were legal.According to Planned Parenthood, in 1965, illegal and unsafe abortions accounted for 17 percent of maternal deaths. Today, the group said, less than 0.3 percent of women who undergo a legal abortion have a serious complication, though the chance of death increases with the length of pregnancy.Vernon said the decline in maternal deaths because of abortion is Roe v. Wade's effect on women's health."The passage of Roe v. Wade has led to an increase in the total number of professional, medical abortions in the United States and it has led to a precipitous reduction in the number of maternal deaths from non-professional, non-medical abortions," Vernon said.Pomponio recognizes that people have strong feelings about pregnancy and childbirth, and the Roe decision said that women get to make that decision for themselves.As the era before the decision recedes, it may be difficult for people to remember that before legalized abortion, women were dying from illegal procedures, she said."We must preserve Roe and prevent efforts to chip away at it," Pomponio said. "The more restrictions there are the less access [there is]. I think we need to respect individual beliefs and decision making."When it comes to abortion and its restrictions, the question comes down to trust of women, Pomponio said."The underlined value in these decisions when we talk about reproductive health is 'Do we trust women and health-care providers?'" she said. "Forty years after Roe, the answer must be yes."As far as the public's perception on abortion, Vernon said the issue is still very much a divisive one."In the past 10 years I have noticed an increase in the number of people that are either strongly opposed to abortion or are strongly supportive of being pro-choice," he said "Very few people are indifferent about this issue."Reach Lori Kersey at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1240. 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http://blogs.indystar.com/pacersinsi...early_re.htmlA good early review
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The Pacers wrapped up their rookie/free agent camp at Conseco Fieldhouse on Sunday.
You can tell things will be different around the Fieldhouse.
New coach Jim O'Brien let the media watch most of practice, which included a lot of scrimmaging. He even kept the curtains around the practice court open, allowing fans on the outside to get sneak peak at the team.
Shawne Williams walked by me after practice Saturday and said, "I've never worked this hard in my life."
I can't compare O'Brien's style to Rick Carlisle's because Carlisle only let the media watch them shoot free throws. I can say this, though, it may only be July, but I like what I see out of O'Brien.
O'Brien is real hands on with his players and preaches fundamental basketball like how to set a screen and where to have your hands positioned on defense. He is quick to praise a player when he does something good.
One, or I should say, a couple of the things that stood out over the weekend is that there is no doubt that O'Brien likes to run and shoot the 3-point shot.
O'Brien and his staff pointed out to players when they took long 2-point shots or had their foot on the 3-point line. O'Brien was constantly telling his players to get the ball up the court quick. He stopped a drill once to point out that the shot clock was down to 20 seconds and they hadn't crossed half court yet.
Here are a couple of other tidbits
--The Pacers are still looking for a backup point guard.
They've talked to the agents of Chucky Atkins, Jason Hart, Mo Williams and Keith McLeod. Tony Delk, who O'Brien coached at Boston and the University of Kentucky, is also a possibility as a third point guard.
--Kareem Rush isn't as good of a pure shooter as Jason Kapono, but I like his acquisition better because he's not a one-dimensional player. Rush can put the ball on the ground and attack the basket. Kapono isn't effective if you take away his shot.


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"To consumers, a snack can be anything," said Lynn Dornblaser, director of innovation and insight at Mintel. "In fact, when we ask people in the United States what snacks they consume, their top five responses are fresh fruit, cheese, cereal, ice cream and yogurt. As you can see, healthy choices dominate." Chocolate, she said, comes in sixth.
Dornblaser said snacks go far beyond the typical categories — chips, popcorn and bars — and extend to almost anything that can be consumed in an easy, portable format. "I think that helps to explain the rise of Greek yogurt, especially in the United States, as it is often consumed as a healthy snack," she said.
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Older people living in nursing homes do not sleep very well for many reasons. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea (when someone briefly stops breathing during sleep), and night time urination, along with the problems caused by the nighttime environment of the nursing home, such as noise and disruptive care routines can all contribute. Poor sleep can lead to other health problems or make existing health problems worse.
This study will evaluate how well a sleep hygiene intervention and a medication for sleep (ramelteon (Rozerem)) work to improve sleep in nursing home residents with poor sleep. Ramelteon is FDA approved and has been tested in older adults living in the community, but not in older adults living in nursing homes. We expect sleep to improve on the study drug along with the sleep hygiene intervention, in comparison to placebo along with the sleep hygiene intervention. Based on adverse events reported in previous samples of older subjects, we expect the study drug to cause few side effects.
|Sleep Deprivation
|Drug: Ramelteon Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Improving Sleep in Nursing Homes
- Number of Participants Meeting Good Sleep Latency Criteria [ Time Frame: All assessment periods, up to one week ]
Sleep Latency Criteria for "Good Latency" measured by behavioral observations conducted every 10-15 minutes after 4pm until 11pm.
Good latency is described as subject asleep in under 20 minutes on 51% of the nights observed in a week.
- Sleep Efficiency [ Time Frame: All Assessment Phases, up to one week ]% of time asleep holding time in bed constant (averaged over 3-5 nights)
- Daytime Engagement Status [ Time Frame: All Assessment Phases, up to one week ]Trained research technicians observed the subjects behavior during assessment phases every 15 minutes for one full minute. Specific behavioral definitions were employed to record whether the subject was in or out of bed, awake or asleep (eyes closed with no purposeful movement for at least 60 consecutive seconds), actively engaged in an activity (reading, watching television, conversation, a specific group activity, etc), and whether any physical or verbal agitation was noted.
- Daytime Sleep [ Time Frame: All Assessment Phases, up to one week ]As measured by percent of daytime behavioral observations observed asleep
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Group1
SHI followed by Active Drug Ramelteon
Drug: Ramelteon
Subjects demonstrating low sleep efficiencies and prolonged sleep latencies, will be randomly assigned to continue to receive SHI accompanied by either placebo or Ramelteon (8 mg). Matching placebo will be obtained and the medication pre-packaged and ordered based on the randomization results.
Other Name: Rozerem
Placebo Comparator: Group 2
SHI Followed by Placebo
|Drug: Placebo
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This study evaluates how well Ramelteon works by measuring sleep at night and during the day. After consenting and final determination of eligibility, participants will complete a baseline phase to assess usual sleep, as well as daytime alertness and activity , thinking and memory, walking and balance (among those who walk and/or stand), and mood. Sleep at night and during the day will be objectively assessed with wrist actigraphs in all subjects. Approximately half will also receive polysomnography to assess nighttime sleep. Subjects who sleep more than 75% of the time they are in bed will not continue in the study. Subjects that do not have improved sleep with the sleep hygiene program will be randomized to one of two treatment groups - one will receive the active drug along with the sleep hygiene intervention and the other will receive a placebo along with the sleep hygiene intervention. Following randomization, subjects will complete a brief run-in phase and then enter the treatment phase. Assessment of sleep and other measures will be repeated.
The primary hypotheses to be examined in this study are as follows:
Hypothesis 1: Subjects treated with ramelteon in addition to a sleep hygiene (SHI) will have improved sleep latency, and as a consequence, a significant increase in actigraphically measured sleep efficiency, compared to subjects treated with placebo plus a SHI.
Hypothesis 2: Subjects treated with ramelteon in addition to a SHI will sleep less and spend less time in bed during the day, be more engaged in daytime activities, and have better mood than subjects treated with placebo plus a SHI.
Hypothesis 3: Changes in daytime sleep, time in bed during the day, engagement in activities, and mood will be positively correlated with improved sleep efficiency among subjects receiving ramelteon in addition to a SHI.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|65 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- After initial screening and consenting, subjects with a 5-night average baseline sleep efficiency of less than or equal to 75% will be included
Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 65 yrs old
- Bedbound
- Resided in NH for less than two months
- Patients on Medicare Part A skilled Benefit(anticipated short length stay) - Terminal Illness
- Unstable psychotropic drug regimen (addition, discontinuation, or change of dosage of any psychotropic drug in the prior two weeks) - Use of hypnotic, antihistamine, or benzodiazepine more than once per week during the two weeks before screening
- Use of drugs that could potentially inhibit the metabolism of Ramelteon (ie: fluvoxamine, ketoconazole, fluconazole)
- Use of Drugs that induce the metabolism of Ramelteon (ie: rifampin)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00576927
|Principal Investigator:
|Patricia C Griffiths, PhD
|Emory University, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics
|Responsible Party:
|Patricia C Griffiths, Principal Investigator, Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00576927 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01AG028769 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|December 17, 2007
|Results First Received:
|September 17, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 12, 2014
Keywords provided by Patricia C Griffiths, Emory University:
Sleep hygiene
Sleep latency
Elderly sleep
Nursing Home sleep
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
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Wesley1982 wrote:ok,
here's a real question.
In the realm of christian thought - it could be said that those who suffered while on earth receive the reward of 'heaven'
In the realm of buddhist thought - could the same be said of those who suffered while on earth were brought into "nirvana" ? . . .
Or is buddhist thought totally different? . .
Christ was a martyr, but we see martyrdom as an excess. Specifically it lacks wisdom.
Buddha taught that suffering is a universal mark of existence, therefore it cannot determine your destiny. All sentient beings suffer and they continue to suffer until they see the truth.
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Adnan Oktar: Notice thatyesterday, today and the previous day; everyday the doors of a country with Turkey is removed. Their connections are opened. Now for instance it happened with Tadzhistan, right? Visas are removed.Notice that first visas are removed.Then the removal of passports will begin; there will be no longer be need for any passports. For instance only identity cards will be sufficient to enter Azarbaijan. In order to go to Iran, in order to go to Pakistan only identity card will be sufficient. Passports with Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Tunusia and Algeria will be removed. What does the removal ofpassports mean? It means that the Turkish-Islamic Union has established Insha'Allah. And there will be no problems left. But of course what is essential is love, brotherhood and friendship Insha'Allah. But Israel will be saved, Armenia, Palestine all Islamic countries will be saved and a great period of relief and welfare will begin Insha'Allah.
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For basketball games, the venue holds at least 20,511 including standing room. For hockey games, it holds at least 20,270 including standing room. For lacrosse games, it holds 18,819. For concerts, it holds 19,800. For theatre shows, it has a capacity of 5,200.
Ground broke in March of 1997, with the venue officially opening on February 19, 1999.
Air Canada Centre is home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Raptors of the NBA and Toronto Rock of the NLL.
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Take ON-400 S, ON-401 W, ON-427 S and Gardiner Expressway E to Harbour Street in Old Toronto. Take the Bay Street/York Street Exit from Gardiner Expressway. Take Yonge Street to Bay Street and merge onto Harbour Street. Keep left to continue on Yonge Street and turn left onto Wellington Street W. Take the first left onto Bay Street and arrive at Air Canada Centre.
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Ramseyer, Lloyd L. (1899-1977)
Lloyd Ramseyer studied at Bluffton College (AB, biology) and Ohio State University (MA, PhD in audio-visual education, 1938). He was a high school teacher, coach, and principal in Heyworth, Illinois, 1924-1936, and summer school faculty member at Bowling Green State University and in Ohio State University, 1938-1941. He co-authored with his major professor at Ohio State University a standard textbook on the use of motion pictures in teaching (1937).
During his long tenure as president of Bluffton College, 1938-1965, the school received North Central Association accreditation (1953), added several significant instructional departments and a number of new buildings, gained financial stability, and grew from fewer than 100 students to more then 500. After 1965 Lloyd and Ferne Ramseyer directed the Mennonite Central Committee relief program in Korea. Lloyd Ramseyer was also an interim pastor of three congregations in Ohio and Kansas; served on several conference and institutional boards, including Mennonite Biblical Seminary (1962-1977) and the Board of Education and Publication (General Conference Mennonite; chairman, 1950-1962); and was active in college administrators' professional associations, 1950-1957.
Some of Ramseyer's weekly chapel talks at Bluffton College were published as The More Excellent Way (1965). During his presidency at Bluffton College he was a valiant proponent of truth, forthrightness and practicality in all phases of life and a strong supporter of the Mennonite peace position at a time when such a firm stand was not popular.
The Bluffton News (30 June 1977).
"Scope." The Bluffton College Bulletin (September 1977).
Warkentin, A. and Melvin Gingerich, compilers. Who's Who Among the Mennonites. North Newton, KS: Bethel College, 1943: 195-196.
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SP-303T Applied to the Skin of Patients With Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection and AIDS Who Have Not Had Success With Acyclovir
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To evaluate the safety and tolerance of topically applied SP-303T in AIDS patients. To observe the effect of this drug on herpes simplex virus lesions in patients who have failed to heal in response to oral or intravenous acyclovir therapy.
The lack of alternative treatments for herpes simplex virus infection in patients with AIDS and the development of resistance to acyclovir for patients requiring repeated treatment presents a therapeutic dilemma for physicians. SP-303T has good in vitro activity against resistant strains and offers a convenient and inexpensive means of drug administration in comparison to the use of intravenous medication.
|Herpes Simplex HIV Infections
|Drug: Crofelemer
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|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Topically Applied SP-303T in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Concomitant Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection Unresponsive to Acyclovir
The lack of alternative treatments for herpes simplex virus infection in patients with AIDS and the development of resistance to acyclovir for patients requiring repeated treatment presents a therapeutic dilemma for physicians. SP-303T has good in vitro activity against resistant strains and offers a convenient and inexpensive means of drug administration in comparison to the use of intravenous medication.
Patients receive 14 days (and up to 42 days) of treatment with topically applied SP-303T. SP-303T is applied directly onto herpes simplex virus lesions three times daily in a quantity sufficient to thinly cover the entire lesion, which may then be covered with an appropriate dressing, if needed. At the end of the treatment period, patients enter a follow-up period of 2 weeks.
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Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- HIV-1 infection.
- Chronic mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, with one or more lesions unresponsive to oral acyclovir therapy.
- No uncontrolled infections other than HSV.
- Sufficient mental status to understand the purpose of the study and to comply with study requirements.
- Sufficient general health to be an outpatient and to come to the clinic for required follow-up visits.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to citrus fruits, black currant berries, and rose hips.
- Any disease condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of the study drug, affect patient compliance, or place the patient at increased risk.
Concurrent Medication:
- Other unapproved investigational new drugs.
- Concurrent other therapy for herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection or medications with known activity against HSV.
- A minimum of 10 days of prior oral acyclovir (at least 1 g daily) or 10 days of prior intravenous acyclovir (15 mg/kg daily).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002310
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|UCSF - San Francisco Gen Hosp
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|United States, Florida
|TheraFirst Med Ctrs Inc
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33308
|United States, New York
|Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10025
|United States, Utah
|Univ of Utah School of Medicine
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002310 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Herpes Simplex
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antiviral Agents
Administration, Topical
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Herpes Simplex
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Skin Diseases, Viral
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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Unable to support Detwiler, Nats lose to Pirates
Lefty gives up pair of homers while club's hitting woes continue
PITTSBURGH -- The long ball did in left-hander Ross Detwiler as the Pirates defeated the Nationals, 3-1, at PNC Park on Friday night. Washington is back at the .500 mark at 15-15. A year ago, the Nationals were 18-12 after 30 games.
After the game, however, manager Davey Johnson was more focused on the offense, which has sputtered lately. On Friday, the Nationals struck out 14 times -- seven of them called strikes -- and were just 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman struck out four times in his first game since coming off the disabled list For the season, the team ranks 28th in offense.
"Our offense seems to be sputtering. We just can't get anything going. That's our problem," Johnson said. "We are not hitting balls early in the count. ... We have a lot better hitters than we are showing."
The Nationals had a chance to tie the score in the eighth against Pirates right-hander Mark Melancon, but couldn't take advantage.
With one out, pinch-hitter Chad Tracy reached on an error by Pedro Alvarez. After Denard Span struck out, Ian Desmond singled to right field, putting runners on first and third. Bryce Harper came to the plate and struck out to end the threat.
What can Johnson do to jump-start the offense? There isn't much he can do. He can't put right fielder Jayson Werth back in the lineup because he is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not play this weekend. Johnson already benched second baseman Danny Espinosa for two games and inserted Steve Lombardozzi in the lineup.
"We are kind of hitting rock bottom. We just need to man up," Johnson said. "Let's start doing the things we are capable of doing. The ones that get me are the [called strikeouts].
"There not a whole lot of changes I can make. We see a couple of left-handers [the next two days]. Jayson Werth, I can't go there. We pretty much have the right guys. We have to start doing a better job. It's as simple as that."
As for Detwiler, he pitched five-plus innings and allowed three runs on six hits. All three runs came on homers. In the first inning with two outs, Andrew McCutchen swung a 2-1 pitch and hit a monster home run that went well over the left-field wall to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. McCutchen went 3-for-4 and is 41-for-90 (.456) with 11 home runs and 22 RBIs against Washington during his career.
"He is not going to hit a home run every time, but it seems like against us, he does," Detwiler said. "You have to focus on keeping the ball down. Don't let him lift the ball, though."
The Nationals tied the game in the fourth against right-hander A.J. Burnett. Adam LaRoche scored from second on a single by Espinosa, but Tyler Moore was thrown out trying to go from first to third.
"Tyler Moore hesitated coming around [second] and shouldn't have been caught there and Danny should have been on second," Johnson said. "Those things happen. You are never as bad as you look when you lose and you are never as good as you look when you win. It's as simple as that."
Pirates second baseman Jordy Mercer, who was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday afternoon because of a hand injury to Neil Walker, hit a two-run homer off Detwiler in the fifth to give Pittsburgh a two-run lead.
"I've seen him sharper," Johnson said about Detwiler. "He had trouble getting the ball down. The balls he got hurt on were fastballs up and he hasn't been doing that all year. To me, he had a little command problem. He threw a lot of pitches in a short time. He kept the ball up."
Detwiler knew what he did wrong when he faced McCutchen and Mercer.
"It was kind of weird. It was the same exact pitch," Detwiler said. "I was trying to throw a fastball away. I cut it a little bit. It goes right over the middle of the plate. They are paid to hit them."
But Burnett was the story. He dominated, allowing one run in seven innings and striking out nine. The fourth inning was the only time the Nationals had a serious chance to score against Burnett.
"We were very efficient tonight, mixed in some changeups," Burnett said. "Fastball in early, later away, and mixed in the change in to lefties, that kept them off everything."
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Michigan Wins Overtime Thriller; Tops Virginia Tech in 78th Allstate Sugar Bowl
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Gibbons game-winner came just after Virginia Tech kicker Justin Myer missed a 37-yarder on the Hokies' overtime possession.
The game was the first Sugar Bowl to reach overtime. Michigan's win caps an 11-2 season, while Virginia Tech ends with an 11-3 record. Michigan's win also gives the Big Ten back-to-back Sugar Bowl victories as Ohio State topped Arkansas in the 2011 contest.
"It was a great college football game," said Michigan coach Brady Hoke. "You had two teams who played extremely hard. We talked about playing 60 minutes of Michigan football and I think we played about 63 and a half minutes. So I'm just real proud."
Michigan wide receiver Junior Hemingway took home Most Valuable Player honors after a pair of highlight reel touchdown catches. The first, a 45-yard scoring strike from quarterback Denard Robinson, gave the Wolverines a 7-6 lead just before halftime. The second, a catch in traffic at the back of the endzone, put Michigan up 17-6 early in the third quarter.
Virginia Tech pulled to within 17-9 on a 36-yard Myer field goal in the third quarter to set up a wild final frame that twice saw the Hokies tie the game.
Hokie quarterback Logan Thomas capped off a 61-yard drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown before hitting Marcus Davis on the two-point conversion to knot the score at 17-17 with 10:22 left in the game.
Michigan once more took the lead when Gibbons nailed a 39-yard field goal with 4:00 left in the game. But Thomas led the Hokies on an 83-yard drive, culminating in Myer's 25-yard field goal that tied the score at 20-20 and force overtime.
Virginia Tech nearly scored a touchdown on their overtime possession but Thomas' pass to Danny Coale in the endzone was ruled incomplete after video review. That led to Myer's 37-yard field goal attempt that sailed wide right and set up Gibbons' winner for the Wolverines.
"I'm really proud of our football team," said Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer. "I thought we battled back and showed great heart. They hung in there and battled when things didn't look great. I'm proud of that."
Myer hit on field goals of 37, 43, 36 and 25 yards in regulation, tying the record for most field goals made in a BCS game. Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan tied the Sugar Bowl record with four tackles for loss.
Thomas led Virginia Tech with 214 yards and an interception on 19-of-28 passing. He also added 53 yards rushing with one touchdown on 16 carries. Coale had eight receptions for 117 yards. Running back David Wilson had 82 yards on 24 carries
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson had 117 yards passing, completing nine of his 21 attempts with the two touchdown passes to Hemingway.


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