![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NjzciRZf6eE/default.jpg "anthonyssong.blogspot.com www.4wardfast.com Please support our advertisers by viewing their ads. Thanks. According to a joint study between the University of Pittsburgh's Sleep and Chronobiology Center (SCC) and University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR), there are misconceptions about the sleep patterns and quality of sleep for older adults. "Our findings suggest that in matters regarding sleep and sleepiness, as in many other aspects of life, most seniors today are doing better than is generally thought," said Timothy H. Monk, Ph.D., D.Sc., the study's lead author and professor of psychiatry at UPMC's Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. "The stereotype of most seniors going to bed at 8 pm, sleeping very lightly and being unduly sleepy during the day may be quite inaccurate, suggesting that 60 really is the new 40." The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging and conducted over five years. It findings come from empirical self-reported data from extensive telephone interviews with nearly 1200 retired seniors from Western Pennsylvania seniors with an over-representation of retired shift workers. Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness levels were within normal limits, although a sizable minority did report problems. Seventy-five percent said they averaged more than 6.75 hours of sleep per night. The remainder said they slept less and experienced problems with nocturnal sleep and daytime sleepiness. Sleep-related or daytime ...")
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April 15, 2013
Here are a dozen or so girls' schools' public thoughts about themselves and their missions.
Make Summer a Special Time!
If you have children in private school, then you are most likely looking at three months, perhaps even longer, which you must fill with activities of one kind or another during the long summer break.
Are You Liable?
Is your DEL key about to get gaveled? It doesn't matter whether you teach in a public or private school setting. You expose yourself to legal risks every single day on the job.
