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Delby Powless was born and raised on the Six Nations Reserve in the Canadian providence of Ontario; an All-American attackman at Rutgers, Powless played professional indoor and field lacrosse for the Buffalo Bandits and Toronto Nationals. He'll represent the Iroquois for the third time in World Games competition; Powless talks with IL about the pride that comes with representing the Iroquois.
On the Field
Lacrosse is a big part of your culture and roots; does that add any pressure to the Iroquois team?
Definitely, it's something that's unique to Native Americans; every other team competing is representing their nation, but for us, we're actually representing Native people throughout North America and it's something we take a lot of pride in.
How did you come to play lacrosse?
When you're born and raised on Six Nations Reserve, lacrosse comes very naturally and it's simply what you do in the summer. As soon as kids are born here, their parents are putting lacrosse sticks in their cribs with them.
What are you looking forward to about the World Games?
We took a few steps forward in 2006, beating Australia in the round robin, but still ended up in fourth place. We're looking forward to improving on that finish with a different team with a younger feel to it.
Any team in particular you're excited to play?
You have to look at the teams you're chasing, and we're chasing Australia. We always seem to fall into fourth in the bronze metal game. We also want to stay ahead of teams like England and Japan, but we want to top Australia and metal.
What did you lack in 2006 and what did you add for 2010?
We added some youth and speed between the lines, we've added guys like Jeremy Thompson who should do more for us and have a big impact on the tournament.
This is your third World Game appearance; how is this team different from 2002?
In 2002, we didn't have a lot of players with field experience and lost a heartbreaker by one to Australia in the bronze metal game. The biggest difference between that team and this year's is we have more players who played field lacrosse in college or even professionally, which gives us more confidence in our ability to metal.
Who are some of the other seasoned veterans we should look out for?
Gewas Schindler's been around for a while, and our goalie Marty Ward's back for his second World Games. Brett Bucktooth's also coming off a very strong showing in 2006.
Who are some younger guys you expect to step up?
We had a lot of younger guys on the 2006 roster that we expect to step up and do more this year. Sid Smith, Cody Jamieson, Roger Vyse, Craig Point and Jeremy Thompson were all there in 2006, but this time we're really looking to them to add depth and leadership.
How would you characterize the Iroquois playing style?
We're similar to Canada, we have a lot of guys who grew up playing box who are transitioning their skills into the field game; we don't have many guys who grew up playing a traditional field game. So our style is very mixed; we have some pure athletes who can run the field but we still play a box-style game.
Speaking of mixed styles, what do you think of the hybrid field-box players emerging at the college level?
It's great, I like that coaches are giving box players a chance to play in the US and put up some pretty good numbers, but it also seems like a lot of Americans are picking up the box game and doing very well in the NLL. Some people may prefer one over the other, but I think both styles and games are enjoyable; it gives you the best of both worlds.
Off the Field
What are you up to now?
I own and operate Powless Lacrosse Store on the Six Nations Reserve. We've grown a bit every year and the growth of the sport in general has certainly helped.
What's life like on the reservation?
It's your typical small town, people always expect to see all kinds of crazy Native stuff when they visit, but it's really just a small town that's crazy about lacrosse. It's actually become sports-oriented, where people support their community 100%.
With the success of box players in the NCAA, is it different for kids coming up today on the reservation?
Definitely, I'm coaching kids today who can play at the DI level and they're curious about playing in college. They're always asking about playing at the next level.
If you won the lottery today, what would you being doing tomorrow?
I'd be golfing anywhere warm, let's say Augusta.
Any tattoos?
I have two traditional lacrosse sticks crossed on my right shoulder and a bulldog with a lacrosse stick in his mouth on my left calf.
What's your biggest guilty pleasure?
I love to sleep.
What're two things you'd bring if you were stranded on an island?
A cell phone and one of my favorite books, "When Pride Still Mattered," about Vince Lombardi, or "Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete."
Favorite Food?
Chicken Parm sandwich
Favorite Movie?
Who would be your dream date?
Jessica Alba
Which deceased person would you like to meet?
Jim Thorpe
Which living person would you like to meet?
Muhammad Ali
What's your favorite pro sports team?
The Colorado Avalanche, I was always a huge Joe Sakic fan.
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Middleton Magic – The Top 5 Style Tips to Take With You Down the Aisle
Kate Middleton and Prince William's royal wedding has reset the compass and captured the mindset of the new generation and the heralding of the 21st century princess bride.
I'm not sure what is more refreshing and exciting. Was it that Kate Middleton confidently reached back into classic styling and renewed our faith that not everything that is old needs to avoided with a 6 foot pole? Or was it that Kate Middleton played social media to its ultimate goal with a exceptional example of knowing what to say when to say and how to say? On one hand setting new rules that a princess has before and opening an engagement Facebook page whilst not buying into the frenzied requirement that everything that we do now must be completely transparent.
Instead Kate Middleton kept her precious privacy rock solid and it was only until she stepped out of the limousine that we had the first glimpse or knowledge of what that gown was. A reminder to all of us and particularly in the new era of social media knowing what not to tweet is as powerful as knowing what to tweet.
Or was it a huge bold statement that bigger is not simply better and in fact an extraordinary balance contrasting the sumptuous glamour of her gown contrasting with the smallest bouquet ever seen and a restrained veil. The overall effect reminding us that the entire image that we are trying to convey especially for brides on their wedding day can be contrasting elements of the gown and the elements around it that is not about piling on more and more but knowing where you want to go full throttle and knowing where you want to go subtle.
And now…. (drumroll) here are The Top 5 Tips for Style Trends you may want to consider as you walk down the aisle.
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Its about your style more than ever before.
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Kate Middleton I believe returned to classic old school glamour and her gown was infused with the iconic spirit of Grace Kelly's 1950s gown.
I am convinced however that Kate's wedding gown really reflected very beautifully the spirit of her own personality. If you look at the image of the gown it is not following bridal trends of the moment because it went with a much more classic neckline, old school lace and what is supposed to be a bride's worst friend a box pleat skirt.
The ultimate tip here is you have the best choice you have ever had as far as style is concerned. What Kate Middleton has done is broadened the choice in our re-embraced classic as well as the other categories available to you.
The style tip is be yourself, be who you are, reflect your individuality and it does not matter what is supposed to be because it matters who you are.
2. Construction and fit
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I am convinced after seeing that first glimpse that the quality of your gown is very much determined not just by the fabrics used but ultimately by the construction of the gown. My tip is that the cut of the fabric, boning used, interfacing to give the gown body and the cut of the pattern which is a unique formula to every gown will ultimately illuminate you or will be the thing to let you down on the day.
What to check for? When you look inside the gown are the seams clean and finished? If the gown is using more elaborate fabrications does it have a more constrained firm bodice with boning and corsetry to hold the style and do it justice? If the gown is more ethereal and less formal will the fabric perform against the sunlight? Is it light yet still flattering and will its layers be cut to flatter the areas that you want being flattered most?
It's really important when you start your shopping that you ask your bridal specialist about the construction of your gown and the history of designer. This will have you at an advantage so that you are making the decision not just from an emotional perspective. The question is will this dress have the look that you want on your day?
3. Less is more is more is more is more
This is a tip I have to remind myself of again and again. This is important to know for look, image and style when to start and when to stop.
Taking the principle a step further you can have fun with this by making a pointed and obvious contrast between a your gown and accessories. Choose sumptuous and glamorous for one element and for others par down to allow for balance contrast. You want your guests to be saying "Wow that was different wasn't it?" (in a good way).
For the record the size of Kate's bouquet stopped me in my tracks. Perhaps the beauty and fragility of her bouquet was a romantic gesture that said I don't need a truck of flowers to signify the level of romance in my heart. Also it was saying that flowers are so precious and beautiful I don't want this to be lost in the sense of being overwhelmed but rather I want the delicate vulnerability flowers have to be showcased in this particular way.
Kate Middleton did the same by choosing demi-length instead of a cathedral length veil. I had to stand back and re-write my thoughts about length of veils as usually a gown with a cathedral length train has a veil that is as long as if not longer than the train. The tip here is the gown was saying so much in its striking simplicity yet genius complexity that it was made to look effortless. A whole new appreciation for the gown was achieved by framing it with the veil to allow to breathe, stand alone and allow us to remember less is more is more is more.
4. The wedding gown returns with a bridal makeover.
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I think for a long time wedding gowns (I have encouraged this I will be honest) have been moving towards fashion forward, coming straight off Hollywood red carpet, being more informal and being more influenced by evening ball gowns and cocktail wear. I think what Kate Middleton did was re-ignite the passion to not feel inhibited , to be more bridal than it would appear the past would allow.
Let your inner bride shine – whatever that means.
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I think there is a well learned lesson that Kate has championed for brides. It's okay to want to keep some of the special things about your wedding private. It's okay to want to build up a sense of anticipation its important that when there are elements you want to hold sacred then do so. You may want to consider making your wedding day more special by keeping really cool elements as a surprise to be revealed on the day.


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|Jul 13 2012, 05:47 PM Post #1
|In the July 23rd issue of Soap Opera Digest, it features an article on Heather and her latest scheme. At the beginning of the week Anna has to cut Heather loose from jail. Since Heather is a gossip columnist, she has to be in the know. She has Johnny's office under surveillance, where she's been spying on him and Lulu. She hears Lulu say she believes Heather has something to do with Luke's disappearance, leaving her scrambling to cover her tracks. Heather gets a forger to write a letter in Luke's hand writing stating that he's left town. Heather then goes to buy LSD. At first, Luke thinks Heather is going to drug him but that's not the case. Heather heads to her intended LSD victim but things don't go as planned. Someone else is there. For more details pick up the latest issue of SOD.
|Jul 13 2012, 05:57 PM Post #2
:scared: :scared: :scared: Heather is scary.
Thanks, Daytime! :)
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|Jul 14 2012, 12:52 AM Post #3
|will olivia die for steve dumbness or will steve make the sacrifise for olivia
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|^Steven Lars is as dumb as a post. Poor Olivia is doomed. :shame:
|Jul 14 2012, 05:35 AM Post #5
Here's hoping Heather takes out Olivia, the Sonny apologist and keeper of his lies and schemes. Let's hope it's :wave: Olivia.
I tell you Heather is the best thing about GH to me now days. She makes me laugh over her schemes and cutting, but truthful remarks. I could watch her and Todd interact all day long. I prefer this version of insane but funny Heather over the old school insane, but evil one. Don't get me wrong I liked old school Heather from back in the day too, but this newer version just makes me laugh. Plus anyone that can add misery to the stuffed robotic hitman and his worshiping gun moll, deserves some extra love.
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|Jul 14 2012, 06:33 AM Post #6
I just hope they aren't going to have Heather accidentally take the LSD again. Ron Carlivati loves nothing more than recycling and rewriting old stories, adding little of value himself.
Heather could be a great character if she was actually explored, instead of driving story for lemmings like Luke, Todd, and Sam.
|Jul 15 2012, 03:17 PM Post #7
Who would have ever thought that a legendary 56-year-old soap veteran (that is an understatement!) would be the breakout soap star of the summer?!?!?
I seriously expected Robin Mattson's run this time around to be as bland and misguided as her brief run in 2004. Am so glad I didn't get my hopes up because I am so enjoying the spell la Heather has put over Port Charles.
|Jul 16 2012, 12:16 PM Post #8
No matter what you think, I DO love you.
|I love this crazy bitch. She's just so damn entertaining! TFP.
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Sterling Healthcare celebrates five years on Dana Hill
Staff at Sterling Healthcare Center on Dana Hill Road pulled out all the stops on March 26 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the short- and long-term rehabilitation center. Elegant cuisine, fine wines, piano accompaniment and social mingling were the highlights of the event.
Praise for the work done at the center was heard from attendees including staff and visitors.
State Rep. Lewis Evangelidis presented SHC Administrator Rosemary Carlson with a citation from the House of Representatives. "I have heard throughout my district and throughout Central Mass the incredible standard of care that you put forth with your staff. I just want to make a sincere congratulations for five wonderful years, and I look forward to being here for your tenth anniversary as well," said Evangelidis.
"Over the last few years this facility has evolved and grown by way of bringing in very skilled professionals with many years of experience. I liken it to a rosebud that is opening up and blossoming. We certainly strive to provide quality care to all of our customers," said Carlson.
The facility has 96 long-term beds, and offers short- term orthopedic rehab for patients of all ages recovering from a variety of injuries. The center contracts with Blue Cross, Tufts and Medicare, and is managed by Whittier Rehabilitation.
Long-term care social worker Michael Paika said the facility is usually at or near maximum capacity. "Long-term care people get help to get stabilized following a bout of illness," she said. Stroke, heart attack, and hip fractures top the list of ailments among the long-term patients. Paika said some patients have been with the facility for 15 years, going back to when it was Coachlace in Clinton.
Mari Ann Paladino, Director of Admissions and Marketing, said Sterling Healthcare physical and occupational therapy staff "focus on trying to get the person home and setting up services so they get home safely."
"It's beautiful," she said of the facility, "but the care matches."
The center includes lounges with large flatscreen TVs, private dining areas that family members can rent out for special occasions, and a courtyard that serves as the backdrop for luaus and barbecues in the summertime. Residents also have access to an in-house beauty parlor.
Dietary Director Peter Abbascia has been at the center since December.
"It's a step above. I've made a lot of changes here, and everyone's really happy with the job I am doing. I love at the end of the day that I have made someone happy," said Abbascia, who has been in long-term care for 15 years. "This is the place where I want to be."
Abbascia offers residents four different options of food per meal, and holds resident council meetings monthly to garner feedback as to what foods they like or dislike.
Abbascia planned the anniversary party along with his staff for months, and items on the menu included "Lollipop" lamb chops with rosemary, salt and tapenade Aliola; grilled flatbread with roasted asparagus; diver scallops and bacon, and tortellini with vodka sauces. "The last few weeks have been intense," said Abbascia of the preparations. Fantasy Fine Wine Corporation out of Boston provided the wines to accompany the gourmet fare.
Marco Cardiello is the former facilities director, and now works at a rehabilitation center for children with brain injuries in New Hampshire. "It was fantastic to work here with the elderly. I do miss this because it was so homey. I used to love working with this management team because they are so together with what they are doing," said Cardiello.
Physical therapist Kristin Mattson, fulltime rehabilitation director at SHC, is a Sterling resident. "I wanted to be part of the community I am living in. There is a very good team here, a very talented team. It is very state of the art," she said. "There is a huge harmony here between the nursing team and the rehab team, and it's that marriage and that communication that translates to the care." Mattson noted they receive patient referrals not only locally but from hospital and facilities in Boston.
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'The Other Dream Team' Now on DVD and Digital Download
Basketball fans can check out an intriguing part of the sport's history with the arrival of the documentary flick The Other Dream Team, now on DVD and Digital Download from Lionsgate.
The doc tells the story of the 1992 Lithuanian national basketball team, their success at the Barcelona Olympics, and the impact they had on their country. Fans of Glory Road, Miracle or other inspirational sports stories will want to give this one a look.
Here's the studio description of the movie:
Written by Jon Weinbach and Marius A. Markevicius (who also directed), the film documents the Lithuanians' experiences behind the Iron Curtain for 50 years, where elite athletes were subjected to brutalities of Communist rule. As they hid from KGB agents and feared for their lives, Lithuania's basketball stars always shared a common goal
- to utilize their athletic gifts to help free their country.
The film features the original members of the
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Lampley. The DVD special features include a Q&A as well as an audio commentary.
The film was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Check out an exclusive clip from the diector/producer Q&A below and catch the film on DVD or digital today.
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Local government – particularly township government – is important to
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government typically relates to paying taxes, voting in elections, or getting
a permit to build something. People in Plainfield Township may also see
some connection with local government when they pay water and sewer bills,
watch fire equipment traveling down their street, participate in a senior
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a rezoning occurs or a new plat is proposed, large numbers of citizens sometimes
show up at the public hearings. They are concerned about the impact of these
new developments on their property – especially if they think the development
will increase traffic or presents a threat to their property values. Except
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In just two short paragraphs, I have covered what Plainfield Township
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11 mils. Plainfield Township's property tax has been about 3.29 mills for
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Patients under 40 appear to have more aggressive liver tumors from colorectal cancer and poorer long-term outcomes.
After surgery to remove the cancer that had spread to their liver, patients who were 40 or younger had poorer overall survival and shorter time until cancer returned.
The percentage of younger patients who were alive without cancer five years later was similar to older patients, which the research team attributed to more aggressive treatment for the young patients, along with repeated surgery.
All patients who had surgery to remove colorectal cancer that had spread to their livers (liver resection) at the French Hôpital Paul Brousse from 1990 through 2006 were studied. 56 of 806 (7 percent) were 40 years old or younger.
They had more liver metastases when they were diagnosed than older patients, and liver tumors were more often found at the same time as their primary tumor in colon or rectum.
Comparing younger and older patients:
- Half of older patients (51 percent) were alive at five years (overall survival) compared to a third (33 percent) of the younger ones.
- Only 2 percent of young patients didn't have cancer get worse during the five years after surgery (progression-free survival) compared to 16 percent of older ones.
- Disease-free survival at five years was similar in both groups (17 percent for young, 23 percent for older.)
- Being 40 or younger independently predicted poor progression-free survival.
Robbert J. de Haas, MD and his colleagues concluded,
In young patients, colorectal liver metastases seem to be more aggressive, with a trend toward lower overall survival, more disease recurrences, and a significantly shorter progression-free survival after hepatectomy. However, disease-free survival rates were comparable between young and older patients, owing to an aggressive multimodality treatment approach, consisting of chemotherapy and repeat surgery. Therefore, physicians should recognize the poor outcome of colorectal liver metastases in young patients and should consider an aggressive approach to diagnosis and early treatment.
SOURCE: de Haas et al., Cancer, Volume 115, Issue 3, Pages 647 – 658, February 1, 2010.


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The wait for an outside table was surprisingly shorter than one indoors, we had about a 10-15 minute wait for a table.
This was a convenient place to have a meal before we headed over to the Ferry Terminal to catch the ferry over to Levis, right across the street. We couldn't figure out why so many people were on bicycles at the restaurant until we saw that people were coming over from Levis on the ferry with their bikes.
Favorite Dish Unfortunately it was Sunday and they only served breakfast items until noon, it was around 11:15 so my steak frites were not a possibility. Since we had already waited for a table and I didn't have any better idea, we decided to stay and order brunch, I had the La Crepe Farcie au Gratin, a breakfast crepe with ham and mushrooms smothered in a bechamel sauce and gruyuere cheese which was very good, David had L'assiette brunch (Brunch platter) with a little bit of everything, eggs, bacon, sausages, cranberry bread, crepe with maple syrup, potatoes with onions, pork & beans (feves au lard). Both of our meals came with a choice of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. I went for the hot chocolate, a nice rich blend with a coating of sugar on the rim.
What's funny is that there is an English menu on the website but the wait staff never offered us one, I now know for sure that the word I couldn't translate was spinach, I was pretty sure that was what the green flecks were in my crepe. No, I didn't break out into hives or go into convulsions from eating it and obviously not enough to kill me.
If you ask locals for a restaurant recommendation, chances are they'll send you to Le Cochon Dingue, and the reason is quite simple: it's one of the city's most popular restaurants, for visitors and locals alike! The concept is quite interesting: the restaurant looks like a French bistro, but the menu has been slightly "French Canadianized". They make it a point to use local products, and they mix it up with traditional French recipes - the result is simply delicious! If you can, make sure to save some room for dessert: "les desserts cochons" have come to be known as one of the restaurant's specialties. Le Cochon Dingue is also known as one of the top places to go for a good breakfast in Quebec City.
Favorite Dish My two favorite dishes are the Croque-madame and the goat cheese salad :o)
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Food Types: Sandwiches, Steak, Grill, Quiche, Chicken, Salads
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This is probably one of the best know restaurants in Quebec. Personally, we went to the one in front of the ferry and we found the terrace noisy, but we we're just so pleased about being "the better couple" that we didn't care too much for ambiance..
Favorite Dish I loved my fagotilioni (or something like that). Thought their overly long description could have been cut to: pasta with rosée sauce.
Nickie disliked her stuff. And really..boiled chicken for this kind of place is not acceptable..
When I checked out of the bookstore with my travel guide of Quebec City, the cashier told me to make sure I went to the restaurant with the big pig on the sign. She couldn't remember the French name, but she definitely remembered the food!
Shortly after my arrival in Quebec City, I stumbled upon the restaurant with the pig sign: Le Cochon Dingue (Babelfish translates this as "the Nutcase Pig" but I have my doubts!).
For breakfast, we sat at the outdoor tables on Blvd Champlain with a nice view of the Old Port. We enjoyed great coffee, fresh bread, home made jam, along with a nice omelet.
The menu is full of original dishes like duck confit spring rolls, three duck salad, steak frites, grilled pork kebabs, maple smoked ribs, seafood pot pie, ribs and waffles, and much more. Meals range from about $15 to $30 Canadian dollars.
We went there the day after our camping trip. It was so nice to eat real food out of clean real plates sitting on a real chair and not so dirty ourselves! By the way it almost means 'crasy pig'...
Favorite Dish Ham rolls, french fries and Boreal red beer. There is also great breakfasts.
Great desserts... everything else looked good too. It's hidden off in a little corner with what looks like the world's smallest doorway. Nice place to stop for coffee and a bit around 5 p.m., as you KNOW you won't have dinner until around 9 p.m. anyway.
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April 25th, 2016
Spring Cleaning
Spring is finally here and my house is a mess! I'll share a secret – I have a love/hate relationship with spring cleaning — the warm weather inspires me to clean, but the lovely long afternoons of sun highlight the dust all over my house. Exasperated, I'll go outdoors and save cleaning for another day.
Thankfully, the library has many resources for organizing and cleaning that can help you get on track before the warm weather officially hits. One of my new favorites is The Complete Book of Home Organization by Toni Hammersley. If you were one of the many people who loved the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, you will be happy to know she recently released another! It is called Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up. I can't wait to give that one a try. If you like Pinterest, CCPL has a great page with many boards of helpful resources – even one specifically about paper clutter.
As far as helpful cleaning tips, I will share my go-to strategy: don't do it all at once. When I try to deep clean everything, I end up distracted and never finish! When I do a room at a time, over the course of a week or two, I find that everything is cleaner and I enjoy it so much more. I also listen to audiobooks while I clean and that makes the time fly by! The library has many audiobooks that you could checkout either in a branch, or online, that will make your spring cleaning seem like less of a chore and more fun! If you haven't tried downloading from Hoopla (a digital service available through our website), give it a try – everything is available immediately, with no wait times. Good luck cleaning!
What's your best spring cleaning tip?
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- Children Diagnosed With Cancer: Financial and Insurance Issues
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If your child has been diagnosed with cancer, how to pay for treatment is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. But having health insurance coverage for cancer treatment and all of the needed follow-up care is critical for most people.
Even if your child has health insurance, you'll find that it doesn't cover all the costs involved. There are many extra expenses that come with illness. For instance, transportation, a place to stay while your child is being treated, food, and child care for other children in your family are not part of your health plan. A parent may have to take unpaid time off work or give up a job because of treatment schedules. (See our document, Family and Medical Leave Act for more about taking time off but keeping your job.) One or both parents missing time at work may cause a serious loss of income. Even if your child is well-insured, cancer can cause financial problems.
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Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate the gruesome murder of a brilliant biochemist, Richard Seager, who was crushed and run over repeatedly with his own Jaguar Mark 2. According to suspect Rachel Cliff and her mother, it's a fitting death for a man who'd just been released from prison, after serving a sentence for vehicular homicide. But Rachel and her mother aren't the only suspects; Seager had disagreements with everyone from the provost at his college to the husband of his protégé. Not even his wife, a reverend at the college, is beyond Lewis and Hathaway's suspicion.
But as he was dying, Seager managed use his key to scratch the number "500" into the paint of the car. Could this clue lead Lewis and Hathaway to the murderer before another life is taken? And could the resolution of the case provide both the weary Lewis and his restless partner with answers they seek about staying with the force? Hobson quips to Lewis, "Some of our best times together have involved a mangled corpse." Could they have a future without one?
Professor Richard Seager, a devout man in his 60s and a (former) fellow in biochemistry at Benison College, gathers his belongings from his prison cell. After serving his sentence for the accidental vehicular homicide of a young woman, Erin Cliff, he's being released, and after an awkward reunion with his wife, Martha, a reverend at Benison College, he returns home. Within 24 hours, he is dead – run over repeatedly and crushed with the same Jaguar Mark 2 that he'd been driving when he killed Erin Cliff.
When Lewis and Hathaway begin their investigation, they find that the victim had managed to scratch the number "500" into the paint of the car. And they find it noteworthy that Martha had remained fast asleep while right outside her open window a violent – and likely, noisy – murder occurred. Yet Martha claims that Erin's sister, Rachel, killed her husband. She'd left their house enraged the previous night, after a meeting between Rachel and Richard, where he asked her forgiveness, went wrong. But Rachel has an alibi, her boyfriend Adam Tibbit.
Adam Tibbit is a struggling student at Benison, desperately trying to keep up with basic concepts in Stella Drew's class. Stella, a protégé of Seager's, replaced him as Chair of Chemistry when the college revoked Seager's fellowship after the accident. Benison's provost, Graham Yardley, appears more concerned with the repair work being done on the chapel roof than the murder of his brilliant former chemistry chair. He suggests that Lewis speak to Stella, but Lewis instead encounters her husband, Carl. Himself an undergraduate chemistry teacher (in fact, Adam's old teacher), Carl had also studied under Seager. He claims that Stella had no intention of usurping Seager; in fact, Stella's best friend is Martha, and Stella has for years supported Martha in the ongoing saga of her dysfunctional marriage to Seager, who'd been trying unsuccessfully to divorce her. Meanwhile, Yardley, back in his office, shreds a letter he'd had hidden away.
Questioning Tibbit, Hathaway learns of "creepy" letters that Rachel had been receiving from Seager, requesting that she meet up with him upon his release. Adam admits going to the prison to tell Seager to stop.
Forensics show that a piece of hair recovered from the interior of the Jaguar belongs to Rachel Cliff. As Lewis and Hathaway interview her, they are interrupted and summoned to Graham Yardley. He directs them to the site of the chapel roof reconstruction, where a decayed, skeletal body and a suitcase have just been discovered in the college chapel's dark and dusty attic. The luggage label reads "Soo-Min Chong". So it appears that Seager hadn't scratched the number "500" after all…He'd written a name.
As Lewis, Hathaway, and Hobson investigate the new crime scene, identifying the body as Soo-Min Chong, a Korean exchange student of Richard Seager's who disappeared 15 years ago. Her original missing-person file illustrates connections to many of the Seager murder suspects, as Seager was the last person to see Soo-Min alive; Carl Drew was her boyfriend; Stella was her lab supervisor; and she was Martha's organ scholar at the chapel. It doesn't take long for the forensic anthropologist to match dried blood on the suitcase to Richard Seager.
A very distressed Adam, after arguing with his father, desperately begs Hathaway to leave Rachel alone. When Hathaway suggests that Rachel's hair must have arrived in Seager's care via someone else, ie Adam, if not her, Adam panics.
Lewis and Hathaway begin to think that Richard Seager may have been having an affair with Soo-Min Chong, in spite of Martha and Stella's denials. On his way to question Carl Drew, Hathaway discovers Adam, dead. He hanged himself in his former teacher's classroom, writing a simple suicide note on the white board: "Thanks, sir." Stella and Carl both feel guilty, and Carl states that he must have pushed the teenager too hard. Hathaway feels the same.
Meanwhile, forensics reveal that a close relative of Adam's had been in Seager's car. Adam's father, Ron, reveals a huge scandal: Carl Drew's "Oxbridge Edge" company has an illegal side business: the purchase of admission to Benison. Ron made a hefty donation to the college in return for Adam's place, and it was in Seager's car that Ron made the deal, though Yardley and Carl were also complicit. Adam would never have known, except before his release from prison, Seager sent a letter to Ron demanding that, to address their moral wrong, he tell Adam the truth. Ron was pushed into disclosing the truth to Adam, who, devastated and humiliated, took his life. Carl and Yardley admit to receiving similar letters from Seager, all with the purpose of coming clean and righting wrongs.
Martha fishes around her drawer for her sleeping pills, then pauses, making a mental connection. She calls the police but is unable to reach Lewis. Within hours, she is stabbed to death. Lewis and Hathaway learn that she was addicted to sleeping pills; in finding her supplier, the will find the only person certain to know that she would sleep soundly through her husband's murder. The prescriber, they find, is Stella.
Confronted by Lewis and Hathaway, Stella reveals that Soo-Min had an argument with Seager and Stella over the ownership of research findings, and fell to her death in the chapel. They hid the body, terrified the story would wreck their reputations. But prior to his release from prison, Seager sent a letter to Stella explaining his change of heart; so Stella murdered her mentor and framed Rachel. Martha put the pieces together, so Stella murdered her best friend.
Lewis confirms that he intends to retire, and Hathaway announces his resignation. The two, no longer partners, now friends, enjoy a pint.


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A great biography of the second President, who sometimes is lost among Founding giants Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin. But McCullough tells the story of Adams, one of the most important figures in Independence and the following Revolution. The combination of the authors narrative and letters from Adams, Abigail Adams, Jefferson and others of the time make this biography interesting and informative.
I loved it. Not a light read but not heavy going. Thought provoking AND informative. The author made me love this man and his wife. Thank you David McCullough
I don't usually choose to read history, but I did find this to be interesting and very readable but very long! While McCullough does focus on Adams, he also includes information about all the other players at the time and how Adams interacted with them. It was eye opening to learn that even in this period of time politics was a dirty business. I would be interested to learn more about Abigail Adams and other wives of presidents. Her relationship to Adams would appear to be critical-without Abigail Adams and the birth of the US may have followed a different path.
While this is a wonderful biography, I could not get past the rose-colored portrayal of Adams. I think it hurt the integrity of the scholarship. Not that Adams was not a great man, deserving of esteem--- McCullough just seemed to underplay any faults. When someone was critical of Adams- it was viewed from the hurt pride of Adams himself. And when writing a historical account of someone's life- you should never let the subject dictate what his "worst faults" are. McCullough does tell us that Adams had a reputation among his peers of temper and arrogance (one that lasted throughout his life)... yet to the reader, McCullough's affable Adams seems incapable of such actions. Basically, I don't think we every truly got to hear the other side of the story. Also, I think that McCullough allowed his "suppositions" to get a little out of control--- and always to the benefit of Adams' character. As when Adams left the Capitol after losing the presidential election-- McCullough speculates that instead of "human" emotions/weaknesses like shame, humiliation and hurt feelings driving him home to Quincy, that perhaps John was feeling the greatest sense of freedom and eagerness to strike out on the next adventure. In the end, the biggest problem I had with this book is that it is supposed to be an account of Adams' life- not Adams' account of his life.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 141657588X, Paperback)Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As it was, events swiftly overtook him, and Adams--who, David McCullough writes, was "not a man of the world" and not fond of politics--came to greatness as the second president of the United States, and one of the most distinguished of a generation of revolutionary leaders. He found reason to dislike sectarian wrangling even more in the aftermath of war, when Federalist and anti-Federalist factions vied bitterly for power, introducing scandal into an administration beset by other difficulties--including pirates on the high seas, conflict with France and England, and all the public controversy attendant in building a nation.
Overshadowed by the lustrous presidents Washington and Jefferson, who bracketed his tenure in office, Adams emerges from McCullough's brilliant biography as a truly heroic figure--not only for his significant role in the American Revolution but also for maintaining his personal integrity in its strife-filled aftermath. McCullough spends much of his narrative examining the troubled friendship between Adams and Jefferson, who had in common a love for books and ideas but differed on almost every other imaginable point. Reading his pages, it is easy to imagine the two as alter egos. (Strangely, both died on the same day, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.) But McCullough also considers Adams in his own light, and the portrait that emerges is altogether fascinating. --Gregory McNamee
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.… (more)
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All About Glass
All About Glass
This is your resource for exploring various topics in glass: delve deeper with this collection of articles, multimedia, and virtual books all about glass. Content is frequently added to the area, so check back for new items. If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, send us your suggestion. If you have a specific question, Ask a Librarian at our Rakow Research Library.
Designers Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa describe working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, June 26- 27, 2012.
The Studio, which opened in 1996, is an internationally renowned teaching facility that offers classes in a variety of glassmaking techniques to students of all ages and skill levels. Artists and students come from all over the world to teach, to learn, and to create their own work in glass. The
The Corning Museum of Glass presents its popular 2300° series of art happenings each year, featuring live music, hot glassmaking, and great food and drink. This video gives you an inside look at the festivities at 2300°: Finger Lakes Finest (January 17, 2013), including music by The Blind Spots,
2300°: Hot Blues featured visiting glass artist Sam Drumgoole who currently lives and works in Columbus, Ohio. Hailing from Rochester, New York, Sam has worked with Dale Chihuly in Seattle and studied at Pilchuck and Alfred University before opening his own studio. For 2300°, Sam worked with Museum
Glassmaker Jeff Mack raises a toast to glass! At the January 2300° event, Mack put his years of experience and knowledge of historic glassmaking techniques to work making amazing goblets at the Hot Glass Show.
RIT Metaproject students Dan Ipp and Tom Zogas describe working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 3- 4, 2012.
The Corning Museum of Glass presents its popular 2300° series of art happenings each year, featuring live music, hot glassmaking, and great food and drink. This video gives you an inside look at the festivities at 2300°: Hot Blues (February 21, 2013), including music by the Kelly Bell Band, and
Jordana Korsen has been working with hot glass for more than 20 years, focusing on functional work with a sculptural touch. As a glassblower, she creates clean forms with a sense of humor. Korsen has been running the glass program at Franklin Pierce University since 1995. Her architectural
Emilio Santini speaks about his favorite Livio Seguso pieces within the Voices of Contemporary Glass exhibit at The Corning Museum of Glass.
At 2300°: Finger Lakes Finest in January 2013, glassblower Eric Meek and flameworker Eric Goldschmidt collaborated to make an amphora with flameworked figures and grapes. See what they had to say about the experience.
Norwood Viviano uses digital 3D modeling and printing technology in combination with the casting process to create his sculptural works. During his March 2012 Residency at The Studio, Viviano created urban and industrial landscapes out of kiln-cast glass as an extension of his previous
Designer Wendell Castle describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, June 19- 20, 2012.
Designer Marc Thorpe describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 10- 11, 2012.
Designer Tom Scott describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 24 and 25, 2012.
Designer Jon Otis describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 17 and 18, 2012.
In a typical glass factory in earlier times, most workers would work as unskilled laborers. An unskilled laborer was usually called "boy," a term which did not refer to the age of the individual. Although girls were known to perform other work, they often worked as inspectors and packers
Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert published their much acclaimed Encyclopédie in Paris from 1751 to 1765. To illustrate their entries, they commissioned several hundred engraved images depicting artistic crafts and common trades in preindustrial France. Since pictorial representations of
At 2300° in December, the master minds behind Elements Glass of Portland, OR, created a colorful Caribbean sculpture live on the Hot Glass Show stage. http:/...
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Glass makers throughout history have gone to great lengths to eliminate all bubbles from glass. But here, we see bubbles purposefully put into the glass for their decorative effect. In this paperweight, the bubbles surround another gather of glass with twisted canes of colored glass. Watch as
In the 1930s, the Pairpoint Glass Corporation introduced a bold new design called "twist glass," consisting of swirled stripes of ruby or deep blue glass and clear crystal. The complicated technique, already used in Sweden, required many stages including cold working. Watch as William
In the second half of the 19th century, many glass firms used experimental techniques to create decorative art glass. In 1878, the Mt. Washington glass company introduced Sicilian glass. As part of their marketing, the company claimed to have used lava, that is, molten rock spewed out by volcanoes,
Watch as William Gudenrath demonstrates the Reticello technique. Reticello (Italian, "glass with a small network"), is a type of blown glass made with canes organized in a crisscross pattern to form a fine net, which may contain tiny air traps.
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AEG's own Mark Wootton has written the first of a series of strategy articles on Thunderstone. Starting at the beginning, his first article focuses on the first choices you make early in the game. Read on for the full article.
I thought I might go through the sort of process that I go through when I first see the cards laid out. Perhaps this can both be a help to newer players, as well as the topic of a general conversation for more experienced.
There are several factors I am looking at.
First off, I want a sense of what the monsters do. Are they a hard-to-kill, high victory point group? Is there a mixture of hard and easy, with a commensurate range in victory points? Is there a consistent theme or issue – diseases, immunity to magic, immunity to certain classes? In essence I am looking for keys that point me to the sort of deck that I need and perhaps more importantly the speed with which I need to be ready to tackle the Dungeon.
It is no good spending a great deal of time having a highly tuned and thinned deck, with multiple high level Selurins, if the Dungeon is filled with smaller, easier-to-kill classes like Humanoids, Orcs and Enchanted. Spending an extra two or three turns getting to that point while others are sniping the medium range victory points could cost me the game. Unless I get lucky and hit one of the few high-point monsters (which to be honest the other players are not going to let me do unless it drops on my turn), there is no real reason to be able to consistently have an attack value of +16 in this Dungeon.
Now I understand that this will not always be easy for the newer players. Knowing what a monster class does is not always clear from the 3 cards that you see, or even from knowing what the classes of monster are, unless you are familiar with the game. So, in general, we always allow everyone to have a quick look at the monster groups before we start shuffling the Dungeon deck.
Having assessed the pace at which I think that the Dungeon will play out, I then look for where the power lies in the Village. Is the power in one or more of the Heroes, is it in the Village cards, either weapons, villagers or spells? Is the power in the attack values, in card-draw or deck manipulation. And then perhaps importantly, how does that relate to the Dungeon, and the pace of the game that I expect?
My next question is always, "Is there an obvious strategy?" Experienced players will know what I mean – Pawnbrokers, Trainers, Selurin etc. Depending on the number of players, what I am trying to do is to assess the number of any key cards that I will get. If there is a particularly all-around strong card, you do need to figure out what your next step will be after that. But this step is more than about just one or two key cards, it is about whether I think that the obvious strategy is so obvious that I can beat it with a more consistent second strategy, because I am the only one drafting those cards. Often, you can spring this on people, though you need to be aware of the number of players.
It is an optimal strategy in, say three-player games, whereas in a five-player often someone else will see your move and follow it, not allowing you to dominate that strategy in a way that you can with three players, as the other two squabble over the "big cards".
A subset of this is whether there is an effective counter to the main strategy, I will give you an example of this another time, But they do exist.
I am also looking at a variety of issues with strategy, so it is not all about one thing. In Thunderstone you need different things at different times. In the first few "Village Phases" I think that thinning your deck with destruction effects can be as good as anything, however, card draw, with decent gold values, is good. You have to make that call, depending on the nature of the two combined with your initial gold draw. Certainly by the time you are Dungeon-ready, your deck wants to be at the right level of tuning for that set-up, so thinners such as Pawnbroker are key. As the Dungeoneering progresses card-draw will often become stronger, as your deck is clogged with Monsters that you simply cannot afford to thin out of the deck.
The other key issue you have to have in mind, is that no matter how much you thin your deck and how much card draw you have, you need attacks to kill the monsters. And the point at which you start buying into the attack values is critical, so always keep an eye on when people start buying their attack values, as you are going to need to have enough of your own. Also be aware that the sooner they start buying the sooner they will be in the Dungeon, and you have to keep pace.
So checklist is:
1) Card destruction effects
2) Card Draw
3) Gold Values and Gold costs of my target cards
4) Where do my key attack values come from and how many do I need and are there any other key elements, like, say, Dungeon deck manipulation.
Ultimately I am trying to create a reliable and achievable deck goal, and to do so in a way that takes note of what I think other players might do, and adjusts based on what they actually do.
So, there you go. That is what is going through my head in the set-up stage of Thunderstone.


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Students make presentations at national meeting
Chemistry seniors, Russell Spatney from Mantau, Ohio, and Thomas Allen from Wilmington, Ohio, recently presented their research at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, Colo. The five-day conference, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, saw more than 10,000 chemists in attendance. Spatney works with Dr. Jake Zimmerman on developing greener ways to design chemical reactions. Allen works with Dr. Brian Myers on a project that focuses on new catalyst design. Both plan to attend graduate school next year
Titles for presentations:
Diastereoselective Tin-Free Tandem Radical Additions to 3-Formylchromones. Jake Zimmerman, Madhuri Manpadi, Russell Spatney, Aaron Baker. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, Colo., Poster Presentation 8/31/2011.
Exploration of Chiral 1,5-Diazocyclooctanes for use in Asymmetric Organic Synthesis. Jake Zimmerman, Brian Myers, Madhuri Manpadi, and Thomas Allen. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, Colo., Poster Presentation 8/31/2011.


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An Army veteran who served in Iraq has found a new career weatherizing homes for poor residents.
When Mike Flaherty of Newburgh, Ind., left the military in 2006 after five-and-a-half years and two deployments to Iraq as a petroleum supply specialist, he had limited "marketable skills" for the civilian job market, he says.
Flaherty's Army career brought him to Colorado Springs, Colo., where he stayed after fulfilling his military duties. While taking a break from studying at Pike's Peak Community College last spring, he was recruited to join the first wave of weatherization training by the non-profit Veterans Green Jobs.
Funded by the Recovery Act, Veterans Green Jobs provides weatherization services for low-income residents in Colorado.
After completing his training, Flaherty worked as a crew member weatherizing homes in the six county region of San Luis Valley. He was promoted to crew leader and is now a weatherization coordinator for Veterans Green Jobs. Flaherty says he still travels to job sites; ensuring crews have everything they need to finish their projects
The Denver-based nonprofit is hiring 100 new employees to take on work related to weatherization and energy efficiency. Flaherty says for veterans, green jobs and training programs provide "hands to catch them when they get back" to civilian life.
"I think it would be great for veterans to lead the way in the emerging clean energy," he adds.
After serving in the military, weatherization work provides a positive, more restorative departure, Flaherty says. "It's therapeutic, from that standpoint."
Over a third of the population in San Luis Valley lives below the poverty line. Temperatures range from 90 degrees in the summer to 30 degrees below zero in winter. Making homes energy efficient can save poor residents big money during those months of extreme weather. "You're literally changing the way people live on a daily basis," Flaherty says.
He lives in Alamosa County, within the Valley, and says weatherization clients in the area appreciate the improvements.
"They tell you how thankful they are that they can sleep in a warm home."


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