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Lost Thoughts

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Lost Thoughts

How do you keep track of what you want to remember? Do you use strategically placed notes, send emails or voice mails to yourself, or ask others to remind you of something? Trying to remember all that you want to can sometimes feel ...

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STRESSED? Then this might help!!!

posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 days later | 0 comments
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We all have stress sometimes. For some people, it happens before having to speak in public. For other people, it might be before a first date. W...

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Help the United Nations World Food Program!!!

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 5 hours later | 0 comments
Log onto the website www.freerice.com and play the word game. A definition is given with 4 choices of words. For each word you get right, 20 grains of rice are donated through the United Nations World Food Program to help end hunger. Sponsors dona...

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Fired Up! People with Passion and Determination

posted over 3 years ago, updated 20 days later | 0 comments
Fired Up! People with Passion and Determination

Librarian, Sharon Chinn
Arapahoe Library District
June 2008

The following books are about people who have that rare combination of passion and determination. Passion often involves the intense desi...

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summer reads--political fiction!

posted over 3 years ago, updated 8 days later | 0 comments
Here are some fun "reads" while you're waiting for the national political conventions to come on tv! Enjoy!

Great Political Fiction!

Compiled by: Cheryl Schubert, Librarian
Arapahoe Library District
May 2008

Act of Treason by Vince Flynn
A bomb...

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Sharp Brains!

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Here's a website that gives good information on brain health, brain games, brain research, etc. Hints on keeping your brain vital and functioning!! It's affiliated with Scientific American. The site also accomodates blogs -- so if you have comment...

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Murder - It Takes a Village: Recommended Reading

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 19 hours later | 0 comments
A small village conjures up cozy images of chats with neighbors over soothing cups of tea. But, when murder enters the picture, the professional investigators are called into service, often assisted by the amateur village sleuth. Who better to ass...

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Miss Marple Wannabes, a Mystery Reading List

posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 0 comments
By Sharon Chinn, Librarian

In 1930 Miss Jane Marple made her sleuthing debut, and since then an increasing variety of female amateur detectives of a certain age have followed her lead. From Miss Marple, ensconced in the cozy village of St. Mary M...

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Back to Work

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Between 2004 and 2014 the Bureau of Labor statistics projects that the 65-plus work force will grow almost 74%. If you are thinking of switching careers, or returning to work, the following web sites may help you:

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Feel Good Tunes

posted over 3 years ago, updated 20 minutes later | 0 comments
Ever notice how your moods dictate your taste in music, or conversely, how your taste in music can affect your moods? Listening to just the right song can lift your spirits, keep you moving while you exercise, or send you running for the tissue bo...

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