- By Marcia E. Lynch
- Around Town
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Tompkins County is one of 23 new sites announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) partnering to improve the quality of care available to high-risk Medicare beneficiaries. The Tompkins County Office for the Aging is working together with Cayuga Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Service and Hospicare and Palliative Care Services on the Community-Based Care Transitions Program. This new initiative will assist high risk Medicare patients as they transition from the hospital to home.Studies have found that patients with chronic diseases such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have difficulty managing their care and medications once they are discharged from the hospital. Through Tompkins County’s Community-Based Care Transitions Program, trained staff will work with eligible patients after discharge, using strategies proven to empower high-risk patients to better mange their own care and to reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations.
38 students at Lansing High School participated in the 63rd annual American Mathematics Contest 12, and/or the 13th annual American Mathematics Contest 10. The contests were held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. The students competed for local, regional and national student and school awards.
Lansing middle school students participated in the Northeastern United States Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. Winning first place in 7th grade was the team from Downingtown Middle School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania with their super 1280, the contest high score. A second place trophy and ribbons headed to the 7th grade team from Lansing Middle School in Lansing, New York for their fine 1236. Twenty-nine schools in the northeast participated in the grade seven contest.
Hey there, my name is Soccer. I am a five-year-old domestic shorthaired/ mix. I'm a pleasant fellow who is looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I am the right cat for you!
Rising energy costs have many families second guessing their home’s construction, and in a globally conscious world, energy efficiency has become a top priority for many home builders. Many people shy away from solar energy just because they don’t fully understand how easy it can be. They picture big solar panels that can be expensive and unattractive. But the type of energy they are thinking of is called active solar energy. The beauty of passive solar is that it requires no panels or equipment to capture the sun’s energy. It utilizes the relative passage of the sun as a heat source that is readily available and absolutely free.
Aurora, N.Y.—On Monday, March 12, Wells College students in the “Innovation, Creative Problem Solving” class, taught by Lecturers in Business Sirietta Simoncini and Tracy Brandenburg, presented their solutions to a challenge sponsored by Target: to redesign the experience of shopping for children’s apparel and accessories.
Marking the one year anniversary of its municipal partnership program Catalog Choice for Communities, Catalog Choice—the nation’s leading mail preference service dedicated to eliminating unwanted mail—has announced the environmental benefits for its community partners.
Last week I discussed the many benefits of drinking wine made from red grapes. Their skin, and to some extent the seeds, contain resveratrol, a polyphenol that acts as an antioxidant in plants and in the bodies of humans. The plant develops resveratrol as a compound that it uses to fight off fungal diseases by increasing its immune system. 
Spring Ahead, Fall Behind. That's how you remember to set your clocks twice a year, and it's time to remember this weekend! This year Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00am, and ends Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00am.
Hey there, my name is Hank. I am a nine-year-old domestic shorthaired mix. I'm a handsome fellow who is looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you!