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Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever is an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine for pain. Excedrin combines three medications - acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine - for pain relief.
Acetaminophen changes the way your body feels pain, aspirin works by reducing the body's production of prostaglandins (natural substances that cause fever, pain, and inflammation), and caffeine is a mild stimulant.
Novartis manufactures Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever and markets it for the treatment of minor aches and pains from headaches, colds, toothaches, muscle aches, arthritis, sinusitis, and menstrual cramps.
Other companies produce OTC medications that contain the active ingredients found in Excedrin. These are marketed under different brand names such as Anacin Advanced Headache Formula, Pamprin Max, Bayer Migraine Formula, and others.
Each of the ingredients in Excedrin has some warnings you should know about before you take Excedrin:
Talk to your doctor about all the warnings for acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine. Always tell your doctor if you are taking Excedrin before any surgical or dental procedure. Before you take Excedrin, tell your doctor or pharmacist about any allergies, especially to other pain relievers or fever reducers.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Excedrin if you have any of these conditions:
Ask your doctor whether it's safe to take Excedrin if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.
Tell your doctor about any side effects from Excedrin. Common side effects include:
Excedrin can have serious side effects. If you have any of these side effects, stop taking Excedrin and call your doctor right away:
Let your doctor know if you have fever or pain that gets worse while taking Excedrin, or if any painful areas become red or swollen. Also contact your doctor if you develop any new symptoms while taking Excedrin.
Always tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medications you take, including prescription drugs, other OTC drugs, vitamins, diet supplements, illegal or recreational drugs, and herbal remedies. Certain drugs interact with Excedrin and may cause problems. These drugs include:
You can eat what you normally do, and you don't need to change your activities while taking Excedrin. However, if you have more than three alcoholic drinks a day, don't take Excedrin or any other drug containing acetaminophen. And make sure to keep Excedrin safely away from children because liver damage can occur with an accidental overdose.
Each caplet of Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever contains 250 milligrams (mg) of acetaminophen, 250 mg of aspirin, and 65 mg of caffeine. A typical dose for adults and children older than 12 is two caplets every six hours. Don't take more than eight caplets in one day, and drink a full glass of water with each dose.
Ask your doctor for instructions for giving this medication to children younger than 12.
An overdose of acetaminophen or aspirin in Excedrin may cause:
If you think you have taken an overdose, or if someone else may have overdosed on Excedrin, call a poison control center at 1-800-222-1222 or call 911.
Don't take more than two caplets every six hours, and don't take more than eight caplets in a 24-hour period. If you miss a dose, take the dose as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not double your dose to make up for the missed dose.
A: Excedrin Back & Body (acetaminophen and buffered aspirin) is a combination medication that contains a pain reliever and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is also considered a pain reliever. Excedrin Back & Body is approved for the treatment of temporary relief of minor aches and pains that are caused by minor pain associated with arthritis, backache and muscular aches. Like any medication, Excedrin Back & Body has possible side effects, risks, warnings, disease state interactions, etc. associated with its use. Consult with your physician to determine if this medication is appropriate for you. When choosing a medication, there are many patient specific factors that need to be considered. These factors include other medications that you are taking, any medical conditions you may have, any drug allergies you have, the severity of your back pain, and any other pertinent medical information. As a result of the complexity of this decision making process, it is recommended that you consult with your physician before taking any over-the-counter pain relievers. Back pain can be a symptom of various underlying medical conditions. Therefore, it is important to consult with your physician regarding your back pain. Your physician can properly evaluate and diagnose you and treatment options can be considered based upon the diagnosis. If you choose to take the medication, make sure that you carefully read the directions, warnings, etc. that are listed on the product labeling. For more specific information, consult with your doctor or pharmacist for guidance based on your health status and current medications, particularly before taking any action. Jen Marsico, RPh
By Chris Iliades, MD | Medically Reviewed by Farrokh Sohrabi, MD
Latest Update: 2014-07-23
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NEW ORLEANS -- The latest round of appeal hearings in the NFL's bounty investigation have concluded with appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
Vilma said his appearance went well but declined further comment citing a request for confidentiality by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who has been appointed to oversee the proceedings. There were also several days of witness appearances in Washington, D.C., last week.
The hearings were scheduled to conclude in New Orleans by Tuesday, but ended Monday evening after about 10 hours of testimony from the three witnesses.
Tagliabue had informed attorneys representing all parties that he hoped to rule on the appeals of Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith and two other players shortly after the hearings conclude.
A person familiar with the situation says Tagliabue expects to rule by early next week, meaning Vilma and Smith expect to play Sunday against the New York Giants. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of Tagliabue's directive.
Smith, suspended four games, and Vilma, suspended for the entire current season, are playing while their appeals are pending.
Like Vilma, Childress and Vitt honored Tagliabue's request for confidentiality after their appearances.
As Childress left the downtown law office on Monday he said he had "nothing to add."
Vitt also didn't have much to say, though he spent about five hours at the hearing.
The Saints coach had said previously, including under oath in federal court last summer, that his players never took the field intending to injure an opponent. As he left, Vitt said that testimony "was reiterated."
Vitt said he could not discuss details of the hearing, but added that it was good to see the former commissioner, who he'd met before. Vitt said that they had friendly exchanges, even sharing some old stories.
Vitt then headed back to the Saints' suburban headquarters to catch up on how practice went.
Two former New Orleans players also were banned: Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita had his suspension reduced to one game, while free-agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove has not played in the NFL this season but faces a two-game suspension if he signs with a team.
The NFL has described Vilma and Smith as ringleaders -- and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams as being in charge -- of a performance pool designed to knock targeted opponents out of games from 2009 to 2011.
The league has sworn statements from Williams and former Saints assistant coach Mike Cerullo -- who testified last week -- saying Vilma offered $10,000 to anyone who knocked quarterback Brett Favre out of the 2010 NFC Championship Game.
Childress had informed the NFL after that game he'd heard from former player Jimmy Kennedy that the Saints had a bounty on Favre. Childress is currently the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator.
The NFL also has identified Kennedy as one of its witnesses, but Kennedy has said the league is lying about his statements. He added that the league irreparably damaged his reputation by its "shoddy, careless, shameful so-called investigation."
According to the NFL, Kennedy heard about the bounty from Hargrove, who has also denied knowledge of a bounty program.
Tagliabue has insisted that the contents of the appeals process remain private, and all of the hearings have been behind closed doors in private law offices.
Vilma offered a wave and a thumbs-up sign as walked into the downtown New Orleans' law office for Monday's proceedings. Vitt only joked to several reporters that he sees them "in his dreams" and that they should be at Saints' practice instead of the law office.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued the initial suspensions, which also included a full-season ban for Saints head coach Sean Payton.
Lawsuits brought by Vilma and the NFL Players Association to challenge Goodell's handling of the case, including his decision in October to appoint Tagliabue as the arbitrator for the appeals, are pending in federal court in New Orleans.
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan gave the parties until Monday to answer questions about whether the NFL's collective bargaining agreement prevents a commissioner from handing out discipline for legal contact, and whether the CBA's passages about detrimental conduct are "ambiguous, hence unenforceable."
The NFLPA responded Monday afternoon, saying the labor agreement does not give the commissioner authority to punish players for legal hits. The union added that if Tagliabue interprets the agreement otherwise, the provisions pertaining to the commissioner's authority in the CBA would be unenforceable.
In its response to Berrigan's request, the NFL said players were not punished for on-field actions. The league said the players' suspensions resulted from meeting or locker room pledges, rewarding injury-causing hits and lying to NFL investigators about the incentive pool.
In March, the NFL announced that its investigation showed the Saints put together a bounty pool of up to $50,000 to reward game-ending injuries inflicted on opponents. "Knockouts" were worth $1,500 and "cart-offs" $1,000 -- with payments doubled or tripled for the playoffs, the league said.
According to the league, the pay-for-pain program was administered by Williams, with Payton's knowledge. At the time, Williams apologized for his role, saying: "It was a terrible mistake, and we knew it was wrong while we were doing it."
Later that month, Payton became the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason -- banned for all of this season without pay -- and Williams was suspended indefinitely.

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So this doesn't remain abstract, along with Eric, I draw your attention to the memorial website for one of Coughlin's victims, Eric Zapala, who committed suicide in 2006, may he rest eternally in the peace that was stolen from him by Coughlin and his enablers.
UPDATED: I ask my readers to hold me accountable and I am always truly grateful when they do. To that end, a reader correctly pointed out that Murphy's case went to Rome prior to the time in 2001 when the CDF took over universal jurisdiction in all cases of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy (see the comments to this post). Nonetheless, it was the CDF, under then-Cardinal Ratzinger, that was involved in the Murphy case. Rachel Donadio's article in the New York Times, Vatican Declined to Defrock U.S. Priest Who Abused Boys, in addition to reporting the facts involved, provides links to many of the relevant documents. So, the point that Murphy's case went to Rome before all such cases were given over to the CDF is a narrow point and one that does not change the fact that it was an appeal made directly to then-Cardinal Ratzinger by Murphy himself that spared him canonical sanction. The gross misrepresentation the mainstream media is accused of amounts to no more than a little confusion on my part, but not confusing Murphy's case with other cases.
Indeed, the current controversy surrounding the Holy Father revolves around the cases of Lawrence Murphy, a priest who molested deaf boys in Wisconsin, and the more troubling case of Peter Hullerman a child rapist who committed gross crimes in the Diocese of Essen and later in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. In all honesty the Murphy case, like that of master deceiver Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of the Legionaries of Christ, does not bother me that much, given the circumstances, as by that time Murphy was in no position to victimize anybody else. This strikes me as a fairly prudent decision with a tinge of mercy for a dying man who had much to answer for at the divine judgment bar. I feel the same about Maciel's case.
I saw a lawyer for some of Murphy's victims on the News Hour last night. Of course, he now wants to sue to the Holy See for refusing to bring to a canonical trial a dying man who, by virtue of his health, was unable to engage in any kind of ministry or pose a further threat to anyone. This kind of charlatianism and money-grubbing on the part of attorneys, who circle whenever they smell blood in the water, and who disguise the wolf of greed in the fleece of the lamb of justice, along with sensationalistic reporting, needs to be acknowledged and eschewed.
However, the case of Hullerman continues to bother me. He was given permission by then-Cardinal Ratzinger, who was archbishop of Munich and Freising at the time, to come to Munich from Essen to receive psychiatric care. It is of obvious significance that Hullerman admitted to child rape while in Essen. In fact, his diocese clearly spelled out in requesting him to come to Munich that he was dangerous, unlike Cardinal Law's setting up the dioceses to which he transferred troubled priests, most notably Coughlin and Shanley. Before Ratzinger left to go to Rome in 1981, Hullerman was already exercising pastoral ministry in his archdiocese. Then-Cardinal Ratzinger's vicar general notified him of this via a memo. Now, in fairness, it is unclear whether the then-archbishop ever read the memo. What is troubling, unlike Murphy, who at the point his case reached Rome, was no longer a threat to anyone, Hullerman went on to commit further crimes against children. He remained in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising after Ratzinger left for Rome. In 1986 Hullerman was tried and convicted in a German court of crimes against children. Even this was not enough to begin canonical proceedings against him. In fact, Hullerman remained in ministry until very recently.
I quite agree with Eric's well-stated position that the problem continues to be misdiagnosed. It is of course fallacious to mistake one or two instances for the whole, but Coughlin does not strike me as unusual. As the John Jay College on-going and comprehensive study into the scope and causes of these gross sins committed in the Church in the U.S. shows, the vast majority of abusers were pre-Vatican II priests. Most of them deeply crippled and malformed psychologically and lacking a healthy appreciation of human sexuality, which is to say they lacked what is called affective maturity, or the ability to recognize and maintain healthy boundaries in relationships. However, one of Coughlin's fellow Boston exiles, Paul Shanley, would've have been the polar opposite of Coughlin's trdaitionalism, and John Geoghan fell somewhere in between.
As the Catechism teaches: "Everyone, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept [her/]his sexual identity" (par. 2333). Further, the Church teaches that "[c]hastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being" (par. 2337). Hence, affective maturity with regards to one's sexuality is necessary for Christian maturity. For many people, regardless of sexual orientation or proclivities, this is a struggle, an agon, a battle for which much grace is needed in order to prevail; grace coming in the form of contrition, forgiveness, and on-going conversion.
In addition to accepting one's own sexual identity, affective maturity first and foremost means acknowledging that being sexual is part and parcel of being human and a good part at that! According to his Apostolic Exhortation, Pastores Dabo Vobis, a post synodal exhortation promulgated in 1992 after the 1990 ordinary general synod of bishops considering the formation of priests in the present day, Pope John Paul II stated: "[s]ince the charism of celibacy, even when it is genuine and has proved itself, leaves one's affections and instinctive impulses intact, candidates to the priesthood need an affective maturity which is prudent, able to renounce anything that is a threat to it, vigilant over both body and spirit, and capable of esteem and respect in interpersonal relationships between men and women" (par. 44).
So, in the end, it is not so much about sexual orientation, which spans a fairly broad range, but about knowing one's self, which, in addition to knowing your sexual identity and seeing it as a gift, also means knowing where you are broken and vulnerable, plus having the ability to be honest about this to your spiritual director, your confessor, and/or other confidantes, who care for you and who strengthen you in your resolve to be chaste.
I have to say that a sincerely offered mea culpa goes a long way towards healing. I have long been an admirer of Fr Cantalamessa, preacher of the Papal household, and continue to be, but I was stunned beyond belief by his Good Friday homily in which he likened the press reports on these matters to anti-Semitism. It is important to note that Fr. Cantalamessa has apologized for making this analogy. It is also necessary to point out that both as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and as Pope that Benedict XVI/Ratzinger has done more than anybody at the highest levels of the Church to effectively eradicate this evil from our midst.
Finally, allow me to make an attempt at an analogy having to do with the Jewish people: as John Paul II called for with regards to our troubled relations with the Jewish people at the turn of the millennium, purification of memory begins with an honest recalling of what happened and true contrition for the sins committed, those of omission and comission. Circling the wagons and shooting at the media is neither an effective nor a particularly Christian response. The CL statement, Greater Than Sin, remains the best response to all of this, putting forward Who really matters and how He works in the world through the Church, like St. Paul, sometimes most profoundly through our weakness (2 Cor. 12:9-10).


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100 Hours of Astronomy Latest News Update
1 April 2009
Only a one day to go now before 100 Hours of Astronomy officially starts - (or less than a 4 hours if you happen to live in the South Pacific). Everything is on track for a successful 100HA global celebration. We will endeavour to keep you up to date with all the latest news as it comes to hand or visit our website for regular updates - www.100hoursofatronomy.org If you haven't already registered your event please do so. http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/eventsmain
100 Hours of Astronomy Event Awards Announced - Applications accepted from April 10.
The 100 Hours of Astronomy team with support from our sponsors Celestron and Explore Scientific are pleased to announce the 100HA award categories for all registered global 100 Hours of Astronomy Sidewalk Astronomy and Star Party events taking place between 2 and 5 April, 2009. (special circumstances may apply if your dates are outside the official event period) To check the award categories and the rules of the competition, please see the Awards page http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/34-site-navigation/226-awards-and-prizes We wish you all the best of luck Please do not send in any applications for the awards until April 10, 2009
IYA 100HA Press Release - Worldwide Celebration Set To Break Astronomy Marathon Records The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, is on track to be the largest single science public outreach event ever. More than 1500 events have been registered in over 130 countries and this number is increasing every day. 100 Hours of Astronomy is a truly global project; an event on a scale never attempted before, with more than one million people expected to participate!
Please read more on the IYA2009 website: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0908/
100HA StarParty Videos on Youtube We invite you to watch the webcasts of groups across the world during the 24-Hour Global Starparty on April 4.http://www.youtube.com/group/starparties Go here to find out who's webcasting, when they're doing it, and where to see their webcast. We also encourage other groups to webcast their events-- all you need is a webcam or movie camera and internet connection. for instructions on how to upload your videos, go here:http://100hoursofastronomy.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=240
More Lights Out For 100HA In the city of Jena in Germany (the home of Carl Zeiss) Volkssternwarte/Public Observatory Urania Jena e.V are very happy to report that the ZeissPlanetarium managed to convince the local authorities to turn down the street lighting to a minimum for the 100 Hours of Astronomy celebrations. We are told that this action in Germany, is unique and will be a special highlight for German Astronomy Day on the 4th of April.
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Special Forces: Team X, the cover-based third-person shooter from Zombie Studios, is now available through Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 MS Points. You can add it to your queue here, as well as check availability in your region. You can also check out the latest development diary here.
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Special Forces: Team X gets video blog ahead of next week's release
Special Forces: Team X is the insane third-person shooter from Zombie Studios, and publisher Microprose. It's got the visuals of Borderlands 2 mixed with gunplay and gory chainsaw executions. In short, it looks totally hat-stands. The studio has released a new video blog ahead of the game's release. See it below.
Special Forces: Team X screens & trailer have a faint whiff of Borderlands
Special Forces: Team X is the new team-based, third-person tactical shooter from Zombie Studios. It launches on PC and Xbox 360 digitally later this year and publisher Microprose has unveiled a batch of screens and a trailer that show people getting blown up, chainsaw-wielding maniacs, soldiers being stabbed violently and a ludicrous amount of expended […]
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Guest blogger Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor with Stewart-Peterson Inc., has some ideas to help you prepare for the possibility of a long downward price slope.
How high can prices go? That's been a popular question from producers amid our summer of volatility. And yet, a better question might be: Why is it important to know how high prices can go?
Since nobody can predict price accurately, why not plan for the possibilities and make decisions now for what prices will eventually do? Prices will move. When prices do reach the top-side objectives you're looking for, you need to have strategies in place to take advantage of them. You may not have any idea of your production capability this year or, for that matter, next year. However, when value presents itself, one still has to push ahead with marketing strategies.
Let's start with 2012 crop. The market is currently pushing into (or near) contract highs on a daily basis. On a better sign of a top, or when corn likely breaches 8.00 in December and beans push through 17.00, one has to realize that demand probably cannot keep up. In turn, this means prices could likely have a very long downward slope.
For this scenario, consider put options. Buying puts establishes a price floor, yet leaves the top side open. Sometimes markets make what is termed an accelerated top. The market could be peaking near 8.00 (or just above 8.00) on December corn. However, those who believe in the accelerated top theory would argue that prices need to push substantially higher on a spike through this level. Another strategy is to continue to make small incremental sales as the market moves upward. As you do this, you're probably regretting each sale you made prior, yet in the long run, it's important to recognize the average you are building without over-committing.
For 2012, it's important for you to look at opportunity. First and foremost will likely be either the hedge-to-arrive strategy or selling futures. Hedge-to-arrive contracts are executed by your elevator that sells futures for you and meets margin requirements. You have to be careful about how much of this you do. The elevator could run into financial trouble or they may over-extend themselves on the number of contracts they're writing, since they may write contracts for a cumulative whole of their customer base. If basis is wide, hedge-to-arrives are often a nice alternative for farmers to get started. Forward contracting is certainly a possibility. However, basis is usually wide in spring and summer, therefore making the hedge-to-arrive alternative more attractive.
As for put options into the 2013 corn and beans crops, you have to realize you are paying for a very long-term contract – which is not to say you shouldn't. However, your money may be spent elsewhere in a better fashion. The real advantage to purchasing a put, even though it will cost quite a bit of time value premium, is that it leaves the top side open. Should prices advance further for new crop prices, you may be in a position then to more aggressively forward sell through contracting, hedge-to-arrives, or selling futures.
There are a number of different tools and strategies that can be utilized in accordance with your specific situation. Applying those tools, and preparing for the possibilities, trumps trying to outguess the market.
Bryan Doherty is a senior market advisor with Stewart-Peterson Inc. You can reach Bryan at [email protected]. Scott Stewart is president and CEO of Stewart-Peterson, a commodity marketing consulting firm based in West Bend, Wis. You may reach Scott at 800-334-9779, email him at [email protected]
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CT State Parks and Forests Main Page
Park Location
Sunset Hill RoadRedding(Directions)
Park Contact Information
Collis P. HuntingtonState Parkc/o Putnam MemorialState Park499 Black Rock TurnpikeRedding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2285
{Link to Purchase a State Park Season Pass}
{Link to Parks and Forests App}
{Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility}
This park is not handicapped accessible.
The park is open from 8 am to sunset.
Pets on a leash are permitted.
(860) 424-3200
(860) 424-4070
{Collis P. Huntington State Park}
Collis P. HuntingtonState ParkRedding
Life-like sculptures of bears and wolves welcome your arrival to this peaceful and tranquil setting featuring open fields and dense woodlands. The park was donated to the citizens of Connecticut by the internationally renowned Huntington family.
Attention Park Users- Collis P. Huntington State Park is open to archery-only deer hunting from Sept. 15th to Dec. 31st. Hunters may only park in parking areas designated with pink arrows (visit the Hunting & Trapping page for an updated map). The red shaded area near Old Dodgingtown Road is closed to hunting due to high public use. Hunters may park in the parking lot at end of Old Dodgingtown Road, unless the entrance gate is locked. It is recommended that park visitors wear bright colors for their safety. Outdoor Safety Tips
{Canoeing} Canoeing
{Horseback Riding} Horseback Riding
{Cross-Country Skiing} Cross-Country Skiing
{Mountain Biking} Mountain Biking
{Hiking} Hiking
{Pond Fishing} Pond Fishing (5 ponds)
{Hunting} Hunting (Fall Archery Deer/Turkey Only)
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{Collis P. Huntington State Park} Collis P. Huntington State Park, Redding
From the East: Off I-84 westbound, take Exit 10. Go right off the exit and follow to Route 25 south. Take a right onto Route 302 west for approx 6 miles to Route 58 south. Take a left onto Route 58 and follow south for 1.4 miles. Take a left onto Sunset Hill Rd and travel south for 1.4 miles to Old Dodgingtown Rd for parking and car top launching. Continue 1 mile further for main parking at Sunset Hill.
From the West: Off I-84, take Exit 10. Go left off the exit and follow to Route 25 south. Take a right onto Route 302 west for approx 6 miles to Route 58 south. Take a left onto Route 58 and follow south for 1.4 miles. Take a left onto Sunset Hill Rd and follow as listed above.
Off I-95: Take exit 17. Take Route 136 north for 9 miles. At the intersection of Route 136 and Route 58, take Route 58 north for 10.4 miles. Then take a right onto Sunset Hill Road and follow directions as listed above.
Off Merritt Parkway Southbound: Take Exit 42. Take Route 136 north for 5.2 miles. At the intersection of Route 136 and Route 58, follow Route 58 for 10.4 miles. Then take a right onto Sunset Hill Road and follow directions as above.
Off Merritt Parkway Northbound: Take Exit 44. Take Route 58 North for approximately 13.4 miles. Turn right onto Sunset Hill and follow directions as listed above.
There is no parking fee at Collis P. Huntington State Park.
State Park/Forest Fees | Season and other Park Passes
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Collis P. Huntington State Park was primarily in agricultural use until the Luttgen family acquired the land in the late 1800's and developed the present service roads, trails, and artificial ponds. Reportedly, a small steam paddlewheeler was then kept on the largest pond and is now sunken somewhere under the park waters. A short, stone "lighthouse" still remains on one of the islands. The Starratt family then owned the estate until the 1930's when the land was acquired by Archer M. Huntington, who willed the land of the homestead he called Stanerigg for a state park.
It was there that his wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington, the internationally famous sculptress, worked with clay and scaffolding in her studio. Mr. Huntington centered his activities at Stanerigg as a noted poet, Spanish scholar, art patron, and founder of the Hispanic Society. The park is named after Archer Huntington's father, Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900), the railroad tycoon. Collis Potter Huntington became one of the wealthiest men in the country in the late century by his promotion and completion of the first transcontinental railroad. He also established the largest shipyard and dry dock company in the United States in the late 1800's at Newport News, Virginia.
The estate will most be remembered for Anna Hyatt Huntington, whose sculptures of bears and wolves welcome visitors at the park entrance. Among the most famous of her sculptures are Joan of Arc in New York City; Cid Campeador in Seville, Spain; and the heroic statue of General Israel Putnam at the Putnam Memorial State Park entrance in Redding. Mrs. Huntington was a prolific and hard working artist all her life. The work of Israel Putnam was created when the artist was in her nineties.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Huntington were careful to preserve the natural quality of their land, the 1017 acre park is now a wonderful place for tranquility. It spreads over fields and dense woodlands and includes five ponds. The park was opened to the public in 1973 after Mrs. Huntington's death.
Other Nearby State Recreation Areas Include:
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Picture Of The Day: Icebox From "Little Giants" Is All Grown Up
It seems like only yesterday Shawna Waldron, a.k.a. Becky "Icebox" O'Shea, was kicking the crap out of Spike and the rest of the Cowboys during their battle for Pee Wee football supremacy in the town of Urbania. Now take a look at her! Looks like someone is all grown up. That sexy piece of lingerie seems like a far cry from her youth-sized shoulder pads and helmet.


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WASHINGTON — A bill to extend historic new protections to gays in the workplace won easy Senate approval Thursday, bolstered by rare bipartisan support that illustrated the dramatic shift in the politics around gay rights amid growing public acceptance for same-sex marriage.
Seventeen years after a similar proposal failed by a single vote in the Senate, 10 Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic bloc to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known as ENDA, which would prohibit public and private employers, employment agencies and labor unions from using sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for decisions about employment, promotion or compensation.
"This is a really tremendous milestone — a day I will never forget in my service in the Senate," said Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the first openly gay person elected to the Senate. "For folks like myself in the LGBT community, the opportunity to be judged in the workplace by your skills and qualifications, your loyalty, your work ethic is an important pronouncement for this nation."
Backers of the measure said the bipartisan vote puts additional pressure on Speaker John A. Boehner to bring it to a vote in the full House. President Obama said in a statement that "one party in one house of Congress should not stand in the way of millions of Americans who want to go to work each day and simply be judged by the job they do.
"Now is the time to end this kind of discrimination in the workplace, not enable it," he said.
A spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who sets the floor agenda, reiterated Thursday that a vote on the bill was "currently not scheduled in the House."
Democrats warned that Republicans would pay a price for inaction. "If the House of Representatives does insist on going down this road, they'll be sending their party straight to oblivion," Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters.
Such a statement would have been unthinkable only a decade ago, when most Americans opposed same-sex marriage and were skeptical about gay rights. President George W. Bush's campaign in 2004 galvanized its supporters with a string of state ballot measures banning same-sex marriage that helped draw Republican voters to the polls in key states.
Today, as polls show most Americans support same-sex marriage, many Republican lawmakers and candidates see the issue as a trap. Republicans who support gay rights run the risk of alienating conservative voters, particularly tea party supporters. Those who vote against such measures are portrayed by Democrats as extremists and out of touch.
Ari Fleischer, a former Bush spokesman, wrote in an opinion piece published Thursday by Politico that the House should allow the bill to come to the floor and act in a "more inclusive and welcoming manner." Gay rights, he said, "are gateways into whether young people see the GOP as a party worthy of support."
Last November saw the first successful referendums to allow same-sex marriage in four states. Just this week, Illinois lawmakers gave final approval to legislation that would make the state the 15th to allow such unions.
Though 34 Republicans voted against ENDA in the Senate, few spoke out against it during the floor debate. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) warned that the bill violates the "cherished value of freedom of expression and religion."
The bill includes an exemption for religious groups that was strengthened by a Republican amendment to ensure that the government could not retaliate against those organizations in awarding contracts and grants.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who said he still had concerns about the effect the bill could have on some employers, nonetheless voted for it and expressed hope that the House could make further changes.
Congress hasn't passed major gay rights legislation since 2010, when it voted to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred gays from openly serving in the military. In 2007 the House, then controlled by Democrats, passed a version of ENDA that did not include the provision for transgender individuals. Thirty-five Republicans voted for it at the time, though only 10 of those continue to serve in the House today.
One of them, Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), would not commit to supporting the Senate-passed bill.
"Congressman Ryan does not believe someone should be fired because of their sexual orientation," said Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert. "That said, any legislation to address this concern should be narrowly crafted to guard against unintended consequences."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said this week that 95% of Democrats in the House are ready to vote for the Senate-passed bill. Just 10% of Republicans are needed to ensure passage.
The Republican senators who supported the current bill include longtime sponsors like Mark Steven Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine — the only Republican senator seeking reelection next year in a state Obama carried in 2012.
Other GOP backers include three who will be running for reelection in 2016 in battleground states: Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Rob Portman of Ohio and Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania.
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), who voted against ENDA in 1996, supported it this time.
"I have always believed that workplace discrimination — whether based on religion, gender, race, national origin or sexual orientation — is inconsistent with the basic values that America holds dear," McCain said.
But Republicans facing competitive primary challenges from conservative or tea party candidates voted against the measure. With an eye toward 2014 reelection, many are looking to shore up their conservative credentials. Among them was Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who on Thursday also introduced the so-called Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions about four weeks earlier than the standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court under Roe vs. Wade. Thirty-two Republicans signed on as cosponsors.
Senate Democrats called Graham's bill a nonstarter, predicting that Republican positions on gay rights and abortion would cost them at the polls.


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A Super Bowl alternative from Duo Restaurant in Denver
See the building in the photo to the right? It's MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Do you know or care what's happening there Sunday? If not — it's the Super Bowl showdown between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks — Duo Restaurant in Denver has a deal for you.
During the Feb. 2 game, Duo is offering a three-course dinner for two for $48. Why $48? Because this is Super Bowl 48, or Super Bowl XLVIII for Roman numeral fans.
Not that I intend to miss the game on TV, but the lineup does look as potent as the one the Broncos will be fielding. Check it out:
First Course
Roasted Squash & Apple Bisque: toasted pepita seeds
Roasted Broccoli & Brussel Sprouts: spicy walnuts / Spanish blue / sherry maple vinaigrette
Second Course
Roasted Chicken: airline breast / foraged mushrooms / rice soubise / toasted hazelnuts / carrot sage jus
Monkfish: beluga lentil cake / root vegetables / three onion green curry crema / parsnip crisps
Ravioli: cauliflower & sunchoke / mushroom brodo / fennel confit / aged cow's milk cheese
Third Course
Pistachio Nougat: beet and black currant sorbet / lemon cream / sage praline
Sticky Toffee Pudding: morning fresh whipped cream / toasted pecans
Interested? You can call Duo at 303-477-4141. The restaurant sits at 2413 W. 32nd Ave. at Zuni.


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Diane Kruger: Best Met Colour
Very much like this purple mostly because I never thought I'd see her in it. Same goes for the shape of the Prada dress. Again with those goddamn feathers.
But here's where style instinct comes into play. Diane Kruger resists the urge to trick out her hair like full ballerina. Rather, the way it's been blown out, it's almost... casual. Same goes for cutting back on accessories and nail polish. Because then, under heavy makeup and jewels, it suddenly becomes Joan Collins's boudoir and some kind of seduction. In Diane's hands, it's dreamy, simple, elegant, understated, and really quite lovely.
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Literary genius without the credit as such
When we think of great literature, our minds probably reflect on the works of some of the classic authors. For example, the writing of William Shakespeare, Jane Austin, Earnest Hemingway and Mark Twain might come into play. Perhaps you like newer works by people like Stephen King.
There are some authors that have written incredible poetry books, novels and various other works from any number of genres that don't quite get the recognition as the brilliant minds that they truly are. Although quite famous, one such example of someone who might fit this mold this the incredible children's storyteller Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.
What makes his works so incredible?
1. The poetic and inventive nature
There is no doubt Dr. Suess was incredibly imaginative. He not only created charters and locations but even delevoped is own words and language in some cases. Not too many authors have been able to pull that off.
2. Many, if not all stories, have a deeper meaning
If you look beyond the silly surface, several of Dr. Suess' works are quite profound. For example, the story of the Grinch deals with discrimination. "The Lorax" focuses on respect for our planet and the environment. "Green Eggs and Ham" encourages us to not be afraid to branch out from the familiar.
The next time you think about literary genius, consider adding Dr. Suess into the conversation.


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How 'The Desolation of Smaug' Should Have Ended
Here's a new video from the folks at How It Should Have Ended, featuring a hilarious alternate ending for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.'
Whenever a new movie comes out, there are always camps that are formed. Folks either love the movie and accept it for what it was or they have problems with what was presented and try to nitpick every detail. While it might be annoying to hear a bunch of Debbie Downers pooh-pooh a movie that the masses all enjoy, all because of some minor facts like a character appearing in the movie who wasn't present in the book, it's decidedly more entertaining when presented in a funny, animated short.
In this video, we see short clips from the movie that have been given alternate outcomes. More often than not, the characters just speak about obvious plotholes or inconsistencies that were on the minds of more discerning movie-goers as they watched. Some examples are the budding romance between Kili, the Dwarf, and Tauriel, the Elven Captain of the Guard that started with an innuendo, and the fact that no one told Radagast that he had bird poop in his hair.
Then there are the glaringly obvious and simple solutions to some of the bigger problems in the film, such as how the Company expected to traipse into The Lonely Mountain to do battle with a dragon that can only be killed with a Black Arrow, without said weapon. And, in knowing that a Black Arrow was needed, why didn't Thorin ask the people of Laketown to give him all of the Black Arrows they had in order to fight Smaug. Again, it's all in good fun and wonderfully animated.
Watch the video above and see how things could have been different for Bilbo and the Company!


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Mass .flac to Apple Lossless (ALAC .m4a) conversion
I have a couple posts going on the back burner, namely the re-foaming process on the 8″ woofer drivers from the Advent Heritage speakers I found in Greenpoint and the Mac Mini media server setup we have going now. But first, say you want to convert all the albums you ripped to FLAC to Apple Lossless (.m4a) under OS X. You want to know what's easiest and quickest for batch conversion?
The X Lossless Decoder (see: XLD) is one very good option for OS X. I find generally his application works best decoding full album single file rips from EAC with .cue sheets. Usually with EAC you'd have three files, the .log, the .cue and the full album .flac file, XLD will nicely split the .flac into .m4a (Apple Lossless) individual files with little effort.
For larger batches, and because I used Stephen Booth's "Max" for a lot of ripping, I find batch processing of tags and mass conversion a bit easier. Where XLD is good on an album by album basis I found that Max was very good for converting whole directories of individual artists with multiple albums. I find that I'm often fixing tags first in Max and then again in iTunes and then the last step is usually confirming the album art for use with Cover Flow. It takes probably 5-10 minutes per album and it'd be faster if I had uniformity in my ripping standards.
I think ultimately, as an archive, using EAC and backing up to an image (.flac, .cue & .log) makes the most sense (but takes the longest). For playback and ease of use, unless you're really crazy about bit perfection, I think the sound quality with Apple Lossless (.m4a) and iTunes is perfectly acceptable, especially with a halfway decent external DAC. I've been using the Mac Mini as our A/V front end and the Apple Remote application for the iPod Touch works very well (over wifi) allowing me to control iTunes on the Mini.


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Did you read bridgman's response? Well apparently you didn't understand ANYTHING he cleverly wrote to you. They had to make fundamentally changes in the linux gfx stack, before they could even start making all the good things a modern graphic stack should be. Fundamentally changes in the linux driver stack, is not something you write in two weeks!
How can it be fanboyism having an idea how hard/long it takes to re-write the whole graphic stack of linux?
My point is that the way they have chosen to do the whole open source strategy from the beginning to end is crap, so no technical reasons of the current problems can change the facts.
When you are a leader in the graphics department, you don't follow standards that slow you down (kms, gallium crap etc) but you create your own standards and everyone else follows you. That's what nvidia does now, that's why they lead *nix graphics, and no-one cares about the unstable buggy xorg standards that change/break in each version. Nvidia does this the closed-source way, ATI could had done the same, but better and open-source if they wanted.
Right now they are following intel and kernel/xorg graphics projects. Who has better experience and knowledge in the graphics department? Intel? Kernel-dev-team? xorg-dev-team? or ATI/AMD?
The answer is easy here, but the answer is not the leader and that doesn't make sense.


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Super Quick Post
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books
I wanted to post a quick update that Insidious is now available as a free download via Ravelry (click here if you're not a Ravelry member)!
Best wishes for a happy 2010! :)
Tags: design, free, insidious, patterns, socks
…Hello Illinois!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general
(Very belatedly!) Nicole guessed correctly right off the bat after my last post. I've moved to UIUC to work on my MLIS (Master in Library and Information Science). I've been so frustrated with job hunting and trying to figure out what to do for the rest of my life. The answer finally came to me via Ravelry. Yep.
After working for a while as a volunteer editor, helping Ravelry with its pattern and yarn databases, and after reading some comments in Ravelry groups posted by library professionals, I began to realize that LIS could be a good fit for me as a career. So I researched the field and several programs. I chose to go to UIUC because the job/practicum/internship opportunities seemed really good, and I was interested in both the Data Curation track and Special Collections Certificate program. And so I've been here for over a month, and it's going pretty well so far. :)
I still knit, definitely. I'll try to blog once in a while now that I've gotten more settled in this new place.
Tags: il, job-hunting, knitting, mlis, school, uiuc
Goodbye Minnesota…
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general
Yep, I'm moving! Some of you know where, others will find out in the next blog post. I wasn't sure we could get everything to fit in the van, but we did. Believe it or not, I am only taking two boxes of yarn with me. See that pink box on the left in the photo? That's one of them–can you believe my restraint?
I haven't fallen off the blog
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general
Just am incredibly busy with other stuff. Exciting stuff. Non-knitting stuff!
By the way, a little heads up to those who have me friended on Ravelry–I am almost nearly done entering my stash and will be uploading many yarn photos and rearranging favorites and queued items this coming week. I'm sending preemptive apologies, as this will affect your RSS feeds/Friend Activity. It'll be over in a few days, I promise. :)
Belated Birthday
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, sweaters
After almost two months of crazy deadlines, I was eager to knit something at a relaxed pace. Since my birthday was coming up, I thought I ought to make myself something. I chose this design, because I thought it might go well with my dresses. Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: birthday, buttons, cardi, cardigan, cotton, cropped, green, hexacomb, hexagons, interweave knits, just for me, katie himmelberg, purple, silk, somerset, texture
Potholder Mania
Posted by limedragon | Filed under crochet, decor
Back in May, it was potholders and hotpads all the time, as I worked feverishly to finish the set of five I needed for this swap. Even though I dithered about it at first, I couldn't resist joining Hot Pads! And Potholders – The Swap. We had to crochet five potholders, and we could use any color, but had to use the same pattern for all five. Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: aunt lydia, blue, cotton, crochet, crochet cotton, green, hotpads, pink, potholders, red, swap
Winners! And another new design!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under contests, designs, knitting, socks
Thanks everyone for the great comments on the previous post! Here are the numbers picked by the Random Number Generator matched to the commentors (The first two get the copies signed by Stephanie).
15-Megan S.
10-Eryka Jackson
36-Bev Adam
I'll email the lucky winners later today; congratulations, and enjoy the comic! (If you missed out, you can check to see if your LYS is a retailer, or ask your LYS if they'll do mail order for you.) I submitted a sock design to the Sock Wars IV organizer and it was chosen as one of the pattern options. Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: blue, blue-green, cables, comics, contest, design, giveaway, green, insidious, prize, ravelry, rib, sock-wars, socks, swtc, tofutsies, yellow
New design, and contests!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under bags or purses, contests, designs, knitting
Boy, it's been a while since I last blogged. Where did the time go? Lately, I've felt like a snail… I concentrate on something for what seems like a couple hours, only to find out nearly a whole day has passed by. Since Starbucks has pretty much discontinued decaf Frappucinos, I've been thinking that I may as well take up caffeine again, maybe that'll help. :) I can now finally unveil a new design I've been working on: Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: bag, comics, contest, design, giveaway, handknit heroes, net of justice, webcomic
Wee Gifts
Posted by limedragon | Filed under baby stuff, knitting
Needing to recover after a large project earlier this month I was looking for something fun and quick to knit when I found out my parents' neighbor had a new baby. Perfect! A couple of little gifts would do the trick. Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: baby, bib, blue, blue steps, booties, cute, gifts, green, sideways
Gift #3
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Here is the last of the gifts I made for my recommendation letter writers!
Tags: araucania, blue, blue-green, gathered scarf, gift, ranco, scarf


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Some time back, a friend of mine told me that his girlfriend's sister doesn't eat salad dressing. Like, never. Not even a drop. There's not a single dressing she likes, or a single kind of salad she'll choose to dress. Not even oil and vinegar. The weird thing is, this young woman isn't a particularly health conscious or picky eater in any other way: she eats totally without discrimination. But when it comes to dressing, she opts out.
This story bewilders me, mostly because I cannot imagine life without salad dressing. While it's true that I'll throw regular old flax oil and lemon juice on my salads about 75% of the time, I put a lot of effort into making a bunch of dressings whenever possible. I use them not only to dress salads, but to dip raw sushi rolls in, to snack on with veggie crudites, to adorn wraps or sandwiches, to pour over steamed veggies and grains, and to dress up spiralized veggie noodles. There are so many uses for a good salad dressing, so many uses that go far beyond salad itself. And of course, a terrific dressing can, as we know, be the difference between a salad that's a winner and a salad that's a dud.
Most salad dressings are composed of a mix (usually in a 1:2 ratio, but sometimes a 3:4 or a 2:3) of a fat and an acid. The fat is usually oil, and the acid usually vinegar, but of course this doesn't have to be true. The fat base can be nuts or nut butter, the acid lemon or fruit juice. There are tons of ways to experiment, and tons of dressings to enjoy.
My favorite dressings are oil based, for the most part. And this is good, because I'm always happy for a chance to use my favorite healthy oils, like flax, hemp, and cold-pressed olive. The former two are rich in Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids. If you invest in a special blend, like Udo's 3-6-9, you'll also be getting the DHA acids that can be tough for vegans to obtain otherwise. And you know by now that I'm a firm believer in the power of healthy fats in general.
This said, some of my clients are either specifically trying to lose weight. And these clients are a little more conscientious of fat and density than others, so I'm always looking for ways to help lighten up their meals without depriving them of good taste. And this is where my veggie dressings come in.
That's right: vegetables can make a terrific base for salad dressing! If you use a veggie that's easily blended, like zucchini, cucumber, or a steamed root vegetable, you can add terrific taste with only a fraction of the oil. If you're a purist, you can add no oil at all, and thicken with a touch of flax seed or chia seed. And voila: perfect dressing that's also low in fat and easy to digest.
Today, I want to offer you four vegetable based salad dressings that are also delicious and satisfying. All have proven popular with clients and stricter raw foodie friends who, unlike yours truly, are a little shy about oils. And all are regular faves in my kitchen–especially the zucchini dressing, which I've blogged about before. All dressings yield 1 1/2 cups. Enjoy!
Butternut Squash Dressing
1 heaping cup cooked butternut squash
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp nama shoyu
2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cumin
1 heaping tbsp agave nectar
Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender till smooth. This one is especially delicious served over dark leafy greens, or when paired with pumpkin seeds!
Tomato Curry Dressing
This recipe was inpsired almost exactly by a recipe from my friend Ingrid. I changed the paprika to curry and loved the resulting flavor! The dressing is very delicate, so I recommend serving it with mild greens that will let you enjoy it's flavor, but its sweetness also pairs nicely with the bitterness of arugula. (Or, as pictured, on top of a hasty work week salad!)
2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped, or 2 cups cherry tomatoes
¼ cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 pitted dates
1 small clove garlic (optional!!)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon curry powder
Blend all ingredients on high. This is a great way to use summer tomatoes, though they're so perfect it seems sad to eat them any other way than sliced and sprinkled with salt!
Beet dressing
2 cups cooked beets, chopped
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp flax oil
Blend all ingredients on high. This dressing is sweet tart and surprisingly creamy. I love it over romaine salad with carrots and cucumbers!
Zucchini Dressing
This is one of my all time favorite dressings. I nearly always prepare a double batch on weekends and use it up throughout the week, in various ways. You'll be shocked that it's as low in oil as it is, and the flax seed goes a long way to thickening it naturally. A serious Choosing Raw fave!!!
For the dressing:
Blend all dressing ingredients on high till smooth and creamy. Mix salad ingredients and top with the dressing as desired.
This post is just yet more proof that veggies are versatile beyond our wildest imagining. Is there ever any end to what we can do with them? I also hope it proves that there's a lot more to dressing than oil and vinegar. So take those leftover and extra veggies out of your fridge, and start experimenting! Let me know what you come up with.
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What is diltiazem?
Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing the muscles of your heart and blood vessels.
Diltiazem is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), angina (chest pain), and certain heart rhythm disorders.
Diltiazem may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking diltiazem?
You should not use diltiazem if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
- a serious heart condition such as "sick sinus syndrome" or "AV block" (unless you have a pacemaker);
- very low blood pressure; or
- if you have recently had a heart attack and you have a build-up of fluid in your lungs.
To make sure diltiazem is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
- kidney disease;
- liver disease;
- congestive heart failure; or
- if you also take digoxin, or a beta blocker (such as atenolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, propranolol, sotalol, and others).
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Diltiazem can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while using this medicine.
How should I take diltiazem?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Do not use this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Do not crush, chew, break, or open an extended-release tablet or capsule. Swallow it whole.
To make swallowing easier, ask your doctor or pharmacist if you can open a diltiazem capsule and sprinkle the medicine into a spoonful of applesauce. Swallow right away without chewing. Do not save the mixture for later use.
Use diltiazem regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of medicine completely.
You should not stop using diltiazem suddenly. Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse.
If you are being treated for high blood pressure, keep using this medicine even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life.
Your blood pressure will need to be checked often. You may also need frequent blood tests.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of diltiazem can be fatal.
Overdose symptoms may include slow heartbeat, weakness, chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting.
What should I avoid while taking diltiazem?
Diltiazem may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with diltiazem and lead to unwanted side effects. Discuss the use of grapefruit products with your doctor.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking diltiazem.
Avoid taking an herbal supplement containing St. John's wort at the same time you are taking diltiazem.
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Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
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- pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;
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- heart problems --shortness of breath (even with mild exertion), swelling, rapid weight gain;
- liver problems --nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or
- severe skin reaction --fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.
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- headache;
- nausea; or
- rash.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Copenhagen; probably one of the most underrated European capitals, when it comes to interesting places to spend a few days at!
The city is full of modern and historic Architecture and if you can time with some good weather, is a joy to walk or bike around in.
Last Friday, I spend 24hrs in the capital of Denmark, which was just having a few days of great early autumn weather; partially sunny with temperatures around 18C.
As part of my research for the trip to Copenhagen, I made my usual visit to sites like 500px and Flickr to see what some other photographers find interesting in this Scandinavian city.
A lot of these were very much tourist subjects like the Nyhafen, but a few things did stood out! One being a 17th century tower called "Rundetaarn", while the second one was the Axelborg building, which has some very interesting spiral steps. The building dates back to the 1920's and still has an amazing old style open elevator.
I must have spend close to an hour in this amazing piece of Art Deco architecture; framing all kind of perspectives and angles. It was the tilt screen on my Fujifilm X-T2, that saved the day when I wanted to frame an image of the entire stairwell with my XF10-24 wide angle lens.
Although I also made several images facing up, I do prefer the image looking down as it gives more of an Art Deco feel.
Image details:
Fujifilm X-T2 with the XF 10-24 lens
ISO 3200, 1/30s, f9.0, 10mm (15mm full frame equivalent)
RAW development in Lightroom CC, using the Classic Chrome camera profile
Nik ColorEfex pro 4 for optimal contrast
While I would like for Fujifilm to come up with a quality Tilt-Shift lens, I meanwhile do love my XF 10-24 for my Architectural work that needs the extra wide-angle!
More images of the great Nordic city of Copenhagen, can be found here.
Remember: "You can't climb to the top, if you don't start at the bottom".
Remember: "You can't climb to the top, if you don't start at the bottom".


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Hope,Fate and Destiny Attend a Rays Game
I don't think any of us saw these three completely different ladies stroll into Tropicana Field this Sunday. Each of them had different agendas and reasons for being among the 21,008 screaming members of the Rays Republic. By the end of the game though, each knew they were in the right place and firmly gave their commitments to helping this Rays team succeed.
One was there striving to help this young squad that was counted out in early April harness their desire and expectations heading into the Rays final 4 games. She had wanted to give this team a trust and reliance that the fulfillment of their goal was well within their grasp. Her presence has adorned the Trop for a long time this season, but today she made an " official" appearance.
The second came today to remind this team that the course of human life is never pre-printed or ordained, that spirit as well as courage can sometimes change the sands of time. That she wanted to give a blessing of cause and will to this team as they venture into the final stages of 2011. That she might not be able to give them total control or deed them to success, but she knew the path and was willing to guide them there with no hesitation and no payment in return.
Third lady came today to remind this team that something can be predestined, can be decided way before their time, but that the will of man can change the course, can re-direct the energy and that fortune both good and bad doesn't always fall on the lucky or cursed. That sometimes the ones who bond together, who all believe the same path of movement can achieve things beyond their dreams, even changing their end result.
What all three saw today was a team before them who had a chemistry about them that was unshakable by feats of other common men. A spirit that rivaled any other other force seen upon this Earth whose ebb and flow moved in unison between both the players and the assembled fans.
They saw an explosion of emotion, a combustion of suppressed energy and a visual display of unified exuberance all around them as the Rays moved towards their 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Each gathered their thoughts, sights and recollections throughout the contest speaking with zeal and emotion taking in everything and forgetting nothing.
After the game ended I approached these 3 ladies who looked emotionally exhausted, but full of fire and energy. I asked if they had been here before and they told me they had attended games in 2008 and 2010, but this was their first journey here as a group this season. I commended them on coming on a day that had so much great game action and excitement throughout the contest.
As they turned to walk away I asked their names. The first one introduced herself as Hope. I went to extend my hand to shake hers and she went on to say, " And these are my dear friend's Destiny and Fate". I stumbled back for a moment at this revelation and hope left me with this final comment, "Don't worry. We like this team. I have a feeling you will see a lot of us over the next month or so". Fate just shot me a grin and yelled back to me, "You can count on it!"
I quickly shot back the words: "I truly hope so ladies. The Rays Republic can always use 3 great ladies like you behind these guys!"


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tojvan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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BGTG 56 - April 15, 2006 - All About Vinci (with David Arnott)
I was on vacation last week. No, not at the Gathering of Friends, I was in Hawaii with my family. I thought I might catch up on a little podcasting backlog or at least spruce up the web page. Instead, I ended up doing what I should've planned on all along--relaxing! That's why this show recorded at the end of March is just being posted now.
But here it is, the All About Vinci show. I announced this ahead of time with the thought that people could play the game, review the rules, etc. This is a longer show--as all of the All Abouts turn out to be--and I figure that level of discussion makes the most sense when the listener is already familiar with the game. And if that's the case, then maybe we don't need to go over the rules in such depth? I ask that question in the opening of this podcast, something I'd like to hear back about.
By the way, if you want to skip past the rules, just scan your CD or MP3 player forward to about 30:45 after you get through my intro. You'll miss a little commentary & analysis that squeezes its way in amongst the rules overview, but not too much.
Anyway, that's Dave and I recording the podcast in the photo, of course. I'm on the right, and we're using the simple headsets + audio splitter setup that costs less than $50. (Ok, you need to have a computer already, but the recording software is also free.) We're at an upstairs table during SoCal Games Day 25, at the Burbank Moose Lodge. Really!
BGTG 31 - All About Medici (with the Dave Arnott bio)
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The new Call of Duty is out in less than a month but fans can get a taste of the action this weekend as beta access goes live.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out on November 4th but those who have pre-ordered the game had exclusive beta access from yesterday (Friday October 14th).
Produced by Infinity Ward, the latest game is the 13th primary installment in the hits series. It is the first COD by Infinity Ward under the new three-year development cycle for the franchise.
The campaign centres around a battle for the Solar System, which the Settlement Defense Front (SDF) - a hostile force who are the main antagonists - are attempting to take over.
You take control of Captain Nick Reyes of the Special Combat Air Recon (SCAR) and have your own transforming fighter, named "Jackal", which is customisable as well as a central hub world named Retribution.
The jury is very much out ahead of CODIW's launch, though, after the game's trailer was met with a mixed reception from game critics and journalists and a negative reception from the Call of Duty community, resulting in the video becoming the second-most disliked on all of YouTube.
Infinite Warfare brings three unique game modes to the table this year as Campaign returns to the gritty, large-scale war roots of the franchise, while boldly looking ahead. Multiplayer promises to deliver the future of warfare, with many new gameplay innovations. And the cooperative Zombies mode takes players on a 'wild ride through a new storyline with unique gameplay features and mechanics'.
We won't know until November 4th, but we can get a good idea from the beta which launches on PS4 this Friday at 5pm in the UK and runs until Monday at 5pm. It will then run again from October 21-24 on both PS4 and Xbox One.
Unfortunately for PC gamers the beta will not be available but with just three weeks to go until launch they won't be kept waiting too long.