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Genealogy research has gained popularity in the last decade or so, largely from the emergence of technology and TV shows such as NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Southeast Community College and the Homestead National Monument of America once again are sponsoring the Land Records & Genealogy Symposium July 15 and 16 at SCC's Beatrice Campus, 4771 W. Scott Road.
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The American West is the best place on Earth to be a paleontologist. For the better part of the last 500 million years, sand, silt and mud have accumulated on vast stretches of the continent, entombing spectacular evidence of past life as fossils. These sediments form layers, which are the pages of the epic that is the evolution of multicellular life on Earth. Today, these sediments are sometimes found in small basins sandwiched between or flanking major mountain ranges and other times found in enormous pre-Rocky Mountain deposits dissected by modern mountains and basins.
What's so amazing about being a paleontologist in the American West is that more often than not there are fossils RIGHT under your feet! For instance, the rocks beneath Front Range communities from Fort Collins to Pueblo are absolutely packed with fossils. Just about anywhere you dig you can find fossils of leaves, shells, mammals, reptiles and dinosaurs.
Some of the most exquisite fossil sites in Colorado have been found during road and building construction. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science partners with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to dig and collect fossil sites found on State road projects. Just this last Tuesday, March 1, CDOT paleontologist Steve Wallace, museum volunteer Steve Wagner, and I explored a new fossil leaf site found at I-25 and Alameda, right in the middle of the City of Denver. Steve had noticed some nice fossil leaves in slabs of rock turned up by an excavator a few days earlier and we returned to make a representative collection for the Museum.
One of the most remarkable things about the rocks in the Denver Basin (the area from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs to Limon) is that they record the Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) boundary, which marks the end of the dinosaurs. Because the Denver Basin was filling with sand and mud between 68 and 64 million years ago, it's as if the sediments were a tape recorder running when the Cretaceous ended. We use the fossils in these Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks to understand how life and the earth changed across the KT boundary. All told, we have more than 400 fossil leaf sites in the Denver Basin spanning the KT boundary.
Though we just collected them last Tuesday, we know that the leaves we dug are Cretaceous in age for two reasons. First, we've extensively mapped the Denver Basin, so we know what age rocks are underfoot based on our maps; and second, these species of plants occur only during the Cretaceous. This is really cool because, despite the fact that we have more than 400 fossil leaf sites in the Denver Basin, our sampling is lopsided and many of our sites occur in early Tertiary rocks. As a result, this site will provide significant information about what Colorado forests were like when dinosaurs roamed Denver.
Right now, all the fossils are drying slowly in tightly wrapped in industrial strength toilet paper (our preferred fossil leaf transport medium!). In a few months, we'll unwrap them and our trained team of Museum volunteers will prepare them, then we'll catalog and begin to study them. In the meantime, stay tuned for updates on this new fossil site.


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Modern Hymns by Scott, Darrell at Crooks Country. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Darrell Scott has already proved he can write great songs of universal appeal. More than 75 artists, including Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Guy
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He's also a solo artist with six previous CDs, a multi-instrumentalist (guitars, Dobro, bouzouki, piano...), a first-call sessionman for everyone from Steve Earle to Joan Baez to Rascal Flatts, and a producer (Guy Clark, Susan Werner, his father, Wayne Scott, and his own CDs).
On Modern Hymns, Scott's first CD for Appleseed Recordings, his mission is to showcase "songs and artists/songwriters whose music shook me as a kid (with ears nearly as big as my heart). They guided the way to my own path as a singer-songwriter . . . These songs speak to the human condition . . . in all of our aching and beautiful glory . . . These songs are the truth . . ."
Scott has the life experiences and musical chops to add his own imprint to the classics of the modern country and contemporary singer-songwriter movements that he covers here. His soulful, low-key tenor voice rings wise, honest and vulnerable on material as varied as Gordon Lightfoot's "All the Lovely Ladies," Bob Dylan's "I Don't Believe You," John Hartford's "Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore," and Leonard Cohen's "Joan of Arc" (featuring Mary Gauthier and Alison Krauss on vocals). There's also a lovely, flowing, banjo-led take on Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays' "James," a near-instrumental in honor of James Taylor. The songs all share an undercurrent of melancholy and regret for emotional opportunities lost and times past, as well as stellar musical support by Scott, bluegrass great Del McCoury (harmony vocal on Joni Mitchell's "Urge for Going"), "newgrass" and roots mainstays Sam Bush (fiddle), Tim O'Brien (mandolin, vocals on Paul Simon's "American Tune"), Dirk Powell (banjo, fiddle), and Stuart Duncan (fiddle),the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and revered British folk/jazz acoustic bassist Danny Thompson, among many others.
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I am in the market for a new grill. My Weber gas grill is on it's last leg after 17 years. I was doing some research and came upon the Holland and I am considering buying one. I have read some reviews and blogs. I don't find the reviews very helpful since they are just talking about cocking surface and BTU, - nothing really about how the grill cooks. I have read some of the blogs here and looked at some youtube video's. Many corporate so they are biased. I hear lot's of people talking about how juicy everything cooks on a Holland and it's best to use a wireless thermometer. But if I use a thermometer on another grill, shouldn't what I cock come out equally good? Also, many of today's grills are designed so they don't flair up. My Weber designed 17 years ago did not flair up. If I decide to buy a Holland, which model should I buy and why. I don't think I am ready to purchase the two top models unless somebody really convinces me. I appreciate all the feedback. PS: I live in MA and there are no cookouts near by and the dealer isn't really close by. Thanks in advance to any of you taking the time to respond.
Tom Kirkman
The Holland cooks much like an oven. You know what the temperature is so you cook by time getting repeatable results.
Sure, you can take a Weber and move the food over to one side, away from the coals and use indirect heat. This is sort of the same thing, but takes more time and isn't going to be quite as repeatable as what you can do on the Holland. With the Weber, it's a "made do" sort of thing.
My feeling is, in for a penny, in for a pound. If you have the money, get the Apex. I've cooked nearly 550 meals on mine thus far and can clean it up and it still looks, and most importantly, works like new.
And... you can smoke, grill, steam, etc. This thing is amazing for steaming shrimp and crab legs. Cooks one heck of a rack of ribs, too.
Give yourself a week's worth of meals to dial in your temp and time, and then just start enjoying the best grilled food you'll ever eat. I won't go back to anything else.
Hope I'm not too late to offer you some advice/experience. I've owned a Weber Platinum Plus for 15 years - cooked many an enjoyable meal on it but, I never was able to achieve grilling "Nirvana." I held on to my Weber mainly due to it's great side burner as I do ALL of my sautéing outdoors - winter or summer.
Like you probably have, I did quite a bit of research on the Holland after learning of it's existence - thanks to a frequent poster on these forums. He (JC) suggested I attend a cookout demo which I did. I was sold. I bought the Apex (trust me, it's worth the extra $$ if you can swing it) and couldn't be more pleased. I feared their might be a substantial learning curve since I was so used to a flamethrower type grill. There wasn't. For roasts, chickens, larger items, I do use a wired meat thermometer (just rec'd my backordered Holland wireless thermometer yesterday) because you don't want to keep opening the hood - much like you don't want to keep opening the oven door. You will not believe that food cooked on a grill can come out so perfect and moist - but it does. Something as simple as a burger reaches a new level of flavor.
I've been a Holland owner for just over a month and that has been long enough for me to know that this is the way I want to grill. I finally found that above mentioned "grilling Nirvana."
Oh, and that trusty old Weber? I gave it to my next door neighbor. As for missing its great side burner, I purchased one of these: http://www.tejassmokers.com/images/IMG_2391%20(Medium).jpg and haven't given it another thought.
If your budget allows, the addition of the SearMate for your Holland will give you the best of all worlds. Or, it can always be added at a later date.
Good luck with your quest. Please let us know what you decide.
Sorry - "I feared their might be" in above post s/b "there". That's what I get for not proof reading it first.
Thanks for the input. I will do as you and go for the Holland


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A common name across all the species is Cranes Bill which refers to the sharp-pointed seed pod after flowering.
Our wild species: There are about 20 species worldwide, and two magenta-flowered ones are well-known in the US as native plants. Our Wild Geranium, or Wild Cranes Bill, G. maculatum, plus another with the curious name of Herb Robert are found over most of the east as treasured wildflowers, but their short season of bloom makes them non-competitors with the hybrids for garden space. Most of the garden favorites are crosses between species from Europe and Asia.
Blue: The basic coloring of The Lilac Geranium from the Himalayas, for example, gives us many of the great blue selections. Most popular from this group is Johnson's Blue, a world favorite with large (1 1/2 to 2 inch) true blue flowers. Another from similar parentage is Brookside with even deeper blue flowers. And then there's the newer, spectacular blue-splashed white one called Splish Splash.
Purple/Magenta/White: Geranium sanguineum, is a species native to northern Europe and Asia, and known as Bloody Cranes Bill due to its magenta flowers. It has become famous itself (the wild form) and is now the most popular hardy geranium in the US. One of the reasons is that it blooms almost all summer and fall. A cultivar named Maxfrei is a dwarf version, and a newer one, Elke has striking bi-colored flowers in magenta and white. Then there's the fantastic dwarf white one with pink veins in large white petals, called Geranium sanguineum var striatum, to me, the best-looking of them all.
Pink: Patricia is a favorite deep pink and is also one of the larger plants, up to 36. Another sensational pink one that's only about 12 inches high is Ballerina, from the G. cinereum species with large striped pink petals and dark centers, almost like a bi-colored petunia. And more recently, Purple Pillow from this group gives us really red flowers with a purple sheen.
You can't have too many hardy geraniums. They are wonderful as edging in the front of a border, and equally impressive as mounded specimen plants anywhere. If they're sheared after bloom, many will do a complete repeat performance for you before fall. If you don't have them in your garden, start your collection now. You'll love them all.
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The Lakers experienced an early day, a 9 a.m. charter flight to Washington D.C.
As usual, Kobe Bryant was up before any of them.
He signed a two-year contract extension Monday morning for $48.5 million that stands to keep him with the Lakers until he is two months shy of his 38th birthday.
He ended several months of speculation before even playing a game, terminating his lame-duck status in what could have been the final year of a contract paying him $30.5 million this season.
He signed the extension around 8 a.m. at the El Segundo office of his agent, Rob Pelinka, and later posted on Twitter the phrase "Laker 4 Life."
The Lakers felt comfortable after seeing him practice last week, even though he went through full contact for only two days before stopping because of "general soreness" in his left foot, the same one that housed the torn Achilles' tendon he sustained last April.
Bryant will make $23.5 million next season and $25 million in 2015-16, financially killing the Lakers' ability to sign two high-impact free agents next summer.
But the Lakers didn't expect LeBron James to sign with them next summer if he opted out of his contract with Miami.
"That's a fairy tale, LeBron to the Lakers," said a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to publicly comment on it.
The Lakers might still try to lure Carmelo Anthony for maximum money or go for slightly lower value with Luol Deng, a versatile forward who was irritated when Chicago did not give him a contract beyond this season.
Anthony, by the way, fully supported Bryant's extension, telling reporters the Lakers "got off easy. He's Kobe, man. . . . I'd at least give him 40 [million] a year and let him bow out gracefully."
Bryant will be the NBA's highest-paid player no matter what happens next summer with Anthony and James. He will almost surely break the NBA's longevity record with one team, held by Utah's John Stockton (19 seasons).
Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said the contract news should mean a "very happy day" for the Lakers organization and its fans.
The team released a photo of Bryant signing the deal, beaming alongside Kupchak, Pelinka, Lakers executive Jim Buss and team lawyer Jim Perzik.
"We've said all along that our priority and hope was to have Kobe finish his career as a Laker, and this should ensure that that happens," Kupchak said in a statement. "To play 20 years in the NBA, and to do so with the same team, is unprecedented, and quite an accomplishment."
But who will Bryant's future teammates be?
The salary cap is projected to be $62.5 million for 2014-15, and Bryant takes up more than one-third of the Lakers' space.
If he had taken a dramatic pay cut to $10 million next season, the Lakers would have had cap space to add two top-level free agents next July.
San Antonio was literally seconds away from winning the NBA title last June, and Tim Duncan's willingness to take a pay cut to $9.7 million helped make it possible.
Conversely, if Bryant had demanded and received the maximum 5% raise over his current salary, he would have taken home $32 million next season and $33.5 million in 2015-16, financially crushing many free-agent scenarios the next two years.
In addition to James, Anthony and Deng, Chris Bosh and Zach Randolph are potential free agents next summer.
In July 2015, possible free agents include Kevin Love, Rajon Rondo, LaMarcus Aldridge, Monta Ellis, Brook Lopez, Marc Gasol, Roy Hibbert, Arron Afflalo, Tyson Chandler, Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and DeAndre Jordan.
The Lakers' future payroll looked very light before Monday's extension.
Steve Nash is under contract for $9.7 million next season, though the Lakers can waive him in June and spread his remaining money over three seasons. Robert Sacre will make $915,000 next season and Nick Young holds a player option for $1.2 million. The Lakers will also have a first-round pick projected to make between $1 million and $3 million.
Finances aside, it's hard to tell what Bryant will look like on the court.
He was active in a five-on-five halfcourt scrimmage last week, hitting top-of-the-key fade-aways, scoring on a backdoor layup and finding Wesley Johnson for a layup.
But there were also mishaps. He air-balled an open three-point attempt and some of his passes were deflected or stolen.
"I'm just trying to do what I normally do, figure some things out about my game — what can I do at this stage, what I can't do at this stage," he said last week.
Bryant is 7½ months into a recovery estimated to take six to nine months. He will not play Tuesday against Washington, and the Lakers are reluctant to provide guidance beyond that.
He has done incredible things for the Lakers, winning five championships and appearing in two other NBA Finals in his first 17 seasons. His jersey is a standard among the league's top sellers and his first name is easily identified among even non-sports fans.
Now he'll be with the Lakers for his final game. Unless he has one more surprise for everybody after the 2015-16 season.
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This medicine is available both over-the-counter (OTC) and with your doctor's prescription .
Proper UseTOP
For safe and effective use of this medicine, do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than ordered by your doctor. Taking too much of this medicine may increase the chance of unwanted effects, especially in elderly patients .
When used for severe or continuing arthritis, this medicine must be taken regularly as ordered by your doctor in order for it to help you. This medicine usually begins to work within one week, but in severe cases up to two weeks or even longer may pass before you begin to feel better. Also, several weeks may pass before you feel the full effects of this medicine .
To lessen stomach upset, you may take this medicine with food or milk .
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
- For oral dosage form (tablets and suspension):
- For fever:
- Children over 2 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- Children 6 months of age up to 2 years—Dose is based on body weight and body temperature, and must be determined by your doctor. For fever lower than 102.5 °F (39.2 °C), the dose usually is 5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) (about 2.2 mg per pound) of body weight. For higher fever, the dose usually is 10 mg per kg (about 4.5 mg per pound) of body weight. The medicine may be given every six to eight hours, as needed, up to 40 mg per kg per day.
- Infants younger than 6 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor .
- For menstrual cramps:
- Adults—400 milligrams (mg) every four hours, as needed.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor .
- For mild to moderate pain:
- Adults and teenagers—400 milligrams (mg) every four to six hours, as needed.
- Children over 6 months of age—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The dose usually is 10 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight every six to eight hours, as needed, up to 40 mg per kg per day.
- Infants younger than 6 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor .
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- Children—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The dose usually is 30 milligrams (mg) to 40 mg per kilogram (kg) of body weight per day, divided into three or four doses.
- Infants younger than 6 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor .
- For fever:
Missed DoseTOP
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Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Before UsingTOP
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of ibuprofen in children below 6 months of age. Safety and efficacy have not been established .
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Breast FeedingTOP
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Drug InteractionsTOP
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
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- Anagrelide
- Apixaban
- Ardeparin
- Argatroban
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- Bemiparin
- Bendroflumethiazide
- Benzthiazide
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- Sibutramine
- Sodium Salicylate
- Spironolactone
- Sulfasalazine
- Sulindac
- Tacrolimus
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- Tenoxicam
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- Tiaprofenic Acid
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- Trimipramine
- Trolamine Salicylate
- Valdecoxib
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- Vilazodone
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Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Acebutolol
- Alacepril
- Amikacin
- Atenolol
- Azilsartan
- Azilsartan Medoxomil
- Benazepril
- Betaxolol
- Bisoprolol
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- Captopril
- Carteolol
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- Esmolol
- Fosinopril
- Irbesartan
- Labetalol
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- Lisinopril
- Losartan
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- Oxprenolol
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- Pindolol
- Practolol
- Propranolol
- Quinapril
- Ramipril
- Sotalol
- Spirapril
- Telmisartan
- Timolol
- Trandolapril
- Valsartan
Other InteractionsTOP
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical ProblemsTOP
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Anemia or
- Asthma or
- Bleeding problems or
- Blood clots or
- Edema (fluid retention or body swelling) or
- Heart attack, history of or
- Heart disease (e.g., congestive heart failure) or
- High blood pressure or
- Kidney disease or
- Liver disease (e.g., hepatitis) or
- Stomach or intestinal ulcers or bleeding or
- Stroke, history of—Use with caution. This medicine may make these conditions worse .
- Aspirin sensitivity, history of—This medicine should NOT be used in patients with this condition .
- Diabetes—Use with caution. The suspension form of this medicine contains sugar .
- Heart surgery (e.g., coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] surgery)—This medicine should NOT be used to relieve pain right before or after the surgery .
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects .
This medicine may raise your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. This is more likely in people who already have heart disease. People who use this medicine for a long time might also have a higher risk .
This medicine may cause bleeding in your stomach or intestines. These problems can happen without warning signs. This is more likely if you have had a stomach ulcer in the past, if you smoke or drink alcohol regularly, if you are over 60 years old, if you are in poor health, or if you are using certain other medicines (a steroid or a blood thinner) .
Serious skin reactions can occur during treatment with this medicine. Check with your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms while taking this medicine: blistering, peeling, loosening of skin, chills, cough, diarrhea, fever, itching, joint or muscle pain, red skin lesions, sore throat, sores, ulcers, white spots in mouth or on lips, or unusual tiredness or weakness .
Possible warning signs of some serious side effects that can occur during treatment with this medicine may include swelling of the face, fingers, feet, and/or lower legs; severe stomach pain, black, tarry stools, and/or vomiting of blood or material that looks like coffee grounds; unusual weight gain; yellow skin or eyes; decreased urination; bleeding or bruising; and/or skin rash. Also, signs of serious heart problems could occur such as chest pain, tightness in chest, fast or irregular heartbeat, unusual flushing or warmth of skin, weakness, or slurring of speech. Stop taking this medicine and check with your doctor immediately if you notice any of these warning signs .
This medicine may also cause a serious type of allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Although this is rare, it may occur often in patients who are allergic to aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Anaphylaxis requires immediate medical attention. The most serious signs of this reaction are very fast or irregular breathing, gasping for breath, wheezing, or fainting. Other signs may include changes in skin color of the face; very fast but irregular heartbeat or pulse; hive-like swellings on the skin; and puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes. If these effects occur, get emergency help at once .
Some people who have used this medicine had symptoms of meningitis. If you have fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and stiff neck or back while using this medicine, check with your doctor right away .
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. If you think you have become pregnant while using this medicine, tell your doctor right away .
Check with your doctor immediately if blurred vision, difficulty in reading, or any other change in vision occurs during or after your treatment. Your doctor may want you to have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) .
Before having any kind of surgery or medical tests, tell your doctor that you are taking this medicine. It may be necessary for you to stop treatment for a while, or to change to a different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug before your procedure .


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The Engineering is Elementary project aims to foster engineering and technological literacy among children. EiE is creating a research-based, standards-based and classroom-tested curriculum that integrates engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science topics. EiE materials also connect with literacy, social studies and mathematics.
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JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) is a national nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting engineering and technology careers to our nation's young people. Since 1950, JETS academic competitions, educational activities and career guidance resources have been exciting students about careers in engineering and technology.
ManufacturingIsCool.com is an award-winning, interactive website that challenges and engages students in basic engineering and science principles, and provides interesting and useful educational resources for teachers. This fun and information-rich website was recently "re-engineered" and marketed around the country.
The National Robotics Challenge, developed in 1986, is an annual event designed to provide students from elementary, middle, high and post-secondary schools with an opportunity to compete and test their classroom instruction and understanding of manufacturing processes, controls and robotics and automation.
The Society of Automotive Engineers' A World in Motion® curriculum joins together teachers, students and industry volunteers in an exploration of physical science, while addressing essential mathematic and scientific concepts and skills. Industry volunteers play an essential role in motivating the next generation to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math by bringing their everyday experiences into an AWIM classroom.
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The Haas Technical Education Center Network is an industry and education-led initiative that enables manufacturing technology educators and their schools to acquire the latest CNC machine tools and related CNC ancillary equipment, software and educational materials.
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At an interfaith conference bringing together Jewish leaders and Protestant Christian pastors outside Jerusalem this week, several of the Christian representatives painted a very worrying picture about the future of relations between Israel and the mainstream Church.
While an estimated tens of millions of individual Christians around the world love and support the Jewish state, many of the mainline Protestant churches have been actively boycotting Israel, encouraging pro-Palestinian activism and demanding that Western governments stop sending aid to Jerusalem.
One of the main Christian representatives at the conference was Rev. Paul Wilkinson, associate minister at Hazel Grove Full Gospel Church in Stockport, England. Over the past few years, Wilkinson has studied up close the phenomenon of what he calls "Christian Palestinianism," a politicized movement that seeks to eliminate Christian support for Israel and transfer it to Palestinian nationalists.
Wilkinson said he is "completely pessimistic in terms of believing that I, we, are going to overturn 2,000 years of erroneous theology that has manifested itself in all kinds of diatribes and anti-Semitic factions" within the Church.
Wilkinson said that what stands behind Christian Palestinianism is classic Replacement Theology, which he called a "Goliath of theology in the church."
Rev. Andrew Love of the United Church of Canada agreed with Wilkinson that exaggerated humanitarian concern for the Palestinian Christians is being as the "rationalization for ultimately what I believe to be anti-Semitic ideas and anti-Semitic policies."
Wilkinson lamented that this hatred for Israel, which harks back to millennia of hatred for the Jews, is rooted "deep in the heart of the Protestant Church," and is unlikely to be uprooted.
The Times of Israel provided a full report of the event, as well as interviews with several of the speakers. Their article on the conference is worth a thorough read.
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SHERMAN OAKS – Dr. A. Richard Grossman, whose experience with a horrific school fire as a young medical resident forged a lifelong dedication to treating burn victims, has died, his office announced Friday.
Grossman, 81, convinced a small hospital in Sherman Oaks to set aside two beds for burn patients in 1969, which evolved into the Grossman Burn Center, an internationally known facility for treatment of people with grievous burns.
His center treated dozens of firefighters, celebrities like Richard Pryor, and adults and children burned in accidents.
But Grossman's efforts may have meant the most to Los Angeles firefighters, who saw his work firsthand for the "countless firefighters who suffered burns in the course of carrying out their duties," according to a city fire department statement.
"Dr. Grossman was a tremendous friend, supporter and caregiver to the members of the LAFD," according to the department. "Dr. Grossman's commitment to his patients and the community will be his legacy, and appreciated by all who will benefit from his services and care at his namesake burn centers in the future."
In 1958, Grossman was a resident in training at a Chicago emergency room when the Our Lady of Angels parochial school caught fire. The blaze killed 93 children and four nuns, and the young doctor was hit hard.
"The experience had a profound effect on Dr. Grossman, and was a driving force behind his vision to create a world-class comprehensive burn treatment facility dedicated to providing the best burn care anywhere," according to a biography on the center's website.
Grossman strived to "not to just ensure survival, but to restore patients to as close to their pre-injury condition as possible, functionally, emotionally and cosmetically," according to his biography.
His office was one of the first to use a hyperbaric chamber to put fire victims in pressurized vessels, to help fight infection and preserve blood pressure levels.
By 1978, the Grossman Burn Center had expanded to 30 beds in a freestanding building at the Sherman Oaks Medical Center. In 2010, it went independent and set up Grossman Burn Centers in West Hills as well as Bakersfield, Kansas City and Phoenix.
He was president of the Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons for eight years, wrote or co-wrote 35 professional articles, and contributed to six medical textbooks.
In recent years, Grossman extended his passion for burn survivors by hosting an annual "Family Camp" for former patients and staff. He has also hosted a summer camp for children with burns at his ranch in Thousand Oaks.
Among survivors are his wife, Elizabeth Rice Grossman, son Jeffrey Grossman, son Dr. Peter H. Grossman and his wife Rebecca Gray Grossman, step-son John W. Larson, and five grandchildren.


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OCCA strengthens the arts by ensuring that the Oregon coast has a rich and vibrant arts community through support and promotion of arts organizations and individual artists.
This directory represents the coastal areas of Oregon, which include Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos, and Curry counties and the coastal towns of Lane and Douglas counties. OCCA is the regional arts council for this area. Learn more about OCCA's regional arts activities.
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The South Coast Folk Society is an all-volunteer, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the preservation, study, teaching, enjoyment and continuing evolution of traditional and historical dance, music and song.
The Stringalongs are a group of six women who like to play once a month at senior citizens' nursing homes. The Stringalongs play a wide variety of bluegrass and Americana music.
Tempo Gallery is an artists collective located in downtown Astoria.
Tempo's eleven members create art in numerous mediums from oil, to photography, watercolors, jewelry making and printmaking.
The Tempo Collective shares gallery space with the Astoria Music Festival.
Providing quality entertainment on Oregon's north coast for over 40 years.
The Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce is an organization made up of local business members supporting each other and the Lincoln City community.
From new productions to revivals of beloved favorites, the stage at Theatre West is filled with great entertainment throughout the year.
TAPA was created from the ground up with humble beginnings and due to continued support of local business sponsorship, volunteers and audience support we have full seasons of plays and musical revues often selling out. Every cent donated is deeply appreciated and is used with utmost respect.
TJ Hoofers, Inc. and Dance! And All That Jazz! was established in 1978 and has grown to become one of the largest dance studios on the Oregon Coast. Located in Newport's historic roller rink, built in 1907, the studio offers classes to all ages in jazz, tap, ballet, creative dance (for 3- to 5-year-olds), hip hop, contemporary, choreography, poi spinning, Shape Up workouts, West African dance and ballroom.
The Toledo Arts Guild is an umbrella organization created to support and promote the arts in east Lincoln County. The membership is open and currently includes artists of all stripes, local gallery owners and art supporters. The Guild is an ongoing and vital part of the Arts Community in the Little Town on the River.
The City of Toledo offers its residents an excellent Library. The Public Library has about 40,000 items available for borrowing.


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Total Recall: Ultimate Rekall Edition (UK - BD RB)
Get ready for a surprise! Chris heads back to Mars with Studiocanal's new BD
Set in the not-too-distant future, Total Recall stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Doug Quaid, an average guy with a steady job in construction and a beautiful, loving wife (Sharon Stone). For reasons unbeknownst to him, Quaid is having recurring dreams about Mars, strange alien artefacts, and a mysterious woman. In spite of warnings from a colleague he takes a trip to Rekall Incorporated, a company that specialises in artificial memory implants, and undergoes a procedure designed to implant his dream vacation on Mars. In order to spice things up a little Quaid decides to go for the latest in virtual vacations, the 'ego trip', an optional extra that allows a person to change the one thing about their vacation that is always the same: themselves. Opting for the persona of secret agent Quaid settles back for his trip, but he doesn't bargain on something going wrong with the process...
After waking up in the back of a robotic cab with no memory of how he got there, Quaid finds himself the target of all manner of unpleasant characters. His construction co-workers try to kill him, and when he turns to his wife for help even she tries to do him in! On the run, not knowing whom to trust, he travels to Mars in an attempt to discover the truth about his past – but is Quaid really who he thinks he is, or is it all just part of an elaborate head-trip?
I first reviewed Total Recall on Blu-ray back in 2008 in the form of Optimum's (as they were then known) VC-1 encoded disc. At the time I was very enthusiastic about the image quality, largely because high-definition was still in its infancy and standards weren't what they are today. It was such a major step up from any of the previous DVDs that I gave it a very positive review, and while I stand by that opinion things have obviously moved on since 2008 – as has my understanding of what constitutes a good image – so it's not unreasonable to expect more from this release.
So how does this new effort stack up against the old one? Well those of you expecting a dramatic increase in the level of detail are going to be disappointed, because things are generally the same across both versions. However, the new edition definitely has the upper hand in most other areas. For one thing, grain isn't as clumpy as the old release, so the viewing experience is more 'cinematic' than ever before. I performed some very quick, unscientific comparisons between the two and I now suspect that noise reduction was employed on the old release to remove some of the heavier grain, before the image was artificially sharpened to offset the effect. The newer release doesn't exhibit any particularly obvious signs of this sort of tampering, and indeed the grain is actually heavier throughout (particularly in scenes that utilise rear-projection, such as the video walls in Quaid's house).
Another major improvement – perhaps the major improvement come to think of it – is the colour rendition. As much of an improvement over the DVDs as the older Blu-ray was, this new version is yet another leap forward. Although not particularly egregious the colours and overall contrast of the old BD (and UK Special Edition DVD come to that) are incongruent with most other home releases of the film. At times the image is entirely too bright and at others the contrast is quite flat, resulting in some sickly flesh tones. Thankfully this release remedies that and the palette is now far more natural, while brightness and contrast have also been improved. On VHS and (to a lesser extent) DVD the prominent Martian reds bled terribly, and while the older BD didn't suffer from this problem the reds were actually more of an orange hue and were a little too vibrant. Thankfully they have now been restored to their original glory, just as Verhoeven intended (and anecdotal evidence suggests he had pretty strong opinions about the use of red in the film).
The image is pretty clean for the most part, with only the odd film artefact popping up now and again. If any noise reduction was applied it was done so judiciously and digital nasties like edge enhancement are nowhere to be seen. Actually, truth be told I did spot some minor banding in one or two scenes but other than that the compression is solid enough. Comparing it to the older disc also reveals slight differences in image geometry, but they're nothing to get worked up about. Overall this is a respectable catalogue release that offers the best looking version of the film yet available on a home format. Sure the differences are subtle and I can see the general public shrugging their shoulders and wondering why we have yet another version of the film on Blu-ray, but enthusiasts will (hopefully) be appreciative.
Right, first thing's first. Some of you may remember that the soundtrack of the old HD DVD (remember those?) release of the film a pitch issue that the UK Blu-ray release corrected. (If you're interested I went into it in a lot of detail in my previous review.) I'd like to state for the record that this disc also retains the correct pitch, just in case anyone was wondering.
Now that's out of the way I can move on to the track itself. Like the previous release it's not a bad effort, if one that's unlikely to win over those more accustomed to modern soundtracks. For starters it sounds very much of its time, so expect slightly hollow dialogue, narrower dynamic range and a lack of fidelity compared to more recent films. With that said, dialogue is well-placed in the mix and always perfectly intelligible, except perhaps when Arnold's accent is at its thickest. It's a front-heavy affair, with most of the action limited to the left and right speakers during the first act, but there are some very neat stereo panning effects. Thankfully things open up as we move further into the film; you'll hear gunshots, breaking glass, screams and Jerry Goldsmith's score in the rears, but surround action is still limited when compared to a modern production. Bass is relatively punchy for a film of this age, with the numerous explosions, the arrival of the rocket ship on Mars, and even the humming of the machinery at Rekall all packing a decent wallop at the low end.
Once again I conducted some unscientific experiments and concluded that this new release has a slight edge over the old one in terms of fidelity and presence (particularly the LFE), but it's not night and day. While it would have been nice if the feature had received a completely new remix I can't really find too much to fault given the source (possibly Dolby Stereo SR or 6 Track Dolby Stereo). If nothing else it makes for a fairly 'authentic' early nineties listening experience.
Another area in which this disc triumphs over the previous UK release is that of bonus material, although that's not a huge accomplishment when you consider that the old disc was a bare-bones affair. Still, Studiocanal has actually offered up some pretty decent content for this 'Ultimate Rekall' edition. Early specs made no mention of the Verhoeven/Schwarzenegger chat track, but I'm pleased to say that it is indeed present on the disc. I say pleased, but the track is better known for its comedic value than its insights. Verhoeven is usually an engaging commentator, but here he is marginalised by Schwarzenegger's frequent 'captain obvious' comments and it's not something I can listen to in its entirety again.
Much better is a lengthy new interview (34:47 HD) with director Paul Verhoeven entitled 'Get Ready for the Bonus Feature of Your Life'. The director is in fine form as he recounts the story of how he became involved with the project after its troubled history, discusses working with Arnold and the other actors, chats about the special effects and central themes of the movie, and much more. It's a great interview with the always-energetic Dutchman.
'Models and Skeletons: The Special Effects of Total Recall' (23:15 HD) is up next and concentrates on the then ground-breaking effects work. SFX maestros Mark Stetson and Tim McGovern and are on hand to talk us through things like miniature construction and motion capture for the innovative x-ray scanner sequence, both of which still hold up pretty well today. I was in my mid-teens when Total Recall was released and I still remember the hoopla surrounding said effects, so it's nice to see them getting some recognition in the supplements.
Next we have a vintage making of featurette (08:03 SD) of the sort often seen on late night television back in the eighties and nineties. In fact, I think I remember seeing this particular featurette myself around the time of the film's release. It doesn't go into a lot of detail, offering only a lightweight look at the production, but it does contain a lot of behind-the-scenes footage and the complete Rekall television commercial.
The 'Restoration Comparison' (05:13 HD) is a welcome addition and something I wish more releases included, if only so naysayers could see the benefits afforded by restorative work. The split screen comparisons demonstrate the work that went into fixing colour timing and removing scratches etc, which is nice, but I wish that either Verhoeven or Jost Vacano (or both) had provided commentary.
'Imagining Total Recall' (30:12 SD) is a legacy making of documentary carried over from the DVD. Participants include Ron Shusett, Paul Verhoeven, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone and others, who discuss the film's troubled origins, casting, production, special effects, the violence and more. Rounding things off we have the film's trailer (02:02 SD) and a photo gallery.
*Edit*: Since writing this review it's come to my attention that there are actually a few 'hidden' features to be found on this release. While examining the disc using BDInfo I noticed another audio track that didn't appear to correspond to any of the audio options. As it turns out, this track is actually the audio commentary with cinematographer Jost Vacano that I had wished for! Okay, so it's a German-language commentary with English subtitles, but I'd rather that than nothing. Along with Marko Kregel, Vacano talks at length about his involvement in the production and the technicalities of shooting a major Hollywood motion picture. It's a pity that this track wasn't advertised in the English menus, but the easiest way to listen is to select German menus as the disc loads. It can then be found under the audio/subtitle options.
Additionally, if you speak French you might be interested in two additional featurettes entitled 'Lecon d'effets speciaux avec Kameleon' (16:26 SD) and 'Autour de la litterature de SF et de Philip K. Dick avec Stephane Bourgoin' (09:09 SD). The first of these focuses on the special effects, while the second deals with sci-fi literature and in particular the work of Philip K. Dick. Neither featurette has English subtitles so I didn't understand a word. While these surprise bonus features are nice I don't think they offer enough additional value to warrant revising my original score for the extras.
As I said in my review of the previous release, Total Recall is an effective antidote to the style-over-substance action films of today and still holds up remarkably well more than two decades after its original release. The film's ambiguous nature helps to set it apart from other genre pictures of the same era, and Schwarzenegger's charisma goes a long way towards compensating for his lack of acting chops. If you don't already own the film on Blu-ray this is definitely the version to go far, but if you're a big fan you might want to investigate this edition even if you have the previous release. It's a clear step up from the older UK effort in every department, particularly the supplements, so I have no hesitation in recommending it.
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
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If reading both reviews please don't compare the AV scores for this release on a like-for-like basis with the scores for the old disc. I reviewed the old disc four years ago and standards are higher now. If I reviewed the old one now it wouldn't fare as well as this release.
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I think it looks great. The color and contrast changes really make a huge difference.
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Watched it recently on Sky HD, and although a pretty good experience, was hoping that the new Blu would be better. This copy looks pretty damned good, and the only grouse is that they have made it a Triple-Play, which only serves to push up the price. Who doesn't have at least one other copy of it in their collection - and if you aren't watching the Blu edition, do you really care about seeing a restored print?
In spite of that, it looks like a sale here...
In spite of that, it looks like a sale here...
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Triple Play doesn't really inflate the final price. Most achieve parity with single discs from other distributors after online discounts. The exception to that would appear to be Paramount, who seem to keep the prices of their titles artificially high long after the initial demand.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 16th July 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 French, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 German
Subtitles: English, French, German
Extras: Audio Commentary, Interview with Paul Verhoeven, Making of, Featurettes, Photo Gallery, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson Jr.
Genre: Action and Sci-Fi
Length: 103 minutes
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from the plus,-google-should-fix-its-seo dept
It was then interesting to see The Verge's Editor-in-Chief, Joshua Topolsky, take to Twitter to demand that Huffington Post remove a snippet and link to that story.
Formal public request. @bbosker and @huffingtonpost, please remove the content you've scraped from us. huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/the… Seriously.— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) January 23, 2013
In response Topolsky explained more that his problem with it was that it hurt The Verge's SEO (search engine optimization) on such stories.
@joshuatopolsky that was a story we linked out to on huffpost to drive traffic/readers to The Verge, which it looks like it did 1/2— Bianca Bosker (@bbosker) January 23, 2013
What's most egregious about this @huffingtonpost scrape is its theft of our SEO on title and text. Google "death of the american arcade"— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) January 23, 2013
In the meantime, though, having discovered in the past just how much traffic a link from HuffPo can drive, we'd like to offer up Techdirt as a site that HuffPo can freely link to whenever they want. We won't complain to them. Though, if Google ranks them higher in search, we might complain to Google...