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t’s hard to imagine life without photographs. Before the 1820’s we had to rely on the written word as well as other forms of art to relay history from generation to generation. But, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Most of us take for granted the ability to document our vacations, our lives, our growing children and many other day-to-day activities with the camera. We’ve gone from pinpoint cameras to metal plates to ﬁlm to digital. Even our cell phones take photos! That brings many of us to the level of historian whether we meant to be or not.

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Brazilian inventor and painter developed a similar process which he called “Photographie.” In 1926, a Harvard freshman, Edwin Land left STARTING SOMEWHERE Harvard to pursue research in polarization. The As early as the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., synthetic polarizer that he invented could selecpinpoint cameras or obscura boxes were de- tively screen light waves, blocking those that scribed which utilized the process of projecting caused glare. Land produced his polarizing sheets an image onto a surface by using a box with a with the aid of George Wheelright III, a Harvard pinhole in a dark room. The images were then physics professor. They were granted a patent in traced. Although this was not real photography 1934 and began work to develop their polarizing by the standards that used chemical processes sheets for car headlights and windshields. Eastthat eventually came into play, it was still a form man Kodak ordered their photographic polarizof recording an image. ing filters or plates which were two glass discs that formed a seal around the polarizing sheets. Several discoveries had to be made in order for These plates decreased the glare and increased chemical photography to be invented: the contrast for photos taken in bright light environments. Professor Clarence Kennedy of Smith • Albertus Magnus (1139-1238) discovered sil- College, a friend of Land and Wheelright, sugver nitrate gested the name “Polaroid” and it stuck.

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• Georges Fabricius (1516-1571) discovered silver chloride • In 1694 Wilhelm Homberg describes the photochemical effect (light darkening some chemicals)

SOME KODAK MOMENTS From the early 1800’s to the digital age, numerous inventions and changes took place at a rapid pace. Here are a few key inventions:

• Fox Talbot invented the calotype process Take a few giant leaps forward to 1825 when around 1835, which used a negative allowing for French inventor Joseph Nicephore Niepce pro- multiple copies of photos, albeit not the same duced the ﬁrst known permanent photograph. He quality as the daguerreotypes. used a pewter plate with bitumen of Judea (a petroleum derivative). The bitumen hardens once • Eventually, George Eastman takes Talbot’s exposed to light and the material that is unhard- negative process and develops dry gel on paper ened is washed away. The remaining metal plate or ﬁlm in 1884, eliminating the need to carry has a negative image which is polished and then around plates and chemicals. This is the basis for photographic reproduction still done today. coated with ink and impressed on paper.

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• Eastman’s “Kodak” camera hit the streets in 1888 for the general public. Their slogan: “You Niepce and Louis Daguerre worked together to press the button, we do the rest.” It wasn’t mass improve the silver process. After Niepce’s death marketed until 1901 when they introduced the in 1833, Daguerre discovered a process that in- Kodak Brownie. Many probably still have these volved exposing the silver to iodine vapor be- tucked away in a hall closet and it likely still fore light and then to mercury fumes once the works, but finding film for it could be nearly imphotograph was taken. The plate would then be possible. subjected to a salt bath which then fixes the latent image. He coined the term daguerreotype to SAY IT WITH COLOR describe the process of using silver on a copper Even though color photography was being explate, a process similar to polaroids of today. plored in the 1800’s during the explosion of Simultaneously, Hercules Florence, a French/ Photography... Continued on Page 3

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(719) 481-1981 Photography... Continued from Page 2 black and white discoveries, it wasn’t until 1935 that Kodak introduced color film for public sale. However, this was for use in a slide viewer. It took several more years until 1942 when color images could be printed on paper.

WHAT WOULD THEY THINK OF NEXT? WHY, DIGITAL, OF COURSE! • In 1969 George E. Smith and Willard Boyle of AT&T’s Bell Labs invented the charge-coupled device (CCD) while developing the “Picturephone.” They were also working on the semiconductor bubble memory concept. They put these two inventions together to come up with “Charge Bubble Devices” which transfer a charge along the surface of the semiconductor chip.

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• In 1973, Fairchild Semiconductor introduced the ﬁrst large image forming CCD chip, followed by Kodak’s Bruce Bayer who invented the Bayer ﬁlter, a mosaic pattern used for CCD color image sensors. • In 1986, Kodak again was in the forefront of photographic discoveries with its development of the first megapixel sensor. These new “digicams” range in size from large to tiny and can do just about anything including taking still pictures and video. The technology comes in standalone products such as cameras, as well as incorporated into cell phones, PDAs and space telescopes. Makes you wonder who’s taking your picture at any moment of the day.

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download into your computer and print, email or bring your disc of • Fuji cameras were named after your photos to the developer for Mount Fuji, the highest mountain printing – the options are numerous in Japan. and easy. And so are the options to enhance and modify photos. Red eye? No problem! Many software packages help repair that and any other perceived “flaw” in the photos.

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• Konica began making cameras in the 1940’s. Prior to this, the company was called Konishiroku Kogaku and was a manufacturer of lithographic and photographic materials for nearly two centuries.

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Bill Gates (Microsoft) and former colleague Charles Simonyi contributed $10 million and $20 million respectively toward the development of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) that will sit atop a peak in the Andes above Chile. BIG PICTURE NAMES This is a combination public-private • Minolta started off as Molta in venture anticipated to be in full op1928 and changed in 1962 to its eration by 2016. current name which stands for Mechanical INstruments and OpticaL Considered likely the largest camby TAshima, a collaboration of the era on earth, it can take at least 800 Japanese-German Camera Companoramic images each night and pany. cover the entire skyline twice each week, creating a 3D map of the uni• Canon was originally “Kwanon,” verse and sending valuable inforfrom the Buddhist god of mercy. mation back to scientists around the This name only lasted for one year world. from 1934 to 1935 when it was

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ave you gone skydiving recently? Except for former President Bush Sr., I don’t know many seniors who have. But he might be on to something: I’m sure he’s had to learn how to land correctly. And that same “parachutist’s landing” has been shown to be a way to reduce hip fractures. The University of Michigan has done studies to explore hip fractures in seniors. Researchers examined just how it is that falls occur and used computer models to explore four different types of falls. (Did you know that it only takes seventenths of a second to hit the floor after you begin to slide or trip?)

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so that you land in a safer position. Some researchers call this “fall training.” Surely there are therapists who teach this. Also at the University of Michigan, the Bone and Joint Injury and Prevention and Rehabilitation Center has studied the past 50 years of research on bone health. Its conclusion was that while swimming and other non-weight-bearing exercise is good for our hearts, it’s the weight-bearing exercises that benefit our bones. Granted, most bone growth happens in childhood and the teen years. But everyone, including seniors, can benefit from weight-bearing physical activity. Researchers determined, too, that it’s not necessary to do one long period of exercise, that our bones benefit from shorter and more frequent periods of exercise. For us that might mean walking, dancing or, for the more fit among us, running or playing basketball. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• On July 15, 1888, the Bandai volcano erupts on the Japanese island of Honshu, killing hundreds and burying many nearby villages in ash. The explosive eruptions sent debris thousands of feet into the air and left an 8,000-foot-wide crater in the earth. The resulting cloud of ash and steam was estimated at 4 miles wide. • On July 18, 1925, seven months after being released from Landsberg jail, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler publishes the ﬁrst volume of his personal manifesto, “Mein Kampf” (“My Struggle”). The autobiographical work soon became the bible of Germany’s Nazi Party.

• On July 19, 1935, the ﬁrst automatic parking meter in the U.S., the Park-OMeter invented by Carlton Magee, was installed in Oklahoma City by the Dual Parking Meter Company. Twenty-foot spaces were painted on the pavement, and a parking meter that accepted nickels was planted in the concrete at the head of each space.

and futurism -- opens. The park was not ready for the public: food and drinks ran out, a women’s high-heel shoe got stuck in the wet asphalt of Main Street USA, and the Mark Twain Steamboat nearly capsized from too many passengers. • On July 14, 1968, Atlanta Braves slugger Henry “Hank” Aaron hits the 500th home run of his career in a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Aaron retired from baseball in 1976 with 755 home runs and was

• On July 16, 1948, “Key Largo,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, opens in New York. The ﬁlm, about a mobster holding guests hostage in a Florida hotel during a hurricane, was the last of three movies that Bogart and Bacall made together.

later named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. • On July 13, 1985, at Wembley Stadium in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana ofﬁcially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock concert organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans. The 16-hour “superconcert” was globally linked by satellite to more than a billion viewers in 110 nations. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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HOW TO WIGGLE OUT OF THE MUD

By Dr. Ron Ross

PREPARE FOR THE BOOM

CLARIFY YOUR CONVICTIONS

he discernment of right and wrong in most cases is no great mystery. The wisest men and women of all ages ultimately give simple answers to even the most complex moral issues. All their insight often boils down to one short sentence: Do what you know is right and avoid that which you know is wrong.

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Which brings me to this conclusion: most people have the innate knowledge of right and wrong notwithstanding their actions. Of course every society has within it individuals who have no conscience whatsoever – I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about normal moral people who grow up within the structure of a reasonably civilized community.

this guy was driving a very nice pickup truck, a much nicer vehicle than I was driving, so he could obviously afford it and not only that he probably wouldn’t even care! Yea, right. The thought was only passing (I didn’t take the pliers), and the moral dilemma was not signiﬁcant (I know it is wrong to steal). But it is representative of the kind of battles we fight every single day. Battles with tongue and temper, battles with truth or lies, battles with lust or purity, battles with integrity or duplicity, battles with indolence or hard work, battles with right or wrong.

Barbara Oakley 719-488-2119 PO Box 863 Monument, CO 80132 are you afraid that someone will discover you? Then it’s probably not right. If either of those do not clear it up ask, “What if everyone did it?” This final question settles almost every moral quandary you will ever have and it will bridge the gap when uncertainty seems to reign.

Far too many in our society have taken the path of least resistance and no longer stand either for or against anything. They’re afraid of being called a bigot or narrow-minded or they fear being stuck with some other label designed to diminish their simple comprehension of right and wrong and thereby justify How to win the battles? How to aberrant or corrupt behavior of follow your conscience? Do what’s someone else. right and suffer the consequences… whether good or bad. I must admit Our world today seeks men and it’s so easy to say but not always so women willing to do what’s right easy to do. no matter the consequences.

A couple of days ago I drove to the Home Depot to get some stuff I needed to fix my patio door. I parked, and when I got out of my car I noticed the passenger-side window of the nice looking pickup truck next to me was wide open and laying right there on the seat were three or four really nice tools. One of them was a small pair of longnosed pliers – just like the one I lost a few years ago and have always wanted to replace. Here was my chance. I could just reach in there and take those little pliers – heck, they couldn’t have cost him more than four bucks, and besides that, someone probably stole mine so wouldn’t it be fair if I took his? (Did you ever notice that people “steal” our stuff but we just “take” or “borrow” theirs?) Also

Here are three simple questions I hope that’s me. I hope that’s you. to ask when faced with a moral choice. First ask, does it look right? What would you do if your mother © 2009 Ronald Ross or your child were watching? Second ask, does it feel right? Are you nervous, are you not sure, or

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lease take a moment to read about Snowball. Snowball is 9 weeks old. His momma came to us starving and very pregnant. He was born here, at SAINT Animal Rescue.

If Snowball has stolen your heart and you would like to adopt him, please call SAINT Animal Rescue located in Calhan. Our phone number is 541-3099 but you might need to use the 719 area code.

We have enjoyed watching Snowball and his litter mates grow from tiny babies to feisty puppies. We believe he is part Heeler and Border Collie. He’s on his way to being housebroke as well as the other pups. Snowball and the other puppies have been encouraged to follow our voice and spend time outside with us.

It is always a challenge when adopting a new pet. SAINT Animal Rescue asks the adopter to give the animal a reasonable amount of time to adjust to it’s new family and environment. This is so very important to your new family member as well as your existing family members.

fleas, either. Using eucalyptus might give pet owners an advantage over the flea problem and eliminate some of the care, concern and vet visits. -K.H.S., Fairport, N.Y.

DEAR K.H.S.: You know, I hadn’t brought up using plants as a flea repellent, but it is well worth a try. DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Just This plant can be purchased at gara comment on your column about den centers or home-improvement the woman who has cats with fleas. stores, fully grown or as seeds. There’s a prevention I heard of years ago that might be helpful. Someone As with any new plant, don’t let told me that eucalyptus will repel your pets eat it -- eucalyptus may fleas. I bought a large spray of it and be toxic to dogs and cats, so place put it in a vase on the floor, near the it out of reach or fence-off garden areas that have it. couch where my dogs lounge.

My dogs (ﬁve of them through the years) never had a problem with Please visit our website at saintanimalrescue. fleas, despite having long, thick Snowball is doing a lot of exploring org and as always thank you for caring. coats. They were outdoors a lot and now so many safeguards must be taken. Puppies will start to pay more attention to “Whoever said you can’t buy happiness socialized with other dogs, so there their humans within the next few weeks. forgot little puppies” was ample opportunity for them to Snowball was given his initial shots and - Gene Hill become infested. was dewormed.

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Another person told me she grew eucalyptus in the garden, which was near where her dog played in the yard, and she had no problem with

Other ﬂea-ﬁghting plants include lavender and mint, so consider adding these to your kitchen garden or placing around the house.

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often interfere with the generation and transmission of the electric signals that regulate heartbeats, so a pacemaker can be needed. I can’t give you a prediction about the length of life. Of course, your life span is bound to be affected, but how greatly, no one can tell with certainty.

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Lifestyle, physical activity and diet can all be important in limiting how serious congestive heart failure can become. To learn more, order the congestive heart failure booklet by writing to: Dr. Donohue -- No. 103W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. ***

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: You mentioned a solution to prevent swimmer’s ear. How do you apply it? -- J.R. ANSWER: The mixture is made with equal parts white vinegar and rubbing alcohol. The alcohol keeps the ear dry. The vinegar prevents proliferation of harmful bacteria. One or two drops are instilled in the ear with a dropper and allowed to stay in place for half a minute to a minute. The head is then tilted toward the shoulder to empty the ear canal. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Three months after the diagnosis, I began to become fatigued after slight exertion, and was short of breath. I’ve had to have a pacemaker implanted. I was told I probably have amyloidosis, the senile form. Is there any hope of my living a near-normal life? -- L.M. ANSWER: Amyloid is a protein produced by bone marrow cells. It can infiltrate a number of body organs. Many forms (20) of amyloidosis exist, and they all have distinctive longevity projections. Senile amyloidosis does not affect as many organs as do the other forms of this illness, so that is one thing in your favor. In this illness, when the amount of amyloid in the heart is great, the heart’s pumping action falters, and congestive heart failure is a consequence. Amyloid deposits

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In my 58 years, I never have had any problem with my scalp. My hair has turned a salt-and-pepper color. Due to vanity, I have been coloring it for the past several years. I have never experienced any problems. Recently I have had a rash of pimples forming on my scalp at the hair shaft. They hurt when the scalp is touched or the hair brushed. I had a good friend look at my scalp with a magnifying glass, and he says they look like small pimples. He removed a hair with tweezers and a small discharge came out of the pimple. I am considering letting my hair grow back to its natural color to see if the dye has anything to do with this. Any suggestions? -- N.N. ANSWER: I like your approach. The dye might be irritating your scalp, and the hair follicles might have become infected secondary to the irritation. If things don’t clear up after going dyeless for a couple of months, have a doctor take a look. You might need an antibiotic prescription.

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*** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2009 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Is Nancy’s story your story, or was your story the more typical one of starting a diet, only to fall off and at the end of year find you not only have the weight you started with, it’s been joined by 10 to 20 more pounds. If you’ve considered Diet Center® but are concerned about the cost, consider this:

BEING OVERWEIGHT COSTS

• How much extra did you spend at the grocery store on food that just puts on weight? If it was just $50 a week, $50 a week times 4 weeks a month, times 12 months in a year = $2,400 a year. • How many clothing sizes do you have in your closet? If you’re pushing into another size, you might need to start investing in clothes you can actually breathe in. That can be $50-$100 a month; $600 to $1200 a year. Wouldn’t you really rather shop in your own closet in your smaller sizes?

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n January last year Nancy quit selfhelp diets and called Diet Center®. She couldn’t get into most of her clothes and just didn’t like herself at the weight she was and admitted she needed help to lose her excess weight.

• Now the big stuff. Has your cholesterol been climbing to the point where you can no longer put off medication? How about your blood pressure medication? Your CPAP machine? Your Diabetes type II medication?

Throughout the year Diet Center® counselors guided Nancy through her weight loss, teaching her portion control, healthy food choices and encouraging regular exercise. She learned to wait out plateaus and didn’t see small weight increases as a reason to throw in the towel and quit. With her new attitude toward eating she’s glided through vacations and holidays effortlessly and without gaining weight, and today is almost 40 pounds less than she started last year.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Offering to help a colleague is commendable. But before you commit your time and effort, check to see if that person’s situation is all that he or she has led you to believe it is. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You should soon be seeing positive results from your recent efforts on behalf of a family member. On another matter, check that you have all the facts regarding a job assignment. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your aspects favor closer family relationships this week. Take time for visits, whether in person, by phone, by mail or in cyberspace. Let them know how important they are to you. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A missed opportunity isn’t always a negative. Maybe your instincts are telling you not to rush into something you “thought” was worthwhile. Make time for family this weekend. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your sense of humor helps you get through a tricky situation. But some stick-in-themuds might not be so willing to make the changes that you and others agree are necessary. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for making everyone you know -- or even just met -- feel important and welcome in your life. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Put off any big financial moves, like buying a house. Try to keep things simple. Remember that you will have to undo joint properties and debt in the divorce. Beware of incurring additional debt. If you need a car, don’t get one that includes a lot of debt. If you want to keep the car after the divorce, you are going to get the debt that is associated with it.

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Pruning of shrubs into boxes, balls, squares, triangles and rectangles is outdated! These giant blocks and spheres make a house look like fortresses or something that belongs at Disneyland. The trend is toward very natural, ecological landscapes. Sometimes large shrubs are aggressively manicured because they’re simply too large for where they’ve been placed and they need to be removed. Or try taking out one third of the older wood inside the bush which allows the newer wood to be the dominant part of the plant and lets it grow in a more organic form.

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something, and combine them with another plant and you’ll get a lot more visual bang for your buck. A very effective way to create unity with color is to use a monochromatic scheme -that is, a scheme in which everything is related to one color. For instance you could work in the purple family -purples and plums and lavenders. Or a simple complementary color scheme: using two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, such as purple and yellow, for instance. And you can always mix white in.

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The eye is drawn to strongly colored mulches first, not the plants It really can stick out in the landscape and doesn’t look natural. Stick to natural mulch, and take your color cues from the natural ground materials of the area in which you live. The landscaping is meant to do two things: one is to anchor the man-made structure to the land and the other is complement it

Many homeowners use things that are too small. It could be everything from trees, to shrubs, to containers, to lampposts. Often, when people plant trees they look adrift in the yard, with single flowers like polka dots dotted below them. For lack of a better professional word, it just looks “twinky”. Proportion cuts both ways. If your home is small, don’t plop down giant landscaping boulders and a water feature. • Trees: Houses are big objects, and trees should end up bigger than houses. Plant a tree, say 20 feet tall, that will mature into a grand addition. It’s better to plant a younger tree. It’s easier and less expensive, and there’s a higher success rate. • Pots and containers: Containers less than 24 inches tall and in diameter are a waste of money. One or two big

4. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Just as many people clutter the inside of their houses, they clutter the landscaping with too much stuff in too many hues. In their attempt to beautify they don’t know what to choose, and so they impulse buy and do a potpourri of everything. It’s too busy for the eye. It’s like wearing too much jewelry. Keep it simple. Buy 5, 7, or 9 of

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containers are much more dramatic than several “weiner pots”. 6. SKINNY SIDEWALKS A narrow ‘contractor’ sidewalk is a sidewalk is only wide enough for one person, shoots straight off the driveway and usually leaves room for only a narrow planting bed between the sidewalk and house. Take a wide and meandering walk to your home. It should be welcoming, it should be enjoyable, it could even be an adventure, depending on how it’s designed and planted. The material itself needs to be spiced up too. Colors can be mixed into concrete; acid staining can give an old world look; and stamping can give concrete the very realistic look of stone. 7. HOUSE HUGGING PLANTS Most homeowners plant way too close to their home. It’s like pieces of furniture pushed up against the wall. To remedy, first, deepen the beds and extend them out 1/3 to 2/3 the height of the house at that location. When you’re in the home you should be able to see out into the beds. Next, pull the shrubs away from the walls. You should be able to walk between your plants and your wall. For further information, please feel free to call Robyn Graham at RE/MAX Properties, Inc. 719-216-4421 or email me at Homes@RobynGraham.com