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re you a muggle? A muggle is slang describing one who has no familiarity with geocaching – a term borrowed from the “Harry Potter” series that refers to muggles as mere mortal beings.

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Some participants didn’t really care for the term “stash” as it conjures up visions of drug busts. So along came Jeremy Irish who coined the term “geocache.”

More about him later. Geo stands for the Earth, giving it a global presence. Cache is a French word meaning a hiding place to store items temporarily. Cache is also used in technology as in “memory cache,” a place for storing information. Hence, the term geocache pulls together the global nature of the game along with hiding places and the use of technology or websites to store information about each cache.

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Ulmer decided to hide a box of items in a woodsy location near Beavercreek, Oregon. He took a black bucket, inserted a logbook and pencil along with a slingshot, books, software and some videos. He posted the coordinates on an Internet GPS users’ group site. He called it the “Great American GPS Stash Hunt,” quickly shortened to “GPS Stash Hunt,” and noted one and only rule: “Take some stuff, leave some stuff.”

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GPS technology and a treasure hunt – why didn’t we think of that? Good thing Jeremy Irish did. He is a web developer from Seattle who stumbled upon Teague’s website, purchased a GPS and took off on his first hunt. After that, geocaching.com was born.

His site launched on Sept. 2, 2000 with 75

It only took three days for two people to find it and post their report online. Others followed and began stashing treasures of their own. The first successful hunter in the game, Mike Teague, began documenting the treasure hunters’ entries on a per-

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cache sites listed. Techie magazines and notable publications like “The New York Times” got wind of the game and once publicized, it spread like wildfire.

Regular folks like you and me wondered if they buried a cache, would anyone care.

The mantra of this new gaming community became “if you hide it, they will come.” Indeed they did – by the millions.

A TREASURE TROVE? A cache typically consists of some type of waterproof container with a log book and a pen or pencil, as well anything imaginable that’s legal – small toys, CD’s, buttons, coins, books. The list is endless. The log book and writing utensil must stay in the vessel so that each visitor can log their visit and any other pertinent information about their exploits. But a geocacher can take anything else found in the cache as long as they leave something else of equal or greater value.

Other items called travel bugs or geocoins are items referred to as “hitchhikers” that a

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Continued from Page 2 geocacher will move from location to location. These are tracked, almost like a chain email. The game is often enhanced with the use of these and goals assigned, i.e., to make it to a certain country or a specific distance from its place of origin.

IT CAN GET COMPLICATED If it’s too easy, it’s hardly worth it, right?

Some caches are quite the challenge and can be sitting atop mountain peaks, in the Antarctica, under water or up a tree. Some variations on the geocaching theme (see geochaching.com for more details about these challenges and many others): • Traditional/Basic – a one-stop-shop for cache seekers and will always include a log book.

• Multi-cache – multiple caches that give the coordinates for the next cache; the final cache contains the log book.

• Mystery/Puzzle – the player must solve a puzzle to find the cache; clues may be misleading; some have to be sought at night.

• Travelling Cache – the cache finder moves the cache to a different location.

• Virtual – coordinates for a certain location will not contain an actual box or log book but some other type of object.

• Event Cache – events that are put on by and for fellow geocachers where caches are hidden at the event locations.

3 SIMPLE RULES Geocaching.com states the three rules in the game of geocaching: 1. If you take something from a cache, leave something of equal or greater value.

2. Write about your find in the cache log book.

3. Log your experience at www.geocaching.com.

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found and logged a cache, which was more than double the amount on Leap Day in 2008. Before this record-breaking day, the record to beat was 78,313 caches logged on the 10-year anniversary of geocaching – Oct. 10, 2010.

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Think about little boxes of “stuff” all over the world along with folks calling in bomb squads to check them out. Geocachers generally abide by a code of ethics and agree to not endanger others and respect the private property of others, not to mention avoiding hiding suspicious looking boxes near public buildings. There are always exceptions and many a cache has been destroyed by a bomb squad.

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Some geocaching events involve cleanup activities and individual geocachers often practice CITO – Cache-In-Trash-Out in communities.

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Geocaching websites are fairly specific in spelling out appropriate sites and cache contents.

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et’s not be coy here, winter is coming sooner than we all want. As summer slows and the September wind looms, all we can hope is that the snow comes later than sooner. But if the white downfall does come and the sub-zero temperatures consume our neighborhoods, it’s best to have a plan.

What I am suggesting will require a commitment; it will be a permanent change in activity, which will force you to make time and save energy for the task at hand. We could use an alternative plan, but that would be silly. Starting a community plow-club, where citizens all take turns in plowing the neighborhood each time it snows, would be too difďŹ cult to order, and require too many families to purchase plow. There was also the eeting thought that we could create an elaborate underground tunnel system, so when the cold white akes bury our homes, we have a warm and dry transportation system ready to use. Of course such a scheme would require a city permit, as well as a lot of digging. Personally, I helped put in a water line on my Father-in-laws ranch last year and haven’t really been in the mood to dig holes since.

See, what I’m proposing is sensible; it’s simple. I suggest we deal with it. That’s right, we do nothing. Snow is snow, we can’t stop it and we’ve handled it for years. But what we can do is make the winter more enjoyable. The most efďŹ cient way of doing this is by joining Pinz’ Wednesday Winter Mixed Bowling League. Four-person mixed adult teams will compete every Wednesday starting this fall.

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Frequent travelers, flight attendants and etiquette experts weigh in differently.

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2. Space encroachment You sit in your seat and the seven-foottall stranger you hope is sitting several rows behind you, indicates he is your neighbor for your five-hour flight. As he sits down, his knees jut out wide, encroaching on your space. Again, opinions differ significantly. If the number one rule of etiquette is to do your best to make those around you feel more comfortable and at ease, how can you begrudge the man space to put his legs? On the other hand, you have paid for your seat, armrest to armrest and are entitled to the room to stretch your legs as well.

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In general, the need to excuse yourself is a fact of life. We all do our best to put it off as long as possible when sitting next to a sleeping stranger. However, a simple tap on the shoulder and request to leave your seat is all that should be necessary.

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found “strong evidence” that seniors need both vitamin D and regular exercise to prevent fractures from falls.

So how do we get vitamin D? Ideally we get it from our diet (though there’s not much in our food) and sunshine.

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Ask your doctor if you need a test to determine your vitamin D levels. Ask, too, whether you are in a high-risk group and perhaps need to have your balance, gait and vision assessed. Getting more vitamin D could be as simple as adding certain types of fish to your diet and taking calcium and vitamin D supplements. Don’t try this on your own because your personal dose will vary. Ask your doctor first.

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SOMETIMES HEARTBURN CAN LEAD TO CANCER DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For many years, I had heartburn, and I lived with it by taking things like Tums. Finally, I consulted a doctor, who referred me to a gastroenterologist because he was alarmed at the length of time I’d had it. The gastroenterologist gave me a scope exam of my esophagus and stomach. It turns out I have GERD and something called Barrett’s esophagus, which turns into cancer.

Naturally, I am nervous. I’ve never heard of heartburn-caused cancer. How often does that happen? -- A.S. ANSWER: Not often, but enough that plans have to be made to keep checking for such a change.

Heartburn is officially called GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. Stomach acid squirts upward (refluxes) into the swallowing tube, the esophagus. The esophagus isn’t built to deal with stomach acid the way the stomach is. The result is heartburn.

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If the Barrett’s cells show signs of lowgrade dysplasia, then a follow-up scope exam of the esophagus is done in six to 12 months and repeated annually. If highgrade changes are found, the scope exam is repeated every six months. If no dysplasia changes are seen, follow-up exams are scheduled for every three years.

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f your family is anything like ours, than Garlic is a staple ingredient in your kitchen. We like to add it to everything from spaghetti to mac n’ cheese in our house. Yum! Also around our house garlic is used as a natural garden pesticide. Just mix together garlic, cayenne and soap! It even seems to have an effect on keeping rabbits and deer away. Of course try not to spill any on your clothes or you’ll be keeping more than bugs and deer away! In addition to making a great Chimichurri sauce garlic has been said to help prevent certain kinds of cancer, work as an effective acne treatment and keep vampires away.

And since we eat plenty of garlic at our house and I’ve never seen a vampire, it must work!

Now, how do you grow garlic?

Well, first thing you need to do is prepare your planting site. Choose a sunny location that gets at least 8 hours of sun. Then like any new planting area, it needs to be amended. Add about 2-3 inches of good compost and then a tsp. each of

blood meal and bone meal for every garlic clove to be planted. Work that into the soil about 6-8 inches down. Good amending is going to pay off later! Each bulb can then be separated and each clove planted, with skins on, 3-4 inches deep.

One of the most important tips is to plant the first week of October because the time of planting greatly affects the size of your bulbs at harvest. You can cover your planting site with a thick layer of straw or, according to a local garlic grower, dried comfrey leaves which add nutrients to the soil that are very beneficial to garlic. After this continue to water as needed throughout the fall and into the spring keeping the soil moist but not soggy.

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LEMON-LIME JASMINE PARSLEY RICE 1 3/4 cups water 1 1/2 cups jasmine or white rice 1 teaspoon salt, divided

1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup diced green onions 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons stevia or agave syrup 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup finely chopped parsley 1. Place rice in a glass bowl containing 3 cups cool water. Move your fingers through grains of rice to remove some of the excess starch. Drain, refill bowl with cool water and repeat the process until the water looks clear and without any milky residue. Drain off the water.

2. Place rice in a pot with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Bring rice to a boil, uncovered. Turn heat down to the lowest setting. Cover and simmer until the rice is cooked through (about 20 minutes). Remove rice from the heat and allow to sit, still covered, for at least 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

3. While rice cooks, toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium-low heat. Shake skillet frequently, about every 30 seconds, to ensure even browning. Pine nuts are small and full of rich oil, and will burn quickly if not watched carefully. When nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, remove pan from heat. Transfer pine nuts to a plate to cool.

4. Add oil to the pan and saute green onions for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add in lemon and lime juice, stevia and remaining salt. Add cooked rice, pine nuts, black pepper and parsley. Continue to cook until parsley is slightly wilted. Serves 4.

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4. In 2009-10, Toronto’s Andrea Bargnani became the second 7-footer to have more than 100 blocked shots and 100 3-pointers in a season. Who was the first?

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6. At which Olympic Games did Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner end Aleksandr Karelin’s 13-year winning streak?

7. Who was the last male amateur to lead after a round of a golf major before Tom Lewis did it at the British Open in 2011?

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3. SUPERHEROES: Who was the Green Hornet’s sidekick?

4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Laos?

5. MUSIC: The film “Rhapsody in Blue” was a biographical movie about what composer?

6. MOVIES: Who wrote the music score to the movie “Jaws”?

7. AD SLOGANS: “You can trust your car to the man who wears the star” was an advertising slogan of what company?

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“Battleship” (PG-13) -- This vessel doesn’t even deliver a shipment of cheap thrills.

There are no thrills, and everything in this flick is a clear product of a bloated budget. The hero is Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch, who you don’t remember from the bigger-budgeted mega-flop “John Carter”).

He’s on this boat with Liam Neeson as his superior. The aliens are heaping eyefuls of computer-generated machines without much menace or intrigue to them.

Somehow inspired by the board game of the same name, director Peter Berg gets only white pegs, since every shot he takes is a miss. This could be -- simultaneously -- the loudest movie ever and the easiest to sleep through.

“The Lucky One” (PG-13) -- This one fits squarely in the “Another Nicholas Sparks Adaptation” category. Zac Efron’s character was a Marine in Iraq who became fixated on a found-photo of some woman, and believes it kept him alive. He seeks out the girl from the photo when he returns to the states, and finds Beth (Taylor Schilling), a single mother who runs a dog kennel. When he finds her, instead of professing his love (or whatever), he accepts a job helping out around the place.

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“Think Like a Man” (PG-13) -- It may be somewhat standard romantic-comedy fare, but it’s non-toxic and kinda sweet. Drawing from Steve Harvey’s book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,” the story follows a group of men and women with different issues in their different relationships. The cast is a likable assembly of attractive people. The spread-out story is handled well enough that nothing feels lost. All in all, for an ensemble romcom that doesn’t get weighed down in details or depression, this movie has the right mindset.

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to health and names him “Freeway.” In a beautiful vacation home in the mountains, the dog runs off, and the affluent middleaged people must find their dog and probably fix their marriage in the process. It’s about as tedious and slow as it sounds, but maybe inoffensive and accessible if you’re not wholly paying attention.

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Although it’s not quite what you hoped for, use your good business sense to make the most of what you’re being offered at this time. Things will improve down the line.

1. A sweater 2. Emily Bronte 3. Kato 4. Vientiane 5. George Gershwin 6. John Williams 7. Texaco 8. Bedloe’s Island 9. High school football 10. Purple

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This week could offer more opportunities for ambitious Lambs eager to get ahead. But don’t rush into making decisions until you’ve checked for possible hidden problems.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Jeff Bagwell, in 1991.

2. Bill McKechnie (Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Cincinnati).

3. Ron Yary in 1968 (Minnesota) and O.J. Simpson in 1969 (Buffalo).

4. Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki did it in the 2000-01 season.

5. Jaromir Jagr, with 16.

6. It was the 2000 Summer Olympics.

7. Mike Reid, in the 1976 U.S. Open.

FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. Patti Page. The wildly popular song was even the best-selling song in Japan as recently as 1974.

2. The Kinks and Herman’s Hermits. Both did equally well, although in different parts of the world.

3. “Mr. Wonderful,” released in 1968. Jeremy Spencer, the first Fleetwood Mac guitarist, released his own vinyl album, “Bend in the Road,” on Record Store Day in 2012. (Look on YouTube for a video on the pressing.)

4. Jerry Lee Lewis. The song was on the Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks, as well as the R&B and country charts, and reached the top 10 in the U.K. 5. “Veronica,” in 1989. The song, co-written by Paul McCartney, was on Costello’s “Spike” album. It’s said the song was about his grandmother, an older women with memory loss.

6. “The Stranger,” Billy Joel’s fifth album, released in 1977.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Some light begins to shine on professional and/or personal situations that have long eluded explanation. Best advice: Don’t rush things. All will be made clear in time.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Although you might want to protest what seems to be an unfair situation, it’s best to keep your tongue and temper in check for now. The full story hasn’t yet come out.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Work prospects are back on track. But watch what you say. A thoughtless comment to the wrong person -- even if it’s said in jest -- could delay or even derail your progress.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A colleague might try to goad you into saying or doing the wrong thing. It’s best to ignore the troublemaker, even if he or she riles your royal self.

Your supporters stand with you.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not to let your on-the-job zealousness create resentment with co-workers who might feel you shut them out. Prove them wrong by including them in your project.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A more positive picture of what lies ahead is beginning to take shape. But there are still too many gaps that need to be filled in before you make definitive plans.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Continue to keep a tight hold on the reins so that you don’t charge willy-nilly into a situation that might appear attractive on the surface but lack substance.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You still need to demand those answers to your questions. Remember, your wise counseling earns you respect, but it’s your search for truth that gives you wisdom.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’ll find that people are happy to help you deal with some difficult situations. And, of course, knowing you, you’ll be happy to return those favors anytime. Won’t you?

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Give that special someone in your personal life a large, loving dollop of reassurance. That will go a long way toward restoring the well-being of your ailing relationship.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are a delightful paradox. You like things neat and tidy. But you’re also a wonderful host who can throw a really great party.

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Series 6, Article 2 The first Labor Day was held in 1882. Its origins stem from the desire of the Central Labor Union to create a holiday for workers. It became a federal holiday in 1894.

It was originally intended that the day would be filled with a street parade to allow the public to appreciate the work of the trade and labor organizations. After the parade, a festival was to be held to amuse local workers and their families. In later years, prominent men and women held speeches.

This is less common now, but is sometimes seen in election years. One of the reasons for choosing to celebrate this on the first Monday in September was to add a holiday in the long gap between Independence Day and Thanksgiving.

The Colorado Balloon Classic

www.balloonclassic.com It's an amazing sight to see over 75 hot air balloons ascend into the deep blue Colorado sky. The event is held in Memorial Park, in Colorado Springs, off Pikes Peak Avenue between Hancock Avenue and Union Boulevard near the shores of Prospect Lake. Mass ascensions of dozens of balloons are scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings with a Balloon Glo® scheduled for Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Each year a variety of concessions are available and entertainment is provided during each event.

The Colorado Balloon Classic (a division of Colorado Springs Balloon Classic, Inc.) was organized in 1977 and has grown to be the largest and the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in the Rocky Mountain Region as well as the State of Colorado. The Colorado Balloon Classic is an annual family event - admission is free - held each Labor Day weekend.

Ready for some football?

www.gazettepreps.com Vista Ridge plays at Falcon at 7 pm Friday. The new coaches set out to prove that Vista Ridge is still tops in 3A and that Falcon has reloaded after graduating most of its core.

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This is the 37th years of arts, crafts, live, local music and tasty snacks plying you during the dogs days of summer.

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The 2nd Annual Douglas County Chile Chili Festilval

http://thatsnatural.info/2012/06/10/ chile-chili-festival-set-to-bring-theheat The Chile Chili Festival is 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and is enough to tempt any pepper enthusiast. It's all about the chili pepper. The second annual Chile Chili Festival at the Douglas County Events Center is preparing for an event of a lifetime.

The celebration of the culinary aspects of the chili pepper brings the opportunity for people around Colorado to enjoy some of the finest boutique vendors from around the region. There also will be artists and performers taking on the hot stuff at this inaugural event at Rock Ledge Ranch. Entry is $5.

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Colorado State Fair - Los Lobos

www.coloradosprings.com/articles/state-11782-fair-lobos.html Join Los Lobos at the State Fair.

There's always a party when this LA band plays. Catch them at the Events Center at the fairgrounds in Pueblo at 4 p.m. Sunday. Go to www.ticketmaster.com to purchase $20 ticket.

American Discovery Trail Races

http://adtmarathon.com All proceeds from the American Discovery Trail Races benefit nonprofit organizations, including local running events www.pprrun.org and the stewardship of local trails, open spaces and parks www.trailsandopenspaces.org. The American Discovery Trail Races have celebrated 11 years of successful Labor Day races and are proud to present the 12th annual Marathon events in 2012. The Marathon is a point-topoint course (~1000' elevation drop on 80% packed dirt) that offers a beautiful view of the Pikes Peak region. There are a variety of race options so go to the website listed above for more options.

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