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When the tectonic plates beneath the earth’s crust began to move and shift, these rocks were forced upward and created the Ancestral Rocky Mountains about 300 million years ago. These uplifted areas looked like two mountainous islands, known as Frontrangia and Uncompahgria, which were located in the area of the present-day Front Range and San Juan Mountains.

receding oceans, and volcanic eruptions, not to mention huge movements of the tectonic plates beneath the earth’s surface. Snippetz decided to travel back through time, to prehistoric Colorado to see how the region looked and what marvels were to be found.

But those are not the Rocky Mountains that we see today. About 150-250 million years ago, the tectonic plates begin to shift again and the Ancestral Rocky Mountains began to sink back into the earth. The mountain range struggled to re-emerge about 68 million years ago but erosion ate everything away.

Colorado has a rich prehistoric past; so much so that it would be difficult to adequately describe everything that happened to bring about our favorite landmarks or to detail the lives of the variety of animals that roamed the land. Instead, we’ve picked out a few of the most important and interesting features that make our state so marvelous.

Finally, about 10 million years ago, the mountains began to rise again. Between 11,000 and 16,000 years ago, during the Ice Age Summer of the Pleistocene period, glaciers that had formed began to melt and literally cut away the weaker sediments and shaped the mountain range into the Rockies we see today.

The strong granite that was forced to the surface during the formation of the Ancestral Rockies can still be found in the mountain range today, especially in Colorado. It’s called Pikes Peak gran-

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS During the Paleozoic period, western North America was submerged beneath a shallow sea. The sea deposited many miles of limestone and dolomite on the surface of the earth in that area. At the core of the continent is Precambrian metamorphic rock and Precambrian sedimentary argillite.

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ite and is identifiable by its unique pink color, which is due to the high amount of potassium feldspar in it.

This Ice Age Summer made for suitable conditions for mastodon, mammoth, giant sloths, bison antiquus and other prehistoric animals to live in the area. Immediately following this period, humans ventured onto the continent and began to make their way into the Colorado area.

Mountain building like that which created the Rocky Mountains is typically found only about 200 to 400 miles inland from a subduction zone’s boundary.

A subduction zone is an area where an oceanic plate has slipped below another plate. Usually, the oceanic plate sinks at a fairly steep angle, causing the mountains to be built fairly close to the edge of that plate. In the case of the Rocky Mountains, geologists believe the oceanic plate sank at a shallow angle, causing the mountains to be built much further inland than normal. They also believe this is why the Rockies are so broad and high.

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GARDEN OF THE GODS As with the Rocky Mountains, the Garden of the Gods was formed during a period of geological movement and upheaval millions of years ago along a natural fault line. The massive rocks that jut from the ground were originally deposited as beds of deep red, pink and white sandstones, mixtures of sedimentary rocks and limestone. When the plates beneath the surface of the earth began to shift in this area, the deposits broke into chunks and were thrust upward, where they remained. Erosion and the melting of glaciers formed during the Pleistocene Ice Age have created the formations that we enjoy today.

The sea began to recede from the area sometime during the Silurian and early Devonian periods but returned during the Carboniferous period, although some portions of the state managed to stay dry.

During the Permian period, the sea withdrew yet again, and left behind fields of sand dunes, inside which fossils of footprints from ancient insects and reptiles were preserved.

This pattern of recession and encroachment of ocean water into the state carried on for thousands of years. During the Oligocene period, the area was mainly rainforest, supporting a rich variety of flora, which eventually became fossilized. Examples of such plant life can be seen at the Florissant Fossil Beds in Florissant. At least 150 different kinds of plants from this period are preserved there, including sequoia trees with trunks up to 17 and a half feet in diameter.

A popular attraction in the Garden of the Gods is Balanced Rock, which is made from a combination of coarse sand, silica, gravel and hematite. The rock actually fell off a ledge higher up, coming to rest in a bed of sand that eventually wore away at the base, making it appear as though the rock is precariously balancing in place.

Other types of fossils that have been unearthed in the state include the following: palm trees from the ancient rainforest that used to call Colorado home; Columbian mammoths; a Stegosaurus dinosaur; new species of dinosaurs like the Allosaurus fragilis and the Diplodocus longus; giant pigs and a rhinoceros that was found in Weld County.

Throughout the park, evidence of prehistoric life remains. In 1878, the dinosaur species Theiophytalia kerri was found and when the skull was reexamined in 2006, it was determined to be a completely new species.

Interestingly enough, the park was originally called Red Rock Corral. However, in August 1859, a surveyor named M.S. Beach commented that the place would be a “capital place for a beer garden.�

Fellow surveyor Rufus Cable said, “Beer garden! Why, it is a fit place for the gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods.� The name stuck and the park now includes some 1,364 acres of land, trails and (of course) rocks.

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GINA’S MEXICAN MOLE ENCHILADAS WITH SAUCE For the Mexican Mole Sauce: 3 tablespoons Ancho chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/4 cup peanuts or pine nuts 1/2 medium onion, cut into small chunks 1 clove garlic 1 can vegetable broth or water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 ounce bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces 1. Lightly toast chili powder and cumin in dry skillet. Mix toasted spices with the peanuts, onions and garlic in a food processor or blender. Add enough vegetable broth or water to make a thick paste. Set aside.

2. Heat vegetable oil in saucepan. Add the tomato sauce, the processed onion-peanutspice mixture and the remainder of the vegetable broth or water. Add sugar and cloves. When mixture is heated through, add chocolate.

3. Simmer for 20 minutes on low heat. Thin with a small amount of water if desired. Set aside for topping enchiladas.

To prepare the Cheese Enchiladas: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup green onions, sliced 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 3 tomatillos, peeled, washed and diced 4 ounces canned green chilies, chopped 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 1 tablespoon dried oregano

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1. Heat oven to 350 F. 2. In a large pan, cook the green onions, garlic and tomatillos in the oil until tender.

Add the green chilies, the cilantro and the oregano. Continue cooking until the sauce comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 8 to 10 minutes. Pour the sauce into a blender container. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth. Return to saucepan and stir in broth. Cook over medium heat about 15 minutes.

3. Dip each tortilla into sauce. Spoon about 1-1/2 tablespoons black beans, 2 tablespoons of queso fresco or ricotta cheese, and 2/3 ounce Monterey Jack onto each tortilla. Roll tortilla around filling. Place seam side down in 13-by-9-inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

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The BDM Essential Guide Series has a large selection of magazine manuals aimed at seniors and beginners who want to expand their knowledge of electronic devices, or who are considering the purchase of electronic gear and want to learn in advance how they’re operated. BDM’s manuals are a combination of step-by-step tutorial and user guides. Here are a few of the publications it offers: Laptops for Seniors, iPhones for Seniors, Tablets for Seniors, Mac for Seniors, Google: A Guide for Beginners and The Ultimate Beginners’ Guide to Android.

Another good source, in spite of its name, is the Dummy series. Each manual is loaded with graphics, bold text and icons to bring your attention to especially important information.

On Dummies.com don’t miss the “Computers for Seniors� and “Software for Seniors� sections. These are basic articles ranging from how to fix your printer to how to use a mouse.

If you’re not a beginner, check the whole list of Dummy books. You’ll be surprised at the variety of topics. Read “Blogging for Dummies� if you want to have a platform for a topic near and dear to your heart, or “Building a Web Site for Dummies� if you want an Internet presence.

Or how about “eBay for Seniors for Dummies� as a way to build an online store and make a profit on items you want to sell?

If you’re part of a senior center that gives classes on computer use, ask if it would consider buying some of these materials to have on hand. Or check your local bookstore or at the library.

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 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail. com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

a really great idea comes from my list of ten. Sometimes my list grows way beyond ten. There is real benefit to writing down possible solutions. It makes it easier to evaluate the potential solutions.

ACQUIRE CONFIDENCE PART 2.1:

THINK - A FIVE-STEP PROCESS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING

By Ron Ross

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f you want to do something significant with your life, you are going to have to do some real thinking. The mission you have been given is too important to leave to irrational thoughts, emotion-filled guesswork or hasty judgments. Since you have been given a mission you also have the ability to fulfill that mission Here is a five-step process for problem solving: Step 1: Define the problem. The clearer you can define the problem you want to solve, the more likely you will find a solution. To define your problem, ask: what specific problem must be solved, what question needs answered, what additional information is needed? What principles, concepts and theories am I dealing with?

What assumptions am I making? Which assumptions are true and which are bogus?

What has more power over my choices: my thoughts or my feelings? Define your problem with as much specificity as you can.

Step 5: Decide. This part of the process may cause you to think even more, so be ready for some hard work. The idea here is that you employ your mind to give balance to your emotions. Be rational, look objectively at your calling, carefully evaluate everything related to your situation, add to and take from your list of ten, and make a rational decision.

Step 2: Task your brain. Your brain is a marvelous mechanism with a much greater capacity for problem solving than the combined computers ever made by humans. Experts say that, over the course of your lifetime, your brain will retain up to 1 quadrillion pieces of information. So put your brain to work to help you fulfill your mission. Since God gave you a mission he will also give you the ability to fulfill that mission. Take the problem you defined in step one and say to your brain, “Brain, here is the problem I face and I need an answer to it. Please solve it. I know you can.�

Step 3: Take a break. Sometimes it is advisable to give your brain some problem solving time. Your problem is well defined and your brain is tasked, so go do something else while your brain is at work.

Take a walk, take a scenic drive, take a nap, take a week off, heck even take a month off from serious thought on the problem. Give your little gray cells time to solve your big problem; do not rush them, do not bully them, just keep asking and asking until you get some answers.

More on the process in the next essay – So stay tuned!

To read all of Dr. Ross’ columns visit RonRossToday.com. Subscribe to his weekly newsletter and receive your free copy of Acquire Confidence, a compilation of Acquire Confidence columns. Š2014 Ron Ross

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Step 4: Think on paper. Experts say that every day you have over 70,000 thoughts.

Sorting out the good ones from the bad can take time and energy. When I want to solve a problem I like to make a list of ten.

I take a blank sheet of paper and at the top I write the problem I want to solve. Then I make a list of potential solutions with ten possible solutions as my goal. Very often

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can convert A-fib into normal rhythm, though they are not always effective. The heart also can be electrically shocked to try to restore normal rhythm.

RHYTHM, RATE KEY TO TREATING A-FIB DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently was diagnosed with A-fib and am taking metoprolol. My cardiologist also wants me on Xarelto, which is a blood thinner. Why is it necessary to take the blood thinner to avoid blood clots when the metoprolol should be averting the A-fib anyway, which would cause the blood pooling and possible clotting. -- F.L. ANSWER: Atrial fibrillation (“A-fib”) is a chaotic lack of rhythm in the atria of the heart. This prevents the coordinated mechanical motion of the atria -- the smaller chambers of the top of the heart -- so they no longer fill the ventricles, the larger chambers that send the blood to the lungs (from the right side of the heart) and the body (from the left side). The rate of the ventricles normally is dependent upon the pacemaker in the right atrium: In atrial fibrillation, the ventricular heart rate can be normal, too slow or too fast.

The heart rate of most people with A-fib is too fast, at least some of the time. Metoprolol, a beta blocker, slows the heart rate down to prevent dangerously high heart rates. It is pretty effective at doing so, although people who exercise may find that their heart rates can get very high, and may need a different medication. People with A-fib and very slow heart rates may need an artificial pacemaker.

Metoprolol does not restore a normal rhythm in A-fib. There are medications, such as flecainide or amiodarone, which

The decision of treating the heart rate in Afib versus treating the rhythm depends on the individual’s symptoms and is made by a cardiologist. However, every person with A-fib needs careful consideration of treatment to prevent a blood clot, since the risk for stroke can be high. Older age, female sex and other vascular issues -- such as high blood pressure, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure and especially a previous history of blood clot or stroke -- are risk factors for developing a stroke with A-fib. The anticoagulant (often inaccurately called “blood thinner”) Xarelto, like a much older drug, warfarin (Coumadin), reduce this risk.

Most people with A-fib need treatment to prevent blood clot and stroke, AND treatment of either the rate or the rhythm. If rhythm control is successful, anticoagulation may be stopped later.

The booklet on abnormal heart rhythms explains atrial fibrillation in greater detail.

Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 107W, Box 5364765, 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. ROACH: My doctor wants me to get more vitamin D. Can I use cod liver oil? I did as a kid. -- V.M. ANSWER: There are many good food sources of vitamin D, and cod liver oil is one of the best. A single tablespoon contains about 1,400 units of vitamin D, which is as much as almost anyone needs in a day. Swordfish and salmon are excellent sources as well, with about 500 units in a 3-ounce serving.

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Dr. Roach 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) 2014 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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• On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the capital city of Washington. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the White House. • On Oct. 15, 1863, during the Civil War, the submarine C.S.S. Hunley sinks during a test run in Charleston Harbor, killing its inventor and seven crewmembers. The Hunley, propelled by a hand crank that drove the ship’s propeller, would later become the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship. • On Oct. 16, 1916, Pvt. Henry Farr of the British Expeditionary Force is executed for cowardice after he refuses to go into the frontline trenches. Farr was one of 306 British soldiers who were executed for cowardice. They likely suffered from severe shellshock. • On Oct. 14, 1939, designer Ralph Lauren is born in New York. Lauren created

the “Chapsâ€? stonewashed jeans and faded work shirts designed to appear as if they were from the well-worn wardrobe of a hardworking Western rancher. • On Oct. 19, 1958, in Brussels, Belgium, the World’s Fair closes after visits by 42 million people. The U.S. and Soviet exhibition halls were directly across from one another. While the Soviet exhibit centered on the technological accomplishments, the U.S. focused on voting booths, fashions and home furnishings. Both lost to Czechoslovakia for best exhibit. • On Oct. 17, 1974, President Gerald Ford explains to Congress that he gave Richard Nixon a full pardon for all offenses against the United States in order to put the tragic and disruptive scandal behind all concerned. Ford’s decision was condemned and is thought to have contributed to his failure to win the 1976 presidential election. • On Oct. 18, 1988, “Roseanne,â€? a television sitcom about a blue-collar American family starring the comedian Roseanne Barr, premieres on ABC. Barr’s portrayal of the loud, abrasive, overweight Roseanne Conner was a sharp contrast to the stereotypical TV housewife in the mold of “Leave It to Beaver’sâ€? June Cleaver. c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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oin us on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Palmer Lake town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent, Palmer Lake, CO 80133 for an evening with former El Paso County Sheriff John Wesley Anderson (ret.)

Rankin Scott Kelly was born July 6th, 1826 in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. At the age of three, his mother drowned, and he was raised by his father, and an older sister and brother.

When Kelly was fourteen he got into a fight with his sister’s fiancÊe, over a boating accident involving his sister, then ran away believing he had killed the man. On June 5th, 1860, at the age of thirty-three, he arrived by wagon train in Colorado City, while it was still part of the Kansas Territory. Like his father, Kelly was a stonemason, and a carpenter, as well as a teamster, and helped haul a sawmill from Johnson County, driving a team of oxen across the Santa Fe Trail, to build El Paso County’s first sawmill. Kelly delivered the first load of cut lumber to Colorado City, which had been established the previous year as a gold mining supply town. He was described as being tall, slender, with piercing blue eyes, blonde hair, and a dashing manner. On February 28th, 1861 the Colorado Territory was established, El Paso County was created as one of the

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he LP-D38 Varsity Ice Hockey committee announces its 6th Annual Breakaway Hockey Event to be held November 21, 2014, at the Historic Pinecrest Event Center located at 106 Pinecrest Way in Palmer Lake, Colorado. This years event will feature Jon Karroll of KRDO NewsChannel 13 as Emcee and Peter Husak as Auctioneer. There will be a buffet dinner, silent and live auction, as well as a dessert auction. This is a great event to do your Christmas shopping while supporting the local high schools.

This annual fundraising event supports the LP-D38 Varsity Ice Hockey team that is comprised of students from Palmer Ridge and Lewis Palmer High School as well as a few students from schools out of district. This sport is not fully funded by the school district and the fundraiser is needed to raise money to offset the cost of ice rental, equipment, and replacement gear.

For tickets to this fun event call Susan Fraser at (719) 310-5416 or Ann Pavlik at (719) 304-4350

original 17 counties, and Kelly served as its first Sheriff (1861-1867).

This program is free. Free refreshments will be served following the program.

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1. LANGUAGE: What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet?

2. GEOGRAPHY: In what body of water can the island of Santorini be found?

3. ACRONYMS: To an engineer, what does the acronym CAD stand for?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a shillelagh?

5. POLITICS: What was the emblem of the Progressive Party of 1912?

6. ANATOMY: What is the glabella?

7. ACADEMIA: What does a vexillologist study?

8. MOVIES: What was the title of the movie that featured the line, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry?”

9. TELEVISION: What was the name of the town that was the setting for “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman”?

10. GAMES: How many playing pieces do you have to remove from a body in the game “Operation”?

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1. How many total wins did Detroit pitcher Virgil Trucks have in 1952, when he tossed two no-hitters and one onehitter?

2. Who were the first pair of teammates 40 years old or older to hit grand slams in the same year?

3. How many times has there been a Super Bowl rematch in back-to-back years?

4. Who was the last men’s college basketball player to win the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player award more than once?

5. The St. Louis Blues made the Stanley Cup Finals in each of the franchise’s first three seasons. How many games did the Blues win in the Finals?

6. When was the last time before 2014 that the U.S. won a medal in the twoman bobsled event?

7. Who was the last U.S. Amateur men’s golf champion who did not turn pro?

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1. Name the virtually ignored 1977 Charlene song that gained serious traction when it was re-released in 1982.

1. Is the book of 1 Corinthians in the Old or New Testament or neither?

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2. Two groups charted with “Silhouettes (On the Shade)” in 1957. Name the groups.

3. Name the song that contains the phrase “I know” 26 times.

4. Who was Mr. Bojangles in Jerry Jeff Walker’s song by the same name?

By Wilson Casey

2. The Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes, and the Golden Rule are found in what sermon?

Lamb’s Blood, Agnus, On the Mount, Dry Bones 3. For not believing his wife would conceive, who was struck mute (not being able to speak)? Gabriel, Zachariah, Joash, Mesha 4. According to David, what does God’s spiritual cleansing make us whiter than?

Light, Clouds, Wool, Snow

5. Name the 1961 song that contains this lyric: “Oh, when I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord your love I’ll keep, If I should die before I wake, I’ll come back for you, That’s no mistake.”

5. From Psalm 19, what do the heavens declare? Holiness, Glory of God, Creation, Mighty wind

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6. How many times is the name “Lucifer” mentioned in the Bible (KJV)? 1, 7, 9, 13

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TRIVIA TEST 1. E 2. Aegean Sea

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3. Computer-aided design

2) On the Mount

4. A cudgel that can be used as walking stick or a weapon 5. Bull Moose

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3) Zachariah 4) Snow 5) Glory of God

6. The skin between the eyebrows and above the nose

6) 1

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8. “Love Story” (1970) 9. Fernwood, Ohio

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1. Five -- he went 5-19 overall.

2. Seattle’s Henry Blanco and Raul Ibanez, in 2013.

1. “I’ve Never Been to Me.” When re-released, the song went gold and topped charts around the world.

3. Once -- Dallas versus Buffalo, 1993-94.

2. The Rays and The Diamonds.

Herman’s Hermits covered the song in 1965.

4. UCLA’s Bill Walton, in 1972 and 1973.

5. None -- they were swept in four games by Montreal twice (1968, ‘69) and Boston once (‘70).

6. It was 1952, when the U.S. won a silver medal.

7. Fred Ridley, who won it in 1975.

10. Twelve

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3. “Ain’t No Sunshine,” by Bill Withers in 1971. He’d intended to write another verse but was talked out of it.

4. A street performer.

5. “Please Love Me Forever,” by Cathy Jean and the Roommates.

The Roommates were started by two 15-year-old boys who came in second in a 1960 talent contest, losing to Tom & Jerry, who would later be known as Simon & Garfunkel.

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• It was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who made the following sage observation: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”

• Play-Doh was originally marketed as a wallpaper cleaner. It wasn’t until kids started using it as modeling material that the company saw its potential in the toy market.

• Those who study such things say that when bears, squirrels and other mammals hibernate, the flow of oxygen to their brains can drop by as much as 98 percent.

• You’ve surely heard of the long-distance buses known as Greyhounds, but you might not be aware of the company’s humble origins. In 1914, a car dealer named Carl Eric Wickman ran a car dealership in Minnesota. When business was slow, he used one of the unsold cars

to offer rides between the towns of Alice and Hibbing to miners going to work.

The idea was so profitable that Wickman opened long-distance routes within two years. He painted the vehicles gray in order to hide the road dust, prompting a hotel owner along one route to comment that the cars looked like greyhound dogs. Wickman liked the idea so much he started using the slogan “Ride the Greyhounds,” and the rest is business history.

• In 1955, just a few weeks before he was killed in a car crash, actor James Dean made a commercial aimed at teenagers. The subject? Auto safety. In the ad he says, “Drive safely. The life you save may be mine.”

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ave you ever watched on of those space movies where astronauts are “frozen” in a chamber so that they are better suited to travel galaxies away? I know I have. It was practically the go-to idea for Sci-Fi movie producers over the last century. So many fictional space travelers had cryogenic freezing chambers that the concept has actually become somewhat boring.

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send astronauts on long space missions.

Most notably, NASA is targeting Mars.

“I don’t think that we could go to Mars without something like this technology,” says John Bradford (the president of SpaceWorks). Putting the crew into a deep sleep would open up a lot of possibilities for what Bradford estimates would be a 6-month trip, each way. Because the crew would be in a temporary deep sleep, the mission would require less food, oxygen, water, and matter.

The estimation is that a mission to Mars could now be done with a total load of 220 tons, as opposed to 400. This is a much more realistic number.

The best part is that the technology for such a concept already exists. In fact, it’s used in most hospitals today.

But now the idea of a freeze-sleep chamber is more exciting than ever. Why, you whisper? Because instead of fantasizing about the concept in some bad Hollywood reboot, the idea is now a reality!

“Other than the duration, the procedural aspects of this are pretty benign,” Bradford is quoted saying. And that’s the thing – it really is only an issue of duration. With a planned Mars-trip lasting so long, it would take a pretty pill to knock out someone for that amount of time.

Currently, medical experts are able to use a method called therapeutic hypothermia to put patients into a deep sleep. While in this procedure, people are subject to a lower overall body temperature and experience a coma-like state. The treatment is only used for short periods of time, currently.

That’s right folks, according to numerous reports around the inter-webs, NASA is laying the foundation for deep-sleep chambers. These pods would be used to

NASA was confident they could change that, however, when they began researching the technique for pilots over a year ago. As it stands, the longest torpor in-

Oh, that person is cryogenically frozen (yawn)? Cool story, bro.

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So, how realistic is a mission to Mars in our lifetime?

right now. In another quote to the press Bradford admits “We have a ways to go”.

But it doesn’t mean we should expect nothing to happen. NASA researchers are constantly looking for ways to put the first man/woman on Mars. Some experts say it should be plausible within the next 5-10 years.

President Bradford thinks it’ll be sometime in the next 20 years. Think about that. We may very well witness the greatest odyssey of the new millennium in the next couple of decades. Who’s to say it won’t be sooner, the way technology is growing?

But isn’t that just like our species? We are endless explorers forging into every frontier we can encounter. We took land and sea, air and space. Perhaps we should start working on that whole time-travel thing? If the current state of mankind is any indicator, it’s only a matter of time...

Either way, it will be quite the trip for those who are privileged to go. After what will essentially be a 6-month coma, astronauts will spend 18-months on the planet before leaving for Earth. At least that’s the plan NASA has mapped out

See what I did there?

duced by therapeutic hypothermia is 14 days. So there’s a long way to go. Heck, Mars is a long ways away. Haven’t we been talking about a trip to the mystical planet for decades now?

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The corporate sponsored 401(k) retirement plan, for most workers, has become the major cornerstone for a financially successful retirement. Most companies who have in the past provided – and paid for – traditional pension benefits for their retiring workers have replaced those pension plans with the employee funded 401(k) plan.

Combined with Social Security and personal savings, the 401(k) plan makes up the financial resources you will have to draw upon in retirement. Unfortunately you have little control over the options you have with your 401(k) plan and its investment choices.

Here are a few items that just might help maximize the choices that you do have.

LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY To develop consistency with your 401(k) plan you need to look for consistency. What I look for when reviewing investment choices is consistency of return and consistency of management. I want to know who the manager is, how long they have been there and how well they have performed each and every year. I want to know how they have performed compared to their benchmark, I want to know how they have performed compared with their peer group and most importantly I want to know how they have performed compared to my objectives. Just remember, past performance is not an indication for future success.

DIVERSIFY There are numerous studies demonstrating the relationship between the reduction of risk and consistency of return in portfolios that are adequately diversified. Simply put, diversification involves spreading the risk of your portfolio over different asset classes.

A well-diversified portfolio should include funds that invest in domestic equities, international equities, bonds, alternative assets (i.e. real estate) and cash.

Some 401(k) plans are now offering target date funds. These funds provide diversification that is risk weighted based on a specific target retirement date. As these funds approach that target date they tend to increase their bond and cash holdings and reduce their equity positions. These allocation changes are often made without regard to what is happening with the economy.

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Many 401(k) plans are providing some form of financial advice – either webbased or with an actual advisor. For those who are not currently work with a financial advisor, plan sponsored advice can be a good starting point. Just remember that the advice provided will be plan centered and generic.

age you to make the time to understand the details and expenses of your employer’s plan; to investigate the investment options; to build a portfolio that supports your goals and then religiously fund it. Your financial success, now more than ever, is dependent on you.

“The plans of the diligent are sure of profit, but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty.” Proverbs 21:5

Considering that the choices you make could have a major effect on the financial success of your retirement, I would encourage you to review your 401(k) plan options with your own financial advisor. Your advisor can help you make 401(k) investment selections that are consistent with your goals and support your overall financial plan.

LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVES Just because your employer offers a 401(k) or, for that matter, any other employee funded retirement plan, it doesn’t mean that you have to take advantage of it. Especially, if it is just not a very good plan and the employer is not providing matching contributions.

In many cases you do have other options. Depending on your income and tax situation you may find that you are able to invest more money, increase your investment options and still maintain the same tax benefits using other retirement programs. Here again is where a good advisor can help you make sound choices consistent with your financial plan.

Next to your home your 401(k) may well be the biggest investment you will ever make. If you are successful it will provide you with the income you will need throughout retirement. I encour-

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