Colorado Times: 04/07/14

Monday, April 7, 2014

Rockies beef up bullpen

DENVER -- Boone Logan's return from the disabled list prompted the Colorado Rockies to alter the makeup of their roster. The Rockies activated Logan on Monday, giving them a second left-hander in their bullpen. To clear a roster spot, Colorado optioned outfielder Corey Dickerson to Triple-A Colorado Springs. The Rockies opened the season carrying six outfielders.

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The state motto should be: ‘Maine is for Maniacs’

“Virginia is for lovers.” Now, there’s a state slogan that works like a charm, at least for luring tourists. “Live free or die” is in another category altogether, a state slogan with attitude.

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Procrastinators are pretty impulsive too!

A new study suggests that procrastination and impulsivity are genetically linked, suggesting that the two traits stem from similar evolutionary origins.

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Senate Passes Bill Preventing Iranian UN Ambassador From Entering the United States

The Senate passed a bill on Monday that would bar Iran’s appointed United Nations ambassador from entering the United States.

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MLB roundup

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter gave Yangervis Solarte some assistance with Yankee Stadium tradition, then the rookie helped make the captain a winner in his final home opener Monday as New York beat …

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Top 10 horror movies

Time to bring the fear - from Nosferatu to The Shining, here's what the Guardian and Observer's critics have picked as the scariest films ever made • Top 10 romantic movies • Top 10 action movies • Top 10 comedy movies Peter Bradshaw on horror Horror crashes through boundaries and challenges the prohibitions of taste and thinkability in a way few other genres can match. Classics of the genre ...

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U.S. craft brewers exporting beer — and ideas — around the world

The tables in the global beer garden have turned: An industry that took root in the U.S. three decades ago by emulating styles brewed in other countries has matured into a trend-setter in its own right, exporting its ideas and products all over the world.

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Restoring lands: Gov. asks Forest Service to focus on 4.9M acres

DEER LODGE — Seven Western Montana national forests hit with insects and disease could get much-needed restoration help from the federal government — if it heeds requests from Gov. Steve Bullock.

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Ducks eliminate Canucks from playoff contention

John Gibson made 18 saves to record a shutout in his first NHL game Monday as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Canucks 3-0 to officially eliminate Vancouver from playoff contention.

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Governor cuts pot revenue forecast by $20 million

Citing uncertainty in the marijuana market, Gov. John Hickenlooper has ratcheted back his projection on how much tax the newly legal drug could produce.

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Former Colorado Springs councilman guilty of child abuse

A former Colorado Springs city councilman has pleaded guilty to child abuse. Charles Wingate pleaded guilty Monday in a case involving a 13-year-old boy, Wingate's child, who was found nude

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Sebelius speaks of linked world

SECRETARY OF HEALTH OPENS CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS

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Rockies send Corey Dickerson to Triple-A; Boone Logan comes off the DL

Monday was bittersweet for outfielder Corey Dickerson. Just hours after Dickerson and his wife, Beth Anne, tweeted a picture of a sonogram of their expected first child, he was optioned to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

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Colorado Avalanche hits the road for playoff tuneup

The Avalanche has four games remaining, all on the road. A playoff berth is locked up, but seeding and a possible home-ice advantage in the first round remain up in the air. So there's still a lot to play for in this final week.

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Hochman: Clutch performances part of Colorado Avalanche's new culture

The Avalanche believes. So? Do incalculable intangibles such as belief, confidence and chemistry really affect a team's performance? Or are these irrelevant and simply make for good storytelling?

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Lake Durango levels need boost

As a dry summer is most likely in the cards, the Lake Durango Water Authority wants to bolster, by any means, the reserve of water it has in Lake Durango for 1,200 customers southwest of Durango.Among areas served are the two Durango West subdivisions and the Trappers Crossing, Rafter J and Shenandoah neighborhoods. Besides the 1,200...

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Architects Sarah and Rusty Brown have put their stamp on Denver

In their 32 years in Denver, architects Sarah and Rusty Brown have seen the potential in aging and sometimes abandoned structures, designing new life into old structures such as Denver's Ice

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More than $300 million pours in to Colorado digital startups in Q1

A new report shows that Colorado's digital startups were involved in fundraising or mergers-and-acquisitions deals totaling more than $300 million in the first quarter.

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Havenx2019t heard of the Colorado Water Plan?

DENVER x2013 No one is trying to keep it a secret, but legislators are worried few people have heard of the Colorado Water Plan.Gov. John Hickenlooper has directed his administration to prepare the statex2019s first-ever comprehensive water strategy by December. The document will guide the statex2019s efforts to...

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Steamboat briefs: CMC SKY Club hosts free Public Astronomy Night

The students of the CMC SKY Club will host a free Public Astronomy Night program at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Allbright Family Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus. The program will feature CMC astronomy professor Jimmy Westlake and his presentation of “Red Planet, Red Moon,” a look at the details of this week’s opposition of Mars and next week’s total eclipse of the moon ...

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Two men to receive deferred judgments for Aspen vehicle thefts

Two men charged with felony theft of vehicles in separate cases pleaded guilty in Pitkin County District Court on Monday. Both Michael J. Vickery, 39, of Tularosa, N.M., and Kevin M. Craig, 22, described in court records as a student at the University of Missouri, entered guilty pleas before District Judge Gail Nichols after reaching agreements for two-year deferred judgments with the 9th ...

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Sports Briefs: Stanford's Nelson transfers to BYU

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Paulino, White Sox routed 8-1 by Rockies

DENVER (AP) - The Chicago White Sox knew Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez could beat them with their bats. They didn't expect Jordan Lyles to do it, too. Lyles pitched effectively into the seventh inning in his Coors Field debut for the Rockies. He also added a career-best ...

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Fitness Calendar, 4/8

All-Out Multisport invites athletes of all levels to the second annual benefit for Hope House of Colorado that provides resources for teen moms. Online registration ends at midnight April 16.

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LETTER: Impacts on locals from natural gas drilling are heartbreaking

I worked on the Well Watch research information gathering project after conducting my own “grass roots,” if you will, nonfunded research project.

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Two men to receive deferred judgments for Aspen vehicle thefts

Two men charged with felony theft of vehicles in separate cases pleaded guilty in Pitkin County District Court on Monday.

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Lake Durango levels need boost

Havenx2019t heard of the Colorado Water Plan?

New traffic closures: April 7-14

Here are select new traffic closures in Northern Colorado for April 8-14:

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CSU scientist gets NASA funding for study with 1 twin in space, 1 on Earth

A Colorado State University health researcher has received a NASA grant for a radiation study in which the subjects will be one twin in space and his brother back on Earth.

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White Sox-Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies have picked up where they left off last season at Coors Field, where they batted an NL-high .293 with a major league-best 434 runs in 2013.

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Garfield County commissioners assert claim to public roadways

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Garfield County commissioners on Monday followed the lead of neighboring Mesa County in passing a resolution asserting the county’s claim to local control over historic roads that pass through federal lands in the county.

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County wants hearing on Cattle Creek request

Garfield County commissioners want to give the public a more formal chance to weigh in before letting the developers of the already-approved River Edge residential subdivision out of an agreement to help pay for improvements to the Cattle Creek Road intersection at Highway 82.

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Legislative session is really flush with bills

“If you like your toilet, you can keep your toilet.” Does that sound familiar? Does it sound like the Affordable Care Act? One of the longest and hardest fought floor debates last week had to do with toilets. The sponsor actually made that statement.

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Paulino, White Sox routed 8-1 by Rockies

DENVER (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox knew Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez could beat them with their bats. They didn't expect Jordan Lyles to do it, too.

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Paralyzed patients regain movement after spinal implant: Study

Four men who had each been paralyzed from the chest down for more than two years and been told their situation was hopeless regained the ability to voluntarily move their legs and feet, though not to walk, after an electrical device was implanted in their spines.

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Canucks eliminated from playoff contention in loss to Ducks

Go to TSN.ca for details. #TSN

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Boston's first Fenway win snaps home skid

John Lackey pitched seven strong innings, Jackie Bradley Jr. singled in two runs and the Boston Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Lackey (2-0) allowed an unearned run and five hits in seven innings five days after giving up two runs over six innings in a 6-2 win at Baltimore. Brandon Moss added a two-run single in the third and ...

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