Colorado Times: 05/07/14

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Upstate NY: Home to great art in unexpected places

Winslow Homers in the shadow of a defunct Beech-Nut baby food plant. A Rembrandt, Picasso, Rubens and Renoir up the hill from a paper mill. The founder of the Hudson River School vying for attention amid ...

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Intermap Technologies Launches InsitePro™

Intermap Technologies Launches InsitePro™

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Wild beat Blackhawks, remain perfect at home in playoffs

The Chicago Blackhawks kept the Minnesota Wild quiet for the first two games of their playoff series, and the first two periods of Game 3. But the final 20 minutes on Tuesday was anything but quiet. Frustrated offensive...

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Gaming G uru

LAS VEGAS -- Casino operator Affinity Gaming reported a second breach into its system that processes customer credit and debit cards, but the Las Vegas-based company said it currently has “no evidence to indicate that information was stolen.”

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Affinity Gaming reports second data breach

Ten things you need to know about Markit's IPO

One of the UK’s fastest-growing financial firms has decided to list in the US, filing a 71-page prospectus and lifting the lid on where it makes money, on-going legal issues, and the cost of competition.

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Wild beat Blackhawks, remain perfect at home in playoffs

Watermark

A docu-essay that looks at how water and life are entwined, and what risks come with our poor stewardship by Al Hoff Besides breathable air, there is nothing more critical to human life on this planet than water. And man's journey from sea to land, from subsistence to civilization, from agriculture to industry has been deeply entwined with water.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on ...

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Steve "Gatorwolf" Ketcher spotted in Orange Park casino, has family around Jax

A former pro wrestler, wanted for sex assault on a child in Colorado, is believed to be near Jacksonville.

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Ten-part video series explores pine beetle epidemic

The mountain pine beetle epidemic has affected many people, from scientists asking new questions to campers watching favorite spots succumb to clear-cuts.

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Community editorial board: Landfill changes coming: Will they be enough?

Anyone who drives north on Ninth Street from Laramie is familiar with the eyesore of the Laramie Landfill and the related litter that seems to be everywhere. The landfill is west of the road after it becomes Roger Canyon Road.

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Wild jump back in series, top Hawks 4-0 in Game 3

The Minnesota Wild took a two-game deficit and a scoreless tie into the second intermission

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Ann Arbor-based Running Fit sold to Colorado company

Running Fit co-owners Randy Step and Steve Angerman finalized a deal this month to sell their Ann Arbor-based chain of specialty running stores to a Colorado company. Running Fit’s eight stores are now part of the Denver-based Running Specialty Group,...

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Analysis: NC Dems say GOP nominee is too far right

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thom Tillis, the Republican establishment's favored son in North Carolina, won the state's Senate nomination by running as a proud conservative who's not terribly different from his tea party and Christian-right opponents.

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How a C-grade college term paper led to a constitutional amendment

The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment to the Constitution, and its existence today can be traced to a college student who proposed the idea in a term paper and was given a C by his professor for the idea.

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MorphoTrust® Adds Enrollment Centers for TSA Pre✓™ Application Program

MorphoTrust USA , a leading U.S. provider of identity solutions and services, today announced the opening of several new enrollment centers to serve customers applying for the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓™ program.

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Earnings Watch For May 7 (HTZ, CTSH, TAP, EXPD, PRU)

Car and equipment rental provider Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ), the parent company of Hertz Corp., is slated to report first quarter results before the markets open. The Park Ridge, New Jersey-based is expected to post earnings of $0.09 per share, a sharp decline from the year-ago quarter's $0.21 per share. However, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.56 billion compared ...

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Wild beat Blackhawks, remain perfect at home in playoffs

Aspen medical pot shop needs new license from state

Alternative Medical Solutions is shut down temporarily Aspen medical marijuana dispensary Alternative Medical Solutions (AMS) has been closed for about two weeks as owners of the business seek a new license from the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. read more

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Arizonan guilty of voting in Colorado too in 2010

PHOENIX (AP) — The state's top elections official says an Arizona woman has been convicted of voting in two states during the 2010 presidential election.

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Space buffs hope to reawaken old NASA probe

When NASA launched a space-weather probe called ISEE-3 in 1978, Jimmy Carter was president, the Commodores' "Three Times a Lady" topped the charts and sci-fi fans had seen only one "Star Wars" movie: the original.

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Hawaiians spur STD app's name change

A sexual health information app called "Hula" will be changing its name after complaints that it is culturally insensitive to Native Hawaiians, the app's owner said Tuesday.

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Wild beat Blackhawks, remain perfect at home in playoffs

Thai PM and ministers forced out

Thailand’s prime minister and part of her cabinet have been forced out of office by a court ruling finding her guilty in an abuse of power case, pushing the country deeper into political turmoil.

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Wild jump back in series, top Hawks 4-0 in Game 3

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild took a two-game deficit and a scoreless tie into the second intermission, clinging tenuously to their chance of climbing back into this Western Conference sem

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South Africans head to the polls

South Africans are voting in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalise on discontent over corruption and economic inequality.

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Wild beat Blackhawks, remain perfect at home in playoffs

Yakima County says it won’t grant immigration holds on inmates

Fri, 02 May 2014 23:09:59 GMT By Mike Faulk Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima County will no longer automatically detain immigrants on behalf of federal immigration authorities once they’re eligible for release. The decision ends the decades-old practice of granting up to 72-hour holds on immigrants suspected of being in th...

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Nowhere to Run? Climate Change Will Affect Every Region of U.S.

No one will be spared.

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Another hotel-water park player?

McWhinney Development wants to invest $150 million in Manteca to build a 500-room hotel with an indoor waterpark.

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Rangers 1B Moreland shines on mound

DENVER -- Mitch Moreland collected his fifth consecutive pinch hit Tuesday, an eighth-inning single, but that was the least interesting part of his evening. The veteran first baseman took the mound in the bottom of the eighth with the Rangers trailing the Rockies by 11 runs. Moreland became the sixth position player to pitch for the Rangers, making the seventh such appearance in franchise ...

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Vietnam Tries to Stop China Oil Rig Deployment

(HANOI, Vietnam) — Vietnamese naval vessels and Chinese ships collided Wednesday in the South China Sea as Hanoi sought to prevent Beijing from setting up an oil rig in an area claimed by both nations, a Vietnamese government official said. MoreWoman Survives Five Days After Car Crash in Colorado NBC NewsReport: Emails Show Google Got…

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Arenado can tie Rockies team-record hitting streak vs. Texas

Michael Cuddyer's Rockies franchise-record 27-game hitting streak may be short-lived. Nolan Arenado will attempt to tie the mark that isn't even a year old when the Rockies visit the Rangers to begin the Texas leg of the split-city four-game Interleague series. Colby Lewis pitches for Texas against Jorge De La Rosa for Colorado.

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Rangers, Lewis look to get get even with Rockies at home

This Date in Baseball

1904 — Cy Young's 23-inning no-hit string ended. The streak included two innings on April 25, six on April 30, a perfect game against the Philadelphia A's on May 5, and six innings today.

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Deadly traffic hazards a side effect to fracking boom

CLARKSBURG, W.Va . — Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation's roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are choked with large trucks and heavy drilling equipment.

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Tuesday's Sports In Brief

PRO BASKETBALL

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Baseball Expanded Standings

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Pursuit comes to crashing end in Adelaide's west

Police have slammed criminals who lead them on high speed pursuits as idiots following the second dangerous chase in Adelaide in as many days.

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Wild jump back in series, top Hawks 4-0 in Game 3

Marlins kick off summer season

The Montrose Marlins won their first swim meet of the summer season Sunday in Grand Junction.

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Tuesday's Sports In Brief

In accepting his first MVP award, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant made a point of sharing the honor with those who made it possible. The emotional outpouring culminated with a tribute to his mother, Wanda Pratt, and the sacrifices she made, the inspiration she provided while raising Durant and his brother in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. ''You made us believe,'' Durant said to Pratt, who was at ...

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Wild jump back in series with 4-0 win over Hawks

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matching the Chicago Blackhawks is a tough task, and the Minnesota Wild weren't going to catch up without more presence and production from their top forwards.

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Intelligent Office San Francisco Highlights Productivity Gains Achieved by Clients Using its Virtual Assistant Program

Using virtual assistants allows its clients to focus on other priorities. (PRWeb May 07, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1iWladX

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Wild jump back in series, top Hawks 4-0 in Game 3

The Minnesota Wild took a two-game deficit and a scoreless tie into the second intermission, clinging tenuously to their chance of climbing back into this Western Conference semifinal series with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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With big goals by the 'big guys,' Wild jump back in series with 4-0 Game 3 win over Blackhawks

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild took a two-game deficit and a scoreless tie into the second intermission, clinging tenuously to their chance of climbing back into this Western Conference semifinal series with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Endeavour Announces 2014 First Quarter Financial and Operational Results

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Rockies' Jordan Lyles doing his best work at hitter-friendly Coors

Jordan Lyles, after a dominating eight-plus-inning effort Monday against Texas, dropped his ERA to 2.62. But even more interesting for the Rockies right-hander whom lowly Houston dispatched in the Dexter Fowler trade, Lyles is succeeding best in Denver.

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Kiszla: Rockies obsessive about being the real deal this season

You know the craziest thing about Rockies owner Dick Monfort's prediction of 90 victories in 2014? Monfort might have underestimated his ballclub.

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