Colorado Times: 07/19/14

Saturday, July 19, 2014

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Saturday, July 19Noon & 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, at 115 W. Platte Ave., Fort Morgan. 1 p.

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Wildflower season is on.... Flat Tops in CO. #colorado #flowers #trees #coloradocameraclub #coloradotography by t_auestad

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Scared some #deer today on my #trailrun by rebrep

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Beautiful Bluebell wildflowers near a creek.😊 by paigeannk

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What are the fastest roads in America?

You'll soon be able to go 70 mph on a 100-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. But that doesn't mean we'll have one of the fastest roads in the United States.

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Lincoln Center's season ranges from Broadway to Buddy Guy

The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins is bringing a major "wow" factor to its 2014-15 season. With more national tours from Broadway than at any time in recent history and a diverse blend of performances, the season will hold something for everyone.

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Portland Timbers beat Colorado 2-1

Maximiliano Urruti and Diego Valeri each scored in the second half to give Portland a 2-1 win over visiting Colorado on Friday night.

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Sunday marks 2 years since theater massacre

On July 20, 2012, a man wearing police-style armor killed 12 people and injured 70 during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in the Denver suburb of Aurora. James Holmes, a former neuroscience graduate student, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings. His attorneys say he was gripped by a psychotic episode.

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Lakewood: suspect in boy's 1991 murder to be sentenced in unrelated sex assault

In the summer of 1991, Jakeob, a sandy-haired, blue-eyed boy, was 10. The bright, artistic Bear Creek Elementary School student had just completed the fourth grade and was about a month away from starting the fifth.

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Travellers Music "My Complex" - Music Video by BLURRED #travellersmusic #mycomplex #musicvideo #musicvideoset #alfaromero #italiansportscar #coloradogram #injection #coloradotography #graduate #coloradocameraclub #directorofphotography #storyofajunkie #nederland by fredojones

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Loveland artist wins state VFW contest

A soldier who has just returned from war sits on a bed, comforted by the ghost of a friend he saw die in combat.

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A woman injured when SUV slammed into Denver building dies

One of four people who were injured last week when a Chevrolet Tahoe careened the wrong way down Colorado Boulevard before slamming through the corner of a building has died, police say.

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Survivors gather to remember 1989 Iowa plane crash

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) As he sat in a crippled airliner, Ron May braced his head between his legs and prayed for his wife, who was seven months' pregnant with their first child. Everyone on the jet feared they were about to die.That...

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Deploying drones to get an overview of factory farms

An independent journalist says he's found a way around the so-called "ag-gag" laws by flying drones over large livestock operations to document animal welfare problems and pollution.

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Donaldson dinger for A's sinks Orioles

BOMBS AWAY: Oakland Athletics' Josh Donaldson wateches his three-run home run off Baltimore Orioles' Zach Britton in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 5-4.

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Corpses, Possessions Litter Jet Crash Site Under Eye of Gunmen

Grabovo, less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Russian border in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, is where investigators hope to discover what happened to the Malaysian Air jet that crashed July 17. "There was a fireball, then smoke filled the air," said Nikolai Ivanov, 51, a local resident. While Ukraine's easternmost regions have grown accustomed to gunfire and explosions after months ...

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#whpsilhouetted #vscocam #vscogood #vscophile #vsconature #sunset #coloradoinstagram #igcolorado #colorado #landscape #landscape_lovers #landscapes #scenery #instanature #photooftheday #landscapestyles_gf #instagood #2instagood #instagoodnature #instaaaaah #instafocus #ampt_community #rei1440project #instagood_colorado #coloradocameraclub #coloradogram #featuremeinstagood #nature #cloudporns by king_of_neverland

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Instagram's Kevin Systrom: People Keep Asking If My $1 Billion Was Too Small (FB)

Instagram now has over 200 million users. The one thing that people keep asking its founder and CEO Kevin Systrom about that is: Did he sell too soon to Facebook and for too little money?

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Saturday, July 19, 2014 1:35 pm

Penn State picked up a pair of four-star commitments on Saturday as WR Irvin Charles (2015) and Miles Sanders (2016) announced their intentions to play for James Franklin.

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#adventure continues, outside of #gunnison #bluemesareservoir | #colorado #coloradogram #coloradolife #coloradocameraclub #mtnlife @rlschaub by danfurno

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Instagram's Kevin Systrom: People Keep Asking If My $1 Billion Was Too Small (FB)

Plans set for 20th annual Brick Street Car Show

It has been more than 20 years since a group of guys from Augusta stood in front of the courthouse in Ness City, Kan., and wondered why there wasn’t a car show like that in Augusta.

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Things to know on 2nd anniversary of the Colorado theater massacre

DENVER — On July 20, 2012, a man wearing police-style armor killed 12 people and injured 70 during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in the Denver suburb of Aurora. James Holmes, a former neuroscience graduate student, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings.

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Gay marriage legal challenges: Where things stand

SALT LAKE CITY— State same-sex marriage bans have been falling around the country since June 2013, when the nation's highest court ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages.

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Skadden Arps Represents Banco BTG Pactual SA in $1.7 Billion Deal

Skadden is representing Banco BTG Pactual S.A. in its approximately US$1.7 billion acquisition of BSI SA, the Switzerland-based private banking group owned by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., announced July 14.

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Israel Army Foil Cross-Border Raid as Gaza Deaths Rise Past 340

Israeli soldiers clashed with Gaza militants who slipped across the border through one of the tunnels targeted by the military as it pushes deeper into the Hamas-controlled enclave. Two Israeli soldiers died in the foiled raid earlier today, the army said in an e-mailed statement, bringing to three the number of soldiers killed since Israel's forces, backed by tanks, heavy artillery and warships ...

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The beauty of darkness is finding a glimmer of light that illuminates hope #whileyouweresleeping_denver #denver_afterdark by angfields83

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"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." -Rabindranath Tagore by tiffanypenrod

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Week Ahead Expected to be Hot, Dry

After high temperatures in the 70s and a good amount of rain Friday, we return to the 80s and likely 90s Saturday with some clearing during the afternoon.

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Feds Sue Debt Collection Factory

A debt collection “Factory” is being sued by a federal agency over its alleged misleading, deceptive and illegal practices as federal regulators crack down on the ballooning business of collecting debts from cash-strapped debtors.

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Easley hitting streak ends

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Sunday's 6-2 loss by the Memphis Redbirds to the New Orleans Zephyrs also ended the season-long hitting streak of Olive Branch native Ed Easley.

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Easley bat stays hot

MEMPHIS - Former Olive Branch and Mississippi State catcher Ed Easley is continuing his hot hitting streak for the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Timbers turn it on for 2-1 home win

For most of Friday night, it appeared as though the Portland Timbers would again have to leave the pitch without three points after outplaying their opponent. The Timbers prevented that with two late goals in a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids at Providence Park before an announced sellout crowd ...

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Western Conservative Summit: Jindal says Obama is abandoning the American dream

DENVER — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal kicked off the Western Conservative Summit by telling the crowd that what fears most about President Obama is his push to redefine the American dream. "If you listen to this president's policies, if you listen to his rhetoric, you hear a president trying to ...

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AWN Headline News

Studio brings 15 series to Comic-Con from top producers including Greg Berlanti, Bruno Heller, Greg Plageman, Julie Plec, Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero-Wright, Kevin Williamson and many more.

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Gator wrestlers grab life by the tail

A bizarre roadside attraction four hours south of Denver offers thrill-seekers the chance to jump in with its 300 rescued alligators. A bizarre roadside attraction four hours south of Denver offers thrill-seekers the chance to jump in with its 300 rescued alligators.

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Slaughter and May Act on Rolls Royce Deal with Safran Group

Slaughter and May is advising Rolls-Royce on the establishment of a long-term 50:50 joint venture with Hispano-Suiza, a member of the Safran group.

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States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Says

New data released by the Department of Labor suggests that raising the minimum wage in some states might have spurred job growth, contrary to what critics said would happen. In a report on Friday, the 13 states that raised their minimum wages on January 1 have added jobs at a faster pace than those that did not.

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Good morning gnar pine. #coloradosprings #colorado #palmerpark #summer #gnarpinesofpalmerpark #gnar #pinetree #lovelivingincolorado #beautiful #coloradocameraclub #outta_control_saturn by gnarpinesofpalmerpark

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Ward: Preventing clear cutting has been a 30-year mistake

Living in the wildland-urban interface has raised the consciousness of this transplanted East Coast “tree hugger” turned timber-industry and public-land-manager advocate.

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Sowing and Reaping: Huston Street, Jonathan Papelbon and the downside of certainty

Huston Street landed a haul from the Angels. Jonathan Papelbon, signed the same offseason, might not land anything.

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'Can-Do' Crews Are First Defense Against Wildfires

"Safety is your top priority, but you are also looking out for the safety of your brother and sister firefighters." by GlobalPost In nine years of battling wildfires across the Western United States, Edmund Howick has mourned a fallen fellow firefighter and hiked a mountain hauling nearly 100 pounds (45 kg) of equipment on his back to escape a blaze that heralded its advance with a roar. The ...

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