Colorado Times: 08/18/14

Monday, August 18, 2014

Teel Time: Virginia's McKay interviews with College of Charleston

Virginia associate head basketball coach Ritchie McKay confirmed Monday that he has interviewed for the College of Charleston’s head-coaching position.

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idk: This Pizza Is the Cause of (and Solution to) Your Munchies

Unique Pizza and Subs, a company based out of Pennsylvania, is hoping to make some money by selling cannabis-laced pizza sauce in states where weed is legal to buy and sell. This will solve a lot of problems for...

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Reds get 2B Phillips back from DL after thumb surgery

ST. LOUIS (AP) The slumping Cincinnati Reds have activated Brandon Phillips from the 15-day disabled list and inserted the second baseman into their starting lineup at St. Louis.

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Kansas Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Child Porn

The U.S. Attorney's office says 47-year-old Wade H. Dewey, from the Hamilton County town of Syracuse, entered the plea Monday in federal court in Wichita.

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Attitudes give insight on efforts of women, minorities to advance

There’s a question that perplexes management researchers who try to figure out why the glass ceiling is so hard to crack, particularly now that there are more minorities and women in the work world.

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Public’s Response to Metropolitan’s Water-Saving Rebates Breaks Records

Demand for water-saving rebates and turf removal incentives offered by the Metropolitan Water District skyrocketed during the first seven months of 2014 as Southern California cons

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Less shake from artificial quakes, fed study says

FILE - This Nov. 6, 2011 file photo shows pieces of a chimney that toppled and went through the... FILE - This Nov. 6, 2011 file photo shows earthquake damage in Sparks, Okla. on Sunday, Nov. 6,...

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Mountain living leads to happier, healthier life

By Abigail Wise, Huffington Post “The mountains are calling and I must go,” naturalist John Muir famously wrote back in the 19th century. And while he set off to create and protect one of today’s most famous wilderness parks, Yosemite, all of that time spent in the mountains may have also led him to happiness […]

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CU football: Marques Mosley vying for larger role again

Marques Mosley is trying to become a major contributor to the Colorado defense once again and an injury to a teammate might be have helped his cause.

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Nationwide rankings for first-time homeowners give poor marks to Richmond, Oakland

RICHMOND -- A personal finance website released a list Monday ranking the best markets for first-time homebuyers, and some Bay Area cities found themselves at or near the bottom of the list.

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Quakes triggered by drilling waste seem weaker than natural ones, study says

FILE - This Nov. 6, 2011 file photo shows earthquake damage in Sparks, Okla. on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 after two earthquakes hit the area in less than 24 hours.

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Phillips Activated from DL

Brandon Phillips will play 2nd base tonight.

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The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown #liveforth #grayspeak #colorado #14er #viewfromthetop #wildernessculture #clymblife #rei1440project #neverstopexploring #exploreeverything #coloradocameraclub #coloradophotography #canon #7d by liveforth

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Today my brother left on a 4+ month trip around the US, Europe, Cuba, and Mexico with a group called @upwithpeople. He will be drumming all over the world as they travel to all these places and perform for the local communities. I wanted to wish @kota_young and all of #CastB2014 the best of luck and safe travels! If you want to check out what #UpWithPeople is all about make sure to check them out on FB and if you want to see what the performance is like, hop on over to my FB page (link in my bio) and take a peek at my photos from their dress rehearsal. by kenta_young

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Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. NAIROBI – Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent’s death rate of the world’s largest mammals, because of an increased demand for ivory in China and other Asian nations, a new study published Monday found.

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Less shake from artificial quakes, fed study says

Million-dollar march to East Lake is set

Rory McIlroy is the No. 1 player atop the FedEx Cup rankings as the field attempting the million-dollar march to East Lake and the Tour Championship was set on Sunday.

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Summer fun video: Trail biking

Post Independent staffers and friends enjoyed the outdoors as much as any vacationer this summer, taking our GoPro camera on a series of adventures that show off the area’s attractions.

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Teel Time: Virginia's McKay interviews with College of Charleston

Virginia associate head basketball coach Ritchie McKay confirmed Monday that he has interviewed for the College of Charleston’s head-coaching position.

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Coming Attractions: North County, A Taqueria, Will Open in Lowry

In late November or early December, North County, a fish taco-centric eatery, will open in Lowry at 94 North Rampart Way, across the street from the Lowry Beer Garden. The new attraction is a collaboration between the Larimer Associates and...

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Quakes triggered by drilling waste seem weaker than natural ones, study says

Man-made earthquakes, a side effect of some high-tech energy drilling, cause less shaking and in general are about 16 times weaker than natural earthquakes with the same magnitude, a new U.S. People feeling the ground move from induced quakes — those that are not natural, but triggered by injections of wastewater deep underground— report significantly less shaking than those who experience more ...

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Reds activate Phillips

ST. LOUIS — The slumping Cincinnati Reds have activated Brandon Phillips from the 15-day disabled list and inserted the second baseman into their starting lineup at St. Louis.

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Less shake from artificial quakes, fed study says

A new federal study found that man-made earthquakes cause less shaking and in general are about 16 times weaker than natural earthquakes with the same magnitude.

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Colorado Mother Pleads Guilty in Son's Death

Colorado mother pleads guilty to killing son, 9, in murder-suicide attempt that paralyzed her

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Reds activate Phillips from DL

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The slumping Cincinnati Reds have activated Brandon Phillips from the 15-day disabled list and inserted the second baseman into their starting lineup at St. Louis.

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College Basketball Talk’s Recruiting Roundup

This week's CBT Recruiting Roundup features some thoughts on Noah Dickerson to Florida and a couple of 2015 guards cutting school lists.

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Endangered species listing dropped for flowers

In an unprecedented move, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn the planned endangered species listing of two penstemon flowers known to grow on oil shale.

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Basin railroad plans marching along

“If we are going to fund schools fully in Utah then the money will come from energy development,” said Senator Van Tassell to chamber representatives from across the state.

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Mojave Desert solar plants scorch birds in mid-air

Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant's concentrated sun rays - "streamers," for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair. Federal wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reporting an average of one "streamer" every two minutes, are ...

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USA Pro Challenge begins with 61 mi stage

Over 120 of the world's top cyclists are about to begin the 550-mile USA Pro Challenge.

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Lunch picnic in the mountains with @defacto_leon, @g_rutherford, and SIX MOOSE #vscocam #coloradocameraclub #denvertography #exploremore #eatoutside #ilovemoose by mdavidmedia

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Teen hiker rescued from crevice in Colorado

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A hiker is recovering after falling and spending about three hours in a crevice near a popular hiking trail in northern Colorado.

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Reds-Cardinals Preview

Justin Masterson hopes he has finally found the successful form he's been missing most of this season. The right-hander has certainly been at his best against the Cincinnati Reds of late. Looking to build on his strongest outing since joining the St. Louis Cardinals, Masterson tries to win his fourth straight start against the reeling Reds on Monday night at Busch Stadium. After allowing five ...

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C-470 tolling topic of public meeting

A proposal to introduce tolling along C-470 from Interstate 25 to Wadsworth will be the focus of a town hall meeting Tuesday night in Highlands Ranch.

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Reds activate Phillips from DL

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The slumping Cincinnati Reds have activated Brandon Phillips from the 15-day disabled list and inserted the second baseman into their starting lineup at St. Louis.

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College of Charleston wrapping up interviews, expected to make recommendation Monday

The College of Charleston search committee interviewed four candidates for its vacant head basketball coaching job Monday and hoped to have a recommendation ready to deliver to school president Glenn McConnell later Monday night, The Post and Courier has learned.

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Two Rochester-Area Teens Make the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team

Some of the most talented young skiers in the country are from in Monroe County. Time Warner Cable News reporter Cristina Domingues got to meet one of those skiers Monday, who will soon be representing the U.S. around the world.

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Emerging solar plants scorch birds in mid-air

IVANPAH DRY LAKE, Calif. — Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays [--] “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair.

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100,000 elephants killed in Africa, study finds

Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent's death...

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Rockies outfielder Corey Dickerson named National League player of week

The Rockies' Corey Dickerson, who's steadily making headway toward qualifying for the NL batting title, has been named National League player of the week.

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Jackson Named Vice President at Graebel

Joseph J. Jackson, CRP has been named vice president of business development for the New York City and tri-state regional markets. (PRWeb August 18, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1tg5LYv

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REVIEW: Bruno Mars Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre show

Bruno Mars performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Blue-Ribbon Panel to Lead Mount Polley Probe (in News)

Engineering experts tasked with uncovering what, or who, caused the spill.

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LA Galaxy Take on Colorado Rapids and Vancouver

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100,000 elephants killed in Africa, study finds

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent's death rate of the world's largest mammals because of an increased demand for ivory in China and other Asian nations, a new study published Monday found.

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