Monday, February 23, 2015

Cuddyer finds fit with Mets, isn't worried about transition

As Michael Cuddyer played out a losing string with the Rockies last summer, it became only natural for him to look ahead to his pending free agency. Unsure if the Rockies would extend him a qualifying offer, Cuddyer knew his decision would be difficult. He also knew that at age 35, winning was more of a priority than ever.

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Suspects linked to Christmas Eve robbery tracked down in California

After allegedly holding up the Outback Steakhouse in Grand Junction on Christmas Eve, the suspected couple was tracked down and arrested in California.

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Medical marijuana bill clears hurdle in Ga. Legislature

A bill to legalize cannabis oil to treat seizure disorders and seven other debilitating health problems passed a key committee in the Georgia House on Monday but faces an uphill battle in the state Senate, even in its latest, watered-down version.

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Small Loop in Human Prion Protein Prevents Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects North American elk and deer, but has not been observed in humans. Using a mouse model that expresses an altered form of the normal human prion protein, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have determined why the human proteins aren't corrupted when exposed to the elk prions. Their study identifies a small loop in the human ...

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High court divided on refusal of a visa to a U.S. citizen’s Afghan spouse

The application was rejected under a section of the law that made husband ineligible because of ?terrorist activities.?

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Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 ...

HOUSTON -- Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC ("Vanguard" or "the Company") today announced it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results before the market opens ...

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Purdue receives votes in Top 25 poll for first time

For the first time this season, the Purdue men’s basketball team received votes in the weekly Top 25 rankings.

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Biologist aims to grow rhino horns to save animals from poachers

A Seattle-based biotechnology startup that hopes to grow cruelty-free rhino horns in a laboratory to save the animal from poachers — and eventually from extinction — says it has already produced multiple batches of rhino horn powder. The first batch of powder was primarily protein-based and didn’t have any genetic components of a rhino, said Matthew Markus, a biologist and CEO of Pembient. He ...

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Boulder Breaks Snow Total Record For February, Denver’s February Also One Of Snowiest

Snow totals continue coming in for the storm system that has been hitting Colorado over the past few days, and there are some impressive stats.

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Denver police say man brought gun into police station

DENVER — Denver police say they have arrested a man who drove onto the lawn of a police station and entered the building with a gun. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says the Monday morning episode prompted an evacuation of the station on the city’s southwest side.

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Trade, injury talk takes toll on Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter. “I think this offseason was the first time it really hit me, just because it was every single day and pretty hard,” Tulowitzki said Monday.

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Omega Announces Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results; Fourth Quarter Adjusted FFO of $0.72 Per Share and $84 Million ...

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2014. The Company also reported Funds From Operations available to common stockholders for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 of $87.4 million or $0.68 per common share.

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CannaGrow Holdings Will Attend Tribal Marijuana Conference at Tulalip Resort Casino in Washington

Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

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Greater Cincinnati’s top job announcements of 2015 — so far

The year is still young, but several companies new and expanding in the region have announced plans to create hundreds of jobs in Greater Cincinnati and retain hundreds more, according to records kept by REDI Cincinnati and this newspaper. The biggest announcements for new job creation include: 1. StarTek, 682 new jobs promised, Hamilton The Colorado-based business processes company announced ...

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Broomfield police seek help finding 14-year-old girl

The Broomfield Police Department is seeking assistance to find Angelina Flores, 14, who they descibe as a "runaway/possibly endangered juvenile."

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Trade, Injury Talk Takes Toll On Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki

The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter.

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1st-Ever U.S. LGBT Diplomat Announced By State Department

The U.S. has announced its first-ever diplomat in charge of promoting and defending the rights of homosexuals and transgender people overseas.

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Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

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Measles Continue to Spread, Reaching 154 Cases in 17 States

The measles outbreak isn't showing signs of waning yet, with 13 new cases in the last week, and there are now three separate outbreaks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported today that it had confirmed 154 cases of the measles since Jan. 1 as part of three separate outbreaks, plus several additional cases not linked to those outbreaks.

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Measles Continue to Spread

Number of measles cases is still on the rise.

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

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Dynamic Materials to Host Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Live on Tuesday ...

BOULDER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2015 / Dynamic Materials Corporation (NASDAQ:BOOM) will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss the results of the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014, ...

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Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

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Glenmark Engages Condor Consulting

Vancouver, BC / ACCESSWIRE / F ebruary 23, 2015 / Glenmark Capital Corp. (TSX.V: GLM, US OTC: GLRKF and Frankfurt: 17G ) ("Glenmark" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Condor ...

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Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

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Opinion: Arm students to prevent rape

Arming female students against sexual assault is about women's rights.

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Steve Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

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5Q Scott Boyes, cannabis capitalist

From a business perspective, there’s huge potential on the medical side and then there’s the hidden carrot of controlled recreational use down the road

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Trade, injury chatter takes toll on Tulowitzki

The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter.

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What developed countries have the greatest exposure to metals and mining?

Learn about the three developed countries with the largest exposure to the metals and mining sector: Canada, Australia and the United States.

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Rankings still need tweaks

But San Diego Section commissioners are willing to listen to coaches

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20 Of Our Favorite Events in Los Angeles This Week

Here are 20 things to do in L.A. this week. Check 'em out! [ more › ]

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Agencies nab drug dealer suspects

On Feb. 19, in the early morning hours, several Prowers County District Court felony warrants were served within Prowers County, and one in the City of Pueblo, Colorado.

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Supreme Court fight over health insurance subsidies focused on meaning of 4 words

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured. The argument threatens subsidies that help make insurance affordable to ...

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Lions club opens registration for bike fest

The Ballinger Noon Lions Club is registering cyclists for its 40th Colorado River Bike Fest on April 25 at Runnels County Courthouse, 613 Hutchings Ave. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Bicycle tours begin at 8:30 a.m.

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Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem

Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve the health of amphibians, according to a team of researchers. Amphibians have experienced marked declines in the wild around the world in recent decades, the team added.

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Boulder seeing increased coyote activity in Newlands area

According to an email from state wildlife officials, several cats have been killed by coyotes in the Newlands neighborhood -- near North Boulder Park -- and surrounding areas have also seen an increase in daytime coyote sightings.

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UVa Cancer Center Joins Nat'l Research Network Seeking More Personalized Treatments

UVa Cancer Center is now one of six U.S. cancer centers in a national cancer research network that aims to develop more personalized treatments for cancer, and is one of four new members of the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network.

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The Trade and Now

Edmonton, AB----When the news first broke, some viewed it as a dark day for the Edmonton Rush. The best player on the team and one of the best in the entire National Lacrosse League, Brodie Merrill, had been traded to Philadelphia.

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Neither peaceful nor lovely: Vosges Haut-Chocolat's trademark spat

The Chicago artisanal chocolate company is embroiled in a dispute with a small chocolatier in Colorado over, ironically, the use of the slogan "peace, love and chocolate."

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Supreme Court fight over health insurance subsidies focused on meaning of 4 words

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured. The argument threatens subsidies that help make insurance affordable to ...

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Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Steve Jurczyk as the agency's Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, effective Monday, March 2. The directorate is responsible for innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use on future NASA missions.

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Spring football: Gibbons not eligible until '16

Former St. Petersburg Catholic four-star OL Reilly Gibbons made his public debut in USF practice attire Monday, but his first appearance in a Bulls game-day uniform won't arrive for another 20 months. Coach Willie Taggart announced Monday that Gibbons, who transferred from Stanford last fall after appearing in only two preseason …

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Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

(AP Photo/Paul Beaty). Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

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Trade, injury talk takes toll on Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki

FILE - This is a July 15, 2014, file photo showing Troy Tulowitzki, of the Colorado Rockies, before the MLB All-Star baseball game in Minneapolis. The four-time All-Star shortstop reported early to Colorado Rockies camp on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, with a steely resolve.

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NCCN Publishes New Patient-Friendly Treatment Guidelines for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCCN has published NCCN Guidelines for Patients(r): Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the newest addition to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients(r).

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Colombian arrested during Colorado pot raids pleads guilty

Hector Diaz is shown wearing a DEA baseball cap and holding up two authentic-looking semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, one in each hand. Diaz also appears to have two additional handguns stuck inside the front of his pants. (Court filing.

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