Colorado Times: 02/27/15

Friday, February 27, 2015

Denver I-25 drivers face express lane toll spike

Drivers face as much as a 17 percent hike in the tolls along Interstate 25 in Denver as well as higher civil penalties for trying to skirt toll rules.

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Coping With Earthquakes Induced By Fluid Injection

A paper published today in Science provides a case for increasing transparency and data collection to enable strategies for mitigating the effects of human-induced earthquakes caused by wastewater injection associated with oil and gas production in the United States.

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New CU-Boulder Technology Could Make Treatment And Reuse Of Oil And Gas Wastewater Simpler, Cheaper

Oil and gas operations in the United States produce about 21 billion barrels of wastewater per year.

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Fans camping out as No. 7 Arizona aims for Pac-12 title at No. 13 Utah

Fans camping out as No. 7 Arizona aims for Pac-12 title at No. 13 Utah

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IOC to Propose Changes to Rule 40 and Rule 50 Regarding Olympic Sponsorship

RIO DE JANEIRO – The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board is set to propose a change to Rule 40, a rule which currently prevents athletes from promoting non-Olympic sponsors during The post IOC to Propose Changes to Rule 40 and Rule 50 Regarding Olympic Sponsorship appeared first on Swimming World News .

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Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

MIAMI - Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. Pierre ranks 18th in career stolen bases with 614. He was a .295 hitter who finished with 2,217 hits. He batted .247 in 113 ...

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Tulo to bring Children's Hospital patients to Spring Training

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will underwrite an all-expense paid trip to Spring Training for more than 20 patients of Children's Hospital Colorado's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

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Search Engine Optimization Training Authority Chris Raulf to Present Half-Day SEO Workshops at Integrated Marketing ...

Featuring six hands-on workshops, expo and networking events, the Integrated Marketing Summit will be held April 1, 2015 in Phoenix and April 21, 2015 in Dallas (PRWeb February 27, 2015) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1ASxhiS

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Juan Pierre retires after 14-year MLB career

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins.

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CU Art Museum lands rare Shakespeare collection

The CU Art Museum will become home to one of the world's literary treasures for a short time in 2016 as one of the stops on the Shakespeare First Folio Tour.

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Slick And Hazardous Condition Reported Across Oklahoma

According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, slick and hazardous highway conditions have been reported statewide.

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Arizona At Utah Preview

The hype that existed for the first match-up between Arizona and Utah, on Jan. 17, has only grown for Saturday’s showdown.

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Colorado jewelry theft suspects arrested in California

Five people have been arrested in the San Francisco area in connection with the armed robbery of a Denver jewelry store on Tuesday.

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An Oregon City Braces For Legal Pot To Drive Up Electricity Costs

Oregon's city and county leaders are scrambling to understand how electricity supplies will be affected by power-hogging indoor marijuana growers after recreational pot becomes legal in the state.

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Stop by a Farm, Eat Fresh, even Birdwatch: Take an Agritour

The bounty of farms, ranches, orchards and vineyards in western Colorado has made agritourism an increasingly popular draw for visitors wanting to learn more about agriculture and meet the men and women responsible for maintaining this style of life.

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From Biking to Festivals, to Museums, Family-Friendly Fruita Keeps Everyone Happy

When you contemplate western Colorado’s vacation destinations, Fruita may not rank among the heaviest of the heavyweights. But pound-for-pound, it packs as big a punch as any of them.

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Colorado sold 17 tons of retail marijuana in first legal year

Consumers in Colorado bought more than 17 tons of recreational marijuana buds during the first year of the state's new retail market, but sales of medicinal pot still outstripped that at almost 50 tons, officials said on Friday.

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King Phillip Amman Reu-El, formerly Phillip Cheatham, pleads no contest to capital murder

In an unexpected development, King Phillip Amman Reu-El pleaded no contest about 2:30 p.m. Friday to capital murder of two women in 2003, and attempted first-degree murder in the severe shooting of a third woman.

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Is the Best Plan for Pot Investing 'Wait-and-see?'

Legalized marijuana is an emerging industry and those interested in investing in it should proceed with caution.

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Storm Lake man sentenced to 4 years for counterfeit credit cards

A Storm Lake, Iowa, man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Friday for making and using dozens of counterfeit credit cards.

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Police: 1987 Fernandina Beach cold case solved

A 56-year-old woman was raped and murdered in her home in 1987, but police said they know who is responsible.

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Golden Minerals Reports 2014 Year-End Results

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Minerals Company (NYSE MKT: AUMN; TSX: AUM) ("Golden Minerals" or "the Company") today announced financial results for the full year ...

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Take your trip on the water

Maybe it’s because the American West is so dry, but water seems to gleam particularly blue out here. Especially in the hot summer months, this area’s water bodies draw boaters of all stripes — from power boats to canoes and kayaks.

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2nd skier dies at Breckenridge Ski Resort in four days

A skier died at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Thursday, becoming the ski area’s second on-mountain death in four days.

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Grand Junction

Walk, run, ride: Miles of paved paths extend along the Colorado River from 33 1/2 Road in east Grand Junction to Walter Walker State Wildlife Area on the west side of the city.

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Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

US rig count drops by 43 in latest week to 1,267

HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell by 43 this week to 1,267 amid depressed oil prices. The Houston-based company said Friday in its weekly report that 86 rigs were exploring for oil and 280 for gas. ...

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Rockies’ Nolan Arenado Confident He Can Become A Star

Nolan Arenado won't turn 24 until April and he has already collected plenty of accolades, including two Gold Gloves.

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Bill To Address SWAT Pranks Rejected

A proposal to make it easier to catch kids who call in false bomb threats and prank others with phony threats has been rejected by Colorado lawmakers.

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Outfielder Juan Pierre Retires After 14-year MLB Career

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins.

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NMSU tennis to host dual matches this weekend

The New Mexico State women’s tennis team return to the court to host Texas-San Antonio on Saturday at 10 a.m. (MT) and Texas-Permian Basin on Sunday at 10 a.m. Promote to Mobile 0 read more

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Colorado sold 17 tons of retail marijuana in first legal year

DENVER (Reuters) - Consumers in Colorado bought more than 17 tons of recreational marijuana buds during the first year of the state's new retail market, but sales of medicinal pot still outstripped that at almost 50 tons, officials said on Friday.

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Backcountry enthusiasts warned of avalanche danger

FRISCO — Avalanche forecasters are cautioning backcountry enthusiasts after a series of recent storms and with more snow expected over the weekend.

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Court: Colorado crime suspects can search victims' homes - NBC40.net

DENVER (AP) - An appeals court added Colorado to the list of states that can allow criminal suspects to search victims' homes to bolster their defense, a move that raised concerns among prosecutors and victims' advocates.

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US rig count drops by 43 in latest week to 1,267

John Morris named Athletics Director at Tufts University

Colorado State University interim director of athletics John Morris will be the new director of athletics at Tufts University

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First Detailed Microscopy Evidence of Bacteria at the Lower Size Limit of Life

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The research was led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for two decades, but there hasn't been a ...

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Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. He batted .247 in 113 games with the Marlins in his final season in 2013. He announced his retirement Friday at age 37. Pierre broke into the majors in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies and also played for the Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers and ...

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Bettis sets sights on starting rotation with Rockies

Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis won a bullpen job last spring by striking out 11 and yielding just one run and four hits in 10 innings, but the success didn't carry to the regular season (0-2, 9.12 ERA in 21 games).

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Andrews leads Huskies to 87-84 win over Cougars

PULLMAN — His coach calls him a “daredevil” and a “thrill-seeker,” the kind of guy whose parents probably scolded him for reckless horseplay as a youngster.

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Outfielder Juan Pierre retires after 14-year MLB career

Feds: 5 arrested in California in connection with Denver jewelry heist

Five people — all of them Californians — have been taken into custody in the San Francisco area in connection with the armed robbery of a Denver jewelry store on Tuesday, federal officials said Friday.

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Earth Day was celebrated in unique ways in the small towns across western Colorado. Last Saturday I was able to join 30 enthusiastic hikers to explore a kind of wilderness that is different than what we often think of as "wilderness" – the subtle, enigmatic hills and valleys of the Adobe Badlands.

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Biggest weekend ever for women's MMA?

Invicta 11 and UFC 184 fight cards feature the best women's MMA fighters in the world.

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No. 13 Utah routs Arizona St 83-41 with dominant first half

The Utah Utes sent a message to the Pac-12-leading Arizona Wildcats with their play on Thursday night.

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Tomichi Creek Appoints Amber Wick as President, Interim Chief Executive Officer

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(Pink Sheets: TCKF). Tomichi Creek Outfitters today announced that CEO and Director Jeremy Gindro has appointed Amber Wick as president and interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Ms. Wick succeeds Mr. Gindro who has stepped down as President and CEO to devote himself fulltime to developing the Company’s Outdoors Activities Division. Gindro remains as ...

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KRDO NewsChannel 13's weekend weather forecast

This afternoon: We cannot rule out the potential for a few afternoon bursts of snow... but it will not be as active as it has been for the past couple of days. High temperatures will only be "warming" into the teens and twenties. Overall, today mostly marks a transition day between storm systems.

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Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

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AC/DG: The Powerful Appeal of Getting Off the Grid, Going Renewable

Distributed generation is becoming more feasible, raising the specter of a “death spiral” for utilities.

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Obituaries for Feb. 27, 2015

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