Colorado Times: 12/02/14

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Jameis Winston hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday

The student code of conduct hearing involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is scheduled to begin Tuesday, approximately two years after a female student said he sexually assaulted her in December 2012.

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Monday's Sports in Brief

ZURICH (AP) -- American forward Abby Wambach is among the finalists for FIFA Women's Player of the Year.

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Wrist on mend, Ligety will compete at Beaver Creek

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Ted Ligety was looking to add more hardware to his collection this season. Just not this kind of hardware.

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The new GOP divide

2016 Republicans disagree on surveillance, gay marriage, Common Core.

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Friends mourn Waipio hiker

Students and staff of a Christian school in Kona are mourning the weekend death of a student in an apparent hiking accident in Waipio Valley.

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LATEST NEWS

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, Gold medal winner Ted Ligety of the United States skis in the second run of the men's giant slalom in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

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Slide Show: 8 companies getting a contact high from the marijuana business

The marijuana business is a multibillion-dollar industry with many parts.

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Jameis Winston hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The student code of conduct hearing involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is scheduled to begin Tuesday, approximately two years after a female student said he se

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Wrist on mend, Ligety will compete at Beaver Creek

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Ted Ligety was looking to add more hardware to his collection this season. Just not this kind of hardware.

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Mennonite working with drug cartel gets 15 months

DENVER (AP) — It was an unlikely alliance that authorities said involved a group of pacifist Mexican Mennonites accused of growing tons of marijuana and working with a notoriously vicious Mexican cart

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Mark Your Calendar: Loveland-area events

Mark Your Calendar: Loveland-area events for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

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Study: Earth has its own 'Star Trek'-style force field

The University of Colorado Boulder has announced a discovery 7,200 miles above Earth of a protective shield similar to the force fields you might see in "Star Trek." The discovery of this barrier in the Van Allen radiation belts suggests a new explanation for how "killer electrons" are held at bay. This invisible shield, which was found at the inner edge of the outer Van Allen belt, protects ...

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TripAdvisor Reveals Travelers' Choice Destinations on the Rise for 2015

NEWTON, Mass. -- TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its Travelers' Choice(TM) awards for Destinations on the Rise. The awards highlight 52 spots around the ...

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Wrist on mend, Ligety will compete at Beaver Creek

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Ted Ligety was looking to add more hardware to his collection this season. Just not this kind of hardware.

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Fierce environmentalist Martin Litton dies at 97

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Martin Litton, a bold whitewater navigator and even bolder advocate for preserving the wildlands of the American West, has died at age 97.

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Santa tracker: Google and Microsoft roll out their rival offerings

With Christmas just around the corner, Google and Microsoft have once again rolled out their rival Santa Trackers. Both revamped offerings come packed with features that should keep the kids entertained in the run up to the big day. The post Santa tracker: Google and Microsoft roll out their rival offerings appeared first on Digital Trends .

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Chefs Push Lawmakers on Labeling Genetically Modified Food

Some of the best-known chefs in the country are leaving the kitchen this week and heading to Capitol Hill to press for mandatory labels on genetically modified food.

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Jameis Winston hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday

Snowmass News in Brief

Base Village developer submits sketch plan; review will take weeks or months Related Colorado on Monday submitted a “sketch,” or conceptual, plan for the remainder of its Base Village project. After it’s reviewed for completeness by town staff, the project will be discussed by elected officials in a joint meeting projected to be held in January. read more

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Jameis Winston hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday

Kent Haruf, Author Of Moving, Colorado-Set Novels, Dies At 71

Novelist and teacher Kent Haruf chased writing in his youth, but it wasn't until he was 40 that he'd developed his skills enough to be published. He's best known for National Book Award finalist "Plainsong."

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Colorado's Pot Industry Looks To Move Past Stereotypes

In the year since Colorado made recreational marijuana legal, pot has become a billion-dollar business in the state. And some growers are on a serious mission to make it legitimate and mainstream.

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Fierce environmentalist Martin Litton dies at 97

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Martin Litton, a bold whitewater navigator and even bolder advocate for preserving the wildlands of the American West, has died at age 97.

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Jameis Winston hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday

Ohio bill would shield doctors who say 'My fault'

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors talking privately to patients or families after a medical mishap could acknowledge responsibility or even admit a mistake without that conversation being used against the

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Kent Haruf, Author Of Moving, Colorado-Set Novels, Dies At 71

Betterman eyes one last run

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine ― These are good times indeed for Deanna (Rix) Betterman. She just welcomed her second child into the world and her sport, wrestling, which was surprisingly dropped from the list of core Olympic sports in early 2013, was restored by the International Olympic Committee later that year.

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Read The Letter That Landed Donald Sutherland His Role In 'The Hunger Games'

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I" is in theaters this Friday. Lionsgate's successful franchise based on the best-selling dystopian series pits Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) against President Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland).

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Fierce environmentalist Martin Litton dies at 97

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Martin Litton, a bold whitewater navigator and even bolder advocate for preserving the wildlands of the American West, has died at age 97.

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Hotter, weirder: How climate has changed Earth

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the more than two decades since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming, life on Earth has changed, not just the climate. It's gotten hotter, more polluted

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Mennonite working with drug cartel gets 15 months

Profile: Lt. Colonel George Anthony “Tony” Nacrelli

“As a kid I was afraid of heights,” said Tony Nacrelli with a wry chuckle. However, that fear was fleeting when the opportunity presented itself to this St. James High School Class of 1958 alumnus.

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Denver to settle old lawsuit over mistaken arrests

Three people jailed after Denver police officers and sheriff's deputies mistook them for others will receive legal payouts from the city to settle a six-year-old lawsuit that has brought changes to the city's warrant process.

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Oil patch murder defendant to be sentenced Dec. 15

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty in the killing of a teacher in the Northern Plains' oil patch faces sentencing on Dec. 15 in Montana.

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Memory Healer Program Review Reveals Natural Remedy for Memory Loss

DailyGossip.org reviews the Memory Healer program, a unique system which has proven exceptional outcomes in reversing the adverse effects of memory loss. “The Memory Healer – Your Remedy for memory loss is...

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Sounders, particularly DeAndre Yedlin, face a new future now that season has ended

Seattle’s rising star prepares to join Tottenham Hotspur

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Mennonite working with drug cartel gets 15 months

Fierce environmentalist Martin Litton dies at 97

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Martin Litton, a bold whitewater navigator and even bolder advocate for preserving the wildlands of the American West, has died at age 97.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Biggest threats to shake up playoff bracket on final weekend

In this week's Dash, Pat Forde lays out which contenders could be in danger and doles out awards for this season.

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Hotter, weirder: How climate has changed Earth

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the more than two decades since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming, life on Earth has changed, not just the climate.

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Mennonite working with drug cartel gets 15 months

It was an unlikely alliance that authorities said involved a group of pacifist Mexican Mennonites accused of growing tons of marijuana and working with a notoriously vicious Mexican cartel to ship it across the U.S. border.

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Fierce environmentalist Martin Litton dies at 97

In this April 16, 2004 photo provided courtesy of Sequoia ForestKeeper, shows its president, Martin Litton at the Grand Canyon National Park, Nev. Litton, a legendary Colorado River guide and fierce wilderness advocate involved in some of the 20th century's biggest conservation battles, has died.

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Hotter, weirder: How climate has changed Earth

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2012 file photo, an Indian farmer shows a dry, cracked paddy field in Ranbir Singh Pura 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India.

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Colorado's Pot Industry Looks To Move Past Stereotypes

It's been nearly a year since Colorado made recreational marijuana legal, and since then, pot has become a billion-dollar business in the state. And some growers have made it a mission to make it legitimate and mainstream. "Change the face," says pot entrepreneur Brooke Gehring.

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Denver’s Grass Station Cannabis Dispensary Celebrates the Success of its Thanksgiving Holiday Sales Event

Happy crowds braved chilly Colorado weather to be part of history, and to take advantage of outrageous discounts, as they shopped for legal recreational cannabis and other marijuana-related items (PRWeb December 02, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1yAS7lg

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