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[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:22 | null | 2016-08-16T14:46:09 | Businesses in Skegness have just a month left to take advantage of the best opportunity yet to promote themselves. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skegnessstandard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fstill-time-to-be-in-skegness-holiday-guide-1-7529151.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/webimage/1.7529150.1471355123!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Still time to be in Skegness holiday guide | null | null | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk | Businesses in Skegness have just a month left to take advantage of the best opportunity yet to promote themselves.
Plans are already in place for next year’s Skegness, Mablethorpe and The Lincolnshire Wolds holiday guide.
For the first time, Skegness East Coast and Wolds Hospitality Association (SECWHA) are producing and distributing the guide across the country in partnership with Johnston Press, who publish the Skegness Standard.
June Howard, business development manager at SECWHA, said: “Initial take-up has been great but we have just a few pages left to fill. Obviously this is a busy time for businesses, so we don’t like to disturb people.”
The guide is especially looking for pubs/restaurants and retailers to advertise, as well as a picture for the front cover. June said: “We are looking for something bright, and eye-catching. This is a great opportunity as the winning picture will go around the country and on nearly 200,000 copies of the guide.”
The winner will receive a framed copy of the guide cover and Magna Vitae have agreed to exhibit short-listed photographs at the Embassy Theatre. Send an A5 print to June Howard, SECWHA, Town Hall, North Parade, Skegness, PE25 1DA, no later than September 16.
Advertisers should call SECHWA on 01754 767300 | http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/still-time-to-be-in-skegness-holiday-guide-1-7529151 | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/bc32ded4969dafc9bde62b01cbddbd1180c70e7e6c3baf5407e5656d8b040121.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:52 | null | 2016-08-15T14:47:58 | There will be fun for all the family at the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Festival that is taking place between Monday August 22 and Friday August 26. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skegnessstandard.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-leisure%2Ffun-for-all-the-family-at-free-lincolnshire-chalk-streams-festival-1-7527528.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/webimage/1.7527526.1471268830!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fun for all the family at FREE Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Festival | null | null | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk | There will be fun for all the family at the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Festival that is taking place between Monday August 22 and Friday August 26.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the festival is running a range of free events for all ages including guided walks, story-telling, stream-dipping and a clean-up day.
Jonathan Gahan, project officer, said: “The events are a great opportunity for families to get out and explore their local area.
“As well as practical activities, there are fun events for children and families, so whether you’re looking to keep the kids entertained during the holidays, or enjoy a walk through the Wolds, there’s something for everyone.”
For the full line up and to book for the events, go to www.lincswolds.org.uk/chalk-streams/lcsp-festival or call 01522 555780 | http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-leisure/fun-for-all-the-family-at-free-lincolnshire-chalk-streams-festival-1-7527528 | en | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/b4364fbb0357bd29cf99ed6235d4dd8b200cc01084f81f51a0a45dbf4cb2c9b3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:27 | null | 2016-08-16T09:27:30 | Peter Hickman claimed a podium place at the Ulster GP on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skegnessstandard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sport%2Fhickman-rides-to-third-1-7527101.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/webimage/1.7527100.1471260508!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hickman rides to third | null | null | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk | Peter Hickman claimed a podium place at the Ulster GP on Saturday.
Despite showing much promise, bike problems and a red flag meant he didn’t record the results he was hoping for except in the Supersport races - where he rode the Iron Maiden Trooper Beer Kawasaki to a seventh place in the first race and recorded a fine third place in the second encounter.
In the Superstock race Hicky was leading in the early stages after qualifying for a third row start, but the GB MOTO Kawasaki suffered a puncture resulting in a retirement after just three laps.
Next up was the first Supersport race where Hicky had qualified in ninth position to start his race from the third row.
It was always going to be a challenge for the Lincolnshire ace as he is not so familiar with the little 600cc Kawasaki, having only ridden it at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT races earlier in the year.
But Hickman is a class rider and soon got to grips with the bike.
He was running in seventh place behind Michael Dunlop and about to make a move forward when the red flag came out on lap five and a result declared, giving Hickman a seventh place finish, albeit not quite what he wanted but a finish nonetheless.
Because of the poor weather conditions on Thursday, the Superpole lap for the Superbike races was delayed until Saturday.
The majority of the riders had never done a Superpole lap before and Hickman had the experience of just one in the British Superbike championship, but he ended up in third place for a front row start to the two races.
As the lights went out, Hicky took the lead but was relegated back to third place by the end of the first lap.
He posted the fastest lap of the race on lap three with a 3m 18.996 secs as the top four riders pulled well clear of the pack.
There was nothing in it, just 0.6 seconds separating the four riders, with Hickman looking certain of a podium position.
But it was not to be as at the end of lap five he was forced out at Wheelers with an engine failure.
The second Supersport race was up next and, once again, the action was close, the top seven riders covered by just 1.2 seconds.
On lap four Hickman was up to fifth and then caught and passed Dean Harrison on the run to Deer’s Leap one lap later.
He then caught Bruce Anstey but couldn’t make the pass stick and it was all down to the hairpin on the last lap.
As they emerged from the hairpin Hickman was ahead of Anstey and held his position to the chequered flag to take a podium finish in third place.
Hickman said: “It’s nice to get a podium after the bad luck in the previous races.
“We could have been on the podium in all the races so far but we had a few problems unfortunately.
The Trooper Kawasaki worked well for me and to give the boys something back after such a tough day is mega.
“Iron Maiden and Trooper have been absolutely brilliant as they have stuck by me and we are all over the moon with the result.
“The little Kawasaki lacks a bit of punch and with me being over six foot doesn’t really help.
“But once I got into my stride I was able to run with the front boys and put the Beast on the podium,”
Because of the lack of time to fit a new engine in the Superbike, Hickman was forced to use the Superstock bike for the final race of the day.
He was at a disadvantage because the Stocker is a bit heavier and slower than the Superbike, but the Willoughby rider was happy to give it a go and if nothing else he was able to go out and enjoy himself.
He was third on the first lap but the faster Superbikes soon got past him and he eventually settled into a lonely seventh place, where he crossed the line.
The next outing for the Lincolnshire rider is on home tarmac at Cadwell Park over the Bank Holiday weekend of August 27-29, Hickman will be hoping to take the JG Speedfit Kawasaki to a couple of top results to move him nearer to the top six and the shootout. | http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/sport/other-sport/hickman-rides-to-third-1-7527101 | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/b7716a805b4717276d38cf310370a99311f084a403c3bc50ac5aa85875e05191.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:42 | null | 2016-08-27T03:03:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fincreased-import-duty-alcohol-tobacco-revoked%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/increased-import-duty-alcohol-tobacco-revoked/ | en | null | Increased Import Duty On Alcohol & Tobacco Revoked | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Much to the delight of large segments of the community alcohol and tobacco products are now back to their old price after Cabinet revoked the order that generated the increase.
The price of alcohol and tobacco products was increased via an order that was made by Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr. Orlando Smith on 29 April with the approval of the Cabinet. The order essentially amended the Customs Management and Duties Act.
However, on 11 August the Customs Management and Duties (Revocation) Order, 2016 was gazetted as a result overturned the order that took effect on 1 June.
In June it was announced that the price of alcohol and tobacco products would have increased as the government’s newest revenue generating mechanism went into force.
The amended Customs Management and Duties Act was expected to bring additional funds to Government’s coffers from tobacco and alcohol imports. Instead of the fixed price that was stated in the Customs Management and Duties Act, 2010 — consumers from June were required to pay an across the board percentage.
When the announcement of the new duty was made bar owners and alcohol vendors publicly stated that they were unhappy with the change, and explained that the order would greatly affect their establishments.
Some commentators noted that both tobacco and alcohol cause health problems including cancer, emphysema, liver disease, high blood pressure, brain damage, addiction and more. | http://www.islandsun.com/increased-import-duty-alcohol-tobacco-revoked/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/4d881739401adb1b8de599d0f0304e6f0950591d25c2de3eeb51238f91e54af3.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:11 | null | 2016-08-31T09:58:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2F60-set-for-digicel-nba-jumpstart-weekend-clinic%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jump-20151-2.jpg | en | null | 60 Set For Digicel Nba Jumpstart Weekend Clinic | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
The second Digicel NBA Jumpstart Program Clinic is scheduled for Friday through Sunday at the Multipurpose Sports Complex and has attracted 60 participants—20 of them girls. Additionally, 10 coaches have been invited to be part of the program as well.
Sessions are expected to run from 9-3 p.m. daily, followed by a Level I FIBA coaching session for the 10 coaches.
Digicel Brand Ambassador and coach Jason Edwin who recently returned from the Americas Team coaching camp in Mexico is coordinating the program. Edwin said the 10 coaches have been identified and for the 60 participants, he has given first preference to the boys and girls national team players as the first accepted.
“They want basically disciplined young men and women,” Edwin said. “They want to ensure you have a high basketball IQ, you come in and be coachable—those are the basic criteria that has been set.”
A common practice for the territory’s young basketball players is the tendency to hog the ball. Edwin said the personnel coming in will highlight many important areas in developing youth basketball players.
“Passing is one of the things that would aid during the clinic to help ball players here, to go away from hogging the ball,” he said. “The Europeans, the South Americans, they obviously understand how important it is to move the ball—be a team player—and I guess that’s why they are ahead of the game right now.”
Edwin said while the NBA doesn’t announce the coach or players who will be conducting the program ahead of time, Troy Justice, who heads the NBA international operations and started the program of getting players into the professional league will be in attendance. Justice he noted started the program in India which is on the verge of having their first NBA player, who’s currently in the summer D League.
“Our players will be exposed to the game on a whole different level as far as training and preparation, areas that they will stress,” Edwin stated. “In years to come, we’ll see our national teams doing better and we can be proud of them because of these fundamentals and knowledge they will gain.”
Of the players, five will move on from the Digicel BVI market to to join players from other Digicel markets at an elite camp. No venue has been named as yet. From there, the best from all the markets will advance to the Digicel NBA Jumpstart camp in the USA later this year.
D’Moi Hodge and Malachy Payne grabbed two of the eight spots from all the Digicel markets last year and attended the program in New York, including a tour of the NBA office, attend and NBA game and a visit to an Adidas mega store. | http://www.islandsun.com/60-set-for-digicel-nba-jumpstart-weekend-clinic/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/4fc068c99fba455783295f9cc8adf558e39c0b5f04985b435a713f2da3e7a065.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:47 | null | 2015-08-22T03:09:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fmalone-harrigan-scott-to-compete-in-beijing-world-championships%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Harrigan.jpg | en | null | Malone, Harrigan-Scott To compete in Beijing World Championships | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
When the last athlete had finished competing at the 2nd North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Championships earlier this month, there was one athlete on the bubble to qualify for the 15th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Aug 22-30 World Championships in Beijing, China.
With the BVI’s Tahesia Harrigan-Scott already punching her ticket, Chantel Malone had come within .01 cms of the 6.70m Long Jump qualifying mark with a personal best 6.69m effort. After BVI officials petitioned the IAAF, Malone who fell well within the target of 32 Long Jumpers and was granted an invitation for her third successive championships, which kicks off with the IAAF electing a new president on Wednesday, during it’s 50th congress.
Harrigan-Scott, who has qualified for a sixth straight time, missed her personal best of 11.13 seconds with her fastest time since 2011 when she ran 11.14 in July to win the USA Club Championships in New York.
Malone will carry her 6.69m personal best into the competition and improvement of 4cms on her previous best.
Harrigan-Scott will be the first to see action in the 100m prelims on Sunday, followed by Malone in the Long Jump prelims on Thursday. Beijing is 12 hours ahead of the Virgin Islands. | http://www.islandsun.com/malone-harrigan-scott-to-compete-in-beijing-world-championships/ | en | 2015-08-22T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/ddc41bf48a532d7ae7a73fa56e2611701f39b555e6adaf42710a64f761e8b64a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:05 | null | 2016-04-28T03:43:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Feastern-branch-of-the-bvi-diabetes-association-opened-by-astrid-c-wenzke%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_5957.jpg | en | null | Eastern Branch of the BVI Diabetes Association opened (by Astrid C Wenzke) | null | null | www.islandsun.com | A group of interested persons turned out at the East End-Long Look Community Centre to learn more about the importance of establishing a branch in the Eastern area of Tortola.
The meeting was opened by Chairman Bennet Smith, vice president of the BVI Diabetes Association and also the Tortola Central branch.
A very inspiring prayer was said by Ruth Solas, Treasurer of the Tortola Central branch, after which Chairman Bennett Smith introduced Nora Manns, a retired Public Health Nurse, as the president designee and also warmly welcomed Nurse Tatica Scatliffe, a founding member of the BVI Diabetes Association and still a very active member of the Tortola Central branch. He said: “ I am so pleased to see so many young people here today. The whole idea is to increase the awareness, knowledge, treatment and control of Diabetes, which unfortunately is prevailing in the Caribbean.” He continued: “In the 1980ies and 90ies there was a very active group here called: Eastern Diabetic Club.” In closing Mr. Smith said: “ Activities will vary from time to time. Nurse Manns will need a lot of support. Good luck to you all!”
President of the BVI Diabetes Association Mr. Elton Georges, OBE, reminisced on the past 37 Years: “Members and the late Dr, Jana Downing met with people on a monthly basis to comfort each other to cope with Diabetes. As Nurse Scatliffe said – it will evolve trying to teach prevention. Unfortunately a lot of people do not like the idea to get tested until it might be too late. The idea of having the branch in the Eastern part of Tortola is to enable people to get help without having to travel to town.” He continued by encouraging persons: “ We need to have leadership and people to obey by the rules, but also leave time to have some fun. We now like to see persons to take up the mantle and try their best to get it moving.”
At this point Mrs. Astrid C Wenzke, President of the Tortola Central Branch of the BVI Diabetes Association assisted with the Election procedures and was pleased to shortly after being able to present the newly elected board:
President: Nurse Nora Manns; Vice President Cynthia Brannigan; Secretary Maralyn Richards; Treasurer Atlee Chalwell; Assistant secretary/ treasurer Nurse Suzette Williams; PRO Dawn Smith-Bryan, while Kareen Brice, Weine Hutchinson, Edith Penn, Percy Fahie and Binaldo Frett will serve as board members.
Mrs. Wenzke congratulated the new board, pledged her support and presented a check to the treasurer to get his accounts started.
Newly elected president Nurse Nora Manns opened her remarks with the best known quote from the inaugural speech in 1961 of former US-President John F. Kennedy: “Ask not what your Country can do for you, but what you can do for your Country!” She continued by remembering the time she spend with her grandmother on Salt Island and stated: “When our dog died I gave him a funeral and said a prayer by his grave. These caring attributes have always been in me. YES, I have retired, but I think I still can do a lot for my community. Diabetes is a decease that can get out of hand. We need to learn how to deal with it. Nurse Tatica always had a passion for people with Diabetes and she too cares deeply for people. Deep down she is happy of what we have achieved.” She closed her acceptance speech with: “We can agree to disagree to disagree, but still work in harmony!”
At the occasion of the Association’s 30th Anniversary in 2009, Nurse Tatica Scatliffe, MBE, recalled the history of the BVI Diabetes Association as follows:
“The BVI Diabetes Association was started in October 1979 in the Road Town Clinic. It later moved to an open veranda on the ground floor of Peebles Hospital. The first BVI Diabetes Recourse Centre was opened in 1983 in the J.E.W. Georges store building. Moving from there it used different locations including the old Boy Scouts building and the Red Cross building until 2003, when the then Minister of Health agreed to provide some funding which made it possible to rent adequate space in the R.G. Hodge Plaza Building #2. It remained there until 2010, when it relocated to its present location – the Dr. Jana Downing Diabetes Resource Centre in #54 Main Street, next to Roger Downing’s Offices.”
The BVI Diabetes Association has now four branches: Virgin Gorda with President Franka Pickering, Western Branch President Gerda Smith-Wallen, Tortola Central branch President Astrid C Wenzke and the new Eastern branch, led by President Nora Manns. | http://www.islandsun.com/eastern-branch-of-the-bvi-diabetes-association-opened-by-astrid-c-wenzke/ | en | 2016-04-28T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/6bdbed40efc727a79edc8ee20b8367c4aaed93be127db00d74f639df395437ff.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:15 | null | 2016-08-20T03:15:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fthree-charged-firearmammunition-possession%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/three-charged-firearmammunition-possession/ | en | null | Three Charged With Firearm/Ammunition Possession | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Friday, August 19 – Three of the four arrested in yesterday’s Police operation in the Pasea Estate area were charged this afternoon.
Edgar Carasco, 33, of Freebottom, Daryl Frett, 29, of Johnsons Ghut and Jose Almestic, 28, a resident of St. Thomas will appear in court on Monday charged with keeping a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. Almestic was also charged with illegal entry. A fourth person, a male, was also arrested and later discharged.
Police uncovered a loaded Glock firearm, 74 rounds of ammunition and a large amount of cash in the operation. Custom officers assisted in the operation.
Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews noted that this recent operation is indicative that Police are continuing to keep the pressure on those who are intent on carrying out crime on our streets.
“We intend to keep the pressure on those who use our streets to carry out illegal activity particularly with the use of firearms. Members of the public are urged to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit directly at 368-9339 if they have any information that can assist in these efforts, the Commissioner noted.
Persons can also give anonymous tips to Crimestoppers through its Miami-based hotline number 800-TIPS (8477). | http://www.islandsun.com/three-charged-firearmammunition-possession/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/60df244e82bb910ec858a1744d8e78bdb07bc014ad89ad475c3b475481ff9371.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:33 | null | 2016-08-27T03:01:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2F4g-bonanza-bvi-announced%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/4g-bonanza-bvi-announced/ | en | null | 4G Bonanza In BVI Announced | null | null | www.islandsun.com | On 23 August the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) announced that all three mobile operators — CCT, Digicel and Flow were granted Frequency Authorizations for the spectrum they requested; and essentially would now be able to deliver 4G service.
An official announcement opined that the implementation of this technology in the Virgin Islands will provide enterprises, consumers and citizens with better quality mobile broadband services and is in line with developments that have already occurred in North America and Europe.
With their new spectrum the companies will be able to finally offer their customers high speed mobile broadband services using LTE technology.
In making the award, the TRC announced that all of the operators are in compliance with the Rules and agreed Undertakings. It was noted that on 16 August the successful applicants were informed that their applications had been approved.
Guy Malone, Chief Executive Officer of the Commission said “We are delighted to announce that the Spectrum Award 2016 process is now complete, spectrum usable for 4G technology has been formally granted to all of the operators. We are also pleased to confirm that each of the operators is in compliance with its obligations under relevant legislation and any agreed undertakings.”
On 26 May 2016, the Commission gave Notice of Consultation on the Modified Invitation to Apply for 700, 1900 MHz and AWS-1 Spectrum Award (MITA). The final MITA was published on 5 July 2016, together with the Consultation Report. The deadline for registration for the Award was 12 July 2016. The three mobile operators in the Virgin Islands (CCT, Digicel and Flow) successfully registered for the Spectrum Award 2016 and applied for relevant spectrum in accordance with the Spectrum Award Rules.
Each operator was successful with their first or second spectrum preferences in the Award. The award results are as follow: CCT: 30 MHz of spectrum – 1865 to 1880 MHz Uplink and 1945 to 1960 Downlink. Digicel: 52 MHz of spectrum – 700 MHz Band: 776 – 787 Uplink and 746 – 757 Downlink and AWS-1 Band: 1725 – 1740 Uplink and 2125 – 2140 Downlink. Flow: 54 MHz of spectrum – 700 MHz Band: 704 – 716 Uplink and 734 – 746 Downlink, and AWS-1 Band: 1740 – 1755 Uplink and 2140 – 2155 Downlink. | http://www.islandsun.com/4g-bonanza-bvi-announced/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/1b7787a8dbd034846c5a0c23843173247e39b3d453f8b0eca79f2239d0800dc7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:44 | null | 2016-08-20T03:07:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fwsd-streamlines-billing-process%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wsd-streamlines-billing-process/ | en | null | WSD Streamlines Billing Process | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Automated billing is one of the exciting plans the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) is embarking on. However, the intent to streamline the billing process was only one of the initiatives the WSD announced to improve the Territory’s water distribution system and the Department’s administrative process.
In what can be described as an update to its customers, the Department on 11 August issued a statement that chronicled both new and remedial plans.
The timeline for the improvement project was cited as late 2016 to first quarter of 2017, and the plans include the expansion of the distribution system on the eastern side of Jost Van Dyke.
As it relates to billing the Department announced that it will soon be able to automatically email bills to everyone. However, it was noted that those who wish may continue with the printed bill.
“We will be able to give you real time balances on your accounts, on the spot, once requested from the Cashier. Currently, we can manually email bills to those persons/companies who have requested it be done. By December 2016, this will be a reality,” the Department explained.
In the interim it was announced that the Water and Sewerage management is still juggling the upcoming initiatives, and attending to the current problems, some of which are said to have been plaguing the Department for more than 10 years:
“While these activities are in the pipeline to take place, the Department is working steadily to keep our water losses to a minimum, and doing our utmost best to ensure that water to our customers is safe and consistent,” the Department said.
“We are working a water distribution system that is not designed to take the volume of water it receives. The Department’s technical team is on continuous in-the-field training and there is notable improvement in their operation and their knowledge in dealing with the many breaks and leaks in the system. Many corrective measures are being carried out on the old system, changing our pipes in a phased fashion. Our challenges of frequent breaks in the pipework, breakdown of old and somewhat obsolete pump stations, low water pressures or no water may occur as we daily assess the system and make the necessary adjustments,” the WSD added. | http://www.islandsun.com/wsd-streamlines-billing-process/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/25d8ad7545a7321ccb724d4669c3ac8f59fabe099c92b296b22ac794b8748afc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:10 | null | 2016-08-25T11:30:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fwest-gunners-overhaul-splash-brothers-93-86-in-fraser-league-opener%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WGunners.jpg | en | null | West Gunners Overhaul Splash Brothers, 93-86, In Fraser League Opener | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
After collecting their 2015 championships rings, West Gunners began their Hon. Julian Fraser Save The Seed Basketball League title defense with a 93-86 victory over rivals Splash Brothers on Saturday night at the Save The Seed Energy Center. The league runs through Oct 31.
Rowan Victor had a game high 24 points and 10 rebounds double double to go with nine rebounds and six steals in leading West Gunners scores. Nigel Carey added 23 to the tally while D[Moi Hodge and Kishan Mirott followed up with 14 and 12 points respectively.
Jehmeley Benjamin topped Splash Brothers with 23. He also had eight rebounds and four assists. Shamoi Dagou dropped in 21 and Jasin Rhymer Jr., 13.
“Opening night was very, very spectacular,” league public relations officer Julian Willock said nothing that the arena was filled to capacity. “It was really overwhelming and both games were really very exciting. We encourage everyone to come out and support the league.”
Red Zone trimmed the Starz, 56-54. Jamal Serrant was Red Zone’s leading scorer with 21 points and seven rebounds. Nathaniel “Nat” Malone added 10.
Phillip Glasgow was the Starz’s leading scorer with 15 points. Dillon Etienne followed up with a 10 points and 10 rebounds double double. He also had five blocks and dished out four assists.
Dione Blyden led Bayside Blazers four scorers in double figures during an 84-54 victory over We Dem Boyz. Blyden finished with 14 points and seven steals. Cavern Andrew and Ryan Alfred contributed 12 points each while Deon Edwin dropped in another 11.
Ronald Antoine was We Dem Boyz’s leading scorer with 15 points and seven rebounds. Hakeem Penn poured in 10 points to go with seven rebounds.
High Speed sped past Young Stars 29-27, in the Jr. Division. | http://www.islandsun.com/west-gunners-overhaul-splash-brothers-93-86-in-fraser-league-opener/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/9e8ed917a20106e3c72ef54ea7ef947fb56d90ec53a133ca3b6b34aaeba677df.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:36 | null | 2016-08-27T03:08:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fnew-generators-delivery-trailer-breaks-down%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/new-generators-delivery-trailer-breaks-down/ | en | null | New Generators Delivery: Trailer Breaks Down | null | null | www.islandsun.com | The transporting of the remaining two remaining Wärtsilä diesel-fired generators that arrived in the Territory last week came upon a snag on Tuesday 23 August after the trailer that was being used to move the first generator broke down. In the late hours of Sunday and early hours of Monday the first generator was successfully delivered. The three Wärtsilä diesel generators, had arrived as scheduled on 15 August.
This is not the first time that new generators for the BVI Electricity Corp. encounter problems in being transported to the Pockwood Pond plant.
Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Vanterpool made the announcement that the move of the second and third generators scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday was on hold. “The trailer used for transporting the new Wärtsilä generators from Port Purcell to the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Pockwood Pond Power Station is down and will be undergoing repairs,” Minister Vanterpool said.
Both the Ministry and BVIEC anticipated that by the upcoming weekend all of engines would arrive at Pockwood Pond. The move of the first of the three new engines commenced on Sunday and was completed on Monday. The generator was transported by a remotely controlled multi-axle low bed trailer with over 100 wheels. The relocation took approximately 12 hours due to a few delays that the Ministry announced have been resolved and would not affect the next trip.
Hon. Vanterpool explained that the new generators would provide a necessary boost to the Territory’s power supply system: “It (engines) provides additional power for future development and the present developments that we have; it can ensure a stable infrastructure in reference to power supply.”
Based in Finland, Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2015, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5 billion with approximately 18,800 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Wärtsilä is a leading supplier of power plants for the decentralised power generation market. Wärtsilä offers power plants for baseload, peaking and industrial self-generation purposes as well as for the oil and gas industry. The strengths of Wärtsilä power plants are their flexible design, high efficiency and low emission levels. In all main segments Wärtsilä holds a strong position.
The BVI Electricity Corporation is a statutory board under the Ministry of Communications and Works. Its power development programme supports Government’s overall commitment to create a better quality of life for the people of the Territory, thereby ensuring the economy’s continued growth. | http://www.islandsun.com/new-generators-delivery-trailer-breaks-down/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/b930c553a9fe8ca3275f460f10cfb5aaa391f4b4a2d7b25d57323afcb67b54f1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:17 | null | 2016-08-20T03:06:23 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fcrime-detection-rate-50%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/crime-detection-rate-50/ | en | null | Crime Detection Rate Is About 50% | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Commissioner of Police (COP) Michael Matthews lauded the fact that the BVI is still one of the places where armed bodyguards are not needed, and noted that although there is some crime the bodyguard-free culture will remain.
“The Virgin Islands are a pretty safe place to live and work. I don’t need a bodyguard to walk around and I never intend to have one, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t concerns that the community has,” the Commissioner announced during a recent meeting that was held in East End/Long Look.
Mr. Matthews stressed that the BVI’s crime situation is not as bad as other places and stated that it is important that whenever certain crimes occur a strong message be sent that such behaviour will not be tolerated.
“Every now and again there are one or two people who want to flout the law and when they do they need to understand that it is not acceptable to you, it is not acceptable to me, and we are going to do something about it,” the Commissioner said.
“We won’t always get it right. We won’t always capture the criminal that has broken into your home or damaged your car or caused you a problem, but we are currently enjoying a detection rate of nearly 50 percent.” | http://www.islandsun.com/crime-detection-rate-50/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/371afa48409594c1dfa856a202caad237fac3760b5244ec2dcb265fe1363b2ca.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:55 | null | 2016-08-20T03:04:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fgovernment-issues-new-information-t-b-lettsome-airport-expansion%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/government-issues-new-information-t-b-lettsome-airport-expansion/ | en | null | Government Issues New Information About The t.b. Lettsome Airport Expansion | null | null | www.islandsun.com | In response to a recent news report on the internet about the the ongoing proposal to extend the Terrance B. Lettsome Airport Government has promised to consult the public. “Within the coming weeks, the Government of the Virgin Islands expects to be at a stage in the procurement process, where discussions will happen with the people of this Territory on this very important project. We very much look forward to that time,” a Government Information Service (GIS) press release stated.
Monday’s press release, printed in full in this edition of The Island Sun [also on website], referred to the TB Lettsome Airport Expansion project as the most complex and resource intensive project ever undertaken in the Virgin Islands to date. It was noted that the undertaking entailed over four years of intensive analysis and investigations spanning two administrations.
“No stone has been left unturned in ensuring that all concerns have been addressed in respect to the Government of the Virgin Islands ability to successfully implement it,” Government noted as it pointed out that several key documents have been produced, culminating in an Economic Study and Business Plan.
The referenced Economic Study and Business Plan which addressed several deep concerns held by the procurement team and the Minister with responsibility for the project, Deputy Premier Dr. the Hon. Kedrick Pickering was also released on Monday.
Meanwhile the Government announced that it is working hard to bring the Airport Expansion project to fruition. | http://www.islandsun.com/government-issues-new-information-t-b-lettsome-airport-expansion/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/38b5291da16dda16d99887819abcfb6e8a5e8fe36632548cabbca561a267c39f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:01 | null | 2016-06-18T03:55:25 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fbrexit-cause-havoc-uk-territories%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brexit.jpg | en | null | Brexit Could Cause Havoc In Uk & Territories | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Mellica McPherson-Ganda
On Thursday 23 June the United Kingdom citizens will be voting to decide whether the BVI’ mother country remains part of the European Union or leaves the EU.
Director and United Kingdom/European Union Representative at the BVI London Office Benito Wheatley is hoping that citizens of the Overseas Territories consider the option carefully.
Wheatley who is also Chairman of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) distributed a report that was commissioned by the Association to the BVI media, and stated that it is important that the public understands the relationship the Territory has with the EU.
The report which emphasizes the benefits of the EU membership to the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) was prepared against the backdrop of the upcoming UK referendum which is being referred to in the international media as BREXIT.
In the mentioned media release Wheatley noted: “The report highlights the benefits of the EU to the British Virgin Islands and other Overseas Territories. It is important that the relevant stakeholders are aware of the value of the relationship, which could be impacted by the upcoming UK referendum on membership in the EU.”
Among other things the report cites that the Territory enjoys EU cooperation in the area of financial services as part of the OCT-EU trade relationship. “BVI is the Co-Chair of the OCT/EU Financial Services Partnership Working Party (PWP), which brings together technical experts from the OCTs and EU to discuss issues of mutual concern. This platform is important for mutual understanding and to make sure that the interests of the OCTs are taken into account by the EU in its decision making,” the document noted.
The BVI’ intention to make fisheries part of the Territory’s economic product was noted in the report as an area that can be furthered through EU relations: “A number of the UKOTs are highly dependent on a small number of industries, and this increases their vulnerability. Thus several are investigating ways in which they can diversify their economies. For instance, BVI is exploring the commercial expansion of its fisheries industry, with the EU as a potential export market,” the report said.
Deputy Premier focuses on BVI Interest
In March while the referendum topic was still fresh Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Hon. Kedrick Pickering announced that residents and legislators should closely monitor the upcoming UK referendum situation.
Hon. Pickering said that the decision will be very important to the Territory and while speaking in the House of Assembly on 24 March he urged the members of the House to pay attention to the referendum.
The Legislator encouraged all to keep abreast of the referendum debate, in fact he told the House: “As elected officials we have to pay attention to what is going to happen if Britain leaves the EU. That is a small issue on our radar right now…”
The Deputy Premier said citizens and legislators ought to ponder on the effect the decision will have: “How is this going to affect where we (BVI) stand as a country, as an evolving nation if Britain leaves the EU. It ain’t a small issue.”
Brexit could cause havoc
This is not the first time that the United Kingdom has held a referendum on EU membership. In fact, one was done in 1975, and at that time the result favoured staying in the organization.
Years later the UK is pushing the referendum topic again, and it was stated that the influx of Eastern Europeans and migrants into the country is one of the hot issues that may impact the outcome of the exercise. Reports say that UK citizens feel that the Eastern Europeans and other migrants usurp benefits that were put in place for the country’s citizens such as housing and healthcare.
On the other hand, persons in favour of the UK remaining in the EU explained that by exiting the EU, the UK will be pulling away from its major trade market and will still have to deal with compliance matters, but no longer have a say in EU decisions. Brexit is already having negative effects on the London stock market and on the British currency; investors are moving on to German bonds and the London financial market is seeing negative effects of a referendum that was launched by the British Prime Minister only to boomerang on him.
According to The Economist magazine, “Uncertainty over future trade arrangements has already reduced confidence in sterling and investment could well be discouraged. The Bank of England calls Brexit the biggest risk to domestic financial stability. That Britain is running a record current-account deficit, which has to be financed by capital inflows, makes it all the more vulnerable.” | http://www.islandsun.com/brexit-cause-havoc-uk-territories/ | en | 2016-06-18T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/9630ffe39669ef2f884580a299091a1c18b9d15a383242f4c01d9856dd878804.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:36 | null | 2016-06-25T04:12:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fbvi-high-incidence-hivaids%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/bvi-high-incidence-hivaids/ | en | null | Bvi Has High Incidence Of Hiv/Aids | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Chief Nursing Officer with responsibility for family health, Ms. Jascinth Hannibal explained that the number of persons infected with HIV in the Territory might be more than 126, because the reality is that persons seek HIV treatment overseas, and some enter the BVI with HIV and only access care at a later stage of their disease.
On June 16 it was announced that the Territory recorded three new cases of HIV for this year, while seven new cases were recorded in 2015. It was further stated that since HIV monitoring commenced in the Virgin Islands in 1985 there have been 126 cases identified with an estimated 38 persons living with HIV without a diagnosis of AIDS and 38 known deaths.
However, Nurse Hannibal opined that the figure might be higher: “We estimate that there are about 56 persons that are living with HIV within the Territory. We know that there have been 38 known and we also acknowledge that there are some persons that access care and treatment outside of the Territory and we would not have those as part of our statistics.”
“We also know that persons sometime leave and several persons who have started treatment with us, for instance, have left the Territory; and some who come into the Territory and access care and treatment at a later stage of their disease. So we have to factor all those numbers when we are looking at our statistics,” she stated.
In driving the point home that testing is critical the Chief Nursing Officer said: “When we look at the number 127 we might say oh it is very small for the Territory, but we accept that this just what we know; and there is quite a bit of unknown. That is why we are encouraging people to know your status.”
Prosecution For Persons Wilfully Infecting Others
Nurse Hannibal announced that under BVI Laws persons who knowingly infect others with HIV/AIDS can be prosecuted.
In making the point Nurse Hannibal the healthcare worker said: “I do know that the BVI criminal code does make allowances for those cases, so in the case that someone is willingly infecting someone, and that it can be proven then there are judicial processes that can occur.”
“So the onus is on the persons who are engaging in sex. Yes, we acknowledge that there are some criminal activities going on, but for consensual relationship just make sure those individuals are using protection,” she added.
Worrysome BVI Statistics
Between June 1985 and December 2007 the BVI had 68 known cases of HIV infections. It was stated that in 2008 the Territory had nine new cases, and that the number did not increase in 2009. In 2010, however there were seven new cases recorded, and six in 2011. In 2012 there were five new cases discovered.
Up to December 2011, the Territory recorded 99 HIV/AIDS cases with 35 AIDS related deaths. The BVI has a 1.7% prevalence rate, which is high for a small population of approximately 30,000. This is compared to a prevalence rate of 1% for the entire Caribbean region.
Previously there were approximately 60 persons living with HIV in the Territory, but records at the Health Ministry shows only 27 persons accessing treatment at Peebles Hospital. | http://www.islandsun.com/bvi-high-incidence-hivaids/ | en | 2016-06-25T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/09a07309d897bd126691f4242dd1cf0a47601df9758ce050137d66c3741a907b.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:13 | null | 2016-08-31T10:02:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fnew-chiller-unit-to-improve-air-quality-for-public-officers%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-30-Aug-new_air_conditioning_system_arrives_at_complex.jpg | en | null | New Chiller Unit To Improve Air Quality For Public Officers | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Nekita Turnbull [GIS]
The new chiller unit arrived Tuesday, August 29, and is expected to be installed next week at the Central Administration Complex (CAC).
This unit will replace one of the two older chiller units presently servicing the building and join the temporary chiller unit that was installed in May. The temporary chiller will be taken down next month, while the other unit is expected to be refurbished.
The Government of the Virgin Islands signed a contract with Trane Puerto Rico, Inc for the one 250 ton chiller unit for the Central Administration Complex in February.
The chiller unit will aid in improving the air quality in the Central Administration Complex. The Government of the Virgin Islands remains committed to promoting a healthy and safe working environment for public officers and visitors to the Central Administration Complex. | http://www.islandsun.com/new-chiller-unit-to-improve-air-quality-for-public-officers/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/c1eea0d590e0b750e93a6ddb677affea5fbef3f0e7370b219965705ea186c1db.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:47 | null | 2016-08-20T03:14:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fhurricane-season-forecast-update-not-extremely-active%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/hurricane-season-forecast-update-not-extremely-active/ | en | null | Hurricane Season Forecast Update: Not Extremely Active | null | null | www.islandsun.com | On 11 August another update was issued for the Hurricane Season by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), stating that there is a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season. It was learned that the season is still expected to be the most active since 2012.
In the new report forecasters now expect a 70-percent chance of 12–17 named storms, of which five to eight are expected to become hurricanes, including two to four major hurricanes. Whereas, the initial outlook called for 10–16 named storms, four to eight hurricanes, and one to four major hurricanes. The seasonal averages are 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
Gerry Bell, Ph.D., Lead Seasonal Hurricane Forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center explained that the update was made following the receipt of new information: “We’ve raised the numbers because some conditions now in place are indicative of a more active hurricane season, such as El Niño ending, weaker vertical wind shear and weaker trade winds over the central tropical Atlantic, and a stronger west African monsoon,” he said.
“However, less conducive ocean temperature patterns in both the Atlantic and eastern subtropical North Pacific, combined with stronger wind shear and sinking motion in the atmosphere over the Caribbean Sea, are expected to prevent the season from becoming extremely active,” Bell added.
As of 11 August, there have been five named storms in 2016, including two hurricanes (Alex and Earl). Four made landfall: Bonnie (in South Carolina), Colin (in western Florida), Danielle (in eastern Mexico), and Earl (in Belize and Mexico). | http://www.islandsun.com/hurricane-season-forecast-update-not-extremely-active/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/869f7e559baf51a5e2d0ffa7ad64375aaa1e4042ef8ac0d2cb2704b39f8495c7.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:46 | null | 2016-08-27T03:11:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Feducators-training-remains-top-priority-minister-says%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/educators-training-remains-top-priority-minister-says/ | en | null | Educators Training Remains Top Priority: Minister Says | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Even though there are financial constraints in Government, Minister for Education and Culture, Hon. Myron Walwyn announced that the continued training of educators would not be affected.
The Minister declared on Monday: “Despite the challenges that we are facing, the Government of the Virgin Islands remains dedicated to investing in training and development of our educators.”
He gave the assurance on Monday 22 August during the 2016 Teachers Summer Institute that was held at the HLSCC. The Education Minister announced that Government will continue the training of Principals and senior teachers in the NCEL leadership programme.
“We recently licensed our first group of principals in June. We are the first country in the Caribbean to do so with others following fast on our heels. By June 2017 we hope to have completed the second cohort in this training and so would have developed a cohort of persons ready to take up principal positions as they become available,” Hon. Walwyn disclosed.
He explained that the ongoing training is part of the Ministry’s succession plans: “This is our move to ensure succession planning in the system. We will also be training our Education Officers as this is important as they take on their supervisory roles. I daresay, that the Ministry of Education is leading the way in the Government of the Virgin Islands when it comes to succession planning.”
Additionally, Minister Walwyn mentioned that the Ministry will be working with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to revamp the teacher education unit and establish a Teacher Education Institute, which will be responsible for training and licensing of teachers from Early Childhood to Secondary and taking responsibility for professional development programmes.
“We expect that upon leaving the institute teachers will be adequately prepared for today’s classroom and further have an institution to which they can go to refresh themselves and gain further professional development to keep on the cutting edge of their trade. In the future, in lieu of this week’s training, teachers will be required to complete a set number of professional development hours to maintain their teaching license,” the Education Minister added. | http://www.islandsun.com/educators-training-remains-top-priority-minister-says/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/35b426498a04cdc561fa2ed30bcf03eb87baea2ac7d21804bec53abb219bb490.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:16 | null | 2016-08-31T10:01:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fchinnerys-commitment-to-youth-development-highlighted-on-60th-birthday%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Chino-Boys-1.jpg | en | null | Chinnery’s Commitment To Youth Development Highlighted On 60th Birthday | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Players, peers, family and friends gathered at Meyett’s in Cane Garden Bay on Saturday night for a dinner held in honor of Terrence “Chino” Chinnery, not just for celebrating his 60th birthday, but, for his commitment and dedication to developing softball and baseball players and others in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
A call came in from a Natheson “Shadow” Thomas, a current baseball player in Germany who has made the British Baseball National team and Mahal DeCastro, a retired player in the United States. They echoed the same sentiments as speakers from St. John and Tortola, as they rehashed the selfless contributions Chinnery continues to make.
Businessman James Penn recalled that Chinnery uses his mother’s two story house on St. John as a hotel, where young girls, boys and senior players from the BVI and elsewhere stay, when they compete there or on St. Thomas.
Former mentee Glenn Philbert also recalled Chinnery taking St. John players home all over the island after practice in his blue Ford Ranger, much to BVI participants laughter as the truck did the same work on Tortola.
“I often tell Chinnery there’s a reason why he doesn’t have children and there’s reason why he doesn’t have a wife,” said Linda Allen, whose son Jamaal Chinnery has worked with for the last 18 years, helping him get to college. “If he had those two things, then the time he puts into all of our kids from time they are three years old up to college age, we would not have gotten the opportunity for our kids to have the opportunity to go off to school. He’s on the field everyday working with our kids both boys and girls.”
Allen noted that Chinnery goes about his task without expecting any rewards. The players call him coach, father and mentor, because that’s exactly what he has been to them.
“I’ve never met a gentleman who invests so much of his time into other people’s kids and he does not look for anything in return,” she said to a thunderous applause. “When I started travelling with Chinnery and the baseball team wherever they went because my son was there, the way I see him treat our children, you would think that they were his. Some people say the field stopped their kids from doing school work, but the field encouraged my son to do his schoolwork. If he did not pass classes, he could not go anywhere with Chinnery or, play ball. He encourages our kids to do well in school.”
Speaking on behalf of players, Keno Gumbs said they can all say that Chinnery is patient, kindhearted and dependable. “He has thought many people to follow their dreams—no matter what it may be—and he always does what he can to help you succeed,” Gumbs noted. “He has known many of us from time we were small and thought us everything we know about baseball. He has groomed us into what we are today. Many of us have been on national teams both in the USVI and BVI. Some of us have gotten college experience, degrees or even on numerous cases where he would set up show cases, where we would go and showcase our talent to scouts or college coaches. This would not be possible without the dedication he displayed throughout all these years.”
Gumbs recalled an incident 12 years ago when Chinnery called them in the middle of practice and asked the date. He said when they responded, Chinnery told them to check him the same time next year because they were wasting his time.
“Despite his remark, he came to the field while we practiced ourselves until we learned our lesson and thanks to that, many of us were able to make it far through baseball,” he said.
Allen noted when fathers were concerned bout their daughters traveling with Chinnery, she was always able to allay their concerns. She added that when the girls had disagreements, Chinnery knew how to make them comeback together and took them to his mother’s house on St. John.
“He would let them have trash time and tell each other whatever they had on their mind but when they left St. John, they returned as a team,” she noted. “I always admired how Chinnery got those girls to respect him up to today—even the boys too. He’s a very good person. Has a very good heart. I don’t think there’s anyone else that invests time into anyone’s children like Chinnery does. He doesn’t want you to big him up or take credit for it, but tonight, Chinnery, we want to thank you.”
Chinnery’s work in softball is unparalleled as he developed the Pythons girls team from scratch and they won 66 straight BVI Softball Association games including four successive titles. | http://www.islandsun.com/chinnerys-commitment-to-youth-development-highlighted-on-60th-birthday/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/5e59830c58093a886d798f215e58acdf186f51a84ae1af3c0544eced0dcf576b.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:21 | null | 2016-08-31T09:56:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fbayside-blazers-whip-defending-champs-west-gunners-98-75%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DMoi-rebound.jpg | en | null | Bayside Blazers Whip Defending Champs West Gunners 98-75 | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
After losing all three of their games to defending champs West Gunners last year in the Julian Fraser Save The Seed League, 2014 champs Bayside Blazers had something to prove in was was
billed as ‘clash of the titans.’
From the beginning, Bayside Blazers took control and ran off with a convincing 98-75 run away victory.
“Tonight was a statement game we wanted to make as this was the team that put us out of title contention last year, so we wanted to come out and even though it’s the regular season, make a statement tonight,” Bayside Blazers coach Jason Edwin explained. “Obviously, the team that won the championship, every game you play against them, you’re sizing yourself up. We like where we stand now with a 23 points victory. We know they were short staff and we’re not going to take it for granted because we have to get better every game.”
Bayside Blazers controlled the game from early, building a seven points 25-18 advantage at the end of the first quarter, that grew to 72-55 at the end of the third period.
Dextroy Manswell led Bayside Blazers with a game high 24 points. He also had 11 rebounds and four blocks. Deon Edwin dropped in 11 points with eight rebounds and had five crucial steals while Khyle Abraham added another 10 points to the score sheet. Dione Blyden narrowly missed a double double with his 10 boards and nine points. He had a game high seven steals and dished out four assists.
Kashin Mirott was West Gunners’ leading scorer with 20 points and five steals. D’Moi Hodge followed up with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Nigel Carey contributed a 13 points 13 rebounds double double to the tally.
West Gunners coach William Leonard who missed Ray Victor and BJ Caleb in the lineup, declined to comment on his team’s performance.
Bayside Blazers improved to 3-0, with Sunday night’s 97-80 triumph over Splash Brothers.
Blyden finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Tavon Phillip dropped in 20. For the Brothers, Joseph Dagou poured in 26 points and Ashfield Frett notched 20.
In a series of close games, despite being dominated on the boards, Avengers held off Pure Playaz, 90-87. Iban Montern was the Avengers’ top scorer with 21 points, narrowly missing a triple double with 11 rebounds and nine steals. Jose Acevdeo and Radley Stevens followed up with 20 points respectively. Pure Playaz’s Jachoy Walwyn finished with 19 points. Chino Woods settled for a triple double with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 11 steals while dishing out eight assists.
Kellven Samuel had 24 points and 12 boards ad Next edged Red Zone, 84-82. Clint Weston poured in another 20 and snatched 11 off the glass. Nathaniel Malone was Red Zone’s leading scorer with 24 points, while Jamal Serrant nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Warrias trimmed Winning Mantality, 57-56. Shawuille Fonsecs was Warriars top scorer with 21 points and Rudy Vanterpool had 20 to lead Winning Mantality. | http://www.islandsun.com/bayside-blazers-whip-defending-champs-west-gunners-98-75/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/78aa51ea9c400151b054ab14c6a2a532f4000ef1ef93f1ef8e8ae363678d3e22.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:43 | null | 2016-08-26T08:56:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fbody-identified-devern-stanley-death-treated-homicide%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/body-identified-devern-stanley-death-treated-homicide/ | en | null | Body Identified As That Of Devern Stanley; Death Treated As Homicide | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Thursday, August 25 – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Major Crime Team receive documentation today that confirms that the body uncovered by officers of Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on 28 July at Rogues Bay is that of Devern Stanley.
Tissue samples from the body sent oversees for examination matched that of Stanley.
The pathologist concluded that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. His death is being treated as a homicide.
The family of Devern Stanley was informed of the findings today and continues to be kept updated on the investigations.
Police are appealing to the public for information that could be helpful to this murder enquiry, no matter how trivial. Persons can to contact the Major Crime Team directly at 368-5682 or the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339. Persons can also report the information anonymously to Crimestoppers through its Miami-based hotline number 800-TIPS (8477).
Members of his family stated that Stanley was last seen Saturday, June 4 at the home in Free Bottom. Others reported seeing him at the Crystal Nightclub after midnight the next morning. | http://www.islandsun.com/body-identified-devern-stanley-death-treated-homicide/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/e620f5d1cbbfb3f7c60c7af9dee7481eedff9a23c09a3dc1e4e6446eb347f7ac.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:44 | null | 2016-08-27T02:59:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fcxc-examinations-absenteism-reaches-10%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/cxc-examinations-absenteism-reaches-10/ | en | null | CXC Examinations Absenteism Reaches 10% | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Some students did not turn up to write their CXC general proficiency examination, Minister for Education and Culture, Hon. Myron Walwyn noted while announcing the 2016 results on 19 August.
However, Minister Walwyn said that students playing hooky on examination days is not new, and called on parents to intervene. “This year like in the previous years, students have been registering for examinations and not showing up to write examinations,” the Minister said.
It was noted that 99 students did not sit the examination they were registered for: “This year there was a 10% absenteeism recorded for the Territory. Of the 967 examinations registered for in June, 2016 examinations, only 868 scripts could be accounted for. This means that 99 scripts were not written. We look forward to an improvement in this area as students will act responsibly in this matter.”
“We call upon parents to do their part to ensure that students realise the importance of receiving CXC certification with regards to furthering their education and seeking employment. One of the aims of the Ministry is to prepare students to be globally competitive. What better measure can be used but the performance of our students on the CXC examinations, our regional examination,” Hon. Walwyn added.
Nonetheless, the Minister for Education anticipates that next year’s Territorial CXC results will be much more impressive than this and previous years because of the larger number of students who are expected to sit the examination.
“We anticipate that the June 2017 sitting will have an increased enrolment and an increase in the number of passes overall in the Territory as all Grade 12 students in our public schools are expected to write CSEC examinations and for the very first time in the in the history of the Virgin Islands,” he announced.
Additionally, the Education Minister noted that in the new school year secondary school students will be offered classes that would prepare them to write the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
The Education Minister explained that there will be a percentage of Grade 12 students studying CAPE subjects while completing their secondary graduation requirements this school year. “For the first year, the subjects being offered include Integrated Mathematics, Communication Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Caribbean Studies, Financial Services and Entrepreneurship,” Hon. Walwyn noted.
“The move being made may be considered a bold one and with every new venture there are measures of uncertainty, but if we are to accurately compare the performance of the students in the Territory of the Virgin Islands with those in the rest of the Caribbean region, and if we are to help our students thrive to be the best that they can be as they venture on to higher education, we must raise our standards and encourage our students to rise to the challenge at a higher level,” the Minister said.
Additionally, Hon. Walwyn noted that the government remains committed to underwriting the cost of CXC examinations in the future for all eligible students. | http://www.islandsun.com/cxc-examinations-absenteism-reaches-10/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/fec02ba257d8810ec255526d3149cc514b2b209180284364de31d32ddfd3c277.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:10 | null | 2016-05-02T04:24:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fresidents-assist-in-building-watershed-model%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/195_-_cgbmeeting-cgb_residents_1-1.png | en | null | Residents Assist In Building Watershed Model | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Residents of Cane Garden Bay and Brewer’s Bay had an opportunity this week to learn more about four pilot projects which are designed to reduce flood damage, sedimentation and pollution of coastal waters and enhance coastal water quality and reef health in both communities.
On Tuesday, April 26, the residents met and held discussions with officials on the Northshore Integrated Coastal and Watershed Stabilisation Project with representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour and the Horsely Witten Group.
Funding for the project will be provided by the European Union under the regional Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) Project on Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) coordinated by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
The project outline includes the delivery of four pilot projects in Cane Garden Bay and Brewers Bay; one watershed project to address flooding/sedimentation/ pollution in each community and one coastal project to address beach erosion/shoreline projection in each community. A sum of $478,000 is available for the implementation of projects for which contracts will be signed by November 2016.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering provided a comprehensive overview of the issues in both communities from the top of the watershed to the reef. He emphasised the importance of the restoration of natural ecosystems in both communities including salt ponds, ghuts and reefs.
Minister Pickering stated, “It is important that we understand the importance of the beach to the community and the wider economy of the Virgin Islands. Everywhere that there is a beach, there is a pond; this is a standard geological feature. We have to recreate the ponds that have been destroyed.”
Second District Representative Honourable Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull reiterated the value of the project in protecting life, property, infrastructure and economic activity in both communities.
He added, “We have to preserve what we have. The beach is our product and if we do not take care of the product, the customers will go away.”
A large portion of the meeting was spent collecting detailed data from community members about changes in the watersheds over time, the current situation and recent experiences with flood events.
Community members also worked with the Horsely Witten Group and the Ministry’s team to map the previous extent of salt ponds in the watersheds, the historic flow paths of ghuts, flood depths in various areas of the community, sections of unpaved roads, major sources of sediment and pollutions and other critical information for the hydrologic model.
All projects will be designed based on the hydrologic model of both watersheds and a coastal dynamics model of both bays currently being constructed under phase I of the project by the Horsely Witten Group and Smith Warner International.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering at a sitting of the House of Assembly on January 25, announced the initiation of the North Shore Integrated Coastal and Watershed Stabilisation Project.
By Feliza D. Fenty | http://www.islandsun.com/residents-assist-in-building-watershed-model/ | en | 2016-05-02T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/0dce83ae69a55de57956ba2951485ee656abde95f5501ae0c3a099c33130d552.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:15 | null | 2016-08-20T03:31:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fgovernor-says-tenure-is-one-of-consolidation-and-reinforcement%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/GOVERNOR-DUNCAN-August-2016-press-conference1.jpg | en | null | Governor Says Tenure Is One Of Consolidation And Reinforcement | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Consolidation and reinforcement are the terms that were used by His Excellency the Governor Mr. John S. Duncan, OBE to describe his tenure thus far as the Territory’s Governor.
Governor Duncan marked two years of his term with a press briefing today, August 19 and fielded several questions from the media.
Governor Duncan said, “My period as Governor has largely been one of consolidation, reinforcing the foundations and the lower levels of the building as we build ever higher.”
The Governor applauded the Territory on its ability to navigate enormous social, cultural, economic and political changes over the past 40 years, and described the role of Governor in a modern democratic society.
He said, “It should be clear that I do not see the role as Governor to be the “eternal policeman” ready to intervene at every turn when people are dissatisfied with the answer they have received from the Public Service, or their elected representatives.”
“I believe firmly that the institutions of the Territory and those elected to make decisions, should shoulder their responsibilities. I have to say that that commitment has often been tested over the past two years”, the Governor added.
Governor Duncan restated his commitment to serve as outlined in his inaugural speech from August 2014. He said at the time that while carrying out this responsibility, he will seek to bring even-handedness, professional integrity, a willingness to listen to the views of others, coupled with the readiness to make the right decision, even if that is not always easy, or a popular one.
The Governor further shared that instruments and structures must be in place to provide democratic accountability as the Virgin Islands is a modern democratic society.
He said that it is understandable given the huge economic and social changes and the speed of that development over the past 40 years, that this aspect has not been at the front of the political agenda, resulting in the absence of many of these key instruments and structures.
“Without them,” the Governor added, “there is a real risk that the society relies too much on the integrity, wisdom and determination of the two individuals in overall charge, namely the Premier and the Governor. Such a structure might have been suitable 40 years ago. The size of the population, the stage of economic and cultural development of the BVI today means this is no longer the case.”
His Excellency outlined major decisions made during the last two years including the decision to not hold a Commission of Inquiry into the extension of the Cruise Pier as both the Auditor General and the Public Accounts Committee’s reports were deficient, requiring further investigation by the Caribbean Development Bank and an independent investigation funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The role of the Governor is to strike a balance between the view of Her Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom, the elected representatives and the aspirations of the people of the Virgin Islands. | http://www.islandsun.com/governor-says-tenure-is-one-of-consolidation-and-reinforcement/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/befaf775313f7a797180d2992a2316c5a37b561a707489815f73a34fed7d4cf8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:07 | null | 2016-08-20T03:06:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fcmo-says-rumors-zika-cover-preposterous%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/cmo-says-rumors-zika-cover-preposterous/ | en | null | CMO Says Rumors Of Zika Cover-Up Are Preposterous | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Ronald Georges rubbished Zika conspiracy claims which allege that the Ministry of Health is hiding positive results of the virus. In a social media announcement this week Dr. Georges explained that there are no known local Zika transmissions and that claims that there is a cover up are preposterous.
“The insinuations about cover-ups are quite unfortunate and misleading as we have a legal responsibility to report substantiated facts about local transmission of infectious disease of international significance to both the UK and to international organizations. Hence the need for laboratory confirmation, and proper clinical information,” Dr. Georges explained.
In further emphasizing that there are no local Zika cases Dr. Georges announced: “We have no confirmed cases of local transmission of Zika in the Territory. While we have had some persons who have come to the Territory with positive tests we are yet to confirm local transmission of Zika.”
The Chief Medical Officer explained that in an environment where there is sustained transmission the Ministry can begin to make clinical diagnosis, but this is not the case at present. He further noted that tests are done through CARPHA.
“All cases must presently be confirmed by PCR testing. PCR testing for persons who meet the case definition is done at CARPHA in Trinidad while persons who do not meet the case definition can pay to have their test done on request through CARPHA (via Peebles Laboratory) or privately (via Quest Diagnostics). Lab tests are done on a physician’s order only not a patient’s request.”
The CMO also repeated his earlier statement that the Zika virus’ arrival in the Territory is inevitable: “Zika should be viewed as an inevitability in the BVI, and we should continue to be vigilant, particularly related to mosquito breeding sites in and around our places of work, play and where we live. We, and in particular pregnant women, should also be diligent in taking the necessary precautions and encouraging our neighbours and connections to do the same.” | http://www.islandsun.com/cmo-says-rumors-zika-cover-preposterous/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/1363b4444d9b46fa4639a78fb32b356e8dc0dcfa6915d3f7b318625f952d0590.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:39 | null | 2016-01-09T04:34:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fbritish-virgin-islands-salutes-year-of-the-monkey-with-silver-charm-coin%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/British-Virgin-Isl-2016-lunar-silverBOTH.jpg | en | null | British Virgin Islands Salutes Year of the Monkey with Silver Charm Coin | null | null | www.islandsun.com | The Treasury of the British islands has announced the issue of new coins to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, which has been celebrated since 2600 B.C. and is based on the cycles of the moon.
February 8, 2016 will see the start of the Lunar Year under the sign of the Monkey. The original shape of the coin replicates in the shape of a Chinese lock charm, giving it a unique appeal. This type of charm is based on the traditional Chinese device used to safeguard possessions and property, while protecting a person from evil and bringing good luck, fortune, official rank, and long life. They are usually presented to family and loved ones and placed under pillows at the start of the Lunar New Year.
The coins are produced by the Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of the Treasury of the British Virgin Islands; they are available in bronze and fine silver, with both versions being struck in a beautiful Proof finish. The silver version is available with the Cherry Blossom design, highlighted in a stunning colored finish.
The reverse design on the coin shows an intrepid monkey walking along a branch surrounded by cherry blossoms, which symbolize good luck. The obverse of each coin features a new effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, exclusive to the Pobjoy Mint.
The bronze lock coin is presented in a lycee, or money gift pack, traditionally given as a gift during Lunar New Year. Each pack is accompanied by an 80 cm red ribbon that can be threaded through the coin. The silver coin is encapsulated in an acrylic capsule for protection and housed in a stunning red box; it also has an 80 cm red ribbon. | http://www.islandsun.com/british-virgin-islands-salutes-year-of-the-monkey-with-silver-charm-coin/ | en | 2016-01-09T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/8fed64aac0382cad3e1ee5b6fc08fa694ff0d0f1b421eb51af3e21dc1eb00f2e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:55:48 | null | 2016-08-25T11:32:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fhealth-officials-confirm-five-cases-of-zika-virus%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/zika-mobilization-resources-en.jpg | en | null | Health Officials Confirm Five Cases Of Zika Virus | null | null | www.islandsun.com | Wednesday, August 24 – The Ministry of Health and Social Development has confirmed five cases of the Zika virus in the British Virgin Islands.
Three of the cases were tested locally and found to be positive and two cases were tested overseas and found to be positive as well. The cases were contracted in the Cane Garden Bay and Havers areas of Tortola.
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Ronald Georges has stated that with our neighbouring islands contracting the virus, it was only a matter of time for the Territory to confirm cases.
Dr. Georges explained that the Zika virus causes symptoms similar to chikungunya and dengue fever which lasts two to seven days. He explained that some persons may show no signs while 20 percent of persons who contract the virus may be symptomatic. Symptoms include rash, joint-pain, fever and an eye infection known as conjunctivitis or pink eye.
Additionally, Dr. Georges said that Public Heath has been coordinating very closely with the Environmental Health Division to address the ‘hot zones’ for inspection and mitigation to minimize the impact of Zika.
Residents are urged to be vigilant in inspecting their premises for breeding sites and taking corrective action. This includes covering cistern openings and water catchments, and properly disposing of disused containers, tyres or other potential water catchments.
The Ministry of Health and Social Development continues to urge health practitioners to continue to report suspected cases of Zika virus infection to the Ministry of Health in accordance with the Communicable Disease Act.
The Ministry of Health and Social Development continues its educational measures to assist residents to minimize the risk of transmission. | http://www.islandsun.com/health-officials-confirm-five-cases-of-zika-virus/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/ffe53441595b9bcea52eed59f0412d8774ee2e17942a993c96a4c31051c7ddcb.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:37 | null | 2016-08-27T02:59:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandsun.com%2Fdemocracy-freedom-information-act%2F.json | http://www.islandsun.com/democracy-freedom-information-act/ | en | null | Where Is Democracy? Where Is Freedom Of Information Act? | null | null | www.islandsun.com | By Mellica McPherson-Ganda
Similar to the pleas of the media, social commentators and members of the public it would appear that even the Governor, who is the Queen’s Representative’s, request for a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to be implemented in the Territory is falling on deaf ears.
Efforts to enact the critically needed Freedom of Information Bill has been moving at snail speed and His Excellency Governor John Duncan announced that the call needs to continue, despite inaction.
During a press conference at Government House on 19 August the Governor told the media that it needed to push the FOI issue, and explained that he has made the call, but to no avail. However, members of the media were stomped by the Governor’s comment and pointed out that the Governor who sits on Cabinet with the Government was certainly in a better position to influence the furtherance of the critical legislation.
However, His Excellency explained that he simply cannot ask Government to move the legislation to the next level: “It seems we are on the same side…I cannot instruct the Assembly to speed up their work, we are not in the colonial period we have the separation of powers in a modern democratic society,” he stated.
In response to the Governor’s request for the media to ‘clamor for the legislation’ reporters informed the Governor that various articles and pieces were done over the years on the subject with no obvious response on the Government’s part.
“Keep raising it, the population needs to know that this is not moving forward and you and I are the only people who can raise it publicly and we need to keep doing it until it happens…People in positions of authority need to take responsibility,” Governor Duncan instructed reporters.
Nonetheless, His Excellency mentioned that he is aware of two issues that were explained as the cause of the legislation’s delay: “There are two constraints, first of all one of capacity. These are complicated pieces of legislations so we need to have the capacity within the public service to make sure that the first drafts are properly done…”
“We need to go through a process of looking at what models exist, which is appropriate for us, what’s the experience of other countries who are similar to us and then draft something that is appropriate to our circumstances. That is quite a complicated legal process but it is not insurmountable it would take time,” the Governor added.
“We must inform the United Nations and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, we have a serious problem, our history teaches what people can do,” was the comment of a BV Islander over the weekend.
Premier Vague About Introduction of FOI
In May this year during a One-on-One with the press BVI Leader Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr. the Hon. D. Orlando Smith was asked about Government’s intention to introduce the legislation.
He responded saying: “It is something that we are looking at, and I will be able to provide further information on that at some point later on.”
One of the persons that has been very vocal about the Territory’s need for the Freedom of Information Act is Talk Show Host Douglas Wheatley. During his 3D radio program on 19 August Wheatley announced that it was so heartbreaking for him when he read that a local newspaper had to file a freedom of information request in the United Kingdom in order to get information about a proposed airport expansion in the BVI.
“We have been trying to have a Freedom of Information Act passed in the House now for years and years. Long before the Governor came we have been trying and since the Governor has been here we have been trying and the Ministers the Government would say yes they are going to do it but obviously they don’t want to do it because they don’t want to give the public access to all the information that is available,” Mr. Wheatley added.
TV Talk Show Host Laments Molasses Speed of Bill Introduction
Earlier this year, host of the JTV Speak Your Mind Show, Courtney de Castro made another call for Freedom of Information legislation to be implemented in the Territory. De Castro made the request during his February 6 broadcast.
The local architect lamented the difficulty of obtaining certain information and opined that the legislation will assist greatly: “…some of the information is out there, but as I usually say we don’t have that Freedom of Information Act as yet.”
The Talk Show Host pointed out that there is certain public information that should be made available such as the allocation of funds for various projects. “Those are the kind of things that we expect or we demand that we get on a regular basis; and in some cases prior to the project or activity being done and not after the fact when it is impossible to suggest change.”
“We are hoping and still demanding that we get that Freedom of Information Act. This is something that was promised before and we’ve never seen the light of it and we are still hopeful that we may one day have this thing,” de Castro said.
Bill Drafted…But
It was announced in January 2012 that a Freedom of Information Act had been drafted and was awaiting attention from legislators to become law. Information about the legislation was disclosed by Gerard St.C. Farara Q.C, during the annual Frederick Pickering memorial lecture at the Eileen Parsons Auditorium.
Queen’s Counsel Farara announced that the Law Reform Commission drafted and submitted a Freedom of Information legislation to government, in response to the fact that the Territory does not have any such law. He stated that the drafted legislation was submitted to Government for their consideration and tabling before the House of Assembly.
He explained that a Freedom of Information Act is much needed, and is key to enabling members of the public to have access to and become more informed about matters relating to decision-making in Government.
“Such legislation has certain financial and other implications for the Territory when fully implemented. Accordingly, as elsewhere, it may have to be brought into effect piecemeal over a period of time. That having been said, the importance of such legislation to transparency, accountability and generally keeping the public informed about government activities, cannot be ignored. As we have seen, this is most critical to the free flow of information and hence good governance,” Mr. Farara stated.
Complaints Commissioner Advocates for Bill
One of the final efforts of advocacy by former Complaints Commissioner, Mr. Elton Georges was the call for the FOI legislation. During a press conference the day before he retired as the first Complaints Commissioner Mr. Georges called Government to move the Bill forward.
“Freedom of information is an essential part in a modern governmental system, and the BVI should look at the draft Freedom of Information [Bill] which was done from all the way back in 2005, and has just been sitting around,” he announced.
In the Cayman Islands a Freedom of Information Act 2008 was passed the following year. In Barbados a Freedom of Information Act was prepared in 2008 but last June’s “Advocate” headline read “Gov’t still Committed to making the Freedom of Information Act a Reality”. “Not an example to follow in a truly democratic country,” a commentator said. | http://www.islandsun.com/democracy-freedom-information-act/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.islandsun.com/aa7b6eb1fd5729bc917410a64251f20518e22aa85c929e58ed1b47b8deda6a77.json |
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"Aldo Svaldi"
] | 2016-08-30T00:46:33 | null | 2016-08-29T23:17:03 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcolorado-used-car-sales-surpass-new-car-sales%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/6221672.jpg?w=1024&h=694 | en | null | Used-car sales surpass new-car sales in Colorado | null | null | www.denverpost.com | New car and truck registrations in Colorado ran flat in July, creating room for used car and truck registrations to zoom right by them, according to a report Monday from the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association.
Colorado reported 14,742 new car and light truck registrations in July compared to 14,729 in July 2015, an increase of 0.1 percent, according to data compiled by Experian Automotive. For the first seven months of the year Colorado had 110,336 new registrations versus 110,919 in the same period in 2015, a decrease of 0.5 percent.
Used car and light truck registrations, by contrast, kept advancing. In July, there were 15,526 of those versus 13,818 in July 2015, a robust 12.4 percent increase. Through the first 7 months, Colorado registered 114,686 used vehicle registrations versus 106,239 in the same period of 2015, up 8 percent.
The study looked at used vehicles seven years old or newer. Among that group, three-year-old vehicles had the biggest jump in market share, while 7-year-old cars lost the most market share.
“Colorado new car and truck registrations slipped in July and has somewhat leveled off from previous months increases, which seems to reflect a national trend,” Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, said in a statement.
Nationally, auto sales, measured at an annualized rate, peaked in September of 2015 and have struggled to revisit that high. New car and truck sales have played an important part in the moderate economic gains the country has seen since the recession, one reason economists are keeping a close eye on them.
Through the first seven months of the year, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Fiat, Toyota and Land Rover registrations had the biggest gains, each increasing by more than 9 percent from 2015 levels. By contrast, Chrysler, Dodge, Kia, Volkswagen, Nissan and Infiniti suffered drops of 10 percent or more.
On the used side, Subaru, Jeep and Hyundai had the biggest jump in sales, while Acura, Chrysler, Volvo and Infiniti saw the biggest decreases among the brands that haven’t gone dormant.
Low gasoline prices continue to drive a shift away from cars and towards light trucks and sports utility vehicles. New light truck registrations are up 6.7 percent so far this year, while new car registrations are down 13.7 percent. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/colorado-used-car-sales-surpass-new-car-sales/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/c2136914ad869974a3488eba127ca3a1eb3849053f61dd95d6b5708021e176cf.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T00:46:48 | null | 2016-08-30T23:40:39 | Islamic State said its spokesman has been killed in northern Syria. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fisis-says-spokesman-killed-in-syria%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | ISIS Says Spokesman Killed in Syria | null | null | www.denverpost.com | BEIRUT — Islamic State said its spokesman has been killed in northern Syria.
The militant group’s Amaq news agency said Tuesday that Abu Mohammed al-Adnani was “martyred” while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo,” without providing further details.
Islamic State has released several audio files online in which Mr. Adnani, who was senior leader in the group, delivered fiery sermons urging followers to carry out attacks.
The extremist group has suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks, including in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, where Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels drove Islamic State out of the border town of Jarablus last week. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/isis-says-spokesman-killed-in-syria/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/0add9612f2ef2ec8a4c39c9bb2d0539f03d9ab9dda950c6405d5b6217822f72b.json |
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"Jesse Paul"
] | 2016-08-30T18:46:51 | null | 2016-08-30T18:31:02 | A California man accused of choking his girlfriend on Saturday in Dillon has been charged with a felony under a new Colorado law, prosecutors say. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fman-charged-felony-choking-girlfriend%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/unnamed.jpg?w=320&h=240 | en | null | DA: Man accused of choking his girlfriend faces felony under new Colorado law | null | null | www.denverpost.com | A California man accused of choking his girlfriend on Saturday in Dillon has been charged with a felony under a new Colorado law, prosecutors say.
David Kirsch, 47, of Oredaca, Calif., was advised of the allegations against him Monday in Summit County court. The 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office says he is accused of second-degree assault by strangulation.
District Attorney Bruce Brown says Kirsch is one of the first defendants arrested on the charge, which became effective on July 1 through new legislation and was enacted to address the serious risks linked to choking.
According to prosecutors, Dillon police officers responded to the City Market in Dillon on Saturday where they met the victim who reported Kirsch grabbed her by the neck at a nearby apartment where they were staying.
The victim had a swollen, bloody lip after being struck by Kirsch’s hand, the district attorney’s office said in a Tuesday news release.
“Before the new legislation this case would most likely been prosecuted as a misdemeanor,” Bruce said in a statement. “However with the new law, bringing Colorado in step with many other progressive states who are toughening up laws that protect against domestic violence, we now have more teeth to prosecute. A bigger bite means hopefully fewer crimes as offenders get the message and those that don’t are incarcerated for longer periods, protecting the public.”
Kirsch’s next court date is Sept. 7. He is being held at the Summit County jail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/man-charged-felony-choking-girlfriend/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/99fce1320e0595876cfb996662ce7a575dda84fe571937185321aa0357aadbfd.json |
[
"Yesenia Robles"
] | 2016-08-30T22:46:46 | null | 2016-08-30T22:27:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F720-foundation-reaches-funding-goal-to-begin-design-for-theater-shooting-victims-memorial%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/movie_rj1_3454.jpg?w=1024&h=657 | en | null | 7/20 Foundation reaches funding goal to begin design for theater shooting victims memorial | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Despite a slow start, the 7/20 Memorial Foundation announced Tuesday the group has enough money to start work on the permanent memorial for the victims and survivors of the Aurora theater shooting.
A $106,000 donation from Aurora’s Colorado Community Church put the group over its $200,000 fundraising goal. With the money, the foundation will start the selection process for an artist who will design the memorial.
“The public art process is going to take some time, so any money raised beyond that initial milestone will go toward funding the final product, which includes artwork, benches and other decorative elements, and will simply enable them to do more than initially thought,” said 7/20 Memorial Foundation member Heather Dearman.
The foundation originally had a goal of $400,000, but the amount has been adjusted.
Related Articles August 2, 2016 Aurora theater shooting survivors appeal ruling on Cinemark’s liability Now, “in a single month, a generous local congregation moved the 7/20 Memorial Foundation miles ahead,” a news release from the foundation stated. The total the foundation has raised was last reported at $220,000.
The idea is for the permanent memorial to enhance the Reflection Memorial Garden in Aurora. The city of Aurora is installing the walkways and garden itself within Aurora Water’s Xeriscape Demonstration Garden at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.
Earlier this year, just before the anniversary of the shooting, the foundation had raised about $110,000.
The other major donations that helped the foundation complete the goal were from the Havana Business Improvement District, which donated more than $40,000; the Highpoint Church Aurora, which donated $10,000; and from a recent class of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Aurora, which donated $10,000.
“We are so grateful to every individual that helped to make this moment possible, and we look forward to moving toward our next step in this journey,” Dearman said in a released statement. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/720-foundation-reaches-funding-goal-to-begin-design-for-theater-shooting-victims-memorial/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/ae5f478ceb8af8fe87aba4e00393413bf5d8495dd98bc1a4bb1870ec43990105.json |
[
"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-27T18:46:05 | null | 2016-08-27T17:10:37 | San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is refusing to stand for the national anthem before games because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fcolin-kaepernick-national-anthem-49ers%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160403__Colin_Kaepernickp1-1.jpg?w=654&h=461 | en | null | Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for national anthem before 49ers games | null | null | www.denverpost.com | SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is refusing to stand for the national anthem before games because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities.
Kaepernick sat on the team’s bench Friday night during the anthem before the Niners played host to the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. He later explained his reasoning in an interview with NFL Media .
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
The 49ers issued a statement after Pro Football Talk initially reported on Kaepernick’s stand, saying that Americans have the right to protest or support the anthem.
“The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony,” the team said. “It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.”
Kaepernick, who is biracial, was adopted and raised by white parents. He has been outspoken on his Twitter account on civil rights issues and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Kaepernick is not the first U.S.-based athlete to use the anthem for protest. In 1996, NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the anthem, saying the United States had a history of tyranny and doing so would conflict with his Islamist beliefs. The NBA initially suspended Abdul-Rauf for his stance before it was lifted when he said he would stand and pray silently during the song.
Kaepernick said he is not worried about any potential fallout from his protest.
“This is not something that I am going to run by anybody,” he told NFL Media. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. … If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.”
The NFL and Kaepernick’s agent did not immediately return a request for comment.
Kaepernick is in competition to win back the starting quarterback job in San Francisco that he lost to Blaine Gabbert last season. He made his first appearance of the preseason on Friday night after missing two games with a tired shoulder. He finished 2 for 6 for 14 yards and added 18 yards on four runs. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-49ers/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/1714e5195558ccc391330de0c8a7cfb1c5b825a5cdc88cfb8625a0243e4b9f89.json |
[
"Brent Briggeman",
"The Gazette"
] | 2016-08-30T14:46:43 | null | 2016-08-30T14:06:17 | Dee Dowis, whose mastery of Air Force’s option offense made him a Heisman Trophy finalist, died early Monday morning in a traffic accident near Atlanta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fdee-dowis-air-force-football-legend-dies-in-georgia-traffic-accident%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dee-dowis.jpg?w=343&h=480 | en | null | Dee Dowis, Air Force football legend, dies in Georgia traffic accident | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Dee Dowis, whose mastery of Air Force’s option offense made him a Heisman Trophy finalist, died early Monday morning in a traffic accident near Atlanta.
The Gwinnett County Police department confirmed the death of Dowis, 48, with The Gazette early Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on Interstate 85 in north Gwinnett County at around 5 a.m.
“I don’t have adequate words to describe what a personal loss this is for me,” former Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry said from his South Carolina home Monday night. “It’s a sad day for Falcon football. I’m sure so many people who enjoyed watching him play feel as empty as I do today.”
Dowis arrived at Air Force as a lightly recruited 5-foot-10, 150-pound quarterback in 1986, but became the starter in DeBerry’s offense as a sophomore and began setting records immediately. He remains Air Force’s all-time leading rusher with 3,612 yards. He left college football with the rushing mark for a quarterback that held for 12 years until it was broken by Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El. His sixth-place finish in the 1989 Heisman Trophy vote after he became the fifth player in NCAA history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season was the best in Falcons history and made him one of three service academy players to place that high since Navy’s Roger Staubach won the trophy in 1963.
Read the full story at The Gazette. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/dee-dowis-air-force-football-legend-dies-in-georgia-traffic-accident/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/427c1c719468d2239c95610a507d0fdb9655d312214039d3ab1f8bc2e383abbe.json |
[
"The Denver Post"
] | 2016-08-30T14:46:37 | null | 2016-08-30T13:58:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcolorado-nurse-pleads-not-guilty%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160128__thomas_moorep1.jpg?w=480&h=600 | en | null | Colorado nurse accused of groping patients pleads not guilty | null | null | www.denverpost.com | FORT COLLINS — A male nurse accused of sexually touching female patients under his care pleaded not guilty Monday before Judge Devin Odell in Fort Collins.
Thomas Moore, 44, of Eaton, is accused of committing those acts during his seven-year career at several Northern Colorado medical centers, including Loveland’s two hospitals, the Reporter-Herald reports.
According to Colorado Court records, Moore is scheduled for a 12-day jury trial beginning Feb. 21 at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins.
Moore was arrested in December 2015 and charged with a Class 4 felony alleging unlawful sexual contact.
He also faces similar charges in Weld County and Adams County.
Moore is being held on a $100,000 bond in Weld County.
A Denver Post investigation in June shows that Colorado is one of six states that does not conduct criminal background checks on applicants for nursing licenses. The state requires massage therapists and private investigators to submit a fingerprint for checks against state and FBI conviction records to get licensed.
To identify dangerous applicants or licensees with criminal histories, the nurse licensing system in Colorado mostly relies on self-disclosure and complaints. The process allows nurses deemed unfit for the job in other states to obtain and hold a Colorado license to work as a nurse here or in other states.
Moore was able to find work in Colorado even though he was forced to surrender his nursing license in Alaska in March 2014 because of an undisclosed drunk driving conviction. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/colorado-nurse-pleads-not-guilty/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/629d974ac40c10a2937449ad307ffaf2262368740e15d29fe20ed73380e7741c.json |
[
"Bruce Finley"
] | 2016-08-29T04:46:19 | null | 2016-08-29T02:47:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Floveland-schools-operations-chief-killed-in-auto-accident%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Loveland schools operations chief killed in auto accident | null | null | www.denverpost.com | The Thompson School District in Loveland announced Sunday that it lost chief operations officer Dan Maas — killed in an auto accident Friday night in Denver.
Maas was 47. He supervised the district’s facilities, operations, planning, transportation and information technology.
“This is a huge loss for our district,” superintendent Stan Scheer said. “Dan was a highly talented and resourceful person……It will be huge challenge to fill the vacuum that has been left by his sudden passing.” | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/loveland-schools-operations-chief-killed-in-auto-accident/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/e63f30527ef8862cf028abcd73b7feee7cbe5a18082197b879f14ff42e8a2029.json |
[
"John Ingold"
] | 2016-08-30T20:46:40 | null | 2016-08-30T20:29:57 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcoloradocare-operate-in-black-new-analysis%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/10252015_universal-28201.jpg?w=1024&h=657 | en | null | ColoradoCare would operate in the black for at least 9 years, supporters argue in new analysis | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Supporters of ColoradoCare, a ballot measure that would provide health-care coverage to everyone in the state, said Tuesday that their system could operate for at least nine years without running a deficit.
The new analysis from the campaign was a response to a report released earlier this month by the independent Colorado Health Institute that showed ColoradoCare operating in the red from the first year on. In its analysis, the pro-ColoradoCare campaign projected that the system could go until 2028 before expenses outweigh revenue. By then, according to the campaign’s analysis, ColoradoCare would be sitting on a nearly $16 billion surplus accrued in previous years.
“ColoradoCare, Amendment 69, will operate in the black,” former state Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, a supporter of the measure, said at a Tuesday news conference.
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August 8, 2016 ColoradoCare could come up billions of dollars short, independent analysis finds Unless a person opts to pay extra for a private plan or is already on another government plan — like Medicare — ColoradoCare would pick up the bill for any health-care expenses incurred by a Colorado resident.
A new payroll tax on workers and employers would provide the bulk of the money for the system. But money from the federal government would also make up a significant chunk, and therein lies the dispute about ColoradoCare’s fortunes.
The Colorado Health Institute predicts, if ColoradoCare passes, that the federal government will cut back on some of the matching health-care funds it currently gives the state, while supporters of ColoradoCare say the federal government won’t. The reasons get deep into the intricacies of health-care financing — would the federal government, for instance, continue giving Colorado money meant to help hospitals make up for losses serving Medicaid patients if ColoradoCare pays those hospitals more than Medicaid does? — but those fine details amount to billions of dollars a year.
“It’s a pretty safe prediction based on precedent that this funding is going to be there,” said Owen Perkins, a spokesman for the pro-ColoradoCare campaign.
But analysts at the Colorado Health Institute aren’t so sure. Without the full federal funding, the institute projects that ColoradoCare would start out $253 million in the red in 2019, its first year, and the deficit would grow to nearly $8 billion by 2028.
“Our findings are sound,” Michele Lueck, the president and CEO of the Colorado Health Institute said in a statement. “We have identified a structural gap in the financing of ColoradoCare. Simply put, revenue will not cover expenses.”
But ColoradoCare’s supporters say they built a safety mechanism into the measure should the federal funding disappear. If the interim board members appointed to get the system up and running decide that it’s not fiscally sound, they can shut it down.
“We won’t go recklessly forward,” Perkins said. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/coloradocare-operate-in-black-new-analysis/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/c5178a3514b2e0ff0f5372a41821c18837209b8024d680aa35a52093114a8d4a.json |
[
"Bloomberg News"
] | 2016-08-31T06:46:50 | null | 2016-08-31T05:39:22 | SpaceX plans to relaunch a used Falcon 9 booster later this year, the first time the company led by Elon Musk will refly a recovered rocket stage. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fspacex-to-reach-another-milestone-rocket-booster%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spacex.jpg?w=900&h=600 | en | null | SpaceX to reach another milestone with re-use of rocket booster | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Dana Hull, Bloomberg
SpaceX plans to relaunch a used Falcon 9 booster later this year, the first time the company led by Elon Musk will refly a recovered rocket stage.
The rocket will carry an SES SA satellite into orbit in the fourth quarter, SpaceX and the Luxembourg-based customer said in a statement Tuesday.
“Relaunching a rocket that has already delivered spacecraft to orbit is an important milestone on the path to complete and rapid reusability,” Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, said in the statement. “SES has been a strong supporter of SpaceX’s approach to reusability over the years and we’re delighted that the first launch on a flight-proven rocket will carry SES-10.”
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. made history in December when it landed a Falcon 9 booster on a pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, shortly after launching a commercial satellite. In April, the closely held company nailed a much harder landing on a drone ship floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Now that recovering the rocket boosters has become somewhat routine, re-flying them is the next step.
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The companies didn’t say how much SES will pay for the mission while acknowledging that the price will be discounted. The typical cost of a Falcon 9 launch is roughly $62 million, according to the pricing guide on the company’s website.
Recovering and reusing the 14-story-tall boosters is part of Musk’s plan to lower SpaceX’s launch costs, already the industry’s cheapest.
Musk, who is chief executive officer of the rocket-launching company as well as Tesla Motors Inc., founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of revolutionizing spacecraft and making interplanetary travel possible. SpaceX plans to send an unmanned Dragon spacecraft, the first of several Red Dragon flights, to Mars as soon as 2018.
SpaceX has said it plans to fly 18 missions this year, triple the number in 2015. A launch scheduled for Saturday from Cape Canaveral of Amos-6, an Israeli communications satellite, will be the company’s ninth of the year. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/spacex-to-reach-another-milestone-rocket-booster/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/dd24ccd4fdb4d38590b6d199fb11ec8b5f769a324e8b8473db6226cea1dca9ed.json |
[
"Kieran Nicholson",
"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-30T04:46:37 | null | 2016-08-30T04:07:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcommercial-pilot-arrested-in-scotland-air-force-academy-grad%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/afp_fp5zc.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | One of two commercial pilots arrested in Scotland is an Air Force Academy grad | null | null | www.denverpost.com | One of two commercial pilots arrested in Scotland on suspicion of being intoxicated before a trans-Atlantic flight graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Related Articles August 28, 2016 2 United Airlines pilots suspected of being drunk arrested in Glasgow Carlos Licona, 45, and Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, both United Airlines pilots, were taken into custody by police at Glasgow Airport on Saturday morning.
The two first officers are suspected of being intoxicated before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to New Jersey. They appeared in a Scottish court Monday and were released on bail.
United Airlines said Saturday’s flight from Glasgow to the U.S. city of Newark, N.J., was delayed for 10 hours while the airline sought replacement pilots, according to The Associated Press.
“The two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties,” United spokeswoman Erin Benson said. “We are cooperating with the authorities and will conduct our own investigation as well. The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority.”
Grebenc is a 2005 graduate of the Air Force Academy, according to an academy spokesman. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/commercial-pilot-arrested-in-scotland-air-force-academy-grad/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/649b293317ebb4cd82dccde4692763124b55d40a48dd2142bb51dcdd71c1708a.json |
[
"Amy Dickinson"
] | 2016-08-28T06:46:18 | null | 2016-08-28T06:19:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fask-amy-boyfriends-social-surveillance-spells-trouble%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Ask Amy: Boyfriend’s social surveillance spells trouble | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Dear Amy: I have been dating my boyfriend “William” for 2.5 years. We are both divorced with children. William’s ex-wife had a horrible two-year affair that hurt him deeply. Knowing this, I have always tried to assure him that he is the only man in my life and I make sure to go above and beyond to reassure him that I am thinking about him whenever we are apart.
However, in the past six months, William has become extremely jealous of my very dear gay friend of many years “Kevin” (who also happens to be an important client of mine).
It started out with snide comments and then recently escalated to him accusing me of having an “inappropriate intimate relationship” with Kevin. He says Kevin is a bad influence, he is inappropriate and most recently, he feels like I am having an emotional affair.
Related Articles August 27, 2016 Ask Amy: Elderly mother is stressed by sis’ calls
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August 23, 2016 Ask Amy: Long-distance dieting buddy expresses concern I have made it very clear that we are just friends — exactly like all of my female friends — but William refuses to accept this.
William has gone so far as to create secret social media accounts to monitor my daily activity. He also monitors Kevin’s. It became somewhat of an obsession. He has been checking several times a day and screen captures anything he deems inappropriate with ANY of my friends, but is focused specifically on Kevin.
This volatile situation had been building over the past six months. We have been arguing a lot without my full understanding as to what was going on behind the scenes. I have been unjustly accused of many completely fabricated scenarios.
Apparently I spent too long in the ladies room at a restaurant several months ago, and now I’m being accused of conspiring with Kevin to get together without William knowing.
One Friday night I fell asleep and didn’t text William to say goodnight. This caused a week-long argument. William would not take my calls, cancelled our plans for the weekend and refused to believe that I didn’t sneak away to New York to see my friend.
I also have a female friend who William has decided is “undermining” our relationship and frowns on me seeing her as well.
This man is wonderful in so many ways, but I can’t seem to fix my relationship and keep my friends in the process!
— Heartsick in PA
Dear Heartsick: I’m not a therapist. But I can see a pattern building. Even if you are not telling me an objective version of this story, it seems like a bad situation for you.
Anyone who sets up secret accounts to monitor you — and also friends of yours — is not someone who respects your right to have relationships and friendships with other people. I don’t believe you should try to “fix” this relationship.
And I hope you don’t expose your children to this craziness.
Dear Amy: One of my bachelor friends has run into a problem that has me stumped. He is into online dating and seems to run into the same situation with many of his dates.
They meet up for drinks or dinner, and he is happy and prepared to foot the bill. Though by date six or seven, after dinners, plays, movies, etc., none of these women have ever offered to split the check or pay for one thing.
I personally find that appalling, but we can’t think of a tactful way to handle this.
Suggestions?
— Stumped
Dear Stumped: One way around this is to plan low-cost outings, such as walks, hikes, or museum visits. Your friend might be initiating all of these dates, which would make the woman more likely to assume he is treating.
But this is also the ideal situation to test a couple’s ability to communicate. By the sixth or seventh date, your friend should be brave enough to say, “I notice you seem to expect me to always pick up the check. Are you willing to share the costs when we do something together?
Dear Amy: “Protective” was wondering how to exclude her aunt’s racist boyfriend from this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.
I liked your recommendation, but perhaps something more blunt is called for: “Your boyfriend is a jerk. We’re all tired of him and don’t want to share our holiday with him. He needs to stay home.”
— Blunt
Dear Blunt: Excluding this family member’s romantic partner will likely lead to the aunt’s exclusion, too. If family members are willing to deal with this drama, then yes — they could definitely choose the more blunt statement. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/ask-amy-boyfriends-social-surveillance-spells-trouble/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/17286156ba572c5b1338bc8e38b2b437a6bb28c50ec8ded33dcc8e49b7db09c9.json |
[
"Joe Nguyen"
] | 2016-08-28T04:46:14 | null | 2016-08-28T03:06:36 | It may only be preseason, but Demaryius Thomas has a clip for the highlight reel. Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian connected with Thomas for a 43-yard gain late just before halftime. What made it special was Thomas made the catch mid stride one handed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fdemaryius-thomas-makes-one-handed-catch-against-rams%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/demaryius-thomas2.jpg?w=1024&h=733 | en | null | Demaryius Thomas makes one-handed catch against Rams | null | null | www.denverpost.com | It may only be preseason, but Demaryius Thomas has a clip for the highlight reel.
Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian connected with Thomas for a 43-yard gain late just before halftime. What made it special was Thomas made the catch mid stride one handed.
Thomas led the Broncos with four catches for 63 yards in the first half. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/demaryius-thomas-makes-one-handed-catch-against-rams/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/93182a606e1ed55d90cb0ae797ef8e2f0f0f039644c303f882d4cfba08ee7750.json |
[
"Tamara Chuang"
] | 2016-08-26T22:46:01 | null | 2016-08-26T22:06:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fsolar-company-granted-state-incentives-leaving-denver-cutting-220-jobs%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/02072016-solar-garden-dp.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Solar company granted state incentives leaving Denver, cutting 220 jobs | null | null | www.denverpost.com | SMA Solar Technology AG, which received a state incentive plan valued at $2 million, said it will start closing its Denver manufacturing facility at the end of the year and cut 220 full-time workers.
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August 14, 2016 Work program trains unemployed oil and gas workers in solar technology The German company, which makes solar inverters that feed into a larger electrical grid, declined to comment about the local closure, but in its earnings report earlier this month, SMA said pricing pressures resulted in its decision to close production plants in Denver and Cape Town, South Africa.
“The acceleration of price pressure in the solar industry has been unexpectedly strong in recent weeks. We therefore immediately initiated measures to lower our break-even point even further. The closure of our production locations in Denver and Cape Town was extremely difficult for us. However, this step is unavoidable if we are to lastingly counteract the persistent price pressure and to achieve better production capacity utilization in China and Germany in the future,” CEO Pierre-Pascal Urbon said in SMA’s earnings statement.
In October 2009, SMA chose Denver to be home to its first North American manufacturing plant. Denver beat out 20 other cities across six states by offering the solar-equipment manufacturer $2 million in economic incentives. Denver provided a similar amount, according to The Denver Post.
The company moved into Enterprise Park at Havana Street, in the north Stapleton area, and told the state it expected to hire up to 300 people with another 400 temporary workers during peak demand.
In an Aug. 11 letter to the state’s labor department, SMA said closing the facility at 3801 Havana St. will begin Dec. 31 and be completed by June 30.
SMA still has a location in Rocklin, Calif. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/solar-company-granted-state-incentives-leaving-denver-cutting-220-jobs/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/0d8f66160d9cf2e8141959e4fdffd86baa6b59df3ee03cb4ce8b1d5e5027b340.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-29T02:46:16 | null | 2016-08-29T01:57:03 | Osweiler threw for 146 yards and a touchdown and Houston intercepted two of Carson Palmer's passes to help the Texans improve to 3-0 in the preseason. The Cardinals are 0-3. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fbrock-osweiler-solid-in-texans-34-24-victory-over-cardinals%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597190852.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Brock Osweiler solid in Texans' 34-24 victory over Cardinals | null | null | www.denverpost.com | HOUSTON — Pro Bowl receiver DeAndre Hopkins couldn’t quit smiling Sunday after the Houston Texans’ 34-24 exhibition victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
He’s beginning to see just how good this offense can be now that new quarterback Brock Osweiler is settling into his role.
“The mindset that we have when we go out there is that we can’t be stopped and today kind of showed that,” Hopkins said.
Osweiler threw for 146 yards and a touchdown and Houston intercepted two of Carson Palmer’s passes to help the Texans improve to 3-0 in the preseason. The Cardinals are 0-3.
Osweiler led the Texans to scores on three of his four drives. He connected with Fuller on a 26-yard touchdown pass that extended Houston’s lead to 24-10 before sitting down with about three minutes left in the first half.
It was Osweiler’s second successful outing after he and Houston’s starting offense struggled in the team’s first preseason game.
“We’re constantly improving, we’re fixing mistakes and we’re getting better each week,” Osweiler said. “That’s really what you want to see at this point in time.”
While Osweiler was solid, Houston’s starting defense starred. Andre Hal intercepted Palmer’s second pass of the day to set up Houston’s first score, a 1-yard touchdown run by new running back Lamar Miller.
Palmer’s second drive was his only clean one, and it ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by David Johnson.
On Arizona’s next possession, linebacker John Simon tipped a pass by Palmer, intercepted it and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown. It was the second straight game in which Palmer had an interception returned for a touchdown after Brandon Flowers did it in last week in a 9-3 loss at San Diego.
“It’s easy to evaluate that game: it’s just called turnovers,” Arizona coach Bruce Arians said.
Palmer attempted to tackle Simon after the interception and was tackled by 305-pound defensive end Devon Still, a hit that knocked the quarterback’s helmet off. Arians had seen enough after that hit, and Palmer was replaced by Drew Stanton.
Palmer chipped a tooth on the play.
“I’m fine,” he said. “It (just) looked bad.”
Fuller finished with 67 yards receiving and fellow rookie Braxton Miller, the former Ohio State star quarterback, added three receptions for 29 yards. The Texans chose Fuller in the first round this year to take pressure off Hopkins, who was third in the NFL with 1,521 yards receiving last season despite facing near constant double teams.
He had two receptions for 31 yards Sunday.
INJURY UPDATE
Cardinals: CB Mike Jenkins, who had recently returned after having surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand, was carted off the field after injuring his right knee in the first quarter. He was injured when he was juked by Hopkins and immediately crumpled to the ground. He appeared to be in a lot of pain as he was helped to the cart, and slammed his right hand on the cart in disgust before he was taken to the locker room. Arians didn’t have an update on Jenkins after the game.
All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu, who came off the physically unable to perform list last week after knee surgery, was expected to play on Sunday, but remained on the sideline in a T-shirt and shorts.
“I’ve been making great strides in my rehab, my recovery … but I just didn’t feel like I was ready to go out there and play the game,” he said.
Texans: K Nick Novak returned after sitting out most of the week after getting a concussion against the Saints last week. He made a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter and added one from 42 yards in the fourth.
CLOWNEY STANDING OUT
Outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney had three tackles and put pressure on Palmer and Stanton often on Sunday, leading Houston’s defense with Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt still out after back surgery. The performance comes a week after Clowney sacked Drew Brees for a 14-yard loss in a win over the Saints. The top overall pick in the 2014 draft is looking for a breakout year after failing to produce in his first two injury-plagued seasons.
“I just want to stay on the field all season,” he said. “That’s it.”
POSITION BATTLES
Cardinals: Jenkins had been among three players the mix to start at cornerback opposite star Patrick Peterson. If his injury is as severe as it appears, Arians will now have just Brandon Williams and Justin Bethel as candidates for the job.
Texans: C Greg Mancz started at center on Sunday in the position left open when rookie second-round pick Nick Martin had season-ending ankle surgery this week. But he struggled with some protections on Sunday, leaving open the possibility that offseason free agent acquisition Tony Bergstrom could get another shot at the job.
QUOTABLE
Cardinals: Palmer on if his chipped tooth will make him look tougher: “I’m not looking for street cred right now.”
Texans: Simon in response to teammates saying he looked slow on his interception return: “I was able to get into the end zone without getting caught, so that’s what’s important.”
ROOKIE WATCH
Cardinals: Undrafted free-agent Chris Hubert had a 43-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.
Texans: Fourth-round pick Tyler Ervin looks to have solidified his position as the team’s kick returner after returning one for 58 yards on Sunday. Irvin also had two carries for 13 yards and a 20-yard reception. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/brock-osweiler-solid-in-texans-34-24-victory-over-cardinals/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/e54a893352dbe467ae628183063bea7aa4ab245064ab50a35cdaa4f74295dc08.json |
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"John Aguilar"
] | 2016-08-29T22:46:39 | null | 2016-08-29T22:32:55 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fjeffco-teacher-wins-national-math-and-science-teaching-award%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Jeffco teacher wins national math and science teaching award | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Normandy Elementary School math teacher Carrie Jordan has been chosen along with 213 teachers nationwide to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
The Jefferson County School District teacher will receive her award at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Sept. 8. Winners receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion..
“She is a remarkable teacher and great ambassador for education,” Normandy Elementary principal Rebecca Chao said. “We are so proud.”
Jordan has been teaching at Normandy Elementary for 23 years. She has taught first, fifth and sixth grade and currently heads a classroom of fourth-graders. Her lessons include “active math,” where students act out math processes, draw pictures and use cheerleader moves to show geometry. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/jeffco-teacher-wins-national-math-and-science-teaching-award/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/13cd40c9ea17e5debde005c375f3af19155c2a0fdfd0ec54160b24e4cc9bcfec.json |
[
"Marni Jameson"
] | 2016-08-27T06:46:07 | null | 2016-08-27T06:01:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fjameson-oh-mom-older-parents-desire-to-age-in-place-tests-family%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Marni Jameson: Oh, Mom! Older parent’s desire to age in place tests family | null | null | www.denverpost.com | “Mom!” I overhear DC saying to his mother, whose hand is in the nut bowl. “You can’t eat nuts. You don’t have your teeth in!”
Oh, Mom. It’s a refrain we’re uttering often lately, part in head-shaking humor, part in grave concern.
My mother-in-law, who is 86, was living with us until last week. DC had brought her down from Pittsburgh for a year-long month to size her up and figure out what kind of help she needed. He’d noticed changes. She’d been forgetting to pay bills, had lost weight she couldn’t afford to lose, and had trouble finding words.
At our home, she donned strange outfits: tank tops over sweatshirts over nightgowns, with a towel cape. She said odd things: How long have you lived with the Amish? And she put her dirty clothes in the dishwasher.
One day, early in her visit, while DC and I were at work, she wandered from the house, ended up down the street at the neighbors’. They didn’t know where she belonged, so they called the police, who called DC at work.
“What were you doing?” he asked when he retrieved her.
“Going home.”
“It’s a mighty long walk from Orlando to Pittsburgh.”
“I want to go home.”
“We’re trying to help you.”
Oh, Mom.
We hired a home health professional to stay with Mom on weekdays. The kind, patient woman helped Mom get dressed, made her lunch, kept her company and took her on outings – well, one outing. At the park, Mom yelled to passersby that she was being held prisoner and tried to run away.
Here we thought figuring out what kind of help Mom needed would be the hard part. But far harder was getting Mom to agree. She does not want help. She does not want companion care. She does not want to be at our house. And above all, she does not want to be “sent away.” She just wants to go home, to the house she has lived in for 45 years.
Home. That powerful word, that place that holds us with the magnetic pull of the Earth. I respect every person’s right to be there for as long as they can.
But how long that is, who’s to say? I’m not an ethicist, or moralist, or philosopher, but I can tell you: This area is so grey it’s black.
I have ridden through these rough waters with my parents, and now I’m watching, somewhat mutely, as DC and his sister, like millions of adult children past, present and future, stand at a crossroads, stalled at the intersection of freedom and safety, facing that choice: to override or honor a parent’s wish to stay independent.
Last week, Mom went home to Pittsburgh, where DC and his sister, who lives there, cobbled together a plan: His sister and her three grown sons would stop in often, and a home care companion would visit daily for several hours.
That lasted one day, then Mom locked the door and refused to let the companion in. That was that.
Oh, Mom.
Now comes the part where I am supposed to have an easy cookie-cutter answer. I do not. However, I did glean these bits of wisdom from the National Association of Senior Move Managers, an organization whose professionals encounter all brands of resistance from seniors in transition:
Size them up. When deciding whether a loved one needs help at home and how much, use the following sliding scale, said MaryKay Buysse, NASMM executive director:
Emergencies: How well could they handle an emergency? Could they get out the door on their own, or do they need assistance?
Physical ability. How much help do they need doing activities of daily living, getting up, bathing, dressing and fixing meals?
Socialization. How often in the last six months has the person gotten out to, say, church, shopping or lunch with a friend? Isolation is one of the biggest reasons seniors need a change.
Mental ability. How clear is their thinking? Are they oriented in time and have little to no memory impairment, or are they disoriented, confused and forgetful?
Get an expert opinion. Geriatric care managers or gerontologists are trained to assess the elderly and can offer good objective advice and resources. You can find services and support from the Aging Life Care Association, www.aginglifecare.org.
Get ahead of disaster. Ideally, Buysse said, she likes families to work proactively to keep elders safe, “but the reality is, 99 percent wait for a crisis.”
Modify the home. Help the senior age in place by modifying the home to make it safer: put grab bars in bathrooms, plug in nightlights, remove trip hazards such as area rugs and clutter, add deadbolts to doors leading to stairways, install lever handles in place of door knobs and, if necessary, remove knobs from the stove, said Katie Hustead, NASMM president elect and owner of Paper Moon Moves, in Brooklyn.
Show them the options. “Elderly clients often resist moving into independent or assisted living centers because they think they’re going the ‘The Home,’ ” said Hustead, “which they think is this awful place. Then they visit, have lunch, and see how nice it can be.”
Respect their wishes. Let the senior have as much control as possible. “Even if they have dementia, try not to make them feel forced into something,” said Hustead. Easier said than done. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/jameson-oh-mom-older-parents-desire-to-age-in-place-tests-family/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/abbab361cc39edeb6714eb842a7ebe711138eed59c6a1138d178f843b76f2cae.json |
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"The Washington Post"
] | 2016-08-29T08:46:22 | null | 2016-08-29T06:57:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ftrump-allies-leave-key-question-about-his-deportation-policy-unresolved%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trump-2nd-am-editorial.jpg?w=1024&h=778 | en | null | Trump allies leave key question about his deportation policy unresolved | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Sean Sullivan, The Washington Post
Donald Trump’s top allies and strategists sought Sunday to further distance the presidential hopeful from his call last year for a “deportation force” to expel the nation’s estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. But they left a key question unanswered: what Trump would do with the undocumented immigrants who have not committed other crimes in the United States.
The question has taken on increased relevance in recent days, as Trump has appeared to soften the hard-line position he adopted during the Republican primary campaign as he looks to boost his appeal among moderate voters in the general election. Speaking on the Sunday morning news shows, Trump’s supporters didn’t address the matter definitively, signaling that their candidate would clarify his position soon.
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August 27, 2016 Donald Trump seeks support in Iowa, warns of “war on the American farmer” The Trump allies also fielded questions about his new campaign chief executive, Stephen Bannon, who has come under scrutiny over his voter registration status and revelations that his ex-wife had accused him of anti-Semitic views and that he was charged with domestic violence, but not convicted. In separate interviews, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway seemed to keep some distance between themselves and Bannon.
On immigration, Conway said on “Fox News Sunday” that Trump has not recently advocated a mass deportation force. “The deportation force, I would like to address that. He hasn’t mentioned that since last November,” she said.
Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the idea of a deportation force was a “mechanism, not a policy,” and that Trump has remained “completely consistent” on immigration.
Neither would definitively say what Trump would do with immigrants who have not committed any crimes since entering the country illegally.
“And what he’s said now is that he will look at that. But he wants to look — the softening is more approach than policy,” Conway said when asked about whether he will deport all immigrants in the country illegally.
Pence said: “I know the media wants to focus on that one issue. Donald Trump will articulate a policy about how we deal with that population.”
In the past week, Trump has seemed open to not deporting immigrants in the country illegally who don’t have criminal records. But like his supporters on Sunday, he has not made his position on that issue explicit.
What Trump has made clear in recent days is that he would deport immigrants in the country illegally who have committed certain crimes — those he has called “bad dudes.” He has also said that he would not create a path to legal status or citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally and that they would have to leave the country and return in a lawful way to achieve legal status.
On NBC television’s “Meet the Press,” Priebus was asked what Trump’s position is on undocumented immigrants.
“Well, you’re going to find out from Donald Trump very shortly. He’s going to be giving prepared remarks on this issue, I think, very soon. I don’t want to give a date,” said Priebus, echoing Trump’s vow last week to soon lay out a more exact plan.
Another issue on which Trump’s position has drawn scrutiny: birthright citizenship, which he vowed to end last year and continues to advocate ending on his campaign website.
Pence gave a less-than-definitive response to a question on that matter.
“Well, I think the whole question of anchor babies, as it’s known, the whole question of citizenship, of natural-born Americans is a subject for the future,” he said. “I think the American people ought to ask it.”
Spokesmen for Trump did not respond to a request for comment on his current view on birthright citizenship.
Priebus said that, on the whole, Trump would lay out a plan that would be tougher than Jeb Bush’s and the “Gang of Eight” comprehensive proposal that passed the Senate in 2013 but died in the House.
Pressed on whether Trump will call for an end to birthright citizenship, the RNC chairman said, “You’re going to have to ask him.” As for himself, Priebus said he is “comfortable” with birthright citizenship continuing to be the law.
Asked about Bannon and Conway, Priebus responded, “I go with the flow based on what the campaign wants to do. I think Kellyanne’s doing a phenomenal job. I don’t know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well. I’m going to get to know him.”
Pressed on what has been reported and alleged about Bannon’s background, Priebus responded, “I don’t know how much of it is true or not.”
Queried about Bannon on Fox, Conway said Trump “chose me to manage his campaign, and I report directly to him.”
A spokeswoman for Bannon denied last week that he made the anti-Semitic remarks that his ex-wife accused him of in a court statement. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/trump-allies-leave-key-question-about-his-deportation-policy-unresolved/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/a62068989b7fbfa9325d235ff14557af9a70ba58ade86ece52de56b48202da1c.json |
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"Jesse Paul"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:34 | null | 2016-08-29T19:39:11 | A man told investigators he crashed his car in Centennial earlier this month in an attempt to kill his unrestrained 2-year-old son who was riding in the vehicle. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fman-crashed-car-effort-to-kill-son%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/weitzel-nathan.jpg?w=691&h=864 | en | null | Man told Arapahoe County investigators he crashed car in effort to kill his 2-year-old son | null | null | www.denverpost.com | A man told investigators he crashed a car in Centennial earlier this month in an attempt to kill his unrestrained 2-year-old son who was riding in the vehicle, authorities say.
Nathan Weitzel said he purposefully wrecked the vehicle because “being a father was a big responsibility and he did not think he was man enough to raise a child,” according to arrest documents.
He also told an Arapahoe County sheriff’s investigator that while he put on his own seatbelt before the crash, he purposefully did not buckle in his son or place him in a car seat, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Weitzel, 29, is facing six felony counts in the Aug. 21 wreck on the 6000 block of South Eudora Way, including attempted first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in serious injury, second-degree assault and vehicular assault. He is also accused of possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief.
The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said he was formally charged on Thursday. The case was first reported by KUSA-Channel 9.
Arapahoe County jail records show he is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Weitzel estimated he was going 65-75 mph at the time of the crash and told an investigator that he drove around looking for “a good place to crash the car and kill his son,” the affidavit says.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they found Weitzel trapped in his white sedan. As crews tried to free him, the affidavit says Weitzel removed a piece of glass from his facial area and tried to slit his own throat.
When a Littleton firefighter tried to stop him, he punched the firefighter in the chin, according to the affidavit.
Once at the hospital, authorities say Weitzel thrashed around as doctors tried to give him stitches, authorities say. He told an investigator he has drug and alcohol issues and admitted to using cocaine the day of the wreck, the affidavit says. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/man-crashed-car-effort-to-kill-son/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/c2bcbda1a3b3406b9b7114ff225f88fa98701626e96659004171e82c9f2bf483.json |
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"The Denver Post"
] | 2016-08-31T14:46:54 | null | 2016-08-31T13:00:13 | Can't find the perfect name for your fantasy football team? Don't worry we've got some some goofy team names for fantasy enthusiasts to use at their convenience. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Ffantasy-football-team-names%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/498627424.jpg?w=1024&h=682 | en | null | Fantasy football team names | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Can’t find the perfect name for your fantasy football team? Don’t worry we’ve got some some goofy team names for fantasy enthusiasts to use at their convenience.
Broncos related
Vonstars (Von Miller, Broncos defense)
Dawning of the Age of Demaryius (Demaryius Thomas)
Trevor Siemian my way (Trevor Siemian)
Does this uniform make my buttfumble look big (Mark Sanchez)
Peyton Manning’s retirement fund (Peyton Manning)
The real CJ2K (C.J. Anderson)
Uncle Wade’s Country Broncos (Broncos defense)
MoVon’ on Up to the East Side (Von Miller, Broncos defense)
Something about Paxton Lynch’s facial hair (Paxton Lynch)
Tom Brady
Tom Brady’s balls were perfect (Tom Brady)
Tom Brady wears UGG Boots (Tom Brady)
Cam Newton
Cam you feel the love tonight (Cam Newton)
Wham, Bam, Thank you Cam! (Cam Newton)
Teenage Newton Ninja Turtles (Cam Newton)
Dabbin’OnEmFigNewtonCookies (Cam Newton)
Yabba Dab Doo (Dab, Cam Newton)
Other players
Famous Jameis and the Ballers (Jameis Winston)
What can Brown do for you (Antonio Brown)
Nuk and friends (DeAndre Hopkins)
Lucky stars (Andrew Luck)
Winning is my Forte (Matt Forte)
Running up that Hill (Jeremy Hill)
Lockett and loaded (Tyler Lockett)
Dez’d & Confused (Dez Bryant)
BROCK THE CASBAH (Brock Osweiler)
Phillip Cry Me a Rivers (Philip Rivers)
Gronk if you love touchdowns (Rob Gronkowski)
Jordan Rodgers’ Revenge (Aaron Rodgers)
The Brocket Launchers (Brock Osweiler)
Catch it like Beckham (Odell Beckham)
Mr. Rodgers’ neighborhood (Aaron Rodgers)
Jimmy Garoppowho? (Jimmy Garoppolo)
The Zeke show (Ezekiel Elliott)
Dr. Jekyll and Carlos Hyde (Carlos Hyde)
Here’s to you Allen Robinson (Allen Robinson)
Shane Falco’s Ravens (Baltimore Ravens, Joe Flacco)
Living on a Prater (Matt Prater)
Le’Veon on a prayer (Le’Veon Bell)
For whom the Bell tolls (Le’Veon Bell)
21st and Prime (Deion Sanders)
General
Bestbrook (basketball?)
Show Me Your TDs
Nguyeners (pronounced “winners” for those not in the know)
Tebow throws ducks (Tim Tebow)
Adam Schefter’s source
For love of fantasy | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/31/fantasy-football-team-names/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/185031bf3bf7afcb5106fde2ad57aeb69a9c0374c6104845faed65e807673b8f.json |
[
"Nicki Jhabvala"
] | 2016-08-29T16:46:34 | null | 2016-08-29T15:50:26 | A not-so-brief recap of the Broncos’ months-long search for their next starting quarterback. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fbroncos-quarterback-search-timeline%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trevor-siemian3.jpg?w=1024&h=729 | en | null | Timeline: Recapping the Broncos’ 2016 search for a starting quarterback | null | null | www.denverpost.com | A not-so-brief recap of the Broncos’ months-long search for their next starting quarterback:
Feb. 25: At the NFL scouting combine, general manager John Elway said the Broncos would “like to do something with Brock” Osweiler but are in no rush. “We know where Brock is. Brock knows what we have to offer,” Elway said. “We still have a great deal of interest in Brock.”
Feb. 27: Colin Kaepernick’s agents request permission to seek a trade, according to reports.
March 7: Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the NFL.
March 9: On the first day of free agency, Osweiler agrees to a four-year, $72 million contract with the Houston Texans. The Broncos begin talks for Kaepernick.
March 11: Broncos acquire Mark Sanchez from Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2017 conditional draft pick.
March 22: At league meetings in Florida, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak wouldn’t discuss the team’s interest in Robert Griffin III, but did say: “We’re going to create a very competitive situation for Mark and for Trevor (Siemian). It’s going to be ‘may the best man win.’ I can tell you whoever lines up out there for us will be expected to play well and play well for a very good football team.”
March 31: On the day Kaepernick’s $11.9 million salary for 2016 became guaranteed, Elway met with him at his Denver-area home to discuss possibly restructuring his contract. Any trade for him would have been dependent on him taking a paycut or restructuring his contract.
April 4: Kaepernick reports for Day 1 of the 49ers’ organized team activities, making him eligible to collect his workout bonus. It’s a sign he wouldn’t be willing to take a paycut to join the Broncos.
April 21: Broncos host Brian Hoyer on a visit but don’t sign him. Later that day, a week before the draft, Elway says talks with Kaepernick are “dormant” but not completely dead.
April 28: Broncos trade up to draft Paxton Lynch at No. 26 in the first round. “Yeah, we’re probably over with Kaepernick,” Elway said. “… We’re thrilled to get Mark with his experience and the way that he’s going to come in and compete for that job with Paxton and Trevor, and we’ll see what else we have.”
June 14: Near the end of OTAs, Kubiak says Sanchez and Siemian are in a two-man race for starting job. “I think they’re looking each other right in the eye throughout the whole course of the offseason as far who is ahead and who is one or two. I think those two guys are right there with each other.”
Aug. 8: Broncos’ first depth chart lists Sanchez and Siemian as co-No. 1 quarterbacks.
Aug. 11: Sanchez starts Broncos’ preseason opener at Chicago.
Aug. 20: Siemian starts Broncos’ second preseason game, against the 49ers in Denver. Sanchez takes over in second quarter and has a pair of fumbles.
Aug. 22: Kubiak appoints Siemian as starter for Broncos’ third preseason game, indicating an edge in the quarterback race.
Aug. 27: Siemian plays the entire first half against the Rams. Kubiak praises his calmness and says he was impressed by Siemian’s play. Sanchez doesn’t play at all.
Aug. 29: Siemian is named the team’s season-opening starter. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/broncos-quarterback-search-timeline/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/34d2a14637ab75d77de8d08ac760c61e01ecd6397d20a7017729d4bd64dcfd40.json |
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"Hugh Johnson"
] | 2016-08-30T00:46:35 | null | 2016-08-30T00:23:20 | So on paper, Zero RB strategy seems to make sense but how does it fare in a draft? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ffantasy-draft-zero-rb-strategy-vs-drafting-running-backs%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/459482410.jpg?w=1024&h=734 | en | null | Fantasy draft: Zero RB strategy vs. drafting running backs first | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Hey, fantasy fans. There’s a new craze sweeping the land and no, it’s not Pokémon Go, it’s Zero RB strategy.
Okay, it’s not really all that new, in fact it’s been around since Nov. 2013 when RotoViz’s Shawn Siegele introduced the concept.
The name is somewhat misleading. Fantasy owners, obviously, are going to draft running backs. But in Zero RB strategy, owners focus on wide receivers, quarterbacks and tight ends in the first few rounds and then wait on a running back.
Siegele argues that the running back position is the most fragile position in fantasy football due to injuries. With receivers and tight ends being a more secure source of fantasy production, Siegele argues that owners should draft elite pass catchers with high priority, especially in points-per-reception formats.
It may have taken some time for Seigele’s theory to catch on but it seems Zero RB strategy has become mainstream, especially after last season’s running back nightmare. Top ten backs like Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell, Jamaal Charles, Marshawn Lynch, C.J. Anderson and DeMarco Murray all either under-produced or suffered season-ending injuries.
So, on paper, Zero RB strategy seems to make sense but how does it fare in a draft? I did five mock drafts on NFL.com. All in 12-team leagues. In two drafts I compare Zero RB strategy vs. a running back-first strategy with the third pick of the draft. In two more, I draft sixth. In my fifth draft, I also have the sixth pick but I take the Zero RB strategy a bit deeper into the draft.
Here’s what happened.
Disclaimer: As with many mock drafts, the majority of players left after Round 8 or so. Keep that in mind when viewing these rosters.
Third overall pick
Zero RB strategy
Rd 1. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants
Had to choose between Odell and Julio Jones, went with Beckham, Falcons seem to have some better receivers apart from Jones while Beckham remains the man in N.Y.
Rd 2. Brandon Marshall, WR, New York Jets
Former teammates Brandon Marshall vs. Alshon Jeffery. Had to go with B Marsh. Who knows who the true quarterback whisperer was in Chicago between John Fox or Adam Gase (who is now in Miami). Bears quarterback Jay Cutler may regress this year. Also, Marshall is the more reliable wideout.
Rd. 3. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Quick turnaround in the snake draft. Sadly, half the teams are on auto draft. It’s easy pickings in Round 3 as I select last season’s league MVP and the highest scoring fantasy player, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.
Rd. 4. Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
My first running back isn’t the strongest of the strong but he’s a guy I think can bounce back this year. Jeremy Hill seems poised to return to form behind a more mature attitude, though, the threat of a committee with Giovani Bernard is worrisome.
Rd. 5. DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans
I reached a bit according to the draft board but I’m not too worried about that. DeMarco Murray is another back poised for a return to form in Tennessee’s offense which is more true to his style than Chip Kelly’s was last year.
Rd. 6. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Another reach but another great receiver. I’m a firm believer that Seattle will pass more this season and Tyler Lockett and Doug Baldwin will be the primary beneficiaries. Baldwin went in Round 4 but I’m more than happy to pick up the high-upside Lockett two rounds later.
Rd. 7. Jeremy Langford, RB, Chicago Bears
I’m really pleased with this pick. I know some are down on Langford saying that he’ll be surpassed but I really don’t mind him as an RB3. Last year, he filled in admirably for an injured Matt Forte.
Rd. 8. Dwayne Allen, TE, Indianapolis Colts
First of all curse Dwyane Wade for teaching me how to misspell Dwayne. I’ve had to retype that way too many times. Anyway, I’m pleased with this pick at tight end. I think the departure of Coby Fleener will help Dwayne Allen’s production in Indy. He was a touchdown magnet for quarterback Andrew Luck in 2014.
Rd. 9. Charles Clay, TE, Buffalo Bills
Mea Culpa, I had to look at something else for a moment and I hit autodraft. The next player I had queued up if I didn’t get Allen was Charles Clay. Had I not messed up, I would have picked Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs.
Rd. 10. Marvin Jones, WR, Detroit Lions
Marvin Jones is a former Bengals receivers who I believe will see a bump in production. Jones has been impressive for the Lions in the preseason. Detroit is a team that desperately needs to fill the void left by the retirement of receiver Calvin Johnson. While I expect Golden Tate to lead the receiving corps, Jones is not a bad pick for Round 10.
Rd. 11. Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
I told fantasy owners that I’d take a gamble on former elite receiver Josh Gordon late in the draft. Here’s me making good on that. Quarterback Robert Griffin III is looking good. We’ll see if the two can rekindle the chemistry they had at Baylor.
Rd. 12. Mason Crosby, K, Green Bay Packers
Kicker Mason Crosby wasn’t in the top five like he has been in years past but the Green Bay offense left much to be desired last season. I expect he’ll be better this year.
Rd. 13. Eagles defense
I’ve praised the Eagles defense for the many turnovers they’ve forced this preseason and I think they’re a sneaky pick this year.
Rd. 14. Javorius “Buck” Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Javorius “Buck” Allen is in the mix of a running back committee in Baltimore. He produced for the Ravens last year and I’ll gladly take him with a 14th-round pick.
Rd. 15. Ted Ginn, WR, Carolina Panthers
Ted Ginn is one of the most targeted pass catchers in one of the league’s most potent offenses. He’s a steal in Round 15.
Running back first strategy
Rd. 1. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Thinking I should have maybe gone for Ezekiel Elliott but Adrian Peterson is the safer choice.
Rd 2. C.J. Anderson, RB, Denver Broncos
It was between C.J. Anderson and good ol’ LeSean “Shady” McCoy. I absolutely love McCoy this year but I think Denver will have to lean on Anderson more than Buffalo will on McCoy. We’ve seen what Anderson can do when healthy. I think this season will be different for him.
Rd. 3. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
Bold, bold move. I don’t normally opt for quarterbacks this high unless they are top three. Aaron Rodgers fits that description, but now I desperately need a receiver.
Rd. 4. T.Y Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts
It came down to T.Y. Hilton and Michael Floyd. I don’t know what it is but I just don’t trust Floyd. Pundits have been calling for a breakout season for him for years, yet the four-year veteran hasn’t really had an impact. He’s eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards only once. Hilton on the other hand is inconsistent but has proven he can make plays.
Rd. 5. DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans
Got Murray in the same round in this draft as the Zero RB draft. I like him much better as a third running back.
Rd. 6. Golden Tate WR, Detroit Lions
Things get a bit dicey as I’ve missed the boat more on some elite receivers. I drafted Golden Tate because I expect him to get some more targets this year.
Rd. 7. Delanie Walker, TE, Tennessee Titans
Seeing tight end Delanie Walker this late in the draft surprised me. Pass catchers aren’t my strength so I had to draft this elite option.
Rd. 8. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Again, I love Lockett as a third wide receiver.
Rd. 9. Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
Let’s be honest, Andy Dalton will be my bye-week filler.
Rd. 10. Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings
This time, I got my guy in Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs, who figures to be the top receiver in Minnesota’s offense.
Rd. 11. Justin Tucker, K, Baltimore Ravens
Kicker time.
Rd. 12. Steve Smith, WR, Baltimore Ravens
I was scrolling through wide receivers and saw Steve Smith there for the taking. He’s coming off a torn achilles injury so there’s some risk involved but I don’t mind the late-round flier here.
Rd. 13. Eagles defense
Rd. 14. Spencer Ware, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Admittedly, this is a Zero RB move. Running back Spencer Ware is the backup to Chiefs back Jamaal Charles. If Charles gets hurt or if he doesn’t get as many carries as he has in past seasons, Ware would be the likely beneficiary.
Rd. 15. Javorius Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Mid round pick
Zero RB Strategy
Rd. 1. DeAndre “Nuk” Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans
I love Houston’s offense this year and the passing game goes through DeAndre Hopkins.
Rd. 2. Keenan Allen, WR, San Diego Chargers
The Chargers will likely have one of the most pass-heavy offenses in the league this year. Receiver Keenan Allen should benefit.
Rd. 3. Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos
The rich just keep getting richer. I landed a top-15 wide receiver to go with my two top-ten wideouts.
Rd. 4. Latavius Murray, RB, Oakland Raiders
Despite a lackluster third preseason game from Latavius Murray, coach Jack Del Rio assured reporters that Murray’s reduced playing time didn’t mean his role as a starter was in jeopardy. It was merely a chance for Del Rio to see his rookie running backs in action. Murray is in for a big workload this year.
Rd. 5. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
Instead of returning to the running back position I decide to add an elite tight end for even more production from my pass catchers.
Rd 6. DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans
I’ve been finding Murray in rounds five and six consistently.
Rd. 7. Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Blake Bortles was a top five quarterback last year and he’s looked amazing all preseason. He’s been consistently available in the seventh and eighth rounds which is just perfect.
Rd. 8. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Rd. 9. Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers
Running back Melvin Gordon’s performance in the Chargers’ third preseason game gave me some confidence in the second-year back. I love him as my third running back.
Rd 10. Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Equally impressive this preseason has been quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston has numerous weapons in the Tampa Bay offense, including receiver Mike Evans and veteran Vincent Jackson.
Rd. 11. Eagles defense
Rd. 12. Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
Rd. 13. Nick Novak, K, Houston Texans
I’m liking what I’m seeing from the Houston offense. If the Texans’ offense looks as sharp as it is has during the preseason, then kicker Nick Novak could be one of the better place kickers in fantasy.
Rd. 14. Darren Sproles, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
I like Eagles running back Darren Sproles as a late round flier, especially since his teammate Ryan Mathews is injury prone. If Mathews misses time, Sproles could be in line for more work.
Rd. 15. Ted Ginn, WR, Carolina Panthers
Running back-first
Rd 1. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Normally I hesitate on picking up a rookie but Elliott seems like a surefire stud with such a good offensive line in Dallas. Plus, I think Dallas will lean on the run game more with quarterback Tony Romo out anywhere from six to 10 weeks.
Rd. 2. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay Packers
Hardly a step down in talent from picks 1 and 2. Packers running back Eddie Lacy is looking lean and mean this season. I think he’ll come back big time this year.
Rd. 3 Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos
My first wide receiver is Broncos great Demaryius Thomas. A solid pick because in his “off year” last season he still totaled 1,306 yards and six touchdowns.
Rd 4. Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
Wasn’t impressed with the selection of wide receivers available at the time so I opted for an elite tight end in Greg Olsen instead.
Rd. 5. Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
Admittedly could have gone for a second wideout here but went to fill my flex spot with a back I believe is at least a RB2. Jeremy Hill will bounce back this year.
Rd. 6. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
My Round 5 decision came back to haunt me. I had to pick up Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald a bit higher than I would have liked. Fitzgerald is nursing an MCL sprain which is a bit worrisome but he’s still a veteran wideout capable of putting up points.
Rd. 7. Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Rd. 8. Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Rd. 9. Graham Gano, K, Carolina Panthers
Felt confident in most other positions and decided to pick up an elite kicker in Graham Gano.
Rd. 10. Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
Needed to shore up my team at the quarterback position. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is returning from a thumb injury and his pass catchers aren’t as good this year but he should be serviceable in a pinch.
Rd. 11. Vikings defense
Last season the Vikings defense recorded 43 sacks en route to being a top-ten fantasy defense. They’ve held all their preseason opponents to under 20 points.
Rd 12. Steve Smith Sr., WR, Baltimore Ravens
You’re no doubt picking up on my late-draft tendencies. If Steve Smith is available in the final rounds of a draft I have no problem taking him.
Rd. 13. Javorius Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Rd 14. Chris Hogan, WR, New England Patriots
I really like this pick. Receiver Chris Hogan could see a big uptick in production in the Patriots offense.
Rd. 15. Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, New York Jets
Somehow I missed that quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was available before. I like his supporting cast more than Dalton’s and will likely cut Dalton for a handcuff to one of my running backs.
Deeper Zero RB
Rd. 1. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans
I was one away from picking up Julio Jones but then he was drafted. I’m fine with DeAndre “Nuk” Hopkins who was a top ten receiver last year.
Rd. 2. Allen Robinson, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
I’m pleased with this pickup. Another top ten receiver in Allen Robinson.
Rd. 3. Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
I pick up my third great pass catcher in Greg Olsen. My team is stacked at the wide receiver and tight end positions.
Rd. 4. Donte Moncrief, WR, Indianapolis Colts
The first true WR2 on my team is a Flex starter for me. Donte Moncrief and the Colts could rebound this year.
Rd. 5. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been one of the more consistent options in the past two years. He’ll come out on fire after he serves his four-game suspension.
Rd. 6. Arian Foster, RB, Miami Dolphins
My first running back is the injury-prone Arian Foster. With his age and mileage, Foster is obviously a risk as an RB1 but I know he can score when healthy.
Rd. 7. Chris Ivory, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Running back Chris Ivory is in a true committee with T.J. Yeldon but here’s hoping he can make the best of it.
Rd. 8. Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
I know, I’ll be a little bit Jaguar heavy in the first four weeks while Brady is out, but I’ll manage. I’m really liking what I’ve seen of the Jacksonville offense so far.
Rd. 9. Panthers defense
It’s a little early to select a defense but I don’t mind getting one of the league’s best at this price.
Rd. 10. Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Brown
Got my guy in round 10.
Rd. 11. Brandon McManus, K, Denver Broncos
I think kicker Brandon McManus will get plenty of opportunities to kick extra points and field goals this year.
Rd. 12. Devontae Booker, RB, Denver Broncos
Devontae Booker may end up as C.J. Anderson’s back up. If there’s one thing you can count on with Denver’s running game, it’s that there will be change. For the past few years the Broncos have been a revolving door at the running back position. Anderson is a great back who should do well this year but drafting Booker in one of the later rounds is a good gamble given the team’s history.
Rd. 13. Jordan Howard, RB, Chicago Bears
Running back Jordan Howard played behind Jeremy Langford, Jacquizz Rodgers and Ka’Deem Carey in the Bears’ third preseason game. I’m just holding out hope that he can show some value later in the season.
Rd. 14. Javorius Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Rd. 15. Steve Smith, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Conclusion
There’s an argument to be made for both strategies and I made some strong teams with both, but I’m leaning toward the Zero RB strategy, especially for owners who have high draft positions. I like Zero RB strategy for two reasons. First, last year proved something that had been building for a while, the running back position isn’t as secure anymore. And secondly, to really secure top running back selections, fantasy owners must draft handcuffs, meaning they need to spend more resources in the draft. While owners are busy drafting and holding roster space for handcuffs, they miss the next breakout stars like Devonta Freeman and Gary Barnidge.
Sure, DeAngelo Williams, Charcandrick West, Jeremy Langford and Thomas Rawls panned out but others like Ronnie Hillman, Khiry Robinson, James Starks and Alfred Blue ranged from average to awful. It’s difficult to predict who which backs will go down or underperform and which replacements to those backs will put up points in their starters’ absence.
The receiver position is much more secure right now and even if owners end up with an injury-prone back, like Arian Foster, chances are they can bolster their team with a backup who becomes a starter when the inevitable brutality of the running back position claims another victim.
Kudos to Siegele who saw this coming from a mile away. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/fantasy-draft-zero-rb-strategy-vs-drafting-running-backs/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/2dc4dea17a17da6ab0fbcd4f21eddf3ecfb707e27b135b5fc403a6fdde8fa1d9.json |
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"Kieran Nicholson"
] | 2016-08-30T04:46:33 | null | 2016-08-30T04:29:02 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ffatal-dog-attack-conifer-area%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Fatal dog attack in Conifer area leaves one dead, one injured | null | null | www.denverpost.com | A dog attack in Jefferson County Monday night killed one person and injured another.
The attack in the Conifer area involved a woman and male teenager, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Both victims were taken to a hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead, according to Denver7.
The story will be updated as details become available. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/fatal-dog-attack-conifer-area/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/f7fb81f4aae7950baa0f8f5554f8d9992f20c874dc4aa689fb0c3c77129b5fe5.json |
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"Noelle Phillips"
] | 2016-08-30T18:46:47 | null | 2016-08-30T17:47:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fwestminster-police-officers-cleared-shooting%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160428__westminster_shootingp1.jpg?w=600&h=461 | en | null | Westminster police officers had no choice but to shoot suspected car thief, says district attorney | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Five Westminster Police Department officers will not face criminal charges in the April shooting death of a suspected car thief because the suspect fired a gun toward the head of one officer who was trying to pull him from the car, the 17th Judicial District Attorney said.
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The bullet missed Officer Roger Stockman’s head.
Stockman is quoted in the letter as saying, “I see the gun. It’s right near my face and the next thing I know there’s a flash and I hear a pop. I thought I would die.”
According to the letter, which was released Tuesday by Young’s office, officers Anthony Stroup, Matt Neihart, Rob Phelps and James Holley each told investigators afterward they thought Stockman had been shot because he recoiled and spun backward.
Phelps told investigators that he believed Blair would continue firing at officers so he returned fire.
“I was in complete terror … I’ve got to stop him,” the letter quotes Phelps as saying.
In all, the five police officers fired 46 rounds during the shooting on April 26 in the 7300 block of Tennyson Street.
Blair was struck 13 times with the majority of the shots hitting his head, neck and torso, the letter said. A toxicology report showed multiple narcotics were in Blair’s system.
An analysis of Blair’s revolver showed that it had been fired once and likely had misfired when he pulled the trigger a second time, the letter said.
Young concluded the officers were justified in shooting Blair.
“When Mr. Blair was shooting at officers, the conclusion that the lives of the officers and the public were in danger was reasonable,” the district attorney’s letter said. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/westminster-police-officers-cleared-shooting/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/803dce8fd9dc6829ebc0f36749ecb42dc00c5d0e7dc49d599c130efe232b7be0.json |
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"Yesenia Robles"
] | 2016-08-27T20:46:06 | null | 2016-08-27T20:29:26 | Police in Colorado Springs are looking for a man they say who took his three-month-old child after a domestic disturbance Saturday morning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fpolice-searching-for-dad-who-threatened-took-his-three-month-old-child%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jonathan-c-beatty-39-mug.jpg?w=905&h=612 | en | null | Police searching for dad who threatened, took his three-month-old child | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Police in Colorado Springs are looking for a man they say who took his three-month-old child after a domestic disturbance Saturday morning.
Colorado Springs Police Department sent out a news release asking for the public’s assistance in the search. Police said they were initially called at about 9:15 a.m. to a house in the 5900 block of Castlewood Lane to investigate a domestic violence situation.
Police believe that a “physical altercation” took place where a 39-year-old man, Jonathan Cort Beatty, threatened to kill “the victim and their child, Blaze.” The victim left to call police and Beatty at that point left the home with the child.
Police believe the man “may pose a risk to Blaze’s safety.”
Beatty was last seen driving a 2012 white Chevrolet pickup truck with Colorado license plate 327YVV.
Anyone with information about Beatty or the child’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 719-444-7000. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/police-searching-for-dad-who-threatened-took-his-three-month-old-child/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/09f7e972be6437d5e99c96202b886229fd57a8986253703728c19253a08c0aea.json |
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"Lisa Kennedy"
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-27T20:46:10 | null | 2016-08-27T19:59:57 | Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett says quarterback Tony Romo has a broken bone in his back, and there is no timetable for his return. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Ftony-romo-broken-back-bone-cowboys%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tony-romo1.jpg?w=1024&h=672 | en | null | Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo has broken bone in his back | null | null | www.denverpost.com | FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett says quarterback Tony Romo has a broken bone in his back, and there is no timetable for his return.
Garrett made the comments on Saturday during a conference call. He said an MRI revealed the break, but the coach did not provide further details.
Asked if Romo would be back, Garrett said there’s no timetable but that the quarterback would play this season.
Romo, 36, has had back surgery twice before. His latest injury occurred on the third play of Thursday night’s exhibition game at Seattle. He was hit by Cliff Avrill and was rolling in pain before taken off the field and replaced by rookie Dak Prescott. Later, Romo said he was OK.
The Cowboys open the season Sept. 11 at home against the New York Giants. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/tony-romo-broken-back-bone-cowboys/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/416aced016dd90d32c32bf321e28e3d44e21b55f98dadd9f4b9e76d5e5169b85.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-28T02:46:14 | null | 2016-08-28T02:33:47 | Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox got hits in 11 straight at-bats, then fell one short of the major league record when he grounded into a double play Saturday night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fdustin-pedroia-close-hits-record%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Dustin Pedroia gets hits 11 straight at-bats, fall 1 shy of record | null | null | www.denverpost.com | BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox got hits in 11 straight at-bats, then fell one short of the major league record when he grounded into a double play Saturday night.
Pedroia had gone 4 for 4 against the Kansas City Royals before his streak ended in the eighth inning at Fenway Park. His string stretched over three games.
The big league mark of hits in 12 straight official at-bats is shared by Walt Dropo for Detroit in 1952, Pinky Higgins of the Red Sox in 1938 and Johnny Kling of the Cubs in 1902. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/dustin-pedroia-close-hits-record/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/24d947075b5a445ceb34f8a7de2124261f8843b20e51f2c0b4c7f221211f8631.json |
[
"Amy Dickinson"
] | 2016-08-27T06:46:00 | null | 2016-08-27T06:30:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fask-amy-elderly-mother-stressed-by-sis-calls%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Ask Amy: Elderly mother is stressed by sis’ calls | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Dear Amy: My mom is nearly 90 and is in great health.
She is living with my husband and me — and we all get along well in our small home.
My older sister had been taking care of her but called nearly two years ago and proclaimed that Mom had to move in with us, as she could take NO responsibility for her because she had her own life to live.
Big Sis moved across the country to be with a man she met online — one in a long line of “soul mates.”
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She calls Mom daily with tales of how awful her partner is, but how she can’t leave.
All of her friends and her counselor have advised her on ways to exit, but she seems to prefer to stay and whine about her life. I understand it is scary to start over.
These calls are very stressful for Mom; and when she is stressed I am stressed, as stress for her often leads to illness.
Should ask Sis not to call, or if she does call, to just pretend everything is fine? Mom’s radar regarding her children is legendary and she would then worry about why Sis is no longer talking about her miserable life.
Is there a middle ground?
— Trickle Down Stress
Dear Trickle Down: You cannot ask your sister not to call your mother.
Instead, you should do two things: Ask your sister to be aware of the impact her daily narration has on your mother. Tell her, “She worries excessively about you and ruminates on your situation. This is affecting her health. Can you be more mindful of this when you talk to her?” She needn’t pretend that her life is perfect, but she could change her tone if she wanted to.
Your second focus should be on helping your mother to manage her own stress. Continue to reassure her that your sister has options, and that she is just blowing off steam. Simple meditation techniques could help both of you: Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and visualize releasing these stressors as little balloons or butterflies that flutter skyward.
Dear Amy: My husband and I have been friends with two other couples since we were all young parents.
Twenty years later, we are in our early 50s and our children are busy tackling college and careers. The problem is that one couple seems to be aging less gracefully than the others.
They have become increasingly judgmental, self-righteous and hypocritically condescending. They are like a bad caricature of spiteful old curmudgeons, constantly finding fault. Our adult children are regular targets of their barbed comments.
We enjoy getting together with the other couple. But with such a long history, meeting without the grumpy couple (even if they have been invited and declined to attend) leads to hurt feelings, and they then express even greater levels of bitterness.
Is there a way to address this without exacerbating their behavior? I am afraid that bringing it up will just add fuel to their negative feelings. I can’t see moving into the next decade, if being with them means constantly feeling judged.
— Flawed Friendship
Dear Flawed: Why do these people hold so much power over you, even to the extent that you worry about their hurt feelings when they themselves have declined an invitation?
They are responsible for their own feelings. They are responsible for their own behavior.
Some friendships simply run their course. It sounds like you need to break up with these people.
Breakups are hard. Feelings do get hurt. If you have tried mightily to have a positive friendship and these people can’t play, then you should stop spending time with them. The other couple might choose to maintain the friendship, but you will feel liberated if you exit, respectfully and deliberately. You can say to them, “We’re at different points in our lives now, and we can’t seem to find a way to spend time with you that is positive and enjoyable.”
Dear Amy: “Perplexed” described a familiar dynamic for people who write to you. Her (adult) daughter was being a pill, but Perplexed didn’t know what to say to her!
Why are people so afraid of their children?
— Unafraid
Dear Unafraid: It can be very hard to offer criticism to people you love. And yet, when you really love someone, that is exactly what you have to do. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/ask-amy-elderly-mother-stressed-by-sis-calls/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/daff780065ed8f49000c1f94dcdd6190f414277404ce9dc7803b773273e225d8.json |
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"The Washington Post"
] | 2016-08-27T06:46:00 | null | 2016-08-27T06:01:23 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F10-highest-paid-actresses-wage-gap-actors%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | The world’s 10 highest-paid actresses made less than half of what the top actors earned | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post
It’s a rich and powerful group: The world’s 10 highest paid actresses earned a combined $205 million over the last year, according to Forbes annual list of actress’s earnings.
But these women collectively earned less than half than their male counterparts. The combined earnings of the 10 highest-paid actors totaled $456.5 million, as detailed in a list released by Forbes on Thursday.
Yes, even the super rich and famous experience a wage gap.
Forbes tracked earnings before taxes and fees between June 1, 2015, and June 1, 2016. Actress Jennifer Lawrence pulled in $46 million, making her once again the world’s highest-paid actress. Dwayne Johnson earned $64.5 million, making him the highest-paid actor for the first time.
Lawrence made less than the top five highest-paid actors. In addition to Johnson, there’s Jackie Chan ($61 million), Matt Damon ($55 million), Tom Cruise ($53 million) and Johnny Depp ($48 million). If Lawrence were a man, she would have come in just ahead of Ben Affleck, who earned $43 million.
Lawrence’s earnings have been part of the conversation about the Hollywood pay gap before. The 2014 Sony e-mail hack revealed that the actress, along with Amy Adams, were paid less than their male co-stars for the movie “American Hustle.”
Ninety percent of the women on the 2016 Forbes list supplemented their pay from acting gigs with major endorsement deals, according to Forbes. For instance, Jennifer Aniston, who came in fourth at $21 million, made most of her money through endorsements from companies such as Emirates airlines, Smartwater, Aveeno and Living Proof, according to Forbes.
Melissa McCarthy earned $33 million and the No. 2 spot on the Forbes list. She received an estimated eight-figure fee for “Ghostbusters” and designs her own clothing line. She was followed by Scarlett Johansson at $25 million (who was reportedly paid $17.5 million for next year’s “Ghost in the Shell”). Also included: China’s Fan Bingbing (No. 5 at $17 million) and India’s Deepika Padukone (No. 10 at $10 million).
These actresses, as a group, are also younger than the top-earning men.
All of the top 10 actors are over 40 years old. Half of the women who made the highest-paid actress list are under 40; all of them are under 50.
(Nearly half of the top 20 highest paid actors are over 50, according to Forbes. Just Chris Pratt, who ranked 16th and made $26 million, is under 40.)
Johnson topped this year’s list, thanks in part to upfront fees from “Central Intelligence,” “Fast 8″ and a forthcoming “Baywatch” movie, according to Forbes. Chan made his money from movies in China. And Damon’s earnings came from “The Martian,” “Jason Bourne” and forthcoming “The Great Wall.”
The Hollywood pay gap became a hot topic last year when Patricia Arquette turned her Oscar acceptance speech into a call for wage equity for women.
“To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights,” she said. “It is our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America!”
After the Sony hack, Lawrence wrote publicly about negotiating for deals and being “over trying to find the ‘adorable’ way to state my opinion and still be likable.” And Bradley Cooper, who also starred in “American Hustle,” said he was shocked to find out what Adams was paid for the film.
“She worked everyday on that movie and got paid nothing,” Cooper told Reuters. “It’s really horrible actually, it’s almost embarrassing.”
Forbes has pointed to how other actresses, such as Meryl Streep and Gwyneth Paltrow, have been paid less than the men in their movies.
But there’s another factor that may be causing the gap: fewer acting roles for women than for men, which means fewer opportunities for women to earn more.
For instance, 21 of the top 100 films in 2014 had a female lead or co-lead, according to a University of Southern California study. Just 28.1 percent of all speaking roles were women.
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Here’s the full Forbes 2016 list of highest paid actresses:
Jennifer Lawrence ($46 million)
Melissa McCarthy ($33 million)
Scarlett Johansson ($25 million)
Jennifer Aniston ($21 million)
Fan Bingbing ($17 million)
Charlize Theron ($16.5 million)
Amy Adams ($13.5 million)
Julia Roberts ($12 million)
Mila Kunis ($11 million)
Deepika Padukone ($10 million)
—
Here’s the full Forbes 2016 list of highest paid actors:
Dwyane Johnson ($64.5)
Jackie Chan ($61)
Tom Cruise ($53 million)
Matt Damon ($55 million)
Johnny Depp $48 million)
Ben Affleck ($43 million)
Vin Diesel ($35 million)
Shah Rukh Khan ($33 million)
Robert Downey Jr. ($33 million)
Kumar Akshay ($31 million) | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/10-highest-paid-actresses-wage-gap-actors/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/4677615a8b48ca7c152dd740d491db36b192393b88dbf5abe9fe87b3469336ca.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-26T14:46:02 | null | 2016-08-26T14:33:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fhillary-clinton-family-foundation-continue%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ap16238726919175.jpg?w=1024&h=642 | en | null | Clinton defends family foundation, says work will continue | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton defended her family’s foundation on Friday, saying that the charitable work it has conducted is in line with American values.
The Democratic presidential nominee suggested in an interview that the group’s programs would continue, perhaps through other organizations, even as critics argue it would present a conflict of interest if she’s elected president.
“The work has been not only transformational, it has really been in line with American interests and values,” she said in an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” ”And we’re going to do everything we can to make sure that good work continues.”
Her comments followed Clinton’s speech in Nevada in which she accused rival Donald Trump of unleashing the “radical fringe” within the Republican Party, including anti-Semites and white supremacists. She dubbed the billionaire businessman’s campaign as one that will “make America hate again.”
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August 24, 2016 Poll: Is AP’s Clinton Foundation report troubling? Trump rejected Clinton’s allegations, defending his hard-line approach to immigration while making the case that she was trying to distract from questions swirling around donations to The Clinton Foundation and her use of her private email servers.
“She lies, she smears, she paints decent Americans as racists,” Trump said, in a Thursday address.
Clinton said she doesn’t expect any more political distractions to arise from her use of a private server. She promised to put in place additional safeguards to prevent conflicts of interest with her foundation should she win the White House.
“I appreciate the concerns that people have expressed and that’s why I have made it clear that if I’m successful in November we are going to be taking additional steps,” she said.
The back-and-forth accusations came as the two candidates vie for minorities and any undecided voters. With just weeks before the first early voting, Trump faces the urgent task of revamping his image to win over those skeptical of his candidacy.
Clinton is eager to capitalize on Trump’s slipping poll numbers, particularly among moderate Republican women turned off by his controversial campaign. “Don’t be fooled” by Trump’s efforts to rebrand, she told voters Thursday, saying the United States faced a “moment of reckoning.”
“He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties,” she said.
Trump tried to get ahead of the Democratic nominee, addressing a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire, minutes before Clinton.
“Hillary Clinton is going to try to accuse this campaign, and the millions of decent Americans who support this campaign, of being racists,” Trump predicted.
“To Hillary Clinton, and to her donors and advisers, pushing her to spread her smears and her lies about decent people, I have three words,” he said. “I want you to hear these words, and remember these words: Shame on you.”
Clinton did not address any of the accusations about her family foundation in her remarks. Instead, she offered a strident denouncement of Trump’s campaign and the so-called alt-right movement, which is often associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity,” oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.”
Trump, who also met Thursday in New York with members of a new Republican Party initiative meant to train young — and largely minority — volunteers, has been working to win over blacks and Latinos in light of his past inflammatory comments. He claims that the Democrats have taken minority voters’ support for granted. “They’ve been very disrespectful, as far as I’m concerned, to the African-American population in this country,” Trump said.
Many black leaders and voters have dismissed Trump’s message as condescending and intended more to reassure undecided white voters that he’s not racist.
Cornell William Brooks, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” Thursday that Trump has not reached out to the organization for any reason. He added that Trump refused the group’s invitation to speak at its convention.
“We’re going to make it clear: You don’t get to the White House unless you travel through the doors of the NAACP,” Brooks said. “More importantly, you don’t get to the White House without addressing the nation’s civil rights agenda.” | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/hillary-clinton-family-foundation-continue/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/0087d4f8075338a4c9a306b929a9b9a4c5fb4ea617dfe9990cb382dcf74de3f8.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-30T12:46:40 | null | 2016-08-30T11:45:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fflight-to-denver-delayed-suspicious-item%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bzxxdiafuture_ja29873a.jpg?w=1024&h=682 | en | null | Suspicious item spotted in cabin delays flight to Denver | null | null | www.denverpost.com | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Denver has been delayed after a suspicious item was spotted in the cabin before takeoff.
Albuquerque International Sunport spokesman Dan Jiron says the plane was scheduled to depart before 5 p.m. Monday.
Instead, the plane was evacuated and taxied to a remote part of the airport and passengers were taken by bus back to the terminal.
Jiron says the item and plane was inspected and cleared by airport authorities and a canine.
He says it’s unclear what the suspicious item was, but passengers are being rescreened before boarding the plane again. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/flight-to-denver-delayed-suspicious-item/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/75ee9e5f64aee2a01cbfd949bd4cf6b6d1174176a984ad782e61a1d7077946b3.json |
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"The Washington Post"
] | 2016-08-27T06:46:03 | null | 2016-08-27T05:26:13 | New research has added to the growing body of evidence that the chemicals we put in our bodies often end up in our waterways. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fhow-amphetamine-affecting-waterways%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-DP_bug_denverpost.jpg?w=512&h=512 | en | null | How amphetamine use may be affecting our waterways | null | null | www.denverpost.com | New research has added to the growing body of evidence that the chemicals we put in our bodies often end up in our waterways — with noticeable consequences. A new study, published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, explores what happens when amphetamine ends up in the ecosystems encompassing streams and it finds the drug can have a significant impact on the bacteria, algae and insects who call them home.
The fact that drugs are turning up in our waterways isn’t exactly news. Numerous studies over the years have revealed all kinds of substances in our water supplies, from caffeine to cocaine. The chemicals are most likely being transported via sewage systems after they’re excreted during urination or simply when people decide to flush their unwanted drugs away.
And scientists are starting to pay attention to the kinds of effects these chemicals can have when they turn up in streams and other aquatic ecosystems. Studies have suggested that birth control pills, for instance, can hurt the ability of fish to reproduce when the drugs make their way into waterways.
The effects of various drugs in the waterways is an area of special interest for Emma Rosi-Marshall, an aquatic ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and a co-author of the new amphetamine study. She’s been involved in research on the effects of everything from antihistamines to antidepressants on stream ecosystems.
Several recent studies on waterways around the world have detected the presence of amphetamine. Amphetamine is a potent stimulant that’s used in a variety of pharmaceutical compounds, most often to treat ADHD, as well as in a number of illicit drugs.
But according to Rosi-Marshall, “there had been very little research trying to understand the effects of these compounds on aquatic organisms.” So she and her team decided to investigate.
First, they tested six different stream sites around Baltimore, some of them urban sites, some of them more rural, to see what kinds of chemicals might show up. Sure enough, amphetamine was one of the substances present, along with caffeine, acetaminophen, at least one type of antihistamine and an agent for combating parasites. The amount of amphetamine in the water varied from one site to the next — the site with the lowest concentration contained just 0.003 micrograms per liter of water, while the site with the highest concentration contained 0.63 micrograms per liter.
Next, the researchers set up a series of eight artificial stream environments to investigate the effects of amphetamine on aquatic organisms. They added amphetamine to four of the environments — a concentration of 1 microgram per liter of water — and left the other four alone. The amount of amphetamine used in the experiments was higher than what the researchers observed in the Baltimore streams, but it’s a concentration that Rosi-Marshall said is considered “environmentally relevant,” meaning it could show up in real-life ecosystems.
“It’s also important to recognize that what we do in the artificial streams is just giving us an indication of whether there might be ecological consequences of those concentrations out in the wild,” she said. “The exact concentration out there in the environment is going to change from day to day.”
The researchers monitored the artificial streams for three weeks, conducting tests once or twice a week to investigate the amphetamine’s effects on various organisms, including bacteria, algae and insects. By the end of three weeks, they found some significant differences between the amphetamine-treated streams and the control streams.
For instance, microorganisms in the amphetamine-treated streams produced less chlorophyll — a chemical essential to photosynthesis — and they also seemed to produce and use less energy overall. Many tiny organisms in streams and other bodies of water, such as phytoplankton and algae, get their energy through photosynthesis. These little organisms are vital to the health of natural ecosystems, serving as primary food sources to larger animals (who are then eaten by even larger ones) and essentially making up the backbone of the food web.
Algae and bacteria communities in the amphetamine-treated streams also had some significant differences in the types or numbers of species present. And the researchers also observed that aquatic insects in the amphetamine-treated streams tended to emerge from the water more frequently, especially in the first and third weeks of the experiment.
The researchers did not continue to add amphetamine to the experimental streams after they initially put it in — and, in fact, they observed that the amount of amphetamine in the water declined over the course of the experiment. It’s unclear what exactly was happening to it during this time, but one theory is that it was being taken up or absorbed by the living organisms in the stream.
For now, it’s unclear how the differences between the treated and untreated streams might affect real ecosystems in the long term. The fact that there were differences in microbial communities or insect behavior does indicate that amphetamine has an effect — but whether that translates to overall negative consequences for the stream remains to be seen.
“It is very challenging to take the results and extrapolate them to what we would see in the environment,” Rosi-Marshall said. And she added that in real-life situations, it’s unlikely that amphetamine would be the only chemical in the water, anyway.
“We know, as humans, that if you take one drug and add another drug, these drugs can interact,” she said. “Out there in the environment, we don’t really understand how these drugs at low concentrations are interacting with one another to influence the ecology of fresh water.”
However, the study does clearly indicate that amphetamine, on its own, can have significant effects on a variety of aspects of stream life, even over a very short period of time. The study speaks to the importance of continued research on the long-term impact of medications and other drugs in the water supply, as well as the effects of their interactions with one another. In the meantime, Rosi-Marshall emphasized the importance of greater investment in the facilities that keep our water clean.
“We really need to invest in our sewage infrastructure and in our wastewater treatment plants so these treatment plants can do their job and remove as many compounds as they can,” she said. ‘We need to invest in new technologies to remove these compounds and invest in maintaining our underground infrastructure to keep these things from getting out into the environment.” | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/how-amphetamine-affecting-waterways/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/f3581a2dd3fdf113931be32b9a03550cf79edd9d5a9da6c4b419b8861cb6cef5.json |
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"Greeley Tribune"
] | 2016-08-27T02:46:03 | null | 2016-08-27T02:23:22 | Weld County Jail trains first drug dog to help find hidden drugs. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fweld-county-jail-trains-first-drug-dog%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/drugdog.jpg?w=620&h=406 | en | null | Weld County Jail trains first drug dog | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Every night, Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy Seana MacGregor takes work home with her. Work, for her, is a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois named Roman.
He is training to be the Weld County Jail’s first drug dog. She is his handler.
The jail has always had procedures in place to find drugs, but a dedicated dog will make it easier, officials say.
“If they hide them in their body we’ve had no way of detecting that until now,” said Detention Division Capt. Roger Ainsworth.
Read the full story on GreeleyTribune.com. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/weld-county-jail-trains-first-drug-dog/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/4ca08f9d7b0082b31a42786294da8f59fdadb795b736a5f98546a5c0100bf287.json |
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"Colleen O'Connor"
] | 2016-08-29T18:46:39 | null | 2016-08-29T17:16:39 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcolorado-apple-harvest-aims-for-comeback%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cdxxapples8_hr.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Apple harvest in Colorado hurting, but aims for comeback | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Colorado is fast losing its apple orchards, but some people still remember the glory days.
“We used to be a very big apple producer, once on par with Washington state,” said Bruce Talbott, a fifth-generation fruit grower in Mesa County and a board member of the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.
In 1904, Colorado’s apple farmers even won gold medals at the World’s Fair in St. Louis.
But a few years later, Colorado’s apple industry hit the same problems that plagued Washington’s apple growers, he said, including “some water table issues and the coddling moth,” the agriculture pest that created worms in apples.
Washington replanted trees and forged ahead, while Colorado moved in another direction.
A few stalwart apple growers in Colorado did keep going, however, and when Talbott took over Talbott Farms in Palisade from his grandfather, there were about 20,000 apple trees that yielded about 90 percent of their total fruit production.
Today there are only about 1,000 apple trees on Talbott Farms, and the primary crops produced is peaches, not apples, which mirrors the larger picture.
Statewide, the apple industry is in steep decline. Over the past two decades, from 1994 to 2014, the number of acres devoted to apples plummeted from 3,900 to 1,200 .
Over the past decade, the number of Colorado apples produced dropped from 20,700 in 2005 to 7,420 in 2014.
Despite the drop in apple producers, people still want to go apple picking each fall — especially transplants who’ve moved westward.
“Lots of people say they’ve moved to Colorado (from the East Coast) where they grew up with that family tradition, and want their kids to do it, too,” said Ralph Nelms of the Nelms Farm in Golden, which each Labor Day weekend transforms into a pick-your-own-apples destination for metro Denver.
Nelms Farm includes an orchard with five apple trees. This year, there are about 1,000 Red Delicious and Granny Smith apples to pick, but they go fast.
He opens the farm to apple pickers from Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but those who plan to come on Monday, the Labor Day holiday, should call first to make sure the apples have not sold out. (5305 Orchard St. Golden. 303-917-2707.)
Finding places to pick apples this year can be tricky — in addition to the overall decline in orchards, some places have changed their business model and others were hard hit by a tough winter a few years ago, which wiped out some orchards in places like Penrose — trees that were nearly 100 years old.
High demand for apple picking means that YaYa Farm and Orchard in Boulder County has already sold out its you-pick-apple reservations.
Third Street Apples in Penrose isn’t doing pick-your-own this year because the apple blossoms froze in April, and then a grasshopper infestations defoliated some of the apple trees. (They plan to continue you-pick apples next year.)
And earlier this year, Jenkins Farms Apple Valley Orchard decided to stop their you-pick tradition, opting to focus instead on expanding their cider business.
The Happy Apple Farm in Penrose lost about 1,000 apple trees in 2014, when temperatures fell from 70 degrees to minus-10 degrees, freezing the sap and killing the trees. But they planted about 800 new apple trees this year, and plan to add 1,000 more next year.
Owner Tony Ferrara is committed to continuing the tradition.
“It’s such a neat fall outing, and there’s nothing like an apple straight off the tree,” he said.
The apple harvest is light this year, due to a freeze in April, so people should call ahead to check on the picking status.
Happy Apple Farm is a pick-your-own fruit farm that also features blackberries, raspberries, and pumpkins, along with free hay rides, a country store, fresh-pressed apple cider, apple cider donuts, apple pie and applewood-smoked brisket or pulled pork on the weekends. (1190 1st St., Penrose. 719-429-6300.)
And Delicious Orchards in Hotchkiss reports an “excellent” you-pick apple crop this year. (39126 CO-133, Hotchkiss. (970-527-1110.)
Lots of apple festivals are taking place soon: | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/colorado-apple-harvest-aims-for-comeback/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/67aa3ab5e83826b5b4536ce33ac8a98c12e78d2d4c4d87c539673343ae242010.json |
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"Jesse Paul"
] | 2016-08-29T16:46:36 | null | 2016-08-29T15:02:54 | The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the 50-year-old Brighton man who died in a single-vehicle dump truck crash Thursday morning near the Pine Junction Area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fjefferson-county-dump-truck-crash-man-killed%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Authorities identify man killed in Jefferson County dump truck crash | null | null | www.denverpost.com | The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the 50-year-old Brighton man who died in a single-vehicle dump truck crash Thursday morning near the Pine Junction Area.
Ubaldo Ruelas Ramirez died of multiple blunt force injuries in what has been ruled an accident, Chief Deputy Coroner Dan Pruett said on Monday.
Authorities say the wreck happened on Jefferson County Road 126, or Pine Valley Road, two miles south of U.S. 285. Trooper Josh Lewis, of the Colorado State Patrol, says the truck rolled over and that Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene.
The area where the crash happened is between Bailey and Conifer. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/jefferson-county-dump-truck-crash-man-killed/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/89b88aabfa378e340fe17f95b6a4013b777984e2fdbdcb08a6fdb10992e7f876.json |
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"Bruce Finley"
] | 2016-08-31T10:46:46 | null | 2016-08-31T10:00:33 | Environmental health groups analyzing government air quality data have concluded ozone smog from domestic oil and gas production is causing hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks in children. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fozone-smog-from-oil-and-gas-industry-children-asthma-study%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/161067847.jpg?w=1024&h=637 | en | null | Ozone smog from oil and gas industry may be hurting children with asthma, study says | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Environmental health groups analyzing government air quality data have concluded ozone smog from domestic oil and gas production is causing hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks in children under 18 – with Colorado and metro Denver among places hardest hit.
The Clean Air Task Force study unveiled Wednesday found there are more than 750,000 summertime asthma attacks in kids nationwide linked to ozone smog from oil and gas pollution. The study calculated 32,477 asthma attacks every summer afflicting kids in Colorado, which ranked third behind Texas and Oklahoma, and 20,466 cases in the Denver-Aurora area, which ranked fifth behind Dallas, New York, Washington D.C. and Houston.
The task force is a non-profit public health and environment advocacy group based in Boston. Its researchers teamed with Earthworks, a Washington D.C. environmental group, in producing the 24-page “Gasping for Breath” analysis.
These groups favor stronger federal standards to project people from oil and gas industry methane and other air pollution.
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State government regulations in Colorado for oil and gas companies include rules aimed at ensuring companies control methane and volatile organic compound emissions.
Metro Denver and Fort Collins rank high among U.S. cities in ozone pollution, for which Front Range air has been deemed out of compliances with federal health standards. Air quality experts have blamed population growth, the oil and gas industry, vehicle pollution and coal-fired power plants for the elevated ozone.
“This groundbreaking analysis shows that, even if you live nowhere near oil and gas facilities, oil and gas air pollution can threaten your health in Denver, in Colorado, and across the United States,” Earthworks spokesman Alan Septoff said.
“To reduce this threat, the state of Colorado must provide the staff and resources to enforce its precedent-setting rules intended to cut oil and gas air pollution from existing operations, including methane, VOCs and air toxics like benzene and formaldehyde,” Septoff said. “And the Environmental Protection Agency should do the same nationwide.”
The report estimates health effects that can be attributed to ozone linked to air pollution from oil and gas facilities. A team of researchers including Colorado State University scientist Tammy Thompson relied on pollution measurements from the EPA’s national emissions inventory, which compiles data from state, local and tribal agencies.
The researchers first ran data on ozone pollution from all industries through a widely used computer model to project the health consequences, such as asthma attacks and lost school days. Then they ran the data using the same model minus the emissions from oil and gas facilities, said Lesley Fleischman, lead author of the report.
They worked out the difference to determine the air quality and health impact linked to air pollution from oil and gas facilities, Fleischman said.
Colorado Oil and Gas Association officials couldn’t be reached.
Nearly 23 million Americans have asthma, including an estimated 6.1 million kids. Asthma disproportionately affects children and lower-income families. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/31/ozone-smog-from-oil-and-gas-industry-children-asthma-study/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/e3c41dfaab058b35812944ec6c60a89f18120f84f642f46f3c5899a454bf1ea4.json |
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"Dick Hilker"
] | 2016-08-28T00:46:09 | null | 2016-08-27T23:00:35 | Any new manager of people usually learns one lesson quickly: The new boss might have some great ideas for improvements, but if the troops don’t buy into the changes, they will likely fail. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fif-educators-dont-buy-in-education-reform-fails%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/education-hilker.jpg?w=800&h=533 | en | null | If educators don't buy in, education reform fails | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Any newly named manager of people usually learns one lesson quickly.
That is: The new boss might have some great ideas for improvements, but if the troops don’t buy into the changes, they will likely fail.
That also applies in public education.
But overall, there has been little improvement. Alas, the troops — most of the educators — aren’t buying in.
We are now spending a lot of people’s time making even more new plans. Colorado is attempting to gear up for the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, which Congress passed last year as a redo of No Child Left Behind.
Every state must come up with a reform plan that passes muster with the Department of Education in Washington. No fed approval, no money from Uncle Sam. And in Colorado, that comes to some $200 million annually.
Our state education department has named a broad-based committee of 20 individuals to draw up a course of action to recommend to State General Assembly.
The feds have established some requirements, including a degree of annual state-wide testing, a local assessment program and support for — and possibly intervention into — struggling schools.
After many hours of serious deliberation, Colorado’s august committee probably will come up with a sterling plan.
But don’t expect it to make significant difference.
The “educrats” — administrators, principals and teachers — will not be on board. “Educators know best and you don’t understand,” they claim. “Test to punish” is their new buzz phrase.
They have long resisted any attempt to upset the status quo.
And that resistance to change can take many forms:
We can have laws designating standardized testing of students to measure improvement — or lack of it — but if significant numbers of pupils mysteriously refuse to be tested, what will it prove?
We can have evaluations of teachers by principals, but if every teacher is rated “satisfactory” or higher, what is the use of the exercise?
School board members or legislators who become too demanding can face recall elections or be opposed by candidates at the next election who are supported and well-financed by the teachers unions.
Superintendents live under the threat of union votes of “no confidence.”
“Impromptu” protest demonstrations by students can rally public support.
These aren’t hypothetical tactics. They already have been used.
If America’s schools were doing a satisfactory job, turning the keys over to educators might be justified.
But they are not.
Almost one-fourth of Colorado pupils drop out of school before they graduate. And, depending on grade-level and subject, Colorado test scores show that roughly 25 to 50 percent of our kids can’t meet present standards.
Therefore, perhaps reformers need to look at a bigger solution.
In yet another report a decade ago, the New Commission of the American Workforce explained that “our education and training systems were built for another era.
“It is not possible to get to get to where we have to go by patching that system. We need to change the system itself.”
That wouldn’t be easy. But without the troops on board, it might be the only way.
Dick Hilker (dhilker529@aol.com) is a retired Denver suburban newspaper editor and columnist.
To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by e-mail or mail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/if-educators-dont-buy-in-education-reform-fails/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/21706e3f77cd2c987aabe68180976cc0c4b5e593d0399e1e981c75ad9498666e.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-30T22:46:50 | null | 2016-08-30T22:02:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fislamic-state-group-spokesman-killed-syria%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/7c78ccc302544b26a4e4453cec8bb170.jpg?w=1024&h=578 | en | null | Islamic State group says spokesman killed in Syria | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Zeina Karam, The Associated Press
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group’s spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group’s attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group announced Tuesday.
The IS-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Muhammed al-Adnani was “martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in Aleppo,” and vowed to avenge his death. It did not provide any further details on when or how he died.
If confirmed, it would be a major blow to the extremist group, which has been on the retreat in Syria and Iraq, where the borders of its self-declared Islamic caliphate have been steadily eroded in recent months.
Al-Adnani, whose real name is Taha Sobhi Falaha, persistently called for attacks against the West, which paid off in bloody notoriety with the Nov. 13 coordinated attacks in Paris that hit a concert hall, a stadium and restaurants and bars, leaving 130 people dead and hundreds wounded.
Al-Adnani is a Syrian who was born in the northern province of Idlib and is believed to be in his late 30s. He crossed the border and joined al-Qaida in Iraq, a precursor to IS, after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
In late June 2014, he formally declared the establishment of a caliphate, or Islamic state, stretching across parts of Syria and Iraq, under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and demanded allegiance from Muslims worldwide.
A powerful orator, he went on to become the voice of IS. He released numerous, lengthy audio files online in which he delivered fiery sermons urging followers to kill civilians in nations that supported the U.S.-led coalition against the group.
“If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that joined a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be,” al-Adnani said in 2014.
In other speeches he referred to U.S. President Barack Obama as “an idiot” and Secretary of State John Kerry as an “uncircumcised old geezer.”
Earlier this year, he called for massive attacks during Ramadan — a call that translated into the bloodiest Muslim holy month in recent memory. Followers of IS carried out attacks on several continents, including the Orlando shooting, the Nice truck attack in France and a massive suicide bombing in downtown Baghdad.
Al-Adnani also disparaged Saudi Arabia and its influential clerics for failing to rally behind the rebels that the monarchy supports in Syria like they did decades ago in Afghanistan.
In Washington, a U.S. defense official said in response to reports of al-Adnani’s death that a U.S. airstrike on Tuesday targeted “an ISIL senior leader” in the Syrian city of al-Bab, which is northeast of Aleppo. But the official did not say whether the target was al-Adnani. He said the U.S. was still assessing the results of the airstrike. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the airstrikes by name.
Aleppo is a current focal point of the civil war in Syria, where IS, Syrian Kurdish forces, Turkey-backed rebels and President Bashar Assad’s forces are vying for control. The province is frequently struck by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes as well as Russian air raids.
Aamaq vowed revenge against the “filthy cowards in the sect of disbelief.” It said a generation raised in IS-held territory would avenge al-Adnani’s death.
The Islamic State group has suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks, including in Aleppo province, where Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels drove IS out of the border town of Jarablus last week.
In Iraq, the group has lost its strongholds in Fallujah and Ramadi, in the western Anbar province. It still controls Mosul, but Iraqi forces are gearing up for a long-awaited operation to retake the country’s second largest city.
It has also lost some of its most senior commanders and founding members over the past year, including its “minister of war” Omar al-Shishani, feared Iraqi militant Shaker Wuhayeb, also known as Abu Wahib, as well as a top finance official known by several names, including Abu Ali Al-Anbari. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/islamic-state-group-spokesman-killed-syria/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/f756b9e8d50c10de8215e8f62738dff64ef0c48790e65dede053c7f70cd0a3e8.json |
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"Dp Opinion"
] | 2016-08-26T18:46:09 | null | 2016-08-26T17:37:22 | To attribute the mass slaughter of hundreds of innocent French men, women and children to Muslim women not being able to wear their burkinis seems a bit far-fetched. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fa-link-between-burkini-bans-and-french-terror-attacks%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/burkini-letter.jpg?w=800&h=530 | en | null | A link between burkini bans and French terror attacks? | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Re: “Froma Harrop’s troubling support of French burkini bans,” Aug. 24 letter to the editor.
While I admittedly did not study Islam or counterterrorism at Princeton, as did letter-writer Anya Gersoff, to attribute the mass slaughter of hundreds of innocent French men, women and children in attacks such as Charlie Hebdo, Paris and Nice to Muslim women not being able to wear their burkini swimming suits on certain beaches in France seems a bit far-fetched. If not, the problem of Islamic extremism is much more intractable than one could hope to imagine.
Michael Martin, Denver
Submit a letter to the editor via this form or check out our guidelines for how to submit by e-mail or mail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/a-link-between-burkini-bans-and-french-terror-attacks/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/36d870c8ece2290bd2856935e8feaf5844b2602f74b7a86b00a90a383e4d70eb.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-30T16:46:44 | null | 2016-08-30T16:15:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Frick-perry-dancing-with-the-stars%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ap16243527383413.jpg?w=1024&h=688 | en | null | Texas two-step? Rick Perry to appear on “Dancing with the Stars” | null | null | www.denverpost.com | AUSTIN, Texas — Rick Perry is Texas’ longest-serving governor and a two-time unsuccessful presidential candidate. But can he two-step in his signature cowboy boots?
America is about to find out.
Perry tweeted Tuesday that he will appear on season 23 of “Dancing with the Stars” to help veterans, though he didn’t elaborate on how.
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While running for president, Perry scoffed at Trump’s reality show, only to now join one. Perry also once was a fierce Trump critic, but now endorses him.
Another Texas politico, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2009.
The new season premieres Sept. 12 on ABC. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/rick-perry-dancing-with-the-stars/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/9241d51edce4633df72255e1cc9cb46d86825081e48b01abe5766c218858288d.json |
[
"Tamara Chuang"
] | 2016-08-29T10:46:21 | null | 2016-08-29T09:03:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fmicrosoft-windows-10-not-included-update-anymore%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/windows-10-anniversary.png?w=1024&h=496 | en | null | Windows 10 is not included as an update anymore, says Microsoft | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Q: In the beginning, I agreed to download (the free Windows 10) and entered a reservation. When it arrived, I almost downloaded it immediately, until I read about all the trouble everyone was having. Back in April, I decided I would wait and give the upgrade and all other software time to catch up so I read an article by you about how to hide notifications. What I didn’t realize at that time was that I somehow stopped all upgrades from happening and now I have over 40 important upgrades that need to be downloaded. I tried to download the important updates but every single time, no matter what I check or uncheck, my computer immediately begins to download Windows 10. I definitely do not want Windows 10! I like my computer exactly as it is with Windows 7. — Stephanie Beem
Tech+ Download those updates without fear Stephanie. Microsoft stopped offering Windows 10 as a free download on July 30 so technically, it won’t download along with all your other important Windows 7 updates. Microsoft has even stopped with the Windows 10 notifications.
“No, we are no longer doing notifications or allowing downloads via Windows Update or via the GWX application,” Microsoft told me in a statement.
Also gone is the ability to revert back to your old Windows within 30 days if you don’t like Windows 10. Since it’s no longer free, that feature is not necessary, apparently.
Of course, for those who missed the freebie, Windows 10 is still available for $120.
See past Tech+ answers or ask your own tech question at dpo.st/mailbag. If you’re e-mailing your question, please add “Mailbag” to the subject line. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/microsoft-windows-10-not-included-update-anymore/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/526f651da6fd4bcb44898d94ca110178b1634c835504f5aef9c2388d0b524378.json |
[
"Jesse Paul"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:32 | null | 2016-08-29T20:33:49 | The FBI is searching for a woman who robbed a Denver bank last week while clad in a black wig and a concert t-shirt bearing the logo for the band Slipknot. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fwoman-bank-robbery-slipknot-tshirt-denver%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/slipknot-bank-robber.jpg?w=706&h=253 | en | null | FBI seeks woman who robbed Denver while bank wearing Slipknot T-shirt | null | null | www.denverpost.com | The FBI is searching for a woman who robbed a Denver bank last week while clad in a black wig and a concert T-shirt bearing the logo for the band Slipknot.
Woman in wig, glasses robs Denver 1st Bank August 23.Tipsters can earn up to $2,000. Call 720.913.7867 pic.twitter.com/6bFvZl7Q2U — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) August 29, 2016
Federal agents say the heist happened Aug. 23 at the 1st Bank branch on the 2600 block of Federal Boulevard.
The woman is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds. She has a colorful butterfly tattoo under her right ear.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can earn up to $2,000. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/woman-bank-robbery-slipknot-tshirt-denver/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/72afd3a57f45445a05ad055fbe1af627dfe3618ce87bd251f2023b4ff458943d.json |
[
"Kirk Mitchell"
] | 2016-08-30T12:46:37 | null | 2016-08-30T12:27:13 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fafternoon-thunderstorms-rain-denver%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160427__cd17SNOW__HHR3148p1.jpg?w=654&h=435 | en | null | Afternoon thunderstorms and rain possible in Denver | null | null | www.denverpost.com | The Denver metro area will have isolated rain and thunderstorms in the late afternoon Tuesday.
There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
On Monday night, some areas in the metro area got as much as three-quarters of an inch of rain, while Denver International Airport only received a trace, said Kyle Fredin, meteorologist for the NWS. Parts of Boulder County received a half-inch of rain, Fredin said.
It will be partly sunny Tuesday, with a high temperature of about 79 degrees. Overnight, temperatures will dip to a low of around 56 degrees, according to the NWS.
Although it will be sunny and rain is not in the forecast for the Front Range on Wednesday, the high will be about 79 degrees again.
It will be breezy, with winds gusting to about 20 mph.
For the rest of the week, it will be warmer in the Denver area with highs in the mid 80s.
Temperatures will peak on Friday afternoon at about 87 degrees. That afternoon, there is a 20 percent chance of rain, according to the NWS.
It will be mostly warm and sunny over the Labor Day weekend, with a high of 86 on Saturday, 84 on Sunday and 78 on Monday, or Labor Day.
Through the weekend there is only a slight chance for rain on Saturday night. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/afternoon-thunderstorms-rain-denver/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/edee6745f42553ce1d482e474d6506d22c7f58d5448e82a65933372883c215f9.json |
[
"Nicki Jhabvala"
] | 2016-08-27T22:46:08 | null | 2016-08-27T22:43:43 | With so much uncertainty on the offensive side, Denver needs Miller to be the true face and future leader of the team. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fvon-miller-broncos-leader%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/von-miller-broncos-camp.jpg?w=1024&h=727 | en | null | Is Von Miller primed to the carry torch as the Broncos' leader? | null | null | www.denverpost.com | All eyes are on the quarterbacks. Inevitable. Typical. Completely warranted for the Broncos this year as they transition from four years with a likely future Hall of Famer to an unprecedented open competition at the most pivotal position.
But while there’s so much attention given to the “now” — the quarterbacks, the offense after Peyton Manning — the defense has quietly built a foundation for later, true to John Elway’s style. Maybe you haven’t noticed the small changes — yet — but they’re significant ones that could have a lasting impact on the team.
And they start with DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller.
“We knew what Von could do and we knew the physical talent he had,” Elway said. “Obviously, he had some bumps in the road there, but that’s going to happen to some guys. They’re young. So I think DeMarcus was a guy we thought, no question, would be a great role model for Von to get him to see what it takes to be great, what it takes to be a leader and start creating that legacy for Von.”
Ware, one of the Broncos’ key 2014 defensive signings, is a force on the field and off. His 11-year NFL career spans seven and a half pages in the Broncos’ media guide. His 134.5 career sacks have been felt by 56 quarterbacks and his nine Pro Bowl selections are a record for defenders.
But in Denver, he’s been much more.
“When he’s out there, he’s taking advantage of every play. You want to take advantage of every opportunity you get on the field,” Miller said. “That’s inspiring. That’s the type of player I know I can be and seeing it up close and in person has definitely helped me.”
Earlier this week, for the first time this offseason, Ware took the field after recovering from a back injury that sidelined him for five games last season. He’s aiming for the season-opener against Carolina for a full return. But with a revised contract, he’ll likely have a revised role.
Same goes for Miller.
After reaping the riches of a summer-long media tour and capping it all off with the biggest payout of all — a record $114.5 million contract — Miller says he’s still “just Von,” a natural leader, who has “a natural influence on my teammates and my peers,” who wants to be both a model of consistency and an example of change.
But if 2016 is Ware’s final year as a Bronco, Miller has been primed to carry the torch.
“I’ve been watching Von this whole offseason and he’s a different guy,” Ware said. “Yeah, he did all of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and all of the other stuff and traveled around the world, but when he came back, he was a lot more focused. He got a lot of that out of his system and now you can tell by the tenacity and how he brings it to the field and practice. The leadership also — he’s being a bigger leader and vocal guy. Usually he doesn’t talk that much on the field, but he’s actually been a lot more vocal out there and now we’re tag-teaming. He’s on the left and I’m on the right and everybody else is in the middle. It just feels great to have a guy like that.”
With so much uncertainty on the offensive side, Denver needs Miller to be the true face and future leader of the team.
Just something to keep an eye on. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/von-miller-broncos-leader/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/70a6456d12a68a0fcebe80c5f6cd70ba06a4636fa695530163fe9f69e68efd7d.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-31T14:46:48 | null | 2016-08-31T13:19:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fharrison-fast-body-found-in-switzerland%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/harrison-east-listing.jpg?w=300&h=201 | en | null | Body of missing Boulder extreme sports enthusiast found in Switzerland | null | null | www.denverpost.com | GENEVA — Authorities in Switzerland say they have found the remains of an American extreme sports enthusiast who went missing in the Alps five months ago.
Bern cantonal (state) police said Wednesday the 28-year-old’s body was spotted by a helicopter crew Aug. 25.
Harrison Fast, from Boulder, Colorado, was speed flying on the Jungfrau mountain in late March when the group he was with lost sight of him in bad weather. Speed flyers run or ski down slopes and then use special parachutes designed to let them fly fast and close to the ground.
Fast’s family organized a large-scale search for him, using drones to fly over dangerous terrain.
In a statement on Facebook, the family said it was relieved but deeply saddened to confirm that Fast’s remains had been identified. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/31/harrison-fast-body-found-in-switzerland/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/1a938d4505101be7a4f68f743c23e8d8846f86c9fa0681ee7be79918f471d254.json |
[
"Tamara Chuang"
] | 2016-08-31T12:46:49 | null | 2016-08-31T11:00:59 | When Ibotta linked its mobile-app users to cash rebates from online stores three years ago, the experiment failed. Miserably. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fibotta-adds-deep-linking-technology-40-percent-cash-back-rebates%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ibotta_app_app.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Ibotta adds deep-linking technology to offer up to 40 percent cash-back rebates | null | null | www.denverpost.com | When Ibotta linked its mobile-app users to cash rebates from online stores three years ago, the experiment failed. Miserably.
“We felt the tools and technology weren’t good enough for our use case,” said Bryan Leach, founder and CEO of the Denver-based shopping app. “You had to pinch and zoom. Customers weren’t getting an immediate notice on their reward. It was not seamless. We were unhappy.”
Leach is much happier today because the company took a different route to encourage mobile-app users to buy online: through another app.
In a week-long soft launch of the new program — which goes live Wednesday — a tiny portion of Ibotta’s 20 million users tried the new feature and wound up spending more than $1 million while using other apps, booking rooms on Hotels.com app, ordering beer from Drizly’s app and buying coupons with Groupon’s app. Ibotta integrated “deep linking” technology from New York’s Button to connect other apps to its own. Adding some custom technology, Ibotta’s app offers personal deals for users — and retailers, which can now change the rebate depending on the user.
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“On the web, everyone starts with Google. But in mobile, that’s not where commerce starts anymore,” Leach said. “Ibotta is positioning itself as the front door to all mobile commerce.”
Ibotta’s app typically rebates cash based on a percentage of a user’s in-store purchase, like 25 cents for buying Bar-S Bologna at Walmart. To get the cash, Ibotta users must scan in a print receipt in the app and when they reach $20, Ibotta pays up. The new app-to-app feature is similar, but cash credit is automatic with payouts still coming in $20 increments. Some retailers credit accounts instantly while others, like Groupon, have a 45-day wait period.
Ibotta’s approach could help turn app users into actual buyers, which is not common, said Andrew Lipsman, vice president of marketing and insights for market researcher comScore, Inc. In comScore’s first-quarter report on U.S. retail, it found that two-thirds of consumers use a mobile phone to browse on a retailer site but end up buying on a PC or tablet. Mobile commerce made up just 20 percent of the $83.5 billion spent digitally that quarter.
“People are more likely to shop on mobile than buy on mobile,” Lipsman said, calling it the mobile-commerce gap. “Mobile has a lot more friction.”
Friction includes security concerns, inability to see product details, difficulty of navigating between screens and slow or spotty connection speeds.
“But we should see that gap narrow. People will get over security issues over time. Screen sizes are getting bigger and that’s helping dollars flow more quickly,” Lipsman said.
But the other boon for the app economy is the promise that Ibotta’s app will encourage people to try new apps. On average, says comScore, mobile users have no more than three retail apps, with the top one being Amazon.
Button CEO Mike Jaconi agreed that it may be a pain to download a new app, add a credit card number and remember to start using the app. But this isn’t about downloading a new app. It’s “the means to an end,” he said.
“As an example, with Ibotta we are seeing an install rate north of 59 percent, while industry averages are in the order of 15 to 20 percent,” Jaconi said. “The beauty of Button’s marketplace is that after the install, a significant number of these new users end up purchasing and becoming repeat purchasers.”
Ibotta’s tech team helped build an ad-targeting-like feature known as Dynamic Segmentation. That means Ibotta users who frequently use Groupon, for example, may get a 5 percent cash rebate. But infrequent Groupon shoppers may see 40 percent offer.
But a key point, Jaconi added, is that buying on an mobile app is much easier than buying on a mobile website. App users have already logged in and stored a credit card and a shipping address.
“The reason mobile proved challenging for retailers was that checking out in mobile wasn’t easy — whether it was the slow loading and constant re-entry of credit card and address details,” Jaconi said. “Mobile web experiences were and, in many cases, still are terrible.” | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/31/ibotta-adds-deep-linking-technology-40-percent-cash-back-rebates/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/8c34bdbedd71a85479d2c7ae0e8f675edc5ed1316200d439f98355f3451eb9b4.json |
[
"Bloomberg News"
] | 2016-08-26T20:46:01 | null | 2016-08-26T19:22:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fanheuser-busch-inbev-bankers-lawyers-collecting-fees%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/488503894.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Megabrew a megaboon for bankers, lawyers collecting $2 billion in fees | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Banks, law firms, accountants, public relations companies and the tax man are lining up for about $2 billion in fees and expenses from Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $103.8 billion takeover of rival SABMiller.
AB InBev will pay out $1.74 billion, the company said in a statement Friday. That includes:
$725 million for financing arrangements;
Up to $135 million for financial and corporate broking advice split by advisers including Lazard, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, BNP Paribas Bank of America and Standard Bank Group;
As much as $185 million for legal advice to firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;
$15 million to the accountants;
$20 million for public relations advice from Brunswick Group; and
$180 million for other professional services, such as management consultants
$475 million for transaction taxes, other costs and expenses.
SABMiller will pay $202 million in fees including:
$113 million for financial and broking advice to banks led by financial advisory boutique Robey Warshaw, along with JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners;
$76 million for legal advice from law firms including Linklaters;
$2 million to the accountants;
$9 million for public relations work from Finsbury; and
$2 million for other costs and expenses.
Related Articles July 29, 2016 China’s regulators bless AB InBev-SABMiller mega merger
July 27, 2016 SABMiller pauses integration work wth Anheuser-Busch InBev The deal is the latest win this year for British bank Robey Warshaw. The company also advised Softbank Group on its acquisition of U.K. semiconductor designer ARM Holdings as well as London Stock Exchange Group on its merger with Deutsche Boerse.
As part of the deal, AB InBev also expects to cut about 3 percent of the combined company’s workforce in the next three years, it said in documents related to the acquisition published Friday. That amounts to about 5,500 jobs, a person familiar with the matter said. The job cuts will form part of the $1.4 billion of annual savings that AB InBev has said it’s seeking from the takeover.
Last month, SABMiller’s board unanimously recommended AB InBev’s improved takeover offer, paving the way for the biggest acquisition in the history of the beer industry. Terms of the take over include the $12 billion sale by SABMiller of its 58 percent stake in MillerCoors to its joint-venture partner, Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/anheuser-busch-inbev-bankers-lawyers-collecting-fees/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/687fd16e325e400b7d06d23c313c864407f95bcac59c31f6736c93b6d9f9cd61.json |
[
"Nick Groke"
] | 2016-08-26T22:45:55 | null | 2016-08-26T22:33:10 | Who is on the Broncos' bubble as the first round of roster cuts loom? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fjhabvala-vs-groke-broncos-bubble-roster-cuts%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ronnie-hillman1.jpg?w=1024&h=617 | en | null | Jhabvala vs. Groke: Who is on the Broncos’ bubble with roster cuts looming? | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Who is on the Broncos’ bubble as the first round of roster cuts loom?
Nicki: The first player I look to is Garrett Graham, a tight end similar (in so many ways) to Owen Daniels. Graham was signed in April to seemingly replace Daniels. Graham has been nursing a shoulder injury for quite some time, while Virgil Green has impressed and John Phillips has stepped in, catching a touchdown pass against San Francisco and earning the praise of coach Gary Kubiak. The Broncos also recently re-signed Manasseh Garner. The tight end group has always been a Kubiak favorite, but a rotating cast of players last season failed to produce as he would have liked. This year’s group has already been hit with injuries, and Graham may end up being the odd man out.
Nick: Let’s skip to the defense, where the Broncos are so deep they seemingly could cut a starting-worthy NFL 11. The tightest race? Linebackers. The Broncos go six deep with Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware, Brandon Marshall, Todd Davis, Shane Ray and Shaquil Barrett. That leaves four more linebackers fighting for two or three spots. The odd man out seems to be Vontarrius Dora, who played well enough in training camp to earn a nickname (“The Explorer”) and catch the eye of coaches. The Broncos can only hope to hide him on the practice squad. But other teams will come calling.
Nicki: While the quarterbacks have been the primary focus of training camp, the running backs warrant attention. The arrival of Devontae Booker and the high expectations for Kapri Bibbs has put the pressure on Ronnie Hillman, the most tenured of the bunch, to perform. Kubiak mentioned last week that Hillman had a strong week of play — in the loss to San Francisco (three carries, 21 yards) and in practice — but also noted Bibbs’ special teams contributions. Hillman’s future will be decided soon enough.
Nick: Hillman is an interesting case. But I’m sticking with the defense. The “No Fly Zone” secondary, led by Chris Harris Jr., Aqib Talib and Bradley Roby, has room to add new members. Kayvon Webster is a lock. That leaves two second-year corners fighting for one spot, it seems. Lorenzo Doss and Taurean Nixon are neck and neck, but Doss has been more impressive at Dove Valley in August, ripping interceptions from receivers and otherwise making life a cruel mess for quarterbacks.
Nicki: For the record, punters are football players, too, and the Broncos thought enough of one to use a draft pick on him. Now you have to wonder if Riley Dixon, the rookie out of Syracuse, has shown enough to unseat Britton Colquitt, the longest-tenured Bronco and a franchise record-holder. Colquitt came through in the clutch last season, but he also carries a $4 million cap hit. Special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis said last week that Dixon and Colquitt are “pretty even in the stats.” Glad I don’t have to decide that one.
Nick: Look, if we’re going to talk about special teams, then let’s talk about returners. Kalif Raymond jumped into the spotlight early in training camp with his raw speed. And he’s a great longshot story. The undrafted wide receiver out of Holy Cross is generously listed at 5-foot-9. But receiver is a tough spot to break through on this Broncos roster. And Jordan Norwood is still listed No. 1 at both punt returner and kickoff returner. The Broncos are not likely to have a kickoff return specialist. Too bad. Raymond would be fun. Maybe later. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/jhabvala-vs-groke-broncos-bubble-roster-cuts/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/d4ff3445e1ae1b26474edcc189eb5346b4d992cb7e17faabb20c8cd08bae03d9.json |
[
"Tom Mcghee"
] | 2016-08-28T16:46:14 | null | 2016-08-28T15:45:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fteen-suspect-arrest-shooting-brother-larimer-county%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Teen suspect arrested in shooting of brother in Larimer County | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Larimer County authorities arrested a teenage suspect after a manhunt that began when one teen allegedly shot his brother early Saturday morning.
“At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, 08/27/16, the juvenile suspect involved in the incident at 400 South Overland Trail contacted the lead investigator and offered to surrender himself to authorities,” the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. The teen is being held on allegations of first degree assault.
Because he is a minor, he is not being identified.
Deputies responded at about 2 a.m., on Saturday to the area of 400 South Overland Trail on a report of a shooting.
“Two brothers had gotten into an argument, and one had shot the other and then left the scene,” the news release states. “The victim was transported to an area hospital, and deputies are actively searching for the suspect in the area bordered by Overland Trail, Taft Hill Road, Mulberry Street, and Laporte Avenue.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Larimer County Sheriff’s Office at 970-416-1985 or Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868 where callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/teen-suspect-arrest-shooting-brother-larimer-county/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/526624cf6087bbbb6af6b7b4d262a09b621f9933d68d8669a79ac09df0a9b960.json |
[
"Terry Frei"
] | 2016-08-27T18:46:03 | null | 2016-08-27T18:00:40 | After his tenure as a player, graduate assistant and assistant at Georgia -- a tenure broken up for one only season at Jacksonville State in Alabama -- he still is settling in as a head coach heading into year two, and even getting used to wearing something other than red. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fmike-bobo-getting-accustomed%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/489222990.jpg?w=1024&h=682 | en | null | Mike Bobo still getting accustomed to CSU, Mountain West | null | null | www.denverpost.com | FORT COLLINS — As Colorado State practices on the fields adjacent to Moby Arena getting ready for its Friday opener against Colorado in Denver, the upper reaches of the under-construction on-campus stadium and cranes are visible to the southeast.
Barring unforeseen delays, the stadium opening is only a year away, in time for the 2017 season, which would be Mike Bobo’s third as the Rams’ head coach.
Things have a way of changing fast in college football (right, Jim McElwain?), but Bobo continues to speak of long-range views for the CSU program. After his tenure as a player, graduate assistant and assistant at Georgia — a tenure broken up for one only season at Jacksonville State in Alabama — he still is settling in as a head coach heading into year two, and even getting used to wearing something other than red.
“I don’t think you ever feel totally comfortable,” Bobo said last week. “To be honest, you’ve got the team, you’ve got the coaches, you’ve got your families, you worry about every little thing every day and making sure you’re covering every detail. And then at the same time, letting guys take over for their responsibilities. You delegate and let them handle it.
“As a player, you were excited to go out there and play. As a coach, you worry about every little thing and the games are agony. Every part of it. I enjoy the locker room when we win, but you worry about every little detail, making sure you’ve covered. There are a lot of decisions as a head coach I’ve never had to think about before.”
Before becoming a head coach, Bobo recalled watching games on television and wondering how he would handle certain situations as a head coach.
“I’m going to make some mistakes,” he said. “We’ll address it and we’ll move on.”
One major adjustment he’s had to make is reconfiguring parameters of talent evaluation for a Mountain West school after so many years in the Southeastern Conference.
“One year definitely helps,” Bobo said. “One year of playing guys, of being able to see their personnel in person, and not just on tape. One year of recruiting the similar type of player, recruiting against guys. I think in three, four years, I’ll have a real good feel of it. I’m recruiting you, but I don’t get you and (you) go Boise State. It’s, ‘I remember this kid, I remember his strengths, I remember his weaknesses.
“A lot of these kids, I don’t know what they were like in high school. When I was in the SEC for a long time, it wasn’t just playing against those guys, but it was also recruiting them and remembering them from high school, what he was like, what kind of body frame he had, what were his positives in his skill-set and what we thought he needed to work at. So it’s all of that over time, and getting to know different coaches. ‘I remember this coach from this school and now he’s at this school and he ran this back in 2007.’ I don’t have any of that. I have one year of playing eight conference games, so that will take a bit of time.”
The Rams were 7-6 under Bobo a year ago, opening with a rout of Savannah State and then losing consecutive games in overtime to Minnesota at Hughes Stadium and Colorado in Denver. The Rocky Mountain Showdown is the opener this time.
The loss a year ago came in wrenching fashion, with the Rams having a 27-yard field goal attempt blocked in overtime before CU’s Diego Gonzalez made a 32-yarder to win the game.
“Losing is bad for team morale,” Bobo said. “We lost two games in a row in overtime and that’s our job as a football coach — as head football coach, assistant football coach of our football team — to rally the troops and be resilient and come back and realize you have a long season. You preach that, but still, to 18-to-22-year-olds, when you lose something, it’s crushing. And coaches sometimes, too. We take losses harder and it’s coming back to refocus. It took us a little while.
“I mean, you have to give credit to the teams that beat us, too. We played some good football teams after the CU game, and it just took us a while to find our groove. It’s one game, OK? It’s an important game. It’s an in-state game. It means something to everybody in this state. It means something to our players. It’s just like Game 2 (against Texas-San Antonio) is going to be.”
Bobo said that his parents, George and Barbara, are traveling in from Georgia in the upcoming week, arriving in time for the Showdown, and are planning to stay for a couple months. George is a retired highly successful high school coach in Georgia who had to abandon his beloved triple-option offense when a junior starting quarterback was better suited for throwing the ball than running.
A kid named Mike.
Bobo said that his dad has come around to the appropriateness of his son not coaching option football.
“He’ll say every once in a while, ‘You need to run the fullback,’ ” Mike Bobo said. “But I’m like, ‘No … he’s a guard.’ ” | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/mike-bobo-getting-accustomed/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/ced31fe30152a53a6fa416900228e308d40fe9bf5935178856d07e17891f1d0f.json |
[
"Dp Opinion"
] | 2016-08-28T00:46:13 | null | 2016-08-27T23:01:08 | When Coloradans look at the cost of the 2.4 times increase in their state tax bill, many will conclude other states offer more affordable alternatives. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fshould-colorado-voters-approve-amendment-69-and-enact-coloradocare-2-letters%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/health-care-mcardle.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Should Colorado voters approve Amendment 69 and enact ColoradoCare? | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Re: “Colorado single-payer health care plan would quickly implode,” Aug. 20 Megan McArdle column.
Megan McArdle’s column explains many of the reasons why the ColoradoCare proposal, Amendment 69, is a bad idea. The immense expansion of state government and multiplying of the state income tax to 2.4 times its current rate would also have far-reaching implications that she doesn’t discuss.
The current status of our state as being a desirable place to live, with its low employment rate and high real estate values, would quickly end when people realize the cost of having the highest income tax rate in the nation. The resulting outflow of jobs and a dramatic slowing of the current population boom would be an economic disaster for Colorado.
When many people and companies look at the cost of such an increase in their state tax bill, combined with limited or no benefit to those who wouldn’t be covered (Medicare participants and others who wouldn’t be eligible), many will conclude other states offer more affordable alternatives.
Doug Wilhelm, Littleton
Megan McArdle’s implication that Coloradans will be paying for ColoradoCare by raising their taxes to 2.4 times the current rate without explaining that the current premiums being paid to insurers would be eliminated is insane. Nowhere in the article does she state that the average family’s medical insurance bill is over $10,000 per year. That’s a lot more than the average person’s state income tax liability or property tax.
Businesses and individuals will pay into ColoradoCare instead of paying for-profit insurers who extract billions of dollars out of the health care system that could be used to meet patients’ needs. In addition, Colorado will continue to receive government funding for Medicaid. Please tell the truth so that Coloradans can make an informed decision in November.
Mark Zaitz, Denver
Submit a letter to the editor via this form or check out our guidelines for how to submit by e-mail or mail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/should-colorado-voters-approve-amendment-69-and-enact-coloradocare-2-letters/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/f89c648fbb8dce6fa5d280be8b683770b2abc9aa20fd04248cd4ade2e8c3800d.json |
[
"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-31T04:46:50 | null | 2016-08-31T04:16:16 | Nothing quite measures up to the latest tribute to retiring Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fred-sox-david-ortiz-immortalized-in-corn-maze%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/maze.jpg?w=900&h=647 | en | null | Red Sox slugger David Ortiz immortalized in corn maze | null | null | www.denverpost.com | STERLING, Mass. — Nothing quite measures up to the latest tribute to retiring Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.
A corn maze dedicated to the player known as Big Papi was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesday in Sterling, Massachusetts.
Ortiz had a message for his legions of fans at the unveiling: “I love corn.”
The 8-acre maze was created by Davis Mega Maze and features a cornstalk rendering of Ortiz’s trademark home run pose of pointing two fingers to the sky. It’s accompanied by the phrase “Thanks Big Papi.”
The maze opens to the public on Saturday.
Davis Mega Maze has been carving a different design into the field every year for about 20 years. This year marks the first time a living celebrity has been featured. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/red-sox-david-ortiz-immortalized-in-corn-maze/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/5e65eb88862f4355a0cc3e6111ce8b5c187eb697a059c42e0c3c2f3d1307ef7d.json |
[
"Mark K. Matthews"
] | 2016-08-29T06:46:32 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:52 | Colorado voters could learn as early as Monday whether they will get a chance to vote this November on two anti-fracking ballot measures. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ffate-of-colorados-anti-fracking-measures-coming-soon%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160512___CD17IMMIGRANTS_JPL4431xp1.jpg?w=654&h=436 | en | null | Fate of Colorado’s anti-fracking measures coming soon | null | null | www.denverpost.com | WASHINGTON — Colorado voters could learn as early as Monday whether they will get a chance to vote this November on two anti-fracking ballot measures — a high-stakes fight that already has drawn notice from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Colorado’s Secretary of State is expected to announce this week whether environmentalists have submitted enough signatures to ask voters whether they want new restrictions that would limit hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — a process in which energy companies pump water, sand and chemicals into the ground to extract oil and natural gas.
One measure would give local governments more power to regulate energy development; the other would prohibit new oil and gas facilities within 2,500 feet of homes and other occupied structures.
None, one or both could make the ballot depending on whether supporters were able to gather enough signatures. A minimum of 98,492 signatures are required, and the state is in the process of conducting a random sample test of the petitions to determine whether they’ve met the threshold.
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Supporters reportedly submitted more than 100,000 signatures for each proposal — though not much more than that — and the slim margin could keep both measures off the ballot if too many signatures are ruled invaild.
“We are well over 100,000 on both those initiatives and we are waiting for the final number and tally to be verified by the Secretary of State’s office,” said Diana Best of Greenpeace, which helped gather signatures. “We are not in the clear and it’s not 100 percent but we feel very confident we have a shot at this.”
Expect a battle if either proposal makes the ballot. Oil and gas companies are getting ready to spend big, and the issue even has gotten some play in the presidential race.
During a recent trip to Colorado, Trump indicated support for at least one of the initiatives.
“Well, I’m in favor of fracking, but I think that voters should have a big say in it,” he told KUSA-Channel 9. “If a municipality or state wants to ban fracking, I can understand it.”
Afterward, questions lingered about whether Trump meant what he said — fueled by comments from a top supporter who said last week that the Republican candidate backed the energy industry.
Friday, Trump’s top campaign official in Colorado said the Republican candidate would like to see the anti-fracking measures defeated if they make the ballot.
“Mr. Trump supports fracking — it’s part of his ‘all of the above’ energy plan — and he hopes the voters of Colorado also will vote in favor of fracking if they have a chance in November,” said Patrick Davis, Trump’s Colorado state director.
Asked to explain the earlier statement, Davis said Trump “was asked about a local issue he was not briefed on” and wanted to err on the side of giving voters the choice.
For her part, Clinton took steps to promote fracking internationally while she served as U.S. Secretary of State, but on the campaign trail she has said local communities should have the right to restrict the practice. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/fate-of-colorados-anti-fracking-measures-coming-soon/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/c81b142bfceafa5cec2e0f425bffde16ad97034b97cf47f85f81495d4e1e1689.json |
[
"Terry Frei"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:35 | null | 2016-08-29T20:06:03 | Moments before the opening of Colorado State coach Mike Bobo's noon news conference Monday, the weekly media release distributed to reporters included this listing at quarterback on the depth chart page: | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcsu-rams-starting-qb%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/489222990.jpg?w=1024&h=682 | en | null | And the Rams’ starting quarterback is … Mike Bobo still isn’t saying | null | null | www.denverpost.com | FORT COLLINS — Moments before the opening of Colorado State coach Mike Bobo’s noon news conference Monday, the weekly media release distributed to reporters included this listing at quarterback on the depth chart page:
5 Faton Bauta Sr. OR
7 Nick Stevens Jr. OR
15 Collin Hill Fr.
A notation after the listing explained that the players were “listed in order by class year.”
Ah, the intrigue of college football.
Bobo indeed has named his starter — to his team on Sunday — but wouldn’t disclose that choice publicly Monday, with Friday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado approaching.
It would be a shocker if the Rams’ starter was anyone other than the incumbent, junior Nick Stevens, a second-team all-Mountain West choice last season, but Bobo wouldn’t confirm that at his news conference.
Bauta, who transferred in from Georgia in time for spring practice, had one career start for the Bulldogs, against Florida last season. Hill is a highly touted true freshman who also arrived in time for spring ball.
What does Bobo gain by not disclosing his starter?
“I might gain an extra hour of Jim Leavitt trying to find tape on Faton Bauta,” Bobo said of Colorado’s veteran defensive coordinator. “Or Jim Leavitt watching Dorman (S.C.) High School to see what kind of player Collin Hill was in high school. Was he a guy they ran, was he a drop-back guy? Coaches will watch hours and hours of tape and you’re trying to find out who’s playing at what position and you’re trying to find out everything you can about that individual.
“I know that’s how I am and it’s how I know defensive coaches I’ve been around (are). When we don’t know who a starter is in the past, you’re watching anything and everything to try and get some sense of what kind of player is this. What kind of athlete he is. What kind of arm strength he has. Is he going to make the field throws? Is he going to stretch the ball downfield?
“I would think they’re going to watch a little more tape. It’s not to gain some big, big advantage.”
Bobo said the quarterbacks reacted well to his decision.
“They’re all great kids,” Bobo said. “And really all of them knew, the way we’ve been repping things since the last scrimmage. I just wanted some confirmation for myself. I didn’t really want to tell them until I put them in some situations, and wanted another couple of practices to confirm what I thought.
“The competition’s been great, they’ve been great to each other, they’ve been great teammates. They both have great leadership skills in their own way. And like I told each of them, you still have to prepare like you’re the starter.”
Stevens backed up Garrett Grayson as a redshirt freshman, then completed 60.8 percent of his passes last season when throwing for 2,679 yards with 21 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions.
The Rams were scheduled for a 3:50 p.m. practice Monday, with offensive players available to the media after. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/csu-rams-starting-qb/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/384d83d7c167d6225a7155a3e7f8cea2f02fee8b650e03f8d827e6f86a0666b5.json |
[
"Kieran Nicholson"
] | 2016-08-30T02:46:32 | null | 2016-08-30T02:04:15 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ftom-gavin-longtime-denver-newspaperman-dies-at-91%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Tom Gavin, longtime Denver newspaperman, dies at 91 | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Tom Gavin, a former Denver Post columnist and long-time newspaper man, died Aug. 21 at his Denver home. Gavin was 91.
Gavin, who also wrote for the Rocky Mountain News, covered Denver, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region for more than four decades, including a stint in the Post’s Washington, D.C., bureau from 1977 to 1981.
Gavin was well-known for his clear, concise copy, as well as a dogged pursuit of stories that mattered to his readers.
“He was an icon,” said Cindy Parmenter, a former Post staffer who worked alongside Gavin in Washington. “The whole region read Tom Gavin. His columns were insightful, often very funny. We looked forward to them.”
Born in Oakland, Calif., in 1925, Gavin was reared in the small San Luis Valley town of La Jara, Colo., by his paternal grandmother, Catherine McCunniff. After his grandmother’s death, Gavin, as a teenager, lived in Denver with his father, Thomas F. Gavin, an electrician, and his stepmother. Gavin attended Cathedral High School in Denver, where he met a popular girl who would become his wife.
Tensions at home caused Gavin to drop out of Cathedral and work for a time as a ranch-hand in Kremmling. During World War II, Gavin served in the Navy as an aviation machinist working on PBY aircraft. He graduated from the University of Denver, which he attended on the G.I. Bill.
In 1947, Gavin married the former Winnie Oberhauser and joined the staff of the Rocky Mountain News that same year. At the News, Gavin covered the police beat and the Statehouse. In 1961, he was hired by The Denver Post to cover politics and the Statehouse. He launched his first column, “Politics and other Diversions.”
“Tom Gavin was one of the last great practitioners of a dying art — crystallizing the viewpoint of a community,” said his daughter, Jennifer Gavin Bettelheim, like her father a journalist and former Denver Post political reporter. “Although he started out with a purely politics column in 1962, it evolved into a general column, which by turns offered consternation, humor, poignancy — he touched all bases.”
A Denver resident for most of his life, many of Gavin’s columns centered around his “fashionable South Vrain Street” abode where he and his wife, “the fair Winifred” raised three children in the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home.
During his long newspaper career — 47 years — Gavin served as assistant managing editor and managing editor of the Rocky Mountain News from 1973 to 1977 and was an associate editor/national correspondent in the Washington bureau of The Denver Post. In ’81 he and Winnie returned to Denver, where he continued writing his column for the Denver Post until 1995. Gavin was a longtime member and former president of the Denver Press Club.
“He was an excellent newspaper man,” said Virginia Culver, a former colleague of Gavin’s at The Post. “Tom could knock somebody around, but not in a mean way. He saw through people and he pegged it. He made a mark every time he wrote about somebody.”
Gavin was preceded in death by Winnie in 2006. He is survived by his son, Dennis Gavin, of Aberdeen, S.D.; two daughters, Kathy Manfred of Cimarron, Colo., and Jennifer Gavin Bettelheim of Olney, Md.; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A wake will be held at the Denver Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/tom-gavin-longtime-denver-newspaperman-dies-at-91/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/eeead3a8c86c2287976259370a1857b2a94af9b302a7a68728524553d6f68610.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-27T16:46:05 | null | 2016-08-27T16:06:43 | NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin was shot and killed in Chicago while pushing her baby in a stroller near a school where she intended to register her children. Wade lamented on Twitter what he called another "act of senseless gun violence." | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fdwyane-wade-cousin-fatally-shot-chicago-stroller%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dwyane-wade-chicago-violence.jpg?w=1024&h=657 | en | null | Dwyane Wade’s cousin fatally shot pushing baby in stroller | null | null | www.denverpost.com | CHICAGO — NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin was shot and killed in Chicago while pushing her baby in a stroller near a school where she intended to register her children. Wade lamented on Twitter what he called another “act of senseless gun violence.”
Nykea Aldridge, 32, had recently relocated to an area on the city’s South Side, her family said.
On Friday, Aldridge was near the school, which is about a mile and a half southwest of the University of Chicago, when two males walked up and fired shots at a third man but hit Aldridge in the head and arm. She wasn’t the intended target, police said.
Police are questioning witnesses in the shooting but had no suspects in custody.
Wade, a native of Chicago who signed with the Chicago Bulls in July after 13 years with the Miami Heat, posted Friday on Twitter: “My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal. #EnoughIsEnough.” On Saturday, he again tweeted: “RIP Nykea Aldridge…#EnoughIsEnough.”
Chicago has been plagued by gun violence for years, especially in a few South and West Side neighborhoods. This July alone, there were 65 homicides — the most that month since 2006.
A day earlier, Wade had participated via satellite in a town hall meeting in Chicago on gun violence hosted by ESPN, along with his mother, pastor Jolinda Wade. Dwyane Wade’s charitable organization, Wade’s World Foundation, does community outreach in the Chicago area.
Outside the emergency room where Aldridge was pronounced dead, Jolinda Wade clutched her sister and spoke for the family as mourners stood in a circle holding hands and praying. She said she’d participated in the ESPN town hall meeting “never knowing that the next day we would be the ones that would actually be living and experiencing it.”
“We’re still going to try to help and empower people like the one who senselessly shot my niece in the head,” Jolinda Wade said. “We’re going to try to help these people to transform their minds and give them a different direction.”
It is not the first time Dwyane Wade’s family in Chicago has been affected by gun violence. His nephew, Darin Johnson, was shot twice in the leg on the South Side in 2012 but recovered.
Chicago had recorded 381 homicides by the end of July, up 30 percent from the same period of 2015. Its murder rate is higher than the more populous cities of New York and Los Angeles.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has spoken about the city’s violence , and used Aldridge’s death as a chance to tweet about it Saturday morning. He posted: “Dwayne (sic) Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”
Family members are caring for Alridge’s baby, who wasn’t hurt. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/27/dwyane-wade-cousin-fatally-shot-chicago-stroller/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/29696b41bbaa55281e1dbbc0a7345b82350d298313106b072dbadd6f9d443e05.json |
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"Irv Moss"
] | 2016-08-26T20:45:56 | null | 2016-08-26T20:44:17 | If there was an endurance wall for pitcher Kyle Freeland to run into in his first full season in the Rockies' farm system, he stepped right over it. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fkyle-freeland-rockies-farm-system%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kyle-freeland.jpg?w=1024&h=673 | en | null | Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland still going strong at Triple-A Albuquerque | null | null | www.denverpost.com | If there was an endurance wall for pitcher Kyle Freeland to run into in his first full season in the Rockies’ farm system, he stepped right over it.
The left-handed Freeland still is going strong with the season down to its final days. He has posted victories in his last three starts for Triple-A Albuquerque, including 14 shutout innings in his last two starts. He allowed just one hit in seven innings Monday in his last start.
“I still feel strong and healthy,” Freeland said. “I’ve been pleased with my showing on the mound the last three weeks.”
So have his coaches and members of the Rockies’ player development department.
“Kyle ranks right in the mix with some of the best arms in our organization,” said Albuquerque pitching coach Darryl Scott. “I’ve been happy with his progress on the playing side and the mental side of the game.”
Freeland pointed to learning command of his fastball as an important part of his success. Zack Wilson, Rockies’ director of player development, liked the progress Freeland has made with a changeup.
“The changeup has been his focus all season,” Wilson said. “It has gotten better over the last two months and right now the pitch is almost major-league ready.”
The Rockies drafted Freeland in the first round of the 2014 June draft out of Evansville University by way of Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High School. He signed in time to make 10 starts between Grand Junction and Asheville that summer. A shoulder injury shortened his season in 2015 and he made only nine starts between Grand Junction and Modesto.
Freeland is making up for lost time. His combined record in Hartford and Albuquerque is 10-9 in 24 starts (14 at Hartford and 10 at Albuquerque), but he’s 5-2 in Triple-A. He has pitched 150 innings overall, put up a 3.96 ERA, struck out 101 and walked 40.
“The hitters at Triple-A are very good,” Freeland said. ”They either have major-league experience or they’re knocking on the door of getting to the big leagues.”
Tale of the trades. The Rockies traded away shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and outfielder Corey Dickerson last year and hoped to gain pitching talent. The key part of the trade for Colorado, Jeff Hoffman, made his second start with the Rockies on Friday night.
A look at how the players involved in trades for Troy Tulowitzki and Corey Dickerson have fared this season entering Friday. Tulowitzki was batting .249 with 21 home runs and 64 RBIs; Dickerson was at .226, 17 and 48: | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/kyle-freeland-rockies-farm-system/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/54a92df4945c99a4985f32636f5336789126d98c612ca55e29e583a91eca9d93.json |
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"The Denver Post Editorial Board"
] | 2016-08-30T00:46:39 | null | 2016-08-29T23:25:46 | Reports over the last several months about surprisingly hefty fines over lapsed workers' compensation insurance are troubling and suggest Colorado's regulators and lawmakers should consider reforms. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fworkers-comp-fines-could-use-a-reality-adjustment%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cu_cafe25.jpg?w=1024&h=634 | en | null | Worker's comp fines could use a reality adjustment | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Reports over the last several months about surprisingly hefty fines for lapsed workers’ compensation insurance coverage are troubling and suggest Colorado’s regulators and lawmakers should consider reforms.
Most recently, we learned that a student-run nonprofit at the University of Colorado is shutting down after 10 years because of inflexible rules over fines. Trep Cafe, which takes its name from the word “entrepreneur,” was meant to be a teaching tool as much as a viable concern and boy did its students get an education. As Sarah Kuta at Boulder’s Daily Camera reported, after failing to provide workers’ comp insurance off and on over several years, the students racked up fines of more than $224,000. An attempted appeal failed.
As a student-run organization with constant changes in management, Trep Cafe had its own troubles. But Trep isn’t alone. Earlier this year investigative reporter Todd Shepherd at The Complete Colorado featured several small business owners who found themselves on the wrong end of enormous fines. Among them isRobert Duran, who raises wholesale flowers and vegetables in Longmont. Hit with a $271,000 fine, he fears he will lose not only his business but his retirement.
The problem stems from changes in state law in 2005. Auditors signaled to lawmakers the year prior that the state wasn’t enforcing workers’ comp coverage. The question isn’t academic, as Paul Tauriello, who directs the state’s workers’ comp enforcement division, tells us. Without the insurance, injured workers are on the hook in Colorado. And it’s also hardly fair to require that companies pay for the costly insurance while others dodge the obligation.
The changes in 2005 created new, tougher fines. Those caught out of compliance a second time face fines of up to $500 a day. Further, the law now requires Tauriello to charge second offenders at least $250 per day per violation.
But the far more substantial problem is that businesses aren’t finding out that they are in trouble oftentimes until months — or even years — after the fact. When the state notified Duran, he had been out of compliance for 2 1/2 years.
Tauriello tells us he has staff enough to investigate about 1,400 cases a year, but faces a backlog of about 12,000 cases at any given time. The regulator also says second offenders ought to know better going forward, as owners must sign paperwork that they won’t fall out of compliance again. In theory, that should do the trick. But, like with Trep or family-run businesses that lack experienced accounting and legal staffs, it appears that sometimes the system proves unworkable.
To that point, Tauriello says he is working with the collections division to seek reasonable settlements. Another avenue would be for lawmakers to take up the question. Rep. Jonathan Singer of Longmont has talked with Duran and agrees that the state’s current punishment doesn’t always seem to fit the crime. Tauriello says granting his office more discretion for second offenders would be key.
Protecting workers is a serious responsibility, and the penalties for dodging it should be tough. But enforcement must also be timely and reasonable, for the sake of ensuring that workers are covered — and that their employers don’t lose their livelihoods for innocent mistakes.
To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by e-mail or mail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/workers-comp-fines-could-use-a-reality-adjustment/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/18b104c23db7ce150fe66747a1d89cd635005b161f5f8441568b98b624f3d1ad.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:54:09 | null | 2016-08-26T06:58:51 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fcar-bomb-attack-in-turkey-kills-8-police-45-wounded%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Car bomb attack in Turkey kills 8 police; 45 wounded | null | null | www.denverpost.com | NKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says at least eight police officers have been killed in a car-bomb attack targeting a checkpoint in southeast Turkey.
Anadolu Agency says 45 people were wounded Friday in the attack that was carried out with a truck laden with explosives near the town of Cizre, in Sirnak province.
The explosion hit a checkpoint some 50 meters (yards) from a police station.
The Health Ministry says it has sent 12 ambulances and two helicopters to the site. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/car-bomb-attack-in-turkey-kills-8-police-45-wounded/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/03812489d03bd65ba1c6ca0e52059b5927b64352a8fafb3ab329c8cbbd0b549b.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-29T06:46:26 | null | 2016-08-29T06:19:57 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fwildfire-blocking-yellowstone-entrance-smolders-on%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/793ad8db99694e59b363ddf05fbec768.jpg?w=1024&h=635 | en | null | Wildfire blocking Yellowstone entrance smolders on | null | null | www.denverpost.com | By Brennan Linsley, The Associated Press
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Firefighters chopped down trees and searched for hotspots on steep hillsides Sunday as they battled a wildfire that has blocked an entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Wildfire managers said their top priority is clearing a highway that leads to Yellowstone and protecting campgrounds, buildings and archaeological sites. They also are making sure there are no flare-ups or falling trees that could cause injuries or death.
Strong winds blew down several trees Saturday, blocking some roadways. Travelers have been warned to be cautious on roads around the park that remain open.
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August 23, 2016 California firefighters stretched thin as blazes sweep state The fire that began last month in neighboring Grand Teton National Park is blocking Yellowstone’s south entrance, near the resort town of Jackson. Yellowstone also has entrance stations near Cody and in Montana.
Joel Dugger, who is with a wildfire crew based near Redding, California, said he and six other firefighters have been working for 10 days to corral the Grand Teton fire and keep it contained.
“That way we won’t have a potential re-burn through these areas that are green,” he said, pointing to nearby fir trees on a mountainside that have so far withstood intense heat and embers.
Surrounded by swirling smoke from burning logs that were chopped up with chain saws and axes, Dugger said there have been long days on the fire lines, and firefighters sleep in tents at night.
“We survive in the backcountry. We’re self-sufficient a week at a time,” he said.
Wildfire managers are letting the fire continue to burn on Jackson Lake’s west side, where no buildings or people are threatened.
Linda Burroughs, a visitor from Russell, Pennsylvania, who is traveling with a group of senior citizens, said wildfire cut short their planned two-day visit to Yellowstone National Park. They had to take a four-hour detour to get to their Jackson Lake lodge, south of the Grand Teton fire.
“We see the smoke off and on,” she said, but so far, the fire isn’t threating tourists at the lodge.
With the highway blocked, visitors in Grand Teton who want to go to Yellowstone have to drive into Idaho and Montana to the west entrance. Fire officials said the road might reopen as early as Tuesday.
Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks and Bridger Teton National Forest all have area closures in effect, but both national parks are open to visitors.
Officials in Yellowstone National Park said Sunday a 49-square-mile fire that started Aug. 8 has not crossed the West Entrance road, which remains open. They said if the fire flares up or smoke gets too dense, visitors in vehicles might have to be escorted through the area.
Fire crews have begun working on a fuel break on the park’s western boundary to help reduce the risk of wildfire for the community of West Yellowstone, Montana, which is about 4 miles from the fire. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/wildfire-blocking-yellowstone-entrance-smolders-on/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/baa14ba1bec1a38938708e242af25ee191c3555d791e860cd6a57072b257c626.json |
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"Colleen O'Connor"
] | 2016-08-30T16:46:40 | null | 2016-08-30T16:45:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fjesse-morreales-new-restaurant-former-subway-tavern%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jesse-morreale.jpg?w=1024&h=683 | en | null | Jesse Morreale’s new restaurant in northwest Denver is the former Subway Tavern | null | null | www.denverpost.com | The guessing game is over.
Jesse Morreale just announced that his new restaurant and bar in northwest Denver will be located at 3759 Lipan Street, originally home to the Subway Tavern, and chef Goose Sorensen of Solera Restaurant & Wine Bar will collaborate on the project.
Morreale, who previously owned the El Diablo, Sketch and Rockbar restaurants, is working in partnership with Larimer Associates and City Street Investors. The Subway Tavern, Ray Longo’s Italian restaurant and bar that held sway in northwest Denver for 52 years, was bought by Larimer Associates in 2012.
“Honoring the historic significance of the location and what it meant to the neighborhood over time is important to me,” Morreale said in a statement. “In keeping with the Subway Tavern’s identity, the goal is to create an authentic and unpretentious hangout, serving up a healthy dose of nostalgia alongside elevated yet affordable comfort food and blue-collar cocktails, with 20 beers on tap.”
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August 17, 2016 The Walnut Room on Broadway set to close Morreale has known Sorensen, a respected chef who helped pioneer Denver’s restaurant scene, for years — they met when Morreale still worked at promoting concerts, and they’ve remained friends since then.
“Goose is one of the originals – at least from my time – who was an innovator in the restaurant business in Denver long before the business matured,” said Morreale. “Also, like me he cut his teeth on east Colfax when there were not a lot of other reasons for people to go there. He understands what it takes to bring a concept to life in a transitional neighborhood, and was my first and only choice for the project.”
Morreale and Sorensen will create the menu, which will include some of the fan favorites from El Diablo and Rockbar, along with new surprises that focus on both quality and nostalgia. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/jesse-morreales-new-restaurant-former-subway-tavern/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/11c45b37afe523e06bfaf52da3634ed3bb6515ec6ca754725a25f4ceae36c062.json |
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"Jason Blevins"
] | 2016-08-30T18:46:44 | null | 2016-08-30T18:29:27 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fwinter-park-express-limited-39-ski-train-tickets%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cd16skitrain__hhr3257.jpg?w=1024&h=682 | en | null | Amtrak offering limited $39 tickets for Winter Park Express ski train before prices climb | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Last time Amtrak offered a train to Winter Park ski area in 2015, tickets were gone in a matter of hours.
But that was a trial run. A weekend — two round-trips — in March to see if Denverites still would embrace the historic ski train. They did, grabbing almost 900 round-trip tickets, priced at $75 for a ride from the city to Winter Park and back.
This time around, Amtrak and the resort are offering service on 26 weekend days and holiday Mondays Jan. 7 through March 26. Sales started Tuesday morning with tickets priced at $39 each way for early buyers. Prices will rise to $49 and $59 once the early tickets are sold out. Travelers can choose their departure and return dates, or take the train one-way only.
As of noon Tuesday, $39 round-trip tickets were still available for Jan. 7 and Jan. 8, the first weekend, and buyers still could select coveted upper level seats on the Superliner cars.
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August 24, 2016 Denver to Winter Park ski train returning for 2016-17 It was too early to gauge overall demand at noon, said to an Amtrak spokesman, who anticipated releasing more details on ticket sales later in the day Tuesday.
After 18 months of negotiation, Amtrak, the Denver-owned Winter Park resort and rail owner Union Pacific last week announced the Winter Park Express, a revival of the ski train that ferried Denver skiers to their hill for almost 70 years before closing down in 2009.
The ski area is building a $3.5 million, wheelchair accessible rail platform mere yards from the chairlifts to accommodate the new rail service. The resort, operated by Denver-based Intrawest, hopes the rail service will grow its destination traffic, appealing to visitors who can ride trains from Denver International Airport to the resort village. Amtrak says the 500-passenger Winter Park Express will use double-decker Superliner cars.
Travelers who miss the opportunity to book on the Winter Park Express — or want to travel midweek — still can ride the rails to Grand County. Tickets from Union Station to Fraser on the Amtrak’s California Zephyr start at $18 one way and Winter Park runs a free shuttle to the ski area from a pick-up point a few blocks away. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/winter-park-express-limited-39-ski-train-tickets/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/3cfeb6029f2b91d179f34333512de66fd8bb4039dc5233d4944fb76cc99a0726.json |
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"Nick Kosmider"
] | 2016-08-28T20:46:16 | null | 2016-08-28T20:39:58 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Frockies-beat-nationals-first-place-team%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597182162.jpg?w=1024&h=678 | en | null | Rockies beat Nationals 5-3, taking another series from a first-place team | null | null | www.denverpost.com | WASHINGTON — As they won another series against a first-place team Sunday, with a blend of power, strong starting pitching and serviceable relief work, the Rockies were left to wonder what could have been.
Colorado’s 5-3 victory gave the Rockies their second straight series win over the Nationals. It came on the heels over recent such triumphs over the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles, all teams currently on track to play postseason baseball in October.
But the goodwill those wins have created, and the ground in the standings they’ve helped make up, have too routinely been followed by veritable flops against teams further down the major-league totem pole than the Rockies. See: perplexing sweeps at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers.
“It’s the million-dollar question,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said before Sunday’s game. “It’s nothing against the other teams, because it’s the big leagues and anybody can beat anybody, but some of the best teams in the National League we’ve played very well against.”
The Rockies latest victory over a division leader came with a familiar formula, and it started with starter Chad Bettis, who bounced back from a rough start in Milwaukee by keeping the Nationals off balance during seven strong innings. The right-hander gave up a leadoff home run to Trea Turner and then surrendered only three harmless singles before a home run by Wilson Ramos to lead off the seventh.
That homer could have been a gut punch. Instead, it only emboldened Bettis, who buckled down to strike out the next three hitters and put a stamp on his best start in at least a month. It was the first time he finished seven innings since April 10 against the San Diego Padres.
The Rockies backed Bettis with all the offense he needed in the third inning. Nolan Arenado, who tied a career high with four hits, followed a Carlos Gonzalez single with a line-drive home run to left field off Nationals starter Lucas Giolito. It was Arenado’s 35th home run of the season, tying him for the NL lead with Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs.
David Dahl followed Arenado’s homer with a solo shot of his own off Giolito, marking the 10th time this season the Rockies hit back-to-back home runs.
The Rockies added a wacky insurance run in the eighth inning when Daniel Descalso, after hitting his second double off the game, scored from second on reliever Koda Glover’s wild pitch. The pitch hit home-plate umpire Mike Muchlinkski in the left shoulder and caromed toward the first-base dugout, giving Descalso time to scamper all the away from second.
The Nationals cut the lead to 5-3 on Bryce Harper’s home run off Boone Logan in the ninth inning. But Adam Ottavino, who had his streak of 37 games without surrendering a run snapped Saturday, struck out Anthony Rendon and Wilson Ramos and got Ryan Zimmerman to fly out to end the game.
Arenado was left standing on deck in the ninth inning, missing a chance to complete an unlikely cycle. After an RBI single in the first and the home run in the third, he hit a fly ball to right field in the fifth that Harper appeared to lose in the sun as Arenado coasted to third base. Harper was originally charged with an error, but the the play was later changed to credit Arenado with a triple. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/rockies-beat-nationals-first-place-team/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/6f181998ad0c3b79ca71ff99a04640e86541399ea364dea30c6c380a52fd993b.json |
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"The Gazette"
] | 2016-08-27T04:46:03 | null | 2016-08-27T03:32:34 | U.S. Olympic Museum backers still haven't raised the nearly $10 million and now probably won't break ground until at least October. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fcolorado-springs-olympic-museum-groundbreaking-delayed%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Colorado Springs Olympic Museum groundbreaking likely delayed to October | null | null | www.denverpost.com | U.S. Olympic Museum backers still haven’t raised the nearly $10 million in additional private donations they say they need before they’ll launch construction of their already-delayed project, and now probably won’t break ground until at least October.
As a result, museum backers are all but ruling out a February 2018 opening to coincide with that year’s Winter Olympics – a goal they had set, but which they conceded two months ago would be unlikely.
“It’s unrealistic to think we would be able to reach that date today,” B.J. Hybl, treasurer of the nonprofit museum’s board of directors and co-chair of its finance committee, said this week. And as construction is delayed, the museum’s opening will slide – possibly to between March and July 2018, he added.
The 60,000-square-foot museum is planned for 1.7 acres at Vermijo Avenue and Sierra Madre Street in southwest downtown Colorado Springs, and expected to serve as a catalyst for the area’s redevelopment as well as for Pikes Peak region tourism. The U.S. Olympic Committee has been headquartered in the Springs since 1978, and city officials began branding the Colorado Springs as “Olympic City USA” this year.
Read the full story on Gazette.com. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/colorado-springs-olympic-museum-groundbreaking-delayed/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/b5fd8bf64456ab765878aaf32f7b31463becf3af75fc3eec1c6b25b977813a8d.json |
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"Dp Opinion"
] | 2016-08-29T20:46:30 | null | 2016-08-29T20:36:35 | I find watching the presidential debates to be informative, educational and necessary toward making a choice of who will be our next commander and chief. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fthe-importance-of-watching-the-presidential-debates%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/prez-debates-letter.jpg?w=609&h=400 | en | null | The importance of watching the presidential debates | null | null | www.denverpost.com | Re: “Will the presidential debates really make a difference?,” Aug. 23 letter to the editor.
As a dedicated voter, I find watching the presidential debates to be very informative, educational and necessary toward making a choice of who will be intelligent, mature and qualified enough the be our next commander and chief. The more information I receive, the better the choice I can make. We should all be paying attention to the debates. This is where we separate the men from the boys — or in this case, the woman from the boy.
John Puntenney, Denver
Submit a letter to the editor via this form or check out our guidelines for how to submit by e-mail or mail. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/the-importance-of-watching-the-presidential-debates/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/bab0f314ead461c6eb02ebd619b96fe4ba24a4fb9233f922b9d7a77a6141a0cc.json |
[
"Nick Kosmider"
] | 2016-08-27T00:46:04 | null | 2016-08-26T23:49:54 | Cardullo, who made his major-league debut at first base to open the Rockies' three-game series against the NL East leaders, earned his promotion by hitting .308 with 17 home runs for Triple-A Albuquerque this season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fstephen-cardullos-independent-baseball-path-reaches-major-leagues%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/stephen-cardullo2.jpg?w=523&h=410 | en | null | Stephen Cardullo’s independent baseball path reaches major leagues | null | null | www.denverpost.com | WASHINGTON — When Stephen Cardullo took the field at Nationals Park on Friday, in the line-drive path of reigning MVP Bryce Harper, he might as well have been a million miles from his baseball past.
The 28-year-old Cardullo, who made his major-league debut at first base to open the Rockies’ three-game series against the NL East leaders, earned his promotion by hitting .308 with 17 home runs for Triple-A Albuquerque this season. Before that, though, Cardullo spent the previous four seasons plying his craft in independent leagues, far from the bright lights of the majors. In 2014 and 2015, he played for the Rockland (N.Y.) Boulders of the Canadian-American Association.
The former All-American at Florida State, a 24th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, was playing in towns you could only reach with a compass and a prayer. Yet, there he was Friday, sandwiched between Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado, hitting second in the Rockies lineup.
“It’s always a big deal, making a major-league debut,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “But when you take into account the path Stephen took to get here, it’s really, really special. It’s a great story of perseverance and overcoming the odds. He’s earned it.”
The Diamondbacks released Cardullo after two seasons of rookie ball. Over the next four seasons, he played for three teams in two different independent leagues. The Rockies signed him to a minor-league contract in January with an invite to spring training.
“Anyone playing independent ball always has that slight chance to get a call to make a team and eventually make the major leagues,” Cardullo said. “You have to have that belief deep down that you can make it even given the opportunity, and I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity.”
To make room for Cardullo, the Rockies optioned first baseman Ben Paulsen to Triple-A and moved reliever Scott Oberg to the 60-day disabled list.
An eye-opening experience. A handful of Rockies players spent Friday morning touring the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a moving experience left-hander Tyler Anderson called “amazing.”
Anderson said the players met a member U.S. Army Special Forces who had been badly injured in the leg after an explosion only 10 days earlier.
“He was walking around normally, and if you talked to him it was like nothing ever happened,” said Anderson, whose grandfather served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. “I’m like, man, I throw six innings in a start and four days later my body still hurts. It just shows how tough he is, and everybody there in general. They’re all troopers.”
Footnotes. DJ LeMahieu (wrist) didn’t start Friday for the third consecutive game, but he was available as a defensive replacement or a pinch hitter. Weiss said the second baseman could return to the lineup Saturday. … Weiss said right-hander Tyler Chatwood, on the 15-day disabled list with a mid-back strain, could throw a simulated game soon. “He’s right on the verge of doing those types of things,” Weiss said. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/26/stephen-cardullos-independent-baseball-path-reaches-major-leagues/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/274f7f7b837744d04728c9827ac9f873a21e9116341e9ba0267aeb3a4f5420ba.json |
[
"Korene Gallegos"
] | 2016-08-31T06:46:53 | null | 2016-08-31T05:48:11 | U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the first lower-cost version of Enbrel, a blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug from Amgen that is among the top-selling drugs in the world. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fnovartis-wins-us-ok-biosimilar-version-amgens-enbrel%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/themes/denverpost/static/images/thedenverpost.png?w=1200&h=630 | en | null | Novartis wins US OK for biosimilar version of Amgen’s Enbrel | null | null | www.denverpost.com | U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the first lower-cost version of Enbrel, a blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug from Amgen that is among the top-selling drugs in the world.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared the near-copy of the drug, dubbed Erelzi, developed by Swiss drug giant Novartis, which would not disclose the planned list price for the drug.
A month’s supply of Enbrel costs roughly $4,000 or more in the U.S., according to figures from GoodRx, a drug pricing website. Enbrel was the fourth best-selling prescription drug in the world for 2015, according to health data firm IMS Health.
The FDA approved Novartis’ drug for the same diseases listed on Enbrel’s label, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other immune system disorders.
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The announcement marks the third FDA approval of a so-called biosimilar drug, the industry term for generic biotech medicines, used to indicate they are not exact copies of the original products. Already available in Europe, the drugs have the potential to generate billions in savings for insurers, doctors and patients.
But savings from Enbrel could be delayed for years due to an ongoing legal dispute over the drug, according to analyst reports.
Under a court order dated Aug. 11, Amgen Inc. and Sandoz, a unit of Novartis, agreed to a preliminary injunction blocking the launch of Erelzi. Both companies refused to discuss how long that injunction will last.
Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Harrison said the agreement indicates that a trial would not begin until April 2018. Under that timeline, a near-term launch of lower-cost Enbrel “is off the table,” he states in a recent note to investors.
Erelzi is Novartis’ second competitor to an Amgen drug. Last March Novartis won approval for a biosimilar version of Amgen’s drug Neupogen — the first biosimilar approved in the U.S. Pfizer won approval to market a second biosimilar in April, a version of Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade.
Enbrel was Amgen’s top-selling drug last year with $5.1 billion in U.S. sales and $5.4 billion worldwide. The injectable medicine was first approved in 1998, part of a class of multi-billion dollar drugs that reduce inflammation and help control the immune system. The class also includes Remicade and AbbVie’s Humira, which is also facing potential competition from biologic versions in development.
Biotech drugs are powerful, injected medicines produced in living cells that are typically much more expensive than traditional, chemical-based drugs. In 2015, six of the 10 top-selling medicines globally were biotech drugs, with more than $56 billion in combined sales. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/novartis-wins-us-ok-biosimilar-version-amgens-enbrel/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/0112e719d9cae493fcc53df28fba7d05993436ae64e71382e0a4e0479400d564.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-31T06:46:46 | null | 2016-08-31T05:53:19 | A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that headphone maker Beats Electronics duped one of its early partners before negotiating its $3 billion sale to Apple two years ago. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbeats-wins-in-case-alleging-double-dealing-before-apple-sale%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/beats.jpg?w=900&h=1138 | en | null | Beats wins in case alleging double dealing before Apple sale | null | null | www.denverpost.com | LOS ANGELES — A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that headphone maker Beats Electronics duped one of its early partners before negotiating its $3 billion sale to Apple two years ago.
The summary judgment issued late Monday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Fahey resolves the heart of a case that accused Beats co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine of double-crossing former partner Noel Lee, founder of video and audio cable maker Monster LLC.
The allegations, made in a lawsuit filed last year, had been scheduled to go to trial next week. Now the trial will be limited to Beats’ effort to force Monster to pay its attorney fees and other costs.
Apple declined to comment on the ruling, but Beats has always maintained Monster’s lawsuit was frivolous.
Monster attorney Philip Gregory didn’t respond to requests for comment.
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Lee once held a 5 percent stake in Beats as part of a partnership between the headphone maker and Monster that ended in 2012. The lawsuit alleged Dre, a former rap singer whose real name is Andre Young, and Iovine, a former record producer, orchestrated a “sham” deal with smartphone maker HTC in 2011 that led to the termination of the Monster alliance.
But Fahey concluded that Beats’ actions were allowed under the contracts that Lee and Monster had entered into as sophisticated investors.
The lawsuit had alleged Beats’ misrepresentations had caused Lee to sell his remaining 1.25 percent stake for $5.5 million in 2013. That would have been worth more than $30 million had he owned it at the time of Beat’s sale to Apple Inc. Lee’s original stake would have landed him roughly $150 million.
Fahey also dismissed Monster’s claims alleging misconduct by HTC America and Paul Wachter, a Beats investor and board member. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/beats-wins-in-case-alleging-double-dealing-before-apple-sale/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/abe73bd3e258d48d22fd5481c24465f77ca184462343c8e72cf5b662825b13ff.json |
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"The Associated Press"
] | 2016-08-29T16:46:37 | null | 2016-08-29T15:08:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Flightning-strike-kills-reindeer-norway%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ap40073396883.jpg?w=1024&h=768 | en | null | Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway | null | null | www.denverpost.com | STOCKHOLM — More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway.
The Norwegian Environment Agency has released eerie images showing a jumble of reindeer carcasses scattered across a small area on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. The agency says 323 animals were killed, including 70 calves, in the lightning storm Friday.
Agency spokesman Kjartan Knutsen told The Associated Press it’s not uncommon for reindeer or other wildlife to be killed by lightning strikes but this was an unusually deadly event.
“We have not heard about such numbers before,” he said Monday.
He said reindeer tend to stay very close to each other in bad weather, which could explain how so many were killed at once.
“I don’t know if there were several lighting strikes,” he said. “But it happened in one moment.”
Knutsen said the agency is now discussing what to do with the dead animals. Normally, they are just left where they are to let nature take its course, he said.
Thousands of reindeer migrate across the barren Hardangervidda plateau as the seasons change. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/29/lightning-strike-kills-reindeer-norway/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/e090faa05539a896075bb15e735da2435ae5669d1fc5efee10aaf462707d6d01.json |
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"Mike Chambers"
] | 2016-08-31T00:46:44 | null | 2016-08-31T00:20:29 | In seeking their third consecutive Class 3A championship, the Pueblo East Eagles will be under the command of a new coach -- the program's third head coach in three years. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcoaching-carousel-not-a-concern-for-pueblo-east%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pubelo-east.jpg?w=1024&h=693 | en | null | Coaching carousel not a concern for Pueblo East | null | null | www.denverpost.com | In seeking their third consecutive Class 3A state championship, the Pueblo East Eagles will be under the command of a new coach, the program’s third coach in three years. Andy Watts succeeds Lee Meisner, who replaced David Ramirez after Pueblo East won its first state title in 2014.
“New head coaches don’t usually walk into a program that has won state the last two years,” said Watts, who was Pueblo East’s freshman coach the last five seasons. “It’s kind of an odd situation, but an opportunity I’m looking forward to.”
Eagles players are unfazed by the turnover, senior wide receiver/safety/kick returner Luke Padula said.
“It’s probably unheard of, but Coach Watts was there when I was a freshman, and he’s an awesome coach. He’s going to do a good job,” Padula said. “And we don’t think it’s too big of a deal. We aren’t changing anything. He’s been around. He knows what we do. Now, he’s just at the top.”
Pueblo East opens Saturday night against visiting Longmont, the only team to beat the Eagles last season. Host Longmont won last year’s Week 1 affair 48-27 before Pueblo East won its next 13 games, including a 57-31 triumph over Roosevelt in the 3A championship game. The Eagles are 22-1 dating to the midway point of the 2014 season.
“Our expectations are high,” Watts said. “We lost a lot of guys, don’t get me wrong, but we also return a lot of guys who started on both state-title runs, who started as sophomores and juniors. So we have some senior leaders, and our expectations are high. Our goal is to defend our title and make a run for a third championship.”
Padula, who has an offer to play at Colorado State-Pueblo next season, is a two-way senior captain along with running back/safety Bryson Torres and fullback/defensive end/punter Josh Tellez. Watts said the strong senior leadership core helps cover up any insecurities about which coach is in charge.
“Most all the coaches we have have been on the staff,” Watts said. “We’ve changed as little as possible. We’re holding it together, keeping it going in the right direction, and the kids don’t even question it. It speaks volumes about our athletes to have three coaches in three years but still come to practice ready to grind, and they don’t bring it up. Their job stays the same.”
The Eagles’ big question mark is the guy behind center. Sophomore quarterback Luc Andrada replaces two-time 3A player-of-the-year Danny Martin, who now is a freshman defensive back at CSU-Pueblo.
“I have a lot of confidence in him,” Watts said of Andrada, who is 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. “He’s been around the program a long time. His dad used to be an assistant with the team. He was the ball boy on our sidelines. This is kind of what he was brought up to do. So I expect good things from him.”
Class 3A
Championship results from last five seasons:
2015: Pueblo East 57, Roosevelt 31
2014: Pueblo East 30, Rifle 14
2013: Coronado 28, Silver Creek 24
2012: Silver Creek 32, Rifle 15
2011: Windsor 14, Silver Creek 7 | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30/coaching-carousel-not-a-concern-for-pueblo-east/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/ed368f09e8a0f735167b3d741e2f18cfeebc2b84e671f20d2c0d5fb620ee8081.json |
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