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Averly Hobbs wasn't feeling her best heading into the 5A state girls swimming and diving championships on Feb. 13-14 at Fort Collins' Edora Pool Ice Center. The Chatfield senior battled the flu all week leading up to the meet. But by the end, she had plenty to be appreciative about.
Jeffco's county commissioners have approved a rezoning for a new 262-unit apartment complex on the southwest corner of West Belleview Avenue and South Alkire Street, despite opposition from neighbors and the county's planning staff.
The 12.3-acre property has been rezoned from planned development and agricultural-2 zoning to a planned development zoning that would allow the Belle Vista development to be built. The eight-building apartment complex, which would not include a clubhouse, would have one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
LAKEWOOD — The Dakota Ridge Eagles' boys basketball team defeated the Lakewood Tigers, 65-44, on Feb. 13 at Lakewood High School.
The sixth-ranked Eagles knew they would have to bring their 'A' game after losing to Lakewood at home on Jan. 26. Dakota Ridge, which also was coming off a loss to Chatfield two days prior, was focused on maintaining a strong defensive game.
WRESTLING Chargers' Erickson headed to 5A state championships BROOMFIELD — Chatfield's Andrew Erickson is headed to the 5A state wrestling championships.
Erickson (31-11) placed fourth at 160 pounds in the 5A Region 1 tournament, held Feb. 13-14 at Legacy High School.
DENVER — Wrestlers like Andrew Erickson are the reason why Chatfield Senior High wrestling coach Paul Peronard coaches. Seeing somebody such as Erickson, a senior who had never wrestled before he came to Chatfield, put the work in, despite injury after injury, and finally get to the 5A state tournament is fulfilling.
"Andrew is a hard worker. He's a kid who walked out and wrestled his first wrestling match as a ninth-grader. He had no youth experience, (but) he's come a long way," Peronard said.
DENVER — Littleton High School wrestling coach Heath Burton can look at Poe Di and Aron Pino Valenzuela and be proud that the juniors represented the Lions at the 4A state championships.
He should be because, after all, it's been more than two decades since the school produced a state qualifier and even longer since it had a state champion. For the record, the last — and only — state champion to come out of Littleton High School was Steve Smedley in 1966.
Littleton has put its stamp of approval on tattoo shops.
The City Council voted 6-1 to change zoning ordinances to allow tattoo parlors and body art shops in areas zoned for community and general business uses or in the downtown area. The shops had previously been allowed only in industrial-zoned areas.
Under the new zoning, tattoo shops would have to be more than 1,000 feet from each other — meaning only one shop would be allowed downtown.
Users of Arapahoe Community College's swimming pool want the Littleton City Council to persuade ACC not to close the facility.
The college announced late last year that it intended to close the 39-year-old pool this year to make way for more activities like yoga and Pilates. Since then a group of users, including participants in Silver Sneakers swim classes and members of local swim teams, have been trying to get the college to change its mind.
Zombies typically aren't soft or cute, but the creatures being created by teens recently at the Columbine Library inspired more quacking than quaking.
At the library's Zombie Felties program on Feb. 10, one of its monthly events for teenagers, ducks, lions and other felines were made from felt and a lot of energetic creativity.
Jeffco school board member Julie Williams cast the board's only vote for a resolution supporting state legislation that would permit the carrying of concealed weapons in public schools.
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A response to Deseret News editor Drew Clark, by Lew Jeppson
Writing in the Deseret News yesterday, Mr Clark has shown that he is really obsessed with the matter of contraception. The conservative Christian faiths (and Islam) are particularly exercised that businesses and corporations which are owned by members of their faiths not be required to provide contraceptive drugs. Why? The answer provided by Mr Clark and others is that such would interfere with their free exercise of religion.
But we need to probe deeper.
Why do conservative faiths so fear contraception? Because contraception liberates women! Women, both single and married, can avoid pregnancy through the use of contraceptives. This diminishes the control of women by men. And of course that is the last thing conservative Christianity and Islam want.
So the freedom of religious expression as Mr. Clark sees it, is containment and erosion of actual freedom for women.
The Socialist Party USA — including the Utah chapter, the Wasatch Socialist Party — defends the rights of women to control their reproductive destinies. As we say in our Principles:
We work against the exploitation and oppression of women who live with lower wages, inferior working conditions and subordination in the home, in society and in politics. Socialists struggle for the full freedom of women and men to control their own bodies and reproductive systems and to determine their own sexual orientation.
We stand for the right of women to choose to have a safe and legal abortion, at no cost, regardless of age, race, or circumstance. Women's independent organizations and caucuses are essential to full liberation, both before and after the transformation to socialism. Women will define their own liberation.


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Rent-A-Center, Inc. Completes Store Exchange
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII), the nation's largest rent-to-own operator, today announced that it completed an exchange of stores with easyhome Ltd., Canada's largest merchandise leasing company and a growing provider of financial services. The transaction, which closed on December 31, 2012, consisted of the concurrent sale by the Company of the assets and operations of 15 rent-to-own stores located in Canada and the purchase from easyhome of the assets and operations of 15 rent-to-own stores located in New York. Following the transaction, the Company owns 18 stores in Canada.
"While we intend to continue focusing on improving operating efficiencies in our remaining stores in Canada, the focus of our International segment is on Mexico and other international markets in which we believe our products and services would be in demand," said Mark E. Speese, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "At December 31, 2012, we owned 90 stores in Mexico and expect to continue adding additional locations there in 2013," Mr. Speese concluded.
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the largest rent-to-own operator in North America, focused on improving the quality of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain ownership of high-quality, durable goods such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and operates approximately 3,140 stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and approximately 960 RAC Acceptance kiosk locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. ColorTyme, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 220 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of "ColorTyme." For additional information about the Company, please visit www.rentacenter.com.
This press release and the guidance above contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "could," "estimate," "should," "anticipate," or "believe," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The actual future performance of the Company could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: uncertainties regarding the ability to open new locations; the Company's ability to acquire additional stores or customer accounts on favorable terms; the Company's ability to enhance the performance of acquired stores; the Company's ability to retain the revenue associated with acquired customer accounts; the Company's ability to identify and successfully market products and services that appeal to its customer demographic; the Company's ability to enter into new and collect on its rental or lease purchase agreements; the passage of legislation adversely affecting the rent-to-own industry; the Company's failure to comply with applicable statutes or regulations governing its transactions; adverse changes in the economic conditions of the industries, countries or markets the Company serves; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2012. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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From SA Memory:Until 1862 the circulation of the Sud Australische Zeitung was a tiny 400 issues. In that year George Eimer purchased full ownership of the newspaper from his two partners and amalgamated the newspaper with its only opposition, the Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung. Within just three months circulation soared to 1,500 (Sud Australische Zeitung, 13 March 1863, p. 1).
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Orchestra Concert Highlights Inner Talents
Albion College's Symphony Orchestra associate conductor and bass instructor are featured on their concert of 20th-century music Sunday, October 28, at 4 p.m. in the College Goodrich Chapel.
Adjunct bass instructor Ed Fedewa moves center stage performing Serge Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto, while associate conductor Drew Dunham conducts his arrangement from Bartok's "Hungarian Peasant Songs." Rounding out the concert are "Ein Marchen," Czech composer Josef Suk's suite inspired by four Czech folk tales, and Sibelius's masterpiece "Finlandia," performed with the Albion College Concert Choir.


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If you're unsure about whether or not you should try to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, this interactive graphic is full of information that can help you decide.
Eight basic concepts you need to know about the Affordable Care Act:
1. Requires all U.S. citizens to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty.
2. Offers subsidies for low-income people to afford health insurance.
3. Prohibits insurers from declining coverage.
4. Mostly prohibits insurers from charging substantially more based on health or age.
5. Creates online, government-run health insurance exchanges for people and small business.
6. Increases tax credits for small businesses to offset health insurance costs.
7. Mandates minimum benefits offered, including hospitalization, maternity leave and prescription drugs.
8. Requires all large businesses to offer health insurance or pay a penalty.
TAMPA — Six months after becoming "interim" CEO of WellCare Health Plans, Dave Gallitano is proving he's no mere caretaker.
TAMPA — Kristen Nash fueled up with a frappuccino, grabbed a handful of fliers and bounded across the University of South Florida campus.
With a March 31 deadline fast approaching to purchase health insurance or risk a penalty, the White House is engaged in a media blitz encouraging people to check out healthcare.gov.
MIAMI — First lady Michelle Obama met and spoke with residents about enrolling for health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplaces in Miami on Wednesday afternoon.
Consumers hoping to buy subsidized coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace need to make their purchase by Saturday to get coverage that takes effect March 1.
TAMPA — About one-fifth of the 158,000 Floridians who signed up for health coverage through the Obamacare marketplace are young adults, a hard-to-reach population considered critical to stabilizing the individual insurance market.
We've heard people give lots of reasons for opposing Obamacare. But until a reader sent us some Internet links recently, we hadn't realized that one of the fears being spawned by Obamacare was that it could usher in legal beheadings across America.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Dennis Ross is putting his money where his talk is on Obamacare.
TALLAHASSEE — The Stuart-based Fiorella Insurance Agency made headlines a couple of months ago when it began using the Obamacare Enrollment Team name to insinuate official ties to the health care law and sell policies to unsuspecting people, setting off an ongoing state inquiry.
It was a catchy political pitch and a chance to calm nerves about his dramatic and complicated plan to bring historic change to America's health insurance system.


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Sunday, December 25 2011
The Best Metal of 2011
PopMatters' staff of metal experts present their top picks from a year that offered a standout work of Christian "progressive death metalcore", a philosophical treatise on "Transcendent Black Metal", and one amazing debut.
Thursday, December 10 2009
The Best Metal Albums of 2009
It seems every year I say it, but this year it's truer than ever: this was one hell of a year for metal. If you think the Mastodon record is good (which it is) just wait 'til you hear this list's top three.
Thursday, May 12 2011
Liturgy: Aesthethica
Rooted in extreme metal but completely unclassifiable, the Brooklyn band's second album ranks as one of the most exciting, not to mention polarizing records of the year so far.
Tuesday, August 28 2012
Liturgy Frontman Deconstructs Shellac's "Prayers to God" (video)
Who knew Shellac was perfect for high school a cappella groups?
Wednesday, December 14 2011
Bubbling Under the 75 Best Albums of 2011: Liturgy
This week we presented our Best 75 Albums of 2011. Here are several more just bubbling under the top 75...
Sunday, December 11 2011
Liturgy's "Transcendental Black Metal"
In 2011, Brooklyn-based black metal band Liturgy is either redefining black metal or ruining it. As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle.


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From the Editor
Hi. I'm the new Editor of Linux Journal. If that gives you a sense of deja vu, you likely read a similar note in the September issue. I can only assume someone made LJ's five-day Editor an offer he couldn't refuse.
Similarly, I didn't see how I could say no when Phil Hughes, our Publisher, asked if I'd like to leave my ho-hum job at a state university and become Editor of a publication dedicated to nurturing and promoting the use of Linux. The little operating system that could is now a formidable force, and new product announcements are becoming the rule rather than the exception. The good press Linux is receiving in major media is exciting and impressive. And who would've thought Linux would do so well that the Santa Cruz Operation would start giving their Unix away?
Linux is still free and open, unlike the other Unix-like operating systems. The ability for users to contribute to the development of Linux creates a positive and vibrant scene. Because Linux actually works—and works well—it is truly useful instead of just fun.
Talented people devoting their time to Linux development make it possible for others at many levels of computing savvy to use Linux systems effectively. In many situations, users can just "plug and play" now; Linux is no longer just for hackers. Of course, Linux still has the free tools and open design to accommodate anyone who does want to start playing around with code.
So, I had to take this job, really.
I've actually been working with Specialized Systems Consultants, the company that publishes Linux Journal, for a couple of years now. I decided I needed to learn about this Linux thing I kept hearing about, joined a mailing list, found out Linux Journal needed some data entry done in the evening... moved on to copy editing, and now here I am.
My computing experience includes: playing with a Cyber on an old TI thermal printing terminal with a 300-baud acoustic coupler, calling up every BBS I could find back in the early '80s, trying to load programs on cassette tape for my TRS-80 Model 1, learning Turbo Pascal and CP/M (a functional OS in under 7K!) on a Kaypro II, taking computer science classes with VMS on old Heath 19 terminals, spending countless hours with Macs and Windoze machines, and, lately, trying everything I can find on my Linux machines. I may have a talent for programming, but I've put more energy into writing and editing, so I need to rely on the people actually making things happen on Linux systems—programmers and developers—for content. For you, the reader, this means well-written articles by people who know what they're talking about.
What I and the rest of the staff of Linux Journal want is simple: world domination. Short of that, we want to be the best source of information about Linux and to help promote its use. We think we can do that with how-to texts, programming tips, hardware and software reviews, examples of Linux in the "real world", and articles for the beginner. Is there something you need or want to see? Please let me know (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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Nas & Damian Marley - Friends
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Check out Friends, a new track by Nas & Damian Marley, which dropped on Thursday, April 29th, 2010.
Check out Friends, the latest from Nas & Damian Marley. The track was released on Thursday, April 29th, 2010. Nas & Damian Marley's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Friends is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Nas & Damian Marley has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.
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Dr. Matthew Lemmons graduated from Purdue University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences. He practiced general small animal medicine for one year then began a residency program in dentistry and oral surgery at the University of Wisconsin in 2004. As a student he received the Morris Animal Foundation Award for demonstration of the human animal bond and as a resident was the first recipient of the John Sowers Memorial Dental Resident Award. In 2008 Dr. Lemmons completed his certification with the American Veterinary Dental College to become a specialist in veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. He is a consultant for the dentistry boards on the Veterinary Information Network. He and his wife Laura have a Jack Russell Terrier named Baxter and a Rat Terrier named Monkey as well as a housecat named Bob. Dr. Lemmons poses here with Baxter.


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Villa Crisanta From now on all my reviews will have the headings, The Good, The Bad, and the Funny or Ugly. That will serve as a reminder for me to write as objectively as I can about what I've experienced and fairly show all sides of the black box. The Good: Website looks spectacular. Gardens and all. IF its absolute... More
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Ask Congress to Support Research on Toxic Chemicals in Feminine Products
With the launch of our Detox the Box campaign and the release of our Chem Fatale report, Women's Voices for the Earth and our campaign partner Naturally Savvy are bringing attention to the fact that products like tampons and pads can contain some concerning chemicals including dioxins, synthetic musks, and styrene.
The average woman uses 16,800 tampons in her lifetime. Yet little is known about the health impacts of chemicals used in a product that most women put inside their bodies for days at a time on a monthly basis.
An important bill has been introduced in Congress that would require more research on the risks posed by the presence of chemical fragrances, synthetic fibers, and chemicals like dioxin in tampons and pads.
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Adam Brandon, a spokesman for the tea party group FreedomWorks, says he "wouldn't take anyone off the table" as potential targets for a 2014 GOP primary challenge if conservatives perceive they've been betrayed, including minority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. John Cornyn (R) of Texas. FreedomWorks put its muscle behind the ouster of Sen. Bob Bennett (R) of Utah in 2010.
Still, each of the five GOP senators is a political survivor, say strategists with conservative groups who would be in the thick of potential primary challenges. It may be difficult to find a viable primary challenger in any of those races and almost impossible in the case of Senator Collins, whose standing in Maine may be insurmountable.
But some, like Senator Graham, are already seeing stirrings of a primary challenger, "grand bargain" or not.
"If you're looking to the horizon of 2014, you know, the sun may rise over South Carolina," sais Chris Chocola, president of the fiscally conservative Club for Growth, at a Monitor-sponsored breakfast with reporters in September.
Sal Russo, a conservative strategist allied with Tea Party Express, one of the largest tea party groups, says a broad insurgency from the right, tied to fury over tax hikes in a "grand bargain," isn't out of the question.