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What is Pinterest doing for us

Feb 012013
 
By Michael Elizabeth Sakas
February 1, 2013

Tweet As a 20-something, you are right to assume that my interests include Spider-Man memes, YouTube videos involving human-animal interaction, and making mini-terrariums. I discover these things through the wonderful internet, [more...]

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Don’t judge Twitter’s video sharing app ‘Vine’ for its users’ porn addiction

Jan 282013
 
By Michael Elizabeth Sakas
January 28, 2013

Tweet The new video sharing app ‘Vine’ has got the Internet all in a ‘Twitter.’ Introduced this past Thursday, Twitter has added their newest exception to the 140-character rule by allowing users [more...]

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J.J. Abrams new Disney ‘Star Wars’ director for ‘Next Generation’

Jan 252013
 
By Michael Elizabeth Sakas
January 25, 2013

Tweet I was witness to the Disney Renaissance– the years between the late 1980s and 2000 when Disney returned to making animated films based on well-known stories and saw major [more...]

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Life Lessons of ‘Dear Abby’ Outlive Pauline Phillips’ Death

Jan 242013
 
By Michael Elizabeth Sakas
January 24, 2013

Tweet Her column has been around for more than 50 years, yet it remains known for its “youthful perspective.” Pauline Phillips, pen name Abigail Van Buren, started the most “widely [more...]

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NASA awards Colorado company space taxi grant

Aug 032012
 
By Kyle Grabowski
August 3, 2012

Tweet Sierra Nevada Space Systems received one of three NASA grants to develop a privatized space flight industry. The Ventura County Star reports that the grant will total $212 million [more...]

 Posted by on August 3, 2012 at 11:31 am COins, Colorado INsider Tagged with: , , , , , ,  No Responses »

Colorado medical marijuana finding its way to the wrong hands, according to report

Aug 032012
 
By Kyle Grabowski
August 3, 2012

Tweet A report from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area has found that some marijuana intended for medicinal use is finding its way into the illegal trade. The Denver [more...]

 Posted by on August 3, 2012 at 10:29 am COins, IN The Know Tagged with: , , , , , ,  182 Responses »

July the hottest ever in Colorado, and no one is surprised

Aug 022012
 
By Nic Turiciano
August 2, 2012

Tweet We’re in an extreme drought, fires have wreaked havoc on the state and now this. July was officially the hottet ever recorded in the state of Colorado. According to [more...]

 Posted by on August 2, 2012 at 3:25 pm COins, IN The Know Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

ESPN follows former CSU basketball coach Tim Miles, mentions Café Mexicali

Aug 022012
 
By Nic Turiciano
August 2, 2012

Tweet Jason King at ESPN just published a lengthy (like, you-could-spend-thirty-minutes-reading-this type lengthy) piece following former CSU basketball coach Tim Miles for a day in Las Vegas, Nevada. Most of [more...]

 Posted by on August 2, 2012 at 1:00 pm IN The Know Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »
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