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Olivia Holt stops by the DOLE Fruit Squish’ems booth during Radio Disney Live! on Saturday afternoon (June 7) in Aurora, Co. The 17-year-old I Didn’t Do It star was on hand to participate in the radio’s first tour, which brings stars to the fans and also features a fun, live version of Disney Channel’s hit [...] Reported by Just Jared Jr 19 hours ago.

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In the fall, they serve up Halloween scares at their Basement of the Dead and Shattered haunted houses, ranked No. 1 in Illinois by Haunted House Chicago. Now, the business has branched out into even scarier territory: a zombie apocalypse. Zombie Outbreak Reported by Patch 9 hours ago.

Marianjoy Scholarship Program Awards Highest Amount in its 20-year History

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Over $57,000 was distributed to students with disabilities who demonstrated academic excellence, community involvement and perseverance. These scholars are attending colleges and universities across the country, including Purdue University, Indiana University, the University of Alabama, St. Louis University, North Central College, Valparaiso University and Hope College.

Wheaton, Illinois (PRWEB) June 09, 2014

This year, the Marianjoy Scholarship Program awarded more than $57,000 in scholarships to 23 young men and women with disabilities from the Chicagoland area pursuing post-high school education.

The amount of scholarship funding awarded — and the number of applications received — was the most in the history of the scholarship program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 5. To date, the program has provided more than $750,000 to deserving students.

This year’s scholars, many of whom are current or former Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital patients, demonstrated academic excellence and are attending colleges and universities across the country, including Purdue University, Indiana University, the University of Alabama, St. Louis University, North Central College, Valparaiso University and Hope College, among others.

“This scholarship program is only possible through the generous contributions of our donors,” said Kathleen Yosko, Marianjoy President and CEO. “We’re proud that every dollar we receive for the program goes directly to these exceptional students and helps provide them with the resources they need to succeed.”

For nearly 40 years, Marianjoy has remained an advocate for individuals living with a disability. Though pursuing a college degree is not easy for anyone, doing so while living with a physical disability requires an even greater degree of determination, stamina and focus which is why the Marianjoy Scholarship Fund was established. This year’s recipients include young men and women studying architecture, literature, medicine, computer science, broadcasting and teaching.

Recipients this year include:
William Belles of Yorkville
Lauren Bryant of Wheaton
Ryan Dabrowski of Orland Park
Theresa Eberhardt of Yorkville
Jessica Ebersole of Oak Park
Steven Fako of Orland Park
Daniel Freeman of Wheaton
Tori Hamiel of LaSalle
Daniel Loftus of Elk Grove Village
Jake Mabus of Mount Pospect
Jenalee Moran of Arlington Heights
Noah Mussay of Lockport
Tatiana Naborowski of Oak Brook
Carol Pena of Plainfield
Jennifer Piasecki of Lockport
Cassandra Powers of Wheaton
Gianna Puccinelli of West Chicago
Juleah Puccinelli of West Chicago
Rafael Rico of Chicago
Marina Salman of Oak Lawn
Chase Smith of Aurora
Guadalupe Solorio of Hazelcrest
Tara Tsaparis of Wheaton

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is a nonprofit teaching hospital in Wheaton, Illinois, dedicated to the delivery of physical medicine and rehabilitation programs including stroke, neuromuscular, orthopedic, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and pediatrics. Marianjoy’s state-of-the-art, 128 private room replacement hospital is designed to provide rehabilitative care in a naturally holistic setting. Founded in 1972, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital maintains an extensive network of inpatient, subacute, and outpatient sites and physician clinics throughout the Chicago area. Marianjoy is a member of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. To learn more, visit http://www.marianjoy.org. Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.

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(AP) — Several tornadoes touched down as a line of severe thunderstorms swept through Colorado on Sunday, with one of the twisters hitting near a junior golf tournament and injuring a caddy. Aurora Fire Department officials said a twister touched down near the Blackstone Country Club, causing one minor injury and flipping an empty trailer. Paul Cleveland, 16, who was playing in the golf tournament, said he and two other people were riding in a golf cart when they saw a funnel cloud heading in their direction, swirling debris. The weather is expected to be quieter in Colorado Monday but thunderstorms could produce large hail, isolated tornadoes and heavy rain, which could lead to flash flooding in southern Nebraska, Kansas, northeast Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee. Reported by SeattlePI.com 3 hours ago.

Side Effects, in Spanish: the Books of Almudena Solana

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I am a huge fan of the Spanish writer Almudena Solana. Great news for me: I am finally meeting her this week after years of reading and re-reading her books (we became acquainted through emails back and forth). Bad news? Only one of her novels - the marvelous The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz - has been translated into English. I reviewed her novel Las Mujeres Inglesas Destrozan Los Tacones Al Andar (English Women Destroy Their Heels By Walking) in 2011 in the hopes it might be translated; now I am trying again with her latest novel, Efectos Secundarios (Side Effects). I've attempted a review in Spanish and follow with the English version.

La última novela de Almudena Solana es una maravilla de la imaginación y de la humanidad. En Efectos Secundarios el novelista español utiliza diez cualidades medicinales para explorar las profundidades internas de cada uno de sus personajes, nombrando a ellos después de los medicamentos comunes. Por ejemplo, una mujer llamada Adiro puede entender cuando alguien está mintiendo; Nolotil es un médico que tiene que aprender a decir "no": Augmentin está lleno de nostalgia de la infancia; Voltaren es lleno de sí mismo; Paracetamol es un viejo que no puede recordar nada; y Ventolin es un joven saxofonista.

Incluso sin nombres propios, todos los personajes son muy reales y cada uno exige nuestra atención y afecto. Al principio, yo no entendía cómo las historias de los distintos personajes se entrecruzan pero poco a poco todo se unió para formar una hermosa historia sobre la soledad, la familia, la amistad, el amor, el sexo, el dolor y el confort. ¿Cómo se deletrea alivio? A través del contacto humano.

Hay muchos métodos (y algunos pueden decir los medicamentos) para obtener a través de las dificultades de la vida - pero al final, es la relación entre una persona y otra que da a los personajes la fuerza que necesitan.

Yo mismo aparezco en el libro, en la historia de una mujer que lee un libro al día durante un año para hacer frente a una terrible tristeza. Fue durante este año de terapia libro que leí por primera vez Almudena Solana, cuando un día de la biblioteca elegí El Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz. Sentí el toque humano en las palabras de Solana - y me sentí mejor. No paracetamol para mí: sólo libros y más libros. Gracias, Almudena, para el mejor alivio del dolor - las conexiones entre los seres humanos, la empatía de una persona a otra.

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The latest novel by Almudena Solana is a marvel of imagination and humanity. In Side Effects the Spanish novelist uses ten medicinal qualities to explore the inner depths of her characters, naming them after commonly prescribed drugs. For example, a woman named Adiro (a kind of aspirin) can understand when someone is lying; Nolotil (a pain reliever) is a physician who has to learn to say "no": Augmentin (an antibiotic) is full of nostalgia for childhood; Voltaren (an anti-inflammatory) is full of himself; Paracetamol (pain reliever) is an old man who can not remember anything; and Ventolin (a bronchodilator) is a young saxophonist.

Even without proper names, all the characters are very real and each demands our attention and affection. At first I did not understand how the stories of the different characters intersect but gradually everything came together to form a beautiful story about loneliness, family, friendship, love, sex, pain and comfort. How do you spell relief? Through human contact.

There are many methods (and some may say drugs) to get through the difficulties of life - but in the end, is the relationship between one person and another that gives the characters the strength they need.

I also appear in the book, in the side mention of a woman reading a book a day for a year to deal with a terrible sadness. It was during this very real year of book therapy that I first read Almudena Solana, when one day in the library I chose The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz. I felt the human touch in Solana's words - and I felt better. No paracetamol for me: just books and more books. Thanks, Almudena, for better pain relief - the connections between humans, empathy from one person to another. Reported by Huffington Post 36 minutes ago.

The Newly Crowned Miss USA Used To Work As A Disney Princess

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Nia Sanchez, Miss Nevada USA, beat out 50 other beauty queens Sunday night to be crowned Miss USA 2014 — but she's no stranger to wearing a crown.

The 24-year-old has worked as a variety of face characters at Hong Kong Disney, including Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Belle, and Snow White, among others.

Sanchez frequently posts photos in her Disney costumes to her over 26,000 Instagram followers.

Sometimes, her worlds collided.

Eventually, the beauty queen left Disney to focus full time on pageants. She later posted: "Sometimes you don't appreciate something as much as you should until it's gone. Being a part of these moments was the best."

Just last month she posted: "mood: #Disney #iWannaGoPlay !! #missingTheMagic" 

Thankfully, Sanchez can still visit Disneyland for fun.

But the princess also knows how to act tough, holding a fourth-degree black belt in Taekwondo.

"I started training when I was 8, and I started teaching when I was 12, and I was a certified instructor when I was 15," Sanchez has said. "It's a good workout. It's a full body workout. I never get more tired working out than when I'm at the studio."

*SEE ALSO: A Former 'Snow White' Dishes About Life As A Disney Park Princess *

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Reid Calls for More Gun Control Before Facts in on Las Vegas Attack

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On June 9, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said the Senate needs to pass expanded background checks in light of the June 8 Las Vegas shooting, although the facts are still out on how or when the attackers acquired their guns.

Expanded background checks failed to pass in April 2013.

According to Politico, Reid has now gone from promising to bring the bill back up "when it has the votes to pass" to "strongly advocating that the Senate revisit the background checks legislation" now.

"We in Congress, we need to put in place legislation that helps prevent these deranged, these weird, these savage people who carry out such savage acts of violence," Reid said. "Background checks so that people who are criminals, who are deranged can't buy a gun." He did not say anything about the more sensible solution of getting deranged, weird, and savage people off our streets.

Breitbart News has reported the U.S. has had background checks in place since 1993. Breitbart News also reported that Nidal Hasan (Fort Hood, November 2009), Karl Halverson Pierson (Arapahoe High School gunman), Aaron Alexis (DC Navy Yard gunman), Paul Anthony Ciancia (LAX gunman), James Holmes (Aurora theater gunman), and Ivan Lopez (Fort Hood, April 2014) all passed background checks. 

Background checks in no way prevented these individuals from committing crimes.

Moreover, when Reid called for expanded background checks after the April Fort Hood attack, Breitbart News pointed out that the expanded background checks are really just the same background checks the United States has now, applied to every sale instead of just retail sales. The structure and mechanism for any other type of checks doesn't even exist. 

But that does not matter, because Democrats know that if they can pass expanded background checks it will finally open the door to a federal gun registry, which has to be in place to make expanded background checks enforceable. The registry is the real goal.

Follow AWR Hawkins on Twitter @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Reported by Breitbart 1 day ago.

Children's Hospital ranks sixth in national honor roll

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Children's Hospital of Colorado in Aurora has been ranked sixth in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals honor roll for 2014-15. Reported by Denver Post 17 hours ago.

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Submitted by the City of Aurora: Six free, family-fun events encompassing a variety of tastes are on tap this weekend in Illinois’ second largest City.The day begins at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 with the weekly downtown Aurora’s Farmers Market at the Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.

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Teams face off June 21. Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.

International Floriculture Expo Hosts More Than 200 Exhibitors for the 2014 Event

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The 2014 industry-event’s exhibit hall will be open June 11-13, 2014 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (PRWEB) June 10, 2014

The International Floriculture Expo, June 10-13, 2014 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, will host more than 200 exhibitors for the 2014 event starting tomorrow, Wednesday June 11. IFE is the annual meeting place for suppliers and buyers across the floriculture industry - featuring an industry-leading education program, celebrations of the industry, and a robust Key Buyer Program that ensures the industry's mid-level and high volume buyers attend year over year.

The 2014 International Floriculture Expo list of exhibiting companies includes:

99 International Inc
A.E.I. dba Lifestyle Solutions
Advanced Drainage Systems
Aldershot Greenhouses Ltd
Alpha Botanical
American Foam Technologies
American Gas Products
American Treats
Anagram International
Anico International, Inc.
Armellini Express Lines Inc.
A-ROO Company
Arrow Fastener
Art in Bloom
Arvi Farms
Augustus Growers, LLC
Aurora World, Inc.
Avery Imports/Willow Group Ltd
B & H Flowers
Ball
Balloons Everywhere
Bay City Flower Company
Bay City Flower Company
Bayview Flowers
BC Orchids
BDK Marketing, Inc.
Betallic, LLC
BGI, LLC
Bloomaker USA Inc
Blooming Greetings
BloomQuest LLC
Borgen Systems
Bottomley Evergreens & Farms
Bouqube Inc
Bow Genie
Brightland Farms
burton + BURTON
Buzzy Inc.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc
Celadon & Associates
Celebrate With Wildflowers
Certified Roses, Inc.
Chrysal Americas
Colour Republic
Connectaflor
Container Centralen, Inc.
Continental Floral/Best Blooms
Continental Flowers, Inc.
CTI Industries Corporation
DecoWraps
DeLeon''s Bromeliads Inc
DEMDACO
Dependable Packaging Solutions
Direct Export Company
Dutchman Tree Farms
E & R Sales
Elite Bouquet (The)
Encore Floral Marketing
Enviro-Log Home Products
Euro American Propagators
Eve's Garden Inc
Exotic Angel Plants by Costa Farms
FedEx Express
Flora Pack Inc
Floral Merchandising Systems
Floral Sense, LLC.
Floralife, a division of Smithers-Oasis Company
Florists' Review Enterprises
Flow and Grow
Flowers Canada Growers
Fresca Farms
Fresh Tulips USA
FreshBlooms
Galleria Farms
Garcia Group/Floraglas/G3
Garden Galleries Inc
Gems Group
Gems Group
Green Bouquet
Green Envy Soils
GROFLOWERS
Hart-T-Tree Farms
Hiawatha Corporation (The)
HighPOINT Packaging
Hill's Imports Inc/Park's Co
Hi-Rise Balloons & Floral Supplies
Holland America Flower Connection
Homestead Growers
iBulb
J. Berry Nursery
Jetram Sales
Joy!Floral
Just Add Ice® Orchids
Kamel Ltd.
KANEYA Co., Ltd
Koen Pack
Kraft Gardens
M Adler's Son Inc
Mayflower Distributing Company Inc
McLellan Botanicals
MEI Specialty Refrigeration and Fixtures
Mellano & Company
Meyers Flowers
Micky's Minis Flora Express
Mid American Orchids
Monterey Bay Heather - Coastal Nursery
Mrs. Bloom's (Thai) Direct
Napa Home & Garden Inc
Netherland Bulb Company
Niagara Tulips
Northland Floral Inc
Optimara
Orange Flower Connect Inc
Origin Africa
P.N.P Plast Srl-Italy
Pacific Mountain Products
Penang Nursery Inc
Petting Zoo (The)
Pine Island Nursery & Tree Farm
Pioneer Balloon Company
Pioneer Flower Farms
Plainview Growers
Plants in Design
Pots Company/Giftwares Co.
Potter Inc
Pride Garden Products
Prime Inc
Procacci Brothers Sales Corp.
Rancho El Jaral
RBI Toys
Rosa Flora Limited
Rose of Sharon Nursery
Russell's Bromeliads
Sande Flowers
Second Nature
SGI (USA) LLC
Shatley Farms LLC
Siena Floral
Silver Vase
SK USA Inc
Sofia Flowers
Soi Company, The
South Pacific Orchids, Inc.
Sun Bulb Company
Sun Valley Group (The)
Sunrise Greenhouses
Sunshine Bouquet Company
Super Floral
Sutton Ferneries Inc
Syndicate Sales
Taiwan Orchid Growers Association (TOGA)
Temkin International
Teufel Holly Farms Inc
The John Henry Company
The Pinery LLC
Triumph Plant Co
TVI Imports / Global Link
USA Bouquet Company (The)
Verdifratti Inc.
Vivo Floral LLC
VRE Systems
Vyn Inc.
Westbrook Floral
White's Nursery & Greenhouses Inc
Willy's Greenhouse Ltd
Worcester Wreath Company
World Class Flowers
Zephyr Solutions

Qualified Media (approval required) interested in covering the event can register for free at http://www.floriexpo.com.    

About International Floriculture Expo | http://www.floriexpo.com
International Floriculture Expo (IFE) is produced by Diversified Communication of Portland, Maine. This show is the only industry-wide event that brings buyers and sellers together and serves all segments of the floriculture process. IFE is the leading trade exposition and educational conference for mass market retailers, supermarkets, garden centers, retail florists, growers, nurseries, event floral designers, and other retailers of floral and foliage products. Admission guidelines are enforced to maintain the integrity of the buying audience. The 27th edition of IFE takes place June 10-13, 2014 at the Morial Convention Center in in New Orleans, LA.

About Diversified Communications | http://www.divcom.com
Diversified Communications, based in Portland, Maine, US provides information and market access through face-to-face events, publications and online. Diversified serves a number of industries including: floral, seafood, foodservice, natural and organic, healthcare, commercial marine and business management. Diversified operates divisions in Australia, Hong Kong, India, the UK and Canada.

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Aurora's tops in country for working women, NerdWallet says

June 10, 2014, 11:19 am

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Aurora came out No. 1 out of 550 cities across the country for working women, according to the website NerdWallet. Reported by Denver Post 4 hours ago.

Are You Certifiable? PEARL Accepting Online Applications for Level I Electrical Reconditioning Technician Certification

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Newly launched PEARL Technician Certification Program portal offers information on certification levels, eligibility requirements, handbook and sample exam questions.

Aurora, Colorado (PRWEB) June 10, 2014

The Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) today announced it is accepting applications for electrical reconditioning technician Level I certification through its newly launched PEARL Technician Certification Program portal. In addition to the application, the online portal offers information on the certification levels, eligibility requirements, a program handbook, and sample exam questions. Applications are currently being accepted at http://www.pearltechniciancertification.com.

“Companies with certified PEARL technicians on staff can expect to reduce accidents, costs, warranty claims, and turnover, effectively improving the company’s bottom line,” said Doug Powell, recently elected vice president of PEARL, PEARL Technician Certification Committee chairman, and president of National Switchgear Inc. (Lewisville, TX). “Technicians certified through the program gain a greater sense of professional fulfillment and can expect to benefit from new opportunities and an extended career path.”

The PEARL Technician Certification program will offer four levels of certification from the entry-level technician (Level I) to the supervisory technician (Level IV). Each level is defined in terms of general experience in the electrical equipment reconditioning business and the complexity of the electrical equipment and related procedures. PEARL is the process of developing the Level II test preparation program and exam.

The PEARL Technician Certification program is intended for technicians who are engaged in inspection, reconditioning, and/or remanufacturing, testing, periodic maintenance of electrical power equipment and evaluation of such equipment for acceptance for service, continued serviceability, or required maintenance. Detailed information on the certification process can be found in the PEARL Technician Certification Candidate Handbook, which can be downloaded on the company’s certification portal. For more information, visit the portal at http://www.pearltechniciancertification.com.

About PEARL:
The Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) creates, collects, and disseminates information, policies, procedures, and standards to ensure the proper recycling and reuse of electrical power equipment. Since 1997, its 70-plus corporate members must meet strict technical, safety, and operational requirements. PEARL was recently approved as an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer. For more information or to order copies, visit PEARL at http://www.pearl1.org, email pearl(at)pearl1(dot)org, or call 877-287-3275. Reported by PRWeb 56 minutes ago.

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Women working in Aurora earn nearly as much as their male counterparts no matter what the work is, according to an analysis released Tuesday that ranked Aurora the No. Reported by Denver Post 22 hours ago.

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Submitted by the Aurora Navy League: The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting onTuesday, June 17.  The meeting will be held in the private dining room at the rear (east side) of Grandma's Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Rd Reported by Patch 17 hours ago.

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*Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online*

Using data from four European Space Agency satellites that fly in formation in the Earth's magnetic field, researchers have uncovered new information on how the solar wind can break through the Earth’s magnetosphere and disrupt modern life.

According to a new report in the journal Physical Review Letters, when the solar wind meets the environment around the Earth – an electromagnetic phenomenon called an asymmetric magnetic reconnection takes place.

Magnetic reconnections can give energy to activity on the solar surface and can change the energy from the incoming solar wind so that it creates what we see in an aurora. These reconnections are also a major stumbling block when it comes to storing energy through processes in fusion reactors.

If two colliding fields of plasma have the same density, temperature and strength, but distinct orientations of their magnetic fields, symmetrical reconnection commences. In more usual instances, two plasma fields have distinct characteristics, for instance when the solar wind reaches the Earth.

The study team used data from the ESA’s Cluster satellites to try and understand this scenario.

"Especially important were measurments with two satellites only a few tens of kilometres from each other, in the region where the solar wind meets the Earth's magnetic field," said study author Daniel Graham, from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF). "We can thus do detailed measurements to understand plasma physics at a height of 60,000 km."

The researchers said they are particularly interested in the heating of electrons parallel to the magnetic field in conjunction with magnetic reconnection.

"We believe that this is an important piece of the puzzle for understanding how magnetic reconnection works, how charged particles are accelerated, and how particles from different regions can be mixed with each other," Graham said. "Our detailed measurements in the Earth's magnetic field can be used to understand the physics even in fusion reactors on Earth, and in far distant regions in space that we can't reach with satellites."

A study published last month found the solar wind can be highly influential when it comes to electrical storms here on Earth.

Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, that study revealed a considerable raise in lightning rates throughout Europe in the 40 days following the arrival of high-speed solar winds, which can move at over a million miles per hour from the Sun.

“Our main result is that we have found evidence that high-speed solar wind streams can increase lightning rates. This may be an actual increase in lightning or an increase in the magnitude of lightning, lifting it above the detection threshold of measurement instruments,” said study author Chris Scott, a space and atmospheric physics professor at the University of Reading.

He added that cosmic radiation, as well as particles created by our own Sun, affects lightning activity.

“We propose that these particles, while not having sufficient energies to reach the ground and be detected there, nevertheless electrify the atmosphere as they collide with it, altering the electrical properties of the air and thus influencing the rate or intensity at which lightning occurs,” Scott said. Reported by redOrbit 2 hours ago.

Website recommends 10 restaurants in Aurora

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A website that bills itself as offering the "best of art, food, culture and travel for every country" has put together a list of what it says are 10 notable restaurants in Aurora. Reported by Denver Post 4 hours ago.

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The proprietor of CN Massage allegedly collected a "door fee" from customers, recruited young women from out of state and sometimes turned tricks for johns herself, according to federal court documents. Reported by Denver Post 4 hours ago.