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Firefox 20 Aurora Released

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Mozilla increased the build number for Firefox Aurora to version 20. The novelty in this release is the availability of a refreshed private browsing feature, which has been completely re-written in order to make the experience more comfortable.The new method eliminates giving up the regular browsing session in favor of private browsing. Instead, the incognito session launches in a separate window.Firefox 20 Aurora also brings to the table the new panel-based download ma... Reported by Softpedia 15 hours ago.

Aurora Shooting Victims' Mother Grieves With Newtown Families

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By Dan Burns
NEWTOWN, Conn., Jan 14 (Reuters) - Sandy Phillips began her journey of grief nearly six months ago, and on Monday it brought her to the New England community of Newtown, still shattered by the deaths of 20 first graders and six educators at the hands of a gunman in an elementary school.
Phillips, the mother of Jessica Redfield Ghawi, one of those killed in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting in July, traveled 1,800 miles (2,900 km) to Newtown for the launch by relatives and neighbors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre's victims of an initiative to end gun violence. [ID:n L2N0A J7HW]
"Unfortunately we lost 12 in Aurora and 58 who were wounded, and some of whose lives are forever altered because of that, but when children are slaughtered, things change, and that's unfortunate," Phillips said. "It's unfortunate."
She and her husband, Lonnie, traveled from their home in San Antonio, Texas, to help Newtown families with their grief. She came to offer her connection as a mother of a massacre victim, she said.
"We wanted to put our arms around them as parents and understand the pain that they are going through, the shock that they are still in," Phillips said
"We're just five months ahead of them in the loss, and we know the pain, we know the shock, we know the frustration."
Phillips' own shock came early on the morning of July 20, when she learned her 24-year-old daughter was killed when, police say, former neuroscience graduate student James Holmes opened fire on a packed midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," the latest installment of the Batman series.
A Colorado judge last week ordered Holmes to stand trial.
Ghawi, who went by the professional name of Redfield, was an aspiring sports broadcaster working for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche franchise. Just a month before her death, she had been near the scene of another mass shooting, at Toronto's Eaton Centre, where two people were killed and six injured.
Sunday will be the six-month mark since the attack in Aurora, a Denver suburb.
"We're just now becoming sane again, if you want to use that word," Phillips said. "We're just getting over our shock, and beginning to redefine our lives, and redefine how we want to live and what our purpose is."

WANTS LOOPHOLES CLOSED
A gun owner, Phillips said she backs greater restrictions on gun sales and ownership in the United States.
"We would love to see the universal background check for every gun sale in America, no matter if it's private or at a gun show," Phillips said. "The gun show loophole and private sale loopholes are totally unacceptable to us."
She also wants ammunition magazines controlled, and the sale of certain semi-automatic weapons banned outright.
"AR-15s, in my opinion, don't need to be in the hands of the American public, especially under the loopholes that we currently have," Phillips said.
A Bushmaster AR-15-style semi-automatic weapon was used in both the Aurora and Newtown massacres.
In Newtown, police say the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, also used high-capacity ammunition magazines, changing gun clips frequently during the attack. This allowed him to fire at least 150 rounds or more in his 10-minute assault on the morning of Dec. 14.
Phillips echoed the parents of several Newtown victims who on Monday called for greater research and services for those afflicted by mental illness.
In Aurora, Holmes, now 25, was in the care of a psychiatrist at the time of his attack, and in Newtown, Lanza, who killed his mother at their home before attacking the school, has been described by family friends has having Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.
"It has to be a comprehensive approach," Phillips said. (Editing by Paul Thomasch and Philip Barbara) Reported by Huffington Post 1 day ago.

National health care forces Aurora cuts: Health Care Guide-Roundup

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The federal Affordable Care Act will reduce federal payments to Aurora Health Care by at least $13 million this year and executives at southeastern Wisconsin’s largest hospital system have decided the shortfall will require a hiring freeze and eliminating an unspecified number of jobs. Aurora president and chief executive officer Nick Turkal, in a letter to employees earlier this month obtained by The Business Journal, did not say how many jobs will be impacted or when cuts will occur. An Aurora… Reported by bizjournals 19 hours ago.

James Holmes' Psychiatrist Sued by Widow of Aurora Shooting Victim

Aurora Victims Hold Remembrance At Theater Reopening

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AURORA, Colo. — The Colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others reopens Thursday with a private ceremony for victims, first responders and officials – an event boycotted as insensitive by some of those who lost loved ones in the massacre.

Theater owner Cinemark plans to temporarily reopen the entire 16-screen complex in Aurora to the public on Friday, then permanently on Jan. 25. Aurora's mayor, Steve Hogan, has said residents overwhelmingly support reclaiming what he calls "an important venue for Aurora."

Former neurology student James Holmes is charged with 166 felony counts, mostly murder and attempted murder, in the July 20 massacre at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." Holmes has until March to enter a plea.

Details about Thursday's ceremony – which was to include the showing of an undisclosed movie – were a closely guarded secret. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, refused to comment on the remembrance, refurbishments to the theater, or security measures. Victims and invited officials also refused to comment.

Victims have filed at least three federal lawsuits against Cinemark alleging it should have provided security for the midnight "Dark Knight" premier on July 20 and that an exit door used by the gunman to get his weapons and re-enter should have had an alarm. In court papers, Cinemark says the tragedy was "unforeseeable and random."

Those invited to attend included victims, families, first responders, Hogan and Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Some victims said it's important to reclaim the theater. Others called its reopening insensitive and refused an invitation to attend Thursday's event.

"The community wants the theater back and by God, it's back," said Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex Sullivan, 27, was killed. "Nobody is going to stop us from living our lives the way that we lived our lives before. This is where I live."

Alex Sullivan's widow, Cassandra Sullivan, joined 15 relatives of victims in issuing a recent statement that called the Cinemark invitation "disgusting and insensitive."

"They can do whatever they want. I think it was pretty callous," said Tom Teves, whose son, Alex, was killed.

The orange, purple and teal neon lights that lit the sky the night of July 20 at the former Century 16 – now the Century Aurora – have been replaced. On the walls, a mural depicts a man and woman, a film reel, and popcorn.

Before Cinemark spent a reported $1 million on renovations, it allowed victims and families to visit the theater's auditorium No. 9, where the attack occurred. At least two people who escaped the shooting called it a good idea.

"It does help significantly," said Jacqueline Keaumey Lader, a U.S. Marine and Iraq war veteran who visited the auditorium last fall with her husband, Don. "It's taken the power away from the place."

Michael White Sr.'s son, Michael Jr., suffered a punctured lung and a broken rib and shoulder blade. He ultimately decided to stay away from the cinema.

"With me, it's like going to a cemetery and walking across somebody's grave," the older White said. "I think it's disrespectful to do that."

Mayor Hogan noted that the community grieves and heals in different ways.

"For those who don't want to be there, who can't be there, I understand and respect that," he said. "For us here, the larger community if you will, it is part of the healing process." Reported by Huffington Post 22 hours ago.

Century Aurora theater reopening in night of remembrance

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AURORA — It has been dark almost six months, but the Century Aurora is reopening Thursday in what's being billed as an evening of remembrance. Reported by Denver Post 12 hours ago.

Century Aurora reopens in night of remembrance, 6 months after shooting

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AURORA — People have begun flowing into the Century Aurora, which reopens Thursday night in what is billed as an evening of remembrance for those killed and injured when a Reported by Denver Post 12 hours ago.

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Aurora movie theater reopens with ceremony

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The Aurora movie theater where a dozen people were killed and 70 others wounded last summer reopened Thursday night, the Aurora Sentinel reports. The occasion was marked by speeches by elected leaders, including Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, and Gov. John Hickenlooper. “As I think about everyone here tonight, I see resilience, I see strength, I see heroes, I see healing, and I see hope,” Hogan said. “We are a community that has not been defeated. We are a community of survivors and a community… Reported by bizjournals 1 day ago.

Aurora Theater Reopens 6 Months After Massacre

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AURORA, Colo. -- One survivor had to pause on his way into the theater and pray. Another braced for flashbacks as he entered the auditorium where 12 people died and dozens were injured during a massacre six months earlier. Others refused to come, viewing the reopening of the multiplex as insensitive.

The former Century 16, now renovated and renamed the Century Aurora, opened its doors to victims of the July 20 attack on Thursday night with a somber remembrance ceremony and a special showing of "The Hobbit."

Theater 9, where neuroscience graduate student James Holmes allegedly opened fire on a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Returns," is now an XD theater with a wall-to-wall screen and stadium seating.

"We as a community have not been defeated," Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan told victims, officials, and dozens of police officers and other first responders who filled half the theater's seats at the ceremony.

"We are a community of survivors," Hogan declared. "We will not let this tragedy define us."

Pierce O'Farrill, who was wounded three times in the shooting, made a point of finding his old seat in the second row of the theater. "It was just a part of closure, just going back to that spot where, obviously, I was in the most pain I'd ever felt in in my life," said O'Farrill, who was hit three times and had to be carried out by the SWAT team, past the shooter's discarded rifle.

Holmes is charged with 166 felony counts, mostly murder and attempted murder for the shooting. A judge has ordered him to stand trial, but he won't enter a plea until March.

The reopening comes nearly six months after the attack and a week after many victims sat through a three-day hearing at which prosecutors described the attack in excruciating detail

Several families boycotted what they called a callous public relations ploy by the theater's owner, Cinemark. They claimed the Texas-based company didn't ask them what should happen to the theater. They said Cinemark emailed them an invitation to Thursday's reopening just two days after they struggled through Christmas without their loved ones.

"It was boilerplate Hollywood – `Come to our movie screening,'" said Anita Busch, whose cousin, 23-year-old college student Micayla Medek, died at the theater.

Victims have filed at least three federal lawsuits against Cinemark Holdings Inc., alleging it should have provided security for the July 20 midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," and that the exit door used by the gunman to get his weapons and re-enter should have had an alarm. In court papers, Cinemark says the tragedy was "unforeseeable and random."

"We certainly recognize all the different paths that people take to mourn, the different paths that people take to recover from unimaginable, incomprehensible loss," Gov. John Hickenlooper said at the ceremony.

"Some wanted this theater to reopen. Some didn't. Certainly both answers are correct," Hickenlooper said.

The governor credited Cinemark CEO Tim Warner for flying to Colorado after hearing about the shooting to see what he could do.

Warner told attendees that the caring response to the tragedy by first responders, the community and the world was a testament that good triumphs over evil.

Samuel Aquila, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Denver, concluded the ceremony with a prayer for the dead and the living.

"All of us in some small way suffered in your suffering," Aquila told the crowd. "The way of peace means rejecting the violence of that night."

Cinemark planned to offer free movies at the multiplex to the public over the weekend, then permanently reopen it Jan. 25. Throughout the evening, police officers and security guards turned away people who drove up asking how they could get tickets to the upcoming free shows.

The decision to reopen even divided at least one victim's family.

Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex, was killed, attended the event.

"The community wants the theater back and by God, it's back," Sullivan said. "Nobody is going to stop us from living our lives the way that we lived our lives before. This is where I live."

Alex's widow, Cassandra Sullivan, joined the boycott. So did Tom Teves, whose own son, Alex, also was killed.

"They can do whatever they want. I think it was pretty callous," Teves said.

Adam Witt, who was grazed in the shoulder during the attack, was expecting flashbacks when he walked into the theater Thursday night. He and his wife Tiffany were pleasantly surprised at how unfamiliar the renovated space seemed.

"It was strange but oddly reassuring," said Tiffany Witt, 24. "The way it looks different -- it gives us the feeling that we're moving on from what happened."

Marcus Weaver struggled to keep his emotions under control as he walked through the multiplex lobby. On July 20 he was shot in the arm and his friend Rebecca Wingo was killed. Thursday night he had to stop and pray before entering the theater.

He was glad he did. Inside he saw the woman with whom he had shared a terrifying ambulance ride on July 20, and another woman from his church whom he hadn't even realized had been in the auditorium that night.

"There was so much love in that room, it conquered all the ill feeling I had," said Weaver, 42, who wore a shirt bearing Wingo's name and image. "The shooter, he can't win. This community is way stronger."

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Associated Press writers Nicholas Riccardi and Colleen Slevin contributed to this report. Reported by Huffington Post 1 day ago.

Christ's beauty overcomes evil, archbishop says at Aurora theater

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Aurora, Colo., Jan 18, 2013 / 10:23 am (CNA/EWTN Newsext).- At the reopening of the Aurora theater where a gunman took 12 lives last July, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver said the darkness of evil cannot overcome the light and beauty of Christ.

“Seeing the beautiful helps put behind you the darkness, the evil, the horror of what occurred here. Opening yourself up to beauty, to receiving beauty, is a way of really pushing out that darkness that can be there,” he told CNA shortly after the Jan. 17 event.

“When the sunrise comes up, there's a real beauty and goodness there, that warms your heart and fills you with a certain peace and joy, to see the sun rising after the darkness of night.”

“Christ is the light of the world,” he added. “He identifies himself as the light of the world, and 'Aurora' means dawning, light...we cannot let evil have the final word, and good always triumphs over evil.”

The archbishop attended the reopening Thursday to offer a closing prayer at the event.

“I'm going because when a priest is asked to join a community in prayer, he goes. I'm going because the opening will be a night of remembering, and mourning, and because the Scripture I read instructs me to 'mourn with those who mourn,'” he wrote in a Dec. 17 column for The Denver Post.

Some 2,000 people attended the reopening, including victims and their families, first responders, and local hospital employees and volunteers.

On July 20 last year at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” James Holmes, 25, entered the theater dressed in black tactical assault gear. He threw a pair of tear gas canisters into the cinema before indiscriminately opening fire on moviegoers.

Holmes was arrested outside the cinema when he surrendered to police. He had murdered 12 people and wounded 58 more.

On Jan. 11, a Colorado judge chose to delay Holmes' arraignment until March 12, giving his defense lawyers more time to prepare his plea.

Speakers at the theater's reopening on Thursday included Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, Aurora mayor Steve Hogan and Tim Warner, CEO of Cinemark.

In his comments, Warner noted that the “selfless response” of all those who responded to the tragedy was “a testament that good always triumphs over evil, that love and compassion will always make a difference.”

The CEO's personal response to the tragedy was emphasized by Gov. Hickenlooper, who thanked him for coming himself to Colorado “the moment he heard” of the tragedy and not sending someone else. Gov. Hickenlooper said the reopening was part of the healing process, having “the ability to find light where there was darkness, the opportunity to push towards finding joy.”

In his remarks before the closing prayer, Archbishop Aquila noted that in the words of Scripture that Christ came to “shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

He reminded those gathered that the world's redemption is rooted in suffering. “In suffering, and in the love of God, dawn breaks before us...we are here to stand together in mourning, in suffering, and we stand together in redemption.”

Archbishop Aquila said, “the way of peace means rejecting the violence of that night. It means giving to God our desire for vengeance, our hatred, our bitterness, and our anger...knowing that we are connected to one another – that in the family of humanity, each of our lives has worth, and dignity, meaning, and purpose.”

“God calls us to pursue together what is true, what is good, and what is beautiful.  The way of peace means coming together in love,” he added.

“If we walk together in peace, we will honor those who died here more than words can. Our lives are the greatest tribute we can make to those who perished or were wounded here. We must not forget—we must make a memorial of the lives we choose to live.”

The archbishop closed the reopening in prayer, asking that God “transform us through our suffering” and “make of this community a community of peace.”

“Help us to know truth, and goodness, and beauty,” he prayed. “Help us to know you.”

During the event, counselors were available to those needing support. After the ceremony, the film “The Hobbit” was shown at the theater. Free movies will be offered to the community Jan. 18 to 21.

Cinemark chose to reopen the theater complex after Aurora residents expressed support for the move and mayor Hogan requested it. About $1 million was spent in remodeling, and the theater, formerly the Century 16, has been renamed Century Aurora. Reported by CNA 21 hours ago.

Aurora man arrested in shooting death of woman after standoff

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Aurora police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a woman who lived a few houses from his home late Friday night, authorities say. Reported by Denver Post 21 hours ago.

Centura Health to expand at Aurora's Southlands under 'health neighborhoods' program

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Centura Health announced plans Monday for a $20.5 million expansion of its facility at Aurora's Southlands shopping center to include primary-care physicians' offices, outpatient services and a freestanding emergency department with a helipad. The announcement comes one week after Colorado's largest health system said it plans to build 13 "health neighborhoods" across the state in order to coordinate sometimes-disparate levels of care and to improve medical treatment. The notice of expansion in… Reported by bizjournals 39 minutes ago.

Man held in fatal shooting in Aurora released, investigation ongoing

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A man who was taken into custody by police in connection with a the shooting death of a neighbor in Aurora has been released. Reported by Denver Post 1 day ago.

Robbers force way into Aurora home of NFL player while he's on the field

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As New England Patriots defensive back Derrick Martin was playing in Foxborough on Sunday night in the AFC Championship game, two masked men robbed and ransacked his Aurora home. Reported by Denver Post 1 day ago.

Ryland Homes Grand Opens Model And Leading Edge Sales Center At Ingham Park in Aurora

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Prices start from $224,990 for 4-bedrooms, 3-car garage and basement


Ryland Homes has unveiled a furnished model within a sales center featuring Smart Technology at Ingham Park in Aurora. Prospective buyers can not only tour a professionally furnished model home but they will also benefit from giant touch screen visuals of interactive floor plan layouts that can be adapted at the push of a button. Home shoppers receive ideas for furniture placement on home layouts and up-to-the minute information on the availability of the 41 home sites and two homes available for immediate move-in at Ingham Park.

“Ryland pays close attention to buyer feedback; examining every aspect of the home, and regularly adapting floor plans to provide what buyers truly want,” according to Rebekka Koehl, Marketing Manager for Ryland Homes Chicago division. “For example, we introduced a new kitchen design that relocates the microwave from above the stove to a built-in wall location above an oven to accommodate a sleek built-in hood and fan above the stove, providing a dramatic focal point in the kitchen.”

“We also have listened and responded to a frequent comment from home shoppers: Secondary bedrooms need to provide space for their children’s active lifestyles. At Ingham Park and our other new communities we have enlarged the secondary bedrooms, and located windows and closets to create more functional spaces,” added Koehl.

Located at the intersection of E. Galena Blvd. and Gordon Road, Ingham Park offers a total of seven home designs; all have four bedrooms, three-car garages, basements and nine-foot first floor ceilings. The bath count ranges from two and one-half baths to four baths. There are also several elevation options for each home design that can easily be visualized and changed right there in the sales center with touch-screen technology. Base prices range from $224,990 to $306,990 for homes ranging from 2,257 to 3,800 square feet of living space (all prices are subject to change without notice).

According to Ingham Park sales counselor Demetrios Danigeles, there is a grand opening special offering limited-time savings on the first five homes sold at Ingham Park. Three of the homes have been spoken for prior to the grand opening leaving two only homes remaining at promotional pricing.

“The new model is the Campton, a contemporary home that falls in the middle of our home offerings at 2,612 square feet,” added Danigeles. The home features interior design by Eleni Interiors of Naperville, and demonstrates our new exciting kitchen design and spacious secondary bedrooms well.”

Depending on the home design selected, features at Ingham Park can include kitchen pantries, Flex Rooms, first floor studies (with a possible in-law suite option), two-story foyers, lofts and a dual access staircase. Available options include a Garden Bath that features a stand-alone shower and an oversized soaker tub.

“We have included so many popular features into the homes at Ingham Park that others offer as options,” added Danigeles.

“Ingham Park is located in a quiet corner of Aurora, where you feel like you are out in the country; yet so many conveniences are only a short drive away: shopping, the Chicago Premium Outlets mall, all types of restaurants and the I-88 Orchard Road Interchange,” said Danigeles. “Ingham Park has extensive landscaped buffers, scenic ponds and bike/hiking trails surrounding the property. Also, the Aurora West County and Bliss Woods Forest Preserves are adjacent to the community. Pioneer Park, Orchard Valley Golf Course and Metra are also a short drive from Ingham Park.”

Ingham Park school age children attend schools in West Aurora School District 129: Freeman Elementary, Washington Middle School and West Aurora High School.

Ingham Park is located at 3587 Ayres Drive in Aurora. Hours are Monday
1 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone (630) 801-8823 for further information. Visit www.RylandChicago.com to learn more about Ingham Park or any Ryland Homes communities in the Chicagoland area, including:

Single-family communities
• Ashton Pointe in Crystal Lake - from $245,990
• Blackberry Crossing West in Montgomery - Landmark Series from $169,990; Premier Series from $210,990
• Bryn Mawr in Crystal Lake - from $249,990
• Fields of Shorewood - from $206,990
• Gilberts Town Center in Gilberts - Centennial Series from $195,990; Executive Series from $274,990
• Herrington Estates in Bolingbrook - from $269,990
• Ingham Park in Aurora - from $224,990
• Lakewood Crossing in Hampshire - Village Homes from $105,000; The Meadows from $149,990
• Lancaster Falls in Volo - Landmark Series from $169,990; Lancaster Falls South from $229,990
• Talamore in Huntley - Landmark Series from $204,990 Hartford Series from $245,990
• Andaré at Talamore in Huntley - Active Adult community from $154,990
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• Gilberts Town Center in Gilberts -from $159,990
• Emerald Bay in Round Lake - from $119,990
• Lakewood Springs in Plano - from $95,000
• Talamore in Huntley - from $133,990
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Aurora home of Derrick Martin, New England Patriots player, robbed while he was on the field

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As New England Patriots defensive back Derrick Martin was playing in Foxborough on Sunday night in the AFC Championship game, two masked men robbed and ransacked his Aurora home. Reported by Denver Post 23 hours ago.

Aurora meeting on FasTracks projects set for Jan. 30

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Plans for two segments of the FasTracks commuter rail project — and the connections they will make to Aurora businesses and amenities — will be presented for public review on Jan. 30. Reported by Denver Post 20 hours ago.

Community College of Aurora Student First in State in Recent North American Cisco Competition

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Finish underscores that CCA is serving metro Denver need for high-tech workers with backgrounds in networkingext, programming, and database administration with high-end, evolving training

(PRWEB) January 22, 2013

Community College of Aurora not only offers courses for beginners but aids individuals already entrenched in the workforce by offering curriculum that allows for professional development in the computer industry.

Eric Withrow, for example, graduated from Grandview High School in Aurora and regularly has kept current on computer technology by taking individual classes at CCA. The benefits of CCA computer classes, including training for Cisco certificationext, are underscored by Withrow’s recent first-place finish in the state in a Cisco Networking Academy competition covering all of North America.

“The nice thing is the program is constantly evolving,” he said. “When I started taking computer classes in high school at CCA it was something that wasn’t even relevant today (Visual Basic Programming), whereas today I can go take a .NET programming class or whatever. The technology is constantly changing, so I just look CCA’s schedule, see the newest thing and do that.”

A recent Colorado Technology Association survey revealed that metro Denver has the ninth-highest concentration of high-tech workers among the 50 largest metro areas.

The CTA study went on to say that the region's information technology and software industry employs 41,640 people and includes software publishers, custom computer programming, data processing/hosting, Internet service providers, and computer systems design.

Another job trends report from the state placed software development among the top-five fastest growing segments of the local economy. So there’s both need and demand for Colorado computer schools.

Community College of Aurora is collaborating with local and national businesses to ensure its computer and information technology programs meet today’s needs and those in the future.

A full array of options are available for individuals interested in keeping computers and networks secure; managing computer networks and Cisco; programming and software development including C++ classesext; programming and developing websites; database administration and Oracle; gaining A+ certification; administering Linux/Unix systems; and more.

Withrow has taken various Cisco coursework since 2001 at the community college in Aurora as part of his continuing education.

His full-time position is as Chief Technology Officer at Mattress Firm, which boasts 1,100 stores in 28 states. Withrow, a Georgia Tech graduate, is seeking to gain CCNA certificationext to become a Cisco Certified Network Associate, which is a top-tier designation in the field.

The coursework he’s gotten at CCA proved essential in the Cisco contest, in which he finished 18th nationally. That competition exposed him to four theoretical exams and two simulation exams that he strongly believes will help his preparation for eventual CCNA testing.

“I can probably go into the test and pass it with flying colors with Cisco,” he said.

About CCA
A top choice among community colleges in Colorado, Community College of Aurora (http://www.ccaurora.eduext) has campuses at CentreTech and Lowry in the greater Denver area. Equipped with the latest technologies, CCA allows students to study new and traditional programs, while also offering online learning through the Internet. CCA’s service community spans 325,000 people in a 350-square-mile area and CCA’s student population reflects that diversity. The college provides lifelong educational opportunities, prepares the current and future workforce, and promotes excellence in teaching, learning and service. Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.

Aurora police honor those who helped after theater shootings

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AURORA — The Aurora police department on Monday night honored more than than 100 people — officers, detectives, crime scene investigators, victims advocates — for Reported by Denver Post 22 hours ago.
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