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Denver-based DEA opioid probe of McKesson was 'hijacked,' says Washington Post-'60 Minutes' report

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After years of investigation of McKesson Corp., led by a Denver-based Drug Enforcement Administration team, over the pharmaceutical giant's distribution of powerful opioid drugs in Colorado and elsewhere, DEA agents say they thought they had gathered enough evidence to warrant criminal charges, fines of more than $1 billion and blocking distribution of opioid pain pills from McKesson warehouses in Aurora and elsewhere. The DEA probe examined whether San Francisco-based McKesson (NYSE: MCK) failed… Reported by bizjournals 1 hour ago.

Bona Achieves Environmental Milestone with Zero Waste Manufacturing Facility

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Aurora, CO, Dec. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Bona, the world leader in hardwood floor care and maintenance since 1919, announced that it has achieved zero waste at its manufacturing facility in Monroe, North Carolina. Less than one percent of companies in North Carolina can make this claim. Additionally, this month Bona opened a new distribution facility in Limburg, Germany with a host of sustainable and environmentally-focused features.
By working with partners and internal protocols, as of December 2017 all materials at the Bona facility in Monroe will be recycled, repurposed or reused. This includes waste water, paper, plastic and any hazardous material that may result from the manufacturing of Bona products. As an ISO14001 facility, these practices are also verified by outside sources to validate the zero waste claim. Additionally, over the past few years, Bona has installed new lighting, motor controllers, and optimized heating and cooling systems to significantly decrease the building’s environmental footprint. Since 2015 the Monroe facility has reduced its water usage by several thousand gallons annually.

“For almost 100 years, sustainability and environmental awareness has been core to our business at Bona. This important milestone keeps our promise to do what we can as a company to lessen our impact on the environment,” said Richard Goering, senior vice president, sales and operations North America/Latin America.

The new distribution center in Limburg, Germany is Bona’s biggest facility investment ever, with almost 10,000 square feet of space. The new facility doubles the capacity for handling and distributing goods in order to support Bona’s plans for growth.

In keeping with Bona’s Corporate Social Responsibility goals, the new center is equipped with solar panels offering power for the facility as well as supplying power back to the public grid. Other green features include a green roof, heat pumps for heating and charging e-bikes and cars, and an electric shuttle for transporting goods from the nearby adhesive plant. Bona’s Limburg Distribution Center is expected to be operating fully by the beginning of 2018.

“We have an ambitious growth strategy and for the last couple of years we have seen a growing need to increase our distribution capacity in Europe to give our customers better service. This is Bona’s biggest investment ever and a crucial factor in supporting the future growth of our business. As sustainability is at the core of our business, I am extremely proud of the green features of this facility and the positive impact it has on the environment and the local community,” said Kerstin Lindell, president & CEO of Bona AB.

[EDITOR NOTE: Photos available upon request. E-mail Heather Lindemann at heather.lindemann@bona.com]

*About Bona US*

Bona is an innovative, environmentally-conscious company dedicated to creating beautiful floors since 1919. Bona US, the North American subsidiary of BonaAB in Malmö, Sweden, manufactures and distributes floor and home care products. The first in the industry to offer a full system of waterborne hardwood floor finishing and floor care products certified for indoor air quality by GREENGUARD, Bona products can be found throughout the U.S. and Canada. From residue-free hardwood floor cleaners to a beautiful array of stains and high durability finishes, consumers, distributors and contractors trust Bona. For more information, please contact Bona US at (800) 872-5515 or www.bona.com.

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CONTACT: Heather Lindemann
Bona
303-923-6694
heather.lindemann@bona.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 3 hours ago.

Is Buying Bitcoin the Same as Gambling With Your Money?

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Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) is just one of many stocks that has seen incredible returns this year, but is hype enough of a reason to invest? Reported by Motley Fool 1 hour ago.

Astronics Corporation Creates New Connectivity Systems and Certification Group

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Astronics Corporation Creates New Connectivity Systems and Certification Group EAST AURORA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO) has formed the Astronics Connectivity Systems and Certification (CSC) group by combining Telefonix and Armstrong. Reported by Business Wire 2 hours ago.

Saia Assists Wreaths Across America with Annual Mission

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga., Dec. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saia LTL Freight participated in wreath-laying ceremonies held on Saturday, Dec. 16, National Wreaths Across America Day, at two national veterans’ cemeteries – Calverton National Cemetery and Long Island National Cemetery – both located in New York.By placing wreaths on the graves of U.S. military veterans at more than 1,200 national cemeteries, including Arlington National Cemetery, the nonprofit strives each year to remember our fallen U.S. veterans, honor those who serve, and teach children about freedom.

For the past three years, Wreaths Across America has reached their goal of placing a wreath at every headstone in Arlington National Cemetery - 247,000 wreaths. This year, they worked to accomplish this same feat at the two cemeteries in New York with Saia being selected to assist with the ceremonies there.

Aside from this, Saia and its employees transported wreaths to cemeteries around the country and four team members, who were chosen via an essay contest, traveled to New York to support the efforts there. They included:

· Grand Rapids, Mich. Dockworker Garrett Frelix
· Dallas, Texas City Driver Demetrio Garza
· Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Mechanic Mike Loucek, and
· Aurora, Colo. City Driver Sean Tindell

“I am elated that we were able to participate and proudly support the ceremonies held at both national veterans’ cemeteries – Calverton and Long Island,” said Saia Vice President of Human Resources Michelle Richard. “It was an honor for me, and other employees who were present, to represent Saia during this year’s ceremonies as we remembered service members during the holidays who sacrificed so much on behalf of our country.”

As a nonprofit organization that receives no government funding, Wreaths Across America continually recruits and works closely with thousands of volunteers who organize local ceremonies, raise funds to sponsor wreaths, and participate in events. Programs are paid for by individual wreath sponsors, corporate donors and volunteer truckers. Aside from the wreath-laying ceremonies, they coordinate veteran services and recognition through a variety of programs and provide schools with teaching aides for projects throughout the year.

*About Saia, Inc.*

Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA), with 2016 revenues of $1.2 billion, offers customers a wide range of less-than-truckload, non-asset truckload, and logistic services. The company operates 154 terminals in 40 states. With headquarters in Georgia, Saia employs over 9,500 people nationwide. Saia LTL Freight has been recognized by the American Trucking Associations Safety Management Council for its outstanding safety record. For more information on Saia, Inc. or any of the service groups, visit www.saiacorp.com.

For more information, contact:
*Jeannie S. Jump*
Saia Corporate Public Relations
Phone: 770-232-4069 · E-mail jjump@saia.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 2 hours ago.

2018 Alaska TourSaver® Makes Alaska Travel and Adventures More Affordable

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There are more than 110 offers included in the booklet, which sells for $99.95.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (PRWEB) December 12, 2017

Is 2018 the year to finally will visit Alaska? Cruise rates are more affordable and there are very competitive airfares between the “Lower 48” and Alaska. But what can travelers do about the high cost of tours, transportation and accommodations?

The cost of shore excursions, fishing trips, glacier cruises and train rides add up quickly. After 20 years of publication, more than 80,000 travelers have used the Alaska TourSaver® travel coupon book to hedge the cost of Alaska adventures. There are more than 110 offers included in the booklet, which sells for $99.95 (it’s also available as an App on for iPhone/iPad). Most offers are two-for-one/buy-one-get-one-free, but there are several “bonus offers” for other popular trips. With more than $17,000 in travel savings, there are tours and adventures that appeal to a wide variety of tastes.

The Alaska TourSaver® book is organized into regional areas: far north, southcentral (including Anchorage), the inside passage (Juneau and Ketchikan) and western Alaska. Here are some popular offers:

Far North:· Riverboat Discovery. Take a paddlewheel riverboat for a ride on the Chena River!
· Gold Dredge 8: Guaranteed gold! Visit a vintage gold dredge and learn about the mining history of Fairbanks.
· Borealis Basecamp northern lights viewing: see the aurora from the comfort of your own private cabin, laying in bed!

Inside Passage:· Helicopter flightseeing with a landing on the Taku Glacier from Era Helicopters.
· Take a zipline through the rainforest in both Juneau and Ketchikan with Alaska Canopy Adventures.
· Go fishing in Juneau with Alaska Galore Tours.
· Hop aboard a float plane to see Misty Fjords National Monument in Ketchikan with Taquan Air.

Southcentral:· ALL ABOARD the Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Seward, Fairbanks, Talkeetna and Denali Park
· Heli-picnic at the Sheldon Mountain House on the slopes of Denali.
· Take a glacier and wildlife cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park with Major Marine Tours
· Catch halibut and salmon in Homer, Seward or along the Kenai River with Ninilchik Charters
· Hike on a glacier, go flightseeing and stay overnight in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park with Kennicott Glacier Lodge.

Western Alaska:· Fly from Anchorage to Nome on Alaska Airlines and get a tour of Nome, Alaska (with overnight option) from Explore Tours
· Take a all-day tour in Katmai National Park to the Valley of the 10,000 Smokes.

Travelers can explore the Alaska TourSaver website using the “travel savings calculator” to see how much can be saved on trips with the coupon book. Online, there’s also a full list of the offers in the book.

The App version of the Alaska TourSaver® allows travelers to chose from four different versions: Statewide, Inside passage, Southcentral/Interior or Juneau (iPhone/iPad only).

Although it’s up to travelers to make their way to Alaska to take advantage of the TourSaver, free travel tips are available at AlaskaTravelgram.com. SIgn up for the free email travel newsletter online. Reported by PRWeb 1 week ago.

Man turned himself into police after Monday night shooting at Arapahoe County apartment complex

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Man turns himself into police after shooting on the border of Denver and Aurora sent another man to the hospital.  Reported by Denver Post 6 days ago.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Device to Make Microwave Interiors Spotless

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InventHelp, a leading inventor service company, is working to submit Microwave Cleaner to companies for their review.

PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) December 12, 2017

Finding it a difficult hassle to clean the inside of my microwave regularly, an inventor from Aurora, Colo., decided that there should be a quicker, easier and more efficient way of performing this task.

The patent-pending MICROWAVE CLEANER enables a user to clean the interior of a microwave in an alternative manner. It removes accumulated food particles and dried splatter more efficiently, which prevents strain and hassle.

Designed to save time and effort, the MICROWAVE CLEANER is suitable for all microwaves, making it beneficial to the general population.

The original design was submitted to the Denver office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 16-DVR-1004, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com. -https://www.youtube.com/user/inventhelp Reported by PRWeb 6 days ago.

Canada cannabis companies duke it out in hostile takeover bid

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CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. is raising new concerns that securities laws may have been violated by Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s C$582 million ($453 million) offer. Reported by Denver Post 6 days ago.

The high price to pay for Aurora, Advocate to maintain own CEOs, HQs

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The plan by Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care to maintain co-CEOs after merging will mean they’ll pay a combined $12 million annually for CEOs Jim Skogsbergh and Dr. Nick Turkal. Reported by bizjournals 6 days ago.

Bruce Brown, Lady Bird, the City of Trees, and the 96-MPH Caponord: An Appreciation

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Over the weekend, I saw Greta Gerwig’s much praised Lady Bird. The release of that film was probably the biggest thing to hit my sleepy, sprawling burg of Sacramento since the Kings arrived from Kansas City in 1985. The movie was filmed here and set during the the protagonist’s final year of high school in 2002–2003, nine years after I was a starry-eyed senior set to head off to the Bay Area for college, and more than half a decade before everybody had a smartphone. Sacto native Gerwig touches on the importance of magazines at what was perhaps the last possible moment before the World Wide Web ruled everything. For those raised prior to an era of always-on digital access, the feeling of cultural isolation could be acute. Glossies like Spin, Details, and newsprint zines in the vein of Maximumrocknroll were a window into another world. I’d read up, wander across the street to the original Tower Records, and try something out. But before I fell into the world of music and lifestyle books, BMX magazines were my first key to another, seemingly richer world. Go—a short-lived successor to BMX Action and Freestylin’ put together by a talented crew that included Spike Jonze and Jackass director Jeff Tremaine—turned me on to the music of DC hard-core stalwart Ian MacKaye. Without punk rock, my career path wouldn’t have led me to Car and Driver. But Go might not have existed at all were it not for Bruce Brown, who died Sunday at the age of 80. In essence, I owe Mr. Brown the last 30 years of my life.

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Bruce Brown, camera in hand, during the filming of The Endless Summer.
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He’s best remembered for his seminal surf documentary The Endless Summer, which I first saw in seventh-grade science class, around the same time I was devouring BMX rags and spending hours convincing my parents to let me go out and race. In one retrospective on the sport’s early days in the 1970s—which may have appeared in BMX Action—racers including Stu Thomsen discussed having their minds blown by the opening credits in Brown’s 1971 motorcycle doc, On Any Sunday. In it, a pack of kids tear around a kid’s-bike-sized motocross course on Schwinn Stingrays, crashing, pulling wheelies, jumping, and making motorcycle sounds. Shortly thereafter, organized bicycle motocross races sprung up, because what kid hasn’t pretended his bicycle is a motorcycle at some point? When I finally got around to seeing On Any Sunday, I was immediately smitten. Mert Lawwill and Malcolm Smith are inspired protagonists, the cinematography—rudimentary by today’s standards, but advanced for its day—still enthralls, and Brown’s good-natured California-cornpone narration lays out the action in a way that even the layman can enjoy. It’s not just a great motorcycle movie; it’s a great movie, period.

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Brown, fundamentally, was a harbinger of good, a DIY magician who brought his cinematic works to the masses and, in doing so, made the seemingly impenetrable accessible. In the early days of his surf films, he’d barnstorm up and down the West Coast, showing his movies in high-school gymnasiums, narrating them in real time. Sensing that he had something bigger with The Endless Summer, he tried to secure wider distribution. When the majors said no, that it wouldn’t play beyond the niche of edge-of-the-continent surf rats, he rented a theater in whitebread Wichita, Kansas, and sold it out. And sold it out again. And again. Finally, the distributors took notice. The success of the landmark surf film paved an easier path for On Any Sunday, allowing Brown to secure funding from Steve McQueen, who figures prominently in the Elsinore Grand Prix section as well as the famous final sequence, during which he, Smith, and Lawwill bomb through the countryside and roost around on a Southern California beach.

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A few years back, I asked Mark Wahlberg whether he preferred Easy Rider or On Any Sunday. He chose Easy Rider, and that sort of tells you all you need to know about Mark Wahlberg.

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In one form or another, on bikes or in cars, I’ve sampled many of the motorized pursuits Brown runs through during the course of On Any Sunday, and although my heart lies with flinging a bike sideways through a corner while my steel-shod left boot skips along the ground, a couple of gnarly wrecks at a recent trip to Rich Oliver’s Mystery School have me reconsidering flat-track shenanigans, given my suddenly brittle 42-year-old frame. Long-distance touring, a discipline not covered in Brown’s film, is ultimately where I’ve found my niche, but in motorcycling, if you’re not at least something of an omnivore, you’re invariably missing out on something great.

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For all of Sacramento’s foibles, it makes a case for itself as perhaps the best city in America to live in if you’re a motorcyclist. There’s year-round riding weather. It has less traffic than Los Angeles or San Francisco, but it’s clogged up enough to enjoy the feel-good benefits of lane splitting, which, of course, is only legal in California. What’s more, there are phenomenal, quiet roads within an hour’s ride in just about any direction. Sears Point and Thunderhill are 90 minutes away, there’s speedway racing up the hill in Auburn, Sacramento Raceway offers a dragstrip, and it’s only three hours to Laguna Seca. The Hangtown Classic is a legendary motocross event (covered by Bruce’s son, Dana, in On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter), and, of course, there’s the storied Sacramento Mile, which serves as the coda to the flat-track portion of the original movie.

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When I heard Brown had died, everything fell away. Lady crushes, clerical business, chores that desperately needed doing. All I wanted to do was get on my motorcycle, as going for a ride felt like the only fitting tribute and perhaps the only way to alleviate the empty thud in my chest. I only had a couple of hours, so I figured I’d run down into the California Delta. In Lady Bird, Gerwig’s camera lingers pretty hard on the rivers in Sacramento. The geographic picture she paints of the place roughly parallels the town’s footprint before the war. It has now been decades since this place wasn’t an agglomeration of cities and unincorporated areas stretching halfway across the Central Valley. Her decision makes a lot of sense, as much of the infill and expansion that led to our very own mini-megalopolis fundamentally paralleled the rise of the internet. I imagine one day, perhaps in my lifetime, you’ll be able to drive clear from Colfax in the Sierra Nevada to Gilroy, south of San Jose—a distance of nigh on 200 miles—without once truly leaving an urban area. Although the city has crept inexorably south, following the Sacramento River down toward its mouth at Suisun Bay is a quick way to escape the sprawl. Ironic, in that the river itself was the original transit corridor between San Francisco and Sac during the Gold Rush.

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The Capo at the edge of Panamint Valley. Note obscene selective-yellow lights.
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Awash in thought, I got on the Aprilia Caponord Rally I bought back in October. I’d picked it up at Moto International in Seattle, on my way home from an office visit to Ann Arbor. Just before I rode away, Dave Richardson, the face of the shop for 25 years and a man deeply beloved and respected in the Moto Guzzi community, told me that it was the last motorcycle he’d ever sell. I knew he was retiring, but the idea that this was the final bike he’d usher out of that little dealership on North Aurora meant that I needed to put it to good use. So far, I’ve put nearly 6000 miles on the clock, riding it through seven states in two months. The motorcycle itself turned out to be a dead-end design for the Noale-based Piaggio division. The smooth, rowdy 90-degree 1200-cc twin wouldn’t pass Euro 4 emissions regulations, and Aprilia had only built about 5000 Caponords in total since the bike was introduced in 2013. My bike is a leftover 2016 model, hardly the only such motorcycle in Aprilia dealer inventory. Do the math. Making the bike pass Eurosmog wasn’t worth the effort.

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Down on power compared to Ducati’s Multistrada or KTM’s big ADV machines and lacking the dealer network, aftermarket support, and reputation of BMW’s category-defining R1200GS, the Capo’s adventure-touring variant is nonetheless the best mile-eating motorcycle I’ve been on. For my build, anyway, it fits better than the outgoing Gold Wing. It outplushes a Harley FL (buy my 2015 Ultra Limited, please) and will smoke it through a corner or in a straight line. The Capo offers the same sort of sporting comfort as a BMW RT, but without the bland efficiency of the latest Bavarian boxer twin. Say what you will about Italian quality, the salami set seems almost incapable of building naturally aspirated engines that don’t delight. Its default velocity is 96 miles per hour. Start the bike, twist the throttle, let out the clutch, look down at the speedo, and it will invariably read 96. Why do I need more power? Who are these KTM-riding maniacs? To bring this back around, I hold Brown somewhat responsible for the fact that I currently own five motorcycles, one of which always goes 96 miles per hour.

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I pointed the Ape west, then south, chasing a Duc and a Hog down I-5, and popped off at Twin Cities Road. The “twin cities” in question are the humble hamlets of Walnut Grove and Locke, not much more than growths on the eastern levee of the Sacramento River. To be fair, Walnut Grove does feature a drawbridge and an auto-repair shop that often features interesting classic Benzes and Lamborghinis in the window. And Locke was the subject of the first novel by my perennial homecoming date, the American Book Award–winning Shawna Yang Ryan. The haze drifting up from the devastating Thomas fire—a whopping 300 miles to the southeast—hung brown as the sun dipped toward the Coast Range, but the valley air was still clear enough to make out the shape of Mount Diablo in the distance, off across the farms and marshland that separate the river from Fairfield.

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Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith, and Steve McQueen during the filming of On Any Sunday.
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Eighty-odd years ago, when Locke was still a town built and run by Chinese immigrants rather than standing as a monument to the Chinese immigrants who built it, my grandfather and his work buddies would drive down the levee to gamble here. One night, the infamous tule fog rolled in. It’s one of California’s meteorological curios, one perhaps even more deadly than the fire-pushing Santa Ana and Diablo winds, given the severity of the automobile accidents that its zero-visibility soup causes. Sometimes, it will inundate the valley from Redding in the north, all the way down past Pumpkin Center, 450 miles south. Anyway, the young AT&T engineers got stuck in the stuff after a night at the tables. One unlucky sod, presumably with a few drinks in him for fortitude, was tasked with standing on the car’s running board, making sure the driver didn’t dump them into the river on the 25-mile drive back up to Sacramento. Riding back from Las Vegas a month ago, I found myself caught in the stuff. Upping the power on the 13,000 lumens worth of selective-yellow lamps I’d installed on the Aprilia did nothing to improve the situation. I didn’t expect it to, but when things are uncertain and you’ve got a rheostat, you invariably wanna twiddle with it. With twiddling having proven itself fruitless, I fell back on my dad’s advice: Keep a truck’s taillights just barely in view.

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It’s a primitive mode of travel at that point; no motorcycle technology developed in the past 46 years was going to help much, save perhaps ABS if things suddenly went pear-shaped. Fumbling forward in the fog, chasing a dim light. That was life in a pre-internet Sacramento. And, I suspect, plenty of other towns in America. There was no one grand font, no place you could go for the inside scoop. You had to piece it together out of rumor, innuendo, going out and seeing shows, meeting people, catching movies, and perhaps by getting lucky at Tower. Life was a series of hyperlinks that loaded at what, in retrospect, seems like an absolutely glacial pace. Now and then, however, there’d be a supernova moment that would allow so much else to fall into place. Nirvana on the radio. Bruce Brown bringing the possibility of a different sort of life to kids in landlocked towns.

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· Bad Buggies and Ballyhoo: Bashing through the Desert in VW-Powered Off-Roaders
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· Escape to Baja: Three Blissed-Out Days Touring Mexico on a Harley-Davidson
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· Niken a Go Go: Yamaha’s Radical New Three-Wheeled Sportbike
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I rode home up the river as the sun set, toward the great silver water tower that used to read “City of Trees.” Gerwig’s languorous shots of the river flitted through my mind as the river itself turned gold, then faded to purple in the waning light. The visions of riparian quiet fought for mental space with Brown’s footage of Malcolm Smith ripping across a dry lake down in Baja, Cal Rayburn putting a streamliner on its side at Bonneville, and Mert Lawwill leaving home in that rad old Econoline on Torq-Thrusts, XR750 in the back, off on a futile quest to defend his AMA Grand National title. Then it all jelled into one great historic, present mass. What was once disparate was suddenly all of a piece. Time slips forward and fragments reassemble themselves in your mind as needed. A nice drive in a good car helps the pieces mesh more harmoniously, but taking that same trip on a bike somehow amplifies the experience exponentially.

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At the end of The Endless Summer, Brown, in voice-over, says simply, “This is Bruce Brown. Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed my film.”

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No, Bruce. Thank you.

- Reported by Car and Driver 6 days ago.

RE/MAX Realtor Troy Hansford Helps Sellers Sell During the Cold Winter Market

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Colorado Realtor Troy Hansford, of RE/MAX Unlimited, lists the top three tips on how to sell a home in the winter.

DENVER (PRWEB) December 13, 2017

Spring and summer are widely considered the best house selling seasons, whereas the market tends to dramatically cool down in winter. “It can be hard to sell a home in the winter, and we currently have the lowest inventory that we’ve had all year, but demand is still very high,” said Realtor Troy Hansford, of the Troy Hansford Real Estate Team at RE/MAX Unlimited. “However, there are still ways to ensure your home sells in the slower winter months.”

To educate sellers on how to sell this winter, Hansford, who currently has a three-bedroom, two-bathroom hilltop listing at 515 Holly Street in Denver, shares the following three tips:

No. 1: Make the house shine. This includes cleaning the interior from top to bottom and decluttering. It is highly advisable to also hire a staging consultant. “No matter what time of the year, it’s important to have your home show its best,” stressed Hansford.

No. 2: Enhance curb appeal. The outside of the house is just as important as the inside, as it is the first thing a prospective buyer sees. “First impressions always count, and curb appeal still matters in the winter,” added Hansford. “Keep the lawn tidy, utilize seasonal landscaping and decorate, or not, as long as it’s at a reasonable level.”

No. 3: Incorporate professional photography. Many people these days make buying decisions online, which is why professional photography is imperative when selling a home. “If your home doesn’t grab the attention of a buyer online, they will move on to the next home for sale,” concluded Hansford.

About Troy Hansford, Troy Hansford Real Estate Team, RE/MAX Unlimited Colorado Licensed Broker Troy Hansford and his stellar real estate team specialize in Saddle Rock Golf Course homes, South East Aurora real estate and homes and neighborhoods around Cherry Creek schools. Troy serves Denver, Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Littleton, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock, CO. He is also the specialist for anyone looking for Colorado golf course homes and Denver area country club properties. For more information, please call (303) 617-0607, or visit http://www.troyhansford.com. RE/MAX Unlimited is located at 3300 S. Parker Rd., Suite 100, Denver, CO 80014.

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Aurora Cannabis vs Canopy Growth Stock: The Better Investment?

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Choosing the Best Marijuana Stock
Marijuana industry players are fighting tooth and nail as they wage a battle based on “survival of the fittest.” In just one year, a bajillion new marijuana startups have propped up as they discover there’s immense money to be made in this young industry. Leading this battle are two “narwhals” of the north, *Canopy Growth Corp* (OTCMKTS: TWMJF) and *Aurora Cannabis Inc* (OTCMKTS: ACBFF). And if you’re a new investor torn between them–that is, Aurora Cannabis vs Canopy Growth stock– then you've landed at the right place.

Just as we have "unicorns" in the U.S. (a metaphoric moniker for companies.

The post Aurora Cannabis vs Canopy Growth Stock: The Better Investment? appeared first on Profit Confidential. Reported by Profit Confidential 6 days ago.

Author Alejandro de Gutierre's "The Rat Tunnels of Isfahan" Wins Best of Los Angeles Award for “Best Emotionally-Engaging Book" 2017

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Author Alejandro de Gutierre's book "The Rat Tunnels of Isfahan" won the Best of Los Angeles Award for “Best Emotionally-Engaging Book" 2017 according to Aurora DeRose, award coordinator for the Best of Los Angeles Award community (https://www.facebook.com/BestofLosAngelesAwards/).

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) December 13, 2017

Alejandro de Gutierre decided to become a writer in July of 2014. He awoke one day that month, and realized that he LOVED music, but didn't love MAKING music, something he had been trying to do off and on for twenty + years. He jumped into his car and drove to the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona alone, and after an excruciating hike into the Grand Canyon, he bathed in the waters of a Colorado River tributary, and realized that what he really wanted to do was to tell stories. He has been diligently writing and learning about the craft of writing ever since.

His first book, THE RAT TUNNELS OF ISFAHAN, was published in Sept. 1, 2017, and opened to rave reviews. Book One of a trilogy, RAT TUNNELS has been described by some of its early readers as "emotionally engaging," and full of "great detail; Super nail-biting."

"The Rat Tunnels of Isfahan beautifully portrays the human struggle to survive in the direst situations. When all that you love has been stripped away, is freedom a dream or is it all you have left to cling to? The author’s unambiguous narration draws the reader in and I loved it." N. N. Light - Los Angeles, CA

"This book was a great start to a 3 part series. The writing is really descriptive and the author doesn't use the same word twice. You feel as though you are right there in the action. The story carries out well through its moments of calm followed by intense movement." Mark Reynolds - Westfield, MA

"A deep read! Such a feat for any writer to develop a complex character that the reader becomes invested in during such a short story, and Alejandro has succeeded in doing this. His robust research into Ancient Persia shows as he illustrates a realistic and visceral picture in the reader's head as the main character battles for his sanity and life." Baelaya G. - Salem, MA

The “Best of Los Angeles Award” community was formed three years ago and consists of over 3,700 professional members living and working in Southern California. It celebrates the best people, places and things in Los Angeles with a slogan “No Ads. No B.S. Only the Best.”

“The mission of the community is to celebrate the best of Los Angeles, and allow its community members to connect with other members who share the highest standards of quality and integrity,” said DeRose.

"I am honored to receive this award from the Best of Los Angeles," says Alejandro. "I worked hard to craft a gripping story about survival, and I can't wait to unveil the next two books in this series."

Book Two of this trilogy, named the "Scorpions and Silk" trilogy, will be published later in 2017, and Book Three in Spring of 2018. To learn more about Alejandro, visit http://www.degutierre.com/ Reported by PRWeb 5 days ago.

Los Angeles investment firm purchases Aurora complex for $96 million

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The 600-unit community has 47 buildings. Reported by bizjournals 5 days ago.

Woman’s body found inside Aurora apartment, homicide investigation underway

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The discovery of a body, of a 57-year-old woman, found inside her Aurora home is being investigated as a homicide.  Reported by Denver Post 5 days ago.

Autonomous helicopter completes Marine resupply simulation

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Drones have become a part of the modern battlefield, but what about autonomous full-size aircraft? Aurora Flight Sciences just successfully demonstrated its self-flying setup, the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS), enabling an older heli... Reported by engadget 5 days ago.

These Marijuana Stocks Are the Kings of Deals -- but Is Buying Them a Good Deal?

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2017 deal-making could translate to more huge returns for Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth next year. Reported by Motley Fool 5 days ago.

Optimal Vehicle-Exterior Protection Invented (DPH-193)

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Pittsburgh-based InventHelp, a leading inventor service company, is submitting this client’s idea, Master Guard Auto Cover, in the hopes of a good faith review.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) December 14, 2017

PITTSBURGH...A lot of people have to pay for expensive repairs after hail damages the exteriors of their vehicle, so an inventor from Aurora, Colo., decided to come up with a way to avoid this frustrating problem.

The MASTER GUARD AUTO COVER provides better protection for a vehicle exterior. It prevents scratches, dents and other damage caused by hail and other inclement weather. As a result, it avoids the need for expensive repairs, which saves money.

Ergonomic, easy to use and producible in different sizes and colors, the MASTER GUARD AUTO COVER is compatible with all vehicles.

The original design was submitted to the Denver office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 16-DPH-193, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com - https://www.youtube.com/user/inventhelp Reported by PRWeb 5 days ago.

AWS Offers Aurora Cloud DB Service Compatible With PostgreSQL

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AWS Offers Aurora Cloud DB Service Compatible With PostgreSQL Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility. The service is now fully compatible with both MySQL and PostgreSQL, the company said. AWS also announced that customers migrating to Amazon Aurora from another database can use the AWS Database Migration Service free of charge for the next six months. Reported by Linux Insider 4 days ago.
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