Aurora Spine Leases New Corporate Headquarters

August 28, 2013, 4:58 pm

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Aurora Spine announced continued expansion with the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, California. The 17,288-square foot building addresses Aurora Spine’s need to expand research & development, engineering, business developmentAurora Spine announced continued expansion with the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, California. The 17,288-square foot building addresses Aurora Spine’s need to expand research & development, engineering, business development, sales, marketing, shipping and IT. Aurora Spine also has an international office in Harrogate, England.

“This is an exciting time for Aurora Spine. We are thrilled to be part of San Diego County’s growing economy. Aurora’s new office space will allow us to increase our capabilities in key areas that align with our current and future growth plans. The new 17,288 sqft, space will allow us to expand our core teams to support the growth we are experiencing while giving us a dedicated facility to host customer briefings and research & development activities.” said Trent Northcutt, President and Chief Executive Officer for Aurora Spine Inc. “Our team is excited about the growth we are experiencing and this move represents the commitment and the success our team has accomplished.”

Aurora Spine is focused on bringing new solutions to the spinal implant market through a series of innovative, minimally invasive, regenerative spinal implant technologies.Our philosophy is to make our implants match the patient’s anatomy, not to make their anatomy fit our implants. We are committed to make our implants better, less invasive, and most importantly something that truly helps the patient and improves their quality of life. Innovation targeted at our patients’ well-being.

Aurora Spine specializes in minimally-invasive (MIS), regenerative technologies. Our mission is to be the leader in advanced spinal innovations which will have a positive impact on lives worldwide.

Company Contact Information
Aurora Spine, Inc.
Tanya Hamze
1920 Palomar Point Way
Carlsbad
92008
760-298-9848

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Construct-A-Lead Reported Today That the Following Colorado Construction Projects Have the Necessary Approvals and Will Go Forward

August 29, 2013, 12:09 am

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Construct-A-Lead’s comprehensive online database supplies the enormous, yet highly under-served construction marketplace with valuable information for companies to be able to compete in the multi-billion dollar global construction marketplace. The following Colorado projects offer users insight into the area’s construction activity.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 29, 2013

Construct-A-Lead, the Construction Industry’s most efficient construction lead service, reported today that the following Colorado construction projects have the necessary approvals and will go forward. Businesses interested in providing construction bids and other services relative to these projects, should visit construct-a-lead.com and reference the Project ID listed below to obtain direct contact information for each construction lead.

Denver, CO - Alameda Station Village - Plans call for the new construction of a 275 unit-apartment building to replace the existing Alameda light rail station plaza and surface parking lots. The two 5 story buildings will be located above structured parking with 280 spaces. Construction start: Late, 2013, $45,000,000. Project ID: 1310540

Lafayette, CO - Lafayette Community School - Plans call for the new construction of a 10,000 to 12,000 square foot early education and daycare center. Construction start: Summer, 2014, $1,500,000. Project ID: 1312433

Fort Collins, CO – Boardwalk Crossing at Mason Street – Plans call for the new construction of two commercial buildings to include 12,000 square feet in two stories. Construction start: September - October, 2013. $2,000,000 Project ID: 1315490

Ventura County, CO - Smashburger– Plans call for the new development of 3 restaurants, 1,600-2,200 Square Feet. Construction start: Q1, Q2, 2014, estimated, $1,100,000 Project ID: 1315064

Lafayette, CO – Prasanna – Plans call for the new construction of a 240-unit apartment complex. Construction start: Q1, Q2, 2014, estimated, $11,500,000. Project ID: 1314660

Boulder, CO - 30th and Pearl Street – Plans call for the new construction of a high-end hotel and luxury senior living facility as part of a 400,000 to 500,000 square-foot mixed-use redevelopment project. Construction start: Q4, 2013, Q1, 2014, estimated. $80,000,000 Project ID: 1313341

Aurora, CO - Recovery School District Benjamin Banneker Elementary - Plans call for the new construction of a 245-room Hyatt hotel with a 30,000 square foot conference center and a 503 space parking lot. Construction start: Q4, 2013, $90,000,000. Project ID: 1313343

Grand Junction, CO – St. Mary's Hospital Century - Plans call for the renovation of the hospital to include, floors 9 - 12. Plans call for new infrastructure on floors 9 and 10 and construct facilities for patient care, rehabilitation and surgical nursing units on floors 11 and 12. Construction start: Fall, 2013 $40,000,000. Project ID: 1312635

Lakewood, CO - 40 West Residences - Plans call for the new construction of an affordable housing development with 60 units. Construction start: Q1, Q2, 2014, $10,800,000. Project ID: 1311696

Fort Collins, CO - Woodward Inc. HQ - Plans call for the new construction of 944,000 square feet on the property, with 871,000 of that eventually occupied by Woodward. The remaining space will be mixed-use commercial. Construction start: Early 2014, $200,000,000. Project ID: 1310198

Greenwood Village, CO – Trader Joe’s - Plans call for the new development of a 10,000 SF store. Construction start: Q4, 2013, $2,000,000. Project ID: 1314980

Brighton, CO - My Place extended stay hotel - Plans call for a new hotel with 3 stories and 64 rooms. Construction start: Q4, 2013, $5,000,000. Project ID: 1312385

Construct-A-Lead.com is an online construction projects database, helping contractors, service providers, manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and businesses in related industries gain information on all large scale commercial construction projects.

The service features hotel construction, office buildings, retail construction, medical facilities, school renovations and much more, to help bid on construction including those hard-to-find private project leads, from planning stage through completion. Construct-A-Lead’s daily updates of commercial construction project leads are an ideal solution for those who want to put their product or service into commercial, government and religious structures.

For more information on upcoming construction projects to bid in your area, visit Construct-A-Lead.com online or call 855-874-1491. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.

David Haugh: Marshall working with avant garde testing program

August 29, 2013, 12:20 am

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Frustrated by the pace of rehabilitation after his third career hip surgery, Brandon Marshall returned from Florida before training camp last month and sought the counsel of Mark Turner, a chiropractor who runs the Turner Pain and Wellness Center in Aurora. Reported by Miami Herald 5 hours ago.

Seattle Requires Electrical Service Providers to Comply with PEARL Standards

August 29, 2013, 3:02 am

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Electrical reconditioning standards ensure safety while aligning with the city's sustainability policies

Aurora, CO (PRWEB) August 29, 2013

The City of Seattle has become one of the first major metropolitan areas to include electrical reconditioning standards developed by the Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) as a requisite for new electrical testing, assessment, and remanufacturing services.

Early this month, the city announced it was seeking to contract for electrical testing, assessment, and remanufacturing services. The invitation to bid specified that officials in Seattle were looking to obtain “standardized, qualified services” from a PEARL member – and in doing so it affirmed the city’s confidence in PEARL’s reconditioning standards. The city anticipates spending up to $500,000 per year for the services.

“Seattle’s requirement that vendors have PEARL certification reflects the high levels of quality and safety ensured by our electrical reconditioning standards and the hard work of our corporate members that helped develop the standards,” says Stephen Reames, owner of Oregon Breakers, Inc., and recently elected PEARL president. Seattle’s decision follows the Canadian Standards Association’s recent decision to reference PEARL reconditioning standards in its CSA Z463 Guideline on Maintenance of Electrical Systems.

The RFQ speaks to the continued growth of the remanufacturing industry in two important ways. It reflects an increasing demand for electrical remanufacturing services as organizations seek to maximize the return on their assets. At the same time, it recognizes that remanufacturing aligns with Seattle’s sustainability policies, which officials have been actively working to develop and implement – and which residents have welcomed and embraced.

“We expect that other cities are likely to follow the lead of Seattle as the demand for remanufactured goods grows and sustainability policies similar to Seattle’s are put into place,” Reames adds. “Just as important, PEARL expects to announce very soon that the American National Standards Institute [ANSI], the premier standards development organization in the U.S., has approved our application to become an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer. While there is still much work to be done, we expect that the ANSI stamp of approval will go a long way toward helping PEARL educate the public on the benefits of standards-based electrical reconditioning and remanufacturing.”

About PEARL:

Founded in 1997, 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. Its 70+ corporate members must meet strict technical, safety, and operational requirements. Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.

Woman killed in Aurora; police search for teen suspect Isabella Guzman

August 29, 2013, 4:31 am

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Police are searching for 18-year-old Isabella Guzman in connection with the death of a woman in Aurora late Wednesday night. Reported by Denver Post 28 minutes ago.

Young Marines Meet Living History During Navajo Code Talkers Day

August 30, 2013, 12:13 pm

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More than 100 members of the Young Marines traveled to Window Rock, AZ, to be part of Navajo Code Talkers Day. The Young Marines not only met code talkers, they participated for three days acting as escorts for the very special Word War II veterans.

Washington D.C. (PRWEB) August 30, 2013

More than 100 youth members of the Young Marines traveled to Window Rock, AZ, to be part of Navajo Code Talkers Day which was Wednesday, Aug. 14. Twenty four veteran Navajo code talkers attended.

Every year since 2006, Young Marines from across the country gather in Window Rock, AZ, to honor and give praise to the Navajo code talkers from WWII. The Young Marines’ theme for 2013 was “Teaching Today’s Youth about Yesterday’s Heroes.”

“It was a privilege to educate the Young Marines about the role of the Navajo code talkers and give them the opportunity to meet these living heroes,” said Michael Smith, coordinator of Navajo Code Talker Day and son of Samuel Smith, Navajo code talker.

The Young Marines not only met code talkers, they participated for three days acting as escorts for the very special veterans. They also cleaned up Veteran’s Memorial Park, attended a class about the Navajo code talkers, set up flags and marched in the Navajo Nation parade as well as provided gifts for the Navajo code talkers and their wives. The Navajo Nation put on a cultural class especially for the Young Marines, and the next day, the Young Marines visited the Navajo Nation Zoo and the Navajo Museum.

The following units attended:·     Hamilton – Nottingham, MD
·     Quantico – Manassas, VA
·     South East County - Seal Beach, CA
·     Col. Wesley Fox – Sterling, VA
·     Mountain View – Highlands Ranch, CO
·     Douglas County – Aurora, CO
·     Monument – Colorado Springs, CO
·     Temecula Valley – Winchester, CA
·     Chandler Mustang - Chandler, AZ
·     Southland – Montclair, CA
·     Columbia River – Kennewick, WA
·     Flat Irons – Thornton, CO
·     Poudre River – Greeley, CO
·     Mile High – Aurora, CO
·     Pueblo – Pueblo, CO
·     LCpl Kenneth Worley – Costa Mesa, CA
·     Pikes Peak – Colorado Springs, CO

“It’s rare to meet people who have had such an impact on our lives,” said Brenda McNulty, Unit Commander, Mountain View unit of the Young Marines and organizer of the event. “These men are more than just WWII heroes. They are dear friends to the Young Marines.”

Top secret

During the early months of WWII, Japanese intelligence experts broke every code the U.S. forces devised. They were able to anticipate American actions at an alarming rate. With plenty of fluent English speakers at their disposal, they sabotaged messages and issued false commands in order to ambush Allied troops.

To combat this, increasingly complex codes were initiated. At Guadalcanal, military leaders complained that sending and receiving these codes required hours of encryption and decryption—up to two and a half hours for a single message. They rightly argued the military needed a better way to communicate.

World War I veteran Philip Johnston suggested that the U.S. military develop a code based on the Navajo language which was unwritten. The son of a missionary to the Navajos, Johnston was one of the few non-Navajos who spoke their language fluently.

Johnston had been brought up on a Navajo reservation, and he knew that many Navajo words have different meanings depending on context. Once he demonstrated to the Marine Corps how effective a Navajo-based code would be in thwarting intelligence breaches, the Marines set out to sign up Navajos as radio operators.

In 1942, 29 Navajos ranging in age from 15 to 35, created the first U.S. military code based on their indigenous language. It started with a vocabulary of 200 terms but tripled in quantity by the time World War II ended. The Navajo code talkers could pass messages in as little as 20 seconds.

The code was so complex that not even native Navajo speakers could comprehend it. The code also proved unique, because once they were on frontlines of the war, the Navajo soldiers weren’t allowed to write it down. Everything was memorized.

During the first two days of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the code talkers transmitted 800 messages with no mistakes. Their efforts played a key role in the U.S. winning the Battle of Iwo Jima as well as the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Okinawa.

In 1942, there were about 50,000 Navajo tribe members. As of 1945, 540 Navajos served as Marines, 420 as code talkers.

The Navajo soldiers’ unbreakable code saved thousands of lives and helped end WWII. The Navajo code talkers may have been World War II heroes, but the public didn’t realize it, because the code remained a top military secret for decades following the war.

The Navajo code talkers’ contributions to the U.S. military during World War II became better known with the release of the 2002 movie, “Windtalkers,” starring Nicolas Cage. Although the movie received mixed reviews, it exposed the public to World War II’s Native American heroes.

Reactions from participating Young Marines

“I am so grateful that my son, Young Marines PFC. Matthew Slater, had an opportunity to experience a living part of our national history,” said Joanne Slater, parent of a Douglas County Young Marine. “These are memories that he will be able to share with his family and friends and someday maybe even his own children.”

“I have two grandfathers who served in WWII, so I have always been interested the war’s history,” said PFC Carson Hague, Douglas County Young Marines and a 7th grader at Ave Maria Catholic School in Parker, Colorado .

“I also have a second cousin who is a Navajo Indian. The Navajo Code Talker Day was the perfect opportunity for me to explore not only part of my own family history but also a rare opportunity to meet with the few WWII Code Talkers that remain. Also, I got to meet many Young Marines for around the country.”

“I will always remember this trip. It changed my life,” said Young Marine PFC Noah Anderson, Douglas County, Aurora, CO, Young Marines.

“The reason I enjoyed the weekend was seeing the smiles on the Navajo code talkers faces and letting them know how much they are still appreciated,” said YM LCpl Xander Tamblyn, 9, Mountain View, Highlands Ranch, CO, Young Marines.

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501c(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through the completion of high school. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork and self-discipline so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Since the Young Marines' humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 300 units with 10,000 youth and 3,000 adult volunteers in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Germany, Japan and affiliates in a host of other countries.

For more information, visit http://www.youngmarines.com/. Reported by PRWeb 6 days ago.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: President Obama Lays down Gauntlet Again to Congress with Gun Control Executive Orders

August 30, 2013, 1:47 pm

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The NRA and key GOP congressional leader's response to President Obama's new round of unilateral executive orders on gun control was as predictable as the sun rising in the Sahara Desert in August. The NRA thundered that they are useless, unconstitutional, and won't do a thing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. The response from GOP congressional leaders was just as predictable: stone silence.

Obama's new executive orders that bolster the nearly two dozen executive orders he issued last January zero in on tougher background checks and more stringency in restricting the reimporting of guns back into the U.S. from abroad. The background check requirement was the deal breaker back in March when the Senate slammed the door on Obama's and the Senate Democratic leadership's gun control proposals supported by a handful of key Republicans.

The new background requirement is not universal. It is limited to choking off the use of trusts and/or corporations as fronts to buy guns from while evading any background checks. This is not insignificant. The ATF got nearly 40,000 requests last year for transfers of guns to trusts or corporations. How many of these weapons end up in the hands of criminals, or are used in gun related violence is anyone's guess in the absence of tighter checks over who the corporations or trusts sell the guns to.

Obama took the current action as he did last January for two reasons. One is the spectacular and grotesque mass killing last year in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut. This go round there's the equally heart wrenching murder in Duncan, Oklahoma, the continuing murder plague in Chicago, and other high profile senseless multiple gun related killings. The second reason is just as compelling. Congress will be back in session in September and by plopping a tougher background check requirement back on the political table, Obama has in effect laid down the gauntlet again to Congress and by extension the NRA.

This is crucial. The new executive orders, as the older ones, do not strike to the heart of how to stop a future mass killing as in Colorado or Connecticut or a brutally senseless killing as in Oklahoma. That's still Congress's job. The key congressional leaders that have pushed for more stringent gun control provisions have not totally thrown in the towel. The problem though is how to get conservative Democrats to back those provisions. That job is even tougher given that several that bolted last time and opposed the Senate gun control provisions face strong reelection fights in 2014.

Still, polls continue to show that the majority of Americans support stronger bans. In the decade since the expiration of the assault weapons ban, Congress has had ample chance to enact a slew of gun control curbs that would have compelled legal gun owners to store guns in a tamper-proof safe and secure enclosure, bar anyone undergoing or referred to treatment for mental or emotional disorders from purchasing or having direct access to guns, and clamping an absolute ban on the sale of assault weapons. These and other measures were repeatedly introduced in Congress and just as repeatedly buried before they ever reached the House or Senate floor.

Obama's proposed executive orders touch on many of the measures that the dogged handful of congressional gun control proponents has pushed for in the past. But they don't have anywhere near the wallop that congressional gun control laws would pack. The NRA is well aware of that. It knows that the name of the game on gun control is Congress. It has plowed millions into a well-financed, well-honed machine to lobby, harangue, threaten, and intimidate gun control advocates in Congress, and to try and defeat pro-gun control candidates. It has played watchdog over judicial appointments and moved quick to torpedo the confirmation of any judicial appointee who gives even the vaguest hint that he or she would be likely to issue a ruling upholding a gun curb. This has paid dividends. Time and again, state, and federal appeals courts and the Supreme Court have overturned city and state gun control laws.

Obama's executive orders thrusts him squarely back into the center of the gun control battle. This amounts to a frontal challenge to Congress to seriously debate the need for gun control legislation. The next round in that debate will be just as fierce, contentious, and the NRA will again spew its bogus argument that gun control bans won't reduce gun violence. The NRA will also saber rattle vulnerable Democrats and wayward Republicans that they'll target them for defeat by dumping bushels of campaign money into their opponents kitty if they don't tow the NRA line. But there's no turning a blind eye to the gun carnage that has torn the nation, and neither should Congress. Obama's gun control executive orders are a strong reminder of that.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is a frequent MSNBC contributor. He is an associate editor of New America Media. He is a weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton Show on American Urban Radio Network. He is the host of the weekly Hutchinson Report on KTYM 1460 AM Radio Los Angeles and KPFK-Radio and the Pacifica Network. Reported by Huffington Post 6 days ago.

American Author, Julie Ann Brown, Releases 3rd Edition of Her Book About Sleeping Beauty’s Daughter

August 30, 2013, 3:00 pm

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The first book of its kind, Alinda of the Loch, Sleeping Beauty’s Daughter, by Julie Ann Brown, is re-released with new vivid color illustrations.

Santa Barbara, Calif (PRWEB) August 30, 2013

Julie Ann Brown, professor and American author, has published the third edition of her debut fairy-tale,Alinda of the Loch, Sleeping Beauty’s daughter. The book, originally published in 2009 by Across the Pond Publishing is the story of Alinda, the youngest daughter of Queen Aurora and King Colin of the famous Sleeping Beauty story. It takes place on Loch Ness, the famous deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. The story was co-written by Julie Ann Brown and Loch Ness born writer, OonaghJane Pope and is the first of it’s kind to imagine the continuation of the beloved Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.

“I’m very excited to see the book published in its third edition.” Professor Brown said. “We’ve been met with astonishing positive feedback so far. People love reading our new twist on a widespread tale. I’m thrilled to be sending more copies in to the hands of our fans. I expect Alinda to become the next great fairy tale.”

Julie Ann, just back from the Cannes Film Festival, is also working alongside U.S and U.K. filmmakers to bring Sleeping Beauty’s Daughter into the heart and hearth of children of all ages. The screenplay, “Alinda of the the Loch; Sleeping Beauty’s Daughter” was co-written by Brown and Joan Lane, the originating force in the discovery of the screen play “The Kings Speech.”

Brown has cosigned watercolor artist Lauren Gerlach to illustrate the 3rd edition of her book Alinda of the Loch, Sleeping Beauty’s daughter.“When I saw Lauren’s passion for art and her enchanting characters, I knew she was the one to create original illustrations for the 3rd Edition of our book .“Professor Brown said. “Her paintings inspire both the young and old to dream of castles and days gone by.”

The 3rd Edition of Alinda of the Loch, Sleeping Beauty’s Daughter will be available for download in vivid color, with Lauren Gerlach illustrations, in time for the celebrating the holiday month of December 2013. The current version of the book is available in paperback or eBook download on amazon.com .

ABOUT JULIE BROWN

Julie Ann Brown is an American author and a professor of marketing in Santa Barbara, California. Her love of fairy tales and research into the enchantment of Europe with its mystic tales, comes alive in this modern Scottish story.

ABOUT OONAGH JANE POPE

Oonagh Jane Pope is a primary teacher in the U.K. As a native of Inverness-shire in Scotland she was brought up with stories of the Monster of Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle, which gives richness to the story of Sleeping Beaut’s daughter, Alinda.

ABOUT LAURA GERLACH

Lauren Gerlach was born and raised in Santa Barbara County, California. Upon being inspired by the works of Walt Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” Lauren began illustrating her own creations at the age of five. Her delicate style parallels the adventurous imagination of a child, and evokes the dream of everlasting youth. Lauren currently resides in Solvang, California, illustrating her own children’s book, and Julie Ann Brown’s “Alinda of the Loch.” Reported by PRWeb 6 days ago.

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August 31, 2013, 9:24 am

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An 18-year-old from Aurora, Colo., sent her mother an email that said, "You will pay" the day before she stabbed the woman 79 times, an arrest affidavit filed Friday revealed. Reported by NY Daily News 5 days ago.

Colorado Rural Health Center’s iCARE Rural Diabetes Collaborative Kicks Off Year Two

September 1, 2013, 12:05 am

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The Colorado Rural Health Center, Colorado’s State Office of Rural Health, began year two of a three year –$1.5 million grant awarded last September from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease Grant Program.

Aurora, CO (PRWEB) September 01, 2013

With this funding, the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) was able to expand its Improving Communication and Readmission (iCARE) program through the implementation of the iCARE Rural Diabetes Collaborative. In partnership with the Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center (SECAHEC), the Collaborative employs a number of direct and indirect delivery strategies tailored to improve diabetes outcomes in rural Colorado. Specifically the program was expanded to include provider-based Rural Health Clinics affiliated with the hospitals that were already participating.    

Jen Dunn, Director of Programs, overseeing the project says the expansion to include Rural Health Clinics is crucial because they are often the only health clinic in the county providing primary care services. “Rural Health Clinics have to be able to provide high quality care with fewer resources which makes it imperative to ensure clinical processes are efficient and effective.”

The CRHC began the iCARE program in 2010 in response to heightened scrutiny nationally and statewide on hospital’s avoidable readmission rates and lack of initiatives addressing this issue from a rural relevant vantage point. Rural health care providers experience unique challenges not shared by their urban counterparts including lack of access to staffing, resources, and funding. iCARE has brought together Critical Access Hospitals from across the state to focus on making improvements in three critical areas: reducing readmission rates, improving communication in transitions of care, and improving clinical processes for conditions contributing to readmissions.

Michelle Mills, Chief Executive Officer at the CRHC, says funding from the CDPHE allowed CRHC to expand the iCARE program in new ways. “This funding allowed us to expand the technical assistance available to clinics – such as process mapping and chronic disease self-management training.”

Fourteen rural communities are currently participating in iCARE representing all parts of the state from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope, including: Del Norte, Estes Park, Holyoke, Julesburg, Kremmling, Meeker, Salida, Springfield, Walsenburg, Woodland Park, La Jara and Yuma.

In addition, the CRHC lends its expertise and resources from the iCARE program to support Healthy Transitions Colorado – a collaborative effort, focused on aligning and accelerating existing efforts to improve transitions of care for Coloradoans. As one of four operating partners with Healthy Transitions Colorado, the CRHC provides leadership, resources, and subject matter to support efforts that foster true community care coordination across facilities, specialties, and practices. For more information about Healthy Transitions Colorado, visit http://www.healthy-transitions-colorado.org.

About The Colorado Rural Health Center

The Colorado Rural Health Center was established in 1991 as Colorado's State Office of Rural Health. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, CRHC's serves dual roles as the State Office of Rural Health with the mission of assisting rural communities in addressing health care issues; and as the State Rural Health Association, advocating for policy change to ensure that rural Coloradoans have access to comprehensive, affordable health care services of the highest quality. For more information visit http://www.coruralhealth.org, call 303-832-7493, or call toll free 800-851-6782 from rural Colorado. Reported by PRWeb 4 days ago.

Aurora police looking for hit-and-run driver

September 1, 2013, 9:58 am

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Aurora police are asking the public's health in finding a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian late Saturday on East Colfax Ave. Reported by Denver Post 4 days ago.

Clinically Proven Weight Loss Supplement Proactol Plus Now Comes with More Potent Ingredients and Special Discount Offers!

September 2, 2013, 4:11 am

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The easiest and quickest doctor-approved weight loss supplement is now made twice as powerful with more potent ingredients. The improved Proactol formula now works doubly fast.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 02, 2013

Proactol, a highly effective slimming supplement that can melt fat away while reducing one’s appetite is now made even better and more potent than before. This clinically-proven, certified medical product can make every man and woman’s dream of sporting a fully toned and ideally sexy body a reality.

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Just recently, Proactol has improved its formulation to become Proactol Plus. The new formula uses more active ingredients which remain pure and natural, to effectively bind up to 27.4% of one’s dietary fat intake. Its 100% organic components are made even more effective to suit the needs of people with more intense weight reduction requirements.

But as good as it is, Proactol Plus doesn’t just work for obese individuals. As a matter of fact, it can be used by the rather slender men and women who just want to get rid of a few bulges of fats here and there. No matter what body frame a person has, this weight loss supplement will work just as efficiently.

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With the new formula, Proactol Plus can effectively block a good portion of the fats consumed. It also works hard to reduce food cravings without using any harmful chemicals that could alter the way the brain functions.

Many medical experts back up Proactol Plus, including Dr. Alfred of the Dr. Alfred’s Fast Track Formula fame. It is also highly recommended by its many loyal users around the world, one of which is Laura Price from the UK. Ms. Price said, “Losing weight has restored my confidence. For the first time in many years, I am interested in clothes again. Now, I can go into a shop and know that I can buy clothes that will fit me.” The list of medical experts that supports Proactol Plus are Dr. Ikram Abidi, a medical doctor, Will Davis, a pharmacist from the USA, and Aurora Barker, a practicing nurse from Canada.

To know more about the new formulation of Proactol Plus, visit the product’s official website at http://www.onlineproductsmarket.com/order-proactol . Reported by PRWeb 3 days ago.

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A motorcyclist was in critical condition Sunday night after crashing into a parked car in Aurora near East Ford Avenue and South Salem Street, police said. Reported by Denver Post 3 days ago.

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Active in church and city, Aurora woman had 'strong sense of justice' Reported by ChicagoTribune 2 days ago.

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PUEBLO, Colo. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After the mass shooting tragedies in Newtown and Aurora, legislators boldly passed landmark gun safety legislation, including background checks and magazine capacity limits, in order to protect the children and... Reported by PR Newswire 2 days ago.

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Looking for a new job or just curious what options are available? We have some local job openings to share. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.

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Lawyers for Aurora movie theater shooting defendant James Holmes want the judge in the case to declare Colorado's death-penalty laws unconstitutional. Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.

Poll: Majority of Coloradans Oppose Gun Control Passed by Morse, Giron

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A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows a clear majority of Coloradans oppose the gun laws passed by state senators John Morse (D-Colorado Springs) and Angela Giron (D-Pueblo).

By a margin of 54-40, Coloradans oppose the laws; 40 percent of respondents believe the laws make the state less safe.

Breaking down the numbers by party, Democrats support the laws 78-16 while Republicans oppose them 89-7. Independents oppose them 56-39.

By a margin of 68-25, voters say "background checks and a limit on magazine capacity could not have prevented the Columbine or Aurora mass shootings." This is pertinent because Giron has cited the Columbine shooting as justification for her vote for more gun control.

The poll shows that the recall efforts are not popular statewide, which is not crucial at this point because the recalls are not statewide elections. The only Coloradans who will vote are those who can legally vote in Morse and Giron's districts. 

In Morse's district, more people signed the petition for a recall election than actually voted for Morse in the last election.

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A Fox News reporter facing possible jail time in a dispute over a story she wrote about the Aurora theater shooting has been granted a delay in a crucial hearing. Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.

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Two companies — one local and the other national — will compete to build, finance and operate the first gas station along the 47-mile E-470 toll road, the E-470 Public Highway Authority said. The station will be built at the unused toll plaza building south of Jewell Avenue in Aurora. The two companies that got the nod were: • Chiti LLC, a Parker real estate development and investment firm that’s developed gas stations in the Denver area. • 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE: SE), which currently… Reported by bizjournals 2 days ago.