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In Daniel J. Chacon’s article “Teen dies trying to cross street in Parker” what matters is a 14 year old boy died after being hit by a car while trying to cross the street. Police say Logan Bouman, 14, was in the center median when he was trying to cross the street while the unlit intersection. There is no drug or alcohol use suspected in this case. The boy was taken to Parker Adventist Hospital; he was later airlifted to the Children’s Hospital in Aurora. He died soon after. The driver, Sara Walla, said “We don't know if any charges are going to be filed or anything.” In the article “Teen dies trying to cross street in Parker” by: Daniel J. Chacon, what matters is 14 year old Logan Bouman was hit by a car and died while he tried to cross the street.

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In The Rocky’s article “Prairie dogs nearer to endangered status” what matters is the black-tailed prairie dog population has dropped to a level near the endangered status. The prairie dogs have been moved from 90 million acres, down to 2 million acres. Fish and game warden have been notified that they should help protect these creatures. The black-tailed prairie dogs can blame urbanization, oil and gas development, plague, recreational shooting, and livestock grazing for their dramatic drop in population. Black-tailed prairie dogs are found in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. In The Rocky’s article “Prairie dogs nearer to endangered status” what matters is a black-tailed prairie dog population has fallen down to just above the endangered list.

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In Demetria Gallegos’ article “Light snow welcomes holiday lights” what matters is in Denver, Colorado light snow drifted over the holiday decorations. Mayor John Hickenlooper switched the switch to turn on the 6,000 lights of the annual holiday display on the streets of Denver. The snow gave an unexplainable feeling that gave a warm welcome to the holiday’s to come. The ceremony was covered by 9 news and it went smoothly with no protest or any other disturbances. In the article “Light snow welcomes holiday lights” by: Demetria Gallegos, what maters is light snow fell as mayor Hickenlooper lit the city of Denver with 6,000 lights.

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In Mike McPhee’s article “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” what matters is Sammy French, 56, gets 30 years of prison for bank robberies in Colorado Springs and Denver. On November 19th Sammy was sentenced for his 2006 armed robberies of two key banks and one national bank. He was also convicted of stealing a car after one of his robberies. French had 8 years in 1995 for another bank robbery. He also has, involving drugs, forgery, menacing, trespassing, fighting, and manufacturing fake license plates, on his record. The judge gave him thirty years because he figured that French wouldn’t ever get out alive because of his age. Sammy French’s sentence is scheduled to start immediately. In “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” by: Mike McPhee what mattes is 56 year old man Sammy French gets sentenced to 30 years after 7 total bank robberies.

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In Mike McPhee’s article “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” what matters is Sammy French, 56, gets 30 years of prison for bank robberies in Colorado Springs and Denver. On November 19th Sammy was sentenced for his 2006 armed robberies of two key banks and one national bank. He was also convicted of stealing a car after one of his robberies. French had 8 years in 1995 for another bank robbery. He also has, involving drugs, forgery, menacing, trespassing, fighting, and manufacturing fake license plates, on his record. The judge gave him thirty years because he figured that French wouldn’t ever get out alive because of his age. Sammy French’s sentence is scheduled to start immediately. In “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” by: Mike McPhee what mattes is 56 year old man Sammy French gets sentenced to 30 years after 7 total bank robberies.

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In Alex’s article “Deciphering the Code--Update” what matters is he is revealing how Universal Product code, UPC, helps with checkout at stores. The bars are for the machine to read, and the numbers that are under the bars are the same thing that the machines but it is translated to numbers so that we can read it. GS1 US is the company that assigns the codes for the United States. Jon Mellor the spokesman for GS1 US said that each product has a unique code that contains from 6-9 digits. It is rare to find two codes that are alike, but you may find duplicate codes. The only way you could find duplicate codes is if you bought something from the internet from a different company than the GS1 US. In the article “Deciphering the Code—Update” what matters is Alex is exposing how the GS1 US puts the Universal product code on inventory.

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In The Associated Press’ article “Up to 10 inches of snow in Yuma County” what matters is, in parts of eastern Colorado and the Rocky Mountains received up to 10 inches of snow. The National Western Service said that Yuma received 8 inches and Alvin received 10 inches. In the mountains Silverton they received 10 inches, Gothic they reported 6 inches, and Copper Mountain received 4 inches. There is expected to be snow in the Rocky Mountains until Friday, November 14th. The forecast calls strong winds from 20-40 mph along the Front Range and Foothills; it is possible for wind speeds up to 80 mph. In The Associated Press’ article “Up to 10 inches of snow in Yuma County what matters is, parts of Colorado received up to ten inches of snow.

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In Sally s. Ho’s article “Fort Collins cops investigate body” what matters is a body of a man was found near the bike paths of Poudre River trail in Fort Collins, Colorado, late on November 9th. At around 11:30 a.m., 911 received a call from an unresponsive white male. Authorities closed the intersection of Lemay and Mulberry streets, 3 hours later they reopened the intersection after they couldn’t identify the body. The spokesman for the police department, Al Brown, said “The scene is not of a suspicious nature. He appears to be a transient in the area” The police department later found an intoxicated female half a mile away, they claimed that the female was an unrelated case.

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Short lines at Colorado polls, closing at 7 p.m.
By: Jennifer Brown
Anthony F.
In Jennifer Brown’s article “Short lines at Colorado polls, closing at 7 p.m.” what matters is the lines at the voting polls were short, very few problems, and the next president of the United States will be decided. The past many years Colorado has had numerous problems with voting, but this year all went smoothly. The lines for voting were relatively short, experts say it is because nearly 41% of the Colorado public; voted early. Colorado is primarily a democratic state and may contribute to Barack Obama making history and becoming the first African American President. Voting will end at 7 p.m. in every state, so we will be waiting for all voting to be finished to see which presidential candidate wins. In “Short lines at Colorado polls, closing at 7 p.m.” by: Jennifer Brown, what matters is voting poll lines were short, there were very few problems, and the votes will be added up to see who the next president of the United States will be.

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Anthony F.

In Michael Rubinkam’s “Fans roar as Phillies parade through city” what matters is the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies marched down Broad St., in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate their World Series Championship. Fans gathered on the sidewalks and on roofs of apartment buildings to watch this exhilarating parade through the city. This parade has been the first parade for a major championship since 1983, when the Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA championship. Pat Burrell the Philadelphia Phillies left-fielder, and free agent to be, rode through the parade on a horse-drawn carriage, behind him came a bus full of Phillies players and the Phanatic. Jamie Moyer, Pitcher, said “I was at the parade in 1980 and that was pretty exciting, but today tops it by far." The Parade was defiantly one of the biggest and energetic parade in Philadelphia history. Charlie Manuel, Manager, said “This is the biggest parade I’ve ever been in.” The parade was so vigorous, that police had trouble keeping it under control. What matters in Michael Rubinkam’s “Fans roar as Phillies parade through city” is the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate there first major championship in 25 years.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/30/fans-roar-as-phillies-parade-through-city/?partner=RSS

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Wheat Ridge man charged in attack on cat
Anthony F.
In Ann Schrader’s “Wheat Ridge man charged in attack on cat”, what matters is a man from Golden, Colorado is being charged with animal cruelty, because he caused serious injury to his girlfriends 2 year old cat named Sid. First, Police said that James Witlock, 26, was angry at his girlfriend and took his rage on her cat. When Whitlock was arrested he told Wheat Ridge investigators that there was an imprint of the cat’s face in blood that he caused. Investigators found blood on the floor and walls of the bathroom. Police say that Whitlock told his girlfriend he was going to “choke and kill” her cat. Sid is still recovering from his injuries and James Whitlock’s court appearance is scheduled for November 7. What matters in “Wheat Ridge man charged in attack on cat” by Ann Schrader from The Denver Post is, James Whitlock is being charged for animal cruelty after he took out his rage on his girlfriend’s cat.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10838258?source=rss

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Coffman sued over voter purge
Anthony F.

In Annette Espinoza’s story “Coffman sued voter purge” it states that Advancement Project has publicly announced that they are going to sue Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman for illegal purging of voter rolls. Mi familia vota and Service Employees International Union claimed that Coffman’s actions resulted in thousands of people being wrongly disfranchised. Pendra Hair, co-director of Advancement Project says “These purge programs violate federal law that is intended to project eligible voters from being swept off the rolls. We felt that filing this actions was the only way we could ensure that thousands of Colorado residents would not show up at the polls on Election Day only to find they could not participate in this historic national election. The Advancement Project was only protecting those unaware citizens, from Coffman’s purge. The lawsuit is hoping to protect any more legible voters from being purged onto the eligible voter list. All in all the Advancement Project is working to protect the voters who have been purged by Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10815894?source=rss

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Anthony F.
In the story “Presidential Ads Embedded in Video Games?” By: Karl Fisch, Xbox live gamer Dragunov765, found pictures of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on a billboard in Burn out paradise. Nearly 1/3 of every American household has a video game console that can play online. So this brings up the question, should video games have Presidential candidates ads in them? Karl Fisch said “I’d have to say yes.” I on the other hand would have to disagree, because the ads may anger many players and they could eventually protest. Most video game players are between 30-37, so there would be no big problem for the voting age to play a factor on this topic. If technology could play a part in Presidential candidate’s ads, it could really change history, but for now that is left for time to tell.


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• http://gigaom.com/2008/10/13/confirmed-obama-is-campaigning-on-xbox-360/n

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CSU to study herbal supplements for arthritic dogs

Anthony F.
10/14/08
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In the article “CSU to study herbal supplements for arthritic dogs” by: Monte Whaley, they study 36 dogs with arthritics and give them the same supplements that humans take for pain relief. At Colorado State University they gave the dogs supplements to relieve the pain and it just that. They successfully relieved the pain of the dogs, but Dr. Narda Robinson said, “…there are concerns of long-term side effects of these drugs, such as such as gastric ulcers, bleeding, abdominal pain, and kidney or liver damage.” These are some ways that CSU is studying to see if human narcotics on arthritic dogs can relieve their pain just like it does on humans

Did You Know

Did You Know By: Karl Fisch
In Karl Fisch’s “Did you know” what matters is past-present, change, and statistics. First, the video displays what it was like in t he past compared to 2006. It showed examples like college graduations in the 1980s- 2006. Second, change is one of the most important topics in the short film. Throughout the film it presented how much change has happened over the last few years. For example it said in 1990 only 100,000people had the internet, now there is more than 600,000,000 people how the internet accessible. Last, statistics are probably more important than change, then and now, or anything else in the video. The statistics had some interesting topics. On one scene it displayed that nearly every 21 year old person had played more than 10,000 hours of video games. The statistics also revealed that 1 in 8 couples that meet only got married. In Karl Fisch’s video “Did You Know” it uncovered some important facts about change, past-present, and some intriguing statistics.

Machines are using us!

In Michael Wesch’s video “Machines are using us!” What matter is change, involuntary learning, and control.He share with us how machines have changed us and have become us. First, he talks about how we are the machine. He gives an example by starting in hand writing then gradually changing into typing. Second, everything we do the computer learns it. This type of involuntary learning is could be dangerous. Last, the machines have no control. They gradually get more information after every use and there is no control over it. Nobody controls it, it controls itself. Control, involuntary learning, and change are what matter in Michael Wesch’s video “Machines are using us!”