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Willis signs books Tuesday at UNC
GREELEY - Award-winning science fiction author Connie Willis will sign
copies of her new book, "Blackout," from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the
University of Northern Colorado's James A. Michener Library, 14th
Avenue and 20th Street in Greeley.
Willis, who recently donated her life's work to UNC - her alma mater -
was the 2009 inductee to the Science Fiction Museum and Science Fiction
Hall of Fame. She is also the recipient of 10 Hugo Awards and six
Nebula Awards.
Willis lives in Greeley with her husband, Courtney Willis, a professor of physics at UNC. |
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CSU leads research in weather modeling
FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University researchers have published
findings about weather modeling that could lead to major advances in
understanding and predicting climate and weather.
Results from a study conducted by researchers David Randall and
Charlotte DeMott were recently published in the American Geophysical
Union's Geophysical Research Letters. Their article, with Christiana
Stan of the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies as lead author,
was selected as an "AGU Journal Highlight."
"Christiana took the initiative to couple the atmosphere and ocean
models, and begin the coupled run," Randall said. "We were surprised
and intrigued to hear that she had taken such a bold step, and we were
surprised again, pleasantly, when we saw how good her results were."
In addition to CSU, researchers involved in the study came from the
State University of New York at Stony Brook, COLA and George Mason
University. The members are part of the $19 million Center for
Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, which is based at CSU in
the Department of Atmospheric Science.
For related stories:
Minnesota 50th state in CSU weather network - 11/25/2009
CSU's atmospheric research institute to receive $64.4 million - 5/28/2009
CSU's Stephens honored by NASA, IAMAS - 11/12/2008 |
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Elkhorn Lodge makes Endangered Places list
ESTES PARK - The Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park is among Colorado's Most Endangered Places.
Nonprofit Colorado Preservation Inc. named six sites to its 2010 list of historically significant places that are in danger of being lost. The purpose of the list is to build awareness of, and assistance for, buildings with ties to Colorado's past.
The Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park is considered the oldest, continuously operated hotel and the site of one of the first golf courses in Colorado. The original lodge business included several thousand acres, which were donated to Rocky Mountain National Park. The lodge has structures that date back to the 1870s among its 35 buildings, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
The lodge made the CPI endangered places list because it is currently for sale, and a proposal for a mixed-use development has recently been made. The current operator is hoping to secure financing and grants to purchase and rehabilitate the lodge.
In addition to the Elkhorn Lodge, the 2010 list includes the Colorado State Capitol Dome in Denver; Fort Carson's Brown's Sheep Camp; the Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot in Grand Junction; the outbuildings of Lake City; and the Willowcroft Manor and Farm in Columbine Valley.
CPI has named 80 sites to the list since it started in 1997. Of those, 17 have been designated as saved, 34 are in progress, 26 remain in alert and three have been lost. |
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Arts auction to benefit Haiti Feb. 11
FORT COLLINS - An auction of arts and crafts is slated for Thursday, Feb. 11 to raise money for Open Hearts For Haiti.
Haitian art from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and Washington is
en route to Fort Collins for the silent auction. The donations are
being made from private collections, Peace Corps volunteers who have had
prior service in Haiti and galleries that carry Haitian art.
"Haitian art is one of the country's most successful exports and is
sold throughout the Caribbean and world," said Melissa Basta, host of
the Open Hearts for Haiti event. "Many of the primary artisan
communities and galleries in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince, where these
pieces came from, have been destroyed, so this auction has a very
special meaning for me, for Haiti and its artisan communities."
The event will benefit three nonprofit organizations - Haitian
Education Leadership Program, haitianeducation.org; Partners in Health,
pih.org; and Fort Collins-based Trees, Water & People,
treeswaterpeople.org. It will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fort
Collins Country Club and tickets cost $50.
More information can be found at www.openheartsforhaiti.com. |
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Support groups for those who have been laid off
FORT COLLINS - The Larimer County Workforce Center now offers free
support groups for anyone who has been laid off from work. These groups
will follow the process outlined in the guidebook, "From Laid Off To
Living" by local author Johnna Bavoso, to take the newly unemployed out
of the fear, isolation, anger and powerlessness of being laid off to a
productive and positive future. Contact Lucinda Kerschensteiner at
970-498-6611 or email her at lkerschensteiner@larimer.org for more
information.
Bavoso will also be signing copies of her book at The Reader's Cove,
1001 E. Harmony Road in Fort Collins, on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 5:30 to
8 p.m.
For more information or to purchase a book, go to www.FromLaidOffToLiving.com. |
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national news
Toyota readies global Prius recall
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability.
Fed's Bullard: May see asset sales late 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could sell off some assets later this year in an effort to whittle down its bloated balance sheet to avoid inflation, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
U.S. rule directs banks to share data abroad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. financial crime agency has adopted a rule allowing local, state and foreign police agencies to seek information from American banks, despite opposition from industry groups.
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