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Thursday, May 5, 2005
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RSS Goodness
 Walter Mossberg: "So power users have been employing a system called RSS that allows them to quickly scan large numbers of newsy, frequently updated Web sites. RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is a kind of computer code that Web site owners can add to their sites to make them easier to scan quickly."
Thanks to NewMexiKen for the link. Of course Coyote Gulch read about the Mossberg article in Ken's RSS feed. 
Coyote Gulch was happy to find Andrew Sullivan's RSS feed tonight. Sullivan's opinions, writing and journalism are a daily read and RSS helps. However after the 'Ol Coyote subscribed he found the entries littered with Amazon ads. Amazon of the hideous One-click patent and the newly discovered patent on blogware. Unsubscribed!
Andrew please read this post from Coyote Gulch's blogfather.
9:36:18 PM 
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Lake Powell
Ken Salazar opened his Durango office yesterday and took the Secretary of Interior to task for her decision on releases from Lake Powell, according to the Durango Herald. They write, "The big issue is to get California, which for years used more than its allotted share of water, on a diet, Salazar said."
Is HB 1177 a Denver area water grab? Tom McAvoy thinks so. He writes, in the Pueblo Chieftain, "The idea of taking from the able and giving to the needy is not just a now-discredited Marxist theory of government and economy. No, the same kind of socialistic thinking pervades the politics of water transfers, as well. Consider: The Colorado Legislature just passed HB1177, which calls for empaneling water roundtables - citizens sitting and talking around a table - to negotiate interbasin water compacts. Each of Colorado's eight river basins will have its own roundtable group to negotiate with a corresponding group from one or more other basins. Their legal agreements, or compacts, according to the bill's legislative declaration, is 'to promote the equitable use of the state's waters.' Equitable? Consider that HB1177 gives the Denver metropolitan area a ninth roundtable, meaning there will be two in the South Platte Basin - twice the seats at the bargaining table as the Arkansas, Rio Grande, Colorado and four other river basins on the Western Slope."
Thanks to MakesMeRalph for the links.
Category: Colorado Water
7:02:34 PM
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U.K. Elections
Bull Moose: "In a few hours, Tony Blair and the Labour Party will likely prevail in the British elections. That is a good thing for us who graze in the progressive political center. While some bicker with Tony's views on the Iraq war, it is indisputable that he has been a loyal friend, not of Bush, but of America. During the Clinton years, Blair was also our nation's most dependable ally to prevent genocide in Kosovo."
6:45:10 AM
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Cinco de Mayo
The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, with some recognition in other parts of the Mexico, and especially in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican population.
Coyote Gulch loves the cars, people, flags and celebration along Federal Boulevard this time of year.
6:33:18 AM
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Fraser River
U.S. Representative Mark Udall is trying to get Grand County, Denver Water, and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to sit down and work out a plan for the Fraser River, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 5, 2005, "Udall: 'Stakes are high' for Fraser River"]. From the article, "The Fraser is one of four rivers that comprise the headwaters of the Upper Colorado River. The streams, already heavily harvested by Front Range cities, will see more of their supplies tapped in the next 10 to 20 years as Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District move to bring over water which they already own but haven't needed until now. Both agencies are seeking federal permits to boost their water diversions from Grand County, a premier Colorado tourist destination. Grand County officials, concerned about low stream flows because of the drought, are worried that additional diversions from the Fraser and the Upper Colorado River will cripple their wastewater treatment plants and force them to restrict growth."
Here's the link to the Rocky's excellent series The Last Drop. They highlighted Grand County in the series. The Fraser flows through Grand County.
Category: Colorado Water
6:22:31 AM
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Hickenlooper for Governor?
Mike Littwin weighs in on Mayor Hickenlooper's popularity, and the ever present question of a run for governor, in his column in today's Rocky Mountain News [May 5, 2005, "Littwin: Hickenlooper's Midas touch aces new jail test"]. He writes, "Those who know Hickenlooper say they do not think he's ready to give up being mayor, and I doubt seriously he would let others set up their campaigns without letting them know his intentions. There are are two reasons why the Hickenlooper-for-governor talk won't go away. And both are his fault. He won't say absolutely no. And then there's his winning streak, which means many state Democrats - on a short winning streak of their own - are willing to believe he still might say yes."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:07:24 AM
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Justice Center
Here's an article, for you numbers junkies, from the Rocky Mountain News analyzing the vote for the justice center [May 5, 2005, "Three M's carried day for new center"]. From the article, "The strongest support for the planned $378 million justice center came in Denver's more affluent neighborhoods, according to detailed election results."
Category: Denver May 2005 Election
6:00:44 AM
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