Mar 06 2018
Last year, the IRS estimated about $2.5 billion in bogus tax return fraud, down from $5.2 billion in 2010. The IRS, state tax agencies and tax preparation companies are doing even more this year to protect your personal data and thwart criminals from stealing it. The IRS recommends these eight tips: 1. Don’t be duped …
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Mar 06 2018
At February’s Senior Education Network meeting, a panel of speakers featuring Katie O’Donnell (pictured left) with the Larimer County Health Department, Captain Joe Shellhamer (center), Commander of the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force, and Kiley Floren (right) with the Health District of Northern Larimer County discussed the opioid crisis in Larimer County. Sadly as 60 …
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Feb 06 2018
Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), named after past astronomer Edwin Hubble, orbits 340 miles above our planet Earth. It has made more important discoveries than any other telescope in its 27 year history. It is expected to last another 15 years before its demise. Hubble Space Telescope. Several important Hubble discoveries include …
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Jan 09 2018
The therapeutic and social benefits of animal companions have been well documented for years. In 1994, the National Pets & People survey in Australia was one of the first major studies to investigate the connection between pet ownership and human health. The study found that dog and cat owners had better mental and physical health, …
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Dec 05 2017
Do you remember the spacecraft Voyagers 1 & 2 when they were launched in 1977? After flying for over 40 years, both space probe’s goal is to study our solar system and beyond. They still communicate with NASA’s Deep Space Network on a daily basis and are expected to communicate for another 20 years. Many …
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Nov 07 2017
It seems scams are on the rise across Colorado. There are phishing scams that imitate bank or financial websites, Amazon email shipping notices for products never ordered, emails indicating you’ve received a rich inheritance, and so on! These scams are trying to obtain your bank account numbers or sending money by clicking on a link. …
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Oct 02 2017
By Bob Larson The mosquito is the most dangerous predator in the world, carrying diseases that kill over one million people a year. Besides mosquito carrying diseases like malaria, west nile virus, dengue fever and yellow fever, now the Zika virus causes newborn babies with brain defects and short life spans in North and South …
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Sep 05 2017
By Bob Larson Lots of new technology is invented by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) in developing efficient methods in resolving problems in space. For more than 50 years, the NASA Technology Transfer Program has connected the private industry with new commercial products. Many NASA spin-off products include memory foam, freeze dried food, …
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Aug 01 2017
Concrete has been used for several millennium since the Romans built the famous Coliseum. It’s considered the most popular building material in the world. However many of the world’s bridges and highways are literally falling apart. A typical bridge lasts 50 years. Today the average age of U.S. bridges is 42 years. One-quarter of all …
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Jul 03 2017
A recent scientific TV program showed how trees are disappearing across our planet and affecting our environment with increasing carbon rates, aka carbon footprint. Deforestation across the planet has reduced our trees to under three trillion trees worldwide. This is half of our tree population several thousand years ago. The other problem is our population …
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Jun 21 2017
The recent ransomware virus attack called WannaCry affected thousands of older Windows computer systems in over 150 countries. It targeted businesses on various networks and consumers using the older Vista and XP operating systems. It cost international businesses over $40,000 in three days to get their databases back as the hacking organization charged $300 to …
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May 01 2017
First, it was just a dream. Now self-driving cars are on the edge of transforming transportation where the winners will seize a worldwide market expected to reach $77 billion by 2035. A recent Navigant Research study ranked the top 18 contenders in the autonomous vehicle industry, giving automaker Ford the lead, followed by GM and the Renault-Nissan …
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