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Here’s why you’re suddenly seeing colorful lights at homes and businesses around Denver

Along with howling every night at 8 p.m., Denverites are encouraged to decorate their homes with lights to support health care workers as part of the city's #KeepCalmDenverOn initiative.




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Coronavirus threatens to keep proposed taxes, laws off Colorado’s 2020 ballot

Groups that were planning to ask Colorado voters for money and new laws in November are seeking rule changes after the coronavirus brought their efforts to a screeching halt.




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Digital Revolution: Sonarworks CEO Wins Top Prize In EMMA Sound Competition Using Sonarworks Core Technology

Sonarworks Software Proves To Be The ‘secret Sauce’ In International Car Audio Competition




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CRAS Students Build Own Ribbon Mikes During Austin DIY Ribbon Microphones Clinic

Rick Wilkinson And Bob Kostlan Of Austin Ribbon Microphones Conduct DIY Ribbon Mic Build; Dave Royer Of Royer Labs Also Attended To Test Prototype Mics With The School’s Student Section Of AES




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Acoustic Geometry™ Begins Shipping StarField Ceiling Tiles

“Starry Night” Ceilings For Home Theaters, Studios And Businesses Provide Uniquely Aesthetic Acoustic Treatment




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LSS Productions Invests In DPA’s Smallest Headset Microphones For Sondheim’s Award Winning Musical Sunday In The Park With George

The Australian Sound Design Company Chose DPA 6066 Subminiature Headset Microphones For This Prestigious Production Because They Were So Discreet And Easy To Fit.




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DDEX Expands Creative Capabilities For Music Metadata With New MEAD Standard

New Standard Supports More Detailed Information On Compositions, Contributors, Artist Nicknames, Historic Chart Positions, Focus Track Data, Journalistic Material, And More




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Positive Company Celebrates Eight Years Of Positive Influence As They Continue To"Go Conscious America"!!

Conscious Music Entertainment Celebrates Eight Years Influencing Entertainment To Be Conscious Concerning Lyrics And Music Youth Might Hears.




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Seven Seas Music Places Three Tracks In Apple TV+ Series ‘Little America’ From Creators Of ‘The Big Sick’

Authentic International Music Chosen From Seven Seas Music Catalog To Highlight Immigrants Stories In New Heartwarming Show Out This Fall.




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B4U Kadak Brings Action-packed Blockbusters This September

The B4U Network, Popularly Known For Bollywood Music And Movie Channels, Has Recently Launched A New Film Channel B4U Kadak.




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Seven Seas Music Gives Genuine Russian Twist To Scene In The Goldfinch

Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs Turns To Seven Seas Music To Help Find Authentic International Music.




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Yoko Ono And John Lennon Educational Tour Bus “Imagine A City With No Gun Violence!”

Lennon Bus Launches 6th Annual Come Together NYC Residency




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Linkfire Partners With Anghami, MENA’s #1 Music Streaming Service, To Unlock Crucial Data For Middle East Artists

The Deal Will Open Up Conversion Data From Anghami To Artists, Managers, And Their Teams, Allowing Them To See What Actions Fans Take On The Service After Clicking On A Linkfire Smart Link.




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BWH Music Group Seeks Peace And Social Justice Songs

Album And Major Promotion Opportunity For Peace And Social Justice Songs




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Seven Seas Music Secures Sync Licensing Rights For Jazz Re-Recording Of Eric B. & Rakim’s Classic Hip-Hop Album ‘Follow The Leader’

Seven Seas Music Will Now Represent The Re-recorded 11-track Album For Placements In Film Trailers, Advertising, Video Games, And More.




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Husband & Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Ada Rovatti Join Forces On New CD 'Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond'

This Release Features The Husband And Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti But Also Includes Their 10-year-old Daughter Stella In A Vocal Cameo Appearance On One Track.




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Stephanie Ryann Releases Her Official Music Video For "Whiskey Regret"

Rising Country Artist, Stephanie Ryann, Has Released Her First Music Video For The Song "Whiskey Regret" Off Of Her Debut, Self-titled EP To Commemorate The Anniversary Of Its Release Last October




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CLOE WILDER RELEASES HEART-STOPPING MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE, “Save Me.”

Cloe Wilder Releases The Music Video For Her New Single.




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SiriusXM Mini-Concert, Relix Live Acoustic Session, Jazziz Exclusive Video Premiere And More For Two-Time Grammy Nominee Mindi Abair And Her Band The Boneshakers

#3 Billboard Chart Debut As National Coverage Continues To Grow: People Magazine, Elmore Embrace Killer New CD; Tour Dates Confirmed Through The End Of Year




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A SOPHISTICATED JUXTAPOSITION OF JOY, MELANCHOLY, AND MYSTERY INFUSE SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST JANA HERZEN’S THIRD ALBUM, ‘NOTHING BUT LOVE’ ; Out 1.17.20 On Motéma Music

Collection Of Folk, Pop, World And Jazz Originals Tells A Tale Of Love In Many Guises;




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Drummer-Composer Mareike Wiening Leads New York Crew On Her Greenleaf Music Debut, Metropolis Paradise (North American Tour Dates Announced)

An Extraordinary Composer, Player And Bandleader Shows Her Talents On , Her First Full-length CD And Debut On The Label With An Outstanding NY Crew.




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Husband & Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Ada Rovatti Join Forces On New CD 'Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond'

This Release Features The Husband And Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti But Also Includes Their 10-year-old Daughter Stella In A Vocal Cameo Appearance On One Track.




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Colorado dispensaries say coronavirus pandemic is making case for marijuana delivery

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts daily life and commerce in Colorado, many in the state’s marijuana industry believe it makes the case for allowing dispensaries to begin delivering to customers' homes now.




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Colorado’s marijuana businesses can remain open during pandemic, but they say they’re still struggling

Despite brief, panic-induced surges in business, many contend the cannabis industry is still struggling as Coloradans stay home and job losses mount in a crashing economy.




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Charlotte Figi, 13-year-old Coloradan who inspired CBD reform, dies after family suspects she contracted coronavirus

Charlotte Figi, the young Colorado Springs girl whose battle with Dravet syndrome inspired changes to medical marijuana laws, has died. She was 13 years old.




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NFL bows to marijuana’s new status

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, players who test positive for marijuana will no longer be suspended. Testing will be limited to the first two weeks of training camp instead of from April to August, and the threshold for the amount of 9-delta tetrahydrocannabinol -- or THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana — needed to trigger a positive test will be raised fourfold.




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Colorado’s marijuana businesses should be eligible for federal coronavirus aid, Polis tells Congress

Colorado's cannabis industry is allowed to remain open to provide "critical" services during the coronavirus pandemic, but because marijuana is a federally controlled substance, dispensaries and other businesses are ineligible to receive stimulus funds to help offset the economic impacts caused by COVID-19.




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Denver marijuana dispensaries see increase in burglaries during coronavirus pandemic

Dispensaries and cultivations reported 10 burglaries in the first two weeks of April, Denver police said. That's up from eight burglaries reported during the whole month of April 2019.




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Denver risking tax dollars by “ineffectively” auditing marijuana businesses, city auditor alleges

Denver’s process for auditing marijuana businesses is inadequate and has potentially cost the city countless tax dollars allocated for public service programs, the city auditor alleged Thursday.




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All Good Things Must Come to an End

Every ending is a new beginning.

Last week I wrote a blog about getting the most out of life and maximizing our productivity for God’s specific calling on each of our lives. In the post, I shared my own understanding of what God is calling me to in this season including following him, loving my family well, pastoring the people of Transformation Church, and completing my doctorate.

Unfortunately, I have also come to a point where writing this blog twice a week is no longer the best use of the resources of time and mental energy that God has given me. I will continue to write occasionally and post clips from sermons at my personal website, DerwinLGray.com and invite you to join me there.

I am very thankful to Christianity Today and editor Mark Galli for encouraging an important discussion of multiethnic churches and for their continued commitment to reflect Christ in our world through this website and magazine.

Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope you were encouraged and challenged by the posts I have written over the past nine months and will continue the conversation by reading my new book, The High-Definition Leader: Building Multiethnic Churches in a Multiethnic World, available September 15.

Marinate on that.

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US v. Jobe

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed. The panel reversed the district court’s order suppressing evidence found on a laptop seized and searched pursuant to state and federal warrants. Although there was insufficient probable cause to seize the laptop, the court found the DHS special agent’s reliance on the state warrant was reasonable.



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ALDF v. USDA

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Concluded that the term “individual” in the context of expedited Freedom of Information Act requests does not include animals as well as human beings. Affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the USDA.




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US v. Sainz

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed and remanded. Reversed the district court’s denial of a motion for a sentence reduction. Held that a district court may not sua sponte raise the issue of a waiver of rights and deny the motion on that ground.




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US v. Nejad

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. The district court’s entry of a “personal money judgment” in Nejad’s criminal case affirmed, finding that Honeycutt v. United States does not bar personal money judgments in the criminal forfeiture context.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Hernandez-Martinez

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Twenty-three defendants appeal the denial of their motions for sentence reductions based on retroactive Sentencing Guidelines revisions. The panel affirms, finding the district court was not required to grant their motions because the sentences were below the range in the Sentencing Guidelines.




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US v. Crum

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Sentence vacated and remanded for resentencing, where the district court held that delivery of methamphetamine in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes § 475.890 does not qualify as a “controlled substance offense” under U.S.S.G. §§ 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) and 4B1.2(b).




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US v. Cano

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed. Because forensic cell phone searches require reasonable suspicion, the district court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from warrantless searches of his cell phone.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Begay

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed in part, reversed in part. Defendant’s conviction for second-degree murder affirmed. However, because second-degree murder can be committed recklessly, it does not categorically constitute a “crime of violence.” Therefore, the conviction of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence is reversed.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Shayota

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Concluding a witness was unavailable due to invocation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, the district court admitted prior civil deposition testimony. The panel affirms, finding any error was harmless because excluding the depositions would not have changed the outcome of the trial.



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US v. Cuevas-Lopez

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed a sentence for attempted illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. Section 1326. The “single sentence rule” in U.S.S.G. Section 4A1.2(a)(2) applies to the enhancements in U.S.S.G. Section 2L1.2(b)(2) and (b)(3).




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US v. Green

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Vacated and remanded. The panel held that the district court erred by concluding it could not listen to the defendant’s allocution before determining whether a reduction of acceptance of responsibility was warranted under the Sentencing Guidelines, affecting the defendant’s substantial rights and fairness of the proceedings.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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USSEC v. Hui Feng

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. The panel agreed with the district court that the EB-5 investments in this case constituted “securities” in the form of investment contracts, affirming the district court’s conclusion that Feng was acting as a broker and violated the registration requirement.




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US v. Fitzgerald

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Vacated and remanded. The defendant’s prior Nevada conviction for attempted battery with substantial bodily harm in violation of Nev. Rev. Stat. Section 200.481(2)(b) and 193.330 qualifies as a felony conviction for a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. Section 2K2.1.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Town of Colorado City

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. The panel held that the district court correctly interpreted the statute to allow for respondeat superior liability, and further held that the district court did not err in admitting the statements of Church leaders under the co-conspirator exception to the rule against hearsay.




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US v. Hanson

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed in part, remanded for resentencing. The district court violated the Ex Post Facto Clause when it sentenced the defendant to five years’ imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(k) (2006) upon revoking his supervised release rather than sentencing him under the statutes as they existed in 2005.




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US v. Lillard

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed. The panel held that, in the context of the restitution statute, “period of incarceration” does not include pretrial detention. The district court’s order to seize funds in the defendant’s inmate trust account is reversed.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. McAdory

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed. Because none of the defendant’s prior convictions had standard sentencing ranges exceeding one year, and none was accompanied by written findings of any of the statutory factors that would justify an upward departure, the defendant had no predicate offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).




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Poursina v. USCIS

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. The district court denied Plaintiff’s national-interest waiver petition for lack of jurisdiction. Affirming, the panel held that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) strips the federal courts of jurisdiction to review the denial of a national-interest waiver.




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ALDF v. USDA

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed in part, affirmed in part. Plaintiffs have standing for a Freedom of Information Act claim because the removal of compliance and enforcement records from the USDA website harmed them in real-world ways, differently from the injuries sustained by other Americans.