Metro State of Denver Considering Illegal Immigrant Tuition Breaks

Metro State College of Denver is considering offering tuition breaks for illegal immigrant students.

This comes just barely two months after Colorado voters voted against a bill that would've allowed schools to offer breaks.

On Wednesday the school's board will decide on the tuition breaks.

The planned breaks would give illegal immigrants a discount of fifty-eight percent, from the normal tuition amount. Regular instate tuition is a little bit less yet.

To be eligible for the lower rate, students would have to prove that they've graduated high school, and lived in Colorado for at least the last three years.

Davis, California Prints Own Currency

Davis, California is now trading in Davis Dollars.

The currency is only good within the boundaries of the city limits.

Hopes are that the Davis will promote buying locally, and stimulate the city's economy.

So far around fifty businesses are accepting Davis Dollars, which have a value equal to that of the US Dollar.

They can be purchased via the town's website, or at the weekly farmer's market.

Davis is not alone in adding it's own currency. Around the country there are several dozen who have already done so.

Denver Police Enforcing Camping Ban

Denver Police have begun enforcing the camping ban that was put in place last week.

Anyone who is caught camping in Denver will now face up to a $999 fine, and as much as a year in jail.

The ban was mostly put in place as a reaction to Occupy Denver's repeated stays in Civic Center Park.

Occupy's presence also encouraged many homeless to come to the area as they saw it as a welcoming place.

City officials hope that it will encourage them to find other areas to go to.

Neighboring cities are now deciding what methods of their own to try, in order to keep the homeless from simply moving into their areas.

Starbucks Buys San Fransisco Bakery

Starbucks spent $100 million cash to buy La Boulange bakery, in San Fransisco.

Baked items from there will slowly begin to replace Starbucks' standard food fare in the Bay Area, and then spread to other US metro areas.

Plans are for all baked goods to be replaced by their own items from La Boulange.

The decision came as now a third of Starbucks US sales are generated from food.

The French style bakery should add a solid dynamic to the extremely popular Starbucks.

La Boulange has nineteen locations throughout the Bay Area, which also sells sandwiches and salads.

It is unknown if Starbucks plans to expand that part of the company, or just the baked goods.

Review: Birds & Belles

Denver, there is a new place to shop for women's fashion.

Birds & Belles opened up on Friday, at 1113 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80210.

Tis a chill little place, that you should definitely give a try if you're looking for something new in your wardrobe.

They also buy and trade clothing, so if you've something in good shape, but just not you anymore, can try them for that as well.

With a great collection already, you could very possibly find something that is what you're looking for.

The shop is open Tuesday through Friday 11-7, and Saturday and Sunday 11-5.

Go give them a look, you never know. You definitely won't regret it.

Santana Throws First Mets' No Hitter

It took more than one hundred and thirty pitches, but Johan Santana set history Friday night.

He threw the first New York Mets' no hitter in team history.

The Mets have been around since 1962.

Since the Mets were founded, there have been 131 no hitters in Major League Baseball.

Seven Mets' pitchers had gone on to throw no hitters after they had left the team, but no one had ever managed to get one for the team.

Thanks to Santana, and the fielders for backing him up, the Mets' left the infamous group of two teams who'd never had a no hitter.

Now only the San Diego Padres have never thrown a no hitter. They were formed in 1969.

Syrian Violence in Lebanon Requires Military Response

Lebanon has been forced to send troops into Tripoli, due to violence between Syrians, in the city.

At least ten people had been killed over the last few days, leaving the government little decision but to crack down.

Luckily for Tripoli the military's presence has caused an automatic ceasefire, with none willing to start that kind of fight.

Fighting has been between Sunnis who support the uprising, and Alawites who support the Syrian regime.

Over the last few months at least twenty deaths in Tripoli have been accounted as being related to the Syrian conflict.

Whitewater Baldy Complex Fire Slowly Being Contained

The Whitewater Baldy Complex Fire is now up to seventeen percent containment.

Over 1,200 firefighters, including fourteen hotshot crews, are involved against the blaze.

It has burned over 241,000 acres, and is the largest in New Mexico history.

Advances have been made against the fire due to changes in the terrain in which the fire is now burning.

Before it had been in narrow canyons that were only accessible by helicopter, now there are areas where trucks and crews have easier access.

Due to that firefighters hope to have the containment a lot further by the end of Monday.

Already some evacuations have been lifted, with more being considered.

Review: Snow White and The Huntsman

Snow White and The Huntsman hit theaters this weekend, and there was no disappointment in it.

An extremely well done movie, in which everything came together. Even the ending credits continued the use of the amazing graphics, accomplishing what very few movies do, making you want to watch them.

Charlize Theron did a superb job as the evil queen. Chris Hemsworth did a great job as the huntsman, though one couldn't help but think of Thor. Kristen Stewart, showed that maybe there is potential there after all, and maybe Snow White will be the turning of a new leaf for her.

Other than Disney's animated Snow White, this is very possibly the best version ever. The attempt at making the story more of an epic succeeded, without ruining it at all.
For those worried about the classic fairytale storyline, have no fear. It's all there, including true love's first kiss breaking the spell of the poisoned apple. Amazingly they manage not to focus on that, actually not even verbally mentioning it, just showing the few moments when it happens.

An almost Narnian level of magic is brought in, with a bit of Druid mythology added, giving the movie a little something extra. With a great soundtrack going along with it, Snow White and The Huntsman isn't just a must see, but very likely a must buy as well.

Remembering: Queen Elizabeth II's Sixty Year Reign

On June 2, 1953 Elizabeth II is formerly crowned Queen of the United Kingdom in the ceremony that dates back for a millennium.

Born, April 21, 1926, as the first daughter of Prince George, she saw first her uncle's coronation and then after he abdicated, her father's.

During WWII she and her sister were sent to the countryside for safety. But when she reached eighteen she joined the women's services and as a second lieutenant drove and repaired military trucks.

In 1947, she married Phillip Mountbatten, a prince of Greece and Denmark, who renounced his titles in order to marry her.

It was on February 6, 1952, whilst in Kenya, on a world goodwill tour, they received word that her father had died. Immediately she was proclaimed Queen, but it would take over a year for the full coronation ceremony to took place.

June 2, 2013 marks sixty years since Queen Elizabeth II's crowning. During that time she has set many firsts for the monarchy. Among them being the first reigning monarch to visit many of the commonwealth countries, and the first monarch ever to pay income tax.

At the age of eighty-six she is still going strong. Despite beginning to give some of her duties to her children, she is showing no signs that she'll stop anytime soon.