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FREDERICK: ‘Reminiscing’ about the old WCHA Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:03AMWhen you see what the WCHA will look like when its power teams leave after the 2012-13 season — Minnesota and Wisconsin to the Big Ten and North Dakota, Denver, Colorado College, Minnesota Duluth and Nebraska-Omaha to the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference — it won’t be your father’s WCHA anymore.
MOVE ACQUIRES SOCIALBIOS, AWARD-WINNING SOCIAL SEARCH PLATFORM Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:14AMCAMBPELL, Calif., July 18, 2011 - Move, Inc. Nasdaq: MOVE, the leader in online real estate, today announced its acquisition of SocialBios, an award-winning social search platform. SocialBios allows individuals and companies to create one social hub for their online profiles through interactive About Us pages that simplify the discovery of shared connections on Facebook,...
Print Edition Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:11AMBeth Sass understands that not all kids adapt well to the traditional high school setting and that some need to travel a different road to get the most from their education.
City buys 911 system software Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:51AMImagine a woman who has locked herself in her bedroom because her ex-boyfriend has broken into her home. A voice call on her cell phone could alert him to where she is in the house, but a text message to 911 could quietly alert police.
Week in review: Netflix gets panned Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:55PMThe Internet's star movie rental service gets some of its first bad reviews after announcing a price hike for customers who want to rent DVDs and streaming video. Meanwhile, Spotify wins over U.S. users.
Patent Office Expansion Seen as New Jobs-Rich Research Triangle Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:29AMThe first-ever expansion of the U.S. patent office beyond the nation’s capital has Denver, Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas, envisioning the next Research Triangle and an accompanying jobs windfall.
Sunstone Circuits’ Summer Celebration Apple iPad2 Giveaway Sweepstakes Winners Announced Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:11AMMULINO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunstone Circuits® has announced the winners of the Summer Celebration campaign.
Japan Geiger Counter Demand Post-Fukushima Means Buyer Beware Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:04AMIn Tokyo’s Akihabara electronics district, a Geiger counter sold under the Shanghai Ergonomics Detecting Instrument Co.’s DP802i brand name costs 65,000 yen ($800). For that price, twice the cost in China, it comes without a box, warranty or return policy.
Science Media Centre: Issue 142, July 15 - 21 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:26AMExtreme weather: climate change's part Scientists participating in a Science Media Centre briefing yesterday said more extreme weather can be expected in the years ahead as climate change plays a role in intensifying weather events.
Sutej named finalist for Bowerman award Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:39PMSutej was originally placed on the watch list for The Bowerman in February and maintained her spot as the 10 semifinalists were selected June 21
Why a Startup Visa Category Would Create U.S. Jobs [OPINION] Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:10PMEvery day around the globe, ideas are generated, startups are conceived, and founders want to come to the United States to launch their companies …
Tech reacts to WCHA upheaval Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:57AMHOUGHTON - Despite a formal announcement Wednesday that five current Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams will form the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference alongside the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Miami (Ohio) in 2013-14, Michigan Tech is optimistic about the future of the WCHA and the its hockey program under the guidance of new head coach Mel Pearson.
On sale now: Misspelled Troy Tulowitzki All-Star jerseys! Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:39PMColorado Rockies fans love to support their favorite All-Star. But they also would love for their favorite All-Star's name to be spelled correctly on the items being advertised on the team's official online shop and on the MLB Shop websites. In this case the item(s) being those fancy Troy Tulowitzki 2011 National League All-Star jerseys. Or, in one instance, T-U-L-O-W-I-T- S -K-I. Oops. As you ...
Rockies rookie gets first big league at-bat Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:25AMColorado Rockies rookie left fielder Charlie Blackmon didn’t have to wait long to have his first Major League at-bat when his team was visiting at Turner Field in Atlanta. More than 30 family members and friends from high school, junior college, and Georgia Tech were at the game watching.
Comcast Offers Premium Tech-Support Nationwide Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:14AMComcast has finished the nationwide rollout of its Xfinity Signature Support premium technical support service, which is now available to the operator's 22 million customers.
Startup Idols one year later: Badgeville gets funded Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:49AMThe "gamification" startup just closed a $12 million round of funding and added talent from Zynga and American Express. Here's why it thinks it's struck gold.
New product protects shins from yard work hazards Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:29AMDan Shinskey demonstrates how to wear his CalfWraps product inside True Value on Orchard Mesa. Want to read more?
California companies fleeing the Golden State Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:21AMBuffeted by high taxes, strict regulations and uncertain state budgets, a growing number of California companies are seeking friendlier business environments outside of the Golden State.
Study: Fair Use Drives Large Part of US Economy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:16PMIndustries that rely on fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright law have weathered the recent slow economy better than other businesses, according to a new study released by a tech trade group.
HOW TO: Spruce Up a Boring Resume [INFOGRAPHIC] Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:25AMWriting a resume is such a nebulous activity these days. You have to figure out which type of online resume format is best for you, whether to include …
Business digest Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:15PMThe National Community Tax Coalition recently recognized Montana Credit Unions for Community Development for its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, naming MCUCD as its most innovative affiliate for creative problem solving.
New Tech Chief Calls Welfare Computer 'Huge Priority' Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:07PMAnother blistering federal review of the state's welfare computer is met with vows of continued improvement by an information officer.
Microsoft's 'Aurora' hybrid cloud server is available, but Office 365 add-on not until fall Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:17PMMicrosoft's hybrid cloud/on-premises server for small business is available as of this week. But the Office 365 cloud component won't really be usable until this fall.
3 online music game-changers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:49AMFor years, record labels lost money as album sales plummeted (at least until recently, when for the first time since 2004, sales inched up during the first half of 2011). Piracy and high-speed Internet share much of the blame: For users with broadband connections, downloading illegal torrents of entire albums can take minutes and a few mouse clicks. For better or worse, labels and companies have ...
New ‘Amazon tax’ law hits small firms in wallet Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:39AMThousands of small-business owners - not to mention schools and nonprofits - are scrambling to figure out how much revenue they'll lose as hundreds of online retailers cancel their affiliate programs in response to California's new Internet sales tax law.On June 29, Gov. Jerry Brown...
New 'Amazon tax' law hits small firms in wallet Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:39AMThousands of small-business owners - not to mention schools and nonprofits - are scrambling to figure out how much revenue they'll lose as hundreds of online retailers cancel their affiliate programs in response to California's new Internet sales tax law.On June 29, Gov. Jerry Brown...
Bugged over timber Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:59PMColorado Sen. Mark Udall is right to push the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture to solidify contracts with Colorado timber companies to cut beetle-killed timber in much of the state. The action is necessary, not because it will create jobs in Colorado, although it surely will do that, but because it will help reduce wildfire danger in mountain regions of the state.
Farewell shuttle: Now the space race takes off again Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:05PMThe last shuttle launch is far from the end of US space flight. As private ventures breathe new life into it, NASA is starting to think big again
Facebook adds video calls; fends off new competition Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:00AMNEW YORK - Quick on the heels of Google's launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site.
Catching up: A look at Kansas University's top wideouts Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:37AMLast season, Kansas University’s football wide receivers left more than a little to be desired.
Leafly.com Classes Up The Joint Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:49PMA new medical cannabis web site is lightning fast and wicked smart. by David Downs One million medical marijuana patients now exist in America, activists estimate, and another 16 million or so smoke pot recreationally, federal statistics show. And while growing or selling pot can still land you in federal prison, hosting a cannabis web site appears to be quite legal and lucrative.… [ Read more ...
Social media sites become valuable link to wildfire updates, resources Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:15AMLos Alamos evacuee Gordon Spingler is no tech slouch. He kept up with the Las Conchas Fire via text messages and emails while living with his son and other family members in Santa Fe last week. He also watched TV.
PERA budget includes benefits for oversight board Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:23AMServing on the board that oversees Colorado's $39 billion pension fund for state workers is a volunteer position, but it does come with a few perks.
Sisters of the cloth wear feelings on their sleeves Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:16AMWhen fellow quilter Mary Biesecker told me “it’s better to have friends than material things,” I knew what she meant. But I had to smile to myself at her use of the word, material. As “sisters of the cloth,” we quilters always seem to have an abundance of material on hand — as well as a good share of friends.
Social media sites become valuable link to wildfire updates Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:00AMLos Alamos evacuee Gordon Spingler is no tech slouch. He kept up with the Las Conchas Fire via text messages and emails while living with his son and other family members in Santa Fe last week. He also watched TV.
Young Gene Taylor’s baseball team showing improvement Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:30AMImprovement is the name of the game. With players from three of the four District 51 high schools, as well as players from Montrose, the Gene Taylor’s American Legion baseball team (10-9), finally will play a home game.
Spring sports vault Baylor to another top-40 finish in Directors' Cup Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:17AMPropelled by strong performances in spring sports, Baylor placed 35th nationally in the 2010-11 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings. It marked Baylor’s sixth top 40 finish in athletic director Ian McCaw’s eight-year tenure.
Welcome in the Pac-12 Conference Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:55PMUtah and Colorado have officially joined the Pac-10 Conference to form the Pac-12.
Scott's vision becomes reality with Pac-12 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:22PMSAN FRANCISCO -- Larry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth
Pac-12 recharged Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:03PMSAN FRANCISCO — Larry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth over to start another meeting with new visitors almost simultaneously. A year after rocking the college sports world with expansion plans, the commissioner of what officially becomes the Pac-12 ...
Larry Scott's vision realized in new Pac-12 Conference Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:37PMLarry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth over to start another meeting with new visitors almost simultaneously.
Drillers' Brian Rike delivers big hit in victory Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:33AMTulsa Drillers outfielder Brian Rike ended June on a much better note than he started the month.
Pac-12 dawn brings 'new energy' Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:39AMQuietly at midnight, the Pac-10 formally reconfigured for the first time in 33 years, adding Colorado and Utah to the league to become the Pac-12.
Software, ag product tax breaks among new Colo. laws Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:14PMDENVER — Farmers are getting a tax break, tow truck drivers are getting more protections, and a tax on software is being repealed under a series of new laws taking effect in Colorado.
New challenges as Pac-10 becomes Pac-12 on Friday Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:10PMUtah and Colorado join the Pac-10 on Friday when it officially becomes the Pac-12.
Scott's vision realized in new Pac-12 Conference Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:55PMLarry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth over to start another meeting with new visitors almost simultaneously.
Advanced Systems Group Named to Everything Channel’s VAR500 List Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:39AMAdvanced Systems Group (ASG), the Denver-based IT consulting, integration, and project management firm, today announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel as a part of CRN’s 2011 VAR500 list, which ranks the top technology integrators in North America. ASG placed 121st in the 17th annual ranking, moving up over 100 places from 222nd from the 2010 award list. ...
California targets Kindle lab in Amazon tax spat Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:42AMNew law says the presence of Amazon.com subsidiaries A9 and Lab126 in California is sufficient reason to levy sales taxes on shipments into the Golden State.
Amazon Drops California In Growing E-Commerce Affiliate Tax Law War Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:41PMCalifornia joined other states in passing its own e-commerce affiliate tax law; Amazon.com responded by dropping all CA affiliates. Scrambling for tax money, states are trying to redefine...
The Lone Vegan State: On Going Meatless in Texas Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:56PMThings are easier said than done, or so the old adage goes, and we couldn't agree more. That's why we do The GOOD 30-Day Challenge ( #30DaysofGOOD ), a monthly attempt to live better. Our challenge for June? Go vegetarian. Or better yet, as James McWilliams, the author of Just Food , argues, go vegan: As a technical matter, going vegan is easy: Don’t consume anything derived from an animal. I ...