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Let Bing Show You the Love This Valentine’s Day

By Guest PostFebruary 4, 2013Technologyamerican men, bing, bing it on, break up, challenge, diamond bracelet, end for relationships, Facebook, february, Google, history off, hulu plus, impulse research corp, love, most romantic day, search engine, search habit, sense of humor, social search, starbucks gift cards, teddy bear, Twitter, valentines day, wealth, women, xbox live, year, your sweetheart

One in 10 people say February means the end for relationships gone bad — time to give Google the boot?

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 4, 2013 — Tired of being let down in love on Valentine’s Day? According to a recent survey from Bing and Impulse Research Corp., a surprising one in 10 people have ended a relationship on arguably the most romantic day of the year. This year Bing is challenging people to reconsider their search habit and break up with Google. You wouldn’t keep dating someone who isn’t trustworthy, so why use a search engine known for serving its interests over your own? In fact, a whopping 85 percent of people report that trustworthiness is the most important trait in a mate, beating out good in bed, sense of humor and wealth. (more…)

CU-led Mountain Forest Study Shows Vulnerability to Climate Change

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2012Environmentalpine, anne kelly, Arctic, atmosphere, boulder, carbon dioxide, change, climate change, colorado, data, dry, energy, ernesto trujillo, flux towers, forest greenness, ground measurement, high resolution, michael golden, mid elevation, moisture change, mountain ecosystem, mountain range, noah molotch, precipitation, radiometer, rising temperature, roger bales, satellite image, sensitivity, sierra nevada, snowmelt, tipping point, united states, university, water vapor, western, wet, year

A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study that ties forest “greenness” in the western United States to fluctuating year-to-year snowpack indicates mid-elevation mountain ecosystems are most sensitive to rising temperatures and changes in precipitation and snowmelt.

Led by CU-Boulder researcher Ernesto Trujillo and Assistant Professor Noah Molotch, the study team used the data — including satellite images and ground measurements — to identify the threshold where mid-level forests sustained primarily by moisture change to higher-elevation forests sustained primarily by sunlight and temperature. Being able to identify this “tipping point” is important because it is in the mid-level forests — at altitudes from roughly 6,500 to 8,000 feet — where many people live and play in the West and which are associated with increasing wildfires, beetle outbreaks and increased tree mortality, said Molotch. (more…)

Yahoo! Reports Third Quartar 2010 Results

By Guest PostOctober 19, 2010Technologyincome, operations, revenue, third quarter, Yahoo, year

*Owned and Operated Display Advertising Grows 17% Year Over Year* *Company Continues Strong Operating Income and Margin Expansion* SUNNYVALE, California, October 19, 2010 – Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. Revenue was $1,601 million for the third quarter of 2010, a two percent increase from the third […]

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Let Bing Show You the Love This Valentine’s Day

CU-led Mountain Forest Study Shows Vulnerability to Climate Change

Yahoo! Reports Third Quartar 2010 Results