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Appeal of Timber High Rises Widens
2013-09-23 22:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Chicago-based firm that has designed a long list of skyscrapers, including the new One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, has developed a structural system that uses so-called mass timber - columns and thick slabs that are laminated from smaller pieces of wood. In a report this year, the firm showed how the system could be used to build a 42-story residential tower that would have a lower carbon footprint than a conventional structure. "We're tall building engineers,"...
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Internet threat level rises on expanded IE attacks
2013-09-23 14:47:24| InfoWorld: Top News
The Internet Storm Center on Saturday boosted its threat level to "Yellow," indicating a "significant new threat" to Internet users from attacks exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in all versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser. "The Internet Storm Center is beginning to see increased evidence of exploits in the wild regarding Microsoft Security Advisory 2887505," the security organization said on its website. "Accordingly, we're moving the InfoCon up to Yellow."
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Tata Group rises to fourth position on Asia leadership list
2013-09-19 14:30:32| Steel - Topix.net
Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group has moved up one place and is now ranked fourth among Asia's 10 best companies for leadership, says a survey by global consultancy firm Hay Group.
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Chaos as floods submerge Mexico's Acapulco, death toll rises
2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Mexico's famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in decades killed at least 55 people across the country. Television footage showed Acapulco's international airport terminal waist deep in water and workers wading out to escape floods that have prevented some 40,000 visitors from leaving and blocked one of the main access routes to the city with...
Pork Consumption Rises in Uruguay
2013-09-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
URUGUAY - Pork consumption in the first half of 2013 was five per cent higher than in the same period last year.
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