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Is the Grid a Few Nodes Away from Unpredictable Failure?
2013-09-09 17:27:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Is it true that according to a mathematical look at spatial networks, the national grid is just a few nodes away from abrupt, unpredictable failure? read more
US Airways-American Merger Failure Would Hurt Foreign Performance
2013-09-09 17:18:18| Airlines - Topix.net
A US Airways Express plane moves on the tarmac as an American Airlines plane is parked at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia.
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Webcam Maker Takes FTC's Heat for Internet-of-Things Security Failure
2013-09-06 00:56:50| TechNewsWorld
The FTC on Wednesday announced a settlement with Trendnet over its lax security practices. The action stemmed from privacy invasions that occurred in January 2012, when hackers posted live feeds to the Web from nearly 700 cameras made by the company. "Right now, we're doing enforcement, as you can see from the Trendnet case," said FTC spokesperson Peter Kaplan.
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Failure thin brush may have worsened California wildfire
2013-09-01 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A cluster of controlled fire and tree-thinning projects approved by forestry officials but never funded might have slowed the progress of the massive Rim Fire in California, a wide range of critics said this weekend. The massive blaze at the edge of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains has scorched an area larger than many U.S. cities - with some of that land in the very location pinpointed by the U.S. Forest service for eight projects aimed at clearing and burning brush and small...
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Is climate change humanity's greatest-ever risk management failure?
2013-08-23 04:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Humans are generally very risk-averse. We buy insurance to protect our investments in homes and cars. For those of us who don't have universal health care, most purchase health insurance. We don't like taking the chance - however remote - that we could be left unprepared in the event that something bad happens to our homes, cars, or health. Climate change seems to be a major exception to this rule. Managing the risks posed by climate change is not a high priority for the public as a whole, despite...
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