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Windows XP die-hards can slash attack risk by dumping IE
2014-05-13 13:30:52| InfoWorld: Top News
By switching to a non-Microsoft browser, Windows XP users can halve the number of vulnerabilities that apply to the OS, according to a survey of flaws Microsoft fixed in the second half of 2013. The statistics support the advice from security professionals, who have recommended users run a rival browser to avoid some of the attacks aimed at their unprotected PCs.
U.S. government failed to inspect thousands of high risk oil and gas wells
2014-05-11 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators say. The report, obtained by The Associated Press before its public release, highlights substantial gaps in oversight by the agency that manages oil and gas development on federal and Indian lands. Investigators said weak control by the Interior Departments Bureau of Land Management resulted from policies...
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University of Wisconsin hires Daniel Kugler to run risk management program
2014-05-11 14:09:37| Appliances - Topix.net
After a distinguished career as a risk management practitioner, Daniel H. Kugler will retire from Snap-on Inc. at the end of May and move full-time into risk management education as director of the Center for Insurance and Risk Management in the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
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Detecting Fetal Chromosomal Defects Without Risk
2014-05-07 20:12:07| Biotech - Topix.net
Chromosomal abnormalities that result in birth defects and genetic disorders like Down syndrome remain a significant health burden in the United States and throughout the world, with some current prenatal screening procedures invasive and a potential risk to mother and unborn child.
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Scientists See Quake Risk Increasing in Oklahoma
2014-05-07 06:36:46| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A sharp rise in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma, apparently related to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production, has significantly increased the chances that a damaging quake will occur there, federal and state scientists say. Already this year there have been 145 small earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher in the state, compared with 109 for all of 2013, the scientists with the United States Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Geological Survey said in a statement Monday....
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