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One-third of Internet Explorer users at risk from active attacks
2014-02-14 16:48:56| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft late Thursday said that both Internet Explorer 10 and its predecessor, IE9, were under attack by hackers exploiting an unpatched flaw in the browsers. The extension of the vulnerability to IE9 followed confirmation earlier yesterday that active attacks are compromising the newer IE10 and hijacking PCs running the browser.
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Risk Analysis or Arc Flash Study?
2014-02-13 16:42:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Q. Is it true that a risk analysis can be performed in place of an arc flash study? A. An arc flash study is in fact a “risk analysis” if liberally interpreted using NFPA 70E definitions and OSHA regulatory language. Unfortunately, the term “study” has been misinterpreted and misapplied often. Guest Blog read more
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Partisan politics put UK climate change policy at risk: minister
2014-02-13 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain's efforts to combat climate change are in danger of disarray because "partisan politics" may scare off investors, Energy Minister Ed Davey said on Thursday. Davey, a member of the junior coalition partner Liberal Democrats, criticized both Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservatives and the opposition Labour party for endangering plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage investment in cleaner energy sources. "If we are to persuade companies to make long-term investments...
Kenya\'s sugar industry at risk
2014-02-13 07:04:49| Sugar Industry News
NOT SO SWEET: Kenya produces 550,000 tonnes of sugar a year, but the government has failed to reform the sector and instead imposes high tariff and nontariff protection. Picture: BLOOMBERG
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Climate change policy at risk because of denial and fear, Ed Davey warns
2014-02-13 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain's climate change policy is under threat from a "diabolical cocktail" of nimbyism, denial of science and fear of Europe from politicians on the right, the energy secretary will say on Thursday. Amid growing warnings about a potential link between global warming and extreme UK weather, Ed Davey will raise concerns that the politicial consensus about the need to tackle climate change is in danger of breaking down as some in the Conservative and Ukip parties try to discredit the science. ...
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