Posts Tagged ‘Risk’

What to do when people copy your blog content?

Do you know there are some people who are copying content from your blog without your permission and publish that content on their websites and blogs for few bucks? Do you have any solution to this problem? In this post I’m going to discuss several aspects related to blog content copying.

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Spotting Future Gamblers In Kindergarten

From Time Magazine:It’s disturbing to picture your kindergartner in a casino, but maybe you ought to try. American kids are born into a culture that loves its gambling, and the passion is only growing, as financial hardships sweeten the ever alluring prospect of a lucky break.

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Curtains And Pyjamas To Become Weapons Against Superbugs

Intensive cleaning takes place on a hospital ward Photo: Rii SchroerFrom The Telegraph:Hospital curtains, bedding, and even patients’ pyjamas could become weapons in the war against hospital superbugs.A study has found that an antimicrobial treatment, which could be incorporated into dozens of surfaces on the ward, can kill MRSA on contact, reducing the risk of infection between patients.Scientists hailed the discovery by researchers from Imperial College London as a “very significant” step in the war on hospital superbugs which kill 10,000 people a year.Read more ….

Astronauts Threatened By Cosmic Rays As Sun Becomes Less Active

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang works during his second spacewalk in 2006. The Sun’s ability to shield the solar system from harmful radiation could falter in the early 2020s, increasing the risk of such spacewalksFrom The Daily Mail:Astronauts returning to the moon could be threatened by cosmic rays as a result of the sun becoming less active, scientists have said.The sun’s ability to shield the solar system from harmful radiation could falter in the early 2020s, research from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology claimed.At about the same time, the American space agency Nasa plans to send astronauts back to the moon.Read more ….

Bright Future: LEDs Revolutionize Lighting

LEDs (light emitting diodes) are similar to regular light bulbs but have no filament. Their light is generated by electrons moving through a semiconductor material. They produce more light, less heat, and consume less energy than other types of lighting. Credit: NISTFrom Live Science:You might have noticed energy-efficient LED lights replacing the traditional holiday bulb lights on many store shelves this year. They’re not cheap, but the sales pitch is they save energy, cut the risk of fire and last practically forever.By all accounts, LED lighting has a very bright future, and the future is arriving rapidly as utility companies tout the benefits of LEDs, and individuals and businesses make the switch both for environmental reasons and to save money.Read more ….

Google Wants Its Own Fast Track On The Web

From The Wall Street Journal:The celebrated openness of the Internet — network providers are not supposed to give preferential treatment to any traffic — is quietly losing powerful defenders.Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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