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About 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found In DC's Aging Pipes
2014-01-16 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The nation's capital is a pretty old city by American standards. It dates back to the late 18th century. Despite frequent face-lifts, parts of it are wearing out - for example, its underground gas pipelines. New research shows that Washington, D.C., suffers from thousands of leaks of natural gas. "We drove 1,500 road miles in Washington, D.C., and found about 6,000 leaks," says Robert Jackson, an ecologist and environmental scientist at Duke University. "That's roughly four leaks every mile."...
Toronto Hydro's Aging System Buckled under Ice Storm Pressure
2014-01-13 15:41:35| Telecom - Topix.net
The hydro crisis during the ice storm was made worse by a busted radio system and a computer system that couldn't handle the number of customer calls.
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Toronto Hydro's Aging System Buckled under Ice Storm Pressure
2014-01-13 15:27:22| Energy - Topix.net
The hydro crisis during the ice storm was made worse by a busted radio system and a computer system that couldn't handle the number of customer calls.
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How an Aging Sprint Device Can Reduce Your Android Phone Bill
2014-01-08 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
In case you hadn't noticed while wandering the aisles of your local consumer electronics big-box retailer, there is an explosion of mobile virtual network operators hitting the marketplace. MVNOs are telcos that buy capacity from major operators like T-Mobile or AT&T, for example, and sell it on to you. Walmart and América Móvil's Straight Talk calling product is an example.
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Top tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging tech giants
2013-12-23 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Politics collided with the world of technology this year as stories about U.S. government spying stirred angst both among the country's citizens and foreign governments, and the flawed HeathCare.gov site got American health-care reform off to a rocky start. Meanwhile, the post-PC era put aging tech giants under pressure to reinvent themselves. Here in no particular order are IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 tech stories of the year.
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