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Shutdown could delay government's patching of IE, Windows, and .Net flaws
2013-10-09 13:59:35| InfoWorld: Top News
The ongoing government shutdown could leave desktop and server systems in many federal agencies vulnerable to new threats disclosed Tuesday by Microsoft in its latest round of security updates. Many federal agencies are operating with skeletal IT staff. All IT systems deemed non-essential have been shut down, making the installation of Microsoft's latest patches, especially on desktop and notebook systems, very difficult for federal agencies, say security analysts.
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UN Climate Change Report: Governments Should Act Now
2013-09-30 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change met this week to discuss the latest on climate change and issued a report, adding that it should serve as a "wake-up call" to governments and society about the role of humans play in increasing global warming. Over 800 authors from 39 countries contributed to the working group's 2,500-page assessment, which draws on millions of observations and numerical data from climate model simulations. In its first report for six years, the Intergovernmental...
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Exxon to offer benefits to US same-sex couples, says it is following federal government's lead
2013-09-28 16:17:30| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Exxon says it will begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the U.S. for the first time as of Jan. 1. The company says it will recognize "all legal marriages" when it determines eligibility for health care plans for the company's 77,000 employees and retirees in the U.S. That means if a gay employee has been married in a state ... (more)
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Are governments' trade policies harming the growth of renewables
2013-09-25 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When president Barack Obama announced his climate action plan on a sweltering June day, it launched his country into a new round of debate about the impact of green energy initiatives on the economy. Republicans claim that Obama's initiatives will increase energy costs, thereby killing jobs. Democrats and environmentalists claim that there will be more, not fewer jobs. In the UK, the debate over the economic impact of greener energy is also heating up. RWE npower recently claimed that green energy...
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EUROPE: Governments warned over hospitality tax burden
2013-09-18 18:36:12| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Europe's governments must be wary of adding to the hospitality sector's tax burden as the industry is responsible for one out of every 13 jobs in the continent, a new report says.
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