Experts say thanks to a dearth of Federal support, it isn’t a stretch to imagine a power grid cyber attack that takes out the Internet, grinding communications and businesses to a halt in the process.
The Federal government’s General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology didn’t officially compare notes, but easily could have based on their research conclusions concerning U.S. power systems. Bot
I received a question come up about the real cold and dogs – you know, the kind where your nose hairs freeze when you go outside. Heres the Q&A for your reading pleasure.
Q: I would like to see more on the dangers to our pets from minus temps like we had in the Denver area last January. Our dog would go out and start limping after just a few moments. What should you do and what should you be watching out for in sub zero temps? Our pets need to go out–but what can we do to protect them from such extreme cold?
A: I asked a variety of folks to answer this one – from veterinarians to people with dogs in cold climes, and heres what they had to say.
From Dr Riggs:
What I was taught was that dogs feet are less likely to be prone to get frostbitten.
Aspen US Insurance has entered the recreational marine insurance market through an agreement with Georgia-based Axiom Insurance Management.
As per the arrangement, Aspen products will be distributed by Axiom Insurance.
The focus will be on marinas, yacht clubs, boat dealers, boat manufacturers and boat component manufacturers.
New York-based Aspen will offer property, inland marine, marine general liability, bumbershoot, ancillary hull and protection & indemnity coverages targeting small to medium enterprise businesses throughout the Continental US.
Aspen executive vice president and chief marine underwriter of US Rich Soja said that introducing new capabilities to their select distributors is part of their original product line expansion plan.
The U.S. Department of State has issued an updated travel warning for U.S. citizens traveling to Afghanistan due to ongoing security threats and reminds U.S. citizens of the danger of kidnapping, assassination, and retaliatory insurgent attacks. At this time, no part of Afghanistan is considered safe from violence and the potential does exist for hostile acts against U.S. and Western nationals.
Travel in all areas of Afghanistan is not save due to military operations, landmines, bandits, and more. The security situation remains volatile and unpredictable with some areas experiencing substantially increased levels of violence.
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