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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

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In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country's readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Just over a year ago, a group of American researchers released a report warning that China possessed the capability to conduct an EMP attack against the United States.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Of the people in the study, 39% were white, 27% black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% Chinese.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. Palmisano wanted to expand IBM's IT services business to Chinese corporations and government agencies. Now the company was partnered with China's largest computer manufacturer, which controlled 27 percent of the Chinese PC market.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. We're back with my guest Jim Cortada, a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute and author of a comprehensive corporate history of IBM.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

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Chinese policy makers should carefully proceed with deployment of plug-in vehicles and consider aggressive improvements in the power sector to realize anticipated gains in emissions and health. Health risks attributable to other pollutants, including secondary PM 2.5 , are uncertain.

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