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Redundancy is the first line of defense during power grid cyberattacks

CK Power

In fact, former secretary of defense Leon Panetta was widely criticized for a 2012 speech that forecasted the fallout of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure — from derailed trains to paralyzed financial institutions, water contamination to electrical blackouts. It’s too easy to dismiss the subject as a far-fetched dystopian nightmare.

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Atlanta Adopts Progressive Energy Policy To Tackle Commercial Energy Use

Business Facilities

New legislation makes Atlanta the first major Southeast city to undertake a series of measures, including energy benchmarking and audits, to boost efficiency in its commercial buildings. Atlanta Adopts Progressive Energy Policy To Tackle Commercial Energy Use appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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NBA’s Atlanta Hawks to build new practice center with attached medical facilities

BD+C

Just imagine, high-profile, multi-million dollar athletes working on their post up games and pick-and-roll defense on the creaky floors and shaky backboards at Northwest Backwater U. As recently as the early-1990s, NBA teams would practice at local college gyms.

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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

Constructlaw

3] The decision is of significance because it brings the Eleventh Circuit — which encompasses the increasingly popular arbitration seats of Atlanta and Miami — in line with other circuit courts that have considered this issue. [4] 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13] but involving a non-U.S.

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constructionattorneyblog: Airport Design team sues Atlanta

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Airport Design team sues Atlanta. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Airport Design team sues Atlanta : Recent Posts.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon. With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

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Delta Relocates Latin America and Caribbean HQ to Brazil

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

On November 5, 2012, executives at Delta Air Lines announced that the Commercial Headquarters for the company’s Latin America and the Caribbean region will be moving from Atlanta to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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