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Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones

Disturbing report on data security.  While many are looking for a mushroom cloud, the terrorists are using simplle tools to gain access, to cause or potentially cause disruption to our lives and critical infrastructures.  See this article from the Wall St. Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html

Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flight

Wow!  America can still build the best! Check it out:

http://787firstflight.newairplane.com/ffindex.html

House Closer to Sparing Small Firms From Audit Costs of Sarbanes-Oxley

Lawmakers today defeated 271-153 an effort to remove an exemption from legislation overhauling Wall Street regulation. The bill retains language letting companies with market values less than $75 million avoid complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s audit requirements.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a.I8GCzSWwRM

Janusaitis to speak at Texas Ministry Conference

Bob Janusaitis is scheduled to present "Preparing for the Unexpected" at the Texas Ministry Conference in Houston, TX on Feb 18, 2010.

http://www.churchco-op.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:robert-g-janusaitis&catid=42:speakers&Itemid=111 

Reducing violence in workplaces and schools

Links to programs aiming to reduce violence at workplaces and schools, and how to respond to events that do occur.

http://www.csemag.com/blog/Give_and_Take/26287-Reducing_violence_in_workplaces_and_schools.php

Texas A&M Cyber Project Fosters Internet Security Awareness, Skills

Small businesses face many challenges, yet some small business owners remain unaware of the real threat posed by hackers, who can break into computer networks to obtain sensitive information vital to these businesses, notes a Texas A&M University professor who heads a project focusing on cyber security.
http://epsy.tamu.edu/articles/texas_a_m_cyber_project_fosters_internet_security_awareness__skills

Supreme Court Considers Sarbanes-Oxley Board

December 7, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday testing the constitutionality of the federal anti-fraud law that grew out of the Enron scandal. At issue is the constitutionality of the board Congress created to oversee independent audits of publicly traded companies.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121146830&ps=cprs

Winter Storm Warning in Effect

http://www.accuweather.com/watches-warnings.asp?partner=vista2&traveler=1&zipChg=1&zipcode=77001&metric=0&zone=TXZ213&county=TXC201

Grand Opening of Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies

COLLEGE STATION – Gov. Rick Perry today emphasized the importance of strengthening Texas’ economy by promoting research and education in emerging technology sectors. The governor spoke at the grand opening of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), which will train veterinarians, physicians, scientists, technicians and engineers to meet the growing needs of the biomedical industry, while accelerating the research, development and commercialization of breakthrough technologies.

http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13997/

Earthquake Detection System Uses Twitter to Collect Accounts of Seismic Activity

Great example of using technology to provide information about emerging events. The Twitter Earthquake Detector (TED) system provides the locations of people who felt the earthquake within a minute of the earthquake's detection by the USGS and provides short, firsthand accounts of its effects. 

 Check out the article at: http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Earthquake-Detection-System-Uses-Twitter.html?elq=a76b62f696bc4032ad419ab620d90816