The Impact of the Electric Grid "Investment Gap" on the Nation's Competitiveness

William Atkinson

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Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes "The Report Card for America's Infrastructure," which grades the current state of the nation's infrastructure segments on a scale of A through F. The average grade for all infrastructures in the most recent report (2013), according to the ASCE, is about a D. The next edition will be published in 2017.
In addition to the report card, the ASCE also publishes a series of "Failure to Act" reports, which are designed to answer questions in light of the grades that the infrastructure segments receive.

Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update doubles up on Start Menu advertising

Microsoft is going to increase the number of recommended apps it shows by default in Windows 10 -- but will this spark increased Windows Store usage?

Designing A Dementia-Friendly Website

Some well-established web design basics: minimize the number of choices that someone has to make; create self-explanatory navigation tools; help people get to what they're looking for as quickly as possible. Sounds simple enough? Now consider this…

An ever growing number of web users around the world are living with dementia. They have very varied levels of computer literacy and may be experiencing some of the following issues: memory loss, confusion, issues with vision and perception, difficulties sequencing and processing information, reduced problem-solving abilities, or problems with language.

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Addition Elle throws out rulebook for bikini season

Digital campaign shows plus-size fashion rules can be broken

Magic mushrooms could help treat severe depression

Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has been found in a small-scale trial to improve symptoms of severe depression.

The trial, which was conducted on 12 people and has been published in The Lancet, found that the compound even worked on so called "treatment-resistant" depression. 

 

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Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update doubles up on Start Menu advertising

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New Tencent TGP Box is an Intel-powered console running Windows 10

A Chinese tech behemoth has announced a new game console powered by Intel and running Windows 10. It's Intel's first step into consoles since the original Xbox, though price and availability have not yet been announced.