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Pennsylvania State University via Phys.org
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in the U.S., especially for people under the age of 25. Computer scientist Kamesh Madduri and civil engineer Venky Shankar are developing a high-performance computing-based framework for the comparative evaluation of traffic safety on statewide transportation networks, which they hope will find patterns related to fatalities and severe injuries.
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BBC News
The world's cities are bursting at the seams, civic resources are under pressure and crime is harder than ever to police. As it stands, most video surveillance technology is inefficient. Police investigations are often hampered by blind spots in video networks and low-quality imagery.
Issues with data storage and retrieval mean incident data can be slow to reach command staff, and data loss can derail investigations altogether. However, new technology is starting to become available to help police combat crime more effectively.
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Governing
The U.S. economy is in in the sixth year of the current business cycle, longer than all but four expansions since World War II. The stock-market correction at the start of the year spooked businesses and consumers, and even the Federal Reserve has lowered its rate-hike expectations for the year. Unsurprisingly, this has state-government policymakers, along with their local-government counterparts, worried as they piece together their spending plans this spring.
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Yahoo News
"Whether emerging risks are on your doorstep, around the corner, or on the far horizon, they have the potential to catch organizations unaware," said Brian Elowe, Marsh's U.S. client executive leader and co-author of the report. "It's important for risk professionals to maintain awareness of global risk trends, and to make the connection to their organizations' business strategy."
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The Associated Press via ABC News
The Obama administration issued new rules to make offshore oil and natural gas drilling equipment safer and to reduce risks in digging wells, but the oil industry and its supporters in Congress say they are costly and questioned their need.
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The Advocate
Rapides Parish teacher Deborah Vailes was called into the office and reprimanded by the principal on the day she posted sharply critical remarks on her personal Facebook page about Louisiana's Common Core curriculum.
Vailes didn't mince words. Under a photo that had been floating around the Internet of a visibly upset little girl struggling with the curriculum, she wrote a caption that urged parents to take their children out of public school and either home-school them or put them in a private school "until we get rid of this."
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DBS News
As part of a recent initiative to address safety, quality and transparency issues in the long-term care industry in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health has notified nursing home administrators that beginning on April 11, it will be implementing certain changes specific to the licensure and survey processes for long-term care facilities.
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The Flood Alert System uses radar, rain gauges, cameras and modeling to indicate whether Houston's Brays Bayou is at risk of overflowing and flooding the Texas Medical Center.
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Property Casualty 360
Managing your company's fidelity or employee dishonesty claim is a challenge. The process can be part insurance claim, part investigation and part financial audit. Most claims also involve human resources and legal considerations surrounding employee rights and termination, and they may necessitate referral to law enforcement or legal proceedings for civil recovery. For even the most experienced risk management teams, proper and timely claim submission requires careful deliberation and technical know-how.
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