The great southwest salt saga
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The US agreed to build a desalination plant in 1974 on the banks of the Colorado River outside Yuma, Arizona in order to stop contaminated water flowing over the border, devastating Mexican crops. However, after thirty years and an investment of $250 million, the plant has become an utter failure and also created the most biologically diverse river delta on the continent, named 'Cienega de Santa Clara'.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2004
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When bots attack
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A distributed denial of service attack (DDos attack) can employ rented botnets to launch hundreds of thousands of infobombs at a target. A scenario of a DDos attack on the US by China is presented.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2007
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Hocus pocus
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The popularity of video games creator Richard Garriott whose 45th birthday party included a grand magic show by leading magicians is discussed.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2007
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