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The Pig in the XL Pipeline
Insider reveals concealed “error” in pipeline safety equipment that could blow away the GOP’s XL pipe dream

For Firedoglake

by Greg Palast

“They threatened me. Last night I got a call and they threatened me. If I talked.”

“Pig Man #2,” a pipeline industry insider, had a good reason to be afraid.  He was about to blow the whistle on a fraud, information that could blow away the XL Keystone Pipeline project.

His information: The software for the crucial piece of pipeline safety equipment, the “Smart PIG,” has a flaw known to the industry but concealed from regulators.

read the rest of the article at Greg Palast.

Ever wondered how to choose the best WP plugin from the myriad of Plugins listed for any particular task? Once you have found a few plugins that will do the job you have in mind, use these steps to make your choice.

• Check when the plugin was last updated. (Within the year is better)
• Check how many downloads there have been. (More is better)
• Read the reviews and ratings.
• Go to the developers site, read the documentation. Make sure you understand how to use it and can get help if you run into trouble with it. (Getting help from the developer is a definite plus, but if the developer is not available or does not support a forum, there are WP support groups that may provide help. Search your local area for such groups).

After you have made sure this plugin will do what you need and that you know how to use it, choose among those the the plug in that has the most recent update. This indicates that the plugin is under development and has not been abandoned, has the most downloads, and the least or no negative reviews.

Macon Phillips

January 14, 2012 at 08:09 AM EST

The White House has responded to two petitions about legislative approaches to combat online piracy. In their response, Victoria Espinel, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget, Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and Howard Schmidt, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff stress that the important task of protecting intellectual property online must not threaten an open and innovative internet.

read the article: Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy | The White House.