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In April 2016, computer technicians at the Democratic National Committee discovered that someone had accessed the organization’s computer servers and conducted a theft that is best described as Watergate 2.0. In the weeks that followed, the nation’s top computer security experts discovered that the cyber thieves had helped themselves to everything: sensitive documents, emails, donor information, even voice mails.

Cyberattacks have become an accepted fact of life, but identity theft and credit card fraud should not be our security priorities. Hackers are already targeting our nation’s transportation, communications, and power systems, and a major hit to any of these could be as devastating to our infrastructure as a nuclear bomb.

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 According to the International Council on Archives, “The ICA decided at its Annual General Meeting in November 2007  to launch the International Archives Day on the 9th of June. The date was obvious: on the 9th of June 1948, the International Council on Archives was created under the auspices of the UNESCO. This choice was adopted by ICA Executive Board, and adopted by the archives community as a whole.”

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Despite mounting pressure from stockholders to discover the next blockbuster drug, R&D budgets are being reduced. Outsourcing drug discovery provides one solution, and China is an ideal partner for this. Among the benefits to outsourcing drug discovery in China:

* Instant market access to a growing local market;
* Lower operational costs;
* Access to new technology and its educated workforce,
* The Chinese government's financial commitment to the healthcare industry.