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As co-founder of Random House, Bennett Cerf published works by many of the biggest names in 20th-century fiction and nonfiction. But he was more than just a shrewd and immensely successful businessman ...

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Abstract: Composite power system reliability evaluation using Monte Carlo simulation often suffers from high computational cost due to the difficulty in capturing rare loss-of-load states. To address ...

The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, according to two people familiar with ...