Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for March 23, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010


Top 5 Firefox Add-Ons to Save Money (And Get Rich Quick, just kidding)

Firefox Add-Ons are useful tools for modifying existing features of the browser. Mozilla developers intend to provide fairly minimal application for the browser, exclusively to reduce bugs and to retain high degree of extensibility. The browser is made flexible enough so that individual user can add features according to their preference. With arrays of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Top 5 Firefox Add-Ons to Save Money (And Get Rich Quick, just kidding).

AP Top News at 3:28 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 3:28 a.m. EDT
Obama to sign health bill, celebrate with allies
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s yearlong health care overhaul drama featured dozens of speeches, contentious debate and a televised summit with lawmakers before a divided Congress passed the bill. An elaborate White House signing ceremony kicks off the next act: selling the … Read more : AP Top News at 3:28 a.m. EDT.

AP Top News at 3:14 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 3:14 a.m. EDT
Obama to sign health bill, celebrate with allies
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s yearlong health care overhaul drama featured dozens of speeches, contentious debate and a televised summit with lawmakers before a divided Congress passed the bill. An elaborate White House signing ceremony kicks off the next act: selling the … Read : AP Top News at 3:14 a.m. EDT.

AP Top News at 2:44 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 2:44 a.m. EDT
Health care gains start soon – bigger ones later
WASHINGTON – The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There’ll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to … Read more >>>.

AP Top News at 2:36 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 2:36 a.m. EDT
Health care gains start soon – bigger ones later
WASHINGTON – The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There’ll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to …. Original source  : AP Top News at 2:36 a.m. EDT.

AP Top News at 2:33 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 2:33 a.m. EDT
Health care gains start soon – bigger ones later
WASHINGTON – The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There’ll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to …. Source article  : AP Top News at 2:33 a.m. EDT.

Farmville.com: The Game Can Now be Played Without Facebook Account

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) The Farmville game can now be played directly at https://farmville.com and you don’t need to log on to your Facebook account for playing the Farmville game. You can just log on to the above link to play the wildly popular game. The game is now available for everyone.
If you are [..] Read the original article: here.

Google Stops Censoring Search Engine Results in China

Google announced on Monday that it will not censor any more the search engine results in China, ignoring the latest warning from Chinese authorities. The company is going to provide uncensored search results to chinese users from its website at Hongkong. That will help chinese people access more useful information. But, the chinese officials …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Google Stops Censoring Search Engine Results in China.

Speeding up switch from radar to GPS technology in air traffic system a goal of Senate bill

Bill aims to speed up air traffic system overhaul

WASHINGTON – Transforming the nation’s air traffic system by replacing World War II-era radar with 21st century GPS technology would be accelerated under a bill approved Monday by the Senate.
The $34.5 billion bill funds the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011. It also addresses a series … Read more »».

Replacing radar with GPS technology as part of air traffic update is goal of Senate bill

Updating air traffic system top aim of Senate bill

WASHINGTON – Replacing World War II-era radar with 21st century GPS technology and implementing several new airline safety rules would be required under a $34.5 billion bill approved Monday by the Senate.
The measure funding the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011, calls for key elements of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Replacing radar with GPS technology as part of air traffic update is goal of Senate bill.

Chinese state media accuse Google of violating promises by stopping Internet censorship

China media accuse Google of violating promises
BEIJING – China’s government reacted testily Tuesday to Google Inc.’s decision to stop censoring its China-based search engine, calling the move “totally wrong” and accusing the company of violating promises.
More than two months after it threatened to shut down Google.cn if it had to continue …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Senate passes bill to modernize air traffic system by replacing radar with GPS technology

Senate passes bill to update air traffic system

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed a bill Monday that would speed modernization of the nation’s antiquated air traffic control system, a major source of airline delays.
The $34.5 billion bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011, also contains several measures to boost safety in response … Read more »».

Moody’s bumps Amkor Technology debt ratings up 2 notches, says outlook is stable

Moody’s upgrades Amkor Technology debt ratings

NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Services upgrading its ratings on Amkor Technology Inc. Monday, citing the chip assembly and testing services company’s stronger offerings and lower debt.
The ratings service upgraded Amkor’s corporate family and probability of default, and Amkor’s senior unsecured notes, to “Ba3″ from “B2.” That’s two notches higher [..] Read the original article: here.

Summary Box: Competition missing from FCC broadband plan, some say

Summary Box: FCC broadband plan faces critics

THE PLAN: The Federal Communications Commission last week unveiled a sweeping plan to bring affordable and faster high-speed Internet access to more Americans.
THE CONCERN: Some experts say the plan is not ambitious enough to close the broadband gap between the U.S. and other industrialized countries, which already have faster …. Original article  : Summary Box: Competition missing from FCC broadband plan, some say.

Search engine shuffle: Google stops censoring Web for China, leaving Beijing to do it itself

Google ends 4 years of censoring the Web for China
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland Monday but said it will maintain other operations in the country. The maneuver attempts to balance Google’s disdain for China’s Internet rules with … Read more >>.

Federal Communications Commission broadband plan doesn’t tackle competition, some say

Competition missing from broadband plan, some say

WASHINGTON – The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to Congress last week doesn’t go far enough to satisfy some experts who warn that the United States would still trail other industrialized nations in prices and speed.
Those experts insist that the FCC plan is not nearly ambitious …. Read the original article  : here.

Stocks rise after advance in health companies; Insurers, drug makers lead broad advance

Health care companies pull stock market higher
NEW YORK – Drug and hospital companies led stocks higher Monday after House lawmakers ended months of uncertainty and approved the health care overhaul bill.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 44 points. Broader indexes also climbed.
Investors had expected the health care bill would pass the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Stocks rise after advance in health companies; Insurers, drug makers lead broad advance.

White House disappointed Google and China can’t agree on Internet search engine’s operation

White House disappointed Google, China at odds
WASHINGTON – The White House says it’s disappointed that Google and the Chinese government have been unable to reach an agreement that would allow the Internet search engine to operate freely in China.
Google on Monday stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : White House disappointed Google and China can’t agree on Internet search engine’s operation.

Google shifts China Web search to Hong Kong to end its censorship while staying in the country

Google ends China censorship with Hong Kong shift
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland Monday but said it will maintain other operations in the country. The maneuver attempts to balance Google’s disdain for China’s Internet rules with the company’s desire to …. Read the original article  : here.

Health bill will squeeze industry profits but holds promise for long-term gains

Health overhaul promises pain, gain for businesses

WASHINGTON – When historians write the book on how President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul became law, they’ll need to leave space for some unlikely advocates: lobbyists for the drug, insurance and hospital industries.
Last summer, executives from those groups visited the White House and pledged to do their part … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Health bill will squeeze industry profits but holds promise for long-term gains.

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