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Google Voice Blog: “When we launched calling in Gmail back in August, we wanted it to be easy and affordable, so we made calls to the U.S. and Canada free for the rest of 2010. In the spirit of holiday giving and to help people keep in touch in the new year, were extending free …
WaPo: As outrage over screenings rises, sites consider replacing TSA – “For airports, the change isn’t about money. At issue, airport managers and security experts say, is the unwieldy size and bureaucracy of the federal aviation security system. Private firms may be able to do the job more efficiently and with a personal touch, they …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today established a landmark pollution diet to restore clean water in Chesapeake Bay and the regions streams, creeks and rivers. This pollution diet is driven primarily by jurisdictions plans to put all needed pollution controls in place by 2025 and EPA will hold jurisdictions accountable for results along …
“When historians look back to the moment when the post-Cold War reign of American power ended, they may well settle on 2010 as a crucial year. Everywhere, it seemed, there were signs that the long-predicted “rise of the rest” had finally occurred, whether in the newfound assertiveness of fast-growing China or the impatient diplomacy of …
WaPo: “The new rules are designed to help those caught in Medicare’s “doughnut hole,” offer seniors more preventative care, and limit how much of their customers’ money health-insurance companies can keep for overhead and profit. They all go into effect on Saturday, January 1, 2011.” “The ultimate goal of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid …
65% of internet users have paid for online content, Jim Jansen, Senior Fellow, Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, 12/30/2010 “Nearly two-thirds of internet users 65% have paid to download or access some kind of online content from the internet, ranging from music to games to news articles to adult material. …
USDA news release: “Net farm income is forecast at $81.6 billion in 2010, up 31 percent from 2009 and 26 percent higher than the 10-year average of $64.8 billion for 2000-2009. Net cash income at $92.5 billion would be a nominal record, 2.3 percent above the prior record attained in 2008. Net value added is …
