Wed Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on March 15, 2006 at 2:48:14 PM
Networks want to make content providers pay for bandwidth. Even though we as customers pay for the service already. Double dipping for service providers.
Eat chilli, cure cancer.
Shuttle launch slips to July. Damn.
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CEOs from network owners AT&T and Verizon Communications have made comments suggesting they plan to create a system where some companies would have to pay more for their data-intensive use of the Net, which, they argue, slows access for regular customers. But for the most part, details of those plans are still unclear. On the other side of the debate are companies such as Google, eBay and Yahoo, which are against any companies taking on the role of "IP traffic gatekeeper." They support the idea of federal rules that would further restrict network owners from blocking or restricting traffic.
Eat chilli, cure cancer.
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He believes that capsaicin jump starts a pathway that triggers cell death. Molecular tests suggest that it achieves this by causing a cascade of events inside the cell that lead to the release of a protein complex called NF-kappa Beta, which subsequently causes the cell to self-destruct. This is crucial since cancer is characterised by the uncontrolled growth of cells.
Shuttle launch slips to July. Damn.
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The new launch window runs from 1 to 19 July, meaning the team now has the time needed to replace the sensors and examine additional engineering concerns. "We wish it had worked out differently, but it's important, first and foremost, that we launch safely," Hale said. He remains optimistic that NASA will still manage to squeeze in three shuttle flights before the end of 2006. Those missions would include the upcoming STS-121 mission with Discovery, the STS-115 mission with Atlantis and STS-116, for which the orbiter used is yet to be decided.