Global LCD TV sales will rise to 222 million units this year, from 190 million in 2010, and jump to 300 million sets by 2014, accounting for 95 percent of TV shipments, Corning Glass Technologies President James Clappin said Friday at a conference in New York.
A forthcoming U.S.-wide check of the emergency alert system will help point out ways to make technical and operational improvements before switching to a new government standard for EAS, broadcast officials involved with such tests said in interviews Friday. Thursday afternoon, the FCC released an order (CD Feb 4 p10) requiring annual nationwide tests, which won’t immediately use the new standard, the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP). It was finalized late last year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Not using CAP for the first test, which FCC officials have said could occur in late 2011, has benefits and drawbacks, state broadcast officials said.
During a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Harper on February 4, 2011, the U.S. and Canada issued a declaration on a new perimeter approach to security and trade; called for the creation of a council to deal with outdated regulations that stifle trade and job creation; and discussed a variety of other trade and security issues.
The FCC said it unanimously adopted an order creating rules to set up national emergency alert system (EAS) test, as expected (CD Feb 2 p3). The national test, whose timing hasn’t been set, will require EAS participants to receive and transmit a live code that includes a presidential alert message, the commission said. The test will help the FCC, Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service judge the current EAS system and identify improvements needed “particularly as broadband technologies continue to emerge,” the FCC said.
The following are highlights of the trade-related Executive Communications sent to Congress from January 21, 2010 to February 2, 2011:
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According to Gov.cn, China's Ministry of Commerce reported robust trade growth with emerging markets in 2010. China's trade with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) increased 37.5 percent year on year in 2010. Its trade with Brazil climbed 47.5 percent year on year. In addition, Chinese trade with Russia expanded 43.1 percent year on year while that with South Africa grew 59.5 percent. Trade with India increased 42.4 percent year on year.
Alaska’s second statewide test of its emergency alert systems through radio and TV stations and cable operators last week -- following one a year ago that had major problems -- was a success, participants told us. The lessons from those tests, and exercises across other states, may help prepare broadcasters, cable operators, government officials and others for a nationwide emergency alert test, industry officials said. The national test could come late this year (CD Feb 2 p3), under draft FCC rules that some commissioners have already approved, agency officials said.
The Obama administration, working with companies like Facebook, Intel, IBM, Google and Hewlett-Packard, has created a Startup America campaign to help technology entrepreneurs, officials said Monday at a White House briefing. The effort proposes to speed up patent reviews and provide tax relief and credits as well as funding. Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and Chairman of the Case Foundation, will chair the partnership.
The Obama administration, working with companies like Facebook, Intel, IBM, Google and Hewlett-Packard, has created a Startup America campaign to help technology entrepreneurs, officials said Monday at a White House briefing. The effort proposes to speed up patent reviews and provide tax relief and credits as well as funding. Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and Chairman of the Case Foundation, will chair the partnership.