Delays | ICT magazine

Posts Tagged ‘delays’

FCC Delays National Broadband Plan

January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

The federal agency charged with developing a national broadband plan to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all corners of America says it needs at least one more month to complete the plan. Congress originally imposed a Feb. 17 deadline for the FCC to present the plan to lawmakers.
– The Federal Communications Commission said Jan. 6 the agency
will miss the Feb. 17 deadline by which it was required to present a national
broadband plan to Congress. In asking lawmakers for a one-month delay, the FCC
said it needed more time to prepare the report that is supposed to be a
bluepr…

NASA Delays WISE Launch

December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

NASA scratches the Dec. 11 launch of an unmanned satellite carrying an infrared-sensitive telescope that will image the entire sky. NASA next aims to launch the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Dec. 14.
– Concerned over an anomaly in the motion of a booster
steering engine, NASA Dec. 11 delayed the launch of the WISE
(Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission until Dec. 14. The new
launch is currently scheduled between 9:09 and 9:23 EDT.

NASA said it has implemented plans to resolve the anom…

Barnes and Noble Claims Delays for In-Store Nook E-Readers

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Barnes Noble says that its Nook e-reader will arrive in stores on Dec. 7, later than anticipated, due to high demand for the devices. The bookseller previously told customers that many of its pre-orders would not ship until after the holidays. Barnes Noble and Sony are both claiming e-reader shortages, while Amazon.com announced best-ever November sales numbers for its Kindle devices, as the e-reader market continues to expand beyond a niche industry.
– Barnes amp; Noble’s Nook e-reader will make its debut in the
booksellers brick-and-mortar stores in Dec. 7, later than anticipated, and in
limited quantities. However, Barnes amp; Noble is promising that all stores
will have demonstration units, as the company seeks to wrest market share away
…

Pacific Shipping Trust delays USD distribution payment date to Nov 30

November 26th, 2009 | No Comments

Pacific Shipping Trust says payment of the distribution in US dollars of 0.8180 US cents per unit will be made on Nov 30 instead of Nov 26 as announced earlier on Oct 22.

Pacific Shipping Trust says it was informed by the Central Depository today that the depository can only arrange for payment of the distribution in US dollars on Nov 30 instead of Nov 26 due to the public holiday in United States today and the Singapore public holiday tomorrow.

FAA Flight-Plan System Crashes Again, Delays Hundreds of U.S. Flights

November 19th, 2009 | No Comments

A software configuration problem in one of the routers within the FAA’s telecommunications infrastructure system in Salt Lake City shut down its flight-plan and traffic-flow system Nov. 19 for about 4 hours all over the United States, the FAA says. The routing problem also shut down the system’s second node in Hampton, Ga.
– IT problems are still affecting the Federal Aviation Administration’s
flight-plan system even after its multimillion-dollar system upgrade went
online earlier in 2009.

A software configuration problem on a card in one of the routers within the
FAA’s telecommunications infrastructure system in …

Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting

November 7th, 2009 | No Comments

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas. Japanese national broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press reported that Washington had asked Tokyo to change the

Weather Delays NASA’s Test Launch

October 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Foul weather and a wayward cargo ship conspire to force NASA to delay the first test launch of the Ares I-X rocket, currently scheduled to become NASA’s primary launch vehicle after the space shuttle is retired at the end of next year. NASA is now shooting for an Oct. 28 launch.
– Very few things went right for NASA Oct. 27 as the space agency attempted to
launch the Ares I-X flight test vehicle, the proposed space flight vehicle
scheduled to replace the space shuttle fleet. First, foul weather caused a
delay in the original 8 a.m. launch
and then as the weather opened a …

Judge Delays Google Book Search Hearing to Allow for Revisions

September 25th, 2009 | No Comments

A New York District Court judge delayed a hearing on the Google Book Search settlement between the search engine giant and authors and publishers. Judge Denny Chin said he would hold a status conference on Oct. 7 in place of the fairness hearing to hear progress on the revised deal. This deadline means the Google Book Search parties will have to scramble to revise what is already a very complex proposal.
– A New York District Court judge agreed to delay a hearing on the Google Book
Search settlement to give Google and authors and publishers time to revise the
proposal.
Google Book Search is an October 2008 settlement between Google and the Authors Guild and the
Association of American Publishers …

Pentagon delays Afghan troop request: report

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

The Pentagon has told its top commander in Afghanistan to delay submitting his request for additional troops until the Obama administration completes a review of its strategy , The Wall Street Journal reported. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander of US and Nato forces

Russia delays Mars probe launch until 2011: report

September 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Russia will pushed back its flagship satellite mission to Mars’ moon until 2011 in a move which will delay the joint launch of China’s first Mars probe, space sources were cited as saying Wednesday. “The prospects of the spacecraft Phobos’ flight to Mars was discussed at a conference of

Medvedev delays sending ambassador to Ukraine

August 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced on Tuesday he was holding off sending Russia’s new ambassador to Ukraine over Kiev’s anti-Russian policies. “I would like to inform you that over Ukraine’s anti-Russian policies I have made the decision to delay sending our new ambassador to Ukraine,” Medvedev said in a video message to his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yushchenko.

Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

A Myanmar court Friday postponed its verdict in the internationally condemned trial of Aung San Suu Kyi until August 11, adding to uncertainty over the ruling junta’s plans for the democracy icon. Lawyers for the Nobel laureate said the judges announced they needed time to review the case,

Jennifer Brunner: No More Delays – Pass a Health Care Plan with a Public Option

July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

I’ll be upfront with you. I’m a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Last weekend I spent a good deal of my Saturday reading and drafting…

Space shuttle delays cost Nasa $4.5m

July 15th, 2009 | No Comments

The lightning storms and tank problems that have blighted five attempts to launch the space shuttle Endeavour will leave cash-strapped Nasa footing $4.5 million (Dh16.52 million) in extra costs, the US space agency said. “The cost of a scrub is approximately one million dollars,” said spokesman

Lightning Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch

July 11th, 2009 | No Comments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour’s Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad.

NASA technicians found no damage after an electrical storm Friday afternoon, bu…

Maura Tierney Mystery Illness Delays ‘Parenthood’