ST LOUIS TO OPEN A SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE

St Louis Public Schools is using its first business partnership to transform Carnahan Middle School into an advanced learning high school facility, complete with a wireless network and notebook computers.

http://www.slps.org/press/mar_2006/p031006.htm

DEAL MEANS PARENTS CAN TRACK CHILDREN VIA SATELLITE A recently concluded business deal would enable parents in this country and Australia to track their children's movements using satellite technology via an Internet portal.

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NEGROPONTE STICKS TO HIS GUNS

Nicholas Negroponte, professor at MIT and former director of the university's Media Lab, has responded to critics by reasserting his determination to develop a $100 laptop for developing nations.

Negroponte said he has raised $29 million for his initiative, called One Laptop per Child, which has the backing of companies including Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Red Hat, and Quanta. Chief among Negroponte's critics are Microsoft and Intel, both of which have said the idea is fundamentally flawed. Negroponte dismissed those comments, insisting that providing such technology to children in developing nations will have a real impact on education and other kinds of development. Negroponte said his organization still plans to begin shipping computers--between 5 and 10 million of them--in early 2007 to countries including China, India, Egypt, Brazil, Thailand, Nigeria, and Argentina.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70584-0.html

MAC SOFTWARE TO RUN WINDOWS

Apple Unveils Software That Lets Macs Run Windows http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/410361/255221/14522/2/

FAQ: Macs Running Windows - What You Should Know http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/410361/255221/14521/2/

NETFLIX SUIES BLOCKBUSTER TO SHUT DOWN MOVIE RENTAL SITE Online DVD-rental firm Netflix has filed a patent-infringement suit against major rival Blockbuster, seeking to shut down the competitor's online movie-rental site.

http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0110010E3OJG

YOUR MONEY IS COMING IN

If there is any political issue that could use a dose of scientific rigor, it is migration. U.S. immigration policy is widely regarded as a total mess, the European melting pot produces pelting mobs, and all over the world tall fences have been constructed to keep facts from entering the debate. One of the most far-reaching aspects of migration often gets ignored altogether: remittances--the money and gifts that migrants send back to families and friends.

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SCIENCE ZONE

AUTO-FOCUS EYEGLASSES

Scientists at The University of Arizona have developed new switchable, flat, liquid crystal diffractive lenses that can adaptively change their focusing power. This development opens the way for next-generation "smart" eyeglasses -- glasses with built-in automatic focus. In the foreseeable future, for example, you won't change prescription eyeglasses -- your eye doctor will just tweak a new prescription into the specs you already own. You could even program your glasses for better than 20-20 vision.

http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20060406A8

CLOT-BUSTING MAY PREVENT MISCARRIAGES

Women who have had recurrent miscarriages should be checked for a tendency to develop blood clots as treating the condition halves their risk of further pregnancy loss, a new study has found.

http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1592332.htm

FROG CROAKS IN ULTRASOUND

A rare frog uses ultrasound to communicate, a clever tool that helps it overcome the noise of the waterfalls it lives in, researchers say.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1592962.htm

STRESS HORMONE CONQUERS PHOBIAS

When phobics are exposed to what they fear--be it spiders or public speaking--they experience a surge in stress hormones known as glucocorticoids. These compounds help prepare the body for action, whether fight or flight. Now researchers have found that further raising levels of the stress hormones in the body can actually reduce a phobic's anxiety.

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BIO-ENGINEERED BLADDERS SUCCESSFUL IN PATIENTS It is the first time a discrete, complex organ has been grown and transplanted into people - the researchers are now working on hearts and pancreases.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8939.html

BIO BRIEFS

Mass High Tche--Biomed Rounds: MIT welcomes biz for a good cause to compete

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058935

Birmingham--Alabama delegation gears up for biotech event

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058936

Greensboro/Winston-Salem--Targacept aims lower in second IPO attempt

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058937

Houston--New BioHouston head maps genetic business plan

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058938

Houston--Encysive misses FDA drug approval by a heartbeat

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058939

Philadelphia--Centocor seeking more approvals for its flagship product

 http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058940

Raleigh/Durham--Community colleges see jump in biotech training: But system schools can't document how many students get jobs

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058941

Sacramento--Founder of Davis biotech lab leaves for small rival

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058942

San Francisco--Genentech finds high drug prices stick to teflon image

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058943

San Francisco--Biotech execs try to hook up in Chicago

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058944

San Francisco California offers support, but little cash, for BIO bash: Schwarzenegger to stay home

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22058945

ASIA-PACIFIC ZONE

CHINA UNICOM LAUNCHES "RedBerry" SERVICE China's leading wireless phone service firm, China Unicom, has commenced a "push mail" service to gain more business customers. This service is being named as "RedBerry", to counter the innovator of the service, Research in Motion (RIM) of Canada. RIM introduced "blackberry" service successfully in the US and Canada. This service helps the customers stay connected so they can access a range of data services using mobile devices. In this service, the subscriber could access e-mails, without the need of an Internet login. China Unicom is the country's first carrier to offer the first 'push mail'

service, this launch the company expects it to push its lead in the intensely competitive Chinese mobile service market.

BROADBAND IN ASIA DRIVEN BY CHINA's IMPACT The rollout of broadband in Japan and South Korea is partly being driven by the pressure both countries are feeling from the growing economic might of China, according to a DTI-sponsored report.

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WIRELESS ZONE

SAN FRANCISCO SELECTS WiFi FIRMS FOR CITY's NETWORK Google's bid to blanket San Francisco with a free wireless Internet service cleared a major hurdle Wednesday when a city panel identified the search leader and EarthLink as the best candidates for the ambitious project.

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/49779.html

ROAMING IN NOME, ALASKA

Dobson Cellular Systems, a subsidiary of Dobson Communications is purchasing the assets in wireless in Alaska, and also a wireless asset in Nome of Sitnasuak Native Corporation, and SNC telecommunications for almost 2 million. It plans to bring roaming in Nome, and GSM in Kodiak, Alaska.  Dobson, a company that owns wireless in 16 states, will place 2.5G cellular by using GSM/GPRS/EDGE. The people shall also avail BlackBerry and broadband services in Alaska. It puts in 2,400 new users for the Cellular new brand. The deal will get Dobson 25 megahertz in the 850 MHz band in the locations in Alaska.

Hotspot Hits

The latest in public access Wi-Fi and wireless broadband: T-Mobile gets contract for LA County airports; Wayport buys Scandinavian provider; wireless broadband will erode wired soon; and more.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2cq9,1,l0p5,ecft,jcj3,9ffi

SITE CITE

ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS OR TURN UP THE A.C.

On a hot day, which is more energy efficient: car windows rolled up and air-con on, or windows rolled down and air-con off?

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