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Sanofi chairman favors Bristol-Myers deal: paper (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pub. Date - Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:58:20 GMT
The chairman of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis favors a deal to acquire U.S. rival Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. , while his chief executive emphasizes the need to focus on internal research and development, the Times reported on Tuesday.

London to send satellite into space (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pub. Date - Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:23:26 GMT
London is planning to invest in sending a satellite into space to cut out the need for mobile phone masts and possibly monitor motorists from space, local authorities confirmed Monday.

Temple U to pay student passport fees (AP via Yahoo! News)
Pub. Date - Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:34:30 GMT
The newly installed president of Temple University, citing the need for students to become global citizens, has pledged to pay their passport fees.

NEWS DIGEST: London Satellite (RedNova)
Pub. Date - Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:16:32 GMT
Plans for London to spend pounds 12 million to send a satellite into space were confirmed yesterday. It is hoped the space mission will provide cutting edge technology that will cut out the need for controversial mobile phone masts. (c) 2007 Birmingham Post; Birmingham (UK).

William McDonough: The Original Green Man (BusinessWeek)
Pub. Date - Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:49:32 GMT
Virginia's dean of green architecture talks about eco-efficiency, a multi-disciplinary approach, and the need for a new platform of thought

Organ-donation groups give donors incentives (Northwest Herald)
Pub. Date - Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:36:47 GMT
As the need has grown for organ transplants, so have legislative efforts to remove barriers to organ donation. The Organ Donor Leave Act, passed in 1999, gives 30 additional days� vacation time to federal employees who donate an organ.

Will Ken Use Pounds 12m Space Satellite to Spy on Motorists? ; Mayor Backs Hi-Tech Boost for C-Charge (RedNova)
Pub. Date - Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:17:16 GMT
By KATHARINE BARNEY KEN LIVINGSTONE is planning to spend Pounds 12million on a satellite which could monitor London motorists from space. The technology on board will also be used to handle mobile phone calls, eliminating the need for controversial masts.

They Say They Want a Revolution (Washington Post)
Pub. Date - Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:15:42 GMT
Educational institutions churn out computer science degrees to fresh faced graduates bursting with new ideas and skills to match, but how well do they hammer home the need to write software securely? Judging from the massive number of software vulnerabilities found each year, not very well at all. MITRE Corp., a nonprofit company maintaining one of the most authoritative catalogs of software ...

X-Ray Work Done Overseas AIDS Maine Hospitals ; A Shortage of Radiologists and the Need for Their Services at Night ... (RedNova)
Pub. Date - Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:16:39 GMT
By JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer Most nights, Dr. Bill Portner can expect someone to walk into the emergency room needing an X-ray - for a leg fracture from skiing, maybe, or a possible head injury from a car crash. But the radiologist won't be there to read them.

Math scores drop across the state (The Idaho Statesman)
Pub. Date - Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:31:14 GMT
A new round of achievement tests showing Idaho kids slumping in math underscores the need for a statewide initiative to beef up kids' arithmetic skills, says Tom Luna, superintendent of public instruction.