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ChangeQuakes Of The Week

May 01, 2006

TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK

** Energy Experts: Natural Gas Economy Slowing
** Hybrid DVD Contains Both HD-DVD And Standard DVD Formats
** Rhode Island Aims To Be First Wireless State
** World's Largest Solar Farm Proposed For New Mexico
** New Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise

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TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK

Energy Experts: Natural Gas Economy Slowing

(ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKE) -- On the brink of the 21st century, a group of energy experts peered into the future of natural gas, and what they saw was quite rosy -- and quite wrong.

news.yahoo.com

Hybrid DVD Contains Both HD-DVD And Standard DVD Formats

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- Delivering on a promise made months ago, Warner Home Video has announced the first hybrid disc to feature high-definition (HD) DVD content on one side and standard DVD content on the other.

www.pcmag.com

Related story: The Next-Gen DVD Format Convergence War
www.reed-electronics.com

Rhode Island Aims To Be First Wireless State

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- America's smallest state is seeking to become the first to offer a wireless broadband network from border to border.

today.reuters.com

World's Largest Solar Farm Proposed For New Mexico

(TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- Two start-up companies and the state of New Mexico are planning a $1.6 billion solar power farm that would be 30 times the size of the world's largest solar farm, with enough power for 240,000 homes.

msnbc.msn.com

New Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise

(DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKE) -- A vaccine has been developed that may be able to fight the most aggressive form of brain tumor, scientists say.

news.bbc.co.uk

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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKES

Microsoft Scanning Computers Seeking Scofflaws

Microsoft began expanding its anti-piracy program last week by quietly pushing out a software update that in many cases automatically scans Windows computers and reports on whether they are powered by unlicensed software.

www.itweek.co.uk

New Video Game Chip Makes Virtual Worlds More Realistic

A Silicon Valley start-up hopes to introduce a lot of bounce, rattle and roll into the video game industry with a new microchip that makes virtual worlds behave as realistically as they look.

news.yahoo.com

Report: Apple's Software Becoming More Vulnerable To Virus Attacks

While Apple's Mac operating system is considered more secure than Microsoft's Windows, the Cupertino, Calif., company's software recently has become more vulnerable to attacks, according to a report coming out today on the top trends in Internet security.

www.sfgate.com


CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKES

Boeing Buys Aviation Parts Supplier Aviall For $1.7 billion

Boeing has agreed to buy aerospace parts supplier Aviall for $1.7 billion, as the planemaker looks to expand its services operations in the wake of a boom in new plane orders.

money.cnn.com

Skype Secures Music Publishing Licenses

Internet phone giant Skype has reached deals with four major music publishers that will pave the way for it to launch an online music store. The deal, which the companies say is the first of its kind, will allow Skype to license the copyrights for downloading, ringtones and a subscription music service.

www.foxnews.com

Sun Microsystems` CEO Resigns

After more than two decades at the helm, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy is stepping aside and leaving the top job to the company's current president, Jonathan Schwartz.

abcnews.go.com

Related story: Don't Blame Scott
www.forbes.com


REGULATORY CHANGEQUAKES

Google Goes After New Microsoft Browser

Google has fired off a double barreled antitrust-like complaint to both the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission over Microsoft making MSN Search the default search engine in the new version of its dominant Internet Explorer browser, IE7.

www.itwire.com.au

Related story: Ask.com Sets Sights On Google, Yahoo
money.cnn.com

New LNG Terminal Passes Regulatory Hurdle

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has tentatively endorsed energy giant BP's plan for a $600 million liquefied natural gas terminal along the Delaware River, finding that the project would have "limited adverse environmental impact."

www.delawareonline.com

Centennial Wind Farm Wins Regulatory Approval

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved OG&E Electric Services' request to construct a 120-megawatt wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma. The OG&E Centennial Wind Energy Project is expected to begin production of electric power by year-end.

finanzen.net


ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKES

Consumer Spending Up; Construction Edging Higher

Builders boosted spending on construction projects to an all-time high in March and consumers opened their wallets wider during the month, fresh signs the economy has snapped out of its end-of-the-year funk.

news.yahoo.com


FDA APPROVAL CHANGEQUAKES

FDA In Need Of Overhaul

The FDA has been without a permanent leader for more than two-thirds of President Bush's tenure in office, and major unresolved problems are piling up at the federal agency in a time of huge medical and scientific change.

www.boston.com

Related story: Many FDA Experts Have Drug Industry Ties
www.wwaytv3.com


DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKES

U.S. Research Team Hits Milestone, Makes Neutrons

The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, one of the largest and most anticipated U.S. science projects, has generated its first neutrons, laying the groundwork for the next generation of materials research.

www.physorg.com

IBM Researchers Unveil Genetic Breakthrough

IBM researchers have identified numerous DNA patterns shared by areas of the human genome that they believe have been wrongly dismissed as functionless by scientists, and may actually hold significant clues that can add to scientists' understanding of cellular processes.

www.vnunet.com

Scientists Unlock Secret Of Nature's Medicines

MIT scientists have just learned another lesson from nature. After years of wondering how organisms managed to create self-medications, such as anti-fungal agents, chemists have discovered the simple secret.

www.sciencedaily.com

'Building' Better Pork Through Genome Technology

Max Rothschild has been trying to "build" a better pig for almost 30 years, since he took a job cleaning up after the hogs at his alma mater, the University of California, Davis.

news.yahoo.com

Related Story: Food Scientists Play Key Role In Baking Industry
news.yahoo.com