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...DIED. Ray Noorda, 82, known as the "father of network computing," who took over flailing tech company Novell in 1982 and led it to dominance in networking software that allowed users to share files and printers; in Orem, Utah. Noorda coined the term "coopetition"-companies making products that work together. But he famously engaged in a long, ultimately fruitless battle with Microsoft-which in the 1990s devoured much of Novell's market share-that helped prompt his retirement...
DIED. Ray Noorda, 82, known as the "father of network computing," who in the 1980s turned a flailing Novell into a leader in networking software that allowed consumers to share files and printers, coining the term coopetition for companies making products that work together; in Orem, Utah...
...Brigham Young University study found that standardized test scores for fourth- and fifth-graders rose from 10% to 15% in every subject at a Utah public school the year after amplification began, though no other changes were made. Proponents like University of Akron audiologist Carol Flexer says the technology's greatest bang for the buck may come during early childhood when reading skills and phonics are introduced. "Without the even distribution of sound in the room from these systems, it can be hard for children to hear the difference between watch or wash or wasp," says Flexer. Her small...
...ahead of the sound curve. Prompted by Flexer's work, the state has required since 2003 that districts using state funds to build or renovate schools include sound amplification in their construction plans. Districts in other states are beginning to get on board. Last year Audio Enhancement of Bluffdale, Utah, the leading U.S. vendor of classroom sound systems, sold 15,000 of them, up from 7,000 in 2002. Typical cost per classroom: $1,500. Reno, Nev., has added the devices to 52 schools over the past two years, and Palm Beach County, Fla., is using a federal grant...
...Foley scandal is making it difficult for the party to look the other way. Last week some conservatives went so far as to insinuate that Foley proves that every gay person is a pedophile waiting to happen. "You don't need 'gaydar' to understand he has certain dispositions," Utah Congressman Chris Cannon told the Deseret News. Televangelist Pat Robertson recommended that G.O.P. leaders simply explain the situation this way: "Well, this man's gay. He does what gay people...