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Uncovers the virtual stock market of fake stocks and fake money in the United States. Background on Hollywood Stock Exchange; Bidding made by star player Curtis Edmonds; Comments from Adam Schoenfeld, a senior analyst for Jupiter Communications.

Focuses on the program, Learning with Laptops a New York City school computer project sponsored by a joint venture of Microsoft Corporation and Toshiba USA. Expansion of the involvement of school districts in the program; Reference to the involvement of parents in the program; Evaluation of the program; Details on the program.

Focuses on the Internet based gadget being used against traffic congestion by commuters in Seattle, Washington as part of a United States Department of Transportation pilot project. Value of the project; How the gadgetry works; Reference to the US Congress appropriating $95 million per year through 2004 for various projects involving transportation; Reference to similar pilot projects in Phoenix, Arizona and San Antonio, Texas.