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Agência Brasil Brasília – The use of homeopathic medicines in farm animals is a good thing. In cows and chickens its use can increase production of milk and eggs, stimulate growth and combat parasites. At least that is what Luiz Miguel Mangini, the president of the Brazilian Veterinary Homeopathic Medicine Association (AHB), says. His comments

The theme will be discussed in the XIV National Seminar of Technological Parks and Business Incubators, to take place in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, from the 8th to 12th of November. The meeting, which normally takes place in the south, southeast and mid west regions of the country, will take place in the northeast this year to stimulate local technologic development. The entities promoting this meeting wish to strengthen the creation of technological parks in regions outside the main

Atech Tecnologias Críticas closed US$ 1 million contract with the government of the neighbouring country so as to integrate the interfaces of a network of sensors and meteorological and hydrological radars. This is the greatest international agreement closed by the company that organized the integration of the System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (Sivam).

Agência Brasil Brasília – The use of open source software by fifteen Brazilian federal government agencies and ministries has generated an economy of US$9.9 million (R$28.5 million) in license payments for the year between October 2003 and September 2004. And that is just the beginning. According to Sergio Amadeu, the president of the National Information Technology

Agência Brasil Rio – Minister of Science and Technology, Eduardo Campos, repórts that in January three data collection stations on the Zambeze River in Mozambique will be operational. The total cost of the construction by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE) is estimated at US$200,000. When they are completed the stations will send data to