Michael Parks, the editor of a Seattle business newsletter, worries that Airbus, whose order book was greater than Boeing's last year, might seize the leadership of the aerospace industry.

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"With 60 million unique visitors on a monthly basis, they have a lot of eyeballs to monetize, " says Parks Associates analyst Michael Cai.

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Some home builders, such as Centex (nyse: CTX - news - people ), have started to include structured wiring in about 40% of their new homes, while Pulte (nyse: PHM - news - people ) has pushed that percentage to between 60% and 70%, says Michael Creeson, an analyst at Parks.

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Mayor Daley has chosen Michael Scott, the president of his parks board, to be the new school-board president, a part-time and unpaid position.

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