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To: Ilaine who wrote (13889)	1/24/2002 9:46:12 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 74559

>>China details ambitious satellite and space programme SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China plans to launch about 10 satellites, rockets and spacecraft this year as part of an ambitious space development programme, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. The Shanghai Aerospace Administration will use the Long March 4 rocket to send weather satellite Fengyun 1-D into space in the first half of 2002 as part of the new missions, it said. Fengyun 1-D will be involved in medium- and long-term weather forecasting, including monitoring conditions for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Xinhua said. China, which has launched satellites for U.S. and Brazilian operators, is eyeing a larger slice of the lucrative satellite launching market. It has launched 48 satellites with a 90 percent success rate and would sent another 30 into space in the next five years, Xinhua said last November. China's ambitious space programme also includes sending a man to the moon and it is preparing for manned space flights by 2005, state media say. << sg.news.yahoo.com

To: Ilaine who wrote (13889)	1/24/2002 11:02:01 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

<"From abroad, our image of the Japanese family is of men who rise early, commute long distances to work in Tokyo and stay out till the wee hours drinkingsake in a karaoke bar with their colleagues. The women remain in their cramped homes, staying up late, nurturing the math skills of their children."> As with all stereotypes, there is enough truth that it's recognizable. But the average hours worked in Japan are about the same as in the USA and similar to other OECD countries. Also, people do have houses, albeit smaller than the Truman Show style houses of middle USA. Cars are smaller too, but I don't think that means the quality of life is reduced. One thing that genetic engineering might usefully do is shrink people. Maybe 1 metre tall would be a good size. Imagine how cheap international air travel would be. How cheap housing could be. How little food one would need. How many people could fit on a bus. How small a car or Segway could be. Maybe brains couldn't shrink and still function as well [or better with the right DNA selected] and there would be a limit on body size to support optimum brain function. Mq Mq