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...watchers following the recent arrival of American astronaut David Wolf aboard the Russian space station Mir can look toward the heavens to spot the station in orbit from the Charles River this weekend...
Those seeking the ultimate Mir encounter can even talk directly with the cosmonauts and one astronaut aboard. Using simple, handheld radios, licensed individuals can make contact with Mir by pointing the radio directly at the station...
...little dears! But, you ask, what about the rest of us? The habits are open to all, Covey insists, but if you want to hop aboard, be warned that you will end up talking like this, from an anonymous testimonial that Covey reprints: "With habits 4, 5 and 6, my husband and I are seeking each other's exploration." Or this, from a dad whose daughter had a temper tantrum: "I consciously helped provide her with experiences where synergy really worked. And this enabled her to develop the courage and belief that if she pushed her own pause button...
Even the human-rights groups that provided the impetus for the Oslo meeting do not categorize the U.S. as a sinner. They wanted Washington to sign mainly to put pressure on other major states to get aboard. Now it is unlikely that Russia, China, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel and others will sign on. Nor will North or South Korea. But most of the civilian casualties are suffered in such war-torn states as Cambodia, Angola, Afghanistan, Namibia and Mozambique, where millions of abandoned mines lie in wait. Those countries are expected to sign...
...Thursday night at 10:30, and David Wolf will be on it. NASA chief Daniel Goldin said that although the space agency was "deeply touched" by the public concern with the flight ? in particular, the cantankerous complaints of Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner ? "the decision to continue our joint participation aboard Mir should not be based on emotion or politics." TIME Washington correspondent Dick Thompson explains: "NASA can't be seen giving in to congressional pressures, especially when international science is involved. It would make us an unreliable space partner...