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...mountaineer Miura, every day brings a fresh challenge. In between planning trips to the top of Everest, he operates a high-tech alpine training center in Tokyo and works out daily, walking nearly everywhere with more than 20 kg of weight strapped to his back and ankles?even if he's coming home from a drinking party in Ginza. "It's good exercise, and I get sober," he says. Miura's enthusiasm for vigorous activity isn't rare among Japanese, who have the longest life spans in the world. Seniors there regularly break records. In 2002, Tamae Watanabe became...
...late last year in Hainan province, Ouyang Ziyuan, the chief scientist for China's lunar space program, laid out the country's rationale for pursuing increasingly expensive exploration in a developing country where there are a lot of claims on public funds. "The lunar exploration project will spur high-tech development," he explained. "And I cannot calculate how much return there will be on that investment." He also spoke of the space program's appeal as a means of stirring and unifying the citizenry: "The lunar-exploration project will have a valuable effect on the ethnic spirit and motivation...
...Research page puts a high-tech user interface on top of Harvard’s vast array of online subscriptions, making resources more readily accessible—whether users know the exact journal they are looking for or are just poking around for sources. But the best thing about the new e-research page is the plethora of features it provides that take full advantage of computers to make research easier...
...Every epic needs a dramatic confrontation as its climax. Can Schmidt finally capsize his old rival? Steve Allen, an analyst with Sierra Tech Research, put Schmidt in Silicon Valley perspective: ?This is a story of redemption,? Allen says. ?Everyone loves a story of redemption. Here's a chance to come back the third time and see if he can do it. That's part of what's driving him. Google isn't going off to do that just because he has a personal vendetta. But that does play into the mix.?-With reporting by Amanda Bower/San Francisco
...guide to Scientology. Instead, members read over 200 books by Hubbard, listen to thousands of hours of audiotape, and watch many DVDs and videos. (Scientologists believe in the infallible truth of Hubbard’s teachings, which are called “technology” or “tech...