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CryoSat-2 Exceeding Expectations Bergen, Norway (ESA) Jul 02, 2010 Today, participants at the Living Planet Symposium have been hearing about ESA's most recently launched mission, CryoSat-2. In orbit for almost three months, the satellite is in excellent health with scientists very encouraged by the first ice-thickness data presented at the symposium. Prof. Duncan Wingham, Lead Investigator for the CryoSat mission, stated, "The satellite is in very good shape - exceeding in-orbit specifications, the ground segment software is fine, the system of data distribution ... read more |
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Basic factory salary in China leaves workers hurting Foshan, China (AFP) July 1, 2010 Kuang Xiaohua, 21, quit her job on the assembly line for Taiwanese high-tech giant Foxconn to give birth to her daughter. Six months on, she and her family are struggling to make ends meet. Her husband, who also works at Foxconn's facility in the southern city of Foshan, makes just 2,000 yuan (295 dollars) a month - roughly the amount needed to purchase one of Apple's new iPhone 4s, produced by the Taiwan firm. "It's very difficult to live on such a small salary. Most of our money is spent on b ... read more |
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