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BEIJING: Today Chinese participation in Galileo entered a practical stage, with the signature of three contracts by Chinese entities represented by China Galileo Industries. With these contracts finalised, the Chinese industry is now actively involved in the development phase of the Galileo Programme - the European Satellite Navigation Programme with global availability. The signing ceremony gathered together Prof. MA Songde, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Mr. Rainer Grohe, Executive Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU), and Mr. ZHANG Guocheng, Executive Director of the National Remote Sensing Centre of China (NRSCC). Prof. Ma...

We need to start planning NOW for 06'. We need to make it a priority to get 60 Senators in 06'. There have been many threads on this issue, and I will try to link to them. David

I made a Petition to Pardon Charles Graner. It will be presented to President Bush. Thank you

72%, higher than expected. 40 killed - lower than expected, but we must not discount the incredible bravery of the Iraqi people, and now, the rest of the story.... CLICK HERE

Glenn Beck, The sick Freak! Ok, ok, ok, so I've been a little bit critical of the right wing talk radio guys lately, but not today! In my opinion the next great success story in talk radio will be Glenn Beck. If you've never heard his show, it's on from 9-12 eastern (a great show leading up to Rush). To Listen Live Click Here Now Glen Beck is genuinely hilarious, and has a great mix between political/entertainment content, sound effects, impressions, and plain ol' fun! He's probably my 2nd or 3rd favourite guy on the talk radio airwaves. He has...