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CHINA

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— Schwan said the computer labs
had enough Chinese-made
computers but were short of
qualified instructors,

“They. didn’t always have
people who knew what to do
with the computers.”

Students cither walk to school
or come by bicycle; there are no
school buses. The day starts at 8
a.m. and continues until 12 noon
lor lunch. A two-hour break
allows students time to return
home for the meal.

School resumes at 2 p.m. and
ends at 4 p.m. for primary grades
and 5 p.m. for middle school
students. Many middle school
students stay at school until 7
p.m, faking part in extra-
curricular activities,

The country is sull striving to
dvhieve universal education.
Less than 50 years ago, schools
in remote and rural arcas v cre
rare. China’s many nation
minoritics had lie chance of
obtaining statc- SuppOnien
education.

Between 1946 and 1985, the

number of middle schools
increased from 4,266 to 93,221.
Student enrolment increased to
47 million in 1985 from 1.5
million. in 1946.

By next.year, the government
hopes for universal primary
education in the citics and in the
economically. more teveloped
‘coastal areas.

In rural communities,
universal education is more
difficult to achieve, since parents
often keep children at home to

work in the-house or in the fields. —

Another uncducated group are

the illegal children: the second or -

third child born despite
government regulations limiting
familics to. one or two, children.
‘To avoid the fines or possible
penalties, such children may be
“hidden and_-not sent-to school.
~each year working the factory,
which produced goods sold.to -
che support the school. «
‘in onc. southern foral school,

there were sales of crafts done by

‘ local people to raise money for

education.

School administrators were
especially proud of their factory
operations, Ma said.

In urban areas, couples are
usually limited to one child. In
rural arcas, where more help is
necded, couples are limited to
two children. Parents are fined on
the first infraction, and the fine
almost quadruples on the third
infraction.

In addition, government
employees who defy the
regulations lose their jobs and,
with their jobs, their government-
assigned accommodation.

If a couple waits until they are
25 years old before marrying,
they are allowed a bonus of 10
days off work. Application must
be made for apartments and,
latcr, to have a child. The

expectant mother attends

seminars on caring for the child,

Traditionally, boys are favored
over girls, so the government has
an ongoing campaign to promote
the popularity of girls. Images of
the ideal family show a father,
mother and daughter.

The restrictions have made
children more precious.

“The children are called little
emperors and little empresses
because as the only child, they
are so- well treated,’? Wone
explained.

While the parents may wear
the drab ‘Mao’ suits, the children
are often dressed in colorful
western-style clothes. The
western influence is cspecially
strong in the southern provinces,
near Hong Kong.

“The people were interested i in”
us and were friendly. They were.

curious about us, our clothes and _
Schwan reported: ..-:.

our skin,”
: As part of their trip, the group
met with education officials in-

‘Beijing to discuss exchange
-programs. While the officials
“ agreed to letter:exchanges, they

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At the end of the meeting, the
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“We didn’t begrudge it. We
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Schwan said.

It was also a measure of how
carefully costs are controlled in
China’s Department of
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Appliances certainly make life a lot easier for us.
Where would we be without them? Still sitting around a w ood
fire cooking chicken on a stick probably. ,
So we tend to take these devices very much for granted as. @
they do their work saving us ahuge amount of time to enjoy ourselves
doing other things.

Big Improvements _

What we often overlook is that technology has made some
. tremendous strides in improving apphinice efficiency over the past
decade or so.
Appliances use about.a quarter of the energy in the average
household so being. Power Smart can result in significant savings.
This is particularly true for refrigerators and freezers, which ”
| use large amounts of power.
~ A ten-year-old fridge consumes about 140 kilowatt Hours of.
electricity a month, whereas.a modern, energy efficient one only”
“uses about 85 kilowatt hours...
A decade ago a typical 16 cubic foot fi reezer used. 90 kilowatt
- hours.a month, but today you should be looking for one in the.
» 45 kilowatt hour range for the same capacity. -
Dishwashers. have made very: significant improvements too.

e An energy efficient one should be rated about 85 kilowatt hours. Old» \

ones use-about'l45 kilowatt hours including hot water iisage:° >!
> Energy efficient clothes washers and dryers should have: a ess
rating of about 80 and ranges 60 kilowatt-hours per month. :
=. Electricity costs about 5.cents a kilowatt hour. Modern. house-
holds have lots of appliances and it is easy to. see where inef-»
ficiencies can end up costing you hundreds of dollars over the years,
: It’s useful to do: comparative shopping and easy. if you go...
‘armed with the target energy efficiency ratings in hand.

. Energuide Label
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consumption of their models with an. ENE 3RGUIDE sticker placed.
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- Generally, al4tol7 cubic foot fr idge with top freezer is suitable
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should be used when they-have a fullload, Short loads merely
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