>>Seriously, I think that a lack of comprehension of the existence of >>engineering is a major hindrance is some parts of the world, such as >>where the Economist comes from. > >Where the Economist comes from, "engineering" is is the reason that >the railway is closed and you are bustituted instead. Count your >blessings. Au contraire. The Economist is probably the most enlightened periodical, in terms of engineering coverage, of any of the mainstream international press. It was, for example, the first to cover Linux in the early nineties. Larry Ellison of Oracle said of it: "I used to think, now I just read The Economist". Josh. Janet(UK) is a trading name of Jisc Collections and Janet Limited, a not-for-profit company which is registered in England under No. 2881024 and whose Registered Office is at Lumen House, Library Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 0SG. VAT No. 614944238