Hello hello It's already 31 Dec in Japan. :-) Happy new year for all of you and your partner and families! Good news from Hiroko: I got married on 19 Dec. yay. And I finished my application right now (due date: 31 Dec!) :-P .. my real holiday begins from now! 2002 MST last minute champion, Hiroppie -- Hiroko Shiraiwa <shiraiwa@stanford.edu>