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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

rshowalter - 09:28pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7681 of 7773)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

It is easy to wast the resources that money buys - - and Keynes was clear about that.

We shouldn't be for "potlaches" -- we're not that rich, and the world is too poor for the waste.

rshowalter - 09:29pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7682 of 7773)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

gisterme could be right about some emotional barriers being breached - - and that can be very good.

Evans: U.S. to Help Russia Join WTO http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/news/AP-Trade-Evans.html by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

lunarchick - 09:29pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7683 of 7773)
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Judge sees neccesity to instruct 'generalist-jury' re technical matters: http://15thjdc-g.com/juryciv.html

rshowalter - 09:30pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7684 of 7773)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

The engineering resources wasted on a missile defense that cannot work could be used to much more advantage -- and in ways that all concerned could be more proud of.

lunarchick - 09:34pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7685 of 7773)
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Expert Evidence ... 'The applicability of a particular rule of evidence often depends upon the existence of a condition. Is the alleged expert a qualified physician? Is a witness whose former testimony is offered unavailable? Was a stranger present during a conversation between attorney and client? In each instance the admissibility of evidence will turn upon the answer to the question of the existence of the condition. Accepted practice, incorporated in the rule, places on the judge the responsibility for these determinations' http://www.currentlegal.com/uscourtrules/fre/r0104.html

lunarchick - 09:35pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7686 of 7773)
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rshowalter 7/31/01 9:30pm Can everyone see that 'clearly' in the Wynne (search) sense :)

rshowalter - 09:39pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7687 of 7773)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

It seems to me it should be clear -- a million man hours wasted is a million man-hours wasted. The people may be paid, but if their output is a 0, they should have been doing something else.

lunarchick - 09:39pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7688 of 7773)
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Survey: Young Australians (born here) where asked to rate 'How Australian' they felt
... 1 in 8 scored below 60%
(Wonder what the results would be for USA (saluteFlag) or Russia)
... or does it mean that the young see themselves as belonging to the world or youth culture, then associating with the national culture.

lunarchick - 09:41pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7689 of 7773)
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rshowalter 7/31/01 9:39pm 'got you' going there didn't i Shols!? How are you scoring re 'How American do you feel' ?! ... you must be even more passionate about this .. the flag, the culture, the ....

rshowalter - 09:46pm Jul 31, 2001 EST (#7690 of 7773)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

This board makes me proud to be a citizen of the United States of America.

I've got lots of concerns about my country. And about the welfare of people.

But the fact that I haven't been shot, or stopped, and that the board goes on, is a tribute to values in the United States that are worth a lot of respect.

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