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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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fredmoore - 05:26pm Jul 13, 2003 EST (# 12994 of 13003)

There was Adventureland and Tomorrowland and Frontierland and:

Fantasyland ... The happiest kingdom of them all!

but wait ... there's more ... there's ....

Powerland .... the greatest aphrodisiac of them all!

Oh! And Neverland ... but we won't talk about that one.

To win your free steak knife:

What were the tags for the first three?

To win your free CD knife:

In what year will Disney create Komodoland ... the Gnarliest Kingdom of them all?

lchic - 05:28pm Jul 13, 2003 EST (# 12995 of 13003)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Looking back .... Looking forwards .. a timeline perspective

It's 40 years since his band sped into the charts with 'Come On' and began their tenure as the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. Four decades later, they are still on the road on a year-long, sell-out tour. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,996788,00.html

• How much energy (worldwide) has been consumed in the past 4 decades?
• How much energy will be required in the next 4 decades?

E N E R G Y

rshow55 - 05:28pm Jul 13, 2003 EST (# 12996 of 13003)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Communication conventions sure do make a difference.

I think it is very good to have a mix of sexed in powerful roles.

There are more possibilities. Many creative possiblities.

lchic - 05:38pm Jul 13, 2003 EST (# 12997 of 13003)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

A recent relaxed and winning smile, from a VIP visiting Botswanaland, echoded, in Jumbo-Lingo that very sentiment

I think it is very good to have a mix of sexed in powerful roles.

rshow55 - 05:49pm Jul 13, 2003 EST (# 12998 of 13003)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/14463

Issues of status, and priority, and the feelings involved, including jealousy, are important. Since I was commandeered by General Eisenhower in 1967 - I've been in some very awkward situations - with difficulties about issues of protocol and propriety

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/14146

Fredmoore , your last posting isn't nearly up to the standard of your 9425 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/10965

or gisterme's fine piece of writing titled "The Talking Dog" at 10:05pm Jan 17, 2003 EST (# 7768 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/9293 cited at 12049 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/13676

12295 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.A1CXbq3bpXW.1130642@.f28e622/13943 cites a professional piece of work, including a message in a bogus http form

http://check-this-you-mother/komodos-are-pretty.com

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