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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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rshow55 - 04:11pm Nov 12, 2003 EST (# 17422 of 17427)
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.

I'm writing a letter, and trying to establish common ground. Some of the story of this thread has resemblances to the plot of My Fair Lady - and lyrics of songs in that great show. http://lyricsheaven.topcities.com/musicals_bestanden/My_Fair_Lady.htm

Someone of very low status

http://lyricsheaven.topcities.com/musicals_bestanden/My_Fair_Lady.htm#wouldn

Is taken in by a powerful man of enormously greater accomplishment - and much reason to be pleased with his status and position.

http://lyricsheaven.topcities.com/musicals_bestanden/My_Fair_Lady.htm#iman

Who does the lowly shop girl the enormous favor - at no cost - of teaching her to speak. And she's lamentably slow as a learner, too. Even so, she has the temerity to have some feelings of hostility.

http://lyricsheaven.topcities.com/musicals_bestanden/My_Fair_Lady.htm#just

When he triumphs, she feels slighted, which is surely unfair . .

http://lyricsheaven.topcities.com/musicals_bestanden/My_Fair_Lady.htm#you

And in fact, this lowly girl has concerns - serious concerns - about her "end game."

I'm also trying to liken the thread to another low status institution - important to some - not worthy of notice to others.

This thread, to some who have worked on it, bears some resemblance to "the oldest established, permanent floating, crap game in New York." http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/guysanddolls/theoldestestablished.htm

I'm even trying to see if I can establish a connection between the NYT elite and the Jets in West Side Story http://www.lyricsfind.com/lyrics/6240/69091.php

RIFF : When you're a Jet, . . . You're a Jet all the way . . . From your first cigarette . . . To your last dyin' day! . . . When you're a Jet, . . . Let them do what they can . . . You got brothers around . . . You're a family man!

The Jets are an elite - they are superior - but one can have some reservations about the way they treat others. And their patterns involve instabilities.

Maybe it's much too late, but I'm a slow learner - and I'm trying for some common ground. http://www.worldtrans.org/TP/TP1/TP1-17.HTML

I'm hoping for at least a chance to have a "win-win" solution that is stable, and works better than the one we're headed into.

Anyway, if it was possible for me to find proper ways to thank the NYT enough, and pay the NYT enough - I'd sure like to.

With a little for me. Not that I'm doing so badly now, at that.

cantabb - 04:14pm Nov 12, 2003 EST (# 17423 of 17427)

Where's rshow55 ? when lchic needs him. Taking his usual nap ? [caught napping, as lchic needs help ?]

For the 2 posters (rshow55 & lchic) who finally ("ultimately") saw the light (after Kate's axe) and rshow55 kept saying how "glad" he was that it's coming to an end (and says he even asked NYT to end it soon) -- BOTH are taking it pretty hard ! At least I didn't expect it -- doesn't go well with "graceful" !

lchic - 04:17pm Nov 12, 2003 EST (# 17424 of 17427)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Antonyms: benefit, fix, improve, mend, repair

lchic - 04:18pm Nov 12, 2003 EST (# 17425 of 17427)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

No vortextual assistance required at the PusilGate

lchic - 04:26pm Nov 12, 2003 EST (# 17426 of 17427)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

"Seven at one blow!" said the little man with great pride.

Sounds like an MD brag to me ...

http://fairytales4u.com/story/sevenat.htm

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