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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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lunarchick
- 04:33am Jan 7, 2003 EST (#
7443 of 7452)
Isn't he a moniker of 'the poster' ....
checking our national ...
Deeper throat Bob Woodward, the famous
Watergate reporter, has made another bestseller out of
contemporary history: this time it's a detailed account of
how the White House's inner circle launched the war on
terrorism after black September 2001. It's a riveting and
revealing read, but how reliable is it? Here's the
link to non-fatherhood
A revolution in male partnering and parenting
behaviour spurred by job insecurity is contributing to
women's declining fertility. Using Australian Bureau of
Statistics data on registered births and nationally
representative fertility reports, the study found 40 per cent
of men aged between 30 and 34 would be childless at 35. Just
21 per cent of women the same age were childless.
Men are most likely to have children in their mid-thirties,
while 70 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 have no children.
The median age of fathers in 2000 was 29.8 years – up from
26.6 in 1980 and 25.4 in 1971.
People and Place editor Bob Birrell said the "revolution"
in men's partnering behaviour saw fewer men settling into
either a marriage or de facto relationship and thus deferring
parenthood.
"There's a delay in the circumstances where they are able
to have children, let alone willing to have children," said
Professor Birrell.
"(Inability to find a partner) is one of the factors that
has affected the decline in female fertility," he said.
Increasing job insecurity was a key factor affecting men's
decision not to partner or have children.
Disappearing blue- and white-collar jobs, more onerous
qualification standards and long-term unemployment discouraged
young men from taking on responsibilities, Professor Birrell
said. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,5800962%5E23289,00.html
[Repaying education fees is another life time-waster]
So it all comes back to the POLITICAL FAILURE of LEADERSHIP
to interpret the world of today and tomorrow .... and still
live in yesteryear!
... So poster don't make spurious assumptions about
Aussie Men, AussieKids,
Aussie Parenting,
or Aussie-MOI!
lunarchick
- 04:52am Jan 7, 2003 EST (#
7444 of 7452)
Missiles are a political 'make work' gameplay. Imagine
sitting in one of the 600+ USA missile silos - 3 shifts, 365-6
days a year - getting PAID for doing absolutely nothing ...
taking candy from the US tax fund!
With increased process improvement 10% of the workforce can
feed and find-for the world ... leaves 90% wanting work ...
wanting a chance to parent ... wanting a steady social
carry-on.
Some folks are paid to shoot-for-the-stars ... others hunt
around in rubbish bins.
That's why basic provision has to be in the
jurisdiction of lawmakers in the BIG HOUSE(S).
fredmoore
- 06:44am Jan 7, 2003 EST (#
7445 of 7452)
That other POSTER .... Arrgh
My main assumption is about the opportunism of Australian
lawyers and no amount of lies damn lies and statistics can
cover up the reality of broken relationships that they are
causing.
I reiterate .... lawyers have a vested interest in family
breakdowns ... they make a bundle out of them. That in itself
is a cause of concern for national integrity and therefore
national defence, missile or otherwise.
PS I can see Australians stringing up lawyers before they
take exception at my mere voicing of the truth.
Oh and BTW, when you represent average Aussies I will
believe in Santa Claus, the Easter bunny and Rshowalter.
BTW2 We are all posters around here .... Poster! Attempts
to dehumanise your opposition by not showing the courtesy of
using their name are the tactics of the very people like
Saddam Hussein who you purport to decry.
lunarchick
- 07:14am Jan 7, 2003 EST (#
7446 of 7452)
Right
said
Fred
fredmoore
- 07:35am Jan 7, 2003 EST (#
7447 of 7452)
You've disarmed me ... well done ... but my point stands.
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