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Menstruation is the cry of a disappointed womb on a frustrated mission. Albert C. Cuetter El Paso, Texas...
...billion that another orbiter would cost. Yet neither the President nor the Congress seemed ready to grapple with the difficult task of deciding just how the shuttle fits into the long-term goals of the U.S. space program. Until the shuttle has a clearly defined and widely accepted mission, finding the funds is likely to remain a thorny political problem on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue...
...ground-based laser weapons are chosen, their beams would have to be bounced off high-tech mirrors that would retarget them from space. Warheads that survive the boost and midcourse onslaughts hurtle toward earth in a ''terminal'' phase, the last 125 miles and the final two minutes of their mission. Back in the atmosphere, space-related problems no longer deter the defender. An RV can be detected by standard imaging radar and shot down, preferably with smart rocks. But little time remains once the RVs are spotted, which means a defense runs the risk of being overwhelmed. In addition...
...deeply in service and who have made it part of their core message to voters. You have millions of Americans who are yearning to be more involved in the world and in their communities. You have corporations and businesses that are making civic engagement a key part of their mission...
...what's behind this upsurge in binge-drinking among France's youth? Etienne Apaire, president of France's Interministerial Mission Against Drugs and Addiction, says alcohol is now being used both with and like banned substances - cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy - "to attain an immediate state of intoxication." Apaire says a rising number of young people begin abusing booze immediately and never learn how to drink responsibly. "It's part of the globalization of behavior that, as far as drug and alcohol abuse is concerned, at the European Union level is evidenced in all 27 states," he says. In other words...