Kevin Tarr wrote:
Plus, I still don't know about HS level sports in other countries
Very little in State Schools in Australia. The elite private schools in
the capital cities compete against each other in a series of sports,
such as rugby, cricket, soccer, sailing, swimming and rowing. It's
I know this for a fact, and it isn't any rumor:
Dol Hasa Roch never had nor has a sense of humor.
He wants to keep your servants both docile and compliant,
By making any Rousit with a smile declared defiant.
It ain't too late--go reprobate. Sing out a Loony Tune.
Or a hundred thousand years from
--- Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Plus, I still don't know about HS level sports in other countries
Very little in State Schools in Australia. The elite private schools in
the capital cities compete against each other in a series of sports,
such as
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-06-29-frist-gay-marriage_x.ht
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Frist backs constitutional ban on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate majority leader said Sunday he supported a
proposed constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage in the
United States.
Sen. Bill Frist,
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Ray Ludenia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Have any of youse septic blokes or shielas come
across instances of ridgy didge use of strine?
http://minirich.twoday.net/stories/8088/
BUGGER! Strine -- Australian slang -- is invading
American speech...snip..terms such as
I'm not quite sure what you mean -- if you mean that having more
children after 1 boy and 1 girl doesn't increase your costs, you're
wrong. Talk to someone with 2 kids about their grocery bill for a week,
and then talk to someone with 4 kids about their grocery bill. Shoes
don't last forever to
Gautam Mukunda wrote (about birth rates):
I think that probably has something to do with it. My
best guess, though, is that the main reason is that
the US is just so much wealthier than other countries,
even other industrialized countries. It's just
incredibly expensive to have kids in a
On 29 Jun 2003 at 17:33, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
All of this excluding England, of course, which _has_
fixed its pension problem, and at least has healthier
demographics than the rest of Europe, if not as good
as the US.
Umm?
No, we have NOT. Germany has, by offloading it entirely onto
At 08:36 PM 6/29/2003 -0700, you wrote:
--- Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I didn't catch how much these countries spent
on education, I doubt
it is more than the US. And they seem to have better
results.
I don't really buy this, for two main reasons. The
first is that Americans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3031332.stm
Gay and lesbian couples will be awarded the same legal rights as
married couples under plans outlined by the government.
These will include pension and property entitlements if couples
register their commitment in a civil ceremony.
The moves
I'll admit it was a rather terse comment fueled mostly by
being totally sick of the subject. It appears you interpret
all critical comments as insults.
No, the comment was not critical. A critical comment would be constructive. Your
comment, however, only served one purpose - to demean
On 30 Jun 2003 at 11:55, William T Goodall wrote:
The moves will give next-of-kin rights in hospitals
That alone leads me to back it. The current situation is farsical,
and very nearly got a friend of mine killed (let's just say that her
parents were NOT her legal next-of-kin)
Andy
Dawn
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm referring to the problem of only 1.5 workers per
retired person (if retirement stays at 65) in 2050.
Which it won't. As advances in medicine make people more able-bodied
older, *and* as evidence accumulates that on-going
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The GS study says
there will only be 2.3 workers for every person 65 and over in
2050. If people retire at 65, there will be a lot more people
selling than buying in 2050 as compared to now.
I presume that you are referring to
iaamoac wrote:
Moreover, hopefully by then Social Security will be means-tested,
forcing those who have saved to not realy upon the efforts of those
1.5 workers for sustenance.
The implication being that those who have saved should be penalised for
their thrift? As a general principle I agree
John said:
JDG - You atheists are really doing yourselves proud here.
Hey, can I be one of the Intolerant Atheists too? It looks like such
fun! ;)
Rich
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However, the changes have been criticised by human rights campaigners
who complain that heterosexual non-married couples are discriminated
against.
Heterosexual couples will not be eligible for the registration scheme,
a decision attacked by veteran gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
Mr
On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 02:34 pm, Ray Ludenia wrote:
iaamoac wrote:
Moreover, hopefully by then Social Security will be means-tested,
forcing those who have saved to not realy upon the efforts of those
1.5 workers for sustenance.
The implication being that those who have saved should be
--- Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't really buy this, for two main reasons. The
first is that Americans have been complaining that
their school systems lag the world since Sputnik, yet
over that span of time the American dominance of the
world in economics generally, and science
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From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 12:19 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Re: SCOUTED: Religiousness associated with less depression
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thank you Ronnn! Religion is a crutch. Surprise!!!
Its
On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 10:01:11PM +0530, Ritu wrote:
Not without some effort on your part, Mr. Baker. Say something
scathing, snide, nasty, intolerant... You have to have your fun
before claiming the badge, I'm afraid.
Oh, shut up, you religious ninny!
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Oregonian on Sunday published a great article about this subject. It was
mentioned in the article that education played the biggest role in whether
or not people had children, particularly in Europe. The premise being that
children interfered with professional development.
This model of
At 10:24 AM 6/30/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, the changes have been criticised by human rights campaigners
who complain that heterosexual non-married couples are discriminated
against.
Heterosexual couples will not be eligible for the registration scheme,
a decision attacked by
To modify an old saying:
Why buy the cow if you can get the government to give you the milk for free?
I'm afraid I don't see your point. The complaint is that the UK government will,
rather than permit actual legal same-sex marriage, permit gay couples certain
privileges similar to marriage
iaamoac wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm referring to the problem of only 1.5 workers per
retired person (if retirement stays at 65) in 2050.
Which it won't. As advances in medicine make people more able-bodied
older, *and* as evidence
Steve Sloan II wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
28 days after the release of the virus, London is a
virtual ghost-town by day.
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Sounds like _Lifeforce_ without Mathilda May. Bah
Or that Richard Matheson novel that got made into The Last Man
on Earth with
But of course the BBC managed to find a straight couple to illustrate
the issue: they have a child and live together and think the new law is
a good thing; but they would like to be able to take advantage of it
themselves since they don't want to get married.
Why should straight people be
At 01:58 PM 6/30/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To modify an old saying: Why buy the cow if you can get the
government to give you the milk for free? I'm afraid I don't see your
point. The complaint is that the UK government will, rather than permit
actual legal same-sex marriage, permit
On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 06:58 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To modify an old saying:
Why buy the cow if you can get the government to give you the milk for
free?
I'm afraid I don't see your point. The complaint is that the UK
government will, rather than permit actual legal same-sex
Julia wrote:
Steve Sloan II wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
Or that Richard Matheson novel that got made into The Last Man
on Earth with Vincent Price, Omega Man with Charlton Heston,
and yet another planned remake I've heard plans for... ;-)
How about Quiet Earth?
Dude! My absolute
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
Julia wrote:
Steve Sloan II wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
Or that Richard Matheson novel that got made into The Last Man
on Earth with Vincent Price, Omega Man with Charlton Heston,
and yet another planned remake I've heard plans for... ;-)
How about
On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 01:11:47PM -, iaamoac wrote:
If you are looking at the stock market in isolation, the effect of
what you describe should only change the nominal price level of
stocks, not the actual price level.
Why do you say that? In isolation, it should definitely affect the
Erik Reuter wrote:
Not without some effort on your part, Mr. Baker. Say something
scathing, snide, nasty, intolerant... You have to have your fun
before claiming the badge, I'm afraid.
Oh, shut up, you religious ninny!
Hmm, that's close but not quite good enough. Not to be overly
John Stewart Mill had the idea that in an election, the votes of educated
people should be weighted more heavily than those of the masses.
This is the basis of all tytlal philosophy. Their Give a damn system.
They too believe in an oligarchy.
But unlike most human philosophers, the Tytlal
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