In Helmand Province, security has largely been handed over to the Afghans, and the number of American marines is dropping from sixteen thousand to six thousand.
Although (not least because of better contraception) the number of abortions is dropping, from 1.6m a year in the late 1980s to 1.4m in 1996, some 54% of Americans believe abortion should in most cases remain legal.
Meanwhile, competition for brides from China, where men also outnumber women, is fierce.In fact, the number of Korean men taking foreign brides is dropping, from 31,000 a year in 2005 to 18,000 last year.
The party's membership is dropping, from around 130,000 in the 1994 election to 99,000 now, most of them elderly ex-stalwarts of the old East German parent-party.
While the BBC is not making those genres part of the BBC Studios spin-off business, the in-house guarantee is dropping from 50%to40%0% of all programming.
Not content with its existing roles as pub of choice for Generation Preload, mid-week curry house, and makeshift community centre, JD Wetherspoon is looking to corner the breakfast market, with price cuts (a traditional breakfast will have 40p shaved off its price, while coffee with free refills is dropping from £1.15 to 99p) and an expanded morning menu.
