This training clip for the Marine Core is not for the faint of heart.
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Is a month without sunspots a big deal?
Summary: Sunspot counts and other indicators of solar activity continue at low levels. The last month with zero sunspots was June 1913. August had zero spots, or one (there is some debate about this). How solar cycle 24 develops deserves to be on the list of things to watch for anyone interested in geopolitics. A “small” solar cycle — a period in which the global climate cools — would have substantial effects. Esp. with global grain inventories at such low levels. As always, links to more information are at the end of this post.
He then goes on to offer a round up of people who are discussing the issue on the Internet. (h/t Instapundit)
Spengler outed?
Someone is running around on the internet trying to out Spengler. They claim he is this guy. If this is the right guy his current job is “Chief Asia Economist and Strategist”according to this site.
Could be true, but it would be ironic if it was. I always considered economics to be one of Spengler’s weakest points.
50 State Building Codes
For those that are interested in Building Codes you can click on this link. I know that you are out there.
You know the US is losing its standing in the world….
When other countries start sending us their Jobs. From Market Watch….
Deere & Co will close its plant in Welland, Ontario and move production to its facilities in Wisconsin and Mexico as part of its effort to improve profitability, Deere said Tuesday.
Vanderleun made me do this
If you want to know why it is all Vanderleun’s fault click here.
They Skinned Pinky
Poem of the Week: 8/31/08-9/6/08
All Along The Watchtower by Bob Dylan is this week’s poem of the week.
Rant of the Week: 8/31/08-9/6/08
The fairness of this rant might be doubted. But it is worth noting that males do tend to mature at latter age then females. That does have some consequences worth exploring.
Essay of the Week: 8/31/08-9/6/08
The Last Samurai and Europe’s First Suicide does what all good historical essays should do. It draws connections between different historical events that you would not have thought connected otherwise. But the essay would have been better off if the author had been content to make the comparison and contrast between General Maresuke Nogi and the European generals of World War I. Unfortunately, the author felt compelled to go off on rant at the end of the essay that does not fit with the rest of what he wrote.