Journal: General McCrystal Wins, US Troops Lose

New York Daily News August 17, 2010 Pg. 18 Fired McChrystal Gets Yale Grad School Gig WASHINGTON — Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the too-outspoken Afghan commander sacked by President Obama, picked up a consolation prize yesterday from the Ivy League. Yale announced McChrystal would teach a “ leadership seminar” for grad students. McChrystal said …

Event: 7-30 Sept 2010, San Diego CA, World Resources Simulation Center Demo

The philosophical foundation for The WRSC is in its founding premise stated as a question posed in R. Buckminster Fuller’s World Game™ simulation: “How do we make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?” The World Resources Simulation Center (WRSC) …

Review: Green Gone Wrong–How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution

Combines Holistic Thinking with Drill-Down Detail August 1, 2010 Heather Rogers This is a solid five in my view because the author goes beyond weaving a story about green gone wrong in three main areas (food, shelter, transportation), providing what almost all other books miss: the systems of systems “its all connected” and “what’s good …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: China Wages Peace with Railroads Across Pakistan and Into Afghanistan

India: Minister of State for Defense M. M. Pallam Raju on 7 July said India is concerned about China’s plans to build a rail link with Pakistan through the Karakoram mountain range, The Times of India reported. He said India is planning to take countermeasures against the proposed link. Comment: This is one of four …