RECAP Directory (List)
All prior RECAPs plus Series CLOSED below the line. Updated 2 August 2013.
All prior RECAPs plus Series CLOSED below the line. Updated 2 August 2013.
A smaller America could be a stronger America By Nader Mousavizadeh, 25 Aug 2011 Reuters Compass (author is not Reuters) Last week, China quietly launched the aircraft carrier Varyag from the port of Dalian. The ship is expected to be deployed to Hainan province in close proximity to the strategic regions of Taiwan and the …
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David Loye 6 Star Plus — Simple, Sensible Revolutionary, July 26, 2011 I am astonished that there are no reviews of this book. I first learned of it from my reading of A Democratic Approach to Sustainable Futures: A Workbook for Addressing the Global Problematique, and now I have discovered other books by this author, …
Hamilton Bean 5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Integrative and Pioneering Work, July 27, 2011 This is a pioneering work that not only explains the true worth of open source intelligence, but also illuminates the institutional bias against it and the pathologies of a culture of secrecy. The use of primary data from interviews makes …
Below the line….alpha list of all graphics [in English] with embedded links. For Spanish-language graphics see AA Lista de Graficas (1) and [in reverse order as posted] AA Espanol (55). Updated 2 Aug 2013. Click on the Link Above the Image to Reach Full Size Image, Comments, & Source Link
Scientists Turn to Crowds on the Web to Finance Their Projects By THOMAS LIN New York Times, July 11, 2011 In January, a time when many scientists concentrate on grant proposals, Jennifer D. Calkins and Jennifer M. Gee, both biologists, were busy designing quail T-shirts and trading cards. The T-shirts went for $12 each and …
The House Appropriations Committee has reported the bill and text for HR 2219, the 2012 DOD appropriations bill, that handles most, but not all, of the appropriations for DOD and for DOD expenses in Afghanistan and elsewhere (Title IX). Find the bill and report, as actually reported — not the pre-mark up versions distributed by …
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