The space frontier is open.
Popular Mechanics reports in The 4 Spaceships Vying to Send Crews to the ISS just what their title says.
There are four companies developing lift capacity:
We need to learn quickly to keep up with the massive change around us so we don't get run over. We need to outrun change.
The space frontier is open.
Popular Mechanics reports in The 4 Spaceships Vying to Send Crews to the ISS just what their title says.
There are four companies developing lift capacity:
(Cross-post from my other blog, Nonprofit Update.)
I am pleased to report that my firm received a pass rating on the peer review which was performed in November 2012.
Continue reading “Ulvog CPA firm receives “Pass” rating in Peer Review”
Via Meadia points to a great background article in the blog, “Africa is a Country.” Their post is France in Mali: the End of the Fairytale. Lots of good info to help understand what is happening there.
Mr. Mead introduces the post’s author this way:
Gregory Mann, a West African historian, Columbia University professor, and reporter for the blog Africa Is A Country, has been covering Mali for some time now, and in his latest piece he gives us the informed perspective that is often missing in the accounts of mainstream reporters, who are only now scrambling to catch up to a complicated story:
The article explains the context of the fighting over the last week or so. A few highlights (for me at least):
Continue reading “Superb background article on fighting in Mali”
(Cross-post from my other blog, Nonprofit Update.)
Check out the web address www.senatorfeinstein.com. The address goes to a blog.
You would think it is related to the senator from California, right?
Not so fast.
France 24 reports that the French government plans to increase the number of troops on the ground in Mali to 2,500. Read France planning troop surge in Mali war.
(Cross-post from Nonprofit Update.)
There are so many fascinating industries in the economy. Why do so many of my posts talk about banking?
Why do I have so many blogs?
And where will I put future conversation on banking?
My experience with financial institutions
Continue reading “Why I’m talking about banking and why I have so many blogs”
A quick survey on developments in Mali:
Wall Street Journal – French Join Africa Battle With Islamist Rebels – Paris Puts Troops on Ground, Asks U.S. for Drones to Help Fight al Qaeda-Linked Insurgents Gaining a Foothold in Mali
France has put boots on the ground. They have requested the US provide surveillance drones. Speculation in the article, or perhaps it is a trial balloon, indicated the US will assist. Several countries near Mali have troops on the scene.
WSJ – As Nations Plot an Offensive in Mali, Rebels Edge South
I’m scratching my head about the $8.5 billion settlement between 10 banks and regulators. Is it a shakedown or are the banks getting off easy?
Do we need to be asking even more questions about what happened in the Great Recession?
I’ll highlight a few articles so you can start to explore the issue for yourself.
Background
(Cross-post from my other blog, Nonprofit Update.)
On January 1st I launched a new blog, Freedom Is Moral.
What’s the focus?
The focus on that blog will be the concept that when you consider all the options, freedom is the moral choice.
Whether you want to discuss economics, political systems, or religious worship, the moral option is the one that involves freedom.
Why a new blog?
Continue reading “Check out my newest blog, Freedom Is Moral”
Two major articles in the Wall Street Journal taking up a full-page in the first section. The U.S. may get involved in Northern Africa. Why? An area the size of France with no functioning government serving as a safe haven for terrorists. No wonder there’s growing interest. (Both articles behind paywall.)
The first article, Terror Fight Shifts to Africa, suggests senior level people might want to get official authorization for military action in the Sahara. There’s a debate whether current authorizations are sufficient.
Second article, Mali Gambles on Warlord as Peacemaker, provides background on Ansar Dine and its leader Iyad ag Ghaly. Also provides background on the current bad guys, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM.
Might be time to learn those names.
(Cross-post from my other blog, Nonprofit Update.)
Last week I published my 1,000th unique post.
I suppose that’s not a big deal in the vast blogosphere, but still seems like a cool accomplishment.
Thanks to everyone who has stopped by to check out my blogs.
Why mention unique posts?
If you want a depressing visual that shows the trouble brewing in Africa, check out the map sketched by Via Meadia in Walter Mead’s post War Plans for Mali Leaked.
That long green area in the north half of Mali stretching into center Niger is the area of influence for the jihadist group that controls northern Mali. That green area in the northern two-thirds of Nigeria is the area controlled by Boko Haram.
Some people haven’t caught on to the idea that it’s not smart to be nasty and threatening to a blogger.
Jr Deputy Accountant, a popular blogger on accounting & finance in general and bad policy moves by the Federal Reserve in particular, got some letters from an attorney complaining about a three-year old post.
Instead of making a polite take-down request, the attorney got nasty, with harsh threats of expensive litigation.
Don’t pick a fight with someone who buys pixels by the terabyte.
I joked about that idea in an earlier post.
It’s an even worse idea to pick a fight with someone who gets volume discounts from WordPress.
Background
Actually, it’s a war that is brewing there.
This headline by Walter Russell Mead explains the problem: International Jihadis Descend on Mali. He says:
What is certain is that all over the world jihadis and jihadi wanna-bes have a new destination: northern Mali, where the ill-judged war in Libya has created a safe haven for some of the worst people in the world.
Northern Mali is controlled by a few factions of the jihadis. That makes it a great place to go if you want to plan and train without interruptions from bombs, missiles, and visits from heavy-armed & highly unfriendly soldiers.
The basic plan by France, with some level of approval from the U.N. Security Council, is taking shape. Continue reading “Looks like a nasty storm brewing in Mali”
The privately developed and funded SpaceX Dragon docked with the international space station.