Ramblings for 2008-05-07

In ‘The Post-American World,’ the U.S. Meets Its Match From a Sun Rising on the East - New York Times 1 single reason - The fall of the dollar and consequent drop-off in immigration Attrition: Marines Take On Motorcycle Madness "Over ten percent of army and marine personnel own a motorcycle, and that number has increased rapidly since the invasion of Iraq. The reason for all this is the large amount of money many troops find themselves with when they come back from Iraq or Afgha Military Photos: B-52 Simulator Leadership: The Great Growing Lieutenant Shortage "Thus many Chinese officers are, for want of a better word, losers. The same could be said for many Indian officers, but India, or at least many parts of India, have a military tradition." MY BRO JOINED AS HE DIDN'T WANT TO BECOME JUST ANOTHER SOFTWARE EN Gene making Indians fat found-India-The Times of India Heheh... one more excuse for sitting on your fat ass instead of doing something about it The Indian Investor's Blog: IOB sells land to itself and rents it back Financial Engineering Nation & World | Chinese get a taste of investing's downside | Seattle Times Newspaper ""You lose money, you jump out the window, too bad. It's your problem," said Vincent Chan, head of China research for Credit Suisse." Jobs cuts plan by top finance firms!