Change typeface, save $$$

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/27/living/student-money-saving-typeface-garamond-schools/index.html

'Irreversible collapse'? NASA study looks civilizations' records

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-civilisation-irreversible-collapse-study-scientists

Photos: Counter-Piracy Replenishment Hat Trick - gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News

http://gcaptain.com/photos-counter-piracy-replenishment-hat-trick/

NY Harbor Working Boats Interpreted

http://tugster.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/bowsprites-people-movers-and-more/

Congratulations CS

The National Fleet

Whenever I see articles on ship counts (or shipbuilding, etc.), the lack of integration aggravates me. Of course there are reasons, usually involving flavor of funding (and associated political capital), but still...

http://nextnavy.com/america-must-start-counting-the-national-fleet/

Helicopter Leadership

http://seanheritage.com/blog/helicopter-leadership/

Perhaps the sky is NOT falling re: Crimea - a longer-term perspective

http://warontherocks.com/2014/03/losing-our-marbles-as-putin-loses-at-chess-the-cold-war-is-over/

(includes a great map showing NATO enlargement over time)

No Such Thing as “Sustainable” Arctic Management?

http://coldreality.org/2014/03/arctic-sustainability/

Disasters Cost More Than Ever — But Not Because of Climate Change

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/disasters-cost-more-than-ever-but-not-because-of-climate-change/

Meet Cloak, the ‘antisocial’ network

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/03/17/meet-cloak-the-antisocial-network-that-helps-you-avoid-people/

Talk of the town: Dontcha hear the S.F. lingo? - SFGate

http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/Talk-of-the-town-Dontcha-hear-the-S-F-lingo-5321219.php

Weather Buoys

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/weather-buoys-coast-guard-interview_106601/

We have met the enemy and he is us: A possible 4-step recovery program for PME

(PME = Professional Military Education)

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/03/11/we_have_met_the_enemy_and_he_is_us_a_possible_4_step_recovery_program_for_pme

Captain Poses For Epic Picture On Bow Of His Huge Ship

http://www.buzzfeed.com/richardhjames/captain-poses-for-epic-picture-on-bow-of-his-huge-ship

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How the Ukraine crisis ends - The Washington Post

http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/henry-kissinger-to-settle-the-ukraine-crisis-start-at-the-end/2014/03/05/46dad868-a496-11e3-8466-d34c451760b9_story.html

Engineering and the Humanities: The View from Patna’s Bridge… « USNI Blog

Great read, and a very astute Conrad reference.

http://blog.usni.org/2014/03/04/engineering-and-the-humanities-the-view-from-patnas-bridge

A History Lesson That Needs Relearning - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/sunday-review/a-history-lesson-that-needs-relearning.html