US Army Since 1900poor performance of US Army in “splendid little war” with Spain end of Old Army of nineteenth centuryAmerican Century”, beginning with Army's first multinational operationPhilippine–American War controversial, at home and complex in Philippines...
The gray bars throughout the charts indicate the past U.S. recessions since 1967. A quick look at the “Historical Treasury Yield Spread (10Y-1Y)” graph suggests that historically, an economic recession generally follows once the yield spread drops below 0% (the red Y-axis). This is esp...
Emilio Botín Sanz de Sautuola y López was appointed managing director of the bank in 1934, and in 1950 he took over as chairman, promoting a process of strong growth throughout Spain. This process continued in the 1960s with the acquisition of a large number of local banks. In 1946, ...
The other thing I’d say about this poem is that it recalls very strongly, and very deliberately, the opening of Horace’s ode 1.22 Integer Vitae— appropriately so, since Horace’s poem, or at least its first stanza, was regularly sung at funerals in Finland and across northern Europe. ...
4 (Note: the term FAMACHA is derived from it’s originators name, Professor Francois ‘Fafa’ Malan’s Chart.) Treatment and Control Programs Developing an effective modern worm control program is a dynamic process that requires regular periodic review and updating of management practices.1 Th...
The chart is for price increases of houses and rent compared to growth in median income, adjusted for inflation. While the data are national, people living in some metro areas have faced the problem of housing prices-HOA dues/rents and insurance rising even faster than noted on the chart. ...
Deflation persisted (albeit at a declining rate) throughout the period during which the BoJ was pursuing 'quantitative easing', and there has not been any sustained acceleration in inflation since then (third chart in Figure 5). The Japanese yen depreciated by just under 9...
This chart is two years old, but things haven’t changed much since then. What it shows is that even though the United States represented only about 11% of global trade and 24% of global GDP in early 2018, the dollar’s share of global economic activity was far higher at 40-60% depe...
Originally a coffee roaster and cafeteria in the early 1900s, this Seattle institution has since transformed into a local seafood hotspot. The restaurant's myriad of oceanic offerings range from salmon potato croquettes to grilled fish tacos to hand-breaded Alaskan cod paired with fries and zesty...
Nicole is a lover of animals of all sizes but is especially fascinated with the feline variety. She’s the proud mom of Baby, a Burmese, and works every day so he can relax in the sunshine or by the fire. She’s always had a cat in her home and has spent countless days with othe...