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And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?

Would Sparta remain Sparta if it was majority Egyptian? Would it really be Sparta if you swap Zeus for Ra? Laconian Greek for Egyptian? Would it remain the duel monarchy under those circumstances? Or would all Spartan tradition and custom be thrown away in favour of Egyptian tradition and custom? Na...

Sparta didn't debase their currency. Sparta kept faith with their religion..... And eventually declined. Partly because they decided that citizenship could only be inherited through blood. Strictly it was a series of restrictive rules and yet undermining by giving more rights to Helots if memory se...

Oh I don't know. Sparta didn't abort enormous numbers of children.....they waited until after birth and only the physically deformed. Though some Americans seem to want that option on the table.... Sparta only threw kids in the Agoge, but they didn't cut genitals up. That was the cult Dionisis if I ...

It has come to this.

After 50 years without such a measure Wessex Water imposed a Hosepipe ban starting today.

Well it was actually cool in the morning today and by 9am the outside temperature was about 17 degrees C.
So about 4 degrees difference from previous days.
A much more comfortable day all round.

Well I'm sure digital ID will solve this problem.

Well August can get very hot and humid. Very stuffy on still days out come the flying ants.

The Seagulls go crazy for the ants.

It will depend on the cloud cover at night.
Too much cloud acts as a blanket keeping heat in. The less cloud the easier the nights get.

Well yesterday and Friday were still full summer heat with barely a cloud. But as of last evening cloud is back and today it's much more tolerable. The power is definitely down a notch..

Even energising now. Feels like I can get things done!

33.2 Celsius today at Hurn.

Hurn?....

Don't you mean Bournemouth (spit) International?

Today about a hour ago as the sun was yet to dip far low against the horizon, in a still shady position my outdoor thermometer showed the day's peak. 40 degrees C A stark difference to the now shady other side of my house were the temperature was 29.8. Fortunately we've managed the windows correctly...

Ok report. Just 10 days ago I had to run the heating as the combination of damp and cold was uncomfortable. Remarking it was disappointing. But at least things dried out inside. In 6 days we went up over 10 degrees Celsius. Summer has come in with a bang. I've dug out the fans and we're already onl...

Ok report. Just 10 days ago I had to run the heating as the combination of damp and cold was uncomfortable. Remarking it was disappointing. But at least things dried out inside. In 6 days we went up over 10 degrees Celsius. Summer has come in with a bang. I've dug out the fans and we're already only...

Congratulations to Naval Group and a good choice by the Swedish Navy.

Not so good for Babcock

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Weirdly I smell desperation in that offer

Please do not presume a deal with the French will be easy, fixed or in any way low maintenance. There is a reason the UK has repeatedly walked away from the French and it's not some prevailed francophic prejudice. This is why we're seeing Germany struggle with just such a relationship with France. D...

To be fair France has a lot to offer.
ArianeGroup's MBT missile with a potential 3,000km range for example.

There's a Hell in MI.....


What an I saying?

Of course there's Hell in MI

Usually we'd use that phrase after discussing something viewed as unlikely bordering on impossible. Like America threatening to take Greenland by force. Or that significant political figures be linked to a pedophile. "Oh yeah, that'll be when pigs fly" Only now......... So I guess we shoul...

Ok this is getting interesting. UK efforts seem to focus on industrial integration between UK and naval partner states. Something that seems to be happening with the Norwegian Type 26. In other words a much deeper relationship than just the ship. And is that a quid-pro-quo that happened over A26 to ...