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So the Media has been tacit in their coverage of this for what I've seen. Some reports I see indicate folks on the left and right united against the government in this particular phase of unrest. What's going on?

News about Australia looking for a replacement of its Collins-class sub has been in the news for quite awhile now. http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/three-way-submarine-race/story-e6frg6z6-1227361870149 Who should Australia select for their new sub? Politically speaking, Japan has the upper hand due to similar concerns over China. But concerning technical, experience, and cost, how do the three compare? Not sure how exactly they compare to each other. Also I don't think specific design proposals have been made yet but I don't know for sure.

Harold and I have been discussing a possible I&I to northern France in the summer (target June) 2018. Starting in Paris (Les Invalids & Musee d'Orsay) we would travel north to the WW1 battlefields including the Vimy Memorial. Then we would swing over to Normandy to see the beaches and the maritime museum in Cherbourg where they have an SSBN open as a museum ship. Then down to the French armour museum at Saumur and back to Paris. This is all just in the discussion stage and open to change, so if you are interested feel free to put your 2 cents in. I was thinking 8 to 10 days staying in hotels in Paris, Normandy and around Saumur, but once again nothing is cast in stone. Here is the itinerary: June 13-15 Paris* 16-19 ww1 Battlefields 19 travel to Caen*20-21 Normandy 22 Cherburg23 Saumur 23 Back to Paris* *Hotel locations These are the current attendees: Ken EstesAllan WotherspoonLeo NiehorsterSundayMarkus Becker