[BLOG] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• At Alpha Sources, although Claus Vistesen is rightly gloomy about the prospects for the Italian economy, he thinks there may be a cyclical upturn coming.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes the warping of the protoplanetary disk of AA Tauri.


• The Dragon's Tales notes exciting ancient archeological finds in Indonesia possibly belonging to Homo floresiensis.


• Geocurrents notes the controversy over an India-Africa summit.


• Language Log notes an instance of tardy students being forced to draw a Chinese character.


• Languages of the World examines the genetics of Napoleon Bonaparte.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the history wars of South Korea.


• Marginal Revolution notes an East German village whose inhabitants will soon be far outnumbered by Syrian refugees.


• Personal Reflections reacts to the Turkish election and Chinese demographics.


• The Planetary Society Blog notes the vast data gathered from Ceres.


• Registan suggests Russia's elites are operating according to frightening theories of geopolitics.


• Cheri Lucas Rowlands shares photos of a trip to the Southwest.


• The Russian Demographics Blog looks at the demographics of the Donbas in 1926.


• Whatever's John Scalzi thinks the 50 dollar Amazon Fire tablet is worth it.


• Window on Eurasia suggests Russian nationalists will be a lasting threat to Ukraine and suggests non-Donbas Ukrainians will soon be deported from Russia.


• Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell notes a remarkable sort of organizational artifact.