Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. How does the voice of Dylan Thomas ring true in the 21st century? In response to friendships formed during the 2008 Dylan Thomas Memorial Tour of America, California poet John Dotson was invited to read his own poetry in Dylan's homeland. LOVE FOR EVER MERIDIAN is Dotson's memoir of that pilgrimage to Swansea, Gowever, and Laugharne in Wales. A later trek to Greenwich Village in New York completes Dotson's quest to connect with the enduring leacy of the Welsh bard.

Poetry. John Dotson of Carmel, California, and Caroline Gill of Swansea, Wales, share poetry across the Pond, in celebration of Dylan Thomas and his daughter Aeronwy Thomas. This is the fifth chapbook in a series that features a poet from the UK and one from elsewhere.

Poetry. Introduction by Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts. Photography by Chuck Bancroft. John Dotson was the first poet-in-residence of the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation in Carmel, California. His book portraying that experience is The Enduring Voice, A Tor House Journal. John has published poetry and prose internationally. He also works in many art forms, media, and performance. In the fall of 2007, his play Without Why will be staged at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel. John has also worked as an educator in many settings in California and elsewhere.

"China's process of modernizing its armed forces has involved the development of indigenously designed weapons systems, some of which appeared to undergo a process of development, procurement, and/or deployment that outpaced the estimates of U.S. and other foreign observers. This paper specifically focuses on four key weapons platforms that have been discussed as 'surprise' developments to U.S. analysts. ... Based on the four case studies covered in this report, there are no universal trends in publicly reported U.S. government analysis on the development of indigenous Chinese weapon systems. ... The trends of past decades are no longer a reliable guide to the performance of China's defense industries. Furthermore, U.S. observers should not take at face value statements from the Chinese government on military policy, as they could either be deceptive, or simply issued by agencies (e.g., the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs) that have no real say over military matters. Based on the trends identified in this paper, U.S. analysts and policymakers should expect to see continued advancements in the ability of the PRC to produce modern weapons platforms, and an attendant increase in the operational capabilities of the People's Liberation Army."--Exec. sum.