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- Back from Tunisia
For the past 9 days, Mrs. Chirol and I have been on vacation in Tunisia. While it wasn’t one of my traditional trips full of conflict and instability, it was enjoyable and most importantly relaxing. Although I didn’t blog it as I was more than happy to disconnect for a week, I did take a [...]
- The Principles of War: 8. Flexibility
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Modern war demands a high degree of flexibility to enable pre-arranged plans to be altered to meet changing situations and unexpected developments. This entails good training, organization, discipline and staff work, and, [...]
- A big fat eye in the sky
Hey, I am as pro-zeppelin as the next Victorian gentlemen, but the new blimp (originally posted by Noah at DangerRoom) being tested by the US Navy and US Coast Guard seems questionable to me. Brickmuppet calls it a stellar idea.
Granted the helium-filled blimp has great fuel efficiency and can stay in the air for 52 [...]
- “Adult supervision” for Foreign Affairs
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet today, replacing his fallen foreign minister with David Emerson. Emerson is a well-experienced manager who is looked upon favourably by analysts and others. Former foreign minister John Manley was quoted as saying, “He’s been a very steady performer. He will bring adult supervision to the Department of [...]
- The Tudors v.s. Rome
Two of the major US subscription television networks have recently given viewers their dramatized take on an important non-American historical period. First was HBO with Rome; then it was Showtime and The Tudors.
The history behind both series is familiar to most. In Rome, the ancient republic enters civil war, Julius Caeser conquers, is [...]
- Curzon’s Seven
OK, my turn:
1. I attended boarding school from age 9 and didn’t live at home again for any significant period of time until the age of 23.
2. On that note, in junior high I was a chorister of one of America’s most prestigious boys choral groups.
3. Since the advent of MP3 portable consumer technology in [...]
- The Principles of War: 7. Economy of Effort
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Economy of effort implies a balanced employment of forces, and a judicious expenditure of all resources with the object of achieving an effective concentration at the decisive time and place.
- Enjoy a Drink for Thomas More
Thomas More is one of the tragic figures of the Tudor period. First a personal servant of the King with a reputation as an honest and effective public servant, he was knighted and served as a key liasion between the king and diplomatic channels. In 1523 he became the Speaker of the House [...]
- 7 Things about Chirol
Was tagged by Eddie for the meme of 7, or Better Know A Victorian. Younghusband went first, so here I go. According to the ‘rules’ here are 7 random facts about yours truly.
1. I collect handmade brass coffee pots, known as djezvas (or cezves)
2. Despite being a conservative and staunchly anti-hippie, one of my favorite [...]
- Younghusband’s se7en
Finally, someone tagged me with this Meme of Seven thing going around. Thanks Eddie.
The Rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links [...]
