#officer exchange

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"TRAINING IN CAMP SHOULD BE LONGER," Ottawa Citizen. June 27, 1913. Page 1. --- Our Soldiers Should Have More Time Thinks Lord Brooke. ---- "You have splendid material here in Canada, much better I should say than we have in Britain, but you are in more need of training, and I think you should have a 16 days' period of military camp instead of but eight."

In these words Lord Brooke, the British territorial officer who was one of those who exchanged with Canadian officers through Col. Sam Hughes' plan for interdiffusion of the military experience of both countries, this morning expressed his view of Canadian militia training as gathered during his command of the 2nd cavalry brigade at Petawawa military camp during the last two weeks.

Lord Brooke, Major Howard Vyse- who acted as his brigade major-and Captain Bell, a Canadian officer, arrived in the city this morning and are registered at the Chateau. Both the British officers were most enthusiastic over the results of the interchange in their own case and highly complimentary to the minister of militia for originating the plan.

MATERIAL IS GOOD. "Your material is good," said Lord Brooke. "Your men are more acute and appear to pay more attention to orders than ours: they display an un- usual amount of zeal. Under the circumstances I should think it a great pity that the period of training is not sixteen days, for the men are Just beginning to learn when they break up camp. Of course they ane pot so well trained as our territorial forces; how could they? We have permanent headquarters in every town, clubs as you might say, and our men have 70 or 80 drills a year before they even go to camp. But then we are an older country and our distances are ever so much smaller.

"What do I think of the dry canteen? Well, we haven't it in England, but for all that 60 per cent of our regular forces are teetotallers. It is wonderful how British people have ceased to drink during the last two decades, and I don't think it's temperance preaching so much as education that is doing it.

"Personally I think it's better to convince a man that it is harmful for him to drink than to prevent him from doing it in camp when unfortunately the bars are open in nearby places. We are doing the former in England because we are making the soldier's life a better one.

"It's a splendid idea of Col. Hughes, this interchange of officers. It is going to do us good, and no doubt it will do your Canadian officers benefit when they go to Britain."

[bidonicart]

Is this anything

where else to find me

[queenoftheimps]

Armand: [Daniel] wants you in pieces for the privilege of putting you together how he sees fit. Louis: It's his job. Armand: It's his drug. He's reveling in it. >:( Daniel, in the other room: I wonder if I can watch the Mets on TV from Dubai.

[blush-and-books]

donna and harvey's perceived power dynamic vs their actual power dynamic is very special to me. harvey's desk and donna's desk are specifically configured so that he can look out of his office and see her in full view whenever he wants, having the masculine power of "the look" over his beautiful secretary. people perceive this as him having power over her; he looks upon her and she faces away, complicit to it. HOWEVER. if he has the power to look, then she has the power to listen. not only does donna know every person who is in and out of that office, but she canonically hears every single conversation in intimate detail. her power over him is through knowledge and transparency.

[trexalicious]

Soho House, now known even to your small-town aunt as the place Prince Harry met Meghan Markle...

[snckt]

like any good library, it will leave you with more questions than answers. (that way you keep reading.) questions like, “who really slipped me this note?” or “has that man always been right handed?” and even still, “where have they misplaced my hatbox now?”    —   or alternatively titled, a stay at the hotel denouement.

for @lyeekha !!! as part of @asouefanworkevent‘s wicked way exchange 🤍

[vero-niche]

demand avoidance triggered, 5 dead 300 injured

[barbwalken]

And then there's Ghetsis who uses ALL of his followers as pawns and masks his true malevolent self while his men (except for colores) believe that they're doing something right.

Ahhhh and then you have Ghetsis... I will get stones thrown at me for this hehe, but I dont think Cyrus and Ghetsis are so different in the "i will do shitty things for my sake" department.

Cyrus is more reserved and subtle about his plans and goodhod deliriums, Ghetsis is more vocal and emotional about his. But they both use and manipulate people for their own benefit. Ghetsis fucked up N since he was a child and used him for his plans, Cyrus wouldn't do something like that, but not because he is not capable, but because he has to be the one to execute his plans, he wouldnt trust such and important task to anyone, because he doenst really trust in anyone but himself.

And its true that cyrus has more redeemable traits; his crobat, rotom, his childhood (pokespe ❤️). But fucking platinum cyrus was very damn ready to erase everyone because he couldnt deal with his emotions, he didnt get away with his plan just because giratina stoped him. And at the end he makes it very clear he is full of hate and will try again to change the world.

Ghetsis is more violent when he breaksdown, Cyrus is better at hiding what he really feels and thinks.

A lot of the hate and repulsion ghetsis gets has more to do with how shitty he is with N, than what his plans really are and this cult thing he has. And cyrus gets away with a lot of the fucked up things he does because the poor baby was neglected as a kid and also has a crobat and the rotom notes. But they are two lil pieces of shit in different ways

[talons-and-teeth]

Your Taste, Forever on My Tongue

Pairing: Elain/Lucien

Rating: M

Summary: Elain's office is running a Secret Santa event that coincides with the launch of the new website which she's leading on. She happens to get allocated the last person she could ever think of getting a gift for.

Merry Christmas, @makememakesense ! It's me, your Secret Santa!

Thank you so much being so lovely and giving me so many ideas for this AU, I really hope I got it (somewhat) right!

Thank you also to the @acotargiftexchange organisers for giving me this opportunity. This is my first ever fic and I've been so nervous about it, but I'm so glad to have done it for such a joyful community. Special thanks goes to my wife @mmiscbutterflies for helping me brainstorm and bring my 'Love, Actually' vision to life, and generally talk me down from the proverbial ledge when I became anxious/was not in the right headspace to write. Love you always.

Read on AO3 here

Snippet below:

Elain was late.

Not her usual, sorry I’m late-I couldn’t resist-there was a new cafe I just had to try on the way- late, but a fuck me-I slept through five alarms-maybe I spent too long watching reruns of Bake Off-or was it the bottle of Sauvignon?- tardiness, which left her cursing profusely while she tripped over her tights, slapped on eye cream and was out the door.

[jojotichakorn]

showing my little phum figurine moments crucial to his life that he was not present for

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

[footnoteinhistory]

"Go ahead, Alan. Bond with Carl for a second. No sleepovers!" JOHN LARROQUETTE as Carl Sack BOSTON LEGAL 4.08 "Oral Contracts"

[innytoes]

🐝: Odd Eye

Odd Eye

After a few too many glasses of wine, Victoria may or may not have signed her brother-in-law up for Queer Eye. Which would be great! Ray deserves some pampering, pep talks, a closet renewal, and for someone to teach him to cook something else than Sad Spaghetti.

It's just a bit hard to hide the fact that he's harbouring three teen ghosts in his garage, though.

[ouroboroscully]

scully is so funny in triangle. just flying around the hoover building and threatening people and barging into offices and being so autistic in the elevator and doubting herself and answering the phone in spender’s office pretending to be diana fowley to CSM all in the name of saving mulder. like she really is such a goofy little freak i’m obsessed with her

[cinematicnomad]

i lingered around the office this evening and caught my crush on his own and then we went for drinks to gossip about our teams and he paid for everything 😱

[housewifebuck]

Willow pics for you!

I LOVE HERRRR!!!!!!! Here’s my Willow