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You would have heard of these laws and theories from someone sometime. So, this is going to be a quick refresher 1. Pareto’s Law (also known as the 80/20 rule): The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many(80 percent) are trivial. In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created …
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DefenseNews.com February 29, 2012 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers that the Pentagon would begin planning for the potential automatic spending cuts that would come with sequestration this summer if Congress does not act before then. Speaking at a Feb. 29 House Budget Committee hearing, Panetta said the Pentagon was not doing any planning now …
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New York Times February 29, 2012 In medieval times, areas known to be dangerous or uncharted were often labeled on maps with the warning: “Beware, here be dragons.” That is surely how mapmakers would be labeling the whole Middle East today. After the onset of the Arab awakenings, it was reasonable to be, at worst, …
Yahoo.com February 28, 2012 By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Leading senators on the Budget Committee clashed Tuesday over whether the Pentagon could bear even deeper budget cuts, with defense officials warning that additional reductions would hit jobs across the 50 states and affect national security. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad, the committee chairman, …
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By Anthony H. Cordesman Feb 27, 2012 It is always tempting to ride the headlines and focus on events like the marines urinating on a Taliban corpse, the burning of the Qur’ans, and the attacks on U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel that have followed in even the most secure and best-vetted facilities. …
by Ho Lin @ Military.com (Blogger's note: Boy, I don't know about you, but this is a tough list to get real excited about) A career in the military hones certain skill sets and talents, but where are the best places to take those talents once you're out of the military? To coin a phrase …
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We don’t see many movies, but recently watched Moneyball, nominated for six Academy Awards, on DVD. To be accurate, I watched Moneyball multiple times. The first viewing was because I was intrigued by the movie’s story, especially since I missed seeing Oakland A’s general manager, and subject of the movie, Billy Beane speak at The Market Research Event several …
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SmallWarsJournal.com February 25, 2012 This Week at War Can The Navy And The Air Force Get Along? By Robert Haddick In my Foreign Policy column, I discuss how the Navy and Air Force are cooperating on the Air-Sea Battle concept. But it may not be enough to save America's forward presence strategy. In a recent …
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Editor's Note: Matteo Scianna suggests that Europe can use smart power and its combined economic power to contribute to defense in its near abroad. Specifically, the U.S. can lead from behind to help to foster this in European states. Europe is facing significant economic troubles that add some centrifugal forces to the EU. Is a concept for smart defense …
Regime Change in Syria as a Preliminary Stage for an Attack on Iran As the civil war in Syria intensifies, an intense diplomatic battle is on the way world wide between two blocks. On one hand are Israel, the United States and its European vassals, the UK, France and Germany and on the other hand …
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