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Plant Protection
The rhinoceros beetle that brought me to Samoa is a serious pest of coconuts because the adult chews its way into the crown of the coconut palm, feeding on the sweet juice, and... › more
Rob
I should have known better. He was a good lad - keen, cheerful, confident, - but he had a prominent and bony nose, and that should have told me something, for the nose,... › more
Car Wash
The Brahmaputra, where it flows through Bangladesh is more like a lake than a river. Well over a mile wide, its muddy waters stretch like an ocean of warm milky tea as far as... › more
Aircraft Disinsection
Though life has brought me close to several of the world's great catastrophes it has so far spared me involvement in any of them. We had left Czechoslovakia in 1967 a good... › more
Terry
These things I have tried to learn from Terry; that it is possible to be effective without being aggressive, and to be kind without being a wimp. He was a beautiful child.... › more