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One wonders whether the World Food Programme isn't run by a group of half-witted shopkeepers. When they learn that some of the poorest countries are short of grain, their immediate reaction is to buy grain and ship it to them. Of course the easiest grain to get hold of, and the cheapest to buy is that derived from diseased crops. If there is...
My father features so largely in my life that many of the stories of my past are really his stories or make some reference to him. However the early part of his life needs to... › more
These United nation jobs were pretty lucrative. We were paid in American dollars, at rates that would match the sort of pay that an American scientist would expect, and it was... › more
Perhaps it is as well that we never know how any one piece of experience will impact on future experiences. Life would set up some impossible choices if we could see all the... › more
The houses that the more prosperous settlers built for themselves were modelled after the English country mansion style with two storeys, dormer windows and steep gables. In... › more
In the 1930’s before the advent of Playstation 2 and the like, we children turned to Nature for our entertainment. From time to time we would find a young magpie which... › more