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A WEEK IN BERLIN

Posted on April 5, 2012 by bill

My first visit to Germany was in 1952 and the devastation of the Allied bombing raids was still to be seen all around; but reconstruction had started, and noticeable was the orderly and methodical manner in which the work was … Continue reading →

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THE GOLD RUNNER

Posted on March 25, 2012 by bill

It was called the ‘Gold Run’ and every member of the staff at the mining company was expected to share turns taking the month’s gold production to the mainline train station at Raposos. This was a distance of about 18 … Continue reading →

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A FREE MARKETEER MAKES HIS CASE

Posted on March 21, 2012 by bill

I am striving to achieve with all exertion And I will not stop from political subversion; Without this key, there is nothing to unlock To ease my progress onwards without unwanted shock. With political power within my control I can … Continue reading →

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GREAT BRITAIN’S PLACE IN MODERN EUROPE.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by bill

The formation of modern Europe began with the colonisation of parts of the Mediterranean and Black sea coastal areas by Greeks to form City States around 2,000 BC. Some 1,700 years later the rise of Rome was to eventually overlay, … Continue reading →

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GREAT BRITAIN’S BUSINESS CULTURE

Posted on November 9, 2011 by bill

A colleague at Chrysler called Adrian Nano was taken ill last month and I visited him at his house and later twice at the hospital Modelo. At first the diagnosis was hepatitis but later he was operated on and was … Continue reading →

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OUR CYCLE RIDE

Posted on September 25, 1997 by bill

There were pink and yellow flowers In the hedgerows as we passed by; After cycling for many hours We were hot from the sun up high. The plums we bought in the village Tasted sweet as we rode along, Transferred … Continue reading →

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MY REACTION TO THE ATTACK ON THE TWIN TOWERS AND THE PENTAGON.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by bill

On September 11th, four passenger aircraft were hi-jacked in the skies over the USA. Two of the planes were flown into the sides of the two immense skyscrapers in New York called the World Trade Centre. A third plane was … Continue reading →

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WAR-TIME, A SCHOOLBOY AND HIS BIKE

Posted on February 28, 2012 by bill

The force of his feet drove the cycle forward, his mind alternatively tranquil and tumultuous; the countryside in full summer was as an intoxicant and the effort fulfilled an urgent need. Westward, westwards. He never questioned why, when he left … Continue reading →

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COMPARING THE YEAR l900 WITH 2003

Posted on October 4, 2011 by bill

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AN OLD ORDER PASSES

Posted on October 4, 2011 by bill

The very way he re-acted to Coronel Eduardo Lucas’s summons to breakfast at Casa Grande the following morning must have convinced the new Managing Director that he was dealing with an idiot. The fact that it was a summons and … Continue reading →

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