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...reminded of S.J. Perelman, who wrote: "Outside of a spring lamb trotting into a slaughterhouse, there is nothing in the animal kingdom as innocent and foredoomed as the new purchaser of a country place. The moment he scratches his signature on the deed, it is open season and no limit...
...that Charles Darwin's Origin of Species was rejected by an editor who urged him instead to write a book about pigeons? ("Everyone is interested in pigeons," said this expert. "The book would be reviewed by every journal in the kingdom...
Today the world is awash in oil. Prices have been falling, and OPEC ministers meeting in Geneva last week refused to accede to Iran's demands for price increases. Aramco now buys its oil from the Saudis and does little more than manage the oilfields for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. U.S. oil consumption has not been as ravenous as it once was, dampened by three years of recession, a genuine concern for conservation and an ever larger fleet of fuel-efficient cars...
...more than $1 billion worth of arms were sold to South Africa. France was the largest supplier, followed by the U.K., the U.S. and West Germany. Israel's total sales during that period included six patrol boats and the surface-to-surface missiles to arm the boats. The Kingdom of Jordan, on the other hand, sold South Africa 41 Centurion battle tanks and a total of 717 missiles, as well as jeeps, launchers and radar equipment. The Soviet Bloc nations also have sold and sell arms to South Africa, though not openly, CBS has filmed the unloading of such arms...
...While living in London, our family did "go down to Kew in lilac time" on a lovely Sunday afternoon. That's when our Kensington flat was broken into for the third time. We still cannot forget that our favorite toys and personal belongings are scattered all over The Kingdom...