JUst when we thought we'd see no more straw

Calm before the storm?

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October 17th 2008
I headed back up early Monday as Wendy returned to the carnage/chaos that is the current financial world. It was a gorgeous morning. the early sunlight showing the various trees along the way in their full autumn glory - the golds, yellows, bronzes of the beeches and birches, the occassional flash of vibrant reds and maroons from rowan, cherry or maple and the remainder a scintillating spectrum ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more