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Month: May 2023

  • Benchmarks of Progress?

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    Benchmarks of Progress?

    Both George Washington, first President of the United States, and Thomas Jefferson, author of the US Constitution and third President of the United States, recognised the dilemma of slavery. “Washington conceded the system of human bondage that underpinned the economy of 18th Century Virginia was a ‘wicked, cruel and unnatural trade’.”[1] And Jefferson “A bon…

  • Signs of Spring

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    Signs of Spring

    These things, the signs that Spring is actually here, should really be self evident. What I’m talking about really are the leading indicators, that when witnessed in the depths of a prolonged and seemingly never-ending winter, offer hope. For many years, one of these signs was seeing the first cardinal of the year. However, through…

  • Commerce In Action

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    Commerce In Action

    Our May Camera Club assignment was to tell a little story in two pictures about “commerce in action”. I decided to play a little word game. The first shot shows commerce being transacted, the second shows the impact of the pandemic.

  • It’s in My DNA

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    It’s in My DNA

    I recently completed a DNA test and one surprise was that some 3% of my strands are of Scottish origin. This is slightly more than the average 2% Neanderthal genes present in modern populations (1). I mention this 3% simply to justify, or at least explain, my natural frugal nature. This nature was tested in…