Another example of the quality of staff is the percentage of passes achieved by firemen after a refresher course of one week on driving steam locomotives—until recently a necessary qualification for a diesel driver, even within a fully dieselised scheme.

A researcher reveals that he considers the “marrying in” of non-Hispanic family members into a large Mexican family cohort as rare events in an otherwise pure bloodline, although intermarriage is extremely common in North America.

If loveys can help children grow up, he says, "it seems obvious to me that we should treasure them. […] If a child has formed an attachment to a lovey, it's important that his need be respected by his caregivers

He was pale but rock-hard from exercise, and still had a grunt's haircut.