Cedric, king of the beasts

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Cedric Crossfield, 53, ran away from home when he was 15 to join a circus and become a lion tamer, and was taken on by Billy Smart when he heard the boy's story. After becoming disillusioned with the cruelty involved he left but has worked all his life with animals. He joined the Veterinary Corps and spent time in Singapore and Malaya and then as a zoo keeper. After being made redundant he opened a stall in the Portobello Road market where he sells stuffed animals. He only deals in old ones, and says that arsenic used by Victorian taxidermists is much superior to the materials used today and it did the old taxidermists no harm, their average life expectancy being 79.

Behavior, Animal trainers, Taxidermists

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How to win the lottery without buying a ticket

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It is possible to participate in the National Lottery for only 60p and without purchasing a proper ticket, according to Karl Claxton, an economics lecturer at York University. He is extremely strongly opposed to the National Lottery, regarding it as a tax on the poor, but admits to being addicted to it. He has devised a system in which the participant would take out an insurance policy against the six numbers registered with the insurance company coming up in the Camelot draw. This would cost only 60p per line of six numbers on the policy, but would produce the same financial results as a lottery win.

Management, Interview, Lotteries, Claxton, Karl

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The man who saved the Bulgarian economy, to some extent

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In Bulgaria a loaf of bread costs half the student grant. A teacher earns about 94 pounds sterling a year. Two students came to England to work. Lack of work permits and qualifications led to house painting contracts. They acquired carrier bags, plastic products and children's shoes from jumble sales. The English market-place, tastes, etiquette and cashpoints were incomprehensible to them.

Social aspects, Economic aspects, Wages, Wages and salaries, England, Bulgaria

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