In December 1990, 2.6 million hectares of South-West New Zealand was declared a World Heritage Area which gave international recognition to the excellent natural values of the realm (recognized to Maori as Te Wahipounamu, the place of the greenstone). Another startling statistic that gave me pause: authorities advantages are now required for practically half of Americans. The British sank 10 German destroyers -- half of your entire fleet. From July to the tip of October 1940, the RAF lost 915 a...