As a novice biker, it took me time to adjust to the reality of such statistics and it was only after a couple of poorly equipped 25-mile rides that I realized it would be difficult to cut corners on cycling gear.

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Other than a small, poorly equipped government hospital, there was virtually no health care for a population of 600, 000 people.

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General Galtieri sent thousands of troops to bolster his initial force, but the army was mostly made up of poorly-trained, poorly-equipped conscripts, used to spreading fear among demonstrating students, but no match for British professionals.

ECONOMIST: Leopoldo Galtieri | The