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Saturday, December 21, 2002

The irony is that European societies never went through what they present as a model of development

“The irony is that European societies never went through what they present as a model of development.” (Addis Tribune of Addis Ababa." title="Go to linked article off-site.">Source Link)

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209 million doses of smallpox have been contracted by the US government with the firm Acambis

209 million doses of smallpox have been ordered by the US government from the firm Acambis.

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Oh, is a 140 IQ high?

“The middle-aged American oilman, who is white, said he worked a five-week shift before flying home to Mississippi for a five-week break. He has stopped trying to explain this overseas life to his American family. ‘I have a 140 I.Q., and I had no idea until I came overseas,’ he said. ‘They can’t relate to the third world.‘“ (New York Times." title="Go to linked article off-site.">Source Link)

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Parva sub ingenti

Parva sub ingenti, a Latin phrase roughly meaning, “the small under the protection of the great,” is inscribed on the newly augmented coat of arms of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

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“Thanks to the terror that guards it and keeps away anyone who might observe and bear witness, it has always been easy to get entry to this house at night with the help of a rope ladder, or even a hurdle from one of the neighboring fields. With a suitable supply of clothes and food, a man could wait here in complete safety until the time came for a furtive embarkation. Tradition has it that some forty years ago a fugitive—for reasons of politics, according to some, for reasons of commerce according to others—spent some time hidden in the haunted house of Pleinmont before sailing in a fishing boat to England. And from England it is very easy to get to America.” (Source Link)

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