February 22, 2008


No one wants advice - only corroboration.
John Steinbeck



"There are worse things than chastity, Mr. Shannon."
— Hannah Jelkes (Deborah Kerr)
"Yes: lunacy and death."
— Rev. Dr T. Lawrence Shannon (Richard Burton), The Night of the Iguana (1964)



If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.
Josh Billings



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1989

1988 and 1989
  • Free election held for Soviet Congress of Deputies
  • Solidarity wins elections in Poland
  • The Berlin Wall Comes Down
  • Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia
  • Nicolae Ceausescu Ousted in Romania
  • Japanese emperor Hirohito dies
  • Pro-democracy rallies in Tiananmen Square
  • Angolan Civil War cease fire
  • Earthquake hits San Francisco
  • Exxon Valdez tanker runs aground
  • US troops invade Panama
  • Chileans vote to end military rule
  • First liver transplant using a live donor
  • HISTORY CENTRAL


    Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit
    Napoleon Hill



    ELECTORAL COLLEGE TRIVIA
    Question Nine:
    Which of the following statements about defecting Electors (Electors who do not follow the popular vote when casting their Electoral votes) is true?
    1. Defecting Electors have been prosecuted and fined for failing to vote according to the state popular vote.
    2. A defecting Elector has never decided a Presidential election.
    3. There has been only one defecting Elector in the last 100 years.
    4. The Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to pass any law limiting how Electors cast their votes
      answer

      "Richard Warren Field is author of The Election, and The Swords of Faith. Visit RichardWarrenField.com for more information."



    If it takes Alicia 3 hours to paint a fence, and it takes Mark 6 hours to complete the same job. How long would it take both of them working together at their normal paces to complete the same job?



    Latin: Da padne na le?a,razbio bi nos.
    Translation: If he fell onto his back, he'd break his nose. (when the person is very clumsy)
    Bosnian proverb


    Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart



    You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.



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