 The
man who spent a lifetime at the public trough as a career
politician is spending his retirement the same way. Former
President Joe Biden, who served 35 years in the Senate,
eight as vice president, and a dismal four as the nation's
chief executive, is coasting on an annual pension that
totals more money than any of his predecessors. And if
Biden's life history is any guide, precious little of the
$417,000 a year he's taking in retirement, is going to help
anyone not named ''Biden.'' More |
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The first known Europeans
to lay eyes on the Grand Tetons were French fur trappers in
the early 19th century. These intrepid explorers were struck
by the towering peaks, which they named ''Les Trois Tétons,''meaning
''The Three Breasts' in French. This name reflected the
distinctive shape of the mountains, which resemble the
breasts of a woman. Those French fur trappers were a long
way from home and lonesome.
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 The
Enigma machine was a German cipher device, resembling a
typewriter, used by the Nazis in WWII to encrypt secret
communications, creating what they thought was an
unbreakable code. Allied codebreakers, notably at Bletchley
Park with mathematicians like Alan Turing, who eventually
cracked the Enigma's daily changing codes, a feat that
provided crucial intelligence and significantly aided the
Allied war effort.
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 Africa
is larger than the combination of China, the United States.
Western Europe, India, Argentina, three Scandinavian countries
and the British Isles. More |

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