Word of the Day
The criminal is not concerned with influencing or affecting public opinion: he simply wants to abscond with his money or accomplish his mercenary task in the quickest and easiest way possible so that he may reap his reward and enjoy the fruits of his labours. -- Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism
By the early 1500s rice was being planted on the Cape Verde island most propitious for agriculture, Santiago. -- Judith A. Carney, "Black Rice"