|
|
|
Seen and Heard
107
Age of Chan Chi, a Hong Kong villager, who attributes his longevity to sexual abstinence.
6
Number of decades Chan has been living a sexless life. His wife died during World War II.
$50 million
Medicaid dollars spent on the most expensive patients in the New York state detoxification programs.
500
Number of patients treated in the detox programs.
14
Percentage of doctors in a University of Chicago survey who claim it is morally acceptable to lie to their patients about treatment options.
$500billion
Estimated number of rural Chinese who have never brushed their teeth.
"The law need not give abortion doctors unfettered choice in the course of their medical practice."
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing the majority opinion that upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Act
"I'm not a scientist, I don't want to deal with global warming."
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments over a case concerning global warming
"Our children aren't puppies, madam."
Headline in Kenyan newspaper regarding a New Zealand businesswoman's offer to provide powdered dog-food formula for famine relief
"I do want to urge all members of the Yale
community to call us right away if they see
large groups of young people on bikes."
Chief James A. Perrotti of the Yale Police Department
"There's no way you can protect the U.S. by building a big cage around it."
US Secretary of Agriculture Michael Johanns, on the inevitability of the arrival of avian flu
|
|
