From jfgannon@cloud9.net Sun Aug 12 11:48:14 2001
Received: from mxu102.u.washington.edu (mxu102.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.15])
	by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f7CImD027648
	for <classics@lists.u.washington.edu>; Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:48:13 -0700
Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9])
	by mxu102.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with SMTP id f7CImDT13338
	for <classics@u.washington.edu>; Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:48:13 -0700
Received: FROM russian-caravan.cloud9.net BY mxu2.u.washington.edu ; Sun Aug 12 11:48:12 2001 -0700
Received: from jfgannon (203-180.dialup.cloud9.net [168.100.203.180])
	by russian-caravan.cloud9.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 5E75728CB8
	for <classics@u.washington.edu>; Sun, 12 Aug 2001 14:48:07 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <000f01c12360$26d1c9c0$b4cb64a8@jfgannon>
From: "J.F. Gannon" <jfgannon@cloud9.net>
To: <classics@u.washington.edu>
References: <3B76BD7A.FA7ADC6C@pauahtun.org>
Subject: Re: Certa cito
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 14:54:00 -0400
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400

This is more of a challenge than it looks, at least if want a translation
that matches the brevity and neatness of the original.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivan Van Laningham" <ivanlan@pauahtun.org>
To: "Classics Mailing List" <classics@u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 1:31 PM
Subject: Certa cito


> Hi All--
> While poking through my slides from Vietnam, I ran across a sign
> photographed in Saigon for the 110 Signals Squadron.  The crest
> (presumably for the Royal Australian Signals) shows Mercury (sans the
> usual winged feet) balanced atop a globe, with a banner surrounding the
> globe bearing the motto "Certa Cito."
>
> Other than figuring out that "cito" has something to do with speed, I am
> at a loss.
>
> Can anyone provide a translation?  I'll be putting up a webpage on these
> slides in a few days, and I'd like to have the translation before I do
> so.
>
> Metta,
> Ivan
> ----------------------------------------------
> Ivan Van Laningham
> Symantec
> http://www.pauahtun.org/
> http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html
> Army Signal Corps:  Cu Chi, Class of '70
> Author:  Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours

.