the Norse people named it after their god of war, Tyr. The English word Tuesday is derived from Old English and means “Tiw's day,” a spelling variant of Tyr's day. In most languages with Latin origins, the day is named after the god and planetMars. For example, in Spanish, Tuesd...
It was written in the 16th century by Dutch Protestants (of which I am one, although I don’t go quite that far “way back”) to celebrate the Netherlands liberation from Spain. Until the defeat of the Spanish forces, the church had been forbidden to gather for worship. Pretty sure we ...
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authoredA Different Democracy: American Government in a 3...
he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, given for lifetime achievements in Spanish literature. Pitol spoke seven languages, and brought the works of Jane Austen, Henry James, Joseph Conrad and Polish Nobel Laureate Witold Gombrowicz to Spanish-speaking readers. Pitol's own writing is a genre-bending...
I never intend to include DRM in my works. I am using the abbreviation "Digital Restrictions Management" instead of the more known "Digital Rights Management" as the common way of addressing it is false, there are no rights with DRM. The spelling "Digital Restrictions Management" is more ...