Below are the main […] Continue Reading Swords of Middle-earth: Power and Symbolism in The Hobbit and LOTR Posted on November 18, 2024 Tolkien’s iconic works, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, feature many swords that carry deep symbolic meaning. These weapons are not just ...
The problem with unrestricted community involvement in online research is the great risk to truth and accuracy in the reporting. If one community member cannot be trusted, then the entire veracity of the rest of the community — guilty or not — is also placed under the microscopic and burning...
Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia harnessed the web as a force for good. Some 24 million entries later, it's an essential part of our lives.
Daniel Brandt, founder of Namebase,[14]Google Watch, and Wikipedia Watch, removed Berlet from his Board of Advisors in 1991 when Berlet refused to sit on the same Board which included, in Berlet's words, "LaRouche-defender Fletcher Prouty." Prouty, a retired Air Force colonel whose intellig...
In 2003 the BBC conducted a poll for the "UK's Best-Loved Book" in whichPride and Prejudicecame second, behindThe Lord of the Rings.[49] In a 2008 survey of more than 15,000 Australian readers,Pride and Prejudicecame first in a list of the 101 best books ever written.[50] ...
(ECU). The field current is smaller than the output current of the alternator; such as, a 70 A alternator may need only 7 A of field current. The field current is supplied to the rotor windings by slip rings. The low current and relatively smooth slip rings ensure greater reliability ...
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(Phys.org) —The show of shows: A realtime map that you can watch, and watch, which displays where in the word people are editing articles for Wikipedia. We are almost tempted to issue a warning here that the map we are about to discuss could be the most