The Shape of the Earth (and What it has Inside)

The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is, in fact, an oblate spheroid - a sphere with a bulge around the equator. It is estimated to consist of 32.1% iron , 30% oxygen, 15.1% silicon. Oxygen is present in the atmosphere but also in rocks in the form of oxides. It is useful to ponder related questions. For example, what is the radius of the earth? It is 6,378 km.

ALL-TIME 100 Movies from Time Magazine

Starts with Werner Herzog's Aguirre (1972) to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961). Check it out. Aguirre is about the search for El Dorado ("The Golden One").

Lingo of Telco: What is an ITSP?

An ITSP is an Internet Telephony Service Provider.

A trade association (known as ITSPA) exists for ITSPs in the UK on Buckingham Palace Road outside Victoria Station in London. The ITSPA was formed in 2004 and has an awards ceremony (for 2011 hosted at the BT Tower).

World Brain

The idea of wikipedia originated with H.G. Wells, author of The Time Machine.

Sedans and Saloons: Classic and Modern

Sedan is the American term for the British saloon, referring to a car with a three-box configuration, three sections for engine, passenger and cargo.

A classic sedan would be a light-blue 1962 Chevrolet Impala. The word sedan comes from sedan chair, the old-fashioned automobile powered by humans rather than engines. A palanquin is similar to a sedan chair, carried using four poles.

A modern sedan would be the BMW M5.

Pembrokeshire - Wales most popular coastal destination

Skomer (Norse: short sword) - marine nature reserve
Puffins - diving
Landing strip for nocturnal birds from South America; Manx shearwater
Phileas also recommends Harlech Castle
"The Singing Sands" in Wales - sand squeaks

Stitches

Straight Stitch