Do you know what is an FBA?

What is an FBA?

An FBA is a fellow of the British Academy, the UK's NATIONAL BODY (Located near Pall Mall) for humanities and the social sciences. An FBA puts you in the same league as 900 fellow distinguished scholars, and is thus a truly desirable appellation to obtain.

The Power of Crichton

Michael Crichton imagined ER and Jurassic Park. He has sold more than 200 million books worldwide. He was published at age 14 in the New York Times. He is also the author of Congo.

What is the Meaning of a Union Territory (Indian Context)?

India is made up of 28 states and 7 union territories (35 "administrative regions"). Union territories don't have elected governments, they are ruled directly by the federal government. Examples are Andaman and Nicobar, Daman and Diu, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry.

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.