We had an outdoor tap (faucet) fitted in the summer last year here in Edinburgh UK. The temperature here often dips to just below freezing over the winter. Outside, at least. The plumber suggested we

According to the Google Ngram Viewer the English word "airplane" was practically unused before the year 1900. Therefore, given that paper is credited with having been invented over two

ABC News' GOP warns HR 1 could be 'absolutely devastating for Republicans' discusses several measures by different parties and at different levels to make voting easier or harder for some. The capt...

Is it correct and appropriate to omit the verb in the second part of the sentence below? The reviewer X questioned the scientific background of my Ph.D. thesis but the reviewer Y about too many

A recent post about slash chords got me started thinking about whether it is technically "correct" to use a slash chord to mark a root position chord. For example, in C/E, the root is C. ...

By oldest character I don't mean the age of the character in the story, but rather in our world. Most comics heroes have been around for decades. For example, Spider-Man was first introduced in 1...

Get this from a library! Principles of health interoperability HL7 and SNOMED. [Tim Benson] -- Joined-up healthcare makes information available when and where it is needed to improve safety, efficiency and effectiveness. Joined-up healthcare depends on standards. This book covers the two ...