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The Manx TT

Image via Wikipedia The Isle of Man has a motorbike racing history dating back to 1904 with the Gordon Bennet car trials and following on from 1905-1922 with the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy. Races were held on the Isle of Man due to speed restrictions placed...

Manx Personal Names

Image via Wikipedia Because the Isle of Man had various peoples amongst its population over the ages, given names on the Isle of Man have Celtic and Norse influences. An excellent resource for Viking/Scandinavian names for study or to use as baby names is  The Viking...

Meet the People

Image by 350.org via Flickr The motto of the Isle of Man, Quocunque Jeceris Stabit (Whichever way you throw me, I will stand), perfectly captures the spirit of its people who have seen their island under different conquerors and officials but have proudly maintained...

Meet the Island

Located in the Irish Sea nearly equidistant from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland, The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles and includes the main island as well as the smaller islands of Chicken Rock, St. Patrick’s Isle, and the Calf of Man. There is...

What is open source software?

Open source software is often grouped with terms such as “free software”, cross-platform applications (available in multiple operating systems), and community-driven programs. An example of a concept regarding this is: “free” as in “freedom of speech.” But, what is...