I recently purchased a new viv, however up until now I have not been able to find a background that is high enough for the viv. The viv is 36 inches wide and at least 20 inches high. All the backgrounds I have seen have only been 18 inches high.

Nearchus, […] not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore.

The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.

She designed his retirement from the Royal Irish Artillery, and had negociated an immediate berth for him on the Staff of the Commander of the Forces, and a prospective one in the household of Lord Townshend; she had another arrangement 'on the anvil' for a seat in Parliament, which she would accomplish, if that were possible; and finally a wife.