Big Spring Landmarks / Attractions / Photos. 1  The Spring - The town's namesake. next page. 2  Howard County Courthouses next page. 3  Settles Hotel next page.  Hanger 25 Air Museum: www.hanger25.com A museum of the Big Spring Army Air Corps Bombardier School (its purpose during WWII) and Webb AFB (1955-1977).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Obiter dictum (more usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is Latin for a word said by the way, that is, a remark in a judgment that is said in passing. It is a concept derived from English common law, whereby a judgment comprises only two elements: ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. For the purposes of judicial precedent, ratio decidendi is binding, whereas obiter dicta are persuasive only.
Illiterate may be used in both specific and general senses. When used specifically, it refers to the inability to read or write. In a more general sense, illiterate may signify a lack of familiarity with some body of knowledge (as in being musically illiterate) or indicate a lack of competence in or familiarity with literature. Illiteracy may be contrasted with aliteracy, which is âthe quality or state of being able to read but uninterested in doing so.â And in case you were wondering, a person who is unable to understand or perform basic mathematics, as opposed to reading, is innumerate.