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'Moby Dick' May Be More Than Just A Whale Of A Tale

Edit Huffington Post 09 Apr 2016
Debate has swirled for nearly 200 years around whether sperm whales rammed whaling ships with their foreheads to sink them ... This oil was the main target of the 19th century whaling industry ... "After a large male rammed and sank his ship in the Pacific in 1820, whaler Owen Chase described the whale's head as admirably designed for this mode of attack," said Panagiotopoulou in the statement ... ....

Science shows how Moby Dick could totally have sunk that whaling ship

Edit Toronto Sun 09 Apr 2016
It took Herman Melville 135 chapters to get to the part in his 1851 classic "Moby Dick" when the massive sperm whale and the peg-legged Captain Ahab finally do battle. No spoiler here ... The short answer. It probably could - and live to tell the tale ... That ship's first mate, Owen Chase, wrote a book that "described the whale's head as admirably designed for this mode of attack," Panagiotopoulou said in a statement ... ....

Sperm Whales Ram Ships Just Like In "Moby-Dick"

Edit IFL Science 06 Apr 2016
A study of the heads of sperm whales has confirmed a 19th-century whaler's theory, and given credibility to stories of sperm whales destroying ships several times their weight ... This posed a puzzle, however ... “After a large male rammed and sank his ship in the Pacific in 1820, whaler Owen Chase described the whale’s head as admirably designed for this mode of attack,” said Dr ... Yyang/Shutterstock ... Ali Nabavizadeh/PeerJ Photo Gallery. ....

Moby Dick whale tale maybe not so fictional (The University of Queensland)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Apr 2016
(Source. The University of Queensland). The idea that a sperm whale can use its massive head as a battering ram to sink ships has been hotly debated at least since Moby Dick was published in 1851 ... 'After a large male rammed and sank his ship in the Pacific in 1820, whaler Owen Chase described the whale's head as admirably designed for this mode of attack,' Dr Panagiotopoulou said ... Contact ... Her website is here ... Original Document ... (noodl....

Who’s Performing? Who’s Presenting? — Everything You Need To Know

Edit Inquisitr 02 Apr 2016
The ACM Awards revealed this week that Tom Hiddleston, Kacey Musgraves, Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Von Miller, Kip Moore, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Darius Rucker, Kiefer Sutherland, Cole Swindell, and Maddie & Tae will all present at the big show....

FINAL PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 51ST ACM AWARDS® (Academy of Country Music)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Apr 2016
Garth Brooks (via satellite), Miss America Betty Cantrell, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Von Miller, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O'Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Darius Rucker, Kiefer Sutherland, Cole Swindell, and Maddie & Tae....

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks and more with Oklahoma ties to shine at Sunday's ACM Awards

Edit The Oklahoman 01 Apr 2016
Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Maddie & Tae and Rascal Flatts are among the nominees with Oklahoma ties who will vie for honors at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards ... Sunday on CBS ... Presenters will include Maddie & Tae, Tom Hiddleston, Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Musgraves, Nancy O'Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindell ... ....

2016 ACM Awards adds more performances, announces presenters

Edit WPTV 29 Mar 2016
ENCINO, Cali ... Shelton released his first new single since his very public divorce ... Miss America Betty Cantrell will join country singers such as Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindlell in presenting the awards ... ....

More exciting performances added to the ACM Awards lineup

Edit The Examiner 29 Mar 2016
Actor Tom Hiddelston and ACM nominees Maddie & Tae have been added to the list of presenters which include, Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindell....

MIRANDA LAMBERT TO PERFORM WITH BILLY GIBBONS AND KEITH URBAN ON THE 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ (Academy of Country Music)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Mar 2016
(Source. Academy of Country Music). 03/29/2016. MIRANDA LAMBERT TO PERFORM WITH BILLY GIBBONS AND KEITH URBAN ON THE 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ ... ON THE 51 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, ... Presenters also include Miss America Betty Cantrell, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O'Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland, Cole Swindell and Maddie & Tae ... ### ... (noodl....

51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ PRODUCERS AND EXECUTIVES REVEAL MORE EXCITING PERFORMANCES ADDED TO COUNTRY MUSIC’S PARTY OF THE YEAR® (Academy of Country Music)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Mar 2016
(Source. Academy of Country Music). 03/29/2016 ... 51 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ PRODUCERS AND EXECUTIVES REVEAL ... - Actor Tom Hiddleston and ACM Nominees Maddie & Tae added to the lineup of previously announced presenters, which includes Miss AmericaBetty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O'Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindell ... ###. MEDIA CONTACT. ... (noodl....

ACM AWARD® WINNING ARTISTS CHARLES KELLEY, BLAKE SHELTON, LITTLE BIG TOWN & OLD DOMINION ADDED AS PERFORMERS FOR THE 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™! (Academy of Country Music)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Mar 2016
(Source. Academy of Country Music). 03/28/2016 ... ACM AWARD® WINNING ARTISTS CHARLES KELLEY, BLAKE SHELTON, ... JAKE OWEN, CHASE RICE, KIEFER SUTHERLAND AND COLE SWINDELL ... TWEET ... It was also announced Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O'Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindell have been added as presenters for the ceremony ... ### ... 310.854.4800 ... (noodl....

More performers and presenters added to the 51st ACM Awards lineup

Edit The Examiner 28 Mar 2016
Just when you think the ACM Awards lineup couldn’t get any better, it did ... The stellar lineup of presenters include Miss America Better Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy, O’Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland, and Cole Swindell....
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