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Moby-Dick Was Published 165 Years Ago. Dive in Right Here

Edit Time Magazine 18 Oct 2016
It was Oct. 18, 1851, when Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick; or, The Whale was first published ... Here, get started with the first chapter.—TIME Staff. CHAPTER 1. Loomings ... No ... For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part the Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second hand from the sailors on the forecastle ... ....

57 TIFF: Focus on Greek Cinema (International Thessaloniki Film Festival)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016
(Source. International Thessaloniki Film Festival). 57th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. November 3-13, 2016. FOCUS ON GREEK CINEMA ... New initiatives ... These activities concern the following. ... 15 Greek films premieres ... A lonely criminology professor attempts to solve the mystery behind five murders by decoding the puzzle of five Pythagorean theorems, in a crime story that features renowned French actor François Cluzet in a key-role....

What links Charlie Chaplin, Eva Perón, Joseph Haydn and Gram Parsons? The Weekend quiz

Edit The Guardian 08 Oct 2016
From a leader to a fencer to a wrestler, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz. The questions. 1 Where did the Dear Leader succeed the Great Leader?. 2 Project Blue Book was the US Air Force investigation into what?. 3 What company’s name comes from “no brand” in Japanese? ... Twitter ... 12 Pythagorean triples ... ....

Viral Photo Sends Biophysical Sciences Senior to D.C. STEM Panel (Regent University)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Oct 2016
(Source. Regent University). By Brennan Smith . October 6, 2016. Anicca Harriot loves science and thinks about it any chance she gets ... 'I drew a representative triangle over the angle of my arms, and I made it a 90 degree triangle so, with the Pythagorean theorem and basic trig functions, I used an inverse tangent to calculate the angle after I drew the image and measured the sides,' said Harriot ... Leaders in Washington, D.C ... 14 ... Back to Top....

Why I found it hard to muster any feeling whatsoever about J M Coetzee’s new book

Edit New Statesman 06 Oct 2016
I confess to being baffled by Coetzee’s novel The Schooldays of Jesus. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> ... As with its prequel, The Schooldays of Jesus is written in a prose with a patina of flickering allusion – to Cervantes, Pythagorean mysticism, John’s Gospel – all of which tempts allegorical intervention even as it frustrates it ... “You say you thirst for answers . ....

America’s pastime is based on impossible math

Edit New York Post 05 Oct 2016
Photo. MLB ... Let us explain. Remember learning the Pythagorean theorem in math class and thinking, “There’s no way in hell that this will serve any practical purpose in my life”? As it turns out, you can use that function to prove that every regulation home plate breaks Rule 1.05 ... The Pythagorean theorem says that if you add the square of each triangle leg together, it must equal the square of the hypotenuse ... 17 squared? 289 ... Oops ... ....

How to get extra legroom for free - and other top tips to make your ...

Edit The Independent 05 Oct 2016
No-one over about 5ft6 tall needs to be told that there’s not enough legroom for comfort in economy class these days ... Get an empty seat next to you ... You don’t need to be a Pythagorean genius to work out that it’s typically four extra inches ... ....

Paying the Piper With Handel's Jephtha, The First Concert in New "Circle of Fifths"

Edit Houston Press 05 Oct 2016
A A. Facebook-. Twitter -. More shares recommend reddit email -. - ... “It is more a fable, because it’s a story about the bad deals that we sometimes get ourselves engaged in,” says Dirst. “[But] you could argue that his bargain with God was a folly ...   Related Stories ... Handel’s Messiah ... And like the Pythagorean circle it’s named for, Dirst hopes the endeavor will bring about a little local harmony ... ....

Why I found it hard to muster any feeling whatsoever about JM Coetzee's new book

Edit New Statesman 05 Oct 2016
I confees to being baffled by Coetzee’s The Schooldays of Jesus. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> ... “He has the big dog Bolívar to watch over him ... As with its prequel, The Schooldays of Jesus is written in a prose with a patina of flickering allusion – to Cervantes, Pythagorean mysticism, John’s Gospel – all of which tempts allegorical intervention even as it frustrates it ... ....

Rangers don’t need to overthink their postseason roster plans

Edit Star Telegram 03 Oct 2016
Let’s not overthink this. The Texas Rangers, all Pythagorean numbers notwithstanding, were the best baseball team in the American League for 162 games. As manager Jeff Banister ponders over these ... ....

Gaming the system (BGSU - Bowling Green State University)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Oct 2016
(Source. BGSU - Bowling Green State University). By Bob Cunningham. Remember reading 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll when you were a child? It's one of those children's tales that can be challenging even to adults ... 'It's the best way to learn, honestly, just ask your niece and nephew,' Stevens said ... That's the kind of learning I am looking to achieve.' ... 'They're not at all worried about the Pythagorean theorem,' Stevens said ... (noodl....

Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz is a football whiz, and he can handle trigonometry too

Edit Penn Live 23 Sep 2016
All of Carson Wentz's firmest supporters have trumpeted similar lines about his intelligence. The Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback, many around him say, has a mind as sharp as any football player in the NFL ... "It's incredible.". When personnel head Howie Roseman explained why the team traded up to draft Wentz No ... He and Wentz were learning how to balance the Pythagorean Theorem with the pressures of playing Division I football ... ....

Records only part of story; 2016 could be legendary

Edit MLB 20 Sep 2016
Sure, we're all caught up in the records -- the win-loss ledgers that are going to determine the October dance cards and seeding. But don't lose sight of the records -- the history at stake in these last two weeks of the 2016 season. Here are five trends worth tracking.. David Ortiz ... Yet they've run away with the AL West -- and significantly outperformed their Pythagorean win expectation -- because of how they've fared in one-run tilts ... ....
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