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...deadline. That's because some parts of the planet are much bigger than others, at least in circumference. The Earth's equator is 24,901 miles around. The perimeter of the Arctic Circle, by contrast, is just 9,945 miles, and if you stand five feet from the North Pole, the circumference you inscribe as the Earth rotates is a scant 31.4 feet. Yet in all of those places, it still takes 24 hours to complete a single rotation. (The fact that points along the equator move faster than others is the reason NASA and the European Space Agency...
...people in each story reveal some hidden truths about the depth of human emotion, knowledge, and reaction experienced by each narrator. Throughout the course of the collection, it becomes more and more clear that this influence is felt not only in the earth beneath each character’s feet but also in the blood coursing through their veins...
...result is a mixed entertainment, more engrossing than enthralling, that leads moviegoers down a long hall of distorted mirrors, then pulls the expertly woven rug of plausibility from under their feet to reveal the scary graffiti on the floor. Whether you feel enlightened or swindled is your call. But stick around for the final scene, where self-knowledge may redeem the biggest monster on Shutter Island...
...sort of fellow you would have wanted to invent it: playful in mind and in spirit to the very end. He once referred to himself indirectly as "Admiral Asteroid, Conqueror of the Cosmic All." Early on, he convinced county fairgoers that his discs flew on an invisible wire: 100 feet for $1; the disc was free! I bought one of his legendary Pluto Platters--the archetype for all modern plastic flying discs--as a 10-year-old in the spring...
...first tsunami wave is expected to hit at 11:04 a.m., Hawaii time, at heights estimated from 39 inches to six feet. Through local lore, residents know that the first wave may not be the biggest one. Indeed, because of the island's geography, the waves are expected to wrap around the islands, bouncing from one to the other, after they first make impact...