Ants use 'math' to find fastest routes Just as light does, ants traveling through different materials follow the fastest path, not the shortest one. A recent study found that when fire ants (Wasmannia auropunctata) crossed different surfaces, the insects chose the route that would minimize their total walking time, rather than the distance traveled. More
Five ways to celebrate 3.14159 on Pi Day Today is Pi Day, a day to celebrate the joys of the mathematical constant of 3.14159 or a slice of baked deliciousness. If the term "pi" doesn't ring any bells, let's review a little high school geometry. Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and is represented by the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet ("π") and is often written simply as "pi." More
Harvard Sophomore Uses Math to Predict Oscar Winners Using formulas he says are derived from "only math and 15 years of data, no personal hunches," a college student named Ben Zauzmer is taking a Nate Silver-like approach to predicting the Oscar winners -- and he says last year, his model proved 100 percent effective at determining who'd take home trophies in all eight of the major categories. More
Don't rush maths, report urges Rushing able mathematicians through the curriculum means England is producing pupils with a "superficial" grasp of the subject, a report suggests. More
MS man accused of booby-trapping no-parking sign with razors A Mississippi man is accused of putting razor blades in a no-parking sign adjacent to his property, and now faces serious charges after a woman was injured trying to remove the sign. Jason Curle was ... 11/24/2024 - 8:57 am | View Link
Shooting in downtown Greenville parking garage injures two, police say Greenville police are investigating after officers on duty heard gunfire from a parking garage in downtown Greenville. 11/24/2024 - 1:42 am | View Link
Shooting in downtown Greenville parking garage leaves two injured victims GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that left two victims injured that took place in a parking garage in Downtown Greenville on ... 11/24/2024 - 1:29 am | View Link
Hospital withdraws £15 weekly parking ticket A weekly £15 parking ticket for visitors to a hospital has been withdrawn. People coming to Bedford Hospital will have to pay the standard charges of up to £12 per day which amounts to £84 per week - ... 11/23/2024 - 5:20 pm | View Link
Williamsburg Premium Outlets to reopen Sunday after parking lot collapse Area businesses evacuated due to fire at Premium Outlets. The fire caused a parking lot behind the stores to partially collapse. 11/23/2024 - 4:54 pm | View Link
a parking lot/place/space "Parking space", as cuchu says, is a space for one car - within a car park, or at the side of a road, for example. "Parking place" also exists over here, with the meaning "dedicated parking space". A disabled person, for example, might apply to the council to have a disabled parking place painted on the road outside his/her house. 11/21/2024 - 11:07 pm | View Link
In or On the driveway Hi. Can I assume that both examples below are correct: The car was parked in the driveway. The car was parked on the driveway. It looks like it's a style choice.. "In" looks more common, but "on" is used too, I see. In Hemingway's Garden of Eden, I see: Catherine's car was in the driveway of... 11/21/2024 - 9:26 pm | View Link
What's the difference between space & room? For example, parking space, a space for the ("solid" regularly shaped) computer, a seating space in the car; room for someone (not regularly shaped, but of course perfectly shaped ^*o*^), room for being able to get out of the car, like in Mjscott's dialogue. 11/21/2024 - 9:12 pm | View Link
It is not allowed to ... You could say "parking is not permitted here," "you may not park here," "you are not permitted to park here," "parking is not allowed here," or several other turns of phrase. While your sentence is not grammatically incorrect, it is not considered good colloquial (or formal) English. "Allow" is fine. 11/21/2024 - 1:48 pm | View Link
car park vs carpark | WordReference Forums According to Collins Cobuild Advanced Dictionary, 'car park' can also be spelled 'carpark'. Do native speakers spell it as one word? Thanks. 11/21/2024 - 10:28 am | View Link
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police have levelled multiple charges against imprisoned former premier Imran Khan, his wife and others for inciting people to violence, officials said Thursday, following days of protests and clashes in which at least six people were killed and scores more were injured.
Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi led thousands of people from the country’s northwest to march on the capital Islamabad to demand the release of Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023.
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