In geometry, parallel lines are straight lines that run alongside one another and never intersect. They share a common trait, which is that they maintain a constant distance between them. Determining ...

Abstract: Measurement of complex natural flows, especially those occurring in rivers due to man-made structures, is often hampered by the limitations of existing flow measurement methods. Furthermore, ...

Consumer theory examines how consumers allocate income and make purchasing decisions. All economic activity takes place within the context of limitations. Consumers, therefore, need to make trade-offs ...

Abstract: Insulator parallel gaps in a transmission line protect the insulator from arc burn and provide protection from lightning. Detection of insulator parallel-gap faults based on aerial ...

Jonathan Gannon's Arizona Cardinals suffered a jarring loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The Cardinals led 21-6 in the fourth quarter but shockingly lost 22-21 ...

Giancarlo Stanton hit another one of those home runs that only Giancarlo Stanton seems to hit. The New York Yankees star came to the plate in the top of the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on ...

Excavations at the megalithic complex in Carnac, France, have revealed that it may be the oldest site of its kind in Europe. Archaeologists working at Le Plasker—a newly discovered section of the ...

China has entered a new era of ocean exploration. Its top leader, Xi Jinping, has pushed to make China a maritime power — with a world-class navy, the largest deep-sea fishing fleet, and an interest ...

Andrew Wiley, who was charged with killing his 12-year-old daughter and dumping her body in the Georgia woods, has died in the Leon County jail, the Sheriff's Office announced. Wiley, 36, was the ...

More than 200 pages into “Parallel Lines,” Edward St. Aubyn’s second novel in an intellectually roving series about separated-at-birth twins and seemingly everyone they know, one exasperated character ...

“I think that maybe it’s not two circles but one,” says Sebastian, the protagonist of Edward St Aubyn’s scintillating new novel Parallel Lines to his newly discovered sister, Olivia. They are looking ...

Edward St. Aubyn’s five-book cycle, the Patrick Melrose novels, published between 1992 and 2011 and now widely recognized as a classic of British literature, covers a lot of territory in the chronicle ...