Sentences with phrase «action on a distance»

By that time, their vision has also improved enough for them to find it interesting to watch some action on a distance.

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If the impact is detrimental, distance yourself quickly and move on to more positive news and actions.

To an alien life form living on another planet billions of light years from us the death of an 8 year old human, while tragic to us, might be linked by what Einstein called «s p o o k y action at a distance» to an alien birth making it one of their most joyous occasions.

Sherburne assumes that common sense or science overwhelmingly supports the view that there can be no «action at a distance» and hence thinks that the burden of proof rests on anyone who would assert this to be possible.

With the Higgs Boson we confirmed the existence of the Higgs field which goes a long way to explaining the interactions between particles on a quantum level and is giving us a peek into something that has long confounded us, what Einstein called «sp o o ky action at a distance».

The actions will depend on the distance.

Edmund Burke, who believed in the principle of «virtual representation» in other contexts, denied that it applied to the American colonies; he cited their distance, the size of their populations, and his trust in their own legislatures to take action on taxation necessary for the well - being of the empire.

Some people distance themselves from those who talk about suicide, believing that there is no stopping those who have decided on that course of action.

That is cutting it fine to say it mildly, as we are in Premier League action on the Saturday, and even if Campbell does start you would not expect him to last the distance.

The action got sloppy for a couple minute stretch after the Rockets went up by 11 on a Parsons three, and the Blazers stayed within striking distance thanks to some strong play from Aldridge.

He figures that Sandy Koufax is a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity for a scout, and after some fast action on the long - distance phone Ed gets in touch with the Koufax family and tells them that Branch Rickey of the Pirates has authorized him to offer $ 5,000 more than Brooklyn's top bid, whatever it is.

When you watch and listen at the same time it's clear he misses an awful lot (yardage, down and distance, location of the action on the field — passes around the perimeter, the motion of the offense, who's doing what on defense).

British distance star gets ninth global gold with 5000m victory, while Matthew Centrowitz and Caster Semenya also take titles on final session of Rio 2016 track action

There was also Football League action for those sides already knocked out, beginning on Thursday for Jordan Houghton and Doncaster, who beat Portsmouth 3 - 1 to put distance between themselves and their defeated foes in the race for automatic promotion.

, we graduated to putting the Babysitter on the kitchen floor so he could closely watch the hot action from a safe distance.

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to distance themselves from people whose actions could lead to violence.

Other post-USSR countries, on the other hand, were founded on nationalist ideals, and their governments were quite committed to distancing themselves as far from their past as possible, so destroying statues was an important action to them and their electorate, and expenses were more justified in their eyes.

NYSUT tends to maintain an arm's - length distance from some of the more attention - getting political actions organized by AQE, such as a February rally outside the Executive Mansion and a protest that halted a legislative budget hearing on Cuomo's plans for education.

Furthermore, B. nipponica adults have intrinsic traits that may facilitate their actions as dispersal agents for this mycoheterotrophic herb: (1) their abundance in the plant habitat; (2) they are ground - dwelling, which means they defecate on the forest floor where M. humile's fungal partners, Russulaceae, reside; and (3) the long transit times of seeds through their gut (3 - 10 h) providing occasional long - distance seed dispersal.

The secret to the wheel's power to move loads over long distances is that it magnifies the actions of the axle: just a small rotation of the axle results in a much larger motion on the part of the wheel.

Using research on the perception of affordances (the possibility of an action on an object or environment) for maximum distance and therefore maximum speed and damage throwing, the researchers simulated the projectile motions the spheroids would undergo if thrown by an expert.

This week on the podcast: spooky action at a distance, quantum entanglement, nano radios and more from the March issue of Scientific American magazine.

The experiment is based on the entanglement property of quantum mechanics, also known as «spooky action at a distance» — a property so mysterious that not even Einstein could come to terms with it.

The digital baton, which is detailed in a research paper»Em bedding a Crowd inside a Relay Baton: A Case Study in a Non-Competitive Sporting Activity», which will be presented this summer at the «CHI17» conference, contains sensors which broadcast information such as location, speed and distance data to a webpage, allowing people to follow the action on their phone, tablet or PC.

It relies on something called quantum entanglement — what Albert Einstein called «spooky action at a distance.»

Multiple tests on the ground found that the photons had opposite polarizations far more often than would be expected by chance, confirming that «spooky action at a distance» takes place even on large scales.

Similar to a real vacation, this action can help reset — at least temporarily — the dial on how important that «critically urgent» issue felt in the moment by creating that distance.

Wilhelm's dual surveyor bots are helpful, but somewhat echo towards Roland's or Axton's turret like action skills, but Claptrap will no doubt be the most played because of how inexplicably unpredictable his action skill is, as he assumes the role of all other vault hunters up to this point based on the situation around him, which is sometimes not always the good route (I cooped with my friend who got the Psycho die of the action skill when we were primarily shooting at enemies from a distance).

Shot (with one exception) in black and white by Florian Ballhaus (son of Michael), the film is set to a score that is more industrial sound than music; yet, it is the combination of the clinically clean black - and - white cinematography, the disturbing score, and the narrative's single - minded focus on the protagonist's actions (there is no moment when the film seeks to psychologise him) by which the film manages to simultaneously solicit, on the one hand, our fascination with and, increasingly, horror about the events depicted — even long after Herold has proven how scarily easy it is for him to order mass murder (and, whenever necessary, to set an example by killing himself)-- and, on the other hand, to ensure that we keep some intellectual distance from the diegetic events.

Perhaps because it centers on a murder no one in the film seems to care about, and features a framing device involving maid Macy Gray recounting the film's actions, which further distances this sleepy train wreck from the white - hot emotions at its core.

Without giving much consideration to the context that breed such an environment, bar a couple of fleeting scenes where one of the Day's gang attempts to find work as a farm hand, it begs the question as to what the film is trying to accomplish by focusing on the gang; especially when the film's ephemeral style distances the action from reality, laying blame on the gangs for Day's downward spiral into a life of crime and not the faulty idealism behind the myth of American opportunity.

The film had which been delayed to work on the technology and presentation, as well as to get some distance from Disney's recent live - action adaptation.

Director Len Wiseman is good on action, and Patrick Tatopoulus's dystopic production design is within hailing distance of «Blade Runner,» his chief influence.

«Particular qualities of the digital world suggest the need for a greater sense of responsibility about one's actions there, such as the public and persistent nature of content posted online, the distance between one's actions and their effects on others, and opportunities for anonymity.»

George Miller (CA), ranking Democrat on the House Education Committee, said that «the distance is narrow» between the parties on how best to improve ESEA and attributed the current stalemate to an inability to compromise in the current political environment, despite new concerns that a lack of action could imperil national security (see report roundup below).

A visual warning appears on the instrument panel if a minimum distance set by the driver is not maintained, and a flashing symbol and acoustic signal are activated if avoiding action is required.

To witness from a distance the raw power of nature in action at this spectacular waterfall is unforgettable, but those who join Great Rail Journeys on an escorted rail trip in Zambia can enjoy the magical experience of a close - up view of the falls at sunset on a Zambezi river cruise.

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The Key West Bed and Breakfast is within easy distance of the sunset celebrations on Mallory Square and the vibrant action on Duval Street.

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Photo mode really is a great feature; allowing the camera to be positioned with freedom within the vicinity of Rad and Dusty whilst on their platforming action adventure including extensive customisation of images such as panning, camera height, zooming in or out, anywhere from a minor tilt to a full sideways, upward or downward facing tilt, field of view within the range of 50 to 120, depth of field focal region, focal bokeh size and focal distance, saturation, gamma, gain and contrast, alongside 9 variations of colour grading intensity including cross process, portaesque, proviaesque, velviaesque, fire, blue ravine, empty, snowy and rainy.

This can be in the form of rhythm toys that you have perform a simple action like winding up a car to have it travel a pre-set distance or endless mini-games that go on as long as you can before messing up.

Healing said hits are no picnic either, and last a positive age, requiring the player to distance themselves from the action in order to heal and evade failure, which isnt» always easy when there's a litter of raving Giaprey on your behind.

Players will receive instruction on the various new actions that the Devil Bringer bestows, such as the ability to slam creatures to the ground, cover great distances in a single bound or even grab enemies while on the ground or in the air and pull them towards Nero to continue an attack combo.

It's classic adventure game action, and rather than distance me from what was really going on, it further drew me in.

The traps and tripwires Aloy uses to disable and weaken opponents from a distance are remarkably effective when aimlessly wandering the rolling hills and getting the drop on unsuspecting prey, but they can't elevate the action in standard combat encounters.

Toderi tends to make detached recordings of actions that often unfold in an everyday environment; her deliberately elementary use of video as an expressive means emphasizes her desire to concentrate on the subject and the action taking place, distancing herself from pure and simple creative will.

Each photograph depicts Dol in the process of an immediately identifiable but mysterious action: we see her recumbent on a bed, fully clothed in a bathtub full of water, approaching a doorway, navigating through a dark space by flashlight with eyes fixed on an indeterminate point in the distance.

You distance yourself from the immediacy of the problem, and give yourself a chance to reflect onit, and to calmly decide on a course of action.

BTW, I wonder if part of the resolution to this matter may be related to quantum effects, spooky action at a distance (recent experiments regarding quantum entanglement appear to prove Einstein was wrong on this question), or related to properties of photons which give rise to some very peculiar optical effects, in which it seems that the photons somehow know where they are going before they get there?