Word: 18th
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...what I'm hoping to do is bring about a marriage between human reading and machine reading. If you distrust computers, you won't advance at all; if you have just computers and know nothing about literature, you're likely to go wrong as well." (Read about England's 18th century Shakespeare hoax...
Millions of Saudis, of course, still adhere to the strict religious and social conservatism that dates to the 18th century pact made between Mohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a puritanical preacher, and the founder of the Saud dynasty Mohammed ibn Saud. And many conservatives resent the social changes the King is pushing. "Those around King Abdullah use his peaceful positions to impose secular values," says conservative cleric Mohsen al-Awajy. "But Saudi society is a special, tribal society, and neither King Abdullah or anyone else can impose his own interpretation of Islam. They can do nothing without Islam. There...
...Georgian style, which derives its name from the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover (Georges I-IV), takes its inspiration from the highly symmetrical and ordered style of Georgian architecture in 18th- and 19th-century England...
...Crimson also placed three boats in the Men’s Championship Eights race, which finished in 18th, 22nd, and 24th. The 18th-place boat, a sophomore crew coxed by second-year Alex Sopko, who is also a Crimson sports editor, finished in 15:28.495—under a minute behind the Great Eight, who won the race. The other two boats, including one rowed entirely by freshman, were only seconds behind...
...eights, Harvard sent out its three varsity boats. The 1V rowed impressively, finishing in third place based on its raw time of 15:36.607, but the Crimson was dealt a 60-second penalty which bumped it down to 18th. According to Eiermann, the boat starting ahead of Harvard got caught up in the buoys. The Crimson eight, already building up its speed, passed the entangled boat before the line and was penalized for starting in the wrong order...