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...days before Easter. The only problem is that the date of Easter is probably the most complicated celebratory calculation this side of Hinduism, which has a number of competing religious calendars. The standard rule is "the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox." But in fact, the actual divination of the date is so involved that it has its own offical name: "computus." And so challenging that Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of history's greatest mathematicians, devoted the time to create an algorithm for it. It goes on for many lines...
Bennett C. Braddock III ’08 dashed across his Eliot House suite, the tassels of his loafers bouncing in time to his step. He was in a festive mood, sporting salmon-colored trousers and a vernal polo. Making his way past his party guests, Braddock paused the stereo, which had been blaring Bon Jovi. An abrupt hush came over the well-dressed-but-getting-sloppier room. Taking a swig of Sam Adams, Braddock composed himself and declared, “Thank you all for coming here tonight. It’s nice to see all you nerdy bastards...
...Corlisses, wouldn't have it any other way. For us, the opening of a May film festival triggers a renewal of faith in film. Optimism surges with the spring; hope springs vernal. This is where the seeds are planted in a garden of film that will bloom for the rest of the year. This is where Pulp Fiction, L.A. Confidential, The Pianist, Mystic River, Fahrenheit 9/11 and many other Oscar winners were first seen. Film is our religion, and Cannes marks the beginning of our liturgical calendar...
Unlike SpringFest, its vernal counterpart on the river, FallFeast is entirely financed by the council and directed at undergraduates...
...foliage is in full color this week in Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Also peaking is northeastern Utah, especially along U.S. Highway 191 from Vernal to Flaming Gorge. And in central Colorado the mountains flanking Interstate 70, particularly at Loveland Pass, are awash in color. --By Lisa McLaughlin