| 单词 | cannonball |
| 例句 | A ball of water shot out of the river like a cannonball, and just before it hit Sigurd, it crunched into ice. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He squeezed himself tighter into the doorway and tried not to think about the gruesome stories Papa’s men used to tell, about men who’d had their heads blown off by cannonballs. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Giving it a little extra, Palmer fired a final cannonball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z As he climbed, his calf muscles hardened under his climbing skin like hairy cannonballs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Fezzik picked up a rock the size of a cannonball and aimed at a crack in the mountain thirty yards away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z None of the American cannonballs hit the ships; each splashed down harmlessly in the river. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Roman demigods tried to chase him, tripping over piles of cannonballs and dodging tourists, who screamed and ran in circles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Until it smacks me like a cannonball: all of this is ending. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In fact,it is not really consistent to treat light like cannonballs in Newton’s theory of gravity because the speed of light is fixed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We are a volley of bullets, we are cannonballs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That evil sizzling sound of approaching cannonballs filled the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We climbed out to do cannonballs and watermelons off the side, making big geyserlike splashes intended to drench as many people sitting poolside as possible. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The Cyclopes’ siege tower shot glowing green cannonballs into the city, blasting craters in the forum, reducing houses to ruins. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Then came the cannon explosions. British warships had sailed into the river below us, and were blasting us nonstop with cannonballs.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the lawn, the Laistrygonians were stacking bronze cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But it still rolled through his body like a cannonball. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It must have been a shell...one of those new exploding cannonballs. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I searched the skies for flaming comets, for that was how I pictured a cannonball would look. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A cannonball came down, smashing a house just a few yards from where Nate stood. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z When we finish eating, I run up to open the door for Bieber, who almost trips down the stairs and then flings himself into the room like a cannonball. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And the peckers of the young men would still be semierect, and their muscles would be bulging like cannonballs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Why there was a garden hose on the roof, Frank wasn’t sure, but every time the giants sent up a cannonball, Percy summoned a high-powered blast of water and detonated the sphere in midair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A cannonball shattered a tree right in front of them. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z There were no sleeves in die shirt, and his arms had muscles like black cannonballs. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One threw a cannonball that arced over Frank’s head and blew up the chimney. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What happens is that deep in the Earth there is an explosion that fires, in effect, a cannonball of magma to the surface at supersonic speeds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They heard about a new kind of cannonball called a shell. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z It intercepted the cannonball midair, detonating a massive fireball. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Percy turned his garden hose and shot another cannonball out of the sky. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He towered over us, at least seven feet tall with biceps the size of cannonballs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Returning home, he was attacked by cannon fire from a castle, and combed the cannonballs from his hair with a 900-foot-long rake. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It tells the story of a place that was working iron and steel so far back that it made cannonballs for the Union army. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Jason shot out of the water like a human cannonball. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I mean, while I was spending my summers doing cannonballs at the community rec center pool, Quinton was out saving the world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The smell of food hits me like a cannonball in the gut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Those bronze cannonballs... those are bad news. I think we used some of them against the giants. They catch fire and blow up.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Imagine a million really weighty cannonballs squeezed down to the size of a marble and–well, you’re still not even close. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But the crew of a big warship didn’t just fire off one cannonball at a time. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I hear a crackling and a crash—the cannonball hitting a tree. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Any minute he expected a cannonball to plow through the crowd, for an explosion to blow them all into the smoky sky. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “As I handed him his gun, a cannonball ripped his head from his body.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We are a volley of bullets, sing the newest cadets, we are cannonballs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A cannonball had landed in his fireplace during the first Battle of Bull Run, at the very start of the conflict. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Rowan heard none of what transpired between Xenocrates and Goddard, but he did see the High Blade hurl himself into the deep end, creating a cannonball splash that drew everyone’s attention. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Next to the ogres sat several mesh bags filled with bronze spheres like cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’ll quote you on that when a cannonball lands in my lap,” said Nina. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In a recent dream, Abigail reported, she was riding in a coach when, suddenly, several large cannonballs were flying toward her. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The unopposed pressure launched the airlock like a cannonball as the Hab's atmosphere explosively escaped through the breach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But to Canton, a school bus is also a cannonball. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Leave it to our town to be named after a wild berry sour enough to change your outlook on life, with a pit the size of a cannonball. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A flaming green cannonball sailed overhead and suddenly vaporized. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They began throwing cannonballs—dozens at a time. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I didn't enjoy that time the Hab launched me like a cannonball. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We soon graduated to pieces of paper that were rolled up and chewed until they were sticky with spit, then shot out of a pen like cannonballs. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There was a cannonball stove with a steaming coffeepot on top. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The ships were too far away to be hit, and the cannonballs fell into the river. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Once when I was about six I did a cannonball off the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A cannonball narrowly missed the yacht, soaking the bow and sending them wobbling like a toy again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The path was narrow and strewn with rocks like cannonballs, so the Sicilian had a terrible time keeping up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was curled up in this ball, like doing a cannonball, but on carpeting, with my arms wrapped around my leg. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The muscles of their calves and upper arms were like cannonballs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In terms of deadly projectiles, it’s right up there with grenades and cannonballs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z No building would protect him from the force of a cannonball. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Maricela puts her drink down, squeezes her nose, and cannonballs to the deep end. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But if light is composed of particles, one might expect them to be affected by gravity in the same way that cannonballs, rockets, and planets are. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z From across the counter comes a wet, cool cabbage, as big as a cannonball. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Down in the yard, the ogres were milling around, shoving each other, occasionally yelling at the house, and throwing bronze cannonballs that exploded in midair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As Percy watched, a cannonball hit the Senate House and the dome partially collapsed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A representative from Discovery Channel did not immediately respond to an e-mail asking what experiment the show's producers were conducting when the cannonball was fired. Cannonball hits home in "MythBusters" TV shoot 2011-12-07T19:44:17Z A person shouldn’t expect the premiere of “Hood Adjacent” to cannonball into the depths of discomfort that “Get Out” swims in for an extended amount of time. “Hood Adjacent with James Davis” explores the reality of black life versus the idea of black as fashion 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The team found the cannonball while excavating the site of a field hospital, where they found unexpected evidence of heavy fighting in the area and some human remains from amputations. Cannonball highlights how close Napoleon came to victory at Waterloo 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z “Detonate me / Shoot me like a cannonball,” she sings, “Decapitate me / Hit me like a baseball.” Sia keeps the pain alive on '1000 Forms of Fear' 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Oh, what if after that first step so small, Neil’s giant leap had been a cannonball? Style Invitational Week 1410: Legends of the fall 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, it’s hard for a home viewer to see him and not see Ms. McCarthy’s seething cannonball. Sean Spicer’s Briefings, Cringe TV for an Audience of One 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z We looked up at the softball-size cannonball lodged in the Flemish-bond brick wall of the church, a symbol of Norfolk’s fiery destruction. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z April Pool's Day, Shoreline: Water-safety activities and demonstrations followed by free swim and cannonball contest with prizes, 1 p.m. Whirligig and other weekend community events 2011-04-08T22:01:05Z She also tackles the internal barriers, the “fear and otherness” that hold so many back, that keep marginalized people toe-dipping in the system while the privileged cannonball straight in. Kill a Dead-End Job and Make the Leap to Career Happiness 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z SAT All ages learn about getting safely prepared for seasonal water-related activities, water-safety activities and demonstrations followed by free swim and cannonball contest, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-04-11T20:53:24Z He dove into the third movement the way one cannonballs into cold water, and really pushed the presto through its bombastic home stretch. Review | Lang Lang and the NSO delight a comeback crowd at the Kennedy Center 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The phrase echoed his resolve to keep in memory his creative forebears: the illusionists and enchanters, the charlatans and cardsharps, the human cannonballs, armless artists, learned animals and practitioners of ancient acts that still amaze. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z A highlight, at least for me, was the classic toy soldier dance, in which a cannonball slow-motion slays the corps. Big Critic, Little Critic? Me, My Daughter and the Rockettes 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z DUBLIN, Calif. — A stunt for the TV show "MythBusters" sent an errant cannonball through a California family's house and into a parked minivan a few hundred feet away. "MythBusters" cannonball rips through house, van 2011-12-07T16:19:07Z Eight days into a two-week sailing course in New Zealand, I felt like the young and ineffectual officer in “Master and Commander” who ends his troubles by jumping off the ship holding a cannonball. A senior’s intense, 14-day sailing lesson — from scratch — off the New Zealand coast 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In “Cocoon,” despite being reinvigorated by extraterrestrial intervention, the only athletic feat Brimley could manage was a boisterous cannonball off a diving board. The Wilford Brimley Meme That Helps Measure Tom Cruise’s Agelessness 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee will participate in a Q. and A. after Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. screening with the critic Ashley Clark, who has described “Bamboozled” as “equal parts crystal ball and cannonball.” Movie Listings for Oct. 23-29 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z If a bird flew past and struck Tom, it would be like a cannonball. Tom Cruise’s Most Dangerous Stunts in ‘Mission: Impossible’ 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Surely Pink isn't going to be shot out like a human cannonball? Pink 2010-06-13T21:46:00Z Good idea: Doing a cannonball into the pool. Style Invitational Week 1459: And we quote: ‘It’s Parody Time’ 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Aside from the home that was struck, the cannonball also damaged a parked car, said the cable TV network. Cannonball hits home in "MythBusters" TV shoot 2011-12-07T19:44:17Z At that moment he was awestruck, as if he'd been hit by a cannonball! Read the winner of the 247 tale competition 2011-08-29T00:25:55Z Disease and starvation were far more deadly than cannonballs, rifles and swords. When the guns of the Civil War fell silent 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z It wasn't a bad debut for Hilary, who showed momentary interest in Chilean human cannonball Rodrigo, who could blast himself 35 metres across a town square. Rewind TV: Dragons' Den; Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words; My Life as a Turkey: Natural World Special 2011-08-06T23:05:53Z SUN Water safety activities and demonstrations followed by one-hour free swim and cannonball contest with prizes, 1 p.m. Community calendar 2012-03-28T23:08:04Z Sure enough, halfway through the fight between mice and toy soldiers, featherweight cannonballs get hurled straight out into the auditorium. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Nutcracker’ in Philadelphia and by Manhattan Youth Ballet 2012-12-17T22:54:57Z The actions scenes are intense, showing sophisticated visual effects with realistic period-era warships trading cannonball volleys. Heroic tale of 'The Admiral: Roaring Currents' is a hit in South Korea 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z A slew of wild fables about a witch, a human cannonball, and more. Review | ‘Big Fish’ looks for the truth in a father-son relationship 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Chatzinoff recalled their relationship “took off like a cannonball,” and they spoke everyday when she then went to Tokyo for Sotheby’s. Family Vacation Rule: ‘No Ring, No Bring’ 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Evans, a 5-foot-7 cannonball of energy whose suits were as dapper as his hair was messy, seemed to float above the crowd, sprinkling buoyancy, and too fast to catch. Harry Evans, Potentate of Print, Was Also a Social Butterfly 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z He is an icon of Hollywood of the Carter/Reagan years, the cannonball of old-school manliness and fun. Burt Reynolds: the easygoing cannonball of old-school Hollywood manliness | Peter Bradshaw 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z When he was six, he got his first real piece of good luck – a distant cousin was killed by a cannonball in Corsica, making Byron heir presumptive to the title. Rereading: Childe Harold by Lord Byron 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z In 1777 a direct hit on the painting from an American cannonball lopped off the king’s head. Antiques: Princeton?s Faculty Room and Britain?s Rail Posters 2010-05-27T21:29:00Z The barrel is etched with a user’s manual in Chinese and Manchu, explaining how to aim at 45-degree angles and pack pounds of gunpowder around the cannonballs. Antiques: Antiques: ?Playing House? Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum 2012-02-23T23:23:42Z They seem more like an arboretum than anything else, and I admired mazelike java fig trees, a towering smooth-barked kauri and a fascinating cannonball tree, which holds dozens of large, spherical fruits. Sri Lanka, an Island Nation That Is Best Savored Slowly 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The spartan living quarters, however, had been crammed around the entrance floor, above an arsenal of gunpowder and cannonballs, and below the wind-scythed roof deck. Napoleon-proof your home: convert a Martello tower 2010-12-20T21:31:01Z It kills you so fast you go to the grave like a cannonball. From Joshua Ferris: A Father’s Scattershot Legacy, Narrated Unreliably 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z I admit that the campground pool gave me pause, but the boys loved it and did as many cannonballs into the deep end as they could before it was closed for the day. A latecomer to the #vanlife party takes a 4,000-mile road trip in a pop-up camper 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z There were still posters celebrating sword-swallowers and spiritualists and strongmen able to withstand a cannonball blast to the stomach. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z It is a vital work that’s equal parts crystal ball and cannonball: glittering and prophetic, heavy and dangerous. Bamboozled: Spike Lee's masterpiece on race in America is as relevant as ever 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Both Ms. White and the cannonball, Mr. Zacchini, won, but intellectual property lawyers said this argument, too, is likely a long shot against Fortnite. A Real-World Battle Over Dancing Avatars: Did Fortnite Steal the Floss? 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z These bring daylight into what would otherwise be dark storerooms better suited to housing cannonballs. Napoleon-proof your home: convert a Martello tower 2010-12-20T21:31:01Z It feels significant, then, that the waters Vizl photographs often look depopulated, like an empty soundstage across which his subjects are wandering — a thresher shark, a school of striped Bengal snappers, a cannonball jellyfish. From the Highest Heights to the Lowest Depths, in Photographs 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In Virginia, sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene when a group of children detected their way to a 150-year-old Union Army cannonball that could have contained explosive black powder. The New Detectorists 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z The sanctuary is next to a larger, privately owned property that includes a bed-and-breakfast in a historic building dating to 1760 when this area was known as Speedwell and included a cannonball forge. Rescued wolves have a safe space in the Pennsylvania woods 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Its lobby and rooms, which start at 169 Canadian dollars, display local artifacts like coins and cannonballs. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Quebec City 2011-10-13T19:52:56Z A great bronze skull is a cratered cannonball, a damaged weight. Picasso: War, peace and a life of extremes 2010-05-19T20:29:00Z In Mozambique, for example, he turned a cannonball and a whitewashed fort into an otherworldly blue landscape. Pete Turner, Photographer, Dies at 83; Used Rich Color to Alter Reality 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z In “Cocoon,” despite being reinvigorated by extraterrestrial intervention, the only athletic feat Brimley could manage was a boisterous cannonball off a diving board. The Wilford Brimley Meme That Helps Measure Tom Cruise’s Agelessness 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Their works emphasized the dancers’ liquid ease of movement, their surprise quickness and their serenity in sailing through the most devilishly abandoned, limb-flinging feats of cannonball force. Review | San Francisco Ballet takes the Kennedy Center stage with six bold new works 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z As the temperatures spike and mosquitoes descend, outdoorsy types — even those who haven’t canoed or performed a running cannonball in decades — think back to halcyon summers at overnight camp. Camp Getaways for the Whole Family 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z “I See the Light” is explicit about certain details—like Williams’s tendency to garnish every meal with a cannonball of tomato ketchup—but coy about others. We Can’t Quit You, Hank Williams 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The wreck was in great condition considering it sank in 1706 and there were lots of artefacts to discover including large cannons, cannonballs and barrels containing animal bones! Scuba diving trips around the world: readers’ tips 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Historical finds include cannonballs, a sword blade and a wheel experts believe belonged to a wagon that blew up during the two days of supply dumps. Confederate military relics dumped during Union offensive unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z For years, it was unclear why, but a new study suggests jet expulsions of hot matter burped out like cosmic cannonballs are behind it. Scientists just solved the riddle of a dead star that burps ultra-hot "cosmic cannonballs" of matter 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z We have at least one clue to start: Kepler’s conjecture states that infinitely many identical spheres best fill three-dimensional space if you stack them like cannonballs. Gift Wrapping Five Oranges Has Outwitted the Best Minds in Mathematics for Generations 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The southern states decided they were no longer going to play by the rules of the Constitution they had ratified, so they started firing cannonballs at Fort Sumter, a military installation of the United States. Stand your ground set the stage: How we let fascism creep in 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “Sometimes, we’d wait until boats were coming into the harbor and do cannonballs, splashing them,” she recalled often. Pat McCormick, Olympic diver from Seal Beach who was the first diver to sweep gold medals in consecutive games, has died 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Any tired outer layers can just be removed and those tight cannonballs will keep for weeks. Always-available vegetables you can rely on through shortages 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Eventually, jet propulsions and strong winds from within the pulsar eject the heated matter like cosmic cannonballs. Scientists just solved the riddle of a dead star that burps ultra-hot "cosmic cannonballs" of matter 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The images centered on the 1797 warship USS Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides because, while it sank a British vessel during the War of 1812, its thick, oak hull survived a barrage of cannonballs. Help us solve a photo mystery from the USS Constitution’s 1933 Seattle visit 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z For some more explosive action, check out the “cannonball sized,” air-powered pumpkin cannon and see if you can hit the target. 5 pick-your-own apple orchards for fall fun 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z For example, a cannon exerts a strong force on a cannonball that is launched into the air. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Or been at the apex of a cannonball into the pool, only to realize their phone was still in their back pocket? Rodolfo Castro’s on-field phone flub a relatable moment 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z When the cannonball lands in the water, it is 100 ft below the cannon. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Circus bosses said the performer was one of only six "daredevil human cannonballs" in the world to attempt "such a dangerous feat". Caerphilly: Circus acrobat injured in human cannonball stunt 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z She is known for proofs for higher-dimensional equivalents of the stacking of equal-size spheres — a variation of a conjecture by Johannes Kepler involving the best way to stack cannonballs. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z For example, a cannon does not possess force, but it can exert force on a cannonball. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z She is known for proofs for higher-dimensional equivalents of the stacking of equal-sized spheres — a variation of a conjecture by Johannes Kepler involving the best way to stack cannonballs. Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia’s Next Offensive 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z It describes the motion of objects from golf balls to baseballs, and from arrows to cannonballs. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Throughout Wednesday’s match, his deliveries were regularly clocked at more than 130 mph, whizzing cannonballs that Murray had trouble reading, let alone returning. In the twilight at Wimbledon and of his career, John Isner pulls out a thrilling win 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z It was a ship covered, or clad, in iron, so cannonballs simply bounced off it. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Daimyo had to build fortified castles to withstand the destructive force of cannonballs. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One said the student was told he should "cannonball" into the water, the inquest heard. Khizar Hayat: Inquest hears teenager drowned after jumping into reservoir 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The cannon is aimed at an angle of 30° above horizontal and the initial speed of the cannonball is 600 ft/sec. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z It earned the nickname Old Ironsides during the war of 1812, when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off its wooden hull. 1st woman to command USS Constitution, aka Old Ironsides 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Kingfishers, for instance, cannonball into the water and provoke the mollies into flashing nearly every time. Why these Mexican fish do the wave 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z For the team with the pirate logo, the memo was a cannonball across their bow. SoFi Stadium wasn't built in a day, or 7,000; the inside story of what turned the tide 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z A favorite of Napoleon, General Gudin distinguished himself in battle before being hit by a cannonball on Aug. 19, 1812, as the French Army marched on Smolensk, in western Russia. A Skeleton for Diplomacy: How a Plan to Reconcile France and Russia Collapsed 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The following problems consider launching a cannonball out of a cannon. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The protracted death of the Simons brick empire — of L.A. brickmakers in general — began after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, the force of which sent bricks shooting across streets “like cannonballs.” The bricks, bombs and socialist utopias of Southern California’s labor history 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Their kicks knocked our players back like cannonballs. The Getaway 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z The community lost lives during Hurricane Matthew, when coconuts became cannonballs and St. Joseph’s church lost its roof. A lament for Haiti: ‘It is as if we are cursed’ 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z With his intense stare, cannonball head, bristling mustache and machine-gun style of speaking, Mr. Liddy looked like the archetypal bad guys he later depicted in television shows including “Miami Vice.” G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z At what angle do you need to fire the cannonball for the horizontal distance to be greatest? Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z With his intense stare, cannonball head, bristling mustache and machine-gun style of speaking, Liddy looked like the archetypal bad guys he later depicted in television shows including “Miami Vice.” G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z It earned its nickname during the War of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off its wooden hull. USS Constitution honors 1st female chief petty officer 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z British cannonballs bounced off the trees’ spongy bark and the invaders couldn’t get onshore. Palmetto pride: South Carolina state flag sparks debate 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z British cannonballs bounced off the trees’ spongy bark and the invaders couldn’t get onshore. Palmetto pride: South Carolina state flag sparks debate 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z How long will it take for the cannonball to splash into the sea? Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z A small group of children found a Civil War-era cannonball in southeastern Virginia on Wednesday that might contain explosive black powder, authorities said. ‘Luckily it didn’t spark’: Children discover Civil War-era cannonball in southeastern Virginia 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Glaser was among the handful of players who killed time by the pool, where some of his teammates were performing cannonballs off the diving board. Virginia coach has ‘no interest in going back to Florida State’ after late cancelation 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z It has all of the power, influence, and capabilities to become a cultural force, but executives have yet to cannonball into the deep end. Apple TV Plus one year later: still on trial 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z It provided cannonballs for George Washington’s army at Yorktown and steel plates for the U.S. With scenic views of leaves, covered bridges and lighthouses, these road trips show the best of fall 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z How far out to sea will the cannonball hit the water? Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The cannonball will be disposed of by an explosion. ‘Luckily it didn’t spark’: Children discover Civil War-era cannonball in southeastern Virginia 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z It was undefeated in battle and earned its nickname during the War of 1812, when British cannonballs bounced off its wooden hull. Papers shed light on early years of USS Constitution, Navy 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z If business is slow, Lycke drops his spatula and cannonballs into the sandbar to cool off. Hungry boaters fed aboard Florida floating restaurant 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z I had not come, this time, for childish fun — to eat frozen bananas and be splashed by simulated cannonballs in the Pirates of the Caribbean. What I Learned Inside the N.B.A. Bubble 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Note that 9914.26 feet is not the true range of the cannon since the cannonball lands in the ocean at a location below the cannon. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z “I was like: ‘You didn’t find … Oh my, you found a cannonball,’” said Joshua Thompson, Aviel’s father. ‘Luckily it didn’t spark’: Children discover Civil War-era cannonball in southeastern Virginia 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z That bent spacetime causes the path of a free-falling object to curve, resulting in the parabolic arc of a cannonball on Earth or the elliptical orbit of the Moon. Famous shadow of black hole provides novel test for new theories of gravity 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z An enduring symbol of ancient Greece and Athenian democracy, the Parthenon was seriously damaged during a siege by the Venetians in 1687 when gunpowder stored at the temple was hit by a cannonball and exploded. New Acropolis lighting system brightens Athens' 'eternal compass' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It earned the nickname “Old Ironsides” during the War of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off its wooden hull. USS Constitution, associated museum to reopen Friday 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Then Roddy’s trumpet comes back in the “popcorn and cannonballs” section with this fantastic melody. Mike Scott of the Waterboys: how we made The Whole of the Moon 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z As an officer in the Spanish army, Ignatius of Loyola’s leg was mangled by a cannonball. Coach’s no-nonsense approach fostered by Jesuit high school 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z It took a direct hit from a Confederate cannonball in the process. Diver tries to find every Outer Banks near-shore shipwreck 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Kettlebells are rounded weights that look a bit like a cannonball but with a handle. From couch to kettlebells: A lockdown journey 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Woods’s performance in 2000 was so dominant that it reduced the job appeal of pro golfer to somewhere below cannonball catching and fire eating. Perspective | At the U.S. Open, you can see the real drama: Between the golfers’ ears 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z I was five and reveled in blowing bubbles and doing cannonballs. To Save the Climate, Look to the Oceans 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Using unorthodox backcourt play and possessing a cannonball serve, Tilden’s influence on American tennis is hard to overstate. On this day: Died June 5, 1953: Bill Tilden, American tennis player 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Bray’s cannonball of a blog post landed just days after Amazon, historically clumsy at public relations, had begun to show signs that it was reading the room. An Amazon VP’s resignation has cast a spotlight on the company’s working conditions 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Peas for everyone, every pod a gamble, charged with cannonballs that burst with flavour. Rachel Roddy's recipe for hopeful spring risotto | A kitchen in Rome 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z A Car and Driver editorial called this “the opposite of the perfect time” for a cannonball run. Whoosh! That Car That Just Soared by Might Be Heading for the Coast 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z But as Voyager 2 discovered, that protection doesn’t stop it from discharging gassy cannonballs into space. Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z I ran and did a huge cannonball into the pool because I felt so free and like, it didn't matter. SI Swimsuit finalist with alopecia, Christie Valdiserri, on her journey: ‘It hasn’t been rainbows’ 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s been said that the cannonball was found in the east wall in the 1890s, according to a column in The Record by historian Susan Parker. Love trees and a cat rug: It’s the odd side of St. Augustine 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Last year, for example, two Civil War cannonballs were uncovered on a South Carolina beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Civil War artillery shell discovered in downtown Charleston 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Still, he and others expect more cannonball pursuits in the coming weeks of quarantine. Whoosh! That Car That Just Soared by Might Be Heading for the Coast 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z On display will be weapons like cannonballs and bayonets, plus historic maps and letters from soldiers. Abraham Lincoln museum to display rare Civil War relics 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z A Civil War cannonball was recently discovered lodged in a walnut tree at a historic house in Independence, Mo. Civil War log cabin discovered during house demolition 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z On St. Francis Street, one feature of of the Tovar House has gained notoriety over the years: A cannonball in one of the walls. Love trees and a cat rug: It’s the odd side of St. Augustine 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The cannonballs were found on Folly Beach, which is located on Folly Island, a barrier island near Charleston. Civil War artillery shell discovered in downtown Charleston 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z From Andy Weadge, superintendent: "Tank is an incredible social dog that loves attention from our golfers and boosts crew morale. He annoys our goose population with afternoon cannonballs into the pond." Our favorite golf dogs who rule the courses near you - Golf Digest 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z They wanted cannonballs to fit into cannons, and pistons to fit into cylinders. The spectacular power of interchangeable parts 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Two Civil War cannonballs were recently discovered on a South Carolina beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Civil War log cabin discovered during house demolition 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The pictures “took a cannonball to his reputation,” said Shachi Kurl, the executive director of the Angus Reid Institute, a nonprofit polling organization. Trudeau Tries to Change Conversation From Blackface. It Doesn’t Quite Work. 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Also in 2019, a Civil War cannonball was discovered lodged in a walnut tree at a historic house in Independence, Mo. Civil War artillery shell discovered in downtown Charleston 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Following 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, 16 cannonballs washed up at the same beach. SC couple finds Civil War cannonballs washed up by Dorian 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “But,” Falwell says, “I have been accused of having balls the size of cannonballs.” At Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. bets on big-time football, with a disgraced coach 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The goal is for them to be able to cannonball in unless they are told they cannot. Opinion | D.C.’s rivers are getting cleaner. Let’s think about taking a dip. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z As Lance Williams said during the 2016 propulsion workshop, “If you can levitate a cannonball in front of us, we don’t care what the theory is.” The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z From Andy Weadge, superintendent: "Tank is an incredible social dog that loves attention from our golfers and boosts crew moral. He annoys our goose population with afternoon cannonballs into the pond." Our favorite golf dogs who rule the courses near you - Golf Digest 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Because graphite was soft yet heat-resistant, it was also used for casting cannonballs. Have we all underrated the humble pencil? 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The passenger on the Silver Line Metro train first noticed the leather instrument case with a cannonball logo. Music store employees help retrieve Cannonball saxophone taken twice in store burglaries 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z There are cannonballs to represent his love for tennis — don’t get him started on Roger Federer — and there are swords that represent the University of Essex, his alma mater. House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Indeed, it’s amazing to imagine that the redshirt freshman cannonball that repeatedly wrecked the UW offensive line this spring was once sprinting down sidelines, dominating inferior defensive backs. Two moments that demonstrate why UW Huskies D-lineman Sam Taimani could soon be a fan favorite 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z But remember the last time the Warriors were just a semi-injured Curry, Thompson, and the reckless cannonball known as Draymond Green? Is this the sunset of the Golden State Warriors? - Golf Digest 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z But then war broke out, and England's government sensibly decided not to make it easy for the French to cast cannonballs. Have we all underrated the humble pencil? 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “There are two ways to get in a cold pool,” he said, “toe by toe, or take a tequila shot and do a cannonball.” Biden Didn’t Rush Into 2020. The Race Came to Him Anyway. 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z A visitor to the museum Thursday noticed a fuse in the cannonball and alerted museum officials that it might still be live. Live Civil War-era cannonball on display 20 years detonated 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z If the new Seattle XFL franchise was looking to making a splash with its first hire, it made a cannonball. Seahawks legend Jim Zorn named coach and GM of Seattle’s XFL franchise 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “Everything was a battlefield,” Gilligan explains, gesturing to a reproduction of Burkittsville, which sits in his antique shop along with a collection of lamps, cannonballs and furniture. On a Civil War battlefield in Western Maryland, opposition to Hogan’s land swap 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z But the Mercedes exploded in spectacular fashion when a British cannonball pierced the ship's gunpowder magazine, causing the ship to sink very quickly. True-life treasure hunt that turned into a comic book 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The ringmaster, the clowns, lion tamers, human cannonballs, the daring young men and women on the high trapeze – they enrich our mythology and our metaphors, from “three-ring circus” on down. Review: 'American Experience: The Circus' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z I’m not sure another Trump cannonball matters at this point. Opinion | High Noon for Judge Kavanaugh 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z “These are the bullets, cannonballs and missiles of an economic war waged against our country,” he said in a Saturday speech in his hometown of Rize, on the Black Sea. U.S. tariffs only the latest setback for a Turkish economy running on borrowed cash 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The show traces the trajectory of the spectacular, from human cannonballs to the nuclear tests in the 1950s. PhotoEspaña shows its playful side – a photo essay 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z That one includes a carriage drawn by two horses, one of which is missing a back leg, blown off by a cannonball, a historically accurate fact that they read about while researching the battle. Gettysburg museum battle dioramas accurate _ but with cats 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Many Civil War soldiers suffered from gunshot and cannonball wounds that were quickly treated in crowded and unsanitary battlefield hospitals, which promoted infections. South America’s Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Three days a week, she trained at Huntsville’s Ninja Obstacle Academy for two to three hours, navigating the cannonball alley, rope jungle, warped wall, quintuple steps and, her favorite, the peg board. Athens teacher competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Mike Burgeson said he contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to examine the cannonball. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports that museum officials began looking into whether the cannonball is an explosive threat while the museum prepared to move into the Mead Cultural Education Center. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The casino would be a cannonball in the local economic pool. Long opposed to casinos, Virginia may be ready to gamble 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z A network of commercial locomotives is veined throughout Mexico in a 1,450-mile cannonball run. Why a US-bound ‘caravan’ of Central American migrants is getting Trump’s attention 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z They watch as cannonballs whistle through the air and behold as rambunctious pirates loot villages and set things aflame. Pirates and #MeToo 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The police department would confiscate and dispose of the cannonball if any explosive contents were found. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Mike Burgeson says he contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to examine the cannonball. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Researchers are using powerful X-rays to look inside cannonballs found on the famous Tudor ship, the Mary Rose. X-ray probes Mary Rose's cannonballs 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z As with so many things involving Trump, the president’s cannonball into the middle of a relatively contained pool of player protest set off waves in all directions. Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In cannons of that period, “wadding” material such as cloth or paper would usually be stuffed behind a cannonball. Booty and books: New evidence of pirates’ interest in both 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z It’s around the same time period when explosive components were added to cannonballs. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The coquina shell walls of the oldest masonry fort in the United States once absorbed cannonballs but will be susceptible to the buffetings of the sea. Coastal waters threaten Florida’s historic resources 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z There are 1,2000 of the cannonballs, found on Henry VIII's flagship, currently stored in low humidity containers away from public gaze. X-ray probes Mary Rose's cannonballs 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Mr McCann told the BBC: "A cannonball may not sound like much but it indicates the general vicinity where the vessel went down." 'Cannonball clue' to shipwreck mystery 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Everything needed for the voyage — from shipbuilding gear and supplies to anchors, sails and cannonballs — had to be hauled overland, by sledge, horse and raft. Polar exploration: The forgotten journey 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Museum officials began looking into whether the cannonball is an explosive threat while the museum prepared to move into the Mead Cultural Education Center, the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reported. South Dakota museum’s cannonball isn’t explosive threat 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Other elements of the illustration remain artifacts of their time, especially the planets’ relative locations, which are expressed in how long it would take a cannonball fired from the sun to reach each one. Spectacular Images Show How Our View of the Universe Has Evolved 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z They discovered this when the cannonballs began to disintegrate when they were put on display. X-ray probes Mary Rose's cannonballs 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He also lost his leg, which he kept, along with the cannonball that took it, on display at a hospital in Washington. Like ‘Car Talk,’ but With Dead People 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z After the lesson, Kiara padded over to her mother and declared her love for throwing herself into the water with that tried and true method, the cannonball. Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z During the Battles of Saratoga in 1777, the house was hit by several American cannonballs while wounded British redcoats and German mercenaries were being treated inside. Family reunion at NY home damaged during Revolutionary War 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z It was there that Serge Rouleau noticed the rusty hole running through the centre of the cannonball, suggesting it likely contained gunpowder – and meaning it was potentially still explosive. 258-year-old cannonball unearthed in Quebec City may still be explosive 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z It was at this point that Dr Schofield set up a research project to understand what was going on inside the cannonballs. X-ray probes Mary Rose's cannonballs 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “It looks like somebody threw a cannonball through it,” says Sydney Vail, a trauma surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona, who helped care for Jaime after he arrived by ambulance. What it’s like to be struck by lightning 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z He described them as looking like a cannonball wrapped in cardboard with what appears to be a fuse, but is not one. Large portion of fireworks stolen in Montana recovered 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Honorable mention: the two cannonball slides that drop you into the deep pool. Our favorite pools in the D.C. area, from extravagant hotels to free neighborhood gems 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z If the cannonball survives the process, the hope is to eventually put it on display at a museum. 258-year-old cannonball unearthed in Quebec City may still be explosive 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z After consulting with Mary Rose curators, the decision was made in 2016 to cut segments from six of the cannonballs, some of which were showing signs of damage, in order to save the rest. X-ray probes Mary Rose's cannonballs 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z For the last five years, he leased his act to Ringling Bros. and personally trained the up-and-coming cannonballs. Peru’s human cannonball buys Ringling Bros. train car 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z But overall, Coke revenues and profits over the last decade trace a path like the rise and fall of a cannonball. New CEO’s challenge: Make things go better with Coke 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Franjo Constructions, of Homestead, a Pittsburgh suburb, unearthed the cannonballs — believe to be 35 to 43 of them — during excavation for a planned apartment complex. Civil War-era cannonballs to be moved from work site 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Maybe this is turning your teams into human cannonballs, and then firing them straight into the bed of nails. Why are the Caps and the Wizards both on the road? That’s a clown question, bro. 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The police bomb squad responded to the scene but decided to allow the construction company’s subcontractor to remove the cannonballs. Cannonballs found at old civil war arsenal in Pittsburgh 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z "They used to call me cannonball because my fist was hard and I was fast as lightning." Claressa Shields: From poverty & abuse to boxing greatness 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “After our deployment, me and a few of my buddies made a cannonball run to Arkansas, and we spent the weekend.” Arkansas nonprofit promotes camaraderie among veterans 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Common finds include old newspapers, sometimes used for insulation, and firearms and munitions, like the Revolutionary War cannonball found in a Brooklyn backyard last August. The History Hidden in the Walls 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z While digging, the construction crew came upon a cannonball dating from the Battle of Brooklyn, which Mr. Lief intends to display in a special case. Behind Brooklyn Walls: A World of Sound 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z A stunt show boss showed a "flagrant disregard" for the law over the death of a "human cannonball" at one of his events, a court heard. Human cannonball stunt boss Scott May showed 'disregard' for law - BBC News 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z In industrial pockets of Brooklyn, the same kind of scene thrives, throwing pop-up parties in places like the shells of an ancient cannonball factory or an abandoned hospital. After Oakland Fire, Brooklyn Artists Vow to Keep Partying 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Miser not only sometimes travels as a human cannonball. Ex-human cannonball performer opens yoga studio in Indiana 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z After inspecting the cannonballs, authorities decided to destroy them. Civil War cannonballs uncovered by winds and waves of Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The music too reflected the paranoia of the time -- roaring out of the speakers at the time with a cannonball force. 'I always admired true artists, so I learned from them': The enigmatic Bob Dylan opens up 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Charleston county sheriff’s spokesman Major Eric Watson said the cannonballs were found at Folly Beach on Sunday afternoon. US civil war cannonballs unearthed on beach after Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Reaching the threshold of space is a somewhat simple up-and-down endeavor — “like shooting a cannonball up and then the cannonball falls down for four minutes of free fall,” Musk said. The inside story of how billionaires are racing to take you to outer space 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Or perhaps to cannonball into the Hudson River unannounced. New York Today: Outdoor Gaming 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The battle portrayed in the movie was fought at Fort Wagner, “which is more than likely what this artillery was used to fire upon,” Gilreath said of the pile of cannonballs. Civil War cannonballs uncovered by winds and waves of Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Trump probably was tempted by the notion of adding a second cannonball to his storm of the White House gates. Pence Pick Would Show a Different Shade of Trump 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z All that remains of the battle are a few monuments and markers, as well as a British cannonball embedded in a post of the Keeler Tavern, now a local history museum. Rats on Main Street? Don’t Scream, They’re Art 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z During the Revolutionary War, Samuel Fraunces was forced to cook for occupying British generals, and a cannonball fired by a British ship once crashed through the tavern’s roof. 5 Patriotic Places to Get Your R&R 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Get ready for the first cannonball of the season. New York Today: Taking the Plunge 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z A pile of Civil War-era cannonballs was uncovered by Hurricane Matthew this month after the storm lashed South Carolina. Civil War cannonballs uncovered by winds and waves of Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z In another, her husband does a cannonball into a pool. Theirs was a 25-year romance. Then the love of her life took a bullet to save a stranger. 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Diving and showing off with a cannonball or a backflip can be dangerous for less-experienced swimmers — or the people around them. 7 ways to play it safe at the pool this summer 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z When not doing cannonballs into the backyard pool or surfing off the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, they rob banks and jewelry stores and pick up whatever they see lying around. New TNT drama 'Animal Kingdom' is subtler than premise suggests 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z A coronal mass ejection hits Earth's atmosphere like a cannonball. A violent sun and a sky full of laughing gas could have led to life on Earth 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z It’s as if he does a cannonball into a pool of identity politics, splashing everyone. Billy Eichner’s Comedy of Confrontation 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Matt Bell says he was doing excavation work when he dug up what he thought was a cannonball Wednesday near Danville, which is about 85 miles west of Little Rock. Crews have safely detonated a Civil War-era land mine that prompted the evacuation of about 20 homes in Arkansas 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z While the ship's guns were most likely salvaged shortly after the vessel sank, archaeologists found dozens of cannonballs at the wreck site. Shipwreck Discovered from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z She flies through the air as if she were part bird and part cannonball. For World’s Top Gymnast, a Body in Motion and a Mind at Rest 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z After a few pigskin cannonballs from Fraboni, the goal shifted: Don’t get hit in the face. Face protection the priority when catching long snaps 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Her swims in Indianapolis unsettled her short-term future like a cannonball off the blocks. Swimmer Rethinks Her Course After a National Breakthrough 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Although there are some creative liberties taken, contraptions in the game are inspired by Da Vinci’s drawings and artwork – his flying machines, for instance, or his cannonball projections. Muppet veteran Michael Frith charms a new audience with 'Leonardo's Cat' 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z "Then they snorkeled around and in 20 minutes started seeing cannonballs that were obviously from a European ship." Shipwreck Discovered from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The problem with brick buildings was clear during the 1933 Long Beach earthquake: Structures were left in rubble; bricks shot across the street like cannonballs. How L.A. conquered an earthquake danger zone: Brick buildings 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Ben Coates consider this, the theft of the world's most expensive cheese slicer, and the story that Dutch cheeses were once used as cannonballs by Uruguay's navy. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In the 1840s, a Uruguayan battleship allegedly even used some Dutch cheeses as cannonballs - smashing the mainmast and ripping up the sails of an Argentine rival. A nation of tall cheese-eaters - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z If there’s a wooden barricade, fire a cannonball. Muppet veteran Michael Frith charms a new audience with 'Leonardo's Cat' 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z That upset put Pennetta into her first Grand Slam singles final, but it was just a ripple in the Open fishbowl compared with the cannonball that Vinci stylishly landed later in the afternoon. Roberta Vinci Ends Serena Williams’s Grand Slam Bid at U.S. Open 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Their first task was to raise 132 unexploded shells — both cannonballs and rifled shells shaped like large bullets — found scattered across the wreckage site. Navy divers raising armored wreckage of Confederate warship CSS Georgia in 5-ton chunks 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Looking into Garesche’s background, Stowe found he was killed in battle on Dec. 31, 1862, at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee - decapitated by a cannonball. EXCHANGE: Illinois State acquires Jesse Fell documents 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most famous are the spherical Edams, coated in wax to help retain moisture and stacked in markets like cannonballs. A nation of tall cheese-eaters - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z “I just like the high-flying,” he said after taking his turn in the line of people waiting to back flip, cannonball, swan dive and yes, belly-flop, at the pool in the West Village in Manhattan. Bounce, Launch, Splash! The Joy of the Diving Board 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z After five cannonballs struck the house, Duff transformed the mansion into a hospital and moved his family and servants in two separate caves on the property. Piece of history: Duff Green Mansion under new ownership 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Every July, there’s at least one bratty little song that waits for everybody else to slip into the pool, then cannonballs into the deep end. Who does T-Pain think he is? 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z So Haff put the 9-pound cannonball in her car, with it rolling along the floorboard before it found its way to the kitchen table. Cumming antique collector’s cannonball detonated 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The bar went on to suffer an invading British cannonball, and later served as the office for America’s first Departments of Foreign Affairs, War and Finance. From the Vault of the Museum at Fraunces Tavern: A Drinks Kit 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Timothy DeJesus, 18, did a modified cannonball that splashed water 15 feet in the air. Bounce, Launch, Splash! The Joy of the Diving Board 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z And “cannonball” and “iron shot” are the proper terms for the solid, cast iron balls these guns flung at each other — not “shell,” as written in the graphic accompanying the article. Throw these incorrect ship terms overboard 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z For Jessica it was ‘Why did a cannonball fall on this man?’ Clerk’s office preserving Evansville’s storied history 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z GBI removed the cannonball and detonated it in a nearby quarry. Cumming antique collector’s cannonball detonated 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The Gage Group found that, somewhat unsurprisingly, Clinton’s cannonball dive into the presidential pool made the biggest splash but Cruz had the most impact within his party. Rating the “I’m In!” Announcements Shows Hillary Bounced But Rand Fell Flat 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z But his sons were set on flips and cannonballs. Bounce, Launch, Splash! The Joy of the Diving Board 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Most of Hermione’s projectiles were solid iron spheres known in English as “cannonballs,” “round shot” or simply “shot.” Throw these incorrect ship terms overboard 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Henson says responding deputies thought the cannonball looked authentic and reported it to a supervisor. Movers find cannonball in box at Paulding County home 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “There was a big cannonball sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace, and she said, ‘Come look at this, want to see? Cumming antique collector’s cannonball detonated 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z “Gemma lives and breathes the thrill of being a human cannonball,” said Feld. Ms. Big Shot: Human cannonball Gemma Kirby makes flying cool 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z "Gemma lives and breathes the thrill of being a human cannonball," said Feld. Ms. Big Shot: Human cannonball Gemma Kirby makes flying cool 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The proper term is “unshot” — fired with a powder charge only, as a salute, and not loaded with a cannonball. Throw these incorrect ship terms overboard 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The Georgia Bureau of Investigation bomb squad was called and the cannonball as detonated at a former shooting range. Movers find cannonball in box at Paulding County home 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Somebody had to teach little Katie how to play sharks and minnows, how to execute a proper cannonball and, eventually, how to swim the 25 free. Katie Ledecky finishes high school career with Olympics, more world records in sight 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z A special score streak activates a massive clown marquee in the center of the town, and it will start spewing out exploding cannonballs on those standing too close. Zadzooks: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Havoc – Exo Zombies review 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The fireplace flue produced quite a surprise — a 19th-century-era cannonball tucked inside. Georgetown family finds a surprise in their chimney: A cannonball 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z If New Jersey's favorite buffoon does indeed cannonball into the 2016 presidential race, maybe he could even pander for the women's vote and run with Lady Gaga. On Duty for the Chris Christie Hug Watch 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Peru resident Lois Carroll said she once heard that the sword was replaced and went missing again and that vandals rolled the cannonballs down Pike Street. EXCHANGE: Sword, cannonballs MIA from Peru statue 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Burgess's two appearances as a replacement have been full of cannonball physicality, channelled in less-than-textbook ways. The challenges facing Sam Burgess 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Hanger, who lost a leg when shot with a cannonball in the first land battle of the Civil War at age 18. Support group helps people cope with amputations 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The Norregaards said authorities tried to X-ray the cannonball inside the home, but the heavy metal thwarted their efforts. Georgetown family finds a surprise in their chimney: A cannonball 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z When I ask Mullen if he remembers the teenage Bono as the cannonball of fury and grief portrayed in the new song Volcano, the drummer instantly replies: “That’s the guy I know now.” U2: ‘It’s the job of art to be divisive’ 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z In addition to the sword, 20 cannonballs arranged in a pyramid near the monument also are gone. EXCHANGE: Sword, cannonballs MIA from Peru statue 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z During early stages of readying the cannon, a 24-pound cannonball and ceramic shards packed in as shrapnel were found inside it. Battle of New Orleans cannon getting new carriage 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The problem with brick buildings was clear during the 1933 Long Beach earthquake: structures were left in rubble; bricks shot across the street like cannonballs. Thousands of California's brick buildings face quake danger 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The family estimated that the cannonball is about 4 inches in diameter — slightly larger than a baseball — and weighs 8 to 10 pounds. Georgetown family finds a surprise in their chimney: A cannonball 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z “They called it a cannonball safe, because of how it was built,” Hill said of the safe, which was purchased from a Mountainburg bank by Hackler’s friend, the late Bill Gregory, in the 1970s. Alma safe draws interest from history buffs 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z The cannonballs are well documented in several photos but it was more difficult to find a photo showing the sword. EXCHANGE: Sword, cannonballs MIA from Peru statue 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z “Slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.” What are the weirdest lyrics of all time? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z “If a kid joins our sport duped by the campaign thinking it’s all cannonballs, laughs and giggles they will find themselves on the soccer field much quicker,” Mr. Farrell wrote. USA Swimming Promotes Cannonballs Instead of Football 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Army officials took possession of the cannonball and sent it to Fort Belvoir for further analysis, the family and police officials said. Georgetown family finds a surprise in their chimney: A cannonball 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The ball came out to Kroos on the left and it was a cannonball of a shot for the third goal. Germany destroy Brazil’s final dreams with seven-goal battering 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Perhaps the cannonballs lay buried in the sediment of the Illinois River. EXCHANGE: Sword, cannonballs MIA from Peru statue 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Thirty-one candles later, that little pink cannonball is still a little squirmy and unable to sit for very long. An inadvertent masterwork turns 31 (or 29) 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z And cannonballs that were fired in the battle. 178 Years Late, a Briton Replenishes the Alamo 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The archetypal English hero remains the lionhearted cartoon character Roy Race, better known as Roy of the Rovers: a warriorlike center forward who specialized in “bullet headers” and “cannonball” shots. How We Play the Game 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z “Just last week, Max Fisher topped their performance with a double superhero cannonball,” it says. Miami Area Hotel Brings Its Past to Forefront 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The lawyer-poet, trying to get a client freed, was stuck on a small vessel while the cannonballs flew and raged. Walter Issacson, Francis Scott Key and America's Conflicted History 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Last January, while removing centuries of rust, two restorers discovered that the mortar contained a cannonball and live ammunition. City Room: Big Guns Will Return to Watch Over Park 2014-03-24T03:13:11Z At 11 pounds, it’s as heavy as a cannonball. The Cult of Vitamix 2013-12-19T10:53:44Z At modest pressures, atoms stack neatly, like cannonballs, and scientists expected that the atoms would remain in this efficiently packed pattern as they were squeezed closer together. The Big Squeeze 2013-12-16T22:28:17Z Then in the early 1920s the Zacchinis, an Italian family who moved to America, revitalised the act with the introduction of a double cannon which fired two human cannonballs. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z He went tumbling into the goal mouth, a human cannonball, after being stopped on the late furious rush against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup. Sports of The Times: Back Home, Still Taking on the World 2013-08-13T01:26:53Z It was the feeling of a fighter pilot rather than of a human cannonball. ‘It’s More Like a Suicide Than a Sport’ 2013-07-26T11:00:02Z Instead, the cannonballs just travel and strike with great impact. Do Fireworks Resemble the True Sights and Sounds of the U.S. s Key Historical Battles? 2013-07-03T22:45:09.037Z His grandson Edward Plank III, 68, said that a cannonball in his living room in Harrisburg, about 40 miles north, once rested in a bucket in the hearth of Anna Cora Plank’s Gettysburg home. Eddie Plank: A Favorite Son of Gettysburg 2013-06-29T16:45:04Z Robin was there to watch her cousin, then also a human cannonball. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z They were surrounded by massive trees: cannonball and eucalyptus, bottlebrush and frangipani. Jhumpa Lahiri: “Brotherly Love.” 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z They will be competing not only with a defensive mayor, but with voters’ inattention and distractions, especially if former Congressman Anthony Weiner cannonballs into the pool. Editorial: Education and New York City’s Mayoral Race 2013-05-20T01:11:55Z “One of the biggest fallacies when you watch any movie is that cannonballs explode,” Porfert says. Do Fireworks Resemble the True Sights and Sounds of the U.S. s Key Historical Battles? 2013-07-03T22:45:09.037Z He said that according to family lore, the cannonball, and musket balls he also owns, came from the farm just north of Gettysburg where Plank was born. Eddie Plank: A Favorite Son of Gettysburg 2013-06-29T16:45:04Z A former maths teacher and a trained gymnast, Smith was working his way to the world record for the longest distance travelled by a human cannonball. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z He also flings and swings a kettlebell, a device that looks like a cannonball with a handle, to order. Inside Camp Farah: the making of marathon man Mo 2013-04-19T12:44:19Z By the time we reached the coffee stage the Iron Lady had returned, cannonballs raking the political spectrum from end to end. The New Thatcher Era 2013-04-08T12:15:00Z They were founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola, a wounded Basque soldier who had a vision in 1521 as he was recuperating after his leg was shattered by a French cannonball. Jesuits Had Past Struggles With Popes 2013-03-14T02:16:04Z “Ultimate Kettlebell Workouts for Beginners” combines strength and aerobic training using kettlebells, a type of weight that resembles a cannonball with a handle. Exercise DVDs for the new year; six stress-busting tips for caregivers 2012-12-31T22:10:19Z Despite a human cannonball being one of the highest-paid acts in a circus, one estimate puts the number currently working in the world at fewer than 10. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z “I expect the vice president to come at me like a cannonball,” Mr. Ryan told The Weekly Standard. With Biden Up Next to Debate, Obama’s Aides Plot Comeback 2012-10-08T05:27:34Z “It’s like killing a fly with a cannonball.” Hunger on the Rise in Spain 2012-09-24T21:03:44Z Wang’s sinker dive-bombed at 93 mph, dropping like a cannonball as it reached the plate. Nationals vs. Brewers: Washington loses one in the sun, 6-2 2012-09-23T21:59:45Z There were tightrope walkers, dangling percussionists, bendy, bouncy acrobats, a human cannonball or two and a phalanx of cyclists who seem to have misinterpreted Bradley Wiggins' advice on bike helmets. Ceremony review: A long goodbye to the Games 2012-08-13T08:27:10Z The human cannonball was a regular feature of British circuses until the 1990s The pioneers of the human cannonball worked with crude equipment. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z Pointedly, a troupe of Indian dancers was included in the Monty Python sequence, along with a human cannonball and skating nuns. Olympic Games closing ceremony: a raucous pageant of popular culture 2012-08-12T23:13:26Z A kind of soaking wet murder ball, water polo is a perpetual motion of attacks consisting of whizz-paced passes controlled instantly and bionic-wristed one-hand shots that move like cannonballs at opposing goalkeepers. The story of London 2012: Guardian writers' Olympic Games review 2012-08-12T21:46:11Z Miss Parks then popped from the vehicle like a fur cannonball, barely giving me a chance to grab her leash. Warren Brown reviews 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Limited minivan 2012-08-10T20:58:25Z Then Heather and Helen pulled in our first gold, and did so with such a triumphant monstering of the opposition it couldn't have been bettered had their boat been featuring galley drums and flaming cannonballs. Rewind TV: London 2012 Olympics; Horizon: Mission to Mars; Midwives – review 2012-08-04T23:05:35Z "The human cannonball act became one of the main staples of large outdoor shows, attracting upwards of 15,000 spectators." Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z A mountain of a man whirling what looked like a cannonball above his head as effortlessly as a yo-yo. After Tragic Episode, Hammer Thrower Reached Olympics 2012-07-26T19:17:51Z Those trying to avoid actual bodily harm trying to return her cannonball serve may not agree, but Wimbledon would be a poorer place without her. Serena's serving salvo sets up Radwanska final 2012-07-06T03:18:32Z Why it’s useful: When used properly, swinging this mini cannonball helps you burn calories and builds lean muscle, including your abs, arms, glutes, legs and shoulders. Healthful exercise doesn’t require expensive equipment or a gym membership 2012-07-02T18:24:54Z The ship, which earned the nickname “Old Ironsides” when British cannonballs hit her but did little damage, defeated the British ship Guerriere in August 1812. The War of 1812 for kids 2012-06-08T13:53:55Z He agreed to build Robin her own cannon and, aged just 19, her life as a cannonball began. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z So before we cannonball into the deep end of quarterback speculation, let's all pause to take a deep breath and survey the situation. Reality check: Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson is not going anywhere 2012-05-07T19:00:06Z Once he returns, he pitches like he did against the Yankees in spring training, throwing cannonball sinkers at 93 miles per hour and mixing them with biting sliders. Nationals 2012: The best case and the worst case 2012-04-05T10:36:28Z The second flag is in even worse shape: a shredded, grimy Confederate banner with holes a cannonball could pass through and several of its 11 stars missing one or more of their points. | Connecticut: A Review of ?Colts & Quilts? at Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford 2012-03-24T01:09:08Z For two innings, he carved up his old team with a revived, cannonball sinker and a slider teammates had never seen him throw better. Nationals? Chien-Ming Wang: In an instant, long recovery is threatened 2012-03-16T00:46:47Z Human cannonballs jealously guard the design of their cannon. Flight of the human cannonballs 2013-09-03T23:19:47Z The largest cannon weighed four tons and could fire cannonballs of 42 pounds, making it the most powerful gun then used in naval warfare. Deal to Salvage Britain?s Victory May Yield Richest Trove 2012-02-02T03:10:05Z It did not seem to occur to either of them that a cannonball might possibly hurt a man. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Later, the production team plans to film flying stone cannonballs at a rock quarry in Northern California. Mythbusters Mishap Sends Cannonball Through House 2011-12-09T00:35:14Z The cannonball, fired at the Alameda County Bomb Disposal Range in Dublin, also damaged minivan parked a few blocks away on Springvale Drive. Cannonball misfires for ?MythBusters? TV show, tears through California house and minivan 2011-12-07T16:06:38Z “It felt like a cannonball hit me in the back of the head,” he said then. Sports of The Times: Two Guys With Super Bowl Rings to Join Jets Ring of Honor 2011-10-15T18:54:06Z “If he runs, he will be a cannonball that completely reshapes the race,” said Republican strategist Mark McKinnon, who advised former President George W. Bush. Christie Would ‘Cannonball’ Republican Field, Face Challenges 2011-10-03T04:25:01Z Kovalski came up, and a cannonball does not sweep a man from the saddle as he hurled him to the ground; then, giving a fearful shout, he rushed forward like a furious stag. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Once it was launched, the cannonball traveled about 650 yards, bounced in front of the home, then tore through the front door and exited through a wall on the back of the house. Mythbusters Mishap Sends Cannonball Through House 2011-12-09T00:35:14Z DUBLIN, Calif. — A stunt for the TV show “MythBusters” sent an errant cannonball through a California family’s house and into a parked minivan a few hundred feet away. Cannonball misfires for ?MythBusters? TV show, tears through California house and minivan 2011-12-07T16:06:38Z He mastered a flat cannonball serve that was almost unreturnable when he was on. Straight Sets: Top Servers in Tennis History 2011-08-28T21:27:01Z On the turret’s outside wall were dents from Confederate cannonballs, including one that knocked some nuts off bolts — but Mr. Ericsson had planned for that possibility. A Brief Dry Spell for the U.S.S. Monitor 2011-08-08T17:50:03Z Rupert heard, and started from the spot, as though a cannonball had hurled him thence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Then you can make a decision to jump in with cannonball gusto — or not. You're the Boss: Should Every Business Invest in Social Media? 2011-06-20T15:00:50Z "Human cannonball" Matt Cranch suffered multiple injuries when he hit the ground after being fired from a cannon at Kent County Showground at Detling on Monday. Tributes to cannonball stunt man 2011-04-27T06:51:07Z The accident happened on Monday at Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show Detectives will lead the investigation into the death of a "human cannonball" stuntman at a daredevil show. Probe into cannonball stunt death 2011-04-26T12:17:42Z Why, Gerald is a champion athlete, and plays with cannonballs like feathers. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Deep Impact was launched in December 2005 and reached Tempel 1 that July, firing its cosmic cannonball into the comet's nucleus. NASA's Stardust Probe Readies for Date with Comet Tempel 1 2011-01-21T08:40:00Z It was so quiet, an errant alley-oop pass off the backboard sounded like a cannonball dropped from the roof. Notre Dame wallops hapless Maryland-Baltimore County 93-53 2010-12-23T03:02:00Z They fire a cannonball into the night sky. Numberplay: Calculus for the Second Grader 2010-10-04T19:28:00Z As well as the human cannonball stunt, the show also includes pyrotechnics, motorcycle jumps and monster trucks. Probe into cannonball stunt death 2011-04-26T12:17:42Z It would not be surprising to learn that Youzhny is seeing something — a glance toward the target, a slightly different toss — that gives him a jump on Isner’s 140 mph cannonball. Analysis: How Youzhny Knocked Off Isner 2010-09-06T17:00:00Z It was to solve this kind of problem that Galileo began dropping cannonballs of different weights from the tower at Pisa, and from this "experimental method" modern science developed. In studying behavior, scientific testing has advantages ???? and limits 2010-08-04T04:00:00Z On cold mornings, no one wants to be first in the water, so Garner thinks it’s a riot to splash everyone with a colossal cannonball. On Education: A School District That Takes the Isolation Out of Autism 2010-08-02T03:36:00Z The vertical velocity of the cannonball is the first number in the second row minus the that we just determined. Numberplay: Calculus for the Second Grader 2010-10-04T19:28:00Z British cannonball Mark Cavendish won Sunday's final stage, a vicious sprint on the cobbled Champs Elysees. In France, Fistfights and Spandex 2010-07-26T03:48:00Z It also featured some dazzling shotmaking, which appeared only in flares that emerged from the smoke left by cannonball serves. Keeping Score: Men?s Tennis Is at Point of No Returns 2010-06-26T18:47:00Z On Thursday night, attention will return to the N.B.A.’s potential collapse, currently under construction by No. 1 seed Cleveland, whose monumental Game 5 dive to fall behind 3-2 to Boston looked more like a cannonball. Leading Off: The Penguins? Plummet 2010-05-13T16:18:00Z The medal and cannonball, which took off part of Major Knox's left arm, are expected to fetch up to £120,000 at Spink Auctioneers. First VC to auctioned with cannonball 2010-04-21T23:41:00Z A football was a cannonball that would be launched "into the mixer" for the knock-down and the shot. Paul Hayward: Beautiful Barca must learn to be clinical 2010-04-03T23:06:00Z Watermen from Virginia and Maryland traded bullets and cannonballs and shot it out with state oyster "navies" sent to rein them in. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z Canale goes bursting through midfield like a cannonball through the side of a galleon, and then he manages to offload off the floor to the onrushing Canavosio , who touches down right under the posts. Live Six Nations - England v Ireland 2010-02-27T12:52:00Z Or boats taking cannonballs through their hulls, bars of gold falling to the ocean floor. 2010-01-29T01:28:00Z The first Victoria Cross to be won by a British Army soldier is to be auctioned in London later - along with the cannonball which blew off his arm. First VC to auctioned with cannonball 2010-04-21T23:41:00Z Without such barricade the shattered walls and rocks would be hurled in all directions with the energy of cannonballs, and a single explosion would probably mean the destruction of the entire works. Careers of Danger and Daring At first I thought a cannonball' d knocked my whole head off. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro If he gets in the way of the cannonball I shoot at third, it’ll feel like a hot tamale in his hands, believe me.” Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond The overseas tapes are going like a cannonball express. Prologue to an Analogue It was during that attack, on a fortress defending the city of Sebastopol, that Major Knox was struck on the left arm by the cannonball. First VC to auctioned with cannonball 2010-04-21T23:41:00Z And saddest of all was the case of beautiful "Zazel," once the much-advertised "human cannonball," then suddenly a helpless cripple after a fall from the dome of the tent. Careers of Danger and Daring Then, as he came to the surface, an object, driven along by the wave like a cannonball, just grazed him. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Witness the national recipe for plum-pudding, which may be rendered,—Take a pound of every indigestible substance you can think of, boil into a cannonball, and serve in flaming brandy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Redbird's anger made White Bear feel as if one of the long knives' cannonballs had crushed his chest. Shaman And if they were really apposite, they would only show that the mind may be caused to act like a cannonball, a whirlwind, a clock, or any other piece of machinery. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory If we go on at this rate it will almost puzzle a cannonball to catch us. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" At the moment of the explosion a cannonball crashed through the launch. History of the United States, Volume 4 "Put yourself in the way of a cannonball, Gerald, and I will be married to her a week after--if she will have me." Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) He very politely told me to go to where he may chance to be himself now; for a cannonball struck him a few seconds afterwards, and he was killed on the spot. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook A clock flew through the air like a cannonball, straight at Joseph's head, and some unseen force seemed to stop it. Ten From Infinity Although most cannonballs bounced from the armor, lack of speed made the "cheese box on a raft" vulnerable, and poor visibility through the turret slots was a serious handicap in battle. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America They must have been sheltered altogether from our fire, for among the dead I did not see one who had been killed by a cannonball. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee A cannonball took off his left arm at the elbow. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War Manak Chand ordered his cavalry to charge, but just as he did so, a cannonball from one of Clive's field pieces passed close to his head. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire "At the camp of Pamars; he was hit by a cannonball." Great Sea Stories The rotating band on the rifle shell, of course, stopped the gases that had slipped by the loose-fitting cannonball. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Here, as at the Boyne, the king had a narrow escape, a cannonball from the walls striking the ground at his foot as he was passing through a gap in a hedge. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick The Austrians fought as stoutly, Marshal Browne leading them till a cannonball took off his foot, and he was carried into Prague, to die there six weeks later. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War A guard of soldiers, with muskets and bayonets, went out with us, and at the end of the second day I managed to slip off, and hide behind a pile of cannonballs. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain He rolled desperately, but Davey’s weight on his chest was like a cannonball, impossibly heavy. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Marble pillars from Prague churches furnished the cannonballs. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America A cannonball struck Saint Ruth, as he stood in the middle of the battery and killed him instantly. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick As they neared Hochkirch a cannonball took off the head of Frank of Brunswick, the king's youngest brother-in-law. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War The number of cannonball alone tallied with the account. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain Being laid about six feet thick, a cannonball could not have penetrated. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Grommet—a rope ring used as a wad to hold a cannonball in place in the bore. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America At this moment Mir Madan himself was killed by a cannonball, and his followers, dismayed at his loss, began a precipitate retreat to their intrenchments. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India "Nothing, only it was so funny to be a Robinson Rooster and live on a big island with nobody but lions, buffaloes, snakes, and 'cannonballs,'" added the fun-loving youth. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island Marie had been publicly thanked at the Hôtel-de-Ville for sending a cannonball through one of the statues before the Chamber of Deputies. France in the Nineteenth Century The cannonball struck the water, for the vessel was some distance away, surrounded by more than five hundred Moro praus and other large ships full of armed men, bowmen, and lancers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Under the wheels are two chocks; the vent-cover is on the vent, a tompion in the muzzle; a broom leans against the parapet beyond the stack of cannonballs. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America And he kept up the defence of his fortress, continually battered by the besiegers' cannonballs. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 And the Signora meanwhile would juggle with a piece of paper, an egg, and a cannonball. Madcap I let stones roll sometimes, which went down, down, almost like a cannonball, till I could see them no more. Views a-foot I ought to know," said Carl, "for I walked across to the east side, to look for the cannonball Mother told me was embedded there. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Near the left muzzle of the gun is a stack of cannonballs, wads, and a "passbox" or powder bucket. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America He was buried in a hole pierced by a cannonball in the middle of the church of the Ursulines; and there he still rests. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Stalpart tells the almost incredible story of a soldier's wife who went to obtain water from a stream and was cut in two by a cannonball while stooping over. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine When the soldier is hit by a cannonball, rags are as becoming as purple. Walden The wide Embankment which had had room for cannonballs and squadrons, had now shrunk to a cobbled lane steaming with smells of malt and oil and blocked by waggons. The Voyage Out Here he was interrupted by a loud report, and a cannonball came tearing through the trees and pitched in the sand not a hundred yards from where we two were talking. Treasure Island But though the roof had holes, as if a cannonball or two had dropped through it, the wooden shutters were thick and tight-closed all the time. Gaspar Ruiz He caused plugs to be made corresponding to the size of the various cannonballs which were picked up within the stockade, which varied from six to eighteen pounders. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War The soldiers no longer looked out for adventures, or for the glorious cannonball to carry off their heads, and make their names immortal. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Underhill, left alone, sat for some moments looking from the broken table to the cannonball and then back again. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War They might not always put the bullet in the target, or they might neglect to put the cannonball into the cannon,” were the comments of these nervous folk. Topsy-Turvy One of them, struck by a cannonball, fell; and the others, as if to avenge his death, ran to a cannon, pointed it, and fired three shots. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. Above was piled a pyramid of millstones, cannonballs, chain shot, iron hooks, and heavy missiles of all kinds, and again over these were laid heavy marble slabs. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic For the next three seconds you could have heard a cannonball drop. The Gold Bat He connected these movements by imagining a cannon on a mountain shooting a series of cannonballs parallel to the earth's surface. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III A dishevelled head, coming on like a cannonball, took the man at the pipe in flank, with enough force to tear his grip loose and fling him headlong into the stern-sheets. Victory An Island Tale While bending over a wounded American soldier, a cannonball struck her and blew her to atoms! Public Speaking On the footway of the Rue Rambuteau there were some immense heaps of cauliflowers, symmetrically piled up like so many cannonballs. The Fat and the Thin Their losses had been caused by the storm of cannonball and bullet which had swept through them, as, panting and breathless, they struggled up the steep slopes, incapable of answering the fire of the enemy. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus The first shot had only a tiny charge of explosive, and the cannonball barely makes it out of the muzzle before falling to the ground. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III One of the paynims' cannonballs has carried off both my legs below the knee. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes In the course of the argument cannonballs, scimitars, boomerangs, blunderbusses, stinkpots, meatchoppers, umbrellas, catapults, knuckledusters, sandbags, lumps of pig iron were resorted to and blows were freely exchanged. Ulysses While working on the road they kept up a fire at us, however, and one large cannonball plowed up the road not twenty-five feet away. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom On the following day a cannonball carried off the head of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and on the same day Tilly expired. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus She leaps on courageously; now she reaches the house, she disappears through the door, and no sooner has she entered than a cannonball strikes the wall right above the door. Andreas Hofer It is easier to get out of the way of a cannonball than out of your snares. Marie Antoinette and Her Son Shells were flying overhead; cannonballs were ricocheting over the level valley, throwing turf in the air, tossing the dead and wounded that lay thick and helpless. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country The porters were bundling and carting the various harticles with no more ceremony than if each package had been of cannonball. Burlesques There was no more hesitation, and a cannonball, the first which the Imperialists had fired, at that moment crashed into a house hard by, and sharpened their decision wonderfully. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus The ship tore on; leaving such a furrow in the sea as when a cannonball, missent, becomes a plough-share and turns up the level field. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale All at once, carried away by its frightful excess load, the Nautilus sank into the waters like a cannonball, in other words, dropping as if in a vacuum! Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Since the fatal morning, for instance, when Lillian Cowperwood had received that utterly destructive note, like a cannonball ripping through her domestic affairs, she had been walking like one in a trance. The Financier, a novel Some new subject for a story is sure to come rolling through my brain like an iron cannonball. The Sea-Gull The gunners of the town, seeing a number of officers approaching, fired, and with so good an aim that a cannonball carried off the hindquarters of the horse the king was riding. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus The lash of the whip upon his fingers was to Corentin, pain apart, the cannonball that cracked the shell. An Historical Mystery The fire was destructive, and many of the Scots were killed, Hepburn and Munro having a narrow escape, a cannonball passing just over their heads as they were sitting together by a fire. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Altringer, however, rallied them and led them back again to the charge, but a cannonball grazed his temple and he was carried senseless from the field. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus |
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