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Does the celebrated harmonic series diverge or converge? Discover a proof using the integral test. Then generalize to define an entire class of series called p-series, and prove a theorem showing when they converge. Close with the sum of the harmonic series, the fascinating Euler-Mascheroni constant, which is not known to be rational or irrational.
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In Minnesota, the winters are long but the jigsaw puzzling is fierce. Join some of the top teams in competitive puzzling as they prepare for the largest contest in the country, the one that crowns the fastest puzzler around, in this quirky documentary from South By Southwest.
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Ronnie Lott has always been tough. As a kid, when he fell down, he felt something inside him start to rumble. That something was a voice called Grit. When Grit helps Ronnie become a professional football player, he'll have a shot at achieving his dreams. But just how far can Grit take him? Join Ronnie as he pushes his limits and answers the question: Is Grit living in all of us? If so, how can we learn to hear his voice?
5) Curiosa
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Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. Pierre and his friend Henri De Régnier are both madly in love with Marie de Heredia (Noemie Merlant), the cheeky daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie eventually marries Henri who has a better situation. Badly hurt, Pierre leaves for Algeria where he meets Zohra, a bewitching local girl with whom he shares a tumultuous relationship and a passion...
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Born in New Orleans, Mahalia began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement. Her recording of the song “Move on Up a Little Higher” sold millions of copies, skyrocketing her to international fame and gave her the opportunity to perform at diverse settings including in front of a racially integrated audience at the prestigious Carnegie...
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The earliest Christians were in fact Jews - essentially, a Jewish sect of Jesus followers. They followed Jesus and respected his teachings as if he were much like a modern-day rabbi. And they adhered to the laws of Moses - which means they circumcised, ate Kosher, and respected Saturday as the Sabbath. So why is there such a separation between Judaism and Christianity today?
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The once mean and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge was forever changed by his ghostly Christmas Eve encounter. Now one year later, Scrooge receives another posthumous visit from his old business partner. It seems Jacob Marley is not yet finished with Mister Scrooge! Sent on a journey 170 years into the future, Scrooge encounters a world even colder and greedier than his own, a world that includes a young cutthroat businessman named Timothy Cratchit VI. Will...
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John Wayne returns for his latest adventure in, the Lawless Frontier! Notorious outlaw Pandro Zanti has met his match in John Tobin! After murdering Tobin's parents Zanti attempts to kill a local man and kidnap his daughter. Fueled by the desire of revenge and affections for the young lady, Tobin saddles up, and prepares for the fight of his life as the two square off in an confrontation the likes of which Texas has never seen!
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Government agent Singin' Sandy Saunders infiltrates a small town to investigate a corrupt land baron who is hoarding water and extorting ranchers. Saunders teams up with a young woman whose mine has been stolen by the baron, and together they fight to bring him down.
1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders. It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between...
12) Blue Steel
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An U.S. Marshal is suspected of a robbery when he witnesses it. As he investigates, he realizes the town's leading citizen is planning a massive heist. He must clear his name and stop the real culprits.
1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The film stars John Wayne in one of his earlier leading roles. The story revolves around a U.S. marshal who gets caught up in a robbery where he is suspected of being the culprit.
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Quirt Evans, a notorious gunman, is wounded and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. He falls in love with their daughter, Penelope, and is influenced by their peaceful way of life. He has to choose between his violent past and his new-found love.
1947 American Western Romance Drama Film
John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a wanted man who has a reputation as a ruthless killer. He is chased by a posse and wounded in a shootout. He arrives at a farm...
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Snake oil salesman Georgi (Danny Kaye) is too honest for his own good. After his partner fires him, Georgi wanders into a corrupt town where he is mistaken for a diplomat. As Georgi unknowingly enjoys his false identity, the townspeople make several attempts to assassinate him, believing he is a powerful politician. Matters get more tangled and amusing, when the real inspector general shows up.
15) The Red House
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A man (Edward G. Robinson) & his sister (Judith Anderson) are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter (Allene Roberts), concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods. A classic suspense thriller with a haunting score by the famed composer Miklos Rozsa...The all-star cast also includes Rory Calhoun, Julie London, & Lon McCallister.
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John Weston, the man from Utah, drifts into town just as Marshal Higgins is shooting it out with three bank robbers. Higgins asks Weston to assist him in the investigation of both a crooked rodeo-promoting gang that has been cheating neighboring towns out of their money and the mysterious deaths of the top rodeo performers. Weston agrees to investigate and works his way into the show, which is run by the shady Spike Barton. As Weston gets closer to...
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Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 25
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 26
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 27
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 26
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 27
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Newlyweds Ben and Joanna's happiness is short-lived when Parsons leads a pirate attack on the family. The arrival of a merchant ship rescues the Robinsons. Back in Boston, David stands trial for the murder of Parson's brother.
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Gangster Eddie Kagel finds himself in Hell to do the Devil's bidding in this noir classic that centers around revenge, love, and doing the right thing. After an agreement between Eddie and the Devil, Eddie returns to Earth to ruin the life of a judge and to seek revenge on the trusted lieutenant who sent him to his fiery demise. Little goes right for the duo as Eddie continuously enhances the reputation of the judge and, somehow, finds love.
20) Santa Fe Trail
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Graduates from West Point Military Academy are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. However, tensions arise as a conflict erupts between the graduates and the abolitionist John Brown, along with his supporters.
1940 American Drama War Western Film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
At West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Rader, an agent of the abolitionist John Brown, is discharged...
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