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The half-your-age-plus-seven rule is a mathematical guide to judge whether the age difference in an intimate relationship is socially acceptable. Mathematically speaking, the rule is (Minimum Age) = (Age of the Older Individual) / 2 + 7.

For example, if Shane is 30 and wants to date Kristen, who is 20, he would be in violation of the rule, since the minimum age being 22. Notice, however, that the age difference matters less as the potential partners grow older. In this case, Shane would have four years to wait before the age difference in the relationship was "socially acceptable".

Note that what is implied by "socially acceptable" is largely a cultural construct, and has varied over time. Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall were 26 and 89 at the time of their relationship. This violation of the rule (she was 25.5 years too young), and the rule itself, were discussed on CNN in 2006. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Half-Your-Age-Plus-Seven Rule". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.

This is a partial list of confirmed famous people who were or are gay, lesbian or bisexual. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century.

The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes towards homosexuality. The Pew Research Center's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey found that "[p]eople in Africa and the Middle East strongly object to societal acceptance of homosexuality. But there is far greater tolerance for homosexuality in major Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Opinion in Europe is split between West and East. Majorities in every Western European nation surveyed say homosexuality should be accepted by society, while most Russians, Poles and Ukrainians disagree. Americans are divided – a thin majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree." This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.

Area Code 385: This area code has been assigned to the state of Utah. It will cover the entire state starting in either the spring or summer of 2008. All new phone numbers will be given this area code, whether they phone is located in St. George or Salt Lake City. Because of this new area code, all Utah residents will have to start dialing 10-digit phone numbers.
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Rubbing mayonnaise on one's body is the act of using the food condiment mayonnaise as an emollient to soothe the skin. The mayonnaise is most often applied to areas of the human body that have hair, such as the scalp or chest region. This act is usually performed at home by a single male (often a bachelor), or in conjunction as a healing process with a significant other or a life partner. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mayonnaise Rubbing". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.

The Purple Diet is a fad diet promoted by Mariah Carey which involves eating only purple foods, such as plums, beetroot and red grapes three days a week. It is claimed that purple foods have anti aging properties due to their high content of anti-oxidants and vitamins. There is no proven medical benefit to this diet. References: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2006/07/celebritology_101_mariahs_purp.html http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006300140,00.html

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This is a list of feature films that include a mathematician (or scientist who uses a lot of math) as one of the main characters.

To Sir, with Love (1967) - Engineer Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) becomes a teacher. Straw Dogs (1971) - David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) is an American mathematical physicist who moves to England, where he and his wife are violently harassed by locals. It's My Turn (1980) - A mathematics professor (Jill Clayburgh) falls in love with her father's bride's son (Michael Douglas). Stand and Deliver (1988) - Based on the true story of math teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspired the students in a school in a Hispanic neighborhood. Sneakers (1992) - An eclectic team is assembled to steal a code-breaking box developed by a rogue mathematician.
I.Q. (1994) - Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) helps a young man (Tim Robbins) pretend to be a physicist in order to catch the attention of Einstein's niece (Meg Ryan). Antonia's Line (1995) - A genealogical "line" of five generations of women includes a child prodigy, Thérèse, who grows up to be a mathematician. Infinity (1996) - A story about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (Matthew Broderick). The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) - A math professor (Jeff Bridges) marries a literature professor (Barbra Streisand), but they want different things from the relationship. Good Will Hunting (1997) - Janitor Will Hunting (Matt Damon) begins to turn his life around with the help of a psychologist (Robin Williams) and a Fields Medal-winning professor (Stellan Skarsgård). Pi (1998) - A mathematician searches for the number that underlies all of nature. A Beautiful Mind (2001) - A fictional account based loosely on the life of mathematician John Nash (Russell Crowe), who made a breakthrough that wins him the Nobel Prize in economics. Enigma (2001) - A story of romantic and psychological intrigue set in Bletchley Park during the World War II effort to crack the German Enigma machine. 21 Grams (2003) - An accident changes many lives, including that of a critically ill mathematics professor (Sean Penn). Proof (2005) - A former student (Jake Gyllenhaal) of a recently deceased, brilliant mathematician (Anthony Hopkins) finds a notebook in his office containing a proof of an important theorem, but the mathematician's daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow) claims it is hers. The ensuing dispute is complicated by signs that she may have inherited her father's mental illness and a burgeoning romance. Raising Genius (2004) - The film is about a boy (Justin Long) who locks himself in the bathroom to work out math equations on the shower wall. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of films about mathematicians". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.

Grey's Law is a less-known corollary of Hanlon's Razor, which imitates the form of Clarke's Third Law. It states that:

"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."

While the stated principle pays a certain homage to Hanlon's Razor, it is also to some extent a rebuttal of the principle therein, stating that the distinction which the former makes is often moot. It is unclear just who the "Grey" of Grey's Law is. The quotation itself appears to have spread through email sig blocks and various social bookmarking websites, and appears to be of recent origin. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Grey's Law". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.