I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test. It would consist of only one question: "Do you ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

They say the shortest distance between point A and point B is a direct line. Well, that doesn’t apply if Point A is Fort Collins and Point B is Greeley. It’s a familiar conundrum for commuters.

Any kid learns by about sixth grade that the shortest distance between point A and point B is a straight line--unless drought is involved. If misery loves company, then shippers who have been held up ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

Combinatorial optimization problems are problems that arise in everyday situations, involving the puzzle of determining the shortest route that can be taken between multiple points. Researchers have ...

When you need to find the distance between two locations or want general directions to get from point A to point B, Google Maps simplifies the process. By typing in two different locations, Google ...

Your location in this Universe isn't just described by spatial coordinates (where), but also by a time coordinate (when). It is impossible to move from one spatial location to another without also ...