'I am NOT an alcoholic': Gerard Butler reveals the real reason behind his stretch in rehab. Actor Gerard Butler has revealed his rehab agony and set the record straight over rumours of his alcoholism. The 42-year-old Scot checked into the Betty Ford Centre in February for three weeks after being injured in a surfing accident. He said: 'Maybe a stronger person wouldn't have needed to go. But I'm glad I did it.
Gravity is one major force that creates tides. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the oceans of the earth (Sumich, J.L., 1996).
When the highest part, or crest of the wave reaches a particular location, high tide occurs; low tide corresponds to the lowest part of the wave, or its trough. The difference in height between the high tide and the low tide is called the tidal range. A horizontal movement of water often accompanies the rising and falling of the tide. This is called the tidal current. The incoming tide along the coast and into the bays and estuaries is called a flood current; the outgoing tide is called an ebb current.