The moon above Paris moving into eclipse
Taken about 23.30 March 3 2007
4.3.07
3.3.07
Desert moonrise
The photographer reminds us that the rising moon will be eclipsed tomorrow morning in his part of the world. Fine photo
1.3.07
Cape Agulhas, southern tip of Africa
The photo top right seen here reminded of my own day (23 August 2005) in front of that same wreck, and who knows maybe those same birds !
28.2.07
sudoku : when only one trivalue remains, there is not necessarily a BUG+1
The object of this post had been to prove that when there is a single trivalue, then one of its candidates ocurs exactly three times in its 3 units and that this is the true candidate.
However here is a counter example from link : where G6 is a sole trivalue without any of its candidates leading to BUG.
5 4 67 | 23 9 26 | 8 37 1
3 9 2 | 14 17 8 | 67 5 46
78 1 68 | 35 67 45 | 39 2 49
-------------+-------------+------------
78 3 4 | 6 18 17 | 5 9 2
6 2 78 | 59 4 59 | 1 78 3
1 5 9 | 27 28 3 | 67 4 68
-------------+-------------+------------
29 8 5 | 49 26 146 | 39 13 7
29 7 1 | 8 3 29 | 4 6 5
4 6 3 | 17 5 79 | 2 18 89
Sea Biscuit
This was memorable sporting occasion in 1938. It is said that half the country including FD Roosevelt followed on radio.
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27.2.07
26.2.07
Lion Out of Africa....
Intriguing combination : I've asked the photographer what the location was. This is the link, and if he replies it will show here
24.2.07
23.2.07
buffalo and coyote
Just an amazing photo. Given the title of "Respect" by the photographer. Taken in Yellowstone Park. Note : the apparent absence of shadow from the coyote is explained here link
22.2.07
Little known facts
From this site these gems (amongst many) :
- The largest number whose name does NOT contain the letter "n" is EIGHTY-EIGHT.
- ZENZIZENZIZENZIC (eighth power of a number) has more Z's than any other word in English. The word is in the OED. It was suggested by Robert Recorde, 16th century writer of popular math textbooks, although in his spelling the last letter of the word was k.
- Words spelled with a number of letters equal to the number itself :
- Maori : KOTAHI TEKAU MA ONO (16)
- Zulu : ISHUMI NESIHLANU (15), AMASHUMI AMABILI NA MBILI (22)
- Shortest French pangram : "portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume."
- Wilfred Funk's list of the most beautiful words in English: ASPHODEL, FAWN, DAWN, CHALICE, ANEMONE, TRANQUIL, HUSH, GOLDEN, HALCYON, CAMELLIA, BOBOLINK, THRUSH, CHIMES, MURMURING, LULLABY, LUMINOUS, DAMASK, CERULEAN, MELODY, MARIGOLD, JONQUIL, ORIOLE, TENDRIL, MYRRH, MIGNONETTE, GOSSAMER, ALYSSEUM, MIST, OLEANDER, AMARYLLIS, ROSEMARY
- In 1950, Time magazine printed the following suggested correction in its letters column:
-werabeitsbeigollitron [Time, March 13] read Ausserordentlichhochgeschwindigkeitelectronenentwickelndessch
-werarbeitsbeigollitron?
(Rev.) T.M. Hesburgh
C.S.C.
Notre Dame, Ind.
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