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czytałem wczoraj ciekawy artykuł o Maine

prtr — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:34:43 +0000

czytałem wczoraj ciekawy artykuł o Maine. Nie wiedziałem że to było aż tak z tymi indianami.

The restored empire

prtr — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:18:37 +0000

The Latin Empire, which was established by the Crusaders in Constantinople, had poor control over former Byzantine territory, and Byzantine successor states sprang up in Epirus and Trebizond as well as Nicaea. Nicaea, however, was the closest to the Latin Empire and was in the best position to attempt to re-establish the Byzantine Empire. Theodore Lascaris was not immediately successful, as he was defeated at Poemanenum and Prusa (now Bursa) in 1204, but he was able to capture much of northwestern Anatolia after the Latin Emperor Baldwin I had to defend against invasions from Kaloyan of Bulgaria. Theodore also defeated an army from Trebizond, as well as other minor rivals, leaving him in charge of the most powerful of the successor states. In 1206, Theodore proclaimed himself emperor at Nicaea.

south of the Kiev's centre

prtr — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:45:26 +0000

The Folk Architecture Museum is 12km (7mi) south of the Kiev's centre. But it's definitely necessary to visit this place. Spread out over scenic rolling hills dotted with groves of trees are a large number of 17th to 20th century wooden cottages, churches, farmsteads and windmills, many with beautiful gardens and preserved interior furnishings.

The museum is divided into seven small villages representing regional traditions, and there are some good restaurants, a gift shop and special events. You can make the trip from downtown Kiev by city bus.

dla kandydatów na wyższe uczelnie, dla nauczycieli historii

prtr — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:35:11 +0000

Książka obejmuje historię Polski i powszechną od wybuchu II wojny światowej w 1939 roku do roku 2000, może być siłą służącą dobru i że potencjalnie może poprawić sytuację wszystkich ludzi na świecie, a w szczególności ubogich łącznie z konfliktem w Kosowie, drugą wojną w Czeczenii i dwuletnimi rządami koalicji AWS- UW w Polsce. Przydatna jest również dla uczniów przygotowujących się do egzaminów dojrzałości, dla kandydatów na wyższe uczelnie, dla nauczycieli historii, studentów zdających egzaminy z historii, dla wszystkich miłośików historii.

Oh, didn't you say you weren't interested in the value of Pi?

prtr — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:10:22 +0000

Lester Zick wrote:

Because I'm not interested in demonstrating the magnitude of pi but in
demonstrating its locus. Which I've done according to Archimedes
method for limiting the magnitude of pi. And I've said this so many
times in so many different ways I'm beginning to believe that despite
the language difference you must be somewhat hard of thinking.

I know I'm somewhat hard of thinking. But wasn't that a bit helpful
in the course of this thread?

16th Oct:
LZ: Not sure I'm being clear here, Rainer. Pi doesn't "approach" a
LZ: circular arc; ...
LZ: The problem we have is to determine the value of pi.

Oh, didn't you say you weren't interested in the value of Pi?
I checked the course of this thread and you must agree that at first
I had tried to find out about your "locus of Pi" and the "approaching"
idea. See above, where you say "Not sure I'm being clear here".

There were mistakes on your side regarding the usage of "approaching"
as well as the usage of "transcendental". You address the "problem to
determine the value of Pi" and at the same time you say you weren't
interested in the magnitude of Pi.

And until now I don't have the faintest idea what "the locus" of a
number should be. And there was not one poster here who seemed to
understand either. I am sure you are trying your best to explain
your wonderful insights, but it seems as if "best" wasn't good enough.
So I encourage you: insights out!

Humans have the ability

prtr — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:57:47 +0000

Humans have the ability to engage in reasoning about their own reasoning using introspection. Different forms of such reflection on reasoning occur in different fields.
Mathematics (colloquially, maths or math) is the body of knowledge centered on such concepts as quantity, structure, space, and change, and also the academic discipline that studies them. Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary conclusions". Other practitioners of mathematics maintain that mathematics is the science of pattern, that mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere.

A number of anti-communist films

prtr — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:51:03 +0000

October 14, 2007
By J.R. Dunn

A number of anti-communist films were made in Hollywood during the late
40s through the 50s, many of them featuring well-known names and of high
quality. Almost none are available today. This is no accident, comrades.

We owe a nod of thanks to Thomas Lifson for alerting us to yesterday's
rare showing of the anti-communist thriller, The Woman on Pier 13 (AKA,
I Married A Communist).

Pier 13 is far from unique.

It's easy to understand why Man on a Tightrope (1953) went down the
memory hole, directed as it was by the Joe McCarthy of the film world,
that demon in human form, Elia Kazan. Tightrope, along with On the
Waterfront, was part of Kazan's campaign against the dogma he'd once
espoused. The film, dealing with a Czechoslovakian circus troupe
plotting to escape the miseries of Soviet occupation, is a rarity in its
portrayal of life behind the iron curtain. A point of interest lies in
the fact that the screenplay was written by Robert Sherwood, a former
FDR speechwriter and possibly the sole member of Roosevelt's retinue
with a clear understanding of communism.

Night People (1954) deals with Soviet espionage in Berlin. An Army
intelligence officer must handle a crisis involving the kidnapping of a
GI amid ever-multiplying complications. The real pleasure of this one is
that the officer is played (with considerable conviction, too) by
liberal icon Gregory Peck. At one point, Peck cusses out the New York
Times for misreporting an incident. Not something you see every day in
film.