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1976
Hello, I wish all the best for 2006 to all of you. I hope that many of us will meet at the Mental Calculation World Cup in November in Giessen (see ...
Ralf Laue
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Jan 2, 2006
2:20 pm
1977
Hello everyone, I have just joined this group. I have pretty poor mental calculation skills, can you guys recommend me any books which will suit a guy of my...
asadrizvi7
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Jan 3, 2006
10:39 am
1978
... Just have a look at http://www.recordholders.org/en/book/memory.html#Calculation...
ralf_laue
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Jan 3, 2006
11:02 am
1979
Hello Ralf. Best wishes to you too. I wonder what kind of preparation is required in order to achieve scores of 40+ in the 1 minute calendar??? Lewis Carroll...
rob221b
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Jan 4, 2006
8:31 am
1980
Hello Ralf, thanks for this information. Congratulations to Matthias and Yusnier! Do you think you can go above 60 per minute ? (1600-2100) Regards, Jean-Eric....
jean
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Jan 4, 2006
11:46 am
1981
Hello, I am Yusnier Viera Romero. Congratulations to Matthias for his records....
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1982
... My experience with the "one year" category was that doing a lot of training can bring you to a point where you do not actually calculate anymore - you know...
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Jan 4, 2006
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1983
... almost ... problem is ... to ... I noticed that when Matthias was attempting the 1 minute record, speaking aloud the days of the week, he did not pause...
rob221b
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Jan 6, 2006
8:29 am
1984
... I meant 1600-2100, not 1600-2001, of course. Perhaps Matthais or Yusnier can reveal something of their approach, so I do not need to speculate (such action...
rob221b
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Jan 9, 2006
2:34 pm
1985
After experimenting a little speaking the days insytead of writing them, I discovered that a score of 40+ can be achieved using the standard four-offset...
rob221b
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Jan 16, 2006
8:43 am
1986
Are we talking about "spoken records" or "written records" ? If it is the first choice, what is the best "written record" in relation to the next World Cup...
jean
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Jan 16, 2006
8:47 am
1987
Hi Robert, what exactly is the standard four-offset method ? Jan After experimenting a little speaking the days insytead of writing them, I discovered that a...
Jan van Koningsveld
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Jan 17, 2006
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1988
I should read these things BEFORE I send them. There is a glaring error in this segment.. ============================================ We test first the offset...
rob221b
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Jan 23, 2006
8:36 am
1989
HI!! A friend have a question for the group: Why 31-12-2999 is a twesday ? Could somebody tell me about this question quiqly , please ?? Thanks. Alberto Coto ...
alberto coto
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Jan 23, 2006
9:03 am
1990
Hi Jan, By "standard four-offset method" I mean the method of assigning offsets to the day of the month, the month, the century and the year, and adding them...
rob221b
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Jan 23, 2006
9:39 am
1991
hi rob, WOW, thank you from every body in this group for the information. but unfortunately, i had discover that alone. i should had waited till i read all...
issam khneisser
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Jan 27, 2006
3:35 pm
1992
hi,i wanna know the names of the participants frm ind ... Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
David Raju Chintapalli
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Jan 30, 2006
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1993
Thank YOU Issam - I don't think you have been wasting your time in discovering a calendar method. By "exploring all those combinations" you must have acquired...
rob221b
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Jan 30, 2006
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1994
I also have found out method below described by Robert; Emmanuël rob221b <rob221b@...> a écrit : Thank YOU Issam - I don't think you have been...
Emmanuel/DATA
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1995
Dear Robert, I would not call this four-offset method "standard" because the numbering 1 = mo, 2 = tue etc. breaks with a tradition which goes well back to the...
Ulrich Voigt
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Jan 31, 2006
8:33 am
1996
Dear Friends, According to standard four offset method 4/november/1998 offset of date is 4 offset of month is 3 offset of year is 3 offset of century is 0...
deepak nag
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1997
Dear Rob, with the help of four offset method i m not getting correct day for 4/november/1976 and 12/june/1976.Can you kindly tell me the way.Please give some...
deepak nag
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2:58 pm
1998
Dear Friends, According to standard four offset method 4/november/1998 offset of date is 4 offset of month is 3 offset of year is 3 offset of century is 0...
deepak nag
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Jan 31, 2006
2:59 pm
1999
Hi Ulrich, I did not assign Monday = 1, etc. That's just the way the OFFSETS turn out using a base date of 0 Jan 1900. In any case, they are not inconsistent...
rob221b
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Feb 6, 2006
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2000
... Hi Deepak, The offset for 78 is 6, because 78 mod 7 = 1, 78 div 4 = 19 and 1 + 19 = 6 mod 7 (see my earlier explanation of what this means). Hence, 4...
rob221b
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Feb 6, 2006
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2001
pi-permutation is a special form of pi-memory-sport which I invented some years ago. Indeed, up to very recently I seem to have been the only person practicing...
mnempi
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Feb 6, 2006
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2002
Pi-Permutation: rules This I write for those of you who consider participation in our contest. N = overall number of single positions n = length of the parts...
mnempi
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Feb 6, 2006
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2003
Hi Rob, "If you are still not happy with this ..." - it was only after reading this remark that I discovered that I in fact should be unhappy. And for various...
mnempi
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Feb 6, 2006
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2004
... To make things easier ; from 73; because 56+6+11 78-73=5 5 mod 4 = 1 5+1=6 ... Hi Deepak, The offset for 78 is 6, because 78 mod 7 = 1, 78 div 4 = 19 and 1...
Emmanuel/DATA
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Feb 6, 2006
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2005
Do you have some idea on how to develope or cultivate a VISUAL imaginery instead of auditive (myself) ? . Thanks . Javier....
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