Monthly Archives: September 2018

Time / Temps

Posted on September 29, 2018 by beaugrand

Quote: There are more units of Planck time in one second than there have been seconds since the Big Bang almost 14 billion years ago Time has always run forward, and never backward, and the question is why? It’s not … Continue reading →

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Shah Abbas I

Posted on September 28, 2018 by beaugrand

    Shah Abbas I, 1571-1629 age 58 He was called “the Great,” was a shah of Persia, the fifth Shah or king of the Safavid dynasty. (Iran). He brought Persia once again to the zenith of power and influence … Continue reading →

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MiG-Russian Aircraft Corporation 

Posted on September 28, 2018 by beaugrand

MiG-Russian Aircraft Corporation Name after Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. Mikoyan was established on December 8, 1939, as the Pilot Design Department of the Aviation Plant #1 and headed by It was later renamed “Experimental Design Bureau named after A.I. … Continue reading →

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The Struggle and adaptation to Understand Languages of Ancient and New Discoveries in Words

Posted on September 25, 2018 by beaugrand

The Struggle and adaptation to Understand Languages of Ancient and New Discoveries in Words The grammar of many modern languages conjugates verbs in the “present,” “past,” and “future” tense. It is not well-adapted for speaking about the real temporal structure … Continue reading →

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Dualism

Posted on September 25, 2018 by beaugrand

  left René Descartes 1596-1650 age 54 He was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years (1629–49) of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while … Continue reading →

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Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1515) Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, about 13% live in Asia and the Pacific, and 1% live in the … Continue reading →

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Moses ben Maimon

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Moses ben Maimon,or Maimonides 1135(Córdoba, Spain)-1204 Fustat, Egypt age 69 He was also referred to by the acronym Rambam, He was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle … Continue reading →

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Warren Winiarski

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Warren Winiarski (born 1928) He is a Napa Valley winemaker and the founder and former proprietor of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. Winiarski owns and operates Arcadia Vineyards in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley, which produces Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and … Continue reading →

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Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Rainer Maria Rilke 1875–1926 age 51 He was widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets. Quote: The only journey is the one within” “A person isn’t who they are during the last conversation you had with … Continue reading →

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Saadi Shirazi

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Saadi Shirazi 1208-1291age 83 also known as Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known by his pen-name Saadi, He was a major Persian poet and literary of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings … Continue reading →

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