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Mental Calculation World Cup
The Mental Calculation World Cup (German: Weltmeisterschaften im Kopfrechnen, or World Championship in Mental Calculation) is an international competition for mental calculators, held every two years in Germany. Mental Calculation World Cup 2004 The first Mental Calculation World Cup was held in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany on 30 October 2004. There were 17 participants from 10 countries. The World Cup involved the following contests (and two surprise tasks): *Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes **Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain); 10 correct results; 5:50 minutes, world record *Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes **Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 8 correct results *Calendar Calculations, two series one minute each, dates from the years 1600–2100 **Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany), 33 correct results, world record *Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes **Winner: Jan van Koningsveld (Germany) In the overall ranking the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mental Calculator
Human calculator is a term to describe a person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation (such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing large numbers). The world's best mental calculators are invited every two years to compete for the Mental Calculation World Cup. On July 17, 2022, at Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn city of Germany, 12-year-old Indian mental calculator Aaryan Nitin Shukla clinched the title to become the new World Champion. Aaryan ended the dominance of Japanese mental calculators who won the competitions during 2018-Tomohiro Iseda and 2016-Yuki Kimura. Tomohiro Iseda (2018) was the third Japanese person to win the Cup, after Naofumi Ogasawara (2012) and Yuki Kimura (2016). Shakuntala Devi from India has been often mentioned on the Guinness World Records. Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash from India has been often mentioned on the Limca Book of Records for racing past the speed of a calculator in addition. Srilankan-Malaysian perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granth Thakkar
Grantha may refer to: * Grantha script, a Malayalam and Tamil script used to write Sanskrit and Manipravalam in Malayalam-speaking regions and Tamil-speaking regions * Grantha (Unicode block), a Unicode block containing the ancient Grantha script characters * '' Guru Granth Sahib'', the central religious scripture of Sikhism {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Championships In Mind Sports
This article gives a list of world championships in mind sports which usually represent the most prestigious competition for a specific board game, card game or mind sport. World championships can only be held for most games or mind sports with the ratification of an official body. Some Eastern games only have amateur world championships and separate professional competitions as can be seen for Go (list of professional Go tournaments). Mind Sports Olympiad All-round World championships organized by Mind Sports Olympiad, that consist of competitions across multiple events to find the strongest games all-rounders. Classic/traditional board games Major world championships for classic strategy board games, such as chess or go. Classic/traditional card/tile games World championships in Traditional card games and tile-based games. Mental disciplines Competitions using mental tests. Modern board games Competitions in abstract strategy games and other modern board games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshita Shah
Akshita Kapoor is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in a number of television serials but is perhaps mostly known for playing the role of, "Krishna Walia", after Diya Sonecha in Zee Tv's Kasamh Se and also has played the role of "Tanu" in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. Akshita Kapoor also played the role of Antra who is Arohi's sister in Kitani Mohobbat Hai on NDTV Imagine. Career Akshita started her career from '' Shaka Laka Boom Boom'' in 2002 and later played an important role in Star Plus' ''Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein'' in 2006. Her biggest break came in 2006, when she played the role of ''Tanu'' in ''Ekta Kapoor's'' path-breaking Indian soap opera '' Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''. She than, appeared in a number of ''Ekta Kapoor's'' television serials and is best remembered for her roles as "Krishna Walia", after in ''Kasamh Se'' on Zee TV and "Antra" who is Arohi's sister in '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' on Imagine TV. Television roles * Shaka Laka Boom Boom (2002–2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad El-Mir
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born approximately 570CE in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father Abdullah was the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, and he died a few months before Muhammad's birth. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically secl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaryan Nitin Shukla
Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in Iran and India. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble, superior, or high-born". Given name *Arian Hametaj (born 1957), Albanian footballer *Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter *Aryan Parajuli (born 2003), Nep-Canadian Model and engineer * Aryan Kaganof (born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist *Arian Leviste (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ *Ariyan A. Johnson (born 1976), American actress, director, dancer and choreographer * Aryan Vaid (born 1976), Indian model * Arian Moayed (born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer * Aaryan Sigdel (born 1981), Nepali Film actor * Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer * Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson * Arian Foster (born 1986), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried. Paderborn ranks 55th on the List of cities in Germany by population. History Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built a castle near the Pader springs.Ed. Heribert Zelder, Tourist Information Services, ''Welcome to Paderborn'', Stadt Paderborn: Paderborn, Germany, 2009. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaeno Science Center
The Phæno Science Center is an interactive science center in Wolfsburg, Germany, completed in 2005. The Phæno Science Center Phæno arose from urban planning by the City of Wolfsburg. In 1998 City officials were developing a plot of vacant, public land immediately adjacent to Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof, Wolfsburg's railway station and just south of VW's huge, then-unfinished attraction Autostadt. An art museum was planned for the site, but Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt, then the City's Director for Culture, Sports and Education, knew that such an institution would compete with Wolfsburg's successful Kunst Museum (Art Museum) and needed other options. Guthardt visited Technorama, a science center in Switzerland and became convinced that a science center in Wolfsburg would complement both Autostadt and the Kunst Museum. Preliminary planning began in November 1998, and one year later Joe Ansel, an United States, American consultant and designer, was approached to handle the exhibitions an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Ono
Tetsuya is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tetsuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 哲也, "philosophy, to be" * 鉄也, "iron, to be" * 哲哉, "philosophy, alas" * 徹也, "devotion, to be" * 徹矢, "penetrate, arrow" * 鉄弥, "iron, increasingly" The name can also be written in hiragana てつや or katakana テツヤ. People with the name *Tetsuya (dancer) (born 1981), Japanese dancer * Tetsuya (musician) (born 1969), Japanese musician *, Japanese footballer * Tetsuya Asano (浅野 哲也, born 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager * Tetsuya Chiba (てつや, born 1939), Japanese manga artist * Tetsuya Chikushi (哲也, 1935–2008), Japanese newscaster *Tetsuya Endo (other), multiple people * Tetsuya Enomoto (哲也, born 1983), Japanese football player * Tetsuya Fujii (哲也), a Japanese astronomer *, Japanese shogi player * Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (哲也, 1920–1998), Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jeonghee
Lee Jeonghee (; born 23 February 1963) is a South Korean abacus master. She is the only known soroban abacus master to have reached the eleventh dan. She is also known as Abacus Master (주산왕) in South Korea. Biography Lee began training with the soroban abacus in fifth grade. In her first year of high school, she obtained the 11th dan. In 2007, Lee opened up an abacus training academy in Korea, where she has taught thousands of students, some of whom travel to the country solely to participate. In 2001, Lee represented South Korea in the 20th International Abacus Competition and finished in first place in the singles category. In 2008, Lee appeared on the South Korean television program Star King with a group of children ages seven to nine, whom she had taught for a 100-day period. Her students, selected for the program after their parents described them as distracted and underachieving in school, displayed significant improvement in mental calculation skills, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Kimura (mental Calculation)
is a Japanese model and '' tarento''. She is better known by her stage name Yukipoyo (ゆきぽよ). She is represented by her agency ''VIP Models Agency''. Kimura's father is Japanese, her mother is half Filipino and half Spanish. Kimura debuted as a ''reader model'' for the fashion magazine, '' egg'' in 2012. She also thrived on the video platform '' Vine'', with over 60 million total views. She was a participant of '' The Bachelor Japan'', aired on Amazon Prime Video in 2017 and '' The Bachelor Winter Games'' in 2018. By late 2018, Kimura had become active as a television personality, with numerous appearances on various variety programs. Media Television * The Bachelor Winter Games ( ABC) * ( Nippon TV) * (Nippon TV) * ( Yomiuri TV) * (Nippon TV) * (Nippon TV) Web series * (Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
