David Hobby wrote:
>
> Another place where this kind of thing shows
> up is in the definition of the natural numbers.
> Do they start at 0 or at 1? On a basic level,
> starting at 1 makes sense. But in set theory
> (or computer science) starting at 0 works better.
>
David,
I was only a maths
> On Mon 10/27/2008 6:39 AM Bruce Bostwick wrote
>
> Then again, "an armed society is a polite society" ..
>
Bruce,
We have found that in general Americans are the politest people we have met.
They are also incredibly welcoming and friendly. We have certainly
speculated if this was in part due
> On Behalf Of Jon Louis Mann
> Subject: Racial and Gender bigotry
> Welcome to the list and to America, Maree! I have travelled
> extensively in AUS and New Zed and would be curious to hear how
> different racial and gender bias is in America, compared to down under,
> and how it is dealt with
>ON October 24th Bruce Bostwick wrote:
> On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > (No, I'm not sure just how to do that. I think giving scholarships
> to
> > appropriate colleges based on *zip code* in the US will get around
> any
> > race-based restrictions one way or the other
or in the primaries. (The political advertising is also
different - especially the nastiness for some of the local positions.)
We gained so much more from our visit than the break from the van that our
hosts intended.
Regards to all,
Ray & Maree Ludenia
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