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	Pi Rezitierrekord
		Akira Haraguchi recites pi from memory on his way to establishing an unofficial world record Saturday morning.
		Akira Haraguchi, a former corporate employee from Mobara who already holds a world record in pi recitation, started the new challenge shortly after noon Friday (01.07.05) and stopped at 83,431 decimal places early Saturday (02.07.05).
		Haraguchi, who is now a volunteer worker, said he was forced to stop at 54,000 decimal places in that attempt because of a time constraint in the facility where the recitation took place.
	www.lupi.ch /ex/pi_akira.htm (679 words)

	hulleye comes by.: pi record broken (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Akira Haraguchi, 59 of Tokyo, recited Pi from memory to 83,431 decimal places, doubling the world record.
		According to a BBC News report, Haraguchi lost his place three hours into his first try and had to start over.
		Last year, he made it to about 54,000 decimal places but had to call it quits when the facility where the event was held closed its doors for the night.
	halai.blogspot.com /2005/07/pi-record-broken.html (77 words)

	Tillers on Evidence and Inference: Pi on You! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Akira Haraguchi, 59, managed to recite the number's first 83,431 decimal places, almost doubling the previous record held by another Japanese." BBC News (July 2, 2005)
		Haraguchi remembered conform to no order and do not make any (discernible) sense within some larger scheme or order.
		Haraguchi's success does suggest that we academics ought to take care before being seduced by the siren song of heuristics that supposedly simplify complex problems of evidence to levels that ordinary mortals can manage.
	petertillers.blogspot.com /2005/07/pi-on-you.html (362 words)

	dranees.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Akira Haraguchi, a volunteer worker from Mobara who already holds a world record in pi recitation, started the new challenge shortly after noon Friday and stopped at the 83,431st digit early Saturday.
		Akira Matsui and four others were arrested on suspicion of fraudulently accepting $18.5 million from about 2,000 people over three years beginning in May 2000, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Thursday.
		Akira Kurosawa - Akira Kurosawa director, writer, producer Born: 3/23...
	dranees.org /?keyword=akira%20kurosawa (2811 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Akira Haraguchi, a retired corporate employee now serving as a volunteer, said he could have recited more but he was forced to stop because of a time constraint in the facility where the recitation took place, but he hopes it's enough for a world record, reported the Kyodo new agency Sunday.
		The Guinness world record for reciting pi from memory is held by another Japanese man who recited it to 42,195 decimal places.
		Haraguchi said he hopes his effort makes it into the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
	www.sciencedaily.com /upi/feeds.php?feed=Quirks&article=UPI-1-20050703-18182400-bc-japan-pi.xml (123 words)

	RedOrbit NEWS \| Japanese Man Sets Record in Pi Recitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		But a determined Haraguchi started anew and had broken his old record on Friday evening, about 11 hours after first sitting down to his task, the paper said.
		He reached the 80,000-digit mark after midnight early Saturday, according to the paper, which had a photo showing Haraguchi with his eyes closed, his face contorted in concentration.
		If verified and recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, Haraguchi's feat would beat his own previous best - currently under review - of 54,000 digits.
	www.redorbit.com /modules/news/tools.php?tool=print&id=160864 (217 words)

	Man smashes pi memory record : HTTabloid.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Japanese mental health counsellor broke the record for reciting pi from memory in a marathon session from Friday to early Saturday morning.
		Newspaper pictures showed Akira Haraguchi, 59, screwing up his face with concentration as he recited pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, to 83,431 decimal places.
		Haraguchi hopes to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, replacing the current record-holder, also Japanese, who recited pi to 42,195 decimal places as a student, Kyodo news agency said.
	147.208.132.203 /news/7242_1418811,00180021.htm (268 words)

	European Journal of Soil Biology. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Akira Haraguchi, Hisaya Kojima, Chiaki Hasegawa, Yukari Takahashi, Tsutomu Iyobe, Decomposition of organic matter in peat soil in a minerotrophic mire, European Journal of Soil Biology 38 (1) (2002) pp.
		Myriam Harry, Béatrice Gambier, Evelyne Garnier-Sillam, Soil conservation for DNA preservation for bacterial molecular studies, European Journal of Soil Biology 36 (1) (2000) pp.
		Motohiro Hasegawa, The relationship between the organic matter composition of a forest floor and the structure of a soil arthropod community, European Journal of Soil Biology 37 (4) (2001) pp.
	www.elsevier.com /cdweb/journals/11645563/viewer.htt?viewtype=authors&rangeselected=8 (678 words)

	Khaleej Times Online
		TOKYO - A 59-year-old Japanese psychiatric counselor set a world record of sorts Sunday by reciting “pi,” or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, to 83,431 digits.
		Haraguchi had already recited the ratio up to about 54,000 digits last September but was forced to end the attempt when his time ran out at the facility hosting the event.
		There was no time limit set for the hall where he achieved the new record which he said would be submitted for recognition by the Guinness Book of World Records.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/July/theworld_July44.xml§ion=theworld (215 words)

	Etc... \| csmonitor.com
		Concentrating deeply as he sat a desk in the city of Chiba - with tape recorders and cameras recording his effort - he droned on, stopping only after he got to 83,431 decimal places, or almost twice as many as the champion listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
		Haraguchi might have finished earlier, but at noon Friday he lost his place at 16,000 and started over.
		As a mathematical value, pi has an infinite number of digits.
	www.csmonitor.com /2005/0707/p20s02-nbgn.htm (298 words)

	Detour » Blog Archive » Happy Pi Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		That’s ironic since the man who currently holds the world record for number of pi digits memorized and recited is Japanese.
		His name is Akira Haraguchi and on July 2nd of this year, he recited 83,431 digits of pi.
		What the Japanese probably think is that this Akira Haraguchi knows enough digits of pi to account for the new generation to only need to memorize one digit.
	www.chrissilvey.com /weblog/wp-trackback.php?p=20 (253 words)

	Easy as pi - World - smh.com.au
		A Japanese mental health counsellor broke the record for reciting pi from memory in a marathon session from yesterday until early this morning.
		Starting at 9am yesterday, Haraguchi, from Chiba, near Tokyo, lost his place around noon.
		He quickly restarted, completing his feat of recall in the early hours of today, media reports said.
	www.smh.com.au /news/world/easy-as-pi/2005/07/02/1119724844347.html (180 words)

	floccinaucinihilipilificate: 83,431 Digits of Pi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		83,431 Digits of Pi Akira Haraguchi of Japan has recited 83,431 digits of Pi is a 13-hour marathon.
		This is amazing on two counts: 1) that someone memorized it; and, 2) that someone felt the need to do this.
		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
	www.dabydeen.com /2005/07/83431-digits-of-pi.html (80 words)

	The Huge Entity: 3.141592653589...
		Following my post last week about the infinity of Pi / π, the record for reciting its infinite sequence of numbers from memory has been broken, by a Japanese mental health counsellor no less!
		"Akira Haraguchi, 59, managed to recite the number's first 83,431 decimal places, almost doubling the previous record held by another Japanese." - link
		At the simplest level π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and at its most complex, it is an irrational number that has an apparently random decimal string of infinite length.
	www.huge-entity.com /2005/07/3141592653589.html (660 words)

	Wetlands - Volume 23, Number 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		CHERYL M. PEARCE and DERALD G. Acid and sea-salt accumulation in coastal peat mires of a Picea glehnii forest in Ochiishi, eastern Hokkaido, Japan
		AKIRA HARAGUCHI, TSUTOMU IYOBE, HIROKI NISHIJIMA, and HIDEO TOMIZAWA
		HIROKI NISHIJIMA, TSUTOMU IYOBE, FUMIHIKO NISHIO, HIDEO TOMIZAWA, MAKOTO NAKATA, and AKIRA HARAGUCHI
	www.sws.org /wetlands/toc/tocv23n2.html (475 words)

	Akira Ikeda Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Catalogue Raisonne of Noriyuki Haraguchi Works on Paper
		ON KAWARA "ONE MILLION YEARS (Past And Future)" 24 CD BOX SET AVAILABLE NOW Recorded at Akira Ikeda Gallery/Berlin
		ON KAWARA "ONE MILLION YEARS (Past And Future)" 24 CD BOX SET AVAILABLE SOON Recorded at Akira Ikeda Gallery/Taura
	www.akiraikedagallery.com (46 words)

	[No title]
		Many world records have been broken by individuals who managed to accomplish bizarre, yet incredible, feats.
		A prime example: A 59-year-old Japanese mental health counselor, Akira Haraguchi, was able to recite pi to the number's first 83,431 decimal places from memory -- almost doubling the previous record held by another Japanese individual.
		Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is a non-repeating number.
	www.mercola.com /2005/jul/21/pi_record.htm (407 words)

	Wetlands - Volume 23, Number 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ACID AND SEA-SALT ACCUMULATION IN COASTAL PEAT MIRES OF A PICEA GLEHNII FOREST IN OCHIISHI, EASTERN HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
		Akira Haraguchi 1, Tsutomu Iyobe 2, Hiroki Nishijima 2, and Hideo Tomizawa 3
		Abstract: We investigated the soil chemical environment of coastal peat mires with a Picea glehnii forest and Sphagnum community in Ochiishi, north-eastern Japan.
	www.sws.org /wetlands/abstracts/volume23n2/HARAGUCHI.html (285 words)

	3.14 etc. etc.
		Akira Haraguchi, a 59-year-old Japanese psychiatric counselor, recited pi to 83,431 decimal places from memory.
		Posted by: mumsee at July 10, 2005 06:25 AM
		If anyone wants to break Akira's record, here's your chance.
	www.worldmagblog.com /blog/archives/015838.html (910 words)

	PCC Blog: Oh you lucky people.
		Sometimes you wish you can take them back...bad tattoos
		Akira Haraguchi has broken the record for reciting Pi
		How could I have been so stupid all these years?
	www.popculturechaos.com /2005/07/oh-you-lucky-people.html (137 words)

	Profits & Prophets: Woah [said with a Keanu Reeves accent]
		Profits & Prophets: Woah [said with a Keanu Reeves accent]
		This past weekend, Akira Haraguchi set a new world record by reciting from memory the first 83,431 decimal places for π (pi), the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
		Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Woah [said with a Keanu Reeves accent]:
	profitsandprophets.typepad.com /profits_prophets/2005/07/woah_said_with_.html (198 words)

	New Titles Cataloged. Brown University Library
		Beijing : Zhongguo hai guan chu ban she, 2005
		Nihon no ongaku / k¯osei Kojima Tomiko, Higuchi Akira, Motegi Kiyoko
		Zusetsu Nihon no masumedia / Fujitake Akira hen
	dl.lib.brown.edu /newtitles/cjk.php (7245 words)

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