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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2014, 02:18:03 AM »

In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2014, 02:18:45 AM »

In 1971, a hijacker calling himself "Dan Cooper" (but who became popularly known as "D.B. Cooper") parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over the Pacific Northwest after receiving $200,000 dollars in ransom — his fate remains unknown.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2014, 02:19:24 AM »

In 1974, the bone fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed "Lucy."
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2014, 02:20:10 AM »

In 1989, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu (chow-SHES'-koo) was unanimously re-elected Communist Party chief. (Within a month, he was overthrown in a popular uprising and executed along with his wife, Elena, on Christmas Day.)
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2014, 02:20:49 AM »

In 1992, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in southern China, killing all 141 people on board.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2014, 02:21:30 AM »

Ten years ago: Ukraine's election officials declared that Kremlin-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich) had won Ukraine's bitterly disputed presidential runoff balloting; thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated in Kiev. Popular author Arthur Hailey died in New Providence, Bahamas, at age 84.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2014, 02:22:16 AM »

Five years ago: President Barack Obama played host at the first state dinner of his presidency to visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an event marred by two gatecrashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi (mih-KEL' sah-LAH'-hee). Kentucky officials said census worker Bill Sparkman, found bound and hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled across his chest, had in fact committed suicide. Albert Pujols won the National League MVP unanimously, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2014, 02:22:48 AM »

One year ago: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly condemned the international community's nuclear deal with Iran, calling it a "historic mistake" and saying he was not bound by the agreement. The Vatican publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter, the first pope. Taylor Swift took home four American Music Awards, including top honor artist of the year for the third time.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2014, 02:23:46 AM »

Today's Birthdays: Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson is 76. Country singer Johnny Carver is 74. Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG'-lee-uh-boo) is 74. Rock drummer Pete Best is 73. Actor-comedian Billy Connolly is 72. Former White House news secretary Marlin Fitzwater is 72. Former Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Dan Glickman is 70. Singer Lee Michaels is 69. Actor Dwight Schultz is 67. Actor Stanley Livingston is 64. Rock musician Clem Burke (Blondie; The Romantics) is 60. Record producer Terry Lewis is 58. Actor/director Ruben Santiago-Hudson is 58. Actress Denise Crosby is 57. Actress Shae D'Lyn is 52. Rock musician John Squire (The Stone Roses) is 52. Rock musician Gary Stonadge (Big Audio) is 52. Actor Conleth Hill is 50. Actor-comedian Brad Sherwood is 50. Actor Garret Dillahunt is 50. Actor-comedian Scott Krinsky is 46. Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live) is 44. Actress Lola Glaudini is 43. Actress Danielle Nicolet is 41. Actor/writer/director/producer Stephen Merchant is 40. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Chen Lu is 38. Actor Colin Hanks is 37. Actress Katherine Heigl (HY'-guhl) is 36. Actress Sarah Hyland is 24.

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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2014, 02:24:21 AM »

Thought for Today: "I don't comment. I record." — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901).

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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2014, 02:26:31 AM »

The History of Teaching Math
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Teaching Math in 1950:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1960:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1970:
A logger exchanges a set "L" of lumber for a set "M" of money. The
cardinality of set "M" is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots
representing the elements of the set "M". The set "C", the cost of
production contains 20 fewer points than set "M". Represent the set "C" as a subset
of set "M" and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the
set "P" of profits?

Teaching Math in 1980:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80
and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math in 1990:
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you
think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after
answering the question? How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger
cut down the trees? There are no wrong answers.

Teaching Math in 2000:
By laying off 402 of its loggers, a company improves its stock price from $80
to $100. How much capital gain per share does the CEO make by exercising
his stock options at $80. Assume capital gains are no longer taxed, because
this encourages investment.

Teaching Math in 2010:
A company outsources all of its loggers. They save on benefits and when
demand for their product is down the logging work force can easily be cut
back. The average logger employed by the company earned $50,000, had 3
weeks vacation, received a nice retirement plan and medical insurance. The
contracted logger charges $50 an hour. Was outsourcing a good move?

Teaching Math in 2013:
A logging company exports its wood-finishing jobs to its Indonesian
subsidiary and lays off the corresponding half of its US workers (the higher-paid
half). It clear-cuts 95% of the forest, leaving the rest for the spotted owl,
and lays off all its remaining US workers. It tells the workers that the spotted
owl is responsible for the absence of fellable trees and lobbies Congress for
exemption from the Endangered Species Act. Congress instead exempts
the company from all federal regulation. What is the return on investment of
the lobbying costs?
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2014, 02:40:30 AM »

Time to hit the road for work guys, enjoy your day.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #27 on: November 24, 2014, 05:15:51 AM »

Morning LSU.
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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #28 on: November 24, 2014, 05:20:20 AM »

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Re: 11/24/2014
« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2014, 05:23:26 AM »

Morning LSU.
Good morning Native.
Looks like you are dry there this morning.  Little cooler but nice here.
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