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10 Feb
This is a quote from an article by Liz Dwyer from the Good Education website. Has America really fallen behind the rest of the world in academic achievement? According to a new report from the nonprofit Brookings Institution, all the doom-and-gloom commentary suggesting that we've fallen from the top spot simply isn't true. And, even [...]
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13 Sep
Hamas PLC Speaker Ahmad Bahr gave a speech broadcast by Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza) on September 5, 2010. Here is the mathematical part: It is said that Omar [Ibn Al-Khattab] wished to become a martyr. It is said that one day, Omar addressed the people: 'In the Garden of Eden, there is a palace – hear [...]
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02 Jun
I've been interviewed by Maria Droujkova from the Natural Math site. The event has been mentioned in a very popular and distinguished blog Wild About Math by Sol Lederman. Thank you, Sol. Though I have reservations as to what I said and how I said it, the tool Maria used - the Elliminate software from [...]