| Tuesday Morning Rangers Notes
It should take little more than a brief glance at my most recent piece to determine who falls into which category. Quite an admission coming from somebody whose sports idol growing up during the mid-90's was, in fact, Jason Kidd. Or, for that matter, coming from somebody who was devastated to the brink of tears at the age of nine, when Kidd was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in December 1996. But those days have long since passed. And though I'll always hold a special place in my heart for Kidd, the magic that once upon a time drew me in to the point of downright obsession with the Mavericks is gone. Probably forever. As far as I'm concerned, however, that same magic has just begun with Ian Kinsler and the Rangers. With that bit of sports reminiscing out of the way, onto some of the latest Rangers-related quick hits! ● According to T.R.
Dallas soap opera heads to Carolina
Key stat: Cowboys lead NFC in total offense with 378.5 yards per game. Fantasy factor: Cowboys' Marion Barber, who rushed for two TDs in the last meeting, is averaging 4.9 yards per carry and may have to carry load. DeAngelo Williams, who ran for a 35-yard score in upset of Seahawks last week, doing more for Panthers. The Buzz: Tony Romo's thumb injury may limit Cowboys' offense, but Panthers going with undrafted rookie Matt Moore at quarterback. Cowboys need to at least stay even with Packers to get home field throughout NFC playoffs. The Pick: Cowboys 24, Panthers 10. - Terry Bannon Chicago Tribune .
Candidates make final push before 'Super Tuesday'
A Democrat victory in November's U.S. presidential race may well create a world-wide economic downturn that will make the current (healthy) downturn seem like a walk in the park. The short-term solution is to elect U.S. leaders who understand the importance of free-market capitalism. The long-term solution is to teach economics in government-run schools to create a population of voters who are able to intelligently evaluate the claims and promises of candidates who claim that government actions can regulate economic swings. We teach physical and biological sciences, but the "dismal science" is totally neglected. .
Judge declares pilot Fossett legally dead
On Friday, months after Fossett disappeared in a remote Nevada desert, a judge in Chicago declared him legally dead. His body has not been found.He has been missing since Sept. 3, when he took off on what was to have been an easy three-hour flight to scout for dry lake beds for use in his upcoming attempt to break the land speed record in a car whose engine once powered an Air Force fighter jet.The loss of Fossett, a man credited with almost Houdini-like abilities to survive impossible situations, reverberated around the globe. Many believed that if anyone could trump the survival odds, it would be this international man of action and daring who was best known for circumnavigating the world solo in both a hot-air balloon and an airplane.Last fall, as searchers scoured some 20,000 square miles of Nevada desert in their search for the missing aviator, they found numerous decades-old crashes of other long-missing downed pilots.
STX Pan Ocean wins $273m coal shipping contract
SINGAPORE-LISTED STX Pan Ocean 028670.KS said the firm has won a contract to transport steaming coal worth $273 million. The South Korean dry bulk commodities shipper said that the 15-year deal, with Korea Southern Power Ltd, begins in 2011 and will be a stable source of profit for the company. -- REUTERS .
Mind & Mathematics
Since this method of teaching basic mathematics is in its preliminary stage, the long-term effect on the overall brain development of the students, is yet to be assessed contrary to claims by Aloha, he added. Wizard sans teacher Anurag Kapoor, a Plus One student of the Dayananad Model Senior Secondary School, is a proven expert in mental mathematics. He has been good at at since the age of five. He has not learnt it from any teacher as Aloha students, no abacus and no Vedic Mathematics. He can add, subtract, multiply and divide any two-digit number, find root of a perfect square and find a day in any particular year, much like Tejas, Alohas star student in Bangalore. Anurag has cleared the National Talent Search Examination and is waiting for the interview result.Vedic mathematics It is a system of mental calculation developed by Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji in the middle of the 20th century.
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