At 6:50 AM -0600, 11/28/05, Eugene wrote: >The real problem is that American children are no longer taught >how to use math as they are taught how to use a calculator.... That's what I thought when they took away my slide rule and gave me that silly calculator that took batteries to make it work. Obviously anything that requires external power to function is going to be worthless at times. i.e. Tiger's calculator. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2? <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>