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Mathematics in ancient Egypt Table of Contents The introduction of writing in Egypt in the predynastic period ( c. 3000 BCE) brought with it the formation of a special class of literate professionals, the scribes . By virtue of their writing skills, the scribes took on all the duties of a civil service: record keeping, tax accounting, the management of public works (building projects and the like), even the prosecution of war through overseeing military supplies and payrolls. Young men enrol
Apr 15, 2024, 7:26 pm - eddessaknight - Mathematics Forum

Incident update April 2, 2024
Lottery Post was offline for around an hour this morning, starting at around 11:15 am Eastern Time. The problem was a network configuration issue at the data center that Lottery Post operates from, not something within Lottery Post itself. Local network operations were fixed at 12:14 pm, and once that happened service was immediately restored to Lottery Post. Sorry to everyone affected by the down time!
Apr 2, 2024, 12:23 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

CLASSIC: UNDERSTNDING INTUITIN AND DEDUCTION
Rene Descartes, an accomplished French mathematician,and writer philosopher, spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic and died in 1650 wrote: And now we come to the two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said on which we alone the ACQUESTION of knowledge. - All challenges have great opportunity and as a worthy Englishman taught: It's not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon it's predecessor
Feb 23, 2024, 2:20 pm - eddessaknight - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ryan Mindell appointed Executive Director of Texas LotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery Commission announced the appointment of Ryan Mindell as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery in a press release issued Thursday. With a track record of multiple leadership functions at both the Texas Lottery and in the lottery industry, Ryan Mindell will serve as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery. With a unanimous decision, we are proud to appoint Ryan Mindell as the Texas Lottery Commission's newest Executive Director, Texa
Apr 22, 2024, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nearly 68 million US adults plan to wager on Super BowlNews Story
Nearly 68 million American adults about 1 in 4 plan to bet on this year s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry s national trade association. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association include bets placed with legal outlets, as well as with illegal bookies and online operations in other countries. The volume of betting participation is projected to be 35% higher than last year, which was the previous record. Bettors plan to
Feb 10, 2024, 7:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Winner of $95 million Lotto Texas lottery jackpot gamed the odds to winNews Story
New Jersey based group turned the odds to win in their favor By Kate Northrop Around this time one year ago, the Texas Lottery's Lotto Texas jackpot was bursting at the seams, boasting the game's third-largest prize ever at a mouthwatering $95 million. One New Jersey-based group gamed the odds to win the jackpot. Following a seven-month period without a winner, the Lotto Texas jackpot had ballooned to $95 million for the drawing on April 22, 2023, the game's largest in over 12 years.
Apr 28, 2024, 12:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News