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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...

Estudyante sa La Union, wagi sa int'l math competition na naganap sa Hong Kong

Just thought I'd share this.

Are You Good At Math?

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Are you good at math? I don't think you'll be better than this.

Maths Pig

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I found this awesome blog for math lovers. Lots of fun ways to use math and science. The blog was created by Kerry Cue who studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for 10 demanding years before becoming a best selling author of 18 humorous and thought provoking books including Life On a G-String, Australia Unbuttoned, I Left My Heart in Chinkapook and my knickers in New York and her most recent book, Forgotten Wisdom. Kerry’s columns have appeared in newspapers across Australia including The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The West Australia, The Advertiser (SA), the Herald Sun(Vic), The Courier Mail (Qld) and The Canberra Times (ACT) and more. She says this about Maths Pig. "This blog is about maths. It’s about FUN maths, MEDIA maths and especially DUMB maths. Anyone can tackle these problems. You don’t have to understand squiggly, complex equations scribbled all over a black or a whiteboard. This blog simply encourages cl...

Arthur Benjamin: Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic"

Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races calculators to figure out 3 digit squares. Watch his amazing show from TED.

The Story of Maths

Just saw this show on BBC. Children are so lucky today, they have so many resources for learning.