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Offline Dexter

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They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years
« on: July 20, 2015, 01:07:58 am »
http://www.npr.org/2015/07/18/424122249/theyre-no-1-u-s-wins-math-olympiad-for-first-time-in-21-years?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150718

In one of this year's most intense international competitions, the United States has come out as best in the world — and this time, we're not talking about soccer. This week, the top-ranked math students from high schools around the country went head-to-head with competitors from more than 100 countries at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And, for the first time in more than two decades, they won.
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Re: They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 06:30:33 pm »
This is good news.   There are even a couple of non-Asian American kids on the squad which surprised me.
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Re: They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 06:33:14 pm »
Probably home schooled.
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