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February 19, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
The Coin in the Cake An International Mathematical Olympiad worked out the probability of cutting through a coin placed in a cake... Puzzle of the Week...   |
Science News
March 10, 2007
Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Cutting a Pie Is No Piece of Cake Mathematicians find that slicing a pie into fair pieces is harder than divvying up a sheet cake. The problem is that pie cuts are radial, not parallel. |
Science News
February 28, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Heads or Tails? A new mathematical analysis now suggests that, in a typical toss, a coin is more likely to land on the same face as it started out on. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006
Emil Lee |
How to Calculate the Kelly Formula Although any formula is only as good as the estimates and data plugged into it, this formula forces investors to think in terms of payoffs and probabilities when investing in a company. |
Scientific American
February 2007
Steve Mirsky |
The Kindest Cut Always do the math before you divvy. |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2009
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Kitchen Focus When cake mixes go on sale for less than a dollar a package, pick up a wide variety and keep them on hand. They make a great base for lots of dessert recipes, like this Very Cherry Coffeecake. |
Seasoned Cooking
September 2004
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Rum-Glazed Bundt Cake Cookies are nice and pie is sweet, but in my house ... cake is king. This recipe had my husband nibbling the uneven pieces from the top of the cake before I had a chance to set them aside for a summer trifle or the like! |
Seasoned Cooking
December 2008
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Happy Endings A beautiful bundt cake, dripping with a snowy icing and sprinkled with crushed candy canes. Then, upon cutting into it, a candy cane striped center is revealed! |
Health
April 2008 |
Coconut Angel Food Cake With Mango This recipe for a coconut angel food cake with mango helps you save time by staring with pre-made ingredients. |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2009
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Happy Endings Buckle refers to a dessert which combines a cake batter base, a fruity layer, and a streusel topping. The result is a rich, dense cake with a moist crumb which is sometimes compared to coffee cake. |
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How to Make a Business Card Vanish, Solve a Puzzle, Palm a Coin Make your business card disappear... Push a coin through a table... |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2005
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Coconut Bundt Cake This simple-to-follow recipe for coconut bundt cake results in a delightfully moist treat that has a slightly tangy flavor carried by the easy lime glaze that's drizzled over it. |
Search Engine Watch
June 24, 2009
Tim Ash |
Applying Probability to Landing Page Optimization In the context of LPO, probability can be viewed as simply taking the best guess given the available information. The more information you have, the more accurate your guess will become. |
Science News
June 24, 2000 |
Spinning to a Rolling Stop Mathematician H. Keith Moffatt has come up with an explanation of why the wobbling motion of a spinning coin ends so abruptly instead of lingering as the coin keeps on rolling faster. |
Seasoned Cooking
June 2005
Carnicelli & Smith |
The Season's Best for You June is the height of strawberry season in many parts of the United States and, this month, strawberry recipes are on parade: Fresh Strawberry Jam... Strawberry Mini-Muffins... Strawberry Shortcake Coffee Cake... etc. |
Seasoned Cooking
March 2007
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Coconut Cake with Tropical Salsa This moist cake is swimming with the flavor of coconut and the tangy fruit salsa is enough to make you feel like Spring is already here. |
Seasoned Cooking
July 2008
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Happy Endings A recipe that transforms a ho-hum cake mix into a moist, delicious coconut cake that's terrific when paired with berries -- especially fresh raspberries. |
Seasoned Cooking
October 2009
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Happy Endings Now is the perfect time of the year to get out and pick apples. And this month's recipe for Amaretto Apple Cake is a perfect example why. |
Health
December 2006 |
Carrot Cake Nutritional Comparison: Before, 561 calories -- After, 270 calories. Recipe follows. |
Seasoned Cooking
May 2009
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Happy Endings While cake is a lovely thing unto itself, there's something magical about what happens when you add the right frosting. |
