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It seems a teacher had to be detained at an airport, due to his carrying a protractor and compass--weapons of math instruction--as well as his probable membership in the notorious algebra network, as shown by his use of code words "x" and "y," and by a propensity to go off on a tangent. You don't want to go off on a tangent when it comes to financing your new venture. ``I learned a long time ago that you find out what happens before you go off on a tangent as a coach,'' Schmid said. |
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