04/12/2014 — Happy Permutation Day!

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Today we celebrate another Permutation Day!  I call days like today permutation days because the digits of the day and month can be rearranged to form the year.

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Celebrate Permutation Day by mixing things up!  Try doing things in a different order today.  Just remember, for some operations, order definitely matters!

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