January/February 2021

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A Trashy Tale
Inside Track

A Trashy Tale

By Eric P. Harding
We get a lot of packages here at the Harding household. More during the pandemic. Even more during the holiday season in the middle of the pandemic.

A Little Help From My Friends
Up To Code

A Little Help From My Friends

January/February 2021
By Albert J. Beer
Even the most experienced and skilled actuary runs into sensitive and complex situations. If that ever happens to you or a colleague, remember that the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline stands ready to assist.

A Crossnumber Puzzle With Squares
Puzzles

A Crossnumber Puzzle With Squares

By Stephen Meskin
For those who remember the puzzles I posed in my “Crossnumber Puzzles” (January/February 2019), the puzzles this time are to fill a 4 × 5 matrix in which each of the nine clues (four across and five down) is the same: a perfect square with the proviso that all nine perfect squares are different.