HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 14

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2014

INTRODUCED BY

Luciano "Lucky" Varela

A JOINT MEMORIAL

DECLARING MARCH 14, 2014 (3.14) TO BE "PI DAY NEW MEXICO" BY THE LEGISLATURE.

     WHEREAS, March 14 can be represented by the number 3.14, the simplest value for pi; and

     WHEREAS, March 14 is Albert Einstein's birthday; and

     WHEREAS, pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter; and

     WHEREAS, pi day's first large-scale celebration was twenty-five years ago at the exploratorium in San Francisco, California; and

     WHEREAS, in 2009, the United States house of representatives acknowledged the designation of March 14 as pi day, an unofficial holiday celebrating the mathematical constant pi; and

     WHEREAS, pi day is an educational, fun-filled celebration of art, science and sharing food (pie); and

     WHEREAS, New Mexico has the best art, the most advanced science and a tradition of sharing unique food that is not surpassed;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that March 14 (3.14) be declared "Pi Day New Mexico" by the legislature; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to Hand Pi, LLC.

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