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The Best (Worst) Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Covers
If you've been in any bookstore in your lifetime, you're probably familiar with that most peculiar of book retail locales: the Fantasy & Science Fiction section. This strange and sweaty place is kept separate from the rest of the bookstore so that its residents, the soap-averse fans of Fantasy & Science Fiction novels, can go about their plots and dark rituals without disturbing any of the normal-smelling clientele.
But there' another very good reason for keeping Fantasy & Science Fiction books segregated. They look really weird. The absolute worst part about every fantasy novel, apart from the writing, is the ludicrous cover art they all seem to have. It' so bad, that ironically enough in this modern age, it' still very bad.
And so, after a great deal of very stinky research, I present to you the absolute worst Fantasy & Science Fiction book covers.
Like most guys, I've got posters of heavily muscled men on the walls of my room, and can say that I honestly have no problem staring at the male form for hours on end. But here things may have gotten a bit out of hand. These guys look like they're made out of balls of twine.
Pictured on the cover is our hero, The Golden Queen, accompanied by both his hairstylist, and a bear, boldly striding out of this novel and into a better one.
Zeor: "No! Come back! You haven't seen any of my good pentagrams yet!"
Ninja versus a man-snake with four arms. For some reason, the ninja is positioned to attack someone just off the cover. Who could it be? A man-snake with four legs? It is a mystery.
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Since the early 1980s, Saudi athletes have proudly represented the Kingdom in an increasing number of regional and international competitions. The Saudi soccer team qualified for its first appearance in 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 1989, Saudi Arabia hosted the fifth World Youth Soccer Cup Championship, won the championship, and received a special commendation from FIFA, the international soccer federation, for the outstanding manner in which it has organized the event.
In 1994, the Saudi national soccer team represented Asia at the World Cup finals in the United States, reached the second round, and received accolades for their playing. Saudi Arabia continues to participate in the World Cup every four years.
The Kingdom also participated in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with competitors in the equestrian, wrestling, and track and field events as well as in soccer.
In 2006, Saudi Arabia won the Learning Disability World Cup for soccer in Leverkusen, Germany.
Saudi Arabia is also home to several Little League baseball teams, one of which has qualified over a dozen times for the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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Diversification is a strategy that can be neatly summed up as "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." The strategy involves spreading your money among various investments in the hope that if one loses money, the others will make up for those losses.


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To put the question into context: I am currently writing my bachelors thesis on de Sitter space, specifically, $dS_4$. I am trying to show that while the horizon entropy is finite, the isometry group $SO(4,1)$ has infinite dimensional representations which leads to the idea of infinite degrees of freedom.
I have been able to find quite some articles discussing this issue; it remains unclear to me why representations (and specifically, unitary irreducible representations of infinite dimension) dictate degrees of freedom in a system. Most QFT courses include a chapter on representations of groups, but solely aimed at explaining the link between particles as representations.
The question, in short, how does one show that a specific Lie group dictates degrees of freedom in a physical system through QFT?


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English Fans Take a Stand
English soccer has dealt with its fair share of problematic fans over the years, from the slightly disorderly to the downright dangerous, from the vaguely obscene to those who chant racist slurs. But a different kind of fan group has been making its voice heard in recent months: those who would rather not sit down.
It's more controversial than it sounds.
Clubs in the top two tiers of English soccer are currently required to have all-seater stadiums. The regulation was the fallout of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster, which saw 96 people die in a decrepit standing area when they were crushed against rigid metal fences. The event attached a permanent stigma to standing sections.
At the time, the official inquiry blamed drunk and ticketless hooligans for the overcrowding. But when an independent panel revisited the incident this fall, it found that the police's mismanagement of the crowd had been the real problem. On Wednesday a court even dismissed the original inquest verdicts of accidental death while the Home Secretary announced a new criminal investigation into the roles of the police and the Football Association in the disaster.
So with blame shifted away from the actions of the fans, this series of findings has breathed new life into the movement for safe standing.
Now, with a groundswell of support from fans, clubs, and even Members of Parliament, one fan group is leading the charge to bring back standing areas in the name of better atmospheres and cheaper tickets.
"Anybody who's gone to football matches in the last 10 or 20 years in the top two divisions in England and Wales will know that fans have always continued to stand," said Peter Daykin, the campaign coordinator of the 180,000-strong Football Supporters' Federation.
Advocates, of course, aren't proposing a return to the old-school terraces—which were often little more than concrete steps—but rather something they call safe standing, with metal railings between the rows to prevent fans tumbling forward. Daykin argued that it would certainly be safer than the standing in seated areas that is a matter of course at Premier League stadiums.
"Particularly on some of the steeper terraces where you've got a seat finishing midway through your shins: you get a bit excited, you trip over the seat, and all of a sudden you've got people falling on top of other people," he said.
Aston Villa, so far, has led the way for Premier League teams, repeatedly pledging its support. And others, including Manchester City, said that it would be worth exploring. At least a dozen other clubs from the lower rungs of English soccer have also formally backed the FSF's campaign.
Even a Labour MP, Roger Godsiff, has taken up the cause. This month, he introduced an Early Day Motion, a type of petition, in the House of Commons and hosted a panel in Parliament to argue for safe standing.
"Every week, hundreds of thousands of people watch lower-league football, rugby, pop concerts and they stand up," Godsiff said in a telephone interview. "There is no doubt about it: There is a head of steam and this will not go away."
The popular example for standing advocates is in Germany, where several clubs have embraced modern terraces. Though Germany never experienced the same kind of stadium disaster as England, it realized in the late 1980s and early 1990s that something had to be done about crowd control in crumbling old venues. Yet unlike English soccer authorities, the Bundesliga brass's answer was not to eliminate standing in 1993, but rather to improve it.
Nearly 20 years on, stands like Borussia Dortmund's Yellow Wall pulse with up to 25,000 bouncing, roaring fans. Most of them pay less than $15 a ticket. The Scottish Premier League could be headed in that direction as well, with several clubs considering a trial period for safe-standing sections.
Still, all is not perfect in the Bundesliga. A German police report released in November showed that crowd trouble was on the rise across the league and standing areas had made it difficult to identify fans bringing illegal flares into stadiums.
That echoes the concerns of the Premier League, which is still firmly opposed to any form of standing. A league spokesman wrote in an e-mail message Wednesday that it would "not be encouraging the Government to change the law."
"Since the introduction of all-seater stadia," the spokesman added, "the supporter experience has improved significantly and we have seen more diverse crowds attending Premier League matches including more women and children."
Law enforcement isn't sold yet either. "The police service has learned the lessons from previous football tragedies and would therefore need to be convinced of a need to change the existing crowd arrangements to ensure that there is not a repeat of such tragic events," Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt said in a statement.
If, however, the FSF were able to change the league's mind and law enforcement found that it could effectively police safe-standing areas in ways that it wasn't able to 23 years ago, the clubs would still have a series of difficult decisions to make. They would have to weigh the cost of altering existing sections against the potential gains in attendance and atmosphere.
A popular solution is German club Hannover 96's. They use so-called "rail seats," which are essentially safety barriers between rows with a built-in plastic seat that flips down. That allows Hannover to have a standing area for domestic games and still comply with UEFA's all-seater stadium regulations when it participates in the Europa League.
Rail seating can accommodate 1.8 fans for every fan that traditional seating can fit, according to the FSF, and proponents suggest that higher attendance could defray some of the cost of reducing ticket prices. But for the top clubs here, that calculus likely remains years away.
"All we're campaigning for is for the government to lift the legislation of the Premier League and the Football League to change their rules so that people who want to do it can do it," Daykin said. "After that, it's a case of clubs making the business case for themselves."


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TEMPLE (January 11, 2013)--Temple ISD is holding a public hearing to discuss the 2011-2012 Annual Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report.
The hearing is scheduled for Monday and will go over student and district staff performance and provide financial information.
The public is invited to attend and share their comments or suggestions on the results of the report.
The report also details college readiness indicators, Exit-level TAKS Cumulative Passing Rates and attendance/dropout rates.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the TISD Central Administration Offices.


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Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that the Marlins are among the teams that have been discussing Andrew Cashner with the Padres.
Jeff Samardzija has had his scheduled start against the Yankees pushed back to Sunday.
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Orioles and Blue Jays are the leaders in the pursuit of Melvin Upton.
Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-4 and drove home a pair of runs on Friday, leading the Tigers to a 7-5 victory over the White Sox in Chicago.
Lance McCullers struck out 10 batters over eight-plus innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 win over the Angels on Friday.
Kyle Gibson delivered an outstanding performance in Friday's victory over the Red Sox, allowing just two hits over eight innings of one-run ball.
Dexter Fowler celebrated his return from the disabled list by going 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Brewers.
Dan Straily racked up eight strikeouts over six innings of two-run ball in a victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday.
Matt Kemp blasted a pair of home runs and drove home four on Friday, powering the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the Nationals.
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Orioles have talked to the Padres about Melvin Upton.
James Paxton limited the Blue Jays to one run in seven innings as part of a 2-1 win on Friday.


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People hold of the restrictions of the seven-week omer period (shaving and listening to music, for example) at various times: some hold approximately the first five weeks; others, approximately the last five weeks. I heard in a shiur that Rav Moshe Feinstein holds that one can hold by both periods of the omer for different prohibitions. One half for shaving and the other for music. Where can it be found in his teshuvos?
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In Igros Moshe Orach Chaim 1 - Siman 159 HaRav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal talks about whether there is a problem with Tarte De'Sasre if someone gets married during a time in Sefira that others keep the Sefira restrictions. However there is no mention of keeping different parts of Sefira for shaving and another for music.


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We consider the asymptotics of the coefficients of generating function $y(x)$, which is defined by the implicit function $y= F(x,y)$.
Let $F(x,y)$ be a rational function in $x$ and $y$, such that $F(x,y)$ has non-negative coefficients of development in $x$ and $y$. Further $F(x,y)$ is not a linear function of $y$. Can we conculde that $[x^n]y(x)\sim \rho^{-n} n^{-\frac{3}{2}}$?
If not, what kind of additional condition do we need to prove such asymptotics?
It seems that it can be derived from singularity analysis. One reference could be Flajolet and Sedgewick's Book "Analytic Combinatorics". However the proof in there is rather obscure to me.
I think that we still need to additional condition to make that conclusion, such as there exist $r>0$ and $s>0$ satisfying \begin{equation} F(r,s)=s, F_x(r,s)=1. \end{equation}
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I love using Delicious and share the same PC as my girlfriend. When my she logs into her Yahoo! email account, I need to log out of my Delicious account because its tied to my Yahoo! login.
So because of that, I can't use Delicious as a social bookmarking service.
I love all its features and need an alternative that also uses Firefox addon integration and tagging.
I've tried diigo.com but tagging is annoying. You can store your URL under your own tags but you don't have a clear way to later browse your tags in the Firefox addon. (The delicious approach is way much better and simple).
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Here is another quick and easy pressure cooker meal if you are looking for something warm and hearty after a day at work. I have put a range of 1 cup of water for this one--3 cups will get you a thick stew easily scooped up with injera, and 4 cups make it thinner and perfect for quinoa and the like.
- 2 cups yellow split peas, well-rinsed and drained
- 3 to 4 cups water
- 3 tbsp margarine
- 2 onions, halved and sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 cup diced potato
- 2 cups sliced carrot
- 1 cup cut green beans (fresh or frozen)
- Berbere to taste
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- salt to taste
1. Place all ingredients in a pressure cooker and mix well. Test the broth to see if it is spiced to your liking, and adjust accordingly. Close lid and bring up to pressure over high heat. When pressure is reached, cook for 20 mins on low. Remove from heat and let pressure drop. Open lid, mix well, and serve.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Pressure Cooker Ethiopian Stew
Here is another quick and easy pressure cooker meal if you are looking for something warm and hearty after a day at work. I have put a range of 1 cup of water for this one--3 cups will get you a thick stew easily scooped up with injera, and 4 cups make it thinner and perfect for quinoa and the like.
19 comments:
- rachelmade said...
Mmm! That looks delicious! Do you also have a recipe for Injera? I love ethiopian food and would love to try and make it at home
- January 18, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- rachelmade said...
This looks delicious! But do you have any recipes for injera? Or could you recommend one? I love ethiopian food and it would be great to try and make it at home.
- January 18, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Vegan Splendor said...
This looks so wonderful. I adore Ethiopian food. Will definitely give this a try. YUM!
- January 18, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- Miss Snow said...
Yum! I'm going to try this soon
- January 18, 2011 at 10:12 PM
- Molly said...
Sorry if you've already answered this, but what recipe do you use for injera? It looks delicious in the photos - I've tried to make it myself, with mediocre results.
- January 18, 2011 at 10:38 PM
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- January 18, 2011 at 10:47 PM
- Premalatha Aravindhan said...
Love this pressure cooker version,yummy stew.
- January 18, 2011 at 11:09 PM
- brannyboilsover.com said...
Yay! I have a perfect at-home injera recipe and have been looking for a perfect stewy to accompany it. I adore my pressure cooker so I'm so happy to make this recipe with that method. Thank you, I'll be making this very soon.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:37 AM
- Justin Fox Burks said...
I have made injera before with little success. Any tips?
- January 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- Brian said...
I hate to ask a basic cooking question... but could you (or any reader) advise how long this recipe might go in a slow cooker (crock pot) in lieu of a pressure cooker? this looks delicious.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Steve said...
This sounds delicious. I have been thinking about getting a pressure cooker. Anyone have any suggestions and recommendations about features to look for in a pressure cooker? So far, I only know that I want it to be stainless steel as opposed to aluminum. Thanks!
- January 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- Laura said...
Oh I love it! So easy. I'm going to give this a try soon.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:59 PM
- AJ said...
Hi, came across your interesting blog. Love the concept of the pressure cooker stew...
- January 19, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
Injera: I use the recipe from Vegan Lunchbox. It's not 100% authentic in that it uses some all purpose flour, but it is tasty and easy to make.
Pressure cookers: I really did not do much research and bought the one that was on sale at a really good price. But it is stainless steel and has a nice thick bottom that I think is essential.
Slow cooking: this is just a quick version of other Ethiopian recipes I have posted. Click on "Ethiopian" in the tag cloud. I'm sure this would work just fine in a slow cooker, but I have never cooked split peas that way.
- January 20, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Wabisabi said...
Hi Vegan Dad! I just started following your blog and had to make this dish last night (it looked great and I had most of the ingredients). I substituted a few things because I'm doing the Four Hour Body "Slow Carb Diet" (the potato became a pepper) and I used a basic rice cooker (two settings: cook and warm) but it came out FABULOUS. Thank you SO MUCH - this is a serious keeper!
- January 20, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Sinfonia said...
Wow. That's all I've got to say. I'm a pretty recent vegetarian convert, and now I'm trying to go vegan but still needing some motivation to do so due to the fact that I was a huge meat fan. My mode of said motivation: Looking through your blog for about 10 minutes a day - and it's working quite well, especially after I read the post on the giving up of cheese. (That's basically what I'm doing right now, substituting cholesterol with more cholesterol :x).
Going to take it a week at a time starting Monday to see how it goes. Everything on here looks absolutely delicious! Will definitely be trying a lot of the recipes in the coming days.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- sabine said...
I just found your blog through crazysexylife.com and LOVE it. ALL if it. you're such an inspiration :)
- January 27, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- Cassie - Vegan Fox said...
I will definitely be making this! T've been looking for some new recipes to try in the slow cooker and I think this will do nicely.
- February 4, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- angeleen said...
I love Ethiopian food and can't wait to eat this. Has anyone tried this in the slow cooker yet? I am planning to today but would love any advice regarding cooking time and temperature setting. Thanks!
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LEHMAN, Emma Lou, 75, of Weirton, passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in the Life Line Hospital, Wintersville, OH.
Born Aug. 5, 1937, in Confluence, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ferdinand and Nellie Avery Lint. She was also preceded in death by an infant baby boy, David and her brother, Donald Lint.
For many years, she served as manager/tax preparer for H & R Block. She also worked with the WV Department of Health and Human Resources. A true angel on earth, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years, and was active with the youth group.
Emma Lou's love was her family. She enjoyed, painting, and will always be remembered for her artistic talent. In recent years, she enjoyed taking rides in the country with her husband.
Mrs. Lehman is survived by her husband Curt whom she married Jan. 29, 1955; sons Curt (Joan) Lehman, Doug (LeAnn) Lehman, all of Weirton, WV, and Matt (Lois Constant) Willson of Pittsburgh, PA; a daughter Dawn (Eric) Drake of Weirton; brothers James Lint of Alexandria, VA, Richard of Riverdale, MD and Kenneth Lint of Lady Lake, FL; sisters Shirley Dogson of Forestville, MD and Doris Nedley of Connellsville, PA; six grandchildren, Josh (Tara Pavan) Lehman, Cole (Leslie) Lehman, Danielle (Brian "Dibs") DiBacco, Lauren Lehman, Crosby and Junah Drake.
Private visitation and funeral services were held 3:30 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 30, 2012, at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton, WV. Rev. Tim Conrad presided.


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I like that companies like Twitter and Facebook can push the boundaries of technology. But I wonder, what is the purpose of Twitter and Facebook? Why did they write that software and not something more useful?
Do you think developers have some kind of responsibility to work on technology that could further human progress or should they just develop anything that some users want?
For example, a bridge engineer or architect build things that may solve a tough problem and maybe there is an explicit need. But no one needs a Facebook account.
Note: Some have acknowledged that Twitter and Facebook can be used in emergency situations like with the Japan crisis. But this is after the fact that twitter became popular. I don't think the main purpose of Twitter is to facilitate finding missing people during a crisis.


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February 11, 2011
Cape Town Opera 2011: A season of elegance and eclecticism
Photo provided by the Cape Town Opera
Cape Town Opera launched their 2011 season to a full house at the Artscape Theatre on February 2, 2011. It was a surprisingly diverse audience, with both sophisticated operagoers and hip, young opera fans bearing testament to the success of the opera's enc!re programme, aimed at making opera accessible to young professionals who love the art and enjoy networking in the city's trendiest spots (while making conversation about contraltos and cabalettas over cocktails). Host and MC Alan Committie even commented at one point in the evening on what a ridiculously good-looking audience it was.
We caught a glimpse of the magical season ahead, with Cape Town Opera's singers and stars performing extracts from the musical productions scheduled for 2011. What can you expect from the 2011 opera season? Well, the unexpected, really, ranging from the celebrated melodrama of Carmen and the heartbreak and healing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in REwind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony, to the tragedy of the Brundibár children's opera performed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Theatregoers can look forward to a tribute to the life of a South African icon in Mandela Trilogy, Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata, Stravinsky's wacky and fast-paced The Rake's Progress and a dash of Mozart. The second part of the season culminates in another classical African story, Kurt Weill's Lost in the Stars, a musical adaptation of Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country.
Cape Town Opera in 2011, at a glance:
March 9 – 19, 2011
Georges Bizet's Carmen
Opera House at Artscape
April 16 – 21, 2011
Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
Theatre at Artscape
May 12 – 14, 2011
Philip Miller's REwind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony
Baxter Theatre
July 18 – 21, 2011
Hans Krása's Brundibár
Theatre at Artscape
July – August 2011
Allan Stephenson, Mike Campbell and Peter Louis van Dijk's Mandela Trilogy
Johannesburg, Durban, Bloemfontein
August 2011
Johan Botha gala concert
Montecasino, Johannesburg
August 28, 2011
Deborah Voigt and Johan Botha gala concert
Opera House at Artscape
August 30 – September 5, 2011
Igor Stravinsky The Rake's Progress
Baxter Theatre
October 11 – 22, 2011
Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata
Opera House at Artscape
November 6 – 12, 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Theatre at Artscape
November 24 – 27, 2011
Kurt Weill's Lost in the Stars
Theatre at Artscape
What else to keep an ear to the ground for:
Unwrapping Opera Open Day
Discover the magic of opera with a rare behind-the-scenes look at the production of Carmen – from set design, and costume making to singings tips and dress rehearsals. Unwrapping Opera Open Day is on February 26, 2011, from 10h00 – 15h00.
Lunch-box concerts
Enjoy a free midday performance of Viva L'Amore on 25 March 25, 2011 or watch Opera Go Pop on May 5! Keep an eye on www.capetownopera.co.za and local newspapers for more details on the venues for these productions.


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My question is how should one think of p-adic L functions? I know they have been constructed classically by interpolating values of complex L-functions. Recently I have seen people think about them in terms of Euler systems. But we know only a few Euler systems and there are lot of p-adic L functions. In case of elliptic curves(at least over $\mathbb{Q}$) complex L-functions give information about the Galois representations. Should the p-adic L-function give some information about some p-adic Galois representation? It seems to be the case in case of cyclotomic fields where we think of the cyclotomic character as a 1-dimensional representation. I apologize in advance if my questions are vague. I am just starting to learn about the subject.
There are three way to obtain $p$-adic L-functions. The big dream is that one can do all of them for a large class of $p$-adic Galois representations $V$. To study them one starts best to look at the cases $\mathbb{Q}(1)$ for the classical Kubota-Leopoldt $p$-adic $L$-functions or the Tate-module of an elliptic curve etc.
Let $K_{\infty}=\mathbb{Q}(\mu_{p^{\infty}})$ be the union of all cyclotomic fields of roots of unity of $p$-power order. Let $G$ be its Galois group, which is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_p^{\times}$.
In some sense the Euler system is the bridge between the analytic and the algebraic world. Under the Coleman map it links to the analytic side. In the other direction, one can form derivative classes out of the cohomology classes. These derived classes can be analysed locally and they can be used to bound the Selmer group and hence the characteristic series. That is how one can prove the main conjecture in some cases in one direction. Probably a good place to start is Coates-Sujatha.
The $p$-adic $L$-function of an elliptic curve is conjectured to satisfy a $p$-adic Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer formula. (Mazur-Tate-Teitelbaum and Bernardi-Perrin-Riou in the supersingular case). On the algebraic side instead, we know almost that the characteristic series satisfies this formula. The order of vanishing is known to be at least as large as the rank and if they agree then the leading term has the desired shape involving the Tate-Shafarevich group; of course only up to a $p$-adic unit.
In the geometric case, say an elliptic curve over a function field $K$ of a curve over a finite field $k$, the complex and the $p$-adic function are the same ($p\neq\text{char}(k)$), since they are both just a polynomial with integer coefficients. Tate's Bourbaki talk on BSD shows how one can use the tower $K_{\infty} = \bar{k} \cdot K$ to prove a good deal about BSD. Iwasawa theory tries to mimic this.
So I believe that $p$-adic $L$-functions are just as nice and interesting as their complex counterparts. Even if they seem more mysterious and the definition is less straight forward, we sometimes know more about them. Now I stop otherwise I am going to write a book about it here...
It's a sensible question, for this reason: the (classical, complex) L-functions are defined in such a way that you can write them down, as Dirichlet series, at least in a right half-plane. What corresponds for p-adic L-functions? Essentially there isn't anything that matches. You can sit in many lectures on p-adic L-functions without seeing anything that merits the name "function", in the sense of function theory.
What lies behind this? It is not that p-adic numbers are less "explicit" than complex numbers at all. It is quite a different reason: the module-theoretic meaning of a p-adic L-function defines it up to a unit in a certain ring, with the implication that these functions are essentially polynomials. And it is through the modules that Iwasawa theory gains traction in number theory.


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6 "World-Changing" Inventions (That Didn't Change Shit)
#3. Online Delivery... Everything
How It Was Supposed To Change The World:
The entire dot-com bubble was built on the belief that soon, every single aspect of our lives would be radically reordered around the Internet, based on the scientific principle that a thing that is growing will continue to grow, in every direction, forever.
Did we say "scientific"? We meant "fucktarded." Just because it changed some things, doesn't mean it was going to change everything. But don't tell that to companies like Kozmo and Webvan.com, who made huge piles of start-up money based on the idea that within a few years, everything from a gallon of milk to a pack of matches could be delivered to your door with the click of a mouse.
How It Didn't Change Shit:
Kozmo promised free, one hour delivery of anything you could buy. Whether you wanted a hot dog, a case of beer, 10 gallons of KY or all three, Kozmo would deliver it to you in an hour. And they wouldn't charge you a penny.
Those of you who stayed awake during economics are probably wondering how they expected to make any money. The plan was to make it the way every store does, by marking up products. The only problem is, you can only mark up a can of Coke so much before people won't buy it.
WebVan offered a similar service, promising groceries to your door within 30 minutes. While they had a good idea, the fact that no one at the company had ever worked in the grocery business before, and that they spent over $1 billion in infrastructure, including 115 $800 chairs, meant they couldn't live up to their promise of 30 minute Lucky Charms and Marlboros for long.
Is There Any Hope?
Amazon did well by starting small (books and such) and then slowly expanding their selections with time. And, these days they operate AmazonFresh around the Seattle area, delivering groceries and moving right back into territory that probably still smells of charred Webvan start-up cash. We're guessing if it doesn't make money fast, they won't stay in the cabbage delivery business for long.
#2. Voice Recognition Everything
How It Was Supposed To Change The World:
Video phones weren't the only devices that turned up in almost every futuristic sci-fi story. Most also promised a future where you could turn out the lights, get a drink and have your ass loofah'd with a simple voice command. And it didn't seem so far-fetched, all we needed was some decent voice recognition software and the desire to not move a fucking inch.
These days there are tons of different types of software that can recognize speech. Researchers have been working for years to get it into hospitals for medical transcription, into the military for voice activated death machines and into homes to save people the indignity of walking across the room.
So why do we still have to turn on our TV by punching a damned button?
How It Didn't Change Shit:
Just ask doctors. They were supposed to be some of the main early adopters, since laborious transcription of their taped medical notes is a major expense for them. What they found was that most voice recognition software is about as smart as a drunken donkey (that is drunk because it's depressed over its recent severe head trauma).
Because every human voice is different, with regional accents and slurred words, training voice recognition software to understand you takes forever. And even then it's never 100 perfect accurate.
Likewise, the Air Force bailed on voice recognition for pretty much the same reasons. It turns out that most pilots won't use a product that might send their jets careening into the ground due to a mumbled command.
As for the rest of us, well, have you called tech support recently, and gotten "help" from the robot lady who tries to walk you through your problem via voice commands? How long did you last before you started screaming "AGENT" into the phone over and over?
Is There Any Hope?
Companies have lots of motivation to keep developing voice recognition: it lets them cut loose expensive human customer service workers and transcriptionists. So vendors will continue to sell the software and presumably improve it.
Meanwhile, the new line of Lexus luxury cars use voice commands for everything from climate control to navigation. We have no way of knowing how many of these drivers trying to go to "Bill's Donuts" wind up at "Dildo Hut."
#1. The Segway
How It Was Supposed To Change The World:
No recent product in the last 50 years got the kind of hype the Segway did prior to release. Even though it's little more than a fancy scooter, the first people to lay eyes on it thought it was the second coming of Jesus. Sweet, scooter Jesus.
The buzz started well before the majority of people had even seen a Segway. In early 2001, word started to spread about an invention that would change the world. Journalist Steve Kemper fanned the flames of hype in his 2002 book, Code Name Ginger, which told the story of the development of the Segway and inventor Dean Kamen's attempts to get investors for their miracle invention.
And get them he did. The venture capitalist John Doerr said it was "as big as the Internet" and Apple honcho Steve Jobs said it was "as big a deal as the PC." Presumably both men, when showed a cigarette lighter, bowed down and declared it to be "our fiery overlord."
So whatever its quality as a transportation device, one thing was certain: the Segway could totally make smart people say stupid things.
How It Didn't Change Shit:
There were a lot of reasons the Segway failed to set the world on fire. For one, it's a fucking scooter. And not even cool like a Razor scooter. It's the Razor scooter's fat, anime-loving cousin. After months of being prepared for a revolution in transportation, the public was a little disappointed when the Segway turned out to be a podium on wheels instead of something cool, like rocket boots.
Oh, and it cost as much as a used car. And it was almost impossible to use it without looking like a complete asshole.
Kamen wasn't going to let his dream die just because people thought it was epic scale gay. As he said, "it's an alternative to walking. We can't let them call us a scooter." There was just one problem: Almost everyone called it a scooter. Consequently, it was illegal in many countries in the world to use a Segway on public streets or sidewalks for the first several years of the invention's existence.
Kamen sold a few, mostly to police departments and hilariously chubby mall cops, but in the end the Segway turned out to be one more thing that didn't live up to the hype. But at least it didn't make you shit your pants.
Is There Any Hope?
The good people at Segway are nothing if not persistent in their desire to make your lazy ass ride their little scooter. Since its massive flop on arrival, laws have been changed allowing the use of Segways in 43 states with several others having local regulations to allow them. Sweden and Denmark also recently overturned laws that prohibited the use of Segways.
As of March of 2009, 50,000 Segways had been shipped, a number they'd initially planned to reach back in 2003. So, hell, maybe by the year 2200 upwards of one in five people will be on a Segway. The rest of them will be getting laid.
Now check out the lucky bastards these inventors are envious of, in 5 Accidental Inventions That Changed The World. Or check out some stuff we only think we invented, in 11 "Modern" Technologies That Are Way Older Than You Think.
And visit Cracked.com's Top Picks to see some totally rad, new Transformers we invented out of the ones (all of them) that Bucholz broke.


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Sights along São Paulo's Avenida Paulista
Conjunto Nacional
The elegant Conjunto Nacional (Av. Paulista 2073, Cerqueira César, tel. 11/3179-0000, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Sat., 2–8 p.m. Sun.) was Latin America's first shopping center. Inaugurated in 1956, by the 1960s it had become Sampa's most glamorous address. Those who lived in the coveted modernist apartments were treated to stunning views (the skyscrapers were yet to come) and could camp out at the swanky Restaurante Fasano, where the likes of Marlene Dietrich and Nat King Cole entertained other international luminaries such as Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Fidel Castro. After falling into decay and suffering damage from a fire in the late 1970s, it wasn't until the late 1990s that a restored Conjunto recaptured some of its former glory. Today, it is a great place to have a cafezinho, take in a movie, or browse through the fantastic range of books at the Livraria Cultura.
Parque Trianon
Back in the day when Avenida Paulista was the domain of the coffee aristocracy, Parque Trianon (Rua Peixoto Gomide 949, Cerqueira César, tel. 11/3289-2160, 6 a.m.–6 p.m. daily), less grandly known as Parque Tenente Siqueira Campos, was the place to go strolling. Originally designed in 1892 by French landscaper Paul Villon, the park received a more tropical makeover in 1968 by Roberto Burle Marx, who played up the exuberant textures and colors of the native Atlantic forest. Today, this small but surprisingly lush oasis, punctuated with benches, sculptures, and fountains, provides a welcome contrast to the congested avenue. By day, the park attracts a colorful mixture of visitors, including bookworms and lunching tycoons. Its more jungly depths are legendary as a gay cruising area.
Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)
Paulistanos are justifiably proud of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (Av. Paulista 1578, tel. 11/3251-5644, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Tues.–Sun., 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Thurs., R$15, free Tues.), considered one of Latin America's finest art museums. The top floor boasts Brazil's most important collection of European art, including multiple works by Flemish, Italian Renaissance, and French impressionist painters along with some wonderful Degas sculptures in bronze. Foreign visitors, however, might be more captivated by artists who are less known outside of Brazil—paintings by leading Brazilian modernists as well as works by foreign artists and adventurers. Among the most interesting of these were Jean-Baptiste Debret, a French artist and engraver who specialized in vivid portraits of African slaves and Indians in early-19th-century Rio, and Frans Post, a Dutch baroque painter whose Edenic renderings of Brazil inspired tapestries made by the famed French Gobelins factory.
Unfortunately, of the 7,000 works in MASP's collection, only around 500 are ever on display at a given time. In compensation, the temporary exhibitions are often of international caliber. As striking as the art on display is the MASP itself. The inspired creation of the vanguard architect Lina Bo Bardi (who was born in Italy and naturalized in Brazil), the building consists of a giant box suspended above the ground by four spindly bright red pillars. The effect is quite impressive, and it's hardly surprising that since its completion in 1968, MASP has become one of São Paulo's most beloved and recognizable landmarks.
Casa das Rosas
Near the end of Avenida Paulista, the Casa das Rosas (Av. Paulista 37, tel. 11/3285-6986, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Tues.–Fri., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat.–Sun., free) is one of the few remaining mansions that once lined the avenue. Designed by leading architect Ramos de Azevedo in the 1920s, the casa takes its name from a delightful rose garden, modeled after the one at the Palace of Versailles. Full of handsome wooden furnishings and stained-glass windows, the house itself is devoted to poetry—aside from frequent readings and events, the library boasts over 30,000 volumes of verse.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
More on the Massive Trading Volumes in Troubled Financial Stocks
This story began for me with simple reader inquiries concerning a stock market indicator called TRIN and their perceptions that TRIN was "broken". For the uninitiated, TRIN assesses the proportion of stock exchange volume that is going to advancing stocks to the volume attributable to declining issues. When TRIN is below 1.0, it means that volume is relatively concentrated in rising shares; above 1.0 means that volume is concentrated in declining stocks.
TRIN appeared to be broken because we were getting huge swings in its values from moment to moment in the market. It would swing wildly, sometimes going far above 1.0 and sometimes far below. I pointed out that, from a purely mathematical vantage point, this could only occur if a disproportionate share of NYSE volume was occurring in one or a handful of stocks.
Further inquiry revealed that this was, indeed, the case: I found that, not only were the trading volumes of such stocks as C, AIG, FNM, and FRE elevated, as noted the by Big Picture blog, but that their composite volumes (their volumes traded across all exchanges) exceeded that of all other NYSE stock trading! Indeed, I discovered that the 20-day TRIN was at its lowest level since 2000 because volume was highly concentrated in rising stocks. This was not just unusually heavy volume; it was unusually heavy to the buy side.
Since this volume was directional--all of these stocks had made spectacular percentage gains--and because the highly unusual activity was unique to troubled financial firms (not stable companies such as GS and JPM), I surmised that something might be afoot: a systematic attempt to bolster the shares of taxpayer supported companies that--for political reasons--could not return to the bailout well. Why such an attempt? Perhaps to reimburse the largest shareholder of the institutions and position these companies to raise capital on their own. They certainly weren't going to raise their own capital as languishing two-dollar zombie stocks.
Of late, we've seen articles in the mainstream media suggesting that the volatility in these troubled financial companies' shares is attributable to short-covering. "When large numbers of short sellers close their positions by buying shares at the same time, the stocks involved can register explosive - and often inexplicable - gains," the Financial Times article explains.
On the surface, this makes sense. The S.E.C. has been toying with the idea of reinstated curbs on short selling, and this could spark short covering among financial firms. Indeed, according to the ShortSqueeze site, C, AIG, FNM, and FRE have large short positions as of the most recent report, amounting to approximately 11%, 20%, 6%, and 10% of their total floats respectively.
Once we look at the magnitude of the recent activity in these stocks, however, the idea that this rise is largely a function of short covering becomes implausible. As we see with Citigroup (C) stock (top chart) and AIG, FNM, and FRE (bottom chart), the August trading volume alone has exceeded the total floats of these companies--and certainly their total short interests--by factors of 4 or more. While short covering no doubt has contributed to the rise in these shares, traders and investors could have covered every single short position and still not accounted for the lion's share of recent activity in the stocks.
We also hear the idea from the mainstream media that some of the huge volumes in these stocks can be attributed to "daytraders". This conjures images of young guys in proprietary trading shops churning trades all day long. I know or work with a number of the largest discretionary prop firms in the country and am aware of none with the capitalization to pull off trading volumes of this magnitude. It boggles the imagination that, suddenly in August, daytraders across the country began trading volumes of shares in excess of total NYSE volume. Again, I have no doubt that daytraders have been playing these stocks and contributing to their rally; I just cannot see them as primary drivers of such activity.
The fact that the August trading volumes in C, AIG, FNM, and FRE far exceed their total floats also suggests that individual large buyers of these companies are not driving their rise. To achieve volumes of this staggering magnitude, some kind of churning of shares must be occurring--not just block purchases over time. The only kind of trading technology I know of that is capable of such churning is high frequency, algorithmic trading. This was also the recent conclusion of Zero Hedge. Firms engaging in such strategies, including some of the largest investment banks, do indeed have the capital to trade such volumes.
Of course, these high frequency trading programs are supposed to be market making only, not drivers of directional market moves. As a federal prosecutor noted when there was an alleged theft of some of these programs, however, such technology can "manipulate markets in unfair ways".
Are these bailout beneficiaries now enjoying the fruits of market manipulations? I don't know the answer to that, but I find it interesting that none of the principals of the firms appears to care. According to a recent article, the chair of Freddie Mac indicated that he had "no idea" what these trading volumes were all about. The article also noted that, "Representatives for Fannie, the SEC, AIG, FINRA and the NYSE declined to comment. Spokeswomen for Treasury, which owns most of AIG, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which holds Fannie and Freddie in conservatorship, also wouldn't comment."
Somehow I think if the tables were turned and huge volumes were being executed on the *short* side to drop the share values of these companies, we would hear a renewed hue and cry about manipulated markets and the need to curb rapacious short sellers. When there is unprecedented volume lifting the shares of seemingly worthless companies in a manner that could only be accomplished by the directional programming of trading systems, company officials and financial regulators appear to be silent lambs.
I don't have answers to many of these puzzling observations; I do recognize good questions worthy of inquiry. If we're not getting comment from authorities and the firms themselves, where is the investigative financial press? Bland assurances that we're merely seeing heightened short covering and daytrading activity simply don't pass muster.
I will be tracking this story during the week ahead; follow my tweets for updates.
Disclosure: I do not hold long or short positions in any of the above mentioned stocks and have not held positions in any of them during 2008 or 2009.
23 comments:
- Jim said...
Massively great posting, Dr Brett.
Yelnick agrees and sees an end to this nonsense at http://yelnick.typepad.com/yelnick/
- Jim said...
Just saw the post about your birthday... Hope you have a Wonderful Day!!! Thanks for all you do for so many.
- jadenizm said...
"I know or work with a number of the largest discretionary prop firms in the country and am aware of none with the capitalization to pull off trading volumes of this magnitude."
Perhaps you should consider some of the prop firms outside of the country. I'm sure mine alone did several hundred million. I know one guy, not even at my firm who traded 10 million of C, and i'm sure he's not unique.
- michaelD said...
it sure seems as if the answer might be a very simple one ... there is anecdotal evidence that targeted short-squeezes are running individual, beaten-down equities higher. liquidity and leverage-backed traders look for low-priced issues with higher short interest and then squeeze the heck out of it ... that could easily ignite the rally. that would logically be followed up by HFT algo's swapping shares back and forth at a furious rate. finally, we have the POMO dollars that could be directed against these things. combine all three and you have the potential for a crazy panic-buying storm which is exactly what we've been witnessing. so --
1- intentional short-squeeze lights the fire
2- momentum draws the gentle attentions of HAL, WOPR and M5 which is then amplified by them
3 - POMO dollars are directed at these issues which gets even more attention from the HFTs, amplifying buying even more
somehow i really don't think this is the idea behind the notion of 'price discovery'.
- Mark Wolfinger said...
This is an extremely important blog post.
The idea that markets can be manipulated higher is ignored while short sellers get crucified when stocks decline.
A system built on that morality cannot survive.
- Bryan said...
What a fascinating story this is turning out to be. Thank you for your insight.
- Ariel said...
Kudos for a disciplined approach to the question and to finding answers - thanks Dr. Brett!
- Tahoe said...
as always, insightful and debate provoking. Love your work. And a happy BDay to you .... enjoy!
I am continually convinced of the power of polar opposites and karma. it has an appearance of lopsidedness , but I wonder if it really is or just has that appearance, or is that just the perspective we see? is there another? IDK. Great work!
- fiki said...
An interesting post as always. Still these stocks are rising and so is the market. I use to be very bearish at the start of this rally blaming GS and manipulation for the rise in price and my bad shorts. The point is: the market is manipulated and always has been (just consider flash trading aka front running). The rules of the game are made by the biggest players and the government. But without them there would be no market. So if we choose to participate all we can do is try to be one of those 10% that actually make money.
Analyzing why the market is going up doesn't help. It keeps you from acting on what the market is doing. Right now these stocks are going up and the volume is extremely heavy. It doesn't matter if we think it's short covering, day traders or program traders. We just don't know.
C is up from the low of 0,97 a massive +539% (5,23). Still just a year ago it made a ATH 55,01. That's a 90,5% drop. It has 2340 % to go. Considering all the negative media attention and that the media isn't in the business of supplying us with correct information but so sell as much advertising as possible and therefore writes what it expects the reader wants to read we can assume there is a very big bearish crowd out there that's either short or in cash. The higher the stock sours the more will start thinking about the upside potential in the future and thereby fuelling the rally.
Is it crazy thinking that these stocks are worth more than 1 dollar? Perhaps. Still the Washington post had an article just the other day "Banks to big to fail have grown even bigger" stating that these banks thanks to government sponsoring have strengthen their market position and given them a greater control over consumer lending. JP holds more than 1$ of every 10$ on deposits in the US. So does BAC. Wells Fargo is now the biggest West Coast Bank and C issue 1 of every 2 mortgages and about 2 of every 3 credit cards in the country! So if one believes we've seen the bottom and that the financial panic is over 2,35 for a C is a bargain. Just imagine if the stock manages to hit a 50% retracement in 2-5 years. That's a 1000% profit. Off course if it goes bust you loose your 2,35.
- PThoreson69 said...
First, happy birthday!
Second, thanks for taking up this issue and giving it some press. I am taken aback by the fact that when you remove the government owned shares of these companies (or do you?) from those being traded, you are left with a very small segment of the float being traded a ridiculous number of times.
And, as you mentioned, if this activity were causing the share price to decline you can bet the SEC would want an explanation yesterday regarding this highly unusual volume.
- Kos said...
Altucher himself was on tv last week stating that his quant firm is trading these firms because they have room to give. That last desperate effort to grab profits when at a Bear market top.
- Armin Stuk said...
Massive trading volumes in troubled financial stocks should result to equally massive comments from authorities and the firms themselves.
So far, provided little of either.
- meques said...
thanks for such exhaustive observation. couldnt imagine that TRIN-story can have such long tail.
lately i have asked Karl Denninger, the author of the video about TRIN failure, occurred at the end of july current year, that i have mentioned in comments to one of your previous post. He confirmed the same - "game-playing in AIG and similar stocks that is causing it".
Still im trying to get what we have in common with 30 july incident with TRIN and current situation.
And of course im impatiently waiting to see what will be with TRIN on monday, how long can story continue.
- Ticker Street said...
The stats on the short squeeze site are old. The new ones come out only when NASDAQ reveals them on a 15 day basis. So, the short squeeze site shows nothing new.
- OKL said...
Bullish Case:
- Capitulation; the bottom is in for these stocks; they cannot go lower, we have the govt to save them
(Add your green shoots theory)
Bearish Case;
- Garbage stocks rallying; makes you wonder what kind of fellow in his right mind would buy these stocks; dumb money are all over themselves
(Add your bailout/fiscal deficit theory)
- These are the companies that brought the markets to their knees last year and their psychological effect cannot be underestimated;
i.e., if these companies get the positive impression in the public that they are recovering and doing well, it could spark another wave of buying.
- Steveo said...
Great post.
The sad parts are this--
The economy and the political system are broken. Corruption and manipulation are rewarded, and innovation in product, services, and product production are not rewarded appropriately since the spoils have been sucked up by the corruption and manipulation.
The other sad part is that people "accept" this as part of the process, in the same way that "spin" is accepted as a "legitimate" form of communication.
- adan said...
that a person of brett's stature is now focussed on the question regarding the trading volumnes of such few firms that, yet, seem to be able to drive the market in ways that, to me, seem totally unlike the type of capitalism our country supposedly supports, i begin to breathe a sigh of hope...
i am also grateful that a person like mark wolfinger has posted a positive note regarding brett's efforts -
these are all things i truly hope mean there is a chance, there is a turning for the better toward truth and honesty, and there is a chance i can make an honest buck in this market ;-)
- Ed61 said...
~ Thursday, one commentator on CNBC highlighted the average trade size in AIG was 230 shares which makes for a strong argument that daytraders are indeed extremely active in these shares, - and I was one taking part with around 20,000 on the day over 15 trades or so.
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Thanks for the interest and excellent comments. Ed61, I would argue that the small size of the average trade in AIG has more of the footprint of high frequency algos breaking up their executions than daytrading prop guys, who would tend to put on larger positions and not churn so much--
- Fernando Alvarez said...
jadenizm....would you mind sharing which firm that is? TIA
- Gui said...
This is a desperate action to give psychological value to these companies - much more than market value. The government knows a correction is coming soon after this 50% rally. How investors would look at penny stocks like C and AIG during the correction ahead? Now they are going to to change short sell rules and we'll have to swallow AIG as a 50 buck stock (maybe 30).
- Allen Mass said...
Thanks for the interest and excellent comments.I read & enjoyed.
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I have an impression that there is linkage or relation between singulariry of algebraic variety and continued fraction when I read some book on resolution of singularity or algebraic geometry.Could any one give some reference for that?
Continued fractions appear naturally in the resolution of quotient singularities of surfaces (and presumably in higher dimensions as well). From a topological point of view, a neighborhood of the singularity is the cone on a lens space L(p,q), and a particular continued fraction for q/p gives an explicit piece of a smooth complex surface with the same boundary. This is explained very nicely in the notes, "Differentiable Manifolds and Quadratic Forms" by Hirzebruch, Neumann, and Koh, and presumably in many algebraic geometry texts.
In the case of Hilbert modular surfaces, continued fractions appeared in the work of Hirzebruch on their singularities. This is easy to find online. This generalises somewhat in Shintani's work, as was written up in Sankaran's thesis.


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Whats a good computer setup for someone with degraded vision?
My brother has very poor near field vision - beyond the scope of corrective lenses or glasses. He can still function day to day, but using a computer has become a nearly crippling exercise, rendering him with headaches for hours. He's using a 22" monitor at very low resolution, and with the text size all blown up. While this works for most tasks, it also screws with the formatting of things he wishes to write or read.
We were thinking along the lines of a 42" TV to be used at a mid range distance (5-6 ft where his vision is slightly better) but if anyone has tried this (specifically for vision impairment) and it didn't work, you might save us from dumping money into an issue that wouldn't help it. I'm stumped mainly because i'm of the opposite point of view - running fairly larger monitors (30") at ultra high resolutions which make me skeptical about 1080p at a slight distance.
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When I used to support computers for the visually impaired (I mean not blind folks, just visually impaired) most of them used software called ZoomText.
Check that out!
I have a friend with a similar problem and he said the state blindness agency provided a lot of information and assistance (in both subsidized hardware and software).
I have a computer hooked up to a 40 inch tv. Unfortunately, it runs natively in 1080i (1920x1080) and therefore it is sharpest then but super tiny. It will only produce a few proportional resolutions at lower resolutions like 1366 but it should be ok. I would experiment by taking a notebook to the store and hooking up an HDMI cable to the AUX input on the side and making sure it runs at that lower resolution.
+1 for ZoomText.
@jrpigman: logged in to answer this as well, but you've posted the solution I would suggest. I have a coworker who uses this at home and work and it really makes all the difference for her. Be careful when ordering - I've seen sites with a cheaper price advertised but there is an upgrade package available that seems to have the same packaging as the starter version.
Didn't even know that software existed - I'll try it out with him! Seems they offer a decent trial, and if it works for him, the cost is easily justified.
Will still consider the larger monitor / tv for him as well, and i have a few local shops that i frequent with my own A/V needs where they'll let me hook up my source equipment no problem - so this shouldn't be any different. Thanks for the suggestions!
(I don't have any information to add, but I just wanted to say how much I love seeing what comes from asking a question like this of the Woot community. I too didn't know that software like this is out there, & I'm I learned about it.)
Since no one's brought this up...
Microsoft actually offers built in applications for visually impaired users.
"Onscreen Magnifier" "Narrator" and "Onscreen Keyboard" are under the "Accesibility" tab.
Apple OSX offers the same with different names....
Both offer voice control...though Apple seems to have better implimentation...
If you use a Mac, you can zoom into any part of the screen, why any application is open, simply by pressing the CTRL key and using the mouse scroller.
I use it all the time even though I technically have 20/20 vision but I have a hard time seeing detail when it's up close.
This is just another suggestion, but I have dual monitors, with one zoomed in. If I can't read something on my main monitor, I simply carry it over to the other monitor and it's like I put a magnifying glass over it.
I find it helpful because I don't necessarily want the PC games I play to be magnified, so this gives me an option to have those at a different size on my left, while smaller text that is difficult to read can be dragged to the right.


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I made a wall calendar outlining study tasks to complete over a 2-year period. Each day, there are 3 new tasks (each coming from 1 of 3 textbooks). Each day, I'll progress through the activities in the textbooks at a rate of 1 chapter per week.
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It's good to be 9-0, and that's what the Pomperaug High girls basketball team is after a 61-32 victory Friday night over New Milford.
But for a team with championship designs on the season, the seemingly one-sided triumph over the Green Wave was something less than satisfactory. A lifeless and flat first half for the Panthers did give way to better energy, better defense and more intensity over the final 16 minutes, but coach Joe Fortier needs to see more from his crew.
"We have big aspirations," Fortier said, "and New Milford outworked us on the boards and for loose balls. For a team that has the big game experience like we have, we need to play with that type of intensity for 32 minutes."
True, it was not there as a rather emotionless first quarter — Pomperaug led 7-4 after one — indicates. The coach is not complaining about a 29-point victory, "but I don't think we improved ourselves tonight."
It is a long journey, and the Panthers plan to be on that journey all the way to the end. There were signs of quality. Pomperaug made 20 steals and only turned the ball over eight times. Gabbie Holness delivered a typically solid effort with 22 points, 10 rebounds and six steals, but she was the team's only double-figure scorer. Hannah Metcalf scored nine, Katelyn Perrotti eight, with Olive Bonnanzio grabbing nine boards and Morgan Metcalf chipping in seven rebounds, three assists, and six steals.
"We lacked the intensity on defense that we usually bring," noted Morgan Metcalf. "That's what hurt us a little bit, and, we took some plays off, I guess. But the intensity wasn't as high as it could have been."
True enough. As the coach also noted, "It is hard to get the girls to play with that intensity for 20 games."
But Hannah Metcalf, a junior, also observed, "We kind of fell short in the first half, but in the second half we picked it up and found ourselves."
New Milford (2-5) didn't make it easy. Julianna Fusco was the top Wave scorer with
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But time and again, the players returned to one theme: energy and intensity.
"We got tired," admitted Holness, "and once we put some fresh legs in, we gave each other a break and got back in it. We need to get more energy. We don't have as deep a bench as last year, but I think we can get there with hard work. We need to hustle more, and we need to get that hustle now and keep it to the end of the season."
This is a different Pomperaug team from the one we saw reach the state semis in 2012, only to fall two points shy of playing for a Class L state title. On this team, everyone must rebound, and the Panthers did that Friday. And they like to play defense from baseline to baseline, and they did that effectively, too, as the game wore on.
Hannah Metcalf said it best: "We have to work a little harder in games like this."
I have a feeling Coach Fortier will deliver that same message in the next practice.
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Portugal Struggles To Avoid 2nd Bailout
Portugal's creditors are evaluating the country's latest austerity package, which includes 30,000 public sector layoffs, to determine whether Lisbon might need a second international bailout. The Portuguese government is raising the retirement age and lengthening work weeks to try to squeeze out more revenue, and repay its bailout loans.
Europe is debating whether austerity - with its deep budget cuts and tax hikes - is the right cure for the continent's debt crisis. But in Portugal, one of the first countries bailed out by the European Union, the austerity drive goes on. The government there is struggling to repay its loans, and has announced more steep job and benefit cuts, as the country struggles to avoid what was Greece's fate - a second bailout.
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LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Protesters and TV crews gathered outside Portugal's finance ministry last night, where the government is negotiating with unions this week about 30,000 new public sector layoffs. The retirement age is going up, and the work week is getting longer - without any additional pay.
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FRAYER: The benefits of austerity will come, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, told the nation on live TV. We cannot give up.
But many already have.
PEDRO LAINS: People are tired. I think most people don't understand what's going on, and that makes them more depressive.
FRAYER: University of Lisbon economist Pedro Lains says that while there's been backlash against austerity in Greece and Spain, Portugal has been Europe's good student - taking the medicine its creditors dole out. But its economy hasn't bounced back. In fact, it's been shrinking for three years, and unemployment is rising.
LAINS: I don't think this will avert a second bailout at all. Because the economy is going to react negatively and the status of the economy is what is going to determine the second bailout - not austerity.
FRAYER: Representatives from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank arrive in Lisbon today, to evaluate whether Portugal will be able to pay back its bailout loans - or whether it might need even more international help.
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Why is $3 \cdot 3^k = 3^{k+1}$ and not $9^k\;$?
I'm aware that $3 = 3^1$ but I would expect $3\cdot 3^k\;$ to be $\;9^k$ or $\;9^{k+1}$.
Why is $3 \cdot 3^k = 3^{k+1}$ and not $9^k\;$?
I'm aware that $3 = 3^1$ but I would expect $3\cdot 3^k\;$ to be $\;9^k$ or $\;9^{k+1}$.
$$3\cdot 3^k = 3\cdot\underbrace{3\cdot 3 \cdot \cdots 3 \cdot 3}_{k\;factors \;of \;3}$$ $$= \underbrace{3\cdot 3 \cdot \cdots 3 \cdot 3}_{k+1\;factors \;of \;3}$$ $$= 3^{k+1}$$
By convention, taking powers (exponentiation) precedes multiplication, and so it is performed first (before multiplication). That is, think of $\;3\cdot 3^k\;$ as expressing $\;3(3^k) = 3^{k+1}$.
If multiplication is to precede exponentiation, one would need to use parentheses to indicate "multiply first, then take the exponent of that product": $(3\cdot 3)^k = 9^k$.
$$\text{But}\;\; 3\cdot (3^k) \neq (3\cdot 3)^k$$ $$3^{k+1} \neq 9^k \text{ unless k = 1}. $$
If you really like the number $9$ and really want to use it in expressing $3\cdot3^k$, then note that $$3\cdot 3^k = 3\cdot\underbrace{3\cdot 3 \cdot \cdots 3 \cdot 3}_{k \;factors \;of \;3} = 9\cdot 3^{k-1} = 3\cdot 3 \cdot \underbrace{3\cdot 3 \cdot \cdots 3 \cdot 3}_{(k-1) \;factors \;of \;3}$$
The answer is as follows: Because there's a convention that powers have larger priority than multiplication, therefore $$ 3\cdot 3^k = 3\cdot(3^k) \qquad\text{ and not }\qquad 3\cdot 3 ^k = (3\cdot 3)^k.$$
The question is similar to asking why $3+4\cdot 5=3+20=23$ and not $3+4\cdot5=7\cdot5=35$.
From my point of view, The Answer is: It just does not follow law of indices, and nothing more
We have $a^b\cdot a^c=a^{b+c}$. Look at this: $$\underbrace{a\cdot a\cdots \cdot a}_{b\text{ factors}}\cdot \underbrace{a\cdot a\cdots \cdot a}_{c\text{ factors}}=\underbrace{a\cdot a\cdots \cdot a}_{b+c\text{ factors}}$$
By convention $\rm\: a\cdot b^{\,n}\:$ means $\rm\:a \cdot (b^n)\:$ not $\rm\:(a\cdot b)^n.\:$ If we adopted the alternative convention, then many common arithmetical expressions (e.g. polynomials) would require more symbols to notate.


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Do you attach your map to the bike or have some sort of desktop or how do you maintain your map during touring? You surely need some sort of cover but if you have how do you attach it to your bike or do you keep it in your pocket? Exploring different ways for maps, seen some pannier-attached map things but there are surely many other. Experiences?
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Doesn't address your question with regard to maps, but I've found it easier to work from turn-by-turn cue sheets instead. I almost always ride a predetermined route, even if it's just something quickly charted up pre ride. Luxury is of course having access to google maps and being able to print out directions. I print out (or write out, sometimes you have to fall back to the basics) the text list of turns with cumulative mileage (most important!) as a cue sheet, then just clip it to my shifter cables with 3 or so binder clips. You'd think the wind would be a problem but I've done it hundreds of miles and never had an issue.
When you get lost, or the plan changes (it inevitably does) we'll stop and break out the map and come up with an updated plan and turn schedule.
I find this way much more enjoyable because you can relax between turns knowing when and where to look out for what's next.
I have seen some handlebar bags that have a slot for maps on the top. The map pocket is usually clear plastic designed to keep the map dry. (Hopefully this isn't what you meant by "pannier-attached map things" -- I have never heard of/seen those; maybe you were thinking handlebar bags?)
There are lots of bags that have this (Google "handlebar bag map pocket" if you want to check them out). Here is an example.
1st option
The best solution: Have a navigator with you, who has a handlebar bag with a map sleeve:
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Otherwise I almost always ride with a handlebar bag, which has a transparent map sleeve on top. Both options on the same picture:
Two maps possible, in case you want to go different routes
3rd option
On trips without handlebar bag, but with low rider panniers, I have used a clear Ortlieb map case strapped on top of one of the low rider panniers. For me it is possible to read the important details on the map even at this distance, at least on smooth roads.
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I had some of my most interesting days on the road when I deliberately rode home from almost 1000 km away, through an area where I mostly had not been before, without a map or compass. Only road signs, imagination, common sense and asking people. I should really do that again...
I usually make my map before and upload it on my garmin, i have the same map on my phone via google map in case i need more details (which I keep in my backpocket).
If i don't want to go to a certain location but just want to ride, I let my garmin goes and use the "return home" feature when it start to get late.
Zip tie + Binder Clip on Stem clamping to a 1 Gallon Ziplock Plastic bag with properly folded map inside. Alternatively, if that's not secure enough, use 2 binder clips + zip ties on the handlebars.
I found a similar DIY setup using velcro wire ties via Oaklahoma bicycle Society
It's usually in my pocket. My long distance riding is often in remote areas, so I find that I usually don't need a map right in front of me since route changes are frequently miles (kilometers) apart. If in a tricky route area perhaps something like this. A map cover could probably be homemade pretty easily if one was so inclined.
Granted this answer is not for everyone, but it is simple for tandem riders. As the helmsman/captain I wear a Camelbak with elastic webbing which holds the OS map conveniently in front of the stoker (I have a photo somewhere). I get funny looks when I walk into shops with a map on my back, though.
If the scale is large enough it can be read while pedalling, although I'm sometimes told to keep still so gradient lines can be read.
On my tour across the US, I bought a statewide gazetteer at a gas station whenever I entered a new state, and then threw away all the pages that I wasn't planning on going through. I kept the rest in a pannier, inside a large ziplock freezer bag to keep them dry.
Whenever I stopped for a snack (about every couple of hours), I'd pull out the page where I was and look ahead for the next couple hours -- usually this would only be a few turns to remember (or none, in Montana). At dinner I would pore over the map from that day and for the next day to regroup mentally and plan for what was coming up.
It probably depends on your comfort level with your "sense of direction" and where you are touring, but in most places without a ton of roads it's surprisingly easy to find your way around -- you just take the road that heads west/north/whatever.
I use one of these from Decathlon. Not sure if they ship to the US, but it works great (although from the one review looks like the quality has dropped).
For smaller maps or cue sheets, I use a velcro cable tie and a binder clip:
I had the older version of this Vaude Discover Box for long touring and found it indispensable:
I always had a map in the map pocket and kept all the stuff I needed ready access to in the bag/box i.e. wallet, camera, snacks, etc. It opens from the rider side so you can access it on the move and it unclips so you can take it with you when you stop.
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When Rolling Stone Rocked Culture
Rolling Stone's takedown of effusive Army general Stanley McChrystal is just the latest cultural stamp the music magazine's left on the world. Since launching Rolling Stone in 1967 at age 21, gay publisher Jann Wenner has overseen a string of whistle-blowing stories and indelible images, launched the careers of legendary writers and photographers, and shaped the images of superstars like Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. Here are the highlights of Wenner's 43-year reign:
American Idol superstar Lambert came out to the world on Wenner's June 9, 2009 cover. "I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay," he said in the piece. "I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me."
Gay parenting got a spokeswoman when rock star Melissa Etheridge showed off her kids with then-partner Julie Cypher. Etheridge dropped a bomb when she revealed the identity of her children's father: rocker David Crosby.
Britney Spears cemented her image as a Lolita-esque sexpot in this 1999 cover, which featured the 17-year-old clutching the"gay" Teletubby. On Wenner's blog, he recalls the making of the legendary picture: "When Spears's then-manager objected to the pose during the shoot, she overruled him." Photographer David LaChapelle recalls, "Britney said, 'Lock the door,' and unbuttoned her shirt wide open."
Before Adam, before Melissa, before k.d., there was Elton. All the way back in 1976, the Rocket Man came out as bisexual in Rolling Stone — a revelation that alienated much of his fan base.
Arguably the world's most famous photographer, lesbian Annie Leibovitz got her start at the fledgling magazine in the early 1970s, snapping bands like the Rolling Stones. Leibovitz photographed Yoko Ono and John Lennon for the magazine in December 1980 — five hours before the former Beatle was shot to death in front of his New York apartment.
Hard-living writer Hunter S. Thompson honed his style of gonzo journalism, which threw the writer into the story, at Rolling Stone. His memoir of a drug-soaked writing assignment in Sin City, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was first serialized in Wenner's publication.
As made clear with the McChrystal piece, Rolling Stone's articles and writers can shake things up just as much as their covers or photographers. Acid proponent Ken Kesey (left) wrote his last article, about the 9/11 attacks, for the magazine. Tom Wolfe (center) was a major contributor to the publication, and would go on to become one of the late 20th century's most celebrated novelists. Jann Wenner hired Cameron Crowe as one of his editors, and his charge would later go on to become a major Hollywood director. Crowe recounted his wild days as a Rolling Stone journalist in the film Almost Famous. Other major Rolling Stone pieces have included an exposé on the death of nuclear-plant worker Karen Silkwood and a chronicle of the life of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic.


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Ms. Heyworth was buried on Wednesday in a "beautiful woodland setting overlooking the sea here in England," her mother, Linda Heyworth, said in an email.
A memorial will be held locally, but the details have not been finalized yet. Donations can be made in the memory of Clara Heyworth to the Pratt Area Community Council, Mr. Stevens said in a statement. He asked that donors contact Sujatha Snyder, the fundraising director at PACC.
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Clara Heyworth's close friend Laura Scarano, 23, remembered walking down a street with her in 2008, a few months after Ms. Heyworth had moved from London to Fort Greene. It was winter.
"Laura, I'm in New York, and it's snowing!" Ms. Scarano recalled her friend exclaiming. "She had this really great presence. If you were in the room with her, you couldn't ignore her."
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