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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Perceptual Distortions In The Stock Market
Behavioral finance researchers teach us that unaided human senses are particularly ill-equipped to accurately assess the market's patterns. Our tendencies to overweight recent events and highly salient events; our overreliance on simple heuristics; our emotional weightings of losses vs. gains: these create perceptual biases that skew our responses to risk and reward under conditions of uncertainty.
Still, surprisingly, we find traders evaluating markets based upon nothing more than the unaided eye. Inevitably we look at a chart, notice a slope, and declare a "trend" in place. Can such visually-based analysis succeed?
I decided to try a little experiment. I went back to 2004 (N = 734 trading days) in the S&P 500 Index (SPY) and identified all occasions in which the market was up on a one-day basis, a four-day basis, and a nine-day basis (N = 234). We might call that an "uptrending" market. Four days later, SPY was down by an average -.07% (115 up, 119 down). That is weaker than the average four-day gain for the remainder of the sample of .22% (299 up, 201 down). In other words, the market that--to the unaided observer--has been consistantly up over the last two weeks has had no bullish edge whatsoever. Indeed, it has tended to underperform its recent norms. This fits with my recent research showing underperformance when we trade above a moving-average benchmark.
But let's take the experiment a step further. Suppose we isolate those occasions in which the market is up more on a nine-day basis than on a four-day basis and up more on a four-day basis than on a one-day basis. This would represent, to the unaided eye, a nice steady uptrend. We have 115 such occurrences in our sample. Four days later, SPY is down by an average -.11% (53 up, 62 down). When the market has been down on a one, four, and nine-day basis, but not in a visual uptrend, the next four days in SPY have averaged a loss of -.02% (62 up, 57 down). In other words, we've seen the worst short-term market outcomes when markets have looked their best. The more consistent the visual uptrend, the worse the near-term returns.
In my next post, I will investigate our perception of markets moving downward.
The perceptual distortion in the market is that the unaided human eye tends to extrapolate straight lines into the future. Like a ball tossed into the air, we expect markets to continue moving in their most recent direction. Statistical analysis is a tool for transcending the unaided eye. It, among other things, is what separates astrologers from astronomers, alchemists from chemists. Market psychology begins with the recognition of the limits--and limitations--of human perception.
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- Mike_Trader said...
Dr. Brett,
Excellent observation! I think more work needs to be done in this area. I conducted an experiment on my own to figure out why my breakout setups were not making money. I could easily see on the chart all the good breakouts from sideways consolidation patterns. All I had to do was put in a Stop order under the support (or above resistance) and let it ride...right? For my experiment, I went back in time picking days at random and started at the opening bar. I then advanced my charts one bar at a time to simulate the trading day and recorded all buy and sell decisions based on the close of each bar. What I found was that while the good breakouts always catch your eye, I was missing all the failed breakouts! These were the 1 and 2 tick breaks of support (or so I thought) that never followed thru and melted into the 'sideways consolidation'. I did capture some real breakouts but I invariably covered too early with all the failures still in my head. As a result, most days showed losses which mirrored what was happening in my realtime trading! Moral of the story is: Seeing is believing but are you seeing everything?
- yinTrader said...
Hi Brett
I believe there is a tendency for novice traders to look at the trading Time Frame only, without checking back on the higher time frames to determine if the trend is still good.
It is generally true that if the higher Time Frame is up or down, the lower Time Frame that one trades in will likely follow the same direction of the higher Time Frame, in good time.
Hope this makes sense of what I am trying to say.
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi Mike,
Great example with the breakout setups; thanks for the note. Your point about seeing and believing is very well put!
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi Yin,
I think the point my article is making is that when the higher time frame also is "trending", near term outcomes are even worse. Many commonly held assumptions about moving averages, trends, and the like simply do not pan out when put to the test, especially during the recent bull market.
- Brandon Wilhite said...
Dr. Brett,
Great post that points out a common flaw/problem...a comment and a question. Comment---obviously there is information that is not on the chart which should be taken into account when trading (i.e. fundamentals, volume, 'tone' of intraday action, and I'm sure more). This kind of testing is eye-opening to do, and I've done it many times myself. I can't tell you how many times I've thought I found an edge, but then the hard data didn't pan out. Question---do you think the results also have something to do with the mean-reverting behavior of the markets in the last few years? In other words, the regime has changed?
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi Brandon,
I think you're right: this is a regime that is different from what we saw during the late 1990s, when momentum trading made money. The key is to identify the regime we're in--and to identify when it is shifting!


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Where Aren't They Now?: 15 Overlooked Deaths of 2008
#7. May 26: Kermit's Namesake
Kermit Scott , childhood friend of Jim Henson. Professor of Philosophy. Honored by a green felt amphibian.
Kermit the Human taught philosophy for over three decades. He then did a master's in social work and became a counselor.
2008 was a bad year for that most common of person, "Men named Kermit who are associated with the Muppets." Kermit Love, puppeteer and costumer for the Muppets, died about a month after Scott. His name was just a coincidence. Which forces us to ask: just how many guys named Kermit were walking around in the 60s?
Our team of trained monkeys couldn't find an exact cause (the best they got was "at his home in Virginia") so we're forced to assume it was the other Kermit seeking some sort of namesake vengeance, and that both died from injuries after a prolonged kung fu battle.
The Legacy:
Other than ruining "Kermit" as a baby name for several generations, he and his wife co-founded the Food Bank of Lafayette and the Welfare Rights Organization, among other charitable deeds that have left a strong legacy in his home town. Which, as much as we love him, is a lot more good than his amphibious namesake has ever done. Evading Miss Piggy's come-ons won't feed the poor. Being green may not be easy, but being selfish sure is.
#6. July 12: World's Oldest Blogger
Olive Riley, nursing home resident, Australian, old woman, blogger.
She mostly just blogged about whatever your Nana talks about when you finally get around to giving her a call, you ingrate. Family trips, stories from the good old days, coloring her hair, football. Oh, and typical blogger stuff, like posting pictures in her swimsuit.
From being 108.
The Legacy:
As long as she doesn't inspire our grandparents to get a Facebook account, we're happy. (Please, please don't let our grandparents find out about the internet. Goatse'd kill nana. And Lemon Party'd just give grandpa... ideas).
#5. August 30: Killer Kowalski
Wladek 'Killer' Kowlaski. Once named WWF World Tag Team Champion with the adult film-sounding Big John Studd.
He actually legally changed his name to Killer Kowalski in 1963, which would have made for some frightened bank tellers and doctor's receptionists. In college he majored in electrical engineering, but opted for a career in the more glamorous field of pretend-beating the shit out of people in a ring.
Reports indicate that outside the ring he was incredibly friendly, polite and vegetarian. Inside the ring, though, he ripped some guy's ear off.
He didn't drink milk or alcohol, and was a bachelor until he was 80. He died two years later.
Heart attack.
The Legacy:
The guy lives 80 years without incident and dies just as he's getting into the swing of married life? There must be some Al-Bundy-esque one liner in that.
#4. September 10: The Shark Hunter
Frank Mundus, rumored to be the inspiration for Quint in the movie (and book) Jaws.
This guy was so fucking badass it actually makes our balls implode in a cloud of pink glitter.
He originally wanted to fish for bluefish. He decided that hunting twenty-pound sea creatures was a pussy's game, and moved on to sharks. He once harpooned a 4,500 pounder. With a hand-held harpoon, none of this pansy-ass harpoon gun business. In 1986 he caught a 3,427 pound great white... with a rod and reel. Though some say he actually killed the whale the shark was feeding off, then fucked up the shark.
Also, he walked around wearing a slouch hat, a shark-tooth necklace, and a gold hoop earring. So basically, he looked like the pirate version of this:
You know what he was doing all summer of his 83rd birthday? Hanging out on his boat, making sharks wish they were never born, sandy-fleshed cowards they are. He returned home, and, deciding it was enough that generations of young shark folk would hear the ghost stories told in his honor, had a heart attack at Hawaii Airport.
Oh, and once he bought a dead whale to a New Jersey port. People weren't cool with that.
Heart Attack.
The Legacy:
Sharks now tremble in fear at the sight of a gold hoop earring, which is why they avoid suburban malls and time travel to the 1980s.
#3. October 25: The Man Behind Deep Throat
No, not Watergate whistleblower Mark Felt, he died two months later. We're talking about porn director Gerard Damiano, the guy known for directing the Deep Throat porno. Prior to that, his career path went in the usual way: shoe shine boy, navy, then x-ray technician, then hairdresser, set hand on a horror film, pornographer. He also appeared in many of his films, in non-sexual roles.
The Legacy:
It's hard to get accurate counts, but there are claims that it took in $100 million or more. It was said to be one of the first porno films with a plot and high production values, setting an example that not a single subsequent porno would bother to follow.
#2. November 20: The Mother of the Slinky
When we think of people who invent toys, we think of a Wonka-esque magical character, full of fun and surprises, but with none of Gene Wilder/Jonny Depp's unsettling undertones. Betty James, namer of the slinky, didn't really fit this image.
Instead, she was leafing through a dictionary one day, as all care-free, fun-loving people will do, and saw the word "slinky." This reminded her of an upturned torsion spring her husband had mentioned offhand about a year earlier. When your life is constant thrills and joy, we're assuming you don't remember shit like "honey, this spring fell over today, and it was super weird!"
Anyway, he had the idea to sell it as a toy, but she had the idea to name it the Slinky, which was actually more important because the toy itself sucked. Though it does appear her husband had all the wackiness that she lacked, leaving the family in 1960 to join a religious cult in Bolivia.
Congestive heart failure.
The Legacy:
That guy we talked about earlier, desperately searching his house for the next tinned spaghetti-esque million-dollar idea? He's now reading a dictionary, highlighting and muttering to himself.
#1. December 18: The "First Lady of Star Trek"
Majel Barrett has appeared in every incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. She's also the widow of Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek.
Seriously, if you've seen any of the movies or TV shows, you've seen her. Or at least heard her - she was the voice of the ship's computer. She also played Deanna Troi's flamboyant mom in The Next Generation.
The Legacy:
She almost killed Spock.
In the original Star Trek pilot, she played the "Number One" on the bridge, and was the cold, logical character while the character Spock was just some weird alien guy in the background. We're sure the fact she was banging the producer had nothing to do with her getting the role. Test audiences hated her, and so they dropped her character and instead fleshed out Spock to become the unfeeling Vulcan we all know and love.
For people you've kinda heard of who aren't dead, check out Where Aren't They Now: The 7 Strangest Post-Sitcom Careers and Where Aren't They Now?: 5 Post-Star Wars Careers Almost as Pathetic as Mark Hamill's.

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When can the government take your property and use it for public projects?
It's a question cities across the country are wrestling with, and now the General Assembly may step into the debate.
The House Judiciary Committee met this week to consider legislation that would set firm guidelines and limits on when the government can use eminent domain to take private property.
At least 2 Bowling Green City Commissioners have said they will only vote to use eminent domain for projects like schools and water lines......but others say the question should be asked on a case-by-case basis.
"Sometimes it's a win-win for everybody, but sometimes there may be some abuse. Like I said, it needs to be looked at to make sure it's best for everybody involved," said State Rep. Jim DeCesare (R-21st District).
"Establishing some guidelines to ensure that it is not used improperly would be welcome," Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker said.
The Supreme Court may have the final say in the eminent domain debate. The court is set to hear arguments this summer on a Conneticut case that could determine whether it is legal to use eminent domain for private developer projects.


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There are no genuine cannibals in the United States House of Representatives, but the phrase �bite the hand that feeds� comes to life again and again.
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we ask the developers themselves to close the sprint once they completed the sprint. Just want to confirm, if it has to be closed by TL after he reviewed the tasks completion.
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The Product Owner should be responsible for closing a verified sprint after a successful demo has been done. The PO should check whether the stories have been "done" to completion in that they meet the correct acceptance criteria.
The developers can "close" the sprint, but the PO needs to verify the completeness of them and "officially" close the sprint and call it done.


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WGSU-FM is celebrating 50 years on the air. In this photo, a group of students were celebrating the station's 20th anniversary in 1983. Front row (left to right): Sandy Ward Bell, class of 1986; John Giacomo, class of 1984; and Mark Getsy, class of 1984. Back row (left to right): Carol Carosa Craig, class of 1985; Craig Harris, class of 1984; Pete Borini, class of 1984; Mike Saffran, class of 1985 and current WGSU faculty adviser; and Rob LeBourdais, class of 1985.
GENESEO, N.Y. - Students who keep SUNY Geneseo's radio station WGSU-FM on the air today might be surprised to learn that their parents likely were not even born -- or were very young -- when the station signed on 50 years ago for the first time.
Since its establishment Feb. 18, 1963, WGSU has served as both a training lab for communication majors and a valuable activity for other students wanting experience sharpening their on-air, management or engineering skills in a genuine broadcast setting. It is the second oldest of the SUNY college stations and among the oldest of all college stations in the state.
To celebrate WGSU's golden anniversary milestone, the college is planning a series of events during the upcoming year to celebrate, focusing primarily on alumni and faculty who were involved with the station throughout the years.
"I appreciate the way WGSU serves numerous goals for our students," said Andrew Herman, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication. "Certainly, it is a fun environment for students of any major in which lifelong friendships are born. But it also is a great way for many of our majors to bring theory into practice - to make the theories and concepts from our classes come to life as they run a fully-licensed radio station producing music, news and sports. And as a hockey fan, I love being able to listen to the Ice Knights when I can't make it to the game personally."
Numerous WGSU alumni have realized successful careers in radio in cities across the country. Among local radio personalities who worked at WGSU are Chet Walker, a 1978 graduate, and Joe Lomonaco, a 1993 graduate, both on-air personalities at WHAM-AM in Rochester. Chet is morning show host and Joe is evening news host and production director. Tony Infantino, a 1976 graduate, is morning show personality on Rochester's WARM 101.3 FM. Pete Kennedy, a 1983 graduate, is the midday host on Rochester's WDVI-FM. Tom Mitchell, a 1979 graduate, is program director and an on-air personality at 93Q in Syracuse.
Mike Saffran, a 1985 Geneseo graduate, joined SUNY Geneseo in 2012 as a communication lecturer, teaching radio production and mass media management courses as well as advising WGSU, where he was actively involved as station manager as a student.
"I'm thrilled being back at what's truly my 'first love' of a radio station - and, in Geneseo, a place I love and for which I have such cherished memories," said Saffran. "I've returned not only for my dream job -seemingly, one I've been preparing for my entire adult life - but also for the opportunity to give back."
Saffran, who worked at WGSU from 1981 to 1985 as a student DJ, news director, program director and station manager, looks forward to reaching out to fellow WGSU alumni - helping them to reconnect or stay connected with WGSU - and he invites them to join the WGSU Alumni Facebook group.
Robert Freiburger, who retired from the Geneseo faculty in 1995, was director of instructional resources at the college and had either engineering or programming responsibilities at WGSU for more than 30 years.
"The best part of overseeing the station was working with the students," said Freiburger. "I still keep in touch with some of them who worked at the station. We had a good time. I applaud those who have been responsible for the station in reaching this significant milestone."
Current WGSU station manager Laura Vitto, a senior from Merrick, N.Y.,, echoes Freiburger's commendation.
"I am proud of what WGSU has become over the last 50 years," said Vitto, "and of the DJs who have taken the time and dedication to help build such a tight-knit community on campus."
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NEWTON - A Framingham man was arrested Wednesday and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct on a Green Line train earlier this month, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority�Transit Police report.
Alexander Frank, 21, of Framingham was arrested April 16 at the Riverside MBTA station, Transit Police said in a statement. Frank was�taken to Transit Police headquarters for the arrest booking process. His arraignment was scheduled in Newton District Court.
The arrest followed an investigation into a report that on April 8, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a�woman reported to Transit Police�that while travelling on an inbound Green Line D branch train, a man seated next to her began to masturbate while staring at her. She got off at the Longwood stop and the man stayed on the train, police said.
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Trojan Men's Basketball Ranked Fifth in Southeast RegionFebruary 20, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Anderson men's basketball team is ranked fifth in the Southeast Region in the NCAA's first Division II Southeast Region rankings of the season, as released Wednesday.
Peach Belt Conference-member USC Aiken (22-3, 14-1 PBC), which is ranked 10th in the latest NABC Coaches Poll and sits atop the East Division of Peach Belt Conference, is ranked first in the region by the NCAA, while Lincoln Memorial (20-2, 16-2 SAC), which is ranked 14th in the latest NABC Coaches Poll and is first in the South Atlantic Conference, is second on the regional list.
No. 16-ranked Montevallo (19-3, 12-3 PBC), which is first in the West Division of the PBC, is third in the regional rankings, while GRU Augusta (20-4, 13-2 PBC) sits in fourth. Anderson (18-6, 11-3 SAC), which is tied for second place in the South Atlantic Conference, is one of four teams from the South Atlantic Conference in the regional rankings.
Georgia Southwestern (18-7, 10-6 PBC) follows in sixth, with Conference Carolinas' members Mount Olive (15-8, 9-4 CC) and Limestone (16-7, 8-5 CC) in seventh and eighth, respectively.
Carson-Newman (16-6, 13-5 SAC), which is currently tied with the Trojans in second place in the SAC, is ninth, while fellow SAC-member Newberry (15-7, 11-7 SAC) is 10th.
The regional rankings are scheduled to be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 5, with the NCAA D-II Tournament selections scheduled to be unveiled on Sunday, March 9.
Eight teams from each of the eight regions will advance to the NCAA Division II tournament. In the Southeast Region, the tournament champions from the SAC, Peach Belt, and Conference Carolinas will receive an automatic bid, with five more at-large selections.
Following tonight's key road contest at Carson-Newman, Anderson visits Coker on Saturday.


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I do not understand the "stands there" part related to the word:
It is much harder to deny having said an angry word. It stands there, easily repeated back, hard to disavow totally.
What would be a synonym for that? I need to understand. So far I have come up with "stand" in the meaning of "be valid" — it was said and thus it is valid, you cannot take it back. But it does not go well with "there".


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If I told you last week that a team would make it out of the qualifier (although they only had to play one round to advance), win every match in the main draw of the AVP Cincinnati Open to get to the finals and win those finals, convincingly, against a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time Manhattan Beach Open champion, would you have believed me? Well, it's not a fairy tale, it happened. All credit has to go to Emily Day and Summer Ross as they never wilted under the pressure during the finals. There was discussion in the DJ booth that at some point they would probably crack and let Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Whitney Pavlik back into the match, but that never happened. Ross and Day kept their feet on the gas, served aggressively, blocked well, played amazing defense, and it seemed liked they swung at every single set. I've never seen a team that young, without years of experience together, in their first finals ever on the AVP not succumb to the pressure of the moment. It was a fun match to be a part of and I hope the fans appreciated what they witnessed.
Speaking of the Cincinnati fans, they have never disappointed me in all the years the AVP has stopped there. Not only do the Ohioans show up in force, but fans travel to this event from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. Even though it was a hot and humid weekend, especially for this California DJ, their support never faltered. The stands may not have been completely full for the finals on Monday (a 6 p.m. start for the first final was hard for some people to stick around for), the fans that were there were loud and proud. They danced and clapped along to all of my music and the highlight for me was when everyone sang the O-H-I-O chant during "Hang on Sloopy" by The McCoys. I got goosebumps during the song and again as I typed this sentence. Having a thousand plus fans all participating is a pretty good adrenaline rush, and I hope some of that energy came across during the TV broadcast.
It's moments like that with "Hang on Sloopy," which will stick with me years after I'm done DJing volleyball events, and this particular event definitely had some of those moments during and after the matches. Priscilla Lima, known for being one of the best dancers on tour, showed off some of her skills before her last match Sunday night while she warmed up. Let's say this, she can drop it like it's hot when the right music is on. And she did. You're welcome, Ohio.
Having moments like that with the players are the memories I will cherish. Whether it's during the actual events, like with Priscilla or playing a scaled down version of Ace with April Ross, Whitney Pavlik, Jennifer Fopma, Emily Day, and Summer Ross under the lights after the tournament (they all played with only one hand/arm, but I was allowed to play with two. I'm definitely waaaaay better with two hands and they are all waaaaay better than me just using one).
If you read my recap of the Manhattan Beach Open last week, you may recall me mentioning that I heard a rumor that Brittany Hochevar had a one-piece bathing suit and was prepared to wear it. It didn't happen at the MBO, but she did confirm that she had one with her. Sunday evening in Cincinnati, as Britt was about to leave for the hotel, she told me if she played on Stadium Court the next day she had a surprise for me. I thought maybe she was going to bake me cookies or bust out a cool dance move during her introduction.
Fortunately for me, and everyone else for that matter, Britt and Lauren Fendrick were scheduled to be the first match on stadium court at noon on Monday. I noticed that Britt warmed up for the match with her tank top and shorts on, which isn't that unusual, but since no freshly baked cookies showed up in my DJ booth, I began to wonder if the surprise could possibly be the one-piece. I got the team's intro music ready, hit play and was listening to the announcer (Jim Arico, who was pulled out of retirement for this event) welcome the crowd and introduce the teams. When I finally looked back at the court, I saw one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed during my career DJing volleyball. Not only was Britt sporting a purple one-piece suit, but Lauren had a matching teal one-piece. Not only did they wear them, they rocked them. Not everyone can pull off a one-piece bathing suit, I know I can't, but these ladies did and I have so much respect for them for doing it. Not sure if they noticed me playing "RESPECT" by Aretha Franklin after that match, but it was specifically for them. Nicely done, ladies.
The Cincinnati Open delivered once again. The fans were fantastic as always and they got to witness amazing volleyball. Speaking of amazing volleyball, did I even mention that Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson won? Just in case you haven't noticed, Jake and Casey have become one of the best teams in the world, seemingly overnight and also one of the most entertaining. If you haven't seen one of their matches in person, put that on your bucket list right next to making a trip to Mason, Ohio, for the Cincinnati Open next year. The Linder Family Tennis Center is a favorite tour stop for the players and this DJ, and it will be one of yours if you haven't already attended it in person.
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The Leavenworth Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the school district's administrative office, 200 N. Fourth St. This meeting was postponed this past week because of inclement weather.
Agenda items include a school finance update, an E-Rate presentation, board training, a presentation about a grant and executive sessions to consult with an attorney, discuss personnel and discuss security matters.
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I am planning to write an open-source library which really needs to be written in an object-orientated language. One problem is that the library should be possible to use with C, where it doesn't matter of direct inclusion of source code or (dynamic) linking to a precompiled library.
I know all three C++, C and Objective-C.
Objective-C is a superset of C (i.e. every C code, even the Linux kernel, should be able to be compiled as Objective-C); and therefor, it should work if the C application which uses the library is compiled as Objective-C (and I can include this in the usage instructions, of course).
C++ is not a superset of C, but it's more supported than Objective-C, and there are more C++ programmers and compilers than Objective-C's.
What should I do?
Are binaries written in C bigger or have lower performance if they are compiled as Objective-C?


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Evaluate the integral as a power series:
$\displaystyle\int x^{11}\cdot\tan^{-1}(x^2)~\mathrm dx$
We have been using Abel's theorem to do this (and the fact that the function is differentiable and integrable on it's interval of convergence in this case) From what I can tell, an approach to this question would be to find a closed form similar to $\dfrac1{1-x}$ by taking the derivative of $\tan^{-1}(x)$.
so let $f(x) = \int x^{11}\cdot\tan^{-1}(x^2)~\mathrm dx$
then let $t = x^2, g(t) = f^{~\prime}(x^2)$ then divide by $x^{11/2}$,
$\dfrac{g(t)}{t^{11/2}} = \tan^{-1}(t)$
then take the derivative of both sides so
derivative of $\displaystyle\frac{g(t)}{t^{11/2}} = \frac1{t^2+1}$
But I am stuck here relating this to $\dfrac1{1-x}$. Maybe I am looking at this the wrong way. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks


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Contractors volunteer to complete renovations for 5th Annual Jericho ATV Festival
BERLIN--Local contractors came together to make much needed improvements to the Mud Pit and festival grounds for this year's 5th Annual Jericho ATV Festival to be held at Jericho Mountain State Park.
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So… review scores for Thief and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 have appeared, and they're not stellar. As always, though, there are a few outliers on either end of the spectrum and opinions seem to be mixed over which parts of each game are the good ones.
I was never too hot on Thief (I got my fill of first-person sneaking in Dishonored to last a while), but ever since playing the first Castlevania: Lords of Shadow in 2010, I've been looking forward to the sequel. In the face of the scores, I'm still looking forward to the sequel.
Am I alone in my optimism for games that score 'low' and are, in the opinion of others, not a stellar game?
(PS. Let's be clear: A game scoring between 60 and 80 percent is still a good game, but with a few problems. It's not a stinker, but buyers should still be wary of the experience.)


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Does Anyone Have a Super Bowl Pick?
Midway through the fourth quarter of that thrilling but also bizarro Patriots-49ers game Sunday night—the Patriots trailed 31-3, rushed back to 31-31, only to surrender a touchdown two plays later and lose 41-34; it was like watching someone steal a Ferrari and run out of gas in the parking lot—a fashionable observation about the 2012 NFL season became very obvious:
Nobody knows a thing about football this season.
I mean, we know some things. San Francisco's good. New England's good. So are Denver and Atlanta and Houston. Green Bay's getting better. The Jaguars are….the Jaguars! The Chargers are worse than an airport hot dog. People shouldn't make playoff plans in Oakland, Arizona or Philadelphia. We already knew Minnesota's Adrian Peterson (pictured above) is an extraordinary running back. We're becoming certain Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III are going to be elite NFL quarterbacks for a long time.
We have seen enough of these things to be confident about them. Everything else? Who knows. There's a shaky, unpredictable current running through the sport, even with just two regular-season games remaining. Who's got a confident, bet-the-housecat Super Bowl pick? If you do, I say you've had too much holiday-party egg nog. You really want to predict Atlanta and Houston are going to meet? Even that glammy, alleged Super preview between the Patriots and Niners felt a little wobbly. New England seemed on its way last week after thrashing the Texans…then fell apart in the first half against San Francisco. The Niner defense is considered as good as it gets…then surrenders 28 unanswered points. If they meet again, are you comfortable saying who gets it done? Not Me! I couldn't even figure out the "Homeland" finale.
What about these other odd developments:
• What brave geniuses among you had Minnesota deep in the 2012 playoff mix—and running back Adrian Peterson (who tore his ACL and MCL last December) having the best year of his career, with 1,812 yards rushing, closing in on Eric Dickerson's single-season record? Sure, the Vikings are 8-6, not assured of the postseason. But do you want to host a home game against the Vikes and Peterson on a cold, windy day in January? Yeah, didn't think so.
• Most non-Tebow-toxicated observers expected Denver to be improved under Peyton Manning. But this improved? Let's not forget: There was a lot of worry about Manning's health—questions about his velocity and durability and whether he'd just lost that extra 2-5% that made him, you know, Peyton Manning. (The man is old enough to have watched "Family Ties" in prime time!) After starting the season 2-3, they've won nine in a row. They finish with Cleveland and Kansas City. That's the NFL equivalent of a trip to Canyon Ranch.
• Nothing says "not dangerous" like a team that finished 7-9 last year, trying to overhaul itself with a rookie quarterback selected in the third round. Usually the only danger is to the season-ticket base. But dangerous is exactly what the Seahawks have become under Russell Wilson. Fifty-eight points week ago against Arizona. Fifty on Sunday against Buffalo. The Seahawks have wins over New England, Dallas, Minnesota, Green Bay…OK, I know the Green Bay one is sketchy. But still. Huge home date against San Francisco next weekend. If they fly away with that one, look out. There's a lot of noise these days about entering the playoffs as the "hot team." This is a hot team.
• Are you ready to call a winner in the NFC East? Not me. I keep expecting the Cowboys to turn into the Dallas Jets, but the full, glum Jerry Jones free-fall has been avoided so far. Washington's hung in despite rookie Kirk Cousins filling in for the injured Griffin. The Giants—34-0 losers Sunday to Atlanta—are impossible to get a handle on. They are experts at thrashing and getting thrashed. (Still, wouldn't you pick them against the Patriots in New Orleans? Maybe!)
You could say this is good. Parity! That's the NFL mantra. Anyone can beat anyone, anytime. But this late lack of definition feels a little strange. Jan. 1 is coming and the NFL is wide, wide open, and the only star with a Super Bowl reservation is the halftime performer: Beyoncé. She could probably beat the Chargers.
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Pie at ForTheHorde had a great post about avoiding tardness as a Hunter by practicing, practicing and practicing a bit more.
His point was that while leveling and grinding we tend to fall back on lazy practices which will inhibit our ability to excel in instances and raids.
Fundamentally you can get away with sloppy play while soloing. Likewise there is rarely a need to challenge yourself, and on those occasions when a solo pull goes pear shaped, there is a good chance you will accept a ghost run rather than practice "wipe recovery".
Noobaggedon the Magetard
Reading this post so soon after my Noobaggedon post, it really struck a cord. It occurred to me that I am a sloppy Mage, a Magetard (not a term you hear every day).
I think a part of the problem comes from the very "glass" nature of being a Mage and had been accentuated in my case by both being a Fire Mage and a suicide PvP Mage (and it doesn't help having limited playtime… But that is ultimately just another excuse).
When I die, I think nothing of it and neither to my group mates. If someone is going to die, it will probably be the dps with the least health, right? Last in line for heals, and 1st to pull aggro.
Here are some of my failings as a Mage:
- I can't kite.
- I can't AoE grind.
- I have shite situational awareness.
- I prefer to stand fight or die, than run, kite and kill.
- I am sloppy with my cooldowns.
- I forget my gems.
- I don't bandage.
- I forget invisibility & iceblock
- I can't remember by keybindings
- I forget Fire and Frost Ward.
- I forget to Counterspell (doesn't the rogue interrupt?)
- But I know where my polymorph is!
Kiting takes practice, especially if you don't have the additional tools that Frost and Arcane can find hidden in their trees.
As I have had a small window of playtime, and I have always raced to get to instancing/raid level to join my mates, I haven't taken the time to learn to kite effectively.
If you aren't max level, start practicing with your final grinding and questing sessions. You have the advantage that you aren't wasting any time. You need to kill the mobs anyway, so why not hone your skills while you are at it.
If you are already maxed, then either practice while doing your dailies, or go find a "safe" mob to practice with.
An old standard used to be the golems in Ungoro crater, and there is no reason you still can't go down there and use them still, but you will need to downrank your spells.
AoE grinding.
Have I ever mentioned that I am Fire spec'd, or at least I was. At one point I even "commissioned" an AoE grinding guide from Zupa.
But I never took the opportunity that the end of TBC offered and respec'd to practice.
Now I am FrostFire, and I have a few more frosty tools up my sleeve, but I am totally unprepared to use them.
Practice of course, which is made easier with duel spec. Now is the time to pick up a purpose built AoE grinding spec, because it will allow you more margin for error and practice till you have the knack. Once you have the knack, switch back to your Raid spec and adjust your strategy until you can do it AFK.
Situational Awareness
Are you standing in the fire, frost or poison cloud? Are you standing watching the explosive, yet avoidable, spear come in your direction?
Well get out of the way!
Blizzard is in part to blame for this. Until WoLK and only for a few non-instanced encounters even now, you couldn't avoid aimed attacks. If the mob threw a spell, spear etc at you, it would hit or miss purely based on the RNG.
But, there are now some encounters where you can avoid the impact, which is great for building some situational awareness. WoWGrrl has a great post about this.
Track these mobs down and take them on until you get to the point where you automatically move to avoid the incoming damage, then laugh at your group mates when they die in the fire.
Kite & Kill vs. Stand & Die
This is very closely related to the kiting issue, but goes beyond it. Have you stood there while getting thumped by mobs watching your casts get pushed back until you die?
When all you needed to do was pop a couple of abilities and slaughter the mobs?
On those occasions when melee mobs are about to engage with you, practice a bit of frost nova & strafe (with instants while gaining distance), a bit of blink and blast etc until you do it automatically.
While you are at it, visualize you are saving the healer, pulling the healer's incoming aggro and dealing with it until the tank can get it back.
You are much more expendable than the healer, but why should either of you take a dirt bath.
Win some healing friends… learn how to save them.
When I am raiding I forget my cooldowns (there are so many of them all of a sudden). Not so much during boss encounters, although I am sure I could be using them more effectively (note to self, when the he'll are you going to write that trinket macro?), rather during trash.
It costs nothing to pop trinkets, combustion, icy veins, mirror image, even mana gems (for your tier piece bonus damage) are fundamentally free. Yet I constantly forget to use them during trash pulls. I hang on to them as if I will die if they aren't preserved for the last 35% of a boss fight.
While grinding, constantly pop your cooldowns, one per mob until you get to the point you do it on every trash encounter.
Apart from being good practice, the damage meters will look favorably upon you!
Oh… Write a trinket/cooldown macro for boss fights, and practice using it… Why search for abilities at a crucial moment in a battle when you only need one I WIN! button?
Mana Gems
- Do you know when to pop them?
- At what mana % can you pop one and return to full mana?
You know you want to do this asap in a boss fight so you have the option to do it again later.
If you have 2 pieces on T7/7.5 you get a damage bonus as well.
I used to hold onto them like coveted candy. The sort you desire so much you don't eat it until it's spoiled. Or I would drop them too late in a fight, should I drop it at 80%, 75%, 70%?
When grinding, rely less on food and more on gems. Try to get it to the point that the only time you stop to eat is when either you have run out of mana gems or you are low on health… And as for health…
Are you a drain on your healer?
There are times in raid encounters where less dps, more bandages is a good thing. Sometimes your healers are so stretched that their mission statement should read:
Sacrifice the dps, save the tanks and healers.
Problem is when you are grinding it is easier to stop every 5 mobs and sit and eat… but that isn't developing your skills now is it?
Used in conjunction with mana gem solution. Don't eat, bandage! You are picking up cloth from the mobs anyway, so use it as a training resource…
Mana Gem + Bandage for the I lived to fight another day win!
Invisibility and Iceblock.
How's your trigger finger?
You are so used to being behind the tank in aggro, you have forgotten where the buttons/keybinds are.
Then one battle you rock the dps, it's a bad pug tank or your tank dies.
Now you are in the crapper in the dark and you can't remember where the toilet paper is!
1st up maybe you shouldn't have waited so long to invisibility, but too late now, so next time you are grinding, let a couple get away while you practice invisibility.
Also try out a bit of iceblocking when you are getting hit, maybe even combo it up with a bit of frost nova and blink.
You can't remember them when you need to.
Use them all while grinding.
Yeah counterspell the melée, iceblock against the caster. Whatever, just use them so you remember.
Better still, use them appropriately!
Frost & Fire Wards
You got them, but do you ever use them?
Solo you destroy the mob before it does too much damage. In parties you have healers, why prevent damage when they can just as easily heal it?
Thus you never use what are apparently useless spells, this if you even have them on your cast bars, you probably don't even remember where they are, or god forbid, know the keybinding.
But you know what… They can be useful…
Ever been in a fight with random fire or frost damage… No?
How about Sapp and that blizzard?
Sure it won't protect you completely from death, but it will buy you some time to get out of the blizzard. It will allow your healers the option of not dropping a heal on you… Maybe they can save themselves, and the raid.
Of course once you dodge Sapp's blizzard and hump the iceblock, what you going to do?
Did I hear bandage…. Ohhh good!
Get into the habit of identifying whether mobs are using Frost or Fire against you.. then get into the habit of popping the wards. Sure the mobs will go down before they do too much damage, but why not make it zero damage, and a training exercise.
Those Whelps near Argent Tournament will get your started with the Frost Ward, find some mobs for the Fire Ward!
I know where it is on my bars.
I even remember the keybind, by do I use it often enough?
When grinding, those pesky casters only get one or two casts off before I incinerate them. So why would I bother interrupting my rotation to interrupt theirs?
When I'm in an instance or raid, our healers out heal (most of) the spell damage, and we can dps the mob down before it does too much damage…
But is that good enough?
KT is possible without interruption, but is easier with it.
Counterspell every opportunity you get. Sure your dps will suffer a little, which won't matter if you are practicing while grinding, and less healer strain will be appreciated in group situations (and you can always argue your case with a recount or WWS).
It can be hard to coordinate interrupts, but you can use a mid like Deadened to announce them, which serves the dual purpose of waking up other interrupters and letting the group know you are doing something useful.
I've been playing for a while so I know what polymorph is (apart from a novelty spell), I have a macro and I know how to use it, but do you?
WoLK… 'nuff said
Go sheep some things. Practice maintaining your sheep while grinding on other mobs.
It's not enough to sheep once, you need to be able to maintain it am react quickly to broken sheep.
- Sheep pull
- Take on multiple mobs with sheep
- Drown sheep
- Play with it, enjoy it.
- Shock and amaze your friends with your stable of polymorphs!
I used a sheep at a moment request the other night in Halls of Lightning.
Was it necessary?
No, but maybe my pug tank was testing me, maybe he wanted to mix it up, maybe he was just providing me with an opportunity to practice.
Whatever the case, when the tank said:
Pulling – Gnome sheep that!
My finger moved instinctively to the key that has contained my polymorph since the moment I learnt it, and Baaaaah (or whatever sound a turtle makes).
I got a pat on the back and an "Ahhh cool" for that one use of Polymorph.
I didn't use it again for that run, but boy was I happy that I could still sheep in my sleep.
Are you a Magetard or Magetastic?
Anyway, that wraps up this post. I hope as you read through it you stopped and thought about the last time you practiced the skill. Not so much used it in an instance or a raid (although if you use them often enough, that's all practice).
Hopefully next time you are out grinding you will mix up the 1111111's with the odd 69hat12, have a little fun while knowing you are preparing for the big time.
I am going to leave you with Matticus' signature quote. The reason is simple, if you don't practice, you won't even THINK to take the shot. If you have practiced, well you will still miss, but more likely you will be showered with praise for being Magetastic!
Matt's quote:
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
– Wayne Gretzky
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What are the downsides of using a copper or bronze frying pan as opposed to stainless steel or cast iron?
Example: look at this pan. This is a €220 copper pan, 2 mm thick. (Don't ever buy "copper" pans which don't tell you the thickness, they are mostly stainless stell with a thin copper coating on the outside). My €15 cast iron pan is 5 mm thick. It doesn't have the quick response of copper, but it should beat the thin copper pan in slow, even heating and heat retention.
The bottom line: I haven't tried a copper pan, but wouldn't do it because of the price, even though they might heat better than iron. If you want to invest the money, you are welcome to try them and tell us how it went. I have never heard of bronze pans outside of historical contexts, but I guess they will share the downsides of copper (except maybe being cheaper), and I would have to see the numbers for the heating qualities.


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Jolly good muffins an English tradition
|English muffins can be made at home for about $1 per half-dozen. TheyÍre cooked on a griddle before finishing in the oven. (Tom Wallace/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)
Fans of "Downton Abbey" know all about secrets, of course, but here's a curious one: In England, these breakfast standbys are known simply as, well, muffins. It's only here in the United States that they gain the "English" adjective. Think of it as yet another adjustment Lady Grantham had to make.
Some bakers maintain that the basics of making English muffins hardly are secret: A sticky wet dough is cooked at high heat on a griddle, which quickly evaporates the water, leaving large air pockets.
They're right, of course, yet it's amazing how many variations exist. There are recipes with batter poured into rings, with dough rolled and cut like biscuits, with much kneading or little kneading.
Today's recipe borrows from several, resulting in muffins with the necessary sourdough tang and "holey" insides, and using a method that couldn't be easier. These muffins are substantial - no floury clouds here - and toast up beautifully. Another bonus? The total cost of ingredients for a batch of six muffins is about $1.
Start by mixing the ingredients the night before, then letting the soft dough sit covered on the counter until morning. This "sponge," which will swell and fall, gives the muffins their distinctive flavor. We recommend using as flavorful a honey as you have on hand.
The resulting dough will be too sticky to handle, but no need. Simply dip a serving spoon in water, then scoop one-sixth of the dough and drop it in a bowl of blended cornmeal and flour. Once flipped to coat, the dough then can be picked up, gently rounded and placed on a heated griddle.
After that, it's a matter of watching so the muffins don't cook too quickly; you want them to cook through without the bottoms scorching. This will take about 10 to 12 minutes on each side, so you can do other breakfast preparations while they bake. To make sure they're baked through, finish them in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.
Just be sure to allow plenty of time for them to cool completely before breaking them open with a fork and toasting them, otherwise they may be too moist.
You also can make the dough the morning before you plan to eat them, let it rise and fall during the day, then griddle the muffins before bedtime. Let them cool, then store in an airtight container.
In the morning, you'll have more time to make the hollandaise sauce for the eggs Benedict, or to set out the array of fruit preserves or to prep the breakfast omelets that you'll sandwich inside the toasted muffins.
The only secret is where you'll stash the last one for yourself.
Makes 6.
1 c. milk
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. honey
2 tsp. instant yeast, or 1 packet
2 c. all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. cornmeal
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
In a small saucepan, heat the milk until just warm. Turn off heat and stir in the butter and honey until melted. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together yeast, flour and salt. Stir in milk mixture until combined, then stir vigorously for a minute, about 200 strokes. (You can rest after 100!) Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a draft-free place overnight, or for 12 hours.
In the morning (or after 12 hours), mix the cornmeal and remaining flour in a small bowl. Mark the surface of the dough into 6 pieces, like a pie. This is your guide for proportions.
Heat a heavy pancake griddle or cast-iron pan over medium heat until drops of water sizzle. (An infrared laser thermometer should read between 350 and 375 degrees.) You'll be turning down the heat to low once the muffins go on the griddle, but you want an initial burst of heat. (An electric skillet takes away much of the guesswork; set it to 350 degrees.)
Dip a serving spoon in water and scoop out one-sixth of the dough, deflating it as little as possible, and place it in the cornmeal mixture. Gently flip it over. Once coated, the dough can be picked up and patted into a rounder shape, if necessary. Place it on the griddle and repeat the process until all six muffins are shaped. Reduce the heat to low.
With a spatula, occasionally check under the muffins to see how quickly they're browning. It should take a full 10 minutes to reach a deep golden color. If they're browning too fast, reduce the heat. If they remain pale, boost the heat to medium. After 10 minutes, gently turn them over to cook the other side.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and move a rack to the center position. After 10 more minutes, the muffins should be a golden brown on both sides. Place them on a baking sheet and put them in the oven to bake for another 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 220, Fat: 3 g, Sodium: 235 mg Carbohydrates: 41 g; Saturated fat: 2 g; Calcium: 59 mg Protein: 7 g; Cholesterol: 7 mg; Dietary fiber: 2 g
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As I'm going to be staying with a lot of people, have limited space in my backpack, and have a limited budget, I'm looking for something not too expensive and fairly small (let's say around 5-7 euros).
As an immigrant to Sweden who has also never really visited like a tourist, I have no idea at all about what to bring.


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It just seems wrong. In my opinion it looks awful. Will it be like that from now on? :S
It just seems wrong. In my opinion it looks awful. Will it be like that from now on? :S
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An alternative has been pushed. Now unanswered questions are again identifiable as they are the only one without a box. Usability has been restored. Thanks.
It drastically hurts usability. Change it back, or find an alternative.
Especially on a favored tag, the unanswered block is indistinguishable from an answered block.
The other changes so far (envelope, cross-site notification) actually improved usability. This change decreases site usability.
Yes, the old version may have been ugly, but it was usable. I'm sorry, but I'll chose usability above beauty every time.
Users looking for specific answers come from Google, not from the front page... The front page is used by people wanting to answer questions. Leave them the power to find questions to answer fast. Unanswered questions should have emphasis like it had before.
Having unanswered questions not in emphasis increases the efforts required for someone to find an answer they can answer. If the efforts increase, the number of answers will decrease.
Edit: Some say that it's always better if you serve yourself. Here's a GreaseMonkey script to revert the changes. Compatible with Chrome/FF.
I don't necessarily think it should be changed back per se if the change was to improve cosmetics. I do, however, feel strongly that more differentiation is needed between questions with out answers and questions with answers.
I like it
Please stop complaining and give it a chance!
It will grow on you. (Probably)
Thanks @Jzy
Really? After seeing some of the awesome work being done on the new site designs, I've been meaning to ask for SO's look to get a little bit of attention. I was hoping that this was just a first step.
User Styles for those who want an improved readability or just to go back to the original:
Original theme:
Modded with light background and black text:
Open to suggestions or requests
I don't even remember what the old one looked like...
I don't even remember what the old one looked like...
Jeff or designer, please explain your motivation.
It seems that this has been, at least to some degree, altered.
Questions with answers now have blocks. Questions that have absolutely no answers have no blocks. So now you go from looking for a red block, to simply noticing a very stand-out lack of a block.
The new colors are indistinguishable for those with red-green colorblindness - which affects more than 5% of the male population. Please make either the red one, or the green one darker so there's a distinct contrast when color information is lost.
Best change yet.
Heck, you don't even need to color the number: perhaps the reason why people can't tell the difference between the red and green numbers now is because the color doesn't add any additional semantic information.
That is, the original colored box was just superfluous: a giant
is visually distinctive from all the other numbers that could appear in that area. If you see a giant zero, there are no answers. You don't need to figure out what the color is.
Maybe they should call it StackAlbino now.
It has definitely decreased usability for me.
It's like looking at old green-sheets where everything blends into each other.
Here's a screen shot of when it's all white:
I read a book many years back by Steve Krug called Don't Make Me Think. And I'm reminded of the lessons in that book when I see these design updates on stackoverflow.com. The previous design was more intuitive and made things more clear at a glance.
That said, why can't we use technology to come up with a solution that everyone likes? Allow folks to choose a template via preferences.
Much more difficult to scan quickly -- loss of usability ... ugh.
On a related note, this got me to install greasemonkey, and one of the userscripts above to restore the colors. I hope someone takes a whack at restoring the box positions / views to where they were but I imagine that may be more difficult.
I'm not sure what GM allows/doesn't allow one to do, but I have a feeling its possible!
Hopefully this is constructive.
I am all for rejigging things. The Tagged Questions page can do with more distinction. Bill's answer points to site redesigns that sort of works - at least in two columns, you can still see the 0-answers.. somewhat.
When searching within a Tag or multiple, the votes/answers are collapsed into a single column, blurring the distinction.
Also, I think it better to have the ANSWERS in larger font than VOTES (question), since it is more important piece of information? The range of votes on new questions is invariably 0-1 (90-97%) so there is no real value in making it large.
I Like It.. Keep Going...
I like it so far, maybe the green and red can be darker. But it would be nice to keep going and give SO a full face lift. I mean just look at some of the other SE sites. programmers.SE, math.SE, cooking, apple, they look awesome.
No offence but SO looked dull and still does when compared to the other sites and its the first and most active site.


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Located approximately 10 meters from the bus stop, our Bed & Breakfast, encourages tourists to get to and from and to all of the cities' Island with ease, and just as easy to reach thanks to the rapid rate schedules (approximately every 15 minutes) and outbound return that the university KORE.
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I throw a die $N$ times and the results are observed to be a monotonic sequence. What is probability that all 6 numbers occur in the sequence?
I'm having trouble with this. There are two cases: when the first number is 1, and when the first number is 6. By symmetry, we can just consider one of them and double the answer at the end. I've looked at individual cases of $N$, and have that
For $ N = 6 $, the probability is $ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^2 \frac{1}{5!} $.
For $ N = 7 $, the probability is $ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^2 \frac{1}{5!}\left(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{2} + 1\right) $.
I'm not sure if the above are correct. When it comes to $ N = 8 $, there are many more cases to consider. I'm worried I may be approaching this the wrong way.
I've also thought about calculating the probability that a number doesn't occur in the sequence, but that doesn't look to be any easier.
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Cottage Grove, Oregon- The Cottage Grove Speedway is excited to return to racing this Saturday June 22nd. The ¼-mile clay oval will have four classes on hand to entertain fans all night long. Those classes include the 360 Sprints, Late Models, Street Stocks, and Hornets.
In 360 Sprint action Roger Crockett has won all four races. But it sounds like a new face may grace victory lane as Crockett has embarked north for the Dirt Cup at the Skagit Speedway this weekend leaving open for anyone to win. In the Late Models Collen Winebarger has managed to visit victory lane three times and is the only driver to have won more than one feature. Paul Culp and Shaun Mayea both have one win each.
In Street Stock competition Daniel Ray has the most wins in the class with two. Joining him on the win list is Jordan Braaten, Darin Crooks, and last week's winner Steve Begley. In the Hornet division Joe Maricle has the most victories in 2013 with three while Kolby Clay has two and Jim Simmons has one. Both James Deatherage and Evan Britton have visited victory lane once but they were non-point wins.
Tickets for the races on Saturday are $12.00 for Adults, Senior/Military/Junior (13-17) $10.00, Youths (6-12) $5.00, and Children under the age of five are FREE. A Family Pass is offered for $30.00 which includes two Adults and up to four Youths. Pit gates open at 2:00 PM, front gates 4:00, time trials 5:30, and racing stats around 6:45.
The Cottage Grove Speedway has hosted fast and exciting action as far back as 1956. Since then the ¼-mile banked oval has been regarded as a place where fast times are set and plenty of side-by-side racing occurs. Regular classes include 360 Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, NW Extreme Winged Sprint Cars, Late Models, Street Stocks, and Hornets from the months of April till October every Saturday night. For more information be sure and visit the venue's homepage www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or call the brand new Northwest Tracks Hotline at (360)-699-RACE.
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I recently read the following "open problem" titled "Pennies on a carpet" in "An Introduction To Probability and Random Processes" by Baclawski and Rota (page viii of book, page 10 of following pdf), found here: http://www.ellerman.org/Davids-Stuff/Maths/Rota-Baclawski-Prob-Theory-79.pdf
"We have a rectangular carpet and an indefinite supply of perfect pennies. What is the probability that if we drop the pennies on the carpet at random no two of them will overlap? This problem is one of the most important problems in statistical mechanics. If we could answer it we would know, for example, why water boils at 100C, on the basis of purely atomic computations. Nothing is known about this problem."
I was wondering if this problem goes by a more popular name and whether or not some form of progress has been made on it. In particular, references would be highly appreciated!


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