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    Rolling together percentages probabilities

    edit never mind it edited it now. :) how do you force it?0.10*0.02*0.10*0.10 whoops, sorry for the double post
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    Rolling together percentages probabilities

    I tried typing that w/ the tex tags and it auto-filled that value?
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    Rolling together percentages probabilities

    Hi, Wondering if you gals/guys could help me here. For simplicity sake, say you have slot machine. To win the game all four balls must appear in four slots. Three of the balls are blue and one red. The 2nd slot is reserved for the blue ball. As for the red balls, they can only appear in the...
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    Discover Your USB Flash Drive Speed in MB/s - Easy Guide

    Actually, all three of these drives are newer and utilize USB 2.0 tech (my motherboard also supports 2.0). However, two of them use dual-channel technology (first and second drive) and the other doesn't. From the manufacturer specs, the first drive claims a write speed of 14-15MB/s, the...
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    Discover Your USB Flash Drive Speed in MB/s - Easy Guide

    I don't think this should be hard, but it is to me for some reason. Ok, I want to know how many MB per second my USB flash drives are writing. I wrote 723MB to each drive and timed it with a stopwatch. first drive took 7 mins 31 seconds second drive took 3 mins 18 seconds third...
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    News Will the US use Nukes against Iran?

    Slikworms should be shredded by the almighty Phalanx's, right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MK_15_Phalanx
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    Was My Gym Teacher Out of Line?

    I think Joe Schmoe that makes under 50 a year is only capable of playing dodge ball games, and is incapable when it comes to playing with peoples emotions. How would a psychologist handle that situation, with a group of gifted children? Would he single out one and call one out in public, or...
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    Was My Gym Teacher Out of Line?

    The "anger vibes" could be a reaction to a sense and her way of describing it. Emotional and social sensitivity -- an acute awareness of other people and the environment -- allows a child to sense the emotional temperature in a room, heightened tension, for example. The tongue can cut deeper...
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    Was My Gym Teacher Out of Line?

    Yep, humble pie doesn't taste good but sometimes you have to eat it. Humiliation can also be seen as asserting power over another by showing ones dominance. That can be translated as abuse real quick like. No matter if an 8th grader pushed buttons or not, public humiliation has no place in any...
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    Was My Gym Teacher Out of Line?

    If you feel threatened by the faculty get your parents involved and order a sit down. It's possible that he might have some psychological issues towards females?
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    Are Small Nuclear Power Plants More Efficient and Cost-Effective?

    That's what I love about this site.
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    Stargazing Expert Astrophotography Tips & Discussions | Share Your Photos!

    I've been wanting to splurge on a CCD camera cooled by a OCZ Cryo-Z with a nice scope. I saw your site Russ. Do you have a site too Labguy? What is your handle over there, astroden?
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    What songs are you listening now?

    Mysterious Ways -U2
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    Finding Solace in Favourite Quotes: Escaping Despair with Words of Wisdom

    From Boondocks: "The absence of evidence, is not the evidence of absence." __ Gin Rummy "There are known knowns, and there are known unknowns, but there are unknown unknowns. Things that we don't know that we don't know." __ Gin Rummy
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    Mother &%&$%($*&$*@&#$%*&@#$ MOTH

    Some moths do eat toxic plants.
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