The study of cumulative behaviour of groups, whether it be animate
or inanimate, has always interested me. Obviously this is better
known as "Statistics".

It is a known statistical theory that in any activity, prolonged
periods of continous engagement is immediately followed by similar
periods of lull. It partly arises due to the human need for "change"
and variety, partly due to his inability to concentrate on one aspect
for a long time and partly due to general boredom.

The society is no exception to this rule. We saw heightened amounts
of activity here in June. The previous months had increasing posts
which led to the peaking in June.

Hence it is my feeling that though one might post new topics here
and generally try to urge involvement, the statistics of this month
is not going to be anywhere near that of the previous. In fact, it
is going to be considerably lower than average.

The same all-pervading rule even applies to great soccer nations such
as Portugal, France and England as we all witnessed in the recently
concluded Euro 2004. Outsiders Greece played according to a plan]
and won the coveted title, outsmarting the greats. It speaks loads
about planning and sports acumen on the field, but is also an
instance of statistics. In this case, we can observe that the word
of football is seeing an ocean of change, with the old names being
replaced by new ones, and new stars shining in place of old, burned
out ones.

It is a fact of life and nature, though a sad one. Perhaps Holmes
also experienced the same towards the end of his life, winding up
as a rheumatic bee-keeper in Sussex, a sad end considering the
adventorous life he had left behind.

I think this is also a good thread to discuss, not considering the
statistical implications :-)

Regards

-Anand





--- In SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@..., sumalsn
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> I agree with you , Rishi. Holmes was also a very good marksman and
> to be agood one, one needs to have a good muscle-eye co-ordination
> and breath control too. Holmes did not believe in exercise for its
> sake but was very fit{ the adventure of Charles Milverton}. Hoping
> this month will be a productive month as the last. That was a
> fantastic poem , Anand
> sumal