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''Did you just trump my ace?" he asked. "What ace?" I replied. "The ace of hearts on the table!" "Oh, that ace. Is it yours?"
Many such exchanges have taken place over the years between my husband and me. In this particular game of bridge, I had gotten a little carried away and enthusiastically placed a winning card on top of my husband's already-winning card. Why did I take the trick with my trump card when he had already captured it with his ace? We were partners!
Our opponents were ecstatic. That trump was one less card they had to worry about. They would make their bid for sure. "Sorry, dear," I murmured sheepishly. But it's only a game, right?
I learned to play bridge in just a few evenings after I met my husband's parents for the first time. Everyone in the family had played cards for years. They congratulated me on having the courage to dive into this game without even a course or a rule book. I mean, how hard could this be? I thought. They're just cards.
We play regularly with other family members during Maine winters, when there are no more fences to mend or lawns to mow and the snow drifts up to five feet. A rousing game could start at 4:30 in the afternoon, just about when darkness falls and the kindling is lit in the fireplace. We pull out the card table from behind the den door and drag over four chairs. If it's a serious game, we may place a padded Goren cover on the table and play by the rules. Then we pour four glasses of ginger ale and deal.
Other than trumping your partner's ace, there are other egregious errors you can make in bridge. I've tried them all: Playing out of turn, thereby giving an advantage to your opponents, comes to mind. I have misarranged the suits in my hand and then bid thinking I have a small slam in hearts when in fact I have only one heart. The rest are diamonds.
Meanwhile, my partner is joyful that we match in hearts. At this point, I break out in a cold sweat and start praying that our opponents will take the bid.
THEN, occasionally, I leave my partner in his secondary and weaker suit because I don't want to play my hand, particularly if our opponents have been bidding my suit forcefully. Sometimes I find I must play my weaker suit, too, because "Gee, I meant to say 'clubs' in my bidding but instead I said 'spades.' After all, they're both black suits and so easy to confuse." "Too bad. Play the hand," our opponents say.
At one point my husband and I decided to get serious about our card skills since they were clearly homespun. We attended bridge lessons in the basement of a fitness center. Most of the class came with notebooks and pens. I had no idea we were going for college credits. Isn't this just a friendly game? A way for people to get through the long Maine winters?
At one time Henry David Thoreau discovered a dingy pack of cards left on a log in an abandoned Maine lumber camp. Out in the wilderness, loggers used to play by the light of pitchpine knots. Let's at least learn this game for tradition's sake, we thought.
The teacher entered the room and modestly mentioned his state and national championships. Then he drew four card hands on the chalkboard like a coach drawing football plays. He noticed how intrigued I was and asked me what I would do with such hands. I was lost. "I'd throw in the cards and declare a misdeal," I replied. Now I was sure we were in the wrong class.
Over the years we moved on to louder and more mean-spirited games like hearts. Hearts is a game fit for a crowd. And it usually attracts a large one, both spectators and players. If there are more than seven players, you play with two decks. The more decks, the meaner the game.
Unlike bridge, you want to take as few cards as possible with the exception of one card, the jack of diamonds. He's worth 10 points in your favor. Meanwhile, you dodge the other players trying to pass you such cards as the queen of spades (minus 13 points) or the 10 of hearts (minus 10 points). You have no partners or friends in this game. It's every man for himself.
The largest hearts game I ever saw was played at our summer camp one hot July night. By 11 p.m., the noise from 10 rowdy players was attracting the more civilized bridge players who had finished their game in a nearby room. Two of them pulled up chairs and joined in.
The camp kitchen has a large wooden table with benches to accommodate a host of card players. Spectators peer over their shoulders or sit on the sidelines. By this time, the camp lights overhead were dim with use. But those cards were passed across that table just fine. The players were waiting for a winner to lose big before calling it a day. Peals of laughter rang through the wilderness from the players, no matter how heartless they were.
Just the other morning I caught my youngest daughter dealing out seven cards in a row on our kitchen table. I can recognize a game of solitaire anywhere. She was sitting beside the window waiting for the school bus to arrive. I could tell that she had card fever. She whipped through the deck quickly, her hands moving like a blackjack dealer's, slapping down those cards firmly and looking for the big win. That morning she broke the bank twice before she left for school. She was going to have a good day.


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We haven't exactly done a great job in updating the blog lately. We have been incredibly busy building the team, connecting with farmers and evolving our menu, and these efforts are not over yet! Nevertheless, we'll try to do better moving forward as lots of stuff is happening at dueminuti and we want to share it with you.
For instance, this week we started working with Morgan Gilbert, a very talented artist who is helping us illustrating our story on the empty 13 canvases that are hanging out in our dining room. You can preview some of her work here.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Cruises, the largest harbor cruise company in the United States, today announced its lineup of specialty cruises to celebrate the winter holiday season. The cruises, all along the Hudson River, will offer festive dining, high-energy entertainment and sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline.
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From champagne brunches and lunches with Santa to Christmas Eve dinner and a variety of New Year's festivities, Entertainment Cruises' winter schedule has something for everyone.
- Enjoy a day on the water with specialty holiday lunch and brunch cruises. Sail through a winter wonderland on the Silver Bells Lunch Cruise and Holiday Champagne Brunch Cruise aboard the incredible all-glass Bateaux New York, complete with live jazz music, impeccable service and stunning skyline views. The Late Lunch Cruises aboard Spirit of New York also offer a laid back experience with merry music, a buffet and unparalleled service. Holiday lunch and brunch cruises will be available on select December days.
- Delight in the night lights of the city on the Holiday Lights Dinner Cruise. Sailing on select evenings throughout the season on Spirit of New York, Spirit of New Jersey and Bateaux New York, each will all feature lively entertainment, a tasty dinner and dazzling skyline views – it's the perfect way to celebrate the holidays in the city.
- Family-friendly themed cruises are also available throughout the season for guests of all ages to enjoy. The Jingle Bells Lunch Cruise aboard Spirit of New York and Spirit of New Jersey feature jolly holiday music and a menu for the whole family. Children will love Spirit of New York's Lunch with Santa Cruise, including food, festive music and even photo opportunities with Santa Claus himself!
- Make Christmas Eve a simplified, fun affair by leaving the prep and cleanup at home and feasting on a grand buffet aboard Spirit of New York. For a more elegant evening, Bateaux New York offers a plated dinner, live music and an up-close view of the city at night.
- Sail into 2013 in style on a New Year's Eve Fireworks Cruises or New Year's Day cruises aboard Spirit of New York, Spirit of New Jersey or Bateaux New York. The four-hour New Year's Eve parties include premium open bar, splendid food, music, and party favors. As one of just a handful of sponsors of the Statue of Liberty fireworks display, Entertainment Cruises offers front row views and synchronized music to help enjoy this exciting New Year's spectacle. Departing at noon, Spirit of New York's New Year's Eve Family Lunch Cruise is a great way for the whole family to celebrate the New Year's Eve festivities together, or kick off the new year on the water with a New Year's Day Lunch or Dinner cruise aboard Spirit of New York and Bateaux New York.
"The holiday season is the most wonderful time of year and New York is a place where the magic truly happens," said Christine Metivier, vice president and general manager of Entertainment Cruises of New York and New Jersey. "Celebrating the festive season on one of our winter cruises is a unique and fun way for New Yorkers and visitors to the city to revel in the holiday spirit with family and friends."
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I've been woefully absent lately i know. I don't really have a good excuse, just general laziness after work, and, to be truthful, i've been a bit on the apathetic-side when it comes to baking. I'm trying to lose the last of my post-baby weight and cakes and biscuits are not helping my cause! That's not to say i haven't been baking them though....
Above is a pic of the chocolate date cake and lemon yoghurt cake i made for the boys at work. I've also made them a batch of chocolate chippies, which seem to have been the most popular so far. Tomorrow it's my birthday so i'm taking in gingerbread cupcakes with a caramel frosting and some chocolate crunch. The gingerbread recipe is one of Harriet's- 'moist spicy gingerbread' and it's really good. The caramel frosting is kind of like russian fudge- yum yum (goodbye diet) The chocolate crunch is my grannie's recipe and is one of my go-to baking items. Sometimes i think Mila and Anton would be happy if they never had to see another piece of crunch ever again but its just so easy and forgiving to bake and it's the one thing i always seem to have the ingredients for, so i'm always in favour of baking it!
In other exciting news.. my friend Viv gave birth to a gorgeous wee baby boy on the 16th- Luca Waller. He's a real cutey, you can definitely tell he's a boy, in fact i think he looks exactly like his dad. He's smaller than both my girls were at birth so i felt a bit nervous about holding him at first- it's unnerving having somebody else's life in your hands. And he's quite a jerky fella too- wee little arms and legs moving all over the place.
I don't have much else to report- that's the problem with working all week, it really interferes with your social life!
Below is my life over the past few weeks in iPhone photos- thank you work phone for documenting my boring life :-) Has anyone out there been up to anything noteworthy?


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BETA: Incubator for .NET Open Source Projects
There's been a lot written about whether or not Microsoft is doing enough to support Open Source Projects on its platform. In the past, Microsoft's report card in this area was not one to take home to mom.
Lately though, there's been a lot of improvement, with initiatives like CodePlex as well as the many projects that Microsoft has opened up and moved over there. Many have expressed that there's more that Microsoft can do and I for one believe that Microsoft is starting to listen.
If not Microsoft, at least Sam Ramji of Port 25 is. He's effectively the Director of Open Source at Microsoft, though his official title is Director of Platform Technology Strategy.
Several members of the .NET open source community have been bouncing ideas around with Sam looking for ways for Microsoft to support these communities. I think we'll see some big things come out of that, but it won't happen overnight.
Meanwhile, as we wait for Microsoft to hammer out the details for potentially larger initiatives (with the help of the community), how can we as a community start supporting open source projects ourselves? How about an Open Source Incubator?
Like a good agile developer, the first iteration of the idea will start very small as a means to test the waters. Will developers participate? Will companies support this? Who knows? Let's find out!
What's In It For Me?
So far, Microsoft, via Sam, has agreed to support this effort (so far) with some MSDN licenses and MaximumASP has agreed to offer hosting (details being hashed out as we speak).
At the moment, this is a relatively informal idea, but if it catches on, we hope that more companies will want to support it (cheap publicity!) and we'll have a successful model of not only how Microsoft can support the community, but how the community can support itself.
What about existing Open Source projects in need of licenses?
Good question! At the moment, this is a relatively informal experiment. If it works out, we'll probably want to support both existing and new projects. An incubator doesn't have to be just for new projects, does it?
If that answer doesn't work for you, try reading the comments of Rob's post. Maybe you can smooth talk Sam into giving your worthy project a license.


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I'm trying to imagine what I might have done with an iPad at age six–it most likely would have involved crushing a lot of action figures with the thing. Naturally, kids today are for more savvy than in the primitive 1980s when I grew up. According to a new study from Nielsen, Apple's tablet is the most requested gift for kids aged six to 12.
According to Nieslen's numbers, 31-percent of children aged six to 12 are "interested in buying" an iPad in the next six months. Again, I'm not sure what allowances are like these days, but I image most of the kids who fall within that bracket are going to need a little extra help from the parents.
Number two on the list is the generic "computer," followed by the iPod touch. Gaming consoles don't even enter into it until the number four spot, the Nintendo DS, which is followed by the PS 3. Also on the list: the iPhone, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PlayStation Move, Blu-Ray player, and Xbox 360.
The aforementioned generic computer topped the list for those surveyed above the age of 13. Also in the top five: television set, non-iPhone smartphone, the iPad (at 18 percent), and a Blu-ray player.


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Toa Kaita
"The Toa will unite and find more power in the joining. They shall merge their skills, their knowledge, their wills to become Wisdom and Valor, named in prophecy Wairuha and Akamai, in these forms they are the Toa Kaita."
— Turaga Nuju (as translated by Matoro), Mata Nui Online Game
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A Toa Kaita is a being formed by the melding of the bodies and minds of three Toa of different elements.
Abilities and Traits
All Toa have the capacity to form into Kaita. The combination of three Toa also results in a new Kanohi, which contains the powers of all three Kanohi used in the formation. Each Toa Kaita is a separate entity from the next, and each is bestowed a unique name and title.
A Toa Kaita combines and amplifies all attributes of the three component Toa, from physical characteristics such as speed and strength to attributes like personality and knowledge. Therefore, a Toa Kaita is inherently faster, stronger, and smarter than its components simply working together. A Toa Kaita also possesses greater elemental power than its three component Toa, and can wield the powers in combination.
Toa Kaita remain whole as long as they maintain the focus of the fusion; when the concentration is broken, the Toa Kaita reverts to the three Toa. Makuta also possess the ability to dissolve these fusions.
The only Toa known to have formed a Kaita are the Toa Mata, who joined to form Akamai and Wairuha. The Kaita journeyed to Makuta Teridax's lair, using their enhanced powers to defeat the Manas. Upon arriving at his chamber, they were transformed back into their individual selves by Teridax's power.
Toa Nuva Kaita
A Toa Nuva Kaita is the result of the merging of three Toa Nuva. Like normal Toa Kaita, Toa Nuva Kaita possess the combined mask and Elemental powers of the Toa Nuva who created it, and can use them in combination. The difference is that Toa Nuva Kaita have stronger elemental abilities, and that they can share their Kanohi powers with others. They also have extra armor. The only known Toa Nuva Kaita are Akamai Nuva (formed by Tahu, Onua, and Pohatu, but never created) and Wairuha Nuva (formed by Lewa, Kopaka, and Gali). The Toa Nuva can still form Kaita even when wearing their Adaptive Armor, though the Kaita will not possess the armor.
- If the Toa Inika had formed their own Kaita, its Kanohi would have been organic, and its Elemental Powers would have been combined with Lightning.
- The Toa Hordika lacked the mental discipline necessary to form Toa Kaita.
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St. Philip A.M.E. Church
6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 25 and 10 a.m. Sept. 28, at the church, 613 MLK Jr. Blvd. The church invites you to come celebrate their Harvest Day and Homecoming Celebration. On Thursday, there will be a Youth and Family Emphasis Night that will feature "Jamming in the Spirit for Jesus" and a "Pack the Pews" contest. On Sunday, there will be a special service where all elements of worship will be rendered in song. Call 233-2083.
Pastoral Care Ministry for Laity
6-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 25-Nov. 20, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 1401 MLK Blvd. The church is hosting a 10-week course in Pastoral Care Ministry for Laity. This course is designed to encourage and train Lay Christians to exercise a ministry of pastoral care within the local congregation and community. Anyone with support from their congregation is invited to participate. The course is open to youth ages 16 and older and adults from the Episcopal Church and other church traditions. Call 233-5965.
Prayer Gathering and Conference
Sept. 26-27, EOA All-Purpose Complex, 1120 May St. Widows Harvest Ministries of Savannah, Inc. is sponsoring its third annual Prayer Gathering and Conference. For information, call Evelyn Polite at 341-4220.
"The Truth Project"
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Bull Street Baptist Church (in the College Building), 17 E. 31st St. Focus on the Family will partner with Church Communication Network (CCN) to launch "The Truth Project" via live satellite. Bull Street Baptist Church invites you to participate in this interactive one-day training event. The simulcast will feature the author of "The Truth Project," Dr. Del Tackett. Call 234-4653.
Contemplative Prayer Workshop
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 27, Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. The workshop will focus on contemplative prayer rooted in the traditions of John and Charles Wesley. The Rev. Father Terrance Ryan will be the event leader. The workshop includes a light lunch, and the public is invited to attend. A donation of $25 is suggested. Call 233-4766.
Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community
11 a.m. Sept. 28, at the church, 707 Harmon St. For this service, Mike Freeman, M.Div., will address the "Spirituality of Places." There will be religious education for children in first-eighth grades. Refreshments and discussion will follow the service. All are welcome. Call 441-0328 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
"From Good to Great: Singing Praises to God"
4 p.m. Sept. 28, St. Paul C.M.E. Church, 1601 Barnard St. The Stewardess Board invites you to be their guest as they celebrate their annual worship service. Their special guests will be Sister Lori Lewis, Minister Robert Lewis and the "New Beginnings" in concert. Call Mashelden Ellis-Wellons at 507-8793.
Back to School Musical
5 p.m. Sept. 28, St. Peters Baptist Church, 401 W. 56th St. The youth department of the church is presenting the event and invites your youth and young adult choirs to celebrate with them. The master of ceremony will be Bro. Eddie Lee Warren from WSOK. Call 234-6667 or 631-1130.
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
3 p.m. Sept. 28, at the church, 120 Bull St. at Wright Square. The choirs from the Westminster School in Atlanta will present a concert. A select group of 25 singers are in the Westminster Ensemble, and they will also perform for this concert. The choirs are directed by Scott Morris. Everyone is invited to attend this free concert. There will also be a reception following the performance. Call Edie Hockspeier at 232-3160.
Savannah Harvest Church of the Nazarene
10 a.m. Oct. 5, at the church, 5995 Waters Ave. The church will join with 18,000 other Nazarene churches in 151 world areas to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene. Centennial Sunday will include a musical presentation of "One," a DVD Presentation, a Communion celebrated with the global church and a Centennial Message. Call Rhea Ward at 233-1869 or the church at 354-8500.
Spiritual Counseling
The Women's Center of Wesley Community Centers, Inc., 1601 Drayton St., is currently offering spiritual counseling sessions. The sessions are designed to bring forgiveness, guidance and understanding to all women in need. Call 447-5711.
Camp Tree of Life Petting Farm
Farm is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every Saturday. The farm is located at 910 Lewis Frazier Road. Sponsored by the Tree of Life Apostolic Faith Holiness Church. Admission: $10 adults; $4 children ages 3-11; free for children age 2 and younger. Call 912-884-9471 or 912-977-6381, or go to www.tolapostolicfaith.org.


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Being eco-friendly and saving our resources is not just an environmental issue. It's also a great way to save dollars in your business, and reach out to your customer and client base. Some obvious benefits of following the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" adage are: saving our environment, reducing waste, and saving money.
But what are the not-so-obvious benefits?
Why not use your ad message in a green way like putting your imprint on a Shopping Tote? Many stores encourage the use of re-usable shopping bags, and some even charge for bags or boxes. What a simple way to keep your name and message in view!
Many offices are also downsizing their disposable supplies – that means no more Styrofoam coffee cups for some. Put your message on their morning coffee mug and encourage business and saving the environment.
Use simple products to have an additional (and eco-friendly) way to stay in touch with your customers, and show them you care them, AND the environment!
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When Kenny Waters was convicted in 1983 of stabbing a neighbor 30 times in a home-invasion robbery gone horribly awry, few people in his little Massachusetts hometown were overly surprised.
Waters was a bad seed, a habitual offender and a born-and-bred troublemaker. The way they figured, it was only a matter of time before he did something that couldn't be undone. He insisted he was innocent, but, then, so did a couple hundred other hard-timers in the state pen, so nobody really listened.
But one person did believe Waters: his sister, Betty Anne, a high-school dropout and mother of two. But with no money to hire a lawyer, and no lawyer willing to take the case anyway, her options were limited. So she decided to beat the system from within.
Her remarkably ambitious plan: First, she would earn her GED. Then she would earn her bachelor's degree. Then she would earn her law school diploma. And then she'd earn Kenny's freedom.
It's an incredible story, and what's even more incredible is that it's true.
Waters' story is the inspiration for director Tony Goldwyn's legal drama "Conviction" -- which opens today fresh off its appearance earlier this month at the New Orleans Film Festival -- and here's the final incredible twist to the whole thing: as inspirational as the story behind "Conviction" is, and as fantastic as the performances are, Goldwyn fails to move us.
Based on a limp script that holds more padding and melodrama than genuine tension, it all feels like one big wasted opportunity.
It's particularly disappointing when considering the cast. Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank plays Betty Anne Waters, the woman at the center of it all. The equally talented -- although less-decorated -- Sam Rockwell plays her in-too-deep brother.
Both actors shine, as does the film's impressive supporting cast, which includes a trio of Oscar-nominated actresses: Juliette Lewis ("Cape Fear"), Minnie Driver ("Good Will Hunting") and "Treme's" Melissa Leo ("Frozen River").
The story picks up in 1980 in Ayer, Mass., and Goldwyn starts off by nicely setting the stage: a lonely shoebox house sits alone in the middle of nowhere. The only sound: the wind, cutting sharply around the house's perfectly square corners and toying with the clothes hanging on the line. Then the cameras go inside and, with a series of bloody, ugly shots, reveal exactly why there's no sign of life.
When the cops round up the usual suspects, Kenny Waters is one of them, but he's not too terribly worried about it. "Cops are drawn to me like bees to honey, " he shrugs. "I have a gift."
What he doesn't take into account is that this time, it's not the usual 30-day stretch he's facing.
And although nobody else believes he's innocent, Betty Anne selflessly puts her life on hold and sets out to free her brother, armed only with belief -- first, that he is innocent, and, second, that she can find a way to prove it.
It's a long road -- 18 years long, in fact. Along the way, there's a lot of crying, a lot of despair. But there's no real resonating impact in Pamela Grey's script, which pretends that audiences have never heard of DNA and never even attempts to explain how Betty Anne can afford to pay the bills during her nearly two-decade-long crusade.
And so in the end, the real crime here is that such an amazing story is rendered emotionally impotent.
2 stars, out of 4
Snapshot: A legal drama, based on real events, about a woman who earned a law degree for a sole purpose: to win the freedom of her wrongfully convicted brother.
What works: It's an amazing story, and the film features some great performances.
What doesn't: Despite the inspiring source material, the movie is based on a script that offers more padding than real drama.
Starring: Hillary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Juliette Lewis. Director: Tony Goldwyn. Rating: Rated R for language and some violent images. Running time: 1 hour 47 minutes. Where: See showtimes.


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Built for long day hikes and overnights in the backcountry, the Osprey Stratos 34 combines carrying comfort, ventilation and organizational features to deliver lightweight, technical performance.
Employing Osprey's Airspeed Suspension, the Stratos 34's 3D tensioned mesh backpanel provides flexible support and breathability to combat heat build-up between your back and the pack body. Both the hipbelt and harness straps are padded with die-cut foam and covered in mesh to enhance comfort and optimize fit. A webbing adjustable sternum strap further optimizes fit and includes a whistle buckle for safety. Upper side compression straps work in tandem with the InsideOut compression built on to the woven-mesh side pockets to allow you to cinch down the Stratos 34 and keep contents stabilized.
A large U-shaped zipper provides convenient front panel access to the Stratos 34's main packbag while a suite of other zippered compartments also aid in organization. A large zippered top stash pocket, a zippered front pocket and a zippered lower sleeping bag compartment with a divider are all included, as well as zippered pockets on the hipbelt to keep small gear and trail essentials close at hand.
Other features found on the Stratos 34 include a single Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment on the shoulder strap, removable sleeping pad straps, a single ice tool attachment with a stowable bungee tie-off and an integrated rain cover. A lined internal sleeve and drinking tube pass-throughs make the Stratos 34 compatible with hydration systems (sold separately).
The Osprey Stratos 34 is available in your choice of colors and Small/Medium (fits torso lengths ranging from 16"-19") and Medium/Large (18"-21") size options.
- Panel Access
- Large zippered top stash pocket
- Zippered front slash pocket
- Zippered lower sleeping bag compartment with divider
- LightWire alloy frame creates low-profile air space optimizing pack balance and ventilation
- 3D tensioned breathable mesh backpanel ensures supportive fit
- Harness featuring sewn-in spacer mesh, webbing adjustable sternum strap with whistle buckle and mesh covered ventilated dire-cut foam
- Hipbelt with zippered stretch mesh pockets and ErgoPull hipbelt closure
- Upper side compression straps
- Stow-on-the-Go trekking pole attachment
- Side mesh woven pockets with InsideOut compression
- Integrated raincover
- Single ice tool attachment with stowable bungee tie-off
- Removable sleeping pad straps
- Specs
Best Use Hiking Access Panel Access Warranty Lifetime Volume Small/Medium: 1953 cu in
Medium/Large: 2075 cu in
Type Day Pack Sternum Strap Yes; Adjustable Position Other Rain Cover Included Maximum Weight 25 lbs Material 210D High Tenacity Twill Nylon, 420HD Nylon Rip Item Weight Small/Medium: 2 lbs 10 oz
Medium/Large: 2 lbs 12 oz
Hydration Compatible Yes Frame Material Aluminum Fits Torso Small/Medium: 16"-19"
Medium/Large: 18"-21"
Dimensions Small/Medium: 22" x 13" x 13"
Medium/Large: 24" x 13" x 13"
Detachable Daypack n/a
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- The internal frame of this pack protrudes inwards towards your lower back. Needless to say, I was bruised after an 8 hour hike and couldn't wear it comfortably afterwards. The shoulder straps dug into my neck not even fastened. I had to rig the pa
Likes: Looks great
Ventilated back is awesome
Dislikes: The internal frame design
Shoulder straps
Lack of straps
- My new fav smaller pack
Likes: I hike. I camp. I travel internationally. I like to travel light. I like to travel comfortably, and I hate to check luggage. Enter the Stratos 34. I have some smaller packs, and I have a few larger packs. But I find myself reaching for this pack more & more. It really strikes a happy balance. It's roomy like the larger packs, but has the panel loading style of the smaller packs. Nothing against the top loaders, I just find it easier to get to the things I need with the panel loader.
I wouldn't call myself ultra light, but like I said, I like to travel light. While not the lightest pack, the Stratos 34 is small enough to bring as carry on. A huge plus. Many top loaders of equal volume aren't carry on compatible because top loaders tend to be tall and narrow, while the Stratos 34 is shorter, but wider and has nice depth. I've had some issues with lost luggage in the past, but mostly I prefer the convenience of getting on and off the plane without having to wait.
I'm 6'4" tall and a muscular 230lbs, and although the Stratos line doesn't have an adjustable back panel like other Ospreys, the M/L fits me perfectly. It really carrys weight well, and the mesh back panel is super comfortable and airy. Especially useful in hotter climates. The shoulder straps are well padded, and the hip belt is very nice with some of the roomiest hip belt pockets on any pack I've ever tried. Seriously. Even the hip belt pockets on packs twice its size are barely big enough to squeeze in a cell phone. I can't tell you how difficult it is to get stuff out of most hip belt pockets once you squeeze them in. Not so on the Stratos 34. The hip belt pockets are beyond roomy, and easy to get stuff in and out of while wearing. Huge props to Osprey for getting this right.
Speaking of pockets, there are two stretch mesh water bottle pockets on either side of the pack. I will never get a pack without these. Although the Stratos is hydration pack compatible, I prefer water bottles. Call me old fashioned. Besides the main zippered compartment, there are also two smaller zippered compartments at the top of the pack for smaller items. Great for organizing stuff you want quick access to. Then there is a bottom zippered sleeping bag compartment. A rare but much appreciated feature on a pack this size. Even if you aren't going camping, it's a great way to further organize and separate your gear. Or a nice place to stash wet gear away from the main compartment contents. But if you wish to open the pack up, you can unhook the divider to the lower compartment making it one big one. The bottom zipper then makes it easier to get to items in the bottom of the pack.
The one pocket missing on the Stratos 34, and why I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars is the stretchy front pocket found on most other Osprey packs. I really miss it on the Stratos. It's a handy pocket to stuff layers if it gets too hot for quick access, as well as wet gear. I hope Osprey includes it on the next version, because then it will be a 5 star pack for sure.
Speaking of wet, the Stratos 34 comes with an integrated rain cover. Yes! I think all higher end packs should. My osprey Talon 44 didn't, but the good thing is that the rain cover for the Stratos 34 fits the Talon 44. So if I need to go bigger, I'm covered.
I think that's about it. Great pack for the money. If you're looking for an overnighter, or a multi day pack if you pack light like I do, then don't hesitate to buy the Stratos 34 if it fits. There is also a Stratos 36 but it's a top loader. I prefer the panel loader for this size pack. Just makes it easier, and the carry on ability is a huge bonus.
Dislikes: Again, the only thing I didn't like about this pack is the lack of a front mesh stretchy pocket. Most Ospreys have it, and I don't know why they left it off the Stratos line. But it is the only reason I'm giving this pack 4 stars instead of 5.
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When I was younger, there wasn't Google, Yahoo or ask jeeves to search your research we used books.
Everything now a days you can find out from searching the Internet, whether that's from your phone, tablet, laptop or computer. Everything is at the touch of a button.
Even some schools relay on Internet for children to search for information if they are doing a project.
This got me thinking about when Bear and Bell start to research for projects or wanting to find out more about something they have learnt at school. Will I allow them to just jump on the Ipad and search what they want to know, or will I encourage them to find a book and read from there what they need to know…
As you may know if you follow my twitter and Instagram I love books, and I mean LOVE books, I really wish I had a bigger place so I could start my own library, with a comfy chair and some lovely cushions… I can dream.. anyway what was I saying…
So you may of gathered by now I would 100% encourage them to read books to find out the information they need.
Why will limit the amount of time let them use the tablets?
Technology devises give of small amounts of radiation, which isn't good for anybody!
It encourages poor posture and strains the eyes.
It over excites the brain! Which then would make the children not be able to fall asleep easily.
You can get so many different books to find out information, you can get books from places you visit, books for helping learn maths, about your body, flap books, feely books the list goes on and on.
And reading a book is so much more beneficial then sitting on a tablet/Ipad, as you can't guarantee the correct spellings or punctuation on the website! Maybe I am such a book worm that I really hope that one day Bell and Bear will love reading as much as I do.


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By Alexey Sukachev
In a battle for the vacant "regular" WBA light heavyweight title, Juergen Braehmer (42-2, 31KOs) once again became a champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Marcus Oliveira (25-1-1, 20KOs). The scores were 115-112, 117-110 and 117-110.
The far more experienced Braehmer outboxed Oliveira for most of the fight, scored a knockdown with a bodyshot in the tenth and punished Oliveira in the eleventh. During the twelfth, Oliveira finally caught Braehmer with some hard shots, but he was unable to close the show as the veteran was able to weather the storm.
WBA #11 super welterweight Jack Culcay-Keth (16-1, 10 KOs) still struggles to achieve something comparable to his 2009 WC win in Milano, Italy, while competing as a pro. This time Culcay-Keth, who was fighting for the first time since his 1-1 rivalry with Guido Nicolas Pitto, defeated feather-fisted but naturally gifted Frenchman Dieudonne Belinga (11-4) over twelve rounds to retain his WBA I/C light middleweight title. Scores were: 116-111, 118-111 and 118-109 - for Keth.
The German started promptly against his unheralded opponent. The Golden Jack was indeed faster than well-built but plodding Frenchman. Making it worse for Belinga was the fact, he was unable to land powerful punches, limiting him to snappy but not that energetic blows. He tried tirelessly though, giving his best to give Keth problems. The German prodigy, on the other hand, disappointed being unable to blow out a very limited opponent. At the end of the fight, Culcay-Keth faded due to considerable fatigue, but so did Belinga, making it an even fight at the end.
Waiting for his recently earned shot at the world heavyweight crown, number one Bulgarian contender Kubrat "Cobra" Pulev (19-0, 10 KOs) refined his skills and stayed active with an entertaining fourth-round TKO over determined American journeyman Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (29-7, 28 KOs).
IBF #1 and WBO #11 rated heavyweight looked rusty in the opening stanza, being hit from time-to-time by a heavy-handed but fragile American. Abell was able to stick in his counter right hand to trouble Pulev, but the latter retained his composure and stayed calm. Pulev boxed better in the second, and he began to find soft spots in Abell's defense. In the third, Cobra was already in full control of the action. Pulev mounted his hard jab and started to beat the American import to the punch. Later on, Pulev landed a hard right hand to the solar plexus of Abell and forced him to take a knee.
The fourth round proved to be both wild, thrilling and... the last one. Firstly, Abell connected with a counter left hand to the unbalanced Bulgarian, and down went Pulev. He showed cockiness in jumping back immediately, smiling and staying on one foot while referee was issuing a count of eight. Immediately after that Pulev got back to work and put Abell down three time more - all three times after various body punches. Abell looked like a spent bullet after the last knockdown but it was during the break between rounds four and five, when referee Charlie Fitch has called the fight off. Pulev retained his IBF International title in the process.
Former German Olympian Enrico Koelling continued his steady and measured but very unspectacular rise in ranks with a close unanimous decision over Thomas Adamek (20-10-2, 7 KOs) in eight rounds. By the way Thomas Adamek shouldn't be confused with a well-known two-time world champion. This Adamek, unlike his Polish namesake, represents Czech Republic. He did show pride and desire to defeat Koelling but he was just not consistent enough to accomplish this task. The German was boxing well and aggressive enough but once again showd very little pop in his gloves. No scores were announced, and BoxingScene had it 78-74 - for Koelling, who is now 11-0, with 3 KOs, and 8-0, 3 KOs, this year.
Edmund Gerber and Dustin Dirks both has recently retired from the fight game, following very disappointing results in their recent contests. At least, Dominik Britsch, 26, a formerly world-ranked middleweight and super middleweight contender, has a chance to quit boxing on a high note - if he wishes too, of course. The German has scored a highly controversial split decision over late sub Soufiene Ouerghi (5-3, 3 KOs) over eight rounds.
Don't be confused though. Britsch, who had a catastrophic year in 2012, was on the brink of another meltdown in the first, when he was knocked down twice after hard right hands by the Tunisan. Britsch was on very wobbly legs but somehow lasted till the end of the round. It didn't get any better in the second round, and Ouerghi continued to look better in the third. It wasn't until the fourth, when Britsch began to use his boxing skills against a far less experienced opponent. Both boxers traded punches numerous times before the final belt, and Ouerghi didn't look a beaten fighter after it. Scores weren't announced - but BoxingScene had it 76-74 - for the African import. Britsch, meanwhile, is 28-1-1, with 9 KOs, now but has lots to think about after this poor effort.
Rising super middleweight prospect Tyron Zeuge moved up to 11-0, with 6 KOs, with a dominant fifth-round TKO over tough Italian veteran Alessio Furlan (27-18-5, 9 KOs).
Zeuge, 21, was better than Furlan, moved well around the ring and landed hard, sharp punches to the body and head of the Italian. Furlan, 37, has never stopped trying but his movement forward resulted in severely taken punishment as Zeuge fired back zealously. Furlan got hit more and more, still the end came as surprize at 1:59 of the round, when referee Joerg Milke has suddenly thought enough was enough for the Italian.


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Biofuels are fuels generated from living organisms. Biofuels are solid biomass biofuels, liquid biofuels and various biogases. Biofuels are low cost alternative fuel energy sources for vehicles. Many cheaper biofuels increase vehicle engine safety and life. Biofuels are gaining increased public and scientific attention, driven by factors such as oil price spikes, the need for increased energy security, and concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.
Most transportation fuels are liquids, because vehicles usually require high energy density, as occurs in liquids and solids. High power density can be provided most inexpensively by an internal combustion engine; these engines require clean burning fuels, to keep the engine clean and minimize air pollution. The fuels that are easiest to burn cleanly are typically liquids and gases.
Key Points on Different Types of BioFuels
- Bioethanol is an alcohol made by fermenting the sugar components of plant materials and it is made mostly from sugar and starch crops. With advanced technology being developed, cellulosic biomass, such as trees and grasses, are also used as feedstocks for ethanol production. Ethanol can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually used as a gasoline additive to increase octane and improve vehicle emissions. Bioethanol is widely used in the USA and in Brazil.
- Biodiesel is made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled greases. Biodiesel can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually used as a diesel additive to reduce levels of particulates, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons from diesel-powered vehicles. Biodiesel is produced from oils or fats using transesterification and is the most common biofuel in Europe.
- Bioalcohol is an Alcohol fuel. Biologically produced alcohols, most commonly bioethanol, and less commonly biopropanol and biobutanol, are produced by the action of microorganisms and enzymes through the fermentation of sugars or starche, or cellulose.
- Biobutanol (also called biogasoline) is often claimed to provide a direct replacement for gasoline, because it can be used directly in a gasoline engine (in a similar way to biodiesel in diesel engines).
- Green diesel, also known as renewable diesel, is a form of diesel fuel which is derived from renewable feedstock rather than the fossil feedstock used in most diesel fuels. Green diesel feedstock can be sourced from a variety of oils including canola, algae, jatropha and salicornia in addition to tallow.
- Bioethers (also referred to as fuel ethers or oxygenated fuels) are cost-effective compounds that act as octane rating enhancers. They also enhance engine performance, whilst significantly reducing engine wear and toxic exhaust emissions. Greatly reducing the amount of ground-level ozone, they contribute to the quality of the air we breathe.
- Biogas is methane produced by the process of anaerobic digestion of organic material by anaerobes. Biogas can be recovered from mechanical biological treatment waste processing systems. Farmers can produce biogas from manure from their cows by using an anaerobic digester (AD).
- Syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, is produced by partial combustion of biomass, that is, combustion with an amount of oxygen that is not sufficient to convert the biomass completely to carbon dioxide and water.
- Solid biofuels are wood, sawdust, grass cuttings, domestic refuse, charcoal, agricultural waste, non-food energy crops, and dried manure.
- 2G Biofuels are cellulosic biofuels, biohydrogen, biomethanol, DMF, BioDME, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, biohydrogen diesel, mixed alcohols and wood diesel. 2G biofuels are generated use biomass to liquid technology with the raw biomass materials include waste biomass, the stalks of wheat, corn, wood, and special-energy-or-biomass crops (e.g. Miscanthus).
- Algae fuel, also called oilgae or third generation (3G) biofuel, is a biofuel from algae. Algae are low-input, high-yield feedstocks to produce biofuels. Based on laboratory experiments, it is claimed that algae can produce up to 30 times more energy per acre than land crops such as soybeans, but these yields have yet to be produced commercially.
- Ethanol from living algae: Most biofuel production comes from harvesting organic matter and then converting it to fuel but an alternative approach relies on the fact that some algae naturally produce ethanol and this can be collected without killing the algae. The ethanol evaporates and then can be condensed and collected.
- Fourth generation (4G) biofuels: 4G biofuels are "bio-chemical" and "thermo-chemical" processes that produce "drop in" fuels like "green gasoline," "green diesel," and "green aviation fuel". Hydrocarbon plants or petroleum plants are plants which produce terpenoids as secondary metabolites that can be converted to gasoline-like fuels. If biocatalytic cracking and traditional fractional distillation are used to process properly prepared algal biomass i.e. biocrude, then as a result we receive the following distillates: jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, etc.. Hence, we may call them third generation or green fuels.


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If you want to bring your children along, Echidna Fit will be running some fun games and activities for children within eye sight so that you can enjoy your experience on the water (please note: children must be over 12 years of age to participate in the Miss Me-time Stand Up Paddleboarding sessions - younger children are able to join in the Echidna Fit fun whilst their mums participate in the Paddleboarding). The wellbeing and care of your children at these child-focused sessions is our top priority however as at all Miss Me-time sessions, your child's welfare and safety remains your responsibility.
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If you were reading the news to follow the US presidential elections and simply used "Clinton" or "Trump" in your search, chances are you received a lot more information than you ever could have possibly hoped to read. In the case of "Clinton", were you referring to Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton or maybe the Clinton Foundation? In the case of Trump, you might get family members, business dealings or real estate announcements bearing his name in addition to election related stories. There were millions of stories available over the past few days alone. Even if you weren't searching on either term you might not have escaped the flood of stories but getting back to the original intent, a single keyword search was not the best approach.
Topics: taxonomy, news filters, search
Whether financial investments are part of your job or you are in it for personal gain, when you consider investing in a certain industry or with specific companies you perform your due diligence, right? You check company financials, consider the competitive landscape and look for the growth opportunities. Nowadays you probably follow their official social media accounts and rely on news alerts relevant to your industry or company. In other words you do your research. Then a natural disaster strikes.
Topics: news alerts, corporate events, taxonomy, real time news
It's that time of year when the kids are heading back to school so its seemed like good time for a news primer. When it comes to making decisions on behalf of your business, there are 3 key news factors to consider: speed, accuracy and reliability.
Topics: speed, Business Intelligence, News, taxonomy, decision making
My kid plants tomatoes every spring. She waters them, gives them some kind of fertilizer, makes sure they get plenty of sunshine and in turn, the plants produce dozens of little bite-sized tomatoes for her enjoyment. I'm always amazed at how little effort it takes to get all those tiny tomatoes.
Entity extraction, or What high blood pressure and Irish soda bread have in common with a multinational oil company
In my early days of doing business research, I thought computer searches could solve all of the world's research problems. One of my first assignments was for a large investment bank that only bought blue chip stocks. I would pull up a company's stock ticker symbol and see all of its important financial data and news, then create a comprehensive research report. As I started to cross-reference this "tickered" news with additional keyword searches, I immediately saw the problem. Writers would often not include the ticker in a story – or they would include the wrong ticker.
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When I first started out as a business researcher the internet was in its infancy. Online research tools were basically paper directories that were scanned or typed into a digital format. The tactile feel of a thick paper directory was replaced by the blinking green cursor on a monochrome computer monitors. One of my first tasks was to pull up stories about Mergers in the Fertilizer industry. Sounds like an easy job, right? Well once I started tooling for the "Fertilizer" code my job got very difficult. There was no search function and I was forced to browse through the various branches in the tree. This is taxonomy speak for categories (sometimes called parents) and subcategories (sometimes called children) that resemble branches of a tree.
Topics: taxonomy, categorization, classification
You may not realize it, but most of us use taxonomies every day – unlike that Algebra you took in the 10th grade. Taxonomies allow us to classify and categorize data in a way that makes it more easily accessible.
Topics: taxonomy, categorization, classification


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Algeria's Islamists, buoyed by election victories of their brethren across North Africa over the past two months, are looking to triumph themselves next spring in nationwide polls.
But Algeria's Islamists have a bloody legacy of history to overcome _ and that complicates their efforts to replicate Islamist breakthroughs in Tunisia and Morocco.
Algeria witnessed the first victory of an Islamist party in 1991 polls, but the army aborted those elections to keep the Islamists from power. It led to more than a decade of harrowing civil war that claimed an estimated 200,000 lives and left the country deeply traumatized.
Last week, parliament passed a new law that makes it easier to form a political party, opening the way for more Islamist forces competing for power. But it bans from politics former members of the now-outlawed Islamic Salvation Front, the party that won the first round of the elections 20 years ago.
"It is forbidden for those responsible for the exploitation of religion that led to the national tragedy to found a political party or participate in its creation," says the new law.
One key to the Islamists' fate is whether they're able to heal divisions in their ranks.
Unlike in Morocco and Tunisia, Algeria's Islamists are split up into rival parties, with the most powerful participating in the governing coalition. That may change as the promise of political power helps to overcome old animosities.
"We are not yet at the point of an alliance, but discussions are open," said Abu Djara Soltani, the leader of the Movement of Society for Peace, the largest Islamist party with 52 seats in the 289-member parliament.
"It is our duty, as Algerian Islamists, to meet the expectations of our society that wants to be ruled by Islamists," he said.
He described the victory of Tunisian and Moroccan Islamist parties in elections as "a positive inducement" to burying enmities.
But some observers say there may be too much bad blood for the Islamists to band together.
"The latest events do seem to favor the Islamist movement in Algeria, but it is still very divided and there is too much animosity between the different currents to form an alliance in the few months ahead of elections," said Mohammed Saadi, an Algerian political analyst.
There are at least three legal Islamist parties, with another waiting for approval. The Movement of Society for Peace seeks to change the country from inside the system and holds four Cabinet positions _ prompting the other parties to say it has sold out.
The Islah and al-Nahda parties, which together hold 20 seats in parliament take a more confrontational stance to the regime. But if the Movement of Society for Peace were to quit the ruling coalition and offer an alliance they have signaled they might be open to it.
John Entelis, an Algeria expert at Fordham University in New York, said most of the divisions are based less on ideology than personal rivalries between leaders.
"They see themselves in competition, which is what the government wants _ them going after each other," he said.
Like many of the Islamist movements around the region, he said, their rhetoric has become increasingly less about religion. "They minimize the Islamic side of it in favor of the social and economic dimensions," he said.
Mohammed Said, the leader of the Islamist Party for Justice and Liberty, said the time has come for religious parties in the region because everything else from communism to liberalism has been tried.
"There are now Islamic movements on the scene and I think the Arab-Islamic societies are today ready to let them have their chance," said Said, whose party is awaiting approval to run in the election.
Even if the Islamists triumph next spring it's unclear whether the powerful generals who have controlled politics since Algeria's independence from France in 1962 will allow such a victory.
As President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has fallen ill, the generals have been taking more power back for themselves and appointing supporters to high positions.
In a sense, Algeria was ahead of the rest of Middle East in its pro-democracy movements. Country-wide demonstrations led the government to rewrite the nation's constitution in 1989, ending the one-party state and allowing pluralistic elections.
That experiment in liberal politics, however, came to a bloody halt with the generals' coup and the ensuing turmoil which in turn blunted Algeria's own reaction to the Arab Spring.
Remnants of the old Islamists combatants have joined al-Qaida and sporadic violence continues today, though few expect a return to full-scale war.
While there were pro-democracy demonstrations in Algeria early in 2011 just like its neighbors, they never evolved into a country-wide movement cutting across social classes.
Louisa Hanoun of the Workers Party, a presidential candidate in 2004 and prominent opposition politician, predicted the legacy of past bloodshed will make Algeria the regional exception in May's elections by not choosing Islamist parties.
"The Algerians don't have short memories," she said. "They have not yet healed from the national tragedy."
Associated Press writer Paul Schemm contributed to this report from Rabat, Morocco.


text: Do More New & Next The Best Free 3D Software to Download No-cost modeling, animation, and rendering software Share Pin Email Print The Pixel Agency/Getty Images New & Next 3D Design 5G Wireless Cutting Edge 3D Printing Smarthome Raspberry Pi by Justin Slick Updated October 17, 2018 59 59 people found this article helpful The number and variety of 3D software packages on the market is pretty staggering, but unfortunately, many of the top applications in use by commercial film, games, and effects studios cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. It's true that most commercial applications offer time-limited free trials, or even abbreviated learning additions for students and hobbyists—if you're looking to one day work in the computer graphics industry these are well worth exploring even if you can't afford a full license, simply because skills in the commercial packages is what will ultimately land you a job. However, there is also a number of free 3D software suites out there for hobbyists, independent filmmakers who don't have the budget for expensive software or budget conscious freelance professionals who have found all the tools and power they need in cost-free solutions like Blender or SketchUp. Just because the following software is free doesn't necessarily make it any less valuable. This list isn't necessarily exhaustive—there are dozens of other free 3D tools available beyond what is mentioned here. However, these are the strongest of the bunch, and therefore the most worthwhile. 01 of 08 Blender Blender is easily the most versatile and entry on this list, and in many regards, it compares favorably to top digital content creation tools like Cinema 4D, Maya, and 3Ds Max. To this day it stands as one of the greatest open-source development projects ever conceived. Blender is fully featured, offering a complete range of modeling, surfacing, sculpting, painting, animation, and rendering tools. The software is good enough to have produced numerous impressive short films and is in use by several professional studios. Blender was criticized early on for having a confusing interface, but don't let outdated complaints steer you away. The software was given a thorough overhaul about a year ago and emerged with a fresh interface and a feature set that aims for parity with the best. While you don't really see Blender in any Hollywood effects pipelines where Autodesk and Houdini are deeply ingrained, Blender has steadily carved out a niche in motion graphics and visualization, similar to where Cinema 4D excels. Visit Blender 02 of 08 Pixologic Sculptris Sculptris is a digital sculpting application similar to Zbrush or Mudbox, but with less learning overhead. Because Sculptris uses dynamic tessellation, it is essentially geometry-independent, meaning it is an ideal learning package for someone with few or no modeling skills who wants to try his hand at sculpting. Sculptris was originally developed independently by Tomas Pettersson, but is now owned and maintained by Pixologic as a free counterpart to Zbrush. Visit Pixologic Sculptris 03 of 08 SketchUp SketchUp is an intuitive and accessible modeler, originally developed by Google, and now owned by Trimble. SketchUp excels at practical and architectural design and probably has more in common with a CAD package than traditional surface modelers like Maya and Max. Like Blender, SketchUp has been amazingly well received and has gradually carved out a niche with professionals in the visualization field due to its ease of use and speed. The software has very little in the way of organic modeling tools, but if your primary interest is in architectural modeling, SketchUp is a very, very good starting point. Visit SketchUp 04 of 08 Wings 3D Wings is a straightforward open-source subdivision surface modeler, which means it has similar modeling capabilities to Maya and Max, but none of their other functions. Because Wings uses traditional (standard) polygon modeling techniques, everything you learn here will be applicable in other content creation packages, making this an ideal starting point for anyone looking to learn how to model for animation, film, and games. Visit Wings 3D 05 of 08 Tinkercad Tinkercad is an impressive suite of lightweight 3D tools offered by Autodesk as a free, easy entry point into the world of 3D. Autodesk actually develops five different applications under the Tinkercad banner, including modeling & sculpting apps, an iPad based "creature designer", and a tool to assist with fabrication and 3D printing. In a way, Tinkercad is AutoDesk's answer to Sculptris and Sketchup and is meant to get beginners interested in 3D without the tremendous learning curve of their flagship applications (CAD, Maya, Max, Mudbox). Visit Tinkercad 06 of 08 Daz Studio Daz Studio is an image creation tool that comes with a wealth of characters, props, creatures, and buildings that you can arrange and animate to create still images or short films. The software is primarily meant for users who want to create 3D images or films without the overhead of creating all their models and textures by hand. The software's animation and rendering tool-set are fairly robust, and in the right hands, users can create impressive shots. However, without a full range of modeling, surfacing, or sculpting tools built in, your content can become limited unless you're willing to buy 3D assets in the Daz marketplace or create them yourself with a 3rd party modeling package. Still, it's a great piece of software for people who just want to jump in and create a 3D image or film without a whole lot of overhead. Visit Daz Studio 07 of 08 Mandelbulb 3D If you're interested in fractals, this should be right up your alley! The application certainly takes some getting used to, but the end result is stellar if you know what you're doing. Visit Mandelbulb 3D 08 of 08 Autodesk Software (Free but Limited) Autodesk offers virtually their entire software line free for non-commercial use to "students and community members," however you don't actually need to be enrolled in a school to download them. If you want to eventually work in the industry, learning Autodesk software is a very strong bet, so this is a highly recommended path. 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Friday's Feast No. 120
Have you even flown in a helicopter?
Yes I have. In the early 1970's Peter Revson, heir to the Revlon fortune had an off-road dune buggy that he raced in the desert by Palm Springs. We followed him from above in a helicopter in case he had any trouble.
What color is your warmest coat or jacket?
It is black, cozy with fake fur and a hood.
What is your favorite rainy day activity?
Sitting in front of the fireplace reading a good book—wait a minute! I don't have a fireplace any longer. Oh well, curling up with a good book.
Main Course
Describe your hands.
I guess you would say that I have my grandmother's hands. They are kind of big for a woman, as I can span one key past an octave on the piano. I have long nails painted a soft pinky-beige color. I only wear my wedding ring as all my other rings were stolen when our house was burglarized last year. They are tan, because since we moved to Arizona, I have a perpetual tan on my exposed skin.
If you could eat only one nut for the rest of your life, what nut would you pick?
I was going to say cashews but then I thought about it. I really like cashews and macadamia nuts, but get tired of both of them before I get done with the opened can. I think I'll say peanuts instead. I like peanuts and peanut butter. I would really miss it if I had to give up peanut butter.
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Friday's Feast No. 120
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text: The phenomenal growth of public interest in alternatives to Western treatments for human disease has spilled over into veterinary medicine. Many holistic veterinarians and pet owners are now interested in using alternative remedies to solve health problems with their pets. Psychoactive Herbs in Veterinary Behavior Medicine is the first text on psychoactive herbal remedies for the treatment of behavior problems in small animals. Psychoactive Herbs in Veterinary Behavior Medicine is an important guide for board-certified veterinary behaviorists, as well as veterinarians and veterinary students with a particular interest in behavior medicine. In addition, pet owners interested in alternative medicine for their misbehaving pets can use this well-rounded work to make informed decisions on the use of over-the-counter remedies.


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Happy birthday, Macintosh! To celebrate, weire going to bring out some embarrassing home movies, like the very first Macintosh Stevenote ever. German site Mac Essentials has posted the video of Steve Jobs publicly unveiling the Macintosh on January 24th, 1984.
For those keeping score, that was the date that Apple told us was why the year 1984 wouldnit be like 1984, but this video shouldnit be confused with the famous commercial to that effect. This is the actual unveiling of the Mac, including the then-incredible windowing interface that set the Mac apart from everything else on the market.
A screen shot from the video:
Macintosh: Insanely Great!
You can download the video, and see cartoon strip about it (in German) at Mac Essentials.
John F. Braun assisted with this story, and thanks to MetaFilter for finding the video.


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MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — In his tent in the desert outside the holy city of Mecca, Suleiman Ibrahim still couldn't believe his luck. His wife, sitting nearby, broke down in tears of joy Thursday as he recounted the day they learned they would perform Islam's hajj pilgrimage.
"The whole family started singing and congratulating me," said Ibrahim, a furniture maker from the southern Egyptian city of Sohag who was one of tens of thousands of Egyptians picked in a government lottery to make the pilgrimage.
"Hamdiya cried then, too," the 45-year-old said, nodding to his wife.
Ibrahim was among nearly 3 million Muslims from around the world who massed in tent cities on the outskirts of Mecca on Thursday for the start of the annual hajj. For many, it is a once in a lifetime chance to cleanse their sins in one of the most important rites of Islam.
This year's hajj takes place amid increasing worries across the Islamic world. Tensions have increased between the two main sects of Islam, Sunni and Shia, whose members come together in the five days of hajj rituals centered around Mecca, birthplace of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
"We will not allow sectarian tensions from any party during the hajj season," Saudi Arabia's interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, told reporters ahead of the rituals.
The Islamic affairs minister, Sheik Salih bin Abdulaziz, stressed that point Thursday, telling pilgrims: "The pilgrimage is not a place for raising political banners … or slogans that divide Muslims, whom God has ordered to be unified."
But for most pilgrims the top concern was faith, not politics.
On Thursday morning, hundreds of thousands opened their pilgrimage in Mecca by circling Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, the black cubic stone that Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers.
"For us it is a vacation away from work and daily life to renew yourself spiritually," said Ahmed Karkoutly of Brownsville, Texas. "You feel you are part of a universe fulfilling God's will. It's a cosmic motion, orbiting the Kaaba."
Pilgrims filled the streets surrounding the Kaaba, some prostrating in prayer, others browsing outdoor markets to buy perfumes, fabrics, prayer beads and other souvenirs. In gleaming malls overlooking the Kaaba, pilgrims visited stores like the Body Shop or lined up at the Cinnabon.
The crowds then streamed into the tent cities set up outside town, wearing seamless white robes symbolizing the equality of mankind under God and chanting, "Labbeik, allahum, labbeik" — Arabic for "I am here, Lord."
The heartier ones walked, carrying food, water and luggage. Others packed into buses and minibuses, some riding on the roof alongside baggage, as vehicles jammed highways in the hajj's annual epic of traffic control.
Most pilgrims went to Mina, a region in a desert valley 8 miles from Mecca. Ibrahim and tens of thousands of others went directly to Mount Arafat, where all pilgrims will gather Friday for the first major ritual of the pilgrimage.
Much of the day was spent settling into tents, with people from each Muslim country getting their own section of the sprawling temporary city.
"I've been hoping my whole life to be able to make this journey. Four times I didn't make the lottery, but this time God smiled on me," Ibrahim said, sitting on a foam mattress among suitcases.
In his tent, three fellow Egyptians debated the proper way to perform the complicated rituals. "Ask Sheik Hassan, he'll know," one of them said, and another quickly called the cleric traveling with their group on his mobile phone.
Some pilgrims climbed a hill on the edge of the tent city to pray at the top. Indonesian women helped each other clamber up the rocks. A Syrian woman wept as she held up her hands, praying for an ill relative. A crowd of Libyans chanted: "We have sinned, Lord. You are our heart, keep us from sin."
Saudi authorities estimate nearly 3 million pilgrims are attending this year's hajj. More than 1.6 million come from abroad. The rest are Saudis or foreigners who live in the kingdom.
More than 30,000 police and other security officers fanned out around the holy sites to help smooth pedestrian traffic in hopes of avoiding the deadly stampedes that have marred previous pilgrimages.
A stampede last year killed more than 360 people at Mina during a ritual symbolizing the stoning of the devil. The rush began when some pilgrims stumbled over luggage.
Saudi Arabia spent more than $1 billion over the past year to renovate the stoning site, where the crowds hurl stones at three stone walls symbolizing the devil.
After last year's stampede, the huge platform on which pilgrims stood to throw rocks was torn down and replaced by one with more exit and entrance ramps. In the coming years, the complex will be expanded to offer multiple levels for the stoning.
On Friday, pilgrims will spend the day and night in prayer and meditation at Mount Arafat, the site where Muhammad gave his final sermon in 632. They then return to Mina for the stoning ritual.


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Motorola Releases Kernel Source for Atrix 4G
In a move that will certainly please hackers and owners of the Atrix 4G alike, Motorola has made public the kernel source code. The release includes code for the device's included drivers and utilities such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, as well as the Webtop.
Changes to the kernel can affect things such as battery life, stability, and features. Utilizing the code in this release, developers will be able to compile a complete kernel from scratch and build kernel modules, which may lead to the ability to disable some of the devices security, or enable previously locked abilities. Unfortunately the bootloader remains signed, which means there is as yet no way to flash a kernel built entirely from this source code to the device.
Rumors are also surfacing that Motorola has further locked down the device by patching the security hole that allows rooting many android devices (rageagainstthecage, psneuter) in it's latest test build scheduled for an OTA update to Atrix owners in April. With the release of this kernel source code, perhaps developers can come up with a new rooting method prior to the update's official release.
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Works, correspondence, and family papers of minister, social worker, professor, and founder of Chicago Commons settlement house, Graham Taylor.
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Meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, publications, event programs, financial documents, and other administrative records of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans (JCCIA). The majority of materials relate to the regular operations of the organization, effo...


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They called it sex scandal but didn't explain what was so scandalous about a man and a woman having sex. That's what men and women do.
Here is an English translation of how ABP news introduced the scene of crime:
"The sex tape of Kejriwal government's women and child development minister begins with this room. The state of the room doesn't suggest it is a minister's room. The room has a cupboard (actually they are shelves) and the cupboard has books. One part of the cupboard (shelf) is broken. There's a calendar hanging on the wall. The calendar needs to be pointed out (with a big, red bobbing arrow) because the calendar could prove to be a big clue in this sex scandal (meanwhile, the calendar is hidden by the ABP news logo). There's an ordinary mattress with a sheet on it. Delhi's cabinet minister Sandeep Kumar is about to enter the room with a minister. Minister Sandeep Kumar is wearing a red-coloured half-pant (a shirtless man enters the frame). And the woman is wearing a green dress. The woman is old and perhaps married. Look at this, minister Sandeep Kumar has entered. (Freeze frame, close up shot of Sandeep Kumar's shirtless torso.)"
They go off from the sex video now, saying they can't show you the rest of the nine minute video as it is "very objectionable" and also against the "modesty of a woman". They tell you how they could have showed the video by blurring the images but decided not to do so as they are a responsible channel. But they want you to listen to what they say is the alleged voice of the minister from toward the end of the video.


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Computational Methods for Sensitivity Analysis with Applications to Elliptic Boundary Value Problems
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Sensitivity analysis is a useful mathematical tool for many designers, engineers and mathematicians. This work presents a study of sensitivity equation methods for elliptic boundary value problems posed on parameter dependent domains. The current focus of our efforts is the construction of a rigorous mathematical framework for sensitivity analysis and the subsequent development of efficient, accurate algorithms for sensitivity computation. In order to construct the framework, we use the classical theory of partial differential equations along with the method of mappings and the Implicit Function Theorem. Examples are given which illustrate the use of the framework, and some of the shortcomings of the theory are also identified. An overview of some computational methods which make use of the method of mappings is also included. Numerical results for a specific example show that convergence (energy norm) of the sensitivity approximations can be influenced by the specific structure of the computational scheme.
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Tour Down Under debuts with broiling, shortened stage
All Quick-Step Floors Cycling riders concluded in the same time as the winner the hot day spent in the saddle.
First World Tour event of the season, the Tour Down Under debuted on Tuesday with a 118km-long stage which took the peloton from Unley to Lyndoch, a small town located northeast of Adelaide, which was hosting a stage finish for the second consecutive year.
As soon as the red flag was waved, Laurens De Vreese (Astana) attacked and built a gap of four minutes, which began to melt down as soon as the sprinters' teams took over the reins in the pack. The Belgian got to win the day's KOM and first intermediate sprint, before being caught by a peloton very eager to end the stage which was raced in a scorching heat, with punishing temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius.
Due to the heat, the stage was at one point well behind schedule, and these two factors prompted the organizers to shorten the route by 25 kilometers. In the final kilometers, Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal) and Jan Bakelants (AG2R) tried their luck, but both didn't stand any chance against a peloton which had a clear plan on Tuesday: to see the stage conclude in a massive sprint.
The finish had a very gradual descent over the last three kilometers, except for the final 200 meters, which were completely flat. That's where everything was played out, with a strong headwind also having a role in the outcome, and Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) proved to be the fastest, taking the victory and the overall lead after out-powering Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) and Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe).
For the Quick-Step Floors Cycling boys it was all about staying hydrated and making it safely to the finish in Lyndoch before the more important and testing stages that are yet to come this week. First rider of our team to come home was Jack Bauer, the New Zealand National ITT Champion, who crossed the line in 23rd place, after working the whole stage for his teammates: "I was looking after Petr Vakoč for most of the day, trying to stay near him and keep him out of trouble in the finale, making sure he doesn't get caught up on the wrong side of any splits."
Bauer, who's racing the Tour Down Under for the fifth time in his career, also praised the organisers' decision to reduce the length of stage 1: "It was pretty hot out there, around 40 degrees, and thankfully the organizers shortened the stage by a lap. A lot of the riders in the peloton felt that the day was already long enough, given the weather conditions, even despite the fact that the lap was taken out. Now we have to recover well today, cool the body down and be ready for what stage 2 to Paracombe throws at us tomorrow."
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