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The Art of Photography by Bruce Barnbaum. This book is not an easy read, but I think if one reads the book slowly and takes the time to understand what the author is saying, one cannot help but become a more skillful photographer. http://www.amazon.com/Art-Photography-Approach-Personal-Expression/d...

Adorama is selling the A810 for $90, which seems like a pretty good deal. Here is a link: http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&promotype=overstock&cat1=Cameras%20%26%20Lenses&cat2=Digital%20Cameras%20%26%20Accessories&cat3=Digital%20Cameras&Feature1=Canon&sf=Price B...

Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice, an excellent biography of the great, and truly unconventional, explorer of the 19th century.

gatorman

A couple of years ago, I bought a set of Cuisinart stainless pots and pans at Sam's Club (the set included a 12" non-stick saute pan and a non-stick grilling pan). I think I paid <$150 for them. I've been very pleased with them and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for good value fo...

I appreciate the thought about used. Next time I want a camera I will take a look. Seems lots of people like to trade up to newer cameras so should be a good supply. I have not looked but especially in DSLR it seems likely that buying a slightly used body for $X might buy more camera than spending ...

I looked on Thom Hogan's website and he listed the Lumix GH3 as the top video/still camera, but I think it is way more money than you want to spend. His second choices were the Sony Nex cameras, which, at least on the low end, are a lot less, but still perhaps a little over your budget. You may have...

Roger Ebert, well known film critic, has passed:

http://www.suntimes.com/17320958-761/ro ... ancer.html

I didn't always agree with his reviews, but I always enjoyed his writing.
gatorman

Sounds like a great recipe, will try this week, thanks. Thanks, I think one key to a good lamb roast is to make sure most of the fat has been trimmed off before the marinade is applied. I think the fat cap should be trimmed to roughly 1/4 inch. You need some, but not much. I bought mine at Sam's Cl...

I feel very bad for the poor lamb. Maybe try a vegetarian dish next year. I like vegetarian cuisine. However, I find cooking exclusively vegetarian to require about 3 times the effort to produce an acceptable meal as compp\ared to one including meat, so rarely do so. Though If I've got the time to ...

retiredjg wrote:Sounds yummy!

It was a big hit, my New Zealander son-in-law pronounced it "delicious." Lots of ham left over, no lamb.

This is pretty good, but not for the faint of heart, intensely spicy: Marinade: 7 oz. whole grain mustard (I use Maille) 7 oz. orange blossom honey 1 tbs EVOO 1 tbs balsamic vinegar 1 tbs maple syrup 1 tbs rosemary 1 tbs thyme 1 tbs oregano 1 tbs salt 1 tbs pepper 1 tbs garlic powder 4 tbs chopped g...

Some random thoughts. There is a pretty good casual seafood restaurant on Tybee, The Crab Shack, which features boiled seafood. The Pink House restaurant in Savannah is famous for its crispy fried flounder drizzled with orange marmalade. The rest of the menu is so-so, expensive for what you get- but...

Tall Trees, Tough Men by Robert E. Pike, is a history of logging in New England. One of my clients gave this to me and I thought it was going to be a very dry read, but Mr. Pike could write, and it is a suprisingly interesting book. Pike had quite a life, here is a link to his obituary: http://www.n...

Wheat Belly. Here is a link:
http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose- ... 1609611543
A great book if you are interested in dropping some weight. I've lost 12 pounds in 14 days and the only change I've made is eliminating wheat and wheat products from my diet.

gatorman

Thanks, Alex. My son and I just returned from the trap club after purchasing the gun. It is a beautiful gun and my son is ecstatic about the purchase. I'm amazed at your knowledge of the specifics related to this particular gun, and appreciate the info. We've had quite a bit of fun doing some web s...

Right now, we are leaning toward purchasing a Remington 32 that fit well. It is in great condition and, from my understanding, a desirable used gun that should have great resale value. Any thoughts/concerns about this gun? Go for it. It's a well-regarded gun. When Remington dropped the line after W...

Read this: http://www.matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm it might help. You'll see even experts can't reliably tell the difference between inexpensive "good" equipment and top end "excellent" equipment. Then take 2 aspirin and go to bed until the urge to spend more goes away...

Read this: http://www.matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm it might help. You'll see even experts can't reliably tell the difference between inexpensive "good" equipment and top end "excellent" equipment. Then take 2 aspirin and go to bed until the urge to spend more goes away'...

You might try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ATeNy3DIo You'd need a micrometer or calipers and the ultrasonic thickness tester to do it. You might be able to find a bullion buyer who is properly equipped if you don't have access to the instruments or don't want to spend the money to buy the ...

gatorman, Where do I find a 3-D printer? Will the person that makes the CAD have access to one? The filligree on the band is very detailed. Not having the detail on the band would completely change the ring. Thanks for your suggestion. gail Gail- Here is a place in the DFW area that does it: http:/...

Gail- Just a few thoughts. Once the jeweler generates the cad file, you should have a prototype made on a 3-D printer so you can ensure that you will be getting what you expect. Also, if you have the cad file, it shouldn't be too difficult to adjust the ring size to produce rings perfectly sized for...

The 10 people who gave the HK one star on Amazon were pretty chilling in their comments...... After a while, one does not know who to believe... I've had no problems with mine. 10 one star reviews out of 209 total ratings for the HK unit is a 4.8% bad rating rate. The Marantz unit has 2 one star ra...

mass biker get another NAD I was looking around for a NAD Stereo Receiver Model 7140 AM/FM Stereo Receiver but I think they are very hard to come by...... Also, no one has said anything about Marantz, that I mentioned Crutchfield liked. Any experience within the last couple of years with the brand?...

I bought this: http://www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-HK-3490-Receiver/dp/B00198F89A/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1321794113&sr=1-13 and am very happy with it, but I paid a lot less than the current asking price on Amazon. Amazon is always changing the price, so if you are interest...

Beretta http://www.berettausa.com/products/682-gold-e-trap-bottom-single-combo/ or http://www.berettausa.com/products/ugb25-xcel-trap-12-ga-30/ You should be able to recover most if not all your investment after using it for a couple of years if he takes good care of it. Not cheap, but very, very go...

The train crash scene in The Fugitive.
gatorman

Spent $5k+ on camera gear over the last couple years.
gatorman

Might try here:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en ... 0&as_sdtp=

gatorman

I thought the scenes in Saving Private Ryan which showed the troops coming ashore on D-Day were extremely intense. It was impossible for me to sit still during that sequence, felt like I was in the LST and the Germans were shooting at me. My wife couldn't watch it at all, and to this day refuses to ...

If you are going to make a day trip South to Big Sur, this is a nice place to stop for lunch: http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/ great view of the ocean and coastline. The food is ok, nothing to write home about, but the setting makes up for any deficiencies. A trip to N.California is not really complet...

I find that LBV ports offer good value for everyday consumption. We also put away a bottle of vintage port every year or two for drinking on special occasions in 10-20 years depending on the bottle. I'm sure there are people here much more knowledgable than I am... Buying vintage port in the year o...

I've developed a taste for an occasional glass of Port after dinner. I usually buy Sandeman's at Sam's Club, but recently listened to a segment on Port Wine on NPR, which has prompted me to broaden my horizens. Any suggestions as to some good Ports? As usual, I'm looking for the value proposition, 9...

Expanding my search to any warm beach town in Florida that us family friendly. Key West is probably as warm as it gets in Florida. Average daytime highs are around 75F, water temps average 69-70F, which would probably be the warmest in the state, really not very warm at all and definitely not comfo...

I think it is fairly easy to prove this one: Sum(n=1,N) n^3=(N(N+1)/2)^2 is true by induction as well using the approach excellently explained by Bungo. Sum(n=1,(N-1))n^3=1^3+2^3+3^3+...+(N-1)^3= (((N-1)((N-1)+1))/2)^2 Working with just the right side of the equation: (((N-1)((N-1)+1))/2)^2 can be s...

My wife and I have taken our children to K Largo maybe 10 times over the years. Weather in Feb is usually better, more predictable. Nice cottages/condos on Fla Bay side in K Largo. Good restaurants. lots to do--dolphin show, kayaking, sailboat rental,etc etc. Swimming is OK bayside if its warm outs...

I saw this and thought it made sense. The only thing I'd add is a good saw. You could probably set up this toolkit for less than $150 if you bought some of the tools at a discounter. Here is the link:

http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/useful-toolbox.html

gatorman

According to one of the mods http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6&p=1234798&hilit=codecogs#p1234798 we're not allowed to use that. :confused Oh, that's unfortunate. Thanks for pointing that out. I removed the image from my post. Jacotus- Would this work for you? http://...

"I will look forward to pretty 3d pictures from nisiprius !" I will look forward to pretty 4d pictures to show [\sum_{k=1}^{n} k]^2=\sum_{k=1}^{n} k^3 or longhand [1+2+3+...+n]^2=[1^3+2^3+3^3+...+n^3] Test http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?%5Cleft%28%5Csum_%7Bk%3D1%7D%5E%7Bn%7D%20k%5Cri...

RobInCT wrote:Not a book, but Academic Earth has plenty of free math lectures on various subjects from some of the best professors/universities in the country online, and some include free downloadable course materials.

http://www.academicearth.org/subjects/math

Wow, that's a great resource! Thank you!
gatorman

My wife and I have been going to visit her parents in key largo every winter for the last ten years and have had better luck in February as far as the weather goes. A couple of January visits had us in fleece and long pants, which we don't mind becasue you still get the relax in the sun feeling. Bu...

Here are some more from the same introductory problem set to nibble on: Find the sum of the following series: 1^2+2^2+3^2+ . . . +n^2 1^2+3^2+5^2+ . . . +(2n-1)^2 1^3+3^3+5^3+ . . . +(2n-1)^3 If I understood what he was doing, Jacotus may have already provided the answer for the first series. gatorman

Show Sum(n=1,N) n = N(N+1)/2 For that one: http://i50.tinypic.com/kc1aib.jpg 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 in blue fills half of a 6 x 7 rectangle. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 in green fills the other half. Another way to look at it: Sum(n=1,4)n = 1+2+3+4, which can be rewritten, remembering N=4 as: Sum(n=1,N)n=...

Show Sum(n=1,N) n = N(N+1)/2 For that one: http://i50.tinypic.com/kc1aib.jpg 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 in blue fills half of a 6 x 7 rectangle. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 in green fills the other half. I had to look at that one for a minute or two, after I did, I believe you have earned another A+.

You might find this paper to be of interest: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. Here is the link:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDram ... igner.html

By the way, have you read Steven Strogatz's book The Calculus of Friendship , or read any of his New York Times columns ? I suspect you would enjoy them. I haven't read it, but it looks interesting. Calculus of Friendship, ~$8 on the Kindle or ~$10 in paperback, 4.5 stars. Here is a link: http://ww...

Any suggestions on where to stay with 3 kids? There seem to be a great deal of hotels and resorts. I'm guessing Key West could be a little wild. Marathon? Islamadora? Any help would be great. Thanks! Islamadora or Marathon are great if you want to go fishing, but fishing isn't that great in winter,...

Here is a link to some weather/water temp info:
http://www.fla-keys.com/weather.cfm

There is plenty of other helpful info on that website as well.
gatorman

It depends on what you want to do. Its likely too cold to do much swimming. Winter fishing is slow compared to other times of the year. The sightseeing is good anytime. Bird watching is probably pretty good, although it is too early to hit the peak nesting season. If I was going down, I'd include a ...

Here's another one to play with:
Show Sum(n=1,N) n^3=(N(N+1)/2)^2
I haven't tried this one yet, so can't offer a solution.

Show Sum(n=1,N) 2n-1= N^2 http://i50.tinypic.com/2i21pjs.jpg 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = a six-by-six square. QED :D Another way to look at it: Sum(n=1,4) 2n-1 = (2x1-1)+(2x2-1)+(2x3-1)+(2x4-1) so, remembering N=4, the above can be rewritten: Sum(n=1,N)2n-1 = (2x(N-3)-1)+(2x(N-2)-1)+(2x(N-1)-1)+(2xN-1...