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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I do not understand all of he fuss over this book. The writing was dry and the main character was apathetic and borderline sociopathic. I can read almost any genre and I found this book hard to get past the few scenes. After his mom died I lost interest and had to force myself to get to page 82. I skimmed through the remaining 41 pages and looked up the summary on sparknotes. The only reason I did this extra step was to see if I missed anything while skimming. I wouldn't recommend this book even though it is only 123 pages. One of the most thought-provoking works I have ever read. I zoomed through Camus' existential novel on a trip through the Mojave Desert and Grand Canyon. His themes, the meaninglessness of life and the importance of the physical world, resonated with me as I stood among vivid nature and sweltering heat in an expansive and void land, as Meursalt, the titular character, did. Like the jury in the novel, I was quick to assume the worst of him, but his first person narration compelled me to question imposing social constructs such as law and religion on existence. Meursalt is an unlikely protagonist; smoking at his mother's funeral and feeling no remorse for a murder, and subsequently despised by society. Yet Camus crafts a novel which compels the reader to see beyond mob mentality and prejudices - not all actions must have meaning, and this suits him just fine. I liked this better than I thought I would; which is to say, I did not hate it. One thing I will say is that I think English speakers have been done an injustice by the title being translated as "The Stranger" rather than "The Estranged." There are no strangers here; if you know upfront that Camus is painting Meursault as a man estranged from common humanity, the theme instantly makes more sense. The Stranger is a necessity if you are interested in Absurdist philosophy, or if you are currently attending American high school. Or if you were lucky enough to avoid American high school, but still have to talk to people who weren't. C'est moi. All day long there was the thought of my appeal. I think I got everything out of it that I could. I would assess my holdings and get the maximum return on my thoughts. I would always begin by assuming the worst: my appeal was denied. "Well, so I'm going to die." Sooner than other people will, obviously. But everybody knows life isn't worth living. Deep down I knew perfectly well that it doesn't much matter whether you die at thirty or at seventy, since in either case other men and women will naturally go on living - and for thousands of years. In fact, nothing could be clearer. Whether it was now or twenty years from now, I would still be the one dying. At that point, what would disturb my train of thought was the terrifying leap I would feel my heart take at the idea of twenty more years of life ahead of me. But I simply had to stifle it by imagining what I'd be thinking in twenty years when it would all come down to the same thing anyway. Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter. Therefore (and the difficult thing was not to lose sight of all the reasoning that went into this "therefore"), I had to accept the rejection of my appeal. Review from my blog, This Space Intentionally Left Blank According to the actual ratings on GR, The Stranger receives exactly what it says: 2 stars for 'it was ok'. The writing style is unique in a completely different way. It is not eloquent nor anything special but the offhand way in which the story is told gives me chills. Monsieur Mersault is a freaking turf who lacks emotional intelligence. People constantly refer to him as a normal intelligent man but I beg to differ. I don't believe such people exist in only literary fiction but his cavalier personality just takes it way too far. He claims to care and his thoughts hint to some sort of normal feelings but his demeanor and acts completely contradict himself. It's not even a mask he has on but more like blatant...indifference. in other aspects, the book exceeds expectations; the title befits the book perfectly since after 100 approximate pages immersed in the stranger's head, he is still in all regards, a stranger. Albert Camus's has some extraordinary talent to write existentialist works like this one...I merely surmised him to be one of those famous genre authors. I'll google Camus later to check if my suspicions were correct...never mind, they are. Well, I think I'd be happier to try another Camus book and not so hastily put him in the 'disturbingly annoying box'. I have just re-read this novella and, whilst it is a good read and does say something about the human condition, I still cannot consider Meursault, the main character, as a hero. The blurb on the back of my copy tells me that,"Camus uses Meursault to explore the predicament of the individual who is prepared to face the benign indifference of the universe courageously and alone". I do not see Meursault in these terms. My reading of the young man would be someone who uses other people but gives nothing in return. When you were younger, did you ever speculate that the world is a stage and that when people step off your stage, i.e. cease to be around you, that they cease to exist? Meursault does not seem to have grown out of this. He likes sex with his girlfriend, Marie, but cannot demean himself to hold a meaningful conversation with her; he cannot remember his mother's age and treats her funeral as an inconvenience; he has no concern that his 'friend' Raymond, beats and pimps women - an all around nice guy! In my humble opinion, the alternative translation of the title, "The Stranger", is a better summation of Mr. Meurcault.
It is quite a trick to write of life & death, as Camus does, in terms of an almost total social and moral vacuum. He may get philosophical satisfaction from it. Most readers will call it philosophic doodling. "The Stranger," a novel of crime and punishment by Albert Camus, published today, should touch off in this country a renewed burst of discussion about the young French writers who are at the moment making more unusual literary news than the writers of any other country. Is contained inExile and the Kingdom / The Myth of Sisyphus / The Rebel / The Stranger by Albert Camus Obras completas by Albert Camus " Postoronnii". " Chuma". " Padenie". - Rasskazy i esse. by Al'ber Kamiu Bruiloft ; De vreemdeling ; De pest ; De zomer ; De val by Albert Camus Pesten ; Främlingen by Albert Camus Albert Camus regényei (Közöny - A pestis - A bukás) by Albert Camus Is parodied inHas as a student's study guide
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0679720200, Paperback)The Stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to outlive it. Written in 1946, Camus's compelling and troubling tale of a disaffected, apparently amoral young man has earned a durable popularity (and remains a staple of U.S. high school literature courses) in part because it reveals so vividly the anxieties of its time. Alienation, the fear of anonymity, spiritual doubt--all could have been given a purely modern inflection in the hands of a lesser talent than Camus, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957 and was noted for his existentialist aesthetic. The remarkable trick of The Stranger, however, is that it's not mired in period philosophy.The plot is simple. A young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character. The trial's proceedings are absurd, a parsing of incidental trivialities--that Meursault, for instance, seemed unmoved by his own mother's death and then attended a comic movie the evening after her funeral are two ostensibly damning facts--so that the eventual sentence the jury issues is both ridiculous and inevitable. Meursault remains a cipher nearly to the story's end--dispassionate, clinical, disengaged from his own emotions. "She wanted to know if I loved her," he says of his girlfriend. "I answered the same way I had the last time, that it didn't mean anything but that I probably didn't." There's a latent ominousness in such observations, a sense that devotion is nothing more than self-delusion. It's undoubtedly true that Meursault exhibits an extreme of resignation; however, his confrontation with "the gentle indifference of the world" remains as compelling as it was when Camus first recounted it. --Ben Guterson (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:26:35 -0400) A young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character. In the story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder on a sun-drenched Algerian beach, Camus was exploring what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd". Now in a new American translation, the classic has been given new life for generations to come.… (more) |
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Complete the story. A full range of accessories from desktop docks, to cases to wireless charging solutions the Galaxy S III has an eco system that makes this phone more integral and important to you than any competing product. Seamless and intuitive this is a phone designed for humans, thinking and working with you to give you the best mobile experience. It is today's most powerful smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB Black Features
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Quad-core processor
- 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720) display
- 16GB memory
- MicroSD card slot that supports up to 64GB memory cards
- 50GB Dropbox cloud storage
- 3G (HSPA 21Mbps)
- 8 megapixel auto focus camera with flash & zero shutter lag
- Front facing 1.9 megapixel camera, with zero shutter lag
- HD video recording @30 frames per second
- 2100mAh battery
- 8.6mm thick
- 133g in weight
- S Beam – share content with other Galaxy S III devices
- Pop up play –Watch video whilst doing other things
- S Voice – Intelligently communicate with the phone
- Smart stay – No more tapping the screen to keep the backlight on
- Smart call – The Galaxy S III initiates the call so you do not have to
- Smart alert – Leave less time before responding to missed calls or messages
- AllShare Play – Share content with the big screen and control from the Galaxy
Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB Black Box Contents
- Samsung Galaxy S III handset
- Samsung Galaxy S III battery
- Stereo headphones with changeable earbuds
- UK mains plug
- USB sync charge cable
- Quick start guide
- Warranty card
Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB Black Review
See the video below for our review of the Samsung Galaxy S3.
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SIM Free & Unlocked | Yes |
Operating System | Android |
Version | 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
Custom Skin | |
Processor | |
Speed | 1.4GHz Quad-Core |
Dual Core | |
Quad Core | Yes |
Make/Model | Exynos 4 Quad |
Other | |
Expansion Slot | Yes |
Type | MicroSDHC |
Capacity (Up to) | 64GB |
Internal Storage | Yes |
Capacity | 16GB |
Display/Screen | |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Size | 4.8 |
Type | HD Super AMOLED |
Resolution | 1280x720 |
Other | |
GSM/GPRS | Yes |
Frequencies | 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
Speed | |
3G/HSPA | Yes |
Frequencies | 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
Speed | |
Frequencies | |
Speed | |
Bluetooth | Yes |
Version | 4.0 |
Functions | LE |
WiFi | Yes |
Version | IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n |
Version | |
Ports | |
Data | MicroUSB |
Power | MicroUSB |
Audio | 3.5mm Audio Jack |
Video Out | |
Yes | |
Device Controls | |
Keyboard | |
Optical Trackpad | |
Hardware Buttons | |
Other | |
GPS | Yes |
Antenna Type | Internal Glonass |
A-GPS | Yes |
Built-in Software | Google Maps |
Camera | Yes |
Megapixels | 8 |
Flash | Auto Focus and LED Flash |
Camera Lens | |
Other | Zero Shutter Lag, BIS |
Front Facing Camera | Yes |
Type | 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS |
Sensors | |
G-Sensor | Yes |
Proximity Sensor | Yes |
Digital Compass and Gyro | Yes |
Light Sensor | Yes |
Audio | |
Formats | MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X |
Recording | |
Video | |
Formats | MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark |
Recording | Full HD (1080p) |
Near Field Communication | Yes |
FM Radio | |
Battery | |
Capacity | 2100 |
Type | |
Removable | Yes |
Call Time | |
Standby Time | |
Dimensions | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm |
Weight | 133g |
Software | Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads |
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HeartbreakerLooked for her eyes, yet saw inside her whole soulSaw the very cells it is made of, reached a goalWhispered in her ear, yet called to her shy nervesSpeaking words, pulling the butterflies it deservesPressed toward her lips, yet kissed her everywhereSpreading love all the time, showing you careReached for her hair, yet picked at her jumbled brainTwisting words and hair strands for some sort of gainTouched at her face, yet pulled up an inner blushSoft skin, spasming feelings in a roller-coaster rushGrabbed for her hand, yet touched her little heartThen took it in every finger, and pulled it apart....~`*♥*`~.XxListen2theRainxX.~`*♥*`~.
She Doesn't ScreamShe doesn't scream,The push against the wall with such brutal forceThe light brush of his fingertips, hard and coarseThe look of his flaming eyes holding no remorseShe closes her lids, hoping it's a dream...She doesn't cry,The stiff palm suddenly cracking across the faceThe walls franticly whirling from place to placeThe bone crushing and nerve wracking embraceShe sighs lightly, asking herself why...She doesn't yell,The unwanted kisses chapping smooth lipsThe hands flowering around the curvy hipsThe exploration of the body's outs and dipsShe chokes on words, wanting to tell...She doesn't disobey,The too harsh bites on the still cold skinThe helplessness for committing such a sinThe forced wetness of pleasure making the head spinShe wants to go now, but he will make her stay...She doesn't leave,The laying at night, feeling aloneThe wishful thinking of making a cloneThe silence shattered by his "waking up" moanShe lives to please this man, she will not grieveXxLi
Reflection of an Anorexic Mirror Mirror, On the wallWho is the thinnest One of all Oh Reflection, I know it's not meI'm just too fat And ugly Mirror Mirror, Long and tallWho is the skinniest One of all Oh Reflection, Stand up straightSuck in your gut Then I may not hate Mirror Mirror, Clear and brightPlease don't watch As I starve tonight Oh Reflection, Disgusting and lifelessBordering obesity Without another guess Mirror Mirror, Don't show meBent over, wishing For what I can't be Oh Reflection, Go! Disappear! I'm stuck in this body With food to fear Mirror Mirror, Broken and shatteredDon't stare at me With this body battered Oh Reflection, With blood runningDown my curled fist Stupid mirror, you had it coming! .~`*♥*`~.XxListen2theRainxX.~`*♥*`~.
Buried AliveAnnounce her deadEven though she's still breathingKiss her foreheadThen make her close her eyesTake her tongueSo she can't speak anymoreWanting to runSo she squirms in fearStitch her lipsSo she can't scream in terrorGrab her hipsIn a bruising clutchBury her beneathThe whole body and grinKnock out teethWhen she starts to cryBreak her bonesSo she can't fight backPin small wristsInto that cold hard groundBury her livingWith dirt, bruises, and hellThen sweetly givingPhony flowers to lay at her graveDon't ever careJust take what you wantRip her hairAnd remember not to love.~`*♥*`~.XxListen2theRainxX.~`*♥*`~.
Wounded ArtHe's drawing againBut not necessarily with his paper and penA special kind of "line art"That he somtimeswishes he never did startThe same red as his crayons inside the boxDetailing more to keep his distress in locks...She's painting moreSealing her soul away so tears will not pourHer secret kind of "paint"That on all surfaces it lands and quickly taintsThe same color as bright pastelTo illistrate the story she hates to ever tell...He's sculpting someEven when doing this he won't make a gunHis amazing "chisel" to crack white apartTo mold something besides his wounded heartThe same color as devilish glitterJust cause he's doing this doesn't make him a quitter...She's coloring nowFilling in shades of blue and black with a powHer different sort of "stamp"To make her feel a little out from under the clampThe pretty colors she lovesBut always make her emotions take more shoves...XxListen2theRainxX
Hush HushDark circles are like bruisesUnderneath his brown eyesAnd heavy lids won't dare closeBecause in a pool of blood she liesNight after nightIt's all the sameA new horror andSick twisted game Hush hush babyIt's just a dreamIn your head are all her screamsTrust me sweetieIt is notReality... Thin red veins looking soreIn the whites of her eyesHer lashes suddenly flipping upAnd biting her lip to silence the criesMorning after morningIts all the sameFeeling unrested and bitchyWith something fake to blame Hush hush babyIt's okayYou are safe where you layTrust me little oneIt was notSomething actually done... Palms barring little crescent moonsOf blushing pink and flaming redFrom nails digging into his skinAfter seeing someone deadDream after dreamThey're all differentAnd still vivid in his headAnother night not well spent Hush hush babyIts all rightCome with me and sleep tonightTrust me sweetheartIt's not realSo don
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The killing of a 658 pound black bear near Cumblerland, Wis., last weekend, and reported here, drew a lot of comments from readers.
Pictured above is another big bear, this one weighing 580 pounds and shot by a 12-year-old boy, Cole Martinsen, near Barnes, Wis.
Minnesota DNR wildlife officials say bear hunting here has been fairly productive since the season opened Sept. 1 - this even though the dry weather throughout much of the state has kept many animals from coming to baits.
In Wisconsin, of course, bear hunting is also allowed with dogs, something many people, including some hunters, find objectionable. Others find hunting over bait objectionable.
Fair enough. But bears present a special hunting problem. Unlike out West, hunters in forested states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin wouldn't have much of a chance to find a bear if they were to "spot and stalk.'' That's because the landscape here offers few long views.
Still, that would be no problem, if only hunters were inolved in the equation. But home and cabin owners and others regularly report problem bears, and in some areas bears can be overpopulated. Wildlife officials tend then to issue enough permits to kill enough bears to keep the population manageable.
Which is how we end up with baiting and hunting over dogs. It's the only way bears can be hunted effectively in the Upper Midwest.
Speaking of bears, click here to read an interesting story from British Columbia about how a bow hunter fought off a grizzly bear, using only an arrow.
One more bear item, when I was in Alaska recently, I was checked twice by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforcement agent who said that during his career he had been bluff-charged more than 20 times by grizzlies. Each time he stood his ground - he said he had no option - and each time the animal backed off.
Except once. His only mauling occurred when he was hiking with his girlfriend, and he suprised a sow and her cub. One of his legs was messed up pretty badly. His girlfriend survived virtually unharmed.
The kicker: It was the only one of all of his bear encounters that occurred on his day off.
Bag limits for most species will be the same as last season, except hunters will be able to harvest one canvasback and the scaup limit will be two for the entire 60-day season. This good news for diver duck hunters is based on increased numbers of canvasbacks and scaup in the continental breeding duck survey.
Based on an increase in breeding waterfowl populations and pond numbers across Canada and the northern plains, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering states in the Mississippi Flyway, including Minnesota, a 60-day season that could include a six-duck limit with two hen mallards and three wood ducks. Minnesota will continue with a daily bag limit of one hen mallard that has been in place since 2005.
Likewise, the DNR is maintaining a conservative approach to wood ducks by maintaining a two-bird limit.
The bag limits will continue to protect local breeding mallard and wood duck populations and will provide more opportunity for Minnesota hunters to benefit from high continental waterfowl populations if habitat conditions and weather cooperate, and migrant ducks move through the state in ample numbers.
"We knew the wood duck limit would be of interest to our hunters,"
said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. "So we reviewed the biological information, took some additional public input through a new online questionnaire, and in the end decided to maintain the two-bird limit again this year."
The regular waterfowl season will open Saturday, Oct. 3, at 9 a.m. and continue through Tuesday, Dec. 1. The six-duck bag may include no more than four mallards, with only one hen mallard, and one black duck, one pintail, one canvasback, two wood ducks, two redheads and two scaup.
Possession limits remain at twice the daily bag limits.
Except for opening day, when shooting hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., shooting hours will be from one half hour before sunrise to 4 p.m. daily through Saturday, Oct. 10, and from one half hour before sunrise to sunset thereafter.
Motorized decoys or other motorized devices designed to attract migratory birds may not be used from the opening day of duck season through Saturday, Oct. 10. Motorized decoys or other motorized devices designed to attract migratory birds may not be used at any time during the season on water bodies and lands fully contained within state wildlife management area boundaries.
Additional details on the duck, goose and migratory bird hunting seasons will be in the 2009 Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations, available in mid-August.
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day will be Saturday, Sept. 19. Hunters age 15 and under may take regular season bag limits when accompanied by a nonhunting adult (age 18 and older, no license required). Canada geese, mergansers, coots and moorhens may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise to 4 p.m. Motorized decoy restrictions are in effect. New for this year, five geese may be taken statewide. There are no license requirements, except hunters age 13 to 15 must have a firearms safety certificate or an apprentice hunter validation in their possession. All other migratory bird hunting regulations apply.
Minnesota's regular goose season will open in conjunction with the duck season on Saturday, Oct. 3, except for Canada goose seasons in the West-Central Goose Zone, which will open on Thursday, Oct. 15. The daily bag limit will be two Canada geese statewide. Possession limits are double the daily bag limits. Efforts to increase Minnesota's daily goose bag to three statewide except for the West Central Goose Zone were not approved by the Mississippi Flyway Council.
The early Canada goose season will open statewide on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The September season is designed to harvest Minnesota-breeding geese prior to the arrival of migrant geese. Hunter survey results show about
36 percent of Minnesota's goose harvest occurs during the early September season. The early season is open statewide through Tuesday, Sept. 22. Bag limits for Canada geese will be five per day, statewide.
A required $4 permit is valid for both early and late season goose hunting. Permits are available wherever hunting and angling licenses are sold.
New this year, the restriction prohibiting hunting within 100 yards of surface water has been lifted for the Southeast and Metro goose zones.
Now this restriction applies only to the Northwest goose zone, the Carlos Avery WMA and an area surrounding Swan Lake in Nicollet County.
Early season goose hunters should consult the 2009 Waterfowl Supplement for details.
Regular Goose Season
In the West Central Zone, the regular Canada goose season will be open from Oct. 15 through Oct .18, and from Oct. 24 through Nov. 29. In the remainder of the state the season will be open from Oct. 3 through Dec.
11. The daily bag limit will be two Canada geese.
Late Goose Seasons
December Canada goose seasons will be offered statewide except in the West-Central Goose Zone. Late season hunters must have a $4 permit, which is valid for both early and late special goose seasons. The late season will be open Dec. 12 to Dec. 21, except in the Southeast Goose Zone, where the season will be open Dec. 19 to Dec. 28.
Bag limits for Canada geese during the late season will be five per day, except in the Southeast Goose Zone, where the bag limit will be two.
The season for light geese (snow, blue and Ross' geese) and brant will be Oct. 3 through Dec. 28, with a daily limit of 20 light geese and one brant. The season for white-fronted geese will be Oct. 3 through Dec. 27, with a daily limit of one white-fronted goose.
I'm fishing three or four times a week at this time of year. But increasingly I find myself thinking about bird hunting, duck hunting in particular — and especially duck boats.
I am fascinated by all types of boats, and if money were no object, would own a small fleet — a small fleet of duck boats, alone, in fact.
A couple of weeks ago I succumbed to the duck boat bug and bought another one — a 15 foot 11 inch long Peenoe.
I found this unit on the Internet in International Falls, used, a 2000 model. I had been looking for one every since I was first exposed to Peenoes quite a few years ago. Star Tribune freelance outdoors columnist Bill Marchel of Ft. Ripley has one, and the two of us have fished and hunted from it often.
The one I bought is factory camouflaged, but I will do my own camou job on it, and to complete that task have just ordered a stencil kit from Cabela's. At the same time, I plan to camou a 14-foot jon boat my two sons and I fish from, and will also use for duck hunting this fall.
The advantage of a Peenoe (see video above; that's a Peenoe we're fishing with) is that it has a pointed bow, like a canoe, and therefore can get through cover more easily than a john boat. A further — and equally important — advantage is that it is highly stable, due to its overall design, and particularly the line of its chine.
Bill and I have hunted rails from his Peenoe, with me standing in the bow, he standing in the stern, poling, and his dog in the middle. I would shoot, and the dog would jump from the boat, all without the boat becoming unstable.
My Peenoe has a square stern, allowing for a motor of up to 10 horsepower to be added. But I think the boat is best served by the way Bill has it configured, with a long-tailed mud motor. This type of motor allows for a more shallow-running craft, obviously, and because a mud motor is air cooled, concerns about overheating an outboard in tough conditions go by the wayside.
My dream duck boat is similar to the Peenoe I bought. But rather than being made of fiberglass (actually, the new ones are a composite), Gator Trax duck and fishing boats — made in Louisiana — are aluminum. Check these boats out at the Gator Trax site. They're worth a lot of consideration, once you start looking seriously at the many ways a duck boat — or shallow running fishing boat — can be configured.
None of which matters, of course, if there are no ducks to hunt. In a Star Tribune column published a week or so ago, I said what's needed — especially now, considering that Minnesota ducks are still further in the tank, given the most recent spring breeding counts in the state reported by the DNR — is a new outfit (or consortium, or call it what you will) — whose goal is to argue for straight talk about what's killing ducks in this state.
As I said in the column, DU, MWA and Delta Waterfowl, among others, all do great work. But too often these groups — and the DNR — are prevented by political or financial or other pressures from calling a spade a spade in the effort to conserve wetlands, uplands and the wildlife that depend on them.
I set 1 p.m. Aug. 8 at Game Fair as the time and place that an organizing meeting will be held to discuss this possibility.
Again, I am not thinking of a group that would hold banquets or raise money (keep supporting these; they do a great job). Instead, it would form opinions — based on statewide representation — on threats to ducks and other wetland resources, and attempt to change public attitudes about these matters, and perhaps even inform public policy, or help do so.
Either that or we can all sit around doing what we've been doing, and get results that likely won't differ much from those we've already experienced.
And, soon enough, we won't need duck boats. Not in Minnesota, anyway.
Meanwhile, if you're a duck-boat nut, email me a photo at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I'll try to get a gallery of these Minnesota craft online for readers to assess.


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Charles Woodson belongs in Denver. It's perfect for him. As Denver TV man Vic Lombardi reports, Woodson is scheduled to visit the Broncos to discuss a safety role there. To me, he's Rod Woodson at 35 helping the Ravens win a Super Bowl -- the perfect locker-room guy and selfless team leader to help a team in serious Super Bowl contention get over the hump. Woodson should be a 20-snaps-a-game player. Not to mention he'd never have let Joe Flacco throw a Hail Mary over his head in the final minute of a won game in the playoffs, as incumbent Rahim Moore did last January.? Chuck Muncie has died at 60. One of the best backs in football as the '70s turned into the '80s, Muncie was nearly as important as Dan Fouts to the Chargers down the stretch of their amazing playoff run in 1981. He rushed for 19 touchdowns that season, then followed it up with 120- and 94-yard days in the playoffs as San Diego won the overtime thriller in Miami, then lost in the Ice Bowl AFC title game at Cincinnati. Amazing eight-day turnaround. San Diego played a game at Miami with temperatures in the 80s one weekend, then played in minus-37 wind chill the next. The big-bodied Muncie fell victim to a cocaine addiction, got bounced from football in 1984, was jailed for 18 months for cocaine trafficking, had a long recovery, then rebounded to become an advisor to athletes at his alma mater, Cal. Those who knew him late in life say he was an unselfish person trying to give back to kids trying to straighten their lives out, even helping some gang members with tattoo removal so they could move on unencumbered by their pasts as they tried to start new lives.? Love the new stadium design in Minneapolis. I think most people would have loved seeing a retractable roof there, but the translucent roof -- at least according to the design -- will allow the entire place to be bathed in natural light, and to mine some of the solar power to cut down on the energy needed to run the place. It will be south-facing, designed to allow the most light in the place for noon kickoffs throughout the autumn. One more point: The stadium will have five gigantic doors that can be opened on a temperate day to allow a feel of an outdoor game. Here's hoping the Vikings open those doors for a few games each year.Now for your email: THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION. "How is it that the NFL and the Redskins can sanction the continuing of the team name? This is the same league that in the wake of the Jason Collins issue talked about making the league more tolerant. Is that what they are doing, promoting a team name that is clearly racist in its origins. I understand Roger Goodell and Dan Snyder's attachment to tradition but come on, even for a long-time Washington fan, this is extremely disappointing. Dan Snyder needs to realize that times change, and no usage of the term Redskins to describe aboriginal people (Native Americans in this case) anywhere should be considered acceptable, even more so when it's the name of a team that is seen by millions and represents the US capital. It's the time for the NFL and Snyder to give their collective heads a shake. Heck the league could hold itself up as promoter of tolerance in every sphere and make a PR coup out of it and hold a contest for fans to come with a team name. I just can't fathom how this is acceptable as a team name in 2013.'' -- Rob Frelich, OttawaI don't know, Rob. I'm no fan of the name either. But now Snyder is dug in, and I doubt, barring protests from Native American groups (who don't seem to be mobilizing in protest), that it's something the league would take on as a cause. SHOULD WRITERS BE ALLOWED IN DRAFT ROOMS? "I'm struggling to see any upside in teams allowing journalists into the draft room. Putting the Chuck Klosterman-Browns incident aside since we don't have the details of the agreement, what exactly is a team to gain in letting a journalist cover their draft? Exposure? It's not like NFL teams are startup companies who are starving for PR. As far as I'm concerned, it only adds unnecessary risk in the unlikely event that the front office has a meltdown mid- draft. This is especially true in a day and age where journalism has largely been reduced to sensationalism (MMQB aside of course!). I believe it best to err on the side of caution.'' -- Jonathan, Westfield, N.J. Well, Jonathan, most teams in the NFL obviously agree with you, because I don't think there's going to be a rush to let us in draft rooms. My point is a simple one: I believe the NFL is always in search of the next great media event. You can see it with the production of the Scouting Combine, the vast increase of draft coverage, the free-agency season, training-camp coverage etc. You probably read my story on the Rams' draft room. Not every one is going to be that suspenseful, obviously. But the emotion in a draft room after a pick is made or after a trade is made is something a team should share with its fans. What's the downside? The team and media person would agree in advance on ground rules. Ask the Rams what the downside is -- now -- to allowing me to write about the draft-day experience. I'm sure they'd say absolutely none. PEOPLE CHANGE. TIMES CHANGE. "Your comments about how closed-off NFL war rooms are begs the question, does it bother you that guys like Scott Pioli, who was no friend of the media and ran one of the most tight-lipped ships in the NFL, all of the sudden want to become members of the media once their NFL careers are over? I mean, this is a guy who had no use or respect for the media when he was running the show, but now all of the sudden he becomes part of the very institution that he was hostile to.'' -- Todd Habiger, Shawnee, KansasGood question. I've known Pioli for a while, and I think every guy who is in his position believes he has a plan for being a general manager, and thinks that plan in a good one. Then Pioli got in that position and made some rules that, in retrospect, he probably wouldn't have made. But he came from the Parcells-Belichick school. What did you expect him to do? I've had some strident conversations with him over the years about how to treat the press, and I can tell you I'd have been like him had I studied one way of doing things for so many years. And I probably would have learned that some of those things were wrong, and if I ever got another chance, I'd change some of the things. I believe if Pioli does have another chance, he will warm up to the media more. As for his lot in life now, with the way the NFL is saturated with coverage now, why not see if it's the kind of gig and lifestyle Pioli would want for himself and for his family? NOW THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. "I think HBO should do a show on the NFL Draft every year. It could be similar to 'Hard Knocks', but call it 'War Rooms'! I think it would be great theatre! They could highlight 2 or 3 teams a year. I think it would be fantastic!' '' -- Earl Jackson, Hoopa, Calif.From your lips to the NFL's ears. Promoted Stories Comments More NFL


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US 5688183 A Abstract A golf club head velocity monitor is disposed at or near the golfer's hands. The monitor is preferably detachably securable to the golfer's hands or a golf glove, so that a single monitor can easily be used with any club selected by the golfer. An inferential determination of club head velocity may be made from the output of a single accelerometer disposed to measure centripetal acceleration in the direction of the golf club shaft. The monitor may provide other functions such as timekeeping or scorekeeping functions.
Claims(6) 1. Apparatus for determining the velocity in the Z-plane of a golf club swung by a golfer, said club having a club head and a grip interconnected by a shaft, at the time of club head impact with a golf ball, comprising:
at least one acceleration sensor having an output responsive to its acceleration, said output being computed by a measurement taken before an impact time of the club head with the golf ball, said impact of said club head with said golf ball generating a noise reading which is used to determine a time of impact, a means for detachably securing said sensor to the hands or wrists of said golfer, to a golf gove worn by said golfer, to said grip, or to said shaft adjacent to said grip, and arranged to measure radial acceleration in the Z-plane; and a means utilizing the sensor output for computing and displaying an output representing said club head impact velocity based upon said sensor output, said means defining Rh as the radius of the club head from the center of rotation C, defining Rs as the radius of the sensor from C, and As as the output from the sensor, whereby the angular velocity of the club head is ω and is determined by the formula ω=√(As /Rs), and the speed of the club head (Vh) is determined by the formula Vh =ωRh =(Rh /√Rs)√As and Vh is displayed as the sensor output. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, including a plurality of acceleration sensors, each of which is responsive to acceleration in a different direction.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said computing and displaying means includes means for computing and displaying an output representing club head velocity based upon the output of said sensor at a time near said impact.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1, further including means for computing and displaying time.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1, further including means for determining means is responsive to said sensor output.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said swing number determining means is responsive to said sensor output.
Description This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/887,020 filed on May 22, 1992, now abandoned. This invention relates to determination of characteristics of a sporting implement, such as a golf club, when swung. More particularly, this invention relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring the velocity of a golf club head by means which need not be permanently associated with the golf club. This invention also relates to accessories which may be secured to a golf glove during play. It is known that the flight of a struck golf ball is determined in part by the velocity of the golf club head at the time of impact between the club head and the ball, as well as the characteristic of the club head and the ball, the orientation of the club head with respect to the ball, and factors operating on the ball in flight such as wind. Of these factors, essentially three are variable under control of the golfer--the club head characteristics, determined by the club selected by the golfer, and the club head velocity and orientation at impact. Upon selection of an appropriate club and stance for a particular shot, the success of the golfer in executing the shot is largely a matter of controlling the club head velocity at impact. Others have sought to measure club head velocity for instructional purposes for a variety of means. Some have developed large, fixed systems which are unsuited to making measurements during ordinary play. Others have developed small, ground mounted, battery operated devices which measure club head speed and swing tempo using light beams. Others have developed systems in which the golf club head itself is instrumented. Examples of such instrumented golf club heads include U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,236 issued Jul. 10, 1990 to Allen, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,991,850 issued Feb. 12, 1991 to Wilhlem. However, such systems require instrumentation of each golf club head in a set, which is expensive, and such instrumentation may undesirably alter the characteristics of the golf club. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a system for golf club head velocity monitoring, and for monitoring the motion of other sporting implements, which avoids the aforementioned drawbacks of prior art systems. Instead of instrumenting the club head of each golf club in a set, the present invention employs a sensor which may be temporarily associated with each club in a set while it is in use. In order to facilitate use of the system and avoid interference with the swinging characteristics of each golf club, the sensor of the present invention is disposed near the golfer's hands during swinging. The sensor provides an output which is responsive to its movement, from which an inferential determination of golf club head velocity may be made. By using the method and apparatus of the present invention, the same means may be used to determine club head velocity for any club selected, and standard clubs may be used without any modification being necessary to enable the determination. Club head velocity may be determined in the ordinary course of the golfer's play. Preferably, the velocity-determining golfing aid of the invention is easily and conveniently associated with a selected club in a manner which does not materially alter or interfere with the golfer's ordinary swinging movements. Accordingly, the velocity measuring apparatus of the present invention is preferably embodied as a small, lightweight, self-contained device. Such a device may be secured for instance to a golfer's hands in the manner of a wristwatch, or may be secured to a standard golf glove in place of the ordinarily supplied ball-marking button, or may be secured to the golf club shaft in the vicinity of the grip. The present invention entails the use of one or more sensors from which club head velocity measurements may be inferred, which are disposed in a substantially fixed relationship to the golf club during a swing to be monitored. The sensors are preferably acceleration sensors. One sensor is preferably disposed to measure the centripetal acceleration along the shaft of the golf club; other sensors, if present, are preferably disposed to measure acceleration in a plane which is generally perpendicular to the golf club shaft. Using two or more sensors, the club face orientation and/or direction of motion at impact with a ball may be determined. It is another object of the invention to provide the golfer or other user of a swung sporting implement with a convenient, light weight chronometer or timepiece which does not restrict or adversely affect the user's sporting activities. In accordance with this aspect of the invention, the same circuitry which provides motion information may be used to provide a watch function. Other objects and features of the invention will be understood with reference to the following specification and claims and the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective illustration of a golf club, indicating the direction conventions used in the description and drawings. FIG. 2 is an illustration of a golf club handle being gripped by a golfer, showing various mounting locations for the device of the invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the major functional components of a device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic representation illustrating the geometry of club head velocity determination by centripetal acceleration measurement. FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating sensor output during a swing. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the main functional components of a processor which may be used in the invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective illustration of a golf club, indicating direction conventions used in the description and drawings. A golf club 2 includes a shaft 6 having a club head 4 secured at one end thereof and a grip 8 secured at the other end thereof. A Z axis lies in the direction of the golf club handle 6. A pair of mutually perpendicular X and Y axes define an X-Y plane which is generally perpendicular to the Z axis. The Y axis as illustrated is the axis of movement of the golf club head during normal swinging. When a golf club is swung, the club head follows a curved path about two connected centers of rotation. A first center of rotation is located generally between the golfer's shoulders. A second center of rotation is formed by the golfer's wrists. At the time when the club head strikes the golf ball, as the golfer breaks his wrist, the club head is generally aligned with the centers of rotation, and the direction of motion of the golfer's hands is generally parallel to the direction of motion of the club head. A motion sensor disposed between the centers of rotation, e.g. between the shoulders and wrists, will not respond to motion about the second center of rotation. A sensor disposed between the second center of rotation and the club head will respond to motions about both centers of rotation. A golf club-mounted sensor will experience the greatest motion if mounted on the club head, and this location will provide a given sensor with the largest signal output and consequent measurement accuracy. However, the prior art acknowledges the problems of disposing a sensor on the club head, including affecting the club's swing characteristics. E.g. Allen U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,236 at column 1 line 59-column 2 line 10. It has been discovered that a device including a sensor may be disposed, not at the club head, but generally at the grip end of the club, and provide an inferential determination of club head velocity which is sufficiently accurate and repeatable to be useful for many purposes. FIG. 2 is an illustration of a golf club grip being gripped by a player's hands, showing locations where such a device may be disposed. In FIG. 2, a device 22 is shown secured to a golf glove 20 in the location where a ball-marking button is typically provided. For mounting in this location, the device 22 may be provided on its bottom side with one half of a snap closure of the type typically provided on ball-marking buttons, so that the device may be substituted for such a button on a golf glove by snapping it in place. Another alternative mounting location also shown in FIG. 2 is that of device 26. The golf glove 20 typically includes a closure or size adjustment mechanism including mating pieces of material such as that sold under the trademark Velcro. A portion 24 of such Velcro is exposed on the back of the glove 20, and a device 26 for mounting at this location may be provided on its bottom side with a mating Velcro portion so that the device 26 may be detachably secured to the glove 20. A third alternative mounting location is also shown in FIG. 2, where a device 28 is secured to grip 8 of the golf club. It will be understood that device 28 might also be mounted to the shaft 6. Device 28 is secured to grip 8 by a securing means 30, which may include a band encircling the grip 8, a spring clip which partially encircles grip 8, or many other means. Other device mounting locations and mounting means may also be provided. For instance, a device may be mounted to a finger in the manner of a ring. The device may also be mounted to a wrist in the manner of a wrist watch. Each mounting location for a device including a sensor has certain relative advantages and disadvantages. Glove or hand mountings are simplest to use because the device, once mounted, will always be in place for measuring a swing with any club. Such locations inherently entail some variability in sensor-club relative positioning, since a golfer is unlikely to grip a club in exactly the same way every time. For accuracy, locations closer to the club head and more secure mounting means are preferred. For these reasons the grip or shaft location of sensor 28 would be preferred; however, such locations would require either a device 28 secured to every club in a set, which is expensive but would provide reliability, repeatability, and convenience, or that the golfer move the device 28 from club to club, which is less expensive but less convenient. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the major functional components of a device according to the present invention. A motion-responsive sensor 42 is disposed within a housing 40. The raw sensor output will typically require processing and conversion to enable output of information representing determined club head velocity, and so the output of the sensor is coupled to a processor 44 for these purposes. Processor 44 controls an externally perceivable output, preferably a visual display 46, for providing club head velocity information to the golfer. Other outputs, such as a synthesized speech output, may also be used. Means for associating the sensor housing with a golf club to be swung for movement therewith are also provided, shown as mounting 48. The particular means selected for mounting 48 will depend on the location intended for mounting, and as discussed above may include a snap closure portion, a Velcro portion, or a mounting in the nature of a watch band or ring. Mounting means 48 is preferably physically disposed on the opposite side of housing 40 from the display 46, so as not to interfere with the output function. A control input(s) 50 may be provided to processor 44. Such inputs may be provided for the purpose of instructing the device that a swing is to be made, to reset the device after a swing, to provide input parameters to calibrate the device or customize its output for a particular golfer or club, and the like. Such an input 50 may physically take the form of a switch such as customarily provided for setting digital watches. In this regard, it is noted that the device of the present invention may provide other functions in addition to golf club head velocity determination. For instance, processor 44 may include a clock function, the time output of which may be displayed on display 46 together with or alternately with the club head velocity. Thus the device may function as a golf watch, which is often desirable in itself to avoid damage to expensive dress watches which are more appropriately worn on occasions other than golfing. A watch function is preferably provided, and control inputs 50 may function to set the time. If only a single display is provided, control inputs 50 may function to switch the device between its watch and club head monitoring functions. This may also be accomplished automatically, for instance by converting from a watch function to a club monitoring function when a motion threshold has been exceeded, and returning the display to a time display after a predetermined interval. Other functions, such as scorekeeping functions, may also be incorporated into processor 44 with necessary inputs provided by control input 50 and with outputs displayed on display 46. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the device may automatically keep score by maintaining a cumulative and/or per-hole record of the number of club swings or ball impacts. A variety of sensor technologies may be employed to make the inferential club head velocity determination of the present invention. Sensors which respond directly to their speed of movement, such as air pressure sensors, may be employed. However, it is believed preferable to use acceleration sensors, particularly monolithic accelerometers such as the Analog Devices type ADXL-50. When acceleration sensors are used, their outputs may be processed by time integration to determine club head velocity at impact. However, applicant has discovered a particularly preferred mode of using an accelerometer in this application. For a body moving in an arc, its speed at a point may be determined from its angular velocity at that point, and its angular velocity at that point may be determined from its centripetal acceleration. FIG. 4 illustrates the geometry of such a situation. The golf club head 4 effectively moves in a circular arc, or an approximately circular arc for sufficiently short arc lengths, about a center of rotation C. The club head 4 is disposed at a radius Rh from the center of rotation, and a sensor S is disposed intermediate these points, at a radius Rs. Both club head 4 and sensor S effectively move at angular velocity ω about the center of rotation. The sensor S is disposed to measure its radial or centripetal acceleration i.e. its acceleration in the direction of the Z axis indicated in FIG. 1. The angular velocity ω may then be determined as ω=√(As/Rs). The magnitude of the club head velocity may then be determined as Vh =ωRh =(Rh /√Rs)√As. Applicant has tested prototype systems utilizing centripetal accelerometer sensors mounted generally at the locations of devices 26 and 28 in FIG. 2. Accelerometer output signals obtained during club swings were correlated with outputs obtained simultaneously from a Sportech brand golf swing analyzer, which measures club head velocity by providing an array of photodetectors in a base and timing the occlusion of successive detectors by the club head to provide a direct velocity measurement. The correlation was sufficient to expect that useful devices may be made using centripetal acceleration measurements. While the values of Rh and Rs may be measured, it is simpler and more practical to compute the factor Rh /√Rs by correlating acceleration and actual club head velocity measurements. Sensor motion data will be generated throughout a swing. Since club head velocity at the time of impact with a ball is the information which is desired, a means of determining when impact occurs must be provided. FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating sensor output versus time during a swing. The swing commences at time t1, after which the output increases to a maximum typically at the time of impact t2, after which the output decreases to zero at the time of completion of the swing t3. Typically the impact will cause noise to be superimposed on the sensor output waveform, as illustrated after t2. Two methods may be employed in this situation to determine the sensor output to be employed in club head velocity determination. First, the effects of any such noise may be minimized by appropriate filtering, and the peak sensor output selected as the output representing impact velocity. Second, the occurrence of such noise may be used to determine the time of impact. Thus sensor outputs may be sampled and stored during a swing, and the noise pulse detected such as by differentiation of the sensor output. A sensor output sample taken shortly before the impact time t2 may then be selected as the output representing impact velocity. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the functional signal acquisition and processing components which may be used in a device according to the invention. These components are powered by a battery which is not shown. At least one sensor 60A is provided; one or more additional sensors 60B and/or 60C may also be provided. Such sensors 60 provide an electrical output which is a function of their motion. The sensor blocks 60 shown may include signal conditioning circuitry such as amplifiers. The output of each sensor 60 is supplied to the analog input of an analog-to-digital converter 62, the digital output of which is supplied to low power microcontroller 64. Microcontroller 64 operates on the received sensor data in accordance with a program stored in read-only memory 66. The club head velocity determined by microcontroller 64 is provided to the golfer by output device 70. A system clock 72 is provided to synchronize the operation of microcontroller 64, and if a watch function is included in the device, system clock 72 may control this function. An input 74 to microcontroller 64 is provided for any calibrating, setting, resetting, and the like functions which may be necessary. It will be understood that many of these functional blocks may be provided by a single piece of hardware. A variety of methods may be employed to inferentially determine club head velocity using a system as shown in FIG. 6. As has been described, a single accelerometer may be disposed to measure centripetal acceleration along the Z axis shown in FIG. 1. A sensor may be disposed to measure movement along the Y axis; if it is an accelerometer, its output may be integrated over the swing period until impact, and if it is a velocity sensor its output may be directly used to determine club head velocity. A pair of sensors may be used. For instance, an acceleration or velocity sensor may measure motion along the Y axis, and a centripetal accelerometer may measure acceleration along the Z axis as described, and their outputs averaged or otherwise combined to reduce measurement error. A pair of sensors may also be used to determine the club direction at impact. For instance, a pair of acceleration or velocity sensors may be disposed to measure in the X-Y plane, for instance at Y+45� and Y-45�. Their outputs may be combined to determine the club head speed at impact, and the difference in their outputs may be used to determine motion in the X direction at impact, i.e. whether the ball will be pushed (inside-out swing) or pulled (outside-in swing). Such a determination may also be made directly by a pair of sensors, one measuring in the X direction and one measuring in the Y direction. An array of three sensors may be disposed to measure in the Z direction and in the X-Y plane to enable virtually complete information regarding club head movement to be inferentially determined. Any such information derived from the sensors may be displayed. While it is believed preferable to include motion monitoring functions in a device such as have been described, it will be understood that the mounting methods described may be used for other sporting devices without a motion monitoring function. Specifically, a golf or other sporting watch may be provided with snap, Velcro, or like mounting means for mounting at locations 22 or 26 shown in FIG. 2. Such a watch may be provided with a manual scorekeeping function which is operable by a golfer actuating a switch for each stroke. While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, variations will undoubtedly occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For instance, the above methods and apparatus may be adapted to measure swing characteristics of sporting implements which are grasped in a user's hands and swung, and which include an object-impacting portion and a grip portion interconnected by a shaft. Such other sporting implements may include racquets such as tennis, racquetball, and squash racquets, bats such as baseball bats, and sticks such as hockey sticks. Patent Citations
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