It should be noted that all this is true for simple polygons. > function area(p) = abs( sum_list( [ for(i=[0:len(p)-1]) cross2D( p[i], > p[(i+1)%len(p)] ) ] ) )/2; > > function sum_list(v, i=0, sum=0) = i==len(v) ?

From Dana Campbell: 04/26/12 - Avon, Talcott Mountain Science Center -- four BLACK VULTURES flew by. From Edward Sadowski: 04/26/12 - Milford, Plains Rd, Milford Office Park -- 1 Orchard Oriole.

Today, here in my Harwinton yard, @ 5:30 as the sun was setting, their was a very large movement of birds through the tops of the trees. This often happens, as birds seem to follow the suns travels up hills and Mts as it sets. I live at the top of a 900' hill, and this wave had lots of birds and moved quickly amongst the tree tops.

Recommended Website: If you are not already aware of it, Athlinks (www.athlinks.com) is a pretty cool website that logs results for thousands if not millions of race participants automatically. It includes races of all shapes and sizes including triathlons, running races, etc. You can sign up for a free account and then “claim” all of your races.

. > >Since a pound weighs 454 grams and a nickel coin weighs about 5 grams, and >there are 90 or so nickels in a pound, each nickel coin should have about 16 >cents worth of nickel metal in it at todays prices. Save your nickels. >Like gold >coins, silver coins and real copper pennies, they are worth more as metal >than >as currency.

> The thread on cleaning bimini tops got me thinking it would be a good time > to also recondition or waterproof the top, mine is made of Sunbrella, and > rain soaks through and drips a bit during rains. Thompson's Waterseal? (endsnip) I wouldn't use Thompsons on Sunbrella. The product I've used for 6 or 8 years is 303 Fabric Guard.

I'm sure there have been times when we all wish we could have outrun some weather but with the availability of good reports these days and a willingness to take it easy speed is not critical. To me the passage is as important as the goal.

Kevin, Where is the MacGregor 26?? > 1. Re: MacGregor 26 (Kevin Redden) > 2. Dry storage along the Gulf Coast (bill hyslop) > 3. Tenn-Tom anchorages... (Mike & Paige Caldwell) > > > > It was most interesting that this MacGregor 26 > thread had been running for the > past few day.

From Tina Green with AJ & Sue Hand: 09/26/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 1 Nelson's Sparrow and 6 Saltmarsh Sparrows, FOS adult male White-crowned Sparrow, absolutely stunning! The Saltmarsh Sparrows were all teed up and feeding on the spartina lit by the morning sun allowing for excellent views.

OMG, the BOSL library Std and BOSL2 were easy to install and creating gears was exceptionally easy. Thank you so much!