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Southern Baptists Send Mixed Messages Over Decision By North Carolina Pastor To Expel Democrats
The decision by Pastor Chan Chandler's East Waynesville Baptist Church, a congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, to expel democrats who voted for John Kerry should be an easy act to condemn for church leaders. Southern Baptist leaders, however, seem to have a hard time finding much they disagree with in Chandler's acts.
Waylan Owens, who serves as vice president of planning and communications at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, is one of Chandler's professors. He wrote an article about the controversy for Baptist Press in which he said in part:
You cannot call yourself a member of a church that stands against abortion and then actively support abortion through your politics.
What a novel idea! Your life should match your religious profession. As we used to say when I was growing up, "You gotta walk the talk!" Imagine that, Christians living out with integrity what they claim to believe.
What is strange is that the media would not be sympathetic to Chan. After all, they are constantly reporting the lack of integrity among God's people who claim to believe one way and then live another. Aren't we all tired of the Christians, especially pastors and church leaders, who are caught in adultery and embezzlement and tax fraud each year? Wouldn't we all like men who claim to preach the Word also call us to live the Word?
Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is perhaps the most prominent leader of his denomination. Mohler not only runs the seminary but also writes for several web sites and has his own radio show. When you want a Southern Baptist to respond to a pressing current issue this is the man the media turns to. What has he said about this debate?
Nothing that I can find. His home page does offer though what promises to be an interesting segment from a recent radio program.
Should Boys Wrestle Girls?
(I haven't taken the opportunity to listen to the story but I'm sure - knowing Mohler - that he thinks wrestling somehow leads to homosexuality and that liberal judges secretly engage in mud wrestling sessions after issuing court opinions that support same sex marriage.
But I digress.)
Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, offered more wisdom on this issue when he told Baptist Press:
"I don't know the particulars of the situation, but I certainly acknowledge the right of each local autonomous congregation to decide the requirements for membership in their church," Land told BP. "However, I would also add that the right to determine membership does not always mean that it is exercised in a correct fashion. I believe it would never -- never -- be appropriate or acceptable for a local Baptist church to decide membership based upon how a person votes.
"I believe that preachers and pastors have a responsibility and an obligation to preach what the Bible says about moral, social public policy issues and to encourage people to vote, and when they vote, to vote their values, their beliefs and their convictions. But the decision about the candidate must remain part of the individual responsibility of the priesthood of all believers. A person's casting of a ballot should never be a cause for church discipline."
Republicans keep pushing legislation that would remove the prohibition on churches from endorsing partisan political candidates. So far the legislation, which has been opposed by nearly every religious denomination, hasn't gotten too far. Most responsible religious leaders understand that churches should not become the outposts of secular political parties.
Sadly, the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention aren't quite sure how far their support of American democracy goes. Mohler, after all, was one of the speakers at the religious right-sponsored "Justice Sunday." That event explicitly stated that those who opposed the Bush Administration and / or the religious right opposed Christianity itself. The events of the last several months – ever since the November 2004 elections – have been chilling as we clearly witness an effort by the religious right to force their theology on all Americans. The events last week in North Carolina are just the latest example.
The Rev. Carlton W. Veazey, a minister in the National Baptist Convention USA, was on target when he wrote this past week:
The Christian Right's posture in the showdown over the "nuclear option" has been a stark lesson in how religious language and imagery are inappropriately seeping into government and politics. First, of course, religion is defined as a particular religion and then defined further as a particular brand of that religion so as to exclude all other views and versions as irreligious, immoral, or wrong. Moreover, in this worldview, Christianity and Country are inseparable. One of the "Justice Sunday" speakers, Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, put it in terms as chilling to religious liberty and diversity as any I've ever heard. Like other fundamentalists, Mohler believes there is only one correct interpretation of the Bible-his-and he equated the inerrancy of his interpretation of the Bible with the inerrancy of the Constitution, based on his biblical beliefs. In bringing the Bible and the Constitution together, fundamentalists like Mohler are moving toward mainstreaming their biblically based interpretation of the Constitution. Judges would be held to the standard of biblical teachings, as interpreted by fundamentalists. I don't doubt the sincerity of Mohler and other fundamentalist ministers who share this view that the Bible is literally true and they alone know what it means, but they are on dangerous ground when they then suggest that they alone also know what the Constitution means-and that anyone who thinks differently is anti-Christian. Christians have strong differences of opinion on the meaning of scriptures and most of us don't want to see a particular brand of Christianity held up as the only real Christianity. We certainly don't want a particular brand of Christianity enacted as the law of the land.
These are dangerous times for America. Let us pray the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention come to an understanding that can affirm both their faith and the nation's principles of tolerance and pluralism (the same values many progressive Christians feel represent the best of our tradition as well).
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On two wheels and talking watches with Vertex-heir Don Cochrane
In the commonplace worlds of watches and cars, Don Cochrane stands alone as a gentleman of unique horological and automotive stature. The great-grandson of Claude Lyons, who founded Vertex Watches in 1916, it's fitting that cars and bikes are the only passions that excite him with the same fervour…
Cochrane's illustrious career is dusted with the special and the sublime. Beginning in advertising at Ogilvy & Mather, he was quick to rise through the ranks. "Fairly quickly, I became Production Director and was actually making ads and campaigns for many companies, including Ford," he recalls as we settle down at his home in Fulham. Around the same time, one of Cochrane's friends was working in Formula 1 management and required someone to help with the live feed at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix. "Though the system was new to me, I quickly figured it out and was asked to continue for the rest of the season." At just 26, Cochrane was directing the entire Formula 1 television feed.
"People assumed that I was the best in my business because I worked for Formula 1 and it granted me the opportunity to do many other things," comments Cochrane. "But the most life-changing thing happened when I was at Ogilvy." Ford was still a client at the time and had begun its first electric car project through a partnership with the Norwegian company Th!nk. Cochrane was thus one of the first people involved with the emerging EV market. "At the time, I must have been one of the only people driving a properly homologated electric car around London and this was back in 1996 – anything before was deemed a 'quadro-cycle'."
A chance encounter with Richard Branson at a party led Cochrane to develop a plan to attract support from Virgin's £2bn green initiative. And though unsuccessful, he'd learned so much about the industry that Th!nk asked him to join them permanently. "I went from being an editor and director to the sales and marketing director for a car company, which was really cool," he continues, with a beaming smile.
As Th!nk began to slow, Cochrane met Elon Musk and his team at Tesla. "I got chatting to them because I had the skills they needed, so they asked me to join. This was in 2007 when nobody knew anything about them, but I could see that what they wanted to achieve, and the car was very cool." However, as Tesla grew and transitioned from the Roadster to the Model S, Cochrane was being pulled to the USA. Staunchly against the idea of leaving Blighty, another chance encounter, this time with Aston Martin, saw his position change yet again.
"During one of the many car shows I attended with Tesla, I bumped into the prototype Aston Martin One-77 and thought it was the most stunning thing in the world. And I was fortunate enough to be offered my dream job, managing the One-77 and VIP sales for Aston's customers. I went from one of the most environmentally conscious car companies on the planet to one of the most un-environmentally friendly cars: a naturally-aspirated 7.3-litre V12 hypercar." He laughs.
And while he personally oversaw the One-77 and V12 Zagato programmes, it was the access he was granted to prized Aston Martins that remain fondest in his memories. "Sometimes I'd have to take one of the legacy James Bond cars to a meeting to show somebody, and I got to drive the Casino Royale DBS a number of times, and the V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights. I remember taking the DBS to a meeting once and I had about 500 yards to the hotel, but I put my headphones in, played the James Bond theme, and rove around the mews several times feeling like the king of the world. It was awesome!"
Though he's now the president of VistaJet, the world's largest private jet company, Cochrane's connection to the motoring world has never waned. "The nice thing about being out of the car industry is that I'm now into it purely for pleasure, which is much more fun. I'm on good terms with the Goodwood estate, so you'll often find me there, but also with some of the collectors who bought One-77s or Teslas, or people I met on the Grand Prix circuit. We've all remained friends and it's a lovely community in which we all love one thing: cars."
That leads us on to Cochrane's original passion for the world of motoring. His earliest memory is watching Derek Bell racing his Porsche 924GT at Brands Hatch as a seven-year-old, where a business partner of his father arrived in a Lamborghini Countach. "He gave me the keys and just let me go – I spent the day sitting in this Countach and feeling like a king!" Over the years, he's owned numerous notable vehicles" a British Racing Green Lancia Beta, a three-door Range Rover Classic, a silver Porsche 911S, a split-screen VW Camper, and a dubonnet rosso Aston Martin DB4 that he purchased for just £28,000. But it's not all cars. Far from it!
It was also with his father during a family holiday in France that Cochrane first fell in love with motorcycles, while watching the Paris-Dakar rally. "You couldn't be in France at the time without knowing about the Dakar. This was during the Thierry Sabine years and I really fell in love. I absolutely loved the Dakar, especially the bikes." Indeed, his first motorcycle was a big single-cylinder KTM. "It made the same noise as the Dakar bikes and I loved it for that," he recalls, "I've had eight KTMs and only recently started dabbling in BMWs."
We grab our helmets and head outside – it's high time for a ride. Before us lies the beauty of his 1978 BMW R100 RS. "It's an HPN BMW – HPN made all the Dakar bikes for BMW – so it's quite special and rather rare. It just makes me so happy!" Major work carried out to the bike includes the six-inch extended rear swingarm for better traction on sand, a Husqvarna front end, and a twin-shock conversion for more strength. "What I love most is that it's 40 years old but rides like a normal bike. Yes, it lacks some of the torque modern bikes have, but it works fine for riding in and out of London."
We eventually stop for a coffee in Marylebone, the HQ of his newest venture: Vertex Watches. When his grandmother died a few years ago, Cochrane wanted to commemorate her by reviving the watch company her father had founded in 1916, but which had ceased operations by 1972. "As a child, I'd only heard stories of how hard the watch industry was and how little fun by grandfather and uncle had towards the end. But I started researching the good stuff about Vertex and discovered it had an amazing story and narrative."
After a battle that included the reacquisition of the Vertex trademark, Cochrane re-incorporated the company in 2016, exactly 100 years after his grandfather founded it, and started work on his first watch, a commemorative piece in honour of the WWW Cal 59 Nav model made during World War 2. "What I love is that the watches weren't designed to be fashionable – they were created to do a job, to be strapped onto the wrists of soldiers who were then thrown out of a plane over France and left to fight towards Berlin. You can't ask much more of a watch than that. That DNA is so powerful that it made sense to base our first watch, the M100, on the original."
True to the original, the M100 features a manual movement. "That's very important to the story. I love the fact the watch doesn't work unless you make it work, and it's the same reason we drive classic cars and ride old bikes: we feel them, and we interact with them. They're not automated, they're working with you."
Before long, business calls and Cochrane clambers back onto his BMW, strapping his aptly named Desert Race helmet firmly in place. With a flick of the button, the 40-year-old boxer engine rumbles to life, and with a raucous twist of the throttle, he bids us farewell and tears off through the streets of London. At just 46 years old, he has already achieved more than most in their lifetimes. And with Vertex Watches alive once again, the future looks bright and bountiful.
Text: Hugh Francis Anderson / Photos: Alex Fleming for Classic Driver © 2019
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Q: Is there a way to check if a GTK widget supports a property without checking version numbers?

According to the GTK API reference, the "license-type" property of GtkAboutDialog is only present in GTK >= 3.0. For compatibility, my code currently checks the GTK version before setting the "license-type" property:
-- This is Lua code binding to GTK via lgi
local dialog = Gtk.AboutDialog {
    title = "About Me",
    -- ...,
}
if Gtk.check_version(3,0,0) == nil then
    dialog.license_type = Gtk.License.MIT_X11
end

Instead of doing this, is there a way to directly ask GTK if a widget supports a certain property? I think the code would be more self-documenting and less bug prone if I could write something that looks like
if supports_property(dialog, "license-type") then
    dialog.license_type = Gtk.License.MIT_X11
end

Since this question is really about the GTK API, I'm OK with answers in any programming language. Although the examples are in Lua, I assume a similar problem should show up in other dynamic-language bindings or even in C, assuming that there is a way to set properties by name without going through the set_license_type accessor function.

A: You can use the g_object_class_find_property() function to see if a property exists.
Note that this function takes a GObjectClass, not the GObject instance. All GObject classes come in these class-instance pairs, with the class structure used for shared things like vtable methods. To get the GObjectClass associated with an object instance, in C, you can use the G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS() macro. (If you want to do this in Lua, and if Lua can't call C macros like that, you'll have to trace the definition of G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS().)

A: You don't need to use the _property field like you are doing in your currently accepted answer since lgi finds all names in the type categories tables directly. Additionally, it is also possible to get type of an instance using _type accessor. So I'd recommend following solution:
if dialog._type.license_type then
    dialog.license_type = Gtk.License.MIT_X11
end

A: In lgi, a class's properties are present in its _property field:
if Gtk.AboutDialog._property.license_type then
    dialog.license_type = Gtk.License.MIT_X11
end

A: If for some reasons you need to know if a property is present without instantiating it, you can go with @andlabs idea in this way:
local lgi   = require'lgi'
local Gtk   = lgi.require'Gtk'
local class = Gtk.AboutDialogClass()

-- Prints yes
if class:find_property('license') then print('yes') end

-- Does not print anything
if class:find_property('unknown') then print('yes') end

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Q: Why Django sometimes gives naive time when USE_TZ=True? Just cannot figure out why Pr gets naive time. The class Pr is added without South, but News is added with South. Pr has no seconds?
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class News (models.Model):
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>>> a= News.objects.order_by('-id')[0]
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During the 2013 season, the Bobcat women finished eighth in the PBC Championships, adding a 10th place finish in the NCAA Southeast Regional. The GC men's team posted a fifth-place finish at the PBC meet and came in eighth at the NCAA Regionals.
In 2011, Allison Lones and Tyler Mattix each became the first All-Southeast Region Runners in school history. In Samprone's 12 seasons, he has coached 15 harriers to All-PBC status.
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The Best Camera Straps (for Function and Fashion)
Updated September 8, 2017
BlackRapid replaced our previous functional strap pick, the BlackRapid Sport, with the new BlackRapid Sport Breathe. After testing it against the old version, we think it's a worthy successor that offers…
BlackRapid replaced our previous functional strap pick, the BlackRapid Sport, with the new BlackRapid Sport Breathe. After testing it against the old version, we think it's a worthy successor that offers better performance for the price than anything else we tried. The new Sport Breathe strap uses breathable fabric on the outside and moisture-wicking fabric on the inside, improving the feel of the strap. The overall design remains very similar to our previous pick, and BlackRapid offers a left-handed option as well.
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Like the lens that came with your camera, the included strap is good enough to get you started, but you will want more features—or more style—as you grow as a photographer. After doing 14 hours of research, interviewing 10 experts and wearing 39 different straps, we found the best camera straps for photographers who are ready to move beyond the standard kit. Whether you're looking to upgrade your comfort, style, or accessibility, we have picks to fit a variety of needs and budgets.
BlackRapid Sport Breathe
The best functional camera strap
The most comfortable strap we tested, the sling-style BlackRapid Sport Breathe attaches to a camera's tripod mount and keeps it out of the way and at the ready.
$74* from Amazon
*At the time of publishing, the price was $70.
If performance is your top priority, get the BlackRapid Sport Breathe. Of all the straps we tested, it offers the best combination of security, ease of access, and comfort at a reasonable price. The BlackRapid's cross-body design lets your gear hang comfortably at your side, where it's simultaneously out of the way when you're moving around and at the ready when you want to shoot. Its tripod-mount attachment feels secure, even when supporting a heavy full-frame camera and large lens. It also features safety mechanisms, including a new gate mechanism on the carabiner and better spring-loaded bumpers that prevent the camera from sliding around on the strap. The padding combines breathable mesh and moisture-wicking fabric to help you stay cool, even during hot summer shoots.
Ona Leather Presidio
The softest leather strap around
Artisanal styling with worn-in comfort and plenty of stability.
If you want a strap that will look better than the one that came with your camera, but will still be comfortable and stable, the Ona Leather Presidio, crafted from supple leather, leaves your neck comfortable after even a long day of shooting and adds some panache to your shooting setup. Of the leather straps we tested, it's by far the most comfortable and is easy to attach and adjust.
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How to care for a camera strap
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How to buy a fashion strap
I'm a photojournalist, a writer, and a professional photographer with a wide range of experience researching, testing, and writing about photography trends, techniques, and tools, including my role as mobile imaging editor at DPReview, the most popular camera site on the Web.
To cut through the hundreds of widely available camera straps, we researched which ones have garnered the most praise online, interviewed experts and photographers to see what they like, and tested the best straps in a variety of situations.
For functional straps, we looked for options that emphasized function above all else. They had to comfortably hold a heavy camera with a big lens over a long day's shooting, offer a robust attachment system to stow the camera safely, and prevent the camera from shifting too wildly when not in use.
For fashionable straps, we focused primarily on the handcrafted leather look that's popular right now. Manufacturers boast their artisanal approach and high-quality materials—but we also sought out canvas and other leather alternatives. We looked at straps aimed at DSLR and smaller camera-system shooters, and wore them all with a variety of camera bodies and in situations ranging from shooting a full-day wedding to sightseeing around Spain.
After weeks of wear, we learned that even the most fashionable camera strap must also be practical: It has to hold your gear securely and without inflicting damage, feel comfortable on your neck, and not slide around too much or require regular adjusting.
First, make sure you're attaching it to your camera correctly. Each manufacturer may have its own instructions, but this video shows the correct way to thread those with nylon attachments.
Clean canvas straps with a damp cloth, but if it's really dirty, BlackRapid advises removing the hardware and letting the strap sit in Woolite for an hour before rinsing. Air drying is best.
If you have a leather strap, you need to care for it as carefully as you would your favorite boots. We spoke with camera strap aficionado and editor-in-chief of The Phoblographer Chris Gampat about his strap-care rituals. "Camera straps need care and maintenance like any fine leather product. Photographers should use wax and oil in the same way that they would polish and wax their leather shoes and goods. If you're reapplying wax, always try to underdo it and be conservative. It's best to also use a blow dryer to melt the wax and apply it evenly. To harden it, you should put it in the freezer for like a day or overnight to let it harden." For a more complete take on the care and preservation of leather goods, have a look at our guide for leather shoe care.
After scouring the Internet for the camera straps most highly recommended by reviewers and photographers alike, we narrowed down the pack to 11 models we wanted to see in hand. We then tested the updated version of our original pick separately in 2017.
We looked for the best-reviewed straps that have been available the longest to recommend a functional model that outperforms the one that comes with your camera. We sought out a strap that contours well to the body and can stand up to a DSLR with a heavy lens (a Canon 5D Mark III and Canon 70–200mm telephoto lens in our testing).
The BlackRapid Sport Breathe, with optional underarm stabilizing strap.
Why it's great: The BlackRapid Sport Breathe is the best functional camera strap because it uses strong attachments for heavy gear, remains comfortable to wear, lets you ready your camera extremely fast, and has a reasonable price for the level of safety it offers. BlackRapid updated this model last fall with new breathable and moisture-wicking fabrics that feel better on sweaty skin, as well as other mechanical and material updates. It's available in both right- and left-handed versions.
The BlackRapid's nylon strap is adjustable and features a newly redesigned spring-loaded lock on either side of the carabiner to keep your camera from sliding around when not in use.
The BlackRapid Sport Breathe strap attaches to the camera via the tripod mount using a stainless steel thumbscrew and metal carabiner, now with a coating that keeps any clinking much quieter. That carabiner connection has been a point of failure for some owners in the past, but the new model features an improved locking mechanism on the carabiner as well as an additional plastic piece, called a LockStar (developed in partnership with Nikon), that prevents the carabiner from coming unlocked and keeps the metal hardware from scratching the camera body.
BlackRapid's distinctive carabiner attachment method.
The BlackRapid's shoulder pad is breathable yet thick, and it naturally forms to the body. Its inner honeycomb mesh minimizes the amount of material that contacts your skin; you can actually see holes from the outer material that continue through the pad. It's not just for show, either: If you blow through the padding, you can feel your breath on the other side. In our tests, this design made the BlackRapid strap feel noticeably drier and grippier during hot August wedding shoots compared with other straps I tried, such as the seat-belt-like Peak Design strap.
The BlackRapid strap is also highly adjustable and features newly redesigned spring-loaded bumpers on either side of the carabiner to prevent the camera from sliding around on the strap when not in use. We like the added security of the underarm strap, but it's not always necessary if you want to travel light or don't like another strap near your underarm; it detaches easily from its clips when you want to remove it.
The BlackRapid Sport Breathe comes with a one-year warranty, which extends to five years if you sign up for a BlackRapid account on the company's website. And as a bonus, BlackRapid is offering a trade-in program via its website through which you can swap any sling-style camera strap (including previous BlackRapid straps) for the latest BlackRapid model for a significant discount.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: A tripod-socket mount isn't for everybody, but BlackRapid also offers an Arca-Swiss–compatible tripod plate if you find yourself needing to switch frequently to your tripod. As the name implies, the look is sporty and utilitarian, but see our Fashion straps section if looks are a priority for you.
A more refined look
The Luma Labs leather-topped padding has a more understated look than the BlackRapid.
Luma Labs Loop 3
A sleeker, slightly spendier option
A stylized leather neck pad displays more Posh than Sporty Spice in another tripod-mount, sling-style strap that's a bit more expensive.
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Why it's great: The Luma Labs Loop 3 offers a more refined look than the BlackRapid—at the cost of your camera sliding around the strap when not in use. The thick padding feels as if it melts into your shoulder, and the top layer of leather keeps it looking sleeker and less sporty than the majority of the competition, as does its subtle black-on-black logo placement. As Chris Gampat, editor-in-chief of The Phoblographer, told us when we asked him about some of his favorite straps, "A camera strap shouldn't have a company name plastered all over it like I'm your walking billboard ad."
The thick padding feels as if it melts into your shoulder.
The simplicity of the system also makes the Loop 3 stand out: The strap attaches via a hard plastic loop with a knob that twists into your tripod socket. It feels secure, requires no additional tools, and is easy to use.
The Luma Labs attachment system screws directly into your tripod mount.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Our one point of contention was the lack of a locking mechanism to keep the camera from sliding around the strap when you don't want it to, like the BlackRapid model offers. These locks can be very useful for keeping your camera from shifting unexpectedly, particularly in between your shots.
The Op/Tech Utility Strap Sling brings stability on the cheap.
Op/Tech Utility Strap Sling
A low-cost option that doesn't use your tripod socket
This thick strap relies on a camera-loop attachment, like a standard strap.
Why it's great: If you want to spend substantially less, Op/Tech's Utility Strap Sling stands out for its thick neoprene padding and alternative camera-side-loops attachment method that doesn't interfere with the tripod socket. The strap's "Uni Loop" connectors feel very secure and require a squeeze on both sides to release. More than one can be used if your battery grip or quick-release plate also includes a loop.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: The plastic connectors aren't very attractive and could wear on the skin after a while. When attached to both sides of the camera, the strap tends to block the LCD screen and back buttons. For its lower price, the trade-off is a strap that's neither as contoured nor as comfortable as the BlackRapid.
The Op/Tech strap ties into your camera's built-in connection loops.
When it comes to finding a camera strap that's also fashionable, the search becomes a little trickier. A fashionable strap must still stand up to the weight of your camera and feel good on your neck, but you might have to make form over function compromises when choosing for looks. By their nature, most fashion straps won't provide the same advanced attachment and stability systems of a more functional strap—but will look much nicer than options that are more pro-level.
With such subjective matter, it's difficult to declare a clear "winner," but a few standouts rose to the top for both DSLR and smaller-camera shooters. If you're a professional photographer shooting a 10-hour wedding, see the Functional straps section above, but if you're looking for something a bit trendier for more everyday use, read on.
High-comfort leather
The softest leather around.
Why it's great: The Leather Presidio from Ona is the most comfortable leather strap we tested. It can easily support a heavy camera and offers a simple attachment method that won't scratch your gear. And its current price of just over $100 is fitting as a long-term investment. The Italian tanned leather is absolutely buttery and surrounds a layer of neoprene padding that makes the more than 5-pound weight of a Canon 5D Mark III with a 70–200mm f/2.8 L lens feel bearable through a long day of shooting. The Presidio ends in narrow leather attachments that slide through the camera loops and are fixed in place with two buckles that offer four inches of sizing flexibility to fit many body types. It comes in two colors: antique cognac and dark truffle.
The Leather Presidio from Ona is the most comfortable leather strap we tested.
Chrome hardware and buckles complete the simple, elegant construction along with four rows of perfect stitching that bond the neck pad together. The top-grain leather includes a soft wax finish.
The internal neoprene padding adds an extra level of comfort.
In his review for Looks Like Film, photographer and blogger Jacob Loafman praised the Presidio for its comfort and durability, "It hits an absolute 10 out of 10 on the comfortableness scale. There is just no better strap that I have worn in my 4 years of shooting. Plus, it is a strap that will last a long time, in my opinion."
Photographer and blogger Anthony Gauna also had nice things to say on his site after using the Presidio: "Because of of the fact that it can be worn crossbody like the BlackRapid, I had been worried that it was gonna give me shoulder pain, but it surprisingly hasn't." The strap's function wasn't the only thing that impressed him. "And I do have to say… it's pretty damn dapper looking too."
If you're not careful, the Ona's buckles can get in the way.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Having those two buckles on your chest can feel like a lot of metal and bulk right where it can easily get in the way of shooting—particularly if you're wearing a couple straps or another bag at the same time; it can snag. The Ona is also plenty long, with an adjustable drop length of 19.5 to 23.5 inches, which felt comfortable for me at 5 feet 7½ inches, and gave me the option to wear it crossbody; but some shorter reviewers have found it too big. If you find the strap too long, even while wearing it slung crossbody, Ona recommends taking it to a cobbler or luggage repair shop, and getting extra buckle holes added to shorten the strap.
Simple and soft leather strap
A simple, elegant leather strap.
A7 Lincoln
A simpler leather strap with classic appeal
A simpler, lighter-weight leather strap that's comfortable and adjustable.
$85 from A7
Why it's great: A7's Lincoln strap takes a simple but unpadded approach, with a smaller price tag. The look is classic with rugged, high-quality, full-grain leather that's smooth to the touch. Unfinished on the inside, the soft leather offers grip as it conforms easily to the back of your neck. The narrow leather strap ends attach via the camera loops, and a single metal buckle on each side adjusts length easily from 36 to 46 inches long and offers slightly less bulk than the Ona's double buckle system. Those two buckles are the only hardware on the piece, making the Lincoln one of the most no-frills and lightweight leather straps we tested. The supple vegetable-tanned leather comes in three colors.
The [A7"s] look is classic with rugged, high-quality, full-grain leather that's smooth to the touch.
Matthew Hranek recommended A7 straps in GQ, calling them "glove leather soft, in a simple palette of colors, that are a compliment to any shooter's wardrobe."
The A7 doesn't afford you any extra padding.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: No padding to support heavy gear, so use it for shorter outings with your DSLR or pair with a lighter mirrorless or compact camera.
An affordable strap for a smaller camera.
Gordy's Horizontal Neck Strap
A basic leather camera strap
An affordable leather strap that works but may take some time to break in.
$27 from Gordy's
Why it's great: Like its name, there's nothing fancy about Gordy's horizontal neck strap. Made from a thick natural cowhide, the quarter-inch-wide strap is offered in three lengths that attach via metal loops. The leather comes in four different colors, and the waxed cord that finishes the ends is available in 14 hues to further customize your strap. The model we looked at, including the optional inch-wide neck pad, is currently $40. Unlike other simple models, the Gordy's neck strap stays in place.
It may take some time to get the Gordy feeling soft and worn in.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: It's going to take a while to break in this stiff Latigo belt leather, but the price is quite accommodating. Even with the optional neck pad, I wouldn't use this strap for anything heavier than a mirrorless model. Some users may worry about the metal loop attachment method that poses a risk of scratching the camera body.
A vegan option
If you want a vegan alternative, Couch's "deadstock" vinyl is the way to go.
Couch Dark Brown Western Camera Strap
A classic look, without leather
A vegan strap with the look and feel of leather, and strong enough to hold a full-size DSLR.
$32 from Couch
Why it's great: Couch stands out from the current artisan-leather crowd of camera strap makers by offering a vegan vinyl approach at bargain prices—currently around $30 for most straps. We liked the embossed Dark Brown Western Camera Strap, which has the comfortable look and feel of old leather with just enough grip to not move around too much on your neck. Heavy nylon attachments feel strong but slide slickly through your camera's metal loops. The 2-inch-wide strap is strong enough to support a full-size DSLR, but those with smaller necks and/or camera bodies might consider the 1.5-inch-wide version, the Slim Light Brown Western Camera Strap.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: It's made of a synthetic material, so it could feel a bit sticky and will eventually wear down. Couch offers more designs—if the classic Western look isn't your thing—but beware the models that sport seat belt material on the back side: you really don't want your camera strap and gear gliding around your body so easily.
Extra detailing like in the Barton 1972 Braided 90 may look cool, but can be uncomfortable and can catch your hair if you're not careful.
The focus in buying one of these straps may be fashion, but we believe comfort is key, along with solid construction and high-quality materials. No matter how good the strap looks, you need to want to wear it and it needs to keep your gear safe. If you're looking at a strap that we haven't mentioned in this guide, here are some hints to help you find a good one.
No matter how good the strap looks, you need to want to wear it and it needs to keep your gear safe.
High-quality leather is an excellent choice for strap material, because it breathes well on the skin in any climate and should last for years. The highest-quality leather is full grain (the outer layer of the cowhide), which is the most expensive—but is also the most fibrous and strongest. Next best is top-grain leather, which is split from the top layer of the hide and sanded and refinished. Genuine leather is made from the remaining layers of hide and often refinished to resemble full- or top-grain leather, but isn't as durable and is also used for suede. (Buyer beware: Just because a product says "made with" full-grain leather, that doesn't necessarily mean the entire product is full-grain leather. This could mean a portion of the product includes this high-quality material and the rest is subpar.) Look for manufacturers who use the highest-quality leather, along with the best tanning practices, usually noted as Italian or vegetable tanning—a slower process using plant-based tannins to dye and preserve the leather.
Though we looked at some canvas models, we ultimately steered clear of this option because canvas is bound to show dirt and wear more quickly than leather without offering much in return, not even cost savings.
The best leather alternative we found was from Couch, our vegan camera strap pick. This earth-conscious company uses "deadstock" vinyl that's sat around unused and other recycled material to create its products.
After material considerations, look for high-quality construction like careful stitching and a secure attachment method. Make sure the stitching is tight, without too many loose ends, and that the attachment method can hold tight. If the strap attaches via metal loops, take a close look at that material too: A well-crafted strap is worthless if a cheap metal loop is all that's connecting it to your camera. Poor-quality metal parts will often feel notably worse than better ones, and will be light and easily deformed.
Be careful of straps with too many attachment points and buckles, especially farther away from the ends. If you have long hair, these can spell disaster as your hair can get caught in the workings.
Beware the manufacturer's recommendations for weight limits. Some of these beautiful leather straps are best suited to a smaller camera system; see the Functional straps section above if you're using heavy gear.
Finally, pay attention to size. Two inches seems to be a common width in the strap industry, but if you have a smaller neck, a strap that size could feel very bulky and may even pull at your hairline. Also look at length: Most strap makers offer a few lengths, so pick the one that's right for your body, also taking into account what you usually wear when shooting. An adjustable strap might be especially important if you sometimes shoot in a T-shirt and sometimes need to wear a heavy jacket.
We looked closely at almost 30 straps, and investigated many more through online research and interviews with experts. Overall, our top picks offer the most advantages, but for different tastes and needs, here's what else we considered.
The Peak Design Slide, which can be worn as a traditional strap or as a sling, is a popular model, but we found that it felt exactly like wearing a seat belt—it was slick and apt to slide around the body and lacked any substantial padding.
Joby's UltraFit Sling Strap lacked padding compared to our top pick and didn't conform to the body as well, though it is considerably cheaper. It also comes in an XXL size, which could be an advantage for some users. It's available in a women's-specific version—an idea we liked—but in practice we didn't notice much of a difference (though perhaps photographers with other body types would).
Hold Fast offers the Sightseer Sling, but it's too much of a splurge compared to our main picks. It's part of a modular system, with more-luxurious materials than other functional straps, but it's far too expensive for most people.
The Trillo & Son's Capa has the thickest leather around.
Handmade from a thick cowhide, the Trillo & Son's The Capa Strap smells like a saddle and feels like it will last a lifetime. One of the thickest leather options we tested, the ¾-inch cowboy-couture strap attaches via steel rings and features a single buckle for length adjustment. The 1¾-inch neck pad is comfortable and stays put. But all this heavy metal and leather also results in a weightier strap that might be more than a small camera requires and potentially uncomfortable on a smaller neck.
Hold Fast's Maven buffalo leather strap feels amazing, but is more expensive.
If you're a leather connoisseur and don't mind spending a bit more, Hold Fast's new Maven model is bison leather lined in dreamy soft glove leather that I couldn't stop touching. The Maven comes in three different lengths and five colors and attaches via brass hooks with protective leather pads. Just an inch wide, the Maven is meant for mirrorless or other smaller cameras, not for DSLRs.
The Cecilia is a soft, well-made strap, though it's best suited for smaller cameras.
We were quite fond of the Cecilia Brown Leather/Brown Leather strap we tried. The chocolatey full-grain leather is soft and well-made. With a narrower inch-wide neck pad, it could be a great pick for users with a smaller neck or camera system. Two simple zinc-alloy sliders offer a wide range of length adjustment, from 37 to 50 inches. Leather tabs protect your gear from the metal ring attachments.
4V's Sella offers extra-thick neck padding and heavy-duty leather—but is one of the more expensive options we looked at.
At its current price of nearly $150, 4V Design's Sella strap is aimed at those willing to spend more on unusually extravagant materials. An innovative rubbery grip on the back of the thick neck padding keeps the strap in place and adds ease when wearing heavier gear. The grippy material gives good purchase to keep from slipping even if my neck gets sweaty. The Italian-designed leather is smooth and soft with light-blue stitching that sets it apart. This strap has a lot going on, though, with a buckle to adjust length positioned atop the padding, adding lots of bulk at the back of the neck and plenty of opportunity to snag hair.
We originally tested the Hold Fast Ruck Strap in our first roundup of functional straps. It's crafted of sturdy canvas and high-quality leather, and we love the look and feel and the clever pockets. Ultimately we decided to select a sling-style strap for a more functional option. But even compared with the fashion straps, at its current price of $145, it's expensive, isn't as comfortable as our main pick, and—as is true of many canvas straps—can show dirt and wear more easily.
Tanner Goods is an oft-mentioned brand we were eager to try out. The company's SLR Camera Strap features nicely finished Meridian English bridle leather, but its nylon cord attachment gave us pause. It's a unique system that won't scratch your gear and lets you detach the strap without removing the attachment tags, but we wouldn't trust our heavier gear to the thin nylon, though it could prove perfect for a smaller camera system.
We also took a look at Cecilia's Charcoal Baby Alpaca Wool/Black Leather model. Though impressed by the brand's high-quality materials and manufacturing, we were ultimately concerned about how the wool would wear (and smell) when mixed with dirt and sweat.
Tap & Dye's Legacy Leather Camera Fixed Length Neck/Shoulder Strap is made from top-of-the-line full-grain cowhide that feels strong and stretchy in hand. But the neck-pad piece slides about too easily, which proved annoying in use.
The Figosa Heavy Duty strap did the exact same thing as the Tap & Dye: The wider piece slid uncontrollably, necessitating constant adjustment during use.
We also found Heavy Leather's Leather Slingshot Camera Strap too slippery: The rock 'n' roll look in a tripod-mount sling-style strap is appealing, but not practical when it's sliding all over your body. The company's Classic Strap also didn't do well for us. Again, a "cool factor" is at work: Adjustable leather straps thread through the loops on the side of the camera and connect to the strap via key-ring hooks. But the leather feels thin and the key rings offer a possible failure point.
Finally, we also looked at the Barton 1972 Braided90. This braided strap is made from six individual pieces of leather to create a stretchy cord that attaches via metal rings. Cool concept, but it chews into the back of the neck and becomes a trap for longer hair.
Chris Gampat, editor-in-chief of The Phoblographer, Interview, October 1, 2015
Tom Redd, BlackRapid Sport Camera Strap Review, Photography Life, December 1, 2013
Jeff Meyer, Best camera strap: 6 top models tested and rated, TechRadar, April 1, 2013
Chris Gampat, The Straps that the Phoblographer's Readers Ask Most About, The Phoblographer, September 1, 2015
Anastasia Petukhova, The Big Camera Strap Review, Asilda Photography, June 1, 2014
Lukas Piatek, Review - The Leather Presidio from Ona, LooksLikeFilm, February 1, 2016
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Free Tests for Joint Disease in New-born Lambs
With anecdotal evidence of an increase in "joint-ill" - a disease affecting the joints of young lambs - investigators from SRUC are offering free post mortem tests to sheep farmers and their vets.
Joint-ill, or septic arthritis, affects the joints of new born lambs and causes painful swelling. Those infected with the bacterial disease fail to thrive and, in the worst cases, up to 20% of the farm's lamb crop can die.
Lamb with swollen knees
Heather Stevenson, specialist vet with SAC Consulting Veterinary Services, said:
"Following the 2016 lambing season we had anecdotal reports that there had been a greater than usual number of outbreaks with high casualty rates and a poor response to treatments.
"We decide to collect up to date information from across the country about which pathogens are responsible for outbreaks and the most appropriate antibiotic to treat them with."
As an easily recognised disease, farmers or their vets do not normally submit cases to any of the eight Veterinary Disease Surveillance Centres SAC Consulting runs on behalf of Scottish Government.
However Heather Stevenson believes the offer of free tests will help the college vets gather enough evidence for a proper scientific survey and analysis during the 2017 lambing season.
"Many different bacteria may be associated with septic arthritis although historically one in particular - streptococcus dysgalactiae - has been most common. It has been normal practice to use preventative antibiotic treatments. But with increasing concerns about antimicrobial resistance that approach is no longer acceptable and treatments must be more targeted.
"Hopefully our research will help in the development of Health Plans with new prevention and control strategies."
The researchers want to examine lambs from between 50 to 80 flocks - with one to three lambs submitted per flock. The lambs should be less than four weeks old.
The offer - on a first come, first served basis - is open to Scottish flocks and any English flocks close enough to the Veterinary Centres in Dumfries and St Boswells. Arrangements can be made to handle samples from flocks remote from any of the eight Scottish vet labs.
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Tim Pawlenty Could Stand To Gain While The Big Names Sit On The Sidelines
Posted on May 8, 2011 by jsmashmouth
The 1st GOP Presidential debate is in the books. There are those who feel it lacked the "Wow" factor that it would have had if the top polling candidates had taken part. With Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin all declining to attend, the field was filled with candidates whose names are not well known on a national scale. Texas congressman Ron Paul is probably the exception to that statement but his public persona and Libertarian views have never played well to most in the GOP.
Of the remainder of the field that included former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and conservative talk show host Herman Cain, Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, it may have been Pawlenty that came out with the most to gain from the absence of the big name candidates.
Most of those polled said that they came away with a better opinion of Herman Cain than any other candidate. I agree. Cain came away as the non-politician's politician but he is an unknown to most voters and will need much more than this debate to get the recognition he will need to mount a serious run. Santorum is known to a certain degree through his work on Fox News but has established himself as the social issues candidate so far in a time where the economy will likely reign supreme. Gary Johnson is the poor man's Ron Paul and did little to move up the ladder in the debate and at points looked uncomfortable on the stage. Ron Paul is simply Ron Paul. Most Republican's tend to agree with his economic stances and most independents with his social stances but he has difficulty communicating them in a manner that helps him in a conservative GOP primary.
That leaves Pawlenty, who did little to "Wow" the audience but came across as a solid candidate when put next to the CEO with little experience, the Libertarian's with little communication skills and the evangelical social issue guy, as a possible challenger to the big name candidates who themselves have issues that will be exploited if and when they decide to enter the race. Romney has to answer for his health care program he implemented while Governor of MA. Gingrich has had marriage issues that have haunted him for years. Huckabee has issues regarding his stances on crime while Governor of Arkansas and Palin, well she has always incurred the wrath of the media and I expect if she decides to run in 2012 it will be no different.
So although he may have not brought the "wow" factor with him to South Carolina last Thursday night, it could be Tim Pawlenty who very well takes away the most from the debate. Although Herman Cain may have hit the "wow" factor it was Pawlenty who by reason of recognition stands to gain the most from the decision of the big names to sit this one out. If he stays on message and the more recognizable names continue to sit dormant, Tim Pawlenty has one up on the other candidates.
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CPAC Releases Its Speakers Schedule
Posted on February 1, 2011 by Kempite
Next week the American Conservative Union will conduct its annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.. The event has become a rite of passage for Rpublicans who are trying to make their wayt down the path to the White House and is seen as an agenda setting gathering of the G.O.P.'s political base.
This year, speakers include:
Andrew Breitbart, Ann Coulter, Wayne LaPierre, David Horowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Phyllis Schlaffly, Congressmen Paul Ryan, Connie Mack,and Allen West, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Colorado Senator Mike Lee and Florida Governor Rick Scott.
But in addition to those speakers, the following list ofpotential Republican presidential candidates will also be addressing the lively crowd:
10:00 AM: Michele Bachmann
1:00 PM: Newt Gingrich book signing.
2:00 PM: Rick Santorum
4:30 PM: Paul Ryan
6:15 PM: A reception co-sponsored by SarahPAC.
FRIDAY, February 11:
10:30 AM: Mitt Romney
1:30 PM: John Thune
3:00 PM: Tim Pawlenty
3:30 PM: Ron Paul
4:00 PM: Rick Perry
4:30 PM: Herman Cain
7:30 PM: Mitch Daniels
9:30 AM: Haley Barbour
The highlight of the event is its annual straw poll. Last year, Ron Paul won. Mitt Romney was the winner of the CPAC straw poll in each of the two years prior to that. This year's straw poll results are scheduled to be announced at 5:15 PM on Saturday, February 12th.
Click here for a complete itinerary of the Conservative Political Action Conference
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With ever-increasing levels of stress and anxiety, it is important for people to take more responsibility for their own health care needs.
Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies in the UK. It works by applying gentle pressure to specific reflex points on the feet or hands, which correspond to organs, glands and muscles in the body.
Reflexology may help to restore the body to a state of balance and well being. It deals with the person as a whole and with the causes of problems rather than just the symptoms. It also encourages the elimination of toxins, releases endorphins, reduces stress and anxiety, and revitalizes energy.
Many people use reflexology as a way of relaxing the mind and body and counteracting stress. Medical and other health care professionals increasingly regard reflexology for pain management & relaxation to be a well established, respected and effective therapy.


I'm going to cover some of the first steps you should follow if you've just come into possession of an old 8870. There are also links to articles that should be of additional help.
No matter if the machine was recently working or not, don't just plug it, or any of the peripherals until they've been serviced. I know it's tempting but please, don't do it.
You may be planning on getting your new toy up and running immediately, or going to dump it in the garage to deal with at some future date. There are a few things however that need to be dealt with now, and you will be sorry if you put these jobs off.
It may already be too late !!!!!
The machine and terminals have internal batteries, and these batteries leak corrosive acid that will destroy everything it comes into contact with.
The main system will have a battery back-up plate installed and this need to be serviced immediately, and by service it could just be as simple as removing the battery and cleaning up any mess you find. Even if the battery hasn't leaked, it will. Remove it.
Details on servicing this plate can be found here.
Next you need to remove the processor boards from every DAP4 (or open up the chassis on the BA80s) and inspect for a leaked lithium battery. Below are some pictures of what can happen if it leaks.
The best thing to do is remove the battery using a pair of small wire cutters; the leads are really easy to cut, just make sure the cutters don't short anything out whilst you're in their poking around. Personably, I wouldn't bother replacing the batteries. All it means is you have to load the keyboard parameters which takes 5 seconds on a DAP4, but you can buy replacements if you want to.
Next you want to remove the SMC drive (if fitted).
Its 50/50 if the rubber wheel has perished already, but you don't want any more damage to occur.
It's possible the drive is secured with it's rear fixing screw. You can get to this via the hole in the back-plane directly behind the drive. They are usually unsecured however. Probably because they were so darn temperamental and always being exchanged.
You should service the SMC drive before attempting to start the main system. See below.
However, if this is a future project, remove the SMC drive and store it in the house. Place it someplace warm to allow any condensation to evaporate and then put it in a sealed plastic bag some place safe.
The other item to remove if you aren't going to be using the machine immediately is the hard disk drive. These don't like the cold and again, it's worth storing it in the house.
If you do eventually manage to get the machine to boot, one of the first jobs must be getting a clean backup of at least the operating system drive. Don't rely on any tapes that came with the machine; they really don't age well.
The M25 will backup to (and restore from because I've tried it) XLP300 or DC600A tapes.
To get a backup you are of course going to need backup-tape media, and a working backup drive. There's an article on this site about servicing an SMC drive as used in the M25; probably the same as the Q40. The M15 drive is physical larger but will be of similar internal construction. M45/M75 or any machine fitted with an 1/2" mag tape unit will also need servicing.
If, and it's highly unlikely, but if you've come across a machine that uses removable magnetic discs then you really are going to need professional help. Please don't be tempted to run the machines till you've had them professionally serviced. The pyrotechnic display when the heads crash is stunning.
Ok, if you are planning on getting things working then it's time to service the machine.
You will find basic servicing details here.


2. MORE LIKELY: Check the pin on the plate on top of the chassis, which is driven by the MAIN CAM - pin will probably be loose, in which case BRAZE it - superglue or peening it over will work for a few days then you'll get a call-back. Carefully Brazing it ONLY on the corner where the pin fits through the plate will provide a permanent fix.


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Q: The average rainfall is normally distributed. How many times would you expect there to be less than 52 mm of rainfall? Full question:

The average rainfall of Charlesville in August is normally distributed with mean 68 mm and standard deviation 8 mm. Over a 40 year period, how many times would you expect there to be less than 52 mm of rainfall during August in Charlesville?

I drew a graph of the normal distribution for this data set. Then, finding that $<52$ mm of rain would likely constitute about 2.28% of the data (between $μ-3σ$ and $μ-2σ$), I multiplied $0.0228$ by $40$ to get $0.912$. The textbook answer says that one instance of $<52$ mm of rainfall could be expected over the $40$ year period. Have they just rounded $0.912$ to the nearest whole number, or are they going about it an entirely different way?

A: It seems as if you are trying to use the Empirical Rule to solve this problem.
According to the ER, about 95% of the probability under a normal curve lies
between $\mu \pm 2\sigma.$ Then by symmetry about 2.5% of observations lie
below $\mu -2\sigma,$ which is $68 - 2(8) = 52$ for your rainfall distribution.
So over a 40-year period, one might expect to see $40(.025) = 1$ year with
rainfall that low.
If you know how to use printed tables of the standard normal CDF or to use
statistical software, you might get a result that is a bit more accurate:
$$P(X < 52) = P\left(Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma} < \frac{52 - 68}{8}\right) = \cdots,$$
where $Z$ is standard normal, and the procedure of subtracting the mean and
then dividing by the standard deviation is called 'standardization'.
In R statistical software standardization (and rounding to use tables) can
be avoided:
pnorm(52, 68, 8)
## 0.02275013           # 'about' .025
40*pnorm(52, 68, 8)
## 0.9100053            # 'about' 1

Notes: (1) I share @Did's doubts that $3\sigma$ has anything to do with fining
your answer. (2) Also, with your guess that the answerbook is rounding to the
nearest integer. (3) This is a fine drill problem, but it has to be an
approximation that rainfall is normally distributed. If there is a discrepancy
between the model and reality it is likely to be in the far 'tails' of the
distribution, which is where your problem is focused.


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LP: Hinds - Leave Me Alone
You won't be able to quit the exciting world that Hinds creates on debut Leave Me Alone.
Hinds, the buzzy garage rock band from Spain, has the ability to draw you in at first listen. Their debut album, Leave Me Alone, is a vibrant collection of emotions and hooks, so much that the overall upbeat tempo is rarely slowed down. The second the insanely catchy chorus of opening track "Garden" kicks in, you cannot quit the world you just entered. What strikes earliest is the captivating dual vocals of Carlotta Cosials and Ana Garcia Perrote, two best friends who decided to start a band after meeting through their boyfriends. Their voices perfectly complement each other, with Carlotta's raspy higher voice giving off a wild sound and Ana's deeper, steadier voice anchoring the songs. The two began making music by singing covers of Bob Dylan and other artists. They didn't have any musical background and it wasn't for a few years that they started writing music themselves.
Like a lot of young D.I.Y. musicians I know, myself included, Hinds thought they would be a "real band" when they put their music on Bandcamp. But their Internet debut created more buzz than they expected. Ana and Carlotta knew to be a proper band, they would need more members, which led to them taking in bassist Ade Martin and drummer Amber Grimbergen. The foursome is essentially the best friend squad that one wishes to have (me specifically). Check out any of their music videos and you will see the girls hanging in their apartment or at a skate park drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. They are constantly making each other laugh and you can't help but feel a pang of longing for their effortless rock n' roll lifestyle. Although the band has a knack for having fun, there's no lack of feelings and passion in Leave Me Alone. Screaming lines like "I want you to call me by my name when I am lying on your bed" in "Bamboo" and "Please don't leave me" repeated at the end of "Fat Calmed Kiddos", the foursome show off the range of emotions they put into the album. You know what they are going through, you feel how they feel.
Relationships are the topic of just about every song on Leave Me Alone, but the band doesn't just stick to the dichotomy of falling in love or heartbreak. It's a little more complex than that - you get the sense that the members of Hinds enjoy being in love, the kind of heightened, dreamy state of being you are in when in love, but they know it always isn't that easy. It might not always make sense, but the feelings are real and loud and can't be ignored. One of my favorite stanzas of the album comes from the song "Chili Town" as they sing, "I am flirting with this guy / Just to pretend I'm fine / Saliva mixed with lies, my laugh is oversized / Forever yours, right?" We've all been in a similar situation - the overplaying of your indifference so your true, more vulnerable feelings don't show. One of the sweeter and slower songs "I'll Be Your Man" shows a different side of their view on relationships. They are patient and compassionate when they sing, "And I'll clean your blood of all that venom / That keeps you fighting with every mirror". The track gives me this half-smile content feeling of sweetness that makes your chest feel fuzzy. The last song, "Walking Home", has a particularly straight-forward final line that sums up the entire album perfectly. No metaphors, just the direct statement, "And I really really really love your eyes". That line made me sigh and think of a certain pair of brown eyes that I'll most likely never see again but in that moment I didn't miss her.
Listen to Hinds on Soundcloud.
Hannah Shields is a former child prodigy and current unemployed college drop out. When she is not writing things and filming things about herself you can find her on stage talking about herself and calling it comedy.


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45 Minutes: Press the play button above to listen to the pilot episode of the Judaism Unbound podcast, and click here if you would like a short summary of it and some related links. In this podcast series, co-hosts Dan Libenson and Lex Rofes consider questions of importance to American Jews. In this episode, they discuss the disconnect between the institutionalized Jewish community and many ordinary American Jews, the role of the phrase "Jewish continuity" in 21st Century life, and more!
15 Minutes: After listening to that episode, watch the video on the right, an ELI Talk (styled on TED Talk, but on Jewish themes) by Rabbi Benay Lappe, entitled An Unrecognizable Jewish Future: A Queer Talmudic Take. In it, she discusses her "Crash" theory, along with the three ways (options 1, 2, and 3) in which human beings respond when "crashes" occur.
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Home » MONTPELLIER DANSE – 2010
18 June – 7 July 2010
NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER
COMPAGNIE RAIMUND HOGHE
ALONSO KING LINES BALLET
BEJART BALLET LAUSANNE
It is not often that a dance festival takes over an entire town, but for three weeks each summer Montpellier Danse does just this to the southern French city, with posters and banners adorning squares and avenues as well as garlanding the maze of alleyways of the medieval city centre. This year the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary with a particularly rich programme of national and international dance companies, films, conferences, debates and exhibitions. The city already boasts two first class opera houses, the 19th century Opéra Comédie, and the two thousand-seat Opéra Berlioz, built in 1990, which face each other down a long tree-lined esplanade. The festival's opening performance inaugurated the new AGORA, Cité International de la Danse where an 18thcentury convent has been converted to house the National Choreographic Centre based in Montpellier, and also to provide an open-air auditorium, a studio-theatre, rehearsal rooms, conference rooms and even accommodation for visiting dance companies invited to take up residence throughout the year.
For this anniversary year, director Jean-Paul Montanari wished to invite those companies which have established a special relationship with Montpellier and its festival. The three major international dance companies taking part – Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Béjart Ballet Lausanne and Nederlands Dans Theater – have all recently lost either their founder-directors, or in the case of NDT, its long term director-choreographer. From the performances I saw in Montpellier, I did feel that the mostly young performers in both the Cunningham and Béjart companies lacked the assurance and the charisma which more mature artists and long-term collaborators had always brought to these companies so strongly influenced by their director-creators. Merce Cunningham Dance Company has appeared in every possible venue in Montpellier since their first visit in 1985, and this year inaugurated the AGORA with the 1979 work Roaratorio to music by John Cage. This atypical work of Cunningham's, of which the music is inspired by James Joyce's book, Finnigan's Wake, had been promised to the festival as a birthday present before Cunningham's death, and was painstakingly reconstructed by company members.
Nederlands Dans Theater, now directed by former dancer, Jim Vincent, appeared in the Opéra Berlioz, performing three works by Jiri Kylian. The opening work, Whereabouts Unknown, has been inspired by Australian aborigines as well as the rituals of African civilizations. It is danced in an impressive stage set and to a compilation of music by different composers: the opening piece by Arvo Pärt did set the atmosphere, incorporating bird song and the clicking of wooden sticks; later a rumbustious section by Steve Reich gave the men of the company a chance to show their strengths with powerful and expressive bodies. However, apart from one man who spent most of the ballet drawing pictures in a pile of sand, ( as the Australian aborigines do ) there was little of the sense of ritual or traces of ancient civilizations in the almost chorus-line ensembles of dance, well-performed as they were. The centre piece of the programme was Kylian's most recent, and his farewell ballet for NDT, Mémoires d'Oubliettes, danced to music by Dirk Haubrich and Charles Ives as well as to text by Samuel Beckett spoken by Kylian and Sabine Kupferberg. It is a very different kind of Kylian and makes use of his sarcastic humour and feeling for tragic-comedy: it also introduces surrealist touches where during a lyrical pas de deux the couple are encircled by a man seriously sweeping up a pile of silver metal. Using just six dancers in imaginatively stylised costumes, including an all-male couple of Pierrot and Columbine, it is an intriguing piece, leaving the audience unsure if the title should be translated as an underground dungeon, or simply as memory and forgetting. The programme was completed with one of his first works for NDT, the 1978 ballet Symphony of Psalms.
Ballet Béjart Lausanne presented a programme of four short ballets from four very different periods of Béjart's immense choreographic output, chosen to present works by contemporary composers. It was strange to re-visit the 1957 Sonate pour Trois, one of his earliest ballets, and based on the play Huis Clos by Jean-Paul Sartre. Possibly, it was the huge stage and auditorium which left the ballet without the all-important sense of claustrophia in which the three protagonists fight out their relationships, but the lack of choreographic invention – and there was a surfeit of conventional pirouettes and tours en l'air – made the drama seem very melodramatic. The most interesting ballet was the most recent in the programme, Dialogue de l'Ombre double, created in 1998. A very slight work involving two acrobats in a deserted circus ring, it showed Béjart's sense of theatre and was charmingly performed by Kateryna Shalkina and Oscar Chacon. Béjart's pleasure in working with these young dancers, as he did in Lausanne, was all too obvious. The programme was completed with the 1966 Webern Opus V pas de deux and the curious, oriental-inspired, LeMarteau sans Maitre from 1973. The Alonso King Lines Ballet from San Francisco has been visiting France regularly over the past few years and visited Montpellier for the third time. The youthful company of eleven dancers are extremely lithe and supple, but I found the choreography fidgety and so over-complicated that it appeared to disregard the music. Both works, Refraction to a new score by Jason Moran and Dust and Light, to music by Poulenc and Corelli, are abstract and challenging works, but it was only during the final fifteen minutes that both choreographer and the dancers appeared to relax, their considerable abilities became apparent, strain and concentration giving away to some enjoyable dance.
Other visitors to the Festival included Akram Khan with his new programme Gnosis, Anne Teresa De Keersmaker's company from Brussels, and from France, several companies and soloists including Régine Chopinot and Alain Buffard, as well as the resident company, directed by Mathilde Monnier, in a new work. During one of the regular debates by local and national critics, the expression 'non-dance' was used seriously, and this, or even 'anti-dance' seems to describe a lot of performances on show. Raimund Hoghe is highly thought of in France and has been creating theatre works since 1989, visiting Montpellier regularly. This year he was commissioned to create a work in homage to Dominique Bagouet, the first director of the Choreographic Centre and initiator of the festival, who tragically died from Aids in 1992. Hoghe was a writer and dramaturge for Pina Bausch, before deciding to become a choreographer, and without any training or experience in dance, a performer. Si je meurs, laissez le balcon ouvert (If I die leave the balcony open) left the seven performers mostly walking, very slowly, across the stage, up and down the stage and around the stage. At one point they all remained prostrate on the floor and seemed to have dropped off, raising hopes that we might be spared the three hours of tedious 'non-dance'.
Otherwise, William Forsythe was present with his Installations in a Pavilion on the Esplanade, his City of Abstract in the Municipal Art Gallery and White Bouncy Castle in the foyer of the Opéra Berlioz. Trisha Brown exhibited her drawings in the AGORA and mini dance performances spread out into the squares and streets across the town. In this town full of dance, at eleven o'clock on any evening a dozen youths could be seen break-dancing on the square in front of the Opéra Comédie, and under the platane trees which shade the length of the esplanade, a score of mostly middle-aged locals displayed all the pleasures of dancing a tango.


Wallmatter. New Paintings and more available in the Gallery.
New Paintings, sculpture and more available in the Gallery Some are already framed others are ready to hang with all hardware attached. Shipping included in the price!
I am influenced by abandoned and derelict spaces, vacant industrial sites, structures, old walls & graffiti. The paintings below are about the connections and contrasts of imperfections, found in the urban environment, highlighting, insignificant marks, weathered surfaces.
Concretematter. New Sculpture in the Gallery.
New Sculpture in the Gallery. Concretematter.
To construct my 3D objects, I have used various methods: eco rust and Japanese Shibori dyeing, molding, casting, curing, sanding, chiselling, engraving, embedding, propagating, tearing, burning, sealing and finishing. To create the pieces, I combine hard and soft materials: industrial concrete, found packaging, lichen, moss, seaweed, vintage glass, cloth fragments and rusted found objects.
A huge thank you to everybody who attended the opening of my new exhibition Wallmatter last Saturday. A special thank you to all the people who helped me pull it altogether and make it a special day. I feel so blessed and encouraged with all the support shown for my artwork and the new friendships I made.
Wallmatter continues until Tuesday August 16th at The Memo, Healesville Victoria. Free Entry. All artworks are for sale.
A few photos I took the next day as I forgot my camera on opening night.
story and are a raw reflection of their environment.
Experiments with Concrete Cloth and Rust. Sculpture.
Just a quick update about what Ive been doing lately.
Work for my exhibition was almost finished, until, I discovered a bunch of rusted textiles Id forgotten about. Now, I want to make more sculpture. A solid form with thin wafers of cloth, concrete and rust.
Today, I'm heading into the studio to work out how to achieve this. Wet concrete is very formless so pouring, layer, upon layer of cloth then, concrete, in a mold, just wouldn't work. The cloth would get covered with concrete on the outer edges and I want slices of cloth sticking out and visible on the outside.
Funny thing is, when I Googled it, all I came up with was my own experiments and work with concrete, cloth and rust.
More details about my "Wallmatter" exhibition coming soon!
Concrete. Rust. Textile. Sculpture. Work in the Studio.
Experiments with concrete, rust and textiles in developing sculpture.
Taped up packaging filled with concrete, rust and cloth.
The first raw reveal after 24 hours. At this stage, I need to make my final decisions and changes to this sculpture, while the concrete is still soft enough to work with. I discovered in some of my earlier experiments, once its rock hard, its more difficult to work with.
I am still working on this series of sculptures using concrete, rust and textiles that will be part of my "Wallmatter" exhibition.


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Picoult, Jodi 1966- (author.). Ireland, Marin, (narrator.).
CD AUDIOBOOK
0 of 2 copies available at Lake Agassiz Regional Library. (Show preferred library)
Mahnomen Public Library CD TALKING BOOK PIC (Text) 33500013509518 Main Checked out 02/03/2023
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Physical Description: 10 audio discs (11hr., 48 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [New York] : Random House Audio, [2021]
General Note: Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Marin Ireland.
Summary, etc.: "Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She's not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galapagos--days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: It's all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes. Almost immediately, Diana's dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel they'd booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her father's suspicion of outsiders. In the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself--and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different"--‡cProvided by publisher.
*Starred Review* Sotheby art specialist Diana O'Toole and her boyfriend, Finn, a resident at a New York City hospital, plan a trip to the Galapagos Islands, where Diana is convinced that Finn will finally propose. But COVID-19 has other plans. Diana makes the trip alone at Finn's urging, but the pandemic has reached the islands, and Diana is stranded there long past their allotted two weeks. She's taken in by a kind, older woman and is drawn into the lives of the woman's son and granddaughter. Stranded in paradise and away from her carefully planned life, Diana finds her life goals and perspective changing. COVID-19 is a main character in this vivid account of life during the pandemic. The plot has unexpected twists and turns. Ireland reads with compassion as Diana flounders through a world turned on its head. She handles the Spanish-speaking characters with authority and gives even minor speakers distinction. Picoult addresses the big issues of the pandemic including disorientation, isolation, and loss viewed from Finn's viewpoint as an overworked and often overwhelmed frontline doctor. But she also shares the TP shortage, masks, and the bewilderment and survivor guilt of those who face the disease and come out the other side. Picoult has a huge fan base, and her latest, read so feelingly by the talented Ireland, lives up to the hype. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.
Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Picoult lives in New Hampshire.
Subject: Art auctions Fiction
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Fiction
Viruses Fiction
Self-realization in women Fiction
Single women Fiction
Man-woman relationships Fiction
Galapagos Islands Fiction
FICTION / Women
FICTION / Sagas
Genre: Audiobooks.


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