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New Children's Book, "Felini the Flea", Highlights Inclusion and Encouragement for Special Needs Kids

Of the nearly one million picture books available for children, only a handful feature characters with disabilities. Author Bruno Rossi seeks to remedy this with his book, "Felini the Flea."




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A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY STAR WARS FAN!--LIGHTSABER

There's never been a better way to fulfill your child's dream of owning a real lightsaber. Get the authentic, real experience wielding our lightsabers. They can withstand even the longest, most intense duels!




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ViparSpectra XS Series Grow Lights: The Ultimate Combination of Design, Power and Value

ViparSpectra XS1000 is the latest in high yielding LEDs technology today-Samsung LM301B diodes, high energy efficiency, delivers powerful light output and uniform canopy penetration to resulting maximum higher yields.




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3D Lights Create Incredible Depth

As a variable light object, lixl creates an impressive highlight for the home with three-dimensional light. 200 pre-orders from the current crowdfunding campaign will enable production in the factory in Germany.




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Marquis Who's Who Listee Gene Saunders Spotlights Project Lifesaver's Rescue Technology on The Hampton Roads Show

Nonprofit leader highlights 25 years of successful rescues using radio tracking technology




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Bay Networks Highlights the Importance of Cybersecurity Awareness in Combating Modern Cyber Threats

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Noted Mortician Highlights Lighter Side of "The Death Business"

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OAFARE SIMPLIFIES ONLINE TRAVEL WITH THE LAUNCH OF IT'S FLIGHTS AND HOTELS PRICE MATRIX PLATFORM

Travel Planning Simplified. We search over 200 airlines and countless sites instantaneously and offer the lowest fare, in one place. Compare flights and hotels easily. OA!




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Valencia's Splendid Lifestyle Menu Delights These Buyers

Cosmopolitan Empty Nesters Find Inspiration In Their New Home & Community




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Guanke Introduces Innovative LED Work Lights for Construction Sites

Energy Efficiency: Boasting a remarkable 73% energy savings over traditional 400W PSMH lights, contributing to sustainability efforts. High Lumen Output with Cage Protection: Provides easy operation and safety in demanding environments.




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PhaseOne Health Highlights Long-term Outcomes of Using Hypochlorous Acid at The Aesthetic Meeting 2024

HOCl effective in reducing recurrent capsular contracture in secondary cases over a 5 year follow up period.




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Craft Holsters Expands the List of Tactical Lights and Lasers They Now Offer Holsters for

Craft Holsters, a leading manufacturer of premium-quality holsters, is proud to announce the expansion of their extensive range of holsters to accommodate an even wider selection of tactical lights and lasers.




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New York Law Firm Highlights Construction Site Hazards with New Infographic

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New Study Highlights Learning Preferences of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Continuing Medical Education for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants & Physicians




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Light Up Your Indoor Gardens with Our New Range of LED Plant Lights

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MbenzGram Highlights Roto-Fab Air Intake System for 2015-19 Corvettes

MbenzGram is highlighting the Roto-Fab Air Intake System on its blog.




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Fast Guard Service Highlights the Importance of Security in Preventing Tragic Incidents

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Self-checkout Survey Highlights Key Opportunities to Increase Sales of Fresh Produce

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Roseanne Critelli's "Sonny's Summertime Sillies" Delights Young Readers with New Adventures

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The Grove Celebration Highlights Palm Desert Lifestyle At University Park

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World Green Economy Summit 2024 highlights the critical role of green finance in enhancing climate resilience and advancing sustainable development




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Windes Highlights the Challenges and Solutions for Multi-Entity Accounting Consolidation

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Client Feedback Highlights Woodside Credit's Exceptional Customer Service in Classic Car Financing

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AMP Magazine Highlights Paul Pfeifer's Dedicated Law Practice

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DFW Elite Toy Museum's "Robots and Space Toys" Exhibit Spotlights Gort and Life-Sized Red Rocker from Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

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DFW Elite Toy Museum's "Robots and Space Toys" Exhibit Highlights Big Loo Toy Robot from 1963

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Luvme Hair Highlights Versatility with 'One Wig, Multiple Ways' Product Showcase

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Ottawa Lumiere Festival of Lights – Full Camera Skills Needed


The Ottawa annual Lumiere Festival of Lights is not just a wonderful events for kids and spectators it's also a great chance to get some interesting and new photos for your collection.

 ISO 400; f6.3; 13 sec; -0.67ev; 123mm; tripod mounted; Nikon D300

This is my 3rd time attending this event and each and every time I go there is something new to see. The festival is all about light and for this event it means candle power. There are activities for kids in the leading-up week where they make wonderful colorful paper mache objects that have holders inside to take those small candles in metal cans. These candles go inside the object and are lit at dusk. This creates a wonderful glow emanating for the colorful paper mache objects.

ISO 2,500 f5.6; 1 sec;  48mm

Hundreds of these lit lanterns in the shape of many different forms from faces to animals line the many paths around New Edinburgh park in Ottawa.

For the photographer it's visually stunning but also provides many photographic challenges in order to capture the event as the night unfolds.

When you first arrive around 7:30pm, you are at the golden hour of light and normal settings gets most of these shots.  You may need a bit of fill light from your flash and here an attached strobe flash is necessary to get just enough light to fill area and the ability to reduce the exposure (-ev) so as to not over power the ambient light.  See image of man on stilts below.


 
ISO 200; f5.6; 1/60 sec; 40mm; Flash -1ev

With hundreds of kids moving around and depending on their activity in front of you, a long exposure shot may create interesting photo image. The children in the image below are playing a large chess game. I wanted to show motion blur to create effect of action within the photo.

ISO 80; f25; 3 sec; 32mm

As dusk starts to envelope a more  stronger flash is necessary to freeze motion and completely fill subject as with the Tango dancer.


ISO 200; f5.6; 1/60 sec; 100mm; Flash

There are other areas like the lit swans in the river where flash won't work and a long exposure is needed to amplify available light to avoid the noise of higher ISOs. But when there is some wind movement then you will need the higher ISOs as in the photo below. In these photos it's all about the soft glow of candle power.

ISO 2,500; f5.6; 0.3 sec;  -0.3ev; 190mm; tripod mounted



ISO 2,500; f5.6; 2 sec; -1ev; 28mm; tripod mounted

But a near full darkness only longer exposure times and a tripod will get you those interesting photos like the girls with their glowing and twirling hula hoops.

The main event at this festival is a giant maze on a baseball diamond (to reduce chance of grass fire) covered with lunch paper bags filled with a little sand for stability and then a small candle. There are hundreds of children walking around this maze but with long exposures they do not show up in the photo because of their darkness. It's only when they are carrying candles or light that they show up as a moving white line.


ISO 1,000; f5.6; -1ev; 3sec; 1230mm; tripod mounted

At this event I did use my new Nikon D800e and I found it worked well. I did forget to bring my small flashlight to light the buttons on the camera.  Thankfully there remained mostly the same from the D300 and I could with some ease figure where to press to make changes to seetings.

In summary for an event like this you need to be able to switch between:
Aperture, Shutter priority and Manual mode – Flash will freeze when necessary.
Low and high ISOs.
Normal shutter speeds and long exposures of 2-3 seconds.
Flash power adjustments for fill light strengths.
Hand-held and tripod shooting.

I do hope you all get a chance to try events like these or a an amusement park or fair ground.

Niels Henriksen




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Downtown Lights


Downtown Lights, originally uploaded by Juan Rostworowski.




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Geomagnetic Storm Brings Northern Lights to Unlikely Locations and Disrupts GPS

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Study Highlights Link Between Cannabis Use and Lower Body Mass Index

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NYC Wage Info Bill Highlights Rise In Pay Transparency Laws

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House Hearing Highlights Real Estate Contractor Question

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Littler Labor Day Report Highlights Hiring, Policy Hurdles

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EEOC greenlights coronavirus vaccine requirements, incentives — with some limits

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Highlights of the Federal Proposals to Regulate NIL Deals

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Highlights of the Cybersecurity Standardization Conference

Highlights of the Cybersecurity Standardization Conference

Sophia Antipolis, 5 February 2021

The European Standards Organizations, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, joined forces with ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, to organize its annual conference virtually this year. The event, which took place from 2 to 4 February, attracted over 2000 participants from the EU and from around the world.

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ETSI IoT week highlights how ICT standards can help sustainability

ETSI IoT week highlights how ICT standards can help sustainability

Sophia Antipolis, 17 October 2022

Last week ETSI hosted the 2022 ETSI IoT Week event, focused on “Pursuing the Digital and Green Transformation”. 52 speakers from industry, research, universities, cities and other SDOs demonstrated, with concrete examples, how ICT standards can help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green Deal to an audience from 22 countries around the world.

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New Series ‘Dishes of the Diaspora’ Spotlights African Food and Culture in the Bay Area

Senegalese akara, South African bunny chow, Nigerian jollof rice — these are just a few of the flavorful dishes African immigrant chefs regularly share with their Bay Area neighbors. Each dish tells a story of ancestry, migration, and memory, and the tastes and aromas keep chefs and diners connected to home, even when they’re far … Continue reading New Series ‘Dishes of the Diaspora’ Spotlights African Food and Culture in the Bay Area




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UCLA stem cell research tour lights path to STEM for high school students

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University of Toronto’s IMFG new Pre-Election Paper highlights key election issues in six Ontario cities

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U of T Cities Podcast Ep. 1 The Future of Traffic - Artificially intelligent traffic lights, human-electric hybrid pod vehicles and more

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Canada Should Remove Mexico from Refugee ‘Safe’ List - New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIV

New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIVToronto, ON – Canada should remove Mexico from its refugee ‘safe’ list because of the country’s serious human rights abuses, the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) said in a new report released today. Failure to do so could place Canada in […]




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The Moth Radio Hour: Guiding Lights

In this episode, stories of the voices that inspire us, comfort us, and help us navigate the world--sometimes in defiance of science or logic. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Hosted by: Catherine Burns

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André De Shields is inspired by his sister and muse, Iris. 

Bud Trillin and a Chinatown chicken play tic-tac-toe. 

In the wake of an unfathomable loss, Francine Lobis Wheeler must navigate grieving in the public eye. 




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“My Child’s Short Fuse Lights My Short Fuse.”

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Ellis & Watts’ New Website Highlights Global Manufacturing Capabilities

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Greenheck Marries UV-C Lights, HVLS Fans

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EPA Highlights Cities With the Most Energy Star Buildings

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Report Highlights Importance of Refrigerant Reclamation

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