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Free Halloween events in NYC for kids
Put that wallet away! These cool free halloween events mean fun for all ages—from your tiny tots to your tweens!
Boo! It's time to enjoy these free Halloween events! While corn mazes, pumpkin picking, and candy scarfing may come with a price tag, these devilishly fun fetes will prepare even your tiniest ghouls and goblins for the upcoming holiday.
RECOMMENDED: Full guide to Halloween for kids
For more fun, free activities, check out our full list of free activities for kids in NYC (and check back here as we add more events as Halloween draws near!)
The best free Halloween events
Trick-or-Treat with East Midtown
Get your sweet tooth ready for an evening of trick-or-treating throughout Midtown hosted by East Midtown Partnership! Meet at Tramway Plaza (59th & 2nd Ave) to grab your free trick-or-treat map, then take your pick of 50+ participating businesses to grab delicious Halloween treats. All ages.
Brookfield Place Halloween Party
Enjoy exciting science activities, magicians, a costume catwalk and fun performances to celebrate the year's spookiest holiday at Brookfield Place! Halloween costumes are encouraged, so dress to impress. Winter Garden and 230 Vesey Shops. All ages.
Haunted High Line Halloween
Spirits are lurking at this elevated park's Halloween festivities, where kids are encouraged to dress up in costume and learn about the history of hauntings along the Hudson. Trick-or-treaters can walk the High Line to get their faces painted, learn about characters like the Mad Cookie Man and the West Side Cowboy and see live performances. On the High Line between 14th and 16th Sts. All ages.
Park Slope Halloween Parade
The annual Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Parade has been going strong since 1986, and it's perfect for families. Each year has a theme, and this year's is "Daring Duos, Thrilling Trios and Superb Heroes!" The kickoff is at 6:30pm sharp at Seventh Avenue and 14th Street. The parade ends at the Old Stone House at Washington Park, with a little post-parade dancing at J.J. Byrne Playground. Feel free to gather with your family around 4pm, as many families and merchants begin greeting trick or treaters on Seventh and Fifth Avenues (yippee!). You never know what kind of spooks you'll see at this festive celebration, and the costumes get increasingly inventive with each passing year-—so bring your A-game. All ages.
Halloween Harvest Festival
We love a good circus theme—and good thing, because this year's Halloween Harvest fest is bringing the spooky to you with jugglers, clowning, acrobatics and clowning! There will be costume-making with Socrates artists, plus a cool large-scale sculpture workshop hosted by Free Stule Arts Assocition and Face Painting by Agostino Arts. Pooches are welcome too—there's even a puppy costume contest! All ages.
Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade
For those who love nothing more than a cute pooch decked out in a Halloween costume, there's nothing like the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. It's one of the biggest Halloween costume contests for dogs in the world! See spooktacular spectacles like a pack of corgis dressed as Minions, a doggie Marty McFly, a Big Bad "wolf" and a pup as Donald Trump. Each year the costumes grow exponentially more creative. You can spot your favorite pop-culture icons in canine form, as well as loads of owners dressed to match their pet. In case you're interested in adopting a new family member, Petfinder is on-site with pet adoption opportunities. All ages.
Asphalt Screams!
This year's Asphalt Screams occurs on the Upper East Side and in Battery Park City, and everyone is encouraged to dress for the fest! There are games including zombie tag, a spooky soccer challenge, the target of terror and more—plus trick-or-treating. The first 500 kids at each event get a goody bag! All ages.
Village Halloween Parade
Get over to Sixth Avenue to see thousands of costumes, dancers and floats, including giant skeletons that dance above your head and hordes of zombies jamming out to "Thriller." Each year the parade has a different theme (this year's is still under wraps) that adds extra inventiveness and fun. See creative costumes you'd never glimpse anywhere else, since some people spend all year making theirs! Such a spectacle doesn't come without crowds, though; partygoers are advised to get there early and stake out a spot. If you can't make it in person (or don't feel like braving the masses), never fear: The parade is broadcast live for all to see on NY1 from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Sixth Ave from Spring to 16th Sts. All ages.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Harvest Festival
This annual celebration offers plenty of spooky fun for tots and tykes, including a Puss in Boots performance from the Puppetmobile, an arts & crafts table from The Little Orchestra Society and fun musical performances. Festival staples like the pumpkin patch and the Haunted Marsh will also be available, too. Ages 1 to 8.
Halloween in Prospect Park
Prepare for ghoulish happenings all over Prospect Park! Gather the goblins for a truly hair-raising Halloween Haunted Walk and Fair (noon to 3pm) at Lookout Hill and Nethermead. At the Audubon Center, there's Creepy Crawly Halloween, where kids can learn about all sorts of shiver-inducing creatures, find bitty bones during an owl pellet dissection (1 to 2pm), or take a Creepy Crawly walk (3 to 4pm) in search for park-dwelling critters. Over at Children's Corner, visit Lefferts Historic House for scary storytelling and crafts (2 to 4pm; suggested donation $3), then spin to spooky music on the Haunted Carousel (noon–5pm; $2 per ride or five tickets for $9). Various locations in Prospect Park. All ages.


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text: Culture 30 January 2012 Word Games: Newt Sign up for our weekly email * I'm not sure enough is made of Newt Gingrich's first name. Newt. If he hadn't just won the South Carolina primary and dislodged Mitt Romney (I'll save Mitt for another day, but really: Mitt v Newt? And you expect us to take these guys seriously?) from poll position, it might be easier to dismiss his lizardy name as just another eccentricity in the race. But Newt might swing the nomination, Newt might take on Obama, Newt might just be the next president of the US of A. Newt. Perhaps we've become immune to the strange beauty of the American name. Monikers such as Rip Torn, Chad Harbach and Vin Diesel leave us unruffled. There is no other country in the world where you see such bold innovation in the christening process. There are the obvious absurdities - Jermaine Jackson's son Jermajesty - but also the deft translations of words you never knew could be names into names (Track, Willow, Bristol, Piper and Trig, Sarah Palin's children) and the odd noun (Satchel, Woody Allen's daughter). Newt, though sounding like an extreme form of noun-to-name alchemy, is in fact old-school conventional. The wannabe Republican presidential candidate was born Newton Leroy McPherson in June 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was named after his father, Newton Searles McPherson, in that time-honoured American tradition of failing to come up with a new name for your kid and so giving him your own. Newton is an old English name, an abbreviation of "new town", made world-famous by Sir Isaac Newton. (In another tradition, the Americans took a perfectly good surname, used it as a first name and then abbreviated it, resulting in a self-respecting potential president sharing a name with small amphibian). Not that I've got anything against newts. They're sweet little things with an impressive roster of skills, including the ability to regenerate limbs, eyes, spinal cord, heart, intestines and upper and lower jaws. Not bad. The word's a goody, too. The original Old English word for the creature was eft, which changed over time to euft and then to ewt. If you say "an ewt" quickly you see how the word we have now was born. So there it is - newt. Or as the Americans would have it, noot. Sophie Elmhirst is features editor of the New Statesman Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 30 January 2012 issue of the New Statesman, President Newt More


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The new newsletter is ready for viewing, downloading, printing and sharing in PDF here: autumn10.pdf
Who We Are
The King's Jubilee is incorporated as a charitable, religious organization. We currently serve about 150 people on the streets of Philadelphia with a hot meal, some food to take for the next day, clothes, blankets and toiletries, every Thursday night and the last Tuesday of the month. We also provide household goods, furniture and cleaning supplies to those who ask for it who are transitioning off of the street into permanent housing.
We are pan-Orthodox with support and volunteers coming from Antiochian, OCA, Albanian, Serbian and Greek churches. We operate with the blessings of Metropolitan PHILIP and Bishop THOMAS with our home parish being St. Phlip's in Souderton. We also have strong participation from a Roman Catholic church, as well as occasional involvement from people who are Pentecostal, Mennonite, Muslim and Jewish. Every one understands and agrees that we are serving in Jesus' Name.
Buy Icons to Fight Homelessness
Comeandseeicons.com has a selection of over 1,000 different icons mounted on no-VOC boards made in America from 100% recycled wood. We mail the icons wrapped in beautiful fabric scraps from a local drapery manufacturer. This week, we are adding locally crafted cherry wood wall crosses to our selection. Come and See" Icons, Books & Art (www.comeandseeicons.com) is my fulltime job. I started this business ten years ago so that I could have a flexible schedule to be able to continue the ministry of The King's Jubilee, and hopefully expand and improve it. So far that plan has worked. TKJ's menu has improved. We have started serving on Tuesdays. We have been able to help several people transition into permanent housing.
Sales over the last two months have been very low. This needs to change dramatically and quickly in order for me to be able to continue. I can't be much use to homeless people if I can't pay my mortgage.
Buy icons to fight homelessness.
Donate Your Car
The St. Phards' car threw a rod while on the way home from serving on the street a copule of weeks ago. They lead Word in Action International Ministries and are tireless in their service to the poor. Joses is retired. They spend all they have on the poor. If you can make a charitable donation of your used car or van, it would be a great blessing.
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"The revolution will not be televised."
We are finishing what I believe to be our busiest Summer ever. The effects of welfare reform meeting the abysmal job market are being felt and the homeless population seems to be growing. Hopefully the number of people we serve on the street will start to decline for the new fiscal year in the city, as some programs get their new funding and gear up again. With the erosion of tax revenues, however, some programs for the homeless have been closed permanently. It is time for all of you who have been saying that it is the church's job to care for the poor, not the government's, to step up to the plate and start systematically giving and getting involved with doing this. The poor need food, clothing and shelter every day, not just when you are feeling particularly flush or at Christmas and Lent. To my Christian socialist brothers and sisters, I have a news flash: The revolution has been postponed, time to roll up our sleeves and get busy addressing poverty and homelessness personally.
Chilly Nights – Time to Start Hunkering Down
We need blankets, jackets, coats, hoodies, longsleeve shirts and jeans. Men, when you are switching in your clothes for the season, just keep your favorites that fit well. Give the rest away. You know you are never going to use the stuff at the bottom of your drawers anyway. How many sweatshirts do you really need? If you finally lose that fifteen pounds, you're going to want new skinny jeans to celebrate. If you already lost it, you want to get rid of your fall back pants to reinforce your discipline.
It's also time to start buying yourselves new blankets. Treat yourself to some new blankets. It's good for the economy. I dare you to buy American made ones if you can. Give your existing blankets to us to give away for you. Clean, used blankets are preferred over new, as the used ones are less marketable, so are more likely to be taken and used by those who truly need them.
Thanks! May God bless you as you bless the poor in Jesus' Name.
TKJ at Holy Annunciation G.O.C. – Sept. 26
I will be speaking during the Liturgy at Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Elkins Park, PA, on Sunday, September 26. The aim is to raise up some faithful men to join the ladies in serving on the street, as well as to raise additional support to be able to expand the ministry of assisting those moving off of the street. To this end, and for our salvation, I hope to communicate what a joy it is to serve the poor in Jesus' Name.
Only God knows what I will say. Come listen. Who knows? It could be interesting.
Food for Thought
"Whoever has faith in God and a sacrificial spirit does not consider himself. When someone does not cultivate the spirit of sacrifice, he thinks only of himself and wants everybody else to sacrifice themselves for him. But whoever thinks only of himself is isolated from others as well as from God – a double isolation – in which case he cannot receive divine grace. He becomes a useless person. One can readily see that he who thinks constantly of himself, his difficulties and troubles, and so on, will not find even human assistance when a need arises. Not having divine assistance is one thing, but not having even human assitance is quite another. Then he will struggle one way or another to find some help. He will torment himself trying to find some help from men, but he will not find such help. On the contrary, someone who does not think of himself but thinks constantly of others, in the good sense, will be thought of constantly by God, and then others will also think of him. The more one forgets himself, the more God remembers him."
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EATEL, a cable, internet and phone service provider, was granted a franchise agreement by the Metro Council on Wednesday ending weeks of debate over what barriers to enter the market would be imposed on the Gonzales-based company.
At the same meeting, the council approved a new map for East Baton Rouge Parish's council districts.
Since August, the council has debated approving a franchise agreement for EATEL that would allow the company to begin building the infrastructure to eventually provide service and compete with Cox Communications and AT&T.
Several council members have taken issue with the fact that EATEL's initial contract did not include a build-out requirement, like the one in Cox's contract.
Build-out requirements generally insist that a company guarantee it will eventually serve all customers in an area, rather than just cherry-picking profitable areas.
EATEL, and the Parish Attorney's Office, have argued that recent Louisiana and federal laws have been enacted discouraging the use of build-out requirements, because they can create unreasonable barriers of entry.
AT&T, which was granted a franchise agreement in 2008, was not required to have a build-out agreement in its contract, but Cox, which was the initial service provider in the parish and is the current market leader, agreed to one before recent state and federal laws were passed.
On Wednesday some council members asked EATEL officials if the company would consider adding language to its contract stating that it would not avoid inner-city and low-income areas.
Assistant Parish Attorney Bob Abbott said federal laws also forbid companies from discriminating in areas based on income. But he advised the council against language that would force the company to offer services in specific areas.
"It's a private business. You can't force them to spend money if there's not going to be a return on investment for them," Abbott said. "But they can't avoid low-income neighborhoods."
Other council members argued that it was inappropriate for the council to ask for mandates already included in federal laws.
"How can you sit up here and say that it's not good for EATEL to come to Baton Rouge? We will get more choices, prices will go down. We don't need to mandate anything," Councilman Chandler Loupe said. "We ought to send EATEL a Christmas present and say, 'Thank you for coming into this parish.' "
Councilman Trae Welch made a motion to accept the franchise agreement, but to add language that repeated federal laws stipulating that EATEL could not discriminate against providing service based on income levels.
The motion passed, 10-1 with Councilman Scott Wilson dissenting. Councilman Ulysses "Bones" Addison was absent.
NEW DISTRICT LINES: In other business, the council unanimously approved new parish council districts that will apply to Metro Council members elected in 2012.
The new map addresses the 27,000 person population increase since the 2000 Census. It aimed to equalize the population in each council district with a goal of 36,681 people per district. The map is subject to approval by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The shifted council districts will affect voters who may find themselves in different districts represented by a different council member. The new district lines could also affect people who will be running for a council seat in the fall 2012 election.
INSURANCE COSTS: Both council votes to approve a 3 percent increase in city-parish employee health insurance premiums and to defer the item two weeks until the administration could develop a plan to cover the costs, failed.
John Carpenter, chief administrative officer for Mayor-President Kip Holden, said the administration will put the item back on the agenda for consideration, but does not think any more concessions can be made.
"We thought the change to 3 percent (from 5 percent) was very much a compromise," Carpenter said. "I don't know how we can find additional funding. We're already using more one-time money to pay for a recurring expense than we'd like to."


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Electric Daisy Carnival 2010: Six Ways the Dance Music Massive Can Clean Up its Act
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Our friends at URB brought you the indispensable guide to the Electric Daisy Carnival last week, so it's only fitting that the L.A.-based electronic music magazine pens a recap of the event that includes a little loving criticism.
At this point, the festival's failings are writ large across the headlines, largely thanks to the drug-related death of an underage patron. Staff wasn't supposed to let anyone in under the age of 16, and let it was a young girl of 15 who died.
Others were trampled, overly self-medicated and accidentally drugged (one attendee reportedly ended up in the hospital after sating himself with a stranger's water bottle), leading to over 100 people being hospitalized and a temporary ban on "raves" at the L.A. Coliseum.
To get a feel for the music, which was quite good, read our review of EDC. After the jump, URB gets into the nitty-gritty.
After a boisterous weekend, a dark cloud has befallen Electric Daisy Carnival following widespread reports of hospitalized attendees, perilous incidents of fence jumping, and the drug-related death of a 15-year-old girl. While local hospital staffers call for the end of "raves" in public venues and the CBS Evening News picks up the story, here are five ways we thing EDC can improve for the safety and enjoyment of everyone.
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By Dominic Toner
Daniel Sturridge was named on the bench against West Brom – and the Liverpool supporters were pleased with the decision on Twitter.
The England forward has been dropped from the starting XI after failing to impress in the club's last match against Manchester Untied.
Jurgen Klopp has made just one change to his side with Adam Lallana replacing Sturridge in the side.
Liverpool announced their line-up on their official Twitter account.
Confirmed #LFC team to face @WBA: Karius, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Henderson, Can, Lallana, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino #LIVWBA
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 22, 2016
Liverpool fans were pleased with the decision to drop Sturridge and feel that his time at Anfield may be drawing to a close.
Here is a selection of their messages on Twitter:
Made up Klopp hates Sturridge as much as I do ??
— Hunter S Thompson (@facelickerLFC) October 22, 2016
Sturridge back on the bench 150% confirms he's not a kilo player and he's gone by next summer imo love the lad but doesn't fit the mould
— LFC ? Grumpy Frog? (@Longblonde88) October 22, 2016
The beginning of the end of sturridge at LFC
— Peter Ajayi (AJ) (@Ajayi82) October 22, 2016
Think we should offload Sturridge in January !! #LFC
— Mustafa Kamal ツ (@M0KamaL) October 22, 2016
Sturridge on the bench and Lallana starting. Good change imo . Sturridge slows us down. #LFC
— Zaid Mir (@Zaidmir7) October 22, 2016
Sturridge deserves to be dropped anyone who argue is too much of a fanboy
— TheRoadToMerseyside (@Road2MerseySide) October 22, 2016
Liverpool is better without Sturridge.
— Ralph (@Ralphium) October 22, 2016
Sturridge has made nine appearances this season and his only goals came against Burton in the EFL Cup.
His search for a first Premier League goal this campaign continues and Roberto Firmino has been the preferred option in attack.
The England striker does have a great record since he moved to Anfield, scoring 56 goals in 101 appearances for the club.
Klopp has introduced a high intensity and attacking press to his side and many people feel that Sturridge is not suited to the system.
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KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
SITE: Ford Field in Detroit
SURFACE: FieldTurf
RECORDS: 49ers 4-1, 1-0 in NFC West, 3-1 in NFC; Lions 5-0, 2-0 in NFC North, 4-0 in NFC
LAST WEEK: 49ers defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-3; Lions beat Chicago Bears 24-13
NFL RANKINGS: 49ers: No. 27 in total offense, No. 13 in total defense. Lions: No. 10 in total offense, No. 12 in total defense.
TV: FOX (Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa)
SERIES HISTORY: 62nd regular-season meeting. 49ers lead series, 34-26-1. The 49ers have won the last seven meetings and 12 of the last 13. These two teams used to be in the same division and played twice each season until 1966. This could be the biggest 49ers-Lions game in 54 years. The two teams tied for the NFL Western Division title in 1957 with 8-4 records, which necessitated a one-game playoff. The 49ers led 27-7 midway through the third quarter and then watched the Lions storm back for a 31-27 win. The 49ers defeated the Lions 19-13 in 2006 in their only other trip to Ford Field.
KEYS TO THE GAME: Bears RB Matt Forte found some solid running lanes in Detroit on Monday night and that's where the 49ers need to attack with Frank Gore. San Francisco lacks a dynamic passing game, which is further thinned by injuries to WRs Braylon Edwards and Josh Morgan. The Lions generate an excellent push inside on short drops and storm the edges on deeper sets, so QB Alex Smith's 104.1 passer rating – built on efficiency – will receive a stress test. The 49ers are thriving on strong run defense and a plus-10 turnover margin. Lions RB Jahvid Best doesn't figure to be a major factor on the ground, but will be an important outlet receiver to keep Stafford out of constant third-and-long situations. No one has found an answer for WR Calvin Johnson (NFL record nine touchdown catches through five games), and San Francisco has to pick its poison because the Lions have a pair of quality tight ends who present mismatches over the middle of the field.
FAST FACTS: The 49ers have not allowed a 100-yard rusher in an NFL-high 27 consecutive games. ... The Lions are 5-0 for the first time since 1956.
BY THE NUMBERS: 64 -- The 49ers scoring differential, which is second in the league to the Lions (70). 1-9 -- The combined record of the Lions and 49ers heading into Week 6 of the NFL season last year. 9-1 -- Their combined record heading into a Week 6 matchup this season. 6 -- The number of quarterbacks in the NFL who have more touchdown passes than Calvin Johnson has touchdown receptions (9). 109-23 -- The amount the Lions are outscoring opponents in the second half this season. 7.5 -- The number of sacks for Lions DE Cliff Avril in his last eight home games.
--- "You all gotta play harder!" -- 49ers TE Vernon Davis, in his message to Bucs CB Ronde Barber during the 49ers' 48-3 blowout last Sunday.
--- "They are 4-1 and their only loss was an overtime game, so, obviously, they've been in every game. The biggest thing is they're taking care of the football. They are plus-10 in turnover ratio, they've thrown one interception and that's a big departure from where they've been in the past." -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz when asked this week about the 49ers.
49ERS GAME PLAN: The 49ers face the same type of defense they trounced last Sunday. Both the Lions and Buccaneers play a spread-out scheme defensively. The 49ers were able to run outside on the Bucs and will try to do the same against the Lions. Detroit starts slow, and the 49ers will try to start fast and take early control of the game, which is what they did against Tampa Bay.
LIONS GAME PLAN: Coach Jim Schwartz said the 49ers' 3-4 defense is very similar to the Packers' 3-4 scheme the Lions face twice every season. He raved about their front seven and called their secondary aggressive. The last time the Lions faced the Packers last season they attacked it with 41 rushing attempts for 190 yards. Part of that was due to the fact that backup quarterback Drew Stanton was starting, but the game plan for the Lions against the 49ers will certainly be similar in that they'll try to establish a run game early on. The Lions consider quick, short passes an extension of their run game, too, and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan has been calling more and more of those types of plays over the last few weeks. On defense, not much changes from week-to-week for the Lions. The front four is going to attack the quarterback and rely on the back seven to clean up any draws or screens, which they did a terrific job of against the Bears. The corners are playing more man-to-man coverage than in years past and that's allowing defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to be creative in his calls.
--- 49ers CB Carlos Rogers, who has three interceptions this season, vs. Lions WR Calvin Johnson, who leads the NFL with nine touchdown receptions this year. The 49ers play a lot of zone coverage but expect Rogers to keep a close eye on Johnson and have him when they do man-up. Johnson is averaging 15.6 yards per catch and is certainly Stafford's first option when looking downfield. Rogers is one of the best corners in the league at playing the ball, making this an interesting matchup.
--- Lions RT Gosder Cherilus, who has been benched in two games this season vs. 49ers pass rushers Parys Haralson, Justin Smith, Ahmad Brooks and Aldon Smith, who can all play on the right side.
--- 49ers WR/KR Ted Ginn, who became the first player in franchise history to return a kickoff and punt for a touchdown in a single game, vs. Lions coverage units that swallowed up the Bears' Devin Hester: Hester returned four kickoffss for 84 yards and one punt for one yard against the Lions Monday. The Lions' coverage units struggled the first three weeks of the season, ranking 29th in kickoff coverage and 27th in punt coverage. But over the last two weeks against the Cowboys and Bears they've been terrific.
--- Lions T Jeff Backus, who has started 165 straight games at left tackle for the Lions, vs. 49ers rookie OLB Aldon Smith, who leads the team with 3.5 sacks on the season: Smith doesn't start for the 49ers but when he's in the game, you know he's coming after the quarterback. He had a two-sack performance against the Buccaneers last week and is one of the league's bright, young pass rushers. The Lions have given up only six sacks this season, the third fewest in the league. Backus has faced Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware and Bears DE Julius Peppers in consecutive weeks and has only allowed a half sack to Ware.
Inside the camps
Blocking Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is hard enough, but not knowing who your left guard is going to be makes it all the more difficult. Second-year guard Mike Iupati has the talent and the girth at 335 pounds to possibly handle the 307-pound Suh, but Iupati missed Wednesday's practice with a sore right knee and was limited on Thursday.
Suh lines up often over right guard, but on passing downs he can go anywhere. "You may see me over the tight ends, over the tackle, the left tackle," he said. "You may see me standing up. You never know."
Suh actually got most of his 10 sacks last season from the "joker" position, which stations Suh as a standup rusher over one of the two guards or the center. So far this year, Suh is drawing more double teams and has been limited to two sacks.
Whether Iupati plays or not, Suh will likely be over right guard Adam Snyder during base downs. Snyder faced a similar player last week in Bucs second-year tackle Gerald McCoy, and pretty much shut him down. Snyder is an athletic player, but at only 295 pounds, will have to watch for Suh's devastating bull rush.
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he would not switch Snyder to left guard if Iupati is shelved, but instead would put Chilo Rachal at left guard. Rachal started the season at right guard but lost his job to Snyder after week three.
Suh seemed to like the possible machinations the 49ers have gone through on their offensive line.
"If you're not going to protect me from your quarterback then I'm going to continue to hit him," Suh forewarned.
Coach Jim Schwartz said it best on Thursday.
"We haven't had a bunch of injuries but at that one position we have had some issues," he said.
That one position is safety and the Lions are down to one completely healthy player. Veteran Erik Coleman, who was the primary backup to starters Louis Delmas and Amari Spievey, was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
He suffered a severe high ankle sprain at Dallas and was still on crutches this week.
"It's tough losing a guy like that," Delmas said. "Having him down is difficult and we will miss him as a teammate, but we've got guys who can step in and play."
Guys might be overstating it. John Wendling, who up until Coleman's injury was used exclusively on special teams, is now the primary backup.
Veteran Vincent Fuller, who was signed last week and played against the Bears Monday, missed practice Thursday with an elbow injury. He is questionable for Sunday.
Both starters are banged up, as well. Delmas has been playing through an abdominal strain and Spievey missed the Monday night game with a hamstring injury. He was limited at practice Thursday.
"I think the guys who have filled in have done a good job," Schwartz said, referring to Wendling and Fuller. "They've tackled well and defended the deep part of the field. When you are getting poor safety play, you are giving up long runs - I'm not talking 20 yards, I am talking 60 yards - and long passes down the middle of the field. We've not had that."
Wendling has already played more defensive snaps this season than at any other point in his five-year career. He made his first career start on Monday and made three tackles.
"I never accepted that I could only play special teams," Wendling said. "My thing has always been, I can play safety in this league and I've always wanted to and I've always prepared myself to. I am going to take care of my stuff on special teams and whatever role I'm asked to do, I am going to do my best, but, yeah, I've kind of been waiting for the chance."
There hasn't appeared to be any drop-off in continuity between cornerbacks and safeties or the cohesion of the secondary.
"It doesn't disrupt anything because the guys who are stepping in are performing just as well," said cornerback Chris Houston. "There's never any drop-off in our room. We don't have to help or cover up any areas. Everybody in our room is professional and they know what to do."
Personnel news
--- LB NaVorro Bowman (neck) participated in all of practice Thursday after being limited Wednesday.
--- WR Michael Crabtree (feet), S Dashon Goldson (knee), G Mike Iupati (knee), G Adam Snyder (forearm), DT Isaac Sopoaga (infection), CB Shawntae Spencer (toe) were all limited in Thursday's practice but were listed as probable on Friday's injury report.
--- CB Shawntae Spencer (toe) will get the opportunity to win his job back as the nickel cornerback. Coach Jim Harbaugh said if Spencer practices better than rookie Chris Culliver, he'll be the nickel back. Spencer suited up but did not play against the Bucs.
--- WR Kerry Taylor was signed to the practice squad. The former Arizona State star is the nephew of former 49ers receiver John Taylor.
--- WR Braylon Edwards (knee) said he's aiming to come back after the team's Oct. 23 bye and play against his former team – Cleveland – when the 49ers host the Browns on Oct. 30.
--- TE Joe Jon Finley was signed on Thursday to fill the roster spot vacated by Erik Coleman. Finley, one of the team's final cuts before the season, spent last season on the practice squad. He spent the previous year on the 49ers practice squad.
--- TE Tony Scheffler (concussion) did not practice Thursday and given that the Lions signed Joe Jon Finley to replace Erik Coleman, he could be out a while. Said coach Jim Schwartz, "We'll see. I don't want to read the tea leaves. Joe Jon had a good training camp and he'll be ready to play if we need him." Scheffler was listed as out for Sunday's game on Friday's injury report.
--- WR Nate Burleson has been somewhat of the forgotten man in the offense (five catches in the last three games), but he's not sweating it. "We're winning," he said. "You'll never hear a peep out of me when we're winning. If we're struggling as an offense and I am not getting the ball, I might say something. But right now, we're polished and we're looking good. We're 5-0. I can go the rest of the season with zero catches if we're winning games."
--- OLB Justin Durant (concussion) still hasn't been cleared for practice.
--- WR Rashied Davis (foot), a gunner on the coverage teams, practiced for the first time since Sept. 23.
--- CB Aaron Berry (groin) continues to be limited in practice.
--- DT Corey Williams limped off with a trainer during the team stretching period and angrily threw his helmet. He got what appeared to be his left ankle or foot re-taped and rejoined practice in time for individual drills. He finished practice.


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Following Financial Secretary Paul Chan's 2017/18 Budget presentation, this special feature gets under the surface of Hong Kong to find out how its favorable tax and regulatory regime, and its special relationship with China, continues to attract huge volumes of investment to the city.
What Is Hong Kong?
In fact, it is wrong to call Hong Kong a mere city. The city of Hong Kong, home to an estimated 7.1m people in 2015, makes up only a part of the territory of Hong Kong, which at 1,100 square kilometres is about six times the size of Washington D.C. This territory comprises Hong Kong Island and the adjacent islets, Stonecutters Island, the Kowloon Peninsula on the mainland and the New Territories. The New Territories comprise approximately 90 percent of the land surface area of Hong Kong and consist of a portion of the Chinese mainland.
Nevertheless, it is also true that Hong Kong was, until quite recently, was a colony. Occupied by the British in 1840, Hong Kong was formally ceded to the British Empire the following year. It remained a largely self-governing British possession until 1997, when the territory's sovereignty was formally handed over to the People's Republic of China.
Thus, Hong Kong is now a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic, rather than an independent country in its own right, although the constitution governing China's relationship with Hong Kong does grant the territory a great deal of autonomy over its internal affairs.
One Country, Two Systems
A legal framework based on English common law, and a laissez faire economic system – ingredients which are the very foundation of Hong Kong's success as a regional trading entrepôt and global financial center – would seem the very antithesis of the one-party communist system established in China. However, Beijing has realized that it has much to gain from maintaining the status quo in Hong Kong, and as is touched upon later in this feature, the territory is playing a major role in the internationalization of the Chinese economy.
Hence, the guiding principle of the constitution setting out China's legal relationship with Hong Kong, known as the Basic Law, is "one country, two systems," under which China agreed prior to the handover that Hong Kong's capitalist system would remain unchanged until the year 2047. Thus whilst defense and foreign affairs are the exclusive domain of China, Hong Kong is autonomous in all other matters. The handover agreement also provided for the territory to maintain its British legal system save in so far as those laws contravene the Basic Law and with the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong replacing the Privy Council as the final and highest court of record.
Although there have been one or two cases in which Beijing has seemed to over-rule Hong Kong courts, particularly as regards citizenship issues, by and large the transition from colony to Special Administrative Region has been successful. However, the people of Hong Kong have been very dissatisfied with the lack of independence and vigor shown by their leaders in moving towards democracy in the SAR, as demonstrated by the Occupy Central protests in the latter half of 2014. It remains to be seen whether proposed electoral reform will really satisfy the Hong Kong population's demand for universal suffrage, something so at odds with the Chinese system.
Hong Kong's Financial Center
Low-value manufacturing used to be the mainstay of Hong Kong's economy, but this industry has now largely decamped to neighboring Chinese provinces, with the territory's economy now based largely on re-exporting and services, particularly financial services.
Banking is a major constituent of Hong Kong's substantial financial services industry. Tokyo aside, Hong Kong is Asia's largest banking hub in terms of external transaction volume.
Hong Kong is also recognized as the leading fund management center in Asia with the industry defined by its international and offshore characteristics, and it has become a popular choice for hedge fund managers, especially since the government granted an income tax exemption to offshore funds owned by non-resident entities administering a fund in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the combined fund management business in Hong Kong reached a record high at the end of 2014 of almost HKD17.7 trillion (USD2.3 trillion), up 10.5 percent. Assets managed in Hong Kong increased by nearly 18 percent to a record level of HKD6.85 trillion.
Hong Kong has also established itself as the favored base for multinational companies looking to expand into Asia-Pacific markets. In 2016, 874 non-Hong Kong companies established a new place of business in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance, taking the total number of registered non-Hong Kong companies to 9,983 by the end of 2016.
The importance of Hong Kong on the world economic stage is reflected in the huge volumes of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and outflows reported every year. Indeed, Hong Kong ranked second in global FDI inflows, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's World Investment Report covering 2015, receiving FDI inflows of USD175bn in 2015, a year-on-year surge of 53.5 percent compared to USD114bn in 2014. It places Hong Kong second only to the US (USD380bn) and ahead of Mainland China (USD136bn).
Recent local incorporation statistics also attest to the fact that Hong Kong remains a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity. According to statistics released by the Hong Kong Companies Registry in January 2017, the total number of local companies registered under the Companies Ordinance reached 1,341,223 at the end of 2016, up 52,557 from the corresponding figure at the end of 2015.
Hong Kong's stock market is a crucial component of the jurisdiction's financial center, and its status as the gateway for inward investment to, and outward investment from, China has secured its position as the stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2016, mainland Chinese companies constituted 51 percent of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for 63 percent of the Exchange's market capitalization.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange also set new trading records in 2016. In the securities market, according to HKEX and Bloomberg data, USD24.8bn was raised through IPOs in 2016, making Hong Kong the number one fundraising center in the world for the second straight year. By December 15, 2016, total futures trading had reached almost 81m contracts, up 10 percent on the record high of 73.5m contracts in the whole of 2015. The trading of various options contracts through HKEX also set new records in 2016, and the turnover of securitized derivatives has now been the world's highest for 10 consecutive years (according to data from the World Federation of Exchanges).
There were 121 new listings between January 1 and December 15, 2016, and the total equity funds raised in this period was HKD462.4bn (USD59.7bn). As of December 15, 2016, there were 1,968 companies listed by HKEX on the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market, with a total market capitalization of HKD24.7 trillion.
Crucially, The Hong Kong Government believes that there are tremendous opportunities ahead for Hong Kong's financial center as China continues to liberalize its currency, the renminbi (RMB). The "offshore" RMB market was effectively born in Hong Kong in 2003 and at the end of October 2015, RMB customer deposits and certificates of deposit issued by banks in Hong Kong together amounted to around RMB1 trillion (USD145.5bn). In 2015, over USD6 trillion, or more than 90 percent, of mainland China's total RMB trade is settled by Hong Kong banks.
Corporate Tax
Of course, many of these economic feats probably wouldn't have been achieved if it wasn't for Hong Kong's fiscal advantages.
Unlike most onshore jurisdictions, income tax in Hong Kong is levied on a "territorial" basis, which means that income tax is due on locally-sourced income only. What's more, a number of taxes that are levied in other jurisdictions do not exist in Hong Kong; for example, there are no capital gains taxes, no withholding taxes, no sales taxes, no VAT, no annual net worth taxes and no accumulated earnings taxes on companies which retain earnings rather than distribute them.
While corporate income tax (known as Profits Tax), at 16.5 percent, is higher than in the classic "offshore" jurisdictions, it is still substantially lower than in most OECD countries, even accounting for the fact that corporate tax rates around the world have fallen in recent years.
Hong Kong also offers tax concessions to certain types of business. Special concessionary rates of profits tax which are substantially less than the standard rates apply to the following businesses or sources of income:
In comparison to other jurisdictions however, Hong Kong does not offer much in the way of tax incentive schemes. The attitude of the Government has been that Hong Kong's low, simple, territorial tax regime is incentive enough to establish business operations in Hong Kong, and this is something that foreign investors seem to like. However, this isn't to say that the Government ignores the needs of key business sectors, and it proposes targeted concessions for certain types of company on a fairly regular basis.
In a recent example, the Government gazetted a legislative bill on December 4, 2015 which aims to enhance the existing interest deduction rules for the intra-group financing business of corporations and introduce a concessionary profits tax rate for qualifying corporate treasury centers. This measure was approved by the Legislative Council (LegCo) on May 26, 2016.
And in July 2015, Hong Kong's Government brought into effect the promised extension of the profits tax exemption for offshore funds to private equity funds.
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced in his 2017 Policy Address on January 18, 2017, that the Government will take further measures to create a favorable tax environment and consolidate Hong Kong's status as a premier asset management hub in the Asia-Pacific region. For example, the Government plans to introduce a tax amendment bill into the LegCo in 2017 to offer a tax to companies in the aircraft leasing sector.
More generally, Leung said that Hong Kong must consider how to enhance its overall competitiveness, including offering tax and financial concessions, and other policy support measures to attract innovation and technology enterprises from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas. Therefore, further targeted tax concessions are likely to be announced by the Government in the coming months and years.
Personal Tax
Personal taxation is also low by international comparison. Income tax, known in Hong Kong as Salaries Tax, is paid at either a flat rate of 15 percent, or on a progressive scale between 2 percent and 17 percent. Taxpayers may elect to choose to pay tax under either of these systems, depending on which one gives them the lower tax liability. Individuals are only assessed on annual employment income which is defined as wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, payments by the employer into a pension fund for the employee and gratuities. Non-employment source income such as share dividends and capital gains realized on the sale of shares are not taxable in the territory. In addition, the definition of income does not include either a pension from a source outside Hong Kong or compensation for loss of employment.
The 2017 Budget
There was a focus on both the short-term and the long-term in the 2017/18 Budget, announced on February 22, 2017, by Financial Secretary Paul Chang.
Chan outlined HKD35.1bn in short-term relief measures and tax breaks including:
In addition to the above one-off measures, the Financial Secretary also proposes, after taking into account the Government's fiscal position in the short to medium term, the following five recurrent tax measures starting from 2017-18 so as to relieve the burden on taxpayers:
The 2017/18 Budget also continues the Government's new policy of investing greater amounts of money into social services and the public sector. As Chan stated in his maiden Budget speech: "My endeavor is to make use of the wealth we have accumulated together through hard work to take care of the needy in society, ease the heavy burden of middle-class families, and make appropriate investments essential for building a better Hong Kong."
Given the higher than expected fiscal surplus, Chan earmarked HKD61bn for investment in elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities; sports and recreation facilities; innovation and technology development support; and vocational and educational training.
Chan said total government revenue in 2017-18 is estimated at HKD507.7bn. The overall expenditure of the Government for 2017-18 is estimated to be HKD491.4bn, representing an increase of 5.3 percent compared with the revised estimate for 2016-17.
The budget surplus is expected to be HKD92.8bn in 2016/17 and fiscal reserves are forecast to reach HKD935.7bn by March 31, 2017.
Tax Agreements
Until recently, Hong Kong tended not to sign comprehensive agreements with other jurisdictions for the prevention of double taxation, preferring instead to sign more limited agreements covering income from aviation and shipping activities. This, however, is changing.
The Government is now expanding its network of comprehensive double tax agreements (CDTAs) with a view to protecting and facilitating business co-operation between Hong Kong and the so-called "Belt and Road" countries, a Chinese Government economic development project, which is primarily aimed at integrating trade and investment among around 60 Eurasian countries. Hong Kong signed its 37th CDTA, with Belarus, on February 17, 2017.
The international community's increasing demand for global tax transparency is another reason why Hong Kong is entering into more CDTAs with the most up-to-date standards for information exchange included. In fact, Hong Kong has committed to automatically exchange tax information on a reciprocal basis with other countries with which it has an agreement on such, with the first exchanges to take place by the end of 2018.
Hong Kong And BEPS
In October 2016, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury K C Chan said that Hong Kong is "supportive" of international efforts to promote tax transparency and combat tax evasion under the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project. Thus, Hong Kong's intention to implement measures to counter BEPS "signifies our commitment to international tax co-operation," he added. However, Hong Kong's competitiveness remains at the forefront of the Government's mind.
"Hong Kong will need to revise our existing tax laws to meet the [minimum] requirements of the BEPS package. In formulating our implementation strategy, we need to ensure that our model meets the international standard without compromising our simple and low tax regime," said Chan.
A consultation paper released in October 2016 confirmed that the Government would "draw up a pragmatic strategy to implement the international requirements."
"The implementation timetable for BEPS is very tight," Chan continued. "To meet the OECD's requirement, our current target is to introduce the relevant amendment bill or bills into the Legislative Council in mid-2017." The consultation period will end on December 31, 2016.
The priority is to put in place the necessary legislative framework to update transfer pricing rules; exchange information on tax rulings; and introduce CbC reporting requirements (which are expected to capture about 150 Hong Kong enterprises under the OECD's minimum EUR750m consolidated group revenue threshold); bolster cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms; and enter into the multilateral instrument to modify bilateral tax treaties.
The Closer Economic Partnership And Free Trade
Foreign companies are also flocking to Hong Kong to take advantage of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between the SAR and the People's Republic, which has substantially liberalized trade in goods and services between the two locations. According to InvestHK almost one-third (31 percent) of the 303 companies it assisted in 2010 indicated that the CEPA was one of the considerations in their decision to locate in Hong Kong.
The first CEPA agreement was signed in June 2003 for implementation in 2004, and the Central and Hong Kong governments have since signed nine supplements to the agreement. The most of recent of these is Supplement X to the CEPA, which was signed on August 29, 2013. It provides for a total of 73 services liberalization and trade and investment facilitation measures, strengthens co-operation in areas of finance, trade and investment facilitation, and further promotes the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the two places. It brings to 403 the total number of liberalization measures for trade in services under CEPA, since its signing in 2003.
The Agreement on Trade in Services signed under the framework of CEPA was implemented in June 2016 and the Hong Kong Government is exploring the expansion and enhancement of CEPA in the areas of investment, economic and technical cooperation.
Hong Kong is in fact already one of the world's freest economies (the freest, according to the Heritage Foundation). No tariffs are imposed on imported goods, and excise duties are levied on only four commodities, including spirits, tobacco, fuel oil, and methyl alcohol. However, Hong Kong continues to pursue free trade agreements (FTAs), investment promotion and protection agreements, double taxation agreements, and air services agreements with its major trading partners.
In particular, Hong Kong is negotiating an FTA with with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While key issues in those negotiations include the reduction of tariffs and the liberalization of trade in services, the Government is also seeking to protect investments made by Hong Kong businesses in ASEAN member countries. Hong Kong has also signed 19 investment agreements.
After the conclusion of the FTA negotiations with ASEAN, Hong Kong is expected to seek to join the talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), currently being negotiated between ASEAN and its six FTA partners: China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India.
The Future
While there are certainly challenges ahead for Hong Kong, especially in relation to tax transparency, BEPS, and more aggressive competition from regional and global financial and business hubs, its Government is looking to the future with confidence. And this positive outlook is largely linked to Hong Kong's unique position as China's connector to the global economy. As Leung summarized in his 2017 Policy Address:
"Hong Kong has been contributing to [China's] internationalization and connection with the world. Hong Kong serves not only as the offshore RMB center of our country, but also the special administrative region for early and pilot implementation of liberalization of trade in services through CEPA. As the most open international city of the country, Hong Kong plays the role of a 'super-connector,' helping our country go global and attract foreign investment."
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Now that growing cannabis is legal and/or regulated in many states, the market is growing for efficient and effective equipment for growing marijuana. LED Grow lights may be relatively new on the scene for growing cannabis, but they are quickly growing in popularity because they are so energy efficient, are easy to use and set up, and can be used for the full life cycle of your cannabis plants.
Why Choose LED Grow Lights? LED's produce much more light per watt than fluorescent or HID lighting. This also means that they run cooler, reducing electricity costs as well as the risk of fire in your grow room. Most LED grow lights come with small fans built in, and do not require additional ventilation except in special circumstances. Another bonus is that they do not require ballasts. Overall, they return much higher yields for lower levels of electricity consumed.
Any experienced marijuana grower knows what a pain it can be to set up a new grow room when you have HID lighting. HID lights and ballasts are heavy and require a lot of support to hang, and they reduce in brightness every year so they have to be replaced often. LED grow lights remain highly efficient for many years, reducing the need to spend time and money on replacements.
Watch a video about growing cannabis with LEDs here.
Choosing the Right LEDs: Usually LED lights are described in terms of the equivalent wattage you would need in a HID or HPS light to produce the same results. For example, when you see a LED grow light listed as "300W" it means that you can use it as a replacement for a 300W grow light, even though the actual wattage may be as little as 140W on the LED. Less heat means you save money in the long run on electricity to power the light as well as your ventilation systems.
When calculating the wattage required for your grow op, it is easiest to use the advertised wattage. The minimum amount you want per square foot is 30W, while the optimal range is between 50W and 80W. For example, if you have a 3' x 3' grow tent, you have nine square feet of grow space. Nine multiplied by 50 watts per square foot means you will need at least 450W of LED lighting. You can accomplish this either by purchasing a 450W or greater light, or by daisy chaining multiple smaller lights together.
This list contains our favorite LED grow lights for marijuana growers, with the specific needs of cannabis plants in mind. The list is organized by brand, so you will need to use the calculations above to decide which wattage is right for your grow room. Make sure to follow all local laws in your area when shopping for and using the following pieces of hardware.
Watch a video on buying the right LEDs for your grow op here.
1. Advanced Platinum P-Series LED Grow Lights
Advanced Platinum is a huge brand in LED lighting. They produce high quality, reliable and powerful lights and back them up with a five year warranty and 90 day money back guarantee. Their LED lights come in sizes ranging from 150W to 1200W, and they can easily be daisy chained for complete customization of your lighting. Advanced Platinum uses platinum LEDs, offering the highest lumen output per watt of any LED grow light.
These lights are advertised as offering two to three times the intensity in lumens as other LED grow lights. Advanced Platinum lights also offer a complete 12 band spectrum that ranges from Ultraviolet to Infared, with an easy to control Veg/Flower switch so you can easily adjust your lighting to your plants growth cycle. Each light comes with super quiet fans as well as aluminium cooling heat sinks to reduce your need for fans even further.
Advanced Platinum grow lights come in six sizes: 150W, 300W, 450W, 600W, 900W or 1200W.
Price: $230 to $1,299 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the Advanced Platinum P-Series here.
Watch a review of the Advanced Platinum P450 model here.
- Superior 12 band spectrum for all growth stages
- 5 year warranty guaranteed and 90 day money back guarantee
- Recently updated aluminium heat sinks
- Includes built in fans
- Two to three times the lumen output of other LED lights
- USA-made LEDs
- Not a true full spectrum
- May require additional reflective surfaces on walls or around lights for full foliage coverage
- Must purchase hangers separately
Find more Advanced Platinum information and reviews here.
2. GalaxyHydro LED Grow Lights
GalaxyHydro has been in business making LED grow lights for over half a decade, and are well known for their excellent products and customer service. Their lights provide the full spectrum needed for both vegetative and flowering stages of growth. They are lightweight and easy to install and can be daisy chained together if you want to expand the size of your grow op. They also have incredibly efficient heat dissipation, with multiple small fans built in to each light. Each light comes with a two year warranty and 30 day money back guarantee. These lights are very durable as well, with a lifespan of 50,000 hours.
GalaxyHydro manufactures LED grow lights in three sizes. Their smallest light is 54W (available individually or in packs of two), which consists of a line of 14 red and four blue LEDs on an adjustable bracket. This size is usually used for growing vegetables and greens, but can be used for extra small cannabis grow ops such as grow cabinets as well.
GalaxyHydro's most popular light for growing cannabis is their 300W model (#1 Best Seller on Amazon). They also sell a 600W model for larger grows.
Price: $40 to $160 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the GalaxyHydro 54W Light here, the 300W Light here or the 600W Light here.
Watch an unboxing and review of a GalaxyHydro 165W light here.
- Comes with a 2 year warranty
- Comes with an auto timer for easy scheduling
- Very bright light compared with other LEDs
- 300W light is a #1 best seller on amazon
- Indoor only, cannot be used outdoors
- No manual off switch, timer only
- Some reviewers mention lower output than advertised
Find more GalaxyHydro LED Grow Light information and reviews here.
3. Mars Hydro Reflector Series LED Grow Lights
The Mars Hydro Reflector Series of LED grow lights is very unique and unlike other LED grow lights on this list. Keep in mind that these lights are named in terms of their number of LED and true wattage, not their HID equivalent. Mars Hydro is a reliable LED manufacturer with over seven years of experience and lots of great reviews for these and other grow lights on amazon.com. The Reflector Series uses a unique design of compact reflectors around each individual LED for a high PAR output that is unmatched in regular LED lights. This also means more energy savings for you, because they do not require as many bulbs for the same output. Each light has a full spectrum of lighting including blue, red and white for both vegetative and flowering stages of growth. Mars Hydro prides themselves on their customer service, with a US-based service center and orders shipped within 24 hours.
The Reflector Series includes four LED grow lights: 48 LEDs at 102W(replaces 150W HID), 96 LEDs and 207W (replaces 250W HPS), 144 LEDs at 317W= (equal to a 350W HPS), and 192 LEDs at 410W (equivalent to 450W HPS).
Price: $190 to $349 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the Mars Hydro Reflector 48 here,the Reflector 96 here, Reflector 144 here, or the Reflector 192 here.
Watch a set up and wattage test for the Mars Hydro Reflector 144 here.
- Modular, lights can be combined in any combination you want
- Constructed of the best quality LEDs
- Innovative reflectors provide more coverage
- Reviewers noted this light is much brighter than the competitiion
- Does not include UV or IR lights
- More expensive than some other options
- Only 90 day warranty
Find more Mars Hydro Reflector Series information and reviews here.
4. King Plus Double Chip LED Grow Lights
King PLus LED grow lights use an innovative new type of LED technology in order to achieve brighter output for your plants and less energy consumption. Their double LED chips consist of two 5W LEDs for a total of 10W per LED. This is much brighter and more efficient than individual thee, five or six watt LEDs that you find in most grow lights. King plus lights provide a full spectrum of red, blue, yellow, white, IR and UV light. This gives them a closer match to natural sunlight. For better heat dissipation, the LED board and the cover glass have a few holes in them and there are fans included as well. These lights are all guaranteed by a three year warranty and King Plus guarantees customer service responses within 24 hours.
King Plus lights come in four sizes for different sized grow ops: 600W, 800W, 1000W and 1200W. Each of these sizes can be purchased at the link below.
Price: $119 to $185 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the King Plus Double Chip LED Grow Lights here.
Watch a video of a grow op using King Plus LEDs here.
- 10W LEDs consume less energy for a greater light output
- Full spectrum lighting with red blue, yellow, white, IR and UV
- Double LED lights mean more efficiency and greater light coverage
- Thicker case, ventilated glass cover and fans included for better heat dissipation
- Three year warranty and excellent cover service
- Some reviewers noted smaller than advertised light coverage area
- May burn leaves if hung too close to plants
- Multiple units cannot be daisy chained together
Find more King Plus Double Chip LED Grow Lights information and reviews here.
5. Roleadro Chip On Board (COB) LED Grow Lights
Here is a truly unique series of LED grow lights from Roleadro. Chip On Board, or COB, is a new and innovative technology in LED lighting. In this type of light, multiple LED chips are connected together into one light module, giving the appearance of a panel of light instead of a single diode. COB lights can increase the lighting area by 10 times, as well as decreasing glare. For hydroponic growers, this means more light coverage for less electricity cost and less heat output.
Roleadro COB lights also have a reflective cup around each panel, for more heat radiation and even greater lumen output. Roleadro lights are designed to be modular, with each COB emitting 200W. The lights come in 200W, 400W, 800W, 1200W and even 1600W sizes and can all be daisy chained together interchangeably for a truly unique lighting system. For example, if you wanted a 600W equivalent light you could either purchase three 200W lights or one 200W and one 400W and daisy chain them together in your grow room. The system can always grow or shrink with your needs. Each light comes with all of the hanging equipment, power cords and built in fans to set them up and start using them right away.
Price: $75 to $1,348 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the Roleadro 200W COB Light here, the 400W COB Light here, the 800W COB Light here, the 1200W COB Light here or the 1600W COB Light here.
Watch a video about Chip on Board LED technology here.
- Innovative Chip On Board LEDS have a higher lumen output than regular LEDs
- COB panels are surrounded by individual reflective hoods for greater lighting area and heat dissipation
- Innovative design allows for daisy chaining and custom lighting solutions
- Not truly full spectrum
- Larger lights are very expensive
- No warranty
Find more Roleadro LED Grow Lights information and reviews here.
6. Apollo Horticulture GL-Series LED Grow Lights
Apollo Horticulture offers LED grow lights for cannabis growers of all experience levels and grow ops of all sizes. They offer nine different sized LED lights, ranging from 75W to 1200W. The smallest sizes are UFO shaped for small grow cabinets or tents, while the larger sizes – 300W and up – are rectangular shaped. For a truly custom lighting system you can calculate the exact wattage you need and daisy chain different sized lights together in your grow room.
Each light comes with built in fans to reduce your need for added ventilation, and reviewers have noted that the fans run quietly and work very well. Their bigger lights do of course have more fans inside of the case than the smaller fans. Each light also comes with a stainless steel hanging kit, power cord, two year warranty and a lifespan of 50,000 hours. These lights are suitable for all stages of plant growth, from vegetative to flowering.
Each of their nine lights is located on the same web page, so click the link below for more information or to buy any of the following light sizes: 180W, 300W, 400W, 600W, 700W
Price: $71 to $400 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the Apollo Horticulture GL-Series LED Grow Lights here.
Watch a review of the Apollo 180W UFO Light from video here.
- Built in fan means no additional ventilation needed
- Comes in sizes ranging from 75W to 1200W
- Not as expensive as other options
- Light is truly full spectrum
- Some reviewers had issues with bulbs burning out prematurely
- Some reviewers noted poor packaging during shipping or item arrived damaged
Find more Apollo Horticulture information and reviews here.
7. Morsen LED Grow Lights
If you are a serious grower who needs professional-quality lighting for a larger than average grow op, you are going to need some high powered lights for the job. Most LED grow lights range in size from less than 100W HPS equivalent to around 1,000W. Morsen LED lights are larger, more powerful and well suited to bigger grow rooms. Morsen LED grow lights come in multiple sizes: 900W, 1000W, 1200W, 1600W, and 1800W, 2000W and 2400W.. With this many options, there is definitely a Morsen light to fit your grow room.
Morsen's 2400W model is one of the largest LED grow lights on the market today. It consists of 180 individual 10W LEDs, while the smaller models use individual 6W LEDs. Each light includes red, blue, orange, white, infared and ultraviolet LEDs for a full spectrum of the light your plants need in all stages of growth. The actual power consumption of these lights is about 25% of what an equivalent HPS or HID light would consume, which you will save a lot of money in the long run especially with a larger sized grow room.
Price: $190 to $360 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the Morsen LED 1200W Grow Light here, the 1600W Grow Light here or the 2400W Grow Light here.
Watch a review video of a previous model Morsen LED grow light here.
- Light output is full spectrum
- Morsen uses higher output LEDs than other brands (6W and 10W
- Extremely energy efficient
- Comes in larger sizes for big grow ops
- Relatively inexpensive for such high quality and power level
- Does not have an easy switch for vegetative and flowering stages
- Larger and bulkier than other options
- Does not come in smaller sizes
Find more Morsen LED Grow Lights information and reviews here.
8. Nova LED 300W Grow Light
Nova is a California based company and all of their lights come with a 5 year warranty. Nova LED has come out with a really nice 300W grow light that definitely stands up to the competition. Thy currently do not offer any sizes other than 300W, but for a mid sized grow op this light could be a perfect fit. Also, you can daisy chain multiple 300W lights together for larger grow rooms. The N300 uses a combination of LEDs to emit combined angles of 90 and 120 degrees, which allows you to install these lights closer to the plants than some other manufacturers models. There are 100 LEDs total and they emit a 12 band spectrum, incorporating both red and blue as well as UV and Infared lights. It also includes three quiet-running fans that reduce the need for ventilation in your grow room.
The thing that sets the Nova LED apart from the rest is that they offer three versions of the 300W light, each with different features. The most basic, and least expensive, is Nova N300 with no custom features. One step up is Nova Switch N300S, which includes an easy access button that allows you to easily switch between vegetative and flowering stages of growth. Finally, the Super Nova SN300 is their professional growers light. It includes veg and bloom switches like the N300S, as well as the addition of a secondary reflective lens on each bulb. This increases the PAR output significantly, giving you more light coverage for the same wattage.
Price: $100 to $140 depending on model, with free shipping
Buy the Nova LED 300W Grow Light here.
Watch a review of a smaller model Nova LED here.
- 5 year warranty
- Easy to use daisy chain hanging system
- Can be installed closer to the plants than the competition
- Super Nova model has added reflective lenses on each LED for greater PAR output
- Reviewers complained of slow shipping
- Some reviewers noted a smaller light footprint in their grow op than advertised
- Does not come with full instructions
Find more Nova LED information and reviews here.
9. ViparSpectra Reflector-Series LED Grow Lights
ViparSpectra's Reflector Series of LED grow lights is an excellent collection of grow lights that range from 300W to 900W. These lights are well designed and look great, and come with all of the features you would expect from a top quality grow light. They include a mix of red, blue and Infared LEDs for all stages of plant growth. Each light has two switches to turn on and off the appropriate set of LEDs for vegetative or flowering growth stages. The LEDs run cool and the lights also have 4.72″ fans and large aluminum cooling heat sinks for dissipating any excess heat. They come with all of the necessary hanging equipment, and reviewers have noted that these lights are very well balanced and easy to hang. These grow lights are extremely durable and well made, and they come with a three year warranty as well as a 30 day money back guarantee. Many reviewers appreciated the powder coated black finish of these lights, as well as the quiet running fans, and the reflective coating around each LED that increases the PAR output of the lights significantly.
You can choose from five different sizes,: 300W (Max coverage 3×3′,#1 best seller on amazon), 450W (Max coverage 3.5×3.5′), 600W (Max coverage 4×4′), 900W (Max coverage 4.5×4.5′), or 1200W(Max coverage 5×5′).
Price: $89 to $399 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the ViparSpectra Reflector-Series 300W LED Grow Light here, the 450W here, the 600W here, the 900W here or the 1200W here.
- 3 year warranty
- Very well built and rugged design
- Reflective coating surrounding LEDs increases PAR value with no extra energy consumption
- Has internal fans
- Reviewers complained of slow shipping
- Some reviewers noted a smaller light footprint in their grow op than advertised
- Some reviewers received damaged units
Find more VIPARSPECTRA Reflector-Series LED Grow Light information and reviews here.
10. G8LED LED Grow Lights
G8LED is a well established company that has been manufacturing LED grow lights for over eight years. They offer lights in four sizes – 240W, 450W, 600W and 900W – and each one has a life span of 50,000 hours or around 15 years. LED lights mean no more replacing burnt out bulbs, worn out ballasts, or exhausted inline fans. G8LED was awarded High Times Magazine's "Best LED Grow Light" award in 2016 and in 2014. These lights use an optimal eight band wavelength ratio and include UV and IR lights as well. These lights stay extremely cool, even after continuous use for 24 hours or more.
These lights are configured in parallel with modular parts so you do not have to worry about a system outage due to a problem with individual diodes. The LEDs are all made in the USA. Reviewers love these lights and note the extremely high quality plant growth and high yields that they achieve when compared with other manufacturers. Each light comes with a two year warranty and US-based customer service.
The 240W light can cover a max area of six square feet, while the 450W light can cover at least 12 square feet. The 600W model covers an area of 18 square feet. You can increase your yields even more by adding a 90W red UFO light in addition to the G8LED. Their largest sized light at 900W covers an area of 24 square feet or a six by four grow room.
Price: $310 to $1,100 depending on size, with free shipping
Buy the G8LED 240W LED Grow Light here, the 450W Grow Light here, the 600W light here or the 900W Grow Light here.
Watch a review of the 450W model here.
- 2 year warranty
- Modular design prevents system wide outages
- Greater square foot covergae than other brands
- Award winning LED grow lights won High Times Magazine's "Best LED Grow Light" in 2014 and 2016
- More expensive than some other options
- Very popular so they go out of stock quickly
- Does not have as many sizes of lights as other brands
Find more G8LED information and reviews here.
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