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The only certainty about tomato spotted wilt virus is that it's continuously changing, offering new challenges each year to growers and researchers alike.
Georgia peanut producers experienced an average yield loss from the disease of 7-percent to 7.5-percent this past year.
"We've learned enough to know we're shooting at a moving target when it comes to tomato spotted wilt virus," says Steve L. Brown, University of Georgia Extension entomologist.
Pressure from the virus was more severe for Georgia's peanut growers this past year than it has been since the late 1990s, says Brown. "It was certainly up from the 4-percent yield loss we saw in 2004 and the 1-percent loss in 2003. There were significant losses in many fields," he says.
Even some growers who followed the University of Georgia Peanut Disease Risk Index were hit hard by the virus in 2005, says the entomologist. "We were a little disappointed in on-farm trials of the index this past year. But the components of the index are still good, and we'll continue to monitor it and make changes as needed," he says.
There have been very few changes to the 2006 Peanut Disease Risk Index from the 2005 version, says Brown. All of the changes that have been made can be found in the cultivar/variety section of the index.
For example, older varieties such as Florunner and Southern Runner that no longer are planted have been removed from the index. More importantly, the number of points assigned to some varieties in a disease category has been changed.
The number of points assigned to Georgia Green and other varieties in the spotted wilt category has been increased from 25 in 2005 to 30 in 2006. This change does not mean, says Brown, that Georgia Green and the other varieties are becoming less resistant to spotted wilt. Rather, it is an indication that the newer varieties that have been released in recent years have significantly greater resistance to the disease, and that the old point scheme has had to be adjusted to reflect the improved resistance.
As in the previous versions of the disease index, growers will note that attention to variety selection, planting date, plant population, good crop rotation, tillage, and other factors can have a tremendous impact on the potential for disease in a field.
"The plant population component is very strong and is one of the most consistent components of the index," says Brown. "I'd encourage peanut growers to do everything they can to get a good stand. We recommend four plants per foot of row, and the recommended seeding rate is six seed per foot or row. Make sure you use good quality seed, and make sure your soils are warm when you plant. The twin-row component of the index also continues to be strong."
The University of Georgia Tomato Spotted Wilt Index and the Peanut Fungal Disease Risk Index were successfully combined in 2005 to produce the Peanut Disease Risk Index for peanut producers in the Southeastern United States. The Risk Index has been fully reviewed and updated by authors in Georgia, Alabama and Florida and is based on data and observations from the 2005 production season.


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The evidence from learning science suggests that adding visuals to the text of instructional materials can help students learn better (Mayer 2001). If you are looking for a way to improve the usefulness of your lecture presentation slides, exploring ways to include visual explanations might be time well spent. I'll also present engineering educator Prof. Michael Alley's "assertion-evidence" format for presentation slides.
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It's a good thing Mixology Monday has been revived or I might not have posted a new cocktail at all this month. The theme for February is "Inverted." Host Putney Farm explains:
A while ago, while researching Julia Child's recipes, we noticed that she was well-known for enjoying "upside-down" or "inverted" Martini's (God bless her). This is a version of the classic cocktail that swaps the ratios of gin and vermouth, turning the Martini into something of a "long drink". And if you are cooking for hours at a time (or gardening with a cocktail- something we highly recommend), the Inverted Martini is a very tasty drink.
We wondered if we could apply the same "inverted" approach to Mixology Monday and, at first, didn't think it would work. But then we asked ourselves, what does "inverted" really mean? Well, here is the definition:
To turn inside out or upside down
To reverse the position, order, or condition of
Hmm…it appears that the definition is pretty broad. It seems that "inverted" really just means something "flipped on its head". And that can mean almost anything, and leaves plenty of room for creativity. So we are going with the "inverted" theme. You can invert the ratios of spirits, liqueurs or bitters in a cocktail, but we suggest you go beyond that and "invert" whatever you want. Spirits, name, ingredients, proof, color, geography, garnish and glassware are all fair game. An apéritif made with Navy-Strength booze? Give it a try. A beer-based cocktail that tastes like champagne? Sure. A clear Manhattan? Worth a shot (and good luck with that). The only thing we expect is the unexpected. Have fun.
No ideas were springing to mind for this one, so I mentioned the prompt to my fellow bartender at Metrovino, Kj DeBoer. He came up with the solution in no time. Deschutes Brewery, he noted, makes a beer called Inversion IPA. Brilliant! I could "invert" a drink by adding Inversion IPA to it.
But which drink to choose? I thought immediately of tiki cocktails, which I view as prime candidates for the addition of beer. Tiki drinks are characterized by their use of rum, fruit, and big, spicy flavors. I like them, but I can usually only do about one per night before I'm ready to move on to drinks with more bitter elements. Hoppy beers are a great way to add bitterness to tiki drinks: They give the drinks backbone, hops play well with citrus, and shaking beer with the other ingredients makes for a frothy head, creating a velvety mouthfeel.
For this Mixology Monday, I decided to try adding Inversion IPA to the Nui Nui cocktail. This is one of the tiki drinks I gravitate to when it's on the menu, offering bold, spicy flavors. Beachbum Berry credits it to Donn the Beachcomber's Mandalay Bar at the Colonel's Plantation Beefsteak House in Hawaii, circa 1958. My only addition is the beer, and I shake it rather than blend it.
2 oz amber rum
1 oz IPA
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz orange juice
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1/4 oz Donn's Spices #2
1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with an orange peel or cherries.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Your smart phone follows you wherever you go, tracks your movements and stores all kinds of personal data. If you do a Google search these days you're no longer surprised to be targeted with ads relating to your search.
It's a reality most people have learned to live with because functioning without a mobile device is increasingly hard to do. But what about the idea of your phone eavesdropping on your conversations?
It's a notion generating some serious buzz: people who suspect their smart phones are spying because they've seen online ads pop up for things they've never searched for but have merely chatted about within earshot their devices.
"One thing I don't think a lot of consumers recognize is that phones are really snitches in their pockets," Sean Lanterman of Minnetonka-based Computer Forensics Services told KARE 11, noting that smartphones are almost always connected to the Internet and they've got microphones.
"You can be having a conversation and you have an application that has a microphone capability, and next thing you know you're being advertised as to what your conversation was about."
Case in point, KARE 11 viewer Lori Halverson got ads for Toyota and the show Riverdale on Twitter just hours after talking to a friend about needing an oil change at Toyota, and looking forward to Riverdale's new season.
She said she never actively looked up those key words in an online search engine, so found it rather "creepy" to see the ads come up in her news feed.
Viewer Mike Landberg said he teased his roommate about drinking wine and having too much body hair, and later that night his roommate had ads for a winery and a hair removal gadget pop up on his Instagram feed.
The same type of thing happened to KARE 11 digital media director Laura Stokes.
"Earlier today I was talking with a colleague, and I told her I loved her glasses. She said she went to Warby Parker," Stokes recalled. "She said 'Wait I've got a new place for you to look at called Zenni' and I wrote it down, old school style, on a piece of paper because I thought I do want to look that up later."
Laura never got a chance to look for Zenni, but Zenni found her.
"Two to three hours later I was on Facebook, and I was scrolling through my feed, and there was an ad for Zenni. I hadn't Googled it, I hadn't looked it up yet."
Yes, Laura keeps her phone next to her computer at her desk.
Another colleague said, to nobody in particular, she was freezing. A bit later several ads for sweaters showed up on her Facebook feed on her laptop.
"Your phone is always transmitting, always phoning home, it's always connected to the Internet," Lanterman explained.
"I think consumers just need to be wary of the agreements they're entering when they're using any piece of technology."
He pointed out that some people actually plant secret apps on their adversaries' phones specifically designed to use the built-in microphones
So, yes, we can verify it's happening to people -- they're being targeted with advertising based on words their smart phone microphones overhear.
It's harder to pin down just who, or what, is behind it.
Google concedes the company does use things you say to Google Assistant to route ads your way, but the cyber world giant flat-out denies spying.
"We only process speech after the hot word 'Ok Google' is detected,"
Facebook also denies eavesdropping, to wit, "Facebook does not use your phone's microphone to inform ads or to change what you see in News Feed."
But if you accept the premise your smart phone's microphone is eavesdropping, it's not reporting directly to another person. It's talking to other machines.
"It's an automated process. It's not someone on the other end reading it," Lanterman explained. "It's computers that have advanced algorithms that are deciphering what it means."
If you find all of this disturbing, there are steps you can take. First find out how many apps are using your microphone.
On your iPhone navigate to settings, then privacy, then microphone, and you'll see a display of which apps have access to your mic. You can then turn some or all of them off.
On Android devices, you can also check for microphone settings by going to applications manager and permissions.
But the next time you use the app that requires a microphone, for example the Facebook Live function, it will prompt you to activate the microphone again.
As it turned out Laura Stokes had 12 apps using her microphone. She can only guess which one of those apps is all ears, as it were.


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As there was no update last week (sorry for that), i'll be giving you news from the 10th december 2007 up until today.
So here goes……At dhonline.com (1oth december) "Sighting draws UFO research"; they mention that "They reported the incident to the National UFO Reporting Center, and the Democrat-Herald reported on their experience in October.
Since then, Raye has heard from about 100 people who have seen strange things in the sky, and a few saw what she and her husband did: Two silver, bullet-shaped objects heading across the sky and a glowing ellipse size of a Greyhound bus that hovered for about a minute above the treetops of their forested backyard and emitted sparks" (extract from article).
Ok …. the next is a leason i need to learn (that is to save information onto disk for when things get taken offline). At the strangestsecrets.blogspot.com (10th december,2007) it states that there is "The mystery of the missing files". It says that
"Interestingly, the FBI has also begun to remove other Fortean files, and UFO-related data, from its site too.
For example, up until very recently – but no longer, sadly – you could also download in PDF format the FBI's 135-page file on Silas Newton, who was a key player in the legend of the alleged UFO crash at Aztec, New Mexico in March 1948" (extract from article).
I'm going to see whats left and save what i can now, as there is some useful information here. Try the wayback machine at http://web.archive.org/web/*/foia.fbi.gov/* , although i have encountered quite a few inactive links.
There was a possible "Ufo sighting over Bolton?" (11th december,2007), in which "a triangular silhouette was seen".
At WIStv.com "Mysterious light in the sky solved" (12th december,2007) in which it mentions
"Bright flashes were observed near the "head" of the comet-like object by folks with telescopes. It turns out it was a brand new satellite, launched Monday evening by NASA at Cape Canaveral onboard an "ATLAS 5 ROCKET." What viewers saw was the dumping of excess rocket fuel in orbit. It was carrying a "classified national security satellite." (extract from article).
The ufo digest has a good article on a "UFO Incident Over Dabrowa Gornicza" (posted 12th december,2007).
CNSNEWS.com reported on 14th december,2007, that "Clinton Library has responded to UFO enquiries – Little else". It says for instance, that Tom Fitton mentions that (president of Juditial Watch)
""They need to take into account the public interest in releasing the documents. Given that we have a presidential candidate, they need to be more responsive to requests about Ms. Clinton," he added"" (extract from article).
A series of articles came out in The Canadian National News on the 14th december,2007:
1 "A Psychiatric Reclassification Of UFO Extraterrestrial Experiences "
2 "Howard Menger case illuminates Extraterrestrial Infiltration Of Earthbound human society"
And if you can get your head round that lot….. how about the Times online that says
"Don't call the aliens, they might not be friendly" (dated 16th december,2007).
In the Galway Independant "Irish UFOs" are given a brief mention (19th december,2007). It mentions "Who could resist the lure of extra terrestrial life shapeshifting into domestic appliances? This Christmas, if Santa arrives on a souped up hoover, you'll know it's a case for Mulder and Scully" (extract from article). Actually on second thoughts, maybe you should skip this article and go onto the next one below.
ufocasebook.com has a great post on "UFOs in Latin America 2007" which consists of a video of the years events (posted 19th december,2007).
In the chinapost "Japan's top government spokesman says he believes in UFOs" (posted 19th december,2007); i shall be adding a seperate post later (within the next 2 to 3 days on this, as it seems to be rumbling on and on with others coming forward to say UFOs exist?). Not sure what to make of all of this, to be honest.
Whilst searching the web i came across the Mystery Investigators, with a podcast on betty hill and the ufos (with some unseen footage).
Their website can be seen here , and is worth a visit.
On the History channel there is to be shown "UFO files – Britain's Roswell" (ie RAF Bentwaters and woodbridge bases); wednesday 26th december, at 11am and 5pm (this is UK time). However, not sure if any new information will be added to on this program, still probably worth watching though. Also on the 21st december, UFOs of the 70's (11.30pm, repeated on 22nd at 3.3oam).
Website of the week
This goes to http://www.ufoevidence.org/welcome.asp and in particular its brilliant archive on black triangles seen here .
Also of interest :-
"Spies, lies , and Polygraph tape: CIA's disturbing Extraterrestial Affair" (American Chronicle- posted 10th december,2007).
"Mars robot unearths microbe clue" (BBC – 11th december,2007)
"DVD 'close encounters' of three kinds" (washington post – 14th december,2007).
"Taking the season to the outer limits" (Seattle times – 14th december,2007).


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The federal government gave a $10 million "affordability" prize to a giant corporation for manufacturing a $50 lightbulb. The Washington Post:
The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award…for any manufacturer that could create a "green" but affordable light bulb.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize would spur industry to offer the costly bulbs…at prices "affordable for American families."…
Now the winning bulb is on the market.
The price is $50.
Retailers said the bulb, made by Philips, is likely to be too pricey to have broad appeal. Similar LED bulbs are less than half the cost.
This is the same federal government that refers to ObamaCare, which costs more than $6 trillion, as the "Affordable Care Act."


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Jobs may be hard to find these days, but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 2 million Americans quit their jobs every month. Naturally, many of these people are hoping to move onto a bigger and better opportunity, or possibly just something more pleasant.
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But in a tough job market, there are no guarantees. If you are thinking of quitting your job without a replacement lined up, it is important to look before you leap. Here are five moves to make before you tell the boss:
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There are two big problems with quitting your job while you have a high credit card balance or other large debt burden. First, it saddles you with high payments at a time when your income might be temporarily reduced. Second, if you are bumping up against your credit limits, you have less cushion to ride out a period of unemployment while you find a new job. A little austerity is a good way to prepare in case you aren't able to walk right into another job.
2. Build temporary savings
Even if you don't have much debt, you'll want to build up temporary savings to help you through any transition period. Temporary savings means money that doesn't interfere with your long-term retirement savings. It should be money that is accessible, in an instrument such as a savings account or money market account, so you don't have to break into long-term investments at the wrong time. It should also be outside of any tax-deferred retirement plan, so you don't have to incur a tax penalty for early distributions.
3. Prepare your credit
If you've been thinking of applying for new loans or credit, it's best to do it before you quit your job. For example, if you've been eyeing low mortgage refinance rates, you'll have a better chance of qualifying for a new mortgage if you haven't just quit your job. Also, if you think you might need an extra credit card to see you through the transition, it's better to apply for it before you are stretching your current credit limits. Don't take on too much new credit though, as doing so all at once can hurt your credit score.
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Look at employment opportunities in your field. Are jobs available? Do you have the qualifications employers are demanding? If the answer to either of these questions is no, it may be wise to at least delay your decision.
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Whether the problem is salary or work conditions, it might be possible to solve the problem by discussing it with your employer, or there may be other opportunities for you within the organization. Before you quit, have a frank conversation with your employer about why you are thinking of moving on -- but only after you've taken all the other steps to be prepared.
If it turns out that quitting is the best option for you, you'll find the transition all the smoother if you've laid the proper groundwork in advance.
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Just the word "math" scares some people away from quilting, but it's simple when you break it down into parts.
The March/April '13 issue of Quiltmaker is #150, a milestone! To celebrate, we featured a Block Bonanza of 150 quilt blocks on page 75.
The Block Bonanza is diagrams of quilt blocks you can make. There aren't cutting dimensions or sewing instructions. So…how can you make those blocks? It's easy if you know a few simple recipes (that's a familiar word used in place of the more scary word "formulas"). See? We're making it simpler already.
Today let's talk about one simple block, the very first one shown. And let's talk about just the first step in figuring out the block math.
Look at the diagram and notice how the block is divided. How many equal sections across are there? Another way of looking at it is in "columns": How many equal columns of patches do you see? For our sample block, there are just two.
Being able to see how many divisions there are across the block is the first (easy!) step in knowing how to make these blocks. Here are a few more blocks for you to practice on.
How many equal columns or divisions do you see in this block?
You can see by the lines I've drawn that there are five.
If you drew the lines like this, you could say there are 10 divisions or columns. That would be another way of looking at it. But for simplicity's sake, let's stick with the idea of five divisions. (If your lines are cutting some patches in half, you're probably using too many lines.)
Here's another practice block.
How many columns or divisions? Again, without cutting patches into awkward parts, you'd have to say two.
Here's another practice block.
This one's a bit more tricky. I would draw the lines like so:
And I would call it four columns or divisions. I did cut the center patch in half, but that's okay, you'll see how that works in Part 2 next week.
This is the Big Block Baby Quilt from our Jan/Feb '13 issue. It's really just one big block. How would you divide it?
I'd do this and call it five divisions.
Practice on the blocks below. In Part 2 next week, I'll tell you what to do with this information—how it can be used to figure the size of your patches. This is exciting stuff!!
The block:
The block's divisions:
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The block's divisions:
The block:
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I will say this and Say This and SAY THIS until it sinks in:
NO ONE Has The Right Not To Be Offended ... not us, not the christers, and sure as hell not the muslims!
Sorry, but hyperbolic insults against people who are apparently sensitive to the issue is not the best way to demonstrate your freedom. I must wonder where your motivation lie: is this really atheists asserting themselves, or do you just want to rub salt in Muslim's faces and call them unsophisticated?
I Don't Want Lawsuits
I Don't Want Riots
I Deplore Violence
But I Will Not Be Censored
#WomenAreSluts <--- or enter any equally offensive phrase here that attacks any large group of people
JC, I agree that motivation matters. Opposing the hands of tyranny is a legit motivation. Islam is indeed barbaric-no hyperbole. Gratuitous hate speech is not legit. Some of the believers feeling offended is a necessary consequence of onward atheist soldiers. Lets improve civilization.
I know, one person's hate speech is another's paean. But it aint so.
Glen, tyranny? An idea (in some existential meandering, all ideas are tyrants) held closely by over a billion people that consists of parables and stories vaguely -- and confusingly -- written about an indomitable being cannot simply be neutered and thrown into a little box labeled "barbaric", for neither can an idea of this complexity be reduced to such a simple but damning sleight, nor do most of this 1.6 billion people that have varying interpretations of this idea lead barbaric lives. Barbarism, firstly, is word used by sophisticates to pejoratively describe those of lesser culture.
Calling Islam barbaric addresses no issues. It doesn't call upon the instability of Iran, the prevalence of terrorism, or any other issue of specificity. It is abusive fallacy, ad hominem -- intellectual dishonesty. But calling Islam barbaric under the pretense of freedom of speech, using the sign shown above that preemptively characterizes the opposition as rioters, murderers and violent is pure passive-aggressive cowardice.
I have two issues here:
1. Islam is no more "barbaric" than Judaism or Christianity.
2. If you want to attack Islam, do it proudly. Say that Islam is barbaric if you wish. Make an event about the barbarism of Islam. Say it because you mean it, not because you're entitled to the freedom of speech, or you have some inherent God or state given right to blaspheme. You don't throw a sucker punch and then hide behind the teacher.
JC, interesting that you point out the tyranny in all ideas. Islam has a force field around its ideas and thereiby promotes its tyrants to super status. I am not in favor of cultural relativism. I measure barbarism (originally anyone who was not Greek, a fairly universal western notion) without intellectualizing-women are subservient, servile, lesser status, beaten etc., death to apostates, intolerant in so many ways, warlike, suicide bombing. And the list goes on. What is it, what is its nature, what does it do? It is barbaric. Notwithstanding the barbarism of the religion most of its adherents are okay. This tends to be more the case where there is a greater secular influence.
Islam is the provenance of the things you cite in the second pargraph. Look at islam where government is stable. Is it less repressive, less tyrannical? Who rises to obtain power when a vacum emerges? Islam, there to impose its tyranny. Democracy in the sense we understand it cannot thrive where islamic tentacles have suctioned the culture. Free speech is indeed the marker for health of a culture or civilization. If the citizens are not free to critcize the "tyrants" tyranny will win out.
I dont think the guy holding the sign is motivated by pure sucker punchism, rather it is in response to the recent events. I dont think the sign would be there without the recent events.
It is fine to attack all religion or to attack on an individual basis. They all have cultlike indoctrination measures in place, they operate on the basis of faith, they claim to have a stranglehold on morality. I absolutely agree that christianity and islam are on a par in being a little awful. Islam has pulled away in the horse race of immorality, not because it is worse, only because christianity has long since passed its zenith. Simple power equation that is all. Judaism, no great shakes and a terible influence on Jews, does not proselytize like the former. And so its influence is not felt or imposed at the point of a sword and spread to the millions. It also is much deeper in terms of studying ethics and philosophy. There are other conceptual differences which make it a bit more sophisticated. But the messiah shit and the . . . gotta go
We must have the right to express ideas, sometimes in opposition to other peoples' ideas. Without this, ideas would be stagnant. The problem is that it seems to be enshrined in Islam, that expressing such ideas, in opposition to the religion, is offensive and blasphemous. In the minds of a minority of Muslims, this is justification for killing the blasphemers. Exactly how much of this is actually politically motivated I don't know, but at least some Muslims justify murder on these grounds.
I think that some Muslims do in fact permit criticism, if it is in an attempt to "come closer to Islam". Usually it is to permit the opponent room to change their ideas.
I've had Christians express a similar idea: that my expressing opposing ideas about the existence of "God", is my searching for "God". But it's not ~ it's just my expressing opposing ideas about the existence of "God".
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I've been asked by parents of children to photograph their birthday parties numerous occasions and each time it has been a lot of fun.
Photographing children isn't always easy – and photographing 'the birthday party' presents it's own unique opportunities and challenges as a photographer.
Birthday Parties present us with a lot of emotion, interaction, color and energy in a child's party – the highs and a few lows of life are all present. On the challenging side of things – children's parties can be chaotic places with moving subjects, lots of clutter and often little time for those organizing them to pick up a camera and take a shot.
Here are a few tips on Photographing Children's Parties that come to mind:
There's nothing worse than getting to the end of a party and realizing that while the camera was out that no one bothered (or had time) to pick it up and take some shots. Give someone the job and release that person from other party duties to just take photos. This way you're guaranteed to get some shots and will have something to remember the day with. It is also good because it means others are able to relax and enjoy the party and that parents can rest assured that the photos will only be used responsibly.
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One of the most important tips I can share is to get down low when taking photos of children. The biggest mistake I see in party photos is adults taking shots from a standing position looking down onto a scene. While you might take a few shots from this perspective the majority of your photos should be taken at eye level of the subjects you're shooting.
Having said this – it can inject a lot of life into party shots if you do mix up your shooting angles and focal lengths at a party. Try some shots from standing up high (get on a chair even to accentuate it – this can be great for group shots) but also get down really low and shoot looking up at kids.
Also try a range of focal lengths ranging from wide angle shots that take in the whole party scene through to zoomed shots of kids and party elements. Mixing it up like this will mean you end up with a more dynamic and playful series of shots at the end of the day.
Most children's birthday parties happen inside (at least in part) where lighting can be tricky. In most cases there will be some artificial light which can leave your photos with different types of tinges. The easiest way to overcome this and ensure your shots are true in color is to learn to use your white balance controls. This is the subject for another post but most modern digital cameras have a variety of automatic settings that will give you some easy settings for different lighting situations. Before the party experiment with white balance and get your setting right.
Keep in mind that there are some moments in a party where you do want the temperature of your light to be nice and warm!
Another way to add interest to the shots is to focus in on the details of the party. I find that many of these shots are best taken before the guests arrive and might include shots of the cake, photos of balloons and other decorations, photos of presents stacked, shots of a set party table. Often it's good to get in nice and close to these elements – fill the frame with them (to the point where they even become a little abstract). You'll find that these types of shots look great scattered through an album between shots of people.
You'll probably need some sort of extra lighting if your party is inside. You can help to eliminate the need for this by increasing your ISO setting a little but unless you have a lot of natural light or an extremely fast lens you'll probably need to use a flash. If you have a flash hot-shoe you'll probably get the best results if you bounce the flash off the room or walls or if you use a flash diffuser of some kind so that the flash is not as harsh on your subjects (a common problem with many party photos).
Take things to a whole new level by setting up a photo booth or area that you've lit with some studio lights for some fun portraits.
In order to capture all of the important moments in the party you should know how it is planned to run. Know when everyone will be sitting down, when the blowing out of candles will happen, when presents will be opened etc. This will mean you can be well positioned for each event just ahead of them happening.
Most of your party photos will end up being candid ones of children and adults interacting with one another around the different party activities. I've written on candid photography previously but you'll probably want to take a couple of types of candid photos during the party.
I tend to take quite a few shots from the edge of the party using a longer zoom lens. These shots are largely of kids interacting with each other, playing, eating etc. The other thing to do as the party 'warms up' is to actually get into the party and shoot from within it. In these instances you will find a wide angle lens more appropriate and you actually join in the circle of activity (ie sit with the kids, play the games, eat the food) and photograph the children as you do this. At times it might even be appropriate to make taking the photos a game of sorts – getting them to pose and then show them the results on your LCD.
Photographing from 'within' the party is fun but it doesn't just happen straight away with many children. I find that the best shots come as the children warm up to you and their surrounds. So make an effort to meet the children as they come into the party and to be friendly and fun. This might even mean putting your camera away for a little towards the start of proceedings. Also in this I'd highly recommend that you need to be aware of personal boundaries when photographing children. Unfortunately we live in a time where the topic of photographing kids is something that makes many of us think about ways that doing so can be misused and abused. Always get permission of the parents hosting the party before photographing proceedings, always stay with the main group and don't get into one to one shooting situations, be aware of giving those you're photographing personal space and being appropriate.
While the majority of your shots will probably be candid shots you should also think ahead about what type of 'must have' sort of shots you want from the party. Consult with parents (if you're not one of them) about what type of shots they want. These might include some group shots, cake shots, blowing out candles, opening presents, party games or even some posed shots of the birthday boy or girl etc
It's amazing to see how a room (and people) can be transformed in just an hour or two when you have a group of children in it. For this reason you might want to consider what type of shots you'll want to take before the party actually starts. This might include some of those shots that focus in on different elements of the party but also shots of the birthday boy or girl when they are dressed up and looking (and behaving) at their best. Also take a few shots at the end of the party – they could make a humorous comparison series with your before shots and of course if something gets messy… be ready to capture that too to show how the 'after shot' was created.
One of the most effective ways to capture parties is to learn how to shoot in continuous shooting (or burst) mode when your camera fires a series of shots in quick succession. This is particularly useful when shooting children as they rarely sit still but is also a good strategy for key moments in the party like blowing out the candles (which you only get a couple of seconds of opportunity to capture).
The focus of children's parties is generally the children – but the adults attending the party can actually present you with some fascinating shots as they watch on. Sometimes their reactions to what the children are doing can be quite fascinating and its worth including them in shots – particularly those adults in the immediate family of the child having the birthday.
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Very well said to the point, short, interesting and very informative article. I've been asked to shoot kids BDAY party but I don't know how much to charge for that. Anyone can help me?
I really love this school! Thanks Darren Rowse!
I am to shoot birthday (child) party on 31st of May! The tips above are very informative a will be VERY USEFUL!
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Great stuff!
I'm a wedding photographer but one of the guests in a wedding I covered early this year booked me for a kiddie party next month. So this article will be very useful for me.
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nice tips as always! for hobbyists like us, this will really help....these would be my guide this weekend as i was asked to cover the 7th birthday of my godchild......
great ideas! I find this article very helpful!I'd also like to add that using visual aids for an event should also be revolutionized. I tried downloading this software that enabled me to make my own standee and I really liked it. I placed the standee that I made outside of the hall where the event is happening and to my surprise, the door where jammed by people wanting to take a picture of themselves with the standee! It looked alive and they were very excited. The event was packed with people. Ill definitely use it again. It ddnt even cost me too much money to do my own standee. I got it from http://www.almostbreathing.com/.
Nice tips! I could use it on my own purpose. Post more tips! More power and regards.
When I took my son's party pictures I also gave the kids a point and shot camera they took some amazing and funny pictures of each other which us adults would not probably catch.
Great article and yes, as many have said, these tips can be used in lots of different situations. Well done on a very comprehensive guide!
I took the following pictures at my boyfriends nephews 1st birthday! It was my first time using a DSLR EVER! I guess I didn't do to shabby.. I had just bought the Nikon D5100 a few days before the party... It was my first time using that camera...
Great Post
Kids and Parties are two difficult subjects to capture because of the difficulty in making stay still for even a little while and also the lighting conditions indoors in parties
I especially like the tips related to taking shots in Burst mode and also the before and after snaps
awsome post! i am shooting a 3yr olds party on sunday! perfect timing - thankyou :)
I wish this article was available back in June. We had 4 birthdays in less than a week. I have some good pics and other were less than good. Color saturation was and issue with all the point and shoots around. Maybe I can take this info and grandson to the zoo and get some Great shots of him and the African penguins.
Hey Darren, I have shared your photograph tips on birthday party with my photographer friends. Now, they apply these tips on birthday and other occasions . Thanks for sharing.
I am a novice photographer, I recently photographed at b'day party. Some pics were good but in most pics the people were blurred or shaken. I observed that it was bcos people were moving and not stand still. But we can't have people to standstill for eg while cake cutting process. Even the noise was more.
I was using Canon Xsi/18-55mm lens and in manual mode
Please let me know how to click in such situations.
Especially if the birthday party is mainly indoors I think it is important to use a variety of lenses. I recently photographed a baby boy's first birthday party:
....and used four different lenses: 17-50mm f/2.8 105mm f/2.8 macro 50mm f/1.8 80-200mm f/2.8
During the birthday cupcake eating action I used two cameras one with the 17-50mm and one with the 80-200mm in order to get the whole scene in context and also to be able to get up close and show the mess!
Thanks for this post, hopefully I'll b prepared for my sons bday
Rose, I really like the first shot that you linked to ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/25768367@N03/3810259472/ ). The light is nice and soft, you're at her eye level, and it's a tight shot without background distractions. It's also seriously cute.
#5 "party details" is one that's new to me - great idea. If you have a macro lens take it along for these shots. As you say, having a designated photographer is important.
You also mentioned bounce flash. I photographed a party last year and used a mixture of daylight and bounce flash: the Canon DSLRs with E-TTL II do a very nice job of mixing the two in Av and Tv.
You can adjust the balance of daylight and flash: exposure compensation alters the brightness of the areas lit by daylight and flash exposure compensation controls the amount of light coming from the flash. When I photographed the party the flash nicely lightened the areas that otherwise would have been in shadow, and few people can tell that flash was used (this is an ideal result in my book).
Click here to see the party photos. I put the wide shots first in order to set the scene, then the closer shots follow. It was a dual party for a father and son, and a very special occasion because the father knew that he didn't have long to live. Eight weeks later I had the honour of taking photos at his funeral. The family wanted photos so that his small children could see them in the future.
Hey Great Post - ironic that I just shot a childs birthday party on Saturday (I nominated myself which was lucky as the little girls mum's camera batteries were flat) and it seems I was instinctively doing everything right so your post is reassuring. One mum even commented to me seeing me squatting on the floor with my camera shooting kids playing pin the tail on the donkey "oh thats a good idea getting down on their level"
Thanks again!
I would like to add that although it is important to have "some" scheduled shots, they are generally disruptive to the festivities, not to mention herding all the kids! I would suggest just being part of the activities without being intrusive, and shoot from a distance with say, a nive f2.8 70-200mm for good blurry backgrounds. Keep your eyes open and look for natural candid shots...capture the fun!
Last year I took some excellent pictures in my kids party. But my pictures looked more beautiful as it was in daytime and the location was amazing as well. Thanks for sharing the pictures. you definatly have got some good skills.
Thank you! I'm shooting a dear friend's kids' party today!
Wow, I liked so many of the tips on this page. Getting adults into the pictures was the stand out idea for me though. So many times the adult just takes pictures of the children. Kids are great in the photos, but the adults can offer priceless expressions themselves.
I like to take a lot of "random" shots. one example is, I once took pix of a pile of forks it turned out grate
Thank you so much for your wonderful tips.I amazed.After Reading your article now i am very excited about my kid forthcoming birthday.Your tips are very useful for me.Now i will keep your wonderful tips on my mind.I also will focus on photography of my kid birthday.I think photos are the wonderful memory. So photo should be wonderful.Thanks.
Thanks alot !!! will be photographing my first kids birthday and am very excited !!!!
This is not only helpful information to the party hosts, but also for those of us offering children's party entertainment. I do not photograph, but I'll keep in mind as I advise my clients and potential partners.
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I recently shot my niece's 5th b.d. party and have gotten great feedback from the guests. I used a hotshoe flash bounced off of the walls and the natural lighting. Reading these tips actually made me feel pretty good, since I don't typically shoot parties and I just intuitively did most of the tips! 16 of the better shots can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=211286&id=316165678115 If that link doesn't work go to www.damephotography.com and pick the "celebrations" album.
Great article with a lot of good advice. Another good tip, where possible, is to have a consultation with the parents beforehand, ideally at the venue so you can take a few test shots and work out any lighting issues and how to overcome them. I did a party in a really badly lit hall recently and the photos were quite noisy due to using a higher ISO than I would have liked but as I shoot in RAW I was able to reduce the noise in post processing.
My best advice is to always shoot RAW if unhappy with the lighting. Also, if you miss a shot, like the blowing out the candles moment and you have a shot of already blown out candles instead DO NOT STOP THE PARTY AND ASK THEM TO DO IT AGAIN! It is highly unprofessional and ruins one of the best moments. Invest in some retouching skills and fake the flames if you have to!
This is really a gr8 tip. I take some snaps yesterday on a Birthday party. I have to use flash to freeze motion and make image sharp. is there any way to achieve the same result without using flash?
If i increase shutter speed to freeze motion, image became dark, if i use ISO, it pickup some noise.
Mostly birthday party organize at night so is there any way to snatch better photos without using flash?
Thank you for your time.
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Very useful quick tips.... thanks ya
Thank you, have a birthday party today and would be using you tips and other suggestions.
Thanks Darren and to other helpful comments.
Thanks man..Darren you are becoming my role model.. :)
wonderful tips, excelent article, My daughters birthday party coming soon!!!
Awesome tips. I was asked to shoot a kids party recently and the results were terrible. I knew much of what I did wrong as I was taking the shots, but it was too late to do anything about it. I'll definitely be rereading this article again before the next party. Thanks!
Great article. I made some notes for the next party!
I shot these photos at a dear friend's daughter's 1st birthday party. Didn't have your tips beforehand, but I'm pretty pleased with the results.
I read those tips a day after my boy's birthday and realised that i needed these very tips for the party, however, next time, i shall surely apply them
Great tips! I'll apply them using my Kodak C813 and hope it turns out very well.
These are some great tips... and dont forget to add something about postprocess because if its a little different it'll stay in people's memory even longer (ie. try black and white - but you might want a second camera for that...)
thanks DPS for the wonderful tips.. i'll be attending a family friend birthday party next week and your tips is very helpful..
Wow Darren, your tips always come at the perfect time! My daughters' joint b-day party is next week, and these tips are fantastic for making the most of the opportunity. Love the tip about getting some abstract close-ups of cakes etc! Cheers!
Wow- this article couldn't have been timed better for me! My youngest child's first birthday is this Saturday, so I'll be sure to try out these tips. Thanks, Darren!
An excellent post about children party, I have learned so much with your articles, every week
a read it with great pleasure, thank you so much by your articles,
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Thank you Darren, I know the weekend is coming when I receive your email.
Great tips as usual, keep them coming.
Very good article. I wanted to comment on your first piece of advice, designating someone to take the pictures. This is excellent advice for any type of event. Too often, we think that we can organize and run an event and take all the pictures ourselves. I have found out the hard way that it just doesn't work out.
What I will do many times is ask someone (or more than one person, if it is a large event) to take the pictures and give them one of my memory cards for their camera. Then, when they are done, they just give me back the memory card and I have what I need. Of course, if they want copies, I will get them copies.
Thanks for a good article.
Oooh...thanks for this! My son's first birthday party is this weekend--could not have had better timing.
good photos. special snaps for the special day!
I love your article on how to photograph a birthday party.
Great suggestions Darren.
Related to your point about shooting candidly, anticipation is important. It allows you to be in position, exposure preset and ready with the right lens. Then when those screams and hysterical moments occur, you will nail them.
Great post! Looking forward to using some of these tips next month when my son turns 1. Thanks!
amazing info, and just at the right time. It is my sons 2nd birthday party at the end of the month and I will be reading through this post a few more times and taking notes and preparing myself for the party.
Great points. A while a go I photographed my cousins kids party and used a lot of these things that you have mentioned. You can get some great pictures by adding the camera as a 'game' and then showing the LCD. Kids seem to love it.
Also 'volunteering' as the designated photographer and creating a personal cd/dvd out of it can and most likely will be one of the most memorable birtday gifts you can give especially for the mother
(unfotunately most often), since she has slaved and suffered to make the bday a roaring success and missed everything that has happend.
Heres two picks i took at the party. They arnt very "birthdayie", but defenetly illustrate the emtional swings that happen in kids parties.
Awesome tips...very useful post.
Very nice... great points. I always forget to get down low and go go GO.
Being a photographer that just recently started a business, all your articles are very VERY helpful! Thanks so much!
These photo tips can be applied in many different settings...not only in B-day parties...
An excellent, and instructive article... thanks DPs
Whoops, wrong link, here it is: http://vimeo.com/5407932
Very nice writeup. I just shot video of my daughter's 1st birthday party last month using very similar techniques and was very happy with the results ( http://vimeo.com/5784270 ). I agree with the comment about using natural light when possible (helps to use a fast lens of course), but bounce flash can give just as good or better results depending on the situation.
Thanks so much for this great article. I've often wondered about the best approach at a kids party and I've always hated how my pics from the past never really came out that great. Now I've got some good strategies to use with my own kids as well as when helping other parents for their kids parties. Great info!!
Great tip, as usual :)
When I shoot a party, I rarely use flash (and I know I'm being weird about it) because I love to catch the actual light and ambiance of the celebration.
I'll try to show an example for what I mean - Although not taken during a birthday but a New Year's celebration, but I think shot like this would be ruined with a flash - http://www.ilanbresler.com/2008/12/2009.html
Anyway, fun read and the example photos are awesome :)


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Last week, at UDS, I was asked several questions about how Ubuntu Certification worked. I decided I would start a set of blog posts about several aspects of the certification programme, for people willing to know a bit more about how we test and what.
One of the most confusing bits about Ubuntu Certification are BIOS options. In several ocassions I was asked the questions whether UEFI (with and without Secure Boot) was going to be added as part of Ubuntu Certification or not.
The answer is both yes and no. I will explain it a bit more in detail.
In Ubuntu Certification we don't test BIOS options, nor we change them. We try to install Ubuntu with what it comes with the system from factory, and it needs to work up to a certification level using those options. That means that if it is using Legacy BIOS, we will be testing Legacy BIOS, if it comes with UEFI without Secure Boot, that is what we will be testing. If it comes with Secure Boot enabled, Ubuntu will need to install out of the box with the keys already in that system.
From 12.10 we have started to parse the BIOS information as part of the testing process:
We will be updating the public certification site to show that information there as well.
Same thing for BIOS options. We test with factory default options, and only those. The goal of doing this is that Ubuntu Certified systems should provide and out-of-the-box Ubuntu experience. In some cases, tweaking BIOS options can improve the situation for non working systems, but that is something we don't want to acept for Ubuntu Certification.
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The jury in the Oracle vs. Google lawsuit seems to be deadlocked.
They've been deliberating since Thursday. If they can't decide on a winner than the trail will move onto Phase II.
Maybe it's best for the software industry if that's what happens. This isn't just about if Google ripped off Sun/Oracle. What's at stake in this first part of the trial is an issue of copyright. Can Oracle claim that a certain part of a software language -- the applications programing interface -- is copyrightable?
In an excellent analysis, IT World's Brian Proffitt explains that APIs have never been considered copyrightable before. All they are is a list of ways that one software program can talk to another software program -- not a particularly creative kind of thing. That is, a drawing of a telephone is subject to copyright. But a list of all the ways two people can talk to each other isn't: telephone, Skype, texting, chatting in person. Oracle is arguing that Google copied 37 of its APIs, and it takes a lot of creativity to combine APIs in just that way, so they should be subject to copyright.
In other words, Oracle is looking to push the boundary of copyright law beyond its current state and maybe beyond reason.
Yesterday, a similar case in Europe was decided. The EU said that APIs are not subject to copyright.
The software industry is already in a major mess over patents. Patent trolls, patent bullies, millions spent buying defensive patents, lawsuits and more lawsuits. If APIs are copyrightable, that's a whole new area where software companies can sue each other to bully their competition.
In the meantime, the lawyers are ramping up for round two. Oracle is also suing Google over patent infringement. Google plans to call to the stand 10 witnesses including Sun ex-CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
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Property Here - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Auckland has 2000 new sections ready to build houses on, says Mayor Len Brown, who last month claimed there was enough land for 15,000 homes.
As debate grows about housing and land supply in Auckland, Mr Brown is no longer claiming the city has enough new land to build 15,000 houses "right now".
Instead, he is saying there is capacity for 15,000 homes on ready-to-go greenfield land in areas such as Flat Bush, Takanini and Hobsonville, but only 2000 sections have reached the building stage.
"The remainder require subdivision and internal servicing by private sector developers to create sections," Mr Brown said.
The revised figures follow a testy exchange last week between Mr Brown and new Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith over the best way to provide about 13,000 new homes a year in Auckland.
Dr Smith vowed to break the "stranglehold" of the council's policy of containing urban sprawl - a policy he says is "killing the dreams of Aucklanders" by driving up house prices.
The minister wants to open up more land outside the existing metropolitan urban limit to peg back land prices which, he said, were the biggest factor putting home ownership out of reach of many.
Mr Brown hit back, saying Dr Smith was advocating a flawed Los Angeles model of "suburban sprawl" going back to the 1940s and 1950s.
The mayor said the new unitary plan - a draft is being released on Friday - provided for a balanced approach of intensification of existing land and releasing new land to house a further million people in Auckland over the next 30 years.
Councillor Dick Quax said Mr Brown had proclaimed to all who would listen that Auckland had 15,000 sections ready for houses to be built on "right now".
"The mayor is now having a big helping of humble pie as he acknowledges that there are just 2000 sections ready for construction to begin.
"What this means is Auckland runs out of land to build on in May," Mr Quax said.
The latest admission, he said, showed just how dire the land supply was and an acknowledgement the council had got it seriously wrong.
"We need to be told the truth. I don't blame the mayor for this.
"I blame the officials for not doing a rigorous enough job of telling us what the supply of land is," Mr Quax said.
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Question to Mayor Len Brown: You say there is available land, infrastructure, roads, services all ready and 15,000 houses can be built on them straight away? Answer: "Right now."
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This is a story.
A tough Karate student was driving down a road when a car sped up and cut in front of him. The windows of both cars were open. The student could not control himself and yelled out an obscenity as he honked his horn, shook his fist, and gave a one finger salute.
Now this student was very tough. He could fight well even before he started training in Karate. In fact, earlier that day he had won a tournament.
The front car slammed on its brakes and the student could barely stop in time. The cars were only inches apart.
Out from the the front car stepped a rather short and skinny fellow wearing a long coat. He walked calmly up to the car, stuck a shotgun through the window and blew the Karate student's head off.
Wait! That's not fair.
That's right! Lucky this is just made up.
Before you challenge or provoke someone in a car (truck or other vehicle), you should consider that the occupants could be armed. They could also be drunk, high on drugs, or just mad at the world.
I always say that if someone wants to change lanes in front of me, I am happier to have them in front of me rather than behind me. If they are behind me, they are harder to avoid. At least if they are in front of me, I have a chance to change lanes or otherwise avoid them.
Even if a driver is not armed, a car is a deadly weapon in and of itself.
An angry driver could also follow you to your home or work and attack you later.
So think twice or three times before you curse at another driver, shake your fist, salute with one finger, honk, or otherwise show your displeasure. Remain calm and continue on safely. Karate students should be calm and in control of their speech and body motions.
And the final moral of the story is that even a skilled Karate student cannot block a shotgun blast.
When I was a Kenpo Karate student, we actually practiced defenses against punches or grabs through a car window... but not against shotguns.
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Morning MarketBeat: Fear Picking Up
Pre-Market Brief:
MARKET SNAP: At 5:30 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.05%. Treasury yields higher. Nymex up at $91.25; gold lower at $1,658.00. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.2%, DAX up 0.2% and CAC 40 up 0.5%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.9% and Hang Seng up 0.3%.
Overnight action: Toyota in $1.1 Billion Gas-Pedal Settlement; U.K. Bank Lending to Companies Falls; China's Industrial Profits Soar
Watch for: Weekly jobless claims (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time): seen: 365,000; last: 361,000. November new home sales (10:00): seen: +1.9%; last: -0.3% December consumer confidence (10:00): seen: 70.0; last: 73.7.
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Don't look now, but investors finally may be getting worried about the fiscal cliff.
The stock market's so-called fear barometer, the VIX, jumped 9% yesterday and finished at 19.48, the highest closing value since July 24. The VIX has now risen 23% this month.
Many investors have been awaiting a move higher for the VIX, as the potential for significant tax increases and spending cuts early next year could hinder the economy and roil markets if Washington doesn't reach a deal. For five months, the VIX has traded below its two-decade historical average of 20, its longest such streak in more than five years.
The VIX uses options pricing to measure the market's expectations for future swings in the S&P 500. It historically tends to rise when stocks fall, and vice versa.
But even as the VIX has risen in recent weeks, stocks have barely budged. The S&P 500 is up 0.3% for the month, even as it is rides a three-day losing skid.
So, is the VIX predicting a bigger tumble for stocks?
It's hard to say. On the one hand, trading activity during the final week of the year must be taken with a grain of salt. Wall Street trading desks are half empty, volume is abnormally light and portfolio managers are dressing up their books, buying the year's top performers to spruce up their performance.
All of that was at play yesterday when the major indexes dribbled lower. Only 2.3 billion shares changed hands in NYSE composite volume, the lowest full-day volume of the year, according to WSJ Market Data Group.
Bank of America had the biggest gains among Dow stocks, rising nearly 3%. The stock is the Dow's top performer this year, as it has more than doubled.
On the other hand, the Treasury Department warned late Wednesday that the government would hit its $16.394 trillion borrowing limit by Monday, setting in motion a series of emergency steps that might buy the government until just February or March before it faces a full-blown debt crisis.
Maybe the rising VIX is on to something.
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Among the companies expected to see active trading in the U.S. stock market Thursday are BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Marvell Technology Group Inc. and Ford Motor Co.
Late Wednesday, Plano, Texas-based Diodes Inc. said it would buy Shanghai-based BCD for $8 a U.S. share, well above its closing price of $3.98.
Marvell Technology shares continued to slide in after-hours action late Wednesday and could fall further Thursday. Marvell was hit by a jury verdict in a patent-infringement case awarding $1.17 billion to Carnegie Mellon University.
Toyota Motor reportedly settled a class-action lawsuit for $1.1 billion concerning a malfunction that caused cars to accelerate unintentionally.
Ford shares continued to push toward their 52-week high of $13.05 after closing up more than 3% to $12.79. Shares were active after hours.
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Writing on the Wall: 2012 Was Good for Stocks, Bad for Stock Pundits
"As investors consider the wave of market predictions for 2013, they may want to go to the tape and review how well the 'experts' did this year."
"The yen on Wednesday slid to its lowest level against the dollar since September 2010 as Japanese officials signaled they would push forward with efforts to weaken their currency."
China's Bond Business Is Booming
"Chinese companies are raising money in the domestic bond market at a record pace as the country's banks scale back lending."
Heard on the Street: BRICs Need to Change Their Tune
"Brazil, Russia, India and China are the John, Paul, George and Ringo of the emerging markets—a neatly packaged group of disparate individuals that sometimes inspires hysteria."
Knight Gets a Key Nod; $7.5 Million for CEO
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Ahead of the Tape: Draghi Needs New Bag of Tricks for 2013
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It's been most disturbing this year to hear pundits criticize the effectiveness of the peace movement.
Some grumble about the low numbers of protestors, which they equate with a lack of commitment to oppose the war. Others say the movement is a "dramatic failure" because it's a warmed-over 1960's-style approach to resistance. Still others complain that protesters should find ways to shape foreign policy.
Even the June 2007 edition of the Utne Reader raised doubts about the future of protest movements contending that citizens and government officials are instead coming to the table to solve problems through collaboration and consensus rather than to confront each other and bicker over who is right. Others argue that nonviolent resistance movements are essentially ineffective because they fail to change the power structures or to tap into the elite's conscience.
In other words, some experts are saying that public assembly (a.k.a. peace demonstrations) has gone the way of the buggy whip. How sad. The freedom to assemble is our First Amendment right. I don't think we want to give that one up, too, at least not without looking at what it means.
I have found that participating in peace demonstrations is both an important and an inspiring experience. Walking with other like-minded people in trying to avert the war helped me to realize that I was not alone in my perceptions or beliefs, that I was doing SOMETHING to counter an unjust and unwise government policy and that I wanted others to realize that our leaders were taking us down a dangerous path.
My first march occurred on January 18, 2003, in Washington, D.C. where 500,000 people showed up. It was exhilarating to hear the speeches, see the support, walk through the streets as a group and stand for something important. Making sure the demonstration was peaceful became an act of discipline. Riding a bus for 12 hours and then riding it back after the march made the experience an act of determination and sacrifice. It set the tone of the war for me to adopt a vision of peace and to enact it in my daily life. Such a commitment required a faith-filled belief that I COULD make a difference in the world-or as Gandhi reportedly put it: "Be the change you wish to see."
After the march I quickly recognized that being a peacemaker wasn't something to continue alone. I needed to be with other peacemakers who challenged me to continue my quest. Fortunately, activists in my local community supplied that support through public demonstrations as well as educational programs, congressional letter writing initiatives, newspaper ads denouncing the war, films, potlucks, fundraisers and friendship. Our mission through all of this was simple: to end the war in Iraq-and all war.
This summer during my travels to Italy I was also moved by the many public demonstrations I witnessed. Groups of people took to the streets for various causes. In Perugia I saw youth promoting the eco-friendly rally that would occur on Sunday, September 2 in Loreto (a hill town on the Adriatic) where half a million people would gather to hear Pope Benedict declare that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late." In Assisi I saw people who had walked 10 miles in the hot afternoon sun to honor and emulate the peace saint, Francis, who regularly made spiritual pilgrimages in that area himself. In Tràpani, Sicily, I saw folk groups sing and dance during the passegiatta (the traditional evening walk) in celebration of their heritage. All of these groups attracted attention, excitement, awareness, and fun for the onlookers as well as the demonstrators. They were people on a mission who chose public demonstration as their vehicle of communication-and invitation.
On Sunday, October 7, hundreds of thousands of Italians will gather for a 20-kilometer walk from Perugia to Assisi as part of a biennial march for peace that has been going on since 1961. Many political activists and associations participate but mostly the march is comprised of citizens coming from all over Italy and abroad who use their presence to send a message of peace. This march also attracts 10,000 scouts and the Italian Scout Federation (FIS) is trying to make the event an international one by inviting scouts from all over the world to participate. Oh, how I wish I could be there!
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Gathering for public assembly, peace demonstrations, marches for justice are important tools for a democracy. As far as the American peace movement is concerned, I think we ought to give these activists credit for what they have done over the past six years to keep the issue of the war on the front burner.
In 2003 millions of people in this country and all over the world demonstrated against President Bush's idea to start this war with Iraq. The media did not report these numbers or they severely low-balled the estimates of the demonstrations. They did not see fit to acknowledge that 43 percent of the American people were against the war.
Now over 70 percent of Americans are against this war but that's not all. Key Senate Republicans, like Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel and John Warner are abandoning Bush and his Iraq policies. After losing the 2006 congressional elections, the GOP is also worried that 2008 will increase its loses just because of Iraq. Pro-war legislators are bailing out of their bid for re-election. Generals are retiring out of protest to the administration's policies. Veterans groups, active-duty military and military families are speaking out against the war.
The argument against continuing the war has already been made. Only our Congressional representatives who fund the war and who gave Bush these extraordinary powers to wage it remain too queasy to stop it. They are obviously more concerned about re-election rather than saving the lives of American soldiers and Iraqis. A pretty flimsy way to look patriotic.
So let's get the story on the peace movement straight!
I am initiating a project that documents local peacemaking efforts all over the United States and would like to hear from your peace group. What have you been doing to promote peace in your community since 9/11? How effective have you been? Who are some of your local heroes who have made a difference in peacemaking? Send me your stories by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Olga Bonfiglio is a professor at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and author of Heroes of a Different Stripe: How One Town Responded to the War in Iraq. She has written for several national magazines on the subjects of social justice and religion. Her website is www.OlgaBonfiglio.com. Contact her at email@example.com.