Month: October 2020

Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends

by Vonda Larmon on October 17, 2020 in Tourism Spot

title= — This photo provided by Adam M. Rammel shows The Syndicate on Aug. 20, 2020 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Ohio’s restrictions forced Adam Rammel to at least temporarily abandon plans for a catering and event space designed for parties and that opened last month, in time for the holidays. Rather than have the space sit unused, Rammel turned it into The Syndicate, a restaurant located next door to his 5-year-old brewpub, Brewfontaine.

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The final three months of the year, usually a boom time for many small businesses thanks to holiday shopping and celebrations, looks precarious as the

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Focus on Fenix Outdoor, Columbia Sportswear, Black Diamond Equipment, Lafuma, Liveplex, and Hilleberg

by Vonda Larmon on October 17, 2020 in Camping

DUBLIN, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “Leadership Quadrant and Strategic Positioning of Camping Equipment Suppliers” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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The camping equipment manufacture landscape is diverse and continually evolving.

Major players in the camping equipment market have diversified product portfolios, strong geographical reach, and have made several strategic initiatives. The dynamics of the camping equipment market extends beyond routine macro-economic elements of supply and demand. It is the relationship between buyer’s needs and seller’s capabilities as well as the macroeconomic forces at work that affect the market. It is how well

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Hawaii vacations become easier Thursday, but are tourists welcome?

by Vonda Larmon on October 16, 2020 in Vacation

Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the U.S., Hawaii officials hope to reboot tourism next week by loosening months of economically crippling pandemic restrictions, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers. (Oct. 7)

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Hawaii is going to start providing an alternative to its mandatory quarantine rule starting Thursday, but don’t pack your swimsuit without knowing the details.

Visiting the islands still won’t be as carefree as it has been in the past, and there are still elements in the plan to be worked out.

On Oct. 15, the state begins allowing tourists to forego a 14-day

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Trump nabs hours of free airtime on Fox as he stages his comeback tour

by Vonda Larmon on October 16, 2020 in Tour

On Thursday and Friday, Trump was on three different Fox News shows and two right-leaning radio shows (one of which is hosted by Fox News’ Mark Levin). In total, he racked up approximately four hours of free airtime, which in turn produced an “echo” since the outlets repeat his talking points without much fact checking.

In one notable segment Friday, Trump appeared with Fox’s Dr. Marc Siegel, who gave the president a bizarre medical assessment.

“It sounded like something … that you would see an authoritarian do on a state-run television network out in some other country,” remarked CNN’s Senior

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The Guiding Light, Part 2: Backlight

by Vonda Larmon on October 15, 2020 in Camping

As I stated last week, there are three key ingredients to create a quality image: the quality of the subject, the quality of the composition and the quality of light. In part one of this series, I addressed front light. In part 2, I now touch upon backlight.

Backlight

Alluring results can be obtained when backlight is the primary source. Depending upon the subject and intensity of the light, images with mystery and radiance can be created. Subjects can be portrayed as silhouettes or bathed in a rim-lit glow revealing shape, rim lit texture and form.

Backlight provides dramatic

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