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With April showers just around the corner, Ned Levi discusses tips for taking photographs in the rain, and has recommendations for raingear for your camera. Ned explains that you can use rainy conditions to produce outstanding photographs which utilize the dramatic skies which are often present during storms.
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Ned Levi discusses his recent Amtrak experience during the nor’easter last weekend, and Amtrak serious problems in how it treats its passengers, and its judgment about it’s own ability to quickly repair significant widespread systems and power problems.
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Ned Levi examines TSA’s new random hand swabbing program to detect explosive residue on airplane passengers and finds that it’s unlikely to work, despite claims of security experts, mostly because they’ve focused on the equipment, and not the overall security program of which they are a part.
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Ned Levi talks about this year’s Philadelphia International Flower Show. This flower show is the oldest flower show in the US, and the largest indoor flower show in the world. The exhibits from this year’s show are truly international in scope and Ned reports this is the best flower show ever.
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Ned Levi notes that many travel sites now ban the use of tripods and monopods, and discusses alternatives, so you are able to take sharp, detailed photographs even for night photography, when using long lenses on your DSLR, low light conditions anywhere, etc.
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Ned Levi relates his experience on Amtrak in last Saturday’s big snowstorm, which when faced with a failed engine still got its passengers to their destination, New York City, in a reasonable amount of time, by quick, decisive action. Amtrak’s actions enabled Ned and his family to salvage their visit to the Big Apple.
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As a tech consultant, Ned Levi works with hi-tech devices every day. Ned reviews the new Apple iPad from the point of view of the business traveler to see how it measures up to their needs.
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Ned Levi discusses packing your carry-ons defensively to to reduce passengers’ problems at security, and the risks of breakage or lost or stolen luggage by anticipating potential carry-on woes.
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Ned Levi examines Royal Caribbean’s decision to continue stopping at Haiti while the country attempts to recover from last week’s earthquake, and what the impact of suspending Haiti as a port of call might mean.
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