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I found the following information in the Laurens Co., SC mailing list archives. It gives good book suggestions for finding information on the county.
"The Scrapbook, A Compilation of Historical Facts About Laurens County, South Carolina." It was published by the Laurens County HistoricalSociety and the Laurens County Arts Council in 1982. It is a fairly large,hardback book with history, maps and families. Very interesting. I don'tremember what I paid for it; I believe in around $25.00. It might possiblystill can be purchased from the Historical Society. This can be found at Duke Library in Durham, NC.
A very useful book on Laurens County history and places is " Laurens County Sketchbook" by Julian S. Bolick and Edna Riddle Foy, written about 1973.
"Stoddard-Sudduth Papers" by Mary Sudduth Stoddard (privately printed, date unknown, prob. about 1960). This book has a lot of ancient gossip in it that's simply not available anywhere else. The entire set of papers have been digitized and made available by Ancestry.com ($$$).
Another very useful book is "Abstracts of Early Records of LaurensCounty, SC, 1785-1820," compiled by Sara M Nash, privately printed about 1982. Miss Nash, a lifelong genealogical expert, painstakingly copied all these abstracts on her battered old manual typewriter and had this 600-page book bound from photocopies of her typed sheets. Her niece is in the process of re-typing the records. Miss Nash used to charge $22.50 for her copies but I don't know what they are now. Mrs. Nash's niece can be contacted at the following address:
Polly Parsons Hellams
108 Nash Street
Fountain Inn, SC 29644-2121
108 Nash Street
Fountain Inn, SC 29644-2121
(864) 862-2793
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Country music star Dolly Parton has laughed off new rumors suggesting she is gay.
Parton admits she's more than aware of new reports questioning her friendship with longtime pal Judy Ogle, but she tells news show "Nightline" that she's not a lesbian.
Parton states, "Judy and I have been best friends since we were, like, in the third and fourth grade. … We still just have a great friendship and relationship and I love her as much as I love anybody in the whole world, but we're not romantically involved."
And the rumors about her have given the singer a taste of what it must be like to be Oprah Winfrey, who has been dogged by gay stories due to her relationship with best pal Gayle King for years.
The country star, who has been married for over 40 years, adds, "(People) just think that you just can't be that close to somebody."

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Earthbound Spirits
No one in this world knows what happens when we die. Maybe there's a heaven, maybe we get reincarnated, maybe we wander the world for all eternity or maybe being dead is just the end. Caitlynn could communicate with ghosts and help them crossover. Yet when she moved she never expected to find someone both alive and dead. Edward/OC No Bella Rating may change.
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1. The New Life
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No one in this world knows what happens when we die.
Maybe there's a heaven, maybe we get reincarnated, maybe we wander the world for all eternity or maybe being dead is just the end.
Most people have pondered over this at least once in their lifetime.
Death is something we're afraid of, simply because we don't know what will happen afterwards.
When I was young it used to scare me as well, but for an entire different reason.
Ever since I was a little girl I knew that I could talk to the dead.
Earthbound spirits my grandmother called them.
They're stuck here because they have unfinished business with the living and they come to me for help.
To any normal person I would be considered an insane person, as did my best friend when I told her. Well, I guess she's not anymore.
After I told her, there wasn't a day that went by without someone whispering the phrase
"I see dead people." in my ear, now everyone knew my secret.
The rumours spread and eventually my parents heard it from the woman that lives across the street.
That's why we're now our way towards a small town called Forks.
Rumours like that would be bad for their reputation or so they told me.
My guess is that they didn't want everyone to know that their daughter is a freak of nature.
My mom looked at me from the passenger's seat, "We're doing this for you, Caitlynn. Forks is a small town maybe it'll be easier for your problem.": she said looking over to my dad who was driving, who gave a small nod.
My problem, that's how she always called them not considering that she used to be able to see them as well.
Mom always hated her gift, saying that it wasn't real and then one day she couldn't see them anymore. It broke my grandmother's heart that mom didn't want to help the earthbound spirits.
Thinking about grandma was hard for me. She passed away about a year ago, I wasn't there when it happened but before she crossed over she visited me.
I didn't leave my room for a week after that.
Eventually I decided I needed to help more spirits, because that's what she would have wanted.
I let out a sigh and continued to look out of the window, blurs of green passed as my dad sped towards our new home.
Tomorrow I would be starting school here and already I promised myself that I will tell no one about my gift.
I will still help spirits crossover but I'll try to be discreet.
No more talking to them in public places, nothing looks stranger then a teenager having an argument with thin air.
I closed my eyes and let sleep comsume me.
Oblivious to the fact that someone had foreseen my arrival.
Oblivious to the fact that I'd meet stranger persons than me.
Oblivious to the fact that in this little town my life would change completely.
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I am a plain clothes law enforcement officer, and I always carry with me, in my discreet satchel, two SureFire flashlights—a G2X™ and an E2D LED Defender®—along with my other equipment. One morning, my wife, who was 28 weeks pregnant with twins, had her water unexpectedly break at work. She made her way to the hospital and called me to tell me to get there right away. I immediately left work and proceeded to the hospital.
The next morning the twins were born in the OR and taken to the NICU. My wife was moved from the OR to the recovery room. When she arrived at the recovery room, the medical staff checked her vital signs and discovered that she had a large pool of clotted blood in her uterus and she'd lost a significant amount of blood from an unknown area. She was in immediate need of blood and her vital signs were at a dangerous level. About 10 medical personnel were in her room, attempting to find the source of the bleeding. The doctor asked for a flashlight, as there were only overhead light sources in the recovery room, but there was no response from any of the staff. So I took my SureFire G2X out from my satchel, turned it on, and handed it to the doctor.
The doctor, along with her colleague, looked for the source of bleeding for several minutes and, in the meantime, the other medical staff began to apply pressure to the hanging IV's to get more fluid into my wife. Donor blood arrived and was transfused into my wife. Every second that went by, my wife turned paler and paler and got dizzier and dizzier. After what seemed like a lifetime, the doctor finally located the source of the bleeding—a tiny two-millimeter tear inside of my wife that needed stitches. The doctor handed my G2X to a nurse, who shined its bright beam on the tear while she stitched it up. When they were finished, my wife almost immediately began to turn her normal color and made a full recovery.
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I was visiting my brother and staying at his house in Northern California. I always pack a flashlight when I travel, and it's usually my trusty E1L Outdoorsman. The first evening I was there, we heard a whole lot of shouting coming from my brother's neighbor's house across the street. We both looked out the window and saw flames coming out of the neighbor's windows. I ran across the street to find the frazzled neighbor and his hysterical wife screaming that their cat was trapped inside the burning house. The neighbor and I agreed to check the back of the house to see if we could free the cat somehow while my brother (a physician) stayed with the wife and tried to calm her down.
When we got to the back of the house, the place was still seemingly untouched. The neighbor turned on his cheap plastic flashlight, "illuminated" the scene, pronounced the scene safe, and declared that he was going inside to try and free the cat. But before he could enter, I pulled my E1L from my pocket and lit up the doorway with all 90 lumens and saw a much different picture. There was visible smoke—visible with my flashlight—seeping out from around the door frame, a sure sign of impending danger. Opening that door would have almost certainly created a "backdraft" and provided the fire inside with the oxygen it needed to flame up and take out the rest of the house—and probably the neighbor along with it.
After a brief but colorful discussion, and a gentle push or two, I was able to convince the homeowner not to enter the house. I'm convinced that this convincing saved the man's life. Five minutes later, the fire department was on scene and able to extinguish the fire. I told one of the firemen about the smoke escaping from the backdoor, and he concurred that we almost certainly prevented a backdraft that could've ignited the rest of the house and harmed the neighbor.
As for the cat, well, the fire department found it on the first floor. It was angry and soaking wet but very much alive as they hauled it outside. It was also so freaked out that if jumped out of the fireman's arms and ran into the bushes. But not to worry, I used my handy E1L to locate it in no time, and the neighbor was able to coax it out of the bushes before handing it over to his very relieved wife. I, in turn, handed the neighbor my E1L and told him to keep it—just in case he ever needed to again shed some light on a situation before rushing in...or to find his freaked-out cat again.
Thanks, SureFire, for making the best illumination products on the market. I'm a SureFire fan forever, and I plan on replacing that E1L very soon.
Germantown, MD
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The trauma bay is always an exciting place. A place where knowledge, skill, and time matter. A place where seconds can mean the difference between life and death. On this particular trauma the patient was intubated, a large-bore/high-flow arrow MAC central venous line was place in the right groin, bilateral chest tubes were inserted, and ATLS protocols were initiated. The patient still remained without a pulse, although mine was through the roof.
A left thoracotomy was performed which entails an incision from just inferior to the nipple along the ribs to the left flank, exposing the left chest cavity and, most importantly, the heart. Unfortunately, it was at this time that the overhead procedure light failed to function. It became obvious that the patient had suffered a gunshot wound to the heart and was bleeding out, yet I was unable to see the entrance wound in the heart, secondary to having no light. As I was calling for a new portable light I remembered my SureFire 2211® Luminox® WristLight. I clicked it on, illumined the chest cavity, opened the pericardium, and inserted a Foley catheter into the atrium.
The bleeding slowed. After a small amount of open cardiac message, the heart began to beat again. The patient had a pulse. He was immediately taken to surgery for further repair. Had we had to wait for another procedure light, the patient would have never survived. My SureFire 2211 Luminox WristLight gave me the light I needed to get the job done, saving the precious seconds needed to save the patient's life.
Tyler K.
Chattanooga, TN
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I carry my EB1 Backup® EVERYWHERE. One night, we were working on a bridge that spans a large river. We were replacing boat navigation lights, so all we had were our helmet lights, which were underpowered for the task at hand. I figured we'd be done in an hour or so, so I just got on with it. Well, about 30 minutes into the shift, I heard a gurgling sound. I looked down toward the direction of the sound but couldn't see anything peculiar. The river often plays tricks on your mind, so I took little notice of it. But then, all of a sudden, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, so I instinctively reached for my EB1, shined it in the direction of the gurgle. "Man in the water!" I shouted as I noticed what looked like the top of someone's head bobbing along the river. Luckily, we had a rescue boat on standby, which was quickly mobilized and successfully recovered the man. The police were surprised that we could identify the man so quickly, given our weak headlamps. When I showed the officer my EB1 he was surprised by the light output, given its tiny size.
About a month later, the rescued man came to personally thank me. He had been going through some very hard times and had decided to take his own life, which he said he regretted as soon as he hit that cold river water! He, too, was surprised that I could spot him so quickly in the water. I told him that he had two things on his side that night: a big bald head that was easy to spot, and my EB1 Backup. He and I have since become great friends. Like me, he now carries an EB1 everywhere he goes. And we've both joined our local search-and-rescue team!
Johan H.
London, England
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I am an EMT with the Haines Vol. Fire Dept. in Haines, Alaska, and had an ambulance call for a woman in her 60s who was having a heart attack or cardiac event. She was on the floor clutching her chest, and I was attempting to start an IV line so we could administer cardiac drugs, but the lady was very obese in the arms and it was not working well. Her heart rate was 32 bpm, and her blood pressure was very low. We needed to get a vein quickly or she would probably die.
Out of pure desperation, I grabbed my SureFire Backup® flashlight and held the lens to the fleshy area of the bend of her elbow—just like when a child will put a flashlight in a hand or mouth to get that orange glow. It worked, and I could see a vein through her fatty flesh. I held my Backup in place as my partner got the IV in place on the Illuminated vein and then administered the needed cardiac drugs and stabilized the woman. Without my SureFire Backup, that woman might very well have died. Now I teach this little trick to new EMTs and tell them the story of how it saved that woman's life.
Chuck M.
Haines, AK
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While working in the ER, I was asked to start an IV by the ER doctor after several failed attempts by others. The patient was a 13-month-old in respiratory distress and needed a line to deliver lifesaving medication. I took off my SureFire 2211® WristLight and asked for the overhead lights to be turned off. There were a few puzzled looks, but the lights were turned off. I then placed my 2211 in the child's hand and turned it on. The 200 lumens lit up every vein in his tiny hand, enabling me to establish a 22g IV in one attempt.
The child is here today, thanks to the help of your product. It works well for establishing female urinary catheters, too, but I will spare you the details! Thanks, SureFire.
Nathan W.
Mountain Grove, MO
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My SureFire Defender® helped save a man at the sawmill I work at. A 37-year-old man got caught in a machine and got his hand and part of his arm rolled up in a sawdust tail drum. The foremen had cheap, weak flashlights—the kind powered by two D-cell batteries—which three of them were using to illuminate the scene while another foreman tried to cut the trapped man free by cutting the belt. I grabbed my SureFire Defender from my pocket and clicked it on to instantly reveal that the foreman was not just cutting the belt but also the trapped man's wrist. After seeing this by the light of my Defender, they were able to cut him out safely just as the ambulance arrived.
Three weeks later, the then-trapped gentleman returned to the mill to say hello and heard about what had almost happened to him. He came up and personally thanked me and asked me where I got the flashlight that helped free him. I gave him my Defender, the one that saved his wrist and kept him from potentially bleeding out, and he gave me a big hug. The one funny thing about this whole incident is that, earlier that fateful night, several of my coworkers made comments about how my Defender wasn't worth the money and such a small flashlight couldn't be that powerful. Well, within a month, almost every last one of those guys had some model of SureFire flashlight in his pocket.
Thank you, SureFire.
Anthony E.
Snohomish, WA
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My name is Scott, and I've been flying as a flight RN (registered nurse), doing helicopter rescue work for about 20 years. Part of my flight suit gear, which I never depart without, is my SureFire G2X Pro, which fits nicely in my flight suit. One evening, we had mandatory NVG (night vision goggles) recertification training, where we had to go out with the pilot and FAA Check Airman, utilizing our NVGs. My regular pilot went into a bank, and at that point, the hydraulics locked up, rendering flying the aircraft impossible. Our altitude was about 500 feet, and it didn't take long to hit the ground. It was a hellish sound, impacting the ground, making everything black immediately. The turbine engine above me was still running but destroying itself. Both pilots were knocked unconscious and unable to shut down the aircraft.
Remembering our training on how to shut down the aircraft, I looked up for the master switch, but the entire roof was missing and there was NO switch to turn off. My second option was to find the throttle. It was pitch black in the desert and, without my SureFire flashlight, I'd never have found the throttle through the unconscious pilots and debris. I managed to roll the throttle off after finding it, and the horrid sound of the self-destroying turbine engine finally stopped. I knew that we would all live at that point.
Thank you, SureFire, for creating such a robust light. It saved all three of our lives that night—without a doubt.
Scott T.
Norman, Oklahoma
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I am an EMT-Firefighter for a small rural fire department. Early one spring morning, around 1:00 am, we got paged for a vehicle crash in our desert ambulance service area. The day before, it had been raining all day, and it was still coming down in waves throughout the night. Our dispatcher had minimal information from the patient, due to the patient being disoriented from the crash. We had multiple sheriff's officers and two BLM officers in our 4x4 ambulances and command vehicles, all with different lighting sources, searching for the patient's vehicle.
After what seemed like forever, I remembered I had my P3X Fury® with me and I shined it out the window of our ambulance. Within about ten minutes, I had located the vehicle by the reflection of the license plate and marker lights in a ravine about 500 yards away. When we got to them, I put my Fury under a bag on the hood and it illuminated the entire scene for our extrication. Every LEO on that call was blown away by my light, and I'm sure a few of them went out to buy one shortly thereafter. We were able to safely locate our two patients and extricate them (one of which had three aortic tears and a pneumonia thorax) thanks to my light.
I never leave without my SureFire light on my side. Thank you, SureFire.
Steven B.
Grand Junction, Colorado
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It was 3 a.m., September 12th, 2005, nearly two weeks after Katrina had devastated New Orleans, and our animal rescue vehicle was flagged over by a New Orleans police officer. I thought he might ask for our credentials or force us to turn back to the emergency animal shelter, but instead he begged us to go into the darkest, most devastated area in the city in search of his dogs. While he was sworn to protect the public during this time of crisis, we were the only people who could help reunite his family.
We waded through the flood waters for over an hour, led by a solid beam of light from my SureFire flashlight, which cut through absolute darkness. As I neared the address the officer had given us, the toxic floodwater rose to my chest. When our team finally found his house, our hearts sank—it was clear that water had nearly submerged the entire two-story structure at one point. As we broke down the door, we braced ourselves for a grim scene. Sadly, we found the remains of two dogs floating inside the home. I began searching frantically for a third body when, to my surprise, I shined my light on the eyes of a large German Shepherd mix balancing precariously on the two-inch ledge of a sealed window. He had obviously been perched there above the water for some time. A wash of pure joy spread over his face when this canine survivor saw our team and the salvation we represented. Reuniting this dog with his human guardian was a proud moment that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
Unfortunately, I lost my SureFire flashlight the very next day as I watched it sink into the floodwater while rescuing a mamma pit-bull and her pups from a rooftop. During my 23-year-long career in animal protection, I have led the rescue of tens of thousands of animals. And a SureFire flashlight has been the guiding light on the vast majority of those rescues.
Scott H. – President of Animal Rescue Corps
Takoma Park, MD
While moving the boat from Comptroller Bay to Hinchinbrook Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, during a brown bear hunt, everything went wrong all at once. The weather changed, so I could not see the shoreline, the GPS died, and the wind picked up to about 35 knots. The boat got too close to the beach, and we got into breaking waves, where we rolled three times, with the mast hitting the water. A roll of line then fell into the water and fouled the propeller. We wound up on the outside beach of Hinchinbrook, forced into the rocks, and the boat went aground in a spot that was not very wide at all. We put out a May Day, and the coast guard sent a helicopter for the rescue.
When the helicopter got close, I could see his spotlight, but they could not see us, so I fired a flare at the helicopter and told them to look for it, but they did not see the flare. It was raining hard, with high winds and 15-foot breaking waves on the beach. Thankfully, I had my SureFire 6P® Original in my pocket, so I took it out and told the helicopter pilot over the radio that I would shine it at them. As soon as I did, the pilot replied, "We see you!"
The beach was too small for the helicopter to land, so we all got the full basket-ride treatment. Thankfully, no one was hurt and we all made it to safety, courtesy of my SureFire showing the rescue team the way.
Jose P.
Kodiak, AK
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While peacock bass fishing on the Rio Negro River, in the Amazon of Brazil, a couple of friends wrangled a 10-foot crocodile onto the bass boat. The guides had been noose-ing the crocs and then tying their jaws shut, putting them on the bass boats and bringing them back to the lodge so the guest could take photos with them. In this case, they had tied a bandana around the croc's jaws, and it came loose. The croc slammed is jaws down on my friend Clay's arm and drug him into the water, then began his death roll. The guide and Clay's buddy from Texas were able to free Clay, but his arm was nearly detached and he was bleeding badly by the time they freed him.
My wife, who's an ER nurse practitioner, was sitting by the pool at the main lodge when the frantic screams came over the handheld radio the camp manager was holding. She led a team (thankfully, there were also a couple surgeons in the camp who showed up), and they were able to finally stop the bleeding, but Clay was in shock and near death. They performed their first aid in a mud hut, surrounded by villagers and a screaming monkey, aided in part by the light of my two SureFire Aviator® flashlights.
It was clear that Clay needed blood to survive, as he was in shock and had nearly bled out. It was now fully dark, and there was no air support available. The nearest was two hours away downriver, reachable only by boat. So we loaded Clay onto the bass boat, my pair of Aviators in guides' hands, and he was taken downriver to the clinic, where he received a pint of universal donor blood—just as he was about to go into cardiac arrest. That stabilized him enough to get him to Manaus, the nearest city, by plane, where he ultimately lost his arm but kept his life. He is now happily farming peanuts in Texas and even returned to fish the Rio Negro again the following year!
I never saw my Aviators again—they must have ended up with the guides—but they certainly pulled their weight that night. Thanks to their heroic efforts, and the heroic efforts of everyone else involved that night, a man's life was saved in the wilds of Amazonia.
Paul S.
Liberty Lake, WA
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I joined the Royal Thai Army Reserve Force (ARFS) and had just come back from the annual field exercise as a student platoon leader of 55 men. During the second night of the exercise, we were performing night combat and explosives tactics. During the session, I noticed that one of my teammates had fainted.
I pulled out my G2X™ Pro from my pocket and lit up its low-output mode in the total darkness. The guy had signs of hyperventilation, so we gave him first aid by taking off some of his clothes and giving him some water. One of my men and I carried him to the standby ambulance, and I used my G2X to light up the path. With its 200 lumens of bright light, I could easily spot the ambulance parked 400 meters away. As we marched back to our rest area, an instructor summoned me and asked to take a look at my flashlight. It was the brightest one he had ever seen, and he was surprised by its small size.
Thank you, SureFire. My mate was able to return to the training due to the immediate medical attention he received because your product made it so much easier to get him to the ambulance.
Prert S.
Kratumban, Thailand
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One night, at approximately 0230 hours, I was on the way home from my patrol shift when I observed a bicyclist lose control of his bicycle while going downhill at a high rate of speed. He fell off, hit the pavement head first, and laid there motionless. Due to the time of day and poor lighting, it was hard to see the extent of his injuries while on the phone with 911, so I retrieved the SureFire R1 Lawman from my gear bag and was able to tell the dispatcher that the bicyclist was bleeding from the head and mouth. More importantly, I was able to warn oncoming traffic by strobing the light at them. Even then a vehicle came within 50 feet of running over the downed bicyclist but swerved out of the way just in time.
The bicyclist was still unconscious by the time police and fire arrived, and I was able to assist by illuminating the area while paramedics assessed his injuries and loaded him onto a spine board to transport to a local hospital. I firmly believe that, had it not been for the 750-lumen max output of that SureFire R1 Lawman, the vehicle that came so close to running over the downed bicyclist over would have done just that. Thanks for making such excellent products.
Randy C.
San Dimas, CA
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A few years ago, I relocated to a small Caribbean island as a medical volunteer. One night, during a torrential downpour, a soldier from the national army came banging on my tent. He was fully armed and sporting a Vietnam-era M16 and surplus fatigues. His squad vehicle had hit a mudflow a few kilometers away, and there were some injuries. I quickly grabbed my emergency go-bag and SureFire E2L LED Defender® to follow him down the dirt road.
No more than a few meters out of the village, he turned off the road and into the jungle. He was using some cheap, no-good flashlight that was barely powerful enough to light up a bathroom medicine cabinet. I pulled out my Defender and it lit up the jungle like it was the Fourth of July. He looked at my light like he was in shock—as though he'd never seen anything so bright. We heard screaming in the distance. He had been leading me in the wrong direction with his weak flashlight, but his comrades saw the 200-lumen beam from my Defender and found us, taking us to the accident scene.
At the scene, it looked as though the vehicle had been picked up and slammed against a tree. Seven soldiers were riding in compact pickup truck that could only seat three inside. One man was barely clinging on to life: he'd been carrying his bayonet, without a scabbard, tucked into his belt and during the crash cut the femoral artery on the inside of his thigh. The artery had only been nicked, but he was losing blood rapidly, and the only hospital on the island was over 50 km away. I had to suture it immediately, so, in the pitch-black darkness of a tropical rainforest, without even the light of the moon, I handed my Defender to a corporal to hold overhead and went to work closing that artery and stopping the bleeding.
The 200 lumens of my SureFire E2DL saved that man's life that night, both by getting me to the scene in time and by providing enough light to do what was needed to stop the bleeding.
Christopher P.
South Gate, CA
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I work as a Parking Enforcement Officer. On the job, I get a lot of grief from my fellow workers, who rag on me because I'm a big proponent of EDC (Every Day Carry), and they think it's pointless to carry around a bunch of gear that "you'll never need." Well, on one sweltering day I was on foot, patrolling downtown. I noticed one car illegally parked in a handicap zone in front of a bank, so I walked over to write it a ticket. To my horror, I heard crying inside the car, and when I looked inside, there was a toddler strapped in a car seat, sweating profusely in the 90+ degree weather—and that was outside the car.
Concerned for the welfare of the child, I ran into the bank and found the mother. She was depositing a check and was planning to be in and out. When we got back to the car the mother was frantic. She was looking for her keys for what seemed an eternity when she realized the worst: she had locked them inside the car. I suggested that she call a tow truck while I radioed for a paramedic. At this point it had been well over 10 minutes in the blistering heat, and all the EMTs were tied up because of the heat wave, and the tow truck was nowhere to be found.
Realizing we couldn't wait any longer, I took out my SureFire Pen I (EWP-01) that I usually use to fill out citations and told everyone to back away. I used its window-breaker tailcap to smash the driver's side window out and opened the door to remove the toddler and hand him to his relieved mother. The EMT showed up almost 20 minutes later, and they checked out the toddler to find that he was fortunately okay. I got a cheer from the small crowd that had gathered around the scene, and later a special commendation at work.
All in all, I was just doing my job when something out of the ordinary happened, and thanks to quick thinking and my SureFire Pen, a potentially deadly incident was averted. It's not often that a "meter maid" gets praise from strangers for doing their job. Thanks, SureFire.
Dominic C.
San Rafael, CA
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I'm an over-the-road truck driver, and I was rolling westbound across Kansas, on I-70, just past Salina, when I saw a blink of a red light down in a ravine, about 300 feet down. I pulled over and grabbed my big 3,000,000-candela flashlight and headed down the ravine, where I discovered a wreck. Just as I reached the bottom of the ravine, my big light died on me. Luckily, I had my SureFire E2D LED Defender® in my pocket.
I found a driver pinned in a jeep; he had clearly rolled it a few times. I helped him get out of the jeep and pulled him to a safe place before climbing back up the ravine to my truck to get a blanket. I had already called for help, so I took the blanket back down and covered up the driver and stayed with him until help came. Then I climbed back up, using my Defender to light the way, to help the police and EMTs.
A state trooper thanked me and told me it was a good thing I found him, because as badly cut up as he was and as cold as it was, he would've surely died by morning. I owe my safety and that driver's life to my Defender, and I never leave home without it.
Roger L.
Chubbuck, ID
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Last year I embarked on what I had expected to be the best hunting trip of my life. The destination was the wilderness of Alaska, to bag a colossal moose. It was day seven of the seven-day hunt, and I had nothing to show for it. I'd been hunting alongside my brother for the past six days, along with a guide. Feeling like I'd gotten a good feel for the lay of the land, I told the guide to take my brother with him and I would go off on my own. We had walkie-talkies that had a range of five miles, which I felt like was plenty.
Well, as evening turned to night I knew I had to get back to camp soon. I had my trusty SureFire flashlight, given to me by my wife, with me to guide me home. The only problem was that I'd ventured off the beaten path and was unable to find my way back. I turned on my radio and tried calling for assistance, but neither the guide nor my brother answered. Frantically I tried every station but nobody answered. With only a day's worth of food, I knew I couldn't survive too long with the freezing temperatures every night.
Two days later, as I was still trying to find my way back to camp, I heard a rolling thunder in the distance: it was a search-and-rescue helicopter. I feverishly thought of what I could do to make myself more noticeable and decided to give my Surefire flashlight a try, even though it was broad daylight. The thick woods were blocking me from the helicopter, but I trusted my flashlight to cut through the trees and get the attention of the search-and-rescue team. I waved the flashlight, pointing the beam at the helicopter, and to my amazement, the helicopter quickly spotted me. Believe me when I say that that rescue was the happiest moment of my life. If it hadn't been for my SureFire flashlight and its radiant beam, I may have not made it out of those woods. I thank my wife every time I go hunting for purchasing that SureFire flashlight for me.
Michael N.
Fresno, TX
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Working nights as a Paramedic in a fast paced environment, you've really got to be ready for anything. One day, "anything" happened to be a large male that overdosed on prescription Valium and was well on his way to respiratory arrest. To make matters worse, the power was out in his home, and not one firefighter or police officer on scene had a decent flashlight. We were quickly running out of time before our patient would be in a full respiratory arrest and we would have an even bigger problem on our hands.
Luckily, a coworker had introduced me to SureFire flashlights after seeing me carry around the infamous and bulky light I'd been issued that was rarely reliable and never bright enough. I reached back past the pager on my belt, deployed my SureFire E2D LED Defender®, and lit the entire room up by shinning it straight up at the white ceiling. With our new, reliable light source, we were able to intubate our patient and start an I.V. to administer the necessary drugs to save the man's life. We quickly loaded him onto the stretcher and moved him out of the house while ventilating with one hand and using the SureFire to guide our way out. We eventually made it to the hospital with no further incident, and our patient made a full recovery.
Thanks, SureFire, for saving the day.
Matt L.
Flowood, MS
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It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, and my wife and I were finishing up watching football on TV. I started to watch a movie, and she went to the bedroom to lie down for a while. About 15 minutes later, I noticed that the paint on the walls of my apartment was bubbling, and before I could even get up to investigate, fire suddenly bolted out from the wall and then down from the ceiling.
I ran and grabbed my wife to get her out. Once safely in the parking lot, we realized that the roof above our unit and the apartment below us were engulfed in flames—and that our puppy, the newest member of our family, was crying out, still locked in his cage. I couldn't just leave him behind, so I ran back in and kicked the door open. Black smoke rushed out. I grabbed the pair of SureFire G2 flashlights I'd earlier set on the coffee table and, after turning them both on, used one to prop the door open and the other to search for the dog.
I grabbed him and a few other important things and tried to leave, but the smoke got even more intense. With my adrenaline pumping and all of the smoke and heat, I lost my way. That's when I saw the bright light of the G2 holding the door open. I went toward it, almost tripping on collapsed roof supports several times, but I literally ran toward the light and out the apartment.
Everyone survived, including our pup, and two days later I went back into the apartment to collect the things that weren't destroyed. There wasn't much, but one of the things that did survive was the G2 I stuck under the door to keep it open. The tailcap and bezel were melted, but, sure enough, the light still worked after popping a new set of batteries in it.
We've since moved to a new home, and in EVERY room there is at least one SureFire. Most are LEDs, except for the two original G2s, which remind me every day how they helped me and our puppy get out safely.
Andrew A.
Dallas, TX
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I work as a paramedic in a large city where the crime rate is fairly high. I never run a call without my Surefire LX2 LumaMax® on me. At approx 2:00 a.m. one Saturday morning, my squad was dispatched to a call for a psych patient who was off of his medication and becoming aggressive toward his wife. I arrived to find the 44-year-old schizophrenic patient who was hearing voices and yelling at his wife and the voices.
I called for the police to respond, for our safety, and was told they were so busy that it would take a while. My partner and I attempted to calm the patient down, but that would only last so long before the voices took over. As time passed, the patient became more and more restless. I kept checking for the cops; 45 minutes had passed, and they still hadn't arrived. All of a sudden, the patient stated, "I know how I'm going to handle this," and I got the feeling that something wasn't right. He got up and quickly moved to the kitchen, which was completely dark due to the lack of lighting. I got up and followed him and could see that he had something in his hand.
I shined my LX2 on the counter and saw that he had a large kitchen knife in his hand and was making a motion as though he were going to stab himself. I yelled at him, he looked up at me, and lunged at me with the knife from about five feet away. I raised my LX2 and fired the light directly into his eyes, catching him off guard and starling him. To my amazement, he dropped the knife and backed himself into the fridge. His wife came running in to help calm him down, and this time it worked.
Ever since I purchased my first SureFire, friends and family have mocked me for spending that much on a flashlight. Now I tell them how my SureFire saved my life, which shuts them up quick. Thank you for making such a brilliant, dependable light that also serves as a backup self-defense tool—and for saving my life.
Steve L.
Waukesha, WI
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The city braced itself as a category-four hurricane headed in our direction. We made preparations and stayed in our home while the storm raged just outside. Three hours into the storm we heard cries for help, so we opened our door to try to help. It was pitch black and only the occasional lightning bolt illuminated the sky, showing us large debris flying around and downed power lines. It was too dangerous to go outside in the dark, so my father handed me the SureFire E1B Backup® and took out his E2D Defender® for himself. We headed outside, despite the efforts of my wife to keep us inside. Our lights cut through the darkness and showed us the true nature of the storm. We made our way to the neighbor's home, where a little girl had been cut severely by glass from a broken window. Thanks to our SureFire illumination tools, we were able to tend to the child and save her life.Thank you, SureFire, for making such rugged flashlights.
Kevin S.
Houston, TX
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I was driving through Washington DC on I-95 at about 8 p.m. Traffic was moving well, and I was making great time, until I came across a wreck on the highway. I scooted past it and saw two cars that had just been in an accident. Being an ever-prepared Good Samaritan, I pulled over, grabbed my roadside emergency bag from the back of the car (containing some screwdrivers, a first-aid kit, and, of course, my SureFire E2L Outdoorsman, and headed toward the accident.
I made my way to the second car, an SUV that had been flipped onto its side, trapping the older woman driver inside. I could see through the windshield that she had a head wound that was bleeding pretty badly, and she was starting to panic, so I grabbed the hardest object I could find my SureFire Outdoorsman and started trying to bash in the back windshield. After a few good blows, the windshield shattered. I coaxed the woman out, put on a pair of rubber gloves, and examined her head. The wound wasn't as bad as it looked, but I was concerned about the possibility of brain damage, so I did a quick pupil-dilation test, which requires a flashlight. I had my doubts that my SureFire would still work after using it as a smashing tool, but, much to my surprise, it lit right up and worked as if nothing had ever happened. The woman turned out to be okay and was rushed off in an ambulance. In the meantime, my SureFire continued to work at the scene, directing traffic until the local police arrived. I'm certain that woman would've remained trapped in that car until the cops arrived if it weren't for me and my SureFire.
Nicholas L.
New Rochelle, NY
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Less than a week after receiving an L4 LumaMax® and a Kroma® in the mail, they both proved invaluable in assisting an injured motorist in the dead of night. I was driving on a major highway, coming home late one night, when a car in front of me lost control, rolled multiple times, and collided head-on with a disabled flatbed on the side of the road. I pulled over immediately. When I ran to the scene of the crash, others were trying desperately to peer into the upturned car, looking for survivors, but without any light they could not see anything. My L4 changed that immediately. With its wide, bright beam, I was able to quickly locate a passenger in the back seat and see he was still conscious, albeit with a badly broken leg. He told us there were two more people in the front of the car, and I was able to locate both of them with the L4.
With horror, I realized they were hopelessly pinned inside the car, and neither was breathing or had a pulse. With gasoline and oil spilling from the car's mangled engine, we decided to extricate the lone survivor before the situation worsened. Holding back the passenger's wrecked door, I held my L4 on the scene as others pulled him from the smoking wreckage. In the meantime I'd given my Kroma, set with its red surrounding LEDs and its main beam on, to another good Samaritan to wave off traffic coming around the bend. When firefighters arrived on the scene, a number were without lights, so I lent them my flashlights. Thanks for designing flashlights that perform so well even under such terrible circumstances. Every motorist should have at least one SureFire in his or her glove box at all times.
Evan C.
McLean, VA
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I worked late one evening and was car-jacked in the parking lot. He forced me into the trunk of my car. I was scared and on the verge of panic. Luckily, my Surefire E1B Backup® was in my purse. I turned my flashlight on with no plan other than to not be in the dark in the trunk of a moving car anymore. With the light of my Backup, I noticed that the taillights could be removed. I couldn't pull the taillight through, so I bashed a hole through the assembly, using the bezel of my E1B. Then I shined my light's tight beam through the hole and at the windshields of any cars driving behind us. Several drivers noticed the light and dialed 911. Moments later, the police boxed the car in at a traffic light, while I screamed from inside of the trunk. The police took the carjacker into custody. I was very grateful to them and just as grateful that I'd had my SureFire flashlight with me that night.
Angela M.
East Syracuse, NY
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I'm an EMT, and I work in a small town in South Dakota. One night I was on call in the "city," which has a population of 1,500 people. At 1:30 a.m., after an uneventful day, I was in the ambulance station, preparing to go to sleep. The town was dead, and the only people moving around where the bar-goers, getting the last of their fill before the 2:00 a.m. closures.
Just as I was about to turn in, I heard a loud "thud." Different crashes make different sounds: rollovers make a crushing and tearing sound, while cars vs. buildings make a dull, hollow "thud." When I ran outside to determine the source of the noise, it was exactly as I'd feared. There was a car about a block away that had crashed into a concrete building. I ran to the accident scene and, using my SureFire 6P® LED flashlight [superseded by the 6PX_Tactical - Ed.], peered inside the car. The 6P's bright beam illuminated a middle-aged male slumped over the wheel, dual air bag deployed, and the driver's side of the car was up against the building. All the doors were locked on the passenger side, and the front part of the car was totaled.
I ran to my car to get my EMS bag and tried to call dispatch for backup. Due to problems with the radio system radio coverage had been spotty all day in our area I was was only able to get through to dispatch once. For the time being, I was truly alone with just me, my equipment bag, and my 6P. I shattered the back window with my window punch, but the window remained in place. So I used my 6P to bash in the window and remove any remaining pieces of glass. Backup arrived shortly thereafter, and the patient was loaded into the ambulance and taken to the hospital. He was later released, with no long-term injuries. The only battle scars on my 6P were two small scratches on the bezel. Thanks, SureFire. I will trust no other flashlight company in my profession.
James D.
Sioux Falls, SD
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Every night I take a walk with my mom and my dog, and I always carry my SureFire LX2 with me. I usually just use it for lighting up any dog waste I might step on, or just to light up the sidewalk. I thought maybe I blew almost $200 on a light that could do the same job as a cheap D-cell light; however, one night proved me wrong. My mom was walking in the middle of the road, and there was a sports car that didn't have its headlights turned on. The car sped up and almost crashed into my mom until I lit up the car with 200 lumens of blinding light and yelled "STOP!" That night my LX2 literally saved my mom's life.
Timothy L.
Arcadia, CA
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It was 5:00 a.m., and I'd just gotten off work, after an exhausting 14-hour shift. I was on the freeway, heading north, when the next thing I knew, I'd drifted off the pavement. As I frantically tried to steer myself back onto the pavement, I over corrected, causing my Honda to flip twice and land upside down.Pinned and unable to move, I'd lost all feeling in my legs. To make matters worse, my car was obstructed from view by high brush and its headlights no longer worked, so I was invisible from the freeway. I was able to reach the horn, but this proved unsuccessful the battery had evidently come disconnected. I screamed and yelling at passing cars for about 15 minutes before realizing that my U2 Ultra was in my pocket. So I managed to pull it from my pocket and began flashing an S.O.S. to a passing car. The car pulled over, and the driver called for an ambulance. I suffered a broken hip, a dislodged femur, a fractured fibula and tibia, some broken ribs, and a few cuts and bruises. There's no doubt in my mind that my SureFire saved my life that dark morning the driver who saved me told me he was blinded by the light and had to pull over to see what it was. Boy, am I glad he did. Thank you, Surefire, for making such a great product!
Xuan N.
Garden Grove, CA
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I'm a bouncer at a bar, and I find myself using my E2D LED Defender® flashlight all the time. One night I was checking IDs, when a customer came inside and said there was a fight out in the parking lot. I ran outside to find one customer pummeling another. I separated them, grabbed the guy being pummeled, and started escorting him to the bar. Just as I got to the door, the guy I left behind yells, "Hey, I'm not playing!" followed by the all-too-familiar sound of a pump shotgun being cocked. I grabbed my Defender and shined it directly into his eyes from about 25 feet. He immediately took one hand off his gun to shield his eyes, allowing me and the other guy to rush into the bar and call the police. I'm pretty sure the moment that blinding beam bought me, saved my life. Thanks, SureFire.
Dustin B.
Kalispell, MT
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After graduating college in May of 2010, a good friend and mentor thought he and I should plan an afternoon hike, where he could show me the ins and outs of orienteering. This was something I had no experience in, so I liked the idea. We ended up going in mid-August to a very large national park a couple of hours from where we live, and we chose a large section of the park that had no marked trails. We started our hike at noon, and in a few hours we realized we'd bitten off more than we could chew. The terrain in this part of the park is quite rough, and it was nearly 100° F outside. It was probably a combination of my inexperience, my friend being out of practice, and plain old Murphy's Law, but this 24-year-old recent college graduate and a 63-year-old man with a bad ankle ended up lost in the middle of a very large national park with a five-mile-long ridgeline of 100-foot cliff blocking the direction we needed to go. To top that off, a thunderstorm, the likes of which I've never experienced firsthand, just happened to roll up on us.
By the time we realized we were spending the night in the woods, we were drenched to the bone as well as the gear we had. Then night fell. Out of all the gear I'd wished I'd taken, I couldn't have been happier that I had my E2D LED Defender®. Its blinding light lit the way to the safest campsite we could find, helped us get a fire lit, and even aided in dispatching a curious varmint that came sniffing at my head while I tried to sleep on the wet ground. It never left my hand until the sun came up the next day. I am 100% convinced that we might not have made it out of those woods safely had I not had my SureFire with me. Thanks for a die-hard reliable product I KNOW I can count on.
Adam L.
Madison, AL
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I am a truck driver, and I was the first responder to an accident that happened in Kansas on Interstate 70. About 4:00 a.m. I saw a faint red light down the ravine about 200 ft., so I pulled over to inspect. Using my "three-million-candlepower" flashlight in the truck, I saw that it was a jeep in the ravine, so I called 911, and after I talked to them I went down the ravine to determine if there were any casualties. When I got to the bottom of the ravine my big flashlight died, and I had to use my E2D LED Defender®, which I always carry in my pocket for emergencies. I used this flashlight to check on the lone injured driver and then to get back to the top of the ravine to bring him some blankets because it was freezing out. I got back to the ravine using the Defender to light my path, and I waited for the emergency crew to arrive. I also used it to signal the rescuers to the accident location when they arrived. Without my Defender, I could have failed to save that driver's life.
Roger L.
Chubbuck, ID
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I often go walking late at night; I enjoy the cool, calm air and the peace and quiet. One night, I was out for a stroll, my SureFire E2D LED Defender® and my laser pointer in my pocket, when I came upon a group of four males, all 18-20 years old, harassing and annoying a young lady. I shouted at them and told them to leave the woman alone. Two of them stopped the woman from leaving, and the other two approached me. As the two males approached me, it was clear they were looking for confrontation. So I immediately drew my E2D LED with my right hand, held it like a pistol, and blasted out its max output. This really made them stop in their tracks. Then I pulled out my laser pointer and pointed that at them. The two males were dazzled, shocked, and had to sit down to absorb what had just happened. I then approached the two males who were continuing to harass and annoy the young women. I was concerned this was a potential rape in the making. After seeing what had happened to their chums, they said, "We're not looking for any trouble," and became very passive. I said, "That's funny, because before I pulled out my torch and laser pointer, you were itching for a fight, and were hassling this lady."
The males ran off, and I helped the lady back to her house. She said to me, "That was incredible, like something out of a movie." I replied, "These things don't always have such a good ending. I will be reporting this to the police; they just walked right under a CCTV camera at the library." Before waving goodbye, the lady asked what make of torch I had. I said, "SureFire." She didn't even mention the laser pointer.
Peter G.
Longniddry, UK
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I am a paramedic who splits his time between two jobs. The first is performing critical care inter-facility transports for a large urban health system, and the second is as a 911 paramedic in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Some time ago I purchased your L4 Digital LumaMax®. I have to admit, the light seemed to carry a hefty price tag relative to other tactical illuminators on the market; however, the cheaper models were just not holding up, and I rely on my flashlight in some pretty unusual circumstances. But after the events of this evening, I would gladly pay twice the asking price for this light.
On the way back from a call, my partner and I were flagged down by several people who reported that a local man was trapped under some wreckage in a salvage yard. Apparently he'd been searching through a pile of scrap metal when the pile gave way. He fell from the heap and became pinned down, face down, under a car chassis, a steel I-beam, a boiler casing, and various other metal objects. It was a major rescue operation to free the man, who easily had a ton of wreckage on top of him. The rescue involved a heavy rescue company, a specialized structure collapse unit, and many additional engines and ladders.The firefighters were using a brand of flashlight geared toward the emergency response community, but these lights were like dim candles. So, out popped my L4. It was the smallest light on scene, but also the brightest, so the vast portion of the rescue operation was performed while illuminated by my flashlight. Numerous police officers and firefighters commented of the brightness of the light during the rescue. In fact, the only brighter lights on the scene was the one connected directly to a portable generator and the 5,000,000 candlepower search light on the helicopter above us--but neither of these units were available until near the end of the operation. My L4 remained at near full intensity for the entire 90 minute operation without any noticeable reduction in output. Keep up the good work, SureFire. I can't see myself ever buying another brand of flashlight again.
Eric R.
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The E2D Defender® is by far the best SureFire flashlight I've ever owned. It has been on my person every since the day I purchased it, and even when I sleep it is on my nightstand. Naturally, when the E2DL came out I had to get my hands on one. The 120 lumens its LED produces on high is great for doing all sorts of activities where more light is required. And the five lumens of output it generates on low is great for reading maps and general use around the home.
I like to jog at night, and I've always carried my E2D with me when I jog, but now I carry my E2DL. While jogging one night, I was attacked by a homeless person who seemed like he was on some sort of narcotic. He grabbed on to my reflective arm band as I ran past him and held on tightly. With my other hand, I reached into my shorts' pocket and pulled out my E2DL. I hit his hand with the E2DL's crenellated Strike Bezel®, and he released my arm band. Then I quickly shined the light in his eyes, disorienting him, and when he raised his hands to cover his eyes, I hit him in his forehead with the bezel, knocking him to the ground. A Good Samaritan spotted me in distress and helped me hold down the suspect until the police arrived. When the police arrived, they were curious about the odd shape on the suspect's forehead. I showed them the E2DL, and they instantly knew it was a SureFire they even asked me when the LED model of the E2D came out. Thank you, SureFire, for making quality products that I can depend on when my life is on the line.
Eric M.
Bronx, NY
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Marcus Thornton scored 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting to help William & Mary beat Hampton 69-51 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Thornton hit six 3-pointers and added four rebounds to go along with two blocks. He helped the Tribe take a 29-22 lead into halftime.
Hampton struggled shooting the ball, hitting 31.7 percent for the game and connecting on only 2 of 16 shots from behind the arc.
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With the new year also comes a time to get ready to file last year's tax information. Those that like to procrastinate in filing their taxes have an extra two days to do so this year says Christopher Miller with the Internal Revenue Service. He says the reason for the extra time is caused by April 15th falling on a Sunday and a holiday in the District of Columbia being the next day.
The deadline to file taxes will be Tuesday, April 17th. He says taxpayers filing for an extension have until October 15th to file their 2011 tax returns.
Kay Arvidson, Assistant Public Information Officer for the Iowa Department of Revenue says taxpayers have until the end of April to file their state returns. Both Miller and Arvidson say anyone wanting to file their taxes electronically can begin doing so next Tuesday the 17th.
Here in Iowa, Arvidson says, 85% of Iowans filed their taxes electronically last year leading the country in the percentage of taxpayers to not submit paper returns.


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We are living in a time where 'convergence' is everywhere. Gone are the days when a camera was a camera, a MP3 player was an MP3 player, a phone was a phone….
These days digital cameras are found in a variety of other gadgets – including cell phones. In fact Camera Phones are one of the fastest growing segments of the digital camera market and with the improvements in the quality of what is being offered in some phones (higher megapixels, better lenses, high capacity storage) some believe that they are beginning to win market share away from the low end offerings of many digital camera manufacturers. Our current poll on 'take anywhere cameras' reveals that many of you are using camera phones regularly.
Unfortunately many of the pictures being taken with Camera Phones are poor in quality. This might partially be a result of lower quality cameras – but it is also often a result of poor photographic technique.
Following are 13 tips for Camera Phone owners to help them get the most from their cameras phones:
The better lit your subject is the clearer your image is likely to be. If possible shoot outside or turn on lights when shooting inside. If you're turning on lights in a room to add extra light to your shot be aware that artificial light impacts the color cast in your shots and you might want to experiment with white balance to fix it (see below).
Some cameras come with a built in flash or light – this can really lift a shot and add clarity to it, even if you're shooting outside (in a sense it becomes a fill flash). If your camera doesn't have a flash or light you should avoid shooting into bright lights as you'll end up with subjects that are silhouetted.
One of the most common mistakes with camera phone images is that their subject ends up being a tiny, unrecognizable object in the distance. Camera phone images tend to be small due to low resolution (although this is changing) – so fill up your view finder with your subject to save having to zoom in on the subject in editing it later (which decreases quality even more).
Having said this, getting too close on some model camera phones creates distortion and focusing issues (particularly if the camera phone doesn't have a macro or close focusing mode).
As with all digital photography, the more steady your camera phone is when taking your shot the clearer your image will be.
This is especially important in low light situations where the camera will select longer shutter speeds to compensate for the lack of light. One trick is to lean your camera phone (or the hand holding it) against a solid object (like a tree, wall, ledge) when taking shots.
Keep in mind that many camera phones also suffer from 'shutter lag' (ie the time between when you press the shutter and when the camera takes the shot can be a second or so). This means you need to hold the camera still a little longer to ensure it doesn't take a shot as you're lowering it away from the subject.
Whilst it can be fun to use your camera phone's inbuilt editing and effects, editing pictures later on your computer produces much better quality images. Take your shots in color at high resolution to keep your options open on how to treat it later.
You can always make it black and white on your computer, but you can't make it color if you take it in Black and White mode.
Remember that on many phones the quality of the screen will not be as good as your computer's. So if possible hang onto your shots until you can get them on your PC. You might just find that they come alive on a quality monitor. You'll also find that even 'mistakes' and blurred shots can actually be quite usable (in an abstract kind of way)
As tempting as it might be to zoom in on your subject when taking your picture (if you have a zoom feature on your camera phone), if the zoom is a 'digital zoom' it will decrease the quality of your shot to use it (you'll end up with a more pixelated shot)..
Plus you can always edit your shot later using photo editing software on your computer.
Of course some camera phones are beginning to hit the market with 'optical zooms' – these are fine to use as they don't enlarge your subject by enlarging pixels.
An increasing number of camera phones come with adjustable white balance which allows you to modify color balance in your images based on shooting conditions. Experiment with this feature to get a good feel for the impact that it has on your shots. I find that it impacts different camera phones differently. Read your manual to find out how it works on your phone.
The beauty of all forms of digital photography (including that of camera phones) is the ability to shoot off many shots quickly and without cost. This means you can experiment with different modes and composition and discard those that you don't want to keep.
Camera phones are particularly good for experimenting with new angles and perspectives – shoot from down low, up high, close up etc and you'll end up with interesting and fun shots.
Learn some basic composition 'rules'. (for example – the rule of thirds – ie don't place your subject squarely in the middle of your frame but a third of the way in). Simple tips like this can bring life toyour photos.
But then also remember that the beauty of a camera phone is its ability to break all conventions – some of the best shots around break all the rules. So shoot from the hip, the floor, up high, up close – anything goes.
One of the challenges with many camera phones is keeping them maintained and clean. Phones spend a lot of time in pockets, in bags and being used in all manner of weather and conditions. As a result they get dirty and can easily become damaged – fingerprints are a common problem on camera lenses – especially if your phone doesn't have a lens cover. From time to time clean the lens of your camera using a soft cloth (sunglasses cleaning cloths are great).
While there is no formal set of rules for using camera phones – it is worth considering how you use it and what impact it might have upon others. There are many cases of camera phones being abused to take sneaky or voyeuristic photos. Ask permission to photograph strangers, consider restrictions on the use of cameras in places like theaters and concerts etc.
Some phones allow you to choose what resolution you want to take photos at. It almost goes without saying (but we like to state the bleeding obvious) that the higher your resolution the clearer your shot will be. This is especially true for camera phones which often have sensors of under 1 megapixel in them. Keep in mind however that the higher the resolution the larger the file size of the images you take – this means if you want to send images they can end up taking a long time to send.
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Your article will be of great help to novice photographers like me. You mentioned the points in a fairly simple manner and I am sure that they'll help me take better photographs.
Also, I feel that one area where cell phone photos never get better is macro photography. I've already written an article about the same on my blog http://www.techrav.com/capture-excellent-macro-photos-your-mobile-camera/ which tells us how easily great close up photos can be taken with cell phone camera. Hope you'll like that as well.
Good work anyways !
I took my best cameraphone photos from the past five years of shooting and created a web site around them -- at www.cameraphonia.info. The first couple of years were shot with a 1.3 MP 'phone and the remainder with a 5 MP unit. Check them out.
check out some more here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66046610@N02/?saved=1 .These were all taken with a camera phone, to be precise, a 3.2 megapixel Nokia 5530.
Since keeping still while taking picture is one of the most important tip here, or for any low light picture moment, I really want to see one of the camera phone start to put a TRIPOD HOLE into the phone. It will instantly make any phone a lot more professional. And, it would hugely improve picture quality when lighting is less than ideal.
I have been looking for a phone with that for years. So far, the closest thing is either ugly after market adapters or Sony Ericsson once had a Sony Ericsson tripod for "Sony Ericssion hole" only.
very nice to read about mobile photography in digital photography school.
good motivation!
I want to do bird photography using my Nokia 7210 camera phone with 2MP camera and Konus spottingscope 15x-45x65mm ,how do I start ?
if you have a high quality camera, and a really high resolution set, is it worth it to take the picture from further and using a computer to isolate the desired image later from a bigger picture? does this result in loss of quality from taking a far picture or does it give you options later?
i was told that taking pictures from kinda far was the best way
How i use this camera? I just see tips and advices
Email the pic to email@example.com and ask for a free edit;and what you would like done in the edit.Just that simple. (You may like to view the site sooooo.... google jimsfreephotofix . (Has 3 pages)& ads but if you do the above......is always a free service. (By me Jim). Enjoy..
this is very helpful :)
very nice. i too have a mobile phone with a camera. trying take good pictures. tips are appreciated!
Camera phones have come along way to the point that if its a bright day u can get some good photographs. But there arent going to replace proper cameras any time soon and that's down to one thing the size of the sensor. Anyone who knows anything photography knows MP dont mean anything its the sensor that counts. So I will keep the Nexus s camera for clubbing but I don't think my 5d has anything to worry about just yet.
I got rid of my camera a while back but wanted to start taking photos again, check out what I've been doing with my Android motorola bravo phone
Thanks a lot! I really love taking pictures but sad to say I don't have expensive camera but that doesn't gave me any regrets coz if u really love photography, no matter what is your camera or how expensive your camera is...YOU WILL SURELY CAPTURE THE BEST PICTURE IN YOUR LIFE . more power
@Mark - you can start post some of your pictures on MobileArt facebook page. From there we will select and post on the blog. (www.facebook.com/mobileart)
Great tips! I'm adding, well, already have added this site to my list of links! I'm trying to jump start a site that lets people submit their awesome shots shot by cell phones.
thanks for the useful tips. i use my camera phone photos in my blog now
Thanks for posting these photo capturing tips. I want to be a perfect photographer. Hopefully these tips will help me a lot .
Thanks for the tips - now I'll feel more comfortable taking pictures with this tiny camera.
Nice article.
I would like to share my few snaps here. Hope you will enjoy watching it.
All the pictures on this photoblog were shot with a mobile phone and modified w/ in phone apps.
Right now I am in a situation where I consider myself lucky to have a phone, let alone an iphone with a camera, and GPS< internet, etc. It is my lifeline to the outside world. Being in this situation does not kill the photographer within me. I have an eye for strange and unusual patterns, usually found in nature, and don't hesitate to take advantage of the given light. Believe me, I would have a "real" camera if I could afford one, but I was thinking a home and a car were more important at this time. It bothers me somewhat that now a thing called "camera phone snobbery" exists? Encourage creativity no matter what the tool, don't try to kill it with unhelpful comments, unless you are will to buy someone a camera?
Great article an an undervalued way of taking photos. I've been a photographer/cinematographer for 25+ yrs and am now doing a photo experiment with my Motorola Droid camera. I'm getting some great results and just by using the basic techniques you describe here.
All of it great information. I can especially vouch for the take lots of pictures tip. I might add lots and lots to that first lot.
If you get some great news worthy pictures on your cell phone, you can sell them on http://www.fizwoz.com
These are some great tips for people who are looking to get creative on their cell phones. With the way cell phone cameras are progressing, I believe that this will continue to become even more acceptable form of photography.
If you get some great news worthy pictures on your cell phone, you can sell them on fizwoz.com.
These are some great tips for people who are looking to get creative on their cell phones. With the way cell phone cameras are progressing, I believe that this will continue to become even more acceptable form of photography.
On www.mobipictures.blogspot.com you can find pictures taken ONLY with mobile phones and NOT EDITED. You can see that art can be done through handy's also. Wait for oppinions. Enjoy.
I enjoy using my camera phone to send images to my Facebook account. Here is one unretouched image posted to my blog account.
thanqq.. for this info... i love mobile photography..!!
Great summary Darren- I have a few more you may want to add to your list on my Phone Camera Blog.
1. Clean your lens – since phones are in your pocket or purse most of the time, the collect lint and dust around the lens. A quick blow of air over the lense will get most of the dust off, but use a cotton cloth to wipe off any other debris. I use my shirt quite often.
2. Add Memory and picture size resolution- most phones now have expandable memory slots for Micro SD cards which allow you to store more data for sharper larger photo sizes. Get yourself the maximum memory for your phone, 2GB is more than adequate. Then set your camera phone to store the any photos taken on the card and make sure the Resolution setting is at the highest since you have more memory.
3. Watch the light - depending on the lighting conditions of your photo scene, make sure you do a quick adjustment of your White Balance which allows you to choose from these typical options; incandescent, fluorescent, sunny, cloudy or night. The White Balance option is usually available under your options when in the photo taking mode.
4. Use two hands – when taking that photo, use both your hands to have a steady picture since aperture times on phone cameras are typically slower than a standard digital. This will give you a blurry free photo and a level horizon most of the time.
5. Don't Zoom - if you want to shoot something far away and use the zoom mode on your phone camera, you lose the higher photo resolution. If you plan on viewing your photos on a PC, its better to keep your zoom at the widest and then crop your photos later on your PC photo editor. Just extend your arms out if you want to zoom or take a couple steps forward towards your subject.
6. Avoid glare – if your are taking photos outside or around bright lights, you can avoid some of the glare by tilting your phone camera slightly away from the sun/lights or use your hand as a hood to shield the lens from the extra light.
Talk is cheap and so are the images. Maybe someday, but for now use a camera.
Nice place for cell phone photography learners.. come across this when searching around. nice and useful place, keeep the spirit..
have loads of mobile phone photography in my blog.. varieties from flower macro shots to fishes.. auto show to macro of caterpillars and spiders to candle flames..
Thanx alot Darren Sir, before 2 days i came to know about this site. I buyed Olympus FE5020 in last week, as im not professional in photography. Before this i was using (still) Nokia N73 camera phone. Its worked good for me...... uploaded some images for N73. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3922124066_41cbee9197_b.jpg Is it possible to play with Arpeture in Olympus FE5020, i tried but i dont think so..i love Macro photography. And thanx for making this site and giving a heaven to beginners. Thanx so much.
I recently lost my camera phone and thought I would let
you know of software that can help. iTag.com can help recover your lost phone.
Great read. Taking pictures is a pain with your cellphone. I recently did a bit of a write up about a gadget that you may find interesting. I am in no way realted to this product and havent purchased on yet, but I will soon. Its called a "mobile telescope." The company producing them has kits for nearly all phones and a universal. Should solve alot of the issues we have with cell phone pictures, and its cheap! Cellphone Pictures: Now Available Fuzz-Free
Excellent post, lots of great tips. You might also want to take a look at http://freeupload.mobi It's a free camera phone photo hosting and sharing site. It makes it much easier to share your mobile photos than messing around with bluetooth, mms or trying to connect your phone to a PC
Great post. I have been taking alot of photos on my new iPhone and loving the back to basics approach.
This is a great link. I will let my fans on my Facebook photography page: http://tinyurl.com/TSP-FB-PAGE know. People are on the go and cannot always hire a pro but can still have great everyday photographs. Thanks for sharing.
I use a blackberry to document daily life as part of a photography project: www.blackandwhiteberry.com , one thing that I noticed early on is that the enter key can be used as the shutter release, i'm sure other phones have a similar keypad function, and that using this rather than a click wheel or similar will mean that you can depress it a lot more gently and so reduce camera shake.
This is a really helpful article. Camera phones are getting better & better with the Camera's as well as storage so in the future most people wont need a camera any more.
nice tips. thanx! i've been using nokia e71 for about a year now and i love it! the photo quality is good enough for me. can handle close up and can even create beatiful panoramic image stitched from several photos. These are some shots from my e71.
I don't own a normal camera and most of my images are taken on a camera phone, with mostly great results (even if the resolution is crap, this should not make a difference, and can sometimes have really artistic effect). And remember: "Wow, that cake is amazing, you must have a really good oven" sounds just as stupid as "Wow, great pic! You must have a good camera"
Just a general peeve about camera phones, or at least my Chocolate Spin: You have to hit save after taking the photo. Nope, didn't know that. I just came back from a 12-kilometre hike, during which I took lots of photos. Or thought I did. Stupid set-up - if you hit the shutter, it should be obvious you want to save the photo you've just taken.
Great Advice for me, and a lot of people like me. I'm not a photographer of any sort i don't have the patience, and i don't care to carry an expensive camera with me when i go out partying/dancing which is when i take photos, of me and my friends. But i still want to take the best photos i can with my CAMERA PHONE!
Good article. I reviewed a extra camera lens for mobile phones in a blog post. You can read it here http://www.ncomparo.com/news/mobile-phone-camera-lens/
Have you seen www.nycraze.com? It's a site built around camera phone submissions. It's amazing, although they could use some of these tips.
I do take many great pictures with my nokia n82.The camera of the nokia n82 is better when compared to a nikon coolpix s500,and its images are sharper despite it being only 5mpx.jump over to my photostream to take a look!!( http://www.flickr.com/photos/23577348@N06/ )
thanks a lot for this article.
i'm not a pro photographer and i don't own any other cams but just my n82 cam phone. i like photography very much and i'm ridiculously obsessed with "good" photography. i'm sure the tips presented would really improve my amateur skills and taste. i learned much about fill flash, but i find it a bit hard to perfect the rule of thirds and choosing the right white balance. thanks again :)
I usually have my dslr with me but it is fun to snap pictures just for the memories you know! Besides, it keeps my grandbabies happy! And I have a small way to show their cute smiles lol....
My little camera phone is handy, portable & most importantly ... FUN. It will never replace my DSLR, but then again my DSLR doesn't fit in my top shirt pocket!
Thanx for the handy tips :))
wow, thank youfor all of the tips! I used to hate taking pictures with my phone, but now I take good ones! Thank you!
Try Nokia n95, Sony Ericsson K850i, and of course Nokia N82. Sure you'll be more than happy with the results. Even in complete darkness, have your photos with great detail and quality using N82, thanks to xenon flash. Also, you can have up to 8gb of storage, and soon up to 32gb cards will be available. Take high quality videos 640x480 30FPS. Haters up there, i am confident to say that some camera phones now are capable of beating many standalone digicams.
I think I see a bit of elitism here. :-)
i don't think anyone is suggesting ditch the SLR for a camera phone. bear in mind different situations can call for different cameras - how many of us here own more than one?
everything has its place - if you are not interested in the topic, skip it and go to the next topic.
this is a fantastic forum which aims to stimulate learning and promote conversation about digital photography in ALL its forms. if all you are interested in is making money from photograpy - go somewhere else. 99.9% of us here are reading and talking about DP because we love it, not because we are trying to make money.
Shutter lag is probably the biggest problem I have with my camera phone, although I mainly use it for photographing flyers, posters or notices such as shop opening times and street maps, then it is important to hold the phone still in order to get a sharp picture with readable text. Couldn't do without a camera on my phone but I still stick to my DSLR for the "real" photography.
Thank you: great article!
You are absolutely correct that a phonecam is great for experimenting.
This shot was made with my Sony Ericsson W800i - when a train came rushing by in the station I put the phone on the floor and simple pushed the button:
You know, you can still get some pretty cute shots you wouldn't normally have gotten. So what if it's a bit blurry, it makes for some interesting effects.
At the end of the day, the number one thing that is going to improve your photography is taking lots of pictures, and seeing which turn out. Given that it's not practical for most people to carry even a point and shoot with them all the time, a camera phone is a real option for improving in that regard.
@ Pete - sure, it's not a commercial substitute, but most people aren't in this to make money. Personally, I'm happy to produce a nice image, regardless of whether it's low or high resolution.
This is my first time reading an article on DPS, although I'm a big fan of Darren's ProBlogger.net blog. This is a great list of tips. While a good camera is always preferable, sometimes you're just stuck with your cell. I've gotten some great shots of my nephews on my camera phone on days when we didn't have a birthday or other event to prompt me to bring my "real" camera.
On a bus tour to Uluru/Ayer's Rock, we had a group of Japanese tourists using cameraphones to take pictures. Granted, the technology in cameras in that part of the world is top of the line impressive (and expensive), but it can't fully compare to even a standard point and shoot. I find my cameraphone is handy for note-taking, say when shopping - pictures of the model number or description tag of something you are interested in buying. They can work as pseudo-Post-it notes - take a picture of something to remind you to deal with it later, as long as you regularly look back at your photos.
Camera phones are ideal for just snap shots taken on the spur of the moment if you don't have another camera with you. Use a "real camera" for quality photos.
I find it's difficult to hold a camera phone still because of its small size. I always hold the phone with two hands to avoid movement when the picture is taken.
to the haters of camera phones:
i've used multiple Sony Ericsson phones with 1.3, 2, 3.2, and 5mp's all which produce great printable photos. the latest two models i've owned even have xenon flash rather than a garbage LED light. SE is also regarded as the best camera maker on phones with nokia coming in second. i haven't used a regular P&S camera in about 2 years and haven't missed a single opportunity that wasn't captured in the same way it would have been on an actual P&S camera.
unless you have personal experience with them, stop being a hater.
Thanks for the tips - nothing beats a 'real camera' but a cell phone is always handy. Am passing the article along to the nieces - who never carry anything but a cell phone!
Talk is cheap and so are the images. Maybe someday, but for now use a camera.
For those of you who don't think you can get decent pictures or keepers with your camera phone please take the time to look at a article on my Blog.
A Photo Walkabout – A Low Cost Method (Nov 2007)
Niels Henriksen
Naa... Phone is meant for talking and camera is meant for photos only. Even if my pentax guy provides a mobile phone feature on my SLR still I use it for taking photos only. :-)))
Kind of felt this article does not fit for this (not the content) site.
my 2 cents
Thanks for the great tips. There are times where it's just me and my cell phone, and I wouldn't want to shy away from an opportunity just because my SLR is at home.
Somehow, I am not a big fan of camera phones - even the "good" ones. The picture quality suffers in anything less than bright lighting. Pictures taken at night are horribly grainy and there is no flash worth mentioning. I'll stick to my normal camera.
14. Keep dreaming you're going to get a keeper with a camera phone. Great for snaps but not for resale unless it's to TMZ.com.
Who isn't biased? There isn't any question there. I think the article assumes that for some reason you get caught without your "good" camera. Case-in-point I was out ice fishing a few years ago and forgot my camera. As fate had it I caught a nice 33" fish and the only way to document the catch and let the fish live was with the camera built-in on my mobile phone.
Suggessions are always welcome only thing noboby practices
can we make as rules for cellcams then it will be more
precised more appriciated
13. Use a normal camera. :]
Yes, I am biased.


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