We’re not sure how comfortable we are with everyone online being able to examine our, as the Brits would say, “rubbish.” But our friends across the pond are apparently ok with it, seeing as it’s the home of BinCam — a research project out of Newcastle University that posts pictures of people’s trash on Facebook. At the heart of the experiment is an Xperia X10 Mini strapped under the lid of a garbage can that automatically snaps a photo every time it’s opened and closed. That image is then uploaded to the BinCam Facebook app, where you’re showered with public shame for failing to sort your recyclables or celebrated for not wasting food. And, just in case you think this is all an elaborate joke, check out the BBC report after the break the the study of how it affected student behavior at the source.

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Why I Hunt for Antiques and Artifacts from Colorado Antiques

Treasure hunting has been my life for decades now. Clearly, I do not mean treasure hunting like Indiana Jones or some pirate’s hidden chest of gold. I seek out antiques and artifacts and while my search does not take me to faraway exotic lands, I do find myself in some remarkable spots. And even though I have not found the end of the rainbow, I have turned up many priceless items.

At the start, my treasure hunting started at area antique shops. One {point I soon|aspect I rapidly|thing I quickly found out is that antiquing is a world all to itself. First off, I quickly learned that I needed a lot of experience to know what was an actual antique and what was just rusty garbage. Many online sources can help you identify the most collected items and make you able to distinguish what is honestly collectible. Certainly, no one is going to suddenly be an authority on all of the innumerable categories and individual items that people collect, but good sites will give you at least a broad idea of where to start when exploring for antiques and artifacts.

Next I found out is that antique dealers do not like to be treated as though they are running a big yard sale. Brokers put in a lot of effort filling their shops with what they believe to be unique and appealing items. If you go into a store and propose a few bucks for something that is clearly worth a lot, you may get asked to leave. Antique sellers are serious about their things and do not like to be insulted. Bargaining is frequent and completely appropriate, but one should approach it from a win-win point of view.

Antiquing is very pleasurable for me, but it certainly does require a lot of experience to have real success. So I do some hunting for actual buried treasure as much as I can. As I previously stated, I do not lead expeditions to the desert or ancient ruins hunting for valuables – I just head to my toolshed, grab my metal detector, and find a promising area to search. I have found old Civil War artifacts like bullets and buttons and of course all kinds of change and jewelry. Sometimes I use nothing but my eyes to find artifacts like arrowheads, terracotta shards, and uniform badges. You just need some research on historical areas and obviously, a good dose of patience. You may be shocked at how valuable something as simple as a shard of Native American earthenware can be to a artifact enthusiast.

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In part two of the learn how to play poker for beginners free poker lesson series we will step on from part 1 where we outlined the bare bones of the game.

In this lesson you will learn exactly how and hand of poker is played out and at the end will be able to start playing (if tentatively!)

To begin, the action starts as the blind bets are laid by the Small and Big Blinds (SB and BB). Now the cards get into action. If this means nothing to you go back to How To Play Poker For Beginners part 1.

Moving clockwise around the table from the Dealer (DB), each player receives two cards dealt face down, one card at a time. These are also called Pocket Cards or hole cards.

Now the betting begins; and, after all, isn’t that why you decided to take up the game of poker? That is why I’m sure you now find yourself seated at a free poker tournament table isn’t it? The whole betting and winning with it’s associated moves of dare and deception is the main reason you’ve joined that online poker site be it free poker or massive stakes isn’t it?

Of course it is, the game of poker is all about winning money! Nothing more, nothing less (with the possible exception of social interaction in the chat lobby or the table’s chat box).

At this point in the hand (holding 2 pocket cards), each player is betting on what hand they feel their pocket cards may lead to.

The betting starts with the player to the immediate left of the Big Blind (BB).

This player sits in what’s known as the Under The Gun position, UTG for short. He’s given the UTG label primarily because the Small Blind and Big Blind players were forced to put up bets prior to receiving any cards.

Thus, both the SB and BB are already participating in the hand; albeit not voluntarily, at least not yet; they’ll have to wait until the betting comes around to them.

And, for this round of betting, each player has three choices:

1) To fold. Usually when they think that their pocket cards are garbage (or rags). By folding in this first round you won’t lose anything but nor can you play the rest of the hand.

2) To raise. You raise if you think you’ve got good cards.

3) Or you can call to match the Big Blind bet. Usually when they think that their pocket cards hold some potential.

A 4th option you might have heard of, checking, often available in subsequent betting rounds, isn’t an option at this stage.

When the betting reaches the person who posted the Small Blind (SB), if they want to fold then they’ll lose the chips they were forced to put into the pot prior to the cards being dealt. Or, as SB you can Call the BB by putting in the difference between the SB and BB amounts. Or as SB you can choose to Call whatever Raise has been made, make a new Raise or Re-raise the bet amounts to a new level, I advise you watch and learn this process at the start and as SB keep it simple and just Call the BB unless you have awful cards in which case fold them.

Then, the Big Blind (BB) player gets to act. If no raise has taken place, he has the option of either checking (opting to do nothing; thus telling the Dealer to proceed), or, he has the option of calling a raise, or initiating a raise; or even a re-raise.

About Raises
As this is a No Limit Texas Hold Em tournament, the amount of any one raise is only limited by the number of chips the player who is doing the raising is in possession of. If his stack of chips is 1,500, he’s allowed to raise by any amount up to and including the 1,500 (all of his chips).

If the player uses all the chips then this is the infamous All In bet. Any time a player raises with all their chips it is called Moving All-in.

And, of paramount importance, especially since you are at the how to play poker for beginners level of the game, make sure that YOUR usage of an All-In bet is kept to a minimum.

Please do not become just one more free online poker ‘chip-flinger’ (someone who tosses chips around without regard to the quality of their cards).

Once the opening round of betting is completed it’s time to see ‘The Flop’. Things will now start to get really interesting!

The Flop is the set of three cards that are dealt face up in the middle of the table by the Dealer.

1) Each player may use these community cards’ to build their hand. Be sure you read up on what card hands beat what so you have an idea of what you can build!

2) Again, as here-to-fore mentioned, the middle of the table where these cards are dealt is commonly known as ‘The Board’.

3) With ‘The Flop’ exposed, it’s time for another round of betting. And, the betting that will occur is based on the 5 cards now available to each player, i.e., 2 Pocket cards and 3 Board’ cards.

The betting begins with the player to the immediate left of the Dealer Button, regardless of whether the Dealer is still active in the hand or not.

The player to the left of the Dealer Button will keep the initial betting action for the rest of the hand. Later, you’ll come to learn that this is the worst position to be in at the table.

Apart from that, the betting process is the same as it was in ‘pre-flop’ betting. However, bear in mind, all of the players who were dealt ‘Pocket’ cards may not be currently playing the hand as they could have folded during the opening round of betting.

So, whichever remaining player is ‘to the immediate left’ of the Dealer Button (DB), it is that person who is the first player to act; throughout the hand providing he doesn’t fold.

He is able to check or bet.

A) If he checks, he’s simply passing the options of checking or betting to the player who sits to his left.

B) If he doesn’t check, and decides to bet, then those who follow will have 3 choices:

1) They can fold

2) They can call

3) Or they can raise. But, since a bet was made, those who follow don’t have the option of ‘checking’.

Once the round of betting has finished, it’s time for another card to be dealt face up on The Board.

This fourth card is called The Turn card, or 4th Street, and, again, the card may be used by all of the remaining players (those players who have not folded). It’s another ‘community card’.

Thus, each remaining player now has access to 6 cards, 4 Board cards, and 2 Pocket cards. There are 4 cards on The Board, one additional card to come.

It is now time for the fifth and final community card to be dealt: The River, or 5th Street.

And, given that all the cards have finally been dealt, each player remaining in the hand can see what their finest five card hand is. Therefore, it’s now time for the final round of betting. And, when the betting ends, the hand is over.

It’s time to see who wins.

Each player who has remained in the hand shows their cards, beginning with the last person to initiate a bet. At a cash or free online poker site the software will handle the process of showing the cards.

The winner is decided via use of the universal poker hand rankings. You’ll find that in subsequent chapter; entitled ‘What Beats What’.

If a player wins a pot because every other player has folded, he can decide whether or not to show his cards or not.

Most people don’t, and it’s almost always advised by me never to show your cards. If you’re not required to do so; keep ‘em guessing!

Yet, when you reach an ‘advanced level’ of play, you will get a whole different perspective from me. You see, there are occasions when ‘deceitful strategies’ are going to be added to your acquired set of playing skills. And, a part of the ‘deceitful strategies’ will have you showing your cards. Not now though.

Summing up How To Play Poker For Beginners Free Online Poker Rules Part 2

In part 1 you learned the bare bones of poker, the structure and ideas of the game. Now that you’ve read part 2 you should now understand the specific mechanics of a hand of poker. In part 3 we will move on to more poker words and terminology, those crazy card and hand nicknames are going to be unveiled! But as long as you’ve understood the first 2 parts you can now go and start to play poker. However I do advise you read up on what cards beat what first! Then you will have some sort of idea whether you should fold, call, raise or check!

At this stage I strongly urge you not to try and play on sites where real money is involved, you are going to lose all or nearly all of it 99% certain!

Be patient (by the way that is a key poker skill you have to master) and begin out on one of the excellent free poker sites you can find online. Later when you’re more skilled there is plenty of time to win lots of money and the time you spend playing free online poker will pave the way for this.

Nick runs marketing for leading free poker online site NoPayPOKER.com. www.NoPayPOKER.com is USA legal and uses faux currency which makes it totally risk free and so is the perfect place to how to play poker for beginners as well as practice your game if you are more experienced or want a break from the stress of money sites!

If you are excited about photography – and want to move your photos to a whole new, higher level – the key to success often is the photography background!

One of the vital differences between amateur and professional photography is the professional has learned to manage and manipulate the photography background – where the amateur focuses all their concentration on the subject and typically simply lets the background happen on its own.

Have you ever been so caught up with your subject and lights and so forth that (when you look at the finished photo) you discover a huge rubbish can – right behind your subject – spilling garbage all over the ground? In every photograph? And you never even noticed it during the photo shoot!

Or, maybe you have been guilty of having tree branches seeming to stick from the subject’s head, like horns?

They are ridiculous mistakes that are easily fixed and can promptly raise your photography’s effectiveness.

The unpleasant news is we don’t actually perceive how much better our pictures are! Let us face it; if you don’t have garbage or horns and so forth, you never stop to consider how much better your photograph is…you simply do not notice. Our attention only comes to bear if we overlook something and screw up (we all do every so often).

If you would like admiration for your creative undertakings, you can’t let these problems into your photos. It truly is an easy fix…just remember to check out the background and all four corners in the viewfinder before you press the shutter button – after that you adjust accordingly.

If you have a tough time remembering, take a piece of masking tape and write – in huge black print – “CHECK THE SURROUNDINGS”. After that put the tape to the backside of the camera. This will help remind you until it becomes a habit.

You will never be aware of how many photos you’ve saved, but it’s well worth the effort.

The following most straightforward photography background procedure – to make your subject “pop” from our photo – is to isolate them.

I am certain you’ve seen photos where the subject is in clear, razor-sharp focus – but the background is totally out of focus and is nothing but a wash of color.

This is done with controlling the depth of field.

Depth of field establishes how much of the photo is in focus. One can find complete textbooks written re this area (heck, I wrote one myself!) but the easiest ways to do this “wash of color” technique are to:

1. Use the longest focal length lens you can.
2. Open it up towards the widest aperture possible – this would be the lowest f-stop numeral.
3. Place the background as far to the rear of the subject as is practical. Or else locate the subject as far in front of the backdrop as you can.

Plainly each of the 3 tips has many variables. Through adjusting the options presented to you, you can make your photography background as focused or unfocused as you would like. There is not any right or wrong.

Absolutely out of focus, to some extent in focus, sharp as a tack…that is where your creative eye comes into play.

After you’ve mastered the “in camera” strategies of controlling the backgrounds, then it is time to consider making some fabric backgrounds. This will give your photography a professional “studio” appearance.

A pretty good quality backdrop can literally cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Consequently, in lieu of shelling out the big bucks, I recommend creating your own. Luckily a photography background is simple to generate and can be made for pennies on the dollar.

Pay attention to your photography background and you will be shooting professional quality photos in no time.

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