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    Invisible Children – Come to the Rescue

    I am abducted - Come to the rescueA pre-teen boy holding an AK-47 tells of his brother being killed in front of him by the Lord’s Resistance Army. This is only one of the horrendous stories told by a young boy kidnapped and forced to fight an age-old war in Uganda. Invisible Children, the organization who originally documented the war in Uganda is promoting a push to rescue the children forced into joining the army lead by Joseph Kony to kill.

    What were you doing when you were about 11 years old? Certainly you weren’t killing and carrying an AK-47. You were probably running around in your back yard, playing with Legos and Barbies, and generally enjoying a carefree lifestyle. Not the Ugandan children of the LRA; they’re forced to kill or be killed. Any attempt to escape that results in being caught could result in death, or mutilation. The LRA has been known to literally cut out the mouths, eyes, noses, tongues and lips of those who attempt to defect and are caught. Despite this image of suffering and tragedy, you can help. By bringing this terrible situation to the light of the international world, you can help these children be rescued. You can watch the documentary on The Rescue website.

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    Join Invisible Children. Come to the rescue.

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    DIY Ringflash on the Cheap

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    Upon seeing several photos on Flickr taken with the Ray Flash (link), I thought I could build my own ringflash for less than the $200 Ray Flash. Seeing numerous instructions on how to build a ringflash on Strobist (link), I began searching for parts. I found a salad bowl ($1 from Dollar Tree) and a toilet brush bowl holder ($1 from Dollar Tree), and some other components from Home Depot. At Home Depot, I picked up some reflective duct tape for use on the inside of the bowl.

    Step 1: Measure the holes to be cut from the salad bowl for the flash and brush holder.

    Step 2: Cut holes in both pieces of plastic (I used a Dremel Tool) and sand the edges with the same tool.

    Step 3: Apply the reflective tape in stripes from the bottom of the bowl to the top for the salad bowl, doing the same for the brush holder.

    Step 4: Put the pieces together, the brush holder inside the bowl from the bottom.

    Step 5: Drop in your flash and test!

    Check out the rest after the break!

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