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Cardinality Estimates in Microsoft SQL Server
Attend this session and understand how, why, and when SQL Server uses statistics and how the new CE will help improve performance.
Data Warehouse load performance with SSIS and SQL Server
The typical performance bottleneck in your data warehouse is using SSIS to insert massive amount of data into SQL Server. In this session, you will learn how to improve the load performance with SSIS into SQL Server.
Dynamic Search Conditions
This session looks at the two main techniques to efficiently implement searches where users can select between a large set of search conditions
Effective Indexing with Partitioning and Compression
We all know that correct indexing is king when it comes to achieving high levels of performance in SQL Server. When indexing combines with the enterprise features partitioning and compression, you can find substantial performance gains.
Enhancements that will make your SQL engine roar #1
Do you have an application running with an in-market version of SQL Server, such as 2012 or 2014? Then this session is for you! We will see more in-depth what enhancements are in the latest SPs and 2016, and why you should install them.
Enhancements that will make your SQL engine roar #2
Do you have an application running with an in-market version of SQL Server, such as 2012 or 2014? Then this session is for you! We will see more in-depth what enhancements are in the latest SPs and 2016, and why you should install them.
How to Bully Your Query Execution Plans
Sometimes bad execution plans happen to good queries. In this session you'll learn the pros and cons of using hints, plan guides, and the new Query Store feature in SQL Server 2016 to manipulate your execution plans.
How to start with In-Memory OLTP?
In this session, we will introduce a step-by-step approach to adopting the technology, aimed at beginners who are interested in how it can fit into their own environments.
Introducing the SQL Server 2016 Query Store
In this session we will take a deep dive into one of the, in my opinion, most exciting new feature in SQL Server 2016, the Query Store. Learn all about the inner workings of the query store and how it can help you analyse query performance!
Leveraging Memory With The Database Engine
An advanced look into how memory works in modern servers, on modern processors and how to leverage it with SQL Server.
Lock, Block and Two Smoking Barrels
Enter the world of SQL Server concurrency to experience the age old problem of Locking, Blocking and Deadlocking. Let's investigate pessimistic isolation and whether optimistic concurrency could be the answer to all our problems or the last resort.
Locking and Blocking
Locking and blocking is SQL Server's default method of managing concurrency in a multi-user environment. In this session we'll look at the three main aspects of locking, including when locks cause blocking and also examine ways to minimize blocking.
Modeling Data in a Document-Oriented NoSQL Database
In this talk, you will get an overview on what to think about when storing data in a document database.
Optomizing SQL Server Performance in a Virtual Enviroment
In this session we'll look over some of the things which you should be looking at within your virtual environment to ensure that you are getting the performance out of it that you should be.
SQL Server 2016 Business Intelligence New Features
Do you get involved in the creation of Business Intelligence solutions within your organisation? This session will show you the new features of SQL Server 2016 Business Intelligence components.
SQL Server Statistics – What Are The Chances?
This session will explain how the Query Optimizer uses column statistics to determine which operators to use and the operator costs. We'll also look at the changes to the Cardinality Estimator in SQL Server 2014.
The Key to Keys
Learn about keys and how to get them right.
The Query Store and Query Tuning in SQL Server vNext
SQL Server 2016 introduces the Query Store. The Query Store will change how you tune queries. Come to this session to learn everything you'll need.
T-SQL : Bad Habits & Best Practices
In this session, you will learn about various anti-patterns and why they can be bad for performance or maintainability. You will also learn about best practices that will help you avoid falling into some of these bad habits.
T-SQL User-Defined Functions, or: Bad Perf. Made Easy
T-SQL user-defined functions may appear to be a good tool for code encapsulation and reuse, but they can have a dramatic impact on performance. In this session, you'll see why they slow down your queries, and how you can avoid this performance hit.
Using CISL for getting the insights on Columnstore Indexes
Learn in just a bit over an hour how to use CISL (open source Columnstore Indexes Library) for getting deep insights on the Columnstore Indexes and how to use its maintenance solution for keeping Columnstore Indexes performing at their maximum speed.
All about Indexes
Indexes are essential to good database performance, but it can be hard to decide what indexes to create. In this session we'll look at guidelines for index creation
All About Indexing
Indexes are the best instrument for query optimization. But what kind of indexes and on what columns? The key to answering those questions is understanding how indexes are stored and used by SQL Server. And that is exactly what this session is about.
An Introduction To Column Store Indexes and Batch Mode
This session is a primer on column store indexes and SQL Server batch mode, it delves into the background behind the performance gains achieved by batch mode and includes demos on things that can be done to further enhance batch mode performance.
BI DBA Performance Tuning
Understanding how SQL Server performance tuning works is not just a job for DBA's. It is important for BI professionals to understand as well
Building A Reporting Solution Using Power Query
See how to use Power Query to build a detail-level reporting solution
Building an Operational Data Store using SQL Server in Azure
This presentation will focus on techniques and practices for using memory optimized tables in SQL Server to build "warm" data stores from a variety of application data sources (logs,traces, performance statistics)
Building scalable analytical solutions on Azure
Come to this session to see how to build a scalable analytical solution on Microsoft Azure with Elastic Search and Kibana.
Challenge Me! Capturing SQL Server Data with PowerShell
Attend this session and learn how to leverage PowerShell to collect data from Perfmon, DMVs, and more. This session will feature demos where attendees are encouraged to send challenges to the presenter via email for demonstration purposes.
Columnstore Indexes in SQL 2014: Flipping the DW Faster Bit
This presentation includes an overview of SQL Server 2012 & a deep dive into SQL Server 2014 columnstore indexes, including a review of the architecture, as well as the challenges, workarounds, travails, & big wins at customer sites
Common TSQL Mistakes
A review of many TSQL mistakes I see over and over at clients! This is a 100%-demo session, with the bad AND good code presented. I GUARANTEE that you will find things here that help you be MUCH better at interacting with SQL Server!!
Daily problems with indexing and its-possible-solution
This session will demonstrate query performance issues a dba is confronted with every day. The demos will handle these scenarios and it's solution
Database Design: Size DOES Matter
Great database performance starts with great database design.
Deep dive into Delayed Durability
In this session you will see what is delayed durability, how it is achieved and how to make the best use case out of it. You will understand how to use it and a demo which explains the effects of using delayed durability with SSDs.
Deep into Isolation Levels
Isolation levels are one of the most complex subjects inside SQL Server and at the same time - one of the most important one. In this session we will take a look at all of them and see how they work behind the scenes.
Deploying SQL Server with Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine
Many customers are looking toward Cloud technologies to reduce operational and capital expenditures. A popular choices today for SQL Server customers is to deploy in the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine environment. Come to this session and learn how
Designing a database to best support multidimensional OLAP
Data warehouse designers often ignore the specific needs of an OLAP database. In this session, John will outline the best ways to optimise your relational database to support your multidimensional OLAP cubes
Designing Stored Procedure Solutions
In this session, you'll learn about SQL Server stored procedures: what they are, when and why you'd use them, and how you would develop a solution with one. We'll walk through examples to explore the process of solution building in SQL Server.
Easy Performance Tuning: an Intro to Wait Statistics
You're a DBA who's struggled with Perfmon metrics and Profiler. You're facing a sea of confusing numbers, and you don't know where to focus first. Microsoft Certified Master Brent Ozar will give you a friendly introduction to wait statistics.
Estimation and Statistics : The Basis of query optimization
This will be a deep dive into how the optimizer makes its decisions to give you a plan, the things that can go wrong and how you can have influence over these choices.
Five Ways to Write More Effective Triggers
Many triggers are inefficient and violate best practices, but it doesn't have to be this way. Join this session and learn how to improve your triggers and keep them off the list of potential scapegoats for your SQL Server performance woes.
Get started with troubleshooting SQL Server
This session present key tools, methodology and approach for troubleshooting SQL Server. Performance and availability of the database engine has a direct impact on user experience of applications.
Indexing Internals
In this session we'll dig into the internal structures of indexes. We will explore the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes, what's laid out within each page of the indexes.
Inside the Query Optimizer
In this session discuss the query optimizer, the individual phases of optimization, and how understanding these items can impact our queries in a positive way
Load Testing With SQL Server Tools
Understanding how SQL Server performs under various Load scenarios, requires controlled testing of a SQL Server instance whilst capturing key metrics using tools like Distributed Replay Controller can make this challenging task easier
Query Optimizer: What's New in SQL Server 2014
This session will show you how the query optimizer has been updated to work with the new SQL Server 2014 features and to provide better performance to existing ones. Topics include Hekaton, the new cardinality estimator and incremental statistics.
Query Store: New Query Tuning Feature For SQL Server & Azure
Query Store is a new feature that is coming to SQL Azure and SQLServer. It aims to greatly simplify the process of getting insight intothe performance of your application. Come learn how the SQL team is going to make your life awhole lot easier!
Query Tuning Mastery: Clash of the Row Goals
Attend this session to learn how to take charge of optimization, expertly mold your query plans, and gain a new set of tools for eliminating bottlenecks in even your most complex problem queries.
Relational Data Warehouse Performance Tuning
Your relational Data Warehouse is suffering from performance problems. In this session we will take a look at some of the most common performance problems that tend to occur in a relational data warehouse.
SQL CLR Demystified
A look at the basics of CLR integration with SQL Server, focusing on the nuts and bolts of CLR objects, followed by some practical examples.
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Deep Dive
Hekaton is the Greek word for 100 - the goal of In-Memory OLTP in SQL Server 2014 is to improve query performance up to 100 times. In this session we will look under the cover of Hekaton and the Multi Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) principles.
SQL2014 : The all new cardinality estimator
In SQL Server 2014, there have been many changes aimed at giving a more accurate number of rows, and therefore better plans. This session will be a look at these changes, comparing and contrasting with SQL2012/2008 to see how they help.
SSAS Tabular from the Trenches
In this session, we will share some of the hard lessons learned from the first large deployments in Analysis Services Tabular.
SSIS & HDInsight
In this session, we show how SSIS and HDInsight can work together, as well as how Hadoop jobs can be executed and how data can be transferred with SSIS between HDInsight, SQL Server, and other sources or destinations.
Stored Procedures vs Ad-Hoc SQL: Performance Showdown!
Still not sure of which is faster? Let us put this matter to rest once and for all. We will measure every single aspect of the execution of a stored procedure vs. its Ad-Hoc query counterpart, and only one will prevail!
Superscaling SQL Server 2014 Parallel Insert
This session will take a look at how parallel select into can be scaled to the nth degree in SQL Server such that all available hardware resources are utilised as fully as possible.
Ten 10 Query Tuning Techniques Every SQL Programmer Should K
Learn how to assess query performance, ensure consistent and reliable query tuning, and avoid ten all-too-common performance killers in SELECT statements running on Microsoft SQL Server.
The Data Loading Performance Presentation
Microsoft has a famous whitepaper called "The Data Loading Performance Guide". On this session, we will turn the whitepaper into a presentation and see a few advanced ways to boost your data loading processes.
T-SQL : Bad Habits & Best Practices
Come learn how bad habits develop, what kind of problems they can lead to, and how you can avoid them - leading to more efficient code, a more productive work environment, and - in a lot of cases – both.
Understanding & Solving Columnstore Problems
Dive deep into Columnstore Indexes and discover their advantages and some of the limitations. Look into some of the Columnstore Indexes myths, understand more complex concepts of Batch Mode & Query Processing with another depth.
Understanding SQL Database Elastic Scale for the DBA
This session will look at SQL Database Elastic Scale through the important lens of the DBA, focusing on the critical aspects of database performance, maintenance, and management without adding unnecessary complexity.
Visualizing performance tuning data
Over the years I've tried various ways to look at output from SQL Server for performance tuning reasons. We will look at virtual_file_stats, waitstats, the buffer cache etc. and we will visualize them in various ways
Visualizing Your Indexes-the Science behind the Art
Indexing internals and how it impacts query performance.
Wait watchers-Gain Performance Increases Fast!
In this session you'll learn all about SQL Server wait statistics. These are statistics the database engine stores about the resources it is waiting on. Armed with this information you as a SQL Server professional can make better informed decisions.
What Happened? Exploring the Plan Cache
In this session, we'll explore SQL Server's plan cache, including techniques for discovering what plans are in cache, how often they've been run, and whether they contain any sub-optimal operators. Knowing what's happened is the first step in tuning.
When good SQL design goes bad
In this humorous session I'll be contesting many of the so called "best practices" in SQL Server and demonstrating counter arguments. Come along to see how so called "pillars" of design are starting to break down.
Bad Plan! Sit!
In this session we'll look at the common causes of bad execution plans and examine options for resolving the problem, short term and long term.
Blend SQL Azure with SQL Server to drive Performance Insight
Peter O'Connell will talk about how SpotlightEssentials.com uses SQL Azure to collect and mine over 40TB of SQL Server Performance data across thousands of instances to drive unique insights into SQL Server Performance.
Building a BI Performance Monitoring Solution
Learn how to use performance counters, report execution log data, and trace files to troubleshoot performance problems. Learn how to set up a monitoring solution to capture data and diagnose slow queries.
Building Your Myth Busting Lab With Power BI
Information Workers and Data Analysts do "myth busting" on corporate performance and forecasts on regular basis. This session uncovers ways to take advantage of Power BI as Software as a Service (SaaS) for a "myth busting" lab you can try at home!
Building Your T-SQL Tool Kit: Window Function Fundamentals
Sets are king when it comes to SQL Server, but sometimes you need to see data row by row. Window Functions help you get the best of both worlds. Learn when and where these functions can help you get what you need without compromising performance.
Cardinality Estimates in Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Attend this session and understand how, why, and when SQL Server uses statistics and how this new feature will help improve performance.
Column Store Index and Batch Mode Scalability Deep Dive
A deep dive into batch mode scalability with column store index and SQL 2014.
Dive into the Query Optimizer-Undocumented Insight
This 500 level session will focus on using undocumented statements and trace flags to get insight into how the query optimizer works and show you which operations it performs during query optimization.
Effective Index Partitioning, Compression Strategy
We all know that 'Indexing' is KING when it comes to achieving high levels of performance in SQL Server. When Indexing also combines 2 of the Enterprise features: Partitioning & Compression
ETL Patterns with Clustered Columnstore Indexes
Join me for an hour of playing with different ETL patterns by using Clustered Columnstore Indexes. Using different Hardware might lead you to different conclusions,and the size of the workload is always the paramount of your performance.Loading data first and then creating a Clustered Columnstore or creating Clustered Columnstore and than loading - join me to find the answers!
Inside Ola Hallengrens Maintenance Solution
In this session I will talk about backup, integrity check, and index and statistics maintenance, and how you can use my maintenance solution (http://ola.hallengren.com) in an enterprise environment.
Latches, Spinlocks, and Lock Free Data Structures
Join this session to make a deep dive into how SQL Server implements physical locking with lightweight synchronization objects like Latches and Spinlocks.
Learn about SQL Server Buffer Pool Extension, flash storage
Learn more about use cases and limitations for buffer pool extension. We will also cover the performance gains it can bring to your environment.
Monitoring Databases in a Virtual Environment
This session will help DBAs to understand what changes they need to make in their performance and monitoring practices for virtualized database servers.
Monitoring Windows Azure SQL Server VMs and SQL Databases
Once you've decided to move to Azure with any of your databases, you're going to need to know how they're performing, this session shows you.
Optimizing & Analyzing DAX Query Plans
Alberto will start with a simple query and he will perform on stage all the necessary steps to optimize it, showing you the tools ant the techniques used to identify the bottleneck and to fix the performance issues
Optimizing database access and diving into .Net SqlClient
Because there are always at least two sides of the performance coin, in this session aimed at .Net and SQL developers, we'll dive into the workings of the .Net SqlClient and give you insight into way more than just SqlCommand.ExecuteReader()
Patterns & Practices for Scaling Windows Azure SQL Database
This session will discuss the recommended approaches and best practices for partitioning and scaling Windows Azure SQL Database, allowing you to fully leverage the managed relational database service and take advantage of massive scale-out scenarios.
Performance Tuning SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
In this demo-rich presentation, Brian shows you some of the common and not so common ways to tune SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
Query Optimizer Internals : Traceflag fun
The query optimizer is at the heart of SQL Server. Much of the its' internal workings are hidden from the user, but can be revealed by using a selection of undocumented trace flags. This session will be a deep dive into the these internals.
SAN eye for the SQL girl/guy
More and more senior roles require familiarity with SAN technologies - tricky for us, 'just' the DBA. This '90% practical' session will explore Hue's 2× different SAN in a box'es. Come and gain this much-needed exposure to Enterprise technologies.
SQL 14 In-memory OLTP : Architecture to Implementation
What is In-Memory OLTP? How is it architected? Where can I use in-memory technology in my solutions? Learn this and more from the Microsoft team
SQL Server In-Memory OLTP and Flash
Learn how flash storage accelerates In-Memory OLTP performance. We will also cover limitations with SQL Server In-Memory OLTP.
SSIS internals and performance
In this session, you will learn the internals of SSIS and why having a deep understanding is important to solve performance problems, and how the control flow and data flow engine work.
The dangerous beauty of Bookmark Lookups
Join me in this session to get a basic understanding of Bookmark Lookups, and why they can be dangerous in SQL Server.
The Day After Tomorrow; Why You Need to Baseline
Ensuring top performance is never easy. To maintain performance you need to make sure you're monitoring the right things. How do you know if the figures you're seeing are good or bad? Baseline comparisons can help.
Things You Can Find in the Plan Cache
The plan cache is one of SQL Server's fundamental components. Getting to know it can take you a few steps ahead in optimizing your system. In this session we will demonstrate ways the Plan Cache can help us identify performance problems.
T-SQL : Bad Habits & Best Practices
Come to this session to learn how bad habits develop, the problems they lead to, and how you can avoid them.
T-SQL Tips and Tricks
The purpose of this session is to have some fun with T-SQL and to learn practical tips and tricks that will help you improve and optimize your solutions.
Understanding Parameter Sniffing
This session will show you how parameter sniffing works and in which cases could be a problem. How to diagnose and troubleshoot parameter sniffing problems and their solutions will be discussed as well.
Watch Brent Tune Queries
Ever wonder how someone else does it? There's no right way or wrong way, but in this session you can peer over Brent's shoulder (virtually) while he takes a few Stack Overflow queries and tries various techniques to make them faster.
Analysis Services for the DBA
Mark will explain the use cases for Analysis Services, illustrate how it improves performance for large data sets and eases report writing, and will go through a practical example of building a first Analysis Services solution
Data loading at warp speeds
Do you struggle to reduce those frustrating long hours it takes to load data? Are your time windows for loading becoming too short for comfort? If so – you simply can't afford to miss this session…
Data Modeling for Analysis Services Cubes
In this session we'll look at a number of different data scenarios and explore ways of remodelling the data to optimise it for cubes and MDX. Sometimes a small ETL change can have a dramatic impact on the cube's functionality and simplicity.
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The Thai is thebreed dedicated to preserving the native pointed cat of Thailand in as close to its original form as possible. Thai is the official breed name in TICA and in many registries in Europe, but the breed is known in Thailand itself as the Wichienmaat and elsewhere as the "Old-Style Siamese."
Thais are shorthaired and have the colorpoint pattern, which includes deep blue eyes, whitish beige body, and dark-colored extremities (the "points"), but they are moderate in type, never extreme. To some the Thai is synonymous with "applehead Siamese, " but to others it is not. "Applehead" is a colloquial American term, not an official breed name, and means different things to different people. The Thai is the natural pointed cat that you find in Thailand today and closely resembles late 19th and early 20th century Siamese, such as Greta Hindley's queen Prestwick Perak.
The Thai has the personality made famous the world over by the early Siamese. They are highly intelligent, people-loving, active, curious, and endowed with a great sense of humor. Living with these cats is like living with small children. Thais will get into everything you own, jump to the top of your wall-mounted clock and balance there, teetering, just to see if they can. They will follow you around and try to "help" you with everything you are doing.
Thais are great talkers: they aren't necessarily loud, but they're chatty. Thais will greet you at the door when you come home and start chatting away; but they also communicate with taps of the paw or by jumping to the top of your shoulder and putting their face right in yours. They will need a response and daily attention from you.
Physically, the Thai is easy to maintain as they take care of their daily grooming. But a soft brush is still good to help get the loose hair off them and good for stimulating blood flow for a healthy cat…and happy cat!
You can learn more about the history of the Thai, and its traits by visiting TICA's web site. You can also print off the breed profile so you have information about this fascinating breed available at all times.

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The Finnish dive team Badewanne have explored dozens of shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea where cold temperatures and low salinity create the perfect formula for the historical preservation of underwater monuments to ships, lives, and battles lost.
"Down there, time has ceased to run its course, and everything is just as it was when the ship sank," says the group's leader, Juha (A.K.A. Roope) Flinkman.
"Diving to a 240 year old wreck, and seeing everything just as it was described in contemporary documents is a mind blowing experience," he adds.
Badwanne, (literally, "bathtub" – a WW2 nickname for the Baltic Sea's Gulf of Finland), is a loosely organised team of divers who have been exploring and documenting the many shipwrecks in the area for the last 15 years.
What began with making videos of their findings for the Finnish War Museum evolved into work with the Navy, Coast Guard and Environmental Institute, then television shows and more, creating greater awareness for the hidden wrecks of the Baltic Sea.
The team's discoveries include finding, on German U-Boat 676, a unique conning tower that was not supposed to exist, the location and exploration of the Russian WWI Cruiser Pallada and the WW2 German submarine, U-745.
Flinkman describes the emotions of finding a wreck as a 'cocktail of joy, success and sometimes also confusion because what you find wasn't what you were looking for'.
The wrecks are mostly found at a depth of between 40m to 80m and while there aren't sea currents to contend with it is still highly challenging due to darkness, poor visibility, cold and shipping traffic.
Supported by Suunto, Badewanne are driven by an unwavering desire to reveal the secrets of the deep.
"There is no gold, only a wealth of stories yet to be told, all exiting, many sad and all accessible only by intensive work in research and diving," adds Flinkman.
To find out more about Juha Flinkman and the Badewanne team, visit their site at www.badwanne.fi.
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Badewanne team exploring the wreck s/s Sandviken, which is a good example of many pristine, well preserved wrecks that can be found in the Gulf of Finland. Low temperature and low salinity protect both iron and wooden wrecks in the depths there. S/s Sandviken was a 19th century hybrid steamship, with iron hull and auxiliary sail rigging. She was built in 1871, and sank off the Porkkala headland in 1876.
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Meijer Foundation gifts famed 'Portraits of American Poets' to Grand Valley
Posted on October 20, 2011
The unveiling of a special, poetry-inspired gift to Grand Valley State University from the Meijer Foundation will follow the Fall Arts Celebration Poetry Night on Friday.
"An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Ted Kooser and Terrance Hayes," will be presented October 21, 7 p.m., at Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton, on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Following the presentation will be the first viewing at Grand Valley of "Portraits of American Poets," a series of 28 paintings by Michigan native Jack Richard Smith, who now resides in Taos, New Mexico.
Smith is widely regarded as one of the most powerful contemporary painters working in the country. The artist and a number of poets in the series will be on hand for the unveiling.
The series includes portraits of U.S. Poet Laureates Ted Kooser, Billy Collins and Charles Simic; Noble Laureate Derek Walcott; and Michigan-born poets Jim Harrison and Dan Gerber, among others. The collection of six-by-six-inch oil on copper paintings was first exhibited at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, prior to a 2009 tour to various U.S. cities.
Smith, born in Fremont, Mich., in 1950, began his training at Interlochen Arts Academy when he was only 16. As a young man he was also encouraged by both Harrison and Gerber to pursue his love of poetry. He later moved to Ohio to attend Columbus College of Art and Design, followed by the Instituto de Allende, at San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
The artist spent three years traveling across the country to the homes and studios of poets he admires because of their important contributions to literary America. Spending the time to sketch, photograph and converse with each one, the paintings were done after Smith returned to his studio in Taos.
Drawing upon his profound knowledge of art history and an alchemist's sense of painting craft, Smith used a mixture favored by the Dutch Masters, made from raw linseed oil, white beeswax and lead salts, mixed on his kitchen stove. When painted onto copper, the pigments produce a glowing effect, bringing realism to each portrait. Though small in size, each portrait is highly detailed and conveys an intimate understanding of the poet.
Smith's interest in miniatures was first developed as a practical convenience when traveling to work in Mexico in 1982. A self-portrait was included in another miniatures series, an important solo exhibition, The Taos Portraits, at the Harwood Museum of Art at the University of New Mexico in 2004. Learn more about the artist and his work at www.jackrichardsmith.com.


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Fantasy Guru Daily: 2/23/11
There still is not much to report on the labor front aside from the fact that the NFL and the players continue their mediated sessions. While the vow of silence continues, no news seems to be good news, as it was not a certainty that they would make it the full seven days without one side walking out. But here we were on Day Six, and talks continue. On we go to the rest of the news of the day:
You might want to draft Jimmy Graham … If the stock of young Saint TE Jimmy Graham wasn't already on the rise after a
strong finish to the season, it's certainly on the rise now. The Saints cut veteran TE Jeremy Shockey, who battled injuries in 2010 and ended up 4th on the team with 41 catches for 409 yards and 3 TDs. Shockey, who will be 31 years old by the time the season starts, has never played all 16 games in a season and has missed 10 regular season games in three years with the Saints. Shockey would have made $4.7 [...]


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ya some are confusing the nba with the fantasy league. we have way more question marks than periods on this team by far to be making broad judgments about how good we will be. but the bill of goods we were sold was this off season would define the knicks for the next decade.. well lets prey that was another lie told by management... but lets sum up:
we have two journeymen at best in felton and mason as starting guards. both are chuckers that turn the ball over and don't play much defense... great fit for the d'an system we have. neither would be on my team little alone starting. gallo has to come up huge at sf if we are going to keep defenses off of stat. we have too much invested in him now. he doesn't run the floor, pass or rebound worth a **** but he's our guy. stat is stat.. just pray he don't get hurt. but like i said before he is going to see more double and triple teams than a kourdashian sister. and the rest are throw aways imho.
we might be interesting to watch but i don't see this team making the playoff really but then again some of the other teams in the east suk as bad as we do... go knickerbockers
Knicks 2012
Eddy Curry is the biggest joke of me ever watching sports! Thats all I'm gonna say!
Actually all I watch is sports and it's just my opinion, so slow down man. And Jerome James is right up there to.
Eddy is lazy, no argument necessary, it's proven. Why should we sympathize with someone who's contract ****s all over this team and handicaps us?
Knicks 2012
1. His daughter didn't die.
2. The reason Curry is going broke is: He has yet to pay a $575,000 debt, after making, thus far, $57M in 9 years. He has wasted so much money through greed and stupidity.
3. He is not the Knicks only legit center.
A financial breakdown of Curry's exorbitance for you:
-$30,000 a month in household goods.
-$350,000 a year in debts to Miami's Juwan Howard.
-12 cars. 3 Roles.
-$3.7M in a foreclosure on his Chicago home. Retarded.
-And, forgivably, the gravy train. Where relatives line up for their share of his short lived success.
So the only parties happy about Curry picking up his player option are: McDonald's & Juwan Howard.
Moving back to Curry's daughter. Her mother was shot. Her lone parent now is Curry. He has an opportunity to bring things to right basketball wise. He can shape up and take the pressure of his legs, get focused, get smart and get hungry (no pun) for the sake and betterment of his motherless daughters future.
If he doesn't, will you still be misinforming us about the woes of Eddy Curry?
It's always been about Eddy. That's why things are so ****ed for him and the team he plays for.


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#39 - smashingprodigyHello. How are you on this fine... month?
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Whoa, that gif broke.
#42 to #40 - mllerayael
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wow that really ****** up what was it meant to be? i am reasonably well how about yourself?
#43 to #42 - smashingprodigy
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I am great! That gif was supposed to be a cockatoo saying hello to a webcam.
#44 to #43 - mllerayael
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aw nice :) yours?
#45 to #44 - smashingprodigy
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Nah, that's just a funny gif I found online. I was about to get one about 6 years ago, but the lady who was supposedly giving it away decided to keep it.
#46 to #45 - mllerayael
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gota admit the idea of having a bird is half awesome half terrible lol
#47 to #46 - smashingprodigy
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My friend had a bird that he would let out of its cage so he could fly around. It was a lovebird and it was very, very loud. That's why I never allowed him on my shoulder. Plus it made a mess of everything throwing napkins and sheets of paper to the floor.
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yeq my cousins had a cockateil (or something like that) it was a cute wee thing till you paid it any attention then it would proceed to tweet loudly for hours which would drive my aunt mad and with six kids i guess you could say they have a loud household lol
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Hehe, it was loud having that bird around, but since it was small and cute I didn't mind. One day it bit my ear and then I suddenly started to care if it was out and about.
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ouch bet that nipped like hell i remember the first time i went to trafalgar square before feeding the birds was banned my brother s looked awesome with birds all up their arms but at the age of 6 the birds decided my head looked much comfier those gits had sharp ass claws lol
#55 to #54 - smashingprodigy
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LOL I can empathize. What kind of birds were they? I bet they were large, heavy ones!
#56 to #55 - mllerayael
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pigeons lol of all birds they were pigeons although im just glad they werent seagulls lol
#57 to #56 - smashingprodigy
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Haha, you got off easy! At the age of 8-10, somewhere in that range, I went to a museum/zoo thingy and my parents just HAD to take pictures. I had to balance one macaw on my head, and two on my arms (1 for left, 1 for right)... those things are ******* heavy!
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And had sharp claws!
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oh god macaws i duno i just dont like those birds maybe something to do with them being seen as harbringers of death (or just the fact they`re noisy ******* who i just dont like lol) i got to hold the worlds smallest breed of vulture but it wasnt bad since i had the gloves and stuff for it :)
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How small was it? I doubt they're as dangerous as their other vulture counterparts.
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bout the size of a barn owl still pretty big i remember it being heavy which is surprising since i was a wee farm girl at the point and was more muscle than anything else lol
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I can see why a vulture of that size would be considered small. Even abnormally tiny vultures in the wild still have a long wingspan. What's your favorite bird?
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apparently i cant reply to the comment below
thats true it would be a pretty good pick up line lol ive always loved peacocks i have always wanted to have one of their feathers and i did at one point but i was too young and destroyed it by showing it off at every opportunity lol
thats true it would be a pretty good pick up line lol ive always loved peacocks i have always wanted to have one of their feathers and i did at one point but i was too young and destroyed it by showing it off at every opportunity lol
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i duno probably either a peacock or a hummingbird their to pretty to have anything against lol u?
#66 to #63 - smashingprodigy(10/25/2012) [-]
I love those as well. I loved peacocks as a kid, and we occasionally have humming birds visit and pollinate our flowers. As of now, I'd say I love the peregrine falcons. They're so quick and have amazing eyesight. Plus your coolness index goes through the roof if you were to tell anybody that you had a falcon.


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There are some things that, no matter how old I get, make me feel like a kid again. Regardless of how much I might have whined a few months ago, the first snowfall of the season still conjures up memories of racing outside to catch flakes on my tongue and mom stirring cocoa on the stove. Watching the darling buds of May emerge continues to mesmerize, as I attempt to catch their steady progression into full flower with my trusty camera at the ready. When fall arrives, and the leaves transform from green to gold, I continue to marvel at Mother Nature's ability to transfix and rejoice in the glorious bounty she provides for those of us fortunate enough to be living in the Upper Delaware River Valley.
And then there's the good old summertime. When I was a youngster, the end of school could never come fast enough, since I went to sleep-away camp for six weeks every year, until I was old enough to be a counselor-in-training at the now-defunct YMCA Camp Arrowhead in Little Meadow, PA. Ahhh, Camp Arrowhead. Of course, at the time, I had no idea that my absence from home constituted a vacation for the folks. All I knew was that I was going to be hauling out the sleeping bag, (flannel-lined with cowboys and Indians) and that hiking, swimming and learning about how the Native American tribes lived, fished and honored their elders, (undoubtedly a bonus for my parents, who hoped that some of it would rub off before I returned).
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FUNCTION "qryIncidentDetail_Date_Grade"(IN d1 date, IN d2 date, IN c1 time without time zone, IN c2 time without time zone, IN g1 character, IN g2 character)
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SELECT * from "qryIncidentDetail_Date_Grade"('01-01-2014','02-01-2014','03:00:00','05:59:59','A1', 'A2');
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By Carl Kozlowski 07/10/2014
David Garza has experienced the rock music merry-go-round as both an independent artist and as one who was spun through the major-label hype machine. But more than 25 years into his career, the 43-year-old Texan says that now might be his happiest period, since he's able to call all the shots on his career, an experience that gives him what he considers the greatest gift a performer can want: freedom.
Garza will be bringing his fun mix of rock, pop and Latino music styles to the stage of the Levitt Pavilion Friday night as part of its summer concert series. And with a busy mix of touring, recording a new album and composing documentary film scores on his schedule, he says this might be one of the best times he's ever experienced.
"I'm on just a little tour now, but there's some really magical gigs in the hill country of Texas, then doing a few shows opening for Los Lonely Boys on the West Coast at places like the Greek," says Garza, who splits his time between Los Angeles and Austin. "I've got a new record in the fall that I've been recording in Mexico City and I'm working on a book of words and paintings that I'll self-publish because it's exciting to do what you want to do."
Garza scored his first big break before he even finished high school, when he was hired to open for Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians' Dallas hometown concerts right as they were exploding in 1988. He developed a passionate fan base in Texas, where this writer saw him rip the roof off with his highly energetic and catchy songs at countless shows during five years of college in Fort Worth and Austin.
Blessed with the looks of Lou Diamond Phillips at his "La Bamba" peak and a multi-octave voice that has often been compared to the booming power of Robert Plant, Garza quickly became a star across the Lone Star state. Aside from his charisma and musical abilities he also employed the "single bill theory" on his way to selling over 30,000 copies of his self-released tunes on the way to a contract with major-label Atlantic: he'd sell cassettes for $5 and CDs for $10, under the principle that paying with just a single bill of money makes people feel like they're getting a great deal.
Yet while he was thrilled to have a shot at the big time, with a spot on the high-profile HORDE Tour and a Best Buy ad focusing on him and his first single, Garza's time with Atlantic ended after three albums that never clicked with buyers on a widespread scale. However, his 2001 release "Overdub" was picked as the album of the week by The New York Times.
"It's a like a quaint term now to be called 'indie' or 'major label.' There's a third category that I call 'free'," says Garza. "Even when you're on an indie, you're still beholden to people's ideas where it ought to be going, but when you're young a person likely needs guidance on who to play for. But as someone that's looking to paint with all the colors available instead of just one or two, I feel I've never been happier than now."
While he has long since come to terms with letting Atlantic go, Garza speaks with passionate enthusiasm about his career-long relationship with BMI, the royalty-monitoring service that is a collection service for musicians worldwide, which is sponsoring Garza's show as part of a summer-long arrangement with the Levitt.
"They're like family, because I've been with them since 1989, before I released cassettes all the way through the majors and now," says Garza. "They're my advocate around the world, making sure my royalties come in a timely fashion. It's how I stay alive as a musician, and that allows me to spend my days improving so I can be the best musician for my people."
Garza considers the Levitt Pavilion, which he first performed at in 2012, a "dream gig" because he sees it as being "part of the community, with a beautiful breeze under the stars and a lot of fresh energy that makes it more than just an outdoor shell but a place you feel the history of all who have played there before."
He'll be leading a trio on Friday night, backed by former Soul Coughing upright bassist Sebastian Steinberg and drummer Jay Bellrose, who has played on the collaborations of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
"I was a pretty quiet kid and found music, because it's the language of misfits and a language we all speak," explains Garza. "We all enter through that door in different ways — by playing in church and then people want you to be involved in ministry as kids. At a very young age I realized music was medicine, and I'd see a 93-year-old woman with Alzheimer's and she would light up when I'd play music and she recognized it. It's a crazy power and I was very young when I discovered that. Music is like religion: people are rushing to claim it, but it's most powerful when it's free."
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US Airways will soon officially be no more. The airline that started as a tiny airmail service 76 years ago is retiring as part of a 2013 merger with American Airlines. The final US Airways flight is scheduled to take off from San Francisco Friday night on a red-eye flight that will land in Philadelphia on Saturday morning. The airline is only the latest in a long line of airlines that have gone the way of the dinosaurs and are now extinct. Here are some of the more memorable ones.
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The Filibuster
A-Rod finally has his ring and the Yankee faithful are overjoyed.
However, do you think there's any chance that this will make him less
of a dill-hole? This is a guy who has dumped his wife, dated Madonna,
admitted to being a big fat liar and had somewhat major surgery in the
span of about one year. Does one ring atone for that?
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Like my mama always said, "Once a dill-hole, always a dill-hole."
Okay, that's a lie. My mom doesn't know what a dill-hole is (perhaps neither do I), but it doesn't matter because it's true.
Let us remember that.
But let us also remember that in professional sports, just as in politics, the most important question when evaluating merit will always be the same: What have you done for me, lately?
In Alex Rodriguez's case, does it really matter that 9 months ago all we were talking about was his wayward romp in the world of performance enhancing drugs? Does anyone remember that he flat-out lied to the press? That he stained the game? That he forced difficult discussions between parents and their children about the dangers of illegal substances and cheating the most sacred of US America's games?
No. Of course not. He led them to a World Series crown. If Charles Manson hit .378 with 6 HR and 18 RBI during the playoffs, he too would be lifted up on the city's shoulders, carted off to the tune of "27th Heaven" just like A-Rod was.
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I don't think ethnic Albanians in Kosovo really put too much thought into President Bill Clinton's oval office sexual exploits when they erected their tributary bronze statue of him in Pristina recently. He ended their persecution, man! He knocked Serb forces out of the game by hitting in the clutch, with proverbial runners in scoring position!
Likewise, Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War! Nevermind all the money and resources he threw at guerrilla specialists in Afghanistan (*ahem, Osam bin Laden, et al*) to fight the evil Soviet regime! HE ENDED THE GODDAMN COLD WAR, MAN!
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He wasn't the only one either…Andy Pettitte admited to doing steroids, but because he was quiet and honest about it, no one mentioned it again. And even if Mason did hit .378, I still don't want him on my team….but I am sure the Yanks would sign him.
The Yanks fans appreciate him too much…they think eight years without a world series is a huge drought. It's like if the Indians won the world series and A-Roid played for them, that's about how much they appreciate him. Which is more than mildly scary.
Jenn — Nice dig. Accurate as well, if the price were right😉
xcicix — Let's face it: A-Rod didn't bring this one home for the Yanks. C.C. did.
Jane — I wouldn't call it a comparison per se, just an hyperbolic observation. We do that a lot. I know the feeling. Remember Mark McGwire?
I kind of like the comparison. And the one saving grace was that he wasn't named MVP. That would have been more then decent people could have taken.
Julia — Perhaps. Though we have touted our cheating stars before; good thing we don't have to face that irony.
I never really saw ARod as a dillhole. Why does everyone hate the guy?
Prince — He comes off as playing for stats, money, contracts and doesn't seem like a 'team guy'. His poor playoff performances (up until this year) adds to that 'tool' factor. Then there's the lying, the 'roids, the Details magazine shoot, the cheating on his wife, etc. I can see why people don't like the guy.
Well, I for one would rather have Charles Manson at third than Tony Batista *shudders*. Manson has more power and probably better range, too.
Erin — Manson's more of an off-the-bench Matt Stairs type. That and he'll eat your children if you pitch him inside.


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The Pentax / Samsung relationship has been something of a strange affair when it has come to their DSLR output, continually resulting in two products that can only be separated by the maker's name and price...
Pentax K10D Review
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Until the launch of the K10D, Pentax's DSLRs had been resolutely married to six-million-pixel CCDs. This was fine to start with but, as other manufacturers moved to 8 or 10MP sensors, subsequent Pentax – and Samsung – models started to give the impression that both companies were beginning to fall off the pace.
So it was really good news that the Pentax K10D and Samsung GX10 beat with a 10.2MP CCD heart. This APS-C sized chip delivers an image measuring 3872×2592 pixels, to give an oversized A4 print size of 13×8.6in / 33x22cm at 300ppi, with only a slight drop in resolution achieving an A3 output.
Another welcome inclusion is the CCD-based stabilisation system first seen in the Pentax K100D. Not only does this mean that any compatible Pentax KAF lens gains Shake Reduction (SR on the Pentax K10D) or Optical Picture Stabilisation (OPS on the Samsung GX10) to counter the effects of camera shake, but it's also triggered on start-up to remove dust for blemish-free images.
The photographic side of the cameras is equally impressive, with Raw or JPEG capture (or both simultaneously) and two Raw file formats to choose from on the K10D.
How necessary this is is debatable, but there's an option to record either Pentax's own .PEF Raw files or 'open standard' .DNG Raw images. Samsung GX10 users only have the .DNG option, but this is still ideal if you intend to take your images straight into an Adobe-based workflow, or want to use the in-camera Raw processing to convert your Raw images without using a PC.
To ensure your photographs get the best start in life there's a wide range of shooting modes in both models, starting with a fully automatic 'green' mode, through the now-standard PASM quartet to manual for complete control over the aperture and shutter speed (from 30-1/4000sec, plus Bulb).
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The K10D and GX10 are also honoured by two new exposure modes – TAv and S – on the mode dial. The first – TAv – is shutter (time) and aperture priority, where the photographer chooses a preferred shutter speed and aperture pairing and the camera attempts to deliver this combination by automatically setting an ISO sensitivity to suit from its ISO 100-1600 range.
Alternatively, in Sv (sensitivity value) mode you choose a working ISO and the camera chooses the aperture and shutter speed. This may sound very much like using the Program mode (and in reality the two are very similar) but you can set the 'Program line' in the custom functions to high speed, depth of field, MTF priority or 'normal', whereas Sv simply gives you what the camera decides on. This does rather raise the question 'why'?
Yet regardless of the shooting mode there's 16-segment multi-area metering, with centre-weighted and spot patterns options to help determine the exposure, with a similarly wide range of white balance settings covering everything from automatic to manual with eight presets and three custom settings that allow a precise Kelvin or Mired-based colour temperature to be set. With the exception of the auto WB you can further fine-tune the colour bias for absolute precision.
Precision is also the name of the game when it comes to focusing accurately, with Pentax's Safox VIII AF system underpinning the K10D, and although not stated by Samsung it's 99.9% certain that the same 11-point system also deals with focusing on the GX10.
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As with all modern DSLRs there's the usual choice of leaving the decision over the point of focus to the camera or manually intervening and selecting a single AF point yourself. There's also the compulsory single shot and continuous AF options, with a continuous drive mode delivering up to nine Raw frames in a burst, or up to the capacity of your memory card if you record JPEGs – assuming your card can match the speed of the camera, that is.
For flash users things are a little less rosy, with the built-in flash delivering a weaker-than-most output with its guide number of 11 (GN11m@ISO100) and the 1/180sec sync speed failing to set hearts racing. There is a hotshoe when you need more flash power, but one of the more disappointing facts is that neither model has a PC sync socket for plugging in studio flash units. It may sound like we're asking a lot seeing as no camera at this price point has one, but given the otherwise 'pro' spec of the cameras it seems like an obvious way of making these particular models appeal to studio photographers, especially in the portrait environment.
However, there really are very few gripes overall as there's little that these cameras seem to lack and plenty of innovations they offer over their rivals. At the same time, there's also very little to separate the K10D from the GX10 in terms of specification – a second Raw mode on the Pentax seems such a minor point that it's largely irrelevant.
Like the specification there's very little to separate these two cameras, but a vast chasm puts them ahead of their similarly priced peers. Weatherproof seals around the terminal cover, locking card slot and battery compartment – not to mention a rugged, rubberised outer shell – give them the robust feel of Nikon's D200 or Canon's EOS 5D that suggests they will withstand a little rough handling without complaint.
We particularly like the inclusion of a Raw button on the front left of the lens throat that gives the immediate option to record a Raw file without the palaver of navigating the menus, and the 'Fn' (function) button gives easy access to the white balance, ISO, flash and drive modes. Similarly, separate control points for the metering mode (surrounding the main mode dial on the top left) and AF mode (around the four-way control pad) also means that changing the camera's set-up is not as menu-driven as some other models.
However, when looking at the controls, differences appear between the two cameras, with Samsung using larger, flush buttons on the GX10 and Pentax employing slightly smaller, raised buttons on the K10D. While the buttons serve an identical purpose, we prefer the raised Pentax controls, simply because they're easier to use with cold – or gloved – fingers.
A more obvious difference appears when you activate the menu system, with the Samsung's cool blue menus contrasting strongly with the more colourful, *istD-style interface of the Pentax. The content of the menus is the same – albeit in a slightly different order at times – but this time round the GX10's sophisticated-looking menu is more in keeping with the camera's refined build and style.
Ultimately though, we really are starting to pick at details in order to try to separate these two cameras – differently-shaped buttons and menu styles are hardly Earth-shattering and neither is enough to swing a buying decision one way or the other.
The camera's relative performance isn't likely to make you rush for the Pentax shelf over the Samsung shelf (or vice versa) at your local dealer, because once again there really isn't anything between them. Raise either model to your eye and you see the same view through matching viewfinders that offer a respectable 95% coverage of the scene through the lens. Yet while the viewfinder is bright, the eye relief seems a little short, so you will find yourself having to move your eye around the 'finder to read the information relayed on the LCD beneath the focusing screen and scan the corners of the frame.
We have no real complaints about the performance of the AF system, though. The active AF point or points are picked out in red on the focusing screen when the camera gets a lock, which is generally as immediate and as precise as it needs to be. Even when you find yourself in low light with a slow lens (such as the kit lens) there's only the slightest hesitation in getting a focus lock, and even that disappears if you're using the built-in flash to fire a stroboscopic 'AF assist' burst.
The positives continue when we look at other areas that have obviously been considered at the design stage, such as the novel white balance 'check'. With the white balance options called up on the rear LCD you can use the depth of field control to get a low-resolution preview of your image. As you scroll through the WB settings the preview is updated 'live' on the LCD, enabling you to see which gives the 'best' result. You can also fine-tune the WB before taking your final colour-accurate photograph.
Obviously, if you shoot Raw files this is largely redundant as the white balance can be tailored at the processing stage, but for the photographer who wants print-ready JPEGs – with or without an accompanying Raw file – I have yet to see a more comprehensive solution.
Image Quality
With such an impressive spec, build quality and price tag, the K10D and GX10 appear to be every photographer's dream, but if you're a novice looking for your first DSLR these cameras might not be for you. The reason is, both require a little work to ensure things come out 'right'.
The 16-segment multi-area metering is readily thrown by highlight areas so you need to keep an eye on the histogram if you want print-ready JPEGs, or edit your images 'after the event'. Better still, a rudimentary knowledge of when and why you might want to use centre-weighted metering will help no end.
It's a similar story with the white balance, which can deliver cool-looking images when left to its own devices, while the pre-set WB settings aren't always the answer either – giving overly warm results in overcast conditions, for example.
However, when it comes to noise we have no complaints whatsoever. At the lower end of the scale (ISO 100-400) images can be considered 'noise-free' up to an A3 print size, while at ISO 800 noise isn't an issue with a 300ppi A4 sized print. Even when viewed at 100% on screen it's luminance texture, rather than coloured (chroma) noise that starts to creep in.
What impresses us most, though, is that at ISO 1600 the images don't 'fall apart'. There is some base texture in darker areas of A4 prints, but this is by no means obvious, or indeed disruptive to detail. Also, as the noise is primarily luminosity noise rather than chroma noise, photographs have a 'filmic' appearance rather than a telltale digital look.
What we're looking at here is a pair of cracking DSLRs – the Samsung GX10 and the Pentax K10D – that redefine what we should expect at this price point. If you think 'Nikon D200 at a D80 price' you won't go far wrong and I'm genuinely shocked to be saying that in many ways Pentax/Samsung are now 'class leaders' and certainly not the 'also-rans' they had risked becoming.
The key to getting the best from them lies in how much work you are willing to put into your photography. If you want to shoot Raw, have a basic understanding of exposure metering and white balance then you won't go wrong, but if you just want to point and shoot you'll be better served elsewhere.
As for whether you buy the Pentax K10D or the Samsung GX10, I have to say the final decision has nothing to do with the cameras themselves, or the images they produce. While the respective manufacturers may talk about 'firmware tweaks' it remains a mystery what tangible difference they make; certainly if you make comparative prints up to A3 in size you aren't going to separate them, hence there's no choice but to give the same overall score for both models.
However, if you want me to pick one over the other it's the additional 12 months' peace of mind offered by Samsung's two-year warranty that swings my vote to the GX10.


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Deputy Lt. John Davis said he and Deputy Investigator Adam Levine interviewed Ezra Herschberger Monday, and Davis said the suspect confessed to numerous incidents similar to the ones listed in the four charges.
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Davis said sheriff's office investigators have been working with Assistant District Attorney Deborah Branch on the case. Branch is expected to present the cases to the Bee County Grand Jury later.
Davis said additional counts of the offense probably will be included in any indictment returned by the grand jury.
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