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Buying an ILC
Updated December 2015
Why buy an interchangeable lens camera?
So you've decided to invest in a new digital camera and have made your mind up that you want to step up to a interchangeable lens model, but the huge range of camera on offer and endless flow of technical jargon have left you more confused than when you started? Fear not, this page will take the pain out of choosing the perfect camera for you, whether you're a seasoned shooter or a total novice.
Before we get down to business it's worth stopping for a moment to ask the question: why would anyone want an interchangeable lens camera (ILC) when fixed-lens compacts are so much smaller, lighter and more affordable? The answer can be summed up in two words: versatility and image-quality.
The versatility isn't just the fact you can change lenses and add a wide range of accessories - from basics such as flashguns and remote controls to the more specialized equipment that allow ILCs to capture anything from the tiniest bug to the most distant stars. It's also about the creative versatility offered by the more advanced controls and higher quality components.
And this leads on to the second factor; image quality. In broad daylight the quality difference between a good compact and a ILC is minimal; both will produce sharp, colorful results with little effort. But when you start to push the boundaries a bit more; shooting in low light, attempting to capture fast moving sports action or wildlife, or when you want to experiment with shallow depth of field (to add a soft background to a portrait for example), the advantage of a ILC's larger sensor and higher sensitivity start to make a big difference. An ILC can't beat a compact camera for 'pop it in the purse or pocket' convenience but for serious photography the ILC wins hands down. With prices lower than ever it's not that surprising to discover that many people own one of each.
What is an interchangeable lens camera?
Literally just any digital camera where the lens can be (inter)changed. So we're not counting screw-on lens adapters here, we mean proper dedicated lenses. There are two types of ILC - Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLRs) and mirrorless. Let's take a quick look at the differences between them.
The basic physical design of the SLR has remained essentially unchanged for over half a century. The name itself, 'Single Lens Reflex', refers to the hinged mirror that bounces the light passing through the lens up to the viewfinder for framing then flips out of the way when you press the shutter to allow the light to hit the sensor (or film).
As the (simplified) diagram above shows, the mirror inside an SLR reflects the image formed by the lens up to the optical viewfinder (via a focusing screen and prism). When the picture is taken the mirror flips out of the way to allow the light to fall directly onto the sensor (or film), which sits behind a mechanical shutter. The mirror is also flipped up for live view operation (where the sensor is used to provide a live video feed directly to the screen on the back).
SLR versus SLT?
As well as traditional ILCs from Canon, Nikon and Pentax, Sony makes a range of 'SLT' cameras. SLT stands for 'Single Lens Translucent' and the difference is that in cameras like the Sony Alpha SLT-A77 and A99, their mirrors are fixed, and not 100% reflective. Light coming through the lens is allowed to pass through the mirror, to the cameras' sensor, and a small portion is reflected onto an autofocus array, allowing full-time fast focussing with the mirror in a fixed position. This is especially useful when shooting video. Sony's SLT camera are distinguished from ILCs in another way, too - they have electronic, rather than optical viewfinders.
The diagram below illustrates how SLT cameras work.
Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras
Mirrorless cameras use a mechanically simpler system than traditional ILCs that does away with the optical viewfinder and mirror altogether. This allows for physically smaller 'big sensor' cameras that deliver excellent image quality without the bulk of a typical ILC. As such, if you're shopping for an entry-level or midrange ILC, you should definitely take a look at today's crop of mirrorless ILCs as well.
The best-established of the current mirrorless systems is Micro Four Thirds (offered by Olympus and Panasonic) which comprises two distinct camera formats. The first looks (and in many respects acts) like a conventional SLR, complete with a large high resolution electronic viewfinder. The second format gets a lot closer to 'compact camera' size by dropping the eye-level viewfinder altogether (all framing is done with the rear LCD screen). Some models offer an optional clip-on electronic viewfinder.
Micro Four Thirds is based on the older Four Thirds format. Four Thirds was an 'all digital' format developed by Olympus and was used in Olympus and Panasonic DSLR models.
|Nikon's 1 System comprises a small selection of entry-level models and the more enthusiast-oriented V2 (shown here). As you can see, the cameras are significantly smaller than any ILC, thanks to their correspondingly smaller 1 inch sensors.
Other mirrorless systems include Sony's Alpha-series (both APS-C and full-frame) and Samsung's NX-series. Canon's M-series is small for now but growing, and is centered around the same APS-C format sensors found in its current Rebel-series DSLRs. Nikon has taken a different approach in its 1-System mirrorless cameras, which offer much smaller 1-inch 'CX format' sensors for a crop factor of 2.7X, but with the advantage of an innovative new hybrid AF system that incorporates on-sensor phase-detection AF with subject tracking.
Mirrorless ILC advantages
- Smaller, lighter and usually quieter than equivalent SLR
- Generally smaller and lighter lenses
- Superior video operation and usually better video specification, too
- Ease of use with many compact camera features (such as face detection and wide AF areas)
- Electronic viewfinders often larger with greater coverage than entry-level SLR optical viewfinders
- Full shooting information and menus in the (electronic) viewfinder
Mirrorless ILC disadvantages
- Some mirrorless ILCs only offer contrast-detection AF
- Even those mirrorless ILCs with hybrid phase-detection AF often can't quite keep up with equivalent DSLRs for subject tracking
- Many electronic viewfinders still cannot match the clarity of a good optical finder (and some people just prefer optical)
For more information about mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, read our in-depth primer.
What do you need?
With so many ILCs on the market at so many different price points it's a good idea to narrow down your options by thinking about what 's important to you, and what you want to do with the camera. Do you want the same kind of 'point and shoot' simplicity as you get with a compact camera or are you the type of photographer who likes to roll up his or her sleeves and take control of every function?
Many entry-level ILCs offer a range of 'point and shoot' subject / scene modes, whereas more 'professional' models don't (though all have an 'auto exposure' program mode). Do you shoot a lot of sport or wildlife? If so you'll need a fast camera with a high frame rate, and you may find that one with an APS-C sensor is better than full-frame, thanks to the 'crop effect' which effectively gives you a little more telephoto reach.
If you shoot in very low light you'll be looking for a camera with the best possible high ISO performance and possibly in-body image stabilization, if you do a lot of studio, portrait or macro work, a good Live View mode will also be a major consideration.
Finally there are practical considerations; do you need a particularly rugged (or weatherproof) body? Does the size and weight of the camera play an important role in your choice? Do you have a particular application in mind that requires a specialist lens or other accessory? Not all camera systems offer the same range of lenses and not all cameras are compatible with the more specialized add-ons.
And don't forget that most ILCs are compatible with many of the lenses and accessories originally designed for film SLR cameras (from the same manufacturer or compatible third-party options), so if you've got a collection of relatively modern lenses that were originally designed for film, that's a good reason for sticking to the same system when you move to digital. Old Minolta AF lenses will work well with new Sony SLT cameras and even the newest full-frame mirrorless a7-series (with adapters), and all Canon EF lenses will play perfectly nicely with current EOS ILCs, likewise Pentax and Nikon (although low-end Nikon ILCs require AF-S lenses in order to focus automatically).
Armed with some answers to these questions you can use the information on the rest of this page to produce a shortlist of cameras that match your needs perfectly.
Sensor size
Let's look first at the physical size of sensor used to capture your photographs. Although there are slight variations, virtually all ILC sensors fit into one of three size categories (starting with the largest); Full Frame, APS-C and the now effectively defunct Four-Thirds (to explain - these days, Four Thirds is almost exclusively a format used by mirrorless system cameras - more later).
Sensor size isn't as important as some people would have you think, but there are some key differences. The first is what is known as the 'crop factor'. As the diagram below shows, as the sensor gets smaller it captures a smaller area of the scene, resulting in a photograph that looks like it was taken at a longer focal length (1.5x or 1.6x longer for APS-C, 2x for Four-Thirds).
The crop factor isn't a major issue for most users, but it does have important consequences for some. If you're buying a ILC to replace a film model because you've got a kit bag full of lenses you need to be aware that unless you buy a full frame model all your lenses will produce very different results on your new camera.
For telephoto shooters the result is quite a bonus, as all your lenses will effectively get even more powerful. On the other hand the crop factor means your wideangle lenses will no longer offer anything like a 'wide' field of view. Fortunately there is a huge range of specially designed 'digital only' lenses for smaller sensor ILCs out there, from both camera manufacturers and third-part lens-makers like Sigma and Tamron.
So which is right for you? Each has its own benefits and each has its limitations, and if you're building a ILC system from scratch you needn't get too hung up on which is right for you.
The largest (and most expensive) ILC format is full frame (so called because the sensor is the same size as a frame of 35mm film). ILCs with full frame sensors have the biggest, brightest viewfinders and because there's no crop factor they traditionally appealed to photographers upgrading from a film SLR who already owned expensive wideangle lenses.
Perhaps more importantly for today's consumers, the larger sensor also means that - all other things being equal - full frame cameras will produce the best results in very low light and at higher sensitivities. On the downside, full frame cameras are bigger, and despite coming down in price a lot in the past few years, they're relatively expensive too. You also lose the focal length 'boost' offered by smaller sensor cameras when shooting with telephotos, and if you've invested in lenses designed for APS-C ILCs, upgrading to full-frame means you'll be looking at buying a whole new set of optics.
For now, APS-C is still the most common ILC format, used by all of the major manufacturers. With a crop factor of 1.5x or 1.6x you need dedicated digital lenses to get true wideangle results, but these are readily available and are usually less expensive than their 'full frame' counterparts. The 'kit lens' supplied with most APS-C cameras is a good starting point, offering a versatile zoom range from wideangle to short telephoto. Typically 18-55mm, which is equivalent to a traditional 28-80mm (ish) standard zoom in 35mm terms.
|The difference in size and weight between a compact entry-level ILC (Nikon D3200, left) and a full frame professional level camera (Nikon D4, right) is considerable. But as well as extra bulk, professional ILCs come with rafts of extra functionality. And Sony's a7-series do so without the same increase in physical size and weight.
'Anti shake' systems
Photos taken in low light or with long telephoto lenses can easily be ruined by blur caused by the camera moving during the exposure (camera shake). Image stabilization (IS, sometimes called 'VR' or some other variation) systems are designed to counteract the motion of camera shake and reduce (or eliminate) the resultant blurring.
Every manufacturer has a different name for it ('Super SteadyShot', 'Anti Shake', 'Vibration reduction', Mega OIS'), but all use one of two techniques. Optical IS works by moving a small element inside the lens and is totally separate from the camera. Sensor shift IS - as the name implies - moves the sensor itself. Note that the terms 'optical' and 'mechanical' IS are often used interchangeably.
Image stabilization systems reduce the blur caused by camera shake, allowing sharp pictures to be taken even in low light or at long focal lengths.
Some ILCs/SLT cameras feature in-body stabilization by shifting their sensors, while other systems (Canon and Nikon) provide optical stabilization courtesy of adaptive elements in selected lenses.
The net result is the same, though obviously sensor IS is built in to the camera, so offers its benefits to every lens you buy, even very old lenses, or third-party lenses attached via adapters. Many Pentax ILC users treasure this functionality for exactly this reason. The number of lenses available for, or which can be made compatible with the Pentax K-mount is vast, and built-in stabilization makes shooting with them much easier.
Lens-based IS has the advantage of stabilizing the view through the viewfinder as well as reducing blur in the final picture, but if you intend to buy several lenses it can end up being more expensive as stabilized lenses typically cost more than their non-stabilized equivalents. At the moment Sony, Pentax and Olympus offer in-body sensor stabilization, whereas Canon and Nikon offer stabilized lenses (including standard 'kit' lenses).
If you're used to using a compact digital camera picking up and taking pictures with a ILC will be a revelation; even entry-level models focus and shoot faster than any compact. As you move up the range to more expensive models focus speed will increase slightly, but the real difference is continuous shooting frame rate, something of vital importance to sports and wildlife photographers.
Most entry level ILCs offer a continuous shooting rate between 5-10 frames per second; plenty enough for most casual photographers trying to snap the kids or pets running around the back yard. The most basic models limit the number of shots you can take in a single 'burst' (especially if you're shooting in the highest quality RAW mode), but again this isn't likely to trouble the average user.
If you do have real 'need for speed' you'll need to leave the entry-level behind and move into the mid range or semi-professional sector. Here the starting point is 8-10 frames per second, but some mirrorless models can manage much more than that. In the DSLR world, the Canon EOS-1DX and Nikon D4S can deliver more than 10 frames per second at full pelt. ;arger 'buffer' memory means you can take a lot more frames in a single burst. To compare frame rates and other aspects of SLR performance for any model you're interested in check out the reviews here.
Size, weight and durability
As mentioned above ILCs come in a variety of shapes and sizes from the ultra compact entry-level models to the tank-like professional models. If you're likely to do a lot of shooting in damp, humid or dusty conditions you'll need to look for a ILC with some kind of weatherproof sealing and a solid magnesium alloy chassis, and possibly one with a built in dust removal system to keep the sensor clean. Obviously this kind of durability doesn't come cheap, though there are plenty of mid-range models that offer some level of protection from the elements.
On the other hand, if you like to travel light and don't feel like lugging two or three pounds (1 to 1.3 Kg) of camera gear round your neck then look for one of the new generation of ultra compact lightweight ILCs - some of which tip the scales at not much more than 20 oz / 0.5 Kg with a small lens. It doesn't matter how great a camera is if you can't be bothered carrying it around with you because it's too big or too heavy. You can check out camera weights and dimensions using the comparison tools here.
Screens and live view
One of the defining features of an SLR camera is that you frame the picture by looking through the same lens that takes the picture (by looking through the viewfinder). And many users moving from a compact to a DSLR in the past few years have been surprised to discover that you can't use the color screen on the back of the camera to frame the pictures in the same way you can with a compact. That's changed in the past few years as 'Live View' has become pretty much standard in DSLRS, and of course the norm for mirrorless ILCs.
Live view isn't without its drawbacks; in most cases it slows down the picture taking process in use as the design of an SLR means the mirror inside the body has to be flipped up to enable live view and flipped back down to focus or take a shot. Most DSLRs can only offer slower contrast-detection auto focus in live view mode, as well. The honorable exceptions are Sony's SLT models (see above) and Canon's latest enthusiast-level APS-C offerings, the highly innovative EOS 70D and EOS 7D Mark II.
Ease of use features
With entry-level ILCs now aimed at first-time users and those who might normally choose a compact camera, many of the ease of use features (on-screen guides, intelligent automatic modes, on-screen guides, face detection and so on) common on compacts have started to appear here too. Although any SLR can be used in simple 'point and shoot' mode, some models go a lot further in helping you get the right shot than others.
|On-screen guides, intelligent automatic modes and compact camera-like 'fun' features (such as special effects and face detection) are starting to appear on entry-level SLR models. ideal if you find the idea of using this kind of camera daunting.
Advanced photography features
Although all ILCs share a common base feature set as you move up the ranges you'll find more and more advanced features and more controls that may or may not be of importance to you. You'll also find that higher level ILCs offer far more customization options, allowing you to fine tune every aspect of the camera's operation. Many of these functions and options will be of interest only to the more advanced photographer.
Movie modes
As a direct consequence of the emergence of mirrorless ILCs and the introduction of Live View to SLRs, in the past five years HD movie modes have become pretty much standard on all ILCs, and as well as casual videographers, a great many professional filmmakers have embraced ILC video. In the past year or so, 4K video has started to creep into high-end mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, too - and some compacts.
These days, some of your favorite TV shows are probably filmed using ILCs and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. The main reason is that big sensor, which allows Hollywood-style focus effects and excellent image quality, even in low light, and the versatility offered by the huge range of lenses (from fisheyes to extreme telephotos), which is opening up a new world of creative possibilities.
System addict...
One last word. Buying an ILC is, for many people, only the first step on what can become a lifelong relationship with a specific camera system, so it's important to look at the 'bigger picture' when making your choice. The camera is only part of the equation when it comes to image quality; the lens has an equally important role to play.
Most of the major players have broadly similar lens options (and there's plenty of third-party alternatives for those that don't), but inevitably each has its relative strengths and weaknesses. If you have a specific application that needs specialized lenses (or other accessories) it's worth doing some research before committing to one system or another; dpreview's lens reviews and user forums are an excellent place to start.
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Santa Anita business a mixed bag
Boosted by account wagering, all-sources handle was up 3 percent at the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting through Sunday, according to track president George Haines.
But ontrack handle had declined by approximately 15 percent, which Haines attributed to wet weather and can be largely recovered before the meeting ends on April 21, he said. Sunday was the 34th day of the 71-day meeting, which began on Dec. 26.
"The first half of the meet we had some inclement weather that slowed things down with ontrack attendance and handle," he said.
"I think we can make some of that number up. I have a good feeling.
"When you have a slow start like we did, people delay their visits until later in the meeting."
Some of the track's biggest races have yet to be run – notably the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap on March 2 and the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby on April 6. Both programs draw large crowds.
Haines said that account wagering, largely through the internet, has risen 40 percent when compared to the 2011-12 meeting. He cited increased distribution of the television signal as the primary reason.
For the first time this year, both TVG and HRTV are showing Santa Anita's winter-spring meeting. In the past, HRTV had exclusive rights to the winter-spring meeting.
Haines did not release detailed attendance and handle figures.
Through Monday, field sizes have averaged 8.37 runners per race, compared to 8.25 for a similar period last year. The overall 2011-2012 meeting had an average field size of 7.86 runners.
Jimmy "The Hat" Allard and his legions of followers are asked to leave their well-deserved table at The Frontrunner. On-track handle is now down 15%. Somewhere an off-shore rebate house is very happy to get the tens of thousands a day in play.
Used to be THE GREAT RACE PLACE - no longer.
When they raised the takeout I stopped betting California racing.
It's simple....The reason the on-track handle is down so much this meet is due to the fact that they no longer play the song "My California" during the live races.
Until they pull there heads out, get back to the basics of customer service (a management issue of over pricing ,poor quality of food / drink) & remember that the two dollar betting customer Is one of their most Important assets! Stop catering to the bigger barns and open the stable door wider for the smaller Trainer/Owner operations to make the game a more even playing ground! THEY ARE SCREWED!!!!!!
When i was young it was such a special track to travel from frisco to watch the big time horses,trainers and jockeys. THE CROWDS WERE SO LARGE ! T HERE WAS SUCH A BUZZ JUST BEING THERE,REALLY EXCITING! Get this place back on the beam.
This industry cannot seem to figure out how to market itself when the old families and the great thoroughbreds they bred got out of racing....No need to market back then when it had a stranglehold on gambling and you had the great handicap thoroughbreds running in great races everywhere creating publicity.....
what a shame that SA execs can't figure out how to bring people to what is,in my mind,the most uniquely beautiful racing venue in this country.They also appear unable to get press coverage;even for the most signifcant stakes races. Are they really trying? or are they in over their collective heads in the field of PR?

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Blogs Cliopatria What Was Unprecedented Exactly About the White House "Suggestion" to Newsweek?May 20, 2005 6:15 pm
What Was Unprecedented Exactly About the White House "Suggestion" to Newsweek?
Ok, maybe the White House Press Secretary had never been as bold (or arrogant) as Scott McClellan was when he publicly as the NYT put it ,
pressed Newsweek on Tuesday to go beyond a retraction and"help repair the damage" to the image of the United States in the Muslim world after the magazine mistakenly reported that a Pentagon investigation had found that interrogators at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, tried to flush a Koran down a toilet.
But White Houses going back to the Kennedy administration have been managing the news and directing reporters how to write their stories. Kennedy famously told the NYT not to report on the Bay of Pigs disaster and repeatedly tried to shape the coverage provided by his friend Ben Bradley and the Alsop columnists.
What? The American media taking its cues from the American president? Yes, Virginia, it has happened. And for the media to pretend to be shocked--shocked!--that it has happened again is plain balderdash.
During the 1960 campaign candidate Kennedy's TV media advisor, J. Leonard Reinsch, told the director of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate to broadcast a reaction shot of Nixon sweating. This was as good as telling the NYT to publish a smear story against Nixon on the front page--and was probably more effective.
A few years later, the Kennedy State Department told NBC not to run a documentary about the digging of a tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall out of fear it would increase Cold War tension.
Richard Nixon, impressed with Kennedy's management of the news, tried repeatedly to influence the way the media covered stories. Usually, he failed--but it wasn't for lack of trying. Egged on by Henry Kissinger, Nixon even instituted court proceedings to stop the NYT from publishing the Pentagon Papers. John Mitchell, the atorney general, once flatly threatened the Washington Post, warning reporter Carl Bernstein that"Katie Graham's gonna get her tit caught in a big fat wringer" if she published a piece critical of the Nixon campaign. And then there was the strange incident in which Kissinger tried to stop Time Magazine from naming him Man of the Year -- Kissinger feared that a magazine cover story in the prestigeous Timewould alienate Nixon, who craved the positive media attention Kissinger was receiving.
Going back even further ... FDR's aides famously told the press not to report on the difficulty he had walking (and even forbade the taking of pictures in his wheelchair)?
So what's really new here?
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The Clinton administration put out video news releases. I know this from personal knowledge. When I was in the TV news business we received these video news releases. (We didn't run them.) I don't know when the practice started. No one seems to have studied the question. This would make for an excellent article for the Presidential Studies Quarterly!
Whether the Bush administration is the first to pay journalists to put out their story is also unknown, as far as I can tell. Another subject that needs further study.
What is a first is the Bush administration's seeming indifference to the Washington press corps. Karl Rove seems to believe that the press, as Ari Fleischer I think once said, have no more right to information than the public. Of course, the public is busy and are not asking for information. The press people are. But the Bush White House treats the requests from the press as if they are just one in a long line of requests. Get in line. We'll see if we can accomodate you when your number comes up.
Past administrations were afreaid of the media. Not this one. That to me is the big story here.
Why aren't they afraid?
The media have changed. Now that you have Rush et al. on the air the Republicans can get out their story to tens of millions instantly. They don't need the press corps megaphone. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN.
Stephen Tootle - 5/26/2005
Editor Rick,
Calvin Coolidge made a similar point. Check out his oft-misunderstood speech on the subject:
Ralph E. Luker - 5/25/2005
Is this the first administration in which there have been _both_ contracted payments to journalists or columnists to promote the administration's program _and_ threats to journalists about how the news of the day was to be played in their outlets?
Stephen Tootle - 5/24/2005
There are plenty of examples from the Johnson administration, as you know. Even Eisenhower and Hagerty had some conversations with the press. Dulles tried to spin the Alsops on McCarthy (it didn't work). E even wrote Arthur Krock a few times, if memory serves. TR, Coolidge, the list goes on. It might be harder to make a list of presidents who didn't try to manipulate the press.
You're right that my group of examples of White House interference was mixed. This was deliberate. My post was designed to draw attention to the attempts of presidents through the years to direct news coverage, not to comment on the wisdom of the attempts.
The trouble with trying to distinguish between good attempts and bad attempts, as you have done, is that the distinction often melts into air upon further inspection.
Let's take Nixon's attempt to stop the NYT from publishing the Pentagon Papers. Was this an example of wise of unwise interference? Nixon had no personal stake in the Papers. They related entirely to the work of previous administrations. And while they included sections on the Eisenhower presidency, most of the Papers concerned the activities of Democratic presidents. Nixon himself was indifferent to the publication of the Papers until Henry Kissinger convinced him their publication would damage national security.
It is fruitless to try to distinguish the good attempts from the bad ones because almost always partisans can assemble a case to justify the action that was taken.
My own sense is that except in extraordinary circumstances presidents should never try to direct media coverage because doing so, no matter what the intention, whether self-serving or not, weakens democracy.
Rick Perlstein - 5/20/2005
Bad judgement here, editor. What the adminsitration has urged upon Newsweek was a vague, open-ended--and thus threatening and intimidating--injunction to clean up their act, to watch what they say. Basically they said: we're watching you. More along the lines of Nixon threatening the Washington Post with pulling their TV license unless they laid off them. Nothing new, perhaps--but also nothing like Kennedy asking news organizations to spike SPECIFIC stories for SPECIFIC national security concerns.
Ed Schmitt - 5/20/2005
This is right on target and it's another sign of the woefully short memories of today's media. Bob Schieffer is old enought to know that for himself. Kennedy's White House actually renamed the press conference the "news conference" to subtly shift the emphasis to the fact the White House was who was producing the news, not the press. There are enough political types who have drifted into the media (beginning with Pierre Salinger but on up through David Gergen, Chris Matthews, and George Stephanopolous) that this should have been exposed a long time ago. Perhaps that is really the bigger problem - the media is no longer independent enough to really challenge anything. It's sort of like having a former owner in Bud Selig as the commissioner of baseball.
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the household as one dying of hunger, while another dies of surfeit. In the state it
is all hunger at one end, and all surfeit at the other. Matchless claret, Mr.
MR. CROTCHET. Vintage of fifteen, Doctor.
MR. MAC QUEDY. The family consumes, and so does the state.
REV. DR. FOLLIOTT. Consumes, air! Yes: but the mode, the proportions: there
is the essential difference between the state and the family. Sir, I hate false
MR. MAC QUEDY. Well, sir, the analogy is not essential. Distribution will come
under its proper head.
REV. DR. FOLLIOTT. Come where it will, the distribution of the state is in no
respect analogous to the distribution of the family. The paterfamilias, sir: the
MR. MAC QUEDY. Well, sir, let that pass. The family consumes, and in order to
consume, it must have supply.
REV. DR. FOLLIOTT. Well, sir, Adam and Eve knew that, when they delved and
MR. MAC QUEDY. Very true, sir (reproducing his scroll). "In the infancy of
MR. TOOGOOD. The reverend gentleman has hit the nail on the head. It is the
distribution that must be looked to; it is the paterfamilias that is wanting in the
State. Now here I have provided him. (Reproducing his diagram.)
MR. TRILLO. Apply the money, sir, to building and endowing an opera house,
where the ancient altar of Bacchus may flourish, and justice may be done to
sublime compositions. (Producing a part of a manuscript opera.)
MR. SKIONAR. No, sir, build sacella for transcendental oracles to teach the
world how to see through a glass darkly. (Producing a scroll.)
MR. TRILLO. See through an opera-glass brightly.
REV. DR. FOLLIOTT. See through a wine-glass full of claret; then you see both
darkly and brightly. But, gentlemen, if you are all in the humour for reading
papers, I will read you the first half of my next Sunday's sermon. (Producing a
OMNES. No sermon! No sermon!
REV. DR. FOLLIOTT. Then I move that our respective papers be committed to
our respective pockets.
MR. MAC QUEDY. Political economy is divided into two great branches,
production and consumption.
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produce much and consume little; and those who consume much and produce
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* has a bit of "head turning" affect when seen
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"I have my detractors in Washington. There are bastards who spread things around, of course, who planted nasty things in the media," Blix was quoted as telling the newspaper.
Asked today whether he used the word "bastards" referring to the Bush administration, Blix replied: "No, no, absolutely not. I was talking about private individuals."
Assistant Editor Brian McDermott at The Guardian said in an interview late today, "Blix hasn't come back to us to contradict what we've published. We absolutely stand by what our reporter has written."
Blix, who is retiring on June 30, explained that some people have waged a campaign against him since before he became chief UN inspector three years ago.
"There was a former Swedish prime minister who wrote about me a number of nasty articles," he said.
This was an apparent reference to former Swedish deputy prime minister Per Ahlmark, who wrote in two US newspapers in January that Blix, a fellow Swede, was soft on Iraq and was trying to appease Saddam Hussein. Blix said he hadn't seen him since the 1970s.
"It's something he got from private sources - not from the Pentagon," Blix said of the information in Ahlmark's articles.
"It's not anything I lose sleep on."
When asked whether the Bush administration pressured UN inspectors, Blix replied, "No, we had a correct relation with the Bush administration all the way through."
The Guardian quoted Blix as saying American officials pressured him to use more damning language when reporting on Iraq's alleged weapons programs.
"Of course, criticism - there was some. At one time there was a question to the CIA to inquire about me and I didn't take that very seriously," Blix said, without elaborating.
He cited differences between the Bush administration and UN inspectors over interviewing Iraqi scientists. The United States wanted scientists taken out of the country, with their families, but Blix questioned the feasibility, citing possible requests for asylum and risks to relatives left behind.
Blix said that "toward the end they (the United States) would have been very keen to have us come out and say that ... (Iraq had) weapons of mass destruction."
"On our side we have at no time said that we think the Iraqis have weapons of mass destruction," he said. "We have said at all times that there are many question marks."
After the war, the United States barred UN inspectors from returning. But more than two months later, US-led teams have failed to find illegal weapons after visiting more than 230 suspected sites - and this has become a major issue in Washington, London and other international capitals.
"We are interested in the Americans and the other inspectors there now coming to the truth," Blix said.
Asked whether there was a smear campaign against him, Blix again referred to the articles by Ahlmark.
"There have been fairytales told about both Mr ElBaradei and myself and it's so low that I really don't feel like elaborating," he added.
Mohamed ElBaradei is the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is in charge of nuclear inspections.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan both praised Blix today.
"There is no smear campaign I am aware of," Powell said.
"I have high regard for Dr Blix. I worked very closely with Dr Blix. I noted the president had confidence in him as well."
Annan, standing alongside Powell at the entrance to the State Department in Washington, said some press reports about Blix were unfair.
"He did a good job. He had universal respect for his professionalism."
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Christopher Polk / Getty Images 11. Berry speaks on stage at the "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston," television special in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2012. Robyn Beck / AFP - Getty Images 12. Nurse Aimee New Year's Eve is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. Like Valentine's Day, Marshall's previous film, it depicts a series of holiday vignettes of the state of several romances and features a large ensemble cast. Warner Bros. advertisement advertisement 13. Frankie & Alice (2011)Frankie & Alice, for which Berry also served as a producer, is a moving psychological drama based on the harrowing true story of Frankie Murdoch (Berry), a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder in early 1970s Los Angeles. Freestyle Releasing 14. HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Actress Halle Berry attends the premiere of "Frankie and Alice" at the Egyptian Theatre on November 30, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) David Livingston / Getty Images 15. Actress Halle Berry attends the DKMS 4th Annual Gala "Linked Against Leukemia" at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Bryan Bedder / Getty Images 16. Berry and her daughter Nahla Aubry enjoy the day at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. Splash News 17. Berry, right, is joined by, from left, singer Alicia Keys, singer Leona Lewis and actor Jamie Foxx at Jenesse Center's 30th Anniversary Silver Rose Weekend at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 18, 2010. Angela Weiss / Getty Images 18. Berry poses in the press room at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2010. Kevin Winter / Getty Images 19. Berry and Alicia Keys pose at Hammerstein Ballroom during the Keep A Child Alive's 6th Annual Black Ball on Oct. 15, 2009, in New York. Kevin Mazur / WireImage 20. In 2009, Berry released her first perfume, Halle by Halle Berry, from Coty. The actress said that she had been mixing scents to make her own fragrance even before her scent was released, mixing fig and mimosa with other components. halleberryfragrances.com 21. Berry gives daughter Nahla a taste of the Atlantic Ocean in Miami on July 8, 2009. Brett & Natalie Kaffee / FilmMagic 22. Berry accepts the Decade of Hotness award at Spike TV's 2009 "Guys Choice Awards" on May 30, 2009 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter / Getty Images 23. In April 2008. Berry makes her first public appearance six weeks after delivering baby Nahla in March. Berry was at the Jenesee Center's Silver Rose Gala & Auction, which helps families affected by domestic violence with emergency shelters, employment training, and counseling. Toby Canham / Getty Images 24. A pregnant Berry arrives for the presentation of "Things We Lost in the Fire" at the Rome Film Festival, on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. Pier Paolo Cito / AP 25. In 2007's "Things We Lost in the Fire," Berry portrayed Audrey Burke, a woman who lost her policeman husband (David Duchovny) and renews a friendship with his childhood pal (Benicio del Toro, left), a heroin addict. DreamWorks Pictures 26. Berry and model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry attend the afterparty for the premiere of her film "Things We Lost in the Fire" at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 2007. On April 30, 2010, reports surfaced that the couple had split. Kevin Winter / Getty Images 27. In 2007's "Perfect Stranger," Berry plays reporter Rowena Price, who goes undercover to flirt with a senator (Bruce Willis, left) who may have killed her friend. Revolution Studios 28. Berry attends a photocall for the film "Perfect Stranger" on March 30, 2007, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images 29. Berry attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 3, 2007 in Hollywood, Calif. Vince Bucci / Getty Images 30. With a grand parade, Harvard's Hasty Pudding honored Berry as its 2006 Woman of the Year. Before receiving the traditional brass pudding pot, the Cantebridgians were unwilling to let her off without a bit of ribbing: To mark her "Catwoman" role, they made her dance with a Pudding member dressed as a dog. Chitose Suzuki / AP 31. Berry provided the voice of Cappy in 2005's "Robots." Director Chris Wedge gave each mechanism its own personality. After playing a live-action version of a comic-book figure in "X-Men," the film gave Berry the chance to portray an animated figure on screen. 20th Century Fox 32. Berry was a vision in pink for the 2005 premiere of ABC's TV adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God." As the lead character Janie in this Oprah-produced effort, Berry portrayed one of the most compelling characters in African-American literature. It won her another Emmy for best actress in a miniseries or movie. Mark Mainz / Getty Images 33. Berry's sex appeal was on display as she promoted her 2004 film "Catwoman." Audiences were less impressed once they entered the theaters, and the role scored her a 2005 Razzie for worst actress. Unlike most recipients of the ignominious award, Berry proved herself a class act when she showed up in person to accept. "If you aren't able to be a good loser, you're not able to be a good winner," she told the crowd. Warner Bros. 34. Berry got a good laugh when Ashton Kutcher pulled a "Punk'd" prank on her for his MTV show. At the "Gothika" world premiere, Kutcher had a security guard deny Berry access, saying the theater was over capacity and 16 people needed to leave before she could enter. Carlo Allegri / Getty Images 35. Berry's choice of roles took a turn for the darker in 2003's "Gothika." As criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey, she found herself a patient in her own mental institution, accused of her husband's murder but with no memory of the alleged crime. Warner Bros. Pictures 36. Berry reprised her role as mutant Storm in 2003's "X2." Though the "X-Men" series were undoubtedly popcorn movies, Berry brought depth to her comic-book character. 20th Century Fox 37. Again proving her range, Berry decided to join the ranks of Bond girls in 2002's "Die Another Day," playing against Pierce Brosnan's James Bond. As Jinx, she was Bond's right-hand woman, though some Bond fans felt the screenplay didn't do either Berry or Brosnan justice. MGM 38. Halle Berry celebrates her win at the 2002 Oscars. Her win for "Monster's Ball" made her the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actress. In addition to thanking other talented black artists in her acceptance speech, Berry said her win was "for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." Lee Celano / AFP - Getty Images 39. Berry's most profound role yet came in 2001's "Monster's Ball," where she played Leticia, the widow of an convict who falls in love with a man (Billy Bob Thornton, right) who helped execute her husband. The wrenching film, which included an intimate nude scene, won Berry her first Oscar. Lions Gate Films 40. Berry spoke onstage at the Oct. 2001 concert for New York City to benefit the victims of the World Trade Center disaster. Dave Hogan / Getty Images 41. Berry and John Travolta played a black-ops duo in 2001's "Swordfish," a film remembered less for its plot than for including Berry's first topless scene. (Rumors swirled that she received $2 million for the effort, a claim she and the studio have repeatedly denied.) Warner Bros. 42. Berry's six-year struggle to bring "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" to the screen paid off when she won a 2000 Emmy for best lead actress in a miniseries or movie. Scott Nelson / AFP - Getty Images 43. One of Berry's most heartfelt personal projects was to portray actress Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American woman to be nominated for an Oscar. It took Berry six years to bring the story to the small screen for HBO, but her turn in the starring role was flawless, and her other role -- as the TV movie's producer -- established her as a force in Hollywood on both sides of the camera. HBO 44. Berry showed up (and showed skin) at the 2000 premiere of "X-Men" with jazz musician Eric Benet. The couple would marry the following year -- a second marriage for Berry, after her first one to baseball player David Justice ended in a 1996 divorce. She and Benet separated in 2004, and after their 2005 divorce, Berry stated she never wanted to be married again. She has a daughter with model Gabriel Aubry. Scott Gries / Getty Images 45. Berry was a radiant presence at the 1998 Blockbuster Awards. She won a 1997 Blockbuster Award for her role as a flight attendant aboard a hijacked plane in "Executive Decision." Not a film for the ages, but with it, Berry added action-adventure to the list of genres she could master. Brenda Chase / Getty Images 46. Director Robert Townsend loves to send up black stereotypes, but you could hardly accuse his 1997 film "B.A.P.S." of tackling the obvious. As wannabe actress Nisi, Berry costarred in this comedy about race and the high life in Beverly Hills. Berry and Natalie Desselle, right, find themselves living with an aging millionaire (Martin Landau) and learning to become Black American Princesses, hence the title. An usual choice for Berry, but proof she wanted a varied choice of roles. New Line 47. Berry received top billing in the undernoticed 1996 drama "Race the Sun," as she played a teacher determined to inspire Hawaiian high-schoolers. She drives them to build a solar-powered car that eventually powers them across Australia. The inspiring-teacher genre was already well worn by then, but Berry brought a subtle touch to the role. Tristar 48. Berry's earlier career wasn't all serious. She also brought an edge to her role as villainess Rosetta Stone in the 1994 live-action adaptation of "The Flintstones." Betty and Wilma were hard-pressed to compete. Hanna-Barbara via ZUMA Press 49. Halle Berry's first major role came in 1991, when she played drug addict Vivian in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever." The down-and-dirty role (literally -- she reportedly refused to bathe for days before filming) established Berry early on as a serious talent and much more than a pretty face. The cred was doubly important because of Berry's background as a beauty queen and Miss USA runner-up. Universal Pictures via ZUMA Press Topic First Published Dec 4 2009, 7:02 am ET


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text: I just picked up a vermont castings older vigilant stove with no ash bin, door, or shaker grates that come with the Vigilant II. I want to pick up the necessary grate to burn coal. Its my understanding vermont castings no longer makes this set up. Should I get a shaker grate or not? I want to get a pretty good set up because I plan to keep this stove for a while. I have used home depot crap grates in the fireplace with wood only to have it melt and crap out in less then a year.


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Dr. Gary Parrett
- Professor of Educational Ministries and Worship
First Year at Gordon-Conwell:
- B.A. (Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary)
- M.Div. (Regent College)
- Ed.D. (Columbia University)
- Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way (with J.I. Packer, Baker Books, 2010)
- Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision of Education in the Church (with S. Steve Kang, IVP Academic, 2009)
- Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (in collaboration with Julie Tennent, MorgenBooks, 2009)
- A Many Colored Kingdom: Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation (with Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, S. Steve Kang, Baker Academic, 2004)
Christian Schools, College Ministry, Christian Education/Educational Ministries, Worship, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Hymnology, Catechesis
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Biblical Worship: Weaving Word, Wonder and Witness;The Gospel in Church and Culture
Gary has been part of the Gordon-Conwell community since 1998, and currently serves as Professor of Educational Ministries and Worship. Prior to coming to Gordon-Conwell, he taught in the areas of Youth Ministries and Biblical Studies at nearby Gordon College for two years.
In addition to his work as a professor, Gary has some twenty years of experience in pastoral ministry, having served churches in Boston, New York City, New Jersey, Seattle and Seoul, Korea. He is also a regular speaker at conferences, retreats and seminars. Over the past decade, especially, he has enjoyed the privilege of helping to equip pastors serving in several countries throughout Asia.
Gary has written articles on Christian education and on worship for publications such as the Christian Education Journal and Christianity Today magazine. He is the co-author of three books.
Special areas of study and teaching for Gary are: historical and biblical foundations of Christian education, catechesis, worship, and issues of faith and culture. He is also a lover of music and has written numerous hymns and choruses for congregational worship, including a recently published collection of hymns.
Gary did undergraduate studies at Multnomah School of the Bible, received a B.A. from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary, an M.Div. from Regent College in Vancouver, and an Ed. D. from Columbia University. He is a member and former vice president of the North American Professors of Christian Education.
Gary and his wife, Holly, live in Wenham, MA. Their daughter, Alisa, is currently a university student. The Parretts have worshiped and served at Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, MA since 2003.


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I had tried to stop these months ago and selected the option to talk to an agent and when I said I wanted them to stop calling me - I was hung up on. Today, I tried again. I had an agent with a very thick Indian accent. I asked the name of the compnay and was told "Card Member Services" --- I asked him to confirm --- the name of your co is "Card Member Services" and he confirmed it was.
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Pastelle, the much much anticipated clothing label from Kanye West, has been very discreet. But finally, now we get glimpse of its sunglass collaboration with Ksubi, an Australian fashion label known amongst many celebrities. Ksubi designer, George Gorrow, first worked with Kanye in 2006 to create stage eyewear for his music videos. The line will be launched in October and will feature a limited edition gold frame sunglasses that will go for around $2000.
This is definitely a collaboration worth waiting for, as it seems like Kanye and George Gorrow make for a strong team as Kanye says, "I love the sunnies Ksubi has produced over the years, and it's an honour to collaborate with them on this first installment of Pastelle frames, George is an incredibly talented designer, and I've never met anyone who knew more about sunglasses and other cool stuff."
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Copper Key to Most-efficient Home Heating and Cooling
Surfing the Internet while planning a new home for his family, Del Leese learned about the latest in geothermal heating/ventilating/air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The result: an efficient direct exchange geothermal (DXG) heat pump for his family's new 3,000-square-foot home in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.The key to the high efficiency of the unit Leese selected from ECR Technologies, Inc., Lakeland, Florida, is the use of high-thermal-conductivity copper tube instead of low-conductivity plastic. The buried tubing takes advantage of the year-round 55°F average earth temperature starting from four feet below the surface.
Unlike earlier water-based geothermal systems, ECR's "Direct Axxess" unit uses a refrigerant, R-22, which eliminates one heat-exchanger step (see diagram below) and its concomitant need for electricity. R-22, which is not one of the federally banned chlorinated fluorocarbons, transfers heat much faster than water.
|Schematic of the geothermal HVAC system in heating mode. Note only one heat-exchange operation, between refrigerant and air, is necessary. (Water-based geothermal systems require a second heat exchange between the water and the heat pump refrigerant.) To cool, the flow of refrigerant is reversed.
The refrigerant circulates through 14 copper loops, each extending down 50 feet into the earth outside Leese's home. They were placed in holes drilled diagonally into a four-foot-deep excavation in the backyard (see photo below). The loops, fabricated by ECR, consist of 3/8-inch OD tubing for heat transfer linked to 3/16-inch OD tubing to conduct the condensed refrigerant. The loops were joined together at their tops to a copper manifold (see photo below). From the manifold, the refrigerant flows back and forth through two copper tubes leading to the nearby basement of the home. These two horizontal tubes were laid in four-foot-deep trenches to avoid heat loss.
| Above: Set in a four-foot-deep excavation, a copper manifold is joined to the 14 loops and then buried. Two horizontal tubes that connect the manifold to the DXG system are buried in a four-foot-deep trench.
Left: One of 14 refrigerant-bearing loops of copper tubing is inserted into a hole drilled diagonally into the earth. After the 14 loops, each 50 feet long, are in place, the 2-inch-wide holes are filled with a sand and water slurry.
Before beginning this installation, the chemistry of the earth around the home site was tested and found to be suitable. This means the copper tubing should last for many decades. If the earth had characteristics that would be aggressive to copper, special protective measures would have been needed.
Before beginning this installation, the chemistry of the earth around the home site was tested and found to be suitable. This means the copper tubing should last for many decades. If the earth had characteristics that would be aggressive to copper, special protective measures would have been needed.
Heats Water, Too
Once inside the home, the two horizontal tubes are connected to the HVAC system. In winter, the refrigerant they transport is compressed to form a gas of about 100°F to 108°F, which is used to heat the indoor air and domestic water. In summer, the system cools the home, and its waste heat is used to heat water which is stored in an 80-gallon water heater with supplemental electric heating. No fossil fuel is required by the DXG system. And, according to Leese, a consultant to the petroleum industry, this is "a huge plus."
The air-handling unit of the system can be installed either indoors or outdoors. The Leese's is indoors, an aesthetic advantage. The entire DXG copper-based system costs about twice as much as a conventional system. However, the difference is recouped in only a few years, depending on the cost of power and local climate, because a DXG unit can be up to 40% efficient, or more, according to tests conducted by Michigan and Florida electric utility companies.
Once this return on investment is achieved, the Leese family will enjoy continued energy savings for many years, while adding to the resale value of the home, should the Leeses ever sell it.
The HVAC system in the basement. The 80-gallon water heater is at the left. To its right is the compressor. Farther right is the exchanger that heats the interior air in winter and cools the air in summer.
Jeff Demme of Demme Mechanical Contracting, Drumore, Pennsylvania, supervised the Leese home installation in collaboration with Huffman Mechanical, Shermandale, Pennsyvlania. After excavating for the manifold and drilling the 50-foot holes, it took two men only two days to install the entire system. All 1,400 feet of Type L tube was supplied to ECR by National Copper, Huntsville, Alabama, and Wolverine Tube, Decatur, Alabama.
Demme: 800/257-8540
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- Energy-Saving Software
- The Advantages of "Engineered"
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Posted by Peter O'Neill on February 22, 2010
We've just published our latest Vendor Positioning Review (VPR) benchmark of the IT management software market. This vendor-oriented report discusses how vendors market their solutions to you in collateral and on their Web sites. We focus on how well they talk Business Technology (BT) over IT — how well do they speak YOUR language. And we recognize how important B2B digital media has become in communicating with you — our most recent data shows that the percent of technology buyers that are most advanced in using social media, what we call the Creators and Critics, is nearly double that of the US consumer population in general.
The VPR report highlights a best practice (or two) in each of the categories that we evaluate.
In terms of providing you with social media facilities, the vendors are a mixture of active, indifferent and inactive. The good ones offer you a community Web page from their Home Page to access forums, join communities (even if only a support community) and see their blogs: kudos to BMC, CA, ManageEngine, newScale, Spiceworks and Splunk. EMC, HP Software, IBM Tivoli, Microsoft, Nimsoft, Quest and Symantec have the facilities as well but you need to be good to find them (who would think of looking under "About Symantec"?). ASG and Compuware aren't there yet.
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Thanks to all of you who have already sent me feedback about my first report on the challenges facing field marketers. See report.
It was based several meetings with field marketers over the last months. My next step is to do structured interviews with field marketing professionals over the next months to even better understand where the job is going and map roles, tasks and responsibilities in a priorities listing in my next report.


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A popular Bay of Plenty teacher is being mourned by her students and family after drowning at Whiritoa on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Sarah Nicholson, a teacher at John Paul College in Rotorua, was with two students when she was believed to have been caught in a rip on Sunday.
John Paul College principal Patrick Walsh said the death was tragic and a devastating loss for the school community.
"I am not sure of the circumstances," Mr Walsh said.
He said the two students who were there at the time had been left traumatised and devastated.
Mr Walsh said several staff and students were struggling to come to terms with the loss of a popular teacher.
"She was a highly valued colleague and a fantastic teacher," he said.
Miss Nicholson lived in Tauranga and commuted to work.
Mr Walsh said a prayer service was held for staff on Monday morning before an assembly and a prayer service was held for students and staff. He said the students and staff were all being offered counselling to help them come to terms with what had happened.
"We will also be closing the school on the day of the funeral as a mark of respect."
Miss Nicholson was a Year 11 form teacher and taught science and biology. Mr Walsh said she was also very involved with netball at the school.
He said she had been a teacher at the school for five years.
She would be missed sorely and her death had left a big hole in the school community.
Her classes were being taken by other teachers at the school rather than relief teachers.
"We think it is best for them to have teachers that they know."
Students have set up a tribute page for Miss Nicholson on social networking website Facebook.
The page, titled "R.I.P. Miss Nicholson. Gone, but never forgotten" has already received several comments about the popular teacher.
The information about the page reads: "Miss Nicholson was an inspiration to us all."
"She once commented on how much she loved teaching, and that she lived solely to teach."
"Her passion for biology was simply something else."
"She was a netball enthusiast and all who played loved her bright and bubbly personality."
Under personal interests it stated: "Netball, being the best teacher ever."
Comments on the tribute page include: "You've been the only teacher that helped me get so many high marks in science."
"You were such an asset to jpc. You're in god's hands now. You'll never be forgotten miss nicholson :("
"You were the best teacher! Best times in science and would do anything to help anyone. you will so so be missed! :("
"The best teacher. such a sad day, you'll be missed by so many, Rest in peace miss xxx"
"U were an amazing science teacher and netball coach. :( R.I.P"
"Goodbye to our beautiful teacher and netball coach. We'll never forget you. There's one more star in the sky."
Miss Nicholson's family declined to talk. The incident is being investigated by Whangamata police.
* The national drowning toll for all ages so far this year is 28, compared with 86 for all of last year.
* Six preschoolers have drowned so far this year - equalling the total for 2010.
* There were 19 drowning deaths in New Zealand during January.