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WORCESTER � Stability and continuity have long been a hallmark at City Hall when it comes to the chief executive's position.
Since 1950, when Worcester changed to the council-manager form of government, the city has had just five city managers: Everett F. Merrill (1950-1951), Francis J. McGrath (1951-1985), William J. Mulford (1985-1993), Thomas R. Hoover (1993-2004) and Michael V. O'Brien (2004-present).
But in light of recent developments, sparked by Mr. O'Brien's recent decision to leave City Hall to take a job in the private sector, that stability and continuity could be challenged, as Worcester is expected to have three different city managers next year alone.
With Mr. O'Brien planning to leave Jan. 5, the City Council has appointed former state Sen. Edward M. Augustus Jr. to succeed him for a period of nine months, effective Jan. 6.
The council appointed Mr. Augustus for just a nine-month period so it can have time to conduct a thorough search for a permanent appointment for the city manager's job.
Mr. Augustus also surprised some folks at City Hall Tuesday when he made it known that he will not be a candidate for the permanent appointment.
He said he will serve as city manager for nine months, and then go back to the College of the Holy Cross, where he directs its office of government and community relations.
His decision, in effect, means that after Mr. Augustus' nine-month stint as an interim city manager is completed, yet another person will move into the manager's third-floor office in City Hall.
In Worcester, such turnover in its chief executive's position is unprecedented.
But even though there will be somewhat of a revolving door at the city manager's office next year, Mr. Augustus said he is committed to doing everything he can during his tenure to keep the momentum started by Mr. O'Brien moving forward.
He also promised that he will be anything but a caretaker of the city manager's position for nine months.
He said he intends to work closely with Mr. O'Brien and the management team within his administration to assure stability, continuity and continued progress. Given that, it does not appear that Mr. Augustus has any plans of going into City Hall and making wholesale changes in key administration positions.
Mr. O'Brien said that is very reassuring to the entire city team and will go a long way toward maintaining continuity and stability at City Hall.
"There will be a learning curve of all we do: getting to know the entire, talented city team, all municipal services, municipal governances, laws, rules, ordinances, systems and processes," Mr. O'Brien said. "It is a big job but (Mr. Augustus) is quite capable. His qualities can keep that curve timeline to a minimum."
Timothy P. Murray, chief executive officer of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, said Wednesday the local business community is not concerned about the unprecedented turnover that will be occurring in the city manager's office.
He said the business community supports the actions of Mayor Joseph M. Petty and the City Council to have Mr. Augustus serve as city manager for nine months, so it can have time to conduct a thorough search for a permanent appointment.
Mr. Murray said many local business people also has confidence in the job Mr. Augustus will do in the interim, because of his past track record and the relationships he has built with them when he served as state senator and chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester.
"Many in the business community feel very comfortable with this process," he said.
District 2 Councilor Philip P. Palmieri agreed that Mr. Augustus will be able to bridge the tenures between Mr. O'Brien and the eventual permanent appointment in a seamless manner.
He said if the City Council had appointed someone from within the city administration to serve as acting city manager it likely would have led to instability at City Hall because it likely would have significantly impacted the job that person now does.
"I've always believed that stability is very important to municipal government," Mr. Palmieri said. "Ed Augustus is someone who has served in government and knows and understands how government works. This city will not miss a beat with him as city manager while we go through the search process for a permanent successor."
Mr. Augustus said he would not have accepted the job offer if he felt he was going to be a lame duck. Indeed, Mr. Augustus will have a lot on his plate when he moves into the city manager's office.
Among the many important things he will have to deal with include the planned next phase of development for CitySquare which includes the construction of a 150-room hotel and a 350-unit, market-rate residential development; the long-hoped build out of the South Worcester Industrial Park; and competing for state dollars to fund various school building projects.
He will also likely appoint the next chief development officer to succeed Timothy J. McGourthy, who is leaving in February to head up the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, as well as naming a permanent successor to Joel Fontane, who stepped down in September as head of the city's Division of Planning and Regulatory Services.
And if that isn't enough, Mr. Augustus will also be submitting to the council this spring a fiscal 2015 municipal budget proposal.
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Ciao, tutti! I'm finally back from my quick trip to Italy—Florence, to be exact. Although I was working most of the time, I did have a few free hours here and there. During one of these periods I decided to visit Florence's Mercato Centrale. Located in a two-floor, nineteenth-century cast iron building near San Lorenzo, this amazing array of Italian food stalls is known as the best food market in the city. Over the course of a few hours I strolled around and around, up and down, trying to take it all in.
As I walked through the halls of the ground floor, I immediately noticed the piles of fresh produce at several different stands. From cabbage to radicchio, artichokes to squash, seasonality was on full display. The cold temperature inside kept everything fresh, and I was also impressed by the clean, pristine hallways of the market.
Although my eyes first turned to the vibrant fruits and vegetables, a more thorough investigation of the ground floor revealed an assortment of vendors selling fresh and prepared foods. Baskets of dried porcini mushrooms peeked from between rows of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and wine. Fresh bread rested behind glass display cases, away from eager hands. Every time I turned a corner I encountered something I wanted to eat.
Panzerotti, ravioli, cappellacci—all of these fresh pastas stuffed with ingredients such as nuts, cheese, spinach, and mushrooms called to me, as did the gnocchi and gnudi, while I lingered by their display cases. Without my own kitchen in Florence all I could do was look and imagine how they would taste. I settled on three bags of dried, spaghetti-like pici instead, mentally planning a special pasta dinner back in Brooklyn.
I'm usually not a fan of dried fruit, but I couldn't shy away from the colorful array I encountered during my tour. Kiwi, mango, papaya, melon, and apricot varieties kept me satisfied during the rest of the week at work, whenever my stomach grumbled and I was hours away from a meal.
Also on the ground floor were the butchers. Some butcher stands simply focused on conventional cuts of poultry, lamb, and beef. Others offered tripe and additional types of offal, and even more adventurous products such as pigs' feet. Dressed in white coats and wielding huge knives, the butchers chopped and sliced at their wares for the bustling crowd. Every part of the animal was for sale; nothing went to waste. Chickens were left with their necks and feet intact, so there was no mistaking that the meat had come from an actual animal.
Rounding out my tour of the first floor were the cheese and cured meat vendors. Huge chunks of parmigiano-reggiano, prosciutto, and different types of salumi beckoned me from all corners, and I finally bought some salamina cinghiale (wild boar salami) for Jim. I quickly walked past the few fish mongers located together at one end of the building, trying to avoid the smell of fresh fish in the morning.
A short climb up the iron staircase to the sprawling second floor revealed more produce and herbs. Towers of citrus, greens, and other vegetables mingled with sun-dried tomatoes, salted capers, and dried herbs such as basil, rosemary, and parsley. Since I couldn't buy any of the fresh produce I just admired the first zucchini of the season and marveled at the varieties of squash, apples, and lettuce.
After a few laps around the building I had worked up quite an appetite. I returned downstairs to the ground floor and joined the long line at a crowded stand called Nerbone, where I picked up a porchetta sandwich (4€). It didn't look like much—just a few slices of pork slapped into a roll—but oh my, was it wonderful. The soft, juicy meat nestled into a crispy roll quickly disappeared as I eagerly finished my sandwich. It was the perfect way to end my stroll of Florence's Mercato Centrale.
Mercato Centrale, open Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 2 pm, near San Lorenzo on Via dell'Ariento in Florence, Italy.

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After my last physical check-up I decided to make a conscious effort to eat foods that have more fiber, but I want foods that taste great, are easy to prepare, and relatively low in calories...any suggestions?
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Canned beans are wonderful in salads, chilies, soups, and fillings for burritos and quesadillas. Grains such as brown rice, quinoa, barley, and millet make great pilafs that go well with chicken and fish, and also work well in stir-fried dishes. One of my favorites is a stir-fried rice—a healthy fried rice, if you will—with shrimp, chicken, green onions, and chili pepper. I can eat it five nights a week. Many grains come in fast-cooking varieties, but try to stick to whole grains for the best taste and health benefits.
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DX, full-frame, APS-C, FX, crop factor, 24×36, image circle. Confused yet? Good.
With the new Nikon D700 hitting store shelves and the Canon 5D MkII imminent, now is a good time to clear the air on the whole sensor size thing.
Back in the film days, the rectangle that captured the image on a standard SLR (the film) was one size: 24mm x 36mm. That was all there was to it, and nobody really gave it a second thought.
Every camera manufacturer is slightly different; models from the same manufacturer are even different. People usually refer to a sensor's size by its "crop factor." That's the number you use to find the 35mm equivalent of a given lens. It's just like taking the middle of an image and throwing away the outside edges. If a sensor is 24mm x 36mm, then there is no crop factor, since it covers the same area as 35mm film.
Nikon has two different sensor sizes: full frame (FX) and 1.5x (DX).
Canon has three sensor sizes: full frame, 1.3x and 1.6x. Other manufacturers are in the same range, with Olympus being the notable exception, at 2x.
Some people don't like the term "full frame" because it isn't specific. Full compared to what? For the sake of simplicity, when I say "full frame" I mean a sensor that's roughly 24mm x 36mm.
That's all well and good, but why should you care? Sensor size is important when you're trying to pick a camera because full frame sensors have distinct advantages and disadvantages in different situations.
In general, full frame sensors have better image quality across the board, but they really shine when it comes to high ISO performance.
Take a look at the Nikon D300 and it's full frame sibling the D700. The D300 is widely considered to be pretty good in low light, but the D700 is much better. In the real world, my D700 gives me 2 full stops of useable ISO over the D300; I can shoot at ISO6400 on the D700 where I wouldn't shoot above ISO1600 on the D300. This has a lot to do with the size of the sensor. Both cameras have 12 megapixels, but the individual imaging sites on the D700 are farther apart, giving you a cleaner image.
Full frame sensors also give photographers more options when it comes to wide-angle work. I can use my $300 24mm f/2.8 instead of the $900 Nikkor 12-24 f/4, and the 24 is faster.
The downside is that full frame sensors and lenses are bigger than their cropped counterparts. Full frame bodies are also more expensive.
There are also some situations where the crop factor helps you. Many people have gotten used to having a little big of extra reach with their long lenses and may not want to give that up.
After you figure out the difference between a crop sensor and a full frame sensor, you'll need to decide which one suits your needs.
For the average consumer, a smaller 1.5x or 1.6x sensor will be fine. If you're the kind of person who has the 18-55 kit lens and maybe one other lens, it just doesn't make sense to spend the extra money on full-frame.
If you have lots of glass from the film days, it might be worth looking into a full frame body. Modern Nikon bodies are compatible with nearly every lens Nikon ever made, and Canon bodies all work with EF glass.
Photographers who enjoy shooting landscapes and architecture will definitely want to check out a full frame body (if they don't already have one). Full frame image quality and wide-angle options are far better than their cropped siblings.
If you shoot in natural and available light, you'll definitely want to check out a full frame body too. The high ISO performance on my D700 is simply unmatched by any body with a smaller sensor. I can shoot at ISO6400 without worrying about excessive image noise, and I have more options when it comes to using (or not using) strobes and artificial light.
For nature, wildlife and sports enthusiasts, it might make more sense to stick with a smaller sensor. You can take advantage of the crop factor to get maximum detail at long distances.
Jamie De Pould is a DPS critique moderator and freelance photographer. He is currently pursuing a M.S. in Photography at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. See some of his work at pbase.com/jdepould.
Read more on this topic in our previous article – Crop Factor Explained where we specifically look at the topic of Crop Factor and how it impacts the different lenses that you might use on your DSLR.
I think both Canon and Nikon are deliberately killing the crop bodies by packing more and more amateurish features. The writer is unwilling to use ISO level higher than 1600 and very rightly so on Nikon D300.
Ironically, both the makers are squeezing more and more gimmicky features that are likely to attract pure amateurs who are fascinated by high pixel counts. Obviously these bodies are likely to sell well as those customers have very little or no idea what these megapixels are all about ! But pro photogs cannot be fooled with this, neither the enthusiasts. That's why pro bodies pack much lesser resolution. Do the amateurs notice that? Obviously not, otherwise they would certainly pause and think "wait a minute, how come a flagship body like 1Dx sports a sensor of same resolution as 7D and still cost almost 4 times more"!?
The hardest hit segment is the enthusiasts. They can neither upgrade to full pro systems nor live with the junky crop bodies being made these days.
The current crop DSLRs from Nikon are packing 24 megapixels on the same sensor, Canon is also likely to follow suit. What would you suggest about those?
Brevity requires clear thought...this brief article makes a complex topic very understandable. Thank you.
Nice article. However, the I've found another article in http://xchamitha.blogspot.com/2012/12/full-frame-vs-crop-whats-difference.html which explains the technical terms in simple english. That together with this article gives a good knowledge about the technical details and practical observations.
I know this article is a little old, but I've seen some test footage from a Sony NEX 7 at high ISO that's superior with shadow detail to a 5D MIII. This was HD video and not stills and I know that certainly there are other concerns depending on the situation and the photographer, but I'm starting to wonder whether "Bigger Sensor"/"Better ISO" is starting to collapse.
Read this link it will explain it in easy terms to you http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photography-tutorials/crop-factor/
You dont gain any extra reach on a crop body, the focal length stays the same. As you already said, you only loose the edge of the image, but then you say you gain extra reach! You do not gain extra reach, only loose edges ;-)
After reading this, and if I understood everything correctly, then I can presume that for the case of shooting concerts and other kind of artistical performances, a Full-frame body would be better due to the (sometimes) weak lightning conditions, right?
Several comments state that full frame is equally useful for longer focal length shoots, but this is only true if the FF has a significantly higher pixel count, than the crop camera alternative. For instance, Song's last FF was 24mp, and the upcoming ff is also rumored to be the same. The top Sony crop cameras are 24 mp as well. In this case crop is better. In events where ff has higher rez, note that iso advantage starts going away.
i started with a xsi as a starter camera as a hobby, i upgraded to the 550D i and now my hobby is turning into a more serious hobby/job then i thought, im doing events now and weddings and portraits.so now i dont know if i should upgrade to a full sensor lens. even though i love my 550D Idk if i made the right choice? or is it a good choice since i am a semi pro its a good camera to start RIGHT?? LOL ugh
If you enjoy the extra reach of a crop sensor camera, remember that it is still a crop. The sensor crops the full frame resulting in loss of quality. A FF camera user can simply crop their image 1.6x to obtain a crop sensor view and it will be nearly identical and it is completely their choice to do that or keep their much wider angle view! Therefore, a crop sensor has no advantage over a full frame because a FF comes with the higher MP count, wider field of view (Which can be cropped to achieve an similar photo as a crop sensor), higher ISO speed, and frames per second.
I don't know how event photography nomad does but a full frame sensor destroys cropped in a wedding due to the fact that churches, temples, ballrooms, etc all have very poor lighting conditions and some places of worship don't even allow flash photography. In these situations, full frame is the best option
Great & clear article. Nikon & Cannon do have full frame (of FX) camera's. As far as I know they are the only ones at the moment. Is it possible to fit Olympus Zuiko lenses on either Canon or Nikon (D700) full frame bodies. Of course the camera would not have automatic exposures, but that is not too interesting (e.g. working with a 8mm).
Interesting article. I'm still not understanding why some are suggesting that if you predominately shoot wildlife or sports go with a crop sensor for the reach. Really, if you want the reach simply crop the image in post processing (isn't that what the camera is doing anyway - nothing magical).
I have a Canon 7D and it has umpteen fps which is more than what the 5D has. This aspect alone might be reason why you would choose a crop sensor but not for the reach.
As an aside, I now know I don't really need the 8 fps for my sports photography so when I come to upgrade 3 or 4 fps will be sufficient.
Great post...im waiting on the 5d MK III for the full frame portret DOF benefits... and im hoping for many cross type AF points!
Doesn't seem conclusive or practical to go full frame for portraits which wasn't mentioned much in the post. Full body shots that require background might benefit from the higher ISO and the neatly spaced pixels but upclose and personal renders those fancy attributes on a 35mm almost useless. Comes down to glass when you're that close and I personally recommend medium fixed telephotos. 85mm etc.
If you can't afford FF camera, then you should highly consider Pentax K5.. with it's sony sensor, it delivers astonishing photos even at 3200 ISO on crop sensor camera.. even photos at 6400 ISO are great..
If you can't afford FF camera, then you should highly consider Pentax K5.. with it's sony sensor, it delivers astonishing photos even at 3200 ISO on crop sensor camera.. even photos at 6400 ISO are great..
To help some of you out.... If your doing wild life or weddings generally crop sensor is the way to go.You don't really need full frame unless your doing wide angle shots where you need to take advantage of the "full frame"
For wedding photography, would a new Canon 60D crop camera or an old Canon 1Ds full be the better choice?
Thanks for the detailed article! Any idea how much would be max ISO on a canon full frame camera for something like micro stock photography? (Since micro stock agencies are so picky on noise..)
Interesting stuff you've got here. Thanks
Awesome Work..Thanks for sharing it with us!
Very nicely explained. But I am still confused as what should I choose? I do wildlife and macro both. Which is better at both these? Can anyone explain?
Further as I am suffering with cervical spondylitis I can always be happy with smaller camera for their weight.
Very straight to the point explanation which can be easily understood by people new to DSLR photography.
And BTW, I have a Canon 50D. Will it hurt going from cropped sensor to full frame lens....to switch them out when I am shooting?
My husband just ordered a Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens.
My best friend photographer said that is what I would do really well with because I really like the bokeh. I know it will not be suitable for everything so will my Sigma 24-70 1:2.8 be good for the other lens I do use?
Yes, I am a little confused about going into a full frame lens but I am learning a ton as I go along. I haven't been doing this for too too long. I am sure long enough where I should know this stuff but I am learning it and I have tutorials with a photographer soon.
Any thoughts PLEASE????
This whole thing is a scam.
It is easier to place 10mp on FF sensor than on crop sensor.
FF cameras should be cheaper than 1.6x cameras.
But no, they give better images because they can receive more photons, and 35mm lens costs more than 50mm lens.
Really glad I found this site. Only question is - why do crop sensors give extra reach?
Hi guys. After reading through all of these messages.
I found this Canon PDF from Canon USA themselves explaining what a full frame sensor and a cropped sensor is.
If you still don't understand, then maybe a Digital Photography class may come in some help from the professionals :)
THANK YOU! This is the best explanation I have come across ... Now I get it! Everyone else just confused me!
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Now you have a mess. Your sensor is still the same physical size, but the firmware does not know it. Now the firmware will try to do things that will most likely BURN UP your sensor!!!! It will try to run the higher ISO thinking that there is space between the pixels spaces on the sensor, but the sensor pickups are still jammed together and will severely overheat. Try it and the noise will be incredible such that the image will be all but useless due to the extra heat and the color bleed that comes with that heat!!! Good luck dude, I think you smoked your investment!!!! Firmware is just a set of instructions to the processor in your camera. Your crop sensor is a physical part that is limited to its size and the number of pixel points on that sensor. You cannot change that yourself!!!!
Hi, I have a cropped sensor canon, yesterday i download an full-frame firmware and now i have an full frame camera. Sensor is now bigger, is almost 300dpi and 3200 iso.
Thank you so much, just download.
''...my D700 gives me 2 full stops of useable ISO over the D300; I can shoot at ISO6400 on the D700 where I wouldn't shoot above ISO1600 on the D300...''
isn't this article just you jacking off over you D700 ahahaha
Full Frame pomp
To continue from my last post, printing copies of my pictures at four by six inches really does not have a problem at either 12.2mp or 6.48mp after cropping.
Where it does matter is if I take the same images and have them blown up to 20inch by 30 inch poster size prints! The lower pixel density really shows up at that point because you are now down to 128 dots per inch on the cropped image and most printers for pictures need at least 150 dpi and higher is better. I try to never print at lower than 250 dpi. Most magazines that I have worked with will not take an image any lower than 300 dpi.
On my Canon XSi, I have a 12.2 mp crop sensor at 1.6 crop factor, so if I take the image from the camera into gimp and set the image>print size to four inches tall it has a width of six inches at 1424 dpi.
If I then crop it to three inches tall by four and a half inches wide and then resize the "print size" so that I have not added any pixels, the dpi drops to 801 dpi. I have essentially crop away the information of 46% of the pixels resulting in an image that is equivalent to a 6.48 mp area instead of the 12.2 mp of the whole area.
Now that is changing the print size only. If I crop away the same area and then image>scale in gimp, the software will increase the number of pixels by a extrapolation algorithm and try to fill in the missing information to bring it back up the the same number of pixel before I cropped. Essentially bringing it back to a four by six inch image at 1424 dpi or to say it another way is back to the original size at 12.2 mp but it does so by guessing at 46% of the pixels in your new "scaled" image. Gimp has four different choices of algorithms to use for this and they all do it differently with different results.
By the way this is how "optical zoom" works in your point and shoot cameras but they don't give you a choice of algorithms. Either way it is a compromise that rarely works.
If I am understanding the physics of this correctly, you would be cropping away a lot of information and your image would be the same as one with lower megapixels since the D700 has the same megapixels only spread out over a larger sensor.
The bottom line is that the D300 would have an advantage here, but the D700 would have an advantage in low light at much higher ISO because the pixels are spread out more and pixels that are packed close get noise from heating at higher ISO.
a 12 mp full frame sensor has that many pixels spread out over the large sensor and the 12 mp crop sensor has that many pixels on a much smaller area, so advantage to crop sensor at telephoto with low ISO, and advantage full frame at wide angle, high ISO. That is if I am understanding the technology.
Anyone here a camera engineer????
Would there be any difference in image quality between photographing an animal at the zoo with a 300 mm lens on a D300 versus a 300 mm lens on the D700 but then cropping the image to get the subject to fill out an 8 x 10 print? The D300 crops in the camera. The D700 forces you to crop after the photo is taken. It would seem that the D300 would have the advantage here, but is that true?
I am wondering why they don't just move the sensor further back from the lens so that the full image is focused on the smaller sensor and you would not get any cropping at all with a full frame compared to a 1.6 cf since they are the same ratio.
But then you would not be able to sell all of the specialty lenses!
If I understand things correctly, the increased noise is from packing the same number of pixels into a smaller area thus causing heat issues that in turn cause color bleed at high ISO. Am I missing something here??? Because that makes me wonder how a 21mp full frame would compare to a 12mp XSi for noise at high ISO since they are similar in pixel density??? Of course the added pixels at 21mp give you much more information to work with when cleaning up in PP, but this race for more MPs just seems to increase problems in some ways.
OK, so all of these articles explain the "crop factor" but I am confused in that I went with the Canon XSi that has a 1.6 crop factor and I have not had any vignetting and what I see through the viewfinder is pretty much what I get in the shot.
Did they adjust the viewfinder to the crop factor???
I have the EFS 18-55mm kit lense, a Sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro, and a Tamron AF 200-400mm lens that is from the older days of film. So why isn't the Tamron giving me vignetting? It does autofocus so it must be from the later days of film when they started the EOS system in order to do that.
I also recently met another enthusiast who had a Canon 7D which is a crop factor camera that was shooting at ISO 6400 inside under club lighting with a band and he had really good results while my XSi had trouble at ISO 1600. They are both crop factor cameras, so it has to be in the software somehow.
So what am I not understanding here?
I have the same problem like Sunny. However, Canon's craze with high pixel counts on crop sensors makes it rather easy for me to seriously think about full frame. Simply, I cannot rely on densely crowded crop sensor.
What do you say Darren?
Want you help in deciding between Canon 7D and 5D mark II. I use it for all purpose, sports, landscape, portraite and generalk photography but not a professional. Have been reading through all the article around full frame and crop. Finally stuck between 7D and 5D mark II. Does it make any difference when using 70-200MM lens on both?
thanks for your help
Thanks for the excellent article.
"Photographers who enjoy shooting landscapes and architecture will definitely want to check out a full frame body (if they don't already have one). Full frame image quality and wide-angle options are far better than their cropped siblings. "
Just what i needed to know.
Thanks for the great article. At last now i know when someone says 35mm film. Or a full frame on why it is more expensive than a dslr that's not a full-frame sensor.
Just a question (maybe out of topic though), when it comes to Macro lens, is it better to get a 100mm than a 50mm? is the focal length higher the better?
I think the key consideration is the type of photography you are doing. For portraiture in good light or studio conditions, either will work just fine and give outstanding results with good glass. For outdoor sports, I actually prefer the crop sensor. I get more distance from the same lenses and they tend to be faster (although the new canon's with the dual processors should be able to keep up). For weddings and other low light conditions, I think it is important to go with the full frame for the reduced noise. My 50D gets banding at ISO 1600 and has visible noise above 800. The 5D Mark II is acceptable to 3200 which gives several stops of headroom.
I am upgrading from 20D to 5Dmk2 next month... I want the low light performance which is far superior. I've played with one, it's incredible the difference but then my 5D is long in the tooth.
The article and comments here have been very helpful. I also found a great write up bu Ken Rockwell about the advantages of full frame cameras. Granted it's from 2007 but I think the principles still hold true today. Now if I could just convince my wife that I need to drop some $$$ on a D700
I have a hard time understanding the argument that a smaller than full frame sensor is better because you get more reach. This just doesn't make any sense to me. It's really a function of pixel density. If I have a full frame and a 1.3x crop sensor with the same pixel density then I should be able to zoom in on the full frame image to get the same 1.3x picture. Am I missing something here?
I could see that if I have two 12 megapixel cameras, one at a 1.3x and one full frame that I would have more reach with the 1.3x. However, this is at a loss of image quality. This would mean the pixels on the 1.3x camera were smaller and therefore would contain more noise.
What's so great about having a smaller than full frame sensor?
I am seeking advice on what sort of camera to get and i am torn between the canon 50d vs the full frame of canon 5d mark 2, sony a900 and the nikon d700. i have 2 different sales man tell me i need 2 different cameras, one said i need the canon 50 d and the other one told me only go nikon. i want to get a good camera that is going to last me for many years and one that does not become outdated within a year. i like taking pictures of kids and family and of landscapes and i do not plan on it being my profession. i like the faster frames per second that sony, nikon and the 50d offer. i have been reading on numerous websites about cropped vs full frame and on the ISO. i am confused on what would be the best for me.
I've just got a 5D MkII after owning a 30D and a 40D. The 40D is a great camera and i'm more than happy to use it except...
I do a lot of low light shooting and i have to say that the 30D and 40D doesn't even come close to the abilities of the 5D MkII under low light conditions. Next, i am looking at making a living from photography and am starting off by using image libraries. Outputting a picture at 21mp allows me to have far greater control of IQ for an image library than having to scale up via interpolation which is necessary with the 30D and 40D.
Did full frame over crop come into my equation when choosing to buy this camera? Only as a curiosity factor to see what the difference was. For my type of photography the 5D MkII is ideal - i don't need the 5 & 6 fps provided by the 30D and 40D bodies - but i will say this. For any one looking to get into DSLR photography using Canon kit i would most definitely recommend the 40D - you won't go far wrong.
Very informative write-up. It has definitely helped me understand and appreciate my gear even more.
I'm just getting into photography, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a crop sensor gives you any extra "reach" as you claim in the article and as some of the comments claim. The focal length on a lens doesn't change when you put it on a crop body vs. a full body. Its only the field of view that changes. This means that you can get the same shot standing in the same position at the same focal length with the same lens using a full frame body vs. a crop body and the only difference would be that the image with the full frame body would contain more "picture" so to speak. You could then crop that picture (taken with the full frame camera) down to the same exact size as you would get with a crop lens. I guess if you don't want to post process your pictures, or you want to frame them perfectly right when you take them, this might be important to you, but otherwise, I don't really see any technical advantage to using a crop lens, and I don't think it gives you any extra "reach".
See: http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/crop_sensor_cameras_and_lenses.html
Again, I could be wrong, since I'm new to this, so if I am, please correct me.
I guess no one answered your question yet about equivalent cameras and different size sensors asking what will the exposure value be. Thomas, for a given film speed, aperture and lightvalue, the shutter speed will be the same regardless of whether the sensor has a 1.0 crop factor or any other crop factor. This is also true about digital vs film and different film sizes. I.e., the shutter speed you get for the DSLR is the same for a 35mm negative and a 4x5 negative. The relationship between the light value and aperture is the same by definition. This is also why you can use a handheld light meter and get the correct exposure regardless of the camera. Hope this helps!
@David: it's a crop, not magnification. It's just like pulling the middle of the image out.
@Stan: the Olympus crop is 2x. The 4/3 system uses a smaller sensor, so it crops more.
@Gregg: you can get a little bit more shallow on the DoF, but it isn't a huge difference. On the other end, diffraction isn't nearly as bad as it is with the smaller sensors. You can stop down to f/16 without taking a hit on the quality.
Just a point of clarification: the 1D is a crop body (1.3x), the 1Ds is FF.
The APS-C size crop is 1.5 of 35mm
In terms of the so-called 'crop-factor', what I don't understand is, is the magnifiaction factor in a (say) 1.5x sensor a real magnified image, or is it just the cropped part of the full sized image printed out on a photo of equivalent size. In other words, everyone says you are getting 1.5x your normal focal length from a lens using the 1.5x crop factor sensor. I want to know if that enlarged image is actually being enlarged by the lens, or isn't it just a piece of the full-sized sensor image (24mm x 36mm)which is being enlarged after it has already passed through the lens, so it is being enlarged on the sensor, or post sensor, by software, etc., and not by the lens itself? In other words the camera is producing a 1.5x image, not the lens? If this makes sense, one is not really getting a true 1.5x image from the lens. So all this hype about your lens suddenly becoming 1.5x more powerful is hogwash. It only appears so. The image quality itself is probably downgraded from the original 24 x 35mm image quality by the 1.5 times magnification factor??????
Where does the APS-C format referred to in the title fit in?
João Almeida Says:
What will happen if I mount the current "digital lenses†(Nikkor DX and such) in a full frame body?
On Canon, if you mount the EFS lens on a 35mm or full size sensor camera the mirror in the camera body will hit the back of the lens when you snap the shutter. Thats why the EFS lens had a rubber bumper on the back of the lens. So you don't break the mirror if you don't follow directions. My understanding is that by moving the rear element of the lens closer to the focal plain of the camera, you get a sharper image, in theory anyway.
I have a cropped sensor canon, some of the reasons for me not upgrading is the size of the full sensor cameras are ginormous if you like walking around and being nimble. And the price of the bodies are pretty high. At least with the 24-105 lens I get extra close!
"João Almeida Says:
What will happen if I mount the current "digital lenses†(Nikkor DX and such) in a full frame body?"
Nikon cameras will crop down to a 5mp image. The DX lenses don't fill up the entire FX image sensor, so to keep a "normal" image (instead of one with horrid vignetting) the cameras crop down to 5MP.
Canon won't even let you put digital lenses on full frame bodies.
Isn't there a depth of field advantage to the full-frame sensor as well...as in you can do more blurring?
Please Could You Explain Olympus 2X Crop Factor
I definitely agree with Markus. I have a D300, and was a bit disappointed to realize that only a few months later they released the D700, since I shoot a bunch of architecture and enjoy landscapes. But, instead of running out to sell my D300, I'm going to keep it for awhile since I've really enjoyed the 1.5x reach it gives me on my full size lenses for birds and wildlife. I have a 70-200mm, which ends up being a 105-300mm on the D300, and then if I add on my 1.7 teleconverter, I now have a ~500mm equivalent lens for only a fraction of what a 'real' 500mm would cost me on a FF body.
That all being said, I'd LOVE to pick up the D700 in 6 months or so when the price (hopefully) drops a bit.
The argument by Rolograaf is only true for Canon.
With Nikon, the D700 is as fast as the D300 and the D3 is even faster then it's smaller sisters. All three cameras
have about 12 MP.
Nikon will probably introduce another FF with much more than 12 MP soon. That camera will be slower than the D3.
I think the best solution would be to own two bodies. With Nikon I would go for a D300 for wildlife and birds and a D700 for the rest.
With Canon a 40D (or 1D Mk III) for wildlife and a 5D (or successor) for everything else.
Hi, I have a question that pursues me ever since I realized cameras can have sensors of different size :)
Say we have two cameras with different sized sensors.
Let's assume we are metering on the very same area with both cameras. Let's also assume that the cameras have the same ISO settings, same aperture and equivalent focal length.
How does that affect the shutter speed?
I understand that the aperture is a ratio of focal length and the diameter of the opening. Unfortunately, I can't figure out the consequences..
Is the amount of light hitting the sensors higher in case of the larger sensor, thus allowing shorter shutter speed? Or is the amount of light equivalent for the two cameras, resulting in same exposure time?
A simple answer is much appreciated..
a mathematical formula would be a very nice bonus! :)
Thank you
Can I add one more argument (as a full-frame shooter) in favor of the cropped sensors?
In Canon camera's full-frames come with higher Megapixels than their equivalents, thus larger filesizes to store in memory. Therefor the frames per second are higher in the cropped sensorbody's. Together with their 'improvement' of telelenses makes them the better choice for sports (EOS 1Ds vs 1D)
Update - I guess I missed a fine point here: it is not just the number of pixels, but also how they are spaced on the sensor surface. And that is also why a large sensor performs better. Excellent article!
"...I can shoot at ISO6400 without worrying about excessive image noise..."
Wow, that is amazing! Yet it is obvious - when you think about it. A large sensor means more pixels, meaning the image will be less vulnerable to noise. The problem has been the incredibly high price tag on full frame sensor cameras. But I guess those prices are coming down more and more, so maybe the day I upgrade I can afford one.
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I think you need to have a special need (usually meaning Serious Pro) to justify a Full Frame Sensor digital camera. The performance of Crop Sensor cameras is remarkable.
I had some jingle in my jeans late last year and hoped Canon would produce the 5D MkII everyone knows is on the way. It has yet to happen. I bought a XSi (to join my XTi) and am not looking back.
Canon's full-frame models are the 5D and 1D. Personally, I'm very happy and satisfied with my 40D.
THANK YOU - I've been looking for the short explanation of this! Finally it clicks :)
So do they make it pretty clear in the specs what kind of frame you're getting? Which Canons are full frame?
When using a DX lens on a D3 or D700 you're dropping to 9mp surely?
@ João Almeida,
When you use the DX lens on a D3 you're dropping from 12mp down to 5mp.
I JUST NOW posted in the DPS forum asking for someone to explain crop bodies with full-frame bodies, and then I click over to the blog and VOILA! you've answered all my questions!!
Talk about timing!!
Good perspective on sensor cropping... I use both a DX and FX body and they each have their purpose, but it is hard to remember the crop differently when looking through the viewfinder.
Another item to think about when choosing full frame vs smaller ccd sensors is where in the lens the image comes from. Many lenses, especially less expensive ones, have less contrast and more distortions closer to the edge of the glass. Shooting with a full frame sensor places the image in the boundary of those glass problems. Using a smaller sensor tends to place the image in the premium part of the lens. This can make your image in a $300 lens as good as one in a $1,000 lens.
It's certainly a trade off between where in the glass the image comes from and the higher ISO's with less noise!
This is a good article. It's easy to understand, and it conveys the differences between the different sensor sizes really well to the reader.
I for one didn't know that full frame sensors are better in low light conditions, and that they handle noise better than the cropped counterparts. That's a good thing to remember when it comes to buying my next cam. So thanks for that.
For zoom lenses, you'll need to zoom out a bit otherwise you'll get extremely heavy vignetting. How much you zoom is roughly the lower range times the crop factor of the camera the lens was designed for. For example, you can use the 17-55DX on a FF Nikon, but would need to zoom to about 26 or so to use it without seeing the vignetteing (17 X 1.5 = 25.5). However, the new Nikon FF cameras automatically crop the image for you, though in the process you lose MP.
Thanks for that - I had never considered the low light advantages of a full frame. Now to rethink my next purchase :D
I don't think there's a right answer to the question of full-frame vs. cropped. I use two Canon 40D bodies with cropped sensors in my professional work and I enjoy the extra reach that I get from them. The Canon system is nice in that I can take any lens in their current lineup and use it on my bodies without worry. Plus, if I really want the same view as a full-frame sensor, I just step back 1.6 times!
What will happen if I mount the current "digital lenses" (Nikkor DX and such) in a full frame body?
Excellent article highlighting the details needed to understand crop factors. Good practical advice for consumer-level photographers.


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Joseph Pinckney MATHESON, oldest son of William and Jane MATHESON was born November 24, 1830.[1] As a youngster J.P. worked on his father's farm in the part of Iredell County, North Carolina that later became Taylorsville, Alexander County. He attended common school during the winter session and worked the crops during the rest of the year.[2] In March 1849, an 18-year-old J.P. left home to work in Taylorsville as a clerk in the store of Carson & Smith. This was one of the first stores to open in the recently established town.[3] J.P. lived in the home of A. Carson and his wife Mira. (Mira Beckham Carson is the daughter of Lemuel BECKHAM). J.P. left his job at Carson & Smith in 1852 to begin the study of medicine though he never went into practice.[4]
In 1853, J.P. moved to Sugar Grove near Boone in Watauga County where he served as Post Master from September 6, 1853 to March 11, 1857.[5] On August 6, 1857 he was elected Clerk of the County Court. He held this office until 1859.[6] During his time in Watauga County, J.P. married and he and his wife had two daughters: Martha, born in 1856 and Lilly born in 1858. J.P.'s wife, perhaps also named Lilly, died early in their marriage quite possibly during childbirth with their second daughter. Two years later, when the census was taken in 1860, J.P., then a 29-year-old widower, was still living in Watauga County with his two small daughters and working as a merchant clerk.[7] J.P. continued this work until the pressures of the Civil War forced him out of the business.
When the war came to North Carolina, J.P. was elected Major of the 95th regiment of the Watauga County militia.[8] He also served as Lieutenant of Captain Cook's company in the Home Guard.[9] "At its reorganization after the outbreak of the war, the Militia was intended to provide for the military and public safety of North Carolina. Militia officers were exempt from regular military service. They were to organize companies within their counties; they were to recruit for the NC Troops, and to arrest deserters…. In October 1864, the state replaced the militia with the Home Guard even while retaining the militia…. They still had the duty to arrest deserters, but if force was needed, it came from the Home Guard commander in the county. To the militia duty was added the role of seeing to it that slave owners provided the slaves impressed to work on military fortifications. When threats of invasion did come in 1864, it was the Home Guard that was called out. They were given the role of military defender and providing for public safety. A militia officer was also a member of the Home Guard, but could not command in both the Militia and the Home Guard. It was the Home Guard which held the enlisted ranks, and these enlisted men were overage, underage, or unfit for duty in the NC Troops".[10]
In 1861, J.P., a 31-year-old widower father married 16-year-old Theresa McGINNIS.[11] Theresa, was born August 9, 1845 (possibly in Washington County, Tennessee or Wilkes County, North Carolina).[12] Her parents, John and Priscilla McGINNIS were poor farmers with ten children. Two years after their marriage, J.P. and Theresa had their first of eight more children; Joseph B. (1863), Mary E. (1865), William S. (1868), Addie Elizabeth (1871) (wife of Huron LACKEY), Arthur R. (1875), Espey V. (1878), Annie F. (1880), and Ronald Mc. (1886). Their daughter Annie died in 1887 at the age of seven.[13] In 1870, Martha, Lilly, Joseph and Mary were listed in the census as attending school. The name of the school is not known.[14] Both Theresa and J.P. only attended common school.[15]
In March of 1865 J.P. moved his family back to Taylorsville, Alexander County and raised a crop that year.[16] In April, General Lee surrendered at Appomattox ending the Civil War and Union forces militarily occupied the South. In the fall, J.P. was appointed Provisional Sheriff of Alexander County under this new Reconstruction government.[17] He was again elected Sheriff for 1866, 1867 and 1868.[18] He did not complete his 1868 term as Sheriff because he was banded by the Howard Amendment and was disqualified as Sheriff. He did however serve as Deputy Sheriff until 1872.[19] From 1872 to 1875, J.P. ran a store in Taylorsville.[20]
After Reconstruction had ended in the South, J.P., a Democrat, was elected without opposition to the 1879 session of the North Carolina General Assembly as a State Senator from the 34th district in Alexander County. J.P. was described in his Senate biography as "a very quite but a firm member".[21] He served on three committees: Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute, Salaries and Fees, and Enrolled Bills. The General Assembly met in Raleigh for 57 days from January to March of 1879.[22] J.P. received payment from the Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office for 10 days of attendance at $4 per day and was reimbursed for 360 miles of travel at 10 cents per mile.[23]
J.P. did not have an occupation listed on the 1880 census. Theresa was listed as keeping house.[24] In 1884 J.P. was appointed by the Justice of the Peace as a County Commissioner. He resigned in 1885 and was replaced by E.M. Stevenson.[25] In 1900 J.P.'s occupation was listed as landlord and he and Theresa were living with their daughter Espey and son Ronald in a home that they owned in Taylorsville.
J.P. died on Christmas day 1909 at the age of 79 and is buried at Taylorsville Cemetery in Taylorsville, NC. He and Theresa had been married for 48 years. In his will J.P. bequeathed to "my beloved wife Theresa Matheson all my property of every description both real and personal during her natural life and at her death to be sold and the proceeds equally divided among all my children share and share alike". J.P. appointed his son-in-law R. Lee Davis executor of his will.[26] Theresa died August 19, 1915 at the age of 70 and was buried with her husband in Taylorsville Cemetery.[27]


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EMIERT's Founding
1982-1983 The Ethnic Materials Information Exchange Task Force (EMIE) of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) was elevated to the status of Round Table at the American Library Association annual conference held in Philadelphia in 1982. The decision by the Committee on Organization (COO) was regarded by EMIE members attending ALA-Philadelphia as a step towards upgrading future EMIE programs in cooperation with other agencies interested in library work, with and for the benefit of ethnic groups all over the country. The petition to COO was presented by David Cohen, past EMIE coordinator, and was supported by the Council Committee on Minority Concerns and the Advisory Committee to the Office of Library Outreach Services. Approval by ALA Council came in January 1983.
At the Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1998, EMIE changed its name to Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) to reflect the more encompassing tasks now undertaken by this Round Table.
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1967 The American Association of School Librarians (ASSL) organized an Ad Hoc Committee on Treatment of Minorities in Library Materials with David Cohen as the Coordinator (Chair) for the years 1967-1972.
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In 1998, five years after the military lifted its ban on women flying combat missions, Brenda Cartier joined an AC-130 gunship crew at Hurlburt Field. The 32-year-old was one of two women.
In 1998, five years after the Air Force lifted its ban on women flying combat missions, Brenda Cartier joined an AC-130 gunship crew at Hurlburt Field. The 32-year-old was one of two women.
GALLERY: Women in combat. >>
Over the years Cartier, now 48, watched the number of women in the squadron grow.
She saw the first woman become a gunner, despite hesitations. She saw that with the correct technique women were just as capable as men of loading and firing the weapons.
She saw a woman become a part of almost every crew in the 4th Special Operations Squadron. They gave just as much, risked just as much, in one of the most-deployed units after 9/11, she said.
In 2009, then Lt. Col. Cartier took over as commander of the squadron to become the first woman to command a special operations flying squadron in the United States.
Now a colonel, she is special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
�There was a period of time where everybody sort of had to get used to each other,� Cartier said recently. �But we realized maybe people were a little more concerned about it than was actually our experience. We were wondering what it would be like and it ended up being pretty seamless, and as more women showed up it became commonplace pretty quickly.�
She said there were a few interesting things along the way, though.
Early on she noticed that all her flying orders had a letter G next to her name.
When she started inquiring about it, no one � even in special operations leadership � could answer what the G stood for. Eventually it was removed.
�We never learned the mystery of where the �G code� came from,� she said.
There was no negative impact from its removal, though, and the �G code� became a running joke in the tight-knit community of women on gunship crews, she said.
There wasn�t enough room for sex-segregated bathrooms on the gunships, but everyone gave each other the respect of as much privacy as possible, Cartier said. It didn�t take long to get used to it.
One development that hadn�t been anticipated before 9/11 was sleeping quarters when the crews deployed. At times they live in what is basically a �tent city,� with each crew assigned to a makeshift shelter.
For expediency and efficiency, men and women all shared one tent, something that would have never happened before the war, Cartier said. They used sheets or plywood to section off an area for privacy.
Through the years, to vocal opposition, leadership often would propose separating the men and women.
�They did not want to be broken up,� she said. �Part of the crew cohesion came from sharing a space.�
It became apparent that sharing space, something that was necessary in wartime, did not cause any of the anticipated problems.
�Combat is the mother of innovation,� Cartier said. �You just end up in these situations where rules as you knew them, you can�t apply.�
She believes the military learned a lot watching Air Force women and men interact in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that may have led the way to the decision earlier this year to lift the ban on women in combat roles military-wide.
�The guys� lives aren�t any less precious than the women�s,� she said. �If men are injured or killed going into dangerous situations, women can face these dangers, too. Patriotism doesn�t have a gender.�
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Gerontechnologist Lawrence Normie describes his work on devices that improve the lives and health of older adults.
- A lasting legacy.
Michael Conti-Ramsden describes how a physics degree and the Great Exhibition of 1851 helped turbocharge a career based on solving practical problems in chemical engineering
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- On the inside track
Industrial scientist Brent Neal explains what physics graduates and PhD students can do to make themselves stand out to recruiters.
- Powders, powders everywhere
Nishil Malde describes how the ubiquity of powders in industrial processes led him from academic research to an international role at a firm that undertakes powder testing
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As an engineer in the naval-nuclear division of Rolls-Royce, Steven Lawler sees himself as an ambassador for physicists working in an engineering environment
- The sixth element
Stephanie Liggins describes how her PhD research on defects within the structure of diamonds led her to a career in industrial product development
- Scientist for hire
Specialised technology companies and academic research are not the only ways of building a career using your skills as a physicist. Technology consultant Jeffrey Philippson shares his enthusiasm for a more varied option
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Sarah Bohndiek describes some of the key traits postdocs should look for in a potential mentor and offers advice on selecting the right mentor for you
- Forget about networking
Marc Kuchner argues that if scientists really want to advance their careers, they should concentrate instead on just making friends
- A clean solution
Michael Duncan, John Girkin and Tom McLeish describe how an unusual cross-disciplinary collaboration between Procter & Gamble and Durham University is generating benefits for both sides
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Mehdi Yazdanpanah describes how he turned his PhD research into a successful small business, despite starting off with just $500 in his bank account
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Graphene is taking the world of physics by storm, with new applications cropping up almost weekly. Daniel Stolyarov describes how he and his wife, Elena Polyakova, turned the graphene boom into a business
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The fight against cancer offers rewarding career opportunities for medical physicists as well as healthcare professionals, as Giulia Thompson describes
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Trained to understand particles rather than people, physicists who become managers often struggle with human-resources challenges such as motivating and developing employees.
- Playing the game, May 2012
Catherine Goode describes how a degree in physics and a childhood passion for computer and video games led her to a career in game design.
- Making outreach work, April 2012
Lisa Jardine-Wright offers some advice on ensuring that physics outreach is more than just a "fun day out" for students, volunteers and academics
- Careers, interrupted, February 2012
Jan West describes how an organization inspired by the UK's first female physics professor has helped more than 200 people return to working in science after career breaks
- Why biophysics works for me, January 2012
Five scientists talk to Jon Cartwright about why they are drawn to problems on the border between biology and physics
- Building a bionic eye, December 2011
Kate Fox describes how strokes of luck – both good and bad – led her to work on an interdisciplinary "bionic eye" project aimed at helping people with retinal disease
- Enjoy a new perspective of the Earth, November 2011
Earth scientist and remote-sensing expert Shannon Franks describes how there is more to NASA than space exploration
- Physics to freelance, September 2011
With dozens, if not hundreds, of professionals vying for the same jobs, why not create your own career? Independent space-technology consultant Mark Williamson shares his experience of self-employment
- Three perspectives: careers in China, August 2011
A xinren ("recent arrival"), a zhongguo tong ("old hand") and a zhongjian ("in-between") discuss the ups and downs of doing physics research in China
- Beyond the eureka moment, July 2011
For academic inventors, having a great idea is just the beginning. Figuring out what to do next can be a much bigger challenge, as Nadya Reingand explains
- The sounds of science, June 2011
Wanda Diaz Merced describes how losing her sight led her to investigate new ways of studying space physics, using sound rather than visual information
- Surviving your thesis, May 2011
Many PhD students view thesis writing with trepidation but, as James Hayton explains, this rite of passage need not be a nightmare – it just takes the right tactics
- A super(conducting) career, April 2011
Joe Brown explains why he is still enthusiastic about designing and manufacturing superconducting magnets after nearly 40 years in the industry
- Seeking advice, March 2011
With so many different career options out there, Margaret Harris examines what university careers offices can – and cannot – do to help physics graduates find their way in the job market
- Retired, but still a physicist, February 2011
Caroline Lodge and Eileen Carnell describe how good practice in the retirement process can benefit both retiring physicists and their employers
- Fusion scientists of the future, January 2011
In interdisciplinary subjects such as fusion energy, training PhD students is a complex task. Llion Marc Evans describes how being part of the Fusion Doctoral Training Network has helped him develop as a researcher
- Banking on it, December 2010
Even after the global financial crisis, banking remains a popular career choice for physics graduates. Physics World talks to Benjamin Rosenberger and Rob Thomson, both of the equities division of Swiss firm UBS, about the ups and downs of working in finance
- Gongs away, November 2010
Now that the Nobel Prize for Physics is sorted for another year, Margaret Harris examines the range of other physics prizes on offer, and how receiving awards can help - and sometimes hinder - a recipient's career
- Playing it safe with reactors, October 2010
With new nuclear reactors on the horizon, Mike Yule explains why helping to keep the UK's existing plants running safely is a great job for a physicist
- From the universe to the Internet, September 2010
Peter Cogan describes how the skills of a physicist are always in demand at Bell Labs, although the research focus is now on telecommunications rather than fundamental physics
- A new model Master's, August 2010
Students torn between the worlds of business and physics may soon have fresh options thanks to a novel hybrid course gaining popularity in the US
- Big lasers, tiny circuits, July 2010
Slava Rokitski describes how a childhood interest in the way things work led him to a career in laser manufacturing
- Building a better lecture, June 2010
Educational research has revealed flaws in the traditional lecture format, but as Keith Taber explains, it has also suggested ways of reshaping lectures that could benefit both students and academics
- Supporting laser science, May 2010
If the laser in your laboratory is not working, your first port of call (after the instruction manual!) will be someone like Harald Ellmann, whose fascination with practical problem-solving led to a career in technical support
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Alison Boyle describes how working in a science museum offers plenty of variety and the chance to interact with great scientists – past and present.
- Protecting the future, March 2010
Patent attorneys work at the interface of science and law, helping inventors to safeguard their intellectual property. Elliott Davies describes a career that combines technical knowledge and commercial savvy.
- Life on the borders, February 2010
Edward Barry describes a career at the sharp end of interdisciplinary research, and how a virus from the New York City sewers is helping shape our understanding of nanoscale self-assembly.
- Astronomy for all, January 2010
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- Why not do both?, December 2009
Physicists thinking about academic or industrial research should consider a career that brings together elements from both, urges Stephen Sweeney.
- What will you do next summer?, November 2009
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- Of time and tide, October 2009
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- A physicist's life-cycle, September 2009
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- Scientists in the newsroom, August 2009
Media fellowships can help physicists improve the way that they communicate their results to the outside world, and also offer valuable insights into how the other half live, as Helen Czerski describes.
- Tools for learning, July 2009
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- Don't panic, June 2009
The job market for new graduates and career-changers in 2009 is not great, but there are signs that physicists may be better equipped than most, as Margaret Harris explains
- Riding the red dragon, May 2009
Western universities have long welcomed visiting students and academics from the Far East. Now China's ascendance offers career opportunities for researchers like Ian Broadwell who want to make the reverse journey
- Riding the storm out, April 2009
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- Living life on 'Mars', March 2009
The quest for clear, dark skies has led astronomers to build telescopes far away from the lights and smog of modern civilization, but what is it like to live and work in such places? Elena Mason describes her career at one of the world's most remote observatories
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- A fresh look at nuclear, January 2009
A new industry-wide graduate scheme aims to get the next generation of nuclear scientists thinking about community and environmental issues from the outset. Susie Hay and Michael Kelk describe the "nucleargraduates" programme
- Space to explore, December 2008
A career in space technology offers great scope for creativity and the chance to build something new. It can even make you relatively popular at parties, as Kevin Middleton describes
- One year left to go, October 2008
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A background in physics plus a keen interest in politics and current affairs can add up to a rewarding career in international security, as James Acton explains
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Many provinces in China have acrobatic schools and troupes. But none are more famous than those from Wuqiao county in Hebei province near Beijing, with a history extending back 2,000 years to the Qin and Han dynasties.
Wuqiao County is often called the "home of Chinese acrobatics"; It's said that China has the best acrobats in the world and that Wuqiao has the best acrobats in China.
There is a saying in China that in Wuqiao even one-year-old children and 90-year-olds can do some acrobatics.
Wuqiao has about 100 circus troupes and 44 acrobatic training schools.
The Wuqiao acrobats perform at a level of technical brilliance beyond what can be seen at Cirque du Soleil and other acrobatic performances in North America.
Chinese acrobatics is characterized by feats of balance and strength, featuring physical contortion, juggling, pole climbing, lion dancing, chair stacking, hoop diving and other tumbling feats.
Find more info here:
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuqiao_County
Chinese web site in English: http://en.wuqiaoren.com/
Check out some photos from the Wuqiao County: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/wuqiao/show/


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Found another site that has a variety of textures for free.
Love Texture has stone, wood, nature...
I don't often use just texture background or pictures but, I'm sure they have a good use.
If you are trying to match your picture color with boarders, text, or backgrounds you may want to see the post I have here about ColorZilla for Easy Color Matching. I have been using it & it works great. Even for those little spots in pictures that I want just the right color but, would take me hours to try & match on my own.
I had kind of forgot that we had this huge list (this is page 2 now) right here - geesh, I really shouldn't have any problems finding the perfect picture for any article.


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This project is home to 147 apartment units and approximately 3,000 square feet of commercial space housed within a 2- to 6- story building complex, over the building's parking garage.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
A "months" quiet book
here (all pictures on this post are linked from her blog).
My favorite month, is this month (November), the fuzzy turkey!:
If you have unique quiet book idea, you'd like to share, email me (fowlerfam at gmail dot com) and I'd love to feature you here on the quietbook blog!
4 comments:
- Rachel said...
here is another link to some of my quiet book pages that I have made so far. Feel free to share the ideas if you like! http://herthreadedneedle.blogspot.com/search/label/quiet%20book
- November 19, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Magda said...
That's a good idea :) Greetings
- December 4, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- teresaS said...
I just found your blog and I'm so excited! What a great idea for quiet book ideas and sharing them! My mom made quiet books for my kids when they were small...over 30 yrs ago and now I'm making them for my grandkids and having the time of my life!
I look forward to following you!!
- December 21, 2011 at 4:39 AM
- Kristi Wolff said...
My grandmother has made a quiet book for each one of her grandchildren (and now great grandchildren) for their second birthday. It is something that we all treasure and look forward to as our children reach that milestone. I will have to share this site with her. Thanks for the good ideas!
- January 31, 2012 at 3:06 PM


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Suffolk trainer helped save mare from slaughterhouse
When Suffolk Downs trainer John Botty found out that Our Revival could wind up as dinner on somebody's plate, he felt as if he had been punched in the stomach.
"Oh my God," he says of the possibility of his former racehorse being sent to a Mexican slaughterhouse. "It would be like losing a family member."
Although Americans never would consider horse meat as a delicacy, it is widely consumed in some European nations and parts of Asia. Since US domestic horse slaughter ceased in 2007, US exports for slaughter in Mexico have skyrocketed, increasing 660 percent, according to a June 2011 Government Accountability Office report. In 2010, 138,000 horses were transported to either Canada or Mexico for domestic and international consumption.
Botty's memory of the 12-year-old chestnut mare is sweet. Standing inside Barn 15 at Suffolk Downs he smiles as he reminisces.
She loved peppermint candy, coming from behind in a race, and even kicking off her shoes to win, says Botty.
"She was like a street fighter. She mostly won off the pace. She didn't mind dirt in her face, she relished it," says Botty, who claimed her as a 3-year-old in 2003. "She was like Dustin Pedroia, never afraid to get dirty. Like Milan Lucic, not afraid to dig in the corners."
But last month, Our Revival was one of 10 broodmares sold at an auction frequented by "killer buyers'' — the industry term for meat buyers — in Round Mountain, Texas. She was rescued, along with an offspring of former Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, at the last minute, thanks to a tip from a spotter and quick action by a network of horse lovers over a thousand miles apart.
But she needed a home.
Botty immediately called an old friend, Michael Blowen, founder of Old Friends, a retirement home for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky.
"I said if you got a place for her I'll get her out of there, whatever it takes to save her because she's a beautiful animal. She shouldn't end up like that," says Botty.
Blowen, who knew the trainer from his days at Suffolk Downs before founding Old Friends in 2002, also knew the horse.
"In 2005 John Botty shipped the horse down here to Keeneland, Ky. He gave me a $50 win ticket and said if it wins, cash it and give the money to Old Friends," says Blowen.
Our Revival won and paid handsomely. Blowen and Botty got their picture taken with her in the winner's circle.
"That's the same horse," says Blowen. "What are the odds on that?"
Sharp observation
Our Revival had a modest racing career. Out of 34 starts she finished first 11 times and won $150,000 in purses. She won four in a row at Suffolk in 2004.
She retired in February 2007 and was sold at the Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing and Sales for $20,000 to Keith Asmussen, of the famous horse-racing family. She most recently had a foal in 2012.
An Asmussen Horse Center trailer brought the 10 mares to Round Mountain Auction on July 7.
"Whoever spotted them was the real hero," says Botty.
A horse owner, whose anonymity is fiercely protected, saw the Asmussen trailer unloading the 10 broodmares at the auction, including Our Revival. The oldest mare was 20 years old. Also present was Luxury of Time, the 17-year-old daughter of Seattle Slew.
With the auction about to start, time was of the essence. The spotter immediately called Deborah Jones in Huntington Beach, Calif. Jones has dedicated the last five years to identifying and saving thoroughbreds across the United States.
When the phone rang at 9:30 in the morning Jones was walking out the door to buy some paint.
Had she left for Home Depot five minutes earlier, Our Revival and friends possibly could have been horse tartare on the menu in Belgium.
Jones knew she had to act fast.
"I'm like, 'Oh my God, there isn't going to be much time.' They were going to be run through loose at the end of the sale, very fast, without riders," says Jones.
Riderless horses usually are destined for slaughter, not to become riding horses.
Jones quickly called Texas businessman John R. Murrell, a former board member of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and a man with a Texas-sized heart.
"I need your help," she said. He said, "Well, I'll give you my credit card."
Armed with Murrell's MasterCard, she called the auction as his bidding agent.
"It was pretty horrendous doing that because I couldn't see the horses," says Jones. "I didn't know who I was bidding against."
She was surprised how helpful the auctioneer was.
"I said, 'Do the kill buyers attend the auction?' and he said, 'Yes.' I said, 'I'm only interested in bidding against kill buyers.' I had to rely on the auctioneer to tell me, 'This is a kill buyer.'
"It was very nerve-racking. We lost two to kill buyers and we had to get them later [from the kill buyers for an extra $100 apiece]. It was a happy ending anyway."
Murrell paid $4,480 for the nine horses.
One horse was bought by a private family.
"If the American people knew what was going on with this they'd say this has got to stop," says Murrell.
"I'm against abuse and cruelty and the slaughtering of horses. The way it's done in Mexico and Canada is abusive and cruel. There are too many horses and too many owners that due to the economy and other factors don't do the right thing," he says.
A hot topic
Although the ban has been in effect for five years, the political atmosphere in the US is shifting for myriad reasons, including droughts and rising hay prices that have forced increasing numbers of horse abandonments, according to the Unwanted Horse Coalition. New Mexico and Missouri already have filed applications to open horse slaughtering plants. Oklahoma and Wyoming are in the planning stages and Texas is having congressional hearings on the issue.
There are some surprising opinions. The Horse Council of New Mexico overwhelmingly favors a local horse slaughtering plant to stop the "needless suffering under the cruelest conditions" of transporting horses over long distances.
Congress recently restored US Department of Agriculture funding for inspections of horse slaughterhouses. That was the technicality that closed existing US horse slaughterhouses five years ago.
Tracing the long journey from auction to slaughterhouse is horrific, according to Animals' Angels Inc., a nonprofit group that monitors animal cruelty.
Had kill buyers purchased the mares at the Round Mountain auction, they would have been placed in pens at Presidio, Texas, near the Mexican border, according to Sonja Meadows, the executive director of Animals' Angels.
"One of our volunteers found horses in severe distress at the pens and multiple dead horses dumped in the area behind the pens along a dry creek," last year, according to Meadows.
The horses then are shipped to Carnicos de Jerez in the Zacatecas area, 484 miles south of Presidio, according to Meadows.
Animals' Angels visited the Carnicos de Jerez plant.
"Very emaciated horses, stillborn embryos, mares with foals by their side, and horses unable to rise," says Meadows. "Most upsetting of all, we documented downed horses being pulled into the plant with a cable winch and a horse being left in the blood-smeared kill box while workers went for their lunch break."
Rescued in Texas, the nine broodmares were spared that horror, but they still needed homes. Jones called Remember Me Rescue in Burleson, Texas. Founder and trainer Donna Keen was thrilled to help.
"I said, of course," says Keen. "We will arrange the transportation."
Explanation offered
When Jones called back and said the horses were Asmussen mares, Keen was surprised. She knew the Asmussens and called them "good people." But she thinks what they did is not right. "Nobody is going to buy 20-year-old broodmares in the middle of the summer. He should have known that," says Keen.
Keith Asmussen, 71, founder of the Asmussen Horse Center, is a former quarterhorse jockey and father of two famous sons. Steve Asmussen is the Eclipse award-winning trainer of Curlin, who won the Preakness in 2007. Cash Asmussen also won an Eclipse award as outstanding apprentice jockey in 1979 and was a leading jockey overseas.
Keith Asmussen did not return phone and e-mail messages from the Globe seeking comment. He told The Blood-Horse (racing/breeding news) he had no idea the mares were going to slaughter. No laws were violated and no charges were filed.
"My granddaughters buy ponies and other horses up there all the time," Asmussen told the Blood-Horse. "I wouldn't have spent $100 a head to haul them to Round Mountain if I was planning on them going to the killers since I live right on the border [of Mexico]. And I damn sure wouldn't have been sending registration papers with them if I thought they were going to slaughter."
But Deborah Jones thinks his explanation is manure.
"I think that's bull, he's hardly going to turn around and say he knew there were kill buyers there," she says.
Asked his opinion, Botty chooses his words carefully. In 2008, Suffolk Downs was the first racetrack to institute an anti-slaughter policy.
"I think a man of his position should have been more responsible and everybody in the industry should have been more responsible," he says. "I'd say that to his face."
Blowen located Our Revival at Keen's farm. He offered to give the veteran mare a lifetime home at Old Friends.
"I was just tickled to death," says Keen.
Botty called the rescue team "guardian angels." He contacted a friend in Arkansas who had a horse trailer and had the lucky mare delivered to Old Friends. It was a tab he was more than happy to pay.
"She's beautiful," says Blowen at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky.
"She's a fabulous chestnut with a white blaze. She's very comfortable with her big paddock and eating as much as she wants. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She's already out in the pasture with her girlfriends and she's having a ball."
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Cotton farmers will soon be receiving 2004-crop counter-cyclical payments of 13.73 cents per pound and peanut growers $81 per short ton, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced.
When national average selling prices fall below the target price for a commodity, counter-cyclical payments are made after the end of the marketing year, Johanns said. Farmers previously could receive two partial 2004-crop CCP payments, one in October 2004 and one in February 2005.
The payment rate for upland cotton is at its maximum level due to market prices that have averaged well below the 52-cents-per-pound loan rate during the 2004-05 marketing year (Aug. 1-July 31). Because of the low prices, USDA is able to determine the final counter-cyclical rate at this time. Payments will be made on 85 percent of a grower's acres.
Producers who accepted the first and second partial CCP payments for 2004-crop upland cotton received 9.61 cents per pound and are due an additional 4.12 cents-per-pound.
Producers who accepted the first and second partial CCP payments for 2004-crop peanuts received $41.30 per ton and are due an additional $39.70 per ton.
The final weighted average marketing year price for 2004-crop peanuts, which was announced on Aug. 31, 2005, is $378 per short ton, $23 higher than the $355 loan rate.