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The cultural differences between Europe and North America are clear to anyone who attends IBC, the broadcast industry trade show held in Amsterdam on Sept. 7-11, and NAB, which needs no introduction. IBC is quieter; you can walk the show floor and hear your mobile ring, a near impossibility at NAB. IBC is also more relaxed. There are 300 fewer exhibitors and fewer product announcements, so the show is more manageable for everyone. It's typical for...

Perhaps the most common question I've been asked as a magazine editor is, "How do you come up with so many ideas for stories every issue?" Fortunately, this is not the dilemma some people assume it to be. Not only are these exciting times in the production and post sectors, but DV magazine is lucky enough to have an array of talented contributors located around the country--and abroad--who reach far and wide to bring their experiences and findings to you.

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I just read your article on Les Stroud's Survivorman in the October issue of DV. It's a great article, but it doesn't answer one pretty obvious question. How does Les charge his batteries in the wild?

Fresh from a Survivorman stint in the South Pacific's Cook Islands, Les Stroud e-mailed us his reply: "I take in a whack of lithium batteries--seven to nine 5-hour batteries for the Z1Us, and nine or 10 for the smaller...