//USING THE FIELD API
  	
	$excerpt = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_excerpt'); 
	$excerpt = field_view_value('node', $node, 'field_excerpt', $excerpt[0]);
      
	$thumbnail = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_page_thumbnail');  
	//var_dump($thumbnail);
	$thumbnail = field_view_value('node', $node, 'field_page_thumbnail', $thumbnail[0]); 
	
	
	//Or using the ENTITY API
	
	//Method 1:
	//example of loading a field collection
	
	$node_wrapper = entity_metadata_wrapper('node', $node);
											// the name of the field
	$featured_collection = $node_wrapper->field_featured_collection;

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