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Canon USB Cable IFC-400PCU for Canon Cameras and Camcorders - Review

Small and quick to use, this cable is easy to use. No more need for card readers when you can carry this cable to save space

Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera (Gold) - Review

Last year, Canon SD870IS camera was a winner in the SD series and the SD880IS manages to offer even more at a lower starting price (than that of SD870IS last year).
>>>What's NEW?
--New DIGIC 4 technology, up from DIGIC 3 which tries to improve the camera performance in low light and at higher ISO - is it successful? I noted a slight improvement in some shots.
- Updated face detection technology. It helps the camera create better contrast for faces and does not bleach out all color from the faces in a shot. The Face Detection Self Timer is new, so if you want to take a group shot including yourself all you have to do is focus the camera on the group and then walk into the group. The camera will detect a new face and click the shot.
- A BIGGER CCD - 1/2.3" up from the previous 1/2.5" in the SD870 which allows for increase in MPs to 10MP (up from 8MP of SD870)
- 4X Zoom (up from 3.8X on SD870) and a wide angle which really helps with shots at close quarters (in a car/bus, of a large group etc.)
- Motion Detection is also new. On this mode the camera allows you to focus on a moving object or person by pressing the shutter half-way and then click the shot even though the object/person continued to move across the frame. Earlier, you would have got a motion blur if you tried to take the same picture
- The huge 3 inch LCD screen is the same as the SD870 but slightly improved technology gives you brighter playback in low-light which makes it easier to see the shots in replay. It does not have a viewfinder but I have never missed the viewfinder on my SD870 since Canon made the screen anti-glare. I'd take a bigger screen any day over a 2.5 inch screen with a viewfinder, but if you like to use the viewfinder to compose your shots you might need to look at the SD990 IS and drop another 100 bucks.
- Updated Scene Modes. It gives you the standard Canon modes like before: Auto, Manual, Digital, Color Accent (you can pick a color to retain in the shot and the rest of the picture will be black and white), Color Swap (swap a color in the pic for another) and Stitch Assist (take a panoramic pic by stitching together many shots).
The SD880 IS makes some additions to the special scene modes like Sunset and ISO 3200. The rest remain the same: Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot. I really like the special scene modes and use them extensively. According to Canon they are based on their library of shots and I agree that they really work very well to give me great pictures.

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Pak Foreign Secretary opposed to UN probe into Benazir's assassination

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan appears to be on a collision course with the new coalition government led by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

According to sources, the government has expressed its annoyance over Khan raising objections to a United Nations probe into the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

Khan is reportedly in agreement with certain elements in the Foreign Office (FO) who were opposed to the idea of seeking UN assistance to investigate the bombing on December 27.

The Daily Times quoted sources as saying that his opposition to a key government decision might land him in serious trouble, though he is trying to build bridges withForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and is hosting a reception today to introduce ambassadors and high commissioners to Qureshi.

Sources said several Foreign Office officials, apart from the Foreign Secretary, are professionally averse to the idea of involving the UN in the probe as they believed that asking the UN for help in a purely internal matter would set an unhealthy precedent for the body to interfere in the affairs of other countries.

Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said that any decision on the probe would be taken by the government.

Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter

This 10 gigabit AT Ethernet server adapter showcases Intel's first-generation standards-based 10BASE-T adapter in a low-profile PCI Express* form factor. It provides bandwidth intensive applications highly affordable 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network performance with cost-effective RJ-45 connections for distances up to 100 meters. High-speed server connectivity - once reserved for costly, proprietary technologies such as High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters and grid-based computing - can now be achieved with the standardized connectivity of the Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter. Intel's adapter also provides 1000BASE-T support for gigabit connections to legacy switches.

About World Bank Group

At the World Bank we have made the world's challenge—to reduce global poverty—our challenge.

The Bank's focuses on achievement of the Millennium Development Goals that call for the elimination of poverty and sustained development. The goals provide us with targets and yardsticks for measuring results.

Our mission is to help developing countries and their people reach the goals by working with our partners to alleviate poverty. We address global challenges in ways that advance an inclusive and sustainable globalization—that overcome poverty, enhance growth with care for the environment, and create individual opportunity and hope.

Six strategic themes drive our efforts. By focusing on these strategic themes, the Bank delivers technical, financial and other assistance to those most in need and where it can have the greatest impact and promote growth: to the poorest countries, fragile states and the Arab world; to middle-income countries; to solving global public goods issues; and to delivering knowledge and learning services.

Canon Powershot E1 10MP Digital Camera (Blue) Review

I just needed a camera for fun..and I have had a Canon before.I didn't like that my old one had a rechargeable battery that didn't last long so I am really happy to find one like my old one that is a million times better in quality and it takes real batteries that LAST!!I LOVE IT!!
Takes great pictures and it's super easy to use...comparing it to my old one (which was an Elph), it takes much faster pictures although you do have to hold the shutter button down to take a picture which is annoying to have to tell other people using it.
Overall I highly reccommend it..takes great pictures!!!

Pak National Assembly to demand UN probe into Benazir's assassination on Thursday

Pakistan's National Assembly is set to pass a resolution on Thursday recommending that the United Nations (UN) conduct an investigation into former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

President Pervez Musharraf has summoned the session on Thursday, which is likely to continue for at least a fortnight.

"Besides the resolution demanding a probe into Benazir Bhutto's assassination through a UN Commission, we will also try to pass another resolution seeking an apology over the judicial murder of the party's founding chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on behalf of the parliament," the Daily Times quoted Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chief Whip Khursheed Shah, as saying.

He also said parliamentary committees would chalk out a draft package for the restoration of the deposed judges, including sacked Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

"It is premature to say whether the restoration of the judges will be made during the forthcoming session or we have to call another session for this particular purpose at the end of April. One thing is for sure that all the coalition partners are committed to the cause of the restoration of judges," he said.

Repealing FCR: Parliamentary committees will also work on the repeal of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the session, Shah added.

He said that, as this is the first working session of the newly elected National Assembly, there will be general discussions on pressing issues, such as the water and power crises, spiralling inflation, the re-publication of blasphemous caricatures in Danish newspapers, and the law and order situation.

"Some privilege motions and adjournment motions submitted by the MNAs, besides the Arbab Ghulam Rahim episode, will also come under discussion during the session," he added.

Shah said the National Assembly would work on forming parliamentary committees and electing their chairmen.

Intel® X38 Express Chipset

Desktop PC platforms based on the Intel® X38 Express Chipset, combined with either the Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad or Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors establish a new standard for performance. Designed with headroom and engineering passion, the Intel X38 Express Chipset supports new dual-channel DDR3 memory technology, next generation dualX16 PCI Express 2.0 and Intel® Extreme Tuning to unleash exceptional performance in today's gaming applications

With the growing imbalance between CPU and memory performance, it is critical to optimize the memory controller design to obtain the maximum possible performance from the memory subsystem. The redesigned Intel X38 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) architecture significantly increases overall system performance through the optimization of available bandwidth with the new 1333 MHz system bus and reduction of memory access latency with Intel® Fast Memory Access. These technology breakthroughs result in optimized system architecture with built-in intelligence, greatly improving system memory performance. The updated MCH also includes support for Intel 45nm next-generation Intel Core 2 processor family and wider internal data buses that support dual-channel DDR3 memory technology at 1333 MHz.