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...really ready for a close-up now. Panasonic has introduced the Lumix DMC-FZ10 4-megapixel camera ($600), a super-zoom still camera that mimics camcorders in its ability to close in on shots. Its 12x-optical-zoom Leica lens lets you clearly capture the writing on the spine of a paperback 30 ft. away. Too much zoom can sometimes result in shaky pictures. To counteract that, Panasonic integrated an optical image stabilizer, technology commonly found only on camcorders. Stabilizer or no, it's still a challenge to shoot at great distances. That's why, for anyone interested...
...Note engineer Mantis Evar, and 1000 copies will be made by a professional manufacturer. The final product will be indistinguishable from a CD one might buy at a record store, according to Veritas Vice President Matthew L. Siegel ’05, complete with full color artwork, a top spine and shrinkwrap...
...verge of extinction. Nearly every resident of this swampy, 1,000-strong hamlet in the central Chinese province of Hunan is infected by the parasitic worm Schistosoma japonicum. It spreads through the bloodstream, lays eggs in the liver and bladder, wriggles into the brain or embeds itself in the spine. Renal failure and paralysis may follow; death is painful and untimely. That is the grim fate awaiting Xinmin villager Wang Zengkun. The 45-year-old rice farmer first experienced the stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea that signal schistosomiasis three years ago. For a while, Wang fought the disease by spending...
...daughter he deserted--yet you feel it in his every movement. As for Blanchett, she's simply wonderful. She has played her share of queenly figures, but her acting essence is, emotionally speaking, plain-Jane. She's a straight shooter, with an uncanny ability to find a character's spine and communicate it without fuss or feathers...
...roomy feel inside, and its cloth upholstery, uncluttered cockpit and attention to tactile detail raise the standard for such a low-priced car. Toyota crammed it with features: antilock brakes, power windows, air conditioning and a six-speaker stereo. Rough spots: the car's suspension jolts the spine, and the noisy 108-h.p. engine won't win many races, although it's peppy enough in city traffic. Since Scion's launch on the West Coast in June in a phased U.S. rollout, Toyota has sold more than 4,000 xBs (and more than 2,300 of the hatchback xA), exceeding...