| What the heck is the difference among all those Canon ELPHs anyway?
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a big fan of Canon's Digital ELPH series, but I can't tell you how many times friends have called me from Best Buy in a state of confusion about which one to buy. It's no wonder. Stop into any electronics store today and you'll find a slew of ELPH models and they all look pretty similar to the untrained eye. So here's a quick primer on what's what, broken down by resolution (since for better or for worse, that's how most people seem to shop for cameras). For comparison's sake, I included current pricing from Amazon.com. 12.1 Megapixels Canon PowerShot SD950 IS ($340) - released August 2007: This is Canon's current top-of-the-line model (successor to last year's SD900 which you'll still find in some stores). It sports a sleek, rugged titanium body, 3.7x optical zoom lens (36- to 133mm), an Optical Image Stabilizer, Canon's latest face-detection autofocus technology, in-camera red-eye correction, and like all the current ELPHs, uses Canon's top-end DIGIC III image processor.
Take our Academy Awards quiz
Of the movies that got five or more nominations, only "It Happened One Night," "Gigi" and "The Last Emperor" pulled it off. "It Happened One Night" went five for five in 1934, "Gigi" went nine for nine in 1958, and "The Last Emperor" went nine for nine in 1987. 4. Six of the 20 performers competing for acting awards this year have an acting Oscar already. Name them. Answer: Cate Blanchett was voted best supporting actress in 2004 for portraying Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator." George Clooney won best supporting actor in 2005 for his portrayal of secret service agent Bob Bames in "Syriana." Daniel Day-Lewis was voted best actor in 1989 for portraying artist Christy Brown in "My Left Foot." Tommy Lee Jones won best supporting actor in 1993 for playing U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive." Philip Seymour Hoffman was voted best actor in 2005 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote.
Dart tourney's hazy days are numbered
Casual observation tells Bruner that generally, more players smoke than don't smoke, but that number is probably on the decline as more people quit smoking. Still, the environment is not a surprise to participants."It's a bar sport. The players that don't smoke know what they're getting into when they walk in," he said.Players' opinion of the ban varies.Rodney Van Sambeek, Aaron Anderson and Cal Hanson, all nonsmokers from Corona, would prefer a smoke-free environment but were enjoying themselves Friday despite the haze in Rushmore Hall."We tolerate it," Van Sambeek said. "I tell my wife it's not the beer that gives me a hangover, it's the smoke."All three said they would probably be back in two years, either way.Amy Goodrich and Heather Wurts of Highmore said the civic center may see participants dwindle if the city doesn't reinstate a smoking exception for the tournament."Or Rapid City is going to have to hold it somewhere else," Goodrich, a smoker, said."I could probably handle not smoking during matches," she allowed.
Around the world in 30 days
In fact, in our quest for Muslims living in the region, all we came across were immigrants and converts. In a region known for sensuality, salsa dancing, pork-heavy cuisine and a general air of hedonism, the modest values of Islam have little fertile ground to take root. .
FEATURE - Olympics - World champion Rawlinson in juggling act
The 25-year-old juggles motherhood with her job of running round in circles and skimming the top of hurdles and she is one of the favourites to win gold at the Beijing Olympics. Rawlinson was strongly fancied to win in Athens four years ago before a knee injury ruined her chances. She underwent surgery a week before the Games and could manage only fifth in the final, competing under her maiden name Pittman. As in her chosen profession, her life has gone full circle since then. She married British hurdler Chris Rawlinson in 2006 and the couple had a son later that year. Marriage and motherhood did nothing to dampen her enthusiasm for athletics and her determination to win Olympic gold. She captured her second world title at Osaka last year and says she is determined to make amends for the disappointment of Athens when she lines up on the blocks at Beijing in August.
Sleevefacing can make you a rock star
LONDON — Carl Morris said he was just horsing around when he held the cover of an old vinyl copy of "McCartney II" in front of his face while deejaying one night last year at a nightclub in Cardiff, Wales. The gag, which made it look as though Paul McCartney's head had replaced his mug, sparked a few laughs. .
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