| JVC GR-D750
The final word: The GR-D750 is a solid little performer that punches well above its weight; offering impressive image quality for entry-level users. If you're on the lookout for a cheap miniDV camera, you could certainly do a lot worse than this. ON PAPER at least, the GR-D750 is the unmistakable runt of the JVC litter. With its low image resolution, rudimentary feature set and cheap looking design, we certainly weren't expecting much; yet it turns out that looks can be very deceiving. From its attractive price tag to its above average video performance, this is one of the best budget offerings we've seen in quite a while. It represents excellent value for money and is a perfect introduction to digital video - provided you can live without the bells and whistles. The GR-D750 is a standard-definition camcorder that records video to miniDV tapes.
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.
Years of Observing Combined Into NASA's Best-Yet Look at Mars Canyon
A new view of the biggest canyon in the solar system, merging hundreds of photos from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, offers scientists and the public an online resource for exploring the entire canyon in detail. This canyon system on Mars, named Valles Marineris, stretches as far as the distance from California to New York. Steep walls nearly as high as Mount Everest give way to numerous side canyons, possibly carved by water. In places, walls have shed massive landslides spilling far out onto the canyon floor. A simulated fly-through using the newly assembled imagery is available online athttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/missions/odyssey/20060313.html. The fly-through plus tools for wandering across and zooming into the large image are athttp://themis.asu.edu . "We picked Valles Marineris to make this first mosaic because it's probably the most complex, interesting feature on the entire planet," said Dr.
Fred Thompson Surfaces, Resubmerges
We will also admit that we had no idea Fred Thompson had endorsed John McCain. Maybe it's because he released a stealth statement to the Associated Press on a Friday afternoon. That's what you do when you resign after appearing on some escort-service phone list—not when you're endorsing a presidential candidate. McCain could have used a more public blessing, too. The conservative radio mouths calling for his head (Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter) might tone it down a bit if they knew that one-time GOP messiah Fred Thompson was backing him. A message from the ghost of Fred might also have blunted Huckabee's strength among evangelicals. But Fred has always done things his own way. It's as if he wanted to back a winner but didn't want to give McCain the satisfaction of a flashbulb handshake.
Nerites Corp. raises $5.7 million
Silicon Valley firm joins $5.7M Nerites funding [San Jose] Nerites receives NIH grant [Milwaukee] Madison firm secures $100,000 NIH grant [Milwaukee] Cellectar completes $13M financing round [Milwaukee] Venture Investors closes on new fund [Milwaukee] .
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