It turned out to be a challenge to get very worked up one way or the other about Casio's Exilim EX-V7 , a camera that balances out to be an almost perfectly average point-and-shoot. On the plus side, the 7x zoom lens covers a lot of territory, and the camera's battery life of almost 1,195 shots per charge is exceptional for its class. (The Nikon Coolpix S50c [ ] holds the lowest score, with 347 shots per charge; Samsung's NV11 [ ] performed best, achieving 1,233.) Throw in a few points, too, for a full range of manual exposure controls, a rarity in this category.

On the mildly annoying side, there's the zoom slider control, which is awkwardly placed adjacent and vertical to the LCD screen. Also, image stabilization proved too ineffective in most situations. And the plastic docking cradle, required to recharge the battery, will take up more room in a suitcase than most folks would care to sacrifice.

Clinton: Hillary has helped New Orleans

I am pretty sure that Hillary had every intention to run for president when she decided to "help" New Orleans after "the event" on August 29 2005. Did she do it and ask for nothing in return or did she do it in anticipation of getting the louisiana votes in '08. Let your actions speak for itself. If you have to tell people what you did for the city Post-Katrina, then most likely you were not doing much at all. But, if her actions back then were so great, then we would not need to be reminded to vote for her in the upcoming primary and election.

Malibu Fires And Jennifer Aniston’s Arctic Pain

The Bangladesh floods and the Darfur massacres would lead the news converge if only Kerry Katona could be persuaded to dispense own-brand ketchup to the dispossessed and Lenny Henry retrace his roots to the Sudan.