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Astonishing ambition of Nato hopes for the Afghan army

March 11, 2010
By TemAffedCed

It isn’t the heat or the cold at night. It isn’t the incessant fleas biting you as you try to sleep in a compound. It isn’t the pumping adrenaline and fear when the round from insurgents come cracking in. What really strikes you is something altogether larger – the sheer, astonishing ambition of...
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On the road in Luton

March 11, 2010
By clubpenguincheat

I am on the road in UK PLC taking the temperature ahead of the impending election. Luton is to be my first stop – I catch the 22.32 train from London’s St Pancras. What a station; what a train! A winter palace contrasted with an elderly cake tin. The cake tin takes off at...
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Coby outs $30 Snapp camcorder

March 9, 2010
By clubpenguinbookcodes

Coby today unveiled three new camcorders in its budget Snapp line, pricing them between $30 and $80, well below the rival Flip and bloggie.
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Tamron announces commemorative 70-300mm telephoto lens

March 9, 2010
By free trial

Tamron USA has announced that, marking their 60th anniversary, it has developed a new high resolution lens for digital SLR cameras. The SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD telephoto zoom lens has been produced first for the Nikon mount, with the eventual development of compatible mounts for Canon and Sony.
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Panasonic releases Lumix G 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds lens

March 7, 2010
By Asudeferril

Coinciding with the announcement of two new G series Micro Four Thirds cameras, Panasonic announces today a new G series 14-42mm standard zoom lens.
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