Stock Exchanges Worldwide

African Stock Exchanges:

• Ghana Stock Exchange, Ghana
  
• Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa
  

Asian Stock Exchanges:

• Australian Stock Exchange, Australia
  
• Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  
• National Stock Exchange of India, India
  
• Bombay Stock Exchange, India
  
• Jakarta Stock Exchange, Indonesia
  
• Indonesia NET Exchange, Indonesia
• Korea Stock Exchange, Korea
• Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Malaysia
• New Zealand Stock Exchange, New Zealand
• Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan
• Lahore Stock Exchange, Pakistan
• Stock Exchange of Singapore, Singapore
• Singapore International Monetary Exchange Ltd., Singapore
• Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taiwan
• Stock Exchange of Thailand, Thailand

European Stock Exchange:

• Vienna Stock Exchange
• EASDAQ, Belgium
• Zagreb Stock Exchange, Croatia
• Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Denmark
• Paris Stock Exchange, France
• Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany
• Athens Stock Exchange, Greece
• Budapest Stock Exchange, Hungary
• Italian Stock Exchange, Italy
• Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Netherlands
• Warsaw Stock Exchange, Poland
• Russian Stock Exchange, Russia
• Barcelona Stock Exchange, Spain
• Madrid Stock Exchange, Spain
• Swiss Exchange, Switzerland
• FTSE International, (London Stock Exchange), United Kingdom

Middle Eastern Stock Exchanges:

• Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Israel
• Beirut Stock Exchange, Lebanon
• Palestine Securities Exchange, Palestine
• Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkey

North American Stock Exchanges:

• Toronto Stock Exchange, Canada
• Montreal Exchange, Canada
• Winnipeg Stock Exchange, Canada
• Mexican Stock Exchange, Mexico
• New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE), United States
• NASDAQ, United States
• Arizona Stock Exchange, United States

South American Stock Exchanges:

• Bermuda Stock Exchange, Bermuda
• Rio De Janeiro Stock Exchange, Brazil
• Lima Stock Exchange, Peru

Vastu Shastra for academic progress

Parents are constantly concerned about the academic progress of their child. The progress of a child in his career is found to be far from satisfactory, in spite of putting in hours of work. Sometimes due to continuous failure, the child loses interest in his studies. What should be done, if a child does not get good marks or fails in school or college.

According to Vastu Shastra, North, North - East and East are the directions symbolic of deep knowledge and brilliance. It is in the interest of the student, that he gets the benefits of the characteristics of these directions. It has been realised and actually experienced that if a student faces North, North - East or East while studying, He is bound to succeed in his academics. He will excel beyond his belief and will shine in his field. If a separate room is to be made available for studies, then such a room should be in the South - West part of the flat, towards the Western side. In such a room, if the student sits facing the North, North - East or East directions in erect position, excellence and success will be his landmarks.

Indra controls East, Kuber is the Lord of North and Shri Bhagwan Shankara is the lord of North - East. One must pray Kuber to become rich, and always be humble to worship Shri Bhagwan Shankara so that he can bestow upon you everything you desire. At the same time to become powerful one must always look towards Indra. And that is why, one should always seek favours from all these three Deities. Therefore, if once a student is imbibed with this idea, and if he sits upright facing any of these directions, he must succeed. But, the student, whether he sits in a chair or not, must always sit in absolutely in upright position, while studying.

If a student sits for studies facing any other directions, he will no able to get more marks or even he may not be able to concentrate on his study. The vibrations received from North, East or North - East directions are very powerful, while vibrations received from other directions are not so. Rather they will make adverse effects.

Nokia 7510 Supernova

A sleek, iconic design with revealing cool details that can be personalized - the ideal device to add a little fun to your social life. The iconic fold design with unique details and colourful, exchangeable Xpress-on covers will keep you in the social limelight. Cool details like the handy push-to-open side key and hidden-until-lit secondary display help you feel confident. The new open source Web-kit browser, instant messaging, 2 megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth connectivity and music player will keep you occupied while on the go.

Specifications :

• Design: Soft touch cover and high-gloss metal surfaces, together complemented with the innovative push-to-open side key.
• Hidden-until activated: The secondary display stays hidden until activated, then shines brightly through the cover, while the reminder light shines through the camera detail.
• Browsing: Explore the web with the new open source Web-Kit browser on the bright 2.2" QVGA display with up to 16.7 million colours.
  
• Entertainment: Stay entertained on the move with the music player, FM stereo radio with RDS feature and pre-installed games.
  
• Imaging: Capture images and videos with the 2 megapixel camera with LED flash light and share with others via Bluetooth connection or Ovi Share internet services.

Size:

• Volume: 63 cc
• Weight: 124 gm with battery.
• Length: 92.5 mm
• Widh: 46.4 mm
• Thickness: 16.7 mm

Memory Functions:

• Up to 20 MB of of free internal user data memory and 512 MB on the external microSD Card.
  
• Expandable memory that supports microSD memory cards of up to 8 GB.

Messaging and Email:

• SMS text messaging
• MMS picture messaging
• Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging (AMS)
• Email
• SynchML (local and remote data synchronisation)

Data Transfer:

• GPRS Multislot Class 32
• EDGE 3GPP Rel. 5 Multislot Class 32

Voice features:

• Integrated handsfree speaker
• Voice commands and recording

Applications and Games:

• JAVA MIDP 2.0 games and applications (MIDP 2.1)
• Adobe Flash Life 2.0
• Ovi Share (pre-installed link)
• Nokia Maps service enabled - download maps on your microSD Card.
• Mobile Search

Power Management:

• Battery: BL-5BT
  
• Capacity: 870 mAh
• Talk Time: Up to 6 hours (in GSM)
• Stand Time: Up to 300 hours (in GSM) [Operation times vary depending on the network, operator network configuration, and usage.]
  

Amisha Patel

Date of birth: 9th June 1976. Mumbai, India.

Address: 51, Shahaka Building, B Road, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400020.

Height: 159 cms.

Education: Graduate in Economics from Tuffs University in Medford, USA.

Debut Film: "Kaho Na Pyar Hai" directed by Rakesh Roshan.

Film Awards: The Filmfare special award for "GADAR EK PREM KATHA" . Kalashree sensational discovery award and Zee Cine Best Female Debut Award for "Kaho Na Pyar Hai".

Amisha is grand daughter of Rajni Patel, famous lawyer and former justice. Amisha is a combination of her parents' name, Amit and Asha. Her elder brother Asmit Patel is also a film actor. After graduation she worked for a finance company and did occasional modeling. She joined Satyadev Dubey's theater and started acting in plays. Rakesh Roshan first met her in a family party and signed her for "Kaho Na Pyar Hai" opposite his son, Hrithik Roshan. The film was the biggest blockbuster of the year and Amisha became a star overnight. Then she did many films, but all were unsuccessful except "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha". "Gadar...." was a super hit film and gave a new boost to her career in acting. She won many awards for her performance in "Gadar....." . Besides acting in Hindi films, she did few Telugu films.

She has strained relations with her parents and she accuses them of swindling her finances.

She was linked to Bunty Walia before her live-in relationship with director Vikram Bhatt.

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Nokia N810 Internet Tablet

Brand: Nokia

Feature: Bluetooth, Calendar, Camera, Candy Bar Form, Email Client, GPS / Location, Megapixel Camera, Memory card slot, MP3, Qwerty keyboard, Wi-Fi

Weight: 226 gms.

Talk Time: Continuous usage - up to 4 hours, always online - up to 5 days.

Stand by time: up to 14 days, Music playback - up to 10 hours.

Product Overview:

Nokia introduced the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, signifying a new phase in portable internet communication. You have ability to connect this pocket-sized device to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot or over your Bluetooth mobile phone. The Nokia N810 allows you to make internet calls; check your Google Mail or Facebook Account; watch the latest videos on YouTube or update your blog using the device's slide-out keyboard along with its stunning touch screen. Its built-in maps and satellite navigation helps you to find your way.

Product Specification:
General:
Size:

• Weight: 226 gms.
• Length: 2.83 in
• Width: 5.04 in
• Thickness: 0.55 in

Display:

• High-resolution 4.13” WVGA display (800 x 480 pixels) with up to 65,000 colors

Processor:

• TI OMAP 2420, 400Mhz

Memory:

• DDR RAM 128MB
• Flash 256MB

Storage:

• Up to 2GB internal memory
• Support for compatible miniSD and microSD memory cards (with extender). Supports cards up to 8GB. (SD cards over 2GB must be SDHC compatible.)

Operating Times:

• Battery: Nokia Battery BP-4L
• Continuous usage (display on, wireless LAN active): up to 4 hours
• Music playback: up to 10 hours
• Always online time: up to 5 days
• Standby time: up to 14 days

(Operating times may vary depending on the radio access technology used, configuration and usage. The availability of the product and its features depend on your area and service providers, so please contact them and your Nokia dealer for further information.)

Other characteristics:

• Smooth slide with integrated QWERTY keyboard
• Built-in GPS receiver
• High quality stereo speakers and sensitive microphone
• High-resolution widescreen display
• Integrated desk stand
• Integrated VGA web camera
• HW key to lock touch screen and keys
• Ambient light sensor

Connectivity:

• WLAN standard: IEEE 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth specification v.2.0 . +EDR (profiles supported: HID, FTP, DUN, GAP, SPP, HSP, SAP and OPP)
• USB high speed for PC connectivity
• 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug

Language support:

• HW keyboard variants: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish-Portuguese, Scandinavian and Russian
• User interface languages: British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese
• User guide languages: British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Arabic

Internet Tablet OS: maemo Linux based OS2008
General:

• Easy install for new applications, applets, and personalization
• Operating system updates available over the Internet

Web Browsing

• Browser based on Mozilla technology with state-of-the-art web standard support including AJAX
• Page navigation with scrolling, panning or using hardware buttons, zooming in and out of web sites.
• Full desktop Adobe® Flash® 9 plugin, including video and audio streaming

Media

• Built-in media player for viewing and listening to downloaded, transfered or streamed media content and easy-on-device management of media library
• Direct access to shared media over Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
• Supported video formats: 3GP, AVI, WMV, MP4, H263, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, RV (RealVideo)
• Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, RA (RealAudio), WAV
• Supported playlist formats: M3U, PLS, ASX, WAX, WVX, WPL

Communications:

• Internet messaging and calling with video
• Effortless and automated presence and contacts application for centralizing communication tasks
• SIP support and interoperability with industry standard services

Map:

• Map application with pre-loaded maps including points of interest
• Premium services available on purchase including Wayfinder navigation

E-mail:

• Browser access to familiar webmail services
• E-mail application for personal e-mail usage with IMAP4, SMTP, and POP3 support

Images:

• Full-screen image viewing and slideshow functionality
• Supported Image formats: BMP, GIF, ICI, JPE, JPEG, PNG, TIF/TIFF, SVG, Tiny, WBMP

RSS Reader:

• Reader for subscribing, managing and keeping up-to date with web feeds
• Support for RSS 1.0/2.0 and Atom 1.0

Utilities:

• File manager
• PDF reader
• Clock
• Games: chess, blocks, mahjong and marbles
• Backup and restore

Input methods:

• HW keyboard, full screen finger keyboard and on-screen keyboard

The Imperial, Mumbai

Mumbai's first major skyscraper project, and really, the project that can be heralded to have cemented the way for the boom, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Ltd. / SD Corporation's twin Imperial Towers, designed by Mumbai architect Hafeez Contractor as his most recognizable project, was designed as Mumbai's tallest towers.

Then called "SD Towers" or "Tardeo Twin Towers", the years long litigation and hard-won battle for construction rights was the change that heralded the 'new India' economic boom model of urban redevelopment over the paralyzing nexus of 'old India' socialists and special-interest groups that for years had kept Mumbai underdeveloped.

The towers are built on former slum land where the current re-development model of builders providing free land and rehabilitation to slum dwellers in exchange for rights for property development, was first put into practice on a big scale. This model became the standard for slum redevelopment across the city, and across India as a whole.

The towers are ultra-high end residential towers that sold out even before the first brick was laid. The Imperial offers sea-views by virtue of its height, and a resort-like gardens and fountains on top of the parking-structure podium, with hanging gardens that mask the structure itself.

While construction hasn't yet progressed so it is noticeable, it is surrounded by several 45-55 storey residential towers, creating Mumbai's first skyscraper cluster. Though a temporary stay has been put on construction owing to some legal matters, it is expected to be finished by 2009.

In-Car Navigation Device

MapMyIndia, an in-car navigation device, is available in 2 hardware models - Delphi Nav 200 and Delphi Nav 300. It has integrated GPS, a 3.5 inch colour touch screen, Samsung 400 MHz processor and multimedia features. It positions a wide range of perfect Indian maps, provided by CE Info Systems, with overall coverage of different streets, localities and landmarks in more than 18 major cities. While driving, it can be mounted on the windshield or dashboard, or held in hand by a co-passenger.

Price : Rs. 21,000 - 22,000.

The mapmyindia Navigator will help you find your way across India. Using satellites, it tells you where you are at any time. Search for your destination by tapping the touch screen. and then simply follow the turn by turn voice and map instructions to your destination. If you want to take a detour mid-way, or search for the nearest ATM or petrol pump or restaurant , the mapmyindia navigator will be a helping hand to you. Mapmyindia offers 174 cities at street level and 1,30,000 villages and towns at national level with an exhaustive list 4,50,000 points of interest.

Sturdily designed, silver exteriored, satellite-connected Delphi NAV 200 hardware,with a large, bright 3.5" touch screen for easy viewing while driving, built-in speakers for clear voice instructions, battery backup for portable use, fast processor for instant calculation, and if that was not enough, multimedia for movies, music and photos so you are never bored on the road.

Delphi Nav 300 has an additional facility. With new built-in Bluetooth you can use the MapmyIndia Navigator for hands-free calling as well.

Delphi Nav 200 (product highlights) :

• Large 3.5" anti-glare colour touch screen for easy viewing.
• Built-in GPS for powerful navigation.
• Double stereo speakers for loud audio playback, even in noisy traffic.
• Full-featured multimedia with movies, music, and photos for entertainment on-the-go.
• Lightweight and pocketable GPS navigation device with built-in rechargeable battery for portable use

Delphi Nav 300 (product highlights) :

• Large 3.5" anti-glare colour touch screen for easy viewing.
• Built-in GPS for powerful navigation.
• Double stereo speakers for loud audio playback, even in noisy traffic.
• Bluetooth for hands free calling. So you can talk comfortably and safely while in the car.
• Ultra long battery life, and accelerated hardware performance.
• Full-featured multimedia with movies, music, and photos for entertainment on-the-go.
• Lightweight and pocketable GPS navigation device with built-in rechargeable battery for portable use.

Knowledge Bank

Princess Diana was always known for her gorgeous dresses. The spectacular auction of her used evening dresses before her catastrophic death did not include a cataloged number 13 dress, jumping directly from number 12 to 14.


Paris Hilton
Fallen pop princess Britney Spears has reclaimed her notorious record title "Most searched person on the internet" from socialite Paris Hilton, according to the 2009 edition of the Guinness world records.




Angelina Jolie was nominated for worst actress at the Razzie awards for 4 straight years from 2002 to 2005, but each time was beaten by another of her fellow nominees. She has still yet to win an award.



Donatella Versace, the affluent Italian fashion designer, is the first credited designer to use well-known celebrities to model her clothing.



Before he became successful at acting, Hollywood Superstar Brad Pitt, supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for a restaurant.



Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, best known for playing the adorable Michelle Tanner in the sitcom Full House topped Forbes' first-ever "Hollywood's Top Earning Stars Under 21" list. They are also the eleventh-richest women in entertainment with an estimated new worth of US $ 100 million.

Social sites for rich people

There are social sites like facebook, orkut etc through which people can be in touch with each other. But rich people can not find contacts up to one's level. So for rich people there are social sites where they can find a circle suitable to their lifestyles. Without existing member's invitation, no one can become a member of these sites. This ensures that every member is from creamy layer of the society. Education, business, or post (if member is an employee) should be given. The aim of these sites is the rich people can exchange ideas and can put their thoughts to each other and that too without any disturbance from a layman.

These sites are as follows :

Squa.re

On this site, visitors can view different channels on high lifestyle, night life, style, luxury, travelling. To subscribe on this site, you need an invitation from any existing member. But if the user has information which he likes to share the information, then one can directly contact the squa.re team. On this channel, one can upload videos and photos and can create own channel. But all the photos and videos must be verified by the team.

ASmallWorld.net

Ex-banker of M/s Lehmann brothers, Erick Wastmaister launched this site during 2004. This site has a vast network of 3,20,000 members across the world. This site also allows subscription thro' invitation only. Though there is no charge for subscribing, but education, business and personal contacts are of importance.

DiamondLounge.com

Those who are interested in separate group or network on online dating and social networking sites will be interested in this site. This website provides luxury online space for social networking. To become a member to be rich is not the only parameter but you must have some unique information for the group. Most of the members are in the age group of 35-40. This is paid website and member has to pay US $ 50 each month.

LuxuryRatings.com

This website is for mega-rich people. This is a free website. Here members can give ratings to famous service providers. This site is owned by Luxury Institute.

BOSS

We, Indians, are using personal computers since last 25 years. But in these 25 years we are using imported operating systems like Microsoft Windows, Apple, Mac.

But now you can have an operating system which is totally Indian.

BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux distribution developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India. BOSSGNU/Linux - a key deliverable of NRCFOSS has crossed another milestone by releasing version 3.0. BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain. Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri , which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.

The accessibility of BOSS Linux will have a constructive impact on the digital device in India as more people can now have access to software in their local language to use the Internet and other information and communications technology (ICT) facilities. Community Information centers (CIC’s) and internet cafes will also benefit from BOSS GNU/Linux as this software can be utilized to power these outlets and is affordable and easy to install, use and support.

Four states viz. Tamilnadu, Kerala, Bihar and Chhattisgadh have decided to cover e-governance system with BOSS.

Information to download the software is available at BossLinux.in

Without installing it on hard disk, can be used from DVD.

It is useful only when every Indian use this software.

Beautify Your Home

• The furniture of the living room should be placed in such a way that family members can communicate easily. If the living room is big enough then do not place the sofas and chairs along the walls, place them around the center table.
• If any space if left then arrange desk and chair for sitting individually.
• Keep a masterpiece like wall unit or picture frame in the living room at an eye-attracting place.
• Do not keep furniture of different dimensions with each other.
• If any article is small in height then keep a hanging art work above it.
• In a small house bedroom is used not for sleeping but for reading or performing exercise also. The bedroom with dim light is good for sleeping. But for reading and exercise, the you must illuminate bedroom. Make different arrangements for different activities.
• If television or computer is kept in bedroom then make sufficient lighting arrangements with overhead and portable lights.
  
• If any of the partner reads before sleeping, then arrange personal lights so the partner can read without disturbing other.
  
• Arrange direct light near computer, sewing machine, soft light in seating area and bright light above dressing table.
  
• Keep an art work behind the bed. And paint the wall behind the bed with different colour.
  
• If bathroom is small, a mirror light is enough. But if it is big, then additionally ceiling light is also required. And hanging light will beautify the bathroom.
  
• Frame- less mirror gives a modern look to bathroom.
• Make a cabinet in kitchen, above dishwater or gas or oven to keep glasses, dishes, plates and bowls.
• Platform should be according to the size of the kitchen.
• Carpet should be of matching colour with wall and furniture, and should be of perfect size.
• Colour what it looks on the card, may not look on the wall. So before finalising get a trial patch painted on the wall.
  

Vastu Shastra for Internal Arrangements

Note : Directions must be determined by using magnetic compass only and 15 % variation is allowed.

North - East :

This direction is considered very sacred in Vastu Shastra. This direction gains importance as it is defined as the adobe of the Lord almighty. This is the only suitable place for worship. The room in the North - East direction of the house should be reserved for worship. The purity of this room should be properly maintained. If it is not possible to have a separate room for worship, then at least place the idol in the direction. Perform Pooja or prayers or perform rituals to reap the maximum benefits. Do not place any other articles in this direction or keep it vacant. Only water can be placed in this direction. While placing the pictures or idols of different deities, see that they are not facing each other, else the household will experience some sort of discomfort.

East :

Bathroom and ablution room must be located in the east, but not towards North - East.

South - East :

The Kitchen platform or cooking area should be towards South - East area. The cooked food can be placed elsewhere. While cooking, face must be towards East, otherwise occupants will suffer medical problems. Well or bore well in this direction gives ill effects. Between East and South - East, one can have a small store room.

South :

Bed room should be towards South. The area between South and South - West is suitable for locating toilets. Sitting position in the toilet should be facing North. In any case one should not face East or West. Area between South - West and West should be utilised for study room.

West :

Dining room should be placed towards West.

North - West :

All storage provisions, eatables etc. can be kept towards North - West.

North :

This direction represents Kubera, the treasurer of God. All the cupboards containing cash, ornaments, jewelery including important documents can be placed in this direction.

Few other tips :

• As far as possible, bedroom should have a slope towards East as it generates wealth and motivates the occupants to perform auspicious deeds.
• If the kitchen is sited to the North of the bedroom, then the kitchen will always be full of delicious and healthy food.
• The living room should be sited in the center of the house. If the living room is located towards the North, then the occupants develop quarreling tendencies, become cheats or have a short span of life. However, if the living room is located in the South, then the house will never see the presence of gamblers or idlers, or gossipers.

Cupboards and wardrobes :

Vastu Shastra has identified certain days and time for installation of cupboards and wardrobes. The days on which the installation will prove auspicious are Wednesday and Friday. Also the first, second, third, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth and full moon day of that particular fortnight, and the existence of specific constellations in the sky, viz. Swati, Punarvasu, Shravan, Dhanishtha, Shatataraka, Rohini and all the three Ultaras will always prove auspicious.

A few aspects to be considered before purchasing or designing the cupboard or wardrobe are mentioned below :

• If the fitment is too thin or over sized, the household will always face scarcity of food.
  
• If the fitment is out of proportion or truncated or slanting position, a total destruction of the household is inevitable.
• A supplement to the original fitment, is bound to create misery for the owner.
• If the fitment leans externally then the owner of the house is likely to be residing far away from the home town.
• The fitment to be placed adjacent to the door, must be placed only during Tiryankmkh constellation.

Medicines :

It is learnt that medicines kept in the North - East direction always prove beneficial to a greater extent. Patient's ailment will get cared earlier. The sun rays thrown from the said direction have a totally different vitality and that is why this good effect. The patient should face North - East while taking the medicines.

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Canon PowerShot A580 Digital Camera

Product Description :

Even beginners can create phenomenal images with the amazing PowerShot A580. This impressive 8.0-megapixel digital camera has a 4x optical zoom and bright 2.5-inch LCD that make shooting simple and convenient. To give you superior quality images without having to worry about the details, there's a full range of Canon's highly-advanced features at your service - including a powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, enhanced Face Detection technology, a host of shooting modes including a new Easy Mode and more.


Key Features :

* 8.0 Megapixels
* 4x zoom
* Motion Detection Technology
* Face Detection Technology
* Red-Eye Correction
* DIGIC III and iSAPS
* 2.5" LCD and OVF
* 19 Shooting Modes and My Colors
* VGA and LP movies
* Range of accessories

Tech Specs :

* Sensor: 1/2.5" Type CCD, 8.0MP
* Image Processor: DIGIC III with iSAPS technology
* Image Sizes:
3264 x 2448
3264 x 1832
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480
* Movie clips:
640 x 480 @ 20fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
160 x 120 @ 15fps
* File Formats:
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
AVI [Motion JPEG compression]
WAVE audio (mono)
* Lens:
4x optical zoom
35– 140mm (35mm equivalent)
5.8 - 23.2 mm
F2.6 - 5.5

* Conversion Lenses:
Tele-converter 1.75x TC-DC52A
Wide-converter 0.7x WC-DC52
Close-up Lens 250D (52mm)
Conversion Lens Adapter LA-DC52G
* Digital Zoom: Up to 4x
* Focus: TTL Auto-focus
* AF Area Modes:
AiAF (Face Detection/9-point)
1-point AF (fixed center or Face Select and Track)
* AF Assist Lamp: Yes
* Closest Focus Distance: 5cm from front of lens (Macro mode)
* Metering:
Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)
Center-weighted average
Spot (center)
* ISO: AUTO, High ISO Auto (incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
* Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
* Shutter speed:
1/60 - 1/2000 sec (factory default)
15 - 1/2000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode)
* Modes: Auto, Manual, Easy, Movie, Special Scene
* Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium
* White Balance: Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Self Timer: 2 or 10 sec, custom
* Image Parameters: My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color (limited))
* Flash:
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow sync, red eye reduction
Range: 30cm - 3.5m (wide), 2.2m (Tele)
* LCD: 2.5" TFT, Approx 115,000dots
* Connectivity: USB 2.0 High Speed, AV Out (PAL/NTSC)
* Print compliance: EXIF Print, DPOF 1.1
* Storage: SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus (32MB memory card supplied)
* Power:
2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (Alkaline supplied)
AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional)
* Weight (Without Battery ): 175g
* Dimensions: 94.3 x 64.7 x 40.8mm

Pune, upcoming metro city

Recently metropolitan city in India are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Recent Assocham Eco pulse (AEP) study suggests that Pune may be the added to the list.

The rising appeal of Pune is evident from its highest real estate prices and maximum population among the other upcoming cities. Pune is the best city offering optimistic business environment. The AEP analysed four tier II cities Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow and Chandigarh. The parameters necessary for a metro city are social infrastructure, infrastructure availability, real estate cost and availability, transportation facility, presence of quality educational institutes, employment opportunity, facility of financial services and business environment. Pune occupied the first position though it needs to improve on social infrastructure, transportation and financial services.

Pune with 26 malls and 25 category star hotels (both maximum among the four cities under survey) ranked it first in employment opportunity and business environment, infrastructure availability and real estate cost and availability and educational institutes. But it stood 3rd as far as social infrastructure, financial services and transportation were concerned.

In real estate prices and availability, Pune stood first, Chandigarh being the second, Ahmedabad third and Lucknow the last one. It is learnt that process for acquiring land in Lucknow is the most time consuming.

Pune lost out to Lucknow and Ahmedabad on account of transportation facility and connectivity.

Pune carved the maximum share of 32.74 per cent in the total jobs tracked by Assocham Placement Parameter for the period January-June 2008. The prominent sectors attracting large number of aspirants include IT, manufacturing, engineering and academics among others.

“There is a grave need for a seventh metro city in our country as most of the present six metro cities in India are facing pressure of rising migrant population, crumbling infrastructure facility and manpower crunch, along with exhausting office and residential space and rising rental cost” said the Assocham spokesperson.