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D I G I T A L : P H O T O : V I D E O : N E W S
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 31 19TH OCTOBER 2009
C U R R E N C Y
S N I P P E T S
YEN STRENGTHHITSJAPANESE
BUSINESSES WILL
VOTE CONSERVATIVE
MANUFACTURERS
WithGordonBrownbracinghimself
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toleadLabourthroughageneral
election,thelatestpollamongthe
UK’ssmallbusinesscommunity
Strengtheningoftheyenagainstother potentiallystrongerposition. thandoubledinthelastquarter,which
showsareallackofconfidencein
currenciesincludingthedollarandthe Koreancompanieshavebeenabletocut increasesthecompany’sleadonits
thecurrentGovernment. Research
Koreanwonmaypresenta thepricesofhighticketitemslike competitorsinaccordancewithmost
conductedbyPremierlineDirect
disadvantageforJapanesebased televisionsbyupto10%boostingtheir expertpredictions.Theyeniscurrently
revealedthethoughtsoftheSME
electronicsmanufacturerssuchas salesandincreasingearnings,particularly atthestrongestithasbeenagainstthe
populationintherunuptothe
SonyandPanasonic.Theyenhas comparedtoJapanesecompanieswhich dollarsinceFebruaryandisthethird
election,whichmusttakeplaceby
gainedparticularlyagainstthewon areoperatinginthelessfavourable bestperformingG-10currencyover
June2010.Thesurveyshowsnearly
overthelastyear,whichmeans environment. Althoughdetailedquarter thepastyear.Meanwhile,thepound
half(48%)ofsmallbusinessowners
KoreancompanieslikeSamsungand resultshaveyettobepublished,Samsung recentlyhititslowestvalueinsix
intendtovoteConservativeinthe
LG,whoarebasedinSeoul,areina hasreportedthatoperatingprofitsmore months.
nextGeneralElectionwith45%
believingthepartybestrepresents
P I C T U R E O F T H E W E E K
theirinterests.LiberalDemocratsare
afarsecondwith13%ofthevotes
andLabouristrailinginthirdplace
withjust9%.
BACK TO FILM?
Polaroidhasconfirmeditistore-
launchfmcamerasandinstantfilms,
whichmaybemadebyacompany
calledImpossibleB.V. Theiconic
instant600filmandthePolaroid
Onecameraareamongtheitems
comingback,anditlookslikethe
middletotheendof2010iswhen
A shortlistedimageforthe2009MasterPhotographyAwards,bySteveWalton.Theawards werepresentedinNewcastleon11th
wewillbeseeingthem.
OctoberbytheMasterPhotographers Association(MPA).Theoverallwinnerwas Kris DicksonofColeraine,CountyLondonderry.
P R O F E S S I O N A L D S L R L A U N C H
“CONTROL THE UNPREDICTABLE”
NIKONLAUNCHESD3S,THEULTIMATECAMERAFORPROFESSIONALNEWS,SPORTS,ANDWILDLIFE
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Nikonhasjustannouncedthe photographyandsetsinmotionnew FrancoisMarit,PhotoTechnical
introduction oftheD3S.Builtuponthe creativeoptionsformulti-mediamovie Manageratglobalnewsprovider,
NikonD3,theD3Sadvanceslowlight shooting.
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