That might be about to change, though, as South Korea's state-owned Korea Electronics Technology Institute has announced a new image sensor chip that promises to take "vibrant photos" in extreme low-light conditions -- all the way down to 1 lux, which is the equivalent light output of a candle shining one meter away.
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They collected underarm sweat from two groups of men: one that watched frightening scenes from the film The Shining, and one that watched the most disgusting scenes from Jackass.
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And in this matter there is one shining beacon in the world: India.
One shining exception is Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Burke clinched his spot in the "One Shining Moment" montage with a 30-footer Friday night against Kansas that saved Michigan's season.
Billy - your sweet actions, despite being in dire straits yourself, prove that there is humility in the world... you are one shining example.
Everybody gets at least one shining moment (John Cho has a great bit of intimidation), although the focus is for the most part on Kirk, Spock, and Uhura.
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Former Michigan State University guard Mateen Cleaves had rivers of joy streaming down his face in 2000 as "One Shining Moment" boomed around the arena after his team won the title.
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One shining exception is the Palazzo Mocenigo, a grand 16th-century home near San Marco belonging to Francesca Bortolotto Possati, owner of the Hotel Bauer and Il Palazzo, and newly available to rent.
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The trial revealed a local culture in which a town and school pledged its undying fealty to a football coach whose program was the one shining beacon of success in an otherwise decaying city.
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As any successful serial entrepreneur can tell you, an all-star team (or even a team with one lone shining star) can be a powerfully effective selling point.
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And Africa's rulers, with one or two shining exceptions, have not yet done so.
While PC shipments continue to fizzle, mobile is one of the shining stars besides the cloud, cyber security and others.
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Digg, once one of the shining stars of the social media world, is now a sad shell of of its former self.
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In a recent interview with the Journal, Woodson acknowledged the "challenge" of trying to play both an up-and-coming player and an older one with a shining history of postseason moments.
Its expertise in new materials has made GKN a cornerstone of Britain's aerospace industry, said by the government to be the largest outside America and one of the shining hopes for future growth in manufacturing.
"She's just always been one of the bright shining stars in my constellation, " he said.
But when you do get things running right, you may experience one of those rare shining moments when technology makes you smile.
The internet and technological innovation has been one of the bright shining stars for the United States and the global economy over the last three decades.
Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame.
There's been talk the last couple days about the fact that there really isn't anywhere in the States to take advantage of the blazing 7.2Mbps downlink connection supported by the iPhone 3G S -- except for one great hope, one diamond in the rough that could become a shining destination for 3G S owners the world over.
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One of King's most loved works, The Shining was adapted into a 1980 film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The shining jewel of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik, is for many reasons one of the most popular destinations: its gorgeous cliff-top setting, its history as a rival city-state to Venice and its honey-coloured roofs (or what was left after shelling in the Bosnian War).
But to others the system represents a shining exception to what Brazilians call panelinha, the habit of giving preference to one's connections.
Thirty-five miles southeast of Las Vegas is a 280-acre shining oasis on a parched desert plain: the power plant called Nevada Solar One.
Ms Zille, a white former anti-apartheid campaigner and one-time journalist, fought a jovial and energetic campaign, shining a light on the DA's efforts to bring better services to cities such as Cape Town.
Last week, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala said the Shining Path had been "totally defeated" in the Alto Huallaga Valley, once one of its key regions.
And one other thing, it's about belief in our country and that was shining through in America.
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