In addition to shooting wide-angle shots in close quarters, expansive panoramas and nose-to-nose close-ups, the Olympus SP-620UZ is flexible enough to experiment with intermediate zoom settings for portraits, still-life subjects and movies.

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The above factors have little to do with the short-term market gyrations, but it is certainly worth pondering for those with an intermediate- and longer-term perspective.

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The ski mountain is very easy to navigate, and has lots of groomed slopes with perfect beginner and intermediate terrain for learning.

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In Syria, for example, unemployment among young men with intermediate education (those who started, but did not complete secondary schooling) is 39%.

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One further worry is the possibility that the selling in Priceline could be hinting at the potential for further, intermediate-term weakness in the group, with stocks like Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) and Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) appearing increasingly vulnerable.

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Once licensed, teen drivers must go through an intermediate stage for a set period that limits unsupervised driving at certain times, with most states limiting the number of non-family-member passengers and imposing other restrictions.

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In technical terms, the process starts with the transformation of organic material using cost effective, intermediate technologies, into a highly digestive diet for pigs, ducks and chicken.

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