The patent application also covers what could be controlled using the touchscreen, including settings like the focus detection area, flash adjustment, ISO, white balance, and exposure correction, to name a few -- all of which will surely be welcome to some, but we just hope the touchscreens will be accompanied by at least a few buttons and knobs for us old curmudgeons.

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"Financial forces have been dominating the adjustment process in the euro area, " Mr. Gaspar told an audience of economic policy makers in Brussels on Tuesday.

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In establishing the common currency area, the Euro, the separate countries are essentially throwing away this adjustment mechanism.

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