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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Brick Joystick ? Another gadget that claims to improve your mobile gaming experience
Last week I posted a review of the Invisible Gamepad Kickstarter project, which are easy to use stick-on gamepads for smartphones and tablets. I found that the Invisible Gamepad worked better than other stick-on joysticks that I’ve tried in the past (see related reviews at the bottom of this post), but it still lacked a [...]
Facebook comes close to IPO price
Facebook's stock came within pennies of its 38 US dollar (?24.97) initial public offering price for the first time since its rocky initial public offering more than a year ago.
Shares of Facebook rose 2.18 dollars (?1.42), or 6.2%, to close at 37.61 dollars (?24.71) on Tuesday. The stock hit 37.96 dollars (?24.80) in afternoon trading.
The world's biggest online social network has been on a roll since it reported stronger-than-expected earnings on July 24. Investors are especially upbeat about its fast-growing mobile advertising revenue.
Facebook's ability to grow mobile revenue was one of the biggest concerns in the weeks leading up to its IPO last year. Investors were worried that its ad business was not moving to mobile gadgets as quickly as its user base.
Facebook now derives 41% of its ad revenue from mobile advertising.
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How to Avoid Becoming Part of "No Vacation Nation"
The US is known for being the ?No Vacation Nation." Not only do we get less vacation time that many other countries, we are more likely not to use the vacation time we have. Nearly ? billion vacation days go unused each year in the US.
People who don?t use their vacation time are more likely to develop heart disease and depression, and are even at greater risk of death than those who do. If you don?t have any vacation plans for this summer, it?s not too late to get away. Early fall is actually my favorite time of year to travel. Once the kids are back in school prices, crowds, and temperatures go down. Before you make plans, make sure you take the best kind of vacation for you by first looking at your day-to-day lifestyle.
When Life is Routine
If your life is routine, the days seems to blend into one another, or you find yourself pondering, ?Is this all there is?? you could stand to shake things up. St. Augustine said ?The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.? Read another page by traveling somewhere you?ve never been before. Vacationing in the same place year after year might be pleasant (as in boring), but it won?t provide much stimulation. It won?t make you a more interesting or interested person, either.
Meeting new people, eating different foods, finding your way around unfamiliar places, and taking different modes of transportation are all ways that travel is stimulating. If you travel abroad and have to try out a new language, even better! Travel forces you to use skills that remain dormant and boosts your confidence. If you stop pushing yourself to try new things, eventually your world and confidence shrink.
When Life is Hectic
Many people have the opposite problem?their day-to-day life is crazy and stressful. These people imagine they would benefit from a more relaxing vacation. The problem with forced relaxation is that if you?re used to a hectic life, a completely unstructured vacation with days of nothingness stretched out before you will be stressful. There is no point in white-knuckling it on the beach wishing you were checking your email.
A better choice for you might be a guided tour. A tour can provide enough stimulation to hold your interest, but not much stress since all the details and arrangements are left to others. There are tours for all price ranges, age groups, interests, and levels of activity. Guided tours can be as active or cerebral as you like. You can white water raft the Grand Canyon, volunteer to save turtles in Costa Rica, or explore the art of Italy.
If independent travel has always been your style and you really can?t see yourself doing a tour, you might want to dip your toe into the waters by signing up for a few organized day trips. You?ll find you learn more and stress less with a professional tour guide. No worries about driving, directions, or parking?all you have to do is show up. Leaving the driving to others can be a great relationship saver, too. Driving in a foreign country with your partner navigating can lead to some serious friction. (Ask me how I know this!)
When You Absolutely Can?t Get Away
If financial restraints or personal obligations can make going away unrealistic, try a ?staycation." If possible, check into a local B&B, hotel, or resort. If not you can sleep at home. But play tourist for the day?avail yourself of the ?must-do? sites and experiences in your area that you rarely, or never, get around to. Even a 24 hour staycation can leave you greatly refreshed.
No Vacation? Try Meditation
When you find you need to get away right now, but it?s just not possible, give yourself a mini-break anytime you need one with meditation. If you haven?t meditated before, you?ll have more success using a guided meditation or brainwave entrainment MP3 to get started. Then go someplace quiet, get comfortable, and listen, using a headset or ear buds. You should feel emotionally lighter, refreshed, and more relaxed immediately. Do as needed whenever you could use a mini-vacation.
While meditation is one of the most beneficial habits you can incorporate into your daily life, it?s still not a substitute for a getting away. I recommend experiencing the benefits of both by being part of the ?Meditation and Vacation Nation?!
Don't Be Part of the "No Vacation Nation" | Pick the Brain
Deane Alban is co-founder of BeBrainFit.com and author of Brain Gold: The Anti-Aging Guide for Your Brain. She has taught and written on a wide variety of natural health topics for over 20 years. Her passion is teaching others how to rejuvenate their brains and overcome the common, but avoidable, problem of midlife mental decline.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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Oil recovers to over $105 after earlier sharp fall
The price of oil recovered to trade above $105 a barrel Monday, having earlier fallen on the back of a sharp drop in Japan's Nikkei stock index.
By early afternoon in Europe, West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark for U.S. crude, was up 57 cents to $105.27 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 79 cents to close at $104.70 on Friday in New York.
Earlier in the session, the WTI traded as low as $103.87 as the benchmark index of Japan's stock market, the Nikkei 225, fell 2.5 percent due to the strengthening yen and worries about China's economy. However, a solid performance by European markets and an anticipated steady opening on Wall Street helped support oil prices.
Traders in all financial markets have a lot to digest this week. The main focus will be on whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will provide more clarity as to when it will start scaling back its monetary stimulus. The Fed has been buying $85 billion of financial assets a month in an attempt to keep long-term borrowing rates low and help shore up the U.S. economic recovery. A lot of that money has found its way flowing round financial markets and that's helped oil prices.
However, the program is widely expected to be scaled down later this year as the economy improves.
Oil prices have also swung to the tune of developments in China. Last week, they fell as China, a major energy consumer, decided to press ahead with painful economic restructuring and forgo another round of stimulus even though growth has slowed.
The price of oil broke above $100 on July 3 for the first time since May 2012, mostly due to falling U.S. crude stockpiles and increased interest from financial investors.
Brent crude, which is traded on the ICE Futures exchange in London, was up 64 cents to $107.81 a barrel.
Analysts noted the newly widening gap between Nymex and Brent. Over the past weeks, WTI had slashed off most of its $20 discount to Brent and even briefly traded higher that the London contract, partly on the back of four straight weeks of declining U.S. crude stockpiles. Now the gap again is above $2 in favor of Brent.
"It therefore appears as if the WTI bull-run is over for the moment," analysts at JBC Energy in Vienna said in a report. "Despite hefty stock draws, U.S. crude stocks remain well above the 5-year average."
Analysts at Commerzbank added said the Nymex contract had developed a "considerable potential for correction, which points to further price falls in the coming days."
In other trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange:
? Wholesale gasoline rose 0.65 cent to $3.0098 a gallon.
? Heating oil added 2.15 cents to $3.0346 a gallon.
? Natural gas shed 8.6 cents to $3.469 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Pamela Sampson in Bangkok contributed to this report.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Samsung posts record profits for Q2 driven by Galaxy sales
Samsung, the largest technology company in the world by revenue, has announced a record net profit of ?4.5 billion for the last quarter.
The company said that strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones and tablets pushed the growth. In this quarter Galaxy sales have now for the first time overtaken iPhone sales.
"Entering into a typically strong season for the IT industry, we expect earnings to continue to increase," said Robert Yi, Samsung's senior vice president and head of investor relations.
He did however issue a warning: "We cannot overlook delayed economic recovery in Europe and risks from increased competition for smartphone and other set products.
"We expect to improve profit yields in the second half due to high-margin, differentiated components products, as well as gains stemming from increased smartphone and TV shipments," he added.
Despite the record breaking figure, which represent a 47.5 per cent year-on-year rise, operating profit was in fact slightly lower than analysts had forecast. Whilst a ?5.84 operating gain had been expected, ?5.57 billion was posted.
Commenting on the news, Markellos Diorinos, head of engagement management at mobile solutions firm Upstream said: "Companies are always criticised when they don't meet their forecasts, even if they achieve record profits. However, the fact that Samsung's mobile division is down 3 per cent quarter on quarter in a growing market is quite significant.
"Although Samsung has predicted slower growth for its smartphone shipments in Q3, this should not be seen as a predictor of its future success. In fact, it is still in good position to bolster its market share by making focussing more on its devices that cater to emerging markets ? where Samsung is currently the brand of choice."
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[Request] Sibelius 7 Windows 7 x64
Just new here guys, kinda new to the whole torrent thing. Basically I am looking for a reliable and most up to date version of sibelius 7. A torrent or .rar would be great. Already had a trojan from isohunt and my ISP (Virgin media) have blocked a number of sites.
Any help much appreciated guys.
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