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Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions?
Windows 10 is going to be the last major revision of the operating system.
Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft development executive, said in a conference speech this week that Windows 10 would be the "last version" of the dominant desktop software.
'Incredible shrinking car' drives sideways to park in tiny spaces
As cities continue to grow at a dizzying rate, commuters are constantly battling ever-increasing congestion on the roads and a lack of parking, just to get to work. But now a team of German engineers have come up with an ingenious solution -- a "flexible" electric vehicle capable of shrinking, driving sideways (think like a crab) and turning on a dime.
How healthy is healthy
Most of us are aware of the government guidelines for eating for optimum health: each meal should be a balanced percentage of the five main food groups; snacks should be healthy; we should get our five-a-dayat all costs, etc etc.
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Mother's Day is annually held on the second Sunday of May. It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother figures. Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, candy, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures, including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers.
How to Become an Economist
An economist can work at the individual and business levels or even with large-scale governments and economies. They study, research, predict, and evaluate business and revenue trends in every industry out there today.
Most of us are aware of the government guidelines for eating for optimum health: each meal should be a balanced percentage of the five main food groups; snacks should be healthy; we should get our five-a-dayat all costs, etc etc.
Sounds easy enough, certainly advice the majority of us could benefit from, and probably, already follow to varying degrees. A balanced diet is always going to beat a quick-fix-fad hands down. What about those of us who want to go beyond the basics though? We're constantly bombarded with the latest health craze/scare and much of the expert advice is wildly contradictory.
So who and what do we believe if even our government guidelines on healthy eating are proposed to be inadequate?
Comments on the NHS health website highlight the confusion and dissatisfaction many people feel about the advice on offer. Conflicting professional guidance about fats , carbs and proteins seem to drive people further away from a sensible diet - what's the point in trying to eat well if no one can agree on what's healthy?
There is certainly not a one-size-fits all answer, but such varying advice can make the average person anxious about their daily consumption - let alone people who already struggle with weight issues or eating disorders.
An economist can work at the individual and business levels or even with large-scale governments and economies. They study, research, predict, and evaluate business and revenue trends in every industry out there today. They are smart individuals with a natural ability to problem solve and pinpoint meaningful details. They're great with puzzles and quandaries and love finding patterns and trends. If this sounds like you, being an economist could be the career you're looking for.
Part 1 of 3: Getting Qualified
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Take math, statistics, and economics classes in high school. To make college that much easier, start setting yourself up for success now. Take introductory courses in high school that'll give you a grip on what you'll be immersing yourself into in college. Get familiar with the topics at hand, stay up-to-date on current political and economic events, and start making it plan A for your future.
If you don't know much about this area, start reading and watching TV. Freakonomics, The Armchair Economist, and The Naked Economist are all great books that make their material exciting. You should also look at the Economist and the Wall Street Journal for more current information. When it comes to TV, watch a variety of channels to get different economic and political perspectives.
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Get your bachelor's degree. It's a good idea to major in economics, business management, or a math-related field, like statistics. Dive right into classes like microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and economic thought and theory. You'll also need classes in marketing, finance, and accounting.
Don't forget classes in politics and industry, too. These sectors are closely linked with local and global economies and can help specialize your knowledge and land you jobs in the future.
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Consider getting a master's degree. Most successful economists have education beyond that of a bachelor's. The job outlook is better the more education you have, too. Though it is possible to get a job in a related field with just an undergraduate degree, consider getting your master's to up your career potential.
If you do stop at the bachelor level, you may find work as a research assistant, financial analyst, market research analyst, or similar other positions in business, finance, and consulting.
Many choose to get a part-time job in a related field to get work experience and then pursue higher education simultaneously to climb the career ladder as efficiently as possible.
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Get an internship. Master's (and PhD) candidates often get internships during their time at college, working with a professor or private company assisting with research. This looks great on a resume and can be your foothold into the academic or professional world of economics. Scope out your opportunities during your studies to supplement your education.
To get a balance of experience prior to your degree, try to do work in the private sector, with the government, and do research. This will give you a taste of the possible routes in front of you and help you make a decision later.
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Look into getting your PhD. Again, with more education comes more job opportunities (and higher pay). If you get your PhD, you could teach or work just about anywhere. This takes several years, and includes completing detailed research in a specialty field. It is a research-based degree that focuses on upper level understanding of quantitative analysis.
What can you specialize in? Industrial organization, game theory, international economics, income distribution and econometrics are just a few topics grad students choose to pursue individually.
Join a professional organization. If you have an advanced degree in a particular area, there is likely a professional organization you can join to meet and network with other fellow economists; two examples are the Association for Social Economics and the National Association for Business Economists.[1]This can lead to great connections and job opportunities in the future.
Part 2 of 3: Starting Out in Your Career
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Find a job at a consulting firm or a scientific and technical company. At the beginning, any job will do. Most economists don't start out as full-fledged economists. It'll be easier to land a gig as a financial researcher, an accountant, or as an assistant to an economist. You can then work your way up in the company.
If you have the right combination of education and experience, you could also look into working for business, research, or international organizations.
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Consider teaching part-time. Plenty of economists with higher degrees also teach part-time to supplement their income and keep up-to-date on and participate in research. During the time it takes to work your up the ladder, teaching can be a very convenient gig to keep your passions alive.
With a master's degree you can teach in community colleges and in high schools. It'll take a PhD to teach at the university level.
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Work for the government. Many economists and hopeful economists wind up working for the government. With the plethora of positions they need filled, this isn't exactly surprising. If private sector work doesn't seem for you, consider this as a valid alternative.
Most government positions accept those with only bachelor's degrees, but more education will ensure you a higher paid, higher-on-the-totem pole position.
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Be patient in your climb up the career ladder. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics says the job outlook for economists through 2020 is going to be slower than average.[2] Government or the private sector may be your best chance for employment.[3] If you have to start out as an accountant or research assistant, consider it paying your dues. You'll rise to the top eventually.
Consider a job in any related business a step in the right direction. Many companies hire from within and with the right qualifications, you could easily become next in line. In this career, it's important to roll with the punches to stay on top of your game.
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Hone your analytical skills. Economists are constantly collecting and scrutinizing even the tiniest bits of information. You will be a researcher, an analyst, and a forecaster. You will look for trends and patterns and essentially be a problem-solver. It's easy to see that analytical skills are a must-have even to just do your job at a basic level.
If you love puzzles, your analytical skills likely come natural to you. If you rock a good Sudoku game and enjoy websites like Lumosity[4], keep it up. To be a spark in the economics industry, your mind has to be firing on all pistons.
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Stay current. Economists are constantly looking at past and current trends to predict the future. They are on the frontier of the political climate and are always a step ahead of the curve. To make sure you're on the cusp (and to stay employed), you'll need to stay current with political and international events and trends.
Make sure to read local, regional, and international news. Familiarize yourself with future projections made by other economic analysts and follow political trends. You should be constantly reading (whether it's a book or on the Internet) to be able to analyze situations from multiple angles.
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Work on your social skills, too. Economists are constantly having to convince others of their findings. They're making presentations and giving speeches, forecasting the future, dispelling myths, and finding patterns to help their employer succeed and account for tomorrow. You need to be able to pinpoint relevant information in addition to relaying it to different types of people.
Many economists find themselves in slightly different fields, like writing a column about their knowledge, doing TV specials, or giving seminars. Because of the wide array of options that can spider out from this career, it's best to as well-balanced as possible.
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Dive into your critical-thinking abilities. Every day you're going to be confronted with complex problems and need to use higher level reasoning and logic. You'll need to take the data in front of you and think about it outside of the box, how it applies to different situations, and what it means for the future.
Every detail matters and can change your thinking. You'll need to be nit-picky and focused to be accurate. It will require diligence and a meticulousness not seen in many other careers. It's hard work, but it can be very rewarding.
Samsung promised us that its next Galaxy device would be something pretty special. The Korean tech-giant has been suffering from a sales slump following the poor reception of its Galaxy S5 which, despite solid specs, failed to capture the hearts of the masses. Samsung has now brought two Galaxy S series flagships to the table, the Galaxy S6 - a new but familiar approach to the Galaxy series, and the Galaxy S6 Edge - with an all-new curved display.
In the short time I have been using the Galaxy S6 Edge, I have been in awe. Its design is far more convincing than anything Samsung has done on Android to date. The company has gone from plastic, to glass and metal. A flat screen, to a curved screen. And believe me when I say - it's all good. Here is our Galaxy S6 Edge review.
Is Intel's Compute Stick a solution looking for a problem, or is this PC the size of a USB stick a solution to a problem you didn't you know you had?
You know, like dude, I can't stand my so-called smart TV's pathetic browser and horrible remote control interface. Or maybe you want something you can slip into your front pocket, just in case you need access to a computer.
The latter is the strongest appeal of the Compute Stick. Paired with a good keyboard and mouse (I recommend Logitech's K400 or K830 for a living room experience) you can turn your average dumb TV into the class valedictorian.
It's literally a complete mini PC, powered by micro USB. It plugs into any full-size HDMI port. As a way to make any TV or HDMI monitor into a smart device, the Compute Stick is without equal in portability, price and size. As a truly portable computing device you'll take everywhere with you, well, I'm not quite sure it works.
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Specs
The Compute Stick itself comes in two flavors. The most popular one is going to be the pricier version running 32-bit Windows 8.1 with Bing. That one packs a quad-core Atom Z3735F, 2GB of DDR3/1333 memory and 32GB of eMMC storage, plus integrated 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0. Intel didn't disclose formal list prices, but it's expected to sell for $150.
A Linux version running Ubuntu cuts main memory down to 1GB and sees storage fall all the way back to 8GB. Giving up the hardware though, will save you $40, as it's expected to sell for $110.
Since it doesn't seem like the $40 difference can be attributed just to RAM and eMMC, I asked Intel if the cost of an OS was a factor. Windows 8.1 is technically "free" on tablets with screens under 8 inches, but there's no screen on the Compute Stick. Neither Intel nor Microsoft would comment on OS pricing for this new class of device, so it makes me wonder whether screenless sticks will qualify for WinBing.
In ports, you get a single USB 2.0, a MicroSD slot rated to work with 128GB cards, and a MicroUSB port used only to provide power. Intel gives you a typical 2-amp wall wart with a USB port on it. Overall power consumption is superb: The Compute Stick normally consumed half an amp in use and only rarely spikes up to 1.5 amps. This means you can get your your computing on in 2.5 watts of power, which is probably as much as your phone eats while being charged. Don't expect to use any old wall wart, though: I tried an Apple iPhone charger as a power source and was greeted with reboots. A generic two-watt unit did fine, though.
Storage, you don't get much
The biggest problem on the Compute Stick will be storage. With 32GB of eMMC, you end up with about 15.5GB available after installing Windows updates. The rest is eaten up by image files. Depending on your needs that's not much to play with. The good news is that at least it seems fairly fast for a low-cost eMMC. I measured it at 167MB/s reads and 73MB/s writes in sequential file access using Crystal Disk Mark. If you really do need to store a ton of data on the Compute Stick, there is that microSD slot, right?
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Intel's new Compute Stick is a pocket computer you can plug into any HDMI stick. Here it is next to a typical USB drive and the Rasberry Pi 2.
Setting it up
Intel smartly includes a short 8-inch HDMI extension cable because the unit is so chunky, it might not fit behind a lot of TVs or monitors. You just plug in the Compute Stick to an open HDMI port, plug in the power and plug in your combo mouse and keyboard.
Yes, you will need a combo mouse and keyboard initially. The unit features Bluetooth 4.0 but you can't get to that setup screen until you're in Windows. Because it only has one USB 2.0 port, you'll have to choose between a mouse or keyboard until you can pair more items—and you'll need to use a keyboard to get things started.
Performance
I'm not going to get hung up on the performance of Intel's Compute Stick, and neither should you. That doesn't mean I ignored it. I ran an entire suite of benchmarks to measure the Compute Stick's performance in everything from CPU to graphics to storage. The verdict is that for the most part, performance is similar, although slightly slower, than what you'd get on the typical Windows 8.1 tablet with a Bay Trail Atom inside.
Despite this, I know you want to know what kind of performance you can squeeze out of a stick computer. Does it give up a lot to get into a case the size of a fat USB stick? Not really. I compared it to a Lenovo Yoga tablet 2 10-inch packing the Atom Z3745 inside, and performance was close. The quad-core Atom in the Compute Stick also outpaced the HP Streambook with its dual-core Atom Celeron N2840.
Where the Compute Stick loses most ground to its contemporaries is in graphics performance. Running 3DMark's Ice Storm Unlimited, I saw the Compute Stick about 25 percent slower than a typical Atom Z3745 tablet. I attributed this to the memory bandwidth on the unit. Rather than dual-channel mode, the Atom Z3735F runs in single-channel, which means memory bandwidth gets the short stick. Intel helps ameliorate this using DDR3/1333, though. The Yoga Tablet 10 actually operates at 1066MHz and is fairly anemic in synthetic memory tests. The warning to you is, don't expect to run any games outside of rudimentary Flash games on the Compute Stick without having a frowny face.
For comparison, we ran a couple of basic browser benchmarks on the Raspberry Pi 2 unit using the Epiphany browser. The Chrome browser was not available on Ubuntu. The Raspberry Pi 2 scored 318 in the Google Octane V2 test and 14,582.8 in SunSpider 1.02. The Compute Stick hit 6,015 in Octane V2 and 831.2 in SunSpider. So yeah, we're looking at a world of difference in browsing performance, at least, between the Rasberry Pi and the Compute Stick. Computing on the Raspberry Pi can be done, just rather painfully.
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Intel's Compute Stick offers multi-core performance fairly close to a typical 8 or 10-inch Atom-based tablet and motors past the dual-core Celeron N2840 in the HP Streambook too. For comparison, I've also thrown in an old Atom Netbook score so you can shudder in disgust.
What can you really do with it?
What you just read is more than enough about the Compute Stick's raw performance. Of greater concern should be just what you can really accomplish with the Compute Stick. Can you do anything of consequence with it? Yes.
You can run a real browser, install plugins, and stream 1080p video from any source. You can run Office just fine, and even Photoshop in a pinch. Generally you won't notice its limitations, but with 2GB of RAM, you won't want to multi-task too heavily or at all. You won't want to have 18 windows open in Chrome, for example. Running Outlook with Chrome and a chat client is about at the boundary of what you can do on it. It's essentially fine for basic computing tasks, with some patience.
So who the hell needs this thing?
Ultimately the Compute Stick is a new category of computing device. Just as Intel helped push mini PC's such as its NUCs into popularity, the company is hoping to spark some kind of unheard of usage model with stick computing.
What that is, I'm not sure. As an instant and fairly affordable way to make your smart TV actually smart, it's a win. Combined with a good living room keyboard and mouse, you can browse the web from your couch with a full fidelity browser capable of running all the plug-ins you need to say, stream NILF Island from your favorite off-shore, black-market web site. That doesn't work in 95 percent of streaming devices.
As a shirt-pocket PC, yes, it can work but it doesn't quite make sense. It's not like you'll keep this in your pocket, go to your friend's house and just "borrow" his or her TV. You still need a mouse and keyboard to use the Compute Stick and with a single USB port, you're forced to pick between the two. Maybe he or she has a Bluetooth keyboard. Or maybe you could also pack a folding Bluetooth keyboard and mouse but at that point, why not just pack an 8-inch Windows tablet instead for your emergency computing?
Still, this is uncharted territory Intel is operating in. As a complement to a TV or to make an old monitor "smart," I get it and at $150 with the OS, it's a deal. What I'm not clear on is the portability usage. Maybe that'll come to me but for now, the Compute Stick finds a good home on my TV.
When the speed and rhythm of a song harmonizes with your own movements, magic seems to be at work — you suddenly feel re-energized and invigorated.
But it isn't actually magic; it's science, and you can use it to your advantage.
You've probably heard about "beats per minute," or BPM, when it refers to running. The term relates the tempo of a song to your heart rate (each time your heart's ventricles and atriacontract). Documenting the scientific relationship between exercise and music dates back to 1911, when scientists found that cyclists pedaled faster while a band was playing music than when it was silent.
A 2010 study in which subjects' brain activities were measured with fMRI concluded that our motor systems respond positively to rhythmic beats and timing in music. And in 2012, another study found that cyclists listening to the same music at a certain pedaling speed were found to use 7% less oxygen than their counterparts who were moving to a slower tempo, proving that synchronized music can make us more efficient.
Luckily, the Internet is overflowing with playlists based on song BPM, and sites such as Song BPM can calculate a song's rate. There are even apps that will play songs based on your current heart rate.
Even if you aren't training for a marathon, you can still check out our list below to see which BPM is best for you for a range of activities. Let the tempo of a song motivate you and your heart rate throughout the day.
1. Running
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When it comes to running, you're usually measuring your steps per minute, not heart rate. In 1984, running coach Jack Daniels found that elite runners ran at a pace of 180 strides per minute, according to Gizmodo.
Although recent research has found that musical BPM hits a ceiling of increasing motivation at around 145 BPM, Daniels' work has instilled the idea that music with a BPM range between 170 and 180, or half of that — about 90 — helps foster topnotch running performance, such as speed and endurance.
2. Sleeping
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The sweet spot for inducing sleep is right around 60 BPM. This tempo inspires our brains to release alpha brainwaves, which puts our mind in a relaxed state, according to research at the University of Nevada, Reno. Most flute, Native American and light jazz music will do the trick.
3. Walking
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The average cadence of walking is 120 steps per minute, according to a report in theJournal of Applied Physiology. Look for upbeat songs that match that BPM to play on your walk to work or class.
4. Studying
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For hitting the books, put on music that ranges between 50 and 80 BPM. Metro UK reported on a study from music service Spotify, which found that math students listening to classical music improved their test scores, while those in humanities found creative excitement in songs that were just a bit faster.
5. Cycling
Whether cycling indoors or out, the Indoor Cycling Association recommends songs upward of180 to 220 BPM to motivate an intense pace of 90 to 110 rotations per minute. Or, for a wider song choice and a less intense experience, try half that at 90 to 110 BPM.
6. Gardening
A 2011 study found that older adults who participated in the physical laboring of gardening increased their heart rate as if they were doing light-to-moderate exercise. For example, digging created an average heart rate of about 120 BPM.
Treat your musical choice for gardening as if you were doing a light workout, and stick to songs around that beat or half at 60 BPM.
7. Yoga
According to Yoga Journal, a vigorous flow of poses could bring your heart rate up to 175 BPMfor newbies and 160 BPM once you become accustomed.
Of course, with so many types of yoga, something less strenuous could use a slower tempo. The online radio Pandora offers yoga-specific radio stations with songs that have temposbetween 60 and 100 BPM.
8. Rollerskating
Moderate indoor skating can produce a heart rate between 140 to 160 BPM, according to theRoller Skater Association International. That's definitely a workout, and needs energetic tempos.
Disco tunes can certainly help, grooving at a tempo of 120 BPM.
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One example that has made health headlines in recent years is the claim that we should be eating not five but eight portions of fruit and vegetables a day to prevent heart disease by up to 22%. The revelation has been met with varied reactions - some nutritionists even stepping out and saying the whole notion of a healthy diet needing to be heavy with fruit and veg is a myth.
There is certainly not a one-size-fits all answer, but such varying advice can make the average person anxious about their daily consumption - let alone people who already struggle with weight issues or eating disorders.
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