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Google Adds Turn-by-Turn Bicycling Navigation to Maps Apps
Bicyclists have a new, hands-free way to navigate their journeys, courtesy of Google.
The search giant this week added GPS-enabled mobile biking directions and navigation for headphones connected to smartphones, and brought turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation to Google Maps Navigation beta.
U.S. and Canadian users, who already had access to biking directions in the Android Google Maps app, got an update Wednesday to include the new navigation function. The new service is being made available in 10 more countries as well.
While riding, a bicyclist can keep an eye on real-time map directions or turn on speaker mode to listen to directions, Google said.
Last month, Google launched its desktop biking directions in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K., all of which will have access to the new mobile feature.
"We know how popular cycling is in many parts of the world, so we wanted to include as much bike trail data as possible to provide efficient routes, allow riders to customize their trips, make use of bike lanes, calculate rider-friendly routes that avoid big hills and busy roads, and to customize the look of the cycling map to encourage people to hop on their bikes," Google Maps product manager Kai Hansen said in a July blog post.
Biking directions launched on the U.S. and Canadian Google Maps Android apps in 2010. Now, there are more than 330,000 miles (more than 530,000 kilometers, or just over half a gigameter, for our international readers), of green biking lines in Google Maps.
The dark green lines signify dedicated bike trails and paths, like through parks or along waterways, where motor vehicles are restricted. Light green lines show streets where bike lanes are available on streets with vehicle traffic, and dashed green lines provide a visual of other streets recommended for cycling.
Google's tools also help bicyclists avoid steep hills.
Working with members of the cycling community, and with the support of nonprofits like the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Google has been able to add bike data for hundreds of cities and trails since it launched the bicycling option two years ago.
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Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409140,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05039TX1K0000762
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Cuba reports mixed results of labor reform
HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba's five-year plan to cut more than a million state jobs, create a strong "non-state sector" and improve wages has made only limited progress, according to a government report released this week.
Authorities announced the shift of state workers to private and leased small businesses and farming in late 2009 as the core of a broader reform of the state-dominated economy that employed 90 percent of the workforce.
Authorities want to streamline the state and pull it out of secondary economic activity in order to focus on improving the efficiency of larger state-run companies and the wages they pay employees.
The report, "Workforce and Salaries," revealed some progress in self-employment, often a euphemism for small businesses and their employees, and cutting bureaucratic jobs, but little improvement in wages. (http://www.one.cu/aec2011/esp/20080618_tabla_cuadro.htm)
The report said there were 5 million people employed in 2011, similar to 2009, while unemployment rose from 86,000 to 164,000.
Of those working, 391,500 were self-employed in 2011, compared with 147,400 in 2009, when the government loosened regulations on small businesses.
More than 170,000 individuals have also taken advantage of a land lease program begun in 2008, the government recently reported.
There was some significant progress reported in trimming the bureaucracy. The number of "directors" fell from 380,000 in 2009 to 249,000 in 2011.
But if the shift from state to non-state employment is aimed in part at improving state wages and thus performance, to date the plan has failed.
The average monthly wage increased from 429 pesos in 2009 to 455 in 20l1, the equivalent of just over a dollar based on the official exchange rate of 25 to 1, not nearly enough to stimulate productivity.
The government reported food prices alone increased 20 percent in 2011.
Cubans spend most of their wages on food, as health and education are free, few pay rents or mortgages, there is no insurance, and few pay income and property taxes.
(Editing by David Adams and Eric Beech)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-reports-mixed-results-labor-reform-225325333--business.html
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Mexico to vaccinate 10 million birds in flu outbreak
Mexico will start vaccinating some 10 million poultry Thursday against the highly contagious bird flu strain that has already led to the deaths of five million birds which either fell ill or were slaughtered.
"Starting tomorrow, we are going to vaccinate hens and chicks across the country to put an end to this bird flu epidemic," Mexican President Felipe Calderon said.
The president indicated that the ultimate goal is to have a batch of 80 million vaccinations, so that "in the coming weeks, (Mexico can) end this economic impact on poultry producers."
The virus responsible for the outbreak, H7N3, has occasionally affected humans in various parts of the world, according to the United Nations, but has not shown itself to be easily transmittable between humans.
The prices of both eggs and chickens have soared in the wake of the outbreak, leading inflation to rise as well. According to Mexico's national statistics agency, the first half of July saw an inflation rate of 4.45 percent, the highest level in 18 months.
The agriculture ministry has said poultry farming "contributes up to 40 percent of the total volume" of the country's livestock production, and the "economic loss" from this epidemic "is and will be irreparable."
The outbreak was first detected June 20 in the western state of Jalisco. A national animal health emergency was declared at the beginning of July.
Health officials keep a close watch on such outbreaks since so-called swine flu broke out in Mexico in 2009. The H1N1 virus spread into a global pandemic that claimed the lives of 17,000 people.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-vaccinate-10-million-birds-flu-outbreak-015245675.html
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Should You Buy Apple Now?
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
By Sasha Cekerevac, BA for Profit Confidential
With the recent corporate earnings release from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ/AAPL), many investors are unsure how best to trade the stock. Before we get to that, let?s take a closer look at the corporate earnings the firm posted. The common thread in the disappointing corporate earnings release from Apple is that it appears customers are postponing purchases, awaiting new products to be released in the fall. Frankly, this is to be expected; I?ve talked to plenty of people who are holding off buying an ?iPhone? until the new one comes out.
Another reason for the disappointment in Apple?s corporate earnings was a weakening of the global economy, including China. While China negatively impacted corporate earnings this quarter, international growth will be a key driver for the next several years. Only a small number of Apple stores are outside of developed nations like America. This then provides a huge opportunity over the next decade to continue expanding in the retail space. However, the economic turbulence engulfing the world will have a significant impact on the company?s corporate earnings and margins over the short term.
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While that?s a brief glance at Apple?s corporate earnings, from a technical analysis point of view, the stock is in a dangerous area. While, following the corporate earnings release, many fund managers have stated that they are interested in buying shares, the proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes. Technical analysis will help us understand if money is actually being funneled into the stock. A break of the upward sloping line is a significant move, as it appears the stock will open at approximately $572.00. This means the trend that developed in the stock price from May until the day before corporate earnings release is now broken.
Breaks of any trends are important in technical analysis and should have attention paid to them in addition to the fundamental analysis. Even a stock as great as Apple will have downward moves. Technical analysis can identify better opportunities to reenter the stock. Note the pullback in the autumn, which culminated in early December in a move above the mini downtrend. As well, the stock in April significantly sold off. Investors who bought too early were only recently rewarded.
A better strategy would be to wait for the stock to consolidate and watch the technical analysis of the charts to determine an optimal area to begin accumulating. Following the April selloff, the stock broke through the mini downtrend in late May, at which point it subsequently had a nice move upwards. I would watch the technical analysis of Apple stock and wait for a basing formation followed by break up through resistance as a signal that the next likely move would be higher.
Until then, the next product launch is not until the fall and earnings probably won?t reflect it until early in 2013. This is a long time to wait and many things could occur in the global economy that would put a damper on the stock market overall.
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Source: http://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market/should-you-buy-apple-now/
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