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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thing to Consider Before Investing | Epou
Posted by Eta Phi Sports on Jul 24, 2012 in investing | 0 comments 
Thing to Consider before Investing
Article by Joey Wehrung
Investing means using money to buy fixed assets. when an investor decides to invest his or her money in gold, he has a reasonable desire to generate returns from that outlay. Fixed assets typically involve company shares, bonds, land and buildings, gold and other metals, factories, machinery, and so on. those assets can generate either a profit or a loss depending upon the market circumstances at the time it was bought and sold.
A savvy investor has to take into account many things prior to investing his or her capital. Commonly an investor will buy the assets when its cost is low and can make profit by selling it at the greater cost, though there are several practices for making money during the decline of an asset?s value.
An investor should always shoot for a higher level of return than his cash can earn from the current market interest rate (found at your local bank), which is thought to be safe and guaranteed. He is taking a risk while investing his money and ought to be justly compensated. An investor, for that reason has to perform a thorough judgment about the prevailing circumstances in the market before making the investment. Depending on the asset these considerations include local and international economic conditions (including political issues), industry specific concerns, a company?s leadership team, and so on. Of course there are many factors that are simply impossible to know, hence, the risk. using technical analysis software is helpful in purhasing stock.
Smart investors will not invest their own money. They will either take a loan from a financial institution, lend expertise in exchange for another investor using his money, or even mortgage a property and use that amount for the investment. Then the goal is to earn more than the interest payment that he has pay on such loans. it has been seen that some successful investors won?t even live in their own home. They will actually rent a home from someone else. The reason is that they find it is much better to invest with the money they get by selling their house. (Though there are tax advantages to owning.) An investor needs to be effective and should make wise decisions in the investment strategy, being creative and always looking for opportunities.
An additional smart approach is to generate the most returns with the least amount of money invested. one of the best ways to do this is by trading in stock options. An option trading software programwill allow you to accelerate cash inflow more so than a common stock purchase is cabable of.
One to thing to remember, it is smart to diversify the investment portfolio. Instead of investing in only one stock or property, it is prudent to have different forms of investments. The justification lies in the unpredictable future troubles in the world economic marketplace. it is uncertain whether an investment will yield income or not. If a single investment is profitable, no worries. But if it loses money than the investor has to suffer it for the whole amount he dedicated to the one asset. in the case of investments in multiple stocks, it is logical that not all of them will suffer losses. in a properly diversified portfolio, if some assets generate negative returns, others will produce profit.
If you?re interested in discussing more about option trading software, visit this website where the author shares insights from his experience that will help you be more profitable in your investments. You can find the website at: http://www.understandingoptionstrading.com/
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Who Is Hollywood's Most Valuable Movie Star?
If we had asked you a decade ago who the most valuable actor in Hollywood would be in 2012, chances are you wouldn't have said Robert Downey Jr. But nowadays, it's no surprise at all that RDJ has topped Vulture's list of the 100 actors and actresses who deliver the most bang for the buck to movie studios.
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19-what-the-internet-is-doing-to-our-brains-podcast - Michael Hyatt
In this episode, I talk about what the Internet is doing to our brains. I summarize and then respond to an article in the July 2012 issue of Newsweek called ?Tweets, Texts, E-mail and Posts: Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy??
I read the Newsweek article on my vacation while I was offline. I found it very disturbing. Here are some of the highlights:
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- A few years ago, people were ridiculed for suggesting that the Internet was having a negative impact on our minds. But now the proof is starting to stack up.
?The first good, peer-reviewed research is emerging, and the picture is much gloomier than the trumpet blasts of Web utopians have allowed. The current incarnation of the Internet?portable, social, accelerated, and all-pervasive?may be making us not just dumber or lonelier but more depressed and anxious, prone to obsessive-compulsive and attention-deficit disorders, even outright psychotic. Our digitized minds can scan like those of drug addicts, and normal people are breaking down in sad and seemingly new ways.?
- The problem is that we are continuously connected. Thanks to smart phones and other technologies, we have almost become cyborgs?creatures that are half human, half machine.
- Here are some interesting facts from the article:
- On average, American stare at some type of computer screen for eight hours a day.
- When President Obama ran for office last time, the iPhone had yet to be launched.
- Now smart phones outnumber regular ones. More than a third of users get online BEFORE they even get out of bed.
- The average person, regardless of age, sends or receives about 400 text messages a month?four times the 2007 number.
- The average teen processes an astounding 3,700 texts a month, double the 2007 figure.
- Again, quoting from the article,
?Altogether the digital shifts of the last five years call to mind a horse that has sprinted out from underneath its rider, dragging the person who once held the reins. No one is arguing for some kind of Amish future. But the research is now making it clear that the Internet is not ?just? another delivery system. It is creating a whole new mental environment, a digital state of nature where the human mind becomes a spinning instrument panel, and few people will survive unscathed.?
- New brain scan technology shows that our brains are being rewired. Heavy web users have fundamentally altered prefrontal cortexes. The brains of Internet addicts, it turns out, look like the brains of drug and alcohol addicts. Even worse, Chinese researchers have shown that our grey matter?the part of the brain responsible for processing of speech, memory, motor control, emotion, sensory, and other information?is shrinking or atrophying.
- Numerous studies show that the more a person hangs out online the worse they are likely to feel. Web use often displaces sleep, exercise, and face-to-face exchanges, all of which can lead to loneliness, a sense of isolation, and depression.
So, as I said, I found this article very disturbing. I think you can see why. Gail and I had several long conversations about this and how we might respond. There are three possible responses:
- Withdrawal. You just ?Go Amish,? delete your social media accounts, and swear off the Internet.
- Immersion. You shrug your shoulders, give up, and keep marching with the lemmings right over the cliff.
- Moderation. You become intentional about your Internet usage, understanding that it?s a double-edged sword.
I don?t think focusing on what you are NOT going to do works very well. On my vacation, I read a very helpful book called, Living into Focus by Arthur Boers, which basically builds on the work of Albert Borgmann, a scholar at the University of Montana who has written extensively on the role of technology in our lives.
Both of these men talk about cultivating specific focal practices. I have written on similar practices under the rubric of disciplines of the heart.
Having reflected on it for a few weeks, I believe you can enjoy the benefits of the Internet while avoiding many of the dangers by practicing five positive disciplines:
- The discipline of rest.
- The discipline of reflection.
- The discipline of reading.
- The discipline of relationships.
- The discipline of recreation.
I don?t think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater, but we do need to be intentional. We need to build these five practices into our daily routine.
Listener Questions
- Aaron McHugh asked, ?Can you speak to the traps and pitfalls of social media as it relates to seeking personal validation??
- Andrew Mason asked, ?Where?s the line? How much Internet engagement is too much??
- KC asked, ?How can we help our kids navigate social media as they grow up??
- Paul McGuire asked, ?How can we meet our tribe members expectation of near-instant engagement and still maintain a healthy level of social media usage??
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YATT. - Also, I have signed an exclusive speaking representation agreement with Premiere Speakers Bureau in Nashville. I am only accepting 50 speaking engagements a year, but I have a few open dates left this fall. If you are interested in discussing the possibility of having me speak to your company, conference, or special event, please visit my Speaking page.
- Finally, if you are ready to get serious about building your platform and taking your blogging to the next level, you can?t do better than launching a self-hosted WordPress blog. I have just produced a free screencast called ?How to Setup a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 20 Minutes or Less.? This short video will take you through the process step-by-step. Trust me, anyone can do this. In the last ten days, I?ve had over 100 people use this video to launch their blog.
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Question: What suggestions do you have for better managing your time on the Internet?? You can leave a comment by clicking here. Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are ?affiliate links.? This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission?s 16 CFR, Part 255: ?Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.?Source: http://michaelhyatt.com/19-what-the-internet-is-doing-to-our-brains-podcast.html
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Fatherhood Matters: Camp Akeela - Drop Off Day
Today D started his 24 day stay at Camp Akeela.? Camp Akeela is designed for Asperger's kids and targets help improve their social skills.? I am hopeful this is a wonderful learning opportunity for D.? To learn, have fun, make friends, and lay a foundation to become the best person he can be.? He seemed to be excited for the camp.
As for me, I am excited for him too.? Below that excitement simmers a nervousness for my son.?
My son being on his own for the first time.? How will he cope?? If he gets scared at night who will be there to soothe him?? Who will help him? Will he fit in?? Will he make friends?? Will others make fun of him?? Take advantage of him?? I know I can't protect him forever and D lets me know that every day.? But the Dad in me wants him here, home with me.? Safe from the world.
I know this is a leap for D.?? A leap for me too.? We received a call tonight telling us that D was doing well.? However he did have some moments where he was sad.? He told them he missed his family.? That crushed me.? The funny thing is on the way home from Vermonth all of his siblings expressed how they missed him too.? Even little A.? That touched me too - we recognized a cog in our family circle was missing.
On day 1 of this journey I am hopeful for a change in D in the coming weeks.? I am hopeful for a change in me too - learning to be a Dad of a growing 10 year old boy.? Lets see where this journey of emotions takes us over the next 24 days.? I'll chronicle it daily and will look for support through prayer and my social network community.
Source: http://fatherhoodmatters.blogspot.com/2012/07/camp-akeela-drop-off-day.html
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Real Wedding: Vintage England, II
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My sister?s ceremony was held at the Richmond-upon-Thames registry office. A small room in a historic house, the ceremony had just 40 guests in attendance. The service is very simple, bridesmaids and groomsmen sit with guests. The bride and groom also sit at the registrar?s desk. During the ceremony the license is signed ?by the best man and maid of honor. After that, the couple and all the guests stand as the wording before the kiss is said. And afterwards, the couple gets showered with confetti as they leave the office. I love, love this tradition!
Post-ceremony we took portraits, some more traditional, some less so (we had to bring some westside style to this shindig).
Tracy & Mark continued with photos while we headed to the reception. I?m absolutely in love with their wedding portrait by the Thames by Kirsten of Beaux Arts. My mom had brought wellies from the US and they just happened to match her wedding dress perfectly. Mark, of course, wore a traditional morning suit.
My sister, like me, opted to go with a short wedding dress. She paired it with a classic birdcage veil and some Badgley Mischka heels. You can see more of the wedding right here on Snippet & Ink!
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One family's Olympic odyssey from Norway to London
Jim Seida / NBC News
Svein Bergheim leads his family through the streets of North London on Monday. They were on their way to Box Hill, about 19 miles south-west of the U.K. capital, to watch the Olympic men's road race event.
By Jim Seida, NBC News
LONDON -- Even in the chaos that is typical London traffic, it?s easy to spot the Bergheim family. They?re the ones pedaling bicycles adorned with Norwegian flags. Behind each bike is a trailer laden down with everything from a satellite dish, television and portable generator to stacks of reindeer pelts. ??
?My average uphill speed is two to four kilometers (1.2 miles to 2.5 miles) per hour,? says 50-year-old Svein, who?s leading his family on what could only be called an odyssey?so they can cheer their countrymen on in the men?s road race on July 28. Svein?s bike and trailer weighs 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds).
?We went by boat from Norway to Denmark,? Svien?s wife?Elisabeth, 43, told NBCNews.com. ?Then we drove to Esbjerg and took the ferry for?18 hours to Harwich (England).? That?s where Svien and Elisabeth, along with their 13-year-old daughter, Ida, and their 8-year-old son, Magnus, started pedaling toward London. That was four days and more than?90 miles ago.
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An impatient taxi driver forces Elisabeth Bergheim and daughter Ina into the street while laying on the horn.
The Bergheims found themselves in a swell of taxis, motorcycles and double-decker buses as they navigated their way through North London to their hotel. ?It?s very scary,? says Ida, pronounced ?Eeda?. ?Big trucks pass and I get the wind in my face.? Soon after, as Ida spins to keep up with her family as they pass through a yellow then red light, a driver piloting a taxi covered in Great Britain?s colors steps on the gas while standing on the horn in a mock ?I?m going to run you over!? move. Welcome to London.
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While this might seem like the adventure of a lifetime to most, it?s pretty standard fare for the Bergheims. They?ve been to several Tour de France races, and Svein and Ida were in Vancouver for the last Winter Olympics. ?He gave me this trip for our 20th anniversary,? says Elisabeth. "But maybe we?ll get divorced when we?re finished.??
Jim Seida / NBC News
Svein Bergheim stops to check directions to a hotel on his phone. His family's odyssey has taken them more than 500 miles by boat, car, ferry and now bicycle to be part of the Olympic Games.
Their plan is to set up camp near Box Hill, the site of the cycling road race events. They will be hard to miss, what with half-a-dozen Norwegian flags blowing in the wind while they watch live coverage of the event that they?ll be pulling down with their satellite dish and sending to their television. They won?t get to see the event live as it?s sold out and they don?t have tickets.?
Jim Seida / NBC News
In addition to a generator, satellite dish and television, the Bergheims are traveling with reindeer skins to help keep them warm while camping. Here they're pedaling along a special Olympic lane in North London. The lanes, designed to speed Olympic athletes and officials through London's thick traffic, will be closed even to bicyclists beginning Wednesday.
?It?s a game, it?s for fun!? says Elisabeth, ?It?s (the Olympics) an event for the children and we want them to experience it in a fun way, not with all the security and everything.?
Lit by the sun's rays in Greece, the Olympic torch takes a 70-day, 8,000 mile trip to London for the 2012 summer Games.
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