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The New Year Brings New, and Possibly Less Competitive Shorting Opportunities

2009-01-02 19:35:31| Safehaven

Happy New Year all! With the new year comes the possibility of a strong bear market rally, which brings with it the potential to profit from the same companies whose fundamentals and macro situation led them to be profitable short candidates in 2008.

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Next week brings us earnings from Bed Bath & Beyond and Texas Industries

2009-01-02 16:42:00| SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations

This is a weekly feature that provides you a peek at the major economic and earnings announcements for the week ahead.Economic Calendar for the Week of January 5:The economic calendar picks up this week after a few quiet weeks on the Street...(Read More)

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DIY home automation system brings back the lost art of flashlight control

2008-12-30 22:03:00| Engadget

ZigBee and other home automation technologies may be all well and good if you want to keep things practical and whatnot, but if you're the more adventuresome type, you may want to take after Instructables member leevonk, who's pieced together this slightly unwieldy contraption. At the heart of the system is a webcam, a flashlight, and some photoresistors that detect changes in brightness on the screen they're so elegantly affixed to. To change that brightness, you simply shine the flashlight at the area the webcam is pointed to, which relays the image back to the aforementioned PC via Yahoo Messenger which, in turn, activates a series of motors that can be used to perform a variety of tasks. Practical? Not exactly. But it is inexpensive, and it sure is more fun than a couple of mouse clicks. Head on past the break to check it out in action.[Via Hacked Gadgets] Continue reading DIY home automation system brings back the lost art of flashlight controlFiled under: Misc. GadgetsDIY home automation system brings back the lost art of flashlight control originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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