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Wednesday, 26 October 2016

How to Deal With Emotionally Needy People

Do you know someone who always seems to request a lot of your time and attention? Do you wish you could just run away and hide from this person or cut them off altogether? It feels good to be needed, but some people take it too far. If you’re not careful, emotionally needy people can drain you of your time, sanity, and emotional energy. These resources are just too precious to freely give away. If you are currently dealing with someone who is emotionally draining you, you’ll need to do something about it before you burn out (or act out). Sometimes people will demand more from you emotionally than you are able — or desire — to give. It could be someone who wants to be your friend, but you don’t feel like he or she would be a good fit for you. Or it could be someone who is romantically interested, but you are either not ready for a relationship or are not interested in a relationship with that particular individual. You could even be in a casual romantic relationship with someone who wants to get more serious, so he or she constantly calls and texts and pushes for more intimacy and reassurance, but you don’t want to move in that direction just yet.
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Coke revenues continue to lose their fizz

Coca-Cola's global revenues slid 7% in the three months to September as consumers kept the lid on fizzy drinks. The fall to $10.6bn (£8.67bn) was the sixth consecutive quarterly decline in revenue for the world's biggest soft drinks company. The Latin America and Europe, Middle East and Africa regions both posted a 4% slide in sales, although North America had 3% growth and Asia rose 4%.

Water and sports drinks helped drive a 3% rise in still beverage sales. Net profit also fell 28% to $1.05bn (£859m) in the quarter. Both revenue and profits were slightly better than analysts had expected, helping shares to rise almost 1% in New York to $42.88. The stock is flat for the year to date. Volume sales of carbonated drinks such as Sprite, Fanta and Coca-Cola Zero were behind the 3% rise in North America to $2.66bn, while Diet Coke sales fell.

HIV Patient Zero cleared by science

One of the most demonised patients in history - Gaetan Dugas - has been convincingly cleared of claims he spread HIV to the US, say scientists. Mr Dugas, a homosexual flight attendant, gained legendary status in the history of HIV/Aids when he became known as Patient Zero. But a study, in the journal Nature, showed he was just one of thousands of infected people in the 1970s. It also showed New York was a crucial hub for the spread of the virus. Aids only started to be recognised in 1981 when unusual symptoms started appearing in gay men. But researchers were able to look further back in time by analysing stored blood samples, some of them containing HIV, from hepatitis trials in the 1970s. The team at the University of Arizona developed a new method to reconstruct the genetic code of the virus in those patients. And after screening 2,000 samples from New York and San Francisco, the researchers were able to get eight complete HIV genetic codes.

Mosquito army released in Zika fight in Brazil & Colombia

Scientists are planning to release an army of millions of modified mosquitoes in areas of Brazil and Colombia. They say the unusual approach is an attempt to provide "revolutionary protection" against mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and chikungunya. The mosquitoes are infected with a bug called Wolbachia which reduces their ability to spread viruses to people. The $18m dollar project is funded by an international team of donors, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Google halts Fiber rollout in some U.S. cities

Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is halting the rollout of its much-talked about high-speed internet service, Google Fiber, in some cities in the United States.The company's Google Access division, which provides the service, said its chief executive, Craig Barratt, would step down but stay on as an adviser. The division will also lay off some employees in some cities where the service is not fully operational, it said in a blog post on Tuesday, but did not provide further details. (bit.ly/2dIhsc9)

Tech news website Ars Technica reported, citing a source familiar with the matter, that the division would lay off about 9 percent of its staff. Google had been expanding the service, which promises Internet speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second, in several cities in the United States.

Microsoft launches first desktop, Windows update with 3D features

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday unveiled its first-ever desktop computer and a free update to its Windows operating system that allows edits using 3D simulations, in hopes of reinvigorating its computing business. The Windows 10 Creators Update, coming in early 2017, lets mobile devices scan an object on all sides so it can rotate 360 degrees in a photograph. It also allows for three-dimensional graphics in Microsoft's popular PowerPoint presentation software, and a new "Paint 3D" application allows edits in 3D simulations. Sales for Microsoft's computing business have declined since 2015. With the new features, Microsoft is hoping to stand out from the pack and win over creative types who have long preferred products from rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O).

Tesla reports first quarterly profit in more than three years

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) reported its first quarterly net profit in more than three years on Wednesday as record deliveries helped to offset rising expenses related to next year's roll-out of the company's mass-market Model 3 sedan. Tesla, led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, recorded net income of $21.9 million, or 14 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of $229.9 million, or $1.78 per share, a year earlier. Tesla, which went public in 2010, had not made a net quarterly profit since the first quarter of 2013.