U.S. Stock Futures Rise on China, Earnings

By Johanna Bennett

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected blue chip earnings and China?s efforts to avoid a hard landing for its slowing economy.

About 30 minutes before the opening bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.25% to 15,529 and those for the Standard &Poor?s 500 index climbed 0.13% to 1,692.5. Nasdaq futures rose 0.12% to 3,051.

On Monday, the S&P 500 index closed at yet another all-time high and the Dow closed within three points of its record high, despite disappointing results from Dow component McDonald?s (MCD)

The S&P 500 is up 15% so far this year.

Asian markets rose, led by a 2% jump in China?s Shanghai Composite Index after the state-run Beijing News reported that Premier Li Keqiang said China?s economic growth can?t be allowed to slip below 7%. China will stick to itsmonetary policy, but will take decisive measures to support reasonable infrastructure and social welfare investment and develop the export sector, service industry and small firms, Li was quoted on Monday as saying.

Japan?s Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.8% after the Japanese government hiked its economic outlook.

European shares climbed Tuesday, hitting seven-week highs amid?deal activity sparking a sharp rally in telecoms stocks.

In the U.S, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is on tap to release its May home-price index. Figures are expected to show a rise of 0.8% on the month. Recent housing-market reports have been disappointing with?housing starts and existing-home sales dropping?unexpectedly in June.

A reading on manufacturing activity in the Richmond region is due out at 10 a.m.

August gold futures pulled back 0.4% to $1,330 an ounce. On Monday, futures climbed 3.3% to settle at a one-month high. September crude oil futures fell 0.8% to $106.11 a barrel. The dollar edged higher against the euro and the yen.

But undoubtedly, the spotlight today is on corporate earnings, with major technology companies like Apple (AAPL) due to report after the bell. Apple shares were up 0.3% t at $427.51 in premarket trade.

U.S. insurer Travelers (TRV) posted an 85% rise in quarterly profit, helped by lower disaster losses. The stock jumped 1.4% to $86.65 in premarket trade.

Netflix (NFLX) shares fell 4% to $251.44 in premarket trade. On Monday afternoon, the online-entertainment firm reported disappointing subscriber growth.

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted a smaller quarterly profit as customers chose slower, cheaper shipping services. The company lowered earnings expectations earlier this month.

DuPont (DD) shares climbed 4% in early trading after the chemical producer reported a drop in second quarter earnings and said it was considering a spinoff or potential sale of its performance-chemical business.

United Technologies (UTX) reported quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates, and Lockheed Martin (LMT) gained 2.9% after an earnings beat.

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Source: http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2013/07/23/u-s-stock-futures-rise-on-china-earnings/?mod=BOLBlog

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Batista Talks About His Role In Guardians of the Galaxy

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Posted by Joseph Lee?on 07.22.2013

He cried when he got it...

Dave Bautista is on the cover of today's USA Today for his role as Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Mick Foley congratulated him. He wrote on Twitter: "Very happy to see @DaveBautista on the cover of @USAToday. I admire people, who - sink or swim - take the plunge into new waters."

Bautista was part of this year's San Diego Comic-Con with the rest of the cast of the film in a surprise panel. During the panel, he said: "I'm still to the point where I go to set every day and I can't believe I got this job."

He also said he fought hard for the role and broke down crying when he got it. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said Bautista will "freak people out" when they see him in the movie.

Meanwhile, IGN.com has released a video of Bautista and Michael Rooker talking about the film.

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I?m? frequently asked about my favorite things to do on the North Fork, and my? answers almost always revolve around the water. Whether? you prefer the Great Peconic Bay or the Long Island Sound, you can get to both? in minutes. Here?s how I recommend spending the day.

Peconic Water? Sports: Calling all water sport novices, vacationers, and thrill? seekers: Peconic Water Sports offers waterskiing, wakeboarding, surfing, and? tubing right off the Greenport dock. Contact proprietor and coach Joey Flotteron? to learn more.?102 Main St., 609-937-9801 The Giving? Room: With morning, afternoon, and evening classes, you can always? find time to reconnect with yourself at this Southold yoga studio, which also? features a juice bar. Most notable are instructor Jessica Bellafatto?s stand-up? paddleboard yoga classes?a great way to cool off and get a work out. Contact? proprietors Paula DiDonato and Judy Teeven to learn more. 56215 Main Road,? Southold, 765-6670 Strong?s Water Club & Marina: Here you can rent a boat for the day and even? purchase the vessel if you so please. Not only that, you can enjoy one of Pace?s? Dockside?s signature cocktails in their saltwater pool, or grab a tasty bite to? eat. 225 Wickham Ave., Mattituck, 298-4739

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U.S.-led trade talks gain heft, complexity as Japan joins

By Stuart Grudgings

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Japan joined U.S.-led trade talks on Tuesday, adding its weight to a pact that covers two-fifths of the world economy but raising further doubt over whether negotiators can prise open sensitive sectors such as farm goods and state-linked firms.

Tokyo's entry, which takes to 12 the number of countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is a key plank of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to shake up Japan's economy and return it to growth after years of stagnation.

His "Abenomics" agenda won a further mandate on Sunday when his coalition won a strong majority in a parliamentary election.

A major goal of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, the TPP aims to tear down barriers in areas such as government procurement and set standards for workers' rights, environmental protection and intellectual property rights.

But it faces tough resistance in several countries, including communist Vietnam and Malaysia, where state-linked enterprises and selective handouts of government contracts are entrenched and politically sensitive.

Japan's entry adds another layer of complexity.

"They'll come up with some agreement, but whether it will be as deep as they want it to be is another question," said Jayant Menon, a senior economist at the Asian Development Bank.

"Malaysia and Vietnam will never agree to the rules they want on state-owned enterprises."

Japan, which joins the talks in Kota Kinabalu city ahead of Abe's visit this week to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, is putting its heavily protected agriculture sector up for negotiations.

Joining the TPP would account for about two-thirds of the potential gross domestic product increase brought about by "Abenomics", according to J.P. Morgan.

But even after Abe's resounding election victory he will remain under pressure from his conservative, ruling Liberal Democratic Party to resist U.S. calls for Japan to slash high tariffs. U.S. lawmakers stressed last week they want a deal that opens Japan to U.S. autos, farm products and insurance firms.

TOUGH RESISTANCE

Japanese sources close to the talks said the government had yet to see the TPP texts and would only use the Malaysia round to assess the direction of talks on areas such as farm tariffs.

"There is no doubt Japan will have to lower the tariffs at least," said one source, adding that it could also agree to phase out tariffs over a long period and seek exemptions.

"Of course, the government will consider some kind of measures to support the agriculture industry."

Hopes of finalizing the deal by October, when Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Indonesia, have faded. Government sources say the end of this year or some time in 2014 is now more realistic.

The pact is part of a U.S. strategic shift under Obama to focus more economic and military resources on Asia and balance China's rise. Beijing has said it is studying joining the TPP, which currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, and Brunei.

Some of the TPP's goals have met opposition, with critics calling the pact secretive and warning it could restrict freedoms in order to fight digital piracy and reduce access to crucial medicines by extending drug patent protections.

In the run-up to the current round, Malaysia's influential former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad railed against the TPP, saying it would be a surrender to big U.S. corporations.

"This is another attempt by America to let their huge corporations penetrate the markets of the small countries, in particular, government procurements," he wrote this month.

Trade-dependent Malaysia has said the TPP is crucial for expanding its export markets, predicting an extra 10 percent of its trade would have preferential treatment under the deal.

Malaysia has already won protection in some crucial sectors, including government procurement and defense, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. But there has been limited progress in other sensitive areas, including state-owned firms.

"That's an area where there is currently very little movement," said the source. (Additional reporting by Kaori Kaneko in Tokyo and Doug Palmer in Washington; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-led-trade-talks-gain-heft-complexity-japan-073116269.html

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SwiftKey Cloud syncs your keyboard profile, includes trending phrases (video)

Here's something we've all been wanting for some time. SwiftKey Cloud is launching today with a bunch of new functionality including -- you guessed it -- cloud backup and synchronization across multiple devices. By keeping your keyboard profile and settings online, you no longer have to re-teach Swiftkey your typing habits if you upgrade to a new tablet or lose your phone. Trending phrases is another new feature which analyses relevant and localized phrases that are trending on social networks and other media and adds them daily to the keyboard's vocabulary. It supports US / UK English and eleven other languages at launch, with more coming in the future. Finally, SwiftKey Cloud makes its easier than before to personalize your keyboard by connecting it with your GMail, Facebook, Twitter and now Yahoo! mail accounts. We've been using the beta for about a day now and everything's working as advertised. Check out the gallery below, then it the break for the promo video and PR.

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Community rallies around Burford hall project

BURFORD - Plans to construct a new community hall at the Burford fairgrounds are bringing together residents.

"The community has really rallied behind this," Teresa Jones, a director of the Burford Agricultural Society and Fairgrounds, said Sunday at a free family fun day event.

"All week, people have been coming by the fairgrounds to see what's happening and they've all been very supportive

"This is something the community needs and wants. And, for those of us on the board of directors, the support is important because it validates what we've been doing."

She made the comments as about 3,000 people - mostly families - wandered about the fairgrounds taking in the sights and sounds on Sunday. Although the event was free, people could donate to the hall project. About $12,000 was raised, said Jones, noting that more donations were promised.

Sponsored by Cathcart Auto Parts, the event included monster trucks and trick riders, as well as displays featuring the Burford Tractor Club and Ohsweken Speedway.

"The people from Cathcart Auto have been terrific," Jones said. "This is something they wanted to do and we've received a lot of support from a lot of other people and organizations as well.

"Everyone seems to realize the importance of a new hall to the community and everyone wants to be a part of it."

The agricultural society has been part of the community since 1858.

The previous pavilion, built in 1950, required extensive upgrades to meet provincial standards. It was torn down last week. Construction of the new hall is expected to begin next week

Plans call for new hall to be completed in time for the Burford fall fair, which takes place on the Thanksgiving weekend.

The hall has been a big part of the community, said Jones, adding that it is used by numerous community groups.

Last month, Brant County council supported providing a $50,000 loan to help get the project off the ground. Plans call for the construction of a new 7,000-square-foot building for $700,000. As of last month, pledges of about $500,000 in cash and in-kind assistance had come in.

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Source: http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/07/21/family-fun-day-in-burford-draws-3000

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Move like an octopus: Underwater propulsion from a 3-D printer

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Octopods, which are also known as octopuses or squid, generally move along the ocean floor with their eight arms, they flee by swimming head-first, in line with the principles of propulsion. When the mollusk does this, water is taken into its mantle, which is then closed by contracting sphincter muscles. The water is then squirted back out at a high pressure through a funnel. The resulting propulsion pushes the octopus forward in the opposite direction. By changing the position of the funnel, the octopus can precisely steer its direction of travel. For researchers this intelligent propulsion principle served as a role model for the development of an underwater propulsion system.

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