New findings could help improve development of drugs for addiction

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have described findings that could enable the development of more effective drugs for addiction with fewer side effects. The study showed in a combination of cell and animal studies that one active compound maintains a strong bias towards a single biological pathway, providing insight into what future drugs could look like.

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Quick Payday Cash Loans - For Paying Off Urgent Bills - Simply Living

Quick Payday Cash Loans - For Paying Off Urgent Bills

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Test driving the world's fastest production car

Autos

Robert Frank CNBC

7 hours ago

Somewhere along Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., on Thursday morning, I achieved auto nirvana.

I was driving the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, which happens to be the fastest production roadster on the planet. But with the top down and the sun shining down, it felt like a gentle morning drive?until the traffic cleared and I pressed down on the accelerator.

The 1,200 horsepower W-16 engine roared to life with a sound that I can only describe as somewhere between thunder, a lion's roar and the ghost of jazz drummer Gene Krupa. My head shot back against the seat, the wheels gripped the road and suddenly the world was passing by with a beautiful blur.

No, I didn't check the speedometer. But at that moment, the comfort, ease, and artistry of the Bugatti Vitesse suddenly became clear. I still can't fathom the $2.3 million price. But I now understand where cars end and experiences begin.

"It's beauty and the beast," said John Hill, head of sales and marketing for Bugatti North America.

(Read more: Amazing supercar experiences)

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CNBC's Robert Frank test drives the $2.3 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, the fastest production roadster on the planet.

Bugatti is making only 150 Grand Sports. Most have already been sold, and about half of the approximately 60 left will likely be Vitesses, Hill said.

But despite its price, the Vitesse is already selling quickly to super-rich collectors around the world. Hill said that most of his clients are self-made entrepreneurs, and they range in age from 23 to over 70.

More than half of them own more than one Bugatti, he said, and one customer owns at least 10.

"People get addicted," he said.

Bugatti's mission, under the ownership of the Volkswagen Group, has always been to build the best of the best. And with the Vitesse, they've certainly packed it with superlatives?fastest, most expensive, among the most exclusive. It can hit 258 mph with the top on and 254 mph with the top off.

But don't let the speed fool you. Unlike many supercars, the Vitesse is easy to drive around town at everyday speeds.

The interior is simple, clean and intuitive. The air conditioning, stereo system and on-board cameras are top notch. The ride is smooth, due to a softening of the suspension system. And the accelerator has a gradual feel, as opposed to the lightening touch, rocket-pedal feel of some cars. It gives even an average driver like myself the confidence to take it higher.

It's a weapons-grade missile and an around-town show-model all in one.

When the Volkswagen chairman set the mission for the Veyron, he asked for a car that could set speed records, do zero to 60 in under three seconds and still "drive it to the opera," Hill said.

I didn't go to the opera Thursday morning, but hearing that massive engine fire up as I rocketed down Route 9W was the auto version of an orchestra.

?By CNBC's Robert Frank. Follow him on Twitter @robtfrank.

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Sony Q1 financials: $1.2bn in game sales, Vita ignored | VG247

Thu, Aug 01, 2013 | 17:01 BST

Sony has posted its first-quarter financial report for the year, revealing the company?s numbers were relatively flat, despite a 322% increase in operating costs thanks to the impending launch of PS4.

In a hurry?

Sony?s game division earned ?117.9 ($1.2 billion) in sales for Q1 2013, down slightly from last year?s ?118 ($1.2 billion)

Operating loss saw a 322% drop year-on-year due to the production of PS4 at ?14.8 billion ($149 million).

PS3 sales hit 1.1 million units, while combined PS Vita and PSP sales hit 0.6 million.

Sony wasn?t specific, but expects its full-year figures for the year ended March 31, 2014 to rise sharply, but added that operating loss will also rise due to PS4 production and marketing.

For the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, Sony?s game business raked in ?117.9 ($1.2 billion) in sales, which is a slight dip on last year?s Q1 revenue of ?118 ($1.2 billion).

Due to the increased cost being ploughed into PS4 R&D, production and marketing, Sony?s operating income dropped 322%, resulting in a loss of ?14.8 billion ($149 million). By contrast, Q1 2012 yielded only a ?3.5 billion loss.

The site adds however, that the Q1 2012 loss wasn?t as bad due to Sony winning a Blu-Ray patent case during the period and receiving compensation.

Sony?s PS Vita handheld was notably absent from the document, while the company confirmed that sales of PS3, PS2 and PSP were down. PS3 sales hit 1.1 million for the quarter globally, while combined sales of PS Vita and PSP hit 0.6 million. However, raw PS Vita figures were nowhere to be seen on the document.

Predicitions for the financial year ending March 31, 2014, Sony expects sales to rise thanks to PS4 and operating income to drop thanks to marketing the console.

Sony shifted 64 million game units in Q1 2013 alone across physical and digital formats.

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/01/sony-q1-financials-1-2bn-in-game-sales-vita-ignored-in-report/

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Glide Tops 3.5M Downloads With Over 12 Million Seconds Of Video Shared Each Day

Glide, the video messaging app that launched on the Disrupt NY stage just a few months ago, today announced that it has reached 3.5 million downloads, with users sharing upwards of 12 million seconds of video each day. For some perspective, that's about 139 days worth of video. Those users are also watching around 15 million seconds of video each day. According to the official press release, daily active users have grown by 120 percent in July.

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Review: Chromecast packs a big punch for a low price of $35 ...

By Ron Harris/Associated Press

Atlanta: A new device from Google makes it easy to stream video from several popular services to a high-definition TV. Chromecast is tiny enough to dangle from a keychain when not in use, but it packs a big punch for a low price.

At merely $35, Chromecast is irresistible. Using your home Wi-Fi network, it streams some of your favourite shows from some of your favourite services, including Netflix and Google?s YouTube. It takes only a few minutes to set up, and the device worked flawlessly.

Chromecast joins Roku, Apple TV and several other devices meant to project Internet content onto TVs. In the early days of online video, people were content watching movies and shows on their desktop or laptop computers. But as these services become more popular and even replace cable TV in some households, there?s a greater desire to get them playing on television sets, which tend to be the largest screens in living rooms.

That?s especially true when your computer is a phone or tablet and has a smaller screen.

Google?s Chromecast is totally worth the price. AP

Chromecast, which is about the size of a thumb drive, plugs directly into the HDMI port of an HDTV. A USB cable must be inserted at the other end of the Chromecast and connected to a power source, either a wall outlet or a USB port on the TV.

It was easy to sync Chromecast with my Android phone, and it was an even nicer experience with Google?s new Nexus 7 tablet. There?s something to be said for turning my touch-screen device into a remote control for Netflix.

I watched an episode of Netflix?s original series House of Cards?in high definition without a glitch. Same goes for watching the BBC?s Empire of the Sun, a free offering from Google?s online Play store. But other titles there cost money, as does a Netflix subscription. Chromecast is merely a physical conduit to the services I?d already signed up and paid for.

Even though I already have a Netflix app on my smartphone, I had to download a Chromecast version of it, as well as the main Chromecast app from Google. That?s a one-time affair, and it?s a snap to get them up and running after the initial installation.

To watch a movie, I simply choose it from the Chromecast Netflix app. Once it?s playing on the big screen, I was able to easily pause, play and forward through my content with a swipe of the finger. ?House of Cards? continues to play even after I power off my phone completely, as the video passes through my Wi-Fi network, which remains on. I do have to turn my phone back on to regain remote control over the viewing experience.

It works similarly with Chromecast app for Google Play and YouTube.

More apps are coming. For Hulu Plus, HBO Go and other services without apps yet, it?s possible to simply stream that content on Google?s Chrome Web browser, assuming you have accounts with them. You can then have whatever is showing on the browser project onto the TV.

In practice, though, I was never able to successfully connect a desktop or a laptop computer, each running the latest version of the Chrome browser, to the Chromecast device. There are apps and browser extensions and not-fully supported operating systems that all need to be in sync to pull it off. In my tests, using two different Macs and a Windows computer, they never were.

Also, Chromecast doesn?t allow so-called ?sideloaded? content to be streamed on it. ?Sideloaded? is essentially shorthand for content that Google can?t be certain you have legally purchased and have the rights to consume. If I had gotten the Chrome browser method to work, I could have used that to view them on the big screen. But it?s easier said than done.

Plenty of devices allow much easier local content streaming. Chromecast isn?t one of them. It?s not a deal-breaker for me, though.

I suspect many people already have devices that can stream these popular services to an HD display. If you have an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, you?re already good to go. The same goes for the Roku streaming box that handles some of the same streaming apps as Chromecast, and many more. Heck, even a laptop with an HDMI output can deliver the content to an HDTV.

Unlike many of the other streaming devices, you still need a phone, tablet or regular computer to control your viewing with Chromecast. Roku?s streaming box, for instance, lets you sign into accounts, choose content and rewind video with an included remote. Roku does make a separate streaming stick, similar to Chromecast, but that works only with TVs that have a technology known as mobile high-definition links, or MHL.

For now, there are only a handful of apps currently available to use with Chromecast. But they are among the most popular Internet video services. Video from Apple?s iTunes isn?t likely to come to Chromecast any time soon, but you can expect many more to be added if the device takes off. (If you really need iTunes, you?ll need an Apple TV. Roku doesn?t have it, either.)

At $35, Chromecast is cheaper than other streaming devices, which run about $100 each. I can think of a lot of worse ways to fork over $35.

If you don?t already have a device that can stream Netflix to your HDTV, Chromecast hits the sweet spot.

Associated Press

Source: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/review-chromecast-packs-a-big-punch-for-a-low-price-of-35-1003779.html

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