Wise Words for You

Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL)  $1 trillion valuation is at risk, and it’s all thanks to one decision made during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. It wasn’t that the company’s numbers were bad. They were actually better than expected. For the quarter, Apple said it earned $2.91 per share on revenue of $62.9 billion. Analysts were looking for $2.78 earnings per share on revenue of $61.4 billion. The problem lies with partly with the iPhone, and the lack of sales thereof. Last quarter, Apple only sold 46.9 million iPhones versus expectations for 48.4 million. In the same quarter last year, Apple sold 46.8 million iPhones. In fact, declining smartphone sales have become a serious problem for Apple. So much so that the company announced that it would no longer breakout unit device sales in 2019. Apple played up the move as necessary as the company shifts toward becoming more services oriented. Indeed, services revenue rose to its highest level ever at $9....

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, coworker, longlost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger) but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straigh...

  Throughout the years I have had many mentors who have influenced my life, both dead and live, in the soul (mind) and body areas of my life, but there is only one who has also significantly impacted me in the spiritual area of my life. In this secular world many people tend to forget that we are a triune being – spirit, soul and body, and that we need to tend each area that constitutes our life in order to live a full, balanced and successful life. So let me introduce you to, in my opinion, the giant amongst mentors, taken from the most popular and best selling motivational book ever written. This is not about religion. This is about real life lessons that can be applied to your life in an instant, and I highly recommend that you take them and apply them to your life immediately. Below are 12 powerful quotations from Christ Jesus with additional commentary from myself. 1. To Serve Is To Be Great “Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.” Here is the se...

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has pulled the plug on its struggling A380 superjumbo, which entered service just 12 years ago. Airbus said last deliveries of the world's largest passenger aircraft, which cost about $25bn (£19.4bn) to develop, would be made in 2021. The decision comes after Emirates, the largest A380 customer, cut its order. The A380 faced fierce competition from smaller, more efficient aircraft and has never made a profit. What has prompted Airbus' decision? The A380's future had been in doubt for several years as orders dwindled. But in a statement on Thursday, Airbus said the "painful" decision to end production was made after Emirates reduced its latest order. The Dubai-based airline is cutting its overall A380 fleet size from 162 to 123. Emirates said it would take delivery of 14 further A380s over the next two years, but has also ordered 70 of Airbus' smaller A330 and A350 models. "Emirates has been a staunch s...

Things change constantly. Loved ones die; jobs end, as do relationships. People get promoted, couples bond in marriage, and babies are born. Guess what? The positive changes can be as hard to adapt to as the negative ones. Here are some tips on adjusting to change, both good and bad, to help make life easier. When a good change appears, accept it with grace. You may not believe you deserve it, or you just may not be ready for it, but the only way to move forward and get the most out of it is to embrace the positivity, however it shows up. When a negative change is looming, start looking for alternatives before it actually happens, if you can. For example, if you know your company is in trouble and you are hearing things that are making you insecure, don’t wait to get laid off, but start looking for another job. Even if your current position isn’t changed, you will have gained valuable experience and maybe a better gig. Change is constant, so we usually don’...

Transport for London have announced that modified Class 378 electric trains are to be used temporarily on London Overground's Gospel Oak to Barking line.   Class 378 units will be modified and shortened to four coaches to run on  the Gospel Oak to Barking line The Mayor for London Sadiq Khan has also secured a month's free travel from the manufacturer Bombardier Transportation for when the new trains enter service.  Deliveries of Class 710's have been delayed The 378's are to be put in place to accommodate for the delays, which the new 'Class 710' electric trains which are not yet ready, have caused. TfL said that it, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for London are continuing to press Bombardier to deliver a fully operating new train as soon as possible. The modified electric trains will be four-car vehicles and will be active until the 'Class 710' trains are ready for passenger service. Three existing electric 'Class 378'...