Writing on Facebook makes users reflect upon their actions, helping them understand and improve themselves, a new study has concluded. Social networking sites can be a form of self-therapy, said researchers from Queensland University of Technology in Australia. “Social networking sites invite people constantly to share their thoughts and actions with others, confess their wrongdoings and highlight their achievements,” said Dr Theresa Sauter of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) at QUT. “This turns these sites into tools for self-reflection. It’s like keeping a diary, but it’s more public, frequent and up-to-date.…
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Maverick striker Mario Balotelli has been fined €10 000 for making a provocative gesture to rival Cagliari supporters after scoring against them in AC Milan’s 2-1 win on Sunday. Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal said Balotelli had “angered the crowd with a provocative and insulting gesture” after claiming the equaliser from a free kick. Balotelli was also booked for the eighth time this season over the incident and will miss Milan’s next league game at home to Torino through accumulated yellow cards. The 23-year-old has already served a three-match ban this season after being sent off for insulting match officials at…
Italian football great Andrea Pirlo was named Serie A player of the 2012/13 season on Monday by his fellow players. The 34-year-old Juventus playmaker – a pivotal player in the Italy side that won the 2006 World Cup and is set for another appearance in the finals in Brazil later this year – said the award meant extra because it came from his fellow players. The former Brescia, Inter Milan and AC Milan star – nicknamed ‘Mozart’ by the Juventus fans for his supreme talent – was also named in the team of the season. “The fact the vote was…
Uganda coach Micho Sredojevic is not receiving well news of Cranes playing preliminaries to negotiate their way to next year’s Orange Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. According to guidelines approved at a Caf executive meeting in Cape Town, South Africa last Friday, the top 21 seeded teams out of the 51 countries that will take part in the qualifiers will go directly to group stage in September. Not for Uganda, though. Ranked 26th with 6.5 pts because of poor performance in qualifiers for 2012, 2013 Afcon and the 2014 World Cup, Uganda and the rest outside 21 top seeded…
Microsoft is renaming its cloud storage service “OneDrive” after British broadcaster BSkyB took issue with its former name, “SkyDrive.” The two sides settled the dispute last July for undisclosed financial terms after British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC won an initial case in a British court. Microsoft said the change would be made soon but didn’t give a date. While the rebranding doesn’t involve a change to the service’s logo – two blue clouds on a white background – it does bring the name more in line with other company brands. Last July, Microsoft re-organized its corporate structure to focus on providing…
Uganda will make do with preliminaries to negotiate their way to the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. This follows a Caf executive meeting held on Friday last week in Cape Town, South Africa and it will see Cranes play their preliminaries in May. According to the guidelines, out of the 51 countries that will take part in the qualifiers, the top 21 teams listed on Caf seeding list will go directly to group stage. Uganda, ranked 26th with 6.5 pts because of poor performance in qualifiers for 2012, 2013 Afcon and the 2014 World Cup, and the rest will…
By Gloria Haguma This is the one trend that I would definitely say I have missed trying on. Not because I don’t want to, but because I have been blessed with some extra body flesh, that would best neb kept under wraps. Anyway the cropped top is one way to come off sexy with some flesh on show. The trend can be tried on with a matching top and skirt look. And do not be deceived. This look is not trashy. You can pull it off and come off looking very elegant. If you feel a little hesitant, then you…
Google is allegedly planning to axe its Nexus brand in 2015. Analyst Eldar Murtazin claims that the line of affordable yet powerful devices will be dropped next year as the web giant focuses on its Google Play Edition range. “Nexus line by Google is over in 2015. Yes – this line will be replaced by Play Edition,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that the Play Edition range will also be rebranded. Current Play Edition smartphones run a stock version of Android, free of pre-installed extras from third-party manufacturers, and are generally more expensive than standard models. Sources have claimed that manufacturers dislike…
Justin Bieber will reportedly no longer face DUI and drag racing charges. According to state records via the Miami-Dade County Court Clerk’s website, Bieber will now face just one charge of resisting arrest without a license. The documents show that the 19-year-old was released from jail on a bail of $2,500, following his arrest on Thursday (January 23). Bieber is expected to attend his next hearing at 8.30am local time today (January 27). Meanwhile, the singer’s management is also said to be launching an investigation into “inconsistencies” in the police claims, according to The Mirror. Justin Bieber was arrested last week at 4.19am driving a yellow…