Amazon’s Kindle e-book readers are generally hot holiday items, so let’s explore the various differences between the three available models.
There’s the new $199+Kindle Voyage, the $119+ Kindle Paperwhite and the $79+ standard Kindle to choose from. Here’s a closer look at what you’re getting.
ScreenSize
Choosing by screen size is easy since they’re all six inches diagonally. Things change once we dig into resolutions and lighting technology.
Resolution
The Kindle Voyage has the best screen, with a 300 pixels-per-inch resolution.
Best Phones for Kids Thatll Give Parents Peace of Mind
Phones have become such an indispensable part of our daily lives, it’s hard to remember what we did without them. But one of the many side effects of our being joined at the hip with our phones is that our kids are asking for their own at a younger and younger age. While you likely—and correctly—have some reservations about this, there are also a whole bunch of advantages to your child having a phone, especially if they’re old enough to be going out unsupervised.
Books: Queeg's Predecessor | TIME
THE CAPTAIN CALLED IT MUTINY (236 pp.)—Frederic F. Van de Water—Ives Washburn ($3.50). On Dec. 1, 1842, the U.S. brig-of-war Somers was wallowing through the long mid-Atlantic rollers under balmy skies, four days’ sail from the Virgin Islands. Converted into a training ship, the brig was on her way home from what had begun ten weeks earlier as a routine cruise. But a terror unique in the U.S. Navy’s history had mocked routine.
Boston Market: Restaurant Chain Will Push New Health-Focused Ads
The once-bankrupt rotisserie chicken chain has been slowly gaining steam and plans to launch a new, health-focused ad campaign.
In the past 20 years, only five restaurants have seen their stock prices double on their first day of trading. One restaurant chain that went public in the early 1990s outperformed them all, besting Chipotle, Shake Shack, and Noodles & Co.
Believe it or not, that chain was rotisserie chicken maker Boston Market.
Business & Finance: Socony-Vacuum Merger
In 1909 Standard Oil Co. of New York sold 92% of the petroleum products used in New York and New England. Last “year it sold 23%. Instead of gloomily contemplating this loss of dominance, last week Socony gladly told about it. The reason: to show the U. S. Government that oil conditions have vastly changed since the old Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey was dissolved in 1911, that Socony and Vacuum Oil Co.
Diva spotted kissing, making out with backup dancer at the beach [Photos]
The singer was spotted kissing and making out with her back up dancer, Bryan Tanaka, on a beach in Hawaii on Monday, November 27, 2016. The diva and the 33-year-old were pictured all over themselves a they frolicked at the beach. ADVERTISEMENT
Since Carey's split from Parker, there has been different reports as to the reason for their split, amongst which is that the billionaire had been uncomfortable with the 46-year-old's relationship with Tanaka.
Drake unfollows Rihanna on Instagram after pregnancy announcement
According to several reports, Drake unfollowed both A$AP Rocky and Rihanna following the pregnancy announcement. ADVERTISEMENT
There have always been unconfirmed reports that Drake and Rihanna were at some point an item. However, the music stars have always denied the rumours that they once dated. Interestingly, Drake later re-followed A$AP Rocky on Instagram. Rihanna only recently took to her Instagram page where she shared more of her pregnancy photos.
Facebook's War on Nipples | TIME
The breast-feeding wars have long followed a familiar pattern. A woman gets thrown off a plane for nursing her toddler; she sues Delta. Barbara Walters says sitting next to a breast-feeding woman made her “uncomfortable”; ABC’s headquarters get surrounded by 200 women staging a “nurse-in.” Maggie Gyllenhaal is photographed nursing her daughter in public; tabloids rush to either praise her as a role model or tell her to throw a blanket over her shoulder.
Fiber and High Fiber Foods: Changing Your Diet Changes Gut Bacteria
You no longer live in a world where you can pretend you’re only eating for one; the trillions of bacteria in your gut, we now know, also feed on what you put in your mouth—and they behave very differently depending on what that is.
It’s increasingly clear that the composition of your gut bacteria likely influences your risk for many health problems, from obesity and type-2 diabetes and even certain autoimmune diseases.
Film Review: Irreversible
A celluloid memento mori that unspools in reverse from gut-wrenching violence to sweetly observed moments of sublime tenderness, "Irreversible" is a demanding but rewarding emotional odyssey in a challenging visual package. Uncompromising combo of sex and violence which may grapple with ratings boards.
A celluloid memento mori that unspools in reverse from gut-wrenching violence to sweetly observed moments of sublime tenderness, “Irreversible” is a demanding but rewarding emotional odyssey in a challenging visual package.