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Mobile operators get fixed price spectrum renewal in $3b Government windfall

The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.

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Cloudy days may mean brighter brains

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Dr. Forgas concluded by saying, "Accurately remembering mundane, everyday scenes is a difficult and demanding task, yet such memories can be of crucial importance in everyday life, as well as in forensic and legal practice.”

And, "Surprisingly, the influence of mood states on the accuracy of real-life memories is still poorly understood."

In another study performed by Dr. Forgas, the research team determined that sad feeling people (those with a negative mood) are more effective in providing persuasive messages and influencing others than are happy feeling people (those with a positive mood).

The article “When sad is better than happy: Negative aVect can improve the quality and effectiveness of persuasive messages and social influence strategies” was published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (and available online on July 17, 2006).

Feeling sad may be better at remembering things and influencing people, but I'd rather be happy, and not sad.

In the Associated Content article Weather Effects Mood and Memory, "The winter blues is a common phenomenon among Americans. You've likely experienced it yourself; you feel low, have less energy, and may even become depressed. It has long been known that some individuals suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder where they become depressed in fall or winter. Weather affects mood, but did you know the weather may also affect memory?"

Read more because this study provides a little bit different slant on weather and memory.

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