Budget Miami Hotels - Brain trauma Seems To Increase Risk Of Ischemic Stroke

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In the wake of a traumatic brain injury, a victim may have more to worry about than lingering headaches, dizziness or inability to concentrate: A new study finds that the risk of ischemic stroke -- in which blood flow to the brain is blocked or reduced -- rises in the years that follow.

That finding, published this week in the journal Neurology, may help explain the incidence of stroke in patients under 65 and in patients without some of stroke's known risk factors, such as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes or atrial fibrillation.

Researchers from the University of Michigan scoured the discharge records of all California trauma patients seen in an emergency room and either admitted or discharged between 2005 and 2009. Of the more than 1.37 million patients they tracked, 37% had suffered traumatic brain injury. A portion of the trauma patients without trauma -- those with broken bones below the neck for instance -- served as the comparison group.

Then researchers looked for subsequent hospital visits by the same patients for symptoms of ischemic stroke, tracking patients for an average of 28 months from the time of their traumatic brain injury. About 87% of the 795,000 strokes that occur each year in the United States are ischemic events; the remainder are hemorrhagic, involving bleeding into the brain.

The difference would not appear earth-shaking: Among the group with traumatic brain injury, whose average age was about 49, 1.1% returned to a hospital during the study period with ischemic stroke. In the slightly older comparison group -- average age 50 -- the rate of stroke during the subsequent study period was 0.9%.

Translated into the subtle statistics of risk, however, that difference was not at all negligible: Suffering a traumatic brain injury raised the stroke risk of those victims 31% over that of the comparison group. And that makes a recent history of traumatic brain injury a predictor of stroke risk roughly as powerful as hypertension, the best-known risk factor for stroke.

And traumatic brain injury is common, too: Every year, Americans suffer 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The researchers suggested that concussions may cause abnormal clotting in the brain, or damage to the brain's blood vessels -- not just the carotid artery but any of the smaller ones that supply oxygen to the brain's deepest recesses. That, in turn, may disrupt blood flow to a traumatic brain injury victim's brain long after the dizziness or cognitive symptoms have subsided.

Family Hotels In Miami - PayPal Eyes Opportunities In Outer Space

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PayPal, which claims more than 128 million active accounts in 193 markets and 25 currencies around the globe, is now looking at outer space.

As space tourism is expected to take off, PayPal is exploring what payment systems will be like in outer space.

The payments processor is launching Thursday with the SETI Institute and others an initiative called PayPal Galactic, which will bring together leaders in the space industry to discuss the issues surrounding the commercialization of space.

The need for a payment system beyond earth already exists, the payments processor said in a blog post on Wednesday. Astronauts on space stations need, for example, to pay for bills back on earth and for entertainment, like music and e-books, while in space, it added.

"Creating a secure and functional commerce system that can operate in space at scale will not be easy, but with the support of the scientific community, other technology companies and the public at large, we hope to find the solutions to address these challenges," PayPal wrote in the blog post.

The eBay unit admits that it is just at the beginning.

Some of the issues to be addressed by PayPal Galactic in tandem with scientists and researchers are how will standard currency look like in a "truly cash-free interplanetary society," how will banking systems have to adapt, how customer support needs to develop, regulations in the new environment, and developing risk and fraud management systems.

The initiative brings together scientists and space industry leaders from SETI in Mountain View, California and Space Tourism Society in Los Angeles, and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

A number of companies have been set up to offer space tourism. Virgin Galactic, for example, said in May that it is on track to be the world's first "commercial spaceline." Some companies plan to set up space hotels, according to reports.

Hotel Near Miami Beach - Asian Stocks Rebound as Gold Declines With Metals, Yen Weakens

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Asian stocks rose, lifting the regional benchmark from the lowest in almost seven months, after housing data bolstered the U.S. economic outlook and China’s cash crunch eased. Gold slumped and the yen weakened.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.7 percent at 11:06 a.m. in Tokyo, after closing at the lowest level since Dec. 4 yesterday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index advanced 1.6 percent. Chinese one-year interest-rate swaps fell for a fourth day, sliding 21 basis points to 3.86 percent. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures dropped 0.3 percent. Gold slumped 1.2 percent and silver tumbled 2.3 percent. The yen weakened versus 16 major peers tracked by Bloomberg as Korea’s won gained 0.6 percent against the dollar.

Data in the U.S. showed durable goods bookings climbed in May and house prices, new-home sales and consumer confidence beat economists’ estimates. The People’s Bank of China said it will use tools to ensure money-market stability and that the cash squeeze will abate, after the benchmark swap rate reached a record high of 5.06 percent on June 20.

“The whole story over the last few weeks has been a better U.S. economy than people expected,” Michael Shaoul, Chairman and CEO of Marketfield Asset Management LLC where he helps manage the MainStay Marketfield fund that beat 96 percent of its peers in the past five years, said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. “That is ultimately going to be good for the equity market.”

About three stocks rose for each that fell on MSCI’s Asian gauge, as financial companies and material producers rallied.

Chinese stock gauges were mixed. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index climbed 2 percent in Hong Kong from the lowest level since October 2011. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.9 percent, a sixth day of declines and heading for its lowest close since January 2009.

Central Bank

The People’s Bank of China has provided liquidity to some financial institutions to stabilize money-market rates and will use short-term liquidity operations and standing lending- facility tools to ensure steady markets, according to a statement posted to its website yesterday. It also called on commercial banks to improve their liquidity management.

The statement is the first public confirmation of central bank action to ease a crunch that sent the overnight repurchase rate to a record last week. Premier Li Keqiang is seeking to wring speculative lending out of the nation’s banking system after credit expansion outpaced economic growth.

Attractions In West Miami - Wanna See iOS 7 On An iPad? Videos Pop Up After Latest Beta

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No surprise here, but numerous videos of iOS 7 beta 2 -- which adds support for Apple's iPad and iPad Mini -- have popped up, showing the software running on Apple's tablets.

The videos show just how the software has been adjusted to work on the larger screen, as well as how it performs on various tasks in Apple's first effort.

The company did not show off iOS 7 running on an iPad during the big unveiling at its annual developers conference two weeks ago, building curiosity into just what's different.

The new software was released Monday morning and is still considered confidential by Apple, which requires developers to sign a privacy agreement in order to enroll and get early access to beta versions of iOS and OS X. Apparently that didn't stop all these folks:

Holiday In West Miami - Electric Car Maker Tesla Unveils 90-Second Battery Pack Swap

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The automaker will roll out the battery-swapping stations later this year, beginning along the heavily-traveled route between Los Angeles and San Francisco and then in the Washington-to-Boston corridor.

"There are some people, they take a lot of convincing," Musk said at an event at Tesla's Los Angeles design studio. "Hopefully this is what convinces people finally that electric cars are the future."

Electric cars have been slow to catch on with consumers because of their high price, limited driving range and lack of a charging infrastructure. Tesla has been working to address some of those issues with fast-charging stations and now with the battery-swapping technology.

A battery pack swap will cost between $60 and $80, about the same as filling up a 15-gallon gas tank, Musk said. Drivers who choose to swap must reclaim their original battery on their return trip or pay the difference in cost for the new pack.

Musk demonstrated two Model S battery pack swaps in the time it took for a car on a screen above the stage to fill up with gas, about four minutes.

The stations will cost about a half a million dollars each to build. They will be located alongside Tesla's fast-charging stations, which take around 30 minutes to charge the car's battery.

Musk told Reuters earlier this week that the battery-replacement network would entail an investment of $50 million to $100 million.

In contrast to several traditional automakers that have rolled out electric vehicles that failed to live up to expectations, Tesla has sold thousands of its luxury electric cars. Investors have embraced the company's strategy and Tesla shares have nearly tripled this year.

The announcement comes a month after Better Place, an electric vehicle company whose business was centered around battery swapping, said it would liquidate.

Port Of Miami Hotels - Apple: E-book Pricing Verdict Could Have 'Chilling Effect'

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Apple warned that a guilty verdict in its e-book price-fixing case could have a negative impact on how digital media deals are negotiated in the U.S, the company said Thursday in its closing arguments.

But the U.S. Department of Justice, which initially sued Apple and a handful of the nation's largest publishers early last year, said Apple and the publishers had two objectives when making their deals: raise e-book prices and restrain retail price competition to hurt Amazon.

Declaring that Apple violated antitrust laws and served as the ringleader in a conspiracy to change the digital book market would impact how the company and many others operate, said Apple's lead attorney, Orin Snyder. They would have to hold "hermetically sealed" meetings so no other companies know they're taking place, and all deals would have to have very different terms.

"That's not how it works," Snyder said during the final day of the trial. He noted such a ruling would have a "chilling and confounding effect not only on commerce but specifically on content markets throughout this country. ... That precedent will send shudders through the business community."

And Snyder also said during his two and a half hour summation Thursday morning that the U.S. Department of Justice didn't meet its burden of proof. He reiterated arguments Apple made repeatedly throughout the course of the trial -- namely, that it was acting alone and in its own best interests when reaching deals with publishers, not seeking to upend the digital book market.

In addition, Apple's negotiations with publishers were legitimate and common tactics used by many companies, including its rivals in the e-books market -- Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google, Snyder said.

"Apple loves $9.99 but not when they're not getting all the books ... and losing $3 on every book," Snyder said.

Justice Department attorney Mark Ryan, however, used Apple's own words in documents and court testimony to try to prove that a conspiracy took place. He noted that Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president of software and services, testified in court that he knew publishers wanted to raise prices, he gave the ability to do it, and he provided reassurances the publishers needed so they didn't fear retaliation from Amazon. They were "consciously committed" to the scheme to raise prices, Ryan said.

"The price that had been set in a competitive marketplace was not the price they liked," Ryan said.

The Justice Department contends that Apple colluded with publishers to move to a sales model that inflated the prices of digital books and hurt consumers. The government says Apple was the ringleader in the conspiracy to move the entire e-book selling industry to an agency model, in which publishers set the prices, and away from the traditional wholesale business, which typically results in lower prices for the consumer.

The trial played out over three weeks in district court in Manhattan. Judge Denise Cote, who will decide Apple's guilt or innocence, didn't make a ruling Thursday, but a decision is expected in about two months.

Snyder appeared very comfortable during his summation and was clearly in his element. The court audience laughed at several comments he made, including remarks about publishers delaying the digital release of new, popular books like those about Edward Kennedy and Sarah Palin. Snyder gushed about Kennedy's book, which was mentioned many times during the trial, but he didn't have as much to say about Palin's tome.

"I didn't read it, but I'm told" it was great, Snyder said.

He argued that Apple was thrown in the middle of a market already in turmoil. Windowing, or delaying the digital release of new books by several months, was a particular concern for Apple when forming its deals. And that threat from publishers, not Apple's deals with the companies, caused Amazon to agree to different deals, Snyder said. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in an internal e-mail presented as evidence, had called windowing an "absolute declaration of war."

"Amazon made the exact same, intelligent business decision to move to agency as Apple and Barnes & Noble," Snyder said. "They recognized that without all titles on their inferior e-reading device ... it would be a disaster, and its 90 percent share would plummet."

However, the Justice Department disputed Apple's characterization of Amazon's shift, saying that every Amazon executive and publishing industry witness testified that Amazon resisted changing deal terms.

"I think 'ultimatum' is the right word, not 'choice,'" Ryan said.

The Justice Department also argued that just because a market is in turmoil or a company is a new entrant doesn't mean it can make deals to set pricing or hurt low-cost rivals.

"Because you're a new entrant, you can fix prices?" Ryan said during his closing argument. "Where is that provision cited in the law of our country? ... Apple had a choice. It could enter the market and compete freely ... or stay out of the market."

Apple, meanwhile, said that were it conspiring with publishers, negotiations should have been much easier. But the Justice Department noted that entities working together could still disagree about certain elements of their deal. Ryan cited the example of oil-producing companies arguing about how much supply to release.

"The fact it might be hard to hammer out details of a conspiracy is no defense for a conspiracy," he said.

Budget Miami Hotels - Say Goodbye To Stress For Good

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At the risk of sounding immodest, I get a lot done. On any given day, I work, exercise, send and receive several hundred emails, and drive my kids, it seems, across the country and back. Most of the time I don't walk around feeling stressed about my load, but sometimes it feels like life is one giant blur of frantic activity. And while I have beautiful rose bushes in front of my home, I can't remember the last time I stopped to smell them.

Researchers are figuring out ways people like me (and you) can chill out and get more delight out of life. "It's about balance," says Fred B. Bryant, PhD, professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago and co-author of Savoring. "Yes, we need tools to deal with stress, but it's also important to look at how we can intensify the good."

That's because when you do, even the busiest days can feel full and happy, not frazzled. Here are some simple techniques to boost your joy.

Stress-proof yourself

What if we told you that you have the power to stop stress before it even starts? That's precisely what a report recently published in Scientific American suggests.

"It turns out that there is only a tenuous relationship between stressors -- the things that cause us to feel anxiety -- and stress, or our response to them," says the report's author Robert Epstein, PhD, founder and director emeritus of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies in Massachusetts. "This is good news because it implies that with the right training and preparation, we might be able to face any stressor with calm composure. The idea is to 'immunize' yourself against them." To do it:

1. Sweat to protect.  We know exercise reduces stress in the moment and for a period afterward, but new research from Princeton University suggests that working out may actually build new super brain cells that are more resistant to stressors. That means hitting the gym now could help keep you smiling no matter what problems pile on later.

2. Relive what's good.  When a friend asks you how you're doing, resist the temptation to download that awful commute; instead, try to recall something pleasant, like the great deal you just scored on a new dress. Recounting stressful events actually makes us, and our bodies, stressed. "When you share a positive memory instead, that can put the brakes on those damaging effects," says Christine Carter, PhD, a sociologist at the University of California–Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.

3. Take a joy break.  When we're crazy-busy, our natural inclination is to cut back on pleasurable activities -- as if fun is a luxury. However, research suggests that this is a mistake. One study found that people who engaged in enjoyable leisure activities had lower blood pressure and cortisol scores (two measures of stress) than those who didn't. They were also more resilient in the face of stressful life events. You might not be able to grab your knitting needles in the middle of a hectic day, but you can head out for a short walk or call a friend for a chat, whatever gives you a quick lift.

Make the bliss choice

Ready for some more good news? "Happiness isn't reserved only for the lucky few," says Aymee Coget, PhD, CEO of the American Happiness Association. "The truth is, happiness is something we can choose, every minute of every day." These moves help you consciously embrace joy:

1. Be your own spin doctor.  "When someone cuts you off in traffic, the situation may be out of your control, but you get to choose how to respond," Coget explains. You could fume and curse and tailgate the guy, or you could smile. "It's empowering to realize that it's up to you whether you're going to be happy or miserable," Coget adds.

2. Pay it forward.  Performing small acts of kindness doesn't just feel good; according to research, it may actually lower stress hormones. But that's not all. A new study conducted by the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School suggests that kindness and happiness form what's called a "positive feedback loop."

"The idea is that by engaging in one kind act, you feel happier. And the happier you feel, the more likely you are to perform another kind act," says study co-author Lara Aknin. Start your own loop today: Treat a co-worker to a cup of coffee, or offer to do the dishes even if it's not your turn. Note how it feels. Then watch the positive feelings snowball.

Savor the moment

Ever watch a child playing? They relish every bit of joy, completely losing themselves in the now. But as adults, we lose this ability. That pure, raw enjoyment is what Bryant calls savoring, which he describes as a complex set of skills that can (and should) be mastered and used daily. Here's how:

1. Take a photo walk.  Head outside (or around your house) with a camera and photograph things you find interesting or fun or beautiful. It could be a flower, your child's imperfectly made bed, or the way the sunlight glints off the building next door. "Mindful photography trains us to look for and notice positive features of our environment," Bryant says, "which data show can boost happiness." As this becomes more habitual, you'll be able to see and savor more fully, even without a camera.

2. Slow yourself way down.  One of the most powerful ways to savor is to share feelings and events with others as they unfold. Whether you're out with friends, on vacation, or just having lunch with a colleague, stop and ask: What do we want to remember about this day/time/occasion? "By focusing on the experience as it happens," says Bryant, "you can intensify your appreciation of it."

3. Pretend it's about to end.  Studies show that people find greater pleasure in things and activities that they believe are scarce or about to end. Imagine that just as you're about to call your best friend, you're told this will be the last time you'll ever talk to her. It may sound morbid, but the effect is the opposite. "When we acknowledge the fleetingness of our lives," Bryant says, "we live more fully in the moment and experience greater happiness and appreciation."

Family Hotels In Miami - South African Inflation Slows to 5.6% as Gasoline Price Falls

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The “fall in petrol prices in the month of May will have directly shaved 0.3 percentage points off the CPI inflation print,” Absa Capital Ltd. said in an e-mailed note before the release of the data. “May is a month in which many goods and services are not sampled, so there is less capacity for an inflation surprise.” 

South Africa’s gasoline prices in Gauteng, the nation’s commercial hub, fell on May 1 by 5.5 percent, the biggest drop since July, after oil declined. Inflation is forecast to average 5.8 percent this year, down from a previous estimate of 5.9 percent, and exceed the bank’s 3 percent to 6 percent target in the third quarter, South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on May 23. 

The combination of high inflation and low economic growth are leaving the central bank “limited room for maneuver,” Marcus said on June 6. The bank has kept the benchmark lending rate at 5 percent since July last year.

Hotel Near Miami Beach - Pa. Woman Sues McDonald's Store Owners Over Prepaid Debit Card Used For Wages

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A Pennsylvania woman is now suing the McDonald's franchise that refused to pay her by check and instead insisted on employees using payroll debit cards.

"I'm looking for the pay I am owed and for them to understand there has to be an option," Natalie Gunshannon, 27, told the Citizen's Voice newspaper.

Gunshannon worked less than a month at the Shavertown McDonald's location when she learned that the franchise required employees to accept payment on a J.P. Morgan Chase payroll card. But the card, she contends, imposes fees on virtually every transaction, creating a monetary and physical barrier to her hard-earned cash. Among the costs, according to her lawsuit: $1.50 for an ATM withdrawal, $5 for over-the-counter cash withdrawals and $1 to check the balance. There's even a charge to pay a bill online or if the card is lost or stolen.

"When they work hard and earn their wages, why should they have to pay fees to collect their rightful wages?" her attorney, Mike Cefalo, told the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader.

Gunshannon, a single mother, made $7.44 an hour during her three weeks at the fast-food chain. Minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Coupled with the fees, Gunshannon says she was not making enough money. And when she asked to be paid another way, the franchise's owner allegedly told her the card was the only option.

"I need to receive all the money I earn," she said. "I can't afford to lose even a few dollars per paycheck. I just think people should be paid fairly and not have to pay fees to get their wages."

Gunshannon is one of several plaintiffs in the class action, filed last week, against Albert and Carol Mueller, the owners of 15 McDonald's stores in Pennsylvania.

They declined to comment directly on the suit.

"We value our employees and everything they do for our organization," the couple said in a statement. "We are committed to providing them the best possible work environment so they can deliver the fast, reliable service that our customers expect."

But the lawsuit, in asking for payment, accuses the company of earning "ill-gotten gains contrary to justice, equity, good conscience and Pennsylvania law."

Such a payment option has been embraced by large corporations like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Lowe's Cos. Inc., The Home Depot and FedEx Corp. One figure estimates a switch to paperless payroll options would save a company 50% on such costs.

State law allows for the payroll method, but it's unclear if it's allowed to serve as the only option, as Gunshannon says was the case at McDonald's.

"I tried to work with the company," she said. "They refused. I tried the main office in Clarks Summit. They refused. I never activated the card. I refused the fees. I just want it to be fair."

Attractions In West Miami - European Stocks Higher Despite Italy, Greek Gloom

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Italian stocks underperformed peers Monday as shares in Milan-listed Saipem plunged, while elsewhere a sense of calm prevailed ahead of a keenly awaited rate decision from the U.S. central bank.

Shares in Saipem SpA plunged over 20% in early trade after Europe's biggest oil and services company by market value lowered its 2013 guidance late Friday.

The lowered outlook followed an unexpected earnings cut at the start of the year and resulted in both Exane BNP Paribas and Societe Generale downgrading their recommendations on the stock.

Meanwhile, Greek stocks slumped ahead of a meeting of political leaders to discuss the shutdown of the country's public broadcaster announced last week.

The shutdown has sparked continued protests and strikes by Greek journalists as well as created a political divide.

Moody's Investors Service said Greece's "fraying political consensus" was a credit negative factor.

Elsewhere, European stocks were mostly higher, helped by gains in the telecoms sector. The Stoxx 600 telecoms index rose 1.6%, with Telefonica SA among the strongest gainers.

According to El Mundo, the Spanish government blocked a friendly takeover bid of 100% of Telefonica SA from U.S. telecom giant AT&T Inc. However, Telefonica SA later moved to rebuff the report, saying it hadn't received a takeover approach. Shares in France Telecom, Deutsche Telecom and Vodafone also rose.

The foreign exchanges and fixed-income markets were mostly stable as investors sat on their hands ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's decision on U.S. monetary policy Wednesday and the subsequent question and answer session with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

"After last week's tumult, it very much looks like global markets will be rocking back on their heels waiting for Mr. Bernanke to tell the world on Wednesday afternoon in Washington that tapering is not tightening and that the eventual end of quantitative easing is not the harbinger of higher rates," said Ray Attrill, co-head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank.

Also in focus, the Group of Eight summit of some of the world's richest countries takes place in Northern Ireland. 

Holiday In West Miami - World Population Projected To Reach 9.6 Billion By 2050 – UN Report

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The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 million over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today, which points out that growth will be mainly in developing countries, with more than half in Africa.

“Although population growth has slowed for the world as a whole, this report reminds us that some developing countries, especially in Africa, are still growing rapidly,” said the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo in a press release on the report.

The report, World Population Prospects: the 2012 Revision, notes that the population of developed regions will remain largely unchanged at around 1.3 billion from now until 2050. In contrast, the 49 least developed countries are projected to double in size from around 900 million people in 2013 to 1.8 billion in 2050.

Compared to previous assessments of world population trends, the new projected total population is higher, mainly due to new information obtained on fertility levels of certain countries. For example, in 15 high-fertility countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the estimated average number of children per woman has been adjusted upwards by more than 5 per cent.

“In some cases, the actual level of fertility appears to have risen in recent years; in other cases, the previous estimate was too low,” said the Director of the Population Division in the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs, John Wilmoth, during a press conference in New York.

“While there has been a rapid fall in the average number of children per woman in large developing countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Brazil and South Africa […] rapid growth is expected to continue over the next few decades in countries with high levels of fertility such as Nigeria, Niger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Uganda but also Afghanistan and Timor-Leste, where there are more than five children per woman.”

Mr. Wilmoth added that changes in fertility rates over the next few decades could have major consequence for population size, structure and distribution in the long run.

The report notes that India is expected to become the world’s largest country, passing China around 2028, when both countries will have populations of 1.45 billion. After that, India’s population will continue to grow and China’s is expected to start decreasing. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s population is expected to surpass that of the United States before 2050.

Europe’s population is projected to decline by 14 per cent, the report states, and Mr. Wilmoth warned that the continent is already facing challenges in providing care and support for a rapidly aging population.

Overall, life expectancy is projected to increase in developed and developing countries in future years. At the global level, it is projected to reach 76 years in the period 2045-2050 and 82 years in 2095-2100. By the end of the century, people in developed countries could live on average around 89 years, compared to about 81 years in developing regions.

The report’s figures are based on a comprehensive review of available demographic data from 233 countries and areas around the world, including the 2010 round of population censuses.

Port Of Miami Hotels - Worried About Type 2 Diabetes? Walk After Every Meal

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If you're at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, then take a 15-minute walk after every meal.

A study, out today, shows that moderately-paced walks after meals work as well at regulating overall blood sugar in adults with pre-diabetes as a 45-minute walk once a day.

And there's an added benefit of walking after every meal, especially dinner: It helps lower post-meal blood sugar for three hours or more, the research found.

Walking after a meal "really blunts the rise in blood sugar," says the study's lead author Loretta DiPietro, professor and chair of the department of exercise science at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

"You eat a meal. You wait a half-hour and then you go for a 15-minute walk, and it has proven effective in controlling blood sugar levels, but you have to do it every day after every meal. This amount of walking is not a prescription for weight loss or cardiovascular fitness — it's a prescription for controlling blood sugar," she says.

The Italians call the walk after dinner a passeggiata and know it aids in digestion, DiPietro says. "Now we know it also helps the clearance of blood sugar."

Currently, almost 26 million children and adults (8.3% of the population) in the USA have diabetes, and about 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes. In diabetes, the body does not make enough of the hormone insulin, or it doesn't use it properly. Insulin helps glucose (sugar) get into cells, where it is used for energy. If there's an insulin problem, sugar builds up in the blood, damaging nerves and blood vessels.

DiPietro and colleagues worked with 10 overweight, sedentary volunteers, who were an average age of 71. All had higher than normal blood sugar levels and were considered pre-diabetic, which means they were at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the most common type.

Each participant stayed in a metabolic chamber, a special room that helps researchers track the calories burned by the volunteers, for two days on three separate occasions.The first day on each occasion was considered a control day, and participants did no physical activity.

On the second day, the participants did one of three things: They walked at an easy to moderate pace (about 3 mph) on a treadmill for 15 minutes — about a half hour after each meal.

On the other days the participants either walked for 45 minutes at 10:30 a.m. or they walked the same amount of time at 4:30 p.m. Their blood sugar levels were measured continuously throughout the two-day period.

The research, published in the June issue of Diabetes Care, shows that the timing of walks is important for providing health benefits, DiPietro says. Walking is beneficial because the muscle contractions "help to clear blood sugar," she says.

After dinner is a good time to get up and walk with your partner, a neighbor or your dog, she says. If you can't go outside, then march in place for 15 minutes, she says.

After lunch, many employees go and sit down for another four hours, but based on these findings, companies and businesses should make it easier for employees to go out and take a walk after lunch, says Tim Church, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.

John Anderson, president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association, says it makes sense that a short walk would lower post-meal blood sugar. "What we don't know is if it is going to make a big difference over time in people's progression from prediabetes to diabetes — any more than the standard exercise advice of walking 30 minutes a day five days a week."

Other research shows that amount of exercise and a weight loss of 5% to 7% helps reduce the risk of developing the disease, Anderson says.

DiPietro says the results of this study may also apply to pregnant women who are at risk for gestational diabetes, and the findings may also be helpful to people who aren't able to walk for 45 minutes at a time but are able to do 15 minutes.

The study was sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

The government's exercise guidelines recommend that:

• Adults get at least 2½ hours of moderate-intensity physical activity each week, such as brisk walking, or 1¼ hours of a vigorous-intensity activity, such as jogging or swimming laps, or a combination of the two types, to get the most health benefits from exercise. These aerobic activities should be done in at least 10-minute bouts.

• To get even more health benefits, people should do five hours of moderate-intensity physical activity each week or 2½ hours of vigorous activity.

• Adults should do muscle-strengthening (resistance) activities at a moderate- or high-intensity level for all major muscle groups two or more days a week. This should include exercises for the chest, back, shoulders, upper legs, hips, abdomen and lower legs. The exercises can be done with free weights or machines, resistance bands, calisthenics that use body weight for resistance (push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups), or carrying heavy loads or doing heavy gardening such as digging or hoeing.

Budget Miami Hotels - Exchange Will Pay a $6m Penalty

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The largest US options exchange will pay a $6 million penalty to settle federal charges it failed to enforce trading rules.

The penalty being paid by the Chicago Board Options Exchange is the first imposed on an exchange for failures of regulatory oversight, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.

The CBOE is a self-regulating organization, like the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. They are charged with enforcing trading rules. The SEC has broad oversight but leaves day-to-day monitoring to the exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The SEC said the CBOE failed, among other things, to prevent abusive short-selling (betting a stock will lose value). Excessive short-selling targeting weak companies can push them into collapse and fan market volatility.

The exchange agreed to take corrective action but neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The SEC also censured the exchange. Censure brings the possibility of a stiffer sanction if the alleged violation is repeated.

The settlement came two weeks after the SEC fined the Nasdaq $10 million for computer failures and decisions alleged to have disrupted Facebook’s public stock offering last year.

Family Hotels In Miami - Sony Reveals PS4 Design, Will Cost £349

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JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT GIANT Sony has unveiled the design of its highly anticipated Playstation 4 (PS4) games console at E3, which will cost a modest £349.

Sony unveiled its latest black box of gaming goodness at its E3 keynote in Los Angeles. Although the PS4 looks a little too much like a less boxy Xbox One, Sony has also taken a page out of Microsoft's book by designing a host of new non-gaming entertainment features for the console.

These include the likes of Netflix, Amazon Movie and its Music and Movie Unlimited services seen on the PS3, as well as newly added Redbox Instant (US only) Live Events Viewer and Flixster app. Live Events is a custom service for avid sports fans that grants them one time access to important events, like heavyweight boxing and elephant polo matches.

Looking to sweeten the pot, CEO of Sony entertainment and chairman of Sony Pictures Michael Lynton also revealed that the company's film division is working to create and release several exclusive movies and series designed to appeal to gamers exclusively on the PS4.

"As we look to the PS4 becoming available I'm happy to announce Sony Pictures is hard work at a brand new original programming plan, for content exclusively available on PlayStation network and PS4. [...] We look forward to sharing more details in the near future," said the Sony executive.

Luckily for those wanting to play games on their console, not just use it as a glorified Netflix player, Sony's also said that the PS4 will let players play pre-owned games and willl launch with a sea of original game titles.

Chief among these is Readyatdawn's newly unveiled The Order. Details of the game remain scarce past that it'll be a PS4 exclusive fantasy shooter, chronicling an elite group of warriors' fighting against an unknown "old foe" in an alternative reality Victorian London.

Other highlights include characterful side scroller Transistor from Bastion creator Supergiant and Final Fantasy 15 and Kingdom of Hearts 3 RPGs from Square Enix. For fans still lugging it on the PS3, Sony has also pledged to release a host of new games including Rain, Puppeteer, Beyond: Two Souls and Gran Turismo 6. 

Hotel Near Miami Beach - How Microsoft Could Rule Consumer Electronics

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Microsoft is a profitable, successful company that makes some great products. But it's held back in consumer electronics by its reputation as a stodgy, boring company.

Take the better Windows Phone devices made by Nokia, for example. Pundits agree that these are great phones. But everybody is so enamored of the buzz (and app stores) of iOS and Android phones that Windows Phone-based Nokias are always a second or third choice. That's not a great position to be in when people buy only their first choice.

Now, leaked photos show what could be the greatest mobile phone ever: It's a smartphone that's also a prosumer-quality digital camera. It appears to be a cross between a Lumia 920 and Pureview 808 -- basically a high-end smartphone with a 41-megapixel camera and professional-quality optics.

Even if it's the greatest phone ever, hardly anyone will buy it because Microsoft's brand isn't associated with coolness.

Microsoft Surface RT isn't the best tablet, in the minds of most consumers. The iPad is. But it might be the second best tablet. Still, RT sales don't reflect its quality. They suffer from being associated with boring old Microsoft.

Let's face it. In the consumer electronics space, Microsoft is floundering. But their lack of success isn't the result of their products, and it's definitely not the result of their technology.

Microsoft has all the technology, patents, design skill and engineering it needs to leapfrog Apple and Google and own the future.

Here's how the company could do it.
The Microsoft moonshot

Consumers don't know it yet, but every major company in the industry knows that the desktop, TV and boardroom computer of the future is a big-screen touch-, voice- and in-air gesture-based computer.

What if Microsoft shipped that future years ahead of everyone else?

One year ago, there were two killer huge-screen multitouch computer products on the market.

One of them was made by Samsung using Microsoft's big-table operating system, called PixelSense. (PixelSense used to be called Surface before the mobile group stole that name and applied it to the mobile tablet.)

The other company was called Perceptive Pixel, which made the touch-screen computers you see on CNN during the elections.

Last summer, Microsoft bought Perceptive Pixel. Now Microsoft owns the whole category, making not only the platform, but the hardware and most of the apps, too.

Here's the moonshot: Microsoft should ship an integrated vision for consumer electronics centered around a multi-touch table.

Attractions In West Miami - Yoga Improved Brain Function Better Than Aerobic Exercise

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A single 20-minute session of Hatha yoga improved brain function better than moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise, U.S. researchers say.

Edward McAuley, a professor and director of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory at the University of Illinois, said the study involved 30 subjects who were young, female, undergraduate students.

"Yoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life that includes not only physical movements and postures but also regulated breathing and meditation," Neha Gothe, who led the study while a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said in a statement.

Gothe, a professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies at Wayne State University in Detroit, said the practice involves an active attentional or mindfulness component but its potential benefits have not been thoroughly explored.

The yoga intervention involved a 20-minute progression of seated, standing and supine yoga postures that included isometric contraction and relaxation of different muscle groups and regulated breathing. The session concluded with a meditative posture and deep breathing.

The participants also completed an aerobic exercise session where they walked or jogged on a treadmill for 20 minutes.

Gothe and colleagues said they were surprised to see participants showed improvement in their reaction times and accuracy on cognitive tasks after yoga, while the aerobic exercise session showed no significant improvements on the working memory and inhibitory control scores.

The findings appear in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Holiday In West Miami - Sixty-One Percent Of Americans Use Smartphones, Just As Predicted

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A new study by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that 91 percent of adult Americans use a cell phone and 61 percent have adopted smartphones.

To most, who witness droves of people walking the streets—their eyes firmly fixed to their mobile device—this won’t come as much of a shocker.

Of the 310 million people in the U.S., 114 million were already using smartphones

as of July 2012, according to Comscore, a total of about 37 percent. Nielsen, however, reported  a higher number for 2012, saying that 55 percent of the cell phone market had already been penetrated by smartphones.

Though a jump of 24  or 6 percent may seem like a significant increase, professional analysts like BI Intelligence, expect that U.S. market will be completely smart phone saturated in the next few years.

Once the market in the U.S. has been fully smartphone satiated, focus will shift to the international market.

Strategy Analytics’ executive director Neil Mawston told CNet back in October 2012, after worldwide smart phone users hit the 1 billion mark, that “Most of the world does not yet own a smartphone and there remains huge scope for future growth, particularly in emerging markets such as China, India and Africa.”

Though that first billion users took 16 years to cultivate, Mawston believes the next billion will take under three years.

Port Of Miami Hotels - Dollar, Shares Fall On Concerns About Japan, Fed Stimulus

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With markets dominated by speculation on when the Federal Reserve will taper its bond-buying program, there was little reaction to data showing euro zone business activity eased slightly in May, and confirming the region's economy contracted in the first quarter.

Japan's main Nikkei share index .N225 earlier led the equity market falls, dropping 3.8 percent to a two-month low, while the dollar fell 0.5 percent against the Japanese currency to 99.50 yen.

The MSCI world equity index .MIWD00000PUS was down 0.4 percent, close to its lowest level in over a month, and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 of top European shares fell 0.15 percent. U.S. futures pointed to a weaker start on Wall Street.

In the third tranche of measures aimed at boosting growth in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to boost incomes and attract foreign businesses, but did not mention a proposal to encourage Japan's public funds to seek higher returns by investing more in riskier assets like equities.

"Investor expectations were for more specific growth policies and the disappointment has only exacerbated a trend for a correction in Japan's stock market," Lee Hardman, currency analyst for Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ said.

Since the Nikkei index rose to a 5-1/2 year high on May 23, up more than 50 percent this year, doubts about the effectiveness of Abe's economic reforms and the Bank of Japan's stimulus efforts have led to a steady retracement of the gains.

FOCUS ON CENTRAL BANKS

Comments late on Tuesday from two senior Federal Reserve officials highlighted divisions over the future of the central bank's stimulus program

Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher and Kansas City Fed President Esther George - both long-term critics of the bond-buying scheme - reiterated their concerns over the risks of waiting too long to cut it back. FED

"The markets are hanging on every word of the central bankers in Europe and the U.S.," said Berkeley Futures associate director Richard Griffiths.

The focus on Fed policy meant a euro zone business activity survey for May was largely ignored, as it did little to change the outlook for the region's long-running recession, now virtually certain to extend into the second quarter. ECONEZ

"Policymakers and politicians will nevertheless seek solace in the fact that the rate of decline has now eased for two consecutive months, and that Germany is stabilizing," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at survey compiler Markit.

GDP data confirmed the 17-nation region contracted by 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter in the January-March period.

Brighter news from Britain's big service companies boosted sterling, which climbed to high of $1.5372 and within sight of its recent three-week peak of $1.5376 struck on Monday.

British and German government bond futures fell on the UK data, which extended a run of positive readings, though Bunds later stabilized to be little changed as the weakness in equity markets lent support.

JOBS DATA EYED

Commodity markets were generally firmer, with investors keeping an eye on the dollar, which is expected to gain if jobs data including Friday's key nonfarm payrolls report support talk of an end to the Fed stimulus.

Growth-attuned copper was at a two-week high while a surprise fall in U.S. crude supplies added extra support to oil prices which climbed back above £103 a barrel for the first time in a week. <O/R>

"Overall, oil markets will remain largely choppy as investors try and gauge if stimulus measures from the U.S. Fed will continue or not," said Ben Le Brun, an analyst at OptionsXpress in Sydney.

Port Of Miami Hotels - Aging Wrinkle: Spare The Sunscreen, Spoil The Hide

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If worry about skin cancer doesn’t make you slather on sunscreen, maybe vanity will: New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of your skin.

Ultraviolet rays that spur wrinkles and other signs of aging can quietly build up damage pretty much anytime you’re in the sun — a lunchtime stroll, school recess, walking the dog — and they even penetrate car windows.

Researchers in sunny Australia used a unique study to measure whether sunscreens really help amid that onslaught. Participants had casts made of the top of their hands to measure fine lines and wrinkles that signal sun-caused aging.

The research found that even if you’re already middle-aged, it’s not too late to start rubbing some sunscreen on — and not just at the beach or pool. The study of 900 people under 55 compared those randomly assigned to use sunscreen daily to those who used it when they deemed it necessary.

Daily sunscreen use was tough — participants did cheat a little. But after 4½ years, those who used sunscreen regularly had younger-looking hands, with 24 percent less skin aging than those who used sunscreen only some of the time.

Both young adults and the middle-aged experienced skin-saving effects, concluded the study, financed by Australia’s government and published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

“These are meaningful cosmetic benefits,” lead scientist Dr. Adele Green of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research said in an email interview. More importantly, she added, less sun-caused aging decreases the risk of skin cancer in the long term.

Dermatologists have long urged year-round sunscreen use — especially for constantly exposed skin on the face, hands and women’s neck and upper chest — but say too few people heed that advice. Women may have better luck, as increasingly the cosmetics industry has added sunscreen to makeup and moisturizers. Skin experts hope the new study draws attention to the issue.

“Regular use of sunscreen had an unquestionable protective effect,” said Dr. Richard Glogau, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco, who has long studied sun’s skin effects. He wasn’t involved with the Australian research.

The consumer message: “They can get a two-for-one with sunscreen. They can do something that will keep them healthier and also keep them better-looking,” Glogau said.

In his clinic near Philadelphia, Dr. Eric Bernstein lectures patients who insist they’re not in the sunshine enough for it to be causing their wrinkles, brown spots and dilated blood vessels. Even 15 minutes every day adds up over many years, he tells them — and if they’re using one bottle of sunscreen a year, they’re probably not using enough.

“No one thinks they’re in the sun, and they’re in the sun all the time,” said Bernstein, also a clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania. “I say, ‘How did you get here — did you tunnel here?’”

The news comes just as tougher Food and Drug Administration rules for U.S. sunscreens are taking effect. For the first time, they ensure that sunscreens labeled “broad-spectrum” protect against both the ultraviolet-B rays that cause sunburn and those deeper-penetrating ultraviolet-A rays that are linked to premature wrinkles and skin cancers.

Sunburns, especially in childhood, have been linked to a greater risk for melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer. But overall UV exposure plays a role both in melanoma and in other skin cancers that usually are curable but can be disfiguring if not caught early.

Australia has one of the world’s highest rates of skin cancer, and Monday’s aging research actually stems from a larger cancer-prevention study done in the 1990s. Researchers tracked participants for a decade before concluding that regular sunscreen use indeed lowered their cancer risk.

Green’s team dug back through old study files to examine what’s called photoaging —using those casts that had been made of some participants’ hands.

Skin stretches and recoils thanks to elastic fibers supporting it. UV rays damage that elasticity, something scientists previously have measured using biopsies of the tissue just under the skin’s top layer. With enough damage, the skin on top starts to sag and wrinkle. Young people have very fine, barely visible lines on their skin. Sun-damaged fibers correlate with increasingly visible lines, in a sort of cross-hatch pattern. Hand casts allowed the Australian researchers to grade that amount of damage.

The researchers figured out who really used sunscreen by periodically weighing the bottles donated by a sunscreen maker. Green’s team calculated that three-quarters of the people assigned to daily sunscreen use actually applied it at least three to four days a week. Only a third of the comparison group said they used sunscreen that often.

The study also tested whether a dietary supplement, beta carotene, might slow photoaging, and found no evidence that it helped.

Sunscreens aren’t perfect, so don’t forget dermatologists’ other advice: Limit exposure during the peak UV hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and wear a hat, sunglasses and protective clothing when possible.

UCSF’s Glogau noted that today’s sunscreens are superior to those used two decades ago when the study started — meaning people who regularly use it now might see more benefit.

“I’m fond of telling people that if they start using sunscreen on a regular basis and don’t do anything else, over a period of time they’ll see an improvement in the appearance of their skin,” Glogau said. “It’s never too late.”

Budget Miami Hotels - Android Jelly Bean Marketshare Rises To 33 Percent

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Android Jelly Bean (version 4.1 and 4.2) has now overtaken Ice Cream Sandwich by a decent margin, just a few percentage points less than Gingerbread, the old version of the operating system.

Each month, Google shares data related to the distribution of different versions of its Android mobile operating system. According to monthly distribution data for Android for the month of June, the latest version of the operating system, Android Jelly Bean, which comprises of versions 4.1 and 4.2 of the OS, is now present on 33 percent of all Android devices. Meanwhile, Android 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich, the previous version of the OS, is now present on 25.6 percent of all Android devices. This means that Android Jelly Bean has gained a healthy lead over Ice Cream Sandwich, which is good news for Google and Android developers. The distribution share of Jelly Bean witnessed an increase of 4.6 percent compared to last month's share of the OS.

It's worth pointing out that Jelly Bean or Android 4.1 is a major improvement in terms of performance as it brings Project Butter, making the user experience much better than Android 4.0 ICS. Also, we believe a major number of ICS devices would be able to run Jelly Bean, as there's not much difference in hardware requirements. This lead shows that a number of new phones are being launched with Android Jelly Bean out of the box or old Ice Cream Sandwich devices have received OS updates. We've seen a number of Indian OEMs launch devices running Jelly Bean in the last month, including Spice and Zen Mobile. Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 also runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and the company has able to ship 10 million phones, though that doesn't necessarily translate to device activations.

As we mentioned, Android 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich commands a 25.6 percent share in the Android device ecosystem, which is a decline of 1.9 percent compared to May's data.

It's worth pointing out that beginning April the data charts are now based on the data collected from each device when the user visits the Google Play Store to make it more accurate and reflect the percentage of users who are most engaged in the Android and Google Play ecosystem, as per Google. Prior to this, data was collected when the device simply checked-in to Google servers.

Android 2.3.x Gingerbread's user base continues to shrink with the OS version recording a 36.5 percent share across all Android devices, a month on month decline of 2 percent.

 

The combined share of Android 2.2 Froyo and 2.1 Eclair is now reaching the 4.7 percent mark, down from 5.4 percent last month

Family Hotels In Miami - Fast 6 Hangs Onto First Place In US

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Vin Diesel's latest Fast And Furious movie has kept its place at the top of the US box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The sixth movie in the high octane franchise is expected to add another 34.5 million dollars to its North American ticket sales, keeping it in the top spot after opening with more than 120 million over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the sixth instalment in the street-racing franchise, which also stars Paul Walker, was "preordained to be number one again".

Magic-heist thriller Now You See Me debuted in second place with 28.1 million dollars. The Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment release features an ensemble cast, including Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Woody Harrelson, in a tale of illusionists who rob banks and share the spoils with their audience.

After Earth, the futuristic caper starring father-and-son team Will Smith and Jaden Smith, opened in third place with 27 million.

Fox's animated Epic and Paramount's Star Trek: Into Darkness tied for fourth place with 16.4 million dollars each, while The Hangover Part III was fifth with 15.9 million.