Family Hotels In Miami - Scientist Discovers 'Biological Clock' That May Further Explain Aging

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A study published in the medical journal Genome Biology explains that all humans have a biological clock that measures the age of tissues.

The find may help scientists with cancer research and stem cell research as well as offer clues on how to slow the aging process.

According to a news release from UCLA, where the study's author Dr. Steve Horvath teaches genetics and biostatistics, the study found that some human tissue ages more quickly than others. 

Via the news release:

While earlier biological clocks have been linked to saliva, hormones and telomeres, the new research is the first to result in the development of an age-predictive tool that uses a previously unknown time-keeping mechanism in the body to accurately gauge the age of diverse human organs, tissues and cell types.

The release goes on to explain that while working on the new tool, Horvath and his team discovered that  "some parts of the anatomy, like a woman's breast tissue, age faster than the rest of the body." In other words, not all tissues' biological age (which measures the true state of an organism) matches its chronological age (years passes since birth).

Via the news release:

"Healthy breast tissue is about two to three years older than the rest of a woman's body," he said. "If a woman has breast cancer, the healthy tissue next to the tumor is an average of 12 years older than the rest of her body."

The results may explain why breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Given that the clock ranked tumor tissue an average of 36 years older than healthy tissue, it could also explain why age is a major risk factor for many cancers in both genders.

Forbes explains that Horvath and his team "identified 353 DNA markers from 51 types of cells and tissue  (including heart, lungs, brain, liver, cartilage, and kidney) that change throughout our lifetimes from before birth through old age."

Yahoo News spoke with Horvath about the significance of his findings.

"The big picture is really that people who study aging were really limited in that they weren't able to accurately measure age. It has been a long-standing hope to develop aging clocks that allow us to access the age of a cell or a tissue. The purpose being to learn why we age and what can be done against it."

Horvath said that his isn't the first aging clock, but his measures chemical changes to the DNA, which has made his epigenetic clock "far more accurate" than previous clocks. When he looked at 20 different types of cancer tissue, Horvath found that, on average, the cancerous tissue was "36 years older than one would expect based on chronological age. These results indicate that a tissue that looks much older than expected may be malignant."

"If we're really lucky, the epigenetic clock will guide the development of new treatments against aging and will allow us to develop treatments against aging," Horvath told Yahoo News. However, Horvath is cautious. "What I have not yet shown is that this epigenetic clock measures a process that causes aging. That's really the most pressing question."

Family Hotels In Miami - Apple Needs To Sell Bigger iPhones – Or Cheaper Ones

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Apple Inc. is still a couple weeks away from reporting results for the fourth fiscal quarter that will include the launch of the iPhone 5S and 5C models, but some Wall Streeters already have their eyes further down the product cycle.

Apple’s shares got a lift on Monday — up 1.7% to $491.41 at last check — after Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek upgraded the stock to a buy rating. In his note,  he said he still sees some risk to the company’s recently ended fiscal year and December quarter in terms of iPhone sales. He thinks better pricing from suppliers will boost margins and “allow Apple to skate by until iPhone 6 launches with its 4.8″ screen.”

Of course, Apple AAPL  has never confirmed that it is even working on such a device, though a growing number of analysts believe the company has a large-screen iPhone in the works for a launch next year.

However, a large-screen iPhone may not address the other problem some see in Apple’s iPhone lineup.

Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein put it succinctly in a Monday morning report entitled: “Are There Enough Wealthy People in the World to Sustain iPhone Unit Growth?”

In his report, Sacconaghi estimates that the company will have to essentially find about 125 million new iPhone buyers in the next two years in order to meet Wall Street’s projections. These would be new customers to the iPhone — not those already using a version smartphone and upgrading. This is based on his estimates that a majority of total iPhone sales in the past three years have been to new customers. Sacconaghi says Apple’s continued focus on this segment keeps the company from better growth opportunities at the lower end.

“On balance, while many things can change and Apple could ultimately eclipse our iPhone expectations for the next two years, the fact remains that only a finite number of users globally can afford a $450+ smartphone, and most of them already own such a device, meaning that growth will invariably continue to slow for Apple’s iPhone business, particularly once carrier additions are complete,” Sacconaghi wrote.

The up-coming earnings report later this month (no date has been set yet) will give further indication of how the new iPhones did in their launch period, and what the company’s expectations for the December quarter will be. But others also see Apple facing limits. Kulbinder Garcha of Credit Suisse predicted on Monday that Apple’s product portfolio will remain in the high-priced segment for the next year.

“This segment has seen peaked growth – with 300 million units sold per year and only modest expansion,” he wrote. “Critically, by ignoring the mid-tier smartphone segment, Apple will continue to lose users to the Android ecosystem.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook will likely have a chance to field these sorts of questions on the company’s next earnings call, though worth noting that he took some pains around the iPhone 5S launch to broadcast that “we’re not in the junk business.”

Family Hotels In Miami - Why Eating Artificial Sweeteners Won't Help You Lose Weight

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The brain knows when it needs sugar and can't be fooled by artificial sweeteners, even if it is sweeter than real sugar.

A new study has found that the brain can differentiate between real and artificial sugar. What's worse? Eating food with artificial sweeteners will only increase cravings for sugary treats later.

The brain's reward system is highly activated when the body receives a sugary solution rather than artificial sweeteners. Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine USA, believe that the research might explain the reason behind increasing obesity rates despite artificial sweeteners existing for years now.

Food seasoned with artificial sweeteners is extremely popular. In the U.S., about 30 percent of people eat stuff that has sugar substitutes. Previously, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, had published an article about artificial sweeteners' effect on the body. Another recent study had found that drinking a can of diet soda can increase the risk of diabetes.

Researchers in the study argue that eating food containing artificial sweeteners, especially while you are hungry, will make you consume more sugar later.

In the study, researchers looked at specific brain signals that are associated with determining the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners. These signals regulate the release of dopamine levels.

Dopamine is a chemical messenger and affects processes that control behavior, emotional response and more importantly the ability to feel pleasure. The chemical plays a major role in addiction.

The study was conducted on a group of mice and researchers looked for specific brain circuits while the mice were fed sugar or artificial sweeteners.

"According to the data, when we apply substances that interfere with a critical step of the 'sugar-to-energy pathway', the interest of the animals in consuming artificial sweetener decreases significantly, along with important reductions in brain dopamine levels," said Ivan de Araujo, who led the study at Yale University School of Medicine USA.

"This is verified by the fact that when hungry mice - who thus have low sugar levels - are given a choice between artificial sweeteners and sugars, they are more likely to completely switch their preferences towards sugars even if the artificial sweetener is much sweeter than the sugar solution," de Araujo said in a news release.

So, can there be a sugar substitute that can help people reduce weight without punishing the taste buds?

"The results suggest that a 'happy medium' could be a solution; combining sweeteners with minimal amounts of sugar so that energy metabolism doesn't drop, while caloric intake is kept to a minimum," Araujo said.

The study is published in the Journal of Physiology.

Family Hotels In Miami - iPad Neck Strain: 5 Tips For Avoiding Injury

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Anything stand out? Besides being an exemplary way to generate excitement for what would become a revolutionary product, that ad, it turns out, is a near-encyclopedic collection of every way you shouldn't be using an iPad (or any other tablet, for that matter).

Unfortunately, millions of consumers are already coming to the same conclusion on their own — the hard way. While no hard numbers exist yet, chiropractors, physical therapists and other physicians have taken to referring to "iPad Neck" as a shorthand for the increasingly reported forms of upper body muscle and tendon injuries by their patients.

For ergonomics experts, there is a wicked irony in the fact that this new generation of mobile devices — so seemingly full of potential to finally liberate consumers from the shackles of body-contorting desktop computing — are turning out to suffer the same fatal flaw as every computing device before them: They're hell on people's bodies.

Jack Dennerlein, adjunct professor of ergonomics and safety and director of the Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory at Harvard University, said that the advent of tablet computing represents a step backward of sorts. "We've gone back to books, is a way of thinking about it," he said. That's meant as a compliment in that, unlike with desktop and laptop computers, people are able to use tablets in an almost infinite number of postures.

In theory, that means people ought to auto-adjust their bodies frequently enough to avoid injuring ourselves — after all, nobody ever went to the doctor for paperback thumb or hardcover elbow. Humans are a funny bunch, though, and it seems their inclinations to adopt unhealthy habits are far stickier than humble science could predict.

A Telling Story

Dennerlein headed up a study last year in which veteran tablet users were observed while using devices in various commonly adopted postures (tablet on a table, on a lap with feet up, held while propped, etc.). Infrared sensors on the subject revealed any potential injury-producing flexion of the head and neck as subjects used the devices.

Dennerlein said that the overwhelming conclusion of his study wasn't that any one posture was ideal or irredeemably bad. In fact, a seemingly tangential factor turns out to be key. "The major finding of our study was that the case used with a device is what really matters," he said. "Different cases create different head angles for how people look at these devices, but a lot didn't have what we call the 'Goldilocks angle' — somewhere in between that's not too steep and not too shallow."

As such, Dennerlein is actually pro-tablet, especially when compared with the other alternatives. "The problem with laptops is that nowadays we get stuck working on them as a desktop replacement. So we're sitting in the same spot for 8 hours," he said. "But with a tablet, you shouldn't be sitting with them for long periods of time. They've given us freedom to move around again."

Still, tablet neck is a real phenomenon, and so as with laptops and desktops before them, users are obliged to adopt smart habits so they don't end up with the dumbest type of nagging injury (you know, the ones that are completely avoidable). Dennerlein stressed that there's no one magical posture to ward off muscle strain, but offered the following tips:

Tips for Safe Tablet Use

1. It's good to be restless

Sitting too long in any position is always inviting injury, as bodies simply aren't meant to sit frozen for long periods of time. Muscles and tendons need a break. As Dennerlein said: "The ideal posture is the next one you're going to take," meaning the shift of position is everything. If you're sitting in one position for more than a few minutes, that's too long. "Think about it: Even when we sleep, we don't tend to stay in the same posture for a very long time — we roll over and move in our sleep," he said. "If you're feeling uncomfortable, listen to your body."

2. Don't believe Apple ads

Despite the temptation to kick back and prop your tablet on your lap as you see in the early iPad ads, doing so typically requires one to adopt unnatural neck angles or body contortions, forcing users to crane to look down. Thus Dennerlein's one concrete no-no: "You can get away with a tablet propped on crossed legs for maybe a couple minutes on the subway, but any longer — you just don't want to."

3. Get a case

It's a good idea to opt for a case with a built-in stand that allows you to position the screen at multiple viewing angles, so that you can adjust it as needed. Dennerlein said a case propped on your lap should ideally be at 45 degrees; when set on a table, it should be more like 60 degrees (from flat). Dennerlein also pointed out that recent 7-inch tablets are far lighter and easier to hold as you would a book for a length of time, in lieu of a case.

4. Tablets aren't typewriters

It should be obvious, but tablets are way better for data and media consumption than content generation. And so anyone boasting of their blazing ability to Swype 80 words per minute is either lying or hiding crippling fingertip bruises and blossoming carpal tunnel syndrome. The fact is that besides being far more difficult than typing on a physical keyboard, touch screens are almost always propped at a wrist-shredding angle. And so Dennerlein is blunt: "Avoid typing anything more than an email or two," he said. "If you're going to type the next 'War and Peace' — just get an external keyboard."

5. Beware the glare

"There's two major factors when it comes to ergonomics: There's visual access and support," Dennerlein said. "Those are the two things that drive how people configure themselves when using a device." As such, those highly reflective glossy displays that designers love so much are an ergonomic nightmare, because they force users to subtly manipulate their body away from a comfortably, neutral position in order to "fix" their view. Dennerlein said it's a topic yet to be studied but that users should be conscious of it. So again, invest in a case or stand that allows you to prop your tablet away from glare so that you can sit in a relaxed position.

Family Hotels In Miami - Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More In China

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With the introduction of a cheaper iPhone on Tuesday, Apple took a step toward catering to China, the world’s largest smartphone market and one that is crucial to the company’s future. 

But the cost of the phone — more than $700 in China — will still keep Apple’s phones beyond the reach of most Chinese consumers. And that predicament only underscores what has become increasingly clear in recent months: that Apple’s fortunes in China largely depend not on any phone, but on reaching a deal with China Mobile, the country’s largest cellphone carrier. 

On Wednesday, Apple took another step in that partnership, when the Chinese government said that Apple’s phones could run on China Mobile’s new cell network, essentially paving the way for a deal between the companies. 

An agreement would instantly give Apple access to China Mobile’s 700 million customers, and reaching it might require Apple to bend on price. China Mobile has been holding out on a deal for years, and it is now positioned to ask for better terms with Apple. 

“The only way they’ll have a significantly better time in China over the next 12 months is if they can sign China Mobile,” said Jan Dawson, a telecom analyst for Ovum. “A small percentage would be a large number of new customers for Apple. So it’s even more crucial now that Apple gets that deal done.” 

Apple has recently pursued an aggressive strategy for China. For the first time, Apple’s new phones will be released in China at the same time as they are in the United States. Analysts say the new gold color being offered for the higher-end iPhone 5S was probably designed for wealthy Chinese who enjoy flashing smartphones the same way they show off jewelry. And Apple has tailored some software features of its products for the Chinese, including easier setup for Chinese e-mail services. 

China’s cellphone market is growing quickly, surpassing the American market last year. But so far, most Chinese consumers are gravitating toward cheap Android smartphones that can be bought for as little as $100 at full price from handset makers like Xiaomi, Huawei and ZTE. 

Apple has been left as No. 6 in the Chinese market, and sales of its products in the country were down 4 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. Though Apple is still enormously successful, its profit growth has slowed and its stock price has struggled. On Wednesday, the company’s shares fell more than 5 percent. 

In exchange for adding Apple to its lineup, China Mobile may demand that Apple help subsidize the cost of the iPhones. It might ask for a better cut of each iPhone sale. Or it could just ask for a more lax contract, in which it can reduce the prices of the phones. In the United States and some European markets, Apple has forbidden carriers from discounting the price of the iPhone. 

“With every passing month, China Mobile is getting stronger and Apple is getting weaker,” said Tero Kuittinen, a mobile analyst for Alekstra. “We have a moment where all of the cards are in China Mobile’s hands.” 

When the new iPhones, the 5C and 5S, are released on Sept. 20, they will be available through two other Chinese mobile carriers, China Unicom and China Telecom, which together have more than 400 million subscribers. 

Apple said on its Web site that the iPhone 5C, the cheaper model, would start at 4,488 renminbi, or $733, without subsidies from mobile operators. The new flagship iPhone 5S will start at 5,288 renminbi, or $864. That price is more than one-third higher in China than the $550 unsubsidized cost for the iPhone 5S in the United States. 

Apple products have always been more expensive in China than in the United States — even though iPhones are actually assembled in China. That is because iPhones sold in China are subject to a 17 percent value-added tax, while those that are exported can be sent abroad tax-free. 

The cost in mainland China is also higher than it is in Hong Kong, where there is no value-added tax or sales tax. There, Apple announced a price of 4,688 Hong Kong dollars, or $604, for the iPhone 5C. 

Yet even with that 17 percent factored in, Apple appears to be marking up the iPhone 5C substantially in China, potentially giving the company room to maneuver later. Chinese carriers do not generally subsidize the handset price for consumers, but they often discount their monthly bills. So the eventual cost to consumers has plenty of room to come down. 

Some analysts said Apple might have announced a high initial price in China to justify eventual price cuts. If an agreement with China Mobile were to come soon, Apple could then reap a marketing benefit by cutting prices just as it gained access to a vast new consumer base. 

Ben Bajarin, a technology analyst for Creative Strategies, a consulting firm, said it was possible that China Mobile could trim the cost of the iPhone 5C and use the device to lure customers into paying for more expensive smartphone plans. 

“That’s the one thing the iPhone’s been remarkably good at,” he said, “is driving value to the premium data service.”

Family Hotels In Miami - An Investment To Make You Smile

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1300 Smiles (ASX: ONT) provides the use of dental surgeries and practice management, as well as other services to self-employed dentists. This allows the dentists to focus on their professional area of expertise, and simply pay a fee to 1300 Smiles for the provision of those administrative services. The company also employs its own qualified dentists.

1300 Smiles now owns and operates 25 multi-dentist facilities in Queensland and northern New South Wales. The company is looking to expand its presence throughout Australia either by acquiring existing dental practices or establishing its own new operations and recently acquired a large, long-established dental practice in Adelaide.

Refreshing view

The CEO and Managing Director, Dr Daryl Holmes, owns over two-thirds of the company, and is very shareholder-friendly: “Enhancing and protecting [earnings per share] is our top financial priority….We issue new shares only with great care, and only where we are sure that any expansion of our capital base will in fact deliver benefits on a per-share basis to all shareholders”, he said.

In the 2011 annual report, Dr Holmes discussed “agency risk”, which is the risk that managers of a listed company might operate that company more for their own benefit than for that of shareholders: “I can assure shareholders that we work very hard to ensure that agency risk does not affect your investment in 1300 Smiles”.

Indeed, Dr Holmes’ remuneration closely aligns him with shareholders – his annual salary was just $111,663 in 2013.

Growth to smile about

Dr Holmes recently said “The Queensland government in particular is struggling with the need to make dental care more widely available”, and added, “We believe there is capacity within the private dental sector to satisfy much of the presently unmet demand for dental services”.

The company also aims to drive growth by attracting more dentists to existing facilities, assisting the company’s dentists to increase their turnover and income, managing dental facilities owned by others. It also recently implemented a dental care plan, whereby members receive basic dental services on an annual plan, as well as a 10% discount on more advanced dental services.

There is enormous scope for this company to grow Australia-wide. It appears to have few competitors, and has hit on a winning formula. By setting up dental centres, benefits flow to customers, who have a choice of dentists, and by having a number of dentists in one location makes it a more accessible service.

Benefits also flow to the dentists, who now don’t have to worry about administrative tasks and management of their practices. This leaves them more time to spend treating patients and providing dental services, as well as the ability to increase their income.

The company’s dental plan has only been in place for short time, but already has 4,000 members generating recurring revenues of $1.4 million and an additional $1 million spent on services not covered by the plan. This is only going to grow as the company expands and more members join.

Adding it up

1300 Smiles has no debt, a cash balance of $9.3 million and continuing positive cash flow to allow it expand either through new operations or acquisitions. It is reluctant to take on loads of debt to expand, and has shown it cares about not diluting shareholders with very few issues of new shares.

Return on equity is substantial at over 20%, and profit margins have been consistently high.

While the 2013 financial results may look disappointing, the dental industry experienced substantial upheaval during the year, when the federal government cancelled the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (CDDS). That resulted in a period of frenzied activity, followed by a considerable slowdown in the middle of the year and low earnings growth, but patients are slowly returning.

Perhaps the biggest risks are that the company tries to increase fees too quickly or too steeply, or that dentists leave and start their own practices, in competition with 1300 Smiles practices. (Dentists are usually required to stay on for a number of years as part of the Dental Service Agreement they sign with 1300 Smiles, which partly mitigates the risk.)

Foolish takeaway

The new dental plan, a positive outlook for acquisitions and the ability of the company to expand revenues by 50% without making any significant capital expenditure, bode well for future growth.

If you are looking for a small company, overlooked by many and with bucket loads of potential growth, 1300 Smiles could be the stock to put a smile on your dial.

Family Hotels In Miami - Study: iPhone Owners Still More Loyal Than Android Users

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With Apple getting ready to debut two new iPhones on September 10th, the question of how many upgrades it can coax out of its current user base is one of many quandaries that will take center stage in the coming weeks. As it turns out, new findings released as part of a recent study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners have provide good news for Apple. According to CIRP, iPhone users are still the most loyal smartphone owners out there despite Android’s rapid rise. The firm’s study found that 81% of iPhone owners who upgraded to new phones between July 2012 and June 2013 bought another iPhone. That compares to 68% of Android users who stayed in Google’s camp when upgrading, AllThingsD reported. Apple will undoubtedly do its best to keep that loyalty figure high when it launches the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on September 20th.

“We think loyalty is product of comfort with a platform that meets a consumer’s needs, and the belief that platform will continue to meet their needs better than any other,” CIRP co-founder Josh Lowitz said. “For a ‘loyal’ iOS user, there is no question, the next iPhone will create a satisfying ownership experience. For a ‘loyal’ Android user, there is uncertainty about brand switching and the different features that each manufacturer brings, so even a loyal Android user faces an open market with a new set of decisions.”

His colleague Michael Levin added, “The fragmentation among Android devices has two sides to it. It does create an environment where buyers are less loyal generally, at least to a brand of phone, which probably does extend to operating system to an extent. Yet it also allows buyers to move among hardware brands,and yet stay within the Android ecosystem.”

Family Hotels In Miami - How Many Cups Of Coffee Per Day Are Too Many?

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That morning cup of Joe is a daily, practically sacred ritual for many of us. A large body of research has confirmed that a coffee habit is perfectly fine for most people, and may even have some health benefits – from fighting to lowering the and 

But is there too much of a good thing?

A published this week in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that when it comes to coffee, too much appears to be more than 28 cups per week, at least if you are under 55.

The researchers found that younger men who passed the 28-cup weekly threshold – which works out to about four cups per day – had a 56 percent increased risk of death from all causes. Younger women who were heavy coffee drinkers had a greater than two-fold increased mortality risk. A cup was defined as eight ounces of coffee.

"The older people, over 55, were not affected by these high amounts of coffee," study co-author Dr. Chip Lavie, a cardiologist at the in New Orleans, said in a video statement.

Now, these findings left us scratching our heads here at The Salt, where we've reported in the past on many of the health benefits linked with coffee drinking. Turns out, we are not alone.

"This result is surprising," , an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health, told me via email, "because results from other cohort studies in U.S. men and women suggest that coffee consumption is associated with a slightly lower risk of premature mortality."

In fact, van Dam's has found no increased risk of death from any cause in people who drank up to six eight-ounce cups of coffee per day. And last year, published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that people with a daily coffee habit had a lower risk of dying during the 14-year study period than those who abstained.

What's more, van Dam notes that recent studies have suggested that coffee consumption does not increase the risk of dying from heart disease, stroke or cancers – all major causes of death. That body of research, he tells us, is "reassuring."

So what accounts for the increased mortality seen among heavy coffee drinkers in the new study? The data set used provides clues.

Lavie and his colleagues looked at data for more than 40,000 people, ages 20 to 87, who were enrolled as part of the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, a long-term study conducted between 1971 and 2002. The researchers followed up with the participants for 17 years on average. But they were only asked about their coffee consumption once – so, as Lavie himself notes, we don't know how their coffee habits changed over time.

Another limiting factor: smoking. Heavy coffee drinkers in the study were more likely to be smokers – which makes sense, since the data were collected beginning more than 40 years ago. Van Dam thinks the research didn't do enough to control for smoking. In fact, as we've , lots of studies in the 1980s failed to control for the link between coffee drinking and smoking, which is one big reason why early research appeared to give coffee a bad rep. Evidence suggesting health benefits from coffee began to emerge only as studies separated the two habits.

So, what's the bottom line for coffee drinkers?

Lavie says his findings suggest that sipping two to three cups per day is pretty safe, and possibly beneficial. But Van Dam notes that if you're generally healthy (and not pregnant or nursing), the "totality of the evidence" suggests that four cups of Joe per day shouldn't be harmful.

But of course, don't forget to listen to your body.

"If people think they experience detrimental symptoms related to too much caffeine, such as difficulty sleeping or nervousness," says van Dam, "they should try reducing their intake."

Family Hotels In Miami - Online ‘Likes’ Herd Others to Similar Views, Study Finds

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Positive opinions are more influential than negative ones, at least on the Internet. 

If an article is “liked” on a website such as Facebook or Reddit, new readers are more likely to approve of it, according to a study published in the journal Science. While the positive reactions create a “herding” effect, the authors said, negative views don’t appear to affect people the same way. 

Using an undisclosed news-aggregation website, the scientists tinkered with the favorability ratings of certain comments on the site. The comments that got a positive boost from the researchers subsequently took off in popularity, receiving a 25 percent higher rating on average from other users. In other words, people believe the hype -- at least some of the time. That’s not always a good thing, researchers said. 

“If someone’s made a comment about a product I want to buy, I assume it’s useful if it’s been voted up and not useful if it’s voted down,” said Matthew O. Jackson, a professor of economics at Stanford University near Palo Alto, California, who wasn’t involved in the research. “So we care that the right things are pushed up. It’s a good sorting device for information, and if it’s not being done well, that’s bad news.” 

Stories categorized as politics, culture and society and business generated the positive bandwagon response, while those under economics, IT, fun, and general news didn’t. 

What’s more, when the site altered ratings in a negative direction, people were more skeptical, the study authors found, and were more likely to cancel out a negative vote with a positive vote.

Positive Reinforcement

“One possibility is that seeing something positive makes you feel better about seeing something positive, and if you see something negative, you react to try to bring it back to zero,” Jackson said in a telephone interview. 

Researchers during the five-month study randomly altered the ratings of 101,000 comments. Those manipulated to be more positive were about one-third more likely than unaltered comments to receive a positive rating from the next viewer, and 30 percent more likely to achieve a high favorable rating. 

The results published yesterday suggest a certain skepticism about using the collective judgment to evaluate the quality of products or ideas, the researchers said. 

“These positive ratings also represent bias and inflation,” said Sinan Aral, a study author and associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, in a statement. “The housing bubble was a spread of positivity, but when it burst, some people lost their savings and their houses went underwater.”

Family Hotels In Miami - 14 Practices That Will Ruin Your Twitter Reputation

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In just a few years Twitter has become the go-to method of connecting with customers and potential clients, but you know that already, right? A new study of 200 executives by LiveFyre, a company specializing in social engagement and curation, found that 93% of respondents turned to Twitter when gathering real-time social activity—more than any other social platform. We all make mistakes from time to time, but you don’t want to make a wrong step with this real-time platform. Here are 14 practices that could be devastating to your Twitter reputation.

1. Fake a Twitter hack. Getting your account hacked is bad enough because people might wonder whether or not you can keep their information safe. However, faking a hack, as Chipotle recently did in a 20th Anniversary PR stunt, can leave a worse impression—that you have poor taste and judgement.

2. Talking politics. A lot of businesses and CEOs have taken heat for expressing political opinions. Unless people are following you for your opinion on a wide variety of topics, be measured in your statements.

3. Deleting a comment instead of engaging. If you find yourself getting in a heated discussion or tweet something you regret, don’t try to make it disappear by deleting your tweet. Instead, confront the issue and engage in conversation and express the remorse you may be feeling.

4. Not engaging at all. If you are a business and you have a Twitter account, and you request website visitors to follow you with those buttons on your site, make sure you’re actually corresponding and tweeting! People follow because they want information, give it to them.

5. Tweet only when you want something. It’s understandable that having direct access to customers provides a tempting proposition. However, this power should not be abused, but respected. It’s okay to ask for things, but it should be balanced.

6. Posting inappropriate pics. This sounds like a no-brainer, but apparently some people need a quick reminder. Inappropriate pictures can range from party shots to employees doing bad things. Don’t do it.

7. Tweet negative comments about co-workers. Your followers don’t need to know about internal drama. Worse, expressing rifts in a public forum shows a lack of consideration for your co-workers and the situation.

8. Fail to disclose a paid endorsement. Back in 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) established guidelines that requires bloggers, celebrities and “word-of-mouth” marketers from endorsing products or services for pay without disclosure. So aside from it being illegal, if it ever did come out that you were getting paid it would be a PR nightmare.

9. Tweet before verifying. News spreads lightening fast on social media and it’s easy to get caught up with the crowd. More than ever it’s important to slow down and verify the information before retweeting. How many celebrities need to #RIP and then come back to life before we get the message?

10. Spam with DM. Just the other day I started following a new professional and within 24 hours I had a direct message to purchase their product. To be honest I follow people because I’m interested in their message, but it’s never a good idea to push a sale like this before extending a “hello.” Twitter’s an amazing platform to make connections, so make one before selling.

11. Tweet from the wrong account. A lot of folks on Twitter have more than one account, and third-party tools have made it really simple to swap between them. Make sure you’re on the right account before you tweet your personal thoughts or opinions.

12. Inconsistently tweet. There’s a lot of disagreement about tweeting too much or too little. One thing you should not do is tweet 10 times in a day and then disappear for a week, then tweet twice and then disappear for two weeks, and then tweet just once. Consistency is the key to staying engaged.

13. Not shorten your URLs. You only have 140 precious characters. Don’t waste them on a long URL when they could be dramatically shorter; offering you the opportunity to add context to the link. If the majority of tweets you’re sending are only links you’re wasting a huge opportunity to connect with your followers.

14. Capitalize or sell products from tragedy. A lot of terrible things happen in this world and when they do millions turn to Twitter to keep informed. It’s really bad form to spin the tragedy or to use a trending hashtag for personal gain. Be a good social media citizen and show respect.

Family Hotels In Miami - SIM Cards Have Finally Been Hacked, And The Flaw Could Affect Millions Of Phones

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Smartphones are susceptible to malware and carriers have enabled NSA snooping, but the prevailing wisdom has it there’s still one part of your mobile phone that remains safe and un-hackable: your SIM card.

Yet after three years of research, German cryptographer Karsten Nohl claims to have finally found encryption and software flaws that could affect millions of SIM cards, and open up another route on mobile phones for surveillance and fraud.

Nohl, who will be presenting his findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on July 31, says his is the first hack of its kind in a decade, and comes after he and his team tested close to 1,000 SIM cards for vulnerabilities, exploited by simply sending a hidden SMS. The two-part flaw, based on an old security standard and badly configured code, could allow hackers to remotely infect a SIM with a virus that sends premium text messages (draining a mobile phone bill), surreptitiously re-direct and record calls, and — with the right combination of bugs — carry out payment system fraud.

Payment fraud could be a particular problem for mobile phone users in Africa, where SIM-card based payments are widespread. The deployment of so-called NFC payment technology, already slow to take off, could also be at risk, Nohl says, as well as the ability for carriers to track charges to each caller’s account.

There’s no obvious pattern to the flaw beyond the premise of an older encryption standard. “Different shipments of SIM cards either have [the bug] or not,” says Nohl, who is chief scientist at risk management firm Security Research Labs. “It’s very random.”

In his study, Nohl says just under a quarter of all the SIM cards he tested could be hacked, but given that encryption standards vary widely between countries, he estimates an eighth of the world’s SIM cards could be vulnerable, or about half a billion mobile devices.

Nohl, who was profiled by Forbes’ Andy Greenberg in 2011 for his work on breaking mobile encryption standards, believes it unlikely that cyber criminals have already found the bug. Now that word of the vulnerability is out, he expects it would take them at least six months to crack it, by which time the wireless industry will have implemented available fixes.

That effort may already be underway. Nohl says at least two large carriers have already tasked their staff with finding a patch for the SIM vulnerability, which they will share with other operators through the wireless trade body GSMA.

“Companies are surprisingly open to the idea of working cooperatively on security topics because the competition is somewhere else,” says Nohl. “The competition is organized crime, not AT&T versus T-Mobile.” (The situation in similarly in finance, where payment services like MasterCard, Visa, and American Express will work together under  industry association EMVco to improve security standards for smart cards.)

The market for SIMs is almost entirely fed by mobile carriers, and supplied by two leading global vendors, Gemalto and Oberthur Technologies. Both have profited heavily from the huge growth in mobile handsets: ten years ago there were 1 billion SIM cards worldwide, and today there are more than 5 billion, says ABI Research analyst John Devlin, though the market is slowly reaching a plateau. SIMs are thought to be one of the most secure parts of a phone, he added, and as the carrier’s property, are “key to their relationship between you and I, the subscriber.”

Vodafone would not answer questions about the level of encryption its SIM cards used, and referred all media questions to GSMA. Both Verizon and AT&T said they knew of Nohl’s research, but said their SIM profiles were not vulnerable to the flaw. AT&T added that it had used SIMs with triple Data Encryption Standards (3DES) for almost a decade; Verizon did not specify why its SIMs were not vulnerable.

The London-based GSMA said it had looked at Nohl’s analysis and concurred that “a minority of SIMs produced against older standards could be vulnerable.” It said it had already provided guidance to network operators and SIM vendors who could be impacted by the flaw. “There is no evidence to suggest that today’s more secure SIMs, which are used to support a range of advanced services, will be affected,” a spokesperson added.

Family Hotels In Miami - Can The Lumia 1020 Bring Nokia To The Fore Again?

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Nokia finally has something that would make buyers notice its product while they are deciding whether they should go for the latest iPhone or Galaxy smartphone

 “The back is the new front,” Stephen Elop exclaimed while announcing the Lumia 1020 at a launch event in NYC.

The statement not only points to the exaggerated camera lens assembly required for the smartphone’s massive 41-megapixel sensor but also takes me back, in some ways, to Nokia’s shift to Windows Phone away from Symbian.

Even after signing Symbian’s death penalty, Nokia launched the PureView 808 running on Symbian, acknowledging the fact that Windows Phone wasn’t ready for primetime. Two years later, Nokia has finally turned an entire circle.

The Lumia 1020 marks the beginning of the end of Nokia’s transition period. After almost two years of launching the Lumia range of smartphones, Nokia finally has something that would make buyers notice its product while they are deciding whether they should go for the latest iPhone or Galaxy smartphone. Despite the weakness of Windows Phone as a platform when compared to iOS and Android, over the past two years Nokia has managed to come up with a decent package of hardware, software and services to make up for the missing bits.

If the Lumia 1020′s camera does perform as claimed (it did during my brief experience with the smartphone), it would be a pretty compelling offering.

Think about it, the Lumia 1020 would have the best camera performance combined with a music store that offers unlimited tracks to download for free and it also has one of the best offline navigation software on any smartphone. While Nokia’s Lumia smartphones were already doing well in the entry and mid-level segments, the Lumia 1020 could be the key to success in the high-end segment, which was missing so far.

Having said that, it is too early to root for Nokia’s future success. The company still has a few obstacles to overcome. The first and foremost being its partnership with Microsoft and Windows Phone as a platform. Nokia has consistently got the hardware right but has always been let down by Windows Phone, which lacks apps and is not as polished or evolved as Android and iOS. Major app developers prefer to make apps for Android and iOS, while developing them for Windows Phone seems like an afterthought and often after being paid to developed for the platform. Heavy smartphone users prefer using the other two platforms as Microsoft has failed repeatedly to catch up with them in a quest to be perceived as being different. The lack of a proper centralized notification system, for instance, is hard to explain.

Secondly, Nokia is still struggling to roll out its smartphones at a faster pace. With limited marketing budgets and production capacity, it has to stagger its launches that take a couple of quarters to reach major markets while Samsung rolled its Galaxy S4 smartphone in over 110 countries in a fortnight. Even if Nokia has a great product like the Lumia 1020, people would consider to buy it only if it is available in their country. Think about it, the Lumia 925 is not available in most markets yet and Nokia had to announce the Lumia 1020. Even hardcore Nokia fans would now be compelled to not buy the Lumia 925 and instead wait for the Lumia 1020. And who knows, by the time the Lumia 1020 is available across markets, Nokia might have something else to offer.

During my interactions with senior Nokia executives it became clear that they are aware of the situation but it remains a challenge and they are making the best of what they have. Despite these challenges, it is refreshing to see how Nokia continues to innovate with the resources it has and is playing to its strengths. Rather than buying off the shelf image sensors for the 41-megapixel PureView camera, Nokia has designed the entire assembly including the optical image stabilization bit internally, which means its rivals won’t be able to easily replicate the main USP of the Lumia 1020.

Having its own music store, navigation software and acquiring Scalado, which makes the UI for most smart camera apps that you currently see on rival smartphones, will buy Nokia some time. But what Nokia needs the most at this time is a major hit at the top-end segment and it is hoping the Lumia 1020 will be that smartphone.

Family Hotels In Miami - 10 Ways To Increase Software Sales

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Contrary to popular opinion, even the best software does not sell itself. If you doubt it, simply look to the huge volumes of marketing dollars that Apple puts into its products; the same goes for Microsoft, and even Google. The bottom line is that, if you wish to increase software sales, it is going to require a savvy marketing plan. Below are some specific tips for companies seeking to increase software sales.

#1 Landing Pages Sell Software
One tip for those seeking to increase software sales is to remember that the more landing pages you have, the more products you will sell—period. However many landing pages you think you need, multiply it by at least three, and that’s probably a good starting point. Each landing page should address different market segments or illuminate different features of the software. Drive traffic to your landing pages via social media accounts, blogs, and so forth.

#2 Tracking and Monitoring
A second consideration for those seeking to increase software sales: Which of your marketing endeavors are getting results, and which are only costing you time and money? The only way to know for sure is to track and analyze your tactics. If you’re not regularly consulting analytic reports, you’ve already lost the same, and just don’t know it yet.

#3 Affiliate Marketing Works
Also consider enlisting an affiliate marketing professional. Affiliate marketers are only paid for sales that they close, so this represents one of the most cost-effective ways to generate sales.

#4 Start a Joint Venture
A great way to boost your marketing clout is to engage a business partner in the form of a joint venture. This is especially useful when you work with another company that develops complimentary (not competitive) software programs. Working together essentially doubles the marketing pull that both companies have.

#5 Create a Devoted Community
Another way to increase software sales is to create and sustain a community of consumers who are interested in the program. This can be done by fostering a blog or social media community, long before your software suite ever officially launches. Regularly feeding your clients and leads helpful, informational content can help you maintain buzz for your brand.

#6 Try Google AdWords
Google AdWords is not necessarily as effective as organic content marketing, but it is not without its virtues. The trick is to find keywords that generate traffic but are not too competitive. Also note the importance of using your Google ads to drive traffic back to your landing pages, not just to your company home page.

#7 Do Some Guest Blogging
Here’s an example of how guest blogging can help you increase software sales. Say that you have developed a program that is used for retirement planning. You can pitch a blog topic to any financial planning or general lifestyle blog, offering helpful and non-promotional information about how computer programs can expedite the retirement planning process. Even if the guest post includes just one backlink to your landing page, that’s still a great source of traffic.

#8 Give it Away
Of course, you won’t increase software sales if you simply give away the entire program—but consider giving away a trial or demo version of the product. Another idea is to give away a “lite” version, but ask clients to pay for the fully-featured version.

#9 Don’t Neglect Video Marketing
Video marketing is an exceptional way to create interest in your software. One of the biggest concerns that consumers have, when looking into a new software program, is that it will not be intuitive or easy to use, or that its features may not be as good as advertised. A product demo can be a great way of alleviating these fears.

#10 Create White Papers
Want to prove to consumers that your graphic design software is unique on the market, and that your company’s industry expertise is unparalleled? A good way to cultivate this kind of trust is to create an engaging article or white paper, discussing issues related to graphic design (or whatever field you’re in) and then giving it away to your website users. Ultimately, anything you can do to share value—and prove your expertise—is going to help in your efforts to increase software sales.
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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.

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.

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. 

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.

Family Hotels In Miami - Intelligence Linked To Ability To Ignore Distractions

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Instead, they are good at detecting small moving objects.

The findings come in a study of 53 people given a simple, visual test in Current Biology.

The results could help scientists understand what makes a brain more efficient and more intelligent.

In the study, individuals watched short video clips of black and white bars moving across a computer screen. Some clips were small and filled only the centre of the screen, while others filled the whole screen.

The participants' sole task was to identify in which direction the bars were drifting - to the right or to the left.

Participants also took a standardised intelligence test.

The results showed that people with higher IQ scores were faster at noticing the movement of the bars when observing the smallest image - but they were slower at detecting movement in the larger images.

Michael Melnick of the University of Rochester, who was part of the research team said the results were very clear.

"From previous research, we expected that all participants would be worse at detecting the movement of large images, but high IQ individuals were much, much worse.

The authors explain that in most scenarios, background movement is less important than small moving objects in the foreground, for example driving a car, walking down a hall or moving your eyes across the room.

As a person's IQ increases, so too does his or her ability to filter out distracting background motion and concentrate on the foreground.

In an initial study on 12 people, there was a 64% correlation between motion suppression and IQ scores. In this larger study on 53 people, a 71% correlation was found.

In contrast, previous research on the link between intelligence and reaction times, colour discrimination and sensitivity to pitch found only a 20-40% correlation.

But the ability to ignore background movements is not the only indicator of intelligence.

"Because intelligence is such a broad construct, you can't really track it back to one part of the brain," says Duje Tadin, who also worked on the study.

"But since this task is so simple and so closely linked to IQ, it may give us clues about what makes a brain more efficient, and, consequently, more intelligent.

"We know from prior research which parts of the brain are involved in visual suppression of background motion.

"This new link to intelligence provides a good target for looking at what is different about the neural processing, what's different about the neurochemistry, what's different about the neurotransmitters of people with different IQs."