Longevity Impact

It is considered that a person's life span is largely determined by the combined effects of genetics and environmental factors. Lifestyle choices, particularly diet, exercise and smoking habits, play an undisputed role in determining not only how long one will live, but also how well one ages.

 Some studies suggest that the life span only in 22-30% is acconted for by genetic factors https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetic-factors-associated-with-increased-longevity-identified/, http://demogr.mpg.de/publications%5Cfiles%5C2942_1202133488_1_fulltext.pdf  Swedish study finds claims lifestyle affects life expectancy more than genetics https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207112539.htm. However, some recent studies indicate that genes are more important than lifestyle for longetivity https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetic-factors-associated-with-increased-longevity-identified/

 

8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. According to a new report, “An Aging World: 2015” https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2016/demo/p95-16-1.pdf this percentage is projected to jump to nearly 17 percent of the world's population 

The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo

He’s a computer scientist, legal and cryptographer best known for his pioneering research in digital contracts and cryptocurrency.

The phrase and concept of “smart contracts” were developed by Nick with the goal of bringing what he calls the “highly evolved” practices of contract law and practice for the design of electronic commerce protocols between strangers on the Internet. Nick also designed Bit Gold, which many consider the precursor to Bitcoin.



"A premier thinker about history, law and economics, and the lessons they have for security." -- Adam Shostack, Emergent Chaos 



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Alphabet as tool to rise GOOGLE's investment capitalisation.

Google announced that it was changing the name of the company to Alphabet, creating a structure that would encompass multiple parts.

All shares of Google will automatically convert into corresponding shares of Alphabet, which will continue to trade under the stock ticker symbols GOOG and GOOGL. Shares in Google soared 5% in after hours trading. The new structure is said to be similar to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which wholly owns a number of diverse holdings and has stakes in several others.


Alphabet's structure.

• Google’s health companies like Life Sciences 

• Calico, a division investigating aging and other diseases, 
• Non-Google divisions of Alphabet will also include X lab 
•  Wing, its drone delivery effort, 
• Nest, its “internet of things” division,

• Fiber, high-speed Internet service in a number of American cities.
• Investment arms, such as Google Ventures and Google Capital.

The main investment secret: profit is less important than pace of growth.

How Arabian countries can catch up with the US in terms of technological development


Here are the 3 benchmarks to measure  relative strengths of USA compared to other countries

1. Nurtures a culture of risk-taking and second chances while accepting inequality of results

2. Protects an independent judicial system and enforces the law in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner

3. Prizes a tradition of service and philanthropy

In next 5 years Arabian countries will be the most developing in the world, due to visionary investors like 

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 

 His project to host expo 2020 is amazing!

https://www.facebook.com/HHSheikhMohammed/posts/10154121266112908

How to build a brand of universal fame: Edward Musinski 's Skype know-how

The secret of building a brand of 100 billion valuation:
 reliance on archetypes.

For example, the brand Apple, one of the most expensive brands of the world is now worth $ 120 billion. He embodies the archetype of a rebel. Firstly, the slogan Apple - «Think Different», secondly, bitten apple logo - like the forbidden fruit that Eve bit into. Speaking support of this idea, Apple has long shoots margin with the legend of Adam and Eve.

Besides him, the club 100 billion includes brands that embody the following archetypes:
Nike (hero),
Disney (child, mouse),
Makdonals (nice guy, clown),
Coca-Cola (Santa Claus),
Facebook (your guy Zuckerberg personally embodies, when there is a hoodie even the bankers).

There are a number of niches in the archetypes. So that the Russian company can privatize one. As they say, welcome!

The technology of building an international brand also includes:

Building up a network of distributors FREE message of the brand,

Make a prosumer loyalty through the community building,

The marketing budget for the entrance to the distribution networks

Edward Musinski forecasts strengthening of the Russian ruble and tnen fall

Edward Musinski 's previous forecast of the fall in oil prices and the ruble exchange rate suddently fall was fully justified today.

His forecast for the next year:
since the spring of 2015, the ruble will rise to 45 rubles per dollar. Because a sharp reduction of foreign debt of Russian companies this year - will reduce the demand for the dollar in 2015 to pay debt.
And other reason: the fall in oil prices will stop, due to the fact that cease production of shale oil, the cost of which is $ 60 per barrel.
And the third reason is the strengthening of the ruble - import under the current devaluation scale - it will continue to decline, which means less to buy imported goods, they are too expensive. That is, will the excess of dollar liquidity: in the companies accounts, and especially in the population savings, which has already transferred almost all of their deposits in dollars.

Bottom line: the outflow of capital is inhibited, the inflow of capital begins. Due to a sharp drop in exports and imports, currency flows into the country from the sale of increasingly expensive oil.

But, in second half of the year, Iran will return on the oil market, and oil prices down to $ 40 per barrel. Thus, ruble will weaken in fall 2015: 75 - 80 rubles/$
The ruble may weaken and more than 80 rubles for one dollar, in case of external shocks

Mobile payment industry: problems and opportunities

The main problem with building a new payment product or mobile service in the existing financial industry is that tens of thousands of pages of legislation and thousands of lobbyists are going to come down on you very quickly.

‘‘We needed a new technology to have the wedge to be able to enter the market, to be able to justify all the work to rebuild the system. 

Mozido has announced a two-part round of Series B funding of $400 million to accelerate the international growth of the company’s financial, payment and mobile marketing ecosystems.

The first $185 million has been funded by MasterCard, Wellington Management, H.R.H. Sheikh Nahyan of UAE, and Julian H. Robertson, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer at Tiger Management. The company raised a total of $265 million in capital over the past 12 months.

With nationwide mobile payment and marketing implementations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States—Mozido is poised to use the strategic investment to further expand its global presence through additional acquisitions in China, India, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

“The race for long-term leadership in mobile payments will be won with interoperable services on a global scale,”said Nick Adams, portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company, LLP.

Mozido provides mobile solutions for merchants, CPGs, financial institutions and government agencies. Mozido’s solutions provide access to services such as bill payments, airtime top-up, person-to-person payments, merchant payments, loyalty programs, direct deposit of government payments, and customized marketing via a basic SMS-based mobile device or a smartphone.