Angelina Jolie’s return to the silver screen is looking to be one of her very biggest hits ever. Walt Disney’s Maleficent, a darker re-imagining of the Sleeping Beauty story with the emphasis on its conflicted villain, debuted yesterday with $24.25 million. That sum included $4.2m in Thursday showings. This is right in line with the $24m opening day for Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful, although that March, 2013 debut had far fewer kids out of school for the Friday opening. It’s obviously smaller than the $41m Friday debut for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland back in March 2010, but absolutely no one was expecting similar numbers for the Jolie vehicle.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Are These The Colleges With The Worst Return On Investment?
President Obama has said he wants the federal government to come up with a ranking system for colleges that compares graduation rates, student debt and how much money students earn after graduation. According to a report Monday in The New York Times, Jamienne Studley, a deputy under secretary at the Education Department, has suggested to college presidents that this will be an easy task. “It’s like rating a blender,” she reportedly said.
Why Sears Is The Dying Dinosaur Of Retailing
Over time, American retailing has been controlled by various parts of the value chain. At one time, the manufacturer was in control. At one time, the distributor was in control. At one time, the retailer was in control. Today, consumers are in control.
How To Cook Your Own Homemade Robot
If you thought the cronut was an inventive bit of baking, prepare to be wowed. Robotics experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have mastered a technique which could usher in a world where mechanical slaves can be produced simply by heating them up.
Your Body Language On A Videoconference
Communication technology has completely changed the way we connect with people to conduct business. It has opened global markets and fostered the use of geographically dispersed teams – including multiple site organizations and remote or home working.
Five Top VCs Pick The Ten Biggest Tech Trends Of The Next Five Years
Baked into the venture capital model is an assumption that any individual venture capitalist is going to be wrong way more than he or she is going to be right. But if you get five of them together, with a couple hundred spectators as a crowdsourced backstop, you can come up with some pretty accurate guesses about the future.
Eyeing Pakistan and China, India's Modi bolsters security team
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen a daring former spy with years of experience in dealing with Pakistan as his national security adviser, a move officials say signals a more muscular approach to New Delhi’s traditional enemy.
6 climbers feared dead on Washington's Mount Rainier
Search teams found the scattered gear of six climbers who disappeared three days ago on Washington’s Mount Rainier.
Are You Taking the Right Job? Five Questions To Ask In Every Interview
My first career lasted just under nine months. Unfortunately for me, I spent three years and over six figures on the law school education required to land my first full-time job as a litigation attorney at a corporate law firm.
Virgin Galactic Is Getting Cleared For Takeoff From Spaceport America
This week, Virgin Galactic announced that it has signed an agreement with the FAA that begins the process of getting its commercial space flights cleared for takeoff.
Who Are The Five Guantánamo Detainees In Prisoner Swap?
According to documents leaked to the organization WikiLeaks, all five prisoners were high-ranking Taliban officials. Some were considered high-risk and “likely to post a threat to the U.S.”
What Is Courage?: 'Korengal' Breaks Down War In Afghanistan
The documentary follows up on Sebastian Junger’s Oscar-nominated film Restrepo. Junger says, “I’m hoping as the soldiers understand their experience better through this film, civilians will as well.”
American POW Released From Taliban After 5 Years
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years, was released Saturday into U.S. custody. NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with correspondent Tom Bowman about the deal that secured Bergdahl’s release.
Who Won The War In Afghanistan? Perhaps No One
The U.S. is re-assessing what it has accomplished in more than 12 years of war in Afghanistan. NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with Hassan Abbas, professor at the National Defense University and author of The Taliban Revival.
Why Successful Companies Stop Growing
We’ve all seen examples of unstoppable companies that suddenly hit the wall. Growth slows down, stock prices start to decline, shareholders get nervous, and the press starts to speculate that something is wrong. In some cases, like P&G and Starbucks, the board brings back a former CEO who can presumably return the firm to its previous glory. In other cases, like with Apple, GE, or Cisco, the board holds its breath and hopes that things will change.
Glenn Beck Has Some Very Strange Ideas About 'Watch Dogs'
Glenn Beck is very good at one thing: convincing Americans that we exist in a state of cultural decline and decay.
Why Success Can Be Uncomfortable (And What To Do About It)
Have you ever avoided sharing good news—let’s say a big accomplishment—with a colleague or friend for fear of turning them off?
What Will Apple Announce At WWDC 2014? Some Software And Hardware Predictions For iOS and OSX
Apple is set to open up this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference with a two-hour keynote, and speculation is intense as to what might be announced. Forbes’ regular ‘Apple Loop’ column has been following the build-up to the Conference, now lets take a closer look at WWDC 2014. From features and UI changes in the new operating systems, to updated hardware and potential new product lines, how likely are the rumors circling around Apple’s developer event this weekend to be true?
Why Iggy Azalea's Moment Really Belongs To Everyone Else
Who is Iggy Azalea, and why is she so suddenly everywhere?
Catering To The Aged: Canary Monitoring Tapping Growing Market
According to Age UK, there are around 14.5 million people in the UK over the age of 60 – with projections saying that the number will be over 20 million by the year 2031.
Taliban free U.S. soldier held in Afghanistan
The only American solider held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed from Taliban captivity in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.
The Case For Coal
There have been more people who have stood on the moon than where you’re going,” says Dave Dillon, safety representative at Deep Mine 41, operated by in the southwestern corner of Virginia. Dillon is a third-generation miner, but he still gets excited showing off the coal face, where a thundering “continuous miner” with hundreds of tungsten-carbide-tipped teeth claws bituminous coal from a 6-foot-thick seam. We step where no human has ever been before: into the midst of compressed and fossilized plant life that last saw the sun 300 million years ago. As conveyor belts haul the chunks of coal to the surface, another team mans the “roof bolter,” which drills 6-foot-deep holes into the ceiling and inserts epoxy-covered rods that hold the rock together, preventing cave-ins. The average worker down here makes $80,000, roof bolters $100,000. These are increasingly important jobs in a region that has seen thousands of layoffs and the closure of dozens of mines. “If the price isn’t right, we’ll leave it in the ground for another day,” says Kevin Crutchfield, CEO of Alpha.
Did Google Just Change The Hunt For Tech Talent?
The day after the company unveiled the prototype of a self-driving car, In a segment on PBS NewsHour, Vice President of People Operations Laszlo Bock unveiled previously unreleased workforce demographic statistics. Currently, 70% of Google’s workforce is male. Sixty-one percent is white, 30% is Asian. A mere 3% of the company’s staff is Hispanic, while 2% is Black.
Dangerous Escapes Aided By 'Liberty in North Korea'
“What is the internet?” It took Justin Wheeler, Vice President & “re-Founder” of the edgy non-profit Liberty in North Korea, a moment to digest the question. An early 20’s male was meeting with Wheeler in China, having just escaped his home country of North Korea a few days prior. He literally did not know what the internet was.
Feds Investigate Carl Icahn, Phil Mickelson And William Walters For Insider Trading
For the last few years, federal investigators have been scoring dozens of major victories in insider-trading cases. They have sent one billionaire to prison and are on the verge of sending a former Goldman Sachs director there as well. They have effectively shut down one of the most successful hedge fund firms of all time.
Thomas Piketty Pens Communist Manifesto for 21st Century
Thomas Piketty is a Frenchman who had been promoting wealth redistribution in obscurity. Now that Harvard University Press has published his book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, he has catapulted into the spotlight.
Ukraine crisis: Observers' safety threatened but Russia tells them to stay
Russia’s Foreign Ministry criticized a suggestion by an official that an international monitoring body could withdraw its observer mission from Ukraine because of safety concerns, as shooting between government troops and pro-Russian rebels continued in the region on Saturday.
In India, Fifth Person Is Arrested In Gang Rape, Murder Case
The arrests come amid public outcry over perceived official inaction. The incident is another in a series of rapes against Indian women in recent years that have united the country in anger.
Chilean Miners Rally To Beat The Odds Again, At The World Cup
You don’t need to speak Spanish to be stirred by the breathtaking ad released in Chile ahead of the World Cup.
How Donald Sterling And V. Stiviano Turned The $90 Billion Sports Industry On Its Head
It is the most disruptive audio recording of a private conversation unwillingly made public since Watergate.
Turkey protests planned to mark anniversary of civil unrest
Thousands of Turkish activists are preparing to demonstrate in Istanbul and other cities, calling for greater democratic freedoms.
50 College Diplomas With The Highest Pay
Students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science are making a handsome average salary of $89,800. New grads from the California Institute of Technology, known as Caltech, are earning an impressive $83,800 on average, while new School of Engineering alumni from Stanford are bringing home $74,500. These numbers come from a survey just released by NerdScholar, the higher education unit of NerdWallet, a five-year-old personal finance website based in San Francisco. NerdWallet offers price comparisons for everything from credit cards to airport parking.
Hottest New Cars And Trucks For 2015
With automakers already having largely renewed their fleets of mainstream sedans and small cars, a bevy of all-new and completely redesigned sports cars, luxury sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks take center stage for the 2015 model year.
Throw The Old Rules Out The Window
Changes in China’s environmental regulations, the first revision in 25 years, take effect January 1 next year with stiffer penalties for companies that flout the law. In recent years, as well, there have been a number of cases across the country where residents’ objections, because of environmental concerns, have led to major projects being scrapped. .
India gang rape investigation leads to third arrest amid outrage
Police arrested a third suspect and hunted for two others Saturday in the gang rape and slaying of two teenage cousins found hanging from a tree in northern India, a case that has prompted national outrage. WARNING: This story contains images some readers may find disturbing
Expanding The Panama Canal: The Problem Is Money, Not Mosquitoes
A century after the canal opened, it’s being expanded to accommodate some of the world’s biggest cargo ships. But the project has been delayed by a $1.6 billion financial dispute.
Assad Bound For Re-Election As War Appears At A Stalemate
As Syria goes to the polls next week in an election that President Bashar al-Assad is certain to win, journalist Nick Blanford tells NPR’s Scott Simon that the government and opposition forces are at a stalemate.
Pakistan Signals An Opening In Relations With India. Modi
Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, attended the inauguration ceremony of India’s new prime minister this week. Does this signal a thaw? NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Shuja Nawaz of the Atlantic Council.
South Korea Repaves For A 'Woman Friendly Seoul'
Women-only parking spaces are popping up all over Seoul, South Korea. They are a wider and longer and painted pink. It’s the city’s effort to make a more female-friendly city.
6 Reasons Moms Have The Entrepreneurial Edge
From 1997 to 2013, the number of woman-owned businesses increased by 59%. That’s a pace one-and-a-half times faster than the national average. Many of these businesses are run by a new breed of “mompreneurs” who are juggling the needs of the business with the needs of their family.
Feathercoin Weekly Update #33
There is an apparent quietness here in crypto-land but we’re not quiet because we are bored, we’re quiet because we’re busy.
Those who have the courage to concede that the past is now just a memory never to be repeated have already embraced the blockchain. They embrace the notion that it isn’t simply a fad or passing trend, it is a foundation backed by an idea that has such a powerful and universal appeal it captivates anyone who dares to understand it. Some people have chosen to understand that the old jobs are not coming back and the work that needs to be done now is to understand ourselves in afresh by building the foundations of the new economy and the industries that will grow out of it. I am talking about people who have something to say, who for too long have been drowned out by the noise of a tired old king losing his grip on power. I got a glimpse of some emerging ‘kings’ of this new era at the Bitcoin Conference in Amsterdam last week.
The Bitcoin Conference 2014
by @ChrisJ
There’s a fine line between Networking and Notworking. I have always wondered if the industry conference was genuine productivity or just a glorified holiday. You never really know the value of your actions until long after they are committed. One of the interesting themes to come out of the Amsterdam Bitcoin Conference this year was just how a small group of people can gather round an idea from anywhere in the world and create such a rapid growth. Bitcoin has saved the lives of so many people around the world who felt disenfranchised by the established economy. The self-unemployed who withdrew their labour (even if by no other feat than just checking Facebook all day at their desks). The skills they harness (that they will never brag about on their CV) was just how to avoid the orders from the boss while avoiding the sack. And these wonderful people all came together in a European city that has itself been the site of many interesting economic events historically.
The conference was a sell-out with an attendance figure of 1,300 doing the rounds. One of the most prominent comments was just how much larger this one was to last year’s. Everyone stood to watch Jon Matonis introduce Patrick Byrne who gave us all a much needed lesson in the history of economics and philosophy. We dipped our toes in to epistemology, a bit of Hegel and Nietzsche too which ordinarily would be enough to see anyone break out the Facebook stream on their mobile but there wasn’t even a hint of Candycrush to be seen anywhere. This audience was sharp, sophisticated and fully ready to overturn their one previously held assumptions to make way for the new more important lessons.
The hall was packed out for this one, it felt like the most anticipated speech in the whole three days and marks the beginning of a new era of leadership not by statesmen but by coders. Remember that Gavin is a programer first and foremost, he has spent as much time at the coalface as anyone working in crypto. This is no politician with speech writers fresh out of Ivy League, he hasn’t got off the phone to Research telling him what to say after the latest round of polls. This guy is the real deal sharing the technical challenges with the citizens and businesses to helping them to understand the opportunities and what they are up against. Among many of the issues addressed were the impact of ASICs, optimising for larger block sizes and the key insight for me was topic of writing secure code. Andresen said you cannot write secure code unless what you’re securing is valuable. Put differently you couldn’t create Bitcoin in simulator, this is a live high stakes environment for a reason. At the end of the speech, as people began clapping, a gentleman behind me said of Andresen: “He’s a safe pair of hands”
The Bitcoin Foundation held their meeting at the end of the event and much was discussed surrounding the controversy and concerns directed at the foundation particularly in terms of its level of transparency and openness. Everyone on the board agreed that resources permitting the foundation should aim to be radically transparent in line with the Blockchain’s core principles. But one thing that stood out for me was when someone asked if the foundation would consider representing alternative crypto currencies. Gavin remarked that there was nothing in the bylaws that prohibited it and that the only reason it hadn’t been discussed is that most other alt coins were happy to have their own foundations. Other board members echoed the sentiment. I would love to see the Bitcoin Foundation represent other blockchains, they need to be more transparent and more inclusive. Bitcoin’s most important feature is that it is open-source software (OSS). Being open source means giving up the need for control.
Computer Assistance in Oxford now accept feathercoin for purchases, IT support and computer repair. So, if you’re looking for a new laptop or any other hardware you can get it there, not only do they accept feathercoin but they have become real enthusiast too, they have 3 mining rigs set up in the shop mining away at feathercoin.
Meet Up
The next feathercoin meet up in the UK is in Birmingham, last year we promised we would try and hold a meet up near you so this is our first stop on the feathercoin UK tour. We’re meeting on Saturday June 7th from 3pm at All Bar One, Brindley Place, Birmingham. We’d love to meet with you so hope you can be there. You can find the last official newsletter here: 1 Year On. Today special thanks go to Chrisj and Ruthie for their contributions to this newsletter. You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook or come on to the forum to stay up to date.
source: https://www.feathercoin.com/feathercoin-official-weekly-update-33/
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Darkcoin Price in Turmoil Following Emergency Fork
Serious problems with a central structural component of the darkcoin network resulted in an emergency fork earlier this week, a development that triggered a broad selloff in the community.
Darkcoin employs masternodes to bundle anonymized transactions and boost efficiency and security within the network. However, a bug in the code resulted in a series of forks that disrupted payments and forced exchanges to freeze trading while a hard fork was put in place by the darkcoin team.The price of DRK reached an all-time average high of $15 on 25th May. At press time, however, the price of 1 DRK hovered around $9.50, although price swings have seen it fall as low as $8.Darkcoin developer Evan Duffield said in a statement published on the Darkcoin Talk forum that while the cause is not fully understood, a fix is in the works:
“This was either due to an intentional attack on the network or an issue with the masternode payments system, in either case we have a solution for masternode payments that will be safe for the network in the future.”
Darkcoin has fallen to sixth place in terms of overall market cap, according to Coinmarketcap.com, dropping from third place late last week.
Changes to masternode payments
Masternodes in the darkcoin network previously received 10% of block payments as an incentive for operators to run them. According to Duffield, these payments will now increase to 20% of each block reward:
“We’ve wanted to increase masternode payments to 20% for a few weeks now, but have not been able to since the code was already going through the testing and launch stages. This will give us an opportunity to add greater incentive to secure the network and run masternodes.” Duffield added that community concerns over how masternode payment changes were being conducted had been heeded, saying that “we’ve decided the community is correct and will be using the same model as before to implement the hard forks.”
Development team expands
Notably, Duffield announced that a new development team will be formed to tackle later implementations of darkcoin, as well as work on the DarkSend transaction anonymizer, explaining:
“This should allow us to move at a similar pace of development with much greater quality. The next version of DarkSend is scheduled to be released at the end of June.”
Duffield also said that any interested developers should contact the darkcoin team to get involved.
Interest remains
These potentially troubling developments come during a period of rising interest in darkcoin, as evidenced by the coin’s massive upswing in price and market attention. Darkcoin was recently profiled by Wired and International Business Times, among other publications.Earlier this week, noted bitcoin investor and finance personality Max Keiser even remarked that darkcoin is “clearly going to be a huge winner” during a show that addressed the rising popularity of the altcoin.
source: http://www.coindesk.com/darkcoin-price-turmoil-network-issues-emergency-fork/
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Darkcoin VS x11coin
The past two weeks have seen the meteoric rise of anonymous altcoins, digital currencies which leverage specialized network technologies to conceal both the source and identity of those conducting transactions.
Darkcoin, x11coin (XC) and monero are a few altcoins that have seen big increases in attention from investors, traders and crypto-enthusiasts.
Earlier in the week, a rivalry of sorts began between the communities of darkcoin and XC which unfortunately took a turn for the worse as allegations of stolen or misrepresented code elements surfaced on Twitter and the Bitcoin Talk forum. Others questioned why the developer opted to keep some elements of the XC code private during development.At the center of the argument was a tweet from the official darkcoin Twitter account, which linked users to the Bitcoin Talk post containing the allegation that XC’s developer had appropriated elements of fedoracoin.
Some users quickly posted condemnations of the post, suggesting that members of the darkcoin community were intentionally sabotaging XC. Others defended the decision to use the official account to share the link, deeming it an effective method to force transparency in an ecosystem rife with fraudulent behavior.
The event triggered a broad sell-off in the price of XC, which fell from from an average of $2.70 to $1.40. At press time, the price of one x11coin was approximately $0.83.The XC developer took the Bitcoin Talk forum and denied allegations that the code employed was appropriated from the fedoracoin code. There have been calls for independent reviews of the code, as well as a push for more information as to why the accusations emerged in the first place.
The developer has announced that the forthcoming edition of XC’s Windows wallet demonstrates the anonymizing technology. Testing of this version is currently under way.
Darkcoin dives
Darkcoin’s prolific rise, which saw its value increase ten-fold in just a few weeks, has come to a crashing end, dropping in price from $15 to $6 since the beginning of the week.The reason for such a swing essentially comes down to the growing pains of a nascent network. A bug in the code which facilitates anonymous transactions resulted in payments being disrupted and exchanges freezing trading earlier this week.
This led to a large-scale sell-off amongst the darkcoin community, due to concerns about the structural integrity of the network.
“This was either due to an intentional attack on the network or an issue with the masternode payments system,” darkcoin developer Evan Duffield said in a blogpost. “In either case we have a solution for masternode payments that will be safe for the network in the future.”
source: http://www.coindesk.com/darkcoin-duel-xc-demise-mcdogecoin/ & http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cryptocurrency-news-round-mtgox-bots-caused-bitcoin-bubble-darkcoin-dives-1450415
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How China has rewritten the history of Tiananmen Square
China has re-written the history of the Tiananmen Square massacre, says Rowena Xiaoqing He, a lecturer at Harvard University. Peaceful protesters who stood for democracy have been cast as counter-revolutionaries, and soldiers have been lionized as having risked their lives to control a riot.
Should the media stop naming rampage killers?
The father of one of the victims of the recent California shootings advocates that the media stop publishing the names of killers in mass slayings. Some psychologists and the author of a book on the Columbine massacre have called for the same.
Expanding The Panama Canal: The Problem Is Money, Not Mosquitoes
A century after the canal opened, it’s being expanded to accommodate some of the world’s biggest cargo ships. But the project has been delayed by a $1.6 billion financial dispute.
Nintendo Unveils Gamecube Controller Adapter for Wii U Super Smash Bros.
has always been a company known for looking to their past successes for present day offerings, and that couldn’t be more clearly the case with their announcement today. They’ve just unveiled a new Wii U adapter that will allow players to use original Gamecube controllers to play the new Super Smash Bros. when it debuts for the system (supposedly) late this year.
Friday, May 30, 2014
25 Years From Tiananmen, China Strives To Keep Activists Silent
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and human rights observers say that Chinese authorities are cracking down more than ever on activists and intellectuals. Maya Wang, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, discusses the dubious anniversary and the harsh response that has followed.
Activist Icon Resigns, As The Threads Of Her Stories Unravel
Somaly Mam gained an international following in her crusade against sex trafficking, partly because of her own story of childhood sex slavery. Now, though, that story is under scrutiny, and Mam has resigned from the organization she leads. Melissa Block speaks with Simon Marks, former executive editor of The Cambodia Daily, whose recent Newsweek cover piece is credited with raising sharp questions about Mam’s history.
Leap Motion Hand Tracking Gets More Realistic To Solve Real World Problems
Leap Motion CEO and Co-founder Michael Buckwald announced yesterday that the company’s advanced hand tracking that I had previewed at their offices last Fall is now in public beta for developers. From the video below you can clearly see that the motion capture is much more detailed than in the original release version and, significantly, the occlusion problems that happen when the sensor’s view of one hand is blocked by the other hand have been solved. And all of this has been achieved running on the original hardware with no modification.
How Uber And Lyft Are Trying To Kill Each Other
The car service app wars in San Francisco have a new ground zero: 16th and Vermont streets.
Week in Pictures, May 24-30
From the Pope’s visit to the Middle East to a U.S. mass shooting, here are some top images from around the world for the week of May 24-30.
UK education revamp leaves American, foreign authors on the shelf
Britain’s education minister says he has not killed a mockingbird, but many literature-lovers don’t believe him. Michael Gove has outraged some readers and academics with his campaign to put the basics — and Britishness — back into schools.
Poverty, Piketty and the World Bank's Jim Yong Kim
In his effort to make the World Bank more effective in creating global projects, president Jim Yong Kim is taking a page from Thomas Piketty.
'Ferris Bueller' house sells for just over $1M
The iconic mid-century home of fictional character Cameron Frye in the classic 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has been sold for more than $1 million.
Pakistan stoning death leads to 4 more arrests
Pakistani police said Friday that they have arrested four more people in connection with the killing of a pregnant woman who was beaten and stoned to death by her family for marrying without their permission.
Terror Attacks In China Take An Alarming Turn
China is no stranger to ethnic violence, but militants are now using suicide attacks and targeting civilians. Beijing say foreign Islamist influence is behind the new, more sophisticated tactics.
World Cup ticket prices as low as $18 for some matches
Ahead of the opening matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, ticket prices are selling on secondary market site Viagogo for as little as $10 to $15.
Lance Armstrong's appeal to block $12M lawsuit denied
The Texas Supreme Court has denied Lance Armstrong’s request to block a Dallas company’s attempts to recover about $12 million US in performance bonuses it paid the cyclist during his career.
Warning labels on sugary drinks like soda passes in California's Senate
A bill to require sugary soft drinks to carry labels warning of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay passed the California Senate, the latest move by lawmakers in the U.S. aimed at persuading people to drink less soda.
'Big Bang Theory' Kaley Cuoco Sweeting Parts With $2.5M Bachelorette Pad
After snapping up Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom’s former home in Tarzana, CA, newly married actress Kaley Cuoco Sweeting has just sold her former bachelorette pad in Sherman Oaks, CA for $2,565,000.
100 Billion Clues That Small Business Lending Has Turned A Corner
If you pay any attention to the industry press, it sure looks that way. The recent commitment by Wells Fargo Bank to lend $100 billion (and yes, that’s with a ‘B’) to small businesses in the United States by 2018 is a bold move for one of the biggest traditional lenders. It would appear that there are some traditional lenders ( for example) for whom the light bulb has clicked on and they’ve remembered the important role small business plays in creating jobs and growing the economy.
The Simple Mathematical Law That Financial Fraudsters Can't Beat
How hard is it to ferret out securities fraud? It might be as easy as looking for how many times the digit `1’ appears in a company’s financial entries instead of ‘9.’
Review - 'Maleficent' Fails To Live Up To Its Potential
Despite highly promising trailers, a seemingly compelling concept, and lead actress Angelina Jolie giving a strong performance in a role she clearly relishes, Disney’s live-action fairy tale re-imagining Maleficent fails to live up to its potential (or to my own high hopes going into the theater). But that doesn’t appear likely to harm its box office performance. Overseas buzz and domestic opening weekend momentum look strong enough to help the film to a successful theatrical run.
The Happiest Companies For Young Professionals
Think it’s just Bay Area startups with office dodgeball and beanbag chairs that have happy young employees? Big-name traditional companies like , , and top this list of The Happiest Companies For Young Professionals.
This Graph From The CDC On Measles Infections Should Scare You
Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles may not sound like much in a country of 313.9 million people. But the below graph from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows why it is: there have been more measles cases so far this year than in the entirety of any other year from 2001 to 2013. The last big outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease was of pertussis, or whooping cough. In that case, the fact that the current vaccine is less able to prevent disease than researchers expected when it was introduced played a role; the pertussis vaccine, though effective, wanes enough that if people don’t get boosters some disease can get through. But in the case of measles, all we have to blame are pockets of people who are choosing not to vaccinate their children, and who are catching the disease when it is brought from other countries. This is the kind of thing that keeps public health experts up at night.
Dengue Fever 101: How Serious Is This Disease?
The odds are that a victim will recover. But the mosquito-borne virus can be incredibly painful. It’s also a growing health concern around the globe and has even been spotted in the United States.
PM Harper hosts talks with aid experts on maternal health post-2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is moderating a panel discussion with aid experts to address the issue of maternal, newborn and child health in the post-2015 development agenda, on the final day of the Canadian government’s global health summit in Toronto. ET. CBCNews.ca is livestreaming the talks.
Bret Michaels ends concert amid medical emergency
Bret Michaels has ended a concert in New Hampshire after suffering a medical emergency. A crew member says Michaels’ blood sugar was extremely low. The singer was diagnosed with diabetes as a child.
Snowden, NSA offer very different stories over concerns raised before leak
Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snowden gently asks for “clarification” on a technical legal question about training materials, agency officials said.
Apple Moves To Correct Two Big Mistakes
Apple made two big mistakes by not getting into streaming and by not focusing on accessories. Now Apple is moving to correct these mistakes.
IMF Predicts Europe's Economic Growth Will Continue To Be Weak
The U.S. economy is recovering slowly. Europe’s economy is doing much worse. David Greene talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution, who is back from a European Central Bank forum.
Colombian Rebel Group Becomes World's Oldest Guerrilla Army
In May 1964, the Marxist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, began its fight to overthrow the Colombian government. Fifty years later, the FARC is still fighting.
Vaccinations are 'proven to work': Melinda Gates, Stephen Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he doesn’t understand why people in the developed world don’t get vaccinated, “something that’s proven to work.” He spoke alongside Melinda Gates in an exclusive TV interview with the CBC’s Hannah Thibedeau.
Mother of India rape victim beaten for refusing to withdraw complaint
Police in northern India have arrested three men for brutally attacking the mother of a gang rape victim after she refused to withdraw her complaint, an official said Friday.
Ukraine monitors lose contact with second team
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe lost contact Friday with a five-member team in east Ukraine, where four members of another OSCE mission are still being held by pro-Russian rebels.
Rare co-champions declared at U.S. national spelling bee
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Two spellers were declared co-champions of North America’s biggest spelling bee, the first time that’s happened in 52 years.
Google starts taking requests to erase search results
Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world’s dominant search engine.
Deciding To Become A Stay-At-Home Mom? Consider This Cautionary Tale
There’s a story I’ve heard countless times over the years, from both clients and colleagues. The details vary from one couple to another, but in general, the plot goes something like this: Out of school, Amy and John each landed plum jobs in their fields. They worked hard and made excellent salaries, affording them the classic DINK (double income, no kids) lifestyle for a few years. When deciding to start a family, Amy and John discussed how best to be parents and manage their careers. It was important to both of them that one parent be home with the children. Like many of her peers, Amy chose to become a SAHM (stay-at-home mom) – and, happily at the time, left her job to begin this exciting new chapter in her life.
8 Inner Keys To Greater Career Happiness and Success
Part of a series on The Happiness – Success Connection
Sen. Corker Wants More Lasting Show Of Force In Eastern Europe
President Obama laid out his foreign policy vision in a speech at West Point. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for reaction.
Will The U.S. Arm Syrian Rebels?
There was some anticipation this week that President Obama might endorse stronger measures to give training to Syria’s rebels. The president told NPR the rebels might be better able to use U.S. aid.
Terror Attacks In China Take An Alarming Turn
China is no stranger to ethnic violence but suicide bombings are something new. China’s government blames the changing nature of the attacks on foreign Islamist influence.
Rare Right-Wing Party Favors EU Integration, Joining Nato
The Svoboda party is Ukraine’s mainstream nationalist party. But as Europe’s far-right parties rise up from the fringes, Svoboda is now the odd man out: anti-Putin and pro-EU.
Ubisoft Working On PC Patch For Watch Dogs, Offers Advice To Boost Performance
If you’re one of many disheartened gamers playing Watch Dogs on PC, there’s hope on the horizon. Ubisoft’s Sebastien Viard, the game’s Graphics Technical Director, took to this morning to address concerns, update players on an impending patch, and dish out some technical advice for getting the best performance.
Five innovations that will transform ecommerce in the next 10 years
I recently spoke to etail expert Michael Ross, chief scientist at eCommera, the software-as-a-service and big data company, about how ecommerce will evolve in the next decade. The changes will be subtle, but marked; here’s what he had to say:
3D Printing - Approaching Critical Mass In An $8 Billion Industry
For more than 20 years, US-based Trent Capital Management has invested its clients’ money in smart technology companies. Mainly in mobile phone companies.
How to Mine Darkcoin - sgminer - Ubuntu Linux
What is Darkcoin?
DarkCoin is the first privacy-centric cryptographic currency with anonymous block transactions powered by DarkSend. DarkCoin uses a new chained hashing algorithm approach, with many new scientific hashing algorithms for the proof-of-work. This is so that the processing distribution is fair and coins will be distributed in much the same way Bitcoins were originally. ASICs will be much more difficult to make for these algorithms and will take years. With the chained hashing, high end CPUs give an average return similar to that of GPUs. Another side effect of the algorithm is GPUs run at about 30% less wattage than scrypt and 30-50% cooler.
Download Darkcoin wallet at: http://www.darkcoin.io/
Install necessary packages:
sudo apt-get install -y boinc-amd-opencl automake autoconf opencl-headers
sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev libtool libncurses5-dev autoreconf
wget https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zhfbr8xh6zw0gi0/AADFg21HGNNhgf0uuHdaryy5a/x11-sgminer-src.zip
mkdir sgminer
unzip x11-sgminer-src.zip to ~/sgminer
cd sgminer
wget https://chunkypools.com/static/ADL_SDK_6.0.zip
unzip ADL_SDK_6.0.zip
move header files to sgminer directory:
cp include/* ADL_SDK
run autogen script:
cd ~/sgminer
./autogen.sh
configure the makefile:
CFLAGS=”-O2 -Wall -march=native” ./configure
build the binary:
sudo make install
verify:
./sgminer -n
mkdir ~/.sgminer
vi ~/sgminer/sgminer.conf
example config (7950):
“pools” : [
"url" : "stratum+tcp://www.guugll.eu:7903",
"user" : "DARKCOIN_WALLET_ADDRESS",
"pass" : "ANY_PASSWORD"
],
“api-listen” : true,
“intensity” : “19″,
“vectors” : “1″,
“worksize” : “256″,
“kernel” : “darkcoin”,
“auto-fan” : true,
“temp-cutoff” : “85″,
“temp-overheat” : “80″,
“temp-target” : “70″,
“log” : “5″,
“queue” : “1″,
“temp-hysteresis” : “3″,
“shares” : “0″,
“shaders” : “1792″,
“thread-concurrency” : “32765″,
“gpu-thread” : “2″,
“gpu-engine” : “1100″,
“sharethreads” : “32″,
“lookup-gap” : “2″,
“gpu-powertune” : “20″,
“gpu-memclock” : “1500″
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/mine-darkcoin-sgminer-ubuntu-linux/
Political Chaos Reins 3 Years After Moammar Gadhaf'si Ouster
Two men claim to be Libya’s prime minister. At the same time, a renegade general has gathered forces and is attacking Benghazi. Libyans who can afford to are fleeing the country.
The irony of Thailand's 19 coups in Asia's 'most vibrant democracy'
While much of the world was looking elsewhere, the Thai army staged yet another coup, revealing once again the fatal flaw in a country that is often wrongly described as one of Asia’s most robust democracies, Patrick Brown writes.
How practical is Google's driverless car?
After years of teasing consumers, Google finally revealed this week what a driverless car would look like. While the concept has delighted tech watchers, some analysts say it will still take significant tweaking before this vehicle is street legal.
How To Setup Darkcoin P2POOL Node
Requirements:
Generic:
Darkcoin >=0.9.4.6
Python >=2.6
Twisted >=10.0.0
python-argparse (for Python =2.6)
Linux:
sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface python-twisted python-twisted-web
sudo apt-get install python-argparse # if on Python 2.6
Install Python modules:
xcoin-hash: git clone https://github.com/darkcoinproject/xcoin-hash.git
cd xcoin-hash
rm -rf build
python setup.py install
darkcoin-subsidy-python:
cd darkcoin-subsidy-python
python setup.py install
Running P2Pool:
To use P2Pool, you must be running your own local darkcoind. For standard configurations, using P2Pool should be as simple as:
python run_p2pool.py
Then run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on port 8998 with any username and password.
If you are behind a NAT, you should enable TCP port forwarding on your router. Forward port 8999 to the host running P2Pool.
Run for additional options.
python run_p2pool.py –help
source: https://bitbucket.org/dstorm/p2pool-drk/src
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/setup-darkcoin-p2pool-node/
SpaceX Unveils Its New Dragon Spacecraft
On Thursday evening, Elon Musk and the management team at SpaceX unveiled their new spacecraft – the Dragon version 2. Based around the same Dragon design that has already made four trips to the I.S.S., this version of the spacecraft is capable of holding seven crewmembers and features a number of new features.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Top 10 Ways To Say No And Save Time
One time management technique we don’t use enough is simply saying no. We’re quick to say yes, giving away our time, then we wonder why we have no time left for what we want.
2% of Google Employees Are Black And Just 30% Are Women
has just released its first ever diversity report which shows that the tech giant, as with much of the tech industry, isn’t particularly diverse. The report itself acknowledges this head-on, explaining in its opening paragraph: “We’re not where we want to be when it comes to diversity. And it is hard to address these kinds of challenges if you’re not prepared to discuss them openly, and with the facts.” 61% of people in the overall company structure are white, 30% are Asian, 3% Hispanic and 4% are of mixed race. Throughout all departments the percentages stay largely the same except in leadership where 72% of employees are white. In the departments that are specifically tech focussed, the gender gap widens with just 17% of employees being women. In non-tech departments it’s more even with 52% of employees being men. For its part, Google says that it is working on tackling this lack of diversity through a number of programmes to make its offices more inclusive. It lists a number of networks and ‘resource groups’ for minorities where employees can get together to discuss issues. Google isn’t alone in its striking lack of diversity, the entire tech industry is largely dominated by white males. This can be for a number of reasons, Bronwen Clune argued in the Guardian earlier this year that tech investors and the “retrograde culture” that they promote and protect is part of the problem. Although most tech companies aren’t very forthcoming with statistics on how diverse their companies are, a report by research firm found that the number of female chief technology officers globally in the tech industry has remained static at 14% since 2004. In a blog post, Google’s vice president of people operations, Laszlo Bock, explained that this is partially down to fact that few women and minorities study tech related degrees at university: “There are lots of reasons why technology companies like Google struggle to recruit and retain women and minorities. For example, women earn roughly 18 percent of all computer science degrees in the United States. Blacks and Hispanics make up under 10 percent of U.S. college grads and collect fewer than 5 percent of degrees in CS majors, respectively.” Lex Alexander, a web developer who briefly ran a crowdfunding campaign to help raise funds for a coding scholarship for minorities, agrees that education is the key, but also changing society’s perception of who a programmer is just as important: “There are two reasons why there aren’t many women and minorities in tech; access and expectations. A lot of us didn’t go to top 10 universities in Northern California or know four of five VCs offhand or intern at Fortune 500 tech companies. In the rare cases that we have, we have to contend with society’s notions of what a programmer should be and look like.”
Car, truck crashes in U.S. cost a whopping $871B in single year
The cost of traffic accidents really adds up for Americans. The economic and societal harm amounted to a whopping $871 billion U.S. in 2010, according to a study by a federal agency.
U.S. measles outbreak sets record for disease eliminated nearly 15 years ago
What is measles?
Measles is an infectious viral disease that occurs most often in the late winter and spring. It begins with a fever that lasts for a couple of days, followed by a cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis (pink eye). A rash starts on the face and upper neck, spreads down the back and trunk, then extends to the arms and hands, as well as the legs and feet. After about 5 days, the rash fades the same order in which it appeared.' height='259' alt='Measles rash' width='460' src='http://news.guugll.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/u-s-measles-outbreak-sets-record-for-disease-eliminated-nearly-15-years-ago.jpg' />
Measles outbreaks seem to be accelerating, and in the last five months have caused more U.S. illnesses than in any entire year since 1996.
Dish Network to start accepting bitcoin payments
Dish Network Corp. says it will become the largest company yet to accept payment in bitcoin.
John Lennon book art, poems going to auction
Whimsical drawings, poems and prose created by John Lennon for his acclaimed books ‘In His Own Write’ and ‘A Spaniard in the Works’ are coming to auction.
Iranian hackers use Facebook to spy on U.S.
Iranian hackers created false social networking accounts and a bogus news website to spy on military and political leaders in the United States in an unprecedented cyberespionage campaign, a cyberintelligence firm says.
Egypt's el-Sissi faces economic woes, Islamist threat after election win
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi won a landslide victory in a presidential election on Thursday, but a low turnout threatens to deprive him of the strong mandate he needs to fix the economy and face down an Islamist insurgency.
D-Day landings 70 years on: Normandy's beaches then and now
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On June 6, 1944, allied soldiers descended on the beaches of Normandy for D-Day – an operation that turned the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis, marking the beginning of the end of the conflict. Here’s a look at the beaches then and now.
With Swift, Quiet Moves, Nigerian Group Limits Religious Violence
The town of Jos has been the scene of widespread Muslim-Christian killings for years. One group is now working — with some apparent success — to keep the violence from spiraling out of control.
U.S. Teacher: I Did 7 Months Of Forced Labor In A Chinese Jail
Stuart Foster of South Carolina was jailed last year in Guangzhou for theft. He says he was forced to assemble Christmas lights, some of them exported to the U.S.
Teenage Sisters Allegedly Gang-Raped, Murdered In India
The bodies of the girls were found hanging from a mango tree. Authorities have arrested seven men, including two police constables, in connection with the assault.
No Surprise Here: Sisi Rolls To Victory In Egypt's Election
Less than a year after a coup, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won the presidential election with more than 90 percent of the vote.
E-cigarettes shouldn't be stubbed out as tobacco products, scientists tell WHO
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A group of 53 leading scientists has warned the World Health Organization not to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, arguing that doing so would jeopardize a major opportunity to slash disease and deaths caused by smoking.
Japanese oil tanker explodes, captain missing
An oil tanker exploded off the southwest coast of Japan on Thursday morning.
California gunman Elliot Rodger's parents describe 'hell on earth'
The parents of Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six college students in a rampage in southern California, say they are suffering “hell on earth” knowing their son caused such a tragedy.
Chilean miners appear in stirring World Cup commercial
The Chilean miners who survived over two months underground have lent their voices to a commercial meant to inspire the country’s team to World Cup glory.
Sisi Cruises To Win In Egypt's Presidential Election
Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi “won by more than a landslide, taking at least 93 percent of the vote,” reports NPR’s Leila Fadel from Cairo.
'Belle': Romance, Race And Slavery With Jane Austen Style
After the success of movies about the brutality of slavery, the film Belle brings a whole new perspective. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw talks about her role as a mixed-race 18th century heroine.
How To Find An 'In' At Your Dream Company -- Fast
You’ve heard the reports. Employers today are leaning more heavily than ever on their own employees to help them find and recruit exceptional talent. Why? Because in many instances, it’s faster, cheaper and, at least in theory, more likely to result in a hire who excels in the job and aligns well with the culture of the hiring company.
The Top 10 Companies For Commission-Based Jobs
Commission-based jobs present employees with a conundrum: Base salaries tend to be low, it can sometimes take years to build a robust client list and gain momentum, and sales jobs can be sensitive to economic and seasonal factors–but those that can weather those factors can realize huge payouts.
Steve Ballmer Said To Offer $1.8 Billion For Los Angeles Clippers
Former CEO Steve Ballmer has offered $1.8 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a person familiar with Ballmer’s interst in the NBA team. Ballmer, who retired as Microsoft’s CEO four months ago has a net worth of $20 billion. Another source, with intimate knowledge of the bids that Rochelle Sterling has thus far received for the basketball team, said offers have come in between $1 billion and $2 billion and that the Ballmer package is strong.
Downed Ukraine Helicopter Had General On Board; 14 Die In Attack
Militants in Ukraine shot down a military helicopter near the eastern city of Slovyansk Wednesday, killing 14 soldiers that included an Army general.
Nigeria's leader vows to bring abducted schoolgirls home
Nigeria’s leader vowed on Thursday to “do everything possible to bring our daughters home,” referring to the mass abduction of more than 300 schoolgirls, and said the Islamic extremists who kidnapped them threaten the country’s democratic gains.
U.S. economy shrinks for first time since 2011
The U.S. economy was battered even more than first suspected by the harsh winter, actually shrinking from January through March. But economists are confident the contraction was temporary.
2.1 billion people worldwide now obese, overweight
Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to a new global analysis.
Empowering Women And Girls, One Hashtag At A Time
Women rule social media. They dominate Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, and stand click-to-click with men on Twitter and Tumblr. It’s not all pretty pictures. This is truly the breakout year for driving awareness on women and girls’ issues through hashtag activism. Some have a professional women’s focus — #leanin, #changetheratio. Others focus on empowerment — #girlsrising, #womenshould — or girls in danger — #bringourgirlsback and #wearesilent.
WWE Boss Vince McMahon Has Lost $750 Million In Two Months
Since our feature story on the WWE’s Vince McMahon came out he has lost more than $750 million, including a pile-driving $350 million in one day as shares in his WWE took a beating in the wake of a TV deal WWE had signed with NBCUniversal. That brutal day in May knocked McMahon out of the billionaire ranks. WWE’s shares were up 89% in the first three months of 2014, and McMahon’s net worth peaked in mid-March at $1.6 billion.
Who Claims Social Security At Age 62?
Deciding when to start taking Social Security benefits is a financial question fraught with intricacies and pitfalls. A new Government Accountability Office report highlighting the factors that lead many Americans to claim Social Security early at age 62—and to forego higher monthly benefits–concludes that it’s important to preserve the choice to take early benefits, but it may be costing some retirees unwittingly. “Increasing life expectancy and time spent in retirement raise the potential cost to retirees of claiming early, and therefore reduced, benefits,” the GAO report says.
Search For Flight MH370 Black Boxes Ends; 'Pings' Discounted
A senior U.S. Navy official now says that the signals detected off the coast of Australia probably didn’t come from the plane’s data recorders. They might have come from the search ships, he says.
India gang rape, strangling of 2 sisters renews public outrage
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Authorities in northern India have arrested three men, including two police officers, suspected of gang-raping and killing two teenage sisters before hanging their bodies from a mango tree.
Ukraine military chopper shot down near eastern city, killing 14
Ukraine’s acting president says 14 soldiers, including a general, have been killed when their helicopter was shot down by rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Brad Pitt unhurt after man breaches security at movie premiere
A man was jailed on suspicion of battery after rushing up and touching Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the movie Maleficent, witnesses and police said, though Pitt was apparently unhurt and soon resumed signing autographs.
Pakistan stoning of pregnant woman by family 'totally unacceptable,' PM says
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded to know why police apparently stood by while a pregnant woman was stoned and beaten to death by her family in front of one of the country’s top courts, his spokesman said on Thursday.
The Most Important Technology Trend Of 2014, According to Mary Meeker
Every year, the entire technology industry stops whatever it’s doing for an hour to hear what influential analyst Mary Meeker thinks are the most important trends playing out on the internet.
Nvidia Fires Back: The Truth About GameWorks, AMD Optimization, and 'Watch Dogs'
Last weekend AMD issued some bold statements to Forbes about Nvidia’s GameWorks developer program, and how it may have impacted performance of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs on AMD hardware. These claims stretched beyond just Watch Dogs and extended into the greater PC gaming ecosystem, with AMD’s Robert Hallock passionately explaining that GameWorks represents “a clear and present threat to gamers by deliberately crippling performance on AMD products.” Now Nvidia is firing back, intent on setting the record straight.
14 Ways To Get A Raise Without Working Harder
After years of writing about doing well by doing good, readers have sent me hundreds of examples describing co-workers who do well by doing bad (things to other people). In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m going to clear out my desk drawer and share the dark side of getting a raise.
Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Saga Continues
Wednesday Mt. Gox’s operator announced its intention to sell its rights over its bitcoin trademarks.
Meanwhile, CoinLab’s string of complaints against plan to revive Mt. Gox were shot down by a Dallas bankruptcy court judge Tuesday.
Holding company Tibanne is looking to sell the rights to its bitcoin trademarks in Japan and the EU, where the trademarks were originally approved, for $1 million. The sale would include the word “bitcoin” and the domain bitcoins.com. Company executive Mark Karpeles told The Wall Street Journal that the company no longer has any use for them, presumably because of Mt. Gox bankruptcy.
But if sold, would any of Mt. Gox’s 127,000 creditors, collect a portion of the proceeds? That is not clear. Tibanne does not have any legal obligation to pay creditors according to lawyers familiar with the case. To think that Tibanne and Mt. Gox would continue to make money on its assets after losing hundreds of thousands of bitcoins is odd. A Mt. Gox creditor told WSJ:
“Even though the company is not obligated to, it should repay customers with assets it has. That’s the way it should be. For anyone it’s obvious that Tibanne and Mt. Gox were operating as one company.“
Mt. Gox purchased the trademark in 2011 to fend off “opportunists around the world” from purchasing rights to the term and to “keep the term ‘Bitcoin’ free for all.” Some lawyers doubt whether a person or entity other than Satoshi Nakamoto can trademark the term in the first place.
CoinLab’s Complaints Rejected By Bankruptcy Court
According to The Wall Street Journal, Dallas U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge rejected CoinLab Inc.’s objections to Sunlot Holdings’ plans to revive Mt. Gox at a hearing Tuesday in Dallas.
Sunlot Holdings, an investor group run by Brock Pierce, William Quigley, and Matthew Roszak, offered to buy up the dead exchange for 1 BTC. CoinLab outlined a number of complaints and hoped to stop Sunlot from acquiring the former giant Bitcoin exchange.
Yet, the Sunlot proposal has not been approved. While the court rejected the Seattle-based company’s concerns, the financial experts, led by trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, invited alternative proposals to buy up and manage the exchange in the wake of a possible Mt. Gox bankruptcy.
CoinLab was “operations manager” before Mt. Gox’s fall, but the partnership soured when CoinLab sued the exchange for $75 million over an alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit is still unsettled.
What Should Be Done With Mt. Gox? A Proposal To Revive the Dead Exchange
Mt. Gox’s fate is unclear. About a month ago the Tokyo District Court updated the company website with a couple of documents outlining the Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee’s authority over the bankruptcy proceedings. Creditors have until November 28 to file claims. The trustee would begin investigating claims February 25th, 2015.
But April, the investor group Sunlot Holdings offered 1 BTC for the defunct exchange and issued a plan to revive it. If Sunlot acquires the exchange, the company would apportion a 16.5% stake to Mt. Gox’s creditors. Some are wary of the proposal, but others are hopeful they could recover some money lost in the troubled exchange.
The plan obtained preliminary approval from a Northern District of Illinois court earlier this month, but still needs approval from the Japanese courts.
source: http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/mt-gox-bankruptcy-saga-continues-tibanne-looks-sell-trademarks-judge-rejects-coinlabs-complaints/2014/05/28
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Malaysia Airlines MH370: Searchers rule out area where 'pings' heard
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian jet have concluded an area where acoustic signals were detected is not the final resting place of the plane after an unmanned submersible found no trace of it, the search co-ordinator said Thursday.
Philip Morris International Bets Big On The Future Of Smoking
As hubs of innovation go, the area around Switzerland’s Lake Geneva historically trumps pretty much any region in the world, save the 30-mile radius around Dave Packard’s old garage. It’s where pharmacist Henri Nestlé perfected the concoction of milk, flour and sugar that spawned the world’s largest food conglomerate, the first quartz wristwatch was developed and Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Expand an hour or so further and you’ll find the birthplace of everything from the theory of relativity to LSD.
How To Lay People Off (And Stay Human)
It’s the worst thing you can be asked to do as a manager – it’s horrible. You won’t sleep for nights beforehand if you have to tell one or more of your team members that their services won’t be needed any longer.
Open Source Crypto TrueCrypt Disappears With Suspicious Cloud Of Mystery
. From protecting your sensitive details when you log on to Internet banking to protecting data on your laptop or mobile phone if it is lost or stolen, ‘crypto’ (the oft used shortened version of encryption) is a supporting pillar of the global economy and most of the digital world we all touch day to day. Establishing trust in crypto (and thus in technology as a whole), now more than ever with the revelations of the past 18 months, is difficult and the following news therefore potentially comes as a significant blow to online privacy and security. Or as some in the industry would put it, or is it?
More Diplomacy, Fewer Military Missions: 5 Obama Statements Explained
In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, the president says U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century should focus on diplomacy and counter-terrorism rather than large-scale military operations.
Human Rights Watch Finds Evidence Of Chlorine Bombs In Syria
David Greene talks with Nadim Houry of Human Rights Watch, which alleges the Syrian government used chlorine bombs in recent attacks against rebels. The group has been interviewing witnesses.
Russia-China Natural Gas Deal Likely To Reshape Energy Markets
The $400 billion gas deal between Russia and China marks Moscow’s pivot to Asia. Analysts say the deal could impact projects in the works targeting Asia by other nations, including the U.S.
Obama On Limitations He Faces In A Complicated World
In his commencement address at West Point, President Obama laid out a range of goals. In an interview with Steve Inskeep, Obama discusses how he thinks he can use the time that he has left in office.
Obama Urges China To Be Constrained Within International Rules
China has confronted several of its neighbors in disputes over territory. During a speech at West Point on Wednesday, President Obama spoke of accepting Chinese power — but also limiting it.
The Dirty 30s: Over 40% Of Oldest Millennials Are Still Financially Dependent On Mom And Dad
Call it life imitating a lesser-praised Matthew McConaughey movie. Imagine approaching your mid-30s and still being financially dependent on your parents. For 43% of 30 – 33 year -old Millennials — those at the very edge of the generational cut-off — that’s their reality. A recent survey conducted by Yconic/Abacus on behalf of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper also found that almost 20% of 30 – 33 year-olds still lived at home and 17% reported getting help from Mom and Dad to pay their bills.
How To Conquer Your E-Mail Inbox
I love e-mail. I love its efficiency, its clarity and the fact that it creates a detailed, searchable record. E-mail also makes me a little nuts. If I’m away from it for a couple of hours, messages pile up. When I confront more than 50, I feel a combination of depression, weariness and low-grade panic, until I make that “unread” number disappear.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
14 Under 45: The Youngest Power Women Of 2014
Of the names on this year’s Power Women list, 14 are under 45. Whether the majority of their influence remains in business, tech, politics or entertainment, there are two qualities they all strongly share: resiliency and the desire to better the world.
PETA: Milk Linked To Scary Autism And Vegan Is Your Only Hope
[Update at the end of the post with a response from PETA and my comments]
Kerry to Snowden: ‘Man up’ and come back to U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive and challenged him to return to America.
'Integrity can't be bought,' Mark Carney tells bankers
No amount of financial regulation can save the banking industry from itself if the people in it are fundamentally greedy and self-interested, Mark Carney told a room full of millionaires Tuesday.
Bet on Brazil in the World Cup: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs has released its fifth edition of the World Cup and Economics Report and predicts Brazil is clear favourite to win the tournament, which takes places in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from June 12 to July 13.
Ontario vacationer dies after jumping off Jamaica sea cliffs
Police say a Canadian vacationer has died after jumping off seaside cliffs in a western Jamaican beach town and hitting rocks.
55 Convicted In Public Trial In China's Northwest
The “sentencing rally,” which occurred in a sports stadium before a crowd of 7,000, is reminiscent of the open-air trials of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 70s.
Pakistan stoning kills pregnant daughter who married for love
A pregnant woman was stoned to death Tuesday by her own family outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city of Lahore for marrying the man she loved.
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