LeBron: Jordan’s scouting wrong

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MIAMI -- LeBron James thinks Michael Jordan's scouting report on him is wrong. And James keeps proving it. As part of an extended interview with ESPN the Magazine in February, Jordan said he'd studied James' game and offered his strategy on how he would guard him. "So if I have to guard him," Jordan told ESPN's Wright Thompson, "I'm gonna push him left so nine times out of 10, he's gonna shoot a jump shot. If he goes right, he's going to the hole and I can't stop him. So I ain't letting … [Read more...]

Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes, offers steps to close Guantanamo

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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of U.S. drone strikes against extremists abroad and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison. In a major foreign policy speech after two weeks of fending off domestic scandals, Obama limited the scope of what his predecessor, George W. Bush, had called a global war on terror after the September 11, 2001, attacks. "Our nation is still threatened by terrorists," Obama … [Read more...]

Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

(Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism from a Senate subcommittee in Washington on Tuesday over the iPad and iPhone maker's tax practices, which had been shrouded from full view behind secretive tax-exempt Irish-based corporate entities. Apple, one of Ireland's top … [Read more...]

Is Japan The New Apple?

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Many big hedge fund investors have in recent years had a very hard time keeping up with the U.S. stock market and other financial benchmarks against which they are judged. The big market drop in Japan will probably make things even harder for some of them. Prominent hedge fund investors have bet big on Japan this year, often investing in Japanese stocks and shorting the Japanese yen—the so-called Abe trade, named after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is promoting aggressive … [Read more...]

Why Health Care Consumers are Completely, Hopelessly in the Dark

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Imagine walking into a flea market where you don't know the price of anything until after you've bought it. The sellers won't tell you exactly what it is they want to sell you. And you can't even tell how good something might be until after you've taken it home and used it up. Then you get the bill. You might be able to haggle over the price, but only long after you've bought the product. Your success rate at haggling will depend a lot on your negotiating skills and clout, as in any … [Read more...]

Unified Monitoring: A Business Perspective

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This paper explores today's computing trends and their monitoring implications in detail. In addition, it reveals how a new monitoring paradigm, the CA Nimsoft Monitor solution uniquely addresses the monitoring realities of today's and tomorrow's enterprises—whether they rely on internal platforms, external service providers, or a combination of both. Offered Free by: CA Technologies Receive Your Complimentary White Paper NOW! -> Soshitech.Tradepub.com … [Read more...]

GOOGLE’S AMAZING ASCENT

From Startup to the New Digital Age Jeff Segal – guest writer Once upon a time, not all that long ago, Google was a startup. No one who attended The New Digital Age, hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs last Thursday at the Swissotel, asked Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen about the juggernaut’s humble, scrappy beginnings. They were there to hear about technology’s power to thwart terrorism and bring dictators to their knees. But I’m old enough to remember … [Read more...]

Don’t Look to CISPA to Protect Your Passwords From Employers

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Americans were horrified when news surfaced about employers demanding Facebook passwords from their current and potential employees. Lawmakers have since attempted several times to pass legislation preventing employers from engaging in this practice. Legislation Aimed at Employers The latest attempt was CISPA - the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act - which recently passed the House of Representatives. US News stated that the proposed amendment by Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., which … [Read more...]

Quality of preseason still an issue

Quality of preseason still an issue

Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I think the structure of the season is something that we consistently reevaluate," he said. "I have been quite open about [indicating that] we have to address the quality of the preseason. "I hear from … [Read more...]

‘Irrational’ hackers are growing U.S. security fear

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff attends the Reuters Cyber Summit in Washington in this file photo

(Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network vulnerabilities, Moore said he found the sensors last month while analyzing information in huge, publicly available databases of Internet-connected devices. "We know that systems are exposed and vulnerable. We don't know what the impact would be if … [Read more...]

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