Новости за 21.06.2016

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Many administrators of land-grant universities at some point pose milking a cow. It shows a connection to the agricultural research roots of the institutions.

Dan Bernardo, provost of Washington State University, has taken that sort of commitment to agriculture research to a new level. To raise money for a research center on honeybees, he arranged to have his face and upper body covered with bees.

As the video below shows, Bernardo has a mustache but is otherwise clean shaven... Читать дальше...

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BERLIN (Reuters) - As the European Union squabbled over refugees, Greek bailouts and austerity in past years, it showed striking unity in another area: its resolve to punish Russia for the annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine.

That consensus was possible because German Chancellor Angela Merkel was able to keep Russia-friendly members of her own government on-side and convince skeptical EU states like Slovakia, Hungary and Italy to back... Читать дальше...

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Buried in the deluge of news from last week's Apple WWDC mega-event was that the forthcoming iOS 10 operating system for the iPhone will include a nifty-looking "Home" app to control your smart home gadgets from one place.

It looks like an elegant, very Apple-y way to control all the smart-stuff in your home. 

But if you've been an early adopter of smart-home gadgetry, like the Nest smart thermostat, Ring video doorbell, or personal favorite Canary camera,... Читать дальше...

 The Wall Street story on China has changed.

The restructuring reform promised last year is out the window. China has chosen risk.

Why? Well, because it can wait for now.

"In China specifically, where external debt is low, savings are ample, and maintaining high growth is a priority for policymakers, we do not see a sharp self-imposed tightening as likely in the near future," Goldman Sachs wrote in a note published to clients on Monday.

In other words, China isn't likely to start pulling back on the easy credit... Читать дальше...

Bitcoin is on a tear.

The price of bitcoin has jumped 42 percent since the beginning of June. It hasn’t been this high since early 2014. It’s moved from a total market capitalization of US$8.3 billion, to nearly US$12 billion. It’s unheard of for a currency – digital or otherwise – to skyrocket this quickly.

http://truewealthpublishing.asia/this-is-why-chinas-investors-are-crazy-about-bitcoin/

China has played a big part in this rally. As The Wall Street Journalrecently reported... Читать дальше...

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Ever notice how moving forward in your career comes down to networking?

Eighty percent of job openings are never publicly advertised, according to a 2013 Wall Street Journal article.

That makes all those business cards you’ve collected and LinkedIn connections you’ve made extremely important.

The tricky part, however, is keeping in touch with your network of former colleagues and clients in a genuine way, so you don’t come off as self-serving or stalkerlike. Читать дальше...

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Gawker is filing for bankruptcy. Peter Thiel, who is a Facebook board member and Donald Trump delegate, secretly sued Gawker in a proxy lawsuit and was successful.

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You hear a lot about things you shouldn’t let your kids do when you’re a parent, like watch too much television, eat too much sugar and leave their rooms a mess.

But what about the things that parents shouldn’t do? When it comes to raising financially savvy kids, as it turns out the secret may be just as much in what you do and say yourself as what you actually teach your kids.

Here are three things you should never let your kid hear you say when it comes to money, and why. Читать дальше...