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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Peter Thiel is a Trump delegate

Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, the State of Our Technology, and Artificial Intelligence

Another surprise from the endlessly surprising US election cycle: billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has beennamedas one of Donald Trump"s delegates in California.

Thiel co-founded PayPal with Elon Musk, and was the first outside investor in Facebook. Locally, he"s bought stakes in Xero and Vend. Along the way, he"s racked up around $US2.6 billion in wealth, according to Forbes.

With Trump the only Republican candidate contesting the state, the primary vote will be a formality and Thiel is pre-destined to be one of those casting his ballot for Trump when the Californian delegation attends the Republican Convention in June.

A number of traditional big money Republican donors have been wary of Trump, or even said they will vote for Hillary Clinton to keep him out of office. And the tech sector has been chilly. Microsoft, for example, has said it won"t donate money to support the Republican convention this year. Calls by Trump for Apple to hand over its encryption keys to the State, and bring low-skilled, low margin hardware assembly back to the US have many in Silicon Valley up in arms.

So how did Thiel come to join Camp Trump?

The tech investor is a long time Republican supporter, but has previously been described as a libertarian -- a reasonable assumption given he was the largest donor to Ron Paul"s campaign in 2012.

According to the Guardian, Thiel is "very hawkish on immigration," and has previously donated $US1 million to Numbers USA, a group that lobbies for reduced intake.

It"s been noted that there"s some irony in Trump lobbying for restrictions, given he is the son of a German immigrant (and his construction company"s enthusiasm for hiring undocumentedimmigrants, according to New York Times reports).

Thiel was born in West Germany, making him the latest in a long list of immigrant"s who have contributed to US success in the tech industry that includes Andy Grove (Intel), Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX) and Sergey Brin (Google) and many others. And that"s not to mention the children of immigrants such as the SyrianAbdul Jandali, who foisted the layout Steve Jobs on the Californian education system. Perhaps a wall could be built around Silicon Valley to keep them out.

Source: http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/peter-thiel-trump-delegate

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K-Wings strike deal to become Tampa Bay Lightning affiliate

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins. 2016 NHL Playoffs. ECF. Game 5. 05.22.2016. (HD)

KALAMAZOO, MIThe Kalamazoo Wings have partnered on a one-year deal to become the ECHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) and Syracuse Crunch (AHL), the team announced Wednesday. The Lightning will become the 11thNHL affiliate in the Wings" 43-year history.

As the premier ECHL affiliate for the Lightning, both Tampa Bay and Syracuse

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 11th NHL franchise that the Kalamazoo Wings have been affiliated with in the team"s 43-year history.Kalamazoo Wings

will be able to assign players who are on NHL or AHL contracts to Kalamazoo.

"We can"t wait to get to work with Tampa Bay," Wings head coachNick Bootlandsaid. "They have been a hot-bed of talent in the last few years and their organization has been great to work with already."

Established in 1992, the Tampa Bay Lightning are representatives of the NHL"s Atlantic Division, and have appeared twice in the Stanley Cup Final, winning the trophy in 2004 and falling in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.

"We are very happy to welcome the Kalamazoo Wings to the Lightning organization today," Lightning assistant general managerJulien BriseBoissaid. "The Wings have maintained a strong commitment to success and we are proud to partner with them. We look forward to furthering the development of our prospects in the ECHL while helping the K-Wings win the Kelly Cup next season."

Tampa Bay finished the 2015-16 season with a record of 46-31-5, and have won at least 46 games in three straight seasons. The Lightning have established one of the league"s most talented rosters sinceSteve Yzerman"s appointment as general manager in 2010. The Lightning are currently facing Pittsburgh for their second straight Eastern Conference championship and appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Syracuse Crunch, who have been the AHL affiliates of the Lightning since 2012, finished the 2015-16 season with a 32-29-11-4 record for 79 points and finished fourth in the AHL"s North Division. As the assistant general manager of the Lightning, BriseBois" duties include that of general manager of Syracuse, and he will work closely with Bootland and the Wings.

"Julien has great knowledge of talent and the game," Bootland said. "Just in the time we"ve had on the phone, it"s easy to see why he"s so respected around the hockey community."

The relationship between Kalamazoo and Tampa Bay includes former Kalamazoo Wings forwardYanni Gourde, whomade his NHL debut this season with the Lightning on December 15, 2015.

In their overall history, the K-Wings have been affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings (1974-1987), Philadelphia Flyers (1984-1987; 2009-2010), Vancouver Canucks (1984-1987; 2011-2015), Minnesota North Stars (1987-1993), Dallas Stars (1993-2000), San Jose Sharks (2009-2010), New York Islanders (2010-2011), New Jersey Devils (2011-2012), St. Louis Blues (2013-2014), Columbus Blue Jackets (2014-2016), and Tampa Bay Lightning (2016-present).

2016-17 season tickets arenow on sale! Tickets can be purchased at kwings.com or by contacting a Kalamazoo Wings ticket sales representative. For more details on becoming a Kalamazoo Wings High Flyer, visithttps://kwings.com/seasontickets.

Source: http://www.mlive.com/kwings/index.ssf/2016/05/k-wings_strike_deal_to_become.html

Michelle Pugh #2: Woman Mistaken For Ozzy Osbourne"s Mistress Speaks Out

La "otra mujer" de Ozzy Osbourne, Michelle Pugh, luciendo su mejor rostro

Michelle Pugh is the name of the woman rumored to have had an affair with Ozzy Osbourne, but theres more than one Michelle Pugh in the world. A 42-year-old nail technician from Tacoma, Washington, named Michelle Pugh has been repeatedly harassed by haters, who blame her for the demise of Ozzys 33-year marriage to Sharon Osbourne. In an interview with Us Weekly, Michelle Pugh #2 said the online attacks against her have been hard to take.

It has been really surreal, the other Michelle Pugh said. I wasnt offended by the messages, because I knew they werent for me, but it was quite a hassle for a few days there. The messages were mostly name calling; things you would expect from fans of a female celebrity they love who was wronged! I just deleted them as they came in, I figured it would just be a few, but they kept coming!

Exclusive: Ozzy"s mistaken mistress Michelle Pugh says online attacks have been "surreal." https://t.co/dW4lbWVxSV pic.twitter.com/nLxiY39Q0n

Us Weekly (@usweekly) May 20, 2016

In fact, Michelle Pugh told TMZ she received hundreds of messages with some of the haters calling her names like w***e and home wrecker. Pugh had to block and delete the harassers, and it has hurt her online presence as she tries to build her nail tech business.

The Michelle Pugh involved in the Osbourne scandal has worked as a hair colorist at the high-end Meche Salon in Beverly Hills for a decade. Sharon Osbourne and her daughters are longtime Meche clients who angrily called the salon after The Talk co-host read romantic emails between her husband and Pugh. Pugh was reportedly fired from the salon, after 10 years of employment, in the aftermath of the alleged affair. But while the California Michelle Pughs association with Ozzy ended her Meche career, the Washington Michelle Pugh is dealing with her own career drama.

The biggest inconvenience has been the hijacking of Internet search results away from the online education platform I am building for nail artists called the University of Nails, Pugh 2 told Us. It will take me months to rebuild the search engine optimization that this has thrown askew. Ill have to add my prior name back in for probably another year now!

Another Michelle Pugh has been targeted amidst the Ozzy Osbourne scandal! https://t.co/fmlgXgClgi pic.twitter.com/ZU9fDCn4wQ

HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) May 16, 2016

The two Michelle Pughs have never spoken, and the nail tech Michelle says she has had no contact with the Osbournes. It sounds like she just wants her name back!

As for the Michelle Pugh at the center of the Ozzy scandal, she initially called out of work when news of the celeb split first broke. Pughs Meche boss revealed that the stylist called into the salon to say she had a personal emergency to deal with, but TMZ spotted Pugh reporting back to work a few days later. According to Us, at some point, the salon decided to part ways with their top colorist, who worked for 10 years at the celebrity hotspot. Pughs photo and bio still remain on the Meche website.

Ozzy Osbournes hairstylist mistress looks as happy as can be in Beverly Hillshttps://t.co/iG0Nyks4Pspic.twitter.com/ECfjGHSx3s

The world in news (@worldnews_twin) May 14, 2016

Meanwhile, Page Six reported that Ozzy Osbourne has ended his six-month affair with Michelle Pugh because Sharon is his whole life and he cant manage without her. Unfortunately, the Black Sabbath frontman may have to find a way to live without her, because Sharon seems to have had enough and is reportedly considering filing for divorce.

Michelle Pugh #2 has done more talking than the actual Michelle Pugh at the center of the scandal. Maybe at some point, shell open up to tell her side of the story, but for now, the real Michelle Pugh is lying low.

Take a look at the video below for more on Michelle Pugh.

[Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images]

Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/3117445/michelle-pugh-2-woman-mistaken-for-ozzy-osbournes-mistress-speaks-out/

Johnny Depp"s 5 most frightening accessories

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Its not known when Johnny Depp fully made the switch from actor to prop repository.

Most peer-evaluated studies suggest it was somewhere between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the second Pirates movie. Whatever the case, People Magazines two-time sexiest man alive has been wielding a weird toolbox of wigs, prosthetics and sundry other items for more than a decade now.

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ROSARIO CASTELLANOS / News, il doodle di Google dedicato alla scrittrice e poeta messicana (25 maggio 2016)

Biografía de Rosario Castellanos

Pubblicazione: mercoled 25 maggio 2016

ROSARIO CASTELLANOS, NEWS: GOOGLE GLI REGALA IL DOODLE PER IL SUO COMPLEANNO (25 maggio 2016) - Il Doodle di oggi di Google sar dedicato a Rosario Castellanos, scrittrice classe 1925 scomparsa tragicamente nel 1974. Non sar presente nel nostr paese con pubblicazione su Stati Uniti, Europa scandinava, Indonesia, Giappone e diversi altri paesi. La donna nata a Citt del Messico stata una grande scrittrice con romanzi come Baln-Cann e Il passo dei guardiani. Ovviamente in carriera non ha fatto solo questo a margine di una vita seppur breve piena di impegni. La donna si spense infatti il 7 agosto 1974 a Tel Aviv in Israele ad appena quarantanove anni. I suoi studi li aveva effettuati all"Universit nazionale autonoma del Messico con ottimi risultati e nel corso della sua carriera si proposta come innovatrice e scrittirce pronta a rivoluzionare il mondo della letteratura.

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Battery Startup Stem Just Raised Money from Peter Thiel"s Mithril

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While billionaire investor Peter Thiel has been grabbing headlines for his reported support of Hulk Hogans lawsuit against Gawker (as well as his backing of Donald Trump), one of his investment firms has shown interest in something thats a lot less contrarian: batteries.

On Wednesday, battery startup Stem announced that its raised a new round of $15 million, led by Mithril Capital Management, a fund co-founded by Thiel and Ajay Royan to invest in tech startups that are growing quickly. Mithril is reportedly out raising a second fund of $600 million.

A battery from Stem to help building owners lower electricity bills.Photo courtesy of Stem.

Stem buys batteries from battery giants like Panasonic and Samsung, then installs them in the basements or backyards of companies buildings. The startup then uses smart software to shift the energy load of the building over onto the batteries when the power grid rates are high.

With this battery tech, Stems customers like Wells Fargo WFC, Safeway SFY, Whole Foods WFM, and Reliance Steel RS can lower their monthly energy costs significantly. Energy geeks call this type of battery application behind the meter, and its seeing growing interest from businesses with a lot of facilities and high energy costs.

For more on new battery technology watch our video.

Utilities can also work with Stem so that they can shift the energy loads of buildings that plug into their grid over onto batteries during peak times of day, like a hot summer afternoon. In this way, they have another option for how to manage the demand on their grids.

Stem is one of only a couple startups that won huge deals to work with utility Southern California Edison to use batteries to help the utility manage its grid. Stem plans to deploy a whopping 85 megawatts of batteries to Southern California Edison customers by 2021. For comparison, there were only 221 megawatts of energy storage deployed in the U.S. in 2015, according to GTM Research.

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Stems business model relies on the recent drop in the costs of lithium-ion batteries, which began when these rechargeable batteries became the de facto choice for most cell phones, laptops, and many gadgets. Now battery giants like Samsung and Panasonic are investing in growing their manufacturing, and dropping the costs, of these batteries to be plugged into the grid, paired with solar panels and used to power vehicles, like Teslas electric cars.

With this funding Stem has raised $105 million to date ($68 million in the Series C round). Other investors in Stem include Japanese conglomerate Mitsui, Germanys RWE Supply & Trading, the Angeleno Group, power giant Iberdrola, GE Ventures, the investment arm of GE GE, Constellation New Energy, and Total Energy Ventures, the investment arm of French oil giant Total TOT.

Stem will use the funds to grow its customer list. The company says its battery tech has been installed at 440 facilities in California and Hawaii.

Other companies that are competing with Stem include Green Charge Networks, Greensmith Energy Management Systems, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Tesla TSLA, and even GE. Earlier this month, French power company Engie acquired an 80% stake in Green Charge Networks.

Updated at 9:30 AM PST on May 25th to correct that Stem raised $68 million in its series C round and $105 million in total.

Source: http://fortune.com/2016/05/25/battery-startup-stem-peter-thiel/