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NBA Stephon Marbury signs three-year contract with Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons

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The former 4th overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft, Stephon Marbury, has re-signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association for the next three seasons.

Marbury, who was selected to and won MVP honors at the CBA All-Star game last season, appeared in 15 games for the Brave Dragons last season and averaged 22.9 ppg, 9.3 apg and 5.9 rpg.

There is a number of interesting business aspects related to Marbury's newly signed contract.

In Marbury’s three-year contract with the team, the owners of the Shanxi Zhongyu team have agreed to supply a company not only to produce, but also to sell, Marbury's line of athletic shoes and equipment.

As reported by the Associated Press:

“As part of the deal, the ownership of Shanxi Zhongyu will create a company to produce and sell apparel and shoes from the point guard's "Starbury" brand. The company will also open three Starbury shops, though details have not been decided, the team said.”

Another interesting aspect of the deal is that in the third year of the contract, Marbury, “may be asked to become an assistant coach in the third, Shanxi said in an announcement on its website.”

On paper, Marbury, who has long been a proponent for affordable basketball footwear, appears to have done very well in this most recent deal as it will give him a certain degree of financial security, a possible bridge into coaching and an incredible opportunity to market his Starbury brand of shoe to over 1.3 billion people in China.

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Article inside R.I.P Toyota/Lexus Another Recall

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This latest Recall Roundup centers on Toyota Avalon sedans produced from 2000 to 2004, as well as Lexus LX470 sport utility vehicles produced from 2003 to 2007. A recall notice from the National Highway Safety Institute's Office of Defects Investigation also concerns Volvo S80 sedans produced from 2007 to 2010.

2000 - 2004 Toyota Avalon
The problem: Steering lock bars have the potential to crack in some circumstances.
The fix: A voluntary recall, Toyota will replace the steering column bracket. Owners of affected vehicles will be notified in late August.
Number of vehicles affected: 373,000 (est.)

2003 - 2007 Lexus LX470
The problem: The snap ring on the steering shaft can disengage on harsh surfaces, potentially causing the steering shaft to disengage.
The fix: Lexus will replace the snap ring with one of a different design. Owners of affected vehicles will be notified in late August.
Number of vehicles affected: 39,000 (est.)
Recall Roundup: Recalls Issued for Toyota Avalon, Lexus LX470, Volvo S80 - Wide Open Throttle - Motor Trend Magazine












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NBA Eddie House signs with the Miami Heat

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@WojYahooNBA: Eddie House has reached agreement on a two-year, $2.8 million deal with the Miami Heat, his agent, Mark Bartelstein tells Y! Sports.
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Article inside NBA 2K11 soundtrack revealed

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NBA 2K11 doesn't just have Michael Jordan on the cover but also features a list of popular artists providing tracks for gamers to enjoy while playing the game including an original song from Snoop Dogg. Other notable artists include OutkastÂ’s Big Boi, Drake, Kid Cudi, Two Door Cinema Club, The Constellations, and The Alan Parsons Project performing the Chicago BullsÂ’ intro song.

“NBA 2K is the basketball game that everyone plays, from NBA athletes to celebrities to music artists. Snoop has been a long time fan of the NBA 2K series and because music is such an integral part to the gameplay experience, it was a perfect fit for this year’s title – one of the greatest rappers making an exclusive track for the greatest NBA game,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “With NBA 2K11 we hope to exceed expectations by featuring both an impressive array of established artists like Big Boi, Kid Cudi and Drake who definitely balance the hoop action, alongside emerging talent, such as the winners of our national MC/producer contest.”

The complete list of songs is below.

Following is a complete track list for NBA 2K11:

1. Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
2. Big Boi – Shutterbug
3. Drake - Over
4. Cassidy – Game Time
5. Ron Artest – Champion
6. Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
7. The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius
8. Art vs. Science – Hollywood
9. Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
10. Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
11. Chicharones – Little By Little
12. Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
13. Constellations feat. Asher Roth– We’re Here To Save The Day
14. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
15. Delorean – Deli
16. Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
17. Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
18. HOGNI – Bow Down
19. Kidz In Space – Downtime
20. Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
21. Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac – Crown Of Thorns
22. The Redland – So Far
23. The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
24. Sonny Bones – Rise
25. Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
26. Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
27. Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On

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Jul 29 - ATM hacking... The new get rich quick scheme

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If only I knew how read & write computer code....

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Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes
Cracking the vault: ATMs spill their guts in new computer attacks

Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer, On Wednesday July 28, 2010, 10:35 pm EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.

The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks.

Criminals have long known that ATMs aren't tamperproof.

There are many types of attacks in use today, ranging from sophisticated to foolhardy: installing fake card readers to steal card numbers, hiding tiny surveillance cameras to capture PIN codes, covering the dispensing slot to intercept money and even hauling the ATMs away with trucks in hopes of cracking them open later.

Computer hacker Barnaby Jack spent two years tinkering in his Silicon Valley apartment with ATMs he bought online. These were standalone machines, the type seen in front of convenience stores, rather than the ones in bank branches.

His goal was to find ways to take control of ATMs by exploiting weaknesses in the computers that run the machines.

He showed off his results here at the Black Hat conference, an annual gathering devoted to exposing the latest computer-security vulnerabilities.

His attacks have wide implications because they affect multiple types of ATMs and exploit weaknesses in software and security measures that are used throughout the industry.

His talk was one of the conference's most widely anticipated, as it had been pulled a year ago over concerns that fixes for the ATMs wouldn't be in place in time. He used the extra year to craft more dangerous attacks.

Jack, who works as director of security research for Seattle-based IOActive Inc., showed in a theatrical demonstration two ways he can get ATMs to spit out money:

-- Jack found that the physical keys that came with his machines were the same for all ATMs of that type made by that manufacturer. He figured this out by ordering three ATMs from different manufacturers for a few thousand dollars each. Then he compared the keys he got to pictures of other keys, found on the Internet.

He used his key to unlock a compartment in the ATM that had standard USB slots. He then inserted a program he had written into one of them, commanding the ATM to dump its vaults.

-- Jack also hacked into ATMs by exploiting weaknesses in the way ATM makers communicate with the machines over the Internet. Jack said the problem is that outsiders are permitted to bypass the need for a password. He didn't go into much more detail because he said the goal of his talk "isn't to teach everybody how to hack ATMs. It's to raise the issue and have ATM manufacturers be proactive about implementing fixes."

The remote style of attack is more dangerous because an attacker doesn't need to open up the ATMs.

It allows an attacker to gain full control of the ATMs. Besides ordering it to spit out money, attackers can silently harvest account data from anyone who uses the machines. It also affects more than just the standalone ATMs vulnerable to the physical attack; the method could potentially be used against the kinds of ATMs used by mainstream banks.

Jack said he didn't think he'd be able to break the ATMs when he first started probing them.

"My reaction was, 'this is the game-over vulnerability right here,'" he said of the remote hack. "Every ATM I've looked at, I've been able to find a flaw in. It's a scary thing."

Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher with antivirus software maker Kaspersky Lab, called the demonstration a "thrill" to watch and said it is important to improving the security of machines that can each hold tens of thousands of dollars in cash. However, he said he doesn't think it will result in widespread attacks because banks don't use the standalone systems and Jack didn't release his attack code.

Jack wouldn't identify the ATM makers. He put stickers over the ATM makers' names on the two machines used in his demonstration. But the audience, which burst into applause when he made the machines spit out money, could see from the screen prompts on the ATM that one of the machines was made by Tranax Technologies Inc., based in Hayward, Calif. Tranax did not immediately respond to e-mail messages from The Associated Press.

Triton Systems, of Long Beach, Miss., confirmed that one of its ATMs was used in the demonstration. It said Jack alerted the company to the problems and that Triton now has a software update in place that prevents unauthorized software from running on its ATMs.

Bob Douglas, Triton's vice president of engineering, said customers can buy ATMs with unique keys but generally don't, preferring to have a master key for cost and convenience.

"Imagine if you have an estate of several thousand ATMs and you want to access 20 or so of them in one day," he wrote in an e-mail to the AP. "It would be a logistical nightmare to have all the right keys at just the right place at just the right time."

Other ATM manufacturers contacted by the AP also did not immediately respond to messages.

Jack said the manufacturers whose machines he studied are deploying software fixes for both vulnerabilities, but added that the prevalence of remote-management software broadly opens up ATMs to hacker attacks.


Link to actual source: Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes - Yahoo! Finance

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