The One Question This CEO Asks To Decide If He'll Hire Someone

Karl HeiselmanMaking sure potential hires are a good cultural fit is important if you want to prevent job-hopping. 

In order to find out if someone is a cultural fit for his company, Karl Heiselman, CEO of Wolff Olins told The New York Times that he tries to determine whether or not he would hang out with the interviewee.

If he doesn't think that he would, he'd reconsider hiring the person.

This is because people who are difficult to talk to are usually also difficult to work with.

To figure out what someone's really thinking, Heiselman likes to ask candidates "What's your story?

"If they're just talking about the job, I find that really unattractive. If I feel like they’re being sincere and honest about what it is that they want to do with their life, even if it doesn’t line up exactly with what we want in our position, I find that far more attractive."

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Netflix Begins The Year With A New Content Deal And Rich Stock Price

While the deal indicates that the company?s content costs will continue to remain high, the quality of Warner Brother Televisions Group is unparalleled and will give Netflix a distinct advantage over its competitors if it can grab some exclusivity or have the first mover advantage.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2013/01/11/netflix-begins-the-year-with-a-new-content-deal-and-rich-stock-price/

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'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting Suspect Ordered To Stand Trial For Massacre

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ordered the Colorado theater shooting suspect to stand trial, but his attorneys say they're not ready to enter a plea.

District Judge William Sylvester ruled Thursday night that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to proceed with charges alleging James Holmes killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a suburban Denver movie theater July 20.

Holmes is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder.

The next major step is for Holmes to enter a plea during an arraignment hearing. Sylvester scheduled the arraignment for Friday but noted that defense lawyers will likely ask for a delay.

His defense attorneys filed papers earlier Thursday saying he's not ready to enter a plea.

Holmes' attorneys also objected to news media requests to bring cameras into the courtroom during the arraignment. Cameras have been barred from court since Holmes' initial appearance in July.

If Holmes, 25, is convicted of first-degree murder, he could face the death penalty. Prosecutors have not said whether they would pursue that sentence.

At a preliminary hearing this week, prosecution witnesses testified that Holmes spent weeks amassing an arsenal and planning the attack at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." They also detailed an elaborate setup at Holmes' apartment designed to explode at the same time as the theater attack several miles away.

Prosecution witnesses testified that Holmes began acquiring weapons in early May and by July 6 had two semi-automatic pistols, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, 6,200 rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines that allow a shooter to fire more rounds without stopping to reload.

Holmes' lawyers called no witnesses this week. They have said he is mentally ill.

The defense motion suggested the possibility of more delays in the case.

One possible reason that Holmes' attorneys could ask for a delay is to seek a mental health evaluation by a doctor of their choosing. If Holmes enters an insanity plea, an evaluation would be done by doctors at the state mental hospital.

Either side also could argue that Holmes is not mentally capable of assisting in his own defense. If that happens, the judge would order a mental competency evaluation. Sylvester also can order an evaluation if he has his own questions about Holmes' competence. Doctors at the state mental hospital in Pueblo would conduct such an examination, which can take months.

If Holmes were to be found incompetent, the case would come to a halt while he receives psychiatric treatment at the state mental hospital. He would remain there until doctors can restore him to competency, at which point the case would continue.

Once the judge rules Holmes is competent — either immediately after a competency hearing or after psychiatric treatment — and any other delays are resolved, Holmes would then enter a plea.

This happened with Jared Loughner in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A federal judge ruled Loughner was incompetent to stand trial. After more than a year in treatment, Loughner was ruled competent, the case proceeded, and he entered guilty pleas. He is serving life in prison.

Ultimately, Holmes was widely expected to plead either not guilty or — more likely — not guilty by reason of insanity. In the latter case, too, Sylvester would order a psychiatric evaluation by doctors at the state hospital in Pueblo. A jury would consider that evaluation, along with testimony by expert witnesses, any other court-ordered evaluations and other evidence, in deciding at a trial whether Holmes is or is not guilty by reason of insanity.

If found not guilty by reason of insanity, Holmes would be committed to the state mental hospital for treatment. His case would be reviewed every six months. He conceivably could be released if he ever is deemed no longer insane.

"Insanity is what this case is going to turn on," said Denver criminal defense attorney Dan Recht. "This is not a whodunit case."

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Associated Press writer P. Solomon Banda contributed to this report.

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Does Your Home Need A Window-Cleaning Robot? Good News!

As predicted, there isn’t a whole lot of exciting news out of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As a person who looks forward to our future total dependence on robots, however, I was excited to see footage of the Ecovacs Winbot 7 in action. The Winbot is like a Roomba that sticks to windows, and supposedly zooms … [More]

Source: http://consumerist.com/2013/01/10/does-your-home-need-a-window-cleaning-robot-good-news/

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Seattle Woman Determined To Only Consume Starbucks Products For Entire Year

Many of us have probably already broken our New Year’s resolutions by now — if we ever made any to begin with — but one woman in Seattle says she’s determined to stick out the entire 365 days of 2013 consuming nothing but products made by Starbucks and its associated companies.

It’s perhaps good timing that she’s doing this year-long … [More]

Source: http://consumerist.com/2013/01/10/seattle-woman-determined-to-only-consume-starbucks-products-for-entire-year/

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An Overview Why Microsoft?s Worth $42

The company has a market capitalization of above $200 billion and generated revenues of approximately $70 billion in 2011. It has a dominant position in almost all of the industries that it operates in.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2013/01/09/an-overview-why-microsofts-worth-42/

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11 Great Stephen Hawking Quotes For His 71st Birthday

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When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 21, doctors thought he’d only survive a few more years. But the theoretical physicist defied the odds: Hawking turned 71 this week on January 8, 2013.

Here are 11 quotes from the Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at Cambridge and author of "A Brief History of Time."

Happy birthday, professor!

On His Schooling

"At school, I was never more than about halfway up the class. It was a very bright class. My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was the despair of my teachers. But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they saw signs of something better. When I was twelve, one of my friends bet another friend a bag of sweets that I would never come to anything. I don't know if this bet was ever settled, and if so, which way it was decided..."

From the lecture "My Brief History", 2010.

On Contacting Aliens:

"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans. We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet."

From "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking," 2010.

On the Eureka Moment Scientific Discovery:

"I wouldn't compare it to sex, but it lasts longer."

From a lecture at Arizona State University, April 2011.

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Good Old Fashion Banking Results In Focus For Wells Fargo Earnings

While Wells Fargo?s dominance in the mortgage industry is undisputed, its almost complete reliance on the traditional loans & deposits banking model are simultaneously its biggest strength and weakness, especially given the record low interest rates prevalent in the economy.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2013/01/09/good-old-fashion-banking-results-in-focus-for-wells-fargo-earnings/

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