[Dolby]

Yep it looks like something is blocking it from connecting to the internet. Strange that this only happens when you launch it normally and works fine after you install it for the first time.

<record>
  <date>2014-08-12T16:33:26</date>
  <millis>1407879206539</millis>
  <sequence>15</sequence>
  <logger>com.zam.minion.util.FeedClient</logger>
  <level>WARNING</level>
  <class>com.zam.minion.util.FeedClient$HeadThread</class>
  <method>run</method>
  <thread>25</thread>
  <message>IOException: cdn.mmoui.com</message>
</record>
<record>
  <date>2014-08-12T16:33:26</date>
  <millis>1407879206539</millis>
  <sequence>16</sequence>
  <logger>com.zam.minion.util.FeedClient</logger>
  <level>WARNING</level>
  <class>com.zam.minion.util.FeedClient$HeadThread</class>
  <method>run</method>
  <thread>24</thread>
  <message>IOException: api.mmoui.com</message>
</record>

Have you tried click clicking on Minion and choosing to run it as admin? Does it work?