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Does "Automata" Translate to "I, Robot"?
by Mike Stanz
posted Aug 22 2014 5:00AM
Antonio Banderas' new movie,
, opens in October, but a teaser trailer was released this week. Here's the synopsis from IMDb:
"Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity."
Excuse me for asking, but isn't that just about the same story told in Will Smith's 2004 film,
I, Robot
? Here's that movies synopsis from IMDb:
"In 2035 a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity."
I'm sorry, they're different. Antonio's an insurance agent. Will was a cop. Plus,
is set in 2044.
What was I thinking? Check out the trailers for both films – see what you think…
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From the Children's Friend, October 1960 —
Notwithstanding the stringent warning we gave to melon and fruit thieves some time since, there seems to be but little or no abatement in some of their depredations, and we have heard men say that they will SURELY USE A SHOT GUN if the depredations are not promptly discontinued.
We wonder what parents are thinking of that the father has not taken steps long ago to know where their sons are and what they are doing at night, before some one does do the deplorable act of taking away their life for their robberies. (more…)
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Jennifer had to wait two additional weeks to find out what Jim's very important question that he had to have an answer to was. He had not been too happy when she had turned down his invitation to the dance, however when he arrived he was all smiles and confidence. Instinctively, Jennifer knew that she was going to be faced with the most important decision of her lifetime. She felt strangely calm.
"Jenny," he began.
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For my birthday a few years ago, my friend Mark Graham gave me a gift. It was a 1965 art exhibition catalog from the Salt Lake Art Center titled 100 Years of Utah Painting. Some of the names in the book were familiar to me, but I'd never heard of others. For somebody like me who lives far away from public art collections that feature these regional painters, one way to learn more about early Utah artists is to follow their names in American auction house websites. I set up a watch list on liveauctioneers.com using the exhibition checklist of 100 Years of Utah Painting.
Every few weeks, I get a hit on the watch list. I found one offering particularly intriguing: Henry Lavender Adolphus Culmer. Cool name, but who was he? My old catalog had very little to say about him — three sentences in the body of the text and a short biography at the back — and the 1965 show included only one work attributed to him. Still, I responded strongly to the small watercolor being offered. The bidding started at $150, and so I decided to go for it.
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Performance Uncertainties Are Likely When Army Fields Its First Digitized Division
NSIAD-99-150: Published: Jul 27, 1999. Publicly Released: Jul 27, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's progress toward its goal of fielding a digitized division by the end of 2000, focusing on: (1) the high-priority systems needed to accomplish the digitization fielding goal; (2) the acquisition status of these high-priority systems; and (3) any performance uncertainties that could confront the Army after its first digitized division is fielded.
GAO noted that: (1) the Army's first digitized division will be the 4th Infantry Division; (2) while the Army's overall digitization initiative involves over 100 systems, its December 2000 digitization goal is to field 16 high-priority systems to 3 of the division's 4 brigades; (3) these 16 systems can be described as command, control, and communications systems, the majority of which will support decision-making by commanders located in tactical operations centers at battalion, brigade, division, and corps levels; (4) one system represents an entirely new capability that is intended to accomplish an important digitization objective of sharing battlefield information with the thousands of soldiers operating outside tactical operations centers; (5) this system is the Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system and is the critical component of the digitization initiative; (6) fielding of the Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, and Intelligence system, with the first digitized division objective software and upgraded hardware, was completed in fiscal year (FY) 1998; (7) the delivery of the Global Broadcast Service Transportable Ground Receive Suite terminals was delayed because the contractor's initial design required too many terminal transit cases; (8) although the high-priority systems are being acquired independently of each other, the Army is coordinating and synchronizing individual fielding schedules to enable it to meet its goal of fielding the first digitized division by December 2000; (9) there are four key performance uncertainties that the Army will confront when the division is fielded at the end of 2000; (10) because the Army has recently restructured the system's test and evaluation program, a determination of the operational effectiveness and suitability of FBCB2 will be unknown; (11) the operational performance of other fielded systems may be unknown because the results of scheduled operational tests will not be complete by December 2000; (12) the capability of automated sharing of Army Tactical Command and Control System data within tactical operations centers will not have been conclusively demonstrated; (13) insight into the resolution of this issue is not likely to occur before April 2001 when a digitized brigade participates in an exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California; and (14) it will be uncertain whether digitization, with the expected interoperability of related information systems, has achieved the expected increases in lethality, survivability, and tempo of operations.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The FBCB2 program is scheduled for a Low-Rate Initial Production decision in December 1999. Following the Army System Acquisition Review Council decision, the FBCB2 Overarching Integrated Product Team will review the program and advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and technology regarding accepting the Army's recommendation.
Recommendation: To optimize the multi-billion dollar investment needed to digitize all Army units, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Army to establish schedules and procurement quantities that minimize the risks associated with fielding FBCB2 without the benefits of operational testing by seizing on the opportunity provided by the reassessment of the FBCB2 acquisition strategy.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence reported that the FBCB2 acquisition strategy was revised and expanded to include additional test and evaluation events. The revision was undertaken to address congressional and DOD concerns. The revised strategy was approved by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation on June 30, 1999 and represents DOD and Army consensus on an accepted methodology among material developers, users, testers, and those providing oversight within DOD to test and evaluate the operational suitability and effectiveness of FBCB2. Equally, it represents DOD and Army agreement on a methodology to evaluate force effectiveness aspects of the digital hypothesis: lethality, survivability, and tempo.
Recommendation: To optimize the multi-billion dollar investment needed to digitize all Army units, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Army to develop a plan defining when and how the first digitized division will validate that digitization has enabled the high-priority systems to interoperate effectively so that expected increases in lethality, survivability, and tempo of operations have been achieved. The plan should provide for validation to be completed before the digitization is extended to units beyond the first digitized division.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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In time, Ryan Kalish still may fulfill his vast potential and become the Red Sox' right fielder.
It just won't happen by Opening Day.
One day after the Sox traded outfielder Josh Reddick to the Oakland Athletics as part of the five-player deal for closer Andrew Bailey, Kalish told the Herald he underwent surgery in early November to repair a partial tear of the labrum in his left shoulder, a procedure that likely will delay his readiness for the start of the season.


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The Domain Name Service (DNS) is one of the most important components in networking infrastructure, enabling users and services to access applications by translating URLs (names) into IP addresses (numbers). Because every icon and URL and all embedded content on a website requires a DNS lookup loading complex sites necessitates hundreds of DNS queries. In addition, as more internet-enabled 'Things' get connected, people will rely on DNS to name and find their fridges, toasters and toilets. According to a recent IDG Research Services Survey this rate of traffic will only grow. What's driving t...
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P2P RTC will impact the landscape of communications, shifting from traditional telephony style communications models to OTT (Over-The-Top) cloud assisted & PaaS (Platform as a Service) communication services. The P2P shift will impact many areas of our lives, from mobile communication, human interactive web services, RTC and telephony infrastructure, user federation, security and privacy implications, business costs, and scalability. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robin Raymond, Chief Architect at Hookflash, will walk through the shifting landscape of traditional telephone and voice services ...
Nov. 25, 2014 04:00 PM EST Reads: 1,230
Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, described how to revolutioniz...
Nov. 24, 2014 07:00 PM EST Reads: 1,547
Bit6 today issued a challenge to the technology community implementing Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC). To leap beyond WebRTC's significant limitations and fully leverage its underlying value to accelerate innovation, application developers need to consider the entire communications ecosystem.
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The definition of IoT is not new, in fact it's been around for over a decade. What has changed is the public's awareness that the technology we use on a daily basis has caught up on the vision of an always on, always connected world. If you look into the details of what comprises the IoT, you'll see that it includes everything from cloud computing, Big Data analytics, "Things," Web communication, applications, network, storage, etc. It is essentially including everything connected online from hardware to software, or as we like to say, it's an Internet of many different things. The difference ...
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Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a FORTUNE 500 and S&P 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.
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"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ," explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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Technology is enabling a new approach to collecting and using data. This approach, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things" (IoT), enables businesses to use real-time data from all sorts of things including machines, devices and sensors to make better decisions, improve customer service, and lower the risk in the creation of new revenue opportunities. In his General Session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Dave Wagstaff, Vice President and Chief Architect at BSQUARE Corporation, discuss the real benefits to focus on, how to understand the requirements of a successful solution, the flow of ...
Nov. 21, 2014 08:00 PM EST Reads: 1,533
The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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"BSQUARE is in the business of selling software solutions for smart connected devices. It's obvious that IoT has moved from being a technology to being a fundamental part of business, and in the last 18 months people have said let's figure out how to do it and let's put some focus on it, " explained Dave Wagstaff, VP & Chief Architect, at BSQUARE Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Focused on this fast-growing market's needs, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of IC solutions to advance "Ethernet Everywhere" in Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks, introduced its IStaX™ software (VSC6815SDK), a robust protocol stack to simplify deployment and management of Industrial-IoT network applications such as Industrial Ethernet switching, surveillance, video distribution, LCD signage, intelligent sensors, and metering equipment. Leveraging technologies proven in the Carrier and Enterprise markets, IStaX is designed to work ac...
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C-Labs LLC, a leading provider of remote and mobile access for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of John Traynor to the position of chief operating officer. Previously a strategic advisor to the firm, Mr. Traynor will now oversee sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Mr. Traynor is based out of the C-Labs office in Redmond, Washington. He reports to Chris Muench, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traynor brings valuable business leadership and technology industry expertise to C-Labs. With over 30 years' experience in the high-tech sector, John Traynor has held numerous...
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The 3rd International @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that it is now accepting Keynote Proposals. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
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One man's Week 5 NFL picks, made while trying to figure out why Randy Moss isn't still in New England. According to Bill Belichick, the trade "wasn't about contract or money."
So what happened? They decided Taylor Price and Brandon Tate were better bets to draw double-teams and average a TD catch a game? Look, I know Belichick didn't want to tell the truth (sorry for the spoiler) about what really went down, but why go out Thursday and take the angle he took? Just another bizarre twist in a strange 48 hours.
To the picks we go (and you can book an 11-3 week, I feel less stress without Moss and his contract issues hanging over me) …
CINCINNATI (-7) over Tampa Bay
Marvin Lewis has been the coach of the Bengals since 2003. He's coached 116 games and his record is 58-57-1. I think 116 NFL games at .500 is a big enough sample size to know that this isn't the guy that's going to win the last game of the season. Only Jeff Fisher, Andy Reid, Belichick and John Fox have been with their teams longer. Of course, those four have combined for 34 playoff wins, or 34 more playoff wins than Marvin Lewis. But he'll move two games above .500 on Sunday, the Bucs just don't score enough (16.7 points per game) to hang in with the Bengals.
WASHINGTON (+2.5) over Green Bay
"Mike and I are on the same page. We got no issues. … I get paid to play the game, and Mike gets paid to be the head coach. So, I know my role, and he knows his. I know where I'm at on the chain." -- Aaron Rodgers
Done and done. We know that always ends well.
I just don't trust the Packers. Just when I'm starting to get the playoff loss to the Cardinals out of my head (gave up 531 yards of offense and 51 points) and warm to the idea that they might be a real Super Bowl threat after a 2-0 start, they lose at Chicago (thanks to 18 penalties and Mike McCarthy wasting a fourth-quarter timeout after losing a challenge on an obvious fumble from James Jones -- I don't know his record, but McCarthy is the worst challenge coach I've ever seen. If he were the coach of the Lakers in 1977 he would have tossed the replay flag because he felt Rudy Tomjanovich was flopping) and beat the Lions by two at home. Other than preseason hype, I see no reason to think that the Packers are a better football team than the Redskins through four weeks.
INDIANAPOLIS (-8) over Kansas City
Look, here's how the Chiefs keep this close: Lots and lots of Thomas Jones and Jamaal Charles against a Colts defense that has allowed 150 rushing yards per game this season. Keep Peyton Manning off the field and dominate time of possession. But while it wouldn't stun me if this is "Colts 17, Chiefs 13," with eight minutes left, I just think after that loss to Jacksonville the Chiefs picked the wrong week to roll into Indy.
Atlanta (-2.5) over CLEVELAND
If you're the Browns, why exactly do you go back to Jake Delhomme? Is he going to play any better than Seneca Wallace has over the last two weeks (36-54, two TDs and one INT vs. the Ravens and Bengals)? Delhomme is 35 years old, injured, and coming off a season where he threw 18 picks and just eight touchdowns. Wallace is maybe an average NFL QB, but he gives them the best chance to win right now.
BALTIMORE (-7.5) over Denver
It's early enough in the season for the media to overreact about a quarterback's performance, good or bad. Kyle Orton is off to a nice start, but he's 28 years old and has never come close to keeping up this pace for a full season. But because it's the first four weeks of a season people want to believe that this is a "new Orton." If he did this from Week 9-12 last year no one would've noticed. This happens all the time. Here's Peter King handing out his MVP of the first quarter of the 2008 season:
"My MVP is tied for 12th in touchdown passes with four, 10th in passing yards with 930 and 10th in passer rating at 93.5. But the Bills are 4-0, and the difference is an efficient quarterback who, like all the great ones, plays better when the game's on the line than any other time of the game."
Yup, Trent Edwards. Think "SI's First-Quarter MVP in 2008" will make his bio in the media guide for the 2012 Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL?
HOUSTON (-2.5) over New York Giants
I thought the Bears were a soft 3-0, so I don't put a lot of stock into the Sack Fest (not to be confused by what we all saw on Deadspin Thursday afternoon) on Sunday night. The Giants just are not clicking offensively (20th in points scored, Eli is 19th in passer rating) and I don't think they'll be able to keep up with a Texans offense that ranks fourth in the league in points.
St. Louis (+2.5) over DETROIT
My 2010 NFC West champions getting two and a half points against a team that has lost 41 of 44? That's getting close to Lock of The Week territory.
Jacksonville (PK) over BUFFALO
The Bills have allowed 473 yards rushing over the last two weeks and Maurice-Jones Drew has rushed for 193 yards over the last two weeks. In a pick 'em game that's just too much to overlook.
CAROLINA (+1.5) over Chicago
Admit it, you didn't know Todd Collins was still in the NFL. He starts for the Bears Sunday, which will be his 20th on-field appearance since 1998, that magical time when there were no "Star Wars" prequels and we all still believed when Rick Pitino told us that Andrew DeClercq was a perfect fit for the system.
New Orleans (-7.5) over ARIZONA
Max Hall would have been a perfect name for a sportswriter in the 1940s but I have no idea if he's going to be a legitimate NFL quarterback. Tough first career start vs. a New Orleans team that is still looking for a 2010 breakout game from its offense. Hard to imagine that this won't be the kind of game that FOX cuts away from in the middle of the third quarter with the Saints up three or four touchdowns.
San Diego (-6) over OAKLAND
OK, so I'm 19-26-1 in picks this season (20-26-1 if you count my choice of Europe to win the Ryder Cup, which I will). Not good, and really, when you think about it, who the hell am I to bash Marvin Lewis? At least he's above .500. I'm killing the Bengals for giving him eight years, how much longer can Ben Bradlee Bradford send me out to make lousy picks? I'm touched by the loyalty, though. I'm Butch Hobson to his Don Zimmer.
But I am 3-0 on Locks of the Week, and I'm banking on the Chargers for win No. 4. The Chargers are at 2-2, but they are first in the NFL in total offense (450.8 yards per game, 35 more than any other team) and second in total defense (238.0 yards allowed per game). The lone bright spot for the Raiders this year has been the huge jump from "a year away from bust" to "Hey, this is the guy we thought we were getting when we picked him fourth overall!" courtesy of Darren McFadden. But it looks like he's out Sunday (hamstring).
(And yes, I know that if I lose my Lock of the Week perfect streak because I picked a Norv Turner team on the road I have no one to blame but myself. But doesn't Tom Cable wash Norv out? Always the best argument: The other coach is at least as crappy. Stunning that I'm seven under .500 this year.)
Tennessee (+8) over DALLAS
Hey, why hasn't Vince Young returning to the city where he shoved a woman during a brawl at a strip club been mentioned as much as McNabb going back to Philly was last week? I'm a sucker for reunion stories. Here's hoping CBS plays it up big during the game. I demand at least one Jim Nantz pun after a TD ("Young is allowed to touch … DOWN!").
SAN FRANCISCO (+3) over Philadelphia
Because the Eagles have to fly cross-country, Kevin Kolb must feel like he's Andy Reid's rebound date, the 49ers have to win a game at some point and they already should have wins over two of the five or six best teams in the league (New Orleans and Atlanta).
NEW YORK JETS (-3) over Minnesota
I wasn't sure looking at the first picture, but the second one was a dead giveaway for Favre. Uh, I mean, doesn't Diana Taurasi look crazy hot in the new ESPN The Magazine Body Issue? Gimme a minute, I can get out of this …
I think Favre is going to REALLY try and make Randy Moss happy this first game out, and just as it was with Brady in the second half of the Jets game it's going to be to the detriment of the club. I think Moss will catch a TD pass but I bet Favre throws a couple of picks trying to get him the ball. The Jets defense plus the subpar Minny O-line plus Favre's ankle also means it's a one-in-three shot we see Tarvaris Jackson take some snaps Monday. And when he underthrows Moss by 20 yards on a deep route Bill O'Brien might not look so bad.
Last Week 5-9
Season: 19-26-1
Julian Edelman joins MFB to talk about yesterday's win at Gillette Stadium against the Detroit Lions
Fred Smerlas, Steve DeOssie and Butch Stearns break down all aspects of the Patriots win over the Lions, and take your calls as well.
WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia and Chris Price break down the Patriots' 34-9 win over the Lions, the team's seventh win in a row. The defense stepped up again and now gets a crack at Aaron Rodgers next Sunday.
How have the Celtics looked after a couple weeks? Could they be a playoff team? These questions and more...
Sam and Ben talk with Greg Dickerson about how fun this year's Celtics team is to watch as well Jeff Green trade ideas.
Kyle Draper joins Danny Picard to talk about the Celtics chances this season in the Eastern Conference, last Wednesday's home opener blowout against the Nets, and Rajon Rondo's future in Boston
Buster Olney of ESPN joined MFB to talk about all the free agent news surrounding the Red Sox over the past 24 hours
Red Sox beat writer Brian MacPherson joins Danny Picard to talk about the Red Sox going after Jon Lester and other free agents.
The Hot Stove guys are talking about Pablo Sandoval and Jon Lester's contract offers from the Red Sox. They then por one out for the Giancarlo Stanton rumors being put to bed.
Dale and Michael get Jack Edwards' 'state of the B' report and talk about the win over the Blues at the Garden on Tuesday.
Andy Brickley joined the show and touched on last night's convincing win over a good team, Matt Bartkowski needing a wake up call, and the NHL review process.
Pierre joins the guys to talk about the Bruins struggles, the NHL franchise in Las Vegas, and the return of the glow puck!
Rob Bradford joined the show to discuss the latest signings by the Red Sox.
Tom Brady discussed the teams latest win and the great play of Revis.
The top stories of the day as recounted by Kirk Minihane.
Tim talks about Kirk Herbstreit's distaste for FBS schools scheduling FCS schools, and Lou talks about Marshawn Lynch's most recent incident with the media.
The Patriots extended their winning streak to 7 in dominant fashion over the visiting Lions. Also, in the early morning hours, multiple reports emerged that the Red Sox are preparing to sign SS Hanley Ramirez and 3B Pablo Sandoval. Also, the guys tease Christian about his nephew's drop in the end zone.
Detective Fauria tells us the infamous gloryhole story from VICE squad and other stories Christian's past.
We check in with the playmaker Michael Irvin for his weekly update on all things NFL. We talk to Michael about the Raiders first win, the LeGarrette Blount saga, and how the Pats will do against the Lions this weekend.
Michael and Dale discuss Jonas Gray's tardiness, and try and predict how the running-back will respond and make up for his error.
We talk with Tom E Curran and debate whether or not the Patriots current performance is more reminiscent of the 2004 or 2007 Patriots.
Brandon covers the NFL, particularly the Detroit Lions for Bleacher Report. He gives us his thoughts on this Sunday's game and how the Lions stack up against the Patriots.
Mikey, Villani, Lenny and Kerry Byrne are talking Patriots-Lions and how the team this year stacks up to Patriots teams of the past.
Some more Musical Mikey Magic to get ready for Sunday's Patriots-Lions game.
The guys previewed the upcoming Packers Patriots game and discussed the media's latest tweet beef.
Jerry Thornton's first podcast explores sports stories that would make for interesting 30 for 30 documentaries.
Andy Merritt of the New England Hockey Journal joined WEEI.com's Scott McLaughlin to talk about the play of Vermont and Providence, as well as other happenings around Hockey East. Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy also joined the show to talk about his team's good start, his freshman class and how he uses possession stats.
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The Arab Spring uprisings and Palestine's bid for statehood at the United Nations are reshaping the political dynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean region, but perhaps nothing is more important than the newly assertive role of Turkey and its split from Israel, reports Danny Schechter.
Cheney's Unintended Admissions
Exclusive: Former Vice President Dick Cheney's memoir is filled with accounts about the great and wonderful people who agree with him — and the evil buffoons who don't. But the book offers some unintentional insights into how the American Republic got into today's mess, writes Robert Parry.
On Libya, Now They Tell Us
Exclusive: The Washington Post now admits that the key role of Islamists in Libya's uprising "went largely unnoticed" before Muammar Gaddafi was toppled last month. But Robert Parry asks whose fault was that, since it was the Post and other Big Media that were acting more as propagandists for "regime change" than honest brokers.
The Lost Innocence of 9/11
Perhaps it was inevitable in America's self-absorbed culture that the tragedy of 9/11 would be politicized and counter-politicized, forged into a weapon by ideological forces to wield against their enemies in the never-ending "culture wars." But Michael Winship laments how that process has tarnished the memories and heroism of those who died.
CNN Panders to the Tea Party
Exclusive: Mainstream American journalists have long feared the wrath of the well-organized Right, which targets independent-minded reporters with the damaging label "liberal." So, the career-minded are quick to bend over rightward, as CNN just did in teaming up with the Tea Party Express, reports Robert Parry.
Who Are These People?
Exclusive: When President George W. Bush took aim at Iraq in 2002-03, the smart career play in the U.S. news media was to jump on the pro-war bandwagon and cheer on propaganda about WMD and other excuses for war. Belatedly, the New York Times' Bill Keller admits that mistakes were made, writes Robert Parry.
Ignoring Post-9/11 Deaths of Innocents
On Sunday, amid tearful remembrances of 9/11, the U.S. news media avoided any serious criticism of how the U.S. government responded to the attacks with 10 years of slaughter that has left hundreds of thousands dead, the vast majority having had nothing to do with al-Qaeda. Gareth Porter looks at the reasons for this oversight.
Chronicling America's 9/11 Descent
The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, sent the United States into a 10-year downward spiral, not because of the attacks themselves but because of disastrous political judgments that followed. In recognition of the tenth anniversary, we have compiled six articles by Robert Parry, chronicling this decade of descent, starting just two weeks after 9/11.
Last Call for Lagging Fund Drive
From Editor Robert Parry: For nearly 16 years, we have tried to give readers in the United States and around the world truly independent journalism, doing what the mainstream U.S. news media often doesn't do: take on the hard stories with seriousness and professionalism.
Democracy v. the Greedy Rich
As the rich get richer, the poor poorer and the middle class smaller, America's most prominent "populist" movement, the Tea Party, demands more tax breaks for the rich and less help for the rest. Kevin Zeese says only a true populist movement demanding a democratized economy can save the Republic.


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What difference does the form factor of a PC make? The most critical consideration when buying a business computing device is function: does the device support any necessary applications and software packages in a secure manner, at an acceptable base price and with a reasonable rate of maintenance and IT support. In practice …
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AMERICA/MEXICO - Caravan of mothers: "The Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants", says the Bishop of Cordoba
Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants, this is why we join in prayer, to ask for tragedies to end during their journey": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Eduardo Patiño Leal, Bishop of Cordoba, Veracruz (Mexico) said after the celebration of the Immaculate Conception. The Bishop mentioned the Caravan of Central American mothers who this week will arrive in the community of La Patrona, in Amatlán de Los Reyes, in search of their children (see Fides 06/12/2013).
After celebrating Mass in the Cathedral of Cordoba, during a press conference, Mgr. Patiño Leal condemned the violence the Central American immigrants are subjected to when crossing Mexico, highlighting the fact that they are always asked a bribe to travel without any problems on the train. "This should make us think - said the Bishop - because we demand respect for the Mexican people in the United States".
According to the note sent to Fides, Mgr. Patiño Leal complained that illegal immigrants continue to be
seen as criminals and their human rights are not respected. The Bishop concluded by reaffirming that the clergy will continue to defend the rights of all, despite the threats that sometimes he receives, as "the most important thing is to keep fighting". (CE) (Agenzia Fides 10/12/2013)
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It's no secret that yoga increases muscular flexibility and strength, but you may not know that yoga is a proven treatment for back pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other chronic pain conditions. Yoga also helps to ease the stress, anxiety, and depression that can create and reinforce pain, making you feel more comfortable in both your mind and your body.
Written by a yoga instructor and former chronic pain sufferer, Yoga for Pain Relief is packed with gentle postures and practical strategies for ending pain. This complete mind-body tool kit for healing also includes deep relaxation practices drawn from the yogic tradition and psychological techniques for helping you make peace with your body and dissolve pain. As the ancient practice of yoga releases the hold that chronic pain has over your life, you will begin to feel more like yourself again.
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is an award-winning instructor at Stanford University, where she teaches yoga, psychology, and healthy back classes. She is a leader in mind-body science and practice, and provides teacher trainings and continuing education for yoga, fitness, and health care professionals. McGonigal is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy and a frequent writer for publications such as Yoga Journal and IDEA Fitness Journal. Visit her online at www.kellymcgonigal.com.
Foreword writer Timothy McCall, MD, is a board-certified internist, medical editor of Yoga Journal, and author of two books, Yoga as Medicine and Examining Your Doctor. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area, and presents lectures, seminars, and yoga workshops internationally.
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The Times of Israel: "To get to peace with the Palestinians, Israel needs to go to war against Hamas in Gaza, and fast." That's the view of Mosab Hasan Yousef, better known as the "Green Prince," the son of West Bank Hamas chief Sheikh Hasan Yousef.
Mosab Yousef, who was a Shin Bet agent from 1997 to 2007, at the same time as he ran his father's office, is well aware of the significance of what he is saying. "I know that this will sound to some people like dangerous rhetoric, a push for war, but my motivation is precisely the opposite.
I'm speaking out because you can't deal with reality by running away from it. You can't take refuge in temporary solutions. Hamas has to be tackled at its roots, uprooted once and for all, and now is the perfect moment to deal with Hamas militarily in Gaza. The longer Israel waits," he warned, "the more dangerous an enemy Hamas will become and the harder the battle. This is the time to initiate a war against Hamas."
Opinion: Shin Bet, is Israel's internal security service and Mosab Yusef is Israel's most reliable source in Hamas (or was).
Yousef first revealed his engagement with Shin Bet 5 years ago while working for his fathers office at the same time.
A Biblically ignorant world refuses to recognize from whom the Palestinian descended and how this will end:
The tribes of Esau (6th century BC), having been pushed out of their perch in Mt. Seir (Petra) by a Nabatean tribe, settled in Judea (southern Israel) while the Jews were being marched off to Babylon.
Obadiah 1:10-11 "For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. In the day that you stood on the other side—In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem—Even you were as one of them."
The Amalekites, descendants of Esau, (Edom) through his illegitimate grandson Amalek, have been trying to complete the promise made by Esau in Genesis 27:41
"So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas' unity government are the Amalekites of our generation:
Exodus 17:16 "Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation."
And it will not stop until Jesus Messiah returns:
Isaiah 63:1-3 "Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?— "I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."
Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? "I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes."
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The nominations are rolling in for HRC's "Mother of the Year" campaign, and we're enjoying reading the stories about all of the strong, supportive and inspirational moms out there!
We've read about ally moms who supported their LGBT children through their coming out journeys, joined community groups to advocate for equality, and spoke out against hatred and bigotry that they've encountered. We've read about LGBT moms who stay at home to raise their wonderful children so that their partners can pursue their careers, and others who are out and proud despite living in very conservative parts of the country. Some of our nominees have worked multiple jobs to provide for their families, even as they battled through cancer and other hardships.
Do you know a mom who is deserving of this award? To participate, visit the campaign site at www.hrc.org/motheroftheyear. You must submit a photo of the nominee and write a brief story (maximum 500 characters) telling us why the LGBT community should know about this outstanding parent. And of course, if you have two moms, please feel free to nominate both, either separately or together.
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Peel Regional Police are investigating the attempted removal of the city's $100,000 baby grand piano from the Rose Theatre Friday.
Police are investigating the complaint filed by the City of Brampton after a moving truck arrived at the theatre Friday morning. Movers showed staff a BSO-board signed authorization that they were to remove the valuable nine-foot Steinway for "service and repairs", something that has never happened in the seven years it has been in place, according to the city.
The struggling Brampton Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has declared the piano belongs to them, and a representative arrived at the theatre with what he said was the basis for that claim— just one day before rival symphony the Rose Orchestra (RO) was to use the piano in a major performance at The Rose.
"It's a fact that the piano was originally purchased for us, it's one of our assets," BSO vice-president Arthur Downes, of Toronto, told the Toronto Star Friday.
"We're not going to make a big fight out of this," Downes told the Star. "The board will move forthrightly to make sure we have care, control and custody of our assets."
Reached Tuesday, Downes said he could not discuss why the BSO thinks the piano is theirs now that a police investigation is underway.
"I don't know why the police were called," he said. "Whatever they feel does the job for them, I don't have a real problem with it because that is called 'city' and they do what they have to do," he said, adding he wants the police to share their findings with the BSO.
However, he also said he was surprised the police were called, characterizing it as the city "cranking up the police department".
He suggested the issue of ownership could have been dealt with between lawyers, or in an arbitration/mediation approach.
"That's the civil approach. When my lawyer calls your lawyer, and you sit at a table and you work it through. When you say a crime has been committed, there's not much for me to say."
The BSO's sudden ownership claim has been contradicted by, among other things, an official receipt obtained by The Guardian.
The City of Brampton "official receipt" shows proceeds from the Mayor's Gala totalling $100,000 were paid to the city in May 2005 to purchase the piano "for the Performing Arts Centre", the name of the venue before it was re-dubbed The Rose.
When asked if the BSO has a receipt for the piano, Downes replied, "I don't know. I cannot honestly answer that question."
"What we did at a corporate level is what we thought we should do, and if the city wants to have an investigation, I think that's fine, maybe they think that's due diligence on their part, then let's see what the police say. But a receipt is not always a receipt."
Other references uncovered by The Guardian clearly state the piano belongs to the city, including a city staff report in 2009, and it was played publicly for the first time by Diana Krall at the official opening of the theatre in 2006.
But it appears it was a line in the city's Integrity Commissioner report last month on a complaint from the BSO about the Mayor's Gala that prompted the BSO to declare the valuable instrument belongs to them. The report in part states: "Fennell explained that the gala began as a one-off event in 2005. The funds raised in 2005 were used to purchase a piano for the BSO."
However, a 2011 Integrity Commissioner's report stated: ""Examples of beneficiaries of the proceeds from the Gala include: a piano for the Rose Theatre (2005)..."
City spokesperson Gordon Smith clarified the issue.
"The City of Brampton owns the grand piano. It was purchased by the city, with the cost being covered by the Mayor's Gala as a gift in May 2005," he said in a statement.
"While the Brampton Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been the beneficiary in the use of the piano, the BSO does not actually own it nor has exclusive rights for its use. Other performers have used the piano at the Rose Theatre, with Diana Krall being the first person to publicly play the piano at the theatre's opening in September 2006."
It isn't the only Steinway the Mayor's Gala has bought for the Rose. A few years later, the Gala gave the city money to buy a Boston Steinway for the rehearsal hall.
The Gala also bought other instruments and music stands for the Rose Theatre, for users of the theatre, according to the Gala's donation lists.
The removal of the piano that day would have impacted the Rose Orchestra, which needed the baby grand for its performance the very next night.
"It was part of the equipment that we had engaged to rent from the theatre. It was needed," said Shane Wieler, Rose Orchestra spokesperson.
He said the RO would have had to bring in a piano to replace it.
"It was used fairly regularly throughout the performance," he said, noting close to 500 people attended the successful show.
The city allayed some concerns circulating that the piano had been damaged. It was on blocks Saturday night only because the "dolly" on which it is moved around and normally sits on is well past its life span and is going to be replaced this year, according to Smith. The piano is fine.
The city has purchased "assets" to be used by other groups in the city, such as the indoor carpet bought for the Excelsiors at the Powerade Centre, but their ownership does not revert to the group using them. The assets are bought "for their use", one city official explained.
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You probably weren't expecting to see the return of the "Olympic" Air Jordan Retro 7 this year. Unlike a lot of the other big Jordan Retro releases, there wasn't a whole lot of buzz about this release until recently. Over the last couple weeks, we've heard rumblings about an "Olympic" 7 release, but we now have a little visual evidence. However, there's an added twist to the 2010 version that separates it from its 1992 and 2004 predecessors. The shoe itself is almost an identical replica of the 2004 Retro. White leather works with metallic silver on the upper. Navy and true red accents fill in the toe, upper ankle, inner liner, and heel. Metallic gold hits branding on the tongue and heel, as well as the metal lace tips. What you may notice is the addition of the Jordan "For The Love Of The Game" logo on the lateral heel. This pair is expected to drop in Japan on August 7th, prior to the World Basketball Festival in New York City. Don't be surprised if Jordan athletes Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul wear these on and/or off the court during the FIBA World Championships later this year. A limited supply is expected to release to the public, though the specifics of that drop are not yet known.
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Gabriella Wilde (aka Gabriella
Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe) has amazing legs and hair we'd die for.
She's been in Tatler for years - parties, polo matches,
balls, fashion shows - you name it, Gabriella was probably there.
Since making her debut in our glossy pages, she continued modelling
before kicking-in her fine art degree to act, surprising everyone
with her superb turn in The Three Musketeers. Gabriella is
BFFs with fellow willowy blonde Tamsin
Egerton and is a die-hard Michael Jackson fan.
Do you want to appear in Tatler like Gabriella Wilde?
We're looking for really gorgeous girls and boys to be our face of
Teen Tatler 2012 in partnership with Storm Model Management. Find
out all the details and enter here.
Don't miss our galleries on Tallulah Harlech, Max Irons, Liv Tyler, Sophie Dahl, Kate Moss, Lily Collins, Rosie
Huntington-Whiteley, Sienna Miller,
Laura Bailey, Jasmine Guinness
and Lady Mary
Charteris who we also discovered when they were just
Photographs Rex Features and PA
See this month's Tatler for more Bystander images
In fair Westminster, where we lay our scene. Inside
Old Great George Street,…
All aboard at Tobacco Dock, for the opening night of Taste of
London Winter,…
The VIP opening night of Winter Wonderland proved irresistible;