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The Internet Shouldn't Own You
So far this year, more than 500 data breaches have been logged globally. In the United States, the security of more than six million records has been compromised. And that doesn't begin to take into account NSA surveillance and abuses. Or corporate data mining. For many, 2013 will be remembered as 1984.
It's tempting to call this out as the natural consequence of openness. The by-product of a choice to live in public; to put your information online. It's also not true. The global data breach epidemic is not about the failure of the open Internet. It's about our failure to keep the Internet open.
The Internet was designed to be an open, decentralized system. It processes information blindly. And as a result, it can't listen in. It can't make decisions about access. It can't decide which applications to run. It can't watch or store your stuff. You, the end user, are in control. Your data belongs to you. Unfortunately, the applications we've built on top of the Internet—the Facebooks, the Googles, the Amazons of the world wide web—don't always work that way.
We're starting to centralize data. This puts access and information in the hands of the few; the Internet's platforms, and not its people. The original promise of the open Internet—neutrality, privacy, and data ownership—is eroding. Our shared web is now dominated by a handful of big, closed technology stacks that lock your data into digital silos.
If you're like us, a typical morning begins on an Android screen. Check Gmail. Review a Google doc. Search with Chrome. Repeat.
Every single one of those actions is tied to a privately-owned ecosystem. All of your eggs are in one basket. And that puts your data at risk. Centralization leaves information vulnerable: to fraud, to surveillance, to sale.
Even services that claim neutrality can be swayed by the stockpile of personal data now available to them. A recent Pew survey found that Internet users aren't worried about the NSA. They're worried about Facebook. And with good reason. More than 600,000 Facebook users found their personal information being served up in ads; part of a revenue initiative that made the company $73 million. An open Internet hard codes certain freedoms. A closed network builds in opportunities for abuse.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq Abu Ghraib Jailbreak a Counterterrorism Nightmare
A week after a dramatic jailbreak freed dozens of al Qaeda leaders captured during the Iraq surge at the end of President George W. Bush's second term, America's closest allies in that counterinsurgency are preparing for the worst.
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast, tribal leader Sheik Jassim Muhammad Suwaydawi said: "Of course I'm afraid of retribution. These people who escaped were put into jail because of those fighting al Qaeda in the awakening. Their first targets will be leaders in the awakening like me."
The Anbar Awakening began in 2005, nearly two years before Bush sent more troops and empowered Gen. David Petraeus to execute an aggressive war strategy that decimated al Qaeda in Iraq and drove the group from its safe harbor in western Iraq.
Petraeus's campaign would not have been possible if not for tribal leaders like Suwaydawi. Sheik Jassim, as he is known to his fellow tribesmen, was one of the first tribal leaders to rise up against al Qaeda in 2006, when he and his fighters in Anbar province warded off an assault known as the Battle of Sofia, despite being outmanned and outgunned. On Sunday, Jassim said he was trying to get messages to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but since the last American soldier left Iraq at the end of 2011, Suwaydawi says the United States has abandoned its former ally. "We haven't had any contact with the U.S. government since they withdrew their forces from Iraq and left us dangling in the wind," he said. "We are threatened at any moment because of our fight with al Qaeda while the Americans were here."
U.S. intelligence officials who spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity say the jailbreaks last Sunday in Abu Ghraib and Taji present a counterterrorism and intelligence nightmare. "We just lost track of everyone we didn't kill who was in al Qaeda during the surge," one U.S. intelligence analyst said.
While the United States still launches non-lethal drones and other kinds of aircraft from Turkey to gather intelligence on Iraq, the sheer number of people who escaped in the dramatic jailbreak have overwhelmed U.S. analysts. "We don't have the analysts or the human source networks to track these guys," the U.S. intelligence analyst said. The source added that most of the Iraq analysts have been reassigned to other areas since the United States withdrew from Iraq at the end of 2011.
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WATCH: Harry Reid says Mitch McConnell 'tried to make love to the Tea Party, and they didn't like it'
(Becket Adams) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has a feeling Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will face a tough primary challenge from a Tea Party member, POLITICO reports.
"He tried to make love to the Tea Party, and they didn't like it," Sen. Reid said at a Monday event hosted by the pro-Obama nonprofit Organizing for Action.
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Before I get to my giveaway, a few projects I made for the big event...
This project was made using My Sweet Cherry Pie stamps and paper and corduroy buttons.
Just couldn't resist making a bird for this card from My Sweet Cherry Pie paper and stamps, Boo-tiful paper, and Henry's Brilliance stamp.
A perfect card for a teacher using Henry's Brilliance stamp set and paper.
Now for my giveaway! This is open to anyone. Just leave a comment on my blog and I will pick a winner by 8:30 EST Monday, March 8th.
Here is a list of all the Doghouse Diva participants:
Andrea Budjack
Anna Louise Bowkis
Claude Campeau
Deana Boston
Delaina Burns
Elizabeth Carney
Janis Medina-Maghinay
Jennifer Matott
Julie Tucker-Wolek
Katrina Hunt
Laura Achilies
Lori Roop
Michelle Lanning
Mimi Leinbach
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Norma Kennedy
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Ria Mojica
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Skrillex, Diplo & Kaskade to play pre-Grammy party
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2013 Grammy nominees Skrillex, Diplo, Kaskade, Tommy Trash, along with Nero are set to play a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles on Friday, presented by Beats SOLO HD (PRODUCT) RED. Exclusive tickets are available at an online auction, with proceeds benefitting (Red)'s fight against AIDS, with 20 sets of four tickets being auctioned off.
To place your bid to see the Grammy nominees in action, go to http://Charitybuzz.com/RED.
This isn't the first time dance music has had an involvement in the Dance (RED) Save Lives campaign. Not too long ago, Tiesto released a compilation album benefitting the organization.
This year, Skrillex is up for three Grammys, while Tommy Trash, Kaskade, and Diplo are each nominated for one. However, they each face stiff competition, in each of their respective categories, from some of dance music's hottest producers and DJs like Eric Prydz, Axwell, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Avicii, and more.
Watch the 55th annual awards on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS to find out who wins!
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Snowden Reveals 'Black Budget' of Spy Agencies
(NEWSER) – The US has budgeted $52.6 billion on its intelligence operations this year, according to classified documents Edward Snowden leaked to the Washington Post. Yet those operations are, by their own assessment, doing a less-than-spectacular job on a host of critical intelligence questions. Here are some highlights of the Post's analysis of the so-called "black budget."
- If you add in another $23 billion devoted to military intelligence programs, the US now spends more on intelligence than it is estimated to have spent at the height of the Cold War.
- The CIA has surged past the NSA to become the priciest agency, requesting $14.7 billion in 2013 compared to the NSA's 10.8 billion. That's in part because the CIA has reinvented itself since 9/11 into a paramilitary organization. Of the $4.9 billion spy agencies spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, half came from the CIA.


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Boston Police: Three suspects in Marathon bombings arrested
(NEWSER) – Federal authorities arrested three college students today in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, the Boston Globe reports. The BPD's official Twitter account identified them as "suspects," and added that there was no public threat. All will reportedly be charged with making false statements to investigators; two of them, identified by CBS Boston as Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, will also be charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
CBS reports that Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev are from Kazakhstan and are not US citizens; the third suspect is an American. Sources tell Reuters that the two Kazakh suspects are being held by immigration officials on suspicion of violating their visa terms. They were allegedly classmates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, and a source says they may have thrown out a backpack at his request. All the three are being investigated over actions taken after the bombing; there's no evidence they had advance knowledge of the plot. The AP earlier reported that Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev appeared via video for a visa violation hearing in immigration court in Boston today; in that hearing, Kadyrbayev's attorney said they were drawn to Tsarnaev because he also spoke Russian.


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And thank God that most people aren't just diving into any old site promising a Google home income -- like my dad, who must've run across one of the sites that look just like a newspaper article with a mom or someone saying she makes $25 per link that she posts on Google -- people are researching first that they are scams:
»»»»»»» Los Angeles Tribune News $25 for Every Link Post on Google SCAM for Easy Google Profits | PAULA NEAL MOONEY
"It's a scam!" I yelled to my dad over the phone yesterday...
...about one of those ads just selling Google Easy Profits.
"They say you'll only pay $1.99," I continued, "then they'll charge your credit card all this money per month."
"Oh, really? Google is involved in a scam?" Daddy asked me.
"No, they just use Google's name."
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Hillary on State Dept Scandal: 'We Learned of It from the Media'
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement through a spokesman Tuesday that claimed total ignorance of rampant sex crimes and cover-ups occurring on her watch that were alleged in an Inspector General's memo reported by CBS News and the New York Post.
The IG memo, dated October 23, 2012, contains shocking allegations of overseas criminal conduct by State Department officials including sexual assault , 'endemic' procurement of prostitutes (including children), and drugs—all of which were alleged to have been covered-up by various officials at the highest levels of the State Department including Clinton's chief of staff Cheryl Mills.
CNN reported Clinton spokesman Nicholas Merrill issued a written statement saying, "We learned of it from the media and don't know anything beyond what's been reported."
Clinton would have the American people believe that she was completely out of touch about the lawlessness at her department during her four year tenure as Secretary of State.


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PHOTOS: Kardashians celebrate Christmas with 'Naughty or Nice' party
The Kardashians and Jenners kicked off their Christmas festivities with a massive party on Christmas Eve.
The "Naughty or Nice"-themed bash took place in a glamorous tent complete with gourmet food and a photo booth.
Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian,Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner all shared festive pics, although Kylie inexplicably gives the middle finger in one shot.
Among the special guests were Kanye West, Maria Menounos, Lance Bass,Alan Thicke and a bevy other stars.
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Nicki Minaj disses her 'ESPN' mag cover
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Nicki Minaj loved her photo shoot with Kobe Bryant for ESPN The Magazine's music issue.
She does not love the finished product.
On Thursday, the rapper posted the issue's cover on Instagram with the caption, "When retouching goes wrong."
Minaj went on to share her own pictures from the shoot, writing, "I love my personal unretouched photos where my forehead doesn't mysteriously grow in length."
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WATCH: Shia LaBeouf headbutts man during bar fight in London
Shia LaBeouf head-butted a man during a bar fight in London on Thursday.
Video of the incident (see below) shows the actor, who's been in bar brawls before, getting into an argument with another patron as his girlfriend Mia Goth pleads for LaBeouf to take it easy.
It's not entirely clear from the footage what triggered the confrontation, but LaBeouf is heard repeatedly shouting, "What did you just say? What did you just say?"
LaBeouf might need to start plagiarizing some new apologies.
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Craig Morgan unveils track list, album art for upcoming album
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Craig Morgan says he's "so excited about the new music." The country star's next release, The Journey (Livin' Hits), features four fresh tracks including his current single, "Wake Up Lovin' You," along with eight fan favorites.
Craig explains that with the mix listeners can hear "the journey" he's taken to arrive where he is today. The singer adds that the new material "looks ahead to the future" while the older songs showcase the "core" of who he is as an artist.
Morgan's "The Journey" will be in stores on September 3rd.
Craig Morgan's "The Journey (Livin' Hits)" Track Listing:
1. "Wake Up Lovin' You"
2. "We'll Come Back Around"
3. "Party Girl"
4. "If Not Me"
5. "More Trucks Than Cars"
6. "This Ole Boy"
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8. "Tough"
9. "Little Bit of Life"
10. "Redneck Yacht Club"
11. "That's What I Love About Sunday"
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Duff McKagan rejoining Guns N' Roses for South American dates
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Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan is returning to the fold -- temporarily. The rocker has been tapped to join his ex-bandmates for a series of South American shows this month to fill in for bassist Tommy Stinson.
Stinson tells Billboard.com he appreciates McKagan's willingness to cover for him. He explains that he was already committed to a Replacements reunion when GNR's South American dates cropped up, but he didn't want his unavailability to mess up Guns' plans. Tommy says they're fortunate that "someone was able to reach out to Duff and he was amenable to the idea." He adds that he thinks fans "are gonna be really stoked about it."
McKagan will play five shows with Guns N' Roses, starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina this Sunday. He's also on board for dates in Paraguay on April 9th and Bolivia on April 12th. Duff will wrap up his stint with shows in Brazil on April 15th and 17th.
Stinson will resume his role as GNR's bass player with their show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on May 13th.
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Don Sterling banned for life from Clippers organization
(New York, NY) -- The NBA is banning Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after racist comments were attributed to him over the weekend. He is also being fined $2.5 million. The penalties come just hours before the Clippers are set to host the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of their playoff series in Los Angeles. An audio recording was leaked over the weekend in which Sterling is allegedly heard telling his girlfriend not to associate publicly with African-Americans or bring them to Clippers games.
The comments have drawn harsh reaction from past and present NBA stars, including Magic Johnson and LeBron James. It's not the first time Sterling has been the subject of controversy. In 2009, he was fined more than two-million dollars in a housing discrimination lawsuit. In 2011, he won a lawsuit filed by former Clippers GM Elgin Baylor, who accused the team of firing him based on age. Sterling also previously settled with a former employee who accused him of sexual harassment. He has owned the Clippers since 1981.


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Pistol Annies' Ashley Monroe walks down the aisle!
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All the members of Pistol Annies are now married women.
People.com says country singer Ashley Monroe, the last member of the trio to tie the knot, made her walk down the aisle last Thursday to exchange vows with Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks.
Ashley and John said their "I dos" at Blackberry Farms in Walland, Tennessee - the same place Kelly Clarkson got married on October 20th. And Monroe is calling her special day "magical." A horse-drawn carriage took her to the ceremony, which Blake Shelton officiated.
Shelton is married to Monroe's Pistol Annies bandmate Miranda Lambert. Ashley explains that they tapped Blake for the service because he and Miranda are her "dearest friends," and she and John wanted "someone with personalty" to marry them.
Lambert played a role in the wedding as well. Back in the spring she earned the nickname "Plannie Annie" for all of her efforts in organizing the ceremony.
I'm MARRIED!!! 😍 whoohoo pic.twitter.com/gabTyxOsJF— Ashley Monroe (@ashleymonroe) October 25, 2013


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Cavs' center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is willing to make a trade.
A Plain Dealer report revealed this morning that the ball that Z used to enter the Cavs' 10,000 point club walked out of The Quicken Loans Arena after the Atlanta Hawks game. The ball was tossed in the crowd and the individual who caught it, never returned it.
Post-mortem: Cavs 107, Timberwolves 85
Two things won this for the Cavaliers - crashing the boards and shooting:
If you've been following the NBA playoff race at the bottom rung of the Eastern Conference, you'll notice a small, albeit significant chance to standings. The Chicago Bulls, by virtue of a win last night over the Miami Heat, have inched into the seventh seed. And Detroit, currently on a three-game losing skid, has slipped into that eighth spot.
And I do not want to see them there for reasons both personal and professional.
Let's deal with the latter first. Despite the fact that the Pistons have a losing record at 34-37 and despite the fact that there appears to be a quiet protest going on with Allen Iverson regarding his playing situation , the Pistons will be dangerous for the Cavaliers. There's just too much intensity in the rivalry for them not to be.
Nevermind that the situations have changed over the course of just a season with the Cavs running away with the division, they still have Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and, according to reports, Iverson, who always has fun at the Cavs' expense, will return next Tuesday for the final push.
Yes, there are no guarantees should they play the Bulls given that the Cavs finished their season series against them before they completed trades that brought Brad Miller and John Salmons to the team. There, however, hasn't been much of a rivarly there since Michael Jordan frustrated the Cavs years ago.
Detroit? Different story.
As for why I don't want to see it? The Palace at Auburn Hills is a great facility, but it reminds me of the Richfield Coliseum in that it sits almost in the middle of nowhere.
Secondly, driving I-75 as repairs continue to be made would test the patience of a Bhuddist monk.
Post mortem: Cavs 96, Nets 88
Post mortem: Cavs 97, Trail Blazers 92
Wally Szczerbiak's left knee strain that will keep him out for much of the rest of the regular season will require Mike Brown to shift his rotation once again. In Szczerbiak the team lost some flexibility.
Brown said after Thursday's morning shootaround that Sasha Pavlovic, because of his size, will see his minutes increase. Some may view that as a good thing, others a bad. What is known about Pavlovic is that when he gets extended minutes, he usually produces.
It also represents another oppportunity for Daniel Gibson to try to get untracked. Gibson, who has received DNP-CDs (did not play - coach's decision) the past two games, has been inconsistent all season. In fairness, part of that has been due to a toe injury, but he said recently that it's 100 percent. In short: there should be no excuses for a lack of production now.
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Add Wally Szczerbiak to this list of Cavaliers wounded. The guard-foward left the game against the Orlando Magic with 3:33 left in the third with a left knee sprain.
The team had an MRI performed on Szczerbiak today at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks.
Post mortem: Cavs 97, Magic 93
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At the half: Cavs 50, Knicks 43
Are the Cavs still on the West Coast?
A couple of observations: They are getting no calls in the first half, only going to the line four times in that span.
The Knicks are shooting just XX percent in the first half yet only have a seven-point edge. The calls have certainly gone the Knicks way.
Part of the problem is nine turnovers that have killed the Cavs' offensive flow. The Knicks have scored 10 points off Cleveland turnovers.
Game: Cavs (52-13) vs. Knicks (28-37)
Broadcast: TV: FSOhio; Radio: WAKR (1590 AM); WTAM (1100 AM), WHBC (1480 AM)
Starters: LeBron James (F); Anderson Varejao (F); Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C); Delonte West (G); Wilson Chandler (F); Al Harrington (F); David Lee (C); Larry Hughes (G); Nate Robinson (G).
Injured-inactive: Cavs: Eric Snow (knee); Ben Wallace (right fibula). Knicks: Eddy Curry (knee); Chris Duhon (back).
Streaking: The Cavaliers have won four in a row overall and five consecutive at Quicken Loans Arena; the Knicks have won three straight.
This year: The Cavs lead the season series 3-0. The Cavaliers have beat the Knicks by an average of 19.7 points in those three games. Last time out against New York, LeBron James scored 52 points.
Officials: Bob Delaney, Eric Dalen and Gary Zielinski.
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Post mortem: Cavs 99, Heat 89
Coming on the tailend of a brutal portion of the schedule this is a victory that you do not over analyze. You take it. Leave the building rest and get ready for the upcoming three-game road trip that begins Tuesday.
That being said, if the Cavs give a team MVP this year, it had best go to Mo Williams because he is the reason they won that game.
In the locker room you could tell that LeBron James was more tired than a hounddog in Alabama summer heat. Saggy eyed, the usual charm was missing in interviews. It's impressive that he tallied a triple double (14 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds), but in a way it was easy to see this wouldn't be a scoring night for him - even with Dwyane Wade in the building.
That left Williams to pick up any slack and he proved up to the task the way he has all season. He scored 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and hit 6-of-7 treys. He was just what the doctor ordered.
He's not a luxury for the Cavaliers he's a necessity. In Zydrunas Ilgauskas' younger days he may have been an option down the stretch. That has fallen to Williams and it relieves a lot of pressure for LeBron James.
At the half: Cavs 50, Heat 36
The Cavs have lost two consecutive games once this season. It doesn't look at if it's going to happen here, primarily because they're back on their game defensively, something sorely missing against the Boston Celtics. At the half, they've given up just 10 points in the paint, have been aggressive going to the ball.
Point guard Mo Williams is on fire. The Heat is making the mistake of letting him drift out onto the left wing for wide-open threes and he's draining all net.
Game: Cavs (48-13) vs. Miami Heat (22-28)
Broadcast: TV: FSOhio; Radio: WAKR (1590 AM); WTAM (1100 AM), WHBC (1480 AM)
Starters: LeBron James (F); Anderson Varejao (F); Zydruas Ilgauskas (C); Delonte West (G); Mo Williams (G). Heat: Jamario Moon (F); Udonis Haslem (F); Jermaine O'Neal (C); Dwyane Wade (G); Mario Chalmers.
Streaking: Both teams have won one. The Cavaliers have only lost two consecutive once this season.
Officials: Ken Mauer, David Guthrie and Eli Roe.
Previously this year: The Cavaliers lead the season series 2-1, but the game that everyone is still talking about is the show that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade put up 42 and 41 points respectively in a classic game of one-on-one within a team game. What to watch:
Post mortem: Celtics 105, Cavs 94
Tonight's post game analysis will be brought to you by Sherwin Williams.
All you need to know about tonight's game: Boston Celtics had 58 points in the paint. 'Nuff said.
Game: Cavaliers (47-12) vs. Boston Celtics (48-14)
Broadcast: TV: ESPN; Radio: WAKR (1590 AM); WTAM (1100 AM), WHBC (1480 AM)
Starters: LeBron James (F); Anderson Varejao (F); Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C); Delonte West (G); Mo Williams (G). Paul Pierce (G); Glen Davis (F); Kendrick Perkins (C); Ray Allen (G); Rajon Rondo (G).
Injured-inactive: Cavs: Eric Snow (knee); Ben Wallace (broken leg). Boston: Kevin Garnett (knee).
Streaking: The Cavaliers have won four in a row. Boston has won one.
This year: The series stands at 1-1. The Cavaliers won the last meeting at Quicken Loans Arena 98-83. In the game LeBron James scored 38 points and Anderson Varejao led the Cavs with nine rebounds. The Celtics won the season opener 90-85.
What to watch:
Some might wonder where the minutes that Joe Smith will play will come.
You won't hear Zydrunas Ilgauskas complain about losing a few. Ditto for Anderson Varejao. Coach Mike Brown said as much today when asked if Smith would see action tonight against the Celtics:
Post mortem: Cavs 91, Bucks 73
After a strenuous road trip that included four games in five days, the Cavaliers have to feel lucky to get out of what could have been a trap game.
While they didn't always look the best offensively - in fact, they often looked offensive - defensively they played like what they expect - ferociously.
Delonte West was the star on that end, racking up eight steals. Fans and observers - some of you will recognize of whom it is I speak - call West a marginal starter.
Ummm...yeah. That's it. Marginal. He's marginal if you look at one side of the ball. His defense it what makes him so complete a player. Forget about the fact that he can create his own shot, shoot off the dribble, drive to the hoop and hit the three consistently.
With this win the Cavs clinched the playoffs. They were remarkably blase about the fact after the game. Cleveland fans should like that; it shows they're hungry and ambitious.
Delonte West on his steals tonight:
According to reports coming out of Oklahoma City, the Thunder reached an agreement to buyout the contract of forward Joe Smith allowing him to become a free agent and thus sign with any team.
Smith would be a natural choice to fill the hole left due to Ben Wallace's injury, but things aren't quite that simple.
Smith and Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao share an agent in Dan Fegan. That in itself clouds the situation, according to a league source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
With Smith back on the team Varejao would certainly lose some playing time and given the fact that he can opt out of his contract at the end of the season, Fegan is unlikely to want to see the possibility of a big payday slip away.
Smith arrived in Cleveland just before the trading deadline last season. He quickly became a team favorite and the Cavs didn't want to part with him, but had to to get Mo Williams.
LeBron James said after Sunday's victory over the Hawks, that he would welcome Smith back.
The 6-10 Smith averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds with the Thunder this season but has seen his playing time vanish after a trade with the New Orleans Hornets was rescinded last month.
UPDATE: Things grew complicated when the Sacramento Kings released former Cav Drew Gooden just before the deadline Sunday. The forward, who is currently has a groin injury, is another fan favorite. Could it be the Cavs will have a choice of big men should they be unable to sign Smith?
The Kings got him in a trade from the Chicago Bulls before the trading deadline. He spent almost four seasons here and averaged close to 12 points and more than eight rebounds. This season he is averaging 13.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Post mortem: Cavs 88, Hawks 87
In a playoff situation, this team scares me. Just like they scared the hell out of Boston last year, taking them to seven games before losing on the Celtics home court.
At one point, the Cavs enjoyed a 13-point lead and looked to be on their way to coasting. Not a chance, the Hawks pecked and clawed their way back to eventually take a seven-point lead. The Cavs cut that to four at 84-80 with 2:47 left in the game.
That's when the Cavs, by LeBron James' estimation, played some of their basketball of the year. They needed stops; they got them. They needed huge shots and got those as well with Mo Williams and James hitting the two biggest of the night.
With the Hawks up 87-84, James found Williams on the wing for a three-pointer to tie the game. The Hawks didn't score on the next possession and James drove to the hoop with 1.6 seconds left and drew the foul from Atlanta's Al Horford. He created some drama by missing the first free throw, but connected on the second.
Yes, it was a great end to the game, but the Cavs shouldn't have even been in that position.
They played sloppily for much of the second half to begin. And they didn't get any help from the official scorer who couldn't keep track of fouls on Delonte West.
With three minutes left in the third quarter, the scorer had West with four fouls when he actually only had three. Brown pulled him from the game tinkering with his rotation. During that span the Hawks went on an 8-0 run to take a 68-67 lead. Sloppy to say the least and had the Cavs lost, they may have had reason to protest.
It's not the first time it's happened.
Mike Brown on Delonte's foul situation:


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Having signed Deadmau5 this year, another artist is joining the Astralwerks family: Porter Robinson. After a competitive bidding war, Porter Robinson has signed to Astralwerks via Capitol in the United States and Virgin EMI in U.K.
The 21-year-old producer has been working hard on his album and ultimately signed with Astralwerks because of some of its non-EDM credentials. He tells Billboard, "There are a lot of labels out there that want to have the next big EDM thing and that's totally not what the album is about at all. It kind of lives more in the alternative space than in the dance world. I needed a team of people who had experience with both worlds."
There is no release date for Porter's album yet, but it will reportedly be out in 2014.
At Tomorrowland in Belgium this year, we got a chance to talk to Porter and he told us a little about the upcoming record. He said:
"I think it's my favorite music I've ever made by far, It's kind of different you know. The way I've been describing it, it's less of a dance floor record, it's less of an album that a lot of DJs will play. It's more aimed towards touching your heart, it's meant to be a little more emotional and beautiful, and more listening music oriented. I would say the focus is left of center alternative music inspired kind of lo-fi ish, but still loud and dancy and pretty album. I kind of got into this ... I never intended to be a DJ. I've been making dance music, electronic music since I was 12 years old and I'm 21 now. And this EDM thing happened to kind of blow up around me, and I became a part of it. And I've realized I'm not that interested in making records for other DJs to play, I wanna make music that makes you feel something, and that's what this album is all about. And hopefully people will be into it, if not, I still feel strongly that it's the best music I've made so far, and hopefully it'll resonate with the people who listen to my music."
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A New Hampshire police officer was fatally shot today while responding to a domestic dispute call at a home that subsequently exploded, authorities said.
Police Officer Steve Arkell, 48, was fatally shot upon entering the house, located in a development called Mill Pond Crossing, a retirement community, New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster said.
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This clear acrylic cube is filled with 64 multi-colored LEDs that systematically illuminate in millions of different combinations, producing a mesmerizing light show. The LEDs generate 4,096 different colors and they illuminate in unison or in succession with the same or contrasting colors, creating a continuous cycle of visually captivating light patterns. All 64 LEDs may emit a vibrant crimson hue and then slowly fade to magenta, each row may illuminate in succession to create waves of rolling light, or the LEDs may light-up one at a time to produce a flaring, twirling light streak. The illumicube will not repeat a light combination and the LEDs last up to 100,000 hours. Plugs into AC. 6 1/2" H x 5" W x 5" D. (1 lb.)
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It's mesmerizing!
By sixten
from Florida
Bought this for my daughter's room, to use as a nightlight. She watches the reflections on the ceiling until she dozes off. I run it with a 602A 24 hour mechanical outdoor timer I found online. And as always, Hammacher's products and service are TOP NOTCH! I've bought so many of their products, and I always recommend them to friends and family.
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So Cool!
By Chatty Kathy
from Chicago
I bought the Illumicube as a gift two years ago, took it out to try, and kept it for myself. I have it in my living room and press the "on" button frequently. Great for a party, but also fun any other time. The color and pattern configurations are truly fascinating. It gets nothing but positive comments. This year, the original recipients will finally get their own Illumicube!
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Great gift. Get one for yourself.
By Beej
from North Carolina
The colors are beautiful. The randon patterns are fun yet relaxing to watch. It's like having a Christmas tree up all year. Love it!
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Amazing Light Show
By Jane, the Artist
from Virginia Beach, Va
This is what to give your pre-teen or teenager. They will respond "Cool Mom!" All 3 of my children loved it and they are 14, 12 and 11. They turned it on with the disco ball and danced to it. They thought it was ambiance. The light show is really awesome so you will not be disappointed. It is compact and puts out a pretty neat powerful light show. Your child will not be let down. Definite Wow Factor with this item.
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Super Cool
By Trish
from Canada
Visually stunning. We never tire of watching.
By Steve
from Northern NJ
A nifty toy....admittedly..........just what I expected. An amazing variety of LED combinations, I think they mutate as it runs, changes each time I turn it on. Good conversation piece; I've never seen anything like it. It IS hypnotizing; I've seen guests stare and stare at it, mesmerized. A nice different sort of show and tell, I understand the guys who made it are experimenting with an 8x8 cube; this one is 4x4. I'll be interested to see what that looks like (and the PRICE!).
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Fantastic Light Show
By w4onc
from Norfolk, VA
A fantastic light show for any room. Be careful, you will stare at the light show for some time. The instructions advise not watch for long periods of time.
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I boght extra. love it !
By Trod
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ILOVE and ican "lose" myself in it, I hatd one aleady, and bought 3 more to have one in the bedroom, family room, study, craft room.
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By Richard
from Louisville Kentucky
This is a fun product to just look at and enjoy all of the beautiful colors and patterns. It's well constructed and looks like it will last for years. Can't wait for them to come out with a larger model or one with higher density of lights. I would buy this item again without reservations.
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