When Lavabit and Silent Circle announced Dark Mail, they mentioned their goal of getting more providers to use the secure email protocol. To make that happen, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the clean up and release of his defunct email service's source code. ...In promotion of this week's upcoming UFC Fight Nights, Dana White elaborated on his feelings regarding the recent skirmish between Ultimate Fighter standout Uriah Hall and retired fighter Jason Miller. Days following the incident, White remarked on Twitter that rather than suspend Hall, he'd more likely give him a bonus.
Now, White explains this logic by saying Hall gave Miller what he deserved.
"We don't ever want our fighters fighting outside of the Octagon, but guess what? There's gonna be situations where men need to handle their business and that's one of those cases. First of all, Mayhem Miller, how this guy is still walking the f***ing streets of America is beyond me, number one. Number two, he deserved what he got from Uriah Hall. It's no different from the situation with Roger Huerta, right? Roger Huerta was in a situation where a guy punched a girl in the face and knocked her out, knocked her unconscious. Then Roger Huerta knocked him out. There's gonna be cases where I don't give a s**t."
The UFC's Conduct Policy reserves the right to disciple its contracted athletes for actions detrimental to the promotion, including the use of physical violence against others. Given the structure of the policy, it's hard to imagine Miller not having been severely reprimanded for his part in the brush up had he been under contract.
Hall faces Chris Leben at UFC 168 on Dec. 28.
5 MUST-READ STORIES
No pressure. He's currently next in line for the UFC middleweight title, but Vitor Belfort loses that status with a loss to Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night 32.
Next for Gus. With Antônio Rogério Nogueira falling out due to injury, Alexander Gustafsson will now face Jimi Manuwa next March in London.
20 in 20. Chuck Mindenhall's series reaches 2005, when Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin put on arguably the UFC's biggest fight to date.
Karma. The back and forth continues between Dana White and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney.
Mainstream. The UFC, and MMA in general, have a long way to go to reach the greater masses.
MEDIA STEW
Fight for the Troops: Official Weigh-In.
Dan Henderson back on TRT.
Behind the scenes at Bellator 106. Alvarez also gets into it with one of Chandler's guys at the end.
Tarec Saffiedine "I'm the most underrated Strikeforce Champion coming into the UFC"
EA Sports UFC trailer. Still waiting on gameplay footage.
Don Frye says he was partying harder than he was fighting. My god.
This video is worth it for the soundtrack alone. Can anyone name them all? I got most of them.
TWEETS
Ready for the troops.
Bonus Glover.
Chatter at the weigh-ins spills to twitter.
Upgrade?
Hittin' the leg press.
Better call Saul.
Album?
Comeback?
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Nov. 5 2013)
cancelled Vaughan Lee vs. Sergio Pettis at UFC 167
Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC Fight Night 34
Shunichi Shimizu vs. Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 34
Alexander Volkov and Vitaly Minakov moved from Bellator 109 to Bellator 108
added Alexander Shlemenko vs. Doug Marshall moved from Bellator 108 to Bellator 109
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today's Fanpost of the Day comes viaMarc Donnay
Melendez vs. Sanchez: The making of a modern classic
"Classic fight". It's a phrase that has been ever-present in the jargon of combat sports since time immemorial.
Recently, legions of fans and commentators have put Melendez vs. Sanchez into this bracket without hesitation. And how could you not? Mike Goldberg had christened it "The Mexican World War" for crying out loud - and that was even before we had heard the final bell. The badass nickname - surely that's the hallmark of every classic bout?
But what really makes a classic?
For many fans, Jones vs. Gustafsson fits the bill perfectly - an underdog story which took everybody by surprise. Neither fans or bookmakers were willing to give the challenger a chance, and although the marketing of the bout was centred on how the fighters' physical similarities meant Jones was in for his first legitimate challenge - one in which his height and reach would not be deemed unfair by his cult of critics - it still gave equal thrust to the alternative questions it posed: what would those critics say when an opponent of near-identical dimensions was crushed like all those that came before him? And who could possibly challenge next?
Those questions were quickly answered in the first two rounds - well not answered, more thrown out of court with disdain by Gustaffson who quickly established that his rangy, accurate boxing and light footwork would give Jones the gruelling dogfight he had claimed to have craved.
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University of Texas at San Antonio Chemistry Professor Carlos Garcia, UTSA Physics Professor Arturo Ayon and HJ Science & Technology Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif. have been awarded more than $300,000 in NASA funding to build the fourth prototype of a "lab-on-a-robot" (LOAR). The Rover-like prototype will be designed to conduct on-site planetary compositional analysis.
Utilizing wireless technology, the current LOAR is able to navigate to a global position location, acquire an air sample, perform the analysis and send the data to a remote station without exposing the analyst to the testing environment.
Additionally it's equipped with a chemical sensor that sits atop a highly integrated mobile platform. The chemical sensor contains a microchip with the capacity to determine the composition of a sample in a few minutes.
"This "lab on a robot" could lay the groundwork for the next generation of NASA robotic missions by allowing for the analysis of air samples or biological compounds without the threat of danger to a human operator," said Garcia.
Additionally, the LOAR could also be used commercially to monitor environmental pollutants that could pose a threat to human health or the environment. Evaluation of samples on-site would provide real-time data analysis and reduce the time and costs associated when utilizing conventional laboratory techniques.
The original prototype, built in 2008 was a collaboration between UTSA Chemistry Professor Carlos Garcia and UTSA Physics Professor Arturo Ayon in the Micro-ElectroMechanical systems (MEMS) laboratory. Subsequent prototypes were joint efforts with the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A member of that team, Eric Tavares da Costa, will join Garcia's lab to work on the latest LOAR prototype.
The NASA funding will be directed to build the fourth upgraded prototype, using the experience collected during the development of previous versions that were funded through UTSA and the Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research.
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About UTSA
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is an emerging Tier One research institution specializing in health, energy, security, sustainability, and human and social development. With nearly 29,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property for Texas, the nation and the world.
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PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Nov-2013
ShareContact: Kris Rodriguez
kris.rodriguez@utsa.edu
210-458-5116
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio Chemistry Professor Carlos Garcia, UTSA Physics Professor Arturo Ayon and HJ Science & Technology Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif. have been awarded more than $300,000 in NASA funding to build the fourth prototype of a "lab-on-a-robot" (LOAR). The Rover-like prototype will be designed to conduct on-site planetary compositional analysis.
Utilizing wireless technology, the current LOAR is able to navigate to a global position location, acquire an air sample, perform the analysis and send the data to a remote station without exposing the analyst to the testing environment.
Additionally it's equipped with a chemical sensor that sits atop a highly integrated mobile platform. The chemical sensor contains a microchip with the capacity to determine the composition of a sample in a few minutes.
"This "lab on a robot" could lay the groundwork for the next generation of NASA robotic missions by allowing for the analysis of air samples or biological compounds without the threat of danger to a human operator," said Garcia.
Additionally, the LOAR could also be used commercially to monitor environmental pollutants that could pose a threat to human health or the environment. Evaluation of samples on-site would provide real-time data analysis and reduce the time and costs associated when utilizing conventional laboratory techniques.
The original prototype, built in 2008 was a collaboration between UTSA Chemistry Professor Carlos Garcia and UTSA Physics Professor Arturo Ayon in the Micro-ElectroMechanical systems (MEMS) laboratory. Subsequent prototypes were joint efforts with the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A member of that team, Eric Tavares da Costa, will join Garcia's lab to work on the latest LOAR prototype.
The NASA funding will be directed to build the fourth upgraded prototype, using the experience collected during the development of previous versions that were funded through UTSA and the Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research.
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About UTSA
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is an emerging Tier One research institution specializing in health, energy, security, sustainability, and human and social development. With nearly 29,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property for Texas, the nation and the world.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Moffitt wasn't unhappy with a lack of playing time in Denver. He quit the NFL because he'd lost his love for the game and was tired of risking his health.
The third-year guard from Wisconsin called the Broncos from his home in Seattle this week to notify them he wouldn't be returning to the team following its bye.
Then he announced on Twitter that he was calling it a career, saying, "Football was fun but my head hurts-haha kidding roger goodell. I'm on to new things, thanks to everyone along the way!!!"
The Broncos put him on their reserve/left team list on Tuesday when they activated center J.D. Walton from the physically unable to perform list.
They have five days to formally release Moffitt, who left more than $1 million on the table, including about $312,000 for the remainder of this season and more than $700,000 in salary next season.
Moffitt said he knows teammates and fans don't understand how he could forgo the fame and fortune of pro football.
"I just really thought about it and decided I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all," Moffitt told The Associated Press in a phone interview from Seattle. "And I think it's really madness to risk your body, risk your well-being and risk your happiness for money.
"Everybody, they just don't get it and they think it's crazy. But I think what I was doing is crazy."
He said he didn't want to see things through this season for the shot at a Super Bowl.
"I don't care about the Super Bowl. I don't," Moffitt insisted. "I used to. I mean, anytime I played this game, I gave my heart to it and I'm a person that does thing with his heart. ... I don't need the Super Bowl experience. I played in great stadiums and I played against great players. And I had that experience and it's enough."
The Broncos acquired Moffitt on Aug. 20 from the Seahawks after he'd lost out on one of two starting guard spots in Seattle during training camp. He played in two games for the Broncos (7-1).
Moffitt, 27, made about $1.5 million before taxes in his 2½ seasons in the NFL.
"I've saved enough. It's not like I'm sitting here and I'm a millionaire," he said. "That's what I kind of realized. I'm sitting here and I got to this point and I was like, what is the number that you need? How much do you really need? What do you want in life? And I decided that I don't really need to be a millionaire.
"I just want to be happy. And I find that people that have the least in life are sometimes the happiest. And I don't have the least in life. I have enough in life. And I won't sacrifice my health for that."
Moffitt stressed that he's not passing judgment on his former colleagues, saying, "This is all my personal stuff and I respect this game and I respect the men in this game."
Although Moffitt never had a history of concussions, he acknowledged all the blows he sustained in practices and games concerned him.
"I'm not trying to be the poster boy for 'Oh, I thought I should leave because of concussions.' I'm just saying, it's a valid point," Moffitt said. "I love the game and I respect the game and everybody who plays it knows what they risk and I knew what I risked when I played, and I'm no longer willing to risk it."
Moffitt majored in sociology at Wisconsin and said his world view was really shaped over the last couple of years when he began studying the writings of the Dalai Lama and Noam Chomsky.
Now that he's out from behind the NFL shield, Moffitt said he's looking forward to speaking his mind on the radio and in podcasts he's going to produce. He said he has plenty of opinions to share on everything from philosophy to politics, although he has less to say about sports.
He said he also wants to go on a diet now that he doesn't have to maintain his 319-pound physique.
"I would like to grow my own food for a while, lose a ton of weight, feel great. And spend time with people I love and be happy," he said.
Moffitt said the timing of his decision had nothing to do with Walton being activated from the reserve/PUP list, although "I'm glad it worked out like that." And he said he felt bad his decision coincided with coach John Fox's heart operation.
He doesn't regret playing football, either.
"Obviously, I wish things worked out better in Seattle. I wish I played more there, but I loved college football. I loved being in Seattle playing football. It wasn't always the easiest, but I live here now and I'm thankful," he said. "I look back and I'm thankful for the whole experience. That's enough for me."
Moffitt said he wants to spend more time with his parents in Connecticut and with his girlfriend and her 5-year-old daughter in Seattle. He said his father is "my best friend and I never get to see him."
Moffitt said he'll miss playing in games and goofing around with the guys, but he's glad the rest of his NFL life is over.
"Once you tear away all the illusions of it, it's hard work. And it's dangerous work. And you're away from your family. And it's not good for families. It's very tough on families," he said.
Moffitt is also glad to leave the league on his terms.
"I'm ready to go to work and start doing other things right now," Moffitt said. "So, it's a smoother transition and I'm still young enough to start a career and my body's healthy and I'm good. I look at it as a great start to life, you know?"
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This rendering released by MGM Resorts International on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, shows the proposed new Las Vegas sports arena in Las Vegas. Construction on the $350 million privately financed arena is expected to start next April or May, with a projected opening in spring 2016, said Tim Romani, president and chief executive of Denver-based ICON Venue Group, the project manager. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International)
This rendering released by MGM Resorts International on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, shows the proposed new Las Vegas sports arena in Las Vegas. Construction on the $350 million privately financed arena is expected to start next April or May, with a projected opening in spring 2016, said Tim Romani, president and chief executive of Denver-based ICON Venue Group, the project manager. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International)
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves as he stands with his wife Mary Pat Christie as they celebrate his election victory in Asbury Park, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, after defeating Democratic challenger Barbara Buono . (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
In this undated photo provided by Jenny Shultz is her brother, Tim Bowers, 32, of Decatur, Ind. Bowers, who fell about 16 feet from a tree and was left paralyzed from the shoulders down after a hunting accident, told his family he wanted to be taken off life support rather than be dependent on others for the rest of his life. He died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, the day after the accident, about five hours after doctors removed his breathing tube. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jenny Schultz)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. CHRIS CHRISTIE SCORES DECISIVE VICTORY
The ease with which New Jersey's Republican governor wins re-election bodes well for his 2016 presidential chances.
2. TORONTO MAYOR ADMITS SMOKING CRACK
He says he was drunk at the time — and vows to remain in office despite the startling admission.
3. ISRAELI EX-FOREIGN MINISTER CLEARED IN GRAFT TRIAL
The verdict clears the way for powerful hard-liner Avigdor Lieberman to return to his post as the nation's top diplomat.
4. 'KICKSTARTER'-STYLE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FIND WARLORD
A Canadian adventurer wants to raise money via crowd-funding and take a small band of former soldiers to find Joseph Kony, who's accused of committing atrocities in Africa.
5. WHERE A $350 MILLION ARENA IS PLANED
Construction is scheduled to begin on the Las Vegas Strip next spring on a 12-plus-story, glass and steel structure with a 20,000-seat arena.
6. MAN PLUNGES TO HIS DEATH FROM SIGHTSEEING HELICOPTER
The California pilot's father says the passenger asked to fly higher, then took off his seat belt and opened the door.
7. WHAT 1977 MINISERIES COULD HAVE A COMEBACK
The History network strikes a deal to remake the groundbreaking "Roots," which told the story of generations of a slave family.
8. NYC MARATHON RUNNER, 86, DIES
Joy Johnson of San Jose, Calif., the oldest woman to compete in Sunday's race, stumbled and hit her head on the pavement around the 20th mile.
9. WHO TAKES THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER TITLE
Ryan Riess, 23, of Michigan comes from behind to win the main event — and $8.4 million.
10. INJURED HUNTER OPTS TO END LIFE SUPPORT
Often it's the family that must make the agonizing choice of discontinuing life support. But an Indiana man is brought out of sedation to decide for himself.
Associated PressSource: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2013-11-06-10%20Things%20to%20Know-Today/id-fea14a358f134385b05fc5175b9a4241Microsoft is hoping to differentiate its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software from the likes of Salesforce.com with a new set of 18 industry templates that fit the application to verticals including sports management, health care and more specialized areas such as prison inmate data.
The announcement was made Tuesday during Microsoft's Convergence 2013 EMEA event in Barcelona.
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Microsoft also announced a pricing offer aimed at bundling Dynamics CRM with Office 365. Under the deal, both new and existing Office 365 customers can get up to 40 percent discounts off the list price of Dynamics CRM licenses. The offer is available though March 2014 in 42 markets, according to Microsoft.
Also Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that Dynamics AX 2012 R3, the next version of the ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite, will arrive in April. Customers and partners will also have the ability to run AX 2012 R3 on Windows Azure, Microsoft confirmed.
However, this will amount to using Azure as a straight hosting service for AX 2012 R3.
It won't be until the next major release of AX that Microsoft will have added features associated with pure SaaS (software as a service), such as multitenancy, which saves on system resources and allows many customers to be patched and updated at once. Early adopter programs for the latter are expected to begin sometime next year, and AX will remain available in on-premises form.
Microsoft's timeline for cloud ERP "has slipped," said analyst Frank Scavo, managing partner of IT consulting firm Strativa. "It is significant because other providers like NetSuite and Plex do provide a fully functional ERP system in the cloud. Microsoft is still incrementally moving in that direction."
But it's best to keep things in the proper perspective, Scavo added.
"On the one hand Microsoft's Dynamics' rollout to the cloud has been much slower than what I'd like to see," he said. "On the other hand, [once finished] they will have by anyone's definition a full cloud service with full functionality for small and large enterprises. That will put them in a very select group [of vendors]."
Microsoft may have gotten a bit of competitive breathing room for AX on Azure from SAP, which recently announced it would "refactor " its Business ByDesign cloud ERP suite for its HANA in-memory database.
While SAP is keeping a team in place to maintain the current version of ByDesign, the move to HANA will take some time and could push ByDesign off customers' short list until the work is complete.
Chris Kanaracus covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Chris' email address is Chris_Kanaracus@idg.com.
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