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RoboCop Trailer Unleashed! Here Are Five Things You Need to Know About the Cyborg Reboot

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He's part man, part machine and all remake.

The trailer for the long-delayed RoboCop reboot has finally hit the web, and by the looks of it, MGM and Columbia's 2014 version is taking its cues right out of the Christopher Nolan playbook.

E! News runs down the five biggest differences between the new, Jos Padilha-directed RoboCopas seen hereversus Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi pulp classic:

PHOTO: RoboCop's bike revealed!

1. RoboCop Begins: By putting an up-and-coming star into the main role, surrounding him with an all-star cast of acclaimed character actors and shooting for an expected PG-13 rating, Padilha apparently hopes to replicate the massive critical and commercial success Nolan earned with his Dark Knight trilogy. While that may win the franchise a wider, more family-friendly audience, a watered-down, less bloody RoboCop runs the risk of alienating the diehards that found the Rated-R original such a guilty pleasure and made it a box office hit. Already, Netizens are slamming the reboot as an uninspired Hollywood retread and it will be up to the Brazilian filmmaker best known for the foreign documentary Bus 174 to prove them wrong.

2. Murphy Lives! In the first film, Peter Weller starred as Detroit police officer Alex Murphy, who in the year 2028 is pronounced dead after being brutally attacked by crime boss Clarence Boddicker and his thugs, only to be resurrected as the robot crime fighter. In this one, Murphy is portrayed by The Killing's Joel Kinnaman, but this time, his character survives a car bombing. Murphy's fate is also a subtle allusion to the current plight of many American servicemen injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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3. It's Got Batman! Furthering the Batman analogy, Padilha casts Michael Keaton in the role of villain Raymond Sellars, the CEO of OmniCorp., the all-powerful corporation that creates our cyborg hero. Of course, Sellars aims to use Murphy to his own nefarious ends by turning him into a weapon he can deploy at his disposal. Fanboys have decried the filmmaker's decision to lose the old school silver metal armor suit in favor of all-black "tactical" look. And who better to give RoboCop that big-screen makeover than the guy who played the original Dark Knight in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman?

4. Did We Mention Gary Oldman?! The erstwhile Commissioner Gordon plays the pivotal role of Dr. Dennett Norton, the scientist who puts humpty dumpty Murphy back together again after the latter sustains "4th degree burns over 80 percent of his body," as he notes. Once again, Oldman is seemingly playing a good guy, who we imagine will likely serve as a father figure/mentor for our protagonist's journey (which the 1987 version didn't have). Morgan Freeman, alas, isn't in it, but joining Oldman is Samuel L. Jackson as a media mogul and the ever-creepy Jackie Earle Haley playing Maddox, a military man who trains RoboCop. And based on this teaser, we've a gut feeling the latter's character is going to be doing Sellars' dirty work the way Kurtwood Smith's Clarence did the same for Ronny Cox's OCP President Dick Jones in the original.

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PBC to renourish miles of beaches

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PALM BEACH COUNTY - So many Palm Beach County beaches are critically eroded and in need of re-nourishment the county is asking the state to pitch in to pick up the costs of some of the work ahead.

Palm Beach County commissioners will meet next week to put together a request for funding from the state.

It's the first of many steps to complete the project.

Beaches that are up for re-nourishment span from Jupiter and Tequesta, down to Boca Raton.

Work will begin in a few months to restore the beaches. The county will spend millions of dollars to bring in sand and fix up the shoreline.

This is a large undertaking that is only done every seven to ten years on this scale.

After the re-nourishment is complete, the county will have to pay for annual upkeep.

That's why it's asking for the state to chip in as much as $2.8 million.

"Most of our beaches are as eroded as they can possibly be right now. That is all going to change come January, February. All of our beaches are going to be built out to the maximum template, which is what we want to see. If a storm like Sandy hits, we will deal with it." said Leanne Welch, with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management.

It will be some time before the county knows just how much of the $2.8 million is coming to Palm Beach County.

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Artificial intelligence first topic in speaker series

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Geneva Public Library Submitted column September 6, 2013 3:16PM

Larry Bartoszek will open the Geneva Library Foundation Speaker Series on Sept. 25 with a discussion of Human and Artificial Intelligence Are we building new tools or new people? | Submitted

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Artificial intelligence first topic in Geneva speaker series

Updated: September 6, 2013 3:24PM

Join us for our fall kickoff Sept. 25 to the highly successful speaker series when Larry Bartoszek walks us through the current research on artificial intelligence.

We will be introduced to current concepts and ideas about intelligence, robotics and nanotechnology. We will be asked to think about what it means to be human, so that if or when new intelligent things appear, we can decide how to treat them.

Here are some of the questions Bartoszek will ask us:

Is human intelligence different from everything else in the world, or just another product of evolution?

How do we know who has consciousness? Can it be rigorously defined and identified?

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UTC Aerospace Wins Aeroflot Contract – Analyst Blog

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Diversified business conglomerate United Technologies Corp. ( UTX ) was recently selected by Russian flagship airline service provider Aeroflot to manufacture some components for its upcoming fleet of The Boeing Company 's ( BA ) 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

UTC Aerospace Systems, an operating unit of United Technologies, is entrusted with the job of manufacturing wheels and carbon brakes for Aeroflot. The components will be supplied through UTC Aerospace Systems' Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled to commence from Sep 2013.

Carbon brakes manufactured by UTC Aerospace Systems use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material for superior brake performance and increased life expectancy. In addition to increasing brake life by about 35%, these brakes reduce total weight of aircraft by approximately 318 kg (700 pounds) compared to steel brakes. Consequently, the new components are likely to reduce Aeroflot's cost of ownership for Boeing's Next Generation aircraft.

Based in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies provides high-end technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company is a diversified business conglomerate serving various end markets such as aerospace, defense and commercial construction. The business diversification allows the company to remain profitable amid tough economic times.

The operations of the company are primarily classified into two principal businesses: commercial and aerospace. Under its commercial business, the company has Otis and the UTC Climate, Controls & Security division, which combined the former Carrier and UTC Fire & Security divisions. The aerospace business of the company consists of Sikorsky aircraft and the UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes UTC Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney divisions.

United Technologies presently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Other notable companies in the industry include ITT Corporation ( ITT ) and Federal Signal Corp. ( FSS ), both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Diversified business conglomerate United Technologies Corp. (UTX) was recently selected by Russian flagship airline service provider Aeroflot to manufacture some components for its upcoming fleet of The Boeing Companys (BA) 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

UTC Aerospace Systems, an operating unit of United Technologies, is entrusted with the job of manufacturing wheels and carbon brakes for Aeroflot. The components will be supplied through UTC Aerospace Systems Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled to commence from Sep 2013.

Carbon brakes manufactured by UTC Aerospace Systems use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material for superior brake performance and increased life expectancy. In addition to increasing brake life by about 35%, these brakes reduce total weight of aircraft by approximately 318 kg (700 pounds) compared to steel brakes. Consequently, the new components are likely to reduce Aeroflots cost of ownership for Boeings Next Generation aircraft.

Based in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies provides high-end technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company is a diversified business conglomerate serving various end markets such as aerospace, defense and commercial construction. The business diversification allows the company to remain profitable amid tough economic times.

The operations of the company are primarily classified into two principal businesses: commercial and aerospace. Under its commercial business, the company has Otis and the UTC Climate, Controls & Security division, which combined the former Carrier and UTC Fire & Security divisions. The aerospace business of the company consists of Sikorsky aircraft and the UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes UTC Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney divisions.

United Technologies presently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Other notable companies in the industry include ITT Corporation (ITT) and Federal Signal Corp. (FSS), both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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