MMA Veterans Cyborg and Cosmo Victorious at Lion Fight 11

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MMA fighters earned Muay Thai wins on the night as Cristiane Cyborg and Cosmo Alexandre won their respective bouts.

It took Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino three rounds to dispatch of the late replacement Jennifer Colomb via technical knockout stemming from a flurry of body shots.

Cosmo Alexandre won his bout via anticlimactic decision over Thai fighter Nampon in five rounds. A veteran of the sport himself, it did not take long for Alexandre to find his rhythm in the ring. In the end, Cosmo was able to land the better strikes and avoid damage. The victory is No. 42 in his Thai boxing career.

The Lion Fight 11 event was held under the dazzling lights of Fremont and Third Street in front of The D Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Friday night. Three amateur fights and eight pro bouts entertained approximately 1,000 fans. However, there was no secret who fans were waiting for as Cyborg's name and image brought out continuous ovations on queue.

Cyborg's opponent seemed to be attempting to implement much the same strategy as Marloes Coenen did in Cyborg's last MMA bout. She looked to tire Cyborg and to keep her distance in order to pick her openings for attack. But just like Marloes, Colomb learned that Cyborg leaves little in the way of opportunity, and the French fighter wilted in the third after being battered against the ropes.

To be fair to Colomb, it was a strong effort given there was a 10-day notice and a trip from France involved in her preparation to take on one of the most intimidating women in combat sports. Colomb kept her poise prior to her almost inevitable demise and did not show fear as she took on the Brazilian juggernaut.

Still, her gutsy showing was enough to show Lion Fight she deserves a follow-up bout.

Kevin Ross and Tetsuya Yamato gave Fight of the Night performances in the co-main event. The two gave as good as they took for five full rounds. In the end, Yamato took the appropriate win via split decision.

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Invicta FC Champ Cris Cyborg Crushes Jennifer Colomb in Lion Fight 11 Muay Thai Bout

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Recognized as one of the top female fighters on the planet for her exploits in mixed martial arts, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg Justino on Friday night stepped into the Lion Fight ring to put her pure Muay Thai skills on display.

Fighting at the Freemont Street Experience in Las Vegas at Lion Fight 11, Cyborg stepped into the ring with a single professional Muay Thai fight on her record. She squared up against French champion Jennifer Colomb, who entered the fight 10-0 with all 10 victories coming by way of knockout.

The fight was utter domination by Cyborg.

As she often does in MMA, Cyborg stormed her opponent with aggression, letting Colomb immediately feel the power in her punches and the relentlessness of her attacks.

Cyborg only increased her pace as the fight wore on, mixing in a wide variety of punches, kicks, knees, and elbows. As Cyborg began landing kicks high and low in the second round, Colomb had no answer. She looked confused and hesitant.

Cyborg took full advantage, adding insult to injury with an ever-wider array of attacks, landing a spinning hook kick and then driving Colomb into the corner with a front push kick before mauling her with punch combinations.

The end couldnt have come soon enough for Colomb. And it did come, mercifully, at the 54-second mark of the third round, when Cyborg folded her over with a crushing right hand to Colombs ribs. The referee immediately stepped in and waved off the fight.

It was an impressive performance and could lead to future Muay Thai exploits for the Invicta champ.

Hey why not? I train every day, said Cyborg when asked if she would fight Muay Thai again. If its for a belt for sure I come back.

Her next fight, however, will be in a cage.

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Hawaiian Beaches man takes plea deal in attempted-murder trial

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A 73-year-old Hawaiian Beaches man who shot a Panaewa woman four times on Mothers Day 2012 after she had broken off a relationship with him has taken a plea deal almost three weeks into his attempted murder trial.

Joseph Amormino Sr., a retired Hawaii Community Correctional Center guard, pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and two counts of terroristic threatening. The charges stem from the May 13, 2012, shooting of June Shirshac, a 57-year-old greeter at the Hilo Walmart store, and a road rage incident on Highway 130 as Amormino drove from Hawaiian Beaches to the Auwae Road home where Shirshac lives.

Numerous other charges, including attempted first-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder were dropped in exchange for Amorminos plea, and prosecutors have agreed to seek a maximum sentence of 25 years for all charges combined. If convicted on the attempted first-degree murder charge, Amormino would have faced a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21 at 8 a.m. before Hilo Circuit Judge Glenn Hara.

When Hara asked Amormino to briefly describe the events that resulted in the charges he pleaded to, Amorminos lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Michael Ebesugawa, asked the judge for a bench conference. Afterward, the judge asked Deputy Prosecutor Mike Kagami to state the evidence supporting the charges.

Mr. Amormino, while driving on the Keaau-Pahoa highway, threatened three members of the (Samson) Peneku family with a firearm while driving on that highway, Kagami said. He then drove to the residence of June Shirshac and Francis Makaiwi, where he shot June Shirshac four times, resulting in serious bodily injury to her. He also intentionally shot approximately four to five rounds into the bedroom door of Francis Makaiwi when he (Makaiwi) was within the bedroom in a bathroom area.

Shirshac sustained gunshot wounds to both legs, and to her right hand and shoulder. She was hospitalized for approximately four months and has undergone numerous surgeries the latest, she testified on Aug. 19. She testified in court while sitting in a wheelchair.

Makaiwi, an ex-husband of Shirshac, was uninjured in the shooting.

Shirshac testified that Amormino arrived at the home owned by Makaiwi at about 5:30 p.m. the evening of the shooting, brandishing a handgun as he got out of his pickup truck. She said that Amormino repeatedly said youre not effing leaving me before shooting her and attempting, unsuccessfully, to shoot Makaiwi.

Amorminos defense was that despite the shooting, there was no intention to kill Shirshac or Makaiwi.

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Coastal changes: Beaches on the move

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The good news: The drive to the beach may be shorter in coming years.

The bad news weve already seen. Especially last winter. Homes falling into the ocean. Beaches scoured of sand. Seawalls and jetties degraded or destroyed. Roads washed out or buried in sand and debris.

Its difficult to say if last winters damage was a seasonal fluctuation or a definite, long-term trend, say experts. Coastlines, by their nature, change. Storm patterns, too, vary.

But experts agree on one point: Sea levels are rising, increasing the likelihood of long-term coastal flooding, erosion and storm damage.

Last winter may be an outlier. Four major noreasters rocked Massachusetts from October to March. From year to year, storms vary in severity and impact. Because the commonwealths coast suffered through a severe winter last year, doesnt necessarily mean this winter will be equally severe.

At the same time, barrier beaches can be very dynamic. They can narrow and shrink for a number of years. And then they can suddenly blossom again and widen. One beach can lose significant sand, while another, not far away, can gain.

There are areas where weve seen significant erosion and others where weve seen accretion, said Bruce Carlisle, director of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Between 2001 and 2008, where weve done the actual mapping, within that small decade, the shoreline has moved up and back a little bit.

Its important to distinguish between the loss of a beach and the migration of a beach or barrier island, when an entire system can respond by changing its location, said Rob Thieler, a research geologist with United States Geological Survey in Woods Hole. Sometimes coastal changes are asymmetric. There can be narrowing for a decade or two, followed by widening, depending on how the overall system is changing.

Hurricanes cause some damage, said Bill Sargent, a NOVA consultant and author of numerous books about the environment and science including Beach Wars: 10,000 Years on a Barrier Beach and The View From Strawberry Hill: Reflections on the Hottest Year on Record, but Sargent argues noreasters can actually do more damage because theyll hang around for three or four days. They linger over far more high tides than a hurricane would and thats when you get a cumulative effect.

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Playing a role playing game (pt 1) using Human Level Artificial Intelligence – Video

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Building a robot to play chess is easy. Building a robot to play a role playing game (RPG) is 10 times harder. Even better, is to build a robot that can play any boardgame or any videogame....

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Facebook working on “deep learning” artificial intelligence to improve news feed

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Facebook is aiming to get inside its users minds, figuratively speaking, to find out what they mean when posting statuses. Such is coming by way of an artificial intelligence being created by the social network that MIT reports as functioning with simulated networks of brain cells, all of them crunching away at data to perform deep learning, helping it to ascertain the emotions and subtleties behind a status.

The goal behind what is being referred to as the deep learning system is the ability to analyze a status and figure out what the events or likely emotions were behind the words, though neither may be specified. The artificial intelligence could also learn to pinpoint what objects are in photographs, and learn to predict what users may do in the future.

Such information comes from Facebooks Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer, who says the project is being worked on by eight individuals who are collectively known as the AI Team. The deep learning project is new, and the social network is remaining tight-lipped about most of its details, not surprisingly. But some of the ends goals have been revealed, among them being a boost to users news feeds.

In particular, Facebook aims to improve what status updates Facebook users see in their news feed, selecting the ones amidst the barrage that happens every day that each user is mostly likely to want to see. The company already does this using more conventional means, attempting to provide status updates from friends that each user would likely be most interested in, a necessity given the vast amount posted every day.

Said Schroepfer, The data set is increasing in size, people are getting more friends, and with the advent of mobile, people are online more frequently. Its not that I look at my news feed once at the end of the day; I constantly pull out my phone while Im waiting for my friend, or Im at the coffee shop. We have five minutes to really delight you.

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PASSUR Aerospace Reports Revenue and Profit Results for First Nine Months of Fiscal 2013

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STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (PSSR), a business intelligence, Big Data, software and solutions company, reported a 6% increase to $7,298,000 in its airline, airport, and business aviation revenue for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. Overall revenue for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 decreased 19%,to$8,078,000 compared to $9,943,000 in the same period of the previous fiscal year, primarily due to the completion of a government contract and a professional services engagement in fiscal year 2012. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Company's net income decreased to $182,000 or $.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1,096,000 or $.14 per share for the nine months ended July 31, 2012.

Total revenue for the quarter ended July 31, 2013 decreased 7%to$2,743,000, compared to $2,947,000 in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. The Company had net income of $105,000 or $.01 per diluted share in the third quarter ended July 31, 2013, compared to a net income of $156,000 or $.02 per diluted share in the same quarter of fiscal 2012.

"PASSUR's focus on selling its integrated traffic management software and solutions to its broad commercial aviation markets continues to produce growth," said Jim Barry, President and CEO of PASSUR Aerospace. "We are especially pleased with the rapid and widespread adoption of our Global Collaborative Decision Making platform. Our Airport Information Network (AIN) is now connected to IATA's Tactical Operations Portal (ITOP), linking more than 100 North American Airports with more than 98 worldwide airlines. We believe AIN and ITOP are contributing to the future of collaboration and coordination within the aviation industry across regional, national, and global constituencies. Along with our collaborative layer, we believe that our traffic management suite PASSUR Integrated Traffic Management continues to help address our customers' complex aviation challenges through the smart use of Big Data, predictive analytics, information and data visualization, and collaboration among all key aviation players."

"We continue to believe in our growth playbook, with a very focused execution plan addressing expensive problems that have a direct and major impact on the customers' bottom line," said G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, PASSUR Aerospace Chairman of the Board.

About PASSUR AerospacePASSUR Aerospace, Inc. is a business intelligence and Big Data company that provides predictive analytics built on proprietary algorithms and the concurrent integration and simultaneous mining of multiple databases. We believe PASSUR is the industry standard in business intelligence dashboards and predictive analytics for aviation organizations. PASSUR serves dozens of airlines (including all the top eight North American airlines), approximately 60 airport customers (including 23 of the top 30 North American airports), and approximately 200 corporate aviation customers, as well as the U.S. government. PASSUR's system provides coast-to-coast coverage and is driven by proprietary, patented, business intelligence software, which is powered by a unique North American network of 163 passive radar sensors, company owned. Other sensors are located in Europe and Asia. Supplementary, detailed coverage is also provided at 98 of the top 100 North American airports. Flight tracks are updated between 1 and 4.6 seconds, thereby making available a system which is user-friendly and useful for decision-making. Visit PASSUR Aerospace's web site at http://www.passur.com for updated products, solutions, and news.

Visit PASSUR Aerospace's Web site at http://www.passur.com for updated news, products, and solutions.

The forward-looking statements in this press release relating to management's expectations and beliefs are based on preliminary information and management assumptions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those related to customer needs, budgetary constraints, competitive pressures, the success of airline trials, the profitable use of the Company's owned PASSURs located at major airports, the Company's maintenance of above average quality of its product and services, as well as potential regulatory changes. Further information regarding factors that could affect the Company's results is contained in the Company's SEC filings, including the October 31, 2012 Form 10-K and July 31, 2013 Form 10-Q.

Contact: James T. BarryPresident & CEO(203) 622-4086 jimbarry@passur.com

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