| McCain Blasts Report on Lobbyist Relationship
McCain called a press conference in Toledo, Ohio, to slam the paper for embellishing his committee activities on Iseman's behalf. "I'm very disappointed in The New York Times piece. It's not true," he said. Asked about his relationship with the lobbyist, he said, "I have many friends in Washington who represent various interests and … I consider her a friend." He said he saw her "on occasion" at fundraisers, receptions and committee meetings, but that was all. His wife Cindy defended her husband, saying, "He's a man of great character and I'm very disappointed in The New York Times." .
Brain-Reading Headset to Sell for $299
How about controlling games with your thoughts instead? Later this year, Emotiv Systems Inc. plans to start selling the $299 EPOC neuroheadset to let you do just that. The headset's sensors are designed to detect conscious thoughts and expressions as well as "non-conscious emotions" by reading electrical signals around the brain, says the company, which demonstrated the wireless gadget at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The company, which unveiled a prototype last year, says the headset can detect emotions such as anger, excitement and tension, as well as facial expressions and cognitive actions like pushing and pulling objects. The headset will be sold with a game developed by Emotiv, but it can also be made to work with existing PC games, the company said.
Violent porn flick prompts apology
Sex Week at Yale ran into more controversy Saturday night when porn director Paul Thomas, on campus to participate in the event, screened a graphic porn film that featured violent sado-masochism. Coordinators said they were appalled by the film — which they had not watched before it was aired in front of an audience of over 200 students — but members of the gender-balanced crowd did not appear upset by the movie and reacted with disappointment when the Sex Week team ended the film early. On Sunday night, Sex Week coordinators emphasized that they do not support the practices displayed in the film, which depicted fantasy rape, bondage and piercing. Colin Adamo '10, Sex Week event coordinator, called the screening a grave mistake. “We really dropped the ball on this one," he said.
Montreal closing in on Hossa?
Grabovski has been hot of late, with eight goals in his last seven games. He was named AHL player of the week for the week ending Feb. 17. The Canadiens said Grabovski will be available for their game Tuesday night against Atlanta. Montreal is believed to be pushing hard to land the high-scoring Hossa. One rumour has Grabovski, center Maxim Lapierre and winger Michael Ryder going to the Thrashers for the Slovak right winger. .
TransPerfect Co-Founder, Phil Shawe, is Named to the New York City ...
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