The album was intended to be based on the I, Robot stories written by Asimov, and Woolfson actually spoke with Asimov, who was enthusiastic about the idea. As the rights already had been granted to a TV/movie company, the album's title was altered slightly by removing the comma, and the theme and lyrics were made to be more generically about robots rather than specific to the Asimov universe.
The cover inlay read: "I Robot... The story of the rise of the machine and the decline of man, which paradoxically coincided with his discovery of the wheel... and a warning that his brief dominance of this planet will probably end, because man tried to create robot in his own image."
I, Robot was released in North America on July 16, 2004, in Australia on July 22, 2004, in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2004 and in other countries between July 2004 to October 2004. Produced with a budget of USD $120 million, the film grossed $144 million domestically and $202 million in foreign markets for a worldwide total of $347 million. It received mixed to favorable reviews, with critics praising the writing, visual effects, and acting; but other critics were mixed with the focus on the plot. It was nominated for the 2004 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Plot
In 2035, humanoidrobots serve humanity. Humans are protected from the robots by the Three Laws of Robotics. Del Spooner (Smith), a Chicago police detective, hates and distrusts robots because one of them rescued him from a car crash, leaving a young girl to die because her survival was statistically less likely than his. Spooner's critical injuries were repaired via a cybernetic left arm, lung, and ribs, personally implanted by the co-founder of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men (USR), Dr. Alfred Lanning (Cromwell).
Silas or Silvanus (Greek: Σίλας / Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who accompanied Paul the Apostle on parts of his first and second missionary journeys.
Name and etymologies
Silas is traditionally assumed to be the Silvanus mentioned in four epistles. Some translations, including the New International Version, call him Silas in the epistles. Paul, Silas and Timothy are listed as co-authors of the two letters to the Thessalonians. Second Corinthians mentions Silas as having preached with Paul and Timothy to the church in Corinth (2 Corinthians 1:19) and Peter's first epistle regards Silas as a 'faithful brother' (1 Peter 5:12).
There is some disagreement over the proper form of his name: he is consistently called "Silas" in Acts, but the LatinSilvanus, which means "of the forest," is always used by Paul and in the First Epistle of Peter; it may be that "Silvanus" is the Romanized version of the original "Silas," or that "Silas" is the Greek nickname for "Silvanus." Silas is thus often identified with Silvanus of the Seventy. Fitzmyer points out that Silas is the Greek version of the Aramaic "Seila," a version of the Hebrew "Saul," which is attested in Palmyrene inscriptions.
A Plea for Purging was a Christian metalcore band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. During their time active, they released four full-length albums on Facedown Records and two EPs. Their final release, The Life & Death of A Plea for Purging, reached #24 on the US Billboard Rock Albums chart and #11 on the Heatseekers chart. Guitarist Blake Martin played on Project 86's record, Wait for the Siren and was a touring member for Haste the Day. Drummer Aaron Eckermann was a touring member for Corpus Christi.
Vocalist Andy Atkins was featured on The Crimson Armada's song "Composed of Stone", from their album Conviction.
History
In 2005, Blake Martin and John Wand recruited Justin Lewis, Aaron Eckermann, and Lyle Paschal to join their band, which they had originally called Silas. They later changed it to A Plea for Purging. The band recorded A self-titled EP with this line up, and soon after Justin Lewis quit the band.
The band then asked Andy Atkins (ex-With Blood Comes Beauty) to join the band. The band recorded an EP before signing to Facedown Records. Their Facedown debut was A Critique of Mind and Thought, with this line up, before guitarist Lyle Paschal quit.
Bishop Manuel Aringarosa is a fictional Spanish bishop, portrayed in the film by Alfred Molina.
Bishop Aringarosa is the worldwide head of Opus Dei and the patron of the albino monk Silas. Five months before the start of the narrative, he is summoned by the Vatican to a meeting at an astronomical observatory in the Italian Apennines and told, to his great surprise, that in six months the Pope will withdraw his support of Opus Dei. As he believes that Opus Dei is the pulse keeping the Church from disintegrating into what he sees as the corruption of the modern era, he believes his faith demands that he take action to save Opus Dei. Shortly after the meeting with the Vatican officials, he is contacted by a shadowy figure calling himself "The Teacher," who has learned somehow of the secret meeting. The Teacher informs him that he can deliver an artifact to Aringarosa so valuable to the Church that it will give Opus Dei extreme leverage over the Vatican. The artifact is in fact a keystone which provides clues that lead to the legendary Holy Grail. Although the Teacher doesn't provide him with any contact information, Aringarosa is extremely intrigued about this and willingly agrees to cooperate.
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air You look all around you but nobody's there It's been a long time now since you've been aware That someone is watching you (He's gonna get you) Sooner or later when your big chances come You'll look for the catches but there'll be none Remember before you grab the money and run That someone is watching you (He's gonna get you) Before you run and hide He's gonna get you You got no choice 'Cause you can't escape the voice Jumping at shadows that come up from behind Scared of the darkness that's there in your mind You're frightened to move because of what you might find Someone is watching you (He's gonna get you) Before you run and hide He's gonna get you You got no choice 'Cause you can't escape the voice
But Sarkisian added that he didn't mind that Ewers attempted that pass or that backup quarterback ArchManning later flipped the football to SilasBolden for a second-half score. "I don't want those guys to be robots," Sarkisian said.
SilasRobertson, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Applied Automation and an Olis Robotics Partner, emphasizes how Olis Connect empowers companies to leverage their best robot programmers anywhere in the world ... About Olis Robotics ... Olis Robotics.
Today, the world celebrates Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian footballer in Napoli; Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage are reckoned with in music globally, the name Silas Adekunle rings a bell in the robotics world all because of special talents ... He continued ... .
Now, medication-resistant seizures that might have been incurable several years ago are being treated with new surgical techniques using robotics ... One patient who has benefitted from this procedure is SilasJohnson of Oakmont.
Cyborg’s faced aliens, demons, and extradimensional forces, but a robot that claims to be his father, SilasStone, breaking into his childhood home isn’t something he’d ever expect! ...
I want, oh yeah, I know a T-Rex dinosaur toy, a robot one ...Declan Shields wants a racetrack and a robot ... RomanHolt wants a Transformers robot and a tablet ... Silas Sass wants a bike and a remote-controlled race car track.
During the open house, masonry juniors SilasSmith and Gracie Fetty, both of Haverhill, constructed a fireplace from scratch. Electronic/robotic students flew a drone through obstacles around the gym ...
Here for your consideration are three interesting works that cover a gamut of settings, from precolonial Philippines to a robot factory to worlds of alternate reality peopled by the familiar and the uncanny ...Robot Unibersal ni Rossum.
with Gene Berdichevsky (Sila), Erin Price-Wright (Index Ventures) and Katie Rae (The Engine) ... longer to pull off? For growing startup categories like robotics and climate, these are not idle questions.
By 1996, they had developed software for an autonomous robot that featured object recognition technology intended to detect and dispose of explosives ... 4.EarlSilas Tupper was a tree surgeon whose ...
Third, that true human-robot collaboration can be easier than ever before ... Easy-to-integrate and flexible robotic solutions were front and centre at Automate ... integration and customisable robots.
Malvern Daily Record
05 Feb 2024
Malvern Daily Record
05 Feb 2024