Activist Post

A new algorithm designed at the University of Toronto has the power to profoundly change the way we find photos among the billions on social media sites such as Facebook and Flickr. This month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue a patent on this technology.

Developed by Parham Aarabi, a professor in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and his former Master’s student Ron Appel, the search tool uses tag locations to quantify relationships between individuals, even those not tagged in any given photo.   Continue reading “New Algorithm Will Hunt You Down In Untagged Photos”

police stateThe Sleuth Journal

As, “We the People”, try to figure out how to contend with the presence of Russian and Chinese soldiers on our soil as well as how we are going to deal with the NDAA and Executive Order 13603 when martial law is upon us, we do not need to be dealing with a local out of control police force. Yet, increasingly your local police poses the greatest man-made threat to your freedom and longevity.

Although there are still some quality people filling the ranks of our local law enforcement forces, increasingly, we are contending with officers who view you and me as the enemy. As a result, the Constitution, fair play and common sense take a holiday when you deal with the police.   Continue reading “Take The Police Out Of The Police State”

Home Security - Photo by Intel Free PressThe American Dream – by Michael Snyder

The wealthy are spending more to protect themselves from all the rest of us than ever before.  So why are they so concerned about the future?  Do they know something that the rest of us don’t?  Or do they just have the money to buy the type of security that the rest of us would if we could?  Over the past few years, wealthy people all over America have been equipping their homes with futuristic high tech security systems that go far beyond the kinds of things portrayed in recent Hollywood films such as “The Purge“.

We are talking about security bunkers with their own sustainable sources of food and water, hidden passageways that lead to ballistics-proof panic suites, and thermal heat detectors that can detect someone hiding up to 15 kilometers away.    Continue reading “Why Are So Many Wealthy People Building Futuristic High Tech Security Bunkers?”

Screenshot from www.kleargear.comRT News

Nearly five years after a Utah couple cancelled a transaction with a company called KlearGear.com, the web company has slapped them with a hefty fine in retaliation for a negative online review, damaging their credit rating.

John Palmer told CNN that in 2008 he cancelled a gift order meant for his wife Jen because it was never delivered. Frustrated by the customer service, or lack thereof, the Palmers explained their situation in a post on Ripoff Review, a complaint site where dejected customers warn others to stay away from certain companies.    Continue reading “Utah couple hit with $3,500 fine for leaving negative online company review”

Children Abused massachusettsHuffington Post

In one year, more than 200 children were abused while under the state of Massachusetts’ care, according to a new report.

The Boston Herald reports:

State officials found evidence supporting 249 allegations of physical and sexual abuse and poor care involving youngsters in state-watched settings last year, according to the Office of the Child Advocate’s 2013 report, a copy of which was obtained by the Herald.   Continue reading “249 Children Abused In State Custody In Massachusetts: Report”

new york corruptionHuffington Post – by Paul Blumenthal

WASHINGTON — In a sweeping indictment of New York politics, a commission empaneled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to investigate official corruption in the state released its preliminary report, detailing abuses of power and endorsing major changes to campaign finance and anti-corruption laws.

The report issued by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption on Monday points to numerous ongoing investigations while laying out patterns of systemic corruption. The commission relied on 200 subpoenas, millions of pages of documents, dozens of interviews and the use of data analytics technology designed for counter-terrorism to parse all the campaign finance and lobbying material.   Continue reading “We Knew New York Was Corrupt, But We Didn’t Know It Was This Bad”

Freshkills Park Solar farm on Staten IslandMother Nature Network

In an announcement made last week by outgoing Nanny-in-Chief Michael Bloomberg, it was revealed that the mythical land of runaway zebras and Mafia Wives the borough of Staten Island will be home to New York City’s largest solar installation — a 10-megawatt power plant that, when completed, will have the capacity to produce enough juice to power in the ballpark of 2,000 homes. More specifically, the facility will be located on what used to be the largest landfill in the entire world before New York City started to export its insane amount of garbage to other states (thanks a bunch Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania!) in 2001.   Continue reading “NYC’s largest solar facility coming to former Staten Island dump”

Byzantium in ZucottiNew York Observer – by Drew Grant

Update: Looks like the ad is actually part of a viral campaign for Cinemax’s Hunted, whatever the hell that is. Also, it’s been there for a year? You’d think we’d have heard of it by now!

It’s times like this that we really miss Occupy New York. This advertisement for ByzantiumSecurity.com is featured prominently outside Cipriani’s Wall Street, which is about half a block away from the former Zuccotti Park HQ of the organization that brought the “1%-er” terminology to such a forefront in cultural conversations over two years ago.   Continue reading “Update: Security System Promotes ’1 Percent-er’ Ad Near Zuccotti Park”

Retired Detective James Griffin and items on which he says fellow cops scrawled “rat.”New York Daily News – by JOHN MARZULLI

An NYPD lieutenant shamed a detective in front of the entire squad, branding him a “rat” for reporting misconduct to the Internal Affairs Bureau, two of his former colleagues confirmed.

The two detectives detailed the humiliation in sworn statements filed in connection with former Detective James Griffin’s federal lawsuit, which contends he retired after being publicly disgraced by his supervisor. Griffin had previously been threatened by fellow detectives, ostracized, and found the word “rat” scrawled on his locker and a hole punched through his desk.   Continue reading “NYPD lieutenant branded whistleblower detective a ‘rat’ in front of squad: former colleagues”

Redinel Dervishaj, seen here in 2012 after he was taken into custody for a fatal stabbing, was arrested on Tuesday along with Denis Nikolla and NYPD cop Besnik Llakatura.New York Daily News – by JOHN MARZULLI

A NYPD cop and two goons — including a reputed gangster who was involved in a fatal stabbing of a groom-to-be — were arrested Tuesday with extorting monthly “protection” payments from an Albanian restaurant in Queens, federal authorities said.

The cop, Besnik Llakatura, conspired to shake down the restaurant owner with Llakatura playing the role of the good cop with the victim who was his friend, authorities said.   Continue reading “NYPD Cop and reputed gangster arrested for shaking down Queens restaurant owner: prosecutors”

(Peter Hvizdak — New Haven Register)Tuesday, November 3, 2013Police action in West Haven in response to a sighted gunman December 03, 2013.New Haven Register News

WEST HAVEN >> Police and the University of New Haven confirm that a person is in custody after a report of a possible armed man sent the campus into lockdown Tuesday afternoon.

Police said the man in custody is the only suspect and that he was apprehended walking near campus.   Continue reading “University of New Haven says person in custody, ‘shelter in place’ still in effect”

Real Science

Global sea ice area increased from the 1970′s until the late 1980′s. Then it decreased until 2007, and has since grown very rapidly back to 1970′s levels. The global warming scam is on its last legs.   Continue reading “Global Sea Ice Area Highest Since 1994 – Fifth Highest On Record”

Institute for Responsible Technology – by Jeffrey M. Smith

On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.”[1] They called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling. AAEM’s position paper stated, “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food,” including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. They conclude, “There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation,” as defined by recognized scientific criteria. “The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies.”   Continue reading “Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food”

William Rockefeller Huffington Post – by Murray Weiss

MANHATTAN — Investigators believe the motorman at the controls in the deadly Metro-North Railroad derailment in the Bronx Sunday dozed off for a few fateful moments and woke up too late to stop the speeding train from hurtling off the tracks, DNAinfo New York has learned.

Veteran engineer William Rockefeller all but admitted he was falling asleep as the train came roaring to a curved section of track north of Spuyten Duyvil in statements made shortly after four people were killed and dozens were injured in the wreck, sources said.   Continue reading “William Rockefeller, Metro-North Engineer, Fell Asleep During Fatal Train Derailment: Report”

Timeline of Huawei in US Source: compiled by the Global TimesGraphics: GTGlobal Times – by Yang Jing

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has exited the US market in order not to affect Sino-US relations, Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said in an interview in Paris, news portal 163.com reported Sunday.

As a private enterprise, Huawei has no political stance and has done well after retreating from the US market, Ren said in the interview when he was asked about Huawei’s relationship with the Chinese government, according to the report.    Continue reading “Huawei exiting US market: CEO”

A barge being built near Treasure Island is one of three Google is planning, a budget report from the builder says. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty ImagesSF Gate – by Phillip Matier And Andrew Ross

It turns out that the mysterious high-tech barge that Google is building at Treasure Island is just the first of three floating wonders the company plans to launch, at a total cost of $35 million.

In a confidential budget report we obtained, barge builder Turner Construction Co. says the idea is to construct the vessels at Treasure Island, then dock them in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.   Continue reading “Google plans ‘floating retail store,’ builder says”

Video Rebel’s Blog

Alasdair Macleod said recently that Gulf State billionaires are sending their .995 pure 400 ounce gold bullion bars to Switzerland to have them cast into .9999 pure gold kilogram bars. Dr Jim Willie has said that the one kilogram gold bar will be the center piece of the new system of international trade designed by China to replace the dollar. Dr Willie has said he was told that the price of gold will be set at $7,000 an ounce. Jim Rickards who is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a corporate insider has separately said it would take $7,000 an ounce for a gold exchange standard to work.   Continue reading “Arab Gulf States Join Chinese Campaign To Dump The Dollar”

Bank of America Corp. Bank Branch in New York Bloomberg – by Hugh Son

Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $404 million to Freddie Mac in a deal that caps the lender’s efforts to resolve repurchase claims from government-sponsored enterprises on mortgages sold before the financial crisis.

The accord covers about 716,000 loans created by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2009, and sold to Freddie Mac, the firms said today in separate statements. The payment, minus credits of $13 million that the bank already paid Freddie Mac, is covered by current reserves, the lender said.   Continue reading “BofA Reaches $404 Million Mortgage Deal With Freddie Mac”