The Ongoing Mission To Teach Drones To Think For Themselves

The popular term “drone,” which conjures images of remote-controlled flying zombies, is becoming less and less descriptive of the latest unmanned aerial vehicles.

 New applications are requiring more autonomy and intelligence from UAVs.

“When people think about drones, they largely think of big military assets that are flying high in the sky where there’s not a whole lot of anything to hit,” says Nick Roy, director of CSAIL’s Robust Robotics Group.

“But there are a lot of applications for smaller scale UAVs working closer to the ground that require more autonomy, such as agricultural monitoring, package delivery, and situational awareness for first responders.”

Teaching UAVs and other robots to think for themselves is RRG’s central mission. “We want UAVs to be able to operate in urban environments, to get useful things done, and interact with people,” says Roy.

 “We want them to become as intelligent as they need to be for the task at hand.”

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China Issues Warning to Washington Confirming It's Been Liquidating U.S. Treasuries

Another busy week on Wall Street. We are learning that among other minor problems, like the Dow

dropping over 1,500 points in a week, that there were a few more mysterious “glitches.”

You remember the previous “glitches” right?

  During one beautiful morning the first week of July, the ALWAYS TRUTHFUL OBAMA ADMINISTRATION said there was a “glitch” on Wall Street, which ended up shutting down trading for several hours, United Airlines had a “glitch” of its own, grounding its entire fleet for several hours, by “sheer coincidence” of course, and then the Wall Street Journal also had a “glitch” that shut down online viewing all morning.

Then, much less often discussed because apparently someone put the kibosh on it, there were a series of SEVERAL THOUSAND POWER OUTAGES that were kept very quiet, and several several subways in New York just HALTED out of nowhere due to a “glitch” too.

Yep, it was a strange morning indeed. Lots of coincidences.

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Virginia Shooting: Videos From Shooter’s Point Of View, Bryce Williams, Aka Vester Lee Flanagan (Video)

We are cultivating mental illness in our society

It should come as no surprise that the rate of mass shootings at schools and in other public places is increasing.

The surge has nothing to do with guns, which have been widely available in the U.S. for years.

Gun control laws have been increasing.

Instead, there is a direct correlation between the increase in violence and the gradual degradation of morals, ethics and parenting.

We are cultivating mental illness in our society.

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Fort Bragg Troops Train for Domestic Emergency: “This Exercise Is About the Home Front”

Ostensibly, and on the surface, they are trained to “help out” with things like natural disasters, floods and hurricanes.

They are “ready” too for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear hazards.

Slightly below the surface, these Fort Bragg Army engineers are also training — this time in Florida — to assist local authorities in the event of domestic disorder and potential chaos — prepared to quell civil unrest, riots, mass unrest or even the aftermath of terrorist attacks.

Scenarios which could all be really coming to America.

And that’s when the potential for martial law kicks in.

ABC11 out of North Carolina reports:

Early Friday morning, more than 300 20th Engineer Brigade soldiers prepped convoys. Over the next five days they will join more than 400 additional troops in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise.

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The Russian Media Is Talking About What Is Coming In September, But The U.S. Media Has Been Strangely Silent

Why does the Russian media seem to be far more on the ball than the mainstream media in the United States much of the time?

 Could it be possible that Russian reporters have more freedom to talk about important issues than reporters that work for the major corporate conglomerates in the United States do?

Of course the Russian media is far from perfect.

 They put out pro-Russian propaganda just like the U.S. media puts out pro-American propaganda.

 But I must admit that I often find that Russian news sources are willing to tackle controversial issues that the mainstream media in the United States would not touch with a ten foot pole.

This includes the critical events that are coming up this September.

Even after everything that has been said and written in the alternative media about what is going to happen during September, most Americans are still completely ignorant about the history changing events that are going to take place next month.

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How To Create An Emergency Ammo Can First Aid Kit

When it comes to having a well-stocked first aid kit, I want to be prepared.  I truly do.

Having spent weeks at a time on a boat in the remote waters of British Columbia, I have always understood that a drugstore and medical doctor may not be accessible.  If sick or wounded, I would be on my own.

So why then, were my first aid supplies in such a disorderly mess?

In hindsight, I believe that in spite of having good intentions, it was a lot easier to keep purchasing supplies then to organize them.

It was easy to get something on Amazon then toss it in a drawer or into the  large “first aid” bin I keep in the garage.

The problem with this method is that I never really had a good handle on what I had and what I really would need in an emergency.

I simply kept buying and tossing, buying and tossing.  Sound familiar?

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Flaxseed: Just An Ounce A Day May Extend Your Life

A new study shows flaxseed positively impacts age-associated changes in inflammation, adding to an already extensive list of beneficial health effects linked to its consumption.

A new study published in Experimental Gerontology indicates that consuming about an ounce a day of flaxseed (30 grams) may profoundly benefit elderly subjects, possibly neutralizing age-associated increases in inflammation, by modulating levels of a class of fat derived biomolecules known as oxylipins.

Titled, “Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory oxylipins in older subjects are normalized by flaxseed consumption,”

 Canadian researchers looked at the effects that flaxseed have on oxylipins, a category of physiologically bioactive molecules produced in the body from the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (also known as eicosanoids).

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Europeans To Bail Out French And German Banks

The 86 billion euros from the third so-called financial rescue approved for Greece will be paid by citizens whose governments are members of the European Union.

The interests on the loans requested by the Greek government will be paid in perpetuity by the Greek people.

The third bailout will be disbursed over the next three years.

The details and conditions of the program will be reviewed every two months, according to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) issued by the parties involved in the negotiation.

Athens major lenders called the Stability Mechanism (SM), draws annual contributions from the Member States-, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and, if Greece overcomes its first review in October, also the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is what is now known as the quartet of creditors.

The new program is part of the remaining lending capacity of the SM, which is 455 billion euros.

Thus, the new program approved on Friday does not require any new contributions from the Member States of the euro area.

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Brazil Wants Dilma And Lula Behind Bars

 Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo saw the largest protests in the country.

Thousands of people protested Sunday against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and the Workers Party (PT) in at least nine states and the capital, Brasilia, in events organized by groups advocating the removal or resignation of the president and/or a military intervention.

They were numerous posters and banners with the slogan “Get out Dilma” and “Get out PT” among the thousands of protestors who gathered in large numbers all over the nation.

As it occurred in the previous two marches held since January, after Rousseff started her second term, organized groups propose explicitly military action as a solution for the current political and economic crisis that is shaking the Rousseff government, who according to recent polls, has seen her popular support slip down to only eight percent of the electorate.

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Nestle Only Pays $524 To Extract 27,000,000 Gallons Of California Drinking Water

Nestle has found itself more and more frequently in the glare of the California drought-shame spotlight than it would arguably care to be — though not frequently enough, apparently, for the megacorporation to have spontaneously sprouted a conscience.

Drought-shaming worked sufficiently enough for Starbucks to stop bottling water in the now-arid state entirely, uprooting its operations all the way to Pennsylvania.

 But Nestle simply shrugged off public outrage and then upped the ante by increasing its draw from natural springs — most notoriously in the San Bernardino National Forest — with anabsurdly expired permit.

Because profit, of course. Or, perhaps more befittingly, theft. But you get the idea.

Nestle has somehow managed the most sweetheart of deals for its Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water, which is ostensibly sourced from Arrowhead Springs — and which also happens to be located on public land in a national forest.

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US Equity Futures Are Crashing

Moments ago, without any specific catalyst, US equity futures just plunged when in thin, illiquid tape, a seller took out about 30 consecutive levels and moment ago, the ES was down as much as -48 to just 1923, after being down a modest -13 minutes ago.

It is unclear just what is going on, or whether some prop desk or hedge fund just got tapped out, and/or how the Fed will react but the last time we had action like this, the Fed confused a liquidating SocGen trader for an economic collapse, and cut rates by 75 bps in January of 2008.

This time it does not have that luxury.

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Did You Know That The U.S. No Longer Has Any Strategic Grain Reserves At All?

Once upon a time, it was popular to say that the U.S. government only had enough wheat stored up to provide everyone in America with half a loaf of bread.  But that is not true anymore.

Recently, I discovered that the U.S. does not have any strategic grain reserves left at all.

Zero.  Nada.  Zilch.  As you will see below, the USDA liquidated the remaining reserves back in 2008.

 So if a major food crisis hit this country, our government would have nothing to give us.

Of course the federal government could always go out and try to buy or seize food to feed the population during a major emergency, but that wouldn’t actually increase the total amount of food that was available.

 Instead, it would just give the government more power over who gets it.

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Getting Started With Essential Oils

Essential oils are a great way to improve your health in a natural way.

Don’t run to the doctor every time you feel bad. Getting a Essential Oil Basic Starters Kit to get started. Once you get the hang of it , you can pick and choose certain oils that you use the most often.

The first thing that you need to do is to choose the oils that you want to use. Ask yourself what benefits that you are wanting from the essential oils.

There are so many oils to choose from. Find out what each one is good for and decide what you want to use for your needs and choose what scents that you like.

With essential oils you can discover which oils work best when blended together and you can experiment with different ones. Put little drops here and a few there until you get the one that you enjoy and works best for you.

Aromas work differently for everyone. Find the one for you.

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This Is Not A ‘Correction’……..It’s The Beginning Of The Global Bubble Unwind

“Financial markets, like religions, are faith-based networks.

 The complex structures of assets and liabilities that comprise markets are held together by a set of underlying beliefs. Unlike religions, however, financial dogmas are occasionally shown to be false.

We experienced such a moment last week, when the Chinese authorities chose to devalue their currency.”

Contemporary global finance is a complex “system” of interwoven (electronic) “faith-based networks.”

 As the bursting of the global Bubble unfolds, myriad “financial dogmas” will be exposed as bogus. Too many have been little more than chicanery.

For the most part, global finance is comprised of a labyrinth of IOUs. And IOU value hinges on confidence, faith and trust.

Over recent years too much of global finance has been underpinned – directly and indirectly – by concerted efforts of the world’s central bankers.

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Bill Clinton Pardoned Former CIA Director For Having Classified Material On Home Computer

Here is a walk down memory lane. I was trying to figure out which of the Clinton’s scandals would be a good pick for a Saturday review when I came upon this little gem. John Deutch. One of Bill’s many pardons given to a Clinton loyalist.

 Hillary keeps insisting that there is nothing to see, well, for some reason, I don’t think Deutch was so much different. I just wish some newsperson would ask her about this little pardon. Here we go:

Perhaps she’s forgotten one of her husband’s final acts in the Oval Office: issuing a presidential pardon to former CIA director John Deutch. Deutch’s offense? Keeping classified material on unsecured home computers.

The pardon came just as Deutch was reportedly going to cop a plea with the Justice Department. Deutch headed the CIA from May 1995 to December 1996. Several days after he left the agency, classified material was discovered on a government-owned computer at his house in Bethesda, Md.

Additionally, unsecured classified magnetic media were found in the study. According to the CIA inspector general’s report, the computer had been “designated for unclassified use only.”

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Paul Craig Roberts: “America Is A Gulag”

America’s First Black President is a traitor to his race and also to justice.

Obama has permitted the corrupt US Department of Justice (sic), over which he wields authority, to overturn the ruling of a US Federal Court of Appeals that prisoners sentenced illegally to longer terms than the law permits must be released once the legal portion of their sentence is served.

The DOJ, devoid of all integrity, compassion, and sense of justice, said that “finality” of conviction was more important than justice.

The concept of “finality” was an invention of a harebrained Republican conservative academic lionized by the Republican Federalist Society. In years past conservatives believed—indeed, still do—that the criminal justice system coddles criminals by allowing too many appeals against their unlawful convictions.

The appeals were granted by judges who thought that the system was supposed to serve justice, but conservatives demonized justice as something that enabled criminals.

A succession of Republican presidents turned the US Supreme Court into an organization that only serves the interests of private corporations. Justice is nowhere in the picture.

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Journalists Arrested In Ferguson For Doing Their Job

Last August after protests followed Michael Brown’s murder, 19 journalists were arrested, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

 Others were harassed, threatened, tear gassed, pepper sprayed and abused by other brutal police tactics.

Authorities wanted journalists confined to a restricted area away from protests – to prevent their reporting on police brutality. Homeland Security operatives were involved.

 In a news conference, Obama lied saying:

“Let me be clear that our constitutional rights to speak freely, to assemble, and to report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded, especially in moments like these.”

He prosecuted more whistleblowers of government wrongdoing than all his predecessors combined.

He targets journalists for doing their job.

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Founders Of Gaia Gardens In Santa Fe Quit Urban Farming In Protest Of City Inaction

Poki Piottin, who founded and runs the gardens with Dominique Pozo, said the next three months of produce will be given away to people in need.

The decision followed a third meeting with city officials Monday asking him to close the property’s farm stand. “I have decided to stop farming in the city — in protest,” Piottin wrote in an email.

But the farm also has faced other problems.

Piottin said it has been seeking water rights to irrigate the crops, but the regulatory process wouldn’t be completed until next summer.

Also, the bank has filed a foreclosure action against the owner of the land, which Gaia Gardens has been renting, making it unclear how long they would be able to remain on the land.

Piottin said he had raised money through crowd-funding and foundations to make an offer to buy the land, but the owner declined to consider a purchase while he was still able to collect rents.

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Almost 240,000 Immigrants Crossed Mediterranean Sea To Europe In 2015

The number of immigrants who crossed the Mediterranean to reach Europe so far this year is now at 237,000.

The number has already exceeded the total of those who managed to cross last year, said today the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The average daily number of rescues in Mediterranean waters has hit a thousand. Most of these rescues concentrate mainly on the coasts of islands of Italy and Greece.

Just today, the European Commissioner for Immigration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said that the world is facing “the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War”, and called on Europe to assist them in a “decent” and “civilized ” way.

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The Benefits Of Organic Hemp Milk

Though its name might be a bit misleading, One concern that people have about organic hemp milk is that it might contain some of the chemical THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is found in marijuana. Rest assured that this ingredient is not present or associated with hemp milk.

Another concern is that the hemp seeds must be imported since it’s currently not legal to grow the hemp plant in the US. Some hemp milk producers have to rely on obtaining hemp seeds from farmers in Canada or Europe, where the growth of hemp plants for oil or milk is perfectly legal.

Health Benefits of Organic Hemp Milk

Organic hemp milk is also a great alternative to toxic cow’s milk and those who cannot consume dairy because of dietary issues.

One 8-Ounce glass contains the following healthy nutrients:

900mg Omega-3 Fatty Acid

2800mg Omega-6 Fatty Acid

All 10 Essential Amino Acids

4 grams of Digestible Protein

46% of RDA of Calcium

0% Cholesterol

Potassium

Phosphorous

Riboflavin

Vitamin A

Vitamin E

Vitamin B12

Folic Acid

Vitamin D

Magnesium

Iron

Zinc

And more…

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How To Survive When You Can’t Pay Your Bills

Let’s talk about poverty. I don’t mean the kind you’re talking about when your friends invite you to go shopping or for a night out and you say, “No, I can’t. I’m poor right now.”

I don’t mean the situation when you’d like to get a nicer car but decide you should just stick to the one you have because you don’t have a few thousand for a down payment.

I don’t mean the scene at the grocery store when you decide to get ground beef instead of steak.

I’m talking about when you have already done the weird mismatched meals from your pantry that are made up of cooked rice, stale crackers, and a can of peaches, and you’ve moved on to wondering what on earth you’re going to feed your kids.

Or when you get an eviction notice for non-payment of rent, a shut-off notice for your utilities, and a repo notice for your car and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about any of those notices because there IS NO MONEY.

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Federal Government To Return Millions Of Dollars In Liberty Dollars Seized By Authorities In 2007

Millions of dollars’ worth of silver, gold, platinum and copper Liberty Dollar medallions and related property seized by federal authorities in 2007 will be returned to their owners, according to court documents.

The return of that property, however, is being delayed until all petitions filed seeking return of the property have been completely processed and any appeals finalized.

In documents filed Aug. 14 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in Statesville by Acting U.S. Attorney Jill Westemoreland Rose, 265 of the 302 petitions filed for the return of property were approved.

The court documents indicate the government is willing to settle 27 petitions in part. Seven petitions have been denied, four are in question and one petition is to be refiled.

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You’ve Been Warned – Spotify Wants To Spy On You In Every Way Imaginable

I clearly remember the moment several years ago when my closest friend from NYC was at my place pleading with me to download and use Spotify.

The pitch was compelling and I was open minded about the concept, until I learned that you had to login through Facebook to use it (no longer the case I believe). I immediately found this creepy and refused to use it.

Fast forward to 2015, and Forbes has come out with a very important article highlighting the incredible creepiness factor in Spotify’s new “privacy policy.” Here’s some of what it found:

Music streaming market leader Spotify has decided that it wants to know a lot more about you. It wants to be able to access the sensor information on your phone so it can determine whether you’re walking, running or standing still.

It wants to know your GPS coordinates, grab photos from your phone and look through your contacts too. And it may share that information with its partners, so a whole load of companies could know exactly where you are and what you’re up to.

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Hillary Clinton Admits Classified Information Was Stored On Home Server

“What, with a cloth or something?,” Democratic frontrunner (for now anyway) Hillary Clinton said earlier this week, in a sarcastic and fairly condescending reply to a reporter who pressed her on whether she had attempted to wipe her private e-mail server clean before turning it over to the FBI.

That was the second time in a week that Clinton has attempted to deflect questions about the server with a dark mix of humor and disdain, and it’s backfired both times.

When Clinton first handed over the server along with a thumb drive, an attorney for the Colorado-based company that managed Clinton’s private e-mail said the server the FBI got “is blank and does not contain any useful data.”

That only exacerbated GOP lawmakers’ aggravation and may well have cost Clinton in the polls, as the socialist Bernie Sanders surged ahead in New Hampshire.

Subsequently, reports surfaced that an audit of the e-mails the former First Lady turned over to the State Department revealed that at least two e-mails may have contained top secret information about the CIA’s drone program.

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10 Signs the US is Transitioning to Third World Country Status (Videos)

If you find yourself unwilling to accept the fact the United States is heading toward third world status and warp speed, then you are probably either a liberal (meaning you believe anything the talking heads tell you to believe), or you are one of the Americans who are in willful denial of the 10 Most Horrifying Realities Many Americans Find Too Awful To Face.

The first group are hopelessly lost. The second group should the view the post linked above. In it you will find videos too shocking to ignore.

Even as I type this, New WalMarts Are Being Converted to Prisons, and the Elites Prepare to Retreat to Underground Bunkers. The bunkers they’ll be retreating to were built with TRILLIONS of dollars of your tax dollars, and guess who they are NOT inviting? YOU! Think I’m kidding?

In 2010, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the unusual alliance Monday on the department’s blog and in a promotional video posted to YouTube.

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