Police Brutality Exposed

Incidents of police brutality and the use of excessive force continue to grab the headline news across the nation. This is totally shocking considering all of the outrage from the Michael Brown and Eric Garner incidents.

Do some police officers really care about the lives of people of color across the United States? The issue of police brutality is real and the people have scars that tell their stories. Recently, two Philadelphia cops allegedly beat a young man and filled out a report that did not represent what actually occurred. Police officers in Pasco, Washington shot and killed an unarmed man.

Will police brutality ever end in America? When incidents of police brutality or excessive force take place, some police officials brace themselves for protest and then suddenly the protests go away.

What will it take to end police brutality or at least reduce incidents of police brutality by fifty percent across the United States? Specific laws should exist in order to help deter acts of blatant police misconduct. This particular post is not about bashing all police. The majority of police officers are law abiding citizens that really care about people no matter the race, creed, or color. However, when you read stories of how the police in Miami were using photos of African American males for target practice then one would wonder why so many police appear to have no discretion in regards to taking the life of an African American male. There are so many problems and threats going on all across the world. Hopefully the fight to end police brutality will not get lost in transition because more attention is being placed on achieving world peace.

President Obama is in a unique position to help lead the way in regards to introducing solid policies that help to reduce police brutality and the use of excessive force by making this issue a national priority. This would be the only way that certain police jurisdictions will take this issue seriously. The numbers are staggering and it’s time to put an end to this barbaric behavior before another person is harmed or killed.

There are so many mothers crying and people dying by the hands of police and gang violence. We must take a stand to be part of the solution and not the problem. By organizing group sessions with police officials and young people across the United States, this could serve as a starting point to help establish better relationship with police and community. We could save lives on both fronts. If police officials were to admit that problems exist with the current policing strategies in communities of color, then this would be the best dialogue in the world. Every positive movement for change starts with the admission of a problem. The entire world is watching how the United States will work on solving this age old problem. Let’s come together to the roundtable of peace and set the stage for ending all forms of violence.

Animals grow as they evolve: so says science

whalesThis week a paper has been published in the journal Science which suggests that the mean size of marine mammals has increased 150-fold in the last 542 million years. It’s a massive jump, suggests postdoctoral researcher and co-author of this paper, Noel Heim, suggesting that though it may not seem like a lot when seen between one animal and its … Continue reading

Apple rumored to bring public beta program to iOS

iOS-8-banner11-600x3371-600x337-600x337On release of OS X Yosemite, Apple opened up a fairly open public beta of the new desktop operating system. It worked really well, too. Those who were clamoring to get a chance to see changes ahead of time could, and it contributed some really important feedback straight to Apple. A new reports suggests the same may be happening for … Continue reading

Game of Thrones Monopoly: GO is Coming (Collect 200 Gold Dragons)

If you’ve ever wanted to buy property in Westeros and make a quick buck, you’ll love this news. The official Game of Thrones Monopoly board game is coming soon. The board looks really nice too, with a large map of Westeros in the middle.

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The tokens look pretty awesome too, with a direwolf, a dragon egg, a three-eyed raven, a White Walker, a crown, and the Iron Throne itself. Houses and hotels are now keeps and villages.

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No firm date or price yet, but it will arrive this year. Fans of the books and/or the hit HBO show will want to grab a copy as soon as it arrives.

[via Mashable]

15 Clever Recipes to Try With IFTTT's New Do Apps

Good news! One of our favorite web services—IFTTT—has been updated with some extra features making it more useful than ever before. The new Do apps bring one-tap magic to your phone (or smartwatch) and can be used to quickly push out photos, trigger actions and create notes. Here are 15 Recipes that show off the potential of the new tools.

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How to Remove Superfish Adware From Your Lenovo Computer

We recently learned that PC manufacturer Lenovo is selling computers preinstalled with a dangerous piece of software, called Superfish, that uses a man-in-the-middle attack to break Windows’ encrypted Web connections for the sake of advertising. (Here’s a list of affected products.)

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This Book Of Countless Cameras Is An Ode to Analog Photo Nerds

If you have that obsession with camera gear that so many of us behold, you’ll want to check out the new book Tokyo Camera Style. It’s based on the website of the same name, which gathers snapshots of everyday folks and their coveted shooter of choice.

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New Lenovo Handset Confirmed For MWC 2015

vibe-mwcIt looks as though that the folks over at Lenovo are extremely busy, as there seems as though there will be more than a single smartphone making its way over to Mobile World Congress later this year. Apparently, there will be six new handsets from Lenovo that will be unveiled, with the Vibe range being the one that benefits the most in this exercise. Word on the street has it that the sixth new Vibe member happens to be the Vibe Max, which is far from being the same as the Vibe Shot.

The Lenovo Vibe Max, as it is rumored to be known, happens to fall under the phablet category – where it will sport a rather generous display at 6”, bringing in along with it a QHD resolution to boot. You can be sure that this is shaping up to be a performer, although there does not seem to be any more additional light shed on the chipset as of now.

The Lenovo Vibe Max is also touted to be the very first Android-powered smartphone from Lenovo that will arrive with a stylus, where it will be known as AnyPen and chances are it will be able to deliver some really cool tricks.

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Huawei Ascend Y540 Offers Mid-Range Smartphone Seekers An Alternative

huawei-ascend-y540There is a spanking new handset that has just been revealed – although without much fanfare, so much so that it seems to be under the radar, known as the Huawei Ascend Y540. The Huawei Ascend Y540 looks set to be a mid-range handset that targets the budget-oriented, and there has not been an official announcement just yet. Apparently, this particular smartphone will retail in Europe for approximately €100 thereabouts, with a possible €110 price tag, too.

Just what kind of goodies do you get for handing over that amount of dough to Huawei? Well, we are looking at a Snapdragon 200 chipset that will feature a dual-core 1.3GHz processor, which will be a step up from the 1.2GHz clock speed that could be found in its predecessor, the Huawei Ascend Y530. Apart from that, and more importantly, would be the doubling of the amount of RAM to 1GB so that performance is improved.

This new generation handset will feature dual SIM slots alongside dual standby support. To make sure that it has enough juice to run the device for an entire day, it sports a battery capacity of 1,950mAh, all of it powered by Android 4.4 KitKat as the mobile operating system of choice. Any takers for this handset?

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Goldgenie Ushers In Year Of The Goat With New iPhone 6 Edition

goldgenie-iphone6You can never have too much gold – just as King Midas, and he will tell you all about it, although at the end of the day, you would not be able to enjoy a golden apple, let alone chew on one. Well, Goldgenie has apparently celebrated the Year of the Goat (for 2015’s edition of Chinese New Year) with a spanking new iPhone 6 Elite Year of the Goat Limited Edition handset.

Needless to say, as its name suggests, this is a gold-covered smartphone, which will most probably be a whole lot more affordable compared to the earlier revealed iPhone 6 Diamond Ecstasy Edition. Still, once a particular handset carries the name Goldgenie, you can be sure that it will be out of reach for most folks as it burns through your bank account real quick.

The iPhone 6 Elite Year of the Goat Limited Edition will retail for £2,637 if you would like to settle for the 64GB model, or you can fork out £2,837 should you want to double up on the storage. One can also choose between white and black for the front fascia.Other than being covered in 24k gold, it will sport a laser engraved hand-painted Chinese symbol of the Goat from the Chinese zodiac and comes with a special “Luxury Cherry Oak Finish” box.

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