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Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...
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Detroit artisans get crafty in the garden
Most gardeners have already been busy planting seeds, and tilling gardens for weeks, if not months. It is always nice to get new additions to ones garden, whether those additions are decorative, imperative, or something for the gardener themselves. Here are some of my picks for the gardeners in all of us - all made locally in Metro ...
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Court rules for Fannie Freddie in Oakland lawsuit
DETROIT — A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and threw out tax claims by Oakland County against the federally charted mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.In an opinion released Monday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati determined that Oakland County tried ...
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Detroit Pistons 2.0 Mobile App for Android and iPhone Offers In-Game Seat Upgrade Option
April 15, 2013 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - It's 7:30 p.m. You're at tonight's Detroit Pistons game against the Charlotte Bobcats. You're sitting in the 200-level, but you see some open seats in the 100-level. Tonight - you can use the official Detroit Pistons Mobile App to upgrade your seats in the arena. The Pistons are the second team to provide the seat upgrade option on ...
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Train strikes semi carrying load of kayaks near Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR — An Amtrak train has struck a semi-trailer near Ann Arbor, sending a load of kayaks to the ground.No injuries were reported Saturday in Ann Arbor Township. Some ...
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The Bakery Girl of Monceau (La Boulangère de Monceau) [DVD]
Eric Rohmers short film The Bakery Girl of Monceau (La Boulangre de Monceau), the first of his Six Moral Tales, is about a young man caught between two women: one of whom he wants and the other of whom he can have. Rohmer sets it up as a classic moral predicam ... ...
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Animal carcass discovered in abandoned Detroit home
The home is located on the city's northwest side. Additional investigation by police determined that the carcass of an animal not a human body was responsible for the putrid ...
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MLB Minnesota 3 Detroit 2
P.J. Walters pitched six efficient innings in his first start of 2013 Saturday and Minnesota broke a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Detroit. Walters (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Rochester and responded by limiting the Tigers to two runs on eight hits. The 28-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out ...
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Helene St. James Wings proving sometimes best move to make is nothing
Had the Red Wings made a trade last month, they may not have guys like Justin Abdelkader, left, or Jakub Kindl right now. / Julian H. ...
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Oakland County vows to take fight real estate tranfer tax fight to Supreme Court
Oakland County is vowing to take its fight against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to get millions in real estate transfer taxes from the mortgage giants.The county was dealt a blow in the battle Monday when a federal appellate court tossed out its lawsuit seeking $12 million in unpaid real estate transfer taxes. The county says ...
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Movement festival promotes music good causes
Stala Infinite designers Luis Antionio Uribegan, Luis Andres Calderon, and Michael Lapp stand next to their art work which is part of the Camp Detroit art installations displayed near each main stage during the 2013 Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit on Saturday, May 25, 2013. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ...