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Saturday, September 23, 2023

Steering You

     Los Angeles - Waymo has approval for an autonomous vehicle to start driving around Los Angeles.  These cars are also known as driverless cars, robo-cars (robotic-cars), or robo-taxis.  The cars are capable of traveling without human input and use a combination of sensors, cameras, radar (radio detection and ranging), lidar ( light detection and ranging), and AI (artificial intelligence).  Since driverless cars a very new technology that has only rolled out in a few cities, an override function is on them to let a human take control of the vechicle in an emergency.  See also, www.popularmechanics.com.  

Monday, July 2, 2018

Lebron Moves Closer To His Nemesis For More

     Los Angeles - For an attempt to even the score against the San Jose, California Warriors, 'The Warriors', Lebron James has moved to Los Angeles, California to join the Lakers. 

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Magician Mechanic Motivational Speaker

     Los Angeles - 62 year-old Richard Turner is one of the world's greatest card magicians.  When one has the pleasure of meeting Richard Turner, which I have, he will tell you he is a card mechanic.  'He fixes card games.'  In 2017, Turner fooled Penn and Teller with a card trick he did on their television show, Fool Us.  When Richard Turner was 11 years-old he created a puzzle game called "Batty," inspired by the game Tower of Hanoi.  In May 2011 Turner released his fourth version of the game.  At the age of 17 Richard Turner began taking karate lessons. Turner has been a Performing Member at the Magic Castle since 1975.  The Magic Castle is a hotel and nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts and is located in Hollywood, CA.  Turner has already been inducted into the Magic Castle's Hall of Fame.  Richard Turner has been honored with many awards, including the Golden Lion Award in Magic, from Siegfried and Roy in 1982 and the Close-Up Magician of the Year award from the Academy of Magical Arts.  Now, semi-retired Richard Turner appears several weeks a year at the Magic Castle.    
     Though Richard Turner is one of the world's greatest card magicians and, as such, is not allowed  on the card tables of many Las Vegas casinos, Turner is totally blind.  Turner weaves his skill and showmanship into an inspirational story.  Some large corporations use Turner as a motivational speaker.  He is one of the world's greatest motivational speakers. In November 2009 Turner received his Master ranking Sixth Degree Black Belt in Wa Do Kai karate.  Turner is the subject of the feature-length documentary entitled "Dealt" (2017).  "Dealt" traces Richard's life and career as a blind expert card manipulator that is well-known for his card trick performances.  See also, http://www.dealtmovie.com.