Val Valentino Early life[edit] Valentino was born in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed] Career[edit] Masked Magician[edit] Valentino had been approached by Fox while he was performing in Las Vegas showrooms. New episodes of the show later returned to broadcast on MyNetworkTV. In October 2007, a graphic novel starring the character of the Masked Magician was released.[3] The website of Nash Entertainment — the producers of the Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed — lists a movie called Masked Magician, about a magician who uses illusions to fight crime, as "in development".[4] References[edit] External links[edit] Val Valentino at the Internet Movie Database
Why Inspiration Matters -- Rudyard Kipling Ivan was obtaining his goals . After graduating from law school, he quickly moved up the ranks of Russia's professional class. His path was threatened, however, when his wife got pregnant. Fearing his hard earned successes would be in jeopardy, he retreated to his work, and became more formal in his interactions with his family. One day, he had an unexpected accident and it became clear he was going to die. After spending time with his compassionate and honest servant Gerasim, he started to see the world and his own life differently. In a dream state, "some force" suddenly takes over Ivan, pushing him into a bright light. "At that very moment Ivan Ilysch fell through and caught sight of the light, and it was revealed to him that though his life had not been what it should have been, this could still be rectified... Finding intense joy at last for this authentic moment, he starts to sigh, stretches out, and dies in peace.
Ray Kurzweil Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil (/ˈkɜrzwaɪl/ KURZ-wyl; born February 12, 1948) is an American author, computer scientist, inventor, futurist, and is a director of engineering at Google. Aside from futurology, he is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements, as has been displayed in his vast collection of public talks, wherein he has shared his primarily optimistic outlooks on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology. Life, inventions, and business career[edit] Early life[edit] Ray Kurzweil grew up in the New York City borough of Queens. Kurzweil attended Martin Van Buren High School. Mid-life[edit] Later life[edit] Personal life[edit]
Harry Houdini - The Life of Harry Houdini oakdale.patch In the wake of news that a Woodbury father killed his children in a murder-suicide, experts discuss how such things can occur—and how communities cope. News that a before setting fire to their RV and killing himself begs the question: How could a parent do that? The simple answer—mental illness, said Dan Reidenberg, executive director of Bloomington-based Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE). Like anyone who commits suicide, a person who also murders is typically depressed and suffering from mental illness, he said. However, the person might have additional issues, such as an antisocial personality disorder and, in the case of a parent who murders their child, a feeling that their life is out of control. “They might be afraid their kids are going to be taken from them,” he said. That sense, combined with a delusional feeling that they’re the only one that can properly care for their children, might push a parent to kill their kids and themselves, he said. School Situation How To Help
Bio Bio in brief Vivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and Distinguished Fellow at Singularity University. He is author of ”The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent”–which was named by The Economist as a Book of the Year of 2012. He was named by Foreign Policy Magazine as Top 100 Global Thinker in 2012. In 2013, TIME Magazine listed him as one of The 40 Most Influential Minds in Tech. Wadhwa oversees research at Singularity University, which educates a select group of leaders about the exponentially growing technologies that are soon going to change our world. Bio at length As a researcher, Wadhwa has studied the impact of globalization on U.S. competitiveness and remedies for the U.S. to keep its edge.
Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz in Budapest, later Ehrich Weiss, Harry Weiss, or Harry Weiß; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to hold his breath inside a sealed milk can. Houdini made several movies, but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator, and aimed to become the first man to fly a plane in Australia. Early life[edit] Not yet Houdini, Ehrich Weiss is shown exhibiting his competitive spirit and wearing medals he won as a member of the Pastime Athletic Club track team in New York circa 1890. They first lived in Appleton, Wisconsin, where his father served as Rabbi of the Zion Reform Jewish Congregation.
Jonah Lehrer Jonah Richard Lehrer[1][2] (born June 25, 1981) is an American author, journalist, blogger, and speaker who writes on the topics of psychology, neuroscience, and the relationship between science and the humanities. He has published three books, two of which, Imagine and How We Decide, were withdrawn from the market by publishers after it became known that Lehrer had fabricated quotations. This led to his resignation from his staff position at The New Yorker following disclosures that he had recycled earlier work of his own for the magazine. A later investigation at Wired.com, where he had previously worked, found instances of recycled content and plagiarism. He was fired from that position as a result of the investigation. Personal life[edit] Lehrer owns the historic Shulman House in Los Angeles, California.[9][10][11] He is married to Sarah Liebowitz, who worked as a journalist, and the couple has one child.[3] Books[edit] Controversy and criticism[edit] Writing[edit] Reemergence[edit]
Lance Burton: Master Magician - Lance Burton: Master Magician Elon Musk Elon Musk (/ˈiːlɒn ˈmʌsk/; born 28 June 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, investor and inventor.[5][6] He is currently the CEO & CTO of SpaceX and CEO & Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors.[7] He was an early investor of multiple companies, most notably SpaceX, PayPal, and Tesla Motors.[8][9] Early life and education[edit] Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971, to a Canadian mother and a South African-born British father.[10][11][12] Elon taught himself computer programming and at age 12 sold the computer code for a video game called Blastar for $500.[13] Career[edit] Zip2[edit] Musk started Zip2, a web software company, with his brother, Kimbal Musk. X.com and PayPal[edit] Elon Musk strongly favored the PayPal brand over the X brand. SpaceX[edit] Musk and President Barack Obama at the Falcon 9 launch site in 2010 In seven years, SpaceX designed the family of Falcon launch vehicles and the Dragon multi-purpose spacecraft from the ground up.
Teller (entertainer) Teller began performing with friend Weir Chrisemer as The Othmar Schoeck Society for the Preservation of Weird and Disgusting Music. Teller met Penn Jillette in 1974, and they became a three-person act with Chrisemer called Asparagus Valley Cultural Society, which played in San Francisco. In 1981, they began performing exclusively together as "Penn & Teller", an act that continues to this day. On April 5, 2013 Penn and Teller were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the live performance category. Teller almost never speaks while performing, although there are occasional exceptions, usually when the audience is not aware of it. Teller co-directed a version of Macbeth[15] which incorporated stage magic techniques in the scenes with the Three Witches. Teller's voice can be heard on Season 13 of Celebrity Apprentice, "Episode 10: The Mayor of Stress Town", when speaking with contestant Penn Jillette over Penn's mobile device.
Laura Khalil Terminals are basic, kinda ugly and wonderfully utilitarian. If you’ve ever thought about “tricking out” your terminal, there’s only so much you can do from the terminal application preferences pane. Changing the background and you can go all black window on green text, “super1337haxor living in the Matrix” style, but that’s as exciting as it gets. Taking a few more steps, you can transform your terminal into a snazzy window, with awesome colors and welcoming ASCII art. This tutorial is aimed at Mac users that have Homebrew installed. Here’s how to go from dull to dazzling in your terminal window: 1. Once this has installed, in the terminal, type:fortune Keep running it and see all the awesome fortunes that you’ll get! 2. From the terminal, run this command:brew install lolcat Once lolcat has installed, try runningfortune | lolcat Pretty cool, huh! Let’s take it a step further — ASCII ART!! Sidenote: This stuff is amazing. First, pick out the ASCII image you like. That’s right, people. ls -a