A small aircraft took flight from an East Palo Alto en route to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California. Shortly after the plane left the runway, its passengers met a terrible fate. The twin engine Cessna 310 crashed shortly after becoming airborne and left 3 dead. Menlo Park Fire...
CR Johnson, ski legend, died today. Johnson passed away as a result of a horrible skiing accident at Squaw Valley, CA. The skiier was on Light Towers (a section of Headwall), trying to "drop" a cliff. Johnson was wearing a helmet but ended up tumbling down the cliff face head first after he was...
Diana Demayo is dead. She fell victim to her millionare boyfriend, Peter Dabish who turned himself into Detroit Police on Wednesday. Dabish allegedly surrendered at his lawyer's office after beating and killing Demayo at his apartment in the Fort Shelby Tower. Dabish attacked Demayo on March 11...
Retirement is something we all can look forward to. Personally I believe some of the best places to retire in popular circles just don't appeal to me. Arizona, Florida, all the high cost of living places that are warm here in the United States. I'm an international traveler and a firm believer in...
The Eiffel Tower is named after the very man who designed and built it: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. He is considered one of France’s design, engineering and architectural geniuses. He attained the distinction of Legion d’Honneur in France for his work. Born on the 15th of December 1832 in Côte d’Or,...
Anyone who has a sweet tooth will have encountered marzipan. This soft paste is often used in cake icings and pastries. It is often shaped into sweet, edible “sculptures” and then painted with food coloring—leading to food that is almost too pretty to eat! Marzipan is made with almond paste,...
Vertiginous views are one thing, but combine such dizzying prospects with the sense that the planks on which you walk might give way at a moment's notice, and even the bravest soul would be forgiven for allowing a little fear to creep in. The urge to inhabit high up places has been with us throughout...
Comedian Kathy Griffin brought Levi Johnston, the 19-year-old father of Bristol Palin's baby, as her date to Sunday's Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif. Griffin, 48, joked that the two have been dating for some time. "Long-distance relationships are not easy, especially when he's in...
Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain. - Leonardo Da Vinci Biomimicry - The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it's basically biologically inspired...
Genetic Algorithm: A heuristic search technique used in computing and Artificial Intelligence to find optimized solutions to search problems using techniques inspired by evolutionary biology: mutation, selection, reproduction [inheritance] and recombination. 1. Automotive DesignUsing Genetic...
