Cool video showing how Google is advancing the state-of-the-art in self driving (autonomous) vehicle technology. It is very complex, but, is on the fast track to availability within, I suspect, 10 years or so…. – – Drive Safe! Never Forget.
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About On Saturday Sept 18, 2010, four wonderful Tracy kids lost their lives in a senseless automobile accident. One was our lovely, intelligent friend, Carol Phan. In her honor, ForCarol.com was founded to help Tracy, CA residents by: 1. Providing a yearly $1,000 college scholarship to a Tracy High IB / Ag Sci scholar with a 3.5 GPA or above and
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Saw these on the Get Real Behind the Wheel web site and thought you would find these educational. You can find all of the Toyota GIFs here. – Don’t Text and Drive: Words Can Kill You – Buckle Up! You can be squashed by your own car if you crash. – Eating and Driving is Distracted Driving – Pay Attention
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(Surprising Ending) – – Julianne Hough (as Katie) flees Boston where she apparently stabbed a person to death. We don’t know who that person was, but, we do know she successfully eluded the police and ends up in a small North Carolina coastal town. There, she meets handsome widower Alex (played by Josh Duhamel) and his kids. (Nicolas) Sparks
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(Powerful, Gritty, Prophetic?) – – I read the book “Inferno” by Dan Brown earlier this year. In that book, the researcher who sparks the worldwide search for his creation warns the world about the dangers of over population. “Elysium” vividly shows how over population can drastically change human nature. The few haves (the rich) live a comfortable life in space
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(Monstrously Fun) – – In this prequel to the 2001 Monsters Inc. hit movie, we join Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sullivan, or Sulli, (John Goodman) as they attend Monsters University as potential Scare students. The only problem is…..Sulli is scary but too cool to study, while Mike is studious but not scary. They both get kicked out the scare program.
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(Half Great, Half Not) – – The first half, or a little more, of this movie was fantastic. The second half (maybe a little less) was overly complicated, the fight scenes were somewhat silly, and the movie dragged on for a very long time. A new Superman (Henry Cavill) escapes Krypton with the help of his father and mother (Russell
Read more(PERFECT) – – Dammit Jim, this is a perfect movie. The entire “new” cast has returned for this perfectly wonderful Star Trek. Perfect story, perfect mix of characters, humor, terror, and action all moving at warp speed. Tribbles and all. John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is a super strong (and intelligent) terrorist. He blows up a secret research and development
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(Robust Intriguing Fantasy) – – Tom Cruise (as Jack) is left on what remains of Earth to fix drones that are protecting large water sucking machines that produce power for the remaining humans who have fled the now toxic Earth. His partner, and communications officer, is Victoria (played by Andrea Riseborough). They are an effective team. Jack has had
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