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Russell Hornsby, the founder of Cepia and a former Mattel employee, had long wanted to create a robotic pet for children. During a brainstorming session in May 2008, Hornsby and his fellow Cepia execs narrowed the choices down to three: a dog, a fish and a hamster. "Out of these, [a live] hamster is the one parents least like getting," says Natalie Hornsby, the company's marketing director, and Russell Hornsby's daughter. "So we figured a toy substitute would have some value." (See TIME's holiday gift guide...
...sales job, at least in terms of cost, might be eased by Orszag's presence at that latest Situation Room session. "Wars have a way of crushing sound budgeting," says Gordon Adams, who handled the Office of Management and Budget's military account during the Clinton Administration. "It's a good idea to have the budget chief around when you decide to do that - especially if you have to sell it to a reluctant majority on the Hill...
...audience fired back from both sides during a Q & A session after the speech, with questions and statements running the gamut from a blanket condemnation of pro-Israeli lobbying groups to suggestions that AbuKhalil’s call for and end to American influence in the Middle East was too radical...
...Crimson found itself overwhelmed in its first match of the day, but No. 3 O’Connor boasted the most noteworthy bout. The Harvard co-captain produced a rare bright spot in the Crimson’s morning session, dominating what was billed as a close match-up between top-10 grapplers. Taking on No. 4 Cyler Sanderson, O’Connor cruised to an 8-2 decision...
...congress will run throughout the day and is open to 100 community participants. A second session will follow in January...