Word: name
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...NAME: Strong appeal to women voters. The dog was named after the flowers among which she was often found resting...
...NAME: Encompasses Americans' love for bluntness and baseball. Spot refers to a spot on the dog's coat. Fetcher honors Scott Fletcher, a former player on the Texas Rangers, the team Bush co-owned...
...manufacturing in his blood; in his youth he spent Sunday mornings poking about his grandfather's Dartmouth Woolen Mills, which produced green blankets for the U.S. military. "My image of factories came from those mornings in the mill with Grandfather," he says. "He was fearsome, but he knew the name of every worker and respected them deeply...
...help from Breazeal, Kismet still has a lot to learn. Breazeal is working on helping the computer with some simple skills that human babies are hardwired for. She wants Kismet to be able to use the information it learns. One day, she hopes, when Kismet is told the name of a toy, it will later be able to ask for it by name. "Through more interactions, Kismet could learn, 'When I'm in this state, I can take this action that leads to a person's taking this behavior and getting my needs satiated,'" Breazeal says. She also wants Kismet...
MISSIVES TO MRS. The IRS is sending letters to 2.4 million Americans because the name on their income tax return does not match their Social Security number. Most of the cases involve women who changed their name after marriage and are filing a joint return. If you receive a letter and don't want a personal exemption or the earned-income tax credit withheld next year, start digging for that marriage license or obtain a certified copy from the municipality where you married. Then contact your local Social Security office by calling...