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Mar 2015

Portwood, Baier engaged

Amber PortwoodMatt BaierEngagement0 Comments

Portwood and Baier announce their engagement. Baier proposed as MTV cameras filmed their show, Teen Mom OG. Portwood:

 I never thought I could find another man that could make me feel love again, honestly. I feel more love for him than I ever have for anybody.

Ousted

Kaci Kullmann FiveNobel Peace Prize CommitteeThorbjoern JaglandFired0 Comments

The committee demotes Jagland after his opponents win a majority on the panel. This is the first time in its history that the committee has ousted its chairman. Kullmann Five, who declined to explain the decision, will be taking over the vacated position.

The committee chooses a leader every year. This year is a new committee. Jagland has been a good leader for six years.

Cast in Misery

Bruce WillisMisery (Broadway play)Warner Bros. Theatre VenturesCasting0 Comments

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures casts Willis to star as the housebound romance novelist Paul Sheldon. This will be Willis’s Broadway debut.

3 Mar, 2015

Fathers child

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TMZ reports that Brown is the father of a nine-month-old girl. The mother is close friend and former model by the name of Nia. Although they are not romantically involved, there is no report of a child support order. TMZ reports Brown is happy to be a father.

2 Mar, 2015

Wants AI regulation

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Altman warns that superhuman machine intelligence (SMI) is a danger to humans and should be regulated (original blog post here):

The U.S. government, and all other governments, should regulate the development of SMI. In an ideal world, regulation would slow down the bad guys and speed up the good guys — it seems like what happens with the first SMI to be developed will be very important. I think it’s definitely a good thing when the survival of humanity is in question.

Altman wants regulations to have a system for measuring the benefit of use or training of machine intelligence as well as external review of its capabilities:

For example, beyond a certain checkpoint, we could require development [to] happen only on airgapped computers, require that self-improving software require human intervention to move forward on each iteration, require that certain parts of the software be subject to third-party code reviews, etc.

Announces retirement

Barbara MikulskiRetirement0 Comments

Mikulski announces she will not seek reelection for a sixth term in the United States Senate.

I had to decide how would I spend my time–fighting for my job or fighting for their job? Do I spend my time raising money or do I spend my time raising hell?

Senator Ben Cardin:

I look at today as an opportunity to celebrate a remarkable person. This is bittersweet for me. We’re partners and we have this working relationship that I think has benefited the people of Maryland and the United States.

President Obama:

Senator Mikulski is more than just a legendary senator for the people of Maryland, she’s an institution in the United States Senate. Barbara’s service to the people of Maryland spans decades, but her legacy will span generations. Barbara is the longest serving woman in Congress, and her leadership serves as an inspiration to millions of women and girls across the globe to stand up and lead.

Barbara Mikulski, Longest-Serving Woman in Senate, Retiring

Named godmother

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King names Swift godmother to her second child with Newman. King makes the announcement via a post on Instagram.

https://instagram.com/p/ztsNoON1FY/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=photo

Expecting child

Eudoxie MbouguiengueLudacrisPregnancy0 Comments

Ludacris and Mbouguiengue are expecting their first child together. Mbouguiengue posts a picture of Ludacris kissing her baby bump on Instagram.

https://instagram.com/p/zsnvpfHOcS/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=photo

Rhodes Emilio Perry is born

Linda PerrySara GilbertBirth0 Comments

Gilbert and Perry welcome their first child together, son Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry. The announcement is made on The Talk by Julie Chen.

Our very own Sara and her wife Linda are the proud parents of a new baby boy and both mother and child are doing well.

Stolen car found

NASCARTeam XtremeTravis KvapilBurglary0 Comments

Team Xtreme’s stolen race car is found abandoned in in a wooded area near Loganville, Georgia. The discovery is too late for Kvapil and the team to compete in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kvapil:

It’s really bizarre. You can handle maybe getting a flat tire, or getting caught up in a wreck, or a blown engine, something that actually happens on the race track. Or you don’t qualify, because you don’t have enough speed. But to not even get a chance … that’s pretty disheartening.

Anthony Mason dies age 48

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Mason dies at age 48 from congestive heart failure. Mason’s son, Anthony Mason Jr.:

First I want to thank all those who offered prayers and well-wishes for my Father, our family really appreciates it. Overnight, New York City and the world lost a legend, a friend, a brother … but more than anything our father, Anthony Mason. As you all would expect our father — Big Mase — put up an incredible fight, dealing with a severe heart issue. I’m wishing this was something else I was writing, but Pops we’ve got to let you know we love you and know you’ll always be with us.