Inspirational Friday

Steve Jobs the founder and CEO of Apple computers died at the age of 56. Yes, he died, but he completed a life of someone who had lived to be one hundred years old. He left a legacy and many quotes that many can live by. Here are just a few:

1. On how to live your life: "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
2.  Steve's quote on simplicity."That's been one of my mantras ' focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex." 
3. “I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money.”
4. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

This quote was given by him to Business Week in the year 1998.

Siliconindia. News (October 7, 2011). Steve Jobs Most Memorable Quotes: Retrieved October 7, 2011, fromhttp://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Steve_Jobs_Most_Memorable_Quotes_-nid-94044-cid-29.html
Macstories. (October, 2011). A Colection of Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes About Life, Design Apple. Retrieved October 7, 2011, from    http://www.macstories.net/roundups/inspirational-steve-jobs-quotes/


An emotional moment for Sloan Churman when she was able to hear again. Her YouTube video went viral from her tears of joy when she heard sound for the first time. Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsOo3jzkhYA  Sloan was born deaf and her mother-in-law gave her $30,000 from her retirement fund to get the surgery for an implant to hear in one ear. When Ellen Degeneres saw the YouTube video she had Sloan on her show. Her generosity didn't stop there she also brought her husband and mother-in-law on the show, wait it gets better. Ellen was able to get the implant company to do Sloan's other ear for free, wait still more. Ellen gives back the $30,000 to the mother-in-law. Watch the videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7xn_0iVksc&feature=player_embedded#!

Dolphin tale is a true story about a dolphin that looses her tail. Her name is "Winter" she was found washed ashore with a pouches crab net over her tail. She was rescued by Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida. Her tail had to be removed, due to a severe infection. They thought Winter wouldn't survive, but she learned to swim without a tail. A dolphin's tail needs to go up and down and because she didn't have one it was causing a problem on her spine.  A prosthetic tail was made several times before they found the right one and one that Winter felt comfortable to swim with. Winter is doing great and to watch her swim click on the link and then the Winter Webcam. http://seewinter.com/

What's in The News Today

Steve Jobs the founder of Apple dies. Jobs died at 56-years-old from pancreatic cancer. At the age of 21 years-old he and Wozniak started Apple computers. They worked together in Job's garage and funded their invention when Jobs sold his Volkswagen Bus and Wozniak sold his scientific calculator. Their first computer was priced at $666.66. The Apple I earned them at $774,000 this would increase to $139 million dollars. Jobs also bought an animation company from George Lucas and that became Pixar and its films netted $4 billion. Pixar merged with Disney and Job's is Disney's largest shareholder. Jobs recent uprising products are ipod, iphone and the ipad.

Chat Me More would like to thank Steve Jobs for Apple products and that allowed for savvy technological skills to be acquired for the founder of Chat Me More.

bio.true Story. Steve Jobs. biography. Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Has Died. Retrieved October 6, 2011, from http://www.biography.com/people/steve-jobs-9354805

Amanda Knox's first day home. Reports from Amanda's  attorney Theodore Simon stated that "she is doing remarkably well."  She is spending quality time with family and friends. Her attorney also said "she is kind and a caring person and once everyone sees her for what she truly is it's impossible to believe what she was accused of." He was also asked does he think that they will appeal her case in Italy? The attorney claimed he is not worried and an appeal can only happen if there was an error in the appeal evidence and feels quite confident that there wasn't.

CNN Video. (October 5, 2011). Attorney: Amanda Knox is doing well. Retrieved October 6, 2011, from  http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/10/05/tsr-intv-knox-now.cnn


A missing Ventura, Ca. girl has been missing for 4 years and is found in Mexico. Chioma Gray now 19-years-old  went missing at the age of 15. She was last seen getting into a stolen car  by a 20-year-old four years ago. They both had a relationship and traveled to Mexico. Andrew Tafoya her male companion called Chioma's mother and told her where her daughter was and then turned himself in to the U.S. Marshals. Ventura police went to the airport to bring Tafoya to Ventura County where he was booked and it's not apparent what charges he will be facing.

abc7. (October 6, 2011). Missing teen reunites w/family after 4 years. Retrieved October 6, 2011, from http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=8380976




 

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A 10-month old baby is stolen out of her crib in Kansas. Lisa Irwin was put to bed at 10:30 p.m. that evening by her mother. When her father came home at 4 a.m. from work he realized baby Lisa was missing. A daylong search for Lisa took place on Tuesday with 100 officers and police dogs. There are no clues who would have taken baby Lisa. She weights 25-30 pounds and 30 inches tall and she has two bottom teeth. She has a cold and was wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with kittens on it.

Draper, B. ( October 4, 2011). Kansas City police hunt for clues on missing baby. 4mov.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from Kansas City police hunt for clues on missing baby | KMOV.com St. Louis


A helicopter crashes in NYC and one person dies. The helicopter was a tourist chopper that plunged into the East River. The helicopter had 4 passengers and a pilot and all survived except for Sonia Marra. She was celebrating her 40th birthday and her body was retrieved 90 minutes after the crash and she was pronounced dead on the scene. Witnessed stated that the "chopper went 25 feet in the air and then spun  around twice and fell into the river.

NEW US & Canada. (October 5, 2011).  NYC helicopter crash victim was celebrating birthday. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from BBC News - NYC helicopter crash victim was celebrating birthday

More deaths from cantaloupes. The number is up to 18 people dead from listeria poisoning and 1 hundred sickened. The illness can take up two months before symptoms occur. The deaths are still increasing  after the cantaloupes were pulled off the shelves, due to the incubation period of the bacteria, which can take up to 60 days.

1250. WTMA.  More Deaths Confirmed from Cantaloupes in Listeria Outbreak. Retrieved October 5,, 2011, from 1250 AM WTMA: The Big Talker | News and Talk from Charleston, South Carolina

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Two people died from West Nile Virus in California. A 37-year-old man and 86-year-old man died in Kern County in California from West Nile Virus.
The Tiger mosquito from Asia is major concern in Los Angeles. Vector Control will go door to door today to check residents property for the aggressive mosquito that can cause dengue fever, which can be fatal. Vector Control will go along the 60 freeway from Santa Anita to the north of the San Gabriel River. The areas most concerned are El Monte. The mosquito is aggressive during the day and it is black with white band.

The Wall Street Journal. (July 20, 2011). Attack of the Urban Mosquitos. Retrieved October 4, 2011, fromhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303795304576454312427933764.html
West Nile. Ca.Gov. (2011). First Two California Fatalities From West Nile Virus in 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://westnile.ca.gov/

Wall street protesters are on their third week. Hundreds were arrested in New York on Saturday. More than 700 demonstrators marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and many blocked car lanes, which  they were arrested. The protesters are fed up with the corruption of Wall Street and bail outs from tax-payers. The protesters are making a statement and are expressing themselves that they are getting rich (bankers, government) while the majority of people are struggling to make ends meet. 

Alan Silverleib. (October 4, 2011). Occupying Wall Street, Demading Accountability. CNN Politics. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/politics/occupy-wall-street/index.html
abc Good Morning News. Yahoo! News. (October 2, 2011). Occupy Wall Street: More than 700 arrested After Protesters Block Traffic on Brooklyn Bridge. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/occupy-wall-street-more-700-arrested-protesters-block-143044382.html

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Today is judgement day for Amanda Knox. She pleaded to the court today in the final closing of her appeal. She stated" she was innocent and that she did not kill Meredith Kercher her Italian roommate." Today's results of the appeal: Amanda will be released, sentenced to life in prison or a lesser charge then murder. She had already served 4 years to a 26 year sentence for the murder of her roommate in a Italian prison in Perugia, Italy.

CBS News. Amanda Know: "I am innocent." Retrieved October 3, 2011, from  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/03/501364/main20114632.shtml


Two planes in Boston are forced to land for severe turbulence. A Lufthansa flight from Charlotte, N.C. to Munich, Germany was forced to land in Boston. An airline spokesperson said that 5 people were injured from severe turbulence. Two of those people were hospitalized. Another airline "Jet Blue"  landed at Logan airport in Boston and 9 passengers also suffered from turbulence. The airline was coming from Puerto Rico.

The Washington Post. (October 3, 2011). Officials: 2 flights land in Boston with passengers injured during severe turbulence. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/officials-2-flights-land-in-boston-with-passengers-injured-during-severe-turbulence/2011/10/03/gIQA5elhHL_story.html


Banks want to charge every time a person uses a debt card. The banks that want to start the fees are Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. In Los Angeles, California Bank of America will start charging a $5.00 fee for every debt card transaction.To prevent these fees have multiple accounts with the same bank so the balance is accumulated and then ask for the fee to be waived.  For more information click on this link http://abcnews.go.com/Business/money-101-tips-tricks-avoiding-bank-fees/story?id=14652687

Deseret News. (October 1, 2011). Rising bank fees. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700184002/Rising-bank-fees.html

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"Continued" from yesterdays report of a woman who was kidnapped by pirates. A french woman was kidnapped from her seasonal home in Northern Kenya. Rescue failed and she was taken to Somalia. She was snatched by gun point in Manda Island close to where another kidnapping occurred and a man  was killed and they took his wife. High speed boat chases attempted to safe the french woman, but the pirates were able to cross the border. They took her to town in the north deep into Somalia, which makes her rescue difficult. She is not in good health and she needs a wheelchair to get around. To read more of this story scroll down to yesterdays blog.


CNN. ( October 2, 2011). Official: Gunmen seize French woman in Kenya, take her to Somalia. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/africa/kenya-french-kidnapped/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Amanda Knox is seen dancing in prison to a rock band in Italy. The rock band has played in the prison 3 times during Amanda's 4 years of being in the Italian prison. The singer of the band also said that " he has spoken with Amanda and that they have collaborated together about his next song and that she has sent him poems and letters." Amanda was accused of killing her roommate and was sentenced to 26-years in prison. She is appealing her sentence and the verdict will be in as early as tomorrow. To watch her dancing click on the link http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/09/29/chance-knox-prison-photos.cnn?hpt=hp_t2

CNN. (September 29, 2011).  Photos show Amanda Know in prison. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/09/29/chance-knox-prison-photos.cnn?hpt=hp_t2

The mental hospital that John Hinckley Jr. has been in the last 30 years wants to release him. Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan and shot three other people critically wounding James Brady. Hinckley is 56-years-old and the jury found him innocent by the reason of insanity. He has been allowed several visits to his aging mother's home. He has spent as long as a week visiting his mother and the hospital wants to release him to live with her permanently. He is required to wear a GPS tracking device and Secret Service has kept watch of his moves. During the shooting of Ronald Reagan the bullet was a inch from his heart and he lost half of his body's blood supply. James Brady suffered serious brain injury that he couldn't return back to the White House. The doctors for Hinckley have claimed that" his mental problems are in remission."

Polk, J. (October 1, 2011). Mental hospital wants to release failed Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. CNN U.S. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/01/us/hinckley-release-request/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Has our society become that vain that we are deciding our next president on his weight? Well if you think not you are wrong. Chris Christie is a possible president candidate and he is being criticized for being too fat. It seems that we the people want a tall, lean good looking president. I don't recall that being my perquisite for a president. Actually, I would prefer a fat honest president then a thin lying one. President Taft the 27th president was obese.

seattle pi. ( September 30, 2011). Is Chris Christie too to be president? Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/09/30/is-chris-christie-too-fat-to-be-president/?plckItemsPerPage=10&plckSort=TimeStampAscending
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/williamhowardtaft/p/ptaft.htm

Martha Stewart through the eyes of her daughter. Her daughter Alexis Stewart wrote a book about her childhood and living with her mother Martha "whateverland". She wrote that there was never food in the house and that she had to wrap her own Christmas presents. She didn't celebrate Halloween and they were forced to shut off the lights and pretend that they weren't home. Martha is worth $970 million and her daughter claims that she is also a hoarder.

Hoffmann, B. (September 29, 2011). 'I grew up with gun pointed at my head: New book by Martha Stewart's daughter reveals a childhood that anything but domestic bliss. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2043375/New-book-Martha-Stewarts-daughter-reveals-childhood-domestic-bliss.html

Pirates strike again this time they kidnapped a elderly French woman. Marie Dedieu was at a resort island in Northern Kenya early Saturday. Four men kidnapped Marie and two Kenyan boats have the pirate boat surrounded and it is also being monitored by a plane. People did hear gunshots at the scene of the kidnapping at 3 a.m. Marie owns a house on Manda Island and lives there half of the year. She gets around with wheelchair and personal assistants. The French government is also going to join the chase to retrieve Marie alive. Pirates were involved in killing a British man and kidnapping his wife from a resort near Lamu in September.

Strziuso, J., & Houreld, K. ( October 1, 2011). Kenya: Alleged pirates abduct elderly Frenchwoman. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from  http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-alleged-pirates-abduct-elderly-frenchwoman-090034955.html