In 2009, Copeland lost her management job at Circuit City and, with no luck securing a new one, decided she had the time to watch her daughter, now age 7, and her stepdaughters, now ages 9 and 11.

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She's decided to tackle those oppressive demons head on, and allow the world to watch her scribe a novel in real-time via Google docs.

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Robotic Glockenspiel Player: XILO is a slightly frightening-looking device which uses the Lego camera to watch the player and transfer his or her movements into real-time Glockenspiel playing: "With just a little practice, you can make XILO create beautiful music!"

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Watch this video from the Forbes 400 Summit to hear Karan talk about her philanthropy including her time spent in Haiti.

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As exciting and breathless as it is to watch little Sam Gordon run, I hope her family keeps the right perspective about this over time.

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