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Here's Bill Gates' Resume, Way Before He Was Famous

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 04.04.2013 | Technology

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Everybody has to start somewhere. Bill Gates currently has a net worth of $67 billion, but less than 40 years ago he was making just $15,000. The Livi...

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Top U.S. Donors Of 2012 Not All 'Old White Men' For Once

Posted 02.12.2013 | Impact

UPDATED: Tues. Feb. 12, 1:50 p.m. EST If the word "philanthropy" conjures up solely images of stodgy foundations and out-of-touch donors, it may be...

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The 10 Smartest People In The World

SuperScholar.org | Posted 08.27.2012 | Home

Judging how smart a person is can be a very subjective matter. Does their IQ score make them the smartest? Or is it more about accomplishments? The de...

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FBI: Man Stole Microsoft Co-Founder's Identity

AP | RANDY PENNELL and JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.27.2012 | Technology

PHILADELPHIA — Even the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft isn't immune to identity theft, it seems. A simple scheme to defraud Paul Allen, on...

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Big Ideas in Small Times

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 04.01.2012 | Science

Crazy may not be the one who says the sun is the center of the solar system, the Earth is round and someday people might fly. It may be those who laugh at such words whose minds are lost.

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Why Space?

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 03.07.2012 | Science

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We who are only a blink of an eye beyond the discovery of fire can wonder "Why space?" or even "Why are we here?" To those of us who know, it is obvious: We are here... to go there.

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By Richard Branson

Richard Branson | Posted 03.05.2012 | Science

Space tourism may seem like an excuse for joy rides for the rich, but in reality it's the start of a new and vital private sector industry that will help develop safer, cheaper and cleaner space travel and result in technology that will lead to broader innovation and discovery.

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Tech Titans Finally Building The Jetpacks We Were Promised

AP | DONNA BLANKINSHIP and SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 02.13.2012 | Technology

SEATTLE — The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interest...

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The Biggest Airplane On Earth

AP | By DONNA BLANKINSHIP and SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 02.12.2012 | Technology

SEATTLE -- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world's biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts...

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The Wicked Art of Memoir Making

Peter Brown Hoffmeister | Posted 01.08.2012 | Books

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Memoirs are often written by the spurned lover, the abused child, the disenfranchised group member. Some memoir writers haven't dealt with their pasts, using the print medium to get even.

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This Is Worthy of Wall Street Protests

Dan Solin | Posted 12.25.2011 | Business

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If you are homeless and poor, and steal the equivalent of the cost of bag of groceries to feed yourself and your family, you could spend a decade and a half in prison. This is worthy of Wall Street protests.

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Making A Difference: The World of Giving -- Dystonia and Billy McLaughlin

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 11.16.2011 | Impact

Have you ever heard of the disease dystonia? I learned about this disease through a chance meeting with amazing guitarist and composer, Billy McLaughlin.

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How Fast Is Google's New Social Network Growing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jake Bialer | Posted 09.11.2011 | Technology

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Facebook has over 750 million users. More than 200 million Twitter accounts have been created. So just how big is Google Plus, the social network Goog...

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Almost Half Of Americans Have Dealt With Bad Bosses

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.06.2011 | Business

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Having a dysfunctional boss can ruin any job. And unfortunately for employees across the country, having a bad boss turns out to be a pretty common ex...

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Ex-Mortgage CEO Sentenced To Prison For $3B Fraud

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 08.22.2011 | Business

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The CEO of what had been one of the nation's largest privately held mortgage lenders was sentenced Tuesday to more than three ...

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Paul Allen's Big Brazilian Party

NYPost.com | Posted 07.20.2011 | Technology

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Paul Allen's annual Cannes Film Festival shindig on his yacht had a Brazilian theme. Guests including Bar Refaeli, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Paul Hagg...

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On Our Radar: Books Coming Soon We Thought You Should Know About

Posted 07.12.2011 | Books

Books on our radar: what's just come out or about to come out that we think you should know about. Some have buzz, some will fly too low, but we wante...

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Paul Allen Describes Steve Jobs' Big, Expletive-Filled Blow-Up During Demo

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 06.18.2011 | Technology

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Microsoft and Apple were the first two out of the personal computing gate: while not exactly buddies, the two companies, and their founders, have more...

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Paul Allen: Microsoft's Strategy Was To Clone Rivals, Take Their Ideas

Posted 06.18.2011 | Technology

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Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen's memoir Idea Man is out and the book contains numerous details on Allen's tenure at Microsoft, his re...

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Microsoft Co-Founder On Bill Gates: 'There Was A Lot Of Yelling'

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.17.2011 | Technology

On a segment filmed for CBS's "60 Minutes," host Lesley Stahl sat down with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to discuss his controversial memoir, Idea ...

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Paul Allen Says He Doesn't Need To Apologize To Bill Gates

Posted 06.15.2011 | Technology

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who recently published a memoir, Idea Man, that is in parts highly critical of Bill Gates, told 60 Minutes that does ...

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Microsoft Co-Founder Slams Bill Gates

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.30.2011 | Technology

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Vanity Fair has reprinted a lengthy excerpt from Paul Allen's controversial memoir, "Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft," and it does n...

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What Billionaire Techie Just Bought A Fighter Jet?

Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

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Billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has just added a Russian fighter jet to his robust collection of pricy assets, which include the Port...

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Judge Throws Out Paul Allen's Massive Patent Suit

Engadget | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

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Remember the massive patent lawsuit leveled at Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, and a number of other companies by Microsoft co-founder Pa...

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