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    Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. More Americans to increase donations, and not for the tax deduction

    The do-gooding spirit is thriving in the U.S., with 81% of Americans planning to maintain or boost their donations this year, according to a new report.
    The do-gooding spirit is thriving in the U.S., with 81% of Americans planning to maintain or boost their donations this year, according to a new report. That’s nine percentage points higher than 2011 and 18 points above 2010, according to...

    Tags: Human Interest, Warren Buffett, Giving Pledge, Charity, Social Issues

    2. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: Intel Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation

    3. Sep 27, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  3. Gates Foundation to award $100,000 for college apps

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a competition today that will award up to 30 grants of $50,000 to $100,000 to winners who come up with apps, websites or other online tools that help high schoolers -- especially low-income students -- get into and succeed in college.
    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a competition today that will award up to 30 grants of $50,000 to $100,000 to winners who come up with apps, websites or other online tools that help high schoolers -- especially low-income students --...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Social Media, Students, Education, School Examinations

    4. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Rich get richer: Bill Gates tops Forbes list, Zuckerberg plunges

    Bill Gates has been the richest person in the country for an entire generation, cinching the top spot on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans for the 19th consecutive year.
    Bill Gates has been the richest person in the country for an entire generation, cinching the top spot on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans for the 19th consecutive year. That’s what a net worth of $66 billion will do for a guy....

    Tags: Google+, SpaceX, Social Media, Steve Jobs, Dustin Moskovitz

    5. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  5. Four Hoosiers make Forbes list of wealthiest Americans

    The rich got quite a bit richer this past year, according to this year's rankings of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
    The rich got quite a bit richer this past year, according to this year's rankings of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Forbes magazine released its annual list on Wednesday, and the combined net worth jumped 13 percent to $1.7 trillion in 2012, up from $1....

    Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Time (magazine), Microsoft Corporation, Warren Buffett, Herbert Simon

    6. Jul 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Mitt Romney: Friend of the rich and selfish

    Mitt Romney has a great deal of empathy for people like himself -- rich guys -- and he would serve them well as president. Of course, the wealthy have seldom not been served well by our commander-in-chief. Father and son Bush came from among the affluent, too, while Bill Clinton aspired to join their ranks and has defended Romney-style venture capitalism. Even Barack Obama bailed out Wall Street in 2009.
    Mitt Romney has a great deal of empathy for people like himself -- rich guys -- and he would serve them well as president. Of course, the wealthy have seldom not been served well by our commander-in-chief. Father and son Bush came from among the affluent,...

    Tags: Malaria, Mumps, Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Mitt Romney

    7. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Junior Achievement opens first high school academy at Oak Ridge

    Fourteen-year-old Sharrell Bailey wouldn't be starting ninth grade at Oak Ridge High School on Monday if it weren't for the new Junior Achievement Academy opening there.
    Fourteen-year-old Sharrell Bailey wouldn't be starting ninth grade at Oak Ridge High School on Monday if it weren't for the new Junior Achievement Academy opening there. The magnet program, which will focus on leadership and entrepreneurship, is Junior...

    Tags: Human Interest, Henry Ford, Orange County (Florida), Students, High Schools

    8. Aug 20, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  8. Women finally fitted for green jackets at Augusta

    What you need to understand about Augusta National Golf Course's decision to admit women for the first time is this: It was never about golf.
    What you need to understand about Augusta National Golf Course's decision to admit women for the first time is this: It was never about golf. For those who supported the 80-year-old home of the Masters, it was about the right of a private club to...

    Tags: Summer Olympics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mitt Romney, Companies and Corporations, Golf

    9. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  9. Caltech team wins $100K grant for sustainable toilet design

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    A Caltech team won a $100,000 grant for designing a solar-powered toilet that turns waste into hydrogen gas and generates energy. The Gates Foundation launched the challenge one year ago to address ways to improve human health by managing public waste....

    Tags: Google+, Charity

    10. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Flushed with pride: Sanitation

    IF Thomas Crapper were around today, he would find our toilets quite familiar, says Bill Gates, referring to the Victorian manufacturer of sanitary ware whose name has become attached to one of the bodys most fundamental functions. They havent seen many advances apart from handles and paper toilet rolls. In fact, with the exception of S-traps to contain odours, flush toilets have changed little since Sir John Harington installed one in Richmond Palace for Queen Elizabeth I.
    The Economist
    IF Thomas Crapper were around today, he would find our toilets quite familiar, says Bill Gates, referring to the Victorian manufacturer of sanitary ware whose name has become attached to one of the bodys most fundamental functions. They havent seen many...

    Tags: United Nations, Health Insurance Cost, NASA, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology

    11. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, honored for arts philanthropy

    Paul Allen, a co-founder of&nbsp;Microsoft with Bill Gates, is being honored for his cultural philanthropy at this year's annual National Arts Awards. The list of honorees also includes stage actor Brian Stokes Mitchell, artist James Rosenquist,&nbsp;singer Josh Groban and arts patron&nbsp;Lin <span class="runtimeTopic">Arison</span>.
    Paul Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, is being honored for his cultural philanthropy at this year's annual National Arts Awards. The list of honorees also includes stage actor Brian Stokes Mitchell, artist James Rosenquist, singer Josh...

    Tags: Arts, Eli Broad, Paul Allen, James Rosenquist, Ceremonies

    12. Jul 21, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  12. Area woman has ties to famous congressman, Lincoln

    Monica Morrill didn't know she was the descendent of an influential friend and ally to Abraham Lincoln until she was 16 years old.
    Daily American Sunday Editor
    Monica Morrill didn't know she was the descendent of an influential friend and ally to Abraham Lincoln until she was 16 years old.   In a high school report on the American Dream, she wrote that it contained three major planks: freedom of religion,...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, The Pennsylvania State University, Abraham Lincoln, Schools, Education

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