Steve Jobs
American business magnate (1955–2011) Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was born in San Francisco to a Syrian father and German-American mother. In 1985, Jobs was forced out of Apple after a long power struggle with the company's board and its then-CEO, John Sculley. Background Family Abdulfattah "John" Jandali was born and raised in an Arab Muslim household in Homs, Syria. Early life —Steve Jobs, 1995[12] Childhood —Steve Jobs Homestead High Reed College Pre-Apple
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If you show people the problems and you show people the solutions they will be moved to act. William Henry Gates III (born 28 October 1955) is the co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft, and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Forbes magazine has ranked him as the richest person in the world for twelve consecutive years. Sourced[edit] 1980s[edit] It's not manufacturers trying to rip anybody off or anything like that. 1990s[edit] If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete standstill today.… The solution to this is patent exchanges with large companies and patenting as much as we can. 2000s[edit] Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. Interview from Programmers at Work (1986)[edit] Suzanne Lammers, Programmers at Work: Interviews With 19 Programmers Who Shaped the Computer Industry, Harper and Row, ISBN 0-914-84571-3. The Road Ahead (1995)[edit] Attributed[edit]
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Paul Krugman
Paul Robin Krugman (born February 28, 1953) is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, Distinguished Scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study Center at the CUNY Graduate Center, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.[2][3] In 2008, Krugman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. According to the prize Committee, the prize was given for Krugman's work explaining the patterns of international trade and the geographic concentration of wealth, by examining the effects of economies of scale and of consumer preferences for diverse goods and services. Krugman is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory, economic geography, and international finance),[5][6] liquidity traps, and currency crises.
Steve Jobs did not Change the World, but Bill Gates Might
A great deal has been written this week about the sad death of Steve Jobs at the age of 56. There is no doubt about it, he was a remarkable man who had a huge impact on the electronics industry. From the Apple 2 home computer, through the original Mac and up to the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Jobs pioneered technological innovation that was beautiful to look at, easy to use and very functional. It often took years for the Windows world to catch up with stuff that the Macintosh could do straight out of the box. Perhaps the most obvious demonstration of the quality of Apple products was the sheer devotion which they attracted among their users. But did he change the world? The majority of the world’s population are far too busy making a living and putting food on the table to afford the high-end consumer goods that Apple produces. So what about Bill Gates? But there is one way in which Gates might truly change the world; he is giving his money away.
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A An internal investigation has found that top officials at the Texas Education Agency improperly steered state work to their friends. The report from the agency’s inspector general says that the problems lead all the way up to TEA’s deputy commissioner, Robert Scott, the likely choice to succeed Shirley Neeley as education commissioner. Investigators also found that a consultant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had an unusual influence over how grant money was divvied up. “These contracts were not competitively bid,” the report states. Mr. “I did not tell anyone to hire anyone,” Mr. The report’s timing is awkward for the agency. Unless Mr. A TEA spokeswoman said a number of agency officials shared Mr. “There are staff named in this report who believe there are factual inaccuracies in it,” spokeswoman Debbie Graves Ratcliffe said. The 23-page report details problems in six grant programs run by the agency. Mr. Mr. For the past several years, Mr. Mr.
Charlie Rose
Early life[edit] Rose was born in Henderson, North Carolina, the only child[3] of Margaret (née Frazier) and Charles Peete Rose, Sr., tobacco farmers who owned a country store.[4][5] As a child, Rose lived above his parents' store in Henderson and helped out with the family business from age seven.[6] Rose admitted in a Fresh Dialogues interview that as a child his insatiable curiosity was constantly getting him in trouble.[7] A high school basketball star, Rose entered Duke University intending to pursue a degree with a pre-med track, but an internship in the office of Democratic North Carolina Senator B. Everett Jordan got him interested in politics.[8] Rose graduated in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in history. At Duke, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He earned a Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law in 1968.[6] He met his wife, Mary (King), while attending Duke.[3][4] Career[edit] Cameo appearances[edit] Influence[edit] Personal life[edit]
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Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates This needs no comment. I've been posting info about Gates' underhanded, megalomaniacal, dirty dealings for years. Glad to see the is catching up. Too bad Dillon didn't identify " a Washington Post blog ." She is, of course, Valerie Strauss. Likewise, the astroturf appellation in Chicago comes from Substance. And kudos to Ken Libby. See annotated Gates Foundation 990 Form 2009 tax declaration here . Frederick M. The foundation has built a nuanced relationship with the two national teachers' unions. REMEMBER: Bill Gates receives tax credits for his so-called philanthropy. I would point out that my September 2010 article, 'Race to the Top' and the Bill Gates Connection Who gets to speak about what schools need ? INDIANAPOLIS-- A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies. In some cases, Mr. Mr. "Everybody's implicated," he added. Mr. Ms. — Sam Dillon
