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From Windows to toilets: Bill Gates backs plans for a solar-powered loo for the third world

by Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:23 EST, 15 August 2012 | UPDATED: 08:07 EST, 15 August 2012 Philanthropy: bill Gates speaks at yesterday’s event, where he awarded $100,000 to CalTech for its work on a sun-powered loo for the third world Bill Gates, the world’s leading private philanthropist, is betting the future of sanitation in [...]

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Branson's kite bid bites the dust

all at sea: Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has failed in his bid to kitesurf across the English Channel. Picture: YouTube.com / Yourkenttv Source: Supplied SIR Richard Branson has had to abandon two world record attempts at kite-surfing across the English Channel. The Virgin entrepreneur hoped to become the oldest person to cross the Channel [...]

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"Generational Fatigue" Growing in Workplace; Kindle Version of Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Book Offers Solutions

Lancaster, PA (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 in 1999, Ira S. Wolfe, president of Success Performance Solutions, forecast what he called the Perfect Labor Storm, a convergence of demographic, technologic, and economic trends that would create significant shortages of skilled workers. a few years later, he forecast a significant challenge for employers in managing what he [...]

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Victoria Advocate

Gheni Platenburg • Originally published April 19, 2012 at midnight, updated April 22, 2012 at 7:44 a.m. COMPANY MILESTONE 1888: Battle Creek, Mich. – John Adams co-invents Adamur 1905: John Adams and family move to Beeville and create Adams Best Vanilla 1917: Fred W. Adams (second generation) purchase the company from his father 1922: Fred [...]

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A la carte – View – ReviewJournal.com

STREET FOOD THROWDOWN SET FOR SUNDAY The Street Food Throwdown 6: Pulled Pork-O-Rama is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the future site of Slidin’ Thru’s southwest Las Vegas restaurant, 5165 S. Fort Apache Road. Food trucks Slidin’ thru, Haulin’ Balls, Curbside Cafe, Rusty Pickle and Ben’s BBQ & Smokehouse are set [...]

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Indiana baby dropped in field by tornado dies

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms’ devastation. Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock of new Pekin, Ind., was found after her family’s mobile home was destroyed in Friday’s [...]

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