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titleCharleston native chosen as Hillary Clintons innovation adviser
/titlecategory1/categoryCharleston native chosen as Hillary Clintons innovation adviser.
Described in one Internet bio as a nationally respected social entrepreneur, Ross earned a reputation for promoting universal access to technology, the conviction that computers are a necessity of everyday living and should be available to people from all walks of life, not just those who can afford them. /p p Co-author of a book called A Laptop in Every Backpack, he once described his work to his mother as connecting the lower-income segment of the population with the e-economy. /p p He sees the big picture on how to best put these things to use for the most good, she said. /p p His State Department appointment warranted a sizeable story in the April 4 Washington Post. The paper described his role as a mix of diplomacy and technology. Examples of tech-oriented diplomacy included text messaging to warn people in remote areas about pending disasters or using social networking sites for cultural exchanges.a href=http://sundaygazettemail.com/SectionPopular/200904180213 target=_blank rel=nofollowmore/a
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titleElk River entrepreneur, dreamer dies at 60
/titlecategory1/categoryElk River entrepreneur, dreamer dies at 60.
A funeral service was held Wednesday for Rob VanValkenburg, an entrepreneur and dreamer who pursued one business adventure after another since arriving in Elk River in 1976. VanValkenburg, 60, died unexpectedly on the morning of April 4 from a heart attack at his lake home with his wife, Marcy VanValkenburg, and close friends Duane and Patsy Kropuenske. The former industrial engineer who earned a degree on the subject from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1970 came upon the Elk River community in the 1970s in search of something more in life. His job as an engineer was not quenching his entrepreneurial spirit. He told the Star News in 1990 he wanted to be in control of his own destiny. That was in an article after he had been named the Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce?s Business Person of the Year.a href=http://erstarnews.com/content/view/6955/248/ target=_blank rel=nofollowmore/a
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titleSri Lanka needs new economic system - AT Ariyaratne
/titlecategory1/categorySri Lanka needs new economic system - AT Ariyaratne.
From the national standings, Ms. U.H. Shameera Bashini from the Matara district was judged the Best Woman Entrepreneur of 2008. Ms. G. P. Dushanthi Chandrakanthi and Ms. Buddika Shamali Abeydheera -both from Matale district -were placed second and third respectively. From the district-wise standings, 20 entrepreneurs were selected from each district and rewarded for their performance. /p .a href=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090412/FinancialTimes/ft320.html target=_blank rel=nofollowmore/a
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