Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Part B and Part C -X prize Power Point

Part 2: The X Prize Power Point

As you work on your module, you will find that you finish the Session early and have time left over. Other days you will be working the whole class period. Usually days there are assessments, it will take you the whole period. Days that do not have assessments, are good days to split the time between modules and your other activities in the lab.


You can work with your module partner to complete this assignment. Both people need to have a copy of the power point in their own: My Documents Folder To do this, you will need to save a copy in the shared folder. Here is the path:

K Drive /8thgrade /Anderson /X-Prize /Period

Delete this after you have created a back up copy. I will be emptying this folder daily.

Part B
Here is what you need to include in your Power Point:
(Minimum number of slides: 35 slides- 10 slides will be the questions)

1.What is the Ansari X Prize?

2.When did the Ansari X Prize begin?

3.Who won?

4.What was the name of the designer who designed the winning spacecraft? ( Include 3 facts about this person) .Provide a link to a website that has more information on this person’s background.

5.Who were the pilots?

6. How did the winning design work? ( show each step)

7.Who were the other contenders? (Show at lest 8 of the 26 designs that didn’t win?)

8. Include a photo gallery link for the X Prize

9. Include a video link about the X prize.

10. Include a picture of the space ports that are being built for Space Tourism

Part C

For students that did not do the first part of their assignment, you will have to do the third part to pull up your grade.

The list of investors who are putting financial resources into commercial space travel are: The Ansari’s, Paul Allen, Sir Richard Branson and Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of the United Arab Emirates. Your power point must include at least 10 slides and 5 facts about one of these people.

If you are doing Part C to erase your "0" that you got for not doing the first part, please post your links and research in the comment section of this post in this format:

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Student #

Period:

Who are you researching? (write their name)

5 facts you found out about the person

5 links where you found your information. No duplicates

Deadline for Part C-- Sunday, April 30.

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For Power Point assignment-- See Links below

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

5213 i want to know where the links for the x prize are if you cant answer me know you can tell me in class

Anonymous said...

5213 wants to now if there is a possible way to do powerpiont online

Anonymous said...

4215 4th period

5 facts you found out about the person
1.American entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.

2.He is the Chairman of Charter Communications and is a shareholder in Dreamworks Animation. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

3.Currently Allen is the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers (an NBA basketball team) and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

4.Financial backer of SpaceShipOne, first to launch private flight into suborbital space.

5.On his own he has made a name for himself as a founder of and shrewd investor in hi-tech firms like Starwave, America Online and Ticketmaster






5 links where you found your information.
1.http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.html

2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen

3.http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/LIR1217.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&uniqueId=1217&datatype=Person

4.http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen

5.http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/billionaire/06-paul_allen.html

Anonymous said...

Fifth Period 5219 with teacher help. Show me you can do this yourself now.

The person I’m researching is:
H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi


H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi was appointed Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler in June 2003


His dad was H.H. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has been the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah since 1948.

Ras Al Khaimah, located at the north end of the coast of the Arabian Gulf

Ras Al Khaimah is rapidly reinventing itself as the Middle East’s best tourism hub

He speaks Arabic and English

http://www.raktourism.com/
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=244&categoryId=108
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=248&categoryId=112
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=247&categoryId=111
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=265&categoryId=119

Anonymous said...

Fifth Period 5219 I understand how to look up things by using the internet. Thank you for helping me

The person I’m researching is:
H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi


H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi was appointed Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler in June 2003


His dad was H.H. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has been the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah since 1948.

Ras Al Khaimah, located at the north end of the coast of the Arabian Gulf

Ras Al Khaimah is rapidly reinventing itself as the Middle East’s best tourism hub

He speaks Arabic and English

http://www.raktourism.com/
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=244&categoryId=108
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=248&categoryId=112
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=247&categoryId=111
http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&pageId=265&categoryId=119

Anonymous said...

3215 3rd period

Sir Richard Branson

1 Sir Richard Branson was educated at Stowe until he was 15 years old
2 Virgin also introduced Culture C 3 Later, in 1992, Branson sold the Virgin label to EMI, a more conservatively-minded company which had rescinded the contract of the Pistols.
4 Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984
5 Virgin also introduced Culture Club to the music world.

1.http://www.virgin.com/aboutvirgin/allaboutvirgin/whosrichardbranson/default.asp
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace
4.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize2_success_041004.html
5.http://xprizenews.org/

Anonymous said...

Student #: 5203

Period: 5

I am researching Paul Allen.

5 facts you found out about the person:
-He is famous for founding Microsoft along with Bill Gates.
- He is one of the leading bloggers in the state of Utah and has taught business formation classes at Utah Valley State College.
- He is the owner of the Portland Trailblazers and the Seattle Seahawks.
- Paul Allen and Bill Gates also started their own company, Traf-O-Data which was a small computer that was used to help measure traffic flow.
- He is frequently on the list of the richest people in the world. Forbes magazine ranked him the 6th richest person as of 2006.

5 links where you found your information:

http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm

http://www.infobaseventures.com/paul-allen.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen

http://www.computer-schools.us/Paul-Allen.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen,_Paul

Anonymous said...

3209

Period 3

Who are you researching?
Sir Richard Branson

1. Richard Branson was born on July 18, 1950.
2. Branson ownes Virgin Group.
3. In 1984 Richard formed Virgin Atlantic Airways and in the last two decades has grown the airline into Britain's second-largest carrier.
4. Shortly after SpaceShipOne glided into space last fall to win the Ansari X Prize for the first private manned space flight, Branson announced the start of a new company, Virgin Galactic. The company is selling $200,000 tickets for those who want to experience space flight but don't want to spend time training to be astronauts.
5. Richard Branson teamed up with Burt Rutan to design SpaceShipOne.

1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
2.http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050401/26-branson.html
3.http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp
4.http://www2.jsonline.com/news/state/jul05/344242.asp
5.http://www.space.com/news/050727_branson_rutan.html

Anonymous said...

Student # 2220

Period: 2

Who are you researching? paul allen

5 facts you found out about the person
1. founder ans chairman of Vulcan Inc.
2. pioneering his way toward commercial space travel
3. part of the SpaceShipOneTeam
4. Investor and philanthropist
5. entered in x-prize


5 links where you found your information.
1. http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/062104.htm
2. www.space.com/missionlaunches/SS1_ALLEN_040620.html - 51k
3. www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16352
4. http://www.virgingalactic.com/en/who.asp
5. www.kidsastronomy.com/civilian_space_travel/ss1.htm

Anonymous said...

Student # 2220

Period: 2

Who are you researching? paul allen

5 facts you found out about the person
1. founder ans chairman of Vulcan Inc.
2. pioneering his way toward commercial space travel
3. part of the SpaceShipOneTeam
4. Investor and philanthropist
5. entered in x-prize


5 links where you found your information.
1. http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/062104.htm
2. www.space.com/missionlaunches/SS1_ALLEN_040620.html - 51k
3. www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16352
4. http://www.virgingalactic.com/en/who.asp
5. www.kidsastronomy.com/civilian_space_travel/ss1.htm

Anonymous said...

Student #4220

Period: 4th

Who are you researching? (write their name)paul allen

5 facts you found out about the person Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953,
He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world, is an American entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gaites,He is the Chairman of Charter Communications, Allen also owns two professional sports teams: The Seattle Seahawks
5 links where you found your information. No duplicates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen,
www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen
www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20060330.html
www.forbesautos.com/advice/ toptens/billionaire/06-paul_allen.htm

Deadline for Part C-- Sunday, April 30.

Anonymous said...

Student # 2207

Period: 2

Who are you researching? Paul Allen

Five facts you found out about the person.

1. Allen co-founded Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates in 1975 and served as the company's executive vice president of research and new product development.

2. He owns and invests in a suite of companies exploring the potential of digital communications.

3.SpaceShipOne and its White Knight turbojet launch aircraft represent the first private non-government effort to demonstrate a low-cost manned space effort. SpaceShipOne is a contender for the coveted X Prize - a $10 million purse to help stimulate sub-orbital as well as orbital passenger space travel.

4.He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2006 he is ranked by Forbes magazine as the sixth richest, worth an estimated $22 billion, of which $5 billion is in Microsoft stock.

5.He is the Chairman of Charter Communications and is a shareholder in Dreamworks Animation. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Five links where you found your information. No duplicates

1.http://www.space.com/news/allen_rutan_031217.html

2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen

3.http://www.paulallen.com

4.www.paulallen.net

5.http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/12.html

Anonymous said...

Student #2004

Period: 6th

Who are you researching? (Write their name)Paul Allen.

5 facts you found out about the person. 1. He was born Jan 4, 1953 2.he co founded Microsoft with bill gates 3.He is the 6th richest person 4. He is worth 22 billion dollars 5. He owns the Seattle Seahawks, and the Portland trailblazers.

5 links where you found your information. No duplicates. http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
http://www.paulallen.net/
http://www.pgafoundations.com/

Anonymous said...

Student #2004

Period: 6th

Who are you researching? (Write their name)Paul Allen.

5 facts you found out about the person. 1. He was born Jan 4, 1953 2.he co founded Microsoft with bill gates 3.He is the 6th richest person 4. He is worth 22 billion dollars 5. He owns the Seattle Seahawks, and the Portland trailblazers.

5 links where you found your information. No duplicates. http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
http://www.paulallen.net/
http://www.pgafoundations.com/

Anonymous said...

Student # 4223

Period: 4

Who are you researching
Paul Allen

5 facts you found out about the person:
1.Mojave Aerospace Ventures was funded by Paul Allen
2.Paul Allen owns the seatle sea hawks.
3.Co-founded Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.
4.Allen is a major contributor to the SETI, or Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence project.
5.Paul Allen was born
January 21st, 1953 in Seattle, Washington.

5 links where you found your information. No duplicates:
1.http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
2.http://www.answers.com/topic/paulallen
3.http://web.utk.edu/~jbraun1/third.html
4.http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/09/digeo-ceo-billionaire-cx_cn_0809autofacescan02.html?partner=moreover
5.http://who2.com/ask/paulallen.html

Anonymous said...

6216
6th period

Who are you researching?
I am researching Sir Richard Branson.

1.Richard Branson is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand

2.The name Virgin was chosen because a female friend involved in setting up the initial record label commented "We're all virgins at business".

3.Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984, launched Virgin Mobile in 1999, Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000, and later failed in a 2000 bid to handle the National Lottery.

4. He has also started a European short-haul airline, Virgin Express, and a national airline based in Nigeria, called Virgin Nigeria. Another airline, Virgin America, is set to launch out of San Francisco in 2006.

5.On September 25, 2004 he announced the signing of a deal under which a new space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, will license the technology behind SpaceShipOne to take paying passengers into suborbital space. The group plans to make flights available to the public by late 2007 with tickets priced at $200,000. The deal was mostly financed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and the modern American space engineer & visionary, Burt Rutan.

1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

2.http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/richard_branson.htm

3.http://www.askmen.com/men/december99/6c_richard_branson.html

4.http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp

5.http://www.virgin.com/aboutvirgin/allaboutvirgin/whosrichardbranson/default.asp

Anonymous said...

#5022
period 5
Paul Allen


http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
http://www.infobaseventures.com/paul-allen.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen
http://www.computer-schools.us/Paul-Allen.htm
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/SS1_ALLEN_040620.html


1.Paul Allen went to go attend Washington State University but dropped out two years later to pursue his dream of writing software commercially for the new "personal computers".
2.Paul Allen served as the founder and CEO of Ancestry.com from 1997-1998.
3.Born in Mercer Island, Washington in 1953.
4.Bill Gates and Paul built a small computer used to help measure traffic flow.
5.Paul is experienced in innovation, technology, space exploration, and spending his cash.

Anonymous said...

Student 3214

Period: 3

Who are you researching? The Ansari’s

Facts:
1)The Anasari have always dreamed of going in space.
2)They believe their donations will help others realize this goal.
3)They have donated more than 1,000,000 dollars to the X prize.
4)Their from Iran
5)The X prize was renamed after them because of all of their generous donations.


links:
http://www.xprizefoundation.com/about_us/fact_sheet.asp

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Space_Adventures_Ansari_Family_Russian_FSA_Develop_Commercial_Space_Vehicles.html

http://www.spaceadventures.com/media/releases/2006-02/346

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=2501

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anousheh_Ansari

Anonymous said...

Student #4206

Period: 4

Who are you researching? (write their name)Sir Richard Branson

5 facts you found out about the person English Entrepreneur, best known by his virgin brand, his liscnencing deal was worth 21.5 million dollars,entered the competition for commercial space tourism, SpaceShipOne and WHite Knight were his commercial spaceships

5 links where you found your information. No duplicateswww.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ - 19k, news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3693020.stm, www.virgingalactic.com/en/news.asp, www.universetoday.com/am/publish/ branson_space_tourism_company.html, www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/branson.html

Deadline for Part C-- Sunday, April 30.

Anonymous said...

2218 2th period

5 facts you found out about the person
1.American entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.

2.He is the Chairman of Charter Communications and is a shareholder in Dreamworks Animation. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

3.Currently Allen is the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers (an NBA basketball team) and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

4.Financial backer of SpaceShipOne, first to launch private flight into suborbital space.

5.On his own he has made a name for himself as a founder of and shrewd investor in hi-tech firms like Starwave, America Online and Ticketmaster






5 links where you found your information.
1.http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.html

2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen

3.http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/LIR1217.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&uniqueId=1217&datatype=Person

4.http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen

5.http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/billionaire/06-paul_allen.html

Anonymous said...

Student #- 2202
Period- 2


Who are you researching? Sir Richard Branson
5 facts you found out about the person
1. In 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Arctic Canada a distance of 7,672 km (4,767 miles but their track took them a claimed 10,885 km,This again broke all existing records with speeds of up to 245 mph in a balloon measuring 2.6 million cubic feet.
2. He formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984
3. Launched Virgin Mobile in 1999,
4.failed in a 2000 bid to handle the National Lottery
5. He has also started a European short-haul airline Virgin Express

5 links where you found your information.

www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/richard_branson

www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/virgin_radio

www.propertyworldme.com/content/html/1267.asp

www.virgin.com/aboutus/autobiography

www.funtrivia.com/ask.cfm?action=details&qnid

Anonymous said...

3222

3

Who are you researching?
Richard Branson

5 facts you found out about the person
1. he was educated a stow
2.he ns a virgin group
3.he was contantly challenged as a child.
4.Sir Richard Branson aims to bring space travel within the reach of ordinary people by pioneering space flights at affordable prices.
5.
We’re taking the technology of SpaceShipOne and developing it into a usable commercial vehicle to give thousands of people the chance to experience the majesty of space,” said Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic—the space tourism venture that is a subsidiary of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.





5 links where you found your information. No duplicates
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
2.http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050401/26-branson.html
3.http://www.virgin.com/aboutus/autobiography/
4.http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp
5.http://www.space.com/news/050727_branson_rutan.html

Anonymous said...

Student #6229
The Person that I researched on was Paul Allen.

Paul Allen was born in 1953.at Mercer Island Washington. He was the founder Of the Microsoft Corporation.

At Lakeside school Paul was 14 and his friend Bill Gates was 12.They were both computer enthusiasts. Allen went to Washington State University and dropped out after 2 years.

In 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft which grew into one great success.

In June 1997 Paul Allen purchased the Seattle Seahawks NFL Franchise ,securing the teams long-term future in Seattle.

Paul Allen is Principle Component at Computer Associates.


The info that I got on Paul Allen was at:
www.PaulAllen.com

www.Thocp.com

www.Answer.com


www.Who2.com

www.Informit.com

Anonymous said...

5213
priod 5
sir richard branson

fact 1. sir richard branson is the owner of virgin air lines

fact 2. he had his own tv show where he would find his own c.e.o of his compny

fact 3. he owns a phone compny

fact 4. he helped in funding in the x prize

fact 5. he is a billion air

http://www.virgin.com/aboutvirgin/allaboutvirgin/whosrichardbranson/default.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050401/26-branson.html

http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp

http://www.solarnavigator.net/sponsorship/richard_branson.htm

Anonymous said...

3206
Facts about Sir Richard Branson

1)Sir Richard Branson went to school at Stowe until he was 15 years old, and he began his entrepreneurial activities there by setting up Student Magazine.

2)Richard Branson was born in 1950 and now lives in London and Oxfordshire.

3)Sir Richard Branson is the daredevil of British business, the kind of man who'll risk everything - including his life just to prove a point.

4)Sir Richard Branson is one of Britain's best known entrepreneurs who combines his enthusiasm for running the Virgin group of companies with his love for high-risk, high-adventure world record-breaking attempts.

5)One of Sir Richard Branson is famous for many quotes one of his is I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.



Links
(Note:The links match up with the number of the fact)
1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

2)http://www.virgin.com/aboutvirgin/allaboutvirgin/whosrichardbranson/default.asp

3)http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2000_05_21/story_164.asp

4)http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp

5)http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/richard-branson-quotes.htm

Anonymous said...

5220
Period 5

I am reasherchig Paul Allen.

Paul Allen was born on January 21, 1953 in the U.S.

Heis currently the 6th richest man in the world, worth an estimated $22 million.

He established himself by co-founding the Microsoft corp. with Bill Gates.

He owns the Seattle Seahawks football team and the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team.

He was also the sole investor for Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne commercial Spacecraft.

Links:
www.wikipedia.org
www.paulallen.com
www.time.com
www.thocp.net
www.paulallen.net

Anonymous said...

Student # 6226
Period: 6
Who are you researching? Paul Allen
5 facts you found out about the person
1. He was born on January 21, 1953
2. He established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.
3. He is the sixth richest person in the world, worth an estimated $22 billion, of which $5 billion is in Microsoft stock.
4. In 2004, Allen confirmed that he was the sole investor behind Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft.
5. He is a Washington State University drop out.
5 links where you found your information.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
2. http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
3.http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/LIR1217.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&uniqueId=1217&datatype=Person
4. http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
5. http://www.pgafoundations.com/

Anonymous said...

Student # 6226
Period: 6
Who are you researching? Paul Allen
5 facts you found out about the person
1. He was born on January 21, 1953
2. He established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.
3. He is the sixth richest person in the world, worth an estimated $22 billion, of which $5 billion is in Microsoft stock.
4. In 2004, Allen confirmed that he was the sole investor behind Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft.
5. He is a Washington State University drop out.
5 links where you found your information.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
2. http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
3.http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/LIR1217.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&uniqueId=1217&datatype=Person
4. http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
5. http://www.pgafoundations.com/

Anonymous said...

Student #3204

Period: 3

Who are you researching? Paul Allen

5 facts about Paul Allen
He has a passion for innovation.

Software and hardware designer.

An instinct for applications that help people live, work, play and learn.

Has a net worth $21 billion

AGE 45

In June, 1997, Allen purchased the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise

www.paulallen.com

www.pgafoundations.com
www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/12.html

www.forbes.com

www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm

Anonymous said...

Fifth Period 5223

The person i am researching is:
Paul Allen

1.Paul Allen is the co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation.

2.Paul Allen is the sixth richest man in the world.

3.Paul Allen owns two professional sports teams. The Seattle Seahawks and
the Portland Trail Blazers.
4.Paul Allen was born January 21, 1953.
5.Paul Allen's current net worth is $21 billion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/12.html
http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
http://www.infobaseventures.com/paul-allen.html

Anonymous said...

Student # 6207
Period: 6
The person I’am reaserching is Paul Allen
1. Paul Allen is an entrepreneur who first established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates.
2. He’s an Enthusiastic owner of the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
3. Much of Paul Allen’s philanthropy has been dedicated to health and human services and toward the advancement of science and technology.
4. He was the financial backer of Space Ship One, first to launch private flight into sub orbital space.
5. Bill Gates and Paul Allen, were frinds at Harvard University.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/paul_allen
http://en/wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
http://www.answers.com/paul_allen
http;//www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.html
http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS_1.html

Anonymous said...

Student # 4223

Period: 4

Who are you researching?
Sir Richard Branson

5 facts about your person
1.In 1986, his boat, "Virgin Atlantic Challenger II," crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the fastest recorded time ever.

2.The hot air balloon called the "Virgin Atlantic Flyer" was the first hot air balloon ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

3.In 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Arctic Canada, the furthest distance of 6,700 miles

4.Virgin Atlantic Airways was formed by Branson in 1984

5.In 2000, he started a new airline in Australia - Virgin Blue.


5 links where your found your information
1.http://www.askmen.com/men/december99/6c_richard_branson.html

2.http://www.virgin.com/aboutvirgin/allaboutvirgin/whosrichardbranson/default.asp

3.http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp

4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

5.http://www.thetravelinsider.info/info/virginlettertoqantas.htm

Anonymous said...

Student # 3213
Period: 3
Who are you researching? (write their name)
Sir Richard Branson
5 facts you found out about the person
1. Branson, who was a school dropout, entered into his first successful business venture as a teenager with the magazine Student.
2. Branson is known for flying from Japan to Artic Canada in a hot air balloon and broke other distance records in a hot air balloon.
3. branson owns his own private island
4. He has 3.2 billion dollars
Born on July 18 1950
5 links where you found your information. No duplicates
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9342919
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/richard_branson
http://www.virgin.com/subsites/necker/splash.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires_%282005%29
http://www.virgin.net/money/moneymakers/branson.html

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Anonymous said...

Student# 6227
Period: 6
I am reaching Paul Allen
Five facts
Paul Allen and Gates and a group of other Lakeside students begin programming a BASIC, using a teletype terminal.

Paul Allen is a full service architect.

Born: January 21 1953

Birthplace: Mercer Island, Washington

In 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded Microsoft.

In 1983, Paul Allen left Microsoft after battling Hodgkin's disease.

He attended a private school where he became friends with Bill Gates.

Five links
http://web.utk.edu/~jbraun1/third.html
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm
http://www.bizography.org/biographies/paul-allen.html
http://www.tpaarchitect.com/
http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-allen

Anonymous said...

Student # 6212
Period: 6
Who are you researching? The Ansari’s

5 facts you found out about the person
1.Born 18 July 1950 is an English enterprenuer, best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations.
2. he wanted to make the money off flying passengers through space.
3.On Dec 13, 2005, Branson announced that Virgin Galactic would undertake a joint venture with the New Mexico state government to construct Southwest Reginal, a $225 million facility to be located nearUpam,New Mexico
4.Virgin Galactic gives an Imag of safety, which it will definitely need if it hopes to convince people to pay US$200,000 for a ticket into space.

5.After talks throughout2004, onSep 24,2004 Virgin Galactic signed a deal worth up to US $21 million with Mojave Aerospace Ventures to license theintellectual property behind the Tier One project for purposes of space tourism



5 links where you found your information.
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Branson
2http://www.spacefellowship.com/News/index.php?p=622
3.http://www.spacefellowship.com/News/index.php?p=705
4.http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2005Jan/gee20050204028993.htm
5.http://www.answers.com/topic/virgin-galactic

Anonymous said...

Student #:5225

Period:5

I am researching: Paul Allen

5 facts I found out about him are:

1) Paul Allen himself is worth a cool U.S. $28.6 billion.

2)When Bill Gates teamed up with Paul Allen was when Microsoft was created.

3)Paul Allen is assuming the role as senior strategy adviser.

4)Paul Allen does not only own a yacht he also owns a customed Porsche 959.

5)Paul G. Allen owns and invests in a suite of companies exploring the potential of digital communications.

5 links where I found my information:
1)http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/poor-little-rich-man
2)
http://www.computer-schools.us/Paul-Allen.htm
3)http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2000/sept00/allenhackbornpr.mspx
4)http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/billionaire/06-paul_allen.html
5)
http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=184196

Anonymous said...

3217 period 3
I am researching Paul Allen

facts:
-born Jan. 21st, 1953 in Seattle, Washington

-attended Lake Side School, and befriended Bill Gates

-he owns The Sporting News magazine

-he founded an independent film production company called Vulcan Productions

-in 2004, he confirmed that he was the sole investor behind Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites'SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft

links:
http://www.paulallen.com/default.aspx?flash=true&contentId=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/allen_paul.htm