On August 15th, 2014 Melinda Gates nominated Stephen Colbert, Katie Couric, Yuri Milner and Phoebe Gates to accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Naturally, our fearless leader accepted the challenge!
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When I was a high-school student in Dallas, my math teacher Mrs. Bauer went to a conference and saw a demonstration of one of the first personal computers. She thought, These are going to be big. She enrolled in a night class in computer science so she could teach us how to use computers, even though she had to pay the tuition herself. Her dedication to bringing innovation into our classroom changed my life and launched a career I could never have imagined. How many of us had a teacher like Mrs. Bauer? Wouldn’t it be great if we had a way to support the amazing educators who work so hard to expose their students to the world around them?
Well, we do, through DonorsChoose.org, which makes it easy to help teachers bring their ideas to life. DonorsChoose.org provides a simple way for people who want to lend a hand to help teachers meet their classroom needs.
Teaching is a very demanding job, and it’s even tougher if teachers don’t have a way to get the resources their students need. From kindergarten to high school, many public-school teachers routinely use their own money to buy materials for their classrooms, including basic items like pencils and books. If schools can’t provide more expensive supplies, such as those for a chemistry lab, students have to go without and their learning suffers.
Through DonorsChoose.org, anyone can be connected to a specific teacher in a specific school with a specific idea about a project for students. You can support teachers in your child’s school, in your community, or anywhere in the country. You can choose projects in particular subjects you find interesting, from math and science to the humanities.
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EPISODE NUMBER: 8119 (June 27, 2012)
GUESTS: Melinda Gates
SEGMENTS: Mitt Romney’s Victory Retreat & Democrats’ Convention Deficit | National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management | Blood in the Water – Mike Turzai’s Voter ID Remarks | Kraft’s Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo | Sign Off – Oreo Cookie Plate
SUIT REPORT: dark grey suit jacket | white dress shirt | red and black striped tie
VIDEOS: June 28, 2012
New word of the day: Homosnaxuals. (food with a gay agenda)
To start, Stephen wants to cuddle in your lap and stroke your hair, to which I say, PLEASE!
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Hello, Hubsters!
And the question for this week is: will Stephen gain control of the Swedish Twitter feed? COME ON, Sweden–take a chance on him! And be warned that if you don’t let him, he’ll take his nation elsewhere and the number of people following you will simply plunge. So consider your decision very carefully.
Last week I wondered whether Stephen and staff could keep up the pace and the amazing quality of his recent shows. The answer appears to be, yes he can. Every episode has been brilliant. And Stephen becoming an infant AND singing and dancing to ABBA all in one evening? What a joy. He’s simply such a fine physical comedian, and I don’t think that gets commented on enough because….well, he’s a genius wordsmith (with help from writers).
Now to this week’s guests. Three out of the four are writers–sports reporter, novelist, and screenwriter. That may be a first, though I’m not sure. Thoughts on that, anyone? Continue reading
EPISODE NUMBER: 7122 (September 27, 2011)
GUESTS: Melinda Gates
SEGMENTS: Stephen and Melinda Gates Foundation | Rick Parry’s Debate Gaffe & Arizona’s Primary Date | Sport Report – NASCAR’s Green Initiatives & NFL Pat Downs
SUIT REPORT: Gray Suit | Pale blue shirt | Navy / light blue Striped Tie
VIDEOS: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
As of this writing, the Stephen and Melinda Gates Foundation has raised $28,180 of the Gates’ riches for the children at www.donorschoose.org, Stephen’s charity. Be sure to stephenandmelindagatesfoundation.org, and upload your face-it’s that easy!
Image courtesy of stephenandmelindagatesfoundation.org
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Melinda Gates
On August 15th, 2014 Melinda Gates nominated Stephen Colbert, Katie Couric, Yuri Milner and Phoebe Gates to accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Naturally, our fearless leader accepted the challenge!
EPISODE NUMBER: 8119 (June 27, 2012)
GUESTS: Melinda Gates
SEGMENTS: Mitt Romney’s Victory Retreat & Democrats’ Convention Deficit | National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management | Blood in the Water – Mike Turzai’s Voter ID Remarks | Kraft’s Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo | Sign Off – Oreo Cookie Plate
SUIT REPORT: dark grey suit jacket | white dress shirt | red and black striped tie
VIDEOS: June 28, 2012
New word of the day: Homosnaxuals. (food with a gay agenda)
To start, Stephen wants to cuddle in your lap and stroke your hair, to which I say, PLEASE!
Continue reading
Hello, Hubsters!
And the question for this week is: will Stephen gain control of the Swedish Twitter feed? COME ON, Sweden–take a chance on him! And be warned that if you don’t let him, he’ll take his nation elsewhere and the number of people following you will simply plunge. So consider your decision very carefully.
Last week I wondered whether Stephen and staff could keep up the pace and the amazing quality of his recent shows. The answer appears to be, yes he can. Every episode has been brilliant. And Stephen becoming an infant AND singing and dancing to ABBA all in one evening? What a joy. He’s simply such a fine physical comedian, and I don’t think that gets commented on enough because….well, he’s a genius wordsmith (with help from writers).
Now to this week’s guests. Three out of the four are writers–sports reporter, novelist, and screenwriter. That may be a first, though I’m not sure. Thoughts on that, anyone? Continue reading
EPISODE NUMBER: 7122 (September 27, 2011)
GUESTS: Melinda Gates
SEGMENTS: Stephen and Melinda Gates Foundation | Rick Parry’s Debate Gaffe & Arizona’s Primary Date | Sport Report – NASCAR’s Green Initiatives & NFL Pat Downs
SUIT REPORT: Gray Suit | Pale blue shirt | Navy / light blue Striped Tie
VIDEOS: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
As of this writing, the Stephen and Melinda Gates Foundation has raised $28,180 of the Gates’ riches for the children at www.donorschoose.org, Stephen’s charity. Be sure to stephenandmelindagatesfoundation.org, and upload your face-it’s that easy!
Image courtesy of stephenandmelindagatesfoundation.org
Continue reading