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A Collection of Life and Inspiration

January 10th, 2010

A Collection of Life and Inspiration PhotoWho does not know Alexander von Furstenberg, an international designer as well as businessman? His creation on most of apparels is widely-known in all angles of earth and used by world class celebrities for years. On furniture design, he always comes up with different and unique models and styles, just along with the other things of his other creation. His creation is a fully collection of life and inspiration; always be at first position to the world to see. At stages, showrooms and magazines, his production will never leave without any marks or admires.

His life on business has never been far different from what he lives on his design. He is working at a private investment firm. Arrow Capital Management, LLC, and positioned as Co-Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer. He has been assisting this company in focusing on global public equities. The company also serves the Diller – von Furstenberg family Foundation. In here, Alex also serves as Director and Secretary. Besides being in charges on several positions in those companies and firms, he is positioning himself at some several important roles on some other big companies.

Besides being a designer and businessman, Alex is also known as a philanthropist for several world-wide organizations. He brings the Dillers Foundation to currently involve in several charitable programs which pursuit in education, community reform, environmental advocacy, disease research, childcare, arts and humanities and human rights. Dillers is at the time being is responsible for two significant endowments to New York City park called the High Line which was built on the foundation of a decommissioned high line railway.

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Inspiring Benjamin Franklin

January 10th, 2010

Inspiring Benjamin Franklin Photo

Benjamin Franklin was born in January 17, 1706. He was world-widely known as a historical one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. On other parts of his life, Franklin was also a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier and diplomat.
Being known as a scientist, at his time he was an important figure in the Enlightenment. He was also honored for his history of physics regarding to his discoveries and theories on electricity. He invented the glass ‘armonica’, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, bifocals and a carriage odometer.
In social activities but still related to his work of life, he formed the first public lending library in America and fire department for the first time in Pennsylvania. He was also an early proponent of colonial unity. And as a political activist and writer, he encouraged the idea of an American nation. Further more, being a diplomat, he secured French alliance that helped to make independence of the United States possible during the American Revolution.
Ben then became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia, after his getting married, and became very rich writing and publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Later on, Ben was interested in science and technology, and for his famous experiments, he got international renown. He put himself at an important role in establishing the University of Pennsylvania and later on he was elected the first president of the American Philosophical Society.
Soon, after Ben spearheaded the effort to have Parliament repeal the unpopular Stamp Act, he became a national hero in America. At an accomplished diplomat position, Ben was a major profile in the development of positive Franco-American relations and was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris. Ben was the Postmaster General under the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776 and from 1785 to 1788 was the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Until the end of his life, Ben had recorded abundant achievements and became one of the most prominent abolitionists ever known.

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