Smart People: Wyclef Jean Biography

Musician. Born Nel Ust Wyclef Jean sometime around October 17, 1972, in the small town of Croix-des-Bouquets, just outside of Port-au-Prince Haiti. Jean's real birth date is unknown, due in part to Haiti's confusing record-keeping system and conflicting U.S. immigration records. Jean was one of four children three sons and a daughter born to pastor Gesner Jean and his wife.

Smart People: Dikembe Mutombo Biography

Dikembe Mutombo Biography

Born in the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mutombo is the seventh of ten children born to Samuel and the late Biamba Marie Mutombo. He arrived in the United States in 1987 on an academic scholarship to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. As a pre-med major, his dream was to become a medical doctor and return to the Congo to practice medicine.

In his second year at Georgetown, Coach John Thompson invited the 7'2" Mutombo to try out for the university's renowned basketball team. After joining the team, Mutombo re-directed his academic ambitions and graduated from Georgetown with dual degrees in Linguistics and Diplomacy. Mutombo is fluent in nine languages, including five African languages.

Smart People: Robert Dudley Biography (BP CEO)

From 2003 to 2008, Robert Dudley or Bob Dudley served as the president and chief executive officer of TNK-BP in Moscow after more than five years. He served in the role from the time of the formation of the company in 2003.

Smart People: Jean Gregoire Sagbo Is Russia First Black Politician Elected

People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare – an honest politician. Sagbo last month became the first black to be elected to office in Russia.

Smart People: Desmond Tutu Biography

South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Tutu was born (Oct. 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, S.Af.)  of Xhosa and Tswana parents and was educated in South African mission schools at which his father taught. Though he wanted a medical career, Tutu was unable to afford training and instead became a schoolteacher in 1955.

Finest Entrepreneurship: Homeless Man Breaks Into Pub Sells Drinks

A homeless man allegedly broke into a California bar and served drinks to unsuspecting patrons all weekend -- before police came calling. The bar, called the Valencia Club, had gone out of business for some time and its liquor license had expired, police said this week.

Kevin Macdonald To Direct 'Life In A Day' Movie For Google YouTube

YouTube, owned by Google, is organising the creation of Life In A Day, a project that plans to document ordinary people's daily lives on July 24 with user-submitted videos from around the world. Macdonald, who directed The Last King Of Scotland and State Of Play, will be the director and will edit a feature-length documentary from the submitted material. Scott, who worked on films including Gladiator and Robin Hood, will be the producer.

In The End, Hamas Haniya Defeats Obama, Netanyahu, Abbas, Mubarak, Europe Leaders

Israel's announcement that it will end its prohibition on a wide variety of civilian goods entering Gaza marks the collapse of the Israeli strategy to topple the territory's Hamas rulers through "economic warfare." The Islamists who rule the tiny coastal strip will count the announcement as a victory simply because they survived the siege. So will Turkey, which backed the activist flotilla whose challenge to the siege ended in bloodshed - and set off the diplomatic firestorm that precipitated Israel's about-face.

Manute Bol NBA Basketball Star, Humanitarian Dies: Smart People

Manute Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition, Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail.

Smart People: Ozzy Osbourne Biography

Musician. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, in Birmingham, England. Osbourne is best known as the lead singer of the tremendously popular hard-rock ensemble Black Sabbath. With Sabbath, Osbourne laid both the musical and aesthetic groundwork for the heavy-metal movement in modern rock and roll.

Tips On How To Get Job After Long Time Of Unemployment

First, stop blaming yourself
Employers are still, by and large, sitting on the sidelines. A survey of small business owners found only 18.4 percent believed the recovery would continue into 2011. “Somewhere between 80 and 90 percent saw no benefit from the stimulus bill,” says Al Angrisani, founder of Angrisani Turnarounds, which has published the monthly survey over the past six months.

Smart People: Natalie Imbruglia Biography

Natalie Imbruglia's meteoric rise to fame has taken the music industry and the world by surprise. However, it is probably not a surprise to those who knew her in her early days. She was born on February 4 1975, in a small town two hours from Sydney, Australia.

Smart People: Diane Abbott Biography

Born September 27, 1953, London, England, a British politician, the first woman of African descent elected to the House of Commons. Abbott's parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. She was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Girls and received a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in 1973. Abbott worked as a civil servant in the Home Office (1976–80) and then as a television reporter (1980–84).

Bill Gates Gives Haiti $10 Million For Mobile Banking

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has created a $10m (£7m) fund for mobile banking services in the country. Mobile banking is exploding in the developing world, encouraging saving and helping people out of poverty. The Foundation hopes millions will take up the service in Haiti.

World Biggest Burger Winners Are Joe, Iman El-Ajouz: Guinness World Record

The monster burger cooked up by Sydney cafe owners, Joe and Iman El-Ajouz, weighed in at 90 kg in total, eclipsing the previous record of 84 kg, set in Michigan in the United States.

Smart People: Simon Cowell, Ant and Dec Win BAFTA TV Awards

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here presenters Ant and Dec have won their first TV Bafta for entertainment performance of the year. After being nominated five times in previous years, the pair finally collected the prestigious accolade at a ceremony held at London's Palladium Theatre.