nader's lexicon

Abraham Lincoln

1. introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery
2. Born on February 12, 1809
3. April 15, 1865
4. Died on April 15, 1865
5. sixteenth President of the United States
6. American
7. I cannot make it better known than it already is that I strongly favor colonization

Adolf Hitler

leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party

Albert Einstein

best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E = mc2

Caterina Fake

1. best known as the co-founder of Flickr
2. American businesswoman and entrepreneur
3. "Fake" is the real name. It was anglicized from the German, "Feick" in the 1500s
4. won BusinessWeek's Best Leaders Award in 2005

Christoph Chorherr

is an Austrian politician for the Green Party

Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her arguably the most important figure in the history of 20th-century fashion

Da Brat

1. American female rapper
2. born April 14, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois

David Sifry

1. American software entrepreneur and blogosphere icon
2. founding member of Technorati blog search engine

Donovan Bailey

a retired Canadian sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metre race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games

Dr. Atl

a Mexican painter and writer who signed his works "Dr. Atl"

Eminem

rapper, record producer, and actor

Falco

1. austrian pop star whose records went to #1 throughout the world during the 80s
2. worldwide #1 hit was "Rock Me Amadeus" in 1986
3. first hit was "Der Kommissar" in 1982
4. Vienna, Austria
5. February 19, 1957
6. February 6, 1998
7. Musician

Fred Thompson

politician, lawyer, lobbyist and character actor

Gustav Mahler

1. Born on July 7, 1860
2. Died on May 18, 1911
3. Classical Composer
4. Bohemian-Austrian
5. composed primarily symphonies and songs
6. best known as one of the leading orchestral and operatic conductors

Johann Sebastian Bach

1. best known during his lifetime as an organist
2. wrote many works for the harpsichord
3. most productive period between 1708 - 1714

Lindsey Vonn

is an elite member of the U.S. Ski Team's alpine skiing program

Mark Twain

1. American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer
2. wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Lead Author at Read/WriteWeb

Michael Arrington

1. serial entrepreneur and maintainer of the TechCrunch blog
2. makes $ 240,000 per month with advertising alone

Om Malik

executive editor for the technology blog GigaOM

Patrick Head

1. co-founder and Engineering Director of the Williams Formula One team
2. born June 5, 1945

Robert Scoble

1. American blogger, technical evangelist, and author
2. best known for his popular blog Scobleizer
3. co-author of "Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers"
4. We live in a time when most people don't trust big companies
5. Born on January 18, 1965
6. American
7. Born in New Jersey, USA
8. Vice President of Media Development, PodTech.Network Inc
9. joined Microsoft in May 2003
10. joined Podtech.net in 2006

Roger Federer

1. regarded as the best tennis player of his generation
2. ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004
3. named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
4. co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003

Shel Israel

1. co-author (with Robert Scoble) of "Naked Conversations, How blogs are changing the way businesses talk with customers"
2. consultant, blogger and author
3. Blogging is the center of my Global Neighbourhood and it has changed my life
4. Born in 1944
5. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
6. has been consulting technology startups since 1982
7. was involved in the introduction of products like SoundBlaster, PowerPoint, Filemaker, Napster
8. has a bachelor’s degree in journalism

Theodor Roosevelt

1. most famous for his personality: energy, vast range of interests and achievements
2. Born on October 27, 1858
3. American
4. Died on January 6, 1919
5. President
6. born into a wealthy family

Tim O'Reilly

1. is the founder of O'Reilly Media
2. Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform
3. was born in Cork, Ireland
4. graduated from Harvard College in 1975 with a B.A. cum laude in Classics

Walt Disney

1. created famous fictional characters, like Mickey Mouse
2. first full length animated film was Snow White

Warren Buffett

1. investor, businessperson and philanthropist
2. value investing approach
3. one of the wealthiest people in the world
4. committed to give away $30 billion to charity with 83% going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
5. 
   Warren Buffett

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

influential composer of the Classical era

Zac Efron

actor and singer