After nearly 50 years of employment, librarian leaves $4 million to university after death

For nearly 50 years, Robert Morin worked quietly at the library of the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

He passed away a little over a year ago at the age of 77, and to the surprise of many, Morin left a small fortune to his employer and alma mater - $4 million to be exact. 

SEE ALSO: New York Public Library puts 300,000 titles online with new e-book app

He amassed the wealth by steadily working as a cataloguer at UNH's Dimond Library starting in the 1960s, according to the Union Leader. When he wasn't working, Morin had a passion for reading and watching films. By never going out, driving an old car and eating frozen dinners, he was able to save millions.  Read more...

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Musk Promises Major Upgrade In Tesla Autopilot's Ability To 'See'

Tesla's brash CEO touts imminent enhancements to its semi-automated driving feature on the same day the company confirms plan to raise funds by year end

Microsoft: No Single Organization Can Close Skills Gap

Microsoft reported doing over $1 billion of corporate giving, mostly in-kind, for fiscal year 2015. The software giant is making giving a more integral part of its strategy, as I explored here. One current initiative is a drive to encourage more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, a three-year, $75 million program called YouthSpark.

'Sausage Party' was much smarter than we expected

CineFix's Ti and Clint had a few drinks and attended a Sausage Party - no really, they went to an advance screening of the new movie, Sausage Party. 

Is the raunchy animated adventure really stupid? Or is it a stupid good time? Here's what they have to say.  Read more...

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Study: Lesbian, gay and bisexual students face harrowing violence at school

Despite historic gains in visibility and equality for lesbian and gay people, youth who do not identify as straight continue to face high levels of violence, bullying and sexual assault, according to a new study. 

The findings provide an unprecedented look at the torment some lesbian, gay and bisexual youth experience compared to their straight peers. The study also marks the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked students about their sexual identity in its regular survey of high school students. 

SEE ALSO: Giving young people a chance to grow up without online shame Read more...

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Star Wars actor behind R2-D2, Kenny Baker, dead at 81

Kenny Baker, the original actor behind the iconic R2-D2 character in Star Wars has died at the age of 81. 

SEE ALSO: The first full 'Rogue One' trailer: What it all means

Standing 3-feet 8-inches tall, the British actor is mostly unknown to casual movie fans, but hardcore Star Wars fans are very familiar with Baker's work. 

In addition to playing the droid in the first three Star Wars films in the '70s and '80s, Baker worked on the prequels that relaunched the franchise between 1999 to 2005. 

Kenny Baker with R2-D2 in London in 2010.

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"He was very ill for the last few years, so we had been expecting it," Baker's niece, Abigail Shield, told the Guardian. "He had been looked after by one of his nephews, who found him on Saturday morning." Read more...

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A Female Entrepreneur Rises From Defeat

Funlayo Alabi's venture, Shea Radiance, suffered a huge setback a few years ago. But purpose and passion gave her the strength to weather the storm.

Bangkok tech summit draws thousands, signals Thailand's growing tech ecosystem

Three thousand entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts descended on Bangkok this weekend for a meeting of the minds at the Techsauce Summit. Hosted by Techsauce Media, the conference is designed to spur innovation and investment in the Land of Smiles.

Justin Bieber -- Wakeboarding ... But Just Briefly

Justin Bieber has no shame in the wakeboarding game ... stripping down to his Calvins in the Miami sun.  The Biebs jumped off a yacht he and some buddies rented for some soft-core water sports.  That's how he rides.

Aziz Ansari slams Trump in op-ed: 'It makes me afraid for my family'

Writer, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari has never shied away from uncomfortable truths.

He has drawn attention to the under-representation of Asian actors in Hollywood and called out sexism in his HBO show, Master of None.

SEE ALSO: Donald Trump hails Brexit as a 'great thing'

In a moving opinion piece published Friday in the New York Times, Ansari added Donald Trump to his list of targets. In particular, he shared his fears about what many Americans may face, especially those like his Muslim parents, in a country led by Trump.

"Today, with the presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and others like him spewing hate speech, prejudice is reaching new levels," he wrote. "It's visceral, and scary, and it affects how people live, work and pray." Read more...

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Amazon will 'probably' open more bookstores

RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, California - Like the forester planting trees in a decimated timberland, Amazon is now seriously considering expanding its brick and mortar bookstore experiment.

During a lengthy chat with The Verge's Walt Mossberg at the annual Code Conference on Tuesday night, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos explained that in addition to the bookstore they opened in Seattle, Washington, last year and the one they have announced for San Diego, the company "will probably open some more."

The irony of this decision is not lost on Bezos, who joked that some had suggested they call the shops "Amazon Irony Books." Read more...

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A Little Secret Labor Advocates Won't Tell About "Living Minimum Wage"

Labor advocates will tell you many things about the merits of a living minimum wage. But they won't tell you a little kept secret: how Big Labor and Big government inflate the cost of living.  In pressing their case for a $15 minimum hourly wage, labor advocates begin with calculation of

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Harrison Ford -- Phony Arrest Planted in Police Records

Harrison Ford has been fingered for a crime he didn't commit, and cops are trying to find out who set him up ... TMZ has learned. According to the Huntington Beach PD Arrest Log -- a 73-year-old Harrison Ford was arrested Thursday at noon for…

The latest Australian horror flick is a bloody scare campaign

You might have had a giggle at a prank on the Internet recently — but just what happens when these stunts take a step too far?

This is the concept of Scare Campaign, by Australian filmmakers Cameron and Colin Cairnes. It follows their feature film debut, 100 Bloody Acres in 2012, which has the dubious honour of being one of the most illegally downloaded movies in Australia at the time.

SEE ALSO: '10 Cloverfield Lane' finds nail-biting horror in an apocalyptic safe haven

Scare Campaign is set around a prank TV show, which is desperate for ratings in the face of a new edgy web series that is making them look old-fashioned. It's up to the producers to up the ante, and they've come up with an elaborate stunt that will shock. Only this time, they've gone too far. Read more...

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CFOs vs the World

An amazing set of stats from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s latest weekly flows report. Everyone is a net seller except for CFOs doing buybacks for yet another week. How much longer can present trends persist?
Does anything matter anymore? No. Nothing matters. It’s 2016, say / do whatever you want.
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Last week, during which the S&P 500 climbed 1.1% back above 2000, BofAML clients were net sellers...

Porn star James Deen's company fined $78,000 after condom violation

A California adult film production company owned by porn star James Deen has been slapped with nearly $78,000 in proposed fines for numerous health and safety violations — including not requiring performers to use condoms

Cal/OSHA began investigating James Deen Productions, also known as Third Rock Enterprises, following a complaint last December. Upon visiting one of the company's Los Angeles film shoots in January, the state agency found that performers were not required to wear condoms as mandated by Los Angeles County law, the Department of Industrial Relations said in a statement Wednesday Read more...

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'Batman vs. Superman' is partnering with Turkish Airlines, to everyone's surprise

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...a Turkish Airlines product placement.

Warner Bros.' upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is taking flight through a promotional campaign with Turkish Airlines that includes a specially themed Boeing 777 outfitted with superhero imagery and a commercial starring Jesse Eisenberg and Ben Affleck.

SEE ALSO: Boneheaded Oscars tweet from a beauty brand mistakes Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah

The partnership was first launched last month but many viewers were first exposed to it when the commercial aired during the Oscars red carpet show on Sunday.

According to the airline, the promotion was born from a pivotal action scene in the movie that takes place on board a Turkish Airlines plane. Read more...

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Content Engagement Strategies To Market To The $3.4 Trillion Multicultural Segment

Two of the U.S.’s largest and fastest growing groups are millennials (see article here) and multiculturals. While much has been written about millennials (see example here), little has been written about the rapidly growing multicultural segment of the U.S. To better understand this segment of the population, I turned to James Briggs, CEO of Briabe Mobile, who discusses the best strategies for targeting this highly influential group by providing insights into multicultural content engagement trends that convert into brand loyalty.

Sweet kangaroo recovering after a wildfire is equal parts sad and adorable

Nothing can keep this little guy down.

A wildfire started by lightning destroyed more than 160 properties and caused at least two deaths in Waroona, in south western Australia, on Jan. 7. Many animals in the area were deeply affected by the event, including this joey, who was rescued by a local animal clinic.

See also: Affectionate kangaroo will hug your hands like she's a tiny person

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Nurse Frosina of the Waroona Veterinary Clinic posted a picture of the little kangaroo with his bandaged paws, feet and tail on Facebook — which instantly tugged at the heartstrings of wildlife lovers near and far. Read more...

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More than 1,000 people are searching for a Tennessee toddler lost in the woods

A rural Tennessee community has rallied together to help find a 2-year-old boy missing for more than a day, with hundreds of volunteers combing the woods where he disappeared late into the night Friday

In the time since the toddler, Noah Chamberlin, disappeared around 1:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon, about 1,000 volunteers and law enforcement members have aided search efforts in the 600-acre wooded area near Pinson, an unincorporated community in western Tennessee.

Noah was reported missing in the woods near his grandparents' house after wandering away from his 4-year-old sister and grandmother, who sat down to talk and lost sight of the boy, authorities said. There is no suspicion of foul play in the toddler's disappearance, nor has any evidence of Noah's presence been found in the woods, The Jackson Sun reported Read more...

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New Loan Program Helps Refugees Start Businesses

Refugees have even more difficulties than American entrepreneurs in starting businesses, so it's great to see a new program from the International Rescue Committee to finance their efforts.

Journalists cry foul: El Chapo granted power to edit Sean Penn's profile

Sean Penn's profile of notorious drug kingpin El Chapo was skewered by journalists almost immediately after it published online Saturday evening because Rolling Stone made a deal with the recaptured convict to seek his approval before publication.

Giving subjects that power is frowned upon in the journalism world due to ethical implications. If the subject of a story has the control, that could lead to censorship and the transformation of a journalistic piece into propaganda. The sheer possibility of that mutation, even if doesn't occur, could find a publication with egg on its face. In this case, Rolling Stone notes that El Chapo did not make any changes after reading the story before it published, but that didn't stop critics from chomping at the bit Read more...

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10 Top Keynote Speakers Tell How Presenting Advances Their PR Success

"If I had known that speaking could open so many doors I would have gotten into the business earlier." - Ruben Gonzalez, "The Olympian Speaker."