Bill Gates away half of its value, as detailed in "The Power of Half". Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates, and investor Warren Buffett signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge." The pledge is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth over the course of time to charity. Gates has also provided personal donations to educational institutions. In 1999, Gates donated $20 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the construction of a
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) is a musical comedy album by Bill Cosby. For nine years, Cosby released at least an album a year since 1964. After a three-year hiatus, this was his first comedy album since 1973's "Fat Albert", and he wouldn't return to a full-fledged stand-up album again until "My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do?". This is also his first album on Capitol Records. In this, his sixth musical album release (counting the 1971 instrumental jazz/funk album "Badfoot Brown & the Bunions