Research Approach:
Beacon project aimed to creating a mechanism that brings the Earth and its inhabitants into the Universe, so that that Terrans feel as though they are not just part of the Earth, but as the Universe. They are no longer separated by race, but by planet, or even solar system.

CANDIDATE #1:
Prince Al-Walid bin Talal bin abdul Aziz Al Saud (March 7, 1955)
commonly known as Prince Al-Walid
_member of the Saudi Royal Family, entrepreneur and international investor
_net worth is estimated at $29.5 billion

__CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
_heavily involved in charitable activities across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, donates more than $100 million annually to charity
_much of this expenditure is in the field of educational initiatives to bridge gaps between Western and Islamic communities by funding centers of American studies and research in universities in the Middle East and centers of Islamic studies in American universities
_donated $20 million each to Harvard University and Georgetown University to finance the "Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding"
_donated $10 million to the Weill Medical College of Cornell University to study complex genomic an dcellular systems as they relate to medicine and biology by using mathematical models, physics, and high-speed computing
_donated $20 million to the Louvre Museum, largest gift ever to the world's largest museum

_not part of the ruling executive within the House of Saud and has generally kept out of politics, openly criticized the state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco
_vocal about women's rights and hired the first female airline pilot in Saudi Arabia
_notable pro-American stance, backed up by $10 million financing of American study programmes at the American University in Cairo

__WHY PRINCE AL-WALID?
_high income, philanthropist interested in the bridging of cultural understanding between Islam and other countries
_donated billions to educational institutes, including the fields of sciences and humanities

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CANDIDATE #2:
Oprah Gail Winfry (January 29, 1954)
_Oprah Winfry Show- highest-rated talk show in television history
_book critic, Academy Award-nominated actress, magazine publisher
_ranked the richest African American of the 20th century- the most philanthropic African American of all time, world's only black billionaire for three straight years
-by the mid 1990's, she had reinvented her show with a focus on literature, self-improvement and spirituality
_she often interviews celebrities on issues that directly involve them in some way (cancer, charity work, substance abuse)

__PHILANTHROPY
_1998 , Oprah's Angel Network- a charity aimed at encouraging people around the world to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged otehrs
_behind the scenes, Winfry personally donates more of her own money to charity than any other show-business celebrity in American
_one of America's top 50 most generous philanthropists

__WHY OPRAH WINFRY?
_high income, philanthropist interested in drawing people together, others helping the underprivileged. Perhaps be interested in the idea that we are the Earth as a collective whole.
_has the power to draw corporations to donate money
_known has a mother of many, idea of drawing people together as one family/whole

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CANDIDATE #3:
Texas Instruments (splitting from the Philanthropic interest)
_better known in the electronics industry, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology
_No.3 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide after Intel and Samsun, top supplier of chips for cellular handsets, No. 1 producer of digital signal processors, others include broadband modems, PC peripherals, digital consumer devices, telecommunication infrastructure, Radio Frequency Identification

__WHY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS?
_leader in a range of technology/ industry leader in radio frequency identification technology