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(CNN) -- Here's a look at how some people are spending their lives after work. "Life After Work" airs Thursdays on "Paula Zahn Now" between 8 and 9 p.m. ET. Lottery winner sets sights on $1 billionBrad Duke won many millions in Powerball money. The former gym owner now has a lofty financial goal. Seeking America's next EdisonFormer Microsoft chief technology pfficer Nathan Myhrvold is supporting the inventors of tomorrow. Helping others take controlMonica Knoll test-piloted her own cancer program. Big Mo is for the little peopleFormer baseball star Mo Vaughn is a developer who fixes up low-income neighborhoods Voice of experienceFormer actress Carol Harris-Mannes helps other older actresses in Hollywood. Revitalizing neighborhoodsFormer Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin helps a non-profit group fund projects to rebuild poor neighborhoods. Pearl remembers his son through foundationJudea Pearl delivers hope through an organization that honors the memory of his slain son, journalist Daniel Pearl. Tennis star become Sister AndreaFormer No. 2 player in world Andrea Jaeger works with cancer patients. Better assisted living centersConchy Bretos is fighting to make sure that aging men and women are taken care of. Prosecutor turned authorNow a best-selling author, Linda Fairstein once led of the sex crime unit of the New York district attorney's office. Creating opportunityJudy Lorimer, who once taught school in a Boston suburb, now raises money to help schoolchildren in Mali. She travels there once or twice a year. Breaking the glass ceilingFormer Goldman Sachs money manager Janet Hanson has created a "good old boys" network for women. Seeds of HopeJoe Vargas, an aerospace retiree, plants trees with the Los Angeles-based "Tree People" group. Still in the GameOnce the president of a wholesale baking company, Harold Rosenthal now umpires high school baseball games. Step by StepAfter a 30-year career in banking, John Nolan is walking across the country to help promote physical fitness. Stretching into your golden yearsMarika and Howard Stone wrote a book and run a Web site. Marika also teaches yoga. Taking a shot at a new careerGil and Vicki Ash own and teach shooting at the Optimum Shotgun Performance School in Houston, Texas. Let the camera be your guideCarlene Reinhart travels the globe in search of memorable images. Teaching others to learnRichard Shore walks over a mile each morning to reach the school where he volunteers. Former mayor, now a mentorWilson Goode Sr., a two-term mayor of Philadelphia, now helps children with incarcerated parents. A good drive in lifeRobert Chambers helps people with low incomes buy cars. The Witness ProjectA cancer survivor and former librarian, Charlie Stayton now heads a program to educate woman on cancer. Life after prisonMartha Rollins is dedicated to helping former inmates obtain jobs. On being a potterFormer magazine editor Richard Busch now works as a potter. Act II of lifeMurray Robitaille and his wife, Laura, run a dinner theater at a restaurant in southern California. Flying with kids keeps pilot youngTom Reid is a pilot who shares the joy of flying with young children. On a mission to servePeter Le Beau is a military retiree who is still working to serve his country. Cowboy poetBud Strom retired from the military to herd cattle and write poetry. ![]() Brad Duke wants to grow his lottery winnings into a much larger fortune. |