Tuesday, April 26, 2005
When in Seattle, Bono Bunks with Bill Gates
SEATTLE (Reuters) - When U2's lead singer came to Seattle over the weekend for a concert, there was only one logical place to stay -- the home of Bill Gates, who shares Bono's passion for Third World development and relief efforts.
"I was one of 20,000 screaming fans," Microsoft Corp.'s co-founder Gates told Reuters. Gates, the world's richest man, said he got to know Bono through his work with his philanthropy.
Gates said that Irish rocker Bono was staying with him and that the two hung out together after the concert in Seattle.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of $28 billion, is the world's biggest charitable organization and aims to improve the health of people in the developing world.
"We're big believers that more needs to be done in developing countries," Gates said. "Let me tell you, Bono has had a huge impact."
Bono is a vocal advocate of Third World debt relief and Gates' foundation has given out more than $4 billion for global health since its inception to fight diseases such as AIDS and malaria.
Asked if their friendship would entice him to buy one of Microsoft rival Apple Computer Inc.'s black-and-red U2 edition iPods, Gates said: "Absolutely not."
(Taken from yahoo.com)
"I was one of 20,000 screaming fans," Microsoft Corp.'s co-founder Gates told Reuters. Gates, the world's richest man, said he got to know Bono through his work with his philanthropy.
Gates said that Irish rocker Bono was staying with him and that the two hung out together after the concert in Seattle.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of $28 billion, is the world's biggest charitable organization and aims to improve the health of people in the developing world.
"We're big believers that more needs to be done in developing countries," Gates said. "Let me tell you, Bono has had a huge impact."
Bono is a vocal advocate of Third World debt relief and Gates' foundation has given out more than $4 billion for global health since its inception to fight diseases such as AIDS and malaria.
Asked if their friendship would entice him to buy one of Microsoft rival Apple Computer Inc.'s black-and-red U2 edition iPods, Gates said: "Absolutely not."
(Taken from yahoo.com)
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Well, I think that what Bono and Gates are doing is something very good for the third world... And I believe that a lot of people have conditions to help too but the don't want to "lose" their money with the third world...
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: April 27, 2005
: April 27, 2005
I´m really surprised about this. It was funny because last week I thought what Bill Gates could be doing with so much money. And here is the answer, helping people. This is great!
There are people that don´t have much money however, help people in different ways. If each one helped a little bit, every thing would be better. I have just realised that
I have to start doing something.
There are people that don´t have much money however, help people in different ways. If each one helped a little bit, every thing would be better. I have just realised that
I have to start doing something.
# posted by : April 27, 2005
: April 27, 2005
I´m really surprised about this. It was funny because last week I thought what Bill Gates could be doing with so much money. And here is the answer, helping people. This is great!
There are people that don´t have much money however, help people in different ways. If each one helped a little bit, every thing would be better. I have just realised that
I have to start doing something.
There are people that don´t have much money however, help people in different ways. If each one helped a little bit, every thing would be better. I have just realised that
I have to start doing something.
# posted by : April 27, 2005
: April 27, 2005
I knew that the vocalist from U2 tries to help the developing countries population even showing their problems to the most important liders of the world, but I didn´t know Bill Gates had a charity organization and that it works to solve some health problems as Aids,a pandemy, and Malaria.
It´s good to see that two people with so many money as they have worry about the people without anything.
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It´s good to see that two people with so many money as they have worry about the people without anything.
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