Bill Gates: a full-time philanthropist
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Founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp.
More than 30 years in charge of Microsoft founder and chairman, 52-year-old Bill Gates on June 27 ended his full-time job at Microsoft, officially passing on the baton and will be threw himself into charity. This means that Microsoft is coming to an end of an era, but the world has meant that more than 58 billion U.S. dollars, a net worth of full-time philanthropist. Currently, Bill Gates has decided to visit this summer, a number of countries, but China has selected the first leg.
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Cleared then has specific charity
All of the assets transferred to the Foundation
June 15, 2006, Bill Gates announced that he will gradually hand over its daily work in order to spend more time on "The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation," are engaged in philanthropy. In order to ensure a smooth and orderly transition, Bill Gates, as to leave a two-year transition period. July 1, 2008, after Bill Gates will give up all the day to day management.
Last week, Bill Gates said in an interview, he would have a total market capitalization of 58 billion U.S. dollars in personal assets transferred in full to the "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" name. Bill and Melinda Gates had planned to leave after the death of three children, multi-million dollar estate to donate the remaining assets. Today, they have no intention of leaving even the legacy. "We have decided not to leave property to their children," Bill Gates said that in the distribution of intestate estates practice "what kids like to say the most important."
Will go to China to take "Agriculture Jing"
Bill Gates said his foundation would be through a number of plans to the expertise of Chinese rice cultivation spread to Africa in order to improve crop yields in Africa and thus solve the food problem of the African people. In addition, the Bill Gates Foundation, will be in China to do something about health programs, including AIDS prevention, smoking and so on. In addition, the Bill Gates Foundation last year has opened a Beijing office to Fight AIDS, the Center has committed to spend an initial 50 million U.S. dollars for the related work.
Make plans for the South Korean president
In addition, Bill Gates, the other one is playing this year, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak consultants. 26, South Korean President a global advisory group was formally established, bringing together the world's 15 Bill Gates and other celebrities for President Lee Myung-bak make plans. "Global Advisory Panel members will a variety of domestic and international affairs, to make recommendations to the Lee Myung-bak, topics include the development prospects of South Korea, emerging industrial development, how to improve the country's influence and respond to climate change," said Cheong Wa Dae.
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Wisdom bold seek fame and wealth
Harvard's greatest dropouts
Bill Gates in October 1955 was born in Seattle, a top 28 family, the father is a well-known local lawyer. Bill Gates's father, William paid great attention to cultivating from childhood he was "luck elsewhere fight" consciousness. Bill Gates to help her home, the father is always giving little rewards, thereby inspire his passion, so he knows how to work the steps leading to happiness. Bill Gates's mother, is also far-sighted. Bill Gates, more than 10 years old, she and several parents, partners to chip in to buy a computer, Bill Gates, immediately fell in love with computers, 13 years old when they design their own procedures for the first one.
In 1973, Bill Gates entered Harvard Law. Originally he should graduate in 1977, but in 1975, Bill Gates made a startling decision: drop-out business! Bill Gates and friend Paul Allen set up a computer company, later the software giant Microsoft Corporation, and the 31-year-old became the youngest ever billionaire by the success of self-reliance.
Mad love racing and table tennis
As the world-famous business elite, Bill Gates, Wei Ren modest, low-key life skills. He spoke politely, see people always smiling. Bill Gates usually frugal life, he did not even own private driver, official travel, he did not fly first class but the economy class.
Bill Gates has been a passionate racing fans. Now in his Seattle garage parked near the mansion filled with all kinds of German cars. In addition, Bill Gates, like table tennis is well known, at the same time, he was also interested in Go.
Created the myth of Bill Gates, the business sector seem to be reluctant to comply with "business" talents were "political" general law, to have lost interest in politics does matter.
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Bill Gates and his three women
Hunters like lady friends
In the life of Bill Gates there are three important women: lady friends Winblad, his wife Melinda, and lover Stephanie.
As a result of the relationship between a scholar taste woman walked into the full life of Bill Gates. This woman is more than Bill Gates, big 9-year-old Ann Winblad. As the two learned professional similar to, but also are engaged in computer software development industry, it is particularly able to talk to. Soon the two were living together. But the short-lived, in 1987, Bill Gates and Winblad officially broke up but still maintain friendship. For Bill Gates, Winblad his hunters. In many personal things, Bill Gates discussed with her beforehand. In 1993, the Bill & Melinda Gates chose to do in life partner. Before that, he has also given Winblad made a phone call to seek her consent.
To the highly intelligent wife,
Melinda was born in the Dallas suburb of a middle-class families. Prior to her marriage to Bill Gates, Melinda has Microsoft made a spectacular performance. She served as a department, a staff of more than 100 employees. Melinda has been an important information feedback to amend the windows of the fatal mistakes to avoid the company's heavy losses, causing the attention of Bill Gates.
Bill Gates and Melinda are workaholics, they both like to work overtime in the office after work. One day, Bill Gates went to Melinda's office, boldly said to her: "Please never lit the lamp for me!" From then on, they became good friends, the office has become their dating place.
Melinda looks flat, tall and normally, but highly intelligent. After her marriage to Bill Gates, Melinda will be starting a full-time wife. Over the years, Bill Gates, she had raised three children, managing the daily work of Bill Gates mansion, but also built a family library. Bill and Melinda Gates's views on many issues have similarly the two men's interest in surprisingly similar.
Let Bill Gates or the risk of Valentine's somersault
In the Bill and Melinda Gates married, Microsoft empire has emerged a Bill Gates look to attract a female employee - Stephanie Hull, Zhou. Stephanie joined Microsoft, he served as marketing manager. She is not only the work of well-organized, but, pleasant appearance. Finally, Bill Gates, the 25-year-old Stephanie offensive. In the first date, Bill Gates would kiss her.
Gradually, Bill Gates, to a deranged obsession with Stephanie's point, he even allowed Stephanie to participate in Microsoft's secret meeting, seen a lot of unknown insider. Time, Bill Gates took her to England to participate in Microsoft's board of directors. At the meeting, senior managers discussed the payment of "reverse bounty" (Microsoft's "bribe" a synonym for) issues.
For the Bill Gates of infatuation, Stephanie felt more and more terror. Finally, she decided to make a clean break with Bill Gates. In the United States Department of Justice began the case against Microsoft monopoly investigation, 1999, Stephanie resolutely to testify in court, Bill Gates, the use of illegal means of competition. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow. Wall Street stock brokers have sold Microsoft, Bill Gates's personal property losses up to 80 billion U.S. dollars.
Bill Gates famous
Life is not fair, you need to adapt to it.
The world does not care about your self-esteem, but requires you to feel good about themselves before they succeed.
Just out of school when you can not earn 60,000 U.S. dollars a month, but will not be which company vice president, also has a car, until you earn all these in the hands of that day.
If you think school teachers is too harsh, then wait for you with the boss and then go back to think about it.
Sell hamburgers, and not compromise your dignity. Your grandparents had a different sell hamburgers right understanding of what they call "opportunity."
Before you were born, your parents are not as they are now boring. They become like this today because these years have been for you to pay bills, give you clothes. Therefore, pairs of parents, chatter before, or first went to sweep your own house bar.
Your school may have no sub-honors and inferior health, but life is not the case. Some schools have no "fail" concept, the school will continue to give you the opportunity to let you progress, but in real life from it.
Out of school after living there are not the same as in school semester hours, no summer vacation, said. Several boss is not happy to help you find self, you have to rely on its own to complete.
Bill Gates predicted that
Auto news filter "night newscasts begin in accordance with your wishes, continued to be the exact time you decide. In addition, the broadcast content can be randomly selected by you."
Status: almost achieved. Now on the Internet rss reader offers text content.
Digital file of "Customer is expected to electronic services with their lawyers, dentists, accountants and other professionals an appointment to meet, exchange of documentation."
Status: Currently, Microsoft is using the company's technology-driven health vault application of digital files.
On-line information sharing, "If you want to buy a refrigerator, you can go to find formal and informal comments that contains an electronic bulletin board."
Status: has been achieved. The Internet has rapidly developed into a collection of a large number of product reviews of "treasure."
Multi-task processing equipment "Even though living in another city, you are lost or stolen the camera can give you hair information, tell you its exact location. Who are in the office, you can also receive home intercom phone, or reply to a message at home. "
Status: Now you use mobile phone messages can be issued picture taken.
