Hilarious spoof on Gates Foundation's international efforts.

Quoted: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tankers carrying millions of vials of the AIDS virus departed for Africa today as part of an effort to stop the charitable organization's onslaught of relief.

how the givaway of Buffett's fortune to the Gates Foundation wil work.

Quoted: Warren Buffett holds only Berkshire Hathaway A stock (474,998 shares), but his gifts are to be made in Berkshire B stock, into which each A share is convertible at a ratio of 30 to 1. He will convert A shares to obtain the B shares he needs for his gifts.

Interesting that so many articles have so many different numbers for how much Buffett is giving Gates Foundation. the BBC story quotes it at 39 bn, but this story values the whole portfolio to be given at 37 billion, with the Gates Foundation only getting 85% of it (the rest being divided amongst four Buffett family charities). The number we've repeatedly been told is about $30 Billion. This article explains why the value is so hard to guess, because it's tied to future stock prices.

Quoted: We were sitting in a Manhattan living room on a spring afternoon, and Warren Buffett had a Cherry Coke in his hand as usual. But this unremarkable scene was about to take a surprising turn.

Wow. Huge news, especially for those of us at the Gates Foundation!

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This is an interesting article on criticizm to the approach the Gates Foundation is taking in the field of global health, and reaction to the latest annual report. I would say the criticizm is fair, and they are known issues inside and are being worked on already. But it's good to see someone addressing issues of health and development strategy instead of focusing on the money.

Quoted: Foundation gives rise to criticism

The Gates Foundation 2005 Annual report was just released. Pretty interesting stuff.

Quoted: In 2005, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helped our partners improve the lives of people around the world. Learn about what our partners accomplished, from fighting diseases in Africa and redesigning high schools in the United States to wiring libraries in Mexico and matching at-risk girls with mentors in Seattle.