[Rhodes22-list] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Investments (Poltical)

[Bill Effros]

Dave,

The Ed Kroposki award for insisting on the obsolete meaning of a word is 
yours.

Bill Effros

David Bradley wrote:
> *dis·claim* 
> <javascript:popWin('/cgi-bin/audio.pl?discla01.wav=disclaim')>
> Pronunciation: dis-'klAm
> Function: *verb*
> Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *disclaimer,* from *dis-* 
> + *
> claimer* to claim
> *intransitive verb*
> *1* *:* to make a
> disclaimer<http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/disclaimer>
> *2 a* *obsolete* *:* to disavow all part or share *b* *:* to utter denial
> *transitive verb*
> *1* *:* to renounce a legal claim to
> *2* *: DENY <http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/deny>,
> DISAVOW<http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/disavow>
> * <*disclaim**ed* any knowledge of the contents of the letter>
>
> Never thought I'd have to do that for you, of all people, though I'm
> guessing you'll have a better dictionary.  Ed must be pleased.   -)
>
>
> On 1/10/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>
>> No, no, not disavow; disclaim.
>>
>> This will do.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> David Bradley wrote:
>> > Bill, I'm not sure what you want me to disavow.  I have no legal basis
>> > for
>> > asserting my opinion.  Just a close seat with a decent view.
>> >
>> > I moved to Seattle to go to work for another Bill Gates company (not
>> > Microsoft).  My CEO has been working closely with Bill for about 20
>> > years,
>> > and has been involved in a number of issues with the Foundation given
>> his
>> > legal background.  I've been very impressed with what I've seen and
>> > heard.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> > On 1/9/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Disclaimer, please.
>> >>
>> >> Bill Effros
>> >>
>> >> David Bradley wrote:
>> >> > The work they are doing at the foundation is incredible, and people
>> >> > underestimate how far they have to push the envelope on non-profit
>> >> > governance and organizational capability to manage an 
>> undertaking on
>> >> this
>> >> > scale.  Imagine what this will be in five years...
>> >> >
>> >> > Dave B.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 1/8/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Microsoft bashing seems to be almost a sport nowadays but how many
>> of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> arguments have any real substance.  Yes, I realize that 70% of the
>> >> >> world's
>> >> >> largest websites use Linux, Apache and other open source software,
>> >> >> but, I
>> >> >> still need a Windows PC for many of the applications related to my
>> >> work.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This LA Times article, which has been widely cited in the last day
>> or
>> >> >> so,
>> >> >> examines whether the purchase and use of Microsoft software 
>> products
>> >> are
>> >> >> somehow good for the advancement of public health in poor 
>> countries,
>> >> due
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> the efforts of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,4205044,full.story 
>>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Mike
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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