No matter how much
cash Bill Gates may have, he's still
a computer guy . . .
That means probably
the president of China
will get something like --
Posted on 04/15/2006 7:08:03 AM PDT by Salo
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first lavish dinner of China President Hu Jintao's historic visit to the United States next week will be in a big, secure house in Washington where the host is one of the world's most powerful men.
The White House? No.
It won't be in Washington D.C., but Seattle, Washington, and the April 18 dinner will be held at the $100 million lakeside mansion of Microsoft Corp. founder and the world's richest man, Bill Gates.
The approximately 100-person guest list is a who's who of the U.S. Pacific Northwest power elite, including Starbucks Corp. Chairman Howard Schultz and Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire, said event organizers.
The guests will undergo strict security checks before entering Gates' lodge-style, 66,000 square-foot (6,130 sq meter) home overlooking Lake Washington with a reported seven bedrooms, six kitchens, 24 bathrooms, a domed library, a reception hall and an artificial estuary stocked with salmon and trout.
Gates and Gregoire are expected to introduce and welcome Hu, who will then offer a toast in front of the gathering.
The guests will be served a three-course dinner, starting with a smoked guinea fowl salad, a choice of either beef filet with Walla Walla onions or Alaskan halibut and spot prawns before a dessert of rhubarb brown butter almond cake, the event organizers said.
Like any good dinner guest, President Hu will not come empty handed. The Chinese government issued a decree two weeks ago that all PCs will need to have a licensed operating system software installed before leaving the factory gates in an effort to crack down on piracy.
As a result, three Chinese PC manufacturers announced plans to buy a total of over $400 million worth of Microsoft Windows operating system software over the next three years and Lenovo Group Ltd., China's largest PC maker, is expected to announce a similar deal on Monday, organizers said.
Pings.
No matter how much
cash Bill Gates may have, he's still
a computer guy . . .
That means probably
the president of China
will get something like --
I'd prefer that to the actual menu being served.
Looks like Gates will be figuring out his net worth in Yen.
China President Hu Jintao... Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire...
Wow, 2 unelected Communist dictators in one room, together ! Makes ya feel all warm 'n fuzzy inside.
Welcome to the New World Order...try it on for size..."You might like the fit"
ummmmm sounds good....
Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. milk
1 1/2 c. finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
1/2 c. sugar
Topping:
1/3 c. sugar
1 Tbls. butter, melted
1/4 c. sliced almondsProcedure:
Beat brown sugar, oil, egg & vanilla until smooth. Combine flour salt & baking soda; add to sugar mixture alternatly with milk. Beat until smooth. Stir in Rhubarb & almonds. Pour into 2 greased 9-inch round cake pans. For topping, combine sugar & butter; stir in almonds. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or test done.
So Bill Gates is not only the Anti-Christ (or so I have heard), but is also in bed with the Chi-Coms....
Any further discussion as to why I hate Microsoft needed????
Yuan. Yen is Japanese.
He who has the gold (and Microsoft windows) rules!
Power and money rules the world.
Now if we could just get Gates to pronounce all welfare benefits gone ;)
In other words, Hu gets treated like royalty and probably under the table cash, in return MS gets another $400 million a year in revenue.
Chinese leaders are communists but they don't stay around forever.
The last leader was there for less than a decade so I think you are overestimating the power of one leader.
So our lack of Monoploly enforcement and lack of boarder enforcement has led to a new state for the peoples republic. This on the otherhand is good business for the chinese. Once they get the technology and manufacturing infrastructure they will be able to make their own, just like North Korea. At the same time, the consumer and tax payers are being repressed by the laws the government will enforce.
P.S. don't take it too hard. Just look at the other companies in the consortium and who they represent. I'm sure they can find ways to outsource Americans when they will work for a cheap wage.
mark for later read
I didn't know rhubarb was on the Menu List of the Rich and famous....I use to eat rhubarb pie in dirt poor Kansas, cause it was cheap to make....
I would think that Bill Gates and his guest list would make for a far more interesting evening that George Bush and his guest list.
And put me down for the fillet.
I wish I could remember all the "Linux is communist" freepers and ping them to this thread.
Yum, I just printed it out for Easter brunch. thanks.
RMB. Ren Min Bi. Or "The People's Money." Ironically,as with any commie bastards,mean that the people actually DONT get to own their money.
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