From: Jurriaan Bendien (adsl675281@TISCALI.NL)
Date: Sun Oct 15 2006 - 14:00:18 EDT
Oprah and Bono to launch new red iPod October 13, 2006 - 2:23PM Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and humanitarian rocker Bono went on a shopping spree in Chicago to promote a new line of clothing, accessories and gadgets, including a special-edition iPod, that will raise money to fight AIDS in Africa. Dozens of "(Product) Red" items will go on sale in the coming weeks by Gap, Apple Computer, Motorola, Converse and Emporio Armani. Portions of the product sales will go to The Global Fund, an organisation that fights AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (...) "I love the fact that Bono is trying to do something about this problem," Apple's CEO Steve Jobs said in a phone interview. "I've never been to Africa, but you don't have to go there to know there are a lot of people dying of AIDS there. In a small way, this is something we could do about it." (...) "We've moved from the philanthropy budgets to the marketing budgets, and guess what, there's no comparison in size," Bono said. "We now have some of the most creative people in commerce - Steve Jobs, the marketing people at Gap and Motorola - all working for the world's poor. That is so so cool." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/13/1160246308975.html http://www.theglobalfund.org/EN/ Madonna actually did go to Africa, to Malawi "a country of 12 million of the world's poorest people, on her private jet. She's brought with her - according to the barrage of accompanying press reports - an entourage of 10, a fleet of 4WD vehicles, a film crew and $US3 million to start an orphanage and school that aims to feed and educate 1000 children a day." http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/people-who-need-help-any-help/2006/10/15/1160850805425.html Philanthropy Google's Way: Not the Usual By KATIE HAFNER Published: September 14, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 - The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming. But unlike most charities, this one will be for-profit, allowing it to fund start-up companies, form partnerships with venture capitalists and even lobby Congress. It will also pay taxes. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/technology/14google.html?ei=5090&en=56861c8f4ca9b3e7&ex=1315886400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1160767102-E8B7GLX+K7Tv4m5ErDPDCw
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