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Inside Bill Gates’ sensational $ 30,000-a-night Vietnam getaway

Inside Bill Gates’ sensational $ 30,000-a-night Vietnam getaway

When Bill Gates, one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures, chooses a getaway destination, you can expect nothing less than extraordinary. This time, his selection was the serene and luxurious InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, nestled in Vietnam’s scenic Son Tra Nature Reserve.  This exclusive retreat is where Bill and his girlfriend Paula Hurd indulged in a staggering $30,000 per night experience, demonstrating that his taste for the finer things in life certainly extends to his leisure activities. © Darrin JamesBill Gates exclusive villas at The Intercontinental Danang The location Located about 30 minutes up a winding hill from the bustling streets of Da Nang, the InterContinental Danang is more than just a hotel; it’s a veritable palace of modern luxury infused with traditional Vietnamese elements.  Designed by the acclaimed American architect Bill Bensley, the resort is a masterpiece that blends seamlessly into the lush greenery of the surrounding tropical forest, descending gracefully to a secluded, palm-fringed golden beach. Unlike the more tourist-heavy Hoi An, its proximity ensures tranquility, with fewer visitors and …

HUMANIST EDGE | Florida’s Chaplain Bill Throws Gates Wide Open

HUMANIST EDGE | Florida’s Chaplain Bill Throws Gates Wide Open

Bills allowing chaplains in public schools, like the one described in this article, have now been proposed in at least thirteen states across the country. Florida is the most recent of several states which have passed legislation allowing for chaplains in public schools to replace licensed counselors. Proponents have touted it as an opportunity to approach the challenges children are facing with new tools to support overwhelmed teachers and counselors. Detractors point to the disintegration of the wall between church and state and of the concealed motives of religious groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ and other children who belong to minority religions or no religion at all. Texas’ school chaplain law, which the Florida bill is modeled after, is instructive. The National School Chaplain Association (NSCA) worked hand in glove with SB763’s champion, Rep. Cole Hefner, to craft that law. The Association’s founder, Rocky Mallory, spoke in favor of it during debates. But the NSCA is a subsidiary of Mission Generation inc., an evangelical Christian missionary organization founded by the same Rocky Mallory. Mallory rigged …

Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch

Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch

The Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, also known as “the Oscars of Science,” is an award show unlike any other. Founded and funded by Silicon Valley titan Yuri Milner and his artist wife Julia Milner, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative co-founder Priscilla Chan, the Breakthrough Prize recognizes “scientists changing the world” with award statuettes and sizable cash prizes. And on Saturday night, at the ceremony’s 10th edition — the second in a row held on the roof of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with the Hollywood hills glistening in the background — presenters, performers and audience members included a collection of A-listers that could give the Oscars a run for its money. One could turn left and spot Bill Gates and Robert Downey Jr. sitting at the same table, or right and find tablemates Bradley Cooper and Rupert Murdoch schmoozing. In the center of it all, flanked at his table by Kim Kardashian and Brie Larson, was Elon Musk, chatting with a line of people …

Florida’s Chaplain Bill Throws Gates Wide Open

Florida’s Chaplain Bill Throws Gates Wide Open

Bills allowing chaplains in public schools, like the one described in this article, have now been proposed in at least thirteen states across the country. Florida is the most recent of several states which have passed legislation allowing for chaplains in public schools to replace licensed counselors. Proponents have touted it as an opportunity to approach the challenges children are facing with new tools to support overwhelmed teachers and counselors. Detractors point to the disintegration of the wall between church and state and of the concealed motives of religious groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ and other children who belong to minority religions or no religion at all. Texas’ school chaplain law, which the Florida bill is modeled after, is instructive. The National School Chaplain Association (NSCA) worked hand in glove with SB763’s champion, Rep. Cole Hefner, to craft that law. The Association’s founder, Rocky Mallory, spoke in favor of it during debates. But the NSCA is a subsidiary of Mission Generation inc., an evangelical Christian missionary organization founded by the same Rocky Mallory. Mallory rigged …

Man Arrested After Crashing Car Into Buckingham Palace Gates

Man Arrested After Crashing Car Into Buckingham Palace Gates

London —  Police officers have arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of Buckingham Palace in London over the weekend, authorities said Sunday. The Metropolitan Police said the car “collided with the gates” of the royal residence at 2:30 am (0230 GMT) on Saturday. No one was injured in the incident. Armed officers arrested the man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and he was taken to hospital, the force said in a statement. After an assessment he was detained under the Mental Health Act, the force said, but he has since been released on bail and enquiries continue. The matter is not being treated as terror-related. Security measures at Buckingham Palace, the British royal family’s official residence, are stringent, with the building in the heart of the capital constantly monitored by armed officers. The palace has faced several break-in attempts in the past. In September last year, a 25-year-old man was arrested after trying to enter the royal stables. Ahead of King Charles III’s coronation last May, a man …

Man arrested after crashing car into Buckingham Palace gates | UK News

Man arrested after crashing car into Buckingham Palace gates | UK News

A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after crashing his car into the gates outside Buckingham Palace. The crash at the royal residence in central London took place at around 2.35am on Saturday morning. The man was apprehended at the scene by armed officers and taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:19 Man arrested after crashing car into Buckingham Palace Following an assessment, he was sectioned under the mental health act. He has since been released on bail. Image: Scaffolding remained in place on Sunday. Pic: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire There were no reports of any injuries and inquiries into what happened are ongoing, the police said. “The matter is not being treated as terror-related,” they added. Read more:First official photo of Kate since surgery released – as health rumours swirlHarry and Meghan surprise family of school shooting victim with ‘lots of tears of joy’ Source link

‘We are all mixed’: Henry Louis Gates Jr on race, being arrested and working towards America’s redemption | Books

‘We are all mixed’: Henry Louis Gates Jr on race, being arrested and working towards America’s redemption | Books

The first time I met Henry Louis Gates Jr raised more questions than it answered. It was the year 2000, I was still a teenager, and he – already a distinguished Harvard professor – was hosting a launch for his new BBC and PBS series Wonders of the African World. I remember the occasion as a series of firsts – my first TV launch party, first documentary series I’d seen on African civilisations, first encounter with a real-life Harvard professor. I remember wondering whether the circumstances were normal. The venue was the British Museum, an institution that harbours a practically unprecedented quantity of colonial plunder. Was it, I wondered, a deliberately ironic choice? Were all Harvard professors as friendly and personable as Gates, whom everyone calls “Skip”, and was charmingly informal and kind? And perhaps most pressingly, was it normal for Harvard professor TV presenters to dress as Gates so memorably had, in shorts, socks, and a ranger’s hat? Gates, whom I am meeting again for the first time since that day 24 years ago, …

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Look Extra Disheveled at Billionaire Wedding

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Look Extra Disheveled at Billionaire Wedding

“You’ve always been great at dressing for the occasion, @zuck!” School Dance Energy Not even billionaires are immune to the nightmare photographic combination of high temperatures mixed with weird, high-school gym-level lighting. Tech monarchs: they’re (barely) just like us! Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are two of many high-profile global figures who flocked to India last week to attend the pre-wedding celebrations of Arnant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, each of whom are heirs to billionaire fortunes (most notably, Ambani’s father, Mukesh Ambani, has a net worth of roughly $114 billion and currently boasts the title of the eleventh richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.) According to CNN, singer Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty and magician David Blaine both performed. Yes, these people are so rich that they got Rihanna for the party before the actual wedding, which is reportedly to take place in July. The Rihanna of it all aside, though, there’s one picture we simply cannot stop thinking about: a photo of none other than Gates and Zuck, which the Microsoft founder posted …

Inside the wedding of the son of India’s richest man, as Rihanna and Bill Gates arrive

Inside the wedding of the son of India’s richest man, as Rihanna and Bill Gates arrive

Anant Ambani is set to have an incredibly lavish wedding, as his father Mukesh Ambani – India’s richest man, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, worth $114.4 billion – has pulled out all the stops for the lucky groom. The likes of Rihanna and Bill Gates were spotted arriving to the decadent pre-wedding party in Jamnagar, as the likes of global tech CEOs, Bollywood stars, A-Listers and more are expected to appear at the three-day festivities. © Varinder Chawla / MEGARihanna and ASAP Rocky seen arriving in Gujrat, India for the Anant Ambani Wedding. Rihanna is reportedly being paid $6.3 million to perform at the celebrations, as she arrived with her partner A$AP Rocky. Illusionist David Blaine and Bollywood’s Diljit Dosanjh will also perform for the guests.The guest list is said to include the likes of Ivanka Trump, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Disney Chief Robert Iger. The wedding is set to cost a staggering $151 million, according to MailOnline. The catering contract, awarded to one of India’s leading five-star hotel groups, is estimated …

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Ivanka Trump among guests at pre-wedding party for son of Asia’s richest man

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Ivanka Trump among guests at pre-wedding party for son of Asia’s richest man

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Rihanna, Ivanka Trump and Disney chief Bob Iger are among the world’s super rich and elite figures expected to attend the extravagant pre-wedding bash of the youngest son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani. Anant Ambani, 28, is marrying his childhood sweetheart Radhika Merchant, 29, in July later this year but the three-day festivities in Gujarat’s Jamnagar starting on 1 March are being seen as setting the stage for the larger wedding celebrations. Ms Merchant is from a family with business interest in pharmaceuticals. Mukesh Ambani is Asia’s richest man and a renowned oil and telecommunications tycoon, competing closely with billionaire Gautam Adani, chair of Adani Group of companies, according to the real-time billionaires list worldwide compiled by Forbes as of 30 January 2024. Expected to be one of the world’s grandest weddings of the year, the Ambani family has marked the three-day affair …