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...Seattle, the staff has deliberately developed a culture of self-criticism--or "friction," as they call it. The main sources are Bill and Melinda. "We'll have friction here until the day those two die," says COO Mathews. Presenting to them, says Greg Shaw, director of the Pacific Northwest program, is like arguing in front of the Supreme Court. "They really go after where you feel most vulnerable...
...basement rec room not long ago. By all accounts, the person who keeps the foundation "humble and mindful," as its informal motto goes, is Bill Sr., who is in the office every day. He earns a salary of $179,275 and is very involved in the foundation's Pacific Northwest projects, but he is also the informal ombudsman. "Bill Gates Sr. is in the halls, in my head," says Stonesifer. Whenever the staff congratulates itself on a particularly positive media story, Senior loudly complains that the focus should have been on the good works the foundation supports, not the foundation...
After six admirable but unadorable records, this trio of very earnest, very intense women from the Northwest decided to let loose their inner Led Zeppelin. The guitar playing is heavy, dexterous and hook laden, but the polish of the melodies never obscures their calling card--the raw, intermingled wails of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein...
...book away," says Morris. "They saw in him an artist who couldn't subscribe to the rule book." In Rousseau's own tall tales, he was a military hero who had visited the jungles of Mexico. But, in fact, he was just the son of a shopkeeper from Laval, northwest France, and after an inglorious army career he settled down to a dull government job in Paris. From 1886 onward he submitted works to the annual Salon des Indépendants, which was open to anyone who paid a small fee. After the success of Surprised! he retired to paint...
...Sleater-Kinney The Woods; $14.98 After six admirable but unadorable records, this trio of very earnest, very intense women from the Northwest decided to let loose their inner Led Zeppelin. The guitar playing is heavy, dexterous and hook laden, but the polish of the melodies never obscures their calling card-the raw, intermingled wails of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein. Best Tracks: The Fox, Jumpers, Rollercoaster...