Apple Polishing
February 8, 2013 2 Comments
Here is a joke with more than a dash of truth to it:
Pablo Picasso’s Painting Of Marie-Therese Walter
February 6, 2013 1 Comment
A canvas by Pablo Picasso called ‘Femme Assise Pres d’une Fenetre ,translated-‘Woman Sitting Near a Window’ went under the hammer, in London, yesterday evening. at Sotheby’s ‘Impressionist and Modern Art sale’ and sold for £28,601,250. i.e. 45.76 million dollars.The original estimated cost of the painting, dated 1932 and depicting the artist’s muse, Marie-Therese Walter, had been between £25 million and £35 million.
Marie-Therese fascinates collectors because of her profound influence over Picasso.They embarked on a passionate affair in 1927 after meeting in Paris when Marie-Thérèse was 17 and Picasso was 45 and still living with his first wife, Olga Khokhlova. Their love affair is among the most compelling in 20th century art history.She became the subject of many of his most admired paintings and so the primary emblem of love, sex and desire in 20th century art.Marie-Thérèse bore him a daughter, Maya, in 1935. But their relationship ended later that year when Picasso began an affair with Dora Maar, a surrealist photographer and artist. Read more of this post
Betting Options At The Race Course
February 5, 2013 1 Comment
To wager you must be 18 years or older.You can bet either on the Totes or Totalisators or in the Bookmakers’ ring. The tote is a system run by the racing club. The tote (those ticket sellers behind the small windows you see everywhere) collects bets in various pools (like the win, place, tanala, jackpot, super jackpot, etc), deducts its commission and betting tax, and then distributes the balance amount to all successful tickets in respective pools. Dividend, in racing language, is the winning amount declared by the tote for the particular pool.The tote betting being less cumbersome is ideal for a beginner.You can either go to a manned Tote window and buy a cash voucher from a Tote Service Outlet, or call the roving operator with a hand-held computer. You have the option to bet at variable Tote odds or at fixed Tote odds. With the fixed Tote odds, the winning amount is guaranteed and printed on the ticket so it is similar to a bet you place with a bookie.
Here are the different ways you could bet on the Tote: Read more of this post
The McDowell’s Indian Derby
February 4, 2013 2 Comments
The McDowell’s Indian Derby is a horse racing event held every year on the first Sunday of February at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India. It is one of the premier sporting activities in the city. It was first run in the year 1943.McDowell’s has been sponsoring it each year since 1985.It is the premier event of the Indian Turf and so always draws a mammoth crowd of some 35,000 people.
The Indian Derby is for 4 years old Indian horses only.Colts and geldings carry 57 kg and Fillies 55.5 kg. and the Derby distance is about 2400m. This gruelling contest tests both the speed and stamina of top four-year-old horses who wish to lay claim to the title of ‘the best four-year-old thoroughbred’. Read more of this post
Quaker Business People
February 1, 2013 9 Comments
“Look at the Quakers – they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in.”-Anita Roddick
In England the Quakers have the reputation on being good business people.So who are the Quakers?
A Quaker is a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by the English religious leader George Fox (1624-91) in about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacraments, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform.Quakers do not share a fixed set of beliefs but they do try to uphold a set of values, which they call testimonies, around themes such as truth and equality. Read more of this post
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