Joint venture

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A joint venture is an agreement between two or more companies that agree to pursue together a specific purpose for a limited time. The objectives of a joint venture may be: Joint research laboratory on a technology (eg, superconducting magnets); … Read More

Louvre: Lancret – Conversation

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La Caze Collection Lancret! What a delightful epoch and how many beautiful things evokes the name! To speak of Lancret brings us back to the beautiful days of Trianon and Versailles, at the time when these sumptuous residences sheltered the … Read More

A new life (7)

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When the talent or self-mastery of two players differs a lot, the heads up poker (two players) is no longer a game, it’s a slaughter. Or, it soon turned out that George had neither the talent nor the self-control necessary … Read More

Voltaire, Candide: What they saw in the land of Eldorado

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Cacambo testified to his guest all his curiosity; the host said to him: “I am very ignorant, and I am well pleased with it; but here we have an old man removed from the court, who is the most learned … Read More

Louvre: Correggio – Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

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Denon – 1st floor – Grande Galerie – Room 8 It is said that Correggio, seventeen years old, came to Mantua and saw there the Victory of Mantegna. In fron of the work of the Paduan master, his artist’s soul … Read More

How will Brexit affect the online gambling industry?

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The online casino market is one of the biggest growth industries in the world, and is headquartered firmly in the UK. The range of casino sites is clear for all to see – TV advertising spend is huge, and most … Read More

Book network

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Voltaire: Arrival of Candide and his valet in the land of Eldorado, and what they saw there

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When they were at the borders of the Mumps: “You see,” said Cacambo to Candide, “that this hemisphere is no better than the other; believe me, let us return to Europe by the shortest route.“ “How to return,“ said Candide; … Read More

Louvre: Hans Holbein – Erasmus

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Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Flanders, 17th century – Room 19 Hans Holbein is undoubtedly the greatest figure in German art and his illustrious contemporary Albert Dürer has to give him the first place. He practiced art in all … Read More

Voltaire: What happened to the two travelers with two daughters, two monkeys, and the wild ones named Mumps

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Candide and his servant were beyond the barriers, and no one yet knew in the camp the death of the German Jesuit. The vigilant Cacambo had taken care to fill his suitcase with bread, chocolate, ham, fruit, and some measurements … Read More

Louvre: Jan Steen – The Bad Company

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Richelieu – 2nd Floor – Holland, second half of the 17th century – Room 38 Here it is one of those scenes in which the Dutch painting has always exercised itself with happiness. In it we find all the qualities … Read More

The Romanian-Romanian War

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He arrived earlier at the office. At the entrance to the building, the guard stepped on the stairs, wrapped in a thin stripe, his hat pulled over his eyes. He hit him lightly with the leg, and the guard jumped … Read More

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