Word: riche
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Until recently, France's iconic museum wouldn't have dreamed of rolling out the red carpet for international partygoers, however rich, let alone - quelle horreur! - allowing food and drink to be served in a gallery containing valuable artworks. Indeed, Cason Thrash's party was the first time that rule was broken. Fund raisers may be standard practice at American museums, but no American museum has a history as storied as that of the Louvre. It started life in the 12th century as an imposing fortress, then became a royal palace that was home for centuries to kings and their burgeoning...
...times are changing, state funds are tight and the Louvre has an ambitious director named Henri Loyrette, who has given himself the mission of pulling the venerable institution into a new era. Tapping rich people around the globe for funding is just one of the changes Loyrette has brought about since he took over as director in 2001. Armed with a vision of the Louvre as a beacon of culture that is both accessible and global, he has set in motion a dramatic opening up to the outside world. So far, that includes signing a controversial deal to create...
Ultimately, this may be the big difference that Loyrette makes: for the first time in ages, the Louvre is feeling rich and motivated. Its fund-raising activities are already more aggressive than ever, but Loyrette is constantly looking to expand them. He persuaded Christopher Forbes, of the wealthy U.S. publishing family, to start up the American Friends of the Louvre at a time when France and the U.S. were sparring over Iraq. The organization has taken off and has just given birth to the International Friends of the Louvre. Among the guests at the June gala were the billionaire Mexican...
...based players have to shlep themselves all the way across the Atlantic every couple of months to join the national squad for World Cup qualifiers against lesser teams like Peru and Bolivia - and even if they make the trip, they aren't even guaranteed a game for a talent-rich squad of 22 of which only 11 can play. And then, if Brazil doesn't demolish its opponent, their own fans assail them as mercenaries or playboys. (That said, the players could do themselves some favors by staying out of nightclubs and laying off the prostitutes...
...down nearly 20% since late May. The index had already been a lackluster performer, with the country still recovering from the aftermath of the September 2006 military coup that unseated elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. A billionaire tycoon who is generally loved by the poor and reviled by the rich, Thaksin was charged with corruption and his party was disbanded. On Wednesday, the first of many cases against Thaksin got underway in Bangkok, just as other courts were busy issuing rulings that dealt body blows...