Races, Money, and a bit of Culture

On saturday the most famous horse race in Britain took place. The grand national went ahead this year without any problems, although being stuck in the library I didn't get to see it.

Another race about to take place is running across the Sahara Desert. This has to be the most difficult race known to man, and I certainly wouldn't want to do it (I would get sunburn). There is a good reason for doing it though - they are raising money for an african charity. Good luck to them all.

On to money. The Sunday Times has published its annual Rich Lists again, showing who has the most money. Apart from the usual suspects, a woman has entered the top 10 (daughter of heinken beer founder). However, the more interesting information can be found, by who gives the most (percentage) to charity. Our hats go off to Brian Souter who donated a whopping 41.1% of his foundation's assets to charity. Other interesting features are that in the top ten richest companies or bands, the Beatles come in third, with the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd further down. Number one company belongs to Richard Branson. Now people are as proud as ever to be with a Virgin :) Others of note include Amancio Ortega of Spain at number 8 in Europe, and Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at number 11.

Well, none of my friends made it into the list this year, so no christmas bonuses for me :(

Laurent is having fun in Spain at the moment, let's see how the country copes with the swiss sexbomb :)

Went and saw "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brotherhood of the Wolf" last week, and thoroughly enjoyed them both. Great cultural experience.

Bysey-bye