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TRIUMPH OF THE ARABIAN

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UPCOMING EVENTS OF DALLAS

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ENJOYING REDS IN THE SUMMER

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MEET THE WORLDS FIRST DIAMOND CAR

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ith its origin in the Middle East, the Arabian horses excel in all sports and shows, but there Arabian is one of the oldest human-deare a few events that have prevailed among amateur riders, veloped horse breeds in the world. It is, and continue to gain in popularity. Combined driving is in fact, the foundation horse of almost all an organized sport, with one, two, or four horses pulling a light horse breeds known today. This pure breed has a carriage of one, two, or three riders. distinctive physical appearance — a dished face, wideDistance riding is also extremely popular. The distance set, bulging eyes, arched neck, and a high tail carriage. rider can participate in various ways, from beginner rides The elegant appearance of the Arabian, together with at the local level, to world endurance events sponsored by a reputation for being gentle and intelligent, led to a international equestrian organizations. Such events can marketing craze in the 1980s, during which horses cover trails as long as 100 miles in a day. For the amateur were bought and sold as if they were fine art. They rider, it can be a casual day with friends, or a grueling, exbecame valued, not only for their treme sport. Arabians are more suited beauty, but as an investment and for distance riding because they have Distance riders enjoying an event a tax shelter. Greed led to the shorter, stronger backs that allow them over-breeding of the Arabian, and to carry substantial weight in comfort prices for these horses became and large nostrils and windpipe for artificially inflated. Breeders were greater lung capacity. Their hooves are willing to pay as high as $11 milmore dense and larger, helping them lion for a stallion. to stay sound longer than other breeds.

Then came the Tax Reform The goal of distance riders is to Act in the mid-1980s, which finish the trail. Coming in first is not as COURTESY OF BIGSTOCKPHOTO.COM eliminated the use of horse farms important. “To Finish is to Win,” means as tax shelters. As a result, the already over-saturated that completion of a competitive trail or endurance ride and Arabian market took a big hit and the inflated prices bringing a horse to the finish line is a reward unto itself. collapsed, forcing many breeders into bankruptcy. It was Whether you want to learn more about Arabian horses, not uncommon for purebred Arabian horses to be sent or you’re ready to ride, participate in equestrian shows to slaughter. and sports, or even breed horses, a good place to begin But the beauty and value of the breed prevailed over is the Arabian Horse Association (AHA). If you just enjoy time, and today the Arabian has regained its true worth watching these beautiful animals, you can find events in as a great horse for recreational riding and show. Amateur your area involving Arabian horses. The organization also owners can purchase a horse for as little as $2,000, but publishes a bi-monthly magazine and a manual. prices can go upwards of $20,000, depending on the breeder, the training, and other factors. Obviously, buying a horse is not all there is to owning one. Stable, veterinary For more information, and numerous free downloadable brochures, go to www.arabianhorses.org, or contact the AHA at: care, preventative medicine, rider conditioning, training of the horse, feed, gear, education in the handling and the Arabian Horse Association 10805 E. Bethany Drive specifics of the breed, and required membership in professional organizations are all costs that need to be taken Aurora, Colorado 80014 Phone: 303.696.4500 into account when deciding to buy a horse.

The breed enjoys a popularity in Russia, Brazil, and Additional Reference: Australia, among other countries. But it is the United aljassimyafarm.com States that has the largest number of Arabians — 660,000 www.arabianexpressions.com registered — than any other nation. There is a high conwww.allbreedpedigree.com centration of horse farms in the Southwest states. Arabian www.usef.org horses are an essential part of sell-out shows and sporting americandrivingsociety.org events in Florida, New York, and Colorado.

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s summer approaches, we tend to stay away from the warmer, heavier red wines. So, how do we keep getting the same antioxidants that reds such as Cabernets and Merlots offer?

Let’s first address some misinformation regarding red wine. The common wisdom is that we are supposed to drink a red wine at “room temperature.” But does mean that if you’re at a garden party in South Beach where the temperature is 90 degrees, the wine in your hand should also be 90 degrees? I COURTESY OF BIGSTOCKPHOTO.COM hope not.

The myth comes from a misunderstanding of what the French refer to as “room temperature.” French winemakers prefer their reds at the temperature of the tasting rooms in the cellars where their wines are sampled and aged. That cellar temperature is about 55-58 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have a wine cellar in your house, keep it at that constant, and enjoy refreshing red wines all summer long. Obviously, the same holds for smaller wine coolers.

Connoisseurs have a number of options, from built-in climate control units, to off-site storage services, which include Cat. 5 hurricane resistant vaults. If you are serious about wine, such a vault will ensure the safety of your wine during such a storm, although your house might be gone.

When buying wine, here are some tips to getting the best quality and to keep your purchase from overheating: • It begins in the parking lot of the store where you purchase your wine. Park your car in a cool spot. Once you place the wine in your cool car, take it straight home. Don’t make stops along the way, leaving the wine to cook in an overheated car.

You may consider putting a portable cooler in your trunk for just for the trip. Otherwise, the floor behind the driver’s seat may be the best spot for your purchase.

• Choose your wine merchant carefully. Buy from a retailer who knows how to store wine. Make sure his wines are stored with the bottle lying down, in a cool place, away from direct sunlight, and away from the front door, where it could be affected by blasts of heat as customers walk in.

• If you buy by the case, ask to see the cases before you pay for them. Make sure they were stored so that the bottles are either lying down or upside down. This applies to corked bottles.

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• Check to see if the store is kept clean. A clean store means the management cares about how your product is handled. You should also know that a bottle of wine, whether corked or screw-capped, interacts with its environment. Bad odors, chemicals, agitation, and even sound will affect the quality of a wine.

It sounds crazy to say that really bad, loud music will diminish the quality of a wine. But if you are spending over $100 for a bottle, you are entitled to consider every little thing that could affect that wine.

There are some red wines that can be chilled on ice. Lambrusco, Sangria (not really a wine, but I will leave it in this category), red viño verde, and Beaujolais — to some extent — come to mind. But, in general, you do not want to ice-chill a red wine to a temperature that is lower than the aforementioned “cellar temperature.” If you see red wine being chilled at a store, it’s a sign they don’t know how to treat their wines in general. A red flag.

If a guest brings a bottle of red that is warm to the touch, a 5-minute cool-off in a regular refrigerator before opening will not do any harm.

A classic way to drink reds in the summer heat is to make sangria.

There are various recipes.

Here is a variation on the classic: • 3 cups white rum • 4 cups red wine • 2 cups orange juice • 1 cup simple syrup • 2 cups of Lemon-Lime soda (Sprite or 7-Up can be substituted) • One sliced orange, peach and other fruits to taste Combine in a pitcher. Add Berries and strawberries to taste. A sprig of mint can be used as garnish. If orange is not sweet, add simple syrup to taste. Pour over ice.

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Meet The World’s First Diamond Car, The Rolls-Royce Ghost Elegance

By Nargess Banks , Contributor, Forbes Magazine

A thousand crushed diamonds twinkle through the silkysmooth surface of the Rolls-Royce in front of me at the Geneva Motor Show. This rare Ghost was customized for an unnamed client as an ultimate expression of luxury. It indicates the British marque’s expert craft skills by previewing the world’s first ‘diamond stardust’- paint infused with a thousand ethically-sourced crushed diamonds.

I am told the paint is the most expensive to grace the body of a Rolls-Royce and that the process was also long and complex.

A specialist team at the carmaker’s bespoke division worked closely with the diamond specialists Jean Boulle Luxury Group who specifically sourced the natural gem-quality diamonds from Namibia, meticulously examining the dimensions of each precious stone to evaluate the transmission and reflection of light. They then created a very fine diamond powder which the Rolls-Royce technicians infused with the paint for a smooth surface and subtle shimmer. Finally, the master painter at Rolls-Royce applied the last touches with a squirrel-hair paint brush. The result really is magical.

“Diamonds are Rolls-Royce’s best friend,” jokes director of design Giles Taylor as we admire the car. He says the owner is a real Rolls-Royce connoisseur - a collector and that it was he who came to the studio with this idea. “Such customers will say ‘I bet you can’t achieve this’ and it sets the challenge for us.

Projects like this are an impetus to try new things.”

of bespoke is that when we have the request we then need to deliver within six months. In this case, it was the ingenuity of the paint engineers who made it possible. It was a challenge as the diamonds would lift to the surface so our technicians did whatever they could to make it work.”

Rolls-Royce dedicated the exhibition stand at Geneva to showcasing the full breadth of its bespoke services. This includes ‘Dawn - Inspired by Fashion’, reflecting the color themes of the Spring/Summer 2017 fashion collections and 'Black Badge', the bespoke-engineered cars created for younger, edgier customers.

I ask Taylor if his position has evolved beyond the traditional role of a car designer to help imagine experiences around personalization as the ultimate expression of luxury. “Yes, yes absolutely,” he replies. “It is a really interesting part of my job to be prepared for the unexpected. One of the core elements of our bespoke involves being able to offer unusual and rare materials. We are going to cultivate that part of the design service. We need to be at the very top of the bespoke tree. This is where we have to be to make sure we’re not just peddling bespoke.”

Rolls-Royce Wraith and Ghost Black Badge, bespoke-engineered to suit its younger, edgier customers Photo Courtesy of Rolls Royce Motor Cars

A thousand crushed diamonds were infused into the body paint of this customized, one-off Rolls-Royce Ghost. Photo Courtesy of Rolls Royce Motor Cars

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Rolls-Royce is already an expert at tailoring. A visit to Goodwood to see the master artisans at work, crafting the cars almost by hand, is a very special experience. Taylor, though, wants Rolls to be the carmaker offering that extra layer - that element of intrigue, of surprise, he says, “along the lines of diamond flakes in paint”.

“Other carmaker will say they have bespoke too yet it is my challenge to come into this creative arena to give a customer something absolutely exquisite.” His team of creatives stay on top of what’s happening in the world in terms of design and innovation. “The customer may not have asked for something, but our job is to know their taste and to suggest it.”

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usiness and social etiquette can be tricky. Making the right moves and saying the right thing can and will make a big difference in your career. Take this quiz — courtesy of The International Butler Academy — and see how you fare in the following everyday business situations. Learn the importance of business etiquette and protocol, and that social skills, or the lack thereof, can make or

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Question 13: You are talking with a group of four people. With whom do you make eye contact?

A. With the person to whom you are speaking at that moment.

B. Each of the four, moving your eye contact from one to another.

C. With the other three people you are not speaking at that moment.

D. No particular person.

Question 5: You are hosting a dinner at a restaurant. You have pre-ordered for everyone and indicated where he or she should sit. Are you correct?

Question 6: You are invited to dinner in a private home. When do you take your napkin from the table and place it on your lap?

A. Immediately when you sit down.

B. Wait for the host or hostess to take his or her napkin before taking yours.

C. Wait for the oldest person at the table to take his/hers.

D. Wait for the acknowledged head of the table to take his or hers before taking yours.

Question 7: You are in a restaurant and a thin soup is served in a cup with no handles. To eat it you should: A. Pick it up and drink it.

B. Use the spoon provided, not picking up the cup at all.

C. Eat half of it with a spoon and drink the remainder.

D. Use the spoon provided, picking up the cup to finish the soup completely.

Question 8: You are at a dinner and champagne is served with the dessert. You simply can not drink champagne yet know the host will be offering a toast.

You should: A. Tell the waiter “no champagne”.

B. Turn over your glass.

C. Ask the waiter to pour water into your champagne glass instead.

D. Say nothing and allow the champagne to be poured.

Question 9: A toast has been proposed in your honor. You say “thank you” and take a sip of your drink. Are you correct?

at a restaurant people feel awkward when they do not know where they are supposed to sit.

6. B and/or D 7. B 8. D 9. No. If you do, then you’re toasting yourself.

Other people toast in your honor and in that case you do not sip.

10. B and/or D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D

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Question 10: You are hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. Included are three other couples, including your most valuable client and his wife. You instruct the waiter to: A. Serve your spouse first.

B. Serve your client’s spouse first.

C. Serve you first.

D. Serve you and your spouse last.

Question 11: You are invited to a reception and the invitation states “7:00 to 9:00 p.m.” You should, or you may: A. Arrive at 6:55 p.m.

B. Arrive any time between 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

C. Arrive any time between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

D. Arrive around 9.00 p.m.

Question 12: You are introduced to a new colleague.

Which sentence is clearly wrong?

A. Hello, I have heard so much about you.

B. How do you do?

C. It is a pleasure to meet you.

D. Hello, how are you?

steps out of the cab, he or she will be on the curbside and therefore won’t have to deal with getting out in traffic or sliding across the seat.

5. Yes. It will make everybody’s life so much easier. Also, many times

Question 4: You are entering a cab with a client.

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Question 15: You are at a table in a restaurant for a business dinner. Midway through the meal, you’re called to the telephone.

What do you do with your napkin?

A. Take it with you.

B. Fold it and place it to the left of your plate.

C. Loosely fold it and place it on the right side.

D. Leave it on your chair.

This is part of a quiz from The International Butler Academy. To take the entire quiz and score yourself, go to www.butlerschool.com, and search for the “etiquette quiz.”

2. No, this is wrong, unless he asks for the business card. Resist the urge to “quickly score” a contact.

3. No you are not. In this case it is none of your business who is calling.

4. Yes. When your client

Question 3: You answer the phone for your supervisor who cannot reach his phone in time. You ask: “Who’s calling, please?” Are you correct?

Question 14: When you greet a visitor in your office, you should: A. Say nothing about where the visitor should sit and let the visitor sit where he or she wishes.

B. Tell the visitor where to sit.

C. Say “Please sit anywhere”.

D. Simply sit down yourself and the visitor will find a place himself or herself.

ANSWERS 1. No. The correct way is this: “Mr. Beta, may I introduce Ms. Alpha.”

The client is the most important person. People are introduced to the client, not the other way around.

Question 2: At a social function, you meet the CEO of an important corporation.

After a brief chat, you give him your business card. Is this correct?

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BEST GOLF APPS You'll Actually Use

By Travis Richardson | www.blog.nextgengolf.org I wrote an article in January 2016 titled “5 Lessons learned at the PGA Show”, which included a statement stating that there are just too many golf apps out there. Many of which attempt to do the same functions as the other, with only minor improvements over the existing apps.

While my stance on the number of apps has not changed, but thought I would use this article to highlight a few golf apps that actually solve problems for golfers.

Problem: Keeping Track of your Handicap for free Solution: The Grint Lets face it, paying $50 to track a handicap in golf using GHIN with poor technology is a waste of money. I am a very traditional golfer and believe in the golf handicapping system, but as a millennial consumer, I can speak that this generation does not see the value in paying $50 to type numbers into a system which calculates a formula.

After college when I stopped playing in competitive events, there was no reason for me to keep a handicap any longer. I still played golf and loved the game, but my game was not at the level needed to retain a GHIN handicap and pay the fee. Step in the Grint, a solution for golfers to track their handicap at no cost to the consumer. The interesting thing about the Grint is that there is no cost, you can take a picture of your scorecard instead of manually typing in scores, the mobile/web technology is quite strong, and the handicap is officially recognized by the USGA. I was skeptical at first, but over the last 3 years I have played in a few competitive events and my Grint handicap has been accepted at every event. If you are someone that does not understand the handicap system or does not want to pay the $50 fee to track your scores, the Grint is a great solution to your problem.

Problem: I don't have anyone to play with at my age or skill level Solution: GolfMatch If you are a new golfer, new to a city, or an avid player that’s not a member of a club, finding players that are of your age, skill level, or share the same habits can be difficult. Most people are fortunate to have golf friends, but if you are one of those people that is a golf nut and wants to play with new people or select the people you play with before going to the course, I have an App for you.

GolfMatch is an interesting company that has figured out a simple way to connect golfers together by aggregating data about golfers and presenting opportunities for golfers to connect virtually and play together in person. I am a member of a men’s club public golf course so finding a normal game during the week is fairly easy, but if I am traveling to a new area and looking for a game with people I actually want to play with, or looking for players to join my City Tour team, GolfMatch helps me. By going on GolfMatch I can discover new courses to play in the area, find people around me to play and book a tee time directly on the app. If you are someone newer to the game, on the road looking for a match, and just looking to find new interesting people to play with GolfMatch makes it easy to connect with other golfers locally.

Problem: Keeping track of side games on the course Solution: 18birdies Like many of you, I am a big fan of having a friendly match on the golf course for a few bucks. Depending on who you play with, dots for sandies, birdies, barkies, polies, and whatever else can get overwhelming.

This app is primarily known for their GPS technology, but I have found their side game functionality to be of most useful for me and my friends. When you download the app, you can easily add your friends into the app and keep track of the wagers you have on the course. I recently used the app on a buddies golf trip where there was 16 of us playing 54 holes in 3 days. Keeping track of the tab on who owes who money was difficult and this app helped us keep track of our $1 bets. It shouldn’t be too hard to keep track of this stuff, but many of you who still use the pen and paper to keep track of bets on a buddies golf trip should start using 18birdies.

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Imagine that you have your own boat or yacht and that you can take it whenever you want to visit different places while enjoying the best moments of your life in the sea. Having a yacht is not easy as it requires spending a lot of money and preparing this yacht through equipping it with all the necessities and amenities that you may need while sailing requires spending more and more money which makes possessing a yacht unaffordable for most of the people. Most of those who own a yacht are very rich and for this reason the yacht is considered to be a sign of luxury and the wealthy life that the owner of the yacht lives. There are yachts which are very high in their prices to the extent that they cost billions of dollars and just millions. If you do not believe that, take a look at the following top 5 most expensive boats in the world.

#5 “Al Said” $300 Million Its construction was launched in 2007 and was completely finished in 2008 to be the 2nd largest yacht during that time.

This yacht was formerly known as Project Sunflower and was named later after its owner as it belongs to Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of Oman. The yacht features an aluminum superstructure and it can accommodate a crew of 154 in addition to 70 guests.

#4 “Superyacht A” $323 Million It was constructed by Philippe Stark and its interior and exterior designs are unique. It is owned by Andrei Melnichenko who is a Russian billionaire. It was tried for the first time in 2008 and was completely finished in 2009. The yacht is large enough for accommodating a crew of 37, 14 guests and 5 staffs.

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#3 “Dubai” $350 Million It was formerly known as Platinum 525 and its construction was ordered in 1996 by Brunei’s Prince Jefri Bolkiah. The project was unfortunately stopped until it was ordered again by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum who is the UAE Prime Minister. The yacht was called before as the largest super yacht in the world as it is 525 feet. It features many amenities that allow you to spend a luxurious life and enjoy your time as you can find a swimming pool, spa, booths for spa, helipad, glass staircase and other amenities that make this yacht called the floating city.

#2 “Eclipse” $800 Million It is the 2nd most expensive private yacht in the world. It is owned by Roman Abromavich, who is a Russian billionaire, and was constructed in Hamburg, Germany. The yacht is approximately 528 feet to be the largest private yacht in the world. What makes this yacht unique is its defense technology as it features a private intruder detecting system for detecting cameras and blocking them in order not to take photos through using light. For the amenities that are presented by this yacht, you can find 24 rooms which are constructed for guests, mini submarine, two helicopter pads and more.

#1 “History Supreme” $4.8 Billion It is the most expensive private yacht in the world and is also called Baia 100 Supreme. It is claimed that it belongs to a Malaysian businessman whose name is unknown. What increases the price of this yacht is that it was constructed through using rare and precious materials such as tiny meteorites, dinosaur bones, precious metals as there are 100,000 kg of platinum and gold that are used for decorating the yacht and increasing its luxury and there are also precious stones which are used for decorating different parts such as the deck, dining area and the anchor. What a lavish yacht!

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