Ambani: The £31billion man who has overtaken Bill Gates in the rich list9 w. B% i, W) D- f$ e
; p& z' B/ \5 |1 F He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
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Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani yesterday jumped above Bill Gates andWarren Buffet, and their short-lived successor, Mexican Carlos SlimHelu, at the top of the rich tree as his personal fortune was put atnearly £31billion.( ?0 w! O+ Q$ i4 Q2 y
6 b+ j. X/ X' a" X In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.
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His mansion in Bombay will be60 storeys tall, but will only have 27 floors to allow for super-highceilings on the floors occupied by himself, wife Nita, and their threechildren.8 R: f3 h% L. j( m' ^
( B' ~# R. c5 z There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.+ T- `) z) F! Z3 r6 q3 ^5 p
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Mr Ambani runs Reliance Industries, India』s second-largest firm. Theoil, textiles and chemicals giant was founded by his father, Dhirubhai,who started work as a petrol pump attendant.
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5 a5 c, Z' [% `% V, L+ j5 [8 F His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.( i' u7 L: U1 E, _: A
9 Q3 ]! c' f+ ~9 P0 P1 i Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year.
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5 v) R, |% H' l- J+ L! n1 c The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.$ Q5 l- f; w& W
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Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.
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7 Z v7 J/ r: e- g: R b1 K' } He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings., ~# v9 z& G: x1 ?! S! ?
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/ r) T- }1 u7 m _ 他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。
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昨天,印度大亨穆凱什‧安巴尼以將近310億英鎊的個人資產超越了比爾‧蓋茨、沃倫‧巴菲特和代替他們沒多久的墨西哥人卡洛斯‧斯利姆‧埃盧,一躍成為世界首富。3 `$ H2 h0 g& Q& N3 a
0 ?7 u% Q9 O$ u- k. {& b9 ` 為了與這個新的身份相稱,據說這位49歲的首富打算建造世界上最豪華的官邸。! {# ~# [; }% Q+ V' r& I
3 S- J" S0 ^, d0 D+ @ 這個坐落在孟買的官邸將有60層樓高,但卻只有27層,層高超高,僅供他和妻子尼特以及三個孩子居住。2 s7 G6 H. E# T5 a+ }: i
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這座豪華官邸將可容納600個僕人和工作人員居住。
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- d' ], s$ q1 r7 d 安巴尼目前經營印度第二大公司——信實工業。這個經營石油、紡織品和化學品的集團由他的父親迪魯拜一手創建,而他最開始工作的時候只是一個加油泵服務生。# W3 a2 I) Z! M b
9 @; m+ ^7 F# ?3 T3 X2 \8 \, I 這座新官邸中還設有直升機降落場、健身俱樂部、空中花園和6層停車場。
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& g5 c5 g: ^# y- }0 j: a( P$ ]& D 這棟高達175米的城堡已經動工,設計者計劃在明年9月之前完工。
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這個已經價值5億英鎊的建築可能會引發人們建造摩天大樓的熱潮。4 Q/ U" e k4 q
2 I+ [/ Y( v8 _# c 今年早些時候,安巴尼以201億美元的淨資產被評為印度首富。6 m# a+ U$ j% }5 |6 `9 S8 O
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他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
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詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」! z3 Z6 P; H: r( M
Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』. d9 v+ _+ x* \6 M* p
% Q; e6 x+ Y% K$ ]1 G% x2 ` Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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The Juno actress graces the cover of the US publication in anexquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issuehonouring fantastic females.
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5 U# L5 x8 X6 l# Z The 35-year-old star - who hasa 22-month old daughter, Violet, with husband Ben Affleck - has beenrecognised as a shining example of how to juggle a successful careerand a happy family life with style and elegance.
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The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.( z6 a/ `$ |$ y! V! B( J
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- y @/ Z9 D+ a Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.
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In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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3 d6 y1 b7 O5 D* ?6 ]7 P0 c& C2 q. B The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.( t, f# f/ C8 d# t9 b
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Somaly Mam - a "modern-day saint" who devoted her life to rescuinggirls from sex slavery - was named the US Glamour magazine』s Woman ofthe Year in 2006.4 ]- z; c* t. h7 F8 i% `$ y
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詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。
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1 O" J( b' w8 M3 @1 v7 s# z 這位天後級演員榮登美國時尚雜誌《魅力》11月號的封面,照片上的她身穿一襲露背曳地綠松色華美禮服。這期雜誌專門向不平凡的女性致敬。
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( `+ [$ I& h- |( x 詹妮弗今年35歲,她的女兒維奧萊特22個月大。一直以來,她和丈夫本‧阿弗萊克被公認為是擁有成功事業與幸福家庭的完美典範。' y' z! P0 s' Q4 ]. j- c6 o* ?
1 D% V% M# _. @( ` 11月5日,在紐約林肯藝術中心將舉行盛大的頒獎禮。屆時,這位曾經的「雙面女間諜」將獲此殊榮。
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' A7 Q e( A( _9 J7 x1 U 這次盛會還將向獲獎的其他12名女性頒獎,其中包括諾貝爾獎得主、長篇小說家托妮‧莫裡森和高爾夫球運動員羅瑞娜‧奧喬亞。; [3 |- \, d. @+ e0 a
' J( m5 j. E! I. @" ~ S 年僅11歲、曾獲奧斯卡獎提名的童星艾碧姬‧布絲蓮將獲得有史以來第一次頒發的「年度女孩」殊榮。
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今年六月,維多利亞‧貝克漢姆被英國《魅力》雜誌評為年度女性。
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" C7 M' Z5 |5 R! _0 L$ s7 Y! s0 N 辣妹身穿束腹緊身衣和鑲褶邊燈籠褲出席在倫敦舉辦的頒獎禮,她同時獲得「年度企業家」稱號。9 g1 n; z8 S& o' h( s
# N/ J! a$ i2 o9 F/ \' @5 O 柬埔寨人權女鬥士瑪姆有「現代聖人」之稱,她將畢生精力用於拯救淪為性奴力的女孩。她在2006年被美國《魅力》雜誌評為「年度女性」。 |
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