Ambani: The £31billion man who has overtaken Bill Gates in the rich list
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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.3 L: I) D5 M9 V# U; b' ^ }
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In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.3 Z2 y: u) n/ y
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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.
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. q& I1 w3 p( v0 t2 J9 @ There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
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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.% X+ _5 {' G; W# r) e1 L9 p: q
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( m/ x' e% m* t- B% w Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year.) u( z. }6 _$ Q! }
1 {+ |7 X# @: h; @9 P The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.
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Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.; F @6 V& X: h
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He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。
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+ u$ Z5 B% Y, @3 a' F" b- ?3 R/ d 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。
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2 s1 M' r' k0 m0 H& L+ H8 b 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。
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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。
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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。9 u1 I5 t: t) X' u! E+ D9 t
; s% t2 _ f# @6 _* K 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。
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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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. _7 W L7 ^# `6 b 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。* U; {( t# Q( t* y, I$ P+ N. \
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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。+ C: ]' J: K) L
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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。
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" K3 C0 R2 V3 a' }0 @: b9 W6 Q 他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。2 c! [& I" H& u" _2 _
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詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
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Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.1 p0 [" a0 t6 L" U7 @9 g/ g: l
! {9 t1 V" `! b; ^( j 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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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.3 F! \5 S( W l. |+ {: `( g( J1 Y/ w
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The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.
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% V$ K" U( U' p5 y Nobel-prize winning novelist Toni Morrison and golfer Lorena Ochoa areamong 12 other women who will also be celebrated at the glamorous event.
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r0 g+ B* c+ ~: }$ P Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.. {7 D W' w0 e' G4 G& X0 K, L1 K
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In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.$ l' {8 m% [6 J" P+ ~- d
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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 2006.2 c2 c, M9 z; t) @8 `' [5 e! c
; D! x1 q- V3 {1 S1 W9 d 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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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" l* ~6 ^! U6 X/ K/ U 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。% P C) Z( M$ A* b' E
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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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9 C' a. d3 @/ O* \0 s$ r 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。
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- }* r5 `0 Z; P 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。4 \) m& P$ f. n2 l
4 f Q7 v- R3 h) d" m9 M 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。2 ^2 I* Q! f) s* h* H3 q$ m2 h
9 `: T0 P7 P! |1 O* m3 e* i; o: K9 K 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。
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. v& s& p* h t7 r! |/ m/ t' | 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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