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.; V5 b1 T; F0 d
0 u& n* N% w$ W6 [ 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.& X5 ]6 `; J& _5 p) A) f6 t( p: K
- t8 E1 g. m+ i' z- C8 q! ^ 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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. U. ~, K4 |3 t, K( w 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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! ~, W+ [2 T" ?8 h There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
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' ~( _: t8 J( {4 E @ 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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& u5 j( u; A5 e1 v |3 @$ ~3 G, h His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.
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& a3 w, m1 C5 O1 e2 P 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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The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.
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9 d0 m6 }' |9 v0 j& A" ^ Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.+ A) O- W7 T2 S+ w Y7 y
0 i" Y" V& V& j7 I8 F% j# Y( [ He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。
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& W# ^% l I) i& d/ v. L/ o& L! G 昨天,印度大亨穆凱什‧安巴尼以將近310億英鎊的個人資產超越了比爾‧蓋茨、沃倫‧巴菲特和代替他們沒多久的墨西哥人卡洛斯‧斯利姆‧埃盧,一躍成為世界首富。
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為了與這個新的身份相稱,據說這位49歲的首富打算建造世界上最豪華的官邸。9 v5 k$ q5 o/ r* Q- \5 r
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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。0 G( f7 S8 s. I* j6 q6 Z2 X
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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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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。9 j7 H+ [7 o) W, b0 e- W! A
- `# i; l5 ^0 \8 ` 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。7 g3 `* X4 o1 }( t
& K2 s) p: L6 b6 m3 V0 s( O 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。5 I$ ]2 F0 Y+ _' n0 e6 v5 {
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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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' L# K0 V% A6 T% B 詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
" D0 x% o% v; G5 |( d# J Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
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& W2 S% c' A. P1 } Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.' G9 ~$ G; a: _. ~ P% _. {* M
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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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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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( h& u" b7 W9 f7 C5 v The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.( N$ [; I: g6 Z8 z, y
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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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- e/ T5 w9 p3 c4 R% H* B 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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+ F P+ W" d) Z C& t. x1 l 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.
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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./ c( F5 ?5 Q7 m6 f& A7 L' V
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4 x. T) q. M O 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。0 J/ O- h$ J/ c
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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。; W2 c1 N/ z5 K; V" L1 z3 f$ s
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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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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。4 q9 j" |$ U& ~1 V/ ^
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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。1 d8 l' e9 F3 G& H6 W) H2 C3 a
8 o* @7 Q. U" [, D+ s2 H 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。* ~& K" Z" h! @! G9 `5 {2 N- V
% q; d/ E5 U& {9 {% M6 M3 F8 }" j 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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$ l! O; G+ @6 e! Q! l 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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