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 6 \$ d3 |# _# @* a; P  He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
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 % ^% v1 e( F6 b8 h  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.8 c2 {4 u5 \9 a9 O  o% V8 A
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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.
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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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 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.; \% R4 t2 m, k/ L8 a/ i
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 His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking./ o4 U- r( k7 v- A) E0 G  H6 u: r, _
 
 ( ^! g- v8 J4 p, c' Y1 D  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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 Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.- M0 C' G( Q  S  s* M
 
 : W) [) ]9 ?7 |  He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings., x( h# k1 v: U3 }0 a5 E
 
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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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 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。
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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。: z! B7 R$ z  t0 N! c. t8 y
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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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 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。2 n# G% h4 X( W% D
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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。' |  ^/ J% c+ c
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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。" r! K3 _/ Z# G
 
 9 T8 Q/ X5 \9 l+ @$ p  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。1 T2 r+ G" K3 a4 @! k" b
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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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 他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
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 ' D: o  a3 q5 I: P8 r  詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
 1 S( @+ n, C) q" Z( ^) K, s( D  Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』. m' v( [0 n: ?9 l) q
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 Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.- a+ J% x# d. w" m# |6 h* Q
 
 4 C5 y# q- |' M* p) [* D  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.# `' O+ ]' L6 Y( K, K+ M1 A9 C
 
 ! K" o& R" Y  d/ J& i7 t  The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.$ R. u& Y4 |3 o
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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.2 o& u8 F, ]. w
 
 9 R2 e( q  {8 U; a2 [% {. Y4 Z( l! {  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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 ; ~- j1 w7 q! g' }7 K  The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.0 ~8 x+ f9 X* g! T
 
 $ C3 o  K9 R% n' t" J2 M4 s; Y  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 f& l4 @+ z$ l6 x6 Z) n
 
 0 \6 ^( k3 E1 b1 x" V, [$ T9 Q  詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。7 V  n' j/ x* s
 
 x3 R+ ~" i6 Y  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。2 ^) H1 R+ _7 v6 C/ t6 w; j
 
 1 R7 w, e) d1 \2 M  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。
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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。# [& s$ B9 z$ f: J$ m
 
 $ a- u4 F6 y3 m" @7 p3 \  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。2 m* m/ z3 `. d% N3 F) g
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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。
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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。; r4 e* B/ \9 e8 d% l
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 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。& ?# ]' d7 \* A8 @0 ^: q
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 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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