Ambani: The £31billion man who has overtaken Bill Gates in the rich list" l4 y0 x! M% N
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He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.9 p" S3 d; W. _" a9 r3 V
) Q2 X1 c3 G7 w x# r3 N6 V2 I 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.
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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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4 Z! W, }& 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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There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.$ ^8 B7 ?& B$ ^. Y- T& ^
C0 O6 t; S# o F5 q 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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3 ]8 S0 z& f( q3 L; X* |' X His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.3 ~" }' k1 P& N% O( X
7 _+ Y8 i! w( L Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year./ U% {5 g6 j" I. k
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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$20.1 billion.
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+ z6 j5 S$ `2 O; m- F He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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& q6 @: l: h$ [' X 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。5 X; f1 }8 w9 h
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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。) \$ Z( `5 _5 A; S& Z: ]1 O# t# v
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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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u/ b5 @9 a2 U B. } 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。
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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。* T: u+ |: c; \0 p3 ]5 y0 | a
# S! R( N4 |% N. K1 h/ d- q) s 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。
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' _ o8 Q. q9 n7 r3 u4 w 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。% f" F' g) o, B( d& M* q2 R
' B5 @' t8 R! l$ ]8 p% X- N 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。- D; C& t; J. Y' |
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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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5 V3 _. ^. p# T 詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
7 T: e+ I3 L9 |3 |: [" ^+ p Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
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# `4 V2 P9 x9 K k) v( k; d% r" B 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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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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+ N: e m# j" W9 `* q5 T The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.8 Q2 b" F+ F' M4 d( v1 P( q
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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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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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8 ?, y7 ]5 I+ [3 U, O: z In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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: ]% P) ?& P, ^- @, k# }' I The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.5 v" d6 M% B$ F7 e4 w4 y
& g; h$ ]: j! Z4 A! K9 R& } 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.( S2 Z( P1 Y$ R P
" D* _: ~- E3 X. @( }2 Y 詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。9 H+ g7 m/ }( y
: @/ S$ Z2 Z0 N9 i) O8 l 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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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。7 c/ h+ @' s, |
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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。3 n' m0 L8 ~# W" r2 w' o5 {! F
/ C: E6 I1 r4 X- i+ \9 G5 t9 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。- v8 `5 `& M8 l6 N" i7 ]( k, |! w
2 E. ^4 y$ i5 r4 {4 r 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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3 z8 }0 a8 b0 a: J- C- { 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。7 h3 ?5 y# m7 b. Z4 Y. M6 B
1 I' D, y; |% m 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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