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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# p1 E+ G& V# R# L7 L( n+ f 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.& Y1 i: C; X/ [) H \
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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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( J- N9 R$ L2 [( z; Y There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.+ W+ Y) r6 f' p: l# v! {
- ^0 S2 W" u8 L# b) ]6 ]/ d 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., K F* w9 z7 j4 x* H& ]
5 G: T8 h5 F- I0 n. { His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.
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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.0 U. r: U9 U' S9 x" P
( Z8 }! `; d9 Y$ Y& ^6 O: o Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.0 P; c1 `6 N- c. X6 `) K' H, S
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He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.+ Q3 s7 @0 m/ {! n) C
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他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。) @( C- w2 z# a( U4 ~, y7 x2 S8 c" A
k! r2 U1 M' w' U6 I1 n9 ^. M 昨天,印度大亨穆凱什‧安巴尼以將近310億英鎊的個人資產超越了比爾‧蓋茨、沃倫‧巴菲特和代替他們沒多久的墨西哥人卡洛斯‧斯利姆‧埃盧,一躍成為世界首富。. V. s' m- n/ ?; O: w- a
6 }, l% `5 j! b$ P 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。/ f& d+ m; d: |1 v ?7 X9 K! p* s$ c
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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。
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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。/ G, q. ?) r' J, @" \: v E
, [; o" s% `* x' s5 v! { 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。! D1 n/ f! @( y$ v" ]; p1 s# Z
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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。# V; A- H! Y9 L1 X. N W
. f; g9 E- }: I 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。6 e! l5 ~9 h* r
7 x3 {$ r6 s8 t; {) 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。
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他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。 _9 s0 g* F6 ^' D% G7 m
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詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」# R T1 i1 Y8 N/ u0 J5 k# v
Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
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( ?# w/ w" I6 l/ |8 r 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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; G8 K9 {+ |* A G4 h1 k5 ~; G The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.; [. z' g4 ]9 |
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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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( C1 i/ ^- x4 F! D7 z% q$ A! M2 X 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.; n4 Q* f. ^+ o' m% b% s
3 @# D: X9 ^/ `1 c& \; g 詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。! C @9 F* V" K1 [- f# h1 g: u5 V
9 w- j% p7 U& B# t- q. I 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。: f: m: [3 G. R1 s' K& @
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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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2 ~( l) z h1 e& ? 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。
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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。4 g0 ^' @5 Z4 O1 C; z
$ T" @: Y F$ V0 [" m' x) B 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。/ l# K: q( n0 X, [' R
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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。
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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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