…move to Zimbabwe. BBC News reported Zimbabwe’s recent introduction of its Z$100bn bank note. Aside from becoming an instant billionaire (or even trillionaire), another advantage of living in Zimbabwe is the realization that even in the worst of economic times, everyone can still become billionaire. Annual inflation exceeds 2,200,000%!
But seriously, IMF in its latest World [...]
Actress Salma Hayek and her French billionaire businessman fiance Francois Henri Pinault have called off their engagement, a spokeswoman said Friday."We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled. There will be no further comment," her representative in New York, Cari Ross, said.The couple announced plans to wed back in March 2007. They met in It
Although Donald Trump calls this a $100 million dollar deal, Russian Fertilizer Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovev purchased the Waterfront Estate for $95 million at closing on Tuesday. According to sources, all of the closing costs, brokerage commissions, and doc stamps were paid for by Trump.
Trump bought the 6 acre waterfront mansion which has 475 feet of unobstructed views back in 2004
Tiger Woods, 32, 14-time major winner in golf, is on his track to surpass the US$1 billion earnings by 2010. This is according to Forbes magazine. Tiger Woods would be the first athlete to earn his...
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Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods is doing it up on and off of the Golf course.By the year 2010 he will become the World's first ever Athlete to reach Billionaire status solely from playing Sports.Forbes magazine has recently predicted that the PGA Champion is expected to exceed $1Billion dollars in earnings by the year 2010.He earned $115 Million dollars in 2007 and has annual investment retu
If you are fed-up with waiting for the government to solve our current energy crisis, maybe you should read the Pickens Plan for America's energy challenges. Billionaire T. Boone Pickens made his fortune on oil and now he is betting that fortune on a future of renewable energy projects and natural gas.
Today the entrepreneur and philanthropist unveiled his plan to reduce U.S. dependency on
If you enjoy a good mystery, Benjamin Wallace's "The Billionaire's Vinegar" is a great story of intrigue that combines history, fanatical wine collectors, abundant wealth and one man who decided to parlay this combination into a scheme to amass riches by counterfeiting rare bottles of French vintages.The story involves a claim that a Paris cellar was discovered with long lost bottles that once bel
By the tickerspy.com StaffNot even Warren Buffett's stocks were immune from the rocky market in Q2.Though not quite as hair-raising as the Q1 slide that hit the market, Q2 was no walk in the park for investors. Stocks were in recovery mode for the first half of Q2, but have traded steadily lower as a myriad of concerns -- including inflation fears, high energy prices, and the possibility of slowin
Eli Broad, one of the richest men in the world, says the current economy is the worst he has seen in his lifetime, the worst since WWII. According to...
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Hello. You don’t actually know me by name, but let me introduce myself. I am the severely depressed, erectile dysfunctional, herpes inflicted, anxiety disorder victimized, panic attack having, AD/HD….Hey look! A squirrel!……sorry about that, AD/HD suffering, narcolepzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oops; dozed off again, didn’t I? Narcolepsy suffering, heartburn bemoaning insomniac who
There are 2 online clothing stores in this portal. Enter the right door if you’re going into Billionaire Boys Club aka BBC. The right door is for Ice Cream which we will present to you in the next post. This rocking brand was set up by the mastermind behind Bape(Nigo) and Pharrell Williams. One will [...]
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Broadcom co-founder and former CEO Henry T. Nicholas III is not a typical nerd. He’s worth $2 billion dollars, and owns not only a drug warehouse but also an underground sex & drugs den! He’s also been accused of trafficking drugs and apparently slips ecstasy to business associates.This except from the NY Times was somewhat shocking: "In 2001, Nicholas smoked so much marijuana during a fli
Nicolas Berggruen is a multi-billionaire that doesn't own his own home...or a car...or not much else, for that matter.He lost interest in acquiring and owning material things. At some point, he realized that you can't buy happiness, nor can you find it in possessions...and then he sold off everything he had.According to Mr Berggruen, “Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that
Babbazee, the Outraged Spleen of Zion, has a new post about a Saudi billionaire wanted by the United States Department of Justice. Amazingly the U.S. military has just awarded this man's company an $80+ million contract to supply jet fuel for Air Force Helicopters in Afghanistan.Babba gives us the backstory, why the U.S Justice Department is looking for Saudi billionaire Ghaith Pharoan and how h
According to Forbes magazine, Harvard students have a greater chance of becoming billionaires than any other college graduates.
Of the 469 Americans on Forbes’ most recent list of the world’s billionaires, 50 received at least one degree from Harvard.
The school has produced 20 more current American billionaires than No. 2 on our list, Stanford University. Also [...]
From his growing list of acquisitions, Warren E. Buffett seems to be investing like the world’s richest 10-year-old boy, if that boy lived in 1955 America.
He is Coca-Cola’s largest shareholder. He owns Dairy Queen. Last year, Buffett got a train set, buying into Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. And in late April, he bought a [...]
The world's most expensive homes are being listed between the prices of $200 million dollars to a modest $18 million dollars, if you have seen those expensive homes, you think you have seen it all, but not just yet, because there's one that top it all, a billionnaire's billionaire home. The 5th richest man in the world built a $2 billion dollar home, Mukesh Ambani, a petro-chemical tycoon worth $5
"He is my choice," billionaire Warren Buffett told an audience. Commenting on the US economy, the 77-year-old investor who is known as the "Sage of Omaha," stressed that fiscal, monetary and trade policies were of great importance.read more | digg story
Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is sinking billions of dollars into a new wind farm in Texas. It is likely to become the biggest in the world, producing enough power for the equivalent of 1.3 million homes. CNN’s Ali Velshi asked the oil legend why he thinks wind could be the answer to this country’s [...]
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Britney Spears arrived for dinner date in Beverly Hills last night looking calm and surprisingly well-groomed in a sign she's slowly piecing back together her life. The usually dishevelled mother-of-two polished up for a quiet night out with Las Vegas billionaire George Maloof, prompting speculation she is again working on a career revival. Along with his brothers Maloof, 43, owns the Palms Hotel and Casino in Nevada - a popular celebrity haunt - as well as the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Monarchs basketball teams.The pair have known each other for a number of years - in fact, Britney had been partying with Maloof and friends on the now notorious night of her quickie marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander in Vegas in 2004. As well as enjoying more time with her children Jayden J
Members of Mr Packer's inner circle have confirmed that the billionaire, who had ranked as Scientology's wealthiest member in the world, was no longer undertaking Scientology courses and had moved away from the cult. The cult has got to be VERY upset to lose this cash-cow. read more | digg story
[ Supercar Life's stable of exotic cars] Supercar Life maintains a stable of exotics for track driving.(Credit: Supercar Life) Today and tomorrow, some lucky people are driving a set of supercars, including a Ferrari F430, a Lamborghini Gallardo, and a Porsche Turbo 997, around the Auto Club Speedway track in Fontana, Calif
(Langley, VA) The world is a dangerous place, especially if you are a child growing up in the United States of America. Oh, you might be safe in your small town, but outside that town and the U.S. border, there are literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people (including Al Qaeda, Iran and billionaire madmen) who want you DEAD.“That’s not going to happen,” said 10 year-old Billy Jones. “Not if I have anything to say about it.”
As Ford has been coming out of a sales and quality slump for the past several years, the automaker has been gaining more customers and restoring its reputation. As a boost for the auto company, mogul Kirk Kerkorian is investing millions of dollars into the Ford Motor Company to boost its efforts.
Earlier this week, the investor disclosed [...]
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Kathy Griffin has split from billionaire Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
“He is an awesome guy, but I have to say he is in the friends category now,” Griffin, 47, told Usmagazine.com at the GLAAD Awards in L.A. Saturday.
“As a matter of fact,” she added, “I got an email last week from him, and he is going [...]
Disney sensation Miley Cyrus is now officially the wealthiest child in the world - she is reportedly set to be a billionaire by the year’s end. Raking in $18 million in 2007 alone, the 15-year-old singer/actress has climbed her way to the top of a list of Hollywood’s richest kids, with her Hannah Montana franchise [...]
Disney sensation MILEY CYRUS is now officially the wealthiest child in the world - she is reportedly set to be a billionaire by the year’s end.
Raking in $18 million in 2007 alone, the 15-year-old singer/actress has climbed her way to the top of a list of Hollywood’s richest kids, with her Hannah Montana franchise estimated [...]
Russia`s super-rich love to flaunt their wealth. Soon they will have a magazine called Snob to help them.
Mikhail Prokhorov — whose wealth is estimated at around USD22 bn — plans to spend $150 mn setting up a magazine, website and television station called Snob, the general director of the new venture told reporters on Wednesday.
“It`s [...]
A Texas billionaire is urging the England and Wales Cricket Board to counter the growing hegemony of Indian cricket by creating a Twenty20 league of their own to surpass the Indian Premier League in organisation, excitement and durability.Allen Stanford, an American wealth-management tycoon who has lived in the West Indies for 26 years, believes that it is both unavoidable and essential that England have their own money-spinning league to compete with the IPL, to end the one-sidedness that is becoming apparent in the game."The ECB realise they’re at a crossroads. They either let the Indians do it or they step up and get a game plan. You want something that will have lasting value for everybody," he said. "It is inevitable that the ECB will create a Twenty20 league, it is inevitable that
Despite their troubled state, newspapers keep luring some of the world's most successful businesspeople. Their next catch could be billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Newsweek reports that Bloomberg's top associates are encouraging the New York mayor to acquire The New York Times. Shares of the Times rose 40 cents, or 2.1%, to $19.59, in Monday trading. Newspapers are struggling as readers and advertisers increasingly turn to the Web. Earnings have plunged; growth rates are negative. Investors have fled in droves. You wouldn't guess it though from the interest they are drawing from billionaires. They seem to be the only people left interested in buying them. Rupert Murdoch, fresh off his $5.6 billion acquisition of The Wall Street Journal, is now eyeing Newsday. The paper could fetch as mu
At least, that is, according to delusional Kabbalah fanatic Madonna. Madge told New York magazine that she sympathizes with the scientologist because he gets picked on for his loony beliefs. “He is a good person,” she says of Cruise. “I think he gets a raw deal, just as I think the orphans in Malawi get [...]
That's what Chicago Sun Times columnist Michael Sneed is hearing: A Pinocchio problem? To fib . . . or is it a faulty memory? . . To wit: Dem presidential contender Barack Obama's handlers may be telling the press...
Well, If you still want to Wenger bash and want Usmanov to take over the Arsenal, you might want to reflect upon the plight of Chelsea fans this morning. Their draw against Wigan last night was met with a chorus of boos. I would warn these spoilt Chavs that if Abromovich decides to take away [...]
London real estate - Barratt, leading real estate developer and house builder in the UK, has offered international investors including UAE investors the chance to buy a property on London’s ‘billionaire’s row’-The Bishops Avenue. Barratt has launched the latest homes to be built on ‘The Bishops Avenue’ named Allingham Court, a development of 12 exclusive apartments within 2 mansion-style houses.Allingham Court is situated in one-and-a-half acres of private and exquisitely landscaped gardens on the highly coveted western side of The Bishops Avenue. The development offers 10 three-bedroom residences and the 2 penthouses each providing between 2,500 and 6,000 sq ft of living space.
Uprising Asian actress Isabella Leong is rumoured to be in relationship with Richard Lee, one of the richest bachelor in Hong Kong with a networth of 1.2 billion US Dollars.Isabella, 20, and Richard, 42, is said to be in relationship after being introduced with each other by international star Michelle Yeoh while both the actress were filming “Mummy 3″. Did she do it for money or pure love?
In his book For the Glory of God, Rodney Stark asserts that Christianity ended the slave trade. He makes a convincing argument that the Marxist accounts of slavery's end - that it wasn't profitable, that it was becoming outmoded - are wrong. At the time that Britain unilaterally ended the transatlantic trade, slavery was more profitable than ever, and getting even more so. But ending the trade didn't end the institution of holding slaves in the US. While the practice could not be maintained on the Caribbean islands, where conditions usually killed the slaves, the US South had conditions conducive to a sustainable slave population.Stark also argues that people don't cause changes: organizations do. He points especially to the Quakers in leading the charge against the trade first and th
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich forked out $160 million for the world’s largest drill fueling talks of a massive tunnel between Europe and America. The project would link Russia’s far eastern Chutoka region, which Abramovich governs, with America’s Alaska. The drill will be built by Germany's Herrenknecht AG and will the first drill capable of boring a four-lane tunnel.through the 55-mile wide Bering Strait. A leading British daily is speculating that Russian President Putin is already in talks with Washington for the tunnel. The tunnel would open up lucrative freight routes from Europe and allow Russian gas along with cheap Chinese goods to be easily exported. The cost of the (Pictured above is the Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-300 mega tunnel boring machine built to excavate a roa
If you’re against corruption (and want to have fun at the same time), you should play the game called Who Wants To Be A Billionaire Presents: NBN-ZTE (Reloaded).
My wife forwarded the PPS file to me and I can’t help but share it with all of you.
While I’m sure that whoever designed it won’t mind [...]
Police are seeking the banker son of an Arab billionaire in connection with the murder of a wealthy student whose body was found at a private block of flats in central London. Economics student Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was discovered partially buried under rubble in the basement of a flat rented by Farooq Abdulhak, 26, and two friends. Flight records show he left the country immediately
Murdered Norwegian Socialite Martine Vik MagnussenA young Norwegian woman's unsolved murder in London has authorities looking to question the son of one of the most wealthy men in Yemen and also once again raises the issue of extradition between the two countries.The last time Martine's friends saw the 23-year-old Norwegian she was leaving the ultra-hip club, Maddox, "with a man of Arabic appearance aged in his twenties" around 3 a.m. last Friday. Police are now interested in talking to Farooq Abdulhak, 26, son of Yemen billionaire, Shaher Abdulhak. Magnussen's body was found Sunday under a pile of rubble "in the basement of the Seaford Court apartment block in Fitzrovia, Central London".Ms. Magnussen suffered "significant injuries" to her neck, further tests will determine the exact ca
Billionaire Joe Lewis invested in Bear Stearns (NYSE BSC), buying as much as 10% of the brokerage firm. Now, he may be out over $1 billion. On Sunday, the...
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CNBC had a great interview with Billionaire Wilbur Ross, CEO of WL Ross and Co. In the interview Mr Ross the question I have been asking; With all of these bad loans going on, why haven't we seen more bank closings?His answer: a very simple, "We Will." "I think that's going to be the next wave, and coupled with problems in the commercial real estate market; I think they'll be the next bubbles that burst." He was also asked about risk to big banks. ""I think that the big banks won't fail in the sense that they will go to zero and depositors would lose money," Ross replied. "I think the Fed and other regulators will make things happen. I think it's the medium-sized banks, and particularly some of those that got overextended with the subprime and other kind of mortgage debt. I think those are
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross says the current market downturn differs from previous slumps in that no American banks have yet failed this time, but he suggests that's about to change."I think that's going to be the next wave, and coupled with problems in the commercial real estate market; I think they'll be the next bubbles that burst," the chairman and CEO of W. L. Ross and Company told CNBC's "Squawk Box" in an exclusive interview.He was asked about the risks to big banks."I think that the big banks won't fail in the sense that they will go to zero and depositors would lose money," Ross replied. "I think the Fed and other regulators will make things happen.| I think it's the medium-sized banks, and particularly some of those that got overextended with the subprime and other kind of m
There’s been a little shuffling at the top of the billionaire list this year. Warren Buffet is now officially the world’s richest man. His net worth is now an estimated $62 billion up from $52 billion last year. His 10 billion dollar ride has ended the 13 year reign of his longtime friend Bill Gates who was been bumped down two notches to the world 3rd richest man. But come on...once you hit a few hundred million does it really matter anymore? Regardless here is a list of the top 20 richest people in the world. 1. Warren Buffett 2. Carlos Slim Helu 3. William Gates III 4. Lakshmi Mittal 5. Mukesh Ambani 6. Anil Ambani 7. Ingvar Kamprad 8. KP Singh 9. Oleg Deripaska 10. Karl Albrecht 11. Li Ka-shing 12. Sheldon Adelson 13. Bernard Arnault 14. Lawrence Ellison 15. Roman Abramovich 16. T
There’s been a little shuffling at the top of the billionaire list this year. Warren Buffet is now officially the world’s richest man. His net worth is now an estimated $62 billion up from $52 billion last year. His 10 billion dollar ride has ended the 13 year reign of his longtime friend Bill Gates who was been bumped down two notches to the world 3rd richest man. But come on...once you hit a few hundred million does it really matter anymore? Regardless here is a list of the top 20 richest people in the world. 1. Warren Buffett 2. Carlos Slim Helu 3. William Gates III 4. Lakshmi Mittal 5. Mukesh Ambani 6. Anil Ambani 7. Ingvar Kamprad 8. KP Singh 9. Oleg Deripaska 10. Karl Albrecht 11. Li Ka-shing 12. Sheldon Adelson 13. Bernard Arnault 14. Lawrence Ellison 15. Roman Abramovich 16. T
Buffett rises to top as Microsoft boss’ stock holdings are hit by Yahoo bidBy Matthew MillerMarch 05, MSNBCWarren Buffett is the richest man on the planet.Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, America's most beloved investor has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago. That massive pile of scratch puts him ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who was the richest man in the world for 13 straight years.Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been perhaps as rich — or richer — than Buffett had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February.Microsoft shares fell 15 percent between Jan. 31, the day before the company an
INTERVIEW OF WARREN BUFFETThere was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! 2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him. 5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company. 6. His company,
Even as Britain's property market shows signs of struggling, one north London street is defying the gloom-mongers: houses on "billionaire's avenue" are still selling for record prices.Like an oasis of wealth in an increasingly parched real estate desert, The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead remains a booming property hotspot -- despite, for some, little in the way of elegance or discretion."Among the wealthiest in the world, The Bishops Avenue is better known than Buckingham Palace," Trevor Abrahamson of estate agents Glentree International told AFP with a hint of pride, having sold most of the 66 houses in the street.
Billionaires Blog: By PycoonKarl AlbrechtBorn: 1920 - Essen, GermanyAge: 88Country Of Citizenship: GermanyResidence: Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany, Europe & RussiaNet worth: US$20 billionFortune: Self madeSource: ALDIIndustry: RetailingMarital Status: Married, 2 childrenTheo AlbrechtBorn: March 28, 1922Age: 86Country Of Citizenship: GermanyResidence: Foehr , Germany, Europe & RussiaNet worth: $17.5 billionFortune: Self madeSource: ALDI, Trader Joe'sIndustry: RetailingMarital Status: Married, 2 children-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These days selling a product successfully to a customer involves a lot of gimmick in the appearance of product promotions. Advertisements of various hues are the order of the day. And one
Billionaires Blog: By Brightcove Netscape Founder Jim Clark talks about self awareness and success. Success Television takes a look at his childhood and personal difficulties. He's profiled by Donald Van De Mark.DVD of Jim Clark & Stephen Covey
Billionaires Blog: By Robbie DingemanPhoto via SplashvisionThis Octopus measures 414 feet, sails around the world with a 60-person crew and boasts two helipads and a submarine.The megayacht was turning heads in Honolulu Harbor this week after arriving Monday.The ship, owned by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire entrepreneur Paul Allen, draws more than a second glance tied up among the fishing boats, tugs and working-class vessels. Read Related posts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BILLIONARE SUCCESS STORY: Paul Allen - Microsoft
Billionaires Blog: By Mike Robinson Photo via dailyilliniGov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser had arranged to get a loan from the same Iraqi billionaire whose $3.5 million payment got another member of the governor's inner circle thrown in jail.Read
Billionaires Blog: By DealBookPhoto via Ezer MizionFor the average New Yorker, moving in from the outer boroughs to more centrally-located digs in Manhattan is an “arrival” of sorts. For billionaire investor Ira Rennert, it’s a drop in the bucket.Mr. Rennert, a native of Brooklyn who made his fortune in metals junk bonds and subsequently bought and sold the company that invented the Humvee, just purchased two Park Avenue apartments — one for each of his daughters, The New York Observer’s Max Abelson reported.Read
His name is Guy Ladd Ritchie. He is from Wichita Falls and he is a bum living on the streets. And he wants you to put a real bum (him!) on next for Forbes Richest People List. Yes, the next Bumllionaire! According to the Internet World Stat, we've already 1 billion online users. So if each of them just give this real bum a dollar, he will be next year's Forbes Magazine Billionaire List. Just that simple. Check out the list of world's billionaire. So get this bum off the streets and get him on the cover of Forbes magazine and make the rest of the so-called billionaires look like bum! Technorati Tags: billionaire, forbes, richest, , bum, humor, money, notorious blog, kher cheng guan
Billionaires Blog: By Michael SharkeyToday more than any time in the history of the world it is possible to become a millionaire or even a billionaire if you learn the right skills, systems, and build a highly qualified team. In order to have the highest chance of reaching financial abundance need to develop the following.1. Clarity - Eighty percent of success comes from being clear on who you are, what you believe in and what you want.2. Competence - You can't climb to the next level on the ladder until you are excellent at what you do now.3. Constraints - Eighty percent of all obstacles to success come from within. Find out what is constraining in you or your company and deal with it.4. Concentration - The ability to focus on one thing single-mindedly and see it through until it’s done
Utah billionaire James LeVoy Sorenson, who overcame a childhood learning disability and built a fortune in pioneering medical equipment such as the computerized heart monitor and disposable surgical mask, died of cancer on Sunday. He was 86.Mr. Sorenson was Utah's wealthiest man, the largest private landowner in the state as well as the richest Mormon, with a fortune estimated at $4.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine's 2007 rankings. He founded several companies, including Sorenson Research, which was acquired by Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in 1980. He known both for his wealth -- and for choosing not to flaunt it.Look in any modern operating room or intensive care unit, and you'll see enduring evidence of Jim's creative solutions to tough medical problems. M
Born: March 5, 1949Age: 59Country Of Citizenship: FranceResidence: Paris , France, Europe & RussiaOccupation: Chairman, LVMH;Chairman, Christian Dior SANet worth: $26 billion US dollarFortune: Inherited and growingSource: LVMHIndustry: DiversifiedMarital Status: Married, 5 childrenEducation: Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, Bachelor of Arts / ScienceWebsite: LVMH.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bernard Arnault was born in 5th March 1949. He is the 7th richest person in the world and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007.Arnault is best known for turning LVMH, already a luxury-goods giant when he won control in 1989, into a global empire through acquis
Billionaires Blog: By Steven BarnesDuring a career spanning twenty-five years of novel, film, and television work, I've two major tools most valuable: the yogic “chakras” for characterization, and Joseph Campbell’s model of the Hero’s Journey for plot structure.These are not random choices, nor were they selected because of the many intelligent and thoughtful essays on their relationship to successful film or world myth. Rather, they are important because they create a connection between the inner world of the writer, and the external world of the finished work—and the reader.A plot structure is nothing more than a tool for organizing events in temporal sequence. While there are more such structures than there are professional writers, few of them meet what thousands of students
Billionaires Blog: By Bright Johnson Many people will never be super rich because they don’t know what it takes to gather and sustain massive wealth. The rules of making money are the same--whether online or offline, in American or Asia, it is the same game. Here are five tips:One, you will never get rich working for a corporation or government. Your salary cannot afford a Bugatti Veyron which cost $1 million, or a $20 million mansion, or a Yatch that cost $280 million. You dare not buy a plane. The level of luxury of the super rich is way high. Unless you are one of those overpaid CEOs, you have to quit your job and start building a conglomerate of moneymaking ventures.Two, If you start a business, you need to pioneer an industry or product to make it big. Gates, Ellison, Dell, the foun
If you see a chartered jet at Fort Wayne International Airport with an NBA logo on the side, don’t get too excited about the Dallas Mavericks or San Antonio Spurs being in town to scrimmage against the Mad Ants.No, these players are a little younger – in fifth grade, actually.The jet will contain members of the Texas Titans traveling team, who are in town to compete in the Martin Luther King Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Spiece Fieldhouse.The Titans boys basketball team is backed by Texas billionaire Kenny Troutt and often gets a lift to tournaments on a jet that NBA teams use. The team was featured in a recent Sports Illustrated article. The team has flown on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ plane, stayed at Caesars Palace for a tournament in Las Vegas and practiced at the Mavericks’
From Billionaires Blog By Philip FernandoDemocratic Party front runners are emerging in the US primary election process. It will either be a woman or a black candidate, Hillary Clinton or Barrack Obama, while the Republicans are still having McCain, Huckabee, Romney, Giuliani and Thompson vying for top honors, according to most polls. Primaries in Nevada and Michigan (19 January) and South Carolina (19 Jan for Republicans, 26 January for Democrats) could reduce the field of candidates to just one or two per party. Meanwhile, New York Mayor, a Republican billionaire Bloomberg entering the fray is being talked of. He will be a logical rallying point if Republicans are divided.Bloomberg has enough money to wage an independent candidacy. Bloomberg is intriguingly a “fresh prospect” to many
From Billionaires Blog By Brendan MontagueA study that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the invasion of Iraq was partly funded by the antiwar billionaire George Soros. Soros, 77, provided almost half the nearly $100,000 cost of the research, which appeared in The Lancet, the medical journal. Its claim was 10 times higher than consensus estimates of the number of war dead.The study, published in 2006, was hailed by antiwar campaigners as evidence of the scale of the disaster caused by the invasion, but Downing Street and President George Bush challenged its methodology.New research published by The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that 151,000 people - less than a quarter of The Lancet estimate - have died since the invasion in 2003.“The authors should have discl
TIGER Woods is set to become the world's first billion-dollar sportsman in 2010, Splash news reported on Thursday, citing Golf Digest magazine.The record-setting golfer took home a staggering US$122.7 million in 2007, an increase of US$26million from 2006, according to the reports.Woods enjoyed a boom year on the golf course in 2007, winning his 13th Major title, as well as a $10million bonus for coming out on top of the FedEx Cup competition. Woods' bank account was also bolstered by lucrative advertising deals.The magazine estimates that since turning pro in 1996, Woods has US$769.4million in total earnings. In 1996, only nine golfers earned more than US$1million a year. But in 2007, 158 players, including 99 on the PGA Tour, topped that figure.
Born: June 4, 1959-Mumbai,IndiaAge: 48Country Of Citizenship: IndiaResidence: Mumbai, IndiaOccupation: Chairman, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani GroupNet worth: US$45 billionFortune: NASource: DiversifiedIndustry: DiversifiedMarital Status: married, 2 childrenSpouse: Tina MunimEducation:University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / ScienceUniversity of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Master of Business Administration------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ambani is chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications and Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Energy, and was formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. His personal stake in Reliance Communications is 66%. Reliance group is India's largest business h
This is still one of my fav two subjects: Billionaires and their beautiful daughters. My previous post on this subject was extremely popular, so I have decided to highlight a few more “daughters-of –Inheritance”.Forbes brought out their The 20 Most Intriguing Billionaire Heiresses – list. From this list, here is one lady that really got my attention: Marta Ortega Perez.Marta is the daughter of Amancio Ortega, the Spanish Billionaire worth $24 Billion. Marta is currently being groomed to take over her father’s fashion empire with it’s prized jewel; the Zara Retail chain.As with so many of the Billionaire Heiresses, Marta too is a passionate equestrian, but that is where the privileges end for her. She has to work her way up in the company… just like any other employee. She rep
Born: October 24, 1966-Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSRAge: 41Country Of Citizenship: RussiaResidence: London , United Kingdom, Europe & RussiaOccupation: Governor, Oil Billionaire,Owner Chelsea Football ClubNet Worth: $18.7 billionChildren: 5Fortune: Self madeSource: OilIndustry: Oil/GasMarital Status: married, 5 childrenSpouse: Irina Abramovich (divorced)Education: Drop Out------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (born 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. According to the 2007 Forbes magazine, as of 3 August 2007, he had a net worth of $18.7 billion, and accor
By PAUL DRURYAN AMERICAN billionaire has bought a slice of Celtic Football Club. John J Fisher, the son of the tycoon who founded the Gap clothing chain, snapped up 3.24 per cent of the Parkhead club.At yesterday's share price, Mr Fisher would have paid just under £630,000 for his stake. The sale will immediately spark fears that Celtic could go the way of Premiership giants Manchester United and Liverpool, who are now in American hands.Until now, ownership of Celtic has rested with the Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond.Despite enjoying massive windfalls in his other business interests – he made a £700 million profit on the sale of London City Airport – Desmond has not sanctioned a big spending spree at Celtic.Incomer Fisher is ranked the 258th richest person in the world, with an est
Julie Rains, over at Wise Bread has a recent post up called Business Advice From a Billionaire. In it, she talks about her personal experience interacting with a billionaire as a high school student.
She follows it up with information she took from a Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs interview with that same billionaire. The 12 points of business advice gleaned is all useful. There are a lot of senior executives - from home based businesses to Fortune 500 companies - that would do well to ensure that they are also following that advice.
Bill Clinton Severs Business Ties With Billionaire Buddy BurkleExcerpt:"Bill Clinton has severed business ties with Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle, fearful that their deals could erupt into bad publicity damaging his wife's presidential bid, according to sources who know both men....But it was how the funds earned their money - or, on occasion, lost it - that reportedly made Clinton skittish.The crucial development, sources said, was the September 26 publication of a front page Wall Street Journal article detailing some of Yucaipa's questionable dealings. The story, which broke on the same day that heads of state and business leaders convened to discuss the Clinton Global Initiative, detailed how a young Italian businessman had convinced Burkle and a Clinton aide to invest millions of dollars in a poorly run church-property buying venture.Clinton, according to sources, considered the piece a major embarrassment and decided to withdraw from Yucaipa."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2
Billy always convinces me to buy and sell stocks at the perfect time. He must be a billionaire because he always asks me to give some of it up as he probably doesn’t need anymore. When there is a selloff in stocks, he tells me to follow because that’s probably when the market is at its bottom; while the opposite is true too because he always tells me to buy stocks when everyone is optimistic, signaling a top in the stock market.
A few years ago, 2003 to be exact, Billy told me “It’s time to sell your stocks! Look at your negative returns! Cash out your index funds because you should put your money somewhere else!” He is really good because the next few years turned out to be great for the stock market. A couple of days ago when everyone was selling stocks, he tries to convince me again to sell because we needed to join everyone else. He must’ve seen yesterday’s big move up coming.
Billy is truly my friend because he doesn’t
18-carat white gold tourbillon equipped with a hand-wound CO-372 movement with 90-hour power reserve. Skeleton hour and minute hands, Roman numerals carved in blue sapphire or black diamond and bezel set with trapeze-cut diamonds. In total, 726 round diamonds (8.04 carats), 104 baguette-cut sapphires (7.57 carats) and 64 baguette-cut blue sapphires (3.14 carats). Crocodile leather strap and limited to an edition of 10 pieces in each colour.Source: Europa Star Magazine
Most of us know Datuk Jimmy Choo as a very famous shoe designer based in London. Certain people (me included) think Jimmy Choo is master in designing weird looking foot wears. Many also believed that his career as a shoe maker has been glitter all along. The blatant truth about what we know about him is that he is freaking rich and successful. Few, however, are aware of Jimmy Choo’s humble beginning who studied only until Year 6 and worked his way up partly by cleaning the toilet at a shoe factory and surviving with instant noodles.
Jimmy Choo was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1961 into a family of shoe maker, where his late father, Choo Kee Yin owned a shoe making shop in one of the streets in Penang. He went to Shih Chung primary school and studied until year 6. He stopped to help his father in the shoe making business where he made his very own first shoe at the age of 11. The skills he learned made him fell in love with the shoe making business and from there he decided to purs
Mukesh Ambani has been affirmed the richest man, a few days ago. He gifted his wife, Neeta Ambani, the most expensive birthday gift of all, a Rs 242 Crore Airbus 319 Corporate Jet, on her 44th. The aircraft, an Airbus 319, has all the luxury paraphern...
1.Sergey Brin
Jumlah Harta:$16.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Google
Warganegara: USA
Umur;33 tahun,Masih bujang
2.Larry Page
Jumlah Harta:$16.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Google
Warganegara: USA
Umur;34 tahun,Masih bujang
3.Andrei Melnichenko
Jumlah Harta:$4.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Perbankan ,Tenaga
Warganegara: Russia
Umur;33 tahun,Sudah berkahwin
4.Sergei Popov
Jumlah Harta:$4.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Perbankan ,Tenaga
Warganegara: Russia
Umur;35 tahun,Sudah berkahwin
5.Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Jumlah Harta:$2.0 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Harta warisan
Warganegara: Germany
Umur;26 tahun,Masih bujang
6.Fahd Hariri(anak Rafik Hariri)
Jumlah Harta:$1.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Warisan
Warganegara: Lebanon
Umur;26 tahun,Masih bujang
7.Ayman Hariri (anak Rafik Harriri)
Jumlah Harta:$1.6 billion
Sumber pendapatan :Warisan
Warganegara: Arab Saudi
Umur;28 tahun,Sudah berkahwin
8.Anurag Diks
Lewis Hamilton seems to be the latest Formula 1 sensation. At just 22 years old, he has already accomplished as a rookie what many F1 drivers took years to achieve. Hamilton was signed by McLaren’s Young Driver Programme at just 12 years old.
By 2005, he had won the Formula Three Euroseries racing for the ASM team. By 2006, he joined the ART Grand Prix teams in the GP2 series as a replacement for Nico Rosberg. His impressive performance in the GP2 series got him recognised in the business.
Most recently, Lewis Hamilton was tipped to be the first rookie to win the Grand Prix. The Brazilian Grand Prix took place on Sunday 21st October and saw Hamilton lose out to Kimi Raikkonen for the champion title.
Despite coming in seventh place, Hamilton is still hot property right now. It seems everyone in Britain is backing him and the press are going wild for his antics both on and off track.
It’s inevitable that Hamilton will become the face of many lucrative advertising campaigns, earning
In a new twist reminiscent of a hockey brawl between two titan rivals, Jim Balsillie, the Ontario billionaire businessman, has relaunched himself into the scramble to buy the Nashville Predators.
The co-CEO of Research in Motion, the Canadian inventor-manufacturer of the BlackBerry, has made a written proposal to the Nashville Sports Authority that would not seek changes in the lease of the
With birds twittering gently in the background, Aras Agalarov explains why he has decided to build a housing estate for Russia's super-rich. Next to him work has almost finished on a vast neo-classical villa; down the muddy track a Scottish baronial mansion rises magnificently above a line of newly planted birch trees. "The people who will live here are of normal social status," Mr Agalarov says. "But there are certain rules. One potential buyer had an Afghan shepherd dog. We don't allow big dogs on this estate. So I wouldn't sell him a house.
