Topic: born rich - on March 17, 2007 at 11:10:00 PM CET
Illuminated Handbag For Electrifying Effect
This illuminated handbag will ensure you a sensational entry into a party or just about anywhere you go! The handbag is made of a light-emitting fabric that blends optical fiber with other fibers which is activated by a tiny battery or direct current.
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Topic: born rich - on February 11, 2007 at 2:09:00 PM CET
Millionaires fly to Bangkok for US$25,000 dinner
Beluga caviar, truffles and Dom Perignon sorbet were on the menu Saturday for a night of fine dining in Bangkok that chefs, wine experts and organizers have dubbed the meal of a lifetime.
Some of the world's wealthiest food lovers have flown in for the dinner, which carries a price tag of US$25,000 a head.
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Topic: born rich - on January 27, 2007 at 11:53:00 AM CET
Home to set world price record at $155 mln
If you're looking for a new home and have $155 million to spare, you could be the proud owner of the world's most expensive abodes.
Forbes.com, the online site of Forbes magazine, on Thursday said timber and real estate baron Tim Blixseth has just upped the ante in the price of the world's most expensive home, planning to build and sell a home for $155 million.
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Topic: born rich - on January 19, 2007 at 11:01:00 AM CET
The 10 Most Expensive Books Of 2006
In an evermore digitized world, the printed word takes on special value--especially if it happens to be enshrined in a rare, beautiful and historically significant book.
Auction houses and collectors did brisk business in rare books in 2006, setting records in several categories. A 15th-century edition of maps by the second-century Greek mathematician Ptolemy brought in $4 million, the highest price ever paid for an atlas. An 1873 signed edition of Une saison en enfer (A Season in Hell) by the poet Arthur Rimbaud brought in a record price for a work of French literature, $644,000.
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Topic: born rich - on December 17, 2006 at 2:35:00 PM CET
Super rich have problems deciding which private island to buy while sipping 1000 year old wine
'The gap between the rich and the super-rich is getting ever larger,' said William Cash, editor of the new quarterly journal Spear's Wealth Management, itself so exclusive that one has to be invited to subscribe - and only those with liquid assets exceeding £5m need bother inquiring. 'The super-rich inhabit a world the rest of society can hardly dream of. It's a parallel universe.'
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Topic: born rich - on December 14, 2006 at 9:49:00 AM CET
Book a room at the world's first $500 million dollar underwater hotel
Bruce Jones has spent much of his career designing underwater toys for the rich and famous. The 50-year-old president of U.S. Submarines is best known for building ultraluxe custom subs, $80-million vessels that feature private staterooms, paneled interiors made from exotic hardwoods, plush carpeting, and enough onboard oxygen to keep you and 10 friends breathing easy for three weeks of cruising at depths of nearly 1,000 feet. Now Jones is redirecting his expertise in undersea opulence toward the hotel industry. His plan: to open the Poseidon Mystery Island, the world’s first major resort at the bottom of the ocean, by September 2008.
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Topic: born rich - on November 10, 2006 at 10:14:00 AM CET
Champagne parachute?
How come no-one thought of this blisteringly good idea before?? Simply attach the lunar module to your bottle of bubbly (ok not actually a lunar module, but there's a kind of similarity, you know, after you've had a few, quite a few.) Once attached, then make like a lottery winner cum formula one driver and shake it up, firing your cork into the air*.
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Topic: born rich - on October 6, 2006 at 2:04:00 PM CEST
A New Way To Drink Water: Bling H2O
Bling H2O has a limited edition bottle available in two sizes, that are frosted and have genuine Swarovski crystals that spell out the water’s name. “Bling H2O is to bottled water what Rolls Royce is to automobiles; a premium product with premium packaging that merits a premium price. Bling is a stand-alone beverage as well as the perfect compliment to your favorite cocktail.” (Baller Status)It has been featured at the Grammy’s, VMA’s and BET Awards and has been sampled by Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton (and Tinkerbell), Mariah Carey and Shaquille O’Neal, just to name a few. Prices range from $24.00 to $40.00, that’s right for a bottle of water. Bling H2O also has an apparel/accessory line featuring Swarovski crystals.
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