The Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a revolutionary Che Gevara, politicians Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton, writers Somerset Maugham and Mark Twain, the actor and the political figure Arnold Schwarzenegger – these names are well-known and these figures are best known to the world for their political, social, literary and other achievements. Moreover, the abovementioned people highly esteem cigar smoking and, thus, they come as people who own the greatest number of tools and accessories so requisite for this leisurely process and among others there are cigar lighters.
In the light of a variety and availability of glass items, glass ware is still appreciated by plenty people, especially when it comes to cut glass. The cut glass produces a long, lingering and musical tune when you put your finger at the cut-glass edge. So, in Japan the craftsmen make unique musical instruments. A crystal violin, completely transparent, is estimated for fifty thousand USD. Crystal glass tableware is not so much expensive though it is able to produce the charming, unique and so brittle music providing it is properly cared.
Wealthy persons are mostly known for their fortune only. However, despite they make billions, these people possess some personal features that attract people when estimating them. While Warren shovels up money, he has to do with quite conflicting image he created: he is known to be the proved miser and at the same time he privately donates huge amounts for charity purposes.
An unseasoned tourist (and I believe the majority of space researchers do not have time for travelling) may be stunned by the surprising images of artificial palm-shaped islands. Their gigantic «fronds» occupy the Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai. Looking down on Earth from a spaceship porthole an observant scientist, hungry for knowledge, will be able to read the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, «Take wisdom from the wise. Not everyone who rides a horse is a jockey».
The quote is spelled with 1.6 thousand homes built
on stilts above the water. After reading somebody's thoughts
immortalized in such a fashion, even the most thoroughgoing scientist
will ask himself about the purpose of his life and whether he wastes
his years in vain. And he will put the Science away for a while, take
his lifetime savings (hopefully they will be sufficient for travel
expenses) and leave for«The Eighth Wonder of the World» . Upon arrival
in Dubai he will see multiple crowds of tourists from every corner of
the world (about 5.5 mln people visit Dubai each year), drop daily
troubles, dip into the eastern luxury, and become a True Tourist.
His destination is the specially designed one-of-a-kind «Tourist Heaven»
of the new generation. The Eighth Wonder of the World is a really
spectacular Dubai real estate project, the most expensive and unusual
one of modern history, developed by Al Nakheel company. It consists of
the three largest islands on the planet that are built by man: Palm
Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira. The largest land reclamation
project required extensive studies, planning and research, which was
unprecedented in its scale and complexity. The resort features long
beaches, calm bays, water parks, health clubs, sports facilities,
restaurants, cinemas, over 200 luxurious 7-star hotels and villas, and
much more. The islands measure 5-14 km in length, 6-8.5 km in width,
and add 360 km of land for more hotels and beachfront villas. They are
protected by a crescent brakewater which is designed to withstand waves
up to 10 meters high. Each island bay can accomodate 140-150 ordinary
yachts and up to 50 oceanic yachts, therefore the playgrounds for
vacationers have enough room for a splurge.
Another
fascinating Al Nakheel project is a man-made archipelago of 300
individual islands arranged to create the semblance of our real world,
including all the continents. The islands repeat outlines of the
globe's landmasses. The project has got a well-deserved and simple
title -«the World» . The only transportation to the World in Dubai is
water taxis and air transport. Each of the islands is set to be sold to
select developers. The company sends out invitations to«those chosen» with a limit of 50 per year. Apparently, such limitations are especially attractive for «the high and mighties»
. Multi-millionaires and princes by blood have been waiting for their
turn to be served. Besides, every buyer has to negotiate his stay with
the neighbours. It is a form of concealed exotic leisure - to get a
chance to feel as mere mortals do.
Price of each island exceeds a
whopping 3.5 billion dollars, but all expenses will be paid off with
profit. Indeed, world celebrities, oil kings, and heirs of aristocratic
families prefer to buy vacation homes right here and indulge themselves
in amusements. In 2006, during the real estate presale on the first
island, Palm Jumeirah, thousands of villas and residencies were sold in
less than a week. The prices for villas had started at 2.2-2.5 million
dollars each and have been rising since then. David Beckham, Michael
Owen, Elton John, prince Charles and other owners of considerable
estates made their investments.
After getting
home from the Persian Gulf beaches, our humble scientist will keep
dreaming of the yacht outlines and the magic views of islands. The
science will receive a huge stimulus whether for the better or for the
worse, and it goes without saying that in order to come back to the
fairytale wonderland and see the wonders of 1001 nights again, the
scientist will have to do a whole lot of research work.
Lingerie for women was just the plain underwear until the 20th century when it became the mean self-expression, as the subject of esthetic admiration. A piece of lingerie seen in between the women wear looked quite shocking to be shame and no one thought of designing luxury items based on lingerie, leaving alone works of art. Today every woman dreams of having a pair, or even more, of luxury and high quality lingerie to associate with sexuality, sensibility and attraction with male.
Today the knitwear is presented in so many styles and
it is so popular that no single autumn and spring collections can do without
hosiery. Knit
women's coats are offered in classic, sporty, romantic, vintage, casual and
ethnic styles. The demand for knit coats
grows in line with the more increasing range of color and texture of woolen
yarn as merino wool, angora, alpaca, Kashmir. Globally known brands launch knit
coats for women in their latest collections and most celebrities today appear
wearing knitwear for many occasions and that's hard to picture that some time
back it was something different.
First established in 1980, the brand by Carolina Herrera is one of the well-known fashion brands; collections by Carolina Herrera make a conquest for the public love and demand due to elegance and delicacy of the fashion wear models. The collections were successful, though Carolina Herrera opened its perfume line first in 1988 presenting Carolina Herrera for Women. Carolina Herrera 212 is known to be the bestseller first launched in 1997, and today this fragrance takes its niche among the most recognized perfumes of the world.
First established in 1860, Chopard is one of the reputed watch and jewelry houses producing incredibly beautiful, fascinating jewelry items and watches of dream. The house also launched a number of celebrated fragrances as Casmir, Wish, Madness and Infiniment. Despite the long and solid history of the brand, it appeared only recently in the market of fragrances with the first fragrance Chopard launched only in 1992. Six years later, in 1996, the Chopard House presented its Mira-Bai, the fragrance which is still in favor among women keen on oriental scents. Mira-Bai shows no intentions to compete with such a fashion-setter in the sphere of oriental compositions as Guerlain Shalimar, though the fragrance by Chopard takes its niche among the classic perfumes in the market of oriental perfume.
