#1: Magic Johnson – Magic Johnson Enterprises It’s hard not to root for Magic Johnson, especially if, like me, you’re from Los Angeles. He is a beloved sports hero, a legend in the NBA, and a savvy businessman. He founded his investment company Magic Johnson Enterprises in 1987. His mission is to strengthen urban and under-served communities. Over the years he’s done deals with Pepsi, Sony Entertainment (to create Magic Johnson Theatres), T.
A rare blue diamond, that will be put up for auction on November 16, may fetch $25 million according to people in the know. The diamond is an 8.01 carat, square cut ‘Sky Blue Diamond,’ and is set to go on auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels on the 16th in Geneva, Switzerland. The diamond, which is the centerpiece of a Cartier ring, is one of the largest blue diamonds of its kind to ever be auctioned.
Ginsberg was a known non-violent political protestor. He won the U.S. National Book Award for Poetry in 1974 for The Fall of America. Ginsberg was inducted into the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1979 when he also won the National Arts Club gold medal. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his book Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992 in 1995. Allen Ginsberg passed away on April 5, 1997 at 70 years old from liver cancer via complications of hepatitis.
Ference played for the Penguins from 1999 to 2003 and for the Calgary Flames from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2013 he played for the Boston Bruins, and since 2013 he has played for the Edmonton Oilers. Ference won a Stanley Cup Championship with the Boston Bruins in 2011 and he also won the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2014. He also won the WHL Humanitarian of the Year (Dough Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy) in 1999.
He was involved in a 2013 venture that won a $653 million contract to build a local branch of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, set for a 2005 opening. Furthermore, he has interests in the Middle Eastern banks, such as Jordan’s Arab Bank, as well as a major stake in Turk Telekom.
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was born on March 7, 1955 in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah to Prince Talal and Mona Al Solh. The Prince’s maternal grandfather is Riad Al Solh, the first Prime Minister of Lebanon. His Aunt, Leila Solh Hamadeh was the first woman to hold a position in the Lebanese cabinet. His father is the younger brother of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. Prince Al-Waleed’s father, Prince Talal, was the finance minister for Saudi Arabia in the early 1960s.
After the news came through that Icahn would accept the job, Forbes reports that shares of Icahn Enterprises surged eight percent, bringing Icahn’s own personal stake in his company from $6.8 billion to $7.3 billion. Nobody else made more on the stock market that day, perhaps due to the perception that Icahn will help Trump strip away financial regulations during his presidency. Icahn and Trump share a long history together, though, and it hasn’t all been smooth and easy.
Chris had many accomplishments during his high school days at Clovis East, including speech and debate Champion titles. As part of the Speech and Debate program, he placed 9th in the State Competition for Dramatic Interpretation. He was also a member of the drama club, president of the Writer’s Club, editor of the school’s literary magazine, and captain of Destination ImagiNation. Chris was a senior in high school when he wrote, starred i, and directed “Shirley Todd”, a spoof based on the fictional character Sweeney Todd.
An outspoken Southern belle, Courtney Kerr has a keen fashion sense that reflects her personality — fun, vibrant and unique. She enjoys working closely with Dallas-based jewelry designers and regularly attends fashion shows, claiming fashion is her drug. She is known to attend Dallas-based fashion shows and other galas with designer Amber Venz on a regular basis. This hopeless romantic faithfully believes in the fairy-tale ending and desires above all else to be a perfect wife and mother.
Superyacht Super expensive luxury cars are one thing, but owning your own yacht is something entirely different. The largest yacht in the world is valued at over $1 billion and is 728 feet long, which is the length of almost two and a half football fields. The owner of the “Triple Deuce” yacht, which will be completed in 2018, expects general upkeep to cost about $20 to $30 million each year!
They changed their name and released their self-titled debut studio album in 1972. Blue Oyster Cult released the albums Tyranny and Mutation in 1973, Secret Treaties in 1974, Agents of Fortune in 1976, Spectres in 1977, Mirrors in 1979, Cultosaurus Erectus in 1980, Fire of Unknown Origin in 1981, The Revolution by Night in 1983, Club Ninja in 1985, Imaginos in 1988, Cult Classic in 1994, Heaven Forbid in 1998, and Curse of the Hidden Mirror in 2001.
Schreiber joined VW in 1984, and was promoted to head of transmission development in 1996. He served in that capacity until 2003, when he became the head of development at Bugatti. Schreiber was also the CEO of Bentley from 2012-2014. During his time at Volkswagen, Schreiber was instrumental in moving the Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG) from development to production. In fact, he’s listed as the inventor on several patents related to the DSG.
Baccarat is a simple game of chance in which players are dealt a pair of cards, and the two cards are added together (aces = 1, faces and tens = zero). The important number is the final digit. If the total hand is worth five or fewer, the player gets another card, but he or she can’t ask for more cards. In the end, whoever has the final digit closest to nine wins the hand.
That’s right, anybody with an eBay account can make an offer on the 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse formerly owned by Floyd Mayweather, who recently sold the car for an undisclosed price to Luxury Auto Collection, a firm in Scottsdale, Arizona that specializes in, well, luxury automobiles (this same company has acquired a 2011 Bugatti Grand Sport from Mayweather, as well). And even if it wasn’t a former component of Money’s armada, this car might well be worth something close to the $3.
He also released the EP Lockjaw with Chet Faker in 2013. Flume’s singles “Holdin On”, “Drop the Game” (with Chet Faker), and “Say It” (featuring Tove Lo) all reached #1 on the Australian independent chart. His single “Never Be Like You” (featuring Kai) reached #1 in Australia. Flume has won four ARIA awards as well as four AIR Awards.
The church has since tracked a constantly growing number of regular attendees (more than 3000), a number which makes it one of the largest churches in Ventura County, California. In addition, Chan is both the founder and Chancellor of the Eternity Bible. Being a sought-after speaker at many Christian colleges and youth conferences nationally and internationally, Chan placed his wise thoughts in two books. His first book is titled, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, and his second, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, both being released in 2009.
Michelle Phan was born on April 11, 1987 in Boston. Her parents are Vietnamese immigrants. Her father worked in construction and her mother was a manicurist. The family was on food stamps. Her father had a gambling problem. They got evicted multiple times and moved again and again before settling in Tampa, Florida. She attended Tampa Bay Technical High School and focused on dermatology because her mother wanted her to be a doctor.
The luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent is betting that there is a big enough market to fill the 50 seats on a chartered Boeing 757 bound for – well, everywhere. The 26-day, all-inclusive trip departs from Miami. It then goes on to Iquitos, Peru, Easter Island, Samoa, Papua, New Guinea, Bali, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Kenya, Monaco, and Nice before returning to the U.S. via New York City. The price?
Didier Drogba knows that – all too well. Arguably the best soccer player to ever emerge from the Ivory Coast, Drogba had 63 goals in 104 international appearances for the Ivory Coast national team. That’s more than any other player in Ivory Coast history. As popular as he is on the soccer pitch, Drogba’s humanitarian work is even more impressive. In fact, he’s a major reason the Ivory Coast is no longer in a civil war.