La Perla International Living wins 5 Property Awards

"Awards won by La Perla: - Best Development: Austria -- Clubhotel Hinterthal - Best Architecture (Multiple Units): Spain -- Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club - Best Architecture (Single Unit): Spain -- Unit LM-C1, Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club - Best Development:...

Chavez calls time on whisky boom

"Venezuelans are to face a limit on the amount of luxury goods they can import, says President Hugo Chavez. He singled out the high consumption of whisky as an example of the way consumerism was harming society. In 2006, Venezuelans drank 106m bottles of Scotch whisky -...

100 Units Close to Completion at One Brooklyn Bridge

""With the interest rate drop, this is the time to get things going," said Robert A. Levine, president and CEO of RAL Companies and Affiliates. Levine is the owner and developer of the controversial One Brooklyn Bridge Park, the former Jehovah's Witness factory in Brooklyn...

Moped gang raids top London fashion stores

"A gang on mopeds raided the store of leading British designer Luella Bartley early yesterday morning, smashing their way in with a sledgehammer before speeding off with more than £10,000 worth of luxury...

Motorist jailed for British speeding record

"Tim Brady, 33, from Harrow in north-west London, became the fastest person ever caught by a British speed camera for his spin in a 98,000-pound (198,000-dollar, 141,000-euro) 3.6-litre Porsche 911 Turbo in January. He was clocked by a random speed check near Abingdon in...

ZAP signs electric car joint venture with China bus maker

"The strategic partnership with ZAP will allow the joint venture company to bring highway capable electric and hybrid vehicles to the market like the ZAP-X crossover SUV. "There are many good manufacturers out there, but to be a great manufacturer we need to do something that...

Alpine, N.J. and Fisher Island Tie For Nation’s Priciest ZIP’s

Alpine, N.J., and Miami Beach's Fisher Island tie for the nation's most luxurious ZIPs, and California has more than half of the top 500.

Another Crime of Occupation: Iraq's Cultural Heritage Looted, Pillaged

So much terrible conflict has been centered for so many centuries in the region where humans first began to develop some of the reasons for war - trade, calculating, writing, money, ideas, powerful...

Bow WOW! Helmsley dog gets $12-million in will

"Bow WOW! Helmsley dog gets $12-million in will Associated Press August 29, 2007 at 5:54 AM EDT NEW YORK — Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a...

Cuban migration via Mexico: Murder and Money

How much is a Cuban worth in Mexico? $920,  that is the fine that must be paid to release a Cuban refugee who reaches Mexico's shores."CANCUN, Mexico -- Luis Lara arrived in Hialeah from Cuba five years ago...

BMW or Bust, 5 series gets failing grade

The headline should probably read, bust that BMW...but no matter. Results from recent crash tests are a little surprising. BMW came in last for side-impact crash tests.  "The 2008 BMW 5 Series was the...

The Truth About Poor People

The truth about growing up poor is that you don't have books, and in most countries you don't have TV either. These things are aspired to, being able to read or own your own home is aspired to. When your parents spend most of your childhood aspiring to basic necessities you...

Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG saloon set for showdown on Australian roads

Mercedes-Benz today confirmed that the S 63 AMG saloon will be available in Australian showrooms from September this year.

BMW teams with NASA to create hydrogen-powered luxury sedan

As NASA engineers prepared to launch the Space Shuttle Endeavour last week, BMW of North America and NASA announced the successful completion of an eight-week test period of the BMW Hydrogen 7 – the first-ever hydrogen-powered luxury sedan.

Britons injured by Arctic glacier

A Russian research vessel converted into a luxury sightseeing boat, came unstuck after getting closer to the towering Horn glacier at Svalbard for a better look."A group of British holidaymakers were injured on a...
 

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