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...1990s, he discovered real estate, rehabbing and selling a few foreclosed duplexes, then developing town houses and branching into condo conversions as the market went nuts. He soon built a statewide empire with 300 employees, including a staff priest who blessed his projects. He bought a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, a fleet of classic cars, a Ferretti yacht, huge collections of fine wine, Cuban art and luxury watches. Just last year he spent $80,000 on an antique billiard table...
...Alter Eco, in which the HBO star and several fashion-plate friends bring eco-consciousness to the deprived world of upscale Los Angelenos. They visit organic restaurants and sip biodynamic cabernet sauvignons. They build a home compost bin for a chef from Spago and work on a "green" mansion large enough to dry-dock an aircraft carrier. And they cap off each episode by sitting down to cocktails or dinner and telling one another how awesome they are. ("Why are you such a mensch?" Grenier asks a pal.) In Alter Eco, environmentalism exists not to save the world...
...Bayou Superfund lost $35 million in 2003, Israel simply reported that it made $25 million instead, and invented an accounting firm to certify his fraudulent claims. Long after those heady days in which he decorated his office with tanks containing live pythons and rented a $32,000-per-month mansion from Donald Trump, he still seems to have trouble figuring out who he is. In a letter to the judge presiding over his case, Israel, who as his name suggests is Jewish, claimed the trial had forced him to reassess “what it means to be a Christian...
...collect a light picnic, and head to Beare Park in Elizabeth Bay. It has a beautiful pond, the gardens always have something lovely in flower, and there are delightful harbor views. Just across the park is Elizabeth Bay House, tel: (61-2) 9356 3022, a restored 19th century mansion that often has quirky exhibitions dealing with Sydney's history. Finally, I'd head out to Bronte Beach and walk along the cliffs past Tamarama Beach to Bondi. Having worked up an appetite, I'd end the evening with a late dinner at Sean's Panaroma...
Brian Cowen's first full day as Ireland's new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) this week found him on the hoof - lunching with his British counterpart, Gordon Brown, and donning a tux to schmooze U.S. investors at a grand Georgian mansion on the outskirts of Belfast. It was an elegant turn that belied Cowen's long-standing nickname: Biffo...