Permata 'Blue Moon' catat rekod dunia dilelong RM208j

Permata 'Blue Moon' catat rekod dunia dilelong RM208j PERMATA berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. - Foto Reuters 

GENEVA: Permata berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. Firma lelongan Sotheby berkata, permata yang disifatkan pakar sebagai 'tiada cacat celanya dan mengusik jiwa' itu dibeli oleh seorang pengumpul persendirian dari Hong Kong, yang terus memberikan nama baharunya sebagai "The Blue Moon of Josephine".
Rekod lelongan terbaharu itu dicatat sehari selepas satu lagi firma lelongan pesaing, Christie menjual permata merah jambu 16.08 karat, batu permata terbesar seumpamanya ditampilkan dalam mana-mana lelongan dengan harga AS$28.5 juta (RM122.55 juta). Pengurus Bahagian Permata Antarabangsa Sotheby, David Bennett, berkata penjualan Blue Moon" memecah beberapa rekod sekali gus menjadikan penghasilan batu permata itu paling termahal dengan keunikan warna dan memperoleh harga tertinggi di mana-mana lelongan permata setakat ini.
 Permata yang ditatahkan di sebuah cincin itu menewaskan pemegang rekod dunia iaitu permata "Graff Pink" 24.78 karat, yang juga dilelong oleh Sotheby dengan harga AS$46.2 juta pada November 2010. Blue Moon ditemui di Afrika Selatan, Januari tahun lalu dan ia adalah batu biru terbesar yang direka bentuk dengan rekaan yang dikategorikan sebagai "fancy vivid".
Pakar batu permata berkata, permata berwarna semakin digemari dan mendapat perhatian pembeli barangan mewah, terutama permata biru dan merah jambu sepanjang lelongan permata yang diadakan di Geneva, minggu ini. - AFP

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Permata 'Blue Moon' catat rekod dunia dilelong RM208j PERMATA berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. - Foto Reuters GENEVA: Permata berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. Firma lelongan Sotheby berkata, permata yang disifatkan pakar sebagai 'tiada cacat celanya dan mengusik jiwa' itu dibeli oleh seorang pengumpul persendirian dari Hong Kong, yang terus memberikan nama baharunya sebagai "The Blue Moon of Josephine". Rekod lelongan terbaharu itu dicatat sehari selepas satu lagi firma lelongan pesaing, Christie menjual permata merah jambu 16.08 karat, batu permata terbesar seumpamanya ditampilkan dalam mana-mana lelongan dengan harga AS$28.5 juta (RM122.55 juta). Pengurus Bahagian Permata Antarabangsa Sotheby, David Bennett, berkata penjualan Blue Moon" memecah beberapa rekod sekali gus menjadikan penghasilan batu permata itu paling termahal dengan keunikan warna dan memperoleh harga tertinggi di mana-mana lelongan permata setakat ini. Permata yang ditatahkan di sebuah cincin itu menewaskan pemegang rekod dunia iaitu permata "Graff Pink" 24.78 karat, yang juga dilelong oleh Sotheby dengan harga AS$46.2 juta pada November 2010. Blue Moon ditemui di Afrika Selatan, Januari tahun lalu dan ia adalah batu biru terbesar yang direka bentuk dengan rekaan yang dikategorikan sebagai "fancy vivid". Pakar batu permata berkata, permata berwarna semakin digemari dan mendapat perhatian pembeli barangan mewah, terutama permata biru dan merah jambu sepanjang lelongan permata yang diadakan di Geneva, minggu ini. - AFP

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PERMATA berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. - Foto Reuters GENEVA: Permata berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. Firma lelongan Sotheby berkata, permata yang disifatkan pakar sebagai 'tiada cacat celanya dan mengusik jiwa' itu dibeli oleh seorang pengumpul persendirian dari Hong Kong, yang terus memberikan nama baharunya sebagai "The Blue Moon of Josephine". Rekod lelongan terbaharu itu dicatat sehari selepas satu lagi firma lelongan pesaing, Christie menjual permata merah jambu 16.08 karat, batu permata terbesar seumpamanya ditampilkan dalam mana-mana lelongan dengan harga AS$28.5 juta (RM122.55 juta). Pengurus Bahagian Permata Antarabangsa Sotheby, David Bennett, berkata penjualan Blue Moon" memecah beberapa rekod sekali gus menjadikan penghasilan batu permata itu paling termahal dengan keunikan warna dan memperoleh harga tertinggi di mana-mana lelongan permata setakat ini. Permata yang ditatahkan di sebuah cincin itu menewaskan pemegang rekod dunia iaitu permata "Graff Pink" 24.78 karat, yang juga dilelong oleh Sotheby dengan harga AS$46.2 juta pada November 2010. Blue Moon ditemui di Afrika Selatan, Januari tahun lalu dan ia adalah batu biru terbesar yang direka bentuk dengan rekaan yang dikategorikan sebagai "fancy vivid". Pakar batu permata berkata, permata berwarna semakin digemari dan mendapat perhatian pembeli barangan mewah, terutama permata biru dan merah jambu sepanjang lelongan permata yang diadakan di Geneva, minggu ini. - AFP

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PERMATA berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. - Foto Reuters GENEVA: Permata berbentuk luar biasa 12.03 karat dikenali "Blue Moon" mencatat rekod harga tertinggi dunia AS$48.4 juta (RM208.12 juta) dalam satu lelongan di Geneva hari ini. Firma lelongan Sotheby berkata, permata yang disifatkan pakar sebagai 'tiada cacat celanya dan mengusik jiwa' itu dibeli oleh seorang pengumpul persendirian dari Hong Kong, yang terus memberikan nama baharunya sebagai "The Blue Moon of Josephine". Rekod lelongan terbaharu itu dicatat sehari selepas satu lagi firma lelongan pesaing, Christie menjual permata merah jambu 16.08 karat, batu permata terbesar seumpamanya ditampilkan dalam mana-mana lelongan dengan harga AS$28.5 juta (RM122.55 juta). Pengurus Bahagian Permata Antarabangsa Sotheby, David Bennett, berkata penjualan Blue Moon" memecah beberapa rekod sekali gus menjadikan penghasilan batu permata itu paling termahal dengan keunikan warna dan memperoleh harga tertinggi di mana-mana lelongan permata setakat ini. Permata yang ditatahkan di sebuah cincin itu menewaskan pemegang rekod dunia iaitu permata "Graff Pink" 24.78 karat, yang juga dilelong oleh Sotheby dengan harga AS$46.2 juta pada November 2010. Blue Moon ditemui di Afrika Selatan, Januari tahun lalu dan ia adalah batu biru terbesar yang direka bentuk dengan rekaan yang dikategorikan sebagai "fancy vivid". Pakar batu permata berkata, permata berwarna semakin digemari dan mendapat perhatian pembeli barangan mewah, terutama permata biru dan merah jambu sepanjang lelongan permata yang diadakan di Geneva, minggu ini. - AFP

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America's most expensive home: Massive Florida estate

Inspired by the Palace of Versailles is now being sold for a whopping $159 million after the owner increased the price tag

• Le Palais Royal is modeled after the famed Palace of Versailles in France and is roughly 60,500 square feet 
• The mansion, located in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, is now being sold for a whopping $159 million after the owner first listed it in 2014 for $139 million before taking it off the market
• It features six waterfalls, 11 bedrooms, a $2 million marble staircase and $3 million worth of gold leaf  

Modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France, this roughly 60,500-square-foot Florida mansion is America's most expensive home.

Le Palais Royal first went on sale in September 2014 for $139 million and was taken off the market about a year later, according to listing agent Mayi de la Vega of One Sotheby’s International Realty.

Located in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, Le Palais Royal, the homeowner has boosted the price for the property and is now asking for a whopping $159 million. 

The massive estate includes six waterfalls, one of them 25 feet tall, and a marble staircase that cost about $2 million to build. 

Massive: Le Palais Royal is modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France and is roughly 60,500 square feet. Above is a rendering of what the property is expected to look like once it is completed 

Lush: It first went on sale in September 2014 for $139 million and was taken off the market about a year later 

Expensive: Located in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, Le Palais Royal is now being sold for a whopping $159 million. Above is a rendering of the exterior of the property

Pricey: The massive estate includes six waterfalls, one of them 25 feet tall, and a marble staircase that cost about $2 million to build

The main house has 11 bedrooms, and the master suite includes a heated plunge pool on the balcony. 

More than $3 million worth of gold leaf can be found throughout the elegant abode that also has an 18-seat IMAX home theater. 

It also features a 30-car subterranean garage, a wine cellar with room for about 3,000 bottles and a 1,300-gallon built in aquarium. 

Joseph Leone, the project manager who has overseen its construction, told The Wall Street Journal that the owner decided to take the main house off the market until it was closer to completion.

The homeowner also wanted it to include an adjacent one and a half acre lot, because the property needed more land and entertaining space than it previously had.  

The luxurious waterfront estate, which sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, also has will feature two guesthouses and a subterranean entertainment complex. In total, the property is about four and a half acres large.

Golden: More than $3 million worth of gold leaf can be found throughout the abode on fixtures such as the waterfall pictured above

Rich: The luxurious waterfront estate, which sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, is perfect for hosting a large amount of family and friends

Lavish: The main house on the property is nearly complete after taking about seven years to design and construct

Fancy: The main house has 11 bedrooms, and the master suite includes a heated plunge pool on the balcony

The two guesthouses that the owner is building on the smaller lot will measure about 3,000 square feet each and they will share a pool. 

The entertainment complex will be built beneath the area and will include an ice-skating rink, a nightclub, a bowling alley and a go-kart race track. 

Outside of the enjoyable home, a 4,500-square-foot infinity pool has a swim-up bar and water slide. Also outside, a glass-bottomed hot tub is suspended above the deluxe pool. 

An outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven, a putting green and two boat docks on the Intracoastal Waterway can also be found on the upscale property.

Elegance: The elegant abode, which also has an 18-seat IMAX home theater, sits on about four and a half acres of property

Details: The owner of the property decided to take the main house off the market until it was closer to completion. Above one of the home's luxurious kitchens is pictured

Swanky: Natural light can be found pouring in throughout the mansion, as pictured above in one of its bathrooms 

Custom: The expensive abode is designed with custom plaster moldings, as pictured in one of many rooms in the house above

Leone told the Journal that the construction on this second phase of the property will be finished in about two years. He also shared that the total cost of building the lush estate is well over $100 million. 

Robert Pereira, the founder of Middlesex Corporation, a Massachusetts-based construction company that also has office in Florida, is the property owner. 

He initially planned to live in the massive home, but has decided against it for unknown reasons, the Journal reported. 

The huge estate has been under design and construction for about seven years. Leone told the Journal that the goal was to create 'something completely different than what's been done in America.'

Pleasant: Outside of the enjoyable home, a 4,500-square-foot infinity pool has a swim-up bar and water slide that family and friends can enjoy in the warm weather Florida is known for

The two guesthouses that the owner is building on the smaller lot will measure about 3,000 square feet each and they will share a pool

The entertainment complex will be built beneath the guesthouses and will include an ice-skating rink, a nightclub, a bowling alley and a go-kart race track, as pictured in the rendering above

Contemporary art photographer creates stunning cloudscapes

 

• Photographer Seb Janiak, from Paris, takes extremely high resolution shots of clouds before mixing them together
• Each features the central glow of the sun with the light beaming off hundreds and hundreds of layers of clouds
• The final composite product usually requires Mr Janiak to use between 50 and 200 separate images

A contemporary art photographer has created a series of stunning cloudscapes by painstakingly combining hundreds of images.

Art photographer Seb Janiak, from Paris, takes extremely high resolution shots of clouds before mixing them together to make works that appear almost celestial.

Each features the central glow of the sun, the light beaming off layer upon layer of clouds - sometimes requiring Mr Janiak to use between 50 and 200 separate images.

Due to the size of the images he works with - and the delicate nature of mixing so many elements - each work can take Mr Janiak, from Paris, France, around two months to complete.

Contemporary art photographer Seb Janiak, from Paris, takes extremely high resolution shots of clouds before mixing them together to make works that appear almost celestial (Pictured: The Kingdom, Loi Spectrale Du Rayonnement 2011)

Each composite features the central glow of the sun, the light beaming off layer upon layer of clouds - sometimes requiring Mr Janiak to use between 50 and 200 separate images (Pictured: Moon Above Clouds, 2008)

Due to the size of the images he works with - and the delicate nature of mixing so many elements - each work can take Mr Janiak, from Paris, France, around two months to complete (pictured: Stellar Lights, 2008)

The final composite images are so large that they can measure almost 10ft wide, with giant file sizes ranging between eight and 14 gigabytes.

Before creating his work, the artist first sketches out the design on a piece of paper. He then begins picking out shots of clouds that would suit the images he has in mind, digitally cutting each one before layering the image.

He said: 'Because of the high resolution of the original files it takes time - it can take a month to choose the clouds, edit and cut each, and another month to create.'

To date, Mr Janiak has created 31 images as part of this series - named 'The Kingdom' - and though it was finalised in 2015 he may consider adding more in the future.

After creating each masterpiece, Mr Janiak keeps his work out of the public eye for a number of months or sometimes years.

His work from 2015 will be unveiled next year as part of a new exhibit.

The final composite images are so large that they can measure almost 10ft wide, with giant file sizes ranging between eight and 14 gigabytes (pictured: C.G Jung 2013)

Before creating his work, the artist first sketches out the design on a piece of paper. He then begins picking out shots of clouds that would suit the images he has in mind, digitally cutting each one before layering the image (Pictured: The Kingdom City Under 2010)

Mr Janiak said: 'Because of the high resolution of the original files it takes time - it can take a month to choose the clouds, edit and cut each, and another month to create' (pictured: Veil Of Isis 2014)

In order to obtain cloud images for the series, the artist travels to tropical locations such as the Bahamas, Miami, Indian Ocean islands like Mauritius and Thailand where he photographs interesting cloud formations.

The idea for the project came to Mr Janiak in 2008, when he witnessed a storm in the Bahamas.

Frustrated he couldn't photograph the storm as he saw it, Mr Janiak decided to shoot each cloud individually, piecing them together at a later date.

A year later, in 2009, the artist also lost his fiancé in an accident, which made Mr Janiak start exploring the delicate subject of what goes on after death - something reflected in the series.

He added: 'If you don't believe in soul, God, or if you believe it all started from matter, you will see beautiful clouds and a nice art piece.

'If you are spiritual and believe the invisible world is bigger than our visible world, meaning if you believe there is something behind the matter's veils, you will interpret the photo differently.

'It will talk to you deeper, I hope.'

To date, Mr Janiak has created 31 images as part of this series - named 'The Kingdom' - and though it was finalised in 2015 he may consider adding more in the future (pictured: Above 2010)

After creating each masterpiece, Mr Janiak keeps his work out of the public eye for a number of months or sometimes years. His work from 2015 will be unveiled next year as part of a new exhibit (pictured: Peace End 2015)

In order to obtain cloud images for the series, the artist travels to tropical locations such as the Bahamas, Miami, Indian Ocean islands like Mauritius and Thailand where he photographs interesting cloud formations (pictured: Duality, 2014)

The idea for the project came to Mr Janiak in 2008, when he witnessed a storm in the Bahamas and cuold not capture it as he wanted to

Frustrated he couldn't photograph the storm as he saw it, Mr Janiak decided to shoot each cloud individually, piecing them together at a later date (pictured: Overture, 2009)

The artist also lost his fiancé in an accident, which made him start exploring the delicate subject of what goes on after death (pictured: Son of Heaven 2015)

Mr Janiak said: 'If you don't believe in soul, God, or if you believe it all started from matter, you will see beautiful clouds and a nice art piece. 'If you are spiritual and believe the invisible world is bigger than our visible world, meaning if you believe there is something behind the matter's veils, you will interpret the photo differently' (pictured: Dyauh 2009)

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Hundreds of men in Thailand try and outdo each other by forcing huge knives, countless sharp spikes and even a trident through their cheeks as part of a ritual to celebrate being vegetarian

• WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hundreds of Thai men can be seen taking part in an annual vegetarian festival
• It sees followers piercing their cheeks with spikes, giant knives and even guns during the nine-day celebration
• Devotees of the Chinese Samkong Shrine in Phuket believe body piercing can help them to get rid of evil spirits

Forcing countless spikes, giant knives and even guns through their cheeks, these eye-watering pictures capture the moment hundreds of Thai men celebrated their annual vegetarian festival this weekend.

Those taking part in the nine-day festival in Phuket, southern Thailand, believe the act of body piercing helps to shift evil spirits. 

The celebration features devotees of the Chinese Samkong shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine and sees followers give up various products during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

It involves a procession that worships abstinence from meat, while mediums also attempt to call on spirits. 

Many believe their abstinence will help them obtain good health and peace of mind.

The men can be seen with dozens of silver spikes pierced through their lips and cheeks, while others shoved serrated metal bars and poles through their skin.

Ritual vegetarianism in Phuket is believed to have started in the early 1800s.

Ouch! This eye-watering photo shows a Thai man celebrating a vegetarian festival by forcing countless spikes through his cheeks and lips

Tradition: Those taking part in the nine-day festival in Phuket, southern Thailand, believe the act of body piercing helps to shift evil spirits

Procession: The celebration features devotees of the Chinese Samkong shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine and sees followers give up various products during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. A man is pictured here with a gun through his cheek

The festival involves a procession that worships abstinence from meat, while mediums also attempt to call on spirits. A man is pictured left with spike through his tongue and cheeks, including one which has a mobile phone on the end of it. Another is right psyching himself up

Look out! The men can be seen with dozens of silver spikes pierced through their lips and cheeks, while others shoved serrated metal bars and poles through their skin. This devotee has taken things even further by piercing his cheek with a trident

What a mouthful: Many of those taking part in the festival believe their abstinence will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. This man has fitted 13 knives through his cheek

Pain: Men at the annual festival in Phuket, southern Thailand, force countless spikes, giant knives and even guns through their cheeks

This follower poses for the camera with two guns wedged into his cheeks. Many believe the act of body piercing helps to shift evil spirits

Ritual vegetarianism in Phuket is believed to have started in the early 1800s. One devotee is pictured having his cheek pierced with swords

Devotees of the Chinese Samkong shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine walked through Phuket yesterday in a procession that worships abstinence from meat

The festival, where mediums also attempt to call on spirits, sees followers give up various products during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Above, two of the men - including one with an axe - walk through the streets in Phuket

Ronaldo idam julang Euro 2016

Ronaldo mahu membawa Portugal muncul juara Euro 2016.

 

PEMAIN terbaik dunia, Cristiano Ronaldo mempunyai impian besar untuk membawa negaranya, Portugal muncul juara Euro 2016.
Menurut penyerang Real Madrid itu, membawa pasukannya menjulang piala berprestij Eropah itu akan menjadi pelengkap kariernya.
“Bersama kelab, saya sudah banyak memenangi piala namun tidak bersama pasukan kebangsaan.
“Jika menang Euro, ia merupakan puncak karier yang hebat. Saya harap 2016 adalah tahun untuk Portugal,” katanya.
Portugal sebelum ini pernah beraksi di pentas final Euro 2004 tetapi kecundang di tangan Greece.
Di bawah kendalian Fernando Santos, Portugal sekali lagi melangkah ke saingan Euro di Perancis selaku juara Kumpulan I.
“Kami mempunyai jurulatih yang bagus dan luar biasa. Generasi muda juga memainkan peranan yang penting untuk kami mengorak langkah,” kata Ronaldo.