Sandwriting

Billionaire sheikh carves his name in
desert so big it can be seen from SPACE

A big name in the desert ... Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan's handywork

A DESERT sheikh has carved out a big name for himself — by having his moniker etched in capital letters visible from space.

View from space ... mega-rich sheikh's name

Workmen scoured "HAMAD" into the sand on the orders of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.

The name is two miles across — with letters a kilometre high. It is so huge that the "H", the first "A" and part of the "M" have been made into waterways.

The mega-rich sheikh, 63 — a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi — in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates — boasts a £14billion fortune that is second only to the Saudi king's.

His fleet of more than 200 cars — including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colours of the rainbow — is housed in a custom-built pyramid.

His name is etched on to an island he owns called Al Futaisi.

£3bn golden yacht is world's most expensive

Jewel of the sea ... gold-plated yacht has been sold for £3billion

THIS gold-plated superyacht is said to be the most expensive on the planet — worth a staggering £3BILLION.

The British-designed vessel is adorned with 100 tons of gold — covering more than half its surface.

The 100ft craft, which has been billed as the world's most unique yacht, has sleeping quarters covered in platinum and a statue made from the bone of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Luxury ... dining room with surround views

The deck, dining areas, rails and anchor were also made from precious metals including platinum.

The History Supreme — designed by Liverpool jeweller Stuart Hughes — puts even Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's swanky yacht in the shade.

Plush ... bedroom on super yacht

The billionaire's 533ft Eclipse, which has its own missile defence system and escape submarine, is the world's biggest private yacht — but at £750million it is a snip compared to this creation.

Stuart, 40, who took three years to build the History Supreme for a Malaysian businessman, said: "It was probably the most mammoth task ever."

Precious ... stunning gold and platinum-covered deck of History Supreme

Stuart — who also made a £5million diamond-wrapped iPhone — added: "I've covered all sorts of things in gold but this has got to be my most ambitious project yet. This will never be topped.

"The businessman just approached us and asked us whether we could do it. He wanted a plane doing as well, but the thing would never take off if we did.

"So he said, 'Can you do the yacht?' and I said, 'We'll give it a crack.' Then it was pretty much a case of can you make this gold, can you make that gold?

"We just did what we were told and are delighted with the result."

The yacht was built in Italy and completed in Malaysia two weeks ago.

Kapal mewah Roman Abramovich untuk disewa

KAPAL layar Eclipse milik Roman Abramovich.

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LONDON - Sebuah kapal mewah milik kelab bola sepak Chelsea, Roman Abramovich sepanjang 162.45 meter kini ditawarkan untuk disewa pada harga £1.25 juta (RM6 juta) seminggu, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Kapal itu disewa enam bulan selepas kapal tersebut yang berharga £300 juta (RM1.45 juta) dihantar kepadanya untuk digunakan.

Abramovich yang merupakan seorang bilionair Rusia dikatakan hanya menghabiskan masa selama beberapa jam di atas kapal berkenaan.

Kapal itu yang diberi nama Eclipse mempunyai 70 kakitangan, sistem pertahanan peluru berpandu dan tingkap kalis peluru.

Jika kapal itu diceroboh, penumpang boleh melarikan diri dengan menggunakan sebuah kapal selam yang terdapat pada kapal tersebut.

Kapal selama itu mampu menyelam pada kedalaman 45.72 meter.

Isian penuh minyak kapal itu melibatkan kos £400,000 (RM1.93 juta).

Abramovich yang memiliki tiga lagi kapal layar menempah Eclipse pada 2006.

Ia belayar buat kali pertama dari dermaga Blohm Voss, Hamburg, Jerman pada Jun 2009. - Agensi

Bingkai iPhone berbentuk makanan

iPHONE dihiasi dengan bingkai telur dan daging.

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TOKYO - Bingkai telefon iPhone kini berbentuk pelbagai jenis makanan seperti mi, telur, sushi dan coklat, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Ia kini menjadi kegilaan terbaharu di Jepun.

Namun, terdapat sedikit masalah pada bingkai tersebut kerana ia menghalang lubang kamera pada telefon bimbit itu. - Agensi