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        <title><![CDATA[Wealthy, but not smart]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the building is overlooking the slums of Mumbai, as the article notes, it's only a matter of time when it will be occupied by those less fortunate during the next uproar. And no, the snow room will not help them fend off those envious and angry millions of poor around them - http://www.rocketspanishreport.com]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JessicaR20]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:50:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It is all about upbringing and perspective.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, in a perfect world that is what rich people would do.  However, we do not live in a perfect world.For someone to flaunt themselves among others of such a removed station, there has to be more to this story than we know.   There are details at play here that hint about values, social issues, and how a person is raised by their parents.Others should see such things like this and learn from them.  How many people really would get down and dirty and work to better the world if they made their fortunes?   How many of us have made sure that our kids are aware of these values?  How many of our peers and the people we look up to, hold these values?   It is time to re-evaluate who we are, inside, instead of pointing fingers.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieron Seymour-Howell]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:55:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I agree...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is a shame that the builders feel the need to build something like this to validate themselves.  It is very sad indeed.   I know from experience that many leaders, and business owners do it because they are locking something inside that drives them to &quot;make a mark&quot; on the world.  They have this emptiness and it is truly sad indeed.Clearly, money cannot buy happiness.   We should learn from them instead, see this for the tragedy and cry that it is.  ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieron Seymour-Howell]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:45:49 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perhaps, you should read it, then decide?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-88323]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[In my experience, it is not who wrote a book, or where it comes from, but the messages contained within.The bible is stuffed full of wisdom that have  extremely good advice for living a better life.  Many great works of classic literature are the same.Unfortunately, people are lazy, and too busy watching reality TV, or letting others decide for them what is worth reading.I prefer to decide for myself what is worth reading or not.  I hope you might rise to the challenge to do the same.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieron Seymour-Howell]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wisdom is wisdom...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where a wise saying comes from, is irrelevant.  Wisdom is still wisdom.  All those quotes from books are very wise and definitely pertinent to modern life.  The abuse of wealth and resources by man has not changed in 10,000 years.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieron Seymour-Howell]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:33:27 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Taste is a talent]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Talents you are born with, it is not something that money can buy ... ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieron Seymour-Howell]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:29:51 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[abnormal housing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[it would make a great place for the nearby homeless to live...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelblackfoot]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:09:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[selfish people all over the world]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-82234]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[with 1 Billion he could have help many people from his country that have nothing get better shacks ,clean water and electricity. This is the reason this world will never change for the better of everyone but the few greedy.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[edwin1234]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:12:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Architecture]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As for aesthetics and architecture, it doesn't seem to be on the top of anyone's list except the Ambani's.  Here's an excerpt from Inhabitat website's review of the American architecture firm Perkins and Will's design that they don't even mention on their own website:A spate of green skyscrapers have shot up in the last few years, as people learn that buildings account for more CO2 emissions than any other single source. At the same time, we've seen a rise in greenwashing by companies recognizing the market value of green and making false claims to fit the category. In an exemplary meeting of these two trends, we have just discovered a building in progress in Mumbai that calls itself the greenest of all the buildings in the Maximum City of 13 million people. If ever there were a literal interpretation of a deceptive green facade, this is it.Renderings of the 27-story Antilla building depict a highrise that couldn't be greener. Its covered in foliage, with living walls enclosing all four sides, hanging gardens and green rooftop. Just a few days ago, the architects boasted about its environmental features  primarily that the walls of plants will increase green space and combat urban heat island effect. But look behind the green facade, and as far as we can tell, there's nothing else sustainable about the materials or construction. Architecture firm Perkins + Will doesn't include the project on their site, but this week mentioned no other green features besides the literal green....Sustainability is most commonly defined as &quot;The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.&quot; Unless this goal is applied to everyone, it's impossible for us to have a sustainable global society. Sustainability is about humanity as much as it is about greenery. Living walls are lovely, but they're not a free ticket to environmental integrity.Here's a link in case you'd like to read the entire article: http://inhabitat.com/sites-residence-antilia-green-tower-in-mumbai/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[charliegetsemail]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:40:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perspective]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is important to take a step back and steer away from ignorant (&quot;without knowledge&quot;) rhetoric about incendiary topics like class disparity and the wealth of others.  Here's some perspective from an interview from The Times of India:Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has described Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey Mumbai home, Antilla , as an example of rich Indians' lack of empathy for the poor. &quot;It makes me wonder why someone would do that. That's what revolutions are made of,&quot; Tata said in an interview to The Times, London, when asked about Ambani's house. The Times had asked Tata the question in the context of widening income inequalities in India. Tata also told The Times: &quot;The person who lives in there should be concerned about what he sees around him and [asking] can he make a difference. If he is not, then it's sad because this country needs people to allocate some of their enormous wealth to finding ways of mitigating the hardship that people have.&quot; The 73-year-old tycoon added: &quot;We are doing so little about the disparity [in India]. We are allowing it to be there and wishing it away.&quot;Here's the link so you can read the article yourselves: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Antilla-Mukesh-Ambanis-house-shows-lack-of-empathy-for-poor-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/8506287.cms]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[charliegetsemail]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:32:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wealth]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think that if a person makes their money honestly, then let them do with what they want. There are a lot of people out there that want somethings handed to them on a platter and not have to work for it. I am retired and am middle class, not po, to any extreme but I guess that i could do better for myself. Now, if anyone wants to donate a large sum of money to my wife and myself so that we can live the large life, then so be it. You have my email, just e-mail me and I will give you the address to where you can send the large amount of money,ha. I have a Lear-jet in mind and I need to buy it within the next week so I can get a good deal. ha again.Now everybody just lighten up and enjoy what and who you have, and quit being jealous about what other people have.Have a wonderful day]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gotimes]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:32:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Man that is something that I have never heard about. more about horus]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-80960]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I have always had a strange feeling about the reasons behind the bible. I have heard from many that it was indeed a great work of fiction.The thing that makes me wonder is a saying that I once heard and it goes like this&quot;If God created Heaven and Earth and Heaven goes on forever and forever and never ends, Then where did God come from???]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gotimes]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:20:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[They earned it.  They didn't steal it.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-80405]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Basic economics for the adolescent socialists:When a country develops, it creates industries from scratch, hence those who are 'in on the ground floor', become the wealthiest.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fenese]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:13:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No-one else's business...except when replying to an ignorant comment]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-80396]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[What duty does a family, whose wealth derives from hard work, have to house 1000 strangers?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fenese]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:07:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Too much for too few!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Architectural aspects aside, this is just a monumental example of an individual having too much wealth!  If India (and the rest of the world) does not put limits on individual and corporate wealth then social unrest is guaranteed. Doesn't anyone remember &quot;let them eat cake?&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jfobear1953@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:39:01 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[They didn't earn it. They stole it.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-79571]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Parasites that steal vastly beyond their share are worms, and these worms show their worth.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reality Bites]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:38:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Its not theirs either.  Planet earth only has finite resources.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10532-79566]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Parasites that steal billions of times their share of the resources cannot be permitted to continue if mankind is going to have any hope of survival.When people as stupid as these morons building an ugly house, what good does mankind get?  They are parasites.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reality Bites]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:35:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maharajas vs Businessmen]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kings are Kings. Look at palaces in England, India, China, Japan and so on. I don't think, even the richest of business tycoon in the world can compare themselves with the wealth existed with royal families. Even taste differs. Comparison is made between Taj mahal and the above one. Does any one see any coherence between two of them.It is OK, that Mr.Mukesh Ambani had that much of money to spent for him 27 storey home. But to compare its with building built by Royal families, I DO NOT FIND ANY COMMON GROUND.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kaladhari]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:49:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why are you frothing at the mouth?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I quoted from Homer (perhaps you might look him up), and I made no claims about my quotes.  I admit, quotes from some Hindu scriptures would have been more pertinent in this case, but I'm not familiar with them.  Perhaps some Hindus, Moslems, Buddhists, and yes, atheists, could pile on with more quotes to help this misguided individual with the ginormous house.  Since you are so smart, perhaps you could lead the way.  How about a nice quote from Horus?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dmm99]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:19:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Most expensive house]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the construction of that house many people were employed thus helping them live a better life. The money was not wasted.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[radiodog4@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:43:51 -0700</pubDate>
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