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Diamonds are icing on $20 million wedding cake
全球最贵结婚蛋糕亮相
镶两千万美元钻石
A CONFECTION billed as the most expensive wedding cake in the world made
its debut in Beverly Hills, but was likely to cause indigestion.
The extravagant $20 million diamond-studded wedding cake, created by Mimi
So Jewelers and cake designer Nahid La Patisserie Artistique, was the star
attraction of the Luxury Brands Bridal Show and would be unveiled on exclusive
Rodeo Drive.
The cake was protected by a team of uniformed security guards at all
times.
New jail visitor dress code: Bras a must
美国规定女性探监时不得性感
REVEALING tops are out and bras are now a must for women visiting prisoners
at the Vanderburgh County Jail. Jail officials imposed a new dress code policy
after several incidents in which women visiting the jail exposed themselves to
male prisoners.
The new policy, posted at the jail’s front desk, states that women cannot
wear halter tops, sleeveless dresses and shirts, see-through garments, revealing
dresses, and shorts cut higher than 2 inches above the knee.
India Town turns pink to shake dark past
印度降低犯罪率有奇招:
将所有建筑刷成粉红色
A SMALL town in eastern India called Aurangabad is getting a make over from
police and city officials in an attempt to pick up the morale of the residents.
Aurangabad is located in one of the poorest regions of the country and is a
hotbed for criminal activity that regularly includes murder, extortion,
kidnapping and regular violence between castes. The law in the area has long
since lost control and residents of the area are fed up with it and so in an
effort to pick up their spirits, the city officials are painting the town
pink.
British public toilet sells for 25,000 pounds
英国人2.5万英镑买公厕作投资
A PUBLIC toilet in southwest England was this week auctioned for £25,000
because of its amazing view on the coast.
The toilet, set on a site declared an “Area of outstanding natural beauty,”
was sold as land for development by the local Penwith District Council by
auctioneers Colliers CRE to an anonymous bidder at a sale in London.
The granite flat-roofed toilet, which is situated within a World Heritage
Site, sits in a rural area next to a car park in 0.2 acres of land.
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