the life of willie

The world has almost 1000 billionaires…
(After looking at this list I realized that about 1 in 10 billionaires live in California)

Because I am working on saving the world I thought these people would be good to know to help fund my projects… :-)w

The richest Chambers’ so far is Ann Cox Chambers who is ranked #45 and she has $12.6B

1. William Gates III, Washington, 51, $56, Microsoft

2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 76, $52, Berkshire Hathaway

3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 67, $49, telecom

4. Ingvar Kamprad and family, Sweden, 80, $33, Ikea

5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 56, $32, steel

6. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 73, $26.5, casinos, hotels

7. Bernard Arnault, France, 58, $26, LVMH

8. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 71, $24, Zara

9. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 78, $23, diversified

10. David Thomson and family, Canada, 49, $22, inheritance

11. Lawrence Ellison, California, 62, $21.5, Oracle

12. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 84, $20.7, L’Oreal

13. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 50, $20.3, investments

14. Mukesh Ambani, India, 49, $20.1, petrochemicals

15. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 87, $20, Aldi

16. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 40, $18.7, oil

17. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 59, $18.4, Hennes & Mauritz

18. Anil Ambani, India, 47, $18.2, diversified

19. Paul Allen, Washington, 54, $18, Microsoft, investments

20. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 84, $17.5, Aldi, Trader Joe’s

21. Azim Premji, India, 61, $17.1, software

22. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 79, $17, real estate

23. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 59, $16.8, Wal-Mart

24. Christy Walton and family, Wyoming, 52, $16.7, Wal-Mart inheritance

24. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 63, $16.7, Wal-Mart

26. Sergey Brin, California, 33, $16.6, Google

26. Larry Page, California, 34, $16.6, Google

26. Alice Walton, Texas, 57, $16.6, Wal-Mart

29. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 87, $16.4, Wal-Mart

30. Michael Dell, Texas, 42, $15.8, Dell

31. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 51, $15, Microsoft

31. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 89, $15, investments, casinos

31. Raymond, Thomas and Walter Kwok, Hong Kong, ages unknown, $15, real estate

34. Francois Pinault, France, 70, $14.5, retail

35. Suleiman Kerimov, Russia, 41, $14.4, stocks

36. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 50, $14.3, steel

37. Jack Taylor and family, Missouri, 84, $13.9, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

38. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 46, $13.5, metals

38. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 41, $13.5, metals

40. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 39, $13.3, aluminum

40. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 63, $13.3, retail

42. Carl Icahn, New York, 71, $13, leveraged buyouts

42. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 45, $13, Fidelity

44. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 72, $12.8, drugs

45. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 83, $12.6, Cox Enterprises

45. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 87, $12.6, Cox Enterprises

45. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 42, $12.6, oil, banking

48. Vagit Alekperov, Russia, 56, $12.4, oil

49. Charles Koch, Kansas, 71, $12, oil, commodities

49. David Koch, New York, 66, $12, oil, commodities

51. Silvio Berlusconi and family, Italy, 70, $11.8, media

52. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 63, $11.5, construction

52. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 71, $11.5, eyewear

54. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 41, $11.2, steel

55. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and family, Britain, 55, $11, real estate

55. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 60, $11, banking

55. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 83, $11, packaging

58. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 75, $10.5, candy

58. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 67, $10.5, candy

58. John Mars, Virginia, 70, $10.5, candy

61. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 49, $10.4, oil, metals

62. Serge Dassault and family, France, 81, $10, aviation

62. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 54, $10, EchoStar

62. Michele Ferrero and family, Italy, 80, $10, chocolates

62. Naguib Sawiris, Egypt, 52, $10, telecom

62. Kushal Pal Singh, India, 75, $10, real estate

62. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, ages unknown, $10, Chanel

68. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 44, $9.6, BMW, drugs

69. Philip Knight, Oregon, 69, $9.5, Nike

69. Sunil Mittal and family, India, 49, $9.5, telecom

71. John Kluge, Florida, 92, $9.1, Metromedia

71. Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russia, 58, $9.1, telecom

73. Rupert Murdoch, New York, 76, $9, News Corp.

73. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 81, $9, packaging

73. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 71, $9, manufacturing

76. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 41, $8.8, biotech

76. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 39, $8.8, Ebay

78. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, ages unknown, $8.7, ball bearings

79. Rafael del Pino and family, Spain, 86, $8.6, construction

80. Donald Bren, California, 74, $8.5, real estate

80. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 64, $8.5, oil and gas, banking

80. George Soros, New York, 76, $8.5, hedge funds

83. Nikolai Tsvetkov, Russia, 46, $8.4, oil, banking

83. August von Finck, Germany, 77, $8.4, investments

85. Dan Duncan, Texas, 74, $8.2, energy

86. Mohammed Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia, 61, $8, oil

86. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 53, $8, banking

86. Kumar Birla, India, 39, $8, commodities

86. German Khan, Russia, 45, $8, oil, banking

86. Iskander Makhmudov, Russia, 43, $8, mining, metals

86. Sumner Redstone, California, 83, $8, Viacom

86. Shashi and Ravi Ruia, India, ages unknown, $8, diversified

93. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 67, $7.9, investments

93. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 66, $7.9, retail

95. Enrique Banuelos, Spain, 41, $7.7, real estate

96. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 41, $7.6, BMW

97. Maan Al-Sanea, Saudi Arabia, 52, $7.5, construction, finance

97. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 76, $7.5, Fidelity

99. Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 87, $7.4, banking

100. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 77, $7.3, publishing

100. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 79, $7.3, publishing

102. Leonard Blavatnik, New York, 49, $7.2, Access Industries

102. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Netherlands, 52, $7.2, Heineken

104. John Fredriksen, Cyprus, 62, $7, shipping

104. Philip and Cristina Green, Britain, 55, $7, retail

104. Stanley Ho, Hong Kong, 85, $7, gaming

104. Robert Kuok, Malaysia, 83, $7, diversified

104. Ronald Perelman, New York, 64, $7, leveraged buyouts

104. Viktor Rashnikov, Russia, 58, $7, steel

104. Tsai Hong-tu and family, Taiwan, 54, $7, finance

111. Johanna Quandt, Germany, 80, $6.7, BMW

112. Antonia Johnson, Sweden, 63, $6.6, diversified

113. Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong, 81, $6.5, real estate

114. Ramesh Chandra, India, 67, $6.4, real estate

114. Curt Engelhorn, Germany, 80, $6.4, drugs

116. Alexei Kuzmichov, Russia, 44, $6.2, oil, banking

116. Eric Schmidt, California, 51, $6.2, Google

118. Ng Teng Fong, Singapore, 78, $6.1, real estate

119. Anacleto Angelini, Chile, 93, $6, energy

119. Eli Broad, California, 73, $6, investments

119. Gustavo Cisneros and family, Venezuela, 61, $6, media

119. Erivan Haub and family, Germany, 74, $6, retail

119. Pet
r Kellner, Czech Republic, 42, $6, insurance

119. Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia, 68, $6, diversified

119. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, Venezuela, 41, $6, beverages

119. Hasso Plattner, Germany, 63, $6, SAP

119. Joseph Safra, Brazil, 68, $6, banking

128. Klaus-Michael Kuhne, Germany, 69, $5.9, shipping

129. Micky Arison, Florida, 57, $5.8, Carnival Cruises

129. James, Arthur and John Irving, Canada, ages unknown, $5.8, oil

129. Masayoshi Son, Japan, 49, $5.8, Softbank

132. Steven Jobs, California, 52, $5.7, Apple Computer, Pixar

132. Karl-Heinz Kipp, Germany, 83, $5.7, retail

132. Akira Mori and family, Japan, 69, $5.7, real estate

132. Dmitry Pumpyansky, Russia, 43, $5.7, steel pipes

132. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombia, 83, $5.7, beer, diversified

137. Alexander Abramov, Russia, 48, $5.6, steel, mining

137. Charles Johnson, California, 74, $5.6, Franklin Resources

137. Esther Koplowitz, Spain, 56, $5.6, construction

137. Eliodoro Matte and family, Chile, 61, $5.6, paper

137. Pallonji Mistry, India, 77, $5.6, construction

142. Robert Bass, Texas, 59, $5.5, oil, investments

142. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 65, $5.5, Bloomberg

142. Terry Gou, Taiwan, 56, $5.5, technology

142. Vladimir Kim, Kazakhstan, 46, $5.5, mining

142. James Packer, Australia, 39, $5.5, media

142. Madeleine Schickedanz, Germany, 63, $5.5, retail

142. Thomas Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 61, $5.5, cement

142. Alisher Usmanov, Russia, 53, $5.5, steel

150. Robert Rowling, Texas, 53, $5.4, oil and gas, investments

150. Roustam Tariko, Russia, 45, $5.4, banking, vodka

152. Leonid Fedun, Russia, 50, $5.3, oil

152. Bradley Hughes, California, 73, $5.3, Public Storage

152. Michael Kadoorie and family, Hong Kong, 66, $5.3, diversified

155. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 67, $5.2, home improvement stores

155. Charles Schwab, California, 69, $5.2, discount stock brokerage

157. Y.C. Wang and family, Taiwan, 90, $5.1, chemicals

158. Alberto Bailleres, Mexico, 74, $5, mining

158. Jean-Claude Decaux and family, France, 69, $5, advertising

158. Alicia Koplowitz, Spain, 54, $5, investments

158. Ralph Lauren, New York, 67, $5, fashion

158. Nicky Oppenheimer and family, South Africa, 61, $5, De Beers

158. Onsi Sawiris, Egypt, 77, $5, construction

158. Samuel Zell, Illinois, 65, $5, real estate, private equity

165. Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil, 67, $4.9, beer

165. Edward Rogers, Canada, 73, $4.9, media

167. David Geffen, California, 64, $4.7, movies, music

167. Boris Ivanishvili, Russia, 51, $4.7, steel, banking

167. Nobutada Saji and family, Japan, 61, $4.7, beverages

167. Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia, 74, $4.7, banking

167. Wee Cho Yaw, Singapore, 78, $4.7, banking

172. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 65, $4.6, Franklin Resources

172. Frank Lowy and family, Australia, 76, $4.6, malls

172. Andrei Melnichenko, Russia, 35, $4.6, banking, energy

172. Sergei Popov, Russia, 35, $4.6, banking, energy

172. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Mexico, 51, $4.6, retail, media

177. Giorgio Armani, Italy, 72, $4.5, fashion

177. Otto Beisheim, Germany, 83, $4.5, retail

177. Martin and Olivier Bouygues, France, 54/56, $4.5, construction, media

177. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 81, $4.5, investments

177. James Goodnight, North Carolina, 64, $4.5, SAS Institute

177. Herbert Kohler and family, Wisconsin, 68, $4.5, plumbing fixtures

177. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 44, $4.5, investments

177. Sean Quinn and family, Ireland, 60, $4.5, real estate, insurance

177. David and Simon Reuben, Britain, ages unknown, $4.5, investments, real estate

177. James Sorenson, Utah, 85, $4.5, medical devices, real estate

177. Ty Warner, Illinois, 63, $4.5, Beanie Babies

188. Saleh Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 95, $4.4, banking

188. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 43, $4.4, Amazon

188. Kunio Busujima and family, Japan, 81, $4.4, gaming

188. Henry Ross Perot, Texas, 76, $4.4, computer services, real estate

188. Bernard (Barry) Sherman, Canada, 65, $4.4, drugs

188. Stef Wertheimer and family, Israel, 81, $4.4, tools

194. Jeronimo Arango, Mexico, 81, $4.3, retail

194. Shari Arison, Israel, 49, $4.3, inheritance, cruise ships

194. Hubert Burda, Germany, 67, $4.3, publishing

194. Walter Haefner, Switzerland, 96, $4.3, software

194. Simon Halabi, Britain, 57, $4.3, real estate

194. Kwek Leng Beng and family, Singapore, 66, $4.3, hotels

194. Leonid Mikhelson, Russia, 51, $4.3, natural gas

194. Johann Rupert and family, South Africa, 56, $4.3, luxury goods

194. Michael and Rainer Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Germany, ages unknown, $4.3, retail

194. Hiroko Takei and family, Japan, age unknown, $4.3, credit

204. Robert Holding, Idaho, 80, $4.2, energy, resorts, ranching

204. Lim Goh Tong and family, Malaysia, 89, $4.2, gaming

204. Ronald McAulay, Hong Kong, 70, $4.2, diversified

204. David Murdock, California, 83, $4.2, investments

204. Jeffrey Skoll, Canada, 42, $4.2, Ebay

204. Nina Wang, Hong Kong, age unknown, $4.2, real estate

210. Matthew Bucksbaum and family, Illinois, 81, $4.1, real estate

210. William Davidson, Michigan, 84, $4.1, glass

210. Adi Godrej and family, India, 64, $4.1, diversified

210. Lev Leviev, Israel, 51, $4.1, diamonds

214. Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine, 40, $4, steel, coal mines

214. Paul Desmarais, Canada, 80, $4, finance

214. Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazil, 86, $4, banking

214. Michael Herz, Germany, 61, $4, coffee

214. Wolfgang Herz, Germany, 56, $4, coffee

214. Shiv Nadar, India, 61, $4, infotech

214. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 66, $4, Best Buy

214. Harold Simmons, Texas, 75, $4, investments

214. James Simons, New York, 69, $4, hedge funds

214. Andreas Strungmann, Germany, 57, $4, generic drugs

214. Thomas Strungmann, Germany, 57, $4, generic drugs

214. Yitzhak Tshuva, Israel, 58, $4, real estate

226. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes and family, Brazil, 78, $3.9, diversified

226. Sammy Ofer and family, Israel, 85, $3.9, shipping

226. Nassef Sawiris, Egypt, age unknown, $3.9, construction

226. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japan, 79, $3.9, Nintendo

230. Anil Agarwal, India, 53, $3.8, mining, metals

230. Richard Branson, Britain, 56, $3.8, Virgin Media

230. Frits Goldschmeding, Netherlands, 73, $3.8, temp agency

230. Stein Erik Hagen and family, Norway, 50, $3.8, supermarkets

230. Eitaro Itoyama, Japan, 64, $3.8, golf courses

230. Jim Pattison, Canada, 78, $3.8, diversified

230. Anton Schlecker, Germany, 62, $3.8, retail

237. Vladimir Bogdanov, Russia, 55, $3.7, oil

237. Alexander Lebedev, Russia, 47, $3.7, stocks

237. Luis Portillo, Spain, 45, $3.7, real estate

237. Leonard Stern, New York, 68, $3.7, real estate

237. Joan Tisch, New York, 81, $3.7, Loews

237. Tadashi Yanai and family, Japan, 58, $3.7, retail

243. Pyotr Aven, Russia, 52, $3.6, oil, banking

243. Charles Cadogan and family, Britain, 70, $3.6, real estate

243. Bernard Ecclestone and family, Britain, 76, $3.6, Formula One

243. George Lucas, California, 62, $3.6, Star
Wars

243. Gordon Moore, California, 78, $3.6, Intel

243. Stephan Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 59, $3.6, investments

249. Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson, Iceland, 40, $3.5, diversified

249. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 81, $3.5, Alticor

249. Kenneth Hendricks, Wisconsin, 65, $3.5, building supplies

249. Hui Wing Mau, Hong Kong, 56, $3.5, real estate

249. Ray Hunt, Texas, 64, $3.5, oil, real estate

249. Manuel Jove, Spain, 65, $3.5, real estate

249. Saleh Kamel, Saudi Arabia, 65, $3.5, diversified

249. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 65, $3.5, investments

249. Leonard Lauder, New York, 74, $3.5, Estee Lauder

249. Paul Milstein and family, New York, 84, $3.5, Emigrant, real estate

249. Reinhard Mohn and family, Germany, 85, $3.5, media

249. Husnu Ozyegin, Turkey, 62, $3.5, banking

249. Stephen Schwarzman, New York, 60, $3.5, investments

249. Patrick Soon-Shiong, California, 55, $3.5, generic drugs

249. Karl Wlaschek, Austria, 89, $3.5, department stores

264. Isak Andic, Spain, 52, $3.4, textiles

264. Heidi Horten, Austria, 66, $3.4, department stores

264. Gerard Louis-Dreyfus and family, France, 74, $3.4, commodities

264. Rosalia Mera, Spain, 63, $3.4, Zara

264. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 80, $3.4, real estate

264. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, Thailand, 62, $3.4, alcohol

264. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 65, $3.4, casinos, hotels

271. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark, 59, $3.3, Lego

271. Dmitry Rybolovlev, Russia, 40, $3.3, fertilizer

273. William Cook, Indiana, 75, $3.2, medical devices

273. Nicolas Hayek, Switzerland, 78, $3.2, Swatch

273. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 98, $3.2, potatoes, microchips

273. Friede Springer, Germany, 64, $3.2, publishing

273. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 61, $3.2, International Lease Finance

273. Leslie Wexner, Ohio, 69, $3.2, Limited Brands

279. Nadhmi Auchi, Britain, 69, $3.1, diversified

279. Elena Baturina, Russia, 44, $3.1, construction

279. Khalid Bin Mahfouz and family, Saudi Arabia, 60, $3.1, banking

279. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 77, $3.1, liquor

279. Albert Frere, Belgium, 81, $3.1, investments

279. Dilip Shanghvi, India, 51, $3.1, pharmaceuticals

279. Michael Ying, Hong Kong, 57, $3.1, Esprit

279. Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thailand, 75, $3.1, Red Bull

287. Abdulla Al Futtaim, United Arab Emirates, age unknown, $3, auto dealers, investments

287. David and Frederick Barclay, Britain, ages unknown, $3, media, retail

287. Lee Bass, Texas, 50, $3, oil, investments

287. Sid Bass, Texas, 64, $3, oil, investments

287. Clive Calder, Britain, 60, $3, record label

287. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Italy, 64, $3, diversified

287. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 51, $3, hedge funds

287. Jesus de Polanco, Spain, 77, $3, media

287. Maurice Greenberg, Florida, 81, $3, American International Group

287. Otto Happel, Germany, 59, $3, engineering

287. Henry Hillman, Pennsylvania, 88, $3, industrialist

287. Indu Jain, India, 70, $3, media

287. Bruce Kovner, New York, 61, $3, hedge funds

287. Ronald Lauder, New York, 63, $3, Estee Lauder

287. Fredrik Lundberg, Sweden, 55, $3, real estate, investments

287. Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria, 62, $3, Red Bull

287. Patrick McGovern, New Hampshire, 69, $3, IDG

287. Arnon Milchan, Israel, 62, $3, New Regency

287. Mario Moretti Polegato, Italy, 54, $3, shoes

287. A. Jerrold Perenchio, California, 76, $3, Univision

287. Cyrus Poonawalla, India, 65, $3, biotech

287. Stefan Schorghuber, Germany, 45, $3, real estate

287. Steven Spielberg, California, 60, $3, movies

287. Teh Hong Piow, Malaysia, 77, $3, banking

287. Tsai Wan-Tsai and family, Taiwan, 77, $3, banking

287. Klaus Tschira, Germany, 66, $3, SAP

287. Peter Woo and family, Hong Kong, 61, $3, real estate

314. Mikhail Goutseriev, Russia, 49, $2.9, oil, real estate

314. Martha Ingram and family, Tennessee, 71, $2.9, Ingram Industries

314. Lee Kun-Hee and family, South Korea, 65, $2.9, Samsung

314. Hiroshi Mikitani, Japan, 42, $2.9, e-commerce

314. Robert Miller, Canada, 61, $2.9, Future Electronics

314. Quek Leng Chan, Malaysia, 66, $2.9, banking

314. Moise Safra, Brazil, 72, $2.9, banking

314. Bruno Schroder and family, Britain, 74, $2.9, banking

314. Donald Trump, New York, 60, $2.9, real estate

323. Pierre Bellon and family, France, 77, $2.8, food services

323. Carlo Benetton, Italy, 63, $2.8, Benetton

323. Gilberto Benetton, Italy, 65, $2.8, Benetton

323. Giuliana Benetton, Italy, 69, $2.8, Benetton

323. Luciano Benetton, Italy, 71, $2.8, Benetton

323. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, United States/lives abroad, 70, $2.8, inheritance

323. Richard Kinder, Texas, 63, $2.8, pipelines

323. Victor Pinchuk, Ukraine, 46, $2.8, steel pipes

323. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 50, $2.8, Danaher Corp.

323. Haim Saban, California, 62, $2.8, television

323. Takemitsu Takizaki, Japan, 61, $2.8, sensors

323. Dennis Washington, Montana, 72, $2.8, construction, mining, transportation

323. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 69, $2.8, real estate, media

336. Juan Abello, Spain, 65, $2.7, investments

336. Riley Bechtel, California, 55, $2.7, engineering, construction

336. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 81, $2.7, engineering, construction

336. Charles Dolan and family, New York, 80, $2.7, Cablevision Systems

336. David Gottesman, New York, 80, $2.7, investments

336. Graeme Hart, New Zealand, 51, $2.7, investments

336. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 70, $2.7, cable television

336. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 57, $2.7, Wal-Mart

336. Hugo Mann and family, Germany, 93, $2.7, retail

336. Sergio Mantegazza, Switzerland, 79, $2.7, travel

336. Axel Oberwelland, Germany, 40, $2.7, candy

336. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 55, $2.7, Danaher Corp.

336. Kjell Inge Rokke, Norway, 48, $2.7, shipping, seafood

349. Abdullah Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, age unknown, $2.6, banking

349. Heinz Bauer, Germany, 67, $2.6, publishing

349. Chen Din Hwa, Hong Kong, 84, $2.6, real estate

349. Heinz-Horst Deichmann, Germany, 80, $2.6, shoes

349. John Dorrance III, Ireland, 63, $2.6, Campbell Soup

349. Gabriel Escarrer, Spain, 72, $2.6, hotels

349. Masatoshi Ito, Japan, 82, $2.6, retail

349. Henry Kravis, New York, 63, $2.6, leveraged buyouts

349. Lee Shin Cheng, Malaysia, 67, $2.6, agriculture

349. Lui Che Woo, Hong Kong, 77, $2.6, construction, gaming

349. Kalanithi Maran, India, 41, $2.6, media

349. Wallace McCain, Canada, 77, $2.6, food

349. George Mitchell, Texas, 87, $2.6, Mitchell Energy

349. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 91, $2.6, banking

349. Grandhi Rao, India, 57, $2.6, infrastructure

349. George Roberts, California, 63, $2.6, leveraged buyouts

349. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 91, $2.6, Standard Oil, banking

349. Clemmie Spangler Jr., North Carolina, 74, $2.6, investments

349. Henry Sy, Philippines, 82, $2.6, malls

349. Jaime Zobel de Ayala and family, Philippines, 72, $2.6, diversified

369. Majid Al Futtaim, United Arab Emirates, age unknown, $2.5, real estate, re
tail

369. Khalaf Al Habtoor, United Arab Emirates, 57, $2.5, construction

369. Roland Arnall, California, 68, $2.5, mortgages

369. Edward Bass, Texas, 62, $2.5, oil, investments

369. Ronald Burkle, California, 54, $2.5, supermarkets, investments

369. Ray Dolby, California, 74, $2.5, Dolby Laboratories

369. Ennio Doris and family, Italy, 66, $2.5, insurance

369. Wesley Edens, New York, 45, $2.5, Fortress Investment Group

369. David Filo, California, 40, $2.5, Yahoo

369. Leona Mindy Rosenthal Helmsley, New York, 86, $2.5, real estate

369. Joachim Herz, Germany, 64, $2.5, coffee

369. Paul Tudor Jones II, Connecticut, 53, $2.5, hedge funds

369. Min Kao, Kansas, 58, $2.5, navigation equipment

369. Joseph Lewis, Britain, 70, $2.5, finance

369. T. Boone Pickens, Texas, 78, $2.5, oil and gas, investments

369. Richard Pratt, Australia, 72, $2.5, packaging

369. Richard Rainwater, Texas, 62, $2.5, real estate, energy, insurance

369. Stephen Ross, New York, 66, $2.5, real estate

369. Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler, United States/lives abroad, 42, $2.5, Millhouse Capital

369. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 52, $2.5, Stryker Corp.

369. John Whittaker, Britain, 65, $2.5, real estate

390. Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte, Switzerland, ages unknown, $2.4, shipping

390. Charles Bronfman, Canada, 75, $2.4, liquor

390. Dhanin Chearavanont and family, Thailand, 67, $2.4, agriculture

390. Yan Cheung, China, 49, $2.4, paper manufacturing

390. Alexander Frolov, Russia, 42, $2.4, mining, steel

390. Victor Fung, United States/lives abroad, 62, $2.4, distribution

390. William Fung, Hong Kong, 59, $2.4, distribution

390. Filaret Galchev, Russia, 44, $2.4, cement

390. Savitri Jindal and family, India, 57, $2.4, steel

390. Mehmet Karamehmet, Turkey, 62, $2.4, finance, telecom

390. Liu Ming Chung, Brazil, 44, $2.4, paper manufacturing

390. Alfred Mann, California, 81, $2.4, inventor, entrepreneur

390. James Moran, Florida, 88, $2.4, auto distributorships

390. Hermann Schnabel, Germany, 85, $2.4, chemicals

390. Frederick Smith, Tennessee, 62, $2.4, FedEx

390. John Sobrato, California, 67, $2.4, real estate

390. Tulsi Tanti, India, 49, $2.4, wind energy

407. Peter Briger Jr., New York, 43, $2.3, Fortress Investment Group

407. Subhash Chandra, India, 56, $2.3, media

407. Mark Cuban, Texas, 48, $2.3, Broadcast.com

407. Belmiro de Azevedo, Portugal, 69, $2.3, diversified

407. Luis del Rivero, Spain, 58, $2.3, construction

407. Yoshitaka Fukuda, Japan, 59, $2.3, credit

407. Gordon Getty, California, 74, $2.3, inheritance, oil

407. Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabia, 36, $2.3, construction, investments

407. Gunter Herz, Germany, 66, $2.3, coffee

407. Nancy Walton Laurie, Missouri, 55, $2.3, Wal-Mart

407. Jose Manuel Loureda, Spain, 67, $2.3, construction

407. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Pennsylvania, 57, $2.3, inheritance

407. Najib Mikati, Lebanon, 51, $2.3, telecom

407. Taha Mikati, Lebanon, age unknown, $2.3, telecom

407. Michael Novogratz, New York, 42, $2.3, Fortress Investment Group

407. Stefano Pessina, Italy, 65, $2.3, pharmaceuticals

407. Didier Primat, France, 62, $2.3, oil

407. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 56, $2.3, hotels, investments

407. J. Joseph Ricketts and family, Nebraska, 65, $2.3, TD Ameritrade

407. Michal Solowow, Poland, 44, $2.3, investments

407. Lucio Tan, Philippines, 72, $2.3, diversified

407. Glen Taylor, Minnesota, 65, $2.3, printing

407. Olav Thon, Norway, 83, $2.3, real estate

407. Harry Triguboff, Australia, 74, $2.3, real estate

407. Wong Kwong Yu, China, 37, $2.3, appliances

432. John Abele, Massachusetts, 70, $2.2, Boston Scientific

432. Emilio Botin, Spain, 72, $2.2, banking

432. Charles Butt and family, Texas, 69, $2.2, supermarkets

432. John Caudwell, Britain, 54, $2.2, mobile phones

432. Chung Mong-Koo, South Korea, 69, $2.2, Hyundai

432. John de Mol, Netherlands, 52, $2.2, TV

432. Bennett Dorrance, Arizona, 58, $2.2, inheritance

432. Philippe Foriel-Destezet, France, 71, $2.2, temp agency

432. Donald Gordon, South Africa, 76, $2.2, insurance, malls

432. Bahaa Hariri, Switzerland, 40, $2.2, inheritance

432. Daniela Herz, Germany, 53, $2.2, coffee

432. Jess Jackson, California, 77, $2.2, Jackson Family Wines

432. Uday Kotak, India, 48, $2.2, banking

432. Marc Landreit de Lacharriere, France, 66, $2.2, Finance

432. Bernard Marcus, Georgia, 77, $2.2, Home Depot

432. Richard Marriott, Maryland, 68, $2.2, hotels

432. Henry Nicholas III, California, 47, $2.2, Broadcom

432. Kazuo Okada and family, Japan, 64, $2.2, gaming

432. Roger Penske, Michigan, 70, $2.2, cars

432. Ernest Rady, California, 69, $2.2, banking, insurance

432. David Sainsbury, Britain, 66, $2.2, supermarkets

432. John Sall, North Carolina, 57, $2.2, SAS Institute

432. Shi Zhengrong, Australia, 44, $2.2, solar energy

432. Marcel Herrmann Telles, Brazil, 57, $2.2, beer

432. Jerry Yang, California, 38, $2.2, Yahoo

432. Larry Yung, China, 65, $2.2, diversified

458. Emilio Azcarraga Jean, Mexico, 39, $2.1, media

458. Vincent Bollore, France, 54, $2.1, investments, inheritance

458. Franklin Booth Jr., California, 83, $2.1, Berkshire Hathaway

458. John Calamos and family, Illinois, 66, $2.1, mutual funds

458. William Randolph Hearst III, California, 57, $2.1, Hearst Corp.

458. H. Wayne Huizenga, Florida, 69, $2.1, investments

458. Fukuzo Iwasaki, Japan, 82, $2.1, real estate

458. Baba Kalyani, India, 58, $2.1, engineering

458. Omid Kordestani, California, 43, $2.1, Google

458. E. Stanley Kroenke, Missouri, 59, $2.1, sports, real estate

458. Timur Kulibaev, Kazakhstan, 40, $2.1, banking

458. Dinara Kulibaeva, Kazakhstan, 39, $2.1, banking

458. Barry Lam, Taiwan, 57, $2.1, laptops

458. Joseph Lau, Hong Kong, 55, $2.1, real estate

458. Li Sze Lim, Hong Kong, 50, $2.1, real estate

458. Carl Lindner Jr. and family, Ohio, 87, $2.1, investments

458. John Marriott Jr., Maryland, 75, $2.1, hotels

458. Craig McCaw, Washington, 57, $2.1, McCaw Cellular

458. Alain Merieux and family, France, 69, $2.1, biotech

458. Michael Milken, California, 60, $2.1, investments

458. Penny Pritzker, Illinois, 47, $2.1, hotels, investments

458. Erol Sabanci, Turkey, 69, $2.1, diversified

458. Sevket Sabanci, Turkey, 71, $2.1, diversified

458. Henry Samueli, California, 52, $2.1, Broadcom

458. T. Denny Sanford, South Dakota, 71, $2.1, banking, credit cards

458. Jon Stryker, Michigan, 48, $2.1, Stryker Corp.

458. Wilma Tisch and family, New York, 79, $2.1, Loews

458. Eugen Viehof and family, Germany, 90, $2.1, retail

458. Zhang Li, China, 53, $2.1, real estate

458. Igor Zyuzin, Russia, 46, $2.1, mining, steel

488. Herbert Allen Jr., New York, 67, $2, investment banking

488. Vassily Anisimov, Russia, 55, $2, metals, real estate

488. Leonore Annenberg, Pennsylvania, 89, $2, publishing

488. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala and family, Mexico, 43, $2, beer

488. Michael Ashley, Britain, 47, $2, sports retailing

488. Leon Black, New York, 56, $2, leveraged buyouts

488. Charles Brandes, California, 64, $2, money management

488. Christopher Chandler, New Zealand, age unknown, $2, investments

488. Richard Chandler, New Zealand, 49, $2, investments

488. Phoebe Hearst Cooke, California, 80, $2, Hearst Corp.

488. Mark Coombs, Britain, 46, $2, finance

488. Leszek Czarnecki, Poland, 45, $2, leasing, banking

488. Jim Davis and family, Massachusetts, 63, $2, New Balance

488. Edward Debartolo Jr., Florida, 60, $2, shopping centers

488. Stanley Druckenmiller, New York, 54, $2, hedge funds

488. Barbara Carlson Gage and family, Minnesota, 64, $2, Carlson Cos.

488. Malcolm Glazer and family, Florida, 78, $2, sports teams, real estate

488. Tom Gores, California, 42, $2, leveraged buyouts

488. Vitaliy Hayduk, Ukraine, 49, $2, steel, coal

488. Austin Hearst, New York, 54, $2, Hearst Corp.

488. David Hearst Jr., California, 61, $2, Hearst Corp.

488. George Hearst Jr., California, 79, $2, Hearst Corp.

488. Roberto Hernandez Ramirez, Mexico, 65, $2, banking

488. James Kim and family, Pennsylvania, 71, $2, microchips

488. Vincent Lo, Hong Kong, 58, $2, real estate

488. Margaret Magerko, Pennsylvania, 41, $2, 84 Lumber

488. John Malone, Colorado, 66, $2, cable television

488. Clayton Mathile, Ohio, 66, $2, Iams

488. Marilyn Carlson Nelson and family, Minnesota, 67, $2, Carlson Cos

488. Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello, Brazil, age unknown, $2, sugar, ethanol

488. Liselott Persson, Sweden, age unknown, $2, Hennes & Mauritz

488. Anthony Pritzker, California, 46, $2, hotels, investments

488. Daniel Pritzker, California, 48, $2, hotels, investments

488. James Pritzker, Illinois, 55, $2, hotels, investments

488. Jay Robert (JB) Pritzker, Illinois, 42, $2, hotels, investments

488. Jean (Gigi) Pritzker, Illinois, 45, $2, hotels, investments

488. John Pritzker, California, 54, $2, hotels, investments

488. Karen Pritzker, Connecticut, 49, $2, hotels, investments

488. Linda Pritzker, Montana, 53, $2, hotels, investments

488. Ural Rakhimov, Russia, 45, $2, oil, chemicals

488. Tamir Sapir, New York, 59, $2, real estate

488. Carlos Alberto Sicupira, Brazil, 59, $2, beer

488. Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, India, age unknown, $2, pharmaceuticals

488. Sarik Tara, Turkey, 76, $2, construction

488. Serhiy Taruta, Ukraine, 52, $2, steel, coal

488. A. Alfred Taubman, Michigan, 83, $2, real estate

488. Robert E. (Ted) Turner, Florida, 68, $2, cable television

488. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Germany, 23, $2, diversified

488. Romain Zaleski, France, 74, $2, investments

488. Zhang Jindong, China, 44, $2, appliances

538. S. Daniel Abraham, Florida, 82, $1.9, Slim-Fast

538. John Anderson, California, 89, $1.9, investments

538. Julio Bozano, Brazil, 71, $1.9, banking

538. Patokh Chodiev, Belgium, 54, $1.9, mining, metals

538. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Brazil, 70, $1.9, supermarkets

538. Gustaf Douglas, Sweden, 69, $1.9, security

538. Rachman Halim and family, Indonesia, 59, $1.9, tobacco

538. Hans-Werner Hector, Germany, 67, $1.9, SAP

538. Alijan Ibragimov, Kazakhstan, 53, $1.9, mining, metals

538. Stephen Jarislowsky, Canada, 81, $1.9, asset management

538. Daryl Katz, Canada, 45, $1.9, pharmacies

538. Alexander Machkevich, Israel, 53, $1.9, mining, metals

538. Charles Munger, California, 83, $1.9, Berkshire Hathaway

538. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 65, $1.9, Boston Scientific

538. Florentino Perez, Spain, 60, $1.9, construction

538. Bernard Saul II, Maryland, 74, $1.9, banking, real estate

538. Eduard Shifrin, Britain, 46, $1.9, steel

538. Sylvia Stroher, Germany, 52, $1.9, cosmetics

538. Andreas von Bechtolsheim, Germany, 51, $1.9, Google

557. Jose Maria Aristrain, Spain, 44, $1.8, steel

557. Dermot Desmond, Ireland, 57, $1.8, finance

557. Thomas Frist Jr. and family, Tennessee, 68, $1.8, HCA Healthcare

557. John Gandel, Australia, 72, $1.8, real estate

557. B. Thomas Golisano, New York, 65, $1.8, Paychex

557. Ingeburg Herz, Germany, 87, $1.8, coffee

557. Roman Karkosik, Poland, 56, $1.8, investments

557. Robert Kauffman, United States/lives abroad, 43, $1.8, Fortress Investment Group

557. Lee Myung-Hee, South Korea, 63, $1.8, retail

557. Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, Denmark, 93, $1.8, shipping

557. John Morgridge, California, 73, $1.8, Cisco

557. NR Narayana Murthy, India, 60, $1.8, software

557. Randal Nardone, New York, 51, $1.8, Fortress Investment Group

557. Jorge Perez, Florida, 58, $1.8, condos

557. Stanley Perron, Australia, 84, $1.8, property, cars

557. Edward Roski Jr., California, 68, $1.8, real estate

557. Isaac Saba Raffoul and family, Mexico, 83, $1.8, diversified

557. Emanuele (Lino) Saputo, Canada, 70, $1.8, dairy

557. Shin Dong-Bin, South Korea, 52, $1.8, retail, food

557. Alexander Shnaider, Canada, 38, $1.8, steel

557. Dorothea Steinbruch and family, Brazil, age unknown, $1.8, steel

557. Ernest Stempel, United States/lives abroad, 90, $1.8, insurance

557. Pat Stryker, Colorado, 50, $1.8, Stryker Corp.

557. Albert Ueltschi, Florida, 89, $1.8, FlightSafety

557. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 43, $1.8, chewing gum

557. Ahmet Zorlu, Turkey, 62, $1.8, electronics, finance

583. Alexei Ananyev, Russia, 42, $1.7, banking, IT, real estate

583. Dmitry Ananyev, Russia, 38, $1.7, banking, IT, real estate

583. George Argyros, California, 70, $1.7, real estate, investments

583. Chu Yang Yee, China, 48, $1.7, real estate

583. Gerald J. Ford, Texas, 62, $1.7, banking

583. Sergei Galitsky, Russia, 39, $1.7, retail

583. Rolf Gerling, Germany, 52, $1.7, insurance

583. Louis Gonda, California, 58, $1.7, International Lease Finance

583. Kenneth Griffin, Illinois, 38, $1.7, hedge funds

583. Stanley Stub Hubbard, Minnesota, 73, $1.7, DirecTV

583. Irwin Jacobs, California, 73, $1.7, Qualcomm

583. Michael Jaharis, New York, 79, $1.7, pharmaceuticals

583. James Jannard, Washington, 57, $1.7, Oakley

583. Pauline MacMillan Keinath, Missouri, 73, $1.7, inheritance

583. Michael Krasny, Illinois, 53, $1.7, CDW Corp.

583. Mike Lazaridis, Canada, 46, $1.7, technology

583. Lee Jay-Yong, South Korea, 38, $1.7, Samsung

583. Patrick Lee, Hong Kong, age unknown, $1.7, packaging

583. Cargill MacMillan Jr., Minnesota, 79, $1.7, inheritance

583. John MacMillan III, Florida, 79, $1.7, inheritance

583. Whitney MacMillan, Minnesota, 78, $1.7, inheritance

583. Anthony O’Reilly, Ireland, 70, $1.7, publishing

583. Gregorio Perez Companc and family, Argentina, 72, $1.7, oil and gas

583. Marion MacMillan Pictet, United States/lives abroad, 75, $1.7, inheritance

583. Joaquin Rivero, Spain, 64, $1.7, real estate

583. Shin Dong-Joo, South Korea, 53, $1.7, retail, food

583. Kavitark Shriram, California, 51, $1.7, Google

583. Andrei Skoch, Russia, 41, $1.7, metals

583. Sheldon Solow, New York, 78, $1.7, real estate

583. Benny Steinmetz, Israel, 50, $1.7, diamonds

583. Theodore Waitt, California, 44, $1.7, Gateway

583. A
rthur Williams Jr., Florida, 64, $1.7, insurance

583. Yeoh Tiong Lay and family, Malaysia, 77, $1.7, construction

583. Lorenzo Zambrano and family, Mexico, 62, $1.7, cement

583. Zhong Shen Jian, Singapore, 48, $1.7, real estate

618. Bassam Alghanim, Kuwait, age unknown, $1.6, finance

618. Kutayba Alghanim, Kuwait, 60, $1.6, diversified

618. James Balsillie, Canada, 46, $1.6, technology

618. Neil Bluhm, Illinois, 69, $1.6, real estate

618. Gary Burrell, Kansas, 69, $1.6, navigation equipment

618. Alan Casden, California, 61, $1.6, real estate

618. Shalva Chigirinsky, Russia, 57, $1.6, oil, real estate

618. Jean Coutu, Canada, 79, $1.6, pharmacies

618. Venugopal Dhoot, India, 55, $1.6, electronics

618. Anurag Dikshit, India, 35, $1.6, online gambling

618. Aydin Dogan, Turkey, 70, $1.6, media

618. James Dyson, Britain, 59, $1.6, vacuums

618. Archie Aldis (Red) Emmerson, California, 77, $1.6, timberland, lumber mills

618. Tetsuro Funai, Japan, 80, $1.6, VCRs

618. Donald Hall, Kansas, 78, $1.6, Hallmark

618. Ayman Hariri, Saudi Arabia, 28, $1.6, innheritance

618. Fahd Hariri, Lebanon, 26, $1.6, inheritance

618. Jonathan Harmsworth, Britain, 39, $1.6, publishing

618. Alfredo Harp Helu, Mexico, 63, $1.6, banking

618. Elie Horn, Brazil, 61, $1.6, real estate

618. Jon Huntsman, Utah, 69, $1.6, chemicals

618. H. Fisk Johnson, Wisconsin, 48, $1.6, S.C. Johnson & Sons

618. Imogene Powers Johnson, Wisconsin, 77, $1.6, S.C. Johnson & Sons

618. S. Curtis Johnson, Wisconsin, 51, $1.6, S.C. Johnson & Sons

618. Helen Johnson-Leipold, Wisconsin, 50, $1.6, S.C. Johnson & Sons

618. Winnie Johnson-Marquart, Virginia, 47, $1.6, S.C. Johnson & Sons

618. Michael Lee-Chin, Canada, 56, $1.6, mutual funds

618. Nancy Lerner, Ohio, 46, $1.6, inheritance

618. Norma Lerner, Ohio, 70, $1.6, inheritance

618. Randolph Lerner, Ohio, 44, $1.6, inheritance

618. George Lindemann and family, Florida, 71, $1.6, investments

618. Manuel Manrique, Spain, 53, $1.6, construction

618. Kenneth Morrison, Britain, 75, $1.6, supermarkets

618. Igor Olenicoff, California, 64, $1.6, real estate

618. Nicholas Pritzker II, Illinois, 63, $1.6, hotels, investments

618. Steven Roth, New York, 65, $1.6, real estate

618. Dieter Schnabel, Germany, 61, $1.6, chemicals

618. Antonio Luiz Seabra, Brazil, 64, $1.6, cosmetics

618. Yasumitsu Shigeta, Japan, 42, $1.6, telecom

618. O. Bruton Smith, North Carolina, 80, $1.6, Speedway Motorsports

618. Phyllis Taylor, Louisiana, 65, $1.6, Taylor Energy

618. Tom Ward, Oklahoma, 48, $1.6, Chesapeake Energy

618. Sanford Weill, New York, 74, $1.6, Citigroup

618. Arne Wilhelmsen and family, Norway, 76, $1.6, Royal Caribbean

618. Igor Yakovlev, Russia, 41, $1.6, retail

618. Zhang Cheng Fei, China, 39, $1.6, paper manufacturing

664. Farkhad Akhmedov, Russia, 51, $1.5, natural gas

664. Mohammed Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, age unknown, $1.5, banking

664. Leslie Alexander, Texas, 63, $1.5, First Marblehead

664. Frank Batten Sr., Virginia, 80, $1.5, Landmark

664. Amar Bose, Massachusetts, 77, $1.5, Bose

664. William Boyd, Nevada, 75, $1.5, casinos, banking

664. Oleg Boyko, Russia, 42, $1.5, casinos

664. Peter Buck, ConnecticutConnecticut, 76, $1.5, Subway

664. Turgay Ciner, Turkey, 51, $1.5, diversified

664. Fred DeLuca, Florida, 59, $1.5, Subway

664. Gleb Fetisov, Russia, 40, $1.5, telecom, banking

664. John J. Fisher, California, 45, $1.5, Gap

664. James France, Florida, 63, $1.5, auto racing

664. William France Jr., Florida, 75, $1.5, auto racing

664. Jaiprakash Gaur, India, 76, $1.5, diversified

664. David Green, Oklahoma, 65, $1.5, Hobby Lobby

664. Guo Guangchang, China, 40, $1.5, diversified

664. R. Budi Hartono and family, Indonesia, 66, $1.5, tobacco

664. Douglas Hsu, Taiwan, 65, $1.5, diversified

664. Michael Ilitch, Michigan, 77, $1.5, pizza

664. Brad Kelley, Tennessee, 50, $1.5, tobacco

664. William Kellogg, Wisconsin, 63, $1.5, Kohl’s

664. Andrei Kozitsyn, Russia, 46, $1.5, metals

664. Guy Laliberte, Canada, 47, $1.5, Cirque du Soleil

664. Guilherme Peirao Leal, Brazil, 56, $1.5, cosmetics

664. James Leprino, Colorado, 70, $1.5, cheese

664. Theodore Lerner, District of Columbia, 81, $1.5, real estate

664. Liu Yongxing, China, 58, $1.5, agriculture, aluminum

664. Vijay Mallya, India, 51, $1.5, liquor

664. Aubrey McClendon, Oklahoma, 48, $1.5, oil

664. Robert McNair, Texas, 70, $1.5, energy, sports

664. Robert Naify, California, 85, $1.5, movie theaters

664. Michael Price, New Jersey, 54, $1.5, investments

664. Stewart Rahr, New York, 61, $1.5, Kinray

664. James Ratcliffe, Britain, 54, $1.5, chemicals

664. Trevor Rees-Jones, Texas, 56, $1.5, oil

664. Marc Rich, United States/lives abroad, 72, $1.5, commodities

664. Robert Rich Jr., Florida, 66, $1.5, nondairy creamer

664. Hans Riegel, Germany, 84, $1.5, candy

664. Paul Riegel, Germany, 80, $1.5, candy

664. Fayez Sarofim, Texas, 78, $1.5, money management

664. Hajime Satomi, Japan, 65, $1.5, gaming

664. Samih Sawiris, Egypt, 50, $1.5, hotels

664. Thomas Siebel, California, 54, $1.5, Siebel Systems

664. Herbert Simon, Indiana, 72, $1.5, real estate

664. Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, Poland, 50, $1.5, TV station

664. Nurzhan Subkhanberdin, Kazakhstan, 41, $1.5, banking

664. David Tepper, New Jersey, 49, $1.5, hedge funds

664. Martin Viessmann, Germany, 53, $1.5, heating equipment

664. Oprah Winfrey, Illinois, 53, $1.5, television

664. Daniel Ziff, New York, 35, $1.5, inheritance, hedge funds

664. Dirk Ziff, New York, 42, $1.5, inheritance, hedge funds

664. Robert Ziff, New York, 40, $1.5, inheritance, hedge funds

717. Mohamed Al-Bahar, Kuwait, age unknown, $1.4, finance

717. Sulaiman Algosaibi, Saudi Arabia, age unknown, $1.4, diversified

717. Semahat Arsel, Turkey, 78, $1.4, diversified

717. Arthur Blank, Georgia, 64, $1.4, Home Depot

717. David Cheriton, Canada, 55, $1.4, Google

717. Scott Cook, California, 54, $1.4, Intuit

717. Barry Diller, New York, 65, $1.4, InterActiveCorp

717. Richard Farmer, Ohio, 72, $1.4, Cintas Corp.

717. Robert Fisher, California, 53, $1.4, Gap

717. William Fisher, California, 49, $1.4, Gap

717. Robert Friedland, United States/lives abroad, 56, $1.4, mining

717. Phillip Frost, Florida, 70, $1.4, Ivax

717. Alan Gerry, New York, 77, $1.4, cable television

717. Christopher Goldsbury, Texas, 64, $1.4, salsa

717. Leslie Gonda, California, 86, $1.4, International Lease Finance

717. Marguerite Harbert, Alabama, 83, $1.4, inheritance

717. Joseph Jamail Jr., Texas, 81, $1.4, lawsuits

717. Ryoichi Jinnai, Japan, 80, $1.4, credit

717. Vyacheslav Kantor, Russia, 53, $1.4, fertilizer, real estate

717. Rahmi Koc, Turkey, 76, $1.4, diversified

717. Tracy Krohn, Texas, 53, $1.4, W&T; Offshore

717. Lev Kvetnoi, Russia, 41, $1.4, metals

717. Thomas Lee, New York, 62, $1.4, leveraged buyouts

717. Peter Lewis, Florida, 73, $1.4, Progressive Corp.

717. Joseph Mansueto, Illinois, 50, $1.4, Morningstar

717. Gary Michelson, California, 58, $1.4, medical patents

717. Shigenobu Nagamori, Japan, 53, $1.4, motors

717. Vikas Oberoi, India, 36, $1.4, real estate

717. Nelson Peltz, New York, 64, $1.4, leveraged buyouts

717. Clayton Riddell, Canada, 69, $1.4, oil and gas

717. Phillip Ruffin, Kansas, 71, $1.4, casinos, real estate

717. Herbert Siegel, New York, 78, $1.4, television

717. Bautista Soler, Spain, 78, $1.4, real estate

717. Kerry Stokes, Australia, 65, $1.4, media, Caterpillar

717. Todd Wagner, Texas, 46, $1.4, Broadcast.com

717. Alfred West Jr., Pennsylvania, 64, $1.4, SEI Investments

717. Dean White, Indiana, 83, $1.4, billboards, hotels

754. Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary, Malaysia, 55, $1.3, rice and sugar trader

754. Carl Berg, California, 69, $1.3, real estate

754. Anneliese Brost, Germany, 86, $1.3, newspapers

754. John Brown, Michigan, 72, $1.3, Stryker Corp.

754. James Cayne, New York, 73, $1.3, Bear Stearns

754. Yong Keu Cha, South Korea, 50, $1.3, Kazakhmys

754. Chu Lam Yiu, China, 37, $1.3, flavorings

754. Chung Mong-Joon, South Korea, 55, $1.3, shipbuilding

754. Robert Day, California, 63, $1.3, money management

754. Richard Desmond, Britain, 55, $1.3, publishing

754. Roy Disney, California, 77, $1.3, Walt Disney

754. Lloyd Dorfman, Britain, 54, $1.3, finance

754. N. Murray Edwards, Canada, 47, $1.3, oil and gas

754. Richard Egan, Massachusetts, 71, $1.3, EMC Corp.

754. Kenneth Fisher, California, 56, $1.3, money management

754. Thomas Flatley, Massachusetts, 74, $1.3, real estate

754. Andrew Forrest, Australia, 45, $1.3, mining, metals

754. Soichiro Fukutake, Japan, 61, $1.3, education

754. Ernest Gallo (died March 6, 2007) and family, California, 98, $1.3, wine

754. Naresh Goyal, India, 57, $1.3, aviation

754. Richard Hayne, Pennsylvania, 59, $1.3, Urban Outfitters

754. William Hilton, California, 79, $1.3, hotels, casinos

754. Vladimir Iorikh, Russia, 48, $1.3, mining, steel

754. Jerral Jones, Texas, 64, $1.3, Dallas Cowboys

754. Nasser Khalili, Britain, 61, $1.3, art, real estate

754. William Koch, Florida, 67, $1.3, oil, investments

754. Robert Kraft, Massachusetts, 65, $1.3, New England Patriots

754. Richard Li, Hong Kong, 40, $1.3, telecom

754. Gary Magness, Colorado, 53, $1.3, cable, investments

754. Anne Windfohr Marion, TexasTexas, 67, $1.3, inheritance, oil

754. Manny Mashouf and family, California, 69, $1.3, Bebe

754. Billy Joe (Red) McCombs, Texas, 79, $1.3, radio, oil, real estate

754. Robert McLane Jr., Texas, 70, $1.3, Wal-Mart, logistics

754. PNC Menon, Oman, 58, $1.3, real estate

754. Nandan Nilekani, India, 51, $1.3, software

754. William Pulte, Michigan, 74, $1.3, home building

754. Ferit Sahenk, Turkey, 43, $1.3, diversified

754. Donald Schneider, Wisconsin, 71, $1.3, trucking

754. Walter Scott Jr., Nebraska, 75, $1.3, construction, telecom

754. Peter Unger, Germany, 62, $1.3, auto repair

754. Hope Hill Van Beuren, Rhode Island, 73, $1.3, inheritance

754. Joop van den Ende, Netherlands, 65, $1.3, TV

754. Charlotte Colket Weber, Florida, 64, $1.3, inheritance

754. Margaret Whitman, California, 50, $1.3, Ebay

754. Xu Jiayin, China, 49, $1.3, real estate

799. Dennis Albaugh, Florida, 57, $1.2, pesticides

799. Edmund Ansin, Florida, 71, $1.2, Sunbeam Broadcasting

799. Thomas Bailey, Colorado, 70, $1.2, mutual funds

799. Timothy Blixseth, California, 56, $1.2, timberland, real estate

799. Henadiy Boholyubov, Ukraine, 45, $1.2, banking, investments

799. S. Truett Cathy, Georgia, 86, $1.2, Chick-fil-A

799. William Connor II, United States/lives abroad, 57, $1.2, supply-chain services

799. David Duffield, Nevada, 66, $1.2, PeopleSoft

799. Bulent Eczacibasi, Turkey, 57, $1.2, pharmaceuticals

799. Israel Englander, New York, 59, $1.2, hedge funds

799. J. Christopher Flowers, New York, 49, $1.2, investments

799. Thomas Friedkin, Texas, 71, $1.2, Gulf States Toyota

799. Daniel Gilbert, Michigan, 45, $1.2, Quicken Loans

799. Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, India, 51, $1.2, software

799. Alec Gores, California, 54, $1.2, leveraged buyouts

799. Pincus Green, United States/lives abroad, 71, $1.2, commodities

799. William Gross, California, 62, $1.2, bonds

799. Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, Iceland, 66, $1.2, banking

799. Gerald Harvey, Australia, 67, $1.2, retail

799. Dietmar Hopp, Germany, 66, $1.2, SAP

799. Suna Kirac, Turkey, 65, $1.2, diversified

799. Jerome Kohlberg Jr., New York, 81, $1.2, leveraged buyouts

799. Ihor Kolomoyskyy, Ukraine, age unknown, $1.2, banking, investments

799. L. Lowry Mays, Texas, 71, $1.2, Clear Channel

799. Arturo Moreno, Arizona, 60, $1.2, billboards

799. Or Wai Sheun, Hong Kong, 55, $1.2, real estate

799. Tuncay Ozilhan, Turkey, 59, $1.2, beverages

799. Sebastian Pinera, Chile, 57, $1.2, Investments

799. Wilbur Ross Jr., Florida, 69, $1.2, leveraged buyouts

799. Silvio Scaglia, Italy, 48, $1.2, telecom

799. Richard Scaife, Pennsylvania, 74, $1.2, investments

799. Anatoly Sedykh, Russia, 42, $1.2, steel pipes

799. John Sperling, Arizona, 86, $1.2, Apollo Group

799. Peter Sperling, Arizona, 47, $1.2, Apollo Group

799. Eliezer Steinbruch, Brazil, age unknown, $1.2, steel

799. Toichi Takenaka, Japan, 64, $1.2, construction

799. Kenny Troutt, Texas, 59, $1.2, Excel Communications

799. Kenneth Tuchman, Colorado, 47, $1.2, TeleTech

799. Murat Vargi, Turkey, 58, $1.2, telecom

799. Jan Wejchert, Poland, 57, $1.2, TV station

799. Olgun Zorlu, Turkey, 43, $1.2, electronics, finance

840. Rahul Bajaj, India, 68, $1.1, auto

840. Boris Berezovsky, Russia, 61, $1.1, oil, autos, media

840. Stephen Bisciotti, Maryland, 46, $1.1, outsourcing, football

840. Cao Dewang, China, 61, $1.1, auto

840. Chung Yong-Jin, South Korea, 38, $1.1, retail

840. James Clark, Florida, 63, $1.1, Netscape

840. Joaquim Constantino Neto, Brazil, 41, $1.1, GOL airlines

840. Henrique Constantino, Brazil, 35, $1.1, GOL airlines

840. Ricardo Constantino, Brazil, 43, $1.1, GOL airlines

840. Constantino de Oliveira Jr., Brazil, 38, $1.1, GOL airlines

840. William Ding, China, 36, $1.1, Internet

840. John Edson, Washington, 74, $1.1, leisure craft

840. Albert Gubay, Britain, 78, $1.1, real estate

840. Dorrance Hamilton, Pennsylvania, 78, $1.1, inheritance

840. Han Chang-Woo and family, Japan, 76, $1.1, gaming

840. Timothy Headington, Texas, 56, $1.1, oil, investments

840. Marvin Herb, Illinois, 70, $1.1, soft-drink bottling, real estate

840. Thomas Hunter, Britain, 45, $1.1, investments

840. Pradeep Jain, India, 41, $1.1, real estate

840. Robert Johnson, District of Columbia, 60, $1.1, Black Entertainment Television

840. George Joseph, California, 85, $1.1, insurance

840. Morris Kahn, Israel, 77, $1.1, software

840. Alexander Knaster, United States/lives abroad, 48, $1.1, oil, telecom, banking

840. Andrei Kosogov, Russia, 46, $1.1, oil, telecom, banking

840. Kenneth L
angone, New York, 71, $1.1, investments

840. Edward Linde, Massachusetts, 65, $1.1, real estate

840. Liu Yonghao, China, 55, $1.1, agriculture, investments

840. Jonathan Lovelace Jr. and family, California, 80, $1.1, mutual funds

840. Lu Guanqiu, China, 62, $1.1, auto parts

840. Keshub Mahindra, India, 83, $1.1, diversified

840. John P. Manning, Massachusetts, 59, $1.1, real estate

840. Yalcin Sabanci, Turkey, 63, $1.1, shipping, investments

840. Filiz Sahenk, Turkey, 40, $1.1, diversified

840. Monika Schoeller, Germany, 68, $1.1, publishing

840. Howard Schultz, Washington, 53, $1.1, Starbucks

840. Alexander Spanos and family, California, 83, $1.1, real estate

840. John Stanton, Washington, 51, $1.1, wireless

840. Suh Kyung-Bae, South Korea, 44, $1.1, cosmetics

840. Joyce Raley Teel, California, 76, $1.1, supermarkets

840. Tiong Hiew King, Malaysia, 71, $1.1, timber

840. Ion Tiriac, Romania, 67, $1.1, banking, insurance

840. Dieter von Holtzbrinck, Germany, 65, $1.1, publishing

840. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Germany, 43, $1.1, publishing

840. Roger Wang, United States/lives abroad, 57, $1.1, retail

840. Gary West, Nebraska, 61, $1.1, West Corp.

840. Mary West, Nebraska, 61, $1.1, West Corp.

840. Samuel Wyly, Texas, 71, $1.1, investments

840. Kamil Yazici, Turkey, 77, $1.1, beverages

840. Tadahiro Yoshida and family, Japan, 60, $1.1, zippers

840. Zong Qinghou, China, 61, $1.1, beverages

840. Jerry Zucker, South Carolina, 57, $1.1, industrialist

891. Mohamed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia, 48, $1, real estate, hotels

891. Mahdi Al-Tajir, United Arab Emirates, 74, $1, investments

891. Mary Anselmo, Connecticut, 78, $1, PanAmSat

891. Louis Bacon, United States/lives abroad, 51, $1, hedge funds

891. Thomas Barrack, California, 59, $1, Colony Capital

891. Marc Benioff, California, 42, $1, Salesforce.com

891. Timothy Boyle, Oregon, 57, $1, Columbia Sportswear

891. Stephen Case, Virginia, 49, $1, AOL

891. Chen Fashu, China, 47, $1, mining

891. Francis Choi, Hong Kong, 59, $1, real estate, toys

891. Hasan Colakoglu, Turkey, 51, $1, diversified

891. Weili Dai, California, 45, $1, semiconductors

891. David Davidovich, Russia, 44, $1, oil

891. L. John Doerr, California, 56, $1, venture capital

891. Michael Eisner, California, 65, $1, Walt Disney

891. Paul Fireman, Massachusetts, 63, $1, Reebok

891. Richard Fuld Jr., Connecticut, 60, $1, Lehman Brothers

891. Robert Galvin, Wisconsin, 84, $1, Motorola

891. Bruce Gordon, Australia, 78, $1, media

891. Suat Gunsel, Cyprus, 54, $1, real estate

891. Nazek Hariri, Lebanon, age unknown, $1, inheritance

891. Michael Heisley Sr., Florida, 70, $1, manufacturing

891. Jeffrey Hildebrand, Texas, 48, $1, oil

891. Jeremy Jacobs Sr., New York, 67, $1, sports concessions

891. Stephen Karp, Massachusetts, 66, $1, real estate

891. Asim Kibar, Turkey, 74, $1, diversified

891. Li Wei, China, 38, $1, dumplings

891. Liang Wengen, China, 50, $1, machinery

891. Leonard Litwin, New York, 92, $1, real estate

891. Friedhelm Loh, Germany, 60, $1, manufacturing

891. Richard Manoogian, Michigan, 70, $1, Masco

891. Miroslav Miskovic, Serbia, 61, $1, insurance, banking

891. William Moncrief Jr., Texas, 86, $1, oil

891. William Morean, Florida, 51, $1, Jabil Circuit

891. Dwight Opperman, Minnesota, 84, $1, publishing

891. Kenshin Oshima, Japan, 59, $1, finance

891. Richard Peery, California, 66, $1, real estate

891. Paul Raymond, Britain, 82, $1, real estate, publishing

891. Ira Rennert, New York, 73, $1, investments

891. Gina Rinehart, Australia, 53, $1, mining

891. Julian Robertson Jr., New York, 75, $1, money management, wine

891. Arthur Rock, California, 80, $1, venture capital

891. Joanne (J.K.) Rowling, Britain, 41, $1, Harry Potter

891. Omer Sabanci, Turkey, 47, $1, diversified

891. Lily Safra, Monaco, 69, $1, inheritance

891. David Shaw, New York, 55, $1, hedge funds

891. Charles Simonyi, Washington, 59, $1, Microsoft

891. Song Weiping, China, 48, $1, real estate

891. Sehat Sutardja, California, 45, $1, semiconductors

891. Mehmet Sinan Tara, Turkey, 48, $1, construction

891. Tsai Eng Meng, Taiwan, 50, $1, food

891. Donald Tyson, Arkansas, 76, $1, chicken

891. Murat Ulker, Turkey, 47, $1, food

891. Gary Wang, Taiwan, 52, $1, media

891. Faruk Yalcin, Turkey, 83, $1, manufacturing

891. Kostyantin Zhevago, Ukraine, 33, $1, banking, mining

Hi all,
A friend sent me this 5 Life Lessons thing, pretty cool stuff
Hope you enjoy these as much as me,
Willie

5 Life Lessons

1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:

“What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

“Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant. They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say “hello.”

I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy.

2. – Second Important Lesson – Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 P.M., an older African American
woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had
broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..

It read:
“Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband’s bedside just before he passed away.. God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others.”

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 – Third Important Lesson – Always remember those
who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
front of him.

“How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked.

“Fifty cents,” replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.

“Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.

“Thirty-five cents,” she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

“I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn’t have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 – Fourth Important Lesson – The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our condition.

5 – Fifth Important Lesson – Giving When it Counts…

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, “Yes I’ll do it if it will
save her.” As the transfusion progressed, he lay in
bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his
face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away”.

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her

hi all,

so I’m working on solving what I think are the top three biggest problems in the world so if you have any ideas I appreciate your help on any one of them…maybe there’s a problem that I haven’t thought of yet that should be in the top three as well so let me know if I have my priorities wrong!

1)Population- I had a discussion about this with three good friends today and the best idea I thought that came up was the option of a free vasectomy in poor countries such as in Southern Africa- just even talking about the “V” word makes me cringe but it makes a lot of sense. it might not be a bad idea to pay men ages 18 and up to have one just to simply stop the excess of hungry babies in some areas- this idea also ties into problem number 2

2)Hunger–I had this idea awhile back where a kid could walk up to a webcam and wait until some kind person would buy that hungry kid a food stamp instantly for 99 cents -similarly how you buy iTunes- if you wanted to feel good about yourself for the day you could go to a website that had many screens showing kids standing live waiting for donations for food-when you paid your 99 cents a stamp would be activated for that child and they could take it to a store nearby. Video monitors would allow you to watch the kid thank you and also allow you to watch him walk nextdoor to a foodcourt where he could use his foodstamp that you purchased them to get lunch! (it needs to be fine tuned but I think it could work)

3)Global Warming- we simply use too much energy— solar power/wind power/moving water-power, all of these natural powers are the answer- Mostly I think that the answer is the sun. The equator is the hottest part of the world so there has got to be ways to channel all of this heat that the sun directs directly at the equator every single day by using mirrors and heat etc..There are plenty of smart people on the earth and most of the smart ways to use solar energy have already been invented. we just need to start using them! Some of these big energy companies probably just have to change their ways faster! Thoughts.?..

I know I’m kinda blabbing on but I seriously believe that we can end these major problems fast if we all put our heads together.

Thanks for checking in!
:-)Willie

(Just think if we had decided not to go to war in Iraq and we had an extra 3 trillion dollars to work with! we might have been able to provide some of these options on a very large scale cutting down huge numbers of hungry babies-well the past is in the past so I guess all we can do is try to do the best we can from now on and try not to make mistakes that we hopefully have learned from)

SF was a great time & “The Secret” to life…

Kristen and I traveled to SF this last weekend to catch up with about 10 of our best friends who live up there and to help out with a song-writing work shop for kids-
I took kids poetry between 8 and 13 years old and put music to it while working with the kids as a group and individually to try and understand what they were going for-
The songs all came out really great and one came out so cool we actually made a live music video with all of the kids singing along!
Hopefully the footage will be available to view soon-
well, gotta go talk soon…
oh yeah, I also learned the secret to life in SF so drop me a line and I’ll tell you about it… it could change your life too!
:-)w

Willie & Jaime Chambers off to Mammoth to snowboard!

Watch for Jaime’s live Surf/Snow report this morning on the KTLA News this morning infront of millions of viewers!(LIVE FROM MAMMOTH with lots of fresh powder!)

music news:
Willie finished 7 new acoustic tracks to be released soon!

Windsor set to go into the studio in March to finish their 2nd album titled FOREVER ENDEAVORS to be released in 2007!

stay tuned for at least 12 new songs!

thanks for listening to one of the new tracks called JUST MAYBE and thanks for all of your awesome comments!

Hello all,
pretty cool super bowl start but kind of a boring ending
I’m a Charger fan so I’m still waiting for next year to get
excited again about football

My grandfather William R. Anderson who we all called
“Dodo” passed away recently so I wrote a song for him
and recorded it yesterday on his birthday February 3rd.

I ended up recording 7 acoustic songs and some of them
came out pretty cool so check out:

myspace.com/williechambers

and I should have them up for listening soon.
The song for Dodo is called:”Lost A Good Friend In May”

Talk to you all soon,
Thanks for listening,
Willie

Willie & Jaime’s grandfather celebrates 60th year on KTLA!!!
Willie and Jaime Chambers’ grandfather Stan Chambers (83 years old) has been reporting on the KTLA News for 60 years as of today January 24th, 2007!
(he will never retire! do you know anyone else in the world who has worked in the same place for that long?! …I don’t think so…pretty incredible to say the least)

It also happens to be Willie & Jaime’s parents (Jim & Jane Chambers) 31st Wedding Anniversary!!! Congrats to them!!!

Here’s to 31- derful years together!!!

We love you Jim & Jane!!!

you can drop them a message if you want at:

Jim: costacasas@gmail.com
Jane: jacs623@yahoo.com

The Costa Rica Real World Experience w/ 20 friends! sooo much fun at jimsbeachhouse.com

The Costa Rica Real World Experience was held from 12/29/06 to 1/13/07 at JimsBeachHouse in Playa Grande, Costa Rica and involved:

Willie
Kristen
Evan
Liz
Ignacio
Monique
Jasmine
Sophia
Sara
Colleen
Adam
Fernanda
Jonah
Annie
Jaime
Cody
Rachel
Aaron
Taylor
Kyle

Bug all of these people for their pics!

check out pics at: myspace.com/williechambers or at:
myspace.com/jimsbeachhouse

Willie’s Children’s Book called The Painted Zebra was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. (It’s his Birthday! so I thought I’d let you know about my story)

Hello all, If you haven’t read the children’s book I wrote I wanted to give you a chance to check it out!

The Painted Zebra

Wrtten and illustrated by Willie Chambers in 2002

(For sample color pages at williechambers.com click on the star that says “writing”)

(takes about 2 minutes to read)

THE PAINTED ZEBRA

Zoey the Zebra and Alley the girl
Were the two bestest friends in the whole widest world.
They rode on the beach, and they played in the sun
From morning to evening through dusk until dawn.

They swam in blue lakes and ran through green hills
Found faces in clouds and picked daffodils.
All was quite well in their nice peaceful place
Until that one day when along came THE RACE.

Excited at first when they both saw the sign,
But sad when they read the last small frightful line…

THE BIG RACE IS HERE SO COME JOIN THE CROWD!
ALL HORSES MAY ENTER (NO ZEBRAS ALLOWED.)

Alley and Zoey were shocked in despair.
This couldn’t be true it was just plain unfair.
They both were quite stunned as they stopped and they stared.
‘Cause “Who can say who is allowed to go where?”

They sort of felt bad, even felt down right mad
Just seconds ago they were happy and glad.
They wanted to race and they wanted to win.
They needed a plan but where to begin?

They thought and they thought,
”How can we win first prize?”
Said Alley, “I’ve got it! We need a disguise.”
So they thought, and they thought, and they thought up some more.
They thought until both of their heads got quite sore.

They walked and they thought up so hard they felt faint
Alley thought to herself, “What we need is brown paint.
This is the answer! We know what we need!
But we need to be secret, just between you and me.”

So they found paint and loaded it into the cart
And they knew in their hearts they could win with their smarts.

They went to their top-secret place in the trees
Where no one could see them through all the thick leaves
They painted and painted all through the clear night
And slowly but surely covered up all the stripes

You look like a horse now We can’t see your stripes
And no one would know now, what’s on the inside
There’s nothing to hide here We’ve changed your whole type
And tomorrow, we’ll show them the ride of our lives!

Now we are ready,but we need to rest
We need a good sleep so that we’ll do our best
They slept feeling happy & very aware,
‘Cause no one could tell them where who can go where.

The next morning they went and they entered the race,
As everyone came from all over the place.
(They sneakily entered the race as a horse,
‘Cause no one could tell a brown zebra of course).
The horses and jockeys lined up at the gate,
All hoping a win would determine their fate.

The crowd’s eager eyes stared with anticipation,
As feelings swept through them with nervous emotions.
The track was all set. Everyone placed their bets,
But the zebra’s disguise wasn’t noticed quite yet.

Then the crowd got real quiet, as wind then did blow.
And the sun became covered, shading all down below.
The horses were ready all ten in a row,
And then it all started, with “READY, SET, GO!”

They were all off like lightning, a chase to the end.
Alley whispered to Zoey, “Let’s win this best friend!”
They rushed down the track, zebra painted in brown,
Hoping to prove that they should wear the crown.

The sky became dark and it started to sprinkle.
Wet paint on the zebra then started to trickle.
The wind and the rain washed the paint off her nose,
Until finally leaving the zebra exposed.

“That’s not a horse!” said a face in the crowd.
“Don’t they know zebras were never allowed?”
“But look at it run! It’s setting the pace!
It shows that they know, zebras CAN run the race.”

They ran neck and neck speeding straight down the stretch.
These horses were fast, just as fast as they get.
They came to the finish, the crowd held their breath,
But Zoey was fastest, and too hard to catch.

They crossed the line first and won the whole race.
They felt the great feeling of feeling so great.
The crowd stood up smiling with thundering cheers.
THE FIRST ZEBRA TO WIN IN ALL RACING YEARS!

And the crowd was all smiles when down came the sign.
That race was the day, that they all changed their minds.
We don’t care about stripes. We’re all one of a kind.
And now zebras can race any place, any time.

The End.

Original story written by Willie Chambers in 1985.

Rewritten and illustrated in 2002.

Copyright 2002.

If you would like to see some sample pages with color illustrations go to williechambers.com and click the star that says:

“Writing”

There’s a movie that came out in 2005 similar to the story I wrote called Racing Stripes starring Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg,David Spade, Snoop Dog.

Thanks for reading the story! Hope you liked it!

:-)Willie

New Music Food Addiction Sweeping the Nation…

Squish an artist or band name with a Food or Beverage
(are you ready to become addicted?)

Al Green Beans
Bon Bon Jovi
Britney Skewers
Cranberrie Sauce
Crosby Stills and Mashed Potatos
Depeche A La Mode
Elvis Parsley
Elvis Costjello
Frank Cilantro
Fruit Fighters
Grateful Bread
Guns n’ Rosemary
Hot Hot Meat
Iggy Popsicle
John Lemon
Jimmy Sage
James Brownie
Kettle Korn
Lionel Richeese
Marilyn Merlot
Nick Cave and the Bad Sunflower Seeds
Otis Breading
Paul Salmon
Queens Rice
Rolling Scones
Smashing Pumpkin Pie
Soup Doggy Dog
Tuna Turner
The Meatles
U2 % Milk
Veal Young
Wu TANG
Yellow Cod
ZZ Top Sirloin

Can you think of anymore?!!!!
:-)Willie
(Download our new Windsor Song JUST MAYBE for FREE at Windsors profile on myspace.com/1318323! Thanks for listening!)