In the New World that's enough bling-bling to land your own reality television show.
He had promised voters morality and integrity in public life after what were nicknamed the "bling-bling" years of his conservative predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.
More and more of them believe that if they haven't made their bling-bling by a certain time, it's pretty much over, and who cares if they die.
He expects Bling-enabled cellphones to be released in the U.S. in 2011.
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Cadillac Escalade owners can now breathe a sigh of relief and perhaps worry a bit less from now on when parking their behemoth bling-mobiles.
On his mixtapes, he's evolved out of conventional bling-thug rhetoric into something much looser and more playful, treating gangsta rap's antisocial themes primarily as an arena for wordplay.
At the end of the day, bling-ability may be boundless.
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She may not have taken home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress but Amy Adams did score the top spot for most-buzzed-about bling.
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Finally, order a glass or two of fine champagne at one of the city's stellar nightclubs - try Crystal on Rue Monot for bling or B018 in Quarantine for subterranean cool - then sit back, watch Beirut's beautiful people out to play, and toast to the completion of a road trip with which few others back home will be able to match.
It's not about flashy starchitect bling, high-tech tricks, minimalist sensory deprivation or narcissistic egos.
At the games Khan can be seen heading an entourage of B-list stars, bling music composers, fashion designers, bouncers and security guards.
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson stars in The Bling Ring, the latest film from Sofia Coppola - based on the real-life robberies of celebrity homes in Malibu.
In other words, while the roofline of Venus looks like -- you guessed it -- an iPhone, the next one will be all about the bling.
But what about the half-life of his afterlife, as represented by all the gaudy bling and other paraphernalia from his tomb periodically trotted out to wow us hoi polloi?
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The hip-hop industry, of course, has demonstrated a particular affinity for bling, a term coined in the early '90s by New Orleans rappers the Cash Money Millionaires.
While Ms. Acra likes having some bling in her dress, she believes in toning down her accessories for warm-weather evening events.
Bling Nation is looking to change that with its service, which pairs RFID-enabled stickers with a back-end system that charges purchases to credit cards (via PayPal) and sends text-message receipts to cellphones.
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