The L.A. house, nestled between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills and blessed with terrific views, is by far his most modern creation, but it retains a classic Romualdez mix: High-gloss white terrazzo floors and flokati-upholstered Ricky Clifton settees share space with an Italian olive wood pyramid from Carlton Hobbs, one of his favorite dealers.
Ms. Marvanova has represented some of the 1, 100 victims of a well-known Czech pyramid scheme from the 1990s who made large down payments for homes that were never built.
Hours after the announcement, police closed 59 offices of DMG Grupo Holding, which evolved from a simple pyramid into a sophisticated investment scheme with a claimed 200, 000 clients.
If a company manages its contracts poorly, it can soon start to resemble a pyramid scheme, in which prepayments from new orders become vital to finance the completion of old contracts.
Nearly 2, 000 years ago, at a time when Egypt was under the control of the Roman Empire, a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle was laid to rest only yards away from a king's pyramid, researchers report.
Last week, though, Smith refrained from the base of his personal food pyramid.
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The idea behind the Pyramid is to encourage users to make the transition from a simple consumer to an active participant in the products they buy.
Private banks, via the issuance of uncovered money substitutes, which springs from the ability of those banks to pyramid deposits on top of base money when making loans or purchasing assets.
The definition of a pyramid scheme is seemingly straightforward: Cash comes in from recruits.
The mosque is suffused by light entering from clerestory windows cut into the steps of the pyramid, and the traditional mihrab an ornamented niche indicating Mecca's orientation has sprouted into a full-length, transparent kiosk, animated by modernist stained glass.
From Giza, head 15 miles south to see the Step Pyramid near the village of Saqqara.
The Albanian government is still reeling from the effects of an escalating scandal associated with a failed pyramid scheme that has deprived a majority of Albanian families of a part or all of their life savings.
Unilever benefits from India's continued reliance on small family shops (compared with the supermarkets prevalent in China), with which it has long-established relationships, and from India's far larger bottom-of-the-pyramid population.
The Pyramid of Chefren is the second largest at Giza and the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre from ancient Egypt's fourth dynasty.
He allegedly has now confessed that this was achieved by creating a pyramid scheme in which existing clients' returns were topped up, as needed, with money from new investors.
When the war started in 1991, Mr Sankoh's rebels chased out the Lebanese traders from many of the diamond areas and inserted themselves at the top of the diamond pyramid.
The couple's love for traditional Mexican art can be seen throughout the house, from the large fireplace designed by Rivera that dominates the first room, resembling a step pyramid like the ones built by the Mayas and Aztecs, to Kahlo's paintings and the couple's collection of smaller sculptures.
At the Harbor Investment Conference Feb. 13, Ackman said that there will be traders who profit from rallies in Herbalife shares, but that he remains resolute in the belief the company is operating a pyramid scheme that will ultimately be targeted by regulators.
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