Yale-NUS had hoped eventually to secure as much private funding as do toptier American liberal-arts colleges, but by March had raised just a measly $320m.
Now the real battle to become more than just a measly island begins; getting it recognized as a continent with geographers, the scientific community and the public.
The Spirit of the Rose, expected to fetch a measly $38 million, but anyone who gets his or her hands on such a titanic treasure will " never let go Rose" .