Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Top 10 Tallest Buildings

1. Burj Khalifa
Location: Dubai,UAE
Height (m): 828 m
Height (ft): 2,717 ft
Floors: 163
Built: 2010

2. Taipei 101
Location: Taiwan
Height (m): 508 m
Height (ft): 1,667 ft
Floors: 101
Built: 2004

3. Shanghai World Financial Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Height (m): 492 m
Height (ft): 1,614 ft
Floors: 101
Built: 2008

4. International Commerce Centre
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height (m): 484 m
Height (ft): 1,588 ft
Floors: 108
Built: 2010

5. Petronas Tower 1,2
Location: Malaysia
Height (m): 452 m
Height (ft): 1,483 ft
Floors: 88
Built: 1998

6. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
Location: Nanjing, China
Height (m): 450 m
Height (ft): 1,476 ft
Floors: 89
Built: 2010

7. Willis Tower
Location: Chicago, USA
Height (m): 442 m
Height (ft): 1,451 ft
Floors: 108
Built: 1974

8. Guangzhou Tower
Location: Guangzhou, China Height (m): 438m
Height (ft): 1,435ft
Floors: 103
Built: 2010


9. Trump International Hotel and Tower
Location: Chicago,USA
Height (m): 423m
Height (ft): 1,389ft
Floors: 98
Built: 2009

10. Jin Mao Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Height (m): 421m
Height (ft): 1,380ft
Floors: 88
Built: 1999













Information taken from Wikipedia.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Top 10 Cities to live in - 2010

10. San Francisco - USA:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 82.5
Average Temperature: 57F
City GDP: $301 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 10.1%

09. Sydney - Australia:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 75.5
Average Temperature: 64F
City GDP: $213 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 5.7%

08. Buenos Aires - Argentina:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 65.7
Average Temperature: 62F
City GDP: $362 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 9.6%

07. Miami - USA:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 81.4
Average Temperature: 76F
City GDP: $292 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 10.9%

06. Cape Town - South Africa:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 50.0
Average Temperature: 63F
City GDP: $103 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 24%

05. London - England:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 92.7
Average Temperature: 50F
City GDP: $565 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 8%

04. Madrid - Spain:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 82.3
Average Temperature: 57F
City GDP: $230 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 18.5%

03. Tokyo - Japan:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 143.7
Average Temperature: 60F
City GDP: $1.4 trillion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 5.6%

02. Melbourne - Australia:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 69.9
Average Temperature: 58F
City GDP: $172 billion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 5.7%

01. New York City - USA:
Mercer Cost Of Living Index: 100
Average Temperature: 55F
City GDP: $1.4 trillion (USD)
Unemployment Rate: 9.2%

Monday, February 7, 2011

Top 10 movies 2010

10. Tangled (Disney)


9. How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount / DreamWorks)


8. Shrek Forever After (Paramount / DreamWorks)


7. Despicable Me (Universal)


6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (Warner Bros.)


5. Inception (Warner Bros.)


4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Summit)


3. Iron Man 2 (Paramount)


2. Alice in Wonderland (2010) (Disney)


1. Toy Story 3 (Disney)

Top 10 Richest Man - 2011

1. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $53.5 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: telecom
Age: 70
Country Of Citizenship: Mexico
Residence: Mexico City
Education: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status: Widowed, 6 children

2. William Gates III
Net Worth: $53.0 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: Microsoft
Age: 54
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Medina, Washington
Education: Harvard U, Drop Out
Marital Status: Married, 3 children

3. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $47.0 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 79
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Education: Columbia U, Master of Science; U of Nebraska Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status: Widowed, 3 children

4. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $29.0 bil
Fortune: Inherited and Growing
Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas
Age: 52
Country Of Citizenship: India
Residence: Mumbai
Education: Stanford U, Drop Out; U Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status: Married, 3 children

5. Lakshmi Mittal
Net Worth: $28.7 bil
Fortune: Inherited and Growing
Source: steel
Age: 59
Country Of Citizenship: India
Residence: London
Education: St Xavier C Calcutta, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status: Married, 2 children

6. Lawrence Ellison
Net Worth: $28.0 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: Oracle
Age: 65
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Redwood City, California
Education: University of Chicago, Drop Out
Marital Status: Married, 2 children


7. Bernard Arnault
Net Worth: $27.5 bil
Fortune: Inherited and Growing
Source: LVMH
Age: 61
Country Of Citizenship: France
Residence: Paris
Education: Ecole Polytechnique, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status: Married, 5 children

8. Eike Batista
Net Worth: $27.0 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: mining, oil
Age: 53
Country Of Citizenship: Brazil
Residence: Rio de Janeiro
Education: RWTH Aachen University, Drop Out
Marital Status: Divorced, 2 children

9. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $25.0 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: Zara
Age: 74
Country Of Citizenship: Spain
Residence: La Coruna
Education: NA
Marital Status: Married, 3 children

10. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $23.5 bil
Fortune: Self Made
Source: Aldi
Age: 90
Country Of Citizenship: Germany
Residence: Mulheim an der Ruhr
Education: NA
Marital Status: Married, 2 children












Information taken from Forbes.com