Sunday, May 31, 2009

World's 10 Most Expensive Streets

You may have heard lots of information about richest people in the world or most expensive houses or most expensive cars, but where do these richest live, where are their sweet homes located or while coming out their car park, which streets do they drive through, Yes, here is the list of Most Expensive Streets in the world conducted by Wealth-Bulletin:

 
1- Avenue Princess Grace, Monaco

$190,000 per sq/m

Named after the iconic Hollywood star Grace Kelly, who was married to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, the palmed-lined Avenue Princess Grace is the world’s most expensive street.


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Currently, a 213 square metre four-bedroom apartment is on the market priced at $41m – or a staggering 190,000 per square metre.

 

2- Severn Road, Hong Kong

$121,000 sq/m

Hong Kong’s Severn Road is located in the city’s most exclusive district, The Peak, at the top of Hong Kong Island. Residential property on Severn Road, named after a British colonial administrator, commands some of the most spectacular urban views in the world, overlooking the city’s skyscrapers and across Hong Kong harbour to Kowloon.


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A billionaire mainland Chinese businessman recently bought a 312 sq/m apartment on Severn road for $38m.

 

3- Fifth Avenue, New York City, USA

$80,000 per sq/m

Fifth Avenue, New York City, has the most iconic status of all the streets on the list.


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Some apartments are likely to sell for as much as $60m at exclusive addresses like Plaza Apartments, linked to the famous Plaza Hotel, and 834 Fifth Avenue, where the press baron Rupert Murdoch bought an apartment for $44m in 2005.

 

4- Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK

$77,000 per sq/m

 

The rich in London might be feeling the cold breeze of the credit crunch and faltering property prices, but the super rich in the capital are still paying out-of-this world prices for the most expensive houses in town.

It’s estimated that you would need around $200m to buy one of the smartest Victorian mansions on KPG, as estate agents call it. Estate agents believe the 5,100 square metre virtual stately home in central London would go for at least £200m ($396m) in the current market.


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Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire steel magnate, owns two houses on KPG which the Russian and Israeli embassies are at either end of the street. He bought his first house there and paid £57m for the 18 bedroom mansion.

 

5- Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France

$54,000 per sq/m

Avenue Montaigne, in Paris’ 8th arrondisement and near the Champs-Elysees has some of the most exclusive shops in the city.


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It makes up “The Golden Triangle” with the Avenue Champs-Elysees in the east and Avenue Georges V in the west.

 

6- Ostozhenka, Moscow, Russia

$40,000 per sq/m

Many of Russia’s rapidly growing number of billionaires have apartments on the Ostozhenka street known as the Golden Mile, which runs along the Moscow River.


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Apartments overlook famous Moscow landmarks like the Kremlin and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

 

7- Via Suvretta, St Moritz, Switzerland

$38,000 per sq/m

The winding Via Suvretta in the ski resort of St Mortiz is the most expensive street in Switzerland.

 


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Many prominent billionaires have holiday homes on the Via Suvretta, including Lakshmi Mittal and the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Other residents include Luca Bassani owner of Wally Yachts, which makes some of the most expensive super yachts in the world.

 

8- Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles, USA

$30,000 per sq/m 

Carolwood Drive in Beverly Hills has some of the most sumptuous residential properties in America, including Fleur de Lys, a 45,000 square metre mansion modeled after Versailles and is currently on the market for $125m.


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Fleur de Lys, owned by Suzanne Saperstein, the former wife of billionaire David Saperstein, has a ballroom with ceiling frescoes, a pool house with kitchen, massage room and gym, a three-bedroom manager’s house, staff quarters for 10, a nine-car garage, and a jogging track.

 

9- Wolseley Road, Sydney, Australia

$28,000 per sq/m

Wolseley Road in Point Piper has enjoyed a long-standing reputation for being the country’s ultimate address. Properties on the road have some of the best harbour views of any city in the world, with stunning scenery across to the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

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Craig-y-Mor is a non-waterfront house on Wolseley Road. Australia’s most expensive residential property, sold in 2008 for $32.4m


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10 -Altamount Road, Mumbai, India

$25,000 per sq/m

The tree-lined street in the south of the city has always been a popular choice for homes of India’s very rich.


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The street was catapulted into the ranks of the world’s most expensive when India’s wealthiest individual Mukesh Ambani unveiled plans last year to build a residential apartment block on the street at a cost of around $1bn. The extraordinary 27 floor building, called Antilia, will be as high as a normal 60 floor skyscraper, have elevated gardens and three helicopter pads.

 

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Top 10 Most Beautiful Cars for 2009

These 10 cars are bound to incite a few automotive addictions of their own. They are the leggy supermodels of the auto industry, cars that make their first impression with exceeding beauty. Of course, there are many other cars that can be considered stunning, cool, eye-catching, alluring, or any manner of highly suggestive descriptor.

Outstanding car review website – Car and Driver - has published this amazing list. This time we are ranking from 10 to 1:

10 - Lotus Elise/2009 Ariel Atom

Made in: UK

0 to 60 mph: 2.9 seconds

Top speed: 160 mph

Engine: 2400 litres

Price: $52,000

Weight: 110 lbs

   

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9- 2009 Audi R8

Made in: Germany

0 to 60 mph: 4.2 seconds

Top speed: 187 mph

 

Engine: 4.2-litres – V8

Weight: 3604 lbs

Price: $114,000

 Click here to see the official website

 

8- 2009 Porsche Cayman

Made in: Germany

0 to 60 mph: 4.9 seconds

Top speed: 171 mph

Engine: 3.4 litres

Price: $60,000

Weight: 2943 lbs

Click here to see the official website

 

7- 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

Made in: Germany

0 to 60 mph: 5.4 seconds

Top speed: 155 mph

 

Engine: 5.5 litres - V8

Price: $70,000

Weight: 4020 lbs

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6- 2009 Audi S5

Made in: Germany

0 to 60 mph: 4.9 seconds

Top speed: 155 mph

Engine: 4.2 litres - V8

Price: $51,000

Weight: 3891 lbs

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5- 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe

Made in: USA

0 to 60 mph: 7.5 seconds

Top speed: 180 mph

 

Engine: 2.4 litres

Price: 28,000

Weight: 3018 lbs

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4- 2009 Aston Martin V-8 Vantage

Made in: UK

0 to 60 mph: 4.9 seconds

Top speed: 180 mph

Engine: 4.3 litres - V8

Price: $132,500

Weight: 3770 lbs

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3- 2009 Maserati GranTurismo

 

 

Made in: Italy

0 to 60 mph: 4.8 seconds

Top speed: 295 mph

Engine: 4.7 litres - V8

Price: $130,000

Weight: 4145 lbs

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2- 2009 Aston Martin DBS

 

 

Made in: UK

0 to 60 mph: 4.3 seconds

Top speed: 191 mph

Engine: 6.0 Litre - V12

Price: $269,000

Weight: 3,737 lbs

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1- 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

 

Made in: Italy

0 to 60 mph: 4.2

Top speed: 180 mph

Engine: 4.7 - V8

Price: $250,000

Weight: 3,500 lbs

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What gives a joy more than: Driving with these brilliant cars, with your loved ones in a scenic and rainy road to unknown destination!

There is something you should add; Music, Yes,  click here to see Top 10 All time Greatest Driving Songs.

Enjoy and Enjoy…



Sunday, May 24, 2009

10 Most Valuable Football Clubs

Forbes magazine has published this list according to many factors:

  1- Manchester United (The Red Devils)

Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world.

Since the late 1990s, the club has been one of the richest in the world with the highest revenue of any football club, and is currently ranked as the richest and most valuable club in any sport, with an estimated value of £897 million (1.333 billion / $1.8 billion)

Owner: Malcolm Glazor (American)

Manager: Alex Ferguson (Scottish)

Most appearances player: Ryan Giggs – 805 games

Most goals: Bobby Charlton– 249

Stadium: Old Trafford, Capacity: 76,212 seated

Sponsors:

  • AIG – Principal Sponsor
  • Nike – Official Sportswear Partner
  • Budweiser – Official Beer
  • Betfred – Official Betting Partner

Biggest Rival: Liverpool

Value ($m): 1,870

Operating income ($m): 160

www.manutd.com

  2- Real Madrid

Nicknames:

Los Blancos (The Whites), Los Merengues (The Meringues) Los Galacticos (The Superstars)

It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century.

having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European Cups and two UEFA Cups. Real was a founding member of FIFA and the now-defunct G-14 group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the European Club Association.

Owner: Vincente Boluda (Spanish)

Manager:   Juande Ramos (Spanish)

Most appearances player: Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo

– 712 games

Most goals: Raul - 316 goals in 700

Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu – Capacity: 80,354

Sponsors: bwin.com

Biggest Rival: FC Barcelona

Value ($m): 1,353

Operating income ($m): 81

 www.realmadrid.com

 

3- Arsenal (The Gunners)

one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cups, and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight.

Owner: Arsenal Holdings plc

Manager: Arsène Wenger (French)

Most appearances player: David O'Leary – 722 games

Most goals: Thierry Henry – 226

Stadium: Emirates Stadium – Capacity: 60,355

Sponsors: Emirates Airline

Biggest Rival: Tottenham Hotspur

Value ($m): 1,200

Operating income ($m): 80

www.arsenal.com

4- Bayern Munich

Nicknames:

Der FCB (The FCB)
Die Bayern (The Bavarians)
Die Roten (The Reds)
FC Hollywood

It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 21 German titles and 14 cups.

President: Franz Beckenbauer (German)

Manager: Jupp Heynckes (German)

Most appearances player: Sepp Maier – 473 games

Most goals: Gerhard Muller - 365

Stadium: Allianz Arena (Capacity: 69,901)

Sponsors: T-Mobile, Adidas

Biggest Rival: TSV 1860 Munich

Value ($m): 1,110

Operating income ($m): 59

www.fcbayern.t-com.de/

5- Liverpool (The Reds)

Liverpool has won more trophies than any other English club. The club has won a joint-record eighteen league titles, seven FA Cups and seven League Cups. The club has won the European Cup five times which is an English record.

Owner: Tom Hicks (co-chairman)| George Gillett (co-chairman) - American

Manager: Rafael Benítez (Spanish)

Most appearances player: Ian Callaghan – 857 games

Most goals: Ian Rush – 346

Stadium: Anfield, Liverpool (Capacity: 45,362)

Sponsor: Carlsberg

Biggest Rivals: Manchester United, and Everton

Value ($m): 1,010

Operating income ($m): 50

www.liverpoolfc.tv

6- AC Milan

Nicknames: Rossoneri ("Red-blacks")
il Diavolo ("the Devil")

Milan have won 18 officially recognized international titles, tied with Boca Juniors as having the most in the world. The club have won what is today known as the UEFA Champions League on seven occasions; only Real Madrid have won it more times (9). As far as Italian competitions are concerned, Milan are the second most successful club with 17 league titles; only Juventus have won more (27). AC Milan have won four world titles, more than any other club in the world. They have won the Intercontinental Cup 3 times , and the FIFA Club World Cup once.

Owner: Silvio Berlusconi (Italian)

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti (Italian)

Most appearances player: Paolo Maldini – 1000 games

Most goals: Gunnar Nordahl – 268

Stadium: San Siro, (Capacity: 80,018)

Sponsors: bwin.com

Biggest Rival: Internazionale

Value ($m): 990

Operating income ($m): 58

www.acmilan.com

7- FC Barcelona

Nicknames:

Barça (team)
La Blaugrana (team)
Culers or Culés (supporters)
Blaugranes (supporters)

FC Barcelona is one of the only three clubs that have never been relegated from La Liga and the second most successful club in Spanish football having won nineteen La Liga titles, a record twenty-five Spanish Cups, seven Spanish Super Cups and two League Cups. They are also one of the most successful clubs in European football having won eight official major European trophies in total.

 

President: Joan Laporta (Spanish)

Manager: Josep Guardiola (Spanish)

Most appearances player: Migueli – 548 games

Most goals: Carles Rexach - 122

Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona (Capacity: 98,772)

Sponsors:

  • Nike - Official sponsors
  • Coca-Cola - Official sponsors
  • TV3 - Official sponsors
  • Audi - Official sponsors
  • bwin - Official Betting Partner

Biggest Rival: Real Madrid

Value ($m): 960

Operating income ($m): 108

www.fcbarcelona.com

 

8- Chelsea (The Pensioners, The Blues)

The team, funded in 1905, plays in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions three times, and have won the FA Cup four times, the League Cup four times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice.

Owner: Roman Abramovich (Russian)

Manager: Guus Hiddink (Netherland)

Most appearances player: Ron Harris – 795 games

Most goals: Bobby Tamb - 202

Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, (Capacity: 42,500)

Sponsor: Samsung

Biggest Rivals: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United

Value ($m): 800

Operating income ($m): -13

www.chelseafc.com

 

9- Juventus

Nicknames:

La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady)
La Fidanzata d'Italia (The girlfriend of Italy)
I bianconeri (The white-blacks)
Le Zebre (The Zebras)
[La] Signora Omicidi ([The] Lady Killer)

Juventus is the most successful team in the history of Italian football.Overall, the club have won 51 official trophies, more than any other team in the country; 40 in Italy, which is also a record, and 11 in European and world competitions. The Old Lady is the third most successful club in Europe and the sixth in the world with the most international titles officially recognised by one of the six continental football confederations and FIFA.

Chairman: Giovanni Cobolli Gigli (Italian)

Manager: Ciro Ferrara (Italian)  

Most appearances player: Alessandro Del Piero, 600 games

Most goals: Alessandro Del Piero, 241

Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin, Italy

(Capacity: 28,500)

Sponsors: New Holland FIAT Group

Biggest Rival: Internazionale

Value ($m): 600

Operating income ($m): 46

www.juventus.com

 

10- Schalke 04

Nicknames:

Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues)
Die Knappen (The Miners)

Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday in the 1930s and early 1940s. The football team is the biggest part of a larger sports club with more than 78,000 members (March 2009) making it the second largest sports club in Germany.

Chairman: Josef Schnusenberg (German)

Manager: Mike Büskens (German)

Most appearances player: Klaus Fichtel – 477 games

Most goals: Klaus Fischer, 182

Stadium: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, (Capacity: 61,673)

Sponsors: Gazprom

Biggest Rival: Borussia Dortmund

Value ($m): 510

Operating income ($m): 41

www.schalke04.de

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Do you know why the football is the most attractive sport among the others? The reason is; the small clubs with far less money than the giant ones can win in the match. So while watching a football game, don’t pay attention too much to the name and value of the clubs, just enjoy watching it!