Hugh Michael Jackman Estimated Net Worth In 2011 | X-Men Wolverine Net Worth

Hugh Michael Jackman Estimated Net Worth In 2011: $65 Million (USD)

Hugh Michael Jackman (12 Oct 1968) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, as well as for his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, and Australia. Jackman is a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.

In November 2008, Open Salon named Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive.

A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.

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Frank Lowy Estimated Net Worth In 2011 | Richest Person In Australia

Frank Lowy Estimated Net Worth In 2011: $5 Billion (USD)

Frank Lowy (22 Oct 1930) is an Australian-Israeli businessman and was ranked #1 on the BRW Rich 200 list in 2010. He is a co-founder of the Westfield Group, operator of over 100 shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Great Britain.

Lowy was born in Czechoslovakia, and lived in Budapest, Hungary during World War II.In 1952, Lowy left Qiryat Tivon, Israel and joined his family, who had left Europe for Australia and started a business delivering small goods. In 1953, he met fellow Hungarian immigrant John Saunders. The pair became business partners, eventually creating Westfield (Saunders left the company in 1987). Business Review Weekly measures Lowy's wealth at A$6.3 billion, making him Australia's richest person, taking over from Andrew Forrest.

Lowy was a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and has been awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia.In September 2008 he was announced as a part of the FIFA board.

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Seoul’s Hongik University Won Ferrari World Design Contest - 2011 Winners

Students from Seoul’s Hongik University have won the Ferrari World Design Contest, a competition in which 50 highly prestigious universities across the globe took up Ferrari’s challenge of imagining its cars of the future. The Korean school was chosen ahead of the second-placed IED of Turin in the final with London’s Royal College of Arts finishing in third position.

The first three classified models are:

• Eternità – Kim Cheong Ju (Korea Rep.), Ahn Dre (Korea Rep.), Lee Sahngseok (Korea Rep.) – Hongik University (Seoul)
• Xezri – Samir Sadikhov (Azerbaigian) – IED (Turin)
• Cavallo Bianco – Henry Cloke (Regno Unito), Qi Haitao (Cina) – RCA (London)

The Seoul students provided the finest interpretation of Ferrari’s design brief for a thoroughbred hypercar brimming with new generation technologies and materials, a car extreme (“hyper”) not only in its architecture but also in every other aspect. Having completed an initial 2D design, the entrants then generated 3D models in 3D Autodesk® Alias as well as making a physical 1:4 scale model with particular emphasis on detailing and the car interior in addition to more functional concerns.

All of the design concepts focused on reducing fuel consumption through alternative propulsion systems, particularly hybrid engines. Another common thread was the boosting of driving pleasure through weight reduction. More geometric forms alternated with sinuous, almost organic lines in the various design projects.

There were also two special prizes. The “Autodesk Design Award”, for the best use of Alias software in the design process, was presented by the technical partner to the contest to Hongik school. The second prize, the “Most Unexpected Technological Solution” award, went to the team from Jiangnan University (China) for the audacious technical solutions contained in The Drake concept. The prizes were presented by Brenda Discher, Autodesk’s Vice President Industry Market, and Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa.

The three finalists, however, received their prizes from Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, CEO Amedeo Felisa, Paolo Pininfarina, chairman of the Pininfarina Group which has partnered Ferrari in the styling of its cars for over six decades, and Flavio Manzoni, director of the Ferrari Style Centre, which organised the contest.

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Top 10 Richest Female Rappers Net worth In World 2011

10.Bahamadia – Net Worth $32 Million (USD)

 

9.Roxanne Shante - – Net Worth $48 Million (USD)

 8.Salt N Peppa – Net Worth $60 Million (USD)

7.Ladybug from Digible Planets – Net Worth $61 Million (USD)

6.Missy Elliott – Net Worth $251 Million (USD)

5.Eve – Net Worth $18 Million (USD)

4.Yo-Yo -– Net Worth $5.1 Million (USD)

3.MC Lyte – Net Worth $8 Million (USD)

2.Queen Latifah – Net Worth $51 Million (USD)

1.Jean Grae – Net Worth

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Gina Rinehart Estimated Net Worth In 2011 |Who Is Richest & Wealthiest Women In Australia

Gina Rinehart Estimated Net Worth In 2011: $9.7 Billion (USD)

Gina Hope Rinehart (9 Feb 1954) is the Heiress of Hancock Prospecting, and the daughter of mining magnate Lang Hancock.In 2011 it was estimated she was Australia's wealthiest person.

She married Frank Rinehart, a 57 year old American corporate lawyer.Rinehart has four children: John and Bianca; and twins Hope and Gina from her marriage to Frank Rinehart.

In 2011, Citigroup estimated that she is on course to overtake Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate worth US$74 billion and Bill Gates, the American chairman of Microsoft who is worth US$56 billion, mainly because she owns her companies outright and has no shareholders.Recent years have seen her rapidly developing Hancock's undeveloped deposits and turning them into operating mines.

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Lindsay Fox Estimated Net Worth In 2011 | Richest Person In Australia

Lindsay Fox Estimated Net Worth In 2011: $1.1 Billion (USD)

Lindsay Edward Fox (19 April 1937) is an Australian businessman.He is best known as the founder and chairman of his family-owned trucking and logistics company, Linfox.

Fox started his Linfox company in 1956 with one truck.He also took ownership of Melbourne's Luna Park in late 2005.He has been involved with a number of high profile disputes with the Government relating to his property development activities.

Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours of 1992, in recognition of service to the transport industry and to the community.

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Chevrolet Beat Diesel XSDE Engine Unwrap On 25th July 2011

The coming Monday, on the 25th of July, 2011, General Motors India will unwrap the Chevrolet Beat Diesel for the Indian market. This hatchback comes at a time when the Indian car market is in the midst of a slowdown in sales, primarily due to high petrol prices.

Now, with the Chevrolet Beat coming with a 936cc, three cylinder diesel engine, with a big focus on fuel economy, things could change for the better for General Motors India, whose Petrol and LPG Beat variants aren’t doing as well as the automaker would’ve expected it to.

So, the Beat Diesel arrives with a lot of hopes riding on it. The folks at GM India have put together a video explaining the salient features of the Chevrolet Beat Diesel’s XSDE common rail turbo diesel engine. Here’s a gist of what the video says for all the folks who’d perhaps be hard pressed to watch the video.

The XSDE turbo diesel engine is derived from the 1,248cc, four cylinder Liter Multijet Diesel engine. In three cylinder form, the engine will displace 936cc and produce 57 Bhp-157 Nm. The strong point of this engine, like all three potters will be the high fuel economy. The Chevrolet Beat thus becomes the second most frugal diesel car in India with an ARAI certified 24 KMPL mileage for the Beat Diesel. The diesel engine is tuned for low end torque and drivability, which means that the Chevrolet Beat Diesel will be a great bet for the city.

The Chevrolet Beat Diesel engine also uses a chain drive instead of the cam belt. What this translates into is, you don’t need to replace the cam chain for the life time of the engine, unlike the cam belt, which requires a replacement after a certain period of driving the car. General Motors India also claims that the Diesel engine of the Beat has been optimized to reduce vibrations and from the initial impressions we’re hearing from folks who’ve actually driven the car, the engine is vibe free, which is a welcome thing indeed, especially for a three cylinder engine which is usually prone to vibrations.

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Li Ka-shing Net Worth In July 2011 | Who Is The Wealthiest Person In Hong Kong

Li Ka-shing Net Worth In July 2011: $ 26 Billion (USD)

Li Ka-shing (July 29, 1928) is a wealthiest businessman from Hong Kong. He is the richest person of East Asian descent in the world and the eleventh richest person in the world.

Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.

Mr Li Ka-Shing  is not only the wealthiest person in Hong Kong, he was also ranked 16th in the world last year and has been voted the most powerful man in Asia. His reputation has earned him the nickname "Superman" in his native Hong Kong, but he is also a widely respected player in global business.Li is also regarded as one of Asia's most generous philanthropists, donating over US $1.41 billion to date to charity and other various philanthropic causes.

The 81-year old's empire started with a plastics factory in the 1950s before branching out into property development. Now CKI's sprawling interests include ports, telecoms, property and hotels, retail, and energy infrastructure. It is both the world's biggest container terminal operator and the largest health and beauty retailer.Li married Chong Yuet Ming, his first cousin and the daughter of his wealthy uncle.

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Harold Hamm Net Worth In 2011 | Richest Person In America

Harold Hamm Net Worth In 2011: $ 8.6 Billion (USD)

Harold Hamm is an American oilman. Hamm is a key player in Hiland Partners and Hiland Holdings as well as the oil-exploration company Continental Resources.

Hamm, founder and chief executive of Oklahoma-based A Continental Resources, owns more oil and gas than any other American — including oil in the Bakken, which covers much of western North Dakota.

He is a high-school graduate with five children who lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with his family.He was ranked in the March 2011 issue of Forbes as the 33rd richest person in America and 136th on the list of world’s billionaires.

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Top 10 Richest Person Net Worth In Swedish 2011

1.Stefan Persson : $22.4 Billion (USD)

2.Birgit Rausing : $13 Billion (USD)

3.Hans Rausing : $10 Billion (USD)

4.Antonia Ax-son Johnson : $6 Billion (USD)

5.Ingvar Kamprad : $6 Billion (USD)

6.Liselott Persson : $3 Billion (USD)

7.Gustaf Douglas : $2 Billion (USD)

8.Melker Schörling : $1.7 Billion (USD)

9.Fredrik Lundberg : $1.3 Billion (USD)

10.Thomas Sandell : $1.1 Billion (USD)

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Rinat Akhmetov Estimated Net Worth In July 2011 | Richest Person In Ukraine

Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov Net Worth In July 2011: $5.2 Billion (USD)

Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (Sep 21, 1966) is a Ukrainian business oligarch, owner and president of SCM Holdings, as well the president of the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. He graduated from Donetsk National University with a degree in economics in the mid 1990s.

Akhmetov became the head of Donetsk City Bank and a specialist in the banking sector. In 1996 he became the president of the football team, FC Shakhtar and has held this post since then. Akhmetov founded System Capital Management Group (SCM) in 2000, and it has grown to be one of Ukraine’s leading financial and industrial firms with revenues of $8.151 billion dollars in 2009.

According to Forbes' 2010 The World's Billionaires rating, Rinat Akhmetov was the 148th richest man in the world with a net-worth of $5.2 billion.

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Russell Wendell Simmons Estimated Net Worth In 2011 | Richest Person IN Hip-Hop Figure

Russell Wendell Simmons Estimated Net Worth: $340  Million (USD)

Russell Wendell Simmons (Oct 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics.He is majority shareholder in at the website Global Grind.

Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop.He is the younger brother of Daniel Simmons, Jr., and he is the older brother of Rev. Joseph Simmons, better known as "Run" of Run-DMC, and son of Daniel Simmons, Sr, a public school administrator and Evelyn Simmons, a New York City park administrator. His brother Daniel Simmons, Jr., is an accomplished abstract artist.

The up-and-coming component of Rush Communications, Inc. 2008 is the sneaker company Run Athletics, which was started in 2008, a company that produces both the legacy and Russell Simmons clothing line brand shoes.

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Toyota Etios Liva Petrol Vs Ford Figo Petrol– Specification, Features & Price

Toyota Etios Liva Petrol Vs Ford Figo Petrol

Toyota Etios Liva Petrol Vs Ford Figo Petrol – Interior

Toyota Etios Liva Petrol Vs Ford Figo Petrol – Rear View

Toyota Etios Liva Petrol Vs Ford Figo Petrol – Specification

Comparison	Toyota Etios	Ford Figo
Engine Specification:
No. Of Cylinders	4 Cylinder 3NR-FE Engine	4 Cylinder
CC	1.2 Liter / 4 Cylinder / 16 Valve DOHC	1196 CC MPFI Engine
Max Power	79 BHP @ 5600 RPM	71 BHP @ 6250 RPM
Max Torque	104 Nm @ 3100 RPM	102 Nm @ 4000 RPM
Gear Box	5 Speed Manual Transmission	5 Speed Manual transmission
Milege	ARAI Certified Mileage of 18.31 KMPL	Standard 12.5KMPL
Dimensions:
Length	3775 mm	3795mm
Width	1695 mm	1680mm
Height	1510 mm	1427mm
Wheel Base	2460 mm	2489mm
Price:
	Toyota Etios Liva J - Rs. 3.99 Lakhs	Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec LXi - Rs. 3.6 Lakhs
	Toyota Etios Liva G - Rs. 4.59 Lakhs	Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec EXi - Rs. 3.85 Lakhs
	Toyota Etios Liva G (SP)* - Rs. 5.05Lakhs	Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec Zxi - Rs. 4.20 Lakhs
	Toyota Etios Liva V -  Rs. 5.49 Lakhs	Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec Titanium - Rs. 4.50 Lakhs
	Toyota Etios Liva VX - Rs. 5.99 Lakhs

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Chevrolet Beat Diesel Launch On 15th July 2011

The grapevine has it that the Chevrolet Beat Diesel will officially be launched on the 15th of July, after months of testing on Indian roads. We’ve spotted the Beat Diesel in and around Pune one-too-many times and these days, Beat Diesel versions with no camouflage whatsoever are being driven around, thus hinting at an impending launch date, which we’ll put it for the 15th of July according to our sources.

Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Beat Diesel is expected to be a price warrior, and is set to become one of the least priced diesel hatchbacks in India, thus giving General Motors India a solid chance to boost Beat volumes. The Chevrolet Beat Diesel could be available in three variants. The base variant, a mid level variant and a top end variant.

The base variant is expected to be a bare bones affair and could arrive with a price tag under 4 Lakh Rupees, Ex-showroom Delhi. The mid level variant, which will get a  few more creature comforts but miss out on the safety kit like airbags and ABS is expected to be priced around 4.4-4.5 Lakhs ex-showroom and the top end version with all the bells and whistles like automatic climate control, airbags and ABS could sell just under 5 Lakhs, ex-showroom.

These prices obviously make the Beat Diesel look quite tantalizing for the small family, for whom spacious interiors might not be a prime requirement. By undercutting it’s rival(Read the Figo) by a good 50-60 thousand rupees, the Beat Diesel with a 936cc CRDI engine producing 57 Bhp and 160 Nm looks like a solid bet as an entry level diesel hatchback. Now, time to sit back and wait for the official launch even as we’ve revealed most of specifications and price points that the Beat Diesel will come with.

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New Maruti Swift Petrol Delivers 20KMPL Certified By ARAI

Even as Maruti celebrates the production of a million K-Series engines, there is yet another K-Series engine that car buyers eagerly anticipate. The K-Series engine we’re talking about here is the 1.2 Liter unit with dual VVT. VVT, an acronym for variable valve timing is a technology that is soon used by petrol engines worldwide to improve both performance as well as fuel efficiency.

Team ICB, brought you the news about dual VVT technology making it to the 1.2 Liter engine of the new Swift Petrol, that is all set to be launched in August this year. The engine uses variable valve technology for both the intake as well as the exhaust valves, thus pushing the maximum power output by 10 Bhp, to 90 Bhp, even as fuel economy improves.

Today, we have some more news emanating that the 1.2 Liter, 90 Bhp engine would be good for a a whopping 20 KMPL. which isn’t too unfathomable as the K-Series range of engines have known to be very driveable as well as fuel efficient. So, if indeed the new Swift manages an ARAI certified fuel economy figure of 20 KMPL, that would make the car the most fuel efficient B segment hatchback in the country, bettering the 18 KMPL+ figure that Toyota claims for the Etios Liva.

Also, the new Swifts will feature plastic fuel tanks that are 25-35% lighter than the conventional metal fuel tanks. This also is set to aid fuel economy as overall weight of the car decreases with a lighter fuel tank. Maruti estimates the fuel economy gain to be a whopping 15%  due to the new fuel tanks alone.

We aren’t done with the good news yet. The 1.3 Multijet diesel engine raises the bar further with a stellar 23.8 KMPL mileage figure which is outstanding to say the least. So, the new Swift indeed looks like rewarding its prospective buyer who has been waiting all along for the car, despite the many delays the new Swift has had to face, right from the Japanese Tsunami to labour trouble at Maruti’s Manesar plant.

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World Costliest Shirt In The World | Most Expensive Shirt Net Worth In The World 2011

Eton Diamond Shirt Net Worth : $ 44,000 (USD)

Eton launched the world's most expensive shirt, the Eton Diamond Shirt. This exclusive shirt is worth $40, 000-$45,000. Woven from the finest Egyptian cotton and detailed with natural colored diamond studs.Egyptian cotton shirt was created by the Swedish brand.Fully 100 thread Egyptian wool blend feels so nice on the skin.

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Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Estimated Cost | Beijing–Shanghai Railway Line Net Worth In 2011

Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Net Worth: $12 Billion (USD)

The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway is a 1,318-kilometer (819 mile) long high-speed railway that connects two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China: the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River Delta. Construction began on April 18, 2008 and a ceremony to mark the completion of track laying was held on November 15, 2010.

The line opened to the public for commercial service on June 30, 2011.This rail line is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase.The non-stop train from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao was expected to finish the 1,305 kilometres (811 mi) journey in 3 hours, 58 minutes, averaging 329 kilometres per hour (204 mph), making it the fastest scheduled train in the world.Now, it was announced that the railway would be slowed down to 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph).At this speed, it would take 4 hours, 48 minutes for the journey, with one stop in Nanjing South.

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Monaco's Royal Wedding Estimated Cost | Monaco's Royal Wedding Net Worth In 2011

Monaco's Royal Wedding Net Worth In 2011 : $35Million (USD)

Prince Albert II of Monaco, 53 and a longtime bachelor, will wed South African Charlene Wittstock over a weekend of royal ceremonies and celebrations.Albert's bride, a former Olympic swimmer who is 20 years his junior, is being compared to Grace Kelly. With her swept-back blond hair and tall elegance, the resemblance is striking. Wittstock met the prince while swimming in a tournament in Monaco. During the past few years, she took up residence here and worked on her French. Monagasques say she has kept a very low profile, and now they look forward to getting to know her.Albert is bringing love back to the palace, he said, and that also brings back memories of Monaco's good old days.Here After Monaco's Wait For A Princess.

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Monaco Royal Wedding : Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Princess

Monaco Royal Wedding Photos: Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Princess On 2nd July 2011

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