The Most Expensive Guitar in The World

Here’s the most expensive guitar in the world. The excesses of celebrities are not something new to be heard. We know of celebrities who spend millions for something that might seem totally zany to people who are less fortunate. The latest celebrity to make news for such wild spending is a mystery English celebrity who lives in Monaco. The celebrity has commissioned a 24 carat gold guitar which almost cost a “four figure”. Apparently, the electric guitar was coated and dabbed with 24 carat gold so that the celebrity could hang it on the wall.

The Fender Stratocaster was coated with gold by a precious metal specialist firm based in Glastonbury. Graham Baker, the 50 year old precious metal specialist stripped the aluminium guitar down and the coated it with gold plate. The guitar not only looks totally outlandish, but it also looks quite sinful. You could take a look at Jimi Hendrix’s first guitar as well as the Steampunk guitar about which we have already written about. Meanwhile, the mystery celebrity has remained a mystery and it is not known who it really is.

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Top 9 Most Beautiful Temples in the World

Here are the list of themost beautiful temples in the world. A temple is a structure reserved for spiritual or religious activities, such as sacrifice and prayer. Temple became associated with the dwelling places of a god gods. Temples are famous in every Buddhist, here are the list of the most beautiful temples in the world.

9. Taktshang Temple

Taktshang temple is the most famous temples in Bhutan. It could be one of them because of the unique location of this temple is located at 3120-meter-high edge  and 10 200 feet, some are in 700 meters and 2300 feet above the bottom of Paro valley, 10 kilometers from the town of Paro district. This monastery has seven temples which can be visited. But some parts of the monastery is being renovated due to fire badly damaged. One of the way to achieve this monastery is by climbing the convent of the cliff.

Takshang Temple

8. Wat Rong Khun Buddhist Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand

The model of Wat rong Khun Buddha temple unlike the conventional model of the temple. This temple was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. The construction began in 1998 and is expected to expire in 2008. Wat Rong Khun is different from other temples in Thailand, and is designed in white a few parts using white glass. White color is used to symbolize the purity of Buddha, while the use of colored glass and white symbolizes the Buddha’s wisdom that illuminates the entire face of the earth and everything.

Wat Rong Khun Buddisht Temple

7. Shwedagon Pagoda

It is also known as the Golden Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. It has about 98-meter-high stupa and about 321.5 feet gilded golden color. The temple is located on the west Kandawgyi Lake, in Singuttara Hill, looked striking in the city skyline.

Shwedagon Pagoda

6. The Temple of Heaven,

The temple of heaven which is literally means the altar of heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern city of Beijing, in Xuanwu District. Every year the Emperor of the Ming and Qing Dynasty Emperor kKompleks visit this temple to attend ceremony of thanksgiving for good harvest. This temple is considered as Tao temple though that did not come here only those which believe in the Tao. Especially the kings who ruled before the Taoist belief inside.

Temple of Heaven

5. Chion’in Temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan

It is central to the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect) that is founded by Honen (in 1133-1212). In the vast space Chion where Honen spread his teachings to the end.

Chionin Temple

4. Sri Harmandir Sahib or darbar sahib

It is often referred to as The Golden Temple or Temple. It is where the most important places of worship of the Sikhs and one of the oldest Sikh gurdwaras temple. The temple is located in the city of Amritsar, which was founded by Guru Ram Das, known as the “Teacher In Nagri” meaning city of the Sikh Guru.

Mahandir Sahib Temple

3. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)

It placed in an area of 156 acres (6,31,000 m²) that makes this temple to share a single one of the largest in India and one of the largest religious complex in the world. But in fact, easily Srirangam temple known as the largest temple of the Hindu religious conduct in the world (Angkor Wat being the biggest does not perform the function of the temple). This temple is covered by seven feet of wall height of 32.592 or more than six miles. The walls are covered with 21 Gopurams (towers). One of the amazing from this temple is the number of columns in it. Called a ‘hall of 1000 pilars “(although actual numbers pillar 953).

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

2. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat),

Angkor Wat is a complex of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century. He made the temple as a center of government and capital city. This temple was first established since until now the center of Hindu religion. This temple dedicated to Vishnu, the Buddha. This temple was built with the classic style of Khmer architecture. This temple is a symbol of Cambodia it was illustrated by the inclusion of pictures of this temple on the Cambodian national flag. And certainly, Angkor Wat became one tourist attraction coming to this country.

Angkor Wat Temple

1. Prambanan Temple, Central Java, Indonesia

Prambana temple is the largest Hindu temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia. It is located about 18 kilometers east of Yogyakarta city. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and with a 47m high.

Prambanan Temple

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Top 10 rich people of the world's

#1. Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth: $74 billion (up from $53.5 billion in 2010)
Age: 71
Fortune: Self made
Source: Telecom
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Industry: Communications
Marital Status: widowed, 6 children
Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

The world’s richest person for a second year in a row, the Mexican telecom mogul is also the year’s biggest gainer, having added $20.5 billion to his fortune and widened the gap between him and no. 2, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, to $18 billion. A 19% rise in the Mexican stock market, a stronger peso, and successful mining and real estate spinoffs from conglomerate Grupo Carso all contributed to the astonishing increase. He also merged his fixed-line telecom company into America Movil, Latin America’s largest wireless carrier; the Slim family stake in that holding accounts for 62% of his net worth. He has other holdings in retailer Saks and the New York Times.

#2. William Gates III

Net Worth: $56 billion (up from $50 billion)
Age: 55
Fortune: Self made
Source: Microsoft
Country of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
Industry: Software
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Education: Dropout, Harvard University

Microsoft mogul, futurist and America’s richest person has, with help from billionaire buddy Warren Buffett, convinced nearly 60 of the world’s wealthiest to sign his “Giving Pledge,” promising to donate the majority of their wealth to charity either during their lifetime or after death. He is no longer the planet’s richest person, but that’s because he’s given away $30 billion to his foundation. The Gates Foundation, the world’s most influential charity, tackles tuberculosis and polio and funds famine-resistant crops to fight hunger. Gates holds 70% of his wealth in investment fund Cascade, dabbling in everything from autos to hedge funds to Mexican Coke bottler Femsa; the rest of his wealth is held in Microsoft stock.

#3. Warren Buffett

Net Worth: $50 billion (up from $47 billion)
Age: 80
Fortune: Self made
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Industry: Investments
Marital Status: widowed, remarried, 3 children
Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Warren Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway climbed more than 15% over the last year adding $3 billion to his to fortune. Along with bridge partner Bill Gates, the Oracle of Omaha is coaxing America’s richest to pledge half their fortunes to charity. “Too often a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse and long-standing friends.” Buffett faked breathing problems when he was 12 so he could move back to Omaha from Washington, D.C., where his father was a freshman congressman. He had read every book about investing in stocks in the Omaha Public Library by the time he was 12. He met value investor Benjamin Graham at Columbia; bought textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965, and transformed it into massive holding company: food, insurance, utilities, industrials. Buffett acquired railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26 billion in 2009.

#4. Bernard Arnault

Net Worth: $41 billion (up from $27.5 billion)
Age: 62
Fortune: Inherited and growing
Source: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Country of Citizenship: France
Residence:Paris, France
Marital Status: Married; five children
Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne

The Lord of Luxe easily retains title of richest European. Fortune surged by $13.5 billion as shares of his luxury good outfit, LVMH, rose by more than half over the past year thanks to strong demand for luxuries like Dom Perignon champagne, Cognac Hennessy, Tag Heuer watches and Louis Vuitton accessories, particularly in Asian markets like Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City. The group acquired 20% of Hermes last year. In March the Bulgari family transferred its majority holding in its brand to LVMH in exchange for LVMH shares and board seats. LVMH fired Christian Dior designer John Galliano after he apparently made anti-semitic remarks. Renaissance man also owns yacht builder Royal Van Lent, a hotel in Courchevel; has stakes in French retailer Carrefour and French tour operator Go Voyages.

#5. Larry Ellison

Net Worth: $39.5 (up from $28.0 billion)
Age: 66
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Oracle
Country of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Woodside, California, USA
Marital Status: Thrice divorced, remarried; two children
Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana

The Oracle chief sits atop a fortune that is $11.5 billion bigger than last year thanks to a 30% jump in the software company’s shares. In November, Oracle won a mud-slinging copyright infringement court battle against German software rival SAP worth $1.3 billion. SAP is contesting the outcome. Oracle has acquired 75 companies over the years worth $40 billion, and figured out a way to turn a profit on its latest big buy, Sun Microsystems, in 2010. One of the highest-paid executives in the U.S., Ellison reaped $960 million in compensation in the past five fiscal years, mostly from exercising stock options; he recently cut his salary to $1. Intends to give 95% of wealth to charity.

#6. Lakshmi Mittal

Net Worth: $31.1 billion (up from $28.7 billion)
Age: 60
Fortune: Inherited and growing
Source: Steel, ArcelorMittal ADS
Country of Citizenship: India
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Marital Status: Married, two children
Education: BA/BS, St Xavier’s College Calcutta

Net profits at his ArcelorMittal, world’s largest steel-maker, are up 18-fold to $2.9 billion in 2010 due to recovery in steel demand and higher margins. Group spun off its stainless steel unit into Aperam, a new listed company, and also acquired Canadian miner Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation. It has funded a 377-foot sculpture called ArcelorMittal Orbit in London’s Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympics. Europe’s richest resident, he bought Alderbrook Park, a 340-acre country estate outside London, where he plans to build an eco-friendly country mansion for a reported $40 million. Daughter Vanisha acquired stake in Roc Capital Management, a New York hedge fund. Daughter-in-law Megha owns German fashion house Escada.

#7. Amancio Ortega

Net Worth: $31 billion (up from $25.0 billion)
Age: 74
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Zara
Country of Citizenship: Spain
Residence: La Coruna, Spain
Marital Status: Married; three children

Amancio Ortega stepped down as chairman of Inditex, the $15.8 billion (sales) fashion firm in January; he still gets 87% of his fortune from his stake in the publicly traded firm. The company, which operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius, has 5,000 stores in 77 countries. Ortega also owns properties in Florida, Madrid, London and Lisbon, a horse-jumping circuit, a stake in a soccer league; and has interests in gas, tourism and banks. Railway worker’s son, he started as a gofer in a shirt store. With then-wife Rosalia Mera, also a billionaire, started making dressing gowns and lingerie in living room. Daughter Marta works for Inditex.

#8. Eike Batista

Net Worth: $30 billion (up from $27.0 billion)
Age: 54
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Mining, Oil
Country of Citizenship: Brazil
Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marital Status: Divorced, two children
Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University

Brazil’s richest man is gearing up to take over the world. Making a play for foreign investors, Batista announced this year the opening of an office in New York and his intention to list some of his companies on the London Stock Exchange. Through his holding company, EBX, Batista controls businesses spanning mining, shipbuilding, energy, logistics, tourism and entertainment. After months of discussions, he was triumphant in February in taking control of Canadian gold outfit Ventana. Two-thirds of his fortune comes from OGX, the oil-and-gas exploration company he founded in 2007 and took public a year later. In rare recent setback, his planned IPO for his shipbuilding business (OSX), meant to be the world’s largest IPO in 2010, was a disappointment and has had a lukewarm reception in the Brazilian market. The son of Brazil’s revered former mining minister who presided over mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce got his start in gold trading and mining. Onetime champion offshore powerboat racer; formerly married to Playboy cover girl. In media interviews he’s been warning Carlos Helú Slim that he’ll soon take his spot as the world’s richest man, but he still has a long way to go.

#9. Mukesh Ambani

Net Worth: $27 billion (down from $29.0 billion)
Age: 53
Fortune: Inherited and growing
Source: Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas
Country of Citizenship: India
Residence: Mumbai, India
Marital Status: Married, three children
Education: Dropout, Stanford University; BA/BS, University of Bombay

His oil and gas conglomerate Reliance Industries, India’s most valuable company, just forged a partnership with BP, selling 30% stake in 23 oil blocks in India for $7.2 billion and forming a marketing joint venture. The deal is being touted as one of biggest foreign investments in India. He’s also betting on shale gas, having bought stakes in three American energy firms for $3.3 billion last year. He and wife Nita host parties at their recently completed 27-story sky palace in Mumbai, but have still to move in permanently.

#10. Christy Walton and family

Net Worth: $26.5 billion (up from $22.5 billion)
Age: 56
Fortune: Inherited
Source: Wal-mart
Country of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Marital Status: Widow, one children

The widow of John Walton inherited her wealth after the former Green Beret and Vietnam war medic died in an airplane accident near his home in Wyoming 2005. Now world’s richest woman, she got an extra bump in her fortune because of her late husband’s early investment in First Solar; shares up nearly 500% since 2006 initial public offering. But bulk still comes from her holdings in Wal-Mart, the retailer founded by her father-in-law Sam Walton and his brother James in 1962. Today Wal-Mart has sales of $405 billion, and employs more than 2.1 million people. The philanthropist supports museums, education and organic gardening.

Source: Forbes

Top 10 Most Expensive Military Aircraft in the World

As the advanced of military technology, these most expensive military aircraft in the world was created. Because of the need of more powerful means of defense, flying military technology are developed. Even creating a highly cost military equipment is not debatable by some people as it’s wasting government’s money, but the show must go on. Here’s the most expensive military aircraft ever made in the world.

10. F/A-18 Hornet: $94 million

F/A-18 Hornet is a strike fighter airplane that designed to be able to attack ground and air targets. It also has the ability to be placed on the aircraft carrier. The aircraft is designed for the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, and is also used by other countries. This aircraft is also a demonstrator aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986.

F/A 18 Hornet

9. EA-18G Growler: $102 million

Boeing EA-18G aircraft has the ability to disrupt communications and radar systems, signal capture, and attacking anti-aircraft radars on land. The old version of this plane has been used in Iraq to paralyze the trigger signal in the roadside bomb

EA 18G Growler

8. V-22 Osprey: $118 million

Wide reach, speed and flexibility, it is desired by all aircraft designer. No exception on this V-22. V-22 aircraft is not a helicopters or airplane only, but a combination of both. Double speed, five times further reach, and can fly twice higher than the usual helicopter became the hallmarks of this V-22.

This is the first time in history helicopter were produced with a vertical rotor with a tilt position that combines the performance of a helicopter with high speed airplane wing. With two times faster than a helicopter, capable of carrying up to 24 troops, or up to 9072 kg internal cargo or 6804 kg outside cargo.

V-22 Osprey

7.F-35 Lightning II: $122 million

This aircraft is a single-seater fighter plane, single-engine, which can perform many functions, including air-to-air, close air support and tactical bombing. Aircraft development was funded by the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries. The aircraft was developed and manufactured by the aerospace industry, led by Lockheed Martin and two major associates, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman.

F-35 Lightning II

6.E-2D Advanced Hawkeye: $232 million

A major step forward for surveillance and reconnaissance, Advanced Hawkeye powerful new radar system will increase 300% of the coverage area that can be monitored by an aircraft. Although the development of the aircraft is on track and the two test versions have been delivered to the navy, but budget cuts could make the aircraft grounded for at least a year longer than planned.

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

5.VH-71 Kestrel: $241 million

VH-71 Kestrel helicopter is a product of the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101). This helicopter is now being built to replace the old president helicopter, as the President of the US transport helicopter.

VH-71 Kestrel

4. P-8A Poseidon: $290 million

Boeing tidying-up of the military version of the 737 jets that will be used by the Navy to conduct anti-submarine war and collecting intelligence. This plane can carry torpedoes, missiles, and other sea depth weapons. P-8A is expected to enter service in 2013.

P-8A Poseidon

3. C17A Globemaster III: $328 million

C-17 Globemaster III is a United States military transport aircraft manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems and operated by the United States Air Force, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force. This aircraft was also selected by the Canadian Military. NATO also plans to reserve this type of transport plane.
C-17 takes the form of the same name from two predecessors heavy transport aircraft, C-74 Globemaster and C-124 Globemaster II.

C17A Globemaster III

2. F-22 Raptor: $350 million

F-22 Raptor is a fighter aircraft of United States that uses stealth technology. The aircraft was originally planned to be used as air superiority fighter for use against Soviet aircraft, but the aircraft was also equipped for ground attack, electronic warfare and signals intelligence. This aircraft had gone through a long development period, given a prototype version of a YF-22, three years before the given name was officially adopted F/A-22, and finally given the name of the F-22A when it officially came into use in December 2005. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the prime contractor responsible for producing most of the fuselage, weapons, and assembling the F-22. Then his partner, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems produces wings, avionics equipment, and pilot and maintenance training.

F-22 Raptor

1. B-2 Spirit: $2.4 billion

This stealth aircraft have the ability to avoid detection, both visual detection, audio, heat sensors, as well as radio waves (radar). Visually, the plane more difficult to see if have same color as the background color (camouflage). In the audio, of course, trying to make the plane more calmly. In the heat sensors, aircraft are usually detected from the heat arising from the body or from the surrounding air temperature. Hottest part of the plane is usually a channel air exhaust or engine exhaust and the leading edge (the first part of the aircraft through the air).Those things make the B 12 become so expensive in the development.

B-2 Spirit

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