Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes 2009

1. Tiger Woods ($110 million)- Woods has earned almost $900 million in prize money, endorsements and appearance fees during his 13-year professional golf career and next year is poised to become the first athlete to earn $1 billion during a career.

2. Kobe Bryant ($45 million) - Bryant secured his place among the NBA’s all-time greats when he won his fourth NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in June. The Black Mamba’s popularity is at its zenith as his No. 24 jersey is the top seller in the U.S., Europe and China.

3. Michael Jordan ($45 million) - MJ retired as a player for the third and presumably final time six years ago, but he is still the most famous athlete in the United States. The Jordan Brand is approaching $1 billion in sales for Nike which turned Jordan into a marketing phenomenon.

4. Kimi Raikkonen ($45 million) - Formula One’s highest-paid driver finished a disappointing third in the World Championship standings last year after winning the title in 2007. This year has been even worse for the Iceman who sits in 10th place in the current standings.

5. David Beckham ($42 million) - Beckham is far from the best player on the pitch, but he is still the most famous which is why companies like Adidas, Giorgio Armani and Motorola pay him millions for his endorsement. Beckham spent five months on loan this year playing for AC Milan before his planned return to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy in July when the MLS season is half over.
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Top 10 Blogs in the Philippines

1. DotaStrategy.com/blog - New Alexa Rank: 12949 Old Alexa Rank: No Data Google Page Rank: 3

2. Rickey.org - New Alexa Rank: 17231 Old Alexa Rank: 30020 Google Page Rank: 4

3. Mukamo.com - New Alexa Rank: 22153 Old Alexa Rank: 16495 Google Page Rank: 4

4. MotorcyclePhilippines.com - New Alexa Rank: 31040 Old Alexa Rank: No Daata Google Page Rank: 3

5. Yugatech.com - New Alexa Rank: 41489 Old Alexa Rank: 24595 Google Page Rank: 3

6. PMPToday.com - New Alexa Rank: 45682 Old Alexa Rank: No Data Google Page Rank: 5

7. SELaplana.com - New Alexa Rank: 49178 Old Alexa Rank: 47597Google Page Rank: 5

8. Starmometer.com - New Alexa Rank: 53743 Old Alexa Rank: 47375 Google Page Rank: 4

9. PinoyScandalBlog.com - New Alexa Rank: 54085 Old Alexa Rank: 50930 Google Page Rank: 2

10. FleshAsiaDaily.com - New Alexa Rank: 57568 Old Alexa Rank: 41170 Google Page Rank: 0

Top 10 in the Civil Service Examination - Paper and Pencil Test Professional Level (July 26, 2009)

1. Lyssa N. Limbo - (Southern Tagalog) 89.27

2. Julie Mar Dec C. Buenaventura - (Central Luzon) 89.24

3. Czarina C. Besares - (Southern Tagalog) 89.14

4. Done Martin L. Olid - (NCR) 88.68

5. Kristel Cara May P. Corpuz - (Ilocos) 88.66

6. Leandre R. Yeban - (Western Visayas) 88.62

7. Jecka Mae R. De Castro - (Southern Tagalog) 88.46

8. Allan Paul V. Torres - (Central Luzon) 88.46

9. Zernan B. Diaz - (NCR) 88.27

10. Kathleen G. Rogio - (NCR) 88.27

Top 10 Search Engines

1. Google - is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, and video sharing services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the same technologies.

2. Yahoo - is an American public corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, (in Silicon Valley), that provides Internet services worldwide. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine (Yahoo! Search), Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, advertising, online mapping (Yahoo! Maps), video sharing (Yahoo! Video), and social media websites and services.

3. MSN - is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.

4. AOL - (also known by its callsign meaning America Online) is an American global Internet services and media company operated by Time Warner. It is headquartered at 770 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1983 as Quantum Computer Services, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services.

5. Netscape - (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) was a US computer services company, best known for its web browser. The browser was once dominant in terms of usage share, but lost most of that share to Internet Explorer during the first browser war.

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Top 10 Poorest Countries in the World

1. Republic of Congo - GDP-per Capita of $300.00

2. Liberia - GDP-per capita of $500.00.

3. Zimbabwe - GDP-per Capita of $500.00

4. Solomon Islands - GDP-per Capita of $600.00

5. Somalia - GDP-per Capita of

6. Union of the Comoros - GDP-per Capita of $600.00

7. Guinea-Bissau - GDP-per Capita of $600.00

8. Central African Republic - GDP-per Capita of $700.00

9. Niger - GDP-per Capita of $700.00

10. Ethiopia - GDP-per Capita of $700.00

Top 10 Bar Topnotchers in the Philippines (Ranked Based on Bar Grades)

1. Florenz D. Regalado - San Beda College - 96.700 (1954)

2. Anacleto C. Mañgaser - Philippine Law School - 95.850 (1949)

3. Manuel G. Montecillo - Far Eastern University - 95.500 (1948)

4. Jose W. Diokno - University of Santo Tomas - 95.300 (1944)

5. Jovito R. Salonga - University of the Philippines - 95.300 (1944)

6. Claudio M. Teehankee - Ateneo de Manila University - 94.350 (1940)

7. Pedro Samson C. Animas - University of the Philippines - 94.250 (1952)

8. Leonardo A. Amores - University of Manila - 94.050 (1953)

9. Ameurfina A. Melencio - University of the Philippines - 93.850 (1947)

10. Rodolfo Ma. A. Ponferrada - University of the Philippines - 93.800 (2001)

Top 10 in the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination October 2009

1. RIZALDO BLANCO FUENTES - CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 91.10

2. DANNY RAQUEL SUPNET - UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-CALOOCAN 90.50

3. JARED GO NOYNAY - UNIVERSITY OF CEBU IN LAPULAPU & MANDAUE 90.40

4. TEOSSETH GALLO ALTAR - PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 89.80

5. LEO ANGELO AREJOLA RULL - ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY 88.30

6. MARK SIBLE CAYUBIT - RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 88.10
CHARLE NIÑO FANDIALAN PASAHOL - DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-LIPA 88.10

7. IAN CLAUDIO REYES SANTAYANA - RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 87.80

8. JAN CARLO MIRANDA JAVIER - UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.70

9. JULIUS JR VIBO OLANDRIA - MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-GEN. SANTOS CITY 87.20

10. JOEBERT BACCAY BASCO - POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA MESA MANILA 87.10