As the year 2010 is coming to an end I would like to reflect some of the main highlights of this year. This has been a tremendous year and I am sure many more important things have had happened this year, but these are some of the things which got my attention and hopefully yours as well.
Movies (I watched & liked):
Inception
The Social Network
Ironman 2
Toy Story 3
The Town
Gadgets & Electronics:
Dawn of the tablet.
Apple draw the first blood in the business of tablet by introducing - iPad. The new iPhone 4 was introduced as well.
Smart phones - iOS Vs Android: The battle continues.
Science & Technology:
Facebook become more widely used, linking up most of the planet (approx 500 million users & growing). Zukerberg became the Time magazine person of the year. Donated 100 million for the NJ education system.
Craig J Venter announced the first self-replicating synthetic cell
Politics, Economics & Finance:
Unemployment rate – 9.3%
Gold touches new high - 29.7% up ($1420+)
GM back to business. IPO raises around $20.1 Billion.
Wikileaks gain momentum and adversaries.
US Indices performance:
DOW Jones - 11% up
S & P 500 - 12.7% up
NASDAQ - 17% up
Personal Front:
I decided to write this blog
Inception of the idea to pursue an MBA
Become more aggressive on learning and reading front
Wishing everybody a wonderful and prosperous 2011.
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