Its easy for me to pick a list of musicals that I love, but it's hard for me to rank them :P !!!!! I know for a fact that the first five or so are perfectly ranked. But beyond that, there is a loose definition when you say, "my 6th favorite musical is..." And I wouldn't even look too much into the fact that certain musicals made my top ten. The thing that I always think about is that I'm usually obsessed with a musical at a time, then I listen to the soundtrack too much and then get sick of it, haha. This is true for Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables, The Producers, etc etc. I still love these musicals, but their impact on me has...lost a bit of its fire from when I originally loved them. Here is a loose ranking of my fav musicals and then some honorable mentions.
1. Mame (1966)
2. Ragtime (1998)
3. The Color Purple (2006)
4. Spring Awakening (2008)
5. Sweeney Todd (1979)
6. The Phantom of the Opera (1988)
7. The Producers (2001)
8. The Music Man (1957)
9. Caroline, or Change (2003)
10. Les Miserables (1987)
Honorable Mentions: Carousel, South Pacific, Anything Goes, Gypsy, Cabaret, Passion, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chicago, Sunday in the Park with George, The Will Rogers Follies, On the 20th Century, West Side Story, Wicked.
I guess if there were a list of musicals that came after the top ten and the honorable mentions it would be the following: A Chorus Line, Company, Dear World, La Cage aux Folles, Show Boat, Beauty and the Beast, Bells Are Ringing, Candide, Evita, Grey Gardens, Sunset Blvd, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Last Five Years, Flora the Red Menace, Urinetown, Kiss Me Kate, Into the Woods, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.
This list will grow, and will always be changing in ranking.
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Center of it all
Shortest chapter of the Bible, Psalms 117
Longest chapter in the Bible, Psalms 119
The exact center of the Bible, Psalms 118
There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118
There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118
Add these numbers up and you get 1188
Psalms 118:8 is the center verse of the Bible
The next time someone says they would like to find God’s perfect will for their lives and that they want to be the center of His will, just sent them to the center of His word!
Psalms 118:8 “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.”
(God is the center of it all)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Think about the nation's of the Middle East that sell Oil at $3-$5 a gallon
Dubai in 1990 before the massive construction efforts.
The same street in 2003
2008
Dubai is said to have 15-25% of all the world's cranes
The Dubai waterfront, when completed, it will be the largest waterfront development in the world.
All of this was built within 5 years, including the palm tree island
The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.
Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon.
The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million dollars.
The Burj al-Arab. The world's tallest hotel. Considered the only 7 star hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea.
Hydropolis, the world's first underwater hotel. Entirely built in Germany and then assembled in Dubai, was scheduled to be completed in 2009 after many delays.
The Burj Dubai. Construction began in 2005, completed 2008. At an estimated height of over 800 meters, it is easily the world's tallest building upon completion. It will be 40% taller than the current tallest building Yaipei 101.
This is what downtown Dubai will look like around 2008-2009. More than 140 stories of the Burj Dubai have already been completed. It is already the world's tallest man made structure and it is still not scheduled to be completed for at least another year (2008).
The Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai waterfront. Once completed it will take over the title of the tallest structure in the world from the Burj Dubai
Recently it was announced that the final height of the tower will be 1200 meters. That would make it 30% taller than the Burj Dubai and three times as tall as the Empire State Building.
The Burj al Alam, or The World Tower. Upon completion it will rank as the World's highest hotel. It is expected to be finished 2009. At 480 meters it will only be 28 meters shorter than the Taipei 101.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, which will be the centerpiece of the palm islands, The Palm Jumeirah.
Dubailand. Currently the largest amusement park collection in the world is Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, which is also the largest single-site employer in the United States with 58,000 employees. Dubailand will twice the size.
Dubai will be build on 3 million square feet (107 miles^2) at an estimated cost of $20 billion price tag. The site will include a purported 45 mega projects 200 other smaller projects.
Dubai Sports City. A collection of sports arenas located in Dubailand.
Currently, the Walt Disney World Resort is the #1 tourist destination in the world. Once fully completed, Dubailand will easily take over that title since it is expected to attract 200,000 visitors daily.
The Dubai Marina is an entirely man made development that will contain over 200 high rise buildings when finished. It will be home to some of the tallest residential buildings when finished. The completed first phase of the project is shown. Most of the other high rise buildings will be finished by 2009-2010.
The Dubai Mall will be the largest shopping mall in the world with over 9 million square feet of shopping and around 1000 stores. It will be completed in 2008.
Ski Dubai, which is already open, is the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. This is a rendered image of another future indoor skiing facility that is being planned.
Some of the tallest buildings in the world, such as Ocean Heights and The Princess Tower, which will be the largest residential building in the world at over a 100 stories, will line the Dubai Marina.
The UAE Spaceport will be the first spaceport in the world if construction ever gets under way.
The Dubai Metro system, once completed, will become the largest fully successful rail system in the world. The Dubai World Central International Airport will become the largest airport in size when it is completed. It will also eventually become the busiest airport in the world, based on passenger volume. There are more construction workers in Dubai than there are actual citizens.
Dubai in 1990 before the massive construction efforts.
The same street in 2003
2008
Dubai is said to have 15-25% of all the world's cranes
The Dubai waterfront, when completed, it will be the largest waterfront development in the world.
All of this was built within 5 years, including the palm tree island
The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.
Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon.
The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million dollars.
The Burj al-Arab. The world's tallest hotel. Considered the only 7 star hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea.
Hydropolis, the world's first underwater hotel. Entirely built in Germany and then assembled in Dubai, was scheduled to be completed in 2009 after many delays.
The Burj Dubai. Construction began in 2005, completed 2008. At an estimated height of over 800 meters, it is easily the world's tallest building upon completion. It will be 40% taller than the current tallest building Yaipei 101.
This is what downtown Dubai will look like around 2008-2009. More than 140 stories of the Burj Dubai have already been completed. It is already the world's tallest man made structure and it is still not scheduled to be completed for at least another year (2008).
The Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai waterfront. Once completed it will take over the title of the tallest structure in the world from the Burj Dubai
Recently it was announced that the final height of the tower will be 1200 meters. That would make it 30% taller than the Burj Dubai and three times as tall as the Empire State Building.
The Burj al Alam, or The World Tower. Upon completion it will rank as the World's highest hotel. It is expected to be finished 2009. At 480 meters it will only be 28 meters shorter than the Taipei 101.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, which will be the centerpiece of the palm islands, The Palm Jumeirah.
Dubailand. Currently the largest amusement park collection in the world is Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, which is also the largest single-site employer in the United States with 58,000 employees. Dubailand will twice the size.
Dubai will be build on 3 million square feet (107 miles^2) at an estimated cost of $20 billion price tag. The site will include a purported 45 mega projects 200 other smaller projects.
Dubai Sports City. A collection of sports arenas located in Dubailand.
Currently, the Walt Disney World Resort is the #1 tourist destination in the world. Once fully completed, Dubailand will easily take over that title since it is expected to attract 200,000 visitors daily.
The Dubai Marina is an entirely man made development that will contain over 200 high rise buildings when finished. It will be home to some of the tallest residential buildings when finished. The completed first phase of the project is shown. Most of the other high rise buildings will be finished by 2009-2010.
The Dubai Mall will be the largest shopping mall in the world with over 9 million square feet of shopping and around 1000 stores. It will be completed in 2008.
Ski Dubai, which is already open, is the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. This is a rendered image of another future indoor skiing facility that is being planned.
Some of the tallest buildings in the world, such as Ocean Heights and The Princess Tower, which will be the largest residential building in the world at over a 100 stories, will line the Dubai Marina.The UAE Spaceport will be the first spaceport in the world if construction ever gets under way.
The Dubai Metro system, once completed, will become the largest fully successful rail system in the world. The Dubai World Central International Airport will become the largest airport in size when it is completed. It will also eventually become the busiest airport in the world, based on passenger volume. There are more construction workers in Dubai than there are actual citizens.