The 2012 survey, which is to be released by FutureBrand on Wednesday, also has a new top country, Switzerland, which climbed from second place on last year's list.
That means that the crisis has accelerated China's share in global research and development spending, which climbed from 7 percent in 2004 to 10.5 percent in 2008 and jumped to 13 percent in 2009, the report said.
None of this has damped the animal spirits propelling shares of homebuilders like Toll Brothers — which climbed from just over $20 at the beginning of the year to $33.25 at the end of the third quarter.
The sharp rise in unemployment — which climbed from 9.8percentt in September, as the nation lost another 190,000 net jobs — intensified pressure on the Obama administration to show results from the $787 billion package of spending measures unleashed early this year to spur the economy.
But while Byron and "Hobby" spent days on horseback, the trip can now be made in a few hours on one of Switzerland's most stunning train rides, which climbs from Montreux to Interlaken in the German-speaking region.
For now, we cross platforms at dawn to the waiting Himalayan Queen (narrow-gauge, 1903, flowery curtains) which climbs from Kalka to Shimla all morning, quite close to the edge of plunging green ridges as Bollywood favourites swirl from the public address system.
The fact that the new suite began in B minor (with the Overture from BWV 1067) and ended in D (with the Gavottes I and II from BWV 1068) might have violated Baroque convention, but it was fully in line with Mahler's personal enthusiasm for ascending, minor-to-major key schemes, seen, for example, in the "Resurrection" Symphony of 1895 (which climbs from C minor to E flat).
On the contrary, in summer, the daily load curve is relatively flat, which climbs from early morning to late evening gradually, and then drops rapidly to the morning level again.
They are largely responsible for its stellar American sales, which climbed 13.8percentt from 2001 to 2003, according to the Adams Beverage Group.
Amazingly, his original proposal was a year-round resort (with ski slopes, a golf course and an airport) which climbed up from the Val Thorens site, straddled a glacier and connected with another new resort on the other side.
They include, in addition to Apple and Samsung, Amazon, which climbed to 20 from 26, and Nissan, which rose to 73 from 90. "It's by far the most significant leap we've had," said Andy Palmer, executive vice president for marketing and planning at the Nissan Motor Company.
