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Hat tip to Toby O'Brien.

Reference: http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-tv-shows-that-overstayedtop-10.html

Bono's top 10 for this decade

i've written a lot about Bono in the past here on renown.



Recently i read his top 10 list for the next 10 years. you can read his 10 for the next 10 years HERE. he talks about everything from cars to intellectual property; from pollution to nonviolent revolution...

and here is his #1!

The World Cup Kicks Off the African Decade

"It's getting easier to describe to Americans the impact of the World Cup - especially the impact it will have in Africa, where the tournament is to be held this summer. A few years ago, Ivory Coast was splitting apart and in the midst of civil war when its national team qualified for the 2006 jamboree. The response was so ecstatic that the war was largely put on hold as something more important than deathly combat took place, i.e. a soccer match. The team became a symbol of how the different tribes could - and did - get on after the tournament was over.

This time round, for the 2010 World Cup, naysayers thought South Africa could not build the stadiums in time. Those critics should be red-faced now. South Africa's impressive preparations underline the changes on the continent, where over the last few years, 5 percent economic growth was the average. Signs point to a further decade of growth to come. Canny investors will put more capital there. This in turn has the potential to shore up fragile young democracies across the continent.

It would be fitting if Nelson Mandela, who has done more than anyone for Africa's rising, would kick off the opening ceremonies. If he shows up, the world will weep with joy."



did any of you go read his whole top 10 list?

Reference: http://patrickmitchell.blogspot.com/2010/05/bonos-top-10-for-this-decade.html

THE TOP 10 PRANKS IN HORROR FILMS (gone terribly, terribly wrong)

There are some who say that our society has become overly PC, and in a misguided attempt to combat this, people can sometimes be blatantly rude and cross the lines. Instead of apologizing for feelings being hurt or offending people, they seem to blame those offended for "not getting their joke". Thanks to the internet, people feel as if there are no boundaries on how to treat each other, and very often when people do apologize, what they're really only apologizing for is getting in trouble. What starts off as an "innocent" joke and a way to gain attention, has been seen to completely backfire on occasion, often with dramatic results. As a tribute to this rampant phenomenon, here is a little list of some of horror's most catastrophically misfired practical jokes. Enjoy =]

10) JAWBREAKER

Oh high school girls and your crazy cliques. Teenage girls are quite the odd species as they actually DO pull pranks on each other for the hell of pulling pranks. I have pictures of my jeep saran wrapped shut with lawn ornaments on the roof to prove it...Marcie, Julie, and (the epitome of Queen Bitch) Courtney tie up their friend Liz on the morning of her seventeenth birthday, by performing a fake kidnapping on her and Courtney ramming a jawbreaker down her throat to silence her. When they open the trunk to see a dead best friend (still in bra & panties) with a Jawbreaker lodged in her throat, all hell breaks loose. "I killed Liz, I killed the teen dream. Deal with it".

09) URBAN LEGEND

Everyone has done their fair share of participating in urban legends. I'm personally one of those "hold your breath while you drive by a graveyard" kind of girls. In the cheesetastic 90's film completely dedicated to urban legends, it looks like playing the "follow the guy who flashes your brights" game can end up in disaster...and possibly start a crazed series of serial murders based on different urban legends.

08) HEATHERS

When an extremely popular girl joins forces with the crazy new guy in school, problems are guaranteed to form. Not only does he totally not like fit in with like our crew, but he like also totally likes to like KILL PEOPLE!!! A series of pranks between the two hoodlums left a town in an uproar and some kids wrongfully assumed to be homosexual.07) THE BURNING

One of the most underrated slasher flicks of the 80's, this tale of a joke gone bad ends with quite the grizzly results. A super obvious rip-off (but might be better) of Friday the 13th gives us a new look into the side effects of picking on people at summer camps. Some teenagers pull a prank on him leaving him horribly burned and disfigured, so the only logical way to get revenge is to kill 'em all with gardening shears. I mean, it's only right.06) SLAUGHTER HIGH

It's not easy being different or being the nerd in school, but someone has to do it. Poor Marty the science nerd had all the kids in school on his back. From having the popular girl convince him to strip naked while the school jabbed his junk with a javelin, to giving him joints laced with poison, and even rigging a science experiment to explode in his face...the kids made his life hell. However, every nerd has his day and Marty decided to make his mark at the high school reunion.

05) THE TOXIC AVENGER

Oh the little film that built Troma. Melvin was the 98 pound weakling janitor at a local gym until a prank went terribly wrong and dropped him into a vat of toxic waste. What arose from the fire and slime wasn't the little Melvin...but the superhuman monster man, TOXIE! Using his newly found superpowers, Toxie travels across the corrupt land of Tromaville and shows those who did him wrong, who the new boss in town is.

04) TERROR TRAIN

During the time when Jamie Lee Curtis reigned supreme, she did another slasher film that wasn't with Michael Myers. At a fraternity party, Jamie Lee Curtis lures an awkward pledge into a dark room to have some frisky fun between the sheets. However, those pesky frat boys put a dead corpse in the bed. Nice, right? Well, he loses his mind and comes back years later with a vengeance and hacks them to bits on a train costume party.

03) THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW

Going along with the consistent theme that teenagers are assholes, a prank between sorority sisters goes horribly wrong and their house mother winds up dead. Strangely enough, the sorority girls start dying one by one and it seems that the prank gone awry is the source of the terror. Who woulda thunk?

02) APRIL FOOL'S DAY

Muffy has set up what she believes is the perfect weekend leading up to April Fool's Day for her friends. She's rigged up their house with little party jokes like whoopee cushions and dribble glasses all over the house. It's going to be perfect weekend. What she didn't account for was the deckhand being seriously injured before they get there as part of a "joke" and coming after them or was it someone else?

01) CARRIE

Stephen King's tale of the poor nerdy girl getting her revenge is the absolute greatest example of a "joke" backfiring to the nth degree. As funny as it would be to send the most popular guy in school out with the jesus thumping uber nerd and cover her with pig's blood after you rigged the votes to make her prom queen...you gotta think that expulsion would be the least of your worries. There is no better film representation of a "joke" going bad, and after recent events...I WISH I had telekinesis...

Reference: http://dayofwoman.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-pranks-in-horror-films-gone.html

Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

Brainstorming/mind mapping has been an educational technique that has been around since the beginning of cognitive thought. This is a tool that facilitates ideas and collaborative in nature. W/ the use of web 2.0 technology this concept has evolved into an ideal 21st Century Technology for education. "A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. (wikipedia)"







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Reference: http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-sites-for-brainstormingmind.html

Reference: http://top10-info.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-sites-for-brainstormingmind.html

Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

Brainstorming/mind mapping has been an educational technique that has been around since the beginning of cognitive thought. This is a tool that facilitates ideas and collaborative in nature. W/ the use of web 2.0 technology this concept has evolved into an ideal 21st Century Technology for education. "A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. (wikipedia)"



Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

1. Slick Plan - What's not to like? Easy to use, create beautiful flow charts, then embed to a site.



2. Thinklinkr - Real-time collaborative site where users brain storm and create a mind map.



3. Webspiration - The popular desktop application (Inspiration) is now the web... nuff said.



4. Diagrammr - Quite simply the easiest mind mapping site to use, no registration is necessary, then share the URL w/ others.



5. Imagination Cubed - Nice looking site that is ideal for the electronic whiteboards w/ the ability to draw your own mind maps.



6. Edistorm - Real-Time mind mapping w/ sticky notes.



7. Education Eye - A great way to brainstorm w/ this innovative search engine.
   



8. Mind42 - Nice collaborative mind mapping site that is easy to use.



9. Mindmeister - Beautiful looking mind mapping site w/ the ability to embed into a site.



10. Mindomo - One of the most detailed mind mapping sites w/ lots of web 2.0 features, such as sharing, commenting, etc.
    

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Reference: http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-sites-for-brainstormingmind.html

Top 10 Music Moron Tweets

Here at Ad Contrarian world headquarters, we are often dismayed and alarmed at the amount of attention and respect that is given to entertainers. There was once a sensible age in which entertainers were called "fools."



Because they have contrived to become famous, they are often also assumed to have intellect, character and judgment. Gazing at the magazine rack at a supermarket check-out lane should quickly relieve us of any such illusions, but alas...



One of the malicious satisfactions of being an anonymous nobody is in pointing out what pathetic dimwits most of these famous people actually are. Which leads us to today's post.



It was bright and sunny one recent morning. I was enjoying my second cup. The laptop was affixed firmly to the top of my lap as I lounged sleepily on the sofa. Suddenly I saw it: Billboard magazine's Top 20 Tweets of the Week.

"Here's our round-up of singers', rockers' and rappers' 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days."

Yes, that's right -- funnest.



Even for someone who is absolutely clueless about pop culture, and has no idea who most of these cretins are, this was totally irresistible.



Now the truth is, some of these tweets are "funner" than others -- also, you have work to do this morning. So I've done a little editing for you.



Here we have The Ad Contrarian Top 10 Music Moron Tweets of the Week.

	@keshasuxx (Ke$ha): Dearest David Spade ... I wanna lick your Joe DiRt mullet ...you're the epitome of aREAL MAN in that movie.I salute you
	@katyperry : I could really use a crunk juice iv right now.
	@justinbieber : internet in the air...sweet
	@Pink (P!nk): i get to go play in the dirt this weekend and watch @hartluck race big trucks. which basically means drink and shut my eyes and pray.
	@PerezHilton : GaGa would happily be a newcomer over a tired old hasbeen! Yeah, I'm talking about YOU #ChristinaAguileea. You ain't no @BritneySpears !
	@CourtneyLoveUK (Courtney Love): apparently all i do is LAMENT! thank GOD i am an empath and i fucking hate being an empath too, i feel way too much too much of the time
	@_maxwell_ : why am i at this WHITECASTLE drive thru in #INDIANA?
	@questlove (The Roots' Questlove): snap!!! Ronnie James Dio passed?!?!??!!?!?!?!? awwww man. so many cats put me on to him. dude was so loved by these cats. #rip
	@jeweljk (Jewel): It looks like a drag queen and a hippie exploded in my purse: lotions, potions, vitamins & enough make up to make Rue Paul jealuus
	@EstelleDarlings : Walked. Down. 35 flights. Of. Steep stairs. I am looking at this positively: my legs look "worked out" and therefore good in pumpum shorts
	@samantharonson : Throwing one dollar bills in the air and then sending someone to retrieve them..... Not a baller move. A smart move, but baller free.

Is this the funnest, or what?



Follow-Up

Amazing "virality" to last week's post "Why Creatives Are Always Confused." Must have touched a nerve. According to some site that measures such things, it was re-tweeted several hundred times. According to Alltop, at one point last week we had the #2 and #3 "Most Topular" advertising posts. Not bad for a cranky old fart.

Reference: http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-music-moron-tweets.html

Letterman's Top 10: The Lost Edition!

I've been waiting all week to see this (I missed it when they did it). Letterman's quick synopsis of the series is pretty funny, and the top 10 gets funnier and funnier as it goes.

Reference: http://nikkistafford.blogspot.com/2010/05/lettermans-top-10-lost-edition.html

TOP 10 DIET & HEALTH IDEAS YOU ALREADY KNOW

1. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Completely ignore all diet fads and concepts which are marketed to you through any and all media outlets. Other than making money from you give me 5 good reasons these diets will help you? help you.

2. ACCOUNTABILITY: Pull yourself together, get a grip, use common sense, take control of yourself, If yoga is helping you with flexibility give yourself a swift, firm kick every morning on your own bottom and get going and keep going, don't stop you can do it.

3. KEEP MOVING: Move your body every day if you can. This is HUGE!!! move as much as you can. walk, run,swim, move your arms and legs, lay on the ground and stand-up 10 times a day as fast as you can,lift weights, dance, calisthenics and jumping jacks....keep on moving.

4. WATER: Water, water, water....drink the bloody stuff it's really, really, really good for you. OOPS i will watch my language.5. EAT: You know how much to eat and what to eat just be reasonable and friendly to your tummy.6. ENJOY YOUR LIFE: Your happiness and well being go hand in hand, have fun, have friends and have moderation in all things and a moderate amount of excess.

7. ING: Stretching, strengthening & Breathing. There are many other things which end in ing that are good for you try to make a list you will be surprised it is amazing

8. OVERCOME DAILY: Do something physical every day that you have a fear, anxiety or just do not like to do and this will be very liberating and fulfilling. I am lazy by nature so i exercise several days a week and it makes everything else seem easy.

9. INSPIRATION: Get Inspired by those around you. Try not to judge others around you they have their own journey to travel and crosses to carry so live an inspired life.

10. DEAL WITH IT: We are all dealt a hand of cards when we are born and that hand is with us for the rest of our lives.But we are also dealt another hand of cards each and every day and it is that set of cards we can play with at our own discretion and with our own decisions. If we are fortunate.

Stay Healthy, Happy, Hungry and Hopeful.

Posted via email from Duncan's posterous By SocialNetGate

Reference: http://duncanmccallum.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-diet-health-ideas-you-already.html

The Top 10 Mozilla Firefox Add-ons, May 2010

Firefox is a fastest growing popular web browser.One of the great perks of Firefox is that there are tons of extensions that enhance the functionality of the browser.There are lots of free download able extensions, add-ons, themes available on the internet for firefox. Use this add-ons and try with your browser to make your web experience more better.

1. Adblock Plus : Have you ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.Right-click on a banner and choose "Adblock" from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Maybe even replace parts of the banner address with star symbols to block similar banners as well. 2.Video DownloadHelper [up 1 position ] The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.DownloadHelper is a tool for web content extraction. Its purpose is to capture video and image files from many sites. 3.NoScript The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.this tool provides extra protection to yourFirefox. It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice. 4.Personas Plus Personas are free, easy-to-install "skins" for Firefox. Choose from over 60,000 cool designs, including art from Harry Potter, Bob Marley and Lady Gaga to individualize your browser. Join over 8 million people from around the world who are asking themselves: "What Will My Browser Wear Today?" 5.FlashGot Download all the links, movies and audio clips of a page at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular, lightweight and reliable external download managers. 6. Greasemonkey Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. Hundreds of scripts, for a wide variety of popular sites, are already available at http://userscripts.org .You can write your own scripts, too. Check out http://wiki.greasespot.net/ to get started. 7.Firebug Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. 8.FoxTab [Up 2 Positions] As the web is rapidly turning into an application environment where dozens of tabs are being opened concurrently, accessing a page visually is in times the fastest and best possible option.FoxTab introduces toFirefox the best and most attractive way for accessing the web as never seen before on any other browser or operating system. 9.DownThemAll DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400% and it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time.DownThemAll is fast, reliable and easy-to-use! It lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want! 10.Download Statusbar Now View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar - without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.Despite its compact size, Download Statusbar packs in more useful features than the standard download window. The fully customizable interface auto-hides when not in use, allowing full control without interruption. Some More Recommended Add-ons WOT - Safe Browsing Tool : Would you like to know which websites you can trust? The WOT add-on is a safe surfing tool for your browser. Traffic-light rating symbols show which websites you can trust when you search, shop and surf on the Web.Web of Trust is one of Mozilla's most popular add-ons. Our safe surfing tool uses a traffic-light style rating system to help you stay safe when you search, surf and shop online. Webmaster SAPE : Toolbar contains a set of functions, which expands the abilities of webmasters and optimizers, when working in the interface of SAPE and Uniplace exchange.

Reference: http://gtechtalks.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-mozilla-firefox-add-ons-may-2010.html

Top 10 Celebrities Caught Staring At Laker Girls

Can you really blame them?



David Beckham



Leo DiCaprio



Chris Pine



Taylor Lautner



Jake Gyllenhaal



Marc Anthony



Zac Efron



Victoria Bechham



David Beckham Obssesed With Laker Girls



Justin Bieber

Reference: http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-celebrities-caught-staring-at.html