Bing xrank rules! I love this website!

I recently discovered "Bing XRank" and find it rules!I love this website for keeping me up to date and on-target with my writing.

here are todays 'top movers' from Bing Xrank:

Top xTreme movers
Tue Mar 30, 2010
1 ufc
2 wrestlemania 26
3 final four
4 wwe
5 youtube broadcast…
6 justin beiber
7 palm sunday
8 ncaa final four
9 nys unemployment
10 justin bieber


Then to put it into perspective, here are the ones I have written articles on:
Top xTreme movers
Tue Mar 30, 2010
1 ufc (ufc 111)
2 wrestlemania (26 )
3 final four
4 wwe
5 youtube broadcast(yourself) …
6 justin beiber
8 ncaa final four
10 justin bieber


So thanks, Bing xrank! Cool beanz! You rule!

Some Old Toys are still around after 50 years

Some old toys are still around after 50 years.
What are some of the most enduring toys of the past 50 years?

According to the Dec. 2009 issue of the AARP Bulletin, 'some toys have real staying power'. In a listing of 50 toys which have been around for 50 years I find many that I know quite well. I still have some in my home from toys which my own children received and enjoyed over the past 45 years.

There is the old and perennial favorite, Lego Blocks, of which I probably have 2 or 3 buckets left- they are waiting until 2 year old grandson, Jacob, graduates from his Big Blocks.

Lincoln Logs were a really popular item and I have old home movies of my nephew from the early 1960's building a fort with those.

Silly Putty was always a big hit with my kids and with all the kids I babysat over the years. A big imagination and nimble hands was all you needed to enjoy this toy.

And who can forget the Wiffle Ball (and wiffle bat) and the many games played out in the front yard? I still have early home movies of the kids enjoying this toy from days of old.

Wooly Willy was a fun thing, using the magnetic toy to put hair or beards or mustaches on the grumpy old man's face.

The Jack-in-the-box dates back many years, and remains an entertaining toy for grownups and children alike.

Magic 8-ball? I do still have one of those on my dresser, and yes, it still lights up! What do I ask it? Now you know...I'll never tell!

Ahhhh, Barbie Doll!! Who knew how long you would live and how great you would be. You travelled the globe and flew through the skies and always looked just superb! But it seems all your great matched outfits have now become pretty bits and pieces scattered throughout the old toybox. And your neighbor, G.I. Joe waits in the toybox, too, but I think he has lost his ammo and his little toy guns.

Tinkertoys seemed to fit right in there with the Lincoln Logs and the Lego Blocks for the young boy or girl who learned from them to create so many things, using an imagination supreme!

Candy Land sits on my bookshelf and still remains an old friend of the family.

The board games of Sorry and Chutes and Ladders are still in the top of the closet, just waiting for the next generation of youngsters to find them.

Ahh, Slinky, how well I remember you and the tricks you could play. You went up and down the stairs so easily and entertained us with your slick moves.

The Hula Hoop has gone the way of the wind, and I think it got donated to the local Goodwill store. Do the kids of today know or even care that their parents used to twist and turn around the yard trying to keep that Hula Hoop aloft?

Yatzee is on the shelf and I even have a "Mickey Mouse' version of Yatzee that just waits for my young grandson to discover it.

Yes, I still have a Viewmaster (or two) hanging out in the old toybox, with some of the early Viewmaster film strips scattered here and there.

Clue is probably hanging out in top of the closet just waiting to be re-discovered and enjoyed for many more hours.

Monopoly got used so much the box wore out and the Monopoly money is floating all around the old toy box, waiting on someone to pick it all up and set up the bank and play again.

The Duncan Yo-Yo-s are mixed in with the other toys, still reminiscent of the kids trying to 'go to the moon' or to 'walk the dog' or whatever yo-yo feat was going on at the time.

An updated version of Scrabble awaits your pleasure at my house. This one does have a board that revolves around to each player.

There are still some Frisbees on top of my house, I am sure that is what I saw the other day. Plus some in the garage and who knows where else, in the car trunk, under the sofa, in the next door neighbor's yard, possibly up under the crawl space under the house.

I bought some Play-doh the other day for my niece Jennifer's little boys. So now the next generation has been introduced to that old fav.

Yes, even after close to 50 years of hanging around my house, all those old toys are still good and waiting for the next user to come along.

Who are The Temptations and what do they do?

Who are The Temptations and what do they do?

from Wikipedia.org - 'Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown'.(1)

From Classic Motown - 'Initially known as the Elgins, the quintet were renamed the Temptations by Berry Gordy when he signed them to Motown in 1961.(2)

and from the group's own website - 'A Temptations fan website dedicated to all the members of the Motown legendary group, past and present. Music, pictures, bio, tour dates, (3)

and history-of-rock.com says:
The Temptations were the most consistently commercially successful and critically acclaimed male vocal group of the Sixties and early Seventies. ...(4)

Now you know who The Temptations are and what they do!

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(1)Wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations

(2) Classic.Motown.com
http://classic.motown.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=52

(3) TheTemptations.com
http://www.thetemptations.com/

(4) history-of-rock.com
www.history-of-rock.com/temptations.htm

UFC 111, what is it?

UFC 111, what is it? I keep seeing that term and don't have a clue about what it is, so I check it out online.
From Wikipedia.org which advises the following upon my question, UFC 111, what is it?
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center...(1). Gather.com says that the UFC 111 Big Winner is Carwin!(2).

So now I know what the UFC 111 is!




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(1) Wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_111

(2) Gather.com
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978137983

Who is Justin Beiber or Justin Bieber, and which is the correct spelling of his last name?

Who is Justin Beiber or Justin Bieber, and which is the correct spelling of his last name?

I have been seeing this name and the mistaken last name (which?) in the news so decided to investigate for my own self to see: Who is Justin Beiber or Justin Bieber, and which is the correct spelling of his last name?

Ok, here is what I found on my good and trusty resource, Wikipedia.org:

"Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop / R&B singer. His performances were seen on YouTube by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager. Braun flew Bieber to Atlanta,.." (1)

Ok, now I know who he is and Wikipedia spells the last name as Bieber, not Beiber!



(1) Wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber

Wrestlemania, what is that?

WWE: Wrestlemania 26 (Collector's Edition)Ok, I confess, I am in the dark about 'wrestlemania'. What is it anyway? So maybe I should look for a book like "Wrestlemania for Dummies'?

So I looked it up online, and from Wikipedia.org I find this def:

'WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually in late March or early April by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)' (1).

Ok, now i know what wrestlemania is!






(1). WrestleMania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania

(2). WWE: TV Shows > WrestleMania XXVIWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) the recognized leader in global entertainment, featuring the unrivaled Superstars of the ring including John Cena...
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/

Who will win American Idol?

The television reality show, American Idol, is sometimes loud, sometimes funny, sometimes embarrasing, but always and eternally entertaining. We all tend to watch the show and even mimic the judges as we say "He (or she) is just no good on that song, and should try another type of song." We have all become judges-in-waiting as we sit home on the sofa, feasting on our popcorn and soft drinks, watching from week to week. Whether we actually call in and vote for one of the contestants or not, we tend to feel an ownership in our favorites and we get down-hearted if our fav gets 'kicked to the curb' too soon.
The top 12 contestants this year: Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown (voted off March 17th), Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles (voted off March 24th, Siobhan Magnus and Tim Urban.
Who do YOU think will win American Idol?



1. Why Crystal Bowersox Should win American Idol
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2778720/why_crystal_bowersox_should_win_american_pg2.html?cat=9

2. American Idol Fans Eliminate Wrong Contestants
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2784590/american_idol_fans_eliminate_wrong.html?cat=9

NCAA Final Four includes little known Butler University

The NCAA Final Four include little known Butler University. This is one of the teams I had picked in one of my brackets, so I investigated the web, looking for info on this team.

Good luck to Butler University in the final four!




1. Butler University
http://www.headlinetown.net/butler_university.html

2. Butler University:
an independent, coeducational, liberal arts and sciences university founded in 1855 in Indianapolis.
http://www.butler.edu/

3. from Wikepedia.org
Butler University is a private liberal arts university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was founded by abolitionist and attorney Ovid Butler...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_University

Broadcast Yourself on YouTube

When you consider how huge the Internet is today, and the thought of how many zillions of folks may 'click' on a video which is posted on YouTube, the thought is purely mind-boggling. There have been folks who have discovered that posting their videos on YouTube have brought them both fame and fortune.
I saw in the news about 2 young teenagers in Tennessee who started posting what they were buying, and posted the videos as a fashion statement; they are now in partnership with YouTube, for crying out loud!



1. YouTube Broadcast Yourself
http://www.headlinetown.net/youtube_broadcast_yourself.html

2. from YouTube.com:
"Broadcasting Ourselves: The official YouTube Blog":
'Around the globe, YouTube has become a metaphor for the democratizing power of the Internet and information. YouTube gives unknown performers, filmmakers, and artists new ways to promote their work to a global audience and rise to worldwide fame;'
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/03/broadcast-yourself.html