Top 10 Lists

Hi All,

Okay, we have 10 fingers and 10 toes...we've got 10 digits in our number system and David Letterman has his famous 'Top 10 Lists'...so why not a blog post on Top 10 Lists?  Indeed - now we have one.

Readers can simply do a Google search for any number attached to 'Top Number List'. Users can find lists that range in amount from 2 to 100 (and probably a heck of a lot more).  For example, you can find a 'Top 16 List' by clicking on this link. Face it, lists are everywhere.  But where else can you find a public library blog that discusses 'Top 10 Lists'? 

Listverse - Top 10 Lists.  Some of the more interesting titles of the 'Top 10 Lists' at Listverse include '10 Reasons to Be Terrified of Robots', 'Top 10 Deadliest Countries For Journalists', 'Top 10 Widely Believed Political Myths' and '10 Incredible Recently Discovered Animals' and '10 Terrifying Downsides to Immortality'.

Other websites that have 'Top Number Lists' include: TopTenz.net, Top10Buzz, EndlessSimmer.com, and cnet.com.  There are other sites on the web, but you probably get the idea at this point.

Click on this link for a totally different take on Top 10 Lists...

Enjoy the links and the lists.

Stu

FREE US Government Publications

Hi All,

Just found this very educational and informational site about US Government Publications. I know what you are thinking: 'Is he serious?  How can he make this interesting enough for me to want to visit this website?'

Fair enough.  Give me a minute and I bet I'll be able to whet your appetite so you end up looking at the website.  Here goes...

Publications/USA Gov has sections on 'Animals', 'Cars', 'Employment', 'Family', 'Health', 'Money', and 'Travel'.  When a user clicks on the 'Family' link (for example), you'll find topics like 'Adoption', 'Disaster and Emergency Planning', 'Family Records' and 'Family Safety'.

And if you click on the 'Family Safety' link you'll find other resources like 'Know Your Rights: A Guide For Victims and Witnesses of Crime', 'Read the Label First, Protect Your Household', 'Super Sitter' and more.

Other interesting publications include: 'Taking Charge: What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen?'. 'Holiday Decoration Tips', 'Ask Questions: Questions You Should Ask About Your Investments'  There are many, many more publications with similarly helpful topics on the site!!! 

Interesting and educational stuff that's for sure.Enjoy.

Stu

Top Ten Richest...

 Hi All,

Just came across this very interesting - in a superficial, voyeuristic way - website called 'The Richest People'.

You know the drill - click on the link above and you'll go to the site. Basically the site has many different lists of 'the richest' people in various fields of endeavor.  For example, there are lists for 'The Top Ten Highest Paid NBA Players', 'The Most Expensive Motor Home in the World',  'Links to Celebrity Net Worth' 'Richest Authors (we are a library!)' and much, much more.

Lots of fun to peruse, easy to peruse and easy to read (simple interface and not too much happening on each page) make this a fun, bubbly-gummy type website. And it'll fill your inner financial voyeur. :)

Enjoy the site!
Stu

This Day in History

Hi All, 

Did you know?  That is the subject of today's blog post...So what did happen on November 29th through the ages?  Click on this link and you'll find out.

The link comes from History.com - a fairly unbiased, history based website.  Here are some of the headlines that came from History.com...U.N. votes for partition of Palestine (1947), Folies Bergere stage first revue (1886), Chunnel makes breakthrough (1990), Enron files for bankruptcy (2001), Streetcar Name Desire opens on Broadway (1947), Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon (1990), Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle (1945).

Click here for the New York Times website for a similar 'This Day in History' resource. Its similar but a bit different than the History.com site. 

Enjoy the sites, 

Stu

 

 

 

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Fun Post of the Day

Hi All,

The last bunch of posts have been - appropriately so, I might add - pretty serious and somewhat depressing.  After hurricane Sandy that is to be expected.

Today, I wanted to offer up a post that was at least a bit more upbeat with a lighter theme.

Check out Factropolis and you'll get a fun fact every day.  Kind of sort of...not a bad place to check out for a few minutes of entertainment.

Alternatively you might want to visit this site from Berro.com (???) for more interesting facts.

Finally, check out OMG-Facts for more interesting fun facts...

Enjoy the sites.

Stu