Stud or Dud

Vin Diesel

Hot or Not Hot

Tori Spelling

Top 10 - Biggest Sports Stadiums

That's ok Michigan fans at least we still have the biggest sports stadium in the the US.

#1 - Rungnado May Day Stadium (150,000 capacity)
The monumental Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea was built in 1989 and seats a staggering 150,000 people. Resembling a blossom flower, it has 16 arches arranged in a ring. In 1995, an incredible 190,000 people crammed in for a professional wrestling event. It is not the only large stadium in Pyongyang - the Kim-Il Sung Stadium, with a capacity of 70,000, also resides there.


#2 - Salt Lake Stadium (120,000)
Salt Lake Stadium (officially known as Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Stadium of the Indian Youth) is located in Salt Lake City, a district of Kolkata in India. Built in 1984, the stadium boasts a capacity of 120,000 over a 3-tier construction and is mainly used for football and athletics events.


#3 - Estadio Azteca (114,465)
The Azteca Stadium, located in Mexico City, comes in third on our list of the biggest stadiums in the world with an official capacity of 114,465 people. Used mostly for football matches, it is the home of the Mexico national team and Mexican club team America. It is the only stadium ever to host two World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986.


#4 - Michigan Stadium (107,501)
Nicknamed "The Big House", this is the American Football stadium of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Built in 1927, it had an original capacity of 72,000 which has gradually increased over the years through various expansions, maintaining its position as the largest American Football stadium. A very popular stadium, it has incredibly not had a sub-100,000 attendance since 1975.


#5 - Beaver Stadium (107,282)
Smaller than Michigan Stadium by just 219 seats, Beaver Stadium is the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions and is located at the Pennsylvania State University. Assembled in its current location in 1960 with a capacity of just 46,284, Beaver Stadium went through numerous expansions until its most recent expansion in 2001 which brought it to its current capacity of 107,282.


#6 - Jornalista Mario Filho (103,045)
More commonly known as the "Estadio do Maracana", the Jornalista Mario Filho stadium is a soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is difficult to pinpoint the stadium's exact capacity (it seats about 90,000 but also had an official attendance of 199,500 for the 1950 World Cup Final) but recent figures suggest they work to a safe capacity of 103,045. Owned by the State Government, it is mostly used by the biggest football clubs in Rio de Janeiro including Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense.


#7 - Ohio Stadium (102,329)
With numerous nicknames (The House Harley Built, The Horseshoe, or simply The 'Shoe), Ohio Stadium is the home of the Buckeyes American Football team at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Originally built in 1922 (having undergone numerous renovations over the years since then) the stadium officially holds 102,329, regularly achieving attendances of over 100,000 at Buckeye games. It also often hosts music concerts, when the stadium can seat up to 110,000.


#8 - Neyland Stadium (102,037)
Another American football stadium, the Neyland Stadium serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team in Knoxville, Tennessee. While its current capacity stands at just over 102,000, the stadium did in fact hold 104,079 until a 2006 renovation when executive seating was installed. Over the years Neyland Stadium has been used to host large conventions and numerous NFL exhibition games.


#9 - National Stadium Bukit Jalil (100,200)
The Bukit Jalil National Stadium lies 20km south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the National Sports Complex. Built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, construction work began in 1992 and was completed 3 months ahead of schedule. The stadium is now the home of the Malaysian football team and hosts a variety of sporting and non-sporting events, most notably the AFC Asian Cup 2007.


#10 - Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000)
There are numerous sports stadiums around the world that hold 100,000 (Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia; Azadi Stadium, Iran; Jawaharlal Stadium, India) but we have decided to highlight Melbourne Cricket Ground, due to its great history. The oldest of the stadiums on our list, it was built in 1853 with the first game of cricket played on 30 September 1854. Until the 1970s, up to 130,000 people could be crammed into the stadium - however renovations and safety regulations have since restricted the capacity to its current 100,000.

Man Weekend Work

On the list this fall is.

1. Fell dead trees
2. Rake up leaves
3. Vent crawl space
4. Add lights to garage

Eduardo Wins

Eduardo wins first Game of hold 'em goes to the host.

What do Men Eat?

What do men eat during Man Weekend?

Plan for the weekend is Mexican and Italian for the dinners and stew and hot dogs for the luncheons.

14 men = $200

Stud or Dud

Matt Damon

Trip Up for Man Weekend

Trip Up - Ate dinner at Tony's... Eduardo and I split a breakfast... still had plenty of food.

Man Weekend I'm going to

I'm going to try something different this year... and will report live as events unfold.

Cool Site of the Month

This month we like to extent the Zotime site of the month to my new home page Reference Desk. This site is outstanding. It could possibly be the best desktop out there. It has everything you need right at your fingertips.

Want to check out your stocks... there are several great links to top market analysis sites. Want to know what is going on in the world... not only are the headlines right on the right side, but the top news agencies are just a click away.

Need a break from it all, then look no further then a number of cool fun game links as well. Do you need to look something up, search engines to the left, great reference material near the bottom. Need to find out the latest on a game, the weather or your favorite movie or TV show... It's all here.

This is the best reference desktop I've ever seen, and you will like it also. Give it a look and let me know what you think.

Hot or Not Hot

Lady Gaga

$1.42 Trillion Deficit

Yikes! That's a big number. The deficit for fiscal year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, came in three times the record from the previous year.

The worst part is that the future deficits is currently projected to total $9.1 trillion for the coming decade.

How much is that? Let's assume 305 million that would equate to a just under $5000 for every man, woman and child in America, and another $30k over the next ten years. And since kids don't pay takes yet, a family of four will need to pay $20k this year to pay the debt.

Of course Washington will not ask the people of America to pay for this and that is why we are using the debt measure. So who is paying the debt, look at China and other nations.

So why are people upset about health care reform... let me think? Could it be the addition of another trillion in debt?

Boycotts - Why They Don't Work

Why are demographics important?

The reason is pretty easy to understand when you look at the numbers close. Let's take the so called important 25 – 54 demographics and look at this block carefully.

This demographic is generally the working class of America in that between those ages, most Americans are working. In addition, this block spends the most. If you’re younger then that, then you don’t have the money to spend and if you’re older then that, you may not want to spend as you are looking forward to retirement.

Companies look careful at these TV demographic blocks when they buy advertising time on television. That is why you will continue to see beer commercials on ESPN and beauty products on WE Network.

Therefore, if you’re a business that is trying to target the money earners and spenders, then you want to target this demographic as long as you're in the business of making money. So, I always find it strange when someone suggests that we should boycott a TV or radio sponsor (companies that pay for television advertisement) because they do not like what the program is.

Now for a universal truth… let’s face it folks, companies are in the business of making money. That’s the only way they survive. They will not stop giving advertisement dollars and sponsoring a TV program until it does not make cense (pun intended) to do so.

The only way to stop a TV show from being on is to stop watching it. This serves two points… The first is that you will not watch it and it will not bother you. Second, soon thereafter, the ratings will come in and the big companies’ executives will sit in a big room and decide if it makes sense for them to continue to pay for advertisement space on that program, since most of their demographic is not watching that show.

If you type into the Google search field “boycott company” you will get something in the neighborhood of 3,760,000 hits. Then just look at the demand to boycott this company or that company because someone does not like what someone has done or said, is mind-boggling.

The latest recipient of the boycott the companies because they spend ad money has been advertisers of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. The organization ColorOfChange.org stated that they have over 80 companies that have boycotted Glenn Beck. Google "boycott Rush Limbaugh" and you will see that this has been tried for almost 20 years. People on the right are even trying this with boycott Keith Olbermann websites.

As I said, the only way to get rid of someone is to stop watching and stop listening to them. If you haven’t seen this before, this site has the ratings for the aforementioned important 25 – 54 demographic and what cable news channel they are watching. While Talkers Magazine has listed that, The Rush Limbaugh Show has over 15 million listeners and is number one.

Let's face it folks, people like to watch and listen to these people and that is why companies will continue to throw advertising dollars at them. If you get someone to stop sponsoring a program, someone else will just step into their spot.

Stud or Dud

Ben Affleck

Hot or Not Hot

Debra Messing

Top 10 - Most Expensive Homes in the World

Just when you think that the real estate market has bottomed out, the Top10Land.com site has listed the top ten most expensive homes in the world. This collection of "homes" is just the kind of place to sit back in your favorite chair and watch your servants and staff take care of you.

#1 - Updown Court ($139 million)
The unlived-in luxury mansion, located in Windlesham, England, comes in as the most expensive home in the world for a while now. And no wonder considering some of the features of the house, such as the 103 rooms, 5 swimming pools and heated marble driveway. With its own squash court, bowling alley and even a 50-seat screening room, you may never need to leave!


#2 - Starwood Estate ($135 million)
Built on a 95-acre ranch in Aspen, Colorado, this 56,000 sq ft mansion has 15 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. It has been put on the market by Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S.


#3 - Maison de L'Amitie ($125 million)
Refurbished by Donald Trump over the last couple of years, the billionaire real estate developer is aiming to set a new US sales record. Bought at auction for just over $40 million, the refurbished version includes a ballroom, 100ft long swimming pool and 475 feet of ocean front.


#4 - Waterfront Estate ($100 million)
This 30,000 sq ft mansion located on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey joins our list as the 4th most expensive house in the world. Details include gilded moldings and crystal chandeliers.


#5 - Toprak Mansion ($92 million)
This 28,000 sq ft mansion in the centre of London, England is the epitomy of over-the-top design. The neoclassical palace includes twin grand staircases, four kitchensand an indoor leisure complex with swimming pool.


#6 - Three Ponds ($75 million)
Located in Bridgehampton, New York, this lavish property includes a USGA-rated golf course, 14 gardens and a 75ft long swimming pool. Named after the lakes on the estate, "Three Ponds" incorporates numerous buildings - the main house designed by architect Allan Greenberg.


#7 - The Portabello Estate ($75 million)
The California home on Corona del Mar has eight bedrooms and ten bathrooms in just under 30,000 sq ft of ultramodern space. It includes 3 separate ocean fronts which add to its extravegance.


#8 - Pierre Penthouse ($70 million)
Located at the top of one of New York's most luxurious hotels, the triplex penthouse apartment includes a grand salon with 20-foot-high French doors offering views over the city, a wine cellar, black marble staircase and marble baths.


#9 - Locksley Hall ($65 million)
Another property in California to make it onto the list of most expensive homes in the world, Locksley Hall in Belvedere offers breathtaking views of San Francisco, Angel Island, the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. Other features of the luxury palace include herringbone floors and marble baths.


#10 - Oceanfront Estate ($65 million)
Offering panoramic ocean views and private access to the beach on one side, and riding stables, a tennis court and swimming pool on the other, this luxury beach house in Malibu, California finishes our list of the top ten most expensive homes in the world.

Yesterday on YouTube - Mythbusters

Yesterday on YouTube I watched a funny video of one of my favorite cable shows... Mythbusters.

This episode Adam demonstrate what would happen if you inhaled sulfer hexaflouride which is much denser then air and gives of an unusual effect. Give a look and let me know what you think.

Stud or Dud

Brad Pitt

In Case You Missed It News

Have you ever wanted to get away from it all… and I mean it ALL? Well, that is exactly what Ian Usher of Perth, Australia did.

Ian sold his entire life on eBay, and by entire I mean, his house, his car, his motorcycle, his jet ski, his toys, a try at his job as a salesman, even an introduction to his friends and all of his personal belongings. The only thing that he did not sell was his passport. Why would a man do this? If you didn’t notice... the only thing he didn't sell was his wife. That’s because she left him for another man a few years earlier.

How much seed money did he wind up with when he sold his life? Well the bidding started at $1 and in the first few days it went to $10,000. Near the end it had topped over the $2 million dollars, but when the dust cleared and an actual bidder was found, the amount that transferred to Ian was just under $400,000.

His friends think that he has hit the ultimate mid life crisis, but what do you do when you have all of this cash and nothing holding you down? If you’re Ian (who seems like kind of thrill seeker) you decide to use the money to complete 100 goals in 100 weeks.

That story would have been great if it just happened, but the actual event took place in the middle of June last year, so now he well underway in his goals and has accomplished over half of his initial goals. Read more of his story and follow his progress here as tries to finish his life’s Mulligan.