America's Top 10 was a television program of music hits based on Billboard's Hot 100, with the exception of the last season in 1992 which used the Radio and Records chart. It aired in syndication by All-American Television from 1980 to 1992. The show was hosted by Casey Kasem, the host of American Top 40 and Casey's Top 40, until 1991. After that point, the show was hosted by Siedah Garrett and then Tommy Puett; Kasem later returned as host until he closed down the show in 1992 to focus on launching "Casey's Countdown," an adult contemporary music spinoff of Casey's Top 40. ("Casey's Countdown" is now known as "American Top 10" and remains on the air to this day, with Kasem still as its host.)
Much like American Top 40, America's Top 10 counted down the top 10 songs of the past week, airing the accompanying music video to each hit.
"Should've Been a Top 10 Hit"
Like AT40, "America's Top 10" also had extras, one of the more common being the "Should've Been a Top 10 Hit." In this feature, Casey would pick out a song that never made it to the Top 10 (peaking anywhere from #11 down), but that he felt should have, based on a number of different things. He would justify why he felt it should have been a Top 10 hit as the video for the song was played. He would end the segment by repeating the name of the song and say what position it peaked at; "That's (song title) by (artist). A number XX song that should've been a top ten hit."
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Top 10 (comics)
Top 10 is a superhero comic book series published by the America's Best Comics imprint of Wildstorm, itself an imprint of DC Comics. Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander Cannon, the series details the lives and work of the police force of Neopolis, a city in which everyone, from the police and criminals to civilians, children and even pets, have super-powers and colourful costumes.
The series led to the production of several spin-offs, Smax, which was set directly after the series' conclusion, Top 10: The Forty Niners, which is set in 1947 and Beyond the Farthest Precinct, which is set five years after the series' conclusion.
BOOK 1
Fresh from the academy, Robyn "Toybox" Slinger is headed for her first day on the job at Precinct 10, home of Neopolis' finest. Despite a cold reception from her new partner Jeff Smax, Robyn quickly helps with investigating the scene of a homicide in the robot ghetto, Tin Town. The dead man, Stefan "Saddles" Graczik, leads the police to a known drug factory, headed by none other than Professor Gromolko, an original architect of the city. When a telepath is brought in to interrogate the evil scientist, the drug peddler shoots himself with Dust Devil's pistol.
The next day, Shock-headed Pete and Dust Devil discover the body of a local prostitute with her head severed, indicating the horrific "Libra" killer is back. Elsewhere, Detective Synaesthesia gets the idea to use zen taxi driver Blindshot to track down Marta "Boots" Wesson, girlfriend and associate of Saddles. Boots reveals that Gromolko had a special delivery for a unique client. At the museum hideout where Boots and Saddles had been staying, a metal canister is found containing some unknown, radioactive drug.
Back at the station, Hyperdog and Peregrine interview Annette "Neural 'Nette" Duvalle, a prostitute who was able to survive an encounter with Libra. She leads Hyperdog and Peregrine, along with Dust Devil, Shock-headed Pete and Jack Phantom, to the sewers near where she encountered her attacker. The police are able to arrest Libra, who is revealed to be former "science hero" M'rrgla Qualtz, an alien shapeshifter who assumed her natural form to feed during her metamorphic period.
BOOK2
After Qualtz's arrest, several of her former Seven Sentinels teammates come to give her their support, as well as political and legal aid. Even as she professes her innocence, Qualtz continues to use her telepathic powers to try and trick officers into freeing her from captivity. Meanwhile, King Peacock travels to Grand Central, a parallel dimension where the Roman Empire never fell and is filled with countless Roman myth-based creatures. It was here that Saddles was to deliver the drug, but before Peacock can investigate anything, he is drafted into an inter-precinct gladiatorial contest due to a seeming bureaucratic oversight. Though he is victorious, King Peacock despairs that he had to assault and even kill fellow law officers.
Smax and Toybox are called to the scene of an apparent suicide, only to discover the victim, a sidekick boy band star, was murdered. Back at headquarters, the precinct welcomes Commissioner Ultima, visiting from Grand Central for an inspection. Detective Synaesthesia's special senses reveal that Ultima was involved in the drug dealings, likely having King Peacock placed in the competition to keep him from investigating. Ultima goes berserk in resisting arrest, killing Girl One, M'rrgla Qualtz and injuring Toybox before she can be brought down by forcibly giving her the drug and causing her to overdose.
In the aftermath of the commissioner's attack, Joe Pi from Precinct 9 is transferred to replace Girl One. Despite the antagonism against Pi, both for the place he occupies and his "Ferro-American" heritage, he quickly establishes himself as a capable policeman. After some digging, Peregrine and Jack Phantom discover that Glenn "Bluejay" Garland, the murdered pop star, was connected to the Seven Sentinels. He was about to sell his life story just before being killed, and investigation into his and M'rrgla's past with the Seven Sentinels reveals the dark secret behind the group: the Seven Sentinels are not a superhero group, but a pedophile ring, having faked all of their famous battles and used the Young Sentinels (sidekicks) as sexual slaves. M'rrgla's old newsreels even contain clips of Sentinels being "serviced."
The precinct moves to swiftly arrest all the Sentinels, but their leader, Atoman, is tipped off. Locking himself in his Impregnium shielded lair, Atoman seems to be out of the reach of the law, and Irmageddon laments that even if he were to be convicted, Atoman's long lifespan would allow him to walk free, even with consecutive murder charges. Joe Pi then talks to Atoman through an intercom and subtly convinces him to kill himself, rather than face trial, be stripped of his powers, and go to prison with revenge-seeking supervillains. As the events of the past few weeks wind down, Smax visits Toybox in the hospital, asking her to accompany him home to attend a funeral; Hyperdog starts a relationship with Neural 'Nette; and Captain Traynor returns home to his loving partner, former Skyshark pilot, Wulf.
The series led to the production of several spin-offs, Smax, which was set directly after the series' conclusion, Top 10: The Forty Niners, which is set in 1947 and Beyond the Farthest Precinct, which is set five years after the series' conclusion.
BOOK 1
Fresh from the academy, Robyn "Toybox" Slinger is headed for her first day on the job at Precinct 10, home of Neopolis' finest. Despite a cold reception from her new partner Jeff Smax, Robyn quickly helps with investigating the scene of a homicide in the robot ghetto, Tin Town. The dead man, Stefan "Saddles" Graczik, leads the police to a known drug factory, headed by none other than Professor Gromolko, an original architect of the city. When a telepath is brought in to interrogate the evil scientist, the drug peddler shoots himself with Dust Devil's pistol.
The next day, Shock-headed Pete and Dust Devil discover the body of a local prostitute with her head severed, indicating the horrific "Libra" killer is back. Elsewhere, Detective Synaesthesia gets the idea to use zen taxi driver Blindshot to track down Marta "Boots" Wesson, girlfriend and associate of Saddles. Boots reveals that Gromolko had a special delivery for a unique client. At the museum hideout where Boots and Saddles had been staying, a metal canister is found containing some unknown, radioactive drug.
Back at the station, Hyperdog and Peregrine interview Annette "Neural 'Nette" Duvalle, a prostitute who was able to survive an encounter with Libra. She leads Hyperdog and Peregrine, along with Dust Devil, Shock-headed Pete and Jack Phantom, to the sewers near where she encountered her attacker. The police are able to arrest Libra, who is revealed to be former "science hero" M'rrgla Qualtz, an alien shapeshifter who assumed her natural form to feed during her metamorphic period.
BOOK2
After Qualtz's arrest, several of her former Seven Sentinels teammates come to give her their support, as well as political and legal aid. Even as she professes her innocence, Qualtz continues to use her telepathic powers to try and trick officers into freeing her from captivity. Meanwhile, King Peacock travels to Grand Central, a parallel dimension where the Roman Empire never fell and is filled with countless Roman myth-based creatures. It was here that Saddles was to deliver the drug, but before Peacock can investigate anything, he is drafted into an inter-precinct gladiatorial contest due to a seeming bureaucratic oversight. Though he is victorious, King Peacock despairs that he had to assault and even kill fellow law officers.
Smax and Toybox are called to the scene of an apparent suicide, only to discover the victim, a sidekick boy band star, was murdered. Back at headquarters, the precinct welcomes Commissioner Ultima, visiting from Grand Central for an inspection. Detective Synaesthesia's special senses reveal that Ultima was involved in the drug dealings, likely having King Peacock placed in the competition to keep him from investigating. Ultima goes berserk in resisting arrest, killing Girl One, M'rrgla Qualtz and injuring Toybox before she can be brought down by forcibly giving her the drug and causing her to overdose.
In the aftermath of the commissioner's attack, Joe Pi from Precinct 9 is transferred to replace Girl One. Despite the antagonism against Pi, both for the place he occupies and his "Ferro-American" heritage, he quickly establishes himself as a capable policeman. After some digging, Peregrine and Jack Phantom discover that Glenn "Bluejay" Garland, the murdered pop star, was connected to the Seven Sentinels. He was about to sell his life story just before being killed, and investigation into his and M'rrgla's past with the Seven Sentinels reveals the dark secret behind the group: the Seven Sentinels are not a superhero group, but a pedophile ring, having faked all of their famous battles and used the Young Sentinels (sidekicks) as sexual slaves. M'rrgla's old newsreels even contain clips of Sentinels being "serviced."
The precinct moves to swiftly arrest all the Sentinels, but their leader, Atoman, is tipped off. Locking himself in his Impregnium shielded lair, Atoman seems to be out of the reach of the law, and Irmageddon laments that even if he were to be convicted, Atoman's long lifespan would allow him to walk free, even with consecutive murder charges. Joe Pi then talks to Atoman through an intercom and subtly convinces him to kill himself, rather than face trial, be stripped of his powers, and go to prison with revenge-seeking supervillains. As the events of the past few weeks wind down, Smax visits Toybox in the hospital, asking her to accompany him home to attend a funeral; Hyperdog starts a relationship with Neural 'Nette; and Captain Traynor returns home to his loving partner, former Skyshark pilot, Wulf.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Personal Loan
Top Ten Loan
5. Personal loan
Instant personal loans direct are loans approved directly from a lending institution to a borrower, without the intervention of a middlemen or personal loan agent. It is the absence of the middle men that reduced the cost of your instant unsecured personal loan. A borrower pays up a single lender and an interest rate to his personal loan direct lender with no commission or hidden charges otherwise involved with an intermediary.
Availing bad credit personal loans is no longer a social stigma. Due to an increasing number of people succumbing under financial burden, many opt for loans. Later, when the debts increase in number, they start incurring bad credit. Herein, bad credit loans come to your aid. Bad credit personal loans give you an excellent opportunity to improve your credit. You can avail bad credit personal loans online too.
Low rate personal loans too are a good option if you are looking for a loan with a lower rate of interest. To avail these loans, you need to place any asset as collateral. This helps you to get a lower rate of interest.
5. Personal loan
Instant personal loans direct are loans approved directly from a lending institution to a borrower, without the intervention of a middlemen or personal loan agent. It is the absence of the middle men that reduced the cost of your instant unsecured personal loan. A borrower pays up a single lender and an interest rate to his personal loan direct lender with no commission or hidden charges otherwise involved with an intermediary.
Availing bad credit personal loans is no longer a social stigma. Due to an increasing number of people succumbing under financial burden, many opt for loans. Later, when the debts increase in number, they start incurring bad credit. Herein, bad credit loans come to your aid. Bad credit personal loans give you an excellent opportunity to improve your credit. You can avail bad credit personal loans online too.
Low rate personal loans too are a good option if you are looking for a loan with a lower rate of interest. To avail these loans, you need to place any asset as collateral. This helps you to get a lower rate of interest.
Payday Loan
Top Ten Loan
4. Payday Loan
A payday loan or paycheck advance is a small, short-term loan that is intended to cover a borrower's urgent expenses until their next payday. Typical loans are between $100 and $1500, are usually on a 2 week term, and usually have interest rates in the range of 390 percent to 900 percent (annualized). They are also sometimes referred to as cash advances, though that term can also refer to cash provided against a prearranged line of credit such as a credit card.
Though payday lending is primarily regulated at the state level, the United States Congress passed a law in October 2006 that will cap lending to military personnel at 36% APR. The Defense Department called the lending "predatory", and military officers cited concerns that payday lending exacerbated soldiers' financial challenges, jeopardized security clearances, and even interfered with deployment schedules to Iraq.
Some federal banking regulators and legislators seek to restrict or prohibit the loans not-just for military personnel, but for all borrowers, because the high costs are viewed as an unnecessary financial drain on the lower and lower-middle class populations who are the primary borrowers.
Lenders point out that these loans are often the only option available to consumers with bad credit who have urgent expenses and cannot get a bank loan, credit card, or other lower-interest alternative. Critics counter that most borrowers find themselves in a worse position when the loan is due than they were when they took the loan, with many getting trapped in a cycle of debt.
Student Loan
Top Ten Loan
3. Student loan
Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education. These loans usually carry a lower interest rate than other loans and are usually issued by the government. Often they are supplemented by student grants which do not have to be repaid.
Student financial aid refers to funding intended to help students pay educational expenses including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, etc. for education at a college, university, or private school. General governmental funding for public education is not called financial aid, which refers to awards to specific individual students. A scholarship is sometimes used as a synonym for a financial aid award.
3. Student loan
Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education. These loans usually carry a lower interest rate than other loans and are usually issued by the government. Often they are supplemented by student grants which do not have to be repaid.
Student financial aid refers to funding intended to help students pay educational expenses including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, etc. for education at a college, university, or private school. General governmental funding for public education is not called financial aid, which refers to awards to specific individual students. A scholarship is sometimes used as a synonym for a financial aid award.
Home loan
Top Ten Loan
2.Home Loan
The textual item bellow raises question about the dilemmas that people who handle the question of home loan cope with every day, in order to make it easier on them to become more industrious. Regarding studying mortgage loan online options, cyberspace offers 24/7 expediency. Though the majority of customers continue to favor concluding their loan transaction with a `real` morgage online agent or lender, there`s lots of valuable information on-line.
house loans Information ("No-Loan") Internet Sites
No-loan sites don`t act as agents or issue loans, but normally give online house loan content, facts and figures, and news, along with interest rates - just the ticket when it comes to the kind of information the majority of house loans shoppers wish to know and need to know.
No-loan internet sites daily update online morgage rates, indexed listings, and market triggers that push costs higher or lower. Browse through websites like these in order to obtain the latest average rates in each region that are payable on purchase, refinance (obtaining a new loan to pay off an existing loan) and equity products.
Also explore these sites` archives for more factual data: You will be able to explore loan mortgage on line programs, understand underwriting (the process of selecting, classifying, analyzing and assuming risk according to insurability), get explanations regarding the loan qualification methodology, crunch numbers using on-line loan calculators, and so on.
No-loan web sites are also called `referral` internet sites as they link you to multiple participating lenders, either through ads or hyperlinks embedded in the textual content. The referrals can prove useful, as long as you garner an ample number of them to sufficiently compare loan charges.
2.Home Loan
The textual item bellow raises question about the dilemmas that people who handle the question of home loan cope with every day, in order to make it easier on them to become more industrious. Regarding studying mortgage loan online options, cyberspace offers 24/7 expediency. Though the majority of customers continue to favor concluding their loan transaction with a `real` morgage online agent or lender, there`s lots of valuable information on-line.
house loans Information ("No-Loan") Internet Sites
No-loan sites don`t act as agents or issue loans, but normally give online house loan content, facts and figures, and news, along with interest rates - just the ticket when it comes to the kind of information the majority of house loans shoppers wish to know and need to know.
No-loan internet sites daily update online morgage rates, indexed listings, and market triggers that push costs higher or lower. Browse through websites like these in order to obtain the latest average rates in each region that are payable on purchase, refinance (obtaining a new loan to pay off an existing loan) and equity products.
Also explore these sites` archives for more factual data: You will be able to explore loan mortgage on line programs, understand underwriting (the process of selecting, classifying, analyzing and assuming risk according to insurability), get explanations regarding the loan qualification methodology, crunch numbers using on-line loan calculators, and so on.
No-loan web sites are also called `referral` internet sites as they link you to multiple participating lenders, either through ads or hyperlinks embedded in the textual content. The referrals can prove useful, as long as you garner an ample number of them to sufficiently compare loan charges.
Auto loan Car
Top ten Loan
1. Auto Loan
Auto loan have always been relatively easy to arrange if a person has good credit, is gainfully employed, and has reached adulthood. Americans couldn't live without their vehicles, so car buying is the most frequent business deal being arranged every day. Whether buying a new or used automobile, a car loan is normally the means of acquiring one. Banks and other lending institutions make funds available at appealing interest rates. Financing offered by a segment of the auto manufacturing companies will also include rebates or special sales that they hope will help buyers choose their product over another.
American teens are driving in unprecedented numbers, but they are not able to get financing themselves. It takes an adult to qualify for a car loan, and parents are must be willing to sign for the loan. A Auto loan can be set up for time periods varying from 24 to 70 months at interest rates that vary from 4.9 and up, depending upon the market and the credit worthiness of the applicant. There are lenders who advertise that they take a special interest in customers who do not have very good credit. Nevertheless, it is to the buyer's advantage, when applying for car loans, to have excellent credit so as to get a lower interest rate offer. It is always important to find the best deal, but even more importantly it is important to do what God wants. Prayer and study in financial matters will help anyone make any important (or not so important) financial decision.
These loans can be refinanced if the buyer learns of a lower interest rate being offered by another lender after he has had his vehicle for a while. Since the federal government sets the interest rate, it pays for the car owner to pay attention to how that stands in all of his credit dealings, including his car loan. Most car loans today are set up to come directly out of the buyer's bank account instead of sending out statements for payment by check. That is easier for everyone involved, and there is never a lapse in memory or a bill lost in the mail. Some drivers choose to lease an automobile instead of buying outright. At the end of the lease period, lessors have the option of buying the cars they have been driving for the lease period, and generally do so with car loans.
1. Auto Loan
Auto loan have always been relatively easy to arrange if a person has good credit, is gainfully employed, and has reached adulthood. Americans couldn't live without their vehicles, so car buying is the most frequent business deal being arranged every day. Whether buying a new or used automobile, a car loan is normally the means of acquiring one. Banks and other lending institutions make funds available at appealing interest rates. Financing offered by a segment of the auto manufacturing companies will also include rebates or special sales that they hope will help buyers choose their product over another.
American teens are driving in unprecedented numbers, but they are not able to get financing themselves. It takes an adult to qualify for a car loan, and parents are must be willing to sign for the loan. A Auto loan can be set up for time periods varying from 24 to 70 months at interest rates that vary from 4.9 and up, depending upon the market and the credit worthiness of the applicant. There are lenders who advertise that they take a special interest in customers who do not have very good credit. Nevertheless, it is to the buyer's advantage, when applying for car loans, to have excellent credit so as to get a lower interest rate offer. It is always important to find the best deal, but even more importantly it is important to do what God wants. Prayer and study in financial matters will help anyone make any important (or not so important) financial decision.
These loans can be refinanced if the buyer learns of a lower interest rate being offered by another lender after he has had his vehicle for a while. Since the federal government sets the interest rate, it pays for the car owner to pay attention to how that stands in all of his credit dealings, including his car loan. Most car loans today are set up to come directly out of the buyer's bank account instead of sending out statements for payment by check. That is easier for everyone involved, and there is never a lapse in memory or a bill lost in the mail. Some drivers choose to lease an automobile instead of buying outright. At the end of the lease period, lessors have the option of buying the cars they have been driving for the lease period, and generally do so with car loans.
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