1. Oatmeal in Overdrive–oatmeal is becoming a real mainstream staple
2. Chocolate for Breakfast–with its healthful benefits, chocolate is being promoted as a breakfast product
3. Fast Foods Battle Over Breakfast–the breakfast daypart has become the key battleground in the quick service restaurant category
4. Haute Coffee Comes Home–to save money, caffeine-seekers are opting to brew their own coffee at home
5. Ethnic Invasion–global influences start to creep into the morning meal
6. Beverage Choice Choke–breakfast drink menus keep expanding beyond coffee and O.J.
7. Hot Pizza in the A.M.–pizza is predicted to be one of the hottest menu items for breakfast
8. Breakfast Ingredients All Day Long–breakfast ingredients work their way into other parts of the daily menu
9. The Breakfast Two-Step--a pattern of people fueling up with caffeine and protein in a two-stage process
10. Eggs Crack the Top Ten–eggs to hatch a big comeback this year
1. Where the Wild Things Are, by author Maurice Sendak.
2. The Giving Tree by author Shel Silverstein.
3. Goodnight Moon by author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd.
4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.
5. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett.
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
7. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz.
8. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.
9. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt.
10. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and Sheila McGraw.
1. Silver – 26 percent
2. Black/Black Effect – 24 percent
3. White/White Pearl and Grey – 16 percent each (tie)
5. Red – 6 percent
6. Blue – 5 percent
7. Brown/Beige – 3 percent
8. Green – 2 percent
9. Yellow/Gold – 1 percent
10. Others – <1 percent
According to the Montreal Gazette
1. Sophia
2. Isabella
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Chloe
6. Ava
7. Lily
8. Madison
9. Addison
10. Abigail
See the top 100 girls’ names of 2010.
1. Aiden
2. Jacob
3. Jackson
4. Ethan
5. Jayden
6. Noah
7. Logan
8. Caden
9. Lucas
10. Liam
See the top 100 boys’ names of 2010.
1. Butter Chicken
2. Tandoori Chicken
3. Chicken Tikka Masala
4. Rogan Josh
5. Malai Kofta (vege-balls in a thick sauce)
6. Chole (chickpea curry)
7. Palak Paneer (spinach and cottage cheese)
8. Kaali Daal (black lentils)
9. Chaat
10. Naan (leavened Indian flatbread)
1. Cheers, Cheers
2. MacLaren’s, How I Met Your Mother
3. Paddy’s Pub, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
4. Fangtasia, True Blood
5. Regatta Bar, Ally McBeal
6. The Brick Tavern, Northern Exposure
7. Moe’s, The Simpsons
8. The Bada Bing!, The Sopranos
9. Orlando’s Gentleman Club, The Wire
10. Enterprise D’s Ten-Forward, Star Trek The Next Generation
Baby naming trends change from year to year as parents make the transition from traditional names, to modern names to names that have been derived from different backgrounds and ethnic traditions. Here’s a list of what was popular in 2009 for boys and girls.
Most popular names for girls:
Ella
Grace
Emma
Elizabeth
Lorelei
Riley
Rory
Isabella
Chloe
Anna
Most popular names for boys:
Aiden
Jayden
Dylan
James
Gavin
Benjamin
Caleb
Nathan
Jack
Andrew
According to Baby First Year
10. Make sure you are born handsome and rich.
9. Drink Red Bull til your liver vibrates.
8. Don’t juggle more than one bromance at the same time.
7. Always stay up-to-date on your geopolitical affairs…I’m totally messing with you.
6. Lift with the legs, not the back—that’s good advice for anyone.
5. What does it matter? Swine flu is gonna kill us all.
4. Eat a diet rich on riboflavin.
3. Come up with a sick catchphrase like, “It’s Jenner time!”
2. Yo, just keep straight coolin’ on the smooth tip, son…I actually have no idea what that means.
1. If you are watching this at home right now, you’re already screwed.
From The Late Show
1- “I’ll be back.” The Terminator
2- “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Gone with the Wind
3- “The name’s Bond. James Bond.” James Bond
4- “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” Forrest Gump
5- “Houston, we have a problem.” Apollo 13
6- “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Casablanca
7- “May the force be with you.” Star Wars
8- “Show me the money.” Jerry Maguire
9- “If you build it, he will come.” Field of Dreams
10- “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” The Godfather
According to Time.com
