Category: 10 Things

The Top 10 Selling Cuts of Beef does not include the “milk dud”

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 26, 2010

The New Steak Cookbook
The New Steak: Recipes for a Range of Cuts plus Savory Sides

Web Watch has a friend who claims to be a “new-fangled vegetarian”: they will only eat vegetables after they’ve been processed by a cow.

Yes, nothing beats a good piece of steak that’s been rubbed and marinated just right and cooked on a hot grill on a summer day when there’s cold beer to be had for the grillmaster.

So let’s talk a little bit about the type of meat that you’ll want to serve up next weekend. First, you need to decide what type of meat you want to put onto the grill. You can always take a cue from the CATTLEMEN’S BEEF BOARD about what they’re saying are the TOP TEN SELLING CUTS OF BEEF for this grilling season.

Boneless Ribeye
Boneless Top Sirloin
New York Strip
T-Bone
Bone-in Ribeye
Bone-in New York Strip
Bone-in Porterhouse
Filet Mignon
Boneless Tri Tip
Boneless Chuck Eye Steak

Tags 10 Things, food, shopping

10 Things food shopping

Mmmmm. That’s one damn good pie.

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 25, 2010

Cutie Pie Cherry Pies

Who doesn’t like pie?

That’s right. Nobody. Nobody DOESN’T like pie…which means that EVERYONE loves pie. Well, 92% of those surveyed said they liked pie – and that’s almost everyone.

And research has found out exactly what type of pies Americans like to eat, and where they like to eat their pie.

Tags 10 Things, food, Pie, shopping, survey

10 Things Internet News

Consumers have spoken: Facebook is worse than the IRS

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 21, 2010

Computer Smurf

With all the hype surrounding using social websites like Facebook or Twitter, and traditional websites trying to become more timely by jumping onto the social bandwagon, it appears that this may be one of those times when people are going social for the wrong reasons.

According to the 2010 AMERICAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX (done by ACSI with ForeSee Results), consumers ranked social networking website FACEBOOK as being worse than the IRS. When ranked on a 100-point scale, Facebook was ranked at a 64.

64. Where Web Watch went to school, this would be a D… if we were lucky. Some teachers would have given that score an F.

Tags 10 Things, facebook, Internet, News, survey, twitter

10 Things food Travel

Claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY in the Fifty Phenomenal Fattiest Foods Challenge

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 20, 2010

The Fattest Man in America

Deep-fried Oreo cookies and deep-fried Twinkies are not just a delight to be had at state fairs across the South.

No, unusual deep-fried foods have become a tasty treat that has spread – literally and figuratively – across the country like a delicious fungus, to be treasured. (Mushrooms, by the way, are also a tasty fungus. See how clever we are? No? Oh well, moving on…)

HEALTH.COM has decided to embrace the fact that sometimes people want to eat food that tastes good, regardless of whether those foods are actually good for you or not. So they went out and compiled this list of THE FATTEST FOODS IN THE COUNTRY, one menu item for each of the 50 states.

No, we’re not passing judgement on anyone who wants to eat these meals. Web Watch will be one of the first to join in with you, just to be able to say that we did it. The question that we pose to you, our faithful Web Watch family – who will be the first amongst us to claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY – eating one of each of the following fat-filled items first?

Remember, photos – or it didn’t happen. So step to it, Web Watch readers! Hit the road, and chow down on one of these fifty phenomenally fatty foods:

Tags 10 Things, bacon, food, Travel

10 Things News

Want to raise your metabolic rate? Try butchering animals.

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 18, 2010

The Resting Metabolic Rate Debate

Do you know what your METABOLIC RATE is when doing various activities around the house?

Better yet – do you know which day-to-day functions offer the best (or worst) exercise based on the amount of metabolic activity they provide?

A number of doctors and researchers have updated the COMPENDIUM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES that lists and allows you to compare the MET of each activity you select, and it’s been published in the Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. The MET is a standard “metabolic intensity level” metric that allows different studies that look at health-related data to all be based on the same overall measurement standard.

In other words, two different studies on running can use the same MET value associated with running when working out their math.

If it helps, 1 MET is the standard intensity level when a person is resting and just sitting down, relaxing. Sleeping offers the lowest MET of 0.9. The highest MET is 18, and can be obtained by running 10.9 MPH.

Now that we know what the range is, here is a list of MET intensity levels for doing various other activities:

Tags 10 Things, exercise, medical, science

10 Things How To

Why is there ice in the urinal? (and other bathroom sanitation ideas)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 17, 2010
1 Comment on Why is there ice in the urinal? (and other bathroom sanitation ideas)

Toilet Time Targets for Potty Training

Female Web Watch readers should seldom have reason to enter the men’s room in public places (Jimmy Buffet concerts being a notable exception, where even Ally McBeal’s co-ed bathroom seems quaint in comparison).

But it they did happen to wander into the men’s room in their favorite watering hole – no pun intended – they may see that some businesses feel that it is important to dump a few bags of ice into the urinals for the evening.

All of which brings up the inevitable question as the ladies return from their trip: WHY IS THERE ICE IN THE URINALS? Heck, even the vertible New York Times decided to get in on the action by writing about ICE-FILLED URINALS in a travel article a while back.

Tags 10 Things, bathroom, How To, Party Talk, Relationships

10 Things food

Top Ten Foods To Get You High

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 15, 2010

Afroman - Because I Got High
Afroman – Because I Got High

Some people eat for energy, like athletes do.

Some people eat for stress relief.

Most people eat just to survive until the next day, since food is important.

Then there are those people who eat just to get high. A little buzz. Anything to take the edge off of one’s head, if you know what we mean.

Tags 10 Things, dr, food, medical

10 Things Music

Lady Gaga can be hazardous to your health

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 14, 2010

Lady Gaga

Doctors around the country have issued warnings to anyone who is trying to dress up like Lady Gaga, saying that DRESSING UP LIKE LADY GAGA CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

And since Web Watch wants to be sure that you have this information in a timely manner before you decide to emulate your pop hero for Halloween, we thought we’d share now instead of closer to October. It’s our public service announcement of the day.

Tags 10 Things, Music