Here is a list from Fast Company of the top 10 most addictive sounds in the world. For good measure we’ve got branded and non-branded.

The Intel one is probably my number one, it is almost subliminal for me, I hear it and think “Intel Inside”.

Non-branded and branded sounds:
1. Baby giggle
2. Intel
3. Vibrating phone
4. ATM / cash register
5. National Geographic
6. MTV
7. T-Mobile Ringtone
8. McDonald’s
9. ‘Star Spangled Banner’
10. State Farm

Top 10 Non-branded sounds:
1. Baby giggle
2. Vibrating phone
3. ATM / cash register
4. “Star Spangled Banner”
5. Sizzling steak
6. ‘Hail to the Chief‘
7. Cigarette light and inhale
8. “Wedding March”
9. “Wish Upon a Star”
10. Late Night with David Letterman Theme

Online salary database PayScale.com put together a 2009 College Salary Report that highlights which college graduates make the highest and lowest salaries right out of college and how that changes 10 years post-graduation.

School Name / Starting Median Salary / Mid-Career Median Salary

1. Dartmouth College: $58,200 / $129,000 
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): $71,100 / $126,000 
3. Harvard University: $60,000 / $126,000 
4. Harvey Mudd College: $71,000 / $125,000 
5. Stanford University: $67,500 / $124,000 
6. Princeton University: $65,000 / $124,000 
7. Colgate University: $51,900 / $122,000 
8. University of Notre Dame: $55,300 / $121,000 
9. Yale University: $56,000 / $120,000 
10. University of Pennsylvania: $60,400 / $118,000

Here is a list of 5 things I bet you never knew you could do here in NYC. Some crazy, some new all fun and exciting things that are available to anyone that lives in NYC. I will be trying out each of them in the coming months so stay tuned for pictures, updates, etc to this post I will tell you how they go. Which are worth a whirl, we’ll see!

1. Adult gymnastics class at chelsea piers
2. Fire a gun
3. Learn Flying Trapeze
4. Go to Paris
5. Play Bingo with Drag Queens

Here is a current list of top Blu-Ray DVDs to Buy.

1. Transformers:
Nothing speaks more Hi-Def then Michael Bay’s robot warriors going at it. Not only does the CGI and visuals come out crisp and clean, the Blu-Ray comes with a 2nd DVD that is packed with great behind the scenes footage and segments.

Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

2. Beowulf:
Angela Jolie. Naked. In CGI. That enough has made the Robert Zemeckis’ CGI re-telling of the myth a big seller on the Blu-Ray listings. But looking besides that point, the movie, like most CGI films, look great on Blu-Ray and Robert Zemeckis happens to be an actually great storyteller (um, Forest Gump anyone? The movie that got him the Oscar for best director?). So buy this great movie, pop it in, and be dazzled by the details Blu-Ray captures. Or, and yes, it comes in an ‘unrated’ version only….whatever that means.

Beowulf [Blu-ray]

3. Black Hawk Down:
Ridley Scott’s adaption of the book based on the failed mission in Somali, to capture the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. This also depicts the Battle of Mogadishu, the raid integral to the United States’ effort to capture Aidid. Starring an all-star cast including Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore, the movie is a symphony for the eyes and ears, as you feel so much part of the action. This Blu-Ray really brings in the visceral environment Ridley wanted for his audience.

Black Hawk Down [Blu-ray]

4. Sin City:
A great fun, action packed movie for all you Frank Miller fans, but its also a great flix to see on Blu-Ray due to the wonderful real actors/CGI/green-screen effects that director Robert Rodriguez put together, with a little help from his friends Frank and Quentin.

Sin City (Two-Disc Theatrical & Recut, Extended, and Unrated Versions) [Blu-ray]

5. Collateral:
Ok, maybe you’re not a Tom Cruise fan, but this instant classic is a great piece of filming from Michael Mann, who directed everything with HD cameras. This allows the picture on the Blu-Ray to be outstanding – crisp, clear and details even in the darkness. Yes, Mann did the same with Miami Vice and Public Enemy, but we liked the storyline in this movie better – sans Tom Cruise of course.

Collateral [Blu-ray]

1. 300 Visually spectacular. This movie is worth watching again and again
2. Batman a stellar cast and creative genius keep this creative franchise up to snuff.
3. Sin City the starr studed cast, everything about this movie was fun
4. V for Vendetta because how often do you get to see Natalie Portman with a shaved head?
5. A History of Violence — a tension filled movie that does not let up on the suspense