Top 10 Global Firepower 2014

10. Japan PwrIndx: 0.5581
With China's rise in the West, Japan is keen on projecting its own regional power through recent defense programs and procurement initiatives.

9. South Korea PwrIndx: 0.5536
With one eye on China, South Korea maintains a commitment to containing North Korean aggression through local and foreign procurement projects

8. Turkey PwrIndx: 0.5171
Turkey continues its indigenous military development thanks to a growing stable of engineers and spending. 7. Germany PwrIndx: 0.4899
With the drawn-down in Afghanistan, the Germans seek to contract their overall strength

6. France PwrIndx: 0.4706
Like others around the globe, French defense procurement and spending is leveling off.

5. United Kingdom PwrIndx: 0.3923
The British will continue to reel in capabilities and spending heading into 2014.

4. India PwrIndx: 0.3872
India has become the largest importer of military goods as it continues its expansion and modernization in 2014.

3. China PwrIndx: 0.2594
Increased defense spending has contributed to China's power projection in the Asia-Pacific region

2. Russia PwrIndx: 0.2355
The Russians have proven that their commitment to growth and expansion in 2013 is for real heading into 2014

1. United States of America PwrIndx: 0.2208
Two costly wars and poor preparation for the short term has left the United States with many budgetary questions to answer heading into 2014.

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Top 10 Times' Selfiest Cities in the World

The photos were downloaded from the Instagram API in two sets of five days: from Jan. 28-Feb.2, 2014 and Mar. 3-7, 2014. Each day’s data consists of the 24-hour period from midnight to midnight to account for all time zones equally. During that time, 402,197 Instagram photos tagged “selfie” that included geographic coordinates. That only accounts for a fraction of all selfies uploaded during that time since the majority of photos do not include a location. Of this sample, 28 percent came from the United States.

10. George Town, Malaysia
95 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

9. Cebu City, Philippines
99 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

8. Milan, Italy
108 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

7. Manchester, England
114 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

6. Tel Aviv, Israel
139 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

5. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
141 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

4. Anaheim and Santa Ana, Califonia, USA
147 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

3. Miami, Florida, USA
155 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

2. Manhattan, New York, USA
202 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

1. Makati City and Pasig, Philippines 
258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people

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Top 10 Oscar 2014 Moments That Had Us Clapping and Booing

The world's most prestigious movie awards show, the Academy Awards, has just finished farming out all those golden trophies to this year's crop of must-watch movies. It's a list that includes space drama Gravity, the hedonistic The Wolf Of Wall Street, the AIDS-stricken Dallas Buyers Club, the gritty 12 Years A Slave and many more.

10. Pharell still trying to make Dat Hat happen
Pharell's having a wonderful year in music with his collab with Daft Punk and Robin Thicke and his own hit, "Happy."

9. People Not Thanking God Except For Matthew McConaughey
The inspiring Best Supporting Actress victory of 12 Years A Slave's Lupita Nyong'O gave us one of the most moving speeches in the history of the Academy Awards that not even the Internet had the heart to poke fun at. You can read it at full here, via the E!Online website.
Of all the winner speeches though, it was only Best Actor Matthew McConaughey who thanked God. We quote: "First off, I wanna thank God, because that's who I look up to. He has graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human hand."

8. Leonardo DiCaprio Still Not Winning, Still Not Getting Any Love From The Academy
Leonardo DiCaprio was simply dynamite in his role in The Wolf Of Wall Street. Many, us included, thought his performance was worthy of the Best Actor award. Dude's a talented thespian, and we thought that he was finally going to get his break.

7. Jennifer Lawrence, Still Falling And Stumbling
J-Law tripped on the way to picking up her Best Actress award at last year's show. This year, she didn't pick up an award, but continued her falling, stumbling ways—albeit in her trademark graceful manner.

6. Jared Leto Looking Like Jesus
The 30 Seconds To Mars vocalist, who played an AIDS-afflicted transgender in Dallas Buyers Club, bagged the Best Supporting Actor award.
With his long hair and gaunt facial feature however, Jared also won another award in the eyes of the Internet: the Actor That Looks Like Jesus The Most Award

5. Photo-bomb
Like LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the big-stars-photobombing-other-big-stars stunt has become a huge trend.
In the Oscars, it happened to superstar rock band U2 courtesy of Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch...

...and this one thanks to Jesus Leto:


4. Ellen DeGeneres is official the best host ever because...PIZZA!
The opening monologue from Ellen had everyone in the Dolby Theatre laughing out loud, with jokes about Jonah Hill's masturbation scene in Wolf Of Wall Street and Jennifer Lawrence's constant battles with gravity.
But nothing compared to that moment when she actually brought out a pizza delivery guy and handed the magical food to stars like Meryll Streep, Jared Leto, Harrison Ford, and Brad Pitt.

3. Meryl Streep Shakes
But if it can make Meryl Streep shake it like a polaroid picture, then who are we to say that it ain't working?

2. Stage Jumps!
An epic slow clap goes out to Steve McQueen, the auteur behind the Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave, who is now the first black man to have won the institution's top prize in the award show's 86 years.
It's probably the Hollywood equivalent of Barrack Obama winning the presidential race, and definitely deserves this on-stage dance from the daring director:


1. Twitter-crashing Selfies
You have probably seen (and retweeted) this photo. In 15 minutes, it broke Twitter's record for most retweets previously held by Barrack Obama's "4 More Years" re-election win tweet.


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Top 10 Creative Truck Advertisement Ideas

Creative advertisements always inspire people. Trucks are a great advertising medium to send messages to the viewers. Here we present a great selection of Creative Truck Advertisements that you will surely notice and enjoy.

Here's the 10 to 1 countdown of the Top 10 Creative Truck Advertisement Ideas

10. Pantene Pro-V


9. Vans


8. Pepsi Light


7. FedEx


6. Whiskas


5. Valensina


4. DHL


3. Mars


2. Pringles


1. Kit Kat



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Top 10 End of 2013 Highest Grossing Films

10. Star Trek Into Darkness $228,778,661
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. (132 mins.)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch


9. Oz The Great and Powerful $234,911,825 
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. (130 mins.)
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis


8. Fast & Furious 6 $238,679,850 
Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all. (130 mins.)
Director: Justin Lin
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez


7. Gravity $254,587,000
A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. (91 mins.)
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen


6. Monsters University $268,492,764
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends. (104 mins.)
Director: Dan Scanlon
Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren


5. Frozen (2013) $271,811,587
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. (102 mins.)
Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Stars: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff


4. Man of Steel $291,045,518
A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extrastellar origin when Earth is invaded by members of his own race. (143 mins.)
Director: Zack Snyder
Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane

3. Despicable Me 2 $367,835,345 
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. (98 mins.)
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove 


2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $398,327,026 
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. (146 mins.)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman


1. Iron Man 3 $409,013,994 
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. (130 mins.)
Director: Shane Black
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle


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