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UFO Mysteries Hall Of Fame

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What's a UFO?

Since man first started looking up into the skies he saw things he couldn't explain. For the last fifty years or so these things have taken on the label "UFOs." Originally an abbreviation for the Air Force term "Unidentified Flying Object", it has become a synonym to most people for Alien Spaceship. For the Air Force, though, it is simply a term to refer to something in the skies that the observer can see but not recognize. Usually the explanation is less extraordinary than a flying saucer manned by visitors from other worlds. Often a weather balloon or natural phenomenon is the cause. However, there are cases on record where no good explanation was ever found.

7 Most Effective Exercises

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:59:00 -0700

Experts say there is no magic to exercise: You get out of it what you put in. That doesn't mean you have to work out for hours each day. It just means you need to work smart.
That said, experts agree that not all exercises are created equal. Some are simply more efficient than others, whether they target multiple muscle groups, are suitable for a wide variety of fitness levels, or help you burn calories more effectively.
So what are the best exercises? We posed this question to four fitness experts and compiled a list of their favorites.

1. Walking

Any exercise program should include cardiovascular exercise, which strengthens the heart and burns calories. And walking is something you can do anywhere, anytime, with no equipment other than a good pair of shoes.

It's not just for beginners, either: Even the very fit can get a good workout from walking.

"Doing a brisk walk can burn up to 500 calories per hour," says Robert Gotlin, DO, director of orthopaedic and sports rehabilitation at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Since it takes 3,500 calories to lose a pound, you could expect to lose a pound for every seven hours you walk, if you did nothing else.

Don't go from the sofa to walking an hour day, though. Richard Cotton, a spokesman for the American Council on Exercise, says beginners should start by walking five to -10 minutes at a time, gradually moving up to at least 30 minutes per session.
"Don't add more than five minutes at a time," he says. Another tip: It's better to lengthen your walks before boosting your speed or incline.

2. Interval training

Whether you're a beginner or an exercise veteran, a walker or an aerobic dancer, adding interval training to your cardiovascular workout will boost your fitness level and help you lose weight.

"Varying your pace throughout the exercise session stimulates the aerobic system to adapt," says Cotton. "The more power the aerobic system has, the more capacity you have to burn calories."

The way to do it is to push the intensity or pace for a minute or two, then back off for anywhere from two to -10 minutes (depending on how long your total workout will be, and how much time you need to recover). Continue doing this throughout the workout.

3. Squats

Strength training is essential, the experts say. "The more muscular fitness you have," says Cotton, "the greater the capacity you have to burn calories."
And our experts tended to favor strength-training exercises that target multiple muscle groups. Squats, which work the quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteals, are an excellent example.
"They give you the best bang for the buck because they use the most muscle groups at once," says Oldsmar, Fla., trainer David Petersen.
Form is key, though, warns Petersen.
"What makes an exercise functional is how you perform the exercise," he says. "If you have bad technique, it's no longer functional."
For perfect form, keep feet shoulder-width apart and back straight. Bend knees and lower your rear, says Cotton: "The knee should remain over the ankle as much as possible."
"Think of how you sit down in a chair, only the chair's not there," suggests Gotlin.
Physical therapist Adam Rufa, of Cicero, N.Y., says practicing with a real chair can help.
"Start by working on getting in and out of a real chair properly," he says. Once you've mastered that, try just tapping the chair with your bottom, then coming back up. Then do the same motion without the chair.
Gotlin sees lots of patients with knee pain, and says quadriceps weakness is the cause much of the time. If you feel pain going down stairs, he says, strengthening your quads with squats may very well help.

4. Lunges

Like squats, lunges work all the major muscles of the lower body: gluteals, quadriceps, and hamstrings.
A lunge is a great exercise because it mimics life, it mimics walking," only exaggerated, says Petersen.
Lunges are a bit more advanced than squats, says Cotton, helping to improve your balance as well.
Here's how to do them right: Take a big step forward, keeping your spine in a neutral position. Bend your front knee to approximately 90 degrees, focusing on keeping weight on the back toes and dropping the knee of your back leg toward the floor.
Petersen suggests that you imagine sitting on your back foot. "The trailing leg is the one you need to sit down on," he says.
To make a lunge even more functional, says Rufa, try stepping not just forward, but back and out to each side.
"Life is not linear, it's multiplanar," says Rufa. And the better they prepare you for the various positions you'll move in during the course of a day, the more useful exercises are.

5. Push-ups

If done correctly, the push-up can strengthen the chest, shoulders, triceps, and even the core trunk muscles, all at one time.
"I'm very much into planking exercises, almost yoga-type moves," says Petersen. "Anytime you have the pelvis and the core [abdominals and back] in a suspended position, you have to rely on your own adherent strength to stabilize you."
Push-ups can be done at any level of fitness, says Cotton: "For someone who is at a more beginning level, start by pushing from the kitchen-counter height. Then work your way to a desk, a chair, the floor with bent knees, and, finally, the floor on your toes."
Here's how to do a perfect push-up: From a face-down position, place your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Place your toes or knees on the floor, and try to create a perfect diagonal with your body, from the shoulders to the knees or feet. Keep the glutes [rear-end muscles] and abdominals engaged. Then lower and lift your body by bending and straightening your elbows, keeping your torso stable throughout.
There are always ways to make it harder, says Rufa. Once your form is perfect, try what he calls the "T-stabilization" push-up: Get into push-up position, then do your push-ups with one arm raised out to the side, balancing on the remaining three limbs without rotating your hips.

6. Abdominal Crunches

Who doesn't want firm, flat abs? Experts say that when done correctly, the familiar crunch (along with its variations) is a good choice to target them.
For a standard crunch, says Cotton, begin lying on your back with feet flat on the floor and fingertips supporting your head. Press your low back down and begin the exercise by contracting abdominals and peeling first your head (tucking your chin slightly), then your neck, shoulders, and upper back off the floor.
Be careful not to pull your neck forward by sticking the chin out; don't hold your breath, and keep elbows out of your line of vision to keep chest and shoulders open.
For his part, Petersen teaches his clients to do crunches with their feet off the floor and knees bent. He says that with feet kept on the floor, many people tend to arch the back and engage the hip flexors.
"Crunches can be excellent, but if they're not done correctly, with the back arching, they can actually weaken the abdominals," Petersen says.
To work the obliques (the muscles on the sides of your waist), says Cotton, take the standard crunch and rotate the spine toward one side as you curl off the floor.
"Twist before you come up," he says. "It's really important that the twist comes first because then it's the obliques that are actually getting you up."
But keep in mind that you won't get a flat stomach with crunches alone, says Cotton. Burning belly fat requires the well-known formula: using up more calories than you take in.
"Crunches work the ab muscles; [they're] not to be mistaken as exercise that burns the fat over the abdominals," he says. "That's the biggest myth in exercise going."

7. Bent-over Row

Talk about bang for the buck: This exercise works all the major muscles of the upper back, as well as the biceps.
Here's how to do it with good form. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, then bend knees and flex forward at the hips. (If you have trouble doing this exercise standing up, support your weight by sitting on an incline bench, facing backward.) Tilt your pelvis slightly forward, engage the abdominals, and extend your upper spine to add support. Hold dumbbells or barbell beneath the shoulders with hands about shoulder-width apart. Flex your elbows, and lift both hands toward the sides of your body. Pause, then slowly lower hands to the starting position. (Beginners should perform the move without weights.)

Technique

These seven exercises are excellent, efficient choices, the experts say. But with just about any strength or resistance exercise, says Petersen, the question is not so much whether the exercise works as how well you execute.
"Done with good technique, all exercises do what they're supposed to do," says Petersen.
The trouble is that poor form can change the whole exercise, putting emphasis or even strain on different areas than intended. This can hurt, rather than help you.
So especially if you're a beginner, it's a good idea to seek the advice of a fitness trainer - whether it's a personal trainer or a trainer at your gym -- to be sure your form is safe and correct.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:55:00 -0700

n his #1 bestseller, Stephen R. Covey presented a framework for personal effectiveness. The following is a summary of the first part of his book, concluding with a list of the seven habits.
Inside-Out: The Change Starts from Within
While working on his doctorate in the 1970's, Stephen R. Covey reviewed 200 years of literature on success. He noticed that since the 1920's, success writings have focused on solutions to specific problems. In some cases such tactical advice may have been effective, but only for immediate issues and not for the long-term, underlying ones. The success literature of the last half of the 20th century largely attributed success to personality traits, skills, techniques, maintaining a positive attitude, etc. This philosophy can be referred to as the Personality Ethic.
However, during the 150 years or so that preceded that period, the literature on success was more character oriented. It emphasized the deeper principles and foundations of success. This philosophy is known as the Character Ethic, under which success is attributed more to underlying characteristics such as integrity, courage, justice, patience, etc.
The elements of the Character Ethic are primary traits while those of the Personality Ethic are secondary. While secondary traits may help one to play the game to succeed in some specific circumstances, for long-term success both are necessary. One's character is what is most visible in long-term relationships. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say."
To illustrate the difference between primary and secondary traits, Covey offers the following example. Suppose you are in Chicago and are using a map to find a particular destination in the city. You may have excellent secondary skills in map reading and navigation, but will never find your destination if you are using a map of Detroit. In this example, getting the right map is a necessary primary element before your secondary skills can be used effectively.
The problem with relying on the Personality Ethic is that unless the basic underlying paradigms are right, simply changing outward behavior is not effective. We see the world based on our perspective, which can have a dramatic impact on the way we perceive things. For example, many experiments have been conducted in which two groups of people are shown two different drawings. One group is shown, for instance, a drawing of a young, beautiful woman and the other group is shown a drawing of an old, frail woman. After the initial exposure to the pictures, both groups are shown one picture of a more abstract drawing. This drawing actually contains the elements of both the young and the old woman. Almost invariably, everybody in the group that was first shown the young woman sees a young woman in the abstract drawing, and those who were shown the old woman see an old woman. Each group was convinced that it had objectively evaluated the drawing. The point is that we see things not as they are, but as we are conditioned to see them. Once we understand the importance of our past conditioning, we can experience a paradigm shift in the way we see things. To make large changes in our lives, we must work on the basic paradigms through which we see the world.
The Character Ethic assumes that there are some absolute principles that exist in all human beings. Some examples of such principles are fairness, honesty, integrity, human dignity, quality, potential, and growth. Principles contrast with practices in that practices are for specific situations whereas principles have universal application.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People presents an "inside-out" approach to effectiveness that is centered on principles and character. Inside-out means that the change starts within oneself. For many people, this approach represents a paradigm shift away from the Personality Ethic and toward the Character Ethic.

The Seven Habits - An Overview Our character is a collection of our habits, and habits have a powerful role in our lives. Habits consist of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge allows us to know what to do, skill gives us the ability to know how to do it, and desire is the motivation to do it.
The Seven Habits move us through the following stages:

Dependence: the paradigm under which we are born, relying upon others to take care of us.
Independence: the paradigm under which we can make our own decisions and take care of ourselves.
Interdependence: the paradigm under which we cooperate to achieve something that cannot be achieved independently.

Much of the success literature today tends to value independence, encouraging people to become liberated and do their own thing. The reality is that we are interdependent, and the independent model is not optimal for use in an interdependent environment that requires leaders and team players.
To make the choice to become interdependent, one first must be independent, since dependent people have not yet developed the character for interdependence. Therefore, the first three habits focus on self-mastery, that is, achieving the private victories required to move from dependence to independence. The first three habits are:

Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habits 4, 5, and 6 then address interdependence:

Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize

Finally, the seventh habit is one of renewal and continual improvement, that is, of building one's personal production capability. To be effective, one must find the proper balance between actually producing and improving one's capability to produce. Covey illustrates this point with the fable of the goose and the golden egg.
In the fable, a poor farmer's goose began laying a solid gold egg every day, and the farmer soon became rich. He also became greedy and figured that the goose must have many golden eggs within her. In order to obtain all of the eggs immediately, he killed the goose. Upon cutting it open he discovered that it was not full of golden eggs. The lesson is that if one attempts to maximize immediate production with no regard to the production capability, the capability will be lost. Effectiveness is a function of both production and the capacity to produce.
The need for balance between production and production capability applies to physical, financial, and human assets. For example, in an organization the person in charge of a particular machine may increase the machine's immediate production by postponing scheduled maintenance. As a result of the increased output, this person may be rewarded with a promotion. However, the increased immediate output comes at the expense of future production since more maintenance will have to be performed on the machine later. The person who inherits the mess may even be blamed for the inevitable downtime and high maintenance expense.
Customer loyalty also is an asset to which the production and production capability balance applies. A restaurant may have a reputation for serving great food, but the owner may decide to cut costs and lower the quality of the food. Immediately, profits will soar, but soon the restaurant's reputation will be tarnished, the customer's trust will be lost, and profits will decline.
This does not mean that only production capacity is important. If one builds capacity but never uses it, there will be no production. There is a balance between building production capacity and actually producing. Finding the right tradeoff is central to one's effectiveness.
The above has been an introduction and overview of the 7 Habits. The following introduces the first habit in Covey's framework.

FROM DEPENDENCE TO INDEPENDENCE

Habit 1:      Be Proactive
A unique ability that sets humans apart from animals is self-awareness and the ability to choose how we respond to any stimulus. While conditioning can have a strong impact on our lives, we are not determined by it. There are three widely accepted theories of determinism: genetic, psychic, and environmental. Genetic determinism says that our nature is coded into our DNA, and that our personality traits are inherited from our grandparents. Psychic determinism says that our upbringing determines our personal tendencies, and that emotional pain that we felt at a young age is remembered and affects the way we behave today. Environmental determinism states that factors in our present environment are responsible for our situation, such as relatives, the national economy, etc. These theories of determinism each assume a model in which the stimulus determines the response.
Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychiatrist who survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. While in the death camps, Frankl realized that he alone had the power to determine his response to the horror of the situation. He exercised the only freedom he had in that environment by envisioning himself teaching students after his release. He became an inspiration for others around him. He realized that in the middle of the stimulus-response model, humans have the freedom to choose.
Animals do not have this independent will. They respond to a stimulus like a computer responds to its program. They are not aware of their programming and do not have the ability to change it. The model of determinism was developed based on experiments with animals and neurotic people. Such a model neglects our ability to choose how we will respond to stimuli.
We can choose to be reactive to our environment. For example, if the weather is good, we will be happy. If the weather is bad, we will be unhappy. If people treat us well, we will feel well; if they don't, we will feel bad and become defensive. We also can choose to be proactive and not let our situation determine how we will feel. Reactive behavior can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. By accepting that there is nothing we can do about our situation, we in fact become passive and do nothing.
The first habit of highly effective people is proactivity. Proactive people are driven by values that are independent of the weather or how people treat them. Gandhi said, "They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them." Our response to what happened to us affects us more than what actually happened. We can choose to use difficult situations to build our character and develop the ability to better handle such situations in the future.
Proactive people use their resourcefulness and initiative to find solutions rather than just reporting problems and waiting for other people to solve them.
Being proactive means assessing the situation and developing a positive response for it. Organizations can be proactive rather than be at the mercy of their environment. For example, a company operating in an industry that is experiencing a downturn can develop a plan to cut costs and actually use the downturn to increase market share.
Once we decide to be proactive, exactly where we focus our efforts becomes important. There are many concerns in our lives, but we do not always have control over them. One can draw a circle that represents areas of concern, and a smaller circle within the first that represents areas of control. Proactive people focus their efforts on the things over which they have influence, and in the process often expand their area of influence. Reactive people often focus their efforts on areas of concern over which they have no control. Their complaining and negative energy tend to shrink their circle of influence.
In our area of concern, we may have direct control, indirect control, or no control at all. We have direct control over problems caused by our own behavior. We can solve these problems by changing our habits. We have indirect control over problems related to other people's behavior. We can solve these problems by using various methods of human influence, such as empathy, confrontation, example, and persuasion. Many people have only a few basic methods such as fight or flight. For problems over which we have no control, first we must recognize that we have no control, and then gracefully accept that fact and make the best of the situation.

SUMMARY OF THE SEVEN HABITS
Habit 1:  Be Proactive
Change starts from within, and highly effective people make the decision to improve their lives through the things that they can influence rather than by simply reacting to external forces.

Habit 2:  Begin with the End in Mind
Develop a principle-centered personal mission statement. Extend the mission statement into long-term goals based on personal principles.

Habit 3:  Put First Things First
Spend time doing what fits into your personal mission, observing the proper balance between production and building production capacity. Identify the key roles that you take on in life, and make time for each of them.

Habit 4:  Think Win/Win
Seek agreements and relationships that are mutually beneficial. In cases where a "win/win" deal cannot be achieved, accept the fact that agreeing to make "no deal" may be the best alternative. In developing an organizational culture, be sure to reward win/win behavior among employees and avoid inadvertantly rewarding win/lose behavior.

Habit 5:  Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
First seek to understand the other person, and only then try to be understood. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the most important principle of interpersonal relations. Effective listening is not simply echoing what the other person has said through the lens of one's own experience. Rather, it is putting oneself in the perspective of the other person, listening empathically for both feeling and meaning.

Habit 6:  Synergize
Through trustful communication, find ways to leverage individual differences to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Through mutual trust and understanding, one often can solve conflicts and find a better solution than would have been obtained through either person's own solution.

Habit 7:  Sharpen the Saw
Take time out from production to build production capacity through personal renewal of the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintain a balance among these dimensions.

7 Best and 7 Worst Foods for Health and Longevity

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:52:00 -0700

Because food has the power to heal, my patients often ask me for my top list of healthy food – the anti-oxidant foods, heart healthy foods, and nutritious foods that are central to the Eat To Live program. These high nutrient foods, consumed regularly, will contribute to your health and longevity. What you eat -- now and when you were growing up -- dramatically affects the state of your health. The effect is cumulative, influencing everything from the amount of energy you have (or lack), to your emotional state, medical condition, and ultimately longevity

Top Seven Foods for Good Health and Longevity

Black raspberries
Strawberries
Blueberries
Flax Seeds
Green Leafy Vegetables
Tomatoes
Broccoli sprouts

The healthy and nutritious foods are high antioxidant foods, primarily fruits and vegetables. I selected these healthy foods because they contain the most powerful phytochemicals and anthocyanins which illustrate strong inhibition of chemocarcinogens.

Other foods with high antioxidant and high anti-cancer potential include walnuts, sunflower seeds, pomegranates, beets, cabbage, peppers, and parsley. Make your diet strongly cancer-protective and longevity-favorable by including these highly beneficial, nutritious foods.

A good way to think about nutritious food: Produce is the most important health care your money can buy.

Food also has the potential to harm, and these are effective foods for those attempting to die younger. One of my daughters calls this list the Seven Foods of Death.

Worst Seven Foods for Health and Longevity

Butter
Cheese
Potato Chips and French Fries
Doughnuts
Salt
Sausage, hot dogs
Pickled, smoked or barbequed meat

Foods high in saturated fat and trans fat are consistently associated with high cancer rates. Cheese and butter typically contain over ten times as much saturated fat as fish and white meat chicken and turkey.

Salt has been consistently linked to stomach cancer and stroke, even in populations that eat diets low in saturated fat.

Add the carcinogenic potential from heated and overcooked oils (usually trans containing) delivered in doughnuts and fries with the powerful cancer inducing properties of carbohydrates cooked at high heat (acrylamide formation) and you have a great cancer potion.

Needless to say, I advise people to avoid the foods on my “worst list” entirely.

The best foods to eat are the healthy, nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables. By making these antioxidant foods the major portion of your diet, you can protect yourself against cancer and other serious diseases. As you extend your youthful vigor into later years, you have contributed to your longevity by Eating to Live with a healthy, nutritious diet.

7 Best Foods For Building Muscle - Have Fun

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:51:00 -0700

You have probably seen commercials with the new best foods for building muscle or even some that says you don't need to eat anything, as long as you take these magic pills, you will get the dream physique.
But the best foods for building muscle is a magic pill in itself, it can make your body build muscles like never before and you will also feel some change in your internal being. You will start to feel good when you have your dream physique, you will be able to wear clothes that makes you stand out and have more pleasure to say the least.
Best Foods for Building Muscle - Proteins and Fat
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #1 - Quinoa:
We will start out by a not so talked about food, but nevertheless, quinoa is an excellent source of natural proteins. It also contains healthy fibers as well as other vital vitamins and minerals.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #2 - Chicken:
Chicken is not only loved by bodybuilders and fitness models when bulking, but also when on a cutting diet. It is a great source of proteins and it is low in calories. Some people prefer this over red meat, as it also contains fewer cholesterol.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #3 - Salmon:
Salmon is one of the best foods for building muscle. It is rich in protein an of omega 3 fatty acids. We need healthy fat in our diet, not only to boost our testosterone level, but also to make our body realize that it does not need to store fat, as it is being provided from the outside.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #4 - Cottage Cheese:
Cottage cheese is rich in natural protein and low in fat. A lot of bodybuilders use it as a snack to get some essential nutrients from.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #5 - Mixed Nuts:
Mixed nuts are also used as a snack by many bodybuilders in their best foods for building muscle list. It is rich in proteins and healthy fat. Most nuts are good; however almonds and cashew nuts are usually preferred.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #6 - Peanut Butter:
Peanut butter has a lot of benefits and it is rich in protein and healthy fat. You can make some great dishes with it, either by mixing it or use it as the main source.
-Best Foods for Building Muscle #7 - Tofu:
Tofu is another good source of natural proteins that a lot of vegetarians make use of. And it is rich in essential vitamins and minerals.
Best Foods for Building Muscle - Carbohydrates
We also need the right kind of carbohydrates in our best foods for building muscle list. The right carbohydrates go great hand in hand with proteins and healthy fat. They can be pasta, brown rice, potatoes, whole grains, vegetables, fruits etc.
Especially after your workout, you should mix simple carbohydrates (fruits, sugar...) with a protein shake to give your body fuel.
The best foods for building muscle should all be included in your diet and you will soon welcome a transformation to your body.

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7 Best Viral Marketing Campaigns in Movie History

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:45:00 -0700

'Super 8' hits theaters June 10, and the viral marketing campaigns for it have been spinning like mad. Director J.J. Abrams loves a good viral campaign and is probably one of the few directors who actually thinks about it as he's constructing the initial movie. The success of 'Super 8''s marketing remains to be seen, but there are plenty of online hints and movie references that nerds (ourselves included) will be digging through for months.

'Super 8' already has intrigue and mystery down, which you'll see are two big factors in a successful online promotion. Below, we take a look at the seven best viral marketing campaigns in movie history.

7. 'Snakes on a Plane' (2006)

Some consider 'Snakes on a Plane' a disappointment at the box office. However, the movie grossed over $62m. That is staggering considering almost every person who paid to see it, did so "ironically." The movie became a hit simply because of its name making the rounds online. New Line already had a Internet phenomenon before they even started marketing it, proving names do matter.

6. 'Inception' (2010)

After Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' enjoyed overwhelming success -- due in some part to its viral campaign -- it stood to reason the progressive director would want the same for 'Inception.' Keeping most of the film under wraps, the stealth marketing team put together the 'Mind Crime' virtual game online and produced a series of "real" interviews with scientists who specialize in dreams. Fans were already interested, but these efforts pushed their intrigue past the tipping point.

5. 'Paranormal Activity' (2009)

Made for a mere $15,000, 'Paranormal Activity' grossed over $193 million. The filmmakers owe a lot of their success to hitting the social networks hard, especially Twitter. After the film's limited release, they encouraged viewers to "Tweet Their Screams" and write 140-character-long reviews. After Paramount saw the online interest, the studio announced they'd launch it nationally if the movie received one million "demands" on Eventful. They made people work for it and, therefore, gave them a vested interest before even seeing it.

4. 'Cloverfield' (2008)

Director J.J. Abrams already had experience with viral marketing from his TV show 'Lost,' which had 'The Lost Experience' online. The studio used similar online tie-ins for 'Cloverfield.' However, wanting to keep the film as much of a secret from scoopers as possible, they misdirected information online, calling the movie 'Slusho' and 'Colossus,' despite already knowing the title. Fans started looking for hints everywhere before 'Cloverfield' was even close to theaters.

3. 'The Dark Knight' (2008)

Like 'Cloverfield,' 'The Dark Knight' used misdirection. One of the first marketing stunts was a fake website for Harvey Dent's campaign for district attorney, complete with shareable "I Believe in Harvey Dent" political posters. The posters slowly changed to an image of the Joker with the text, "see you in December." The final push launched WhySoSerious.com, which revealed more images of the Joker as well as the first teaser trailer, helping the film gross more than $1 billion.

2. 'Toy Story 3' (2010)

Instead of using misdirection to provoke interest, 'Toy Story 3' launched a unique viral video campaign with fake, vintage '80s commercials for the toy Lots o' Huggin Bear; Internet-only videos like one with Woody and Buzz on an IM chat; and hilarious '70s-themed interviews with the Ken doll called 'Groovin' With Ken'; as well as his advice series 'Ken's Dating Tips.' All of this excess creative content, as well as a Facebook application that allowed fans to purchase advance tickets through the site and update their friends when doing so, pushed the Pixar flick past $1 billion in sales.

1. 'The Blair Witch Project' (1999)

Before YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and even Friendster, 'The Blair Witch Project' set the standard for guerilla marketing done virally. Shot on a shoestring budget at a time when fake documentaries weren't commonplace, the film gave the impression this was real, actual "found footage." The filmmakers and Artisan Entertainment supported that by building a website that backed this claim; they also circulated the rumors via online message boards. The film terrified audiences all the more when, in the back of their heads, they thought it might just be real.

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7 Best Movies Website

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:30:00 -0700

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The Internet Movie Database
imdb.com
Features plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and theatre schedules.
2

Yahoo! Movies
movies.yahoo.com
Showtimes, trailers, reviews, articles, interviews, news, and gossip.
3

Rotten Tomatoes
rottentomatoes.com
Features the consensus opinion of professional critics from across the nation.... More
4

Fandango
fandango.com
Find showtimes for any movie in any theater in the US and purchase tickets online.... More
5

Moviefone
moviefone.com
Movie previews, reviews, trailers and local showtimes for current flicks and DVD releases.... More
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Warner Bros. Online: Kids Page
www2.warnerbros.com
Includes interactive stories, games, original online features, Classic Looney Tunes cartoons, a... More
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Box Office Mojo
boxofficemojo.com
Box Office Mojo is an online movie publication and box office reporting service. Their purpose ... More

7 Best Games Adult

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Newgrounds.com
newgrounds.com
Play interactive Flash content.... More
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3D SexGames - realtime 3D cyber sex games
3d-sexgames.com
Interactive 3D sex games & virtual sex. Realistic lifelike hardcore sex simulations.
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2 Adult Flash Games
2adultflashgames.com
A selection of adult flash games, including hentai.
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Hentai.cz | Hentai Games
hentai.cz
Free Adult Hentai Online Flash Games. The world biggest Adult Hentai Games collection you can f... More
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Christiesroom
christiesroom.com
Play 3D sex games & porn games. With large 3d porn gallery, screen savers, digital sex comic bo... More
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Hentai 3D - Interactive Hentai Games
hentai3d.com
Interactive 3d anime-styled girls to play with. Membership required, free demo available but mu... More
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EAdultGames.com
eadultgames.com
Shockwave games such as strip poker, strip blackjack, slider, jigsaw puzzles. [Membership]

7 Best Universities In The World

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:20:00 -0700

1	University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom				100.0
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 100	International Faculty Score 96	International Students Score 95	Citations per Faculty Score 93
2	Harvard UniversityUnited States				99.2
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 97	International Faculty Score 71	International Students Score 87	Citations per Faculty Score 100
3	Yale UniversityUnited States				98.7
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 100	International Faculty Score 78	International Students Score 66	Citations per Faculty Score 98
4	UCL (University College London)United Kingdom				98.5
Academic Peer Review Score 99	Employer Review Score 93	Student to Faculty Score 99	International Faculty Score 94	International Students Score 99	Citations per Faculty Score 91
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United States				98.2
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 100	International Faculty Score 31	International Students Score 98	Citations per Faculty Score 100
6	University of OxfordUnited Kingdom				98.2
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 100	International Faculty Score 96	International Students Score 95	Citations per Faculty Score 84
7	Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom				97.8
Academic Peer Review Score 100	Employer Review Score 100	Student to Faculty Score 100	International Faculty Score 99	International Students Score 100	Citations per Faculty Score 81

7 Best followed on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:05:00 -0700

Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)

mother mons†er

11,178,249 followers

142,908 following

911 tweets

Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)

NEVER SAY NEVER 3D out on DVD NOW!! SOMEDAY out June 20th...and thank you to the fans...who are always there for me and I will always be there for them

10,584,934 followers

116,197 following

9,723 tweets

Barack Obama (@BarackObama)

This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -BO.

8,837,770 followers

695,141 following

1,387 tweets

Britney Spears (@britneyspears)

It’s Britney Bitch!

8,335,294 followers

421,523 following

794 tweets

Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian)

business woman, exec producer, fashion designer, perfumista

8,005,065 followers

131 following

8,020 tweets

Katy Perry (@katyperry)

i kissed a girl AND diddled her skittle.

8,028,780 followers

76 following

3,059 tweets

ashton kutcher (@aplusk)

I make stuff, actually I make up stuff, stories mostly, collaborations of thoughts, dreams, and actions. Thats me.

7,022,471 followers

639 following

6,810 tweets

7 Best Music Websites

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:45:00 -0700

7 Most Popular Reference Websites 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:31:00 -0700

7 Best Best Flash Websites of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:29:00 -0700

1 | We Choose The Moon
WeChooseTheMoon.org was designed to celebrate the Fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar landing by developing an interactive recreation of the event. The site uses Flash to mesh archival video, audio, & photos into an experience that will make you feel as if you too had walked on the moon that day.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

2 | Moodstream | Getty Images
Moodstream is a hypnotic website brought to you by the folks at Getty Images that offers a brainstorming tool designed to help get your creative juices flowing. By simply tweaking the mood sliders you can adjust a stream of images, footage, & audio that can help inspire your creative direction.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

3 | Monoface
Mono is an advertising agency based in Minneapolis, MN that lives by the motto that "simpler is better." The "Mono"face site lives up to that motto by presenting visitors with a fun and simple Flash application that allows them to sculpt a Mr. Potato Head style face that contains 759,375 entertaining possibilities.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

4 | Waterlife
Waterlife is a showcase for the documentary film of the same name that offers its audience a wonderful preview of the lush cinematography and rich storytelling found in the film. The true genius of the site, however, is found in its fluid navigation that recalls the gentle motion of a lake.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

5 | Louis Vuitton - Greatness
Louis Vuitton’s an Encounter with Greatness website allows users to come face-to-face with three of soccer’s greatest stars; Pele, Diego Maradana, and Zinedine Zidane. Through this experience fans can engage in a one-on-one interview with their hero’s that will surely broaden your appreciation of their talent.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

6 | Infinite OZ
Infinite OZ is an artistic collaboration that uses Flash to bring to life the world of the Sci-Fi miniseries event the Tin Man. Visitors are taken on a wonderful journey through the many visually stunning locales that make up the fabled emerald city that may make you want to get lost there forever.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

7 | Get The Glass
Get The Glass is the work of the California Milk Processor Board and was designed to encourage increased milk consumption by inviting visitors to participate in a comically entertaining Flash based game whose objective is to Get the Glass--of milk of course. The current design appeared in late 2007.
Best Flash Websites | Website Design & Development

7 Best Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:57:00 -0700

7 Social Networking

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7 Best Alexa Rank

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Google Com
About Google (google.com): Enables users to search the world's information, including webpages, images, and videos. Offers unique features and search technology.
Google.com is ranked #1 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. Compared with internet averages, the site's audience tends to be aged 25–45 and over 55; they are also disproportionately users browsing from school and home. The site has been online for at least thirteen years. About 31% of visitors to it come from the US. Roughly 26% of visits to Google.com consist of only one pageview (i.e., are bounces).
facebook.com
About Facebook (facebook.com): A social utility that connects people, to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos.
Facebook is the second most popular site in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. Search engines refer approximately 6% of visits to it. This site has been online since 1997, and the time spent in a typical visit to Facebook is roughly 33 minutes, with 37 seconds spent on each pageview. Relative to the overall population of internet users, this site's audience tends to be users who browse from school and home; they are also disproportionately women under the age of 45.
youtube.com
About YouTube - Broadcast yourself (youtube.com): YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!
Youtube.com is ranked #3 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. The site is based in the US. It belongs to the “Video Sharing” category. Youtube.com's visitors view an average of 13.6 unique pages per day. Approximately 15% of visits to the site are referred by search engines.
yahoo.com
About Yahoo! (yahoo.com): A major internet portal and service provider offering search results, customizable content, chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager.
Yahoo.com is ranked #4 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings, and roughly 30% of visits to the site consist of only one pageview (i.e., are bounces). While we estimate that 32% of visitors to the site come from the US, where it is ranked #3, it is also popular in Taiwan, where it is ranked #1. Compared with internet averages, the site's audience tends to be aged 25–45 and over 55; they are also disproportionately women browsing from home and school. The fraction of visits to Yahoo.com referred by search engines is approximately 8%.
blogspot.com
About Blogger.com (blogspot.com): Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.
Blogspot.com is the fifth most popular site in the world based on its three-month Alexa traffic rank. The site has been online since 2000. Compared with internet averages, the site appeals more to users who browse from home and school; its visitors also tend to consist of highly educated women earning less than $30,000. The site belongs to the “Blogger” category of internet sites. Approximately 21% of visits to Blogger.com are referred by search engines.
baidu.com
About Baidu.com (baidu.com): The leading Chinese language search engine, provides "simple and reliable" search experience, strong in Chinese language and multi-media content including MP3 music and movies, the first to offer WAP and PDA-based mobile search in China.

Baidu.com is ranked #6 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. The time spent in a typical visit to the site is approximately fourteen minutes, with 31 seconds spent on each pageview. Compared with internet averages, the site appeals more to Asians; its visitors also tend to consist of women browsing from work and school who have no postgraduate education and have incomes between $30,000 and $100,000. Baidu.com has been online for more than eleven years.

wikipedia.org
About Wikipedia (wikipedia.org): A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using wiki software. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License).

Wikipedia.org is ranked #7 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. The fraction of visits to the site referred by search engines is about 52%. The site belongs to the “Wikipedia” category. Compared with internet averages, Wikipedia's audience tends to be users who browse from school and work; it also appeals more to childless men under the age of 35 who have postgraduate educations. The site has been online for at least ten years.

7 Best Search Engine

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:20:00 -0700

Google – Launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google.com is by far the most popular search engine globally. Originally named BackRub, Google’s network of sites roughly get 65% of all the United States searches and is considered by most people to be the world’s best search engine. As of Oct. 3 2010, Alexa reports Google.com as the most visited website worldwide
Visit Web : http://www.google.com/
Alexa Rank : 1

Yahoo! – Started in 1994 by David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo.com was originally a directory of websites that later became it’s own crawler-based engine in 2002. As of late 2009, Yahoo! was the second biggest search engine on the web. However, in late August of 2010, Yahoo! search results started being powered by Bing. As of Oct. 3 2010, Alexa reports Yahoo.com as the 4th most visited website worldwide.
Visit Web : www.yahoo.com/
Alexa Rank : 4
Bing – Launched in 2009 by Microsoft, Bing.com is their latest search engine service. In late August, Bing officially started delivering Yahoo!’s search results. Former Microsoft search engines include Microsoft Live search and MSN Search. As of Oct. 3 2010, Alexa reports Bing.com as the 22nd most visited website worldwide
Visit Web :www.bing.com/
Alexa Rank : 21

Ask – Formally known as Ask Jeeves or AskJeeves.com, Ask.com was founded in 1996 with the idea of allowing users to get answers to questions posed in everyday, natural language, as well as traditional keyword searching. Today Ask.com also includes support for math, dictionary, and conversion questions. In November of 2010 Ask.com announced it would no longer be crawling, indexing and ranking it’s own pages, and will probably outsourcing that to Google or Bing. Ask will continue to focus heavily on Q&A.
Visite Web : www.ask.com/
Alexa Rank : 43

Entireweb – Originally launched in 2000, Entireweb.com launched their International search engine Entireweb 3.0 on April 7th, 2010 to compete with the current market leaders.
Entireweb is a search engine that finds what your looking for on the web, and returns relevant web sites, images and realtime results.
Visite Web : www.entireweb.com/
Alexa Rank : 3505

Teoma – Founded in 2000 by a professor and his colleagues at Rutgers University, Teoma.com was acquired by Ask Jeeves in 2001 and was used to run Ask.com for several years. In May of 2010, Teoma was relaunched as an independent search engine with results similar to those on Ask.com, but slightly different for testing purposes
Visit Web :http://www.teoma.com/
Alexa Rank : 3777

Duck Duck Go – Founded in September of 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo.com (DDG) prides itself on respecting user privacy. Duck Duck Go compiles its search result by crawling many sources, including DuckDuckBot (their web crawler), crowd-sourced sites, Yahoo! “BOSS”, embed.ly, WolframAlpha, EntireWeb and Bing

Visit Web : http://duckduckgo.com/
Alexa Rank : 7014

28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 28

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:35:00 -0700

Yushan

Yushan, part of Yushan National Park, is a central mountain range in Chinese Taipei and it also the name of the highest point of the range. It is also called Jade Mountain and its height is 3,952 m above sea level. The park is also known for its diverse wildlife and ecology. The environment around Yushan itself spans from sub-tropical forests at its base to alpine conditions at its peak.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 27

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:32:00 -0700

Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has erupted many times since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 26

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:29:00 -0700

Uluru

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is one of Australia's most recognisable natural icons. The world-renowned sandstone formation stands 348 m high above sea level with most of its bulk below the ground, and measures 9.4 km in circumference. Uluru appears to change color as the different light strikes it at different times of the day and year.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 25

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:26:00 -0700

Table Mountain

Table Mountain is a South African icon and the only natural site on the planet to have a constellation of stars named after it - Mensa, meaning “the table.” The flat-topped mountain has withstood six million years of erosion and hosts the richest, yet smallest floral kingdom on earth with over 1,470 floral species. Table Mountain boasts numerous rare and endangered species. It is the most recognized site in Cape Town, the gateway to Africa, owing to its unique flat-topped peaks which reach 1,086 m above sea level.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 24

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:23:00 -0700

The Sundarbans delta

The Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the Ganges river, is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spreading across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The Sundarbans features a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger being the most famous, but also including many birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 22

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:16:00 -0700

Underground River Puerto Princesa

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world's longest. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.

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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 23

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:11:00 -0700

Mud Volcanoes

The term mud volcano or mud dome is used to refer to formations created by geo-excreted liquids and gases, although there are several different processes which may cause such activity. It is estimated that 300 of the planet's estimated 700 mud volcanoes are found in Gobustan, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. In Azerbaijan, eruptions are driven from a deep mud reservoir which is connected to the surface even during dormant periods, when seeping water still shows a deep origin. Seeps have temperatures up to 2–3 °C above the ambient temperature. In 2001, one mud volcano 15 kilometers from Baku made world headlines when it suddenly started spewing flames 15 m high.
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28 Finalists New 7 Wonders of Nature Rank 21

noreply@blogger.com (Blogspot Optimization) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:09:00 -0700

Milford Sound

Milford Sound, located in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island, is located within the Fiordland National Park. It runs 15 km inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by sheer rock faces that rise 1200 m or more on either side. Among its most striking features are Mitre Peak, rising 1,692 m above the sound, the Elephant at 1,517 m and resembling an elephant’s's head, and Lion Mountain, 1,302 m, in the shape of a crouching lion. Lush rain forests cling precariously to these cliffs, while seals, penguins and dolphins populate the water.

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