Parkour on a Roller Coaster Track

Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK), is commonly confused with l'art du déplacement (English: the art of displacement) or sometimes freerunning. Parkour is a utilitarian discipline based upon the successful, swift and energy-efficient traversing of one's surrounding environment via the practical application of self-taught techniques, based around the concept of self-preservation and the ability to help others.[1] It is a non-competitive, physical discipline of French origin in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate obstacles in the most efficient way possible, using only their bodies. Skills such as jumping, climbing, vaulting, rolling and swinging are employed. Parkour can be practiced anywhere, but areas dense with obstacles are preferable, and it is most commonly practiced in urban areas. The usage and employment of flips into the named route does not constitute parkour.

The term freerunning is sometimes incorrectly used interchangeably with l'art du déplacement. While l'art du déplacement aims to enable the practitioner to be able to move quickly and creatively past obstacles, freerunning is a competition sport, with Urban FreeFlow being credited with this change of definition. Freerunning includes the use of tricking moves such as aerial rotations and spins, while the definition of parkour founder David Belle does not consider these part of parkour because the moves are merely for show, not efficient, can't help to assist anyone and do not help the participant to get from place to place. Although Sébastien Foucan is considered a co-founder of parkour, his philosophy later turned out to be different to that of parkour and grew to become known as freerunning.

A practitioner of parkour is called a traceur if it's a man, or traceuse if it's a woman. The word is most likely derived from Parisian slang "tracer" which means "to hurry" or "to move quickly". In proper French "traceur" is an adjective qualifying something that leaves a trace or a trail behind it.

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Top 10 Videos of 2010 [VIDEO]

Music video site Vevo has compiled its list of the 10 most-watched videos of 2010. And of course, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber takes the top spot with his video for “Baby.”

The 10 videos were the most popular across the company’s entire platform, which includes Vevo.com, mobile apps on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, connected devices (such as Google TV and Boxee (Boxee)) and syndication partners like AOL, BET, Last.fm and YouTube.

Bieber shows up two more times on the list with “One Time” at number five and “Never Say Never” in eighth place. Lady Gaga — who’s been battling Bieber for the most-viewed YouTube video — is in second place with her video for “Bad Romance.” She makes a second appearance with “Alejandro” in the ninth spot. Eminem and Rihanna’s Grammy-nominated “Love The Way You Lie” is in fourth place; both artists also have individual videos that made this final list. Usher and Shakira are also a part of the group.

Take a look at all 10 videos below:

1. Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris




2. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance




3. Shakira ft. Freshlyground - Waka Waka




4. Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna




5. Justine Bieber - One Time




6. Eminem - Not Afraid




7. Rihanna - Rude Boy




8. Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft. Jaden Smith




9. Lady Gaga - Alejandro




10. Usher - OMG ft. will.i.am

Sony Uses Old School Social Media Device to Promote “The Roommate”

Sony Pictures has launched an old school media campaign for the upcoming film The Roommate, featuring a fairly archaic vehicle for interactivity: A phone number.

The studio is posting an ad in various cities stating “Roommate Wanted. Must be willing to share…everything. Killer personality a plus” along with an invitation to call Rebecca at (866) 666-6001. The call leads to a recording featuring star Leighton Meester as Rebecca stating that she’s looking for the perfect roommate and “We can share everything…” and concludes with Meester yelling “I just want to be your friend” after whipping herself up into a frenzy.

Sony’s campaign for The Roommate, a thriller premiering February 4, also contains the usual social media hooks, like pages on Facebook, YouTube and MySpace, as well as a Twitter feed.

The use of a phone number leading to an in-character conversation is an old device by movie marketers that has been used sparingly. One of the most memorable recent uses was by Warner Bros. for the 2008 movie The Dark Knight, which the studio promoted with an online game that awarded winners with a cake (picked up at a local bakery) bearing a phone number that led to a recording from the villain in that movie, the Joker.

“Pac-Man” Gets a Reality TV Show

Pac-Man, one of the most popular video games of all time, is being turned into a reality TV show. Yes, this means Pac-Man could be joining the ranks of Survivor and Jersey Shore.

Namco Bandai Games, the creators and owners of Pac-Man, have teamed up with Merv Griffin Entertainment to produce the new unscripted TV show, reports Deadine.com. It will apparently be similar to Wipeout, a reality show where contestants must complete various obstacle courses (like its famous “Big Balls” challenge) or get knocked into the muddy water.

“The idea we have is to take what Pac-Man is and bring it to life, to bring what is essentially the world’s biggest game of tag to television,” said Roy Banks, Merv Griffin Entertainment’s president of television.

The show is still in the planning stages and is currently being shopped to the major networks. But if ABC (abc) was willing to pick up I Survived a Japanese Game Show, then surely some network will pick up Pac-Man. Our hope is that the show will consist of contestants in red, cyan, pink and orange suits chasing a guy in a giant yellow ball. Or perhaps the game will consist of four obstacles called Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The possibilities are endless.

If picked up by a network, it will be the second time Pac-Man has graced the TV screen. Hanna-Barbera Productions produced a short-lived cartoon of the same name in the 1980s. Merv Griffin’s previous company, Merv Griffin Enterprises, produced hits like Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and Dance Fever.

What do you think of a Pac-Man reality TV show? Would you tune in for the premiere? Let us know in the comments.

iPad reading could cut into TV's time

The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC.

But a new study shows it's moving online reading into primetime TV hours, which is big news. Is evening reading coming back, just in a digital style?

The study comes from internal data acquired by ReadItLater, a web service that lets users bookmark web content for perusal at a different time. Though you may think this slightly colors the dataset, the way this service works gives the company unique access to time-coded data on how iPad users (and traditional computer users) read content online.

By looking at how traffic moves through their servers, normalized for global time differences, the ReadItLater team worked out how traditional PC users spread their online reading out during the day.

As you may expect, given how deeply into our everyday lives the computer has penetrated, the curve of content consumption is pretty stable -- not much happens in the wee small hours of the day, then as people wake and go to work there's more traffic, with a small peak spread out around traditional lunch hours and another around 8 p.m. after the evening meal.

When you look at iPhone and iPad user traffic, distinct from "normal" PCs, everything is suddenly very different.

iPhone users have distinct peaks in their reading habits, timed to correspond with the morning routine of breakfast, then a commute to work, the end of the work day and homeward journey, and then last thing in the evening.

This matches the iPhone's status as a handy, portable, always-on Net browser that's good for quick content consumption.

But it's with the iPad that the statistics get very odd indeed: With minor usage spikes first thing in the morning, at lunchtime and then dinner time, the main bulk of iPad text content consumption is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m..

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This is prime-time TV's slot, and it seems that as well as settling back on the sofa to watch TV, people are taking their iPad with them too. The data doesn't reveal if folk are multitasking (spending some time ogling their favorite shows, some looking data up on the Web) or are ignoring the TV altogether--but the data will still be of concern to TV execs who expect uninterrupted attention from TV watchers, in order to maximize ad revenues.

Plus it's something of a return to a traditional leisure hour image: People settling down on the couch after the evening meal to read the paper or a book, possibly to listen to the radio at the same time.

Remembering a study last year that showed how much time users devote to reading magazines on an iPad, we have to wonder is the iPad causing a renaissance in reading -- just digitally, and with Web content as well as digital books content?

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If this is true, then Rupert Murdoch's Daily iPad newspaper is arriving with pinpoint timing. And the hordes of Android tablets that have just arrived should accentuate the effect.

This is thus something that PR and advertising executives need to pay careful attention to, because the attention focus of the average consumer may be switching away from the TV to their other (newer) powerful glowing screen--in their laps.

'Social Network' scores big at the Golden Globes

Los Angeles (CNN) -- The film "The Social Network" took home four awards Sunday night, including best motion picture - drama, at the Golden Globes.

The television series "Glee" also had a good night with three wins.

Aaron Sorkin accepted the award for best screenplay -motion picture for "The Social Network," which also won the best director award for David Fincher and best original score for a motion picture for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

The hit Fox series "Glee" won best television series - comedy or musical while cast members Jane Lynch won for best actress in a supporting role and Chris Colfer accepted the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television.

"I think I just dropped my heart somewhere between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore," a stunned Colfer said in receiving the award for his performance as gay teen Kurt Hummel on "Glee."

A pregnant Natalie Portman won the best actress in a motion picture-drama award for "Black Swan." She joked about the bit part her fiance, Benjamin Millipied, had in the film in which he says he wouldn't sleep with her character.

"He's the best actor, it's not true, he totally wants to sleep with me," Portman laughed about Millipied, who is the father of her unborn child.

Favored actor Colin Firth received the best actor in a motion picture - drama award for "The King's Speech" while "The Kids Are All Right" won for best motion picture - comedy or musical. Paul Giamatti collected his second career Golden Globe winning best actor in a comedy or musical for "Barney's Version."

Welsh-born actor Christian Bale and actress Melissa Leo won best supporting actor and actress awards for their roles in the same film, boxing movie "The Fighter."

"Batman" and "Dark Knight" star Bale joked that he wasn't really sure who the Globes' organizers -- the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- were, but now recognizes "how wise and perceptive those guys really are."

Steve Buscemi won for best performance by an actor in a television series - drama for his role on the freshman HBO show, "Boardwalk Empire" which also won for best television series - drama.

Robert De Niro was presented with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award. The veteran actor received a standing ovation from the room full of stars. The actor went for the funny, thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for offering him the award before reviewing his latest film, "Little Fockers."

"These movies are like my children," De Niro joked about his body of work. "Except you can't remake my children in 3D to push up the grosses."

"The Big Bang Theory" actor Jim Parsons took home the award for best actor in a TV series - comedy or musical and an absent Laura Linney was awarded best actress in a TV series - comedy or musical for the Showtime original series "The Big C."

Actor Al Pacino won the Globe for best actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television for his role as Jack Kevorkian in "You Don't Know Jack." Claire Danes was awarded best actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television for her title role in "Temple Grandin."

Annette Bening received a big congratulatory kiss from husband Warren Beatty after winning the Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture - comedy or musical for "The Kids Are All Right."

Bening thanked members of her cast and also sent love "to the 1962 Golden Globe winner for most promising actor, my husband Warren Beatty."

Katey Sagal was awarded the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama series for her role in "Sons of Anarchy." The award for best miniseries or TV movie went to Sundance's "Carlos," and "Toy Story 3" won for best motion picture - animated.

Comedian Ricky Gervais promised to push the envelope of acceptable TV humor in his second year as host of the glitzy dinner party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. And push it he did, remarking that the evening would be "a night of partying and heavy drinking - or what Charlie Sheen calls 'breakfast.' "

Gervais also took shots at "The Tourist," "Sex and the City 2" and others in a opening monologue that elicited some moans and groans from the celebrity crowd.

The red carpet was awash with stars before the show, including an appearance by Michael Douglas who learned last week his treatments for throat cancer were successful.

"I'm feeling great," Douglas told CNN. "I just found out last week that the tumor's gone." The actor received a standing ovation when he handed out the final award of the evening.

The Golden Globes show kicked off the Hollywood awards season Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with 26 trophies handed out by an array of stars, including teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber.

Golden voice' (Ted Williams) Internet star arrested in LA

LOS ANGELES - A homeless man who became a YouTube hit for his astonishing baritone radio voice was arrested in Los Angeles after an altercation with his daughter, police and reports said Tuesday.

Ted Williams, who had struggled with drugs an alcohol, became an overnight celebrity when a video clip of his voice skills filmed while he was on the side of an Ohio highway was posted on the Internet last week by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper.

He was flooded with job offers and brought to Hollywood -- where he was arrested after officers were called to a disturbance at his hotel Monday night, and taken to a local police station, according to LA Police Department (LAPD).

The LA Times newspaper quoted sources as saying there had been an altercation between the 53-year-old and his daughter. Both were released after about an hour, and no charges were pressed, said an LAPD spokeswoman.

Williams was notably offered a two-year job with the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA club, while he visited the home of the LA Lakers on Monday, and was in town for interviews with "Entertainment Tonight" and other media outlets.

Williams, who pleaded guilty to theft charges after being arrested last May, had been living in a tent when he was discovered in the online clip showcasing his deep vocal tone and polished pronunciation.

Soucre: Agence France-Presse

Bamboo: IT'S OFFICIAL-THE BAND- IT'S OVER

Message from Bamboo:

Hello Everybody,

We started the band 2002-2003, playing for small venues or to whoever just wanted to sit down and listento 4 old dogs that refused to growup and continued to do what we know we were born to do (it took me awhile. I confess) No one believed in us at the start. Always with a chip on our shoulder we we're able and willingly ready to prove doubters wrong.

Here we are 7 or 8 (to the few) years later. (A Lifetime in this Business.)

Things change.

As a group we've come to a point where you have to trust your gut, your heart and your head and accept that all things change. The hardest part as always is to know when to pack it up and part ways. We've learned that this journey is not only about us but includes all who came along for the trip. Family, friends and of course our front row believers who were there for the best reason of all. To simply listen. So it didn't come easy winding down to this decision.

So here we go- IT'S OFFICIAL-THE BAND- IT'S OVER

A chapter closes and a new one begins. So what happens next? I don't know. 2011 and I readily look forward to tomorrow's "I don't knows" and hiccups. So "here we go" a new page.

This is not the end. We move forward for all the right reasons. This is not a sad day. Music will forever be a part of our lives and i couldn't imagine us just simply walking away. Not possible. All i see are possibilities.

So to end in behalf of the band and Management I would like to thank everybody.

Our friends, fans, supporters and Believers. Thank You.

To the few brave producers ut there. Thank You.

Our business partners throughout the years. Thank You.

To EMI and Polyeast. Thank You.

This is not goodbye.

Bamboo Manalac


SOURCE: http://www.bamboo.com.ph/announcement/

World's Youngest Microsoft Certified Engineer and Red Hat Certified Engineer

I was amazed by this girl from India way back years ago when she passed the Red Hat Certifications and Microsoft Certified Professional. See her story:

World's Youngest Microsoft Professional World Record set by M. Lavinashree. M. Lavinashree has won the acclaim of being the youngest Microsoft professional by passing the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Pro metric Examination with 842 marks out of 1000.

She says MCP exams measure the ability to perform specific, real world job functions or set of tasks. They also deal with installing, configuring and administering Windows XP.


“I broke the world record set by a 10-year-old Pakistani girl, Arfa Karim Randhawa, as the world’s youngest MCP professional, as I am only eight years old,” she says in all innocence.

 When she was in Std. II, she joined a one-year multi-media course that made her well-versed in animation, Corel Draw, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dream Weaver and Web Designing.

 Since she showed interest, her father, K. Muniyasamy, sent her for MCP coaching classes. The teachers took special care and prepared her to sit for the examination.

Her cousin, Kannan, who is in the U.S., encouraged her.

Muniyasamy wants to make her the youngest Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator.

“It comes naturally to her. She is playful and we don’t compel her into anything,” he says and adds that she begins her day at 6.30 a.m. and spends about two hours learning computers.

Lavinashree is in Std. IV at VMJ Higher Secondary School, Madurai.

She entered the Limca Book of World Records when she was three years old. She also received the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2006, conferred by the Government of India, for her exceptional ability to recite all the 1330 Thirukkurals.

She wants to become a scientist like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is her inspiration.

Awards & Achievements

Limca Book of World Record Holder, equivalent to Guinness Book of World Records, at the tender age of 3 for her photographic memory.

National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2006, for Lavinashree’s exceptional ability in the field of recitation of 1330 Thirukural, conferred by the Government of India.

Appreciation from His Excellency, the President of India, Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, for her excellent memory capacity.

Publication of M.Lavinashree’s excellent memory power in the world famous Wikipedia Encyclopedia under the category: List of Child Prodigies (Memory/History)

Most Popular Women On The Internet According To Google

You may be surprised who is on this list.

Coed Magazine has compiled the 50 women with the most Google results on the internet. Sure, stand-bys like Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton keep their spots, but the list also includes Michelle Obama, Betty White, and Hilary Clinton. Also, good thing Justin Bieber cut his hair!

Fair warning: the number of Google results for these women keep changing, so expect the order to keep changing

#10 Avril Lavigne (28,900,000 Results)

#9 Paris Hilton (33,200,000 Results)

#8 Miley Cyrus (34,100,000 Results)

#7 Not sure why he was included: Justin Bieber (34,200,000 Results)

#6 Britney Spears (46,600,000 Results)

#5 Rihanna (53,900,000 Results)

#4 Beyonce (55,200,000 Results)

#3 Madonna (57,200,00 Results)

#2 Ke$ha (186,100,000 Results)

#1 With a staggering 229,000,000 Results: Lady Gaga

Top 9 Job Sites for Your Career Search

Approximately 84% of employees in North America plan to look for new jobs in 2011, according to a recent survey by global talent management firm Right Management. Put them alongside those who are unemployed, and you have a whole lot of people searching for work.

If you happen to be in either of those positions, it’s essential to get organized about your job search by understanding what information and resources are available to you on the major job sites.

Over the years, job boards have become more than just job search sites — many now offer additional resources and functionalities to job seekers. Here are nine of the top job sites, including a few of the basics, that boast valuable services beyond job postings.

1. TweetMyJobs

TweetMyJobs is a free service that connects job seekers with job openings. TweetMyJobs is affiliated with the National Career Development Association as well as the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches.

After signing up, you’ll have access to thousands of JobChannels that allow you to receive targeted information about the jobs that fit your profile. Job information can come to you via Twitter, e-mail or RSS.

In addition, TweetMyJobs offers resume writing services (prices vary depending upon your needs), including specialized services for students and veterans. Lastly, it has an interview coaching subscription to assist job seekers with every step in the interviewing process.

2. LinkUp

LinkUp is a job search engine that gives you the ability to search more than 20,000 company websites from a single location. A search under technology in a specific area code, for example, could be a good start for finding tech jobs in your area.

Under the LinkUp tools tab, you can set up job alerts and save your searches. LinkUp also allows you to bookmark jobs so you can see when they’ve been closed by the employer.


3. Indeed

Indeed is another job search engine that enables users to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards. Indeed has been recognized by Time magazine, PC Magazine and PC World for its capabilities.

Indeed also offers some valuable position data like basic salary, job postings per capita and industry employment trends.


4. Simply Hired

Simply Hired is a job search engine that allows searches by title, category, company, location and so on. You can save your searches for future reference and set up e-mail alerts to notify you when new jobs are posted.

Both PCWorld and Macworld have partnered with Simply Hired to create a job channel. And under Simply Hired’s special searches feature, you can view lists of the top diversity-friendly companies, veteran-friendly companies and green jobs just to name a few.


5. CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder is a dedicated job site that allows you to search for job openings by location or job category (i.e. engineering, finance, information technology, etc.). Employers are able to search the site for candidates as well. So having a resume ready at a moment’s notice is important.

CareerBuilder provides a resume writing service (fees range from $75 for an update to $279 for an executive level). It also offers an enhanced profile service (for an additional fee) that allows your resume to show up higher in an employer’s resume search.


6. Monster

Monster is a premier provider of employment solutions. You can search for jobs as well as post your resume for employers to find. Monster has several online communities that offer support and information in targeted job categories such as InsideTech for the technology industry and ManagerLink for management and leadership development.

In addition, Monster also offers an array of services such as resume writing, career assessment and personal salary report (fees vary based upon service). It has a strong presence in social media with several targeted Twitter accounts, Facebook Pages and YouTube channel.


7. SmartBrief

SmartBrief, an organization specializing in industry and function-focused electronic newsletters, also offers the opportunity to post jobs and look for jobs. Jobs are organized in industry job boards that are further parsed . If you have a very targeted search, for example a position specifically in telecommunications, SmartBrief has job boards in that particular industry, in this example, CTAM and CTIA.


8. LinkedIn

LinkedIn gives you the ability to search for jobs, and, if you’re an employer, the opportunity to search for candidates. LinkedIn recently added a resume builder tool that allows you to import your profile into one of several template options and then customize it.

LinkedIn is also offering a special “job seeker package” (prices vary from $19.95 to $49.95 per month) that gives you access to features such as salary information, interview preparation and priority customer service.


9. Mashable Jobs

We’d be remiss if we also didn’t mention Mashable()’s own job board, which provides listings for the latest social media and web job opportunities. It’s easy to search, and it not only provides full-time positions but sometimes harder to find contract, temporary and internship opportunities. You can subscribe to job listings via RSS, as well

Conclusion

Searching for a job can be time consuming. The key is finding the opportunities that are a good match as soon as they become available. Bookmarking your favorite sites will help you stay organized and make the search process a bit easier.

What job sites have you found valuable? Let us know in the comments.

2011 Much Awaited Movies

Here are the much awaited movies for 2011. Make sure to put this on your calendar. :)



1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Synopsis: When Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.


2. Kung Fu Panda 2 
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Synopsis: The film continues the adventures of Po the Panda (Jack Black) and and his friends known as the Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. This time the story follows Po who, whilst in search of other pandas, happens across a group of bandits. Gary Oldman will voice a character called Peacock who helps Po on his way but is more than he seems.

3. X-Men: First Class

Synopsis: The story centers on the teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. The film, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.


4. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 

 

Synopsis: "Transformers 3" features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet's most dangerous secrets. The villain of the third film will be Shockwave. 

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part II 

Synopsis: The final adventure of Harry Potter as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, Lord Voldemort. 

6. Captain America: The First Avenger

Synopsis: Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogerswas at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by "vita-rays." Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body asperfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued hiswar against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.

7. Mission:Impossible: Ghost Protocol 

 Tom Cruise returns to his Ethan Hunt character popularized by the previous three installments with this fourth entry, produced by J.J. Abrams. Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec provide the script for the Paramount production. Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

8. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 

Synopsis: To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured atumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs. Now Bella has made her decision; a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences.

9. Green Lantern 

Synopsis: In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all. 

10. Scream 4

SIDNEY PRESCOTT has been living the last few years of her life in relative silence. Now a guidance counselor for Woodsboro High School, her alma mater, she finally lives her life out of the media spotlight. But with the discovery of a murdered student, Sidney Prescott’s world will once again be ripped apart by the reemergence of Ghost Face. 

11. Thor

Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, "Thor," which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.