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Final 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer Is Here.

With the viral event completed and Christopher Nolan appeased of his demand for new episodes of Murphy Brown, the final trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has been released. It has a surprisingly serene tone for a film stuffed with explosions and fist fights. It also has a lot more emphasis on plot, Catwoman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Batman's unclosing mouth than we've seen in any prior trailers. But whatever: it's the final trailer for the final Christopher Nolan Batman movie, and it looks pretty great, so I'll just shut up so you can watch this. Source: Iwatchstuff.com

New 'Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer: More Action, Moping, Skateboarding, Mommy/Daddy Issues.

Now that the nerd fervor has calmed somewhat over the latest Dark Knight Rises trailer, Sony wants to remind you they, too, have a costumed fellow who is quite sad about mommy and daddy going away. In this latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man, our new Peter Parker does not waste much time getting to that point, either, opening with a monologue explaining that, man, being a Spidermin is rough, you guys--but not as rough as not knowing what the deal is with your parents! The rest of the film seems to follow what kind of web-swinging heroics and rad skateboarding tricks it will take for Parker to find the truth, and how that ties into a man becoming New York's first reptile bio-terrorist. NEVER FORGET when a man turned himself into a lizard and spread cartoon fart around Midtown. And judging by Sally Field's strained advice, it sounds like the new "with great power comes great responsibility" is the lesson that "secrets have a cost." It probably turns out Spider-Man's parents just left to be weirdo swingers, and now he's going to have to think about their gross orgies that occasionally involved one-armed men in lab coats. Some parental sock drawers are better left unopened, Pete. That's probably one of Martin Sheen's lines.

Source: Iwatchstuff.com

Man Takes Lightning Bolt To The Junk, Lives To Tell Tale.

A man in Spain was recently struck in the nuts by a rogue lightning bolt and amazingly lived to tell the tale. Granted he hasn't told too many people, but unless it transformed his peenor into Thor's hammer and can shoot lightning itself now I don't blame him. The man was walking on Avenida de La Ilustración--a street in Madrid's suburb Tres Cantos--when the lightning struck his scrotum through his pants, travelled down one of his legs and went to the sidewalk through his foot. He fell unconscious. His son called the emergency services, who treated the burns on his scrotum and feet. They moved him to the Hospital de la Paz, where he got under several tests. Luckily, his heart and brain were not affected by the lightning, said the doctors. "Heart and brain were not affected..."? Sure, provided he's not the kind of guy that thinks with his balls. What are those guys called again? Oh right, ALL MEN. Well, all men except me. I'm a romancer. A NECROMANCER. *casting spell to reanimate family dog* Thanks to Carsten, who almost got stuck by lightning once but was all, "Oh hell no, God -- not today!" and redirected it at someone else using a bent coat hanger. Source: Geekologie.com

How Much For A DIY Kit?: $6K-$128K Pet Mummification.

The ancient Egyptians: they were smart. So smart they were the first race to be able to communicate with aliens and had them come build the pyramids. The mummification thing? That was a little weird. But the smartest people you know are often the most eccentric. *twirls Dali mustache, puffs from dragon-bone pipe* Enter Summm's pet mummification process (although they also do humans), a $6,000-$128,000 procedure (depending on the size of your pet) that ensures a long afterlife for your beloved friend. Oooooor a bunch of creeped out house guests. "Is that...a mummy dog?" "Yep, the mummified remains of my dog are in there -- only cost me $40,000." "I...think I left something in the car." "You're leaving aren't you?" "And never coming back, yes." Thanks to Gary, who heard all dogs go to heaven, so why waste the money? Cats? Cats are on their own. Source: Geekologie.com

CEO do Yahoo sob pressão por informação falsa no currículo.

Scott Thompson abandonou o PayPal em Janeiro para liderar um Yahoo em dificuldades. Mas já há quem peça a sua demissão, depois de ter sido descoberto que o executivo tinha no currículo um curso que não tirou. No currículo do CEO estava listada uma licenciatura em Ciências Computacionais e outra em Contabilidade, por uma universidade em Boston. Porém, o curso de Ciências Computacionais só foi criado alguns anos depois de Thompson ter deixado a universidade. A informação incorrecta (e entretanto corrigida) foi identificada por um dos maiores investidores no Yahoo, Dan Loeb, cujo fundo tem quase 6% das acções da companhia e que enviou uma carta à empresa a pedir clarificações sobre o processo de contratação de Thompson e onde exige a demissão deste até segunda-feira. A empresa confirmou a informação errada no currículo do CEO e afirmou tratar-se de um “erro inadvertido”, que se tem vindo a perpetuar. A referência ao curso de Ciências Computacionais surgia nas notas biográficas das outras empresas por onde Thompson passou, embora haja documentos entregues ao regulador americano e biografias nos órgãos de comunicação social que listam apenas a licenciatura em Contabilidade. O Yahoo, que diz estar a investigar o caso, sublinhou que a informação errada no currículo “não altera de forma nenhuma o facto de que Thompson é um executivo altamente qualificado e com um registo de sucesso a liderar grandes empresas de tecnologia de consumo”. A denúncia feita por Loeb (que também aponta uma falha de currículo a outro elemento do conselho de administração do Yahoo) alimenta a guerra que nos últimos meses tem travado com Thompson. O investidor queria ter um papel mais activo na empresa, através de um assento no conselho de administração, uma pretensão que o CEO inviabilizou.

Pingo Doce: ASAE confirma ilegalidades.

ASAE concluiu "indícios do incumprimento" na campanha promocional no Pingo Doce a 1 de maio e enviou o processo à Autoridade da Concorrência. A ASAE concluiu hoje que se registaram ilegalidades na campanha promocional dos supermercados Pingo Doce a 1 de maio, tendo entregue o processo à Autoridade da Concorrência. "Após análise de centenas de documentos, foi entregue na Autoridade da Concorrência um processo sobre a matéria, havendo indícios do incumprimento de algumas disposições previstas no decreto lei número 370/90 de 29 de outubro", refere a Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE) em comunicado. A ASAE adianta que iniciou no passado dia 1 de maio uma averiguação sobre a campanha de desconto da cadeia Pingo Doce, com vista a verificar se existem indícios de vendas com prejuízo, tendo concluído hoje o processo. A ASAE diz ainda que o processo seguirá agora os trâmites legais para este tipo de situações.

Lua cheia de sábado vai ser a maior de 2012.

A Lua de sábado à noite estará especialmente perto da Terra e vai estar cheia. Por isso, durante o seu nascimento, o astro vai estar maior e mais brilhante. “Às 5h da madrugada de domingo a Lua vai estar no seu perigeu, no ponto da órbita mais próximo da Terra”, diz ao PÚBLICO Susana Ferreira, astrónoma do Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa. O facto de a aproximação coincidir com uma Lua cheia, torna o fenómeno mais espectacular. No perigeu, a Lua fica a 363 mil quilómetros de distância, em média, da Terra. No apogeu, quando o astro está mais longe, fica a 405 mil quilómetros. Esta diferença faz com que amanhã a Lua esteja 14% maior e 30% mais brilhante. Mas a altura melhor para observar esta diferença será umas horas antes, ainda no sábado, durante o nascer da Lua, às 20h09, quando esta parece sempre maior. O Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa não vai fazer nenhuma actividade de observação devido à nebulosidade anunciada para sábado. Mas haverá mais oportunidades. Segundo Susana Ferreira, o fenómeno é cíclico. A última vez que aconteceu foi a 19 de Março de 2011 e as próximas oportunidades para se observar uma Lua tão grande serão a 19 de Março de 2013 e a 10 de Agosto de 2014.

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New Cast members for PROMETHEUS Announced; Will This be a Companion Piece to ALIEN?

The latest entry in the epic saga that is the PROMETHEUS project, we have some new cast to connect with the film, and an unnamed source close to the film has some insight to share. The film is shaping up, more and more, in my eyes to not be a direct sequel or prequel but to take place in the same universe, thus serving as a companion piece to the Alien series. More after the jump!...
Follow up:
Sean Harris (Isolation, Creep), Kate Dickie (Outcast), and Idris Elba (28 Weeks Later, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) will be alongside , Charlize Theron , Noomi Rapace, and Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi thiller. With filming to begin in 3 weeks, Scott is being extra secure when it comes to who reads the script, not wanting it to leak on the internet. The actors not only had to sign secrecy clauses, but were only allowed to read the story if they visited Ridley’s production office. (One exception was made, when a security courier flew to an actor’s foreign location and stood guard for two hours while the screenplay was perused.)

Some unnamed sources have stepped up, and let some interesting details about the film slip out as they were probably packing their packs to get out of Scott’s way in he found out they discussed any aspect of the film. The following is what was told in full.

"[Prometheus] has the Alien aliens in it. The catch, though, is that you might not recognize them – at least, not at first. Remember how the alien took on canine qualities after gestating in a dog? You may even suppose that the first film’s alien was so recognizably humanoid because it had grown in a human. The same applies here: generation by generation, the creature mutates. 

"As Prometheus begins, the xenomorph is not too recognizable. Sure, it has that alien DNA that Scott and Fassbender teasingly referred to, but it’s missing … well, it’s missing human DNA. Or dog DNA. All you have to do is imagine how it might look if it were to mix DNA with another alien species ... and I think we’re starting to work it all out."Source: Horrorbid.com

Second Insidious Poster.

FilmDistrict has premiered the second poster for director James Wan's upcoming thriller Insidious, which will be released in theaters nationwide on April 1. Take a look at this one-sheet below from the new horror movie, which stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. We also have four new photos from Insidious and you can click on any of the photos below to access our gallery.Insidious is the terrifying story of a family who shortly after moving discover that dark spirits have possessed their home and that their son has inexplicably fallen into a coma. Trying to escape the haunting and save their son, they move again only to discover that it was not their house that was haunted.Insidious comes to theaters April 1st, 2011 and stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Angus Sampson, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, J. LaRose, Derick Alexander. The film is directed by James Wan.
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Episode III, Revenge Of The Seniors: Old Man Lightsaber Duel In France.

"Luuuuuuuuke -- Uncle Owen is drunk and picking lightsaber fights again!"

This is a video of the lightsaber duel between two old Frenchies that ensues after one drunkenly drives his tractor over the other's prized tauntaun or something. Honestly, I have no idea WTF is going on, and I watched it like four times. What I do know is the screencap there takes place after Darth Foie Gras manages to knock Obi Won Tractordriver's lightsaber out of his hands and moves in for the finishing blow. It's actually a pretty epic battle. Definitely blows all the prequels out of the water, that's for f***ing sure! But, honestly, what doesn't? "Twilight". Touché -- my butt. Go on, give it a squeeze!Thanks to James, who once popped another driver's tires with his lightsaber for parking too close to him at the grocery store. OMG -- tell me you got the hood ornament too!
Source: Geekologie.com

Restaurante vende gelados de leite materno.

Chama-se Baby Gaga e é confecionado com leite doado por 15 mulheres que responderam a um apelo na Internet.

A insólita especialidade é servida no restaurante londrino Covent Garden, que acredita que a sobremesa vai ser um sucesso.

Uma das 15 mulheres que contribuiu com o seu leite, Victoria Hiley, de 35 anos, explica a motivação: se os adultos percebessem como o leite materno é saboroso, mais mães se sentiriam encorajadas a amamentar.

A recolha do leite é feita no local, sendo depois submetida a um processo de pasteurização, antes de ser aromatizada com baunilha e limão.

Vamos, então, a preços. Cada dose de Baby Gaga custa cerca de 16 euros, enquanto cada mulher recebe 17,5 euros por cerca de 300 ml de leite.

Site de sexo vale 9,5 milhões de euros e é o mais caro do mundo.

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Espanha reduz velocidade máxima nas auto-estradas para 110 km/h.

O Conselho de Ministros espanhol de hoje decidiu aprovar um pacote de medidas para diminuir o consumo de combustíveis no país. Assim, a partir de 7 de Março, a velocidade máxima em auto-estradas e circulares das grandes cidades passará dos actuais 120 quilómetros por hora para 110 quilómetros por hora.

Desta forma, segundo Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, vice-presidente do governo de Espanha, haverá uma poupança de 15 por cento nos carros a gasolina e de 11 por cento vos veículos a gasóleo. Do mesmo modo, haverá uma diminuição de 5 por cento nos bilhetes e tarifas dos comboios suburbanos e de meia distância. O executivo espanhol também decidiu aumentar a percentagem de biocombustíveis nas gasolinas e gasóleos.

Segundo os cálculos do governo, cada aumento de dez dólares no preço do barril de crude implica uma subida de seis mil milhões de euros no preço global dos carburantes em Espanha. Estas medidas têm carácter transitório e serão mantidas até à normalização do preço do petróleo, cujo aumento nos últimos dias se deve em grande parte à revolta na Líbia.

Expresso teve acesso aos 722 telegramas de Lisboa.

O Expresso começa a publicar na edição em papel do próximo sábado um extenso trabalho de análise e investigação, que se prolongará durante semanas, sobre o conteúdo que o WikiLeaks tem sobre Portugal e que é até agora inédito.

O Expresso teve acesso a todos os telegramas enviados pela embaixada dos Estados Unidos em Lisboa para o Departamento de Estado norte-americano entre 2006 e 2010. São 722 telegramas, num total de 2500 páginas.

Os telegramas considerados mais relevantes serão reproduzidos no site do Expresso.

O acesso ao material do WikiLeaks foi possível através de uma parceria que o Expresso estabeleceu com dois jornais de referência europeus: o diário dinamarquês "Politiken" (o único na Dinamarca que ainda é publicado em formato broadsheet e que foi premiado agora como o jornal europeu do ano) e o diário "Aftenposten", líder na Noruega.

Investigação conjunta.
Em dezembro, o "Aftenposten" tornou-se o primeiro órgão de comunicação mundial a obter todos os 251 mil telegramas diplomáticos norte-americanos fora do esquema do WikiLeaks e da rede de cooperação que a organização dirigida por Julian Assange criou com cinco jornais de vários países: "The Guardian" (Reino Unido), "El País" (Espanha), "Le Monde" (França), "The New York Times" (Estados Unidos) e "Der Spiegel" (Alemanha).

Em paralelo, o "Aftenposten" criou a sua própria rede de cooperação internacional, com o "Politiken" na Dinamarca e com jornais da Suécia, da Holanda, da Alemanha e da Bélgica. O acordo do Expresso com o "Politiken" e o "Aftenposten" prevê que os jornais investiguem juntos alguns dos casos expostos nos telegramas e que têm implicações internacionais.

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Teaser Trailer for THE HANGOVER Part II.

Hey Gang! The teaser trailer for the highly anticipated comedy The Hangover Part II has been released today and it definitly a good tease. The trailer kicks off with Jay-Z’s track Reminder and gives you just a taste of what's in store for us with the sequel. I seriously can't wait for this comedic awesomness!

The film was directed by Todd Phillips and stars the original Wolfpack, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong.
Here's the Synopsis:

In "The Hangover Part II," Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.

The film is set to come out on May 26th. Watch the teaser trailer below and tell us what you think!
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You Asked For It: Scream 4 Cast Poster.

That Scream 4 hasn’t gotten a cast poster thus far has been a minor disappointment for some fans. However the “cast line up” was a relic of the 90’s popularized by Dimension Films with Scream 2 and would become the prime example of everything old-school horror fans hated about the new slasher wave Scream inspired – beautiful people, lined up like a Vogue fashion shoot. With the simple, direct posters Dimension have offered up for Scream 4, they’ve wisely chosen to eschew perceived trendiness and exercise restraint to regain the interest of the general horror fan.

Now, this poster isn’t real of course but it certainly should be. PL Boucher is the artist behind it, and this is the final version of his previous posters which were such high quality, they were floated by lazy outlets as official. We expect this one to be no different.

Source: Scream-trilogy.net

Wait, What?: There's A G-Spot In The Ear?!?!

Proving that I've been treasure hunting in the wrong place my entire life, Vietnamese fans of 'ear-picking' claim there's a g-spot in the ear capable of producing orgasm-like reactions. Wait -- what?! Also, WTF is ear-picking? I'm not gonna lie, that shit sounds nasty. *wiping booger under Starbucks table*

There is a spot near the ear drum that, when touched the right way, "tingles," said 26-year-old ear picker Nguyen Thi Le Hang. "For one person, it may just be a tickle. For another person, it's a mind-blowing experience."


In fact, the ear has a G-spot, said Dr. Todd Dray, an ear, nose and throat surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Santa Clara. "The skin in your ear is super thin -- it's paper thin," he said. "It's very sensitive. And there are a lot of nerves that converge in the ear."

The tools include a tiny razor to shave hairs, a miniature shovel-like device to scoop up wax, tweezer-like objects to scrape the inner ear and little cotton balls on sticks that are twirled inside the ear to tickle the skin.

Ear pickers ply their trade with a mix of intense concentration and flirtation -- one reason men often don't want girlfriends or wives to know about their ear experiences. Frisky ear pickers sometimes blow into customers' ears. There are stories of customers leaving wives for ear pickers and a life of in-home ear pleasure.

Admittedly, one time I did pop a boner while Q-tipping my ears after a shower, but I just assumed it was because I'd put a pair of my girlfriend's panties on. What?! Don't knock it till you try it! And don't try it until you're 100% positive she's actually left for work. COME BACK BABY, I'M NOT A FREAK I SWEAR!Source: Geekologie.com