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Skyfall (2012)

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2012Entertainment007, action, adventure, bond, China, daniel craig, duntrune castle, England, istanbul, javier bardem, judi dench, london, m, mi6, movies, sam mendes, scotland, sequel, sony pictures, threat, turkey, united kingdom, united states, Yahoo

Synopsis

Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (more…)

The Details

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2012Entertainmentanna friel, backyard, disagreement, elizabeth banks, events, infestation, laura linney, movies, raccoons, series, situation, the details, tobey maguire, Yahoo

Synopsis When a couple discovers an infestation of raccoons in their backyard, disagreements over how to handle the situation lead to a series of events. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Anna Friel *Source: Yahoo! Movies

Resident Evil: Retribution

By Guest PostJune 14, 2012Entertainmentalice, brink of oblivion, clandestine operations, countdown, earth, flesh eating, human race, legions, milla jovovich, moscow, movies, new york, outbreak, resident evil, resident evil 5, retribution, safe haven, shawn Roberts, sienna guillory, t virus, tokyo, umbrella corporation, undead, Washington, Yahoo

Synopsis

The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun. (more…)

Go Inside ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie with Groundbreaking New IE9 Site

By Guest PostMarch 20, 2012Technologybestselling trilogy, capitol city, css3, david hayes, evan dehaven, film clip, hollywood, hologram tour, html5, hunger games, internet explorer, internet explorer 9, lionsgate, Microsoft, movie trailers, movies, North America, panem, post apocalyptic world, ryan gavin, the hunger games, web

*Fans of the upcoming movie “The Hunger Games” can visit the fictional nation of Panem and immerse themselves into its futuristic Capitol city by visiting a new Internet Explorer 9 website powered by HTML5.*

REDMOND, Wash. – March 20, 2012 – The pages of the bestselling trilogy “The Hunger Games” introduced readers to a captivating set of characters living in a post-apocalyptic world, and on Friday the movie adaptation of the first book will bring that world to life.

Thanks to a partnership between Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team and Lionsgate, fans of The Hunger Games can dive in and experience the world of Panem and its opulent and oppressive Capitol city today. (more…)

People Aren’t Born Afraid of Spiders and Snakes: Fear Is Quickly Learned During Infancy

By Guest PostFebruary 1, 2011Culturearachnophobia, arne ohman, children, electric shock, elephant, hollywood, humans, infants, monkeys, movies, poisonous, scary objects, snakes, snakes on a plane, spiders, susan mineka, toddlers, vanessa lobue

There’s a reason why Hollywood makes movies like Arachnophobia and Snakes on a Plane: Most people are afraid of spiders and snakes. A new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews research with infants and toddlers and finds that we aren’t born afraid of spiders and snakes, but we can learn these fears very quickly.

One theory about why we fear spiders and snakes is because so many are poisonous; natural selection may have favored people who stayed away from these dangerous critters. Indeed, several studies have found that it’s easier for both humans and monkeys to learn to fear evolutionarily threatening things than non-threatening things. (more…)

Amazon Extends Free Super Saver Shipping Cutoff

By Guest PostDecember 10, 2010TechnologyAmazon, amazon prime, apparel, christmas, customers, electronics, free super saver shipping, home, membership program, movies, music, one day shipping, sporting goods, toys

*Amazon Customers Now Have Until December 17 for Free Shipping on Millions of Items*

SEATTLE, Dec 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced it has extended the ordering deadline for free shipping with guaranteed delivery in time for Christmas. Customers can place orders now through Dec. 17 with guaranteed delivery by Dec. 24, using FREE Super Saver Shipping*, available on millions of items across Electronics, Toys, Sporting Goods, Music, Movies, Apparel, Home and other stores at Amazon.

Amazon Prime** members can place orders up until 7 p.m. PST on Dec. 22 with guaranteed delivery by Dec. 24 using FREE Two-Day Shipping (cut-off time varies by item). (more…)

MasterCard and Amazon.com Present the 2010 Holiday Toy List

By Guest PostNovember 1, 20101 commentTechnology2010, Amazon, barbie, books, electronics, holiday toy list, kids, leapfrog, lego, mastercard, movies, music, nintendo, sarah wood, sporting goods, toys, video games

*Holiday toy shopping just got easier – customers get FREE Two-Day Shipping when they use their MasterCard*

SEATTLE, Nov 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today unveiled the annual 2010 Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), where customers can find this season’s hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, music, movies and books for kids. New this year, customers can get FREE Two-Day Shipping, or a $10 credit towards a future purchase for Amazon Prime members, when they use a MasterCard to purchase $75 or more in eligible items from the Holiday Toy List. Visit www.amazon.com/htl-promo for details.

“At Amazon we are focused on making holiday shopping simple and cost effective for parents, friends and family members,” said Sarah Wood, director of the Toy & Games Store for Amazon.com. “We know saving money is very important to our customers, and now when they use their MasterCard to purchase select items from the Holiday Toy List they can get faster shipping at no additional cost.” (more…)

Cunning Machines: Researchers Give Robots the Capability for Deceptive Behavior

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2010Weaponsalan wagner, algorithms, battlefield, cognitive deception, georgia institute of technology, movies, office of naval research, robot, robot deception, ronald arkin, terminator

A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it’s actually the scenario of an experiment conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology as part of what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception.

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