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Geek News: Monday, March 9, 2009

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Compact disc.

A big screen adaptation of the newspaper comic Marmaduke is in the works.

We haven't seen much from Hong Kong director John Woo since he directed Paycheck in 2003, and that's because he's been developing his two-part epic Red Cliff in China for the last few years. However, my sources say Woo is developing a sequel to Hard Boiled and/or adaptation of the video game Stranglehold The game was created as a continuation of Woo's original Hard Boiled which hit theaters in 1992.

The Frutels skin care company has come out with a new chocolate bar that cures acne. Acne Care chocolate bars contain antioxidants and micro-nutrients which help clear the skin.
Website: frutels.com

If you're an insensitive jerk who thinks it's OK to break up with someone over email, then you'll be happy to hear there's a new website . . . called BreakUpEmail.com . . . that can help you compose your breakup email. Here's how it works . . .

Basically, the website asks you to answer a few questions . . . such as your name, the other person's name and the reasons you're breaking up with them.

Then, once you click submit, the website composes a personalized breakup email which incorporates all the information you provided.

All in all, the process takes less than five minutes.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's have removed gray wolves from the federal endangered list in the Northern Rockies and the western Great Lakes. Wolves will remain a federally protected species. In other news The 3 Little pigs have increased security.