Avatar tops Titanic with $1.859 billion at the box office
27 January 2010 | Interesting | No Comments
“Avatar” is now the highest-grossing movie of all time. James Cameron’s 3-D epic adventure eclipsed worldwide box office sales of the previous top-selling flick, Camerons “Titanic,” on Monday, making $1.859 billion at the box office compared to “Titanic’s” $1.843 billion. The difference between the two? A mere $16 million. And “Avatar” will only continue to bring in cash. The film has only been in theaters for 6 weeks.
Avatar tops Titanic with $1.859 billion at the box office – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs
With iTunes, Apple Conditioned Us For The App Store
7 December 2009 | Apple | No Comments
While Apple’s two sexy devices (the iPhone and the iPod touch), make apps very simple to use, it’s the iTunes experience that makes them easy to obtain. Without the latter, the former simply wouldn’t matter.
With iTunes, Apple Conditioned Us For The App Store
Young adults who exercise get higher IQ Scores
4 December 2009 | Science | No Comments
Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Young adults who exercise get higher IQ Scores
Top Ten Discoveries of 2009: Nat Geo News’s Most Viewed
4 December 2009 | Science | No Comments
National Geographic News’s most popular coverage of 2009 scientific finds is swarming with megamouth sharks, giant snakes, a transparent-headed fish, and rare species rescued from obscurity—then eaten.
Top Ten Discoveries of 2009: Nat Geo News’s Most Viewed
Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment For $4 Billion
31 August 2009 | Interesting, Entertainment | No Comments
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced this morning. Under the terms of the agreement and based on last week’s closing price of Disney, Marvel shareholders would receive a total of $30 per share in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own.
Based on the closing price of Disney stock on Friday, August 28, the total transaction value is $50 per Marvel share or approximately $4 billion.
Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment For $4 Billion