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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 […]
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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 […]
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Sony unveils slimmer PS3 for $300
19 August 2009 | Technology, Interesting | No Comments
Hardly a surprise, but Sony got on stage today at GamesCom and confirmed what weve all known deep down in our hearts: the new, slimmer PS3 is really real. It’ll be out in the first week of September September 1 in North America and Europe, September 3 for Japan, and will retail for $300 or […]
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Friendship - The Laws of Attraction
9 August 2009 | Interesting, Psychology | No Comments
When people are asked, “What gives meaning to your life?” friendship figures at the top of the list. Yet the dynamics of friendship have remained mysterious and unquantifiable. Like romantic love, friendships were thought to “just happen.” New research shows that the dance of friendship is nuanced—far more complex than commonly thought. With intriguing accuracy, […]
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Adidas sees profits plunge by 95%
7 August 2009 | Interesting, Sports | No Comments
Sportswear giant Adidas has reported a fall in profits for the April to June period of 93% as consumer spending fell during the economic downturn.
But the company was upbeat about its prospects for the rest of the year. “I believe we have seen the bottom in our financial performance this year,” said Adidas boss […]