http://peternoriega.com Peter Noriega Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:11:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “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 ... http://peternoriega.com/2010/01/27/avatar-tops-titanic-with-1859-billion-at-the-box-office/ 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 http://peternoriega.com/2009/12/07/with-itunes-apple-conditioned-us-for-the-app-store/ 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 http://peternoriega.com/2009/12/04/young-adults-who-exercise-get-higher-iq-scores/ 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 http://peternoriega.com/2009/12/04/top-ten-discoveries-of-2009-nat-geo-newss-most-viewed/ 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 ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/08/31/disney-to-acquire-marvel-entertainment-for-4-billion/ 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 ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/08/19/sony-unveils-slimmer-ps3-for-300/ 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 ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/08/09/friendship-the-laws-of-attraction/ 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 ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/08/07/adidas-sees-profits-plunge-by-95/ Fans of Lost, Fringe and the new Star Trek may have noticed a couple of recurring themes running through JJ Abrams' work, making us think that he's trying to tell us something. But what?read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/05/19/what-is-jj-abrams-trying-to-tell-us/ Screenwriter John Turman turned a childhood love of comic books and science fiction into a career writing for TV and features. His HULK pitch to Universal ended up with his first big studio gig and a co-writing credit on the 2003 film. An acclaimed unproduced draft for SILVER SURFER wound ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/05/19/hulk-screenwriter-gives-megan-fox-the-role-of-a-lifetime/ Bruce Lee was a paragon of cool and an icon of the ultimate bad-ass. Not only were his martial arts skills incredible, but he had such an impressive physique that even bodybuilders in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger admired him. More impressively is that Bruce trained his body without ever stepping ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/03/08/bruce-lee-like-strength-without-ever-going-to-a-gym/ Injections of a natural growth factor into the brains of mice, rats and monkeys offers hope of preventing or reversing the earliest impacts of Alzheimer's disease on memory. The benefits arose even in animals whose brains contained the hallmark plaques that clog up the brains of patients.read more | digg ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/02/10/protein-reverses-alzheimers-brain-damage/ HIV is notorious for its ability to mutate and evade drugs designed to destroy it. Now scientists are testing a new drug that actually speeds up that rate of change in the hope that the deadly virus will mutate itself to death. read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/02/10/hiv-mutates-to-death-with-new-drug/ The reason that kissing feels so pleasurable is that sparks a surge of hormones in our brains, according to new research.read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/02/10/kissing-feels-so-pleasurable-due-to-hormone-surge-research/ After conducting some unique memory and recognition tests, while also recording subjects' brain waves, scientists conclude that some gut feelings are not just guesswork after all. Rather, we access memories we aren't even aware we have. read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/02/10/study-suggests-why-gut-instincts-work/ An extinct animal has been brought back to life for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue.read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/02/01/extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning/ Social media today is a pure mess: it has become a collection of countless features, tools, and applications fighting for a piece of the pie. Social media, in essence, is bumping up against its own ceiling, no longer able to serve the needs of those living within its walls; and ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/29/10-ways-social-media-will-change-in-2009/ Endangered species. Wallpaper pic.read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/gorgeous-shot-of-a-jaguar-in-brazilian-rain-forest/ A new trade in parrot heads and tail feathers is adding to the pressure on the world ’s wild population of African Grey Parrots, which is confined to the tropical forest area of West and Central Africa. One suspect arrested by game rangers who was found to be carrying 353 parrot ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/ An 'immortal' jellyfish is swarming through the world's oceans, according to scientists.read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world/ Our goal with making this list was to avoid the cliche as much as possible, while still picking out the hottest women in the world.read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/100-hottest-women-of-2009/ The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 was fired Sunday, the same day he sent an e-mail to a newspaper stating he will not apologize "for a wide-margin victoryread more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/coach-fired-for-not-apologizing-for-100-0-win/ President Barack Obama presented a humble and conciliatory face of America to the Islamic world Monday in the first formal interview since he assumed office, stressing his own Muslim ties and hopes for a Palestinian state, and avoiding a belligerent tone — even when asked if America could "live with" ... http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/obama-tells-muslim-world-americans-are-not-your-enemy/ ABC News has learned that Monday officials of the Obama administration called Citigroup about the company's new $50 million corporate jet and told execs to "fix it."read more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/28/obama-officials-tells-citibank-to-ditch-50m-plane-purchase/ It couldn't be simpler! This is seriously funny... I think they are taking a shot at me with the guy that says he'll buy anything with an Apple logo on it. LOLread more | digg story http://peternoriega.com/2009/01/06/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no-keyboard/