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"'The Avengers' is dominating the marketplace so profoundly that the newcomers are having a tough time breaking in now," said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. Universal's "Battleship" opened a distant No. 2 with $25.4 million domestically, well below industry expectations. "I would be glad to be No. 2 if we opened to a better number. "The Dictator" opened with $30.3 million in 29 overseas markets, giving it a worldwide haul of $54.8 million. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen. 5 Smart Companies Using Tech For Good. In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.
By harnessing the power of the web and digital technology, these organizations help children with autism communicate, match volunteers to their perfect charity and fund classrooms all over the country. While the companies are diverse, they are all on a mission to change our lives for the better and improve society. Here's a roundup of featured projects from the last week, including exclusive video interviews with the founders of these innovative startups. To read more and watch the videos, click through to the full story, and follow the series to learn about more breakthrough companies. 1. Big Idea: Keepon is a little robot developed in Japan that is used to research childhood communication and interaction.
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Unable to afford the fertilizers and pesticides that 20th-century agriculture had taken for granted, the country faced extreme weather events and a limit to the land and water it could use to grow food. Cuban officials faced the crisis clumsily. Choosing the Right Heels for Your Feet. DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (Flirtphonic Remix) Seu Jorge - Tive Razao.