One more dimension!
James Cameron didn’t expect that Titanic would generate $1.8 billion. He is said to have joked — “It was a pleasant surprise, an unlikely triumph for a three-hour flick whose ending everybody knew.” Fast forward: Cameron’s all set to bring Titanic back to cinemas! While some might question — who’d watch it; who wouldn’t like to watch the large ship sink in three dimensions! A team of 300 technicians is spending 60 weeks converting the original, painstakingly cutting out objects on screen and pushing some to the foreground, some to the background. The work will cost $18m!

On a joyride
All great discoveries have started with a thought. In this case, it was providing a simple and convenient mode of conveyance. So, with the right foresight and dedication, Pahwa Brothers formed a company in 1952 called Avon Cycles, which went on to change the face of travel in Punjab. 

Happy 65 courtesy sex!
The more often married individuals above the age of 65 engage in sex, the more likely they are to be happy with both their lives and marriages. Based on the survey responses of 238 married individuals aged 65 years or older, Adrienne Jackson found that frequency of sex significantly predicted both general and marital happiness.

Changing FACE
Latest research says that there are more and more mommies who are visiting social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Thank god, the ladies have something better to do apart from watching saas bahu serials! During the survey, Lucid Marketing and Lisa Finn found a whopping 96.3% of the moms who said they used Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends.

Par Excellence
The oft-repeated Head Up
How many times have you heard golfers say that they have to keep their head down through the golf swing? Every bad shot seem to be blamed on 'head up'.

Doc, a click away
Tired of waiting for your turn to see a doctor in an OPD or even the never ending search for the right doctor? MediAngels.com, an e-super specialty medical consultation platform will now bring the super specialist to the patient's living room.

Goodbye vegetarian, hello flexitarian!
The number of consumers who are reducing their consumption of animal-based products is on the rise in the US, a new study has found. Professionals from the Institute of Food Technologists have also found that the number of consumers who follow strict vegetarian or vegan diets in the US is relatively small.

 





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