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‘High School Musical 3’ achieves best opening ever for a movie musical

High School Musical 3: Senior YearWashington, October 27: Disney’s ‘High School Musical 3: Senior Year’ ruled the weekend box office with a gross business of 42 million dollars, the best opening ever for a movie musical.

Second strongest debut was made by ‘Saw V’, which made 30.5 million dollars, according to Exhibitor Relations.

Distributor Lionsgate saw Saw V’s strong start as an ascendance of the franchise''s signature serial killer to Great Pumpkin status.

Colin Farrell fears cop pals may not like corrupt role in new flick

Washington, Oct 27: Collin Farrell fears that his police officer friends, who helped him research for a new film, might not be too happy when they’ll come to know that his character is corrupt.

The Irish actor is playing the role of a bad cop, Jimmy Egan, in the film ‘Pride And Glory’.

The ‘Tigerland’ star sought help from pals in the New York Police Department, after he got the role of the shady cop in Gavin O''Connor''s new movie.

However, Farrell is quite anxious of how his cop friends will react when they’ll discover how corrupt Egan really is.

Even men have biological fertility clocks

Washington, Oct 27: If you thought only women witness a fall in their fertility levels after reaching late thirties or early forties, you certainly need a rethink, for a new study suggests that a similar biological clock is also found in men.

The study found that male fertility begins to decline when they reach their mid-30s, suggesting that biological clocks are found in men as well as women.

According to the scientists, men who wait until their 40s before starting a family, have a greater chance of their partner having a miscarriage, owing to the poorer quality of their sperm.

A Sydney IVF clinic carried out the research on 3,324 men over a four-year period.

Stress may trigger inflammatory skin diseases

Stress may trigger inflammatory skin diseasesWashington, Oct 27: Researchers from University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in Canada have found that stress may activate immune cells in the skin, leading to inflammatory skin disease.

This cross talk between stress perception, which involves the brain, and the skin is mediated through the "brain-skin connection".

The immune cells in skin can over-react, resulting in inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.

Barack Obama's record donation haul prompts questions about collecting via Internet

Senator Barack ObamaWashington, Oct 27: Senator Barack Obama's record-breaking 150 million dollar fundraising performance in September has for the first time prompted questions about whether presidential candidates should be permitted to collect huge sums of money through faceless credit card transactions over the Internet.

Beyonce Knowles warned her sister of show biz pressure

Washington, Oct 27: American R&B singer Beyonce Knowles tried to convince her younger sister Solange not to go into the entertainment business, as it involves too much pressure.

Knowles, 27, who is very protective of her 22-year-old sister, feared that Solange would not be able to cope in the intense music industry.

“I didn''t want her to go into the entertainment business. This industry involves a lot of pressure,” Contactmusic quoted her as having told InStyle magazine.

However, Solange did not follow her sister''s advice, and pursued her own singing career, with Beyoncé keeping a watchful eye on her.

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