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Jolie removes Bob Thornton's tattoo from her body

     London: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who split with husband Billy Bob Thornton in 2002, and is now reportedly dating actor Brad Pitt, is having her ex-husband's name tattoo removed from her body. According to femalefirst, Jolie, who is know for her love of tattoos and has 11 in total, is to undergo painful laser treatment to have the body art, which features a Chinese dragon, removed from her left arm. Last month, it was reported that the 'Mr and Mrs Smith' actress is set to have the names of her two adopted children - son Maddox and daughter Zahara - tattooed on her back. She is also reportedly planning a tattoo in honour of lover Pitt.

P Diddy is now just 'Diddy' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Rapper P Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, Puffy and Puff Daddy has dropped the 'P' from his name, because he feels that it was getting between him and his friends. "It's the era of Diddy. I felt like the 'P' was getting between me and my fans and now we're closer. During concerts, half the crowd is saying 'P. Diddy', half the crowd is chanting 'Diddy', now everybody can just chant 'Diddy'. One word. Five letters. Period," E!Online quoted him as saying to the New York Post. "I even started to get confused myself, and when I'd called someone on the telephone it took me a long time to explain who I was. Too long," said the star, who last switched it up from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy in 2001, while seeking a fresh start after being acquitted on gun charges.

Posh dumps pop for domesticity (Go To Top)

     London: Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham has reportedly decided to concentrate on being a good housewife and mom, even if it means putting an end on her singing career. Victoria, who is the wife of England soccer skipper David Beckham, has struggled a lot to make her name as a solo singer after the split of 'Spice Girls' band in 1990s, now says that she wants to focus on her family, and keep her handsome husband happy at all costs . "All I want to do now is stay in the shadows and look after my children. I have no plans to make music. I loved my time with the Spice Girls. But that's in the past," The Sun quoted her as saying. "David is one of the most handsome, elegant and desired men on this planet - I am proud of being his wife. I'd do anything to make David happy," she added. The mom of three boys, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz is also keen to expand her family by adding a daughter to it. "I love my boys more than anything in the world but I'd love to have a girl," the report quoted her as saying.

Britney Spears masters the art of 'oral sex' (Go To Top)

     London: Sexy pop star Britney Spears has reportedly mastered the art of giving oral sex, thanks to a little help from 'Sex And The City' star Kim Cattrall. Eight months pregnant, Britney, is said to have learnt the art of fellatio after reading sex manual 'Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm', written by Kim. The book contains numerous graphic diagrams complete with instructions on how to perform a variety of sex acts and different positions for sexual intercourse. According to the makers of a documentary, 'Britney's redneck Roots' , the Toxic singer, who is now married to dancer Kevin Federline, purchased the manual while dating pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake.The programme, however not feature the gossip, for fear of upsetting Britney. "Although we are sure this is a piece of juicy gossip which would go down well with her fans, the producers decided to it would be best to keep off the sex angle," Femalefirst quoted an insider as saying.

Gene linked to ageing discovered  (Go To Top)

    Washington: Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor laboratory have found that the loss of a gene called p63 accelerates aging in mice. "To study how the p63 gene works, we devised a system for eliminating it from adult mouse tissues. What struck us right away was that these p63 deficient mice were aging prematurely," lead researcher Alea Mills said. Mills and her colleagues devised a sophisticated molecular genetic technique that enabled them to eliminate both copies of the gene from particular tissues--including skin and other multi- layered epithelial tissues--after the animals reached maturity. The effects of premature aging observed in these p63 deficient mice (image available on request) were hair loss, reduced fitness and body weight, progressive curvature of the spine, and a shortened lifespan. "Aging and cancer are two sides of the same coin. In one case, cells stop dividing and in the other, they can't stop dividing. We suspect that having the right amount of the p63 protein in the right cells at the right time creates a balance that enables organisms to live relatively cancer-free for a reasonably long time," Mills added.

Shorter men make better husbands (Go To Top)

     London: While tall , dark and handsome has always remained an un-disputed description of a perfect man, it is the shorter men, who stand above the rest, when it comes to perfect husbands, claims a recent study. The findings published in the journal Biological Psychology reveals that, women regard taller men as excellent for a fling but see short men as better companions to settle down with. Researchers are of the opinion that women find taller men more desirable, when are merely looking for the thrill of an affair or want to become pregnant, because they see their partner's height as a sign of their masculinity and their ability to father healthy children. "Taller men have higher social status, earn more and are at lower risk from illness," the Daily Mail quoted anthropologist Dr. Boguslaw Pawlowski from the University of Wroclaw in south-west Poland as saying. "They also have better reproductive success. Not very nice people," he added. However, they also claim that the benefits quickly wear off, along with the initial attraction, as there are women drooling over handsome men all the time, which may take away their attention from their family. "You don't want to be surrounded by these guys all the time. The guys who are real leaders of the pack tend to not be very nice people. You don't want them around kids, they can be violent and leave you for someone else," said Evolutionary psychologist Dr Nick Neave. "If they are very handsome and very desirable there will be lots of other women competing for their attention. For a short-term relationship, you want somebody you are sexually attracted to, they don't have to be the best to get on with. But for a long- term relationship, yes, you are having kids together, but you are also raising them and educating them. For that you want someone much more amenable, who has resources and who is kind and caring," he added. Dr. Neave, of Northumbria University asks men not be too quick to blame their height for any lack of success with women. "Women look at the whole picture - how tall a guy is, how he dresses, how he speaks, how educated he is and what he does for a living," he said.

Walking to school encourages physical activity in kids (Go To Top)

     London: Walking to and from school, instead of travelling by car, encourages physical activity in adolescents, a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found. According to researchers, walking to school is associated with higher overall moderate to vigorous physical activity throughout the day compared with travelling by car, bus, or train. During the course of study, researchers measured moderate to vigorous physical activity among students aged 13-14 years. The children were asked to wear accelerometers (an instrument used to measure vertical movement) throughout the day and were surveyed about their journey to school. They were split into three different groups - those who travelled both ways by car, bus, or train; those who walked both ways; and those who walked one way. Researchers found that those who walked both ways accrued the most minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity throughout the day, followed by those walking one way. In all, 87 percent of pupils using a car, bus, or train, accumulated an average of 60 or more minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on weekdays compared with 90 percent of those who walked one way and 100 percent of pupils who walked both ways. Similar results have been reported for 10 year old children, although among 5 year olds, mode of travel to school did not significantly affect overall physical activity, suggesting that walking to school may be more effective for older children.

Katie Holmes finds her 'hero' in Tom Cruise (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood actress Katie Holmes says she has found her 'hero' in fianci Tom Cruise, because she belives he carries a larger than life persona. The 26-year-old actress, who is full of praises for the 42-year- old hunk, feels priviledged to have become an important part of his life. "I have never met anyone who is so full of life, so secure in who he is and what he does. It's a beautiful thing to be able to fall in love with a man like him. He's very generous and very supportive. He's the smartest man. Full of life," The Sun quoted Katie, who is head-over-heels in love with Cruise, as telling Heat magazine. "He's incredibly interesting to be around: his enthusiasm is infectious. I love him. I feel like it's a privilege to have met him and become part of his world," she added. The couple got engaged in Paris in June(05).

Beyonce's baby delivery blues (Go To Top)

     London: Beyonce Knowles reportedly vowed never to become a mom herself after witnessing her younger sibling deliver her baby last October. The sexy singer, who was in the delivery room , was so put off by the whole experience, that she decided never to bear her own child. "We were all in the delivery room when Solange gave birth and we were so freaked out. I remember Beyonci saying, 'I ain't having no baby!," Femalefirst quoted her bandmate Michelle Williams as saying. But she has since changed her mind, and is no more reluctant to have a family of her own. "It's a strange thing - once the baby's born, you go from never wanting a child to wanting one of your own. I've never felt that amount of emotion before," she was quoted as saying.

Madonna breaks bones in bad birthday fall (Go To Top)

     Washington: Pop diva Madonna's 47th birthday celebrations ended in the hospital, with the singer sustaining injuries and fractures after falling from a horse. The 'Material Girl' broke a collarbone, fractured a hand and cracked three ribs while riding on her London-area estate, publicist Liz Rosenberg reports Eonline. According to reports Madonna was rushed to Salisbury District Hospital where staff were shocked to see her in such severe pain, she was visibly shaken. "Madonna's voice was shaking when she gave her name. She was wearing her riding gear and trembling," a hospital source said. "She was obviously in a lot of pain, but she was lucid. Guy (Ritchie) arrived about ten minutes later looking very worried," he added. Madonna was immediately given a private room where she was treated by a fracture specialist.

They brush their teeth once in a week  (Go To Top)

     London: A study of 3,000 Brits conducted by Denplan suggests that more than two million people don't brush their teeth for more than a week at a time. According to The Mirror, nearly 40 per cent of people also ignore expert advice and fail to brush their teeth twice a day. The study, however showed people are more picky about other people's hygiene. Eighty per cent said they would be put off by someone with bad teeth. "It's amazing to see how many people fail to brush their teeth regularly. It is really important to do it twice a day," Denplan dental advisor Dr Henry Clover was quoted as saying.

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