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Bid to win a balcony view of Prince Charles wedding (Go To Top)

     London: A balcony view of Prince Charles' and Camilla Parker Bowles' marriage is up for auction on Ebay. According to The Mirror, the bidding started at 1 pound and reached 100 pounds by now. Up to 20 people can be accommodated in the room on the corner of Thame Street, where the balconies are said to offer "excellent views" of the town's Guildhall which will play host to the royal wedding on April 8. Property firm Nelson Bakewell insists this is a real offer. Guests will have access to the room for two hours before the ceremony and for two hours after it finishes.

From Harry Potter to Hairy Potter (Go To Top)

     London: Harry Potter wizard Daniel Radcliffe is sporting a brand new "hairy" look in his latest film "Goblet of Fire". The 15-year-old child actor has grown into a long-haired teenager from a flighty kid who made his debut as Harry Potter in 2000 for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". The fourth Potter film, out in November, also stars Clemence Posey, 21, as Fleur Delacore, Roger Lloyd Pack, 61, as Barty Crouch and Michael Gambon, 64, as Professor Dumbledore. The sixth JK Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, will have the US's highest initial print run on July 16 with 10.8 million copies, reports The Sun.

Top ten male celebs with breasts revealed (Go To Top)

     London: A survey conducted by Nuts magazine has revealed the top ten men who are in need of a bra. Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher topped the list with Jeremy Clarkson coming in second. Others on the list included British Prime -Minister Tony Blair and 'Friends' star Matt Le Blanc. The top ten male celebs with breasts are: Liam Gallagher Jeremy Clarkson Johnny Vegas Matt Le Blanc Mark Bosnich Ben Affleck Nick Hancock John Thomson Tony Blair Jack Osbourne

Naomi Campbell vents her fury through her BlackBerry (Go To Top)

     New York: Supermodel Naomi Campbell's fiery temper found a vent on her personal assistant last week when she allegedly hit her with a Blackberry hand held computer and slapped her face. The incident reportedly happened when Campbell was traveling with her young female assistant in Brazil last week and she attacked her during an argument. "Naomi was slapping her with one hand, and beating her with a BlackBerry with the other," New York Post quoted a source as saying. However, Campbell's spokesman Rob Shuter rubbished all reports saying, "I have been working with Naomi Campbell for several months and traveled extensively with her. Naomi has always treated me with great respect. I can tell you as a fact that this ugly rumor is not true." This is not the first report about Campbell getting aggressive with her staff. In August 2004, Campbell's maid Millicent Burton got admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital after the model hit her violently for something as trivial as refusing to pack a suitcase. She pleaded guilty in 2000 to beating another assistant Georgina Galanis with a cellphone.Campbell also reportedly spent a month at an anger management clinic because her quick temper was damaging her relationship with ex-boyfriend Flavio Briatore.

Pitt and Jolie check in as a married couple (Go To Top)

     London: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly shared a hotel suite during a weekend trip and checked in as a married couple. According to The Sun, the two actors had clearly denied a link-up even after an affair between the two was rumoured to be the cause of estrangement between Pitt and his wife Jennifer Aniston. The Tomb Raider beauty Angelina Jolie had claimed earlier this month that she had enough lovers and did not need to sleep with a married man. "Brad is a married man. I wouldn't sleep with a married man. I have enough lovers. I don't need Brad," the New York Post had quoted her as saying to OK! magazine. They were also spotted keeping a distance between them while being clicked together at Showest awards in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Nicole Kidman turns a culinary expert

     Washington: Nicole Kidman's extended stay with her parents in Australia following the cancellation of her movie " Eucalyptus" has helped hone her skills in cooking. Eucalyptus, a film set in Australia , which was to star Kidman, Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving, was cancelled indefinitely last month due to certain shortcomings in the script. Since then Kidman has been holidaying at home, spending most of her time in the kitchen, learning the magical recipies of various Australian delicacies. "I can do lamb shanks and home-made gnocchi. It's wonderful to be able to go to the fish markets and choose your dinner", Contactmusic.com quoted the actress as saying.

Stress is the secret behind success (Go To Top)

     Washington: Stress is generally linked to health problems such as anxiety, obesity, heart disease and depression, but according to the recent issue of Mayo Clinic Women's Health Source, acute stress may actually boost your immune system, promote longevity and help you meet life's challenges. The journal claims that life without any stress would be boring, as monetary stress make a challenging task exciting and increases your potential productivity and success. It says that the positive or negative effects of stress depend on the amount of stress a person is able to tolerate. One way to prevent stress overload is to choose positive and meaningful activities. For unavoidable stresses, such as trauma or loss, one can learn constructive ways to deal with them. This may include taking care of yourself through diet and exercise, maintaining a positive approach and seeking help when you need.

Shyamalan's tryst with rare sea nymph (Go To Top)

     Washington: India filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan has reunited with 'The Village' actress Bryce Dallas Howard for his next venture, 'The Lady in the Water'. According to Zap2It, the film, scheduled to release in July next year, revolves around a person who stumbles upon a rare type of sea nymph, played by Howard, paddling around his complex's swimming pool. Shooting will begin in August this year, and the 'Sixth Sense' director is reportedly wooing 'Sideways' star Paul Giamatti to play the male lead.

Charlotte Church's steamy scenes may sizzle in cyber space (Go To Top)

     London: Welsh rugby hunk Gavin Henson's mobile phone containing sexy pictures of singer Charlotte Church has reportedly been nicked and the thief is now touting the snaps to the highest bidder. The phone also contains a stream of steamy text messages sent by Church to Gavin Henson last month. "The pictures are certainly sexy and Charlotte is devastated. They text each other non-stop, so their cheeky and rude messages may have been read by quite a few people now," the Mirror quoted a source as saying. The report also claims that certain members of the Welsh rugby club had already seen the photos before Gavin's mobile was stolen at the weekend. "Some of Gav's pals heard about the pictures a few weeks ago and got hold of his phone to have a look," a source was quoted as saying.

Bollywood to invest in British talent, use UK locations (Go To Top)

     London: India and Britain have reportedly reached an agreement that will allow Indian filmmakers to invest in British talent, use locations in Britain for their film shoots and avail of UK film tax incentives at the same time. British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell struck the deal with India's Information and Broadcasting Minister S.Jaipal Reddy while on a recent visit to New Delhi. The Indian film industry is said to be the largest in the world, as it has produced over 67,000 films in over 30 different languages since 1931, when "talkies" were first introduced in the country. In 2004 there were 2.7 billion admissions to cinemas in India and the box office raked in two billion pounds. During the year, 52 Hindi films were released in Britain, and they raked in over eight million pounds at the box office. "Bollywood is the most impressive and spectacular film industry in the world.Like the UK film industry, it has a rich heritage of producing entertaining, challenging and culturally relevant cinema. It makes sense for our industries to join forces so that we can raise our game even further. A co-production treaty would create the means to do this," the BBC quoted ," Jowell as saying after her trip to the Indian capital.

Pitt hands over home to Jen (Go To Top)

     Washington: They may now be divorced, but this has'nt stopped Hollywood star Brad Pitt from handing over a 14 million pound mansion that he shared with Jennifer Aniston to her as part of the divorce settlement. Pitt reportedly was planning to sell their house off, but then decided to give it Jen after she expressed a desire for it. According to contactmusic.com, the former 'Friends' star had demanded the mansion from Pitt before filing her divorce petition a week ago. The house took more than two years to renovate.

Britney cries foul over hubby's debauchery (Go To Top)

     New York: Britney Spears' husband Kevin Frederline went pub hopping with VIP escort Vanessa Hulihan in Las Vegas while a pregnant Spears rested at her brother's Santa Monica apartment. The ex-dancer reportedly got very close to the 30-year old escort girl, Hulihan. "At one point she sat on his lap. He was sliding his hand between her thighs. He was telling people if he ever got divorced he'd move to Vegas", New York Post quoted an onlooker as saying. However, ex-dancer Kevin, who was also said to have partied till dawn with two strippers, was confronted by wife Britney when he returned to California, after which the singer burst into tears.

Tony Blair asked to hunt for dentists (Go To Top)

     London: Tony Blair was confronted by a woman who pulled out seven of her teeth after failing to find an National Health Service dentist. According to The Sun, 64 year old Valerie Halsworth, who is a cleaner by profession, removed seven of her teeth using her husband's pliers.She pulled out a seventh tooth over the weekend before meeting the PM in Coventry. Halsworth from Scarborough, North Yorks, has a gum disease that causes her teeth to loosen.She cannot afford private dentistry and all the three foreign dentists she consulted in her home town proved unsatisfactory. The confrontation between Halsworth and Blair came on a live question and answer session with the PM on Sky TV. "I can't suddenly just produce more dentists. We have to train them. I can't force them from the private sector into the NHS", said Blair While Valerie said: "Mr Blair didn't seem as though he had an answer.The ten teeth I have got left are OK. But in another month or two I'm going to need a dentist.It would be nice for somebody to take them out properly for me." "The only way to get rid of the pain from my teeth was to pull out the infected ones.I had a few pints of lager then screwed up my face, put the pliers against the tooth and yanked. It's lucky I like milk pudding and mashed potato.My husband can't stand to watch. But he's lucky - he had all his teeth pulled out 30 years ago and got a set of false teeth for about a fiver", she added.

Halle Berry set to 'Storm' again (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood actress Halle Berry has revealed that she will take up her previous role as Storm in the next X-MEN movie , if she has a bigger part to play. Speaking to her fans on her website she said, " I have not read the script. All I asked is that, if I come back, Storm needs more to do." "If they have, in fact, written her closer to the comic book, then i'm in if not, then i'm out. I hope i'm in though. I love storm and really want to be a part of the last film," Ananova quoted her as saying. IOL.COM has also reported that a James Bond spinn-off of her character "Jinx" has been scrapped. Berry said that she would have loved to do the spin-off, but that idea had been put to bed. She further added that maybe she would do a cameo in a Bond movie as "Jinx".

Indian tycoon wants to touch `God's face' (Go To Top)

     Mumbai: Industrial tycoon and aviator Dr. Vijaypat Singhania has announced plans to fly his hot air balloon to a height of 70,000 feet above sea level which would be a world record height. Dr. Singhania aims to break the existing world record set for high altitude in a hot-air balloon by Per Lindstrand, who reached 64,997 feet in Texas on June 6, 1998. Singhania in a media conference revealed that the flight- 'MI 70K' will take place in mid-November in Mumbai. "His flight 'MI 70K' stands for mission impossible where 70K refers to 70,000 feet in terms of altitude," said Vijaypat Singhania, Chairman-Emeritus, Raymond India Limited. In 1988, he undertook the fastest solo flight in a microlight aircraft from UK to India, making it to the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1994, he won the Federation Aeronautique International's (FAI's) gold medal in a flying race around the world. After beating two records in planes, Raymond's chairman deceided to attempt a new world record. "In this project due to high risk factor, wider usage of technology and no availability of ready made things unlike planes leads many people to remain out of this field," he said. He further added "So far nobody has made this size of readymade balloon which is full of excitement." This balloon has a provision of oxygen, radios for communication, satellite communication and transponders as well which will let the other aircraft to know about its position. "My objective is to beat Helium hot air balloon record which presently stands in the name of U.S navy pilot at 1,13,000 feet. 'MI 70K' was the first step towards it. Till date Singhania has beaten three aviation world records still looking forward for the fourth one.

Measure your progress from someone else's perspective (Go To Top)

     Washington: Measuring your progress towards goals from a third person's perspective may help you to move forward, suggests a new study by Ohio State University researchers. The research published in a recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology states that picturing memories from first person's perspective doesn't always allow people to evaluate their progress. But if you look at things from someone else's point of you, you might get a better picture. "When you're looking for change in yourself, picturing your past from a third-person perspective highlights the progress you've made, and that can give you the strength to keep working, even if you haven't reached your goal yet," said Lisa Libby, who conducted the research with Richard Eibach from Yale University and Thomas Gilovich of Cornell University. "People who are looking for change in themselves don't sense that they've made as much progress when they look back in first- person, and that could be discouraging," she said. During the course of research people were asked to picture a given event in their own lives from either a first-person or third-person perspective. It was found that people who looked at things from a third-person perspective saw more change in themselves than those who were told to take the first-person viewpoint. The researchers also found that taking a third-person perspective can also affect an individual's behavior. Students who were told to take the third-person perspective were more likely than those who were told to take a first-person viewpoint to say they had changed, and were no longer so socially awkward. "When participants recalled past awkwardness from a third-person perspective, they felt they had changed and were now more socially skilled. That led them to behave more sociably and appear more socially skilled to the research assistant," Libby said. "We think these results could be useful to people who are trying to make changes in their lives. Using the third-person is a good technique to see the positive changes you've made in your life, and that is likely to lead to greater satisfaction with your efforts," Libby concludes.

Pitt joins Zeta Jones in 'Dallas' (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt is to star in the film version of the hit '80s US soap opera "Dallas" which ran from 1978 to 1987. According to Femalefirst, Catherine Zeta Jones is expected to play the role of glamorous Pam Ewing, originally played by the Victoria Principal, in the film. Pitt is rumoured to be wanted for the role of Pam's husband Bobby Ewing.The actor earlier appeared in three episodes of the series in 1987 playing Randy, the boyfriend of the daughter of Jenna Wade, played by Priscilla Presley. Screenwriter Robert Harling says he is enthused that Pitt and Zeta Jones are being considered for roles and is excited at the challenge of moulding the hit soap into a film. "We want to make a big all-star, flashy, go-for-it version of the TV series. It is reinventing the Ewing family as if they exist in 2006", the report quoted him as saying. Other stars lined for roles in "Dallas" include veteran Burt Reynolds, who is to play oil tycoon J.R Ewing and Melanie Griffith who might play J.R's drunkard wife Sue Ellen.

Paris Hilton wants you to see her die (Go To Top)

     London: Socialite Paris Hilton reportedly had such a great time filming her death scene in her upcoming remake of horror classic House of Wax, that she has approved a line of T- shirts promoting her demise. The hotel heiress has given film studio WARNER BROS the go-ahead to distribute promotional T-shirts bearing the words "See Paris Die" alongside "May 6", the movie's opening date. "I have the coolest death scene in the movie. I die in sexy red lingerie - very sexy lace panties and a bra. It was really cool to watch myself (die in the movie)," Hilton was quoted by Contactmusic.com. "They had to put her on a dolly, they had to pull her back. It's a combination of science and acting and emoting - and she had never done this before! Producer Joel Silver added.

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