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Indian researcher?s recipe for box-office success
2008-06-08 16:34:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): Although movie sequels do not match the box office revenues of the parent films, they rake in larger amounts of moolah than non-sequels, says a new study led by an Indian origin researcher. What?s more, the release timing of a sequel is the key factor in the movie?s success. The sooner the ... More About: Entertainment , Office , Recipe , Success
Bob Dylan: ?Music industry is full of hypocrites?
2008-06-08 16:32:00 Washington, Jun 8 (ANI): American singer Bob Dylan has hit out at the current state of the music industry, branding it “hypocritical rubbish”. The legendary rock singer expressed his dislike with the industry, which had made him famous, insisting that it was full of fake people and hypocrites. Dylan?s disapproval of the industry is such that he ... More About: Music , Entertainment , Industry , Full
Preliminary talks between Raj govt and Gujjar likely on Monday
2008-06-08 15:07:00 In the first glimmer of hope for an end to the 16-day-old agitation, Rajasthan government and the Gujjar leadership on Sunday agreed to hold preliminary talks in the community stronghold of Bayana in Bharatpur district. The talks are expected to be held between the state government officials and Gujjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti, spearheaded by 70-year-old Kirori ... More About: Monday , Govt
Paris Hilton dashes pregnancy rumours with pink champagne
2008-06-08 15:03:00 Washington, Jun 8 (ANI): American socialite Paris Hilton has put her pregnancy rumours to rest, by taking one swig of pink champagne at a recent dinner party. The heiress quashed all the reports that had been circulating on the Internet by drinking and dining with her “BFFs” while filming her new MTV reality show, Paris Hilton’s ... More About: Pink , Pregnancy , Champagne
Now, mobile robotic arms to manipulate objects with ?UMan?
2008-06-08 11:56:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): Though robots moving around, doing household chores and fighting like humans is something limited to sci-fi films, scientists are trying hard to build androids that simulate humans in many activities. And they have taken a major step in this direction by creating a mobile robotic arm with the ability to “see” ... More About: Mobile , Robotic , Arms , Objects , Uman
Now take air-powered go-karts for a spin
2008-06-08 11:56:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): With fuel prices soaring, there is a need to look for alternatives to petrol, gas and diesel, and the answer to the problem lies in ?air?? literally so? as scientists have now developed cars that actually need air as a fuel, promising to run at great speeds. Inspired by air-powered car concepts ... More About: Spin
Green garden furniture hits mainstream markets
2008-06-08 11:55:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): While Green Garden Furniture is becoming the latest fad for passionately eco-conscious citizens; it?s not something that is available readily in the market. But now, a large number of mainstream retailers are offering outdoor furniture made from sustainable wood which is not only good for the environment but is also priced ... More About: Markets , Hits
Go past the sound barrier in your own supersonic jet
2008-06-08 11:54:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): Cutting through the sky sooner than the speed of sound is not a far-off dream anymore, for three big companies are developing private planes capable of supersonic flight. And to own one such supersonic jet, all you need to have is a good bank-balance. In 2003, Air France and British Airways retired ... More About: Sound , Past , Barrier
Resistant hypertension patients should lose weight, cut salt, alcohol intak
2008-06-08 11:54:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): People with resistant hypertension should lose their weight and cut salt and alcohol intake, suggest physicians. New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians recommends that resistant hypertension, where blood pressure remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but ... More About: Weight , Health News , Lose Weight , Alcohol , Patients
25% of South Africans have mental problems
2008-06-08 11:53:00 Johannesburg, June 8 (ANI): Nearly 25 pct of South Africans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), says a leading psychiatrist. Dr Eugene Allers, psychiatrist and former-president of the South African Society of Psychiatry (Sasop) revealed that up to six million South Africans suffer from PTSD and the country has become a “breeding ground” for psychiatric problems, ... More About: Mental , Health News , Problems
Car bombings in Baghdad leave at least 6 dead
2008-06-07 19:03:00 BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomb and another car packed with explosives targeted Iraqi police patrols Saturday on opposite sides of Baghdad , killing at least six people, police said. The suicide attacker rammed into a police patrol mid-afternoon in Nisoor Square on the capital’s west side, killing a civilian and a policeman, police said. Another ... More About: Breaking News , World News , Leave , Dead
Clinton to deliver on vow to strongly back Obama
2008-06-07 19:00:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to swing her full support behind Barack Obama and ask her backers to follow along, while thanking them for sticking with her on a roller coaster ride from sure thing to also-ran. The former first lady was ending her historic quest to become the first female president with ... More About: Hillary Clinton , Americas , Back
Wonder Woman actress finds body on river in D.C.
2008-06-07 18:57:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — The actress who played Wonder Woman on TV in the 1970s says she didn’t do anything extraordinary when she discovered a body this week on the Potomac River in Washington. Lynda Carter tells The Washington Post she was alone in a boat when she saw the body Wednesday. She says she didn’t have ... More About: Entertainment , Body , Actress
Anne Heche pays the price in divorce settlement
2008-06-07 18:54:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche ’s five-year marriage to Coleman Laffoon is officially over, but not without a pinch to her pocketbook. A judge ruled that Heche must pay $275,000 to her ex-husband, along with monthly child-support payments of $3,700 for the care of their 6-year-old son, Homer, according to court documents released Friday. Heche will also ... More About: Divorce , Entertainment , Price , Pays
Carell jokes about on-screen kiss with The Rock
2008-06-07 18:50:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Carell, who plays Maxwell Smart in the upcoming spy comedy “Get Smart,” says he had a scent-sational time kissing co-star Dwayne Johnson, who most might recognize as “The Rock .” “The Rock has softer lips. I guess I could say that,” the 44-year-old actor told AP Television. “He smells like strawberry shortcake. ... More About: Screen , Jokes , Entertainment , Kiss
Amy Winehouse sends Matt Willis back to rehab
2008-06-07 17:04:00 London, Jun 7 (ANI): British singer Matt Willis landed himself in rehab once again, after spending just one night with troubled singer Amy Winehouse . Willis, who had been a part of the band Busted, was rushed to the The Priory after his fiancée, Emma Griffiths gave him an ultimatum to either clean up or forget marrying ... More About: Entertainment , Rehab , Back
Lindsay Lohan finally gets insurance for ?Labor Pains?
2008-06-07 16:59:00 New York, June 7 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan will get to make her first movie post rehab thanks to one brave insurance company who decided to cover her. The actress had signed up to shoot ?Labour Pains? but producer Rick Schwartz kept getting turned down by insurers. Thankfully, he got one company who agreed to cover the actress. “[Schwartz] ... More About: Entertainment , Insurance
Beth Ditto to be face of plus-size fashion chain Evans
2008-06-07 16:56:00 London, June 7 (ANI): Beth Ditto will soon be designing a range of clothes in sizes 14-32 for plus-size retailer Evans. And, she will also be the face of the fashion chain/ According to sources, the singer has bagged a deal that worth a near 200,000 pounds. “She wants to show the world that big girls can ... More About: Entertainment , Fashion , Face , Size
London police chief wants tough action against druggie celebs
2008-06-07 16:55:00 London, June 7 (ANI): Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has said that celebrities who are pictured apparently taking drugs should be put on trial to prove they were snorting talcum powder and not cocaine. Blair said he wanted juries to decide whether famous figures caught on film were indeed taking illegal drugs even if it ... More About: Entertainment , Action , London , Chief
?Coldplay have failed in the karaoke market?: Chris Martin
2008-06-07 16:54:00 London, Jun 7 (ANI): Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says that his group has failed as a band because they have not fared well in the karaoke market yet. Martin admits that he would like his songs to be a success in the sing along category too. ?I?m really determined there should be more Coldplay songs in karaoke ... More About: Entertainment , Market , Karaoke
E-Trade makes it easier to trade on the BlackBerry
2008-06-05 18:19:00 NEW YORK (AP) — As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phones. High-end phone users have for a while been able to access E-Trade’s Web site and ... More About: Blackberry
Safina beats Kuznetsova to reach French Open final
2008-06-05 18:15:00 PARIS (AP) — Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday. It’s the first berth in a major final for the ... More About: Sports , Tennis , Final
US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe
2008-06-05 18:12:00 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — U.S. and British diplomats were attacked Thursday as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe and a U.S. Embassy staffer was beaten, an embassy spokesman said. U.S. Ambassador James McGee, who was not with the convoy, told CNN that Zimbabwean police and military officers and so-called war veterans, a group of ... More About: World News , Attacked
Continental Airlines to cut 3,000 jobs, capacity
2008-06-05 18:09:00 DALLAS (AP) — Continental Airlines said Thursday it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs that have pushed the industry into its worst crisis since 2001. It also said its two top executives will forgo pay for the rest of the year. The job cuts represent about 6.5 percent ... More About: Business , Jobs
Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
2008-06-05 18:07:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s biggest backers from New York rallied around Barack Obama Thursday as she signaled her candidacy was ending. The likely Democratic nominee said he won’t be hurried into a decision on whether to make her his running mate. Clinton, in an e-mail to supporters, said she “will be speaking ... More About: Americas , Ending , Candidacy
Accused 9/11 mastermind wants death sentence
2008-06-05 18:04:00 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said he would welcome becoming a “marytr” after a judge warned Thursday that he faces the death penalty for his confessed role as mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Wearing thick glasses and occasionally fussing with his turban or stroking his bushy gray beard, Mohammed ... More About: World News , Death , Death Sentence , Sentence
Jolie confidants: ?ET? knew twins source fake
2008-06-05 18:00:00 NEW YORK (AP) — “Entertainment Tonight” aired a story about the birth of Angelina Jolie ’s twins despite being repeatedly told beforehand that the report was based on information from someone impersonating Jolie’s assistant, according to documents and two people with knowledge of the exchange. The celebrity newsmagazine denied Wednesday that it knew about an impostor before ... More About: Twins , Source , Fake
Relatives: Alleged R. Kelly victim isn?t in video
2008-06-05 17:56:00 CHICAGO (AP) — A sex tape that prosecutors say shows R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl has sharply divided the alleged victim’s family into those who think it’s her and those who don’t, a relative told jurors. When prosecutors asked Leroy Edwards Jr. during cross-examination whether the family “has pretty much split in half ... More About: Video , Entertainment , R Kelly , Relatives
Photographer accused of stalking younger Spears
2008-06-05 17:54:00 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A celebrity photographer accused of stalking Jamie Lynn Spears and her fiance in a small Mississippi town has been arrested. Edwin W. Merino, 30, of Los Angeles, posted bond Tuesday. He is scheduled to appear in court next week. Authorities in Liberty, a small town in southwest Mississippi near the Louisiana border, said ... More About: Entertainment , Photographer , Stalking
Rock band Yes cancels summer tour after singer falls ill
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 17:50:00 NEW YORK (AP) — The classic rock band Yes has canceled its 40th anniversary tour following frontman Jon Anderson’s severe asthma attack last month. The 63-year-old singer, who’s since been diagnosed with acute respiratory failure, was ordered by doctors last weekend to rest for at least six months “or suffer further health complications,” it was announced ... More About: Band , Entertainment , Summer , Rock , Tour 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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