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Can a woman win `Dancing With the Stars? crown?
2008-05-20 17:37:00
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristi Yamaguchi is clearly the most talented contestant on “Dancing With the Stars .” But the question still looms heading into Tuesday’s finale: Can a woman win the celebrity dance-off? Men have won the mirrorball trophy during the show’s past four seasons. The only woman to take the “Dancing” crown was Kelly Monaco ...
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It?s a David-versus-David showdown on `Idol?
2008-05-20 17:34:00
NEW YORK (AP) — Seriously. The “American Idol ” showdown between David Cook and David Archuleta was about as much of a surprise as sugarcoated criticism and seal claps from Paula Abdul. The David-versus-David finale was practically sealed weeks ago: Besides Abdul, judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson routinely lavished praise on the telegenic hopefuls. And it ...
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Shoaib?s absence multiplies Knight Riders? woes
2008-05-20 12:01:00
With Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar uncertain to play with a knee problem, Kolkata Knight Riders face a do-or-die situation to keep alive their fading semi-final hopes as they meet the in-form Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Kolkata. The Royals, the most inexpensive side in the tournament bought by their franchisee owners for ...
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Maruti hikes car prices by up to Rs 18,000
2008-05-20 11:52:00
Reeling under increasing input costs, especially steel, country’s biggest car maker Maruti Suzuki India has hiked prices of its products across various models between Rs 1,000 and Rs 18,000. The company has hiked the price of its latest model Swift Dzire by Rs 18,000. It had launched the sedan with an introductory price ranging Rs 4.49 ...
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Researchers develop vaccine that stops Alzheimer?s in mice
2008-05-20 09:28:00
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Centre have developed a new vaccine, which triggers an immune response that may protect against Alzheimer ’s without causing inflammation or significant side effects. The team conducted their study using a mouse model with Alzheimer’s-like pathology and found that the vaccinated mice generated an immune response to ...
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Bypass surgery not responsible for long-term cognitive decline in patients
2008-05-20 09:27:00
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Contrary to previous study results, coronary bypass surgery is not responsible for long-term cognitive decline in patients, suggests a new study. Lead researchers Ola A. Selnes and Guy M. McKhann of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine conducted their study on 152 patients who had bypass surgery and 92 patients with ...
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Astronomers start searching for ?orphan stars? using upgraded telescope
2008-05-20 09:25:00
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Astronomers from the Case Western Reserve University in the US have begin searching for the faint sea of orphan stars strewn throughout the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies, using a newly upgraded telescope. The telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, has been upgraded by the installation of a new ...
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Keira Knightley, Anthony Hopkins sign on for ?King Lear?
2008-05-20 09:22:00
London, May 20 (ANI): Keira Knightley and Anthony Hopkins have signed on to star in the movie adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy ?King Lear?. The Oscar nominated star will play the role of Cordelia, the youngest daughter of the King. Anthony Hopkins has signed on to star as the monarch, with Gwyneth Paltrow tipped to bag the role ...
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Katie Holmes set for Broadway debut
2008-05-20 09:14:00
Melbourne, May 20 (ANI): Katie Holmes is set to make her Broadway debut later this in a revival of Arthur Miller’s ?All My Sons?. The actress will be joined on stage by Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Tony winner John Lithgow. Holmes? involvement was confirmed by the producers of the show. Miller?s ?All My Sons? is based on ...
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CBSE Class XII results on 21st and 23rd May
2008-05-20 07:44:00
The results of the Class XII examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be announced on 21st and 23rd May while the results of Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) will come out on Tuesday. While the results for the Chennai, Ajmer and Panchkula regions will be announced on 21st May, those for ...
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Daredevils survive middle order collapse for a 5-wkt win
2008-05-20 05:35:00
A typical Virender Sehwag (47) blistering knock and his 90-run first wicket stand with Gautam Gambhir (39) helped Delhi Daredevils survived a middle order collapse to coast to a 5-wicket win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in an absorbing Indian Premier League tie in Bangalore. Chasing 155 for a crucial victory, the Daredevils rode on Sehwag and ...
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Indo-Pak talks today; More cross-LoC bus services on agenda
2008-05-20 05:21:00
Keen to take the peace process with Pakistan forward, India is expected to press for launch of more cross-LoC bus services and early operationalisation of the truck service when the two sides resume the composite dialogue in Islamabad. The Indian side is also expected to propose increasing the frequency of fortnightly Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakot bus services ...
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ABC?s `Desperate Housewives? wraps fourth season
2008-05-19 16:42:00
NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing moments of its season finale Sunday, “Desperate Housewives ” flashed ahead five years. And while there were no hints to the White House’s occupant or the state of the economy in 2013, viewers got a few clues about Wisteria Lane’s future. Spoiler alert: Read no further if you haven’t yet seen ...
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Review: Good to see Indy, but `Skull? is a mess
2008-05-19 16:34:00
You see the hat before the hero (AP) — that famous fedora, the one that stays put through every tricky situation, or at least at arm’s length for a hasty getaway. And of course he still has the whip, the paralyzing fear of snakes and the catchy John Williams theme song that will surely gnaw ...
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?Dancing? success plays 3 different ways
2008-05-19 16:18:00
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cristian de la Fuente overcame a serious injury to learn an important life lesson on “Dancing With the Stars.” “When you want to achieve something in life - even if you have a challenge or you have an obstacle - and you really fight for it, at the end of the day ...
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Angelina Jolie sells mum’s home
2008-05-19 14:36:00
Washington, May 19 (ANI): More than a year after her mother’s death, Angelina Jolie has finally sold the California house Marcheline Bertrand called home. Bertrand lost her battle with ovarian cancer January 2007 at the age of 56, and pals claimed that Jolie had since struggled to let go of the pad, which was full of memories. A source told the National Enquirer that though the actress had been urged to sell the place, she had been unable to do so until now, reports Contactmusic quoted. “They were incredibly close. Marcheline was an actress as well, and responsible for getting Angelina involved in film,” the source said. “She had been urged to sell the place by family and friends, but wanted to hold on to one of the last things she could touch or feel of her mother’s spirit. “Finally, after more than a year, she tearfully let it go,” the source added. Pregnant Jolie recently admitted that she and partner Brad Pitt would be welcoming twins into ...
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Angelina Jolie drug den video unveiled
2008-05-19 14:33:00
London, May 19 (ANI): A video has emerged of Angelina Jolie sitting in a drugs den chatting to a woman who appears to be smoking heroin. The video, shot in 1999 when she was 23, does not show the Oscar-winner using drugs, reports the Sun. But the shocking scenes show that they are a far cry from Jolie’s current wholesome image as a UN ambassador and role model mum, who right now is pregnant with twins fathered by Brad Pitt. The 32-year-old actress has never shied away from discussing her drug use in the past. She admitted turning to drugs when she was an upcoming actress. “I’ve done coke, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, everything. I gave them up long ago,” she said. In the video, she talks about loving sado-masochistic sex – and killing her pets. In the grainy video, Jolie says taking part in sex games where someone is tied down ‘is just a cool thing’. She also says that she accidentally killed a series of pets including a mouse when she dyed it blue, a hampster af...
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Jessica Alba challenges gamers in Internet staring contest
2008-05-19 14:30:00
London, May 19 (ANI): American actress Jessica Alba has issued an invitation to everyone to take a good look at her. A video of the pregnant actress taking part in a staring contest and challenging the world to beat her has become the latest Internet sensation – having got over half a million views. The competition is being hosted through a new website started by her boyfriend Cash Warren. “So little Kev Jumba challenged me in the staring competition and … I’m going to beat him, of course,” The Sun quoted her as saying. “All the women in the top 5 … I challenge you all to a staring competition,” she added. To prove her determination in winning the contest, the actress, who is pregnant with Cash’s baby, proceeded to stare into the camera, without blinking, for 1 minute, 32 seconds. (ANI)
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Shakira, Ricky Martin perform for children’s charity
2008-05-19 14:25:00
London, May 19 (ANI): A host of Latin celebrities including the likes of Shakira and Ricky Martin are doing their share of charity by performing at two fundraising concerts to highlight the plight of some 32m Latin American children living in poverty. The concerts will be held in the two Buenos Aires and Mexico City and will be attended by many thousands of viewers. The proceeds of the two events, being held simultaneously in Argentina and Mexico, will be going to the Latin America in Solidarity Action (Alas) charity. Earlier Shakira revealed that she had managed to get 200m dollars in donations from Mexican and US tycoons Carlos Slim and Howard Buffett and said that the eradication of poverty was “doable.” While Slim is the telecommunications magnate, Howard Buffet is the eldest son of the US investment guru, Warren Buffett. “Imagine what Latin America could achieve if we invest in developing the potential of these children,” BBC quoted Shakira, as saying ...
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‘Pete and Ashlee have everything they want’: Pal
2008-05-19 14:21:00
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Newly wed couple Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz do not require any wishes of luck as they have everything they want, according to Wentz’s pal rapper Tyga. The rapper further revealed, after a performance at Crash Mansion in L.A. Friday May 16, that the two are cool together. “They’re cool,” People quoted Tyga, who is signed to the Fall Out Boy’s Decaydance label, as saying. “They don’t care about the media, they don’t care about being famous, the money – they’re young and having fun,” he said. The couple met the rapper when Simpson joined him and Fall Out Boy on the Young Wild Things tour a year ago. “She’d listen to my song and be like, ‘this is my favorite song!’ She’s real cool,” he stated. When asked if he had any good luck wishes to send the couple’s way, Tyga said that they did not need any, as they already had everything. “They don’t need n...

Megan Fox has a fetish for designer shoes
2008-05-19 14:18:00
Washington, May 19 (ANI): American actress Megan Fox has revealed that she has an obsession for designer shoes. The 22-year-old actress admits that she doesn’t spend money in silly ways but when it comes to buying glamorous shoes the ‘Transformers’ star doesn’t hesitate to splash out huge amounts. “I still don’t really spend my money in silly ways. I don’t go and buy cars and stuff like that. But the very first thing I got that was crazy expensive and that I couldn’t believe I’d bought was a pair of Roberto Cavalli, four-inch spike heels,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying. “They were black and ornate with gold on the back and carving on the heel. They were GBP300. Up to that point I think the most I had ever pair for a pair of shoes was GBP15. “That was a really big deal for me and I have to admit that since then I’ve gone crazy with the shoe thing. That’s where I spend my money and it’s really bad,” she a...
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Amy Winehouse wants to renew wedding vows with jailed hubby
2008-05-19 14:16:00
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has decided to renew her wedding vows with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil once he is released from jail. The news comes amidst several reports that the couple’s marriage is on the rocks and the Rehab singer has allegedly fallen for her manager’s assistant Alex Haynes. Meanwhile, Fielder-Civil is said to have developed a close relationship with friend Sarah Thomas after receiving frequent visits from her in jail. However, despite all the rumours, the couple are keen to prove critics wrong, and want to reaffirm their love and dedication to one another in an intimate ceremony in East London as soon as Fielder-Civil is free. “Amy and Blake are more determined than ever to show the world they are together,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling Britain’s Sunday Mirror. “As soon as he is out they will be renewing their wedding vows… They want another wedding, a family and are even planning to se...
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Ancient Danish king’s face reconstructed using Terracotta technique
2008-05-19 13:46:00
Copenhagen, May 19 (ANI): Two men, a scientist and sculptor, have used the terracotta facial reconstruction technique to recreate the face of an ancient Danish king. According to a report in the Copenhagen Post, the men behind the facial reconstructions are coroner Niels Lynnerup and sculptor Bjorn Skaarup. Since 2001, they have used the technique to put faces to many long-dead persons, including 17th century nobleman Kaj Lykke and Denmark’s oldest known citizen, the Koelbjerg woman of Funen, who lived around 10,000 years ago. Now, they have recreated the face of King Svend Estridsen of Denmark, who has been dead for over 900 years. A cast of the king’s skull was taken at the beginning of the 1900s and has been used by the two men to create a vivid likeness of the ruler’s face using the terracotta technique. The technique is used in many Western countries to recreate the faces of unidentified deceased persons and then shown publicly in the hopes of someone recognizing the face...
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What happens in our brains when we judge others
2008-05-19 13:45:00
Washington, May 19 (ANI): American neuroscientists are using a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a type of brain scan that measures blood flow, to understand what happens in the brain when a person makes moral judgements, develops beliefs and understands languages. Rebecca Saxe, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has already identified an area of the brain (the temporoparietal junction) that lights up when people think about other people’s thoughts. “(That finding is) one of the most astonishing discoveries in the field of human cognitive neuroscience,” Science Daily quoted Nancy Kanwisher, the Ellen Swallow Richards Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT and Saxe’s PhD thesis adviser, as saying. “We already knew that some parts of the brain are involved in specific aspects of perception and motor control, but many doubted that an abstract high-level cognitive process like understa...
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Archaeologists explore prehistoric heritage of the Sahara
2008-05-19 13:44:00
Madrid, May 19 (ANI): A team of archaeologists is making the first catalogue of the prehistoric heritage of the Western Sahara . The team, which comprises of Basque and Sahrawi archaeologists is exploring the region of Tiris, a vast desert area south of Western Sahara, to find more about the past of this inhospitable region. Led by Andoni Saenz de Buruaga, a professor at the Basque public university UPV, the team is visiting the Western Sahara for a fifth time. “We presented our research project to the Sahrawi Government in 2004. It was very well received and we have been given every chance. The results are very good, we have really made progress and that encourages us to travel for the fifth time to the region of Tiris”, said Saenz de Buruaga. The research of the Basque archaeologists covers an area of 30,000 km2, three times the surface of Navarre, a region in northern Spain. In five years’ work, the Basque archeologists have catalogued more than 300 archaeological sites, inc...
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Microsoft Windows to come on low-cost laptops
2008-05-18 14:15:00
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will install Windows XP on its low-cost laptops for students in developing countries, according to a joint announcement Friday. The operating system will be offered as an alternative to the project’s home-grown Linux-based operating system. Microsoft is charging the non-profit group just $3 per installation. But hardware changes including ...
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Lenovo launches online auction of Olympic theme PCs
2008-05-18 14:12:00
Lenovo, Chinese manufacturer of PCs and partner of the Beijing Olympic torch relay, Saturday launched its second phase of three online auctions in India as part of the countdown to the games. The auction features notebook PCs inspired by the Olympic torch and is signed by Saif Ali Khan. Saif was one of the torchbearers who ran ...
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Kumar Mangat launches his daughter Amita with ?Haal-e-Dil?
2008-05-18 14:07:00
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood producer Kumar Mangat, who has been associated with many hits of the Hindi film industry, said that the launch of his daughter as an actress in “Haal-e-Dil” has been a dream come true. At the music launch of the film, attended by a host of Bollywood bigwigs like Rajkumar Santoshi, Priyadarshan ...
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China quake toll rises to 32,477
2008-05-18 13:33:00
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua) The toll in Monday’s devastating earthquake in China rose to 32,477 Sunday, the emergency response office of the State Council said. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, jolted the south-western province of Sichuan May 12. According to officials, 220,109 people were injured. In Sichuan alone, 31,978 people were killed and 209,905 ...
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India beat Malaysia 2-1, reach Azlan Shah final after 12 yrs
2008-05-18 11:22:00
India pulled off a narrow 2-1 win in their last round robin match against hosts Malaysia to book a berth in the final of the Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in Ipoh on Saturday. First half goals by Shivendra Singh (9th) and Sandeep Singh (10th) put India in the driver’s seat in the crucial match and they ...
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