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Lindsay Lohan being allowed to take powerful drug Adderall at rehab

Lindsay Lohan being allowed to take powerful drug Adderall at rehab

Lindsay Lohan is not drug free at the Betty Ford Center, it has been revealed. Sources connected with the troubled star told TMZ.com that the rehab centre is allowing her to take the powerful drug, Adderall. The reason – she has an Rx and says she`s been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Lindsay has [...]

Jennifer Lawrence losing hair?

Jennifer Lawrence losing hair?

‘Silver Linings Playbook’ star Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly losing her hair. The 22-year-old actress has experimented with various chemical treatments and extensions on her hair in the past, reported Daily star. “She`s been sporting a shorter do for weeks, and has made out it`s for style reasons. But really she chopped her hair off because [...]

Mariah-Nicki feud on `American Idol` made-up: Nick Cannon

Singer Nick Cannon has blasted the channel and `American Idol` producers for perpetuating a feud between his wife Mariah Carey and another judge Nicki Minaj. The 32-year-old `America`s Got Talent` host claims the show`s producer feed into this whole sound bite drama between Carey and Minaj, reported Ace Showbiz. “When you see someone like my [...]

Health and Fitness

The 10 o’clock happy train!

The 10 o’clock happy train!

  The other day I was reading Marci Shimoff’s Happy For No Reason. It’s a great book, and highly recommended, all about how to gain inner happiness, a happiness that is not dependent on external circumstances.   In one of the chapters Marci suggested a process called the 10 o’clock happy train and I thought [...]

Running at night latest fitness craze

Based on a new fitness trend sweeping the UK, the latest running craze is all about one thing – darkness. And you don`t even have to get up at the crack of dawn for it. In fact, they`re at night and take place in pitch black with only a dimly lit head-torch to guide the [...]

Web-based programmes for weight-loss

Web-based programmes are the new effective measures in weight loss and weight management, according to a study. Weight loss is a topic of concern for nearly 36 percent of Americans who are considered obese. There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programmes, barriers can include travel, [...]

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The 10 o’clock happy train!

The 10 o’clock happy train!

  The other day I was reading Marci Shimoff’s Happy For No Reason. It’s a great book, and highly recommended, all about how to gain inner happiness, a happiness that is not dependent on external circumstances.   In one of the chapters Marci suggested a process called the 10 o’clock happy train and I thought [...]

3 surprising sleep saboteurs!

3 surprising sleep saboteurs!

      You have read all the information about ‘Sleep Hygiene’, you’ve stopped drinking caffeine after 2 pm, you’ve turned the computer off an hour before bedtime, but you still can not sleep properly. What is going on? Here are three things that you may be doing that you think may help you sleep [...]

You know you’re an insomniac when…

You know you’re an insomniac when…

  I’ve just finished doing a series of free coaching sessions for people with sleep problems and not only has it has been really great to help people, but it was also fascinating how different and yet how similar their problems were.   So inspired by this, I thought I’d start a list of insomniac [...]

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Slow Internet? Blame it on 3 Egyptian divers

Three divers in Egypt were caught trying to cut through an undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, an army spokesman said on his official Facebook page. An Egyptian coastguard patrol stopped a fishing boat near the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria and arrested three divers, the first suggestion criminals might be involved in days of severed [...]

How Yahoo wooed ex-Google executive Marissa Mayer

How Yahoo wooed ex-Google executive Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer, who was a long time Google executive, has revealed how Internet giant Yahoo wooed her to join the firm as its chief operating officer. Mayer revealed the inside story of her frame of mind when Yahoo gave her a call on came calling on June 18th. “I’m doing a CEO search. It’s a [...]

Comet ISON making first-ever trip through solar system

Astronomers from the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) and Lowell Observatory have used NASA’s Swift satellite to check out comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), which may become one of the most dazzling in decades when it goes around the sun later this year. Using images acquired over the last two months from Swift’s Ultraviolet/Optical [...]

Sports

Phelps says learning `most humbling game` golf tough nut to crack

Swimming great Michael Phelps has revealed he is finding learning golf, which he believes is one of the most humbling games in world, a tough nut to crack. Phelps said it is one of the most humbling games he has tried to do in his entire life, adding he could always pick things up fairly [...]

Kapil Dev urges `over the hill` Tendulkar to embrace `painful` retirement

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has urged batting great Sachin Tendulkar, whom he believes is well past his best, to take retirement from international cricket, adding the master blaster can be a great ambassador for cricket post retirement. Dev said the important stage of Tendulkar`s career is over, adding he is now at the end [...]

Miami Masters: Tommy Haas stuns Novak Djokovic to enter quarters

World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic bowed out of the Miami Masters after losing to Tommy Haas on Tuesday. Hass won in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round to record the upset of the tournament. The German who celebrates his 35th birthday on April 3 termed the win as unbelievable. “This [...]

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20 RICHEST PEOPLE IN 2013, ACCORDING TO THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST

2013 rank (2012 rank), name, source of wealth, 2013 wealth (2012 wealth) 1. (2) Alisher Usmanov, mining and investment, £13,300m (£12,315m) 2. (5) Len Blavatnik, investment, music and media, £11,000m (£7,580m) 3. (4) Sri and Gopi Hinduja, industry and finance, £10,600m (£8,600m) 4. (1) Lakshmi Mittal and family, steel, £10,000m (£12,700m) 5. (3) Roman Abramovich, [...]

Women constitute only 5.33% of police forces in India

BJP’s Team 2014 announced; Narendra Modi returns

After a six-year hiatus, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reinducted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi into the party’s Parliamentary Board. Modi’s selection is seen as a major boost to his prime ministerial ambitions. Also, the 62-year-old Modi is the only Chief Minister included in the new 76-member team of office bearers. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister [...]

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Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel planning a family?

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel planning a family?

| May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Singer-actor Justin Timberlake is reportedly planning to start a family with singer-wife Jessica Biel after he finishes touring this August. “That`s why they kept breaking up, I don`t think he was sure he wanted children. (Now though), it`s in their plans,” contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. Timberlake recently said marrying Biel was the best [...]

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Coca-Cola vows to become calorie conscious, beat obesity

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Coca-Cola is set to become more transparent about the calorie count displayed on the labels of its soft drinks and also implement steps to promote exercise in the light of growing health consciousness amongst consumers worldwide. In a report, sugary and aerated drinks have been found out to be the root cause of obesity. Coca-Cola [...]

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Sarah Jessica Parker suffers wardrobe malfunction at MET Ball

Sarah Jessica Parker suffers wardrobe malfunction at MET Ball

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

The `Sex and The City` star Sarah Jessica Parker accidentally flashed her underwear while posing for pictures. The 48-year-old actress suffered wardrobe malfunction while she attending the MET Ball, 2013 at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, reported Ace showbiz. She accidentally flashed her black lacy underwear while pulling up her Giles Deacon ball gown to [...]

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Fat found in knee joints triggers rheumatoid arthritis

| May 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Researchers have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis. The finding could pave the way for new gene therapies that could offer relief and mobility to millions worldwide. “We found that fat in the knee joints secretes a protein called pro-factor D which gives rise to another protein known [...]

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Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis taking dance lessons

Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis taking dance lessons

| May 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

The famous dance contest sequence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ has inspired Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis so much that they have hired a private instructor to give them light ballroom lessons. “Ashton and Mila both loved the climactic dance number in the movie,” showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying. “It inspired them to learn fun [...]

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Dame Helen Mirren crowned top actress at Olivier Awards

Dame Helen Mirren crowned top actress at Olivier Awards

| May 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

Helen Mirren was named the best actress at the Olivier Awards, for her stage role in ` The Audience.` The play, by Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Daldry, is based on the Queen`s conversations with her Prime Ministers. The 67-year-old actress, who won an Oscar in 2007 for the title role in ` The [...]

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I ate only spinach for 5 months to prepare for Star Trek role, says Alice Eve

I ate only spinach for 5 months to prepare for Star Trek role, says Alice Eve

| May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Alice Eve, who stars in the upcoming `Star Trek Into Darkness`, has revealed that she started a diet consisting of pretty much only spinach a week after she learned that she nabbed the role. The English actress recently admitted in an interview with The Telegraph that she maintained the diet for 5 months to slip [...]

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When Matt Damon ate poo for a film

When Matt Damon ate poo for a film

| May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Matt Damon, who has always appeared to be the most down-to-earth of stars, has revealed that he along with his co-stars Diego Luna and Sharlto Copley had to, “literally eat s—” while shooting his new movie, `Elysium`. The sci-fi thriller, from Oscar-nominated ` District 9` director Neill Blomkamp, was partly shot in the world`s second-largest [...]

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie termed as `irresponsible` by neighbours

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie termed as `irresponsible` by neighbours

| May 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been termed as “reprehensible” and “irresponsible” by their neighbours. The couple were reportedly racing vehicles and motorbikes along one of America`s most fragile coastlines. Pitt, 49, was photographed on Easter Sunday teaching son Knox how to drive while Maddox and Pax rode motorbikes on the beach near their California [...]

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Richard Gere says visiting monasteries in India has made him calmer

Richard Gere says visiting monasteries in India has made him calmer

| May 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

Richard Gere on Saturday said that he felt elated after visiting monasteries in India and added that following Budhist religion has made him a calmer person. Richard Gere said that the he felt very relaxed by undertaking such spiritual trips. “I feel very comfortable here, very relaxed, at ease as if this is a very [...]

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Abba girls Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad `reunite`

Abba girls Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad `reunite`

| May 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Abba star Agnetha Faltskog has revealed that she and her fellow band member Anni-Frid Lyngstad are now closer than ever. Faltskog told Attitude Magazine of the time when both women went thorough painful divorces from fellow band members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson respectively. The 63-year-old said that she and Lyngstad were aware of what [...]

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Engagement feels right: Miley Cyrus

Engagement feels right: Miley Cyrus

| May 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

Miley Cyrus thinks her relationship with Liam Hemsworth is progressing naturally and claims the pair has decided not to be as open about their romance in public. The 20-year-old, who was rumoured to be experiencing problems recently in her relationship, said the couple has simply made a conscious decision not to be so open about [...]

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Rihanna buys limited edition luxury car for Chris Brown

Rihanna buys limited edition luxury car for Chris Brown

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Rihanna has reportedly shelled out on a limited edition 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling as a surprise present for boyfriend Chris Brown`s 24th birthday. The 24-year-old `Umbrella` hitmaker spent more than 700,000 pounds on the luxury car for the rapper, who will celebrate his birthday next month, reported Sun online. “Chris is in Las Vegas with [...]

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Kelly Brook voted UK`s `hottest woman`

Kelly Brook voted UK`s `hottest woman`

| May 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Kelly Brook has been awarded the title of UK`s hottest women after she wins poll. The girlfriend of former England rugby star Danny Cipriani beat many other beauties in the poll that was carried out by `The Sun` and voted by nearly 43,000 people. The thrilled model, who is currently judging Celebrity Juice, thanked all [...]

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Victoria Beckham likes to design dresses `naked`

Victoria Beckham likes to design dresses `naked`

| May 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Victoria Beckham has revealed that she likes to create dresses for her fashion line in the nude. The fashion designer admitted her cheeky secret during a talk at Vogue Festival held on Sunday. She said that she starts by sitting down with the team and discussing ideas first, and later gets naked and makes clothes [...]

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