• Titanium implants may bid bye bye to bras
• Gentlemen nowadays prefer brunettes, not blondes
• Madonna steals the show at Kabbalah guru's birthday bash
• Pope brands Madonna's Kabbalah a threat to Christianity
• Marriages under threat from the two-year itch
• Monica Lewinsky stays clear of Clinton's Presidential Library
• The secret behind Madonna's looks revealed
• Cherie Blair's E-bay shoe bargain makes designer a millionaire
• The gun that triggered World War I unearthed

Titanium implants may bid bye bye to bras (Go To Top)

          London: An inventor from Argentina has come up with Titanium breast implants which are attached to the breast and rib muscles and claim to give permanent support. According to The Sun, the discs are inserted in a 90-minute operation under the supervision of a local anaesthetic costing 4,700 dollars. Dr Ziya Saylan,the inventor said: "A woman will never ever have to wear a bra again. The titanium is so strong it'll never sag." He also said that the procedure was "safe, scientific and a boon to women."

Gentlemen nowadays prefer brunettes, not blondes (Go To Top)

          London: Bridget Jones might not have many takers today, for if a new survey is to be believed, blondes are passe, it is the raven-haired brunette that a gentleman's heart craves for. According to femail, the survey carried out by online dating agency Udate.co.uk questioned 750 single men and revealed that 78 per cent of them prefer a sexually confident brunette as their partner. A marginal 5 per cent took to a red-head as their partner. 46 per cent of men prefer slim women who rank it in their top ten list of must-haves, while 62 per cent want a partner who is prepared to split finances in an equal share. Dark hair and fair skin were popular with 37 per cent of those questioned, and 46 per cent wanted a woman who would socialise with her partner. 36 per cent listed having a child as their priority while 65 per cent wanted a wife who was helpful and considerate. According to Salma Shah, Udate.co.uk's relationship coach, "The traditional male idea of a perfect wife has not changed but modernised. Looks, size, sexiness and compassion still play a major role in choosing a partner. However, as the role of women in society has changed, making them more financially, socially and sexually independent, men's attitudes have modernised, too. "Today's ideal woman is nurturing - helpful and considerate - has vamp qualities - sexual confidence - and is a true confidant in all aspects of a man's life by listening and advising," she added.

Madonna steals the show at Kabbalah guru's birthday bash (Go To Top)

          New York: Instead of the birthday boy, it was Madonna who hogged the limelight at Rabbi Michael Berg's 31st birthday bash. According to New York Daily News,a host of celebrities came to wish The co-director of the Kabbalah center in a private room gathering at the kosher midtown restaurant Solo. However it was Maddona, one of the most ardent followers of the cult who got the most attention, so much so that it even sidelined the host.

Pope brands Madonna's Kabbalah a threat to Christianity (Go To Top)

          London: Vatican chiefs have branded Madonna'a 'Kabbalah' religion as a threat to Christianity. According to The Sun, the Vatican, who debated the issue at a summit of Catholic leaders from around the world, said that 'Kabbalah', promoted by Madonna was high on a list of New Age fads. "In the past, the Pope criticized Madonna for her concerts. Now, ironically, it's a theological issue," the report quoted US cult expert Rick Ross as saying.

Marriages under threat from the two-year itch (Go To Top)

           Sydney: A new study has revealed that the first two years of married life are the most risky for couples, as the bonds of holy matrimony are most likely to snap after that crucial 24 month period. According to News.com, the study, published in this week's issue of the Journal of Human Resources, observed 7000 thousand married couples in 20 countries and found that one in every twelve marriages are headed for a split after two years, indicating that whereas earlier marriages lasted much longer, two years was fast becoming the norm for the modern couples. The researchers believe that the seeds of discontent are sown during the first 18 months of marriage and couples finally snap after two years. The study also revealed that as the years keep increasing, the chances of a split decrease as only one in 100 couples were found to separate after 14 years of marriage. According to the researchers, a marriage which lasts for five years is a good match. "You go into a relationship, you gather information and at some point you make a decision, that point seems to be two years," said Dr Michael Svarer, University of Aarhus, who led the research.

Monica Lewinsky stays clear of Clinton's Presidential Library (Go To Top)

         New York: The world might be waiting breathlessly to hear her take on 'Monicagate' but it seems Monica Lewinsky is fiercely guarding her privacy. According to New York Post, the former White House intern was invited to tour the Clinton Presidential Library but to many hopefuls chagrin, she declined. The host was one of the directors of the Clinton Presidential Library supposedly offering out-of-town visitors a sneak peek to the library and specifically asked "if Monica would be joining them." However, other guests politely accepted the invite. "They went. She didn't," Lewinsky's publicist, Barbara Hutson, was quoted as saying. Hutson has been flooded with offers from media outlets in the US and England for Lewinsky's reaction on Clinton's monumental memoir, "My Life." According to sources, Britain's ITN network has supposedly paid Lewinsky 170,000 dollars for an interview by anchor Mary Nightingale. But Hutson said nothing had been agreed upon yet.

The secret behind Madonna's looks revealed (Go To Top)

          London: Wanna have a face like Madonna? Well, here's all the dope on what products the queen uses to remain the queen of pop. According to Daily Mail, material girl madonna uses Alterna's Enzymetherapy Caviar shampoo and conditioner, make-up from the MAC range and Laque Lustres and perfume is Fluerissimo. She wears Prada and Burberry and clothes by her friend Stella McCartney.

Cherie Blair's E-bay shoe bargain makes designer a millionaire (Go To Top)

         London: Miss Bling became an instant hit with bidders the moment Britian's first lady, Cherie Blair bought it's pair of pink 3in heels on eBay for 22 pounds. According to The Sun, Tracie D'Cruz, the designer of the shoe was approached with an offer of 120,000 dollars for the rights to her brand by a Texan tycoon soon after this. An anonymous US rap star also made a similar bid. But Tracie rather plans to sell all her Miss Bling titles on auction site eBay hoping to garner around 500,000 dollars. "After newspapers ran the story about the PM's wife, I was inundated with calls. So I'm auctioning the rights and have had 20 bidders. I'll carry on with another name," she was quoted as saying.

The gun that triggered World War I unearthed (Go To Top)

         London: The Browning automatic pistol that is widely held responsible for the 8 million deaths during the First World War has been unearthed at a monastery. According to The Sun, the gun is the same one that had been used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and his wife in Sophie in 1914. The event had been responsible for triggering off the war. After the weapon had been recovered from the culprit, a Serbian citizen named Gavrilo Princip, it had been given to the priest, who had performed the last rites of the Prince. Following the priest's death, the pistol lay forgotten until it was recently found when the monastery was being cleaned. It has now been displayed at a museum in Vienna.