Prince William does a Rambo (Go
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London:
No more roses, it's time for Prince William to smell
gunpowder.The future heir to the British throne underwent
an intensive training with the Special Air Service, the
elite military unit and reportedly fired dozens of live
rounds using an arsenal of deadly weapons. According to
The Sun, during the training at the Stirling Lines camp
in Hereford. , William was bundled into a getaway car by
armed minders as gunshots from a mock ambush exploded around
him. He was also taught the modus operendi of a deadly sub-machine
gun and a pump-action shotgun, as the Special Air Service
put their full armoury at his disposal. "The Prince had
a fantastic day and really enjoyed himself. But there was
a serious side as he took part in the mock ambush and learned
what to do," ex-SAS soldier who saw the session ,was quoted
by the paper, as saying.
Stay
stress-free to avoid a miscarriage (Go
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London:
A new study conducted by researchers in Germany suggests
that stress really can cause miscarriages. According to
Daily Mail, the team led by Petra Arck showed that when
pregnant mice are subjected to loud noises and other forms
of stress, they develop hormonal imbalances that turn the
immune system against the foetus. In the end, the foetus
is rejected. "We can clearly say that stress has a major
impact on pregnancy maintenance," Arck said. The biological
pathway uncovered by the team starts with the release of
stress hormones such as cortisol. As cortisol levels rise
in the bloodstream, they suppress production of progesterone,
a hormone critical to healthy pregnancies. This sets off
a "domino effect" which finally stops the immune system
tolerating the foreign cells of the placenta and foetus.
To see if the same applied to humans, Arck monitored the
progress of 864 pregnant women, taking blood samples and
testing them for stress. 55 women who miscarried were more
likely to have reported stress than the others and were
more likely to have lower progesterone levels and other
signs of the chain of events putting their pregnancy at
risk.
Moore
to come up with Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel (Go
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Washington:
Fahrenheit 9/11 might have ruffled enough feathers in
the Whitehouse, but Michael Moore does not believe in giving
up that easily, for he is planning on a sequel to the same.
According to E-Online, the new project, tentatively titled
Fahrenheit 9/11 1/2, will pick up where Fahrenheit left
off. It will address what Moore sees as the administration's
failures in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
"Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information
([on election day) and we want to educate and enlighten
them. They weren't told the truth. We're communicators and
it's up to us to start doing it now," he was quoted as saying.
The film will be produced by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein
through the Fellowship Adventure Group, set up by Weinstein
with brother Bob, Lions Gate Films and IFC Films to distribute
the original film.
Sydney
man uses shoe to kill Russian wife, jailed for 16 years
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Sydney:
Murders usually take place with sharp or blunt instruments,
but in a most bizarre incident, a Sydney resident has been
sent to jail for 16 years for using his shoe to kill his
Russian wife. John Kiseljev, 66, pleaded guilty to murdering
Nadejda Zassoukhina, 22, in their Mount Druitt home on November
29, 2002. He was sentenced on Friday in the NSW Supreme
Court to 16 years in jail with a non-parole period of 11
years. According to an AAP report, Justice John Dunford
found there was a degree of provocation involved in the
killing and Kiseljev had previously been of good character
and was unlikely to reoffend. Kiseljev will be eligible
for release on February 27, 2014.
David
Beckham chosen UN envoy for kids (Go
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London:
David Beckham has been chosen as the UN Ambassador for
kids and os all set to take up his first mission of helping
children in Africa. England's soccer skipper has been personally
chosen to represent the UN by Secretary General Kofi Annan
because he is seen as an inspirational role model to young
people. Beckham is said to be "thrilled and honoured" to
have received the prestigious title and hopes to help millions
of children around the world.
Claudia
Schiffer gives birth to a daughter (Go
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Washington:
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer gave birth to a daughter
in a London hospital on Thursday. The baby, who is Claudia's
second child after her two-year old son Casper, reportedly
weighs 7 pounds and 2 ounces and is said to be doing well.
The German model's husband, director Matthew Vaughn, said
that they were absolutely thrilled and that Claudia was
in good health. "I would like to thank my beautiful wife
Claudia for giving me an equally beautiful daughter, a little
sister for Casper," E Online quoted him as saying.
Money
cant buy me love, says Madonna (Go
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London:
Pop icon Madonna is becoming quite a prolific children's
author with four books to her credit and a fifth one on
the cards, which will be called 'Lotsa De Casha' and centres
around the theme that money cant buy everything. All the
characters in the book, which is to be released next year,
will be animals and the central character is an Italian
greyhound named Lotsa De Casha, who has all the money in
the world but no happiness. "All the characters in the book
will be animals and Lotsa de Casha is an Italian greyhound
who is very rich but very unhappy. He thinks only of himself,"
Ananova quoted her publisher Nicholas Callaway as saying.
Britney's
baby could be called Aurora (Go
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London:
Is she or is she not expecting has become the biggest
game in town and pop diva Britney Spears has once again
sparked rumours that she is pregnant by decorating a nursery
in her new Malibu mansion. According to the Sun, the 'Toxic'
singer let out the information on her website and her husband
also confined to a friend that they are expecting a child
and that if they have a baby girl they will name her Aurora.
New
Harry Potter film does away with Prof. Sprout (Go
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London:
Whereas till now all the Harry Potter films have followed
the original books to a T, the next Potter flick 'Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,' has done away with
the character of Professor Sprout although she appears in
the book. Actress Miriam Margoyles, who plays the cheery
gardener, let out the information that she will not be acting
in the film, adding that it is a big mistake because a lot
of fans will be disappointed. "I am not making the fifth
Harry Potter. They made a great mistake and cut my character,"
The Sun quoted her as saying.
