school of action
Goldie Hawn to start a state school
Hollywood actor Goldie Hawn is planning to set up a state school in Britain. The stunner is in talks with the Tories to set up the school where kids would learn breathing exercises to improve their concentration, reports The Times.

One for the Shutter-bugs

Actor Ben Kingsley poses for photographers as he promotes his movie “Shutter Island” at the 60th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on February 13.

Charity begins with divorce
Heather Mills spent most of her divorce payout in charity
Heather Mills has revealed that she spent the bulk of her 24.3 million pounds divorce payout from ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney in just 22 months. In an hour-long TV special, Mills told psychologist Dr Pamela Connolly that she gave a large chunk of the cash away.

Name’s sake
James Bond fans are being urged to suggest the title of the 23rd blockbuster 007 film, scheduled to hit cinemas next year. Bosses at MGM have admitted that they are running out of names based on the best-selling novels of Ian Fleming. However, fans are lobbying studio executives to choose between the names of two Fleming short stories with box office appeal. And, they’ve also come up with their own promo posters to show how good they’d look. One army of 007 fanatics is promoting Risico, originally written as part of the For Your Eyes Only novelettes. It sees Bond being sent by M to investigate a drug-smuggling operation based in Italy that is flooding Britain with narcotics. A rival group wants the next film to be called The Property of a Lady, another Fleming short story that sees Bond on the trail of a gorgeous Russian double agent who has infiltrated our Secret Service.

Close to nature
'Aditya Rajshree' house is for sure a wonder built in wood
'A cottage in the jungle' is how Aditya and Rajshree Sarda visualised their abode. Sloping slate roofs, a large chimney, huge stone slabs leading the way amidst green trees, chirping birds - the house 'Aditya Rajshree' sure is a weekend house within the city.A large log gate and log fences remind you of the Obelix and Asterix village! "That's how I visualised it," says Aditya. "It took two-and-a-half years and endless sessions with our architect to make this abode," says Rajshree. "And the interiors are all Aditya's," she beams.

Spade work
Bring home the exotic
Many a time we see some flowers, admire them, even want to have them but would prefer to forget about them as we think they are exotic.See the accompanying picture of Azaleas. I am sure many of you have never seen this flower here, may be you saw them on Shimla heights. Normally we think that a particular flower is exclusively for hills and enjoy it only when we go up there. But the range of flora is tremendous. There are more than 500 Azalea species. Also called rhododendron, it bears excellent showy flowers in very sparkling colours.

Love in a Metro

Valentine's Day saw Metro 35 creating an intimate ambience for lovers to enjoy their moments together.

Mixing it right
DJ Nasha, who was in the city for the Valentine bash, talks of his profession and much more… 
Finally, remixing has gone past Bollywood. It's no more limited to adding beats and tunes to ol' Bollywood tracks or to the new ones that are too slow to please Gen Y.Now, original tracks are being remixed too. "This is nothing short of an adventure for a DJ. There are no set tunes, no beats that a DJ has to follow; original number is the true test for a DJ," says DJ Nasha.

Tech booster for movies
Advancements in technology have changed the face of movie-making. Read on…It is a nineteen to dozen talk on the wonders of technology - Apple ipod, Nokia's, Samsung's latest touch gadgets, miniature pen drives…there is no end, even as we conveniently ignore the other side of the coin.Okay, for once, let us forget about the damages of technology and talk about the advancements in this field. Rohit Jugraj, a Bollywood director goes gaga over technology changing the face of movie-making.

What’s the latest Buzz?
Google is out to change the virtual world again with it’s latest social networking tool
Real time updates, photo-friendly, easy connect to Twitter, Picasa, Flickr…right there in your inbox - Google Buzz is here. Launched last Tuesday, Buzz is already creating a buzz! And how do city folks react to this new social networking site?"This comes from Google, so it ought to be good," says Digvijay Sharma, a B.Com student from Panchkula. "There was Yahoo Mail, Rediffmail, Hotmail, but see today its Gmail that we all have our accounts on. Similarly, Gtalk meant all instant messaging sites took a back seat," he adds. Digvijay is already active on Buzz along with his friends.

Geek SPEAK
Bluetooth boon
You may be wondering that after all these years what's the hype with all these numerous Bluetooth accessories? But there are actually tons of advantages Bluetooth technology provides, due to which it is slowly becoming more of a necessity than a luxury!Here are some of the benefits a Bluetooth device has to offer: