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Matter of VOICE
Interestingly, a research mentions that it takes two minutes for someone to decide whether they like you or not, and another four minutes to lock this impression.
We take it from here…what all counts in that perfect first impression — those looks, eye contact, and an appreciable seasoning of good manners.
That’s it? Certainly not, I think we missed out on a main attribute — voice.You better politely introduce yourself.
Now that voice is so important, you got to be taking good care of it, just like enhancing your eyebrows, perfect manicured hands…all for the impression.
We ask people who stretch their vocal chords on a daily basis to share tips on how to maintain an impressionable voice. Rock with RJs
Soft-spoken Anjali, a RJ with 92.7 Big FM has been dealing with a nightmare ‘what if my voice breaks’, which is why she is very particular. The pretty girl who cannot resist the site of gol gappas does some basic things for that perfect voice. l
I am a foodie, but I avoid oily food and extremely cold food items. It is the biggest temptation that I deal with. l
Gargles with hot water are the best for the throat. l
Ginger tea works like a magic potion on my throat. RJ Anubhav, on the other hand, is all for riyaaz on the harmonium, half-an-hour every morning before his show Laughter Mornings. “I have a clear-cut demarcation on things that suit my throat and things that don’t. No soft drinks for Anubhav during the evening. Other than this, “I avoid speaking too loudly, it strains my vocal chords.” Ditto for RJ Pankaj, who also advocates riyaaz as the best technique to maintain a good voice quality. “One can get a better quality through proper throat exercises. Barking dog is one such exercise wherein we throw voice from stomach. It works wonders.” Fear Factor
Have you been thinking about ‘the mesmerising’ voices of various singers, and you think they are born with it? Well, allow us to share that most singers undergo vocal training to improve their voices. Agrees Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi whose song Laung Da Lashkara from movie Patiala House is already a huge hit, “Exercises like deep breathing help to expand vocal range so that singers can sing on higher notes.” Awaaz Nichey
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Always stay hydrated; stay away from caffeine, alcohol and other substances that dehydrate you. Drink plenty of water everyday. l
If you are on medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist whether the medicine you are taking is dehydrating. As a general guide, your body should be well-hydrated when your urine is clear and not cloudy. l
Everyone’s voice has its own limitations. So get to know yours. Shouting, talking loudly or even singing forcefully is damaging to your vocal cords. l
Your vocal cords collide with each other more than a million times everyday when you produce a sound and so, any extra harsh activities like shouting puts further strain on the already overused vocal cords. l
When recovering from a coarse voice, like say from a sore throat, avoid any unnecessary conversations or phone calls to let your voice recover fully. Otherwise, your recovery will be slower and even then, small permanent damages may occur. l
Next on the list is to avoid late night eating because this may end up with your stomach acid spilling into your larynx when you lie down to sleep, which causes a hoarse voice and over a long term permanent voice damage. l
The thousands of irritants and chemicals in cigarettes damage your voice and can also shorten a singer’s career. jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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Lighting defines a building
Home sweet home Chandigarh boasts of beautiful bungalows and gardens. To keep the houses young and glamourous, the owners make sure that they spend thousands on maintenance. “Just to add that little oomph to the living space, one can use little luminaries along the pathways that lead to the main door of the house. Small lighting poles can be a good add-on to your bungalow. Illuminating the trees in the garden space can give more depth to the structure,” explains Daria. Enlightening work Lightening if not correct could harm our thought process at work. Inappropriate lighting can affect perceptions. “Glare free luminaries are good for work-stations and classrooms. We need approximately 500 lux, which means illumination level at work. One should make sure that the space where we work should be well-lit. At home when we are working or reading, our study table needs a light that emits 1,000 lux. This will keep our eyes relaxed,” adds Daria. Promoting products An exclusive store must highlight what it has on the rack. “I have designed lights for an apparel store in India two years ago. We used a lot of spotlights and backlights to accentuate the products on sale. A store-owner must know what is exclusive, so that he can emphasise on it more with the use of innovative lighting.” Daria is ready to apply her designing knowledge to structures in India and she is looking for a headstart. |
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When Big B used to be a gate-crasher
He might be flying in private jets or executive class with a lot of attention, but there was a time when Bollywood's megastar Amitabh Bachchan used to gate-crash at weddings or travel in trains without a ticket.
Big B is in Bhopal shooting for Aarakshan and it seems he is getting nostalgic about his college days. "We were talking on set about college and university days and how in the hostel, when food was scarce or our pockets had run dry, we would find novel ways of feeding ourselves at times. Look for a wedding, borrow an ill-fitting suit from an affluent colleague and gatecrash the baraat as guests and feed ourselves to our limits best, posing as ‘men from the boy’s side’,“ he posted on his blog Bigb.bigadda.com. “They are the ones that get the most looked after!! They were mad days of our youth and when you look back on them you wonder how on earth did we ever pull those utterly stupid pranks and succeed,” he added. The 68-year-old megastar, who studied at Allahabad's Jnana Prabodhini and Boys' High School (BHS) followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, before graduating from Delhi University's Kirori Mal College, remembered how he and his friends would board a train without tickets because they didn't have enough money. “Like paying a visit to our Alma Mater, Sherwood College the very next year of passing out, spending Founder’s Week there among colleagues and then finding ourselves out of money, not sufficient to buy back a train ticket to Delhi. So what do you do? You get on to the train from Kathgodam in any case, just as it's pulling out of the station so no one can stop you, cling on to the doors and spend the rest of the journey on the steps outside of the moving compartment until some kind-hearted ticket holder takes pity on your condition and pulls you in to share his berth with you,” he posted. — IANS |
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Inception sweeps Golden Reel Awards
Its Oscar rival, The Social Network was also celebrated at the event, winning a trophy for best sound editing in the category of Best Dialogue and Automated Dialogue replacement in a feature film.Gwyneth Paltrow starrer Country Song scooped the award for best Sound Editing of Music in a musical, while How To Train Your Dragon was named the animated feature with the Best Sound Editing. Star Wars creator George Lucas was at the ceremony to hand the award for Career Achievement to veteran sound designer Walter Murch. — PTI
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She is a part of Hollywood's fashion forward brigade but actor Kirsten Dunst says that she is a huge fan of British style.The 28-year-old actor who recently attended London Fashion Week, lamented that her American peers lack a sense of style. "I think it's all to do with heritage and where you're from. Because of that, the way Americans look and the way you (British) look is totally different. You have this history with tailoring and those little schoolboy uniforms. You just don't get that in New York," said Dunst. The Spider Man star who was recently named the new face of Bvlgari's fragnance 'Mon Jasmin Noir' insists that she admires many British designers, especially Vivienne Westwood. "I love Vivienne Westwood. She just doesn't care what people think. I love that. I have an amazing pair of shoes by her. She's awesome," added the blonde beauty. — PTI
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Pitt’s parents to move in with him
Pitt, 47, and Jolie, 35, are said to have asked Bill and Jane to move in with them in order to give their children a more stable home life, instead of travelling the world for months in order to keep up with the couple's movie-making commitments. "They don't want them dragged around the world any longer. Brad is traditional and wants them to put down roots, have friends and go to the same school, rather than constantly moving around," said the source. — IANS
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"So I make a bet with my buddy. I'm probably 17 years old. I said to him, 'I bet you USD 1,000 that some day I will go on a date with Jennifer Aniston. I'm 17 years old and she's like on my screensaver on my computer and he's like, 'You're on...'" said Kutcher.The 33-year-old actor had a huge crush on the Friends actress and got the chance to ask her out, only to be disappointed. But Kutcher says he is friends with Aniston now." — PTI
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The Hollywood pair started dating in 2003 during a whirlwind romance and they married two years later. Reformed Lothario Kutcher fell straight into a serious relationship with Moore after asking the actress and her three daughters to move in with him just days after their first meeting - but his home was still targeted by keen fans turning up at his front door unannounced. "It was really quick. I was sort of going out and having my fun and being extremely single... and then I met Demi and within about two weeks she moved into my bachelor pad that I was living in with a buddy of mine and my buddy refused to move out," he said. "But (I) didn't just move her in, she moved in (with) my three now stepdaughters... this was after about two weeks, a week and a half. She was moving to Los Angeles and she was going to rent a house so I was like, 'Why would you rent a house? Just come stay with me.' "And then I didn't really think about the fact, I mean my buddy and I had been living in this house for a while and he really refused to leave. But it was kind of a good thing because it would be the middle of the night... and there would be strangers coming up and ringing the doorbell to come have a visit and he would do a lot of intercepting for me that was very, very handy... It takes a while to slow that train down! "(I was) trying to keep my relationship with Demi private because we don't want all the press and we managed to do it for a month but you know, in keeping it private I couldn't like send out a memo to everyone. So my buddy would kind of curb people at the door and it kinda worked out. Eight years later (we're still together). In Hollywood terms that's like 81 (years)!" he added. — ANI
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Mahadevan launches online music academy
The academy has tied up with a virtual learning software provider, Clood On, that will enable students to train from anywhere around the world. "My vision is to make learning of all styles of Indian music easy, accessible, and exciting to people worldwide. My philosophy is simple--to impart high quality learning in music through innovative methods while having a great deal of fun," says Mahadevan on his web site.The academy brings high quality Indian music education online for the first time, making learning easy, fun and accessible from anywhere. On offer are certificate programs in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal as well as individual courses in Bollywood, folk, religious chanting and other styles."I noticed that in Indian classical music, the teaching methods are very unstructured. You cannot put it down in points anywhere. Whereas, if you go to Berklee College of Music or Juilliard School just to learn the trumpet for example, everything is structured," said Mahadevan.Apart from the theory lessons, the composer has also roped in teachers to take live classes online. "We are replicating two aspects of any form of learning when you go to a college, you have a textbook and you have a teacher standing in front of you."We have created a textbook OM (Online Music) Book, which can be accessible all the time, plus classes with a teacher are scheduled at a specific time so that you can virtually interact with her," he said.Courses run for up to 12 weeks, and learning is achieved through a combination of the OM Book, virtual classes and assessments. — PTI
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Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone may be known for his action movies, but a gallery in St Moritz is showing his other side - the artist. At the opening of his first exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska in St. Moritz, the Rambo and Rocky action star was overheard saying he believes himself to be a better painter than actor."If you feel a passion for something, you can move mountains," he said of his talents.Galerie Gmurzynska is showing 30 of Stallone's abstract works painted over the past 35 years, and nearly all of the works in the show have sold for prices ranging from 50,000 dollars to 150,000 dollars. — ANI
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Don’t turn your back on this one
It seems like a well-thought out concept, where not faces but backs of people are painted. We ask the artist about this unusual aspect of her work and to our surprise, more than a philosophical or a creative idea, it was for practical reasons that 'she painted backs as the index of her subjects.'
Nelly Meignie-Huber, an artist from France, who has put up an exhibition titled ‘Behind the Appearances' at Alliance Francaise explains further, "I was at the Pushker Mela in Rajasthan, where I decided to make people dressed in traditional attire as my subject. Before I could get ready with my camera to click the most suitable ones, they would zip past me. All I could click then was their backs." Even in the works, in which she has painted faces of people, there are no clear dimensions of features. "The idea was not to make portraits but tell stories of my subjects. The work titled Returning from the Pooja conveys the message that all women from a particular strata of society share the same destiny and problems," informs Nelly. Other works on similar lines are Turban Contest, Three Generations, Jaipur Railway Station et al. Drawing inspiration from the colourful attire of people, she has used bright colours for her works. "Only the background of the paintings is in earthy colours." The same holds true for works in which she has given a tangible form to spirituality of people. It was during her visit to Leh that she saw Buddhist monks unfurl flags in various colours. "I have also painted the sacred tree at a non-descript village near Kota, on which people have tied threads and colourful clothes to denote their wishes." Other such religious places include Varanasi and Rishikesh. The only work of art that doesn't fall in line with the theme of celebrating people and colours of India is the one based on Holi, titled Holi Mubarak. It has a girl painted with a stamp of a hand on her. "I tried to be as impartial as possible while mirroring India. So, if there are works on the rich tradition of India, there are also a few dedicated to the problems here. Holi Mubarak refers to the evil of eve-teasing. The work titled Satyagrah shows how violence is also becoming a part of society that always celebrated peace and non-violence." Of the 30 artworks, only one is a sculpture, which she says is a tribute to Nek Chand. Appropriately titled, Golden Recycling Cow, it's made from domestic plastic, metal waste and old newspapers. The most distinct feature is a mobile phone around its neck, which is to be used as a bell. Maybe it's a hint towards increasing consumerism. (Price: Rs 35,000 onwards) On till march 1 ashima@tribunemail.com
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Get your picture on the stamp
"We got a tremendous response to My Stamp at INDIPEX-2011," says Manju Kumar, director, philately. Priced at just Rs 150 for a sheet (one could choose a theme out of 17 - Taj Mahal, animals, Panchtantra, aircrafts, Trains and Zodiac (12) and get personalised stamps. My Stamp got people from different walks of life ecstatic, but Walia was one of the few lucky ones who got it. "Personalised stamps are a popular concept in many countries, but it is new for India. Going by the response My Stamp got at the exhibition, I am positive that the Indian postal department will launch them for the common public soon," says Walia. In this fast life governed by Blackberry and i-pad, Indian postal department has suddenly got the youth interested in the so-called 'snail mail'. Though the philately department is busy concluding orders at the 6th World Philatelic Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, orders, queries are pouring in if one could get My Stamp in Chandigarh. "If I can have my picture on a stamp, it would be awesome. Only great people have stamps released in their honour. If the postal department opens it to the public here, I will be the first one to get it," says Ayush Sharma, a class 10 student. Wouldn't you? mona@tribunemail.com
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The right choice
A common headache
Solution: Lighter pads Light padded bras, the lightest padded bras, and seamless t-shirt bras. They are available in varied colours in most of the leading retail outlets in the city; priced between Rs 400 to Rs 500, these come mostly in cottons. Exercise demands When it comes to exercising, one needs to take extra care. During the brisk walks and the jogs you need to take extra precaution. Solution: Sports bra Smart sports bras are available in attractive colours. Team it up with a sweatshirt or a shrug. These are priced between Rs 200 to Rs 500. Cotton kurtis puzzle These kurtis, which we wear during summers to a great extent, are usually thin and transparent (especially in case of whites). So when girls have to decide what to wear within, they face confusion. It is pretty boring to wear plain coloured spaghetti inside. Solution: Tube top A tube bra could be an interesting option to wear inside. The tube bras come in bright colours, which could add spice to your whites. You could also try floral spaghettis and lacy sleeveless tees under your kurti. The tube bras are available for prices between Rs 300 to Rs 500. Strappy issues It is embarrassing for a woman when her bra strap pops out of the top. "I hate it because it is the usual case with my bras," says a newly married girl. It makes a person look untidy and indecent. Solution: Detachable straps Get bras with detachable straps, which can be adjusted accordingly. You could make it a halter or get free from the straps. There are also these really cool Triumph detachable bras, which have a plastic coating on the rims. When you put them on they hug your assets firmly, not letting the strapless bra fall. Priced between Rs 300 to Rs 1,300 (depending upon the design). |
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Kaya Skin Clinic, in its commitment to introducing world-class skin care solutions, has introduced four new skin care facials this month. These services, which have been developed by Kaya dermatologists, will cater to intense and advanced skin care needs. Dr Sangeeta Amladi, head-Medical Services, Kaya Skin Clinic, says, "As experts in skin care, it is our constant endeavour to work towards developing new skin care solutions which help address the various needs and concerns of our clients. The new range of facials is developed in line with our commitment to offer our clients, the best in class customised skin care solutions." The Advanced Facials range comprises of two services — Active Rejuvenation Facial and Aqua Vitamin Facial. These two services are priced at Rs 1600 for a single session. — TNS
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Coke Studio rules the campus
You just pick up a chord, tweak it a bit and the noise that you like is music. The love for bhangra pop could mature into love for progressive metal. One time favourite single could be next moment’s noise. Music tastes are never the same. Among the range of genres, Coke Studio emerges as the clear winner; Yaar anmulle figures somewhere in the list too. “These days I’m hooked on to the songs from Tanu Weds Manu and 7 Khoon Maaf…in fact one of their songs is my ring tone. Apart from these latest Bollywood tracks, many of my friends are all fans of Coke Studio music. I personally feel some of their tracks are great,” Glory Khanna, psychology student, DAV college, shares some of the names from her playlist. As far as the latest campus cult goes, she adds, “Yaar Anmulle is not a song that I’d listen to when alone. In fact, I’ve come to like that track just because it’s being played around you all the time.” Meanwhile, Suffanmeet Kaur, B.Tech student, spells her long list of favourites: “On the whole, my tastes in music are broadly dictated by what my friends listen to, since they are much more into music. But my all time favourites include the likes of David Guetta, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas et al” Then there’s a repeat of the similar sounding names. She adds, “I do listen to Coke Studio, since a lot of my friends have been referring to them.”
For those not in sync with the music scene, the series featuring live music performances revolves around music inspired by fusion of diverse musical influences. Nods Ankit Sharma, vocalist, Sonesaura, “At this level there’s only one studio in Pakistan and their Sufi rock is infectious. My current favourite is Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti.” Adds the mass comm. student, “Apart from this, I’m a huge fan of Dream Theatre and Tyler Bates’ music. Basically, anything that hits your soul, in my case, is progressive metal.” Could be fast, could be tappy, could be slow, could be peppy…music is personal. Says Glory, “The choice of music greatly depends on the mood. At times, it’s slow and sometimes it’s fast. These days wedding season is on, so it’s numbers that are fast and the ones you can dance on.” Chips in Suffanmeet, “It actually depends on the mood and whether you are alone or in a group. It could even be old Hindi tracks occasionally.” As long as the music keeps playing! manpriya@tribunemail.com
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The philosopher’s shop
Philosophy isn’t just about reading works of great thinkers and their perspectives on things; it’s about improving the way we think and then presenting it in an altogether different manner. That’s what Andrew Day, from The Philosopher’s Shop believes. “Till now people have only been reading philosophy. By introducing philosophy in schools, we can make a distinction between reading and applying philosophy,” he says. Day recently conducted a workshop on Introducing Philosophy in schools at Dikshant School, Sector 12, Panchkula. Applying Philosophy
The workshop
Unlike other philosophy workshops, this one was much more fun. “While teaching young children to listen and respond to each other, one has to come down to their level. So, we begin with narrating them a story; asking them related questions followed by a discussion. One has to be very creative while dealing with young children as they get easily distracted and lose their train of thought,” says Andrew. However, he feels that a teacher also plays a vital role. “Teachers too need to re-invent. They need to come up with better ways of getting their point across. They should be able to create a group thought from a series of individual ideas.” |
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A new study has found that being male and having a noisy job could increase the risk of hearing impairment and cardiovascular diseases in middle-aged adults. "The severity of this condition has been shown to be associated with a poorer quality of life, communication difficulties, impaired activities of daily living, dementia, and cognitive dysfunction," write the authors from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison. Scott D. Nash and colleagues studied 3,285 participants ranging in age from 21 to 84 years, with an average age of 49. The researchers evaluated hearing impairment as a pure-tone average greater than 25 decibels hearing level in either ear, and also measured word recognition at different sound levels and with male and female voices. — Agency
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Signature
touch Every person has a sense of style. Yet, there are only a few who’d merit the second glance, or make heads turn. It could be tousled hair or torn jeans! This week’s face in the crowd, Amreen Sekhon, Psychology honours student, MCM, can clearly sift out style from fashion.
Your sense of style is… I’d like to describe my sense of style as classic and polished. Latest addition in your wardrobe… A golden Guess watch with Swarovski crystals. Brand freak or street junkie? Definitely a brand freak…no street shopping for me. Choose one- sporty, glamorous or chic It’d definitely be chic. My style icon would be… I love Leighton Meester’s (who plays Blair Waldorf in gossip girl) sense of style So who’s the worst dressed celebrity around. Lady Gaga…She’s way over the top, wears loud colours and suffocates with overdose of bling! One fashion trend you don't understand… Alladin pyjamas…a lot of girls wear them but it just isn’t hip. Your take on accessories Stick to minimum. Lesser the better. One thing that boosts your confidence... A good hair day…it just makes you feel great about yoursel (As told to Manpriya Khurana)
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Violent video games don’t desensitise
Psychology researchers from the Ryerson University, Toronto, have shown that chronic exposure to violent video games (VVG) apparently has no significant impact on emotional long-term memory. To analyze the link between VVG exposure and differences in players' emotional memory or their responses to negative stimuli, they studied 122 male and female undergraduate students. The study participants were segregated into two categories. While 45 of them had some video game experience within the last six months, 77 students were not exposed to video games. "Emotional long-term memory helps us avoid negative situations. This has significant implications for public health. For example, if you remember the negative experience of being involved in a bar fight, you will avoid future situations that may lead to an altercation," said lead author Holly Bowen. The participants were shown 150 representing negative, positive and neutral scenes and an hour later shown the same material but mixed in with a new set of 150 'distractor' images in random order. — Agency
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Boys get a greater kick from caffeine
The study, conducted by Jennifer L. Temple, neurobiologist and assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the University at Buffalo in the US, is the first to show how genders respond to caffeine consumption. "We are hoping that our findings from studies on caffeine will help us determine why males and females differ in susceptibility to drug abuse," says Temple, the journal of Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology reports. The study involved a group of boys and girls aged between 12 and 17 years. They were required to have previous experience with caffeine but no adverse reactions, and not using hormone-based contraceptives, not smoking, etc. Participants were instructed not to drink caffeine 24 hours before each visit and to eat nothing or drink nothing but water for two hours before each visit, according to a Buffalo statement. The study revealed several differences in response to caffeine between girls and boys. Boys who were regular "high consumers" of caffeine showed greater increases in blood pressure than low-consuming boys. — IANS
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Buildings, however beautifully designed, will appear ugly if they are wrongly lit. The difference between good lighting and the best lighting must be understood by the architects,” says Daria Olejniczak, a lighting designer from Germany who is in the city till Sunday. She will deliver lectures on lighting design till February 24 at the Chandigarh College of Architecture-12. The session starts at around 11 am and ends by 5 pm; practical application of what is being taught will also be a part. Daria shares a few tips on how to illuminate spaces circling our daily lives.
Superhit psychological thriller Inception bagged the top prizes at the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards.The Academy Award nominated film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard, was recognised for best sound editing in the categories of Best Sound and Best Foley and Music in a feature film, according to the Hollywood
Reporter.
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt's parents, Bill and Jane are moving in with him and partner Angelina Jolie to help the couple raise their six children.The Inglorious Bastards actor, who raises children Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, four-year-old Shiloh, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with the actress is building an apartment on the grounds of his Chateau Miraval estate in France to accommodate his parents who plan to help raise the couple's large brood, reports contactmusic.
Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher asked out Jennifer Aniston as part of a bet he had made as a teenager, but was turned down.The What Happens in Vegas star had even sought permission from Aniston's then husband Brad Pitt in a bid to win the bet he made with a friend in high school, reported Contactmusic.
In an interview, Ashton Kutcher has revealed that Demi Moore moved into his bachelor pad less than two weeks after they started dating. The actor also revealed how his friend helped to keep female admirers, who continued to turn up to his house unaware that he was now a taken man, at bay.
Bollywood singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan is out to change the process of music instruction amongst Indian Americans by launching an online music academy.The Shankar Mahadevan Academy has been set up with the aim of bringing NRIs closer to their roots and impart structured education in Indian classical music simply from the convenience of their homes.
Rakesh Walia, a prominent philatelist from the city, has a rare stamp in his huge collection - his own picture printed alongside zodiac sign Gemini and others with amazing Indian wildlife in the background. He is one of the few lucky Indians who got these special stamps at the recently concluded INDIPEX-2011 in New Delhi.
I don't understand how to hide the seam of my undergarment when I wear skin-fitted trousers," says a girl in her twenties when she is asked about the problems she faces with her lingerie. Lingerie is that portion of a woman's clothing, which brings about a visible change in her personality. However, we don't give too much thought to it. The only factor about lingerie that we care for is the size! We take a look at some features to look out for.
Girls have come up with this issue a lot of times. While wearing a thin t-shirt, the contours of their bosom become too prominent. 
“Philosophy is a collaborative exploration of the world and our place in it by use of reasoning and questions. It helps us develop skills of speaking and listening (which we often neglect),” says Andrew. He feels that once a child has thought of an idea or a response to a question, they often stop thinking. “One way of encouraging them to think further is to make them compare their own thoughts to those of different people and then seeing the difference. It changes the meaning of philosophy. It no longer remains theory but becomes a tool with which they can think,” he says. He feels that the need for introducing philosophy in schools is very essential. “The world is changing at a fast pace. We have to teach students to think and adapt themselves. Getting them to think and ask questions makes them less dependent”.
Previous research has suggested that playing violent video games cause people to exhibit more aggressive behavior, or become less emotionally responsive to violent images. However, a new study has found that violent videogames do not desensitize players to negative situations or events.
Boys seem to get a greater kick out of caffeine than girls, according to the results of a double-blind study. Boys also credited caffeine with having a positive effect on their athletic performance, not so girls.