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Cocksure Courteeners' rise continues

AS magical moments go, hearing that you've just sold out your biggest hometown show yet while drinking in the picturesque vista provided on the banks of Loch Ness is not a bad one to tuck away for the grandkids. On route to yet another sold out date, this time in far-reaching Aberdeen, Manchester's brightest new hope in ages are revelling in the attention currently being showered upon them. But as the cocksure and ever quotable frontman Liam Fray is quick to point out, they believe their forthcoming debut LP St Jude will cement their position further. “It's a work of art, I'm so proud of us. There's been a lot of pressure with people hyping us, but I'm openly, openly confident that people will see - with those 12 tracks – that there is worth to what we are doing." Relatively inexperienced in the machinations of the studio and recording process, Fray does however concede, he has been surprised about how well the sessions went.

Homebuyers hit by 'near prime' crunch

On Friday, Cheltenham & Gloucester said it would no longer lend to borrowers who had less than a 10% deposit.

It follows Nationwide Building Society, which has raised rates for new borrowers with less than a 25% deposit. Those with just a 10% deposit will now pay 0.20 of a percentage point more on their deal compared with last month.

Several other lenders have also pulled mortgage deals that offered more than 100% of a property's value. Meanwhile, the market for sub-prime borrowers has all but disappeared.

'Nationwide has effectively priced itself out of the first-time buyers market,' says Ray Boulger at mortgage broker John Charcol. 'Other lenders will follow. It's bad news for borrowers.'

Keith Mullins, 35, and his partner Leigh Genery, 29, moved into a new house in Welling, Kent, in January.

Candidates reveal differences at forum

Julia Valerma said the SmartCode encompasses most the Vision 20/20 plan touted by Struck and Gonzales over the SmartCode, but said it would define the current and immediate needs of the community.The Vision 20/20 Plan, which was created by extensive grassroots input in 1999, was never formally adopted by the town council. The SmartCode, a form-based zoning concept, was drafted by Albuquerque land use consultants PlaceMakers, but has not yet been formally discussed by the town council. It is meant to serve as a Land Use Master Plan.Comments about the series of disputes that has split the current town council for more than a year crept into nearly every response from the candidates.Richard Leirer suggested the council and the town employees attend non-violent communication training.Valerma said disagreements among council members would be less stark if the council defined goals and milestones to plan for the future.Gonzales and Struck suggested the "bickering" among the council members would be resolved if the councilors showed more respect for each other, but Pavel Lukes called the series of council votes that put Gonzales and Struck on one side of an issue and Councilors Rudy Abeyta and Darren Córdova on the other side as more than merely bickering."It’s not fighting.

Toshiba Satellite P200 (PSPB6A-036024)

The final word: The addition of an HD-DVD-ROM puts this new P200 in a whole new class, and the implementation of the latest Centrino platform gives it a touch more power and battery life, too.

Intel Centrino is a brand that only applies to notebooks which adhere to Intel's specifications. These include one of the latest Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, Intel wireless technology and an Intel GM/PM965 Express Chipset.

PCI Express Version of Matrox Axio LE Realtime Editing Platform Now ...

Montreal, Canada . Matrox Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of the new PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Matrox Axio LE realtime HD and SD editing platform.

Matrox Axio LE provides a complete post-production solution that lets users get the best from Adobe CS3 Production Premium. The Axio platforms are designed to provide the most comprehensive realtime feature set, the highest quality native codec technology, and complete file-based workflows - totally integrated with the Adobe software.

Turn bath time into spa experience

The citric acid in the lemons will help fight bacteria and balance oil production. And yes, they will make your bath be filled with a wonderful aroma as well as being therapeutic," she explains.

Jacobs pours citrus massage oil straight into the bath to soften skin -- wearing her hair piled on top of her head -- and a mud mask on her face. The heat coming from the bath helps the mask get deeper into the skin, she says.

Kinnaird, meanwhile, also multitasks in the bath, putting a deep conditioner on her hair, showering to rinse her hair after the soak.

Jacobs also encourages a post-bath cool rinse because while it's good for skin to detox in warm water you will want to close the pores afterward and cool water will do that. And, she says, you must lather in moisturizer after you've gently toweled off.

Aishwarya Rai's marriage mantra

Though she will act next in Sriram Raghavan's film with John Abraham, family is her top priority now. "I can't say I worked less because I got married. I completed Jodhaa Akbar, Sarkar Raj and The Pink Pather last year. That can't be said less," she says. .