METRO Monday, October 5, 2009 D The Sales Clinic This course has been specially designed for SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) owner managers, sole traders and freelancers/specialists and aims to provide a system that will generate revenue using the strengths of your staff and business. The course will take place over six half-day workshops and one-to-one sales coaching sessions. The workshops will cover the following areas: For further information please contact: Caroline Lang or Richard Bohan IRISH TIMES TRAINING T: 01 472 7101 E. gencourses@irishtimes.com Fight: Lady Gaga and Madge scrap before Kenan Thompson gets in on their make- up kiss Pictures: Splash Madonna goes Gaga as fur flies in catfight The prospect of watching Lady Gaga and Madonna clad in leather and thigh-high boots in a catfight could command a huge fee. The singers appeared on stage together for the first time and their rivalry soon boiled over into a hair-pulling scrap. Gaga fired the first insult singing: Whats wrong Madonna? Cant get into the groove? Madonna then asked: What kind of name is Lady Gaga? It sounds like baby food. They then rolled around on the stage slapping and tugging each others hair. But fans neednt worry, as the fight was just a sketch on US comedy show Saturday Night Live. The pair kissed and made up, with host comic Kenan Thompson. Some people will do anything to get on TV even Drew Barrymore. She donned rollerskates to set a record for The Most Pies Smashed In Strangers Faces In 30 Seconds. Sadly, the 34-year-old didnt count on the amount of whipped cream that would end up on the floor and promptly fell flat on her face. She attempted the feat on US TV for alternative website The Universal Record Database. She notched up 14 pies, plus an extra one into the face of TV host Jimmy Fallon. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are engaged, according to reports. The couple who have refused to confirm they are dating have been sharing the good news with pals. Take it from us, they are engaged, said a source. Cruz, 35, has previously questioned whether she actually believes in marriage. Leathered up: Cole shows off her tattoos in a raunchy shoot for the new issue of Elle magazine, inset Pictures: David Slijper/Elle/PA Why Cheryl cant trust hubby Ash The stars you love to love... the stars you love to hate C heryl Cole admits she cant trust her husband, as she prepares to go solo in the charts. Baring her fears and tattoos the Girls Aloud star says the only people she can rely on are her parents and she needs to protect herself from being hurt again. I dont trust anybody, says the 26-year-old, who stood by her hubby, Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole, following allegations he cheated on her with hairdresser Aimee Walton in 2007. You always hold that 20 per cent back. Not everyone does. I think its key. I think its key for your own sanity. Youve got to protect yourself. Addressing fans who were stunned after she took back the England player, Cole explains: I know from a perspective how it looks but its not like that. Im not a stupid girl. Im not one of those girls who cant see things for what they are. Ive been out with idiots in the past. Ashleys such a nice guy. I still get the butterflies. Now she says her main fear is going solo away from her record-breaking girl band. Its scary to put yourself out there to be judged again, she tells Elle magazine. Cole says she needs a confidence boost ahead of her chart run: I didnt like myself when I read stuff in the press about me, so why would anyone else? Cowells 1m birthday bash for 400 guests A Whos Who of celebrity-dom helped Simon Cowell splurge 1million on his 50th birthday bash. About 400 guests attended the black-tie night for the man behind the X Factor and Britains Got Talent. Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and singers Myleene Klass and Cheryl Cole were just a few of the big names. A huge marquee was put up in the grounds of Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire. Inside, pre-recorded birthday wishes from the likes of the Beckhams and Jennifer Aniston were displayed on giant screens. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html