My Name is Khan Official Trailer HQ Released 17 Dec 2009

The trailer for My Name Is Khan will be released on 16 December 2009 at 10pm across all Star TV channels. It will then be broadcast throughout other news and media outlets. The theatrical debut of the trailer will appear with James Cameron's Avatar.[7] The film is slated for global release to theaters on 12 February 2010Download Trailer RM For...

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Obama Steps for Next Year Against Iran?

Time is almost up for the Obama administration’s “dual-tracked” approach to Iran. As the Islamic Republic keeps rejecting the administration’s diplomatic outreach and moving forward with its nuclear program, the administration is primed to turn to the U.N. Security Council early next year to seek authorization for a program of multilateral sanctions enforced by Iran’s major trading partners. Perhaps if U.N. ambassador Susan Rice finds that to be an insurmountable challenge, President Obama will seek to assemble his own coalition to enforce a sanctions package. Either way, unless there’s a major breakthrough with Iran very shortly, this will be...

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How to Prepare Mexican Cookies For Christmas

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.2. Blend the sugar and shortening in an electric mixer. Add the egg and milk.3. Mix the flour, salt, hazelnuts, almond extract, ground cloves and cinnamon into the dough. Form into a ball, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and knead it with your hands. Sprinkle the dough with some flour to prevent it from sticking and roll out on a large flat surface.5. Cut the dough using cookie cutters or a small knife (use whatever shapes you like). Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with colored powdered sugar while still...

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Find the IP Address of the URL

1. The first step is to have a URL that you would like to translate into an IP address. For this tutorial, we'll use www.ehow.com.2. Next, open a command prompt window. Click on the Start button, and then choose Run. In the Run dialog box, type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) and then Enter. Or, instead of going to Run, you can go to Programs, Accessories, and then Command Prompt to bring up the window.3. Now, in the command prompt window, type in "nslookup www.ehow.com" substituting your web address in the command, and then press Enter. What is returned is the IP address of the website. In this case, it is 63.123.155.104.4. You can use this in your web browser in place of the URL by typing in "http://63.123.155.104" in the address bar, and you will be taken to eHow.c...

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Christmas Party Decoration

1. Decorate several small trees with candy canes and popcorn strings, and scatter them around the house.2. For a centerpiece, decorate a small tree with individually wrapped candy and party favors.3. Use strings of lights, your fireplace and scented candles as your only lighting to create a more intimate and festive mood.4. Print short Christmas carols, poems and stories on thick, good-quality parchment paper in a calligraphy font. Place four carols or poems on each page. Fold the pages and tear them apart to give them a rough look, and then decorate the edges with glitter.5. Scatter these around on tabletops and hang them from doorknobs with...

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Lifetime Achievement award for MJ in next Grammy

Michael Jackson is to receive a special Lifetime Achievement award at next year’s Grammy Awards.It will be the 14th Grammy for the late singer – who died in June.He joins the likes of Bobby Darin, Leonard Cohen and Loretta Lynn who’ll also be honoured at a special ceremony a day before the big show airs in Janua...

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How to Decorate Your Outdoor With Christmas Lights

1. Sketch the outside of your house, indicating its width and length. Include the locations of any available outlets in your sketch.2. Figure out and measure where your lights will go - along the eaves, around the windows, on each tree branch? Add an extra 30 feet or so to allow for the pitch of the roof. Measure the height of bushes and the height of the sections of any trees you want to light.3. Figure out how many strings of lights you'll need based on your measurements; strings come in lengths from 25 lights to 200 lights. (For trees and bushes, figure on about 50 lights per foot of height, or double that number if you're using miniature...

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Few Ideas to come into Christmas Spirit

1. Shop early. Nothing takes away the Christmas spirit like fighting for parking and struggling through crowds.2. Wish people that you meet in stores and other casual environments a happy holiday. Say it with a smile.3. Drop spare coins in the Salvation Army collection buckets.4. Do something nice for someone. Offer to baby-sit so a friend can do her Christmas shopping, take cookies to your neighbors, or shovel an elderly neighbor's walk.5. Volunteer your time to a worthy holiday cause. Even if you are busy, you can spare an hour or two to help people less fortunate than yourself.6. Organize a drive at work or in your neighborhood. Collect food...

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Obama celebrates 48th birthday

On his own 48th birthday, US President Barack Obama Tuesday turned the spotlight on a reporter also celebrating her special day, who pitched up at the White House in the year he was born.Obama sang "Happy Birthday" and presented Helen Thomas, the doyenne of the White House press corps, with cupcakes and a single candle to celebrate her 89th birthday, before planting a kiss on her cheek.The outspoken Thomas, who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy, spoke quietly to Obama, who ignored reporters' shouted questions about his own birthday and ex-president Bill Clinton's mercy mission to North Korea."Helen wished for world peace, (and)...

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Paula Abdul will not return to 'American Idol'

If Paula Abdul’s abrupt Twitter announcement that she’s quitting “American Idol” is a contract negotiating ploy, it’s a spectacular one.If not, she’s potentially blown a hole in TV’s top-rated show — and rejected an eight-figure deal that represented a 30 percent raise, according to a person familiar with the talks. The person, lacking authority to speak publicly, asked not to be identified.Abdul dropped her online bombshell Tuesday evening, right before season-nine auditions begin Friday in Denver. That has the whiff of a pressure tactic on Abdul’s part, although boycotting the early auditions that skip from city to city might have been a less...

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Exam passes reach record levels in Scotland

Record numbers of Scottish teenagers opening their exam results this morning will have passed.A total of 98.5% of the nearly 160,000 15- and 16-year-olds were successful in their standard grade exams, with one in five pupils achieving the top level – grade 1 – and more than a quarter reaching grade 2.Nearly three quarters of the 167,635 higher exams taken by 16- and 17-year-olds this year resulted in passes, as did 77.8% of the advanced higher papers, sat by the brightest 17- and 18-year-olds.The success rate is the highest since the exams were introduced in the 1970s, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said. Last year, pass rates were...

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Michael Jackson's 2009 Rehersal on DVD

Michael Jackson’s last days have been entrance to a theater—or DVD rack, during least— nearby you.Sony-owned Columbia Pictures has purchased a rights to a King of Pop’s 2009 operation footage from unison upholder AEG Live for $60 million, according to justice papers filed Friday by Jackson’s estate. A decider still needs to pointer off upon a transaction, which would concede Columbia to qualification a PG-rated, feature-length movie revolving around Jackson’s preparations for what was ostensible to be a 50-date quip rendezvous in London.The $60 million encompasses merchandising rights, product tie-ins, a special director’s cut, etc. AEG has pronounced...

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Salman Khan’s ‘WANTED’ Trailer

Directed by Prabhu Deva, ‘WANTED’ stars Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Mahesh Manjrekar, Asseem Merchant, Vinod Khanna and Prakash Raj. The movie is the story of an undercover cop who infiltrates a gang of hardcore criminals to hunt down a notorious gangster. The movie will release on September 18, 20...

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China will reduce death penalty and cut executions

China will reduce the number of people it executes and impose more suspended death sentences, a senior judicial official has said.The country is believed to be the world's most prolific executioner, with at least 7,000 sentenced to death and 1,718 executed last year, according to Amnesty International.Zhang Jun, vice-president of the supreme people's court, said it would tighten restrictions on the use of capital punishment. But he stressed that the country would not abandon the death penalty, saying it was "impossible" to do so under current conditions and that people had strongly supported it for a long time."It is an important effort to strictly...

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New Pygmy Seahorse discovered

At under half an inch tall (13 millimeters), Satomi's pygmy seahorse—named after dive guide Satomi Onishi—is a strong contender for the world's smallest seahorse. With their tails stretched out straight, two Satomi's pygmy seahorses would fit head-to-head across the face of a penny.These miniscule seahorses from Indonesian reefs have been seen giving birth to tiny offspring, each about the size of a 12-point apostrophe.Together with two other species, Satomi's pygmy seahorses were named in a December 2008 study.The Walea pygmy seahorse is one of five species named in a flurry of recent seahorse discoveries from coral reefs in the Red Sea and...

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'Microsoft & Yahoo' the big deal

Microsoft's Bing search engine will power the Yahoo website and Yahoo will in turn become the advertising sales team for Microsoft's online offering.Yahoo has been struggling to make profits in recent years.But last year it rebuffed several takeover bids from Microsoft in an attempt to go it alone.Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer said the 10-year deal would provide Microsoft's Bing search engine with the necessary scale to compete."Through this agreement with Yahoo, we will create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers, and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company," said Mr Ballmer.In return for ceding...

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BMW will withdraw from Formula 1

BMW will end their involvement in Formula One racing at the end of the current season, it was announced on Wednesday. The move is part of what the German car maker described as a ‘landmark’ decision to restructure its motorsport activities.The news came at a press conference held at the company’s German headquarters in Munich, attended by BMW Sauber team principal Mario Theissen, along with Dr. Norbert Reithofer, the chairman of the BMW board, and Dr. Klaus Draeger, the director for development.BMW became Formula One entrants in 2006 after taking over the Swiss Sauber team. The company said the decision to withdraw stems from a desire to dedicate...

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Worlds longest waterfalls

Angel Falls:Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world, as well as the tallest single drop in the world. The falls consist of a 2648 foot plunge, where the water comes out of the face of Auyan Tepui, then it cascades down steep talus before dropping over another 100 foot cascade. Total Height: 3,212 feet or 979 meters.Tugela Falls:The Tugela River drops over 3000 feet in 5 major tiers. It is located in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Total Height: 3,110 feet or 948 meters.Three Sisters Falls:The falls is located in Rio Cutivireni, Peru. Total Height: 3,000 feet or 914 meters.Oloupena Falls:The most volumnous waterfall in Hawaii. Total Height:...

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Inglourious Basterds Trailer

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Cuil celebrates its first birthday

A year ago today, Cuil hit the web.With ex-Google staff and claims that it indexed three times as much of the web as the leading search engine, pundits eagerly suggested the Irish-named search engine would take down Google.It hardly seems sporting to mock in hindsight, especially on its birthday, but Cuil hasn't made much of a dent in market share, leaving Yahoo and Microsoft's newly-launched Bing to compete for second.Privately-funded Cuil doesn't seem too worried about how many users it's drawing a year on, even though the best its managed is one per cent of the market. By February, it was down to just 130,000 users a month, but Cuil has apparently...

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How to create a retro bedroom

When one thinks of the word “retro”, their mind automatically goes to the decorating styles of the 1960’s and 1970’s. For more and more people, however, the 1980’s is also considered retro. Here are some ideas you can use to create a retro bedroom for yourself. The 1960’s was the time of hippies, and free love. Even more than that, it was a time for people to discover love of their fellow man with the emergence of Martin Luther King, Kennedy, and war protests. Home décor was as bold and free as the youth of the generation.Walls: Room décor did not necessarily come from wall colors. They came from what was hung on them. On your white or neutral...

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King Kong of Skull Island

Spirit Pictures is looking to breathe new life into King Kong and a project initially developed by effects legend Ray Harryhausen.Producers at the shingle have picked up the rights to the book "Kong: King of Skull Island," a prequel to the well-known tale of the big ape.Penned by Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland, book focuses on the backstory of Skull Island and how the giant gorilla became king there. It introduces other giant gorillas and dinosaurs only hinted at in the previous films.The book was published at the same time Peter Jackson was producing his remake of "King Kong."Rights to make the movie were brokered with the Merian C. Cooper family,...

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How to Quit Smoking?

It is no secret that an addiction to cigarettes is one of the toughest habits to break. While there are some people who can quit by the strength of will power alone, the vast majority of the smoking population requires the assistance of cessation aids and numerous attempts before quitting cigarettes for good. But with medical reports and statistics piling up over the years detailing the dangers of nicotine, the need to stop smoking has become more of a trend than smoking ever was.According to some figures, there are still over 1.1 billion people in the world who smoke cigarettes. In the United States alone, nearly 20 percent of the population...

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Ads that people love or hate

Here are some of the ads that have come up repeatedly in our discussion. But we're not done yet! Just because an ad isn't listed does not mean it can't still top the contest. Describe it in the comments.BEST ADS:I'm not quite sure what computer-generated roller-skating rapper babies has to do with drinking Evian, but darn if this ad doesn't stop me in my tracks and make me watch. Has anyone actually seen this on TV yet, or just on YouTube? Here's an article about the ad's popularity.This Prius commercial, in which people dressed like flowers, grass and other bits of nature pop up as the car drives by, is still a favorite of many, and a leading contender. But some people just find it creepy.Front-front, back-back, side-to-side. The Kia Soul ad with giant hamsters driving a Kia past others of...

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Kelly Clarkson's latest music video

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Smart phones now used to educate kids

Smart phones now have hundreds of applications meant to educate kids — from graphic calculators to animation programs that teach spelling and phonics.And while most public schools don't allow the devices because they're considered distractions — and sometimes portable cheating tools — some school districts have started to put the technology to use.The key, educators say, is controlling the environment in which they are used.In St. Mary's, Ohio, a school district of 2,300 students is continuing a pilot program where third-, fourth- and fifth-graders are assigned PDAs for use as a learning tool in the classroom, and at home. They use applications...

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Working on Michael Jackson Theories

The strange circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Jackson have law enforcement personnel working overtime to figure out exactly what happened.It seems that the longer the investigation into just how the superstar passed away continues, the more disturbing and perplexing some of the details become.One of the theories investigators are exploring, according to TMZ, is that the singer's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray administered Propofol to him.After giving Jackson the hospital-grade anesthesia, the mere possession of which is probably enough for him to face criminal charges, Murray left the room.When he returned, he discovered Michael...

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Luck released

This is a film about subverted heroes. People who need big money so desperately they are willing to participate in a crazy game of life and death orchestrated by a man who has turned betting on human beings into a galloping global industry.Sanjay Dutt strides across the wide screen and its accompanying pomp and paraphernalia with aplomb. He’s accompanied by a cast that knows this film means macho business.However, the real heroes of this tale of perverse heroism are the action by Allan Amin, dialogues by Soham Shah, locations — ranging from the super-rugged to the ultra-chic — the thundering background score by Amar Mohile and the cinematography...

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Beautiful cities in the world - 1

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