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History Many  have called the city "Macoraba", though this identification is controversial.Archaeology found no inscriptions or mentionings of Mecca from before that time, although other cities and kingdoms in that region are well documented in historical records. Around the 5th century CE, the Kaaba was a place of worship for the deities of Arabia's pagan tribes. Mecca's most important pagan deity was Hubal, which had been placed there by the ruling Quraysh tribe and remained until the 7th century CE. In the 5th century, the Quraysh took control of Mecca, and became skilled merchants and traders. In the 6th century they joined the lucrative spice trade as well, since battles in other parts of the world were causing trade routes to divert from the dangerous sea routes to the more secure overland routes. The Byzantine Empire had previously controlled the Red Sea, but piracy had been on the increase. Another previous route, that from the Persian Gulf via the

 BAGHDAD — A French airline flew into Baghdad's international airport Sunday morning, becoming one of the first passenger carriers to fly into the capital direct from western Europe since before the Gulf War. The inaugural flight by France's Aigle Azur, which touched down shortly after 6 a.m. local time, consisted of French officials and was largely ceremonial. The airline won't begin regularly scheduled flights for another two to three months but if successful, the flights would mark an important milestone in Iraq's economic development. Some carriers, such as Austrian Airlines, fly from western Europe to the Kurdish city of Irbil. Regional airlines such as the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, Bahrain's Gulf Air, the Beirut-based MEA airline and Turkish Airlines fly to the Iraqi capital. But there are no direct passenger flights between Baghdad and western Europe. The Stockholm-based Nordic Airways launched commercial flights to Baghdad from Copenhagen, Denmark

While the plot details of the fourth "Mission: Impossible" movie remain top secret, Tom Cruise has no problem giving up the film's official title. At a press conference with cast mates Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton at the Doha Film Festival in Dubai yesterday, Cruise – who plays super agent Ethan Hunt in the franchise - revealed that the movie's moniker will have a bit of an unexpected twist, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "One of the things I always wanted for the franchise was for it not to have a number afterward," the 48-year-old actor, who is in talks to star in a film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages," told reporters. "I’ve never done sequels to films and I never thought of these films as sequels," he continued. "Paramount has done a great job in coming up with a title, so it’s not going to be MI2, 3, 4: It’s going to be 'Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.'" The film, which recently

China rolled out its fastest train yet on Tuesday and announced that the Three Gorges Dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric project, is now generating electricity at maximum capacity — engineering triumphs that signal the nation's growing ambitions as its economy booms. The successes demonstrate how, after decades of acquiring technology from the west, Beijing has begun to push the limits of its new capabilities, setting the bar higher on mega-projects as it seeks to promote the image of a powerful, modern China. But many of these initiatives have come at great human and environmental cost, and some have questioned whether the country fosters a sufficiently innovative spirit to compete on the next level. Still in the works: more nuclear power plants, a gargantuan project to pump river water from the fertile south to the arid north, and a $32.5 billion, 820-mile (1,300-kilometer) Beijing-to-Shanghai high-speed railway that is scheduled to open in 2012. "We are now much

The European Tour of Golf is Europes tournament besides the US PGA tour.                                       Castello Masters Match scheduled:    23-10-2010 from 16:30 until 20:30 +5:00 GMT So enjoy your self!!!

A racy Calvin Klein Jeans ad has been banned in Australia for being “suggestive of violence and rape.”The ads, featuring super model Lara Stone, were found by the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau to be “demeaning to women by suggesting she’s a plaything of these men.” A similar ad from Dolce and Gabbana came under fire back in 2007 for showing a woman being restrained by a man while four others looked on.

There are some historical event time showing on below Hour:Minute:Seconded 11:59:50.487 pm Great Pyramid build (2520 BC) 11:59:55.333 pm Great wall of china (215) 11:59:56.785 pm Roman Empire falls(476 AD) 11:59:58.026 pm Battle of Hastings (1006) 11:59:58.921 pm Columbus land in America(1492) 11:59:59.128 pm Shakespeare writes his first plays(1588-90) 11:59:59.874 pm World war-ii end(1945) 11:59:59.891 Mount Everest is climbed (1953) 11:59:59.924 Man lands on the moon(1969) Surprisingly every history made in the last second of the day!!!It's really quite a miracle.Hands up to the Almighty.

Onece there was  100000 tigers in the world  but Now it is 10000!With only a handful of tigers remaining in the wild- to be precise just 1411 of them!- the count down has started and if we have to save the majestic national animal from extinction we must all act NOW! Bureaucracy, corruption and official apathy have been rated as some of the biggest factors for the sad plight of this dreaded hunter of the wild. It is always better to be late than never . So to conserve this wonderful animal, which is ruthlessly killed for its claws, teeth and skin that fetch a fortune in overseas market, a mass movement is the only solution. Sundor ban is now only place there live some famous Royal Bengal tiger and it is appeal to extinct .Out of the 27 Tiger Reserves in India,  Tribals who are familiar with the forests and the wild animals like the back of their hands should be involved more in the conservation efforts. Steps should be taken to minimize the man – beasts confrontation by clearing off a

Paedocypris is an Indonesian genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae (which also includes carps and minnows). Previously the two species, Paedocypris progenetica and Paedocypris micromegethes were known. In 2006 however, an undescribed third species was discovered in Bukit Bauk, Terengganu in Malaysia. Paedocypris progenetica has been claimed to be the smallest known species of fish and vertebrate in the world. The smallest mature female measured 7.9 mm and the largest known individual 10.3 mm. Taxonomy Both species were discovered and identified by ichthyologists Maurice Kottelat from Switzerland and Tan Heok Hui from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and the National University of Singapore in 1996. Their osteology was studied by Ralf Britz at London's Natural History Museum. In 1994, the same ichthyologists had already discovered in Sarawak (Malaysian part of Borneo) another miniature species of the same genus Paedocypris. Like P. progenetica, P. micromegethes was

Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. Locally known as patma raksasa, It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth, and a strong odor of decaying flesh - the latter point earning it the nickname of "corpse flower". It occurs only in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo in the Indonesian Archipelago. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the Titan Arum and Talipot palm, those are technically clusters of many flowers.  Description Several species of Rafflesia grow in the jungles of southeast Asia, including the Philippines. Many of them are threatened or endangered. The flower of Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest which attains a diameter of around one meter (3 ft) and can weigh up to 11 kilograms (24 lb).[citation needed] It lives as a parasite on the Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in primary (undisturbed) rainforests. Rafflesia lacks any observable leaves, stems or even roots, yet is still considered a

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rate and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed with a stated objective of stabilizing international exchange rates and facilitating development through the enforcement of liberalising economic policies on other countries as a condition for loans, restructuring or aid. It also offers highly leveraged loans, mainly to poorer countries. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C., United States. The IMF's relatively high influence in world affairs and development has drawn heavy criticism from some sources. Organization and purpose IMF "Headquarters 1" in Washington, D.C.The International Monetary Fund was created in July 1945, originally with 45 members, with a goal to stabilize exchange rates and assist

Marine life is concerned with the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the ocean. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. For this reason marine life encompasses not only organisms that can only live in a marine environment, but also those that lives revolve around the sea. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms produce much of the oxygen we breathe and probably help regulate the earth's climate. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land. Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic, including plankton and phytoplankton, which can be as small as 0.02 micrometres and are both hugely important as the primary producers of the sea, to the huge cetaceans (whales, dol

Katrina kaif who will be seen in a sassier avatar in Karan Johar's Dostana 2 and even in Farhan Khan's Tees Maar Khan, had to lose a few inches. However, she flatly turned down the proposal of hitting the gym. The actor apparently doesn't believe in using machines but likes to work out the organic way. Kat, who recently had a health scare, wanted to ensure that she was losing weight correctly, without any side effects. "Following a proper diet that's high on nutrition but doesn't add fat or unnecessary calories has made Kat get voluptuous. She's also into functional training. Kat's on a fruit and fish diet and is taking in a lot of water and soup. She would rather do all this than hit the gym," says her close friend. Katrina said, "We actors do have to constantly push our bodies to get into the skin of the character. This time, I decided I should do it the healthy way. Along with functional training, I have also taken to pilates."

American football is played on a field 360 by 160 feet (120.0 by 53.3 yards; 109.7 by 48.8 meters).The longer boundary lines are sidelines, while the shorter boundary lines are end lines. Sidelines and end lines are out of bounds. Near each end of the field is a goal line; they are 100 yards (91.4 m) apart. A scoring area called an end zone extends 10 yards (9.1 m) beyond each goal line to each end line. The end zone includes the goal line but not the end line.While the playing field is effectively flat, it is common for a field to be built with a slight crown—with the middle of the field higher than the sides—to allow water to drain from the field. Yard lines cross the field every 5 yards (4.6 m), and are numbered every 10 yards from each goal line to the 50-yard line, or midfield (similar to a typical rugby league field). Two rows of short lines, known as inbounds lines or hash marks, run at 1-yard (91.4 cm) intervals perpendicular to the sidelines near the middle of the field. All

History of American football An American football team at the turn of the twentieth century. Note the continued use of a rugby-type ball (front row, right). The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a ball is kicked at a goal and/or run over a line. Many games known as "football" were being played at colleges and universities in the United States in the first half of the 19th century.undefinedWalter Camp American football resulted from several major divergences from rugby football, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage and of down-and-distance rules. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, game play developments by college coaches such as

American football, known in the United States simply as football and sometimes as gridiron outside the United States and Canada, is a sport played between two teams of eleven. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by running with it or throwing it to a teammate. Points can be scored by carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line, kicking the ball through the opponent's goal posts or tackling an opposing ball carrier in his own end zone. American football is closely related to Canadian football but with some differences in rules and in the configuration of the field,in particular the presence of eleven players on the field rather than twelve and the allowance of four downs per possession rather than just three. The larger number of downs results in more offensive rushing in American football than in the Canadian game. In the United Stat

Think the Japanese sit around sipping sake all day? Think again. Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink here – so popular, in fact, that you can purchase it from vending machines on the street. The town of Sapporo, in northern Japan, is a name beer lovers are familiar with, thanks to the golden beverage that shares the town’s namesake and which usually appears in a silver tall-boy. Since Sapporo beer is the city’s most popular export, it makes sense that it has its own museum – the only one of its kind in Japan. Next door, a beer garden with a daily barbecue creates the perfect setting for kicking back with cold draft beer. Sapporo ( 札幌市 , Sapporo-shi?) About this sound listen (help·info) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan. Sapporo is best known outside Japan for hosti

Prague Praha pronounced see also other nam es) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included: Praga mater urbium/Praha matka měst ("Prague – Mother of Cities") in Latin/Czech, Stověžatá Praha ("City of a Hundred Spires") in Czech and Zlaté město/Goldene Stadt ("Golden City") in Czech/German.  Situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1,100 years. For many decades during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, Prague was the permanent seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. The city proper is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, making the city