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Given the rapid advancement in technology and computer aided filming techniques resulting in an overflow of fiction and fantasy, would we ever get more cerebral and imaginative films bred with witty dialogues, captivating screenplay and mesmerizing music score ?

How much do you agree with the catchphrase "One Nation Britain" originally coined by Benjamin Diserali, almost a century ago. Do you also support his views on same-sex marriage ?

Did you watch classic epics like Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia and The Guns of Navarone. Were those movies intellectually and graphically more spectacular than the Harry Potter series and Pirates of the Caribbean sequel ?

Was his physiognomy more remarkable or his dialogue delivery. How would you compare the great Brando (Terry Melloy) with Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow) ?

Please make a fair assessment of who, among these two autocrats was a lessor evil ? In terms of achievement, I suppose "Code Napoleon", the French penal Code which is still in force preponderates the destruction of Napoleonic warfare.

I mean she has all freedom to privacy and private life. But had she known the cost and dilemma of all this sordid episode, which befell on her while she is on a World tour of Far East with his Royal love. All the fun, joy and pleasure of the royal outing evaporated in thin air for breach of her privacy by WHOM ?

Does money and wealth play a big role in achieving Happiness ? Does Fame brings Happiness ? Does vengeance brings Happiness ?

Kindly define "True Happiness" in its most pristine form !

President Obama is all get set to win the Presidency for another term. Given his momentous contribution in unleashing the NATO forces to suppress the despotic rule of Qaddafi in Libya, does he deserve another Nobel award ?

Honestly speaking, you can witness that most of the questions asked on this forum are not upto the mark. That is, the questions are often vague, not properly structured or lacking in substance and wit. I suppose, this way, we are going to loose the real fun and significance of this forum.

Given a close contest in primaries by his Republican counterpart Mitt Romney, what do you guess are the chances of President Barack Obama being re-elected for another term ?

Last, year, the Norwegian blonde committed ghastly crime against humanity by killing innocent people for his fanatical ideas. Lately, Breivik has categorically told the court that he would repeat this killing exercise in future, if he gets an opportunity.

Many of the financially and economically weak European countries, like Greece and now, Spain are facing hard time in agreeing to the terms of the World Bank/IMF. There should be some respectable and decent way out for the people of these crisis ridden economies.

Why an elephant for the Republicans and a donkey for the Democrats ?

In the lastest release of news update, Gingrich may abdicate in favour of Romney, since Gingrich has lost to Romney by a fair margin on the opinion polls.

Ben-Hur, released in 1959 was the first full length feature film that earned the honour of winning eleven Academy Awards. Although, Titanic and Lord of the Rings did equal the record of scoring maximum Oscars, but most people find Ben-Hur to be a class up in the ladder.

Last year, Pakistan awarded the status of Most Favored Nation to India, in order to ease out trade restrictions. However, rigid and conservative segments of society on both sides of the border have indicated their apprehensions about trade activity between the two south Asian countries who are usually at logger heads with each other.

Shaksgam Valley is situated in the extreme north of Baltistan (Pakistani territory) and happens to be the border area between China's Sinkiang province and Taklamakan desert. In 1963, through mutual negotiations between Pakistani and Chinese sides, this Tarim river valley was handed over to China by PAKISTAN. What was the primary reason for this marriage of convenience of Shaksgam valley with Peoples Republic of China ?