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Jennifer Garner plans ‘poker-suite’ surprise for hubby Ben Affleck

Washington, Nov 17 : When it comes to giving a surprise, Jennifer Garner literally has a rather ‘sweet deal’ for her husband Ben Affleck—a plan to build a private gaming suite for him in their home.

Affleck, loves playing poker so much that he even became the first celebrity to win a major open tournament after raking in a total of 356,400 dollars at the California State Poker Championship in 2004.

And after trying very hard to make him chuck the habit, wife Garner, according to the National Enquirer, has now finally given up on him to put down the deck.

No buyers for Becks’ old car

Football star David BeckhamLondon, Nov 17 : A car that David Beckham owned during his initial football days is up for grabs, but the only problem is that here are no buyers for it.

The former England captain owned the 1994 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 shortly before he made his Manchester United debut.

And now, the current owner of the car, Gez Keogh, 38, has put up a price tag of 1,995 pounds on the vehicle, thinking he would easily get more owing to its previous owner.

Although Beckham’s name is in the logbook, people still don’t believe that it once belonged to ‘Goldenboots’ himself.

MiG-27 crashes in West Bengal

MiG-27 crashes in West BengalKolkata, Nov 17 : A MiG-27 aircraft crashed near Alip

Obama’s involvement in politics put strains on his marriage

Obama and Michelle visit White House Chicago, Nov. 17 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have admitted that his involvement with politics did, at times, put strains on their marriage, but Michelle added that she is quite happy with Barack finally having his home and office in one place.

“You know, this entire year and a half has brought us closer together as a family. And we managed to stay close and become even closer with Barack gone most of an entire two year period. And now, we get to be together under the one roof, having dinners together,” Michelle told CBS 60 minutes.

Egypt calls for strengthening strategic partnership with India

Mohammad Hosni MubarakNew Delhi, Nov 17 : Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, who arrived on a four-day visit to India on Sunday, has called for giving momentum to the strategic and economic ties between India and Egypt.

Addressing the Indo-Egyptian Business Forum here today, President Mubarak said that India and Egypt have all what it takes to give renewed momentum to the strategic partnership to increase the trade and investment.

"There is a strong foundation and common objectives for taking the ties to a new high," he added.

Latest word added to Collins English Dictionary is from ‘The Simpsons’

London, Nov 17 : The Collins English Dictionary has a new word added to its list, and its origin is from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.

The new word, Meh, which Lisa Simpson spelled out M-E-H for Homer, has been added, and it suggests a lack of enthusiasm, of being unimpressed, mediocre or boring.

The word was chosen as the public''s entry for the 30th anniversary edition of Collins English Dictionary, which will be published in 2009, as it is being used frequently in today''s English.

Meh was submitted by Erin Whyte from Nottingham who defined it as “an expression of utter boredom or an indication of how little you care for an idea”.

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