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Barbie is 50 years old!

Barbie, whose real name is Barbie Millicent Roberts, was created by US businesswoman Ruth Handler who's inspired by a German doll called Bild Lilli. "New York, March 09: Happy birthday, Barbie! Yes, the world's...

Obama is King’s dream come true

This is the headline of Pakistan's largest selling English daily. It sure is a 'giant leap for mankind'! "In a country that coined the term “lynching” for extrajudicial murder of blacks and poor whites,...

Audi rewords its 2009 TT with Quattro treatment

"Can you believe it? Audi TT has been driven for 10 years. To mark this, Audi has revealed the most performance focused version of its iconic sports car, the TTS Quattro. The TTS made its debut this week at the...

Burj Dubai

"This is the latest available in images from the Burj Dubai, already the tallest building in the world with just a year to go to completion. Nothing demonstrates the amazing ambition of this city better than this iconic building which is the centre piece of the new Downtown...

Several Indian films could be sued for plagiarism

"Seeking investment for Indian film industry is proving to be a double-edged weapon. With a growth rate of almost 17 per cent, Indian Entertainment and Media industry is flourishing. Iconic film-makers such as...

It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold

Michael Phelps has made history. He won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympic games tonight with the men's relay."Jason Lezak held on to the lead Phelps gave him, anchoring the United States to a...

May the force be with... I do: The Star Wars fans and their out-of-this-world...

"It is a scene from a galaxy far far away.Star Wars fanatics Rebecca Di Madeiros and Bill Duda were so obsessed with the blockbuster movies, they wanted the force to be with them for their special day.The couple,...

Security tightens more as Olympics get under way

"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...

Clayoquot partnership rotting away

Mark Hume covers off many questions several Now Public readers had regarding the position of First Nations, Enviros and the community in general." BARRICADING THE FORESTS Clayoquot partnership...

Dad sues eloped daughter for $1M

Mustering pilot runs off with cattle baron's daughter in 1986, parents suing daughter and soon to be ex son-in-law. The case involved $1m and whether it was a loan or gift. " AN AUSTRALIAN cattle baron is suing...

'Golden Girls' Estelle Getty Passes Away at age 84

Estelle Getty, the feisty mother hen to the famous Golden Girls series that ran throughout the 80's (and continues in reruns today) died today at the age of 84. Getty was long a supporter of gay rights and had...

Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin

I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...

Pondering on Bill Gates' Legacy

Beginning in July, Bill Gates will switch jobs for the first time in his adult life, stepping out of a full-time job at Microsoft and moving over to philanthropy. The whole world is a far different place for what he and Microsoft did. At the heart of the high-tech industry...

Battersea to produce power again

Real Estate Opportunities, a London based property company announce a major green redevelopment of the 1939 built Art Deco Battersea Power Station. Numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners...

Dunt-da-DUNT-da dunt

I agree with Stephen Colbert.  The fuss being made about CBC's dropping of the hockey signature theme is pretty ridiculous.  Composer Dolores Claman must be making a bundle over this one.  CTV...

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