The Simpsons - Guinness World Record

The Simpsons awarded Guinness world record for longest running sitcom, displaced 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet which had 435 episodes. Simpsons also has the Guinness record for the most Emmy's for a...

Cyber Or -18 Virtual Kehillah

This is another in this series of blogs by Rabbi, Dr. Moshe Dror on the Cyber Or generation. " By Rabbi, Dr. Moshe Dror We are talking about the Jewish Community. We experience the community when we can be together and share all kinds of interests. We tend to think of...

Bangladesh to implement peace deal with Buddhist tribals

The Bangladesh government plans to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission to ensure a better deal for the Buddhist tribals and implement the peace accord signed in 1997. " The government is going to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace...

Vote for most inane remark by talking chowderheads, uh, political pundits

"Media Matters, a lefty liberal watchdog, wants our help in picking the most inane political punditry of the year.  It must have been hard to narrow it down, but they have picked ten, and have an online poll. Choose one from this list of ridiculous remarks: Fox News’...

English Carnivals on Show

"Carnival season comes early to London this week with the opening of English Carnival, a new photographic exhibition at the Barbican Library. If pictures of drunken grannies in bumble bee costumes find...

PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan

"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...

Malawi's Reggae Unite Concert To Honor Reggae's Fallen Legends

They might be long gone but when the vibes infiltrate our society everyday, the contributions that fallen reggae stars made cannot be ignored.Whether it is Lucky Dube’s ‘Think about the Children’ or Evison...

Leading Market Research Shows McCain Can't Sell Hope

An interesting study by a group that studies people's facial reactions to ads concludes that McCain isn't effective in selling hope but is very good at projecting anger and selling fear.  "A marketing...

20-year-old Convicted in Toronto Terror Plot

The first person convicted under Canada's new terror act legistlation is a 20-year-old member of the so-called 'Toronto 18', men who prosecutors claim trained to carry out deadly attacks against the Canadian Government. His name has not been released as he was under the age...

Fleeing Suspect Falls To Death Off SF Cliff

Tip to would be car burglers: When you jump a wall in San Francisco, make sure there is something on the other side to land on."SAN FRANCISCO -- A 38-year-old man fell to his death early Thursday off a 200-foot...

Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Carnival goers flock to Notting Hill

Update: The Notting Hill Carnival ended up drawing close to 850,000 people this year.  More than 200 of them were arrested over the two-day festival.  NowPublic contributor LotusFlower also covered...

ONE-LEGGED HOOKER SLAIN ON THE 13TH FLOOR

(Under development)I can not seem to find the words to bring this story into focus." A one-legged hooker was killed in Brooklyn after a john hit her over the head, causing her to fall backwards out of her...

Rohan Marley Breaks Silence On Lauryn Hill

Finally, someone is speaking on behalf of Lauryn Hill.And it's not a media savvy record label publicity staffer or an unnamed source; it's the reclusive rapstress' five babies' father, Rohan Marley.In the Aug. 18...

Thousands of honeybees swarm motorists on New Jersey Turnpike

Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike got a bit of a shock this weekend when thousands of honeybees swarmed the highway.I can't even stand one bee near my window let alone thousands of them enveloping my car!"...

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