Imagine being able to buy some gold just about anywhere. Now a mall in super luxe Boca Raton, Florida, is the first in the US to have a gold dispensing machine. (Dec. 17)
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Government to vote Sunday on proposal to restrict yeshiva students’ eligibility to receive support from State. Committee appointed following public pressure also recommends granting needy students NIS 50 million as part of aid fund
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Rabbi Joel Kaplan’s first task will be to import kosher food into southeastern European country. ‘This will be the first time in 70 years that there will be a minyan in Albania,’ he says
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general plans to call for an independent commission to study whether UN peacekeepers caused a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 2,400 people in Haiti, an official said Wednesday. UN officials initially dismissed speculation about the involvement of peacekeepers. The announcement indicates that concern about the epidemic’s origin has now reached the highest levels of the global organisation. Port-au-Prince, Haiti — A relative of a man suffering from cholera symptoms asks for help to place the ill man into this ambulance, before transferring him from a cholera treatment centre at an earthquake displaced camp to a hospital…
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SINGAPORE – (Reuters) – Indian security forces fighting a 20-year insurgency in Kashmir beat suspects, subjected them to electric current and tortured them with water in widespread human rights abuses, the Red Cross told the U.S. embassy according to a leaked diplomatic cable. The 2005 cable, released by WikiLeaks and published by the Guardian, documents systematic prisoner abuse by Indian police and paramilitary forces based on visits the International Red Cross made to detention centers in Kashmir and elsewhere between 2002-2004. It said that among 1,500 detainees that the Red Cross staff met, more than half reported “ill-treatment.” Of…
Continue reading …Volkswagen’s London Taxi Concept: smaller, prettier, more electric than the real thing
December 17, 2010 No Comment
London would do well to dispense with the Concept label right now and just turn these into its next fleet of people carriers. Volkswagen has unveiled the latest in a series of World Taxis it’s doing, prettying up London’s admittedly iconic black cabs with a sheen of new paint, an all-electric drive, and an infusion of tablet-based infotainment. Based on the Up! city car , the London Taxi Concept has an estimated range of 186 miles and takes an hour to go from zero to an 80 percent charge. It also has a grayscale version of the Union Jack emblazoned on its roof, guess that’s just how VW rolls. Sadly, we doubt anyone will be in a hurry to heed our sage advice and start using this concept any time soon, particularly since it doesn’t pass London’s taxi regulations at present, but it’s a harbinger of a future we’d like to see become real. Continue reading Volkswagen’s London Taxi Concept: smaller, prettier, more electric than the real thing Volkswagen’s London Taxi Concept: smaller, prettier, more electric than the real thing originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Tomb of Joshua ben Nun, Calev ben Yefuneh in Samaria desecrated on Tenth of Tevet fast day. ‘Barbaric act,’ says Shomron Regional Council head
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Flashy signs symbolizing a bygone era in Las Vegas go to die in the neon boneyard. Now, their resting place is about to become public, in the form of a museum, the Neon Museum. (Dec. 17)
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Well, one thing’s for sure: it ain’t a Harmony . GenosTV, a small subsidiary of the ShambroWest Corporation, is fixing to make somewhat of a splash at CES next year, primarily by showcasing working prototypes of a remote that has been in circulation since June. The monstrosity you’re inevitably peering at above is described as the Cyclops Multifunction Universal Controller, and while we aren’t told if uses IR or Bluetooth (or both), we are expecting to get a little hands-on time with it in a matter of weeks. The company will also be using its time in Vegas to schmooze with connected HDTV makers, presumably in an effort to strike up a bundle deal with the Sonys, Samsungs and Vizios of the world. Needless to say, our interest is decidedly piqued. Continue reading GenosTV sets a date with CES, plans to demo Cyclops universal remote GenosTV sets a date with CES, plans to demo Cyclops universal remote originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nearly 100 people take part in protest against African infiltrators in southern Tel Aviv. ‘This might be toughest war since State founded,’ says Rabbi Achiad Ettinger as MK Uri Orbach advises residents to ‘stop saying infiltrators are thieves and criminals’
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