Boston Celtics player Shaquille O’Neal conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra during a concert Monday night at Symphony Hall in Boston. (Dec. 21)
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While many haredi yeshiva students find a way out of military service through ‘Torah is his profession’ rule, those that can’t find another solution through mental health officer. ‘I told them I tried to commit suicide, but it wasn’t enough, so I told them I hate Arabs,’ says one repentant dodger. Even yeshiva rabbis are concerned
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Photo: benzinga Now even the Emirates are agreeing: the world’s most expensive Christmas tree is an embarrassment. Surely this must be a top contender in the Wretched Excess Department . This week the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi put up an $11 million Christmas tree in its lobby. To be precise: the fake fir tree cost $10,000 and the jewels adorning it cost $11M. It was meant to be a publicity stunt for the lavish hotel, b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The original Google phone got us all excited a couple of weeks back when an OTA update was presumed to be the oven-hot Gingerbread upgrade, only to disappoint us. Now we’ve got the most lucid statement from the Android chefs yet on when the real Gingerbread Nexus One will stand up, which is placed in the relatively ill-defined window of “the coming weeks.” Hey, better weeks than months, right? Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update ‘in the coming weeks’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Even the stingrays in a Tokyo aquarium can’t get away from Santa Claus this Christmas. But it’s not entirely Christmas spirit that feeds their enthusiasm, it’s more the titbits which the diving Santa takes to the pool. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …Microsoft axes Office Genuine Advantage, says program has ‘served its purpose’
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It’s not offering any indication that Windows Genuine Advantage will follow suit, but Microsoft has just made the rather surprising move of shutting down its longstanding Office Genuine Advantage program. As with Windows Genuine Advantage, that program was designed to combat piracy and, as any Office user can no doubt attest, it wasn’t shy to make its presence known — warnings like the one above popped up when downloading templates from Office.com, for instance. Why the change? Microsoft isn’t exactly offering too many details, with a spokesperson only going as far to say that the program has “served its purpose,” and that Microsoft is “making several new investments that will allow us to engage with customers and help victims of fraud.” In the meantime, however, it looks like you can now simply go about your business without a warning to be found. Microsoft axes Office Genuine Advantage, says program has ‘served its purpose’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the US government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …By Eugene Robinson President Obama must be tempted to respond to his progressive critics with a quote from the old-school rapper Kool Moe Dee: “How ya like me now?” Related Entries December 20, 2010 Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail December 19, 2010 Dead Excuses
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COBAN, Guatemala-Gangs roamed the streets with assault rifles and armored vehicles, attacking whomever they pleased and abducting women who caught their eye. Shootouts became so common, residents couldn’t tell gunfire from holiday fireworks. Local leaders of the mountainous northern province of Alta Verapaz, which has become a prime corridor for smuggling drugs from Honduras to Mexico, say they have been asking state and federal authorities to intervene for two years now. “The violence has increased. There are assaults, extortion, shootouts in the street caused by outsiders,” said Ariel Hasse, director of city projects in Coban, about 60 miles (100 kilometers)…
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COBAN, Guatemala-Gangs roamed the streets with assault rifles and armored vehicles, attacking whomever they pleased and abducting women who caught their eye. Shootouts became so common, residents couldn’t tell gunfire from holiday fireworks. Local leaders of the mountainous northern province of Alta Verapaz, which has become a prime corridor for smuggling drugs from Honduras to Mexico, say they have been asking state and federal authorities to intervene for two years now. “The violence has increased. There are assaults, extortion, shootouts in the street caused by outsiders,” said Ariel Hasse, director of city projects in Coban, about 60 miles (100 kilometers)…
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