Two Hebron women arrested on suspicion of planning to sell thousands of ecstasy pills in central Israeli cities
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Heavy fog caused a massive pile-up of 137 vehicles on a highway in southwestern China, injuring nine people, Chinese state television reported on Tuesday. (Dec. 14)
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Like Netflix? Then get ready to prove it by sharing your film interests with your social network. Netflix is looking to hire a “Facebook Integration — Engineer / Architect” into its new Social Systems engineering team. According to the open position posted to the Netflix jobs board, the senior web engineer will, “conceive and build the systems that enable Netflix applications and systems to use the social graph to create a more social Netflix experience” Specifically, the ideal new hire should be familiar with Facebook’s Open Graph API to build a customer-facing service. It’s just a guess, but we’d expect this to ultimately allow Netflix subscribers and wannabes to like, view and filter Netflix offerings based upon their social input and preferences. Interesting, because Netflix abandoned its homegrown Friends feature earlier this year. Guess now we know why. [Thanks, Eric ] Netflix hiring Facebook Integration engineer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An abducted 12-year-old Virginia girl who was found unharmed last week in San Francisco is heading home, and the woman who spotted her is speaking out. (Dec. 14)
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President warns against stalemate in negotiations with Palestinians, says ‘there is no peace without regional peace. In this era missiles can be fired on us not just from Gaza, but even from Alaska’
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Ten days have passed since two young women, one of whom was pregnant, were found strangled inside their Phoenix home. Police have exhausted their leads, so now the mothers of both victims are asking the public for help. (Dec. 13)
Continue reading …Hollywood superstar ANGELINA Jolie no longer has solitude time even while taking a bath. Jolie,who stars with the upcoming film,The Tourist,opposite Johnny Depp,who revealed that she had always preferred to spend some time alone, has her own amazement at how she copes well with having a limited time for herself. The 35 year old movie Angelina Jolie:No Periods Of Alone Time is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Supreme Court judges are supposed to be some of the sagest dudes and ladies around, but even they can’t agree on which e-reading device is best. Amazon’s multimillion -selling Kindle is the weapon of choice for newly appointed Justice Elena Kagan, however old pro Justice Antonin Scalia prefers to battle the bulge of briefs using his iPad. Who will prevail in this titanic struggle? Probably good old paper, actually, as both are said to use their electronic devices as supplements to, rather than replacements for, the old fashioned reading method. See the video revealing these shocking facts after the break. Continue reading iPad versus Kindle: even the Supreme Court can’t decide (video) iPad versus Kindle: even the Supreme Court can’t decide (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In temperamental Knesset meeting, State Control Committee discusses demand to appoint state commission of inquiry into firefighting failures which led to deadly Carmel blaze. Most members expected to vote against inquiry
Continue reading …By Eugene Robinson Do we want the people who run Amazon, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter or perhaps even—shudder—Microsoft, Apple or Google making political decisions on our behalf? Related Entries December 13, 2010 Indian Diplomat’s Turban + Airport Security = International Incident December 12, 2010 Afghan Police Force on Shaky Ground
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