Ban on selling homes to non-Jews under fire. ruling gravely twists Torah, says rabbi
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America enters World War Two; Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death in New York. (Dec. 8)
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What’s that? You’ve never heard of caching? For shame! In all seriousness, we’re surmising that quite a few of you out there may have overlooked this up-and-coming jewel of recreation, but Garmin’s doing its darnedest to change that. The GPS maker has just opened up a new online community at OpenCaching.com, hailed “a completely free online community for creating, sharing and finding geocaches around the world.” For those out of the loop, caching is akin to a sophisticated game of hide-and-seek, where individuals download GPX files and then head out on adventures that’ll lead them to various surprises and / or treasures. A two-month old honey bun, an original script from Step Brothers , or maybe even a sealed bag of Deutsche Marks from last century — you know, things of that sort. The site even lets users rank the ‘Awesomeness’ in addition to size, terrain and difficulty, and while it’s obviously hosted by Garmin, it’s platform agnostic in nature. Head on over if you’re looking to blaze a few trails over the holiday break. Continue reading Garmin launches OpenCaching community, pushes caching closer to the mainstream Garmin launches OpenCaching community, pushes caching closer to the mainstream originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Leaked US diplomatic cable says Saudi Arabia proposed setting up Arab force to fight Shiite militants in Lebanon with help of US, UN and NATO, fearing that a Hezbollah victory against Lebanese gov’t would eventually lead to Iran’s takeover of country
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By Robert Scheer It is outrageous for any journalist, or respecter of what every American president has claimed is our inalienable, God-given right to a free press, not to join in Assange’s defense. Related Entries December 7, 2010 Gates: Assange’s Arrest Is ‘Good News’ December 6, 2010 WikiLeaks Exposes Secrecy Abuse
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Army says strike a response to rockets, mortar shells; no injuries reported in Strip
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We’ve seen a fair share of VCR hacking in our day, but this momentum scroll wheel built from an old VCR head by Instructables community member Osgeld sets a new bar for jerry-rigging dead technology . Apparently the project arose from a desire to find a 21st century-approved use for the circular part that was gathering dust after being stripped from a spare Sony VHS player. The result is a bulky, yet useful, scroll wheel that can easily be set into motion and sustained via its own inertia to keep spinning for long periods. That feature could prove useful to anyone saddled with a mountain of video editing work, or even you lazy folk just hoping to flick less while reading the web. Unfortunately, a quick glance at Osgeld’s DIY tool and part lists indicate you’ll need to do quite a bit more than ransack a tape player to get this job done right. But then, when do the good things in life ever come easy? VCR head gets Frankenstiened into a beefy momentum scroll wheel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The former Survivor producer who is accused of killing is wife at an upscale Cancun resort will remain jailed in Los Angeles until his extradition hearing. (Dec. 7)
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A Northern California man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to assaulting a Jesuit priest he has said molested him more than three decades ago. (Dec. 7)
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