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Jew who fought with UK during WWII dies

Jan Wiener, who fought in British air force after fleeing Nazis in Germany and Czechoslovakia, passes away at 90 at Prague’s military hospital

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Nao developer program kicks off: $4,800, robot included

We’ve been following Aldebaran Robotics’ Nao humanoid robot literally since it took its first steps , and it looks like interested developers will finally be able to get their hands on a bot of their own quite soon. To do so, they’ll have to sign up and quality for the just-launched Nao developer program, which costs €3,600 (or roughly $4,800) and will initially be limited to just 200 participants. That hefty price does naturally include the robot itself, along with a complete software suite, and “privileged access” to Aldebaran Robotics’ source code. Interested? Hit up the link below for the complete details. Nao developer program kicks off: $4,800, robot included originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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PM: Refugees threatening Israelis’ jobs

Netanyahu says Israel must create ‘humane response’ for African infiltrators ‘until they are removed from the country’. Detention facilities exist in European countries as well, he claims

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4 injured from IDF fire in Gaza

Sources in Strip say Palestinians shot while collecting gravel near Erez crossing. Meanwhile, security forces searching for rocket said to have hit open area in Shaar Hanegev Regional Council

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2nd Star of David ‘uncovered’ in Tehran

Satellite image shows symbol associated with Israel on roof of national airline building. Local media say structure built by Israeli engineers before revolution

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Sony aims for half of Japan’s e-reader market by 2012

Given the dominance of Sony’s Walkman over in the Land of the Rising Sun, it’s a little surprising to think that Sony has been all but silent regarding the Japanese e-reader market. We heard back in May that the mega-corp was planning an e-reader launch in Japan by the year’s end, aiming to build out an elaborate e-book distribution platform with local telecom operator KDDI. Fast forward a few months, and it seems as if thing’s are finally falling into place. New reports are suggesting that the 5- and 6-inch Sony Reader devices will be on sale in Japan on December 10th, with pricing set for

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Infiltrators’ detention facility ‘a ghetto’

Foreign workers panic as government prepares to approve new Negev facility. ‘It’s like a refugee camp for forced and unlimited detention,’ says aid organization official

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When the month of November started, the shopping deals have become unstoppable. Despite the economic crisis around, people seemed to have saved a lot for this awesome event. November sale includes Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday sale. These sales comprise the long weekend of shopping, shopping and shopping. After Thanksgiving party, some are camping 2010 Cyber Monday Deals Extends The Shopping Fever is a post from: Daily World Buzz

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Police: 2 Men Shot Inside Suburban Detroit Mall

Police say two men have been critically injured in shootings inside a suburban Detroit shopping mall. The mall has been closed as police search for who fired the shots. (Nov. 27)

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Rabbi okays renting apartments to Arabs

Following rabbinical ruling against renting out flats to Arabs or migrant workers, head of Petah Tikva hesder yeshiva says ‘Jewish sovereignty cannot exist without caring for foreigners living among us’

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