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Hijacker in Turkish Airport Wants To Go To Sochi

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 20:27

As the opening ceremonies begin for the winter Olympics in Sochi today, reports of a person trying to hijack a plane and take it to the games are beginning to circulate.
Apparently, one of the passengers on Pegasus Airlines said there was a bomb on board that was located in the overhead baggage area, and afterwards the hijacker demanded the pilot fly the plane to Sochi, Russia, instead of its intended destination of Turkey. And the demand was made when the aircraft was still in the air.

Yelp Pushes Through The Controversies With Big Growth And A 5-Star Quarter

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 20:26

Whether you think it’s a great business tool or you think it’s killing your business, Yelp appears to be unstoppable, and continues to grow substantially. This week, the company released its earnings report for the fourth quarter and full year 2013, and revealed that cumulative reviews have grown 47% from the same time the previous year to 53 million, while average unique monthly visitors grew 39% to 120 million. Active local business accounts grew a whopping 69%.

Rosie O’Donnell Speaks Out On Woody Allen Accusations

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 20:24

Rosie O’Donnell returned to “The View” on Friday morning after seven years and admitted it was strange to be back at the table. While it was a different dynamic this time around–Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who famously had words with O’Donnel several times on the show, wasn’t there to cause tension–O’Donnell did have a moment of disagreement with Barbara Walters, with whom she’s already buried at least one hatchet.

Lady Gaga Says She’s Recently Been Depressed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:58

Unless you haven’t noticed yet, it seems that Lady Gaga has been missing in action as of late. Just think about it, between the end of 2013 and the start of 2014, you haven’t seen the singer-songwriter on TV much or on awards shows.
Plus, she hasn’t been doing a whole bunch of radio interviews and she hasn’t graced the cover of too many magazines since the beginning of the year. And considering her latest album “Artpop” was just released this past November, one would think she would still be making several appearances to support it, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all.

Justin Bieber Recommended For Felony Vandalism Charge

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:37

Justin Bieber has had quite a wild ride over the past few months after his arrest for drunken drag racing, claims of assault in Toronto, and stories of a jet so filled with marijuana smoke that the pilot had to wear an oxygen mask. Now, he may face felony vandalism charges in relation to the egg-throwing incident involving his neighbor.

U.S. TV Shipments Down 9% in 2013

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:33

A large portion of Americans are now perfectly happy with their (relatively) thin HDTVs. Consumers in the U.S. even skipped 3D TV for the most part, quickly identifying it as the fad that it was.
Market research firm IHS this week released a new report showing that U.S. TV shipments during 2013 fell to just 34 million, down from 37.5 million the year before. That represents a significant 9% year-over-year drop for the U.S. TV set market and the first time in five years that the number of yearly shipped TVs had been this low.

Here’s A Look At The Up Plus 2 3D Printer

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:25

If you’re in the market for an affordable 3D printer, you might just have to give TierTime’s Up Plus 2 a look. The printer comes in at under $2,000 and has a lot of the same features you’ve come to expect from more expensive 3D printers. Microsoft has taken a special interest in this particular printer thanks to its native Windows 8.1 support.

Awesome Uncle Turns Kid’s First Points into SportsCenter Highlight

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:15

If you really want a kid to get into sports, you have to make them excited about playing. Editing a kid’s first-ever bucket and overlaying the SportsCenter top 10 graphics is a damn fine way to start.
Via reddit, one uncle decided to do just that. “My nephew just made his first shot in little league basketball last night. I tried to make it memorable for him,” says the poster.

Cutts Says Google Has Taken Action On Another Link Network

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 17:10

Google has been warning that it would be cracking down on link networks in Germany for a couple weeks or so. First, when Matt Cutts said Google was taking action on French link network Buzzea, he noted that Germany was next on the list of places the search engine would be looking at.