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NPA Submits Dewani Extradition Papers – The National Prosecuting Authority has submitted papers for the extradition of British murder-accused Shrien Dewani to the SA justice department. “The papers that we submitted to the department of justice as the central authority, we believe are in order and have all the information that will persuade the court in a subsequent hearing to grant us the extradition,” said NPA spokesperson. Goodnight, Shrien. [news24]

Virtual Holiday Dinner Brings Families Together Via Robot Proxies – Sometimes, it’s just not possible to get your whole family together for the holidays. So why not bring avatars of family members together instead? Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam put together a clever recognition app that allows Skype callers to control custom-built mechanical dolls with head movements. You need to see this video. [fastcompany]

Chloe Sevigny Enjoys A Bit Of Hair Pulling – I’m not altogether surprised that Chloe Sevigny revealed to Playboy that she is “into a little hair pulling. I like boys to be aggressive and allow me to be a little aggressive back.” This is, of course, the same girl that gave a guy an actual on-screen blowjob in the movie Brown Bunny (google that). [popeater]

Newest Spa Splurge: Vaginal Steaming – US media outlets and bloggers are aflutter after a December 20th The Los Angeles Times report on the newest trend to hit the California coast: vaginal steam bathing. An ancient Korean tradition and widely available in spas in Korea and Japan, it’s being touted as a cure for everything from low energy to infertility. Problem is, there is no evidence it actually works. [timeslive]

Secret New Zealand UFO Docs Released – The reports, detailing “sightings” of unidentified flying objects and their operators, range from the downright wacky to the intriguing. Accounts came from people in all walks of life, including air force personnel, commercial airline pilots and passengers on aircraft, and even a New Zealand prime minister took a close interest in one case. [telegraph]

WikiLeaks Cables: Vatican Vetoed Holocaust Memorial – The Vatican has withdrawn from a written agreement to join an international Holocaust memorial organisation because of tensions over the activity of Pope Pius XII, the pope during the second world war, American diplomatic cables show. Relations have become so frosty that the Vatican “rowed back on a prior written agreement” to take up observer status on an international organisation dedicated to remembering the Holocaust. [guardian]

Why Is Facebook Advertising In Times Square? Adding new members at a rate of 700,000 per day, Facebook doesn’t need to advertise. So what’s up with that big billboard in Times Square?The social network is currently running an electronic billboard that promotes Facebook Places at One Times Square in New York. Facebook, however, didn’t pay for the placement. The ad is a tie-in with the Times Square Alliance, which coordinates the dropping of the ball at New Year’s. [mashable]

All Eyes On Bank Of America As Wikileaks Hints At New Bombshell – Heading into the new year, a big question looms for Bank of America Corp.: What’s next in the WikiLeaks saga? Julian Assange, the anti-secrecy organization’s founder, has said he is preparing a “megaleak” about a large bank, leading to speculation the Charlotte bank is the target. On Monday, he told the Times of London that he had enough information to make the bosses of a major bank resign. [kcity]

Blogger Gets Three Years For Threatening Judge On The Internet – A former Internet radio talk show host and blogger was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Tuesday for inviting readers of his blog to assassinate three federal judges. Federal prosecutors presented evidence that after the ruling in the Chicago gun case, Mr. Turner posted statements on his website including, “Let me be the first to say this plainly: These judges deserve to be killed.” Hmm, not very bright. [csmonitor]

Fat People Die More Easily In Car Crashes – Obese drivers are more likely to die if they are involved in a serious car crash than those of normal weight, a study has revealed. Doctors behind the research said it showed an urgent need for the use of overweight crash test dummies. The team of medical experts from the University at Buffalo and Erie County Medical Center found moderately obese drivers had a 21 per cent increased risk of death, while morbidly obese had a 56 per cent increased risk of not surviving. [dailymail]

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