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Matt Roush News Mash November 25, 2009 members login here
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>>   Detroit
Airport Check-in: $5 gift certificate awaits long-term parkers at Detroit 
USA Today - 4 Hours ago
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: Customers entering Detroit Metro's long-term parking this week at either of its two covered garages ...    Add Comment

Detroit puts the wheels on solar manufacturing 
Fortune - 8 Hours ago
In Monday?s Los Angeles Times, I write about the migration of renewable energy firms from California and the Southwest to the nation?s industrial heartland to tap the down-and-out region?s manufacturing     Add Comment

Tata pledge: Won't allow Midlands to decline like Detroit 
Sify - 4 Hours ago
Tata Motors chief Ravi Kant has said green technologies being embraced by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) can help a key British manufacturing region avoid the fate of Detroit - home of the declining American     Add Comment

Ford Teams with University of Detroit Mercy to Retrain Its Engineers for Electric  
Green Car Congress - 62 Minutes ago
Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain its traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop the next generation of     Add Comment
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>>   Telecom industry
Best Buy Continues to Offer Black Friday Bargains Early with Deals from Samsung 
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) wants the excitement of Black Friday to last all week and is offering Black Friday pricing on certain models of Samsung TV's. With the most robust and largest selection
Best Buy Builds on the Excitement of Black Friday with VIP Business Wire via MSN Money
Best Buy Continues to Offer Black Friday Bargains Early with Business Wire via MSN Money
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France Tel boosts Swiss business with TDC deal 
Reuters UK - 4 Hours ago
* France Telecom, Sunrise merge Swiss telecoms business * France Telecom to pay 1.5 billion euros to TDC * France Telecom to become majority owner with 75 pct stake (Adds detail) PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters)
UPDATE 3-France Tel boosts Swiss business with TDC deal Forbes.com
France Telecom, TDC to merge Swiss operations MarketWatch
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Ericsson, Kapsch win bid for Nortel's GSM assets 
Forbes.com - 68 Minutes ago
NORTEL/ERICSSON-KAPSCH (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2- * Says to sell GSM/GSM-R assets for $103 mln * Buyers to offer jobs to about 680 Nortel employees (Adds TORONTO to dateline, details on deal, background, byline)
Ericsson to buy Nortel business for $70M Washington Post
Ericsson To Buy Nortel's GSM Business In North America For US$70 Mln - Update RTTNews.com
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Is your date a stud or dud? Ask your phone 
CNN - 4 Hours ago
Are They Really Single? lets iPhone users check marriage and divorce records of dates, or prospective dates. STORY HIGHLIGHTS New smartphone apps check the backgrounds of prospective dates Stud or Dud
Is date a 'stud or dud?' Ask your phone CNN
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>>   Cable industry
Virgin Media introduce TiVo to the UK 
CIO - 3 Hours ago
Google to track ads on TiVo in the US TiVo, the personal video recorder (PVR) company as ubiquitous in the US as its UK equivalent Sky+, is coming to the UK, the company and Virgin Media announced yesterday.
TiVo Re-Entering UK With Co-Branded Virgin Media Box In 2010 TechNews.AM
Virgin Media bringing TiVo back to UK TechRadar.com
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Comcast Names Steven A. White West Division President 
Urban Mecca - 7 Hours ago
Comcast Corporation ( CMCSA, CMCSK), the nations leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced today that it has named Steven A. White as President     Add Comment

Comcast's holiday show is a breakout in 3-D 
Philadelphia Inquirer - 7 Hours ago
Brian L. Roberts and dozens of Comcast Corp. employees yesterday donned far-out 3-D glasses to watch the new Christmas show on the giant video wall in the lobby of the company's building. You can call
Comcast Center's Video Show Goes 3D for The Holidays KYW News radio
Slideshow: Holiday video debuts at Comcast Center San Francisco Business Times
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Qtel signs cable agreement with Tata 
Trade Arabia - 8 Hours ago
Qtel, Qatarâ??s leading telecom services provider, has signed a strategic partnership with Tata Communications of India towards establishing an undersea cable network. Under the terms of the agreement,
Qtel in cable deal with Tata Gulf Times
Qtel Signs Major Cable Agreement with Tata Communications Zawya.com
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>>   Biotech
Human Genome Sciences Submits Biologics License Application to FDA for ZALBIN(TM) 
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) today announced that it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ZALBIN(TM) (albinterferon
Human Genome Sciences Submits BLA To FDA For ZALBIN For Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment  RTTNews.com
Human Genome Sciences Submits Biologics License Application to FDA for ZALBIN„ Business Wire UK
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UPDATE 2-Novartis strikes licensing deal with Incyte 
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
ZURICH, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has struck a licensing deal with Incyte Corp, paying $150 million up front for access to therapies to treat patients with life-threatening blood disorders
Novartis Moves for Incyte's Cancer Therapies Pharmaceutical Technology
Incyte and Novartis form licensing agreement for two haematology-oncology programmes M2
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Polycom to Present at NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program and Credit Suisse Annual  
Reuters - 65 Minutes ago
PLEASANTON, CA, Nov 25 (MARKET WIRE) -- Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) today announced the following upcoming financial community events: Dec. 1, 2009 NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program Location: May Fair
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at the 23rd NASDAQ OMX Investor Forum Freshnews.com
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at the 23rd NASDAQ OMX Business Wire via MSN Money
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Ardea Biosciences to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference 
Reuters - 64 Minutes ago
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA) announced today that Barry D. Quart, Pharm. D., president and chief executive officer, will present at the Piper Jaffray     Add Comment
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>>   Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Things to be thankful for 
USA Today - 5 Hours ago
I don't know about you, but I love the holiday season. I break out the music and start to decorate the house and make my shopping list. The holiday that usually gets things rolling is Thanksgiving. It's     Add Comment

Vineet Mittal Awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Prestigious Madhavrao  
Memphis Business Journal - 3 Hours ago
KANPUR, India, November 25 /PRNewswire/ -- - Genelia D'Souza Bags the Young Achiever's Award This years' Entrepreneur of the year award at Madhavrao Leadership Awards has been bagged by Mr. Vinnet Mittal,     Add Comment

21 complete MBRF's entrepreneur training 
Trade Arabia - 7 Hours ago
Twenty-one trainees from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the UAE have completed a one-week programme in entrepreneurship from an initiative set up by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF). The     Add Comment

New Programs: Entrepreneurialism, Environmental Sustainability, ESL 
Inside Higher Ed - 7 Hours ago
has started a certificate program in entrepreneurialism, offered at several of the community colleges in the system. is starting a bachelor of science degree program in environmental sustainability,     Add Comment
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>>   Cyberculture
New share structure at Facebook 
BBC - 8 Hours ago
Facebook's audience has doubled since the start of the year Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, has created a dual-class share structure to give its owners full control over the company.     Add Comment

Wikipedia project 'losing contributors in record numbers' 
Telegraph - 3 Hours ago
Wikipedia is losing tens of thousands of volunteer editors a month, according to a study that suggests the pioneering spirit of the collaborative encyclopaedia is in decline. The research found that in     Add Comment

Filesharers are parasitic freeloaders 
Guardian.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
If illegal downloaders had their way, people in the creative industries would be forced into boring jobs and amateur art Arguments in favour of filesharing inevitably bring up the concept of free dissemination:     Add Comment

Facebook Sets Up Dual Stock Structure 
Institutional Investor - 4 Hours ago
11-25-2009 | Source: emii.com People & Companies in the News Facebook has introduced a dual-class stock structure to let current shareholders hold onto voting control, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Facebook stock structure change raises IPO speculation Telecom Paper
Facebook shifts stock structure, no plans for IPO IT Pro UK
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>>   Computer security
A Guide to Cyber Crime Security in 2010 
Line56 - 62 Minutes ago
Internet crime is easy to commit, highly lucrative, and largely under-policed. Once started as innovative attempts at causing mayhem by technologically-savvy youth, modern cyber criminals are now highly     Add Comment

Green light: Email hacking, Obama's targets and deep sea creatures 
Guardian.co.uk - 3 Hours ago
This is a weekly email briefing from environmentguardian.co.uk, bringing you the best news, analysis and debate Sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Climate email hacking â?¢ Climate     Add Comment

iPhone worm is 'more serious' 
BBC - 3 Hours ago
A second worm to hit the iPhone has been unearthed by security company F-Secure. It is specifically targeting people in the Netherlands who are using their iPhones for internet banking with Dutch online
Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious PublicTechnology.net
New iPhone worm 'more serious' BBC
all 4 news articles >>    Add Comment

IE6, IE7 hit by zero-day bug 
ZDNet UK - 5 Hours ago
Exploit Code , A zero-day exploit that targets a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 has been published. The exploit code, which was posted on the Buqtraq mailing-list on Friday, is not yet reliable,
IE6 and 7 hit by zero-day bug Builder AU
IE 6 and 7 hit by zero-day bug ZDNet UK
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>>   E-commerce
Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals 
ZDNet - 3 Hours ago
Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering.
Amazon's Countdown to Black Friday deals: Wednesday Gaming Target
The Amazon and Abes of Maine Black Friday Ads for 2009 Are Available Online at DealTaker.com;  24-7PressRelease.com
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Who is looking out for online shoppers? 
CNET News.com - 3 Hours ago
Web shoppers are in need of a digital-age Ralph Nader, the kind of firebrand consumer advocate who can focus public scorn on unscrupulous merchants. Jeffery Boyd, Priceline's CEO, is among the merchants     Add Comment

Amazon: What to do with Kindle? 
ZDNet - 73 Minutes ago
Yesterday Amazon released an update to its Kindle ebook, adding PDF support and dramatically improving battery life. But does Amazon know where its going with the Kindle, or is the technology already     Add Comment

Crave giveaway of the day: Amazon Kindle 
CNET News.com - 4 Hours ago
Win this Kindle! (Credit: Amazon) While we've got no Nooks to give away, we do have a spiffy Amazon Kindle to offer up for today's daily holiday giveaway. The Kindle remains our highest-rated e-book reader,     Add Comment
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>>   Online marketing
Research and Markets: This Essential Report Analyzes Destination Marketing Online 
Yahoo! Canada - 3 Hours ago
Tourism destinations are fast emerging as umbrella brands and they are increasingly being promoted in the global marketplace as one entity for each target market they try to attract. The emerging globalization
Research and Markets: This Essential Report Analyzes the Food Processing Industry  Forbes.com
Research and Markets: This Essential Report Analyzes China's Insurance Industry Forbes.com
all 17 news articles >>    Add Comment

'Godfather of Spam' jailed for four years 
Techworld.com - 5 Hours ago
Alan Ralsky and three others heading to prison One of the most notorious spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order
'Godfather of Spam' gets 4 years for $2.7 million fraud Jewish World Review
'Godfather of Spam' handed four year prison sentence Computerworld UK
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S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam 
The Independent - 3 Hours ago
South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.
SKorea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam The Himalayan Times
S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam (AFP) Yahoo! News
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Nebula Stocks LLC: Nebulastocks.com : Presents Exciting Picks That Make Astronomical  
TMC Net - 3 Hours ago
Nebulastocks.com is pleased to offer a hot stock alerts service. Investors can receive FREE Stock Alerts by visiting the following link: http://www.nebulastocks.com/ Today's hot alert includes ATNP.PK     Add Comment
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>>   Internet news
Who is looking out for online shoppers? 
CNET News.com - 3 Hours ago
Web shoppers are in need of a digital-age Ralph Nader, the kind of firebrand consumer advocate who can focus public scorn on unscrupulous merchants. Jeffery Boyd, Priceline's CEO, is among the merchants     Add Comment

Google Chrome extensions site now open for uploads 
ZDNet UK - 53 Minutes ago
Google has opened up its gallery for developers to share Chrome extensions, a step that should soon make it easier for people to customise the open-source browser. Aaron Boodman, a leader of the Chrome     Add Comment

Bing and online newspapers: Web-wide war 
The Economist - 63 Minutes ago
Microsoft opens a new front in its battle with Google EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently argued that there is a simple     Add Comment

Crave giveaway of the day: Amazon Kindle 
CNET News.com - 4 Hours ago
Win this Kindle! (Credit: Amazon) While we've got no Nooks to give away, we do have a spiffy Amazon Kindle to offer up for today's daily holiday giveaway. The Kindle remains our highest-rated e-book reader,     Add Comment
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>>   US politics
Jennifer Hudson Wows Obama White House 
Post Chronicle - 4 Hours ago
Jennifer Hudson, the American Idol singing sensation, performed at President Obama's first White House state dinner last night, and from all accounts, she brought down the House. Jennifer Hudson was the
Hudson performs at White House Clitheroe Advertiser & Times
Hudson performs at White House Jennifer Hudson was among the celebrity performers  Peterlee Mail
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Google apologises for racist Michelle Obama image 
Telegraph - 5 Hours ago
racist caricature in Michelle Obama search results - Telegraph Accessibility links Wednesday 25 November 2009 Enhanced by Reviews Topics Advice Video Video apologises for racist caricature in Michelle
Should Google remove the racist Obama image? BBC
Google apologises for racist caricature in Michelle Obama search results Telegraph
all 54 news articles >>    Add Comment

Obama vows to get the job done' in Afghanistan 
Wichita Eagle - 5 Hours ago
cast WEATHER ALERT WASHINGTON ' ... It is our strategic terest, our national security terest to make sure that al Qaida and its extremist allies cannot operate effectively those areas,' Obama said. 'We
Obama wants to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan ITN
Obama vows to 'get the job done' in Afghanistan Miami Herald
all 38 news articles >>    Add Comment

Q+A-Obama ponders extra troops for Afghanistan 
Reuters - 5 Hours ago
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Peter Graff KABUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama says he will 'finish the job' in Afghanistan, a signal he is likely to announce next
Q+A - Obama ponders extra troops for Afghanistan Reuters India
Q+A: Obama ponders extra troops for Afghanistan Reuters
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>>   Religion
Cash pledge for abuse victims 
Teletext - 4 Hours ago
The Christian Brothers has pledged 161 million euro and land to make amends to victims of clerical child abuse. Six months after the Ryan Report, the religious congregation has promised 30 million euro
Christian Brothers pledge ,161m for abuse victims Ireland On-Line
Christian Brothers pledge 161m for abuse victims Irish News
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Iran arrests members of Sunni rebel group - agency 
Reuters - 5 Hours ago
TEHRAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested seven members of Jundollah, a Sunni rebel group it has accused of carrying out bombings and terrorist activities, the semi-official Fars news agency said on
Iran arrests seven alleged members of Sunni rebel group DNA India
Iran Arrests 7 Alleged Members of Sunni Rebel Group Outlook India
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Muslim graves hit for third time 
BBC - 5 Hours ago
Vandals have targeted Muslim graves at a south Manchester cemetery for the third time in two months. More than 20 headstones at the Southern Cemetery on Barlow Moor Road were pushed over in what police     Add Comment

Taliban leader issues Muslim holiday message 
San Jose Mercury News - 3 Hours ago
KABULThe Taliban's reclusive leader has issued a Muslim holiday message calling on Afghans to break off relations with the government, which he calls a 'stooge' administration. Mullah Omar's message ahead     Add Comment
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