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Matt Roush News Mash November 26, 2009 members login here
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>>   Detroit
Widows of slain soldiers seek answers 
Globe and Mail - 4 Hours ago
EST T Sergeant Robert Short and Corporal Robbie Beerenfenger were killed when their vehicle ran over a land mine in October, 2003, south of Kabul. Shortly after their death, intelligence sources intercepted
Slain Teen's Family Seeking Answers ClickOnDetroit.com
â??Warriorâ??sâ?? widow seeks respect for soldiers Press and Journal
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NBA: Cleveland 98, Detroit 88 
UPI - 3 Hours ago
Comment AUIBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A 34-point, eight-rebound performance by LeBron James Wednesday led Cleveland to a 98-88 victory over Detroit. Cleveland made five foul shots over the final     Add Comment

NHL: Atlanta 2, Detroit 0 
UPI - 4 Hours ago
Comment DETROIT, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Ondrej Pavelec stopped 40 shots Wednesday in picking up the second shutout of his career and bringing Atlanta a 2-0 victory over Detroit. The Thrashers ended a three-game     Add Comment

Retailers Surviving in Detroit 
Footwear News - 4 Hours ago
From Footwear News Issue 11/23/2009 Clip Add a Comment Send to a friend Print A- A A+ Read the full article by SUBSCRIBING today! Subscribe now to WWD.COM (now incorporating FootwearNews.com), the premier     Add Comment
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>>   Telecom industry
Pinnacle Digest: Looking For Shareholder Opinions on Exousia's 2009 Performance  
Individual.com - 6 Hours ago
www.PinnacleDigest.com is a performance-driven online financial magazine and social network with a proven track record. After yesterday's news from Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (OTCBB: EXOU), announcing
Pinnacle Digest: Inviting Shareholder Opinions on Reva's Latest Announcement. Individual.com
Pinnacle Digest: Inviting Baron Shareholder Opinions on Company's Targeted Acquisition. Individual.com
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Dating a 'dud?' Ask your phone 
CNN - 6 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
Dating a 'stud or dud?' Ask your phone CNN
Is date a 'stud or dud?' Ask your phone CNN
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Alcatel-Lucent hires Conroy staffer 
ZDNet Australia - 4 Hours ago
Outgoing media advisor to Minister of Communications Stephen Conroy, Tim Marshall, will be taking up a role with NBN Co chief Mike Quigley's former employer, Alcatel-Lucent. Marshall, who has served in
Sichuan Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy integrated WAP and Web Gateway  Computer Business Review
Alcatel Lucent selected to run China mobile LTE trial Cabling Networking Systems
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China steps up cross-border hot money flow control 
Xinhua News Agency - 5 Hours ago
BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has tightened settlement and sale of foreign exchange by individuals to curb non-normal cross-border capital inflow, according to a statement of the State Administration
China steps up control on cross-border hot money flow People's Daily Online
China Unicom Cuts Cross-border Roaming Fees for 3G Expansion Quote.com Hong Kong
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>>   Cable industry
TiVo, Virgin team for UK set-top boxes 
Reuters UK - 6 Hours ago
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - TiVo has signed a deal with UK cable operator Virgin Media to launch jointly branded set-top boxes here, six years after being outgunned in the U.K. by competition from News
TiVo, Virgin team for UK set-top boxes (Reuters) Yahoo! News Australia
TiVo, Virgin team for U.K. set-top boxes (Reuters) Yahoo! News Australia
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Virgin Media and TiVO to Work on Next-Gen TV Platform 
Softpedia - 4 Hours ago
While TiVo is extremely well-known on the US market, its presence in other parts of the world is more or less non-existent. However, it seems that the company might be extending to Europe as well, since
Virgin Media Selects TiVo For Next Generation TV Platform Fierce Wireless
Virgin Media selects Tivo for next-gen set top boxes Computer Shopper UK
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Comcast Down 6% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation 
TradingMarkets - 34 Minutes ago
Disclaimer: The Connors Group, Inc. ('Company') is not an investment advisory service, nor a registered investment advisor or broker-dealer and does not purport to tell or suggest which securities or     Add Comment

Gulf telcos sign up to new broadband cable deal 
TMC Net - 4 Hours ago
(ArabianBusiness.com (United Arab Emirates) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Indian telecoms services firm Tata Communications has signed agreements with key operators in the Gulf to build a new undersea cable     Add Comment
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>>   Biotech
PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Ivernia Inc., Weatherford International  
Forbes.com - 7 Hours ago
BusinessWire - PicksThatMove is pleased to bring investors special situation stocks which have a high potential for price appreciation. These companies have interesting business models and they have to
PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Incyte  SmartBrief
PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Ivernia Inc. Weatherford International  Financial 24
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Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference 
KOTA Territory News - 2 Hours ago
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDS) announced today that it will present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December
Ardea Biosciences to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference MedIndia
Exelixis Announces December 1 Webcast of Presentation at Piper Jaffray s 21st Annual  SmartBrief
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Opponents of GM crops are motivated by "emotion" not scientific reason 
Telegraph - 25 Minutes ago
Opponents of GM food are motivated by emotion and ideology rather than a reasoned scientific approach, according to a major report by a government funded quango. The study, which states one of its aims     Add Comment

GM crop sceptics 'emotional', Government food watchdog report claims 
Telegraph - 59 Minutes ago
Public opposition to genetically modified food is based on â??emotionâ? rather than â??reasonâ?, a Food Standards Agency report which will help shape future Government policy claims. The study published     Add Comment
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>>   Entrepreneur
Mobile Virtual Gift Cards Defrost Challenges of Instant Gifting 
Individual.com - 3 Hours ago
The art of gift giving has evolved into the 21st century and Andy's Frozen Custard Shops throughout the Midwest and Texas are embracing technology by offering their custard loving fans immediate gift
Startup Trying Mobile Virtual Gifts With Christmas iPhone App MocoNews.net
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Redundancy could be the push you need to become an entrepreneur 
Telegraph - 8 Hours ago
One of my most recent investments on Dragons' Den was in a North East company called Commercial Cleaning Services. By Duncan Bannatyne Published: 12:01AM GMT 26 Nov 2009 Tony, the founder, with the help     Add Comment

Interested in Becoming a Green Entrepreneur? 
The Daily Green - 5 Hours ago
Many opportunities are on the horizon, if you know what to look for. Photo: Istock related articles 5) 5) 5) 5) for( i i By TDG Community The follog is a guest post by Ezra Drissman of Many people have     Add Comment

Entrepreneurs from the countries joining the Customs Union require support as not  
Caspio Net - 6 Hours ago
Entrepreneurs from the countries joining the Customs Union require support as not all the producers are ready for the new allianceâ??s terms yet. Almaty has hosted an international research conference     Add Comment
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>>   Cyberculture
KISS live on Facebook 
CNN - 6 Hours ago
KISS shows are known for explosions, fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars and a huge wall of ear-splitting amps. The group pushed the envelopment of technology and pyrotechnics in their 1970s     Add Comment

Alberta premier taking questions from citizens on Twitter, YouTube, website 
Canoe Technology - 3 Hours ago
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach addresses party faithful at the Alberta PC party's annual meeting in Red Deer, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Albertans can go online and
Alberta premier seeks tweeted questions CBC
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VOTE: NFL Star Steve Smith Banks on Facebook for Pro Bowl 
Mashable - 113 Minutes ago
The relationship between sports and social media is unique. On any given day Sunday an NFL football playerâ??s tweet will get him released from the team , and yet the next day a basketball superstar will     Add Comment

Gadgettes Podcast 86: The Body Episode (a FLASHBACK episode!) 
CNET - 4 Hours ago
There will be no episode of Gadgettes this week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the US. So, have a listen to a classic episode from the Gadgettes archive. Remember to read this entire blog post     Add Comment
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>>   Computer security
Climate scientists' hacked emails damage global warming case 
Guardian.co.uk - 8 Hours ago
I am sure George Monbiot is right that global warming isn't a scam (Comment, 24 November). However, I wonder if he is mistaken in his view of the limited nature of the recent disclosures. He accepts that
Hacked Climate Emails: Tempest in a Teapot? Tech News World
Emails Show Climate Change Stats Manipulated Huliq.com
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Spammer is jailed for 4 years 
Metro.co.uk - 2 Hours ago
A notorious e-mail 'spammer' has been jailed for more than four years for a 2005 stock fraud which netted him 1.6million. Alan Ralsky, from West Bloomfield, Michigan, sent millions of unsolicited e-mails     Add Comment

Attorney General rejects cyber crime portal 
IT News Australia - 2 Hours ago
Says it could interfere with evidence. A Standing Committee has heard the Attorney General's department argue against a portal or hotline for the collection of information about cybercrime. Chair and     Add Comment

Canadian Ian Hacking receives Norway's Holberg Prize for work on the philosophy  
Sympatico - 4 Hours ago
Month-old Ont. ban on hand-held phones for drivers ignored by some, police say Internet activists push for greater democracy Report: U.S. online advertising revenue falls in third quarter EU endorses     Add Comment
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>>   E-commerce
AH Belo Up 275.7% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation - Zibb.com 
Zibb - 4 Hours ago
Company: Amerada Hess Corp. (AHC) SmarTrend, our proprietary pattern recognition system, called an Uptrend for AH Belo (NYSE:AHC) on July 22, 2009 at $1.31. Since then, AH Belo has returned 275.7% as
Unifi Up 114.3% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation - Zibb.com Zibb
GATX Up 6% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation - Zibb.com Zibb
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Cyber Monday is losing its luster for online retailers 
Los Angeles Times - 5 Hours ago
As long as there has been online shopping, there has been Cyber Monday. But is that now more virtual than real? Online retailers for the last decade have counted on the Monday after Thanksgiving to deliver     Add Comment

Alcatel-Lucent hires Conroy staffer 
ZDNet Australia - 4 Hours ago
Outgoing media advisor to Minister of Communications Stephen Conroy, Tim Marshall, will be taking up a role with NBN Co chief Mike Quigley's former employer, Alcatel-Lucent. Marshall, who has served in
Sichuan Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy integrated WAP and Web Gateway  Computer Business Review
Alcatel Lucent selected to run China mobile LTE trial Cabling Networking Systems
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Amazon Kindle 
CNET.com.au - 4 Hours ago
Editor's note: the RRP listed is in US dollars and is subject to fluctuations in the current exchange rate between the US and Australian dollar. The price is also listed minus postage. Once upon a
Review: Amazon Kindle CNET.com.au
Review: Amazon Kindle 2 TechRadar.com
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>>   Online marketing
Online advertising overtakes TV advertising 
Silicon Republic - 114 Minutes ago
The technology press has been joined by the blogosphere, twittersphere, and social-networks-sphere in heralding the news from the UK that online advertising spend has overtaken TV advertising spend for     Add Comment

U.S. Internet ad revenues post sequential growth in Q3 
Xinhua News Agency - 5 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Internet advertising revenues in the United States rose slightly in the third quarter from the previous three months, a hopeful sign in the overall difficult media industry,
U.S. Internet ad revenues post sequential growth in third quarter Individual.com
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Spam King Gets More Than Four Years 
CIO Today - 7 Hours ago
One of the world's most notorious spammers has reached the end of the road -- or at least a rest stop -- that could last for the next 51 months. Alan Ralsky, known as the spam king, was sentenced Tuesday
Spam King Gets More Than Four Years Behind Bars Yahoo! News
Spam King Gets More Than Four Years Behind Bars (NewsFactor) Addict3d.org
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Google Has Changed The Way We Look At Online Advertising 
Search Newz - 32 Minutes ago
News flash! Google makes a lot of cash on paid search ads. Phew. I couldnt keep that news in any longer. We are so used to that element of Google and the online space that it is really just viewed as     Add Comment
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>>   Internet news
Google backs bid to restore trust in ads 
Guardian.co.uk - 26 Minutes ago
Advertising Association's 'Front Foot' foundation is promised support and investment from Google Google has pledged to support and invest in the Advertising Association's new foundation to rebuild public     Add Comment

Programme Manager/Web/eCommerce/Blue Chip - Coventry 
ZDNet UK - 4 Hours ago
Location England Midlands West Salary £70000 - £79000 per annum + 10% Bonus, 6K Car Type Permanent Reference 7708315 Programme Manager, eCommerce. Programme Manager is required for blue chip organisation     Add Comment

Google updates Apps BlackBerry service 
Computer Dealer News - 8 Hours ago
Google is targeting its Apps BlackBerry service at businesses of all sizes with an update that it announced on Tuesday. Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server pushes Gmail and calendar
News: Google updates Apps BlackBerry service Australian PC World
Google Updates Apps BlackBerry Service (PC World) Yahoo! News
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Amazon Vs. Wal-Mart This Christmas 
OfficialWire - 5 Hours ago
Wal-Mart, the biggest U.S. retailer, and Amazon.com, the biggest online retailer, are entering the Christmas season locked in a price war. The battle to offer the lowest prices has spread from a few best-selling
Price war brews between Amazon and Wal-Mart Spartanburg Herald-Journal
NYT:Â Amazon, Wal-Mart in price war MSNBC
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>>   US politics
Couple crash White House state dinner 
Chicago Tribune - 4 Hours ago
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Couple crash Obama's state dinner CNN
Couple crashed Obama's state dinner CNN
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Obama to head to Copenhagen with climate pledge 
The Age - 4 Hours ago
President Barack Obama will head to next month's Copenhagen climate summit to offer the first US plan to cut carbon emissions, officials said, reviving hopes the closely watched meeting will succeed.
Obama attending Copenhagen climate talks Nine MSN
Obama to attend Copenhagen summit on December 9 Press Trust of India
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Obama offers US climate cut, to attend Copenhagen 
South China Morning Post - 112 Minutes ago
The United States unveiled its proposal to cut greenhouse gases by 2020 on Wednesday and said President Barack Obama will attend UN climate talks in Copenhagen next month before other world leaders show
Obama to head to Copenhagen with climate pledge France24
Obama offers targets to cut greenhouse gas SiliconValley.com
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Obama To Unveil His Afghan Plan Tuesday 
DefenseNews.com - 5 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghan strategy in an address to the nation next Tuesday from the prestigious West Point military academy, the White House said. In a defining
Obama soon to unveil his Afghan plan (AFP) West Australian
Obama soon to unveil his Afghan plan (AFP) Yahoo! News
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>>   Religion
Rain and flu fears dampen start of hajj rites in Mecca 
IOL - 4 Hours ago
Muslim pilgrims surrounded Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, in traditional white robes yesterday, but with new additions - umbrellas and face masks - as the heaviest rains in years and fears of Novel
Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine (Feature) Monsters and Critics
Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine - Feature Earthtimes.org
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Orphan finds new life in Israel 
CNN - 3 Hours ago
In a scene his parents would have been heartened to see, family and friends recently thronged around young Moshe Holtzberg as men in black suits and black hats took turns cutting locks of hair from the
Orphan finds life with Indian savior CNN
Jewish orphan finds new life with Indian savior CNN
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Rain, floods in Saudi delay Muslim pilgrims at haj 
Reuters India - 6 Hours ago
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Heavy rains and floods killed at least 13 people and stranded thousands of Muslim faithful in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah on Wednesday on the first day of the
Heavy rains, floods kill 13 in Saudi Arabia Gulf News
UPDATE 1-Rain, floods in Saudi delay Muslim pilgrims at haj Reuters Africa
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2 charged with beating Muslim man outside Grundy Co. bar 
Chicago Tribune - 7 Hours ago
A Muslim man who works at a rural slaughterhouse raided last month by federal agents investigating an alleged terror plot was beaten outside a Grundy County bar Sunday morning in what may be a hate crime,     Add Comment
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