NBC's Today Show Features Signalife's ECG Technology

Budimir Drakulic, Chief Technology Officer and inventor of Signalife's revolutionary ECG technology has been working with the world famous Cleveland Clinic physicians and Champ Car Medical Director Dr. Chris Pinderski for more than a year. The study utilizes Signalife's ECG technology in a Hi-Tech Heart Monitor. The device, which is a vest, is worn under the driver's suit while racing of speeds greater than 200 miles per hour.

This scares the crap out of me!

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The Grabby Factory Revs Up to Take the Sting out of Holiday Shopping

Just in time for the Holiday shopping season, the Grabby Factory, LLC is gearing up its production of their unique product. The Grabby(TM) is an ingenious handle with a trademarked design made of a super strong micro-polymer material that simply will not fail. It is the answer to a problem that we all face daily as we juggle the mountain of packages and other items we carry to our car, into the house, onto the bus and into high-rise buildings. The Grabby(TM) allows a mother to carry 10 grocery bags in one hand and a baby carrier, or toddler's hand, in the other. Because of the design, the Grabby(TM) and bags can be placed in the trunk or on the floorboard then retrieved with a single handed motion without losing a bag.

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Horizon Bancorporation, Inc. Declares Dividend

Horizon Bancorporation, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HZNB - News) -- Horizon Bancorporation, Inc. (the "Company") the holding company of Horizon Bank, announced that the Board of Directors has declared a $.10 (ten cent) per share dividend to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2006, to be payable on January 15, 2007.

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Universal Uranium Announces Flow-Through Financing

Universal Uranium Ltd. TSX-UUL (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a private placement of up to 2,700,000 flow-through shares at a price of 75 cents per share to raise gross proceeds of up to $2,025,000.

The placement will be brokered through Haywood Securities Inc.

The agent for the brokered private placement will receive a cash commission of 7.5 per cent of the gross proceeds raised in this offering. In addition, the agent will receive compensation options equal in number to 10 per cent of the number of shares sold. Each such option will entitle the agent to purchase one common share at an exercise price of 75 cents for a period of one year. The Company also agrees to pay Haywood a corporate finance fee of 25,000 common shares plus GST, payable upon closing.

Finally. Canada comes up in something I am writing about!

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $74 Million!

he Powerball jackpot is on the move. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 414,114 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 million in prizes in America's favorite Game.

Meh.

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Radio Address By President Bush to the Nation

Good morning. This week, Americans across our Nation gather with loved ones to give thanks for the many blessings we share. We're grateful for our friends and families, who fill our lives with meaning and purpose. We're grateful to live in a land of plenty and during a time of great prosperity. And we're grateful to Almighty God for the freedom to enjoy all these gifts.
Every Thanksgiving, we remember the story of the Pilgrims who came to America in search of a better life and religious freedom. Much has changed in the four centuries since these humble settlers landed at Plymouth Rock. While they were only a shivering few, we are now a strong and growing Nation of more than 300 million. And the desire for freedom that led the Pilgrims to the New World still guides our Nation today.

Read the full radio address here.

NYSE Suspends Trading in Schering ADRs

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has decided to suspend trading in Schering American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), ticker symbol SHR (NYSE: SHR - News), and transfer them to the open market. The NYSE is taking this action in light of the small number of outstanding Schering shares and ADRs following the acquisition of more than 95 percent of the company by Bayer AG. It also plans to apply to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for Schering to be delisted in the United States. Schering's reporting obligations toward the SEC remain unaffected.

The NYSE normally suspends trading in a stock if the number of outstanding securities falls below 600,000. On November 23, 2006, only about 518,000 outstanding ADRs remained in circulation.

Wow. This must have caught a lot of people off guard!

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Argus Takes Initiative on Coal Market Transparency

Argus Media, the leading provider of coal market information, and joint owner of the world's leading coal price benchmark API 2, is increasing transparency about how the index is put together.

Argus has always supported greater price transparency for physical coal, and will from December publish the price ranges submitted by buyers, sellers and traders each week, with names removed. These ranges will be available in spreadsheet format to subscribers of Argus Coal Daily International.

Even though they maybe in the news, as I've said before, coal is going down anyways. The best place to throw your money in is in oil stocks. Thats the best bet!

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Newegg.com Named as One of the 'Ten Best Online Shopping Experiences'

Newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com), the online computer and consumer electronic e-commerce company whose slogan is "Once you know, you Newegg," has been named this week as one of the "Ten Best Online Shopping Experiences" by Blast Radius.

I've personally bought stuff from Newegg and without a doubt this is absolutely true. With their competitive pricing and excellent customer service, nothing can beat them. Nothing!

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Astralis Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results

Astralis Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASTR - News) today announced its results for the third quarter 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded a net loss of $502,808 to common stockholders. The Company, which is a development stage entity, had no revenue during this period. Total shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2006, was ($431,199) and the Company had a cash balance totaling $13,324 as of September 30, 2006.

Research and development expenses for the third quarter 2006 amounted to $173,688.

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First Muslim Congressman Addresses CAIR Banquet

More than 1,000 people turned out on Saturday at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) banquet in Arlington, Va., to hear addresses by several elected officials, including Keith Ellison, the first Muslim in Congress.

The event raised more than $620,000 to support CAIR's civil rights and advocacy work on behalf of the American Muslim community. (Another dinner held by CAIR's Southern California chapter (CAIR-LA) over the weekend raised more than $430,000. Some 1,800 people attended that event.)

Elected officials who spoke at the sold-out event included Representative- elect Ellison (D-MN), as well as Reps. Mike Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Albert Wynn (D-MD). Ellison and Jackson Lee offered their addresses by video. Saqib Ali, who was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates (District 39) on November 7, was also in attendance.

Meh.

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TipVision: Brine that Bird!

To help prepare for the Thanksgiving feast, TipVision releases a timely video tip on how to properly brine a Thanksgiving turkey prior to cooking it.

"In a world filled with turmoil," reflected TipVision host Charlie Stone, "staring at a Turkey brine may bring us all closer together -- if only for a moment."

By surfing over to TipVision.com, viewers can watch a short, fun video tip on how to properly brine that bird. Following the tip, viewers can watch in awe as the turkey sits and soaks in the brining solution for up to four days.

"Watching a turkey brine is very relaxing and soothes the soul. Plus, it makes the turkey meat moist and delicious," said TipVision Chef coordinator Alissa Cardone.

Crazy!

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Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation

"Good morning. This week I'm visiting Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, where I'm attending the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. On this trip, I am carrying a message for the people of this region. America will remain engaged in Asia because our interests depend on the expansion of freedom and opportunity in this vital part of the world.

Asia is important to America because prosperity in our country depends on trade with Asia's growing economies. Today, America's trade across the Pacific is greater than our trade across the Atlantic, and we need to continue opening up markets in this part of the world to American goods and services.

Read the full radio broadcast here.

FedEx Home Delivery Drivers in Massachusetts Vote to Join Teamsters

FedEx Home Delivery drivers at two locations in Wilmington, Massachusetts, voted 24-8 to overwhelmingly choose Teamsters Local 25 in Boston as their bargaining representative, as ballots they cast a month ago were counted today by the National Labor Relations Board.

The workers are the first units in the FedEx Home Delivery system, a subsidiary of FedEx Ground, to win Teamster representation. Since 1988, the NLRB has ruled seven times that FedEx Ground and Home Delivery drivers are not independent contractors as the company alleges, giving them the right as employees to form a union.

How about you just keep to delivering my parcels on time? Ok?

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EPA 2006 Enforcement Highlights for Ohio

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Ohio in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $107 million to correct past environmental violations and help prevent future ones.

In the past fiscal year, EPA resolved 80 actions against regulated entities in Ohio and assessed a total of $2,717,709 in civil penalties for various air, water, hazardous waste, community right-to-know and pesticide violations. As part of settlement agreements, Ohio companies agreed to do nine supplemental environmental projects worth about $3.9 million. In addition, EPA initiated 51 new cases in the state.

"Complying with the law is key to ensuring that public health and the environment are protected," said Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade. "We and our partners at the Ohio EPA are committed to ensuring cleaner air, water and land for the people of Ohio."

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DOVICO Software Announces New Product Release

DOVICO today announced the release of the newest version of DOVICO Timesheet, our 100% web-based time and project tracking software; Now with patent pending offline timesheet technology. DOVICO continues our commitment to our customers by providing the tools necessary to be more effective and profitable including an innovative technology solution to provide offline capability in a web-based product.

Extensively researched and validated, this latest version raises the bar and represents DOVICO's most advanced and user-focused product yet.

"Our product development efforts have been focused for many years on improvements that meet the needs of our global customers and continue our push to deliver the simplest-to-implement and most user-friendly time management software product available," said Yves Doucet, CEO and Partner at DOVICO. "New in this release is our proprietary (patent pending) Offline Timesheet solution that builds on our position as the most intuitive data-entry system."

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ADS Media Group Reports Third Quarter Results

ADS Media Group, Inc., (OTC: ADSM - News) today announced results for its third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2006.

Third Quarter Results

ADS Media Group reported revenue of $1,157,000 in the third quarter as compared with revenue of $1,798,000 in the same quarter last year. The variance in revenue for the corresponding quarters was attributable to three factors: First, in the third quarter of 2005 the Company had a number of very large orders from a single customer. Second, the Company had several large delivery projects scheduled to launch in the third quarter of this year that have been delayed until the fourth quarter or early 2007. And third, during most of 2006 management has been focused on raising additional growth capital and enhancing business processes to position ADS Media Group for anticipated growth in 2007.

Its been a shaky year for all similar companies. But hopefully with the turn of the year, things should return to normal and thus the market shares of such companies should start rising once again.

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Open Text to Host Analyst Briefing at Annual User Conference

Open Text(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX and TSX:OTC), a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, today announced that it will host an analyst briefing on November 14, 2006 from 2:00pm-6:00pm MST. The briefing will be held at LiveLinkUp 2006, Open Text's annual user conference held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Open Text's executive team will present an overview of the new product roadmap, discuss sales and partnership strategies and provide an update on the Company's corporate positioning.

LiveLinkUp 2006 will showcase the latest in ECM technology, featuring customer case study presentations and keynote addresses from Open Text strategic partners.

Webcast is what I prefer over conference calls. So while you all might be calling, I will be webbing!

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NEWSWEEK COVER: Father Knows Best

While George H.W. Bush denies helping orchestrate the replacement of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld with Robert M. Gates -- an adviser from his own administration, a Bush friend tells Newsweek, "his fingerprints are all over this." The friend, a veteran of previous GOP administrations, explains further: "This would have been done by nuance and indirection. Forty-one would have said to 43, 'One of the people who I've been talking to who might be helpful is Bob Gates'." In Newsweek's November 20 cover package, "Father Knows Best," (on newsstands Monday, November 13), a team of editors and correspondents-including Editor Jon Meacham, Editor-at-Large Evan Thomas, Senior White House Correspondent Richard Wolffe, Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff, National Security Correspondent John Barry and Political Correspondent Jonathan Darman -- reports on the president's decision to bring in members of his father's administration to chart a new course in Iraq, analyzes the complex histories of those involved and looks at other figures that will take on new prominence in Washington in the wake of the Congressional elections.

Oh Bush! How I despise thee...

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November 14th is World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on 14 November. The date commemorates the birthday of Frederick Banting, who, along with Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin in 1921.
In almost every country of the world, diabetes is on the rise. The current number of people with diabetes stands at over 230 million. The disease is a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, amputation, heart attack and stroke. It is one of the most significant causes of death, responsible for a similar number of deaths each year as HIV/AIDS.

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The Watermill Group Appoints a New Operating Partner

Steven E. Karol, Founder and Managing Partner of the Watermill Group, a private equity firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Monte R. Haymon as an Operating Partner at Watermill. Previously, Mr. Haymon served as the President and CEO of Sappi Fine Paper North America. The addition of Mr. Haymon to an already strong team serves to support Watermill's deep "bench" of experienced operators, strategists, investors and change agents.

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Quantum Foundation President to Retire

After ten years of service with the Quantum Foundation, Jeannette Corbett has decided to step down as President. She will remain a board member of the foundation with the position of President Emeritus. "It has been such a privilege to serve the Foundation and this Board in its formative years and the decision has not been easy, but I look forward to spending more time with my family, especially my four grandchildren, and volunteering."

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Americans for Limited Government Wins Major Victory in Florida

Voters in Florida advanced the cause of liberty yesterday by overwhelmingly supporting an initiative to stop eminent domain abuse. Americans for Limited Government (ALG), a major force in galvanizing support and promoting the state initiative, is thrilled to see such a hard-fought battle won.

"The voters' will is clear: Government should keep its hands to itself," said ALG Executive Director Bill Wilson. "This is a tremendous blow to overreaching state, city and local governments that will now have to think twice before unjustly seizing private property."

Voters in Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, North Dakota, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Georgia and Nevada also supported proposals to prevent the government from unfairly imposing land-use measures on private property.

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Kidfresh to Open in New York City

The days of dwelling on our children's lunches are finally behind us. Kidfresh, a new lifestyle brand that provides healthy and freshly prepared kid's meals to-go will open its first retail outlet at 1628 Second Avenue this winter. The brainchild of CEO Mathias Cohen, a former management consultant, who came upon the idea while preparing his son's lunch, Kidfresh will offer freshly prepared Lunchboxes, Breakfast Packs, Snack Packs and Dinners made exclusively for children. "I had a classic aha! moment," says Cohen. "It dawned on me that with all the healthy take-out offerings, there was nothing specifically geared towards kids that is also an attractive and convenient option for parents." Cohen has partnered with co founder Gilles Deloux a former Dannon food marketing executive and Samira Samii Mahboubian, a former marketing executive for Ralph Lauren Childrenswear, to create a product that focuses on wellness for children, while keeping their parents in mind.

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Google VP Marissa Mayer to Speak at Harvard Business School Conference

This week, Google announced the acquisition of JotSpot, a web-based collaboration tool, for an undisclosed amount. Coming on the heels of the $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube, this transaction demonstrates Google's continuing business development efforts. However, what will Google's strategy look like going forward? Will they buy small teams or repeat large multi-billion dollar deals? These questions, and others, will be answered at Cyberposium on November 11, 2006, at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Pierre Foods, Inc. Announces Agreement To Acquire Zartic, Inc.

Pierre Foods, Inc. ("Pierre") announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Zartic, Inc. and its affiliated distribution company, Zar Tran, Inc. (collectively, "Zartic"). Zartic, headquartered in Rome, Georgia, manufactures, sells, delivers and distributes a variety of food items including packaged beef, poultry, pork, and veal products. The aggregate preliminary purchase price is $94 million plus the assumption of certain liabilities, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. Pierre expects to finance the purchase through an amendment to its existing Credit Agreement.

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Mega Millions Jackpot Leaps to Estimated $52 Million

The Friday, November 3, 2006 Mega Millions drawing featured the largest jackpot in the nation. And the drawing brought out the winners! A total of 469,370 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including seven tickets that each won $250,000. However, no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $42 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $52 million. - Now thats a lot of money!

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European Capital Invests euro 25 Million in Empruntis.com

European Capital S.A. SICAR announced today it has invested euro 25 million ($32 million) in Empruntis.com, the leading French online distributor of financial services. European Capital's investment takes the form of warranted mezzanine bonds and supports 3i's buyout of Empruntis.com. Banque Palatine is investing in senior debt. Empruntis.com's management maintains majority ownership of the Company.

Online investments are back!

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Envysion Joins Retail Broadband Alliance

Envysion Inc., a broadband video surveillance company, has joined the Retail Broadband Alliance, a forum that makes it easy for businesses migrating to broadband networks to increase revenue, cut expenses, and improve customer experience.
Envysion's broadband video surveillance solution provides customers with the ability to view and manage their stores from any Internet-connected PC. Customers can view their operations live, or quickly and easily review footage associated with events or data from any integrated business system (including POS and alarm systems). Envysion's solution helps customers reduce costs, improve operational quality, and protect their investments.


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Biotech Back With a Bang in October

"Momentum for biotech companies and stocks continues to build ... in this final quarter of the year on a high note with one of its best monthly performances of 2006," said G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company a San Francisco based global leader in life sciences whose principal activities are in Venture Capital, Merchant Banking and Media. "Biotech is riding a wave of heightened investor enthusiasm driven by an increase in M&A activity, significant clinical data reported broadly and excellent third quarter financial reports," added Burrill. "Historically, the fourth quarter has always been a good one for biotech and so there is every reason to believe that it is on target to make up for the beating suffered during the first two quarters of 2006. The biotech industry's aggregate market cap at the end of October was just over $488 billion and by the end of the year it could reach a new record high." Yup.

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