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Deals of the Hour / November 21, 2010, 11:41 pm

Lions end Kevin Smith's season

Sometime after I checked out Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Lions made a significant roster move. The team placed tailback Kevin Smith on injured reserve and promoted linebacker Caleb Campbell from the practice squad. I guess it's possible that Smith's ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-21T15:37:26Z)

Lions place RB Kevin Smith on IR, activate LB Caleb Campbell

The Lions placed running back Kevin Smith on injured reserve Saturday, ending his season. Smith, who underwent thumb surgery, suffered the injury in last week's loss to Buffalo. He had 133 yards on 34 carries this season as the backup to Jahvid Best. Chris ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-21T04:17:24Z)

KSU football coach Doug Martin resigns

Kent State football coach Doug Martin will coach his last game for the Golden Flashes' game this Friday against Ohio at Dix Stadium. Martin informed KSU Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen of his decision Sunday afternoon. ''I'd like to thank Doug for his ... (Source: Akron Beacon Journal 2010-11-22T01:17:16Z)

Kent State's Martin announces resignation

Kent, OH (Sports Network) - Kent State head football coach Doug Martin announced Sunday that he has resigned his position, effective at the end of the season. Martin, the longest-tenured coach in the Mid-American Conference, is 28-53 in seven seasons at ... (Source: First Coast News 2010-11-22T02:21:41Z)

AT&T Black Friday deals offer HTC, Blackberry, Motorola smart phones for a penny

AT&T announced Black Friday deals offering new and refurbished smart phones – including Blackberry, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson models – for one penny, plus the cost of a two-year contract. The AT&T deals run Friday, November 26 (beginning at 12:01 ... (Source: Sun-Sentinel (blog) 2010-11-19T16:37:05Z)

Ecuador Says Two Oil Firms Will Not Sign New Deals

QUITO (Reuters) - A pair of international oil firms are set to reject new contracts offered by Ecuador's government as part of the OPEC member's bid to increase state revenue from the sector, President Rafael Correa said on Saturday. Tuesday is the ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-21T03:41:37Z)

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Nov 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0500 GMT on Monday. For Reuters columns on deals, click on ) ** Hana Financial Group Inc plans to announce its ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-11-22T07:15:10Z)

Ecuador: 2 foreign oil companies could leave

QUITO (MarketWatch) -- President Rafael Correa said on Saturday that two foreign oil private companies could leave Ecuador due to disagreements with the government on changing its oil-sharing deals to services contracts. During his weekly media address ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-21T16:13:14Z)

Margaret Burroughs, Founder of African American Museum, Dies

The 93-year-old founder of America's foremost museum of African American history has died in her Chicago home, surrounded by her family, the Sun-Times reported. Margaret Burroughs was one of nine principal founders of the DuSable Museum of African American ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-21T21:13:53Z)

Kent State's Coach Martin resigns

KENT, Ohio, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Kent State football Coach Doug Martin said Sunday he is resigning at the end of the season. Martin has coached the Golden Flashes for seven years and is the longest-tenured coach in the Mid-American Conference. He has compiled ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-22T02:57:29Z)

Margaret Burroughs, founder of Chicago DuSable Museum of African American History, dead at 93

CHICAGO - A founder of one of the oldest African-American history museums in the country has died. A spokesman for the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Raymond Ward, says Margaret Burroughs died in her sleep at her Chicago home Sunday ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-22T02:43:10Z)

What's Cooking Delaware: Apples were vital to early American settlers

Mennonites settled in Germantown, near Philadelphia, in 1683. One of the many culinary treats they made was dark, spiced apple butter from cider. It was eaten on homemade bread with cottage cheese, known as schmierkase. Another of the "Pennsylvania Dutch ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-11-10T08:40:59Z)

Pardoned turkey is not going to Disneyland

WASHINGTON - The turkey that President Obama will pardon this year for Thanksgiving is going to George Washington's house, not Mickey Mouse's, after his life is spared. A Disneyland spokesman said Friday that after five years of taking turkeys, the park ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-21T07:59:19Z)

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News: Hanson (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cowboys, the Detroit News reports. Impact: He'll shoot for a return in the Lions' annual Thanksgiving day game next week. Dave Rayner will handle the Lions' kicking duties in Week 11's ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-17T23:56:06Z)

MediaFinder Launches iPhone App with Data on 8,000 U.S. and Canadian Newspapers

MediaFinder ( http://www.mediafinder.com ), the largest online database of North American publications, today launched a free newspaper app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that provides access to data on more than 8,000 U.S. and Canadian newspapers. To ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-21T14:11:32Z)

Founder of DuSable Museum dies

Margaret Burroughs, a main founder of one of the oldest African-American history museums in the country, died Sunday, said a spokesman for the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. The museum said Burroughs was 93. She died in her sleep at ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-11-22T06:03:35Z)

Palestinian Leader Insists on Halt to Settlements in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM – The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas , said on Sunday that any American proposal for restarting Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must include a complete halt in Israeli settlement building, including in East Jerusalem. It was not ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-21T20:16:37Z)

Apple is learning to speak Chinese

BEIJING -- Apple is learning to speak Chinese. The Cupertino company is on a store-building binge in hopes of creating a massive new market for its products. With two stores already in the capital city, and another two in Shanghai, Apple plans to have 25 ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-21T12:09:51Z)

Sunday announcements

The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. announces the annual meeting luncheon is Dec. 2 at Mid-Ohio Conference Center, 890 W. Fourth St., Mansfield. Registration is 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon. Reservations are required. For more ... (Source: Seneca County Advertiser-Tribune 2010-11-22T04:59:10Z)

Palestinian Leader Insists on Halt to Settlements

JERUSALEM -- The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said Sunday that any American proposal for restarting Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must include East Jerusalem as part of a complete halt in Israeli settlement building. It was not immediately ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-11-22T04:52:00Z)

End the turkey pardon

From the Associated Press: "WASHINGTON— The turkey President Barack Obama will pardon this year for Thanksgiving is going to George Washington's house, not Mickey Mouse's, after his life is spared. A Disneyland spokesman said Friday that after five ... (Source: Daily Mail - Charleston (blog) 2010-11-22T05:13:29Z)

Thanksgiving dinner will cost you calories as well as cash

An annual survey by the American Farm Bureau found that the price for a dinner for 10 rose 1.3 percent to $43.47. It's not a record though; 2008 still holds that title, with a cost of $44.61. Hiding behind that grocery receipt is another price: The feast ... (Source: Erie Times-News 2010-11-19T12:40:51Z)

Palestinian leader: No negotiations unless Israel halts construction in east Jerusalem

JERUSALEM - The Palestinian president warned on Sunday that he would not accept a U.S. proposal for resuming peace talks unless Israel stops building homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem. Mahmoud Abbas' position complicated already troubled American ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-21T16:56:11Z)

Suspected U.S. missiles kill 6 in Pakistan

MIR ALI, Pakistan — Four suspected U.S. missiles slammed into a house in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing six people in an area near the Afghan border teeming with local and foreign militants, intelligence officials said. The strike, carried out ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-21T16:13:14Z)

Ecuador says two oil firms not to sign new contracts

QUITO: A pair of international oil firms are set to reject new contracts offered by Ecuador's government as part of the OPEC member's bid to increase state revenue from the sector, President Rafael Correa said Sunday. Tuesday is the deadline for ... (Source: Saudi Gazette 2010-11-21T23:01:15Z)

$1B Gulf deal with Exxon raises young firm's profile

Energy XXI will pay Exxon Mobil Corp. $1 billion for a swath of shallow-water fields in the Gulf of Mexico, in a deal that significantly boosts both the output and profile of the young, independent oil and gas company. With the all-cash transaction, Energy ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-11-22T06:10:45Z)

American Indians celebrate harvest

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Brookses in Pembroke will eat bear meat for Thanksgiving. The Martins in Person County will eat rabbit. These American Indian families have nothing against turkey. They're just doing what the Wampanoags did with the Pilgrims in ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-11-21T05:00:21Z)

U.S. drone attack kills 6 in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An unmanned U.S. drone aircraft bombed a suspected Taliban and al-Qaida compound in northwest Pakistan Sunday, killing at least six people, officials said. A national security employee who asked not to be identified ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-21T15:58:55Z)

Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft has fired missiles at a residence in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people. Authorities say Sunday's drone attack occurred in North Waziristan, a tribal area on the Afghan ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-11-21T15:51:45Z)

Energy XXI To Acquire Some Gulf Of Mexico Fields From Exxon For $1 Bln

(RTTNews) - Independent oil and natural gas company Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (EXXI: News , EXXI.L) agreed Sunday to acquire certain shallow-water oil and natural gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico from affiliates of Exxon Mobil Corp. (EXC: News ) for about ... (Source: RTT News 2010-11-22T02:07:22Z)

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