Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

Big News

• Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns acknowledges federal probe
• A presidential pardon for Cobbler and Gobbler – Washington Post
• Gaza ceasefire comes into effect
• Twinkies maker Hostess wins court OK to close
• Brother Rep. Jesse Jackson to announce resignation – Chicago Tribune
• Black Friday walkout why Wal-Mart is focus of labors struggle
• Prices and Cars Get Busted on Black Friday
• Newegg Black Friday 2012 deals
• Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker
• Cyber Monday 2012 All the best deals on the internet
• 40 Years Ago The Supreme Court Effectively Banned Software Patents Remember That

General News

• Silicon Valley law firm exchanges legal services for equity
• NY police bust $7M drug prostitution ring free trafficking victims
• Details emerge about University System of Maryland regents private meetings
• On Black Friday retailers take customization to the next level
• Twinkies maker Hostess wins court OK to close
• Thanks and giving Why Wal-Mart
• The voice we might never have heard
• A Retailer Eileen Fisher Shakes Off Storms Body Blows and Reopens
• Detroit mayor announces furloughs to avoid bankruptcy
• Credit card debt rises to nearly $5000 per borrower
• Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker
• Homeland Security spent $430M on radios its employees dont know how to use – Sounds like typical government waste.

International

• Rebels question continued protests in Free Syria
• Gaza ceasefire comes into effect
• Video Men drag body of Israeli spy through Gaza streets
• Gaza ceasefire announced in Cairo
• DR Congo rebels lap up Goma cheers
• Tentative ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel
• New Zealand Volcano Erupts At Risk for More

Politics

• Republican Party 2.0 4 GOP leaders share ideas for political upgrade
• The Influence Industry Advocates at odds over how to tighten campaign finance rules
• Brother Rep. Jesse Jackson to announce resignation – Chicago Tribune
• Entitlement reform Why Obama faces tough sell to supporters

Health

• Troubled Childhood May Predict PTSD
• Tofu May Improve Your Sex Life

Science/Space

• Hunt for Life under Antarctic Ice Heats Up
• Sandy a Sign of Winter to Come
• Poll Your Mayan Apocalypse Predictions
• Giant Planet Being Blown Away Behind a Cloudy Veil
• Drunks More Likely to Survive Injuries Study Suggests – Anecdotal evidence already supported this. Yes, you’re more relaxed and not as tense, so you survive better.
• Last One In Is A Dead Penguin – Sea Ice Survival Groupthink | Video
• Benefits of mammograms under fire

Historical

• Victorian pumpkin pie
• An electric vehicle made of wicker
• Palenque Mayan City of Temples
• Tomb of Renaissance Warrior Reveals Mystery Amputation
• 61-year-old computer comes to life
• 40 Years Ago The Supreme Court Effectively Banned Software Patents Remember That – Maybe somebody should bring this up to the USPTO.

Tips and Tricks

• Gym memberships costing you a fortune Cancel them. – I know I wouldn’t use the gym, that’s why I don’t sign up for them in the first place.
• Science of Shopping How to Survive Black Friday – Easy, Stay home and do your shopping from Amazon.com
• The best smartphone what to buy on every carrier

Gaming

• Steam kicks off autumn sale with $12.49 The Walking Dead season pass and more

Gadgets

• Christmas for u and i Kids want iPads iPods iPhones … and a Wii U
• Redefine Singing in the Shower

Law

• The Price is Right model wins pregnancy discrimination suit
• Fixing Copyright The Purpose Of Copyright

Patents

• Apple Happy to Redact HTC Deal Down to 33 Words Just for Samsung
• Samsung wins the right to see the full Apple-HTC patent-licensing agreement
• Google says Microsofts patent use worth $94bn by 2017
• 40 Years Ago The Supreme Court Effectively Banned Software Patents Remember That

Technology

• Inside Nokia and Navteqs geeky gear-loaded mapmaking car video
• Investors Cool on Foursquare – I know FourSquare isn’t that useful to me anymore. I’m sure many other apps, like Facebook are more useful for individuals than a dedicated app. They want to to be in their social stream. Twitter should buy FourSquare, but then it’d only be allowed in the Twitter App. So forget that idea.
• City of Cupertino posts updated plans for Apples new
• Stupid Geek Tricks Extract Links Off Any Webpage Using PowerShell – Or just use PHP and Curl to accomplish the same thing.
• An electric vehicle made of wicker
• Microsoft Xbox TV device due in 2013 with casual gaming and streaming
• Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker
• Google Fiber TV interface and Nexus 7 remote shows off integration with over-the-top services

Internet

• Who says online courses will cause the death of universities
• Facebooks taking away the vote from its users
• Startups find a way to get blazing fast Google Fiber
• Facebook to share data with Instagram loosen email rules
• Lovefilm signs deal with DHX Media to stream 2000 childrens TV shows

Mobile

• Facebook gets even more serious about mobile with social calling service Party Call
• RIM CEO Thorsten Heins we have this one shot with BlackBerry 10
• The best smartphone what to buy on every carrier

Software/Apps

• Apple tells music labels to prepare for iTunes 11 release within the next days – Good, I want Wifi syncing to work, it doesn’t with the iPhone 5
• Grand Theft Auto Vice City arrives December 6th on Android and iOS for $4.99
• iOS 6 fixes bug that sent iMessages to stolen iPhones
• Verizons FiOS app brings live TV streaming to the iPad

Security

• Italian company releases seeing-eye mannequins that check out customers for age sex and race – It just seems wrong and creepy to me. Just put up cameras instead.
• Police raid 9-year-old pirate confiscates laptop
• Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker
• New Linux rootkit injects malicious HTML into Web servers

London/Britain

• Whole life prison terms upheld
• Day in pictures 21 November 2012
• Demo 2012 student rally disrupted by hecklers
• Britain poised for budget clash with E.U.
• James Brown joins Hall of Fame
• Sadistic killer stays behind bars for life after appeal court ruling
• Flood warnings abound as sodden UK prepares for fresh rain
• Justice secretary is questioned over judges lunchtime drinking
• George Osborne on course to miss borrowing targets by £13bn say experts
• Can Channel 4 rise again

Odd

• Gold Christmas tree for a mere $4.2 million in Tokyo

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Police raid home of 9-year-old Pirate Bay user confiscate her Winnie the Pooh laptop

Funny

• November 22 2012
• Unshelved on Thursday November 22 2012
• Lesson #1583 – Turkey Alternatives

Chicagoland

• Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns acknowledges federal probe
• 1 dead 7 wounded in shootings
• Quinn announces clemency decisions
• Authorities put down dog suspected in womans death
• Police Good Samaritan stabbed to death after intervening in argument
• Brother Rep. Jesse Jackson to announce resignation – Chicago Tribune

Total Number of stories: 106

Look for more news stories this evening.