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November 23, 2009

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Headlines from November 23, 2009

Supercomputing for the Masses

By Ashlee Vance

A drop in the price of supercomputers and other advances are pulling down the high walls around computing-intensive research, possibly democratizing the field.

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Some Rivals Weigh Bids for Cadbury

By Michael J. de la Merced and Andrew Ross Sorkin

Cadbury has spent months stonewalling Kraft Foods’ hostile offer. But the entrance of another bidder could help its negotiating position against Kraft.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 2009, covering November 23, 2009.

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    Album cover for Play On by Carrie Underwood

    Play On

    Carrie Underwood

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    Album cover for Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack) by Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack)

    Michael Jackson

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    Album cover for My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli

    My Christmas

    Andrea Bocelli

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    Album cover for Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1 by Soundtrack

    Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1

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    Album cover for NOW 32 by Various Artists

    NOW 32

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

José Arraño Acevedo

2009JosĂ© Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (born 1921)[†]

JosĂ© Santos Arraño Acevedo was a Chilean journalist and historian, who worked in several regional newspapers, including El RancagĂŒino from Rancagua, La DiscusiĂłn from ChillĂĄn, amid others. He also wrote two books on the history of Pichilemu: Pichilemu y Sus Alrededores TurĂ­sticos and Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu.

Historical Events

Maguindanao massacre

2009The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.[†]

The Maguindanao massacre occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao, Philippines. The 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, deputy-mayor of Buluan, when they were kidnapped and later killed. Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao's leading Muslim political clans, in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election, part of the national elections in 2010. Those killed included Mangudadatu's wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy.

Historical Context for November 23, 2009

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]