Sverdlovsk may be the centre of Mr Rossel's universe, but these days it looks like the middle of nowhere for foreign investors.

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After considerable indecision so far this year, in the last few days it looks like it has broken out of the triangle formation to the downside, making another down-leg likely.

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Creative's Zii EGG may be snagging the majority of headlines for the company these days, but it looks like it's not about to let its regular PMPs fall by the wayside, and it's now announced its new Zen X-Fi2 player that ditches the few buttons found on the original Zen X-Fi in favor of full touchscreen controls.

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Some of the worst winter weather on record occurs in Mid-February, and right now it looks like Sunday is going to be one of the coldest days of the entire year, with very uncomfortable wind chills.

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The glory days of Nascar are certainly not back, but the sport looks like it has turned the corner.

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It sure looks like Sony Ericsson is keeping itself busy these days, with the company now following up word of its latest hardware with an announcement of its plans for its upcoming PlayNow Arena service.

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"It was very positive with David and it looks like he is going to come on board with a one-year deal in the next couple of days or so, " Abbott said.

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