Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 16, 2010, 12:10 am

UK's RBS selling Pakistan unit to Faysal Bank

LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Pakistan unit to Faysal Bank Ltd. of Karachi for €41 million ($50.6 million). An earlier deal to sell the unit to MCB Bank of Pakistan for $ ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-16T07:03:19Z)

BP Oil: Government Ups Flow Estimate as Congress Targets Flawed Spill Response Plans

Under fire from lawmakers and from fellow oil industry leaders on Capitol Hill today, BP America's chairman and CEO defended his company's response to the oil spill that has polluted much of the Gulf of Mexico. Oil ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-16T06:34:41Z)

NBA FINALS Down to Game 7, winner takes all

Kobe Bryant finally smiled. For the first time since another championship moved to within reach, he could not help himself, and probably did not want to. Jordan Farmar had finished a break by throwing down a violent slam ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-16T07:03:19Z)

WR Dez Bryant responsible for some of Cowboys' best and worst OTA moments

•Wide receiver Dez Bryant, the club's first-round draft choice, showed rookie-of-the-year talent. •Alan Ball, the presumptive starter at free safety, quickly grasped the responsibilities of the position. •Wide ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-16T07:03:19Z)

Spartans from the past helped Izzo

EAST LANSING -- The temptation was genuine, the opportunity unique. How often do college coaches with zero NBA coaching experience get the keys to a championship contender? Tom Izzo owed it to himself to look, but he ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-16T07:03:19Z)

Azul Systems To Open Source Significant Technology in Managed Runtime Initiative

More and more production servers are running managed code be it written in Java, .NET, Ruby or Python. Yet the fundamental design of both the commodity hardware and Operating Systems that run today's server load has ... (Source: InfoQ.com 2010-06-16T06:34:41Z)

Price wins 10th, Longoria homers in Rays 10-4 win

After a rain delay of nearly 2 1/2 hours at the start, a throwing error led to three unearned runs in a four-run first that sent Kenshin Kawakami (notes) (0-9) to another loss. He became the first starting pitcher in ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-16T05:51:44Z)

What to do with a new 5CX-1500B Eimac tube???

I received a Eimac 5CX-1500B amplifier tube today from a old friend for helping him out and I am not sure hwat to do with it? I know its a tube for amplifiers but can not find anything on the internet such as plans for ... (Source: eHam.net 2010-06-16T06:56:09Z)

Greg Hansen: Colorado, possibly Utah won't help Pac-10 much

For weeks, I have been amazed at the power vested in Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott. It is unprecedented to such a degree that it reminds me of a Seinfeld episode that finds Jerry sitting next to a model in a first ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-06-16T06:49:00Z)

Big 12 kept alive by almighty dollar

AUSTIN – University of Texas President William Powers faced a sea of reporters and cameras Tuesday, leaving no doubt about his school's relationship with the Big 12 Conference. CODY DUTY/The Associated Press ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-16T06:56:09Z)

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