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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2010, 8:10 pm

China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common ...

HUIZHOU, China , June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc. ("China Intelligent" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: CIL; CUSIP No: 16890G202), today announced the pricing of its ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-18T02:28:55Z)

Risks of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Database

On May 24, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking [FOOTNOTE 1] to effectuate the establishment of a statutorily mandated, publicly available, searchable online database containing ... (Source: Law.com 2010-06-18T02:57:33Z)

Haley and Gresham face off

In its waning days, the South Carolina Republican governor's race—once filled with sex allegations, lie detectors and a missing tape of a lawmaker's ethnic slur—has surprised everyone: it's become boring ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-18T03:04:43Z)

'A-Plus Damages Case' Lost in 'Perry Mason' Style

Throughout most of the trial, John F. Daugherty was more than confident. He and law partner Robert J. McCune of Greer, Klosik, Daugherty, Swank and McCune represented a man suing four truckers and their employers for ... (Source: Law.com 2010-06-18T02:57:33Z)

Initial jobless claims rise again

The Associated Press manages to avoid the word "unexpected," but in their report today from the Department of Labor release , they manage to work in an "expected" — as in … The Labor Department says initial ... (Source: Hotair.com 2010-06-18T02:14:36Z)

Amsterdam Court Finds in Favour of Sembcorp and Biwater in Relation to the Tender Offer for Cascal ...

SINGAPORE , June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- On May 24, 2010 , Biwater Investments Ltd (Biwater) filed a Petition in the Amsterdam Court for an inquiry to be conducted into the policy and course of affairs at Cascal N.V ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-18T01:45:58Z)

NBA Finals: Pierce back in action as are Lakers

Paul Pierce sat for 62 seconds, enough time for whatever the nerve issue is in that shoulder to calm down. The Lakers are calming down a bit as well. A 12-point deficit a minute ago has been cut in half, and the ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-18T02:50:24Z)

Sherrington: 2010 season will offer chances to settle some Big 12 scores

Now that all the seismic activity in college athletics has had a few days to settle, along with Bill Byrne's blood pressure, it's time to assess the damages. First things first: Byrne, Texas A&M's athletic director, has ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-18T02:21:46Z)

Celtics, Lakers battling for title

LOS ANGELES — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers picked former Detroit Piston Rasheed Wallace to start at center in Game 7 of the NBA Finals tonight. Wallace is replacing Kendrick Perkins, who sprained ligaments in his ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-18T02:50:24Z)

County, MPS panels endorse Arizona business boycott

June 17, 2010 6:26 p.m. | A Milwaukee County Board committee and a Milwaukee School Board committee separately endorsed resolutions Thursday calling for the county and Milwaukee Public Schools to join an economic boycott ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-18T02:43:14Z)

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