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 24, 2010, 12:11 pm

Artfest International, Inc. and ArtFest Direct to Sell Picasso Art Piece

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - 06/24/10) - Artfest International, Inc. (OTC.BB: ARTS - News ) is pleased to announce that the Company will now offer its original Picasso Sculpture art piece to the public. The Picasso ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-24T18:13:51Z)

Comic Brian Posehn brings his head-banging standup act to Hilarities in Clevealnd

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the host of the Laugh Tack column, Metallica's new lead vuvuzela player . . Mike McIntyre. Thank you, Cleveland. Heavy metal is about making ears bleed, and the World Cup has shown us ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-24T18:56:48Z)

Industry's Largest OEMs Cooperate to Create imX, an Immersive, Interactive ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The biggest names in the industry are working together to create a new type of event designed to revitalize U.S. manufacturing. Scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2011, in Las Vegas, the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-24T16:40:48Z)

N.J. corruption convictions face review after U.S. Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today narrowed the use of a potent federal law used by prosecutions in New Jersey and across the nation to convict public officials of corruption. In rulings in two cases, the ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-24T18:13:51Z)

Old-fashioned family fun in Lake Placid

Editor's note: This story is part of Eileen Ogintz's Taking the Kids series. Follow "taking the kids" on www.twitter.com, where Ogintz welcomes your questions and comments. (Tribune Media Services) -- No one cares that ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-24T18:56:48Z)

Ladies: 5 ways to feel sexy again

(CNN) -- Losing interest in sex would be unfortunate for most people, but for Linda Poelzl it was a professional hazard. "I just wasn't feeling much interest in sex, and this was very disturbing to me," says Poelzl, who ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-24T17:23:45Z)

Maximizing utility, in practice

Mr. Wheelan's chapter of financial markets does a great job of explaining something that everyone knows, but likes to forget: If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true. There is no diet that allows ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-06-24T18:35:20Z)

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New, Easier-to-Use FreeStyle(R) Test Strips

ALAMEDA, Calif. , June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the recent clearance of its FreeStyle Lite® blood glucose test strips, Abbott (NYSE: ABT - News ) today announced that it has also received 510(k) clearance ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-24T18:35:20Z)

Polls show growing public unhappiness with Obama response to spill

There's no way the White House can spin its way out of this one: President Obama's approval ratings for handling the BP oil spill have tanked. The four most recent polls show almost identical results, with between 39 and ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-24T18:56:48Z)

Trailing 2-1 in sets, Nadal rallies for second-round win

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has rallied in the second round at Wimbledon to beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands, 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Nadal improved to 13-3 in five-set matches with the victory ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-24T18:56:48Z)

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