Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / July 13, 2010, 5:12 pm

Pro football: Packers sign draft pick Quarless

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers have signed fifth-round draft pick Andrew Quarless to a four-year deal. The tight end was the No. 154 overall selection out of Penn State. An NFL source confirmed the agreement to ... (Source: Wausau Daily Herald 2010-07-13T09:30:15Z)

Report: Magic agree to deal with Richardson

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Magic agreed to a deal with free agent Quentin Richardson on Monday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the ... (Source: NBA 2010-07-13T14:52:22Z)

Officials familiar with deal say IOC set to announce multimillion-dollar sponsor deal ...

International and U.S. Olympic officials familiar with the negotiations say the International Olympic Committee is ready to announce a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical . The announcement is set for ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-13T19:02:54Z)

Cell phones have ways to help keep you healthy

"I call it medical minutes," says Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital in the nation's capital. He's testing whether inner-city diabetics, an especially hard-to-treat population, might better control ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-07-13T15:35:19Z)

Source: Magic agree to deal with Richardson

A person familiar with the negotiations says the Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with free agent Quentin Richardson. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-12T22:17:22Z)

Canadiens bring back F Lapierre

The Montreal Canadiens are bringing back Maxim Lapierre . The 25-year-old forward signed a $900,000, one-year deal with the team on Tuesday. Lapierre has spent most of the last four seasons with Montreal, which selected ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-07-13T17:58:29Z)

Zimbabwe to forge ahead with diamond sales

HARARE (AFP) – Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe vowed Tuesday that the country would go ahead with diamond sales that were banned earlier this year because of rights violations at its largest mines. "Let there be no ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-13T14:45:13Z)

Packers Sign Andrew Quarless

The Green Bay Packers have locked up fifth-rounder Andrew Quarless , a talented, but troubled tight end from Penn State. Quarless received an $183,000 signing bonus, but salary and length of the deal have not been ... (Source: totalpackers.com 2010-07-09T21:02:11Z)

BP divestment talks on several assets "going well"

LONDON (Reuters) - BP <BP.L>, which unveiled plans last month for about $10 billion in asset sales to help pay for costs from the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, said talks on the divestments were making ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-07-13T16:11:07Z)

Canadiens sign Maxim Lapierre to one-year deal

MONTREAL—The Montreal Canadiens are bringing back Maxim Lapierre. The 25-year-old forward signed a $900,000 (U.S.), one-year deal with the team on Tuesday. Lapierre has spent most of the last four seasons with Montreal ... (Source: Toronto Star 2010-07-13T16:39:44Z)

USOC seeks to expand board

DENVER -- The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to add four members to its board of directors and end term limits for the chairman -- two of a handful of moves designed to improve continuity and strengthen international ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-13T19:02:54Z)

Report: IOC to announce deal with Dow

International and U.S. Olympic officials familiar with the negotiations say the International Olympic Committee is ready to announce a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical. The announcement is set for ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-13T19:02:54Z)

Montreal Canadiens bring back forward Maxim Lapierre in 1-year deal

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens are bringing back Maxim Lapierre. The 25-year-old forward signed a $900,000, one-year deal with the team on Tuesday. Lapierre has spent most of the last four seasons with Montreal ... (Source: KWCH.com 2010-07-13T15:56:48Z)

WRAPUP 1-BP sells strategic oil storage assets to Magellan

NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - BP Plc ( BP.L ) said on Tuesday it sold its Cushing, Oklahoma, oil tanks, a major tool of its renowned trading arm, in its first asset sale since the Macondo well blowout saddled it with ... (Source: Reuters 2010-07-13T21:18:55Z)

Magic agree to deal with Richardson

The Magic have agreed in principle to a multi- year contract with free agent swingman Quentin Richardson, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Richardson, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 4.9 rebounds in 76 games last season ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-07-12T21:48:44Z)

Greece Raises $1.6B in Bond Auction

ATHENS -- Greece on Tuesday successfully raised €1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) in its first debt auction since receiving international bailout loans. The country's Public Debt Management Agency said the sale of 26-week ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-07-13T10:34:40Z)

Bemis finishes sale of some packaging operations

NEENAH, Wis. — Bemis Co., a flexible packaging maker, said Tuesday that it finished the sale of parts of its food packaging business to Exopack Holding Corp. for $82 million in cash. Bemis said the business, which ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-13T22:51:58Z)

Diamond Council To Meet On Zimbabwe Diamonds

Diamond industry executives and human rights groups are to meet in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week to try and agree on whether Zimbabwe should be allowed to resume selling diamonds from its Marange fields. This is the ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-07-13T22:37:39Z)

Greece raises US$1.6 billion in first debt auction since bailout

ATHENS, Greece - Greece has raised US$1.6 billion in its first debt auction since receiving international bailout loans. The country's Public Debt Management Agency says Tuesday's sale of 26-week treasury bills was ... (Source: Winnipeg Free Press 2010-07-13T11:53:25Z)

Packers sign rookie tight end

The Green Bay Packers have signed rookie 5th round draft pick Andrew Quarless to his first professional contract. The tight end out of Penn State started 29 games for the Nittany Lions, finishing his career as the ... (Source: Wrn.com 2010-07-13T17:22:41Z)

ACR Okays Sale of Diamonds

Jul 12, 2010 (Zimbabwe Standard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The London Stock Exchange-listed mining concern African Consolidated Resources (ACR) says the sale of the disputed Marange diamonds can go ahead ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-07-12T17:02:24Z)

AP sources: IOC to announce deal with Dow

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Adding a new global sponsor could be the key to settling one of the financial disputes that has strained relations for years between U.S. and international Olympic leaders. U.S. Olympic ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-07-13T19:53:01Z)

From texting to apps, using cell phones for health

WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases. Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., calls it "medical minutes ... (Source: kgw.com 2010-07-13T15:06:41Z)

BP sells pipeline, storage assets for $289M

BP spokeswoman Sheila Williams said the pipeline sale is not part of a previously announced plan to sell $10 billion in assets over the next 12 months. The companies were negotiating the pipeline sale for several months ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-13T14:09:25Z)

Using Cell Phones to Help Fight Chronic Diseases

Researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases. Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., calls it "medical minutes." Katz is testing ... (Source: WHSV 2010-07-13T16:32:35Z)

IOC, Dow Chemical agree to sponsorship deal

NEW YORK (AP) -- The International Olympic Committee is ready to announce a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical, according to international and U.S. Olympic officials familiar with the negotiations ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-07-13T22:59:08Z)

USOC bylaw changes would expand board, empower leadership

The U.S. Olympic Committee is close to instituting changes to its board of directors that would grow the policy-setting panel by four members, give chief executive officer Scott Blackmun a nonvoting seat at the table and ... (Source: Colorado Springs Gazette 2010-07-13T18:34:16Z)

Greece raises $2.04 bln in debt auction

The country's Public Debt Management Agency said the sale of 26-week treasury bills was oversubscribed 3.64 times, at an interest yield of 4.65 percent. The sale was seen as an important test of Greece's financial ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-07-13T23:06:17Z)

Bemis Co. Inc. closes sale of Menasha plant

Bemis sold plants in Menasha and Catoosa, Okla. near Tulsa to South Carolina-based Exopack Holding Corp., a food packaging maker for $82 million. The Menasha plant employed about 225 workers. Bemis, which announced the ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-07-13T23:13:27Z)

Bemis finishes sale of parts of food packaging business to Exopack for $82M in cash

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Bemis Co. , a flexible packaging maker, said Tuesday that it finished the sale of parts of its food packaging business to Exopack Holding Corp. for $82 million in cash. Bemis said the business ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-13T22:51:58Z)

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