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Deals of the Hour / July 28, 2010, 10:39 am

Gold Prices Pop on Physical Demand

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Gold prices have been reversing losses Wednesday morning amid a spate of physical buying, and as bargain hunters jump in to purchase the yellow metal after it hit three-month lows ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-07-28T14:05:57Z)

German retailer Aldi says co-founder Theo Albrecht dies at 88

BERLIN (AP) — Theo Albrecht, the co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88. Albrecht was the driving force behind his chain's ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-28T15:24:41Z)

Rep. Barney Frank causes scene demanding discount

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island's popular gay haunt, The Pines, last Friday. Frank was turned down by ticket clerks at the ... (Source: Canada Free Press 2010-07-27T21:09:28Z)

Theo Albrecht, Aldi co-founder, dies at 88

Theo Albrecht, the co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88. Albrecht was the driving force behind his chain's internationalization, expanding ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-28T15:17:32Z)

Argentina parts with Maradona over contract dispute

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Diego Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21-month stint that mirrored his long history of unpredictable behavior and culminated ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-07-28T07:03:36Z)

Maradona ousted as Argentina's national coach

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21-month stint that mirrored his own long personal history of unpredictable ... (Source: Morning Sun 2010-07-28T14:34:35Z)

Peltz takes Family Dollar stake

MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Shares of Family Dollar Stores Inc. climbed Wednesday, after activist investor and billionaire financier Nelson Peltz disclosed he'd amassed a 6.6 percent stake in the discount store owner ... (Source: WCNC 2010-07-28T15:10:22Z)

Target testing new law on corporate donations

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Target Corp.'s CEO on Tuesday defended the discount retailer's political donations to a Minnesota group helping the state's Republican candidate for governor, telling employees at its Minneapolis ... (Source: Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2010-07-28T06:56:27Z)

Something that's not StarCraft 2: a free-to-play EverQuest 2

Sony Online Entertainment is introducing EverQuest II Extended -- a free-to-play version of the popular massively multiplayer online game that exists separately from the subscription model. The free-to-play (a.k.a ... (Source: Australian PC World 2010-07-28T01:20:01Z)

Gamers enjoy Starcraft II

Local gamers joined thousands of others around the globe late on Monday night to await the midnight release of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, the newest installment of Blizzard Entertainment's popular real-time ... (Source: BYU Newsnet 2010-07-28T04:18:58Z)

Target backing gays, gay-marriage foe

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Target Corp.'s CEO on Tuesday defended the discount retailer's political donations to a Minnesota group helping the state's Republican candidate for governor, telling employees at its ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-07-28T07:39:24Z)

Diego Maradona Reign as Argentina Coach Ends on Rift

(Updates with Maradona press conference in fourth paragraph, general manager in 11th paragraph.) July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Diego Maradona's tenure as Argentina manager ended yesterday when the country's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-07-28T15:46:10Z)

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Released for Mac OS X - Digital Download Available

Blizzard Entertainment has released Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, delivering the most highly-anticipated RTS game to gamers worldwide, including those rocking Mac OS X. The game is being made available in ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-07-28T10:59:50Z)

Target Corp. donating company money to candidates, mostly Emmer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor ... (Source: Crookston Daily Times 2010-07-28T03:43:10Z)

Peltz takes Family Dollar stake, shares up

Shares of Family Dollar Stores Inc. climbed Wednesday, after activist investor and billionaire financier Nelson Peltz disclosed he'd amassed a 6.6 percent stake in the discount store owner, calling its shares ... (Source: Reading Eagle 2010-07-28T14:41:44Z)

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LIBERATES PLAYERS WITH EVERQUEST® II EXTENDEDTM

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – July 27, 2010 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that a new free adventure service is coming to players worldwide with the release of EverQuest ® II Extended TM . The ... (Source: Gamasutra 2010-07-28T01:55:48Z)

Gold closes at 3-month low

Gold prices plunged roughly 2% Tuesday after May home prices increased 4.6% from last year, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index. Meanwhile, consumer confidence fell to a five ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-07-28T01:27:10Z)

Hans Zimmer on manipulating Edith Piaf for 'Inception': 'It's how you get from one ...

Christopher Nolan 's dream-within-a-dream-heist comes with a taut, damning score, courtesy of the filmmaker's go-to-composer, Hans Zimmer . Yet the tense, minimal foghorn-like bellows take their inspiration ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-27T21:09:28Z)

Billionaire Owner of Trader Joe's, Theo Albrecht, Dies

Few shoppers at trendy Trader Joe's are aware of the man behind their favorite store. His name was Theo Albrecht, and he was the 31st richest person in the world worth a recent $16.7 billion. Albrecht died ... (Source: Forbes (blog) 2010-07-28T16:50:35Z)

EverQuest II: Extended Now Allows You To Play For Free

Sony Online Entertainment has added a new subscription option to Everquest II which allows anyone in the world to play the game for free. Officially called Everquest II: Extended , it has Extended Membership ... (Source: Sony Insider 2010-07-27T22:13:54Z)

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Lifts Sector

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty , a video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard ( ATVI ) , was released last night at 12:01 a.m. at 3,000 ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-07-27T15:04:24Z)

Gold gets lift from physical demand

Gold prices were reversing some losses Wednesday morning as bargain hunters stepped in to purchase the yellow metal after it hit a three-month low Tuesday, when weak consumer confidence numbers prompted a sell-off in ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-07-28T14:56:03Z)

Track & field

• Gatlin to return from 4-year ban at Estonian meet: Organizers say former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will make his comeback from a four-year doping ban at the Bigbank Kuldliiga meet in Estonia Aug. 3. Spokesman ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-07-28T10:59:50Z)

Rep Barney Frank's senior discount fuss

Massachusetts representative Barney Frank (D) happily flings other people's money, taxpayer dollars, on government programs redistributing wealth such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Obamacare, no matter the ... (Source: American Thinker 2010-07-28T12:54:22Z)

Maradona out as Argentina's soccer coach

— UENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona is out as Argentina's soccer coach, his stay ending after nearly two years on the job and a humiliating exit in the World Cup quarterfinals. The Argentine Football ... (Source: Cumberland Times-News 2010-07-28T12:40:03Z)

No discount for Frank

There's an advantage to being old, and Barney Frank wants it. The New York Post reported yesterday that the 70-year-old congressman asked for the $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island's ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-28T13:44:28Z)

Financier Nelson Peltz takes 6.6 percent stake in Family Dollar, says shares ...

Shares of Family Dollar Stores Inc. climbed Wednesday, after activist investor and billionaire financier Nelson Peltz disclosed he'd amassed a 6.6 percent stake in the discount store owner, calling its shares ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-28T14:34:35Z)

Inception Soundtrack Has Even More Clues

The Inception soundtrack adds to the film's ominous mystery. Although the Inception soundtrack offers intense action cues, one soundtrack cue is even more crucial to the story. In order for the dream thieves ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-07-28T16:36:16Z)

Extracting all the secrets from the dream that is Christopher Nolan's Inception

An exceptional film viewing experience should be like a splinter in the mind . It should stick with you past the cinema doors, and follow you up the street as you return to the reality TV show that is your ... (Source: creative loafing 2010-07-28T15:46:10Z)

Gatlin to return from 4-year ban at Estonian meet

Organizers say former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will make his comeback from a four-year doping ban at the Bigbank Kuldliiga meet in Estonia Aug. 3. Spokesman Taavi Esperk says the American sprinter will ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-07-28T09:26:46Z)

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