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Deals of the Hour / July 7, 2010, 8:12 pm

American Eagle: free phones when you try on jeans

Teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc., looking to jump-start back-to-school denim sales, is offering anyone who tries on a pair of jeans starting later this month a free smart phone. The offer comes with a catch ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-07T14:30:51Z)

American Eagle offering free phones for trying on jeans

The offer comes with a catch: the new phones, such as the Droid Eris by HTC, the BlackBerry Curve and the LG Ally, are available only with new two-year service plans. More than 40 phones are available across multiple ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-07-07T14:52:19Z)

AE Offers Free Phones For Trying On Jeans

PITTSBURGH -- Teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc., looking to jump-start back-to-school denim sales, is offering anyone who tries on a pair of jeans starting later this month a free smart phone. The offer comes ... (Source: ClickOnDetroit.com 2010-07-07T14:45:10Z)

Drew Peterson trial could be delayed for months

Prosecutors spoke to reporters Wednesday evening about their appeal, which could delay the trial for several months. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says he consulted with legal experts, including DuPage ... (Source: KABC 2010-07-07T21:54:40Z)

Tim Grobaty: Movie cuts to chase with fatty books

THE MADNESS OF CROWDS: Let's open Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" at a random page and see what we can find: The incident in Stallarholmen was connected with the discoveries at Nykvarn, and was actually the purview of the Strängnäs police district in Södermanland county ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-08T01:15:06Z)

Quick Takes: James Patterson sets e-book milestone

James Patterson's publishing company says that he's the first author to exceed 1 million sales in electronic book delivery. The Hachette Book Group says Patterson has moved 1.14 million units of his books for devices ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-07T15:42:26Z)

What Could Have Been: Two Teams, Two Different Futures

This is the first article of a potential new series of articles that looks into the recent past, followed by a view into what could have transpired in the future. Two teams, two different moves that could have changed ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-08T01:15:06Z)

Apple searching for iTunes fraud specialists

The iTunes hacking that took place over the July 4th weekend was short-lived, as the developer Thuat Nguyen and his apps were booted soon thereafter. Now, however, it appears Apple is looking for some folks to police ... (Source: Examiner 2010-07-07T15:42:26Z)

Movie review: 'Kids Are All Right' captures fiercely comic family drama

What an appropriate title writer-director Lisa Cholodenko chose for her family comic drama "The Kids Are All Right." The two kids of the film — teen siblings getting to know their biological dad — are great — smart, mature, high-minded, well-adjusted. On the other hand, the three adults ... (Source: Canada East 2010-07-06T20:51:25Z)

Apple: App hacker didn't get credit info from iTunes accounts

Apple Inc. said a Vietnamese app developer who it says fraudulently used others' iTunes accounts to make purchases didn't get access to his victims' credit card information. Nonetheless the company recommended customers change their iTunes passwords immediately and said there will likely be more ... (Source: Sacramento Business Journal 2010-07-07T15:35:16Z)

"The Kids Are All Right": The gay-marriage movie America needs

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore in "The Kids Are All Right" Filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko can only hope that her lesbian-marriage comedy "The Kids Are All Right" can attract the degree of attention and animosity from the family-values right that it has already attracted from certain quarters of the ... (Source: Salon 2010-07-08T01:00:47Z)

Review: Travel sites take off with tools for deals

NEW YORK— A lot has changed since I reviewed travel websites four years ago. Now the best ones reflect the new realities of travel, and offer to include luggage fees in fare calculations. That helps because $15 or $25 applied each way can turn a good deal sour. My verdict this time: I found ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-07T17:01:10Z)

Mark Recchi, 42, signs one-year deal to stay with Bruins

Forty-two-year-old Mark Recchi wants to stick around and be a part of the Boston Bruins' youth movement. Recchi signed a one-year contract to return to Boston for a 22nd NHL season, making him the league's oldest active ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-06-28T23:59:52Z)

Summary Box: Review of websites for flight deals

EASE OF USE: Travel-focused search engines including Kayak, Bing Travel and TripAdvisor check multiple sites at once as you search for the best airline fares. NEW REALITIES: Fees for checking luggage are now common and can add up. Kayak and TripAdvisor both let you include such fees in comparing ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-07T18:34:14Z)

BP Plc shares march on as new deal reached with US Government

Morning Business News, Wednesday 07 July, BP Plc, Apple Inc bans apps and Bank of England notches up £10bn profit. BP Plc ( LON:BP ) shares are up by 2.74% this morning at 354 after news comes in that BP has agreed an unprecedented deal to give the US Government the last word on worldwide asset ... (Source: Director of Finance online 2010-07-07T13:40:45Z)

Superior Financial Group to offer SBA loans with Walmart's Sam's Club

Walmart 's Sam's Club will test a program with Superior Financial Group of Walnut Creek to offer small-business loans aimed at businesses owned by minorities, women and military veterans The program would offer loans of ... (Source: San Francisco Business Journal 2010-07-07T19:45:49Z)

Drew Peterson

Drew Peterson 's attorneys will petition for his release from jail Thursday, following an eleventh-hour appeal by prosecutors. The much-anticipated murder trial was delayed Wednesday after Will County State's Attorney ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-08T02:41:00Z)

Director Lisa Cholodenko on The Kids Are All Right and Making a Funny Movie About Lesbians

As lesbian partners unwillingly reunited with the sperm-donor father (Mark Ruffalo) of their teenage kids, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are ludicrously funny in The Kids Are All Right , which opens this Friday. And it's all thanks to a script by Scott Blumberg and director Lisa Cholodenko, who ... (Source: Nymag.com 2010-07-07T22:44:46Z)

Drew Peterson trial delayed

A last-minute appeal by Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow is expected to delay Thursday's scheduled start of the Drew Peterson murder trial, Glasgow said today in a statement. The appeal comes after Judge ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-07-07T18:34:14Z)

James Patterson tops 1 million in e-book sales

NEW YORK - James Patterson's publishing company says that he's the first author to exceed one million sales in electronic book delivery. The Hachette Book Group says Patterson has moved 1.14 million units of his books ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-07-07T20:14:27Z)

P&G completes $470m acquisition of Ambi Pur

(MENAFN) Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) said in a statement that it has completed its $470 million acquisition of Ambi Pur, an air freshener business, from Sara Lee Corp., Reuters reported. The deal, first announced in ... (Source: MENAFN 2010-07-07T08:25:47Z)

Sam's Club to offer business loans

NEW YORK - Walmart's Sam's Club chain is teaming up with a lender to offer loans of up to $25,000 to its small business members. The program is one of several moves the retail giant has made to offer bank-like financial ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-07-08T02:19:31Z)

Oilers seal deal with Taylor Hall

EDMONTON — There wasn't much wiggle room for the Edmonton Oilers when it came to working out a contract with Taylor Hall. That bar was set when the New York Islanders signed John Tavares, the top pick in the 2008 ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-06T15:36:28Z)

P&G's closes Ambi Pur deal

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Procter & Gamble Co. has completed its $470 million acquisition of air freshener business Ambi Pur from Sara Lee Corp. The deal, first announced in December, complements P&G's Febreze line of ... (Source: WTOL-TV 2010-07-06T14:10:34Z)

Movie Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire

While some have complained that Stieg Larsson's follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo lacked the depth and mystery of its predecessor, The Girl Who Played with Fire simply offers different pleasures as a second episode -- or the middle book in a trilogy. That's true of the Swedish film ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-08T01:15:06Z)

Larsson's 'Hornet Girl' Stirs Summer Book Buzz

Female writers from Isabel Allende to Laura Bush offer every type of book for every type of summer reading list. Meanwhile a man--Steig Larsson--has produced the most talked-about female character in "The Girl with the ... (Source: Women's eNews 2010-07-02T03:59:42Z)

Proctor And Gamble Closes Ambi Pur Deal

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Procter & Gamble Co. has completed its $470 million acquisition of air freshener business Ambi Pur from Sara Lee Corp. The deal, first announced in December, complements P&G's Febreze line of ... (Source: WHIO TV 2010-07-06T14:39:12Z)

Review of websites for flight deals

EASE OF USE: Travel-focused search engines including Kayak, Bing Travel and TripAdvisor check multiple sites at once as you search for the best airline fares. NEW REALITIES: Fees for checking luggage are now common and ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-07-07T16:25:23Z)

James Patterson first author to top 1 million in e-book sales

US thriller writer James Patterson has become the first novelist to sell more than one million electronic books, according to his publisher, Hachette Book Group. Hachette said the best-selling author of Kiss the Girls ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-07-08T00:10:40Z)

Retailers try sweetening the deal to lure spending

Tired of waiting for spending to rebound on its own, retailers are taking matters into their own hands. Stores like Sam's Club, Target, Toys "R" Us, Staples and Office Depot are offering unconventional promotions meant not only to attract visitors to stores, but also to get them feeling profligate ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-07-08T01:50:53Z)

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