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Deals of the Hour / July 9, 2010, 8:13 pm

Ciena Corp. (CIEN) Announces SVP and CSO James Frodsham to Takeover Integration ...

Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN ) today announced that, effective August 1, 2010, James Frodsham, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, will assume responsibility for the company's ongoing integration of ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-07-08T20:56:13Z)

High Road Hijinx: The Tragic Fall of LeBron James and Dan Gilbert

The high road. It's a phrase that's tossed around by one's parents and friends growing up. If someone is chastising you or a friend, take the high road by choosing ignorance over retaliation. The high road ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-10T02:31:28Z)

Plenty Of UConn Basketball Flavor As Hartford Summer League Gets Going

The Greater Hartford Pro-Am Summer Basketball League tips off today at Sports Sciences Academy on Huyshope Avenue in Hartford. As usual, the league will feature a balanced mix of relative no-names, local standouts, Division I college players and at least one NBA player (Ryan Gomes). Also as usual ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-07-09T23:18:11Z)

Sheriff's Office: 104 cats found in Arizona home, some frozen

Authorities made a heart-wrenching discovery Thursday of 104 cats at an elderly woman's home 30 miles northwest of Phoenix. Nine kittens were dead, found in several freezers, according to a veterinarian on the scene. The dozens upon dozens still living were so diseased, some without eyes, that they ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-07-09T17:56:04Z)

Ciena Corp. (CIEN) Announces SVP and CSO James Frodsham to Takeover Integration Responsibilities

Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN ) today announced that, effective August 1, 2010, James Frodsham, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, will assume responsibility for the company's ongoing integration of the acquired optical and Carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel*'s Metro Ethernet ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-07-08T20:49:03Z)

LeBron James' breakup with Cleveland is personal

CLEVELAND — The elimination ceremony boiled down to a single sentence, uttered by the most coveted bachelor of them all. And it ended, as such endings always do, with tears — and the self-righteous fury that ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-07-10T00:51:15Z)

Plenty Of UConn Flavor As Hartford Summer League Kicks Off Saturday

The Greater Hartford Pro-Am Summer Basketball League tips off Saturday at Sports Sciences Academy on Huyshope Avenue in Hartford. As usual, the league will feature a balanced mix of relative no-names, local standouts, Division I college players and at least one NBA player (Ryan Gomes). Also, as ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-07-09T20:55:02Z)

Ariz. man dies at Glen Canyon Recreation Area

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities have recovered the body of an Arizona man who apparently fell while hiking at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Rangers were notified Wednesday afternoon that a Mesa man camping on ... (Source: ksl.com 2010-07-09T14:28:29Z)

Police have T-shirt from U.Va. lacrosse victim

Police have the T-shirt that initially was missing from a slain University of Virginia student's apartment, a city spokesman said . Ric Barrick said Friday that victim Yeardley Love's parents turned in the T-shirt a couple of days after police unsuccessfully searched her home for it. Police ... (Source: HamptonRoads.com 2010-07-10T01:55:40Z)

Hiker found dead at Glen Canyon

A 23-year-old Mesa, Ariz., man died at Glen Canyon National Park after falling 70 feet during a hike. The body of Porter Dixon was found Wednesday afternoon at the base of a cliff in a side canyon of Warm Creek Bay, park ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-07-09T02:11:11Z)

LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal

The elimination ceremony boiled down to a single sentence, uttered by the most coveted bachelor of them all. And it ended, as such endings always do, with tears — and the self-righteous fury that inevitably follows ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-07-10T02:31:28Z)

U.S. General Named To Lead Iraq, Afghan War Theater

A senior U.S. general once criticized for saying it was "fun to shoot some people" was tapped by the Pentagon on Thursday to lead the military command running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. General James Mattis, the current head of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and who previously led troops in ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-07-09T12:12:28Z)

2 Hikers Found Dead in Northern Arizona

Two hikers were killed in separate accidents in the northern part of Arizona. The body of a man from Mesa was found at the base of a cliff at the Glen Canyon Recreation Area near Page. 23-year-old Porter Dixon fell about 70 feet while hiking. Rangers recovered a woman's body at the north rim of the ... (Source: MyFox Phoenix 2010-07-09T19:50:36Z)

Booneville voters to decide on beer sales

BOONEVILLE — A special election is set for Aug. 17 for Booneville voters to decide if beer and light wine sales will be permitted in the city. Booneville aldermen set the date this week after being presented with a ... (Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger 2010-07-09T13:45:32Z)

Dan Gilbert is still very mad at LeBron James

Saying Dan Gilbert is upset that LeBron James (notes) left Cleveland is a bit like saying Will Smith makes OK summer blockbusters. It's an understatement, to say the least. People don't write gratuitously punctuated open ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-10T02:09:59Z)

Booneville voters to decide on beer sales in Aug. 17 citywide election

BOONEVILLE, Miss. — A special election is set for Aug. 17 for Booneville voters to decide if beer and light wine sales will be permitted in the city. Booneville aldermen set the date this week after being presented with a petition of the legal number of local registered voters. The Citizens for ... (Source: Republic 2010-07-09T12:19:38Z)

SLAM 141: On Sale Now!

As the smoke slowly rose and came to a rest near the arena's roof, I checked my Twitter . Not expecting to see anything new directed towards me, I was semi-surprised to find one unread message, courtesy of Ben Osborne . " I know @TTwersky has goose bumps right now. " No offense to the E-I-C ... (Source: SLAM 2010-07-09T18:39:01Z)

Woman had 104 cats in her home

WITTMANN, Ariz., Jul 9, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Suburban Phoenix authorities said they expected to charge an 80-year-old woman with felony animal-abuse charges after they found 104 diseased cats in her home. Nine kittens were found dead, kept in freezers of the home of Lucienne Touboul of Wittmann ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-07-10T02:02:50Z)

San Francisco considers ban on sale of most pets

A crew from the upcoming Animal Planet series "Must Love Cats" was in town Tuesday to film a segment at the Cat House on the Kings, the no-cage, no-kill facility in Parlier where between 500-700 cats live. The series ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-07-09T00:52:26Z)

There's no biz but showbiz in news-conference carnival

Seriously. We've had shorter breaking reports on climate change, oil-rig explosions, troop deaths in the Middle East. The show, as you know, runs tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN and features LeBron James, better known as ''King'' or The Chosen One.'' The episode is titled ''The Decision'' and will be ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-07-08T17:35:47Z)

LeBron off to Miami

The NBA MVP announced today he will sign with the Miami Heat, joining fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The announcement ended weeks of speculation over where the superstar forward will play as he enters the prime of his already-storied career. The 25-year-old James, a six-time All-Star ... (Source: Adelaidenow 2010-07-09T15:04:16Z)

Ciena appoints James Frodsham to assume integration responsibilities of Nortel

Jul 09, 2010 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- Network solutions provider Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq:CIEN) announced on Thursday that James Frodsham, senior vice president and chief strategy officer, will assume ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-09T14:28:29Z)

James Henry Wilson, Jr., pleads guilty to producing child porn

A Booneville man pleaded guilty on Friday to three counts of a six count indictment that was given by a federal jury in November 2009. Federal Attorney Deborah Groom says James Henry Wilson, Jr., 39, plead guilty to producing child pornography, knowingly transporting a female with intent to engage ... (Source: Today's THV 2010-07-10T00:08:18Z)

U.S. general named to lead Iraq and Afghan war theatre

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. general once criticized for saying it was "fun to shoot some people" was tapped by the Pentagon on Thursday to lead the military command running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. General James Mattis, the current head of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and ... (Source: Euro News 2010-07-08T20:56:13Z)

Court papers offer new details in Yeardley Love killing

CHARLOTTESVILLE - A T-shirt found on the floor near Yeardley Love's body might have had trace evidence on it pointing to the person who killed her, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Charlottesville Circuit Court that was released to the public this morning. City police Detective ... (Source: WSLS.com 2010-07-09T08:30:34Z)

Canzano: 'The Decision,' a show by LeBron, for LeBron

I keep thinking that LeBron James will sit down today in a televised news conference at a table with six baseball caps of prospective teams in front of him. And that he'll scan the hats, and point at one and make the decision on where he'll go to college. Hold up. That was Portland-area high school ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-07-06T23:57:32Z)

LeBron Not Likely to Take This Advice...

Conventional thinking says basketball superstar LeBron James will soon ink a mega-deal spanning either five or six years. However, an organization dedicated to "preparing Americans for hyperinflation" on Thursday urged LeBron to consider signing a deal spanning only three years because of ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-07-08T16:31:21Z)

LA Clippers Sign Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes

As we all know July 8th was the day King James stabbed Cleveland in the back. However, in Clipperland they had their own business to handle. The Clippers have signed five-year veteran Shooting Guard Randy Foye along with ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-09T13:59:51Z)

Mattis Named To Command U.S. Forces In Iraq, Afghan Wars

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has nominated four-star Marine General James Mattis to be the new head of U.S. Central Command. U.S. Central Command, also know by its acronym CENTCOM, oversees war plans and ... (Source: Global Security 2010-07-09T19:00:30Z)

City Official: Police Have Va. Victim's T-Shirt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A city of Charlottesville spokesman says police have the T-shirt that initially was missing from a slain University of Virginia student's apartment. Ric Barrick said Friday that victim Yeardley Love's family turned in the T-shirt a couple of days after police unsuccessfully ... (Source: Myfoxdc.com 2010-07-10T02:09:59Z)

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