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Deals of the Hour / August 1, 2010, 11:40 am

Garage Sale Find Of Ansel Adams Negatives Could Be Worth Millions

Talk about a yard sale score, Fresno painter Rick Norsigian's purchase of a couple of boxes of old phtogrnegatives 10 years could pay off quite handsomely, to the tune of over $200 million. That's because the ... (Source: Luxist 2010-07-27T19:57:53Z)

$200 Million Ansel Adams Negatives Bought for $45 at Garage Sale

Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian purchased negatives at a Fresno garage sale for $45. It turns out those negatives were the work of noted photographer Ansel Adams , and they're actually worth $200 million. AP ... (Source: SFist 2010-07-27T19:57:53Z)

St. Louis Rams ink deal with QB Sam Bradford

St. Louis (KSDK) -- The St. Louis Rams have come to terms with their first-round draft pick, NewsChannel 5's Frank Cusumano has learned. Details on the deal are limited, but the rookie quarterback out of Oklahoma ... (Source: KSDK 2010-07-31T01:59:24Z)

Download Microsoft Zune 4.2 Free

The first Zune mode was the Zune 30 and was released in the United States on November 14, 2006, featuring a capacity of 30 gigabytes, FM radio and a 3 inch screen and it was available in black, brown or white. The retail ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-07-23T13:50:24Z)

Tim Tebow Signs With Denver Broncos [NFL]

Tim Tebow is officially a member of the Denver Broncos. Tebow who was the 25th pick in the NFL draft has agreed to a 5-year, $11 million deal with $8 million guaranteed. This leaves 22nd pick Demaryius Thomas ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-07-30T00:13:13Z)

How Facebook Handles Questions Could Play Key Role in Future Search Habits

Facebook's new Questions product, launched in beta earlier this week , has a great deal of potential for answering the questions of half a billion people (the most recent number of Facebook users reported by ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-07-30T15:22:19Z)

Is facebook safe?

A recent announcement that a private consulting firm has data-mined the names and URLs of over 170 million profiled Facebook users has brought additional questions to the forefront regarding the internal security of the ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-01T15:41:25Z)

Denver Broncos, WR Demaryius Thomas Agree to $15.5 Million Deal

Denver: Former Georgia Tech Demaryius Thomas and the Broncos have agreed to terms of a five-year deal worth approximately $15.5 Million, with $9.35 million guaranteed. Thomas' freaky 25 yards per reception average last ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-01T02:41:10Z)

Chelsea Clinton Wedding Photos & Details Emerge (Photos and Video)

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was married to Marc Mezvinsky last night in Rhinebeck, New York, and the wedding photos, as well as a few details ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-08-01T16:24:22Z)

Chelsea Clinton And Marc Mezvinsky Marry

Chelsea Clinton is officially off the market. The former first daughter and only child of political power couple, ex-President Bill Clinton and secretary of state Hillary Clinton married her longtime boyfriend ... (Source: MTV 2010-08-01T15:48:35Z)

Microsoft Mobile Sync Try #3: ActiveSync, WMDC, Zune

Paul Thurrott is documenting his time writing the book "Windows Phone Secrets" on a blog site of the same name (WindowsPhoneSecrets.com). In a recent blog post, he briefly discusses the app that will be used to sync with ... (Source: Mediabistro.com 2010-07-23T07:02:23Z)

Denver Broncos reach terms with WR Demaryius Thomas

DENVER — First-round draft pick Demaryius Thomas has agreed to terms with the Denver Broncos, avoiding a holdout on the eve of training camp. Terms weren't disclosed Saturday. The Broncos chose the Georgia Tech wide ... (Source: The Tribune 2010-08-01T05:32:58Z)

Source: Titans' Morgan gets 5-year deal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a deal with first-round draft pick Derrick Morgan out of Georgia Tech. The defensive end tweeted Saturday night that he was in a break room in ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-01T01:36:44Z)

Clinton renews appeal to Iran to free US hikers

A picture obtained from Iran's state-run English-language Press TV shows detained US hikers (from left) Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in Tehran in May 2010. Amnesty International called on Iranian authorities ... (Source: AlterNet 2010-08-01T17:28:47Z)

Dish Network to complain about lack of access to Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Dish Network is planning to complain to federal regulators that Comcast is refusing to provide access to a sports channel that airs games of the Philadelphia 76ers, Phillies and Flyers. The satellite TV ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-07-30T21:27:23Z)

Sam Bradford's Bonanza

In January 2009, Sam Bradford, the Oklahoma Sooners' Heisman-winning quarterback, rolled the dice when he announced that he'd come back for another year in school . It was the football equivalent of splitting tens in ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-01T17:07:19Z)

Is the Facebook Leak a Big Deal?

Yesterday, many news sites started screeching about a huge leak of Facebook profile data, only to be shushed by the tech blogosphere and Facebook. Here's what happened: A security researcher named Ron Bowes ... (Source: The Big Money 2010-07-29T12:38:52Z)

Microsoft signs deal to license ARM chip architecture

Chip designer ARM has announced that Microsoft has signed a new licensing agreement for the ARM architecture that is widely used in mobile phones and other portable devices, which include Microsoft's Zune media player ... (Source: Zd Net Asia.com 2010-07-26T02:48:17Z)

Iran Says US Hikers Should Stand Trial

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's border and hinted at other charges. There has been no indication from Iran so ... (Source: 13 WMAZ 2010-08-01T10:47:56Z)

Marc Mezvinsky Marries Chelsea Clinton

Administration. Edward Mezvinsky divorced his first wife and married Marc's mother, the TV journalist Marjorie Magolies, in 1976. The couple moved to the Philadelphia suburbs where they raised a family. Marc ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-01T15:55:44Z)

DEALTALK-Deutsche, RBS spearhead Li Ka-shing/EDF deal

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank, RBS, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas will share in fees estimated at nearly $100 million after helping shepherd EDF's $9 billion sale of British power networks to Hong Kong ... (Source: Reuters 2010-07-30T15:08:00Z)

NFL: McCoy, Bucs agree to deal

TAMPA -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of ... (Source: St. Augustine Record 2010-08-01T04:14:13Z)

EDF sells UK power network for $9 billion

PARIS (AFP) – A consortium led by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has made a $9 billion "irrevocable" offer to take over the British power distribution network of French electricity giant EDF, the French ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-30T08:34:18Z)

Comcast, NBCU, GE Defend Themselves in FCC Filing

Comcast, GE and NBC Universal are defending their $30 billion deal in a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission, saying some objections to it are attempts to air unrelated grievances and others are based on ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-07-22T06:13:27Z)

Titans reach agreement with 16th pick overall Morgan

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a deal with first-round draft pick Derrick Morgan out of Georgia Tech. The defensive end tweeted Saturday night that he was in a break room in the team's ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-08-01T02:05:22Z)

Iran: 3 Americans should stand trial

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-01T14:01:12Z)

Ansel Adams Heirs Challenge Garage-Sale Negatives

Ten years ago, Fresno commercial painter Rick Norsigian bought 65 old negatives at a garage sale for $45. He now claims they've been authenticated as the work of Ansel Adams, and are worth $200 million. A ... (Source: NPR News 2010-07-28T20:32:30Z)

Fresh off signing historic contract, Sam Bradford practices with Rams

St. Louis -- Sam Bradford is doing his best to ignore the big contract numbers. Sighting a handful of Oklahoma jerseys in the crowd watching his first practice with the St. Louis Rams helped keep him grounded ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-08-01T04:57:10Z)

Hong Kong Utilities Bid $9B For EDF's UK Assets

Law360, New York (July 30, 2010) -- A group led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. and Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. said Friday that it made an offer of HK$70 billion ($9.1 billion) for Electricité de France ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-07-30T20:58:45Z)

Dish: We will file Comcast complaint over sports

Unable to reach a deal to carry Phillies, Flyers, and 76ers games, Dish Network says it will file a complaint with federal regulators accusing Comcast Corp. of denying access to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-01T07:13:11Z)

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