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Deals of the Hour / August 11, 2010, 7:39 pm

AIG's aircraft unit boosts bond sale to $4.4B

LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg)—American International Group Inc.'s plane-leasing unit boosted a debt offering to $4.4 billion of secured and unsecured notes as it seeks to repay a portion of loans from the bailed-out insurer ... (Source: Business Insurance 2010-08-11T19:54:25Z)

DiCaprio attacker pleads not guilty

A woman accused of attacking Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party in 2005 pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Aretha Wilson, 40, is expected to return to court August 23 for a ... (Source: Stuff 2010-08-12T00:40:45Z)

Woman denies attacking DiCaprio 

A woman accused of attacking Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party in 2005 pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Aretha Wilson, 40, is expected to return to court August 23 for a ... (Source: ONE News 2010-08-12T02:06:39Z)

Silva's late goal gives Spain 1-1 tie at Mexico

David Silva scored two minutes into second-half injury time, giving Spain a 1-1 exhibition tie against Mexico on Wednesday in the first match for La Furia Roja since winning the World Cup.Javier Hernandez put Mexico ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-12T00:12:07Z)

UPDATE: China Unicom To Offer IPhone With Wi-Fi From Monday

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHU) said Friday it will start offering an eight-gigabyte version of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone 3GS handset with Wi-Fi capability in China on Monday. Unicom has so far ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-06T08:18:50Z)

Attacker pleads not guilty

LOS ANGELES - A WOMAN accused of attacking Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party in 2005 pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to assault with a deadly weapon. Aretha Wilson, 40, is expected to return to ... (Source: Straits Times 2010-08-11T22:46:13Z)

It is now official: Digital Sales blast the Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' to No. 1 on ...

As first reported last night by indie rockers Spoon , the Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" has debuted at No. 1 atop Billboard's charts. In its first week of release, the latest from the Canadian orchestral pop ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-11T19:47:15Z)

Iowa restaurant ticketed for toad-licking chef

DAVENPORT, Iowa— An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-11T23:57:48Z)

Iowa restaurant to pay fine after chef videotaped licking toads in kitchen

DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa restaurant owner says he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-11T23:14:51Z)

Dell's Streak tablet to go on sale this week

The Streak is expected to sell for about $300 with an AT&T plan and $550 without. Dell Inc. 's iPad competitor, Streak, is expected to go on sale this week. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell (NYSE:DELL) said the ... (Source: San Jose Business Journal 2010-08-11T13:56:30Z)

Zimbabwe sells 3.6 million carats of controversial diamonds at auction after sale ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe began selling millions of carats of rough diamonds Wednesday that were mined from an area where human rights groups say soldiers killed 200 people, raped women and forced children into ... (Source: WHNT-TV 2010-08-11T14:03:39Z)

Needham & Company Boosts Price Target On Apple (AAPL) to $375, Citing iPad, iPhone and Mac

Needham & Company lifted their price target on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) sharply today from $280 to $375, citing stronger than forecast iPad, iPhone and Mac sales. In addition, the iPhone upgrade cycle appears to be ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-09T12:25:49Z)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World : Michael Cera Shows Some Soul

Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is every bit as faithful to its source material (Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-volume series about a 22-year-old go-nowhere man-boy fending off his new girlfriend's seven ... (Source: Phoenix New Times 2010-08-11T21:34:38Z)

EV Energy puts units up for sale

EV Energy Partners LP has priced a public offering of 3 million units at $33.97 per unit. The Houston-based oil and gas partnership has granted underwriters the option of buying as much as 450,000 units to ... (Source: Houston Business Journal 2010-08-11T15:58:11Z)

A charmer, 'Scott Pilgrim' certainly knows how to entertain a crowd

For a film that's almost entirely substance-free, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is surprisingly enjoyable. Director Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz") and a big cast deliver a high ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-08-11T22:24:44Z)

Zimbabwe gem sale stirs 'blood diamond' fears

JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwe auctioned 900,000 carats of rough gems Wednesday from a diamond field where human rights groups say soldiers killed 200 people, raped women and enslaved children. It was the first ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-12T00:47:54Z)

Amazon digital discount helps Arcade Fire hit No. 1

The indie kids made it to No. 1, with a little help from Amazon.com. "The Suburbs," the new album by the Arcade Fire, the accordion- and strings-loving Montreal band that has been indie-rock royalty since it emerged ... (Source: Houma Courier 2010-08-11T22:24:44Z)

PRO SOCCER: Silva's late goal gives Spain 1-1 tie at Mexico

MEXICO CITY — David Silva scored two minutes into second-half injury time, giving Spain a 1-1 exhibition tie against Mexico on Wednesday in the first match for La Furia Roja since winning the World Cup ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-08-12T01:38:01Z)

Iowa restaurant ticketed after video shows head chef kissing and licking toads

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-08-11T23:07:41Z)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Michael Cera Grows a Soul and a Pair

Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is every bit as faithful to its source material (Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-volume series about a 22-year-old go-nowhere man-boy fending off his new girlfriend's seven ... (Source: Dallas Observer 2010-08-11T17:45:34Z)

Zimbabwe Begins Sale of Controversial Diamonds

Zimbabwe has begun selling millions of dollars of rough diamonds mined from an area where rights groups say the military killed some 200 people and forced villagers into hard labor. The sale Wednesday came after the ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-08-11T19:04:18Z)

Merge co-founder on Arcade Fire's No. 1 debut: 'The whole chart thing is kind of like ...

It took only 21 years, but Merge Records finally accomplished something label co-founder Laura Ballance never thought was possible: A No. 1 record on the U.S. pop charts. Yet after a modest, do-it-yourself ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-12T01:23:42Z)

Mexico's Maxcom Said to Be for Sale, Seek Bids From Telefonica, Vivendi

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones SAB , Mexico's fifth-largest phone carrier, is for sale and seeking bids from Spain's Telefonica SA and France's Vivendi SA , according to two people with knowledge of the ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-11T23:00:32Z)

ILFC raises $4.4 bln in new debt sale-IFR

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp, a unit of American International Group ( Symbol : AIG/PA ) , raised $4.4 billion with new debt sales on Wednesday, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. The ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-11T21:27:28Z)

Regency Energy Partners Announces Pricing Of Upsized Public Offering Of Common Units

Regency Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq: RGNC) ("Regency") today announced that it has priced an upsized public offering of 15,250,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $23.80 per common ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-08-11T12:52:05Z)

Government Properties Income Trust Sells 1.2M Common Shares

Newton-based Government Properties Income Trust said the underwriters of its recent equity offering have exercised their over-allotment option in full to buy 1.2 million additional common shares of beneficial ... (Source: Banker & Tradesman Online 2010-08-11T16:05:21Z)

CORRECTED - ILFC sells $3.9 bln in 3-part debt sale - IFR

NEW YORK Aug 11 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp, a unit of American International Group ( AIG.N ), on Wednesday sold $3.9 in debt in a three part sale in the private 144a market, said IFR, a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-11T20:44:31Z)

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