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Deals of the Hour / August 12, 2010, 3:40 pm

Iowa restaurant ticketed for toad-licking chef

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 and called in the ... (Source: RealClearPolitics 2010-08-12T19:31:45Z)

Pros Say: Bargain Dividend Stocks Keep Paying Off

Hersh Cohen, the manager of Legg Mason ClearBridge Equity Income , who has been investing in dividend stocks for four decades, is finding some of the biggest bargains of his career. The stocks appear cheap ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-04T02:30:27Z)

Favre believed to have visited Andrews

MANKATO -- Earlier Thursday we got a tip from a reader that data from the flight aware website showed a private plane had traveled from Hattiesburg, Miss., to Pensacola, Fla. Connecting the dots that meant that Brett ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-12T20:07:33Z)

Dana Says KNOC Unwilling to Raise Offer, Board Can't Back Bid

Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Dana Petroleum Plc, the U.K. explorer focusing on North Sea and Africa, said it can't recommend a 1.7 billion-pound ($2.7 billion) takeover offer from Korea National Oil Corp., which is unwilling ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-12T07:35:56Z)

Dana Petroleum turns down suitor KNOC

LONDON -- Dana Petroleum PLC says it will not back a 1.7 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) takeover bid from Korea National Corp. - or KNOC - after the state-owned company refused to raise its offer and declined ... (Source: Forbes 2010-08-12T11:24:59Z)

Casey's General Stores (CASY) Issues Statement on Tender Offer Extenstion by Alimentation Couche ...

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASY ) today issued the following statement regarding the extension by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. of its non-binding, unsolicited $36.75 per share tender offer and Couche-Tard ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-02T20:40:53Z)

Davenport restaurant ticketed for frog incident

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 and called in the chef and owner ... (Source: WHBF TV 2010-08-12T19:03:07Z)

Gap to offer shipping to 65 countries by year's end, test international markets for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gap inc. has for the first time offered international shipping to 55 countries, allowing people in Australia, Mexico, Brazil to order from its brands and allowing the company to test the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-12T14:31:06Z)

Gap Inc. expands e-commerce shipping to 55 countries

Gap Inc. has begun shipping e-commerce orders to 55 countries in a move to expand the retail clothing company's global presence. E-commerce provider FiftyOne is helping to facilitate sales to international customers ... (Source: dmnews.com 2010-08-12T21:19:08Z)

Bargain Dividend Stocks Keep Paying Off

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Hersh Cohen, the manager of Legg Mason ClearBridge Equity Income who has been investing in dividend stocks for four decades, is finding some of the biggest bargains of his career. The stocks ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-02T11:29:41Z)

Canadian company extends offer for Casey's

Alimentation Couche-Tard will give Casey's General Stores shareholders another three weeks to consider its proposal to purchase their stock in the Ankeny convenience store chain. Couche-Tard on Monday ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2010-08-03T14:05:59Z)

Cox to offer retail TiVo Premiere DVRs next year, first with cable VOD & Amazon ...

TiVo users, even with boxes provided by their cable company in the case of RCN and Comcast , have so far had to make a compromise: Choose their cable company's video on-demand offerings, or bring their own DVR ... (Source: engadget 2010-08-12T21:04:49Z)

$197M deal approved for smaller U.S. Sugar land buy

The governing board of the South Florida Water Management District has approved a scaled-back version of a buyout of U.S. Sugar land for Everglades restoration. The board voted 6-0 this afternoon in West Palm ... (Source: Naples Daily News 2010-08-12T21:40:36Z)

Dana Says Korea National Won't Raise $2.7 Billion Offer

Dana's shares fell 202 pence, or 12 percent, to 1,491 pence as of 8:13 a.m. in London. Source: Dana Petroleum via Bloomberg Dana Petroleum Plc , the U.K. explorer focusing on North Sea and Africa, said it ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-12T11:17:50Z)

Favre returns home after flight to get ankle examined

Sources have told NFL Network's Scott Hanson that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre returned to Hattiesburg, Miss. on agent Bus Cook's plane Thursday, the same day that a plane was tracked flying from ... (Source: NFL 2010-08-12T21:19:08Z)

Readers offer support for 'Devastated'

DEAR ABBY: "Devastated in Oklahoma" (June 18) asked how she can be supportive of her father, who is battling lung cancer. I was in a similar situation 3 1/2 years ago when my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-08-12T10:27:43Z)

Tea Party head who supports McCollum heckles Rick Scott at Everglades vote

WEST PALM BEACH — Heckling by chairman of the South Florida Tea Party cut short GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott's appearance outside the South Florida Water Management District board meeting this morning ... (Source: Palm Beach Interactive 2010-08-12T17:08:35Z)

Dear Abby: Families battling cancer comfort each other

Dear Abby: "Devastated in Oklahoma" asked how she can be supportive of her father, who is battling lung cancer. I was in a similar situation 3 1/2 years ago when my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma ... (Source: The Wenatchee World Online 2010-08-12T14:02:28Z)

Favre returns home after flight on agent's plane

Sources have told NFL Network's Scott Hanson that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre returned to Hattiesburg, Miss. on agent Bus Cook's plane Thursday, the same day that a plane was tracked flying from ... (Source: NFL 2010-08-12T20:29:01Z)

Dear Abby: Families battling cancer find strength comforting each other

DEAR ABBY: "Devastated in Oklahoma" asked how she can be supportive of her father, who is battling lung cancer. I was in a similar situation 3 1/2 years ago when my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-12T14:52:35Z)

Scaled-down version of Crist's Everglades land deal with U.S. Sugar OK'd

WEST PALM BEACH — South Florida water managers on Thursday approved a downsized version of Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The latest version of the ... (Source: Jupiter Courier 2010-08-12T22:02:05Z)

Cox to Offer VOD Service Via TiVo Premiere

TiVo and Cox Communications have entered into an agreement whereby the two companies will offer TiVo Premiere with integrated Cox on demand service to Cox subscribers. This represents the first time that a ... (Source: Communications Technology 2010-08-12T18:13:01Z)

Though those TiVO-embedded Cox DVRs still a no show

Back in 2008, Cox announced they'd be offering cable TV subscribers TiVo-based Cox DVRs, though like a similar announcement by Comcast -- the offering never quite fully materialized. Meanwhile, the cable industry has ... (Source: Broadband Dslreports 2010-08-12T19:24:36Z)

Pa. AFL-CIO endorses Sestak, Onorato

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is endorsing Joe Sestak for Senate, now that its first choice _ Sen. Arlen Specter _ is no longer running.The labor federation said Thursday it is backing the Democratic nominees for Senate and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-12T17:44:23Z)

Gap going global with web sales

Gap Inc. is going from one to 65 with the click of a mouse. The San Francisco company today announced that it now can fill online orders of its brands in 55 countries across the globe; previously it could only ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-08-12T14:59:44Z)

Risk Arbitrage: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s Hostile Offer for Casey's General Stores Inc

On April 9, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (ATD/B CN) announced that it submitted a proposal to acquire Casey's General Stores Inc ( CASY ) for $36/share in cash. CASY operates convenience stores in the Midwest ... (Source: GuruFocus 2010-08-08T05:31:49Z)

With Specter out of picture, Pa. AFL-CIO endorses former foe Sestak for Senate

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is endorsing Joe Sestak for Senate, now that its first choice — Sen. Arlen Specter — is no longer running. The labor federation said Thursday it is backing the ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-08-12T17:22:54Z)

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Endorses Democrats Dan Onorato and Scott Conklin for Governor/Lt ...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Richard Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder today announced the endorsements of Democrats Dan Onorato for ... (Source: Forbes 2010-08-12T17:01:26Z)

Peltz Sets His Sights on Family Dollar

Nelson Peltz thinks he smells a bargain. The activist investor, whose holdings include stakes in the fast-food chain Wendy's/Arby's Group and the asset manager Legg Mason , disclosed Wednesday that he had ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-07-28T23:52:55Z)

Chef in hot water for licking toads in kitchen (video link)

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Davenport restaurant was ticketed Wednesday by the Scott County Health Department after its head chef was caught on tape kissing and licking live toads in the kitchen Sunday. Health department ... (Source: Gaston Gazette 2010-08-12T16:25:38Z)

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