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Deals of the Hour / August 18, 2010, 11:40 pm

Giants Sell Individual Game Tickets

With seats in their new $1.6 billion stadium still available, the Giants are selling roughly 1,400 individual tickets for each of their eight regular-season games. The tickets went on sale Wednesday, with current ... (Source: NBC New York 2010-08-19T00:03:49Z)

Chelsea Handler explains why she's perfect for the VMAs hosting gig

Even if Kanye behaves himself at this year's VMAs, Chelsea Handler , who just announced tonight on her E! talk show that she's hosting the Sept. 12 event, should provide plenty of morning-after quotables ... (Source: Entertainment Weekly Online 2010-08-19T06:37:31Z)

iPhone and iPad Apps About To Get More Integrated with Facebook

Facebook has launched a new software development kit (SDK) for Apple's iOS operating system, which powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. This is an update from the previous SDK launched for the iPhone last ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-08-12T19:53:14Z)

Individual Giants tickets on sale

The Giants have a limited number of individual game tickets on sale for the eight 2010 regular season home games at ticketmaster.com. There will be a presale of these tickets for current PSL holders on ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-18T14:31:09Z)

Eden Aberjil "Regrets Facebook" Photos Of Prisoners

Eden Aberjil Facebook photos come with regrets and officials are not amused. Eden Aberjil regrets Facebook photos of prisoners. Eden Aberjil Facebook photos reveal her smiling with Palestinian prisoners. The ... (Source: Newsoxy.com 2010-08-18T02:21:00Z)

Facebook upgrades SDK for iOS applications

Facebook launched an updated version of its software development kit for Apple's ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) iOS mobile platform, promising developers new and improved tools for integrating social experiences into their iPhone, iPod ... (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-08-13T13:04:01Z)

Anger over Israeli soldier's Facebook pic

p2pnet view P2P | Politics:- Ex-Israel military reservist Eden Aberjil, 26, posted pictures of herself on Facebook "posing with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners" to help her "remember the experience" in the army ... (Source: p2pnet.net 2010-08-17T22:46:15Z)

Discounts aren't enough to draw more shoppers

NEW YORK — A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. Even deep discounts on everyday items don't seem to be enough to get Walmart shoppers to bite these days, and other ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-08-18T10:56:24Z)

Deal Reached In NY Internet Shopping Fees Case

NEW YORK (AP) -A marketing company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it tricked Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs with hidden fees. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-18T21:12:01Z)

Courtney Love Settles Suit Over Nirvana Publishing Sale

Courtney Love has settled a $1 million (£666,600) lawsuit over profits from her late husband Kurt Cobain's Nirvana catalogue. Bosses at management firm London & Co. sued Love in 2008, claiming she had failed ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-08-18T12:36:37Z)

Deal reached in case of Internet discount clubs with hidden fees

NEW YORK — A marketing company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it tricked Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs with hidden fees. New York Atty. Gen. Andrew Cuomo ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-18T21:12:01Z)

Dispute Over Courtney Love's Sale of Nirvana Catalog Resolved

A $1 million lawsuit over Kurt Cobain widow Courtney Love's earnings from her sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog, filed by a firm called London & Co. two years ago, has been settled out of court ... (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-08-18T05:12:48Z)

Nidec to Acquire Emerson Electric Co.'s Motors & Controls Business

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) ("Nidec" or "we") today announced that its Board of Directors resolved at a meeting held today to acquire the Motors & Controls business ("EMC ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-17T23:43:31Z)

Emerson (EMR) Announces Sale of Motors and Appliance Controls Business to Nidec Corp.

Emerson (NYSE: EMR ) today announced that it has agreed to sell its Motors and Appliance Controls businesses to Nidec Corporation (Nidec). Over the past six months the company had undergone an evaluation of the potential ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-18T11:03:33Z)

'Deceptive' tactics to cost Conn. firm $8M

NEW YORK -- A marketing company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it tricked Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs with hidden fees. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced ... (Source: Post-Star 2010-08-18T22:45:04Z)

Nirvana catalog lawsuit settled

Court records show a management firm and Courtney Love have settled a $1 million lawsuit over the profits of the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog. Courtney Love outraged by Kurt Cobain's role in Guitar ... (Source: The Christian Science Monitor 2010-08-18T22:02:07Z)

AFTER ZACH: With Lee gone, LSU turns to new third-team quarterback

The latest is Barrett Bailey, a true freshman walk-on from University High in Baton Rouge who moved up because former No. 3 man Zach Lee agreed to sign a $5.2 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers late ... (Source: News-Star 2010-08-18T22:37:55Z)

School settles Facebook stripper-photo case

PITTSBURGH — A school district has agreed to pay a teacher and the American Civil Liberties Union $10,000 and to refund more than $4,400 in back pay she lost when she was suspended over a Facebook photo of ... (Source: Maryland Daily Record 2010-08-18T00:26:28Z)

Emerson to Sell Motors and Controls Businesses to Nidec Corporation

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerson (NYSE: EMR - News ) today announced that it has agreed to sell its Motors and Appliance Controls businesses to Nidec Corporation (Nidec). Over the past six months the company had ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-17T23:50:41Z)

Even Steep Discounts Not Enough to Lure Shoppers

NEW YORK | A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. In this June 23, 2010 photograph, an Amish buggy drives away from the Walmart store in Middlefield, Ohio. Wal-Mart ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-08-18T08:54:43Z)

Pa. School Settles Facebook Stripper-Photo Case

A school district has agreed to pay a teacher and the American Civil Liberties Union $10,000 and to refund more than $4,400 in back pay she lost when she was suspended over a Facebook photo of her and a stripper. Ginger ... (Source: Education Week 2010-08-17T19:40:08Z)

New York Giants put individual game tickets on sale online, PSL owners get first ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With seats in their new $1.6 billion stadium still available, the New York Giants are selling a limited number of tickets for each of their eight regular-season games. The tickets went on sale ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-18T19:46:07Z)

Facebook Adds the Open Graph to iOS Developer Toolkit

Facebook is continuing its push to spread Open Graph to every corner of the web (including mobile) with a new version of the Facebook SDK for iOS . The new SDK (software development kit) gives iPhone, iPad and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-12T20:00:23Z)

Israeli soldier Eden Aberjil regrets Facebook photos with Palestinian prisoners

JERUSALEM (AP) — A former Israeli soldier who posted photos on Facebook of herself in uniform smiling beside bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners said Tuesday her actions were "thoughtless." But she ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-08-18T08:04:36Z)

Scott Ferrell: MLB too much for LSU

There have been worse days in LSU sports history than Monday. But you might not have known it from some of the fan reaction around the state. Zach Lee was signing with the Dodgers. He may go down in LSU ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-08-18T18:20:13Z)

LSU Fans Wait As Dual-Sport Star Zach Lee Hears Offers From Dodgers

The LA Dodgers have until midnight to sign LSU freshmen quarterback Zach Lee to a contract. LSU Head Coach Les Miles sure has a lot of great things to say about freshman quarterback and first round draft choice of the ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-16T21:07:14Z)

Stores offer deep discounts, but shoppers aren't buying

NEW YORK -- A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. Even deep discounts on everyday items don't seem to be enough to get Wal-Mart shoppers to bite these days, and other ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-08-19T01:01:05Z)

Settlement ends Facebook flap

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A school district has agreed to pay a teacher and the American Civil Liberties Union $10,000 and to refund more than $4,400 in back pay she lost when she was suspended over a Facebook photo of her and ... (Source: Pocono Record 2010-08-18T04:01:13Z)

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