Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 27, 2010, 5:40 am

Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks

Free agent forward Raffi Torres signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the team said Wednesday. Torres split last season between Columbus and Buffalo, scoring 19 goals and getting 17 assists ... (Source: Salon 2010-08-25T19:59:17Z)

U.S.-India nuclear pact clears first hurdle

NEW DELHI | The lower house of the Indian Parliament brought the U.S. - India nuclear deal close to operational status Wednesday by passing the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, laying down how much ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-25T23:12:34Z)

U.S.-India nuke deal passes Indian house

NEW DELHI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S.-India nuclear pact cleared a legislative hurdle when Indian lawmakers approved a bill on damages foreign suppliers must pay if a nuclear mishap occurs. The bill's passage in ... (Source: United Press International 2010-08-26T14:50:18Z)

bmifriday Routes Announced for August 2010

Thank bmi it's Friday! The bmifriday flight sale from British Midland International (bmi) gets underway today at flybmi.com with this month's promotion delivering more great flight discounts. (PRWeb UK ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-26T23:54:19Z)

Newfoundland Power Declares Dividends on Series A, B, D and G First Preference Shares

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/26/10 -- Newfoundland Power Inc. has declared regular quarterly dividends on its Series A, B, D and G First Preference Shares as follows: 1. a dividend of $0 ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-26T17:56:25Z)

HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell

SEATTLE (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. has again raised its bid for 3Par Inc. above an offer from rival Dell Inc. , suggesting that the little-known data-storage maker could be worth more with one of the PC ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-27T08:44:02Z)

Shell / Cosan's Big Bet on Biofuels

A $12-billion joint venture between Shell ( RDS.A ) and Brazilian ethanol producer Cosan ( CZZ ) moved closer to reality as the two companies signed binding agreements on the a deal first proposed in February ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-08-27T09:48:28Z)

Shell's Biofuel Deal in Brazil: Has the Time Finally Come for Startups?

Shell ( RDS.A ) and Cosan SA Industrio and Comercio ( CZZ ), the world's largest sugar producer, finalized a multi-billion dollar joint venture Wednesday for biofuels and sugar in Brazil, and in the process ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-08-26T11:51:20Z)

Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva -- Package Deal

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. County District Attorney will treat the Mel Gibson domestic violence investigation and the Oksana Grigorieva extortion probe as a "package deal." Our sources say ... (Source: TMZ.com 2010-08-18T07:57:27Z)

3Par accepts new bid from Dell worth $1.8 billion

NEW YORK – 3Par says it's accepting Dell Inc.'s new offer of $1.8 billion as the computer maker matches a bid from Hewlett-Packard Co. The latest move raises the stakes in the bidding war for the little ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-27T11:14:22Z)

Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva Investigations Still Underway, Will Conclude Concurrently

The L.A. County District Attorney will be treating the Mel Gibson domestic violence investigation and the Oksana Grigorieva extortion probe as a "package deal." According to reports, that means a decision will be made on ... (Source: The Hollywood Gossip 2010-08-18T11:17:52Z)

Falcone Close To Deal With Inmarsat

Harbinger Capital Partners chief Phil Falcone is moving ahead with his 4G wireless plan in a big way. According to people involved in the deal, Falcone is about to execute a cooperative agreement with London ... (Source: FINalternatives 2010-08-13T19:44:53Z)

Vancouver Signs Raffi Torres to One-Year Deal

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed forward Raffi Torres. Torres, 28, split the 2009-10 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo ... (Source: hockeyfights.com 2010-08-25T21:39:30Z)

Special Report: Phil Falcone's riskiest trade ever?

By Matthew Goldstein and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Investing with hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, who oversees about $8 billion at his Harbinger Capital Partners, has required an awfully strong ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-26T12:12:49Z)

L.A. DA reviewing Mel Gibson case

LOS ANGELES (KFSN) -- The domestic violence case involving actor Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend is now in the hands of the L.A. District Attorney's Office. The Sheriff's Department turned over its findings on Wednesday ... (Source: KABC 2010-08-26T21:45:28Z)

Obesity Surgery Up Tenfold In England

The number of NHS operations for bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased tenfold in England since 2000 say researchers, who suggest the main reason is because obese patients are more aware of it as a ... (Source: Medical News Today 2010-08-27T08:58:21Z)

India Approves Landmark Civil Nuclear Power Bill

New Delhi, India (AHN) - The Lok Sabha, Lower House of Indian Parliament, has passed the landmark civil nuclear power bill, which is part of a major deal New Delhi signed with Washington two years ago under which it ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-08-26T00:16:59Z)

Government of British Columbia: $98 Million for August Natural Gas and Petroleum Sale

VICTORIA - The August 2010 natural gas and petroleum sale resulted in over $98 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $760 million. "This sale, like others this year, is larger than predicted and ... (Source: PR-USA.net 2010-08-27T10:45:44Z)

Townhall News Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust is suing a California man for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer. The case, filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco, is the ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-24T00:19:21Z)

Ansel Adams trust sues collector who says he has negatives

A group representing Ansel Adams is suing to stop a Fresno man from selling prints and posters made from garage-sale negatives that the man says are the work of the famed photographer. The Ansel Adams ... (Source: McClatchy 2010-08-24T22:59:26Z)

bmifriday August is coming with up to 48% off!

The bmifriday flight sale from British Midland International (bmi) gets underway again on Friday 27 August at www.flybmi.com with this month's promotion delivering more great flight discounts. (PRWeb UK) August 23 ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-23T22:24:49Z)

ESO has Permits for Drilling on Donna (Formerly DNA) Gold Property on Monashee ...

ESO Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ESO)(FRANKFURT: E2G) (the "Company" or "ESO") completed a geochemical soil survey in July 2010 on the west extension of a large geochemical soils anomaly for gold and arsenic. The large ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-26T13:17:14Z)

Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T11:10:46Z)

Resource deal fails to bolster FTSE 100

Vedanta Resources and Cairn Energy were the best performing shares on the FTSE 100 on Monday as the two companies confirmed a deal that will see Edinburgh-based Cairn sell a controlling stake in its Indian ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-08-16T19:55:39Z)

HP tops Dell's bid to $1.69B for 3Par

SEATTLE — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to about $1.69 billion, topping a revised bid that rival Dell Inc. made public earlier in the day. HP's ... (Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger 2010-08-27T07:32:27Z)

Shell to Gain Competitive Spot in Brazilian Fuels Distribution With Cosan Deal

Shell (NYSE: RDS.A ) and Cosan (NYSE: CZZ ), one of the world's largest sugarcane ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion joint venture for the production and ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-08-26T12:27:08Z)

Hockey Capsules: Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Free agent forward Raffi Torres signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the team said Wednesday. Torres split last season between Columbus and Buffalo ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-26T06:00:35Z)

Stocks head for slightly higher opening before GDP

Stocks headed for a slightly higher opening Friday as investors waited for two readings on the economy. The first reading is numerical: the Commerce Department's latest estimate of the economy's growth from ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-08-27T12:33:06Z)

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