Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / August 29, 2010, 2:40 am

Second-year wide receivers highlight Battle of the Bay

OAKLAND — Ever since the Oakland Raiders surprised everyone by taking Darrius Heyward-Bey ahead of Michael Crabtree in last year's draft it was inevitable that the two receivers would be compared throughout their ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-08-28T11:06:01Z)

Breaking!! The Last American Combat Troops will be gone rom Iraq by midnight.

Keith Olbermann just reported the Breaking news at 6:29 during the Ed Show that the last American Combat troops will be gone from Iraq by within the hour. The 42nd Striker Brigade will be the last to leave ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-08-18T22:59:23Z)

HP counters Dell's offer for 3par Inc.

SEATTLE (AP) — 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 ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-08-27T05:09:17Z)

Paul to Offer Different Options to Balance Budget

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul backtracked Thursday on his pledge to erase the federal budget deficit in a year, instead offering several options that he said could get it done within five ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-27T08:44:02Z)

Easton Area High School Center Of Hitler Quote Yearbook Flap

An Easton, Pennsylvania High School is under fire for a quote on success in their yearbook. The quote: "And in the last analysis, success is what matters" is a direct quote of Adolf Hitler. The quote from ... (Source: Overthelimit.info 2010-08-27T23:17:21Z)

Raiders' Heyward-Bey faces Bay Area rivalry with 49ers' Crabtree

OAKLAND, Calif. — Ever since the Oakland Raiders surprised everyone by taking Darrius Heyward-Bey ahead of former Texas Tech standout Michael Crabtree in last year's draft, it was inevitable that the two ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-08-28T05:43:54Z)

Cops ask Alvin Greene to leave restaurant meeting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was kicked out of a South Carolina restaurant after police say a woman accompanying him got into a fight with people eating there. Oconee County ... (Source: WIS-TV 2010-08-24T17:22:59Z)

Many still missing 5 years after Katrina

Lake Catherine, La. -- The night sky heaved like a living thing as Fire Chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-29T08:27:21Z)

Buffett offers buyout to minority holders of partner Munger's Wesco Financial

Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Thursday said it would offer to buy out the minority shareholders of Pasadena-based Wesco Financial Corp., which already is 80.1% owned by Berkshire. Wesco is ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-26T19:50:56Z)

Warren Buffett offers to buy rest of Wesco Financial

Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced plans to buy the 19.9% it does not own of Wesco Financial Corp., a company run by Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, in a transaction valued at about $ ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-27T00:51:35Z)

High-end ham: Ky. donors offer $1.6 million for champion ham; proceeds will go to charity

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Start baking those biscuits and stirring that red-eye gravy. Two donors have pledged a record $1.6 million for Kentucky's grand champion country ham. That works out to about $100,000 a ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-08-26T18:03:34Z)

Apple May Offer New iPod Touch, iTunes Social Links

A new iPod touch may be announced at Apple's press event on Sept. 1. Apple's new iPod touch could have front and rear cameras for FaceTime video conferencing. Apple's iTunes could also get socially connected with links ... (Source: CIO Today 2010-08-26T19:07:59Z)

Last of American combat troops leaves Iraq

BAGHDAD--Members of the last American combat brigade in Iraq crossed into Kuwait early Thursday as the military neared its Aug. 31 deadline to end combat operations. As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq ... (Source: Inland Newstoday 2010-08-19T17:14:36Z)

Kentucky's champion ham fetches $1.6 million for charity

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Start baking those biscuits and stirring that red-eye gravy. Two donors have pledged a record $1.6 million for Kentucky's grand champion country ham. That works out to about $100,000 a ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-27T18:45:20Z)

Facebook Tries to Trademark the Word "Face"

Facebook appears to be getting much more aggressive in protecting its brand, even going as far as attempting to trademark the word "face," documents indicate. The company took over another application for ... (Source: Technologizer 2010-08-27T23:31:40Z)

American troops leaving Iraq

(NBC) - They're out of harm's way and heading to the arms of their loved ones.The last American combat brigade left Iraq overnight. A total of 440 soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division, riding their armored Strykers ... (Source: WALB 10 2010-08-20T12:48:34Z)

Another interview with Alvin Greene emerges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Less than a week after South Carolina's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene's strange interview with NewsChannel 36 reporter Rad Berky, Greene is making headlines for a conversation with ... (Source: WCNC 2010-08-19T19:37:46Z)

Priest one of the missing 5 years after

LAKE CATHERINE, La. – The night sky heaved like a living thing as Fire Chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-29T07:01:27Z)

Alvin Greene Takes Up Offer to Play Golf

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (AP) -- Longshot South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene doesn't golf, but says he's willing to try. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported Friday the Democratic candidate plans to golf Sunday ... (Source: WLTX.com 2010-08-20T18:39:19Z)

Facebok Is Trying To Copyright Joy

Facebook is trying to rival Google as the precursor to Skynet – only they aren't doing it intelligently. Mark Zuckerberg has pretty much everything a man in his twenties could want – a thriving business ... (Source: Manolith 2010-08-28T00:43:15Z)

NFL League and Player Capsules: Second-year receivers highlight Battle of the Bay

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ever since the Oakland Raiders surprised everyone by taking Darrius Heyward-Bey ahead of Michael Crabtree in last year's draft it was inevitable that the two receivers would be ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-27T23:17:21Z)

HP makes $1.6 billion bid for 3PAR Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) launched a $1.6 billion bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc (PAR.N) on Monday, topping an offer by technology rival Dell Inc (DELL.O). HP bid $24 a share for 3PAR, about 33 percent ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-08-23T16:41:14Z)

HP, Dell in bidding war over 3Par Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. by 11 percent to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company. The latest ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-08-27T14:27:38Z)

Easton Yearbook and hitlter and And In The Last Analysis, Success Is What Matters

Easton Area High School's 2010 yearbook is highlighted with quotes from leaders, authors, icons — and Adolf Hitler. Hitler Yearbook Flap And Quote Taint Yearbook A Hitler yearbook flap and quote that was ... (Source: Overthelimit.info 2010-08-27T12:33:06Z)

Tiger Woods commits to first FedEx Cup playoff event

PARAMUS, N.J. — Tiger Woods has entered The Barclays next week, the first FedEx Cup playoff event that could also be his last if he doesn't play well. Woods is No. 108 in the FedEx Cup standings, and he could go ... (Source: Joplin Globe 2010-08-19T18:33:21Z)

Needing to move up in points, Woods to play Barclays during FedEx Cup playoff

PARAMUS, N.J. – Tiger Woods is playing the first FedEx Cup playoff event with hopes that it's not his last. Woods on Thursday officially entered The Barclays, which starts Aug. 26. It's the first of four ... (Source: FOX News 2010-08-19T18:47:40Z)

Buffett's Berkshire offers to buy rest of Munger's Wesco

OMAHA — Warren Buffett 's company said Thursday it will offer to buy the roughly 1.4 million shares it doesn't already own of its subsidiary Wesco Financial, and the news sent Wesco's (WSC) stock soaring ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-26T18:32:12Z)

Tiger Woods tumbles with a triple bogey at Barclays

P ARAMUS, N.J. — One swing cost Tiger Woods any chance of winning The Barclays. Now he can only hope get gets to keep playing after Sunday. Four shots out of the lead to start the third round, Woods hit a ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-29T05:49:52Z)

Hitler quote 'taints' Easton High yearbook

Alongside the words of world leaders, famous authors and cultural icons, the 2010 Easton Area High School yearbook quotes another kind of historical figure. "And in the last analysis, success is what matters ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-08-26T00:31:18Z)

Five years after Katrina, priest among the missing

LAKE CATHERINE, La. -- The night sky heaved like a living thing as Fire Chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh ... (Source: Morning Sentinel 2010-08-29T04:02:29Z)

Blog Archive