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Deals of the Hour / August 31, 2010, 7:39 am

Eclipse Travel Mexico: Cheap Last Minute Travel Deals Cancun & Riviera Maya. Community Maya promo!

PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 23, 2010 – Last Minute Travel Deals, Cheap Flights, Bargain Hotels & Discount Packages provided by our affiliate companies, we are able to put together the perfect holiday experience ... (Source: PRLog (free press release) 2010-08-23T20:08:49Z)

Taiwan opposes AIG's unit sale

Regulators in Taiwan have said no to the envisaged USD2.2bn (EUR1.7bn) deal of insurance giant AIG (NYSE:AIG) to divest its Nan Shan unit to a China Strategic (HKG:0235)-led group, Reuters reported today. According to ... (Source: Insurance News Net 2010-08-31T10:26:40Z)

Google picks up more pieces

Google Inc. has acquired Angstro, a start-up that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a Google spokesman said. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Angstro has developed applications to find photos on ... (Source: Des Moines Business Record 2010-08-30T16:40:05Z)

Paul Allen Sues Everybody Who's Anybody over Patents

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen lodged a patent suit Friday against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo and Google subsidiary YouTube. Microsoft is noticeably not named ... (Source: SYS-CON Media (press release) 2010-08-30T12:58:11Z)

Paul Allen Sues Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Apple, EBay, AOL, YouTube, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax ...

6,757,682 and 6,263,507 . They relate to web browsers that search and retrieve text and audiovisual data and enable online commerce. Interval Licensing was founded by Paul Allen and David Liddle in 1992. Part ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-28T09:25:48Z)

Woman tortured over Facebook post

Hanford - Authorities say a California man jealous over a message on his girlfriend's Facebook page tortured and imprisoned her for four days while their children were in the house. Kings County sheriff's deputies ... (Source: Independent Online 2010-08-31T13:39:56Z)

TBS drops appeal of $281M judgment over teams

Turner Broadcasting System has dropped its appeal of a judge's order that required the company to pay a Texas businessman $281 million over the sale of the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers. David McDavid accused the company ... (Source: Salon 2010-08-30T21:19:15Z)

OMA Provides Information on the Suspension of Operations of the Airlines Mexicana de ...

MONTERREY, Mexico, Aug. 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (Nasdaq:OMAB) (BMV:OMA) provided information regarding the total suspension ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-31T11:16:46Z)

Deere & Co (DE) Announces $900M Wind Energy Business Sale to Exelon (EXC) Unit

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE ) agrees to sell its John Deere Renewables, LLC business to Exelon Generation Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC ), for a total consideration of $900 ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-31T11:02:27Z)

Mexican Airport Operators Weigh Mexicana Impact

Airport operators in Mexico are feeling the pinch after three troubled airlines suspended dozens of flights and uncertainty remains about whether other companies can pick up the traffic from abandoned routes. Mexicana ... (Source: Airwise 2010-08-30T23:49:35Z)

Microsoft Co-Founder Suing Pretty Much Everyone

Friday, Paul Allen filed a lawsuit against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo & YouTube over 4 patent infringements. Interval Licensing, a firm owned by Paul Allen; shut ... (Source: Short News 2010-08-29T05:49:52Z)

Wednesday is the voter registration deadline for the September primaries

The deadline is Wednesday for registering to vote in the Sept. 14 state primary, when competitive races will be held for a number of area legislative seats. Elections offices will stay open late tonight — until 8 p.m ... (Source: Herald News 2010-08-24T04:22:44Z)

Montreal World Film Festival: All talk, and the pursuit of sex

The lobby of the Hyatt Hotel is the heart of organizational operations for the World Film Festival, and yesterday afternoon it was quiet. Those civilians who hadn't fled the city to take advantage of the best weekend ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2010-08-31T11:02:27Z)

Palin takes a shot at Brown

When U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and Washington Democrats passed a Wall Street reform bill last month, some conservatives were furious that Republican Sen. Scott Brown voted for the legislation. "Some Republicans ... (Source: Sun Chronicle 2010-08-27T06:35:11Z)

Taiwan Regulators Block Sale of AIG Unit

Regulators in Taiwan blocked the proposed $2.15 billion sale of AIG's ( AIG ) Taiwan life insurance business to a Hong Kong-based consortium. AIG struck a deal in October to sell the Nan Shan unit to China Strategic ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-08-31T11:45:24Z)

Hanford man accused of torturing woman over Facebook post

HANFORD -- Authorities say a California man jealous over a message on his girlfriend's Facebook page tortured and imprisoned her for four days while their children were in the house. Kings County sheriff's ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-31T14:08:34Z)

Taiwan Regulator Rejects Proposed Sale Of AIG Unit

(RTTNews) - Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan's regulator, announced that it has rejected AIG's (AIG: News ) proposed sale of its Taiwanese life insurance subsidiary, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., to Primus ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-31T13:39:56Z)

Facebook Could Get A Little Competition From Google After The Acquirement Of Ångströ

Google just got another partner. Well it's not a partner if we think that they acquired it. We are talking about Ångströ a service that will deliver search results about a person's professional network. Let's ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-08-27T21:08:30Z)

Housing Bonds Shows Foreign Demand No Anomaly: Canada Credit

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Foreigners bought a record share of Canada Housing Trust's C$2.25 billion ($2.2 billion) bond sale, ratifying a report this week that showed international investors can't get enough ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-19T09:50:47Z)

Calif. man accused of torturing girlfriend over Facebook post

Kings County Sheriff's deputies arrested 36-year-old Anthony Lozano at his Hanford home over the weekend on suspicion of false imprisonment, kidnapping, torture and other charges. Sheriff's Cmdr. Dave Putnam ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-08-31T11:59:43Z)

Microsoft Co-Founder Sues Apple, Google, Others Over Patents

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Friday filed a patent infringement suit against nearly a dozen top technology firms, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Yahoo. Allen filed the suit in Seattle federal court on ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-08-27T20:11:14Z)

Two former state senators back Rudnick over Creem

The push by some progressive Democrats to oust longtime Democratic state Sen. Cynthia Creem jumped up a notch Monday as two former state senators backed Creem's opponent in the Sept. 14 primary, suggesting in a letter ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-30T21:55:03Z)

Patent suits filed against Facebook, Apple, Google

A company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Friday blasted Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Yahoo! and others with a patent infringement lawsuit filed in a US court. Seattle-based Interval Licensing ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-08-27T19:35:26Z)

Canada Housing Bond Offer Shows Foreign Demand No Anomaly: Canada Credit

Foreigners bought a record share of Canada Housing Trust's C$2.25 billion ($2.2 billion) bond sale, ratifying a report this week that showed international investors can't get enough Canadian debt ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-19T04:14:21Z)

Paul Allen files tech patent suit against major tech co's, including Google, Apple, Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen is suing nearly a dozen major technology companies, including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. , alleging that they infringed on four Web ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-27T19:28:17Z)

TBS drops appeal of $281 million judgment for Texas man who sought Atlanta teams

ATLANTA - Turner Broadcasting System has dropped its appeal of a judge's order that required the company to pay a Texas businessman US$281 million over the sale of the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers. David McDavid accused ... (Source: FAN 590 Toronto 2010-08-30T21:33:34Z)

Google acquires Angstro to bolster social networking push

Google continues to build up its portfolio of social media properties with the acquisition of Angströ, a startup dedicated to building applications that integrate with social media networks like Facebook and ... (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-08-30T12:15:14Z)

Turner Broadcasting drops appeal of $281M judgment for Texas man who sought Atlanta ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Turner Broadcasting System has dropped its appeal of a judge's order that required the company to pay a Texas businessman $281 million over the sale of the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers. David ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-30T21:19:15Z)

Deere & Co. to Sell Wind Energy Unit

Early Tuesday morning, tractor titan Deere & Co. ( DE ) announced that it will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon ( EXC ). The sale of John Deere Renewables will net the firm $900 million ... (Source: Bloggingstocks.com 2010-08-31T13:32:47Z)

Deere sells wind energy business, John Deere Renewables, to Exelon subsidiary for $ ...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Deere & Co. is selling its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million. The company said Tuesday that the sale of John Deere Renewables will allow it to focus on its ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-31T11:23:56Z)

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