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Deals of the Hour / August 6, 2010, 8:40 pm

GM's CEO Is Right To Want Full Sale at IPO

General Motors is eager for its upcoming initial public offering. In fact, the automaker's CEO Ed Whitacre is hoping to sell all of the stock resulting from the bailout at that time. If the firm does pull off that feat ... (Source: Atlantic Online (blog) 2010-08-06T18:12:58Z)

Ramires Desperate For Chelsea Switch

Benfica's Brazilian midfielder Ramires has pleaded with his club to let him join Chelsea. Chelsea made a £16.8million bid for the Brazilian but Benfica want them to increase the bid, another possible hitch in the deal ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-30T10:07:21Z)

Telkonet to raise $1.3 million

Telkonet Inc. , a Wauwatosa developer of energy management and "smart grid" networking technology, said an undisclosed investor has agreed to buy preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock in a ... (Source: Milwaukee Business Journal 2010-08-06T19:24:33Z)

Sharks retain services of Zalewski, Joslin for next season

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Sharks say they have re-signed center Steven Zalewski and defenseman Derek Joslin to one-year contracts. Financial terms of the deals with the 23-year-old players weren't announced Thursday ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-08-06T03:03:52Z)

San Jose Sharks Re-Sign Center Steven Zalewski And Defenseman Derek Joslin

San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has re-signed center Steven Zalewski (zuh-LES-ski) to a one-year contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were ... (Source: OurSports Central 2010-08-06T12:50:51Z)

Benfica negotiates sale of Ramires to Chelsea

(AP) — LISBON, Portugal - Benfica says it is in negotiations to sell Brazilian midfielder Ramires to Chelsea. The Eagles said in a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange that the two clubs are working on a deal but ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-08-04T16:49:27Z)

GM chief expects good demand for company stock

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Demand for General Motors Co. stock should be good once the company decides to offer its shares to the public, CEO Ed Whitacre said Thursday. The company, he said, is moving as fast as ... (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-08-06T23:13:37Z)

Brooklyn Judge Deals Another Blow to FDNY Practices

CADMAN PLAZA EAST (AP) — The mostly white Fire Department of New York is temporarily barred from hiring more than 300 rookie firefighters because it used an entry exam that discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, a ... (Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2010-08-05T20:51:38Z)

Google – Verizon deal forces FCC to rethink Net Neutrality

The side deal reached by Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. and the criticism that the closed door talks with companies on Internet regulations have forced the US regulators to end their talks. The closed door ... (Source: Entertainment and Showbiz! 2010-08-06T18:41:36Z)

Indiana State Fair offering plenty of deals

Indianapolis - The Indiana State Fair started its 17-day run Friday. With temperatures in the high seventies, it was a perfect opening day. The fair is 154 years old, and it cost just 20 cents to attend the ... (Source: WTHR 2010-08-06T19:10:14Z)

Indiana State Fair opens amid cuts; Ball State Day on Saturday

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The first day of the Indiana State Fair brought plenty of people to the Indianapolis fairgrounds, despite cuts in state funding as well as smaller household budgets for many fair visitors ... (Source: Ball State Daily News 2010-08-07T02:55:31Z)

Circuit Court to Consider Brooklyn Judge's FDNY Decision

CADMAN PLAZA EAST (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will appeal a Brooklyn judge's ruling that halted the hiring of rookie firefighters amid test-discrimination claims. Bloomberg says the ... (Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2010-08-06T22:52:09Z)

GM expects good demand for IPO shares

TRAVERSE CITY - General Motors Co., anxious to get out from under government ownership, expects to sell all of its stock at once when it offers shares to the public, CEO Ed Whitacre said Thursday. Whitacre ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-08-06T07:57:21Z)

Incoming president needs to balance ties to Uribe with own agenda

BOGOTA - President-elect Juan Manuel Santos owes much to President Alvaro Uribe. But observers say he will have to carefully balance securing the legacy of his popular predecessor with putting his own stamp on tackling ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-08-07T02:41:12Z)

Telkonet to raise $1.3 million through stock sale

Wauwatosa-based energy management control provider Telkonet Inc. ( TKOI ) announced Friday it has reached agreements to raise $1.3 million through a private equity sale. Telkonet said it is selling 267 shares of series B ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-08-06T15:56:58Z)

FCC, DOJ To Improve Coordination On Telecom Deals

Law360, New York (August 06, 2010) -- The Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Justice antitrust officials are exploring how to better work together to regulate telecommunications divestitures, after ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-08-06T20:28:59Z)

M. Night Shyamalan keeps coasting at the box office, despite critical drubbing

What's wrong with this picture? M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," his adaptation of Nickelodeon's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" cartoon series, topped $125 million in its first month of release. It's ... (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-08-06T18:27:17Z)

M. Night Shyamalan is popular at the box office, but not with critics

What's wrong with this picture? M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," his adaptation of Nickelodeon's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" cartoon series, topped $125 million in its first month of release. It ... (Source: Popmatters.com 2010-08-06T18:27:17Z)

Harley-Davidson finishes sale of MV Agusta

Harley-Davidson Inc. said Friday it finished its sale of Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta to Claudio Castiglioni. Castiglioni is the company's former owner and had served as MV Agusta's chairman since Harley-Davidson ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-06T18:05:49Z)

Sharks re-sign C Steven Zalewski, D Derek Joslin to one-year deals

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Sharks re-signed centre Steven Zalewski and defenceman Derek Joslin to one-year contracts Thursday. Zalewski had 62 points—including 22 goals—in a career-high 78 games last season for AHL ... (Source: The Hockey News 2010-08-06T00:55:01Z)

Harley-Davidson Completes Sale Of MV Agusta

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Harley-Davidson Inc. said Friday it finished its sale of Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta to Claudio Castiglioni. Castiglioni is the company's former owner and had served as MV Agusta's chairman ... (Source: Industrial Distribution 2010-08-06T18:41:36Z)

Chelsea secure star Brazil defender

Brazil international defender Ramires is set to join English Premier League champions Chelsea for 22million euros his Portuguese club Benfica has announced. The deal will go ahead provided the 23-year-old, capped 16 ... (Source: ninemsn 2010-08-05T00:13:15Z)

FCC Ends Closed-Door Talks on Net Neutrality After Rumored Google, Verizon Deal

The latest rumor about Google and Verizon apparently having secret talks which would enable the ISP to provide preferential access to certain types of traffic managed to cause quite a stir. While the talks ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-08-06T09:51:53Z)

The age of Inception': Gamers get it, geezers don't

The other day I was talking to an old Hollywood hand who was astounded by the runaway success of "Inception." It turned out that he'd seen the film on its opening weekend in a private screening room with a ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-08-02T23:54:09Z)

Harley concludes MV Agusta sale

Harley-Davidson said today it has concluded the sale of its subsidiary, MV Agusta, to Claudio Castiglioni and his wholly owned holding company, MVAgusta Motor Holding. Castiglioni is the former owner of the ... (Source: York Daily Record 2010-08-06T21:19:05Z)

Old competitor returns to state fair band competition

INDIANAPOLIS — La'Quinta Williams had one thing on her mind: Keep in step. That might be easier said than done. After all, La'Quinta and her 44 bandmates at Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-08-06T21:47:43Z)

Uribe successor Santos vows to govern without 'rearview mirror'

Bogota - Colombia's President-elect Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that his government will solve the conflict-weary country's "serious problems." Santos, who takes office Saturday, was elected as the endorsed ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-06T23:27:56Z)

Chavez: foreign minister headed to Colombia

President Hugo Chavez said Friday that his foreign minister will attend the inauguration of Colombia's new president, and he expressed optimism that Brazil's president may help ease tensions between Venezuela and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-07T00:25:12Z)

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Aug 06, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Hunter PRESENTS : (PINKSHEETS: SMNG) Strategic Mining Corp., (OTCBB: ERFW) ERF Wireless, Inc., (OTCBB: ADSY) Ad Systems Communications, Inc., (OTCBB: TKOI) Telkonet, Inc ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-06T19:24:33Z)

Judge Blocks FDNY Hiring, Says Test Invalid

The mostly white Fire Department of New York is temporarily barred from hiring more than 300 rookie firefighters because it used an entry exam that discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, a federal judge ... (Source: Insurance Journal 2010-08-06T14:23:54Z)

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