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 / September 11, 2010, 1:41 am

Blackhawks sign free-agent center Ryan Potulny to 1-year deal

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks signed free-agent center Ryan Potulny to a one-year contract Thursday. The 26-year-old Potulny had 15 goals and 17 assists in 64 regular-season games last season for Edmonton. He ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-09-09T22:40:27Z)

Ryan Johansen signs entry-level deal

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Ryan Johansen to a standard three-year entry level contract. General manager Scott Howson announced on Thursday the deal with the 18-year-old ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-09T17:39:48Z)

Column: Konerko carries load for White Sox, deserves new deal

DETROIT - Seeing Paul Konerko amble gingerly down the basepaths from lower-back stiffness ... You can devise plausible scenarios to convince South Siders to come to the Cell for this homestand in spite of the odds. (Source: Herald & Review 2010-09-10T20:08:57Z)

Still-optimistic investors help extend Wall St. rally

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-11T07:50:27Z)

NY mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy ... spectacular one (because it is not), but because it will end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, (Source: Parkersburg News & Sentinel 2010-09-11T04:30:01Z)

Zombies to fill brains at University of Baltimore

... back and offer up a new course that will be available at the University of Baltimore: Zombies 101. As part of the advanced English course, students will learn about zombies from Arnold Blumberg , a renaissance ... (Source: CNET News 2010-09-07T23:54:24Z)

Zombies lumber into university curriculum

BALTIMORE - Arnold Blumberg plops the zombie head on a table at the front of the small theater. "I brought a friend,'' says the University of Baltimore professor, clad in an unbuttoned black shirt adorned with red ... (Source: Herald & Review 2010-09-10T23:00:45Z)

BPA Looks beyond Federal Hydro System to Help Integrate Wind Power

... an agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for a pilot project to provide up to 75 megawatts of generation flexibility from its cleaner burning, natural gas-fired Hermiston Power Project. " (Source: Business Wire 2010-09-10T04:24:03Z)

Konerko carries load for White Sox, deserves new deal

2010 (Chicago Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- Seeing Paul Konerko amble gingerly down the ... You can devise plausible scenarios to convince South Siders to come to the Cell for this homestand ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-10T03:55:25Z)

USOC doles out $18 million to IOC to help settle dispute

Olympic Committee paid $18 million to the International Olympic Committee ... negotiations on a long-term revenue-sharing agreement. Money from the USOC — made possible by a 10-year deal the IOC struck with Dow ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-10T07:01:32Z)

BPA and Calpine Corp. sign wind deal

The Bonneville Power Administration has ... power provider Calpine will provide BPA with up to 75 megawatts of generation flexibility from its natural gas-fired Hermiston Power Project. When more wind power is ... (Source: Portland Business Journal 2010-09-10T20:08:57Z)

Blackhawks sign Potulny to 1-year deal

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks signed free-agent center Ryan Potulny to a 1-year contract Thursday. The 26-year-old Potulny had 15 goals and 17 assists in 64 regular-season games last season for Edmonton. He ... (Source: 14 WFIE 2010-09-09T22:40:27Z)

Sinopec, CNOOC in possible $7 bn OGX bid: Sources

... Sinopec Group and CNOOC ... OGX SA in a potential $7 billion deal, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. OGX, part of the EBX industrial conglomerate owned by Brazilian billionaire Eike ... (Source: Economic Times 2010-09-10T17:24:18Z)

Steady stock rally continues

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-09-11T06:38:52Z)

Stocks continue Sept. rally; Dow gains again

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-09-11T07:00:21Z)

UPDATE 2-Sinopec, CNOOC in possible $7 bln OGX bid -sources

Sept 10 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Group and CNOOC Ltd ( 0883.HK ) are bidding for ... OGX, part of the EBX industrial conglomerate owned by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, is considering sales of stakes in some ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-10T19:11:41Z)

Chicago Blackhawks sign former U of M star Ryan Potulny

... DT/AP) -- The Chicago Blackhawks signed free-agent center Ryan Potulny to a one-year contract Thursday. The 26-year-old Potulny had 15 goals and 17 assists in 64 regular-season games last season for Edmonton. (Source: KTTC 2010-09-10T17:17:09Z)

Blue Jackets Sign Top Draft Pick Johansen

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Ryan Johansen to a standard three-year entry level contract. General manager Scott Howson announced on Thursday the deal with the 18-year-old Johansen ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-10T15:15:27Z)

State's Republicans want to keep all Bush tax cuts

WASHINGTON -- Congress returns to work next week with another major partisan issue ... But Republicans, including most of Louisiana's GOP members, want the entire package of tax cuts enacted under President George W. (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-09-11T06:38:52Z)

GOP has little to offer

They would rather see America fail than lose their seats in Congress. They forget the Republican Party created our mess. I am not a Democrat. I am ashamed of most people who sit in Congress. (Source: Deseret News 2010-09-11T05:55:55Z)

International Capsules: AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal

The USOC and International Olympic Committee ... breakthrough clears the way for the IOC and USOC to open negotiations earlier than planned on a more substantial long-term revenue-sharing agreement. "This is a ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-10T08:34:35Z)

Donald Trump's offer to buy mosque property is rejected

Donald Trump had a solution to the New York mosque situation ... this deal would "end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, to only get worse." But the bid was ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-10T14:39:40Z)

Exploring the undead: University of Baltimore to offer English class on zombies

Those questions and others will be laid to rest -- and then grotesquely revivified -- in a new course at the University of Baltimore called "Media Genres: Zombies." Arnold Blumberg , a lifelong enthusiast of popular ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-10T08:05:57Z)

NY mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

NEW YORK — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out ... a spectacular one (because it is not), but because it will end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-10T12:16:30Z)

Calpine Reaches Agreement With Bonneville Power Administration - Quick Facts

... Bonneville Power Administration for a pilot project to provide up to 75 megawatts of generation flexibility from its cleaner burning, natural gas-fired Hermiston Power Project. With ... BPA can request that ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-10T19:18:50Z)

Konerko carries load, deserves new deal

DETROIT — Seeing Paul Konerko amble gingerly down the base paths from lower-back stiffness ... You can devise plausible scenarios to convince South Siders to come to the Cell for this homestand in spite of the odds. (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-10T00:20:40Z)

Chinese eye $7bn OGX deal

OGX, part of the EBX industrial conglomerate owned by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, is considering sales of stakes ... Bank of America-Merrill Lynch was advising CNOOC, another source said. CNOOC and Sinopec ... (Source: Upstream Online 2010-09-10T09:24:42Z)

GOP not after Social Security

Democrats are trying to scare the wig off grandma with lies that the GOP is plotting against ... Social Security" is a key part of the Republicans legislative agenda if they win control of Congress. The word ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-09-11T05:12:58Z)

First-Round Pick Johansen Signs Entry Level Deal With Blue Jackets

Columbus, OH, United States (AHN) - Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson announced Wednesday the club has agreed to terms with first-round pick Ryan Johansen on a standard three-year entry level ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-09-10T02:29:31Z)

USOC reaches deal with IOC on key financial arrangement

The USOC and International Olympic Committee said Thursday in a joint ... for the two sides to open negotiations on a more substantial long-term revenue-sharing agreement. "I am pleased that our relationship has ... (Source: Colorado Springs Gazette 2010-09-09T16:28:13Z)

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