Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 15, 2010, 10:39 am

Lady Gaga and Cher help lift MTV's Video Music Awards telecast to best ratings in ...

... Awards telecast on MTV still drew the show's best ratings in eight years. An average of 11.4 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour telecast, a 27% increase over last year, according to the Nielsen Co. It was ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-13T21:31:17Z)

Clinton heads to 'Daily Show'

Video Music Awards ... on MTV still drew the show's best ratings in eight years. An average of 11.4 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour telecast, a 27 percent increase over last year, according to the Nielsen Co. (Source: Erie Times-News 2010-09-15T05:08:14Z)

Lady Tigers Take Part in Media Training 101

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU women's basketball ... brought up included replacing former All-American Allison Hightower , the difficult non-conference schedule and competing in the Southeastern Conference. Each player was ... (Source: LSUSports.net 2010-09-15T03:13:42Z)

Hayward defends BP safety at British oil spill hearing

LONDON ... British committee has previously taken evidence from Transocean. It will issue a series of recommendations on safety, likely before the end of the year, but has no powers to compel Britain's Conservative ... (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-09-15T15:23:50Z)

MINONG - Jack Link's acquires Minnesota snack meat plant

currently manufactures packaged meat snack products under the Pioneer snack brand and other private labels. Jack Link's plans to retain current management and employees at the Minnesota plant. In addition to the ... (Source: Biz Times 2010-09-14T12:11:45Z)

Nevis earning good reputation

BATON ROUGE — Former LSU All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey ... High in the New Orleans area made a career-high 2.5 sacks and was named the Southeastern Conference's defensive lineman of the week on Monday. (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-09-14T07:46:54Z)

Jack Link's acquires Mankato snack meat manufacturer

MINONG, Wis. – Jack Link's Beef Jerky today ... currently manufactures packaged meat snack products under the Pioneer snack brand and other private labels. Jack Link's plans to retain current management and ... (Source: Daily Telegram 2010-09-13T22:07:05Z)

Pope travels to Britain amid indifference, outrage

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive ... paying 25 pounds for tickets and transport to the main event: the beatification Sunday of Cardinal John Henry Newman in Birmingham. Government ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-15T13:36:28Z)

Sara Lee cutting 390 jobs in Europe

... Sara Lee Corp. is cutting 390 jobs in Europe over the next few years following the sale of its household and body care businesses, the company said Tuesday. The company has sold its Ambi Pure ... to Unilever NV (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-09-14T20:11:21Z)

Delta, MasterCard Announce New Co-Brand Debit Card Partnership

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and MasterCard Worldwide today begin an ... MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 22 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-09-15T15:31:00Z)

Pope & U.K. Catholic Hierarchy in Major Clash Over Gay Marriage

As the Pope ... invitation into the Catholic fold to Anglicans alienated by their church's more accepting stance toward gay clergy and gay church members. The article recounted that during his trip, Benedict XVI is ... (Source: EDGE Boston 2010-09-15T16:56:54Z)

Sara Lee to eliminate 390 jobs in Europe following sale of household and body ...

... Sara Lee Corp. is cutting 390 jobs in Europe over the next few years following the sale of its household and body care businesses, the company said Tuesday. The company has sold its Ambi Pure ... to Unilever NV (Source: FOX6Now.com Milwaukee 2010-09-14T19:42:43Z)

Dany Harrison Joins SENSIO Board of Directors

... TSX ... directors. Harrison's career in the television and new media industries spans more than 20 years. Currently General Manager of Technical Production with CBC/Radio-Canada, Harrison has held various executive (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-14T12:18:55Z)

Cramping his style: LSU's Peterson deals with lifelong leg cramps

BATON ROUGE -- Imagine ... tonight when No. 19 LSU (1-0) plays at Vanderbilt (0-1) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams at 6 p.m. on ESPNU in Nashville, Tenn. Peterson, a junior All-American ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-09-11T08:11:56Z)

Labor Union Blocks Philly Papers Deal

A deal to sell the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News collapsed due to a contract impasse with a labor union, The Wall Street Journal reports. The $135 million sale was dependent on reaching new labor ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-15T14:12:15Z)

Court sale of Philly newspapers collapses

He wants to bring the company that operates The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News out of bankruptcy by mid-October. Raslavich says the company has "languished" in bankruptcy for more than 18 months too. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-14T18:59:46Z)

Global Payments Becomes the First Foreign Card Processor to Launch China UnionPay ...

NYSE ... card transactions via a common point-of-sale (POS) system, allowing merchants to operate more efficiently and enhance customer service.   By consolidating all payment transactions using Visa ®, MasterCard®, (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-14T13:44:49Z)

Pope donates his private house to Catholic theology foundation

Regensburg, Germany - Pope Benedict XVI is to donate his private home in Germany to a Catholic theology foundation on Thursday, church officials in the city of Regensburg said. He has asked his brother ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T14:33:44Z)

Jack Link's Beef Jerky buying JBS plant

Jack Link is acquiring a plant in Mankato, Minn., that employs 85 workers. The facility produces meat snacks under the Pioneer brand and other private labels ... Minong-based Jack Link's has also entered into a joint ... (Source: Minneapolis-St Paul Business Journal 2010-09-14T15:39:21Z)

Pope calls for respect for religious freedom, peace in South Asia

Writing about the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who ... Catholics catch a glimpse of in Pope Benedict XVI," he wrote. "As could be foreseen, some controversy has arisen over the beatification of Newman," who ... (Source: Catholic News 2010-09-15T14:40:53Z)

BP's Hayward to testify to UK lawmakers on spill

LONDON ... British committee has previously taken evidence from Transocean. It will issue a series of recommendations on safety, likely before the end of the year, but has no powers to compel Britain's Conservative ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-15T12:10:34Z)

Ondine Completes Sale of Majority Interest in Sinusitis Subsidiary Sinuwave ...

BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/15/10 -- Ondine Biopharma Corporation (TSX: OBP)(AIM: OBP) (the "Company ... James Balcom has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinuwave Technologies ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-15T12:46:21Z)

Meat dress equals success: Gaga, Handler give VMAs highest rating in years

... Video Music Awards ... MTV still drew the show's best ratings in eight years. An average of 11.4 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour telecast, a 27 percent increase over last year, according to the ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-09-13T23:54:27Z)

Hayward Defends BP Safety Record

LONDON—Outgoing BP PLC Chief Executive Tony Hayward defended his company's safety record Wednesday in the face of questions from British lawmakers about the Gulf ... a Conservative lawmaker. Mr. Hayward insisted ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-15T15:09:31Z)

Philly news drivers last holdout to court sale

... Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News have balked at plans to end company contributions to their ... The company also operates the Philly.com website. The Teamsters Union Local 628 said in a ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-09-15T09:18:46Z)

Casey's Sends Letter To Couche-Tard

sent the following letter on the behalf of Casey's Board of Directors to Alain Bouchard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A, ATD.B): (Source: Street.Com 2010-09-14T17:33:53Z)

Pope Benedict XVI set to begin controversial state visit to Britain

... pope to Britain , a country that unceremoniously broke with the Vatican over Henry VIII's divorce in the 16th century, seemed doomed to controversy from the start. Months before Benedict XVI ... by Catholic ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-15T16:06:47Z)

Global Payments venture enters Beijing

NYSE: GPN) and The Hongkong ... be able to process domestic and foreign card transactions through a common point-of-sale system. By consolidating all payment transactions using Visa , MasterCard, American Express, (Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle 2010-09-14T15:32:11Z)

Sara Lee to cut 390 jobs in Europe

Sara Lee Corp. is cutting 390 jobs in Europe over the next few years following the sale of its household and body care businesses, the company said Tuesday. The company has sold its Ambi Pure ... business to Unilever NV (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-09-15T03:42:20Z)

Envoy: Pope protesters must be responsible

Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The British ambassador to the Vatican reminded would-be protesters during Pope Benedict XVI's visit ... scheduled to finish with the beatification of British Cardinal John Henry Newman, a Catholic ... (Source: United Press International 2010-09-15T13:43:37Z)

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