Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 6:42 pm

Glowpoint and Equinix partner to offer direct access managed video services

... TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Glowpoint ... carriers and service providers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific through EquinixaEUR(TM)s global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-15T13:29:18Z)

Glowpoint signes alliance agreement with Equinix

... Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Glowpoint ... accessible to carriers and service providers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific through Equinix's global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Best Buy® Expands Apple® iPad Availability to All U.S. Stores Sept. 26

Best Buy is a preferred channel partner for the Apple iPad, now selling the popular device online (for in-store pick-up) and through Apple Shop locations within 673 Best Buy stores. "Technology is becoming more and ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T11:33:35Z)

Best Buy to offer iPad across all stores from September 26

... 673 stores with Apple Shop locations. Interestingly, the consumer electronics retailer allows shoppers to buy an iPad through their online store and reserve it for in-store pick-up, just like Apple. Best Buy ... (Source: Geek.Com 2010-09-15T23:01:58Z)

Hoffman Loses To Doheny In Primary

... Matt Doheny pulled out a win in Tuesday's primary. "I was extremely disappointed with the results, but I think Doug Hoffman's defeat was a direct result ... Bill Owens win re-election in the state's 23rd ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T00:12:22Z)

Exco plans to sell $750M in senior notes due 2018, and use funds to buy back notes due in 2011

... Exco Resources Inc. said Tuesday it plans to offer $750 million in senior notes due 2018. Exco said it will use some of the ... and Wells Fargo Securities. In aftermarket trading Exco shares were unchanged at $ ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-07T22:57:08Z)

Pope Benedict XVI faces hostile atmosphere in UK, admits church failures in sex ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain , admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-17T00:33:51Z)

Ovaries 'can work again after early menopause'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: The Independent 2010-09-15T08:14:21Z)

Apple Shipping iPad to 5 Latin American Countries on Sept. 17

... claimed in a report issued earlier this week that "Best Buy is a preferred channel partner for the Apple iPad, now selling the popular device online (for in-store pick-up) and through Apple Shop locations ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-16T08:20:19Z)

Middlesbrough soccer team to tour North Korea

... British soccer team to visit North Korea, strengthening the town's long-standing relationship with the isolated Asian country that dates back 44 years ... Portugal and Ivory Coast. It was the country's ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-13T18:53:48Z)

EXCO Resources, Inc. Announces Closing of $750.0 Million Senior Notes Offering

EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) ("EXCO") today announced that it closed its underwritten offering of $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes ... Corporation and Wells Fargo Securities, (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

UPDATE 1-Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

... Novell Inc ( NOVL.O ) rose more than 6 percent after the New York Post reported the business software maker is three to four ... Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up 33 cents at $5 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Middlesbrough Ladies to become 1st soccer team from Britain to visit North Korea

... British soccer team to visit North Korea, strengthening the town's long-standing relationship with the isolated Asian country that dates back 44 years ... Portugal and Ivory Coast. It was the country's second ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-13T15:04:44Z)

Brief but severe storm sweeps through NYC, knocking down trees, tearing off roofs ...

... New York City, killing one person, uprooting trees and damaging cars. The National Weather Service briefly issued tornado warnings Thursday evening for Staten Island, Brooklyn ... In the Park Slope neighborhood, (Source: Republic 2010-09-17T00:12:22Z)

Rats offer baby hope to women in early menopause

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: Independent 2010-09-15T08:50:08Z)

European stocks up on US gains, Portugal bond sale

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 21.92 points ... the news that Portugal managed to raise euro1.04 billion ($1.3 billion) in a debt auction Wednesday that drew strong investor interest helped ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T16:22:15Z)

Taylor Swift partners with Target to offer bonus album content

NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift ... her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" - about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-16T08:34:38Z)

Glowpoint Aligns With Equinix to Offer Enhanced Managed Services to End Users Globally via ...

... PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Glowpoint ... accessible to carriers and service providers throughout North America , Europe , and Asia Pacific through Equinix's global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-14T12:04:36Z)

Pope visits Britain: Benedict XVI admits failures in sex-abuse scandal

... indifference in Britain ... by a pope to the U.K., and his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II was symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the officially Protestant nation and the Catholic ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-16T19:04:34Z)

NY-23: Republicans promise conservative philosophy, but offer few specifics

In their final debate last night, Republicans Matt Doheny and Doug Hoffman both claimed to be the true conservative running for congress in the 23rd district. The two men, who hope to unseat Democrat Bill Owens ... (Source: North Country Public Radio 2010-09-08T11:07:17Z)

Ovaries 'can work again'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: yorkshirepost 2010-09-15T07:52:52Z)

EXCO Resources (XCO) Announces $750M Senior Notes Offering

EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO ) announced its plans today to offer $750 million of Senior Notes that are due in 2018 ... RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities. (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-07T21:02:37Z)

JOHN BOGERT: Britain not thrilled with Pope Benedict XVI's visit

Take Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Britain, which, in case you missed it, began Thursday. Yeah! Actually, it's more "Who cares?" in a nation of 60 million, of which a mere 5 million are Roman Catholic, (Source: Daily Breeze 2010-09-17T00:05:13Z)

Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

New York Post said its sources would not say who the potential buyers were, but noted that proceeds from these deals would exceed the Elliott offer. Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-15T18:29:57Z)

Brief but severe storm sweeps through NYC, tornado warning for Brooklyn and ...

... through New York City, uprooting trees and damaging cars. The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a tornado warning for Staten Island and Brooklyn. The warning was in effect until 6 p.m. In the Park ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-16T22:25:00Z)

Taylor Swift partners with retailer for new CD

Taylor Swift ... follow-up to her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" — about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Ballot Box: More Pro-life Primary Victories in New York

... candidate Doug Hoffman ... Bill Owens, who snatched the congressional seat from Hoffman by several thousand votes. This time around, the pro-life Hoffman is running as a GOP candidate and is contending with Matt ... (Source: Lifesite 2010-09-16T21:27:44Z)

Tornado Warning For Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning until 6:00 PM in Staten Island and Brooklyn. Immediately go indoors ... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARK SLOPE... OR NEAR VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE... (Source: Gothamist.com 2010-09-16T21:49:12Z)

Novell shares surge on sale rumor

Waltham-based Novell plans to sell a division that provides Linux operating system software separately from the rest of the company, the New York Post reported on its website, citing unnamed sources familiar with the ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-15T19:20:04Z)

Kanye West: 'I Bled Hard' Over Taylor Swift Debacle

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and ... taking the trophy that Swift won at the MTV Video Music Awards and saying that it ... (Source: BlackNews.com 2010-09-07T03:16:02Z)

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