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Deals of the Hour / September 3, 2010, 8:40 pm

New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer ...

... study(1) published in The New England Journal of Medicine ... the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), showed that the Xpert® MTB/RIF test successfully identified 98% of all culture-confirmed TB ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-09-02T17:05:09Z)

Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate

... TB, researchers said. A report on the researchers' work was published in the Sept. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . Further ... of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics in Geneva, (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-02T20:11:16Z)

Dan Maes rejects offer to quit governor's race

DENVER — Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes rejected an offer on Wednesday from former congressman Tom Tancredo for both men to get out of the Colorado governor's race and let the Republican Party pick a ... (Source: The Tribune 2010-08-17T23:57:50Z)

New Rapid TB Test Reduces Time to Diagnosis

... detect tuberculosis (TB ... Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues, reported the results of their study online September 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine . (Source: eMaxHealth.com 2010-09-03T14:12:10Z)

Analyst: GM to sell shares Nov. 18

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week road show to drum up investor interest ... (Source: Montgomery Advertiser 2010-09-03T09:54:28Z)

Officers planning DUI crackdown for holiday weekend

State officers plan to be out in force this Labor Day weekend looking ... advance are the Levy County Sheriff's Office and Inglis Police Department. The agencies plan to conduct a joint detail with a DUI, (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-09-03T16:49:39Z)

3D TVs and tablets beckon at Berlin's IFA trade fair

Exhibitors at Europe's largest consumer electronics ... Top manufacturers such as Sony Corp, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Panasonic are expected to show off their 3D TVs at IFA, now that the technology has ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-08-31T16:24:35Z)

HP boosts 3Par offer as Dell bows out

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-03T19:34:18Z)

HP Beats Dell In 3Par Bidding War

Dell Inc. bowed out of its bidding war for data storage company 3Par Inc. on Thursday after rival Hewlett-Packard Co. raised its offer to $2.1 billion, or $33 per share. Dell's announcement came just an ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-03T11:13:13Z)

Monkey donut from Dunkin' could set world on fire

And the winner of the "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest is a creation with a "bananas foster ... According to Dunkin', this year's sinker uber chef is Rachel Davis of Sharon, and her recipe was tops from among ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-03T04:25:12Z)

New models could offer treatments for fractures that won't heal

... animal model mimicking a clinical non-union situation and a mathematical model developed for studying normal fracture healing, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), University of Lihge ... (Source: Webindia 123 2010-09-02T18:31:03Z)

Analyst says GM plans to sell shares publicly on Nov. 18

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares on Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week a road show to drum up investor ... (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-09-03T07:52:47Z)

Computer Model Heals Bone Fractures

they elaborated a mathematical model, that was developed to study the way a normal fracture heals. By using this combination, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Edinburgh University (United ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-03T14:55:07Z)

New Dunkin' Donut Makes Customers Go Bananas

... Dunkin' Donuts' "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest. "Monkey-See Monkey-Donut," a bananas foster-filled donut ... Created by Rachel Davis of Sharon, Massachusetts, "Monkey-See Monkey-Donut" was chosen from ... (Source: QSR magazine 2010-09-03T14:19:20Z)

Contest win brings sale of doughnut at Dunkin' shops

S haron resident Rachel Davis likely will pop into a few Dunkin' Donuts shops in the next 10 days. Named the winner of the Canton chain's "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest in June, her ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-03T04:10:53Z)

Business briefs: GM will offer shares Nov. 18, IPO expert says

according to The Wall Street Journal. The SEC is investigating the practice called "quote stuffing," in ... another practice known as "sub-penny pricing," where orders are priced in increments smaller than a penny, (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-03T13:43:32Z)

Dell cedes 3Par rival to Hewlett-Packard

SEATTLE (AP) — Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said yesterday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-09-03T20:45:53Z)

UPDATE 1-SEC probes cancelled trades in flash crash - WSJ

... stuffing," in which unusually large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately, the Wall Street Journal ... practice called "sub-penny pricing" is used to ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-02T13:59:03Z)

DUI crackdown for holiday weekend

State officers plan to be out in force this Labor Day weekend looking ... advance are the Levy County Sheriff's Office and Inglis Police Department. The agencies plan to conduct a joint detail with a DUI, (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-09-04T02:08:00Z)

Added patrols planned for Labor Day weekend

... stepping up patrols Labor Day ... and DUI enforcement. The number of Americans traveling this holiday weekend is expected to increase nearly 10 percent from 2009, according to AAA. Wood County Sheriff's Office ... (Source: Marietta Times 2010-09-03T14:05:01Z)

Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal

... animal model mimicking a clinical non-union situation and a mathematical model developed for studying normal fracture healing, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), University of Liège ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-03T22:54:44Z)

New Market Research Report: Childrenswear in South Africa

the global market consists of North America, South America, Western Europe ... Russia, and Ukraine. Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. For more information or ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-04T00:49:16Z)

Business Digest, Sept. 3

according to the Wall Street Journal. The SEC is investigating "quote stuffing," where ... reviewing another practice known as "sub-penny pricing," where orders are priced in increments smaller than a penny, (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-09-03T09:18:41Z)

Colo. gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes stays in race, on ballot despite pressure ...

DENVER (AP) — Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor. Secretary of State ... (Source: KDVR.com 2010-09-03T23:01:53Z)

Maes, Tancredo to stay in Colorado governors' race; GOP party chief ...

Dan Maes — the embattled Republican candidate for Colorado ... Denver's mayor, "might fluke his way into the governor's office, [but] a Republican controlled legislature will confront his desire to continue ... (Source: Denver Business Journal 2010-09-03T23:52:00Z)

UPDATE 1-Sony Europe upbeat ahead of holiday shopping season

... Sony Corp ( 6758.T ) ( SNE.N ) said it was optimistic about recovery in Europe even if economies there were still struggling to overcome ... Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players and Sony Ericsson mobile phones. (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-01T16:23:24Z)

Outdoor Channel to launch in Asia, Europe

Online coupon provider Groupon can cross two more countries off its global shopping list: Japan and Russia. The Chicago ... improved 32 percent in July when strong sales in Asia and North America drove the firm's ... (Source: Tri-City Herald 2010-08-26T22:21:16Z)

BHI Gets DOJ Nod for Asset Sale

... better-than-expected second quarter results reflected solid contribution from BJ Services' operations and improved performances in North America, Russia and Asia Pacific. However, the results were partially ... (Source: Zacks.com 2010-08-26T17:56:25Z)

GM will offer IPO on Nov. 18, analyst says

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares on Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week a road show to drum up investor ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-03T13:43:32Z)

COMPANY VIEW-Impact of Europe's economic woes

SONY ( Symbol : SNE ) "The general ... but conditions in southern Europe such as Spain remain very weak. Spain appears to be most affected market and sales of consumer products such as TVs are very weak. " (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-31T09:36:33Z)

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