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Deals of the Hour / September 4, 2010, 2:39 pm

Football | Austin Packers stumble in opener

RED WING — This certainly wasn't the way the Austin High football team hoped to begin the 2010 season. The Packers traveled to Red Wing on Friday for a non-conference tilt against the Wingers, who hadn't won a game ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-09-04T06:11:23Z)

Texas specialty license plate vendor defends its designs

... assertions by House Transportation Committee Chairman Joe Pickett ... D-El Paso, said police have told him that with so many different designs, they might have trouble validating authentic Texas tags. (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-04T04:59:48Z)

Slow warm-up expected

The National Weather Service forecast for Greater Lafayette ... with highs in the upper 70s. Sunday night should be mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Labor Day's forecast calls for sunny skies, breezy ... (Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 2010-09-04T14:03:50Z)

Subscriber Exclusive: Red Wing defense learns to handle adversity

Red Wing's defense faced adversity several more times — the Wingers lost three fumbles — but held the Austin offense in place all night. The Packers gained a total of 47 yards on 51 plays. This ... (Source: Republican-Eagle 2010-09-04T09:03:11Z)

Coaching switch: Virginia's London came from Richmond; Richmond's Scott came from Virginia

New Richmond football coach Latrell Scott will ... wide receivers under Al Groh at Virginia. Now he'll be taking his Spiders to Charlottesville for their opener, and against a familiar face. Mike London, Richmond's ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-02T10:17:08Z)

Good news: Sunny weather all weekend

... Labor ... National Weather Service in State College. Today will be mostly sunny and breezy, he said. Winds will persist around 15 mph with gusts of 20 mph to 25 mph. Highs will be in the mid- to upper 70s ... (Source: York Daily Record 2010-09-04T14:32:28Z)

Forecast: Highs will be in mid-80s in the Birmingham area Saturday, Sunday

Labor Day weekend will bring a welcome respite from months of searing, record-breaking heat in the Birmingham area, according to National Weather Service forecasts. The Saturday college football forecast looks cool ... (Source: Everything Alabama Blog 2010-09-04T00:56:25Z)

Specialty plates sale pushed back

An auction to sell the rights to specialty Texas license plates with phrases such as COWBOYS ... Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, chairman of the House transportation committee, said he is concerned that the new plates don't ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-08-30T03:18:21Z)

30 Days 30 Vols: 1 Day/Derek Dooley

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Tennessee's success this season starts and ends with the man wearing the headset, first-year head coach Derek Dooley. Dooley ... kicks off the season against UT-Martin. (Source: WVLT 2010-09-03T19:05:40Z)

Legislator raises concerns about Texas novelty license plates

... Texas' novelty license plates are getting too cluttered, risking road safety for the sake of "making a couple bucks." Rep. Joe Pickett, head of the House Transportation ... D-El Paso. "It's going to be like a ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-03T05:36:47Z)

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough ... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of ... Standing with his economic team in the Rose Garden, Obama said the ... (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-04T12:16:27Z)

USF Bulls release football depth chart

... listed as a co-starter with senior Mo Plancher in the post-camp depth chart released by the USF Bulls this afternoon. Head Coach Skip Holtz said ... Sept. 4 against Stony Brook at Raymond James Stadium. (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-08-25T21:32:21Z)

Tennessee not looking past UT-Martin

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — As a child, Derek Dooley would make fun of Vince Dooley when his dad would make a big deal ... UT Martin is the Vols' first FCS opponent since beating The Citadel 45-6 in 1983. It's the team that ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-09-04T04:16:51Z)

Boys soccer: Wingers shut out by Austin in conference preview

Playing in what Red Wing coach Matt Quinn described as a good tune-up for the Missota ... Austin led 2-0 at the half. In an attempt to limit the Packers' space and time, Quinn moved a forward back to midfield. (Source: Republican-Eagle 2010-09-03T05:43:56Z)

Daily dose: Local history, cold nights ahead, Senate poll, NYC "mosque," College ...

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are wounded rivals running neck and neck for the ... had 6 percent and Libertarian Party candidate Mike Labno had 3 percent in the survey. The poll has an error ... (Source: News-Gazette 2010-09-03T13:14:54Z)

Senate race poll has Giannoulias, Kirk tied

AP) — A new poll shows Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are running neck and neck in their race ... while Libertarian Party candidate Mike Labno had 3 percent in the survey. Another 22 percent of ... (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-09-04T04:59:48Z)

3Par Venture Backers Reap $560 Million by Hanging On

Menlo Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners and Mayfield Fund ... said Barry Schuler, a managing director at DFJ Growth Fund in Menlo Park. Some may be tempted to hold on to stock longer. "Everybody is adjusting, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-04T05:57:04Z)

Early 3Par investors to reap $560 million

Menlo Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners and Mayfield Fund ... said Barry Schuler, a managing director at DFJ Growth Fund in Menlo Park, Calif. Some may be tempted to hold on to stock longer. "Everybody is ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-04T06:54:20Z)

Poll: Giannoulias, Kirk in neck-and-neck race

A new poll shows Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk running neck-and-neck in their race for the ... while Libertarian Party candidate Mike Labno had 3 percent in the survey. Another 22 percent of ... (Source: Southtown Star 2010-09-04T09:03:11Z)

Obama to offer job-growth ideas

President Barack Obama said Friday he intends ... Obama spoke in the Rose Garden after the August jobs report came out better than expected, showing the private sector adding 67,000 new jobs last month and revising ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-04T09:17:30Z)

Full Circle Capital Corporation Prices Public Offering of Common Stock and ...

solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities ... which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contains this and other information about Full ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-09-04T18:35:51Z)

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough ... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of better ... Standing with his economic team in the Rose Garden, Obama said the ... (Source: South Coast Today 2010-09-04T15:58:22Z)

Independent Bank Corporation Files Registration Statement With Securities and ...

... today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-03T17:54:05Z)

USF begins Skip Holtz era

TAMPA — Skip Holtz looks around the ... There are not high expectations for the Bulls this year as they kick off their season against FCS (I-AA) Stony Brook tonight at Raymond James Stadium. The best thing about ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-09-04T04:45:29Z)

Coaching carousel whirled rapidly for area football teams

Mike London, took the job at the University of Virginia after Al Groh was fired. Latrell Scott was hired to replace London. At Thomas Dale, Vic Williams, retired on top, even though he wasn't quite ready to go. (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-09-03T04:03:43Z)

UT refusing to look past UT-Martin

KNOXVILLE — As a child, Derek Dooley would make fun of his father when Vince Dooley would make a big deal ... UT Martin is the Vols' first FCS opponent since beating The Citadel 45-6 in 1983. It's the team that ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-03T21:07:21Z)

Investors hit big in 3Par sale

... data-storage supplier 3Par Inc. 3Par's earliest and biggest venture investors, Menlo Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners ... returns, said Barry Schuler, a managing director at DFJ Growth Fund in Menlo Park ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-04T08:48:52Z)

London era begins at Virginia with Spiders visit

Adding intrigue to London's Virginia coaching debut is the opponent ... Richmond will be led by Latrell Scott, who was the Cavaliers' wide receivers coach last year under Al Groh. Both staffs are stacked with ... (Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2010-09-04T09:10:20Z)

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. Files Registration Statement for ...

... has filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating ... solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-03T11:06:03Z)

College football scouting report: South Florida Bulls vs. Stony Brook

and the crowd at Raymond James Stadium (expected to be around 35,000) will likely be twice as big as the biggest one to have seen Stony Brook play to date. The second head coach in USF history, Skip Holtz, (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-09-04T00:20:38Z)

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