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Deals of the Hour / September 7, 2010, 9:40 pm

Some May Be Banned From Hotels That Offer Porn

... stay at a so-called clean hotel ... Winona County Commissioners will consider a policy that would bar public employees from patronizing hotels that offer pay-per-view porn. County Administrator Duane Hebert ... (Source: WJZ 2010-09-06T14:30:05Z)

Sanofi may need to pay $77 a share for Genzyme, Citigroup says

Sanofi-Aventis SA will probably need to raise its $69-a-share offer for Genzyme Corp. to between $74 and $77 a share to clinch a deal, Citigroup Inc. analysts said. Bloomberg News reported the French ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-08-31T12:35:31Z)

Sanofi's Offer Is a Plea for Genzyme to Open Its Books

... company Genzyme in making public his $18.5 billion offer to buy it. The all-cash structure is intended to show that Sanofi-Aventis, the French pharmaceutical group, is serious. But the low-ball $69-a-share offer ... (Source: New York Times 2010-08-30T23:13:47Z)

Striking South African civil servants to vote on new wage offer

... in Pretoria ... its offer of a 7-per-cent increase and a 700-rand housing allowance, pointing out that it already far exceeded inflation of 4.2 per cent. Since they returned to talks the Congress of South African (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-31T07:56:20Z)

Democrats battle to cut mid-term election losses

... sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama ... control Congress, voters are split or leaning toward Republicans, national surveys say. Perhaps even more ominously for Democrats, (Source: Bennington Banner 2010-09-08T03:07:41Z)

38 students temporarily housed in the luxurious Affinia hotel

associate vice president of student affairs, all displaced students had either returned to the housing system ... assistant director for university transportation. Two RAs have also been temporarily placed on the ... (Source: Washington Square News 2010-09-07T08:30:59Z)

FDA OKs Quidel Pregnancy Test

The company is currently awaiting FDA clearance for its QuickVue RSV10, an RSV infection diagnostic test intended for use in children under six years of age. Zacks Rank Home - Evaluate your stocks and use the Zacks ... (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-07T15:40:29Z)

Welcome Week activities offer chance for students to connect with the university, new friends

Student Affairs vice president, physics professor Kaushik De and Student Congress President Aaron Resendez. Michael Taddesse, Greek Life and University Events assistant director, helped organize the MavsMeet after ... (Source: Shorthorn 2010-08-26T04:13:12Z)

Strike suspended in S. Africa

Chris Klopper, who leads a coalition of government worker unions ... president of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, broke the news to redshirted members of his union, who shouted in protest when told that ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-07T06:57:56Z)

San Jose Earthquakes bring in Premier League veteran Richard Wright for tryout

... with the Earthquakes today, but the development doesn't necessarily signal an imminent signing, a club official said Monday. After recent deals to acquire designated player Geovanni and Jamaican Khari Stephenson, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-07T05:53:30Z)

Dallas' Oak Cliff will be a real-life classroom for UT-Arlington urban planning ...

the city's assistant director for strategic planning ... UTA provost and vice president for academic affairs. "The real world doesn't behave like it does in textbooks." The students, working through the school's ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-07T05:39:11Z)

Sanofi Prepared To Raise Genzyme Bid If Genzyme Talks - Source

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY), the French drugs company, would be prepared to moderately raise its $69 per share offer for Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) in the context of a negotiated deal, a person ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-09-05T16:11:29Z)

Striking South Africans heading back to work

Chris Klopper, who leads a coalition of government worker unions ... president of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, broke the news to red-shirted members of his union gathered at the gates of the complex ... (Source: The Chronicle Herald 2010-09-07T09:06:47Z)

Authorities Say Tennessee Mosque Fire Was Arson

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI is offering a $20,000 reward to anyone with information leading to an arrest. "Somebody knows something,'' ATF agent Steven Gerido said. "The money is a motivator.'' (Source: Insurance Journal 2010-09-07T12:48:41Z)

Public sector unions to decide on offer on Wednesday

The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) would have a decision by 10am on Wednesday, general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said on Tuesday. Independent Labour Caucus (ILC) chairperson Chris Klopper said that ... (Source: Polity.org.za 2010-09-01T08:02:19Z)

Lawyer: Bomb suspect to be released

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that he made the pipe bomb and other homemade explosives used in three separate ... An ATF agent testified on Friday that he, Tlahuilt Hernandez and another law officer believed it ... (Source: MySanAntonio 2010-09-08T00:44:31Z)

San Jose Earthquakes bring in Premier League veteran Richard Wright for trial

... with the Earthquakes today, but the development doesn't necessarily signal an imminent signing, a club official said Monday. After recent deals to acquire designated player Geovanni and Jamaican Khari Stephenson ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-09-07T00:17:04Z)

County considers no-porn hotels

... Winona County commissioners said they may adopt such a "clean hotel" policy Tuesday because using taxpayer dollars ... county Administrator Duane Hebert said. If the measure is passed, employees would be ... (Source: United Press International 2010-09-07T14:28:54Z)

AAA free discount app 09 07

... introduced an Android ... managing director, AAA Travel Publishing.  "Providing ready-access to these services and content through users' mobile devices further increases the value of AAA membership."  All app (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-07T15:26:10Z)

Genzyme Rejects Sanofi Offer

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is working on resuming normal supply of the products that were ... which is supported by a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term "Hold rating). Our biggest concern for Sanofi is the high ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-30T13:41:08Z)

BSDM Tissue Device Safety Compliant

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The safety certification ... Zacks Rank Home - Evaluate your stocks and use the Zacks Rank to eliminate the losers and keep the winners. Mutual Fund Rank Home - Evaluate ... (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-02T16:50:50Z)

House Democrats' Outlook Grim

Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama ... Congress, voters are split or leaning toward ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-08T03:22:00Z)

World's Largest Affinity Discount Program Now Available on Android-Compatible ...

... introduced an Android ... managing director, AAA Travel Publishing.  "Providing ready-access to these services and content through users' mobile devices further increases the value of AAA membership."  All app (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-07T13:10:10Z)

Feds offer $20,000 reward in mosque fire

Somebody knows something," ATF agent Steven Gerido said during a Friday press conference at the site ... Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI officials confirmed the act was the result of arson after laboratory ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-04T20:01:45Z)

South Africa Strike Suspended

PRETORIA ... South African Democratic Teachers Union, or Sadtu, which represents some 230,000 teachers. But other union officials said they thought the strike was effectively over, given that the government's offer (Source: New York Times 2010-09-06T19:09:16Z)

South African State Workers Suspend 20-Day Strike

told reporters in Pretoria today. "This does not mean that we have accepted the state offer." The labor action has strained relations between Zuma's administration and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-06T15:48:50Z)

GOP gains could bring deals, or gridlock

Democrats captured Congress after 12 years of Republican rule. In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidency and Democrats bulked up their congressional majorities. The question now is the size of an expected GOP counter ... (Source: Lancaster Eagle Gazette.com 2010-09-07T15:26:10Z)

Winona County / Porn-free hotel policy considered

Winona County employees may soon be restricted from staying in hotels that offer pay-per-view pornography under a proposal before the county board. Today, the county commissioners will consider adopting a "clean ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-07T05:10:33Z)

Geovanni leads 'Quakes past Houston

... Geovanni scored a goal and assisted on another to propel the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 win over the Houston ... which was finished off by Khari Stephenson. Houston leveled the match on the stroke of halftime ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-09-06T02:34:16Z)

This Isn't FarmVille: Playboy Kicks Off Gaming Label With 'Poisonville'

... managing director for new digital ventures ... Playboy also expects to work with Bigpoint on creating a Facebook app for Poisonville . While Lee wouldn't discuss whether the company is in talks with other game ... (Source: MocoNews.net 2010-08-25T17:57:36Z)

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