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Deals of the Hour / September 8, 2010, 11:39 am

Toyota's Prius May Lead Collapse in Japan's Car Sales as Subsidies Expire

The Prius hybrid has spearheaded sales growth for Toyota Motor Corp ... what lies ahead for Japan's automakers. In Germany, incentives totaling 5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) for buyers of new vehicles who turned ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-30T21:12:06Z)

Rosh Hashana and the Jewish Odyssey: A Q&A with Marek Halter

... Rosh Hashana ... Israeli-Palestinian encounters; and I have been a friend to Rabin and Arafat, to Peres and Sadat. This has naturally led me to face the three key questions raised by Jewish history: why the Jews? (Source: Austin American-Statesman 2010-09-08T16:15:06Z)

Hurricane Hermine weakens, heads north

with more rain expected in central and north Texas Wednesday as the storm's core continued to move north, according to the National Weather Service. Hermine made landfall early Tuesday in northeastern Mexico with ... (Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram 2010-09-08T16:00:47Z)

Lincoln, Hartford Warrants on Sale

... Program (TARP), the US Treasury Department plans to conduct auctions to dispose of its remaining warrants held in Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC - News ) and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. ( (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T18:23:56Z)

Tropical Storm Hermine gives South Texas another wet lashing

RAYMONDVILLE — Tropical Storm Hermine ... Mexico said there were no reports of serious injuries or death, which was welcome news after 12 people in Mexico died in flooding caused by Hurricane Alex earlier this ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-08T09:48:33Z)

Cisco, Westcon To Pay $48 Mln To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - Quick Facts

RTTNews) - Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO: News ... Justice Department said Tuesday. According to the Justice Department, the settlement resolves the United States' assertions that Cisco and Westcon knowingly provided ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-08T00:08:43Z)

Cisco, Westcon to pay $48 mn to settle US case

WASHINGTON, USA: Cisco Systems Inc and Westcon Group North America agreed to pay $48 million to settle allegations they gave incomplete data during contract talks with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department ... (Source: CIOL Network 2010-09-08T04:47:54Z)

Orange County woman missing in Hawaii

A search is underway on the small, northernmost Hawaiian island of Kauai for a Rancho Santa Margarita woman who has been missing since Sept. 1. Becky Thompson, 45, had traveled alone to the island shortly ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-08T01:41:47Z)

Private Sale Site Shows Up Fashionably Late to the Party

BOSTON , Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Smarter Travel Media, a TripAdvisor® Media Group company, launches SniqueAway ... who have proven the private sale model to be a winner," said Massimo De Nadai , General Manager for ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-09-07T12:34:22Z)

Tropical Storm Hermine sweeps into Texas towns

Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Hermine began to lose its punch as it pushed north today, after causing landslides in northeast Mexico and leaving one Texas town almost entirely without power. As when Hurricane Alex ... (Source: Newton Kansan 2010-09-08T01:41:47Z)

Samsung Fascinate Now On Sale at Verizon

we can count a Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, capable of offering great speed and graphics performance levels. Moreover, users would enjoy a 4-inch touchscreen display with Super AMOLED ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-08T06:06:38Z)

Samsung Announces Dual-Core Cortex A9 Chipset

Samsung has announced the forthcoming availability of a new application chipset meant to be the successor to its own Hummingbird application processor, which it's manufacturing for sale to interested manufacturers ... (Source: PhoneNews.com 2010-09-07T18:46:36Z)

Texas officials search for possible flood victims

with more rain expected in central and north Texas Wednesday as the storm's core continued to move north, according to the National Weather Service. Hermine made landfall early Tuesday in northeastern Mexico with ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-08T15:24:59Z)

Hermine swamps Texas, prompts search for victims

with more rain expected in central and north Texas Wednesday as the storm's core continued to move north, according to the National Weather Service. Hermine made landfall early Tuesday in northeastern Mexico with ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-08T16:15:06Z)

Trip Advisor Launches New Private Sale Website

The SniqueAway website uses Trip ... to party with the players who have proven the private sale model to be a winner," said Massimo De Nadai, General Manager for Smarter Travel Media. Other websites offering private ... (Source: Luxist 2010-09-08T05:59:29Z)

Police: Homicidal, Suicidal man loose in Connecticut

Rhode Island and Utah and then himself has been missing for the past five days, according to the state police. Roland Prejean, 43, of Morris ... driving a tan Toyota Camry with license plate number 962-UXG. (Source: Norwich Bulletin 2010-09-07T13:24:29Z)

Toyota braces for drop in Japan Prius sales

The Prius hybrid has spearheaded sales growth for Toyota Motor Corp. in ... what lies ahead for Japan's automakers. In Germany, incentives totaling 5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) for buyers of new vehicles who turned ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-08-31T05:33:11Z)

Rancho Santa Margarita woman missing on Kauai

LIHUE, Hawaii (KABC) -- A Rancho Santa Margarita woman is missing in Hawaii. Nola Rebecca Thompson went to the island of Kauai on Aug. 28 to celebrate her 45th birthday. She was last seen Thursday, the day before she ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-07T23:11:27Z)

Japan Vehicle Sales Rise Most Since 1972 on Subsidy

Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co ... sold 130,092 vehicles excluding Lexus-brand models, up 43 percent. The carmaker's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling model, with deliveries ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-01T07:26:31Z)

New site adds traveler reviews to private sale experience

... Smarter Travel Media has launched its own private sale site, following in the footsteps of Kayak and Travelocity. SniqueAway ... proven the private sale model to be a winner," said Massimo De Nadai, general ... (Source: The Independent 2010-09-07T16:44:55Z)

'Shana Tova': Rosh Hashana 2010 Best of the Web

... Rosh Hashana ... Jews his "warmest wishes for the new year." The president took the opportunity to emphasize the effort and struggle for the possibility of a two-state solution when talks between Israeli and ... (Source: AOL News 2010-09-08T18:16:47Z)

Verizon announces availability of Samsung Fascinate, a Galaxy S Smartphone

Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and virtual QWERTY keyboard featuring SWYPE technology.</span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-08T10:02:52Z)

Hermine swamps TX, prompts search for victims

Texas -- Its power spent, what was left of Tropical Storm Hermine ... Hurricane Alex at the start of the summer and an unnamed tropical depression in July. Only last week had Hidalgo County on the U.S.-Mexico border ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-08T16:50:53Z)

Peace on minds of Jewish leaders as Rosh Hashana begins

as Jews prepare for Rosh Hashana amid a tense international situation and two area congregations consider merging. Israeli/Palestinian peace talks, Iran's nuclear program, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the proposed ... (Source: Norwich Bulletin 2010-09-08T04:26:25Z)

Bay Biz Buzz: Google eyes expansion of its Web TV service

surpassing Battery Ventures and San Jose-based Cisco Systems Inc. and Westcon Group North America agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims that they overcharged the U.S. government, the Justice Department said. (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-09-08T05:38:00Z)

Feds to sell rights to 2 insurers' shares

The Treasury Department announced it will auction warrants of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Lincoln National Corp. over the next several weeks. A warrant gives the purchaser the right to buy common ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-08T07:03:54Z)

Police Search For Man Who May Be Mentally Ill

MORRIS – State ... going to kill himself and people in Rhode Island , Connecticut and Utah , state police said. Prejean took his roommate's tan, 2000 Toyota Camry with Connecticut plates 962-UXG. He is a white male ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-09-07T11:22:47Z)

Kempthorne, Ex-Idaho Senator, to Lead Insurer Group

and at least 12 carriers applied to Treasury for bailouts. Lincoln National Corp. and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., turned to the U.S. in 2009 after investment losses and costs to protect clients from ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-08T18:16:47Z)

Police say missing Morris man left threatening note

a tan 2000 Toyota Camry with Connecticut plate 962-UXG. He left a note indicating he was "on the run and sick in the head," and that he was going to kill himself and someone else in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Utah, (Source: Stamford Advocate 2010-09-08T01:56:06Z)

OC Woman Mysteriously Missing in Hawaii

Kauai emergency crews and concerned family members are continuing their search for a missing Orange County woman.. Nola Rebecca ``Becky'' Thompson of Rancho Santa Margarita arrived on Kauai on August 28th. The 45 ... (Source: NBC Los Angeles 2010-09-08T00:08:43Z)

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