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Deals of the Hour / September 8, 2010, 12:40 pm

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)

12P ET: Leinart Agrees To Deal With Texans; Pettitte To Throw Bullpen Session ...

The deal is also expected to include naming rights to areas inside the Garden, as well as a significant media component. (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-06T15:55:59Z)

Leak reveals largest Google ad purchasers

BP moved into sixth place among companies spending large amounts of cash on ads through Google. Those companies were followed by Expedia, Amazon, eBay, BP, Hotels.com, JC Penney, Living Social and ADT Security to ... (Source: Afterdawn.com 2010-09-07T00:09:55Z)

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)

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)

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)

Leaked Google Document Shows Top Advertising Spenders

... Google ads, as the numbers for June 2010 show . Some of them are known to the public and somewhat to be expected, AT&T or Amazon, but Expedia, a travel ... Other big spenders are eBay, with over $4 million and ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-06T14:51:34Z)

Soccer: Earthquakes beat Houston as Geovanni scores and assists in his first ...

Geovanni's first start led to a few firsts for the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night ... His pass from the right side set up Khari Stephenson, who scored his first career league-play goal in the sixth minute. (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-09-06T13:04:11Z)

Football player dies after practice

FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Farmerville ... A news release says Kebrion Morgan died Sunday, after a light football practice. Union Parish Schools Superintendent Steve Dozier told The News-Star on Sunday that Morgan was ... (Source: Hattiesburg American 2010-09-07T14:50:23Z)

Boy, girl taken to hospital after being hit by flying bats, balls at Giants ...

... bat and a ball at Monday's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks ... beyond the start of the protective netting, was hit on the right side of the head in the fourth inning after San Francisco 's Buster Posey ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-09-06T23:34:07Z)

2 kids injured at Giants-Diamondbacks game

... bat and a ball at Monday's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks ... beyond the start of the protective netting, was hit on the right side of the head in the fourth inning after San Francisco's Buster Posey lost ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-06T23:34:07Z)

Apple spends big bucks for Google ads

... million),  Expedia ($5.95 million), and Amazon ($5.85 million). Also in the top ten were eBay, BP, Hotels.com, J.C. Penny, Living Social, and ADT Security. It seems that a lot of companies write big checks to ... (Source: TECH.BLORGE.com 2010-09-07T16:59:14Z)

Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Pricing of $450 Million of 4.70% Senior Notes ...

NYSE:HCN) today announced that it has priced an offering of $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.70% Senior Notes due September 15 ... Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-07T20:05:21Z)

JP Morgan Chase, MSG reach sponsorship deal: report

JP Morgan Chase and MSG have reached the most lucrative sponsorship ... is expected to include "naming rights to areas inside the Garden, as well as a significant media component," the report states. At $30 ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-06T18:04:50Z)

NL notes: Nationals' OF Morgan held out after incident

Arizona Diamondbacks Two ... Arizona's dugout just beyond the start of the protective netting was hit on the right side of the head in the fourth inning after San Francisco's Buster Posey lost his bat swinging at a ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-07T04:27:36Z)

Vermont Gov. Douglas to announce details of $1 million grant Tuesday in Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY, VT. — Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is announcing a new $1 million grant that will create up to 45 jobs. Douglas, a Republican incumbent not seeking re-election, will outline details of the grant Tuesday in ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-07T15:11:51Z)

4 Dems in close Vt. primary election; Leahy wins

Vt.— Vermont voters made quick work Tuesday choosing candidates for U ... Jim Douglas' decision not to seek re-election, which opened the seat to all comers. State Sen. Susan Bartlett, Google executive Matt Dunne, (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-25T05:40:18Z)

Farmerville high school football player dies after practice

FARMERVILLE, La. -- Farmerville police ... A news release says Kebrion Morgan died Sunday, after a light football practice. Union Parish Schools Superintendent Steve Dozier told The News-Star on Sunday that Morgan ... (Source: WWL-TV 2010-09-06T20:28:00Z)

BT's app finds Wi-Fi hotspots for Android and iPhone

... smartphone application for Android ... managing director for BT Retail Consumer, said, "Millions of BT Total Broadband customers already get free access to the UK's biggest Wi-Fi network. This free app makes ... (Source: Computer Weekly 2010-09-07T10:11:12Z)

Samsung May Use Android in TVs to Fight Sony, Apple

Yoon Boo Keun, head of Samsung's TV business, told reporters today on the sidelines of a forum in Seoul. A key question is whether South Korean movie, TV and music providers will cooperate with Google, he said. (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-07T07:05:05Z)

Samsung May Deploy Google TV After All

Yoon Boo Keun, head of Samsung's TV business, told reporters today on the sidelines of a forum in Seoul. A key question is whether South Korean movie, TV and music providers will cooperate with Google, he said. (Source: Newteevee.com 2010-09-07T19:29:33Z)

High school football player dies

... Steve Dozier says a Farmerville high school lineman has died after a light football practice. He tells The News-Star that 15-year-old sophomore Kebrion Morgan had watched film ... Bim" Coulbertson were not returned. (Source: KFDM-TV 2010-09-06T16:46:06Z)

5 Dems in close Vt. primary election

Vt. (AP) -- Vermont voters made quick work Tuesday choosing candidates for U ... Jim Douglas' decision not to seek re-election, which opened the seat to all comers. State Sen. Susan Bartlett, Google executive Matt ... (Source: Brattleboro Reformer 2010-08-25T11:52:31Z)

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)

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion of 7 7/8% Senior Notes ...

Wireless"), has priced an underwritten public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes ... Barclays Capital Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-07T23:25:46Z)

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)

Health Care REIT Announces Pricing Of $450 Million Of 4.70% Senior Notes Due 2017 ...

HCN: News ) said Tuesday that it has priced an offering of $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.70% Senior Notes due September 15 ... Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-07T21:02:37Z)

Samsing Considering Android for New Google TVs

head of Samsung's TV business, Yoon Boo Keun, told reporters that the company is considering it but said a key factor is whether South Korean movie, TV and music providers will cooperate with Google. No word on ... (Source: Tom's Guide 2010-09-08T02:24:44Z)

Deal a slam-dunk for MSG

is expected to include "naming rights to areas inside the Garden, as well as a significant media component," SBJ reported, citing multiple unnamed sources. Such a deal would eclipse the annual value of agreements for ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-07T07:19:24Z)

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)

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