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Deals of the Hour / October 10, 2010, 11:41 pm

Report: Apple to make iPhone for Verizon Wireless

Washington - Apple Inc. plans to make a version of its popular iPhone 4 available through Verizon Wireless by early next year, according to a published report. The iPhone is now available only through AT&T Inc. Adding Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-10T16:34:24Z)

More Discoveries in Breast Cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, has identified a process through which a protein inside the body draws chemotherapy drugs out of the tumor cells, thus making them resistant. Most breast cancers (70 ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-09T07:53:02Z)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces The Sale of 4,500,000 Shares of Common Stock

NEW YORK , Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN - News ) (the "Company"), today announced that it intends, subject to market conditions, to offer 4,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an underwriting ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-06T20:42:32Z)

Report: Apple to offer iPhone 4 compatible with Verizon Wireless network

WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. plans to make a version of its popular iPhone 4 available through Verizon Wireless by early next year, according to a published report. The iPhone is now available only through AT&T Inc. Adding Verizon Wireless, the nation's ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-10T18:00:18Z)

Report: Apple to make iPhone 4 for Verizon by next year

WASHINGTON --- Apple Inc. plans to make a version of its popular iPhone 4 available through Verizon Wireless by early next year, according to a published report. The iPhone is now available only through AT&T Inc. Adding Verizon Wireless, the nation's ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-10T08:56:17Z)

Jerry Brown reinvents himself as elder statesman

Jerry Brown sees himself as a regular guy who buys his suits on sale, drives around in a Ford Crown Victoria and enjoys dinner at home with his wife. What he wants Californians to see past is the Jerry Brown of three decades ago who was derisively dubbed ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-09T22:04:52Z)

An older, tamer Jerry Brown seeks to show voters he's a regular guy, not 'Governor Moonbeam'

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As he campaigns for governor, Jerry Brown sees himself as a regular guy who buys his suits on sale, drives around in a Ford Crown Victoria and enjoys dinner at home with his wife. What he wants Californians to see past is the Jerry ... (Source: Canada East 2010-10-10T00:28:02Z)

Karen Owen's Duke thesis may land her in a heap of trouble -- and a lucrative book deal

When your entire college sexual repertoire is spread across the Internet for the world to read, it might be a disheartening experience. Of course, Duke student Karen Owen did write the entire report herself, made a handy PowerPoint presentation with ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-08T17:12:34Z)

Cougars display true grit

FORT WAYNE – This was the man's kind of "W," tough and gritty, flawed and flawless and, yes, even bloody. The perfect Imperfect, if you will. Or the imperfect Perfect. On one side of the ledger there were seven penalties – including one for too ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-10-10T07:51:51Z)

Regeneron says it plans offering of 4.5M shares

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to sell 4.5 million shares of stock to the public. The company said the underwriters of its offer will have the option to buy an additional 675,000 shares of stock in the next 30 days. The book ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-06T21:54:07Z)

Suspects in Tracy Teen Abuse Case Reach Plea Deals

Four people accused of torturing and kidnapping a teenager and holding him in a home in Tracy have reached plea deals. Kelly Lau, Michael Schumacher, Caren Ramirez and Anthony Waiters are accused of beating and starving a 16-year-old boy who escaped and ... (Source: Fox40 2010-10-08T17:05:25Z)

Talisman, Statoil buy Texas shale in $1.3B JV deal

A Canadian-Norwegian joint venture is buying 97,000 acres of natural gas-rich land in Texas' Eagle Ford play, the companies said Sunday. Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc. and Stavanger, Norway-based Statoil are paying $1.325 billion for the land, which ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-10T20:37:47Z)

Wen assures Turkish businessmen of growing trade

ISTANBUL - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao assured Turkish businessmen Saturday that China was committed to developing closer trade and investment ties with Turkey, promising to increase bilateral trade to $50 billion in five years. "We've set an ambitious goal ... (Source: China Daily 2010-10-09T14:55:23Z)

Statoil enters Eagle Ford shale - Strengthens US onshore portfolio

Statoil ASA (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) is strengthening and diversifying its US onshore portfolio by entering the Eagle Ford shale area. Through agreements with Enduring Resources, LLC and Talisman Energy Inc., Statoil will acquire 67,000 net acres in the Eagle ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T05:48:59Z)

Evidence of unusual drug-resistant breast tumours found

Washington, Oct 09 (ANI): Scientists have found how gene expression that contributes to drug resistance is ramped up in unusual types of breast tumours. The findings by the researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine may offer ... (Source: Newstrack India 2010-10-09T07:02:56Z)

USF win vs. Walsh would be 'big deal'

It would be hard to say Saint Francis' next game will be a true test. The Cougars have passed several tests already this year, but if you make one stop when looking down the schedule, the game against No. 8 Walsh has to be in the conversation. Saint ... (Source: News-Sentinel 2010-10-08T11:07:30Z)

Clue to unusual drug-resistant breast cancers found

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found how gene expression that may contribute to drug resistance is ramped up in unusual types of breast tumors. Their findings may offer new therapy targets. The study is ... (Source: EurekAlert 2010-10-08T20:54:29Z)

Cougars seize opportunity

FORT WAYNE – Funny thing, momentum; how it sometimes comes and goes without warning or fanfare. You look down, and it's there; look away for an instant, and – poof – it's gone. Then there are the other occasions when there is a sense of momentum ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-10-10T13:13:59Z)

Report: Dems planted NJ tea party House candidate

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- A New Jersey Republican congressional candidate criticized his Democratic opponent Friday amid mounting evidence that Democratic officials planted a tea party candidate in the race to siphon off conservative votes. "My opponent, John ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-10-10T04:09:57Z)

Karen Owen's Duke Powerpoint: Was Tom Wolfe Right About Horizontal Academics?

Tom Wolfe–a man in full, and ahead of his time. Back in 2004, author Tom Wolfe published a novel about college life titled "I Am Charlotte Simmons." The book, which focused on "hooking up" on campus, drew mixed reviews from critics, who faulted ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-10T01:46:47Z)

Movetis wins two out of three categories at the PharmaVentures European Deals 2010 Awards

Zurich (Switzerland), Turnhout (Belgium) – 30 September 2010 – Movetis NV (MOVE), the European gastrointestinal (GI) speciality pharmaceutical company, announces today that it has won the European Financing Deal of the Year and the European M&A Deal of ... (Source: Phramalive.com 2010-09-30T12:28:34Z)

Spot the New Hirst as Frieze's $375 Million Artworks Test Market Recovery

By Scott Reyburn - Sun Oct 10 23:00:01 GMT 2010 The first estimate of the value of Frieze comes days before the event's Oct. 13 preview in London. This week also includes U.K. auctions that have more than 78 million pounds ($124.5 million) of works on ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-10T23:15:16Z)

The Official Fuck List, Karen Owen's Duke List Powerpoint Scandal

Latest News Update: The 42-slide PowerPoint which was meant to be shared between friends, has been shooting through the Internet like wildfire. In it, Karen Owen , vividly describes the sexual performance of 13 current and former Duke students, all of them ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-09T12:17:54Z)

Regeneron Pharma Reveals Sale Of 4.5 Mln Shares Of Common Stock - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN: News ) Wednesday said it plans to offer 4.5 million shares of its common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Citi acting as the sole bookrunner. The company expects to use the net proceeds ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-06T20:35:22Z)

Plea deals reached/no trial for three of four suspects in Tracy torture case

STOCKTON -- On the brink of trial for the torture of a 16-year-old boy, three of the four suspects in a Tracy torture case have accepted plea deals. In San Joaquin County Superior Court this morning, Caren Ramirez, 45, the guardian of the battered boy ... (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-10-08T19:21:25Z)

Turkey, China sign cooperation deals

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- China and Turkey have signed eight agreements to strengthen trade and cooperation between the two countries that are among the world's fastest growing economies. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-08T11:00:20Z)

Turkish press hail Chinese Premier's visit as "milestone"

ANKARA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish press on Saturday hailed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Turkey as a "milestone" in bilateral relations. Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman released a story said Turkey and China "turn a new page" in ties through ... (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-10-09T18:30:08Z)

Hint of possible plea deal in the offing for Tracy torture suspects

STOCKTON -- Three of the four Tracy people accused of torturing and holding a teen boy captive for more than a year will return to court Friday, possibly to accept plea deals in a case that stunned their hometown. A gag order prevents attorneys from ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-06T19:45:16Z)

Germany Leaves Behind Slow-Coach Tag to Become Europe's Growth Locomotive

In German, die rote Laterne -- the red lantern that hangs off the caboose of a train -- is slang for last place. Less than a decade ago, Germans were wondering whether that was an apt description for their dawdling nation. Germany produced top-quality ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-01T07:26:44Z)

Chinese oil company, Chesapeake Energy enter deal for shale project in Texas

The China National Offshore Oil Corp. will pay Chesapeake Energy $2.2 billion for a one-third interest in a South Texas oil and natural gas shale project and will pay billions of dollars more for its share of development costs over the next several years ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-11T04:44:33Z)

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