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Deals of the Hour / October 10, 2010, 7:41 pm

Cal football report for game vs. UCLA

SERIES HISTORY: The Bruins lead 49-30-1 but have dropped the past five played in Berkeley. THE STORY LINES: Cal's defense gets its second shot at the pistol offense. The first time around this season, the Bears were abused by Nevada in a 52-31 loss. ... A ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-10-09T02:02:17Z)

Three suspects likely to announce plea deals in tortured teen case on Friday

STOCKTON – Three of four defendants awaiting trial on charges they tortured a teenage boy held captive in Tracy are due back in court Friday possibly to announce settlements. Anthony Waiters is the lone defendant who appears to be headed to trial later ... (Source: Record 2010-10-06T20:13:54Z)

Toyota offers free maintenance program

LOS ANGELES — In an effort to boost sales, Toyota Motor Co. has begun pitching two years of free maintenance with the purchase of its Toyota and Scion cars, making them the first mass-market auto brands to offer such a service. The offer is the latest in ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-09T07:10:05Z)

UPDATE 1-China Telecom may be in talks to offer iPhone-report

HONG KONG Oct 8 (Reuters) - China Telecom ( 0728.HK ), the smallest of China's three wireless carriers, may become the second Chinese operator to offer Apple's ( AAPL.O ) popular iPhone after an exclusive agreement with one of its rivals expires, a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-08T03:00:44Z)

PV Police Offer Christmas Display Compromise

KMBC.com Police have developed four measures they hope will ease tensions between a homeowner who erects an elaborate Christmas display and his weary neighbors. Prairie Village Capt. Tim M. Schwartzkopf said the department had successful communication with ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-09T01:12:11Z)

Apple Readies Verizon iPhone

AT&T Inc. is about to lose its lock on the iPhone. Apple Inc. is making a version of its iPhone that Verizon Wireless will sell early next year, according to people familiar with the matter, ending an exclusive deal with AT&T and sharpening the competition ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-07T03:37:43Z)

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 2010-10-06T19:52:25Z)

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)

AIG Commences Exchange Offer Of Up To 74.5 Million Units

American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) on Friday commenced an offer to exchange up to 74.5 million of its equity units, a move that comes after the U.S. government said it will sell off its stake in the insurer. Following the exchange of the units and ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-10-08T21:51:45Z)

City Notebook: Meeting a chance to shake hands after election in Alexandria

Alexandria at-large Councilman-elect Jim Villard dropped in Tuesday to watch some of the action at the Alexandria City Council meeting. Villard, who has not been a regular attendee of council meetings over the past year, didn't have to stick around long ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-10-10T11:40:55Z)

TRIP OF THE WEEK: Santa Clara Loop packs a punch in a short distance

A rural back country loop from St. George in Southern Utah packs a lot of history and scenery into a 45-mile drive. The route runs past Snow Canyon State Park to Veyo, then down the Santa Clara River past Gunlock State Park to the pioneer-era town of Santa ... (Source: Las Vegas Review Journal 2010-10-10T10:43:39Z)

Online checking accounts offer convenience, but beware of the drawbacks

NEW YORK — Now that most routine bank transactions can be handled online or at ATMs, you may be weighing whether it's worth making the leap to an exclusively online checking account. Besides the convenience, these accounts typically bear interest or ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-09T06:19:59Z)

UCLA: Cal, UCLA trying to stay afloat in Pac-10

BERKELEY -- California quarterback Kevin Riley spent the bye week watching several Pac-10 games. His impression? The Golden Bears can't afford to fall any farther back in the conference standings. Their safety net disappeared two weeks ago in the desert ... (Source: North County Times 2010-10-09T01:33:39Z)

Benefits and drawbacks of online checking accounts

You may never have to wait on line at a bank again. Now that most routine transactions can be handled online or at ATMs, you may be weighing whether it's worth making the leap to an exclusively online checking account. Besides the convenience, these ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-06T19:45:16Z)

Toyota begins to offer 2 years of free maintenance

LOS ANGELES -- In an effort to boost sales, Toyota has begun pitching two years of free maintenance with the purchase of its Toyota and Scion cars, making them the first mass-market auto brands to offer such a service. The offer is the latest in a campaign ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-10T06:33:07Z)

UCLA-CAL FOOTBALL: Desperate teams meet

BERKELEY - California quarterback Kevin Riley spent the team's bye week watching several Pac-10 games. His impression? The Golden Bears can't afford to fall any further back in the conference standings. Their safety net disappeared two weeks ago when Cal ... (Source: Riverside Press Enterprise 2010-10-09T04:54:05Z)

Columbus Was An Ass!!

After reading the book Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen a few years back, I compiled a list of reasons that he should in no way have any positive connotations related to him whatsoever. - His ... (Source: Salon 2010-10-11T01:24:07Z)

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: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-08T19:21:25Z)

Sox foot bill for British soccer club

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox owners have tried their hand at auto racing, golf, college sports and - of course - baseball. They even kicked a little soccer around before making a deal to buy Liverpool of the English Premier League. New England Sports ... (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2010-10-07T03:23:24Z)

Liverpool FC say board agrees sale of club

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Liverpool board have agreed the sale of the British soccer club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), the owners of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday. However, the ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-06T09:36:49Z)

Benefits, drawbacks of online checking accounts

NEW YORK -- You may never have to wait on line at a bank again. Now that most routine transactions can be handled online or at ATMs, you may be weighing whether it's worth making the leap to an exclusively online checking account. Besides the convenience ... (Source: My West Texas 2010-10-10T11:33:46Z)

2 years' maintenance offered with Toyotas, Scions

LOS ANGELES — In an effort to boost sales, Toyota Motor Co. has begun pitching two years of free maintenance with the purchase of its Toyota and Scion cars, making them the first mass-market auto brands to offer such a service. The offer is the latest in ... (Source: Joplin Globe 2010-10-08T21:01:38Z)

China Telecom may be in talks to offer iPhone: report

China Telecom, the smallest of China's three wireless carriers, may become the second Chinese operator to offer Apple's popular iPhone after an exclusive agreement with one of its rivals expires, a Deutsche Bank analyst note said. China Unicom, the nation ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-08T03:07:54Z)

UPDATE: AIG Commences Exchange Offer Of Up To 74.5 Mln Units

(Updates with additional information about the offer, in fifth paragraph.) American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Friday commenced an offer to exchange up to 74.5 million of its equity units, a move that comes after the U.S. government said it will ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-08T21:44:35Z)

AIG Commences Exchange Offer Of Up To 74.5 Mln Units

American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Friday commenced an offer to exchange up to 74.5 million of its equity units, a move that comes after the U.S. government said it will sell off its stake in the insurer. Following the exchange of the units and the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-08T21:15:57Z)

Three of four plead guilty to abusing teen in Tracy home

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Three of the four defendants accused of holding captive and torturing a 16-year-old boy in a Central California home for more than a year have reached a plea deal. Michael Schumacher, Kelly Lau and Caren Ramirez pleaded guilty ... (Source: KGET TV 17 2010-10-08T20:11:32Z)

Plea deals reached, no trial for three of four suspects in Tracy abuse case

STOCKTON -- On the brink of a trial for the torture of a 16-year-old boy, three of four suspects in the Tracy case pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges Friday, each accepting prison sentences of 30 or more years. As part of the deal with San Joaquin ... (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-10-08T22:34:42Z)

Verizon IPhone Won't Transmit Data, Voice Together, WSJ Reports

The iPhone to be sold by Verizon Communications Inc. when it becomes the second U.S. operator to offer the Apple Inc . device won't allow users to send an e-mail or surf the internet while talking on the phone, the Wall Street Journal reported , citing ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-09T13:08:00Z)

China iPhone sales top 200,000

China Unicom (NYSE: CHU - News ), the country's sole iPhone distributor, stopped taking online orders for Apple's (NMS:AAPL) iPhone 4 because of the high demand after it began taking pre-orders on Sat. The pace of sales has outstripped those of the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-27T22:54:54Z)

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)

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