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Deals of the Hour / October 11, 2010, 1:40 am

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)

iPhone 4 orders exceed 200,000 in China

Pre-orders for Apple Inc's iPhone 4 in China have exceeded 200,000 units since the handsets went on sale on Saturday, China Unicom said, adding that it has stopped taking online orders because of strong demand. About 60,000 buyers had received phones ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-27T03:35:15Z)

Chiefs Buzz | Waters plays at left tackle; Colts cut former Chief Morgan; stingy defense

Chiefs guard Brian Waters was forced to play left tackle Sunday for the first time in his career, after starter Branden Albert suffered an apparent left arm injury. After Albert was helped from the field, Waters slid to his left and took the first snaps of ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-11T06:24:46Z)

Energizer's $301 million bid to buy American Safety Razor approved

Energizer Holdings' $301 million bid to buy American Safety Razor Co. was approved Friday, bolstering Town and Country-based Energizer's disposable razor portfolio. American Safety, based in Cedar Knolls, N.J., and the largest private label disposable ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-09T05:01:14Z)

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)

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)

MTBC's E-Prescribing Application Approved by Apple(R) for the Apple(R) App Store

BusinessWire - MTBC, a unique healthcare IT company, is pleased to announce that its e-prescribing application has been approved by Apple(R) for sale in the Apple(R) App Store. app allows physicians to send prescriptions to pharmacies electronically ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-04T19:47:38Z)

Austin Collie, Pierre Garcon Injury Updates: Indianapolis Colts WRs Both Active

Wide receivers Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon are both active for Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, which should be a boon to an already-clicking Indianapolis Colts passing game. If you are giving Peyton Manning even more viable targets to throw to ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-10-10T16:05:46Z)

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)

New Mandela book goes on sale

A new volume of Nelson Mandela memoirs goes on sale on Tuesday in 22 countries and 20 languages. Conversations with Myself was compiled with the 92-year-old Mandela's blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who worked from decades of ... (Source: ninemsn 2010-10-11T06:31:56Z)

Americas News AT 0500 Gmt, AP

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile After more than two harrowing months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 men are tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole is strong enough ... (Source: WNCT 2010-10-10T08:06:10Z)

New Mandela book offers personal portrait

A new volume of Nelson Mandela memoirs goes on sale Tuesday in 22 countries and 20 languages. "Conversations with Myself" was compiled with the 92-year-old Mandela's blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who worked from decades of ... (Source: Business Day South Africa 2010-10-11T07:14:53Z)

Excerpts from Mandela book

Excerpts from a new volume of Nelson Mandela memoirs, "Conversations with Myself," that goes on sale Tuesday around the world. ___ From a 1969 letter to his then-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, after he was informed of the death of his son, Thembi, in a ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-11T07:36:21Z)

UPDATE 1-Battle looms at American Safety Razor sale hearing

BANGALORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A bankruptcy sale hearing for American Safety Razor Co on Tuesday will most likely be the venue of a heated legal battle between the company and larger rival Energizer Holdings Inc ( ENR.N ). In a notice filed on Monday ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-28T11:05:02Z)

Excerpts from Mandela book published

JOHANNESBURG -- Excerpts from Nelson Mandela's new memoirs explore his anguish over the toll political activism took on his family. The excerpts published in newspapers Sunday are from "Conversations with Myself," which goes on sale Tuesday. The Sunday ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-10T15:37:08Z)

Foreign buyers snapping up U.S. condos at fire-sale prices

The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives the impression that the United States is in another real estate boom. The sales office is strangely exuberant. Buyers gush about the glam condos — designed by hipster tastemaker Kelly ... (Source: Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2010-10-05T06:53:22Z)

Biz Break: Tech 'frenemies': Adobe vs. Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft

Today: Would Microsoft buy Adobe? "No comment," Steve Ballmer says. Plus: U.S. jobs report. BofA suspends foreclosure sales in all 50 states. The Dow climbs above 11,000. Adobe stock slides back Adobe Systems stock gave back some of yesterday's gain ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-08T20:18:41Z)

Apple iPhone 4 Demand in China Swamps Unicom

China Unicom ( CHU ) announced that its supply of Apple ( AAPL ) iPhone 4 handsets has been exhausted after the sale of over 200,000 units. The smartphone began selling in China on Saturday. The cellular provider also said it could no longer take orders ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-09-27T10:59:04Z)

Austin Collie, Aaron Francisco starting

INDIANAPOLIS -- Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon are both active for the Colts today for their game at Lucas Oil Stadium against the Chiefs. And Aaron Francisco is the strong safety who will replace Melvin Bullitt in the lineup. Collie's been battling a ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-10T18:28:56Z)

New Mandela Book Offers Personal Portrait, AF

JOHANNESBURG (AP) A new volume of Nelson Mandela memoirs goes on sale Tuesday in 22 countries and 20 languages. "Conversations with Myself" was compiled with the 92-year-old Mandela's blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who worked ... (Source: WSLS.com 2010-10-11T07:36:21Z)

NYT: Adobe, Microsoft executives discussed sale of Adobe to Microsoft

The chief executives of software makers Adobe Systems and Microsoft discussed the possibility of Microsoft acquiring Adobe to take on Apple in the mobile-phone market, according to a report by the New York Times. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-07T21:45:46Z)

Ballmer on Adobe merger speculation: 'Wow. No comment'

What does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer say about Thursday's report that he and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen discussed a possible merger while talking competition strategies against Apple? "Wow. Uh, no comment," he said, according to a video report from ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-10-08T18:38:28Z)

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)

Exhibit explores paleontology's hits and misses

St. George » In one case, a dinosaur's thumb claw was thought to be a horn. In another, the fossilized skull of a dinosaur was mistakenly placed at the tip of its tail. In paleontology, bloopers happen. A new exhibit at the Discovery Site museum in St ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-10-11T00:34:01Z)

Energizer wins auction to buy American Safety Razor

Energizer Holdings Inc., known for its battery-powered pink bunny and Schick shavers, won an auction to buy bankrupt competitor American Safety Razor Co. with an offer of $301 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary F. Walrath in Wilmington, Del., picked ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-09T03:56:49Z)

Disney Publishing Worldwide Launches Original Winnie the Pooh Puzzle Book App on the App ...

Winnie the Pooh, the beloved Disney character, will star in his first ever book-based app with the release of the "Winnie the Pooh: What's a Bear to Do?" Puzzle Book App on the App Store. The universal app, Disney Publishing's first, delivers an immersive ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-10-10T10:57:58Z)

Mega Bloks Playground for iPhone and iPad on Sale through the AppStore

MEGA Brands, one of the leading global brands in construction toys, games and puzzles, arts & crafts and stationery, has announced recently its first iPhone and iPad game application called "Mega Bloks Playground." Developed by Budge Studios , a ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-04T14:04:02Z)

Foreign buyers with cash snap up bargains created by housing bust

MIAMI — The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives the impression that the United States is in another real estate boom. The sales office is exuberant. Buyers gush about the condos and their hotel-like amenities: poolside bars ... (Source: Toledo Blade 2010-10-10T06:25:57Z)

Mandela book endorsed by anti-apartheid icon offers personal portrait, with faults, frailties

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new volume of Nelson Mandela memoirs goes on sale Tuesday in 22 countries and 20 languages. "Conversations with Myself" was compiled with the 92-year-old Mandela's blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-10-11T06:17:37Z)

Foreign buyers step up

The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives the impression that the United States is in another real-estate boom. The sales office is strangely exuberant. Buyers gush about the glam condos -- designed by hipster tastemaker Kelly ... (Source: Lowell Sun 2010-10-09T12:10:44Z)

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