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Deals of the Hour / October 13, 2010, 5:40 pm

Chile official: First miner to surface Tuesday

The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after miraculously surviving more than two months below ground, Chile's Mining Minister Laurence Golborne. The minister announced the planned rescue at a news conference ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T06:36:43Z)

Eighteenth Chile miners rescued, 15 to go

Editor's note: CNN.com is streaming live from beginning to end the rescue attempts at a Chilean mine where 33 men have been trapped since August 5.  Also, watch live coverage on CNN TV. Click here for full coverage of the Chile mine disaster . [Updated at ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-10-13T17:49:35Z)

Idaho judge keeps Tamarack in suspense over loan

BOISE, Idaho—A federal bankruptcy judge kept Tamarack Resort owners and creditors in suspense Wednesday when he didn't immediately decide on a disputed $2 million loan meant to prop up the defunct central Idaho vacation getaway while the search for a ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-13T23:11:43Z)

16 Chilean miners emerge in rescue

San Jose Mine, Chile — One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface Wednesday, greeted by the embraces of loved ones, cheered by joyous ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-13T17:06:38Z)

Timeline: Trapped miners ordeal

The first of Chile's 33 trapped miners travelled more than 610 metres through solid rock in a shaft just wider than a man's shoulders today, as their two-month ordeal after a cave-in draws to an end. Here is a timeline of the ordeal. August 5:   A cave-in ... (Source: Irish Times 2010-10-13T11:37:22Z)

Chile: 1st miner to surface tonight

The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after miraculously surviving more than two months below ground, Chile's Mining Minister Laurence Golborne.  The minister announced the planned rescue at a news conference ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-12T17:14:59Z)

More than half of miners now free in Chile rescue

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their countrymen erupted in cheers and the world watched ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-13T23:54:40Z)

Chile choreographs dramatic finish to mine saga

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – Fresh air and freedom were thought to be hours away Tuesday for the first of 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground for 69 days. No one in the history of mining has been trapped so long and survived. The first miner was expected ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-10-12T23:12:54Z)

Mike Garrigan Joins Rockford Leaders on Daytona Day Trip To Embry-Riddle

Nearly 150 community and business leaders made the day trip to Daytona Beach, and they made their best pitch to Embry-Riddle President Dr. John Johnson. And there is absoultely no question that Dr. Jphnson was incredibly impressed. "So we look at the ... (Source: WIFR 2010-10-11T11:39:44Z)

With dramatic rescue, Chilean miners' private lives also tumble into the light

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — One is a great-grandfather four times over, another a 19-year-old dad. A third — the oldest — is 63, and has spent a half-century working the mines. A fourth had a wife and a mistress, too, waiting above ground. The men ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-14T00:01:49Z)

Liverpool sale headed for another court battle

L ONDON - Liverpool's proposed sale to the owners of the Boston Red Sox [ team stats ] was stymied Wednesday when its current American owners obtained an injunction in Texas blocking the deal - just as it was about to be approved. Co-owners Tom Hicks and ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-13T23:47:30Z)

Video: Chile miners rescue live streaming feed

The first of Chile's 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface in the early hours of tomorrow after more than two months below ground. Chile's Mining Minister Laurence Golborne announced the final rescue details near the site today, saying ... (Source: Belfast Telegraph 2010-10-12T22:51:25Z)

First Chilean miner surfaces in rescue

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – The first of 33 trapped miners was expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after surviving more than two months about half a mile below ground, Chilean officials announced. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has told the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T16:45:10Z)

Chile leader tells mom her son will be first out

The man tentatively chosen to be first out of the mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months is a shy father of two who was caught along with his brother when the mine collapsed. Shortly before the rescue was due to start on Tuesday ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-12T22:29:57Z)

Tamarack lawyer says $2 million loan is 'last clear chance' to find buyer, avoid fire sale

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In a display of bankruptcy-court brinksmanship, a lawyer for Tamarack Resort told a judge Tuesday that getting a $2 million loan was the last clear chance for the defunct central Idaho vacation getaway to find a buyer and avoid a fire ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-13T00:38:48Z)

Tamarack lawyer says $2 million loan is `last clear chance' to find buyer, avoid fire sale

BOISE, IDAHO — In a display of bankruptcy-court brinksmanship, a lawyer for Tamarack Resort told a judge Tuesday that getting a $2 million loan was the last clear chance for the defunct central Idaho vacation getaway to find a buyer and avoid a fire sale ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-13T00:45:57Z)

Ellington in running for university

An aviation university is considering investing up to $50 million in a campus in the Houston area. On Tuesday, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President John Johnson toured the Houston area to decide whether to open the school's third U.S. campus at ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-13T05:32:17Z)

Dramatic endgame nears for 33 trapped Chile miners after successful test of rescue capsule

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — They'll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that proved itself with four flawless test runs deep into the earth. The ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-10-11T23:42:43Z)

$35 million Embry-Riddle campus could be bargain

ROCKFORD — From school districts to city, county and township governments, after nearly three years of declining or stagnant tax revenues, budgets are a mess everywhere. So the idea of building a $35 million campus as part of the plan to persuade Embry ... (Source: Rockford Register-Star 2010-09-30T04:57:36Z)

Events and progress, from cave-in to rescue, for Chile's 33 survivors

The first of Chile's 33 trapped miners made the journey up to the surface this morning, ending their two-month ordeal underground. One by one the miners will be hoisted 610m through solid rock in a shaft just wider than a man's shoulders. The timeline of ... (Source: Cape Argus 2010-10-13T10:11:28Z)

Miners survived two months underground.

On the first day, it seemed only too ordinary, tragic, remote: A mine roof collapses, men are lost in the darkness 2,000 feet below. Sad for many in Chile, certainly, but most of the world distractedly took note, then turned quickly on. But on the 17th day ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-13T05:32:17Z)

33 men . . . 2,050 feet down . . . 70 days . . . How the miners' ordeal unfolded

AUGUST 5th:  A cave-in leaves 33 miners trapped about 625m (2,050ft) underground in a small copper and gold mine near the northern Chilean city of Copiapo, 800km (500 miles) north of Santiago. The mine's owners, local private company Compania Minera San ... (Source: Irish Times 2010-10-14T00:01:49Z)

Chilean mine rescue: Leader tells mom her son will be first out

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — The man tentatively chosen to be first out of the mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months is a shy father of two who was caught along with his brother when the mine collapsed. Shortly before the rescue was ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-10-13T00:31:38Z)

At rescue's eve, trapped Chilean miners' kin still struggle with jealousy, rivalries

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — The dusty curve fronting the copper and gold mine where 33 men have been trapped alive underground since early August may be called "Camp Hope." But it also has been a bevy of intrigue, envy and rivalries that have divided the ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-10-12T10:41:17Z)

Tension Rises As Miners Rescue Nears

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — The dusty curve fronting the copper and gold mine where 33 men have been trapped alive underground since early August may be called "Camp Hope." But it also has been a spawning ground of intrigue, envy and rivalries that have ... (Source: myfoxny.com 2010-10-12T15:20:27Z)

Chile miners' kin struggle as rescue nears

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The dusty curve fronting the copper and gold mine where 33 men have been trapped alive underground since early August may be called "Camp Hope." But it also has been a spawning ground of intrigue, envy and rivalries that have divided ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-12T13:47:24Z)

Rescue order of miners in Chile

Rescue order of the men pulled from the San Jose mine in Chile, with some details on each: 1. 12:04 a.m. - Florencio Avalos, 31, the second-in-command of the miners, was chosen to be first because he was in the best condition. 2. 1:10 a.m. - Mario ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-13T18:25:23Z)

Sale of Liverpool Football Club Moves Closer After Ruling

The ruling by High Court Justice Christopher Floyd had removed the final stumbling block to NESV's proposed takeover, which was approved by the Liverpool board Thursday. Messrs. Hicks and Gillett had attempted to block the deal, which they said undervalues ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-14T00:08:59Z)

Liverpool sale to Red Sox owners stuck in court battle

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool 's proposed sale to the owners of the Boston Red Sox was stymied Wednesday when its current American owners obtained an injunction in Texas blocking the deal — just as it was about to be approved. Co-owners Tom Hicks and George ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-14T00:16:08Z)

With rescue, miners' private lives come to light

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- One is a great-grandfather four times over, another a 19-year-old dad. A third - the oldest - is 63, and has spent a half-century working the mines. A fourth had a wife and a mistress, too. The men who survived 69 days trapped ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-14T00:16:08Z)

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