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Deals of the Hour / October 14, 2010, 5:40 am

Fluke Names Jeff C. Gust as Chief Corporate Metrologist

Fluke Corporation, a global leader in electronic test and measurement technology, has named Jeff Gust as Chief Corporate Metrologist. Gust will oversee the Fluke primary metrology laboratories in Everett, Wash.; American Fork, Utah; Phoenix, Ariz.; and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T11:29:01Z)

Turkish coach hopes Iverson deal done soon

ANKARA, Turkey -- The coach of Turkish basketball team Besiktas Cola Turka hopes to finalize negotiations with former NBA scoring champion Allen Iverson soon. Burak Biyiktay says Tuesday the Istanbul club has offered a contract to Iverson's manager for a ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-12T13:04:27Z)

Democrat Blumenthal Widens Lead in Connecticut U.S. Senate Race

Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Richard Blumenthal has opened an 11 percentage point lead in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race over Republican Linda McMahon, the former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., according to a poll ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-14T10:24:35Z)

Haitians on way to Senegal following President Wade's host offer

DAKAR, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- In January, a catastrophic earthquake struck the Caribbean state of Haiti, killing up to 200,000 people. Celebrities, international organizations and world leaders responded in various ways to the catastrophe in the poverty ... (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-10-07T11:37:19Z)

Palestinian Authority counters Israeli offer on settlements

JERUSALEM - Responding to an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to extend a freeze on building in West Bank settlements if Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish state , a top Palestinian official said Wednesday that such recognition ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-14T10:53:13Z)

At Claremont Institute, Christine O'Donnell Was Taught ABCs of Homophobia | The Nation

Kathryn Joyce is the author of Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement. The Claremont Institute, which shares no official affiliation with the consortium of seven interconnected schools that make up Claremont Colleges, but which lists a number ... (Source: Nation 2010-10-12T17:14:59Z)

Netspend Hopes to Duplicate IPO Success

Goldman Sachs has not brought an IPO public since July, but its ambitious plans include kicking off fourth-quarter activity with a solid deal, by pricing 18.5 million shares of NTSP between $10.00 and $12.00. Both NTSP and GDOT focus on underbanked ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-10-11T16:26:04Z)

eNom Partners with dotMobi to Offer Resellers an Easy Content Mobilization Service

eNom, Inc. , the world's largest ICANN accredited domain name wholesaler, owned by Demand Media ™, today announced that it will be the first major wholesale registrar to offer the goMobi service to its resellers. The service enables existing small ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-13T23:18:52Z)

AOL, Firms Explore an Offer for Yahoo

AOL Inc. and several private-equity firms are exploring making an offer to buy Yahoo Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, devising a bold plan to marry two big Internet brands facing steep challenges. Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-14T02:03:31Z)

Coach of Turkish team Besiktas Cola Turka hopes former NBA star Allen Iverson agrees to deal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The coach of Turkish basketball team Besiktas Cola Turka hopes to finalize negotiations with former NBA scoring champion Allen Iverson soon. Burak Biyiktay says Tuesday the Istanbul club has offered a contract to Iverson's manager ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-10-12T13:54:33Z)

McMahon for US Senate

The Post today endorses Republican Linda McMahon for the US Senate in Connecticut. If she wins -- and polls suggest she is closing in fast on her Democratic opponent -- this would be a major pick-up for the GOP, which hasn't won a Senate race in the Nutmeg ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-08T02:24:57Z)

BUYINS.NET: ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP (AF) SqueezeTrigger Price is $13.247. There is $ ...

Oct 14, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP (NYSE:AF) in real time and just received an alert that AF is crossing above its primary SqueezeTrigger Price, the price that a short squeeze ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-14T10:17:26Z)

Manager: Allen Iverson has Turkish offer

Allen Iverson is poised for a revival -- in the Middle East. Iverson, after short-lived stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers last season, is closing in on a contract to play with the Turkish team Besiktas Cola Turka, according to his ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-12T12:28:39Z)

163 Haitians relocate to W. African nation of Senegal after promise of new post-quake home

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 160 students who were welcomed to the West African nation of Senegal after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake stepped off a chartered jet to greetings from dancers who pounded the movement and traditional praise singers ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-10-14T10:38:54Z)

AOL looking into deal for Yahoo, report says

AOL executives are in discussions with several private equity firms over the possibility of trying to buy rival Internet portal Yahoo Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The talks are preliminary and so far have not involved anyone from Yahoo ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T00:01:49Z)

O'Donnell, Coons face off in feisty Senate debate

Trailing by double-digits in most polls, Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell went on the offensive Wednesday, attacking Democrat Chris Coons as a career politician with Marxist views who would raise taxes and rubber-stamp Democratic policies ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T12:04:48Z)

NetSpend aims to raise $253M in IPO

NetSpend Holdings Inc. expects to raise $253 million in an initial public offering this week. The company expects to offer almost 2.3 million shares at $10 to $12 each. Selling shareholders are set to offer 16.3 million more shares. The shares will be ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-13T16:45:10Z)

O'Donnell's Anti-Gay Politics Fit In Well At Claremont Institute

Two subjects, education and sex, have dominated media coverage of Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's campaign. With regard to education, there were allegations that the Republican lied about attending Oxford University and Claremont College on ... (Source: Towleroad 2010-10-12T18:40:53Z)

Christine O'Donnell, Chris Coons spar in Delaware debate

NEWARK, Del. - Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, the tea-party sensation, questioned Democratic opponent Chris Coons' patriotism in a nationally televised debate Wednesday evening, calling him a Marxist who would "rubber-stamp" the ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-14T09:13:01Z)

AMD eyed after strong Intel quarter

Chip investor attention turns to Advanced Micro Devices Inc. for more clues about the health of the semiconductor industry after Intel Corp. 's strong earnings report on Tuesday. Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) both ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-13T12:20:19Z)

Christine O'Donnell's Face Off With Chris Coons In Delaware Debate

Washington, Oct 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell tried her best to defend the controversial comments that she is known to have made in the past in a debate with her rival Democrat Chris Coons on Wednesday night ... (Source: Thaindian.com 2010-10-14T12:19:07Z)

Employees Un-like Facebook Relationships With the Boss

Using sex to get ahead is more likely than connecting to a boss on the business networking website Linkedin , according to a poll by an employment agency. Adecco Staffing U.S. commissioned a survey of 1,000 American workers, and reports that 6 percent of ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-14T10:31:45Z)

Sanofi-aventis (SNY) Commences $18.5B Tender Offer for Genzyme Corp. (GENZ)

Sanofi-aventis (NYSE: SNY ) announced that they have commenced a tender offer for Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ ) for a consideration of $69 per common share. Total value of the transaction is $18.5 billion. The offer, which was unanimously approved by ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-10-04T10:50:46Z)

US Senate candidates O'Donnell, Coons to square off in televised debate at Univ. of Delaware

NEWARK, Del. - Republican Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell has a fresh chance to make an impression with Delaware voters during a nationally televised debate Wednesday night. The tea party favorite has been in the spotlight since her surprise win in the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-13T08:38:24Z)

Israel makes settlement offer; Palestinians say no

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered on Monday to renew a partial settlement construction freeze in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Palestinian officials swiftly rejected the proposal -- Israel's latest ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T16:47:32Z)

New offer, no agreement over Israel settlements

The Palestinians swiftly rejected an offer Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to renew a freeze on West Bank settlement construction in exchange for recognizing Israel as a Jewish nation-state. "If the Palestinian leadership will say ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T18:27:45Z)

The Right-Wing Think Tank Where Christine O' Donnell Learned Her ABCs of Homophobia

In the past few weeks, Delaware Congressional candidate Christine O'Donnell has come under ridicule for seeming embellishments to her résumé . A CV posted on the networking site LinkedIn transformed a 2001 summer seminar she attended in rented space at ... (Source: AlterNet 2010-10-14T07:04:10Z)

163 Haitians to arrive in Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal is one of the poorest countries in the world and its GDP is only marginally higher than Haiti's, but that hasn't stopped the government from going ahead with a plan to offer a new home to 163 victims of Haiti's catastrophic ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T10:31:45Z)

AOL, Private-Equity Firms Explore Bid for Yahoo

AOL Inc. and several private-equity firms are exploring making an offer to buy Yahoo Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, devising a bold plan to marry two big Internet brands facing steep challenges. Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-14T03:22:15Z)

NetSpend aims to raise $253M in IPO, TX

The Austin-based company says it expects to offer almost 2.3 million shares at $10 to $12 each. Selling shareholders are set to offer 16.3 million more shares. The shares will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "NTSP." The underwriters ... (Source: 39online.com 2010-10-13T17:28:07Z)

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