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Deals of the Hour / October 16, 2010, 12:39 pm

Disk-drive deal in wings.

TPG Capital and KKR & Co. are in talks to acquire Seagate Technology PLC, a deal that would mark the disk-drive maker's second leveraged buyout in a decade, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The private-equity firms are ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-16T06:54:38Z)

City Offers Discount Prescription Plan

The city of Houston has a new prescription drug plan that makes it easier for most people to get the medicine they need at a lower cost. It's called the Coast2Coast card. It can get you a discount of 40 percent or more on prescription drugs. And the card ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T22:41:54Z)

Source: Deion Branch agrees to pay cut next season for New England Patriots

Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch agreed to take a pay cut for the final year of his contract as part of the deal that brought him back to New England from the Seattle Seahawks , according to a source. The restructuring reduces Branch's 2011 base salary ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-14T20:04:25Z)

Netflix turns up the sound with Dolby deal

Movie-by-mail business Netflix Inc. inked a deal with San Francisco's Dolby Laboratories to improve the sound of movies streamed over the Internet. Though Los Gatos-based Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) revolutionized the movie rental business with its ubiquitous ... (Source: San Francisco Business Journal 2010-10-14T17:26:56Z)

New low-cost prescription Drug program announced

Houston Mayor Annise Parker has announced a new discount prescription drug card program that will be available to all Houstonians regardless of income, age or health status. The Coast2Coast Rx card is part of a public/private partnership involving the City ... (Source: Cleveland Advocate 2010-10-16T06:04:31Z)

Matthew Hulsizer nearing purchase

A deal is close to being consummated between Matthew Hulsizer and the City of Glendale and the National Hockey League that would see the Chicago businessman assume ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes . No formal deal has been reached between Glendale and ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-15T21:29:08Z)

Search results for Dolby

Dolby Laboratories Inc. surround sound will be used for television shows and movies streamed instantly through Netflix Inc., the companies said Thursday. Los Gatos-based Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and San Francisco-based Dolby (NYSE:DLB) did not disclose ... (Source: Dealerscope 2010-10-15T14:19:38Z)

Port Authority, 9/11 Responders Reach Settlement Deal

Thousands of ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust have entered a settlement agreement with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the site's owner, which will agree to pay $47.5 million in claims ... (Source: NBC New York 2010-10-12T23:55:51Z)

Seagate Swaps Surge to Highest Since 2008 Amid Takeover Reports

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The cost to protect bonds issued by Seagate Technology Plc climbed to the highest since September 2009 after reports TPG Capital and KKR & Co. are in talks to acquire the disk-drive maker. Credit-default swaps on other buyout ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-15T18:23:01Z)

Fox, Cablevision returning to table in dispute

NEW YORK -- Cablevision subscribers in the New York metropolitan area found blacked out Fox channels on their television screens Saturday, while the cable company and Fox parent News Corp. tried to resolve a dispute that threatened broadcasts of baseball ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-16T19:19:05Z)

Cleaning out the Patriots notebook

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Cleaning out the Patriots notebook at the end of the week: 1. Quarterback Tom Brady has won his last 22 straight regular-season starts at home, and with a victory over the Ravens on Sunday, he will move one step closer to Brett Favre's ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-16T03:55:40Z)

Wolfgang Puck's Five Sixty restaurant turns away World War II veterans over dress code

Jay Coberly has faced many indignities in his 93 years. He bounced off the roof of a barn and landed in a pig pen after his plane was shot down over Schweinfurt, Germany, in 1943. He lost 30 pounds during two years as a POW at Stalag Luft III, the camp ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-15T11:27:50Z)

Fox, Cablevision trying to settle dispute in time for games

NEW YORK -- News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-16T19:04:46Z)

Connellsville veteran tells of captivity during World War II

The room was quiet and attentive at the Woodcrest Senior-Living Community in Scottdale as John "Wally" Schroyer of Connellsville spoke eloquently about his experiences as a POW during World War II. Schroyer's story was not your typical saga of sorrow and ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-16T15:08:33Z)

NHL: Phoenix Coyotes lease will lead to sale of team

The NHL is praising the lease agreement between Chicago investor Matthew Hulsizer and the city of Glendale, saying it will "finally lead to a transition of ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes." The city announced Friday that it had reached an agreement in ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-16T18:50:27Z)

Fox, Cablevision Trying To Resolve Impasse

News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New York and ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-16T19:04:46Z)

UPDATE 1-Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus-Chavez

MINSK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million tonnes of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-16T18:21:49Z)

AROUND MINNESOTA: Chemical spill closes 2 Edina schools ... RNC protesters plan plea deal

EDINA — Classes were canceled Friday at two Edina schools after a small chemical spill. The school sent an e-mail to families saying the spill was reported on the high school's first floor about 8 a.m. Friday, about 30 minutes before classes were to ... (Source: Grand Forks Herald 2010-10-16T05:21:34Z)

Deion Branch's '11 pay reduced

Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch agreed to take a pay cut for the final year of his contract as part of the deal that brought him back to New England from the Seattle Seahawks . The restructuring reduces Branch's 2011 base salary from $5.95 million and ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-15T14:26:47Z)

POW's daughter traces footsteps to Poland To offer heartfelt thanks, Watertown woman follows father's diary ...

Like her father, Ann L. Sudduth has always been independent-minded and adventurous. "I'm the kind of person, when I read 'The House of the Seven Gables,' when I was in seventh grade or something, I had to go to see where it was," she said. But for years ... (Source: WatertownDailyTimes.com 2010-10-09T08:57:28Z)

Agency in deal to settle suits by 9/11 responders

The government authority that owned the World Trade Center has tentatively agreed to pay $47.5 million to settle lawsuits by 9,055 people exposed to toxic dust during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T20:47:22Z)

RNC 8 case set to end with plea deal on October 19

Plea deals with the final four defendants are tentatively schedule for October 19, ending the RNC 8 case, which has dragged on for more than two years after the end of the Republican National Convention. According to a press release Friday afternoon by the ... (Source: Twin Cities Planet 2010-10-14T23:53:29Z)

Possible deal to settle Sept. 11 responders suits

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The government authority that owned the World Trade Center has tentatively agreed to pay $47.5 million to settle lawsuits by more than 9,000 people exposed to toxic dust during the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Port Authority of ... (Source: MSN Canada News 2010-10-14T19:42:56Z)

NHL says Hulsizer, Glendale deal will 'finally' lead to sale of team

PHOENIX (AP) — The NHL is praising the lease agreement between Chicago investor Matthew Hulsizer and the city of Glendale, saying it will "finally lead to the transition of ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes ." The city announced Friday that it had reached ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-16T17:53:11Z)

City to Offer No Cost Rx Prescription Discount Card

HOUSTON - In a nation where there's rarely a "free lunch" when it comes to health care, the citizens of Houston may soon be gifted with a timely discount. "There's no catch," said Mayor Annise Parker as she announced the launch of a city-sponsored ... (Source: MyFox Houston 2010-10-15T03:35:23Z)

Netflix Taps Dolby for High-Definition Audio

Dolby Digital Plus Brings 5.1-Channel Surround Sound to Movies and TV Shows Instantly Streamed from the Leading Online Movie Subscription Service LOS GATOS, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Dolby ... (Source: HDTV Magazine 2010-10-16T03:41:21Z)

4 RNC riot suspects may have plea deal

The biggest criminal case to come out of the 2008 Republican National Convention may be wrapping up — just 10 days before a trial was to start. The remaining four defendants of the so-called RNC 8, who are charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-10-16T04:24:18Z)

Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus

MINSK (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million metric tones of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-16T18:28:59Z)

TPG Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Seagate With KKR

(Adds investor's comment in fourth paragraph.) Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- TPG Capital and KKR & Co. are in talks to acquire Seagate Technology Plc, a deal that would mark the disk-drive maker's second leveraged buyout in a decade, according to people with ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-15T05:29:55Z)

Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus-Chavez

MINSK Oct 16 (Reuters) - Venezuela signed a deal on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million tonnes of oil in 2011-2013, President Hugo Chavez said. "You are allowing us to create new routes to sell our oil," Chavez told his ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

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