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Deals of the Hour / October 17, 2010, 8:40 am

Viral Video: Atomic Tom's Guerilla-Style iPhone Performance Rocks the B Train

This latest instant video sensation comes from a little-known Brooklyn band called Atomic Tom, whose take on subway busking involves an elaborate iPhone performance of their debut single, "Take Me Out." The clip garnered 20,000 hits and the attention of ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2010-10-16T21:27:56Z)

New PS3 Netflix Version Leapfrogs Xbox 360

If you thought Netflix going native on the PlayStation 3 simply meant you wouldn't have to spindle a disc, think again. Sure, when Monday next week rolls around and a new PS3 update rolls out grafting Netflix to the XMB cross-menubar overlay, the disc ... (Source: Network World Fusion 2010-10-15T17:25:45Z)

Sorry Xbox, PS3 to offer the ultimate Netflix experience

Yesterday brought some good news to US Playstation 3 owners who are also Netflix customers. First, the rumors of the Netflix disk going away were true and next week we'll be able to download a Netflix app that will sit in the Video column of the XMB. It is ... (Source: IT World 2010-10-15T12:17:56Z)

Ariz. governor opposes ruling that lets Mexico offer viewpoints in immigration appeal

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is opposing a court ruling that lets other countries file a friend-of-the-court brief in her appeal of a decision that put parts of the state's new immigration law on hold. Mexico and 10 other Latin American countries were ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-06T00:25:38Z)

House returns sans severance tax deal

HARRISBURG - House lawmakers will return to session Monday to consider legislation dealing with a public pension cost spike, but a political stalemate continues over a bill to levy a state severance tax on natural gas production. The House will consider ... (Source: Standard Speaker 2010-10-16T08:06:13Z)

Countrywide CEO settles

LOS ANGELES — Angelo Mozilo, who presided over the spectacular rise and devastating fall of Countrywide Financial Corp., struck a deal Friday to avoid going to trial next week on accusations of investor fraud and insider trading. The 71-year-old Mozilo ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-16T06:47:28Z)

Countrywide execs strike deal with SEC

LOS ANGELES - Angelo Mozilo, who presided over the spectacular rise and devastating fall of Countrywide Financial Corp., struck a deal Friday to avoid going to trial next week on accusations of fraud and insider trading. Mozilo, 71, and two former top ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-16T01:53:59Z)

Anglican parish to convert to Catholicism

Members of an entire Anglican community in southern England are taking up an offer by the Pope to convert to Roman Catholicism. The congregation of St Peter's at Folkestone voted to defect because they resent the creation of women bishops. The Pope's ... (Source: ABC Online 2010-10-17T04:51:45Z)

Discount Stores Crop Up in Manhattan's Elite Neighborhoods

Benefiting from falling commercial rents and recession-driven demand, discount clothing stores are emerging from the fringes of New York real estate and opening branches along fashionable avenues and in luxury developments. "Now is the right time for our ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-11T23:57:02Z)

Viral video of the day: Is iPhone-driven music vid for real?

A video created by Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Atomic Tom shows the band performing an original song on a New York subway train with the help of iPhone instrument apps. While it seems innovative and as hip as hip gets these days, some commenters aren't buying it ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-14T23:53:29Z)

Hawker Beechcraft contract voted down

Wichita — Machinists at Hawker Beechcraft voted against a new seven-year contract offer that included a 10 percent pay cut and other concessions aimed at keeping the company from moving out of Kansas. Bob Wood, spokesman for the airplane maker's union ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-10-17T15:07:22Z)

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)

Amanda Jesse and Thomas Ridgely

Amanda Lynn Jesse and Thomas Eric Ridgely were married Wednesday in the Town of Milton, N.Y. Carlos M. Calderon III, a town justice there, officiated at the courthouse. The bride, 30, and the bridegroom, 31, met at Indiana University , from which they both ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-17T01:52:48Z)

Poll: Many Obama 2008 supporters defecting to GOP

President Barack Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change. Nearly two years after putting Obama in the White House, one ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-17T12:37:02Z)

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 India 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Poll: 2008 Obama Supporters Swing Toward GOP

President Barack Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change. Nearly two years after putting Obama in the White House, one ... (Source: CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento 2010-10-17T14:53:03Z)

House returns without severance tax agreement

HARRISBURG - House lawmakers will return to session Monday to consider legislation dealing with a public pension cost spike, but a political stalemate continues over a bill to levy a state severance tax on natural gas production. The House will consider ... (Source: Daily Review & Sunday Review 2010-10-16T08:06:13Z)

Canadian Premiere of Off-Broadway Hit Fifty Words at The Freestanding Room

MONTREAL - RPR - 10/15/10 - The Freestanding Room : presents the Canadian Premiere of the Off-Broadway hit Fifty Words by Michael Weller The team that brought you Women of Manhattan and Autobahn teams up with the director of My Pregnant Brother to bring ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-15T03:13:55Z)

Church of England bishop plans Catholic conversion

A Church of England assistant bishop and a parish church have announced that they intend to become Roman Catholics within a new structure set up by Pope Benedict XVI. John Broadhurst, the bishop of Fulham in London, and St. Peter's Church in Folkestone ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-17T14:02:56Z)

Entire Anglish parish to convert to Catholicism

Members of an entire Anglican parish in southern England are taking up an offer by the Pope to convert to Catholicism. The Pope has created a special enclave in the Catholic Church for members of the Church of England unhappy with their church's decision ... (Source: radionz 2010-10-17T12:15:34Z)

Hawker Beechcraft contract offer seeks pay cut to keep most of airplane maker's jobs in Kansas

Last update: October 13, 2010 - 3:56 PM WICHITA, Kan. - It was only two years ago that striking machinists at Hawker Beechcraft accepted a hard-fought, three-year labor contract after nearly a month on the picket lines. But that was before a global ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-13T20:55:42Z)

Former Countrywide CEO Mozilo, 2 others agree to settle civil fraud charges for more than $70M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Countrywide Financial Corp. co-founder Angelo Mozilo has agreed to a $67.5 million settlement to avoid trial on civil fraud and insider trading charges that alleged he profited from doling out risky mortgages while misleading investors ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-10-17T03:54:29Z)

Conflicts emerge on Pa. Senate's final, busy day

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- New partisan conflicts developed over major legislation Thursday as the state Senate finished its fall voting calendar with a flurry of activity and talks continued behind closed doors on a bill to tax Pennsylvania's booming natural gas ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-15T12:32:15Z)

New market study, "Spirits in Mexico", has been published

The spirits market consists of the sale of brandy, gin & genever, liqueurs, rum, specialty spirits, tequila & mezcal, vodka and whisky. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-14T22:20:25Z)

How Bad Are PS3 Move Sales?

For the first time in this game-console generation, console manufacturers have the choice whether console-sales numbers are revealed or not, as NPD has decided to cripple the publicly available data of video-game sales and deny public access to hardware ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-10-16T22:10:53Z)

Obama Supporters Defecting to GOP, Poll Shows

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.  Nearly two years after putting Obama in the White ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-17T12:22:43Z)

Best CPI-Linked Bonds Overlook Data Concerns: Argentina Credit

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine inflation-linked bonds are posting the best returns in emerging markets even as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Moody's Investors Service say the government's data on consumer prices are inaccurate. The securities returned ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-15T14:19:38Z)

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)

Band performs live show on NYC Subway using iPhones

The members of the New York band Atomic Tom found themselves in a dire position when their instruments were stolen earlier this month. Rather than give up the good fight, the scrappy musicians turned to their iPhones to make ends meet, rocking an impromptu ... (Source: Mac Central 2010-10-16T12:52:33Z)

Hawker Beechcraft offer seeks pay cut to keep jobs

WICHITA, Kan. -- Hawker Beechcraft has offered its machinists a seven-year contract offer that includes a 10 percent pay cut and other concessions in a move to keep the majority of its 6,000 jobs in Kansas. The airplane maker's union recommended early ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-13T10:47:15Z)

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