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Deals of the Hour / October 2, 2010, 6:42 pm

Urging China to act responsibly, Japan PM voices concern over China's maritime activity

Last update: October 1, 2010 - 10:15 PM TOKYO - Japan's prime minister urged China to act as a "responsible" member of the international community and raised concern over its expanding maritime activity in Asia, including in disputed waters where a ship ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T03:15:01Z)

Search teams seek US man shot in Mexican waters

Texas officials renewed warnings Friday about pirates marauding on a U.S.-Mexico border lake after a Colorado tourist was gunned down in Mexican waters while his wife dodged bullets and raced her Jet Ski back to American soil. Search teams combed the U.S ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-01T20:48:28Z)

Search teams look for US tourist shot by suspected pirates on Mexican side of border lake

SAN ANTONIO - Texas officials renewed warnings Friday about pirates marauding on a U.S.-Mexico border lake after a Colorado tourist was gunned down in Mexican waters while his wife dodged bullets and raced her Jet Ski back to American soil. Search teams ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-01T20:34:09Z)

A lethal invasion of privacy

PHILADELPHIA -- If you're 20 years old or younger, you probably grew up using computers, cellphones, iPods and Facebook. Photos, for you, are images not necessarily printed on paper. CDs are old hat. You take digital -- digital everything -- for granted ... (Source: Times Union 2010-10-01T11:22:58Z)

Man Killed by Mexican Pirates on Texas Lake

Search teams are combing a Texas lake for the body of a man who was allegedly shot and killed by Mexican pirates when he and his wife were ambushed after crossing into Mexican waters on their personal watercraft. David Michael Hartley , 30, and his wife ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-02T22:34:39Z)

Free speech cases at top of Supreme Court's agenda

First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time. The court will look at provocative anti-gay protests at military funerals and a California law banning the sale ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-03T00:00:33Z)

Ex-Colorado Man Shot In Head In Mexican Waters

DENVER (AP) ― A former Colorado resident who Texas authorities say was gunned down on a lake on the U.S.-Mexico border had recently moved to McAllen, Texas. Berthoud native Tiffany Hartley, 29, told The Denver Post she and her husband, David, were ... (Source: News 4 2010-10-02T22:13:11Z)

'Leap of Faith' ready for world premiere at Ahmanson Theatre

LOS ANGELES — There are works that have taken long, strange roads to the musical stage. And then there is "Leap of Faith." The show, which has its world premiere Sunday at the Ahmanson Theatre, appears to have screamed "Broadway bound" from the start ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-01T10:18:32Z)

'Little Shop of Horrors' Love triangle:boy, girl, plant

PITTSFIELD -- Town Players of Pittsfield opens its 90th season this weekend with a popular musical about an improbable love triangle -- a man, a woman and a bloodthirsty plant. "Little Shop of Horrors" is about the nerdy manager of a failing flower shop on ... (Source: Berkshire Eagle 2010-09-30T15:13:13Z)

Tensions Between China and Japan Rise Again

HONG KONG — Tensions between China and Japan over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain took another turn for the worse Sunday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-26T13:09:06Z)

Falcon Lake Shooting (Photo, Video) David Hartley Shot By Mexican Pirates

David Michael Hartley from McAllen, Texas is believed to have been shot in the back of the head on Falcon Lake on Thursday. A Texas sheriff has asked Mexico for assistance after Hartley was attacked by armed boaters on the border of Mexico and the U.S ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-10-01T19:51:12Z)

California free speech cases at top of Supreme Court's agenda

First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time. The court will look at provocative anti-gay protests at military funerals and a California law banning the sale ... (Source: Woodland Daily Democrat 2010-10-02T14:42:12Z)

Heat's hotshot moves aren't lighting a fire under Celtics

NEWPORT, R.I. — The subject of the Miami Heat doesn't draw much of a reaction around Celtics training camp. In fact, the Celtics enjoy their role as underdogs, with the Heat's new Big Three pushing them away from the spotlight. Coach Doc Rivers has ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-30T10:12:34Z)

Free speech cases top Supreme Court docket

WASHINGTON -- First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time. The court will look at provocative anti-gay protests at military funerals and a California law ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-02T22:27:30Z)

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (12,363.08 down 5.57 points): Crowflight Minerals Inc. (TSX:CML). Miner. Down 2.5 cents, or 31.25 per cent, at 5.5 ... (Source: MSN Canada News 2010-10-01T23:04:28Z)

Japan's PM rejects China's repeated demands for apology over boat captain's arrest

BEIJING – BEIJING (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the arrest of a Chinese boat captain whose detention caused relations between the Asian neighbors to ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-26T08:58:34Z)

As social media shifts boundaries, a student's suicide shows a darker side

If you're 20 years old or younger, you probably grew up using computers, cell phones, iPods, and Facebook. Photos, for you, are images not necessarily printed on paper. CDs are old hat. You take digital - digital everything - for granted. In such a world ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-02T10:53:08Z)

Fired-up LeBron James gets to work with Heat

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- On Day 1, LeBron James looked perfectly comfortable in new surroundings. He pumped his fist after passing over a double-team and setting Joel Anthony up for a dunk. He got wide-eyed after breaking free in a defensive drill for a ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-28T23:15:11Z)

EXFO announces sale of Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company

EXFO Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO) (TSX:EXF) announced today that it has sold its Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, for US$24.3 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for minimum ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-10-01T11:37:17Z)

Exfo sells division to global private equity firm for US$24.3 million

QUEBEC - Exfo Inc. (TSX:EXF) said Friday it has sold its Toronto-based life sciences and industrial division to global private equity firm The Riverside Company for US$24.3 million in cash. The maker of equipment for telecom carriers and manufacturers said ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-10-01T16:37:55Z)

Missing pilots cast pall over balloon fiesta in US

Hundreds of balloons lifted off for the opening day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, while search crews on the other side of the globe continued looking for two of the sport's most acclaimed pilots. Veteran pilots Richard Abruzzo of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-02T18:02:38Z)

Former Colorado woman recounts shooting on Mexican side of border lake

DENVER - A former Colorado resident says it's a miracle she survived an attack by pirates who fired bullets at her on a lake on the U.S.-Mexico border after they gunned down her husband. Twenty-nine-year-old Berthoud (BERTH'-id), Colo., native Tiffany ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T18:09:48Z)

L.A. Lakers tickets go on sale Saturday

EL SEGUNDO — Individual regular-season game tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, with a team executive predicting that as many as 30 of the 41 games will be sold out by the end of the day. Tickets will be available ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-01T15:04:52Z)

2nd UPDATE: Humana, Wal-Mart Launch Cheaper Medicare Drug Plan

Humana Inc. (HUM) is teaming with discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) to offer a low-cost Medicare prescription-drug plan nationwide, a move that could bolster the health insurer's market share, bring more business to Wal-Mart pharmacies and ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-10-01T18:39:37Z)

Tickets on sale for 'Little Shop of Horrors'

Tickets are now on sale for the Montana TheatreWorks fall production of "Little Shop of Horrors" at The Ellen Theatre. With a rock 'n' roll score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman ("Beauty and the Beast," "Little Mermaid"), this hysterical musical comedy is ... (Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2010-10-02T06:13:58Z)

Pall cast over international balloon fiesta as search continues for missing American pilots

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Hundreds of balloonists in New Mexico lifted off Saturday at dawn amid a somber mood, opening the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta while search crews on the other side of the globe scoured the seas for two of the sport's most ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-03T01:19:17Z)

The dark side?

PHILADELPHIA — If you're 20 years old or younger, you probably grew up using computers, cell phones, iPods, and Facebook. Photos, for you, are images not necessarily printed on paper. CDs are old hat. You take digital — digital everything — for ... (Source: The Keene Sentinel 2010-10-02T12:04:43Z)

Wal-Mart, Humana Unveil Medicare Plan

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wal-Mart ( Symbol : WMT ) is teaming with health insurer Humana ( Symbol : HUM ) to offer a Medicare prescription-drug coverage plan that, the companies say, will offer the lowest premiums in the country. Premiums for the so-called ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-10-01T13:10:20Z)

Humana and Wal-Mart forming prescription drug plan

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. said Friday they are teaming up to offer a low-cost Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The companies said the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan will have a premium of $14.80 per month ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-01T14:43:23Z)

American Balloonists Missing Over Adriatic Sea - Lost in Rough Weather

Two American balloonists are missing in Europe. According to an Associated Press report, the men are identified as Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis and they were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race. According to CNN, the "20 ... (Source: National Ledger 2010-10-02T17:48:19Z)

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