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Deals of the Hour / October 28, 2010, 10:40 am

Zeebo China Unveils Plans to Bring Digital Interactive Education and Entertainment to Chinese ...

HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG, China, Oct 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Zeebo (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zeebo China") today described its plans to develop a 3G-connected education and entertainment system specifically for Chinese consumers ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-28T17:17:29Z)

Prosthetic leg discovered in search for NC girl

HICKORY, N.C. — Authorities searching for a North Carolina girl who lost a leg to cancer say they've found a prosthetic leg at a home where her stepmother once lived. Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal said Wednesday that authorities are attempting to ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-28T13:06:57Z)

MAPC, Boys and Girls Clubs honor Ashland Manager John Petrin

Ashland Town Manager John Petrin is receiving two awards this week - one for a role he plays in his personal life and another for his professional work. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on Tuesday gave Petrin its Theodore Mann Regional ... (Source: Abington Mariner 2010-10-28T05:07:20Z)

Report: Doubts had swirled for weeks about delayed Vanguard-Detroit Medical Center deal

As Nashville Business Journal reported late yesterday, Vanguard Health Systems' massive deal to purchase the Detroit Medical Center has been delayed . The deal was originally supposed to close June 1, and has now been pushed back to Dec. 31, amid state ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-27T12:18:01Z)

Canadian at Gitmo pleads guilty to all charges

Eight years after he was taken to Guantanamo as a teenage prisoner, a Canadian pleaded guilty Monday to killing a U.S. Army sergeant during a battle in Afghanistan, in a deal that will send him home in a year to serve his sentence. Defenders say Omar Khadr ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T02:53:42Z)

Jeff Gordon has 3-year sponsorship deal

CONCORD, N.C. -- Jeff Gordon will be sponsored next season by the AARP Foundation's "Drive To End Hunger" campaign. The four-time NASCAR champion said the sponsorship agreement is for three years. The cause-related sponsorship is the first of its kind to ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-27T16:28:34Z)

NTSB probes safety of airline partnerships

The regional airline industry says safety is its top priority, in part because accidents are bad for business. But pilot unions and the families of air crash victims say safety has been sacrificed to cost-cutting at some carriers. The Federal Aviation ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T01:19:28Z)

DMC board extends closing on sale to Vanguard

Vanguard Health Systems' purchase agreement with the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center has been extended to allow time for governmental approvals to be completed. Detroit Medical Center says its board approved the extension Tuesday. The eight-hospital ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T12:32:20Z)

American Airlines in deal with Canada's WestJet

American Airlines passengers who switch to a WestJet Airlines flight into Canada will be able to buy a single ticket and check bags just once. The airlines said Tuesday they had struck a so-called interline agreement to make movement between the two easier ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-19T22:35:58Z)

Wanderport Mandates Design 1st Inc. to Complete the Pre-Production Microwave Energy Tank ...

NEW YORK, NY, Oct 28, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wanderport Corp. (pinksheets:WDRP) today confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement with Design 1st Inc. two weeks ahead of the scheduled November 10th, 2010 deadline, to produce and obtain optimum ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-10-28T11:55:22Z)

James Bond car auctioned off in London

LONDON -- For the discerning driver, it's got an ejector seat, machine guns and a world-class pedigree. Problem is, it costs a truckload of dough. One of the world's most famous James Bond cars - the specially equipped silver Aston Martin first driven by ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-28T12:16:50Z)

Telecom stocks expected to continue paying well

Telecom stocks have been winners this past year, and several analysts see more gains ahead. Stocks in the telecom industry jumped 17 percent for the 52 weeks through last week, third-best among the 10 industries in the S&P 500 index. The overall market ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-10-27T05:08:32Z)

Flight 3407 group finds ally on safety

WASHINGTON — Regional airlines aren't perceived as being as safe as their big-name partners, a business travelers group and the Families of Continental Flight 3407 stressed Tuesday at a National Transportation Safety Board symposium on the relationship ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-10-27T12:39:30Z)

China crackdown on dissidents continues despite citizen's Nobel Peace Prize

The Xinhua article said the aim of Charter 08 "was to alter the political system and overturn the government," adding, "Liu's activities have crossed the line of freedom of speech into crime." The crackdown on other activists also showed no sign of abating ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-28T16:41:42Z)

'Charlie' to board buses in Boston's western suburbs

People riding buses in Boston's western suburbs will now be able to board with a tap of their MBTA Charlie Cards, the MBTA announced today. The Charlie Card automated fare collection system has been expanded to the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-27T21:22:03Z)

Verizon denies involvement in Clearwire spectrum sale

At least one company reported to be bidding for some of Clearwire's ( NASDAQ:CLWR ) spectrum has denied involvement in the auction process. Representatives from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Time Warner declined to comment on the report. Clearwire CEO Bill ... (Source: FierceWireless 2010-10-14T13:23:33Z)

James Bond's Aston Martin for sale

LONDON - For the discerning driver, it's got an ejector seat, machine guns, and a world-class pedigree. Problem is, it's going to cost a truckload of dough. One of the world's most famous James Bond cars - the specially equipped Aston Martin first driven ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-27T14:48:21Z)

Stocks Plunge Ahead of Close on BofA Report

In economic news, the Commerce Department reported a surprising rise in housing starts, but a sharp decline in permits for future home construction. U.S. housing starts rose 0.3 percent to a five-month high of 610,000 units, better than the 580,000-unit ... (Source: CNBC 2010-10-26T22:06:11Z)

N.C. missing girl's prosthetic leg likely found

Authorities searching for a North Carolina girl who lost a leg to cancer say they've found a prosthetic leg at a home where her stepmother once lived. Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal said Wednesday that authorities are attempting to confirm the leg belongs ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T21:07:44Z)

Gordon in AARP 'Drive to End Hunger' campaign

CONCORD, N.C.—Rick Hendrick never panicked as the season stretched on and he still didn't have a sponsorship deal for Jeff Gordon. Why? Because he always had a contingency plan to fall back on. It gave him the ability to be discerning when it came to the ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-27T17:40:09Z)

Prosthetic leg found in search for missing NC girl

Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal said Wednesday that authorities are attempting to confirm the leg belongs to 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker. She was reported missing Oct. 9 and authorities believe she is dead. Deal said the leg was discovered Tuesday ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-27T20:53:25Z)

NTSB probes safety of airlines' 'code sharing' deals

The U.S. regional airline industry says safety is its top priority, in part because accidents are bad for business. But pilot unions and the families of air crash victims say safety has been sacrificed to cost-cutting at some carriers. The Federal Aviation ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T20:47:27Z)

Jeff Gordon in AARP sponsorship deal for 'Drive to End Hunger' campaign

CONCORD, N.C. - Rick Hendrick never panicked as the season stretched on and he still didn't have a sponsorship deal for Jeff Gordon. Why? Because he always had a contingency plan to fall back on. It gave him the ability to be discerning when it came to the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-28T09:32:12Z)

UPDATE 2-Reliance Power, Shanghai Electric ink $8.3 bln deal

Supplies for power equipment and the telecom sector are two fields which Chinese companies have made major breakthroughs in the Indian market over the past few years, prompting some Indian businesses to voice competition concerns. According to media ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-28T13:49:54Z)

DMC extends its sale deadline

The Detroit Medical Center has extended until year's end the self-imposed deadline on the $1.5 billion sale of the eight-hospital system to Vanguard Health Systems. The DMC's board voted Tuesday to extend the purchase agreement with Tennessee-based ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-28T07:16:11Z)

Deal or no deal: Last-minute plea deal could halt trial of Canadian held at Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A Canadian who has been in U.S. custody since he was a teenager could see an end to eight years of legal limbo on Monday as his war crimes trial resumes amid talk of a possible last-minute plea deal to spare him a life ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-25T07:55:32Z)

Lawyers negotiating Omar Khadr plea deal to avert `child-soldier' trial

Pentagon officials and lawyers for Guantánamo captive Omar Khadr were negotiating Thursday toward a plea deal that could avert Monday's resumption of the Canadian's so-called ``child-soldier'' terror trial. Khadr, 24, faces a maximum of life in prison if ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-14T17:48:24Z)

007's Aston Martin is sold for $4.1m

LONDON — One of the most famous James Bond cars — the silver Aston Martin first driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger'' — was auctioned off yesterday in London for $4.1 million. The unique car, which boasts an ejector seat, machine guns ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-28T09:25:02Z)

MWRTA now accepts T's Charlie Card

Customers who ride a MetroWest Regional Transit Authority bus to the T, or vice versa, can now use a single MBTA Charlie Card to pay both fares. That makes the MWRTA the first of 12 regional transit authorities in the state to have a fare collection system ... (Source: MetroWest Daily News 2010-10-28T05:00:11Z)

Larry Zolf: The nose knows

September 29, 2010. Larry Zolf's last party. Dressed to the nines and wheeled in from his hospital bed, he looked very frail. It was an impressive book launch for his friends and former colleagues at the elegant Turf Club in downtown Toronto. Barry ... (Source: Toronto Star 2010-10-28T17:24:39Z)

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