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Deals of the Hour / October 28, 2010, 9:39 am

Air Products changes Airgas offer expiration date

Industrial and medical gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals Inc. said Wednesday it has extended its offer to buy shares of Airgas Inc. until Dec. 3. The offer of $65.50 per share was scheduled to expire Friday. Air Products said nearly 1.9 million ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T21:36:22Z)

U.S. Cellular get the Galaxy Tab too

U.S. Cellular has become the latest North American carrier to promise to offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab , following in the footsteps of Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.  The carrier is yet to announce pricing or availability, but we're guessing it'll ... (Source: ANDROID COMMUNITY.COM 2010-10-28T12:59:47Z)

NHL enters negotiations for new TV deals flying high, hoping to climb higher

NEW YORK - The NHL capped last season with its best television rating for a game in 36 years. League officials think they can do even better. That conviction will help guide the NHL's negotiations for its next TV contracts. Deals with NBC and Versus expire ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-27T19:56:09Z)

Stoneridge Announces Completion of Cash Tender Offer

WARREN, Ohio, Oct. 19 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced that it has completed its previously announced cash tender offer for its outstanding 11-1/2% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Notes") and has accepted for purchase ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-10-19T18:25:25Z)

Live BlackBerry PlayBook Demo by Mike Lazaridis at Adobe Max

Mike Lazaridis took the stage today at Adobe's MAX conference and showed off a live demo of a BlackBerry PlayBook. If there was any doubt that this thing works we now have an answer. According to Electronista he was showing off a concept health care app ... (Source: Berry Review.com 2010-10-25T19:37:03Z)

Toys"R"Us® to Offer 10 Percent Back on Purchases to New and Current Members of Its ...

WAYNE, N.J. , Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Toys"R"Us, Inc. today announced that new and current members of its popular loyalty program, Rewards"R"Us®, can earn 10 percent back on purchases made in its stores and online this Christmas season.  Members can take ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-27T08:57:35Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be $400 at T-Mobile

T-Mobile has announced it will offer the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab in its retail stores and online on November 10 for prices starting at $399. The pricing matches that outlined by Sprint when it launches the Galaxy Tab on November 14, and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-27T17:04:21Z)

China party newspaper criticizes Western democracy

China's Communist Party newspaper issued a scathing attack on Western-style democracy Thursday amid growing calls for reform of the country's political system and a resulting push-back by party conservatives. The People's Daily editorial is the latest in a ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-28T15:01:29Z)

RIM Clarifies Free BlackBerry PlayBook for Developers Offer

While on stage at Adobe Max this week Mike Lazaridis made vague mention of an offer for a free PlayBook to developers who have their apps accepted in App World. I tend to be skeptical so I asked RIM for clarification and they got back to me with more ... (Source: Berry Review.com 2010-10-27T01:12:18Z)

BARGAIN BITE: China First

Overheard at China First one evening, as fish swam in a tank nearby and crabs crawled over each other in another: "You know it's a good sign when your food waves at you before you eat it." Across the dining room, a waiter had fished a large Dungeness crab ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-28T16:13:04Z)

XM Satellite Radio Commences Cash Tender Offer and Related Consent Solicitation for its 11.25% Senior ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI), today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its 11.25% Senior Secured Notes ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-10-13T11:44:31Z)

Barnes & Noble Livens Up E-Reading With NOOKcolor

Barnes & Noble unveiled its new NOOKcolor yesterday after the bell. The device is the first e-reader with a full-color touch screen, for better viewing of magazines, newspapers, and childrens books. The NOOKcolor is available for shipping on November 19 ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-27T16:07:05Z)

UPDATE-1 Cablevision wants Fox deal to match Time Warner Cable

NEW YORK Oct 27 (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp ( CVC.N ) on Wednesday said it has made an offer to News Corp ( NWSA.O ) to pay for carriage of the Fox stations at a rate equivalent to its larger counterpart Time Warner Cable Inc ( TWC.N ). The offer ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-27T19:06:03Z)

Friday classes decline at U of I

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa's plan to get students into classrooms on Fridays to curb drinking on Thursday nights isn't working as well as administrators had hoped. The idea started in 2007, the university detailed a plan to offer ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-10-28T11:48:12Z)

Barnes & Noble's NookColor, A Closer Look

At a glitzy presentation full of color, dance, and corporate executives, Barnes & Noble introduced the Nookcolor - a color e-book reader with a 7-inch color screen, 8GB of built-in memory and the Android operating system. "This is a momentous day in our ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-27T22:19:19Z)

Plan to offer more Friday classes to curb Thursday-night drinking not working well at Iowa university

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A plan by the University of Iowa for more Friday classes as an antidote to students drinking on Thursday apparently isn't working too well. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says fewer students are signing up. In 2007, the university offered ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-10-27T14:55:30Z)

Adobe AIR Apps Demoed on the BlackBerry PlayBook at Adobe MAX

Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEO of RIM, and Kevin Lynch, CTO of Adobe, gave a pretty awesome demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook and Adobe AIR apps running on it. The demo also shows off some cool features such as the multitasking with HD video and Adobe AIR apps. At ... (Source: BLACKBERRYCOOL 2010-10-26T15:18:10Z)

NHL feeling good as it readies to negotiate new TV contracts

NEW YORK — The NHL capped last season with its best television rating for a game in 36 years. League officials think they can do even better. That conviction will help guide the NHL's negotiations for its next TV contracts. Deals with NBC and Versus ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-27T08:14:38Z)

NHL talks for new television deals look promising

NEW YORK -- The NHL capped last season with its best television rating for a game in 36 years. League officials think they can do even better. That conviction will help guide the NHL's negotiations for its next TV contracts. Deals with NBC and Versus ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-26T23:03:27Z)

Toys "R" Us to offer shoppers 10% gift

TOYS "R" US is dangling more generous rewards in an effort to court Christmas shoppers. Starting this Sunday and ending Christmas Eve, the retailer will triple its rewards to 10% back on purchases made in stores or online. The amped-up incentives are ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-10-27T23:16:35Z)

Barnes & Noble will offer color, children's books on new Nook

NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is introducing a new Nook e-reader with a color touch screen for $249 as competition among e-reader makers heats up ahead of the holidays. The Nookcolor can be used for reading digital books, magazines, newspapers and ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-26T20:40:17Z)

Toys"R"Us® to Offer 10 Percent Back on Purchases to New and Current Members of Its ...

Beginning Sunday, Rewards"R"Us Members Can Take Advantage of Company's Biggest Reward Offer Ever While Holiday Shopping at Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us®; With No Approvals Required and All Forms of Payment Accepted, Earning Rewards is Easy WAYN ... (Source: Press Trust 2010-10-27T20:53:25Z)

Airgas Comments on Air Products' Tender Offer Extension

RADNOR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) today issued the following statement regarding the fourth extension by Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) ( Air Products ) of its unsolicited tender offer and Air Products statement that ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-10-26T23:53:34Z)

China holds first live-fire joint drills in Tibet

BEIJING (AP) -- China's military on Wednesday said it held its first live-fire joint ground and air drills on the Tibetan plateau, likely setting off alarm bells in nervous neighbor India. The exercises were held at an altitude above 15,420 feet (4,700 ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-10-28T11:12:25Z)

Radio One, Inc. Announces Additional Extension of Pending Exchange Offer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radio One, Inc. (the "Company" or " Radio One ") (Nasdaq: ROIAK and ROIA) today announced that it had further extended the expiration time of its previously announced exchange offer for its 8 7/8% Senior ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-25T10:47:20Z)

Fox rejects latest Cablevision offer

LOS ANGELES — With baseball's World Series hours away from starting, Cablevision Systems Corp. made a new offer to pay Fox more for its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, but Fox quickly rejected the offer, calling it incomplete. Cablevision ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-28T11:41:03Z)

Cablevision makes new offer to Fox to end blackout

LOS ANGELES - With baseball's World Series hours away from starting, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Wednesday that it has made a new offer to Fox to pay for signals from Fox 5 in New York and Fox 29 in Philadelphia for one year. Cablevision said in a ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-28T07:01:52Z)

UPDATE: Airgas Still Against Air Products Offer Despite New Directors

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Airgas Inc. (ARG), in repeating its case against a hostile bid from Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD), emphasized the solidarity of its board, which includes the three directors Air Products nominated to Airgas's board last month ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-10-26T22:34:49Z)

U of I Friday classes wane

Despite efforts at the University of Iowa to ramp up Friday classes as an antidote to student drinking and the "Thirsty Thursdays" phenomenon, just the opposite has happened. In 2007, UI detailed a plan to offer incentives for faculty to hold more Friday ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2010-10-27T20:03:19Z)

T-Mobile USA to Be First to Sell Samsung Tablet

Mobile USA said it would be first off the block to offer Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Tab tablet computing device, and plans to subsidize the price for those who take a wireless contract. T-Mobile USA, the U.S. wireless arm of Deutsche Telekom AG ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-27T15:16:59Z)

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