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Deals of the Hour / October 29, 2010, 10:40 pm

M/I Homes Announces Early Tender Offer Results and Extension of the Early Tender Premium ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO) announced today the preliminary results of its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for cash  any and all of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-10-28T02:51:20Z)

Discount Airfare on New JetBlue Route from Anchorage to Long Beach

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Alaska's skies will be more crowded this spring as airline JetBlue Airways plans to add Anchorage to its upcoming schedules. Starting May 26 next year, JetBlue will make Anchorage its 65th city launching seasonal daily non-stop service ... (Source: KTVA 2010-10-28T17:38:58Z)

John DiStaso's Granite Status: Gardner predicts 47 percent voter turnout on Tuesday

► Politico: Supporting Ayotte follows Palin's pattern of backing high-profile women in GOP primaries John DiStaso's Granite Status: NHIOP to host WMUR-Union Leader 'Granite State Debates' Reader comments: 10 Updated, 5:35 p.m. The state's two leading ... (Source: Union Leader 2010-10-29T18:42:12Z)

Business park asks state to investigate

The board that oversees the New Orleans Regional Business Park has asked the state inspector general to investigate a recent audit's findings that the agency misspent nearly $60,000 in federal grants and failed to keep proper records of another $95,000 in ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-10-29T13:05:46Z)

Samsung's Galaxy Tab -- to rival Apple's iPad -- launches Nov. 11 with $599.99 price tag

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Tab , one of the first tablet computers to challenge Apple Inc.'s smash-hit iPad, is set to land in Verizon Wireless stores on Nov. 11 and sell for $599.99. Verizon said Wednesday it would offer optional 3G data plans for ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-20T19:07:11Z)

Tyra Banks Granted Protection From "Mentally Unstable" Stalker

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Tyra Banks has been granted protection from a "mentally unstable celebrity stalker." The "America's Next Top Model" honcho filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court for a restraining order against a man who claims ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-20T13:16:26Z)

Samsung sees tough chip and LCD outlook after strong Q3

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS>, the world's top maker of memory chips, hopes surging smartphone sales can offset slumping demand for chips and screens but analysts still expect profits to drop by 25 percent in the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-29T05:20:28Z)

Kristoffer Polaha to Life Unexpected 's Die-Hard Fans: Our Little TV Family Thanks You!

Greetings, gentle readers and fellow travelers of the blogosphere! Kristoffer Polaha here in the last week of October with a special rerun-episode blog. Last week we left off with things heading south for Cate and Ryan, while passions were heating up for ... (Source: Entertainment Online 2010-10-27T00:29:21Z)

Hodes touts $2.24M federal grant to plan commuter rail from Concord to Boston

CONCORD – The state has been awarded a $2.24 million federal grant to plan for the restoration of commuter rail from Concord to Boston. The state will use the money to study the best way to bring back rail service, including costs, ridership figures ... (Source: Union Leader 2010-10-24T23:55:56Z)

Stoneridge Announces Completion of Cash Tender Offer

WARREN, Ohio , Oct. 19 -- 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 all of the $154,000 ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-19T17:56:47Z)

Twitter Monitoring Service JournalistTweets Enhanced by Cision

CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cision, the leading provider of PR software ( http://us.cision.com/products_services/cisionpoint ), services and tools for the media and public relations industry, today announced significant enhancements to ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-29T14:10:11Z)

AT&T Announces Samsung Focus and HTC Surround for November 8th

AT&T has officially confirmed the November 8th launch of the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 devices. Both devices will be sold for $199.99, with the LG Optimus 7 being launched the week after for the same price after new agreement. (Source: PhoneNews.com 2010-10-29T19:17:59Z)

Iran set to restart talks after Nov. 10

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a letter to the EU's foreign policy chief that Iran is ready to hold talks "in a place and on a date convenient to both sides," the official news agency reported. Since the break-off in talks, the ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-10-29T22:52:44Z)

Improper, undocumented spending found at eastern New Orleans business park

An internal audit of the New Orleans Regional Business Park shows that the agency last year misspent nearly $60,000 in federal grants and failed to keep proper records of another $95,000 in grant-related spending. The organization, which operates a 7,700 ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-10-27T23:52:23Z)

AT&T to Sell IPad Directly To Businesses

AT&T Inc. said it will market Apple Inc.'s iPad directly to businesses, seeking to tap the increasing appetite within corporations for tablet computers and the wireless applications that make them hum. The company will offer iPad Wi-Fi and 3G models ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Events offer a lesson in Jewish culture

Jews in South Florida and around the world will be coming together for a first-of-its-kind learning event that will celebrate a historic milestone. The Global Day of Jewish Learning, which will be observed worldwide Nov. 7, is a chance for all Jewish ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-29T03:04:28Z)

BlackBerry Torch coming to AT&T in two fresh colors next month

* BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 available in red and white on Nov. 7. * New Windows Phone 7 devices from HTC and Samsung will be available in AT&T company-owned retail stores nationwide and online for $199.99 on Nov. 8 with the LG Quantum arriving in the ... (Source: engadget 2010-10-28T19:47:49Z)

Iran says it's ready to restart nuclear talks

VIENNA -- Iran offered on Friday to negotiate with six world powers about its disputed nuclear program in a new bid to end growing concern that it could be used to produce weapons. The move, following a hiatus of more than a year, was anticipated in the ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-10-30T04:29:11Z)

Tyra Banks Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Stalker

The alleged stalker named Marten Williams, Jr. is ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Tyra Banks and her family until October 28. Supermodel-turned-TV personality Tyra Banks has been granted a temporary restraining order against an alleged stalker ... (Source: AceShowbiz 2010-10-20T07:47:09Z)

JetBlue will start service to Anchorage in summer 2011

One of the nation's major discount airlines announced Wednesday it will begin seasonal nonstop flights to Anchorage next year. JetBlue Airways said that it will fly a single daily flight between Anchorage and Long Beach, Calif., from May 26 to Sept. 6. It ... (Source: McClatchy 2010-10-29T16:26:11Z)

JetBlue announces service to Anchorage in summer 2011

One of the nation's major discount airlines announced Wednesday it will begin seasonal nonstop flights to Anchorage next year. One of the nation's major discount airlines announced Wednesday it will begin seasonal nonstop flights to Anchorage next year ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-10-28T02:15:32Z)

Tyra Banks granted 10-day restraining order against 'stalker'

Supermodel-turned-TV personality Tyra Banks has been granted a temporary restraining order against an alleged stalker who has "targeted and harassed" the star since 2006. The "America's Next Top Model" host asked a judge to grant her request for a ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-10-20T22:06:09Z)

Iran accepts offer to reopen nuclear talks

VIENNA — Iran offered yesterday to negotiate with six world powers about its disputed nuclear program, in a new bid to end growing concern that it could be used to produce weapons. The move, following a hiatus of more than a year, was anticipated after ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-30T04:50:39Z)

Audit questions NO business park spending

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An audit finds the New Orleans Regional Business Park misspent nearly $60,000 in federal grants and failed to keep proper records of another $95,000 in grant-related spending. The organization that runs a 7,700-acre business campus in ... (Source: WLOX 2010-10-28T15:22:57Z)

Travelers Announces Tender Offer for its 6.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated ...

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV : ) announced today that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") any and all of its $1.0 billion in outstanding 6.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2067 (the ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-27T13:36:46Z)

Probe Details Culpability Of Nazi-Era Diplomats

During the Third Reich, Germany's foreign ministry staff across Europe cooperated in the mass murder of Jews and others, according to a government-sponsored study released Thursday in Berlin. The report says German diplomats during the Nazi era were far ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-29T03:54:34Z)

AT&T to offer HTC Surround and Samsung Focus on November 8th

The second week of November is shaping up to be absolutely monstrous. Verizon is said to have a slew of devices on the way, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is going to be making a huge splash and now AT&T has announced that it will be bringing two Windows Phone 7 ... (Source: Examiner 2010-10-28T20:02:08Z)

Merkel Regains Some 'Sparkle' as EU Gambit Pays Off

(Adds analyst comments in fifth, final paragraphs, updates euro in 10th.) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy victories in Berlin and Brussels offer her a boost as she bids to reverse a decline in her Christian Democrat party's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-29T12:08:30Z)

Jim Luther

Jerry Bird: "The out of control spending, the out of control borrowing has to stop, and it's gonna when we elect Charlie Bass and Jim Luther on November 2!"/ Applause We're at a Republican house party in Mason, a small, affluent town on the ... (Source: NHPR 2010-10-29T14:17:21Z)

Merkel Regains Some 'Sparkle' as EU Gambit, Budget Cuts Pay Off

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy victories in Berlin and Brussels offer her a boost as she bids to reverse a decline in her Christian Democrat party's fortunes before elections next year in six of Germany's 16 states. Merkel ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-29T10:49:45Z)

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