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Deals of the Hour / November 10, 2010, 7:41 am

AOL Announces Wow! Deal of the Day for Boston

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL - News ) today announced the launch of Wow! Deal of the Day for Boston with the tagline "real deals for real people." The new offering, available at www.wow.com , offers localized discounts on a wide range ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-10T11:25:38Z)

Philadelphia Housing Authority may borrow N.Y.C. housing official

New York City will lend the Philadelphia Housing Authority its housing authority's general manger under a deal being finalized to plug the considerable void created by the firing of Executive Director Carl R. Greene, officials in both cities said Wednesday ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-04T09:59:41Z)

AOL Announces Wow! Deal of the Day for Washington, DC

DC Has a New Source for Local Discounts on Dining, Shopping, Weekend Getaways and More WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL ) today announced the launch of Wow! Deal of the Day for Washington, DC with the tagline "real deals for real people ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-11-10T10:57:00Z)

Education groups seek to join Ringo's tax lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three education groups want to join a lawsuit that Idaho Rep. Shirley Ringo filed against state tax commissioners, claiming they gave politically connected taxpayers inappropriate settlements. The Idaho Education Association, the ... (Source: Education Week 2010-11-10T05:13:24Z)

Cal a 'maybe' versus Oregon

It was a typical throw-away question to start a news conference: "Hey, California coach Jeff Tedford, how do you slow down Oregon's offense?" But nothing is typical about Oregon's offense. "That's a good question," Tedford replied. See: The Ducks ludicrous ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-10T15:14:42Z)

Barnstable County sheriff says 911 choking call mishandled

MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) - The Barnstable County sheriff says an emergency dispatcher failed to follow proper procedures during a 911 call from a Mashpee man whose fiancee was choking on food and later died. Sheriff James Cummings said in a statement given to ... (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2010-11-10T14:46:04Z)

Sheriff faults 911 dispatcher in choking death

M ASHPEE — The dispatcher who handled a Sept. 4 emergency call from a Mashpee man whose fiancée was choking failed to follow proper procedures, according to Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings. In a prepared statement submitted to the Cape Cod ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-10T12:58:41Z)

Plum TV Sets New Direction, Launching Groundbreaking Media Expansions, Installing New ...

NEW YORK , Nov. 10, 2010 -- Tom Scott , Chairman and Co-Founder of Plum TV, announced today plans for a groundbreaking, multi-million dollar expansion of Plum TV as a multi-faceted media brand, making the company the first to create a comprehensive series ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-10T14:31:45Z)

Are Mergers and Acquisitions Successful?

One of the most quoted sources is a KPMG study conducted in 1999 of 107 mergers and acquisitions between 1996 and 1998, which showed that only 17 percent of these deals increased the shareholder value, 30 percent were unchanged, and 53 percent decreased ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-10T15:36:10Z)

Bears find motivation in playing No. 1;CAL FOOTBALL BEAT

Judging by how many players repeated variations of the phrase, it did not take long for a theme to develop for Cal's game against No. 1 Oregon on Saturday. "We're the only team playing the No. 1 team in the country this week," linebacker Mike Mohamed said ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-10T12:58:41Z)

A Journey From an Artist's Barn to a Mansion's Walls

Mary Anne Bryant was a single, struggling mother who had left an alcoholic husband and arrived with two children at the end of Cape Cod penniless. Mrs. Makas's reunion with this canvas on Sunday involves a serendipitous tale of two mothers from very ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-11-10T15:36:10Z)

Three ed groups seek to join lawsuit over secret tax deals

Three education groups are seeking to join Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, in her lawsuit over secret tax deals at the state Tax Commission, saying the alleged deals are causing education funding in the state to suffer.     "We take the allegations very ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-11-08T23:16:40Z)

Finra Fines Goldman Over Disclosure; New Name Emerges

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Goldman Sachs & Co. $650,000, ending a bout of scrutiny over the firm's disclosures of investigations into its Abacus CDO 2007-AC1. Finra said Goldman failed for several months to report that two of its ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-10T02:43:04Z)

Oregon State deals California ugly loss

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Jacquizz Rodgers brought out the Halloween special for California. On Oregon State's first series Saturday, the running back threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Colby Prince out of the wildcat formation, and the Beavers went on to defeat ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-31T05:18:06Z)

This Holiday Season, Travel Industry Rebounds: Revenue Projected to Increase to near Pre ...

"Finally we see a silver lining for the travel industry, which is rebounding from a $4.05 billion loss during 2009's holiday season," said Rick Garlick, Ph.D., director of consulting and strategic implementation, Hospitality Group, Maritz Research ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-11-09T14:32:56Z)

Sinclair Names Philip Waterman General Manager of WUCW-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

BALTIMORE, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that Philip Waterman has been named General Manager of WUCW-TV (CW 23) in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota market. The announcement was made by ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-11-09T20:52:19Z)

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum marks 35th anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald sinking

A ceremony is planned in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to mark the 35th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point is holding its annual memorial service on Wednesday night. The public is welcome ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-11-10T14:17:26Z)

Goldman Sachs to Pay $650,000 for Failing to Disclose Wells Notices

WASHINGTON - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Goldman, Sachs & Co. $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its registered representatives, including Fabrice Tourre, had received formal notices from ... (Source: pressreleasepoint.com 2010-11-10T02:50:14Z)

Can it really be 35 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald went down?

When the gales of November come early. — Gordon Lightfoot, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Can it really be 35 years since the huge iron ore freighter went down with all 29 on board? Bells will be ringing all around the Great Lakes Wednesday night ... (Source: madison 2010-11-10T14:31:45Z)

Mass. county reviews 911 policies after death

M ASHPEE — Cape Cod officials are reviewing procedures for emergency dispatchers following a frantic 911 call from a man whose fiancee was choking to death on some food. The dispatcher never provided Brent McFarland with instructions for performing the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-29T22:24:06Z)

35 years ago today: The Edmund Fitzgerald went down

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. — A ceremony is planned in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to mark the 35th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. ♦ Sign up for news, weather, sports, Green Bay Packers and high school sports text alerts. The Great ... (Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 2010-11-10T14:46:04Z)

Five value destinations for winter travel

(CNN) -- Looking to get away this holiday season? Who better to find the deals than agents catering to notoriously cash-strapped students? The first two weeks of December and the first week of January are known as "dead weeks" in the travel industry, and ... (Source: CNN 2010-11-02T21:22:06Z)

UPDATE: Goldman Faces Lawsuit On $1.2 Billion Hudson CDO Deals- Filing

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ( GS ) faces a class-action lawsuit over two collateralized debt obligations it packaged and sold in 2006 and 2007, according to its latest quarterly regulatory filing. The CDO deals, called Hudson Mezzanine Funding 1 and 2 ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-09T17:17:34Z)

Ed groups join lawsuit over tax deals

Tags: idaho state tax commission secret tax deals Shirley Ringo stan howland BOISE - Three education groups are seeking to join Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, in her lawsuit over secret tax deals at the state Tax Commission, saying the alleged deals are ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-11-08T23:09:31Z)

Fliers: Book your Christmas deals now

Want to fly home for the holidays? Break out the mistletoe but forget about the Thanksgiving turkey. A review of local flights and fares shows that most seats out of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport are sold out for the extended ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2010-10-29T02:00:02Z)

AOL Announces Wow! Deal of the Day for Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA--( BUSINESS WIRE )--AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today announced the launch of Wow! Deal of the Day for Philadelphia with the tagline "real deals for real people." The new offering, available at www.wow.com , offers localized discounts on a wide ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-11-09T19:55:03Z)

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