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Deals of the Hour / November 14, 2010, 1:40 am

'Girls Gone Wild' Turns Fatal in Sunset Strip Hit & Run

"Girls Gone Wild" distributor Ryan Bowman was arrested by police for manslaughter Thursday in a hit-and-run death on the Sunset Strip. The Australian businessman, whose Zeal Entertainment represented the Down Under interests of the adult entertainment ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-11-12T17:06:51Z)

NBA approves sale of Warriors to Lacob group

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The NBA's board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the Golden State Warriors on Friday to a group led by Joe Lacob and movie producer Peter Guber. The long-expected announcement allows the Warriors' new owners to assume formal ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-13T05:52:47Z)

iPad's Distant Ancestor — 1976 Apple One — For Sale

Christie's Auction House is planning to sell an Apple One computer, an ancestor of all those Macintosh computers around today. Many years ago, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the computer in Jobs' family garage. It sold in 1976 for $666.66. Now this ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T19:30:01Z)

HTC Surround and LG Quantum available for $0.01 at Amazon this weekend

Want the cheapest way to try out Windows Phone 7? Outside of getting yourself hooked up with a job at a tech blog, Amazon might have the very finest option for you with its newly discounted $0.01 pricing on two AT&T handsets for the new platform. The HTC ... (Source: engadget 2010-11-12T11:08:56Z)

Pacquiao's team demands Margarito tested for banned substances

Controversy erupted Saturday night before Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito even got in the ring. (Saturday's fight was not over in time for this edition.) A weight loss supplement was seen in Margarito's dressing room before the fight, and Pacquiao ... (Source: Vindy.com 2010-11-14T04:40:01Z)

NBA approves sale of Warriors to Lacob, Guber

(11-13) 04:00 PST Chicago - -- It took longer for 29 NBA owners to vote "yes" in an e-mail than it took for Joe Lacob and Peter Guber to flesh out the details of a $450 million deal to buy the Golden State Warriors from Chris Cohan, but Friday's end result ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-13T08:01:38Z)

Girls Gone Wild Turns Fatal – Sunset Strip Hit & Run Kills 21-Year Old Woman

Former Girls Gone Wild distributor Ryan Bowman was arrested by police for manslaughter Thursday in a hit and run death on the Sunset Strip. The Australian businessman, who represented the adult entertainment company that specializes in the antics of ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-11-12T16:45:23Z)

FACTBOX-Canada takeovers of Australian companies

Nov 4 - Canadian companies will be watching how Australia reacts to their own government's decision on Thursday to block Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton's ( BHP.AX ) $39 billion bid for Canadian fertiliser group Potash Corp ( POT.TO ). (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T05:41:59Z)

Australia's Gillard Raises BHP's Potash Bid With Harper at G-20

Canada's decision to block BHP Billiton Ltd. 's acquisition of Potash Corp . of Saskatchewan Inc. was discussed at a meeting this week between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper , a spokesman for the ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-11-13T03:29:37Z)

Inquirer Editorial: Standing in the need

As one of the most respected and powerful voices in the African American community, the black church cannot continue to be missing in action in fighting the disproportionate impact of AIDS and HIV among blacks. That's why it's heartening to learn that ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-14T07:53:18Z)

Parents cautioned about identity of children's sexual abusers

OKLAHOMA CITY - Police said recent media attention of a man whom police accuse of abducting and molesting girls in Oklahoma City has resulted in an increased number of callers describing suspicious activity. But parents would be wise to remember that the ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-14T08:21:56Z)

Edmond man arrested, accused of kidnapping and lewd acts with a child

OKLAHOMA CITY - An Edmond man has been arrested in connection with the kidnappings and rapes of three girls in Oklahoma City this year. David Brian Morgan, 52, was arrested Thursday at a car wash where he worked on NW 39 Expressway near Council Road ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-12T15:40:57Z)

Original Apple-1 Computer with Rare Steve Jobs Letter to Sell for cca. $200,000

The first computer that Steve Jobs ever sold from his parents' garage is up for sale for an estimated $161,600 - $242,400 at Christie's in London. The lucky (and wealthy geek) setting their mind to buy it will also be glad to receive a commercially ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-11-12T13:53:35Z)

Vancouver Canucks beat Maple Leafs in Toronto | NHL

Canucks have won eight of their last nine: Ryan Kesler scored twice and Mason Raymond snapped a tie at 13:36 of the third period, sending the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 victory over the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. The Canucks have won ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-11-14T04:04:14Z)

Windows Phone 7 Arrives To Fix Your Bad Manners

Windows Phone 7 has landed. On Monday, the first three Windows Phone 7 devices went on sale in the U.S. through AT&T and T-Mobile USA stores. The three phones are the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround through AT&T, and the HTC HD7 from T-Mobile. Microsoft ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-08T19:27:36Z)

1976 Apple I Computer for Sale for $160,000 - Straight From Steve Jobs Parents' Garage!

Oh to be the owner of an Apple I computer from 1976! The computer is for sale later this month at Christie's, and they expect the dinosaur to fetch at least $160,000, and that is on the low side. It may sell for as much as $240,000. This computer is old ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-13T04:41:12Z)

Schild Wins First Slalom

Marlies Schild of Austria won the first women's World Cup slalom of the season, edging the Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany by three-hundredths of a second in Levi, Finland. Lindsey Vonn was sixth. Schild, fifth after the first run, had the ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-14T05:08:39Z)

Pacquiao pounds Margarito for title

Manny Pacquiao used both speed and power in a dominating performance to beat Antonio Margarito and win their 150-pound showdown Saturday in Arlington, Texas. It was the eighth different title won by Pacquiao, this time against a tough opponent who ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-14T06:05:55Z)

Israeli premier says US settlement offer not final

JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister says a package of U.S. incentives designed to entice Israel to freeze new West Bank settlement construction is not final and both sides are still working on details. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday before presenting ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-11-14T09:19:12Z)

Israeli Cabinet to Consider US Settlement Proposal

Israel's prime minister will ask his Cabinet Sunday to consider a package of security and diplomatic incentives the U.S. has proposed to entice Israel to renew limits on settlement construction and revive moribund peace talks with the Palestinians. The ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-14T09:19:12Z)

TEMECULA: Second anti-Sharia meeting set for Tuesday

The group that has used the debate about the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley's mosque plans to shine a spotlight on what it calls the troubling spread of Sharia is staging another "night of education" this week. According to the group, Concerned American ... (Source: North County Times 2010-11-14T06:20:14Z)

U.S. offers Israel deal to cease building

JERUSALEM - The U.S. has offered Israel an incentive package to reinstate a moratorium on West Bank settlement building in an effort to revive stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, diplomatic sources said late Saturday. The sources said the deal ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-14T08:14:46Z)

Sports briefs: Pacquiao dominates Margarito

BOXING • Manny Pacquiao used both speed and power in a dominating performance Saturday night in Arlington, Texas, to beat Antonio Margarito in their 150-pound showdown. Pacquiao landed early and often, bloodying Margarito's face, closing his right eye ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-11-14T05:51:36Z)

You have to crack a lot of eggs to make a good omelet'

EDMOND — Setting goals, writing them down and checking them off when they have been achieved are the three ways former Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller coached Edmond businesswomen Friday on how to find success. Miller was the keynote speaker at the Edmond ... (Source: Edmond Sun 2010-11-13T03:00:59Z)

Golden State Warriors sale to Lacob, Guber is finally approved by NBA

CHICAGO -- The NBA announced Friday morning that the sale of the Golden State Warriors franchise has been completed following unanimous approval by the NBA Board of Governors. Joseph Lacob, a Menlo Park venture capitalist, and Peter Guber, CEO of Mandalay ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-13T12:12:11Z)

Windows Phone 7 devices now on sale in U.S.

I'm not going to make too much of the fact that the first Windows Phone 7 devices for sale in the U.S. are already priced lower in some places than anticipated on this day one of their availability. At Amazon, the HTC HD7 is priced at $149.99 with a two ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-08T19:27:36Z)

Pacquiao dominates Margarito to win by decision

Manny Pacquiao more than made up with speed what he lacked in size. Giving away both pounds and inches, boxing's little superstar turned Antonio Margarito into a bloody and nearly blind fighter with a dizzying array of punches Saturday night in a lopsided ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-11-14T06:27:24Z)

Australian distributor of 'Girls Gone Wild' accused in fatal hit-and-run crash in SoCal

LOS ANGELES - The founder of a company that bought the Australian franchise for "Girls Gone Wild" was in jail Friday, accused in the hit-and-run death of a woman who was leaving a concert. Ryan Bowman, 34, was booked for investigation of felony vehicular ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-12T22:36:08Z)

The Very Busy Michael Ealy on his Roles in 'Good Wife,' 'Colored Girls', and Doing His Own Laundry

Monday was a good time for Michael Ealy to chat with Speakeasy, because he had the afternoon off from an independent movie he's filming in Nashville. It was also a good time to get his laundry done. "A coin-operated laundry—I have to own one of these ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-02T12:53:51Z)

BHP Buyout Offer Confused Potash Corp. Investors, CEO Testifies

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd.'s hostile bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. has confused the fertilizer producer's investors "since day one," the Canadian company's chief executive officer told a U.S. judge. CEO Bill Doyle was the ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-05T04:00:35Z)

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