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Deals of the Hour / November 14, 2010, 8:40 am

New 'Call of Duty' breaks sales record, as Activision promised

Proving that more fans that ever are eager to get their hands on a new "Call of Duty," Activision said Thurday that "Call of Duty: Black Ops" set a record for first-day sales of a video game. The new military action game set during the Cold War sold about ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-12T02:40:42Z)

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)

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)

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: $12 million deal near for Kuroda, Dodgers

Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda is close to finalizing a one-year, $12 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an ESPN report. Kuroda, who was 11-13 with a 3.39 ERA with the Dodgers last season, had his first injury-free season in three ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-11-14T05:58:46Z)

Call of Duty: Black Ops Breaks Modern Warfare 2 Sales Records

Publisher Activision has announced that their newly released Call of Duty: Black Ops has managed to top the records set by its predecessor, Modern Warfare 2, for launch day sales, managing to move no less than 5.6 million units in North America and in the ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-11-12T09:43:02Z)

Newsweek, Daily Beast Join With Tina Brown At Helm

The Daily Beast online news site says it has reached a deal to merge with Newsweek magazine. In a posting on its website Thursday, The Daily Beast's editor-in-chief Tina Brown says the two outlets will partner to create The Newsweek Daily Beast Company ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T16:02:26Z)

Bill Mazeroski misses '60 film unveiling due to illness

P ITTSBURGH — Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski was unable to attend the first public screening of the 1960 World Series Game 7 telecast due to an undisclosed illness. The Pirates issued a statement saying the 74-year-old Mazeroski wouldn't attend the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-14T13:36:54Z)

UPDATE 1-Newsweek, Daily Beast agree merger

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Website Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) and magazine Newsweek have agreed a deal to combine, Daily Beast co-founder and editor Tina Brown said, just weeks after abandoning merger talks. The agreement will combine the two ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-12T05:25:21Z)

ArcelorMittal to buy Baffinland for $433M

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. has cut a deal to sell itself to the world's largest steelmaker for $433-million. The friendly takeover offer from ArcelorMittal SA, worth $1.10 a share in cash plus 10¢ per issued warrant, trumps a hostile bid worth 80¢ a ... (Source: Financial Post 2010-11-06T23:54:50Z)

Attorney general OKs Vanguard's purchase of the Detroit Medical Center

The sale of the Detroit Medical Center to a for-profit Nashville, Tenn., firm is fair, protects community commitments and saves an institution with an uncertain future, Michigan's attorney general has concluded. In an exhaustive report released Saturday ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-11-14T05:37:17Z)

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)

Flyers unbeaten in past 9; Evgeni Malkin nets three for Pens

PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Richards and Claude Giroux scored two goals apiece, and rookie Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves in the Philadelphia Flyers' 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Scott Hartnell also scored for the Atlantic Division ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-11-14T10:23:37Z)

New 'Call of Duty' video game blasts sales record

NEW YORK -- "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-11-12T00:53:20Z)

Deal Accepted: ArcelorMittal's Successful Baffinland Buyout Offer

Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. Expected to pass the net benefit test issued by the federal government under the Investment Canada Act, the deal follows the rejection of an earlier unsolicited offer which was reiterated publicly on ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-11-08T18:23:11Z)

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)

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)

NBA finally approves record sale of Golden State Warriors to group headed by Joseph Lacob ...

CHICAGO -- The Chris Cohan era of the Golden State Warriors is officially over. Friday, the NBA and the Warriors announced the league's board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the franchise for a record $450 million. Joseph Lacob, a Menlo Park ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-13T03:36:47Z)

The DMC-Vanguard deal at a glance

The money: Vanguard Health Systems pledges nearly $1.5 billion to purchase the Detroit Medical Center, pay off some of its debts and invest in improvements in the eight-hospital system. The money includes $391 million for the cash purchase, money largely ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-11-14T09:04:53Z)

New 'Call of Duty' breaks sales record, Activision says

NEW YORK -- Activision says the latest "Call of Duty" video game pulled in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale in a record showing for the entertainment industry. Activision Blizzard said Thursday that "Call of Duty: Black Ops" topped the first-day ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-11T16:53:43Z)

Jeff Carter, Flyers agree to long-term contract extension

The star forward signed a long contract extension on Saturday. Terms of the deal weren't announced, but multiple media reports said it is for 11 years and $58 million. The 25-year-old Carter could have become a restricted free agent on July 1. "He's an ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-14T01:48:13Z)

ArcelorMittal and Baffinland mail offer to shareholders

ArcelorMittal and Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation announced the mailing to Baffinland security holders of ArcelorMittal's offer and take over bid circular and Baffinland's directors' circular in connection with the previously announced supported take ... (Source: SteelGuru 2010-11-14T02:52:39Z)

Cox: Vanguard deal maintains DMC's community ties

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox gave for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. conditional approval Saturday to buy the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center. The attorney general's office released an 85-page report, in which Cox approved the $1.5 billion deal ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-14T05:58:46Z)

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)

Daily Beast, Newsweek reach deal to join

Newsweek, a 77-year-old magazine that once helped set the national news agenda, is linking its future with a startup website just two years in the making. Three months after agreeing to buy the money-losing weekly for $1, audio equipment magnate Sidney ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-12T22:28:59Z)

Flyers Notes: Flyers' Carter signs 11-year extension

Jeff Carter should have no problem furnishing the Shore home he recently bought in Sea Isle City. The Flyers' 25-year-old center, who was in the final year of a three-year deal, signed an 11-year contract extension worth $58 million, the club announced ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-14T08:00:27Z)

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)

'Call of Duty' scores record $360M in 1st-day sales

NEW YORK - "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-11-12T07:05:33Z)

'Call of Duty' sales are explosive

NEW YORK: Call of Duty: Black Ops blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with ... (Source: Akron Beacon Journal 2010-11-12T07:27:02Z)

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)

Mazeroski will miss tonight's Game 7 showing

An illness will prevent Pirates Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski from attending tonight's gala viewing of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series at the Byham Theatre, Downtown. Mazeroski, 74, hit the game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of the game ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-11-14T10:45:06Z)

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