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Deals of the Hour / November 17, 2010, 2:43 am

Deal of the Day – Call of Duty Black Ops Game for Xbox 360 Pre-Order Special

The LogicBUY Black Friday Deal today is a special price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360 .  You'll also receive a free 3 month Xbox Live Gold Subscription card if you pre-order.  $79.99 – $15 (19% savings) = $64.99 plus free ... (Source: The Gadgeteer 2010-11-05T10:19:59Z)

Dendreon, Home Depot, Plains, Wal-Mart: U.S. Equity Preview

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 7:45 a.m. in New York. Index changes: Ceva Inc. (CEVA US), a chip designer, will replace Phoenix ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-16T13:13:03Z)

Walmart expands Black Friday hours, deals

NEW YORK - Walmart plans to open most of its stores at midnight the day after Thanksgiving, the company said Monday, becoming the latest in a series of retailers to expand hours to lure in shoppers who want to get a head-start on holiday bargain shopping ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-15T20:23:44Z)

South American Gangs Flying Vast Quantities Of Cocaine To Europe

U .S. investigators have identified a new trend in drug smuggling: South American gangs are buying old jets and flying the cocaine across the Atlantic to meet European demand. At least three gangs have struck deals to fly drugs to West Africa and from ... (Source: Free Internet Press 2010-11-16T03:47:32Z)

Stopped at sea, drug smugglers take to the skies

U.S. prosecutors in a series of court cases say they are beginning to unravel the latest innovation in drug smuggling: South American gangs that are buying old jets and other planes, filling them with cocaine and flying them more than 3,000 miles across ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-11-16T20:44:01Z)

Flying high: Gangs buy aging jets, airfreight tons of cocaine across Atlantic

At least three gangs have struck deals to fly drugs to West Africa and from there to Europe, according to U.S. indictments. "The sky's the limit," one Sierra Leone trafficker boasted to a Drug Enforcement Administration informant, according to court ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-11-15T23:22:41Z)

Plains to Buy More Bakken Assets

Master limited partnership Plains All American Pipeline L.P. (NYSE: PAA - News ) has agreed to acquire entities holding crude oil gathering and transportation assets from Nexen Holdings U.S.A. Inc. The entities to be acquired primarily serve the Bakken ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-16T21:48:26Z)

The Beatles finally on iTunes

SEATTLE - "Beatles for Sale" is finally for sale on iTunes - along with the rest of the Fab Four's albums, from "Please Please Me" to "Revolver" to "Abbey Road." The Beatles had been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music services ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-17T00:25:55Z)

Microsoft's Gates, Ballmer Defend Stock Sales

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates and Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended recent stock sales on Tuesday as they faced tough questions from shareholders frustrated by the lack of growth in the company's shares over the past decade ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-16T18:56:39Z)

Walmart expands hours for Black Friday on the day after Thanksgiving

NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart says most of its stores will be open at midnight on the day after Thanksgiving. It's the latest retailer to expand its hours to lure in shoppers who want to get a head-start on holiday bargain shopping. It also is offering shoppers ... (Source: WXYZ 2010-11-15T23:29:51Z)

Toys R Us gives peek at 'Black Friday' discounts

Parents, start your engines. Toys R Us has unveiled over 100 discounted and exclusive toys it will offer beginning Thanksgiving Day, including a Justin Bieber doll, Lego sets and a "Toy Story 3" Buzz Lightyear figure. For the first time, the deals are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-17T03:32:02Z)

Plains All American prices unit sale

Plains All American Pipeline LP has priced a public offering of 4.2 million units at $62.60 per unit. The Houston-based energy transportation company has granted another 630,000 units to underwriters for any over-allotments. Net proceeds from the offering ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-16T15:43:22Z)

EMI CEO Faxon says deal to get Beatles on iTunes was 'quite easy'

LOS ANGELES - For Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, getting the Beatles' music on iTunes marked the end of a "long and winding road." For EMI Group Ltd. CEO Roger Faxon, it was just one more step in promoting the legacy of one of the greatest bands of all time ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-17T00:25:55Z)

Prince William Proposes to Kate Middleton with Princess Diana's Ring

Prince William proposed to his fiance Kate Middleton with Princess Diana's engagement ring which was given to her by Prince Charles in 1981. The happy couple have been dating for eight years after meeting at Andrews University in Scotland. Many fans of the ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-17T04:07:50Z)

UPDATE 1-Microsoft's Gates, Ballmer defend stock sales

SEATTLE, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) Chairman Bill Gates and Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended recent stock sales on Tuesday as they faced tough questions from shareholders frustrated by the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-16T19:25:17Z)

Warriors owners to vet club's business ops

With their $450 million purchase of the Golden State Warriors still fresh , Joe Lacob and Peter Guber said they are taking over a franchise with a strong business that they hope to improve. "Clearly you can look at what the attendance is, it's pretty ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-17T05:33:44Z)

ITunes, Beatles finally work it out

"Beatles for Sale" is finally for sale on iTunes — along with the rest of the Fab Four's albums, from "Please Please Me" to "Revolver" and "Abbey Road." The Beatles had been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-11-17T05:12:15Z)

Prince William to marry Kate Middleton in 2011

Forget the talk of dire spending cuts and grim economic times. Who needs doom and gloom when royal confetti is in the air? Prince William and Kate Middleton, once the world's most-talked-about college sweethearts, ended years of speculation by announcing ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-17T08:18:22Z)

NBA approves sale of Warriors to Joe Lacob and Peter Guber

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2010 -- The sale of the NBA's Golden State Warriors to a group led by Joe Lacob and Peter Guber has been completed following unanimous approval from the NBA's Board of Governors. "We are delighted to welcome Joe Lacob and Peter Guber as ... (Source: NBA 2010-11-14T01:55:23Z)

Geeky Deals – Call Of Duty Black Ops For Xbox 360 And Xbox Live

Today's geeky deal is one for all the gamers out there, Call Of Duty Black Ops for the Xbox 360 with a 3 month Xbox Live Gold membership, it is available with a discount of $15 off the manufacturers recommened retail price, and you can pre-order it now ... (Source: Geeky gadgets 2010-11-05T08:46:55Z)

Prince Edward Island promises power rate cut

CHARLOTTETOWN - The government of Prince Edward Island opened the fall session of the provincial legislature Friday with a throne speech that promises a cut in power rates, less than a year before the provincial election. Premier Robert Ghiz said his ... (Source: Metronews.ca 2010-11-12T20:05:49Z)

Call of Duty: Black Ops Achievement List - Xbox 360

Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Microsoft Xbox 360 has a total of 50 achievements worth a total of 1000 Gamerpoints. for the game's story. Story Progression Achievements , on the other hand, are obtained during any normal play-through of Harry Potter and ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-17T03:24:53Z)

New Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber preach patience

The backdrop at the introduction of new Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber was a picturesque view of the Bay: clear skies, the Bay Bridge, the foliage of Treasure Island. The setting: an upscale luncheon at the Epic Roasthouse, intricate in details ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-16T16:04:51Z)

Power deal between P.E.I. and N.B. to cut power rates on Island by 14 per cent

CHARLOTTETOWN - Premier Robert Ghiz says a new five-year deal between Maritime Electric and NB Power will reduce electrical rates in Prince Edward Island by 14 per cent. The premier said Tuesday the P.E.I. Energy Accord will result in equal savings for ... (Source: Canada East 2010-11-16T22:52:52Z)

'We're not shopping Prince,' Brewers GM tells USA Today

Prince Fielder is not on the trading block at this week's winter baseball meetings, Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told USA Today in an article for Monday's editions . "We're not shopping Prince,'' Melvin told baseball writer Bob Nightengale ... (Source: madison 2010-11-16T16:19:10Z)

Jenice Armstrong: Kate is engaged to her Prince William - will they live happily ever after?

KATE MIDDLETON gets to become the queen of England and live in a palace all because she met a cute guy in college. And she has just been assigned her own bodyguard. It's a modern-day fairy tale, with a security detail. The girlie part of me is going to ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-17T10:27:13Z)

REFILE-Microsoft CEO sells 12 pct of his stake, says committed

SEATTLE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp ( MSFT.O ) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sold $1.3 billion worth of shares in the company, cutting his stake by about 12 percent, but said his first stock sale in seven years should not be taken as a lack of ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-06T16:09:33Z)

Prince Fielder Won't Be Shopped by Brewers, Who Set Extension Deadline for End of Spring ...

Brewers slugger Prince Fielder may not still be a Milwaukee resident in 2012, but the big first baseman isn't going to be making moves any time this winter. General manager Doug Melvin says the team won't be shopping Fielder this winter, but they have set ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-11-16T18:56:39Z)

Prince Edward Island police identify woman found dead after cottage fire

ARGYLE SHORE, P.E.I. - Police have released the name of a woman whose body was found in a burning cottage southwest of Charlottetown earlier this month. RCMP say Bonnie MacKinnon of Charlottetown was 54 years old. Police and firefighters responded to the ... (Source: Canada East 2010-11-15T20:38:03Z)

Melvin: Brewers not shopping Prince Fielder

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told Bob Nightengale of USA Today that he is not shopping Prince Fielder. "We're not shopping Prince," said Melvin. "I'd like to keep him. He's a homegrown player who wants to play every inning of every game. But we'd ... (Source: NBC Sports 2010-11-16T03:33:13Z)

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