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Deals of the Hour / November 19, 2010, 6:41 pm

Digital Domain Holdings Acquires In-Three

Digital Domain Holdings, parent company of Academy Award-winning digital studio Digital Domain, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire 3D stereo studio In-Three, developer of the Dimensionalization process that converts 2D films into ... (Source: Studio Daily 2010-11-19T18:45:56Z)

Lawmakers hit banks, regulators on foreclosures

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers hauled the top U.S. mortgage lenders and their regulators to Capitol Hill on Thursday to chastise them for widespread flaws in foreclosure documents, but failed to extract any promises of fines or fresh loan modification ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-11-18T23:47:46Z)

Digital Domain to Buy In-Three in 3D Deal

Digital Domain Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire 3D stereo provider In-Three. In-Three is the developer of the Dimensionalization 2D-to-3D conversion process that was used on the 3D conversion for Disney's G-Force and some of the live act ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2010-11-18T21:24:36Z)

Competition Bureau seeks maximum $10m fine against Rogers for Chatr ads

MONTREAL The federal Competition Bureau wants more than $10 million in penalties levied against Rogers Communications Inc. for allegedly using misleading advertising to promote its new Chatr talk-and-text discount mobile brand. The Competition Bureau said ... (Source: Hamilton Spectator 2010-11-19T23:10:47Z)

Gardenhire gets two-year contract extension

MINNEAPOLIS — Ron Gardenhire has never found a use for an agent. Whenever the time has come for the Minnesota Twins to address his contract, he has simply sat down with his boss to get the deal done. General manager Bill Smith gave Gardenhire a two-year ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-11-19T05:31:21Z)

Twins give Gardenhire 2-year extension

Ron Gardenhire has never found a use for an agent. Whenever the time has come for the Minnesota Twins to address his contract, he has simply sat down with his boss to get the deal done. General manager Bill Smith gave Gardenhire a two-year extension ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-18T22:50:30Z)

Court asked to impose $10 million penalty against Rogers

OTTAWA—The Competition Bureau is seeking to impose more than $10 million in penalties against Rogers' Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.B ) for allegedly using misleading advertising to promote its new Chatr discount mobile service. The Competition Bureau ... (Source: Toronto Star 2010-11-19T18:38:46Z)

Eastman Kodak To Buy Assets Of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo's Relief Plates Business

(RTTNews) - Imaging technology provider Eastman Kodak Co. (EK: News ) Friday announced a deal to buy substantially all of the assets of the relief plates business of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. (TOK), a Japanese provider of electronic functional materials. Kodak ... (Source: RTT News 2010-11-19T09:13:16Z)

NHL coaching great Pat Burns loses battle with cancer

TORONTO (Reuters) - Pat Burns, a tough-talking Quebec cop who coached the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup and became the only man to win NHL coach of the year honors with three teams, died on Friday aged 58 after a long battle with cancer. "Just as they ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-20T02:09:44Z)

Medicare Pay Cut for Doctors to Be Delayed in Deal

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A 23 percent reduction in payment rates for physicians in the Medicare program will be delayed until January under a deal proposed by U.S. senators. Without the postponement, doctors who accept patients in Medicare face lower ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-18T22:57:39Z)

Expedia Goes Mobile, Buys Travel App Mobiata

It's a surprise that every online travel property isn't already swimming in mobile functionality, given the obvious connection between the two, but here's one more deal that will extend that model a bit more: travel site Expedia has bought Mobiata ... (Source: MocoNews.net 2010-11-19T11:22:07Z)

In-Three Acquired, Reportedly Moving to Florida

3D conversion studio In-Three has been acquired by Digital Doman, the visuall effects house partly owned by director Michael Bay. Terms of the deal between Digital Domain, headquartered in Florida, and Westlake Village-based In-Three were not disclosed. In ... (Source: Sfvbj.com 2010-11-19T23:46:34Z)

Jobs: TJ Maxx not authorized iPad dealer

TJ Maxx is "not an authorized reseller" of the iPad, an e-mail from Apple CEO Steve Jobs is quoted as saying. The message comes in response to a person asking why a near $100 price difference exists between TJ Maxx's iPads and those sold by Apple and other ... (Source: MacNN 2010-11-19T18:24:27Z)

Washington's $60 billion arms deal with Riyadh goes through

WASHINGTON: A $60 billion US arms deal with Saudi Arabia that raised eyebrows among pro-Israeli lawmakers was expected to be a done deal at midnight Friday. "Thirty days are up at the end of today, after which the administration may proceed. There is no ... (Source: Lebanon Daily Star 2010-11-19T22:06:21Z)

Deal reached to postpone doctors' Medicare cut

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers of both parties have struck a deal to postpone a massive cut in Medicare pay for doctors, two senators said Thursday. The agreement between Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and the panel's top Republican ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-18T22:36:11Z)

Banks risk billions in foreclosure fraud suits

New York — Foreclosure-fraud class-action lawsuits are starting to pile up against major banks across the country, threatening a besieged industry with billions of dollars more in potential losses. Bank executives are swarming Capitol Hill this week to ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-19T00:16:24Z)

Expedia buys Mobiata, maker of popular iPhone travel apps

Ann Arbor-based Mobiata , a maker of mobile travel applications such as FlightTrack, FareCompare and HotelPal, has been sold to Expedia in a deal of undisclosed size. TechFlash reports the acquisition will bolster Bellevue-based Expedia's mobile offerings ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-19T12:55:10Z)

Pat Burns Dies at 58; Won Stanley Cup With Devils

Pat Burns, a tough-minded, tight-lipped coach of four National Hockey League teams who led the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup title in 2003 , his first season with the team, died on Friday in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was 58. He had survived colon cancer ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-20T02:02:35Z)

Expedia Goes Mobile With Mobiata

Until now, online travel site Expedia ( EXPE ) has had meager mobile offerings. But that is about to change. This week, Expedia agreed to buy Mobiata , which sells best-selling travel applications. The price tag of the deal was not disclosed. But the ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-11-19T18:38:46Z)

Rogers Communication Sued By Canadian Government Over Chatr Ad Campaign

TORONTO -- Cable and mobile giant Rogers Communications has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government over an allegedly misleading advertising campaign for its discount talk-and-text Chatr brand. Following a two-month investigation, the federal ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2010-11-19T18:53:05Z)

Former NHL coach Pat Burns dies

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Pat Burns, who won coach-of-the-year honors in the NHL three times with three different teams, died Friday, the New Jersey Devils announced. He was 58. Burns died of lung cancer at age 58 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the team said ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-20T02:24:03Z)

$60B U.S.-Saudi Arms Deal Sealed

WASHINGTON -- A $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia that raised eyebrows among pro-Israeli lawmakers was expected to be a done deal at midnight Friday. The Defense Department notified Congress of the plan last month, and lawmakers had 30 days to try to ... (Source: FOX News 2010-11-19T12:05:04Z)

Eastman Kodak buys Japanese relief plates business

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Photography products maker Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it will buy the relief plates business of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. to expand what it sees as a key growth segment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Rochester, N.Y., company ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-19T20:47:37Z)

CNBC: 3 big banks cutting deal on foreclosures

Three big U.S. banks are nearing a settlement in which they would compensate borrowers whose homes were improperly foreclosed upon, according to a CNBC report. Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. would also agree not to start ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-16T22:38:33Z)

Twins extend Ron Gardenhire

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ron Gardenhire has never found a use for an agent. Whenever the time has come for the Minnesota Twins to address his contract, he has simply sat down with his boss to get the deal done. General manager Bill Smith gave Gardenhire a two-year ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-18T23:04:49Z)

Eastman Kodak buys Japanese relief plates business of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, terms not disclosed

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Photography products maker Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it will buy the relief plates business of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. to expand what it sees as a key growth segment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Rochester, N.Y., company ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-11-19T20:40:28Z)

US$60 bil. arms deal with Saudi Arabia goes through

WASHINGTON--A US$60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia that raised eyebrows among pro-Israeli lawmakers was expected to be a done deal at midnight Friday. The Defense Department notified Congress of the plan last month, and lawmakers had 30 days to try to ... (Source: China Post 2010-11-19T20:11:50Z)

$399 iPads at T.J. Maxx: Black Friday Alert

Discount retailer T.J. Maxx reportedly has 16GB WiFi iPads in stock--and they're giving them away for $399. Engadget reports that a tipster named Aaron discovered Apple's prized tablet selling for $100 off the asking price at a T.J. Maxx in Vernon, New ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-19T15:54:08Z)

Medicare Pay Cut for Doctors to Be Delayed for One Month Under Senate Deal

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate proposed a one-month delay to cuts in pay for physicians under the Medicare program, the U.S. government's health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. Without the postponement, doctors who accept Medicare patients ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-11-18T22:21:52Z)

Apple iPads Sold in T.J. Maxx Stores, Black Friday

Ok, now don't freak out just yet because I haven't come across any CA reports on this (so far, more so on the east coast)--but some T.J. Maxx stores are selling Apple iPads for $100 off original price...which brings it down to $399. Some of those stores ... (Source: Fox40 2010-11-19T16:22:46Z)

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