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Deals of the Hour / November 19, 2010, 9:42 pm

Droid Smartphone Sale Starts on Amazon

Apparently you won't have to wait for Black Friday if you want to buy one of the Droid branded smartphones on Verizon. For instance, the Droid Incredible is only a penny right now on Amazon. Amazon has deals on several other Droid phones : The Droid X is $ ... (Source: TechNewsDaily 2010-11-19T22:56:28Z)

Pat Burns: NHL coach is remembered for his success -- and his courage

Pat Burns , the NHL's only three-time coach of the year, died Friday at age 58. "Just as they will remember Pat for his success as a coach, hockey fans also will remember his humor, his honesty, his humanity and his courage," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-20T02:09:44Z)

GE announces engine deals with Chinese airlines

General Electric Co. said on Friday that its joint venture with Snecma of France got an an order for 42 engines for HNA Group's Airbus A320s, to be delivered beginning in 2012. The company also got a contract to service those planes. GE announced the deal ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-20T01:26:47Z)

First People camp out already for Black Friday

Black Friday is still one week away, but the first people have been already spotted to camp outside a Best Buy in St. Petersberg. According to St. Petersburg Times its a couple named Lori adn Ryan Davenport. Their motiviation is not necessarily the Black ... (Source: I4U 2010-11-19T22:13:31Z)

Amazon Is Selling All Droid Phones For 1 Cent

Amazon has a massive sale on the highest end Android phones on Verizon: from now through November 22, all Droid phones are $0.01. The deal, spotted by Boy Genius Report , obviously requires purchasing a new Verizon contract, but still represents a massive ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Sports briefs: Monsters offer $3 tickets

The Fresno Monsters of the North American Hockey League are offering $3 balcony seats at Selland Arena for the rest of the season. This ticket deal isn't applicable with any other ticket promotion or discount. Any ticket coupons for balcony seats will be ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-11-19T18:02:59Z)

Crisis team: Algona shooting especially tragic for emergency personnel

ALGONA — The fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk in Algona Monday was particularly difficult for emergency personnel for a number of reasons, according to a member of the crisis team that held a debriefing for them earlier this week. Pat Wilson ... (Source: Globe Gazette 2010-11-19T19:28:53Z)

Airbus A380 mobbed by Chinese aircraft workers

TIANJIN, China Nov 19 (Reuters) - Chinese Airbus workers mobbed the A380 superjumbo at the planemaker's north China factory on Friday, ignoring the visiting aircraft's recent publicity woes to revel in China's growth in aviation. Over 300 staff in "Airbus ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-19T18:45:56Z)

Barefoot Bandit' Suspect Weighs Book Deal

SEATTLE (AP) — The lawyer for the teenager accused of being the "Barefoot Bandit" is working with prosecutors to negotiate a plea deal the lawyer says could involve using movie- or book-deal profits to compensate the victims of an alleged two-year ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-19T02:39:34Z)

Boston Scientific to buy Sadra for up to $490M

Boston Scientific Corp. will buy Sadra Medical Inc. in a deal valued at up to $450 million, the companies said Friday. Los Gatos-based Sadra is developing a device for percutaneous aortic valve replacement to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. The ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-19T19:14:34Z)

AirTran Airways agrees to new labor contract including pay raises for union pilots

ATLANTA — AirTran Airways said Friday it agreed with union pilots on a new labor contract after nearly six years of bargaining. The union said the contract provided pay increases and job protection, but it didn't give details. Most terms of the contract ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-11-19T22:49:18Z)

Former NHL coach Pat Burns dies of cancer at 58

SHERBROOKE, Quebec (AP) — Pat Burns , the former Montreal police officer who led New Jersey to the 2003 Stanley Cup title and was the NHL's coach of the year with three teams, died Friday. He was 58. Burns battled cancer of the colon and the liver in ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-20T03:42:48Z)

Recent rally in pump prices may have peaked

Thanksgiving pump prices are certain to be the highest in three years, although a recent drop in oil should lead mean lower prices for drivers once the weekend road trips are done with. Gasoline prices reached an average of $2.89 a gallon earlier this week ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-19T21:01:56Z)

Funerals arranged for slain Iowa store clerks

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Funerals for two clerks killed during robberies at convenience stores in northern Iowa will be held next week. The Des Moines Register reports autopsies by the state medical examiner's office showed Vicky Bowman-Hall, of Algona, and ... (Source: WQOW 2010-11-19T23:25:06Z)

Boston Scientific buying maker of heart valves

Boston Scientific Corp. , moving to boost sluggish sales growth, said it has agreed to pay up to $450 million to acquire Sadra Medical Inc., a Los Gatos, Calif., company that makes gear for aortic valve replacements. Under the deal, the Natick medical ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-20T04:04:16Z)

Davenport Family of Florida Camping Out Nine Days for Black Friday Deals

If you thought the group of college students who line up on Black Friday at your local Best Buy right after Thanksgiving dinner are hardcore, then prepare to be amazed by a family of 10 from Florida who are camping out for nine days in front of a Best Buy ... (Source: Walletpop.com 2010-11-20T01:19:38Z)

AirTran agrees to new labor contract with pilots

ATLANTA -- AirTran Airways said Friday it agreed with union pilots on a new labor contract after nearly six years of bargaining. The union said the contract provided pay increases and job protection, but it didn't give details. Most terms of the contract ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-19T23:03:37Z)

Black Friday: Florida family first in nation to start camping at Best Buy

St. Petersburg, Fl (WTSP) -- Forget just being first in line. These folks are the first in the nation to start camping out at a Best Buy store in search of Black Friday deals. The Davenport family pitched a pair of tents Wednesday at 10 a.m. in front of ... (Source: KSDK 2010-11-19T19:57:31Z)

Kansas ticket scandal has ties to OU

Related story: 5 charged in Kansas ticket scandal. Five individuals were charged on Thursday in a ticket scandal at the University of Kansas. Three of those charged, plus another who already has pleaded guilty, have ties to the University of Oklahoma ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-19T19:07:24Z)

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)

Amtrak adds trains along Cascades route for Thanksgiving, AAA offers seminars on European ...

Amtrak will add 11 trains along the Amtrak Cascades route between Portland and Seattle during the busy Thanksgiving holiday week. The extra Amtrak Cascades trains will operate Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 28. Amtrak also announced that it would ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-11-20T01:48:16Z)

Pre-Black Friday Deals from Amazon - Droid X 2 & Pro 1 Cent Deals: Free Activation from Wirefly

Online retailer Amazon Wireless Beta once again is pricing top-of-the-line Droid smartphones for a penny, with a contract for new customers. The offer ends November 22 (Monday). Droid models that make sense for cent are the Droid Incredible, the Droid 2 ... (Source: Wireless and Mobile News 2010-11-20T02:02:35Z)

China's Comac signs deals for 100 aircraft orders

ZHUHAI, China — China's Comac has signed orders to sell 100 of its homegrown single-aisle C919 passenger jets to a variety of Chinese airlines and international customers. The orders were signed Tuesday at the Zhuhai air show in southern China, state ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-16T04:30:29Z)

AirTran pilots voting on deal to boost pay

Pilots at AirTran Airways began voting on a proposed labor contract Tuesday that would boost pay more than 25 percent for some as their company prepares to merge with Southwest Airlines. The pilots will vote through Nov. 19 on the five-year tentative ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-11-09T19:12:06Z)

Contrite Woods talks a good game

Nearly a full year after an infidelity scandal thrust his personal life into public scrutiny and his world-class golf game out of the limelight, Tiger Woods conducted a half-hour interview on ESPN Radio yesterday and said "it's amazing how much better ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-19T07:47:22Z)

Dollar General Celebrates Thanksgiving with a Week Full of Special Deals

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General (NYSE: DG - News ) is giving "Black Friday" bargain hunters a jump-start to holiday shopping by offering sale prices starting Sunday, Nov. 21. In addition, the discount retailer is providing ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-18T16:45:25Z)

'Barefoot Bandit' pleads not guilty to crimes

SEATTLE (KABC) -- The so-called "Barefoot Bandit" is reportedly working on a plea deal on both federal and state charges against him. Harris-Moore is accused of going on a crime spree that began in 2008 after he walked out of a Seattle halfway house ... (Source: KABC 2010-11-18T19:58:42Z)

'Barefoot Bandit' pleads not guilty to charges

Associated Press - November 18, 2010 12:55 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - The attorney for the teenager accused of being the "Barefoot Bandit" says he's negotiating a possible plea deal. Thursday morning, 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore pleaded not guilty in Seattle ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-18T18:18:29Z)

Boston Sci buys valve firm for $386 million

In a bid to capture a piece of one of medical technology's hottest markets, Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a California company developing a new kind of heart valve that doesn't require open-heart surgery. The pricetag ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-20T04:25:45Z)

Parents of accused killer of Iowa clerks offer sympathies

Shocked by the cold-blooded slayings of two convenience store clerks in Iowa, the parents of 17-year-old accused killer Michael Richard Swanson issued a statement Thursday expressing sorrow and confusion over their son's alleged crimes. Robert and Kathleen ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-19T03:43:59Z)

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