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Deals of the Hour / November 2, 2010, 1:39 am

Crowds flock to Friends of the Library book sale in Gainesville

Inside the large warehouse-like building on North Main Street, hundreds of people made their way through a maze of bookshelves on Sunday. Children, students, adults and retirees were packed into the building almost as tightly as the tidy rows of ... (Source: Star-Banner 2010-10-23T23:57:07Z)

Jim Loach's debut film deals with child abuse

The first feature film by Jim Loach, son of English director Ken Loach, looks at the true story of the deportation of thousands of children from Britain to Australia, where they suffered abuse and hardship. Loach presented "Oranges and Sunshine" at the ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-31T14:57:55Z)

Groupon Launches in Saskatoon

Groupon ( www.groupon.com : ), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Saskatoon on October 25, 2010. "An energetic city known for its live ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-01T13:16:31Z)

Russia Approves Banks For Privatization Deals - Report

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian government has chosen Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley ( MS ), Deutsche Bank AG ( DB .XE) and seven other banks to consult it on privatizations and organize the sale of state stakes, Interfax reports Thursday, citing a ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-10-28T16:41:42Z)

Sports wire

Single-game tickets for Ohio State men's basketball nonconference games and mini-plans (four- and eight-game packages) will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Single-game tickets for Big Ten games will go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. Single-game tickets ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-10-31T09:50:07Z)

Q+A-Is there momentum to open India's retail sector to FDI?

NEW DELHI Nov 1 (Reuters) - India's moves to open up its multi-brand retail sector to foreign investors is a headline issue for U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India, closely watched by retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc ( WMT.N ). India allows 51 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-01T05:45:33Z)

Juan Pablo Montoya on pole at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Juan Pablo Montoya grabbed a sliver of the spotlight focused on the three championship contending drivers by winning the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya, who is not in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, turned a lap at ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-10-31T14:07:49Z)

UPDATE 3-AIG raises enough cash to repay NY Fed

The common stock alone makes AIG -- and by extension the U.S. government -- MetLife's largest shareholder, with an interest around 8 percent. If all other equities were ultimately converted, AIG's stake would be around 20 percent. But the stake is not ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-01T20:33:10Z)

Indo-America defence deals

When US President Barack Obama arrives in India next month, he will face a key challenge of boosting defence ties that are on the upswing but mired by political suspicion over pandering to Washington's interests. Underlying the visit will be lobbying for ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-10-28T06:40:24Z)

Groupon Launches in Reno

Groupon ( www.groupon.com : ), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Reno on October 27, 2010. "Reno lives up to its reputation as a city ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-01T15:03:54Z)

As Sink and Scott sprint to the finish, GOP beat Democrats in early voting

GAINESVILLE — Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Rick Scott crisscrossed Florida to scrounge for pockets of votes Monday in a gubernatorial contest hinging on whether Sink can capture enough independents and GOP voters to survive the anti-Washington ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-11-01T16:51:16Z)

Jim Loach's debut feature film deals with child migrants and the abuse they suffered

ROME (AP) — The first feature film by Jim Loach looks at the true story of the deportation of thousands of children from Britain to Australia and the abuse they suffered. The director said he sees it as a tale of survival and the indomitable human spirit ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-10-31T16:02:21Z)

Google Bans Sale Of Android Spying App

Menlo Park, CA, United States (AHN) - Google is not letting a handset application that spies on someone's text messages be sold at its Android App Store. The Secret SMS Replicator developed by DLP Mobile to help lovers find out if their partners are ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-31T18:54:09Z)

127 Hours Movie Review: Boyle steps up to the plate; Franco kicks it in to high gear

127 Hours is a fascinating film to watch on so many levels. Namely how filmmaker Danny Boyle was able to take a seemingly limited story of a man trapped in a canyon when a boulder crashes on his arm, and make it in to a compelling and engaging story both ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-11-01T19:00:07Z)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Some Ohio State tickets to go on sale this week

Single-game tickets for Ohio State men's basketball nonconference games and mini-plans (four- and eight-game packages) will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Single-game tickets for Big Ten games will go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. Single-game tickets ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-01T01:06:22Z)

Online court records already limited

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lost in the debate over whether to erase the online court records of individuals who have criminal charges dismissed is a surprising fact: That's already happening in some cases. In a little-known but increasingly common practice ... (Source: Beloit Daily News 2010-11-01T16:22:38Z)

AIG raises enough to pay off NY Fed credit line

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bailed-out insurer AIG( AIG.N ) raised $27.71 billion cash in 10 days with the initial public offering of its Asian life business AIA( 1299.HK ) and the sale of its global life unit Alico, enough to repay a credit facility from the ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-11-01T16:36:57Z)

Director's son has a film of his own

ROME - The first feature film by Jim Loach looks at the true story of the deportation of thousands of children from Britain to Australia and the abuse they suffered. The director said he saw it as a tale of survival and the indomitable human spirit. Loach ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-01T07:04:17Z)

Russia,Vietnam Sign MoU To Support TNK-BP Buying BP Assets-Source

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding that supports Anglo-Russian joint venture TNK-BP Ltd.'s bid to buy BP PLC (BP)'s assets in Vietnam, a person close to TNK-BP said Monday. Russian Energy Minister Sergey ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-01T11:50:37Z)

APNewsBreak: Wis. online court record database hides some charges that are dismissed in deals

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a little-known practice, some clerks are rewriting history on Wisconsin's popular court records database by erasing any mention of charges dismissed under plea agreements. The clerks are acting on the recommendation of the ... (Source: FOX6Now.com Milwaukee 2010-10-31T14:57:55Z)

127 Hours'

Like many Danny Boyle movies, including "28 Days Later," "Millions" and "Slumdog Millionaire," "127 Hours" is an against-all-odds survival saga. Its ostensible subject is Aron Ralston, the outdoorsman trapped in a Utah canyon by a falling boulder that ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-11-01T15:54:00Z)

Google Boots Spyware App from Android Market

Note to Android developers: the Google Android Market is open, but it's not that open. After being profiled by the New York Times Bits blog , DLP Mobile's new app Secret SMS Replicator , which forwards all SMS text messages to another device unbeknownst to ... (Source: ReadWriteWeb 2010-11-01T17:34:13Z)

Online court records already being erased in some cases

♦ Sign up for news, weather and sports text alerts. In a little-known but increasingly common practice, circuit court clerks are rewriting history on the popular Wisconsin Circuit Court Access site by erasing any mention of charges that are dismissed ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-11-01T09:20:18Z)

Ning and Groupon Team Up to Bring GEO-Targeted Daily Deals to Ning Powered Social Websites

Ning, the world's largest platform for creating custom social websites, is partnering with Groupon, the original daily local deal website, to extend the global reach of daily Groupon offers to participating Ning customers. This custom Groupon integration ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-21T20:31:54Z)

ArcelorMittal, Evraz Agree Supply Deal In Czech Republic

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- The world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal ( MT ) has agreed to supply no less than 550,000 tons of liquid pig iron to Russian steel producer Evraz Group SA's (EVR.LN) Czech unit, the Russian company said Monday. The supply of pig ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-11-01T07:47:14Z)

Mention of Kashmir by Obama will be potentially explosive

Any mention of Kashmir by US President Barack Obama during his trip to India can be potentially explosive, a top American strategic expert has said, adding that Pakistan will dominate in his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Noting that Obama's ... (Source: Hindustan Times 2010-11-02T02:45:24Z)

Spying app kicked out of Android Market

Secret SMS Replicator , a spying application that forwards contents of a user's text messages to the phone of the person who installed it in the first place, has been booted out of the Android Market. Once the application in question is installed, there is ... (Source: Help Net Security 2010-11-01T17:55:41Z)

UPDATE 1-MetLife misses estimates after Alico share sale

NEW YORK Oct 28 (Reuters) - MetLife Inc ( MET.N ), the largest U.S. life insurance company, posted a 22 percent increase in operating profit on Thursday, though it missed expectations as a massive share issue for the acquisition of AIG's ( AIG.N ) Asian ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-28T20:16:27Z)

James Franco and Aron Ralston Explain How to Watch 127 Hours Without Fainting

Feel like passing out during a screening of Danny Boyle's upcoming 127 Hours , in which James Franco stars as Aron Ralston, the real-life mountain climber who amputated his own arm in 2003 after it got stuck under a boulder? Ralston has some advice: "Stay ... (Source: Nymag.com 2010-10-25T13:31:59Z)

Three polling places serve students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students looking to cast their votes in the midterm election Tuesday won't have to go very far. Students registered in Alachua County and living in UF residence halls will vote at the Reitz Student Union ... (Source: University of Florida 2010-11-01T14:20:57Z)

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