Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 11:12 pm

Cloud Computing a Threat, and Opportunity, for Taiwan's PC Makers

TAIPEI — When Richard Lee, an electronics magnate, peers into the murky future of cloud computing, he sees both opportunity and challenge. The company he heads, Inventec, makes laptops, servers and other electronic ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T06:00:04Z)

5.7 Mag Quake Shakes Southern California

USGS shakemap shows the earthquake epicenter east of San Diego, near the Mexico border. SAN DIEGO -- The California-Mexico border region was rocked by a magnitude-5.9 quake Monday, rattling nerves from San Diego north to ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-15T05:52:55Z)

In the end, it was money and Texas that saved Big 12 from extinction

In giving Texas local TV rights, commissioner Dan Beebe and the Big 12 helped to keep the Longhorns from leaving the conference. AUSTIN, Texas -- A week before his conference stood on the brink of annihilation and two ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-15T05:38:36Z)

Files show multiple threats against Ted Kennedy

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy became a magnet for extremist rage in the decades after his brothers were gunned down, living under constant, chillingly specific assassination threats targeting him, according to newly released ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-06-15T05:09:58Z)

More than two dozen earthquakes rattle Southern California

More than two dozen earthquakes struck Monday night near the U.S.-Mexican border in San Diego County, rocking a large swath of Southern California and prompting a momentary shutdown of the San Diego Padres game but ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-15T05:52:55Z)

5.9 earthquake hits Southern California

A 5.9 earthquake rocked Southern California Monday evening. The quake struck at the U.S.-Mexico border about 23 miles from El Centro. The quake rattled a wide swath of Southern California, but there no immediate reports ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-15T04:41:20Z)

Russia Weighs Pleas to Step In as Uzbeks Flee Kyrgyzstan

But an emergency meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a regional alliance dominated by Russia, ended Monday without a commitment to send in troops, though President Dmitri A. Medvedev called the ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T06:07:14Z)

Okinawa governor tells Japan PM U.S. base deal hard

The governor of Japan's Okinawa told new Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday that a U.S.-Japan deal to move a U.S. base on the southern island will be tough to implement, in a sign the issue will keep haunting the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-15T04:41:20Z)

Light plane crashes in Sydney neighborhood; 2 dead

Fatal civilian aircraft crashes 1988 to 2010: • May 20, 1988 â€" Improper maintenance and the pilot’s loss of control caused a De Havilland DHC-2 to bank and crash while taking off from Lake Hood. One ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-06-15T04:55:39Z)

Why Travelers Go South: North Seems Uphill

People making travel plans may unwittingly heed a strange rule of thumb — southern routes rule. In a new experiment, volunteers chose paths that dipped south over routes of the same distance that arched northward ... (Source: Wired News 2010-06-15T05:02:48Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 10:12 pm

Sherrington: Big 12 commisioner Dan Beebe raises conference from the dead

If Dan Beebe actually pulls off this reconciliation of what's left of the Big 12, Barack Obama should forward his Nobel Peace Prize. The state of Kansas should ship him their proxies. Missouri should promise never to ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T05:09:58Z)

More on the contract impasse between Darrelle Revis and the Jets

William Perlman/The Star-Ledger CB Darrelle Revis said as of right now, the prospect of a contract resolution "doesn't look good." With seven weeks until training camp and three months until the season opener, it's ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-15T04:27:01Z)

Peabody's Gallo inks deal with Washington Nationals

It was a long and winding road that led Peabody's Mike Gallo to his dream job. No matter how many unexpected turns his path took, though, the newly inked professional pitcher never lost sight of where it would end. "My ... (Source: Salem News 2010-06-15T04:41:20Z)

Are those plastic vuvuzela horns killing the atmosphere at the World Cup?

View full size Matt Dunham / AP South African soccer fans blow vuvuzelas during the World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico on Friday. If you've noticed a constant buzzing sound while watching World Cup soccer ... (Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog) 2010-06-15T04:55:39Z)

'Twilight' screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg talks Kristen Stewart, Bill Condon and 'Breaking Dawn'

Last week, official word came from Summit Entertainment that "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" will come to the big screen as two films. Now what? Major cast deals are signed, Bill Condon has set his directorial ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-15T03:29:45Z)

Texas stays in Big 12, and league gets a new life

AUSTIN – Given up as a lost cause just days ago, the Big 12 emerged Monday evening as a leaner, richer conference with 10 teams and its viability assured. CODY DUTY/DMN It was in the Big 12 offices in Irving that ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T04:12:42Z)

Wild announces exhibition schedule

The Wild announced its CONDENSED exhibition schedule today. Training camp opens Sept. 17 and the Wild opens the preseason Sept. 22 at home against St. Louis. It'll be the beginning of six exhibition games in nine nights ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-15T04:55:39Z)

Struggling to locate African experience

• Netherlands 2-0 Denmark • Moonda: Ban the vuvuzela In partnering with various multi-nationals to provide food, drink and no doubt a hefty wedge of endorsement cash, FIFA can be held responsible for the fact that the ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-15T04:34:10Z)

Report: US policy on NKorea nukes halfhearted

A muddled U.S. strategy on confronting North Korea's nuclear ambitions could lead to acceptance of the North as an atomic power, according to a report being released Tuesday by a leading American think tank. The Center ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T04:05:32Z)

Okinawa governor tells Japan PM U.S. base deal hard

The governor of Japan's Okinawa told new Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday that a U.S.-Japan deal to move a U.S. base on the southern island will be tough to implement, in a sign the issue will keep haunting the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-15T04:41:20Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 9:12 pm

Dallas officials craft compromise plan for regulating neighborhood farmers markets

After months of struggling to come up with a system to regulate neighborhood markets, Dallas officials presented a compromise Monday that may finally make both the City Council and market participants happy. "I think ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Canadian auto parts supplier to add 327 jobs at three plants

Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International plans to add 327 jobs and invest $10 million as part of an expansion at three plants in Lenoir, Newton and Salisbury. The plants, part of the company's Magna Composites ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Fireworks businesses praise new Oklahoma law allowing sales year-round

It is now legal to buy fireworks year-round in Oklahoma, and some local business owners say the city of Tulsa can use the law to bring in new revenue. Senate Bill 2253, signed into law June 8, allows Oklahomans to ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-15T04:05:32Z)

'Twilight' screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg talks Kristen Stewart, Bill Condon and 'Breaking Dawn'

Last week, official word came from Summit Entertainment that "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" will come to the big screen as two films. Now what? Major cast deals are signed, Bill Condon has set his directorial ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-15T03:29:45Z)

How the New Wealth Taxes Will Hit You

Each tax signals a radical change in policy. For workers, the extra 0.9% levy puts a progressive element in what used to be a totally flat tax. The 3.8% tax on investment income also knocks down a longstanding wall by ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T03:58:23Z)

Buddy Nix, Chan Gailey have old-school plan to fix the Bills

Nix's explanation: "We want to go young." Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr . did not go that way when he hired Nix, 70, as his rookie GM, or even Chan Gailey , 58, as his new coach. The joke around town is that Wilson, 91 ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-15T03:44:04Z)

Plano murder suspect was freed from earlier charge

A Plano man charged in his mother's death was caught with methamphetamine weeks earlier but was arrested instead on an outstanding warrant for not wearing a seatbelt. Plano police say that Thomas Grady Layton, on ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Microsoft game lets kids tickle tigers

(CNN) -- Microsoft on Monday unveiled the first games for its remote-control-free video game system, Kinect for Xbox 360. Several of the titles were pretty generic: a dancing game, a race car game, an adventure game and ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-15T03:08:16Z)

Standoff continues over Muni labor concessions

City officials and the leadership of the union representing Muni drivers remained unconvinced Monday that San Francisco's rank-and-file bus, streetcar and cable car operators would reconsider their decision to reject a ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T03:15:26Z)

Gaming Firm Zynga Racks Up Huge $147 Million Round From Softbank Asia

According to separate reports from Nikkei, Bloomberg and * Reuters *, gaming-company-on-a-tear Zynga has raised a huge $147 million round from Softbank, for expansion into Asia. This deal has been in the works for a few ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T03:44:04Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 8:11 pm

Swiss Parties Edge Closer to Ratifying U.S. Tax Deal

Swiss lawmakers have signaled their willingness to compromise in a long-running dispute over whether to give the United States files on thousands of suspected American tax cheats. "We're prepared to talk," Ursula Wyss, a ... (Source: Law.com 2010-06-15T02:03:51Z)

State inspectors' reports find shoddy conditions at Mental Health Complex

June 14, 2010 10:06 p.m. | Milwaukee County comes under fire by state inspectors for shoddy conditions at the Mental Health Complex, including a series of fire and other patient safety violations, in three reports ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-15T02:53:57Z)

A State May Pay for the Movie, Providing It Likes Its Message

LOS ANGELES — When Andrew van den Houten got a letter two weeks ago rejecting his request for Michigan public money to help finance his latest horror movie, "The Woman," it came with an admonition about the state ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T02:32:29Z)

E3-10: Ubisoft emphasizes games you can feel

Ubisoft used its E3 press event to highlight an array of unconventional and full-body games aimed making gaming more involving, something you can feel. The highlight was a dance game called Michael Jackson that ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T03:01:07Z)

Continental plans nonstop from Houston to Nigeria

Continental Airlines will try again to fly to Lagos, Nigeria. On Monday, the Houston-based carrier announced plans, pending government approval, to fly daily from Houston to Lagos beginning Nov. 10, 2011 , in what would ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-06-15T03:01:07Z)

All five Cleveland Browns restricted free agents agree to team's contract offers

It doesn't mean they're all happy, but they're all under contract for the 2010 season. They are linebackers D'Qwell Jackson and Matt Roth, running back Jerome Harrison, fullback Lawrence Vickers, and safety Abe Elam. All ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-15T03:01:07Z)

Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, A&M staying in Big 12

AUSTIN, Texas — Staring at extinction, the Big 12 is once again in play. The beleaguered conference made a rousing comeback Monday, when Texas declined an invitation to join the Pac-10 and decided to stay in the Big 12 ... (Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal 2010-06-15T02:53:57Z)

Political contributions by Ambassador Bridge owner under spotlight as DRIC vote nears

As the Michigan Senate prepares to decide the fate of the Detroit River International Crossing , increasingly thorough examinations of the project's fiercest critic -- Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun -- continue to ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-06-15T03:08:16Z)

Cliffs Natural Resources Submits Superior Proposal for Spider Resources and Advises KWG Resources to ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF - News ) (Paris: CLF - News ) today announced that it has proposed to increase its cash take-over bid for Toronto-based Spider ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T01:13:44Z)

Documents Detail Risky Decisions Before BP Well Blowout

The leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce cited five areas in which the company had made decisions that "increased the danger of a catastrophic well," including the choice for the design of the well ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T03:01:07Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 7:10 pm

Ten feet of (still) fresh at Baker

Blair Habenicht plants one with puddles in his boots. Overhead snow banks peppered with gravel and dirt lined the sides of Mt. Baker Highway as I drove into the upper parking lot of the ski area. Looking up at Chair 1, I ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-15T01:13:44Z)

Xbox 360 Gets Live Sports In HD From ESPN. Canceling My Cable In 5, 4, 3…

Everyone is busy talking about Microsoft Kinect (the project formerly known as Natal), but to me, some much bigger news just dropped at E3 from Microsoft: ESPN live sports access. Simply put: this was the only thing ... (Source: TechCrunch 2010-06-15T00:30:47Z)

Firm Disqualified From $285 Million Lehman Case Over Notice of Conflict

Finding Kobre & Kim's efforts to isolate a newly hired partner from a potential conflict inadequate, a New York state judge has disqualified the firm from representing a client in an arbitration against former employees ... (Source: Law.com 2010-06-15T02:03:51Z)

One Crowd Still Loyal to Goldman Sachs

Despite all the bad headlines — the accusations of fraud, the talk of a big settlement, the risk, however remote, of criminal charges — there's an inconvenient truth that's been largely ignored: Most of Goldman ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T01:28:03Z)

Wisconsin housing starts rise again in May

June 14, 2010 11:46 a.m. | While home construction is still far off the pace of a few years ago, it continued to improve in greater Milwaukee and most of Wisconsin's other major metro areas during May. In four-county ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-15T01:28:03Z)

Mankins was offered deal for an average of more than $7 million per year

Earlier today, P atriots guard Logan Mankins came forward with his frustration with the fact that the team's brass hadn't lived up to its word to offer him a long-term contract. Yet we had learned earlier in the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-15T01:20:54Z)

ISS Proxy Advisory Services Recommends That CKE Restaurants, Inc.'s Stockholders Vote "FOR" Merger

CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR - News ) ("CKE") announced today that ISS Proxy Advisory Services ("ISS"), a division of RiskMetrics Group, has recommended that CKE's ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T01:56:41Z)

Cliffs Natural Resources Submits Superior Proposal for Spider Resources and Advises KWG Resources to ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF - News ) (Paris: CLF - News ) today announced that it has proposed to increase its cash take-over bid for Toronto-based Spider ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T01:13:44Z)

E3 2010: Microsoft press conference

Hoo boy, was there a lot for Microsoft to talk about today. A bunch of new games were revealed, with trailers, but the biggest thing they had was, of course, the Kinect. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's begin ... (Source: Examiner 2010-06-15T01:49:32Z)

Classes, concerts and more at Desert Botanical Garden

You expect gardening classes at the Desert Botanical Garden. What you may not expect, though, are classes on tai chi and interior design and how to use fresh fruit to make frozen desserts. But the garden offers all those ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-15T01:42:22Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 6:10 pm

Salahis find nightclub harder to get into than White House

One other place with tighter security than the White House: Eden, a new downtown club that proved no easy velvet rope for Tareq and Michaele Salahi . The state dinner gate-crashers/reality TV stars-to-be swept up to the ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-15T00:09:19Z)

How have Tuesday's primary results made you feel about November?

Last week, I discussed a series of evidences about how God is being omitted from American life, culture and politics. This week, I will detail the No. 1 advocate for a godless society: our president. First, even during ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-06-15T00:52:16Z)

'Whoomp! (There it is)' and Obama -- the anatomy of a meme

An extra in a screenshot of a YouTube clip of a 1993 music video for "Whoomp! (There it is)." Not Barack Obama, according to the White House. By Garance Franke-Ruta Was Barack Obama an extra in the 1993 rap video hit for " ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-15T00:30:47Z)

Obama wants escrow account for oil-spill damages

President Barack Obama wants BP (BP) to create an escrow account to pay for damages caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, White House adviser David Axelrod told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. BP this ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-15T00:59:25Z)

Moscow-led bloc may try to quell Kyrgyz clashes

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) – A group of ex-Soviet states Monday proposed sending helicopters and equipment to help Kyrgyzstan's government stop ethnic violence that has killed at least 124 people, and suggested troops ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-15T00:02:09Z)

Ted Kennedy lived with constant assassination threats, rage from extremists

Nearly two decades later, in 1985, the threats continued, this time including the Republican president as well as the liberal Democratic senator: "Brass tacks, I'm gonna kill Kennedy and (President Ronald) Reagan, and I ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-15T00:59:25Z)

F.B.I. Releases Files on Edward M. Kennedy

After two brothers fell to assassins' bullets, Senator Edward M. Kennedy received repeated threats that he, too, would meet the same fate, according to thousands of pages of documents released Monday by the Federal ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-15T00:09:19Z)

"Breaking Bad" Spoiled Bastard. Ep. 13, season finale: "Full Measure."

What's the full measure of a man? It seems that, consciously or not, that's been one of the root questions of "Breaking Bad," which ended its Season 3 run as emphatically brilliant as the previous two (and has been ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T00:23:38Z)

Alvin Greene, Abby Sunderland, and Jon Stewart Could All Take Thomas' Front Row White House Press ...

The most powerful people in the capital of the world's last remaining superpower are squabbling over who gets my old colleague Helen Thomas' coveted front row center seat at the White House briefing room. The seat-holder ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T00:45:06Z)

Microsoft Kinect to hit stores November 4

(CNN) -- If Microsoft has its way, we all will be playing video games by moving our bodies instead of holding remotes starting November 4. That's when Kinect, the company's new motion-controlled video gaming add-on for ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T23:40:41Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 5:10 pm

If crime in the city were hills

The cool thing about visual representations of data is how they can enhance our appreciation of numbers. The bigger a quantity is, the more difficult it is for our minds to wrap around its scale, so it's nice to have a ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-14T23:55:00Z)

WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |NEWS

United States Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley issued the following statement Wednesday refuting media claims that the Bureau is somehow responsible for Joran van der Sloot's ... (Source: WSFA 2010-06-14T23:26:22Z)

Minerals in Afghanistan worth $1 trillion, U.S. says

(CNN) -- U.S. military officials and geologists have determined that the mineral deposits in Afghanistan are worth nearly $1 trillion, the Pentagon said Monday. Vast supplies of minerals such as iron, copper and gold ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T23:47:50Z)

Microsoft Kinect to hit stores November 4

(CNN) -- If Microsoft has its way, we all will be playing video games by moving our bodies instead of holding remotes starting November 4. That's when Kinect, the company's new motion-controlled video gaming add-on for ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T23:40:41Z)

Tulsa police officer indicted on federal charges, pleads guilty

A Tulsa police officer was indicted Monday and pled guilty to a federal charge alleging he stole $2,000 during a sting orchestrated by federal officials. Meanwhile, investigators also identified three other Tulsa police ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-14T23:33:31Z)

Sensiba San Filippo Announces Appointment of Steve San Filippo as Chairman of the ...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sensiba San Filippo LLP (SSF), a Bay Area leader in audit, tax and business process consulting, is pleased to congratulate Steve San Filippo, founding partner of the firm, on his ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T23:47:50Z)

The Bulls Choke, Market Down: Here's What You Need To Know

And now the key stories of the day. BP plunged again, falling 9% following news that the company had hired Blackstone (BX) and Goldman Sachs (GS) to advise it. Presumably the company is looking for anti-takeover ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-14T23:55:00Z)

Greek rating cut stops rally cold

If you're a bull, what you're thinking about today's market close can't be printed. So, we'll offer one word: disappointing. The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) were up as many as 118 points in the morning. Then the rally ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-14T23:55:00Z)

Boeing, Northrop Grumman team up on defense contract bid

Boeing and Northrop Grumman -- recent rivals for the U.S. Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract -- have teamed up on a missile-defense bid. Boeing currently is the prime contractor on the U.S. Missile Defense ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-06-14T23:55:00Z)

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R) Board of Directors Approves Joining Efforts of ...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 06/14/10) - The board of directors of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® on June 12 approved a new structure for the statewide MLS that will merge the efforts of calREDD® with the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T22:50:34Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 4:10 pm

Starbucks to Offer Free, Unlimited Wi-Fi

(AP) Starbucks Corp. will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi at all of its company-operated U.S. locations next month, part of an ongoing effort to bring more customers in the door. The free wireless Internet will be ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-14T22:50:34Z)

MPS student drowns in Fond du Lac County lake

Kamonie M. Slade, 12, was pronounced dead at 2:36 p.m. at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department. Kamonie was on a field trip with classmates Monday, the last day ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-14T22:50:34Z)

Best Security Industries Debuts Smart Shield EAS at NRF Loss Prevention Conference in ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Best Security Industries , a global leader in the electronic article surveillance "EAS" and CCTV loss prevention products for the retail security industry, today debuts ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T22:50:34Z)

Texas turns down Pac-10; Big 12 schools have framework of deal

The remaining Big 12 members are close to a remarkable comeback that will ensure the conference's viability of 10 members a source familiar with the negotiations told The Dallas Morning News . Several small details need ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-14T22:36:15Z)

City Brights: Yobie Benjamin : UPDATE: Dutch skimmers approved | Oil spill FOIA ...

UPDATE: The U.S. Government has reconsidered a Dutch offer to supply 4 oil skimmers. These are large arms that are attached to oil tankers that pump oil and water from the surface of the ocean into the tanker. Water ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

In The Pits: Hamlin must avoid Buschlike collapse

Kyle Busch bolted out of the gate in 2008, racking up eight quick wins while moving to the top of the Sprint Cup Series standings. But when the title was on the line, he crumbled. Busch stumbled in the Chase for the ... (Source: Burlington County Times 2010-06-14T22:21:56Z)

Holland America Line to Deploy Two Ships in Australia Simultaneously for First Time ...

SEATTLE , June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line will deploy ms Volendam and ms Zaandam in Australia , New Zealand , Asia and the South Pacific in 2011-12, marking the first time the line will have two ships ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T22:29:06Z)

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R) Board of Directors Approves Joining Efforts of ...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 06/14/10) - The board of directors of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® on June 12 approved a new structure for the statewide MLS that will merge the efforts of calREDD® with the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T22:50:34Z)

Reports: Texas rejects Pac-10 offer

On Sports Editor Mike Strain's blog: Three reasons to save the Big 12 and three reasons to scrap it. Texas has reportedly turned down an offer to leave the Big 12 and join the Pac-10, and representatives from the 10 ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-14T23:04:53Z)

Photo Release -- Capstone to Offer a Full Line of Hybrid Electric Drive Solutions

CHATSWORTH, Calif., June 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine Corporation ( www.capstoneturbine.com ) (Nasdaq: CPST - News ), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T20:56:02Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 3:11 pm

Now it gets interesting with RFAs

Green Bay - As of right now (and this could change at any moment), the Packers' three restricted free agents - CB Tramon Williams, DE Johnny Jolly and S Atari Bigby - remain unsigned. If they do not sign their tenders by ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-14T21:31:50Z)

Homebuyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline May Be Extended

With the deadline to qualify for Uncle Sam's homebuyer tax credit quickly approaching, Congressional lawmakers are trying to provide additional time for consumers scrambling to close transactions. [Slide Shows 10 Cities ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T21:38:59Z)

Obama's Treasury Dept Working To Defeat Derivatives Proposal 'Of Utmost Importance ...

A Senate proposal to force banks to shed their lucrative yet risk-laden derivatives units -- which is vehemently opposed by Wall Street -- is gaining steam, picking up the support of some regional Federal Reserve chiefs ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-14T21:31:50Z)

Texas A&M hopes Big 12 stays together

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas A&M regent Gene Stallings said he wants the Big 12 to survive — and would vote to keep the Aggies in the league if they don't get a much better offer from another conference. Stallings told ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

Parts maker expands 3 NC plants, adds 330 jobs

RALEIGH, N.C. – With companies hiring few workers in the prolonged recession , economic developers are trying to create jobs by offering tax breaks and other incentives they might not have a few years ago. Gov. Beverly ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

Bemis Reaches Agreement to Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa, OK Facilities to Exopack

NEENAH, Wis. & SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS - News ), a supplier of flexible packaging materials, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Company's ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T21:24:40Z)

Trafficking Report: No Mention of Diplomats in D.C. with Slaves?

In Washington on Monday morning, June 14, Hillary Clinton unveiled the State Department's 10th annual report on modern-day slavery, which evaluates the efforts of every nation to combat the crime . For the first time ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-14T22:00:28Z)

Comments on: Report: Abby Sunderland's Dad Inked Reality Deal

Erasmus, all I see in you is an over-protective parent who wants to extend her own nanny household to create a whole Nanny State for all of us. And, it makes you envious and insecure to see that not all of us want to go ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-14T21:03:12Z)

FBI files on Ted Kennedy show constant threats

FBI releases more than 2,000 pages on late Sen. Edward Kennedy Kennedy was subject of seemingly endless threats, files show Files show personal involvment by former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover One memo shows Kennedy's ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T21:38:59Z)

Community Theatre announces 2010-11 schedule

Ian Anderson, Lily Tomlin, Pat Metheny, Art Garfunkel, Savion Glover, Natalie Merchant and Itzhak Perlman are among the many artists who will perform at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center For the Performing Arts in ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 2:10 pm

TOMORROW: Scores of AIDS Activists to Protest BMS CEO Andreotti at Goldman Sachs ...

PROTEST Re: BMS' Pricing of AIDS Drug, Reyataz, one of the most expensive first line AIDS treatments in the US As federally-funded, state-run ADAPs try to provide AIDS drugs to an increasing number of low-income people ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T20:56:02Z)

BPZ Energy to Present at Enercom's London Oil & Gas Conference

Houston based BPZ Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company which has exclusive license contracts for oil and gas exploration and production covering approximately 2.2 million acres in four properties ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T20:56:02Z)

E3-10: Microsoft unveils slimmer Xbox 360 to go with Kinect

Microsoft kicked off the E3 Expo with a press conference where it revealed more details about its new motion and voice control system Kinect, introduced a slimmer Xbox 360 console and showed off new exclusive titles. The ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-14T19:30:08Z)

Aerojet and NEC Collaborate to Explore Low Power Ion Propulsion Systems for ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. , June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY - News ) company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701.to - News ) to jointly supply HAYABUSA ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T21:03:12Z)

FBI files on Ted Kennedy show constant threats

FBI releases more than 2,000 pages on late Sen. Edward Kennedy Kennedy was subject of seemingly endless threats, files show Files show personal involvment by former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover One memo shows Kennedy's ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T19:58:46Z)

Microsoft Kinect to hit stores November 4

(CNN) -- If Microsoft has its way, we all will be playing video games by moving our bodies instead of holding remotes starting November 4. That's when Kinect, the company's new motion-controlled video gaming add-on for ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T20:27:24Z)

Photo Release -- Capstone to Offer a Full Line of Hybrid Electric Drive Solutions

CHATSWORTH, Calif., June 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine Corporation ( www.capstoneturbine.com ) (Nasdaq: CPST - News ), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T20:56:02Z)

Sandra Cantu Murder: Melissa Huckaby Sentenced to Life, Asks For Forgiveness

STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS/KOVR) Sandra Cantu's family may never know why the bubbly 8-year-old was murdered and stuffed into a suitcase by Melissa Huckaby, but they may have gotten some measure of closure Monday after ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-14T19:58:46Z)

Obama Plans First Oval Office Speech to Put Pressure on BP

Oil was visible from the public pier in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Sunday. The company's $10.5 billion annual dividend has become a point of contention as President Obama has said BP should not be paying stockholders when ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-14T20:56:02Z)

Will Arrieta build on first start?

Selected notes: • CC Sabathia has struggled in spurts and a matchup versus the Phillies -- and Roy Halladay -- on paper seems to be pretty tough, but worry not. With Jimmy Rollins injured and Raul Ibanez unable to ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-14T20:20:15Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 1:14 pm

Magma, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Virage Logic Deliver Reference Flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 65 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(R) Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA - News ), GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Virage Logic (Nasdaq: VIRL - News ), today announced the availability of a proven, Unified Power ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T20:05:56Z)

Motricity, Riding the Mobile Software Wave, Primed for $85M IPO This Week

wireless, deals, IPO Motricity, Riding the Mobile Software Wave, Primed for $85M IPO This Week Luke Timmerman 6/14/10 Motricity, the Bellevue, WA-based mobile software company, is getting ready to pull the trigger on an ... (Source: Xconomy 2010-06-14T19:51:37Z)

A Gold Mine in Afghanistan? Wait About 10 Years: Gartman

Investors shouldn't get too excited about the trove of mineral treasures found in Afghanistan. Experts say it could take at least a decade before the discovery yields anything in the marketplace. Though the future ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T19:44:27Z)

Schrage fired as Notre Dame baseball coach

(AP) — SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame baseball coach Dave Schrage has been fired after the Irish posted their first losing record since 1987. The school announced the decision Monday as the Irish finished the season 22 ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-14T18:40:02Z)

U.S. Discovers $1T in Afghan Mineral Deposits

A team of U.S. geologists and Pentagon officials has discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, conceivably enough to turn the scarred and impoverished country into one of the world's most lucrative mining centers ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-14T20:05:56Z)

Sam "Bam" Cunningham is "honored" to be the newest member of the Patriots ...

Newest Patriots Hall of Fame inductee Sam "Bam" Cunningham just held a conference all with the media. He was thrilled by the honor. Cunningham graciously mentioned the two other nominees Jon Morris and Houston ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-14T19:37:18Z)

Red Ledges Launches First Jim McLean Golf School in the Mountain West

HEBER VALLEY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Ledges ( www.redledges.com ), a premier golf and four-season recreational community located just minutes from Park City, opened its Jim McLean Golf School on May 1 st . The Jim ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T19:51:37Z)

Sandra Cantu Murder: Melissa Huckaby Sentenced to Life, Asks For Forgiveness

STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS/KOVR) Sandra Cantu's family may never know why the bubbly 8-year-old was murdered and stuffed into a suitcase by Melissa Huckaby, but they may have gotten some measure of closure Monday after ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-14T19:58:46Z)

Americans get most radiation from medical scans

We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources — it's from too many medical tests. Americans get the most medical ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-14T20:05:56Z)

Xbox 360 Transforms the Way Everyone Has Fun

LOS ANGELES , June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xbox today opened a new era of entertainment for everyone, transforming the way the world plays, entertains and connects with friends and family. To kick-start the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T19:44:27Z)

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