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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2011, 12:43 am

'Cervical Smear Test Journey' Tracked Through Innovative Blog to Help UK Women Overcome Fear of Cervical Screens

They offer information, support and friendship to women of all ages, to help them to understand the importance of cervical screening, and to provide support if their screening shows up abnormalities or if they are diagnosed with cancer. Cervical Screening ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-06T07:04:38Z)

Prada to raise up to $2.6 bln in Hong Kong IPO

The Milan-based company plans to sell 423.28 million shares at an indicative price range of HK$36.50-HK$48.0 ($4.70-6.20) each, Dow Jones Newswires reported, quoting an unnamed source familiar with the deal. The IPO would raise $2 billion to $2.6 billion ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-06T06:57:28Z)

Tornado sighted? Don't worry about it

Nine hundred and sixty dollars. About a dollar and a half an acre. We got a bargain. When was this sale? I don't know, sometime in the early 1800s. What would be the amount of money we would get if we had a tornado and Ms. Hackley paid us 3 percent ... (Source: Star-Press 2011-06-06T07:11:47Z)

Prada Hong Kong IPO to raise up to $2.6bn

The Italian group started meeting Asian investors on Monday after setting a price range for the IPO of HK$36.50-HK$48 a share, according people close to the deal. The deal values Prada at 27 times forecast 2011 earnings at the top of the range, according ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-06T07:26:06Z)

Yemenis hail ailing Saleh's exit

The Saudis have backed Saleh and cooperated in confronting al-Qaida and other threats, but they are now among those pressing him to give up power as part of a negotiated deal. Saudi Arabia has watched with concern the anti-government protests that have ... (Source: New Haven Register 2011-06-06T06:57:28Z)

BLIGHT WATCH: California woman spends $51 in hopes of fixing up 10th Street eyesore

"I thought, 'Oh, $50? That's not a big deal.'" Blight Watch was alerted to this run-down property by next-door neighbor Sherry Lynn Vester, who said she finds it difficult to take pride in her own home when the house next door looks so bad. "It's ugly ... (Source: Star-Press 2011-06-06T07:11:47Z)

Washington presses Saleh through Saudis

U.S. officials insisted Saleh must now be urged to agree to a deal under which he would give up power in exchange for immunity from prosecution and financial guarantees about his future, the diplomats told The Guardian newspaper of Britain. The White House ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-06T06:57:28Z)

Osieck backs Kewell for A-League

GettyImages Harry Kewell: Linked with a move back home Kewell, 33, is in talks with Melbourne Victory over a potential deal that would see the Socceroo end his career on home soil. It would be a massive coup for the A-League in terms of public interest and ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2011-06-06T07:11:47Z)

Lee in funk, but Phils' lefty should rebound

That would be Cole Hamels, who is 7-2 with a 3.01 ERA. Meanwhile, in New York, where Lee scoffed at the Yankees' offer of more money to sign in Philadelphia, Bartolo Colon pitched a complete game, four-hitter last Monday for just his first shutout in ... (Source: Courier-Post 2011-06-06T07:04:38Z)

FORUM: NFL showing both sides are slow learners

The owners desperately want the union resurrected so they can bargain with it to preserve most of the current system. The owners propose a salary cap of $141 million per team, meaning $4.51 billion total compensation across the league. The players want the ... (Source: New Haven Register 2011-06-06T07:04:38Z)

Singapore Airlines open to offers for Virgin stake

chief executive of Singapore Airlines (SIA). "They can make an offer and we will evaluate it and we will make decision based on that." Singapore Airlines bought a 49 percent of Virgin Atlantic for 600.25 million pounds ($990 million) in 1999. Shukor Yusof ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-06T07:26:06Z)

Downtown Plaza's future a mystery as site seeks buyer

They don't have so much to offer." Westfield declined to discuss the mall's future ... Analysts say Westfield is marketing the 17 malls it is trying to sell as a package deal, meaning the buyer likely would have to be a large national company. (Source: Sacramento Bee 2011-06-06T07:11:47Z)

Madoff's former payroll manager scheduled to plead guilty in a cooperation deal

NEW YORK — Prosecutors say the former payroll manager for jailed financier Bernard Madoff's investment firm is set to plead guilty. Eric Lipkin is expected to enter his plea in federal court in Manhattan Monday to charges including conspiracy, bank ... (Source: Washington Post 2011-06-06T07:33:16Z)

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