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Deals of the Hour / July 3, 2011, 8:44 am

Sony Gulf forecasts sale of 2.5m Bravia TV units in 2011 [Alrroya.com (United Arab Emirates)]

(Alrroya.com (United Arab Emirates) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sony Gulf has released its forecast, saying it sees sale of 2.5 million Bravia units during the current financial year in the Mena region, attributing to the genre of internet TV, which will ... (Source: TMCnet 2011-07-03T14:10:45Z)

Web Buzz: Travel-deal site Spire.com offers luxe rooms for less to members

Do we really need another members-only travel flash-sale site? If you've ever scored a deal on one, then yes, because they can be addicting. If one site doesn't have the destination you're looking for, another might. Introducing: Spire.com . What it does ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-07-03T12:59:10Z)

3rd ODI: Cook hits 119 as England make 246-7 against Sri Lanka

Cook was on course to become only the second batsman, after fellow England left-handed opener Nick Knight, to bat through a full 50-over ODI innings when he was run out attempting a bye by Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara. In all he faced 143 balls ... (Source: Times of India 2011-07-03T13:34:57Z)

China Metal Acquisition Binge Led by Australian Rhodes Scholar Not Beijing

"In fact, 90 percent of what we produce at the moment doesn't go for sale in China ," he said. "Anything we do sell in China is done on arm's length contracts." In another sign of China's growing mergers and acquisitions maturity, state-contr ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-07-03T14:17:54Z)

Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide

($1 = 30.795 Thai Baht) (Additional reporting by Vithoon Amorn, Ploy Ten Kate, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Praveen Menon; Editing by Nick Macfie and Brian Rhoads (Source: Reuters 2011-07-03T14:17:54Z)

Finding winner in swipe fee debate might be difficult

Joe Fasula, co-owner of Scranton-based supermarket chain Gerrity's, said the swipe fees cut into the profitability of every sale, as do other electronic fees. A retailer's costs are always reflected in price, he said, so clearly swipe-fee cost is worked ... (Source: Scranton Times-Tribune 2011-07-03T12:52:00Z)

Mom: Boy begged Mass. guards to aid sinking woman

FALL RIVER, Mass.—A mother says her 9-year-old son told two lifeguards that a woman had not resurfaced after going underwater last weekend at a murky public swimming pool in Massachusetts. The body of 36-year-old Marie Joseph was found in the Fall River ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-07-03T15:36:38Z)

Carbon officials fear state budget cuts could impact human services

"Bob Brown, who runs our food concession, also runs the camp store. It's a beautiful building and well-stocked. We know he'll do a great job at the store," Commissioner Charles Getz said. He and fellow commissioners called it a great addition to the park ... (Source: Standard Speaker 2011-07-03T12:44:51Z)

China Metal Acquisition Binge Led by Australian Rhodes Scholar

"In fact, 90 percent of what we produce at the moment doesn't go for sale in China," he said. "Anything we do sell in China is done on arm's length contracts." PetroChina Deal In another sign of China's growing mergers and acquisitions ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-07-03T14:17:54Z)

Thaksin sister poised for power after six short weeks

"She's beautiful, she's clever, she's kind," said Thanida Permsombat, a computer technician from Bangkok "She has the ability to make everything better again. Now, Thailand can have real change." Supporters thronged the corridors of Puea Thai headquarters ... (Source: Reuters 2011-07-03T14:46:32Z)

Fire evacuation lifted in Los Alamos, N.M.

Although a lot of forest land was lost, it appeared the ancient pueblo dwellings in the area around Santa Fe were unscathed. "This is a fire like we've never seen before," Santa Carla Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno told the Los Angeles Times. (Source: United Press International 2011-07-03T15:08:00Z)

Prince Albert & Charlene Wittstock Wed in Religious Ceremony

"It was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen," Gildo Pastor, 44, a longtime friend of Albert and a member of one of the most prominent families in Monaco told PEOPLE. "They have a wonderful future ahead of them." For the ceremony, Wittstock ... (Source: People 2011-07-02T15:52:09Z)

Crowds cheer Monaco's Prince Albert and new bride

Albert met Wittstock at a swimming competition in 2000. "I think she's beautiful and she shows a lot of class and nobility and I think he made a wonderful choice," said Steven Pomeranz, who had lined up to cheer the couple. After the ceremony, well-wishers ... (Source: Reuters 2011-07-03T01:31:58Z)

Los Alamos lab lifts state of emergency

The Las Conchas fire is burning nearly unabated through the Santa Fe National Forest and Valles Caldera National Preserve. By Saturday, the fire had charred 113,734 acres. The fire began on private land Sunday and expanded into the Santa Fe National Forest ... (Source: CNN 2011-07-03T01:03:20Z)

St. Louis Fed's Bullard Discusses Effectiveness of QE2

"The purchase and sale of liquid assets, such as Treasury securities, is very similar to ordinary monetary policy, except that a particular nominal interest rate target is not set," he said. Bullard focused mostly on the Fed's second round of quantitative ... (Source: PR-USA.net 2011-07-03T13:20:38Z)

Tribes fear loss of sacred sites near NM fire

Hundreds of firefighters were working Sunday to contain the 195-square-mile fire as it burned through a canyon on the Santa Clara Pueblo reservation and threatened other pueblos on the Pajarito Plateau. The area, a stretch of mesas that run more than 15 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-07-03T15:08:00Z)

Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide: polls

($1 = 30.795 Thai Baht) (Additional reporting by Vithoon Amorn, Ploy Ten Kate, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Praveen Meno; Editing by Nick Macfie and Brian Rhoads) (Reuters) - Most opinion polls for Thailand's July 3 general election put the … Full ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-07-03T13:13:29Z)

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