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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 9:40 am

Google accelerates searches with 'instant' results

... see an ever-evolving set of results ... Google believes this feature will enable its search engine to anticipate what a person is looking for with just one keystroke. Google is counting on the latest innovation (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-09-08T17:33:50Z)

Netflix Deal Adds More Movies To Streaming Service

... the production company behind Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" that will add five to 10 new movies per year to its streaming service. Netflix says the agreement with Nu Image/Millennium Films plans to ... (Source: KAKE TV 2010-09-09T16:42:32Z)

Bellevue, Neb., school worker faces sex charge

... Bellevue school worker accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old student. Clifton Stovall remained ... KETV says Stovall is a paraprofessional at Logan-Fontenelle Middle School who deals with student ... (Source: Fremont Tribune 2010-09-09T19:12:52Z)

Bankruptcy judge won't allow new Sea Island offer

(AP) BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge refused to permit a late bid of about $199 million for the Sea Island Co. Judge John Dalis on Thursday rebuffed the offer by Starwood Capital Group ... (Source: WNYT 2010-09-10T14:46:49Z)

Porn Ban: Minnesota County Votes Out Hotels With Adult Movies

Minnesota, has declared war on hotel room pornography , prohibiting any of its employees from staying at hotels that offer adult movies. The Winona County Commissioners just approved a new "clean hotel" policy that ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-09T10:16:00Z)

USOC to pay IOC nearly $20 million to heal rift

The U.S. Olympic Committee has agreed to pay the International Olympic Committee nearly $20 million over the next two years in a deal designed to help bring an end to a longstanding and acrimonious financial dispute ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-10T03:33:57Z)

U.S. must deal with domestic radical problem, study says

authorities failed to realize that Somali-American youths traveling from Minnesota to Mogadishu in 2008 to join extremists was not an isolated issue. Instead, the movement was one among several instances of a broader, (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-10T07:23:00Z)

XXX Hotel Stays Banned

A Minnesota county is now the first in the nation to pass a "clean hotel" policy. In a four to zero vote with one abstention, Winona County has banned employees from staying at hotels that offer pay-per-view ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-10T15:15:27Z)

Netflix strikes streaming deal with Nu Image/Millennium Group

Netflix said it expects to stream five to 10 more movies each year within a few months of the films' DVD releases. Nu Image/Millennium is known for its big-budget action films and thrillers, such as The Expendables ... (Source: dmnews.com 2010-09-08T21:08:35Z)

Judge Won't Lower Bail For Accused School Worker

... Bellevue school worker accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old student. Clifton Stovall remained in Sarpy ... Stovall is a paraprofessional at Logan-Fontenelle Middle School who deals with student ... (Source: WOWT 2010-09-09T18:15:36Z)

Jamaican 400-meter runner Bobby-Gaye Wilkins banned for 2 years for doping

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican 400-meter runner Bobby-Gaye Wilkins was banned Thursday for two years for using a performance-enhancing substance. Warren Blake of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-09T15:16:38Z)

Google Gets Instantaneous

The new "Instant Search' introduced Wednesday means people will start to see an ever-evolving set of results in the middle of the ... Google is counting on the latest innovation to help maintain its dominance of the ... (Source: NBC Bay Area 2010-09-08T17:26:40Z)

Help the troops at Ross-Badin game

NCAA picks UD for 4 play-in games DAYTON — All four opening-round games in the expanded 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament will be coming to the University of Dayton Arena, it was announced Thursday, (Source: Journal-News 2010-09-10T07:30:10Z)

Mother of Sexual Assault Victim Speaks Out

... grader at Logan Fontenelle Middle School in Bellevue says an employee inappropriately touched her while she was standing by her locker. She says the incident happened August 30. 58-year-old Clifton Stovall was ... (Source: KPTM 2010-09-09T15:38:07Z)

Report: Minneapolis on front line in homegrown terrorism fight

federal officials failed to realize that Somali-American youths traveling from Minnesota to Mogadishu in 2008 to join extremists were not isolated individuals. Instead, the movement was one among several instances of ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-10T15:08:18Z)

Google "Instant Search"

... see an ever-evolving set of results ... Google believes this feature will enable its search engine to anticipate what a person is looking for with just one keystroke. Google is counting on the latest innovation (Source: WIFR 2010-09-08T17:40:59Z)

UD's Jabir inks new six-year deal

DAYTON, Ohio -- Jim Jabir lead the University of Dayton women's basketball team to the second round of the NCAA tournament last year in the program's first ever berth in the big dance. And yesterday the UD ... (Source: WHIO.com 2010-08-31T11:52:34Z)

Report: US Must Deal with Domestic Radicals

authorities failed to realize that Somali-American youths traveling from Minnesota to Mogadishu in 2008 to join extremists was not an isolated issue. Instead, the movement was one among several instances of a broader, (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-09-10T11:26:23Z)

Jamaica's Wilkins banned two years for PED use

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican 400-meter runner Bobby-Gaye Wilkins has been banned for two years for using a performance-enhancing substance. Warren Blake of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association says the athlete ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-09T15:02:19Z)

Some May Be Banned From Hotels That Offer Porn

Employees of one Minnesota county may have to stay at a so-called clean hotel. And we're not talking about bedbugs or the condition of the bathrooms. Tuesday, Winona County Commissioners will consider a policy that ... (Source: WJZ 2010-09-06T14:30:05Z)

Flyers at home for NCAA tourney? It could happen

... what we experienced with the (NCAA) first and second round," he said. "All four of these games are going to be nationally televised (on truTV), and they're going to showcase Dayton, Ohio, and UD Arena. " (Source: Springfield News Sun 2010-09-10T04:52:41Z)

AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal

LONDON -- The U.S. Olympic Committee will contribute $18 million to resolve a financial dispute that has strained relations with the IOC, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-09T18:15:36Z)

Donald Trump's offer to buy mosque property is rejected

Donald Trump had a solution to the New York mosque situation. He figured he'd just buy the land. In a letter released late Thursday, Trump offered to buy out Hisham Elzanaty ... would "end a very serious, (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-10T14:39:40Z)

International Capsules: AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee will contribute $18 million to resolve a financial dispute that has strained relations with the IOC, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-10T08:34:35Z)

Netflix deal with company behind 'The Expendables' adds releases for streaming ...

... Sylvester Stallone's action film "The Expendables" that will add five to 10 new movies per year to its Internet streaming service. Netflix said Wednesday it has struck an agreement with Nu Image/Millennium Films ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-08T20:04:09Z)

Park Fifty-Fun!: Donald Trump's 'Mosque' Buyout Bid Laughed Off

The attorney for Hisham Elzanaty, the Park51 financial backer whom Trump's letter was addressed ... Donald Trump's offer was a very serious one and he will not make any further comment this evening." Guess that TMZ ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-09-10T14:11:02Z)

Bankruptcy judge won't allow new Sea Island offer

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge refused to permit a late bid of about $199 million for the Sea Island Co. Judge John Dalis on Thursday rebuffed the offer by Starwood Capital Group, which dropped out of the initial ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-10T14:32:30Z)

NY mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

NEW YORK — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership ... lawyer for Hisham Elzanaty. In a letter released Thursday by Trump's publicist, the real estate investor ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-10T12:16:30Z)

Bankruptcy judge rejects late bid for Sea Island

That bid beat out an offer from Starwood Capital Group and KSL Recreation, but Starwood made a new offer after Sea Island filed for Chapter 11 protection on Aug. 10. Judge John Dalis on Thursday said it would be ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-10T15:44:05Z)

Bobby-Gaye Wilkins gets doping ban

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican 400-meter runner Bobby-Gaye Wilkins has been banned for two years for using a performance-enhancing substance. Warren Blake of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association says ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-09T14:26:32Z)

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