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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 8:40 am

Pope Benedict XVI starts state visit

EDINBURGH (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church had dropped its guard on paedophilia and had failed to deal with the issue quickly enough, as he began an historic state visit to ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T13:35:17Z)

Fiserv Announces Cash Tender Offer for up to $250,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Its ...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that it has commenced a tender offer (the "Offer ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-14T13:23:20Z)

End of iPhone 4 Case Program Seen as Unfair by Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports continues to not recommend Apple 's iPhone 4, despite originally labeling it as the best smartphone out there. The reason? The end of Apple's free-case program, which allowed every iPhone 4 buyer ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-14T13:30:30Z)

St. Clair Shores woman jailed over naked joyride in taxi

A St. Clair Shores resident is sitting in a Louisiana jail this week after taking off her clothes and stealing a taxi cab, according to authorities. Jennifer Gille, 29, faces theft and obscenity charges ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-15T04:25:17Z)

Thad Allen: Gulf Oil Spill Well To Be Permanently Sealed, Declared Dead By Sunday

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster Wednesday, ordering oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico to plug or dismantle thousands of ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

Christine O'Donnell Gets Top Republican Support For Now

... Republican Senatorial Committee issued what was a noticeably muted, one-sentence, primary-night response to Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell's big win over GOP insider Rep. Mike Castle, for the Delaware ... (Source: NPR News 2010-09-16T09:24:44Z)

Big night for tea party as Christine O'Donnell wins big in Delaware

It's tea time in America. Conservative Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware Tuesday, propelled by tea party activists ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-09-16T07:01:34Z)

Big Night for Tea Party: Conservative Christine O'Donnell Wins Delaware

(AP) - It's tea time in America. Conservative Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware Tuesday, propelled by tea party activists ... (Source: CNS News 2010-09-16T09:03:16Z)

Consumer Reports knocks Apple for ending iPhone free case deal

(09-15) 13:43 PDT -- Consumer Reports bashed Apple's plan to ditch its automatic free case program for iPhone 4 owners, saying the move was "not acceptable" because it put the burden on customers. Late ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-16T00:56:30Z)

Believe me when I say that Consumer Reports is WRONG about iPhone 4

... hooked on inflammatory Apple traffic." I thoroughly agree. The only Death Grip remaining is Consumer Reports clutching to pageviews and trying to save face, which the organization really lost by rating iPhone ... (Source: Beta News 2010-09-16T08:34:38Z)

BDNA Announces Release of New BDNA Normalize™

and enterprise resource planning (ERP) sources, creating rich analytic applications for regulatory compliance/IT governance, IT value delivery, and location-aware IT asset utilization. Constantin Delivanis, (Source: Business Wire 2010-09-14T02:17:37Z)

BDNA Announces Release of New BDNA Normalize'

BDNA chose the DEMO 2010 Conference in Santa Clara ... and enterprise resource planning (ERP) sources, creating rich analytic applications for regulatory compliance/IT governance, IT value delivery, and location ... (Source: Consumer Electronics Net 2010-09-14T17:26:43Z)

German Jesuits offer compensation to abuse victims

Germany's Jesuits announced a plan Thursday ... spokesman Thomas Busch said. But he confirmed remarks by the order's head, the Rev. Stefan Kiechle, who said in an interview with the German newspaper Sueddeutsche ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T13:35:17Z)

Pope acknowledges church failures

Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. Speaking to reporters Thursday en route to a state visit to Britain ... (Source: The Gouverneur Times 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

Jesuits offer sex abuse victims at least €5k

... Jesuits ... Thomas Busch said the order has not yet made a final decision on the amount that will be offered to some 200 victims who have been abused decades ago. The order's head, the Reverend Stefan Kiechle, (Source: Ireland On-Line 2010-09-16T13:42:26Z)

Tea party's big night puts GOP on edge

It's tea time in America. Conservative Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware Tuesday, propelled by tea party activists into a ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-15T17:39:51Z)

Fiserv refinancing $250 million of debt

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc., which provides technology for electronic payments, is looking to refinance its debt, the company said Tuesday. Fiserv plans to offer new five-year and 10-year notes, using ... (Source: CNBC 2010-09-14T16:15:08Z)

NOAA head: Scientists' work on Gulf spill far from done

WASHINGTON —  More than a week since a second university research cruise found oil on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico ... Thad Allen, speaking with Lubchenco at a news conference in Kenner, La., said months of ... (Source: Joplin Globe 2010-09-16T12:59:29Z)

Christine O'Donnell Senate Primary Win Sparks Republican Family Feud

A family feud is raging within the GOP in the aftermath of Christine O'Donnell's shocking win over establishment favorite U.S. Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's Republican Senate primary. Even before election ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-16T14:46:52Z)

Woman charged with naked taxi theftWoman charged with naked taxi theft

Covington, La. -- A Detroit-area woman is accused of stripping to her birthday suit in the back seat of a taxi in Louisiana and then stealing the cab. Jennifer Gille, 29, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., was ... (Source: The Money Times 2010-09-16T03:26:50Z)

O'Donnell Wins In Delaware As Tea Party Takes Key Republican Party Races

Rick Lazio ... Chris Coons for the Delaware Senate seat held for 36 years by Vice President Joe Biden. Since Biden left last year, it's been filled by Ted Kaufman, his former chief of staff. Joseph Pika, professor of ... (Source: Free Internet Press 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

Big night for tea party as Christine O'Donnell wins Delaware

Washington -- It's tea time in America. Conservative Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware Tuesday, propelled by tea party ... (Source: China Post 2010-09-16T03:12:31Z)

Tea party' favorite O'Donnell defeats Castle in Delaware GOP Senate primary

Rick Lazio ... Chris Coons for the Delaware Senate seat held for 36 years by Vice President Joe Biden. Since Biden left last year, it's been filled by Ted Kaufman, his former chief of staff. Joseph Pika, professor of ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-09-15T03:49:29Z)

German Jesuits offer abuse victims compensation

... Jesuits says they plan to pay the victims of sexual abuse in the order's schools a "symbolic compensation" of at least €5,000 ($6,500). Jesuit spokesman Thomas Busch ... Stefan Kiechle, said in an interview ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T12:02:13Z)

Fiserv refinancing $250 million of debt; will buy back old notes at a premium

BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Fiserv Inc., which provides technology for electronic payments, is looking to refinance its debt, the company said Tuesday. Fiserv plans to offer new five-year and 10-year notes, using the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-14T16:22:18Z)

Pope Benedict XVI visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests ... (Source: MyCentralJersey.com 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Tea party' favorite O'Donnell defeats veteran lawmaker in Delaware

... Delaware Senate seat held for 36 years by Vice President Joe Biden. Since Biden left last year, it's been filled by Ted Kaufman, his former chief of staff. Joseph Pika, professor ... Rick Lazio, a strong ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-09-15T02:23:35Z)

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

COVINGTON, La., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Detroit-area woman is accused of stripping to her birthday suit in the back seat of a taxi in Louisiana and then stealing the cab. Jennifer Gille, 29, of St. Clair ... (Source: United Press International 2010-09-16T09:53:22Z)

Relief well is ready to deal killing blow to source of gulf spill

were within 20 to 25 feet of the designated intercept point deep underground below the gulf bottom, retired Adm. Thad Allen, the national spill-response chief, said from Kenner, La. Once the damaged well is intercepted, (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-16T04:52:44Z)

sortingcodes.co.uk Celebrates National Payroll Week with 10% Discount on Bank Sort Codes Data

... sources. sortingcodes.co.uk also offers an electronic data file - Sorting Codes Electronic - which can be downloaded from a secure FTP site and simply integrated into an organisation's own ERP ... product demo ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-06T11:16:49Z)

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