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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 2:40 pm

Fitch Rates BRE's $300MM 5.2% Sr. Notes Due 2021 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

... aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 issued by BRE Properties ... repay borrowings under BRE's $750 million unsecured credit facility and may be used to fund a portion of the purchase price and ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-17T06:24:36Z)

Airgas Unanimously Rejects Increased Air Products Offer

excellent prospects and impressive economic performance since Air Products first announced its offer," Airgas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter McCausland said. "We believe that Air Products' threat to ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-08T21:15:44Z)

Chasing Nevada job hurts Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa's credibility

So if this comes down to money for Hinojosa, DISD chieftains would have to cough up a lot more dough to rival an offer from the Clark County School District. And there's no way in the world that this school board, (Source: Denton Record-Chronicle 2010-09-17T17:30:19Z)

Pope Speaks of Failures of Catholic Clergy

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed "shock" and "great sadness" over failures of the Catholic clergy centering around the issue of child abuse. The Pope shared his thoughts during a media call on his plane on Sept. 16 ... (Source: The Epoch Times 2010-09-17T16:54:32Z)

Airgas board rejects Air Products' revised offer

excellent prospects and impressive economic performance since Air Products first announced its offer," said Airgas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter McCausland. Below is a letter McCausland sent to ... (Source: Philadelphia Business Journal 2010-09-08T17:33:50Z)

Meeting Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope offers Newman as model

Meeting on September 17 with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Benedict XVI declined to address the tensions that have marked recent relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican communion, instead ... (Source: Catholic Culture 2010-09-17T19:39:10Z)

Tech review: How Apple's iPad won over a skeptic

... iPad looked like a heavy, overgrown iPod touch. After just a few months of use ... Google has another software package called Chrome OS in the works. It's designed for netbooks coming out later this year, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-16T21:20:34Z)

Report: Google Music to offer $25 annual subscriptions, cloud-based locker

... services giant pitching record labels on a solution that would include both a la carte ... Billboard reports the Google Music storefront will function much like rivals including Apple's ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) iTunes ... (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

Boeing To Offer Space Taxi Service In 2015

... Boeing's Space Exploration division, said in a statement. "To date, all commercial flights for private spaceflight participants to the ISS have been contracted by Space Adventures. If NASA ... chairman Eric ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-16T14:18:14Z)

Airgas rejects latest offer from Air Products

Air Products CEO John McGlade is asking Airgas shareholders at that meeting to replace three of nine directors, including Airgas chairman and CEO Peter McCausland, with Air Products nominees and also move up the next ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-08T16:07:56Z)

Epson and Thinxtream offer print app for Apple devices

... from the iPad (2) and includes a free upgrade to iPad native printing support scheduled for release in Fall 2010. Without native print capability in Apple's iOS operating system, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad ... (Source: PrinterComparison.com 2010-09-15T16:21:06Z)

Notable Stock Deals of The Day (OCNW, CLU, DIGA, GME)

Digital Angel Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGA) is one of the top percentage gainer in the early trading hours. The stock climbed up 26.41% to $0.493. PositiveID Corporation has proposed an offer to Digital Angel Corporation ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-09-16T17:45:49Z)

UK police: 5 London street cleaners arrested in alleged threat to pope during ...

and Vatican officials have acknowledged that Britain represents a higher security threat than the other European countries Benedict has visited this year, including Portugal, Malta and Cyprus. News of the arrests ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-17T16:18:44Z)

6 arrested in UK in alleged terror threat to pope

and Vatican officials have acknowledged that Britain represents a higher security threat than the other European countries Benedict has visited this year, including Portugal, Malta and Cyprus. News of the arrests ... (Source: Mitchellrepublic.com 2010-09-17T19:17:42Z)

Gordon, Stewart, Busch among top NASCAR stars looking for sponsorship deals in ...

are NASCAR's two biggest stars ... much they're driving for a title over the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Corporate sponsors have dried up to the point that Kyle Busch says he may have to fold his ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-17T20:07:48Z)

Hinojosa confirmed as finalist for Vegas job

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Clark County School District in Las Vegas confirmed Thursday that Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa ... DISD Superintendent Hinojosa not announcing resignation ... (Source: WFAA 2010-09-17T01:59:44Z)

Boeing to offer flights to space station

... now to start talking to prospective customers," said Eric Anderson, chairman of Space Adventures, which would handle sales for a seat on the capsule that Boeing is currently developing for NASA, The New York ... (Source: United Press International 2010-09-15T22:11:52Z)

Google hopes to launch music service with downloads, streaming

... circulating a document to record labels detailing the proposed service. According to Billboard 's sources, the Google proposal outlines a service that would offer traditional downloads, à la iTunes, on a per ... (Source: Ars Technica 2010-09-15T18:51:26Z)

Software Update Imbues iPad With Multitasking, Printing

Poor iPad customers. It feels like an eternity since the iPhone and iPod Touch gained multitasking ... Apple's iOS 4.2 is due for launch in November, and we got an early look at the new OS on the iPad. Based on our ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T01:09:38Z)

Exiled Chechen leader detained in Poland (2nd Lead)

Zakayev has been living since 2002 in the UK, which granted him political asylum ... Zakayev is the prime minister of the unrecognised separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He is a former deputy prime minister and ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-09-17T15:14:19Z)

BRE Properties Announces Public Offering of Senior Notes and Tender Offer for Any ...

SAN FRANCISCO - (Business Wire) BRE Properties ... Offering to repay borrowings under its $750 million unsecured credit facility and may use a portion of the net proceeds to fund a portion of the purchase price and ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T12:46:21Z)

Digital Angel (DIGA) Receives Acquisition Offer From PositiveID Corporation (PSID)

Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA ) has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from PositiveID Corporation (NASDAQ: PSID ). PSID is prepared to make an offer to purchase all the outstanding common shares of Digital ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-16T19:11:43Z)

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-B

BRE Properties ... use the net proceeds to repay borrowings under its $750 million unsecured credit facility and may use a portion of the net proceeds to fund a portion of the purchase price and accrued and unpaid ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-15T23:59:14Z)

NASCAR betting: J.J. a solid bet to start Chase strong

... for the popular NASCAR blog, CupScene.com . Now the gloves come off. Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup ... the Chase but has experience as well and finished second here in June. In the matchups, look for Kyle Busch ... (Source: Covers.com 2010-09-17T14:45:41Z)

PositiveID Corporation Presents Offer to Acquire Digital Angel Corporation at 60 ...

... GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PositiveID Corporation ("PositiveID" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: PSID - News ) announced today that it has presented an offer to the Digital Angel Corporation ("Digital Angel") (Nasdaq: DIGA ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-16T09:31:54Z)

Boeing: Commercial space flights by 2015

The Boeing Co. said Wednesday it signed a deal with Space Adventures Ltd ... which is led by Chairman Eric Anderson. "If NASA and the international partners continue to accommodate commercial spaceflight ... (Source: St. Louis Business Journal 2010-09-15T16:56:54Z)

Ragland: Hinojosa loses credibility by chasing Nevada job

So if this comes down to money for Hinojosa, DISD chieftains would have to cough up a lot more dough to rival an offer from the Clark County School District. And there's no way in the world that this school board, (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-17T17:51:48Z)

NASCAR drivers feeling pinch

are NASCAR's two biggest stars ... much they're driving for a title over the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Corporate sponsors have dried up to the point that Kyle Busch says he may have to fold his ... (Source: KWCH.com 2010-09-17T21:12:13Z)

Far East Movement's Lead Single 'Like A G6' Hits #9 at iTunes and #16 on ...

currently #9 at iTunes and #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 making FM ... the label they are now signed to through the Cherry Tree Records imprint, home to artists Lady Gaga, Robyn, La Roux and LMFAO. The quartet have ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-17T13:12:37Z)

Pope Benedict XVI is seen through candles as he attends a Service of Prayer at St ...

Pope Benedict XVI is seen through candles as he attends a Service of Prayer at St Mary's University College Chapel at Twickenham, London Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Thousands of cheering Catholic schoolchildren feted Pope ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-17T14:24:12Z)

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