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Deals of the Hour / September 19, 2010, 7:41 pm

Left, right wingers square off in closely contested 2010 Swedish polls

... Swedish Embassy release said that the 2010 elections are divided into two main camps, the first consisting of the left wingers with the Swedish Social Democratic Party ... consisting of Moderate Party ... (Source: Smash Hits.com 2010-09-19T15:19:06Z)

Tryton Announces Launch in Several European and Eastern European Countries

associate professor and director of Invasive Cardiology Division, Department of Cardiology at the University of Szeged in Hungary. The Tryton Side Branch Stent System is designed to offer a dedicated strategy for ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-15T20:24:29Z)

Apple, Google may settle in US antitrust probe of anti-poaching deals

Apple and Google are joined by Disney's Pixar, Intel, Adobe and Intuit in the "final stages of negotiations" with the U.S. government, according to The Wall Street Journal . The Justice Department was looking into ... (Source: Apple Insider 2010-09-17T15:28:38Z)

PlayStation Move on sale now at Amazon

... Amazon's jumped the gun and put the PlayStation Move $99.99 Starter Bundle up for sale a few days early ... Sept. 17 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced PlayStation®Move will be ... (Source: engadget 2010-09-17T17:51:48Z)

Swedish Greens offer support to right-wing Alliance

blaming the Moderate party for blocking the potential for cooperation with the Greens ... In Germany the Greens helped the Social Democratic Party to introduce the Harz IV plan that cut welfare entitlements. (Source: World Socialist Web Site 2010-09-16T15:22:39Z)

Medications Used To Treat Neurologic And Psychiatric Conditions Increase Smokers ...

an associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said. Smoking is more prevalent in people with serious forms of mental illnesses, (Source: Medical News Today 2010-09-18T07:56:28Z)

Continental shareholders approve sale to United Airlines

Continental officials announced the preliminary results of voting during a brief shareholder meeting Friday in Houston. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting ... including dealing with labor issues, (Source: WKYC 2010-09-17T16:33:03Z)

Rachel Uchitel rejects Playboy offer for a date!

Rachel Uchitel known to be a TV correspondent, nightclub manager and a hostess as well compromised her work before a guy. Now that's sounds fishy. She was lately involved in news headlines with Tiger Woods ... (Source: Entertainment and Showbiz! 2010-09-18T16:31:52Z)

Rams score first TD but fall again

OXFORD, Ohio ... the RedHawks (2-1) scored 31 unanswered points before the Rams (0-3) scored their first touchdown of 2010 with 1 minute, 14 seconds remaining on a 6-yard throw from Pete Thomas to Matt Yemm. CSU hasn ... (Source: ReporterHerald.com 2010-09-19T11:58:40Z)

The world's biggest airline: Continental shareholders approve deal to combine ...

Continental officials announced the preliminary results of voting during a brief shareholder meeting Friday in Houston. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting ... including dealing with labor issues, (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-17T15:42:57Z)

Rams decked by penalties

OXFORD, Ohio ... They included CSU's first two lost fumbles of the season and led to two key Miami scores. Key play Pete Thomas' pass attempt with a Miami linebacker plastered to his chest and the RedHawks leading 10 ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-19T06:58:01Z)

Feds target more than 60 hunters in Kansas poaching probe

Camp Lone Star is located in the town of Coldwater. James Bobby Butler Jr. and Marlin Jackson Butler, both of Martinsville, Texas, were indicted in May on federal charges of conspiracy and the unlawful sale and ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-09-14T20:47:09Z)

Rachel Uchitel Playboy Spread Nixed By Tiger

Rachel Uchitel was all set to pose for Playboy until Tiger Woods pulled the plug on the deal, according to reports. Hey, she's still getting paid for it in a way. Here's how it supposedly went down ... (Source: The Hollywood Gossip 2010-09-15T23:59:14Z)

Feds target more than 60 hunters in Kansas probe

Camp Lone Star is located in the town of Coldwater. James Bobby Butler Jr. and Marlin Jackson Butler, both of Martinsville, Texas, were indicted in May on federal charges of conspiracy and the unlawful sale and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-14T21:15:47Z)

Continental shareholders approve sale to UAL

Continental officials announced the preliminary results of voting during a brief shareholder meeting Friday in Houston. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting ... including dealing with labor issues, (Source: Wave 3 2010-09-17T16:47:22Z)

Biggies Reportedly Close to DOJ Deal on No-Poaching Agreements

Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Intuit and Pixar were reportedly close to settling with the Justice late Thursday night over charges they colluded to hold down wages by not poaching each others' people, the Wall Street ... (Source: Soa Wolrd 2010-09-17T19:39:10Z)

Voting begins in Sweden's historic election

... Fredrik Reinfeldt will be the first Moderate Party leader winning a second term in Swedish politics long dominated by the Social Democrats. The Social Democratic Party, established in 1898, ruled Sweden most of ... (Source: People's Daily Online 2010-09-20T00:44:36Z)

Windows 7 Phones GSM Only This Year

"We had to make some trade-offs," senior product manager Greg Sullivan tells CNET , referring to the fact that Verizon's Windows 7 Mobile OS will only be on GSM (T-Mobile, AT&T) networks this year. That obviously ... (Source: Broadband Dslreports 2010-09-17T17:51:48Z)

Kenneth Cole Productions Said to Be in Sale Talks With Iconix

... Iconix Brand Group Inc., the licensing company run by his brother Neil Cole, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The timing for a takeover of Kenneth Cole Productions ... New York Stock Exchange (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

AT&T Said to Offer Microsoft Device Software at Debut

... customer experiences above all else," Greg Sullivan ... for the GSM standard first and a CDMA version in the first half of 2011, he said. The GSM technology is used by AT&T and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-18T00:18:20Z)

CORRECTED - Kenneth Cole in talks to be bought by Iconix-report

... 18 (Reuters) - Apparel and shoe company Kenneth Cole Productions ... with knowledge of the matter." A spokesperson for Kenneth Cole did not immediately respond to a telephone request for comment. An Iconix ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-18T15:20:17Z)

Feds Target Over 60 Hunters in Kansas Probe

Camp Lone Star is located in the town of Coldwater. James Bobby Butler Jr. and Marlin Jackson Butler, both of Martinsville, Texas, were indicted in May on federal charges of conspiracy and the unlawful sale and ... (Source: KSALlink.com 2010-09-14T21:08:37Z)

UPDATE 1-Kenneth Cole in talks to be bought by Iconix-report

... knowledge of the matter." Iconix is led by Chief Executive Neil Cole, brother of the clothing designer Kenneth Cole, who has been chairman of Kenneth Cole Productions ... Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-18T20:49:34Z)

Windows Phone 7's U.S. launch limited to AT&T, T-Mobile

That leaves just the two GSM carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, for this year's launch. "We had to make some trade-offs," Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Phone, told CNET News . "Even Microsoft doesn't ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-09-17T23:21:04Z)

Amazon teaches Motion Gaming 101

Amazon ... Move Bundle for $399.99. It includes a 320GB HDD model PS3 system, a PlayStation Move controller, PlayStation Eye, Sports Champions Blu-ray disc, and bonus game demo disc. For current PS3 owners, Sony ... (Source: IDG NEWS 2010-09-17T17:58:57Z)

RedHawks offer a number of defensive schemes

OXFORD, Ohio - On paper, Miami (Ohio) uses the same 4-3 defensive scheme as CSU's football team. Video review, though, shows otherwise. Colorado State University coach Steve Fairchild said the RedHawks ... Pete Thomas, (Source: Coloradoan 2010-09-18T11:02:35Z)

Professors of pronunciation help immigrants

director of marketing for USF's continuing education division. Colleges and universities across the USA offer accent modification programs, including Washington State University, Arizona State University and Texas ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-09T22:47:37Z)

Sony Playstation Move launches Today in Germany

In Germany the Playstation Move starter pack sells for 56.49 Euros on Amazon.de . A Playstation Move 320GB Sony PS3 console bundle is also on sale on Amazon.de for 349.95 Euro. In the US you can pre-order the ... (Source: I4U 2010-09-15T06:12:39Z)

DOJ said to be near deal with Apple, Google, others, on staff poaching

Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe Systems, Intuit and Pixar Animation could avoid appearing in court, said the report, citing people familiar with the matter. Staff with inside knowledge of how a competitors' products are ... (Source: Computerworld 2010-09-17T12:08:12Z)

It Appears Tiger Woods Has Purchased Controlling Interest in Rachel Uchitel Stock!

of this settlement. Apparently the $300,000 pay check that Uchitel was to receive for taking it all off for Playboy was going to include Playboy making reference to Woods. The story was going to mention ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-16T17:52:59Z)

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