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Deals of the Hour / September 21, 2010, 2:40 am

Pixies 'Doolittle' tour success in Nashville

... its "Doolittle ... Pixies' Friday performance was accompanied by videos for each song, which kept things interesting, and compensated for the band's nontraditional, static stage presence. Bassist Kim Deal, (Source: Sidelines 2010-09-16T06:25:47Z)

Spartan Motors sells ambulance business to Allied Specialty Vehicles for $8 million

CHARLOTTE, MICH. — Vehicle chassis maker Spartan Motors Inc. said Monday it sold its ambulance business to a subsidiary of Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. for $8 million. Spartan Motors said the sale of Road Rescue ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-20T17:41:05Z)

Jacory Harris Receives Racially Charged Twitter Message Before Coach Bans Team's ...

... Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris , who threw four interceptions in a 36-24 loss to Ohio State on Sept ... head coach Randy Shannon banned his players from using Twitter, saying it was an unnecessary ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-09-21T01:47:50Z)

For neurons to work as a team, it helps to have a beat

according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Specifically, cortical rhythms ... UC Berkeley assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, the Program in ... (Source: PhysOrg 2010-09-20T20:47:11Z)

SLIDE SHOW AND REVIEW: The Pixies at Tulsa's Brady Theater

bassist Kim Deal said during Saturday night's concert. The Pixies rocketed through their set of more than two dozen fuzzed-out and intense pop-punk classics, including the entire "Doolittle" album plus b-sides ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-20T20:32:52Z)

China's SAIC noncommittal on stake in GM IPO

The government hopes to get the remaining $43 billion back with stock sales that could start in mid-November. GM has been allied with SAIC since its debut in the Chinese mainland. Their first joint venture Buick ... (Source: Times and Democrat 2010-09-20T19:28:27Z)

American freed after more than a year in Iranian prison now resting in Oman after bail deal

MUSCAT, OMAN — American Sarah Shourd is resting in Oman's capital Muscat on her first full day of freedom after a surprise bail deal with Iran secured her release after more than 13 months in custody. U.S. and ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-15T08:50:08Z)

Jacory Harris Receives Racist Message on Twitter

... Jacory Harris didn't have enough need to get his head straight in the wake of throwing four interceptions against Ohio State. After the game, the Hurricanes ... factor into coach Randy Shannon's controversial ... (Source: NBC Miami 2010-09-20T15:10:45Z)

Spartan Motors sells South Carolina assets

... Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. The ambulance operation employed about 130 full-time workers in Marion. The purchaser hired all of the Road Rescue workers, said Paula Droste, director of finance for Spartan ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-21T08:00:04Z)

Picked off: Miami QB Jacory Harris having to deal with ongoing interception issues

AP) — Jacory Harris was in uniform an hour before practice Sunday ... at least in Miami coach Randy Shannon's estimation. Harris wanted the blame, took the blame and has had a long layoff between games to figure ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-09-19T15:47:44Z)

Freed American hiker speaks out while resting in Oman

(NECN) - The freed American hiker Sarah Shourd is resting in Oman one day after her surprise release from Iran. She was released from custody after Oman worked out a $500,000 bail deal with authorities in Iran ... (Source: NECN 2010-09-15T12:24:53Z)

Shareholders approve deal between UAL, Continental

... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek ... France-KLM (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

Hooray for Hollywood? Share your thoughts on Michigan's movie industry tax credits

A new report from the State Senate Fiscal Agency ... dollar benefit to Michigan has been substantially less than what the state has shelled out in subsidies. Supporters of the credits say any economic activity is ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-20T22:41:43Z)

Bankers handling sale of GM stock may seek foreign investors

GM and the Treasury Department would not comment Sunday on reports that the automaker is in talks with its current partner in China, SAIC, about buying ... stock sales that could start in mid-November. Foreign ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-21T00:21:56Z)

Goats, sheep clear way for new garden at Detroit school

Students at Detroit Enterprise ... from Ravenna-based Goat Mowers were contracted at a school, said owner Todd Sluis. "I thought it was incredible, something new and pretty innovative," principal Rodney Deal said of ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-18T14:08:42Z)

Report: Michigan film tax credits not a good deal for state

... Michigan's tax incentive program for the movie industry is not a good deal for the state budget. The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency report released ... and didn't contribute to economic activity in the state. (Source: Crain's Detroit Business 2010-09-18T14:37:20Z)

Spartan Motors Sells Road Rescue Assets to a Subsidiary of Allied Specialty ...

CHARLOTTE, Mich. , Sept. 20 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today announced the sale of the assets of its Road Rescue ambulance business for $8 million . The purchaser, a subsidiary of Allied ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-20T12:40:26Z)

1 Thing You Should Know About Level 3

... IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's. Amounts in millions ... And I would never have bought shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD ) if low cash balances and high debt loads scared me. But take two parts ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-20T20:40:02Z)

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Vale

Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking ... Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS. On CAPS, 98% of the 6,424 members who have rated Vale ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-20T20:04:15Z)

High Income, Absent Father May Lead to Early Puberty

the study's lead author and an assistant professor in the UC Berkeley ... researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, anticipated that girls in ... (Source: Daily Californian 2010-09-21T06:55:39Z)

Freed American Sarah Shourd to be given medical exam in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Omani officials say the American woman released from an Iranian prison plans to see a doctor on her first full day of freedom in more than 13 months following a surprise bail deal ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-15T12:03:25Z)

Goats, sheep mow Detroit school lot for urban garden

Students at Detroit Enterprise Academy are ... something new and pretty innovative," principal Rodney Deal said of the school garden committee's proposal to bring in goats. "These students will have an urban ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-17T21:40:51Z)

Shareholders approve UAL, Continental deal

... France- KLM ... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-09-18T08:17:57Z)

The Deal LLC Announces Winners of the Third-Annual Most Admired Corporate ...

NYSE: MMM) in industrials ... According to the data from The Deal Pipeline and Standard & Poor's Capital IQ, of the more than $202 billion in deals closed by the 25 candidate companies that were included in the ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-20T13:30:32Z)

Chinese automaker SAIC may buy General Motors stake

... offering for mid-November. The stock sale will allow the U.S. Treasury, which owns 61% of GM in exchange for having funded its 2009 bankruptcy, to begin recouping some of the $50 billion it invested. SAIC, (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-20T22:27:24Z)

Goats help Detroit school go green

DETROIT (NBC) - A herd of goats have found a new home on Detroit ... parents and our families with food and or sell food to the community," said principal Rodney Deal. By Spring, the students should be ready to plant ... (Source: 14 WFIE 2010-09-20T17:12:27Z)

Report: Michigan film credits come at high cost

... Michigan's aggressive tax incentive program for the movie industry is not a good deal for the state budget. The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency report ... didn't contribute to economic activity in the state. (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-09-14T23:53:16Z)

'California on the Breadlines: Dorothea Lange, Paul Taylor and the Making of a New Deal ...

... assistant professor of literature at the University of California, Merced, published by ... Lange had a portrait studio in San Francisco and Taylor taught at UC-Berkeley. Their lives merged in a Roosevelt ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-12T06:59:10Z)

The Pixies Bring Doolittle To Nashville

... Pixies, loves the Pixies. They're just that good. The band reunited in 2004, and since then, they haven't looked back. On Friday, they brought their Doolittle ... White" sung by bassist Kim Deal, (Source: American Songwriter 2010-09-13T18:32:20Z)

UAL, Continental deal gets OK

... Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Smisek. The UAL acquisition of Continental ... Air France-KLM and American ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

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