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Deals of the Hour / September 27, 2010, 6:41 am

Obamacare plan's measures are in flux in California

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to end his historic, seven-year California governorship in a burst of political glory, but reality dictates otherwise: • He's ensnarled in a record-long budget impasse with a huge deficit. • California's economy is mired ... (Source: Napa Valley Register 2010-09-21T06:55:39Z)

Segway Company Owner Dies Riding Segway

(LONDON) — A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter has died in an accident on one of the vehicles. Police in West Yorkshire said Monday that 62-year-old James Heselden and a Segway ... (Source: Time 2010-09-27T13:22:14Z)

Why Israel merits ranking as top 'Start-Up Nation'

Not long ago, a young Israeli entrepreneur named Shvat Shaked from an outfit named Fraud Sciences got his foot in the door at PayPal, the giant among Internet payment systems. Shvat's elevator pitch: His team had an incredibly simple way to unearth "online ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-26T19:42:49Z)

Eddie Long: "I'm going to fight."

Bishop Eddie Long's steadfast vow to fight accusations of sexual coercion drew cheers from church members Sunday, but left some uncertain about the high-profile religious leader. Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com A steady flow of traffic heads toward New Birth ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-27T11:49:11Z)

Segway company owner dies after rolling Segway off cliff, into river

LONDON (AP) -- A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter has died in an accident on one of the vehicles. Police in West Yorkshire said Monday that 62-year-old James Heselden and a Segway ... (Source: KMOV 2010-09-27T13:15:05Z)

Union, state of Illinois reach deal that could bar government layoffs for nearly 2 years

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has reached a deal with a major union that could save the Illinois government between $50 million and $100 million while barring layoffs of most state employees, both sides said Monday. Under the agreement, the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-21T01:19:12Z)

China, Russia Sign Energy, Economic Pacts

BEIJING—China and Russia signed a string of economic and political cooperation agreements Monday, many of them aimed at reinforcing energy ties, although finalization of a long-awaited gas-supply pact remained out of reach. The agreements were signed in ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-27T10:59:04Z)

Segway boss dies after riding segway off cliff

(NewsCore) - The millionaire boss of the U.K.-owned company Segway died when he rode one of the firm's two-wheeled scooters over a cliff near his home in northern England, police confirmed Monday. James William Heselden, 62, from Thrope Arch, died about 11 ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2010-09-27T13:07:55Z)

Mackay: Proven ideas suggest paths to innovation

Not long ago, a young Israeli entrepreneur named Shvat Shaked from Fraud Sciences got his foot in the door at PayPal, the giant among Internet payment systems. Shvat's elevator pitch: His team had an incredibly simple way to unearth "online payment scams ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-27T00:29:08Z)

Georgia pastor Eddie Long vows to fight sex charges

Baptist televangelist Eddie Long said Sunday from the pulpit of his packed megachurch that he would fight allegations that he coerced young male church members into having sex with him. "I'm not a perfect man, but this thing I'm going to fight. I feel like ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-27T04:11:03Z)

Russia, China Sign Strategic Deals As Major Oil Pipeline Set To Pump Oil

(RTTNews) - Russia and China have signed several key agreements on the strengthening of partnership with focus on enhanced cooperation in the energy sector. The deals and announcements made during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's tour of China reflected ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-27T13:00:46Z)

Lehman stuff to be auctioned in UK

LONDON — For sale: it's a sign of the times. Christie's is auctioning off the 10 foot-long sign that adorned the European headquarters of Lehman Brothers, along with paintings, furniture and other objects from the offices of the collapsed investment ... (Source: Khaleej Times 2010-09-25T03:51:57Z)

Harvey Mackay: A global start-up phenomenon

Not long ago, a young Israeli entrepreneur named Shvat Shaked from an outfit named Fraud Sciences got his foot in the door at PayPal, the giant among Internet payment systems. Shvat's elevator pitch: His team had an incredibly simple way to unearth "online ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-09-27T00:57:46Z)

Facebook Downtime Means Real-Life Repercussions for Blogosphere

By now, anyone reading this blog post is well acquainted with Facebook's excruciatingly long periods of intermittent down time over the past 36 hours. If you didn't find out about it when you couldn't log in, you probably read about it in one of many ... (Source: Forbes (blog) 2010-09-24T16:39:04Z)

Beveridge Discusses China-Russia Energy Deals, Prices: Video

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Beveridge, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in Hong Kong, talks about energy cooperation between China and Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is on a three-day visit to China to diversify trade between the two ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-27T01:26:24Z)

Tribe Field Hockey Falls at Northeastern

BOSTON, MASS - The William and Mary field hockey team went up to Boston Sunday to face Northeastern in the CAA opener, but couldn't come away with the win in a 6-0 loss. The Tribe stands at 2-7 on the year, 0-1 in conference play, while the Huskies improve ... (Source: Tribe Athletics 2010-09-26T22:05:59Z)

Facebook's Massive Outage Explained

As many of you undoubtedly noticed, Facebook was down for quite a long period of time yesterday. The site was unreachable for the best part of two and half hours. To make matters worse, the API was down as well, meaning that all the "Like" buttons you've ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-24T07:27:53Z)

Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation Of LI Building

SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a bomb threat has led them to evacuate a Long Island building that houses offices belonging to Cablevision Systems Corp. The threat was called in to the building off the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset on Sunday. Nassau ... (Source: myfoxny.com 2010-09-27T00:50:37Z)

Lehman sign, artworks at auction in UK

LONDON — For sale: a sign of the times. Christie's is auctioning off the 10 foot-long (3 meter-long) sign that adorned the European headquarters of Lehman Brothers, along with paintings, furniture and other objects from the offices of the collapsed ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-09-25T03:59:06Z)

POLITICAL ASYLUM: Deals, debates, a bad hair day

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The governor comes under fire for a union deal. Alexi Giannoulias suffers a bad hair day. Candidates discuss the issues — behind closed doors. A look at the week in Illinois politics: Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn would like to be ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-09-26T20:47:14Z)

Callahan to start at QB for Tribe;Long wait, knowledge of W&M system pay off for fifth-year senior

Mike Callahan waited and waited at William and Mary - and now he will finally get his turn. The fifth-year senior, a walk-on who has not played a down in four seasons at William and Mary, has earned the nod as the Tribe's starting quarterback. The 5-11 185 ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-09-20T16:15:11Z)

Error Correction System To Fault For Facebook Outage

Technical difficulties plagued the popular social networking website Facebook for a second day on Thursday, but the problems that had limited access for many of the site's 500 million users had been resolved by the end of the day, the company reported in a ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-24T14:08:45Z)

In races for U.S. Senate and Illinois governor, a single issue emerges as the key question

At long last—the February primary election sure was a long time ago—the 2010 election campaign is entering the home stretch. Just six weeks remain before voters decide whether to take Illinois in a different, distinctly more conservative direction. It ... (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-09-18T17:00:30Z)

No device found after bomb threat at LI building

SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say no explosive device was found at a Long Island building that houses offices belonging to Cablevision Systems Corp. A bomb threat led authorities to clear out the building off the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset (sigh-AH ... (Source: WCAX 2010-09-27T00:43:27Z)

Bishop Eddie Long | Aggressive tone in dealing with scandalous allegations

As Bishop Eddie Long vowed to fight allegations that he coerced four teen boys into sexual relationships, his wife, Vanessa Bishop Long, stood quietly by his side. The "Tammy Wynette" model is a staple of crisis management for the rich and powerful ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-27T11:49:11Z)

Sign of the times: Lehman Bros sign, artworks, up for UK auction as creditors sell off assets

LONDON (AP) — For sale: a sign of the times. Christie's is auctioning off the 10 foot-long (3 meter-long) sign that adorned the European headquarters of Lehman Brothers , along with paintings, furniture and other objects from the offices of the collapsed ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-24T19:02:14Z)

Dan Walters: Obamacare measures are up in the air in California

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to end his historic, seven-year governorship in a burst of political glory, but reality dictates otherwise: • He's ensnarled in a record-long budget impasse with a huge deficit. • California's economy is mired in its worst ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-20T07:03:59Z)

ELIAS: California picking both a CEO and a style

It is beyond doubt that Californians need a capable CEO to navigate the state out of the thickets into which we have stumbled, be they the budget wilderness, the unemployment mess or eternal bickering over water supplies. Should that CEO be a traditional ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-26T07:04:02Z)

No device found after bomb threat at Cablevision building

SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say no explosive device was found at a Long Island building that houses offices belonging to Cablevision Systems Corp. A bomb threat led authorities to clear out the building off the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset (sigh-AH ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-27T01:04:56Z)

Northeastern throttles Tribe for first CAA victory, 6-0

The Northeastern field hockey team captured its first CAA victory in dominating fashion by blanking William & Mary, 6-0, on Sunday afternoon at Sweeney Field. The Huskies responded with resiliency after suffering their first league setback on Friday ... (Source: Northeastern Huskies 2010-09-26T22:13:08Z)

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