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Deals of the Hour / October 14, 2010, 3:39 am

New Market Research Report: Tobacco in Mexico

The tobacco market consists of the retail sale of cigarettes, loose tobacco, chewing tobacco, and cigars and cigarillos. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-14T04:26:41Z)

GM, Treasury chiefs meet; workers offered stock deal

General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson met Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, weeks ahead of the automaker's planned initial public stock offering. The hourlong meeting, held in the offices of the Federal Reserve in New York, came just three ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-13T15:19:16Z)

North Dakota Firm Sending 1st Shipment Of Cows To Kazakhstan

Bookmark A Bismarck consulting firm will send 170 cows to Kazakhstan in the coming week as part of a trade deal with beef producers there. Bill Price, president of Global Beef Consultants, told the Bismarck Tribune that Kazakhstan is hoping to improve its ... (Source: CattleNetwork.com 2010-10-11T12:58:28Z)

Bravo! How the miners got out alive

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- Some knelt and prayed, others pumped their fists. All of them are finally free. The last of Chile's 33 trapped miners was hoisted Wednesday night through 2,041 feet of rock in an emotional ending to the longest underground ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-14T09:41:39Z)

Hines Group Wins California Properties With $2.33 Billion Bid

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A partnership led by Hines and Antarctica Capital Real Estate LLC was selected as the buyer of 11 office properties owned by the state of California after making a $2.33 billion offer. Proceeds from the sale will be used to pay $1.09 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-11T21:55:21Z)

Chile official: 1st miner to surface Tuesday

The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after surviving more than two months about half a mile below ground, Chilean officials announced. Mining Minister Laurence Golborne announced said that officials "hope to ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-12T20:06:47Z)

Oldest of Chilean miners rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) - The oldest of the 33 miners, Mario Gomez, has been freed from his underground prison. He dropped to his knees and bowed his head in prayer, clutching the Chilean flag. The 63-year-old Gomez was pulled up from the ground ... Read ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T12:41:47Z)

New Market Research Report: Personal Hygiene in Mexico

The personal hygiene market consists of retail sale of bath & shower products, deodorants and soap. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-14T04:26:41Z)

Oldest of Chile's rescued miners is "reborn"

When Mario Gomez, the oldest of the Chilean miners being rescued, reached the surface on Wednesday, he dropped to his knees to pray with his yellow hard hat still perched on his head. He has been wearing a hard hat for the better part of 50 years. Aged 63 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T04:12:22Z)

Hundreds of athletes helping with brain injury studies

Since his college days, New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman has had seven diagnosed concussions. Given all the headers and hits over his career, he's wondering if that number might be drastically higher. Twellman still deals with the effects ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-10-13T11:01:34Z)

Planned giving seminar offered

The United Way of West Tennessee is sponsoring two seminars on charitable giving and planned giving. The two courses will center around techniques used to donate money to non-profits and secure finances for family members through estate and other resources ... (Source: Jackson Sun 2010-10-14T10:24:35Z)

Miners' kin struggle with jealousy, feuds

San Jose Mine, Chile — The dusty curve fronting the copper and gold mine where 33 men have been trapped alive underground since early August is called "Camp Hope." But it also has been a spawning ground of intrigue, envy and rivalries that have divided ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-14T01:49:12Z)

In Chile, all 33 miners rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the Earth on Wednesday night -- a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-14T09:55:57Z)

Henry-led group close to Liverpool deal after court clears way

LONDON -- Boston Red Sox owner John Henry arrived at a hastily called meeting of Liverpool's board of directors Wednesday, hoping to complete a takeover of the Premier League club after a British court cleared the way for a sale. The board meeting in ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-14T05:23:57Z)

Chile rejoices as all 33 miners are rescued

COPIAPO, Chile — Chile freed the last of 33 miners from imprisonment nearly half a mile underground late Wednesday, the miracle of a second chance at life made real by the methodical shuttle of a battered red, white and blue rescue capsule willed on by a ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-14T07:25:38Z)

Property sale to Houston-led consortium boosts California's coffers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state announced Monday it is selling 24 government office buildings — including the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Civic Center — to a group of private investors for $2.3 billion. Ron ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-12T01:08:37Z)

Liverpool owners obtain restraining order to prevent sale

LONDON -- The trans-Atlantic fight for the famed but struggling Liverpool soccer team spilled into Texas state court on Wednesday when its current American owners obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the club from being sold to the parent ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-14T10:17:26Z)

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Oct. 8 The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, on Congo human-rights problems: A year after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the central African nation of Congo and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-13T19:15:29Z)

More than half of 33 miners rescued in Chile

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — More than half of Chile's trapped miners are now up and out of their half-mile-deep dungeon. No. 17 came up into the desert sun more than 13 hours after the rescue capsule dubbed "Phoenix" extracted the first miner. He is Omar ... (Source: Times Union 2010-10-14T10:03:07Z)

Allianz Senior VP Guides Investors Through Top Performing Markets: Big Deals Occurring In South Africa And ...

67 WALL STREET, New York - October 4, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Emerging Markets offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This Special feature contains expert industry commentary ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-05T15:07:17Z)

Chile official: First of 33 trapped miners to surface today

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after miraculously surviving more than two months below ground, Chile's Mining Minister Laurence Golborne. The minister announced the planned rescue ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-12T15:56:15Z)

Athletes' head injuries spotlighted

Since his college days, New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman has had seven diagnosed concussions. Given all the headers and hits over his career, he's wondering if that number might be drastically higher. Twellman still deals with the effects of ... (Source: Modesto Bee 2010-10-13T06:22:24Z)

General Motors gives workers, retirees and dealers chance to buy GM stock in public stock sale

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is offering its employees, retirees and car dealers a chance to buy shares in its initial public stock offering. The automaker sent the offer letter to dealers and employees on Oct. 5. They have until Oct. 22 to sign up ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-12T17:36:28Z)

Firm sending cows to Kazakhstan

BISMARCK (AP) — A Bismarck consulting firm will send 170 cows to Kazakhstan in the coming week as part of a trade deal with beef producers there. Bill Price, president of Global Beef Consultants, told the Bismarck Tribune that Kazakhstan is hoping to ... (Source: Jamestown Sun 2010-10-11T13:12:47Z)

Liverpool sale headed for another court battle

L ONDON — Liverpool's proposed sale to the owners of the Boston Red Sox [ team stats ] was stymied Wednesday when its current American owners obtained an injunction in Texas blocking the deal — just as it was about to be approved. Co-owners Tom Hicks ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-14T04:05:12Z)

GM workers get chance to buy stock in public sale

General Motors' employees, retirees and car dealers will get a chance to invest in their company when the automaker's stock is sold to the public. GM sent letters to workers and dealers in the U.S. and Canada on Oct. 5 giving them the opportunity to buy ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-13T18:11:04Z)

ND cattle airlifted in major export sale to Kazakhstan

State officials and representatives of a North Dakota agribusiness announced Tuesday a major sales agreement to export cattle to Kazakhstan. Bismarck-based Global Beef Consultants, through its joint-venture partnership with the government of Kazakhstan ... (Source: Farm And Ranch Guide 2010-10-12T21:25:31Z)

California seals deal to sell 11 state properties

The recession-battered state said Monday that it will sell 11 office properties for $2.3 billion to a group of private investors based in Texas and Irvine, all but finalizing an agreement between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to raise cash in ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-11T23:57:02Z)

ENTREVISTA, A Division of the Center for Client Retention, Announces Results of Its Connecting ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Latin American consumers contacting consumer affairs are substantially younger than U.S. and Canadian consumers who contact similar departments. That's one of the key findings in the Connecting to the Americas ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-10-13T14:00:32Z)

Athletes donate brains for study of concussions

Since his college days, New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman has had seven diagnosed concussions. Given all the headers and hits over his career, he's wondering if that number might be drastically higher. Twellman still deals with the effects of ... (Source: LoHud.com 2010-10-13T06:29:33Z)

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