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Deals of the Hour / October 2, 2010, 4:44 am

ABLYNX RECEIVES FURTHER MILESTONE PAYMENTS OF EUR3 MILLION AS PART OF ...

GHENT, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - October 1, 2010) - Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] today announced that it will receive further milestone payments totalling EUR3 million from Boehringer Ingelheim, triggered as part of its strategic alliance for the ... (Source: Market Wire 2010-10-01T05:10:44Z)

BIOS To Get Modern Update By 2011

Updating one of the oldest parts of a desktop computer could help shorten start-up times to mere seconds. The upgrade will do away with the 25-year-old PC start-up software known as BIOS that helps the operating system get going. The code was not intended ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-10-01T18:10:59Z)

No Nintendo 3DS This Holiday Season

Nintendo will spend this Christmas spinning its wheels, for the most part. Some anticipated titles are due to launch this holiday season (such as Shaun White's snowboarding game and Babysitting Mama ) but wiithout the 3DS to strengthen sales, the company's ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-30T12:14:15Z)

California gov, legislative leaders reach budget deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days. No ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-02T07:54:11Z)

Comic-Con Is Staying Put

... San Diego will continue to nuture a delicate balance of homogeneously tanned, good-looking people and pasty, awkward dweebage by getting its yearly dose of the latter in a span of four days. Comic-Con International is staying in San Diego! Yay! The ... (Source: TV.com 2010-10-02T07:04:04Z)

Sorry, Anaheim; Comic-Con Inks Deal to Stay in San Diego

The unconventional convention Comic-Con will stay in its birthplace for at least five years, according to published reports. Several news outlets, including Entertainment Weekly , reported Thursday that Comic-Con had committed to staying in San Diego "for ... (Source: NBC Los Angeles 2010-10-01T14:14:45Z)

Dollar Thrifty shareholders reject Hertz deal, means Avis offer still a possibility

CHICAGO (AP) — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group shareholders have rejected a buyout offer from Hertz, giving an opening for rival bidder Avis Budget Group's offer for the car rental company. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. shares fell $1.12, or 9.7 percent, to ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T19:38:04Z)

ThromboGenics Signs Deal With MSD for Long-Term Commercial Supply of Microplasmin

LEUVEN, Belgium , September 30, 2010 -- ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, announces that it has ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-30T05:26:14Z)

Nintendo slashes profit forecast after saying 3DS won't be on sale for Christmas

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3 DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas. Nintendo now expects 90 billion yen ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-09-29T09:16:29Z)

BIOS Replacement Should Offer Instant-On PCs In 2011

New York, NY, United States (AHN) - If you are tired of waiting forever for your PC to boot up, your wait might be over with the introduction of a new system that will allow computers to start operating in mere seconds. The current Basic Input/Output ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-01T18:03:49Z)

Ablynx: ABLYNX RECEIVES FURTHER MILESTONE PAYMENTS OF €3 MILLION AS PART ...

GHENT, Belgium, 1 October 2010 - Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] today announced that it will receive further milestone payments totalling €3 million from Boehringer Ingelheim, triggered as part of its strategic alliance for the development and ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T04:56:25Z)

Rain can't stop Brown's dinner with Dean

WILMINGTON It has rained continuously and torrentially since the Charlotte Bobcats traveled to this coastal city Monday night for training camp. About 22 inches of rain fell on Wilmington between Sunday and Thursday, causing various flooding problems, but ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-10-02T01:56:16Z)

Experts, voters weigh in on how Meg Whitman can contain the damage from housekeeper scandal

The timing and details of this week's scandal in the governor's race couldn't have been much worse for Meg Whitman. The revelation that the Republican billionaire had for years employed an illegal immigrant in her home -- and worse, the allegation that she ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T10:10:11Z)

Meg Whitman Gets Lie-Detector Offer From Journalist

In one of the highlights of California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman's Thursday news conference, she said she'd consent to a lie detector test to show she's telling the truth when she says she didn't know before June 2009 that her ex ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-01T22:00:03Z)

Deal ends California stalemate on budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Three months into the state's longest budget impasse, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reached a handshake deal Friday to close the state's $19 billion deficit, leaders announced after a five-hour ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-10-02T07:04:04Z)

Platinum Group Metals Announces C$100 Million Bought Deal Financing

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX: PTM)(NYSE Amex: PLG) ("Platinum Group" or the "Company") has announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, under which the underwriters have agreed to buy on bought deal basis by ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T11:08:39Z)

PCs that boot in seconds are coming

LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Time spent waiting for a computer to boot up could soon be cut to seconds by an update to one of the oldest parts of a PC, U.S. experts say. The 25-year-old PC start-up software known as Bios that initializes a machine so its ... (Source: United Press International 2010-10-01T16:52:14Z)

Platinum Group Metals Announces Increase to Previously Announced Bought Deal Financing to ...

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX: PTM)(NYSE Amex: PLG) ("Platinum Group" or the "Company") has announced today that, due to strong demand, the Company has increased the size of its previously announced public offering to 61,000,000 common shares (the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T13:31:48Z)

Meg Whitman faces uproar over illegal immigrant maid in bid for California governor

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Meg Whitman's campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade. Whitman denounced the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-01T05:32:12Z)

Governor, top lawmakers announce budget deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said Friday night that they had reached an agreement to end the state's longest-ever budget stalemate. The announcement came after hours of closed door ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-10-02T11:21:46Z)

Fed's Dudley: Further Fed Action To Support Economy Is 'Likely'

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A top Federal Reserve official said Friday the central bank is almost certain to have to offer fresh support to ensure that already tepid economic growth does not further falter, although he stopped short of saying what type of ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-01T12:27:23Z)

Platinum Group To Sell 49 Mln Shares At C$2.05/Shr - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PLG: News ) Friday said that it agreed to sell 49 million of its common shares at a price of C$2.05 per share to a syndicate of underwriters. The gross proceeds of the sale will amount to C$100 million. The offering ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-01T13:46:07Z)

College basketball notes: Men's and women's SEC tourney tickets go on sale

Tickets for the 2011 women's and men's SEC Basketball Tournaments will go on sale to the public beginning at 9 a.m. ET Friday. Tickets for each event will be available online at www.SECsports.com or by calling 1-800-732-4849. The Women's SEC Basketball ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-10-01T11:58:45Z)

Dollar Thrifty shareholders reject Hertz deal; Avis offer could still be in play

THE VOTE: Dollar Thrifty shareholders rejected a buyout offer from Hertz, with 11.8 million votes for the deal and 13.8 million against. THE OFFERS: Hertz was offering $43.60 in cash and 0.6366 shares of common stock of Hertz, for each share of Dollar ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T20:42:29Z)

Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas

CHIBA, Japan -- Nintendo shares tumbled Thursday after the company said its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas, crushing its earnings forecast by more than half. The 3DS will go on sale in ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-30T04:07:29Z)

San Diego remains home to Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego will remain home to Comic-Con for the next five years. San Diego city officials and the company that puts on the huge pop-culture event will announce a five-year contract this morning. The San Diego Union Tribune reports the ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-01T14:29:04Z)

Dean Smith visits Bobcats

Dean Smith was a popular man Thursday. From his seat on the floor at midcourt, Smith, a former North Carolina coach, took turns watching the Charlotte Bobcats practice and chatting with numerous old friends as a special guest of coach Larry Brown . It was ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-01T04:06:18Z)

Dollar Thrifty rebuffs Avis again, backs Hertz offer

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group rejected Avis Budget Group's CAR.N revised offer again saying it was not sure if Avis could close the deal and urged shareholders to vote for the lower Hertz Global Holdings offer. "Avis Budget has not demonstrated to our ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-27T14:55:18Z)

More Quantitative Easing on the Way?

For those hoping that the Federal Reserve will turn to an additional round of stimulus spending, a speech today by William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, certainly provided reason for optimism. In remarks before the Society of ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-02T09:27:14Z)

UPDATE: Fed's Dudley: Fed Action To Support Economy 'Likely'

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A top Federal Reserve official said Friday the central bank is almost certain to have to offer fresh support to ensure that already tepid U.S. economic growth doesn't falter further, although he stopped short of saying what type of ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-01T13:31:48Z)

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