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Deals of the Hour / October 20, 2010, 11:39 pm

Cab Companies Offer $20,000 Reward For Taxi Driver Shooting Information

A man was shot to death this morning near North Highlands. The victim, a taxi driver, was found slumped over the wheel of his cab at Hillsdale Village Apartments. Residents heard multiple gunshots and called the police around 3:20 a.m. The 54-year-old man ... (Source: Fox40 2010-10-18T22:01:22Z)

Facebook Social Data Integrated into Bing Search According to a Rhino Marketing Inc Blog

Rhino Marketing Inc released a new blog titled: "Facebook Social Data Integrated into Bing Search." ( EMAILWIRE.COM , October 21, 2010 ) Vancouver, British Columbia - Rhino Marketing Inc., a leading provider of online marketing solutions such as SEO ... (Source: Emailwire 2010-10-20T17:48:27Z)

Build Your Own Social Network , Whether You Have 5 Million Friends or 50

With The Social Network out in movie theatres and receiving acclaim from critics and movie goers, the Internet is abuzz — not only with film reviews and Oscar talk, but also with how social networking, the phenomenon, will define the current generation ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-10-21T05:29:58Z)

Canada's Saskatchewan Said to Reject BHP Infrastructure Offer

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saskatchewan rejected an offer of C$370 million ($360 million) of infrastructure investment from BHP Billiton Ltd., which is trying to win support for its $40 billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., according to an e-mail ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T11:50:32Z)

Support light for new state constitution

Lansing — Supporters and opponents of a ballot proposal to scrap the state's constitution and start over agree on one thing: It's a lopsided battle. A huge coalition of groups, from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to the Michigan Farm Bureau and some ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T03:49:45Z)

Contractor GTSI removes CEO, general counsel to end federal-work suspension

A prominent federal contractor on Tuesday agreed to remove its chief executive and general counsel and turn over reams of internal business documents as part of a deal to end a suspension from all government business. The Fairfax County-based GTSI Corp ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-19T18:32:35Z)

Bob Guccione, Penthouse Founder, Dies at 79

A statement issued by the Guccione family said he died at Plano Specialty Hospital after a long battle with cancer, The A.P. said. His empire began in London in 1965 with a bank loan, an idea and an accident. The loan was for $1,170. The idea was a new ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-21T06:05:45Z)

Vancouver Web Design Firm MarketingSmartt to Offer Internet Marketing Training Through Bartering

Oct 20, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Who says high-tech and bartering don't mix? MarketingSmartt, a Vancouver web design (http://www.marketingsmartt.com) firm that offers search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising and social media marketing ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-20T10:17:29Z)

DODGERS: Kirk Gibson to auction off historic HR bat

PHOENIX -- The image is among the most famous in baseball history: the injured Kirk Gibson barely able to walk to the plate in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, then somehow mustering the strength to hit one over the fence to give the ... (Source: North County Times 2010-10-19T23:47:33Z)

Bob Guccione, 79; publisher guided Penthouse empire

DALLAS — Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created an erotic corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the Internet, died yesterday. He was 79. A ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-21T05:44:17Z)

Democrats offer Social Security to boost support

Washington: Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250 (Dh917.5), part of a larger effort to convince elderly voters that their party, and not Republicans, will best look out for the 58 million ... (Source: Gulf News 2010-10-19T20:27:07Z)

Eyak withdraws offer to buy GTSI

DULLES, Va. — Alaska's Eyak Technology LLC said Monday it has withdrawn is offer to buy GTSI Corp., sending GTSI's shares skidding 41 percent on pre-market trading. Eyak said it is withdrawing its offer of $7.50 per share in cash, after the U.S. Small ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-03T23:59:22Z)

Suspects in Sacramento cab driver murder deny pulling trigger

SACRAMENTO, CA - Both 19-year-old Jermaine Campbell and 18-year-old Jonathan Hudson admit to being at the scene of the shooting early Monday morning that took the life of a taxi driver, but both deny firing the gun. James Walker, 54, a husband and father ... (Source: KXTV News10Net 2010-10-21T01:40:54Z)

Canadian province sees no net gain from BHP-Potash deal

REGINA/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Saskatchewan dismissed on Wednesday the idea that a hostile offer from mining giant BHP Billiton ( BHP.AX ) for provincial crown jewel Potash Corp would bring net benefits, playing up an argument that the federal government could ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-20T21:08:53Z)

Virtual tracking fosters real-life connections

Maynard resident Carissa O'Brien is a mother, president of a small communications company, and occasional soccer player, but she isn't a celebrity, not even in the age of famous dog groomers. Even so, strangers often recognize her. "My daughter and I ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-21T05:37:07Z)

GTSI-SBA agreement puts company under the microscope

GTSI Corp. will live for the next three years under close scrutiny from inside and out as federal officials watch the contractor's every move in the government marketplace and an independent monitor stands over the company. GTSI entered into an agreement ... (Source: Washington Technology 2010-10-20T18:09:55Z)

Microsoft Targets On-The-Go Consumers With Mobile Ad Exchange According to a Rhino ...

Rhino Marketing Inc released a new blog titled: "Microsoft Targets On-The-Go Consumers With Mobile Ad Exchange." ( EMAILWIRE.COM , October 19, 2010 ) Vancouver, British Columbia - Rhino Marketing Inc., a leading provider of online marketing solutions such ... (Source: Emailwire 2010-10-19T06:58:14Z)

Dems make $250 pitch to seniors

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250, part of a larger effort to convince senior voters that their party, and not Republicans, will best look out for the 58 million ... (Source: World Link 2010-10-19T18:46:54Z)

Political insider: Accusations lobbed at state House hopeful

A Lansing-based citizens group is making a racket (and double-faulting on its use of tennis puns) about Harrison Township's supervisor and tennis balls. The group, Progress Michigan, is accusing Anthony Forlini of using taxpayer money to pay for tennis ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T05:01:20Z)

PG&E Reportedly Offers Buyouts to San Bruno Victims

     SAN BRUNO (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is reportedly offering property buyouts to San Bruno residents whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged in last month's deadly pipeline explosion and fire.       Documents obtained by the San ... (Source: KRON4 2010-10-19T14:57:50Z)

Kodak, Target offer kiosks that can access Facebook accounts

You're already on Facebook all the time. Now Eastman Kodak Co. and Target Corp. are targeting the popular social networking site in their quest to sell photo prints and personalized Christmas cards. Target says most of its U.S. stores now have Kodak ... (Source: Democrat and Chronicle 2010-10-20T20:04:27Z)

PG&E offers buyout to San Bruno blast homeowners

SAN BRUNO, Calif.—Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is reportedly offering property buyouts to San Bruno residents whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged in last month's deadly pipeline explosion and fire. Documents obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-19T11:44:34Z)

Kirk Gibson to auction bat used to hit famous homer off Dennis Eckersley

PHOENIX -- The image is among the most famous in baseball history: the injured Kirk Gibson barely able to walk to the plate in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, then somehow mustering the strength to hit one over the fence to give the ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-20T02:53:40Z)

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bob Guccione, who brought full-frontal nudity to the newsstands and built a multimillion dollar publishing empire on the success of his flagship Penthouse magazine, died of cancer in Plano, Texas, on Wednesday, his family said. He ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-21T05:44:17Z)

Canada's Harper Says Potash Corp. 'American-Controlled' Company

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $40 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. is a case of an Australian company buying a U.S. company. "This is a proposal for an American ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T21:16:02Z)

Democrats make pre-election pitch to help seniors

Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250, part of a larger effort to convince senior voters that their party, and not Republicans, will best look out for the 58 million people who get the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-19T15:40:47Z)

PG&E To Offer Buyouts In San Bruno Blast

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is reportedly offering property buyouts to San Bruno residents whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged in last month's deadly pipeline explosion and fire. Documents obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle ... (Source: KSBW.com 2010-10-19T15:05:00Z)

Peter Luke: Governor candidates Virg Bernero, Rick Snyder offer only more of the same non-answers in debate

Rather than offer voters a clue as to what they'd do next year if elected governor, Rick Snyder and Virg Bernero used their only debate to clue voters in as what ads they'd be running in the next week. Why not take an hour of free statewide TV time to ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-10-17T09:52:24Z)

Kirk Gibson to auction off historic HR bat

PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson is going to auction off the bat he used to hit his dramatic 1988 World Series home run. The former Los Angeles Dodgers slugger also announced he will sell at auction his batting helmet, home and road ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-19T19:58:29Z)

2 Arrested In Slaying Of Cab Driver

KCRA.com Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of a cab driver in Sacramento County, authorities said Wednesday. Driver James Walker, 54, was found slain shortly after 3 a.m. Monday at Hillsdale Village Apartments at 5119 Hillsdale Blvd ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-20T22:49:06Z)

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