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Deals of the Hour / October 5, 2010, 1:43 am

Gulf Coast Claims Facility's Feinberg clarifies claims process

Geographic proximity to the BP oil spill will not prevent a legitimate individual or business claim from being processed, Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator Kenneth Feinberg said Monday. Feinberg concluded a geographic test to determine eligibility ... (Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal 2010-10-04T18:07:25Z)

Europeans lead U.S. team by 3 points in Ryder Cup | Golf

NEWPORT, Wales — Europe could only dream of a Sunday like this at the Ryder Cup. It seemingly hit all the right shots to spur on its foot-stomping, flag-waving crowd and kept the Americans from winning a match. The rain-delayed event is scheduled to end ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-04T03:26:57Z)

Execution set for 1st woman in Virginia in nearly a century

RICHMOND — Teresa Lewis has leaned on her faith as her Thursday execution nears, and so has her stepdaughter — the sole surviving child of the man whose murder Lewis arranged. "The Bible tells you, if you sinned, if you break the law, you have to be ... (Source: Delaware Wave 2010-09-23T03:40:00Z)

Extenway Bedside Terminal Went Live at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 10/04/10 -- Extenway Solutions inc. ("Extenway") (TSX VENTURE: EY) is pleased to announce that its solution went live at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital ("JRH") of Laval. The Extenway system improves the JRH patients ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-04T19:04:41Z)

Lady Wolves, Wildcats team up for Dig Pink Night

Friday night was an important one for the Plano Senior and Plano West volleyball teams. And not just because their intra-city match was the end of the first half of district play and would go a long way to determining their respective spots in the 8-5A ... (Source: Frisco Enterprise 2010-10-02T18:45:35Z)

Woman set to be executed in Va. for hired killings

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Teresa Lewis has leaned on her faith as her Thursday execution nears, and so has her stepdaughter — the sole surviving child of the man whose murder Lewis arranged. "The Bible tells you, if you sinned, if you break the law, you ... (Source: Bradford Era 2010-09-24T01:37:07Z)

Steven Bowditch takes lead at Soboba Golf Classic

SAN JACINTO, Calif. -- For Australian Steven Bowditch , the numbers just don't match the scorecard. Bowditch hit only eight of 18 greens in regulation during Saturday's third round of the Soboba Golf Classic but managed to shoot an 8-under 63 and take ... (Source: PGA Tour 2010-10-03T03:28:08Z)

(WWE) WWE Hell In A Cell Dark Match Result Revealed

The dark match that took place prior to WWE Hell in A Cell was a six man tag featuring Kofi Kingston, Goldust and R Truth defeating Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and, Drew McIntyre. Prior to the match, there was an altercation between brothers Cody Rhodes and ... (Source: TWNP-Wrestling News 2010-10-04T04:31:23Z)

Atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons score highest on basic religion test

Americans are by all measures a deeply religious people, but they are also deeply ignorant about religion. Researchers from the independent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-28T13:06:44Z)

Feinberg: Geographic Test for Oil Spill Compensation 'Unwarranted'

Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill compensation fund, announced the latest change today to the way he distributes money to victims of the spill. Feinberg said he will no longer determine the validity of claims b ... (Source: The Washington Independent.com 2010-10-04T14:18:21Z)

CWCapital May Take Stuyvesant Town Title at Foreclosure Sale

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- CWCapital Asset Management LLC, which represents senior debt holders of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, may be poised to take the title to Manhattan's biggest apartment complex at a foreclosure sale next week. Bill Ackman's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-01T19:58:21Z)

WWE Hell in a Cell 2010 PPV Pre-Show Dark Match- Brother's Collide?

Kofi Kingston, Goldust and R Truth defeated Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and, Drew McIntyre. Cody was frustrated to have to face Goldust pre-match, but spent much of the match taunting his older, weirder brother. Dustin ended up with the hot tag and the pin. (Source: Inside Pulse 2010-10-04T22:03:39Z)

British biologist who developed in vitro fertilization wins Nobel Prize

A British biologist won a Nobel Prize on Monday for his work developing the controversial techniques that led to the world's first "test tube baby" and have since enabled infertile couples to have more than 4 million babies. Robert Edwards and his ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-05T01:31:14Z)

Hallberg fires record 61 to win Ensure Classic

CONOVER, N.C. -- Gary Hallberg shot a record-setting 11-under 61 Sunday to win the Ensure Classic by one stroke ahead of Fred Couples. Hallberg finished at 16-under 198, tying the event record at the Rock Barn Golf and Spa and winning his first career ... (Source: Erie Times-News 2010-10-05T02:21:21Z)

Six-Man Dark Match Before WWE Hell in a Cell

- The dark match that took place prior to last night's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view broadcast was a six-man tag pitting Kofi Kingston, Goldust and R Truth against Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre. Prior to the match, there was an altercation ... (Source: ImpactWrestling.com 2010-10-04T08:27:36Z)

Test-tube baby pioneer wins Nobel Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction. Robert Edwards of ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-05T03:11:27Z)

Nobel Prize For Medicine Goes To IVF Pioneer

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Robert G. Edwards for the development of human in vitro fertilization therapy. His work led to the first "test-tube baby" in England in 1978, and opened a new field of medicine devoted to the ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-05T02:57:08Z)

Feinberg: No geographic test for oil spill claims

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Northwest Florida leaders were pleased with the Monday announcement that distance from the BP oil spill disaster site will not prevent legitimate claims from being processed. Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims ... (Source: News Herald 2010-10-05T05:13:09Z)

U.S. falls one match short at Europe wins Ryder Cup

NEWPORT, Wales -- Europe reclaimed the Ryder Cup, winning a thriller that went down to the final singles match Monday. The Americans rallied from a three-point deficit to tie the score, bringing the title down to the 12th match. But U.S. Open champion ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-04T17:24:28Z)

Stuyvesant Town Title May Be Taken Over by CWCapital at Foreclosure Sale

CWCapital Asset Management LLC, which represents senior debt holders of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, may be poised to take the title to Manhattan's biggest apartment complex at a foreclosure sale next week. Bill Ackman 's Pershing Square ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-01T19:58:21Z)

Europe needs final-match win for Cup

NEWPORT, Wales -- Graeme McDowell capped off an unforgettable year for himself -- and for Europe. In a Ryder Cup that came down to the very last match Monday, McDowell rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, then closed out Hunter Mahan to give ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-04T17:38:47Z)

Stuyvesant Town Foreclosure Sale Is Approved

The senior lenders at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the sprawling apartment complex overlooking the East River, can proceed with a foreclosure sale on Monday , the appellate division of the state Supreme Court said Tuesday. The court denied a ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-29T11:18:10Z)

Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup On 17th Hole Of Final Singles Match

NEWPORT, Wales - Europe reclaimed the Ryder Cup, winning a thriller that went down to the final singles match Monday. The Americans rallied from a three-point deficit to tie the score, bringing the title down to the 12th match. But U.S. Open champion ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-04T18:14:35Z)

Religion: Why do atheists know more about Christianity than Christians?

Why do atheists know more about Christianity than Christians? The question comes out of a recently released Pew survey that shows atheists and agnostics know more about Christianity, and religion in general, than do Christians, or any other religious group ... (Source: Examiner 2010-09-29T22:52:32Z)

Wolves still a good bet at net

Going into Thursday's critical district tennis match against Plano West, Allen head coach Justin Quest said momentum would be determined quickly via doubles play. And he was right as three doubles matches went to super tiebreakers and West won all three ... (Source: Star Community Newspapers 2010-09-25T19:36:50Z)

Knight Resources Ltd.: Knight Reports Preliminary Results from West Raglan 2010 Program

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 10/04/10 -- Mr. Harvey Keats, Chief Executive Officer of Knight Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KNP)(FRANKFURT: KRL), reports preliminary results from drilling completed in 2010 on the West Raglan Project. The drill program was ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-04T23:51:01Z)

Match Capital Announces Results of Summer Field Program on Indian Lake Program, Schefferville Area of Quebec

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 24, 2010) - Match Capital Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE: MHC.H )("Match" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce results of the summer field program on the Indian Lake Property. The Indian Lake Property was ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-24T15:13:10Z)

Is the pope Catholic?

NO WONDER so many people think President Obama is a Muslim. Americans are ignorant about religions. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life this week released a national religious knowledge survey that found that Jews, atheists and ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-02T16:15:16Z)

Va. poised to execute woman for hired killings

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Teresa Lewis has leaned on her faith as her Thursday execution nears, and so has her stepdaughter — the sole surviving child of the man whose murder Lewis arranged. "The Bible tells you, if you sinned, if you break the law, you ... (Source: Times Union 2010-09-22T19:33:14Z)

Noted loss won't lighten hungry Wolves' appetite

There was plenty to be gained for the Plano West swim team last season. The squad boasted multiple entries in the UIL Swimming and Diving State Championships and capped a season hedged on youth with medals, personal bests and school records intact ... (Source: Star Community Newspapers 2010-10-02T18:45:35Z)

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