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Deals of the Hour / October 7, 2010, 6:43 am

Phillies' Roy Halladay throws no-hitter in postseason

There was a time not so long ago when Roy Halladay — Big Roy to his friends and family — couldn't believe his son, Little Roy, might be a first-round pick in the June baseball draft. "I hadn't even contemplated that," Halladay said Wednesday evening ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-07T13:17:32Z)

Henry Seeks to Repeat Red Sox Success at Liverpool

(Adds Liverpool coach's comments, in 20th paragraph.) Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A record of winning is the biggest asset John W. Henry's Boston Red Sox holding company brings to its pending purchase of Liverpool, according to the chairman of England's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-07T12:05:57Z)

Cogent Cleared to Pursue Sale

A Delaware judge has given Cogent Inc. the go-ahead to pursue a $943 million tender offer from 3M Co. that expires tonight. The $10.50 a share bid had been threatened by a larger offer from NEC Corp. Shareholders of Pasadena maker of fingerprint ... (Source: Los Angeles Business Journal 2010-10-06T22:37:04Z)

Randy Moss traded to the Vikings

It is offfical: The Vikings have acquired Randy Moss from the Patriots for a third-round draft pick. This will help Moss' fantasy value. He had just nine catches in four games, including none on Monday night. Of course, leaving the Patriots and Tom Brady ... (Source: Newsday 2010-10-07T07:55:25Z)

BMO: Say Thanks to Canadian Farmers This Thanksgiving By Buying Local - Canadian Farmers ...

2010-10-07 13:08:32 - - Local Farmers' Markets are Responsible for Over $1 Billion in Sales and have a Total Economic Affect of Over $3 Billion - Donate an 'Extra Plate' of Food to Local Food Bank TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/07/10 -- BMO Bank of ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-07T11:08:41Z)

Playoff roundup: Roy Halladay tosses no-hitter as Philadelphia Phillies defeat Cincinnati Reds

Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against Brooklyn. The 54th anniversary of Larsen's gem is this Friday. "It's surreal, it really is ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-10-07T13:10:23Z)

Nobel Prize winner to speak at WSU

WICHITA — James Cronin, a winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in physics, is giving two lectures this week at Wichita State University, both of them open to the public. Cronin is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a lead scientist for the ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2010-10-05T15:57:23Z)

Speculation rife ahead of Nobel Literature announcement

STOCKHOLM—Speculation is rife ahead of the Nobel Literature Prize announcement Thursday afternoon, with many saying an author from either Africa or North America will get the coveted award. The Swedish Academy that awards the prize never reveals the ... (Source: Global Nation 2010-10-07T07:19:37Z)

Negishi, Heck and Suzuki Earn 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The continuing legacy of Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prizes are the most coveted honors in the world. Notable scientists Albert Einstein and Madame Marie Curie, have earned these prestigious prizes for their groundbreaking and culture altering work. Awarded ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-07T12:05:57Z)

Cut-price sale of AIB's stake in M&T looms

By Paul Hoskins and Steve Slater DUBLIN/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A cut-price sale of Allied Irish Banks' stake in U.S. group M&T Bank Corp loomed on Wednesday after Spanish lender Santander walked away, its appetite for stressed assets apparently sated ... (Source: CNBC 2010-10-06T11:24:11Z)

Kiwaii True Spring Water to be Sold and Distributed by PHSW, Inc.

Premium Healthy Spring Water, Inc. (PHSW) has announced they will be marketing and distributing Kiwaii 100% True New Zealand Spring Water, naturally pure and great tasting bottled spring water from the Blue Spring in New Zealand. PHSW is based in the ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-10-06T07:49:26Z)

Don Larsen, Meet Roy Halladay

On Wednesday evening, Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies needed only 104 pitches to finish off the Cincinnati Reds, 4-0, in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. What's remarkable about his performance, of course, is that he didn't allow a ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-07T11:23:00Z)

Liverpool agrees on sale to Red Sox owners

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Liverpool board has agreed to sell the club to the owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox but the fate of England's most successful side could yet be decided in the courts as a bitter ownership dispute rages on. The English ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-07T06:58:09Z)

PHYSICS NOBELIST TO SPEAK ON COSMIC RAYS AT WSU

James Cronin, a winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in physics, is giving two lectures this week at Wichita State University, both of them open to the public. Cronin is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a lead scientist for the Pierre ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2010-10-06T05:04:48Z)

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy announced the prize at around 1:00pm local time in Stockholm. The Swedish Academy judges said Vargas Llosa won the award for "his cartography of ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-07T13:03:13Z)

UPDATE 1-AIB may cut M&T stake price after Santander walks

DUBLIN/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Allied Irish Banks ( ALBK.I ), once Ireland's biggest lender, might have to cut the sale price of its $2.2 billion stake in M&T Bank Corp ( MTB.N ) after Spanish lender Santander ( SAN.MC ) walked away. AIB ( ALBK.L ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-06T14:51:47Z)

3 share Nobel Prize in chemistry

NEW YORK A method for building complex molecules has paid off by helping to fight cancer, protect crops and make electronic devices - and now it has earned its developers a Nobel Prize. Three men - two Japanese scientists and an American researcher ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-10-07T12:41:45Z)

Patriots trade Randy Moss to Vikings

F OXBORO - The Patriots [ team stats ] have traded star receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings, the team confirmed today, completing a mega deal that just a few days ago seemed implausible. Now, it is reality. The Patriots have received a 2011 third ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-07T04:42:08Z)

AIB may cut M&T stake price after Santander walks

DUBLIN/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Allied Irish Banks, once Ireland's biggest lender, might have to cut the sale price of its $2.2 billion stake in M&T Bank Corp after Spanish lender Santander walked away. AIB shares were down 4.2 percent at 1100 GMT. M&T ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-10-06T14:58:56Z)

Peruvian Writer Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Literature Prize

The Swedish Academy said it honored the 74-year-old author "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat." Vargas Llosa has written more than 30 novels, plays and essays ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-10-07T12:34:35Z)

BMO Report: Students Packed Their Bags, But Not Their Budgets - 81 per cent of

2010-10-07 14:20:33 - - Only 13 per cent say they keep track of their spending and stay within their budget - Books, tuition and rent have been paid, but 4 out of 10 are concerned they won't have enough money for the rest of the school year TORONTO ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-07T12:20:16Z)

Method for building complex molecules helps fight cancer, protect crops _ and wins Nobel Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — A method for building complex molecules has paid off by helping to fight cancer, protect crops and make electronic devices — and now it has earned its developers a Nobel Prize . Three men — two Japanese scientists and an American ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-06T22:08:26Z)

NFL: Receiver Randy Moss is traded by New England Patriots to Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre finally got his wish. He will be playing with Randy Moss, and the Vikings couldn't be happier about it. The Super-Bowl-or-bust Vikings got Moss from New England on Wednesday for a 2011 draft pick, another eye-opening acquisition that comes just ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-07T05:39:24Z)

Cogent Board Continues To Support For 3M Acquisition - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Cogent Inc. (COGT: News ) said that on October 5, 2010, the Delaware Chancery Court denied a shareholder motion to block the proposed acquisition of Cogent by 3M Co. (MMM: News ), concluding that the plaintiffs had not shown a reasonable ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-06T10:34:05Z)

Liverpool soccer team sale a mess for Hicks

As baseball legend Yogi Berra would say, it's déjà vu all over again for Dallas financier Tom Hicks and another of his troubled professional sports teams. This summer, the sale of Hicks' Texas Rangers had to be sorted out in a Fort Worth bankruptcy court ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-07T04:20:40Z)

Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Literature Prize

STOCKHOLM—Peruvian-Spanish author Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the Swedish Academy said. The 74-year-old author, a one-time presidential candidate, is best known for works such as "Conversation in the Cathedral" and ... (Source: Global Nation 2010-10-07T11:51:38Z)

Six Outstanding Canadian Directors Make Short-List for 2010 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre

TORONTO, ONTARIO — BMO Financial Group, sponsor of the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, today announced the names of six Canadian directors who have made the 2010 short-list for the largest prize in Canadian theatre. The finalists are: The ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-03T23:59:22Z)

The best books in award season? It's all subjective

When the Nobel Prize in literature is announced Thursday, the choice may be - if the last two years are any indication - a confounding one. In 2008, the prize went to Jean-Marie Gustave le Clezio, a French novelist concerned with colonization and its ... (Source: Herald & Review 2010-10-07T00:24:26Z)

Cogent Systems Pleased with Ruling in Delaware Lawsuit

Cogent, Inc. (Nasdaq:COGT) today announced that on October 5, 2010, the Delaware Chancery Court denied a shareholder motion to block the proposed acquisition of Cogent by 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), concluding, among other things, that the plaintiffs had not ... (Source: Consumer Electronics Net 2010-10-06T10:26:55Z)

Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Literature Prize

Mario Vargas Llosa , the Peruvian writer and author of novels including "The Time of the Hero," "The Green House" and "Conversation in the Cathedral," won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. In its citation , the Swedish Academy ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-07T12:27:26Z)

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