gistfile1.txt

def self.get_breaking_news(min)
	doc = open("http://bensbargains.net/rss.xml/") { |f| Hpricot(f) }
	
	cutoff_time = Time.now - 60 * min
	
	breaking_news_array = []
	
	breaking_news = (doc/"item").map do |item|
	  temp_deal = Deal.new
	  temp_deal.name = (item/"title").inner_html
	  temp_deal.description = (item/"description").inner_text
	  temp_deal.description = temp_deal.description + (item/"link").inner_html
	  temp_deal.guid = (item/"guid").inner_html
	  temp_deal.cost = get_price(temp_deal.name)
	  temp_deal.cost_retail = get_price_retail(temp_deal.description)
	  unless temp_deal.cost_retail.nil? || temp_deal.cost.nil?
	  	temp_deal.profit_margin = temp_deal.cost_retail - temp_deal.cost
  	  end
	  temp_deal.source = "bensbargains"
	  breaking_news_array << temp_deal
	end
	
	return breaking_news_array
end