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Deals of the Hour / June 21, 2010, 11:12 am

Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Project Reaches Safety Milestone

ST. PAUL, Va. , June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Dominion's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center project have completed 5 million worker-hours without a lost-time accident since construction began at the power station ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T18:03:06Z)

Flashback: The Frick Collection at 75

The Frick Collection (housed at 1 East 70th Street) has a summer display opening tomorrow which explores the 1935 transformation of the mansion into the museum and library it is now. A little history: upon Henry Clay ... (Source: Gothamist.com 2010-06-21T17:55:56Z)

Release No. 0332.10

NEW YORK, June 21, 2010 — Leaders from the U.S. Departments of Labor, Interior and Agriculture joined in New York City at the Outdoor Nation Youth Summit on June 20 to announce the launch of a $20 million federal grant ... (Source: USDA.gov (press release) 2010-06-21T17:34:28Z)

Denville teacher's slaying shocks community, school

DENVILLE — A Morris Catholic High School teacher was found stabbed to death in her Denville home, according to authorities who were searching today for her ex-husband as a "person of interest" in the killing. Judith ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-21T17:48:47Z)

Boston sports are an 'LA Story'

We just can't escape LA these days. The fate and fortunes of our traditional Big Four pro sports franchises -- the Celtics, the Red Sox, the Patriots and the Bruins -- are intertwined for better or worse with Los Angeles ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-06-21T17:55:56Z)

Regulators Failed to Address Risks in Oil Rig Fail-Safe Device

It was the last line of defense, the final barrier between the rushing volcanic fury of oil and gas and one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history. Its very name — the blind shear ram ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-21T17:34:28Z)

Nets likely to deal themselves Favors -- Derrick Favors, that is -- in Thursday's NBA ...

It is often noted (and lamented) that the Nets haven't had a starting-quality power forward in six years — aside from Nenad Krstic's infrequent bursts of offensive productivity — or a starting-quality small ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-21T17:48:47Z)

La. companies ask judge to end drilling moratorium

Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs are asking a judge to overturn a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman heard two hours of arguments ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-21T17:55:56Z)

HoJo Gives Students $15,000 to "Spread the Happy" on Happiest Day of the Year

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - 06/21/10) - The students of Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School in Tampa, Fl. learned today, the first day of summer and the happiest day of the year, that they won Howard Johnson and ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T17:55:56Z)

Research and Markets: Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/72a617/environmentally_co ) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report " Environmentally Conscious ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T17:41:37Z)

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