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Deals of the Hour / June 21, 2010, 8:11 am

Sodexo's 'Feeding Our Future' Program Helps Detroit Institute of Arts Provide 18,500 ...

DETROIT , June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging a $20,000 "Feeding Our Future" grant from the Sodexo Foundation, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) launches a program today that provides approximately 18,500 lunches for ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

'The little kids make my day'

Ryan Ernst turned and asked the three preschoolers sitting in the miniature train cars if they were ready to ride. Shifting the small tractor into gear, Ernst coasted down the long hill at Storybook Hill Children's Zoo ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

From Warhol to Hendrix to boy in love, rejection letters revealed

(CNN) -- The first rejection came in a letter on his camp bunk bed. It took only four words to sting the little boy's heart. "Billy, I like Jason." More than three decades later, the young camper Billy -- Bill Shapiro ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-21T13:45:24Z)

Summer smog better, but still with us

When the mercury climbs above 90 degrees on sticky, sun-drenched days, it's more than the heat and humidity you need to watch out for. Ozone, also known as smog, forms as vehicle exhaust, power plant emissions and other ... (Source: Weblogs.baltimoresun.com 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

Patron Tequila Launches The Art of the Drink Cocktail Series

NEW YORK , June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Patron, the ultra-premium tequila that revolutionized the white spirits category, is transforming the summer cocktail with The Art of the Drink series. Joining forces with many of the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

USDA Releases Corn-Ethanol Industry Report Showing Improving Energy Efficiency

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – USDA's Chief Economist Joseph Glauber today announced the publication of a report by the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses that surveyed corn growers for the year 2005 and ethanol plants ... (Source: USDA.gov (press release) 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

Troop pullout still set for July 2011

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two bombs hidden in push carts exploded less than a half-hour apart Sunday in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces, underscoring the continued security threat despite years of trying to ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-06-21T15:04:09Z)

S.E.C. Accuses Firm of Fraud in Mortgage Deals

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday accused a New York firm that helped manage complex mortgage securities of defrauding investors as the housing market collapsed. The firm, called ICP Asset Management, used ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-21T14:56:59Z)

The heat waves of the 1930s

A Washington, D.C. heat wave cartoon from July 28, 1930. The heat wave is pictured trying to break a "sitting record," imitating the popular flagpole sitters of the day. The summer of 1930 set the record in Washington ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-21T14:56:59Z)

Media Advisory-Canada Will Be a Haven for Global Investors: BMO's Don Coxe Available ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 06/21/10) - As the G-20 assembles in Toronto, Canada will soon be recognized by the world as a haven for global investors according to Donald Coxe, Strategy Advisor, BMO Capital Markets ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T13:59:43Z)

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