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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2010, 2:10 am

CiCi's lets the pizza and Day-Glo rain down over Syracuse, while Five Guys gets its ...

One is here. One arrives pronto. As in Monday. As in watch for the less-than-nuanced arrival of CiCi's Pizza buffet restaurant in DeWitt. The Texas chain arrives tossing about town hundreds of Day-Glo wallets stuffed ... (Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog) 2010-06-27T08:59:07Z)

'Journey' yields valuable message

You'll enjoy a book with an adventure and a valuable message for children and adults alike in "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane." From the heart-touching story to the beautiful inserted illustrations, there is ... (Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 2010-06-27T08:59:07Z)

Non-BCS conferences need a plan for automatic BCS bids

LEAGUES WITHOUT an automatic BCS invitation, such as Conference USA, need to develop a playoff or championship plan to make a proposal for a guaranteed slot in the BCS. Tulsa, as a member of one of those leagues, knows ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-27T09:06:16Z)

Tutored by Gerad Laird, Alex Avila plays with growing confidence

Jim Leyland said early in the season that his team needed production from the catching spot in order to contend. When he said it, Alex Avila wasn't playing much, and when he was -- he was not doing much. It didn't help ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-27T08:59:07Z)

Elbit Imaging Announces Availability of Investor Relations Presentation Relating to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel , June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq: EMITF - News ) (" Elbit ") announced today that the Company has placed an Investor Relations Presentation relating to its Investment in the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-27T08:44:48Z)

Obama Criticizes N. Korea for Sinking Warship

(AP) President Obama said Saturday that North Korea must be "held to account" for its alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, a tough statement of support for an ally, made at its leader's side. After talks with South ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-27T08:59:07Z)

Americans' 'Cezanne-itis' on display in exhibit

The new show at the Phoenix Art Museum demonstrates that American painters were hungry to gulp down the influence of French painter Paul Cezanne, but they were slower to digest it. When: July 1-Sept. 26. 10 a.m.-5 p.m ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-27T08:30:29Z)

Singularity PC Plagued By Texture Streaming Problems; Fix Found

Making use of Epic's Unreal Engine, Singularity features very few load screens throughout its ten-hour campaign, and so relies on Unreal's impressive streaming technology. Unfortunately, someone screwed the pooch ... (Source: Ve3d.com 2010-06-27T08:30:29Z)

Tesla bets that stock sale will fund electric car work

Tesla Motors' Elon Musk is trying to pull off the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half-century for an electric sports-car company that's lost money every year since its founding in 2003. The maker ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-27T08:16:10Z)

Scope of high school sports physicals at discretion of doctors

A high school student in the state of Michigan cannot participate in a Michigan High School Athletic Association contest without having passed a sports physical exam. The difference between one physical and another ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-06-27T08:01:51Z)

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