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Deals of the Hour / June 8, 2010, 7:10 am

Underwriters Laboratories Acquires Leading High Tech ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. , June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that it has acquired RFI Global Services Ltd, a leading provider of testing, approval and consultancy ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T14:00:49Z)

Terror threat low, but SAfrica has to be ready

(AP) â€" JOHANNESBURG - As if South Africa's own high crime rate and the threat of European football hooligans weren't enough, World Cup planners are also bracing for a possible terror attack. Police have staged training simulations of chemical ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-08T14:00:49Z)

PAT PARELLI TO FACE OFF AGAINST CHRIS COX AND CLINTON ...

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Road to the Horse, June 8, 2010 â€" T icket buyers anxiously poised by their computers waiting for tickets to go on sale to the 2011 Road to the Horse World Championship of Colt Starting got the shock of the year Tuesday, June 8 ... (Source: American Quarter Horse Journal 2010-06-08T13:39:21Z)

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says Comcast Tried To Bribe ...

Interesting tidbit from the LA Times about how Comcast is lobbying Congress for permission to control all sides of the TV business and keep your cable bill sky-high for decades (a.k.a., buy NBC): At one point in the [House Judiciary hearing on the ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-08T13:53:40Z)

Tully Banta-Cain back in a familiar spot: “You feel ...

When Tully Banta-Cain came to the Patriots before 2009, he was back at square one. After signing a big-money deal with the 49ers in 2007 , Banta-Cain couldn’t put it all together for two years (right, No. 95), as injuries and expectations doomed ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-08T13:39:21Z)

IQ Tech Pros Is Now Available to ALL Qualified ...

The company helps IT resellers find qualified consultants to augment their existing capabilities and help them compete in some of the largest and most complex mega-deal IT projects. It helps consultants and integrators to find more projects quicker ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T13:53:40Z)

Citrix Enables On-Demand Computing - Any User, Any ...

One current project under development will deliver applications via XenApp to inexpensive point-of-sale kiosk stations at top vendors in Alaska. In 2009, ADF&G sold more than $27 million in licenses, stamps and big game tags. With these kiosks ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T13:46:30Z)

Sheen evades jail - for now

You get the feeling t hat Aspen courts are mighty darn careful when it comes to handling members of the Star-American Community? A deal that would have wrapped up Charlie Sheen's assault case against his wife in time to resume production on his top ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-08T13:53:40Z)

Jong aiming high in South Africa

Striker Jong Tae-Se has boldly predicted North Korea will progress to the knockout stage of the World Cup alongside five-time winners Brazil. GettyImages Jong Tae-Se expects North Korea to cause an upset or two in South Africa Kim Jong-Hun 's side ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-08T13:53:40Z)

D'Annunzio suit: Johnson told 'lies'

Larry Kissell and Libertarian Thomas Hill. D'Annunzio's suit comes after news stories about his past legal problems, including juvenile arrests. The problems were detailed in court documents surrounding a 1995 child custody case. One Johnson radio ad ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-08T13:53:40Z)

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