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Deals of the Hour / June 19, 2011, 10:43 pm

'Beauties-Only' Dating Site Sparks Outrage by Dumping 30,000 Ugly People

COPENHAGEN -- An exclusive online meeting place billed as a dating website for "beautiful men and women" was causing new outrage Monday after dumping 30,000 members deemed too ugly. Last month Beautifulpeople.com was the victim of a cyber attack in which ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-20T05:07:49Z)

Rory McIlroy breaks through with No. 1

He first needs to reach Greg Norman's two majors. Harrington's three. Phil Mickelson's four. Seve Ballesteros' five. Nick Faldo's six. Arnold Palmer's seven. Tom Watson's eight. Ben Hogan's nine. Walter Hagen's 11. Then it gets serious. Right now ... (Source: PRLog (free press release) 2011-06-20T04:46:20Z)

Boeing Leans Toward Bigger Dreamliner to Fend Off Airbus's A350 Aircraft

Airbus is delaying introducing the A350-1000 by 18 months to add range and payload. The 787-10 won't match that model for distance, said Nick Cunningham , an aerospace analyst at Agency Partners in London , but will fill a "high-capacity, shorter ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-20T04:53:30Z)

'Ugly Virus' Attacks BeautifulPeople.com

Normally, everyone must pass a strict "rating" stage, where existing members vote on whether new applicants are beautiful enough to join the site. But the rating module was brought down last month, allowing anyone - regardless of looks - to be accepted. (Source: Investors Business Daily 2011-06-20T05:22:08Z)

Bono honors Springsteen sax man Clemons during U2 concert

Before the show's finale, "Moment Of Surrender," Bono told the crowd, "I want you to think about a beautiful symphonic sound that came out of one man's saxophone. I want you to think about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band of brothers. I want you to ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2011-06-19T20:39:35Z)

What Road Worrier Wants Added To The BlackBerry PlayBook

We've been waiting a while, but the BlackBerry PlayBook finally goes on sale officially in Australia today ... of the PlayBook I experienced , and debated with Gizmodo editor Nick over the prospects of for the platform . Ahead of the Australian launch ... (Source: Lifehacker 2011-06-20T04:39:11Z)

'Bold and Beautiful' is Daytime Emmy's top drama

LOS ANGELES  — "The Bold and the Beautiful" was named best drama at the Daytime Emmy awards for the third consecutive year during a ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" won the prize for entertainment best talk show for a second ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-20T04:17:42Z)

38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards

"The Bold and the Beautiful" won drama series honors for the third consecutive year and the show featured tributes to Regis Philbin and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. (Source: Las Vegas Review Journal 2011-06-20T05:07:49Z)

Clarence Clemons: Hollywood Pays Tribute on Twitter

"A beautiful recollection," Dylan said. Springsteen issued a statement on his longtime friend and bandmate's death Saturday night, writing, "He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-19T19:06:31Z)

McIlroy's talent can reap major reward

It did not quite turn out like that at The Masters, of course. In 1996 there Greg Norman went from six clear to five behind Nick Faldo. That was the biggest lead ever lost on the last day of a major, yet McIlroy actually did worse - from four in front to 10 behind. (Source: espnstar.com 2011-06-20T05:00:39Z)

Daytime Emmys bid fond adieu to departing acts

Las Vegas — "The Bold and the Beautiful" won drama series honors for the third year at the Daytime Emmys in a bittersweet ceremony that marked the daytime departures of two veteran soap operas, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and Regis Philbin. Laura ... (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-20T05:07:49Z)

Back Bay parishioners hold Gay Pride prayer service

D ays after the Boston archdiocese postponed a St. Cecilia's Mass in support of Gay Pride Month, hundreds of parishioners held a prayer service outside the Back Bay church last night, encouraging people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender to feel welcome. (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-20T05:22:08Z)

Euro, Oil Decline; Asian Stocks Rebound

Oil and copper led commodities lower. "While Greece may have invented democracy, they certainly didn't invent stability so you could see further pressure on the euro," Nick Maroutsos, a money manager and co-founder at Kapstream Capital, said in a ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-20T05:22:08Z)

Eurozone delays decision on vital Greek loans

Hours of talks between eurozone finance ministers on the imploding finances of Greece broke up early Monday morning without the ministers signing off on a vital installment of rescue loans needed to avoid bankruptcy next month. Greece will get the next ... (Source: Times and Democrat 2011-06-20T04:39:11Z)

Premier urges Greeks to avoid "catastrophic" default

In the southern Peloponnese peninsular around 200 protesters unfurled a banner on Sunday reading "Not for Sale!" at the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia. (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-19T16:14:43Z)

South Carolina beats Texas A&M, 5-4, in walkoff style at College World Series

The Aggies (47-21) play California in an elimination game that afternoon. Wingo's winning hit against Nick Fleece capped his career-best four-hit night, and he reached base five times. The Gamecocks won the 2010 national championship on a walkoff hit in ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-20T04:10:33Z)

Grieving, From Asbury Park

"That beautiful feeling the music gave you made you think it would just go on and on and never end," he said. "Now it just hits you, especially if you're in the same age as me and Clarence, that things don't go on forever." Mr. Moran was among ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2011-06-20T04:39:11Z)

U.S. Open | Record-smashing show ends with Rory McIlroy's 8-shot win

BETHESDA, Md. — Every time Rory McIlroy lined up a shot Sunday, there was some sort of record on the line, some kind of history to be made. That was this year's U.S. Open version of suspense. There was never any doubt that the kid from Northern Ireland ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2011-06-20T04:53:30Z)

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