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Deals of the Hour / June 5, 2011, 10:43 pm

Explore new worlds at KSC with 'Star Trek'

Stine said the visitor complex is spending $1.5 million to bring the "Star Trek" exhibit to Brevard County, through a deal with CBS and Event Marketing Service, an Austrian-based company that works with CBS. That amount doesn't include the cost of marketing. (Source: Florida Today 2011-06-06T05:02:57Z)

Local shelters pitch special offers for cat adoptions

The offer commemmorates the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month. For more information, call Manatee's shelter at (941) 742-5933. (Source: Herald Tribune 2011-06-06T05:02:57Z)

Fire destroys G.I. home

Numerous friends have already stopped by to offer help. "The Grand Island community has been unbelievable," Treffer said. "I didn't think these kind of people still existed anymore." (Source: Grand Island Independent 2011-06-06T05:10:06Z)

Malaysia's "obedient wives" anger rights groups

The club's president, Rohaya Mohamed, said it was open to women of all religions and would conduct seminars on how to be a good wife as well as offer marriage counseling. "A man married to a woman who is as good or better than a prostitute in bed has no ... (Source: Arab Times 2011-06-06T05:24:25Z)

East African Breweries Will Buy Stake in Kenya Breweries for $225 Million

EABL, as the company is known, will also sell its 20 percent stake in Tanzania Breweries Ltd. in a public offer, while Kenya Breweries Ltd. has agreed to terminate a brewing and distribution pact with SABMiller, East Africa said in a statement published in ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-06T05:02:57Z)

Bruins face deep deficit as Cup Final moves east with Game 3

Yet cracks already have appeared on Boston's surface in the finals. The Sedin twins' line broke through for the tying goal in the third period of Game 2 with a beautiful passing display after forcing a turnover by workhorse Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. (Source: Northwest Herald 2011-06-06T04:55:47Z)

Win By China's Li Na To Boost Sponsors, May Spur Spending On Other Stars

The Chinese athlete also partners with Nestle's Haagen Dazs ice cream. Contracts and coverage from those kind of deals helped Li rank no. 35 on the 2011 Forbes China Celebrity List announced last month before her latest win (see report in Chinese here ... (Source: Forbes (blog) 2011-06-06T04:55:47Z)

Stage set for high-stakes U.S. TV rights bidding

The implications are huge for both sides: The networks and their giant parent companies are weighing massive long-term investments in an uncertain economic climate, and the IOC is hoping for a bumper deal to keep the money flowing from one of its biggest ... (Source: Times-Leader 2011-06-06T04:55:47Z)

Boston Bruins eager to overcome Vancouver's 2-0 lead as Stanley Cup finals move east

Yet cracks already have appeared on Boston's surface in the finals. The Sedin twins' line broke through for the tying goal in the third period of Game 2 with a beautiful passing display after forcing a turnover by workhorse Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2011-06-06T05:24:25Z)

Transportation officials quit [The Manila Times, Philippines]

A source of The Manila Times on Thursday said that Mr. Aquino was dismayed after learning about allegedly shady deals at the department ... with other government agencies and a pending radar deal at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Source: TMCnet 2011-06-06T05:10:06Z)

Canucks' Alex Burrows overtime hero in 3-2 win over Bruins

The play started when Edler took a shot from the right point. Burrows knocked it down in front of the net and dished a beautiful pass to Daniel, who scored from the left circle. "Anybody that follows our team knows he's a really important part of our team ... (Source: The Vancouver Sun 2011-06-06T05:10:06Z)

EABL says to buy SABMiller stake in Kenyan brewer

subject to disposal of its 20 percent shareholding in Tanzania Breweries Limited by way of public offer," EABL said in a statement published in newspapers. "KBL has also agreed to terminate a brewing and distribution agreement with SABMiller International ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-06T04:55:47Z)

DirectRooms.com – Townsville Plays Host to Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Townsville is a pretty busy tourist destination all year round so to be sure of finding a good value deal there we advise early booking online having compared deals." About DirectRooms DirectRooms is an independent discount hotel reservations company based in Asia. (Source: PRLog (free press release) 2011-06-06T04:55:47Z)

A behind-the-scenes look at creating new tourism campaign

This campaign came to life from market research that showed that, while our beautiful beaches were the prime attractors for visitors, our competitive edge was the strength of our assets beyond the beaches, such as experiencing our culture, natural areas ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2011-06-06T05:02:57Z)

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