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EagleBank Bowl ticket update
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A STORM is brewing ahead of tomorrow night's crunch Eircom League Premier Division clash at United Park, which could see Bohemians claim the title on the home turf of champions Drogheda United.
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Portnov calms down: "She`s not Brezhnev"
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While we all know that Picard/Riker is the preferred sci-fi presidential ticket for Geekend readers, there's another duo worth considering for the Geek Party, one that has the advantage of not being fictional. We give you Shatner | Hasselhoff 2008.
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Apple invites analysts and the press to a laptop-related announcement next Tuesday.
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THE Brisbane International has sent down an ace at the ticket box, with almost 8000 tickets being snapped up on the first day of sales for January's return of tour tennis.
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Here's a bushel of security updates from Apple, including a mix of Mac OS and open-source fixes. Some are specific to Apple features such as Single Sign On, Finder, and ColorSync.
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NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 14, to brief reporters about the status of efforts to revive the data handling unit that failed on the Hubble Space Telescope in late-September.
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General Electric posted its quarterly earnings this morning — and that means it’s time to think about NBC Universal. Aided by the Beijing Olympics, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said that NBC Universal’s profit rose 10 percent as the media business “continued to see signs of strength.” “Cable and films had a solid quarter, and the [...]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals are raising prices on most of their tickets for 2009....
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Special D1scourse Challenge update
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Japanese department store operators Takashimaya Co. and H2O Retailing Corp. said Friday they have agreed to form an alliance in a move that will lead to a merger within three years. The two companies will acquire a stake of around
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Japanese department store operators Takashimaya Co. and H2O Retailing Corp. said Friday they have agreed to integrate operations as early as 2011. Takashimaya, the third largest chain in Japan, and H2O Retailing, the fifth largest, will acquire a stake of
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Barracuda Networks has detected and begun blocking a malicious "backdoor" virus distributed through a socially engineered email made to look like it was coming from Microsoft.Barracuda Flags Virus Sent Via Fake Microsoft Email Update The virus, categorized by Barracuda Central as "Trojan. Backdoor Haxdoor," is delivered as an attachment to an email allegedly from the Microsoft Security Assurance team and utilizes several social engineering techniques, such as using Microsoft KnowledgeBase naming conventions for the file attachment, as well as the inclusion of a PGP signature block at the bottom of the email message. The email informs the recipient "Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista." The bogus email also "strongly" recommends that the recipient install an "update" to protect your computer agai ...
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Ellis Woodman salutes the Accordia housing development, a worthy winner of the Stirling Prize
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Alexander Hleb has been expected to miss the World Cup qualifier against England on Wednesday and Fabio Capello's men are waiting on confirmation the Belarus skipper has been ruled out.
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The share index of the First Stock Trading System stock exchange (PFTS) fell by 17.03 points or 5.48% to 293.80 points on Monday, the PFTS press service informed.
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The clock is ticking toward the big Apple event - you know, the one where the company is expected to announce the sub-$1,000 notebook and/or a new design to the MacBook line and/or the move into Nvidia's graphics chipset and/or something altogether different. (Dontcha just love the Apple rumor mill?) Anyway, I'll spare you any speculative details about what we might or might not hear at the event. I'll be blogging from there so when I know, you'll know. Instead, I'd like to pause for a moment and chime in on another Apple rumor that I'd be pleasantly surprised to hear more about: Apple HDTV. The buzz is that AppleTV, which the company has described as more of a hobby,...
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Scientists have now sequenced the genomes of two more parasites that cause malaria, plasmodium vivax and plasmodium knowlesi.
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Software maker's Office Communications Server has made inroads as a tool for corporate instant messaging. It still has a lot of ground to cover when it comes to telephony.
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Hi all... there have been a lot of questions as to how the full episodes will be working this year, and so far it hasn't gotten off to a smooth start. The way things work this year are a little different from last year as the CBC has made a few changes on how shows get encoded. Because most shows now go to iTunes as well as online, there is a group that encodes all of the video. With more shows online this year, there has been a bit of a backlog. That's mostly been taken care of, so the new episodes should be going up on the Monday after the show airs at the latest. As for first season episodes, we're looking at the contract to make sure we still have rights to stream season 1. Things look good, though. In addition to the new video encoding system, we have new video players as well that now allow full screen viewing and some other additional features. However, it's taking a bit of time to migrate stuff over to the new player. Hopefully by the end of today, we'll have a player up there that will allow ...
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Bermuda-based insurer XL Capital Ltd. said Tuesday that it estimates a net loss of more than $1.5 billion for the third quarter compared to a profit in the year-ago period, hurt by charges related to troubled bond insurer Syncora Holdings, in addition to impairment charges and losses due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Excluding charges, the company's earnings per share forecast for the quarter exceeds analysts' consensus estimate. Separately, the company said that its chairman Brian O'Hara sold a
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Food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. reported Tuesday morning that profit for the third quarter fell 10% from last year, hurt by the challenging macro environment and higher input costs. Excluding mark-to-market gains, quarterly earnings per share grew 6% and came in below analysts' estimate. PepsiCo also said it intends to eliminate 3,300 jobs globally as a part of its 'Productivity for Growth' initiative. Further, PepsiCo cut its earnings forecast for fiscal 2008.
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Tuesday, industrial supply company W.W.Grainger Inc.(GWW) reported that its third-quarter earnings grew 28% over last year, with per share earnings trumping analysts' estimates by 26 cents. Based on its strong performance in the third quarter, the company also lifted its earnings outlook for the year, well above analysts' consensus.
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Tuesday, J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc reported an 18.8% rise in profit for the third quarter, principally due to higher fuel surcharge revenue together with strong results from Intermodal and Integrated Capacity Solutions segments. The Lowell, Arkansas-based transportation company's quarterly earnings per share and operating revenues grew from last year, and topped market estimates. The shares are currently trading around 13% higher on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
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Healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson reported Tuesday a 30% rise in profit for the third quarter, boosted by absence of prior-year's restructuring charge, and strong international sales. Quarterly earnings per share and top line surpassed market projections. Further, the company lifted its fiscal 2008 adjusted-earnings per-share forecast.
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Food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. reported Tuesday morning that profit for the third quarter fell 10% from last year, hurt by the challenging macro environment and higher input costs. Excluding mark-to-market gains, quarterly earnings per share grew 6% and came in below analysts' estimate. PepsiCo also said it intends to eliminate 3,300 jobs globally as a part of its 'Productivity for Growth' initiative. Further, PepsiCo cut its earnings forecast for fiscal 2008.
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Tuesday, Polaris Industries Inc reported a 2.9% drop in net profit for the third quarter, reflecting higher operating expenses and a flat gross margin amid difficult economic environment. However, quarterly earnings per share rose 6.6% from last year on lower share count, and beat market projections. Further, the manufacturer of all-terrain recreational, utility and side-by-side vehicles issued fourth-quarter forecast and raised its fiscal 2008 earnings guidance.
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British luxury brand Burberry Group Plc, in its first-half trading update on Tuesday, reported a double-digit reported and underlying revenue growth, amid the difficulties in the economy and the financial markets. Going forward, the company said that it expects trading conditions to remain volatile and uncertain, and the weakness in Spain to offset wholesale revenue growth in the second half.
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Tuesday, confectionery company Cadbury plc said it delivered good performance in the third quarter, as the revenue growth was helped by improved business in Britain and continued double-digit growth in emerging markets. The company also announced several organizational changes, including additional 250 job cuts, as part of increasing the focus on implementing strategic plans and supporting the delivery of margin targets. The company, expecting a strong profit growth in the full year of 2008, sai
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Tuesday, UK-based hotel and restaurant group Whitbread Plc (WTB.L) reported a 25.9% rise in pre-tax profit for the first half, driven by 7% rise in like-for-like sales and improved results from Hotels & Restaurants, and Costa divisions. Meanwhile, net profit for the period fell sharply from last year, that reflected absence of prior-year gain from discontinued operations and higher tax expenses. Further, the company noted that it continues to make good progress since the end of August, even thou
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Tuesday, metals and mining firm Vedanta Resources plc. (VED.L) announced that its aluminium production for the second quarter rose 7% over last year, helped by contribution from the new Jharsuguda aluminium smelter in India. Aluminium production for the first-half of 2008 was the highest ever for any six-month reporting period, according to the company.
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Medical devices company Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that its financial strength or ongoing financial performance has not been impacted by the volatility of the financial markets or the volatility of its stock price. The company added that it was able to prepay its debt obligations during the third quarter on account of strong cash flow generation. Separately, the company said that the aggregate U.S. market share of its two drug eluting stents for the third quarter was 45%, unchanged fro
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Enterprise software firm Autonomy Corp plc reported an increase of more than two-fold in its third-quarter profit, reflecting solid organic growth, helped by record cash collection from blue-chip customers. The company also said it is confident about its results ahead, in view of strong fundamental market dynamics and pipeline.
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Wednesday, UK-based education and information company Pearson Plc (PSO, PSON.L) said it continued to perform well in the third quarter. In its trading update, the company stated that headline sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 grew 12%, and 8% in constant exchange rates. Further, Pearson said it is trading in line with expectations, and that fiscal 2008 adjusted earnings per share are estimated to be toward the top end of current market estimates, based on stability in the recent str
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Miner Rio Tinto Plc said Wednesday its third-quarter business continued to perform extremely well, with record productions in iron ore, bauxite, hard coking coal, and US coal. The company also said its long-term outlook remains positive despite the troubles in global markets.
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A Midlothian motorist who forced a traffic warden to jump out of the way as he drove off is fined £400.
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The airline is trimming the surcharge on economy and premium economy tickets for the first time since June, increasing pressure on British Airways to make a similar move
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New high-res images showcases the finer details of the California.
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Tokyo, Oct 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Olympus Imaging Corporation (hereinafter "Olympus"), Panasonic Corporation (hereinafter "Panasonic"),and Sigma Corporation (hereinafter "Sigma") have joined forces to launch an online firmware update service that will enable users to easily update the firmware
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(Credit: Sony) As of Tuesday, the Sony PSP 3000 is officially for sale. The CNET review has been up since late last week, but for those with short attention spans, here's the deal: It's an evolutionary step up from last year's PSP 2000, with a slightly improved screen (better color reproduction, slightly less glare), a built-in microphone (Skype users can now use regular headphones instead of a special headset), and improved video-out support (games can now be displayed on non-HD TVs). Otherwise, it's pretty much the same ol' PSP--which we've always liked. In other words, it's not a must-have upgrade (unless you're dying for one of those above-mentioned upgrades), but anyone new to the platform will be getting the best PSP to date. The PSP 3000 will be available in at least three configurations: ...
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The ticket was sold at a liquor store in Watts before an April drawing. If it's not claimed in a week, the money will go toward state education funding. State lottery officials say time is running out for the buyer of a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Watts liquor store to collect the $184,000 prize.
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pipeline transportation and energy storage company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. reported a third quarter profit that increased sharply from last year, driven by strong performances from its CO2, natural gas pipelines and terminals businesses. The company also increased its quarterly cash distribution by 16%.
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Beverages giant Coca-Cola Co. announced Wednesday morning that third quarter profit rose 14% from last year, driven by 5% rise in volume, mainly on international operations. Earnings per share, on an adjusted basis, rose 17% and topped analysts' estimate by six cents, while quarterly revenues grew 9%, but missed consensus.
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