Scientific Games Second Quarter Revenues Rise 13% to $270 Million (The San Francisco Examiner)
NEW YORK ( Map ) - Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS ) today reported second quarter 2007 revenues of $269.6 million , up 13 percent from $239.6 million in the second quarter of 2006. Net income was $27.1 million or $0.28 per diluted share, up from net income of $25.0 million or $0.26 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP adjusted net income, excluding a net loss from the startup ......more...Man Nabbed in Hacking of Dane's E-mails (The San Francisco Examiner)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark ( Map , News ) - A man has been arrested on suspicion he hacked into Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen's e-mails and tried to sell them to a newspaper, police said Thursday....more... After his claim to the Arctic, Putin plans a warship base in the Med (Evening Standard)
Russia is to open a naval base on the Mediterranean for the first time since the Cold War....more... Stag's Leap sale marks Napa shift away from family vineyards (AFP via Yahoo! News)
One of the biggest names in Napa Valley wine country has sold its operation for 185 million dollars, underlining a shift away from family owned businesses in the region....more... Dreamy Lunar Eclipse (PhysOrg)
Close your eyes, breath deeply, let your mind wander to a distant seashore: It's late in the day, and the western sun is sinking into the glittering waves. At your feet, damp sand reflects the twilight, while overhead, the deep blue sky fades into a cloudy mélange of sunset copper and gold, so vivid it almost takes your breath away....more... Stag's Leap winery sells for $185 million (San Francisco Business Times)
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, a renowned winery that helped put American wines on the world map in 1976, is being acquired by the joint venture partnership of Washington state's Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and Italy's Marchese Piero Antinori. The purchase price is $185 million, according to a spokesman for Ste. Michelle....more... Check weather before traveling (Seattle Times)
England is recovering from the worst flooding to hit there in 60 years. But with more rain forecast and some areas still without fresh water......more... Simon Calder's Best Of Britain (Independent)
Summer 2007, and the British wanderer faces a quandary. Never have there been so many options for leaving the country, nor has it ever been cheaper in real terms. Yet as the half-million travellers who will exit the UK this weekend through one of the London airports will experience, never has the business of boarding a plane been so stressful and undignified....more... Paul Gauvin Photo (The Barnstable Patriot)
Betsy Young has found her cup of tea. She?s sharing it with the birds - and consumers of artful, quirky and rediscovered antiquities for home and gift giving....more... |