Saturday, February 5, 2011
Hackers breach Nasdaq security The Internet is buzzing today about a report of a hacker attack on Nasdaq OMX Group, the company that runs the U.S. stock exchange and several others around the world. The Feds are investigating the computer intrusion — which occurred sometime last year. More about this on the Computerworld website. Google on a hiring spree The word is out. […]
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Leader sues the city of Burbank This is a big weekend for the Burbank Leader. If you check its website — you’ll quickly realize why. Two major developments. The new Sunday edition of the Burbank leader/Glendale News- Press comes out today. The other actually happened last Friday. The lawyers for the Los Angeles Times, the Burbank Leader’s parent company, […]
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Mega Millions jackpot is barreling toward the $100 million mark. Again, no one picked all of the six winning numbers from last Friday’s draw. However, one lucky player in California scored over a quarter of a million dollars — $253, 384 to be exact — with a ticket that has five of the winning numbers — missing only the Mega Ball. […]
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Comcast completes deal for NBC Universal The largest cable company in the country is now the proud owner of an entertainment giant, NBC Universal. Comcast announced today that its deal to buy 51 per cent of NBC Universal is done. General Electric hangs onto the other 49 percent. Comcast began celebrating before the deal officially closed yesterday. Last Thursday, Comcast sent out a […]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
I got an early morning e-mail from my Burbank neighbor, Sam Engel, gushing about last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama. The economy and jobs were big topics in the president’s speech, but what thrilled Sam and his wife Millie the most is when Obama pointed to a Denver middle school as an example of innovation and educational reform. The […]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Mega Millions jackpot appears to be headed into that lottery fever zone again. No ticket held all of the winning numbers — so the jackpot grew to $77 million. The lucky digits from yesterday’s draw: 5, 8, 31, 46, 50 and the Mega Ball 4. Two California players did score a nice payback from that game. Those tickets missed out on the […]
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Publicity Photo– Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in a scene from “The King’s Speech” “The King’s Speech,” grabbed the lion’s share of the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards this morning in Beverly Hills. The historical drama is about Britain’s King George VI and his struggle to overcome a stammer. “The King’s Speech” received 12 nominations, “True Grit” got […]
Sunday, January 23, 2011
“No Strings Attached” #1 at Box Office “The Green Hornet” got thrashed by a new chick flick. That’s right. The R-rated romantic comedy,”No Strings Attached,” debuted at number one this weekend with an estimated haul of $20.3 million. The rom-com stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher and reportedly was produced on a $25 million budget. “The Green Hornet” slipped from first to second […]
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Two California players missed winning yesterday’s Mega Millions jackpot by one number — the Mega Ball. However, each of their tickets is worth a stack of money — $111,461. Not enough to retire on — but that should cover those holiday bills with some left over for a really nice spring vacation. The hot digits from Friday’s game: 5, 9, 21, 35, 38, and […]
Friday, January 21, 2011
Updated: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 The sudden departure of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC really has folks talking. There are articles about Olbermann’s exit all over the Internet — and much speculation about what went down — and what soured the relationship between the controversial commentator and the cable network. Some new details from an insider over on Deadline.com. Also, […]
Thursday, January 20, 2011
One of the major players at Burbank City Hall is going to be riding off into the sunset — but he’s not saddling up his horse right away. A press release from Burbank Public Information Officer, Keith Sterling, was sent out just before noon today. It announced the upcoming retirement of Burbank City Attorney, Dennis Barlow. The departure of the controversial […]
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Need some extra cash? Plenty of it in the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which got pumped up to $51 million after no one picked all six of the winning numbers in yesterday’s game. It wasn’t all bad news. Some lucky ticket holder in California has a serious payday coming from Tuesday’s draw. That player has a ticket with all the winning digits, except […]