Eight Great memorable Super Bowl plays
03.02.10
The Super Bowl always evokes images of greatness: whether it’s great players (Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice), great coaches (Don Shula, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Bill Belichick), great teams (Pittsburgh, Green Bay, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington), or great games (Giants-Bills, Bengals-49ers II, Titans-Rams).
And in those games, out of the hundreds of plays in the history of the Super Bowl, there are a select few that stand out above the rest. Some merely wowed us and some were notable because of their absurdity. Some plays even changed the course of history for certain games, players and franchises.
Now, I realize that everyone’s list is completely subjective, and there are really about two dozen or so plays that could legitimately be included here, so let me preface it this way. I just turned 30. (”I’m a man! I’m 30!!”) Having watched the NFL for 20+ years, I’m going to only include plays from Super Bowls that I actually watched. I’m not saying Lynn Swann’s incredible diving catch shouldn’t be on the list, and Marcus Allen’s Tecmo Bowl-like scamper is definitely one of the defining memorable plays. But I was 3 when that happened. So, you miss the cut, Marcus.
Source: SDNN
YAMADA DENKI'S APRIL-DEC NET PROFIT SURGES 22% ON ECO POINTS
05.02.10
TOKYO, Feb 05, 2010 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
Electronics and appliance retailer
Yamada Denki Co.'s (TSE:9831) group net profit rose 22 per cent
on the year to 35.2 billion yen (US$395.3 million) in the nine
months to December as energy-efficient products qualifying for
eco points sold well, the company reported Thursday.
Sales climbed 6 per cent to 1.48 trillion yen. TV and
refrigerator sales shot up roughly 30 per cent and 13 per cent,
respectively, while sales of telephones and fax machines
slipped below year-earlier levels.
Pretax profit climbed 15 per cent to 64.3 billion yen,
setting a new record for the April-December period.
Yamada Denki opened 32 new stores during the period and
closed 18, for a net increase of 14. A roughly 11.4 billion yen
increase in sales and general administrative costs was absorbed
by higher revenue.
For the full year to March 31, the company forecasts a 5 per
cent increase in sales to 1.96 trillion yen and a 30 per cent
rise in net profit to 43.3 billion yen. Having advanced 81 per
cent of the way in the first nine months, Yamada Denki may
surpass its full-year net profit projection if sales remain
brisk.
Source: Trading Markets (press release)