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SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) e.Digital Corporation (OTCBB: EDIG), a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory-related technology today announced revenues for fiscal Q2 2009 ended September 30, 2008 totaled $1.8 million, compared to revenues of $2.3 million for fiscal Q2 2008. Q2 2009 revenues included $1.6 million in licensing fees from the Company's Flash-R(TM) patent portfolio and Q2 2008 revenues included $2.1 million of eVU(TM) in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems and support equipment.

Austria will soon begin welcoming people on skiing holidays and other snow-sport trips as its winter season gets underway.With an 80cm layer of snow, the resort of Obergurgl got its winter period underway today (November 14th) and marked the occasion with the launch of 'Cirque des Montagnes - La Passion'.This series of events will include art exhibitions, live music concerts, dance shows, comedy performances and plenty more to entertain holidaymakers.On the Hintertux glacier, skiers and snowboarders will soon be taking advantage of 120cm of fresh snow and also visiting the Ice Palace, a display of frozen crystals and ice forms that comprise an impressive structure.Another major skiing area in Austria in Nassfeld, which will begin its winter season on november 29th.From December 12th to 14th this area will host the University of Snow event, which will include extreme pursuits such as airboarding and snow-biking, as well as an MTV party.One of the main ways holidaymakers can reach Austri

BERLIN (MARKET WIRE) Attendees at the Weather Risk management Association's (WRMA) 9th Annual European Meeting learned how the weather risk management market is evolving to serve a wide range of customers. WRMA's European Meeting was held in Berlin, Germany.

Winter sports fans will soon be heading to Canada on their skiing holidays following news that resorts are beginning to open in the province of Alberta.Tourism agency Travel Alberta announced that skiers and snowboarders were offered access to snow in Canada for the first time at the weekend when the resorts of Mount Norquay and Lake Louise opened their slopes.Mount Norquay will be accessible at weekends only until December 5th, when it will open fully.The Banff-Lake Louise trio of ski resorts is set to be completed today (November 14th) with the opening of Sunshine Village.Heavy snow has been falling on the town of Jasper, meaning the slopes at Marmot Basin will be able to open this weekend, while Nakiska and Castle Mountain are both due to open on the first two weekends of December.According to Travel Alberta, visitors to the province will be met by "powder snow, pristine landscapes" and "the great Albertan welcome".Flights to Calgary, Alberta's capital city, are available with carri

The tenure of Barry Melrose lasted just 16 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

A certified public accountant and former charter school president received an 18-month prison sentence and a $468,805 restitution order for his involvement in various mortgage and investment fraud schemes.

The president of the Safeco Insurance Foundation, a $90 million endowment that makes grants to nonprofit groups operating in arts, economic improvement and the environment, is stepping down from her post, according to a person close to the matter.

Higher fuel costs and reorganization expenses related to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing pulled Frontier Airlines into the red during the quarter ended Sept. 30.

EasyGroup Holdings, the company of easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, appears to be heading toward a confrontation with the airline's current board and management as easyGroup increased its shareholding and voting rights in the LCC to 26.9% from 15.6% and requested the prompt appointment of two directors.

Airbus parent EADS reported a €679 million ($848.4 million) profit in the third quarter, reversed from a €776 million loss in the year-ago period, and said it "faces the impacts of the financial crisis in a position of strength" thanks to a "large and well diversified order book."