VANCOUVER, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd. (OTCBB: TOPLF) is pleased to announce that it has launched TransOrient.tv, which includes a number of informative video clips taken on a recent geological field trip to its East Coast basin fractured oil-shale project in New Zealand.

To view these short videos please visit: http://www.transorient.tv

Trans-Orient also advises that Mr. Drew Cadenhead, Chief Operating Officer, is scheduled to present to investment representatives, fund managers and private investors attending the Equities Mining and Resource Conference in New York City at 9:40 am, Thursday, April 25th at the Princeton Club of New York.

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SAN DIEGO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Revenues US$2.6 Billion, EPS US$0.47

- Pro Forma EPS US$0.54, up 8 Percent Year-over-year

- Raises Fiscal 2008 Revenue and Earnings Guidance

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced results for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 ended March 30, 2008.

Total Qualcomm (GAAP) Second Quarter Results

Total Qualcomm results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Longest African Road Rally This Year -

Vanguard Integrity Professionals CEO & CTO Ronn Bailey announced today that he will be the sole U.S. participant entering this year's most challenging African road rally, the FIA OPIC 2000 Tunisia Rally 2008. The nine day race, which extends over three countries and 4,123 km of terrain, is the first step of the Rally World Cup. The 2008 Tunisian race starts in Marseilles, France on April 23rd, runs through Libya and Tunisia and finishes in the city of Djerba, Tunisia on May 3rd.

HONG KONG, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Net Profit Up 44.0% to HK$834.6 Million

- Ends Year with Net Cash of HK$3,214.7 Million

- Promising Prospects for Alternative Energy Business

Results Highlights:

LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it will participate in The Economist's Telecom Leaders Forum. Anthony Christie, managing director, UK & EMEA will participate in the forum, which will focus on "understanding tomorrow's markets." He will join other industry thought leaders for the discussion.

The conference will take place at Claridges in Mayfair, London on Thursday, April 24. Mr. Christie will participate in an executive discussion entitled "Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow's Customer" at 11:30 a.m. BST. The session will cover understanding and meeting the needs of a new generation of technology users and how providers can add value for their customers.

CHICAGO and BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (RCG), a leading independent futures clearing firm, and GAIN Capital Group LLC, a market leader in retail foreign exchange (forex) trading, today announced they are joining forces to establish operations in the United Kingdom. The new entity, to be known as RCG GAIN Limited, will offer online trading capabilities in forex and futures to self-directed investors in the UK, with the intention to expand the trading service further into the European Union over time. The venture has received regulatory approval from the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA).

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Within the First Eight Months Since its Introduction in the United States, VYVANSE has Achieved Over One Million Prescriptions

- In a Clinical Study With Adults, VYVANSE was Shown to Significantly Improve the Symptoms of ADHD (Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity)(1)

Gondwana was a ‘supercontinent' comprised of Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, and New Zealand, as well as Arabia and the Indian subcontinent of the Northern Hemisphere.

It existed between 500 and 180 million years ago but geologists have debated for decades over how it eventually broke up. The two primary camps support a theory claiming the continent separated into many small plates and a second theory believes it broke into a few large pieces.

In a new paper published in ‘Geophysical Journal International’, Dr. Graeme Eagles at the University of London says he has the answer.

BAAR, Switzerland, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- At a board meeting on April 15th 2008 management of Manas Petroleum Corporation reported that all projects reached their milestones on time and are within the budget.

Albania (Blocks A, B, D and E; Manas working interest: 100%)