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China Court Dismisses First Anti-monopoly Case. That Figures.
2008-09-07 22:55:00 Xinhua story out today on how "The No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing on Thursday rejected an anti-monopoly case considered the first of its kind in China." (h/t to Zhongguofalu) The court dismissed the case on "procedural" grounds. It appears the ruling was based on the plaintiffs' having delayed their filing, even though the alleged wrongdoing continues. Though it is very difficult to piece together a Chinese court decision from an English language article in a Chinese newspaper, I am still not surprised by the result. I am not surprised by the result simply because I simply do not believe China's courts are ready for antitrust cases and their response to this will be to dismiss them on whatever grounds they can find. We will hunt down the Chinese language decision on this case and will report back on it if it presents anything new.
By: China Law Blog
POP: John Carpenter?s The Thing With GI JOE Figures
2008-08-20 14:00:00 Wow! Talk about an attention to detail. I don't even want to fathom how much time they had to put into this recreation of John Carpenter's The Thing. I'm really impressed with the snow effects and general set pieces. This easily the best film recreation I have ever seen with action figures and these days that is saying quite a lot. Great work from Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann.
By: Gormanfilms
Dana White Speaks on new UFC action figures, the WWE and Floyd Mayweather
2008-06-10 20:45:00 UFC president Dana White and Brock Lesnar appeared on CNBC's "Power Lunch" to show off the company's new line of action figures. A graphic noted that the company signed a four-year deal with Jakks Pacific.The hosts of the show asked White whether there is any truth to the rumor that he is on the verge of announcing that he has signed Floyd Mayweather to a UFC deal. "No," he responded with a laugh. He also shot down another rumor that WWE was going to become a minority partner and take over sales and marketing.source: prowrestling.net Action figures? I didn't know about this. I might have to get a Randy Couture one! View the action figures here.
By: KLQ Blog
6 Historic Figures Who Were Celibate
2008-06-09 15:33:00 Going without sex I can relate to, but why would someone choose that lifestyle on purpose? Priests, yeah, but these guys are not priests. Some aren’t interested, some don’t know what they are missing, and others just gave up sex for one reason or another. These six historic figures are mostly creative types who were obsessed with their work ahead of... everything else. Pictured is Nikola Tesla, who had no trouble attracting women.
By: Miss Cellania
[Weird] Family Circus finally figures out that sex sells. (See upper left c
2008-06-08 19:08:00 (Some Guy)
Mike Filsaime throws away 7 figures recklessly?
2008-06-05 21:11:00 Here is the deal… Back in February of 2007, Mike Filsaime held a secret Private Workshop at an undisclosed location. Over 100 people paid $5000 for the Workshop. He then took those DVDs (Which now sell for $1297) and sold it out in record fashion in under 7 days to 2500 people. Since then, over 3000 people have ...
Manchin Figures in SuperDelegate Mix as Dems End Primary Season
2008-06-03 14:27:00 Gov. Joe Manchin remains one of three West Virginia "super" or unelected delegates uncommitted to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, The Associated Press reports.He's also chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and so is poised to play a role in the Democrats' efforts to solidify their support after today's primaries in South Dakota and Montana, AP also reports."Officials said that if Obama failed to gain 2,118 delegates by tonight, one possibility under discussion was to have key leaders to issue a statement Wednesday urging superdelegates to state their preferences as soon as possible," that article said. "The leaders suggested were Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader; Speaker Nancy Pelosi;" and Manchin.AP's count found that "Obama was 41.5 delegates shy of the 2,118, needed to clinch the nomination at the party's convention in Denver," while Clinton had 1917.5.AP also has a separate report on the task that awaits Manchin and other DGA members: "Eleven of the na...
Capcom announce all-time sales figures: gaming memories activated
2008-05-30 12:59:00 Finding Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts in a grubby local game shop days after it came out in Japan, playing as Zangief on Worthing Pier and still seeing off bigger boys' challenges, being blown away by the Mode 7 runway in Area 88, falling off my chair after hearing the infamous 'Jill sandwich' line for the first time - Capcom games tend to play significant parts in most people's gaming history. Capcom have released some interesting and satisfyingly comprehensive (essentially promotional) stats detailing their best selling franchises, and one message is clear: their comittment to milking their IPs is extraordinary (Fifty Resident Evil games?) but they do it so well (let's pretend not to notice Dino Crisis) that it's hard to begrudge their success. Resident Evil Series (50 titles, 34,500,000 units) Mega Man Series (120 titles, 28,000,000 units) Street Fighter Series (59 titles, 25,000,000 units) Disney Series (33 titles, 13,200,000 units) Devil May Cry Series (10 titles, 9,500,0...
Mid-tier, upscale Singapore hotels faring best: STB figures
2008-05-28 07:44:00 Mid-tier, upscale Singapore hotels faring best: STB figures  For first time, data groups hotels into classes, shows their performance By Lim Wei Chean DOING WELL: Link Hotel in Tiong Bahru is among those in the mid-tier category, which are reported to be fairing the best, along with upscale hotels which would include the likes of Orchard Hotel. — ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO MID-TIER and upscale hotels have fared best among different types of hotels in the current tourism boom. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), releasing the latest tourism statistics here, has grouped the hotels into four classes and released figures on their performance for the first time. The four are: Luxury hotels: those in prime locations or historic buildings (4,500 rooms); Upscale hotels: boutique hotels and those in prime locations, charging slightly lower rates (12,400 rooms); Mid-tier hotels: those in commercial zones (9,500 rooms); and Economy hotels: those with budget rooms in outlying districts (3,8...
SCAVENGERS / Art Toy Figures / MINDstyle
2008-05-28 07:17:00 Slated for a June 20th (Friday) 2008 release, Kathie Olivas’ SCAVENGERS Mini-Figure Series One from MINDstyle will see 7 figures = including 6 Regular (less than 2000-pc per design made) and 1 Secret (green gas-mask @ only 300-pcs packed randomly) - all in 15-boxes packed in a specially designed flip top gift box (closed by ...
Vista laid low by new malware figures
2008-05-26 16:33:00 Slashdot It!It looks as if Vista's reputation for improved security could be heading for the pages of history. PC Tools has renewed last week's attack on the platform with new figures that appear to back up its claim that Vista is almost as vulnerable as its predecessors.According to analysis from the Australian company's ThreatFire user base, 58,000 PCs running Vista were compromised by at least one piece of malware over the six months to May 2008, equivalent to 27 percent of all Vista machines probed. Vista made up 12.6 percent, or 190,692, of the 1,513,502 machines running Windows in the user base.In total, Vista suffered 121,380 instances of malware from its 190,000 user base, a rate of malware detection per system is proportionally lower than that of XP, which saw 1,319,144 malware infections from a user base of 1,297,828 machines, but it indicates a problem that is worse than Microsoft has been admitting to.Only a week ago, PC Tools revealed that Vista was as likely to be h...
By: Tech Talk
Olympic Games - Facts & Figures
2008-05-20 16:40:00 DID YOU KNOW THAT?Cecilia Tait Villacorta went to Seitensprung Sachsen Anhalt Olympics in 1988 in Seoul (South Korea) with the Peruvian volleyball team. Under the leadership of Cecilia, Peru won the silver medal in women?s volleyball. In Korea, she was considered as the best female volleyball player in the world. DID YOU KNOW THAT?Iceland has ...
By: Pan-2007
Olympic Games - Facts & Figures
2008-05-20 16:40:00 DID YOU KNOW THAT?Cecilia Tait Villacorta went to Seitensprung Sachsen Anhalt Olympics in 1988 in Seoul (South Korea) with the Peruvian volleyball team. Under the leadership of Cecilia, Peru won the silver medal in women?s volleyball. In Korea, she was considered as the best female volleyball player in the world. DID YOU KNOW THAT?Iceland has ...
By: Pan-2007
Rise Identified In Insolvency Figures Posted By : Abbi Rouse
2008-05-19 07:00:00 The number of insolvencies applied for by British consumers is increasing, according to new figures.
Pocket World in Figures 2007(Economist)
2008-05-18 01:40:00 Pocket World in Figures 2007(Economist)# Author:"Economist"# Publisher: Economist Books # Number Of Pages: 240 # Publication Date: 2006-09-07 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1861978251 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781861978257 This small book is packed full with vital economic statistics, which came from all the corners of the world. From standard of living to birth and death rates, it covered close to two hundred countries; and provided the economic profiles of all the major economies in the world. It also came with updated information on the Euro-zone countries.However, its economic value harbour some sour taste. It is easy to discover that most of the books that rank alongside this one offered cheaper prices, while at the same time providing more extensive details. Also, there is just a marginal update between this year's edition and that of last year.
East Timor distinguishes 15 leading figures of the liberation
2008-05-14 04:07:00 LUSA 13 May 2008 - The Government of East Timor has distinguished 15 leading figures of the struggle for national liberation in a ceremony presided over by the prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, in Dili.
Oil Painting Demonstration - Painting Horses in Landscape with Figures
2008-05-13 21:30:00 “Painting Horses in Landscape with Figures” By Elin Pendleton This painting lesson will show you how I move from an original idea, through the entire process as I paint an equine subject in my studio. The reference photographs: I liked the sitting position of the groom, but the light and shadow pattern on the standing figure just made ...
Sri Lanka: ICRC Jaffna branch issues figures of victims receiving assistanc
2008-05-12 13:45:00 Sri Lanka: ICRC Jaffna branch issues figures of victims receiving assistance
Russia keeps key figures in new Putin cabinet
2008-05-12 13:45:00 Russia keeps key figures in new Putin cabinet
Albany Figures You?re Cheap
2008-05-12 00:00:00 The price of just about everything has shot up like crazy, and Albany thinks you deserve relief. Are they proposing lowering taxes and fees across the board? Are they going to spend less to make up the difference? Is there any chance that New York politicians might ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Got Lots Of Extra Ethernet Cables? Turn Them Into Action Figures
2008-05-11 18:01:00 So what do you do when you’ve got extra ethernet cables lying around the house? Roll it up or throw it away? The folks over at Fresh99 have found a better way of dealing with all those cables. Turn them into action figures. Let’s take a look: I think I’ve found a new hobby haha.
By: Brown Thoughts
Mothers? day facts and figures from the ABS
2008-05-09 05:20:00 For Mothers Day 2008, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has put together a snapshot of facts and figures relating to motherhood in Australia. The median age of mothers who gave birth in 2006 was 30.8, up from 29.2 in 1996. Women could expect to have 1.8 children in their lifetime in 2006, the most ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mothers’ day facts and figures from the ABS", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=480" });
Coat Coed Could Sue Lohan for Six Figures
2008-05-09 00:59:00 The fur is flying. A Columbia University co-ed says that after her $12,000 blond mink coat went missing during a party at a downtown New York night spot, starlet Lindsay Lohan was later seen in several photographs wearing a remarkably similar blond mink. ?The pictures speak for themselves,? said Merrill Cohen, the attorney for the fur?s ...
A salute to sports figures as soldiers
2008-05-08 21:39:00 My grandfather fought in WWII on Guadalcanal, won a Silver Star, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and enough decorations to smelt down and make a spittoon. He wasn?t the only one of his, or other generations to serve their country in time of war. Even professional athletes, those who have
By: A Wikia Wiki
April 2008 Sales Figures are in for Arlington Virginia
2008-05-08 16:38:00 The time is flying by – the trees are a remarkable shade of deep green; the days of glorious flowering trees have passed; the weather is feeling warmer, the sun a little higher and brighter and I can feel summer ahead! This is usually our busiest time of the year in real estate – although ...
Lee County Foreclosure Figures Peak, But Don’t Show Correct Picture
2008-05-08 13:56:00 Data released this Thursday for Lee County shows that the latest April foreclosure figures were at their peak, but there is a catch to the whole number game. Though they seem to be at their highest level of all time, these foreclosed properties are not being auctioned or sold to new buyers, causing an abnormal increase in the bank of foreclosed properties in the region. Here is an example: When Michael Palladino and his folks decided that this is the house they wanted among many foreclosed homes they saw, they found that though they were ready to buy the home, they couldn’t buy it as it was not put up for sale yet. Tommy Lee says “When I pulled it up, it was foreclosed on February 8th. And here we are May 2nd, and it’s still not on the market for sale,” Tommy is from AA Associates Realty, and he showed them the place. Michael adds “Very frustrating because, there are properties all over, you want to put offers in and you can’t! What’s the deal with...
Credit Card and Internet fraud figures released
2008-05-08 13:27:00 Today the UK,s fastest growing online shopping site released its figures for attempted fraud on its site, and it is quite a shock most of us think of most fraud coming from countries in Africa or Asia, but their figures show that a huge 93% of attempted fraud comes from the United States of America, they in fact report that a shocking 1 out of 3 attempted transactions from the USA are in fact fraud attempts.The company have in the past blocked buyers from some of the countries normally associated with fraud, but removed all blocks for a one year trial. As a result of the one year trail all the countries that we all associate with fraud will still be free to shop with them, but transactions will be closely monitored.But have decided to no longer except orders from the USA.ATTEMPTED ONLINE FRAUD BY COUNTRY.1) USA 93%2) Singapore 3%3) Germany 2%4) Rest of world 2%
K-1 Hao Collection Action Figures
2008-05-07 17:11:00 K-1 Hao Collection are highly detailed, pvc made action figure. In the collection are Badr Hari, Masato Kobayashi, Mighty Mo, Hong-Man Choi, Ikuhisa Minowa, Kozo Takeda, Genki Sudo and more. You can find these at the K-1 Web Store (Japanese language website). An older collection includes fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Bob Sapp, Mirko Filipovi?, Wanderlei Silva, Ray ...
By: GymTops
[Photoshop] Photoshop theme: Modern technologies used by historical figures
2008-05-01 10:28:00
A Head for Figures
2008-04-29 21:18:00 (I was sure that I posted this last night, but all I could find today was a earlier draft version which I’ve amended from memory - sorry if you’ve already seen this via rss.) I haven’t paid much attention to my flickr account lately, though I’ve had the odd comment or group invitation from time to time. Today I had an interesting one, the Figurehead group invited me to submit the following pic to their photo pool: It’s the figurehead of the Cutty Sark, a clipper ship which is held in dry dock in Greenwich. She looks quite attractive from this angle, doesn’t she? All long flowing locks and pert bosoms. Interestingly, she looks quite different from the other side of the ship: Not so pretty now, eh? I did some research and discovered that her name is Nannie, and she is a witch from a Robert Burns poem: Tam saw that among the ugly group of witches, there was one which was young and beautiful. Her name was Nannie, and she wore only a ‘cutty sar...
Australia now has more cell phones than people, official figures show
2008-04-29 16:14:00 Australia has more cell phones than people, according to government statistics revealed Monday.For the first time, there was more than one cell phone for every Australian in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the Australian Communications and Media ...
Arc Figures obligatòries 2 maig al Car de Sant Cugat
2008-04-29 13:12:00 El pròxim 2 de maig divendres al matí, es celebra la II convocatòria ARC (alt rendiment català) de figures obligatòries al CAR de Sant Cugat, on els nostres patinadors Carles Gasset i Isabel Repu Club leer más
Creativity from Ice Figures and Sculptures
2008-04-29 06:20:00 Art & Design ? Ice carving - Sculptures and Figures made from Ice
By: Attuworld
4 Simple Steps To Make 5 Figures Income from Trading Forex
2008-04-28 07:00:00 Unstoppable growing numbers of daily volume transaction added with availability of mini account have made Foreign Exchange trading become one of primary choose to materialize unlimited income. What is mini account? In case you never heard about it, in essence, through mini account you can start trading currency with small capital as low as $300. This ...
By: Resources zone
Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala
2008-04-27 00:00:00 Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala Etiketler : Elle Figures Speech Fundraising Gala
By: Resimler
Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala 2
2008-04-27 00:00:00 Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala 2 Etiketler : Elle Figures Speech Fundraising Gala
By: Resimler
Kim Kardashian's Paparazzi Action Figures
2008-04-23 10:12:00 Rolling around in her new Bentley convertible, Kim Kardashian visited Kitson accessories boutique on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (April 22). After browsing the store’s selection, the socialite-turned-reality-star kept things interesting by handing out paparazzi action figures to the horde of...
HOLY SMOKES BATMAN! VA Concealed Suicide Figures From CBS!
2008-04-22 21:05:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 12:05 PM MST VA Conceals Vet Suicide Figures From CBS To Downplay ?Epidemic In Suicide?» Yesterday marked the opening day of a class action lawsuit brought by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), arguing ?that failure to provide care is manifesting itself in an epidemic of suicides? among veterans. ...
By: Suzie-Q
DC's Watchmen Movie Action Figures
2008-04-20 20:57:00 Another debut from this weekend's New York Comic Con includes the Watchmen action figures being designed by DC Direct.The figures are collector's edition models sculpted directly from Zack Snyder's original designs and have appeared for the first time at Comic Con. They're great references in comparison to the photos that Snyder released back in early March. I know I'm already going to be buying a complete set of these. Not only because they look fantastic (and it is Watchmen), but also because I have a damn good feeling this movie is going to kick some serious ass. Check out some great new photos of the figures below. Shown below are the figures for Rorschach, Nite Owl, Ozymandias, and Silk Spectre. Currently missing are The Comedian and Dr. Manhattan, but we can assume they'll show up later on. The figures will be hitting shelves in January of 2009 for around $14.99 a piece. Thanks to our friends at ToysREvil for grabbing the photos (as I didn't have my camera on the showfl...
By: El Cine
Market Your Business By Analyzing The Figures
2008-04-19 07:00:00 Lots of business owners say grandly they like to add new customers every day but in my view that is a sentiment we would all agree with and not a concrete plan. The question is HOW to get more customers consistently? Well, you need to have some numbers at your fingertips before you can strategize ...
By: Resources zone
Employment figures show older workers are on the increase
2008-04-18 13:10:00 Older workers are the big winners as the UK enjoys record levels of employment. The latest government job figures have revealed the num
Nokia Posts Strong Q1 Sales Figures, Market Share Drops 1%
2008-04-18 00:00:00 Today Nokia posted its sales and profits figures for the first quarter of 2008. While it shows strong year over year growth in both profits and number of units sold, it reports that its market share has dropped slightly. Read the full story here.
View of the Attendance Figures -- FROM WHITE SOX FANS!!!
2008-04-17 16:33:00 This is just depressing, and the quotes you'll see below in a few minutes are from White Sox fans around the country from the MLB Board.Here are a couple of posts I found:Quote One: It looked like there were 703 people in the park for last night's game. I have never in my life seen the Orioles not be a popular draw. Even when they were struggling in the mid-to-late 80s and in the latter part of the Ripken era they packed in the fans, both to the old Memorial Stadium and to the new park.It's strange to see the Orioles fall off the table in popularity. I thought it would take an atomic bomb to turn Orioles fans away from the park... turns out all it took was 10-plus years of bad baseball, bad ownership, unlikeable players, and maybe a team in DC stealing some of their thunder. Quote Two: ...The Orioles used to be one of the premier franchies in baseball. Peter Angelos has ruined this franchise, and it could take decades to repair the harm he has inflicted. I always enjoyed the Or...
By: The Oriole Post
German boy, 13, corrects Nasa's asteroid figures
2008-04-16 03:21:00 BERLIN - A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected Nasa's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported. Nasa had previously estimated the chances at only 1 in 45,000 but told its sister organisation, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the young whizzkid had got it right. The schoolboy took into consideration the risk of Apophis running into one or more of the 40,000 satellites orbiting Earth during its path close to the planet on April 13 2029. Those satellites travel at 3.07km a second, at up to 35,880km above earth - and the Apophis asteroid will pass by earth at a distance of 32,500km. If the asteroid strikes a satellite in 2029, that will c...
March Sales Figures for Arlington Virginia
2008-04-15 22:59:00 In like a lion, out like a lamb? I am thinking not so much! I’m thinking in like a lion, out like a monsoon!!! The market is definitely picking up! I’ve been so busy this is the first real chance I’ve had to sit down and work with last month’s sales figures. Here’s how it ...
Military Releases High Casualty Figures
2008-04-14 12:10:00 The Department of Defense has released its latest military causality numbers for those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the figures reveal non-fatal casualties that go well beyond the more than 4,000 U.S. troops who have died so far.
By: mini wisdom
FG Falcon FPV official power figures
2008-04-14 11:24:00 Our predictions were right, FPV has today released official power figures associated with their new FG FPV range. Arguably the flagship of the FG FPV range will be the F6 310. Powered by Ford’s turbocharged inline-6 cylinder motor, the engine will produce some 310kW at 5500RPM and a face-altering 565Nm of torque at 5200RPM. Read more… ...
Hybrid SUV Sales Figures | 2007 & 2008
2008-04-14 04:53:00 When doing your research on hybrid suv’s, it’s helpful to know how specific makes and models have done comparatively in terms of monthly and annual sales. We put together a graph of hybrid suv sales figures for 2007 that includes the Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX 400h, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, and Saturn Vue. During the first ...
By: Hybrid SUV
WWII Star Wars Action Figures [Action Figures]
2008-04-12 23:41:00 Action figure customizer extraordinaire Sillof is at it again, following up his Steampunk Star Wars collection with a World War II themed line of figurines. Choice pieces include Han Solo in a bomber jacket, holding a German Mauser (which incidentally was the base for the prop used in the Star Wars movies) and a gorgeous rendition of a Stormtrooper, outfitted in armor and burlap. The gallery is below. [Raving Toy Mania] galleryPost('starwarsfiguresww2-', 8, '');
By: Fat Matrix
Fuller Figures Are Now in Vogue
2008-04-11 10:59:00 Being super-thin no longer in South African fashion experts have applauded the news that French fashion models will now have to be fuller-figured if they want to make it onto the catwalks and cover pages of glossy magazines. On Wednesday, representatives of fashion houses, advertising agencies and media companies met the French health minister, Roselyne Bachelot, ...
By: Women's Apparel
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