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...While something as subjective and ethereal as a national soccer idiom may be by nature impossible defend in scientific terms, it nonetheless shaped the sensibilities of fans for generations. Whenever the fans of a lowly English outfit such as Bristol Rovers see their players exhibit a flash of uncharacteristic individual skill or imagination, they sing "Brazil, it's just like watching Brazil...
...defend against that?” Russell asked. “I’m not Bobby Knight. I didn’t throw a chair at anyone. I’ve never been thrown out of a game. I’m a very active coach [and] I call out plays...I have never been verbally abusive towards an official, but how do you say, ‘I never said that?...
...curtail his loose tongue and aggressive parliamentary manner. So far, he has been disciplined. Given his dramatic rise, journalists are seeking to fill out his back story. After a slush of rumors about his private life, and claims of physical violence, Latham held an Oprah-style press conference to defend his character. A safe player would have issued a denial and held his nerve; Latham turned the episode into hyper-reality TV. "There were things that you just wouldn't believe," Latham told reporters about his first marriage, almost teasing them to ask, "Like what?" Somehow, he managed to kill...
...patent was approved in 2001, and U.S. Trade Representative spokesman Richard Mills says he will raise the issue with the Chinese government. Pat Powers, Beijing-based director of China operations for the U.S.-China Business Council, says SIPO's decision "sends a negative signal to foreign companies looking to defend their property rights." Still, it's not clear whether China's patent office did anything wrong. Other countries have thrown out Viagra patents for various reasons, and intellectual-property lawyers say that until more details come to light it's impossible to tell whether SIPO had legitimate cause or succumbed...
...locally made generics. The decision hinged on Viagra's use for erectile dysfunction rather than its chemical composition - authorities said Pfizer's application had not clearly described the drug. "Hairsplitting" is what the U.S. China Business Council called it and "a negative signal to foreign companies looking to defend their property rights." Pfizer says its patent stays in effect while it appeals, but Chinese firms are already clamoring to legally make the drug. Says Lu Xinyu, marketing manager of drug-maker Beautiful Pearl Group, "I can't imagine how vicious the competition will be." - Matthew Forney/Beijing Floating...