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...powers are the sneaker companies - Nike and Adidas - who wage a ferocious battle to sell athletic footwear, gear and clothing to consumers in virtually every country in the world. None of those markets is more important than China. Nike brand President Charlie Denson said last week that China would surpass Japan by 2009 and become the company's second largest market worldwide...
...January 2007, when the Democrats took over Congress, the CVC's budget had reached $592 million and its completion date had been set back to June 2008. The House began hearings again, this time under Wasserman Schultz. At April's hearing she was told the budget would likely surpass $600 million and the final date would be September 2008. To say that Wasserman Schultz is frustrated over the project is an understatement. "I don't have the ability to see when the center will open," she says. "Right now what we need is a tourniquet...
...typical division contains 10,000 to 20,000 men. Thus, one can safely estimate that there are upwards of one hundred million men under arms at the moment, with about thirty million casualties every few hours. If the war continues for a few days longer, its death toll will surpass every other war in human history, combined. In Hilles today, the Quincy HoCo lynched several citizens who had “Currierite features.” Currier House was eliminated early in the war, and a wholesale genocide is considered to have wiped out the entire race. With the balance...
...strengthened, and by the time the IRA National Championships began, the Black and White had been overtaken. It was not surprising to see the Badgers pull in front of Radcliffe, as the now two-time defending national championships have proven time and again its postseason fortitude. But seeing Georgetown surpass the Black and White and move into silver-medal position on during the IRA’s last year seemed, in many ways, to be a shocker. But the Hoyas are a team on the rise, so this weekend will be the toughest of challenges for the Black and White...
...number is consistent with figures from other conflicts, including Vietnam. But Seal is concerned that the numbers on PTSD and other mental disorders have been rising since the study was completed. "We just did a quick peek at more recent data and the numbers have gone up. They may surpass the numbers from Vietnam." She and her fellow authors attribute the prevalence of mental problems to the stress of guerrilla warfare, the chronic threat of roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices and multiple tours of duty. "A lot of veterans feel they were on the front lines even if they...