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The Russian Competition Authority concludes that two undertakings concluded an anticompetitive agreement in the market of supplies of frozen swai fillet from Vietnam (VASEP)
Russian Competition Authority
Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (Moscow)
France 253 contributions 22647 visits
FAS found that the Association of Production and Trading Enterprises of the Fish Market and the Vietnam Executive of Seafood Export to Russian Market concluded a prohibited agreement* On 30th May 2014, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) found that the "Association of Production and (...)
A US District Court grants preliminary injunction, reminding that if a group of competitors excludes another class of competitors, the question of whether competition is harmed turns on whether the excluded class offers competitive benefits to the market (Teladoc / Texas Medical Board)
Jarod Bona
Bona Law (San Diego)
United States 13 contributions 2158 visits
Texas Federal Court Acts for Teladoc in Antitrust Case Against State Medical Board* It is easier to succeed in business without competition than with it. And if you are used to practicing your profession in a particular way, it is quite uncomfortable when new approaches develop that undercut (...)
The Portuguese Competition Authority sends statement of objections to 15 banking institutions for allegedly exchanging sensitive data regarding the supply of retail-banking loan products (Barclays)
Armando Martins Ferreira
Abreu Advogados (Lisbon)
Portugal 2 contributions 352 visits
The Portuguese Competition Authority confirmed having sent a Statement of Objections to 15 banks for suspected participation in a concerted practice. According to the last press release issued by the Portuguese Competition Authority on June 5, 2015, the Statement of Objections was issued on May (...)
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court imposes fine on two manufacturers of clay roof tiles for cartel (Cartel of manufacturers of clay roof tiles)
German Competition Authority
German Competition Authority (Bonn)
Germany 260 contributions 44647 visits
Fines for clay roof tile cartel: 66 million euros declared final – 70 million euros invalid due to loophole in legal succession provisions* With its decision of 29 May 2015 the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court imposed fines amounting to around 42 million euros on two manufacturers of clay roof (...)
The U.S. FTC reaches record $1.2 billion proposed "pay for delay" settlement and injunctive relief restricting future similar settlements of patent infringement cases (Cephalon)
Eric S. Hochstadt
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (New York)
United States 2 contributions 780 visits
Albert F. Cahn
United States 2 contributions 1257 visits
Federal Trade Commission Reaches Record $1.2 Billion Proposed "Pay for Delay" Settlement with Cephalon and Injunctive Relief Restricting Future Similar Settlements of Patent Infringement Cases* Last week, on the eve of trial, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") reached a proposed settlement in (...)
The U.S. FTC reaches a settlement with a pharmaceutical company and continues march "to set a standard for the industry" in pay-for-delay settlements cases (Cephalon)
Helen Cho Eckert
Sheppard Mullin (Los Angeles)
Jennifer M. Driscoll-Chippendale
Sheppard Mullin (Washington)
Federal Trade Commission Continues March "to Set a Standard for the Industry" with Cephalon Settlement* On May 28, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced it had reached a $1.2 billion settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, which acquired Cephalon in 2012, over reverse payment for its (...)
The U.S. FTC reaches settlement in post-Actavis reverse payment case (Cephalon)
Richard G. Parker
Gibson Dunn (Washington)
Kenneth R. O'Rourke
O'Melveny & Myers (Los Angeles)
Ted Hassi
Debevoise & Plimpton (Washington, D.C.)
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has reached a settlement resolving its claims that Cephalon, Inc. violated the antitrust laws by entering into reverse payment settlements to delay generic competition for Provigil. This is the first FTC settlement of a reverse payment case post-Actavis, and (...)
The Indian Competition Authority exonerates leading car manufacturer from accusations of anticompetitive agreement and abuse of dominance (Rooster Info / Maruti Suzuki)
Man Mohan Sharma
Vaish Associates (New Delhi)
India 243 contributions 21281 visits
CCI exonerates Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. against allegations of anti-competitive agreement and abuse of dominant Position* CCI by its order dated May 28, 2015 exonerated Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Maruti) for alleged contravention of sections 3 and 4 of the Act. The instant case was filed by (...)
The Russian Competition issues its new version of the recommendations on apatite concentrate
FAS presented a new version of the Recommendations on apatite concentrate* On 27 May 2015 the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) published on its official web-site refined Recommendations for non-discriminatory access to acquiring apatite concentrate. They were improved due to the (...)
The Italian Competition Authority launches a sector inquiry on vaccines for human use
Italian Competition Authority
Italian Competition Authority (Rome)
Italy 13 contributions 2819 visits
Sector inquiry on vaccines for human use * The Italian Competition Authority has decided to launch a survey on vaccines for human use (ref. IC50). Taking into account (a) the importance of vaccines in terms of health care costs borne by the National Health Service (over € 300 million per (...)
The Italian Competition Authority finds collusive tendering practices in the market for rail equipment (Forniture Trenitalia)
Michele Giannino
Desogus Law Office (Cagliari)
Italy 129 contributions 110761 visits
In the Forniture Trenitalia case the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has closed an Article 101 TFEU investigation into a collusive tendering practice with an infringement decision . It found 13 firms guilty of bid-rigging and imposed on them a total fine of € 1,987,307.16 for regulating (...)
The US District Court for the Northern District of California allows a class action alleging price-fixing in the capacitors sector to go forward (Capacitors antitrust class action)
Deirdre McEvoy
Siemens (New York)
Jennifer A. Dixon
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler (New York)
In re Capacitors Antitrust Class Action Litigation Survives Motion to Dismiss* Direct and indirect capacitor purchasers who filed class action complaints against an alleged worldwide cartel of capacitor manufacturers have, for the most part, survived a motion to dismiss in the Northern (...)
The Italian Competition Authority finds a collusive tendering practice in the market for post-production TV programmes (Servizi di post-produzione di programmi televisivi-Rai)
In Servizi di post-produzione di programmi televisivi-Rai (Rai TV post production services) the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has found that several operators infringed Article 2 of the Italian Competition Act no. 287/90, corresponding to Article 101 TFEU, as they were guilty of (...)
The Russian Competition Authority fines once again an electricity provider for failure to submit information (Vostok)
"Vostok" Ltd. is fined again for failure to submit information* The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) imposed an administrative fine upon the General Director of "Vostok" Ltd. (Kyzyl, the Republic of Tyva) for failure to submit information to the federal antimonopoly body (breaching Part 5 (...)
The Russian Competition Authority fines a manufacturer and its dealers for having implemented a vertical agreement (Argus-Spektr)
FAS fined "Argus-Spektr" CJSC 19.5 million RUB for prohibited "vertical" agreements* Conducting administrative proceedings upon the fact of concluding prohibited "vertical" agreements between "Argus-Spektr" CJSC and its dealers, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) imposed 18 administrative (...)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addresses pharmaceutical "product hopping" in decision barring a producer from pulling older version of drug from shelves (Actavis)
Heather Lamberg Kafele
Winston & Strawn (Washington)
Keith Palfin
United States 1 contribution 131 visits
Few courts have addressed antitrust challenges to pharmaceutical "product hopping," i.e., the practice of shifting customers from a drug nearing the end of its patent protection to a modified version that is covered by newer patents and thus is protected from generic competition for a longer (...)
The EU Competition Authorities adopt decisions on Most Favoured Nation clauses and rebate schemes that are relevant and applicable in the context of ASEAN competition law (Booking.com / Post Danmark)
Kala Anandarajah
Rajah & Tann (Singapore)
Singapore 6 contributions 3108 visits
Dominique Lombardi
Kimberly Frank
McCarter & English (Washington)
Introduction As we move into the second half of the year, we examine two recent competition enforcement cases in Europe, and consider their relevance and applicability in the context of ASEAN competition law. Specifically, we discuss the position taken in Europe with regards to Most Favoured (...)
The US Department of Justice receives five parent-level guilty pleas for conspiring to manipulate foreign-currency markets from financial institutions (Citicorp / JPMorgan Chase / Barclays / RBS / UBS)
Jared Klaus
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur (Columbus)
World's top banks plead guilty to gaming foreign-currency markets* Scandal roiled the banking industry Wednesday as four of the world's largest banks — Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland — pleaded guilty to federal antitrust violations for conspiring to manipulate (...)
The European General Court rejects an appeal against a Commission decision fining compagnies for a cartel participation (Hybrid Cartel)
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)
Belgium 347 contributions 60830 visits
On 20 May 2015, the General Court ("GC") rejected an application for annulment by Timab Industries against a 2010 Commission decision imposing a fine of €59.8 million on the company for its participation in the animal feed phosphates cartel. Timab, a subsidiary of Cie Financière et de (...)
The Indian Competition Authority clears 3 vertically related organizations in the housing market from allegations of collusion because their standard clauses are not proven to determine purchase prices (Bombay Dyeing / CREDAI / MCREDAI)
CCI dismisses allegations of cartelisation against Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India& Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industries* CCI by its order dated May 19, 2015 exonerated Bombay Dyeing Manufacturing Company (...)
The US Department of Justice awards a company sentencing credit for implementing an effective compliance program after the launch of an investigation in the alleged forex cartel conspiracy (Barclays)
Jeremy Evans
Paul Hastings (Washington)
Samer M. Musallam
As spring gives way to summer, the first "green shoots" signaling the willingness of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to credit compliance programs have emerged. For the first time ever, the Division has awarded a company sentencing credit for implementing an effective (...)
The Russian Competition Authority applies new rules to approve changes to the conditions of concession agreements
FAS shall apply new rules to approve changes to the conditions of concession agreements* At the end of April the Government of the Russian Federation passed No.406 Decree introducing changes to the work of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) on approving amendments to concession (...)
The Cyprus Competition Authority fines two undertakings for an anticompetitive agreement in the telecommunication sector (CYTA / Forthnet)
Ramona Livera
Elias Neocleous (Cyprus)
11 contributions 925 visits
Facts of the case The present case concerns an ex officio investigation regarding an agreement between CYTA and Forthnet aimed at (a) the indirect price fixing and exchange of sensitive information relating to their future commercial policy, (b) the effect of limiting production or markets or (...)
The German Competition Authority imposes a fine on a manufacturer for resale price maintenance in the market of portable navigation devices (United Navigation)
Fine imposed for resale price maintenance in the sale of portable nagivation devices* The Bundeskartellamt has imposed a fine of 300,000 euros on United Navigation GmbH, Ostfildern, for enforcing resale price maintenance on retailers selling its products. From July 2009 to May 2014 (...)
The EU Commission approves commitments made by several airlines regarding the creation of a profit-loss sharing joint venture (Air France / Alitalia / KLM / Delta)
Daniel Muheme
Covington & Burling (Brussels)
Belgique 12 contributions 4171 visites
Giselle Stoecklin
Liège University
Belgium 1 contribution 165 visits
I.	The Parties The four involved parties are four of the main actors on the global airline market: (i)	Société Air France (hereafter "Air France"); (ii)	Alitalia Società Aerea Italia SpA (hereafter "Alitalia); (iii)	Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (hereafter "KLM") and; (iv)	Delta Air Lines (...)
The California Supreme Court cements vigorous scrutiny of reverse-payment settlements (Cipro)
Michael A. Carrier
Rutgers University (New Jersey)
United States 18 contributions 10751 visits
On May 7, 2015, in the first appellate reverse-payment ruling since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in FTC v. Actavis, 133 S. Ct. 2223 (2013), the California Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision granting summary judgment for defendants. On behalf of all seven Justices, Justice (...)
The California Supreme Court delineates a structured rule of reason analysis for evaluating reverse payments or pay-for-delay settlements (Cipro)
California Supreme Court Delineates a Structured Rule of Reason Analysis for Evaluating Reverse Payment or Pay-for-Delay Settlements* On May 7, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in In re Cipro Cases I & II, Case No. S198616 (May 7, 2015) (Cipro). Cipro (...)
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy jointly explore potential need to develop national law regarding digital business and commerce
Katri Havu
Finland 12 contributions 2583 visits
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) and the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy (FMEE) have published a press release and a memo about launching a study on digital business and commerce from the standpoint of assessing whether the need exists to better adapt (...)
The Indian Competition Authority clears a fire safety equipment manufacturer from allegations of anticompetitive conduct and abuse of dominance (Agni Devices)
CCI exonerates Agni Devices Pvt Ltd for anti-competitive agreement and abuse of dominant position* CCI by its order dated May 7, 2015 dismissed allegations of violation of sections 3 and 4 of the Act against Agni Devices Pvt. Ltd (Agni). The case was filed by Shri Ashok Kumar Sharma against (...)
The California Supreme Court crafts "structured rule of reason" test for evaluating pay-for-delay settlements (Cipro)
John P. Figura
Following Actavis, California Supreme Court Crafts "Structured Rule of Reason" Test for Evaluating Pay-for-Delay Settlements* Last Thursday the Supreme Court of California decided In re Cipro Cases I & II, No. S198616 (Cal. May 7, 2015), holding that reverse payment, or "pay-for-delay," (...)
The Russian Supreme Court confirms that companies have restricted competition on the market of residential housing construction (Spetspromsnab)
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation supported a decision of Lipetsk OFAS* The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation supported the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Lipetsk region (Lipetsk OFAS) and dismissed a claim of "Spetspromsnab" SU" Ltd. to transfer a supervisory (...)
The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission fines a company for restraining market competition by boycotting the winning bidder of a government project (Dell Taiwan)
Chung Yuan Christian University (Taiwan)
Taïwan 6 contributions 931 visites
Introduction On May 7, 2015, the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) fined Dell Corporation of Taiwan (Dell Taiwan) two million New Taiwan dollars (approximately 66,000 US dollars) for requesting distributors and resellers of SonicWALL, an indispensable software for the performance of the (...)
The UK Competition and Market Authority decides to close its investigations following approval of European interchange fees regulation (MasterCard / Visa)
James Ashe-Taylor
Constantine Cannon (London)
United Kingdom 6 contributions 1322 visits
UK Competition and Market Authority Shuts Down MasterCard and Visa Probes Following Approval of European Interchange Fees Regulation* The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") announced on Wednesday that it is closing its investigations into MasterCard's and Visa's multilateral interchange (...)
The EU Commission launches an antitrust sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector
Frederic Depoortere
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Brussels)
Belgium 38 contributions 15595 visits
Ingrid Vandenborre
Simon Baxter
On May 6, 2015, the European Commission (Commission) launched an antitrust sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector. This sector inquiry is part of the Commission's broader Digital Single Market Strategy, which aims inter alia to improve access for consumers and businesses to online goods and (...)
Unilateral Practices
The Guangdong High People's Court hears the appeal of one of China's first administrative monopoly cases (Guangdong Education Department / Shenzhen Sware Technology)
Allan Fels
Australia 103 contributions 18374 visits
Xiaoye Wang
China Competition Bulletin (Beijing)
China 101 contributions 15565 visits
Adrian Emch
Hogan Lovells (Beijing)
China 63 contributions 10439 visits
One of China's first administrative monopoly court cases heard in Guangdong* On 28 May 2015, the Guangdong High People's Court heard the appeal of the administrative monopoly case against the Guangdong Education Department filed by Shenzhen Sware Technology. The court is expected to announce its (...)
The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition fines three power distribution companies for abusing their dominant market positions by imposing excessive prices to cable operators (CEZ / EVN / Energo-pro)
Kameliya Naydenova
Avon (Sofia)
Bulgaria 8 contributions 2247 visits
On May 27, 2015 the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition adopted three separate decisions imposing sanctions on each of the three power distribution companies, and namely CEZ Distribution Bulgaria AD , EVN Bulgaria Electrical Distribution AD and ENERGO-PRO Grids AD for abusing (...)
The Russian Competition Authority wants to eliminate excessive barriers for access of communications providers to residential houses
FAS intends to eliminate excessive barriers for access of communications providers to residential houses* The Expert Council of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) on Communications held a session on 26th May 2014. It focused on judicial practice with regard to access of (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority publishes an updated issues statement of its investigation concerning the market of the supply of personal current accounts and retail banking services to SMEs
UK Competition Authority
British Competition Authority - CMA (London)
United Kingdom 78 contributions 14303 visits
CMA publishes updated issues statement in banking market investigation* The CMA has today published an updated issues statement as part of its investigation into the supply of personal current accounts and retail banking services to SMEs. The updated issues statement summarises the (...)
The Indian Competition Authority opens investigation into abuse of dominance by local developer company (Jaypee Greens)
CCI initiates investigation against Jaypee Greens* CCI by its order dated May 21, 2015 has initiated an investigation against M/s Jaypee greens for alleged abuse of dominance in the relevant market for "the services of development and sale of residential units in Noida and Greater Noida" on (...)
The ECJ Advocate General Kokott deals another blow to economic assessment of rebates (Post Danmark II)
Bill Batchelor
Advocate general deals another blow to economic assessment of rebates* It is never a good sign when an advocate general's opinion warns the European Court of Justice (ECJ) not to be swayed by "ephemeral trends" or the "Zeitgeist" of economic analysis, but instead to stick to the "legal foundations (...)
The Russian Competition Authority exposes the novelties concerning criminal liability for cartels
Novelties in criminal liability for cartels* On 19 May 2015, Deputy Head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia), Andrey Filimonov, took part in the Round Table on the "Pressing Issues of Qualifying Economic Crimes and Abuses of Office". The Round Table (...)
The Ningxia Administration for Industry and Commerce suspends an abuse of dominance investigation after receiving commitments from the companies (China Tietong / China Unicom / China Telecom)
Tied sales of landline telephone services investigated in Ningxia* The SAIC reported that, on 15 May 2015, the Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Ningxia AIC) suspended its antitrust investigation of the Ningxia branches of China Tietong, China (...)
The Indian Competition Authority dismisses allegations of anticompetitive conduct and abuse of dominance against a fast food restaurant chain in the market for franchisee services (Doctor's Associates / Subway International / Subway Systems India)
CCI dismisses case against Doctor's Associates Inc, Subway International, Subway Systems India Private Limited alleging abuse of dominance and anti-competitive activities* CCI vide its order dated May 13, 2015 exonerated Doctor's Associates Inc (DA), Subway International (SI), Subway Systems (...)
The Russian Competition Authority fines an electricity provider for abuse of dominance (Lenenergo)
St Petersburg OFAS fined "Lenenergo" nearly 50 million RUB* The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (St Petersburg OFAS Russia) found that "Lenenergo" OJSC abused dominance (Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition") and fined the company nearly 50 million RUB. The (...)
The Indian Competition Authority finds the largest national commercial real estate developer guilty of abuse of dominance in a local market for apartments (DLF Gurgaon)
CCI holds DLF's Buyer's Agreement abusive and unfair* CCI by its order dated May 12, 2015 held that DLF Group abused its dominant position in the Gurgaon apartment buyers market by imposing abuse terms and unfair terms and conditions. CCI directed DLF and its group companies to cease and desist (...)
The Indian Competition Authority investigates mobile telephony SEP holder for practices contrary to FRAND terms (iBall / Ericsson)
CCI commences another investigation against Ericsson in relation to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)* CCI by its order dated May 12, 2015 has initiated an investigation against M/s Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) & M/s Ericsson India Private Limited for alleged contravention of (...)
The Indian Competition Authority exonerates government departments from abuse of dominance charges on the grounds that state authorities do not fall under provisions of the Indian Competition Act (Builders Association of India / State of Kerala)
CCI exonerates state of Kerala, Kerala Public Works Department, Kerala State Construction Corporation and, Finance Department, Kerala for alleged abuse of dominance* CCI by its order dated May 12, 2015, rejecting the allegations of Builders' Association of India (Kerala Chapter) (BAI), held (...)
The Belgian Competition Authority closes its investigation against an electricity supplier after finding no infringement of the competition rules (Electrabel / Lampiris)
Belgian Competition Authority
Belgian Competition Authority (Brussels)
Belgium 51 contributions 9456 visits
The Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority closes its investigation regarding the incorporation by Electrabel of the opportunity cost of greenhouse gas emission allowances it had received free of charge in its wholesale price for electricity.* In a complaint (...)
The EU Commission launches a formal investigation into e-commerce
European Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy Is Storming The Border Walls In E-Commerce* The European Commission ("EC") is taking aim at artificial restraints on cross-border online sales in the European Union with its launch of a formal investigation into e-commerce. The antitrust (...)
The Chinese NDRC targets price-related illegal conducts in the pharmaceutical sector
Susan Ning
King & Wood Mallesons (Beijing)
Hazel Yin
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Beijing)
China 5 contributions 2554 visits
NDRC Targets Price-related Illegal Conducts in the Pharmaceutical Sector* On May 4, 2015, the NDRC published Notice on Reinforcing Supervision over Medical Prices ("Notice"). In the Notice, the NDRC issued a range of specific opinions on the supervision over medical price, including immediately (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority provisionally clears a merger in the packaging market (Sonoco / Weidenhammer)
CMA PROVISIONALLY CLEARS PACKAGING MERGER* The CMA has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Sonoco Products Company of Weidenhammer Packaging Group. Sonoco and Weidenhammer both produce composite cans (rigid tubes with closures on each end) which are supplied to customers for (...)
The Mexican Competition Authority clears a merger, subject to remedies, in the cut bond paper market (Bio Pappel / Scribe)
Mexican Competition Authority
Mexican Competition Authority (Mexico City)
Mexico 35 contributions 6588 visits
COFECE CONDITIONS MERGER BETWEEN BIO PAPPEL AND SCRIBE * The Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) accepted commitments presented by Bio Pappel Group to merge with Scribe Corporation. COFECE deemed these commitments would avoid risks to competition and free market access in (...)
The US FTC challenges a merger in regional markets for sterilization of products using radiation based on future competition concerns (Steris / Synergy Health)
Andre P. Barlow
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard (Washington DC)
États-Unis 5 contributions 839 visites
FTC Challenges Deal Based on Future Competition Concerns* On May 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued an administrative complaint alleging that Steris Corporation's ("Steris") proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Synergy Health plc ("Synergy") would violate the antitrust laws by (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority reviews a merger remedy in the market of media related services (GTCR Canyon / Gorkana)
CMA consults on GTCR proposed undertaking* The CMA is consulting on a proposed undertaking in lieu of a reference in relation to GTCR's acquisition of Gorkana Group. In April, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it would consider in detail an undertaking proposed by GTCR (...)
The Japan Fair Trade Commission clears, subject to remedies, a merger in the market of manufacture and retail of paper and pulp products (Chuetsu Pulp & Paper / Oji Holdings)
Japanese Competition Authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission (Tokyo)
Japan 105 contributions 8218 visits
THE JTFC REVIEWED THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SHARES OF CHUETSU PULP & PAPER CO., LTD. BY OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION * Receiving notification regarding the proposed acquisition of shares of Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chuetsu") by Oji Holdings Corporation (...)
The Spanish Supreme Court upholds a judgment of the National Court of Appeal and its assessment of the evidence regarding the definition of the relevant product market (Consenur / Ecotec)
Patricia Sánchez-Calero Barco
Shearman & Sterling (Brussels)
Belgium 3 contributions 449 visits
In May, 2015, the Spanish Supreme Court issued judgment number 3974/2012 on the appeals submitted by the Administración General del Estado (General State Administration) against the judgment of the Audiencia Nacional (Spanish Court of Appeal, "AN") of September 19, 2012. The Supreme Court (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority provisionally judges that an anticipated merger between pharmaceuticals enterprises could lead to higher prices in the personal lubricants market (Reckitt Benckiser / Johnson & Johnson)
CMA SETS OUT PROVISIONAL CONCERNS OVER LUBRICANTS MERGER* The CMA has provisionally found that Reckitt Benckiser's anticipated acquisition of the K-Y brand could lead to higher prices for personal lubricants. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) supply personal lubricants (...)
The Indian Competition Authority approves a merger between 4 subsidiaries of 2 holding companies in the markets for real estate development, and for building and project consulting (Glenville / JTC)
CCI approves combination of Singbridge Pte. Ltd, Surbana International Consultants Holdings Pte. Ltd, Ascendas Pte. Ltd and Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd.* CCI by its order dated May 21, 2015 approved the combinations of Singbridge Pte. Ltd. (Singbridge) and Surbana International (...)
The Polish Competition Authority clears a merger in the market of production and retail of home appliances (FagorMastercook / BSH Hausgeräte)
Polish Competition Authority
Polish Competition Authority (Warsaw)
Poland 17 contributions 2296 visits
POLAND'S COMPETITION AUTHORITY OKAYS SALE OF BOSCH-FAGORMASTERCOOK* UOKiK has given BSH Hausgeräte its approval to purchase FagorMastercook, stating the acquisition will not significantly limit competiton on the market. Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved (...)
The German Competition Authority clears a merger in the agricultural trading and feed production sectors (Getreide / Agravis Raiffeisen)
AGRAVIS AG AND DANISH AGRO CAN TAKE OVER LARGE PARTS OF GRETEIDE AG* The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the proposed takeover of large parts of the agribusiness activities and the production of seeds and feedstuffs of Getreide AG by Agravis Raiffeisen AG and its Danish cooperation partner Danish (...)
The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense issues guidelines on gun jumping
Amadeu Ribeiro
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga (New York)
Lauro Celidonio
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. & Quiroga (Sao Paulo)
Brazil 2 contributions 510 visits
Marcio Soares
On May 20, 2015, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") issued guidelines on gun jumping ("Guidelines"). These Guidelines are not binding on parties involved in transactions that require antitrust approval in Brazil, but they serve as an important guidance for companies and (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority seeks permission to appeal in a case regarding trans-channel ferry transport services (Eurotunnel / SeaFrance / MyFerryLink)
CMA SEEKS PERMISSION TO APPEAL IN EUROTUNNEL CASE * The CMA today announced that it will seek permission to appeal following last week's Court of Appeal judgment in the Eurotunnel case. The judgment upheld a challenge to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) jurisdiction over (...)
The EU Commission approves an acquisition in the telecommunications sector after a lengthy Phase II investigation and subject to extensive commitments (Orange / Jazztel)
Porter Elliott
On 19 May 2015, the European Commission conditionally approved the acquisition of Jazztel by rival telecommunications provider Orange. The approval, after a lengthy Phase II investigation including a Statement of Objections issued in February, is subject to extensive commitments to facilitate a (...)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority seeks permission to appeal to the Supreme Court on what constitutes an enterprise for the purposes of merger control (Eurotunnel / SeaFrance / MyFerryLink)
Charles Bankes
Simmons & Simmons (London)
United Kingdom 11 contributions 2999 visits
Unconvinced by the outcome of the Eurotunnel case, the CMA wants guidance from the Supreme Court on what constitutes an enterprise for the purposes of UK merger control. The CMA is seeking permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment of 15 May 2015 in the Eurotunnel case. That judgment (...)
The EU Commission clears an international telecom's acquisition of another national telecom, subject to conditions (Orange / Jazztel)
European Commission (Brussels)
Belgium 1 contribution 81 visits
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The Fear issue: August/September 2019
By Thomasin Creative News, Print Issue
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We generally think of fear as being a bad thing, whether it is bemoaning a client's aversion to taking risks and the bland work this so often results in, or the fear of underachieving that many creatives face in their own careers.
Both of these subjects are addressed in our latest issue, which explores the impact that fear can have on both our lives and work. Beyond the trepidations of people working in the creative industries, we look at fear through the lens of popular culture, where we can't seem to get enough of storytelling that chills us to the bone.
There's definitely an art to great storytelling around fear, and we examine this with pieces on the return of intelligent horror films, which have thrived both critically and commercially in recent years, the role of sound design in shows including Chernobyl and Stranger Things, and how to create a suitably scary movie monster.
Beyond entertainment, fear is now a fixture in our political discourse, a widely acknowledged method used to whip up voters and get them to the ballot boxes. We spoke to activists, commentators and political advertisers, both in the UK and Europe, for a piece about the future of fear in political campaigning and whether this extreme, volatile approach will be with us for the forseeable future.
Plus, as usual there are lots of other insightful interviews and opinion pieces, including poet Lemn Sissay discussing growing up in care and poetry's remarkable pop culture resurgence as he releases his memoir, an oral history of the Apple logo, and former CR Editor Patrick Burgoyne on whether creative agencies need to work on their purpose. Plenty to get your teeth stuck into!
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"""
Shadow flow table for tracking read-after-write dependencies
"""

from collections import defaultdict
from bisect import bisect_left

from pox.openflow.flow_table import FlowTableModification

from hb_json_event import *
from hb_events import *
from hb_sts_events import *

from hb_utils import compare_flow_table
from hb_utils import read_flow_table
from hb_utils import write_flow_table
from hb_utils import find_entries_in_flow_table

class ShadowFlowTable(object):

  def __init__(self, dpid, is_minimized_trace=False):
    self._ids = itertools.count(0)
    self.dpid = dpid
    self.is_minimized_trace = is_minimized_trace
    self.table = SwitchFlowTable()

    self.latest_event_eid = None
    self.latest_event_was_async_expiry = False

    # entry -> entry id
    self.entry_ids = dict()

    # event eid -> entry ids
    self.read_entries = defaultdict(list)

    # entry id -> event eid
    self.adding_eid = dict()
    self.removing_eid = dict()
    # entry id -> [event eids]
    self.modifying_eids = defaultdict(list)

    # event eid (read) -> event eid (relevant write)
    self.data_deps = defaultdict(list)

    self.table.addListener(FlowTableModification, self._on_flow_table_write)

  def _on_flow_table_write(self, table_mod):
    for entry in table_mod.added:
      entry_id = self._ids.next()
      self.entry_ids[entry] = entry_id
      self.adding_eid[entry_id] = self.latest_event_eid
    for entry in table_mod.removed:
      self.removing_eid[self.entry_ids[entry]] = self.latest_event_eid
    for entry in table_mod.modified:
      self.modifying_eids[self.entry_ids[entry]].append(self.latest_event_eid)

  def _on_flow_table_read(self, entry):
    self.read_entries[self.latest_event_eid].append(self.entry_ids[entry])

  def get_RaW_data_dependencies(self, eid):
    """
    For a given read, find the events that wrote/modified the rules that were read.

    As MODIFY flow mods can act as ADDs if the rule does not exists yet, it suffices
    to return the latest ADD or MODIFY, and it is not necessary to return all of
    them.
    """
    # event has to have been applied already
    assert eid <= self.latest_event_eid

    deps = []

    for read_entry_id in self.read_entries[eid]:

      # which event added this rule that we just read?
      assert read_entry_id in self.adding_eid
      adding_eid = self.adding_eid[read_entry_id]

      modifying_eids = []

      # which events modified this rule that we just read?
      if read_entry_id in self.modifying_eids:
        modifying_eids = self.modifying_eids[read_entry_id]

      if modifying_eids:
        # only consider events that happened before this read, i.e. strictly less than eid
        i = bisect_left(modifying_eids, eid)
        if i:
          deps.append(modifying_eids[i-1])
      else:
        assert adding_eid <= eid # possible if add+read happens in same event
        if adding_eid < eid: # but we ignore a dependency on "itself" as the event is atomic
          deps.append(adding_eid)
    return deps

  def get_WaR_data_dependencies(self, eid):
    # TODO(jm): Is this also a thing for us?
    pass
  def get_WaW_data_dependencies(self, eid):
    # TODO(jm): Is this also a thing for us?
    pass

  def apply_event(self, event):
    # TODO(jm): hb_logger prints out higher eids for HbAsyncExpiry events than the ones that follow.
    #           The trace order as it appears in the file is the correct order.
    #           TODO: Fix this in hb_logger, so that the eids assigned to expiry events are correct.
    assert event.eid > self.latest_event_eid or self.latest_event_was_async_expiry
    self.latest_event_eid = event.eid
    assert type(event) in [HbPacketHandle, HbMessageHandle, HbAsyncFlowExpiry]
    assert hasattr(event, "operations")
    for op in event.operations:
      if type(op) in [TraceSwitchFlowTableRead, TraceSwitchFlowTableWrite, TraceSwitchFlowTableEntryExpiry]:
        if not self.is_minimized_trace:
          assert hasattr(op, "flow_table")
        assert hasattr(op, "flow_mod")
        if type(op) == TraceSwitchFlowTableRead:
          self.latest_event_was_async_expiry = False
          assert hasattr(op, "packet")
          assert hasattr(op, "in_port")
          assert hasattr(op, "entry")
          # shadow table should agree with trace before op
          if not self.is_minimized_trace:
            assert compare_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_table)

          entry = read_flow_table(self.table, event.packet, event.in_port)

          if entry is not None:
            this_entry = ofp_flow_mod()
            this_entry.unpack(entry.to_flow_mod().pack())
            this_entry.xid = 0
            if op.entry is None:
              print "Error: Possible problem with the instrumentation: shadow table and event have matching entry but it was not read in the trace!"
              # TODO(jm): fix the above problem (bug?). However, we know that this particular case has no ill-effects.
            else:
              trace_entry = ofp_flow_mod()
              trace_entry.unpack(op.entry.pack())
              trace_entry.xid = 0
              assert this_entry == trace_entry

              self._on_flow_table_read(entry)
              # TODO(jm): Would it make sense to add an edge from this read to all
              #          later write that could match this??? (WaR?)
          else:
            assert op.entry == None

        elif type(op) == TraceSwitchFlowTableWrite:
          self.latest_event_was_async_expiry = False
          # shadow table should agree with trace before op
          if not self.is_minimized_trace:
            assert compare_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_table)
          write_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_mod)

        elif type(op) == TraceSwitchFlowTableEntryExpiry:
          self.latest_event_was_async_expiry = True
          if not self.is_minimized_trace:
            if not compare_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_table):
              print self.table.table
              print "--------------------"
              print op.flow_table.table
            assert compare_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_table)
          exact_matches = find_entries_in_flow_table(self.table, op.flow_mod)
          # it is impossible to add two entries with the *exact* same match and
          # priority to the flow table, so we should always get exactly one entry
          if len(exact_matches) != 1:
            print exact_matches
          assert len(exact_matches) == 1

          # TODO(jm): Instead of merely removing entries, we should also add a
          #           data dependency edge here like for reads and writes.
          #           Also see TODOs in hb_logger and hb_graph on how to do this
          #           correctly for both regular timeouts as wella s explicit
          #           DELETES.
          self.table.remove_entries(exact_matches)

    deps = self.get_RaW_data_dependencies(event.eid)
    if deps > 0:
      self.data_deps[event.eid].extend(deps)
#       print "RaW dependencies (r <- [w]): {}  [{}]".format(event.eid,', '.join(str(k) for k in deps))

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Q: Using Javascript to display an input (A number) from a user to a div I have looked at the other questions that are asking similar things to this question however when I attempted to create my own I can't get it to work properly and i dont understand why. It's only very basic before I introduce it into a more complex system I just wanted to try and get the functionality done.
This is my HTML;

    Please enter a number: <input type="number" id="RValue1">
    <button id="test" onclick="R1Value()">Change Value</button>

And this is the JavaScript;
function R1Value() {
    var t = document.getElementById("RValue1");
    var div = document.getElementById('ShowR1');
    div.innerHTML = t.value;
}

I have made this fiddle to save time and so you can have a look at it,
http://jsfiddle.net/2ufnK/52/
I can't see why this doesn't seem to work so if anyone can see why I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

A: Try it without the button:
Try out this: http://jsfiddle.net/2ufnK/56/
Type in the text, then you can just call the, ".value", method to get its text. Then everything else works the way you've written it.

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Rana Umar Nazir Ahmed Khan (; born 9 April 1976) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1988 and May 2018.

Early life
He was born on 9 April 1976 to Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan.

Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 55,019 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

He was re-elected to the National Assembly  as a candidate of IJI from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 65,836 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA). In September 1991, he was appointed as Minister of State for Cooperative and Forestry in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif. In January 1992, he was given the additional ministerial portfolio of Minister of State for Population Welfare. He served at both position until July 1993.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 52,093 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 69,009 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-99 (Gujranwala-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 62,209 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.

In 2007, he quit PML-Q to join PML-N.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamhoori Wattan Party from Constituency NA-99 (Gujranwala-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 690 votes and lost the seat to, his father, Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan, a candidate of PML-N.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-99 (Gujranwala-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 97,143 voted and defeated Chaudhry Zulifqar Bhindar, a candidate of PPP.

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

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David Bowie (& Śląsk Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble)
For Malcontents Only	7x7:1977	David Bowie, Helokanie, Warszawa, Śląsk	2 Comments
David Bowie: Warszawa (Low) – RCA Records
1977 is in its early days. As the furore over The Sex Pistols' swearing began to finally show signs of fading in Britain and just before a new template for truly independent music was about to be forged by Buzzcock's Spiral Scratch, David Bowie made his return.
On the evening of January 11th, 1977, three days prior to its official release, John Peel was going to play his new album Low on his show. Cue, me making sure a blank cassette tape was at hand, my forefinger poised over record. Wish I'd have kept that tape to hear again Peel's thoughts on Low, although I'm assuming he was must have been keen enough, or else he wouldn't have played it in its entirety.
I can't pretend to remember my exact judgement as it played but I think it mostly confused me. Since it was Bowie, I would have been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Not that I was one of those 'I'm just a space cadet and Bowie's the commander' uberfan types, but the last five years or so of his career suggested that it would be silly to write him off any of his 1970s output after a single hearing. That second side especially, though, was certainly a long way from Starman and Rebel Rebel. But I did quickly grow to love Low to the extent that it became one of my three favourite Bowie albums, together with Hunky Dory and Station To Station.
Here's a video of a very static David Bowie performing on the final night of his 1978 tour in Tokyo. This is Warszawa, the song that opened his set that evening – with a bit of Art Decade thrown in at the end.
Low arrived with a curious lack of any fanfare. Bowie wasn't up for interviews and there was very little in the way of an ad campaign. When the first single from the album, Sound and Vision, hit record shops, it came out in a plain sleeve, and as you'll see from the album's cover, he was intent keeping a low profile.
He had even recently been speculating about how much longer he could hope for his music to sell in high numbers. Maybe, I guessed, he would concentrate on acting after impressing in Nicolas Roeg's remarkable 1976 movie The Man Who Fell To Earth. Maybe once punk peaked, he would seem irrelevant. In March, he did get round to performing live, not to promote Low, but to play keyboards in the background as part of Iggy Pop's band.
Maybe he would retire in the next few years. Quit while he was ahead. He was about to turn thirty. A grand old age I might have thought at the time.
Being half that age, I was definitely naive, and also lacked nearly all the reference points that might have helped to better understand Low.
Eric Satie? Uh uh.
Harmonia? Nope.
Minimalism? What?
Śląsk? Say that again.
The Śląsk story goes roughly like this. Bowie and Iggy hit on the idea of heading out of California, moving to Berlin and getting drug free. Bowie's stay in LA had seen him disintegrate into a wreck of a man, convinced by all manner of crackpot theories and surviving on a diet of peppers, milk and cocaine. The side effects of the latter doubtless being responsible for him coming out with the kind of appalling statements that make the present day Morrissey sound like an avid Guardian reader.
While based in Berlin, Bowie and Iggy (and some colleagues) take a trip to Moscow. Their train stops off at Warszawa Gdańska Station for a period due to some technical issues. Passengers are told they can stretch their legs for the next forty minutes or so.
Bowie decides to briefly investigate Warsaw, a grey and bleak city with brutalist concrete everywhere. As he walks around the area surrounding the station, he stumbles into a record shop. These would be very different to their equivalents in Britain or America at this time. If you were looking for anything even remotely hip then you would have to go down the black-market route in the Communist Bloc.
But the Thin White Duke works in mysterious ways. Amazingly, he manages to find an album of Silesian folk music from 1959 that he feels he should buy. One track on it, based on a traditional chant that animal herders would sing to pass the time as their cattle grazed, will makes a big impression on him and impact on one track on Low. This is Helokanie by the Śląsk Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble, founded in 1953 by Stanisław Hadyna.
As Bowie does his 'Sula vie dilejo' bit in the final third of Warszawa, I'm sure you'll hear echoes of Helokanie. The track, incidentally, was recently made available in the September issue of Mojo as part of their Crash Course For The Ravers cover CD.
If you want to find out more about Bowie's short time in the Polish capital, here's your link.
Yesterday's Hero (1979): British Movie Night #3
For Malcontents Only	British Movie Night	Football Films, George Best, Glynnis Barber, Hibernian, Ian McShane, Jackie Collins	2 Comments
The 1970s are drawing to a close and the three Oscars picked up by Rocky are still very fresh in the memory, as is the success of Saturday Night Fever, a film that captivated audiences across the globe and sent the disco boom into overdrive.
So, surely combining a sports movie with some disco would be a winning formula? So thought Jackie Collins. To further her screenplay's appeal, she centred her plot around a hard drinking, past his prime footballer, Rod Turner (Ian McShane) who bears more than a passing resemblance to George Best, although we learn from the end credits that 'All the characters and narration of this film are fictitious. Characters and events are not intended to refer to actual persons or events and any similarity is unintentional and entirely coincidental.'
This isn't what McShane later told the Independent. 'The whole story was based on George Best,' he admitted, going on to further explain: 'It couldn't be anyone else, really.' Although, to be fair to Collins, Rod is as much Roy of the Rovers as the wayward Northern Irish winger.
Add in a wealthy pop star team chairman (like Elton John but with even worse songs) and a glampuss disco diva called Cloudy, and stir.
What the Queen of the British bonkbuster likely forgot to take into account was that for every Rocky, there's a dozen stinkers like Rocky 4 or Rocky 5 and for every Saturday Night Fever there's a Roller Boogie and Disco Godfather – although the latter film is hilarious, albeit for all the wrong reasons.
Yesterday's Hero kicks off appropriately enough at a shoddy looking stadium where a match is taking place on a quagmire of a pitch that few fans have turned up to see. This footage is accompanied by a sludgy and supposed to be inspirational MOR dirge written by Frank Musker and Dominic Bugatti – who had previously penned Reggae Like It Used To Be for Paul Nicholas and later wrote that sickly Modern Girl hit for Sheena Easton. They have a lot to answer for.
As the teams troop of the pitch, Rod takes the time to chat to a young fan and sign his autograph book (to demonstrate to the audience that for all his faults he's still a good guy). Afterwards, in the team coach, he glugs whisky straight from the bottle and discusses the rise of rivals the Saints, recently bought over by chairman Clint Simon played by the aformentioned Nicholas.
I wonder why the subject of the Saints has been brought up?
Suitably blootered, Rod returns to a bedsit that is almost as shabby as his treatment of his girlfriend of sorts, Susan (Glynis Barber, swoon, swoon, and swoon again). For some mystifying reason, rather than spend every minute he can with here, he prefers to spend the bulk of his spare time taking out a bunch of kids from a convent school for training, and buying pints for his father and his old codger buddies down the local bar, where they appear to have taken up residence in order to drink, smoke and play dominoes incessantly.
Unbeknownst to Rod, Clint Simon needs cover for an injured player and with the vast wealth of footballing knowledge he has accumulated as a pop star duetting with the lovely Cloudy Martin (Suzanne Somers), he decides that a has-been alcoholic is the ideal replacement, despite the reservations of manager Jake Marsh (Adam 'Budgie' Faith). And in the kind of coincidence that is only too common in this kind of film, Cloudy and Rod were once an item.
Simon woos Rod, flying him out to Paris on his private jet and plying him with champagne as he takes part in a recording session with Cloudy. Rod doesn't particularly want to sign with the Saints, despite them doing well in Division 3 and having already qualified for the last four of the FA Cup. Maybe Rod reckons the chances of minnows like them lifting the cup are negligible. Teams in the third tier of English football just don't win that, do they?
Instead, he seeks to manoeuvre a move to the States through an old pal Georgie Moore, a white suited medallion man played by Alan Lake, an actor who has effortlessly oozed sleaze in every single movie I've seen him in.
Let down by Moore, he reluctantly takes up the offer from Clint and is given a start against Hamilton United in the cup semi-final. And here is some trivia. You may be aware that Ian McShane's dad Harry was a Lanarkshire born footballer, whose career included a spell at Manchester United. What isn't so commonly known is that during WWII, he also guested many times as a player for Hamilton. Hamilton Accies that this.
On his debut, Rod scores in the first half of the semi but is caught taking a sneaky swig of Scotch during the interval by Marsh, who smashes the bottle out his hand. Rod retaliates, grabbing his manager by the collar and pinning him against the dressing room wall.
'After this game you're out,' Marsh warns him. 'You're suspended.'
Thus ending any chance of Rob clinching some late-career silverware.
Unless by some miracle, he can somehow find a way into the Saints squad for the Cup Final and, who knows? come on as a substitute against the mighty Leicester Forest and score to equalise. And then get the chance to take a penalty kick in the dying seconds of the game that would win the cup for the Saints. No that would just be silly.
That night he takes a swing at Marsh in a local nightclub, falling to the disco floor in the process. On the plus side, he gets to spend a night with Cloudy. Clearly, the idea of reigniting his romance with her is enough for him to quit drinking and undergo a strenuous training regime to regain his fitness – and this is helped immeasurably by the motivational music that drives him on relentlessly.
Yesterday's Hero obviously has its more than its fair share of faults. Collins heaps the cliches on till breaking-point while the overlong Cloudy and Clint disco tunes make The Dooleys sound like Donna Summer – I know because The Dooleys' Wanted soundtracks one of the nightclub scenes – while failing to move the plot forward by one iota.
On the plus side, McShane is well cast and looks genuinely jaked up in the first two-thirds of the film. I'm far from an expert on football and can't claim to have to even ever watched an English Cup final but thought the on-field action worked well, with sequences borrowed from the 1979 League Cup final at Wembley between Southampton and Nottingham Forest cut into the film expertly, so credit to Frank McLintock as the film's footballing advisor.
But in terms of quality and believability, the plot's definitely more Brechin City than Barcelona.
You can see Yesterday's Hero here on YouTube.
So, how would a washed up bevvy merchant, whose glory days were long gone, perform in the late 1970s?
Well, around about the time of the release of Yesterday's Hero, George Best was lured to Hibernian, then struggling at the bottom of the Scottish Premier League.
The signing split opinions. Many in the media saw it as a publicity stunt while most Hibs fans were delighted. As for the manager Eddie Turnbull, he had no say in the transfer, later commenting on Best in his autobiography Having A Ball: 'He was overweight, unfit and frankly not ready to play professional football at a high level.' The move had been the idea of chairman Tom Hart, and he was paying for it through his own pocket.
Asked by the Evening Times if he was concerned at Hibs' lowly league position, he spoke of them being a young side and how having an older, more experienced player to help guide them would be advantageous.
Best as a role model is certainly an interesting concept.
'As they are at the bottom, there is only one way they can go.'
Just like Rod Turner, Best bagged a goal on his debut, although it was only a consolation goal against St.Mirren in the league.
In his 2003 book Scoring at Half-Time, Best enthused about his time in Edinburgh, talking up his performances. 'Not long after my arrival we beat Glasgow Rangers and I laid on both our goals, we drew with Celtic and I scored, and we drew at Aberdeen. We even reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.'
That might sound pretty impressive albeit not quite a Rod Turneresque fairy-tale – yes he did score a last minute penalty to win the FA Cup. During Hibs' Scottish Cup cup run, they only needed to beat Meadowbank Thistle, Ayr United and Berwick Rangers to reach the last four and they needed a replay to scrape past Berwick along the way. I doubt many vividly remember Hibs' 2-0 win at Easter Road against Ayr, but they might recall the match being overshadowed by the erratic behaviour of Best off the pitch.
A boozy night in his Princes Street hotel drinking with some of the French rugby side (who had taken on Scotland at Murrayfield earlier that day) saw him being suspended when he was too hungover to turn up for Hibs the following day.
The incident made front pages in Scotland and over the years there's even been claims that Debbie Harry joined in the fun as Blondie were playing the Odeon that night. A great story but likely only a story. Blondie had played that venue over a month earlier. If true, though, I'm sure even the harshest Alex Ferguson style disciplinarian would have been hard pressed to honestly condemn Best for choosing a night with Debbie Harry over a game against some hairy-arsed Ayrshire men.
Reinstated, George played in a further eight games, including a 5-0 Scottish Cup semi-final drubbing by Celtic which saw Eddie Turnbull losing his job.
The 33 year old Best is said to have shown some real flashes of his old magic in Scotland but he was far from the genius who terrorised defenders in his Manchester United heyday.
Over the course of 22 matches, he only found the net three times, and he couldn't save Hibs from relegation. He was undeniably box-office, though, and put thousands on gates.
The other episode that is still discussed even all these years later in relation to his stay north of the border is when Rangers fans travelled to Easter Road for a league match. Best was mercilessly taunted over his drink problem and some fans even threw cans of beer in his direction.
Best responded by picking up one of them and pretending to sip from it. Or, according to some, he downed the contents of the can in one gulp. Whatever the truth of the matter is, his actions immediately ended the abuse. Both sets of fans gave him a round of applause.
Pity Jackie Collins hadn't included something similar in her screenplay. It would have made for a more memorable scene than any of those she did dream up.


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Pearson Acquires Brazilian English-Language Training Company
GRUPO MULTI: The Brazilian-based English language training company has been acquired by Pearson for approximately £440 million (US $721 million), reports Bloomberg, which calls this Pearson's biggest acquisition since 2007. Founded in 1987, Grupo Multi currently operates over 2,600 franchised schools that serve over 800,000 students. Pearsons' press release says the deal will "support a more rapid deployment of its Wall Street English language schools in Brazil." It also says that Grupo Multi passed the Pearson "efficacy review," which the company recently unveiled to show how its business decision are aligned with learning outcomes.


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Fourteen year old Melissa Osborne-Brown from Crowborough, East Sussex is to be awarded the prestigious John MacDougall Quaich at the world's greatest dog show, dfs Crufts.
Melissa will be recognised for her contribution to the Young Kennel Club (YKC) National Training Camp which took place in July 2010. Trainers at the camp were all impressed with the effort and attention Melissa applied to every activity she took part in with her dogs, Flat Coated Retrievers, Memphis and Spring.
Each trainer at the 2010 YKC National Training Camp, was asked to nominate two members who had tried the hardest and improved the most in their chosen discipline(s). Melissa was a clear winner and received top accolades in a number of activities, showing particular enthusiasm whilst learning dog agility.
Delighted with being given the award, Melissa said: "Whilst at camp, I tried most of the activities available and a lot of the things we had never done before. I was surprised and thrilled when I was called out as winner of the John McDougall award for the most improved member across all the activities by the trainers.
The John MacDougall Quaich has a long history within the Young Kennel Club. It originally recognised multi talented dogs and was presented to the triathlon winner at Crufts, but later it was decided that the award should be presented to a YKC member who had shown dedication, put in lots of effort and was seen to improve the most over a range of disciplines at National Training Camp.
The trophy was acquired in 1997 and is a sterling silver quaich on a wooden plinth with a sterling silver band made in 1993. It was donated by Mr John Spurling to the Kennel Club Junior Organisation, as the YKC was known at the time, in memory of the late Mr John MacDougall, Chairman of the Kennel Club.
If you would like to find out more about the Young Kennel Club and how to join please contact the Young Kennel Club team on 020 7518 1030 or visit www.ykc.org.uk.
For further information about dfs Crufts or tickets, please visit www.dfscrufts.org.uk.


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Add your review for McCormick and Schmick's Seafood.
If you go ask for AJ, he was awesome!
The Service was great, the Steak and Lobster was fabulous. Had reservations with a group of 7 seated us in a room by a window so we could see lots of the DT lights and it was a little more quite.
You have to try Ultimate Trio grilled, crab cakes, and definitely grilled salmon.
Portion sizes for lunch was good. Service is great! Bread pudding was amazing.
The service is good, bread pudding was delicious. Lunch is a nice size.
The service was good and the food was just okay if you want something nice before a Hawks game. Recommend reserving a private booth. It can get loud.
Fish and chips, are awesome.
Limited time special, but the Chocolate Bag dessert is awesome!
Wife & I brought two children & had private booth (PERFECT). Crab cake app was legit. Ultimate seafood platter & replaced salmon w/ blackened grouper which all was fine nothing spectacular.
Sean the bartender is the bomb! Try a brandy Alexander with ice cream, lobster Cobb or the miso sea bass!
Fish tacos are really good!
Usually a little quieter than the lobby bar at the Omni. Friendly place.
Calamari was perfect! Fish tacos were good. Buffalo wings get 5 and good size. Great prices!! Nice happy hour menu.
The Stuffed Salmon is excellent. The Shrimp and Grits are tasty too. Remember the Lunch special 10 for under $10 is a great deal.
You better have reservations. Extremely crowded!
Over 40 varieties of seafood are flown in from exotic locations worldwide.
Love the happy hour specials but the service is hit and miss.
Awesome happy hour and the remodel looks amazing!
This is a real happy hour! The burger is huge and only $3.95 for the burger and fries! Fish tacos are the best!
Worst service ever. It has taken an hour to get a Burger & 20 minutes for drinks sitting at the bar.
Horrible service. Go somewhere else.
The bartenders are awesome!!! Especially David!
Remodeled & looking good! Food is amazing & executive chef Lincoln really knows his business!
The upside down apple pie... Oh my gosh, it'll give you sweet dreams.
This is the first m&s that we had terrible service. Food was good when it came. But I must say that service was bad.
The tuna tartar is fantastic! Great happy hour M-F from 4-630 + free app w/Check-In! Also, check out live music with Michael Magno on Fridays!
Great Happy Hour! Free with your check-in! Make sure you ask for Chris , the BEST bartender there IMO!
Ask for michelle at the bar. Best drink you'll never remember ordering.
You can't beat a free app (for checking in) and validated parking. Make sure you bring in your parking ticket from the lot across the street (Centenninial).
Great happy hour food & prices.
Wonderful meal tonight, we received free cheesecake with the special! Thanks four square!
They have some nice specials!! Come check it out!!
I appreciate the followup, I was able to get the special today - the blackened fish taco was quite tasty by the way. Thanks!
Hi Benson - thanks for speaking with me today and for agreeing to give us another try. We're still working out the kinks in our BETA foursquare program and are a bit embarrased about your experience.
Good luck getting the happy hour foursquare check in special - was told by both bartender and manager I needed a printed copy of my checkin. These people are either baiting and switching or clueless.
Amazing happy hour 4:00-6:30. $2.95 half pound burger and fries. $4.95 tuna roll, oysters and crab fritters.
Shrimp Linguini was excellent! Great place for lunch or dinner. If you want some added privacy or trying to stay "off the grid" ask to be seated in one of the private booths.
Yet another place where patrons feel it's ok to go to dinner in t-shirts and flip flops.
Go for the Swordfish--absolutely amazing!!!
If you go for lunch, take advantage of their "10 under $10".


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Nature gets a little ominous in 'Signs', a series from Thai photographer Akkara Naktamna. Weeds rise up like phantoms, vines constrict around metal, trees consume whole buildings – it's almost as if nature is trying to tell us they're unhappy with something.
No doubt angering the trees further, Naktamna recently published 'Signs' as a zine, which you can purchase over at Good Art Books.


The news from EuroGamer.net is that "D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions" here.
Also, on baldursgate.com they have a rather ominous countdown here.
Finally, on Facebook, Bruce Boughner has a crisp list of "Medieval Films" here.


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Jinxed mobile no suspended after 3 users die in 10 yrs
London: A jinxed Bulgarian mobile phone number—+359 888 888 888—has been suspended after three users died in the last 10 years, the last owner being gunned down outside an Indian eatery in Sofia, a media report said.
The first owner, Vladimir Grashnov, the former chief executive officer of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel—which issued the number—died of cancer in 2001, aged 48. There were rumours that his cancer was caused by a trade rival using radioactive poisoning, the Daily Mail reported.
The jinxed number was then passed on to Bulgarian mafia boss Konstantin Dimitrov. He was gunned down in 2003 by an assassin in the Netherlands during a trip to inspect his 500-million-pound drug smuggling empire. Dimitrov, who died aged 31, had the mobile with him when he was shot while dining with a model.
The next person to be handed the number was businessman Konstantin Dishliev. He was also gunned down outside an Indian restaurant in Sofia in 2005.
Dishliev had been running a secret cocaine trafficking operation. He died after 130 million pounds of the drug was intercepted by the police while being smuggled from Colombia. Callers now get a recorded message saying the phone is "outside network coverage". PTI
Report in Times of India, Mumbai edition, page 24, May 27, 2010
The above item in today's Times of India caught my attention. I do not know why, but it just happened.
But when I read through it, I found it really very interesting. The news item brings out one interesting characteristic of human nature – finding patterns. We have been programmed to find patterns and large part of our knowledge is acquired through this mode of learning. It is instinctive to us – Pavlov exhibited this through his experiment with the dogs.
In the above example, people saw the link between the phone number and premature deaths. However, a wise person would like to question the "cause and effect" relationship – 2 out of the 3 above were involved in activities where the risk of death anyway was very high.
As investors we often make similar mistake of linking two completely unrelated events and take our investment decisions. It pays to stop before acting on such "coincidences" and ask a few questions.
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