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Jakks: Puttin’ the Smack Down

When the World Wrestling Entertainment company WWE accused toy company Jakks of bribing them, Jakks challenged and won a juicy settlement. Jakks holds all kinds of big name licenses, like Hanna Montana and Pokemon, so WWE leaving their ring hasn’t hurt them a bit.

Tags: Business Operations, Litigation, Toy Company, jakks, pacific, inc, incorporated, american, pie, sex, hannah, montana, pokemon, dragon, ball, jesus, christ, wwe, jamie, lynn, spears, world, wrestling, entertainment, web video, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, howard lindzon, closing bell, julie alexandria, wallstrip, wallstreet, stocks, stock market, stock exchange, money, finance, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, cash, business, warren, buffet, berkshire hathaway, day trade, trends, cnbc, trading, market, jim cramer, britney

Videos 2008-03-10

RNC: Day 1

Bush, Thompson, and Lieberman show their support for the Republican ticket.

Tags: Lieberman Software Corp, joe biden, speech, politics, video, blog, moblogic, news, citizen journalism, america, media, government, opinions, lindsay, campbell, white house, elections, united states, capitol hill, abc, nbc, fox, comedy, funny, sexy, world, earth, pop culture, blogs, new media, democratic national convention, ted kennedy, michelle obama, barack obama, hillary clinton, george, bush, fred, thompson, joe, lieberman, st, paul, minnesota, minneapolis, republican, sarah, palin, vice

Videos 2008-09-03

RNC: Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin accepts the Republican nomination for Vice President.

Tags: Nomination, Sarah Palin, joe biden, speech, politics, video, blog, moblogic, news, citizen journalism, america, media, government, opinions, lindsay, campbell, white house, elections, united states, capitol hill, abc, nbc, fox, comedy, funny, sexy, world, earth, pop culture, blogs, new media, democratic national convention, ted kennedy, michelle obama, barack obama, hillary clinton, george, bush, fred, thompson, joe, lieberman, st, paul, minnesota, minneapolis, republican, sarah, palin, vice

Videos 2008-09-04

Additional Resources

Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer Campaign

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer CampaignC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway is kicking off its annual prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign this week. The company said this marks the eighth consecutive year that Safeway...

Articles 2009-06-08

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Get UFood Grill

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Get UFood GrillC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com UFood Restaurant Group, an operator of better-for-you fast-casual restaurants, announced that the Company has signed an agreement to open a UFood Grill in the Dallas/Fort Worth...

Articles 2009-06-08

Kellogg Named to Most Ethical Companies' List

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Kellogg Named to Most Ethical Companies' ListC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Ethisphere Institute named Kellogg Company to Ethisphere's second-annual World's Most Ethical Companies list. Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of profitable best practices...

Articles 2009-06-08

Monsanto Commits to Double Yield in Three Major Crops

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Monsanto Commits to Double Yield in Three Major CropsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Monsanto Company announced a three-point commitment to help increase food production in the face of growing demand, limited natural resources and a changing climate. It...

Articles 2009-06-08

Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai Enterprises

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai EnterprisesC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Maui Wowi Hawaiian, a destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced it has expanded its worldwide corporate ohana to the...

Articles 2009-06-08

Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Team to Deliver New Food Line for Children

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Team to Deliver New Food Line for ChildrenC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have announced a partnership to create a "better-for-you" line of food products for children....

Articles 2009-06-08

William Shakespeare: playwright, poet, management guru: several critics suggest that Shakespeare's plays could be taught not just in English Literature classes but also in Business Management lectures and leadership seminars. Shakespeare provides thought-provoking insights into issues related to power, authority, leadership, management of risk, of crisis, of emotion: ubiquitous issues in the contemporary business and management scene

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WRITTEN over four centuries ago, Shakespeare's plays continue to have a universal appeal for their absorbing stories (of kings, queens and dukes; of battles, rivalries and political turmoil of the time, of love, honour and betrayal), and also for the sensitive, rich, and eloquent use of...

Articles 2008-12-01

Resilience entrepreneurship helps you to bounce back

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When you start your own business, if you are realistic, you have to know that there's a chance you may fail. Entrepreneurs, by nature, are risk takers. Starting a new business is a huge risk and as you grow a new business, you will be taking...

Articles 2008-12-01

Next generation unified communications for better collaboration: communications and collaboration will become critical elements of business success as the next generation of mobile communications devices and platforms link the right people, at the right time, through the most appropriate networks

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS THE world moves towards ubiquitous, seamless data connectivity to support a global economy, most people will have high quality access to almost any information, anywhere, anytime, on any device. However, as barriers to access fall away, one of the key challenges organisations will...

Articles 2008-12-01

A true American classic: savage model 14.250-3000

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That wonderful year was 1958. Ike was still in the White House, Khrushchev came to power in Soviet Russia, the Yankees beat the Braves in the World Series after losing the first three games, and a young fellow by the name of Arnold Palmer won his...

Articles 2008-10-01

An axis sniper rifle: CZ sniper rifles were no doubt deployed by the Germans in WWII, too

Over the past few years I've been assembling a modest collection of World War II sniper rifles. To that end I've managed to acquire five representative samples: American, British, German, Japanese and Soviet scope-sighted, bolt-action rifles all dated 1943/1944. Recently, a 6th World War II vintage sniper rifle...

Articles 2008-10-01

2-shot autos: this concept is old but about to see a revival

It was too good of an idea to end up in the dustbin of history. Walking into the Beretta booth at the last Shot Show, I was stunned to see their new UGB25 Xcel. You would think Beretta could come up with a better name for a fine shotgun than...

Articles 2008-10-01

America's T48: it almost won!

[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Widely known as the FN FAL, SLR, LIA1 and other descriptive acronyms, Fabrique Natioinale's "Fusil Automatique Leger" has been the world's single most successful 7.62 NATO rifle platform. Given the official US Ordnance test designation of "T48," the FAL might have been adopted as the United...

Articles 2008-10-01

Black Tie Bowie

From Tichbourne Knives Jim Bowie had the reputation of being something of a ruffian and a roustabout. The truth of the matter is, Bowie rose from humble beginnings to socialize with the finest gentry of his time. When the occasion arose, James Bowie could comfortably present himself as...

Articles 2008-10-01

Remembering Ray Chapman: one of the founders of modern pistolcraft

This past February brought news the handgun world had lost another of its greats. Ray Chapman had died peacefully at 79, in a Texas hospital with the love of his life, Beverly McCord, at his side. Chapman was one of the original Combat Masters to whom Jeff Cooper...

Articles 2008-10-01

Evaluating critical lines and stations considering the impact of the consequence using transit assignment model -case study of London's underground network

As the problem of full transit vehicles is encountered daily by passengers in most of the big cities, previous research evaluated the consequence of overcrowding in terms of on-board crowding and passengers not being able to board with full vehicles. The impact of overcrowding in the real...

Articles 2008-09-22

The ballet dancing profession: a career transition model

What type of emotional transition is experienced by professional dancers who face the end of their career? What does this journey imply? This article discusses the transition experiences of two case studies out of a total sample of fourteen (N=14) international professional ballet dancers who left their...

Articles 2008-09-22