Ssangyong Motors has commenced sales of the 3.2L V6 variant of the company's flagship Chairman W sedan. Initially available with either a 3.6L V6 or a 5.0L V8, the Chairman W has been struggling in the sales charts, which triggered Ssangyong to broaden its potential market base. While the 3.6L and 5.0L variants are badged as CW700, the 3.2L version will be tagged as CW600.source :
HA NOI — National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong applauded contributions made by former NA speaker of South Korea Lee Man Sop to boosting the friendship and multi-faceted co-operation between the two countries.
While receiving the former South Korean legislator in Ha Noi yesterday, chairman Trong expressed his delight at the development of the ties between the two countries in various field
The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were eased shortly before this week's terror attacks, could not have prevented gunmen from entering the hotel."If I look at what we had ... it could not ha
Ashok Kapur, non-executive chairman of private sector lender Yes Bank, has been killed by terrorists in the Trident-Oberoi hotel complex in Mumbai.Kapur was the founding promoter and held 11.83 per cent stake in the bank at the end of September 2008.His body was found on the 19th floor of the hotel, a bank spokesperson said this evening. Kapur had gone to the Oberoi for dinner on Wednesday at one
Things just got a lot more complicated for Mitchell Baker, the Mozilla Foundation’s chairman and “chief lizard wrangler.”
Gone are the days when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the sole rival for Mozilla’s Firefox. A new open-source browser, Google Chrome, has come to town, and it’s from the company that provided $66 million of the Mozilla Foundation’s [
The video posted below is absolutely stunning.In this video, Congressman Ron Paul openly confronts Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke about plans to replace the dollar with a new global currency.This confrontation took place during a House Financial Services Committee meeting this week:
Joerres Remarks, Manpower India White Paper Address the Country's Emergence as a Major Supplier of International Talent in Context of Current Global Economic Climate NEW DELHI, India , Nov.
If the G.O.P. passes this man up, it will be the BIGGEST mistake that they will have ever made!
Via TownHall.com:
Promising this would be ”the first of a series of conversations” with...
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I have worked with Michael Steele when we served together on the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States a few years ago. I have seen his leadership capabilities first hand. He has the right temperament and core Republican principles of limited government, a strong national defense and an unyielding commitment to freedom (including free markets). He makes a good impressio
Well, my apologies for being MIA for the past couple of days and for misreporting Michael Steele’s intentions regarding the RNC Chairman slot. According to Fox News, the former Lt. Governor of Maryland is officially throwing his name into the running.
As most of you know, I’m an outspoken supporter of former Huckabee Campaign Manager [...]
There are a lot of names floating around out there of people who might be interested in the Republican National Committee Chairman position. Some of the names are Chip Saltsman who is Gov. Huckabee's former campaign chairman, Mitt Romney the former nightmare of Massachusetts, Newt Gingrich and Michael Steele. If I had a say, my pick would be Michael Steele because the Republican Party needs a new
The movement to draft Chip Saltsman for RNC Chairman got a huge boost today by former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Senator Frist has first hand experience with Chip Saltsman, who was a Frist adviser for a number of years and tremendously impressed Frist as Tennessee’s Republican Party Chairman.
Frist’s support is huge because it [...]
Shimla: Rajender Rana, State BJP Spokesman took over the charge of Chairman, Media Advisory Committee here today. On this occasion, he thanked Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister and BJP leadership for giving him this assignment. He said that it is for the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh that Chairman of State [...]
HONG KONG, Oct 27 - PCCW chairman Richard Li and China Unicom have failed to agree over the pricing of a joint privatisation of the city's dominant fixed-line service provider, a newspaper reported...
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The Issue: The Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Alan Greenspan, appeared before the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday. A video of his statements is below.
Greenspan has recently come under fire for having been a staunch advocate for deregulation of the lending market. Despite successful handling of financial market dips [...]
Chairman Dick Kovacevich stated that he expects governments around the world to do whatever it takes in order to propel the economy back on track. Kovacevich said, that "there may be doubts how long [the recovery] will take, but it will get done and sooner than most people think." The banker is anticipating that the economy will quickly bounce back at the beginning of next year.
I received this email from a trusted friend a few days ago. He is practically campaigning for the Chairman and CEO of Manila Electric Co. for the distinction of being one of the Business Leaders of Asia.Well, I have nothing against Mr. Lopez and the fact that he is the only Filipino who made it to the final list of nominees is enough reason to vote for him. Below is a copy of the email that was se
I’m not sure how many of you follow the buzz about political party chairmen (or chairwomen), but it will soon be that time of the political cycle where we both of the major parties will have to decide exactly what they want to accomplish in the years to come and who is best suited to [...]
Manchester United are planning an £11 million bid for Wigan Athletic winger Luis Antonio Valencia in January. The Daily Star Sunday says Latics chairman Dave Whelan has confirmed that the Ecuador international is on Manchester United's radar – because they have sent spies to watch him a few times.And knowing Sir Alex Ferguson’s men have liked what they have seen, the sports retail tycoon is
The chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards Board on Wednesday voiced fears that financial regulators could be swayed into implementing potentially harmful legislation in the wake of the credit crisis. Antonio Borges is at the forefront of the hedge fund industry's drive to head-off increased regulation. The HFSB was set-up to develop a voluntary code of best-practice that would offer sufficient...
CNews ISLAMABAD: Dr Atta-ur Rehman Thursday resigned from the offices of Chairman Higher Education Commission. The spokesperson of the HEC also confirmed his resignation and said that no one has yet been appointed in his place. Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, TI, SI HI, NI, is a leading scientist and scholar in the field of organic chemistry with over 700 publications in the field of his expertise. He has
England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke expressed confidence on Monday over the world's richest cricket match, the 20-million dollar Stanford Super Series clash against the West Indies. The opening match between England and the Stanford Superstars side in Antigua on November 1 has been thrown into jeopardy by a dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and their spon
Nigel Payne is back in the headlines. The former group chief executive at Sportingbet.com, and the man who took Sportingbet.com to the London Stock exchange, has been appointed non-executive chairman of the board at GameAccount.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Board Chairman and CEO Dr. Robert Lufrano was honored recently in a ceremony dedicated to “Captains of Industry.” Originating in 1999, the Florida Council on Economic Education, with support from Raymond James, has hosted the First Coast Business Hall of Fame. Each year the Council recognizes peers who [...]
The head of the awards committee (some guy called Horace Engdahl) for the Nobel prize for literature went off on the state of writing in America in a big way yesterday. In reality, in his attempt to insult American authors, the man revealed more about his own petty world view and political prejudices than anything else he spoke about. He came across as a pompous simpleton, but maybe for him
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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZBB Energy Corporation
(Amex: ZBB) today announced that Mr. Bill Mundell has accepted the position as
Chairman of the Board of Directors, taking over from...-ENERGY-53042/news/ZBB-ENERGY-Corporation-Appoints-William-Mundell-Chairman-of-the-Board-of-Directors-582644/
Sheila C. Bair Born: c. 1953, was sworn in as the 19th Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on June 26, 2006. She was appointed Chairman for a five-year term, and as a member of the FDIC Board of Directors through July 2013.Before her appointment to the FDIC, Ms. Bair was the Dean's Professor of Financial Regulatory Policy for the Isenberg School of Management at the Univer
September 26, 2008Attn: Paul Strachan, MEC ChairmanDear Sir:Re: `Lordon report' and IVR Vote #90We continue to act for the ALPA Merger Committee and the former Canadian pilots with respect to seniority related issues. We are now advised that ACPA is conducting IVR Vote #90.We are instructed to object to this vote in the strongest possible terms. As stated in our July 25, 2008 letter to which no re
I am not so sure I agree with this, or at least I think more needs to be said. I know Cox is the head honcho at the SEC, so he deserves some blame. But how about congress and the President. My friend at the SEC has always told me they are severely understaffed, and can only be in "reaction" mode. That's not good.With all of our current problems in the financial sector, why hasn't someone advocated
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) been immune for the most part from the stock market carnage. Shares closed down almost 5% at $34 today, but the stock...
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After Tamara’s lunch with property guru, Starck-partner and Caprice-dater John Hitchcox a few weeks back, the busiest man in property development agreed to have a chat with us about what his company, Yoo, is up to, what it’s like working with Philippe, and where he hangs out in New York – when he’s not building [...]
Mr. Rangel has hurt his case with clumsy, combative pleas of ignorance of the facts and law involving his Dominican villa. “We do make errors, even though we consider ourselves experts in terms of tax policy for the nation,” said the lawmaker, who has three decades’ experience on Ways and Means.
The former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker, is out with some decisively negative commentary. And no, I'm not just talking about some off hand comments about how the economy sucks. He is straight up ominous. A quote from Mr. Volcker:"Growth in the economy in this decade will be the slowest of any decade since the Great Depression, right in the middle of all this financial innovatio
Ssangyong Motors has commenced sales of the 3.2L V6 variant of the company's flagship Chairman W sedan. Initially available with either a 3.6L V6 or a 5.0L V8, the Chairman W has been struggling in the sales charts, which triggered Ssangyong to broaden its potential market base. While the 3.6L and 5.0L variants are badged as CW700, the 3.2L version will be tagged as CW600.
The CW600 will pack
In the following press release on August 28, 2008 U.S. Attorney Anna Mills Wagoner for the Middle
District of North Carolina announced that a federal grand jury in Greensboro has charged ERNEST HAROLD PITT,
THOMAS PARRISH TROLLINGER, and JAMES REID LAWRENCE, in a scheme to
defraud the Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem, NC
(“HAWS”).The 10-count indictment,
returned Tuesday August 2
Some 48 hours after Brian Barwick’s shock resignation as chief executive of the Football Association during England’s lacklustre 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic, it appears that the role of Lord Triesman, FA chairman, was pivotal. The Labour continue read..
Dear Fellow Shareholders of Nutra Pharma:
As the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and fellow investor in the Company, I am excited and pleased to share with you the recent progress we have made in our drug research.
Last week marked one of the most exciting accomplishments for our company. As many of you read in our press [...]
Dear Fellow Shareholders of Nutra Pharma:
As the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and fellow investor in the Company, I am excited and pleased to share with you the recent progress we have made in our drug research.
Last week marked one of the most exciting accomplishments for our company. As many of you read in our press [...]
Alcatel-Lucent CEO Patricia Russo will leave the company by the end of the year and Chairman Serge Tchuruk will leave on Oct. 1, “Alcatel-Lucent” said today.
Since merging, the Alcatel-Lucent has posted six straight quarters of losses, and its stock has dropped 57%, closing Monday at $5.76. WSJ:
Yet some expressed concern that no successor had yet [...]
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR AND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE USA AND THE PRIME MINISTERS OF GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941-1945 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR AND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE USA AND THE PRIME MINI
The future of Joan Laporta as chairman of Barcelona CF will be decided at an extraordinary board meeting tomorrow.
The board met last night to discuss the future of Laporta after he lost a vote of no confidence against him earlier. However the vote was not binding as it recorded a 60% vote against Laporta and [...]
Arkadiy Dobkin, EPAM Founder, Chairman and CEO, was named winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year®2008 award in New Jersey, Information Technology Consulting category, organized by Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. According to Ernst & Young, the awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, fi
Peter Hill-Wood has been speaking to the Daily Telegraph, following on from the weekend’s Arsene comments in the News Of The World, specifically about Adebayor and Hleb.
Of Adebayor, he said
We want him to stay, definitely. Adebayor still has a long time [three years] left on his contract, and we have absolutely no intention of releasing [...]
Di hadapan Presiden Bambang Susilo Yudhoyono (SBY) di istana negara, Chairman Intel - Craig R. Barrett - memamerkan prosesor terbaru Intel yang diusung dengan nama "Atom". Disebut-sebut akan ada proyek pengadaan komputer murah dengan harga di bawah US$ 200 untuk kepentingan pendidikan di Indonesia. Barrett mengatakan prosesor terbaru Intel ini sangat memungkinkan digunakan untuk memproduksi PC ber
XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) and its XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced in a filing today that (on June 26, 2008) it has entered into a...
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Suresh Kalmadi and Magarpatta's Nanded City! Impossible! How can Sharad Pawar and Suresh Kalmadi support and promote the same cause? (Even it is for the betterment of Pune!) Recently, at a press conference, as per the news in ZDNetIndia, Suresh Kalmadi, MP (Indian National Congress) and chairman of Pune Vyaspeeth, the initiator of Hi Tech Pune-Maharashtra 2008 conference, said: "This time we thoug
The Steak n Shake Company (SNS) today announced that its current board member, Sardar Biglari, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, replacing interim Chairman Wayne L. Kelley. Mr. Kelley will remain on the Board of Directors and will retain his position as Interim Chief Executive Officer until the Company concludes its search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Biglari is
Final vote on the merger could come at any timeFCC Chairman Kevin Martin has recommended that the merger between Sirius and XM be approved according to the Associated Press. To get Martin’s approval, provisions were added to the merger deal that would turn over a portion of the available bandwidth from the satellite providers to noncommercial and minority programming.The provisions for turning o
Hey, this is a must read. It is an extremely candid and detailed resuscitation of the company, Western Sizzlin (WEST).
Read the letter here:
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A fed filing today from FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. (NYSE: BEN) indicates that Chairman of the Board Charles Johnson sold 400,000 on June 13 in two transactions at...
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It's not official yet, but FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (one of five relevant votes) has decided to allow the merge between Sirius and XM satellite radio providers. However, there are a few caveats that the companies would need to accept—but it's all good news for the consumer. 1. The company(s) would need to freeze prices for three years. 2. "A la carte" options would need to be available with
The Republican Party Hosts So Many Homosexual Related Scandals…. That They Are Not Subject To A Class Action LawSuit By Respectable Homosexuals Everywhere Is Beyond Me…
Former Clark County Republican Party Chair Glenn Murphy Jr. faces a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty Thursday morning to criminal deviate conduct, a class B felony, for performing unwanted [...]
BRUSSELS - THE chairman of British oil major BP rejected as 'apocalyptic' a prediction by the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom of oil prices soaring to $250 (S$343) a barrel by the end of next year. BP chairman Peter Sutherland told the European Policy Centre on Wednesday there was no problem with available supplies of fossil fuels in the medium term, but there wa
And we all thought we had our own problems making choices for the local School Board. Check out this article on CNN World. Monkey God Elected School ChairmanMaybe we've been going about the selection process in all the wrong ways!
The artful dodger FCC chairman Kevin Martin hit the airwaves on CNBC today, When he was asked about the merger between Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) he...
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Ford (F) will be cutting 15% of its white collar expenses before August 15. According to Reuters, Ford said "We told employees today we are going to cut...
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Lam Son Sugar Joint Stock Corporation said Le Trung Thanh, brother of the firm’s chairman Le Van Tam, has stopped buying 38,000 shares he had registered to purchase earlier.
Thanh owns a 3.67% stake, equivalent to 1,101,550 shares, in the company, according to the exchange.
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Alain Cany, Chairman of Eurocham, who told the local press six months ago that he was optimistic about Viet Nam’s economy, has confirmed his optimism, even as the situation seems to be getting worse.
In an interview with Saigon tiep thi newspaper yesterday, Mr Cany said that Viet Nam proves to be an attractive place...
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I just worked four consecutive sixteen hour days.The tension in my body is slowly unwinding into what I hope will soon be complete and utter inertia.The organization I work for just finished hosting a conference for 4,700 people.I was asked to serve as the aide de camp for the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the duration of the event.[I'm not an executive assistant in real life but apparent
Chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) Amidhan expressed his regret over a violent action committed by the Islamic Defenders Front against the masses of the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and Beliefs (AKKBB) at the National Monument (Monas) Square in Jakarta."We really deplored the incident. I am really opposed to FPI`s action," he said here on Sunday.He said that MUI had ca
Ha Tien Transportation Joint Stock Company said director Nguyen Tuan Anh became a shareholder by buying 20,000 shares, the exchange announced on its website Friday.
Cuu Long Fish Joint Stock Company said Tran Thi Thuy, its chairman’s daughter, would sell all of her holding of 400,000 shares by August 3.
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Media NewsNew Delhi, May 31, 2008EXL Service (NASDAQ: EXLS), a leading provider of transformation and outsourcing solutions, today announced that Executive Chairman Vikram Talwar has been selected as a finalist for The Metro New York Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2008 Award. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary
The Board of Directors of the Road Haulage Association has elected Andy Boyle of Herefordshire-based A.B.E. (Ledbury) Limited as its new Chairman.
Andy takes over the job from Willie Oliver from Northern Ireland. "It's a fact that there is seldom what can be described as a 'good time' in the industry these days", [...]
Joseph Ferriero, the chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Party, is being investigated by the federal government for contracts awarded by several municipalities to a firm he controlled, the Star-Ledger is reporting. Former North Arlington Mayor Leonard Kaiser, a Republican, may be involved as well. Click here for more.
Chairman and General Director of La Nga Sugar Company Pham Nhu Hoa has resigned from his post after the company’s shareholders’ meeting concluded that he caused the loss of VND7bil to the company due to unprofitable securities investment deals.
Hoa was discovered to have used VND17.7bil of the company’s money to make...
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I’m really enjoying this new discovery of mine, BlogTalkRadio. This isn’t a paid endorsement or anything like that, it’s an honest opinion about an exciting website. Yesterday I was browsing through BTR’s “On The Air” section and listening to the shows that were live at that time. There was a political show [...]
I’m really enjoying this new discovery of mine, BlogTalkRadio. This isn’t a paid endorsement or anything like that, it’s an honest opinion about an exciting website. Yesterday I was browsing through BTR’s “On The Air” section and listening to the shows that were live at that time. There was a political show [...]
Di hadapan Presiden SBY, Chairman Intel - Craig R. Barrett - memamerkan prosesor terbaru Intel bernama "Atom". Konon, untuk proyek pengadaan komputer murah di Indonesia.
The board of directors of Visteon Corporation today elected Donald J. Stebbins as president and chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2008.Read more...
UIQ Technology today announced that Dr. Colin Tucker has been appointed to the position of Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of UIQ Technology. Other members of the board come from UIQ's owners, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Dr. Tucker has previsouly held executive positions at a number of mobile companies including Orange and Hutchison.The UIQ Board's role is to advise th
The chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAGL), a well-known Vietnamese conglomerate, will be the first Vietnamese to own a private plane.
Doan Nguyen Duc told Thanh Nien his US$7 million Beechcraft King Air 350 had departed Mena Airport in the US state of Arkansas and would land at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on May 14.
Duc’s 60% stake in HAGL is estimated to worth
ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister and PIA Chairman, Ahmad Mukhtar has said that there could not be any place in the national airlines for the staff holding bad performance records.Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, on the occasion of his visit to the PIA Regional Office here, said that a change was being brought about in the management of the organization and, thereafter, the cases of other staff would also be reviewed. He said that those performing well would be encouraged and the promotions of bad performers could be stopped and they could even be laid off. PIA chairman said that sales promotion would be focused and the staff would be given new targets. As regards Pakistan defense budget, he said that this would be determined keeping the needs in view and besides increasing, it could be reduced also.
Wachovia announced Thursday that CEO Ken Thompson will no longer serve as chairman of the board. This will allow him to focus 100% of his time as CEO guiding the company. Lanty Smith, the bank's head independent director since 2000, will become the new chairman of the board.
Shareholders of the Dong Nai-based La Nga Sugar Company on April 29 signed a petition which was filed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Steering Committee on Fighting Corruption, and the Ministry of Finance to report about illegal activities of Pham Nhu Hoa, Chairman of the La Nga Sugar...
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The chairman of a southern sugarcane company has rejected allegations that he bankrupted the enterprise by investing company money in the stock market.
On Monday, shareholders of the La Nga Sugarcane and Sugar Company in Dong Nai Province sent a petition to several ministries and the Government Inspectorate accusing...
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Shoaib Akhtar has apologised to Nasim Ashraf, the PCB chairman, during the second meeting of an appellate tribunal at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Veteran actor Om Puri, who has just taken over as chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), says he hopes to promote meaningful films that impart a social message.
We just returned from the 4th annual Virtuoso Chairman’s Recognition event that just concluded. This exclusive trip is by invitation only, with member agencies selected based on overall production—your sales pushed us into the top---thanks!The incredible, eight day event crisscrossed India by private jet. We visited Delhi and Mumbai, as well as to more rural areas like Udaipur and Jodphur, and had a fantastic stay at the Oberoi Udaivilas; named Top Hotel in the World by Travel + Leisure readers in 2007. Other highlights included:A “family” wedding hosted by AmanTours of Colonial Delhi sightseeing by Amber ToursPrivate tours and shopping in UdaipurA dinner at the Udaipur City Palace hosted by Micato SafarisDinner and fireworks at Oberoi Udaivilas hosted by Oberoi Hotels and ResortsA
This is getting out of hand, it’s one thing for Jack Thompson to attack GTA IV’s publishers legally, but his latest stunt is seriously one for the books.
This, week, the infamous self appointed protector of peace and justice in the universe, Jack Thompson, decided to write a letter to the mother, yes mother, of Take [...]
