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Amazon launches Free Super Saver Shipping, which allows customers to get free shipping for orders above $99. [97] 2002: March: Legal, Competition: Amazon settles its October 1999 patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble (over its 1-Click checkout system, which it received a patent for in September 1999). It originally charged that Barnes ...
2008 Gaza Strip bombings may refer to: Operation Hot Winter, a military campaign between February 28, 2008, and March 3, 2008; Operation Cast Lead, a military campaign that began on December 27, 2008, as part of the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict
Star Shipping was a shipping company based in Bergen, Norway that in 2008 operated 60–70 vessels with a total of 3 million deadweight tonnes. [1] It was founded in 1961 as a joint venture between Grieg Group and Masterbulk. [2] The main area of co-operation was in industrial transport of forest products with 50 open hatch ships.
Eleven races are scheduled for each event except for the 49er class, for which 16 races are scheduled from 9 August 2008 to 21 August 2008 of the coast of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre facing the Yellow Sea. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) are scheduled as opening races and one as a medal race.
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471 (2008), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.The Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that the punitive damages awarded to the victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill should be reduced from $2.5 billion to $500 million.
A Perfect Day (Italian: Un giorno perfetto) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. [1] [2] [3] It is based on a novel with the same name by Melania Mazzucco. [4] It entered the competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. [5]
Shein, originally named ZZKKO, was founded in China in 2008 by entrepreneur and search engine optimization (SEO) marketing specialist Chris Xu (Xu Yangtian). [11] [5] [12] Information on Xu's educational and career background remains elusive as of 2022, with sources conflicting on details of his biography.
In 2008, Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson asked themselves where modern electronic gadgets come from. They conceived the idea to follow the production cycle of a pedometer in reverse chronological order from end sales back to its origin and manufacture.