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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his wife Regina wave during a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China, in Hong Kong July 1, 2012. New Hong Kong leader Leung was sworn into office on Sunday by Chinese President Hu Jintao for a five-year term in which he will confront challenges ranging from human rights to democracy after a tumultuous year of transition and protest.

A woman speaks on a phone as she waits on a road-side with her luggage in Beijing on July 1, 2012.

A man sleeps on his bicycle in Beijing on July 1, 2012.

A beggar walks through a hutong in Beijing on July 1, 2012.

A couple ride in a rickshaw in Beijing on July 1, 2012.

People swim in a lake in Beijing on July 1, 2012.

A Chinese tourist poses in a traditional costume against the Beijing skyline on July 1, 2012.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters march in the streets urging new Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying to step down, during the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China, in Hong Kong July 1, 2012. Leung was sworn into office on Sunday by Chinese President Hu Jintao for a five-year term in which he will confront challenges ranging from human rights to democracy after a tumultuous year of transition and protest.

Pro-democracy demonstrators watch fireworks in downtown Hong Kong July 1, 2012, during the 15th anniversary of the territory's return to China.

Pro-democracy protesters are removed by police outside the exhibition center where China's President Hu Jintao was presiding over a flag raising ceremony on the 15th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover to China in Hong Kong, Sunday, July 1, 2012.

A girl plays with bubbles during a march of pro-democracy demonstrators in downtown Hong Kong July 1, 2012

In this picture taken on June 21, 2012 shows workers building a car on the Geely Motors assembly line in Cixi, 50km from Ningbo in China's Zhejiang province.

Attendants of the G241 bullet train, most of whom are newly employed, head for their train before leaving Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, July 1, 2012. A total of 124 new bullet train attendants employed by the Jinan Railway Bureau began the first day of their career on Sunday, after a job training program followed by qualification tests. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

New attendants on a CRH bullet train prepare for their first day of work in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, July 1, 2012.

New bullet train attendants go through an etiquette course in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, June 30, 2012.

Passengers are seen on a bullet train running on the Hanyi Railway in central China's Hubei Province, July 1, 2012. The 293-kilometer Hanyi Railway, an express rail link that connects Wuhan, capital of Hubei, and Yichang of Hubei, was launched on Sunday. The railway will reduce travel time between the cities to one hour and 39 minutes. (Xinhua/Hong Tongqian)

A bullet train leaves the Yichang East Railway Station on the inaugural trip of the Hanyi Railway, in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 1, 2012.(Xinhua/Hong Tongqian)

Photos taken on July 1, 2012 shows the articles carried in the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Beijing, capital of China. A ceremony was held in Beijing on Sunday to open the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft. The articles carried in the re-entry capsule were handed over to their belonging organizations. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", stops at the dock in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 29, 2012. The vessel is set to kick off the country's fifth Arctic expedition from Qingdao on July 2. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Originally Posted by Equation

They should have stuck soft thick rubber padding to the pillars.

Oh..no...no, that would be bad for the entire sub floor system. Those huge pillars and columns are there for a purpose, to uphold the large steel girders that runs across the floor underneath the parking lot, that's what hold up the tons and tons of concrete and metal together.[COLOR="Silver"]

Where my daughter parks her car, you swipe your card and a hoist conveyer belt system takes your car away and stack parks it. swipe your card again when you want your car and it brings it back. They should have that for all women drivers.

I saw a funny video a short while ago . I cant remember whether it was on a forum or yahoo news.
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The women driver turns so sharply as she drives into the building the entire passenger side gets scrapped by the wall. She gets out looks at the damage probably figuring out how to tell her dad/husband/boyfriend. and the car being on a slope starts to roll awayfrom her as she didnt engage the handbrake properly .....crash.

I noticethose pillars have got those diagonal lines on them . It helps the women line up the space. It should work for women as they got experience from pedistrian crossings where they think those lines are there to assist them in targeting pedestrians crossing the road.

A woman walks near the Apple logo outside an Apple store in Shanghai, China on Monday July 2, 2012. Apple agreed to pay $60 million to settle a dispute in China over ownership of the iPad name, a court announced Monday, removing a potential obstacle to sales of the popular tablet computer in the key Chinese market. (AP Photo)

Apple buys trademark, may soon offer new iPad to China - Xinhua | English.news.cn

GUANGZHOU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese court on Monday said Apple Inc. has settled a lingering dispute with a local technology company concerning the use of the iPad trademark for the California-based tech giant's popular tablet computers in the Chinese mainland.

This development in the two-year legal tussle is seen by some market analysts as Apple's stepping stone for bringing its New iPad to eager Chinese consumers. The product is in the process of getting final approval from authorities, people familiar with the matter said.

Apple has paid 60 million U.S. dollars to Proview Technology (Shenzhen)for the trademark, the Higher People's Court of Guangdong Province said in a statement issued Monday. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce was asked to assist the transfer of the iPad trademark to Apple, the court said.

It said the settlement agreement went into effect on June 25.

"All parties involved have agreed on the settlement. Proview and Apple now no longer have a dispute over the iPad trademark," said Xie Xianghui, a lawyer for Proview Shenzhen, a debt-ridden manufacturer of computer screens and LED lights based in Shenzhen.

"We think the iPad trademark is worth more than the amount Apple will pay. It is not satisfactory, but it is acceptable," Xie said.

Proview Shenzhen had previously claimed that the Taipei subsidiary of its Hong Kong-based parent company, Proview International Holdings Limited, registered the iPad trademark in a number of countries and regions as early as 2000.

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A mother and daughter play with an Apple iPad at an Apple store in Shanghai on July 2, 2012. The US technology giant has paid a Chinese firm 60 million USD to settle a long-running dispute over the iPad trademark in China, a court said.

A woman walk along a street in Beijing on July 2, 2012.

Cyclists cross an intersection in Beijing on July 2, 2012. China's economy grew an annual 8.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012 -- its slowest pace in nearly three years. The government will release the gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the second quarter next week.

This picture taken on July 1, 2012, shows a Chinese musician performing at a rock concert in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. After decades struggling with official censorship, China's contemporary music scene is finally taking off, fuelled by live shows, the Internet and a government eager to cash in on a growing market.

This picture taken on July 1, 2012, shows Chinese music fans at a rock concert in Hefei, east China's Anhui province.

A protester holds a banner with a picture of Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying during a demonstration calling for universal suffrage and protesting against Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

Protesters burn a devil look-a-like picture of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and calling him to step down after tens of thousands people march at a down town street during the annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Sunday, July 1, 2012. The march has become an occasion for people to air their grievances over a range of issues. Along with full democracy for the semiautonomous region of China, protesters were also pushing for a thorough investigation of labor activist Li Wangyang, which was initially labeled a suicide.

Pro-democracy protesters step on the mock Chinese PLA tanks after tens of thousands people march at a down town street during the annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Sunday, July 1, 2012.

Bikini beach party in Sanya - News, photos, topics, and quotes

This picture taken on June 30, 2012 shows a Chinese promoter leading a group of party-goers during a bikini beach party in Sanya, southern China's Hainan province. The growth of China outbound travel is moving at a huge pace -- at about 20 percent increase every year, and the number of outbound Chinese travelers hit 58 million in 2011, according to tourism autorities.

A visitor looks at an exhibit at a dinosaur fossil exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, July 1, 2012.

Party members swear the oath in front of a Chinese Communist Party flag at the Site of the First National Congress of Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai, China Sunday, July 1, 2012. The Communist Party of China celebrates the 91st anniversary of its founding on July 1.

Tourists enjoy coolness in the sea water of Xiasha in Changle City, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 2, 2012. The highest temperature in some places of the province reached 37 (98f) degrees centigrade on Monday. The provincial meteorologic authority has issued an orange alarm against the high temperature. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

Researchers and sailors of China's research vessel Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon," participate in the farewell ceremony for its fifth Arctic expedition in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 2, 2012. Xuelong, an A-2 class icebreaker capable of breaking ice 1.2 meters thick, is estimated to travel over 17,000 nautical miles during its 90-day voyage. It is scheduled to return to Shanghai on Sept. 29. (Xinhua/Yu Fangping)

China's research vessel Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon," leaves the port of Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center under the escort of China Coast Guard for its fifth Arctic expedition in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 2, 2012. (Xinhua/Yu Fangping)

Photo taken on July 2, 2012 shows a collapse site in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. One person has been confirmed dead and three injured when a viaduct in eastern Hangzhou collapsed on Monday afternoon, when workers were dismantling the viaduct. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A citizen carrying his pet dog plays beside the Yangtze River in Chongqing, southwest China, July 2, 2012. The first flood peak of this year passed the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River on Monday, with water level reaching 14.26 meters, 4.47 meters higher than that of the previous day. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Peddleries transfer watermelons at the Caiyuanba fruit market in Chongqing, southwest China, July 2, 2012. The first flood peak of this year passed the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River on Monday, with water level reaching 14.26 meters, 4.47 meters higher than that of the previous day. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Citizens clean their cars beside the Binjiang Road in Chongqing, southwest China, July 2, 2012. The first flood peak of this year passed the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River on Monday, with water level reaching 14.26 meters, 4.47 meters higher than that of the previous day. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Train attendants pose for photos at the Tianjin West Railway Station on the Jinghu High-speed Railway in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 1, 2012. The Tianjin West Railway Station, one of the major stations on the Jinghu High-speed Railway which links Beijing, capital of China, and Shanghai, east China, held a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of the railway's operation. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Chang Shengkai (C), a former bicycle athlete of southeast China's Taiwan, poses for a group photo with his father Chang Hanzhang and his son Chang Jiahao in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 2, 2012. The three generations of the 50-year-old Chang Shengkai started a 4,500-kilometer-long riding journey from Fuzhou to Harbin of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday. They planned to finish their riding in 28 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Bin)

Chang Shengkai (back), a former bicycle athlete of southeast China's Taiwan, his father Chang Hanzhang and his son Chang Jiahao ride on a road in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 2, 2012.

Chen Ning Yang, right, and his wife Weng Fan smile at each other during a forum held by Tsinghua University to commemorate his 90th birthday in Beijing, June 30, 2012. (Photo source: Asianewsphoto/ China Daily)

Paris, 2 July 2012, Stylish Fan Bingbing watches Paris fashion show

Riot police stand in a line to guard a street during a protest in Shifang, Sichuan province July 3, 2012. Residents in Shifang, a city in southwest China, took to the streets for a third day on Tuesday, demanding the government scrap plans for a copper alloy project they fear will poison them, in the latest unrest spurred by environmental concerns.

Riot police (L) sit next to local residents as they take a rest during a protest in Shifang, Sichuan province July 3, 2012.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese frigate "Yiyang" sets sail from a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 for an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to protect commercial ships from pirate attacks with frigate "Changzhou" and comprehensive supply ship "Qiandaohu." China is closely cooperating with the navies of Japan and India in patrolling against piracy off Somalia, a sign of the country's greater willingness to work with other nations in safeguarding global trade despite mixed sentiments among Chinese toward the country's main Asian rivals.

UN observers from Ghana and China leave a hotel in Damascus with the monitors team tasked with monitoring the UN-backed ceasefire in Syria, on April 25, 2012 to visit flashpoint areas of the conflict-stricken country for the day. International peace envoy Kofi Annan has called for the rapid deployment of 300 ceasefire monitors in Syria, branding violence levels 'unacceptable' 12 days into a promised truce.

Chinese Chief William Ma from Hong Kong serves a French Chateau Fayau white wine prior to cook a crab and wine dish, on June 29, 2012 in western city of Bordeaux. When it comes to food and wine pairing most chefs start with the food. But in Bordeaux, the wine comes first, offering a new challenge to the Michelin-starred chefs flocking to the French region.

Local residents parade with banners during a protest along a street in Shifang county, Sichuan province in this handout picture taken on July 2, 2012. Shifang, a city in southwest China, has temporarily halted work on a copper alloy project and threatened to punish organisers of a two-day protest against it if they do not give themselves up, in the latest example of unrest spurred by the country's environmental woes. The Chinese characters on the banners read, "Protect the environment, Return our homeland!"(front) and "Stand against it, and stand together to protect our homeland!". Picture taken July 2.Are these translations correct? If not please correct them. Thanks!

Li Shuangping (C), accompanied by his mother and sister, waits for train at Hefei Railway Station in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2012. China's railways are expected to carry 372 million passengers during the 62-day summer travel peak season of this year, which started on July 1.(Xinhua/Du Yu)

A man heads for his train with two children at Hefei Railway Station in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2012.(Xinhua/Du Yu)

A girl looks out of a window on a train heading for east China's Shanghai, at Hefei Railway Station in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2012. China's railways are expected to carry 372 million passengers during the 62-day summer travel peak season of this year, which started on July 1.(Xinhua/Du Yu)

Citizens ride bicycles under the scorching sun in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2012. The highest temperature in downtown area of Changsha reached 37 degrees Celsius(98F). According to the local meteorological department, the hot weather in Changsha will last until the next week. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)

Passangers await trains at Yinchuan Railway Station in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 3, 2012. China's railways are expected to carry 372 million passengers during the 62-day summer travel peak season of this year, which started on July 1.(Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

China 'cannibal' attack: Drunk bus driver leaps on woman in street and chews on her face | Mail Online

The recent terrifying spate of 'cannibal attacks' seems to have spread to China, as a drunk bus driver was caught on camera gnawing at a woman's face in a horrific random attack.

The unfortunate woman will apparently require plastic surgery to repair the damage done by her crazed attacker.

According to local news reports, the driver, named Dong, had been drinking heavily during lunch with his friends before the outburst on Tuesday.

He then ran on to the road in the city of Wenzhou, in south-east China, and stood in front of the car being driven by a woman named Du, stopping her from moving.

When police arrived, they managed to take Dong into custody, bringing the appalling rampage to an end.

Du was taken to hospital, where doctors said she would need surgery to repair her nose and lips.

The incident comes in the wake of a number of similar attacks committed by drugged-up psychopaths in the U.S.

Perhaps the best-known of these came in May, when Rudy Eugene chewed a homeless man's face off before being shot dead by police.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

China 'cannibal' attack: Drunk bus driver leaps on woman in street and chews on her face | Mail Online

That's crazy, I hope the poor woman recovers well. This is weird news. Could these cannibal attacks be linked to copy cat crime from the media craze society that we lived in?

Originally Posted by Equation

That's crazy, I hope the poor woman recovers well. This is weird news. Could these cannibal attacks be linked to copy cat crime from the media craze society that we lived in?

I would say it was caused by drugs

Originally Posted by bladerunner

I would say it was caused by drugs

This man was drunk and the face eater in Miami had marijuana in him, not bath salts.

Yeah but either way, one gotta be really pissed and demented in the mind to go on an act like that.

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Mainland Chinese Kung Fu masters perform at the Shaolin and Wu Dang Martial Arts Extravaganza in Ngong Ping Village, in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Around 20 kung fu masters will showcase their martial art skills from July 4 to September 2 in Hong Kong to attract tourists.

Calluses, caused by years of training, cover the hand of a Mainland Chinese Kung Fu master at the Shaolin and Wu Dang Martial Arts Extravaganza in Ngong Ping Village, in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Around 20 Kung Fu masters will showcase their martial arts skills from July 4 to Sept. 2 in Hong Kong to attract tourists

Dissident Wang Dan, a former Chinese student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 4, 2012. Wang is here on his first visit to Japan.

Cuban President Raul Castro (centre L) is greeted by officials after disembarking from his aircraft upon arrival at Beijing's international airport on July 4, 2012. Castro is on a tour of Asian allies China and Vietnam that will include four days in Beijing and a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, officials said.

A police officer (front) stands guard as residents gather near a street opposite the entrance to the municipal government building after three days of protests against the government's plans to allow the building of a copper alloy plant, in Shifang, Sichuan province July 4, 2012. A Chinese city has released 21 people who were detained after a clash between police and residents protesting against a metals plant they feared would poison them, city officials said on Wednesday, the second unusual official concession in two days.

Chinese paramilitary police (top) guard the government offices in the city of Shifang in China's Sichuan province on July 4, 2012, a day after authorities bowed to violent protests and cancelled plans to build a controversial metals factory. The demonstration highlighted growing concerns among the Chinese public who are increasingly aghast at the impact of the country's historic economic development on the environment.

Photo taken on July 3, 2012 shows the night view of Manzhouli city, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Manzhouli is a major land port in north China's Inner Mongolia. The city, located in the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia, borders Russia to the north and sits close to Mongolia to the west. The tourism industry here keeps on developing steadily since the border tourism with Russia and Mogolia started in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhao Tingting)

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing presents a creation by French designer Stephane Rolland as part of his Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2012/2013 fashion show in Paris July 3, 2012. At right is television personality Kim Kardashian and musician Kanye West.

Photo taken on May 2010 shows the giant panda "Sijia" playing in Yunnan Safari Park in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Three giant pandas who were brought here from southwest China's Sichuan Province after the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008 will return to their hometown soon to breed offsprings. (Xinhua/Li Li)

Vehicles are submerged in Wangyuan City of Dazhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2012. Rain storms since June 30 have killed three people and affected more than 620,000 people in Dazhou City, local authorities said Monday. The rain storms also destroyed 2,419 houses and damaged another 5,529 dwellings in the city, an official of Dazhou municipal government said. (Xinhua/Deng Liangkui)

Vessels are anchored to take shelter from the rain-triggered flood in Dazhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2012. Rain storms since June 30 have killed three people and affected more than 620,000 people in Dazhou City, local authorities said Monday. The rain storms also destroyed 2,419 houses and damaged another 5,529 dwellings in the city, an official of Dazhou municipal government said. (Xinhua/Deng Liangkui)

Bongi Ngema (2nd L), South African President Jacob Zuma's wife, watch the performance during the open day event in Chinese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 3, 2012. South African President Jacob Zuma's wife Bongi Ngema and other 300 officials attended the event on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)

Workers clean up floating wastes near the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2012. The first flood torrents passed the Three Gorges Dam safely on Wednesday, accompanied by large amount of floating wastes. Local government is working on the cleanup operation. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

The Three Gorges opens its sluices for water discharge in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 3, 2012. The first flood peak in this year's flood season arrived at the Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, with the maximal water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir of 42,000 cubic meters per second, hitting this year's record high. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Originally Posted by t2contra

This man was drunk and the face eater in Miami had marijuana in him, not bath salts.

Maybe a new illegal hard drug has just started to come into the scene. It just hasn't been detected and found out yet. Scary stuff.