In 2001, Warner Bros. ( which had, by then, merged with Turner and assumed its properties ) released the duo's first direct-to-video movie, Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, in which Tom covets a ring which grants mystical powers to the wearer, and has become accidentally stuck on Jerry's head.

Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas produced some catchy, original, and danceable music ( a mix of rock, hip-hop, and Latin ) which cemented their fan base all over the Americas, until the duo's separation in 2001.

Following this, the band were signed by indie record label Mordgrimm, who released the duo's debut album, The Codex Necro, in 2001.

The band's debut album, Out of the Loop, was released in 2001 on the Kindercore label and according to a 2002 interview with The Stanford Daily, the band's name represented the dynamic of the duo's relationship: " The two towers, equal and independent, together made up one entity and came to represent the relationship that Geller and Dykes forged professionally and personally.

In 2001, after a disappointing 5 – 11 season, the Vikings bought out the contract of Dennis Green, despite his successful coaching tenure with the team.

In 2001, Tranz Rail's long-distance passenger operations, under the guise of Tranz Scenic, became a separate company ; Tranz Rail chose not to bid for the contract to run Auckland's rail services, and the contract was won by Connex ( now Veolia Transport Auckland ).

Cruz has appeared in print ads for Mango and had a contract with Ralph Lauren in 2001.

According to a 2001 article in U. S. News & World Report, Limbaugh had an eight-year contract, at the rate of $ 31. 25 million a year.

Prior to the 2001 season, star free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez, was signed by the Rangers in the most lucrative deal in baseball history: a 10-year, $ 252 million contract.

With her Atlantic contract fulfilled after a 15-year stint, Amos signed to Epic in late 2001.

From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between FOX and NBC under the terms of a six-year, $ 2. 48 billion NASCAR television contract, with FOX broadcasting the Daytona 500 in odd-numbered years ( 2001, 2003, 2005 ) and the Pepsi 400 in even-numbered years ( 2002, 2004, 2006 ), with NBC broadcasting the opposite race in that year.

In 2001, Toshiba signed a contract with Orion Electric, one of the world's largest OEM consumer video electronic makers and suppliers, to manufacture and supply finished consumer TV and video products for Toshiba to meet the increasing demand for the North American market.

The club's recent rise to the Premier level, and eventually to the League, is attributed in part to the windfall of hundreds of thousands of pounds reaped by the sell-on clause in the December 2001 transfer of former Stanley star Brett Ormerod to Southampton, which paid Blackpool over a million pounds for his contract.

His tenure on NYPD Blue as the head of the 15th precinct detective squad began in mid-season 2001 and continued until 2004, when he decided to cancel his contract.

Eriksson had initially agreed to take over after the expiration of his contract in summer 2001, but decided to resign his post at Lazio early, and he officially began his England duties in January of that year.

Life on a String, appeared in 2001, by which time she signed a new contract with another Warner Music label, Nonesuch Records.

The development contract was placed in December 2000, and flight-testing began in April 2001.

In 2001, the players rejected a contract that would have stopped extra payments for broadcasts and recordings, in the context of financial crisis at the CBSO.

Knight sued for breach of contract, which resulted in a protracted legal battle and the band dropping the word " Railroad " from their name ( in his 2001 autobiography, " From Grand Funk to Grace ", Farner stated that the shortening of the band's name was done after most of their fans began to refer to them as Grand Funk ).

In 2001 Alitalia renewed the ground handling contract with SEA.

The San Jose Mercury News reported in October 2001 that the Pentagon had awarded Rendon a four-month, $ 397, 000 contract to handle PR aspects of U. S. military strikes in Afghanistan.

St. John did not renew her contract with Top Rank in 2001, becoming her own manager and promoter.

A contract to run a nationwide system, with six multiplexes from main sites, and four from relay sites was awarded in 2001 to ITS Digital Limited, led by former RTÉ executive, Mr Peter Branagan and trading as " It's TV ", who intended to launch a pay TV and broadband service.

While in some of these countries there are limits on what restrictions the courts will see as enforceable or valid ( e. g. Germany after 2001, where appeals courts have indicated this ), a written and properly initiated contract, freely agreed upon, cannot be challenged by, for instance, invoking the circumstances under which the marriage broke down or the conduct of either part.

The island also has many other large, strongly defined lingual and ethnic groups because of the large percentage of contract workers ( 60 % of total population, as of 2001 ) from China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

He landed a contract with Showtime and his stock began to rise, but it quickly fell after an upset loss to Fres Oquendo, who stopped Etienne in the eight round of their fight in March 2001.

Part of Rimes's legal battles ended in December 2001, when Asylum-Curb started a new contract with Rimes.

* Animal ( 2001 film ), Argentine film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé

* The Animal, 2001 US film by Luke Greenfield with Rob Schneider

The Economy of Angola is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the Economist asserting that for 2001 to 2010, Angolas ' Annual average GDP growth was 11. 1 percent.

U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell launched the talks on April 3, 2001, and the negotiations continued with mediation by the U. S., Russia, and France until April 6, 2001.

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

The works and fragments ( text with English translation, 2001 ) – reviewed in BMCR

* Archive of American Airlines site with condolences for deceased ( September 12, 2001 )

In 2001, an article by four doctors in Kidney International, the official journal of the International Society of Nephrology, noted that although to date there had been no controlled studies performed in patients with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease with refractory pain, their personal observation in isolated cases indicated that the Alexander Technique helped relieve patients ' pain, particularly when accompanied with whirlpool treatments and massage therapy.

In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick ( which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver / return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick ( used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ).

The Falcons finished the 2001 season with a record of 7-9 and missed the playoffs.

On December 6, 2001, Arthur M. Blank, the co-founder and retired co-chairman of Atlanta-based Home Depot, reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons ’ Taylor Smith to purchase the team.

In a lecture in 2001, Stephen Hawking stated " The reason most scientists don't believe in astrology is because it is not consistent with our theories that have been tested by experiment.

Fan posing with 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks World Series Championship Trophy

He was assassinated, probably at the instigation of al-Qaeda, in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001, just two days before the September 11 attacks that finally caused the US and NATO to intervene in Afghanistan, allying themselves with Massoud's forces.

According to FBI director Robert Mueller and the 9 / 11 Commission, Omari entered the United States through a Dubai flight on June 29, 2001, with Salem al-Hazmi, landing in New York.

* 2001 – The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter is released.

Also that year Endurance Specialty, a Bermuda-based underwriting operation that Aon helped to establish in November 2001 along with other investors, went public.

In 2001, Articolo 31 collaborated with the American old school rapper Kurtis Blow on the album XChé SI !.

On December 13, 2001, George W. Bush gave Russia notice of the United States ' withdrawal from the treaty, in accordance with the clause that required six months ' notice before terminating the pact — the first time in recent history that the United States has withdrawn from a major international arms treaty.

* Star with Midriff Bulge Eyed by Astronomers, JPL press release, July 25, 2001.

Traci Lords was among the actresses auditioning for the film, saying in 2001, " I didn't get the part but I clicked with Bruce ," with whom she would later work as a guest star in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.