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1. iStock, Logos, And Deja Vu All Over Again November 19, 2009 iStockphoto has announced their intention to sell logos and it is causing quite a stir in the design community. I guess a lot of designers think that the low price of logos on iStock demeans their profession and threatens their livelihood. There are warnings of infringement issues, calls for a boycott of iStockphoto and dire predictions of the demise of the design profession. While many iStock contributors are excited about the prospect, others are citing the necessity of the design community to band together to stop offering their work so cheaply, and of educating the young designers on the n... (read more) Author: John Lund

2. Kurds Threaten Boycott of Iraqi National Elections November 17, 2009 The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, has cast further doubt on planned national elections by threatening a boycott of the vote unless Kurdistan is allocated more seats in parliament.Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Barzani said unless the mechanism for allocating parliamentary seats is changed, the people of the autonomous Kurdish region will not be able to participate in the vote.His chief of staff, Fuad Hussein, said Kurdistan's president believes the current system is designed to reduce the number of Kurdish seats.I... (read more)

3. Zimbabwe Prime Minister Returns to Cabinet Meetings November 10, 2009 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and ministers of his party are due to participate in the weekly cabinet meeting for the first time in weeks. The prime minister's party decided last week to suspend a boycott of ministerial meetings in the unity government with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a rally east of Harare Sunday, saying President Mugabe should respect the MDC as an equal partner, 08 Nov 2009The attendance of Movement for Democratic Change ministers was confirmed by the party's spokesman and Minister of Information, Comm... (read more)

4. Ugg boots are perfect for you November 12, 2009 Ugg boots are perfect for you In this society many people will go long ways and suffer much discomfort just to be counted among the “trendy” and “fashionable”. Many people would regard these ugg Boots as “unfashionable” or “uncool” because the boots look big and odd. Some have even called for a boycott on wearing these boots due to their distaste for its look. Why does a boot that defies all fashion logic stay popular? The answer lies in two simple reasons. First, some people want to stand out from the crowd and differ from the norm. The Ugg boots will definitely make you noticeable in... (read more) Author: qiuxin xiaozhu

5. Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Announces End of Government Boycott November 06, 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his party has ended its partial boycott of the power sharing government and has given President Robert Mugabe one month to resolve outstanding disputes in the coalition.Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai made the announcement at the end of a summit of the politics and security organ of the Southern African Development Community.The members of the group, the heads-of-state of Mozambique, Zambia and Swaziland, concluded the summit in Mozambique by urging the parties in Zimbabwe's unity government to reconcile their differences under the m... (read more)

6. Africa Boycott Steers UN Climate Talks November 04, 2009 UN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeCommitments on greenhouse-gas emissions cuts will be the focus of the remaining few days of a U.N. climate conference in Barcelona. African delegates pulled out of talks Tuesday to protest developed countries' failure to set concrete emissions goals.Delegates in Spain hit a major stumbling block Tuesday when the African group pulled out of some climate talks, saying rich nations are not doing enough to tackle climate change. They said developed nations had to set targets to curb greenhouse-gas emissions before they would negotiate on other issues.In r... (read more)

7. Prosecutors Wrap Up Opening Statement Without Karadzic Present November 02, 2009 Radovan Karadzic was originally scheduled to give his opening argument Monday at the Yugoslav war crimes trial in The Hague, but he continues to boycott his trial. So prosecutors picked up where they left off last week - detailing the case for genocide and other war crimes that have been brought against the former leader of the Bosnian Serb republic. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in court at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, The Hague, 31 Jul 2008Monday's arguments focused mainly on the 1995 massacres at Srebrenica, a war-time atrocity that prose... (read more)

8. South Sudan Hardens Position Towards North November 02, 2009 Northern and Southern SudanThe impasse between the two Sudanese governing partners has grown wider as the South's ruling party pulled out of the national Cabinet to join its party members' boycott in parliament.  The vice president of Sudan, who is also the president of South Sudan, angered Khartoum this weekend by urging his fellow southerners to choose secession in an upcoming independence referendum.  The statement by South Sudan's leading political figure was the first time Salva Kiir had publicly announced his desire for an independent southern Sudan.  In the 2005 peace agr... (read more)

9. Serbia Pledges Cooperation Before Karadzic Trial October 25, 2009 A stand-off is expected Monday between former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and the U.N. court in The Netherlands as the war crimes suspect says he will boycott the start of the long-awaited trial. Serbia's Foreign Minister, Vuk Jeremic, has told VOA News his country will do "its utmost" to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.  Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is seen in the courtroom, in the Hague, Netherlands (File) The U.N. Tribunal in The Hague wants Radovan Karadzic to face 11 charges Monday, including involvement in Europe's worst... (read more)

10. Karadzic to Boycott His Own War Crimes Trial October 22, 2009 Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is seen in the courtroom to enter pleas to 11 charges including genocide and crimes against humanity, in the Hague, Netherlands (File) Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic says he will not appear at his war crimes trial, set to begin next week.In a letter released to the U.N. court in the Hague Thursday, Karadzic, who plans to defend himself, said he has not been given enough time to prepare.He says he should have been given almost two years to get ready for what he called a "gigantic" case.Karadzic faces 11 charges, including genocide, stemming fro... (read more)

11. Jamia Millia Islamia : A premier institute in Delhi October 08, 2009 Originally established in 1920 during the Khilafat movement, the Jamia Millia Islamia was eventually shifted to Delhi five years later in order to protect it from certain extinction. The Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university located in Delhi. It was founded in 1920 during the Khilafat and Non-Co-operation Movements, in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call for a boycott of all Government- sponsored educational institutions, and was later registered in 1939 as Jamia Millia Islamia Society. In 1962, it was declared as an institution deemed to be a University under section 3 of the Univer... (read more) Author: Adarsh Sharma

12. Opposite sides unite to slam dental scheme October 08, 2009 This is an article by Adam Cresswell that was recently published in The Australian – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. THE proposed $3.7 billion plan for a universal dental health scheme is facing mounting opposition amid fears it could fuel rampant fee inflation or spark a boycott by dentists. Dental experts from opposite sides of the healthcare debate have united to condemn the plan, and even some private insurers—who would receive hundreds of millions of taxpayers dollars through the scheme—have joined the condemnation. The planned Denticare scheme, one of the k... (read more) Author: Dion Kramer

13. Taliban Vow to Disrupt Afghan Election July 30, 2009 The Taliban says it intends to disrupt Afghanistan's upcoming presidential elections, and is calling on Afghans to boycott the vote and attack foreigners. An election poster in Kapisa province for Sima Matin, a female candidate in a provincial council election, 28 Jul 2009In a statement posted on the Internet Thursday, the extremist group calls the August 20 election an "American process" meant to deceive the Afghan people.The Taliban says, instead of going to "fake election centers," Afghans should "go to jihadi trenches" to free their country from "invaders."The group calls on Taliban fighte... (read more)

14. Chiropractic Health Care Treatment Is A Controversial Subject Within Medical Care July 29, 2009 The definition of chiropractic health is a lengthy one. One that's difficult to understand, even for a writer. What it essentially means is that, disorder of the spine and other areas of the musculoskeletal system affect a person's general health via the nervous system. Did you understand all of that? Neither do most doctors. The American Medical association chose to boycott the chiropractic health injury until 1987 when they lost a highly publicized antitrust suit. In released statements the Association called the chiropractic approach an unscientific cult. They mention the indisputable fact ... (read more) Author: Taylor Hanson

15. Rosa Parks: Life after Montgomery July 21, 2009 It is well known that Rosa Parks played a spearhead role in the civil rights movement, by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus to a white passenger. Her life was a flicker of hope in a world of inequality. It's important to understand what happened to her after the bus boycotts that were started soon after her arrest. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized because of Rosa’s arrest for violating the city ordinance that demanded all public transportation be segregated. The effects of this 381 day boycott were far reaching crippling the public transit system, and sev... (read more) Author: Dave Nalin

16. Voter Turnout Low in Republic of Congo July 13, 2009 On Sunday, the Republic of Congo held its second presidential election since the civil war that erupted in 1997, but voter turnout appeared low after an opposition boycott. Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso (file photo)Incumbent president Denis Sassou-Nguesso faced 12 challengers in his run for a second seven-year term on Sunday, a race many expect him to win.Despite concerns the election could unleash a new round of conflict and civil unrest in the country, very few incidents of violence were reported. Yet many polling places appeared empty, after four opposition candidates c... (read more)

17. Zimbabwe Teachers Threaten Class Boycott July 07, 2009 A Zimbabwean teachers' union is threatening to boycott classes every Friday if a number of their grievances including low pay are not addressed. Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou announced the intended boycott at a press conference in Harare."We resolve to boycott classes and stay away from schools on Fridays beginning the 10th and 17th of July 2009. We will further boycott classes and stay away from schools on every Thursday and Friday starting on the 23rd of July if government does not respond to our action by the 17th of July 2009," Zhou said.In addition to t... (read more)

18. Insight on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize July 01, 2009 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an extraordinary man who accomplished an infinite amount of good. He is the person whom I admire more than anyone else on the planet. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964. By reading this article, you should receive an outstanding insight on why he won this coveted prize. King possessed an extraordinary amount of courage and exerted his all into making the world a better place for African American people and others. King and his followers sacrificed a lot to bring freedom to minorities, women and poor people. One thing King did as a sacrifice w... (read more) Author: Todd Hicks

19. Former Military Ruler Joins Mauritanian Presidential Campaign June 07, 2009 Mauritania's former military ruler joined his county's presidential race late Saturday. Next month's election is part of a power-sharing deal between the country's current military rulers and their political opponents.Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall announced his candidacy just days after a political power-sharing agreement saw the main opposition parties drop their electoral boycott.Vall led a ruling military council from 2005 to 2007. He is the only Mauritanian military ruler to give up power to a civilian president and helped to organize the nation's first free presidential vote, which elec... (read more)

20. Mauritania Postpones Saturday Vote June 03, 2009 Mauritania's military rulers have agreed to postpone Saturday's special presidential election. The deal brokered in neighboring Senegal means Mauritanian opposition parties will drop their boycott and join the vote rescheduled for July. The agreement in principle to end Mauritania's political crisis divides a transitional Government of National Unity between the military and its opponents. Ten months ago, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz toppled the country's first freely-elected leader, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Now Abdallahi will lead this transitional government after formally resigning as... (read more)

21. Fundamentalists Call for Kuwaiti Women to Boycott Elections May 15, 2009 Kuwaiti voters go to the polls for their parliamentary elections Saturday. Some Kuwaiti Islamic fundamentalists are urging women candidates and voters not to participate in politics, saying it is anti-Islamic. But others are dismissing this claim, saying it is politically motivated. Aseel al-Awadi is running for a parliamentary seat. She is a university professor of philosophy at Kuwait University. She says it is time to see reform in Kuwait and no one is going to stop her from running for parliament. "I think women have to have a seat in parliament," she said. "It is about time that women ha... (read more)

22. Twitter: Symbol of Poverty? May 19, 2009 This morning, I tuned in to an early morning newscast. It’s nice to know what’s going on around the globe. There’s the US led boycott of the U.N. anti-racism conference; a former head of the CIA slammed President Obama for releasing four Bush-era memos; and sadly, 4 kids died when their intoxicated father veered into a Houston bayou. Then there is this race between CNN and Ashton Kutcher on Twitter. As the whole world knows by now, Kutcher won. Amongst all news-worthy stories out there, why would this CNN vs. Kutcher feud become such a newsmaker? And it is just about getting 1,000,000 fol... (read more) Author: Jennilyn Sibulboro

23. Kenya Sex Boycott Ends May 06, 2009 Ann Njogu from Centre for Rights Education and Awarness and one of the orginisers of the Kenyan sex ban, 30 Apr 2009A week-long effort by Kenyan women to withhold sex in the hope of spurring political leaders to resolve their disputes and undertake reforms comes to an end Wednesday. Leaders of the women's groups that organized the campaign called it a success, but there has been little indication that tensions between the country's leaders have eased. The sex boycott called by a coalition of women's organizations a week ago has without a doubt succeeded in capturing the country's attenti... (read more)

24. Australia Urges China to Stop Supporting Fiji's Military Government April 24, 2009 Commodore Frank Bainimarama (file photo)Australia has been pressing China to reduce its support for the military government in Fiji. Canberra has been leading international calls for a boycott of the government of armed forces chief, Commodore Frank Bainimarama. But the Chinese have quietly increased aid to the troubled South Pacific country. The concern among many in Australia is that China's apparent effort to use money as a persuasive diplomatic tool in the South Pacific undermines international efforts to isolated Fiji's military government.Since Commodore Frank Bainimarama's troops seized... (read more)

25. Saudi Women Boycott Male Salespeople Selecting Their Bra Styles April 24, 2009 The women in Saudi Arabia are boycotting the fact that male salesman are the ones that help select their bra styles. They are now flooding the select few women's only stores for to buy their favorite bra styles. They feel it is an invasion of privacy. In a country that is so conservative that there is a strict segregation of sexes, this is an outrage. The strict Islamic laws have woman dressed from head-to-toe in black robes. They can not undress with a man outside. They can not even undress in a mall because the man is near. However, men can help women select their bras. They are the mai... (read more) Author: Tiffany Hart

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