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by gregory
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by gregory
on Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:28 am |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6427355.stm
Turkey bans YouTube
In the future, robots will have more rights than Turks.
Turkish court bans YouTube access
Access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube has been suspended in Turkey following a court order.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 15:04 GMT
The ban was imposed after prosecutors told the court that clips insulting former Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had appeared on the site ... According to Turkish media, there has been a "virtual war" between Greek and Turkish users of the site, with both sides posting insulting videos. |
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House Bans Slaughter of Horses for Food
by Luke Burbank
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5786985
Morning Edition, September 8, 2006 · The House voted Thursday to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Only a few U.S. plants slaughter horses. The meat is sold as a delicacy in Europe and Asia. Opponents say the practice is barbaric, while supporters say it's actually the most humane way to deal with unwanted horses.
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My horse is a family pet, so we only ate one of his legs |
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by gregory
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March 19, 2007
Utah Bans Wine/Booze Plates
New law banning alcohol terms leaves merlot fan with bad taste in his mouth...
http://www.avenuevine.com/archives/002561.html
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Yup, whats next, a ban on bumper stickers ? |
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by gregory
on Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:40 am |
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China Bans Foreign Retailers' Selling Of Cigarettes
March 22, 2007
According to China's new Cigarette Selling License Management Rule which has just been enacted, foreign owned companies must not be engaged in cigarette selling in China, but they can rent their counters to licensed Chinese retailers for them to sell cigarettes at their venues.
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Do they have wal-marts in China? I know that a lot of the products Wal-Mart sells are made in China |
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Temecula takes smoking bans to new territory
March 19, 2007 11:18 AM PDT
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/18/news/californian/21_11_363_17_07.txt
By: NICOLE SACK/Staff writer
Sitting in his smoking chair, flicking ashes into a can, a Temecula renter relaxes in the shade of his apartment patio pulling drags off his Marlboro Light.
His name is Brad and he doesn't want any trouble, which is also why he doesn't want to give his last name. For eight years, he has rented an apartment on Pujol Street in Old Town and in that time he said he has never had any complaints from his neighbors about his smoking.
However, this guilty pleasure on his front stoop could soon become a crime. The Temecula City Council is considering restricting smoking in apartment buildings, both inside and outside of residences...
<a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/18/news/californian/21_11_363_17_07.txt"> Temecula takes smoking bans to new territory</a> |
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Cambodia bans SMS messaging ahead of elections
AFP - March 30, 2007
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070330-092734-4746r
PHNOM PENH -- SMS text messaging has been banned in Cambodia over the weekend amid fears of political unrest as the country votes for local government administrators, election officials said Friday. |
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Marquette Bans Dave Barry Quote from Office Door
They Call Joke About Federal Government 'Patently Offensive'
MILWAUKEE, Wis., October 18, 2006
http://thefire.org/index.php/article/7396.html
In late August, Ditsler posted a quote by Dave Barry on his office door in the philosophy department. The quote read, “As Americans we must always remember that we all have a common enemy, an enemy that is dangerous, powerful, and relentless. I refer, of course, to the federal government.” On September 5, Philosophy Department Chair James South sent Ditsler an e-mail stating that he had received several complaints and therefore removed the quote. He wrote, “While I am a strong supporter of academic freedom, I’m afraid that hallways and office doors are not ‘free-speech zones.’ If material is patently offensive and has no obvious academic import or university sanction, I have little choice but to take note.” |
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