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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Record companies are greedy hypocrites

Monday, December 11, 2006

Oh, right, we have to stamp out piracy because we’re doing it all for the poor starving artists, right?
No, actually not.
WASHINGTON — Record labels are asking a panel of copyright judges to lower the rate they pay music publishers and songwriters for the use of the lyrics and melodies with which they create sound recordings…
During [...]

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Where got conservative majority?

Thursday, December 7, 2006

If the study done by Ngee Ann Poly’s School of Business accurately reflects the the opinions of Singapore males as a general whole:
The survey has classified them into four groups - the Chauvinistic, Liberal, Confident and Anxious man.
Veteran analyst lecturer Henry Koh says the Liberals form the biggest group - making up 40% of the [...]

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Kelantan regresses back to Stone Age

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

From TodayOnline:
The Kelantan authorities have warned waitresses and female staff of retail outlets that they face a RM500 ($214) fine if they wear revealing and tight-fitting clothes, a news report said yesterday.
The Kota Baru municipal council said it would no longer tolerate indecent dressing and will begin enforcing an existing Islamic law that prohibits such [...]

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