Is that an Iranian snowboard?



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4096141.stm

"These people are parasites, leeching off the creative activity of others," said John Malcolm, the MPAA's director of worldwide antipiracy operations.
http://news.com.com/MPAA+targets+core+BitTorrent%2C+eDonkey+users/2100-1025_3-5490804.html?tag=nefd.lede

Microsoft's worst fears were realized," Thurrott writes. "Other companies began copying the Microsoft desktop search strategy...
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/003962.html

Even when a Santa (who has cleared criminal checks) can be found in his house, the set-up does not necessarily inspire misty-eyed nostalgia. At the St. Elli Shopping Center in Llanelli, Wales, Santa's lap is off limits; children now sit on a bench next to him, a move aimed at appeasing jittery parents, corporations and Santa himself.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/13/news/santa.html

But probably the biggest complaint has centered on values. This is not always stated directly, perhaps because of concerns about political correctness. But many Europeans simply do not want the government of a big Muslim nation sitting at the EU table.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/14/news/turkey.html