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Thailand May as Well Be Closed...
in Hidden Travel Gems, on April 20, 2009
...had protests and political unrest a while back. Tens of thousands of tourists got stranded when the protesters took over the airport. The unrest is back. There's no quick end in sight.
Thailand,...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...ring themselves for massive protests. Bankers are being urged to disguise themselves to avoid the protesters. There could be no shortage of executives in casual fitting wandering the streets of Lond...
Maybe Not the Right Time to Go to Thailand...
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 23, 2008
Protesters in Thailand are holding rallies designed to topple the government - which makes me wonder if it's a bad time to fly into Bangkok.
The US State Department doesn't have any warnings or alerts up for Thailand at the moment. But Channel NewsAsia calls the situation "tense.&q...
What Do You Do About Pestering Men?
in Latina Viva, on July 22, 2008
...and I have have been talking about it online lately, mostly because of all the headlines of protesters in Cairo demanding men on the street stop this bad behavior.
Unfortunately this sort of thing ...
The Little Mermaids Birthday - a fin and a tale
in Wandalust, on June 5, 2008
...e statue.
The 94th birthday celebrations in 2007 were somewhat marred by an influx of anarchist protesters wearing shark fins, who decided this was an ideal photo opportunity to display their disp...
Path of Olympic Torchbearer Briefly Blocked
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 24, 2008
... With the 2008 Beijing Olympics around the corner, protesters from the freedom group Reporters Without Borders disrupted the flame-lighting ceremony . The group is protesting the Tibet crackdown. A...
In Defense Of Slot Machines
in The Gambling Weblog, on November 7, 2007
...ming addicted to them, as you can see in this article about a rally against slot machines .
These protesters would have one believe that slot machines have minds of their own. Slot machines do not p...
Miss Universe - Falling, Booing, and a Japanese Winner
in Latina Viva, on May 29, 2007
... : The crowd wasn't only unruly inside the building. Hours before the pageant began, dozens of protesters held a mock ceremony in downtown Mexico City that featured "Miss Marijuana," &q...
Brazilian Bishops Want to Exorcise Bush?
in Latina Viva, on March 6, 2007
...manifestations against Bush should start March 8 before the US president sets foot in the country. Protesters want to use the occasion to also celebrate the International Women's Day, which happen...
Update: Gallaudet President Ousted
in The Universities Weblog, on October 30, 2006
...broiled in controversy over the hiring of its new president. Well, thanks to the efforts of student protesters, the new prez has been ousted.
Here's a snippet from InsideHigherEd.com:
In an ...
The French (Fries) Paradox
in Do you like to cook?, on June 20, 2006
... restaurant was bulldozed seven years ago to protest the Americanization of France" and protesters paint McDonald's as the embodiment of all that is wrong with fast food and American c...
Students Stage Walkout To Protest War
in The Universities Weblog, on April 30, 2006
...'re really, really against," said University of Minnesota senior Amy Clute, who joined the protesters on the school's Twin Cities campus.
The students listened to speakers, chanted sloga...
Penn President Not Under Fire
in The Universities Weblog, on April 13, 2005
...he was a poor choice to replace [former President Judith] Rodin," Shatte told a small crowd of protesters, reporters and onlookers last night. "If she has integrity, she will resign."
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U.S. Auto Workers Protest Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 22, 2005
... would shut down its Wixom, Michigan plant, and move operations to Hermosillo in Sonora, Mexico. Protesters chanted, "hey, hey, ho, ho -- we want jobs not Mexico" and "No Lincolns bu...