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...former Barbie collectors "who finally had enough of the negative impact Barbie was having on today's society," as their website states. Anti-Barbie is not the first to complain that the skinny doll instills in young girls impossible ideals of beauty. Numerous studies have looked at the effect of Barbie exposure on females of all ages, and many of their findings have not been pretty. A study published in 2006 by Developmental Psychology, an American Psychological Association journal, drew a link of body worries and low self-image in young girls to the influence of Barbie dolls...
...plans to argue that Tenenbaum's actions constituted "fair use" of the copyrighted songs he allegedly downloaded. Fair use is determined by four factors—the purpose of one's use, the type of work under copyright protection, the amount and importance of the portion used, and the effect of the use on the market...
...policy note its negative social consequences, particularly sex discrimination. With boys being viewed as culturally preferable, the practice of female infanticide - which had been common before 1949 but was largely eradicated by the 1950s - was resumed in some areas shortly after the one-child policy went into effect. The resulting gender imbalance widened after 1986, when ultrasound tests and abortions became easier to come by. China banned prenatal sex screening in 1994. Nonetheless, an April study published in the British Medical Journal found China still has 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20. The total number...
...What effect will this have on East Africa? A recent World Bank report found that countries experience 1.3% economic growth for every 10% increase in high-speed Internet connections, but sub-Saharan Africa has some unique challenges. Only 5.9% of Africans are connected to the Internet, and most are in North African countries such as Egypt and Algeria. That compares to 26.9% for the rest of the world. To put those numbers in perspective, consider this: Just 17% of people in sub-Saharan Africa have access to electricity...
...were also speaking a foreign language. Here's Popplewell again: "The amended pleadings are put forward in substitution to those that are currently pleaded and are abandoned ... On the amended pleading what is said is either 1995 rights, 1996 rights or if either of those is of no legal effect, restitution rights...