Ethiopia Country Promotes Intellectual P [ AllAfrica.com ] Jun 10, 2008  Ethiopia has mobilized its media, schools, judicial and law enforcement agencies, as well as commercial, cultural, artistic and scientific groups to press home the need for intellectual property protection to develop the country's economy. Read More ...

Harrisonburg Native's Got 'Sole' [ The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record ] Jun 03, 2008  HARRISONBURG - Move over, Manolo. Watch out, Westwood. Face facts, Ferragamo - there's a new shoe designer in town. And she might just give all those well-known shoe gurus a run for their money. Read More ...

Fathers in fashion [ The New Straits Times ] Jun 08, 2008  CHEONG PHIN pays tribute to Lacoste, Ferragamo and Pucci, pioneers of fashion houses that are still standing now. Read More ...

Sleepy southern areas wake up to a new g [ Business Standard India ] Jun 26, 2008  Nellore and Chittoor districts in southern Andhra Pradesh are set to become the state's manufacturing hub in the next five to 10 years. Read More ...

Shoe makers flee S China as golden era e [ People's Daily ] Jun 30, 2008  Although almost half of the shoemakers in southern China's Pearl River Delta closed in the first five months of 2008 and the number of pairs exported fell, the value of exports jumped, customs figures released on Monday show. Additi ... Read More ...

Running Shoes [ Runner's World ] Jun 26, 2008  Twenty-one new running shoes that have been tested and reviewed to help you find the perfect fit. Read More ...

Fashion Interview Bontoni Shoes [ AskMen ] Jun 10, 2008  AskMen.com talked shoes with the founders of Bontoni In 2004, distant cousins Franco Gazzani and Lewis Cutillo gave their family shoemaking business a name and stateside distribution. Read More ...

Orthotics inserts correct physical defic [ Dayton Daily News ] Jun 09, 2008  At some point, most people who are routinely active find themselves dealing with aches and pains, or injuries that result from their chosen activity. Read More ...

Angola Govt Spends Over Kz 100 Million i [ AllAfrica.com ] Jun 30, 2008  At least 142.5 million kwanzas were released this year for the construction of two integrated community centres in the central Bié Province, with a view to encouraging socio-professional training of the local residents. Read More ...

Ghana The Failed National Policy On Reha [ AllAfrica.com ] Jun 06, 2008  Convention 159 of the International Labour Organisation , to which Ghana is a signatory, states that each ratifying member country 'shall consider the purpose of vocational rehabilitation as enabling a disable person to secure, retain and advance in a suitable employment and thereby to further such person's integration or reintegration into society. Read More ...

Slaughterhouse fine [ The Pinnacle ] Jun 20, 2008  Texas native Lou Cruz, general manager of Cutting Edge Meat, a meat packing plant owned by San Benito County resident Sallie Calhoun, has been working in the meat packing industry since he was 16. Read More ...

Women's shoe designer Moe Enomoto [ The Japan Times ] Jun 23, 2008  Moe Enomoto, 28, is a women's shoe designer whose Sellenatela brand is carried by exclusive stores in Tokyo's Ginza and Daikanyama districts, and in San Francisco's hip Venus Superstar Boutique. Fascinated by beauty and driven by a desire to empower women of all lifestyles, Moe hopes that her shoes give women the confidence and energy to go far in style and comfort without having to walk in ... Read More ...

States to implement cost-cutting measure [ The Star ] Jun 12, 2008  KUALA LUMPUR: Several states have embarked on cost-cutting moves in line with what the federal government has done but Malacca's Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam is worried about the effects such cutbacks would have on hoteliers. Read More ...

McCain tells AIPAC that Obama would enda [ The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles ] Jun 02, 2008  he charged that Mr. Obama's calls for diplomacy with Iran were misguided and insufficient, and that his proposal to begin withdrawing United States troops from Iraq would lead to chaos in the region and endanger Israel. Read More ...

[AandE] Revealed in Translation [ The Minnesota Daily ] Jun 24, 2008  For a few individuals with especially keen eyes, it doesn't take knowledge of grammar or a fat vocabulary to tell a story. In 'A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers,' Xiaolu Guo uses broken English to wittily articulate just how 'cultural boundaries'... Read More ...

Government may resort to alternate day p [ Business Recorder ] Jun 28, 2008  LAHORE : Defence and Commerce Minister Ahmad Mukhtar has warned of the possibility that if petrol consumption continues unabated, the government may consider supplying petrol on alternate days. Read More ...

Shoemakers flee China, export value rise [ Budapest Business Journal ] Jul 01, 2008  Although almost half of the shoemakers in southern China's Pearl River Delta closed in the first five months of 2008 and the number of pairs exported fell, but the value of exports jumped. Read More ...

Chic Canadiana [ Toronto Star ] Jul 01, 2008  When you think of iconic Canadian style, the Hudson's Bay blanket, toque, mukluks and plaid shirt come to mind. As classic and enduring as they are, this Canada Day we propose a stylish new Group of Seven, consisting of brands and items that have the hallmark of quintessential Canadiana. Read More ...