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'Bloody' is an offensive word declares ASA Too f**kin' right The Sun newspaper has been ordered not to use the word 'bloody' on posters in future. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it was socially irresponsible to use the word in an advert that appeared in a public place.…Free Download - The Reg Guide to Storage and Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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ArseASA rules 'Feck' non-offensive Drink ad cleared A poster for Magners cider that featured the words 'Feck off bees' has been cleared by the UK's advertising watchdog. The word 'feck' is unlikely to be seen as a swearword, said the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Mozilla's Asa Dotzler on Firefox, Fighting Bloat and the Problem With Democracy As Mozilla prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary on Monday, March 31st, Wired.com spoke with one of the browser maker's longest-term employees. Community development director Asa Dotzler tells us how Firefox was born, how the tough decisions about adding features get made, and what Firefox 3 w Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Mozilla's Asa Dotzler on Firefox, Fighting Bloat and the Problem With Democracy As Mozilla prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary on Monday, March 31st, Wired.com spoke with one of the browser maker's longest-term employees. Community development director Asa Dotzler tells us how Firefox was born, how the tough decisions about adding features get made, and what Firefox 3 w Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Windfarm lobby bows to ASA and cuts CO2 saving figures Spinners' numbers overblown The British Wind Energy Association, which promotes the UK windfarm industry, has been forced to halve its figures on carbon-emission reductions by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Judge declares missing adventurer Fossett dead - CNN KIMA CBS 29Judge declares missing adventurer Fossett deadCNN - 52 minutes agoCHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A Chicago probate court judge Friday declared millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett dead five months after he disappeared while on a solo flight over the Nevada dese Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft confirms active Word attacks Only hours after it fixed nine vulnerabilities in several of its programs, Microsoft late Tuesday confirmed that attackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Word.In a security advisory it issued shortly before Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Bush administration declares Alaska's Beluga whales endangered - Los Angeles Times The Associated PressBush administration declares Alaska's Beluga whales endangeredLos Angeles Times- 1 hour agoThe move is in opposition to Gov. Sarah Palin's stance on the animals' status. The National Marine Fisheries Service will extend federal protections to the 37 Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bush calls nooses and lynch threats deeply offensive - Reuters NBC AugustaBush calls nooses and lynch threats deeply offensiveReuters - 5 hours agoBy Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush condemned as "deeply offensive" on Tuesday a spate of incidents involving the display of hangman's nooses, a potent Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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US Hails `Bold' Iraqi Offensive Against Militia in Basra City - Bloomberg Malaysia StarUS Hails `Bold' Iraqi Offensive Against Militia in Basra CityBloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Ed Johnson and Robin Stringer March 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration hailed an Iraqi offensive against Shiite militiamen in the southern city of Basra as a ``bo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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A bloody day of fighting in Gaza - International Herald Tribune The Southern LedgerA bloody day of fighting in GazaInternational Herald Tribune - 3 hours agoBy Isabel Kershner JERUSALEM: At least 18 Palestinians, many of them civilians including children, and three Israeli soldiers were reported killed in heavy fighting in Gaza on Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Ryan Kwanten Is Bloody Hot - E! Online Vancouver SunRyan Kwanten Is Bloody HotE! Online- 1 hour agoRyan Kwanten has no problems being more naked than not on the new HBO vampire series, True Blood. In the new drama from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball, Kwanten plays Jason Stackhouse, a small-town Louisiana Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Meyer hopes ‘Twilight’ film is start of bloody-good run - Boston Herald Washington PostMeyer hopes ‘Twilight’ film is start of bloody-good runBoston Herald- 53 minutes agoBy Stephen Schaefer Shrieking tween fans mobbed the Los Angeles premiere of “Twilight” earlier this week, eager to glimpse the stars of the romantic vampire flick Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Mr. Know-It-All: Call-Center Etiquette, Offensive Podcasts, Awkward Transactions Dear Mr. Know-It-All, is it cool to ask call-center operators what country they're in? I'm not a bigot or opposed to outsourcing, but I like to know who I'm dealing with. Fire away with the geolocation query, but be wary of how you broach the topic. Call-center operators dea Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Mr. Know-It-All: Call-Center Etiquette, Offensive Podcasts, Awkward Transactions Dear Mr. Know-It-All, is it cool to ask call-center operators what country they're in? I'm not a bigot or opposed to outsourcing, but I like to know who I'm dealing with. Fire away with the geolocation query, but be wary of how you broach the topic. Call-center operators dea Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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Mr. Know-It-All: Call-Center Etiquette, Offensive Podcasts, Awkward Transactions Dear Mr. Know-It-All, is it cool to ask call-center operators what country they're in? I'm not a bigot or opposed to outsourcing, but I like to know who I'm dealing with. Fire away with the geolocation query, but be wary of how you broach the topic. Call-center operators dea Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Symantec warns of new Word attack Criminals have found a new way to attack PC users, taking advantage of what appears to be a new bug in Microsoft's Word software, according to Symantec.Symantec warned of the attack Tuesday, saying on its Web si Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Zambia declares floods 'disaster' The Zambian government declares a national disaster to help deal with catastrophic floods. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Bolivia declares flood emergency Bolivian President Evo Morales declares a national disaster as floods leave more than 50 dead. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Kosovo declares independence Kosovo's parliament declares independence from Serbia, to jubilation in Pristina but angry protests in Belgrade. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |