Monthly Archive for June, 2008
BBC World Service a decis sa inchida redactia sa in limba romana. Se asteapta ca Radio BBC Romania, care in prezent transmite aproape 4 ore pe zi si realizeaza o pagina de internet proprie, sa-si inceteze emisia la 1 august 2008, dupa 68 de ani de activitate neintrerupta.
Redactia in limba romana este ultima din BBC World Service intr-o limba alta decat limba engleza, care mai transmite in prezent intr-o tara membra a Uniunii Europene.
Decizia survine in urma unei reevaluari a structurii BBC WS din perspectiva bugetului institutiei, stabilit in acord cu guvernul britanic in octombrie 2007, pentru anii 2008-2011. Este singura inchidere prevazuta in acest interval bugetar.
Mesajul directorului BBC Romania - Razvan Scortea
Casa Alba cantareste bine decizia de a ataca complexul nuclear din Iran, lucru ce ar declansa al treilea razboi in zona
(CBS/iStockphoto)
Corespondentul CBC privind securitatea nationala, David Martin relateaza ca seful armatei americane, amiralul Mike Mullen va pleca marti inspre Israel intr-o vizita programata de mai demult dar care are loc abia acum cand Israelul a inceput o campanie de presa pentru a indemna administratia Bush sa atace complexul nuclear iranian.
Se pare ca Israelul nu doreste sa astepte ca viitoarea administratie prezidentiala a SUA pentru a atace Iranul (Michael Oren - consultant CBS).
“Israelul a primit asigurari din partea administratie Bush ca aceasta nu va permite Iranului dezvoltarea nucleara” a afirmat Oren adaugand “In acest moment Israelul este nesigur in ceea ce priveste politica viitoarei administratii de la Casa Alba vis-a-vis de Iran”.
Insa mesajul Israelului e simplu: Daca voi nu veti face acest lucru, noi o vom face. Israelul a intreprins un scenariu de lupta la inceputul acestei luni dar analistii militari spun ca Israelul nu e pregatit sa inceapa atacul de unul singur.
Aviatia militara a Israelului este mult sub capacitatea aviatiei militare americane, iar acestia nu vor putea elimina programul nuclear iranian pe cont propriu, a afirmat Michael Oren.
Statele Unite care dispun de bombardierele “invisibile” (stealth bombers) si rachetele de croaziera au o sansa mai mare pentru a-si atinge tinta. Vicepresedintele Cheney intentioneaza sa sustina un atac, insa ministrul apararii Robert Gates cat si amiralul Mike Mullen si-a manifestat in mod ferm dezacordul in ceea ce priveste un atac sau in a sustine Israelul in acest sens, fapt ce ar duce la un al treilea razboi in zona.
Serviciile de securitate SUA estimeaza ca Iranul nu va fi capabil sa construiasca o arma decat cel tarziu spre inceputul deceniului urmator. Israelul e sceptic avand informatii ca Iranul va avea o arma atomica functionala chiar in 2009.
Pentru moment administratia Bush se bazeaza pe noi sanctiuni economice impuse Iranului pentru a-l convinge sa renunte la programul nuclear. Insa nimeni nu este absolul sigur ca acest lucru se va intampla.
Sursa: cbsnews.com
Un alt tango care imi place:
Top 10 Ways YouTube Has Ruined Life for Good - Top 10 Motive pentru care You Tube ne-a stricat viata
Sub acest titlu InternetEvolution.com prezinta 10 motive/cauze care l-au facut pe Terry Sweeney sa ajunga la concluzia ca YouTube nu este tocmai ok mai ales la locul de munca, contribuind la degradare calitatii vietii, a ceea ce inseamna entertainment, film, teatru, cultura, etc.
So many different targets get blamed for degrading the quality of life – oil companies, Al Qaeda, gay marriage proponents. This all misses the boat. Of all the influences at work in the world today, YouTube is the most pernicious, loathsome, disturbing…
Alright, maybe even YouTube has a long way to go to catch up to the oil companies. Still, we believe the online video site has come to infiltrate and cheapen so many aspects of daily life that we had to sit down and codify it with a list of how YouTube has indeed ruined things for good.
Here’s our Top 10:
10. Forget Hi-Def, Try ‘Focus’
Poor quality videos at 320×240 resolution. YouTube keeps telling us that improvements are on the way, but they can’t come soon enough.9. The Sincerest Form of Flattery
The proliferation of YouTube imitators can make your head spin and waste yet more time cross-checking different sites’ video inventory.8. From Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz to Kristy McNichol
YouTube’s resurrected too many sitcoms and TV ads that should have been left for dead7. Ladies and Gentleman: Chris Crocker
YouTube’s given a gigantic stage and needless encouragement to whiners, hacks, and other talentless exhibitionists.6. Copyright or Copywrong?
YouTube is on its way to re-defining the laws of copyright, not to mention re-calculating the royalties equation for artists around the world.5. Palme D’Or Stuff, Dude
Anyone with a phone-, Web- or digital-cam is suddenly an auteur.4. Help Us, PETA
Piano-playing cats, singing dogs, cockatiels busting a move…3. Spray Paint This
YouTube encourages petty criminals to document their malfeasance, under the guise of “art.”2. Don’t Be Hatin’
The site hosts clips that incite hatred, and by some critics’ measure, aid and abet racism, anti-semitism, misogyny, and homphobia.1. I Want YOU… to Be a Terrorist
Terrorists groups now use online video to recruit and boast about their nefarious ways.Read the full article here / Articolul complet poate fi citit aici
Sunt sigur ca va amintiti reclamele la detergenti in care se compara doua produse, unul dintre ambalaje fiind marcat cu X si mesajul: detergentul nostru este mai bun decat detergentul X … Ei bine, firma de telefonie mobila O2 Holdings Limited & O2 (UK) Limited a intentat un proces la Curtea Europeana de Justitie celor de la Hutchison 3G UK Limited din cauza unei reclame de acest tip. H3G folosea intr-un spot publicitar o comparatie intre preturile lor si ale altor companii, insa concurenta era reprezentata prin niste bule care semanau cu logo-ul O2.
Out-law.com prezinta povestea in articolul Trade mark holders cannot stop honest comparative advertising, rules ECJ (OUT-LAW News, 12/06/2008):
Mobile phone firm O2 looks likely to fail to stop competing mobile firm 3 from using its name and trade-marked bubble motifs in its adverts. The competing company had used graphics similar to O2’s in ads comparing the two companies’ prices.
O2 had lost its original case and appealed, and the Court of Appeal had asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule on whether 3’s use of the motifs was illegal under trade mark law.
The ECJ, Europe’s highest court, ruled today that 3 was entitled to use the symbols as long as it did not confuse the public into thinking that the ad was from O2 itself.
Telefonica-owned O2 holds registered trade marks for its name and for images of bubbles in relation to telecoms services, and claimed that the use of its name and of bubbles similar to its own in the 3 price comparison ad violated its trade marks.
The ECJ said that violation would only occur if the use was in the course of trade; was without the trade mark owner’s consent; was in relation to the same kinds of goods or services as that for which the trade mark is registered; and confuses consumers as to the origin of the goods or services.
The ECJ said that since the fourth condition was not met, O2 could not oppose the use of the bubbles or its name.
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