The strict standards were set in the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act after a series of high-profile recalls of Chinese-made toys. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Fresh from summit diplomacy with North Korea, South Korea's government now faces an entirely new challenge -- trying to set international quality and size standards for condoms.

Yes, really. picked by rambler 2 years ago

The Director of the Christian Voice ministry has made a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about the Atheist bus adverts, saying they are unsubstantiated. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

Several major media outlets such as FOX, Yahoo! and CNN announced they will be retiring two outdated themes in media:using fact-based information and professional journalism standards. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

LIVING standards in Britain are set to rise above those in America for the first time since the 19th century, according to a report by the respected Oxford Economics consultancy. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Minnesota apparently is the first state in the nation to ban intentionally added mercury in cosmetics, giving it a tougher standard than the federal government.

Go Minnesoooota. picked by muppet 2 years ago

And also a kind of cunning link between the balloon ban and the weird recipes picked by davethefish 2 years ago

Officials for Trading Standards have launched an investigation to do with Tesco’s Fuel after many complaints have been made that the fuel had been contaminated. picked by marksway 3 years ago

802.11N wireless has the potential to jam b/g wireless routers, but who really has the bandwidth to take advantage?? Colleges, Industry.... picked by blurmore 3 years ago

Mobile handset firm Nokia said on Monday it had agreed to work with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to boost open standards in mobile television, based on its favored DVB-H technology. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Phosphate-mining companies want the Legislature to forbid Idaho regulators from forcing them to restore mineral-tainted groundwater beneath their operations to natural conditions once they shutter their mines -- because they say that standard is impossible to meet. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Brett Favre is a survivor. Though a relatively young man, by normal standards, he is an old man in the game of football. He has demonstrated gargantuan longevity and is looked upon as an icon by sports fans around the globe. The 2007 Sportsman of the Year isn’t comfortable talking about his achievements but would rather talk about the team. picked by gmc1 2 years ago

Made at a cost of over $15 million, a huge budget by Indian standards, the Tamil language "Sivaji -- The Boss," has generated enormous interest with tickets sold out for weeks in the south. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The premise is simple: Internet Explorer 6 is antiquated, doesn’t support key web standards, and should be phased out. This isn’t about being anti-Microsoft, it’s about making sure that we encourage people to move to modern browsers such as IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

**Your Internet PSA for the day.** picked by sidran32 4 months ago

Fiscal responsibility is the centerpiece of Republican administration. But national security doesn't come cheap — at least, not as cheap as we need. That's why Congress passed the Sam Walton Federal Savings Act, better known as WalmartDotGov. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

"Never before has a president personally intervened at the 11th hour, exercising political power at the expense of the law and science, to force EPA to accept weaker air quality standards than the agency chief's expert scientific judgment had led him to adopt," said John Walke, clean air director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a private advocacy group. "It is unprecedente... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Never one to uphold high journalistic standards, The Daily Mail has excelled itself by on the one hand screaming itself hoarse over the dangers of the HPV vaccine and on the other it bellows about the injustice of how this self same vaccine is not available.

EDIT: If the original link is offline try this mirror. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Rasputin was not an attractive man by modern standards, as photographs show, but exhibited a strange allure and charisma that women found irresistable. The fact that he rarely bathed should not have helped him with the ladies, but perhaps it was his animalistic nature that drew them in. Perhaps it was his 11.8 inch long penis. It is a myth that Rasputin rarely bathed. In fact, memoirs by his secr... read full post picked by DaftGretel 9 months ago

What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which was seen as a ‘mission impossible’ by many people but eventually prove... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Patients who are faring well clinically and psychologically by the usual standards several years after heart transplantation can be hiding deep feelings of distress and anxiety apparently related to changes in their self-image and sense of identity after their operation, according to researchers who studied inconsistencies between the spoken words and body language of their patients during intervi... read full post picked by bingo 7 months ago