Using "Punning" to Answer httpRange-1411 May 2012

As part of the TAG’s work on httpRange-14, Jonathan Rees has assessed how a variety of use cases could be met by various proposals put before the TAG. The results of the assessment are a matrix which shows that “punning” is the most...

UK Open Standards Consultation14 Apr 2012

Over the last few months, the UK Government has been running a consultation on its Open Standards policy. The outcome of this consultation is incredibly important not only for organisations and individuals who want to work with government but also be...

Content and Descriptions of Web Resources31 Mar 2012

Those readers who follow the TAG or public-lod mailing lists over the last couple of weeks cannot have failed to notice a large number of posts on a theme that recurs on roughly a 9-monthly cycle within these communities: httpRange-14. The reason fo...

Precious Snowflakes10 Mar 2012

Disclaimer: As usual, this post contains my personal opinion and does not reflect that of any organisation with which you might associate me. The other day, I had a lovely conversation with some folks from the BBC about some of their future plans. I...

Microdata and RDFa Living Together in Harmony20 Aug 2011

One of the options that the TAG put forward when it asked the W3C to put together task force on embedded data in HTML was the co-existence of RDFa and microdata. If that’s what we’re headed for, what might make things easier for consumers...

Al Qaeda claims deadly Yemen attack - ABC Online21 May 2012

ABC NewsAl Qaeda claims deadly Yemen attackABC OnlineBy Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen's capital. Witnesses said the blast echoed loudly across the city, causing panic among residents.Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Yemen's bombingThe Associated PressSuicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiersSydney Morning HeraldAl-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was 'Revenge'Voice of AmericaAFP -The Guardian -euronewsall 1,801 news articles »

Investors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPO - Reuters21 May 2012

USA TODAYInvestors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPOReutersBy Jessica Toonkel | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curtis Arnold tried to buy Facebook Inc stock 10 times throughout the day on Friday through his online brokerage, E*Trade Financial Inc. Each time, he tried to make the $25000 purchase of shares, ...Facebook tumbles below issue price as investors scramble to sell sharesTelegraph.co.ukWhere are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPOThe Associated PressThe Facebook Effect: Zynga, Other Stocks DownABC NewsWall Street Journal -BBC News -Reuters Indiaall 1,168 news articles »

NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the West - Reuters21 May 2012

The GuardianNATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the WestReuters* NATO to pull out most troops by end of 2014 * Obama says will "responsibly" bring war to conclusion * British official does not rule out post-handover terrorism * France's Hollande sticks to early withdrawal plan By Alister Bull and Adrian Croft ...Nato and G8 summits: what did we learn on Afghanistan, aid and the euro?The GuardianDavid Cameron expresses Nato's 'frustration' at PakistanTelegraph.co.ukDavid Cameron tells Nato UK 'won't desert Afghans'BBC NewsTimes of India -Toronto Star -USA TODAYall 3,689 news articles »

Plans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem row - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianPlans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem rowThe GuardianTensions within the coalition over proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers have spilled out into the open with Tory backbenchers lining up against the Lib Dem frontbench led by business secretary Vince Cable who declared the idea ...Cameron steps back from labour law ideaFinancial TimesControversial Beecroft Report on employment law published ahead of schedule ...Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable calls sacking plans in Beecroft report 'the wrong approach'BBC NewsThe Sun -The Press Associationall 628 news articles »

Shafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court told - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianShafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court toldThe GuardianThe sister of a teenager who was murdered by her parents when she refused to agree to an arranged marriage saw the killing, a court was told on Monday. Alesha Ahmed told police she watched her parents "acting together" during the murder of her older ...Daughter 'murdered out of shame'WalesOnline'Parents killed their daughter Shafilea Ahmed over her Westernised lifestyle'The Sun'Sister Saw Parents Kill Teenager'Sky NewsYorkshire Postall 431 news articles »