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...said these were not safety issues. They were only unapproved parts. It was a label the FAA would rely on to blur the issue, allowing officials to talk about the investigation without appearing to endorse it or offend the repair stations, parts makers or brokers. The FAA wouldn't even use the term bogus parts. Administrator Hinson would tell Congress that "unapproved parts may fit somebody's definition of bogus parts, but we only deal in 'approved' and 'unapproved.'" Associate administrator Anthony Broderick would tell Air Transport World in 1994 that "there is no safety problem associated with undocumented parts...
...Apple's device: the videos are re-sized to fit its horizontal screen when the device is turned sideways. An icon can be downloaded to an iPhone's home screen, says spokesperson Kate Sylvan, enabling one-click access to porn clips on the phone. In order not to offend Apple's sensibilities, Sylvan says, Pink Visual plans to avoid linking its new marketing campaign to Apple's own ads for the iPhone. Sylvan says many porn consumers access adult materials on their iPhones while traveling, because they're wary of using company-issued laptops or public computers to access adult...
...feels no shame that she has sex for a living; nor does Showtime, whose Call Girl ads have a retro-glam shot of Piper reclining in a martini glass. An Amy Winehouse theme song adds to the gritty-chic vibe. In a way that is sure to offend liberal feminists and conservative moralists alike, Call Girl is glamorous yet not glamorized. Belle has expensive clothes and a fab flat, but she doesn't have a fantasy life--just a well-paying job embodying men's fantasies...
...Despite that economic muscle, it's unlikely to offend anyone, not least because it's unusually open about its agenda. The fund's managers publish an annual report making clear their interest in financial - not political - returns. And with Norway's central bank left alone to run the fund, the role of the country's government - in deciding its broad strategy and monitoring its performance - is clearly defined. Such measures have made the fund the industry's gold standard. In a recent study by the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, Norway's fund scored 100% for governance...
...chosen running mate is unlikely to offend the social/fiscal conservative base of the Republican party. In a recent appearance on MSNBC's Hardball, McCain was asked if he could pick a pro-choice Republican like former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge. "I don't know if it would stop him but it would be difficult," McCain said. The bigger political danger is clear to McCain's allies. In recent months, he has had some success in uniting the Republican Party behind his candidacy, and he would not want to reopen old concerns among the party base about his conservative commitment just...