UN IPCC Head Not Qualified for Post; Has Huge Conflict of Interest IssueSource: The New Media Journal Headline News
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is a former railway engineer with a PhD in economics with a huge financial portfolio in the carbon trading market and no qualifications in climate science at all.
22 Million Missing Bush White House E-Mails FoundSource: FOXNews.com
Sloan said the latest count of misplaced e-mails "gives us confirmation that the Bush administration lied when they said no e-mails were missing."
The two groups say the 22 million White House e-mails were previously mislabeled and effectively lost.
Trust the public on climate change - Clive CrookSource: FT.com
Once scientists are engaged as advocates, science is in trouble. Like intelligence agencies fitting the facts to the policy, they are no longer to be trusted. The IPCC may be serving a righteous cause, but it is not the honest broker this process needs.
Heavily-censored Afghan abuse memos released - thestar.comSource: Toronto Star
OTTAWA – The military police watchdog agency agreed Wednesday to release censored versions of Richard Colvin's emailed warnings on Afghan detainees previously withheld by the government from a parliamentary committee.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | An incoming barrage from IndiaSource: dawn.com
A part of my daily routine is to check my inbox for emails from readers, and answer them, even if briefly. Occasionally, I upset some of them by the brevity of my reply, but I do try and acknowledge them all, unless they are downright abusive.
Blockbuster Employee of the MonthSource: 27bslash6.com
I find it annoying to pay late fees on movies and I am too lazy to return them on time which leaves simply complaining about it.
Hilarious exchange of correspondence...
Amazing Revkin Hard at WorkSource: The American Spectator
On Friday the New York Times' house global warming author Andy Revkin, reporting on the breaking (Revkin would prefer it be braking) global Climategate scandal, said repercussions "continue to unfold" and that "there's much more to explore, of course."
'Dumb blonde' emails not insulting: U.K. boss - thestar.comSource: Toronto Star
The former boss of a Canadian financier said on Tuesday that emails he forwarded to Jordan Wimmer, referring to locking women in the trunk of his car and calling her a "dumb blonde," were meant in jest and weren't demeaning.
Re: Obama's Email Problem Source: MotherJones.com
Two watchdog groups want answers on how millions of Bush-era messages vanished—and they're losing patience with the White House.
—By Nick Baumann
Mom's Facebook Account Hacked Source: kpho.com
While Debbie Lee was tucked away in the woods camping this past weekend, someone was literally playing games with her life online.
This fascinating video reveals what happens when someone writes to the White House. i had always envisaged that they all went straight into a bin because of the sheer volume of them.
In a short answer, 'Never', unless it is openly shared! I might read things I don't want to see.
Spammers flood Internet with trick flu emailsSource: expatica.com
Subject boxes of spam email feature lines such as "Swine Flu Outbreak!" and "Madonna Catches Swine Flu!" in order to grab people's interest in a tactic referred to by hackers as "social engineering."
Asian Police Warns of More Scams Amid Global CrisisSource: The Daily Tribune (Without Fear or Favor)
The phone rings and an unknown voice tells you a loved one has been kidnapped. You can hear screams in the background as the caller gruffly gives you details of how to pay the ransom.
I some times send comedy related emails, concerning the British way of life or British related problems and receive a few comedy emails back from my British friends. Now as in the USA and elsewhere in the world depression is on a high peek.