There is “virtually no possibility” of a few scientists biasing the advice given to governments by the UN’s top global warming body, its chair said today. Rajendra Pachauri defended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the wake of … Continue reading
Note to my friends in Learning & Development: No one, and I mean no one, like role playing during training. Let me rephrase that — employees hate it. I know, you were taught in your pedagogy class that experiential learning … Continue reading
When would scientists expecting the world to take them seriously throw out the raw data on which their conclusions are based? Probably at the same time that they e-mail each other to launch professional vendettas against skeptics and conspire to … Continue reading
Although limited to a review of military operations eight years old, the report could also be read as a cautionary note for those resisting an increased troop presence there now. More pointedly, it seeks to affix a measure of blame … Continue reading
That’ll teach her to waste THEIR reward points on a dress. (I recut the commercial myself)
They might just fall off! A JFK shuttle train that had just undergone preventive maintenance lost two doors just before picking up its first passengers yesterday, sources said. As the AirTrain pulled into the Lefferts Boulevard stop at 3:30 a.m., … Continue reading
Longtime WPTV photojournalist Jim Sitton hosted Thanksgiving dinner at his home in Jupiter, FL. Seventeen family members attended, including the suspect, who left the dinner only to return, armed with a handgun. 35-year-old Paul Michael Merhige is accused of killing … Continue reading
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The handling of this crisis suggests that nothing has been learnt by climate scientists in this country from 20 years of assaults on their discipline. They appear to have no idea what they’re up against or how to confront it. … Continue reading
The climatologists at the center of last week’s leaked-email and document scandal have taken the line that it is all much ado about nothing. Yes, the wording of the some of their messages was unfortunate, but they insist this in … Continue reading
Adam Lambert and some gay activists are upset that his simulated fellatio from the AMAs got him booted from ABC’s GMA. Complaints poured in to the ABC TV network that aired the show, and it canceled the Lambert’s appearance on … Continue reading
via consumerist.com On one hand, I know this is 2009 and these companies can’t make outlandish claims like this any more and people, at this point, should know better than to light up. On the other hand, DAMN if this … Continue reading
Oh for God’s sake, really? Look… We all know that the planning for 9/11 took 6 years meaning it happened under Bill Clinton’s watch, but the attacks did in fact happen under Bush’s. The fact that Sean Hannity let that … Continue reading
Ed Morrissey on Hot Air: I don’t disagree with most of what Glenn Beck says in this piece. Courts-martial for Navy SEALS who allegedly gave a terrorist a fat lip while in custody? Does the Navy court-martial sailors who give … Continue reading
what, exactly, is “wasted time”? And, how do we know it when we see it? Well, Western culture has a pretty sturdy set of guidelines about activities that are not, de facto, a waste of time: Economic – anything leading … Continue reading
In the beginning, there were discussions. Discussions of the war, and what the reasoning and outcome would be. At one point, I remember saying, “Who gives a damn if they find WMD or not? What’s the cost of us being … Continue reading
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A Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word “fed” written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a murder, authorities said Tuesday. Kentucky State Police said Bill Sparkman died at the … Continue reading
I happened to see the list of medical suspensions handed down by the NSAC after UFC 106. The injured foot that Forrest Griffin mentioned in his post-fight interview? That’s on there. The smashed face that Luis Cane obviously suffered from … Continue reading
By Andrew Liszewski You just take it out of the box, plug it into a USB port and let it do its thing. Now what exactly that thing is is up to your imagination, but really, the possibilities are endless. … Continue reading
This is how househunting feels to me.
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Getting… Sleepy…