tisdag 27 augusti 2013

28-Aug-2013 02:14

Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies | Tamsin Edwards :: I became a climate scientist because I care about the environment, but we have a moral obligation to be impartialAs a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe".Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note … Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful only if they showed "evidence of persuasion".Others ask "what should we do?" At my Cheltenham Science Festival event Can we trust climate models? one of the audience asked what we th...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridt68040&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fscience%2Fpolitical-science%2F2013%2Fjul%2F31%2Fclimate-scientists-policies

Justin Timberlake Defends Miley Cyrus' Twerking: 'It's The VMAs. What Did You Guys Expect?' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Miley Cyrus may have shocked the world with her "twerking" and revealing outfit at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, but at least one performer from the awards show is defending her. VMAs veteran Justin Timberlake has rushed to Cyrus' defense, stating that her provocative dance with "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke was all just a bit of fun for the camera.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/justin-timberlake-defends-miley-cyrus-twerking-its-vmas-what-did-you-guys-expect-1401131

'Arrested Development' Season 5 Could Premiere After A Movie, Mitch Hurwitz Says :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>After "Arrested Development" was canceled by Fox in 2006, fans and cast members alike hoped for the cult sitcom to reappear as a movie. Instead, it was revived by Netflix for a 15-episode fourth season earlier this year. The revival was a huge success, and it's almost a guarantee that fans will see more "Arrested Development" before too long in the form of the movie they've always wanted.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arrested-development-season-5-could-premiere-after-movie-mitch-hurwitz-says-1401071

Khloé Kardashian, Lamar Odom Divorce Rumors: Reality Star Isn't Leaving NBA Player Admist Alleged Drug Addiction :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Reality TV star Khloé Kardashian is not leaving her man's side, even though husband Lamar Odom has been accused of infidelity and heavy drug use, according to the most recent headlines. Despite all the gossip, separation rumors are apparently untrue, a source told <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/452957/khlo-kardashian-odom-and-lamar-odom-not-separating-despite-divorce-rumors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E! News</a> Tuesday. The couple is not going to divorce, contrary to popular belief.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/khloe-kardashian-lamar-odom-divorce-rumors-reality-star-isnt-leaving-nba-player-admist-alleged-drug

'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Joe Francis Sentenced To 270 Days In Jail For Assault, False Imprisonment :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has been sentenced to 270 days in jail and nearly three years of probation for charges stemming from an incident at his Bel-Air, Los Angeles, mansion in 2011, according to the <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-francis-sentenced-jail-assault-615092" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>
<p>Francis, 40, will also undergo one year of psychological counseling as well as an anger management course.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/girls-gone-wild-founder-joe-francis-sentenced-270-days-jail-assault-false-imprisonment-1401067

VIDEO: Pay as you live :: How to live your life without lengthy contracts
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-23860017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Forget tablets. Nokia has a bigger connected gadget in mind: the car :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1e67hRtoLLk/

Syrian Electronic Army Targets The New York Times, Twitter and Huffington Post UK In Latest Hacks :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Syrian Electronic Army -- a hacker group aligned with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad -- is reportedly behind a series of virtual attacks directed at both the New York Times and Twitter on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/syrian-electronic-army-targets-new-york-times-twitter-huffington-post-uk-latest-hacks-1401065

BBM For Android, iPhone: BlackBerry App Release Date Approaches As Report Says BBM May Be Start Of New Spinoff Division :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>BlackBerry (<a href="https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:BBRY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASDAQ:BBRY</a>) is expected to release the instant messaging client BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger in the next month. The company has not given an exact release date for the cross-platform BBM client, however the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579038771000828780.html?mod=asia_home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal reports</a> that BBM for Android and iPhone is the start of a completely new company called BBM Inc.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bbm-android-iphone-blackberry-app-release-date-approaches-report-says-bbm-may-be-start-new-spinoff

Botched Drug Deal Led Teens To Beat WWII Veteran To Death In Spokane, Wash., Says Suspect :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>One of the teanagers arrested in the beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran in Spokane, Wash., claimed an unexpected reason for his deadly actions in court Tuesday. </p>
<p>According to Kenan Adams-Kinard, 16, Delbert Belton was selling him and the other 16-year-old suspect, Demetruis Glenn, crack cocaine and <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/27/murder-suspect-alleges-victim-shorted-him-drug-dea/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shorted them</a>, reports the Spokane Spokesman-Review. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/botched-drug-deal-led-teens-beat-wwii-veteran-death-spokane-wash-says-suspect-1401063

Kobo launches new e-reader and tablets and partners with read-it-later service Pocket :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/AeXgkhx4qjs/

Billy Ray Cyrus After Miley's VMAs Performance: She's 'Still My Little Girl' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>There's nothing Miley Cyrus can or can't do to make her proud papa Billy Ray Cyrus love her any less, no matter how many times she twerks apparently. Miley made millions of viewers uncomfortable with her raunchy MTV Video Music Awards performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Sunday night.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/billy-ray-cyrus-after-mileys-vmas-performance-shes-still-my-little-girl-1401059

New York Times website 'hacked' :: The New York Times website goes out of service for the second time in a month after what the company describes as a "malicious external attack".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23859572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Swiss 'sex drive-ins' open for business :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ReXjlsKGoQE/exp-michael-herzig-social-services-zurich-switzerland-sex-boxes-drive-in-suzanne-malveaux-quest.cnn.html

German FM: Greece needs until 2022 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4ipbd05xahU/qmb-greek-debt-schaeuble-intv-1.cnn.html

Germany FM: 'I don't see' more bailouts :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ByJS7NG8muU/index.html

New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNm6LiONyG0/index.html

N.Y. Times down in likely attack :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Ms6wokvuOQI/index.html

Gold Rally: Why And For How Long? Analysts Debate Gold Market Beating Threshold Of $1400/Oz On Syria Worries :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>With gold rallying above the psychologically key threshold of $1,400 per ounce in recent days, many analysts have weighed in about the causes of the rally, and the true extent of a sustained upswing in gold prices.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gold-rally-why-how-long-analysts-debate-gold-market-beating-threshold-1400oz-syria-worries-1400925

How big data is changing the world :: What happens when the word is plugged into the network
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23253949#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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