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Rising sea levels and melting polar ice-sheets are at upper limits of projections, leaving some human population centers already unable to cope, top world scientists say as they analyze latest satellite data.....

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. on Thursday said it hired Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf to become the company's "chief evangelist." ADVERTISEMENT Cerf, 62, whose official title will be chief Internetevangelist, was hired away from telecommunications company MCI Inc. and charged with exploring new Internet applications for the Web search company. MCI is in the process of merging into Verizon Communications Inc. In an interview, Cerf, also chairman of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN), the governance body, said he hoped to retain the role in ICANN and avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Google...

Posting for a friend. He is a Vietnam Veteran who is organizing a demonstration of Vietnam Vets this Saturday in Raleigh. Location: Around the Convention Center Time: 9:00 am to around 4:00 pm For info:Event Info

The video available from the CBS News web site suggests that the "th" superscript proof of forgery is debunked by the fact that other documents in Bush's military records contained superscript examples. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE EXAMPLE THEY SHOW IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT, AND DOESN'T EVEN LOOK TO BE SUPERSCRIPT The reference example they show at around 1:25 into the video is a closeup a "111th" where the "th" has an underline integral to the glyph, but it is not superscript. It does not get elevated above the normal level of the text. It just sits beside the "111". I...

Just like last night, someone is messing with the Iowa Electronic Market just at midnight so that a snapshot price at midnight, which affects the historical trend graph, makes it look like Kerry is doing better in political futures trading than he really is!

The actual time window for Kerry to receive 5 medals was 22 days, not the 4 month timeframe that everyone uses. Once you realize that the 1st Purple Heart was not submitted and approved until after the 2nd Purple Heart wound, that drastically narrows the awards window to 22 days. My theory, once I realized that the timeline was 22 days instead of 4 months (Feb 20th - March 13th... 5 medals), is that he received the only real wound that he ever received on Feb. 20th (shrapnel in his thigh that he still carries to this day), and that...

In November 1971, Kerry was a national leader of VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) and as such attended a monthly meeting in Kansas City. At this meeting a plan to incite mutiny among US soldiers in South Vietnam was discussed and “favorably accepted”. Kerry at first denied attending this meeting, but later had to admit that he was there. The following is a short transcript from a Declassified FBI document: FBI Document Page 193 (transcript begins) The Wisconsin delegation proposed a plan to contact 2,000 active-duty GI’s in South Vietnam and in effect ask them for a mutinous action...

In November 1971, Kerry was a national leader of VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) and as such attended a monthly meeting in Kansas City. At this meeting a 5-man delegation trip to Hanoi was discussed and where the release of American POW’s was mentioned as a way for VVAW to be recognized as having “real power”. It was asked how many they should seek to have release, and it was answered that they needed “at least one” to give the group validity. It was not about releasing POW’s, it was about elevating VVAW’s reputation and clout in the US....

In November 1971, Kerry was a national leader of VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) and as such attended a monthly meeting in Kansas City. At this meeting “Phoenix type” groups were discussed and “favorably received”. Kerry at first denied attending this meeting, but later had to admit that he was there. The following is a short transcript from a Declassified FBI document: FBI Document Page 191 November 1971 Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri (Kerry attended) November 12 party at one of the member’s house (transcript begins) At the party, SCOT CAMIL, VVAW Regional Coordinator for (blacked out) and (blacked...

Much has been made recently about how extraordinary it was for John Kerry to receive 3 Purple Hearts, 1 Silver Star, and 1 Bronze Star in just 4 months of in-country service. In fact, it stands out like a sore thumb in its rapid rate of occurrence, far out of the statistical norm. Indeed, I have heard that using the 4 month time period, that if Kerry had served as long as Audie Murphy, he would have exceeded him in medal count if he continued receiving medals at the rate of 5 medals per 4 month period. This is astounding......

Who is Smarter? by: Cindy Osborne The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war rallies, screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, defaming the President and his Cabinet every chance they get, to anyone and everyone who will listen. They publicly defile them and call them names like "stupid" , "morons", and "idiots". Jessica Lange went so far as to tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President Bush and is embarrassed to be an American. So, just how ignorant are these people who are running the country? Let's look at the biographies of these...

The text of this story is that Bush has lengthened his lead to 48 to 41 over Gore, then the author makes this curious statement: While last week Bush led among men, 49 percent to 39 percent, and Gore led among women, 48 percent to 39 percent, the differences this week are much smaller. In fact, Bush’s lead among men has been eliminated (42-42) and Gore’s edge among women is statistically insignificant (47-43).