From the July global report he....

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global

buried away in the last paragraph, in the last sentence of the summary
.....

"If El Niño conditions continue to mature, as now projected by NOAA,
global temperatures are likely to exceed previous record highs."

.... reminds me of the episode of 'Yes, Prime Minister', where the
Foreign Office 'mole' in No10 buries the Indian Ocean Situation Report
at the bottom of the last 'Red Box' that the PM is to read (great
episode).

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

Martin Rowley wrote:

From the July global report he....

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global

buried away in the last paragraph, in the last sentence of the summary
....

"If El Niño conditions continue to mature, as now projected by NOAA,
global temperatures are likely to exceed previous record highs."

... reminds me of the episode of 'Yes, Prime Minister', where the
Foreign Office 'mole' in No10 buries the Indian Ocean Situation Report
at the bottom of the last 'Red Box' that the PM is to read (great
episode).


They're all great episodes. Actually, I think the mole didn't bury the
report - that would have been Sir Humphrey or a minion - he warned the PM
about the practice of hiding delicate information at the bottom of the
bottom red box.

I think my favourite is "The Key".

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy
"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."

"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
snip

They're all great episodes. Actually, I think the mole didn't bury
the
report - that would have been Sir Humphrey or a minion - he warned
the PM
about the practice of hiding delicate information at the bottom of
the
bottom red box.

.... just to get the story right (for the Google archive)

.... the 'mole' (or 'plant' really) was Luke, who was the Foreign
Office clerk in the No.10 office - i.e., 'their' man in No.10, though
nominally the PM's contact point for the FO.

Luke wrote the "Northern Indian Ocean: Situation Report" and placed it
at the bottom of the FO 'Red Box' for the PM. Hacker (PM) found it,
without prompting, after he had had a little chat with the Israeli
Ambassador. Hacker was, by this time, experienced enough in the ways
of the Civil Service to understand that anything 'vital' would be
carefully hidden!

[ "Yes Prime Minister", The Diaries of the Righ Hon. James Hacker,
Volume 1 / 1986 ]

Martin.


--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

"Martin Rowley" wrote :
"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
snip

They're all great episodes. Actually, I think the mole didn't bury the
report - that would have been Sir Humphrey or a minion - he warned the PM
about the practice of hiding delicate information at the bottom of the
bottom red box.

... just to get the story right (for the Google archive)

... the 'mole' (or 'plant' really) was Luke, who was the Foreign Office
clerk in the No.10 office - i.e., 'their' man in No.10, though nominally
the PM's contact point for the FO.

Luke wrote the "Northern Indian Ocean: Situation Report" and placed it at
the bottom of the FO 'Red Box' for the PM. Hacker (PM) found it, without
prompting, after he had had a little chat with the Israeli Ambassador.
Hacker was, by this time, experienced enough in the ways of the Civil
Service to understand that anything 'vital' would be carefully hidden!

[ "Yes Prime Minister", The Diaries of the Righ Hon. James Hacker, Volume
1 / 1986 ]

That episode was actually on GOLD last week!

Philip

Martin Rowley wrote:

"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
snip

They're all great episodes. Actually, I think the mole didn't bury
the
report - that would have been Sir Humphrey or a minion - he warned
the PM
about the practice of hiding delicate information at the bottom of
the
bottom red box.

... just to get the story right (for the Google archive)

... the 'mole' (or 'plant' really) was Luke, who was the Foreign
Office clerk in the No.10 office - i.e., 'their' man in No.10, though
nominally the PM's contact point for the FO.

Luke wrote the "Northern Indian Ocean: Situation Report" and placed it
at the bottom of the FO 'Red Box' for the PM. Hacker (PM) found it,
without prompting, after he had had a little chat with the Israeli
Ambassador. Hacker was, by this time, experienced enough in the ways
of the Civil Service to understand that anything 'vital' would be
carefully hidden!

[ "Yes Prime Minister", The Diaries of the Righ Hon. James Hacker,
Volume 1 / 1986 ]


Martin, thanks for setting me straight on that one. I'd got mixed up with
another story-line. I think the bottom-of-the-red-box scenario cropped up in
an early episode of "Yes, Minister".


--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy
"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."

On Aug 14, 9:33*am, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
From the July global report he....

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global

buried away in the last paragraph, in the last sentence of the summary
....

"If El Niño conditions continue to mature, as now projected by NOAA,
global temperatures are likely to exceed previous record highs."

... reminds me of the episode of 'Yes, Prime Minister', where the
Foreign Office 'mole' in No10 buries the Indian Ocean Situation Report
at the bottom of the last 'Red Box' that the PM is to read (great
episode).

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

I don't think it's fair to called it "buried" - it's in the body
of the report even if it is the last paragraph. In any case, unless
El Niño conditions themselves become more intense or frequent, its
effect at the moment is to slightly reduce the significance of the
high global temperatures.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:31:34 +0100, Graham P Davis wrote:

Martin, thanks for setting me straight on that one. I'd got mixed up
with another story-line. I think the bottom-of-the-red-box scenario
cropped up in an early episode of "Yes, Minister".

You're probably thinking of "Big Brother", which is the fourth episode of
the first series. Hacker is told by Tom Sargent (his predecessor at the
DAA) that Humphrey's reasons for not going ahead with the national
database will be found in the bottom of his final red box that night.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote:

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:31:34 +0100, Graham P Davis wrote:

Martin, thanks for setting me straight on that one. I'd got mixed up
with another story-line. I think the bottom-of-the-red-box scenario
cropped up in an early episode of "Yes, Minister".

You're probably thinking of "Big Brother", which is the fourth episode of
the first series. Hacker is told by Tom Sargent (his predecessor at the
DAA) that Humphrey's reasons for not going ahead with the national
database will be found in the bottom of his final red box that night.


Thanks, David. I see we don't just have weather anoraks here. ;-)

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy
"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."